Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 32, Number 306, Decatur, Adams County, 27 December 1934 — Page 1

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THIRTEEN KILLED AS TRAIN EXPLODES

1018 WAVE HAS ■TAKEN OVER 250 I LIVES TO DATE ■ n .,|_ v Extreme Southern ■ Sections Os Country ■ Escape Cold ■• E W SEVERE WAVE ■ reported on way ■ Chicago, Dec. 27 <U.R) ■fold that has taken more ■| nll 2.'>o lives in three (lavs ■and filled relief shelters to ■purllowing in every major ■.,p enveloped all but ex- ■ rl|lr southern sections of IC I nited States today. ■ Moderate temperatures ! B r iiie with morning to a gK.,, a new and more severe cold was dropping down out of ■p, northern Rocky Mountains. |H \ 17 mile an hour gale lashed ■ r stein eoact. driving a trump I from anchorage in New ■y.rk harbor and toppling <h:inHiirvs. trees and outdoor signs in HBosum New York City's official read 18 at 2 a. tn. still was dropping. |H Tie storms center swept over ■ 1 .ace and Detroit this morning |Hbiiigiiig a 5-below zero t.n.pei re to the windy city and slighti\ |Msbove zero to Detroit. A no; t churned the Great I.a’.-s it |Mto heavy seae that disrupt, d ■ |Bferry schedules and piled gr-.i't |M|(e floes floating on south,- !! Major tragedies attributed |Btlie cold in its 48 hour progress IMtu-ross the eastern half of th" |H(ountrv were the wreck of iv Ucanadia-i National railroad tra.nHamilton. Ont., with death ■,.( 1.1 persons, killing of eeteji |Hinotoris*s by a Canadian Na" |Mcran<l Trunk train in subtirld’i and the deaths of |Hniore motorists in a similar a. . at Belleville, 111. ■ Cold that froze a switch me. |Hani-:m was blamed fol the Canad-■i-m wreck and steamed aut'iine|Mt>ile windows and ice cover : |®pavcments for the other two Hine-faced men and wmi'li |Hjamn)e<l refuges in every city SHth-- stricken urea. Illinoi-s eno-: ■Hen.'v relief authorities said f"iu |Htions for help in 24 hours than hi JHany other equal period sine.- Jar KI The northwest, where vaster the mercury dropped to jMbelow zero at Eveleth. Minn . below at Devils Lake. N. I'. |Mexnerienced comnarativ.lv today as a belt air swept eastward b i.?, i |Mthe first cold wave. It wa« onb below at Devils Lake thi Be Kansas City, which shiver... at 8 degrees, found th|Bnieri urv nearly up to the t'r, ' this morning hut was warn ■<“! to expect another precipitate ■ drop late tonight. B —o jjCarl Endicott Files S Bankruptcy Petition ■ I Fort Wayne, Ind.. Dec. 27—'IT> |HCarl 1!. Endicott, Andrews, f.irnf |Birxsldejt of Kiwanis Ini i'.i" 1 petition of voluntary in u. S. di.ttri t 'our: yesterday. 'He listed his liabilities at $6.13. against $3,700 in a*si to. KI Endicott wan indictel re.'-’i'.-B|f<>r alleged embezzlem -nt in cone-'. ■ th,n with the failure of t .e Ciuze State Bank at Huntington by tai' |BHuntington county grand jury. Il ‘ ■*•!« a trust officer in th- in (titutb the time of its failure, gll Q fl — ♦ II BUYS HEALTH BOND ■ * « ■ I Knights of Columbus have pm B'-liased a $5.00 Health Bond from Bl I V Hie Adams Conn- 1 U I ty Tuberculosis ■ 'hsiitmm Association. a? ■ seals cording Io an S » * n h announcement . II: stAS W TIH “: this morning by 1 W. Guy Brown. ■ j a 1 association. II < UMMVJ ' Money fr 0 fl ' > these bonds II 1 > used in the tight e f's <0 0111 rl t L 1 tubercul osls ■ SI«HT and * 8 added to S tuberculosis receipts from ■Christmas Seal sales.

