Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 36, Number 181, Decatur, Adams County, 2 August 1938 — Page 1

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Vanr F ,r E»4 As lanI Russian* Meet In thed Ba« ,e - CAPTURE HILL «>! p i, .. .•« »hp north* F river front 10 1* *' W ' threw Btl.OVll| J . laoanese tiirew ’ line the Chinese. ‘‘ th sought a» OPP 4 ”" Hi, Russians in the I in the north, in the ( ( tr region of Siberia,, ne and Korea. I ] Xto ToV° 9a " l >o ' iet l I Issued the Korean bor. ;| nation, dropping bomb- ( eurrossed with her war . . appeared to lie in no ( a real war with Knseia Japanese pride de- , Bilitary action against ■ Russian violations of the , -iuns on the other hand. ( nnup- of Japan s weak- | tW particiUar from Ibe ( military might lining con- , j jn China and refused , |,» inch. The Soviet , , a „h has a heavy military , taieit it the region, show- , Idination to negotiate. . jjpaui.se were having ■ W i,l. tn China, according * reports. The Japanese Idg the Yangtae river to- , Hub* was temporarily hr d Chinese cmmt.-r-atlack . bferf that the Chinese , to would delay lie, apt III" hi perhaps for months, just capture of Hankow, r m be taken for foreigners ami the philplinese. The United hbassc'iai', Nelson T. Jolmgdhis headquarters up the iCtangkius by gunboat. Utas been designated by Me as a substitute proviMtlVin the event of the Mkov tier war in Spain, presenter aspect. with the loyalling back fiercely at the ■ls. who have been proI into loyalist territory is the Japanese have adinn Chinese territory. For lent, according to reports th the French border town taye. the loyalists were th ebetter of it in the sector in southeastern pits marked time in p potential trouble spot, llovaku Viscount Runei- | Great Britain left London toD ON PAGE THREE) it Sidelights • fMo<rams for free acts, parm other free attractions of fre being Issued by the fair f™- These programs are flor the asking at the po- • on Madison street and at Hf Democrat office. tarnation booth, police Wters and loudspeaker sys- * '-te fair has been moved * lent on Madison street •tanse bureau office. The “ atte ndant will remain in ■ Burnham, extension ill* welfare department Mbnapclis, will be at the ' I ’ p tent on Madison the entire week to ’ Wions regarding assist- ' ® Hie department. [Jrtion of the Decatur hl,, Btron S for Mr. and I cltv Tu f ° rmer resi(ie »fS from I?' 7 n ‘ otored here ' Gosport to attend Sr was ih llh « 8 spl!nter I*Cross?! flrßt at bt t bv exhlblt te”tK. i °*” ted to 8e ' ailtl the la d w the midway. ***'■» at f1,., , h _. . R that n, thuu Bht this i qn p AP ~— — W THREE)

SCHOOL TO PAY LAST OF BONDS (’ash Balances Os City t Schools Show Increase •> For Year i t The last of the bonds on the I present school building and the, gymnasium will he paid off this year according to the annual financial report of the city schools as announced by Joseph A. Hunter. I > treasurer of (lie school board, and ‘ 1 Walter Krick, superintendent. The report shows that the city ’ school* are once again on a sound financial basis and had a balance ’ of more than $39,000 as of July 31.1 c 1933. During the depression their 1 budgets were seriously curtailed by their cooperation in economy u programs. ; ‘ The balances in both the special and the tuition funds show slight 1 increases. 1 The special school fund had a . balance of $10,096.64 as of August 1, 1937, and a balance of sll,-1 j 862.94, as of July 31, 1938. , t Receipts in the special school < fund during the school year from i local taxation were $28,472 99. < Miscellaneous receipts during the | year amounted to $308.73, bringing , the total of receipts and the origin- j al cash balance to $38,878.36. Ex-1 | pendltures during the year amount- | ed to $27,015.42, leaving the bal- , ance as of July 31, 1938, of , $11,862.94. Tuition Fund , On August 1. 1937. the tuition | fund had a cash balance of $23,522.25 and on July 31, 1938, a bal- , ance of $28,962.75. Part of the in-1 ( cbeuse is accounted for the larger ( payments made by the state from gross income receipts. The report shows that additions', to the cash balance of $23,522.25., as of August 1. 1937. were as follows during the past year: transfer tuition, $4,819.11; excise tax. sl.149.53; local taxation. $21,269.12; common school revenue, $1,391.78; i congressional school fund interest.' $136.04; gross income. $21,000; in tangible tax, $1,312.16; and voca- , tlonal refund. $533, making a total of original cash balance and receipts of $75,132.99. Expenditures during the last fiscal year were $46.170 24. leaving a balance of $28,962.75 in the tuition fund. i Cash Balances The cash balances at this time are necessary to meet expenses I of the schools, both operating and for tuition, until re imbursements' are received from the state and the j December draw on taxes collected in November are received. A balanc of $1,255.55 is shown in the bond fund as of July 31-. 