Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 35, Number 25, Decatur, Adams County, 29 January 1937 — Page 6

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ORGANIZE FOR REHABILITATION Indiana Authorities Launch Flood Rehabilitation Plans Indianapolis, Jan. 29. —<U.R> —Immediate reduction of the martial law zone was contemplated today as civil and military authorities organized for rehabilitation of Indiana's flood zone. Military authorities were in conference today on a plan to reduce the military area to Dearborn, Ohio, Switzerland. Jefferson, Scott, Clark, Floyd, Harrison, Crawford, Perry, Warrick, Spencer, Vandenburg and Posey counties, along the Ohio river. National guards would restrict activities to actual patrol duty, maintaining order and preventing looting, under the plan. CCC and WPA workers would be assigned to rehabilitation work and the health division would supervise sanitation measures. In conference last night representatives of the national guard, Red Cross, state department iff public health and civilian conservation corps tentatively planned: Immediatel condTriction of the military zone. Immediate survey of refugee areas to determine fitness for long-

PUBLIC SALE 78—ACRE FARM—7B LIVESTOCK — FARM IMPLEMENTS — FEED ~ „ S , 1 o'” s ° inK J° f °How Carpenter trade will sell a.t Public Auction •i miles South of New Haven, Ind., % mile East of Harzell Road on the ' Paulding Road, on i SATURDAY, February 6,1937 Commencing at 10:00 A. M. -0 R « al Estate Sens at 1:00 P. M. , consisting of good level high producing soil, 16 acres ,n umber balance under cultivation; House, semi-bungalow type, 6 rooms, large 2 room basement, furnace; a beautiful ajid comfortable home; Good summer kitchen on foundation; Barn 36x60. New Roof Concrete floor, Stanchions for 6 cows; Machine shed 30x40, new roof: ;'° K , „ llse * Granery 26x30, good metal roof and concrete floors; Good Poultry house 16x27, concrete floor; Garage; Electric lights in all buildings; Good Well. In fact this is an Ideal Farm, well equipped, well fenced and tiled. You will want to own it when you see this farm. Inspection invited at anytime. Churches of all denominations and Lutheran, Catholic, and Public Schools very convenient. Good Stone Road and near all the leading markets. Terms—On Real Estate. Sold subject to a Federal I .can of $3706.00, runs 33 years, 3%% int, can be assumed by purchaser, balance cash. Possession—March 1, 1937. HORSES—2 Roan Mares, smooth mouth, wt. 1400 each; Bay Horse, smooth mouth, wt. 1100; Roan Mare be 2 yr. old in May, this is a, good colt CATTLE—Holstein Cow with calf by side; Black Cow 7 yr. old, 3 pal. per day, bred Nov. 27: Holstein Cow 5 yr. old, 3 gal. per day, bred Oct. 22; Holstein Heifer la mo. old; 3 Heifers coming yearlings; Shorthorn Bull. 12 months old. HOGS—Sow & 5 Pigs; Hampshire Gilt, bred; 8 White Feeders about 80 pounds each. POULTRY—3 dozen White Rock Laying Hene. FEED—IOO bu. Corn; 200 bu. Oats; 5 ton Timothy & Clover Hay, baled; 2 ton Baled Straw; 2 ton Baled Shreddsd Fodder; 4 ton Alfalfa baled: 1 bu. Little Red Clover Seed. IMPLEMENTS. ETC. —10-20 McCormick Deering Tractor; Oliver 14 Inch Plows; Double Disc; Rudd Manure Spreader, good condition; Studebaker Wagon, good: Good Clipper Fanning Mill; Superior 10 Disc Grain Drill: 3 Hay Slings; 2 Platform Scales; Loading Chute; , Good Dain Hay Loader; Good Oliver Riding Cultivator: Walking Breaking Plow; Oliver Sulky Breaking Plow; New Single Shovel- McCormick 8 ft. Binder; Bar Roller; 5 Shovel Cultivator; 5 ft. Mower; ' good 3 section Spring Tooth Harrow: International Corn Planter; IHC 17-22 Hay Pres® in good condition: Bob Sleds; New Mud Boat Runners; Dump Rake; 460 Chick size Electric Battery; Double set Breeching Harness, new; Single Harness; Elec. Motor & Pump Jack; Extra < good Brooder House 9xlo with feed & Coal bins 4x9; Cowboy Tank ; Heater; two 10 gal. Milk Cans; Leather Davenport & Rocker; Iron Kettle; Single Bed & Springs; 25 ft. Endless Drive Belt; and many ( Articles too numerous to mention. TERMS—CASH. ' FRED J. ZELT, Owner Rsy S. Johnson—Auctioneer New Haven Bank —Clerk ‘ Decatur, Indiana, Lunch will be served. < 1 SCHMITT’S SPECIALS FOR SATURDAY We will have a nice assortment of Fresh Dressed Chickens, and some extra fancy Corn Fed Beef this week-end. Beef Roast (Choice Bab y ßeef > 18c tt> Swiss Steak «>ut of the Round) 23c lb Lean Pork Steak or Roast 23c lb Pork Ix)in Chops or Roast 25c lb All Pork Sausage (Bulk) 20c lb Bamberger (All Beef) .... 2 lb. for 25c Plate Boiling Beef 2 lb. for 25c Beef or Pork Hearts 2 lb. for 25c Fresh Pork Brains 2 lb. for 25c Frankfurts. Bologna or Pudding 2 lb 25c Fresh Meaty Spare Ribs 20c lb Minced Ham (with ... 2 lb. for 35c Lamb, any cuts, (Special) 25c lb Peaches—Large can in syrup 2 for 35c Farmer’s Attention Some nice quarters of Beef for canning: Front quarters IV/zc, Hind quarters 15c. Also some nice chunks of Beef, 10 to 15 lb. each 15c lb We pay B>/ 2 c for Beef Hides. Empty pails that will hold 10 lb. Lard, 5c each, 6 for 25c. Free, Prompt and Sanitary Delivery Service. Phones 95 or 96. H. P. Schmitt Meat Market

