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FRIDAY, MAY 4, 1934.

Creamy” T uttle Gives Data on Muncie Parks

(Below Is Given the Text of a Broadcast Made Over Station WLBC, by Carl K. Tuttle, Park Superintendent, Friday, May 4. “Creamy'’ Wore Wo Gloves When He Outlined What Had Been Accomplished Under the Dale Administration. Read It. It’s Enlightening.) I desire, in behalf &f Mayor George R. Dale, to present to you a synopsis of the progress of the city parks during the past four years. In the four years, previous to this administration, $147,851.61 was spent in the operation of Muncie’a parks. Under the present administration, for four years, we have spent $140,339 l .32, a saving of $7,512.29. We’ll - agree, not much of a saving; but we feel that we have really accomplished something in the parks. Now, for a few facts and figures:' In Heekin Park we built a modern concession stand, which was very badly needed; constructed three tennis courts, a croquet court; built a permanent stage for the weekly shows that are very popular; four log cabins (one under CWA) and a new hard-surfaced drive, from Hackley street to Penn street, passing the cabins. We constructed six outdoor furnaces that are in use almost the year ’round; 100 new picnic tables and 300 trestles that were needed to take care of the increased number of — ~ picnics and reunions in Heekin Carl K. Tuttle. Park; 25 new family picnic tables, 20 permanent paper and trash receptacles and a new ball diamond, equipped with flood lights, for night playing. Our lighting system is one of the best' in the state. In new playground equipment we installed four slides, four teeter boards, a merry-go-round and a castle tower. In Rose Park we constructed two new tennis courts, a new baud stand, shelter house and dressing rooms, a log cabin, five family picnic tables and two permanent outdoor furnaces. New playground equipment installed, includes two slides, castle tower, merry-go-round, gymnasium set and four teeter boards. In Jackson Park we built a new wall and walks; a new shelter house and wading pool, and installed five new pieces of playground

equipment.

In McCulloch Park we have constructed four new tennis courts and two new croquet courts; a baseball park with a grand stand, that is equipped with folding chairs, seating 8(10, and our own permanent bleachers (built under CWA) seating 6,500; 200 new picnic tables and 600 trestles, 50 family picnic tables, a monkey island with a population of thirty-five; 30 permanent paper and trash receptacles and 200 new park benches. We resurfaced the drives and built six permanent outdoor furnaces. New playground equipment, at McCulloch Park, include two slides, castle tower, two merry-go-rounds and four teeter boards.

Practicability Combined With the Beautiful.

We have not forgotten the beautification of our parks. We removed the abandoned and unsightly street car rails that ran through

McCulloch Park, and constructed walks in their place. We planted 600 year, with many new and novel stunts,

trees and over 4,000 pieces of shrubbery and evergreens in all the parks; built 12 rock gardens and at Broadway entrance to McCulloch Park, we planted a flower garden which contains over 10,000 bulbs—

annuals and perennials.

In our equipment for the upkeep of our parks, we purchased four power lawn mowers, 12 hand lawn mowers, four trucks, a paint sprayer and equipped a complete machine shop. In addition to all these improvements, made in the past four years, we have ably maintained, in first class condition, all the buildings and grounds that were a part of the parks prior to this administration. - 1933 was the biggest year in the history of Muncie’s parks. Over 1,000,000 persons visited our parks last year. Thousands of these were from out of town. Our tennis courts were very busy. Over 45,000 persons played tennis. 2(1,000 persons attended the religious services at Heekin Park and over 10,000 attended at McCulloch Park. Our weekly shows at Heekin Park entertained over 75,000. The soft ball games throughout the summer, including the night games and the city tournament in the fall, drew an attendance of 45,000. Our annual Fourth of July celebration last year (the largest of all) attracted the enormous crowd of 65,000, filling McCulloch Park to its capacity and overflowing into the surrounding territory. Twenty-one Sunday ball games, with an average attendf/ace of 10,000 at each game, totalled 210,000 persons for the season. In co-operation with the Muncie Star, the Park Department presented the Kellogg Band (Battle Creek) at McCulloch Park, for a Sunday night concert, which was enjoyed by a crowd ©f over 15,000. The log cabins have been very popular, with 2,165 separate reservations and a total attendance of 54,760. lOftS was the peak year for reunions. There were 465 reunio'ns with an attendance of 40.000. The organized Sunday and week-day picnics, counting only those who made reservations, brought over 100,000 into the parks. Our organized recreational activities for the children gave entertainment and education to f25,000

