Syracuse-Wawasee Journal, Volume 46, Number 7, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 30 November 1951 — Page 1

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VOLUME 46

Syracuse Library Offers Added Service to Patrons The Syracuse Public tLibrary is now receiving 50 new books every two months from the Extension Division of the Indiana State Library in Indianapolis. Miss Ethel Bowser, librarian, announced today that the local library has received there fifty recently published books. They include fiction and non-fiction for adults and children. All are available for the public to borrow for the next eight weeks. The local library is one of -185 libraries in Indiana to which books are being loaned under the extension plan of the State Library. The books will remain in Syracuse for two months, then they will be sent to another community, and >SO more new books will then come to our library. The extension plan is designed to help libraries with limited budgets offer more good reading material to their patrons. The program is made possible through additional funds granted by the last legislature. Under the plan, about 300 new books each year will be loaned to the Syracuse Public Library. Chib Scouts Give Program At Meeting Tuesday Night Cub Scout Pack 56 held a Pack Meeting on Tuesday night at the Scout Cabin. The monthly theme was Puppet/ which the Cubs had made themselves. Den 4 presented their handmade puppets in a play, “The Three Wishes”. The small lighted stage, with a curtain which pulled, lent a professional air to the show. Den 1 had also prepared a play, which turned out to be the same one Den 4 had picked, so it was omnitted from the program. Bobcat awards were given to Michael Hoffman, John Holloway, Donnie McCullough, and Ronnie Kramer. David Cobbum was awarded the Bear and a Gold Arrow; Bobbie Widmoyer, a Dinner Stripe, and Larry Gustafson, the Lion Badge. Den 2 displayed some beautiful posters which were made by Cubs John Firestone, LaMar Kilmer and David Weaver. The Pack meeting for December will be on December 18, as the regular meeting night would fall on Christmas. Rotarians Enjoy Program, Thanksgiving And Hypnocism Members and guests of the Syracuse-iWawasee Rotary Club enjoyed a most unique program last Monday night at the Pickwick-, when a,double-header program was given. Re v. Russell Fenstermacher gave a Thanksgiving program in the form of a recording, played on a record-player. The narrator inttoduced Gov. Bradford, who made the first Thanksgiving proclamation in the United States. Then President George Washington gave a proclamation issued after the This was followed by a proclamation by President Abraham Lincoln, during the Civil War. A Thanksgiving hymn ended the program. The various parts were taken by Rotarihns, and the Methodist choir and Rev. Fenstermacher’s Thanksgiving prayer had been recorded Sunday. Miss Marion Fenstermacher did the recording and blended in the music. Ras Nielson, manager of the South Shore hotel, gave the group an interesting talk on hypnocism. Explaining some of the secrets of this science, Mr. Nielson held the attention of the 30 members and guests for an hour. We will not attempt to give an account of the meeting—but it was very informative. Separating the truths from the fakery, this discussion into the sub-conscious mind of man made a most interesting program. J. W. Rothenberger, who had expected to leave for has been delayed on account of illness. Syracuse and Elkhart relatives have received a shipment of •moked salmon from Mr. and Mrs. Jay Ross of Anderson, California. Mr. Ross, an ardent fisherman, in eleven days of salmon fishing, brought in about four hundred pounds. They averaged a pound to the inch and some of them were forty-four inches long. On Thanksgiving Day, Mrs. Clo Hire was a guest of her son, Hubert and family, in Elkhart.