I time use. Asurvey to determine rehabilitation needs of refugee families. Gov. M. Clifford Townsend aaid I a federal grant would be naked to 11 rehabilitate schools in the flood area. William 11. Book, co-ordinating , Red Cross activities, said refugee families will be cared for by his organization and other co-operat-ing groups until their homes are safe for habitation. Book estimated 13,000 or more refugees are scattered between In- i dianapolis and the New Albany- ■ Jeffersonville area. It was proposed that refugees be barred from their home cities ' until such communities have been subjected to complete sanitary renovation by the CCC and WPA workers. Financial relief for the flood victims was provided by the state legislature and private individuals. The legislature appropriate $250,- ' 000 yesterday to maintain the national guard in the flood area and buy medical supplies and extended to April 15 the deadline for paying gross income tax in counties bordering the Ohio river. Red Cross relief donations soared toward a new high. Receipts in Indianapolis reached $168,589. Although flood waters were receding along most of the Ohio, removal of homeless continued to alleviate critical health threats. Evacuation of Jeffersonville was ordered last night by the state board of health. Lawrenceburg and Aurora were almost deserted. A train from Lawrenceburg last

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night brought 54 persons to In dianapolis and one from Jeffersonville brought 70. Reports from flooded communities included; New Albany — River falling at rate of one-tenth of a foot in six hours. Relief work under way. Sanitation supervision good and milk cans to dispense pure water en route. Jeffersonville — Water receding but about two-thirds of city still inundated. Additional refugees being removed. Grandview — About 150 persons moved to Chrisney as 10 feet of i water covers town. Lawrenceburg —Only troops and relief workers remain in city. Levenworth — Preliminary plat completed for new town on hill, 30 feet above present site. Mt. Vernon — Haven for 2,000 j refugees; 65 hospital cases reported, mostly influenza and pneumonia. Boonville —750 influenza cases reported in Warrick county. Cannelton—lsolated, 1,500 homeless. Two-thirds under water. Tell City — Trucks bring water from Indianapolis; entire business and industrial section under water; ' 2,500 reported homeless. o LOCAL PERSONS sheriff and given a boat. At first he, with many others, scoured the country to find stranded farm families. | Passing over one farm, they I noted a hand protuding through' the side of a corn bin. They pried I off a board and found two elderly persons who had crawled into the bin, which was the highest point I on their farm. The water passed ! the door and they would have j drowned against the roof, had not they been noticed. For the last few days Mr. Price was engaged in saving livestock on home made barges, pulled by power boats. He moved hie own herd of 30 fine Jersey cows and i other live stock five times. Eleven of his heifers are now- located on top of the hay in his hay mow, I pulled up by seven men with ropes. The others were moved into a chicken house, garage, and finally into his house as the water continued to rise. Four horses were quartered in a bedroom. Ten cows were housed and milked for the Red Cross in his living room. Four more were located on a porch. Finally the water came over his first floor and he was compelled to move them to still higher ground away from the river and has not seen them since. The river at this point is 20 miles wide and has covered to the roofs other j farm homes arond him. his house' having been built on a hill. Dead houses, cattle, hogs and | other livestock are floating on the j water. He saw hundreds shot j when they could not be rescued.' He saw one fine herd of 100 white ' faced cattle drowned. His own loss was estimated at about $2,500 mostly a year’s supply of feed. During his stay he drank fruit juices and ate whatever he could. One day he lived on two candy bars. There is plenty of food but it can’t be reached because of the isolation. For four days he did not have his boots off, except to dump out the water. Dr. Duke The flood, as seen by a practicing physician, will cause a great epidemic of pneumonia and other disease, according to Dr. Ben Duke, who has returned after givinng first aid treatment to victims of the flood. His party consisted of two 1 nurses from the Adams county memorial hospital, Miss Mary Jane Colchin and Miss Frances H. I Reidy, whose services he praised highly. The flood is not caused by the Ohio river overflow as so many imagine when hearing reports of i ■ Louis Ville, Dr. Duke said. The sewers are backing up and at every manhole, water gushes into the air four or five feet high. This create® a sanitary problem which will not be solved for a long time, he stated, and will

