Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 36, Number 83, Decatur, Adams County, 7 April 1938 — Page 6

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SCENE OF DECATUR’S LATEST DISASTROUS FIRE J s . -•./ • 1 ■'- X'<- J. • \ - : <«Af' > 1A ■fTrnw.— »'■ ’ Bm . -^ t k. 1 ■■“’'' *1 xTvfcy * j# l^ l «J2Ju£Sn»£|k \\ Blhkllju fc. ./'•*• j<a IHHEi Pictured above is the plant of the Krick-Tyndall tile company, which was almost completely destroyed by fire late Wednesday night The main buildings were gutted by the flames, but splendid work by the Decatur fire department prevented destruction of the tile conveyor, located directly west of the plant.

WEIGHTTAX LAW IS HELD VALID Circuit Court Judge Upholds Motor Vehicles Weight Tax Shelbyville. Ind.. April 7 —(UP) — The new Indiana motor vehicles weight tax is constitutional, circuit Judge James A. Emmeft ruled In the case of the Richmond baking company of Indianapolis against the state, and attorneys today prepared to appeal the ruling to the Indiana Supreme court. A change of venue sent the case here from the Marion county superior court. The suit contended that since sl.250.000 appropriated for highway nee had been transferred to the state general fund, it would not be devoted to its proper use of constructio nand maintenance of highways. The court held that the income from the weight tax act should be used on the highways and was not intended for the general fund. It advised the plaintiff to seek relief through additional legislation. o KRICK-TYNDALL TILE (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) I adequate in the fight against the 1 roaring blaze. -Three thousand feet of hose, the j entire footage of the company that can be carried on the two trucks, was hooked line after line until the j ground underfoot resembled a huge . spider web and the black-slickered ' firemen, tiny flies. Cold-benumbed fingers, ice coat-' ed clothing and penetrating winds further hampered the efforts of the , firemen. At 11:45. seemingly a short time ' after the first blaze was noticed, firemen had the flames, groping for the hitherto untouched west end, , in check. Fire Facts Spectators and firemen alike Ironically sought warmth and she!-, ter from the tile kilns, one of which i was indirectly responsible for the 1 disaster. Officer Fred Hancher made regular rounds to keep over-zealous

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spectators from getting too close to falling timber and bricks. The flames mirrored in the ; cloudy skies were visible for miles. ■ attracting hundreds of sightseers ! who braved the weather and icy : streets for a glimpse of the con- j flagration. Several civilians were pressed i I into service when they volunteered ' to help firemen fight the blaze. Officers Roy Chilcote and Adrian I Coffee directed traffic, helped: , handle hose and otherwise aided firemen while two persons were I stationed at the Daily Democrat I i office to handle calls. i Burning lumber temporarily, | threw a scare into spectators, who i at first thought the quantity of oil i i stored in the building had been set j 1 aflame. Nearly a score of cars were | mired down in mud and ice. fellow- j sightseers and local garages aiding ’ in the work of pulling out cars near the fire scene. A grim sight greeted visitors at the fire scene this morning, with intense heat still held within the partially crumbling brick walls holding them away at a safe distance. The west end, housing the tile conveyor, which was, according to the general concensus of opinion. saved through the efforts of the firemen, stood alone beside the ruins and debris. Workmen volunteered the information that about SI,OOO worth of tile was in the various kilns being baked at the time of the fire. When firemen endeavored to call the Monroe department, it was! learned that no telephone commun-i ications could be sent outside the city. An attempt to call Fort Wayne was also blocked. Organized In 1892 The Krick Tyndall tile company was organized here in 1892 by three men, Henry Krick. Dan Myers and John W. Tyndall. It was . first known as Krick, Myers, Tyndall & Company, manufacturers of tile and brick. It has since grown to I be one of the leading industries in ' this section of the state and is i known as the largest tile mill in Northern Indiana. The dryer, which was destroyed in the conflagration, was one of but three in Indiana. The company has been growing steadily since depression years and at present was shipping building

