Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 55, Number 221, Decatur, Adams County, 19 September 1957 — Page 4

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Suggests Search For Indian Relics Here

(This Is the fourth in a series of articles concerning Adams county history. Persons who have enjoyed reading these articles are Invited to attend the first meeting of the Adams county historical society next Tuesday, at 8 p.m., at the Decatur public library. > Indians have ranged over Adams county for the past 10,000 years, and hundreds of sites may still be located in the county, but not a single one is know? now to archeologists. Dr. Glenn A. Black, worldfamous excavator of the Angel Mounds, said Tuesday night. Many arrowheads, spear points and other articles have undoubtedly been found here, he said, but these are worthless to the archeologist at present. Each arrowhead found must be carefully cataloged. This means that each Indian object found should immediately be tagged with its exact location, by section, township and range, the name of the owner of the farm on which it was found, location on the farm, depth found, or surface location, and date. It would still be possible to map many of the old Indian sites in Adams county, Dr. Black predicted, and such a work could be of great help to archeology in the state. Dr. Black suggested that all persons interested in Indian studies and relics attend the organizational meeting of the Adams county historical society next Tuesday night, and plan a committee to work on the valuable project. It is Dr. Black's theory that the Miami Indians of Algonquin stock were not “native” to this area, but were brought into the St. Mary’s river basin about 1680 or 1700 by the French to protect the

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St. Mary’s-Wabash portage from the Iroquois Indians. The latter tribe was allied with the British, and armed with guns obtained earlier from the Dutch. At the time the early French explorers first came through the area, in the early 1700*s, there-' were only small villages known, and the village at the present site of Fort Wayne did not number more than 100 men, women, and children at that time, Dr. Black said. He based his statements on extensive excavations made at Fort Wayne in 1936 during a twomonth stay. Dr. Black suggested that every object found be carefully marked, especially if found with non-In-dian relics, such as coins, silver work, or any European-type object that could possibly be dated. This will be extremely valuable for those Interested in really finding out the past of Adams county, he emphasized. Dr. Black promised cooperation in any way possible with any work done here on the Indian question. Many persons attended the meeting. including several from the Decatur area. Using colored slides, Dr. Black stated that the Folsom man was known in Indiana, but no evidence has so far been discovered near Adams county. Folsom points are easy to tell from regular “arrow heads” of the Indians in the 1800’s. Then came the archaic Indians to Indiana, with their freshwater clam-eating society, the Hopewell culture, found near here, and later the Algonquin and Iroquois stocks. All these groups left certain types of relics recognizable by the expert. But each must be carefully marked as to where found to be valuable. Dr. Black recommended forming a committee of the local historical society to look into the question utilizing Boy Scouts, 4-H youths, and others interested.

Cold Air Mass Is Headed For Stale Season's First Is Due Friday Night By UNITED PRESS A ’’really cold” air mass headed for Indiana today and threatened to keep temperatures no higher than the 50s on the last full day of summer. The season's first cold air mass, due Friday night in Hoosierland, was the same one which dumped nine inches of snow on parts of Montana and swept eastward. "That air is really cold,” exclaimed a forecaster at the U. S. weather bureau in Indianapolis. He said temperatures at midday today were still in the 40s in parts of the Dakotas and only 50 at Minneapolis. The mercury, which will play around 80 degrees Friday for thq third day in a row, will drop sharply to the low 40s in the north and the low 50s in the south Friday night. Then it will climb only a few degrees Saturday to the 50s. Occasional showers and thundershowers with a chance of some locally heavy rain in the south portions, were expected to precede the cold front > Weathermen would not predict temperatures beyond Saturday or comment yet on the possibility ol frost or freezing conditions Saturday night. Fog spread a white mist over part of Hoosierland this morning, including South Bend, Fort Wayne and Indianapolis areas, and Evansville had rain showers and fog. Temperatures dropped only into the 60s during the night, with lows ranging from 60 at Goshen to 67 at Evansville. Showers were expected generally by tonight throughout the state, continuing Friday with scattered thunderstorms on tap. Showeryconditions probably will continue Saturday, the weatherman said. High temperatures Friday were expected to range from 77 north to 80 central and south.

