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11 y-y Six. THE FRANKLIN (INDIANA) EVENING STAR Friday, Atust 18, 1944 TRUCK UPSETS AT EDINBURG LOANS ON REAL ESTATE WE MAKEtOANS ON BOTH FARM AND CITY PROPERTY. Reasonable rates, quick service, no red tape. We welcome your inquiry on any financial nroblem. Johnson County National Bank Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Member of Federal Reserve System MRS.

FENTRESS TO BE TEACHER EDINBURG, Aug. 18 Mrs. Mary Catherine Fentress, whose husband Ls iti. the U. S.

Army and stationed at Camp Atterbury. has been selected as teacher of the third and fourth grades in the Edinburg schools, it was announced today by Supt. Dewey Manuel. She will succeed Miss Bernice Ball, who resigned at the close of the last school year. Naming of Mrs.

Fentress completes the Edinburg WE HAVE GRANITE WARE! Buckets, Dish Pans, Combinets, Double Boilers, Stew Pans, and Cookey Sheets. GALVANIZED BUCKETS C. B. VAWTEITS HARDWARE DEPARTMENT STORE YOU WILL FIND ABOUT ANYTHING YOU WANT" U-CS WrM Jefferson St Phone SM MEN AND Women in faculty. Mrs.

Mary Dixon Miller of Hopkins. and Mrs. Nannie Diy- bead Chambers of Centerville, are visiting Mrs Clara Dixon at her lloine 011 North Home avenue. Bcfore the American Revolution, less than 10.000 tons of coal was produced per year in the Colonies in contrast to the 600.000.000 tons that will be produced during 1944. I Three theaters of operations are represented In this scene taken In Ward 811 of Wakeman General Hospital.

The doctor is Capt. M. J. Menza, who was returned to this country from New Guinea; the patient is Sgt. Beacher Wolfe who was flown to Atterbury from Italy, and the ward master is Sgt.

Earl II. Tucker, who still proudly wears his China-Burma insignia. (Official U. S. Army Signal Corps Thoto.) FOR SALE! riUC DADM COMF1 ETFI.Y UnilCC Wtf.

built-in 111 KUUrl MODFKN llUUJL cabinets and also pan-Iry. Full basement. Insulated and weatherstripped. Bern built seven ears. Fine location.

SEE US AT ONCE UNION TRUST COMPANY AND TRAFALGAR BRANCH WE WRITE ALL KINDS OF INSURANCE PEACMES Fresh Daily SOUTH HAVEN HALE- ELBERT A APPLES Wealthy and Maiden Blush. FRUITS AND VEGETABLES SAUNDERS APPLE STORE South Of Artcraft DELEGATES GO TO MEETING George Moore, of Bargersville, who has been confined to his home by STOP AND THUHU ARE YOU DOING AS MI CH AS YOU SHOULD? HOW MANY HOURS CAN YOU WORK? There is critical need of men anil women to replace our men who are in service. IF NOT EMPLOYED IN ESSENTIAL WORK APPLY' AT Hoblitt-Sparks Industries North Hurricane St. Franklin Experience Not Necessary! board and school board at Greenwood for 10 years, and was a former president of the Johnson County Bar Association and the Franklin Rotary club, being a charter member of the latter organization. He was chairman of the fuel oil panel of the Johnson county war price and rationing board.

At the time cf his death Mr. Staff was a member of the Franklin schcol board. He belonged to the Red Men, Masonic and Odd Fellow-lodges, the Indiana State Bar Association, and was a deacon in the Presbyterian church. He contributed to many national magazines during his college days and in the early part of his practice. A popular after-dinner speaker for many years, Mr.

Staff was a member of the board of directors of the Franklin Foundation for Youth. He was especially interested in the great, woric oi ramei iaii.is-iii a noted Boys' Town and not only contributed to it but was an honorary member. Mr. Staff belonged to the Amer- 1 ican Bar Association and had been a member cf the Franklin Rotary Club since it was organized 25 years ago. He was president during the 1942-1943 term, and several years ago attended a Rotary International convention held in Seattle.

Wash. Widow, Sons Survive. He was married to Miss Elsie Marie Beatty on December 31, 1918. She survives with two sons. Sgt.

George Brads haw Staff, is serving with the U. S. Army in France. A younger son, acting Staff Sgt. Richard B.

Staff, is home on furlough from Camp Barkley, Texas. Also surviving are two brothers, former Judge Charles B. Staff and Fred Staff, both of Franklin; two sisters, Mrs. E. S.

