The Greentown Gem - 1935-02-22

              AHLOUWMANRI DIN P MUEREDTUINE GA 	 G PYTHIAN KNIGHTS
DEMS HIRE K. OF 1'. HALL
FOR MONTHLY MEETINGS
The central committee of the Dem-ocratic
party announces that it has.
rented the Knights of Pythias hall,:
over the Hook drug store in Kokomo,
for the use of party organizations oil
Wednesday nights.
The first meeting to be held there
was Wednesday night of this week,
when Mrs. Carrie Rockwood, county
chairman of the women's division,
met the precinct committee- women
and the ward cahirmen.
Arrangements will be made for
monthly meetings.
ROAD 22 SOON TO
BECOME U. S. 35
THE NTOWN GEM
SPECIAL SERVICE OF THE WESTERN NEWSPAPER UNION
FORTY- FIRST YEAR No. 20
GREENTOWN, INDIANA, FRIDAY, February 22, 1935 Price 5 cent
Regardless of what interest has HEAVY RELIEF COSTS WIL1,) been shown in the basketball team
thus far this winter, all eyes of the
community now are turned on the COUNCIL TO CONTINUE P01..
Beavers with hope that they will come ICY OF BORROWING MONEY ON
twmitohu Gghr ethene aannndu Wal hseitcet icoonlaol rtso fulrynineyg TIME WARRANTS; NEXT ISSUE
high. Fans have been particularly EXPECTED TO BE PUT ON MAR-pepped
up by the showing of Coach KET DURING MONTH OF JULY.
King's boys in their last two games
when they downed Windfall, 43 to County Auditor Gilbert said Wed-
25, with such ease that the game be- nesday that the borrowing policy un-came
a listless affair, and when they der which the county is obtaining its
wiped out the strong Howard Town- funds for payment of relief costs will
ship Hornets by a count of 35 to 17. I have to be continud in July and in
Coach King, many followers believe January, 1936.
has the best team this season that
he ever has coached here. That is my
opinion, too. Having seen most of
the Iloward county teams play at least
once this season, I freely predict a
smashing Beaver triumph in the sec-tional.
Russiaville and Kokomo are
the teams to whip, but the Beavers
have plenty of power to handle either,
or both, with ease. Go get ' em,
Beavers.
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All of Greentown feels proud over
the unusual honor that has been be-stowed
upon our school principal, C.
D. Callis, by the Indiana State Tea-chers'
Association. He was elected
last week to the chairmanship of the
executive committee of the associa-tion
- the first time in the 82 years
of the association that a township
school man has received such high
recognition.
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New prestige has come to our town
with decision of the federal highway
commission to make State Road No.
22 a part of U. S. highway No. 35.
The new federal route will run from
Charleston, W. Va. to Michigan City.
and thence into Chicago. It is under-stood
the new U. S. road markers
will be erected soon, but that the
state number " 22" will be left on the
road for a while.
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If you don't realize that school is
just about over, you should watch
those seniors getting ready for the
publication of their annual, ordering
commencement invitations, etc., etc.
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What prominent Greentown mer-chant,
after laying- off smoking for
13 months, had a genuine " tummy
ache" after puffing on a cheroot a
while last Saturday p. m.?
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Lodges of town are quite busy.
After the Masons participated in the
Howard County Masonic Day last
- a about two blocks. 	 Treasurer- Lester Lee.
Quite a fuss has been stirred up
courthouse 	
In the evening a car pulled into Membership Committee Chairman-over
the the station and the lone occupant or- Carl Bryant.
the spr
i
ng tax- paying time.
