Ligonier Banner., Volume 66, Number 7B, Ligonier, Noble County, 3 March 1932 — Page 2

The Ligonier Banner Established 1858 Published by THE BANNER PUBLISHING CO. . W. C. B. Harrison, Editor M. A. Cotherman, Manager i R R i PubMshed every Monday and Thursday and entered the Postoffice at Ligonier, Indiana, as second class matter.

Wawaka News Mr and Mrs. Ed Tice of near Diamond lake haq recntly as guests their daughter Miss Helen of Manchester college and her friend and classmate Miss Lolita Mac Weaver of Union City. Mrs. Anna Schick and Mrs. Hazel stroman were visitors in Albion Thursday. L William Lutz Waterloo who committed suicide had relatives here who attended his funeral.

Machinery is again being placed in the gravel pit and explosion after explosion as the gravel is loosened up will soon be a common sound here as “before the deression.” Mr. and Mrs. Frank Johnson recent purchasers of the late Louis Smalley farm are having new floors etc., put down in their farm barn. Mr. Johnson for 18 years was in the Mishawaka shoe factory holding a high positon. Wawaka high school graduates class of 1932 are Helen Cargo Mary Neufer, Alice Johnson, Mary Domer, Barbara Harriet McClugan, Evelyn Bell Helen Frick, Violet Rice Faye Herendeen, Meta Jacobs, Thelma King Arnold Landon, Olin Lower John Mar-

tin, Robert Murphy and Eldon King. Commencement will be held in April. A delightful suprise party was given Mrs. Emma Masters at her home Wednesday when Mrs, Lula Franks Mrs. Coffman, Mrs Elmer Johnson, Miss Addie Trindle Mrs Etta Elson and others gathered and advised her they were there to spend a whole day. The ladies proceeded to work on the Ladies’ Aid quilt now in frames at the Masters home and at noon a delicious carry-in meal was enjoyed and a number of other ladies came in for the afternoon.

Mrs. Cora Stigner Mrs Lulu Franks and Mrs Etta Elson spent Friday afternoon working on the Ladies’ Aid quilt at the Mrs Emma Masters home. The Brimfield Ladies’ Aid of the Brimfield M. E. church motored to Wawaka Thursday and spent the day as guests of Mrs. Roy Brown at the M. E. parsonage " Mrs. Effie Peffer and sons were guests of Mrs. Carl L. Ball near Albion Thursday. ‘ Lee Landon is ill. .

John Tierney little son of superintendent and Mrs. J. L. Tierney is recovering nicely from recent fall from his tricycle when a large gash was cut in his forehead :

The Misses Josephine and Carcile Frick were recnt hostesses to the voung people’s class meeting of the Wawaka Church of the Brethren. March 11 is the date of the Senior class play “The Purple Tantruf.” Irma Shumaker spent the week end at Angola. : L

Miss Frances Kinnison has a sprained hanl. ;

Kenneth Irvin of Waterloo was a business visitor here Thursday Alton Lepird and son George of Bronson, Mich., visited Mr. and Mrs. J E Herald and Mrs Alton Lepird Thursday 7 4 A Mrs Jennie Denner and Miss Luella

Denner were Albion visitors Wednesday.

Vern Pray of Fort Wayne spent the week- end with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Shannon and family. - (‘onfident Depression Over. One of Chicago’s prominent radio announcers stated over the air the other day that he was confident the depression was over, giving as his reason the fact that while motoring to Chicago a few days previous he had seen a large sign on a barn near Ligonier, Indiana which read: “will Hire.” e Takes Poison O. H. Miller 56 died from self-ad-ministered poison at Kokomo. His body was found on the floor of the Old Men’s Benevolent Association rooms. '

