Walkerton Independent, Volume 58, Number 23, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 2 November 1933 — Page 1

ST. JOSEPH'COUNTY WHEAT PRODUCTION AND ACREAGE STATEMENTS PUBLISHED IN THIS ISSUE Walkerton m 3ni»epenkrnt.

VOLUME 58 NUMBER 22

Farm Bureau Seeks To Aid American Farmer’s Interests Four Objectives—Educational, Social, Business, Political—in Organization; Membership Drive Soon By C. R. Benjamin, Dist Director of Indiana Farm Bureau The ultimate goal of the Farm Bureau is to maintain the indepen- ' dence of the American farm home. The Farm Bureau in Indiana is approximately 14 years old. The basic foundation of the Farm Bureau is the paid memberships. This was the basic foundation in the beginning, has been during all these 14 years and is the strongest base on which to continue to build. There are at least four fundamental objectives of the Farm Bureau— Education, Social, Business and Political. Every Farm Bureau activity is primarily educational. The disadvantage of all of us is in a lacking in educational .fundamentals. This does not cast a reflection on anyone for advantages which have not been theirs, but states a true condition. Those charged with responsibility in carrying out this program, find that the greatest disadvantage is insufficient education. A part of our educational program in the Farm Bureau is to help people learn the need for an organization and how to use it. Our social objective perhaps can best be described by saying that we wish to cultivate the relations involved in a farmer’s existance and ; his well being in an organized community. We have a department called the Social and Educational department which is carried on by the wom^n of the Farm Bureau. Theirs is a huge task. It falls to them to try to build up programs for these township and county meetings that will be of sufficient interest to bring in large numbers of farm people and at the same time build programs that will be of such educational value that all will be well repaid for their attendance. The business objective of the Farm Bureau may be subdivided into (a) cooperation in selling, and, (b) cooperation in buying. We have developed cooperative marketing to a great degree for the sole purpose of earning more income in the Indiana farm home. We have cooperated in buying for the sole purpose of practicing volume buying in an effort to save more in the farm home. By this greater earning and greater saving we hope to have more dollars with which to buy the things needed to maintain an adequate standard of living. The political objective means that the Farm Bureau takes an interest in politics as the science of government. Not politics as Republican; not politics as Democratic; not politics as partisan in any way; but politics in an effort to have an influence in the trend of public legislation. Our Farm Bureau has come to be a factor in the development of public legislation in India na. Our objectives have, we hope at all times, been fair. During these 14 years the legislative program of the Indiana Farm Bureau has had to do primarily with the relief of the over-burdened property taxpayer. We have had the same interest in the small home owner that we have had in the farm owner. During the last session of the Legislature, a great portion of our legislative program was written into law. The strength of a paid membership in the Farm Bureau during all these 14 vears was adequately demonstrated at that time. Our people have, year after year, paid their dues in the Farm Bureau in the hope and having faith that the Indiana legislature would enact tax adjustment laws. Our people will go on paying their dues in the Farm Bureau in order that the tax program enacted into law can be maintained. The strength of a paid membershib was further demonstrated in Washington. During the session of the last Congress, the legislative program of national farm organizations wtis practically written into — th e Agricultural Adjustment Act. which aims to earn a parity price for farm produce. Had there been no farm organizations supported by sacrifices people have made all oxer this nation in the form of paid dues, there would have been nowhere for the Chief Executive to 1 turn to find a spoksman for agriculture. As in Chambers of Commerce. Ro- i tary Clubs, Kiwanis Clubs and such civic organizations, interested primarily’ in the development of the ; community in the tiwns and cities, ' so the Farm Bureau is interested in the development of the country community, and receives memberships on an equal basis. Every ' member of these clubs, as every : member of the Farm Bureau, is on ; an equal footing with every other member in determining the policies ! of his organization. „ The fundamental strength of the Farm Bureau lies in the fact that it is an organization whose basic ’ foundation is paid memberships. T’sing the words of Secretary Winder of the American Farm Bureau Federation, “There is no substitute for membership.” STOC K SALE Peoples’ Auction Barn, Rochester, I Indiana, Saturday. Nov. 4th.. at 1 11:00 a. m„ selling 20 good young! native horses, weighing from 1300 to 1700 lbs. Several younc mares' in foal and sveral mated teams and ! a few big smooth mouth work hor- 1 see. 15 fresh cows. Jerseys, Holsteins and Guernseys; 20 fat cattle; 3 bulls; 10 veal calves. 40 good black face ewt - and pigs; 75 feeding hogs. Hogs. ■ sheep and cattle will all be sold be^ fore 1:30 p. m. If you want to buy hogs be here at 11:00 a. m. See us for trades before sale ' starts. CASTLEMAN BROS.

