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G. A. R. Equipment Is Presented To Legion The standard, flag and charter of the 0. A. It have been placed In the home of Adams Post No. 43. American legion here in an especially built ease. The equipment of the post waa I given to French Quinn, following the death of W A. Drummond, the mat living 0. A. R. member, and was In turn presented to the local, i Legion. | — 0CLUB WOMEN AT DISTRICT MEET Eighth District Meet Os federated Clubs At Bluffton Tuesday Mrs. Henry B Heller of this city, j ' district president of the Federation i of Clubs, presided at the eighth dis ' I trlct council meeting, held Tuesday , at the First M. E. church in Bluff ton. Counties represented were Adams, Delaware. Wells, Jay. Randolph and Madison Approximately 35 club women. I including state officers, district officers and county chairmen at- ! tended the meeting. Mrs. Heller first introduced I Mrs. Fred Longden, Wells county j president, who extended greetings | i Mrs. Ralph Yager of Decatur gave I i the response. Mrs. Heller outlined planned acI tivities for the ensuing year. Mrs. Edwin 1. Poston. Martinsville, state president. Mrs. George Dillinger. | French Lick, second vice-president., and Mrs. George Jaqua. Winchest- ! er. state chairman of “international : relations,” discussed work to be ! done along the lines of special j interests. Mrs. Jaqua held a round ' table discussion concerning the Indiana club woman magazine, and ‘ offered suggestions on how to improve the magazine. The district council voted endorsement of Mrs. Jaqua as a candidate for president of the Indiana , Federation of Clubs for 1939-41. The council also recommended' that the eighth district continue with the same objective for next i year—using the stale welfare program as its major project. Mrs. Heller emphasized the three C’s for next year’s work —cancer control, crime control and conservation. ( Afternoon Session The afternoon session opened with a round table discussion and each department chairman and county president stated plans and problems for the year. Mrs. Ella Kehrer, Anderson, state chairman on public welfare,. and Mrs. A. M. Decker, Anderson.. | state chairman for correction, re- | lated the state program and how it I should function in each community.; , Mrs. Decker stressed the importance of organizing community 1 councils for the prevention of I crime, and Mrs. Kehrer told of health camps for underprivileged children. Mrs. Faye Smith-Knapp. Decatur, district chairman of public welfare, emphasized three points for a community to consider. 1 — Club women should study scope of the Indiana public welfare program and how it functions in state and county. 2— Establish community councils to discuss major problems in correction. 3 — Encourage health program in I each county, establish children's! (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) McGILL SPEAKS TO LIONS CLUB Life insurance Supervisor Speaks To Decatur Lions Club S. W. McGill district supervisor of the Union Central life insurance company of Fort Wayne was the speaker at last night’s meeting of I the Decatur Lions club, held in the Rice hotel. Mr. McGill spoke generally on conditions throughout the United States and expressed his confidence in its ability to return to more prosperloua days. Although America's most popular pastime is critizing the government, he said, this same criticism shows and interest and enthusiasm in na- , tional affairs that bring good re- ■ suits. He compared this nation with j European countries, commenting despite any differences whether re- i ligious, political or otherwise, it had i always been able to arise from a crisis and progress further. i Glen Hill was chairman of the i program and John S. Doan introdue- ; ed the speaker.

