Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 34, Number 177, Decatur, Adams County, 27 July 1936 — Page 18

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CITY IS RICH IN AMUSEMENT

Decatur Noted For Splendid Theatres, Parks, Playgrounds

Recreation Facilities Contribute To Health, Happiness And The City’s Growth The many recreational facilities of Decatur, comprising modern theatres, parks, playgrounds, swimming pools and halls and equipment for many varieties of outdoor and indoor sports, not only contribute to the health and happiness of Decatur citizens but! regularly attract to this city a ‘ large number of persons from a I radio* of many miles. The significance of Decatur as a recreational center is the subject of a well written article by Roy Kalver. who comments as follows upon some of the more important of Decatur s many noteworthy amusement projects: "AH work and no play, makes jack” is the modernist's version of the old adage. In the busy city of Decatur with factories working at top speed and nearly everybody employed, there is plenty of "Jack being made, but there's enough playing being done, too. There's no danger of any one becoming "a dull boy” with the wealth of amusement places that Decatur affords. Three modern theaters showing the latest pictures from all the principal producing companies has earned the city of Decatur the repulation of being a good "show town.” Not only from the city itself but from a radhTSTof nearly twenty miles, thousands flock every week to enjoy the variety of programs offered by three theat ers. Modern Theaters These theaters- the New Ad ams, the Cort and the Madison —

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■ I have a combined seating capacity Jof nearly 1300, which is an average | of one seat to every four of popu I lation. The general average for a ihundred leading cities of the Unlt'ed States is only one seat to ev-, ; ery nine of population. What makl es Broadway the show center of . the nation? Many theaters offering many types of entertainment! The same is true of Randolph i street in Chicago,— and of Deca-. .' tur, Indiana. ! Decatur's three theaters are all ! equipped with the most modern I sound and projection devices and air conditioning plants. They show the best pictures from such producing companies as Fox, Gaum-ont-British, Metro-Goldwyn Mayer. | Paramount, Republic, R. K- O. Warner-First National, Universal. United Artists and others. Admission prices range from 10 cents to 25 cents, permitting everyone, no matter how voluminous his purse, to find rest, relaxation and amusement. Swimming Pools For those who enjoy outdoor sports and exercise, Decatur offers a wide variety of entertainment. Green Waters Swimming Pool, ; just a mile from the business district offers ample divertissment for those who enjoy aquatic sports. : Commodious dressing quarters, diving platforms, slides, etc. pro- > vide cool relaxation of Decaturlt-1 es during the warm weather | months. The Decatur Municipal i Swimming Pool at Waterworks [ Park is maintained by the city and provides free swimming and bathing to young and old. Under close supervision at all times, it offers i safe and sanitary amusement. | Municipal Parks A number of municipal parks ' provide areas of grassy, shaded plots in which to relax, play and

Ideal Spot For Picknickers

! picnic. Memorial and Waterworks . parks, with their towering trees, greenswards and benches are a credit to any city: Hanna park, recently deeded to Decatur by the ; Hanna estate provides an ideal spot for the picnickers and the lover of wild life. Sunset Park. 3 ' miles southeast of the city besides being a popular rendezvous for picnics and the like, boast a modem dance pavillion, which is opi erated the year around. Bellmont Park, with its miles of beautiful shade trees, and tourist cabins) offers shelter and rest to the automobile traveller. Country Club The Decatur Country Club possesses one of the sportiest 9-hole courses in the country and during favorable weather hundreds crowd its rolling fairways. For those Who enjoy the delights of the "l«th hole", a spacious club house provides all those pleasures. Also to be found in the club house is a large dance hall, eating place, locker and shower rooms and a delightful veranda. Tennis Courts At Worthman Field tennis en- ■ thusiasts will find the most mod- j ern of courts, which are continual-1 ly busy during the season. At this , same athletic plant is located the j baseball diamond, football field and running track. The Decatur Merchants, a snappy semi-pro club managed by Molly Meis, are enjoying a successful season, with at least one game weekly to regale the home fans. The Decatur High School baseball and football teams use Worthman Field during the spring and fall months. Like every other Indiana town. Decatur is distinctly basketball conscious and teams from the Catholic and Public High Schools have both hung up good records. Many thousand enjoy this popular sport during the winter months. The high schools as well as fraternal and social organizations engage in dramatics and add to tintheatrical season with well staged and enacted local taleut plays. Fishing — Skating The St. Marys River provides sport for the ice skater in the winter and for the angler in the good old summer-time. A modern roller rink furnishes amusement

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for those who enjoy doing their skating on wheeels. Two modern, well-equipped alleys furnish facilities for the city's many bowlers, and several leagues engage in spirited competition) during the season. Billiard enthusiasts likewise find Decatur well provided with plentiful tables to supply their needs. DECATUR RATED (Continued From Page 17) contributes annually from its funds to the civil city budget, thus also reducing taxes. The city plant, water and light, contributes approximately on an average *25,000 a year through the furnishing of free lighting and through direct | contribution to the budget.

