Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 35, Number 38, Decatur, Adams County, 13 February 1937 — Page 1

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I \re li'ji |lc(l Klnl Lk> ()ul Be, " een Ln \nd\on-l nion Le< " vr, " u '- ■ MARTIAL law Lon.F^ l uRI Xl tree" 1 K. ■r "" H. wa .- >o take - 'I-' ” 1,11,1 ■*, aiiH-n |i-rL** ■L, -•.ui.lmf " »"' L. 11 subsidiary plat.’two seriously ■. K Rj| K martial la"' ’ - l;1 I All'!- aft* r Rs-. -.- b.-' in the ■ ' ■ than I st■f,.. Ual-lv -j.-, and road. K r -. l; -<! 1 lit Re: • HIK c:’?'.:-' ' ■■ I i'll Mftorities '' <1 'I ■«' > autos fmn: Flint an I into the citv. troopers ■l3or 14 r.,iles r.orth of An- ( ■ . ■t by state iiuximr disputes « « i'bsoon as th.- full of ■n arrived. Site officials -v-... .•■!•! it ; • mn> railed in n> ' pn ■ tfie and property " ■ city was tens. b>r <p:i.-t as Sartia! law <v w . nl into to Guida Lamp r. 11 ■ i;• neral Irs .wbsi-'ia-v ~■.! ■■t-ar- 'i' fer of the di-;.a'-- ! no: < ; .-n its and worker- ■ ■ no till to enter. b plant, dosed De<- ?i by a fcv. strike, reopen- d Fob. 1 I part time basis ials at Itafte plant, spr.cUinz on the ■teste-n outskirts r the city. Ivtproxm n w.-i ■■ *tt yesterday. Ifon officials, r.mml • ••• of the tic Air Wei k. -s ’utea. Ithe number was . ;.... - to too. No Delegation Kroit. Feb. 1::--UP No offiPsion delegation 1a- left D<>IMr Flint. Mich., for An'ler- ; Isdiwa Homer M ,rtin. inter«al president of the United P Workers' Union announced ■! jteems that the trouble down WflXl'F.i, ON PAI it; I It i;i: 1: i MIES DUER IS SENTENCED " eva Man Pleads Guilty To Charge Os f»rand Larceny Duer, of Geneva, was to serve from 1-10 years Indiana state prison when SUilty to a charge ofi arceny be'nre Huber' w in Adai.is circuit court I /-■ w.ore noon today, ted I&St of a Kane: of fr ” ir X ,r. es ro "" (lp d >'P for a 1 J. ts ,hp founty. was; nhaii U hur9,iay morning by’ «. n Harry Kamn ‘ a n. of GeJ' arres * was made after' Stone f ° r Duer ' who quit I ®r’ B * n When he hpard °f tor With Stealln K «fa rn neat no,n ,hp Elmer J ’o?m e&r ° eneva on Ji ‘ nlb tke c n m . 8 year Hiß Partners "ttf tftd W n i " 1 - r Do,y - of Jay "’a. y ,2 iam Billington, of 'ftar , I n y Btarte ' l Bel 'ing Mid ch 6 * fOr the theftmed L harge of grand larcorn** DU,?r ° n ehar g es tourt n . Was fontlnued by ““"ty tal| er , Was rp turned to n? Ule CUBtod y of * te Michi™ rOWn until he 18 ‘"■“’Jan city,