FAMOUS FLIER IS KILLED IN PLANE CRASH Captain Frank Hawks, Sportsman Passenger Are Killed In Crash Buffalo, N. Y . Aug. 24 — <U.R>- ' Captain Frank Hawks, world famous speed flier and one of the | greatest pilots this country ever I produced, lost his life because he I violated an elementary rule of fly-, ling, it was said today. Flying a small, cubin-type bii plane, designed as the answer to the need for an inexpensive plane , , so safe anyone could fly it, Hawks took off in a cross wind. The i i plane failed to gain altitude. Its wheels tangled in electric light wiring, dumping it to the ground | • where it burst into flames. Hawks’ passenger, J. Hazard Campbell, a wealthy, buffalo sports man. was thrown clear. Hawks was dragged out of the flaming wreckage by farmers. He died three hours later in Buffalo General hospital and two hours later. Campbell died. Both had been burned severely and also had suffi ered fatal internal injuries. The accident occurred in yestI erday's twilight at East Aurora, near here. Hawks Ifad landed in a polo field to pick up Campbell who , was a prospective purchaser of ! the plane, an “Aircar" manufactur- * ed by the Gwinn Aircar company, of Buffalo, of which Hawks was vice-president and sales manager. Company officials said Mrs. i Hawks was informed of the acci- i dent at her home near Redding. Conn., but that she would not j come to Buffalo. Although funeral arrangements have not been completed. they said the body probably will be sent to Connecticut for burial. J. K. Nitterauer, treasurer of . the Gwinn company, said that the ' position of the wreckage indicated that Hawks had availed himself , of the privilege of the expert to I break rules which a novice w«mkl. ! not dare break. There was more than this touch of irony to Hawks death. He had flown the fastest and most dangerous planes ever made with but one (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) SPECIAL FUNDS TU BE SOUGHT $54,642 In Special Appropriations Asked Os County Council Special appropriations of $54,642 for Adams county are to be requested at a special meeting of 11 the county council to be held in the court house at 10 o’clock, Tues-. day morning. September 6. The largest single appropriation is a sum of $25,000 asked by the county commissioners to pay right of ways for three new roads to be l built by the state and federal gov- 1 eroments in the next two years in Adams county. The roads are to be ! maintained by the state highway j 1 department after construction. The i only thing the county is required to do is to furnish the right of ways. Tn addition to the roads, a number of expensive bridges are I to be built. | New Roads The roads are to include the extension through Adams county of the Bluffton-Geneva road (for which the right o f ways have been purchased and the contract for . construction let): the extension of J this road east to the southeast corner of Adams county and the extension of state road 101 through St. Mary's township. The remainder of the $31,950 requested by county officers is to make up the defficiency in appropriations made in 1937 for 1938. These are: Irene Byron sanatorium, $2,500; court house, repair of building. $150; court house, electric current, $300; county infirm- 4 ary, coal, $100; county infirmary, electric current, SIOO. County infirmary, clothing, underwear and shoes, $250; -county (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) 20 Half-Price Fair Tickets Available Lawrence E. Archbold, county agricultural agent, today announced he has 20 halfiprice tickets tor the Indiana state fair on sale at his office in the basement of the post- I office building. These tickets are priced at 25 cents and will be sold 1 to the first who request them.

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Decatur, Indiana, Wed nesday, August 24, 1938

Stars Named in “Red” Inquiry .. 3111 I|||l» j||li| lllp? IB Chairman Dies and Professor Matthews Testimony that several of Hollywood's celebrities had unwittingly lent their prestige to the Communist cause was given l>y Prof. J. B. Matthews, right, former leader of the American "Popular Front" of Stalinism, when he appeared before the congressional committee headed by Representative Martin Dies, lets. investigating “unAmerican” activities. Matthews stated that a galaxy of movie stars, including Shirley Temple, had sent congratulatory messages to Le Soir. a French communist-owned newspaper, on the occasion of its anniversary. A Hollywood spokesman denied the allegations, explaining such a procedure was nothing more than a publicity and goodwill stunt.

