Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 36, Number 92, Decatur, Adams County, 18 April 1938 — Page 1

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his GARNER ■OPPOSED TO L SPENDING lent Opposed 1 0 1 ■pump Priming i Kggton. April 18 - <U.R> “ i Kent John * 1 * aR • today as hating rais- 4 K 'lfs gol I" s '"i' against . K ko.whv.-Ii s m* I’nmi’i ■ program, n.aini.nng that , ■ weaken naH.ui.il morale . KprUize the federal credit. I , ■kconsid- raid.- sp.-< illation , ■nleto which Mr. Garner!, ■L himself in the turhu session of congress , more likely than ■J adjournment plan about , ■Juogressional leaders ate I. ■ i ■ of a tiff between Mr. ( t and the vi. ■■ president , feted widely last week. Mr. A minimized Hie incident. , tag that he had asked (lam- , j y about a quotation attrib- , pertly to him by Arthur , writing for the New York , I lis wonder now what the Kisay say to his second in- ( id at a conference of conul leaders today or a cabUting tomorrow if he hapa story by M. E. (Mike) , ay which appeared in the . | issue of the Boston Daily Knick’s line was quip. But it attributes to Garner a . threatening criticism of ( Berelt administration, essy saw Garner here and that to house and senate i. the vice president "un- J i himself and gave vent to ease feelings against furthhofMr. Roosevelt to spend intry back to prosperity." feet that Garner has disap- ( of new deal spending polit such efforts as that to rel the judiciary is not new. o ud interesting sac-; what, if anything. Garner inado about it. If he chooses ’ ■ I tight against the spendrogram. the accompanying rks will be among the most ttlar displays of recent reclie numerically inferior rein opposition is hoping desly that Garner will make a ad that democrats will bolt y did on judiciary and govit reorganization. But the kt for spending legislation ts now to be brighter than , d those two repudiated | telt policies. ’ burden of evidence now ■ Garner in sharp disagree»ith new deal pump priming There is no indication "that any likely combination of I Mional conservatives would i k to kill pump priming if n*d. On the basis of the rec-.' date it is likely that Garner • Mfine his protests to the yof the white house or his ns at the capitol. fronted last year with a simimblem. Garner packed his Hackle and went home dur- * closing weeks of the su<®urt battle. •ca’ys story represents a I f almost ready to make open against administration ’>«P. Referring to his re--10 legislative cronies, Hencontinued ’ ' caller reported ’alm as " been trying this new •TIXI’ED ON-PAGE FIVE) MED BIGGS I DIES SUNDAY V s County Native' Sunday Morning lH ome In Williams Suu B ™’ 65, <iied Sunday llllam 0 c^oc k at hia home Itii 3 0631,1 was caused by Jt; M6tl was born in Adame M m W ’ 1873 ’ a Bon of E >’ Im ?. A . mira Parser Biggs. He life a»7 S communl, y his en- . at 0116 time was a 4u. 6 Concord Lutheran L" Wer married. W u- are t!lr ee -brothers, AW, ° f Decatur and Will ioo2. g; 01,6 e'ster, Mrs. 0. beta, ° f Fort Wayne, day =f, rvic6s Will be held ■E. Ria T 0 0" at 2 o’clock at °Wiite n neral home . with it will I ■ " a,, on officiating. f>t Ragland the Antioch cem j