1938. With the next draw, this will be sufficient to retire the old bonds against the present high school building and the gymnasium A construction fund is also shown I in the financial report. This is for | the "building of the new PWA jun-ior-senior high school building on j the site of the old Central building. » Revenues in this fund during (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) PUBLIC INVITED i TO DRESS REVUE l-H Club Dress Revue At High School Thursday Evening — The public is invited to attend the 1 4-H club dress revenue, which will be held Thursday, evening at the Decatur High School. The revue will start «t 8 p. tn. The 4-H club; members will model the clothes made in their 4-H work thlc sum-' mer. Approximately one hundred girls will take part. The members will be grouped according to their divisions of tbo clothing protest and will be judged privately Thursday afternoon at the i high school. Miss Lula Witaker. 4-H club supervisor of Purdue University, will do the judging! The winner of the revue will rep-! resent Adams county at the State i Fair in the state dress revue con- : test. The dressee are not only beautifully made, but they are also very stylish, and the winner in the revue j can indeed feel that she has a very, modish costume.

FLOAT PARADES WEDNESDAY TO BE A FEATURE Parades Afternoon And Evening One Os Most Colorful Events One of the largest crowds of the , entire fair week is expected to be attracted to Decatur Wednesday to view the most colorful feature of the fair, the float and band par- ' udes. More than 25 floats will be in j the line of march, augmented by 12 bands of Decatur, Berne and towns in surrounding communities. ! 14ist year's float parade was the i most colorful single event of the week's fair program, and with more floats entered than in any previous year, a record-breaking ; throng is expected to jam the streets of the city to capacity. Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts of the city have also been invited to ' don their uniforms and join in the , parade. All floats and bands will meet 1 at or near the municipal plant on I North Third street. The afternoon parade will be held at 2:15 o'clock, and the evening parade at 7:15 o’clock. The parade will move south on ' Third street to Adams, west on Adams to First, and north on First to Jackson, where the parade will disband. The large floats can not be , aded through the midway proper, because of the concession stands, i rides and shows. Both Third and ( First streets will be closed to traf- j fle Wednesday morning to facilitate movements of the parade and i better to enable bystanders to ' watch the floats and bands. Firms which have definitely pre- i pared floats for the Wednesday I parades are as follows: Central Sugar Co., Central Soya Co., General Electric, Cloverleaf Creameries, Inc., Celina, Ohio. Chamber of Commerce; Blue Creek ON PAGE FOUR) O CATTLE SHOWS BEING JUDGED Judging Starts Today In Cattle Shows, Horse Judging Thursday The county’s annual agricultural show opened today with the judging of the Holstein cattle in the ling east of the livestock tent shortly after 10 o’clock this morning. W. W. Yapp, head of the dairy de- i partment of the University of Illinois was the judge and has been employed by the cattel associations tor thks and other shows of the week. More than 100 head of cattle were housed in the cattle tent east of the intersection of Madison and First, streets today. Horses are to be judged Thursday and the animals are located in the horse tent at the intersection of First and Jackson streets and in the county garage. The county Ayrshire judging is to be done later today in the cattle: ring. Wednesday, there is to be the ! county Guernsey show, together with county and district judging: I contests for 4-H club boys and girls ' and the members of older youth or-, I ganizations. i Thursday is to be one of the big ; days of the agricultural show with the Jersey Parish show. Cattle from prominent Jersey herds in Northeastern 'lndiana are now located in the cattle tent and will be judged: ! on that day. Friday is to be the annual live. I (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) I Local High School Is Being Cleaned i The Decatur high school is being i I cleaned and redecorated for the ap* 1 proaching school terni. Among the; decorating work being done is the, i painting of walls. _ —— o— — Still-Born Son Born To Mr. And Mrs. Roy Kalver A still-born baby boy was born 1 this morning at 4:30 a. m. at the ' Lutheran hospital in Fort Wayne to: Mr. and Mrs. Roy Kalver. Burial was : made this afternoon in the Linden-' j wood cemetery at Fort Wayne. Sur-j viving. besides the parents, are a sister, Carol, the grandparents, Mr. | and Mrs. I. A. Kalver of Decatur i and Mr. and Mrs. Bhulman of Chicago. —

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Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, August 2, 1938.

