Ligonier Banner., Volume 70, Number 30, Ligonier, Noble County, 20 August 1936 — Page 2

Ty, TSR o a 3 : e P = . vk The Ligonier Banner Established 1867 ; Published by , THE BANNER PUBLISHING CO. 124 Cavin Street ‘ M. A. Cotherman Editor-Manager e ———————————————————— R Published every Thursday and entered the Postoffice at Ligonier, Indiana as gecond clasg matter, b

LOANS MADE TO NOBLE COUNTY Resettlement Admiristration Aided 72 Persons During Past - Year Payments totaling $23,865.75 werc made in Noble county by the resettlement administration from July 1, 1935 to Junme 26, 1936, according to information announced by Clarence Manion, state director for the national emergency ccuncil. Of these payments loans totaling $23,5621.756 were made to 72 persons, and $344 of grants to nine persons were dishursed. An additional activity of the resettlement administration, that of farm debt adjustments, showed that in Noble county 14 cases had been adjusted through May 1936 involving an original indebtedness of $24,414 with resultant savings of 3564.

- In addition to the saving through adustment there were 12 cases where loang had been extended ov where g reduction of interest rate had been effected. : ‘Manion pointed out that further benefit fromn this activity wxas noted in the taxes paid as a result of adjustments which in Noble county amounted to $827. The state of Tndiana, Manion said, had received rehabilitation loans through June 26, 1936, amounting to $1,346,802 which was actually certified for payment. Ther: remained the sum of $81,152 in unpaid.commitments. : :

Make Survey for Barberry.

Roy Sheer of Anzi'a wag at 'Wawaka notifying farmers that a survey of farms for barberry bushes is being -made. : There are 24 men at work in Nobhie county making a survey workine in squads of gix each. They ave examining all fence rows pas:ure lots anid woodlandg in sea‘cn for the barberry. It is a ‘ederal project and will take six weeks work in Nobie county. Barbe::y causes rast in wheat. L {4

Hunters Warns

Game Warden FEarl Grossman gave warning to bunters who are illegally hunting squirrels -out of season. A number of complaints have been turned in to Warden Gross man ang unless the hunting _coases immediately, arrests will be made. The season does not officially open in this part of Tndiana unti! September 1. e

“Unecle Bob” Dies. : Walter F. Schoeneck the popular “Uncle Bob” who conducted childrens radio programs in early broadcasting days died Friday night after a long illness. He was a leader in child welfare work and was known in thé theater. He was b 4,

Bank Distributes $25,000.

F. M. Northan, receiver for the Provident Trust comany at Columbia City, distributed 6 pe: cent dividend checks to creditors of the bank. The total amount disbursed was $25,000. To date 21 per cent has beten distributed. e

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DECKER IN PRISON ROW. Man Serving Life Sentemee for the Mur'er of Former Noble County ~ Boy in Prison Fight. B

Virgil Decker, of Kosciusko county who in 1921 was given a life term for the murder of Leßoy Lovett of Elkbart, near Etpa Green, in an . insurance conspiracy, was badly cut, requiring aumerous ‘stitches to zlcse the wounds, in a free-for-all fight among convictg at the Summit bonor farm southeast of Michigan City, a week ago, it has just been revealed by the Michigan City press. Decker and two other comnvi‘ts—“Known as Ryan and Hill"—were returned to the ~prison after the browl apd placed in solitary confiament., S 0 P e g il

The fight was quelled it was -said, only on arrival of two squads. of prison officers armed with machine guns. Dissention J(wer “farmu politics” and feeling ‘against Ed Richmond, farm superintendent, are said to have flared into the wild brawl Unsetiled conditions preceeding the battle are said to have facilitated the cscape of three convicts from the firm in three days recently. Decker's application for parole has been considered two or more tiues, and was denied g year ago. Tn 1933 the clemency board was given o understand that Lovett’s parents, Mr. ana Mrs. Samuel Livett of Elkhart, trecommended parole, bhut the subsequently were reprsnted as repudiating zny such attitude. The Lovett family formerly resided in Kendallville. ;

Siens Held Not Laws

The safety drive launched by the state highway commission and the lepartment of safety faced its first lega.i entaglement last week. Judge J. Frank Mann freed Avzo Kevs in the city court at Muncie from a charge of reckless driving on state roads, holding that the state highway commission infringed on the prerogatives of the general gssembly in making the rule the defendant allegedly wviolated. “The marking of these = highways and the placing of signs on them doesn’t make a law,” Judge Mann held. e

State police arrested Keys. for driving past another car while rounding a curve on state road 67 hetween Yorktown and Muncie in disregard of a yellow line marking the center of the road and a sign which declared it was unlawial .te drive to the left of the line.

