Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 48, Number 257, Decatur, Adams County, 1 November 1950 — Page 7

WEDNESDAY, NQVEMBNB 1. IN*

DATA ON POLITICAL JOBS TO BE VOTED ON NOVEMBER 7

THE DECATUR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HAS COMPILED A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF EACH OFFICE WHICH WILL APPEAR ON THE BALLOT IN THE FORTHCOMING GENERAL ELECTION AS A PUBLIC SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE OF ADAMS COUNTY. IT IS FELT THAT BETTER GOVERNMENT WILL RESULT F R O M INCREASED INTEREST AND VOTING ACTIVITY ON THE PART OF - 1 " ' ■- ■ '■ ■■ ‘ t - ■ -

UNITED STATES SENATOR Term: S year*. Annual salary: *12.500, plus *1.5*0 expense sUowanca. not subject to income tai. Iluties: To represent the people as Indiana In the passage ot national legislation. Ohe of it senators who help make the laws governing the United mates of America. CANDIDATES: ' ALEX M. CAMPBELL. 4420 Pembroke. Fort Wayne. (Failed to Respond.) HOMER t. CAPEHART, Washington. Indiana. Age 53. Married and three children. Education County schools and high schools In Washington. Ind. and Polo, 111. Present business: United States senator, farmer, manufacturer. Previous bus exp.: - salesman. G. I. Case Works Co., Racine. Wise.; salesman. Burton Page Cd.. Chicago. HI.; salesman, branch manager and sales manager, Holcomb A Hobo Mfg. Co.. Indianapolis; founder and president, ('apehart Corp.. Fort Wayne; vice-president, Rudolph Wurlitxor Co.. Cincinnati. Ohio, and North Tonawanda. N. Y.; founder and president. Packard Mfg. Co., Indianapolis Government Exp.: Vnlted States Senator (since 1*45.) Veteran. World War 1. CONDRBBBMAN (Fourth Distrtat) Term: 2 years. Annual salary: 111.5**. plus 12.500 expense allowance, not subject io Income f tax ’ Duties: To represent the people of the dietlrct in the passage of national legislation. Congressmen should have thorough grounding and experience la the problems of other levels of government CANDIOATII: S. ROM ADAIR, 1145 W. Foster Parkway, Fort Wayne.. Age 43 Married and tfro chUdten Education graduate Albion. Ind., high school. Graduate l.lfllsijale College. A B. Degree Graduate George Washingtoa University. LLB degree. Present Bns.: attorney Gov't Exp ; Probata commissioner. Allen -Co. (Since 1845 I Veteran World War 11. LEWIS BLACK. Ugonier, Ind Age 40. Married, two children. Education: Graduate high school in Noble county Graduate Taylor University. Ups' 1 land, Ind. Previous exp.: Farmer. 5 years. Present Hus : Representative of Clean Life League of A merles IBWARD H. KRWSS. Jr. Fort Wayne Age *1 t ■- ' ./■* ■ Married and three children. JOtyieatlon: Hoagland fflffFort Wayhe grade and high schools Graduate > Indiana University. I.LB degree. Present husineoa: United States Representative: —Attorney Gov’t. Exp Representative (since I*4B > Member •house appropriation committee, agricullaral subrommltter. Veteran World War 11. JOINT S*NATOR • (Adams, Blackford A Walla Counties) Term: I years May succeed self Salary: *1.200 annually Duties: Attend SI day session of state senate each two years and subject to attendance al any special sessions called. One of 50 members of the senate Has part in making state laws which affect the lives and properly of all citizens. CANOIOATIS: VON A. EICHHORN, Uniondale Married, three children Present business: Owns and operates electrical appliance and plumbinic store. Worked In factory 17 years Gov’t Exp : Member nf Indiana Senate. State Office Building Commission, Indiana School Study Commisaion and Advisory Committee of Indiana Economic Coumil EDWARD E. LEICHTV, SOS W Clark Berne I Age 51. Married, three children. Education: gradwme ftvi ue high- school, graduate Bluffton College. Bluffton. Ohio Took additional work at Columbia Univ. New York. Previous Exp Taught school 5 years. 2 as principal. Editor. Berne newspapers. J 5 pears. Worked General Electric 2 years. Assistant director U S. O at Balon Rouge La. Present business: owner. Liechty Arboretum and Landscape service. Gov’t. Exp.: worked for state treasury ■ . department 2 years. JOINT REPRESENTATIVE (Adam* and Walin Csuntiss) Term: 2 years May succeed self. Salary: II.ZW annually.. Duties: same as State Senator. One of 100 members of House ot Representatives. CANDIDATES: C. REMY BtERLY, Illi 8. Third St . Decatur Married, and five children. Education graduate VOTINQ - A Privilege and A Duty We. who are citiasna of the United States, have the priviltge of choosing our officers, and oapressinp our « view* as ta peliales to be fallows* by those off leers by I voting. a Further, we have the duty to vote In order to keep , ■ those fundamental concepts won by the blood of our an ■ *«»tera in pact years, and our brothers tn recent years. I from being taken away from us. ■ We hove the obligation at voting for capable men. end then becking them up after they take office, in order ■ to prevent a minority group from wrestling our governmeet from no. If we. the majority, do not vote, a minority group can and wltl take aver central by our default. BE AN AMERICAN, VOTE. ITS VOUR Ou TV! Harry Essex r I Repubßean County Chairman

