Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 34, Number 294, Decatur, Adams County, 12 December 1936 — Page 1

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|,K DELINQUENT Ist IS LOWER ||N PAST YEAR fl sX Delinquents Refl ported This Year fl Os the 1935 taxes fl, i,,'1937 in Adams county ■ ".'jupM according to the ■ be , sHtlcinent sheet prepai fl ('uiintv Auditor John W. ■*;, T | l( > shed wa» approved fli, st;U- auditor without cor fl dehio.n.-nt current taxes. were payable last May flp’i4i29 in iht* November inflnrnt, making a total of sls, fl?, M ,lent taxes and penalties fl . years, which remain flupaid this year totaled sl9 ; - K making a total of $34.548.0> fldue the county be delinquent r . at the time of the Nov flg tax paying deadline. figure will be reduced by taxes paid before the fl,(th*vaar and by taxes dropfl as uncollectible when the fl, are closed for 1936. Vncollec are placed in the insolfund and returned to the tax flnte when it is possible to fltt them. Delinquents Collected flttm dose of the May taxpay fltime a total of $12,534.94 of flsprr.s installment went delinreport shows that Conn - l.lechty collect fluids during the summer. A fltderable portion of May and fl:--' delinquent taxes have fl collected since the close of fly’itvember tax paying time, flf :P delinquent taxes a total is charged against the flliur w ;; ier plant, Decatur Elec flpiant. and Berne and Geneva flgpla'cs. These taxes are due the county and the state govand are being withheld the outcome of a test case flto whether municipal corpora ■lean be taxed. Mulcting the taxes owed by corporations, there rean uncontested balance of current delinquent tax■be total amount due in current Mt> - X tuber installmen' 3. To this was added ■ unpaid May taxes of $12,534 91. Ming a total in 1935 taxes payMinlMfi 5250.468.67. To this fiM was added $24,612.74 due as years delinquent taxes and making a grand total of fllii.4i. ■ November Collections Treasurer Jeff Liechty fleted $2P.671."2 from property Mbyers. Revenue from other Mfkn sources was as follows: Mb and saving bank tax coliec--14.593 46ffi building and loan collections, $96.99: moMrim tax duplicate collections ML%. This makes a total avail flfor distribution of $243,847 12 tax receipts amounted to M*E!l and was distributed as ■**’ state revenue. $1,467.16: school relief fund, $733.58: Mtor 5105.31; special school. ■ ’-■ and corporation, $338.94 Distribution Mk« state received $21,646.31 in distribution of the M 1 by the county auditor. This M*s follows: state revenue. $6. K ls ' c °mtnon school, $8,548.92: retirement. $2,679.18 world M memorial. $446.55: board of M' cl| lture, 5390.73; state forest- ■ '“-’3 25; common school fund $2,671.13; permanent en y^" 1 - fund interest, $158.87; ■,*’ fees (circuit court only I and total $21,646.31. M* fc common school fund interfl Immanent endowment fund fl ,Bet and docket fees did not afl' rora taxation. fl” e distribution of other funds B county tax. $48,075.83; townB foad bonds, $27,149.34; connfl,?. 8 ' * 5 -583.51; township tax, S', tuition fund, $39,999.35; K . Bchool fu nd, $51,511.58; B™ 1 building fuftd, $3,609.99; B-"P Poor tax, $19,975.24: cor»non tax. 518,576.04; library »b. 865.53 and total, $243,611.- ■ pe Pj l, s Attends b Mass This Morning fl'p” Clty ’ Dec - 12 — <U.R>fl. 1,8 ar<>Se from bed early K en> . atten( * e d mass at a small flue O f C in apartments. Klim. ? S Bepr etaries officiated. Kt re.o Bald he had epent anKnon U night K rl„? any raeßs ages of good K* ve<l b X the holy father KPet er - ° ne frorn the pupils of B'b bnv Bemi nary of Milan in Kreceivo frora 10 to 14 Y ears Btbe ne pre!i minary education ■ Priesthood.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Local Employes To Share In Profits A total of $220,000 will be distrlbuted employees of the Fort Wayne ami Decatur branches of | the General Electric company next ■ i Friday under the terms of the general profit sharing plan. Employes must have at least five years continuous service at the plant to be eligible in the profit. COUNTY DEATH TOLL IS NINE Count y’s Accidental Death Toll Is Nine During Present Year ! The death of Fred Schultz, Fort Wayne policeman, in an auto accident Monday brings the accidental death toll in Adams county to a 1 tragic figure of nine for the year i this far. Os this number eight lost their ' lives in traffic accidents. All were I men. Six of the men were over 40 ! years of age and three of these were over 60. ' Federal road 27 exacted the I greatest toll, taking the lives of seven of these men. One died ' when he was caught in factory maI chinery. Not content with this wholesale , destruction, the grim reaper snuffed out the lives of five county resiI dents, who were out of its boun- ! daries at the time. Two of these ; were women and one a child. AIT but one of these deaths re- ' | suited from auto accidents. That ' death resulted from drowning. i The nine persons, who lost their | lives in the country, the date and ' place of the accident are: February 26. Walter Hettier. ;62 and Orville Tinkham. 57. both I of Blue Creek township, killed on | road 27 at junction of 124, near Monroe. ' i April 27, W. L. Gander, 64, Decatur, killed on road 27 near Geneva. •| June 8, Otis O. Fletcher. 28, 1 Frankfort, killed on road 27. south of Decatur. September 26. Obed Gilliom, 29, ! Ertnch township, died September 26, accident on September 3 on ’ road 27 near Geneva. '! October 6. Hosa Newcomer, 65, ’ | Geneva, killed on road 27, near Geneva. November 3, Eldon Habegger, 26. Blue Creek township, killed at 1 I the Central soya company in tna- - ! chinery. ■ i December 5. John W. Durbin. 49. '' Decatur, killed on road 527 in 1 Pleasant Mills. December 7, Fred Schultz. 42, Fort Wayne, killed on road 27 south of Decatur. The residents of the county, who '.were killed out of the county are: ' I March 28, Herman Myers, 33, ’ Decatur, killed in Indianapolis. April 15. Alice Brown, 22. Deca- ' tur. killed near Wren. Ohio. ■ July 15, Joan Locher, 6. Blue ■ Creek township, drowned in Will--1 shire, Ohio, stone quarry. ■| July 25. Mrs. David Whitacre. 41. Jefferson township, killed at ' Huntington. October 24. Don Thompson, 22, Decatur, killed in Fort Wayne.

