Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 36, Number 166, Decatur, Adams County, 15 July 1938 — Page 1

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

[XXVI. No. 166.

/ARD HUGHES JEN RIOTOUS .COME TODAY j. World RecordBker. Companions led By New York '“VVpX* ' ' Roman triumph today to , •, , gh e S and his crew who ( Hr,■ L for a tumultous purlower Broadway’s canyon , it y hall, through a storm ‘ IKlP er scraps and ticker rieking sirens and deafenCthe traditional welcome nina heroes. s the gangling young ' ~’<3B 000.000. speed champ- , erstwhile movie producer. 1 Bl nazed and had been made < the acclaim. He had been ( I „ pl l by the crowd of 30.-, ich swarmed over Floyd i Held iheii he landed at 1 ) p in. cST yesterday and ; [red alone to a hotel, apart ] . four flight champions. [ j retiring, he had slipped , . a taxicab and tried to kg town home of his girl | Katharine Hepburn, the ; 11 red-haired movie actress, [being noticed. But a crowd ( front of the house and , motioned his driver on ( stopping- He proceeded his hotel, looking rather handsome young man with fortune and great fame, the one thing he wanted T - i Hepburn, whose engage- , him has been often re»nd denied, had telephoned lort four minutes before he and left her telephone The messenger was unget through the crowd to Hughes that she was wait- . him at her town house, but . informed of it later She | ie by automobile at 11 am., er parents' home in SayConn., riding in the front her limousine beside her r. and wearing slacks and i blouse. ve fliers had retired soon [ isk. It was Thursday eveet. 24 hours earlier they ent another Thursday eve-' if the same date roaring Siberia more than 4.000| way That was before they the international dateline, ! the calendar turned back to tday and they began rac-, wn the homeward stretch Alaska and Canada, mst his first comment on ht, Hughes paid a tribute man whose record he had | -the late Wiley Host, who ■ound the world alone in j i seven days, 18 hours, 49 | i and 30 seconds, in the lotored plane Winnie Mae. as asked if he regarded his s the greatest flight ever. V Hughes replied, "rethe greatest flight of all He did it alone.” iis own achievement, he : nimbly. is out to find out how well t the new flying equipment [ It works fine. I’ve got I « everything that happen- 1 TNCED on PAGE SEVEN) I DECORATE iIHFOR FAIR ay Decorations To Erected Week Preceding Fair Wing of the city for 'he 193 S reet Fair and Agricultural begin the last week in w »s announced today, contract for decorating the P a ann al event has again) *arded to L. Robert Rhem, ajne decorator. bem first w as engaged here ‘ ' tor ln 1928, when the e^tur held its Homecom!r” a,reet fair in the city’s 'bat time he has been ret yea “u bei '° f tlme3 ' ere «t.’, j in a recent tent wn new and colorful ’"1 b p used in the decor-' and and n r ta “ amp nothe wjv er decorations will I Preceding the fair,

VALUATION IN Cin TO RISE Net Assessable Valuation May Increase Over $200,000 — Decatur’s net assessable valuation I will be Increased more than SBOO,OOO i tor 1938 if the state’s assessment of railroads and utilities does not drop, a table compiled by county auditor , John W. Tyndall showed today. The increase is reflected ,'n additional improvements on real eetato in personal property in Decatur Root township, which comprise the lax unit of the City of Decatur. Using this year’s assessment of the state’s valuation of railroads and utilities, the total valuation in Decatur is $4,950,293.00. This is an increase of $209,380.00, over the 1937 valuations. The 1937 valuation Is $4,790,913.00 The assessed valuation in Deca-1 tur Washington township with the mortgage exemptions deducted, for | 1938 is $4,387,516.00. In DecaturRoot township, with mortgage ex-1 emptions deducated, the valuation is $562,777.00. Additional improvements listed in Decatur-Washington total $73,970. In Decatur-Root the additional improvements are listed at $59,875: Personal property in Decatur-Wash-ington ie listed at $945620.00, com- , pared to $997,4175.00, this year. In Decatur Root, personal property is listed at $248,530.00, compared to $205,580X0. In Decatur-Root no mortgage exemptions are listed. Last year $1250 | was listed. In Decatur-Washington [ the mortgage exemptions are $277, 230 compared to $265,790 in 1937. Auditor Tyndall stated net losses in valuations were shown in Union, Preble, St. Marys, Blue Creek, Hartford, Wabash and Jefferson i townships. The state's assessment of railroads and utilities will not be re-j ceived here until next month. Mr. Tyndall stated. The gains made in Decatur,. Berne and in five of the townships will offset the losses and unless the state’s assessments are reduced, the net assessable val(CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) STREET MAT RE OPENED MONDAY Local Traffic May Be Permitted On Second Street Monday

