Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 36, Number 86, Decatur, Adams County, 11 April 1938 — Page 1

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FLOOD MENACE HERE RELIEVED Fair Weather Diminishes Flood Danger, St. Mary’s Recedes Prospects of continued sunshine .■nd clear weather have definitely relieved the flood menace in this section, it was thought today. The rampaging St Mary's river, which carries the brunt of tributaries and smaller streams from the Celina reservoir, has started to recede. but not before flooding many roads and highways, in addition to inundating fields and lowlands. Reaching a crest of 19.13 feet Sunday. the river started to recede. I.ate Saturday night the swollen river flooded the fields east of the city and covered federal road 224 near Belmont park. Highway men quickly eet up warning signs and lanterns to aid motorists in crossing the flooded section. Walter S. Giadfelter, river observer, reported this morning that the river stood at 18.32, a drop of .31 feet since Sunday evening. The river stood at 19:13 Sunday morning. Other 'roads and lowlands have been flooded by small streams and creeks. Southern Adams county has suffered the greatest from overflowing streams, including the Wabash river. The road leading south from state road 118 along the banks of the Wabash is washed out and impassable to traffic. The St. Mary s is also rampaging in Ohio. The road leading from Willshire. Ohio to Rockford is impassable at one place and under detour. Countless acres of land are under water near rivers and smaller streams in thte section, but continued clear weather, hastening the recession of the water, is hoped to diminish the delay in farm work. o — Pre-Easter Service Here Well Attended The pre-Easter service at the Christian church Sunday evening was well attended and much interest shown. Meetings will be held each evening this week at 7:30. This evening. Rev. Kenneth Timmons will speak on ‘‘.Jesus as a Soul Winner,” At 7 o’clock a children’s service, under the direction of Mrs. Neva Sharrow, will be held o BERNE OFFICE IS DEDICATED New Post Office Is Officially Dedicated Saturday Afternoon Berne’e new post office was dedicated Saturday afternoon in impressive ceremonies held in the $67,000 structure which was recently completed by the federal postal department. Thurman A. Gottschalk, of Indianapolis, state welfare director and former Berne citizen, was chairman of the program. James I. Farley, fourth district representative in Congress, who was instrumental in getting the post oftice for Berne, and who was scheduled to be the principal speaker, was unable to attend because of the press of governmental affairs in congress. The address of welcome was given by C. D. Balsiger, president of the Berne town council. He attributed much of the progress made in Berne to the foundation laid by its founders. A tribute to Congressman Farley was paid by Mr. Balsiger for the location of the new building in Berne. In hfs talk, Mr. Gottschalk complimented the industries whose business had enabled the city to have the new post office. Among the speakers were the following bushinessmen: E. W. Baumgartner, cashier of the Bank of Berne: E. M. Webb, superintendent of schools of Berne; R. O. Girod, president of the Berne Chamber of Commerce: Homer Neiderhauser, representing the (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) o — — TEMPERATURE READINGS DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER i 8:00 a. rn...48 2:00 p. m... 62 10:00 a. tn... 54 3:00 p. m..-62 Noon 60 WEATHER Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday; not so cool east and south portions tonight, cooler north and west central portions Tuesday.

To Dedicate Remodeled Monroe Church Sunday

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Bishop Edgar Blake Dr. L. G. Jacobs Dr. F. E. Frlbley The newly remodeled Methodist Episcopal church of Monroe will be formally dedicated Easter Sunday with special services in the morning, afternoon and evening. Speakers include Bishop Edgar Blake, resident bishop of the Detroit M. E. area: Dr. F. E. Frlbley, Fort Wayne district superintendent: and Dr. L. G. Jacobs, Muncie district superintendent.

