Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 35, Number 113, Decatur, Adams County, 12 May 1937 — Page 7

lIVIC CAMPAIGN ENTERS LAST WEEK

Employment, Work ■ Reported Better ■ By Club Officers

Lir Improvements Have ■ggen Aim Os CamSponsored By ■ Jupior C. Oi C. IMI CH INTEREST civic improvement camsponsored by the De-W-Kunior Chamber of Comr ed its final weex today fKak. ba. king Os the entire com in the project to make this Kke City Beautiful.” ‘KX campaign, which opened is to close Wedensday. and from indications of t three weeks will be one most successful civic proconducted in Decatur, of the Decatur Junior of Commerce stated that the tabulations of the tables reported by school show that many thous|HMpf much needed improvebeen accomplished in K'lrjmes of the city in the last Ket trceks. Members of the club of the school survey actual figures from this ML Mt represent any sum near the Kjdi: .rn\eluents carried out durKg A. campaign, but were colonly to serve as a ‘'yard-1 measure the progress of •e wive through a cross section homes. M Business Better dealers. Lt workmen, report that re-: new construction, paintgeneral home repair work 1 Mi * a high point now. seldom IB •• o S Caffiik. J-f wtvlt* I ijjsoß&MM Lament r L " ns ’ M| rats; HOUSE UZs ■fl J@h *- '/MO ■■ pl’ as necessary—ls artisKjßresults are desired—to plan the grounds home as it is to first BmF v u P Plans for a house erected. This, of requires a high deof professional experinot consult us ... talk your ■ rrobloms over and us to make suggestions. Our RM 1 , übs - Perennials, all flown act • • ■ hedges and the ■ lust ai * ttCln < ’ ual «y nursery Dburn Nursery Co. K Auburn, Ind. ■MMscapers of City Plant Park

I Decorate With Stone BRIGHTEN up your drive, yard, pool, or Hower borders with deeorative stone. Always attractive and adds to the beauty of your surroundings. Flag Stone—ideal for stone terracing your yard. We also feature other building materials and would be pleased to give you estimates. Meshberger Bros. Stone Co linn grove phone Berne 516

reached even in the year preceding the depression. The campaign was originated by the club for two purposes: One, to improve the appearance of the i town and the other, to stimulate I business and employment. That i the first has been successful can ' be seen by a drive through Decature, members of the club stated. Proof of the second part of the program Is shown by the fact that the majority of workmen In the building lines are booked ahead, they continued. Thanks to the citizens were issued by the club today for the support of organizations and individuals during the first three weeks of the campaign. A plea that the improvement 1 project be not dropped at the end of next week when the campaign formally comes to an end was also .issued by the club which is asking Decatur to "keep up the good work.” o GEORGE VI IS (COMIIMEU FROM fAUi. ONE) days of June, with an intimate reception for a few close friends. I It was doubtful whether the royal family would be represented, although that is not certain. The wedding will occur in the lovely Loire valley, where the ! castle is situated—a valley close]ly associated in history with the i love affairs of the kings of France. J The duke remained at the radio i throughout the long ceremony. ' Servants said that Mrs. Warfield I was excited but that the duke was not. In their conversation Edward j mentioned himself only once, rei calling his own excitement at the I coronation of his father, King , George V., in 1911. I Although Monts itself was be- ' decked with flags, no Union Jack j was displayed at the castle. The duke expected to listen to I his brother's speech tonight after which he hoped to see a motion picture of the coronation filmed I especially for him. The picture ] was to be rushed here by airplane. I - Is Vice-President IKO |M||| ft/ -S i ... :-wM Miss Eileen Burk, is vice president of the Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce, and has taken an active part in the civic improvement campaign, being sponsored by the organization.

DECATUR DAILY. DEMOCRAT WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 1937.

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This picture was taken of some of the members of the committees in charge of the civic improvement campaign sponsored by the Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce after a recent meeting. The members of the club and committees on which they served, reading from left to right are: front row. Glen Dickerson, and Dorothy Young, industrial. Herman Knapke and Don Wait, industrial; Fern Bierly and Betty Macklin, publicity; Bud Townsend, president; Deane Dorwin, former president; William Lose and Ronald Parrish, school survey; Florence Marie Bierly and Charlotte Elzey, merchants co-operation, and Harry Dailey. Boy Scouts.

