Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 34, Number 300, Decatur, Adams County, 19 December 1936 — Page 1

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*[s NEED OF ■hbimng I IN THIS CITY W a | ter Krick. SuperinAndent. Tells Os Com- ■ munity Needs £■ - Vi •, ; |<i hk. superinti'iidimt ivcatur public schools, in ~n the need for w |H. cited several r. a board was consid-i .... ~,Miioii of a new build Krick remarked: < itizell re, Olilli/e.; need for a new school to re- >' .I, b , present Central build T > . budding has well servusefulness, as it is now on If anyone should be :1 s to its condition after lanz of usage, you invited to visit this build after an inspection you of the need The |K wa nl s, hool building built is old. and grandparents f al th dur community and : ediictaion was - K ; .. r society to perpetuate its |Hf They sacrificed their future and sold $3,000 bonds for i^Herec:'« of a building in 18-54 ■ school city has never been (■t del .led indebtedto ■ EHp ■ debtedneSS bt HKfo th..- r’WeSt it has been for of years. The last bond ■jr- .j.,- 1 193:' Yom n> eds |H ni l: .o a junior high school, tlf seventh and eighth , old advantage, oi« |Hb-.-I in this building These should be given a few ex ■ ,:.d guidance courses to their regular work present high school needs k and vui-at Vocational home - was established this year ■b onr present facilities. li cmmtion should make for the next generation better than that whi< li As society develops. necessities increase. atur s other long-felt nets', |Ha "‘.vie auditorium to ac, onimo meetings, the \\',>m:i:.'.service clubs, etc. It is well ]■ - -- , ,-ral meet imm. i ould have had. have been v . ~| H because more ad facilities were offred. Tier-' better way to advertise our than to bring people into our to >■ ■■ what Decatur has to ofbur sister cities, such as Bltil't Auburn, Kendallville. Garrett. Columbia City, have long recthis necessity. ■'Th- municipal city, represented our honorable mayor and city and the school city, by the of education, with the assistuf a government grant should well able to finance such a pro- ■ o Blanket Os Snow ■ Covers Decatur jH-o blanket of snow covered the last night after a heavy snow 1 starting shortly after !» Traffic was impeded this and considered dangerafter the temperatures rebelow freezing, causing and streets to become ■ Promise of a white Christmas ■* am <‘ probable for the first time ■j® the heavy snow. The bri -k IBathor and snow is expected to ■ d greatly to the zest of Christ-■“-i shoppers, who so fa.r have unable to get into the Christspirit. Seasonal nterchandi ■" are expected to boom with colder weather. The temper.'. this morning at 11 o'clock 25 degrees above zero. ■ ■ 0 B r ' C. P. Hinchman To ■ Head Medical Society ■ C. P. Hinchman of Geneva. ■J* sleeted president of the Adcounty medical society at a ■j* p l' n g held in the city hall night. He succeeds Dr. J. ■ Miller of Decatur. ■ Other officers elected were Dr. A. Kohne, vice-president and ■■ H. F. Zwick. secretary-tread-frgular K. Os C. ■ Meeting Monday B‘.’ ne regular meeting of th® ■ n ßhts of Columbus will be held at ■ e K. of C, hall Monday evening ■ 8 o’clock. All members are reto be present.