Hopes for Clipper ™ Im L w lirt-b WtD ’ Iff 1-- ’ /Sb w 1 I'7 I J Still hoping that the Hawaii Clip- I ■ per with its 15 occupants has not met disaster, Mrs. Ruth Parker of ' ' Los Angeles, wife of the steward ; ' on the missing transpacific flyer. I waits for news of the air transport. , Mrs. Parker met and married her husband at Stanford university I nine years ago. 4-H EXHIBITS WINNERS NAMED 4-H Club Clothing And Canning Exhibit Winners Named — The 4-H dub clothing and can- i ning exhibits were judged last [ I week by Mrs. Howard Ervin and Mrs. Genevra Gadbury of Hartford j City. The judges were very well j i pleased with the exhibits and commented on the high quality of the work. In first division clothing the first three placings are as follows: , Verna Steury, first; Joan Byerly 1 second; Ava Nelle Kraft, third. Clothing 2: Phyllis Dilling, first; Florine Steury, second; Grace Mosser, third. Clothing 3: Agnes Gould, first; Betty Ann Kohne, second; Doris' Haines, third. Clothing 4: Delores Byerly, first; Eleanor Schwartz, second; Barbara j Lehman, third. Canning 1: Marjorie Byerly, j first; Joan Byerly, second; Phyllis, Dilling, third. Canning 2: Eileen Ehrman, first; ; Delores Byerly, second; Ruth Muselman. third. Canning 3: Norma Werling. first: Erline Ruth Steury, second; Bernice Mathys, third. , Canning 4: Irene Habegger, first. Canning 5: Marjorie Dilling, first. Ball Canning Contest The Ball canning contest was held in connection with the 4-H ' girls’ club exhibit. AU canning (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) CHURCH NAMES NEW OFFICERS Union U. B. Church Names Church And Sunday School Officers New officers for the Union U. B. ' church and Sunday school will ! take office September 1 and serve ! during the ensuing year. Officers of the church are: Delmore Wechter, secretary; Mrs. Harold Smith and Harry j Troutner, class leaders; Monroe Byers, Shelby Vance, Fred Oakley. | Ben Tickle and Leland Ripley, : trustees; Leland Ripley, Forest I DeAnnond and Ben Tickle, stewI ards; Mrs. Charles Myers, finanicial secretary; Jess Hamrick, treas- . urer; Lawrence Hamrick, benevoI lence treasurer; Ben Tickle and | Leland Ripley, finance board; Mrs. j Gerald Ray, pianist; Ruby Bragg, chorister; Argyle Sipe, Ruby Bragg, Mrs. Gerald Ray, Nellwyn Brookhart, Betty White and Flo Workinger, music committee. Officers of the Sunday School j are as follows: Argyle Sipe, superintendent; Bessie Hamrick, secretary; Harold Smith, treasurer; Betty White, pianist; Ruby Bragg, chorister; Barbara White, librarian.