SCHOOL PUPILS REPORT 7,524 IMPROVEMENTS .School Survey Results Tabulated By Junior C. Os C. I Total improvements reported by ■ the school children of Decatur for the first three weeks of the civic | improvement campaign being spon-, sored by the Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce came to 7,524 to-' day. A total of 2,118 improvements: were added to the group this week. Pupils of the Central grade school ] again reported the largest number j with 989- The South Ward pupils' reported 723. A total of 283 were reported by the Riley school building and 133 by the North Ward. The survey table printed on this page will be the last to be pub-, lished during the campaign, which! will end a week from today. The I final tabulations will be published' early next week. Yards Cleaned The cleaning of front yards lead] the list of improvements this week with 147. A total of 144 back yards were cleaned. From reports received by officials of the Junior Chamber of Commerce a large part 1 of this work was done by the school children themselves. Next on the list of improvements last week was the planting of flower gardens followed by the cleaning of porches. Ohe blanks turn- j ed in Friday showed few exteriors I of houses were painted last week. With the continuation of fair weather, this part of the improve-, ment campaign is expected to' "boom" this week when reports are tabulated. The itemized list of improvemensts made last week are: Cleaned Alleys and lots, 37; back yards, 144; front yards, 147; vacant lots, 29; basements, 48; attics, 24; house gutters, 31; porches, 80; I garages, 53, and furnaces, 22. Painted, Decorated Houses, 19k walls, 44; floors, 42; woodwork, 50; porches and stairs, 39; fences, 18; outbuildings, 21; screens. 29; roofs, 24; walls pap-

Approves Drive .. /Us / Dr. 11. E. Daniel, secretary of the i city board of health, has approved the civic improvement campaign being sponsored by the Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce. ered, 41; walls cleaned, 52. Planted Flower boxes, 40; flower gardens, 79; vegetables gardens, 92; grass sowed, 52; shrubs, 34, and trees, 30. Miscellaneous Rubbish burned, 77; insect breeding places destroyed, 29; rats killed, 76; fences repaired, 21; porch-, es and steps repaired, 30; roofs, I repaired, 25; screens repaired, 27; ' junk papers sold, 31; ash cans emptied, 77; refuse cans disinfect-! ed, 77; refuse cans provided, 34; : shrubs trimmed, 38; dead trees: and stumps removed, 43. Purchases Number of articles, 22; furniture and fixtures, 39; electrical appliances, 33; repairs, 36; auto improvements and repairs, 49. o INSURED LOANS PROTECT MANY Home Ownership Encouraged By New Federal Corporation Washington, D. C. May 12 — Insurance of savings accounts is attracting a steadily increasing flow of funds into savings and loan! associations insured by the Federal Saving and Loan Insurance Corporation, it was announced here today. The number of investors in these institutions has grown from 1,110,102 in the past eight months to 1,432,294 an increase of 322,292, it was stated. During that same period, savings accounts in the same' associations . ..increased in volume] from $962,000,000 to $1,367,958,127 or $405,859,127.’ The Corporation, the trustees of which are the members of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, is j now extending its protection to 1,675 associations, in which each account is now insured up to $5,000. “Protection of savings against loss is a new development in the American financial structure,” declared the statement issued by the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation. “For many years thrift bore a great burden of risk and every downward turn of a business cycle wiped out the savings of many families. COLCHIN Rug Cleaner Phone 441

FIRE HAZARDS TOLD BY CHIEF I Elimination of Fire-Traps Asked By Chief Robenold "A little effort now will change many Decatur houses from firetraps to homes safe- for children ] and free from danger of damage' and destruction by fire.” Firechief Charles Robenold said today, commenting on the civic improvement campaign now being sponsored by the Decatur Junior Chamber of, Commerce. Chief Robenold listed some of, the major “breeding places of fire" j and told how to eliminate them. Basements should be swept clean and cob webs removed from the i joists. Rubbish should be removed and ashen placed in metal containers not in baskets and boxen. Wiring should be inpected here. Chief Robenold warned againt the use of naiptha for cleaning, even in the open air. He also advised against the attaching of electric irons to lamp cords saying they should always be attached to wall plugs. The chief warned against the running of light cords under rugs I and carpets and the use of more |than two lamps on one wire. I .Chief Robenold also advised against the practice of leaving homes ] while boiling things on oil stoves. | A serious tire is almost certain if : these boil over he said. I Another dangerous practice Is the I insertaion of pennies or other ob- ! jects in fuse blocks. Care should .be taken when only the right size : and kind of fuse as well as fusewire is used he said. If you have a fire call the fire department first and then attempt to put out the blaze. Many fires get out of control after citizens unsuccessfully atempt to fight them alone. To call the fire department, first call central. Second, ask for chief operator. Third, tel! the chief operator where the fire is and the street I address- She will notify the depart- ! ment and volunteer firemen. ! “FLYING ANTS” ARE DANGEROUS Termites May Destroy Values Os Houses, Other Buildings Urbana, 111., May 12 — Even ! i homemakers need to beware of I raids this spring, if the air raiders ( are the dark brown winged insects] called "flying ants,” which may be the reproductive forms of termites, according to W. E. McCauley, as ] isi tant entomologist. University of Illinois, College of Agriculture and l Illinois State Natural History Sur-. vey. ! About this time of year it is not uncommon to find hordes of these insects emerging from points in the basement floors from door casing , window sills or wood floors,! McCauley explained. Their pres-l ence indicates that a colony of; termites is feeding somewherenear the point of emergence. “The damage may or may not; be serious, but once a swarm has, been observed, it would pay the| homeowner to make a careful ex-] amination of all wooden structures. Damage is usually first observ- ] ed near the ground,” he said. “An ice pick is a satisfactory probe