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ALLOT ACREAGE IN THIS COUNTY Soil-Depleting Acreage Allotments Are Given Adams County Farmers Adams county farmers received their corn and total soil depleting acreage allotments and their soil building goals under the 1938 AAA farm program from the county agricultural conservation committee lust week. Homer W. Arnold, chairman of the county committee, announced today. From the notices which were mailed, farmers in the county learn what acreage of corn and other soil-depleting crops to plant this year to obtain full AAA program payments and to get full advantages from corn loans, if made next fall. Under the 1938 AAA rogratn, na-1 tional allotments were apportioned among the states and county allotments were prepared in the state offices. The county allotments were apportioned among farms through the county committees according to tillable acres, crop-rotation practices, and nature of the land on the farms. The soil-depleting acreage allotments for a farm represent the farm’s fair share of desirable total national production. The corn acreage allotments are , important to farmers because of their connection with corn loans. Mr. Archbold said. Farmers who exceed their corn acreage allotments will not be able to get corn loans next fall unless quotas go into effect. Their non-cooperators would be able to get loans on the amounts they store because of the quotas, but a't only GO percent of the rates to cooperators. There are only two requirements for farmers to meet this year to participate fully in the 1938 AAA farm program. The first is to keep plantings of soil-depleting crops) within the soil-depleting acreage allotments for The farm. The sec-’ ond is to use soil-building practices to meet the soil-building goal for , the farm. A total soil-depleting acreage alIdtment is established on each farm. Special soil-depleting acreage allotments are established for such crops as corn, wheat, cotton, tobacco, sugar beets, and potatoes. These are included in the total (CONTINUED on PAGE FIVE) _ o FARMER TAKES HIS OWN LIFE Cleasant H. Stanley Commits Suicide Near Geneva This Morning I Cleasant H. Stanley, 49. a farmer I living one mile east and two and one half miles south of Geneva, i committed suicide this morning at I about 6 o’clock (by hanging himself to a ratter in his barn. This was the second suicide reported in four days in the county. Mr. Stanley arose as usual at 4:30 o’clock this morning and did his chores. When he did not appear when called for breakfast, his wife I investigated and found his bodv hanging from a rafter in the barn 10 feet from the floor. Mr. Stanley had used a step ladder to adjust the rope arouid his neck and then stepped off. It was believed he had been despondent over ill health as he had threatened to commit suicide for this reason several times in the past. j -Adams county coroner Robert | Zwick investigated the case and said this morning he would return •a verdict of suicide by hanging. Mr. Stanley was the son of ValI entine and Ema Addington Stanley, iborn in Wabash township, Novem- ■ her 12, 1888. He spent his entire life in Wabash township. I His mariage to Grace Macklin ( took place December 24, 1913. Surviving are the .parents, the wiidow, three children, Richaid at home. Leah Stanley of Berne, and Mrs Ruby -Beck of ißiryant, one brother, Delmer Stanley of Wtfbash Erma Lehman and Mrs. Russell Wheeler, of Wabash township. Funeral services are to be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock in the Applegrove church southeast ot (CONTINUED ON PAGE FBE) Right Arm Is Broken In Fall From Porch Robert Joseph Kelly, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Kelly of 910 Rossel street ,was admitted to the Adams county memorial hospital Sunday after having the misfortune to Itreak his right arm In a fall from •the porch. He was dismissed later |. Sunday.

Dedication Held For Remodeled Church ——f J— ■ JRbi W ~ L-* —« MM I i U J b * r ' ■’ ■ f - Above is pictured the interior of the remodeled Methodist Episcopal church of Monroe, which was formally dedicated Easter Sunday. Morning, afternoon and evening services were held Sunday, with outstanding church speakers delivering the principal addresses.