z Martan Nssmsl College, B. 8. degree 1*41; Indiana Rtale Normal School, Terre Haute, ISIS; Indiana « UatveroMy. ISIS frith A. B. degree; graduate wog* UM varsity as CMeago. Present business: Attorney. Gov't Kga ; State Representative Harrison rounty. IStS-IS: Joint State Representative Crawford and itarrtatm counties. 1823-45; Clerk Adams Circuit Court I*l7-41; Pvusecuting Attorney, Adams County 140-47 - ERVIN L. FOX, 410 Wabash Ave., Bluffton. Age 37. Married, two children. Education: Attended Adame county public schools. Previous Exp : Farmer. worked Dunbar Furniture Co., ( yearn; Bluffton Grocery Co., 4 years. Present bustaem: farmer, and sales representative for Grove * Baxter, ear dealers. PROSECUTING ATTORNEY Term: 2 years. .May succeed self. Salary: 12.400 plus *2.00 per day allowance. Duties: approves all , aSMavtts charging crimes or misdemeanors to determinu whether there is a reasonable presumption of guilt. Prosecutes criminal eases and appears for the stele of Indians in all cases concerning the state where other representation is not furnished. Assists the grand Jury in its Invertlgattons. Appears in non-contested divorce canes, sanity hearing guardianships,, etc, w. CANDIDATES: SEVERIN H. SCHURGER, 445 8. First. Decatur. Age 11.. Murrtod, two children. Education: gradti ale ficcalur Catholic high school. .Graduate Indiana Uv Mcfreol. I*4*. .LUI degree. Present business: attorney Gov't. Exp Prosecuting attorney (1*44-'’Vetertn-Wortd-War' ’ ROBERT G. SMITH, *OB Grant. Decatur. Married. Bor* and raised aa farm near Flora. Ind Ediua lion: Flora. Ind grade and nigh schools Graduate Purdue University. B 8. degree, graduate North western University School of Law. Juris Doctor degree. Veteran World War 11. BLBRK OF CIRCUIT COURT Term: 4 years- Prohibited from serving more than * years ta period. Salary: *1.840 plus lI.W per day nNoMBre?" Been: hunting and fishing ssciae and change or venue fees. Kalary and fees nmount to about B.l.san per year Duties: mnst attend ail sessions t>t court and keep records of all court Judgments, orders, etc. Kx-offieio elec I lon officer of county. Appoints other members of eleclion hoard, is ogfclal registration clerk for voters and issues certlfh ates of election issues bunting, fishing and marriage licenses. Issues doctors, dent lets aud other licenses, records wills, tetters of administration and other probate documents CANDIDATE*: EDWARD F. JABERG, 315 N Fourth. Dcalur Age 51 Married, two children Education: graduate Decatur high school, attended Hall State Col lege and Indiana University Previous Exp taught school for .12 years In Decatur and Adams county. Govt Exp has served one term as county < lerk of circuit court Veteran. World War 1. COUNTY TREASURER Term: 2 years Prohibited from serving more than I years in «year iwrkid. Salary: *l.t4<l plus *2on per day allowance. Fees: of delinquent personal property tax Salary and fees lotat alxmt ~ *.l,<NHi per year. Duties, collects local and state e general property ami |>oll taxes for all county units, inheritance taxes, stamp taxes, etc. CANOIDATES: ' ' RICHARD O. LEWTON. 11. It 1 Decatur Age :t'. Married, five children IMmation: graduate Monmouth high school Previous, Exp.: U’ork*'d for I'hrick Bros 2 years. Owner burlier shop, in years Owner of Ixiwton Electriial Service for 2 years. Gov't. Exp,: has served one-term as -county treav- • - urer. , WALDO D. NEAL, ((.eiipaa. .Married.’ two children Education: graduate Geneva high achool. Previous Hus Exp owned gnaery store In Geneva Present Bus : Life Insurance underwriter. Gov't. Exp.: member of Genera town lioard.