COUNTY BOARD BOWS TO UROER INOREOCECASE Commissioners Sign Order To Issue Bonds For Wabash Dredge The board of county commlssionei s. acting under an order ( made by Special Judge Henry F. - Kister, of Princeton, signed the | ordfir to issue bonds in a sum of I more than $133,000 for the dredg ing of the Wabash river. This may end the litigation in the county's oldest and best known ease, popularly called the Wabash ditch case. Under various titles, it has been fought in the Adams circuit court and the state supreme : court for more than 27 years. On the other hand, the commis- : stoners were informed by a Bluff ton attorney, employed by remonstrators. that there still is an op- : portunity to carry the case to the state supreme court to test the constitutionality of a law passed by the 1937 session of the state legislature banning the construction of this and other similar ditches. The liond issue will pay for the ! assessments of Adams, Jay and ! Wells county property owners, who . have refused or failed to pay. They will be issued to be payable over a i 10-year period and will carry inter- | est. The county commissioners could have been ruled in contempt of court if they violate a court order made by Special Judge Kister, the violation of which might lead to a jail sentence. To date, approximately $15,000 has been paid by property owners in order to eliminate the payment of interest and additional court costs. Nearly all of this money has been spent as re imbursements | to attorneys and engineers for the petitioners. i The money was collected by the I treasurers of Adams. Wells and Jay I counties and was turned over to (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) o DISMISSJURY IN MINE TRIAL Mistrial Is Declared After Jury Is Unable To Reach Verdict i London, Ky., Aug. 2 —(UP) —John Hibbard. 59, eldest member of the Federal court jury which yesterday ■ was dismissed after having failed to reach a verdict in the Harlan anti-labor conspiracy trial, said toI day that the jury had been divided 111 to one for conviction of all defendants until less than two weeks ago. “Four of the jurors suddenly changed their minds and took a stand for acquittal,’’ he said. Hibbard said all of the jurors had spent most of their idle hours in talking over the case, dispite strict orders from federal judge H. Church Ford that they should not discuss it until testimony and agrunients bad been completed. i The mistrial ended temporarily j the government's first attempt to I enforce the national labor relations act by criminal prosecution, the dej f.-ndants, 16 coal mining companies 18 company officials and 21 former Harlan county deputy sheriffs, are : accused of having conspired to preI vent unionization of miners by inI timidation and coercion in violation of an 18.T0 statute. Their drawn out and complicated (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) * FREE ACTS PROGRAM PM Tuesday s:oo—Bentum Diving Revue, First and Madison. j 7:oo—Wells Bros., Third and Monroe. B:3O—H um a n Cannonball, ’ First and Monroe. 10:00—Bentum Diving Revue, First and Madison. P.M. Wednesday I:3o—Wells Bros., Third and Monroe. ; 2:oo—Bee Aet, South Second : 2:ls—Float parade. j 3;30 — Human Cannonball, First and Monroe. I s:oo—Diving revue, First and | Madison. j 7:oo—Wells Bros., Third and | Monroe. i 7:15 —Float parade. 8:30 — Human Cannonball, , First and Monroe. ' 10:00—Diving revue, First and | : Madison. j

Great Crowd Attends Opening Night Os Decatur Free Street Fair; Pet Parade Is Feature

MAKE CHANGES I AT HOMESTEADS Important Decisions Made By Government, Local Officials ( At a meeting of farm Security Ad--11 ministration officials, under which . the Decatur Homesteads are admin--1 istered and the officers of Decatur ' Homesteads, inc., local operating I company, held last evening, i everal ' I important decisions were made and approved by both boards. The 40-year payment plan was ad- '' justed to the benefit of the contract ' l holders. Mainatining the 40 year I plan for payments, so that monthly payments will not be increased, the purchaser under contract “A”, has , the privilege to pay oft the entire mortgage at the end of 20 years . without the consent of the governI ment. It was also agreed that the > final payment could be made be- ’ tore the 20-year period, but in such i cases the government reserves the ■ right to investigate the situation thoroughly. I This plan gives the purchaser the r privilege of small payments stretched over a 40-year period, or if he de- ' sires, to pay in full