Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 31, Number 181, Decatur, Adams County, 2 August 1933 — Page 5

■me cost in mw heavy mL 0 f Dale C rime C0n».(,l >i,-th«ds Cost ■ | Million ’l earJy BhMls • •' l, " ro1 w * ,loh ■ , r ..K,« w»" tl..' invention* H . , h ,| devastation used by ■ M-viniued rrlmtnK ~„.;u.s more than K w ti,m.te '<> be found In K„ Mirl oi the Indiana ('nine ■V cmnmiaaion of 1929-30 on ■ [he legislative reference „ ||,e Statehoiise. It la one no advanced by the 'inn of atate- '„ . • ore.miration* 18, lormeil the State Police K , otmin't* e and has opened ■i n ltd ion campaign to tor const nil tion o! H o .late police radio aysdirect i xpensp of criminal h in Indian i. the stir-

DeWITT OPERATED HOTELS V nPSr ARE LOCATED IN THE HEART Os THEIR RESPECTIVE CITIES In ( li'i'darul © The tIOLLENDEN 1050 ROOMS All WITH BAtH jry RADIO IN EVERY ROOM In C lucaqc © The L& SALLE--iooo rooas.all with bath sy -IN THE HEART OF THE LOOP” In l Hi © The NEIL HOUSE 650 ail with bath RADIO IN EVERY ROOM In LLkren © The MAYFLOWER 450 ROOMS. ALL WITH BATH RADIO IN EVERY ROOM fiaturt UNUSUALLY COMFORTABLE ROOMS. THE FINEST Os FOODS AND RATES STARTING AT S2SOSINUE. Jl5O DOUBLE

I SCHAFER’S AUGUST FURNITURE SALE Sale Starts Saturday August 5 - Continues Through Month of Aug . f* lff fT ITT a INVEST IN FURNITURE WHILE IT IS STILL AT BOTTOM J! PRICES. YOU CAN FEEL SAFE AND SURE. LIVING ROOM SUITES $ >TOO to ,si .50.00 dining room suites $54.00 1« $225.00 F = WILL LOOK LOW WITHIN THE NEXT BRI) R()()M SUITES $51.30 to $125.00 l\Y|| Starting Saturday, August sth we will put on sale every piece OCCASIONAL TABLES $2.50 to $18.50 l^4sTi^r : \\\\ V ,|< SU^C ° Ur lle s^ f url, 'ture at a Hig Reduction in OCCASIONAL CHAIRS $5.49 to $28.75 I i \ kjPra price. This sale will run for the balance of this month. All of these items and may more not fisted in this Since the furniture offered in this sale was purchased on the 1 W it’sonly natural that wt AhU mI a the same way. . rr ~ * a long, long time to buy furniture at such low prices. ' Everything marked in plain figures —No furniture restricted. A wonderful opportunity to sate money. 3 I’c. Suites in Wicker with Splendid Quality Attractive Coverings — Also Plain __ mmamk A <g 9> Vtt Suites. An ideal time to “Doll Up” that Sun Parlor or Porch. “ SfE, '" iS DISCOUNT SALE tin « «» tie ae MATTRESSES $4.75 to $25.00 Second F,oor W

vey commission found, I* f 5,755.000. Actual property louses approximate *1,000,000 yearly; stolen automobllea, *700,000; hank robberies, *161,006; burglary and theft Insurance premiums, *1,376,391; fidelity premiums, *667,132, In addition to the direct losses, the survey commission reported, Indiana annually pays her city and community police forces *4,700,000 and for the m ilntenanco of sheriffs' offices, *366,786. Another *5,500,000 goes to the expense of courts and prosecutions of cases in which criminals are brought to justice, many escaping their Just deserts because of insufficient evidence. In all, the Crime bill was estimated by the commission to be *4.85 per capita each year. Ely actual proof that use of the police radio system In larger citleH Is capable of cutting crime losses by 50 per cent, and of increasing the efficiency of police forces "by three times over, estimates have been made that at least *8,000,000 can lw> cut from the state’s cost of crime with use of a well planned, twenty-four-hour state police radio system. An effective state police radio system, as proposed by A1 Feeney, state director of public safety and whose ideos have fired the enthus-

DECATFR DAILY DEMOCRAT WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2, 1933.