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BREAK GROUND FOR BUILDING Start Work Monday On New G. E. Recreational Building Ground will be broken Monday by the Indiana Engineering company of Fort Wayne for the new recreation hall to be built for the employes of the General Electric company here. The Fort Wayne company obtained the contract for the Job on a bid of $29,000, E. W. Lankenau, superintendent of the plant, announced today. This company will award the sub-contracts. When completed, the recreation building will have some of the best entertainment facilities provided for employes of any concern in the country. The building will be 120 feet long by 45 feet wide, and will be south of the present G. E. club rooms. The long part of the building will extend along Ninth street. The auditorium will be 60 by 60 feet with a hard wood floor. Movable seats will be provided so the hall can be used for dancing, banquets or any other type of entertainment. It will seat about 300 people and will be able to accomodate between 175 and 180 persons at a banquet. A modern Kitchen, complete with the latest G. E. equipment, will be available to the employees. In another part of the building will be four modern 20th Century type bowling alleys, two shuffle board and two or three pool tables. This also will have a hardwood floor. The architectitre of the building will match that of the rest of I the plant. o BECARFFULOF DECORATIONS Warn Against Use Os Candles And Poorly Wired Bulbs The annual warning against the use of candles a,nd poorly wired electric bulbs on Christmas trees was issued today by City Fire Chief Robert Robenold. who said: | “Each year during this holiday season many lives are lost and homes destroyed through carelessness with Christmas trees a.nd their decorations. “The use of candles is very dangerous, while electric bulbs have introduced the hazard of defecitve wiring. A large part of the holiday fires in recent, years has been due to short circuits in lighting units which have ignited combustible decorations. “Where the wiring is in good condition, a,nd where the bulbs are screwed tightly into their sockets, and where the bulbs are not placed to close to branches, wreaths and other decorations, the danger of fire from this cause should not be great. ‘tFires during the coldest part : o f the year are more difficult to fight because of freezing of extinguishing appliances and also the hands and feet of firemen. These are additional incentives for extra efforts to prevent holiday fires. “Evergreen trees are higm. flammable, especially when they have been allowed to become dry. By placing them in moist eajtn they will stay fresh longer and will be less subject to ignition and rapid spreading fires.” — -o— — * Nephew Os Local Resident Is Dead Mrs E F. Gass received word this morning of the death Wednesday of her nephew. Lawrence TV els manta, at Prescott, Arizona, where he had resided for the past yeai due to ill health. Mr Weismantle was about • years old and is survived by the, widow and two small children. H_ ?„ aa a son of Mrs. Rose Weis-, mantle, formerly Miss Rose Gass ° f Tim body will be brought to St Charles, HI-, for burial Mrs° Ga will leave this evening for bt Charies Mr. Weftmantle was very well known in Decatur, hav-. ing visited here many times. Ira Carpenter Held For Failure To 1 a> Ira Carpenter, of this clt y-J® K lng held in the Adams county, jail ° n ? W hce ant Carpe U n?er was arrestcity last spring and £ . e When he promised to pay |X 1

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Santa Cla.'is and seven of his assistants will be in Decatur Monday evening at approximately 7 o'clock. He will arrive by dog team and will take kiddies of the city for sleigh rides. He will be accompanied by 23 Alaska,n huskies, who will pull the sleigh. J