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DRIVER ‘HELD BLAMELESS

Ira J, Miller of Goshen Exonerated In Death of South Bend Motoreycle Officer

Ira J. Miller of Goshen was exonerated of al lblame in connection with the death at South Bend early Saturday morning of Motorcycle Policeman LLlyod Thompson 27 who was fatally injured when his machine collided with a truck driven by Miller. Thompson was chasing a speeder at the rate of more than 70 miles an hour when the accident occurred Miller’s truck emerged from g side street behind the speeder’'s car and ‘Thompson was unable to avoid crashing into the heavy machine, The officer was catapulted 50 feet through the air to strike® his head on the pavement. He died in Epworth hospital at three o’clock Saturday morning of a multiple fractured skull gand internal injuries. . After the accident it was learned the speeder was Dale L, Rose of Mishawaka who was taking his baby to a clinic for emergency treatment. the child had swallowed some poison tablets. ~The clinic phfysician told Rose to hurry with all haste. Ag a result of his explanation Rose also was absolved of blame, Rose said he did not know he was being followed until he later was informed of the crash. Miller told the police that he hearq Rose’'s horn and waited for him to pass but that he did not see MThompson. He believes Thompson also failed to see the truck,

Ends Life Aiter Automobile Crash A young man alighted from his automobile at Tndiana Harbor after a slight collision with another car drew a revolver from his pocket and put a bullet in hig head dying instantly, Papers in his pockets identified him as Harold McCoy supposedly of Canton, O. : Police were mystified bf the suicide and an automatic rifle and a quantity of ammunition found in the machine added to the puzzle, Tha automobile had been purchased in Hammond, Ind., where the man gave his address at 2118 Mahoney roae Canton, 0., or general delivery Whiting, Ind, :

- WHY USE A BLADDER PHYSIC? ~ To drive out impurities and excess acids that cause irritation which results in getting up nights, frequent desire, burning, leg pains or backache, BU-KETS the bladder physic works pleasantly on the bladder as castor oil on the bowels. Get a 25c test box from your druggist. After four days if not relieved go back and get your money. You will feel better after this cleansing and you get your regular sleep. : i

Aged Woman Burns to Death

~ Mrs. Sarah Arnold Welty 89 was rburned to death at Bluffton in a fire which destroyed her large residence Mrs. Welty widow of J. B. Welty lived alone in the home Police and firemen were forced to old Mrs Charles Awrnold the vicim’s sister-in-law to prevent her rom rushing into the burning build ng in an effort to save Mrs. Welty.

Economies Club Meeting

The Richville Home economics Club |iwill have their first lesson on Friay afternoon March 4 at 1:00 o’clock t the home of Mrs, Charles- Weybright. - All members are urged to be present and any one interested the on-members are very welcose, Mrs. hel Richards and Mrs Charles Weyright are the leaders. = Guy Stuckman Named ' Guy Stuckman Albion auto salesfiman hag been appointed auto licenge jagent for Albion succeeding M. H. ‘Bpangler attorney, Sy

GETS $37,925 IN STATE GAS TAX '

$4,000,000 [Being Distributed—Money To Be Used to Improve Roads

Noble county’s share of the state gasoline tax collected the last thirteen months is $37,925.55 according to information received from Indianapolis. Checks from ore than $400,000 were sent to cities and towns and counties throughout the state as their share of the tax. The money will be used in repair and improvement of roads in all parts of the state and it is expected will provide work for manyfy men. The state highway department receiving three-fourths of the gasoline tax money, will draw $14,415,458.50. :

‘The amounts received represent about a 20 per cent increase over 1931 principally because of the extra month represented in the collection. The payment is made ordinarly March 1 but last year it was made a month ahead of time thug the distribution this year was made on the 13 months" receipts. Of the fourth of the tax distribution for local purposes, three-fourths goes ot counties, one-half of which is divided evenly between the counties and the other half pro-rated according to mileage of county highways. The pro-rata amount this year was at the rate of $39.77 a fnile. Amounts to be received by nearby counties are: DeKalb, $38,947.76; Elkhart §535,936.42; Kosciusko $36,277.63 LaGrange $29,766.58; Steuben $32.758.b2; Whitley $37,806.63; Wells, $49,997.99; Allen $56,079.54 /

Will Make Race For Governor

Attorney General James M. Ogden indicated in an interview Tuesday that he plans to enter the race for governor within the next few days, Preciously it had been anticipated that Ogden would seek re-election to his present position then attempt to win the gubernatorial nomination in the state convention.

