Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 36, Number 82, Decatur, Adams County, 6 April 1938 — Page 3

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fIHL '"'■ class ~ ■»"'* Mrs Dr.'W t',. n KL 'f ' l,,! ’'“ : *?h hi’ or I" 1 ' h " |,by |^K P trw “ ,h ,W " i.y Mr; p , I'river »a’ ’.'ii'l !lV Th.-nul r;i ■ . : ;,:■ ■■ ■ to E ast,ir - IK- -■ Drrw w>" J Piano solo. |ML K a rival by .John , ni J T :■■" , ,„.l ’orv- ■ Y .. 1 M ’“ Bauman. IK’"'' mri-Hior w K !>" b-lil on at ’h p ■ l " !,|p " f a,u Sylvester Evprhard. plan inspection > b;isin-ss invent’ of the Tri Hold at .1.0 Elks Th'J’-riay ''lans . for inspoi 'ion of the May !, th. ■. John Ward of Tin'on will the jnsp'ition Reports and o :-ir e< atT'v’ororitv will meet :(l for a social meet ins. fred McConnell her class W-y members of the Dutiful I . hool T i"Silav evening . K* on North Third street. ’ Were Mrs Earl and Mrs Dwteht Meyers. scripv . the Easter lesson A brief ■ ■> were played and i jwj-.l- ■! tin- social - p. -p'iyst with by the hostesses. . m-p’ins will be held at r- d Mtv H i’ief F< asel in tub. XI HAS MEETING -. lo’a Xi sorority was 'lie home Dora Shosenbers. , ~~ will !w> : and will In Id home of Miss Eleanor class party •■'■• of Hartford d Merle Affohl.-r r ■cently. »as play.si and prizes were ■ to Earl Moser. M.trv HabMe. a- [;.•.■>; ids and Her-, Bixler. I < ".- rinse of the names a delineon ,-ervel. Those 1 MB'-n: included; j i Moser, Wilbert Hanni, Ivan Herman Bixler. Merle AsLeon Fennig, Roger Dust- - - Mey..>j Mary Habeg jV Marjorie Reynolds. Josephine Marcella Scherry, ■•agie. Maxine Beavers. MaLirchty, Vera Ellenberger, j Arthur Gerwig. 8. LADIES TO HAVE jRIORED EASTER EGG SALE | 1 " IV M. S. of the Zion Reform- ■) will conduct a colored ' < egg sale Saturday April 16. j may w phoned any time to ; B' 1 L. Kirsch. 341 or to Mrs. Adams. 449. |R N REFORMED W. M. S. ■ 5t *LL new officers "le A. M. s. of the Zioti Reform- * H 9 ™p it met in the church parlors afternoon at two-thirty : @9 ock Hostesses for the after- ' n >n included the Mesdames CharB , ' r,,<il ’‘-ck. Charles Miller, Jennie ! r ‘g and Louise Meyer. B (rs (. M. Prugh, leader for the • ■ emoon. gave the story “The' .'' f the '-‘■'thted Lamp”. Mrs. ] the “Outlook a b «»utiful candlelight service, ■ rush then conducted instal- . of lh,> newly elected officers < h appoint ed secretaries. ' t 1 e exclusion of the program ’ n . e ° rge Thomas, the new pre- j Kiln P^ 9i<led over the business ■ Plans were completed for'] g ' w edegg ßale!obeheW Apri , J K- , Were n ’ ad * ‘or two rumE«^-. bl L” -dv, n in ij... I I B S| Ji 9 if J < ■