house is 125 feet long and 40 feet wide, and contains 60 showars, with checking facilities, to accommodate the spool capacity of 2,000 swimmers. The pool and surrounding park grounds will be brilliantly illuminated at night. The pool will be ready to use on or before June 11, not withstanding all rumors to the contrary. The pool will be self-sustain-ing. An admission charge of 15 cents for adults at all times. Children, 10 cents, excepting Tuesdays and Thursdays, when they will be admitted for 5 cents. Wednesday will be family day, when the whole family will be admitted for the price of one adult. Also, in Tuhey Park, we have extended the boulevard system from Wheeling avenue to Meeks evenue. North street will be surfaced from Alameda avenue to Meeks avenue. Tennis courts and soft hall diamonds are being constructed and will be illuminated tor night play. Also a modern play-

ground will be installed.

The entire park surrounding the pool will be beautifully landscaped, and what was an unsightly dump a few, short months ago* by midsummer will be Indiana’s most beautiful recreation spot. Other Parks of City Have Not Been Neglected. In the other parks, under CWA, we have done a lot of work. In Heekin Park, with the old telephone poles taken down from the abandoned street car lines, we have built another log cabin. In McCulloch Park we have enlarged our baseball field, extending the outfielcj to a distance of 400 feet all around, and enclosing it with a 10-foot wire fence. We now have the largest and finest semi-pro baseball field in Indiana. We constructed our own permanent bleachers that extend from the grandstand, both to right and left field, with a seating capacity of 6,500. With park benches surrounding the outfield, we will have a seating capacity of over 10,000. We built a new concession and shelterhouse close to the baseball field, constructed of limestone and brick, which will fill a long-felt need. We have widened and resurfaced Ball road, from McCulloch Park to Jackson street, thus eliminating a flood hazard to Whitely. The east river levee, running from High street bridge to a point near the golf course, was rebuilt and widened with CWA labor under the supervision of the park department. This levee will be sodded and landscaped. Along the new cement wall that the hoard of works is building along Wheeling avenue, the park department will landscape and make it the beauty spot of Muncie. Under CWA we hauled into the parks of Muncie over 15,000 loads of rich, black soil to fill and grade the low spots. These have been seeded with grass fur-

nished by the government.

Program of Entertainment for 1934.

And now, for our program of entertainment for the coming year: TO THE BASEBALL FANS: We’rs going to have a real ball team. Again we are members of the Indiana-Ohio League, one of the fastest semi-pro leagues in the United States. Our season- opens at home with

the Kautskys, of Indianapolis, on May 27.

TO THE TENNIS PLAYERS: Our courts will lie ready on May 11. On August we will hold our annual Junior and Senior tennis tournaments, with prizes. . ;i; TO THE CROQUET PLAYERS: The courts will soon be ready and |

a new one installed in Heekin Park.

TO THE SOFT BALL FANS: We will have three new soft hall diamonds this year. The one at Tuhey Park will he illuminated. Six soft hall leagues will be operated in the city this year. Two by the M. C.

A., and four by the park recreation department.

TO THE CHILDREN W T HO HAVE ENJOYED OUR RECREATIONAL PROGRAMS: We assure you of a much larger program this

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On Sunday, June 3, we will inaugurate our Sunday religious serv-

ices at Heekin Park and McCulloch Park.

Our July Fourth celebration this year will he, in the words of A1 G. Fields, “Bigger and Better Than Hver.” Our fire works program will

mendous influence in creating the|’ se ]f j n a perilous position. It is seen

industrial and commercial supremacy Sf the states which border on their shores. While the average man or woman does not think of the Great Lakes in terms of coal and iron ore, they are apreciative of the wonderful opportunities of-H fered by these great inland bodies of water for vacation trips, outings and pleasure and time-saving convenience of overnight travel by

water.

