Wolcott Beacon, Volume 12, Number 14, Wolcott, White County, 25 November 1948 — Page 1

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Sec. 5G2 P.L.&R. U. S. POSTAGE lc PAID Remington,' Indiana PERMIT NO. 29

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WOLCOTT, WHITE COUNTY INDIANA THURSDAY, NOV., 23, 1048

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Farm And Garden Show Starts Saturday Highlights of the National Farm and Garden show Novcinher '21 through December 4 at the. Chicago Coliseum include eight different' contests, , a home economics section, ; dairy ' production demons! rations, and new implement, farm equipment1 and home, appliance items to be shown in actual use on the stage. Dell Rhea, president of the show, stated that more than $25,0(10 worth of prizes, are being offered. These include a ,' prefabricated two-bedroom house, Amana 'homo freezer, hog house,' and other door prizes. ' Junior teams j representing many stales will compete in the Invitational Interstate 411 Poultry Judging contest under direction of II. G. Ware, extension poultryman of Oklahoma .Agricultural and Mechanical college. Other youngsters will match skill , in a goat milking contest 'sponsored by the Dairy Goat Journal. : , Iir the home econom'" ;ection, apple pie makers Will vie for top- honors Wednesday, December 1, in a contest sponsored by the British Columbia Tree Fruit Association. There will be prizes for junior and senior divisions. Entrants must bake pies at home and bring them to the ..'Coliseum north hall before 2 p. in. for preliminary judging. Each linalist will, bake another pie on the stage. Christmas cookie niakers will prove their prowess in another contest sponsored by Pillsbury Mills Saturday, December 4, at 2 p. m. Junior and senior contestants in this event should make a batch of cookies at home for the preliminaries. Home economics .demonstrations will .8 presented at two .o'clock on the other six days of , the show. , The schedule is as follows: Saturday and Sunday Preparing foods for home freezers (Wearever Aluminum)'. Monday Fish dinner (Jane Foster Lecture Staff). Tuesday Quick breads (Jane Foster Lecture Staff). Thursday & Friday Christ-

Attend Wedding In Kankakee Saturday Mr. and Mrs. John Wagner and family attended the Provost-Render wedding at Kankakee 'I Saturday. The Misses Lucille and Helen Wagner took .part in the wedding. Mr.-and Mrs. John Wagner and daughter, Margaret, were Sunday dinner guests (if Mr.' and Mrs. Oscar Provost of Mantino.

Enrolls At Ft. Wayne Miss Leatrice Sollberger will leave Friday for Ft. Wayne where she is enrolled at the international Schotjl of Commerce. Her roommate will be Miss A Id inc.' llartke at tile WCTU home.

Reiss Store Preparing For Christmas Trade Do you' realize it is. only one month until Christinas? The Fred Reiss Store is arranging a sort of Christmas opening this week, displaying all his Olrrisfnias merchandise and urging the people to do their shopping, while he has a. . complete line of merchandise. Mr. Reiss states that the

selections this year are much j

nicer and a greater supply is in stock from which to make jour selections.

Home Ec. Club Meets In Progressive Hall Princeton Township Home Economics 'Club; met at the Progressive Hall on November 9th with twenty members present. The president, Laura Diemer, ojiened the meeting in usual form. Mejnbers singing the prayer son, repeating flag salute, and '.club creed. Roll call response "a winter pass' time." Minnies of the last meeting were read and approved. Christmas plans were' made for December 14th. Pot luck dinner at 12 noon iind a ."(lc gift exchange. ; ' A very interesting talk was given by Rev. Whitson, "The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier." Song of the month, "All Through The Night." No birthday guests being .present, officers ami Mr. ' Whifson were seated at the .birthday table. Decorations Were in, keeping with Thanksgiving season. Delicious refreshment's were served by the hostess group, Edith Rauer, Anna Stanley. Lillian ' Primmer and Sarah Jarrett.

Neighbor's Lend A Helping Hand Thirty-five neighbors proved real last week when they gathered at the "McCuaig farm at the home of Mrs. Melviu Houdreau, whose husband was killed in it com picker acccident there on Saturdav, tober 30. ( The, men picked !5 acres of corn in the one day, using seven pickers, fifteen wagons and several tractors. The women gathered a i the home and prepared dinner., for (lie group.

Mr. jand Mrs. John Rlunt of Scottsburg wer' Saturday all night guests at the Sim I il in: t home.

Birthday Surprise j A group of ' -twenty -eight j friends surprised Mrs. Ruby Walker at her home Saturday I evening in honor of her birth-' day. Refreshments of sand-! wichels and coffee were served and a social time was enjoyed j bv all.' : -'.''.., '

Mr. and Mrs. Stant Spencer are expecting their daughter, Mrs. Sears arid family of Clear Creek to spend Thanksgiving and the week end with them. Angling For Title

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, Youngsters will match skill In picking ' best live birds, dressed poultry and eggs in Invitational . Interstate 4-H Poultry Judging Contest at National Farm and Garden Show in Chicago Coliseum. Show runs tor week of November 27-De-cember 4, Introducing new farm implements, equipment and home appliances and featuring special events of agricultural interest.

mas and New Year's buffets (Martha. Reynolds' 'Chicago Sim-Times Food '.Dept.). , Prizes will be giveu away at, home economics classes ' in-1 elude pressure' cookers,' 'uten-' sils,. and food products. The opening'' night of the! show (November 7) will see

l the crowning of the ideal i 'farmer's daughter, chosen! from a field of candidates' nominated by show exhibitors.