Probability that Second street from Monroe street to Five Points would be opened for local traffic on Monday was seen today by cou- ; struction heads in charge of the resurfacing work. Larry Myers, state engineor, stated today that unless rai.i fell in the meantime, the stretch of improved road would be opened Monday for driving only. Parking on the new surface will not be permitted for several days. In event of rain, blockades will again be set up until the surface is permitted to dry thoroughly Mr. Myers estimated that re-sur-facing between Monroe street and Five Points will be completed by 5 o’clopk Saturday morning. From there the work will shift to North Second street from the traffic light to the bridge. Following the completion of that stretch, work will be finished on North Second street from Monroe street north, then on Winchester street and Mercer avenue. None of the detours will be taken off the federal highway routes until seven to eight days after the resurfacing is completed, he stated. However, local traffic will be per mitted to use the streets four to, five days after. Two rains earlier in the week prevented second street from being opened over the week-end since the Ky-Rock top material cannot be applied when either it or the original pavement is wet. Starting Ute Thursday, workmen had completed the stretch from Monroe street to Madison by eaib this morning and were rapidly, working their way toward Five Points. —: o — Church Planning Ice Cream Social The young peoples’ class of the Pleasant Valley church is sponsoring an ice cream social, to be held at the church, on the evening of July 21. Special entertainment will be provided. Proceeds from the affair are to be used in redecorating the church. The public is cordially invited.

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More than 20.000 were on hand at Floyd Bennett field. New York, to greet Howard Hughes and his crew of four when they landed after

COUNTY SCHOOL SHARE $46,200 To Receive Above Amount From State For Teacher Salaries Indianapolis. July 15—Schools of [ Adams county will receive checks totalling $46,200.00 from the state in the current semi-annual distribution of teacher's salary funds I made available by the gross in- 1 come tax, it was announced today by Floyd McMurray, state superintendent of public instruction, as the current second quarterly period ! for filing gross income neared its ! close. The cheeks are to be mailed Saturday, July 16. The county's share is part of a state-wide distribution of $6,970,250. the largest single apportionment of school funds made since ‘ the gross income tax law was adopted, and. the second distribution of state-collected school funds on the new basis of S7OO annually for each teaching unit. Payments are being made to the schools at the rate of $350 for each teaching unit, as compared to $250 a unit in the distribution last July. Teaching units are based on an average daily attendance of thirtyfive grade school pupils or twentyfive high school pupils. A total of 19,915 such units were allocated in making the present distribution, according to J. William Bosse, director of statistics and finance for the department of education A similar distribution of $350 a , unit was made last January. The total amount distributed at that time was $6,943,300, making a total for the year of $13,913,550. In addition to school distributions. Adams county will receive $29,906.00 from the state during 1938 for old age assistance, aid to dependent children, and other welfare services provided for under (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) o GARD REPORTS ON CONVENTION Walter Gard Speaks On Rotary International Convention Walter Gard. Pennsylvania railroad agent of this city, presented an interesting discussion on the [ recent Rotary International convention, held last month at San j Francisco, California, at the week ly meeting of the Decatur Rotary [ club Thursday evening at the Rice hotel.

Mr. Gard, who retired as president of the loal club July 1. was the Decatur club's official delegate to the annual convention. The speaker told of the various interesting convention sessions which he attended, particularly stressing the friendly relatins exhibited between delegates from the various nations of the world. Mr. Gard stated that the 1938 conventio nranked second in number of delegates in attendance, with 10,437 registered from all parts of the globe. The delegate also spoke briefly on various sightseeing trips to points.of interest in the city, telling of the many beauties of the Pacific coast city.