r ————■— • ■' 4 —_ J _ „ —■ This Voters Directory Was Prepared In The Interest Os GOOD GOVERNMENT I. —al the direction of the Hoard of Direetom of the Decatur Chamber of Commerce. The Cham- . her of Commerce taken no part in pertiran polities but it believe* that every citiaen nhoald have 1 an active interent in all levels of government, and that the achievement of Good Government rests entirely with the voters. Such interest can only make iUelf felt through our nyntem of political parties. An a voter, you are urged to ntudy the qualifications of theWariom candidates and to | i lead your rapport to that pereon who. la year Judgement, is best qualified for the office he racks. Neeeararily. considerable editing had to be med tn oeiocting facta submit tad by candidate* an contracted with their political views or prom bra. Wherever porndbie, aN mention of member"hip in organization* and lodge* wan emitted m not being indicative of pernonal quaM flcat ion* for a governmental position. Iterator Hanker Os Cemmert*

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/ COUNTY SHERIFF Term: 4 years. Prohibited from serving utore thaa 8 yeara in any 12-year period. Salary: 1144* i? plus *2.00 per day allowance. Receivea allowances and feea for mileages, feeding and transporting prisoners, serving papers and other duties. Is furstaked heme at the etrnnty Jail. DuUea: chief police officer ter all of county; serves all papers issued by courts and eommieuious: has ruatody of eouaty Jail and prisoners; keeps records as monies and properties received aad aishursed at sheriff s sales; collections at Judgments, etc. C Affßf BATE*. 3*. Married, one child. Bducatiaß: ffraduate Haatington high achoai. Prevteua Hua. Hap.: operated milk rente 3 years; operated farm 7 yearn Present Bus.: Dealer ta livestock aad healing 15 .years. Gov'L Exp.: Special police officer, city police. 3'j years, special deputy, sheriffs dept., 4 years. ROBERT W. BHRALUKA. I*l N. Eighth Rt. Decatur, Age 3*. Married, one child. Education, graduate Decatur high school. Previous Bas Exp.: Reporter. Decatur Damaerut. 1* years. Gov't Bxp special deputy.- 10 years. Deputy sheriff (since 184*.) World War II veteran. COUNTY CORONER Term: 2 years. May succeed self Salary nfme Receives payment of ,l<i per day when performing duties. Duties: chief duty ta holding Innuesfs to determine cause of death in epees involving violence or acetaents. May perform dutiea of sheriff it latter io abtiemterdtogaailfled.Doea not havetobe member of medicat profeaeioa — CANDIDATES: ’ HARMON M. OILLie. 314 Marshall. Decatur Age C 5. Married, five chHdren. Mucatton: graduate Decatur high school. Present Bus.: Funersl director. Gov't. Esp.: served 13 years as eity councilman and 4 years aa county coroner. COUNTY ABBEBBOR -k Term: 4 yearn. May succeed self. Salary: *l,s(Mi, plus *2 •* per day sDowaace. Fees: taceivea feea for appraising eslates. Duties: organise the aase.-.»-ment of real and personal property and supervise the tuwnabip aaseaeor and/or trustees in their assessing function*; urta as appraMwr for the Inheritance tax and Intangible tax division of the state. CANDIDATES: ALBERT MARLOW. 232 N. Thirteenth. Decatur. Education: graduate high school. attended college al Martos. Ind. and Munclt- Ind. Previous Exp taught school 12 terms, osned and operated grocery for 25 yeara in Geneva, Gov't. Kxp.: Wabash top trustee. 1814. Elected county auditor 1828. Kerviug first term as county assessor *° ' COUNTY SURVEYOR Term: 2 years May succeed self Salary: 41.800 plus 12.10 per day allowance. Duties: survey and keep a record of all section corners throughout county: supervise all civil engineering work of the county including construction and maintenance <>f drains and ditches. • CANDIDATE*: HERMAN MOELLERING. Il R 1. Decatur Age 58. Marriott, five children. Education graduate eighth grade Lutheran parochial sclmmil. previous Rxp.. farmer. JGgyl Et®. :■ serving first term ga . - county surveyor. ( COUNTY COMMISSIONER* Three in number; ~ two'elected Two to be elected thia year. Election determined on vote from connty as a whole, but must reside in district they represent. Term. 3 years. May stuceed self Salary *SW annually, plus *2.n« per day for each day they are engaged in offte-ial duties. Duties: administration of all county bualneaa. Control, supervision and I maintenance of county property, audit and authorise claims against county; receive blda and authorise connty contracts; supervise building and maintenance of mads and bridges; exercise county's power of eminent domain; election functions ineindins establishing precincts, provide polling places and