at the end of 20 ’ years. To Paint Houses 1 The government will also repaint ’ all the 48 houses and garages.at the , Homestead site. This work will be J done this summer and fall. i Those attending the conference , last night were P. G. Beck, assistant regional director; L. G. Whitney, , regional representative; Edward r Stone, in charge of government > homestead properties, all represent- ■ ing the farm security administration. Miss Marion Neprud, formerly ! in charge of the local project, also attended the meeting. Morris Pingrey, president; A. C. j Hileman, vice-president; Vernon Aurajid. secretary and E. W. Lani kenau. of this city, together with • Mr. Whitney, representing the | board of directors of Decatur Home--1 steads, Inc., were in attendance. The local representatives expressi ed satisfaction over the agreement ! reached. Contracts Explained 1 Another important question that ’ was cleared up at last night's meet- ’ ing was “Do we get anything back 1 if we have to move? The answer i t was that a person in occupancy for • i th<' first year, under what is known I as a tenure B contract, is only a •■renter. He gets back nothing. His 3 nayments are rent. However, after j one year expires and the board apr ■ proves him for a purchase contract i then what he pays in under his pur- | chase contract, which is known as 1 ■ a tenure A contract, begins to build i up for him an equity. That is, the t ’ amount that he pays in on .principal i and the amount that goes into his i maintenance reserve are gradually ( accumulated to his credit. Should he be forced to leave he gets back z J (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) PRIMARIES IN i FOUR STATES 1, * “ J Primary Elections Today 1 Hold Interest Os The Nation > (By United Press) Four states — Kansas. Missouri, Virginia and West Virginia were having .primary elections today. In Kansas, the chief interest was in the fate of the Rev. Gerald B. Winrod. called the "Jayhawk i Hitler” by his enemies, who seeks ! the Republican senatorial nomination. He had been repudiated by state and national Republican leaders. for alleged religious and racial bigotry. In Missouri, the power of the Pendergast Democratic machine was being challenged by Gov. Lloyd C. Stark. Each side backed its own candidate for a vacancy in the state supreme court. In Virginia, Rep. Howard W. ■ Smith, Democrat, who opposed I many new deal proposals in the house, was runinng for re-nomin-ation against William E. Dodd, Jr., ! a 100 per cent new dealer. Smith charged that high new deal offi- | cials, seeking to “purge" him had • (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVEI

LIST AUCTION I SCHOOL PUPILS ■ ’ Fifty-One Pupils Enrolled To Date In Reppert School The list of students who are enrolled in the 35th semiannual term of the Fred Reppert School of Auctioneering, which opened Monday, was given today l>y school heads. A total of 51 students have enrolled and more are expected before the end of the week. The students: Donald Aeby. South Bend; W. E. Allen, Allen, Neb.: Paul Betbards, Washington, C. 11.. Ohio; Simon J. Bernath. Delta, Ohio; G. Horace Baker, Coatesville, Pa.; Austin Bui ton, Carrollton, Mo.; W. D. Boucher, Lincoln. Nebr.; Leland Chapman. Salisbury. Mo.; Needham Cox, Cardele, Ga.; Quentin R. Chaffee. Townsend, Pa.; Hugh Dixon, Carrollton, Mo. Charles P. Diepstra, Grand Rapids. Mich.; Jack Donley. St. John's, Mich.; Calvin E. Elshoff. St. Mary's ().; Wes C. Eberhardt, Ord, Neb.; Mathew Flynn, Walton. Ky.; Paul L. Good. Columbus, O.; Clyde L. Hollingshead, Flint, Mich.; Paul Hurst, Valley Falls. Kas.; Ralph Jolies, Rawson. O.; Adolf Krueger, Aurora. New York. Richard L. Kurkbridge, Waldon, Mo.; A. R. Loomis. Perry, Mich.; Don Lamb, Galloway. Ohio; Ralph McCollough. Butler, Ind.; Barney McCoy, Decatur, route six; Robert Mcßride, Mercer, Pa.; Calvin McDavid, Hilliards, O.; Arthur McPherson. Plain City, O.; Walter Morley. Indianapolis; Robert Marhenke. Decatur, route one; Eugene (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIX) o VIOLATORS ARE HANDED FINES Three Men Fined, Two Drivers' Licenses Are Suspended Law enforcement agencies evidenced their intentions of maintaining strict law and order during the Decatur Free Street Fair yesterday when two men were arrested on drunk chargee. Torillio Cortez, 29. Mexican beet worker, was fined $25 and costs and his driver's license revoked for six months by Mayor Arthur R. Holthouse when he plead guilty to drunken driving. William Cortez, his companion, plead guilty to .public intoxication