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mapping of u. s. ; OVER 140 YEARS 1 Washington <U.R> - Mapmakers * have been busy in the United States for 140 years under direct supervision of the government, but i their job is far from finished. Commander J. H. Hawley, acting head of the Commerce Department’s Coast and Georelic Survey, explains the task by picking up a 1 pencil and drawing lines on his ’ desk to resemble a checkerboard. ( From cross-hatch to crosshatch f Commander Hawley's pencil jump-; t ed. I "You see," he said, "the entire.

Decatur has made considerable progress throughout the century. It has grown fiom a small group of homes to the present city beautiful. A City that has truly progressed in every way. The modern Decatur is ideally located in t h e county and surrounded by excellent farming land and endowed with very thriving business enterprises. Chevrolet, a General Motors product, is recognized as the outstanding car in its field. These beautiful cars please and make satisfied owners, because of low operating costs, dependability, sturdy construction, and low depreciation costs. I have developed and will continue to maintain a complete parts and service department with factory trained mechanises and attendants. I have more than doubled our service personnel during our first six months of operation. My motto is to render a service second to none. I take this opportunity to extend a cordial invitation to everyone to visit the show 7 room and see the new 7 Chevrolet on display. In addition I carry a complete stock of re-conditioned and correctly priced used cars. Here you will find a courteous and competent sales force who will be glad to show you through the place of business. Do not consider your Centennial week completed until vou have paid us a visit. Stif f ESS TO THE CENTENNIAL! I am happy to start ofl a new century and help to Make Decatur a finer and greater city. Remember • SAVE AT P. A. Kuhn Chevrolet Co 114 North Third St ' Decatur

• job is by no means complete be- “ se w. have only begun to round Lut our 'basic control projectThat Is. to divide the country into 100-mlle squares of latitude and longitude, with excat t e e at ions above sea level at established points to allow topographical map. pers to have a basis upon which to work. "Many times we find places which are not actually where they think they are. There was. for instance, an island in the Philippines which was 14 miles away from where the charts listed it. Offshore Progress Slow "Why in plenty of our offshore surveys we are just replacing maps used by the old Spaniards.” I Commander Hawley stopped to point over a bas-relief map of a ; bunch of islands and ocean to a

Less Than One Year for P. A. KUHN CHEVROLET CO Although my business associations in Decatur have been of short duration, I am extremely pleased to be located here. I know of no other city where good fellowship and more sincere friendship exists. I appreciate the manner in w hich I have been received by the citizens of Decatur and vicinity and trust that I will continue to hold the confidence that every one has placed in me.

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hooknosed bust that stood upon a bookcase. The bust looked like an old Roman Senator. . "That man." he said, is old Ferdinand Hassler. He was the first man to run this bureau and he was started off by “»« personal appointment of the President in ISI6. The President called his into his office and asked him what salary he wanted. Hassler said he wanted *5,000. -He got the *5.000 and the job. The Bureau has been surveying ever since.” It's quite a job. There are 100,000 miles of coastline to be marked and 32.000 miles of this belongs to continental United States. Most of the rest is Alaska s. Describes Surveyor's Work This is the way they go about it. Surveyors pick a point 0,1 tht '

/coast and fix htitw?] longitude. Then they t igWe 1 relationship to the »vera»«u ' I of the tide. That esmblisiJE ■ above the sea. This fixes add I point from which to work 3 I for knowledge of both verttaJ i horizontal position. The cross-hatching Bq#ar J ■, tered over the country, 1 ed in 1873. They are about'j cent finished. Much of th e W J . done with PWA funds b«w : *4.500.000 and *5.000,000 , l( ' money has been expended u • past two years. • | —- o s Jail Needed At Last Buffalo. Tex. (U.R) - Rm completed its first Jail j ut iQtj It was completed one after# . That night six persons were s i behind the bars.