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Decatur, Indiana, Friday, July 15, 1938.

Richard Beachler Given Scholarship Richard Beachler, a graduate of the Decatur high school, lias been award a one-year. scholarship to Purdue university, it was announced today by W. Guy Brown, high I school principal. Beachler graduated from the lo- [ cal school thte spring, maintaining I a high scholastic average. He is the son of Glen (’. Beachler, living near I this city, and has been prominent I in school activities and studies. The award entitles him to enter | Purdue university with his tuition l paid. Beachler has accepted the scholarship and plans to enter the [ school this fall. o FLOATS TOBE FAIR FEATURE Fifteen Firms Have Already Entered Floats In W ednesday Parades Floals parades of the 1938 Decatur Free Street Fair will rival those of the Centennial celebration two years ago, an interview with the float committee members revealed today. Fifteen firms and organizations, from in and out of the city, have already signified their willingness to enter a float in the parades and several more are expected to make entries before the fair opens. A group of unusually colorful floats are promised for the fair this year, members of the committee reported. with several being imported for the event. The floats will appear in two parades on one day only. Wednesday, August 3, third day of the fair, has been set aside as float parade day and the floats will appear in both 2 p. m. and 7 p. m. parades. Firms which have already elated they would enter floats are: Central Sugar company, Central Soya company. General Electric, Cloverleaf Creameries, Jnc., Celina. Ohio Chamber of Commerce, Blue Creek Dairy. Goodyear Service, Inc., Elberson Service Station, Dierkes Auto Parts 4-H Clubs, Perfection Bread Company, Lee Hardware, Al D. Schmitt Ford Sales, P. A. Kuhn Chevrolet. Kirsch & Son Oldsmobile, and Hoist! nt Bakery, of Fort Wayne. Dr. H. V. DeVor and Maurice Kindler are the members of the float committee and they have been making a concerted effort to etage one of the largest and most colofrul float parades in recent years

— o— Brother Os Decatur Lady Dies In Ohio C. E. Brooks, brother of Mrs. George Dutcher, of Decatur, died Friday morning at 7:45 o’clock at his home in Zanesville, Ohio. Mre. Dutcher left Friday afternoon to attend the funeral services. 0 — Applicants To Be Interviewed Tuesday John M. Doan, Washington township trustee, announced today that Mrs. Lim'pus, of the GCUR office at Indianapolis, will be in his office Tuesday morning, July 19 at 9 o’clock to interview WPA and NY A applicants who have Bent in referrals, signed by the trustee.

1 circling the globe in less than four days, shattering the rec made by the late Wiley Post by nearly four days.

FIRST FARLEY STDRYONSALE I First Os James A. Farley’s Memoirs Criticizes McNutt Washington, July 15— (U.R) —A I critical and, apparently, unfriendly ] analysis of the activities of Paul I V. McNutt, of Indiana, during the! 11932 Democratic national convention which nominated Franklin D. l ' Roosevelt appeared on the news-1 stands today under the signature! [ of Postmaster General James A. [ i Farley. | Farley's remarks, embodied in I I the first instalment of his memoirs I in the American magazine, promised to attract political interest because McNutt’s campaign for i Democratic presidential nomination in 1940 also was launched this week. McNutt now is high commissioner to the Philippines by appointment of President Roosevelt. Writing the inside story of the 1932 Democratic convention. Farley repeatedly finds occasion to highlight actions of McNutt which could or did embarrass the Roose- ( ' velt cause. The Farley article ' credits Vice President John N. | Garner and Sen. Pat Harrison, D., Miss., with pinch hits in crises to enable Gov Roosevelt's nomination. Both now are conservative , critics of the new deal and regard- [ , ed generally as among those who' ■ will try in 1940 to seize control of, the nominating convention from the new- deal forces. Farley discusses the break between Me. Roosevelt and former Gov. Alfred E. Smith of New York, and explains it generally on the ground that both wanted to lie president. He said Smith never “properly appreciated the loyalty and support which had been given ' him by F. D. R. throughout the decade from 1918 to 1928" and (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) 0 ■ UNION SERVICE SUNDAY NIGHT Dr. Homer Gettle To Speak At Protestant Union Service The third of a series of union Protestant Sunday evening services sponsored by the Decatur ministerial association, will be held Sunday evening at the Presbyterian church. The speaker for the service will be Dr. Homer Gettle prominent optometrist of Fort Wayne. Dr. Gettle : has been active as a layman of I the Methodist Episcopal church and ! has spoken before religious gatherings many times in the past. Special music will be furnished I by the Presbyterian church musical ! organization. The public is invited | to attend the services, which will i begin at 7:30 p. m. Next week, Sunday evening, July 24, the service will be held at the Evangelical church, with tne Rev. George Walton, pastor of the Presbyterian church, as speaker. The following service, Sunday, evening, July 31, will be held out of doors on Adams street between First and Second streets. Judge William Schannen, of Fart Wayne, i will be the speaker.

