Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 35, Number 98, Decatur, Adams County, 24 April 1937 — Page 7

figmber Os Commerce Heads HjLpnwe Improvement Drive

Lek. prenldent and John , W crßt»ry-tre*surer, of

endow'l "' ic ... i WMK, shown above. of Commerce lias KL Ho v « resolution the campaign; KT ~ inb.K "f 'be Decatur l^^K., lll i improvement , many ■K.. < Itl.-s of the Kfed 5 "■ an< * Th' benefits of such | |a v,. of ihe apepar and the bet|^H,: and employ es-

I Highest Cash Prices t for Scrap Iron, Rags, Newspap- | ers, Magazines, Copper, Brass. I Aluminum, Old Auto Radiators, I Junk Batteries. We are buying j Wool, Hides and Sheep Pelts i the year around. ■ways in the market for anything in ■e scrap line. | BWe have a supply of different size ■)es and flues for all purposes, also | Bgle and bar iron, at reasonable prices. ■Our truck will pick up anything you wish to dispose of within a radius of ten miles. I The Maier Hide & Fur Co i io W. Monroe St. Phone 442

I A Personal Message ■ *ro THE I Citizens of Decatur •. @ • | FRIENDS: In spite of the tine co-operation granted us by the schools, Boy Scouts, and civic organizations, it will be impossible for us to contact all of you individually concerning our CIVIC IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN, which opened April 21 and will continue to May 19. © si May we take this opportunity to urge your hearty support in making this “THE • CITY BEAUTIFUL?” f; ® © ® During the next Summer we are expecting many thousands of visitors whm will * attend district meetings, conventions and other events. Among these are the Northeastern Indiana Firemen’s Convention, the Anthony Wayne Area Council Boy Scout Camporee and ® the annual Decatur Free Street Fair and Agricultural Exhibit. © Let’s join together to improve the appearance of our homes, business houses and industries, both from the inside and the outside. If each of us does his part, the CIVIC IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN will be a SUCCESS. H ® * I Yours Sincerely, &< p The Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce

forts of all our campaign to Improve the appearance and living conditions of our' city, will of necessity be of great value to the community, and •'Whereas, the Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce has taken! the initiative in sponsoring a civic: Improvement campaign, and ‘‘Whereas, we believe this organ-! zation of young men and women' is well qualified to carry out suchl a drive, ‘ Therefore, we are taking this’ means of being the first to giye | our endorsement to the city im-i provement campaign, which began April 21, and is sponsored by the! Decatur Junior Chamber of Com-! tnerce. ‘‘Signed: Decatur Chamber of Commerce by Dee Fryback, presi-

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT SATURDAY, Al-RIL 24, 1937.

Endorses Drive DEE FRYBACK dent and John L. DeVoss, secre-tary-treasurer.” —» o

SCOUTS TO TAKE PART IN DRIVE Boy Scouts To Earn Money By Collecting Paper, Rags Boy Scouts of Decatur Will cooperate with the Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce in the city improvement campaign, Scout officials have announced. The plan as worked out by the dubs Scout committee composed 'of Harry Dailey, chairman; Dick ! Macklin and Robert Treer is cov- ! ered in the following report: An arangement has been made I with the Boy Scouts which, it is hoped, will not only assist the I citizens in cleaning up their premi ises but will at the same time make I it possible for the Boy Scouts to ! earn a little money for their or--1 ganization. I “Crews of Boy Scouts will pick j up any papers, magazines or rags !of salable value, upon the dates i listed below. "The Scouts will divide the moniey earned in this way among the I various troops to aid in carrying 1 on Scout work. "These articles will be collected I on May 1 and 2.

Townsend Writes History Os Junior Organization

I Editor's note: The following, history of the Decatur Junior, Chamber of Commerce was written by Bud Townsend, president and one of the organizers of the | club): The Junior Chamber was forin-1 ed early in 1335. The object in forming this organization was to, assist the senior body in any way possible; to sponsor or promote any wrthy civic projects, to serve the community in any way possible and to familiarize the younger people of the city with Chamber of Commerce work, so that when the time comes tor them to be active in the Senior Chamber, their! work will be more effective. As the name would indicate, Its membership comprises the jouug peo pie active in a business and proin the city. It has taken considerable time to buid the organization up to a point where it would be possible to offer much in the way of servivce to the community. However, with the passing of this year It is hoped that it will render a good account of itself. During the “Build-up' period the Junior Chamber held several social functions in order to create interest and at the same time make a little money. These features of entertainment consisted of three dances and a picnic. All were well attended as well as enjoyed, even if they did not eerve to ewell thei treasury to any great extent. Tennis Tournament In addition to the social functions in 1935, the Junior Chamber decided to sponsor a tennis tournament. Three trophies were purchased in the form of silver cups; these to be awarded to the winners of the following events: men's singles, men's doubles, women’s singles. The cups were awarded] at the picnic with the condition' that same should be kept by the winners from one tournament to the next and that in the event the same contestants should win the same trophy three times, then that trophy should become the property of said contestant or contestants as the case may be. In this year the Junior Chamber also sponsored a booth at the local Street Fair. Blankets and novelties were given away. The profits derived from the operation of this booth were used toward th* purchase of prizes which were awarded during the Horse Show held in t,his city shortly during the Street