and wae fined $1 and costs. The pair had been arrested shortly after noon. Torillio, who appeared to be somewhat under the influence when brought into court, amused the courtroom spectators with his attempts to evade punishment by a long list of excuses, proffered in broken English. The Cortez pair were apprehended at the intersection of Jefferson and Seventh streets when the car struck a curb and broke a wheel. Grant Ball, WPA worker of Peterson, was also fined $25 and costs and his license revoked for six months, when he plead guilty to a charge of drunen driving. He was | arrested several days ago. Name Gerald Durkin City Mail Carrier Gerald Durkin, local young man is the new city mail carrier in the northeastern section of the city, succeeding Leland Franks. Mr. Franks is now employed as a rural carrier. Mr. Durkin received his appointment Monday, August 1. TEMPERATURE READINGS DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER 8:00 a.m 74 2:00 p.m 96 10-00 a.m 81 3:00 p.m 100 Noon 86 WEATHER Generally fair in central and north, unsettled in extreme south portion tonight and Wednesday! somewhat warmer In extreme north portion tonight; continued warm Wednesday.

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Throng Arrives Early Today Despite Heat; Float, Band Parades Wednesday. FREE ACTS One of the greatest opening crowds in fair history attended the opening of the annual Decatur Free Street Fair and Agricultural Show Monday night. The crowd milled through a midway filled with brightly-colored concession stands and shows, following a short opening parade ot bands and city, county and fair officials. Despite the intense heat of the sun this afternoon, a large-sized crowd was on hand for the opening free act at 2 o'clock. Capt. Von Fendrlck. “the Human Cannonball," was to make his first appearance at 3:30 o’clock, and the Bench Bentum diving revue was scheduled to appear for the first time at 5 o'clock. These latter two acts were unable, because of the heavy downpour Monday forenoon, to prepare their acts for a performance Monday night. One great attraction for this afternoon's crowd was the Pet Parade, which meandered through the midway shortly after 4 o’clock. Presented for the first time, the Pet Parade drew a large number of entries and presented an interesting and amusing sight for fairgoers as the youngsters carried, rode or led their pets down the line of march. At the conclusion of the parade, prizes, donated by Decatur merchants, were presented to the youngsters with the best judged pets. Free acts will be presented on the regular schedule at 7, 8:3(1 and 10 o’clock tonight. Wednesday promises to be one of the most colorful of all the days of the fair, with two appearances of the float and band parade. More than 25 floats have been constructed for the parades, and a dozen bands will be in the line of I march. These parades will be held at 2:15 and 7:15 p. m.. and will march south on Third street to Adams, east to First, and north to Jackson. The time schedule of free acts will be revised Wednesday to conform to the float and band parades, but all acts will be given twice daily. Another new feature will be presented Thursday, when Twins Day will be observed. A special registration desk for the twins will be established under the canopy at the south side of the Rice hotel, and a clerk will be present from 10 o’clock in the morning until time for the parade, which will be staged through the midway at 2:30 o'clock. The annual livestock parade will be held Friday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock. Horse pulling contests will be held Friday and Saturday mornings. o Berne Men Save Lives Os Four O. N. Smith and Ted Krick oj Berne have been credited with saving the lives of four unidentified men, when their boat capsizd at Lake Wawasee over the week-end. The Berne men rowed to the accldnt site and pulled them to safety. IRA FUHRMAN HEADS BOARD Insurance Agent Is ReElected President Os City School Board Ira Fuhrman, local tr.surancd agent, was re-elected president ot the Decatur school board last night. The election of officers was held during the regular meeting of thi» beard. Mr. Fuhrman will start serving his second term in that capacity with the board. Roy Mumma who is serving hid first term with the board, was renamed secretary and Joseph Hunter was re-elected treasurer of tho organization. , Mr. Hunter last night started serving his third three-year term on the board. Plans for the approaching school term were discussed by; the board.