Ligonier Banner., Volume 68, Number 31, Ligonier, Noble County, 30 August 1934 — Page 1

“THE HOME PAPER

$1.50 PER YEAR

SIATE PROPCAIY UP 12 MILLIONS

TOTAL VALUATION TO BE ABOUT $3,672,000,000 ACCORDING ¢ TO WALSMAN.

State Tax Rate is Limited to Fiiteen (Cents—Other Taxes to Meet Expenses, :

An increase of approximately $l2,- | 000,000 in the assessed valuation of all | proprety in Indiana will be shown on | tax duplicates in 1935, Albert F. Wals- ‘ man, state tax poard member, said ‘ Wednesday. ; e ] The total assessed value of -all {_ property Will e approximately $ | 672,000,000. The exact amount of the' : valuation will not be known for SeV- l eral weeks, Walsman said, due to the i jarge number Of appeals on assSeSST | ments. : , The assessed yaluaticn Of panks, railroads, utilities and the like for ‘ 1935 have been set by the tax board |- at $623,242,771. The total valuation | fcr taxing purposes on the same prop- 5 exly in 1934 was $671,627,089. , A total of $28,270,109 will be added, | to the 1935 figure, however, due to in-{ clusion of municipal utilities, ordered | to pay state and county taxes start- | ing next year. : Real estate assessments in 1935 |, will be the same as. in 1934, Walsman said. The only changes in valuatiofs | from counties will be due. to reducy |, tions or increases ih. personal property figures. " The state tax rate is limited to 15 | cents on each $lOO of taxable property A large portion of the levies for purs g poses other than governmental costs. | ¢ The latter division receives 4.65 cents | of the 15-cents levy. ¢ Walsman estimated that on a bhasis | ¢ of the 4.65 cents, the valuation would | raise approximately $1,707,000, an j« amount which ordinarily is required | : to run the state government one month. Funds for the remaining elev- || en months will be derived from excise || income tax and intangible tax, wals- | | man said. | Melon Pickers Strike. : Elkhart county experience its first jabor strike in recent years Wednes- : day when seven extra melon pickers employed on the Victor Judson fruit |- farm, south and east of Bristol, went | on a strike because of wage difficul- |’ ties and the fact that two of their number had been discharged. The ' strikers immediately started to picket | the farm. : ¥ The regular employes of the farm were at work picking melons and | fruit the same as usual, while the picketing went on. The seven strikers none was twenty-ome years of age. The sheriff’s office was called when the youthful strikers threatened trou- { ble, but when informed that “their picketing must be peaceful, the young ‘ men agreed to just parade with their banners. v Sugar Winners Those receiving sugar Wednesday evening were the following: 25 pounds to Stanley Fisher, and ten pounds to: Virginia Johnston, Kimmell, John W. Todd, Aileen Goodrich Mrs. Mildred Cochran, Mrs. Edwin ; Troyer, Ellen Renner, Nadja Horne, Eli Hershberger, Betty Rice, R. R 3 Mrs. James Schutt, David DaVault, Mae Galloway, Kimmell, Hershe! Reed, Earl Ostrander Mrs, Anthony Morris R R 3 Simon S. Graber Topeka. Next week the drawing will be held between ‘the Weir building |} and the Guteliug store. The -numbers will be posted until 9:45 o’clock. Elkhart Twp. Schools 3tart Tuesday. School session in Elkhart township begin next Tuesday, when the stu-. den and teachers meet for organization. The teachers and faculty of the school at Wawaka are: J. L. Tierney, superintendent; Rev. B. E. Hoover,: Mrs. Irma Schumaker, Harold Jones, Keith Krippner, Flora Franks, Ruth Schwab, Mrs. Harold Jones and Mrs. Helen Schgrmerhorn. Teachers at the North school are: Thurlow Holcomb, Mrs. Audrey Stauft and John Todd. Many Tickets Sold I iAdvance sale of tickets for the Indiana state fair reached 74,000 as compared to the total advance sale last year of only 50,000. Fair officialg said the sale indicated a new attendance record. The fair will open Aug. 31. S § ¥ ' : i 2 - bet New Sign Erected. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Inks managers - of the Crystal theatre have had during the past few days a very attrac night and can be seen at a long dissw tated meeting of éwfifim

THE LIGONIER BANNER

CRIME CAREER COMES TO END. Youth Caught at Elkhart Tells of . Many Crimes—Entered Homes Near Kendallville.