See Roosevelt Carry Indiana.

The prediction that President Roosevelt would carry Indiana this fall by at least 100,000 votes was made in New York by United States Sen. Sherman Minton of Indiana. Minton and other Indiana leaders conferred with National Chairman James A. Farley.

Minton also .predicted that the Democrats would elect a congressman from every Hoosier district, winning beck the one seat now held by a republean. ‘ ; Gov. McNutt also told Chairman Farley that Indiana would be in the Roosevelt column thig fall. 4

Boys Hurt in Crash.

Struck from behind by an’ automohile as they were bicycling home after a Sunday picnic Kenneth ani Babby Ross, sons of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Ross, Elkhart, were serjously injured Sunday evening. Wallace Ross, 13, an older brother of the two boys, was also on the bicycle with them, suffered bruises.

fﬁ.ayxhond; L. Van Camp, 28, of Elkhart, was the driver of the car which struck the three boys. ;

Van Camp said he started to pass another car and had just swung to the left side of the road when the bicycle loomed in front of him.

Home Coming.

There will be a home coming for all residents their guasts and friends sponsored by the Webster Lake association on Fridav evening August 91st at the Yellow Banks Hotel. Dinner will be served comrmencing at 6 p. m. There will «~lsn be a good entertainment the Shrine band of Fort Wayne and Ty Knox and his entertaiers. Good gpeaking and a general good time. | ‘

Ends Life by Father’s Girave

The body -of George P. Hamman, 89, was found in the Syracusa ceme: tery Sunday morning with an empty bottle of carbolic a-i 1 beside-dit. [ . Hamman left a unte saying that ill health- and paverty had brought despondency and he chose 1o be buried at the side. of his father, Adam Hamman by whoss grave he ended hig life.” gl

gammén had no relatives living.

. o R 7f‘ T - : Notice to Tax Payers of Tax Levies (N THE MATTER OF DETERMINING THE TAX R%POR CERTAIN PURPOSES FOR THE CIVIL CITY OF LIGONIER, INDIANA Notice is hereby given that the Common Council of the City of Ligonie#, Noble County, Indiana, at their regular meeting place in said city at 7 :3Q o’clock P. M., Central Standard Time, on September 14th, 1936, will consider the following budget and tax levies: ; i - GENERAL FUND ;

Mayors Office: : o Office EXpense e 50.00 Common Couneil: i BRI i D RDAREE ot it it 50.00 Insurance and Misc. .. 250.00 Police Department: SalaTion. saveriisomiiisimigiin - B O Exp. and Supplies ... 100,00 Fire Department: ' ; Salaries i 1500.00 Misc, exp. and supplies ... 400.00 Dept. of Streets, Parks, Sewers and Alleys : Salaries i i - SODOOD Street Lighting ....ccoww.. 4800.00 Tools and Materials ... 150000 Compensation Insurance ....... 200.00 Misc. Suppliea and Exp. ... 600.00

Total of General FUNG v e i - §10,380.00 & g T BOND FUND Ly For paynuint of . PribCIDRL : . cvmiiiiiiiibibbiboimimstai i SO For payment of INLANEEY. itk o Total . Bonk TR ; o ivinciisminmmmitaik i it Rt S OUTIN - 'ESTIMATE OF CIVIL CITY FUNDS TO BE RAISED Fund Fund Total budget for year 1937 .o $ 19,815.00 $4475.73 Less Misc. Rev. not derived from ‘ BRRRLiON o e R -3,600.00 BAIANCce e .- ‘$ 16,315.00 \ Necegsary expenditures to be made from unexpended appropriations July ‘ BL- TRO e $ 8,348.00 | Additional Appr. necessary tg be - | made Aug. 1, 1936 to Dec. 31st, 1936 $ 2474.00 Outstanding Temporary Loans to be paid from taxes collected in 1936 ... - $§ None . Total Funds required above ... $ 27,137.00 ¢ Less actual balance July 31, 1936 ..... $ 1,332.00 Less taxes to be collected in Decem- : ' DOE TOBE. e s $ 12,000.00 \ Less Misc. revenue to be received dur- ' ing the balance of 1986 . mmmmn $ 1,100.00 TR A R e TSI e - $ 12,706.00 X Plus 6 months working baiance for ‘ first half of year 1988 mme $ 10,000.00 Amount to be raised by leVy o $ 22,705.00 - $4475.78 PROPOSED LEVIES: B

