Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 35, Number 184, Decatur, Adams County, 5 August 1937 — Page 1

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Merchants’ Beauty Parade August 1(1 The .Merehunts' beauty parade, conducted by local merchants, will be held at the Catholic school audi- ; torium Tuesday night, August 10. with approximately 50 young lad ies, each representing a Decatur concern, competing for the title of Decatur's 'most beautiful girl. There will lie tio Voting, three out of town judges will select the winner, with second and third place winners as maids of honor In conjunction with the beauty parade, 30 a< ts will be presented on the stage, under the direction of Miss Patsy Fullenkamii. JEFFERSON TWP. GIRL SELECTED Catherine Mosser To Repsent County At District Meet Miss Catherine Mosser will represent Adams county at the dietrict girls' demonstration contest in Fort Wayne on October 16. Mrs. Helen E. Mann, county ill leader an- >» nnced today. Mi<ss Moseer was given the right when she won the local demonstration contest held here yesterday with her demonstration, “.laming". She is a member of the Jefferson township etub. She was assisted by Miss Ruth Christy. Second place went to Mies Fern Stucky, of Herne, with her demon-' st rat ion. "Ilr» to make a candlewick bedspread." Other contestants were: Mary E. Arnold. Washington township; Virginia Schwartz, of South Monroe, assisted by Anna Jane Sihwartz Carolyn Muselman, Berne; Hazel Yake and Nadine Harger, of Kirkland toWnehip; Margaret Mosser. Root; Wilma Miller. Decatur and Irene Marhenke. St. John's Miss Lula Whitaker, of Purdue, wan the judge for the contests. FolI lowing the contests she made a short address, commenting on the work of the Girls. Q_ Chrysler Factory Closed By Strike Detroit. Aug. 5. (U.R) Chrysler Corporation officials and Vnited Automobile Workers' representatives reached a second stalemate today in their conferences to determine responsibility for a new controversy which has made an estimated 21.000 persons idle. As the Plymuoth division of Chrysler remained closed, officials conferred again with union leaders in an effort to find out the causes of yesterday's battling in which an estimated nine workers were injured in clashes within the plant. YOUTHSPLAN PICNIC HERE Teens And Twenties Clubs To Hold Picnic This Evening An individual highlight of this evening's fair program will be the picnic of the Teens and Twenties club at Sun Set park at 5:30 o'clock. The local county chib will be I. .sts to members from dubs in 10 other counties. Games and other entertainment have been at ranged for the picnic tonight. A booth has been located near the information booth on the courthouse square. Regisration of club members and visiting delegations is being made there. Mies Hulda Steury, local club member, is in charge at the booth. Caps, badges and tickets for the event this evening may be secured at the booth. Tickets are selling for 50 centa each. Miss Steury stated that 50 tickets had been already sold tc local club members at an early hour this morning and many more were expected to get tickets before the booth closes. Each of the 10 visiting clubs is expected to send large delegations to the event. The club has designat- , ed its part in the celebration aa i “Older Youth Day.” — —o— Hold Dedication For Fort Wayne Underpass Fort Wayne, Ind.. Aug. 5 (UP) Some 5,000 persons attended a dedicatory program for the improved Clinto nstreet and underpass beneath the Wabash and Pennsylvania railroad tracks in downtown Fort Wayne. Among the speakers were Cong. James I. Farley, Auburn, and various state and local notables.