CHARITY DANCE BAND SELECTED Hal Denman Orchestra To Play For Charity Dance Dec. 26 I The Psi lota Xi and Delta Theta Tau sororities have completed arrangements for the charity dance to be held Dec. 26 at D. C. 11. S. auditorium. They have secured Hal Denman's orchestra, who have just come from a season’s engagement at Riverside Gardens. Tulsa, Okla., and Krug Park, Omaha, Neb. The Denman Band has played more college proms the past eight years than any other band hi America and more repeat engagements. Dates played the past year include the Ohio State freshman hop. Miami U. varsity club dance. I. U. post prom dance, lowa Homecoming (2). St. Mary’s prom (3). Illinois Birthday Ball. Athletic ami Columbia club. Indianapolis and have been heard several Friday nights this fall from Catholic community center over WOWO at Fort Wayne. The Denman band features five vocalists and plays both sweet and Goodman type “swing” music with novelties and accordion. Tickets may be obtained from any member of either sororities or may be purchased at the door at 1.50 per couple. Psi lots Committees Place: Miss Dora Shodenberg, Place: Miss Dora Shosenberg, Mrs. Virgil Krick. Decorations: Mrs. Chalmer DeBolt, chairman; Mrs. Tien Duke, Mrs. Ralph Gentis, Mrs. Harold Zwick, Mrs. Gerald Smith. Tickets and advertising: Mrs. Robert Freeby. chairman; Miss Marjorie Carroll, Miss Phyllis Krick. Orchestra: Miss Betty Macklin, chairman; Miss Virginia Dolch, Mrs. Leo Kirsch. Delt Committees Place: Miss Florence Holthouse, chairman; Miss Mary Wertzberger. Miss Helen Barthel. Decorations: Mrs, Al Schneider, chairman; Mrs. Dick Steele, Marceline Gage, Ilorena Reppert. Mrs, (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) — —o — PARTY PROGRAM IS ANNOUNCED Complete Program For Moose Christmas Party Is Announced The complete program for the Christmas party of Adams lodge 1311, Loyal Order of Moose was announced today by the Women of i Moose, who are in charge. The party will be held in the Catholic high school auditorium Monday night at 7:30 o’clock. Following is the complete program : Christmas Carols- 1 We'come address —Lloyd KreisI cher, dictator. Reading—Norman Burnett. Acrobatic dance — Virginia Lee Kuhnle. I Music—Strahm Children. Reading—Hubert Teasel. Tap dance—Virginia Lee Kuhnle, Barbara Kohls, Norma Keller, Catherine Schmitt, Donnabelle Roop, Ruth Joan Miller. i Music—Zinsmaster children. On the radio —Betty StultsIrish tap dance— Virginia Lee Kuhnle an dNorrna Keller. Reading-Catherine Sclimltt Rose tap dance — Donna Belle Roop and Barbara Kohls. Music— Mary Ann Bright. Greetings to Santa - Jimmie Whitehurst. . Reading —Ruth Joan Miller. Music —Yost children. j Music—Geels children- |

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Decatur, Indiana. Saturday, December 19, 1936.

Santa Claus Here Monday Night |

T”Good Fellows Club | | ♦ Previous total $292.13 I John T. Meyers 1001 A Friend 5.00 Ann Ehinger LOO j Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Smith 2.00 ( Postoffice employes 18.50,' Phil Macklin 1.50 C. E. Hocker 1.00 J. C. Laurent LOO F. R. Costello LOO Earl Chase 1.00 , Clarrel Cole LOO J. A. Swartz LOO L. L. Frank 50 M. A. Frisinger 1.00 I-Atrl Butler LOO Chas. Maloney LOO Harry Fritzinger 1.00 Ray Smith 1-00 Hubert Zerkel LOO W. F. Beery LOO Ambrose Sipangler LOO John Boch LOO Carl Hammond .1.00 Joe Rash -50 TOTAL $319.63 FREE CANDY TO BE GIVEN HERE Santa Claus To Be In Decatur Next Monday Evening Free candy will be given the children of Decatur and surrounding communities at 7 o'clock Monday evening by Santa Claus who will remain in the city until 10 o'clock the same night to take Christmas orders. Captain Earl Hammond, internationally known Arctic explorer will be master of ceremonies of the annual Christmas party given the children, and sponsored by the Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce. While Santa Claus is inspecting the stores of the city and taking orders for Christmas presents for delivery early Friday morning, Captain Hammond will give free rides to the children in Santa Claus’ special sled, pulled by his team of Alaskan huskies, a pack of dogs which has performer in the movies. M. F. Mylott, superintendent of the city electric light and power plant, announced today that he has made arrangements for special strings of lights to be hung over Liberty Way, which will be blocked off during the evening for the free rides. Boy Scouts to Help Boy Scouts, in uniform, will handle the crowds during the ev-| On Liberty Way a portable igloo will be set up as Santa Claus’ headquarters. Exhibits of artic displays | will be shown the children. A trained reindeer will also en- j tertain the children. A trained Alaskan husky dog will shake hands with the children. (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) i ——— ! d?t/ the Wau™ f. SHOPP/NG DAYS LEFf mi I -o-n ORNA/AENTS ano t/GHTS I POR THE BUY Christmas /SEW