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JUNIOR LEAGUE 10 BE FORMED Junior Conservation League To Be Formed In Adams County The organization of a Junior Adams county fish and game conservation league will be effected at a meeting to be held Monday evening, .March 1 at 7:30 o'clock in 'he Decatur high school auditorium. Last year about 20U young persons, including all of the Boy Scouts of Decatur, belonged to the senior club'. An invitation to join the Junior club was extended today to Boy Scouts. Girl Scouts, farm boys and girls and city boys and girls between the ages of 10 and Hi. Par- | ents have also bPen invited to attend the organization meeting. There will be no membership fee to the junior club and all persons who are enrolled will receive i subscriptions to the magazine pub- | lished by the state conservation departinent. "Outdoor Indiana.'' Milton Wysong of the educational bureau of the state conservation department will be the speaker at the first meeting. He is well known here, having visited in Decatur several times. He will also have with him a motion picture machine and will show films, illustrating conservation. Willis Fonner, president of the senior club, will preside over the first meeting. Officers for the Juni ior organization will be elected at ’ the first meeting and they will conduct later meetings. K. M. Kunkel, assistant commisi sioner of the conservation department in Indiana, is in charge of i the organization of the junior I clubs. The work of the club will , include the construction of bird | 'CONTINUED ON PAGE THP.EE> o PLEASANT MILLS YOUTH INJURED James Everett, Jr., Seriously Injured When Hit By Auto The condition of James Everett, Jr., 7, son of Mr. and Mrs. Janies Everett, of Pleasant Mills, was thought by attend’ng physicians this morning to be a little Improved The lad was hit by an auto Friday afternoon at 3:35 o'c’ock. when he ran onto the pavement in front of his P’easant Mills home. Veranta Cave, driver of the car. stated that the lad, with a group of other children, was apparently engaged in a game of tag. when he drove onto the scene. Immediately after pausing a school bus. which partly impaired the driver's vision, the lad darted out onto the road, according to Cave. The boy was thrown to the pavej ment He was still conscious when Cave picked him up and brought him to the local hospital. He fell I unconscious enroute, however. Physicians stated this morning j that the boy wau suffering from a ' severe brain concussion, but that X-rays failed to reveal a skull fracture. an injury first feared. Veranta Cave, the driver, whose home is in Xenia. Ohio, i« employed j by Mrs. IH. E. Eavey, also of that I city, as a chauffeur- Mrs. Eavey was ' in the car. They were enroute to cities in northwestern Indiana, ; where she is engaged Ln a speaking ] tour. I The driver was absolved of all | blame and permitted to continue his i trip after inquiring about the boys I (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) O— Railroad Official In Decatur Today A. O. Kasson, of De'phoe. train- • master for the Nickel Plate railroad . was in the city today calling on i shippers and citizens relative ‘o the full crew bill introduced in the ’ house of the legislature. ; The bill is known as House Bill No. 111. The railroad representative - stated if the bi’l became a law. it i would increase operating expense - $1,500,000 annually- Mr. Kasson urg- > ed that persons opposed to the pae- [ sage of the bill should wire or write i to Frank G. Thom-pson, state representative, state house, Indianapolis-1

SIT-DOWN STRIKERS LEAVE FLINT PLANT

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A group of sit-down strikers are shown witli there belongings as they left the Fisher Body plant No. 1 at Flint. Mich., after strike settlement which ended the forty-tour day old General Motors auto strike, tlie bitterest labor conflict in the history of America, s gigantic automobile industry.

WORLD DAY OF PRAYER HELD Union Services Are Held At First Christian Church Friday Union services were held at the First Christian church. Friday afternoon for the annual observance of the World Day of Prayer, sponsored by the missionary societies of the church. Mrs. C. E. Bell, president, was in charge of the meeting and presented the theme of the program: “Thou Art the Christ. The Son of the Living God." Members of the various churches participated in the program. Miss Sylvia Ruhl furnished the accompaniment on the piana and Mrs. Walter Krick led the singing Prayer was offered in unison and in groups. Amplifiers were installed and the “Presentation of Missionary Work. Both Home and Foreign" was broadcast to the audience by Catherine Murphy, Gladys Miller, Catherine Knapp and Catherine Schroyer. Mrs. Homer Aspy sang a solo, "Bring Ye All the Tithes Into the Store House.” The offering received will be sent to the council of women for (J’ONTtNUED ON PAGE THREE) o Hoagland Woman Dies At Hospital Mrs. Enos Harrod. 66, of Hoagland. died at the Adams county memorial hospital at 11:10 o'clock this morning, following an operation. She is survived by the husband and four daughters. Anna, at home: Mrs. Jane Ruhl, Ossian: Mrs. Willard Youse. Hoagland, and Mrs. Robert Flora. Fort Wayne. PLAN SERVICE SUNDAY NIGHT Thank Offering Program At United Brethren Church Sunday The missionary society of the United Brethren church will have a special thank offering program Sunday evening at 7 o'clock: Song service—Miss Bernie Franklin, leader. Scripture reading. p ra yer—Mrs. Blanche Elzey. Choir— Special quartet. Mr. and Mrs. Brown. Mr. and Mrs. Hilton. Reading—Mrs. 'Josephine KbVlnold. Duet—Mrs. Hurst and Mrs. Lytle.' Coronet solo —Miss Maxine Hilton. . ' Missionary story— Mrs- Lilly Hill Girls’ Quarfette. Saxaphone solo — Miss Anna Brandyberry. Playlet—“The Disappointment of Maria." Talk—Mrs. Franklin. Offering. Consecration. Prayer. Benediction —Rev. Franklin. All members are requested to ! bring their thank offering boxes. |

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Decatur, Indiana. Saturday, February 13, 1937.