We D 	
problem
ems have hired the Kagoakoinm. o
Some of str C ommittee
ass 	 tohneg Citizens National puBracnhk
- dered six gallons of gas. Russell put 	 Advertising 	 - Leslie
Building
few months
by the acgoounty
seems
that ci rtcou lhataevde the gas in the tank and then leaned Echelbarger.
a
in the window nearest the driver to 	 Program. Committee- Glenda Fox,
dwindled to
is
nothing
" hot" ffoorr
now thaend
building
almost 	 f he wanted anything else. John Pettay.
everyone
-- Ile looked squarely into the muzzle Decoration Committee- Mrs. Ernest
" I
, ,- a
of a
Kokomo.
courthouse
Of incourse
the , public
there siqsu tahree 	
" German Luger" pistol. The Petro.
at 	
bandit ordered Russell to step up on 	 Men's Exhibit- Fletcher Fo land,
qualification
" million
that
dollar"
new
" establishment
be the running board of the car and then William Reed.
no
	 on in toward town on Main I Women's FIxhabit- Lillian Shock-
, street. Meanwhile, he inquired the neY, Inez David.
that once wasp roposed. 	 I best way out of town and Russell in- 	 Dinner Committee- Edith Lee, Zola
Russell Hiatt - was 	 taken for a ride faollr fmouedr dhiirmec ttihoenrse. 	 were paved roads The exhidb iSt aw dCaieso oantee o. f the biggest
by a would- be bandit the other eve-ning,
but the ride didn't last long il _ , T,, h_ eaphandit turned off Main street and best ever held in the township.
C 	 Garrett's house and Russell Winners in the exhibit are as fol-after
Russell had convinced his as- as'aid, " You don't have to take me lows:
sailant that he had no money. The so far, buddy." The bandit returned, 	 Ladies Exhibits
thief, however, did get away with six " Step off," and so far as Russell was 	 Luncheon Set: 1st, Glenda Fox; 2nd,
gallons of gas. - concernet the hold- up was over and Lillian Shockney; 3rd, Zola McGraw.
he was " out" six gallons of gas. 	 Scarf: 1st, Mrs. Jessie Nash; 2nd,
Sheriff " Smiley" Currens has been Bessie Lord.
K. of P. hall for every Wednesday investigating and reports the car used 	 Apron: 1st, Cecil Echelbarger; 2nd,
night and will have some sort of y I b the bandit was one stolen from Mrs. Inez David.
" doings" going on there every week. ' Claude Ogle of Union Township, nosy i Quilt: 1st, Meredith McAninch; 2nd,
- ! manager of the Farm Bureau Feed Mrs. J. W. Smith; 3rd, Cecil Echel-
Lake County says it is reall y bus about wanting to " seceed" f rsoemr- cSetonrtley inne Kaor kHomuno, t ianngdto rnec. oNvoer etrda cree- 	 barPgiellro. w Cases: 1st, Charlotte Temps
Indiana. They say they don't " like
,, of the bandit has been found. 	 ' tra; 2nd, Zola McGraw; 3rd, Mrs
the way things are done down here. 	 Jessie Nash.
Well, who likes the way things are
TAKEN TO HOSPITAL 	 I Dark Cake: 1st, Shirley Ellis; 2nd
done up there? 	 1 Doris Armfield; 3rd, Cecil Echelbar
If ou don't think your representa- 1 Mrs. Millie McQuiston was taken ger.
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to the Grant County hospital Wed- ; Light Cake,' 1st, Flora Powell; 2nd
In fact, the prospects are that the
county will have to sell notes base 1
on anticipated tax collections in ad-vance
of each of the semi- annual tax-paying
periods for as long as relief
uenmnds are heavy. The county ca:,
get caught up with its exp. mditylps
only if the relief load is lifted
taxes for relief are raised, it appears.
The policy of issoing time warrants
is less expensive to taxpayers ta. 1.1
an increase in taxes would be, it is
held by the county officials. The lay:
loan negotiated by the county to se-cure
relief funds cost approximately
$ 1,500 in interest and other expense.
the interest rate being 2.9 per ' cent.
' the county council, which met
Tuesday, will be called into another.
special session in July to authorize
the sale of notes drawn on the No-vember,
1935, tax collection.
At ' its meeting Tuesday the council
trimmed $ 600 off the $ 13,857.88 aske,,
in additional appropriations. Of this
cut, $ 400 was taken off the circuit
court request for law books and $ 200
off the county school superintendent's
, salary. All other items were passed
as requested.