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County Grain Show Winners Several awards were given Monday to members of Syracuse 4-H Club and Vocational Agriculture class of the 1951 Kosciusko County Grain Show held at Warsaw. Twenty-five boys from Syracuse, exhibited their grain samples. The grain samples were judged Monday by Marion Stackhouse, fieldman for Indiana Farm Bureau. Monday evening a special program was given by Purdue Extension Entomologist Glen Leker. Also, awards were given by Leo Seltenright, assistant county agent. Nearly two-thirds of the awards for the Kosciusko county 4-H and vocational agricultural grain show held at the fairgrounds on Monday, went to Syracuse. Awards given in the 4-H class were: Shelled Corn: Ist, Arlen Bobeck; 4th, David Pletcher. 10 ears: Ist, Emory Stiffler; 3rd, Garry Eyer; 6th, Arlen Bobeck. 3 ears: Ist, Jerry Grady; 2nd Douglas Mock; 3rd, Garry Eyer; 4th, Jr. Kern; sth, Pete Doll; 6th, David Pletcher. Wheat: Ist, Carl Wilkenson; 2nd. Garry Eyer; 3rd, Art Mabie; 4th, David Pletcher; sth, Paul Beezly; 6th, Emory Stigler. Oats: 3rd, Art Mabie; sth, Emory Stigler. Soybeans: Ist, David Pletcher; sth, Jim Gard. Potatoes: Ist, Walter Brazel. Awards in the Vocational Agriculture group were: Shelled-jctfrn: Ist, Harold Denton; 2nd, Robert Denton; 3rd, Arthur Coy; 4th, Alden Stuckman; sth, Carl Wilkenson. 3 ear: Ist, Robert Denton; 2nd. Arthur Coy; 3rd, Arnold Doll; sth, Arthur Mabie. 10 ear: Ist, Alden Stuckman. Oats: Ist, Emory Stiffler; 2nd. Larry Miller; 3rd, Dennis Firesotne; 4th, Frank Searfoss; sth, Carl ’Wilkenson; 6th. Arlen Bobeck. Wheat: Ist, Arlen Bobeck; 3rd, Garry Eyer; 4th, Dennis Firestone; sth, Arthur Mabie. Soybeans: Ist, Alden Stuckman; 2nd, David Pletcher; 3rd, Carl Wilkenson; is'th, Harold Denton. Alfalfa hay: Ist, Frank Searfoss; Ind, Larry Mock; 4th, Art Mabie; sth, Garry Eyer. Popcorn: 4th, Emory Sticler; sth, David Pletcher. Several of these grain exhibits will be exhibited at the State Corn and Soybean Show at Purdue University the last of December. BRIDGE PARTY Mrs. Kenneth Harkless was hostess to the members of her bridge club at her home Tuesday at 1 p.m. Luncheon was served to 12 guests from a large table beautifully decorated with a centerpiece of candles, small mums and candy wreathes in red and green, these colbrs being used in decoration of tables, color of food and also the dishes and linens. Luncheon was eaten at small tables with places marked with candy corsages for each guest. High scores were won by Dorothy Harris, Mrs. Matt Abts and Mrs. Georgia Miller. Low scores were won by Mrs. Walter Kegg, Mrs. John Grieger and Mrs. Ralph Thornburg Sr. These were presented with the candy wreathes from the table. Guests for the afternoon were Dorothy Harris, Mrs. John Sparling and Miss Vivian Conover.

Free Ads Dec. 14 For Housewives For the issue of Dec. 14, The Journal is offering to publish one classified advertisement FREE to each local house wife. The advertisement may contain a description of any one article (or set) that the lady wants to sell, give away, or buy. If you have a good usable article around the home that you want to sell — phone us your free adv. If you have been wanting to buy some used article for the home —phone us your free adv. This free offer is for the ladies only, and for household articles only. It does not cover For Rent ads, Lost, Found, or Notices. Regular advertisers will be served as usual. For your FREE classified advertifl-sement for the Dec. 14 issue—phone 191. THE JOURNAL SYRACUSE.