MONROE CHURCH IS DEDICATED ] t More Than 1,000 Persons i Attend Dedication Easter Sunday t Crowds which required the use , ;of the annex to accomodate those ( unable to find seats in the main' ) > auditorium, and which were esti- ' ( i mated at more than 1,000 persons. filled the Monroe M. E. church at j I the three dedicatory services for I the $19,000 improvement and addi-1 ' tion to the building. Gifts and pledges during the day ' totaled approximately SB,OOO, com i pletely underwriting the expense' 'lof the construction. A last minute change in the plans had to be made due to the I fact that Bishop Edgar L. Blake, of Detroit, who had planned to deliver the afternoon sermon, was unable to attend. Bishop Blake officiated at the funeral services I for Dr. Frederick B. Fisher, pastor ; of the Central M. E. church in De- : troit. He was replaced by Dr. Sid- ! ney D. Eva. Detroit area secretary, ' and the man who often represents Bishop Blake in the area. In the morning the sermon was given by Dr. L. G. Jacobs. Muncie district superintendent. In the afternoon Dr. Eva spoke. In the evening Dr. Fremont E. Fribley. • Fort Wayne district superintendent I spoke, after a half hour sacred concert given by Monroe high school II choir. . At the noon hour, a basket dinner was served in the high school , basement. A vocal trio composed of Cloetta Egly, Ireta Longenberger and ' Violet Egly rendered special music 1 ; throughout the day. The male I chorus of the church also rendered ! j special music. '\ The official dedication of the 1 church proper took place in the afternoon, with E. XX. Busche and - XX'. S. Smith representing the board (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) ’ —o WPA FIRST AID I CLASSES HERE I I First Aid Classes To Open ’ Tuesday Night At Public High School WPA first aid classes will open here Tuesday night at 8:30 o’clock at the Decatur high school, it was , announced today. i This is the first of a series of classes to be held under the sponsorship of the American Red Cross J and the works progress administration. , The classes are a part of the 1 WPA adult education program, 1 now being furthered through the f country, and rapidly being opened ’ in cities throughout this section of the state. Classes are open to all adults and no charge is to be made for • instructions. The classes here will be under • the direction of Dorus Stalter, who 1 had charge of the first aid instruc--3 tion of Boy Scouts who participatf ed in the recent first aid contest. > Adults of the city and communi ity and interested persons are uigr ed to attend the first of the classes Tuesday.

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Monday, April 18, 1938.

Local Man’s Brother Dies At Huntington I Jesse Hill, 71. brother of Drayton Hill of Decatur, died early Sunday morning at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Lloyd Heck in Huntington. He had been ill for some time. • Surviving are three sons, James Hill of North Dakota and Harvey and Benjamin Hill of South Dakota; the daughter, brother, and one sister. Mrs. Esther Ritter, Sheboygan. Mich. Funeral services have * not been arranged pending work j from the sons. , START PROGRAM OF RECREATION 11 Meeting To Be Held Tonight To Launch Re- J creational Program , Decatur's new recreational pro- . gram will be officially launched to- , night, when a meeting, called by 1 Mayor A. R. Holthouse, will be | held at the city hall at 7:30 o’clock. The program, under the direct; supervision of George Laurent, re- i cently appointed WPA recreational supervisor for Decatur and Adams county, will be outlined by district and state recreational department leaders. A number of Decatur persons,, representative of all organizations in the city, have been extended personal invitations to attend tonight's meeting. In addition, any other persons interested, who were overlooked in the issuance of invitations, are urged to attend tonight’s meeting. Jon Misner, a representative of the state WPA recreational department, will outline in detail projects which have been sponsored by the department in other cities throughout the country, and are planned to be launched here. Robert Downey, district supervisor. will also attend tonight’s meeting. During the meeting, Mayor Holthouse will appoint members of the I executive committee, who will assist Mr. Laurent in planning the recreational program for the city and county. Elks Will Install Officers Wednesday The Decautr chapter of the B. P. O. Elks will hold the annual installation of officers at the home on North Second etreet Wednesday night at 8 o'clodk. Burt Gage will be installed as exaulted ruler, John L. DeVoss esteemed leading knight; Walter Brunnegraf, esteemed loyal knight; Car! Baxter, esteemed lecturing knight; L. E. Beal, secretary Earl B. Adams, treasurer; H. A. Colchln, trustee. Former Berne Woman Dies Suddenly Friday Funeral services were held in the Missionary church in Berne this morning at 10 o’clock for Mrs. Amos Liechty. 65. of Oblong, Illinois. Mrs. Liechty died suddenly of a heart disease Friday afternoon at 5:30 o’clock at her home in Oblong. She had spent practically her entire life in the Berne community, moving to Oblong with her husband about two years ago. Surviving are the husband, 11 children, three brothers and five sisters.