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I Extra Charge For Special Licenses Indlanapplia, i ni ]„ d,. c 27—mp) —Automobile ownerg wanting a,;-,. I ciul license numbers would be re- : dulred to pay an extra fee of 501 1 cents, under a plan prop.sed today I 'by Fmuk Finney, (director of the state automobile Ikense division. | Finney has recommended the Plan to Uov. I> UU I V. McNutt for consideration by the IMS legislature All plates from 1 to 1,500 would i bo classified as special numbers. Finney said that an extra fee is I necessary became of addition 1! 1 work required by employes t single 1 J out the special numbers. SET DATE FOR DAMAGE SUITS Damage Suits Against Local Firm Will Be Tried Feb. 26 — Fort W ayne, Dec. 27. — Three ' suits seeking a total of $32,500 damages, the aftermath of an automobile accident, filed by Charles W. Felts, Erma Cowen and Alfrietta ’ Dimmitt against F. McConnell ASons of Decatur, wholesale tobacco dealers, were assigned for trial be.fore a Jury at 8 a. m„ February 26, in Allen circuit court yesterday. The plaintiffs, it was stated, were riding in an automobile said to have been furnished by the defendants. Fred D„ Joseph and Richlard McConnell, doing business as F. McConnell & Sons, for use of Alfred Wolke, listed as an employe iof the defendants, when the car beI came Involved in an accident at the Parnell avenue bridge. Fort Wayne, early in the morning of April 30, , 1834. According to the complaints. | Wolke, on the evening of April 29. 1934. invited the plaintiffs to ac- ; .company him while making some business calls. They entered the ‘car in the downtown business district of Fort Wayne and Wolke drove thence to two roadhouses mentioned in the actions. In addition to the plaintiffs, it was said. Mary Herring and Wallace Whitman were passengers in the car. The complaints charge that Wolke drove at excessive speed in spite of the protests of the passengers. The ear collided with a tree near one end of the Painell avenue bridge. Felts' action seeks $2,500 and the suits of Erma Cowen and Alfrietta Dimmit. $15,000; each. —o- — Schafer Salesmen In Annual Meeting ; The annual meeting of the Schafer salesmen, with the employes ot th e store and the wholesale company was held Wednesday evening i n the wholesale building on North First street. j During the evening $.lO in prizes to the winners of the lamp con est Lid this year were distributed. The winners were. R. J- ’ I'lainwell. Michigan; Don Lutes. ”r, and Martin Zimmerman. 1 0 Bingo was enjoyed for several I ‘horns before a lunch . The program closed with - . NEW SENATOR IN CWIUL Sherman Minton Reiteiates Campaign Assertions Today _ (UP) - Washington. D e.-• Shernno Minnm. n^. i nen ’ Ol ' r t * he said ' obi be intended to watch Minton said U congress , :*V£S- X tions that he woull not sup. ~ for pavnient ot tne posais tor P • . , le(1 , ne n. bonus to able • wlth , .. r , n willing to go ~B iU ; anyone In Argument for P-'-X; 1 there’s no soun ( ? noWB like me. [SimiS® « PAnB

PRESIDENT TO SEEK CONGRESS AIDINFIGHT Roosevelt Will Enlist Aid In Battle For Lowered Rates UTILITY REPORT DUE JANUARY 1 Washington, Dec. 27— (U.R) — President Roosevelt plans to enI list the aid ot congress in his campaign to reduce power rates. It was learned today from authoritative sources. Ills message to congress next week, which lie expects to deliver 1 in person, probably will contain recommendations for a broad plan i of national pojver development, it i was said. That the President long lias i contemplated a legislative pro- ‘ gram to regulate private utilities was revealed today in the annual report of the federal trade com- , mission, which disclosed a letter from the President on thie pro--1 jeet. Tlie letter to the commission's retiring chairman, Garland S. Ferguson. was dated April 26 and urged the commission to end abruptly its six year utility investigation and report its findings and legislative suggestions to congrees not later than Jan. 1, 1935. "I direct you." the President wrote, “to complete this work which is under way and to make these reports a part of public records. I think it is of the greatest importance that your final report to congress with your recommendations be submitted not later than Jan. 1. 1935." A month later congress authorized Hie eoiuuiiseiuu to continue its investigations but ordered it to submit its report anil recommeni dations by Jan. 7. 1935. Indicative of • the broadening i scope of the power program .he Presiil nt let it lie known he is studying proposals to extend operations of the electric home and farm authority, which finances (CONTIN'iTD ON’ PAGE FIVE) GLASS REDUKES BOARD MEMBER Sen. Carter Glass Rebukes Governor Os Federal Reserve Board Washington, Dec. 27 —(U.R)— Sen. Carter Glass, D„ Va„ sharply re--1 buked Governor Marriner S. Eccles of the federal reserve board -o<hiv for his "explanation" of the FDIC bank interest rate reduction order. ■ Eccles is setting up straw men to knock over," Hie father of the i federal reserve act and authority on banking laws. said. "I never ; said the hoard acted illegally in issuing the order; I said it acted In bad faith." Sen. Glass referred to orders issued last week by the federal reserve board and the federal deposit Insurance corporation reducing interest rates on savings ; mid time deposits from 3 to 2’per cent, effective Feb. 1, 193.,. Eccles’ defense, made in a statement Issued last night, of his order was in renly to a criticism Sunday by Sen. Glass of the FDIC order i affecting non-members of the federal reserve who are insured by ! the FDIC. The order was issued in conjunction with the federal I reserve board order to its mem“The board's action," Eccles sa ld. “was taken in accordance with the provisions of the banking act of 1933 requiring the federal reserve board from time to tim(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) ——- Trustees-Elect Meeting Today The 1935 trustees of Adams countv are meeting tod'y In County Superintendent of Schools Clinton E. trier's office toi'ay. The proble.ie of next year are being dlscuesed. w F Owens, administrative representative of tf-ie FERA and GCUR n Sana was present during the morning seeslon and talked on re„et problems in the