PWA IS ASKEB FOR EXTENSION Application Is Filed For More Time In Building School Application has been tiled with the PWA by officials in charge of the construction of the new $245,DO# junior-senior higfh school here, k asking an extension of time in completing the erection of the structure. The application has asked for an extension from October 4 to November 16, thus giving assurance that the project will be completed by the predicted time of early November. Application was made because of the fact that inclement weather at various times and minor labor troubles early in the year caused j delay in construction. The days lost because of the bad weather and the time lost during the organization of labor under the AFL were itemized in the application. The terms of the PWA grant of 45 per cent of the total cost, called for a completion on September 4. with January 4, opening construction date. A 30-day extension was granted, however, for tearing down the old building, thus moving the original time to October 4. Progressing Rapidly Work of construction is progressing rapidly. Exterior work is practically all completed. All exterior walls have been laid, the huge chimney on the west side has been finished, roofing of the school proper is done and work(CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) O MAGILL QUITS AS TAX EXPERT Roswell Magill Resigns As Under Secretary Os Treasurer Hyde Park, N. Y., Aug. 24—<U.R) —President Roosevelt accepted today the resignation of under secretary of the treasury Roswell Magill, the man credited with shaping many new deal fiscal and tax policies. " Magill’s resignation becomes effective Sept. 15. in hls letter to the president, he pointed out that he had agreed to leave his teaching affiliation at Columbia university, New York City, only until September this year, but would remain “on call" to serve the administration further if the president wished. Mr. Roosevelt in reply thanked Magill for his services and for his, willingness to serve again and expressed regret that he was leaving. Magill obtained leave from Columbia where he is professor of law, in January, 1937. Magill was the treasury department’s tax expert. One of his last (WNl’lNUlfift ON FAGS FOUR). ,

Miss Joan Colchin Is Taken From Hospital Mias Joan Colchin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Colchin, was released this morning from the Adams county memorial hospital and returned to her home on Fourth street. Miss Colchin is the last of four who were hurt in the auto collision near Monroe August 2 to be released. Four others died of injuries received in the same crash. The condition of Junior McClure young son of Zearl McClure, who was critically hurt last Saturday in a wreck north of Wren. Ohio, was reported by attaches to be much improved today. OFFICERS LIST 1939 BUDGETS Various County Officers List Estimated Budgets For Next Year Budget estimates of county offices and county departments were announced today as County Auditor John W. Tyndall compiled the county estimates as submitted by the various county officers, preparatory to setting the proposed county tax rate for 1939. These are to be checked by the county council, the county tax adjustment board and the state tax department before the budgets and the tax rates for 1939 become final. The budget estimates and the comparison with the 1938 budgets are: Clerk of the circuit court: 1939 services personal. $4,510; all other operating expense, $1,412; current charges, $1,400; and properties. $1,200. total. $8,522. and 1938 total, $6,548. County auditor: 1939, services personal. $3,660; all other operating expense, $1,280; total, $4,940; 1939. $4,865. County treasurer: 1939. services personal. $3,140: all other operating expense, $1,110; properties. SSO, total. $4,300; 1938 total. $4,619.90. County hospital: services personal. $22,550; all other operating expense, $20,310; material. $1,000; current charges, $1,850; total, $45,710, less anticipated revenues of $40,010. balance to be paid by taxation, $5,700, 1938 total. $13,000. County Recorder County recorder: 1939, services personal. $2,800, ail other operat(CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) —oJay County Resident Released Under Bond George Adams, of Jay county, was released from the Adams county jail Tuesday, after furnishing S3OO bond as affixed by the court on a charge of driving while his license was suspended. He was released on his own recognizance on another charge of reckies driving. He was arrested Saturday by State Policemen Truman ißierie and Earl Waruock. He had entered pleas of not guilty to both counts.

