Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 75, Number 44, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 22 May 1952 — Page 1

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MASS MEETING AT CAMP MACK SUNDAY JUNE 1 Plans have been completed for a huge mass meeting to be held at Camp Alexander Mack, near Milford, 'both afternoon and evening, under the auspicies of the Men’s Work of the Church of the Brethren in Indiana. -The afternoon session will get under way at 2:30 o’clock with Owen Price presiding and in the evening services will begin at 7:30 with Robert Beery presiding. For those desiring to remain at the camp for the two sessions there will be lunch served in the Camp Dining room. During both the afternoon and evening sessions- there will be special musical numbers as well as talks by well known speakers. Following is the program: 2:30 P. M. Organ prelude Hymns Solos, “Lo A Gleam From Yonder Heaven”, William Beery. Devotions, Vernon F. Schwalm. Solo. “Thanks Be to Thee”, Handel. Rosa Page Welch. Offering. Welcome and Announcements. Introduction of speaker. Ralph L. Holland. Address, “Oiur American Heritage of Church and State,” Henry F. Schricker. Gov. of Indiana. Hynm. Benediction. 7:30 P. M. Organ prelude. Special numbers of music, Rosa Page Welch. Devotions, Clarence B. Fike. Choir response. Mass choir numbers from new hymnal. ... Offering, offertory solo, William Beery. • Address, “Operation Good Samaritan,” W. Harold Row. Hymn. Choir Response. Benediction. A cordial welcome is extended to all to join in this day of worship at Camp Mack. All interested in helping in the mass choir will assemble in the auditorium following the afternoon program and those doing so are asked to take their new hymnals with them. LADIES RURAL CLUB HELD MOTHER-DAUGHTER BANQUET MAY 16TH - ■ The Ladies Rural dub held a Mother and Daughter banquet on Friday evening, May l6th, in the basement of the Church of the Brethren, with 80 members and guests present. A number of the ladies attended with daughters and granddaughters. Out of town guests were from Plymouth, Lakeville, Osceola, Elkhart, North Webster, New Paris and White Pigeon, Mich. The decorations represented a spring garden scene with colors of pink, yellow and green being used. The centerpiece on each table was a silver sprinkling can filled with flowers and nut cvips were miniature silver sprinkling cans. The program was as follows: _ Prayer. Mrs. Lee Doering. Opening remarks, Mrs. Mervin Michel. . . Group singing, led by Mrs. Curtis Miller. a „ “Welcome to #ur Daughters , Mrs. Henry Hamsher. Response. Mrs. Kenneth CulPVocal numbers, and ‘'Don’t Forget the Old Folks , Mrs. Ray Neibert. , _ History of the club, Mrs. Orville McDonald. Presentation of gifts to th oldest and youngest mothers present. Mrs. Delbert Price and Mrs. Lowell Blosser, each receiving a beautiful pin. '■ .Letters wre read from former members, Mrs. Roy Flora, Florida, (Mrs. Tim Blosser, Washington and Mrs. Eli Roose, Elkhart. . Piano selections. Gary Culp. Closing song, ‘'God be With Till We Meet Again.” ACTIVITIES OF THE AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY PLANNED When the Americaii Legion Auxiliary, Nappanee Unit 154, met Monday, final plans for Poppy Days, Friday and Saturday, were made. It was decided that —tfie graves of all deceased Auxiliar\\ members would be decorated on Memorial Day with Poppy wreaths. It was announced that the date of the mid-summer Third District meeting will be June 25 instead of July 9 and all committee chairmen were reminded that quarterly reports will, therefore, be due two weeks earlier than usual. Following the business meeting a film was shown of the activities supported by the Legion and Auxiary at the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Children’s Home located at Knightstown, Ind.