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Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, December 27, 1931.

John Tyndall Will Assume County Auditor's Office First Os Year

(Editor's note: Below is the j 1 first of a series of short sketches 1 of men who will assume offices in Adams county ’'<nuary 1. Other sketches will appear dally until the first of the year.) i John W. Tyndall, who will begin his elected four-year term as auditor of Adams county on January 1, Is a native of and has spent all his life in Adams county. He was born in Blue Creek township, the son of Mr. and Mrs. John C. Tyndall on October 30, 1861. John W. Tyndull received his early education in the schools of Blue Creek township. Later by teaching school he paid his ex- . penses through Valparaiso College ! where he was graduated in 1885. At Valparaiso he studied commercial. scientific and classical sub- ! jects as well as civil engineering and surveying. Returning to Adams county in 1886, he was nominated and electi ed to the office of county surveyor which he held for four terms or i eight years. At the same time he held the office of city engineer by • appointment and later by election. While engineer of the city of De . calur the plant of the city water works was Installed and th- fust , brick streets layed. In 1893 he married Miss Mary Heller, the oldest daughter of the . late former Judge D. D. Heller of . Decatur. Two sons were born, i Dan Tyndall, now associated in the Krick and Tyndall Tile Mill and Ralph Tyndall in the clothing bus- ! iness at Bluffton. In 1896 Mr. Tyndall became iden- ' titled tn the tile business here in . the firm now known as the KrickTyndall & Co. Tile Mill.

BITTER COLD IN INDIANA ENDED ,1 Sudden Cold Wave Dispelled In State By Bright Sunshine 1 „ ■ Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 27 —(I P) —(Bright sunshine and rapidly rising temperatures ended a brief but bitter cold wave ia In liana t - day. Moving out as quickly s It moved in, the cold swept eastward toI ward the Atlantic coast, leaving one | death in its woke in Indiana. M The lowest temperature reported I to the weatl.ier bureau here was two • below at Fort W.iyne. In Northwest- ’ ern sections of the state the lowest j temperature averaged about twoI degrees above zero. Indiana[>o!i,i reported f air above| at 10 p. m. last night but at 8 a. m. I today the temperature had so re' to 14. Ohio river towns reported ' 20 above. J. 11. Armington, meteorologist; 1 at the U. S. weather bureau her?, 1 1 said that temperatures would eon-, tinue to rise tonight but prctably 1 would fall again tomorrow night. I 1 He said there wus -a possibility of — i (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) LOWER LIQUOR TAX PROPOSED Paul Fry Announces Program Os Lower Tax On Hard Liquors Indianapolis. Dec. 27 —(UP) Legislation providing for a maxi mum tax of $1 per gall n on hard liquors will be presented in the 1935 legislature with administration opproval, Paul Fry. state excise direc- , tor. announced today. Fry also said tll’ie ad'ii.inidtratlon 1 ie definitely aligned against legislation establishing stute liquor storee. "After a careful investigation of , liquor laws and the results of repeal in other states and Canada, the ex r Ise department is convinced that we can ' 'rive out bo’t.legger.s not by establishing liquor stores but by reducing the MX." Fry said. Fry indicated that .carton taxes under consideration are 15 cents on pints and 25 cents on quarts. In explaining the administration's , objection to state liquor stores he ' said “We do not want th? state to go into private business. Business 1 is tc.r individuals nnd we wunt ■ (CONTINUE® ON PAGE FIVE)