Ross and Mrs. Norval DeMotte, both of Indianap- and a nephew, Charles Staff, both of this city. Wanted-Girls! Lloyd's Laundry PHONE 329 Couple Wedded by Methodist Pastor Thursday evening, eight o'clock, in the Grace Methodist parsonage. Miss Bessie Hines of 44 South Chester Indianapolis, and Arthur E. Smith, of R.

F. D. No. 9, Marion county, were united in marriage. The Rev.

Golden A. Smith read the single ring ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Smith are leaving for Midway, where Mr.

Smith has purchased a general store. Friends of the couple from Indianapolis were in attendance. Blue Damson Plums FOR SALE Brown's Orchard ONE MILE EAST WHII ELAND Home Service Club Has Summer Session An enjoyable meeting of the Home ervice Club was held Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Georgia Badgley. Mrs.

Donna Nixon was the assisting hostess. The meeting opened with the club creed repeated in unison. The his- i tory of the song, "Now the Day Ls Over" was given by Mrs. Max Du- gan. Mrs.

Carmel Devore conducted a routine business session and Mrs. Nixon gave the project lesson, "Time and My Hands." The club prayer concluded the meeting. During the social hour Mrs. Du-gan and Mrs. James Spahr were awarded prizes in contests.

The hostesses served punch and cookies. The next meeting will be announced. SERVICE Due to the censorship code. The Star does not print addresses of servicemen stationed outside the country or Navy men on active duty. Neither do we print the Army Serial Number of any address, because there is danger of typographical error In publication and the number unnecessary In the address of servicemen still located in this country.

Pfc. and Mrs. William Harold Scott of Atlanta. are spending a 10-day furlough here on account of the illness of Pfc. Scott's mother, Mrs.

Amber Scott. The address of George F. Hersh-man, 2 is: Co. Sec. U.

S. N. Training School, Iowa State College, Ames, la. He will have eight more weeks of schooling to complete a course in Navy electricity. He would like to hear from friends in Edinburg.

Vows Exchanged In Home Service Chloee La Grange And SSgt, Robert Patterson Wed Nuptial vows were exchanged by Mrs. Chloee W. LaGrange and SSgt. Charles Robert Patterson of the Gulfport, air field, in a simple, but beautiful, ceremony Thursday afternoon at 8 o'clock at the home of the bridegroom's parents, Mr. and Mrs.

J. W. Patterson on North Main street. Dr. R.

H. Kent read the double ring ceremony before a background of greenery and flowers and lighted tapers arranged in front of the fireplace in the living room. The bride wore a brown and white ensemble and her matron of honor. Mis. John D.

Sears, wore a two-piece pink crepe with black accessories. Both wore coronets of gardenias in their hair. Capt. John D. Sears of Camp Atterbury, was the best man.

Relatives and a few close friends of the couple witnessed the ceremony. An informal reception was held. A wedding cake placed on the flower decorated table was cut by the bride. Bouquets of flowers and lighted candles were used throughout the house. The couple left for a brief wedding trip.

Sgt. Patterson will return to his station immediately and Mrs. Patterson will continue the operation of her beauty shop here. Mrs. Patterson has been a resident of Franklin for a number of years.

She has been an active member of the Business and Professional Women's Club and the American Legion Auxiliary. Sat. Patterson has been in the service since two years ago last May. He was stationed first at Dalhart, Texas, and was seriously injured when he had to bale out of a damaged plane. He has entirely recovered and is now stationed at the Gulfport, Air Field where he is an airplane radio operator.

He attended Franklin College and is a member of the Siama Alpha Epsilon fraternity. Guests from out of town included Mr. and Mrs. Gus Zaharako of Columbus, Mr. and Mrs.

Wilson Patterson and family and Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Patterson of Indianapolis. Antique cherry 3 corner cupboard and drop leaf table in the Boles' Sale, Saturday. Special music at the Hopewell Presbyterian Sunday morning service will be solos by Sgt.

Deming and organ music by Cpl. Schofield, cf Camp Atterbury. Coal is America's most important Bituminous coal is mined corn-source of chemicals. jmercially in 25 states. i i Tractor Trailer "Jack Knifed" Near The Compton Dairy Workmen were still laboring late Friday afternoon attempting to right a large semi-trailer truck vhlch i iack-kniled and unset with a 10-! ton load of timbers before daylight i Friday morning on old U.