Official Program Thursday '3O p m Bible nnlmal circus, First and Monroe. !' i‘O p. m D -lmores, J.-ffer ?<»n A Second. 10 .'lO p. m Lamy Brothers, First & Madison. Friday 9:00a.m. Horse pulling con- |l test, Schmitt Held. | 2:00 p. m Bible animal dr- ! cus. First and Monroe. 3 ,30 p ni Delmores, JefTer- : son and Second 5:00 p. m Lamy Brothers, , First & Madison 7Mp in Float parade. 7 30 p m. Bible animal dr- | cus. First and • uiroe. 9:00 p m Delmores. Jefferson and Second 10:30 p m Lamy Brothers. First & Madison * ♦ o Joseph McConnell Is Much Improved The condition of Joe McConnell, hurt several weeks ago in a Fort Wayne auto accident, was teported much impn ved today. He was brought to hie home here Monday. The ekull frat'ture. which at first caused physicians to fear for his ' life, is almost completely healed. A shoulder injury causes the mo«it pain, the attending physician stated. o Herman Kukelhan Is Reported Improved Herman Kukelhan of north of Decatur, was reported improved today at the Adame county memorial hospital, where he is a patient with a brain injury, sustained in an automobile accident Wednesday north of Decatur. He was believed possibly out of danger but his condition is still serious. He could n't be moved in order that an X-ray might ue taken to determine w hether or not he ha ( ] a skul’ fracture, but it was believed probable that he suffered only from a concussion. He was injured when his car collided with an automobile driven by : Raymond Sunderland of M 'liroeville. route 2MRS. MYERS IS NAMED BY BOARD Mrs. Herman Myers Is Appointed Librarian At High School The appointment of Mrs. Herman H. Myere as librarian at the Decatur pub'ic high school was nnnounc ■ ed today by the city school board. Mrs. Myers succeeds Mr?. Myron Ralston, formerly Miss Dorothy Christen, libararian for the past several years. The new appointee will also serve | as assistant in the office of Principal W. Guy Brown and supervise the attendance records at the school. Mrs. Myers is now employed in the board of health department at the state house in Indianapolis. According to the recent ruling of the state, the school must have a licensed librarian -in charge by September, 1935. Mrs Myers will undergo an examination to qualify, the board stated. Mrs. Ralston is now living in Van Wert, Ohi „ following her marriage of several months ago. — o ALLEGED AUTO THIEF IS HELD Ohio Youth Is Arrested For Theft Os Grice Auto July 24 William Harshman. 19, Milton Center. Ohio, was taken into custody at Delphos, Ohio, this after noon by Dallas Brown, Adams county sheriff, and Sephus Melchi, Decatur police chief. Harshman was to be returned to the Adams county jail late this afternoon, where he will be lodged, pending arraignment. Sheriff Brown stated that Harshman would be charged with vehicle taking for the theft of an automobile owned by A. J. Grice, local music teacher. The Grice auto was stolen from its parking place on North Second street, near Monivve, Saturday night. July 24. The auto was recovered the tollowing evening near Deshler, Ohio ! by patrolmen of the Ohio state police.

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Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, August 5, 1937.

Surrender Kidnaped Boy tw i ** HSI 1 * Jr fl* Zl / — •* / JxJ 7 I . Mrs. Lidia Regan and Dcnald Thirty-month-old Donald Horst, supixtsed son of Mr and Mrs. Otto , Horst, is shown in tin- office of the state's attorney at Chicago, after , he was returned by Mrs Lidia Regan, his kidnaper. Mrs Regan her husband and a friend seized the boy as he was playing in the Horst ' yard They claim lhat Donald is their child, born to Mrs Regan before her marriage and later adopted.

WIN TRIPS TO INDIANA FAIR Marjorie Dilling, Catherine Mosser Win Trips To Fair Mrs Helen E. Mann, county 4 II leader, announced last evening that Marjorie Dilling and Catherine Mosser will attend the home economics school at the state fair. The awards are made annually to two girlrf who are outstanding in 4 11 activities and are given on a general achievement basic. 1 Miss Dilling has been a member of the Preble township club for eight years, has been active ill I canning, clothing, baking, and hae won several prizee at previous state fairs with her exhibits. This year she was in complete charge of the Preble township club. Miss Moeser has been a member of the Jefferson township club for several years, hue been active in calf club work, clothing, canning, and has been assistant junior leader of her club during the past ■ year. The school is an annual two weeks' event, starting the week before and running through the week of the fair. o HORSE WINNERS ARE ANNOUNCE!) Judging Is Started This Morning In County Horse Show Judging began this morning in the county horse show with Don Case, of Ohl" State University sub stittuting as judge for L. P. McCann as judge. Prof. McCann, of Ohio State University, was unable to jpdge this year because of the sudden death, Wednesday, of his brother-in-law. Prof. Case was the judge of the 1936 , county horse show. I Winning exhibitors in this morning’s judging were: Gold Medal Show Pure bred class: H. P. Schmitt, first; Calvin Liechty, second; Harrison Miller, third and Frank Habegger, fourth. Grade class: Vernand Custer (Central Stock Farm), first; Freman Walters, second, an t O. T. Johnson, third and fourthOpen class Pure bred niare, three-year old and over: H. P. Schmitt, first; Henry Aschliman, second and third; I Martin Graber, fourth, and Archie Smitley, fifth. ' i Pure bred mares, under three 1 years old: William Mitchel, first; I Archie Smitley, second; H. P. Sch1 mitt, third and fourth, and Calvin 1 Liechty, fifth. I Stud, four years old and older: I Archie Smitley, first; Kruckeberg and Thieme, second. Studs, two years old and under; I (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)