Xmas Decorations Go Up Here Christmas decorations went up on Syracuse streets this week, i and many local stores are dis- ■ playing large lines of attractive gifts. The C. of C. is again sponsoring the street lighting and decorations. Beautiful evergreen trees now i decorate the boulevard street lamp posts in the business area, and the electric lighting display will be larger than ever. Cash prizes offered by the Ro- . tary Club of $15.00 and $19.90 ' dollars, for first and second, and five honorable mention prizes for j best decorated homes in the community has stirred up considerable interest, and the community as a ’’whole is entering into the spirit of Christmas. Local 4-H Winner On Radio Friday Morning Arthur Mabie. Syracuse, Indiana’s Muck Crop Demonstration Winner, will present his prize demonstration on Ft. Wayne Radio Station WKJG, Farm Fair, November 30th. This wilt be the same demonstration which he will give at the National Vegetable Convention at Cleveland in December. Farm Fair is heard Monday through Saturday at 6:15 to 7:09 A. M., on radio station WKJG, Ft. Wayne with Wayne Rothgeb as Farm Director. Appearing on the broadcast with Mr. Mabie will be William Stotts, coach and vocational agricultural teacher of Arthur Mabie. Mr. Mabie won the right to represent Indiana at the National Convention by winning the demonstration contest at the Muck Crop Show held in Fort Wayne in November. This trip award, an all expense trip to Cleveland, is awarded to the winner by the Muck Crop Growers. The demonstration which Mabie does, is a tile storage for vegetable crops produced by the home gardner. State Parks And Memorials Break Record Indianapolis, Nov. 26. — 1951 Sate Park and State Memorial attendance records have shattered last year’s record, also a record breaker, by 161,179, according to figures Compiled by the Division of State Parks, Lands & Waters, Indiana Department of Conservation. Admissions to these recreational spots this year totalled 1,810,018 as compared to last year’s total of 1,648,839. Thus an increase of 1611,179 is shown. Automobiles to a total of s'2l,’* 988 were driven into the parks surpassing last year’s total of 464,844 by 56,244. Camping showed an increase of 953; group camping an increase of 11,399, swimming pools were frequented by an increase of 75,9'23 and cabin campers by an increase of 34,984. First in the attendance breaking record was Indiana Dunes State Park with a total of 247,-80-8; second was Brown County State Park, whose 19<51 attendance was 241,615; third was Spring Mill State Park with 225,163; Turkey Run Sate Park with 160,910 was fourth; Clifty Falls State Park, with 140t,765, fifth, and Shakamak State Park, sixth, with a total of 136.201. All other State Parks and Memorials also showed increases over last year’s attendance. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Snyder entertained at a Thanksgiving dinner at their home Thanksgiving Day. Guests were Mr. and Mrs. Truman Ball and Mr. and Mrs. Dan Ball and son, all of Elkhart, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Darr, Donna, Susan and Jack, Diane Warren, Mrs. Edna Geyer and Mrs. Christ Darr.