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LOCAL GIRL CHOSEN MAID OF ll ONOR FOR MAY DAY FESTIVITIES Miss Margaret Salzman, of Nappanee, has been chosen Maid of Honor for the annual Bluffton May Day festivities to be held this year on Saturday. May 31, on the college campus. She is the daughter of R e v. and Mrs. Earl Salzman, of Nappanee. She will attend Miss Anita Fannabecker,

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of Peoria, 111., who will reign as 1952 May Queen. Miss Salzman, who will graduate this June from the northwestern Ohio institution, has majored in music. She is president and assistant conductor of the Bluffton College Vesper choir and plays first violin in the college orchestra. She is also president of the Women’s Gospel Team, and is a cabinet member of the staff of the “Ista,” the college yearbook. Miss Salzman has been very active in college dramatics, also, having played important roles in “Antigone,” which was presented several years ago, “Macbeth,” which was presented as part of the college’s Golden Anniversary celebration on May Day, 1950 and “Blythe Spirit,” which was produced last year by the junior class. She also had “one of the leading roles in this year’s May Day production, “Our Town.” Followng her graduation in June, Miss Salzman will enter a summer Voluntary Service Unit, sponsored by the Mennonite Central Committee, which will work at the London, Ontario. Canada, mental hospital. She plans to enter the profession of public school music teaching this fall.

LABORER AT WORK CAMP GETS 30 DAYS AT THE STATE. PENAL FARM John E. Gray, colored employee and living at the work camp on the B. & O. railway just east .of Nappanee, was given a term of 30 days at the state penal farm on Monday when he pleaded guilty to an assault charge preferred against him. He was given a fine of SSO and $lO costs but both were suspended but the prison farm sentence must be served. Gray was arrested in Nappanee following a cutting affray at the camp Mciy 10th. Three men went to the Elkhart General hospital for treatment §s the result of a brawl a the camp. Gray pleaded not guilty to the charge against him When he was taken before the court but changed his mind and when taken before the court on Monday entered a plea of guilty. DOROTHY PHILLIPS AND PAUL S BOURNE ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED Mr. and Mrs. Frank Phillips, of Lafayette, Ind.. announce the engagement and approaching ■marriage of their daughter, Dorothy Louise, to Paul Bourne, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Bourne. The wedding will take place June Bth in Indianapolis. Free fish fry tonight proceeding the election of officers. Fish fry will start at 6:45 followed by election of officers at 8:00 pc m. The Board of Directors will meet at 7:30. You are urged to be present at the Legion Home to-1 night. v. | Saturday evening a dance hon-1 oring the newly elected officers will be held at the Legion Home.; Musk will be by the “Rythmaires” of Plymouth. You are urged to attend in honor of the new officers of the Post. Legion awards will be made at Class Night Monday evening. The Commander-Elect of Post 154 will present awards of merit to the outstanding boy and girl in the Senior Class and also in the Junior High. The Legion committee has selected the recipients of these annual awards,! but tii e names will not be announced until after the awards are made.

CROP SETS LARGE GOAL FOR DRIVE ' • i — i. i..... A goal of SIOO,OOO has been set by CROP (Christian Rural Overseas Program) for this year, plans being outlined recently at at meeting held at Indianapolis. Contributions, sought in the form of grain from Indiana farmers, will be used for rehabilitation in war-ravaged and economically sub-standard areas overseas. Donations raised through CROP , will go, in part to the Heifer Project, to purchasing hatching eggs, pigs and goats for battlescarred Korea. Other funds will be used for making and distribution of plows in India and seed corn and fertilizer for Greece and other areas. I Last year CROP donations by Indiana farmers totaled $68,975, ; which was distributed by Catholic Rural Life. Church World i Service and Lutheran World | Service, through the Indiana 1 Council of Churches. Richard J. Graser will continue his work as director and other I officers elected at the Indianapolis ! meeting included: | Gov. Henry Schricker, Honor--1 ary Chairman. | T. R. Johnston, director of Pur- ! due University department of information, chairman. ; Dr. Ralph L. Holland, executive of the Indiana Council of Churches. vice-chairman. Larry Brandon, vice-president | of the Indiana Farm Bureau, secy.' i Harry S. Martin, radio station ! WFBM form director, publicity chairman. Other board members include leaders of church, civic and farm ! groups throughout the state. I MRS. GOLDIE JACKSON j ENTERTAINS MEMBERS OF ;SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS The Ever-Ready Sunday School class of the Turkey Creek Church of the Brethren, held the May meeting at the home of Mrs. Goldie Jackson on Sunday, May 18th. 26 members and guests enjoyed dinner together. After the meal Rolf Dutanan, of Waka> rusa, a German immigrant, gave 1 a very interesting talk about his Sand his family’s life in Germany l before and during the war and of the difficulties they encountered. They were sponsored by a Wakarusa family to come to America and he expressed a great appreciation of his life here. FIRE DAMAGES CHURCH OF GOD PARSONAGE lon SUNDAY AFTERNOON i Fire broke out in the Walls be- • tween two bedrooms iat the Church of God parsonage on i North Main street at 1:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon. The -Rev. C. lA. McGiilen and family were at | home and immediately put in a ! call for the fire department. Firej men were compelled to cut out i parts of the wall* to get at the | seat of the flames. About $350 damages were done ' fire was extinguished.

ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED

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Rev. and Mrs. J. Milton Bowman, of 12 S. Clay St., Peru, Ind., formerly of Nappanee, announce the engagement of their daughter, Marguerite Elaine Gearhart, to Charles Howard Kraft, of Waterbury, Conn. Miss Gearhart graduated from the Nappanee high school with the class of 1949 and is now a unior at Wheaton College, Wheaton, 111. Mr. Kraft, a graduate of Crosby high school, is also a junior at Wheaton and is majoring in anthropology. The engagement of Miss Gearhart and Mr. Kraft was first announced in an informal manner a few days ago at a party held in the home of the former’s house parents, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Larson, of Wheaton, IIIT Sixteen of the couple’s close friends were ! present and helped in the tradi- ! tional ringing of the “tower bell” | for such an event. I A date for the wedding has not I yet been chosen. • /

NAPPANEE. INDIANA. THURSDAY. MAY 22. 1952

LEGION TO 4 ELECT OFFICERS THIS EVENING i 1 I The Nappanee American Legion,, Post 154, will enjoy a fish fry, prec®eding the election j of officers at the Ppst Home to-; night (Thursday). The fish fry will be prepared by Guy Pippenger and served at 6:45 at the Post ! Home and all members are urged to attend. j | The election will get underway at 7:30 when the Board of Directors will meet to elect a man to the Legion Bowl Board of Control for a five year term. The ‘ general Post election will get underway at 8:00 o’clock and all i members of the Post are urgfed to j attend and support your favorite I candidates ifor office, i (Nominations will be in order, from the floor. The Nominating: Committee, composed of Kenneth Culp. Mel Treesh and Dale Christner have prepared the following ballot for your consideration: Commander, Wilfred Ganshorn Ist. Vice, Lowell McCuen 2nd Vice. Harry Tobias Finance Officer, Wayne Best Chaplain, D. Devon Hossler (Historian, Walter B. Miller Sgt.-at-arms, LaMar Metzler, Bernard Stouder : Service Officer, Robert Callander Executive committee, Arden Stutzman, Richard ~ Deardorff, Robert Callander, Gerald Bifler, John Phillips. 1 Board of Directors, Russel | Hartman. Glen Field, Dale Chfist- : ner, Harve Miller, Melvin Treesh, IjKenneth Culp. Wilfred Ganshprn, j Ralph Greene. i , House committee, Lowell Mc- ! Cuen. Raymond A. Miller, Lowell Hartman, Bernard Stouder. r Delegates, M. E. Hostetter, Hassell Hartman, Wilfred Ganshorn. Alternates, Glen Field, M.’ C. Hahn. D. DeVon Hossler. 4