GOTTSCHALK TO SPEAK APRIL 26 — 'i State Welfare Head To Speak At Joint Meeting In This City The Adams county federation of clubs will sponsor an open meeting at the Decatur Country Club j Tuesday evening. April 26, in carrying out the general plan of many organizations to make April the month to study the program, achievements and ideals of public welfare and its administration. The Business and Professional Women’s club, the Rotary andi Lions club of the city, will attend the meeting in a group. Thurman Gottschalk, state ad-! ministrator of public welfare, will deliver the principal address. Mr. | Gottschalk, a native of Berne, i served for many years as joint state senator from Adams. Wells i and Blackford counties, and has ■ been vitally interested in welfare I problems during his tenure In the state assembly. Dinner will be served at the chib ht 6:30 p. nt. and tickets may be obtained through presidents of the various organizations and for others interested, from Mrs. Faye Smith,Knapp. Mrs. Herb Kern or Mrs. John Tyndall. The tickets are priced at 50 cents per plate. Special music will be provided by Mrs. Walter Krick, who will sing a group of spring songs. Woman’s club members are asked to make reservations with their chairmen. All reservations for the dinner must be made by Monday morning. April 25. Committees in charge of the meeting are: Dinner and decoration —Mrs. R. A. Stuckey. Mrs. A. R. Ashbaucher, Miss Vivian Burk, Mrs. L. A. Cowens, Mrs. John Myers, Mrs. Lois Black and Mrs. Russel Owens. Reception — Mrs. Faye SmithKnapp, county welfare director; (CONTINUED os PAGE FIVE) COUNTY MUSIC FESTIVAL PLAN Annual Music Festival Will Be Held At Geneva Friday Night Plans for the annual county music festival are progressing rapidly, C. E. Striker, county school superintendent, reported this morning. The festival will be held Friday night at 7:30 o’clock at the Geneva high school gymnasium-auditor-ium. Each of the seven rural schools, Geneva, Hartford, Jefferson. Monroe, Pleasant Mills, Monmouth and Kirkland, will be represented at the’ festival. Music pupils of the respective schools will participate in the aft.air, sponsored annually by the music classes of the rural school system. The music instructors of the various schools will be in charge of the singing by their respective representatives and will direct the festival. The public is cordially invited to attend. A nominal admission will be charged.