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Firemen Save Man's Life Here Use of the new resuscitator owned by the Syracuse fire department here Sunday saved a man's life. Roy Pinkerton, Jr., employed at the Pure Oil Station, was found unconscious at the garage, where he was working on a car with the ' motor running. He staggered from the greasing room and collapsed in the office. When a physician could not be found, the fire department was called and Orval Snobarger and Nelson Felts were sent out in the ambulance. After working with the resuscitator, oxygen was given Mr. Pinkerton, and upon advice of a physician by telephone; he was taken to the Goshen hospital. He regained consciousness just prior to reaching the hospital, and after an examination there by a physician, was taken to his home west of Syracuse. The life saving equipment was purchased by the fire department just last summer. LOCAL_NEWS Mr. and Mrs. Don Rinehart of Syracuse Lake, have sold their business in Goshen and their home here and will leave next Saturday to make their home near Fort Piercb, Florida. Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Anglemeyer have purchased the home and \vitlT their two children will move there soon. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Muscari, of Chicago, were week end guests of Mrs. Sadie Hire and Mrs. Ella Unrue. Mr. and Mrs. Dale Hickman and family were guests Sunda'y at a birthday dinner for Mrs. Hire. Mrs. Hire is slowing improving in health. Thanksgiving day guests of Mr. and Mrs. Everett Dunn were Mr. Dunn’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jess Dunn of Bluffton, Mrs. Dunn’s mother, Mrs. Sam Pugh of Montpelier, and Mrs. Dunn’s brother and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Clay Pugh of Pleasant Lake. Mrs. Sam Pugh remained until Sunday and was returned home by Mr. and Mrs. Dunn. Mrs. Anna Hill was removed to her home Monday following several weeks illness in the Goshen hospital. Mrs. Adah Miller has been ill at her home here for the past week. Mrs*. Della Strieby, former resident of Syracuse, is, seriously ill in St. Joseph Hospital, in South Bend. Mrs. George Ruby has been returned to her home from the Murphy hospital in Warsaw,; where she had been receiving treatment for several weeks. | Lt. Col. and Mrs. Joseph W. Freeman and daughter Barbara,, arrived Wednesday evening of ] last week to spend the Thanksgiving holiday with his parents, j Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Freeman.' Dr. Freeman had been discharged > from active duty at Lowry Field,] Denver, Colorado last January, but was recalled to service in April and transferred to U. S. A. F. Hospital, 3380th Med. Gy. at Keesler A. F. 8., Miss. His oldest daughter, Sally Jo, who has spent several months with her grandparents and Aunt Margaret, accompanied her parents back to Keesler Field, when they left Monday morning.

Announce Engagement Mr. and Mrs. Herman Huey announce the engagement of their daughter, Kathryn Louise, to Mr. Kenneth Knisley, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Knisley of New Paris, r; No date has been set for the wed- . ] ding. L ; — Announce Engagement I i Mr. and Mrs. Earl Darr, an- > nounce the engagement of their . daughter, Donna Joan, to Pfc. ‘ Merton Bushong. U. S. Marine, ! son of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Bush- ' ong. No date has been set for 1 j the wedding. J Count Os Deer Killed Slowed By Hunters i Indianapolis, Nov. 2'6.—A total ■ tally of the number of deer taken ’ during Indiana’s first legal deer, ■ hunting season in some fifty odd ’ years is not as yet complete because of- the failure of hunters 1 to return the self addressed post- * al card attached to their deer hunting license. 1 This was a must as was plainly set forth upon the license. Unless hunters return these self addressed and pre-stamped cards to the department by the mere slipping of the card into a mail box they will be denied the right to ’ again hunt deer in a future, sea- ‘ son. At the time the hunter ■ bought his deer hunting license his name was affixed to the stub > retained by the seller. These stubs in turn will be checked and ‘ hunters failing to return the postal card will be listed as having * failed to comply and denied a future license. It is essential that the Division of Fish and Game receive these cards in order to study the effect of the hunt on the deer population in Indiana. Future hunting seasons depend upon the re- * suit of these studies. Hunters, therefore, are urged to mail in the post card. AU county clerks in the state sold hunting licenses for the taking of deer at $5 per license. Clerks are tallying their sales and ' sending them to Fish and Game | just as rapidly as possible. However, as yet the division is un- ’ able to tell exactly how many licenses were sold. It is believeed that approximately 13,000 i‘were bought. .1 Farmers and tenants on farms were allowed the privilege of ] shooting a deer providing the animal or any part thereof was not ' removed from the premises. ! Conservation officers are attempt- ! ing to learn from as many farm- ] ers as possible what the kill in i these instances was. This take’s ! time and it is to be stated defI initely that the conservation dej partment realizes that an exact ] total of deer thus taken cannot be ascertained because all farmers cannot be visited. It is be- ‘ lieved that in all more than 2,00'9 ’ deer were on the receiving end of shotguns pothted in their direci tion. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Penn re- - turned Tuesday night from Chi- ' cago, where they had spent the j week end. They were joined in , Chicago by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Brennen, of Milwaukee, who were celebrating their wedding anniversary. On Friday night they attended the Illini dance, held at the LaSalle hotel. On Monday night they were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Black, in Chicago. Mr. Penn was in So. Bend Tuesday night to attend a meeting of his company, Penn Controls, Ine. ,

