Mulberry High School - Oracle Yearbook (Mulberry, IN)

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LEE ROTHEXBERGER H l'R'I'. .X very serious accident oc- cured early Tuesday morning at the State Rank, when Lee Roth- '-nberger gut his whiskers caught in the safe door. He was as us- ual doin: his morning work of sweeping out the safe and when coming' out, the door from some unknown cause was swung shut and caught his handsome beard. Of course Lee jerked backward, but it was too late. for the beard was torn completely nit. The un- fortunate victim was rushed to his home and Dr. Nelson Combs was summoned. Although a very serious case. Doc thinks that he can pull him through in a month or two. Mr. Rothenber- :er has been employed in the bank for 23 or 24 years and is very well thought tif in the com- munity. The rect-nt high waters remind some of the older ones of the ilwutl of 11113, although the wa- ters this time were not so high as before. Little XVild Cat has' been very wild recently, junip- ing' out of its bed and destroy- ing considerable property. Prob- ably the psreatet loss was at the Mitchell Farm. Here it tookl fences, hog' coops and the win- ter's supply ot' feed, and nearly took oi.-im himself. The water' rose so rapidly that the lighter furniture of the house was soon :lf-ating and he and his wife I 1-i- k rf-ftige on the piano. From this perch oi' safety Glenn 1'1- nally sallied forth to rest-ue a lll1'Ill 1' pig by tolling her into the kitchen. He was unttcct-ss1'ul in this and came very near being whirled away by the swift cur- lvlll. Had the wat-r continued tw rise there is lltle doubt but that the house and all would have giillrl. ln that case Mrs. Mitch.-ll was pr.-pared In ac- :-oiniialiy her husband on the y-iano. .X wlieelharrow load of greens from Hamilton passed through today consigned to the Bricker fiuit stand. Mr. Bricker says that since orangw-s are hard In :et at this season, he will serve his customers gre:-ns for a few months tili conditions get back to normalcy. Tir. F. L. Hawkins, professor of l-uuology at XYlfl.fAllhfAl'pCf, was in town last week inspecting' the scenes of his boyhood. PERSONALS. Mr, Norman Rooher, the heavy weight, has been confined to his room recently because of an al- tercation with his wife. His condition has made it impossi- ble for him to referee the bas- ket ball game here next Friday. lt is rumored that Alberta Martin and Snippy Snodgrass were married in Danville last Sunday. Myrel Humphrey, former cit- izen of our town, now a resident ol' Klondike. is in town looking up old acquaintances. Myrel is so wealthy that he does not need to pay any attention to comlnon 1jlllf3,'S anymore. The Ituch dairy has not been able to supply all the customers the last month. Mr. Ruch says that his supply of feed is run- ning low and the well is almost dry. Mike Iluch is the subject ot' a. peculiar accident. Being a bach- elor one would naturally SLID- tliat illness was due to his own cooking but the D059 eating latest it is softening of the heart due tti tliu much consideration of the ladies. Friends of Miss Zerna Gable, formerly of Mulberry will be pleased to hear of her success. She is now soprano soloist for an opera company in Paris. tIll.b ilrof. XYilliam Ramsay, Jr., the M. church next Sunday. Mr. the ten noted pianist. will play at Ramsey graduated from local high school about years ago. Glenn Mitchell shipped seven- teen car loads of hogs to Indian- apolis last week. NVe hope that he had good luck with the mar- kcts. The last load he shipped he almost had a stroke of apo- plexy. The Old Maids' Club will meet in the parlor of the NVilliams ho- tel tomorrow evening. The sub- ject for discussion will be The Vselessness of Husbands. All members are urged to attend. XXX- see in the Indianapolis pa- per that Vernon Harshman, the great evangelist, is conducting a series of meetings in the capital city. XVe are naturally proud ul' the fact that Mr. Harshman was once a citizen of our com- munity. l XVANTED-A girl. Prefer a blonde of medium height and good looking much. Iam otherwise in for a man of weight. Must be and not talk too slightly bald, but pretty good shape my age. XVrite to Chas. Yount, Box 1919. FOR SALE-A fine bull dogg will eat anything. Especially fond of children. Enquire at this office. FOR SALE-Indian llotorcyclez age 25. A. Troxel. FOR SALE-A good Holstein giving white milk butter as well as a garden plow, sev- and other articles dairy cow and yellow hay rake. eral hoes too numerous to mention.- Ruch Dairy. if. FOR SALE--The old high school building will be sold at public auction next Saturday. Sale to take place on school ground. NLOST-Rear wheel of my Ford. developments indicate that . l l First missed on Hamilton pike just east of town. Notify C. Yount and get reward. FOR SALE-Your package of Mix Duxture at Troxel's Gro- cery. if- LOST-A pocket book containing' Yale key, vanity case and as- perin tablets, Finder leave in Box 313 and receive reward. lt FOUND--A stray calf. Rather short tail, red spot on left hip and black spot on nose. Oth- ei-wise white. Owner may have it by paying for this ad. Al- bert Peters, Mulberry. FOUND-A young lady's dancing while sweeping out my Owner should call for Chas. Yount. slipper store. same. FOUND-The best place in town a square meal. iVil- to get lianis Hotel. FOUND-A pocket book contain- ing a mirror, box of rouge, lip stick, eye brow pencil, finger nail polish, and handkerchief with initial R in one corner. Gwner call at this office.