, CLUB CALENDAR Society Deadline, 11 A. M. Fanny Maey *tionea 1000 — IMI Wednesday Salem Ladies' Aid Society Mrs. Nancy Davison. 1:30 p m. St. Ann’s Study Club, Mrs. Ansel Heckman, 7:30 p. m. St. Rita’s Study Club, K. of C. Hall, 7:30 p. m. Shakespeare Club, Mrs. C. D. Teepie, 2:30 p. m. Historical Chib, Mrs. John Schug, 2 p. m. Frivolity Club, Mrs. Frank Criet, 7 30 p. m. Zion Senior Walther League, Auditorium, after church. Thursday Christian Ladies' Aid Society, Mrs. Harl Moffett, 2 p. tn. Union Chapel Toadies' Aid, Mrs. Thurman Drew, 1:30 p. m. Evangelical W’. M. S., Churc,h Parlors, 2 p. m. Loyal Daughters’ Class, Mrs. George Sprague. 7:30 p. m. Y. P. M. Circle. Miss Ruth LoI zier, 7:30 p m Union U. B. Young Peoples’ Class Annual Oyster Supper, Woods School, 8 p. m. Homestead Home Economics iClub. Mrs. George Auer, 7:30 ip. m. Little Flower Study Club, Mrs. Charles Lose, 7:30 p. m. Women of the Moose. Moose Home. 7:30 p. m. United Brethren Ladies Aid, Mrs. I Manley Foreman. 2 p. m. Presbyterian Missionary Society. Mrs. J. L. Kocher. 2:30 p. m. Church of God Ladies’ Aid Society, Mrs. Kenneth Mitchel, 2 p. m. Friday Union Chapel C. I. C. Class. George Schreiderer, 7:30 p m. Auxiliary Business Meeting. Legion Home, 7:45 p. m. Sunday Pleasant Mills Alumni Meeting, High School Building, 2:30 p. m. Monday Research Club Guest Day, Maeo- ! nic Home, 1 p. m. church basement April 7 and 14 During the social hour the hostesses served dainty refreshments. The Zio n Senior Walther league will meet in the church auditorium this evening after church. The ladies' aid society of the Church of God will meet at the home of Mrs. Kenneth Mitchel Thusday afternoon at two o'clock. o Hoover Loses Ducat, But Gets Train Ride Chicago. April 6 — (U.R) — A dis-tinguished-appearing man started to board the City of San Francisco in Northwestern railroad station last night. Then he stopped and began searching his pockets. "I can't find my ticket,” he said to a companion seeing him off “Maybe I left it In your auto." The companion started away at a run to find out but was brought back by a whistle that echoed through the station. “I've found it,” said the whistler.. He was Herbert Hoover, former president of the United States His companion was Arch Shaw of Winnetka. 11l o— ARRIVALS Rev. and Mrs. Homer Aspy are the parents of a baby daughter, born at the Adams county memorial hospital Tuesday afternoon at five o'clock. The baby weighed seven pounds, seven ounces and has been named Tomasine Marie. o Adams County Memorial Hospital « — ♦ Dismissed Tuesday: Miss Hilda I Schwartz, Berne; Mrs. Bryce Daniels. Pleasant Mills; Mrs. Russel Byer and daughter Judith, Willshire. Ohio. Admitted Tuesday evening: Glen Neuenschwander, Berne. o — Slight Earthquake Jars Cuban City Santiago De Cuba. Apr. 6.—fdl.R) —A slight earthquake jarred the city last night, causing a momen-' tary panic among theater crowds. There were no reports of damage in the vicinity of the city. Indiana University Trustee To Be Named Bloomington, Ind., Apr. 6. —KU.R) —John S. Hastings of Washing-! ton, Ind., was assured of re-elec-tion to the Indiana University board of trustees today as the deadline for the filing of candidates passed. He is the only alumnus , whose candidacy has been filed. Hastings, a graduate of the Indiana law school in 1924, is a former president of the University Alumnia Association. He was first

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 1938.