Drunk Man Is Found Lying Aiong Track — When residents of the vicinity found a man lying unconscious a-: long the Nickel Plate railroad i tracks this morning, they thought he had been tossed from a freight train and called Police Chief Sephus Melchi. Upon arrival of tlje chief, how-; ever, it was learned that the man was highly intoxicated. After numerous efforts to arouse him were of | no avail he was taken to the county ! jail. | It was later learned that his name lis Otis Vaughn. 37, of Edgeville, [ South Carolina. He told authorities j that- he had escaped from jail at [ LaPorte. He is being held while tne [purported jail escape is investigated GOV. TOWNSEND OPPOSES SLASH I Indiana Governor Gives Testimony At Rail Rates Hearing [ Buffalo, N. Y., July 15—(UP)—1[ Testimony by governors Herbert IL Lehman of New York and M. Clif- , ford Townsend of Indiana that reduced rail rates for the south would; jeopardize industry above the Ma- ( | son-Dixon line was written into the I record today as the interstate commerce commission freight rate hearing went into its fourth day. They contended that southern 1 industry is progressing despite the higher rates in effect for transpor- [ tation between south and north as [ compared to those for shipments between equally distant points in the north. [ Qn the other hand, the governors asserted, industries in the north ] are losing ground, and to grant the ' southern demand for rate parity' with the north would enabla Dixie’s j manufacturers to make further in- [ roads on business now held by I northern industries. “The reason so rthe southern in-1 i roads into the northern markets' ! appears to be as much if not more ; the result of lower production costs | enjoyed by the southern manufaci turers as it is the rate situation. Townsend said. find the products of the south- ' (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) Members Os Moose Will Meet Tonight Members of the Moose ar? asked ' to meet at the Moose home on Second street tonight at 7 o'clock. From there the members will go to the homes of the late Henry Thomas and Albert Klopfenstine, deceased members. , 0 Equivalency Exam Here On Saturday The annual high schools equivalency exam will be held Saturday in the offices of the county- school superintendent, C. E. Striker, in the i courthouse. The exam affords the opportunity of securing a diploma equal to that i received by students graduating from high school. Many students, who have been unable to finish high school educations take the examlna- | tion annually.