DEATHS LAWRENCE BIRD DIES * Lawrence Bird, age 49, died at his home at Lake Wawasee Wednesday night at 9 o’clock, of a heart attack. He was manager of the Blue Shingle tavern. The body was taken to Bluffton. where funeral services will be held. The deceased leaves a wife, Ruth, three sons, Jack, Richard and Thomas, all of Bluffton; two brothers, Homer and Clem Bird, of Bluffton, one sister, Nova Bird, of Bluffton, and eight grandchildren. Funeral arrangements were not completed as we go to press. R. NIE VOGHT Robert Nie Voght, 52, died Tuesday in the Elkhart General hospital, following an illness of 2 weeks. He had been a resident here at Syracuse lake for the past six years. Ho had resided at Huntington prior to that. Mr. Voght was associated with the Syracuse Manufacturing Co., manufacturers of house trailers. Surviving are the wife, Elvah; a sister, Mrs. Nellie Cook, and a brother. Damon, both of Huntington. Services were to be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Church of God at Huntington, with the Rev. R. C. Hume, of South Whitley, officiating. Burial was in Pilgrim’s Rest Cemetery, at Huntington. MARY KATHLEEN OSBORN Mary Kathleen Osborn, two-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Voyle Osborn, of near Leesburg, died at 1 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 22, at the Northern Indiana Child-j ren’s hospital, at So. Bend. She had undergone an operation on Wednesday for a brain abscess. She had been ill, for about two weeks. The Osborn family resided at Syracuse before moving to Leesburg. The child was born Feb. Bth, 1949, at Uvalde, Texas. Surviving relatives include the parents, Voyle and Garnet (Cruse) Osborn, and three sisters, Sharon, Bonnie and Pamela, of near Leesburg, and the grandparents, Ross Osborn and Mrs. Esther Osborn, of Syracuse. Funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Calvary E. U. B. Church, in Syracuse. Rev. Kenneth Foulke was in charge. BcHal was in the Leesburg cemetery. ARTCLUb The Syracuse Art Club met with Mrs. W. E. Long, Monday evening. Nov. 26 with 12 members present. Dinner was served at 6:30 p.m. The remainder of the evening was spent making crinoline Christmas trees and novelties. Two guests, Mrs. Arnold Olson of Syracuse, and Mrs. Charles Aitken of Goshen, were present. " The next meeting will be on Monday, December 10, with Mrs. Merton Meredith as hostess.

JUNIOR MOTHER'S CLUB The Junior Mother’s Club met Monday evening at the home of Mrs. Pittman, with twentythree members present. The speaker for the evening was Mrs. Elmo Niccum of Goshen, who gave a book report on the book, “A Man Called Peter”, by Howard Stone Anderson. Everyone enjoyed the report very much. Assistant hostesses were Mrs. Fredonna Custer, Mrs. Douglas Pilcher and Mrs. Max Brower. SENIOR MOTHER'S CLUB The Senior Mother’s Club met with Mrs. Harold Kitson, Mon day evening, Nov. 28. Mrs. Vern Brinkman gave the program “Thanksgiving”, leaving the thought, “Think not so much of what thou hast not, as of what thou hast.” The Sunshine gift was won by Mrs. Robert Hudson. Delicious refreshments were served by the hostess, with Mrs. John Pusti assisintg. • Mr. and Mrs. Olin Lougheed were Sunday evening dinner guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Pfingst. Mr. and Mrs. Lougheed will leave soon for their new home in Detroit, Mich. NOTICE! The American Legion Auxiliary is planning a public supper-in the i near future. Watch for further information.