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Outlook Speaker , .- .♦ jMr J. K. MCDERMOTT The annual Adams county “agricultural outlook” meeting will be held in the Adams Central school building at Monroe at 7:30 p. m. October 1, according to county agent Leo N. Seltenright. Farmers, homemakers, landowners and other persons interested in the outlook for general business and. farming are invited. “What effect will high moisture corn in Indiana have on corn and other grain prices? Will the hog business be as good next year? Should I feed Rattle with the price of feeders up? If so what kind? Is this a good time to buy land? What can I do to cut costs? How many years of narrow profit margins should I expect in farming? What changes can I expect in the farming business in the next 10 years?” J. K. McDermott, Purdue University farm economist, will discuss these and other questions related to farm prices and the farming business in the year ahead.

Nine In Race For Legion Commander Annual ConYentioii To Wind Up today ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (UP)—J. Edgar Hoover will address the American Legion today before the convention cleans up final business and closes shop with the election of a new national commander and other top officers. Nine prominent legionnaires are in the running to succeed W C. 'Dam Daniel as head of the veterans’ group. are: John S. Gleason of Chicago; Richard Cadwallader of Baton Rouge: John D. Hill of Washington: Garland D. Murphy Jr., of Eldorado, Ark ; William R. Burple of Los Angeles; Preston Moore, Stillwater, Okla.; Martin McKnealty of Newburgh, N.Y.; Truman Wold of Fargo, N.D., and Howard C- Kingdom of Conneaut, Ohio. Five vice commanders and a national chaplain also will be elected by the 3,113 delegates to the Legion’s 39th national convention. Highlight of Wednesday’s session was a request that the status of armed forces agreement be revised so no American serviceman overseas could be tried by a foreign government for crimes committed while on a military post or while in the line of duty. Another big item of business was the adoption in toto of the Legion's foreign relations committee resolution on American foreign policies in all parts of the world.

fl mW’ 1 IJ ' ■ > • CARYL CHESSMAN, who has been in California’s San Quentin prison death row for a decade and has staved off six dates of execution, starts a journey to Los Angeles to appear in Superior court. Behind him in this guard captain’s office scene is Lt. Felix Demond of the Los Angeles county sheriff’s office.

Two Escape Injury As Auto Overturns Driver Fined For Traffic Violation Two,, persons escaped injury today at 10:10 a. m. when the car in which they were riding overturned on U- S. highway 224 abojut a fourth of a mile east of Magley. Freda Agnes Brewer, 43, of Morocco, driver of the car, told die investigating officers that she lost control of the vehicle while adjusting a pillow behind the head of her’ father, Charles Brewer, who was a passenger. The car swerved to the left of the roadway and traveled for about 240 feet off the road. She tried to pull back onto the road and the car went into a side skid, hit a mailbox and flipped over. Damage to the vehicle was estimated at 8350. State trooper Roger Gerwig of Wells county and Adams county deputy sheriff Robert Meyer, who investigated, filed a charge of driving to the left of the center of the highway against the Morocco woman. She appeared in justice of the peace court and was fined 81 and costs. Jacie Snyder Is In Miss Indiana Contest Miss Jacie Snyder, of Decatur route 5, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Snyder, participated this afternoon in the junior Miss Indiana contest sponsored annually at the Bluffton street fair. Miss Snyder is entered as Miss Decatur. She won this title last year at the annual rural-urban fish fry, in a contest, open to all county girls, for the Adams county soybean queen .The soybean queen will automatically be the Miss Decatur contestant in the junior Miss Indiana contest. There are 13 girls in the contest, and the winner will be announced Friday at 8 p.m. The winner will automatically become a contestant in the national junior Miss America contest. Portland High Band Is Winner At Fair Four Adams county bands participated in the sixth annual area high school band contest held Wednesday evening at the Bluffton sjreet fair. .None of the four placed among the top money winners. First place was awarded to Portland high school. Four other prizes were awarded to Hartford City and Columbia City, tied for second: Dunkirk, third, and Rockcreek of Wells county, fourth. Adams Central placed sixth. Pleasant Mills and Geneva tied for seventh, Montpelier marked eighth and the Hartford Center band was placed ninth. A total of 15 bands competed. Annual Stratton Place Picnic Slated Sunday The annual Stratton Place picnic will be held from 5 until 6 p.m. Sunday at the Stratton park. Residents of Stratton Place are invited to attend, and about 250 are expected for the annual event. In case of rain the event will held at the Decatur community center. Those attending should bring their table service, as everything else will be furnished by the Stratton Place association.