HOLD MEMORIAL RITES MONDAY Holy Name Society I o Hold Services; Elect Officers — The Holy Name society of St. Mary’s Cathc lie church will hold I Its annual memorial service and election of officers at the regular meeting. Monday night at the K. of C. hall. , , ~ Memorial services will be held for four members who died dum- ' the year. They are. Andrew Steigmeyer. Joseph Bentz ' t ' 3 Voglewede and Thomas Ehingen Lawrence Beckmeyer, dent of the society, stated speaker would be selected Mon ’ election of officers will fob ■ 10 w the services. A nominating committee composed ]d Schulte, Joseph Koons and Daniels will make th . previous to the wiU re . Members of the socieiy ceive Holy cWch. ‘ o’clock mass at St. Ma y ’ Plan To Draft New NRA Legislation Washington. l Major George L- B tion . . at or for industrial coop* jnew NRA.

GIVE FIGURES ON ELECTION ( Men Outvoted Women In November General Election Here A total of 1,595 more men than women voted in the November •■lection, figures compiled by Coun-' ty ( lerk G. Retny Bieriy today re- 1 vealed. A total of 9,389 persons voted, of whom 5.492 were men and 3,897 were women. Divided Into precincts, the votes were: Men Worn. Tot.! East Union . 124 64 188' West Union . . »7 70 167 East Root .150 93 2431 West Root . 194 124 318 North Preble 106 57 163 South Preble 141 82 223 North Kirkland 112 85 197 South Kirkland 94 39 133 North Washington 254 146 400 South Washington 166 125 291 North St. Mary s 113 84 197 South St. Mary's 129 102 231 North Blue Creek 114 69 183 South Blue Creek 90 57 147 North Monroe 205 123 328 Middle Monroe 80 65 145 1 Berne A 236 153 389 Berne B 175 175 350 Berne C 229 198 427 French 134 63 197 North Hartford 152 84 236 South Hartford 94 48 142 North Wabash 129 66 195 Ceylon 95 57 152 Geneva A 206 146 352 Geneva B 138 126 264 West Jefferson 82 61 143 East Jefferson . 93 57 150 Decatur 1-A 323 256 579 Decatur I B 215 156 371 Decatur 2-A 247 259 506 Decatur 2-B 157 143 300 Decatur 3-A 277 228 505 Decatur 3-B 341 256 577 o Good Fellows Club Previous total $150.96 A friend 10.00 Louise Haubold 1.00 Anna Winnes 1.00 Friends .39 Total $163.35