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Eb Illbulberryq 1Rep rter Friday, May 7, 1943 IHYI' VLARK XYRITES l FRONI AYSTRALIA. Some of the older Citizens may hold in memory an image of a little black headed girl on the streets of Mulberry twenty years ago. That was Iilot Clark. now a famous missionary in Autralia. The Anti-Pipe Smoking Society is trying' to persuade her to come back to the States and do some campaign work in behalf of tem- perance. lf they succeed, we mal' before a great while have the pleasure of hearing her lec- ture. ln the meantime we must be contented with a number of contributions from her pen. The tirst one follows: ln-ar Editor: l have seen many different places since I left Mulberry nineteen years ago. Perhaps you would he interested In hear ot' some of my experiences. I came here with aries and several other mission- went directly to the mission where we belong. lYhen we tirst arrived I felt very near- ly like hacking out and going' hack home, for it sure was a for- lorn looking country. XVhen I saw the people l thought Xl'ell, Good Nigrhtl' They were the kind that you read about, wild, black and dirty and very feyv ot' them could speak any English. just those who had at- tended the mission schools ,Xf- ter l had been here a few weeks l became more adapted to the plaee and did not mind it so much. As I said before. we were sent directly to the missions where we were to take Charge. In this one Ilia-Te were about sixty children altogether, some ot' them barely old enough to talk and others twenty In twen- ty-five years old but still could not speak a single English word. Our task was indeed a very hard one, but we set right to work and our efforts do not seem to have been entirely fruitless for all now speak English fairly well and try to do all that we ask them to do. They also seem to like us very much, indeed they seein almost to Worship us, look- l l l ing upon us as some divine guide or soinethingr. IVell, l must get back to work. Vl'ill 4-ontribute other articles soon. Sincerely. Dorothy Vlrtik GRII.-VI' I'0DIllENI'ElllCX'l'. The biggest t'ominen4'ement ev- er held in Mulberry was held in the community hall last 1Ved- nesday evening when fifty-six Seniors of the local hiah sf-hool I'el'f?lYetl diplomas. The sweet- ness uf the girl graduates tore- told great happiness. while the stoic- attitude of the boys dis- played but little fear, saying' to the world. as it were. 'We have met the rlount-ed and pow- dered enemy and she is ours, The main feature of the evening was the masterful address by Dr. Yernnn Harshman, ll. lv., LL. Il. of New York City, His sub- ject was All Ready! btep on It. Lt-t's Goi' ln this address he compared the life of our youth to the experiences of a 19-13 ilivver. lt was a great inspira- tional address to say the least. After a few sad hut appropriate remarks, the diplomas were presented by Prof. Carl Leiben- auth. superintendent of the lineal st hools. Madame Itodot-ker. whose ad appears elsewhere in this issue, wishes In announce that she will not meet her regular dana'-ing tilasses this week. XVhile de- monstrating' some of the latest the XYilliauis Ho- tel last night, her toe became knot hole in the severely injured. toe dancing at engaged in a tloor and was Announcement can meet her as to when she Qlasses will he made in these columns. lVheat is looking exceptionally good for this time of the year, Several people have remarked of the splendid stand seen out at the Mitchell farm. Claude Lecklitner, a prosper- ous farmer of Tippecanoe, was in our little city trading Satur- day. Fl. ll. S. IIEFIC.-K'l'S JEFFERSON .X very fast and clean game of hasket ball was played lfriday --ve-nina in the Uonimunity Gym. The .letiferson tv-ani came to Mul- berry expecting: to it In by a lata' st-ore. hut the Mulberry lads out- iglassed them in every respevt. The sifore HL the close of the :anie was 35 to 13 in favor of the llullll' team. The line up was as followsi .li-lferson ll ulherry Ht-avilon ,,,,, 11' ,,,,... Mitt-hell Grille .1,....., F ....,.... Block llell .-,,,...,, LL- ltothenb-r:.'er Uartl-r ,,....,, G ,,,1.. Hawkins 'l'liolnpsol1 ---Jj ...,..... Hillel' the twelfth straight the Mulberry team. This was virtory for GARUICX HlX'l'S. Nt-yer plant tfabliage when the sign is in the feet. They have het-n known to walk off. ll' it gives you the bat-kaehe to work in the garden, let l'l'lll' wife do it. T.. lqill lynlaln beetles. taki- .wo l8lut'liS ot' wood about two inrhv-s square. Number ullr' of them 1 and the other 2. Plat-e the beetle on block number 1 and crush him with number two. .X hurl so killed ni-ver revives. Lead pellets are good to keep the ni-ighbi-r's rhirkens out of the :ard-n. Cabbage worms may be lilllvil hy stepping on them. 'Fry planting' an onion Set with each liill of potatoes. This Xvill pause the potato eyes to water and insure sufficient moisture for a sure Crop even in the dry- VSI rf'HS1llI. Never plant potatoes in the dark of the moon. They Cannot see to Milne lip. lilmer F3ricker's fruit stand was run into and t tIll'lDlt'IE'lj' de- molished last night by a large automobile. The ear was run- ning so fast it could not make the turn and ran into the stand, The driver did not stop tw Slv what damage had been done. Mr. Ilricker says that the loss is vovererl by insurance.

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VYONDER YVHO WVROTE THIS? Occasionally the editor re- i i ceives a letter that is of general Q interest to the public and there- fore worth publication. The fol- ' lowing letter is published more will of curiosity since no name is signed to it. Any hints concern- ing who the author may he, will be gladly received at this office. Michigan Pity May 23. 1943 Dear Editor: I suppose you are surprised to get a letter from me. 1 am so lonesome and discouraged since I came here. I find that it is rather confining and the days go by rather slow. Every time I leave the room some one goes with me and they carry a gun. I think they are afraid I will get hurt or some- thing, because they watch me awful close. They won't call me by name but say I am SIM. rath- er hard to remember but think I will get used to it. Theb' Riel' took my suit away from nie and gave me one of the latest style. It is sort of black and white striped. Sometimes white and sometimes black. There are some other fellows in rooms close to me. It sort of reminds me of some of the swell hotels I used to stay in, only this is different. I think I will get out ol' here in tvventy or twenty-one years if they don't throw ine overboard or I die of old age. Tell every- body to write to me and tell me all the new. Yours truly. Number 916. Editor' Note:-I think he is a little tiff in the upper story, and should have been sent to Indian- apolis to a home for the feeble- minded. A. Troxel. our local grocer and baker. received quite a scare yesterday morning while on his way to Rossville to deliver a basket of bread. The Ford which collided with a completely up- occupant under the car where he remained in a very uncomfortable posture un- til Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Bricker happened along and rescued him. No trace of the skunk could be found. XYe would advise Mr. Troxel not to start till after day- light hereafter. he was driving skunk and was set. pinning its 4 4 l .X four hour nap every after- noon will save much worry. An unknown traveling man was choked to death at the iVil- liams Hotel last night while trying to eat a piece of beef- steak. It is not yi-t known just what the outcome of the acci- dent may be. It is rumored that Trustee Herschel Bennett will hire an en- tire new set oi' teachers for next year. Iir. Nelson Combs was called to the home of Herbert Ruch east of town last Friday when one of the children was ill from eating a four-ounce bottle of Gluine, thinking it was maple syrup. Iiloc seems rather stuck up over the rapid recovery of the patient. Xvhen Lee Rothenberger be- gan his banking career, more than twenty years ago he was greatly handicapped by the loss of a card of war saving stamps. At the time they were supposed to have been stolen. but yes- terday while his Xvifc was doing the spring housecleaning. they were accidently found. Nvhilc in the act of moving things in the library, the wife noticed Sulliv- thing drop from the family Bible 'and upon examination, found it l i l . to he the long lost stamps. Lee says he cannot imagine how they ev--r got there, How things do change! Twen- ty years ago if a fellow had dared to predict that Mulberry would ever have such a school building as we have now, he would have been considered a fit Candidate for the insane assylum. if not lynched outright as a Hol- shevik. A modern school build- ing with a gymnasium and com- munity hall was unthought of. while such things as movies in thc sCh4iol, radio instruction, and regular play periods with paid instructors would have been an abomination to the Lord. Some of us liltl codgers will have to admit that this progress is get- ting tum much for us. Although we wish well for our young peo- ple, we are still selfish enough to be glad that they have to study an hour each day. That will remind them of the hard- ships the fathers had when they had to study all the time at school or stay at home and work for dad. Herbert Ituch was the victim of a bad accident last VVednes- day morning. when the old gray mule which he has driven to the inilk shake for fifteen years, be- Pilllli' frightened at a girl wear- ing a red dress. It is thought N' some that the mule stopped to look at the bright colors and Herbert :ave him a slash over the back thus causing him to run away. The mule ran down the street disregarding the traf- Iic Cuffs signals. At the corner of Main and Earheart Avenue, the W2-12'on was thrown against a light pole. The wagon and mule were separated and the milk cans were thrown in all di- recitons. Herbert was found un- conscious sitting in a case of smashed milk bottles. Hi- was liurricd to the Combs hospital where he is receiving treatment. I'ro1'. A. Mock has finally quit teaching after some thirty years ol' service as superintendent of the local schools, and has re- tired lu his cottage recently pur- -hased just north of town. He will devote his declining years to gatliering up the eggs and scratching in the garden. Al- though he regrets to give up teaching, he hopes to continue his influence through his two books, The Underlying I'rin- ciples of Puppy Love and The Easiest XYay In Dont. These works contain a wealth ot' val- uable int'ormation gathered from almost a half century of obser- vation of young people. FRESH RAT POISON Ta lcum Powder, Hair Pins Candy, Etc. -at- Y0l'N'l S PHARMACY .'has. Youndt, I'i-oprietor. 'RET PILLS for ALL ILLS Ofe l i -tIlR. NELSON COMBS 'Office in rear of Jackson High- way Garage.