S. highway 31 two miles south cf Edinburg The accident occurred in front of i the Compton Dairy when the whose name was not learned, lost I control along- a section of the highway which Ls being widened. The bed and cab of the truck were considerably damaged and the truck came to a stop with the body lying on the side and the cab upside down. All wheels were in the air. The truck was being driven north at the tune of the accident.

Unable to right the truck, a wrecker from Franklin as forced to wait through- out the day until the timbers could he unloaded. Camp Soldier Is Hurt. Sergt. William Barneck, of Camp. Atterbury, was silghtly hurt Thurs- day morning when a tractor struck a utilty pole at Michigan street and Elder avenue in Indianapolis.

I Sergt. Barneck was treated at In- diana polls City Hospital and later released to military authorities for further treatment. The driver of the tractor was uninjured, but a young woman riding on it suffered a lractured hip and severe bruises. Two automobiles were damaged Wednesday night in a collision at the comer of North Brewer and East Wiley suets in Greenwood. Marshal Marion Duvall investigated.

The accident occurred as Miss Lucy Dolly) Jennings was en route north on Brewer street in a Dodie truck belonging to her brother, Walter i Fuzzy Jennings. Traveling west on Wiley street was Everett Kersey, driving a Ford taxi owned by Virgil Jackson. The impact kieked the truck against a curbing and broke the left rear wheel. The front of the taxi was badly damaged. Neither driver was hurt.

RUNAWAYS ARE SOUGHT HERE Two 17-Year-Old Girls Are Traced To Franklin From Columbus Two 17-year-old Columbus girls. Mary Rome and Guielta Slinker, who left the Bartholomew county orphans home in East Columbus Monday night, had been traced to Franklin today by State Police out authorities have not jet caught UP with the yair. A trace cf the girls was found at Franklin and it was believed that they were going to South, where one of the girls planned to get mar- ried. At the time they were in Franklin this week. State Police "7, and hoped to get more finds from a relative.

Two Edinburg youths. 15 and 16 years old, were arraigned before Judge George W. Long in Columbus 'city court Thursday on a charge ot trespassing filed by Oral Smith, who' owns a dog kennel at Edinburg, A dftsire to find their lost dog appar-1 ently had gotten them into trouble early Wednesday morning in the Cuba addition of Edinbf.rg. 1 The youths, along with Pvt. Royi Rooks of Edinburg, were caught at i the kennels about 4 o'clock Wed- nesday morning by the ow ner.

The tbree were taken to the Edinburg; -aU tne bo-vs tllen were taeni to Columbus to face charges. Rooks! tued. over to Camp Atterbuiy autnonties. In court, the youths admitted they nad been on the Smith property, but said they thci ght Smith operated a pound and said they ere locking for a dog belonging to one of the boys. Smith explained that he had l3erated a Pound in Edinburg but that the establishment in the Cuba addition was a private kennel.1 Judge Long took the case under advisement.

i Rites Saturday For Mrs. Reece Funeral services for Mrs. Albert Reece will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Vandivier funeral home and burial will follow in Greenlawn cemetery. Friends may call at the funeial home this evening from 7 to 10 o'clock and are invited to attend the services.

Mrs. Reece. age 81, passed away Thursday morning at her home on North Housham street, following an extended illness. She was born at Liverpool. England, but came to the United States when a child and had resided in Franklin for the past 25 years.

The Week -In-Franklin WEDNESDAY W. C. T. U. at First church, 2:30 p.m.

Baptist Are you buying your snare of Defense Bonds? i PEACH COBBLER MADE WITH SOCKOW'S PERFECTION FLOUR IS TOPS TODAY! Order sack now and have your flour on hand, ready to bake that tastv dessert. SUCKOW'S Tri Kappa Group Plans Activities Met ling Held Thursday F.veninjr Van Nuvs Country Home At Mrs. Mark VanNuys entertained the Tri Kappa chapter Thursday evening at her home in the Hopewell community. A business session was in charge of Mrs. George Da vies.

A report of the re-cent province convention was given bv Mrs. For- rest Ragsdale. a chapter delegate, i Plans were made for the installation i of the new ollicels at the next mc- ing. The place will be announced, A meeting of the retiring officers and the incoming proup will be held prior to the installation to discuss future activities. Mrs.

Ragsdale will head the chapter next year and Mrs. Daives is the retiring president. I Mrs. VanNuys was assi-ted in i serving by Mrs. Davies and by Mr Couit Dinnars.

who was a guest. Mrs. Edith Mulkins has returned from a visit with her son. Alan Neighbors, who is taking a course of aeumautical engineering at the R. T.