Entered at Postoffice, Walkerton, ind.

Weather Man Says Nice Weather Will Continue in Nov. Expects Temperatures to Remain For a Time; Some Storms and Snow Listed O. D. Harbaugh. October is ending with fine weath- ! er and November will come in like-, j wise. (This is written Hallowe'en.) but by the last of the week our first ’ November storm period should bring us a few* days of cloudy’ weather and some rain. With the moon at full j on the 2nd., and farthest north on the sth, this should be a warmer storm period than we had the past I two weeks or more. Last Saturday’ an old gray-haired I man asked us what kind’of weather we would have next. Our reply ; was, “Much warmer, as the moon is ■ both increasing and moving northward.” He then replied, “1 believe myself that it will be warmer as the moon is away south.” We have always contended that a northern and increasing moon meant warmer weather than a southern moon, even if full. We hope to have ready in a few’ months a special article on the influence of each planet covering a period of several years. At this time we have the steadying power of Mars, a waning Mercury influence, and the two phases of the moon, so we expect this to be a warm storm period. By the 10th or 11th the second storm period of the month will be with us and heavier storm stress appears likely. The moon will be at last quarter on the 10th. and over | the equator south bound on the 13. Venus may also exert some influence and some electrical stress will be likely. 1 _The third period centers near the 17th and 18th. If w’e are to have a real bad week ih November it may ! be looked for between the 17th and 26th, for between these dates we have the third and fourth storm periods. The moon is new’ on the 17th. . nearest the earth on the 18th, and farthest south on the 19th. a Mercury solstice on the 20th, the fourth period centering near the 22nd, the moon at first quarter on 24th. and over equator northbound on 25th. j Thus w r e have a fine chance for a j squaw winter. a rabbit snow and cold. We may be w’rong but time ' w’ill tell. The last period falls on the last days of the month and a Thanksgiving storm is quite possi- i ble for ns here in northern Indiana. ' Mars should hold quite steady’ and keep temperatures up most of the month at least. We dug potatoes with vines not hurt by frosts on October 23rd. proving that for some • reason or other the October temper- j atures were not low, though we did see ice several mornings before w’e , had a real killing frost in upland. We hope the month stays warm and pleasant and thus shorten the lone, i cold winter period w’ith its want and suffering. With five storm periods ; we believe the month will prove or- ; dinary in most respects, unless Mars i lets go and a real reaction sets in. I We expect to see the most of the disagreeable weather during the last [ 12 days of the month. We know' there will be many’ cold fingers in the corn fields, yet the wise ones i will make good use of every fine day ! to prepare for the more disagreeable ones to come. To-day’ we saw a j corn f.eld with corn and fodder all . safely stowed away, being plowed for a spring crop—a hustling farmer ■ most of us would say. With best wishes for a happv I Thanksgiving, we bid adiue till the | closing month of the vear draws nigh. MARRIAGES Jackson - Feltz The marriage of Doyle Jackson. ; son of Mrs. Julia Miller, of Walk- ! erton, and Miss Esther Feltz. j daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Feltz. Plymouth, took place in Plymbuth, on Saturday, October 28. i Rev. Ralph Wolfe pastor of the First Christian church, read the ceremony. Mrs. Jackson has been emplbyed with the Edgerton Basket factory, j in Plymouth, and Mr. Jackson who I graduated with the class of 192 8 ! from the Walkerton High School, is now employed with the E. J. & E. railroad in South Bend. They will make their home with Mis. Miller, j Walter - Sinn Chester Walter, son of Mr. and ■ Mrs. Marion Walter, of Walkerton. * and Miss Rachel Sinn, daughter of : Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sinn, of Hamlet, ! were united in marriage June 29, ' 1933 b v Rev. Edward W. St?ecker ‘ of the Methodist church at Crown Point, Ind. Mr. Walter is a grad- j uate of the Walkerton high school ' in the class of 1930 and is a mem- ' ber of the Walkerton band. Mrs. ; Walter is a graduate of the Grover- I town high school. Kelver - Harrell Announcement has been made of ; the marriage of Miss Dorothy Kelver. daughter of Mr. and Mrs." Lewis Kelver, of near Walkerton, and Ed- I ward Harrell son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Harrell, of Plymouth, which took place in Plymouth on Saturday. October 21. They will make their I home in Plymouth. Johnson Township Club Elects New Officers The Johnson' Township Womens Club meeting was held Tuesday, I Oct. 2 4 with 14 members present. I New officers were elected as follows: Pres.. Mrs. Albert Hayter: . i vice pres.. Mrs. Fred Mangus; sec.- i । treas., Mrs. Brooke Bowers; leaders, ! ' Mrs. Clarence Hostettler and Mrs. I I Maggie Robison. 1 The next meeting will be held the I third Thursday in November.