Tickets On Sale For St. Benedict Concert | Ticket sales for the choral per- | formance of th ■ St. Benedict's colored choir at the Decatur Catholic high school auditorium Sunday | afternoon. February 21. are progressing rapidly, according to the committee in charge. The tickets, selling for 50 cents, may be procured from any member of the CYO, sponsors of the affair, or from the following places: Peterson Clothing store, Wertzberger’s confectionery, Hoithouse-Schulte * clothing store. Western Union office. Members of the organization are expecting a large crowd to hear the r ehoir, after their successful appearance here last year. LEGION PLANS DISTRICT MEET Fourth District American Legion Meeting At Garrett Thursday The next meeting of the fourth • district, American Legton. will be ' held in Garrett, with Post No. 178 as host on Thursday night. Feb. 18. ’ Members of the auxiliary are cor- ' dially invited. This district meeting will be called “The Victory Meeting". A large attendance of Legionnaires from all posts in the district is expected. State tnemberI ship chairman. Russel Rhodes from Peru. Pat M-a lone y from Crown Point, and William Sayer, . of Indianapolis, state adjutant are to be guests of honor. Also, district auxiliary president, Mrs. Kate Zinn, of Churubusco, and district vice-president. Mrs. Vincent Borman, of Decatur and other officials of the auxiliary will he invited guests of the district. | A full program has been prepared. with the registration hour from 5:30 to 6:30, followed by a banquet at 6:30. Speakers for the banquet , session will be Major Earle W. Moss oT Fort Wayne, and Raymond E. Willis of Angola. Gl-oup singing and several special numbers will furnish entertainment for all. I A business meeting and social hour will follow the banquet session. I Col. A. L. Mdudy, fourth district ! commander, states that he expects this meeting to be a record break- ! er fbr attendance. Rev. H. G. Jor- ’ dan, commander of Garrett post 1 and legionnaire Dean Bechtol state . that legionnaires and auxiliary members will be satisfied with their entertainment. Garrett post has not held a district meeting for several years and being centrally 1 located, has prepared a great wel- ■ come for all. Banquet at Catholic ■ church. o_— Former Local Man Opens Funeral Home I Forrest Zimmerman, son of Mr. and Mtw. John Zimmerman of this city, hae opened a funeral home in ; Garrett, known as the Wilgard-Zim-t merman Funeral home. Members ot the firm are Mr. Zimmerman, Ray C. Dflgard and Jay W. Diigard. Mr. Zimmerman is a graduate of Decatur high school an<i of the Indiana college of Embalmers. His i father operated a drug store in thie Icity. *

RIVER DREDGE CALLED MENAGE Mayor Os Bluffton Opposes Dredging Os Wabash River Bluffton, Ind.. Feb. 13 —Special-— At the rennest of tlie Kiwanis club and the Wells Conservation club. Mayor Franklin Buckner has written a letter to Coneressman James I. Farley, calling his attention to the fact that under a decision given at Decatur by Judge Kister, of Princeton, and upheld by the state supreme court it is proposed to dredge the Wabash river from a. noint in Ohio to the Jimtown bridge, near Linn Grove. Adams eountv. with the belief that the dredging operations, if carried out. will result in great damage to lowlands of Wells county, threaten the safety of the Bluffton municipal p’ant. and probably necessitate. if carried out. dredging of the river through Wells county, and bv process o f pregre-sion downstream of the flood menace, necessitate dredging still further down the course of the Wabash. In conclusion the letter states: “I realize that present state statutes prevent anything being done against this project now. but as this project is inter-ste.te in scope, I hope that you may call this to the attention of proper authorities for consideration. I beg of you to do all you can to have this project given every consideration in its application to the Tlood control plans that must be made for the future. "1 have already recommended to state officials that consideration be given to the possibility of p,mending our present drainage statutes, which now permit one land owner or a small minority to force dredging of our natural waterways.” o NEW ADDITION NEARLY DONE Work Progresses Rapidly On G. E. Recreational Building The addition to the General Electric plant on North Ninth street is already under roof and the building is rapidly nearing completion. 1 The building of the bowling alleys and other recrea.tional equipment will begin soon. E. W. Lan[kenau. plant superintendent stat-1 j ed. The building will house all | recreational facilities at the factory a.nd serve as recreational center for the 500 employes. ' Production at the plant reached a new high thie week and Mr. Lankenau stated prospects for a continued good run were good. Nearly 500 persons are now employed a.t the factory, divided ini to three shifts. Many different models of fractional horsepower motors are made at the local plant and the demand for G. E. motors is nationwide. At present shipments exI ceed production.