MANY PARTIES PLANNED HERE Series Os Christmas Parties To Be Held In Decatur A series of Yuletide parties starting tonight ajid continuing throughout the first of next week promise to keep good old “St. Nick” and his crew busily occupied furnishing the youngsters of the city with Christmas gifts. Santa makes his first appear- i ance at the annual General Electric employes’ party tonight a.t 7 o'clock in the Catholic high school auditorium, when he will distribute candy, toys and Christmas balloons to more than 230 children of the factory employes. On Monday night the old fellow will make two appearances here. His firat will be made on the streets of the city, when he will take orders fi'om Decatur's children for Christmas Day. At 7:30 o’clock the same higlit he will appear at the Moose Christman party, which will be held in the Catholic auditorium. There he will distribute a treat to a,ll I children of the Moose membeiis and Women of Moose. Then on Tuesday night he will visit the auditorium again to distribute gifts to children of more than 400 employes of the Cloverleaf Creameries. Inc., in Decatur. Huntington, Warsaw and Fort Wayne. He will also visit numerous tsorority. club and social Christmas parties, in addition to a number of visits already made. Then of course on Thursday night. Christmas Eve, the old fellow will have his hands full, for on that night he will visit all of the homes In Decatur, some through the cooperation of parents and relatives and to the less fortunate through the aid of the Good Fellows club. All of the parties have appointed program committees to arrange entertainment while Santa's visit is awaited, and the General Electric and Creamery parties will close with dances on the respective nights. MISSING YOUTH RETURNED HOME Decatur Lad Leaves Sick Bed, Found After Several Hours Suffering from a toothache, a 120-year-old Decatur lad jumped j from his sick bed shortly after < (o’clock last night, crawled out the window and fled from his home. Before he was captured and reI turned to his home, Policeman I Hunter, Coffee and Miller had con- ! ducted more than a six-hour manhunt through the streets and alleys of the city and had pressed several local young men into action in an effort to capture the runaway. First reports stated the young man was clad only in night clothes and fears were expressed that he might suffer from the extreme weatner conditions, but it was later found that he was comfortably dressed in suit and top-coat. Finally tracking him down in the deep snow the officers returned him to his frantic parents. The lad was unable to offer any plausible excuse according to polled. With a promise to go to bed and stay there, he was remanded to his parents by the police. A seclond call from the parents this morning reported to police that the young man had again attempted to leave home, but after a scuffle in the snow was brought (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) ‘

GOTTSCHALK IS NAMED PRO-TEM HEAD OF SENATE Berne Senator Elected To Head Senate Os Assembly French Lick, Ind., Dec. 19—<U.R) — Complete abandonment of the dictatorial methods Gov. Paul V. McNutt exercised over the leeftlature te expected when Gov.-elect M. Clifford Townsend takes office Ja.n. 7, it was indicated today after an organization meeting of Democratic members of the general assembly. ’ In drastic contrast to the Mo- ' Nutt method of sending “must" bills to the three sessions which met during his four year term, Townsend refused to go further than suggest highway safety legislation and specla.l attention for Lake county "for which I have no solution.” He had been expected, in line with the McNutt program on which he campaigned ami won the election, to tell the legislators his desires regarding changes in the gross income tax law, majee specific recommendations for traffic safety and take up a few minor problems to come before the 80th general assembly. Organization of Ixith houses was completed as had been anticipated. Representatives re-elected Ed- ' ward H. Stein, Bloomfield, and Frank G. Thompson, Bluffton, speaker of the house and majority | floor leader, respectively. Paul B. Sturm. Dana, was elected house caucus chairman as a gesture toward farm and labor groups opposing Stein. Miss Bess Robbins. (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) oBECKMEYER IS AWARD WINNER Lawrence Beckmeyer Wins Purdue Scholarship Contest Lawrence Beckmeyer of Root township is the winner of the an- ! nual essay and scholarship contest for the Purdue university short ' course, it was announced today by Roy Price, county Purdue agricultural alumni chairman. Mr. Beckmeyer will receive a scholarship, which pays his tuition cost of $lO to the short course, which will open January 18 and ! continue for eight weeks. He wrote on “Father and Son Partners.” Alternate in the contest is Joel Habegger of Monroe township, ' who wrote on the same subject. He will be given the scholarship in case Mr. Beckfieyer i*s unable to attend. Honorable mention in the contest was won by Christian Inniger, Monroe township, also writing on the same subject; Robert Gay of St. Mary’s township and Boyd Stepler of Kirkland township, who both wrote on “Adjusting Our Farms to Changing Conditions," and Franklin Hobrock of Root township, who wrote on Refores- , tation.” Four general lines of agriculture ; are offered the boys each year. These are general agriculture, ani■mal husbandry, dairy production and dairy manufacturing. Any boy in the county may ati tend the course, its only cost above I living expenses being the $lO tuition fee. ‘ Further information may be obtained from Mr. Price or County ■ Agent L. E. Archbold. II Few Tickets Left For Masonic Dinner The ticket committee for the turkey dinner of the Masonic lodge and Eastern Stars reported today there 1 ere still a few tickets for eale. They ' : may be secured by calling the Masonic home and the tickets will be . deliveredI The dinner will be held in the ' lodge home on Monday night at 6:15 i! o'clock. Ticket sales close tonight. o Conservation Club Holds Shoot Sunday i' i! The country conservation club ■ will hold a shooting match and rifle 1 range Sunday at the Ed Auman ' woods, six miles north of this city ■ on road 27. Poultry will be award- • ed as prizes to the winners. A heated shelter will be provided for the | shooters-