. Fair. , At Christmas time or shortly before. the organization decided to arangc to have a Sant* Claus visit j the city for the entertainment of | the children. Santa arrived by ! plane and landed by means of a parachute jump. He greeted the children and gave candy to each 1 child. Officer* For 1935 The officers elected for 1935 were as follows: president, Robert Heller; vice-president, Rosemary Holthouse; secretary, Katherine Hyland: treasurer, Bud Townsend. In 1936 a very "worth-while" project was carried out in addition .to tne social activities. This was < the erection of safety signs to proItect the school children from automobiles. In the school zone of ! every school in the city signs were placed at important places on the highways, warning the motorist .that he was approaching a school zone; and carrying the implied message to be careful of the children. Trophies were awarded for the second time to the winners of the ! various tennis championship events. Sponsor Santa Claus Just before Christmas it was again arranged for Santa Claus to visit the city. This time however, he brought reindeer and husky sled dogs, also a car in which many interesting articles of equipment used in the far North were displayed. This display was not only interesting but was also edu-l cational and attracted wide notice. As usual Santa greeted the children and passed out candy to them. This time Santa offered the chilren an extra treat; they were giYt en rides in the sled drawn by the Huskies. The officers for 1936 were as ifollows: president, Deane Dorwin; I vice-president, Bud Townsend; secretary, Rosemary Holthouse; | and treasurer, Dorothy Young. New Year As the current fiscal year is just getting under way there has been no time for anything other than to build up the membership and outline some of the proposed activities for the coming year. As usual, the Jur.ir Chamber expects to sponsor a Santa Claus just before Christmas. It will also award the tennis trophies. The firemen’s convention is to be held in this city during the coming summer at which time there : entertainment of the visitors.

will be many contests, etc., for the. Among them will be: ladder contests,"fire hose contest, with three! men on a team having a water' battle, a paiade with several bands,! a junior fire hose contest with I smaller fire hose for the Boy Scouts. Prize awards for contest, winners, and bauds. To add Interest to the convention the Junior Chamber of Commerce is going to spnsor the election of a queen. It wijj also undertake the decoration of the streets to welcome the fire ! men and their families. A tag day is to be held under] the guidance of the Junior Chamber. The proceeds from tag day will be spent for public band concerts. The annual spring improvement campaign which is conducted in nearly every city, wi|| s jhis yeai*’ be sponsored by the Junior Chamh-! er of Commerce. The campaign ■ to solicit the co-operation of thecitizens is now under way. Ap-| peals for the co-operation of the public have been sent out through I various channels and before long we hope to see results from this, work. The Anthony Wayne Area B»y, Scout Camporee will be sponsored by the club here June 12 and 13. It will be held at the Hanna-Nutt-man city park and be atteuded by about 500 boys. There will be various contests with medal awards to the winners. This is the first i time the Camporee has ever been 1 held outside of Fort Wayne. Another matter which is being considered is a junior tennis' tournament for boys and girls. ' What the Junior Chamber will do at the time of the local Street Fair, has not yet ieen definitely determined. As the year progresses, several things will probably present themselves which may enable the Junior Chamber to do something for the benefit of the community. The members seem anxious to do everything possible to further the interests of the city. The officers for 1937 are as fol- ■ lows: president, Bud Townsend; , vice-president, Eileen Burk; secre-. tary. Herman and treasurer, Tom Alwein. o "Boulder Dam" for Australia Sydney, Australia (U.R) Aus- ; tralia has just completed a "Boulder Dam" of its own which gives it the eighth largest irriga- I tion project in the world. The reservoir w bich was constructed under the joint auspices of New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia with the Commonwealth's aid, covers 33,000 acres, and holds 1,250,000 acr-efeet of water.

Improvements To Be J Made By Merchants • i i A number of Decatur business houses are now improving or remodelling their buildings to better . the appearances of tne concerns and to provide more attractive 'places for the merchandising of their goods. It has been announced that several others will make improvements I which will include the painting of j the fronts, changes in the lighting

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systems and re-decoration Os the windows. With the new ornamental street light*, Decatur’s business district is considered outstanding. o 7 Dog Birth ’Record* Asked Augusta. Me.— |(U.R) - Dogs. as well as babies, would have birth certificates if the Maine legislature adopted a bill filed by Rep. Joy Dow, Jr. His measure would have dog owners file notice of birth with municipal assessors.