| elected to the board In 1936 to fill I the unexplred term of James W. I Feeler of Indianapolis, who resignl p d He will serve three years, startIng July 1. j • —•*"' 'O—-' Slavery Rife In Africa, Far East Geneva, Apr. 6.-<U.R>-The Lea-! gue of Nations advisory committee on slavery concluded Its session today after drawing up a report i on “bootleg slaves" to be submitt-’ ed to the council meeting May 9. [ t ' Thp report revealed that although slavery is prohibited by all countries, It persists In clandestine forms in parts of the near, und far east, Africa and some Pa- ' | clfic islands. The devices include peonage, i ' voluntary subjugation of labor, ; pawning of debt work and adop- ’ Gon, the report said. o Cold Weather Does Damage To Peaches Evansville, Ind.. April 6—(UP)— ■ j The unseasonable cold weather last | ! week-end cost peach growers of the • trl-state aera $200,000, according to John F. Hull, Vanderburgh county ■ farm agent. Losses suffered by other fruit ■ crops will add aditlonal thousands I of dollars to that figure, Hull said. He estimated that 80 per cent of ’ the peaches were killed by the frost and that Josses in all Iruits in 1 Southern Indiana will range bel tween 40 to 50 per cent. Trl-state growers netted about 1280,000 from the Peach crop last year. o 1938 Legion Meet To Indianapolis Cndianapolos, Ind., April 6 —(UP) —lndianapolis has been selected as the site for the Indiana American Iconvention, it was announced today. The convention probably will be , held August 21, 22, and 23. The state , 'executive committeemen will meet I soon and are expected to name those dates. Indianapolis was chosn over Fort Wayne by a 16 to 13 vote of the department executive committee. The ' ! selection was made after Michigan City learned it had insufficient housing space for the veterans. It i had been awarded the convention at I Terre Haute last year. O- ; Railroad Underpass Causes Two Deaths Indianapolis, Ind., April 6 —(UP) ■ — A “death trap” railroad underpass caused the death of two men early today, They were Scott R. : Hardin. 40, and Charles A. Stevens,, 41, both of Indianapolis. Police who investigated the I wreckage of their big sedan said ! they evidently had crashed into the concrete abutment of the underpass ' at a speed of approximately 60 miles per hour. Hardin was found dead and Stevens, extricated from the wreckage ’ by prying off a door, died six hours alter at City hospital. o Body Os Boy Found Buried Near Garrett Garrett, ilnd., April 6 —(UP) —Authorities today sought the identity of a five-pound, brown haired boy | found buried in an improvised casket in a gravel pit near here. John Kemery, local trucker, disI covered an oak-faced dresser draw- | er containing the tiny body late yesterday when he went to the pit for gravel. He told officers he unknowingly dug into the grave, which was only three feet deep. State detective Fred Morley beI lieved the body had been in the earth between three and ten days The body was not badly decompos ed, he said. WILLSHIRE NEWS — Mr. and Mrs. Milo Detter of Fort : Wayne and Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Det- , ter and family of Ohio City were 'Sunday guests in the F. A. Detter home. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Myers and ’ son Gene were Sunday dinner guests of Mrs. Harrie Colter. Miss Joyce Keif er of Chicago and Mr. and Mrs. James Kiefer of Concord. Michigan were week-end . guests of Mrs. Annie Taylor. | Mr. and Mrs. Carl Kuhn and j daughter of Fort Wayne were week- ( ! end guests of Mr. and Mrs. John ! Byer. ! 1 Funeral services for Miss Rilla , I Hileman were held Saturday after- < I noon at the home of H. L. Hileman ■ Burial in the Ohio City cemetery. : j Nine ladies of the Flower and ' Garden club motored to Lima Wed-! x esday to attend a district meeting < instructive lectures were given 'by several of the officers. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Rawley and Mr. and Mrs. Winston Rawley and ’ daughter Arlene of Berne were Sun- i day afternoon guests of Mrs. Har-11 riet Colter. Miss Vera Fisher of Fort Wayne ~ was a week-end guest of her grand- [ mother, Mrs. M. E. Beam.

BERSONALS Charles H. j Thiele, pastor of St. Pater's Catho-' lie church, Fort Wayne, for nearly ;33 years, will celebrate his 60th anniversary as a priest on June 29.1 I He was ordained in 1888 by Bishop Dwenger. According to an item In the Fort Wayne paper, the annual Boy Scout |Camporee will be held In Fort this year. A bid for the Camporee wa« made by Decatur. The meeting ; was held last year at Hanna-Nutt-man park. Mrs. E. W. Lankenau, who was i operated on last Monday Is report-! ed as getting along nicely. She underwent a major o>peration. Work on lettering the name of' the First State bank building was delayed today on account of the weather. o CONTESTS ARE (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) ' j est Ray and Floyd W. Baxter in ’ North Monroe, while Noah Pusey i and Lewis Martin are both candidates in South Hartford. The balance of the Republican precinct committeemen offices are not contested, with no one in the race at East Root. o LOYAL FORCES (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) credit inflation, opposition leader Pierre-Etienne Flandin led the attack on the Blum popular front government which has risked its life on a group of drastic etcergoncy finance measures. It was indicated that Edouard Daladier, war minister, probably would be designated premier if Blum is defeated and that the cabinet would swing toward the right. Elsewhere: Tokyo—Japanese relations with Soviet Russia further were strained when the Tokyo government announced it had definite information | concerning alleged Russian military aid to China and would "take i I other steps" to follow up its tin- ! successful protest to Moscow. Shanghai—Japanese troops were | reported within 40 miles of Hankow. China's provisional capital, in a drive on the eastern-central front. Fierce fighting continued for dominance of southern Shantung province. Washington—The United States shelved plans for building a billion ' dollar canal across Nicaragua to hnprve naval access to the east and west coasts, but was reported considering a $200,000,000 Panama canal expansion program Four, agencies have filed confidential reports With the house merchant marine committee on the subject. o INLAND STEEL (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) ticular terms with the union, but that they are required to accept the procedure of collective bargaining. which, it was held, calls for a written agreement on understandings. But it was said that the decision did not, by implication, make oral 1 agreements unlawful if they are satisfactory to both employers and 1 employes. "We can reach but one conclus-, ion,” the board said. “Under sec- i tion 8, part (5), of the act, (re-1 quiring employers to bargain col-1 lectlvely with employes' repre- ! sentatives) the employer is requlr- , ed to accept the precedure of collective bargaining. The nature of this obligation must be determined in the light of the historcal meaning of the term ‘collective bargaining' and the spirit and purpose of the act. “As we have seen, the reduction of collective agreements to writing has become an integral element of the collective bargaining process." o Officials Narrowly Escape Auto Accident Anderson, Ind.» April 6—(UP) — Gov. M. Clifford Townsend, Ids secretary Dick Heller, and other pro minent Democrats narrowly escaped serious injury yesterday when an automobile driven by a local woman missed the governor's <ar and hit a delivery truck. The trudk turned over twice and the driver escaped with minor injuries. Gov. Townsend was on his way to attend the funeral of Dale J. Crittenberger, publisher of the Anderson Dally Bulletin and well known state Democrat who died Sunday. — o Man Must Take Wife Out If He Goes Out Wabash. Ind., Apr. 6.—(U.R) —Because he was weary of seeing Walter (Barney) Hodel standing before him on intoxication charges, Mayor Smallwood sentenced him to remain inside his home every night from 5 p. m. on for the next six months. Furthermore, Hodel is not to appear in public at night except in company with his wife. — o 4 Fotos 10c. 240 W. Madison.

