Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 35, Number 138, Decatur, Adams County, 11 June 1937 — Page 5

BREMEN'S CONVENTION OPENS HERE

Gather For Annual Meet I for This District

■ (•roud Is Expected W'siiuui.is loSte W / ( onie'ls. Free \t ( (.mention. ' ‘ MM- ~: .f i'." " ie " and 1 u ... ,|.i, ; ; the- 32nd anMM£U. - :n ' l nt m arrived in ■O'-'. la y t" f'ml '*>' streets |M^ ra :.,i t:i ° f events. ML. " iU " ie lhirJ |W, , '" l '" ra,,,r r '“ |H - j;;i * hi ' ' l6l,ll ’"' |H',..„ u iiv i:-■•ared no |Kmake it the best in the his jwociation. / both fireman |KL n iui- l" en provided fn|K,bauds. acts, can- ■' ec and contests Sißi®!-'' -.' "O r •present..Hiy.... . . onipattie* in ■Ltf Indiana "id he in the wh n most of the w -!' In Id. Friends and .- I'm .'m n us '.veil as K.,. tr- are also ex tl’.e visitors will also atfifth Annual Anthony Area Council Boy Scout ■L • ■■ in id Saturday and K. l . Hal.a.i N ittman City up

i Markle Department Is One Os Best In Area • ■ ’ X' ■ •’ ,' 1 '** ,4 <*!■’■ ' ' ■| 'W£'■ ' >J * ■"..;' .#*•>|» 1 fr< 1 HI Wr HoE t >HI I I 9®? Hf* ' j > One of the best known fire departments in this area is located at Markle. Indiana. Members of this have achieved records for individual achievements and through the co-operation of the entire fine records have been established. Modern and effective equipment adds much to the morale department. The department is pictured above ready for action.

I Directors Os Association to jji Kl .<»wH ® w '■■ o » ' ISk JH Hu ■ I J& gHM| H i? ■ Hlk BRfeßfe* » wwß ~•* .sgilaiK ■ »«!»: O»w ■ Garland Wolfe, of Dunkirk, and Earl Ellis. and who have helped make the Nortlx-rn Indian > usit.l and Firemen's Association an outstanding oit,

■ Back In. The ‘Horse And Buggy Days” i|||»Ep- ■ mBRK* * l '**- '■*/» ' ■,' ' *‘^ ; ' £ l ~''ffijtlFLx * ‘ ■•’ >■ - K - - ; r > viBB >b&#<V fA 4fl*MSw&^r!ry!^R' r ** f •.■*•'*• ©feßt •wt' - X * y««» yyapTSfjfca » jr*tfcjr£3ty VJ£- wyV fiw'vjjy' BE- -y*' • W?-'-_ TjP ■* “ Ik* ♦“ •■" ••■; E. , -i ~<j’‘,>t »*■ ? | I Before old Dobbin was rep laced I yy ti e the biggest b aze ® nr ™ ZL-tmeut is one ot the best I department was considered capable of dSL y and the Ma! kle depa.tmeui j shown in this picture has candos o Q --

Mayor To Speak ImW . fl : * T **■ / ** M I Ws jfSjjM Mayor A. R. Holthouse, who will J address the firemen, tendering a welcome from the city, at the ban-; | quet to be held this evening in ' the U. B. church. Local Fire Company Has 14 Members Now — The 14 members of the Decatur fire company are: Charles Roben- 1 old, chief; Ed Hurst, assistant - chief; Harry Stults, foreman, and ; regular men: Arthur Baker, Ralph <

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 1937.

revised program* — —■ ——-4! 1' he revised program for tho 3-nd annual convention, approved I at a meeting Thursday night Is: i P,M - Friday 1; 00 Regist ration, engine house, L' Seventh and Jefferson Sts. ! -. la Business meeting for delegates, engine house . o:00- Free acts. Liberty Way and Second street. B:3o—Banquet, U. B. Church. Following banquet, entertainment I at U. B. church. i AM - Saturday ' 9:oo—Water hatties, Liberty Way and Third street. 11:30— Free acts, Liberty Way. 1 P tn. —Grand parade. 2.3(1— Truck races, Fourth street from Monroe to Adams i streets. 3:3o—Running latter races, Lib- ! erty Way ana Third streets. 4:3o—Novelty truck races, Fourth street, from Monroe to Adi ams street. s:oo—Band concert, Court House ■band stand. 10:00—Special fret act, Liberty Way. Bentz, Herman Dierkes, Ervin El- | zey, Fred Engle, Charles Helm, Jesse Hurst, Oscar Sprague, Ott Slickman, Joe Smith and Charles fisher, anj drivers: Jack Friedt, ' Roy Steele and Joe Kortenbur. 1 o— Officers Named For Volunteer Firemen Officers of the Northeastern Indiana Volunteer firemen’s sseocia-i ition are; W. H. Cook, of Hartford I City, president; L. Baumgartner, of Berne, vice-president; W. H. Collision. Sr., of Winona secretary treasurer, and the Following members of the board of directors: Garland Wo’fe, of Dunkirk; Earl Ellis, of Bremen; A. E. Luther, of Markle,

Dunkirk Is Represented At Convention ■HHMHHHM s Us > • • rT f B f; ifiß lllil JOwl ifefc Sim Sto .nn. rel ..»e«K irXK;;l ;,x ™ «’p STTW s tr.« ...d 1,.. .1..,. pi— -«»!■ ■»—•

Hosts To Annual Firemen’s Convention JL F T s IP Ml i -■ , "kS *4i<iS(fcl n /W ■ W n ■■ '99 lzl l ' ' . <... : .. .. For the third time firemen of Northern Indiana are guests of the Decatur Fire department. Pictured In front of the engine house the city’s tlre-tlghting crew members of whom are reading from left to right, standing: Charles Helm. Jess Hurst, Joseph Smith, Otto Schlickman, Edward Hurst, assistant chief; Herman Dierkes, Arthur Baker, Charles Robenold, chief; Joseph Kortenher, Harry Stults, Cedric Fisher, Fred Engle, Charles Fisher, Sr., Ervle Elzey, Sr., Oscar Sprague and Paul Miller, watchman. On the trucks from left to right are Jack Friedt and Roy Steele.