I. P. I Institute at Troy. N. Y.

She also attended a five-day convention of Jehovah Witnesses at Buffalo. N. and took trips to Canada and Niagara Falls. CARNEY QUALITY CHICKS Hatches Each Monday and Thursday BOOK NOW AT Garneyfi Wins low INC. South Side of Square Phone 502 1 I i i Planes, and Trains Bring Casualties (CONTINUED I ROM PAGE ONE fulfilling the program announced by the War Department in April, Col.

Conner stated. This includes the establishment of a convalescent teconditioning center for patients in the latter stages of convalescence. The hospital itself has undergone extensive alterations since Col. Conner assumed command and now can accommodate over 2,000 bed patients. Several new ward buildings have been added and other units converted in order to provide specialized treatment.

A well-balanced staff, consisting of specialists in neuro. plastic, orthopedic and opthalmot-cgic surgery, has arrived at Wake-man from other sections of the country and is now treating the casualties. Types of Casualties Casualties here are of the type requiring orthopedic surgery, surgery i of the bones and joints; neuro surg ery, surgery of the brain and nerves; plastic surgery, surgery to rebuild parts of the body and opthalmotogic surgery, eye surgery. Barracks have been adapted for the Convalescent Reconditioning Ser- vn-e oi wuivciiittii nuhpimi. This service is part of the patient's hospital treatment and is for men who have reached the convalescent stage, but who still require specialized treatment.

The principal course of the treatment in the center includes occupational therapy and physical and mental reconditioning. The program also embodies all types of recreational activities, both in- i dcor and out. Wakeman is now capable of caring for 3,000 men in its convalescent reconditioning service. Patients from other general hospitals in the Fifth Service Command are sent here for the Army program designed to bring every soldier up to maxi mum physical fitness. Services Saturday For George Staff (CONTINUED I ROM PAGE ONE) I having collapsed at his home.

Taken to tne Aietnocust Hospital tne ioi-lowing day, on Sunday, July 23, he had been in a coma mqst of the time since then. Wilcox Case Outstanding. What was probably his biggest case from the standpoint of public interest and amount of judgment rendered was the damage suit of Howard (Howdy) Wilcox, automo- i bile race driver who sued the India-! napolis Motor Speedway Corpora -j tion for $100,000 for alleged slander. Brought here a change ot venue, the case was colorful with all its race drivers and celebrities including Eddie V. Rickenbacker, World War I ace, president of Eastern Air Lines and head of the speedway corporation present tc give testimony.

Wilcox, whose local attorney was Mr. Staff, gained $42,000 damages the largest verdict ever rendered in Johnson Circuit court. Mr. Staff was local attorney fcr a number of out-of-town firms and corporations, the largest including the City of Indianapolis, the Indianapolis Street Railways Company, the Rembusch theater enterprises and the Monon Railroad Company. One Of Six Children.

Mr. Staff was born in Franklin on November 28, 1887, and was one of six children of Frederick and Anna Dodge Staff. Educated in the schools of this city, he graduated from FTankJin College in 1911, and was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. He graduated from the Indiana Law School in 1913. Starting his practice in Franklin with Robert B.

Hougham in 1914. he had practiced here ever since. 'I he first eight years were given over to general practice. In 1922, after having served as deputy prosecutor under John P. Wright, he was elected prosecutor.

Following the expiration of this term, he had been engaged in the general practice at his office in the Farmers Trust Company building. He was in partnership with his brother, Charles B. Staff, in the law Him of Staff Staff up until 1931 when Charles Staff was elected judge of the Johnson -Brown Circuit court. The two resumed their joint practice after Judge Staff completed his second six-year term on December 31, 1942. Mr.

Staff served as county attorney during 1939 and 1940. Had Wide Interests He hd been attorney for the town Hirdcell And Fisher Will Represent Franklin College Chapter Jack B.rdcell and William Fisher lett Friday for Fvanston. Illinois, renresent the Franklin College rhaptrr of Sknia Alpha Epsilon at tnr irafeinitvs Tenth Annual Leadership School. The school is held each summer with delegates trom all the 115 rhap- ters attending. It will get underway on Sunday afternoon.

Auuust 20. and will continue i.nnl Friday, Aug- ust 25. All of the meetings will be held at the Levere Memorial Temple, nation. il headquarters of the fraternity, on the campus of Northwestern tni ersity. Various leaders of the fraternity will take part in the school.