Net assessed valuation of taxable PrOPErtY .o $2,000,840 DNODEr of POHS: wirimmimismmistirmi i S Sarssilibhaiins sutibiesiiiiio e Poll tax rate for Civil City RS ———————— |(. 3 Levy on Amount To Property 7 .Be Raised DR PO i s it S $22,805.00 DR TN ittt VT : $ 4475.33 TOURL MR i e it TN $27,280.33 COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TAXES COLLECTED AND l | TO BE COLLECTED i 0y | . To Be ‘Name of Fund: Coll. 1934 Coll. 1935 Coll. 1936 Coll. 1937 Ganbral w 8 BART.BB $13,255.60 $30,348.37 $22,805.00 Bontd ol esl s RONEO it 0 S 4,475.33 TR it iiiniipimes TR 2 $13,235.60 $35,001.79 wm Taxpayers appearing shall have the right to be heard thereon. After levies have been determined, ten or more taxpayers, feeling themselves aggrieved by such levies, may appeal to the Staté Board of Tax Commissioners for further and final action thereon by filing a petition therefor with the County Auditor not later than the fourth Monday of September, 1936. iy MARTHA P. LOUGH, City Clerk-Treasurer

Second Bad Check Discovered

Elkhart police today learmed that a second $45 check was passed in Elkbart by a man who signed bhis name, “Charles Wilson” and who was reported to be in custody in Chicago. A. H. Burueli of the Burrell Lumber Co., informed officers that the man ordered $l3 worth of rooifng material and oil at his office, He tendered g check for $45 in payment and received $32 in change. _

Lightning* ¥ires House,

Fire resplting fro a bolt of lightning destroyed the farm home of Merl Rowland, three miles south of Warsaw, and made the family of nine homeless. = Two children sleeping on the upper floor had a miraculous

escaps from, death when lightning entered through an open window of their room.

Arrest Eleven .in Raida.

A sweeping city wide drive against, the gsale of alcoholic beverages wlt%\-{ out a permit and sale of untaxed liquor, was staged at lort Wayne over the week-end, resulting in the arrest of -eleven persons. The raiding squad of about twenty persons confiscated a large quantity of lquor, wine and ‘beer. ' '

Breaks Neck in Shallow Dive.

Chester Robertson, 17, Linton high gchool football player, wag in a critical condition in a hospital today, ‘Suffering g broken meck. The youth ‘was injured when he dived into 18 4inches of water. ;

Boy Kills Self Accidentially Harry Metzger, 14, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Metzger, residing three miles southwest of Sidney, ghot and. fatally wounded himself accidentadly while playing with a rifle in a yvard near his parents’ home. Woman Given Parole. Mrs. Anna’ Skibo, 49, sentenced in LaPorte’ county Oct: 19, 1925, to lifs prisonment for the murder of her ‘husband, was granted a parole by the state clemency board.: ] s WSS eo i A

THE LIGONIER BANNER, LIGONIER, INDIANA

Clerk-Treasurer’s Office: Office EXPENse wmme 100.00 City Attorney’s Office: ; S s 400.08 Epiais e 2508 Health Department: I st 75.00 ‘Garbage Collection .. 600.00 I eit .ST JExpense of Public Bldgs.: } Fuel, insurance, electric cur- | rent, telephones and Misc. 3 supplies and Exp. cmas 800.00{ Public Printing . 150.00' Hydrant Rentals ... 1440.00 Exam. of records ... 100.00 RROHICRES " i i DO

Women Driverg in Fewer Accidents,

Women automobile drivers are involved in fewer ' fatal accidents than men who grip the steering wheels of fast motor vehicles on Hoopier highways Cold, impartia! statistics compiled by the newly established state police accident prevention bureau has decided the long dtispute as to whether women or men are safer drivers, it wag made known.