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Census Shows Decrease of Farms, Income Is Higher

A November 24 release by the U. S. Department of Commerce, gives the following information on the 19*50 census of agriculture in Kosciusco county. Number of farms 2,783, a re- ! duction from the 1945 census of 3,034. Land owned by farm operators 209,195 acres. Land rented from others by .farm operators 134,81*5 acres. Total land in farms in 1950 was 316,344 acres. The average size of a farm was 113.7 acres in 1950, and 107.7 acres in 1945. The value of land buildings, average, was $14,931 in 1950, as compared to $10,105 in 1945. 4 There were 194 farms in, 1959 from 1 to 9 acres; farms from 10 to 19 acres, 169; 20 to 29 acres, 199; 30 to 4 9 acres, 395; 50 to 99 acres, 856; 10-0 to 199 acres, 553; over 20 0 acres, Only one farm reported irri-* gated land, of 35 acres. A total of 1859 farms reported telephone service in 1950, a decrease from 1971 five years ago. A total 0L.2,564 farms reported electric service for 1950, an increase from 2,398 in 1945. In 1950. there were 2.099 electric water pumps. 84 4 hot water heaters, 45'5* home freezers, 2414 electric washing machines, 32 electric feed grinders, 837 milking machines. There were 662 grain combines, 874 corn pickers, 181 pickup hay balers, 321 upright silos, 6 trench silos. There were 749 motor trucks reported, as against 423 in 1945. There were 2603 tractors in 1950, as compared to 1597 in 194-5. There were 2414 farmers reported total of 2979 automobiles for 1950, as compared with 2,691 in 1945., There were 620 farms reporting no tractor, no horses or mules. There were 20 farms reporting 1 horse or mule and no tractor. There were 1,632 farms reporting a tractor but neither horse or mule. There were 1,783 farms in 1950 reported on hard surface road; 621 on gravel, and 23*5 on dirt roads. On total value of farm products sole, 58 reported no sales; 122 sales less than $249; 55. farms from $250 to $399; 191 from SI,OOO to $1,499; 317 sales from $1,500 to $2,499; 523 sales from $2,-500 to $3,999; 388 sales] from $4,00-0 to $5,999; 498 sales from 6,0'00 to $9,999; and 405' ixnorted sales over $10,000; 44 reported sales over $2'5,000. There were 186 farms reported as cash farms; 5 vegetable farms; 5 ruit farms; 366 dairy farms; 40v poultry farms; 651 livestock arms; and 707 general farms. The value of all farm products sold in 1950 was $15,309,533, compared with $10,308,383 in 194.5. Vegetables sold in 19'50 amounted to $91,130; fruits and nuts, $59,067; livestock and products sold, $1'2,330,428 ($9,151,127 in 1944); dairy’ products in

Xmas Party By Auxiliary For Children Dec. 22 The American Legion Auxiliary of Wawasee Post 223 met at the Legion Hall for their regular November meeting with twentyeight members and one guest. After the regular opening ceremony, plans were discussed for several projects in the near future. One of which is a Christmas party Dec. 22 for the children of Legion and Auxiliary members. A motion was made and passed that the Unit present consecutive i membership cards to all those who have been a member for five years or more. It was voted to give five dollars to each of the Boys and Girls ] State Schools for Christmas. Mrs. Roy Sargent read cards from our Knightstown Home boy thanking us for the Thanksgiving and birthday gifts. Mrs. Delbert Brown, membership chairman reported that we now have a membership of 87. This is two above our quota. She hopes to reach the one hundred mark this year. Everyone who is eligible to belong by being a wife, mother, or sister of a Legion member, should count It a privilege to come into j the Auxiliary and help. We have ■ a tremendous task in bringing cheer to the veterans in hospitals. ’ Also making our orphans feel that some one loves them, that