One of the important contributing factors to the popularity of lake travel is the C. & B. lines, whose large, luxurious steamers operate regular nightly service from early May until the middle of November, between Cleveland and Buffalo. While the automobile, because of its personal convenience, continues to be a favorite mode of travel* motorists in increasing numbers are taking their cars with them on the boat. In this way they save a day’s time and the wear and tear of a day’s driving. They enjoy a restful, refreshing night on the lake and this break in the monotony of motor travel 'is most welcome. Rates for automobiles continue to be very law, so that when all costs are considered it is really a distinct saving to travel by boat. From June 1® until September 3, the steamer Goodtime operates daily service between Cleveland, Cedar Point and Pnt-in-Bay. CedarPoint has the finest bathing beach on the Great Lakes, and Put-in-Bay one of a group of beautiful islands in Lake Erie, is famed not only for its scenic attractions, hut for its historic interest as well. A towering monument* 350 feet high, commemorates the great naval victory of Commander Perry in 1814. During the months of July and August* the C. & B. line operates between Cleveland and Port Stanley, on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. This is not only a pleasant trip across Lake Erie, hut it is a big time saver for the Canadianbound motorist, who saves at least a day’s time and many hundreds of

miles in this manner.

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Forging ahead and adding still 1 another link in her chain of sue-; e-esses, Katherine Hepburn will be seen in Muncie in her new picture, “Spitfire.” The picture will be shown at the Rivoli Theater. In “Spitfire,” Miss Hepburn appears as- Trigger Hicks, an elemental girl of the Caroline mountains, a blend of mysticism, combativeness and loving sentiment It is indeed a character of the most vivid contrasts, and therefore offers an opportunity for the self-ex-

not only he ase elaborate as last year, but it will feature the outstanding j p ress j 0I1 0 f ^iss Hepburn.

Monzelle Moore, Mr. and Mrs. Ray'mond Shirey and sons, Warren and Wayne, of here; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Young and sons, and Mrs.

throughout the summer of 1933. This does not include the hundreds of Bertha Pence, of Middletown; Mr.

display of all times—an aerial feature, lasting eleven minutes, ^titled. “THE NEW DEAL.” Also, on the Fourth, we’ll have circus and vaude-

ville acts, contests and a free dance, as usual.

Starting July 11, we will inagurate our weekly free shows in Heekin Park. Our success in the parks of Muncie, we assure you, has been

afforded through the co-operation of everyone in Muncie.

Ladies and Gentlemen: If it not your pleasure to nominate George R. Dale on next'Tuesday, he joins me in saying to you: “Win, Lose ov Draw* we will carry on for the greatest year the ,parks of Muncie have

ever known.

In 1930 the park system of Muncie ranked seventh in Indiana. In 1933, by the survey of the National Park Association, they were

second. I thank you. Good night.

Soon after the story of “Spitfire” begins, two men come into her life, men from the civilized and cultured world that she has never known, and both fall in love with

RURAL NEWS

DALEVILLE, INDIANA.

Mr. and Mrs. Luther Young, of Cross Roads, entertained at dinner Sunday, in honor of Mrs.' Young’s and W. H. Polhemus’ birthday an-

niversaries. Dinner was served tdjMr. and Mrs. Merril Huffman and Mr. and Mrs. Luther Young, Mr. | son, spent Thursday in Muncie.

and Mrs. W. H. Polhemus, Miss! o

Mr. and Mrs. muss Good entertained the following relatives to Sunoay dinner at Mary’s Kitchen: Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Daniels, of Anderson; M. F. Good, of Suminitville; John Birk, of Anderson; Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Fenwick and daughter, Mary Jone, and son, James,

and Jack Shoemaker.

Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Hpffman and

small family picnics and the thousands of persons who visited the parks during the summer. With this great attendance, our parks have been efficiently supervised by uniformed and courteous attendants.

Cost, Per Person, Only Two and Three-quarter Cents. .

Over a million persons took advantage of our parks in 1933. To run the parks in 1933. cost the taxpayers $28,541.43, slightly over two and three-quarters cents for each person visiting the parks last year. Our program in the parks for the past four years has not only entertained our citizens, but it has kept them at home. They were not seeking entertainment in other cities and spending their money away from Muncie, and too, the thousands of persons from out of town that

.visited our parks, spent money with our merchants.