His plans were changed it 'was thought by the entry of James M. Knapp Hagertown into the gubernatorial race. T

- Ogden has held numerous confer‘ences with party leaders and his entrance is predicated on the grounds that this year’s contest will be “anybody’s race.” : Others at the statehouse who are expected to enter the race are Arthur Sapp Huntington member of the highway commission and Judge (Marence Martin of the supreme court,

Demoratic Fight Breaks Out

. A fight characterized by Joseph Conroy as “a battle to the death” between himself and County Democratic Chairman Frank R. Martin was being waged at Gary this week with Conroy seeking the support of R. Earl Peters. state chairman, Conroy leader of a group of democartic insurgents demanded that Peters remove Martin as county chairman. Martin when informed of Conroy’s latest attempt to oust him, replied that he was “too busy assessing property and looking after my own campaign for the congressional nomination to ‘bother about party fights.” : Conroy based his attack against Martin on the contention that he violated party trust by seeking congressional nomination while still hold ing the county chairmanship, - Congressman To Retire . Albert H, Vestal of Anderson member of congress for the last 16 years from the old eighth district announced at a republican meeting he would not seek re-election but will resume his law practies, | 0 0 o . Blood tested baby chicks at regsonable prices. Clint Ott Kimmell, Thone 468, . i NGI

THE LIGONIER BANNER, LIGONIER, INDIANA,

MARCH COMES IN LIKE LAMB Mildest Winter For Years Ends According to Popular Assumption ‘ March came in like a lamb and according to an old time theory of weather prophets will go out like a.lion Although spring, figures astronomically does not begin for mnearly three weeks the popular assumption is that winter ends with the last day of Feb‘bruary, On this popular basis the ‘winter just past was the mildest Lig‘onier has known for many years. Of}ficial records show that it was the ‘milest Chicago has known since 1877. @ Spring plants are well” up out of ;the ground, daffodils in some yards being almost six inches high. 4d.eaves ‘on some shrubs have appeared and buds on rose bushes are numerous, Many of the early spring bhirds have arrived robins being quite numerous. Meadow larks have also arrived. Blue birds and morning doves have been ' here for some time, It will be recalleq that some farm 'ers engaged in plowing in December, ' very unusual for that time of the year.

Rendel's Verdicet :

Verdicts of “accidental’ deaths” ‘were returned by ('iorongr H. P. Shew in the cases of James Beecher and Cecil H. Bixler well known LaGrang? county men who were killeq when the autuomobile in which they were riding was struck by south bound G. R, & I. passenger train No. 506 at the Kneipp sanitarium crossing one imile north of Rome City . The crossing is quarded by a wigwag light angd bell signal and Coroner Shew said that persons residing in the vicinity testified that they heard the train whistle for the crossing and then the crash, At the abrupt turn in State Road No. 9 near the crossing headlights of south bound trains are clearly visible to south bound motorists the investigation showed.

Baby Health Station

'How fast does a baby grow in- weight 'in height, in “wisdom and understand ing?” What should we feed him? How should we clothe him? How can we keep him well? How can we prevent or cure illness or bad habits? ‘What danger signals should we watch for? Tphese are some of the questions that parents asks and ‘may have answered at the baby health stationg conducted by representatives of the State Board of Health, Child Hygiene Division, The station for Noble county will be held Wednesday March 9th at Albion Court House. Mothers with babies under two years of age are cordially invited to bring them to this station. Registration hours are fsom 9 to 11:30 a, m. and 1 to 4 P M.

Five Arrested During Raids

~ Maj. Howard Long, head of the 'Northern Indiana federal prohibition enforcement division with 12 officers working in “conjunction with Sheriff John P. Hoff and Deputy Sheriff Herbert N, Grimm and Chief of PBolice Charles Davis conducted DeKalbh county’s first major raid last wiék visiting 10 places and arresting five persons.