On Sunday afternoon, November 2N, horseshoe pitclieis will compete for a big list of prizes in a contest sponsored by the Chicago Herald-Auicri-can. A power lawn mower will be a warded for first place. Entertainment each evening will feature a style review presented by . student of vogue school of fashion art, Implement, equipment-' and home appliance demonstrations will be continuous daily in the main hall. The American Rutter Tnsti tute will present daily dairy production demonstrations by teams; brought to Chicago from many states. Other events being, held include the second annual Karakul Fur Sheep show. The Coliseum is located at 15th and Wabash in Chicago. Sjtecial buses will operate between, there and the amphitheatre, where the Livestock Exposition is to be held.

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Legion Auxiliary Holds Meeting The Wolcott American Legion Auxiliary met at the home of 'Mrs. Floyd Sell on Monday evening, November. 15th with fifteen , members present. . ' The business of the meeting was conducted in regular forni. , Interesting reports were 'given by Nellie dUunt on the 4th District niw'ting ai I.akx Village: Anna 'Stanley on the Legion 'Convention ' al Miami; and Ednn Ruyle on the Conference of Presidents and Secretaries at Indianapolis. ;.'.,. j , A family Christmas meeting and basket supper' was planned for regular '.meeting night on December 20th, with a 50c Christmas gift exchange. Luncheon was served by the hostess, Mary Sell, assisted by Nellie Anker and Lucv Dietrich, , ' '.

jC. D. Of A. Holds Regular Meeting I : C. J). of A. Court No.

j ufiet 'for their regular busines 1 meeting. ; Thirty-iliiee Jnciujb'ers joined in prayer and sing.-, ; ing' "The Opening Ode." Afj ter Hie flag salute the niiii-

uets ol the jirevioils 'ne'el ing were ' rea(l and apiroved. Urand Regent' .'Margaret' lieuner read a letter from ltishop Rennet t thanking, us for', our donations to the "l,)isjdaced Persons Fund." Also was read, a. letter from National 'Headquarters'. Mary Lcl'ieau read an interesting --article from the National Program. Teresa Ilnsry reported we had sent !W" pieces , of clothing to Eurojie. , ihrough our National I Head-.'

quarters.. Mary Douglas then

completed her report on

interesting trip to Calif'ori

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' change will be held.

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to he 1 1 on the new hymnals for the 'lirishnas choir. Af

ter singing t lie "('losing Ode" meeting adjourned. Refreshments and, devotions were carried out in the Thanksgiving theme. Hostesses for December will lie Frieda Hums, Julia liiirns, Julia Hyron, Cynthia Deno,. Marie Deno, and Esther Strasburger. ' Ellen Ponto, Historian.

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C. Y. 0. Dance Friday,

November 26th

The Catholic Youth. Organization of Reniiimton are

sponsoring .A dance to be given Friday night, November till in Ihe I'gion Halls here, i Carl Hedberg and his orchesitra of 'Lafayette will furnish ! the music. "Dancinu from !l

to 12. Admission fiO cents per person.

Card Of Thanks We wish to thank the Farm Rureau, neighbors, and friends and Fred Oberlander for the shelling, and the truckers for their help" getting in our corn, and also thanks to the ladies who prepared the dinner and

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;am we Say thanks to

-Mrs. Melviu Houdreau ., Mr. and Mrs. John Houdreau

Nancy Miller, 19, Oxford, lad., hopes to be named "Farmer's daughter of 1948" at National Farm and Garden Show in Chicago Coliseum Nov. 27 through Dec. 4. She'll compete with other farm girls , picked by exhibitors at the big exposition of implements, equipment and home appliances to represent them in contest finals. Prizes will include a complete winter costume and accessories. Girls wishing to enter may send photographs to the Show for preliminary judging. Fathers of entrants must be farmers.

Wolcott Womans Club Meets The Wolcott Womans Club met November 1 fit It at the home of Mrs. Nordyke. ' Mrs. Uhl presented a -'very entertaining article on 'Tinted States and Displaced Per sons." Mrs. liluine had prepared a quiz on programs from last year. ( The club adjourned to meet with Mrs. Welsch November .'illth.

Ethel Dibell, Ethel Wolfe, Sophia. Misccher, Letha Dye. and Anna Rrohmcr attended the Sonja llenie Ice Revue at Indianapolis' Sunday evening.

Mr. and Mrs. Ross llutson and family and Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Williams and family of Rrookston spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Scifert. Mr. and Mrs. Scifert expected another daughter, Mrs. James Tarter and family to come from' Pennsylvania to send Thanksgiving with them. ,

Mr. and Mrs. O, p. Robinson had as heir m'esls Wednesday and Thursday 'Mr. and Mrs. Marvan Perkowski, .Mrs, Joe Martin and granddaughter Joan, Mrs. ('has. Willig and Mrs. Wm'. Moore of Chicago. The Ratta Musicians from Lafayette will .present' a .'program at Shiloh church Sunday December 5, at 7;:(ll p. m., ' sponsored by the Youth Fellowship. Everyone is invited and urged to come. ,

Hank Downing, , wine entered the. Home hospital in a serious condition last week began to rally miraculously on Saturday and continued to improve. It was believed he had a light stroke. 1 1 is sou, Charles, a student at Denver l'n i versify at Denver, Colorado, arrived here by plane to he? with his father.

Mrs. Nellie Taylor of Mooresyille( moved'. to the former Meadows' ' property two weeks ago and is going to. make her home here. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Scifert wwho purchased the .Meadows home Will move there in the spring and at that time Mrs. Taylor will rent the Scifert property. Mrs. Taylor is the mother df Pete nanna.