DRIVE AGAINST TRAFFIC VIOLATORS BEGINNING TO PAY DIVIDENDS The driv4of the past few weeks to bait traffic violators in Nappanee is at last paying off and during the past week but a few i drivers were stopped by city | police' There are stil some that i believe that because i less heavy at night than during ! the day time all curbs are off and these are the ones now being selected. . . (Friday morning, shortly after midnight, Jr. E. Gaertle, of Columbia City. Ind. and Walter Alex, of Harrisburg, Pa., both run the stop light at the Main and Market street intersection. Gaertle paid a fine of $5.00 ana $11.75 costs for the offense and Alex a fine of SI.OO and costs. 'Saturday Ralph Umbaugh, of Elkhart, made a turn at the main intersection of Main and Market streets and nearly run down a couple of pedestrians. Though not actually striking anyone he came so close the city | police made an arrest and he was : ordered to app e ar in the lo®“ justice court on Friday of this week to answer to a charge of failure to yield the right-of-way. Tuesday Carl Mason, of Roy, Ind., paid a fine of $5.00 and costs on a charge of speeding and Charles R. Kainy, of Chicago paid $lO and costs on the same charge. „ „ Wednesday Charles R. Donner, of Ganer. lowa, ran the red light and it co t him $5.00 and costs and Floyd Scott, of Vienna. Ohio, pulled th i same stunt and paid the same amount in fine and costs. ROSCOE FRASER BRINGS INFORMATION REGARDING COMING MUCK CROP SHOW j Roscoe Fraser, extension agent; of Purdue University, was the noon-dav. speaker at the Kiwanis | chib on' Monday, bringing word | regarding the muck crops show; to be held here this fall, outlining briefly what is in prospect and; what will be expected from those i of Nappanee assisting in its pro-; motion. A request was made for, the appointment of a publicity committee to handle this part of i the show and Dan Metzler was 1 named as chairman, and assisted, by Joe Kindig and M. E. Hostet-1 ter as the nucleus of the commit-; tee and they in turn will name several others to. assist in this) work. Mr. Fraser told of how crops ( produced on muck lands had j progressed throughout the past! years, stating main crops were potatoes, onions, sweet, com and soy beans. Mint was the main crop for many ears but was of uncertain results until today other crops are taking its place. Nappanee being in the center of the muck land area of the state the first muck crops show was held here, back in 1929 and again in 1939, and now it is being brought here again this year. Mr. Fraser promises to bring a show to this community that all will be proud of and that such a show means much to the community in which it is held. Plans call for the use of the Community building as the main headquarters.

ACTIVITIES UF CLOSING DAYS OF H. S. Forty-nine to graduate at Nappanee High School! Senior activities will start Sunday with services at the First Brethren church. Baccalaureate services will be held in the First Brethren church at 3:00 p. m. Sunday. May 25th for the fortynine seniors of Nappanee High School. Rev. C. A. McGiilen, pastor of the Church of God, will deliver the sermon. Other local ministers will take part in the program. The annual senior class night program has been scheduled for Monday, May 26th at 8:00 p. m. in the Park building. Commencement exercises will be held at 8:15 p. m., May 28th in the Community building. Diplomas will be presented to the