Loran Warner, of Winamac, who visiteq Michigan and other states to get the best ideag to incoroproate in the state police acclident prevention division said: :

“Thgough cooperaton of local officials. Our records of accidents In the state are now such as to show a cross section of what Is taking place These records reveal that women are involved in Zewer fatal automobile accidents tham men. , . “The recor® of accidents indicate that a woman fs, under ordinary conditions, rather incHned to be cautious when at the steering wheel of an putomobf's. A man i moré apt to ‘step on the gas” and move faster. When Invoived in an accldent at such speel more fatalitiés sl ‘Sinpal® <9l WG State police re:>:ds show that the niost hazardous - hours to = move abont, whether mottist or pedestrian is betweea 4:79 and 7-09 p. ‘'m.

* NOTICE TO BIDDERS. .. Notice is tiereby' given that ‘the Noble County - Commissioners - will on- Sept. Bth, 1936, at 2 o'clock P, M. receive sealed bids for furnishing the following for Noble County. . Printed Linoleum ‘7O yards more or. less, laid. | - Said’ bid to be countinued from day to day until satisfactory: bid is leceived. ' a’ﬁe Commissioners reserye the right to reject any amd all- bids.. <. ‘Gerry DeHoff, © Auditor Nobie

Award®d $4,652 By Special Judge; Covers Four Year » “r'a Perlod ~ 4 < ————— The Indiana permanent teachers’ tenure law was sustained in superior court No, 1 when Judge Huber M. DeVoss of the Adams circuit court of Decatur, sitting as special judge at Fort Wayne granted Frieda Guilford former . Springfield township teacher of Allem county judgment for $4,652.44 against Springfield township. The court found in a special finding of facts and conclusions of law, thta Miss Guilford had been a teacher in the Springtield township schoolg for seven years prior to and including 1931, and thgt her services during all that period had “een satisfactory to the township trustee.

The court held that abandonment ot school district No. 1 in Springfield township, in 1932 was no valid reason for cancelling Miss Guilford's permanent tenure coatract sg ioßng as non-tenure teachers were being employed In that township. David Q. McComb In an appeall hearing Angust 31, 1982, had sustained the action, of the township trustee in dis missing the teacher. ’

Judge DeVoss ralel that the town ship bad breached -its indelinite contract with Miss Guilford by fnilure to assign her to a school during the years 1932, 1933, 1934 and 1935.

_ The court’s decision was based on the annual contract salary of $1.040 tor each of the four years, together with interest.

Exonerates Youth,

Lyle Neat, 19-year-old former high school basket ball player was exonerated by a coroner’s report in the death of his father William Neat, b 4. >

Death resulted from a skull fracture inflicted by the youth when he hit his father with a baseball hat. Depaty Coroner Joseph C. Lili at an inquest_accepted young Neal's explanation supported by other members of the family that he hic his father to protect the family against threats of violence.

Knute Rockne’s Son lusane,

William Rockne, 19, son of the late Knute Rockne famous Notre Dame football coach was ordered to the Elgin state hospital for the insane after physicians at the Chicago Psycopathic hospital announced he suffered from dementia praecox.

¥alls To Nis Death.

Ralph Collins 54 well known painter fell to his death from a ladder at the home of Rev. A. L. Booth at Blkhart while painting. It is believed he was stricken with apoplexy.

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George H. Megnin, of Bedford. Indiana. tested several makes before he decided on Ford V-8 Trucks. And his good judgment ‘was rewarded a few weeks later when subpetitors were unable to make deliveries, : Try serore vou suyl Put a Ford V-8 ¥ o good logk at it mv ACTION. )

FORD V- 8- TRUCKS

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Fall Fatal to Farmer

.Injuries he suffered in a fall off a wagon load of oats caused the death of John Willencar, 58, at Cameron hospital Angola. Willen-nar-‘a Spanish-Amecican war veteran, lived near Hamilton. He suffered a fractured hip and internal injuries a week ago in the fall. A blood clot developed causing his death.

Arrest Five Truckers

Five truck drivers were arrested and fined at Goshen on charges of violation of gstate trafie laws. Four paid fines on charges of excessive weight and one driver was fined for not displaying proper lights.

Wil Spend $1,950,000

_lndiana is to spenl approximately $1.280,000 of federal funds for elimination of grade crossing during each of the years of 1938 and 1939, according to announcément made by James D. Adams chalrman of the state highway commission,

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