brick, hollow building tile and drain tile to Indiana and the three surrounding states. George W. Krick is president of the organization and Dan Tyndall, secretary-treasurer. In 1907 a new and modern building was joined to the old structure. Compensation Probable i In event operations are curtailed i at the plant, it is considered prob- - able that the workmen will be 1 ' eligible for part wages under the new unemployment compensation I law Officials and other interested . persons are working toward that goal. The law states that those i temporarily unemployed are eligi- | ble in event they earn $lO after : April 1. Out of the 3.000 feet of hose , used in pouring water on the fire. 1 only one break in the lines was experienced by firemen. At 6 o'clock this morning, tired firemen were given a temporary "lift" when coffee and sandwiches were brought to them from a local restaurant. ; The local police carried about 60 or 70 gallons of gasoline to the fire trucks, making several trips in j order to keep the pumpers well supplied with fuel. o JAPANESE WARN (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) Chamberlain's declaration of a new foreign policy of dealing “realistically” with the oictators. The 1 result was adverse to the prime j minister. Paris: Foreign office o cials: said the impending agreement be-' tween Britain and Italy might be expected to lead to a Franco-Ital-ian pact of friendship reconciling differences between the two nations. The cabinet of Premier Leon Blum, which won approval of its armaments financing pro-| gram in the chamber of deputies yesterday, appeared certain to be overthrown in the senate. Oslo: Newspapers reports said that Germany was building great fortifications on islands along the coastline, and in Schleswig-Hol-stein. Shanghai: Japanese troops con- ; tinned a steady advance on HanI kow, provisional capital of China. ; Fighting continued in south Shan-

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tung province, with the outcome ' undetermined. CONFIRMATION (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) at 7:30 o'clock. Prof. A. E. Neitzel, Concordia college. Fort Wayne, will be the speaker. A social hour will follow. Classes will also be confirmed at Magley Reformed church with the: Rev. David Grether in charge, at the | St. Peter's Lutheran church with the Rev. L. J. Dornseif delivering: the address, the Imanuel Lutheran! ! church with the Rev. M. J. Frosch, speaking, the Friedheim Lutheran! church with the Rev. W. H. Werning delivering the address. The confirmation services were I held last Sunday at the St. John's : Lutheran church with the Rev. A. I R. Treulzecb delivering tho confir- i mat ion address. o KRICK-TYNDALL (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) , et-brigade in those days couldn't' possibly have been more stouti hearted than the be-slickered firefighters of Decatur's regular and volunteer fir© department, under the direction of Chief Charles Rob- , enold. last night. Citizens from all sides expressed sympathy and understanding for 1 officials and employes of the Krick-' Tyndall tile company, and once again, as in the days of the city’s I i first fire, asserted their confidence in Decatur’s ability to rise from the grips of a catastrophe in flames. | ANNOUNCE PLAN (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) I will be appointed within a few days and a meeting called to make pre- ; creational program. liminary arrangements for the reo Marion County Death Toil Mounts To 35 Indianapolis. Apr. 7.—<U.R> —The traffic death toll in Marion county for the year stood at 35 today following the deaths of two men caused by automobile accident injuries. John Shaw. 55, died of injuries received last Saturday when he was struck by a truck driven by Robert Davidson, 21. George Elkins. 63, died in city hospital from injuries suffered w-hen his automobile collided w-ith

Spring Snowstorm Grips Midwest K- >. ■•••■••X Snow-covered automobilea in Cleveland One of the worst April snowstorms on record grips the northern part ■of the midwest, tying up traffic and giving many motorists plenty of j trouble. Here is a scene in Cleveland during the blizzard.