Ira Holmes, 19, of South Waverly, N. Y., ended his career of crime for the present, when he was arrested at Elkhart after attempting to steal an automobile owned by Ralph Fitz, of Elkhart, parked on Main street. A person who saw Holmes in the car and knew the owner called the police. Holmes ran but was captured shortly afterwards. o ! Holmes willing told of his escapes, citing a long series of automobile thefts and burglaries in which he had participated with a companion whose name, he said, is George Thompson orf South Waverly and who is still at large. 4 : The prisoner said he and Thompsoh! escaped from a lboys’ school at Rome N. Y., four years ago and since then had been roaming about the country stealing food, money and automobiles. At Ligonier, late Sunday night, Holmes said he and Thompson broke into a garage and stole $2 and some: candy. He said on Saturday night they stole a car from a farmer’s barn near the Ohio line and abandoned it at Ligonier going to Elkhart on g freight train. Sunday afternoon he said west of Kendallville they entered a farm house, after having seen the farmer and his family drive away and stole some food and a revolver. In Cleveland, Ohio, last week he said they stole a Ford V-8 which they drove 100 miles and abandoned it after ‘the gasoline supply had run short. Then he said they gtole a Chevrolet coupe and abandoned it near a farm house where they stole another car Saturday night. When Holmes was captured he said Thompson had been waiting for him at the edge of Elkhart. s Holmes is now lodged in the county jail at Albion, where he will be quizzed by officials. He may be taken over a portion of his former route in north eastern Indiana and western Ohio by State police to point out some of the places he claims he visited and to locate stolen cars which he said he abandoned. Liocal authorities are inclined to be” lieve Holmes is mentally unbalaniced State police have wired officilas at Rome, N. Y., in checking up Homes' story. i

Bank Night Change.

Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Inks of the Crystal theatre announce that beginning Wedesday, September 12th the Bank nigh't will be held on Wednesday instead of Friday, as it is at the present itme. The money for this Friday even ing has been divided in different portions. There will he two lots one of five dollars and one of two dollars and fifty cents Five people will share in the $5.00 class and ten in the $2.50 class making a total of $50.00. The $2.50 winners Friday night were Mrs. Ivan Moats, Royal Borton.

Smith-Spurgeon Reunion.

The fourteenth annual reunjon of the Smith-~Spurgeon families was celgbrated Sunday, August 24 at Freeds Park with a large attendance. The dinner was beuntiful and after same g delightful program was rendered. Out of town members came from Madison, Wis., Chicago, South Bend, Goshen, Toledo, and Quaker City, Ohio. The next reunion will be keld at the same place on the last Sunday in August, 1935.

Three Hurt Near Garrett

The condition of three residents of Carret hurt late Saturday night when a car driven by Domine Pallone 20 of Fort Wayne overturned near Garrett was reported to be fair by Sacred Heart hospital attaches. The injured were Thomas Seifert 17 Miss Lucille Johnson, 16 and Miss Marvilla Smith 16, all of Garrett. Pallone and Miss Marie Muzzillo 21 of Garrett were unhurt, '

Strike Seems Inevitable.e.

Virtually all hopes of averting the nation-wide textile strike of 600,000 workers this week crumbled today. As projected conferences between the strike leaders, textile mill owners and the national labor relations board became enmeshed in technicalities, high govermental labor officiels admitted that the strike by Saturday appeared inevitable. | Elks Party Tonight. . The Ligonier Blks wil enjoy a family party tonight at Sargents hotel, Lake Wawasee at 7:00 o’clock, The diverions of the evening will be bridge, boat riding and dancing. A pleasant time is assured as these parties are very popular. ' Two Cars Stolen. - Two cars have been stolen from Whitley county. The four-passenger Buick of Kenneth Black of Columbia City and the Essex sedan of Homer Leatherman near that city, are among the missing autos. o v~ B. A. Shoup will make a trip ta Chicago fair Saturday September 8 leaving my barn at 4 a. m. make reservation early to be sure of room |52.00 round trip. One day only.