COLLEGE HEAD TO SPEAK HERE NEXT THURSDAY Dr. W. I’. Dearing To Deliver Three Addresses In Decatur Dr. W. P. Dearing, president of Oakland City college, Oakland City, will deliver three addresses In Decatur next Thursday afternoon and evening February IS. Dr. Dearing is one of the ablest speakers in this part of‘the country and has spoken in Decatur on previous occasions The college president will speak to the students of the public high school at the school auditorium at 2:3(1 -p. m. The subject of Dr. Dearing's speech to the students will be ’ 'Cheated." The public is invited to attend this meeting. Tlie Rotary and Lions clubs will meet in joint session at the Rice hotel at 6:30 p. m. Dr- Deering's address at this meeting will be. "The Other Fellow." Dr Dearing's third address will be delivered at a public meeting at the Metheodist Episcopal church at 8 p. m. Tiie subject for this address will be. "A book of wisdom for an age of confusion." The -public meeting is sponsored by the Decatur ministerial association. No admission will be charged ior this meeting. The complete program for the night meeting will be announced 'aterDr. Deering was the first graduate from the Oakland City college and has been in continuous charge of the institution for the past 42 yeais. He is a past president of the Indiana state teachers association and ie president of the Ind'ana state , library and historical board. The college president has given more than 700 college and high school commencement addresses and has spoken on the general programs of state teachers conventions in 16 etateeDr. Deering is being brought to Decatur through the joint efforts of the Decatur public high school, the Rotary and Lions clubß, and the ministerial association. STATE REPORTS ON INSPECTION State Inspection Os County Infirmary And Jail Reported Today The results of the inspection of the county infirmary and jail by F. R. Farnam, state inspector of local institutions, were learned in a letter received by John W. Tyndall, county auditor, today. The county was complimented for the condition of the two buildings and their management. The letter is: County Poor Asylum "In structure and equipment the main building here classifies among the best in the state. The installations of thermostatic regulation of heat, and the new coal stokers. and the new cement coal bunker, have further improved the physical conditions here. Both the main building and the principal farm buildings are kept in good structural condition throughout. "A few changes remain to be made in order to further increase the efficiency of the service here. We urge that provisions be made to give proper access from stair landing in each wing of the main building to the fire escape exit, already provided outside. "It is noted that a few fire extinguishers of the hand grenade type have been installed. It is suggested as advisable that a few more of these be provided to supplement other types of fire protection at this institution. "We suggest that the custodial quarters here be remodeled and ’ enlarged With separate quarters for each sex, as early as possible. This suggestion is made in order that such quarters |iay be immediately available when needed for ; the proper handling of the extremely untidy or the isolation of disease, or the mentally defective needing restrain. We suggest also the modernizing of the building used as a meat house, and the repair of the storage shed adjacent to the farm tool house. "In management matters your infirmary officials are to be commended, as well as your own board to be congratulated, on the result of the close cooperation that has continued here for several years. This can be indeed classed as a well managed institution, given I (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE)

Roy Dubach Killed In Auto Accident North Os Decatur

To Speak Here Jul Dr. W. P. Dearing Dr. W. P. Dearing, president of Oakland City college, will deliver three addressees in Decatur Thursday afternoon and evening, February 18. CIRCUIT COURT CALENDAR SET Criminal And Civil Cases Are Set For Trial In February Term The criminal and civil Adams circuit court calendar for the February term was set Friday by Judge Huber M. DeVoss. Seven criminal cases are scheduled for next week, brought against four defendants. However, it is unlikely that four of the cases will be tried. Three cases are set to be tried Monday against Ray Amspaugh on charges of drunken driving, reckless driving and public intoxication. As the jury has not been ordered to report and because of the illness of the defense attorney, it is probable that this case will be continued. This is a grand jury indictment. Wednesday, the case charging Elver Foreman with automobile banditry is set for trial. A plea in abatement, filed by the defendant, has not yet been heard, and it is probable that this case will be continued. Charges of drunken driving and reckless driving are scheduled to be brought against Glen Martin Wednesday. He has plead not guilty to both charges. The suit brought by the state of Indiana for operating a barber shop without a license, against Willis Fonner. has been set for trial on Thursday. Civil Calendar The civil calendar for the remainder of the February term of the court is: Feb. 19 —First National Bank and Trust company of Fort Wayne vs Joseph E. Bacon, foreclosure of mortgage and appointment of receiver. 24— Howard C. McKinley vs Archibold Hutson, damages. 25— William E. Bultemeyer and other vs the Northern Indiana Public service corporation, damages. March I—Roe C. Dickerson vs John A. Didot, damages. 3— Cleota Gira dot vs Louise Coulordot (Jury), money had and received. 4— Martin M. Shady vs Elmer H. and Ethel R. Bryan, collection of a note, foreclosure of a mortgage and appointment of a receiver. 5— Chalmer Walters vs City of Decatur, damages. B—Earl W. Nidlinger and others vs Irene Nidlinger, appointment of administrator for absentee. 11—State of Indiana on the relation of A. Leigh Bowen and others (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) o —■ — Two Autos Collide Here Last Evening No one was injured in a minor collision on Winchester street at 6:50 o’clock ’ast evening when cars driven by Norman Kruse, of Winchester street and Floyd Acker, of Walnut treet, collided. The accident occurred when the Acker auto was passing the other car, south of the five point intersection- Both cars were sligh'tly damaged. Policeman Adrian Coffee was i called to the scene to investigate. I