> one driven by Charles Kiaser. 35. of Lafayette, as he was turning into the driveway at his home. Kiaser and his aunt. Mrs. Gerrude Bouchert of Noblesville, who was riding with him. received cuts and bruises. o Siniff Appointed To State Planning Board Indianapolis. Apr. 7. — <U.R> —Ci W. Siniff. a member of the state , highway commission, today had been appointed by Gov. M. Clifford . Townsend as a member of the I state planning board, succeeding ‘ Earl Crawford, who resigned re- | cently. Appointments of Omer S. JackI son, attorney general, as another member of the commission, and T. 1 A. Dicus. new chairman of the highway commission, as a memI her of the reciprocity commission, ! also were announced by the governor. Dicus also succeeds Crawford ! on the reciprocity commission. o I Plan Improvement For Feeder Roads Indianapolis, Ind., April 7 —(UP) —Plans for the improvement of 92 miles of feeder roads in 13 Indiana counties during 1939 at an estimated cost of SBOO,OOO have been approved iby the U. S. Bureau of Pub- > lice roads, the state highway com--1 mission announced today. The projects are located in De- ' kalb. Switzerland. Pike, Daviess, Porter, St. Joseph. Grant. Hancock, ' , Boone, Fountain, Decatnr, Ripley and Vanderburgh counties and will be financed equally with state and federal funds. o Connersville Plant Is Closed By Strike Connersville, Ind., Apr. 7.—(U.R) | —-A strike by the United Automobile Workers union today closed the Rex Manufacturing company, halting production and throwing several hundred employes out of work. William PeYemper, president of local 152 of the U. A. W.. accused the company of discriminating against union members in employing workers, and violating seniority rights. Picket lines surrounded the plant this morning as nonunion em- • ployes went to work. They were denied entrance. No violence was reported.

COOKINC SCHOOL WELL ATTENDED Daily Democrat’s Free Cooking School Ended Wednesday A good-sized crowd, augmented by about 800 girl students of the public and Catholic high school witnessed the final performance of "A Star In My Kitchen.” free Democrat cooking school at the Adams theater Wednesday afternoon. The show was pronounced a complete success and the Democrat ie planning to sponsor another of the sch<H»ls in the future. The high school girls who attend-1 ed took especial delight in the show- • ing of the film and awarding of prizes. Miss Mildred Worthman, home economics teacher of the public school*, was in attendance with a group of her students. The Democrat employes In charge of the school expressed their thanks today to the merchants, participating firms and to the hostesses and I others who aided in staging the. event. The winner* of the final day’s prizes Mae Manlier, city, Pillsbury flour; Clarissa Garner, city, Pillsbury flour; Emma Scharp. Monroe Pillsbury flour; Helen'Kelley, city,

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[sno-Sheen and Farina flour; Mrs. Earl Maunsey. city. Sho-Sh«en and Farina flour; Mrs. W. F. Myer, city, flour; Edith Baker, city, Lux gift bov; Jane Graber, city, Foley food j mixer; Mrs W. A. Lower, city, can of Spry; Mrs,-Eugene Fields, city,' luncheon cloth from Niblick's store; Helen Steele, city, butter from Ideal Dalny; Violet Girod, city, I icecream from Cloverleaf Creameries; Mrs. Blanche Drake, city, $1 in trade at Blue Creek; Harriet Ann Miller, city, hassock from Sprague Furniture; Mary Worthman, cltyj magazine rack from Zwlck’s; Delores Byerly, city, electric toaster from city of Decatur; Ethel Miller city, coffee maker from Northern Indiana Public Service company; i Velma laike, city, sack of sugar from Central Sugar company. NEW PLANS ARE | (CONTINUED FPeyir "AGM ONE) Ing endeavor are as follows: $1,500,000,000 (B) pro, tram of RFC loans, principally to business, now pending in congress. A co-ordinated program of WPA spending and new PWA-type lending. expected to be administered by I Harry L. Hopkins. One suggestion ' was that Hopkins would direct the program throuhg the proposed new department of public welfare which ! would be established if the government reorganization bill is approved by congretis. It was indicated that Hopkins

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