WILL DEDICATE MONROE CHURCH EASTER SUNDAY Remodeled M. E. Church Will Be Formally Dedicated Sunday Formal dedication of the remodI eled Methodist Episcopal church of Monroe will be held Easter Sunday . April 17, with three outstanding members of the M. E. clergy dei livering addresses at special tnornI Ing, afternoon and evening ser- | vices. The complete program for the three services was announced this morning by Rev. Elbert S. Morford, pastor of the church. Dr. L. G. Jacobs, superintendent lof the Muncie M. E. district, will speak at the morning service at 10 , o’clock. No Sunday school exer- ' cises will be held because of the lengthy program. Dr. Jacobs is a graduate of Taylor university, and ■is now prestcrent of the William ■ Taylor foundation, governing body 'of the university. He is also a member of the board for the memorial home for the aged at Warren. and the preachers’ aid society. Bishop Edgar Blake, of Detroit, resident bishop of the Detroit area for many years, will speak at the afternoon service at 1:80 o’clock. Bishop Blake is noted for his championship of the cause of the common man and is prominent throughout the country as a speaker. Dr. F. E. Frlbley, superintendent j of the Fort Wayne M. E. district. ' will speak at the evening service at 7:30 o’clock. Dr. Fribley has I been district superintendent for i the past four years. He is a graduate of DePauw and Boston uni- ' versities, and is now a member of the board at DePauw. The Sunday evening service will 1 open with a 30-binute concert of ; sacred music by the Monroe high school choir. Dr. Homer R. Gettle, of the First M. E. church of Fort Wayne, one of the most prominent laymen in Indiana, will also speak at the evening session. Dr. Gettle was delegate to the 1936 session of the general conference. The men’s chorus of the church (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) O PALM SUNDAY IS OBSERVED Decatur Citizens Throng To Churches Os City On Palm Sunday Hundreds of Decatur persons attended confirmation and Palm Sunday services at churches in the city i and community yesterday. Approximately 60 young persons were confirmed in Lutheran and Rei formed churches, including the Decatur Zion Reformed and Decatur Zion Lutheran. In addition to the confirmation, the various churches observed Palm Sunday. The Palm Sunday services open I a series of special services this week In observance of Holy Week. , Special services on Good Friday during the three hours Christ spent on the cross will be the main service, climaxed by the Easter serv ice at respective churches on next Sunday, Easter. Pastors of the Decatur Ministerial association have opened a "go to church” campaign for this week, especially, placing cards in downtown business houses, urging (CONTINUED GN PAGE FIVE)

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Monday, April 11, 1938.

Double Farm Sale Completed Today A double farm sale was completed this morning by Attorney Arthur E. Voglewede. Otto Hoile, well known Union township farmer, who recently moved to Decatur, sold his 120 acre farm to Hubert P. Schmitt of this city. Mr. Schmitt sold his 117 acre stock farm south of Decatur along U. S. road 33, to Mr. Hoile. Both farms are good properties end the new owners will hold them for an Investment. NEW ACTION IN WABASH DREDGE Another Suit Is Filed In Attempt To Prevent Dredging River Henry B. Heller. Adams county attorney, has filed his appearance in the Adams circuit court to represent the county in the quiet title suit, brought by Burley A. and Hulda M. Hough against Jeff Liechty as treasurer of Adams county, John W. Tyndall, as auditor of Adams county. Phil Sauers. Frank Liniger and Moses Augsburger as the board of commissioners of Adams county. This suit Is the latest of the actions taken in the Wabash ditch case and which Adams county paradoxically must lose to win. This suit has been brought by Burley A. and Hulda M. Hough, represented by Nathan C. Nelson, Decatur attorney, and Eichorn, Gordon & Edris, Bluffton attorneys, against Adams county, in an effort to prevent the county from issuing the bonds as they are compelled to do by a court order issued by Special Judge Henry F. Kister, of Princeton. This action, however, is before Judge Huber M. DeVoss. If the plaintiffs are successful in the action, the Wabash ditching will not be done and Adams county. which would lose as defendants, would win in that it would not be compelled to build the new bridges and roads necessary if the Wabash were ditched as well as paying j assessments, not otherwise paid. Adams county has fought the I case for several years and took it | before the state supreme court in an attack against Judge Kister’s jurisdiction. Through the efforts of county officials heading the list | of remonstrators a special act of the state legislature was offered by state senator Thurman Gotts-, chalk and state representative Frank Thompson, which tvas passed, banning the dredging. This' was declared unconstitutional by Judge Kister. This act is one of the defenses set up in the new complaint.