Public Is Invited To Program Here Tonight The public is invited to hear the Rev. J. W. Montgomery and his I "Singing Preachers" at the Church of the Nazarene, Seventh and Mar- ' shall streets, at 7:30 o'clock to-, I night. This group has been broadcastI ing over station WOWO for sevi eral months and has gained a splendid reputation. Rev. Montgomery is noted as a dynamic and forceful speaker. FUHRMAN HEADS SCHOOL BOARD Ira Fuhrman Re-Elected President Os Decatur School Board The re-organization meeting of the Decatur city school board was held last night at the public high school. Ira Fuhrman, local insurance agent, was re-elected president of the boapl and Joseph A. Hunter, telephone employe, was re-elected as treasurer. i Roy A. Mumma, newly-appointed member of the school board, was named as secretary. Mr. Mumma succeeded Mrs, Carrie T. Haubold as a board member. Mrs. Haubold retired from the I board with a record for number of- - service. She had served la years, the. longest on record. 1 The board also considered bids , i for the construction of a new stok ’ er for the Decatur high school. The I bids were taken under considerI ation and a final decision is to be announced at an early date. Ashbaucher's Tin Shop, of this city, submitted the lowest of 12 1 bids for the new stoker. The “ amount was $1,349.30. Others were as follows: 1 Cash Coal & Supply. Decatur, $2,110: Fairbanks Morse, Alaska Coal Co.. Fort Wayne. $1,985: Clif- * ford Bros., Fort Wayne, $1,977; ' , Cotta Transmission Co.. Rockford. .' I Illinois. $2,150; Detroit Stoker Co., ’[Detroit. $3,037; Canton Stoker [Corp.. Canton, Ohio. $1,690; C. F. Merrick. Anderson. $2,635.50: Sink-er-Davis Co.. Indianapolis, $1,849: Carroll Coal & Coke, Decatur. $1- ’ 993.40; Free-Man Stoker Co., Chicago, $1,799.70 and Winkler Stoker Co., $1,750. r ______ Mav Take Action On Crop Loan Program ■ Washington, Aug. S—(UP5 —(UP) —Pre1 sident Ri.sevelt told cotton stat© congressmen today that if congress ’ will assure him that farm crops con--3 trol legslation will be considered a next January, he will take action 3 toward a crop loan program at the ’ present session. The President's statement was 1 made to a ga-,up of eight representatives and one senator, represent- : ing a bloc of southern congressmen ’ who had threatened to impede other administration legislation unless ’ a farm price stabilization legislation is enacted this session.

Livestock Shows Hold Center Os Attraction At Street Fair As Hundreds Throng Early . I „