LIGONIER. NOBLE COUNTY, INDIANA. THURSDAY, AUGUST 380, 1934

LICENSE PLATES HERE. Delivered From State Prison; Black ' Figures with Robin’s Egg Blue Background. |

Ligonier’s supply of 1935 automobile plates arrived ‘at the local license bureau from the iMchigan City state prison where the plates were manufactured. A guard and a trusty brought the plates here by truck. The 1935 quota includes 2,1000 passenger car plates and 500 truck plates. The car plates begin with npumber 534,901 and end with 537,000 and the truck plates begin with number 95,701 and end with 96,200. : The 1935 plates have black figures with a robin’s egg blue background, according to Mrs. Hazel Sack, manager of the local bureau. The plates will go on stale probaby December 1, and according to advance word there will be no days of grace, ,

. A group of children met at the M. E. church Tuesday afternoon and organized a Junior Epworth League. The first meting will be at 5:30 oun Sunday evening, September 9th. The officers elected were: President, Ray Henn; first vice president, Byron Strait; second vice president, Patty Ann Longnecker; third vice presldent, Donald Wischmeier; fourth vice president, Eleanor Sisterhen; secretary, Betty Lou Baughman; treasurer James Baker; pianist, Betty Jean Stage: song leader, Norma Seagly. Those present were divided into two groups with Bobby Mathew and Marjorie Tyler as leaders in a contest for members. By

Frank Fortuni, 49, and Orval Davis 51, of near Elkhart, -were arrested by the Elkhart county sheriff on a charge of petit larceny. They are alleged to hiave stolen three turkeys from Frank Link’s farm near Jamestown.

The turkeys, according ‘to the sheriff’s office were taken to the home of Davis’ brother, where they were canned. Davis was released on $5OO bond, but Fortuni is still in jail. No date has been fixed for their hearing. ; :

Samual Cleland, Fort Wayne attorney and candidate for state commander of the American Legion held at Gary, awakened Sunday morning to find $63 miscing from his hotel! room. Otio Ray, Indiazapolis, another prominent legionnaire, reported that $lBO had been stolen from his room while he. slept. _ - Several other delegates reported that their rooms had been visited by thieves. : :

South Bend probation officials reported finding James Taylor Harris, 13, son of Mrs. Pearl Harris, of near Pleasant Lake, who had been missing since August 26. The boy said he had ‘been visiting his grandmother in Towa. He had hitch-hiked to lowa and was returning when apprehended at South Bend. He was being held for the Steuben county probation officer. o i ;

Robert McNagny, son of Judge and Rob R. McNagny of Columbia City, has been awarded a full scholarship for the winter and spring term at Culver military academy. The award, valued at $1,500, includes fhoard, room and tuition. Mr. McNagny plang to spend the next two weeks at Culver and will try for the Culver appointment to West Point.

While working on an arm of the McCarter gitch near Warsaw, Walter Kline, ditch contractor, killed 11 rattlesnakes, one of which had 13 rattles. According to Kline the recent drouth has resulted in a marked increase in the number o.f rattlesnakes in Kosciusko county and adjoining counties. : :

~Mrs. A. E. Kelley entertained thre@ tables of guests Friday evening for Mrs. Tom Green and Mrs. A. O. Searer of Oak Park, 111., at a buffet supper. Bridge was enjoyed and favors went to Mrs. Fred Starr, Mrs. Tom Green, Mrs. R. D, Shobe and Mrs. Le; land Calbeck. Mrs. Shearer was given the guest favor. Auxiliary Meeting. The American Legion Auxiliary will meet Monday night, September 10th at the Legion hall. All members are urged to be present and bring their glass of jelly which was pledged to the district. Reports of the state convenition will be given at that time. New Library Hours Mrs. Lena Standbury librarian of. the Public Library announces the fall and winter schedule of the library hours beginning September Ist are: Afternoon hours 2 to 5::30 o'clock. Bvening hours 7to 9 o’clock. . - R : Free Sugar to Continue : Due to 2 misunderstanding a rumor | has been started that Wednesday night sugar drawings would be discontinued, however, they will con- | tinue ‘until further notice. .

