ohn M. Mavity, a newspaperman, was born in Decatur County, Indiana on May 14, 1862 and educated in the Northern Indiana Normal (now Valparaiso University) and Franklin College. He taught school ten years and has been in the newspaper business for twenty-six years. Since September 18, 1903, Mr. Mavity has been the Editor of the "Vidette" in Valparaiso, is a member of the Republican State Editors Association and a resident of Valparaiso, Indiana.