The warrants were issued on buys gained as to the activities of persons involved, :

Worried by Conscience 7

Admitting that he had worried and ‘wanted to “get it off his chest” Frank Haller 35 of Fort Wayne went to police headquarters there ‘and con. fessed to stealing $244 In cash and $B2 in checkg from the Heiny grocery in May 1931 almost a year ago, Haller was slated on a charge of grand ‘larceny . “Mata Hari” starring Greta Garbo and Ramon Novarro at, Crystal Sunday Monday and Tuesday. : :

PURDUE STUDENT HELD

Hitch-Hiker Identified As Youth Who Shot Motorist LaSt | Month :

William Howell Blackburn 20 until recently a student at Purdue university was araigned at Oak Park 11, on a fugitive warrant from Indianapolis charging attempted murder. Although the youth persists he is innocent police say he has been identified as the assa}il'ant. of Russell Gardner an Indiana state road commissioner who was shot near Indiana. polis on January 28. The latter is now almost completely paralyzed. Blackburn, son of a wealthy rail way supply distributor 4s charged with hitch-hiking a ride in Gardner’s automobile from a point near Tafayete to Indianapolis, Upon reach ing Indianapolis the warrant charges young Blackburn drew a gun and shot Gardner threw him from the car and drove away. :

Named Chairman

Mrs. Irma Shumaker of Wawaka is Noble count chairman for the annual state high school Latin contest which is being sponsored by the Indiana university extension division. The various county chairmen named by I. U, extension division will have charge of the local and county meets of the contest, The district meets will be held Mar. 26 and the final state meet is Scheduleqd or April 8 and will be held at Indiana university in connection with the annual conference for Latin teachers. Y :

Howard Miller age 16 died in the Porland hospital from burns received when he attempted to start a fire with with kerosene. : :

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HAS NEW RELIEF PLAN

“Man-A-Block™ ATrangement Expect ed To Provide Work For 2,000 At South Bend.

- Jobs for at least 2,000 unemployed men at a weekly salary of $l5 will be, provided by South Bend. home owners according to jlans of the “man-a-block” committee. of the American Legion. = ¥ ‘Members of the -committee under Frank J. Murray were completing palns for the employment of one man in at least two-thirds of the 3,000 blocks in that city. ;

The South Bend plan is the most extensive of any contemplated in the middle west, s The plan calls for the payment of 50 cents weekly by each resident. At an average of .30 homes a block each man 35 emploved will receive $l5 three times the sum aljotéd to«a family of four by the county poor relief bureau. ; g

The men employed will be put to work washing windows making small repairs, gardening cleaning and doing other household chores in the homes in his block.

Estate Valued at $BO,OOO

The estate of the late Emanuel Greenawalt associated with the Goshen Milk Condensing company for a number of vears was valued at $BO,-

307,29 according to the report filed in the Elkrart superior court by the Bristol State bank administrator. Mr, Greenawalt died in Goshen August 4, last. - : |

- “Rustlers” continued their depredations at Warsaw stealing twelve hens from the farm of E., H. Adams five miles west of Pierceton.

DemocTatic Editors Name Officers Clarence Wolfe of New Harminy was elected president of the Indiana Democratic Editorial association at the closing business session of the annual midwinter meeting at Indianapolis. :

‘Dean L. Barnhart of Goshen was elected treasurer of the association,

“Mata Harl” starring Greta Garbo and Ramon Novarro at Crystal Sunmday Monday and Tuesday.

WHEN ADVERTISED -~ IN THE ARE SUCCESSFUL | SALES Each spring and fall more farmers throughout this community are choosing the Ligonier Banner to carry the message of their farm sale, THERE IS A REASON They have benefitted by 'the experience of others—have learned that no ogher newspaper covers the Ligonier community as thoroughly as the Ligonier. The cost of sdvertising your sale in the Banmner is nominal when results are considered. ‘ IF PLANNING A SALE If you are planning a sale, come in and discuss the advertising with us. We will be glad to assist in any way possible.- » A’'SUCCESSFUL SALE IS ONE THAT HAS BEEN . ADVERTISED PROPERLY o o‘ ‘ Ligonier Banner PHONE 13

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