Junior Epworth League.

Held for Theft of Turkeys.

Cleaned Out of $63.00

Boy is Found.

McNagny Gets Scholarship.

Kills Rattlers.

Buffet Supper.

POOR EXPENSES UNCHANGED. Counties’ Standing in Relief Costs About the Same as Forty-Two ‘ Years Ago.

‘lndiana’s 92 counties stand virtually in the same relation to each other in relief expenditures today as they did 42 years ago, the Indiana state committee on governmental economy declared in a statement issued at Indianapolis. : : For two years the expenditures by counties ranged from 4.7 ceats in Crawford, the lowest ranking county, to 84.1 cents per capita in Warren, the highest ranking. : Today their camparative status remained exactly the same, : The 10 highest counties in amount of relief per -capita of population from 1890 to 1932 in order of rank from the top were: Warren, Wayne, Johnson, Fountain, Vermillion, Parke, Knox, Grant, Decatur and Rush. The lowest in order of rank from the bottom were: Crawford, Ripley, Dubois, Franklin, Perry, Washington, Jefferson, Adams, Spencer, and Harrisom. . Total public relieg costs directly administrated by Indiana county and township officials increased from $5,791,789 in 1931 to $9,490,802 in 1932. NOBLE HARD HIT BY DROUTH.

M. M Justin, State Agricnltgral Sta- . tistician Gives Out Report on Conditions.

Three small counties on the southpastern border—Dearborn, Ohio and Switzerland—suffered heaviest from the summer’s extreme drouth in Indiana, a map prepared by M. M. Justin, agricultural statistician at Purdue university, showed today. Next hardest hit are fourteen counties in the extreme north, the report showed. They were Lake, Porter, Newton, Jasper, Benton, Elkhart,, Starke Marshall, Fulton, Kosciusko, Whitely, Noble, LaGrange and Steuhen. . The remainder of the state suffered comparatively light damage, with the extreme southwestern section showing the best condition, Justin reported. » : Pointing out the difficulty of predicting a dollars and cents loss in crops at the present time, Justin said that the peculiarly spotty rainfall had resulted in unusual differences in the neighboring areas. . Even within county boundary lines osme townships were markedly better condition than adjoining areas he reported. : ‘ The ‘survey was confined principally to corn but is typical of general crop conditions in the state Justin said. The oats crop was generally poor all over the state, Wheat generally yas good excepi in northwestern Indiana where the drouth and chinch bug hit. Hay and pasture crops generally were short.

Peters Gets Job.

R. Earl Peters of Fort Wayne has been named an association director for Indiana in the better housing di* vision of the Federal Housing Administration, it was learned today.

NEWS NOTES.

'Will Rogers in “Handy Andy” -at Cr‘ys:tal next Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. Tnough said.

Will Rogers in “Handy Andy”’ at Crystal next Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. Tnough said.

Tommy Spurgeon is spending the week in Toledo the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Harmon Spurgeon and family.

Mr. and Mrs. Olin Stansbury of Chicago spent Wednesday and today with his mother Mrs. Lena Stansbury. Judson Dillon returned to his homte at Culver Tuesday accompanied by ‘his grandparents Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Cooper. : (Miss Maribell Snyder returned to ‘her home here after spending the symmer with relatives in Elkhart towmship. James ‘Smalley after a visit with his brother Mr. and Mrs. Charles ‘Smalley has returned to his home in Colorado. L 1 l Mrs. Lois Sundheimer and children ot Wabash and Ruby Younce of Go-’ shen are spending the week at the A Martin home, il _Stanley Surfus, who has been very ill is reported to be slightly improved. He is confined to his bed where he will be required to remain for some time. : Mr. and Mrs Charles Nelson visited part of last week in Elkhart with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Nelson, also with ‘Mr. and Mrs. David Seedle in Goshen’ and returned home Saturday. : ~ The women missionary society of the U, B, church will meet Thursday Septemper s'at 2 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Bessie White. Christ the undoing companion of our ways is the theme of our mew program.