LOYAL FORCES IN SPAIN ABB TO RESISTANCE Mussolini To Send Reinforcements To Aid Nationalist Cause By Joe Alex Morris (United Press Staff Correspondent) , Spain's civil war came danger-1 ously close today to bursting the! bonds by which Europe has sought | to isolate it beyond the Pyrenees.! A month of fierce fighting on I the Ebro river front has sharply —although not necessarily definitely — changed the one-sided military picture which insurgent Generalissimo Francisco Franco's armies dominated. Loyalist troops dug into the I solid rock of slopes on the vital; Gandesa front and. hidden in caves that defy bombardment and cling- ' ing to rocky heights, have thrown | back again and again the mass attacks of rebel infantry, tanks and i artillery. Today government air- 1 planes joined in the fighting to re-double the defensive power built up by fresh supplies of loyalist artillery and small arms. But the spearhead which govern-' ment troops thrust into the insur-' gent flank along the Ebro and ( which wrecked Franco's great vic-1 tory offensive against Valencia has had even more important effects elsewhere. It has stripped away the bed time story of non-interven-tion by which Europe had sought | to lull itself to sleep despite ex-1 plosions in Spain. Primarily, it has forced the hand of Italian | Premier Benito Mussolini. Italy entered, if she did not engi-,' neer. the Spanish rebellion because she believed that a lleftist Spain ' : allied with Soviet Russia and neighbor to then-Socialist France ~ was a real threat to Rome Musso-j lini definitely committed himself., to a Franco victory. Six months ago he was winning | on all fronts. Franco was reaching for his final goal. French leaders most friendly to the Spanish loy- . alists were ousted. British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain at least was more sympathetic toward Italy than toward extremist Spain. But the military situation has changed. Whatever chance there might have been of making non- 1 intervention a reality exploded this week when Mussolini frankly told the British that he was sending reinforcements or replacements to try to pull Franco's army out of' the mire. Italy has taken a hard. ; aggressive stand on the subject, i Moscow is angry, making indirect threats of action. France has | sought to minimize developments; , asserted that she would not re-open her frontier, which has leaked supplies for the loyalists like a sieve except when Paris felt it was politic to close down. Great Britain is most seriously worried. Her future is more at stake than any other nation; she might have to go to war if necessary to keep Germany or Italy i from setting up permanent bases in Spain that would endanger Brit-' ish domination of the Mediterranean. Even more important at the moment, the Spanish problem —I bringing Chamberlain, foreign secretary Viscount Halifax and chancellor of exchequer Sir John Simon i (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) OHIO INSPECTS INDIANA CROPS Ohio Patrols Reported Rejecting Indiana Fruit, Vegetables Indianapolis. Aug. 24 — (U.R) — Lieut. Gov. Henry F. Schricker reported today that Ohio patrols are inspecting Indiana fruits and vegetables to prevent importation of inferior products into Ohio. Although Indiana officials contemplated no action to halt the inspections, Schricker hinted that Ohio might be trying to eliminate Hoosier products and preserve the market for home-grown fruits and vegetables. “There are a lot of fruits and vegetables produced in Ohio and there v«ry likely is a heavy crop there." Schricker said. “Indiana vegetable and fruit growers sell and ship under the Hoosier seal of quality, which I guarantees that the produce meets federal requirements. "Os course, there may be some producers who are trying to ship inferior produce into Ohio, but it would be a small minority." Schricker was informed that Earl (UUNILNUED ON FAGU THJUGN).

Proposed County Tax Rate Highest In Several Years

CORONER ZWICK GIVES REPORTS — Coroner Returns Verdicts In Six Accidental Deaths In County Adams County Coroner Robert Zwick today returned verdicts in six deaths, which occurred In Adams county in the last two weeks. Coroner Zwick returned an open verdict after his investigation into the accident on U. S. hig'.iway 27, eight milee south of Decatur, Friday morning. August 12. This accident resulted in the death of four persons. Jerome Gase and Monica Colchin, of Decatur; Detlef Peterson. United Press bureau head in Fort Wayne, and Linda Niehaus, stenographer and secretary at radio station WOWO in Fort Wayne. This leaves the matter open and does not fix any blame against either of the operators of the cars. Jerome Gase, of Decatur, or Joe Gaskill, of Kendallville, assistant United Press bureau manager in Fort Wayne. Further action can be taken by the prosecutor or the grand jury when it meets this fall. Coroner Zwick returned a verdict of accidental death in the accident on Monday. August 15, when eight-year-old Leslie Stanton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Stanton, of Columbia City, turned his bicycle into a car driven by Ivan Byer. The accident happened in Blue Creek township and the boy died the following day. A verdict of accidental death was returned in the accident last Saturday when Mrs. Mabel Ross of Wren, Ohio was killed when a car driven by her husband, Clark Ross, collided with one driven by Elroy Stauffer. of Linn Grove. The reports, to be filed with the county clerk today, will close the investigations being made by Coroner Zwick. —o THREE YOUTHS HANDED FINES Fined For Reckless Driving, Suspension Is Recommended Stating that the court would cooperate to the fullest extent with authorities in an effort to maintain the clean traffic record of the city for 1938, and endeavor to prevent such a series of traffic disasters that have occurred on county roads from starting in the city. Mayor Arthur R. Holthouse late Tuesday afternoon fined three local young men $1 and costs each and recommended the suspension of operator's license for 60 days, on reckless driving charges. “It is not the intention of the court to unduly persecute anyone, nor to use any of those apprehended as an example. It is, however, the purpose of this court to uphold the laws of the city and state and endeavor to protect the rights and lives of its citizens on the streets and highways." In conducting the prosecution, Arthur E. Voglewede told the offenders that "to you this punishment may seem severe, but to those who have been grieved by a series of accidents that have taken six or seven lives in the past few weeks, it is a precautionary measure, designed to prevent the recurrence of such disasters.” City police officers signified their intentions of continuing the drive against reckless and drunken driving and all minor traffic violations. “It is these violations, which in the opinion of the offender seem ■ trivial, that sometimes lead to a serious accident,” they stated. "Contact with the public, which has yet to recover completely from the shock of the series of (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) Beverages Board - To Hold Hearing The Adams county alcoholic beverage board will conduct a hearing September 8 in the county court house on the application of Charles F. Brown of the Jefferson Lunch in Berne, for a beer retailer's license.