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bring disease. '■ Victims are now suffering from colds, many of which will turn ' into pneumonia in the next few days, the doctor believes. Heart ’ trouble is causing numerous deaths 1 now as illness is aggravated by ■ shock. Suicides are numerous, he 1 said. r Dr. Duke and his party were concerned chiefly with immunizing : victims against typhoid fever, * whch can be controlled in spite of ‘ the unsanitary conditions. In his boat, he immunized many in other 1 boa,ts, who pulled up beside hie 1 and rolled up their sleeves. Louisville is built on sand, most 1 of the large buildings he has seen built. Sand is washing away, weakening the foundations, which ■ will probably be unsafe. Behind ' one of the larger buildings he ob-1 ' I served the alley had caved in.; where a pocket of sand had been washed away. Radio® in the flood area itself i he found to be of little value, because of the confusion. Their greatest asset was in collecting funds and uniting families. Boats are paroling the streets and wherever they see a need for help they pass the word along to boats containing physicians. One of the greatest damages is being done by oil, which will be coated on every article in the flood area, he said. This can already be observed where the water has receded. o , FORECAST OF I (CONTINUED .FROBI. PAGE ONE) ' force of work-relief labor in the ' area “mopping up" after the disaster. I Surgeon General Thomas Par- 1 ! ran, Jr., who will advise on sani-, j tation and medical problems. Major General Edward M. Markham, of the army ‘'engineering corps, who will map a program of reconstruction for the whole area, j Col. F. C. Harrington, army en- ; gineer assigned to the works proi gress administration. The committee, the president ' said, has been instructed to use the full force of the Red Cross and government agencies to aid the section in the gigantic rehabilita--1 tion task. Meanwhile, the president planned a program of financial aid to help flood victims reestablish themselves. Looters In Louisville Louisville, Ky., Jan. 29. —<U.R>~ Looters, some hungry and others attracted by the opportunity for thievery in this lightless city, roamed flooded Louisville today. I < Until last night the 400 exhaust-1 ed police and 400 national guards i had ehrugged shoulders at reports , of looting, and occupied themselves i with rescuing and caring for 230,- 1 : 1000 homeless. Shoot to kill ord- i i ers were issued, but ignored. BuF today fresh police from; cities as far as Boston and Phoenix, | i Ariz., who came here by train and ' plane in response to Mayor Neville I Miller's urgent plea for aid, polic- j ed the flooded streets. The death toll was mounting but officialdom concealed it carefully. Mayor Miller ordered Dr. Hugh ' Rodman Leavell, health commis- 1 sioner, who two days ago estimat- ' ed the dead at 200, to issue no more statements, save through Wm. A. Stoll, board of trade president who has been acting as press liaison'' man. At two press conferences ■ all concerned refused to estimate the current number of fatalities. It was learned that at least 164 bodies had been found before morgues simultaneously stopped telling the number of corpses they had embalmed and buried. An identification bureau was set up yesterday morning but throughout the day newspapermen were refused the names of the dead although promises were made that they would be forthcoming from hour) to hour. j Dr. J. B. Bushmeyer of the city I hospital said “not more than 50! have died here in city hospital and i the death rate over the city has! been surprisingly low.” Mayor Miller at a press conference minimized the danger of buildings collapsing in the bus-