Feverish Activity Marks NRA Campaign 1 - " if\ ft I ,a y. .SiJ v ,i* K ami - .-’..r,t Commerce Bloi/ding Z a /er NR A Jobs Lt d by their dynamic chairman, flcncra! Hugh S. Johnson, the staff of the National Recovery Administration is working day and night in the Commerce Building, Washington, to put over the biggest peace time drive in history. The program is to put 5,000,000 unemployed into jobs by Labor I>ay. Hundreds of new workers are being added to the NRA staff and experts who took part in the Liberty Loan campaigns during the World War have been enlisted in this war on depression. Charles T. Coiner, designer of the NRA eooperator’s emblem, already nationally known, is at work on other posters advertising the drive.

iasnt of the many industries an<i! business associations which have j been paying most of the targe direct cost, will blockade the state against organized crime gangs from outside metropolitan centers, will reduce the chances for successful crime perpetration and escape, will create a police machinery that will connect every population center with a defense as modern as the instruments used by 1933 desperadoes. PETTY SPEAKS TO ROAD MEN (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) is inclined to he excessively critical of the funds spent ami work accomplished by the county highway department might stop and consider for a while what he would do were he charged with the duty of keeping one mile of Adams county roads in good condition, (vaying

f this mile's proportionate share of , the cost of any new equipment | purchased, a proportionate share of the upkeep find operating costs of all equipment, paying the cost , of needed gravel or stone, plus the hauling charges, for resurfacing , the road, also the cost of dragging the road to keep it smooth, opening up side ditches, clearing drainage pipes, cutting weeds, repairing culverts and bridges, re flooring and pointing bridges, taking care of washouts, and numerous other operations, for all of which he would receive the sum of 45 cents per day. When we stop to realize the amount of work and supplies necessary in properly maintaining j a mile of county road in contrast -jto the small sum of money availI able for this maintenance, v.e are ■I usually forced to the conclusion 1 | that we are getting pretty good I road service from the funds expended. Adams county motorists - j do not produce all the gasoline tax c and license fees received from the

J! state. About $35,000 of your share : is a gift from more populous eotin- •; ties.” 1 1 Mr. Hetty, cited seven fui.daI mental principles to he ohserved ■ in securing economical, uiHo-date . road improvement. He stated: :l "1. Sufficient right of way width must he provided in which to properly construct and malm.Mn a mot- : or vehicle highway. Too frequent- : ly we tind communities unsuccessfully attempting to build a "motor ’! vehicle" highway in a “horse and ■ j buggy” right of way. It will usuali ly l>e found that the minimum right ; of way should not be less than 40 i I feet on level ground with greater : widths where heavy cuts and tills ' are necessary. "2. To provide satisfactory econ- !, ontical road service, the road i should be properly graded and 1 drained. Side ditches from 18 to - 24 inches below the surface of the < . road are essential to lower the t i ground water level and keep the e subgrade fairly dry. These ditches