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JOSEPH C. WAGNER class of 1952 by H. A. Wright, Wright, treasurer of the Board of School trustees (following an address by Prof. Joseph C. Wagner, Business Manager of Ball State Teachers college. Prof. Wagner has delivered commencement speeches over Indiana for the past twenty years. |He attended Manchester college, | University of Michigan. Univers- | ity of Chicago, Columbia Unii versity and University of Wls- ; consin and received his M. 'A. ; degree in Economics at the Uni- : versity of Miohigan. He was a I member of the Institute of World Affairs at Williams college, Wil- ! liamstown. Mass., for two years, ! taught Social Science for six ! years at Hartford City high school and served as superintendent of the Hartford City and the Crawfordsville schools for ten years and at present is business manager and treasurer of Ball State Teachers college at Muncie, Ind. For several years Prof. Wagner served, as field speaker of the Indiana Council of Religious Education and was president of toe Youth Division for two years. He is a forceful speaker and should prove to be a very interesting one, at the commencement exercises. , Following is the scheduled programs for activities for the coming week: BACCALAUREATE First Brethren chyrch Sunday, May 25, at 3:00 o’clock Organ Prelude —“Adagio from Sonata Pathetique”, Beethoven, Vance George, organist. Processional —“Pomp and Circumstance”, Elgar, Class of 1952, Vance George, organist. Invocation and Prayer—Rev. Francis E. Reese, pastor, First Presbyterian church. Hymn—“Gve of Your Best to the Master”. The Congregation. Scripture Reading—Rev. Earl Salzman, pastor First Mennonite church. “The Green Cathedral” —Hahn High School Robed choir, Miss Jameson, Director. Address—Rev. C. A. McGiilen, pastor Church of God. “Onward. Ye Peoples!”—Sibelius, High School Robed choir. Benediction —Paul _ Brenneman, pastor. United Missionary church Recessional ■— “War of the Priests, Mendelssohn. Class of 1952, Vance George, organist. Organ Postlude —“Festival Toccata”, Fletcher. Vance George, organist. SENIOR CLASS NIGHT Community Park Pavilion Monday. May 26, at 8:00 o’clock Opening remarks, William Kendall, Supt. of schools “Neptune’s Court”, Cornet solo, David Stouder Dramatic Reading, Della Ina Chapman Burlesque Rebate, Fred Wilt, John Zimmerman. GJen Stump,

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# The Franklyn Deisch car as it appeared following a collision with with another car south of Nappanee last Friday. The fact the car was a sturdy one is all that kept the impact from driving the engine back into the driver’s compartment. A story of the accident will be found in another column.

Robert Metzler School Awards, Merit awards and Honorable Mention. James O. Weddle, Principle American Legion Citizenship Awards. f . Agriculture Awards, Freed Miller. Hi-Y Awards. Lawrence White ‘'Polonaise, Opus 40, Number 1”, Chopin in Piano Solo, John Zimmerman.

COMMENCEMENT Community Building Auditorium Wednesday, May 28, at 8:15 o’clock Processional, “Pomp and Circumstance”, Elgar, Class of 1952, High School Band, Lewis G. Habegger. Conductor Invocation. Rev. Samuel Overmyer, pastor. Grace EUB chinch “American Folk Rhapsody”, Grundman, High School Band Salutatory Address, ~ Marla Mutschler Address, Joseph C. Wagner, Business Manager and Treasurer. Ball State Teachers College Valedictory Address, Fred Wilt ! “Capriccio Espagnol”, Rimskyj Korsakov. High School Band. ; Presentation of Diplomas, H. A. ; Wright, Treasurer, Board of 1 School Trustees I Benediction. Rev. Paul Schmei--1 del, pastor, St. John’s Lutheran church Recessional, “Recessional, Rousseau. The Graduates, High School Band. ' LADIES AUXILIARY VFW HOLDS REGULAR MEETING AT POST MONDAY A regular meeting of toe Ladies Auxilary VFW Post 6638 was held on Monday. A gift iis being presented to Anna i Kapolous. graduate of toe Ind. Cottage No. 2 at the National Home, Eaton Rapids, Mich, and a graduate gift was also presented to Ruby Tobias, one of toe ydunger members. A gift was presented to the Lafayette hospital. The Third District meeting is being held May 25 as guests of the Bremen Post and Auxiliary 8972, in toe school cafeteria. This meeting will be held at 2:00 o’clock. A fish fry will be held Friday, May 23, at 6:00 p. m. at the VFW Home. This will be open to the public. STONY POINT CHURCH TO HAVE MEMORIAL DAY SERVICES MAY 25TH Memorial Day services will be held at the Stony Point church Sunday, May 25th. at 2:00 p. m. daylight saving time. Rev. Jesse Hoover will be toe speaker. UNDER DOCTORS CARE Rev. Clarence Stewart, of Flora, Ind., entered the Elkhart General hospital Monday for surgery on Wednesday. Samuel Chupp, age 15, son of Mr. and Mrs. Levi Chupp, route 1, Nappanee, was treated in a local physician’s office for a laceration on th® cheek received at a class picnic at Milford Lake. Ben Muljgtt, route 2, Milford, returned home Saturday from the South Bend Osteopathic hospital, after undergoing surgery earlier in the week. He is doing nicely. Sharon Warren, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. LaMar Warren, underwent a tonsilectamy May 16th in toe office of a local physician. - ' BIRTHS Mr. and Mrs. Mervin Strycker, of Wakarura, son, Terry Lyn, May 14th, at the Goshen hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Leßoy Masterson daughter, Cynthia Lee, May 15, at Elkhart General hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Miller son, Bruce Brian, May 18th, at Elkhart General hospital. Mr. and Mrs. William Metzler, son. May 16th, at Bremen Community hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Willis Masrt, daughter. May 21. at Elkhart General hospital.