Sj|« * — Mr. Tyndall was one of the two successful Democrats in the fall ‘election of 1904 for the office of state senator. In 1922 he won the Democratic nomination for United States congressman from the old Eighth district. On July 2 Mr. Tyndall was appointed by the county commission ers to serve as auditor until January 1 to till the vacancy left by the deatli of the late Glen Cowan. Last summer he was nominated as a candidate for auditor by a convention of committeemen in this I city. He won the election in the fall election for the four-year term. His deputy is Miss Mary Cowan, who served tn the same capacity under her father, Glen Cowan.

Frankfort Mayor Dies Wednesday Frankfort. Ind.. Dec. 27—(UP) — Clifford E. Cr.iwford. sa. mayor of j Frankfort, died >it his home late | yesterday after an illness of only. 10 days. 'Crawford woo dcf att.l for re- , nomination at the May primary. ; but was n minuted f,r joint senator from Clinton, C rroll and White I counties when Cly'e W. brd, Cam-; den, resigned. He was defeated in; the election Nov. (1. DEATH CLAIMS C. 0. MEIBERS Well Known Decatur Carpenter Dies At Home Early Today 'Charles O. Meibers, 59, well; known capenter and a me.r.ber of the Decatur volunteer fire depart- j ment for 30 years, died at his home | 1127 West Monroe street at 5 o’-:' clock this morning. Deatli was du to chronic kidney disease anti sinus i j trouble. Mr. Meibers 11 d been ill; f„r three weeks. Mr. Melber.s was b rn in Deoturj' and spent his entire Ilf? in this : city. He engaged in I' ■ carpenter r business for many years. He was a ; 1 son of H. J. and Mary K. Meibers. > pioneer res' cuts ot tlij.s cily. ami was born August 1. 1875. He was never married. He was well known in and around Rome City, where he owned >i cottage. Mr. Meibers was a member of the Decatur B. P. O. Elios lodge and the St. Mary's Catholic ' liurch. , Surviving are two sisters, the Misses Mathilda and Ixillie M 'libers, with whom Mr. Meibers lived. Two brothers and a sister preceded hi'itt in death. Funen:l services will be held Mon Hay morning at 10 o'clock at ( the St. Mary’s Catl.joli'.' church with ( Rev. Father J. J. Seimetz official- 1 , ing. Burial will be'.rade in the Cath-1 ( olic cemetery. ;, The body will be removed to th- - home Friday morning; j from the W. 11. Zwlck funeral home. ( Two Are Killed In Train Wreck iColumbus, O. DeP. 27- -il P) A , Cleveland to Cincinnati p nseng-r , train of the Pennsylvania lineo was , wrecked here tc'.’ay when i.s 1 co- , motive ran through a switch locked for a spur sidetrack. Two persons were killed and at ; least ten Injured. ■ The dead: H. S. Beach, Columbus, engineer; A. B. Eeklee, Cleveland, iv d foreman of engines of the Cleveland division of the road. 1