o FMHKE TO DE RELEASED SOON Iniured Truck Driver May Be Released Sunday Afternoon A strange reunion was held Friday night a.t the Adams county Memorial hospital between two world war buddies who had not seen each other since they served In the same company at Kelly Field. San Antonio, Texas. William C. Fra,nke. injured in a truck accident, which killed his passenger, Fort Wayne policeman Fred Schultz. Monday morning, looked over an advertising pad near his bed. He noticed the name of Paul Saurer, Decatur electrical store owner. He remembered that a man by that name was his

buddy during the war. Hospital attaches phoned Mr. Saurer and learned that he was stationed at Kelly Field during the war and had known a man by i the name of Franke. Mr. Saurer came to visit Mr. Fra.nke at the hospital Friday night and the two instantly recognized each other. They reported an interesting chat. Mr. Franke is able to sit up Rnd it was expected today that he I can be discharged from the hospital Sunday afternoon. He sustained minor bruises and lacerations together with shock. Coroner Robert Zwick stated today that hfe verdict in the case will not be returned until next week. It is probable that it will be an accidental death, plus an: account of the evidence he has uncovered. —o — Farm Legislation Given Approval Pasedenia, Cal.. Dec. 12—(U.RF Enactment of farm legislation similar to the outlawed agricultural adjustment act Ibore approv‘l O s the American farm bureau federation! today as 10,000 deletes to the 18th annual convenHon returned to their homes Despite bitter opposition within lhe resolutions committee, the convention voted overwhelmingly to support a comprehensive crop nrogram, "through amendC ° nts to the constitution, if necXary" Northwestern delegates oppositeWEATHER Fair tonight and nrobably Sunday J SO cold tonight and east portion, I Sunday.

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, December 12, 1936.

Films Sign Young Opera Star I JL; > fli. z T ' I MJ -- gHHII' • >-A JuI Betty Jane Schultz. Fred Bartow and Judge O’Cbnnell Her recent debut as a star of Chicago grand opera at the age of 15 so impressed critics that pretty Betty Jajie Schultz has received contracts which insure her of $50,000 income for the coming year. Newest offer came from a film company represented by Fred Bartow, background, whose contract was approved by Judge O’Connell of probate’ court seated.

DEDICATE NEW CHURCH SUNDAY Zion Lutheran Remodeled Church To Be Dedicated Sunday Capacity crowds are expectfid for

each of the three dedicatory serices in the newly remodeled Zion Lutheran church Sunday morning. I afternoon and evening. Members of the congregation and visitors have been invited to attend the services and inspect one of the most modern of the Luther- ’ an churchee in Indiana. Its seating capacity has been doubled by an addition. Other changes are new buff brick walls, new hand carved furniture, 1 a new tower, a basement including ' a stage, auditorium with a seating i capacity of 200; new altar equipment and many other improvements. The new Gottfried organ will be dedicated Sunday evening at 7:30 o'clock with Ed Bohn at the keyboard, accompanying Miss Helen Limbert of Fort Wayne, well known soprano soloist. The pastor of the church, the Rev. Paul W. Schultz, will have charge of the morning program. The sermon will be preached by the Rev. H. Wehmeyer, pastor of the local congregation from 1909 to 1915. His home now is in