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Linn Grove Garage Owner Killed Friday Evening When Two Autos ( rash On Highway 27. ONE INJURE!) Rov Dubach. 40. Linn Grove, was killed almost instantly in an automobile accident «lx miles north of Decc.tur on I'. S. highway 27 at 6:15 o'clock Friday night. Mr. Dubach was driving an automobile south on the road and was returning from Fort Wayne with an employee. Sam Bixler. 38. also of Linn Grove, with auto parts for his garage, which they had purchased in Fort Wayne. A car approached from the south driven by Harry N. Seubert, 47. 1401 Oneida street, Fort Wayn«. The two cars eideswined. badly , damaging Itoth of the automobiles. Mr. Dubach’s door flew open, a.nd he was hurled to the ground, breaking bis neck and possibly causing other injuries, including.!. I fractured skull. An ambulance was summoned land attendants believed thev felt a I pulse in Mr. Dubach's body. He 1 was rushed to the Adams county memorial hospital and was dead by the time treatment was available. It is not known definitely whether he <lied instantly or lived a few i minutes after the wieck. Cause Unknown ; Neither of the cprvo'rirs of the fatal accident was ab’e to tell ; exactly how it happened. Howlever, Mr. Seubert told State Policeman Burl Johnson that the Dubach 1 car approached over the ton of a ■ hill and was too close to him. Officer Johnson stated last night that he would issue a report, stat- ■ ine that the accident probably oc- ■ curred when both cars arrived a,t >!the ton of the hill, with one or ■ both of them “hugging" the center j line too closely. He stated that i visibility was poor because of the i incline. Adams County Coroner Robert - Zwick stated Friday night that uni less further evidence is uncovered. ■ | lie will return a verdict of accidental death. ■ ’ Mr. Bixler was found to be suf- ! sering from shock, a fractured rib and numerous bruises. It was not believed that he had internal injuries. Mr. Seubert wa.s not injured. He was suffering with the flu ; and was permitted to return to his home in Fort Wayne after giving his address and making a report. Traffic which was jammed at ! the scene of the accident, was handled by Sheriff Dallas Brown, who was returning from Michigan City, and Deputy Sheriff Leo Gil- | lig. who answered the call. It was . necessary to remove the care be- . fore the hazard could be eliminated. Native of County Mr. Dubach was born in French , township. January 13, 1897, a.nd had been a life-long resident of ’! that community. For a number of , years he had been engaged in the garage business in Linn Grove with i his brother. Calvin. He wag the ' ! son of Fred and Adina Gerber-Du-bach. His mother survives and lives in Linn Grove. He was married September 2, 1923. to Miss Augusta Sprunger of Berne. She al«o survives and operates “The Fashion." a. Berne CCONTTNtTED ON PAGE THREE) o WEATHER Local rain tonight and Sunday possibly changing to snow extreme north portion Sunday; and extreme west portion tonight. Q Wemhoff “Covered” Strike Conferences Bernard Wemhoff, formerly ot this city, a member of Variety magazine editorial staff, was a special reporter covering the sit-dow strike in Genera! Motors plants. Mr. Wemhoff attended the conferences held by Governor Frank Murphy the past two weeks. He was one of two reporters admitted to the ' official conferences and reported I the negotiations of the meeting be--1 tween General Motor executives ; and John L. Iz>wis for the Automo- ; five Daily News. A three column picture in the De- ’ troit Times showed Mr Wemhoff in the group with Governor Mur- ■ phy and members of the conference. Mr- Wemhoff is the son of Mr. and Mrs. George Wemhoff of this city He formerly was a reporter on the . Detroit Free Press and is making I his mark in the newspaper world.