KOSSA STATE CHAIRMAN. Mrs, Margaret (Peg) Barr of Princeton wiil Lead the American Legion AuXiliary. |

Frank Kossa, of Jeffersonville, Tuesday was elected siate comimander of the American Legion by unanimous vote or delegates at the sixieenth annual convention. Cleon W. Mount, of Tipton, and Samuel Cleiand, of Fort Wayne withdrew ig. favor of Kossa. lodianapodis was ' chosen for the, 1935 convention after a bitter threecoronered fight iunvolving Bloomington and Muncie. ; Kossa is a republican, but he has never takenm an active part in bipartisian politics. He was said to have been favored by the faction controlled by Gov. Paul V. McNuit, former state and national commander. The delegates also indorsed 2 resolution calling for a universal draft in case of war. Another resolution favoring federal hospitalization for veterans with non-service connected disabilities only when the veteran involved is unable to pay medical attention from his own funds. The resolution demanding cash payment of the bonus referred to vast federal emergency expenditures such as that spent for corm-hog reduction program. § : - The Legion also demanded that “all just benefits” for veterans injured during the war and asked that access be given to their service record?® Election of district comanders were also held Tuesday and Walfred Lindstrom of Angola, was elected for the Fourth distriet. . Mrs. Margaret (Peg) Barr, of Prince ton was elected state president of the American Legion Auxiliary over Mrs. Bennett of Kokomo. Mrs. B. W. Harris, Gary, and Mrs. Agens Sweeney, Jeffersonville, were elected vice presidents for the northern and southern districts, respectively, without opposition. QOther Auxiliary officers elected included Mrs. Jo Kimberling, Shelbyiville, secretary; Mrs. Aula MeMahon, ‘South Bend, treasurer; Mrs, Neva Feller, LaGrangs, re-elected chapr lain; Mrs. Marie Beamer, Logansport, historian. : : Mrs. Hattie Whitman of Columbia City was elected Fourth district president some time ago at the district meeting. Mrs. Beulah Brooks of Angola the present district president and Mrs. Neva, Feller of LaGrange will be delegates to the national convention ir Miami in Oetober. .

Will Not Collect Taxes Here

County Treasurer C. A. Surfus has announced that he will not be able to visit Ihe various cities and townis this fall for the purpose of collecting the fa!l asse:sment ofi taxes, due to the fact that no money has been appropriaied for the purpose, in the past M. Surius did it merely for an accomr odaticn to the pubile. The expense fui the work is all up to Mr. Surfus as he is required to employ several additional clerks to adssist him. It is understood that his predecessor received $3OO a year as €Xpenses inl making collections outside of Albion, which amount has been eliminated by the county council. So therefore all Woble county taxpayers wil be be required to go to Albion to ipay their taxes. H

Democrats to Gather at Ft. Wayne. A democratic Fourth congerssional district organization meeting will be held at Fort Wayne Friday afternoon at two o’clock at Democratic headquarters in Hotel Anthony. Virgil Simmons of Bluifton, district chairman and head of the state department of public works, will preside. Omer S. Johnson, democratic chairman, and Cong. James I. Farley will make addresses. All democratic candidates, county chairmen, vice-chairmen, committee men, organization officers and party leaders of the party from over the entire district have been invited to attend.

to Try Negroes.

Juries for the fall term of the LaGranige circuit court, which will open next Monday have been announced. The most important set for the court is the trial of three Negroes who confessed killing Anthony LaRusso of New Jersey, an employe of the Ringling Brothers circus, on July 217. The Negroes are James Manuel, 33, of Raleigh, N. C., who is alleged to have fired the fatal shot; John Gordon, 20, of New Orleans, La., and James Garet, 21, of Yazoo City, Miss.

Dies of His Injuries.

Stephen S. Branchick, 52, of Blkhart died in the St. Joseph hospital ir- Mishawaka from injuries suifered Thursday night when he was struck by an' automobile while walking on U. S. highway No. 20 six miles west of Elkhart. Fifer Drinks Lyes; Dies. Drinking lye solution because he was tired of living, Vincent Gomez, 32 life termer at the state prison at Michigan City, committed -suicide, -1t ‘was announced. He was sentenced from Lake county in 1925 on a charge of murder.