i Bridgeport, Conn. ; Mr. Bohn will play the organ at ■. all of the three services. Sunday afternoon the services J wil open at 2:30 o’clock. The eeri mon Will be preached by the Rev. . Arthur Hinz, pastor of the church from 1915 until 1926. His home i is in Cleveland, Ohio. Sunday evening the sermon will ■ be preached by the Rev. J. Klaus- • ing, Sr. As pastor of the Preble • Lutheran church, Rev. Klausing assisted the local congregation in building its first church. Assessor’s Office To Close Three Days County Assessor Ernest Worth|man announced today that his office will be closed on December 16, 17 and 18 while he is attending the annual conference of county assessors in Indianapolis. Persons wishing poll tax receipts in order to obtain drivers’ licenses are urged to come in before that time. o Three Men Killed By Poison Gas Today Berlin, N. H., Dec. 12— (U.R) — Three men were killed, six others were overcome and 12 affected when the digester room of the Burgess Mills filled with poison gas todlay. The dead, trapped in a digester i tank were: I. W. Estabrook, 62, a brick layer; Joseph Accardi, 47, a mason-tender; Joseph Tatangelo, 168, yard man. I

New Light System To Burn Tonight M. J. Mylott, superintendent of the city plant, stated today that : the ornamental street lighting system on First street, between Monroe and Rugg streets, would be turned on tonight. There are 36 poets along the route. Work ! has started on installing, the ornamental lights on Tenth street. DEATH CLAIMS ROSA ELLIOTT Mrs. Robert Elliott Dies i Friday Night At Local i Hospital Mrs. Rosa M. Elliott, 25, 910 Adame street, wife of Robert Elliott, died at the Adams county memorial hospital at 9:30 o'clock last night. Death resulted from complications following childbirth. The baby, a son. Robert James, survives and is reported to be improving. The son was born Thursday. Mrs. Elliott was born in Bluffton on April 11, 1911 the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Week. The parents now reside on route one, Ohio City, Ohio. The deceased was a member of the German Lutheran church near Glenmore, Ohio. The couple had

t resided in this city for the past year. s She ie survived, in addition to , the husband and ithe infant son. by two sisters, Mrs. Marvia Lockwood, Bluffton and Dora, May Gur-1 man, Ohio City; one brother, Carl Shaw, of this city. Funeral srevices will be held Monday' afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home of the parents, one and ! one-half miles north of Glenmore. Burial wAI be made in the cemetery nea.r Glenmore. The body will be moved to the parents’ home at 5 o’clock this evening and may be viewed there until time for the funeral.

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NEW CONTRACTS ARE REPORTED WELL RECEIVED New 1937 Sugar Beet Contracts To Pay Better Than 50-50 Basis The 1937 sugar beet contracts ! are being very favorably received by growers, it was reported to the Central Sugar company today by the nine fieldmen who are explaining it to the 1,600 growers in this area. The first contract has been signed by Clem Williams of Poneto. Previously, contracts have been j written on the 50-50 basis under j which the growers and the com(pany shared equally in the proceeds from the sale of the sugar, pulp and molasses. The new 1937 contract provides for the grower to receive considerably more than on the 50-50 basis. The amount of the increase In the growers' share depends upon the average net price received from the sale of the sugar, pulp and molasses. Before the contract was submitted to the growers through the fieldmen, it was explained to the directors of the Central Beet Growers Association, an independent orQinlzation of tile beet growers selling their products to the Central Sugar company. Growers Approve The directors were unanimously of the opinion that this is fair- . cat contract ever offered beet ( growers. The directors are repre-; sentatives of each of the nine field districts in the area and are: E. W. Busche, Monroe, present: Allan Lamont. Allen county, vicepresident; Ernest Knoblaugh, Marttin Etzler, Harry Morris, George Wallenhorst, Clyde Schultz, Cliff Caley and Leroy Pifer. There will be no limitation on the total number of acres planted ’ in this area or the maximum acre- ' age tor each farm in 1937. Prospects are believed good for an increase acreage in 1937 be- ‘ cause of the lifting of the maximum on acreage and because of the larger return per ton of beets pro-: duced this year, over the 1935 return. Another reason for the expected increased acreage of sugar beets 1 is the fact that there was an almost complete loss of grass seedings last spring due to the drought. There will be more land available , for spring crops in Adams county, ' next year than usual. The majority of these acres will be seeded with either corn, soy beans or sugar beets. As corn is' a crop of which there is a surplus produced in this country, many farmers will prefer to grow sugar beets which are not produced in sufficient amounts in continental United States to supply the demands of the people. Therefor there is no danger of an excess, which would result in a drop in the market price of the sugar beet crop. o Decatur Man Held For Stealing Hides Francis Leichty, farmer meat! market employe of this city is 1 being held in the Adams county jail on a charge of petit larceny. The charge was filed after he had allegedly stolen five cowhides and j ; a sheep pelt, valued at $16.78, front the Mutschler packing company ' Thunsday. |, He was arrested by Sheriff Dal- ‘ | las Brown, who traced the theft' : when he learned the pelts had' been sold to the Maier Hide & J Fur company. Leichty has not been arraigned. o | ‘ L. E. YORK TO SPEAK SUNDAY'

