National and Local News 100 Years Ago News From The Western Star, March 11, 1926Mount Vernon

POSEY COUNTY HISTORIAN

JERRY KING

Note: News in the issue includes: The American Home, Van Camp Week, Griffin school is dedicated, a new state road survey, three short news briefs, sports, and many news briefs and personals.

American Home To Be Featured Next Week - The third week in March has been designated by the American Home Department of the General Federation Women’s Club to arrange and have programs on the different phases of the American home. Mount Vernon, with Mrs. O. C. Klein, as chairman, will give to the public a program next Thursday, March 18, at 2:30 at the M. E. Church

Generally speaking the American home, so dear to every woman, is the soul of our country. In it the family should have perfect freedom to live together and individually. It should be a place where harmony of color and surroundings make it a beautiful place in which to live. Hygiene, sanitation, health, and pre-natal care play an important part. Home economics teaching takes care of well balanced meals and deals with appliances which make the housewife’s labors light. Budgeting makes the home safe, for it includes a savings account, and life and fire insurance. Religion and education plays such an important role and are so necessary to make a home the greatest Institution in America.

Demonstrations Will End Van Camp Week - Van Camp Week, which has been observed here all this week, will be brought to a close this Friday and Saturday with demonstrations in the Lowenhaupt building, 225 Main Street, by representatives of the company. All products manufactured by this company will be included in the demonstration and everybody is cordially invited to call. As an added feature of the observance here, radio programs are being broadcasted from station 9CJZ, operated by Wilfred Pearson at the furniture store of J. W. Pearson and Son. There will be short talks by Mayor Miller, President Weilbrenner, and Manager E.E. Bailey of the Van Camp Packing Company. There will also be a male quartet of the Senior High School, a vocal solo by Mrs. Frank Fessenden and an instrumental trio composed of Mrs. H. Kling, piano, Miss Brenda McElhaney, cellist, and Mr. Henry Kling, violin.

Griffin School Building Is Dedicated - Rising majestically from the ruins of the school building destroyed by the tornado of almost a year ago, the handsome new $38,000. The school building in Griffin, a monument to resourcefulness of a stricken community, was dedicated with appropriate ceremonies last Thursday before a crowd which included practically all of the town’s inhabitants as well as notated educators of the state, district, and county. The new Griffin school is modern in every particular, the building being of brick construction, two stories high with a basement.

County Asked To Help In State Road Survey - Note: (The Beginning Of Highway 62) - Mr. A. V. Burch (Evansville), of the State Highway Commission, and a number of members of the Mount Vernon Chamber of Commerce appeared before the County Commissioners at the Courthouse asking for financial assistance in the survey of the proposed hard-surfaced road between this city and Evansville. A hard-surfaced road, as proposed, would cost the state $300,000 and the only cost to Posey County will be wages for labor to assist the state engineer in surveying for the most feasible route. At present, the gravel road, known as the Middle Mount Vernon-Evansville Road, seems to be most favored, but a complete survey might change this. The use of this road would lessen the distance to Evansville by one and one-fourth miles.

Three Short News Briefs - Fiftieth Anniversary Of Telephone - March 10, 1926, marked the fiftieth anniversary of the invention of the telephone. Working in his Boston laboratory on March 10, 1876, Alexander Graham Bell first transmitted speech to his assistant, in an adjoining room. It was in 1879, only three years after the perfection of the instrument, that Mount Vernon made the acquaintance of the telephone, when an exchange was established on Main Street, under the management of Lee Wolf, with fifty telephones. Radio Sales Are Flourishing - Oscar Keck, authorized agent in Mount Vernon, for the Radio Corporation of America, states that during the past week, he has enjoyed increased sales on this line and that the machines are giving perfect satisfaction. Over 100 Students To Appear In “Pickles” - What is probably the most difficult operetta ever presented in Mount Vernon will be in the production of “Pickles” at the Senior High on Friday night, March 26, under the direction of Miss Margaret Wood. Rehearsals are being held nightly and the entire cast of characters and choruses are working hard for the success of the production.

Sports And School News - Sectional Play By Mount Vernon Teams - The local Girls’ basketball team, (Champs) are entering the Girls’ basketball tourney at Huntingburg Friday and Saturday with the odds slightly in their favor. The Champs will have their first game Friday night when they meet Oakland City and in all probability will meet Boonville in their second game. If they are victorious over Boonville, the local Girls’ team will play in the finals, either against Central, Reitz or Huntingburg. The Mount Vernon Boys’ basketball team ended its season Saturday in the Evansville sectional, where it defeated Tennison and Cynthiana, and then fell before Reitz. Saturday afternoon in the semi-finals, Poseyville was defeated by Central easily and Reitz overpowered Mount Vernon in a terrific battle, the score being 34 Reitz and 23 Mount Vernon. School News - A baseball team is being organized by Coach Robbins among the high school boys. Baseball will probably take the place of track this spring. Sweaters were awarded the five senior members of the team Friday morning and letters were given to five underclassmen. Those receiving sweaters were: Fellemende, Yunker, Benner, Woodward, and Lawrence.

News Briefs And Personals - Births - A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Klein Sunday morning. A son, Paul Clarence, was born to Mr. and Mrs. Scherer Friday. Twin sons were born to Mr. and Mrs. Joe Duckworth of Poseyville Saturday morning. Sick And Accident List - George Downen and family are on the sick list. George Schelhorn is seriously ill at his home with pneumonia. Mrs. Malinda Stevens is confined to her home by illness. The measles are reported going around. James W. Pearson suffered a broken right shoulder Wednesday when he alighted from the automobile of Edgar Wolf in front of E. B. Schenk Hardware. Visit To City - Joseph Logel transacted business in this city Monday. Sunday Visits - Mr. and Mrs. Mose LaDuke and daughter, Barbara Dean, and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Nickens of New Harmony spent Sunday with Sanford Sills and family. Mr. and Mrs. Angelo Benner spent Sunday night with Mr. and Mrs. James Benner. Marriage Licenses - Louis Duckworth and Mary Ruth Wasson; Leland Allen and Edna Fisher. Radios Purchased - Radios were purchased by Buell Utley and Albert Russell.