Harry Starke, of Fort Wayne, P. I B. Smith, of Garrett, and Carroll ( Costello, of Bluffton. 0 FIREMEN’S OPEN / CON TI N CEt > F HOM A Utt ON E ) erty Way The first free act will be given this afternoon at 5 o’clock on Liberty Way. A band concert will be given this evening on the court house band stand at 8 o'clock. Saturday morning the water battles will be held at 9 o'clock on

W. H. Collison | Finances of the Northern Indi-; | ana Industrial and Volunteer Fire- ( men’s association this year were under the supervision of W. H. Collisson, Sr., secretary-treasurer. Mr. Collisson read annual reports at the business meeting this afternoon.

| Liberty Way. Free acts will be , held on Liberty Way at 11:30 o’clock Saturday morning. I Approximately 100 persons were registered at 2 o'clock this afternoon from the following cities: Monroe, Winona Lake, Warsaw’, Portland, Dunkirk, Garrett, Indianapolis, Hartford City, Bremen, New Haven, Butler, Bryant, Monroeville, St. Joe, Pennville, Montpelier, Berne and Markle. The following men from the state ■ fire marshal's office also were registered: Clem Smith, state fire mar-

Engine House To Be Headquarters « * kSHNI'B ■ — Pronounced one of the most modern and best equipped engine houses in the state, the building pic-» tured here will be the official headquarters of the firemen's convention. The business session was held this afternoon in the club rooms on the second floor.

Champs Shown here is the only team to win the water battle three successive years. By virtue of a victory last year, the Markle department won permanent possession of the trophy.

| sha.l, Archie McCabe, state director of Arson, Joe Lump, of the in- ! sped ion department ana John J. . O'Brian, All are former fire chiefs. First Fire Chief Jim Hurst, Decatur’s first fire chief, was elected in 1882 to head the newly organized Decatur department. No Smoking Local and visiting firemen have . been asked to observe the no srnok- | ing sings in the First U. B. church I during the entertainment there.

* Hf" s iWt- > s fe' *i Garrett with P. P. Smith, and Markle with A. E. Luther, are ably represented on the hoard of directors of the Northern Indiana Industrial and Volunteer Firemen’s association. Carroll Costello, of Bluffton, the fifth director, is not pictured on this page.

Garrett Fire Depart ment Is Outstanding BKks^ T|' \i [ Ifflllll J ImW JjJ i | iii>- i __i p ** v • ‘ r If £•ifSW’l HMaV ,>W * 'WaWv n n SyyaffrW'W il n . ■ , - - -- . »» »■ Well known in this district is the Garrett fire department shown in front of the house with the trucks. Modern equipment with well trained men have contributed to (b m -s- organization. This department is expected to be a strong contender for honors at the o2ud an„.<a. <x . jntion.

ENGINEHOUSE | COMPLIMENTED | j Visitors Compliment Fire Engine House Here State fire marshall office officials cotw-Ider the Decatur engine house one of the most modern and well equipped in the state, according to statements made by representatives here. The city has two pumpers on a 450 gallon American LaFrance, which carries 1.000 feet of 2% Inch hose, 250 feet of I‘4 inch Siamese hose, 250 feet of one inch booster hose, two sodium acid extinguishers J one foam’te extinguisher and two tetrachloride guns. The other, a Stutz, is equipped similarly. Another item of equipment purchased recently haa already saved one Hfe. This is the new inhalator which “breathe" ovygen and carbondioxide’’ into the lungs of those suffering from drowning, shock gas or similar affliction. Its work is entirely automatic and te consider- ■ ed a great inmpovement over the old pulmotors once ueed here and etill in operation In many cities. The engine house itself is modern with a kitchen, a shower bath, hot and cold weather and sleeping ■ rooms for six men. The second floor nae been recently remodelled to accomodate a large

On Board Os Directors

PAGE FIVE

Chief Greets Guests I I Hk W ~. Though the latch string to our door is ever open to visitors it is with unusual pleasure that we greet our brother firemen, who, for the third time, have selected Decatur as the site of the annual Northern Indiana Industrial and Volunteer Firemen', association convention. May we bid you welcome. We sincerely hope that you will leave our city with many pleasant memories and will elect to return again as a body or individually. Charles Robenold, Decatur Fire Chief. crowd In the club rooms. The business session of the convention was held there this afternoon. The building is centrally located at Seventh and Jefferson streets. Ij2B Decorator L. Robert Rhein, who decorated the stieet for the convention was also the deco’ator at Decaturs’ Old Home Week celebration in 1928. Cii Is Thanked ME hr j' :i a KflL JOto

On behalf of the visiting fire1 men 1 wish tn take this opportunity to thank the Decatur fire de- ; partment and the city of Decatur i for extdhding us the opportunity of holding the thirty-second annual I convention of the Northern Indi* 1 ana IndustriaT and Volunteer Fire- ' men's association here. i Many of our remember the I conventions of 1 ■ and 1923 held | in Decatur, which were sti mg talking points' in returning the convention to your city for the third time. Our association has every rea- ' son to be proud of the fine co-oper-ation extended us and trust this will be the greatest convention in the history of our association. William H. Cook, Hartford City, President. Northern Indiana Industrial and Volunteer Firemen's association.