Ligonier Banner., Volume 70, Number 31, Ligonier, Noble County, 27 August 1936 — Page 2
The Ligonier Banner BEstablished 1867 ' Published by THE BANNER PUBLISHING CO. v A 124 Cavin Street Published every Thursday and entered the Postoffice at Ligonier, Indisna as gecond clasg matter,
SEGNS OF THESE TIMES By Dudley A. Smith Behind the two million odd men the United States sent to Europe with with the A. E. F. and into the battle zones, was a mobilized force of many millions more of American citizens whose services were indispensible to thé winning of the World War. Some were mobilized in training camps here at home; others were enlisted in the mobilization of industries, labor, finance and other patriotic domestic activities that were as much a part of the success of that internatioanl campaign as the troops at the front.
. Today, there are many in America on sober reflection can mnot tell their children why America participated in that war or what this nation or the world gained by it. Yet there are some who ever disputee the question of “Who Won the War?” Was it America. Was it England? Was it France? Of American troops, wag it the Marines, the Regular Army, the Rainbow Division, the War Industries, the officers’ trainirg camps, farmers and laborers behind the fighters, the Councils for Local Defense, or who was it played the heaviest part?
To debate these questions eternally is childish, yet whenaver a man announces himself for public office the question of his war record will come up. The question hasg been applied in the present political campaign and inquiry has been made into the war record of the opposing candidates for Governor. Raymond S. Springer, Republican uominee for Governor of Indiana, the records disclose, served as a private in the United States Army for two months and 28 days at Camp Gordon., Georgia, and later wag the first commander of the Indiana Department of the American Legion. He was married, without children and lived at Connersville. M. Clifford Townsend Democratic ncminee %r Governor, lived at Hartford Citv, was married and the father of two children He was registered for military service while superintendent of Black-
ford County schools, but medical examinors held him to be ineligible for active military service because of a disabled left foot caused by a shotgun wound received while hunting as a boy. He still carries 15 shot in his ankle.
Mr. Townsend Yolunteered for the patriotic services: he was qualified
to perform and was Blackford County chairman of Red Cross drives in 1917 and 1918, each time QOubling the county’s quotas. He wag made chairman of the Blackford County ¥our Minute Men, these volunteer
community leaders who were speakers.and organiers behind every war drive, such as made Liberty Loans, stamps, food, clothing and domestic forceg strong in support of the troops. He was Blackford County chairman of the Federal Seed Wheat campaign. It was three months and 23 days after the Armistice was signed before Mr. Townsend returned to the farm. ;
Mr. Springer was a soldier in the United States Army. Mr. Townsend undoubtedly regretted that hfi could not have been, although he was designed by order of President Wilson covering the activities of Four Minute Men as a “reserve officer,” entitled to the confidences of the information divisions of the United States Army ang Navy.
! 'Whether Mr. Springer or Mr. Town send wag the greater patriot 18 years ago is a childish subject for anyone to debate in 1936, In ‘the succeeding years, both honorably have filled public offices. Mr. Springer as a Judge; Mr. Townsend as g school executive, legislator and ag Indiana’s first Administrative Lientenant Governor. In 1918, both were figuratively and literally “behind the A. E. F.” The test for fitness to public office in 1936 should be the man’s: performance ‘in public office ang his . ability' to cope with problems of government that are pre Bented: today for solution. Political campaigners should be fair in Jalking about = comparative Fwar: records” lest half-truthg come home to roost ig the camp of their favorite. candidate. : o i e wnoranlgh
- [What the cit?ps ‘of - Indianas de-. gire in: a Goverhor. is a man; who can fill the job and who has;a constructive program for the encourage: ment of business, industry and. do-
The wind storm of Tuesday put huridreds of' bushels.of finesMclntochand Wealthy: on thc,mund w::?wfllmadnahcm and seluhm;at cull: prices. A geod time new to fill thosegmpty.canl o EAGLES ORCHARD
mestic peace and prosperity. For‘tunat@ly;, thé government of the past four years in Indiana has been of such stability that it has encouraged ‘business industry to settle in In‘diana and to progress. It has been ;ot such constructive planning that Indjge stands at the head of the Reicovery parade of States.
Hoogjer citizes wanting more of Sound Government in the management of their state affairs will unet look with favor upon those who cam‘paign to upset the stable order of public affairs. Owners of farms and homes do not like the threat of having the heavy costs of government thrust back upon their shoulders. ‘Workers do not like the threat of being forced to pay sales tax on food and clothing. Industry and ‘businesg will not stand for prohibitive net income taxes. On the whole, the tax problem. in Indiana is moving along to rather satisfactory solution. It takes men of experience in tax and administrative public affairs to complete the job. “Cliff” Townsend hag the background and experience. to fill the job.
Under New Classification.