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Budget Estimates Call For 73-Cent Rate As Compared To 38-Cent Rate Last Year. TO BE APPROVED The highest county tax rate in recent years has been asked in budget estimates prepared hy county officers and compiled today by county auditor John W. Tyndall. The proposed tax rate is 73 cents on the SIOO, nearly twice that of the rate in effect this year of 38 cents. The raYe payable in 1937 was 47 cents. These rates are subject to the approval of the county council, the county tax adjustment board and the state tax board. The greatest increase in the proposed rate is the county revenue 1 fund, which has been raised from the 24 cents in effect in 1938 to 54 cents in 1939. The proposed 1939 budget is $177,327. divided as follows: county revenue $131,174; county bonds, $9,716; county welfare fund, $36,437. Part of the increase in revenue ■ is the requested special appropria- . tion this year of $31,950 which is to be acted upon by the county council. This is for right of way purposes and deficiencies in the ' 1938 budget. The budget does not take into ' account any increases necessary if the proposed addition to the hospital should be approved. The requested additional appro* ' priation of the county highway department this year will have no effect on the budget as the highway department obtains all of its money on returns from the state gasolino i tax, and noe from local taxation. The county revenue budget, tak- ■ ing into account the special appropriations for this year and bali ances on hand this year is for a . total of $197,973, including the period of August 1, 1938, to December 31. 1939. Deductions by reason of balances or returns from sources other than taxation make it; $131,146. A comparison of the proposed budget and those of former years, as announced by County Auditor John W. Tyndall is: 1939 (proposed) $177,327; 1938, $91,467: 1937, $107,562; 1936, $108,306. The proposed levies as compared to those in effect this year are: proposed 1938 County revenue .54 .24 County bonds .04 .04 County welfare .15 .10 Total .73 .38 o Gospel Team To Hold Services Friday Night A gospel team from the Epwortli League of the Monroe M. E. church will conduct an evangelistic service at Clark's Chapel M. E. church Friday evening at 7:45 o’clock. Revival services, conducted by the pastor and the Rev, Harold Lanman of Baltifore, Md„ are in progress at the church and will continue through next week. WATER CARNIVAL EVENTS LISTED Water Carnival To Be Held At Municipal Swimming Pool Events and officials for the giant water carnival, to be held Thursday night at 7 o’clock at the munii cipal swimming pool were listed ■ today by Marion Feasel, pool sup- : ervisor. The hoys will be classified into the following division: beginners i —boys six, seven, eight and nine . years old: swimmers — boys 10, . 11, and 12 years old; juniors — i boys 13 and 14 years old: seniors ■ — boys 15 years of age and over. A girls’ division will also be ' entered. The contestant that gets the most points in the girls, junior and senior divisions will be considered the champion swimmer ’ of the pool in the respective division. There will be contests in all of ; the four divisions in the race a- ; cross the pool swim. In all of the , other contests the beginners and swimmers will have to enter iti ■ (CONUNUKU QN fAGE SUQ