iness area, where backwater from ! | sewers had weakened foundations, L | but extraordinary precautions were . taken. i The building which seemed in ‘ most danger was the Kaufman- . Straus department store, second , largest in the city. A six-story structure, ti has a 200 toot front on West Fourth street. Military . guards and later policemen patrolled the district. At first they barred all but those bearing official passes. Later everyone was admitted, but none ventured onto the street or On sidewalks fronting the threatened buildings. Leslie V. Abbott, architect, reported to the mayor today that he would stake his reputation that “when the flood waters recede very little unstability of structures I will be manifest.” He said imi proper stacking of heavy merchan--1 dise moved to the upper floors of I the Kaufman-Straus building causied its six-inch sag. together with pumping water from the basement which removed sand from the foundation. Abbott reported five other buildings—the Herman Straus. Steiden. Republic, Kentucky hotel and Seelback hotel —also were safe. o — ♦ Large Sum May Be Made Available To Flood Relief Fund Several hundred dollar® might ,be obtained for the Red Cross j ; flood relief fund Ts a suggestion I made by Dr. Fred Patterson, relative to disposition of a cash bal-1 ance in a closed bank, is carried ;out. I Dr. Patterson was notified by C. J. Lutz, special liquidating agent ;for the Peoples Loan and Trust company that the Decatur Chorus Choir, a non-functioning organization had a balance of $24.88 in the bajik. The check will be sent to Dr. Patterson, who was president of : the organization, and unless objection is made the amount will be turned over to the Red Cross with'in a week. It is not likely that anyone will object to making the donation to the flood sufferers. Dr. Patterson does not remember names of the other officers of the chorus choir. The account at the trust company was keyed "Hoffman, Treas.” Mr. Lutz stated many funds of this nature are unclaimed at the Old Adame County Bank and at the Peoples Loan and Trust company. Persons who formerly actled as secretary or treasurer of ‘ these organizations are asked to make investigation, prove their claims and if the money is no longer needed to carry on the functions of the society, club or association, to donate the funds to ! the Red Cross. o Red Cross Flag Is Stolen Last Night It is thought that "the meanest man” ha® entered the city of Decatur. A flowing white flag, emblazoned with a red cross, the emblem eo greatfully welcomed by sufferer® in the flooded sections, was stolen from in front of the local American Red Cross headquar’ers eometune last night. The lose was diecovered this morning. I 0 New Legislation Being Considered Washington, Jan. 29 — (UP) — Pres- Roosevelt today ie consider--1 ing new legislation dealing with minimum wages, maximum hours and relaxing restrlctlone upon business combinations, according to informaton obtained from usually reliable eources. . o Police Book Goat Carthage, Mo. —(UP) — Police ' booked a brown billy goat for invesi tigation here after taking it from an ! automobile show room. The goat walked In, iput its forefeet on the window of a new motor car and refused to leave until police arrived. —o

; FIRE ON LINER UNDER CONTROL 1 t Liner Flashes SOS But Later Reports Fire Under Control 1 New York, Jan. 29—(UP)—The ' liner Shawnee, loaded with return- , ing holiday passengers from Miami flashed an SOS at 7:14 A. M. today, . but reported 43 minute® later that . she was in no immediate danger. < Her SOS, halting all broadcasting . on the middle Atlantic coast, used i the dread word "fire” —recalling the . Morro Castle holocaust in which 127 passengers lost the'” lives. A half dozen vessels, including the White Star—Cunard Liner Carinthia, responded immediatelyWhile they were changing their course to race toward the Shaw-j nee's position off Cape Henry, Va-, i the Shawnee’s master reported the fire in his No. 2 hold apparently. i under control. 1 To all vessels in the vicinity he * i addressed this message: "Fire apparently under control. No immediate danger eo do not require assistance at this time please keep sharp watch on us on 690 meters in case we should require you ’ I later.” The Shawnee, after changing her I course to make for Cape Henry, proceeded again toward New York when the fire was brought under .(control. The Shawnee left Miami Tuesday and was due in New York | tonight. A luxuriously fitted 6,-’O9 ton vessel of the Clyde Mallory Line, The | Shawnee has been in the New York . Miami trade since she was built in ',1927. ■ i The Shawnee carried 190 passenj gens and a crew of approximately 180. It left Miami Tuesday, stopped ’ I for additional passengers at Jack■■sonville on Wednesday and was due ■ at her Manhattan Pier tonight. The ■! master of the liner reported he was | proceeding at 17 knots toward Cape ’ I Henry, Va-, and expected to reach ■ there before noon.