LENTEN MEDITATION (Rev. L. J. Martin) (Eighth Street U. B. Church) “VICTORY” "He will swallow up death in victory." Isaiah 25:8. Today we ask the question, what is the origin of death? We find that death is a penalty for sin, and death has passed upon all men for all have sinned. Romans 5:12. Isaiah had a vision of a great conqueror, one who would not only come out victorious over death, but one who would have victory . over the cause of death, which is sin. Christ was tempted like as we are, yet without sin. and He was manifest to take away our sins. Many people today hope to have victory over death, and live in their sins. Christ died that we might have victory over sin, and over sins penalty which is death. We cannot hope to have victory over death, unless we have victory over our sins. Jesus came to save us from sin, not in sin. If sin reigns in our lives today, we can be sure death will reign on the resurrection morn, and we shall lose our place In that first resurrection. Where the dead “in Christ” rise first and those who are alive and remain are caught up to meet the Lord In the air. The grave is not the goal of those who have been saved from their sins. Victory reigns in their hearts and they are waiting patiently, not for death, but for that mansion which Christ has gone to prepare for those who love Him. Does He save you from sin and from death today?

ADOLF HITLER VICTORIOUS IN AUSTRIA UNION 99-1 Vote Recorded In Plebiscite On GermanAustrian Union By Joe Alex Morris (United Press Staff Correspondent) Nazi Germany was in an increasingly favorable position today to resume a goose-stepping march to the east, peacefully if possible but by violence if necessary. Three developments encouraged Adolf Hitler’s campaign to seize the fruits of victory of a war that Kaiser Wilhelm lost two decades ago. They were: 1. A 99-to-l Nazi victory in Sunday's plebiscite on union of Austria and Germany. 2. Creation of a comparatively conservative cabinet under Premier Edouard Daladier in France, which ' indicated greater emphasis on national defense and less active threats against Nazi expansion in ! central Europe. 3. Action by Great Britain to have the league of nations consider i recognition of Italy's conquest of Ethiopia, indicating an impending accord between Britain and the Roman partner of Nazi Germany. Other European events also shaped up favorably toward a nazi move, which probably will be an infiltration by peaceful economic maneuvers —backed by the threat of force —against Czechoslovakia. The difficulty ft not impossibility of immediate blocking the nazi expansion is most vividly illustrated by the position of France, which I after the world war built up a ring of steel around Germany in an effort to keep her forever under the yoke of the Versailles treaty. Today the situation is almost reversed Struggling to keep from being reduced to a minor league power. France could not definitely ! be expected to lift a finger against the nazis except in the remote | possibility of an attack on her , own or Belgium's frontier. Poland, which France built up as the eastern guard against post war Germany, has joined in the nazi cry against Czechoslovakia’s alleged mistreatment of minorities. Roumania and Yugoslavia, which were French allies in central Europe, have come directly under the Nazi-Fascist shadow and their position in a crisis would be highly doubtful. Great Britain’s realistic policy of dealing with the dictators and the (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