Anti-Saloon League Leader At Baptist Church Sunday Night L. E. York, of Indianapolis, superintendent of the Indiana anti-sa-l loon league, will speak at the Sunday evening service of the First I Baptist church in this city, the Rev. Homer J. Aspy, announced today. Each year the church has been visited by a member and speakerl of the league in the drive against the conditions existing in the traffic and sale of alcoholic beverages. The superintendent himself was chosen as the speaker this year. He is noted as an interesting speaker and an authority on the question. The public is cordially invited to attend. The address will be delivered at 7 o'clock. The usual Sunday evening ser- I vice will be conducted by the pasI tor, in addition to the address. II

New English King ! Is Proclaimed As Ex-Ruler Departs

STORES REMAIN : OPEN EVENINGS r j Clothing Stores Open Monday, Others Wednesday Night 11 The Christmas season will off!- - cially open next Monday when the ■ men’s clothing stores of the city . will remain open in the evenings to accomodate early shoppers. Othi er stores in the business district - have announced they will remain . open evenings on and after Wed- • nesday. > Nearly every firm in the city i this year has larger and more var- - ied stocks of meichandlse than ever before, due to the anti- - cipation of a record Christmas • business. Salary Increases, bonus- ■ es. Increased farm price levels and - general improvements in business - coupled with an early demand are indications of the expected better • Christmas season. The city has made every effort to add to the festive spirit by - stringing colored bulbs in the im- ■ portant business districts, on the •_ court house square and around the .■municipal plant. I Less than two full weeks remain for making the Christmas purchases and the rush to the stor.es has necessitated additional . clerks. . Postmaster Phil Macklin has re- ’ quested that packages be mailed as soon as possible in order that there will be no delay in their delivery. He also urged the use of . first class mail for Christmas cards to speed up their delivery and to ■ permit their forewarding and . stressed the necessity of return ad- . dresses. ■ o —_ _ . CHURCH PLANS FOR PROGRAM Program To Be Given At Christian Church Sunday Night The complete program to be held at the First Christian church Sunday evening at 7 o’clock, was announced today oy the missionary society. The program is as follows: Prelude —Sylvia Ruhl. Song—Audience. Prayer—Rev. Kenneth Timmons. “Trees,” cornet solo —Zula Porter. Solo deluxe saxaphone—Alice Yost. "Carnival of Venice,” accordian solo —Marjorie Miller. "Roses of Memory," cornet solo— Donna Kraft. Playet, ‘‘Budgeting for God" by Women of Missionary Cociety. I Cast: Mrs. Adams, trying to raise her budget—Mrs. J. E. Anderson. Mrs. Clemens, a neighbor and members of another church — Mrs. Homer Ruhl. Mrs. Minter, president of missionary society. Mrs. Evans, circle leader in missionary society— Mrs. Elmer Darwachter. Mrs. Smith, an officer in the so-| ciety —Mrs. Reva Hoffman. I Offering. “Smile Awhile,” Hawaiian guitars Belva Burke nd Edward Plastere. "Coronation.” trombone solo —Helen Jean Kohls. “Long, Long Ago,” variations, cornet solo —Kathleen Fryback. "Nimble Fingers,” saxaphone solo —Anna Brandyberry.