. BOCIAL EVENTS items Gathered by Banner Repoiters . . 00l Special lnterest for its : Muny Keadefs -

Farewell Party.

Mrs. Charles Reed and Mrs. Frank Willits of Diamond lake planned and carried out a very pleasaut farewell party tor Mr.and ,Mrs. Frank Growcock and daughters, August 23rd at the home of Mrs Reed. The Growcocks are moving to Ligonier. A potluck supper was served 1o seveniy-one neighjpors and friends.

Euntertained for Guest

Mrs. Louis Zook entertained a party of small girls Saturday afternoon and evening in honor of Miss Maribelle Halverson of Three Rivers, Mich., who has been her guest for the past month. The afternoon was speat in paying games followed by a delicious dinner at six o’clock. =~ : s S -

Dinner Guests.

Mr. and Mrs. John Todd entestained at dinper Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Mel Todd of Goshen, Misses Gerirude ang Irene Todd, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Deardorft, Mrs, Fredonna Barnhart and Charles Dibler of Elkhart, Mr. and Mrs. Everett Eversole. * @

Dinner-Bridge.

Mr. afi@ Mrs. O. R. Bangs entertained at a dinner-bridge for guesis Tuesday evening. Following the dinner bridge was enjoyed and [avors went to Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Shobe and Mr. and Mrs. Leland Thompson and Dr. and Mrs. Q. F. Stultz. e s £

Mrs. O. F. Gerber entertained the members of her bridge club at luncheon Friday. At bridge which followed prizes wemnt to Mrs. Clarence Ball a guest and Mrs. A. W. Lyon. Substitute guests were Mrs. Ball, Mrs. G. H. Bacheler. . ¢ o 8 !

Dinner Guesis.

Mr. and Mrs. Chester Vanderford entertained at dinner Monday evening Mrs. O. A. Shearer of Oak Park, L, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Shobe, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Kelley and Mr. and Mrs. Frank McDaniel. . o 9

Mrs. Lawrence Haines ‘entertained two tables of guests' at -luncheon Tuesday noon. Mrs. Clarence Ball of Toledo was an out of town guest. The favor at bridge went to Mrs. Ralph Sloan. i e s e

- M. and Mrs. Arthur Ferguson entertained the members of their picnic couple club Monday night. At, bridge the prizes went to Mrs. Leland Calbeck and Lawrence Haines. -t s & & 2

Mr, and Mrs. J. Morris of Elkhart were visitors of Mr. and Mrs. w. L Jackson Thursday. They came with well filled baskets of good eats.. Mrs. Morris and Mrs. Jackson are sisters. x s &8

Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Green entertained the members of their couple picnic bridge club Fiday night. The high scores were won by Mr. and Mrs. Ray Mathew. :

Mrs. Q. F. Stultz entertained the members of her bridge club Thursday night with Mrs. Roy Jorg receiving high score. Refredhments were Served after the ames. . : * & g

Mrs. W. W. Wood and Mrs. fred Starr entertained the members of their circle of the M. E. church at the home of Mrs: Wood Tuesday afternoon, - s ¢ O Miss Blanche Harsh and Miss Elva Foote will entertained guests Friday evening at Lake Wawasee for Miss 'Esther Taft. es 9 g ' Mrs. Charles F. Green entertained guests Saturday in honor of Mrs. F. W. Black who celebrated her birthday anniversary. : - es - 5 Mrs, Leland Calbeck and. Mrs. Les land ‘Thompson entertained at lunch-eon-bridge today at the home of Mrs. Calbeck. ' : 2 ® 9 i Mrs. Will Sack entertained a table of guests Tuesday evening at bridge. i s e Mrs. Curt Swan will entertain the ' members of her bridge club tonight. vo 3 7 Mrs. Robert Shobe will entertain her lbridge club tonight. = L