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,| 1949, $2,235,929; poultry and i poultry products. $4,188,36.0, ($3,008,489 in 1944); other livestock, $5,906,139 in 1949, and $4.'196,845 in 1944. There were 560 horses or mules reported in 1950, and 54-3 horses and colts including ponies. Ohly 22 mules and mule colts ’ were reported in 1950. A total of 2,302 farms reported 34.112 head of cattle, a reduction from 1945 of 36,945. A total of 2062 farms reported 13,662 milk cows in 1950. Total of 2,403 farms reported ' selling whole milk. Total of 525 farms reported selling cream. In 1950 a total of 1,898 farms reported 67,359 hogs, compared with 2,010 farms in 194-5 reporting 47.919 hogs. A total of 272 farms reported | 7,743 sheep and lambs in 1950, compared with 50*1 farms reporting 10,171 in 1945. A total of 2097 farms reported ' 571,474 chickens (over 4 mos. old) in 1950, compared with j 2,484 farms in 1945 reporting . 581,734. I There were 1873 farms in 194-9 . reporting chicken eggs sold (dozens) with value of $3, 203,087. Only 12 farms reported raising turkeys, total for 1950 being 5.296. Total of 2367 farms reported cattle, sheep, hogs, horses, mules sold in 1949 at value of $,870,801. A total of 2,299 farms reported for 1950 77,968 acres in corn, with 3?,655,737 bushels harvested. Nineteen farms reported 112 acres of cabbage. Thirteen farms reported 15 acres of cantaloupes. Fifty-two farms reported 240 acres of sweet corn. Forty-seven , farms reported 345 acres of tomatoes. 270 farms reported 1902 acres of corn cut for silage in 1949. 2'21 farms reported 1985 acres of corn were hogged or grazed or cut for dry fodder in 1949. There were 1452 farms reporting for 1949 28,-500 acres of wheat threshed, with 740,0'72 bushels harvested. In 1944 there were 22,406 acres, with 521,814 bushels harvested. In 1949 there were 1864 farms reporting 34,091 acres of oats threshed, with 1,427,444 bushels harvested. In 1949 there were 461 farms reporting 6,783 acres of soybeans grown, with 5,919 acres harvested for beans producing 118,703 bushels. In 1944 there were 17,306 acres producing 206,889 bushels. There were 1042 . farms in 1949 reporting 12,628 acres of alfalfa cut for hay. producing 22,483 tons. There were 370 farms reporting in 1949 a tptal of 454 acrek . Irish potatoes with 90,568 bushels In 1944, there were 290 farms, producing 93,390 bushels. There were 158 farms reporting in 1949 >3,579 acres of mint harvested, with 72,994 pounds of oil. Figures in the report at The Journal office ar/ also given for other seeds, fruits, melons, etc.

they are not forgotten and helping them get the education they deserve. The meeting was closed with the regular ceremony after which the committee of Mrs. Roy Sargent, Mrs. Russell Kistler, Mrs. Fred Dust Sr., and Mrs. James McClintic served refreshments. ! . LOCAL NEWS Mr. and Mrs. John Pusti and daughter spent Thanksgiving day with Mrs. Pusti’s parents and brother, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Prucinsky Sr., and Mr. and Hrs. Joseph Prucinsky Jr., of Albion. Mr. and Mrs. Don Gillispie and . children of Ligonier, were dinner i guests Tuesday evening in the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Pusti. Mr. and Mrs. Milt Wysong, Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Wysong of Kalamaoo, and Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Wysong of South Bend and Mr. I and Mrs. Karl Wysong of Detroit I were Thanksgiving day dinner i guests in the home of Mr. Wy- | song’s sister, Mrs. Drue Stuck1 man at Wolf Lake. Mr. and Mrs. ' Karl Wysong remained for the week end here. Thanksgiving day dinner guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Cy Bauer were Mr. and Mrs. Duane Bauer and sons, of Michigan City, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bauer and family, Milt Rentfrow, Mrs. Orla Vorhis and Mrs. Ray Worth and son, Philip.