OPEN AUCTION I SCHOOL TODAY IN THIS CITY Reppert School Os Auc- , tioneering Opens For 28th Term I 32 STUDENTS ARE ENROLLED TO DATE The 28th term of the Reppert School of Auctioneering opened ■his morning with 32 students enrolled. Twenty students from tight states and one from Canada I were present ut the first session today. Others will arrive in the I city later in the week. The school is being held in the | Ervin building on South Second ■ street. Later, auction eales will , be conducted there. Col. Fred Reppert, founder and i president of the school, opened the first session this morning with I an address to the students. He ; was followed by Col. W. H. Grebe ; of Galion, Ohio, a new Instructor , who was graduated from Hie ! school last August and has made a success in his profession. Col. Guy Petit made the third talk during the session. Col. Petit has l>een an instructor in the ' school for a number of years ami is well known in this city. Col. ' Roy Johnson of Decatur and Col. Earl Gartin of Greensburg took ! charge of their classes this after- ‘ noon. Other instructors in the school , are: Col. Roy Hiatt of Portland: | Col. Cy Sprunger of Applecre«kOhio; Col. Guy Johnson of Columbus, Ohio; Col. C. B. Drake, of ' Joliet, Illinois; Col. Carl Bartlett; of Muncie; Col. R. G. Kinmaii of ‘ Covington. Kentucky, and Col. A. i W. Thompson, of Lincoln. Nebr. I The students who attended the first sofwion this morning were: Roliert Waters. Monroe; Harry ii i Handley, Akron. Ohio; Ben Beil- i oiiherg, Schleswig, Iowa; Ray E. Linder, Alliance, Ohio; Isaac . , Neuenschwander, Columbus Grove, ; ; Ohio; Lester G. Wise. Gardner, i 111.; C. J. Mani. Alliance Ohio; j Harry Weksler, Marinette. Wis.;j‘ Harry fl Hawk. Creston. Ohio; Paul Thrine, Lebanon. Ind.; Cecil (CONTINUED GN PAGE SIX) Sell Health Bonds Until First Os Year W. Guy Brown, chairman of the! Adams county tuberculosis asso-' ciation announced today that health liomls will bo accepted until after the first of the year. This will give clubs who have not donated an opportunity to do so. i Mr. Brown pointed out today. o .Junior Arts Club Makes $5 Donation Members of the Good Fellows! ■ lub announ -s today that an additional contribution f five ilillar, lias been re eived from the Junior Arts clul). Tills niakt i (he total' donated to tile eluli $2,8(».::1. CHiLDREN ARE FIREVICTIMS Three Die, Father Critical After Explosion Os Oil Can Mishawaka. Inti., Dec. 27. —(U.R) —Three children were burned to \ death when an oil can exploded in their home here today. Their fatli- : er. Harry Hammon, was burned critically while their mother es-, I caped with less serious injuries. The small home in which the family lived was gutted by the i flames. The children who perished were ! Betty. 4. Esther, 2, and Mayme, six , weeks old. Police said that Hammon, a truck , driver, had drained oil from his ; crank case and put the container , on the kitchen stove to warm the oil so he could start the motor. The oil exploded, catching fire and spraying about the room. Before firemen could arrive the children were dead and Hammon was In such a critical condition that he is expected to die. The mother suffered burns about i her face and arms and her hair was scorched.

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Former Decatur Resident Dies Word has been recelvcl here of the death of John D. Holman, 72. of Rochester, a former well known shoe merchant In this city, who died Tuesday morning ut 1:30 o'clock al Rochester. Mr. Holman was a shoe ninriliant in this city 41) years ago. his Htore being located in the build-1 Ing formerly occupied by the Charlie Voglewede shoe store. Mr. and Mrs. Holman resided on North Sixth street in this city and were I members of the Baptist church. After moving to Rochester. Mr. Holman conducted a shoe mid general merchandise store. One son is deceased. Mrs. Holman survives. Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at Rochester. DEININGER LAD IS BADLY HURT Son of Fred Deininger Injured While "Hitching” Ride On Auto Joe Deininger. aged about 10, son of Mr. ant! Mrs. Fred Deining-i er of this citv was severely in-1 jured today when a trailer on an I automobile driven by Carl Batim-j partner, also of this city passed over his hodv at Hie corner of Fifth and Madison streets at about 2:30 o'clock this afternoon. The boy was riding on a sled behind the Baumgartner automobile. According to witnesses the boy was holding on to the bumper ahead of the trailer in which Baumgartner was carrying a gas' stove. Mr. Baumgartner did not j know that the boy had “hitched" I a ride until lie looked back and' saw the trailer pass over some object. lie stonped the car immediately. I picked the boy un and took him . to n physician's office. There it : was found lie was suffering with I a fractured leg. He was rushed to the Adams county memorial hospital for further examination. ! The cxac* extent of his injuries | was not known at 3 o'clock this! afternoon. DECATUR LADY DIES AT HOME — Mr«. Barhara Coffee Dies Last Night After Short Illness Mrs. Ferbara Coffee, 76, widow of John W. C ffe?, died a' her home 355 Saut? Third street Wednes'ay night at 9:40 o'clock following a, «hort illness. Death was due to con-; nli atioi’e. Mrs. Coffee had been ill for about three weeks. She was a member of th? St. Miry's Gtholic church, the St. Marv's Society and the Third Order ' of St. Franc’s. She had resided in j ' Den tur for a number f years,'' coming here from Pennsylvania. Mrs. C ffoe was born in the Saari J region in Germany on January 29. | 1858 a (’■ "ghter of Mat'liles and j 1 Margaret Wei ’nd. She * ame to i p .*.is i 1 country in 18S4. settling with !' members of her fmily in Penn-j sylvania. Later they moved to De- 11 catur. She was united in matriage to John W. Coffe- who precede 1 her in death in 1916. Surviving are two 1 .■one. J eeph and Matthias, and two ’ (laughters, Rose and Mary, all of . Deci’t ur. ' A brother. S'lmo n Weiand of . Robinson. Illinois- and two slaters i | Mrs. Catherine .Shafer, Deeat»ii and Mrs. Margaret Reiter of Irvin. ■ Pennsylvania, ’ iso survive. Two sis- j ters and one brother are deceased. I Funeral eervi e« will be held] Monday morning at 9 o’clock at the St. M i-y's Catholic Church with Rev. Father J J. Seimetx official-1 ing. Burial will lie mad? in the Catholic cemetery. Friends may view the remains at the home on South Thirl street after 7 0? lo 'k tonight. S. E. Black will be in charge of the funeral. o — Vohint''p»' Firemen Will Meet Tonight A. specinl minting of the Doc. tur volunteer firemen will be held tonight nt 7:30 o'clock at the fire station to make arrangements to attend the funeral of Charles Melbers.