FAIR WEATHER GREETS EASTER SUNDAY IN CITY Warm Sun Aids Decatur Citizens In Observance Os Easter A warm sun aided in dispelling i clouds and rain yesterday, as Decatur and surrounding community spent one of its most enjoyable and pleasant Easter Sundays. Gaily bedecked in colorful attire, significant of the re-birth, citizens packed the churches of the city to attend appropriate Easter services in observance of the resurrection of Christ. All fears of inclement weather having pased away by noon, Decatur’s socialites burst into full bloom of Easter finery to form one of the most colorful Easter parades In the city’s history. It was the general concensus of opinion that more compete new Easter attires were displayed yesterday than on any Easter ot recent years. Sidewaks of downtown Decatur were filled almost at all times, as the new outfits were opened to the public gaze. Happy couples, the man in his new light-colored spring suit and shoes —his companion in her idea of what the w'ell-dressed woman will wear for spring—made a striking example of 1938 clothing • styles At the B. P. O. Elk’s the delighted screams of young Decatur minglI ed with the shouted encouragement i of their parents and relatives as the | youngsters enthusiastically combed I the lawn ot the lodge home in search of prizes in the Elk’s annual Easter egg hunt. Family dinners were prevalent as daughter and son home from college greeted relatives at the annual family runion durit\g the Easter holiday. The altars ot churches were I bankd with Easter flowers during ’ special services including first com- | munion for confirmands and baptismal rites. | Floral companies and candy shops ’ were busy scenes as Decatur perj (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) FORMER LOCAL RESIDENT DEAD Word Is Received Os Death Os Frank Carrier Last M eek Word was received here today that Frank Carrier, 95, died Thursday at the home of his daughter, Dora Summers, in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania. He was a resident of this community for 31 years, living two and one-halt miles southeast of Decatur on what is now state road 33. Death was due to complications , of advanced age. He was born in Montreal, CanaI da, October 20, 1542. For the past 13 years, since the death ot his wife, he had made his home with his daughter, Dora Summers. He visited Decatur since that time on three occasions. Surviving are the following children: Mrs. Della Giles, ot Colton, California; James Carrier, ot Massillon, Ohio; Mrs. Sarah Bollman, of Fort Wayne; Mrs. Dora Summers. There are one step-son, Joe Palmer, of Decatur route six; and one step-daughter, Many Kyker, of Aliquippa, Pennsylvania. Ten grand children and two great grandchildren survive. Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock. Burial was made in the Mt. Olivet cemetery at Aliquippa. Those who attended the services from Indiana were Mr. and Mrs. Robert Devor and daughter Barbara, Joe Palmier and Mrs. Sarah Bollman, of Fort | Wayne. New Labor Trouble Besets Auto Industry Flint. Mich. April 18 — (UP) — Buick Motor company closed its final asembly line today after a shut down ot Fisher body plant No. 1 -because ot a union dues-collection campaign. The Buick shutdown affected approximately 1,200 workers and Fisher’s closing threw 3,700 out ot work. Meanwhile ,police chief James V. Cole said he would furnish protec tion tomorrow morning when the Fisher plant is scheduled to reopen. Union leaders said they would picket the plant again and (bar non-un-ion workers and delinquent union members from going to work.

Dr. Townsend Is Given Pardon By Pres. Roosevelt

WPA PROJECTS ARE APPROVED Two WPA Projects Are Approved For The City Os Decatur Two WPA projects for the city ’ of Decatur, totaling $33,657 for lab- ’ or, have been approved by President Roosevelt, according to word received here by city officials. The projects approved were filed several weks ago and will ptovide employment for a number of men on street and alley improvements and park work. The street and alley appropriation is for $26,477 and according to advice from Washington is for labor only. The park improvement program is for $7,210 for labor. The programs will get underway as soon as weather conditions permit and other projects now in operation are being completed. A crew ot WPA workers is now ■ working on the Foughty sewer on • Thirteenth street. Another crew is i working on sidewalk, curb, and | street improvements on North I Third street. Property owners on I Third street are rebuilding their I curbs and the improvements is a • worthy one. Property owners pay only for the material used and it is estimated that the cost will not exceed 21 cents per running foot. Most of the curb on North Third 1 street islbroken down and crumbled away. The NYA project for young boys will get underway this week. Sixteen boys have already been certified to the city work project, which ■ includes building of path ways in ’ the Homestead ptork area and erec- ‘ ting the new modern street markers when they arrive. 1 The community recreational pro- ’ gram will get underway immedi- ’ ately. A meeting will be held at the city hall tonight to complete the organization. Mayor Arthur R. Holthouse will name sponsors whose duty it will be to provide recreational activities in the city. Farley Informer I Washington, April 18 — Cong. James I. Farley of the Fourth Indiana district was informed by the " White House today that President Roosevelt has approved a WPA allotment of $26,447 for improvement of streets and alleys in Decatur, Ind. An allotment of $19,350 for a similar purpose in Bluffton, Ind., ’ also has been approved. The funds ’ are for labor only, with materials I to be furnished by the city. > o i Morris Store Starts Work On New Front (i Workmen began installing a new ' | front on the Morris Five and Ten [ - Cent to One Dollar store on North J . Second street this morning. It is I I to be pink and grey marble, similar ’ j to that being placed on all of the 1 Moris stores. This is the latest of a number of ’ Decatur business firms to improve ’ the appearance of their buildings by the installation of new, modern ’ fronts. o ONLITWO WEEKS TO PAI TAXES ‘ Spring Installment Os , Taxes Must Be Paid r Monday, May 2 i. t With just two weeks remaining for payment of the spring installment of taxes, the office of County Treasurer Jeff Liechty is experi- , ■ encing a daily increasing rush. ’ Monday, May 2is the final day for payment without the delinquent penalty. To date a total of $51,967.63 in 1 current spring taxes has been paid ’’ into the treasurer’s office, a com--1 pilation of figures revealed this morning. In addition to the current taxes, ' a total of $7,018.77 in delinquent " taxes has also been paid into the • coffers of the treasurer. Morator- ' ium tax payments total $293.03, e making a grand total of $59,279.43. (• Mr. Liechty has urged that all taxpayers call Pt the office as soon i- as convenient to avoid the incona venience of the usual last minute rush.