To The People of Decatur This is a talk about YOUR town and Your City government. You’ll do me a favor by reading it. Arthur R. Holthouse, Mayor.

On Tuesday, May 3, you folks will go to the polls and behind drawn curtains express your choice for party candidates. It is the great American privilege. Among other offices, the DEMOCRATS will nominate a candidate for Mayor. He will head the city ticket in the fall election. You will nominate the man whom you believe will best serve you and carry the ticket to victory. I am a candidate for the Democratic nomination for mayor. Yes. it is a political office, but it need not end there. It hasn’t been only that. It is one of the busiest places in the City, around which community aelivities have centered. The office has, and does afford an opportunity to render service to the people, to represent the town in an honorable manner. I view it as such and am willing to let my three years in the office, the record so to speak, determine if I have made good and am worthy of your consideration and further confidence. Let me be perfectly frank and honest with you. It is more important that the man you nominate and elect is the person who reflects your spirit and ideals in administering the office, rather than who wins. Through the mayor’s office, to a great extent, courses the blood stream of the town. At least that is the way it should be. Victory at the polls may be the only concern of the individual candidate, or he may have a program of public benefit to carry out. The person who fills it should express your ideal of the trust. You pay the same salary to whomever fills the office. THE DECATUR PICTURE I want to talk with you about Decatur and its government, and my program. Emphatically, there is nothing wrong with Decatur! It’s the greatest town on earth. To drag its good name in political mud, for selfish gain, is to me, sacrilegious. Decatur stands at the top of the list noted for a wonderful people. A city of home owners, of loyal and able workers, who have made possible the locating of and growth of our outstanding industries. With you, I believe it to be the pot of gold of good-will and endeavor at the foot of the rainbow. It has gained state and national recognition for its progressiveness and fine community spirit. Definitely, there is nothing wrong with Decatur’s government. I dare say if all governments were as safe and sound as ours, conditions would be serene throughout the land. Government is for the people. It should serve the people. In all our departments, that is what we have tried to do. Before my God. I can swear, our city funds are in balance; we have spent less than was taken in by the city treasury; can account for the earnings from Municipal plant and have money in the bank. There’s nothing to be ashamed of in that. It’s a record of which the people are proud, because they know the town has a credit standing, the envy of others and that economy and honesty have been the principles of those in charge of your public affairs. A spirit of civic pride prevails here. Look all about you and you see it. The Christian ideal of “Do unto others,” of tolerance, cooperation, harmony and friendliness is ever prevalent. You see it on the face of the individual. There has been wonderful growth in the town. In the past 3 years nearly a half million dollars, in new homes, improvements, new factories and additions have been added to tax duplicate. The city government has kept in step with this progress. You and others have shown confidence, your steadfast belief in the glorious destiny of the town. All the growth isn’t commercial. Our churches loom large in the life and deliberations of the people. Church attendance and interest have increased. Last year alone, nearly $50,000 was expended here by congregations in remodeling and rebuilding their houses of worship, a tribute to the heart that beats in the community. Educational facilities have not been neglected. The people have been generous and broadminded. A new $250,000 high school edifice is going up. A BUSY FOUR YEARS Now it comes down to the city administration and what has been done in the “Build Decatur” program, which I advocated and still endorse. I don’t believe in looking backward long, for the future holds so much. There is more zest in a sun rise than in the calm of a sun set. But by knowing what is back of us, the better can we vision what should be done in the future. So, let me list a few of the activities and accomplishments of the city government. ♦ Operated the city with the lowest civil city tax rate in 50 years or more. Did not increase taxes one penny. ♦ Waived all charges for street lighting and maintenance and fire hydrant rentals, formerly taxed, and worth approximately $20,000 a year, a saving to every taxpayer. ♦ Cut the electric light and power rates, affecting every home and user. When I took office the residence rate was 6 cents per kilowatt. Now it is 4 cents per kilowatt. This is a saving to the “Little Fellow,” and "Widow Woman” and the big user. Here’s how it saves: 50 K.W. @ 6c per K.W._.53.00 50 K.W. @ 4c per K.W—s2.oo Saving per month, one-third of former charge SI.OO.