Intensive Search Is Launched For Missing Plane

D.W. MCMILLEN DONATES LAND Local Industralist Donates Park Land To Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, Dec. 19—Fred B. Shoaff, president of the City Park Board, Friday announced the gift of 74 acres of land to the city by Mr. and Mrs. Dale W. McMillen. 1301 Westover Road, to be used. as a park site. Mr. McMillen is president of the McMillen Feed Mills, Inc. The ground lies in the extreme southeast section of the city, bounded on the west by the Abbott Road; on the north, by Oxford street, and on the south by the Hoevel Road. On the east, the boundary line is that of a farm located on the Hessen Cassel Road at the juncture with Wayne Trace. “For years the Park Board has sought a piece of ground in this section of the city for the use of a park.” Mr. Shoaff said. “As you' know, this is the only section of the city that does not have a large park. Weisser Park being no more than a neighborhood park. So this generffus offer of Mr. and Mrs. McMillen fulfilled a lonk felt need. “This is an exceptional piece of , property in that it has a fine stand of timber on it. which, if not original is at least old enough to provide a fine setting for a park," Mr. Shoaff added. The land is almost a perfect rectangle. In addition to the wooded section, it includes a large open area which may be put to any manner of uses. The major portion of the land, 70 acres was obtiflned from the I Brames estate, while three acres were purchased from Steven Novick. and another acre was bought from John and Bertha Volz. The amount of money involved was not disclosed. That portion purchased from Mr. Novick and the Volzes faces Abbott Street, and will provide a L large entrance into the park, run- ' ning directly off the east end of - Rudisill Boulevard, when the bouleI vard is extended. ’ J. Roy West, of the firm of Si- • monds. West & Blair. Chicago land scape designers, expressed sur1 prise at the beautifully wooded sec--1 tion on the land after inspecting . the site with Adolph Jaenicke, Sup- • erintendent of Public Parks and ’ City Forester. Forty percent of the land is an unspoiled piece of woods, containl ing magnificent deciduous forest . trees, consisting in part of white, ■ red, swamp white, burr and pin > oaks, basswood or linden, Arneri- ’ can beech, American elm, shaggy bark and butternut, hickory, white - and black ash, wild cherry, red and > sugar maple. i Beneath these tall forest trees t is an undergrowth of smaller trees, 1 such as flowering dogwood, iron- > wood, blue beech, hawthorns and r numerous native shrubs, including ’ red and gray stemmed dogwood, t prickly ash, viburnums, several • varieties of wild roses and a ground cover of wild flowers and s many other native plants of Ind- • iana. _— o Place Christmas Tree At Homesteads Here k A large Christmas tree has been erected in the park area at the Decatur Homesteads, south of the r city. The tree will be lighted tonight and may be seen from the road. The tree was purchased by the Homesteads Home Economics club • and was wired and lighted by the : electric department of the city - plant. 1 Another attractive tree is the » one on top of the Zion Reformed t church, corner Third and Jackson - streets. The tree is lighted and 3 burns every night. ' Slippery Streets 1 Blamed For Wreck Slippery streets were blamed for an accident at the corner of Jefferson and Fifth streets at 8:45 ' o’clock this morning, when a car driven by Clyde Butler, of this city > and a truck, manned by Hubert > Schoeph, 2614 Wells street, Fort i Wayne collided. ' Neither driver was able to stop - his car at the intersection. The - Butler car was damaged the greati er, while the truck received only i slight damages.