JOEL A. BAKER DENIES AID IN ATTACK ON COY Makes Finn Denial After Cancilia Admits Beating Coy Indianapolis, Aug. 5 (U.R) Joel A. Bakei, former Marion: county welfare director, complete ly denied from a criminal court I witness stand today tiiai lie had 1 anything to do with an assuul, by Pete Cancilia on former state welfare director Wayne Coy last i March 1 in the state house Baker and Cancilia, his politic: 1 henchman, were indicted on char ges of assault with intent to kill Coy. Cancilla, who admitted freely early today that he slugged : Coy on his own volition without any prompting from Baker, will I be tried at the conclusion of Baki er's trial. It appeared Baker's lease will go to the jury either late today or early tomorrow. Baker reviewed his political i (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) O FLOWER SHOW WINNER LIST Winners In Show Sponsored By Decatur Garden Club Announced Winners in the flower show. !sponsored by the Decatur garden club, were announced today by the committee in charge The judging was conducted this morning by.L. D. Adams an<j Mrs. George Sprague, b’.th of this city and Mrs. L. L. Yager, of Berne. Prizes of fl were given for first place and 50 cents given for second Following is the complete list of winners. Gladiolas: Mrs. George Harding, first and second, honorable mention. Charles Hawbaker, Geneva Mixed bouquet: Mrs. Sam Acker, first; Mrs James Hoagland, second, Mrs. Henry Heller, honorable mention. Phlox: Mrs. Ira Fuhrman, first; Mrs. Henry Heller, second: Mrs. Sam Acker, honorab’e mention. Roses: Jane Eady, first; Mrs. Larence Green, second; Mrs James i Hurst, honorable mention. Petunias: Mrs. Roy Runye-n, first; Mrs. Virginia Schwartz, second; honorable mention, Mrs. Ira Fuhrman and Mrs. John A'-nold. Dahlias: Mrs. Harold Tiernan. (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) JERSEY PARISH JUDGED TODAY — Huntington Entry Named Grand Champion Jersey Parish Bull For the second time this week the effects of good breeding was j emphasized in the cattle show ■| now being held in the *ent at the ; I corner of First atp" Madison streets, in connection with the i ' Decatur Free Street Fair and Agricultural Show. This morning after the bull classes were judged ) i the Jersey Parish show a bt 11, “Nobly Born Prize" 328,021, ras named senior and grand champion bull. He was owned by Ben Bricker of Huntington, who also exhibited . the junior champion bull "Darkcloud's Volunteer.” The junior champion was the son of the senior champion. Wednesday in the Guernsey county show, a cow owned by Dale Moses and Son was named senior and grand champion while her daughter, also owned by Dale Moses and son, was named junior champion. Officials at the cattle tent commented on the unusual circumstances, which they said occur seldom in major shows. Winning breeders in the bull classes of the Jersey Parish show (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

Former Superintendent Os M. E. Churches Dead ,n, Ind., Aug. 5— (UP) — 1 Dr. Brenton S. Holopeter, 79, former ouperlnendent of the Kokomo and Wabash districts of the Methodist church, died at his home here late yesterday. He had been a pastor for 51 years. MISS POLING IS ; REVUE WINNER ; I Margaret Poling Named ! f To State Fair Dress , Revue Contest j Miss Marg:yet Poling, of Washington township, won the right to s represent Adams county in the | , state dress revue on 4 H club day , at the state fair, by virtue of her ( victory in the local contest yes- s terday. The private judging was held in t the afternoon and the revue last < night at the local high school t auditorium. A large crowd was i in attendance. | Miss Clara Steury was named alternate. Music for the event ’ was furnished by Miss Ruby Ru- 1 pert of Monroe. Special recogni- 1 tion was also given to Gertrude • Aumann and Arvida Mazelin. The girls in each of the five i divisions who won first and sec- 1 mid places, respectively were: 1 division one. Dorothy Frohnapfel. 1 first, and Phyllis Dilling, second; division two, Agnes Gould and Anita Koeneman; division three: Gertrude Aumann and Lorine Scheumann; division four: (Tara Stuery and Arvida Mazelin; division five: Margaret Poling and Betty Graliker. The winner was chosen from girls over 15 years of age. JUDGING TEAM WINNERS GIVEN Results Announced In State 4-H Club. Older Youth Judging Results were announced at 3 o’clock thus afternoon in the state 4-H club and the older youth judging contests held in the cattle tent today in connection with the Decker Free Street Fair and Agricultural Show. The results were: Older Youth James Cole, Albi-.n, first, 223 points; Virgil Yoder, Berne, second, j 22 points; Wayne Haffner, Portland, third, 221 points; Sanford; Frazee, fourth, Decatur, 217 points; j Joel Habegger, Monroe, fifth, 216 I points. Dalton Engle, Columbia City, | sixth, 215 T.-.ints; Dan Habegger,! I Monroe, seventh, 214 points; Arthur V. Graham, Craigville, eighth. 213 points; Edwin Green, Cromwell, I ninth, 213 points; Henry Wolf, LigI onier, tenth, 218 points; Wayne j McDonald, Huntington, eleventh, 203 points; Robert Wall, Cclumbia City, twelfth, 200 points, and Boyd Stepler, Decatur, thirteenth, 200 points-4-H Teams The state open 4-H club judging contest was done in teams of four I with 19 entries. Winning teams! were: : First, Anderson, Madison county. W. C. Kolb, coach; second. Elkhart, Elkhart county, J. H. Brown, coach; third, Butler, DeKalb county, Albert Berg, coach; fourth. Decatur, Adams county, Sanford Frazee, coach. Fifth, Albion. Noble county. Allen Emerson, coach; sixth. South Whitley. Whitley county. Harry R. Bollinger, coach; seventh. Muncie, (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) o — Two Men Fined For Public Intoxication Ira Carpenter and Nick Rincon, Mexican, were fined $1 and costs i each when arraigned before John i T. Kelly, justice of peace, today 1 on charges of public intoxication. 1 In the first arrests of the fair, j Officer Roy Chilcote and Bob White, special policeman, apprehended the Mexican and Officer Adrian Coffee picked up Carpenter last night.