Through an oversight, the request
for a $ 5,000 appropriation with which
to maintain five beds at the Irene
council having indicated it favors such ship school executive has been named district, B. B. Horton of Anderson; I
an appropriation.
Among the allowances made was
$ 900 to the county clerk for pay of a
second deputy, and funds to the coun-ty
assessor for restoration of tele-pnone
service and a typewriter in that
office. The county never has owned
a typewriter for use by the assessor,
and the council regarded the need for
one as imperative. W. C. Cameron,
assessor, explained that the clerical
work in the office had been greatly?
increased by the paspage of the in-tangibles
tax law. ,
The council allowed $ 450 to the
auditor for employment of part time
help in making up assessors' books
this spring. The treasurer likewise
was given $ 900 to increase his staff
for the rush period beginning with
be
The drainage expense was the larg-est
that came fore the council. Re-quests
for this work included $ 2,557.-
60 for pay of single hands and as-sistants
to the engineer; $ 2,000 for
tile and sewer pipe; $ 500 for culverts;
and $ 400 for screen and check gates,
cement and lime.
FORCE COMMISSIONERS AN1)
BANDIT " MAKES" RUS
HIATT FOR GASOLINE
week, the Knights of Pythias put on 	 was greatly appreciated.
their annual " love feast" Monday 	 New officers elected for the com-night.
Tuesday night the Eastern 	 ing year, as as follows:
Stars had a big evening with initia- 	 Chairman- Robert Ellis.
tion of two cadidates. Secretary- Orval Lord.
An attempted hold- up of Russell
Hiatt at his filling station at the west
edge of town Monday night ended in
the " bandit" getting six gallons of
gas and Russell getting a " free ride"
( Continued on last page) 	 nes 	 day nacr itical 	 	 condition 	 Doris Armfield; 3rd, 	 Mrs. Sadie Coate
C. D. Canis, principal of GreetitoWn I don of Crown Point; Second district,
schools, has been eiectcd chairman of Lynn Miller of Lafayette; Third dis-the
executive committee of the Indl- trict, E. B. Wetherow of LaPorte;
ana State Teachers' Association, The Fourth district, Bertha Nelson of
position is the second highest lutner Fort Wayne; Fifth district, C. D.
that may be conferred upon ita Hem- callis of Greentown; Sixth district,
erintendent of city schools or to th
principal of some large city school.
Election to the position of chafi -
Sian of the board is made by the mein-hers
of the committee and this 4c-curred
in Indianapolis last week. Cal-to
the important post. Heretofore, the Twelfth district, E. B. Hargrave of
position always has gone to the sup- Indianapolis; At large, Josephine j.
of Terre Haute.
As chairman of the committee, Cal-us
has been designated as the repre-sentative
of the Indiana association to
the two principal national education
lis will serve a term of one year as meetings. The first will be held next
the head of the group. The commit- week at Atlantic City, but Callis, be-tee
is composed of one member from cause he is just now recovering from
each congressional district of the a broken foot, deemed it unwise to
state and two members- at- large. 	 attempt to attend this conference.
The present personnel of the com- 	
mittee is: First district, A. E. Con- 	 ( Continued on last
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page.)
Results of Exhibits, List of Officers
Of Union Township Institute Given
The Union Township Farmers' In-stitute
was held Friday, February 15,
at the Union Township school build-ing.
A play, " Henpecked Hero," was
given on Thursday evening preceed-ing
the Institute by young members
of the organization. The play was
well attended and enjoyed.
The Institute was opened by Darrell
Murphy, chairman. Splendid talks
by Mrs. Vannice and Mr. Harvey
were enjoyed by a large audience.
Music from the Junior orchestra,
Girls' Glee Club and primary rooms
Shea of Whiting and Harold E. Moore
Coy.
Single Ear, White: 1st, Williard Mc-
Coy.
Agriculture Class
Corn, Ten Ears, Yellow: 1st, Rob-ert
Lee; 2nd, Fletcher Foland; 3rd,
Bob Hannah.
Single Ear, Yellow: 1st, Bob Han-
- nah; 2nd, Max Summers; 3rd, Rob-
. ert Lee.