NAPPANEE JAYCEE ELECTED TO DISTRICT OFFICE AT CONVENTION

Ronald Ringenberg was elected Vice-President of the Second District at the annual convention of the Indiana Junior Chamber of Commerce, which convened at Gary last Friday, Saturday and Sunday. William J. Luzius, of Columbus was elected president on the third ballot. He was oppossed 'by Charles Miller of South Bend and Robert Dailey of Muncie. Ringenlberg succeeds Miller who served as vice-president of District two for the past year. The convention began Friday with an afternoon tour of the U. S. Steel Plant and concluded withThe Board of Directors meeting Sunday morning. About eight hundred persons attended the inaugural banquet on Saturday and heard Harold G. Hoffman, former governor of New Jersey, the main speaker. About seventy clubs were represented at the convention which was hailed as one of the largest and best state conventions in Jaycee history. The iHarlan B. Livengood award for efficiency was presented to theUMWrt Jaycees. This award is thesecond best award given by the state organization and is for having the best financial administration during the year. The highest award which is the “outstanding president award” was awarded to Evansville. Attending the convention from Nappanee besides Mr. and Mrs. Ringeraberg were Richard Schultz I and Jess Gerber, the local delecitGS* The convention next year will Ibe held at the French Lick Springs Hotel and will be cosponsored by the Ninth District which headquarters in Evansville. The Second District which includes Nappanee, is the largest district both in total number of clubs and also membership. The • district now totals twelve organizations and the thirteenth club, Rochester, is now in process of receiving a charter. Other clubs include South Bend, Mishawaka, Elkhart, Goshen, Lagrange. Angola, Aitburn. Ft. Wayne, Columbia\ City, KendaUville, Warsaw and Nappanee. ' o CHICAGO MOTOR CLUB PATROL BOY PICNIC HELD AT SCHOOLHOUSE The annual School Patrol Boy picnic sponsored by the Chicago Motor clUb was- held Wednesday afternoon. May .14, at the Nappanee school. Jack Zollinger, of Goshen represented the Motor club and awarded prizes to the boys. Chief Herman Fogel of the Nappanee Police Department presented each boy with a pass to the theatre. Chicago Motor club service pins were presented to the boys. . Two-year pins were given to Larry Crip©, John. Kendall and Ronnie Elliott. One-year pins were awarded to Raymond Zook, ■ Bill Conrad. Monti Sweisberger, Gerald Yoder, Harry Hood. Jerry Gonshorn, Jim Stouder, Freddie Hunsberger, Larry Riley, Eddie Combs. Danny Slabaugh, Bill Kendall and Larry Stahly. Prizes for the picnic were donated by the following merchants: < I. A. MiUer, Inc., Stillson’s. B. & B. Case, Beechley Tire Sendee, Ray Shank Motors. Schultz Bros. 10c Store. • Mrs. Lowell Hunsberger. Mrs. l Herbert Cripe and Mrs. Forrest Kendall served the picnic lunch. ADVANCE-NEWS OFFICE TO CLOSE OVER MEMORIAL DAY AND ON SATURDAY Memorial Day falling on Friday ! of next-week the Advance-News wUI close on Thursday evening and opfn again for business on Monday morning. June 2. Sat-' urday will be used to make this a three-day week-end holiday. Those paying gas biUs are partlc- ( ularly urged to keep this fact in; mind.