♦ Operated the entire city, street departments, fire and police departments, parks and all other divisions on less than SIB,OOO a year from taxes, figured on 40 cent levy per SIOO valuation, because above charges are waived and electric and water departments donate an additional $7,000 to general fund. ♦ Repaired and kept our streets in good shape. ♦ Drilled new water wells, insuring ample supply. ♦ Improved and beautified the parks and made them of more public service. ♦ Paid off old note for Fire Engine house with utility funds, giving building free to city. ♦ Installed free of charge to taxpayers and property owners one of the finest street lighting systems in the country. ♦ Installed modern traffic lights. ♦ Carried on Public Works programs, providing employment for WPA workers, acquiring improvements for city at small expense. ♦ Appointed a Housing Authority of 5 members to cooperate with State and Federal governments in building lowcost, small-rent houses. Already $50,000 has been earmarked for house building, federal government paying 90 G of cost. ♦ Made the first approach in solving traffic congestion and making our streets more safe. ♦ Improved City Light and Power plant and obtained grant of $49,800. When we had to match Federal funds, city had money in bank to pay for its share. ♦ Cooperated with merchants. ♦ Cooperated with industry. ♦ Cooperated with labor and employes. Employment can be provided only, if a town has factories and industries to do the employing. It’s a case of working hand-in-hand with industry and employes to bring about the desired goal—jobs and weekly pay checks. Without cooperation neither is possible. ♦ Donated $50,000 to School City toward building new high school. The $250,00 building will cost the school city only $90,000. ♦ Cooperated with federal and state governments in bringing employment and improvements to the town. Have future programs in the making, guaranteeing work to those who can’t find employment elsewhere. LOOKING TO THE FUTURE The only reason I aspire to the office again is the opportunity I see to serve you and my home town. I want to work with you in going forward. The experience gained in the past three years should equip me better to know your wants and the town’s needs. The next four years can be as active and helpful as the past. Let’s not stop. I know you prefer Action to Inaction. It should be our aim in the next four years to: Provide Decatur with better sewer facilities. This can be done with the administration and citizenry working together and solving the problem. Keep taxes down, so home ownership is encouraged. Continue to cooperate with the people, the schools, churches, with industry, and make Decatur the busiest place in Hoosierdom, with jobs for all. Aid in programs to provide employment. Continue to operate Municipal plant in a business-like manner, returning profits as rapidly as possible to patrons and keeping low tax rate. To maintain the Decatur spirit. To keep faith with those who trust us. To keep the fire in our heart kindled for better public service. Build playgrounds for the children and in cooperation with Woman’s Club, service and civic organizations, equip them. Decatur needs good playgrounds, including an outdoor rink for ice skating. Provide swimming pools, free to children. To use the mayor’s office as an avenue of leadership in performing public service for the greatest good of all. Do I express your viewpoint on city affairs and the duties of the mayor? Have I merited your support? MY HEARTFELT THANKS I shall always be indebted to you for the opportunity given me to serve as mayor of Decatur. I have enjoyed and shall cherish the acquaintances made. Through the continuance of good service, I can best show you my heartfelt thanks. Mere words will not express it. There rings in my ears the stimulating melody, .“Heigh Ho! Heigh Ho! It’s off to work we go!” There’s more work to be done in Decatur. I earnestly solicit your vote and help. ARTHUR R. HOLTHOUSE, Democratic candidate for Mayor of Decatur. Political Advt.

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