conducting such an Investigation. "The fact that the swarm disappears within a short time after first being een does not mean that the danger Is past. The members | of the colony that do most of the ] damage never appear in the swarm | but remain behind faithfully knaw-, ing away at the cellulose of the wood from which they gain sub- ] sistence." Clay like earthen tubes built ov-| er the surface of the foundation are also the work of termite . It is highly advisable that all buildings be inspected annually for the presence of the insects; which are easily controlled it their presence is noted before much damage has been done. Anyone constructing a new building would profit by a few minor Inexpensive additions which make a new building practically termite' proof, it is explained. In sects suspected of being termites may be submitted for identification to the office of the chief entomologist, University of Illinois, College of Agriculture, at Urbana. o trade In a Good Town — Decatur Supervises Drive ■F M H i.alph Roop, civil works commissioner, has directed the free removal of tine cans and rubbish by city trucks this week as part of the civic improvement campaign sponsored by the Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce.

L.et’s Keep The Ball Rolling Your Cooperation — with our truck drivers, now completing the free removal of tin cans and rubbish, has assisted in making this — “The City Beautiful” WHY NOT — plan to make the civic improvement campaign, sponsored by the Decatur .Junior Chamber of Commerce, an all-year project? You can help if you will see that your rubbish is removed frequently during the months to come when our trucks will be required for other work. HELP ITS —by NOT raking trash, sticks, leaves and grass into the streets when you dean your yards and buildings. Trash heaps in the streets mean extra work for our department and fewer compliments from visitors. CITY OF DECATUR STREET DEPARTMENT

Water Works Park Will Be One Os Beauty Spots In City

Members of the Decatur Junior | Chamber of Commerce, who are’ I sponsoring the civic improvement ] campaign, are “pointing with pride” at the city park system. i One of the officers of the club I said today: "Probably no city tha size of Decatur can compare with I it in size, number and quality of its parks. Landscaping now being, 1 done on the east side of the water works park will make it the most • beautiful municipal ground in the 1 country. The civil city is doing its ‘ part to point out the way to make this 'The City Beautiful.' " The landscaping of the water j works park has attracted much favorable comment by citizens who have viewed the work being done. Forrest Elzey, chairman of the city council, park committee, said today that the landscaping of the ' project has been slowed this spring I by the inability to obtain sufficient ' labor. Three men working on the ] job this week left the WPA pay- ; rolls to enter private employment. The style of the landscaping was I worked out by the Auburn Nursery company of Auburn, which holds the contract, after preliminary plans were submitted by the I city park committee. Final plans I were approved by the council. Simple Theme In the modern style, a theme of ! extreme simplicity has been work-' . ed, which will provide for long, unbroken strips of lawn on three. terraces. Slabs of lime stone have ] been used to form the walls for the terrace. Dirt has been cram- ] med into the cracks between the lime stone and rock flowers plant-] ed, some of which are now bloom-, ing. A hedge will line the first terrace. The ground on the first and second terraces is being leveled and planted with grass seed. Ornamental evergreen trees are planted at the base of the third or top terrace near the buildings. i A white lattice has been built around the entire cement top of. the reservoirs. Climbing roses, which will bloom this year and cover the lattice, have been planted at the base of this. The leveling of the south part

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of the east side of the park is just 'beginning while the north part Is nearing completion. Mr. Elzey said today that the landscaping begun last fall, will not be seen at its best until next spring, when the shrubbery, trees, plants and grass will be growing. However, it will be a scenic spot this summer. 0 Over 400 Entries In Annual Dog Show Fort Wayne, May 12 —The fifth annual all-breed dog show given by the Northeastern Indiana Kennel c-’ub, which will be held at the 152nd Regiment Armory here on Sunday, May 16, wi’l have 442 entriee, It was announced today by A. Wileon Bow, auperintenent. Judging will begin at 10 A. M. Sunday and will continue' throughout the day until the climax ie reached Sunday night with the selection by Enno Meyer, Milford, Ohio, of the best dog in the show. Park Chairman WsP' I Forest Elzey is chairman of the park committee of the city council and has been in direct charge ]of the Improvements made at the I Water Works and other parks in Decatur.