Roosevelt Urges Nations To Halt Armaments Race

IMPROVEMENTS ANNOUNCED BY TELEPHONE CO. To Complete Underground Cable System In Decatur, Berne Plans for completing an underground cable system in Decatur and Berne, the extending of about 19,000 feet of cable to the rural lines and the probable installation of additional sections to the switchboards at the above exchanges, were announced today by the Citizens Telephone company. The announcement of the cable construction program, which will get underway this fall, was made by Herman F. Ehinger, general manager of the company. The board of directors has already approved the plans. Between $40,000 and $50,000 will be expended by the company in giving Decatur and Berne modern telephone systems. All the wires in these two towns will be underground. The improvement of the circuits to Monroe and to the rural territory east of Decatur will be improved with the installation of the cable south and east ct Decatur. The switchboard additions are listed as improvements after the first of the year, depending on the volumne of business. With the completing of the underground cable circuit, which was first started by the conytany several years ago. all the telephone poles within Decatur and Berne will be removed from the sidewalks, except the terminal posts. Other posts necessary in the distribution system will be located in the alleys. Streets on which all the poles v.-ill be removed include, North Second street; Marshall; South First; Rugg; and North Second street to the Central Sugar company office. More than four miles of cable will be laid in "Decatur, Mr. Ehinger stated. He announced that 22.950 feet of steel tape armored cable, carrying from 16 to 101 pairs of wires, would be laid in the city. It will not be necessary to tear up the streets to lay the cable. At points where streets must be crossed, the pipe pushing meth d will be used. In Berne, 8,720 feet of the same type cable will be placed underground. Pipe pushing under the streets will also be followed there. From a point east of Decatur, beginning at the H. P. Schmitt farm and running east to the Piqua road, 4.732 feet of the steel tape armored cable will be laid and connection* made to the existing circuits. IBeginning at the city limits on Winchester street, south of the Hammell home and extending south to the Eiting farm, 5,00i0i feet of the same type cable will be laid and and connected to the Monroe line. The cable circuits will mean an (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) G. E. VACATION PERIOD STARTS Decatur G. E. Employes Start Vacation Period Os Two Weeks Approximately 260 employes of the Decatur General Electric plant will start summer vacations this week end, with the factory closing down for a two weeks’ period. The plant will close tonight as usual and will remain closed until the first week in August for the employes’ vacations. A majority of the employes will receive two weeks’ vacation with salary, while the balance will receive one weeks’ salary. Beginning the first week in August, the plant will start operations on a new schedule, working alternately two weeks each month. The employes will work the first and third weeks of each month until further notice. Several employes have already planning trips to summer and lake completed vacation arrangements, resorts, others plan to take motor tours, while some will remain in the city.

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President Reiterates U. S. Determination To Continue Battle For World Peace. BROAD POLICY By Joe Alex Morris (United Press Staff Correspondent) President. Roosevelt's protest against the “disaster" of international armament competition fell unheeded today on a world at war or preparing for war. Hut the president's speech significantly emphasized that the struggle to solve the world's problems l>y peaceful means will not be abandoned regardless of the trend at present toward military might. American authorities did not expect that. Mr. Roosevelt's offer to join a world disarmament move would have any immediate effect on the greatest arms race tn history. The president spoke for the record; 'to remind other nations of the United States' ability to arm; to press a tedious campaign started long ago by this administration. There are two main factors in that campaign. First, Mr. Roosevelt s billion-dollar naval building program makes clear that the United States does not intend to neglect defense preparations and make America’s voice strong in world affairs. Second, the state department will continue to cooperate in all efforts to reverse the militaristic trend which many observers believe threatens world chaos. That doesn't mean any attempt to go in for crusading. But it is realistically recognized that the old rules for conduct of world affairs have been abrogated and that the tide at present is running against orderly Democratic processes. There is, the experts contend, little hope of suddenly stopping ! that tide but there is every reason | to believe that eventually it may [be reversed; that international law and order will again take tile place of today's tendency to diplomatic bluff and military aggression. It is toward that goal that Mr. Roosevelt and Secretary of State (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) FATHER TRAVERS TO BE SPEAKER Anderson Priest To Speak At St. Mary's Centennial Observance The Rev. Father Thomas J. Travers, pastor of St. Mary's church, Anderson, will deliver the sermon at the Centenary celebration of St. Mary's Catholic church in this city, Sunday. August 21. Rev. Father ,T. J. Semietz. pastor, of St. Mary's church, received an acceptance from Father Travers today and plans are gonig forward for the centennial observance of St. Mary’s parish. The centennial is held in observance of the saying of the first mass in the spring of 1938. The mass was eaid by Father Mueller in the Fettig home, which was located where the Lee Harware store now stands. The Pontifical high mass will be held at 10 o’clock Sunday morning, with the Most Rev. J. F. Noll, bishop of Fort Wayne, acting as the celebrant. An altar will be erected in the school yard and the the congregation will attend the outside service. Father Seimetz stated he would have an announcement in a few days about the choir which will sing the mass. The signing will be an outstanding feature of the mass. An invitation has been extended to all the former Decatur persons who are members of the priesthood and sisterhood to attend the centenary and a number are planning to be here. o TEMPERATURE READINGS DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER 8:00 a.m 66 2:00 p.m 82 10:00 a.m 69 3:00 p.m 86 Noon 74 WEATHER Fair tonight and Saturday; slightly warmer Saturday.