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LOGOMOTIVE OF MINERS' TRAIN CAUSESJEATHS locomotive Boiler Bursts And Falls On Passenger Coach FORTY-TWO ARE REPORTED HURT Powellton, W. Va„ Dec. 27 _ (U.R) The locomotive of a miners' work train exploded as it approached the Elkhorn Piney Coal company mine here today. The explosion, followed by a blasting jet of steam from the broken boiler, killed 13 men and injured 12 others cn the four coach train which was owned and operated by the mining company. There were 350 workers in the coaches, 63 of them in the first car which bore the brunt of the explosion. The blast let loose half a mile from the mine at 6:30 a. ni. ae the train stood between two houses near the right of way. Both houses were damaged, and Mrs. Lilly Black, standing on the porch of one of them, was scalded slightly. The locomotive boiler was shot upward as the crown shield blow away and descended with a resounding roar on the first passenger coach, bursting as it struck and sending Jets of steam into the cars. Ambulances took the dead and injured to Montgomery. Fayett'* countv, in the heart of a rich i bituminous area. C. R Stahl, division superini tendent of the Elkhorn company, ‘ said the train equipment was proI party of the company, and “a government inspection nitMt be made to determine blame for the explosion.” Charles Kitchen, miner who was a passenger on the second coach and suffered steam burns on the wrists, told of the tragedy. "Everyone was laughing and ioking in the cars and the special had stopped to take on eomo men," he said. ‘‘lt was 6:30 a. tn. and just getting light. ”1 heard a roar un front that shook the train, then another roar followed by screams and groans. -Tho boiler had been thrown into the air and fell on the first car, causing the second noise which sounded like another explosion. “The boiler burst and steam rushed in ail directions, inakimt (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) o Ernest Worthman Quits Trusteeship Enest Wortliman t day announced that ho will eign a resignation effci 'lve December 31 at midnight as trustee of Preble township. Ho will begin hie duties as county assessor on January 1. I'' Zwick, trustee-el-’ct of PreWo township, will tak ■ over the office on January 1 by the appointment of John W. T.vn 1 all. county auditor. His elected term will not begin until January 7, according to the new law. Mr. W rib mm is resigning a week early because the law forbids his holding two offices at the same thr». FOOD SPECIALS IN TOMORROW'S DEMOCRAT Every (lav the nuestion arises, "what shall we eat?" This problem can be easilv and quickly settled by reading the Grocery and Meat Market ads that will appear in tomorrow's ■paper. Each advertisement will contain Food Savings. Road each ad carefully, make up your list and shop tor these savings. It's easy to do your Food shopping through the columns ot the Daily Democrat.