will not last forever, but must be cleaned out every two or three years in order to function properly. The road grade, or mad-way, as some call It, should be ul. least 24 feet wide betwen side ditches regardless of the width to which the road metal is spread. "3. Provided sufficient maintenance money will lie available to keep the large base stone adequately covered with small maintenance stone or gravel, it is satisfactory to use large size stone in the base course. However, If this large base stone ever becomes uncovered, It will be pulled out on the surface by the dragging equipment and will result in a very rough and disagreeable road for traffic. In order to secure a smooth road, the stone or gravel on the surface should all pass through a 1-lnch circular screen. "4. After construction, gravel and stone roads should be dragged just as frequently as necessary to keep up with the destructive effects of the traffic. On some roads, this may mean day dragging; on others, once a week and possibly some of the side roads could be kept smooth if dragged only onco each month. Some still argue that roads should only be dragged after rains. This is an old “horse and buggy” idea hanging over from the earth road era when traffic was very light and, with the equipment available, the roads couhl only be smoothed after being softened hy rains. Traffic does not wait for rainy days; therefore, why should the maintenance operations not continue, wet or dry? A long base, planer-type drag is desirable. I Dragging is the only means where- ! hy ordinary gravel and stone roads | can be kept smooth. I “5. In resurfacing stone or gravel roads, the metal should be put on in very thin layers so as not ; to Interfere with traffic and also |to permit of easier maintenance I and more rapid compaction of the l material. Kqr instance, if four ! inches of new metal are to be eddied in one year, the better method is to put it on in three or four separate skin coats, allowing suffiicient time between coatings for I the material to compact. ”6. One of the greatest handi- | caps to some of our counties is the [ lack of adequate, up to-date road ! equipment with w hich to properly maintain roads. The day of team i work on highways is past. It may he all right in the present emergency to favor team work as a relief measure; however, the fact that team work costs from two to four times as much as similar work by mechanical equipment should not be lost sight of. “7. County road work is a big business and should be handled in a business-like manner. All po-

litical favoritism should be ellmln ated and the public money for county road work should lie expended Ju*t as carefully and as efficiently as that of a private Individual. The overage taxpayer Is not much concerned about who spends the highway funds Just so long us he Is getting 100 cents worth of value for each dollar ex pended, Thor# has been little question as lo the efficiency of the Slate Highway Commission. This is demonstrated by Its expert personnel, high type specifications, and very careful supervision of construction and maintenance operations. The critical eye of the motorists, who are now carrying the entire burden of road improve ment in Indiana, will he focused upon the county highway department, where, sot various reasons greater obstacles are frequently encountered in attempting efficient, economical operations. It is up to the local toad officials in all counties to demonstrate lo the public that they can and will expend funds allotted to them just as carefully and wisely as Is being done by the State Highway Commission. This is being accomplished in several counties. - ’ QUESTIONS REGARDING SPECIFIC NRA (CONTINUED FROM PAGE; ONE) and graduated minimum pay dependilig on the size of their city. Q —Will there bt any objection ;to agreements for uniform openI ing and closing hours in stores of any given city? A —No, providi ~ J "—~

j eOB.HAUt YOU NOTICtD j ■Nbf ~ r " ("they HAVE CAMEL’S COSTLIER TOBACCOS NEVER GET ON YOUR NERVES ... NEVER TIRE YOUR TASTE!

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ed tho stores do not reduce their hours below the 52 specified In paragraph 2 of tho agreement. Q A waitress is paid 80 cents a day and tips. Must the SO cents he raised to the minimum wage of *l4. A—Tho unofficial interpretation is that tips may be counted In computing the total weekly remuneration. <j -Can an employer force employes to take time off during the day to come within tho hour limit ou a seven-day schedule? A No employer may violate the spirit of the agreement hy forcing employes to take unreasonable umount* of time off during the day. Section 8 of the agreement pledge* the employer “not to use any subterfuge to frustrate the spirit and Intent of this agreement." , Q- Is there any limitation on the maximum hours of operation of a store or service? A —No. Q —ls a barber Included In the 40-hour limitation? A Yes. the employments listed under the service category, whose hours would be limited to 40, include beauty parlor operators, elevator operators, restaurant workers, barbers, drivers, janitors, dish washers, delivery men, watchmen, porters j and filling station operators. ARRIVALS Mr. and Mrs. Robert ftarard I have received announcement of the birth of a hoy baby to Mr. and Mrs. John I). Aber, of Albuquerque, New Mexico. The baby has been named Richard John Aber, and weighed six pounds 7 ounces at birth.