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Old Age Pension Leader Is Granted Executive Clemency From Sentence Os 30 Days CONTEMPT CHARGE Washington, April 18 — <U.R) — President Roosevelt today pardoned Dr. Francis E. Townsend, old age pension advocate under a 30day jail sentence on conviction of contempt of a house committee. The presidential pardon for the aged pensions advocate was issued by the White House a few minutes after Townsend surrendered to a U. S. marshal to begin his jail sentence. It followed a series of congressional appeals that the White House intervene and grant clemency to the 71-year-old California physician. The presidential pardon was announced by the White House leps than 20 minutes after Townsend, accompanied by his attorneys had arrived at U. S. district court and surrendered to U. S. Marshal John Colpoys. Townsend had arrived at the court building, carrying a spare clean shirt, an extra pair of socks and a battered old typewriter on which he proposed to write the story of his activities while serving his 30 days in jail. In issuing the order for executive clemency, the White House made public a summary of the Townsend case, reviewing the incident from which his contempt conviction arose. The action started when Townsend, under subpoena to testify before a house pensions investigating committee, stalked out of the committee chamber in the midst of his examination. Federal prosecution of Townsend resulted in his conviction and sentence to 30 days in jail and SIOO fine for contempt of the commit(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) PRISON TERMS ARE SUSPENDED Four Members Os Robbery Gang Given Suspended Sentences Four Adams county young men, confessed members of a robbery gang, broken up last week by Sheriff Dallas Brown and State Patrolman Truman Bierie, received suspended 1 to 10 year sentences this morning when brought before Judge Huber M. DeVoss in Adams circuit court. Judge De Voss suspended the sentences and placed each of the men under probation to Mrs. Faye Smith-Knapp, county probation officer: The men all plead guilty last week to a charge of receiving stolen goods from another state. The four were: Wilson Weiland, 24, of east of the city; Robert Selking, 18. Wa-ymon Patrick, 2b, and James Wagner. 22, all of Decatur. The men told the court that this was the first time they had been in trouble and that they had never been in court before. Patrick is the only one married. The lads all confessed their part last Friday in the theft, transportation and sale of $109.50 worth of clover seed from the Gale Bowen farm in Van Wert county, Ohio, after a week of intensive grilling by the steriff, state patrolman and deputies. Warren Wilkinson, 47, also of Decatur, is now serving a 10-day jail sentence for his part in the operations of the gang. Wilkinson confessed to taking money from the men, with which he was to secure counterfeit currency in Chicago. In suspending the sentence Judge DeVoss reminded the men that they were to make regular ' reports to the probation officer, ” (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) " — 0 TEMPERATURE READINGS I DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER 8:00 a. m - 62 10:00 a. m 62 Noon 62 , 2:00 p. m 70 3:00 p.m - 70 WEATHER Generally fair, continued mild tonight; Tuesday fair, somewhat warmer in afternoon.