While we spent 7,512.29 less in the past four years than the previousi administration, I am sure you will agree that we have placed the

park system of Muncie where it really belongs.

and Mrs. Ward Young and son, and Mrs. Lydia Ball, of Cowan; Mr. and Mrs. Carl Canaday and son, of Selma; Mr. and Mrs. Carl Painter (and daughter, of Springport; Mr. and Mrs. W. Y. Williams and sons, of Hartford City; Rev. C. J. Ferster and Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Shroyer and children, of Cross Roads. Afternoon callers were Mr. and Mrs. Walter Williams daughter, Lois, and Miss Garnet Williams; Mr. and Mrs. Earl An-

trim and children.

NOTICE OF THE LEASING OF THE CONCESSION STANDS AND PRIVILEGES AT HEEKIN PARK, MUNCIE, INDIANA. The Board of Public Parks of the City of Muncie, Indiana, will receive bids for leasing of concession privileges and stands located at and in Heekin Park in the City

of Muncie.

Said lease and privileges, to he

for the year of 1934.

The leasor to furnish good and sufficient bond for the maintaining and keeping clean the premises and I where refreshments are sold. All bids to be in writing, stating the amount that bidder will give for said concession. No hid will be awarded to a person not living

LITTLE JO Is now Spitfire KATHARINE HEPBURN As the Carolina witch whose flaming love set fire to the mountains “SPITEFIRE’ STARTING SUNDAY

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Four Days Starting Sun. Held Over Another Week Everybody enjoys this show. Bert Smith Revue in an all new musical revue “A NIGHT IN PARIS” 2 Added Stage Attractions Harry “FRECKLES” Spear The original “Freckles” of Our Gang Comedies, in Person and the famous Blackface “CURLY” BURNS On Our Screen “In the Money” A Riotous Farce with Lois Wilson - “Sheets” Gallagher Warren Hymer, Sally Starr Junior Goughian, Arthur Hoyt A Riotous Farce of the Mad Higginbottoms, the funniest family that ever reach the screen.

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rraJiK uoumau ui ^ Avith . in the city of Muncie. All bids visiting with Walter Jackson and L 0 t> e fUmi with the Park Board

family. • of the City of Muncie on or before Mr. and Mrs. Harold Wright and 7 o’clock p. m. May 15, 1934. Bids

„. 1Q0 . o ■ t i-u . ,, , „ daughters, Norma Jean, and Celia, must be accompanied by certified For 19.4 we aie preparing tor another great year in the parks. One, visited with relatives at Dayton, OJ check for ten percent of hid and a jof Muncie’s long felt needs has been a swimming pool. When we were Tuesday and Wednesday. non-collusioH affidavit, discussing what to build under CWA, Mayor Dale said: “We have Mrs - Ralph Ballinger and Mrs. The Board reserves tire right to talked swimming pool for years; now is the time to build one.” And ^dereon CCl ' eery TUeSday ^ ^ ° Signed^' so, in Tuhey Bark, we are building, under CWA, one of the finest and ^Mrs^Ed Brooks entertained the*'! TRAUY WOLFE,

Woman’s Club at her home Tues-1

day afternoon.

The Woman’s Foreign Missionary j Society of the M. E. Church, met at the home of Mrs.'Eva Skinner,

most modern swimming pool? in America. What Is Being Done at Tuhey Park.

The pool will be 200 feet long and 75 feet wide, with a depth of from 1 foot to 9 feet, and a capacity of 525,000 gallons of water. It will be equipped with the most modern r\pirculating equipment, the wjfcter in the pool changing every seven hours. A sand beach ISO- feet long aqd -90; feet wide J filled wJth'WJiite'Vlichigan sind* to aydejpth-pf 18

inches? will' extend "aloiig; the southfsideVthe p^-amd modern play- Vii„?le a^^itetfVRh Mrs.ground devicesVfqr children and/^nyyuups, beach•himbrellas and beach j Mhuprn, who is)Vaipatient . at

sun shades provided.

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Florence Manford,

Secretary to Park Board.

, Mr. and Mrs. George H. Mingle C ' spent Tuesday with Mr. and . Mrs. ^ R. H. Beeson, at'iMuncie. fMrs.

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