OUR OBUOAHON Though you may disagree with us regarding something you may read in the Advance-News it la our/duty to do our best to' arouse you to the serious part each one plays in today’s affairs. Think things throutfi and then criticise if you wish —but think things through.

HARVEY O. FIELD, PUBLISHES

COLLISION RESULTS IN INJURY TO 3 ~ * Three persons were injured in an accident ten miles south of Nappanee at 1:15 o’clock last Friday afternoon, a doctor from fflourbon beng called to the scene giving first aid and then taking two of the injured to the McDonald hospital at Warsaw.. Franklyn IDeisch was traveling south on the black top highway and at the intersection of what was formerly known as the Yellowstone Trail his car collided ' with one driven by Ronald Clase, route 4. Warsaw. There is a stop sign on the old Trail but according to police investigating, this was ignored and the car in crossing the north and south blacktop highway was struck broadside. The Deisch car was badly damaged in the collision and the Clase car was said to 'be completely demolished. Following the crash the Clase car continued through a fence and out into a field while the Deisch car was turned around and stopped headed northward. Damage to the latter, a ’sl Buick, was estimated at over a thousand dollars. Mr. Deisch was thrown forward and sidewise and suffered a cut on the forehead which required two stitches to close as his head struck the lock knob on the the door window. He was treated temporarily after some grumbling, by the Bourbon doctor and then was brought to Nappanee where a local doctor attended to the wound. Mrs. Clase suffered several rib fractures, head injuries and shock and a son of the Clases suffered a fractured skull. The Clases were on the way to see the doctor at Bourbon at the time -of the accident and he was called when medical assistance was needed.

MAYOR PROCLAIMS SATURDAY. MAY 24 AS NAPPANEE POPPY DAY Saturday, May 24, was set as Poppy Day in a proclamation is- | sued today by Mayor M. E. Hosteler. * ■ In observance of the day, all citizens were urged to wear memorial poppies to honor those who have given their lives for Amerrca in the two World Wars and I the Korean conflict. The proclamation stated: i * three times in the I past thirty-five years the young ! men of our city have been called to help turn back a threat to America on foreign battlefields: and ’ Whereas, our young men answered this call with high courage and patriotism, some of the finest of them laying down their llv ( fsin the nation’s defense; and Whereas the memory of these men and their sacrifices should ,%JS levet ln our he arts; and wnereas our memory for our war dead and the honor in which we hold them is individually expressed by the annual wearing ,*he memorial poppy, now Therefore. I, M. E. Hostetter, Mayor of the City of Nappanee do hereby proclaim, Saturday. SK Pop Py in the n y Nappanee, and do urge all citizens to observe the day by w e® rln * of the memorial poppy.” Memorial poppies made by disabled veterans will be distributed on the streets all day Saturday 'by the women of the American Legion Auxiliary, who will also receive contributions for the welfare of disabled veterans and 1 needy children of veterans. PICK-UP TRUCK STOLEN AT SYRACUSE PICKED UP HERE IN NAPPANEE A half ton Chevrolet pick-up h-uck was reported stolen by the wawasee Amusement Cos. .of Syracuse at 1:00 o’clock Saturday morning, word going out over the radio to all state and local police departments. Sunday morning Chief Henman Fogel noticed a truck parked at the rear of the IPip Tavrtrn and investigated. A check showed this to be the truck stolen at Syracuse and the owner was notified and came here to recover the machine. 'Evidently someone wanted a means of transportation took the truck and drove ot to Nappanee where he abandoned it. State and Kosciucko county officers began an investigation which lead to the arrest of Floyd J. Reed. 32, in Nappanee on Wednesday morning. Sheriff Latta. and State Detective Dave Milbourn otf the state police department were here and made the arrest and Mr. Reed was taken to the Kosciusko county jail et Warsaw where charges were to be filed on a charge of driving a car without the owner's consent.