WALKERTON, INDIANA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2 1933

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Hallowe’en Frolic Pleases Big Crowd of Merry Makers Man, Prizes Donated by Walkerton Merchants Find Ready Home with Masked Boys and Girls The annual Hallowe en Frolic in Walkerton was voted the best ever held here by many of the spectators ' who looked on from the side lines | and observed the genuine interest taken in every costume worn by man, woman and child. The judges, A. L. Dupler, Garland i Lawrence, B. A. Sweigart. Mrs. C. | E. Stull, Mrs. R. W. Gindelberger and Mrs. C. M Finch, awarded the । long list of prizes given by the merj chants of Walkerton, as follows: j Best Indian Maid, Carol Kerchaert. i Best Boy Hobo, Duane Stahley. Best Twins. James Verkier, Kenneth Schoon. Bnde & Groom, first prize, Beatrice and Gertrude Jackson; second prize, F. L. Schultz and Ow i Dowty I Best Witch, Harry Jackson. Indian Man, Virginia Houser. Cowboy, Dean Hudelmyer. Best Dressed Couple, Esther and Caroline Gerecz. Comical Dressed Girl. Sarah Betz. Farmer Boy, Roger Reeder. Miss America. Zella Schneiber. Negro Man, Merle Glass. Best Ghost, David Mellin. Best Animal. Kenneth Wray, Jr. Best Hobo. C. Clingen peel. । Boy Scout. Bobby Mellin. Negro Mammy, Mrs. A. Wolfenberger. Farmer, Bernice Devine. Spanish Costume, Ruth Barney. Smallest Child. Charline Leffert. Martha Washington. Helen Martin Geo. Washington, Walter Martin. Dutch Girl, Howard Clingenpeel. i Uncle Sam, Virgil Schmeltz. Sailor,, Rosemary Rearick. Best Jew, Junior Landen. Soldier, Wealtha Burnsides. Best Rube, Olive Bloxsom. NRA Costume, Betty Barney. D. i Thompson. Best Dressed Woman, Blanche ! Freeman. Best Dressed Man. Thelma Walter Clown, Tom Carroll, Virginia । Dowry. Largest Family, Dell Pearish. Biggest Man. Wes Whitteberry. Oldest Couple, Mr. and Mrs. i Stoney. i Youngest Baby. George Hockett, i A chicken, donated by George and । Clarence Anderson was released in i the crowd and was caught by Byron J Caps. A pig, donated by Gus Kerchaert, I was won by James Stickley. A bushel of potatoes, donated by ; Fred Schneiber, was won by Robert Quinn. Prettiest girl, Bernice Walter, picked and judged by the crowd, was awarded 5 gallons of gasoline by R. O. Barnes. A searchlight, donated by Albert Huhnke, was won by Eugene Seitz. ■ A number of miscellaneous prizes i were given to picked costumes by ; the judges and candy was given to I I everyone, which closed the Hallow-I e’en Frolic for another year. Those in charge of the frolic. ■ which was sponsored by the Chami ber of Commerce, were Charles I Cripe, Jr., Martin Mellin, and G. A. Lawrence. They were assisted by i Lewis Kiser in distributing the pri- ; zes, and Jesse Wolfenberger in di- ; reefing traffic. State To Remove Gar, Carp from Koontz Lake A crew of about ten men will be ’ sent to Koontz Lake in the near fu- : ture to remove the objectionable i fish from its waters, such as carp , and gar. This action is promised by ■ the State Conservation department i in response to a request for such action from C. M. Carter, secretary of the Koontz Lake Improvment assoi ciation. A crew of men are now working at Fish Lakes, and will go front | Koontz Lake to Lake-of-the-Woods. The crew uses a 300-foot sein and ; employs some local men. Those interested in helping locally should I get in touch with C. M. Carter. “The frost was a great thing for the hay fever victims, but it gave the tonsilitis to a lot of nudists.

Citizenry to Name Town Officials at Election Tuesday Strong Tickets Entered in Both Political Parti’S; Campaign Ilas Been V ery Quiet One All citizens of Walkerton, if they be good citizens, will go to the polls next Tuesday, November 7. to vot‘ for their choice of candidates for trustees, and a clerk-treasurer. Both old line parties have placed tickets in the field, although very little activity has been carried on during the campaign. Democratic Party Trustee First Ward, Jesse Jackson. Trustee Second Ward, D. B. Teeple. ; Trustee Third Ward, Vern W. Harden brook. Trustee Fourth Ward, T. J. Fitz gerald. Clerk -Tresurer, Rosamund Nusbaum. Republican Party Trustee First Ward. Roy Hostet ler. Trustee Second Ward, D. B. Teeple. Trustee Third Ward, Dr. V. B. Wolfe. Trustee Fourth Ward (No candidate. 1 । Clerk-Treasurer, Wayne Cover. The polls will be open from fi a. m. to fi p. m.. which is ample time to permit all persons to vote and still carry on their usual employment. Only the towns in Indiana are having their elections this fall, due to legislation passed by the la t state legislature doing away with city elections as an economy act. Legion Auxiliary Installs Officers , At the regular meeting of the j American Legion Auxiliary held at j the home of Mrs. Ward Awald I ' Thursday evening, the following officers were installed: pres., Mrs. Awald; vice-president. Mrs. Emery Flaugher; sec’y., Mrs. Leslie DcDaniel; treas., Mrs. Vandenberg; sergt.-at-arms, Mrs. F. S. Leßov; historian Mrs. Ray Walter. The hostess served a delicions lunch at the close of the installa-1 tion. Card of Thanks We wish to thank our good neighbors and friends for all their many acts of kindness and expressions of sympathy tendered us during the illness and death of Frances M. Snyder. Mrs. F. M. Snyder and Children WHOZIS? The gent who rides to work each morn. In his shiny car with its silvry horn; । At every call he grabs his grip Cause he’s got to get there mighty quick. An’ whether you’r ill, or you’ve broke your neck. He ll give you something that ‘ tastes like heck. He loo.ks at his watch, and he’ll most always say You'll be all right, then goes his way. ! There are some who pay him and some who don’t. Some who can and some who won’t. He's light of foot, and neat as a pin. And be humors the baby to most every whim; Even let it visit his relation, While he moved his family to a new location. His wife's sure to greet you with a great big smile. That'll warm up your heart for more’n a mile. To guess my Whozis, 'tis always easy, So why doesn't some one else get busy. I^ast week our Whozis was contributed by Miss Adelaide Millard and was aimed at Mr. Claude Stull. Did you guess it?

Schoo! Activities Briefly Told By Student Reporters Grade Sdioul Notes By Eudora Zahrn The First grade lost a pupil. Mickey Kelly who has moved to LaPorte. and they have a new pupil Rowdy Rensberger from Tvner. The First grade made Peter and Peggy booklets this week. You can imagine the excitement Monday morning when the second grade children saw that their fish acquarium had acquired a growth ' of water lilies and several different kinds of moss. They also saw a gre. t many new fish and they were delighted with them. The water lilies, the new fish and snails were given by Mr. Gindelberger. We had to say good bye to the snails today for we had to bury them. We would like to have kept them if at all possible. John \nd-rson of the third grade moved to Fn on township this week. Leßov Ren-berger entered the i fourth grade this week. Fern Rensberger and Marjorie ■ Felghner entered th- Fifth. Grade i this week. Bernice Anderson of the Fif” ’ grade moved 'o Fnion Township I last week. The Sixth grade would like to challenge the Seventh or Eighth grade or both for a good record on ; “Leaving the Km m” daring school j time. See what our record showI for the seventh week. The Sixth grade enrollment is c o to 49 since Robert And- r<nn r • ' to I'nion township. Seventh grade spe”*ng “Honor Roll" for last week: Wm. Bellinger. 1 Caroline Gerecz. Donald Lehman. Ixtuis Molnar. June Oplinger, Glea Rupe!, Wm. Savace and Margaret Smith. Herman Rensberger entered the Seventh grade Monday. Herman I has been attending school at Tyner. In the Eighth grade th? study of the World War has proven both interesting an Instructive. History seven is back again peering into th? colonial homes. studying mannerand customs of colonial times. Our perfect spelling list now contains the names of Milton Anderson, Marie Gordon, Mitchell Gorseline. Marv Malstaff, D» wavne Lindsley. Evelyn Schmeltz. Norine Schultz. Lewis Seitz, Donald Sheaks, Jean--1 nett? Shultz. Dewavne Stahlv and Mildred .Whitt berry.' History Six has just completed i very hard fought campaign with Hannibal and his war elephants in ; Italy and have now returned home ’ to Carthage. Well, the “Goblins” didn't get any of us. anyway. Basketball temperature, 100.1% Room Eight extends a cordial invitation to father and mother to j drop in a few minutes^at any time. High School Notes By Grace Oplinger Milner Capes entered school this week. 3.259 basketball manuals will he distributed to the county high schools this week. They were assembled by the “Walkerton Spearmints” and sponsored by Mr. Spear. Each manual contains all of the , county basketball schedules. high school colors. principals, coaches, | sportsmanship codes and the ads of । more than 59 business houses over the county and state. Also with each । schedule is a score card. There are 24 pages in the manual ! besides the Cover page, which is of - “ripple gray" set in blue ink. It makes a good looking book. The county distribution will b° made according to each high school enrollment and amount of advertisI ing received from that vicinity ; Local dstribution will be in charge | of Prin. Hippensteel and one will be ; given to each family. If you did ; not receive yours, one is yours for I the asking. Since the manual is of pocket size, each should be preserved for the en- . tire year. Many students over the j county will keep them as souvenirs । of high school days. The following program was given i i Navy Day, with Emery Gerecz act- | ing as chairman: Singing lead by i Grace Oplinger; reading of procla- , niation, Emery Gerecz; History of the American Navy, Eddie Martin; । । Incidents of the American Navy, (a) ' ■ "Old Ironsides.” Joan Johnson; (bl “A Navy Hero." WaPer Smith; (c I - Bhttle of Manila, Dalton Rhodes; (d) Battle of Santiago, LaMar Stahley; (e) Battle of the Monitor and Merrimac, Rober- Morrisson; Songs sung were “Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean.” “Anchors Aweigh,” “Sailing.” and “Star Spangled Banner.” Indians Drill for Contest The basket ball season will get ■ under way Friday night when the i Hamlet "Tigers” clash with the loi cal basketeers. About 15 boys I have been drilling hard for the past ; । three weeks in preparation for the i opening of the season. Co-captains Baker and Martin I were expected to be the nucleus of I the team this season, hut an ankle i injury will keep Baker out of the i lineup for a couple of weeks yet. Morrison and Martin also have been | on the injured list, but are expected I to be in shape by Friday. Walkerton I will be represented with a whole i new team Friday night as Baker is ! the only hold-over from last year's I five and he will not be able to be ' in the game. The Walkerton “B” team will ! play Hamlet “B" team at 7:30. Season tickets will be on sale; i the price for students will be SI.OO, 'and for adults. $1.75. The Indian Maidens have started | basketball practice and it is a battle | royal for positions on the team. Probable lineup for Hamlet । game: Martin and Walz, forewards; ' Stahlv. center; Morrison and either Pearish or Gindelberger. guards i

St. Joseph County Farmers Join In Wheat Control Acreage Listings of Wheat Farmers Found in This Issue; Published for Inspection of All Interested; Corrected List Will Be Published on Nov. 16

Take Forty Families from Walkerton Dole Lincoln township is feeding forty : ’ess families on the dole since the .d i ry committee, appointed by E. McErlain. of South Bend, has been working with Trustee Frank Nash in investigating the needs of the ’amilies on ''ie li-t of u ose receiving township help. “We were astonished”, said ore member of th- committee in talking , about their work, "at the things we found wh n we started to inves tigatc the famili- s on the dole. Some of them haa been there for over two j ears and had never missed a week. Tli<-r»- were families who had had an income part of the time, but they always asked for their dole. Some were there who had dogs to feed. ' others had cars, some had radios, and we have now made it a rul » that a family with such luxuries is not entitled to dole. “W hav Only st irted.” said the ’ ■ ieml- r. "We are still • dii a too many people who aught to be self-supportinjr. Our ratio of poor relief is far above that nt Knox. North Liberty and Plymouth. : We are going slowly and being sure 1 of our facts before we take a family off the dole, but once we find out that a family is not entitled to help, the name goes off the list at once." j During September the dole cost i the taxpayers of Lincoln township over $2,000.00. The committee > believes it has reduced this amount । by $500.00 for the month of October i Perry Lawrence has been appointed as the third member of the re- । lief committee, working with Grant < Tank and Lon Rogers. — W alkerton Bank Installs Protective Buzzer on Door If you find the door locked at the Farmers State Bank. Walkerton Branch, when you try to enter, don't loo! sheepish and begin to wonder what holiday the bank is celebrating. hut just look straight in thru j the glass at the pretty bank clerk, and wear your prettiest smile just , as if you were having your picture taken. Then, if you are recognized j as a good, honest citizen and not a big, bad wol F in robbers clothing, the lady inside will press a button on her d°sk and presto—the door will be unlocked and you may enter in safety and peace. The new device, an electric buzzer lock, was put on the door at the bank last week by Foster Rearick. Walkerton electrician, and permits the cashier to give the person seeking admittance the “once over" to ascertain if he or she is known to them. If they are. the lock is released by means of the electric buzzer and the door may’ be opened. If you are not known, or look suspicious. then you will have to be identified before you may enter. The lock is a safety device to prevent robbers rushing in and surprising the bank clerks and taking away the cash. A time lock was recently installed on the bank safe as another safety device. Notre Dame Prepares for Navy Saturday In spite of reverses heaped upon them in the last two games, the Notre Dame Ramblers are far from down and out, according to news from the campus this week. The green jersey boys are up and at it hard this week in preparation for their encounter with the Navy at Baltimore. Coach Miller, at the Navy, former Notre Dame player, is not looking for on easy set-up and is afraid that Coach Hunk Anderson's boys will be readv to come out of । i their slump about next Saturday. Following Saturday's game interest in the Ramblers will be concentrated in Indiana again, w’hen the Purdue Boilermakers, coached by a Plyniouth-Notre Dame boy. Noble Kiser, meet Notre Dame at Cartier field. The Purdue outfit is a strong one this year again and will be in South Bend to win. Izical interest in the game is mounting up ! as the date for the encounter nears and doubtless many fans will avail themselves of the opportunity to see these two great teams in action. \merican Legion Outlines Program of Tak.il Service As an open protest against much opposition to he activity of the American Legion in some quarters, and in an effort to re-sell the Legion to tho American people locally, the Orville Easterday Post announce^ that it has formally accepted the sponsorship of the Walkerton troup of Bov Scouts of America. This action came in response to a request from the local Boy Scout committee, and is endorsed by the county Boy Scout executives in South Bend. Another action taken at the last meeting which promises to be very much worth while, is the establishment of a Social Science scholarship medal to be awarded each year for excellency in the social sciences, according to a plan to be worked out by a committee composed of Charles Finch, Foster Rearick and Rea Wolfram. A goodly crowd of about 150 attended the Legion dance at Koontz