Dr. John O. Moseley. president of Nevada University, will be in charge of the school He will be assisted by Dr. Fred H.

Turner. Dean of men at the University of Illinois, who is ui u.i. ui.alil- zation. Meetinps and discussion groups will be held on all phases of fra- ternity hie including the problems the fraternity durinj the pres-i ent war and its jxxst war plans, Meetinss will also be held oti rush work, pledge training, and the duties of officers of the various chapters. One of the features of the school is a model initi.U km with the na-I tioiul officers taking part.

At this jtime. pWkes from chapters who have completed their pledae train- ing, are initiated into the fraternity. I Psi Iota Xi II I SHOP OPEN SATURDAY :00 a.m. -2-3 p.m. Oppnsit Hemphill Sales WEST JEH ERSON ST.

HOOSIERVILLE By Mrs. Denzii Glassburn Mr. and Mrs. John Min and fam- i I iiy took supper Sunday eveninc with! Mr. and Mrs.

Homer Weddle. Mr. and Mrs. Amier Scott supper Sunday evening with Mr and Mrs. Denzii Glassburn.

Mr. and Mrs. Hershel Plummer and family spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. D.

J. Plummer. Mrs. William Yount and daughter Carole Lee. were the weekend guests' cf Mr.

and Mrs. Dallas Basham. Billy Gene Dorreil spent Saturday night with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W.

L. Glassburn. A large crowd attended the Memorial Services. Sunday afternoon for Pvt. James R.

Sullivan at Bluff Creek. Mrs. Pearl Weddle called on Mrs. Dora Kephart, Sunday afternoon. Mr.

and Mrs. Dallas Basham spent Sunday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Ward at Southport. Mr.

and Mrs. Russell Scott and Russell Lee, Mr. and Mrs. Cnancey Stewart, and Mr. and Mrs.

Amber Scott enjoyed a pitchin supper Tuesday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Denzel Glassburn. Mr. and Mrs.

Denzell Dorreil spent Saturday night with Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Crafton. Mr. and Mrs.

Hook Stewart and Jim Stewart called on Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Plummer, Sunday afternoon.

i I i WAMTTMM Local Women To Learn Sewing! WE WILL TEACH YOU AND GIVE YOU A LEARNERS' BONUS SO YOU WILL RE FULLY PAID FOR EXTRA EFFORT. Sewing is Specialized, so you do not have long: and complicated seams. Light, Clean and Steady Work! Operators who have worked for us in the past ill be considered for part time work. VARYUIT MILLS 101 E. Wayne Street Franklin, Indiana illness for be out.

eight weeks, is able to 1 A-470. Mrs. George Scott and Mrs. E. Winkle, her daughters, were with her.

Marriage Licenses Charles R. Patterson, 860 North Main street. Franklin, soldier in the U. S. Army, and Chloee E.

La-Grange, 201 South street. Franklin. Theodore Merder, 21, of Franklin, R. R. 2, railroad employe, and Ar-della Partenheimer, 17, of Franklin R.

R. 2. Carl Peevier, 20, of Ne a farmer, and Martha Cummings, 17, of Franklin R. R. 1.

Charles D. White, 20. of 442 West Main street, Greenwood, service station operator, and Mildred Austin, 19, of Indianapolis. Mrs. Emma White underwent a major operation at the Methodist hospital Thursday.

Her room is I 1125 WdDMIEM TO PEEL TOMATOES! We will be forced to discontinue peeling tomatoes if we are not able to secure more tomato peelers, and will be unable to fill government contracts. Apply at office immediately. HOUGLAND PACKING CO. FRANKLIN, INDIANA 1x6 Shiplap lx6 Center Match For Use On The Food Program. Get AAA Board Orders.

GRAHAM MFG. CO. "TO SERVE YOU" Rev. and Mrs. Smith Attend Conference The Rev.

and Mrs. Golden A. Smith were in Indianapolis today. Mrs. Smith attended a meeting -of the Board of Directors of the Esther Hall and Deaconess Home, being chairman of the group.

The Home is occupied by twelve girls who are attending business college or working for a small salary, and is supported by the Women's Society of Christian Service of the Indiana Methodist Conference. HOT WEATHER TIP FOR AUTO Radiator Flushed Carburetor Rebuilt Motor Tuned Up HOWELL'S SERVICE 884 West Jefferson St. PAINTS, OILS, PURE SHELLAC, ROOFING MATERIAL ONCINNAU STREET PENNSYLVANIA R-H. FRANMJN.UO Phone 712.