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PUBLIC SALE f I will sell at Public Auction at my farm 4't milts sonn, MS east of Monroeville, 5 miles «'ast and 5 miles north of i, we®t of Convoy. Ohio, on WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 3, 193- K Commencing at 10:30 A. M. ' 4 — HEAD OF HORSES — 4 K Grey mare 8 yrs. old. wt. 1400; Bay horse 10 yrs. old w . , grev mare coit be 2 yrs old in June; Gen. Purpos-. AL,,', 19—HEAD OF CATTLE— 19 Three good largo Shorthorn Cows milking tohl i|„ w . p good Lame Shorthorn cows will lie fresh soon. Kxira. rr„,a°« MB land Holstein cow lie fresh soon: one Guernsey hejf,. r , ini . ” ! heifer, bred; Holstein & Guernsey cow milking g (x ,| Heifer and one Guernsey cow *nilking good flow; c, u .. r , ’ freshen scon: 2 good Shorthorn Roan bulls 14 mos. oid Shorthorn Hull 14 mo. old; 2 good Shorthorn Spring Cah,? horn bull 1 yr. old. These are all gtxxl cattle, s- ~ I am raising for baby beeves from these cows, th.- day of HOGS AND SHEEP—2S good feeder hogs weighing from each; 20 good young breeding ewes. IMPLEMENTS, Etc.--Superior 12 disc grain drill, single J I. Case corn planter; 2 spring tooth harrows; 2 seTen vitors; 2 single row corn plows; Spike tooth harrow; , Extra good one horse wagon with good box; 2> 2 'h.p ■’ double harpoon hay fork®; 2 grass seeders; hay slings; Gikxl Chrysler 76 Coupe; Model T Ford Coupe in rood T ilde, and many articles too numerous to mention. “Sale will be held under cover if weather is bad.” H Terms —Cash. W. A. WHERRY, I Roy S. Johnson, Auctionear. Lunch by or L——l Stults HOME Grocery! 3 BREAD m th. for 25c sawyers | DINNER ROLLS doz 5c Sawyer s SODA 1 • ■ Crackers, 2 lh. Cocktail Cherries 25c . ... ... Cocktail onions 25c Lemon I ‘R* Mix .. ■ Sweet Chow Chow 25c ' hOCOiIitP I IV Mix. 2IH Sweet Bur Gerkins 25c Everything For A Pie 1 Club Standwich No Fadures-Try xj Sweet Pickles 25c . e. Poker Chip PEERLESS FLOlll Sweet Pickles 25c All Purpose J Sweet Midgets 25c Special. Biff i dll Rainbow Sweets 25c ■ Many other Pickles, etc. Toma toes. 3 cans j] Tamales in Sauce 17 2 c ~ x Sweet Peas. 2 for . S v. i■> . Large cans Perfect I J hr ff •><» Sauer KratiL 2 fsrJ Monarch Cos fee 29e Fancv pink Sa)mon “1 3 pound Tin for <9c 2 for I Satisfaction Coffee 19c 3 cans for 35c j| Special! The Finest put in a al 20c value Altura Coffee THAT GOOD I Saturday, pound IP COUNTRY SAI'SAGH We Grind It. ... IcJ v Every Day. I . It's Different! It's Bettttl Edgemont Graham 3 Cans Crackers, box 15c p um pkin 2 pound Grahams.. 23c OATS Box IftJ Tumbler Free! Pure Buckwheat, • I —— "1 bag 25c SUPER SUDS 5 pound Prepared Q Boxes 1 Buckwheat 25c O

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