The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1918-08-09

A jolly party motored out to Rey-
nolds lake last Friday evening and
enjoyed the dance at True's hall.
Following are those who made up the
parity Messrs. and Mesdames Jim
Holcomb, Vern Williams, Jim Walker,
Clarence Smith, Ben Lofts, Bert Sim
mons, Howard Weatherwax and Mrs.
Keller of Kalamazoo.
! The Culver and Crawford clan held
a family picnic Sunday, July 2Sth, at
Shady Nook, the farm home of Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Jewett and Mrs.
Lucy Harrison. The chief feature of
the occasion was the bountiful dinner
which was spread on tables in the
grove near the river. The masculine
part of the crowd also enjoyed the
"Ole Swimmin Hole" while the ladies
spent the afternoon visiting. Those
present were Irl Culver of Camp Gus
ter, Dwight levitt of Kalamazoo,
Mrs. Bertha North of Paw Paw, Royal
Hall and family, Mrs. Hazel North
Bailey and children of Grand Rapids,
Ralph North and family of Chicago,
Frederic Culver and wife, Mrs. Edith
Culver, Grove Crawford and family,
Harry Crawford and family, Henry
Crawford and wife, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry levitt and Mrs. Harrison. 1t
was an occasion long to be remember
ed by those present and the crowd
decided to make it an annual event.
The True Northerner's explanation
of the Chautauqua ticket war tax last
week was slightly misleading. Sea-
son tickets for children under twelve
are taxed one cent only. Tickets for
children of twelve and thirteen are
taxed ten cents each. These are of
blue color, and the tickets for child
rem under twelve are salmon color. If
any one has purchased the wrong
color ticket, they will be exchanged
on Saturday prior to the Chautauqua
or at the gate when presented. The
war tax on adult tickets is twenty
cents as stated last week. There will
also be tax on every single ad-
mission ticket and on all compliment
tary tickets. One of the Chautauqua
workers will be stationed in the lobby
of the post office on Saturday of next
week for the collection of the war
tax, and to stamp the tickets. If it
is inconvenient for any one to have
this done on that day, it will be at
tended to at the gate when first pre-
sented. Every ticket must have the
official stamp, War Tax Paid, before
it can be honored at the gate. This
| is the government regulation, and
there will be no deviation.
The Office of Van Buren county
Food Administrator, Volney w. Olds
at Hartford, is about the busiest
place in the county these days. The
details of the work have become so
numerous that a clerk is necessary
and Mrs. Olds is the efficient deputy.
The sugar supply has now been
placed on card basis ,and after to-
day no sugar can be purchased eX-
cept by card. The regulations for
this month allow two pounds per per-
son in the family, and cards have
figures on the margin to be cancelled
when purchase is made. This regu-
lation does not however affect the
order permitting limited number OF
pounds for canning purposes. Ihe
Sugar Cards have been distributed
among the Grocers of the county, and
no sugar will be sold except by>card
on which the record of all sugar pur-
chases will be made. The Food Ad-
lministration is a mighty important
factor in the governments war plan,
and a splendid selection was made in
naming Mr.. Olds for Van Buren, coun-
ty. The grocers of the county are
in session today at Mr.. Olds office in
Hartford, where they will receive all
necessary information and instruct
Il ion putting into effect the Card Sys-
TEN of selling sugar.