The ‘Linton municipal golf course club house will be completed and available for use and the course itself will be in the “best shape in its’ history.” r facilities available to residents of by the City of Linton in 1934, and this territory through the Linton WPA labor was used to give im- city park system. The public, it was | provements to the property. At this announced, will be invited to take {time grass greens were planted to advantage of the tables which will ‘substitute for the sand greens Such was the cheering Message be erected in the woods, and. to|which previously had proved more which was delivered today to golf- ers of this teritory. The favorable spring weather of the past few weeks has been given the “yen" to local followers of thé. ancient Scotch sport, and after Rext Sun- day, when the “grand opening” of ‘the corse will be held, the golfers are expected to flock to the recrea- tion area in large numbers. 1 ‘Extensive improvements have been under way during the past few months at the “shinny” area. The greens, according to Bobby Hes: local profersional, are in good shape. Nine thousand: feet of tile has been laid this winter to improve the conditions of the greens and fairway, and many other improve- ments have been- made. Landseape Work. Employes of the Federal Works Progress Administration have been busied in landse&ping work at the recreation area, and already at least 500 new maple trees been planted. WPA employes are at work now planting pine trees, shrubs, and doing many other Peg tags will add to the beauty and utility of the course. a couree; has panvoncal xe day, will be opened for playing on about April 15, and the “grand have | landse: use the city “water whicl open; for public use, “Drive 1s Staged The annual. drive for members for thi e club is now un- der way eports, good respon: have been received to the campaign. Schedules of fees for membership ware annovnced today, They ‘are as follows: family ticket, $20; family, non-resident, $1: single, $15; ingle, non-resident, $10. A course fee of 35c for playing nine holes will be {or leas unsatisfactory, and a water | aystem was installed. At the present {time the greens have an estimated value of about $9,000. |. The golf course was purchased [by the city in November, 1936 for |$4,000, with a down paynient of ($800 and yearly paynients in the amount of $500. * During the year of 1987 about $1200 was received from member- ship and playing fees and this am- ‘ount was sufficient to provide the funds-for all operating costs. The néw club house, when eém- will be charged on week days, and | pleted, will be unique in many. re- ‘on Sundays and holidays a fee of 50c per nine holes or $1 for the day Will be assessed. ‘The new clud house which is in the process of construction at the | course Will have a total value, when completed, of $30,000. It will be of stone construction, 42 feet by 70! feet, id wilt have teracing and ing in proportion. The building will include a basb- ment under the entire. floory com- plete with showers and lockers for men and women. It will contain @ spects. Its main component fa nat- ral sandstone, quarried in jquarry, which is operated-through | WPA’ ‘funds. According to local ehthusiastie supporters, it will be the finest betwen Terre Haute and Bedford. | ESTATE INCREASES; CLAIMS LIKEWISE PHILADELPHIA 2 — Despite large expense incurred by year- dining room 18 by 30 feet }long hearings on claims to the,$20,- 1000000 snuff fortune lei by the @ lounge room 20 feet by 3 feet. Henry Dietz js the architect in opening” of the club Rouse will be jcharge of the project, Williati Rice observed on about June 15, if the |is construction foreman, and Bobby present schedule of huilding pro- | Hess) loea! goif professional, is the xress in followed by the workers |landscape foreman. 2 the project. |All of the cost of labor on the house is being furnisted by the ~ Federal Works Progress Adminis- ‘tration, and the cement, lime, roof- flooring and other materials have béen furnished by . e ‘old ‘Linton’ ry, club ‘is % Sanity debe Elec focaer Gee al Gums. Mebl d was operated under private ment for neveral years. | late Mrs. Henrieta E, Garrett, the estate is increasing daily. Payment of salaries of the mas- ter, examiners and veven other em- ployes and oxpenses of the hearings were far below the incom from the last year. the hearings started in January, 1937, there were 17,000 ¢laimants to the fortune. Their number already has increased to mote than.23,000 and is mounting ‘iption of testimony at ‘themore than 100 hearings and other records fill 20,500 pages of 35 volumes. 5: Garrett died in 1930 and “\ Later, it. was ‘and es- disposed of only a small fraction, a basis... lofher fortune ina memorandum ta x first purchased on option her-attorney. *