BERNE MAN IS FIRST VICTIM BY DROWNING Adolph Liechty Drowned Saturday When Canoe Capsizes Adolph Liechty, 30, of Berne.' was the victim of Adams county's first fatal accident of 1938 Saturday afternoon at 3 o’clock, when I he drowned after a canoe he was sailing with a companion capsized in a flooded field a mile north of Berne. Mr. Liechty, with his companion, i Jonas Neuenschwander, started out at noon with a cone to which | an improvised sail had been at-, tached, to ride on the fields flood-1 ed by the Canope ditch, a tributary of the Wabash river near Berne. Their canoe was hauled in a trailer pulled by a car driven by Claire and Marvin Sprunger. They first sailed near the Can- ; ope bridge a half mile south of Berne. They pulled out. pul their . canoe in the trailer and were driven to the point a mile north of Berne. About midway across the field their boat was capsized by a gust of wind, but the young man I were able to hang onto the sides, j They were not frightened and dis-1 cussed the matter cooly for some | time. They were in about eight feet of water. Neuenschwander, who was not a good swimmer, told Liechty, who was a good swimmer, he believed he could make it to the dry land. ' Liechty told him to go ahead and he would follow to give assistance | if necessary. By taking turns swimming and floating, Neuenschwander was able to get to the land. Just before he reached the land, I however, he noted Liechty was hav-1 ing difficulties. The two Sprunger I brothers, who were in the car durI ing the whole time saw the trouble ! I Liechty was having and attempted ’to reach him with ropes and a board. Neuenschwander went to his I grandfather’s farm, Peter Neuenschwander, on whose land the fatal , 1 accident occurred. At the doorI way he collapsed. In the meantime help had been summoned from ' Berne by automobile as the tele-1 phone lines were down. Five boats, four of them with outboard mot-, (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) | TAX SALE HELD THIS MORNING Annual Delinquent Tax Sale Is Held Here This Morning The annual Adams county tax i sale was held this morning in the court house by County Treasurer | Jeff Liechty and County Auditor John W. Tyndall. The sale was ; cried by Fred Schurger. Due to the fact that the largest I number of the properties on which taxes went delinquent during the depression were cleared up at the sale last year, an unusually short list was advertised and sold this year. Bids were received on only six , properties at the sale this morning. The sale will be held open until next January, according to a new law. TermS of the sale are that a tax deed will be given two years I after the sale unless he properties [ are redeemed. If they are re- j deemed, interest of 10 per cent (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) o Two Autos Collide At Street Crossing Cars driven by Fred Pickford and George Adler, both of this city, collided this morning at 8:30 o’clock at the intersection of Second and Madison streets. The Pickford car was damaged to the greater extent. Chief of Police Sephus Melchi investigated. .. o Service Station Here Re-Opened The Mobilegas service station on South Winchester street has been re-Cipened under the management of Midkey McClure. o Scottish Rite Masons To Attend Lutz Funeral All merribers of the Scottish Rite Masons are requested to meet at the lodge rooms Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock to attend the funeral of Clark J. Lutz.

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Attorney Dies '• 4 . Ml* i Clark J. Lutz, veteran member of I the Adams county bar association, died at the Adams county memorial hospital this morning. In poor health for several years, his condl- ' tion became serious last week, when he underwent an operation Friday. DEATH CLAIMS MRS. BUTCHER Mrs. Walter Butcher Dies Saturday At Ft. Wayne Hospital Mrs. Lucille Purdy-Butcher, 27, i died Saturday morning at the Irene Byron Sanatorium in Fort Wayne of tuberculosis after an illness of several months. She had been a patient at the saniorium since the first of February. Mrs. Butcher was born in Mercer county, Ohio, January 7. 1910, the daughter of Vernon and Mae Purdy. Her marriage to Walfer Butcher took place April 29, 1929. j The couple moved here and spent j their entire married life in thisj city. Their residence is on Oak I . street. Mrs. Butcher was a member of I the Evangelical church of this city and the mother of a three-year-old daughter. Rheta Mae. Surviving besides the husband, Walter Truman Butcher, who is an t employe of the Cloverleaf Creami eries, Inc., are the daughter. Rheta Mae Butcher; the father, Vernon io. Purdy. King City, California; a I brother, Lawrence Purdy. RockI ford, Ohio; a half-brother, Warren i Purdy, King City, Calif.; half-sist- | ers, Mrs. Faye Ward, Miss Madeline Purdy. Miss Pauline Purdy, and Miss Norma Jean Purdy, all i of King City, Calif.; a grandfather, Willis Purdy. Rockford, Ohio. Funeral services are to be held Tuesday afternoon at 12:15 C.S.T.. at the home here and at 1:30 C.S.T. at the Chattanooga M. P. church. The Rev. George S. Lozier, pastor of the Evangelical church here will officiate, assisted by Rev. Smith, pastor of the Chattanooga M. P. (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) CHURCH CLASS IS CONFIRMED Record Crowd Attends Zion Lutheran Church Confirmation Confirmation services were held at the Zion Lutheran church Sunday with a record congregation in attendance. A class of children : and also a class of adults was received into membership with the : church through the solemn rite of confirmation. The public examinI ation of the children’s class was 1 also conducted in the same ser- ! vice. The sermon for the occasion was delivered by the pastor of the church, the Rev. Paul W. Schultz. Organ selections were given by Mrs. Frieda Schultz, organist. The chancel area of the church to the right and left of the alter and before the communion rail was banked with hundreds of beautiful flowers. Those received Into membership yesterday in the children’s class were: Miss Mary A. Bieberich. Ivan F. Mahan, Miss Henrietta Hunt- , er, Arthur A. Anker, Miss Irma L. (CONTINUED ON FAGS FIVE)