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Two Transport Planes With Nine Persons Aboard Are Sought In West; One Is Missing Five Days. MASS SEARCHERS Salt Lake City, Dec. 19 —(UP) — The west threw men and planes today into a great search for two transports missing with nine persons aboard. One plane, a Los 'Angeles —Salt City liner, has! been missing i for five days in the high, snowi swept mountains of Utah. Another had been lost for more than 20 hours in the rugged, timber- covered Idaho panhandle. Planes were massed to search the airlanes through the mountains and va'leys between Milford and Salt Lake City where it is believed, the western air express line bearing i four passengers and a crew of three may have crashed or been groundi edOfficials announced they would use as many aircraft as possible, spread them evenly for 25 miles along either side of the regular Mil-ford-Salt iJike City route and search for a trace of the liner or its wreckage. Dudley M. Steele, head of Richfield Oil company's aviation service, joined in western Nevada today and offered to p'ace the company’s fleet at the disposal of officials. Meanwhile, ground forces and at least 12 iplanes patroled the rugged eastern Washington and Western daho country where it was believed pilots Joe Livermore, Spokane, and A. A. Haid, Seattle, both of North west airlines, were lost In their ' silver-colored monoplane. The air search in Utah was a ' preliminary to what many believed \! may be the last big drive, scheduled I to begin tomorrow. Rudy Orlob, of 1 the aviation division of the Salt Lake City Chamber of Commerce, recruited yesterday and today by telephone and message of virtual army, expected to number 1500, and ' at least 25 planes. This great mass of searchers, 1 trailers on foot, horseback and skis, will take the results of today's aerial survey and cover the same area- • Each city, town and village along ■ the route has promised cooperation, : Orlob said. A single clew among the many I that have been Investigated and ex(hausted, remained alive. Ralph Hall, an airplane pilot, and two others still hunted in the region near Tonopah, Nev., 280 miles by air ■ from where the major search is cen--1 tered. There residents reported see- ’ ing flares of light from a mountainside. The country around the mining town is virtually uninhabitatedThey camtped there last night and today searched eastward toward the i Utah line. Western air express officials deI cided to abandon organized search , of the mountains after a survey of ’ results. A. E. Cahlan, who has servi ed a® spokesman for the officials, L aid craft, hampered by wind, raiu, i snow and fog had flown more than . 50,090 miles. On yesterday’s hunt alone, ground searcheres covered 14.000 miles. On the missing airliner were pilot S J Samson, co-pilot Wi'liam Bog- , en, Burbank, Calif., stewardess (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) [ —o Eden Warns Germany For Using Volunteers London. Dec. 19 — (U.R) T noffi- ' cial but usually reliable sources ’ saJd today that Capt. Anthony ' Eden, foreign secretary, firmly r warned the German ambassador, I Joachim Von Ribbentrop, of Great ‘ Britain's grave view of Germany's 1 dispatch of volunteers to Spain. 1 — oI WEATHER Mostly cloudy tonight and Sunday, probably snow or rsin north ; portion: rising temperature Sunday, colder Sunday night. ; Churches Plan Xmas Programs r I Decatur churches are plant ning special services Sunday and next week, solemnly cele- > brating the birth of Christ, i Complete programs for the churches of the city will be found on page THREE of toj day's Dally Democrat.