Single Ear, Mixed: 1st, Billy Ellis;
, 2nd, Bob Ellis.
- ' Sweepstakes, Ten Ears, Yellow-
Robert Lee.
, I Sweepstakes, Single Ear, Yellow-
. I Robert Lee.
Approximately 200 Howard county
Purdue University alumni met at a
banquet at the First Presbyterian
cuhrch, Kokomo, Tuesday night and
enjoyed several delightful hours in
a reunion of collegiate fellowship and
also in hearing a most enjoyable
group of talks.
The speaker of the evening was Dr.
Edward C. Elliott, president of Pur-due
University, who spoke in a whim-sical
vein, concluding his talk with a
most humorous discuesion of the
question cf the " sitting COW," which
caused great hilarity among the " Ag''
alumni.
The meeting opened with music by
Miss Hester Mills, Miss Phyllis Mae
Umfreys, Miss Mary Ellen Wilson
and John Jessup, Purdue songs were
sung by the entire group and Purdue
decorations garnished the tables.
Walter Krull of Indianapolis pres-ident
of the Purdue alumni association
was introduced end spoke briefly in
a humorous style. A. B. Gardner of
Indianapolis, secretary- treasurer of
the assocation, was presented and
responded briefly, W. J. Parvis, as-sistant
to the president, and Frank
Hockeman also speke. Thomas H.
Ilhi. son of the Kokomo high school
, as introduced as a former Purdue
iVitball player of ' 98.
A roll call showed four present
- Nho graduated prior to 1900, eight
irum 1900 to 1915; 22 from 1915 to
' 925 and . the great majority in the
remaining 10- year period.
The meeting was pronounced high-ly
successful and a much larger one
predicted at the next call.
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MEMBERS ARE NAMED
5CR LIBRARY BOARD
Knights of Clover Leaf Lodge No.
330, Knights of Pythias, their wives
and children and invited guests to the
number of approximately 150 gath-ered
at the local hall Monday night
for the annual " love feast" of the
lodge which commemorates the sev-enty-
first anniversary of the founding
of the order.
All families came to the hall with
well- filled baskets and the dinner was
served cafeteria style with tables
spread in the main lodge room. Spec-ial
decorations were in the form of
streamers from the center of the ceil-ing
to the outer walls and the lodge
color scheme of blue, red and yello. v
was used in the table decorations.
Carl R. Mitchell, grand keeper of
records and seal of the grand domain
of Indiana, was the principal speaker
of the evening. He recited some of
the history of the lodge and its work
in the state and paid a strong tribute
to the efforts of the members of Clov-er
Leaf Lodge in furthering the cause
of the order. He again called at-tention
to the fact that, in last Oc-tober's
state convention, the grand
iodge had seen fit to pass a resolution
of commendation to the local lodge
for its excellent work in conferring
ranks in this and other lodges of the
district.
Mrs. Stella Bartle, grand outer
guard of Pythian Sisters of Indiana,
delivered an address as the principal
speaker for the auxiliary. She re-counted
the revival of Pythias Sis-
, ers in Greentown, which occurred a
year ago and complimented the lad-ies
for the whole- hearted effort they
have put forward in making the local
organization one of the strongest in
the state in sueli_ a short time.
) 4Xlier visitint - official: 4, all of whom
spoke i, fly were: Henry Kammerer
Le, garriltSirand Master of Exche?,
tendent fiam - RAM Marion, District., 2: eiuty;
C. 0. Brown, Loganf* drt, Ditstrict
Deputy; Fred Rock. at, Marion, Past
District Deputy. •,* Mrs. Daisy Brown,
Kokomo; - District Deputy.
Anumber of the older members of
t lodge were called upon for short
talks as was Glenn Dawson, present
C4ancellor Commander. James Doty,
Amediate Past Chancellor, acted as
tyastmaster.
The Knights had as their guests
ttlree ministers of the city and their
families. Rev. Hochstedler, Rev. Winn
and Rev. Smith all gave short talks.