Up Before Officers. E Dan Musesr and Harold Hostetter were before the prosecuting attorney today for questioning on the robbery of the Sprague fililng station on North Cavin street where it is claimed a peanut machine is missing and minor -other articles. The hoys were placed in jail a short time here but were later released. After their release John Stewart who appeared on the street and expressed his opinion to the city police too strongly and 'was lodge in jail over night. Notlee. The Ladies’ Apxiliary of the V. F. W. will meet in joint session with the ‘men Monday Monday evening, Sept. 10th. All members of both organizationg are urged to be present. Refreshments will be served. =

i ALWAYS FIRST WITH THE NEWS

VOL. 68 NO. 8,

PETERS ‘TAKES OVER HOUSING WORK

TO MAP OUT PROGRAM TO GRANT ~ LOANS TO PERSONS WITH DELINQUENT TAXES.,

Housing Survey Will be Made by the FERA Labor Through Approval of Relief Agencies.

The task of working out & plan

whereby home OWDETS, whose taxes are delinquent, may be granted loans through the federal housing program, has bheen delegated to R. Earl Peters of Fort Wayne, who assumed his new, job as associate director of the Indiana program. Ugder a recent federal law, loans cannot be made to persons whose property taxes are delinquent. At the same time, there {s an Indiana law, which granis persons who paid 1932 taxes an extension of time to pay, previous delinquent taxes. With thousands of property owners in Indiana affected by the conflicting laws, and many of them seeking federal housing loans, some plan must be worked .out, Peters said after a conterence with Fred Hoke, ‘director of the Indiana program. Peters established his offices in the same building with Hoke today. Although his ‘position is that of associate director, he is virtually in full charge of the housing program. Hoke is expected to resign from his federal relief connections early next honth, turing over the work to Peters. The Indiana program calls for a statewide survey of housing conditions in an effort to determine the qumber and the amounts of loans which will be ‘needed to fiance building and improvement projeots. The surveys are expected to be ‘made by FERA labor through approva ¢l of state relief agencies. Use of men from state employment ‘service lists will be tried in Marion county first, Hoke said. If the plan ig successful there, it avill be used in other sections of the state. Skilled ‘workmen in the puilding trades will be placed on housing projects, and when the plan is extended throughout ‘the ‘state, thousands of unemployed \men {ii this line of work are expected to.be given jobs. " Funds for remodeling and building programs by home owners are to be furnished through loans from private panks ‘anfl trust companies. The lcans, approved by the Federal Housing administration, will be protected by federal insurance. A majority of Indiana tanks and trust compaies have agreed to participate in the plan, -Hoke said. ,

First Car of Cattle Shipped.

Official word was received at the Kendallville FERA office last week to the effect that the first carload of cattle from the drouth stricken area in the West, had been consigned to Noble county and will be placed in the ° pastures on Noble county farms. The date of the arrival of the cattle was not stated. Twenty-two heard are iacluded in the carload. : Other carloads are expected in No-

ble county, the ecattle being amoug those which were purchased by the government in the western states for shipment to areas which have not heen stricken so severely by the drouth. In accordance with the epntracts, entered into by the leasor of the cattle and the government, the casor is paid a stipulated amount per head for pasturing the cattle and after they have been fattened suf ficently they are again taken An charge by the department of the governor’s commission on unemplayment relief for slaughter.” : -

Father Runs Over Son.

A frantic farmer’s 11-mile automobile race with death was logt at Warsaw late Monday when his four-year-old son whom he had run over with his own car was pronounced dead on arriving at the McDonald hospital.

Dickie Tinkey, 4, was playing near the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Tinkey near Birket, when he was. struck by his father’s automobile. Believing the boy to be still alive, the elder Tinkey changed his role from the unconscious agent of death into that of the grim reaper's opponent, but- he changed too late. Déath had already won the race.

Bnri' Yan Meter,

With secrecy that contrasted his last rites with those of his gang chief, Homer Ven Meter, “pay off man” of the Dillinger outlaws, was buried in Lindenwood cemetery at Fort Wayne. Only a dozen persons—a brother, sis-ter-in-law, an unnamed minister and several idling cemetery attendants—attended the brief ceremony. Labor Day at Cromwell. Cromwell is all set gor their annual celebration which will be held Monday. Many people who were for‘mer Cromwell residents will be there to enjoy the day with old friends.