PRICE FIVE CENTS

(by C. E. Bird) Four hundred and forty-one farmers of St. Joseph county have joined the Wheat Production Control program. including 11.819 acres of land and 240.565 bushels of wheat. The average acreage per farm is .26.5 and the average number of bushels is 545. These figures are for the three y. iverage of 1930-32. A comp! te list of the statistics on th^se 441 wheat farms is found in this edition. Penn townsuip turned in the larg <t number of contracts, and o f course leads also in acreage and number og bushels involved, with 27 -:.!s and 2,81 eres Madison is next in line with 37.605 bushels and 1,606 acres. Qlive. however, is second in number of acre- with 1708 and 36,257 bushels. It is possible that Olive will pass Madison when ’he final cou: ‘ s made. Liberty township ranks fourth with 20.616 b ds and 1052 acres. It is into ? iii.g to note that the three townsnips of Penn, Madison and Olive have slightly more than one-half the number of bushels signed up. Add Libeity to this group and 62% per cent of the "sign-up” is represented. Lincoln and Greene have the smallest num- । ber of bushels. The whole wheat program went over strong in Indiana as it did in many other states, and we are told, that to day more than 70 per cent of the wheat acreage of the U. S. is included in the Control program. The reason for the success of the St. Joseph county movement is due mostly to the activity of farm leaders who gave freelv of their time and organizing ability in their own ' communities. They were quick to , adopt a plan of organization which । put the responsibility on the wheat growers themselves. The organization reached into every school district of St. Joseph county. The responsibility for the campaign for members was placed in the hands of a carefully chosen advisory committee of three wheat growers in each township. This group of three was asked to name a larger committee i for their township, consisting of one to three wheat growers in each of the school districts. This made an active committee of at least 150 wheat growers interested and com--1 mitted to the plan. A school of instruction was held for the township advisory committee of three. They in turn were asked to conduct a school of instruction back in their townships for the larger township committee. These advisory campaign committees bore the brunt of the battle and their names follow: Madison—Mart J. Herein. George J. Birk and Lester Marker: Penn— Herb D. Killian. Vernon Crofoot and Phillip BeeUler; Clay-Harris—Bro. Leo. Earl Leinenger and Joseph Crewel; German—Ezra Smith. Sam Cassells and Wm. Shirk; Warren—Roy Peterson. Max Daszynski and Chas. R. Reish; Olive—Ralph Keller. A. B. Wykoff and Joseph Jasinski; Greene—Ray Patterson. Rav Wiseman and Martin Rupel; Libertv —Earl Bettcher, Dayton Mangus and Roy Summers: Lincoln—Geo. V’. Blaine. Fred Bellinger and Elmer Daube; Union—Chas. Lineback. Roscoe Mangus and George Shafer: Cent r—Geo. Fuchs. Jay Lindenman and Dudley King. Considering the fact that St. Joseph county includes a large in dust rial population and the wheat acreage is relatively small, the letters of commendation have been reived from Purdue and from the AAA which reflects credit upon the campaign committee and workers of the county. When Will the Checks Arrive? Many inquiries are coming in as to when the checks for the 1933 । wheat harvest will arrive. AU of the 141 contracts have been assembled and turned over to the allotment committee, which has been at work during the last few weeks trying to whip these into shape for publication. Few farmers realize the large amount of detail work placed upon this committee in making corrections and placing each of the applications in right form for publication. VJjstakes have had to be corrected md in some instances the forms have had to be returned to the community committees. The first publication of the list is made this week. Nov. 2. A second publication of the corrected allotments will likely follow two weeks later. The next step will be the signing of the contract which will be prepared in our office from the corrected applications. The contracts will then be placed in the hands of the communitx committee, which will call a meeting and th-^ contracts will be signed. As soon as they are signed they will pPn t to Washington and the checks will l>? maih'd to tho wheat growers Twenty oents per bushel will be paid rhis premium will b»> paid on 54 per cent of the five-year average. The balance of probablv -ix fonts will be paid next June aftnr the committee is satisfied that the contract has been complied with. This will require an inspection of each farm to satisfv the Association that the maximum acreage has not been exceeded and that the minimum has been sown. Tho use of s he ‘‘contracted acres" or those acres on the farm representing the 15 per cent reduction will