Prior to the speaking program, the
assembly was entertained by several
whistling solos by Mrs. Merle Love,
instrumetnal music by Merrill Tal-bert,
vocal solos by Joan Hams, and
' readings by Esther Weisenauer.
JESSE ELLIS, SIMS,
CALLED IN DEATH
Jesse Ellis, age 36, died Tuesday
afternoon at his home south of Sims,
succumbing to complications result-ing
from injuries received in a rail-road
accident at Marion a few years
ago.
Surviving - are the widow, Ai. tlella,
and three children, Fred, Marlon and
Betty; also his parents, Mr. and , Mrs.
Albert Ellis, two brothers, Bert,! and
Lewis, all of this place, and twb sis-ters,
Mrs. Dora Teague of Kokonm
and Mrs. Callie Job of near Sims.
Funeral services will be held at 2
p. m. Friday at the M. E. church here
with the Rev. Mr. Hapgeod of An-drews
in charge. Burial will be in
the cemetery at Greentown.
LOCAL PYTHIAN SISTERS TO
ENTERTAIN BI- COUNTY MEET
Greentown has been placed on a
federal highway by the federal high-way
commission and the road known
as Indiana Highway No. 22 soon will
become U. S. Highway No. 35.
The new federal road has an east-ern
terminus at Charleston, W. Va.,
extends across Ohio and Indiana to
Michigan City where it joins other
truck roads into Chicago.
The road enters Indiana at Rich-mond
and proceeds over state road
21 through Muncie to Jonesboro,
there taking up state road 22 from
Jonesboro thorugh Greentown and
Kokomo to Burlington. From that
point it takes over state road No. 29
through Logansport into Michigan
City.
Word has been obtained here that
the state road signs " Indiana 22" will
be left standing on the local road for
' an indefinite period but that new
" U. S. 35" nigns will be erected in the
very near future.
The addition of the stretch of road
through here, recognized as one of the
best pavements in the state, to the
federal road chain is expected to bring
a far heavier volume of traffic
through Greentown as soon as mark-ing
of the road is completed and its 	 Mrs. Cassie Shockley visited with
course is marked on highway maps. 	 her sister, Mrs. Allis Smith, Tuesday.
Incidently, sectional drawings will
be announced Saturday. The Beav-ers
have two more games, one with
Converse Friday and another, a post-poned
engagement, with Jackson Mon-day
night.
The grand old, mellow- toned bell
that has been in the vacant lot next
to The Gem office for several years
is koon to replace the " tenorish" bell
in the M. E. Church steeple. The
big bell originally hung in the church
at Jerome. More about it next week.
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Incidently, Rev. Winn, our good
Congregational- Christian friend and
his wife passed the M. E. church last
Monday morning just at the end of
the " clean- up" after Sunday's serv-ices.
With ever an eye for the Biblic-al,
Winn turned to his wife and said,
" ilurely, mother, ' Hoch' cleaned the
Temple yesterday."
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Our own Wichellism: What federel
employee is4requently seer) with what
school teacc'br?
Little Gems
By Deke Noble I
COUNTY FINANCE 	 1 C. D. Callis Wins Honor
TO BE UNCHANGED 	 From State School Group
Angel Food Cake: 1st, Arline Lord;
2nd, Doris Armfield; 3rd, Joan Lord.
Girls' Exibits
Guest Towel: 1st, Mildred Foland;
2nd, Martha Lamb; 3rd, Emily Lamb.
Pillow Cases: 1st, Helen Williams;
2nd, Zana Jane Lord; 3rd, Janice Bry-ant.
Dress: 1st, Alene Hollingsworth;
2nd, Emogene Coverdale; 3rd, Jewel
Lee.
Cake: 1st, Donna Lou Wirnmer; 2nd,
Wilda Lewis; 3rd, Charlotte Terpstra.
Men's Exhibits
Soy Beans ( open class): 1st, Rich-ard
Terpstra; 2nd, Glen Riley; 3rd,
Bob Hannah.