THEPEOPLE. ITCONTAINSTHE INFORMATION ABOUT THE OFFICES PLUS BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIAL ON CANDIDATES, CITING THEIR QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE RESPECTIVE OFFICES FOR WHICH THEY ARE CONTENDING. ALL BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIAL WAS SUBMITTED BY THE CANDIDATES THEMSELVES.

eguipateit. Appointment of non-elecUre county officials (example county highway anperinteudent I and filling vacancies in elective offices due to death or disqualification. Preparation us that, part of annual county budget over which raanmiaaiuaere have direct control; issuance of bond* or nates when county borrows money (subject to county council approval i maintain abandoned cemeteries. Supervise adiufsskma to county home. x CANDIDATE*: (First District) ROLAND J. MILLER. R R I, Om-atur Age 48. Married, four children Bdoeatton: graduate eighth grade. Bobo srkool Previous Bap.: factory worker 17 years. Present Bus.: farmer and owner ot hardware store. ' LEWI* H. WORTHMAN. R R 2. Decatur. Age z <l. Widower, 4 children. Bducation county grade school. Present Bus farmer, president and director Preble Farmers Elevator; president. Echo Insurance Co. Gov't. Exp.: member. Preble Township advisory board. (Second District) OTTO HOFFMAN, R. R. 4. Decatur. Age 54. . Married, seven children Education: graduate De* catur high school. Attended Tri-fllate College, Angola. Iml Previous Exp.: taught school Hina Creek twp. Present Bay.: fanner. Gov't. Exp : served <m county council. Now serving first term as county commissioner ~ E. ROY TAYLOR. R. R. *, Decatur. (Failed to Respond I COUNTY COUNCIL Revett to be e ter ted tn Adams county - one v-ona cßman from each of four dislrtcte (only voters in three districts may vote on these fowl and three couecllaven at large (to be voted on by all voters in the county ) Term: 4 years. May succeed self Salary: *42 50 for each council nieetiag attended Duties largely financial la nature, serving as a check bn county tomialuioners County council appropriates all . funds tor county use. Fixes county tax rate Adoption of annual county budget. Fix pay ot county officer deputies, authorise appropi laliou of additional funds In emergencies CANDIDATE: __ (Fleet District) HENRY L. DEHNER. K. R 5. IMcatur. Age 85. Married, seven children Hducatlon graduate eighth grade, Fowler. Ind Present Bus. raua and operates farm Govt. Exp : served oh county council for 28 years, Rervrd on Alcoholic haverage board 12 years Member advisory boar* qt I nion A township schools for 8 years. (Second District) JULIUS C. SCHULTZ. R. R. 4. De< star Age «2 Edwsttoh gradnste grade school Present Hua: farmer. Gov't Exp . couaty councilman 12 years (Third Diatrict) CHARLES J. JONES. H R 1 Berne Age 70. Married; lour children, . Previous Exp Iwttle mak er. Present Bus : farmer Gov't Exp Blue Creek Twp trustee S years. Member ot county ceuaril since 1842 (Fourth Diakrtet) CHRIS STANLV, Geneva. Age 45 Married aad three ckiMteh. Bducatinn graduate Geneva high echwel. Present Bus farmer. Gov't. Exp.; conn cilman (stare 184«). (COUNCILMAN-AT-LARGt) RUFUS HUBER, 11. R 4. Berne Age 82. Mar ried. five eMldrea Mucntloa: graduate eighth grade. Monroe Twp. school. Present Bus.: owns and operates farm, itov't. Exp served 2 years on county council. Member advisory board. Montoc Twp. for I years. WILLIAM RRUETIMANN. Il R 2 Deeatw Age 55 Mu< ultete: PreMe Twp. grade schonl PTeaea' Bus farmer Oar’tr Bap county eounctiman. 8 years LEON NEUENSCHWANMR. It R 4. Berm Age S 3. Married seven children. Education graduate eighth grade Wabash Twp school. Prewent Bus.: owns and operates farm Gov't. Exp.: has served 1* years on county cnuneil.

A Duty— and a Pleasure It >* the duty of every American sltiatn to ♦alee hie ehoieea In a free election. But It la mere than a Carty—lt It a privliete and Qleaaure te MM Hrte a voting booth and east a vote with eut force or coeroien. H la one of the whies mahee the United. States the fineet gioee > in the world to live. Lot ito all take sort In ooleetinf thoee who will guide the dootinleq Os oar nation dwrinj these trying ttatoo. Veto Hovember 1. It Io more than a OUTV—It la a privilem. Harry Hebble Oemocrat Coonty Chairman Vl’ erttwrr”*

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