“Andantino,” cornet solo — Betty, Burke. ' Sermon, "Five Loaves and Two Fishes,”—Rev. Timmons. i, Solo —J. E. Anderson. Benediction —Rev. Timmons. Soloists will be accompanied by . Albert Sellemeyer at the piano, i. o Gehrig Bleeke To Lose His Eyesight Attending physicians state that ' Gehrig Bleeke, 33, will lose the sight of both eyes as a result of 1 burns received while working at the Central Sugar factory on No- ' vember 30. Lime exploded in his 1 face, burning the eye balls. He is a patient at Lutheran hospital, ' Fort Wayne, where specialists are ’ doing everything possible to restore his sight. The injured man ’ is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore ' Bleeke, of Decatur rural route J five. 1

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George VI Is Proclaimed King Os Great Britain As Prince Edward Goes J Into Exile. DUKE OF WINDSOR i| Ixmdon, Dec. 12—(U.PJ—George VI was proclaimed king of Great I Britain and immediately went to work at state tasks which proved • too great a burden for his broth- . ■ er, Edward VIII. r The new king was proclaimed in 11 traditional ceremony at ancient . St. Janies’ palace, and less than t a half hour latter went to Edward's [ offices at Buckfneham Palace. He received Sir John Simon, home secretary, in a brief and!- ’ ence and went home for lunch to . his Piccadilly residence. The new i ruler returned to Buckingham Palace and started sorting out <the i accumulated state business. Roy- . al routine has become chaotic since the beginning of the crisis ; which ended yesterday in the abi dication and departure abroad of • Edward to wait until he can mari ry Mrs. Wallis Simpson. It was understood that the first business to which King George xvas attending was the poselible , creation of Prince Edward as a duke. George is using Edward’s office only temporarily. He ptans his own office soon. Parliament met at 2:45 p. m. and began administering the oath of office to the king as head of the greatest emnire on earth. King George officially annroved May 12 as his coronation date, dur- ! ing an audience with Ramsay McDonald at Buckingham Palace. Outside, while he worked at 1 Buckingham palace, the colorful pageiantry of his public nroclamation began at 3 n m. The roval ] heralds in age-old custom went I around London Th’ a net •’nt cos- | tumes and told the people a new i king was crowned. The first public proclaming ceremony took place at the Friary court of St James' ra'ace. Pauloo-tip France. Dec. 12—(Il R) —Prince Fdward of England, ou'- , ward hound from hie native land, arrived here aboard the British I destroyer Fury at 3:55 n.m. today to hoarfn his voluntary exile. ' Edward, no longer a monTch hut a nrince bv birth, touched foreign but friendly soil at this French seanont town after a 14 hour crossing from Plymouth, thmueh dense fog. French officials went on board and extended the welcome of ! France and her neonle to the prince. Hundreds of nolice he'd back crowds of curious, which covered the nnav for half a, mile as the Fury tied un at the dock. Edward announced he would re- , main aboard until 8 p.m. (2 p. m. OST.) Duke of Windsor Ixmdon, Dec. 12 —(LLP) —It was officially announced toda.v that Prince Edward will take the title of the Duke of Windsor as soon as the letters of patent are executed. If he marries, his wife will be the Duchess of Windsor. Text of Broadcast London, Dec. 12—(U.P>—The text of Edward's farewell broadcast to I the empire: I “At long last lam able to say : a few words of mv own. I never I wanted to withhold anything but until now it has not been constitutionally possible for me to sneak. 4 few hours s—o T hocvcil mv last duty as king and emneror. and now that I have been succeeded by my brother, the duke of York, my first words must he to declare my allegiance to him. This I do with all my heart. You all know the reasons which have impelled me to renounce the throne. But I want you to understand that in making up my mind, I do not forget the country or the empire which as prince of Wales, and lately as king. I have for 25 years tried to serve. But you must believe me when I tell you that I have found it impossible to carry this heavy burden of responsibility and to discharge my duties as king as I would wish to do without the help and support of the woman I love. And I want you to know that the decision I have made has been mine, and mine alone. This was a thing I had to judge entirely for myself. The other persons, those nearly concerned, have tried to the last to persuade me to take a different course. I have made this most sad decision of my life only upon the single (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE)