Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 32, Number 138, Decatur, Adams County, 9 June 1934 — Page 1

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IIBMITS PLAN FOR DROUGHT RELIEF

IBerenceon |el strike ’■WHEN UP w - — | under- Withhold iKion I nlil M'ter J Convention L is PROPOSED ® SET VI E STRIKE ■iuhJoii. June 9- <U.R) Knee unioim Recovery Kslntor Hut'll S. Join.-; union leaders Io ■ll Hie threalened steel ■ bi'dke up today with aitliliohling ac■n ihe uovermnent s ■ti.di board proposal a union enliven-| ■ piltsbiir-h June II J olTcr, made by , and alre.i'h accepted bv [ ■L would have created beard of three to all disputes including ~r - i.d issue of emploje K)ia:iou in collective bar-f Tighe. president of the A-iation of Iron, Tin Workers, told ip and fellow unionist* j ■■■not ad until authorized by ; .tier,. 11** said the con- ■ already hud been called, ■iron and steel institute' raged the rank and file headed by Earl J. Fora 'n.-nt addressed t > S J.ibnson, NRA chief Ir>,iir!h " l ui«l overcome, exec 1proposal. ,i-,.w b.wn the wrath and filers when in an last lie answered’ ' ' of early servic. r Huehns. 1 have worn skin est tlie part of me int a saddle, or used to. the flat lands of Tec.is hill- of Arizona, to make such critics as they." the rank and file comthe undersigned steed who have just listened nV PAGE FIVE) ■WILL PAY P PER CENT I ■Adams County Bank ■ Make Distribution I Next Week ■ percent distribution to deof the Old Adams County since May 17, 1932, next week by Leo Ya representing of Financial In.stiof Indiana. per cent payment is the :ua le to depositors. ■ distribution was for four "ii approximately $462,u0" distribution represents of about $27,000. The are being made out and be called for at the bank. has been given by Mr. distribution will be in addi any the bank may make an RFC loan of approxisl46,ooo is negotiated, petition for making the RFC ■*** submitted in part (before H. M. DeVoss in the Adame court this afternoon. The |B*'as heard and by agreement ia 'il until July 2. No objec- ■ *ere filed. ■ttortgaging assets of the bank ■ RFC a loan can be obtained which to pay depositors. ■ !|, -r the loan will be negotiates! 8 01 been fully determined. ■ Court Term | Is Ended Today ■* e Huber M. DeVoss an■N today that he will hold rach Thursday during the vacation beginning .lune “it will be done for the conB? 11 "’ of the attorneys and the a ' was the last day of court number of legal transac • ■■ were handled by the court ■‘Rorneys aiui litlgautß desir . ’'Ut'hlng the cases through term.

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Vol. XXXII. No. 138.

Grilled 1 _ x IE Mi /((lis' .2, Z ■' 111 1 1 i ! iiiiii iHI till I Jean Crompton, who was capI tured in Waterloo, lowa, ThursI day evening, when Tommy Carroll. I Dillinger gangster, was slain. 1 Seized at Little Bohemia resort. I Spider Lake. Wis„ after Dillinger I fled a trap. Jean was paroled. I The parole was revoked Friday, j | She is being gulled as to Dilling ] | er’s whereabouts. JUNIOR BAND TO GIVE CONCERTS Free Concerts Will Be Given .lune 12 And June 19 The Junior high school hand, under the direction of Albert Sellemeyer, will give two free ' oncerts in this city, on Tuesday, June 12 and June 19. Appreciating the interest taken' by the public in the Junior band, the members and director Sellemeyer volunteered to furnish thej . programs for the entertainment of i those who loved band music. I The Junior band, composed of ! i about 28 pieces, was one of the lead . ling musical organizations at the) 1 peony festival held in Van \\ et t I last Wednesday. The Tuesday evening concerts ■ will be given in front of the court 'house. The programs will begin at I eight o’clock and continue for an j I hour. The band will practice each Monday night at 7:30 o'clock and ap-' pear on the next evening for the public concerts. The public is invited to turn out for the programs and enjoy an hour's entertainment. NEGOTIATIONS GIVEN SETBACK Plans For Surrender Os I John Dillinger Are At Standstill Indianapolis, June 9. - <U.R> Negotiations for the .turret.d r of John Dillinger, notorious It I I outlaw, have received a ‘emporar ; setback through outß,d lX r of ence Al G. Feeney, diiector , safety, revealed todar I At the same time teenej • o< WHO l»a mimt.l outlaw's father, John w. Mooresville farmer, < ; redder. . ■ w uh the] Feeney communicate d with | elder Dillinger se'eial.d y b -“““i desperado, if the s» rl ' be arranged. nrogressing ' • "Negotiations were a Progr tsWer ' Mr Dillinger and ’ frigMened him." Feeney said. f ‘McNutt Oi«^ P >-A • P c-

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EIGHT MONTHS ’ CONTRACTS TO BE GIVEN HERE Decatur School Board Will Pay Eight Months’ Salaries CHANGES MADE IN TEACHING STAFFS —>—.— The Decatur school board will , I offer teachers an eight months pay j contract ana expert nine months service, M. F. Worthman, superlni tendent of city schools, announced i today, following a meeting last i evening. "The school board insists on a nine months term and if state aid is given will be able to pay for only i eight months", Mr. Worthman stat- | ed. Decatur enjoyed a nine months’ term this year, teachers being paid practically in full. Application for state aid amounting to about SB,OOO, will be made immediately by the local school board to the State Superintendent of Public Instruction. Mr. Worthman declared that the i v liool board was opposed to any increase in the school city’s tax | levy, which this year totals M cents on the hundred dollars. To complete the payment of teachers for the school year ending last May. the school board had to | make an advance draw of $4,600; from the June distribution of taxes,; i Mr. Worthman stated. Changes Are Made Several changes were announced , I in the teaching staffs of the high i I school and grades. Miss Blanche McCrory, commer- | - ial teacher, will also have two | hours each day of instruction In i ‘ the 'dbfnestfc science depertw***. j Miss McCrory’s time in the commercial department will be dividI ed between Herb Curtis and Sigurd j Anderson, each taking one hour daily. ’ Burchard Horton, on leave of, absence since last February, was | t released as matl.aniatics teacher i and football coach. His place will | be filled by Brys e Thomas and . Hugh Andrews, present mathema-; , tics instructor, who also will act as | i football coach. Mr. Horton lives at, ’*(Contini;ei> gn page six) — o LEGION PLANS MEET JUNE 24 _ Adams Post And Auxiliary Unit VV ill Be Hosts To Meeting Adams post number 43 of the Am-1 lericAn Legion and the local auxiI liary unit will act as hosts to leg- | ion posts of northern Indiana and Ohio Sunday, June 24, according to an announcement made oy local post officials this morning. The meeting will be held at the I Decatur country club, whefe the entire facilities of the club will be available to the visiting legionnaires and auxiliary members. V M. ‘'Army" Armstrong. Indianapolis. commander of the UndI oana department of the legion, will; I deliver the principal address of Hie day Mrs. Blanche Robinson, East 'Chicago, state auxiliary president, I will also attend the local convention. . The day’s festivities will open at 1 p m. A chicken dinner will be I served from 5 to 7 p. m„ followed [by a dance and high class floor show starting at 8 o’clock. Further details of the convention will be made at meetings next week with numerous additional forms of I entertainment tentatively planned The convention held at the local [ COUB try club last summer was one of the best attended and most sue--1 cessful meetings every held by the I legion in this section of the state. I « Blue Creek Twp. Woman Committed Mrg Nellie Okley, Blue Creek I township, was arraigned late Inday afternoon before Judge H. D eVoss in the Adams circuit court for an insanity investigation. The examining physicians found the woman insane and ordered her ,„,„iitted to Easthaven hospital, Richmond. Sheriff Burl Johnson wls called to the Okley home Friday and arrested the woman.

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, June 9, 1934.

Two Local Couples To Observe Golden Wedding Anniversaries

Two golden wedding anniver- | waries which will be celebrated I Monday will 'be the fourth and I fifth celebrations tn the past several months by prominent Decatur citizens. Four of the anniversaries are of" people living within a radius of several blocks. Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Carroll and Mr. and Mrs. J. Harmon Tettman will celebrate their anniversaries next Monday. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Smith held open house Tuesday for their friends on their golden I wedding anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. j G. T. Burk celebrated their annii versary Monday, May 7, and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Knapp celebrated their golden anniversary March 27. All these couples, with their families, have been prominent in the building and development of the city in the past half century or more. Nearly every movement for the betterment of the city has been intimately associated with one or more members of the families. A unique phase of Tettman's open house Sunday afternoon will be the fact that both Mr. and Mrs. Tettman were bom In the house at 215 South Third street in which they now live. Mr. Tettman’s family lived there at the time of his birth. Mrs. Tettman’s family moved in the house shortly before her birth. After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Tettman moved into the house and have lived there

HIGHER PRICES i FOLLOW DROUGHT Danger of National Famine Averted But Prices Increase Chicago, June 9 —(U.R) —Danger I of a national famine, a droughtborn specter unlaid until rains soaked northwestern farms, lias been averted. The drought, however, will cost American taxpayi ers and consumers a staggering j sum — conservatively around $2.j 000,900,000 —in relief funds and increased food prices. Economic consequences of the year-long drought are entirely in- ! calculable, agricultural statisticians and economists said today. Ten million members of farm families in 15 states have been [ reduced almost to destitution. Country trade communities already are feeling a pinch which will grow increasingly severe for at least 12 months. Livestock | herds and forage reserves have I been depleted. Entomologists fear a great plague next year of i grasshoppers and chinch bugs, | born of an ideal breeding season. Much of the cost will be assessled from food budgets of the American housewife. Close to $750,000,000 must be paid directly by taxpayers in special relief funds. Reports assembled today from 15 states by the United Press showed that a shortage of cereal, dairy and vegetable products already has materially increased the cost of living for the average (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) DEATH CLAIMS HIRSCHYCHILD Infant Daughter of Mr. And Mrs. John Hirschy Is Dead Mildred Jean Hirschy, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Hirschy of near Monroe, died at her home at 6:16 o’clock Friday evening of pneumonia. The child was born June 1 of this year in Washington township, a daughter of John and Bertha Hirschy. Surviving besides the parents, are a sister. Lena May. the grand-, parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hirschy and George Uhrick of Monroe township. Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the home with Rev. J. Smith, pastor of the St. Paul Christian Union church officiating. Burial will be made in the M. R. E. cemetery at Berne. The body was removed to the Hirschy home in Washington township this morning from the Lobensteiu funeral parlors at Monroe.

since. Mrs. Tettman was Miss Catherine Hart, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Hart. Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Tettman were married In Decatur, June 11, 1884. Although their anniversary is Monday they have decoded to hold open house for their many friends and relatives Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Carroll have not determined whether or not to hold open house on their anniversary, Monday. They were married at Bellefontaine, Ohio, in the St. Patrick's Catholic church there. They moved to Decatur in 1901 where Mr. Carroll purchased and operated the elevator now owned by the Burk family. Mr. and Mrs. Carroil have two children and three grandchildren. Mrs. John Vai! of Chicago is their daughter and has one child, Mary Louise. Clayson Carroll of this city is the son. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Smith of 251 South Second stieet live directly across the street from Mr. and Mrs. Carroll. They celebrated their golden wedding anniversary ' Tuesday by holding open house, ’ and serving a family dinner at i the Rice Hotel. Since their marriage on June 5. 1884, at the Fonner home north ■ of the city, Mr. and Mrs. Smith have lived in Decatur. They have | lived in their present home for 45 years. June 5. 1934 was also * ’tCGNTT NTT RD *GN "pArtE* *SVX)

W. C. T. U. To Observe Flower Mission Dav — The Women's Christian Temper- . ance Union of this city will observe i flower mission day at the meeting | to be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 l o’clock at the Methodist Episcopal Church. Flower Mission Day. which is being observed over the enrrr* mt-l tion is featured by the distribution | of flowers to all shut ins or sick people in the city. Names of any such persons | should be reported either to the ministers of the various city churches, Vaughn's Florists, Decatur Floral company or to any W. C. T. U. member. Any persons having flowers they will donate for this purpose may do so by bringing | them to the Methodist Church Tuesday afternoon. MILDRED DAVIS IS SENTENCED Woman, Identified In Magley Robbery; Sentenced In Ohio Mildred Davis, 28, identified as one of the members of the gang I which held up and robbed the general store at Magley of between SSO and SBO last spring has been sentenced to a term of 10 to 25 years in the Marysville, Ohio, reformatory on a charge of robbing a store ; in Rome, Ohio, north of Mansfield last April 2. Mildred Davis and Earl Putman, aged 38, of Ohio City, Ohio, were arrested at the home of her father in Paulding County, Ohio, several weeks ago when a sheriff’s posse shot Putman. Putman, who was also accused of robbing Adams county stores, was sentenced at Celina, Ohio, on a robbery charge to a term ; in the Ohio penitentiary. Almost 50 Ohio and Indiana persons have identified the pair as j I having participated in armed hold-1 ; ups in Northwestern Ohio and i I * "continued" ON PAGE FIVE) Total Os $17,989 Is Paid For Labor A total of $117,989.76 has been paid out for relief laibor on U. S. highway 27 between Decatur and the (Allen county line in the last eight months. The men are widening and [ improving the road. Work was begun October 9, 1933 and continued ■ until January of 1934. Work was resumed April 23, 1934 and until June 9, $3,446 had been spent on labor and equipment. Total expenditures for the two periods amounts to $21,435.75. The men have completed a stretch from the city limits north to a short distance beyond Monmouth. Unless more men are added to the crew or additional hours granted to the men now working it is probable that the wonk will not be completed this summer.

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TERVEER HOME I BADLY BURNED FRIDAY NIGHT Five-Year-Old Girl,Neighbor Are Burned By Flames ESTIMATE LOSS AT SEVERAL THOUSANDSj A loss of several thousand dollars was caused by fire at the : Bernard T. Terveer residence, i corner Madison and Sixth streets shortly before six o'clock last: evening, when a kettle of grease I ignited on the stove, setting fire to the back porch as a neighbor' attempted to carry the blazing j utensil to tlie outside. Kathleen Terveer, five year old i daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Terveer, received severe burns on ! both legs from the hot grease as I she dashed through the house to I her mother, when the cry of fire . was sounded. Kenneth Eady. south Sixth 1 street, a neighbor, who ran to the j rescue, was severely burned on ithe hands and arms while carrj - -1 | ing the kettle of blazing grease, I from the stove to the back porch. Several children were playing in the recreation center in the: yard when the fire broke out. Mr. . Eady was unable to throw the kettle of grease into the yard because the tiny tots flocked to-1 wards the back door. He put the ■ I kettle down and rushed outside [ and aided in getting the children ; ' to safety. The kitchen, back porch and ■ ! entire attic were gutted by the flames, which spiead upward and j were driven through the house by I a stiff south breeze. The second I j floor was greatly damaged several ! I rooms being charred by the j flames. Water and smoke ruined , Ithe ceilings, walls and floors of. I the first floor. Bedding on the second floor, was soaked and ruined and clos- : ets of clothing were burned. Much of the furniture on the first floor was moved out. Draperies, I curtains and hangings were ruin- | ed. Mr. Terveer stated that con- | tractors estimated the replace--1 ment loss to the house between four and five thousand dollars, i The loss of clothing, bedding and furniture was estimated at about SISOO. The loss is partly covered hy insurance. Mrs. Terveer was preparing some French fried potatoes and ' had placed the kettle of grease on the stove. In some manner it I ignited and the flames spread over the stove. Contrary to first I rumors the kerosene stove did not | explode. A five gallon can of coal oil remained intact in the house [ and the container on the stove I was still partly filled with kerosene following the fire. Chemicals were first applied on i the fire and later a hose line was laid and water used. The flames gained headway rapidly and the blaze was confined to the inside and under the slate roof. The heat xvas so intense that it broke out windows in the attic and in the turret. Neighbors and volunteers aided (CGNTINITED ON PAGE FIVE) LOCAL PEOPLE TO TAKE TRIP Five Decatur Residents Will Start Trip To West Coast A party of Decatur people will leave Monday morning on a motor trip to the west coast. Those in the party will be Walter J. Boekman, county recorder; Mrs. Emma Pennington and daughter, Miss Mabel Staley; Miss Anna i Smith, circuit court reporter and Mies Rose Nesswald, employe of a local abstract office. They will travel the Santa Fe | route to the coast. Their destina- [ tion is Los tngeles and among other places they will visit in Fresno with Walter Staley, son of Mrs. Pennington. On the return trip they will visit Yellowstone national park and intend to be gone about a month. Mrs. Harry Knapp, sister of Mr. Bockman. who is deputy recorder will be in charge of the office.