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Agree On Billion And Quarter Relief Fund To Aid In Fight On Business Recession. AID RAILROADS Washington, April 11 — (U.R) — President Roosevelt and his congressional and spending aides today agreed upon a 11.250.000.0(H) relief appropriation as the first move in a $4,000,000,000 attack on business recession and unemployment. Senate majority leader Alben W. Barkley, who led the congressional leaders to a White House conference, said that the president agreed to earmark $1,250,000,000 for the works progress administration to meet needs for the first seven months of the 1939 fiscal year. The fund. Barkley said, would meet relief needs until Feb. 1, 1939. He made no estimate of how much would have to be asked to meet needs subsequent to that time, although it has been reported Mr. Roosevelt expects to request an additional $800,000,00 appropriation next January. » ddH The relief request—approximately $250,000,000 above the $1,000,000.000 to which Mr. Roosevelt earlier this year had hoped to hold his recommendation —will be the first move in a wide scale new I deal assault on recession and un- | employment. Barkley said that an additional $50,000,000 will be provided in the | coming fiscal year to permit maini tenance of 300 civilian conservation camps previously scheduled to be closed. Barkley said Mr. Roosevelt will send his recommendation to congress in a special message—prob- , ( ably this week. Barkley said that the president’s ! conference which his congressional ■ leaders indicated that he would . agree to retention of an amentment . to the relief appropriation providing that no more than one-twelfth iof the full appropriation may be expended during any one month. This amendment —known as the I Woodrum amendment — had been I opposed by relief and administra- ■ tion officials on the contention it handicaps administration of relief ICONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) ROTARIANS TO HONOR FARMERS Farm Leaders Os County To Be Guests Os Service Club Thursday The Decatur Rotary club will entertain representative farm leaders . of Adams county at the weekly meeting of the club Thursday evening. The meeting will be held at the Masonic home on North Third street, Thursday evening at 6:45 o’clock. Dinner tor the Rotarians and their guests will be prepared by the ladies of the Eastern Star. Approximately 50 leading farmers of Adams county, representing farm organizations of the county, have been extended special invitations to the Thursday night meeting. Thomas R. Johnston, publicity director for the extension department of Purdue university will be ; the principal speaker, with ‘‘RuralUrban Relations” as the topic of his address. Ernest W. Busche, president of the Central Beet Growers associa--1 tion, and a member of the Rotary ' j club, will act as toastmaster during 1 the meeting. 1 Special music will be furnished ’ during the evening ’by the German ’ band of the Decatur high school. Members of the program committee ' are: Pete Reynolds, chairman: Ern- ' est W. Busche and J. Ward Calland. —o J St. Mary’s Church Marks Palm Sunday > - Palm Sunday was celebrated In St. Mary's Catholic church with the i blessing and distribution of palms ’ at the 9:45 o’clock high mass, i The story of the Passion of Jesus I Christ was read at the masses. Holy week services begin Wed- ’ nesday with hearing of confessions • and the celebration of the institu- ' tion of the Holy Eucharist on Holy ' Thursday There will not be any ■ service Thursday evening at gt. Marys church.