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Judging In Cattle, Horse Show Brings Crowds To Fair Early; Features Os Friday Program. IMMENSE ( ROW!) Livestock shows were ths center of attraction today at the Decatur Free Street Fair and Agricultural Show, with hundreds of persons gathering early this morning as judging was started. Judging was started this morning in the Jersey parish and the horse shows, both of which attracted large crowds. Also, 27 four-man judging teams, many from a long distance, started competition for prizes in Judging of 4-H calf club and in the adult judging group. Adams county's livestock has attracted nation wide interest for many years, particularly horses, which have gained nation-wide buying power through this and similar shows in the county. With fair weather continuing, another immense crowd is predicted for tonight's midway.» Free acts will be presented at the usual time, at 7:30, 9 and 10'30 p. m. With today designated as Homecoming Day, many former residents of Decatur and Adams county visited the fair to renew old friendships and acquaintances. Friday Program The week's largest crowd is expected Friday, with feature attractions scheduled, starting at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning. The lightweight horse pulling contest, with SIOO in cash prizes, will start at 9 a. m. on the H. P, Schmitt farm, just east of the Monroe street bridge on highway 224. Forty dollars will be given as first prize, with awards scaling down to $5 for each of fifth and sixth place. The heavyweight pulling contest will lie held at the same time Saturday morning. at the same location. Two Parades Two parades will be among j other features of the Friday program. The only livestock parade of the week will be held at 1 o'clock Friday Prize winning cattle and horses at this week's exhibits will wear premium awards during this parade. The final parade of fair week will be held at 7 o’clock Fridayevening. The parade will be featured with the final appearance of the various floats and decorated autos entered in the parades by Decatur merchants and industrialists. Seven bands will add their music to liven up and make more (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) HORSE PULLING STARTS FRIDAY Horse Pulling Contests To Feature Fair Friday And Saturday Hundreds of persons will be attracted to Decatur early Friday and Saturday morning, to attend one of the features of the Free Street Fair and Agricultural Show, the annual horse pulling contests. The contests will open at 9 a. tn. Friday, with lightweight teams competing. Heavyweight teams will compete for the cash prizes at the same time Saturday. Both the Friday and Saturday contests will be held at the H. P. Schmitt farm, just east of the Monroe street bridge along highway number 224. A total of S2OO will be awarded winners in the contests, with S4O for first place in each of the lightweight and heavyweight divisions. Prizes will scale down to $5 for fifth and sixth places. The competition is limited strictly to teams owned by farmers of Adams countyThe contests will again be conducted by the horse committee of the fair, with H. P. Schmitt, general livesLxk chairman, and Edwin Neuhauser, lic,"se show chairman, in charge of all arrangements. Weighing-in scales for the contests will be located In the buildings on the Schmitt farm, making it convenient so rthe contesting horsemen,