Clover Seed: 1st, Willis Kirkpat-
Va
chk.; 2nd, Glen Riley; 3rd, Bob Han-
Potatoes ( open class): 1st, Ward
Johns; 2nd, Eugene Johns; 3rd, Flet-cher
Foland.
Corn ( ten ears, yellow): 1st, Rob-ert
Lee; 2nd, Roy McAninch; 3rd,
I Glen Riley.
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Single yellow ear: 1st, Robert Lee;
2nd, Roy McAninch; 3rd, Fletcher
Foland.
White and Mixed, Single: 1st, Les-ter
Lee; 2nd, Bobbie Ellis; 3rd, Billie
EllMis. ixed Ten Ears: lot, Lester Lee.
4- H Club Exibits
epoTtiatoes: 1st, Eugene Langley; 2nd,
Corn ( ten ears, yellow): 1st, Rob-ert
Lee; 2nd, Bob Hannah.
Single Frederick
, eriyecllowia: 	 t, Robert
Lee; 2nd, 	 F ndl; o 3rdR, Ward
Johns.
' Ten Ears, White: lot, Williard Mc-
HOLD LOVE FEAST
ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF AN- •
NIVERSARY OF FOUNDING OF
ORDER IS HELD AT LOCAL
LODGE- HALL MONDAY NIGHT;
CARL R. MITCHELL, GRAND
KEEPER OF RECORDS AND
SEAL, IS PRINCIPAL SPEAKER.
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Members of the Greentown Library
Board have been selected by Joseph
Herron, circuit court judge, and the
Town Board.
Those named by Judge Herren and
the terms they will serve are: Mrs.
Gail Freeman, one year; Dr. H. E.
Mayfield, one year; C. W. Hamer, two
Byron sanitarium for tubercular pa- hers by the association, being topped L . E. Michael of Clinton; Seventh years; C. D. Callis, principal of the
tients, was not placed before the only by the presidency of the assoc- district, Albert Free of Spencer who school, two years.
council. The commissioners, although
	 , also president of the association; L Those selected by the Town Board
approving it, neglected to include , t, 	 What makds Mr. (" Allis' 	 f district, Hugh Cathcart of 	 r. for, f-. M.,,- Eva 1- 4'.: Jkor, t,„? 	 , Miss_
as their recmistions. 4t will be sub- narticular CCones'' 	 Akirtnie Alice P,', 5a, 	 - a , • •
nutted th the ( 1.) w/ tell 	 . xt 	 th4Otelvra.. 	 Sty 	 h & etrict„ . 6nwson, tr4tIL,,,, 40440r township,
, nd n ., oIY- Y. 11 	 Pe' 0- 0., 	 ' 	 of the ark, nization tliat a town- 	 O. Baird OT- Vi" nc: 4,; Eleventh 	 _
BROOKS CHILD DIES
SOON AFTER BIRTH
Parential joy turned suddenly to
sorrow" for Mr: and
Brooks, operators of the Economy
Filling Station here, Tuesday when
their infant son, Russell Howard,
died two hours after birth.
The infant seemed to have develop-ed
a pneumonia condition and took a
turn for the worse shortly after birth.
Frantic efforts of physician and nurse
failed to save its life. The Brooks
lost another child of a few months
of age a little over one year ago.
Short funeral services were con-ducted
at the residence here Wednes-day
and burial was made in the El-wood
cemetery.
Friendship Temple No. 440, Pythian
Sisters, of this place, will be hostess
to a hi- county meeting of the lodge
at the local Castle Hall on next Wed-day.
The meeting will open with a
session in the afternoon and will con-clude
with the regular stated session
of the local Temple in the evening.
Representatives are expected from the
various lodges of the two counties,
Howard and Madison. Representativ-es
from Tipton county are also ex-pected.
I The Degree Staff of the local Temp-
; le is requested to attend the Wednes-dayevening
session.
POST OFFICE CLOSED FOR
WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY
Postmaster Ellis Cates and his
force are to close the local office
Friday in celebration of Washington's
birthday. There will be no rural route
delivery Friday from the local office
or that of any other offices.
Due to the post office holiday, you
will receive your Gem this week on
Saturday's delivery.
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