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sss Backed Hitler Id Fritz Grissible, described as a ■ German citizen and a leader in pro-German activities in the Unit-] ed States, shown as he testified | before the House committee in--1 vestigating Nazi propaganda here. I He testified that funds solicited 1 in the U. S. aided Hitler in his 1 struggle for dictatorship. GOOD RAINFALL i [ THIS MORNING — Three Fourths Inch Fall Is Great Boon To Farm Crops Parched crops in Adams enmity j were given a new lease on life 1 [ this morning when a rain of .74 I inches fell here in about 45 min-1 ! utes. This was the first consid-1 erable rain since April 15. when i 1.07 inches fell, according to W., S. Gladfelter, who keeps a record ; of rainfall in Decatur. Mr. Glad-: fetter also reported that the rain ' this morning was greater than [ the total rainfall during the month | of May, when a total of .64 inches [ fell in a few small showers. The rain was a timely relief for all farm crops, and covered the county. Some areas reported lighter showers, but in most areas lhe rainfall was sufficient to wet the seedbeds through below the seed. The beet crop, much of which bad been sowed and was lying in the ground without sprouting, now has sufficient moisture to start. This gives beets a better start than they had last year ; when they failed to get started : until the beginning of July. Other crops were also greatly benefited. Hay crops will still be very short as the rain came too late. Timothy meadows will benefit somewhat. Outs now has a chance for a better crop. The rain was very timely for the corn crop. In some parts of the county winds accompanied the rain and wheat fields showed areas where the grain had fallen over. No other wind damage was reported, and the wheat Is still harvestable. City Band To Meet i Sunday Afternoon AU members of the American LeI gion City Band are requested to meet at the city hall, tomorrow I afternoon at 1 o'clock. County Auditor’s Condition Unchanged The condition of Glen Cowan. [ county auditor, who is a patient at the Adams County Memorial hospi-1 tai, remains about the same today. ; Arrangements are being made to I admit Mr. Cowan to the Irene By-1 ron Sa titorium, Fort Wayne. He is in a weakened condition. Mr. Cow-1 an took ill last Tuesday night and was removed to the hospital. i Sister Os Local Woman Injured Mrs. E. L. Carroll of this city and Mrs. I). R. Vail of Chr ago, Illinois, left today for Cleveland, Ohio, where they were called on account of the serious injuries of [ Mrs. Carroll’s sister, Miss Louise Shaughnessy, suffered in an automobile accident. Miss Shaughnessy is a patient at a Cleveland, Ohio, hospital.

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F. D. R. PLANS RELIEF AID IN DROUGHT AREA ' Seven-Point Program Submitted to Congress By Roosevelt SEVEN PROPOSALS GIVEN IN DETAIL Washington, June 9 <U.R) i A seven-point program for [drought relief calling for an i appropriation of $. r )25,(M>0,(KIO was transmitted to congress today bv President i Roosevelt. “I believe the present emergency can effectively be [ met bv the appropriation of $525,000,000," the chief executive wrote in a special message, the last of such communications exi pected to be submitted to the i present session. The proposals as outlined were: 1. $125,000,000 for special work I and human relief. 2. $75,000,000 for livestock purchase in addition to the funds fl- ! ready available under the Jones- | Connally act. 3. $100,000,000 for shipping. ; processing and relief distribution ! of purchased cattle. | 4. $100,000,000 for loans to , farmers to finance emergency ! feed purchases and shipments. 5. $50,000,000 for emergency sicquisition of submarginal farms and assistance in re-locating destl- ' tute farm, families. I 6. $50,000,000 for work camps Ito afford employment in the i drought area for young men [ principally from cities and towns. 7. $25,000,000 for purchase of seed for 1935 plantings, and for loans to get seed into farmers' I hands. ; Os the sum requested. Mr. 1 Roosevelt explained that "only (CONTTNURD ON PAGE FIVE) District Legion Head Here Monday Edgar Lorber, Columbia City, fourth district commander of the American Legion, will attend the regular meeting of Adams post ! numlber 43 Monday night. All members of the local post are urged to attend and hear Mr. Lonber. o — Decatur Student Given Scholarship Miss Elizabeth Frisinger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Frishiger of this city, anti a student at Frank- : iin College, has received a scholar- : ship for the junior and senior years | for continued excellence in scholarI ship. The award amounts to S6O a year. EXERCISES HELD THIS AFTERNOON County Eighth Grade Comemncement Exercises Held Today "Not at any time in the idstory of the world and especially in this country lias there been a greater need for a definite alm ami purpose to build stepping stones toward future success." Tims W. J. Bosse, deputy state superintendent of schools, and head of the statistical department of the Department of Education, addressed the 260 graiiI nates of the Adams county schools i at the annual commencement exercises today. The exercises were held this afi ternoon at 2 o’clock In the Decatur I high school auditorium. Mr. Bosse used the following I poem as the theme for hie address. | It is entitled "Stepping Stones and Stumbling Blocks." To each Is given a bag of tools, IA. Shapeless mass and a book of rules: And eath must form, ere life is done, A stumbling block or stepping stones. "The history of the last few years has taught us that much upon which we depended upon for a firm foundation of building a future success proved to be nothing but stumling blocks,’’ Mr. Bosse continued. "Ht is therefore absolutely nec- * ‘(CONTINUED. ON PAGE SIX)