CELEBRATES 90th BIRTHDAY Wbwßl EBB A , "''*k i ... <4 , Henry M. Crownover

Henry M. Crownover. retired St. Mary’s township farmer and school teacher, celebrated his ninetieth birthday Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Crownover now live on their 100 acre -St. Mary’s township farm, one mile north and 3Mi miles east of Monroe. Born in Wayne county 16 miles, from Richmond. Crownover moved with his parents to Howard county, where he was raised. He was born September 18, 1867, during the presidency of Andrew Johnson, Lincoln's vice-president and successor. He taught school in Howard county, and when he was about 29 years of age was married to his lifelong companion, the former Geneva Hanna. Mrs. Crownover's grandfather was a first cousin of Judge Samuel Hanna of Fort Wayne, after whom Han-na-Nuttman park in Decatur is named.

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Crownover’s parents were John Crownover, of Wayne county, and Katherine Mittendorf, a native of Germany. After the death of their two daughters the Crownovers left Howard county in 1914. and settled in Adams county on their present farm. They bought 80 acres from Reason Shaffer, and cleaned off about five acres of the land. The big timber was mostly gone by that time but much drainage work had to be done. Later they bought additional acreage. One of the earliest recollections of Crownover is the sincere friendliness of Decatur merchants when they first arrived. All of the merchants greeted them on the street, inquired about them, and helped them with their problems. Another early recollection was the use of red carpets in the home, something unheard of in

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Howard county at that time. Crownover stated that in his entire life he has never had as much as a taste of bear, nor smoked a cigarette. He is still able to drive a tractor around his farm to see that things are in general repair. { The Crownovers had no more children of their own, but becoming interested in orphan children, the Adams county couple raised, for various periods of timfc, 13 children. Two of them were adopted when they reached adulthood, Harry Crownover, of Monroe, and Robert C. Crownover. The Crownovers had also raised Robert’s mother. Grandchildren of the Crownovers include Harry’s children. Gloria, Neva Lou. and Max, and Robert’s son, Ross. Neva Lou. now Mrs. Thomas Johnson of Huntsville, has a daughter. Cynthia, their only great-grandchild. Crownover farmed his own farm for many years, and in addition taught school for 39 years, 13 years in Howard county, 10 years at Pleasant Mills, and several years each at three schools in Blue Creek township, including the old school on the Charlie Skanks corner, the Egypt school, and the north brick school. Crownover is justly proud of his fine old home, which is furnished in true American style with colonial and pioneer furniture. On his birthday no special celebration was held, but he was visited by the children and grandchildren. County Auditors Os State In Session County auditor Ed Jaberg left this morning for Pokagon state park in northern Indiana, where he will attend a two-day meeting of county auditors. The meeting was called by the state board of accounts. "ATHLETE’S FOOT GERM HOW TO KILL IT. IN ONE HOUR. If ant .leaned. >»“' Jl! any drua cou.ter, Thia STROM" aerrnKlHe alou«h. off Kapoaea more xerma toMb nrtltfn. Vue ln«t«nt-dryi»K X,or al.ht. Now at Koh.. Or« Store.