Word has just been received from Washington that farmers participating in the 1936 farm program may clagsify cropland that was cultivated for the first time this ycar after June 30, and on which no soil-de-pleting crop was harvested or planted for harvest in 1936, as soil conserving if a good stand of a soilconserving crop is growing on the land when performunce is ' checked this fall. , 2
~ Thig report was Teceived by L. M. Vogler, chairman of the Indiana Agricultural Conservaticn Committee. ;
Prior to this new provision in the program, land not cultivated hefore June 30 was considerel ag idle land this year and therefore classified as soil depleting. : The soil-conserving crop, however, must be one which ordinarily sur--ives the winter, Mr. Vogler pointed out. If a nurse crop is seeded, he added, farmers should be able to show evidence that the amount of wurse crop seeded per acre did not exceed one-half the rate normally zsed when the crop is seeded alome for grain. Theagronomy department specialists' at Purdue University do not recommend seeding alfalfa any later than Sept. 1 for the northern part of the state and Sept. 156 for the southexn hall of the state. Grasses may be sown any time previous to wheat sowing, it was recommended.
Purdue Dean Pratses Fair As. School Room For Hoosiers
LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Dean Skinner of the Agriculture Department of Purdue University highly praised the Indiana State Fair in a news release this week,. Dean Skinner, one of the nation’s foremost agricultural authorities, said, “The. Indiana State Fair for more than 80 years has served as the show window of Indiana. agricul{ure, a place to exhibit the best from farm, feed lot, field, orchard, garden 'and home. This show window—the State Fair—is changed from year to year the same as any other show window and is‘ not the same each ~year, Through all these years faith- - ful Hoosiers and many from other states Lave been going to Indianap-' olis every year to see the best that ‘the stater produces. They have studied: the: exhibits of livestock; grain, fruits, vegetables,: canned: foods, cakes, pies, flowers, and ofc art, both fine and applied, and from i these : studies have come to quite a degree. .the. constantly rising: stand« ards of produetion and quality-in our: state. 'The State Fair has been a gigantig . school room. for: thousands ,upon thousands: who have. thronged. the fairgrounds from year to year and gained something of value.” j “ Praises Boy's and, Girl’s. Work:. . “During the last 15 years the exhibits. by 4-H club boys and girls _have taken their places until they constitute a highly important part of the fair. The State Fair Girls .School has assumed a place of im‘portance undreamed of when it was first started and the boys 4-H' club" camp has risen to'a point where attendance has’ had to' be" limited in keeping- with the faeilities. ‘““Besides all” the- competitive exhibits'and the workof 4-Hiclubmem-bers, the/ commercial displays have unusual ‘value: . The:educational.exhibits. of Purdue'and’' Indiana. Universities, are. distinct assets’ to: thefair. The attendants in charge of all. of the. commereial-and educational, _displays really have something worth~ _while to.offer and they make a real. contribution to. the; fair.:: ’ “The entertainment. program;. offered at the Indiana. State: Fair._is _second._to. none, evenincluding, the ‘Grand . Circujt races- which .always _bring to Indianapolis; some of . the best horses in America.” Dates for the 1936 State Fair are September 6to 11, inclusive. —
SAT. & SUN. : & | " | "~ on Lake R ) Wawasee -By Popular- Demand the ; Return of and his Missorri State Orch. Sat. Nite Only Aug, 29th Positively his last appéarance in this territory ' —ALSO—- - Mickey Nicoll Souberette Dancer Direct from New York City . 40c Per Person Dance Free Always Bargain Nites at Waco—except Sat. and Sun.—2s¢ person Dance Free—Mon. and Friday Ladies Free —WATCH FOR— Waco Carnival Sept. 5,6, 7 Fun Novelties Acts Favors
¢ NANY FEATUBES K& . Displdy By Purdue At State ¥Fair To Contain Many luierest. ~ Ing Things.
Land use and soil conservation, two of the mportant topics before all farmers at this time will be the keynote of the 21 Purdue university exhibits at the Indiana state fair, September 5 to 11. This was the announcement by Prof. G. M. Frier, of the agricultural extension staff of Purdue, who has hbeen in charge of the university displays at the state fair for many years. All of the exhibits have been completed and wili ‘be shipped to Indianapolis the last of this week and will be in place by the opening day. _ 'The exhibits, which will be housed in the Purdue building, which is nea: the center of the fair grounds, will occupy 5,000 feet, of wall space and 1,500 square feet of table space. In ‘addition to the displays around the walls of the huge buildinz there will ‘be four exhibits in the center occupying 1,000 feet of floor space, making the Purdue eyhibit the largest -put on ‘by any educational institutio nat any state fair in the nation.
Among the exhibits planned ‘and built by the staff memers of Purdue, will be one relating tc th e European ‘corn: borer and its control; the feed, fertilizer and seed control laws, weed control, control of plaunt diseases for both city and farm gardener: poultry raising, lawn . making and maintenance; veterinary science; animal husbndry- including the feeding and management of hogs for the most profity growing of profitable crops; farm management sB¢ as to conserve the soil and utilizz the land to the best advantage; forestry; home economics; community gardens; sgoil conservation; farm electrification, harberry control; -to check the spread of black stem rust of wheat; conirol of insects, and numerous other subjects. : ,
One or more extansion workers from Purdue will bc on Juty at each exhibit each day to answer the thousands of ques'ons usually put to +hem by visitor: from boih country and city. ' :
Real Estate Transfers-
Department ,f Financial Inst. to Leo C. Rumbaugh' and wife lot 32, 0. P. Ligonier.
Carl S. Hostetter aund wife to Carrie Shanower pt. sec. 10 Perry township. ’ Carrie Shanower to Carl Hostetter and wife pt. sec. 10 Perry township. S
J. F. Schwab to I.incilie Myers ‘s,nd wife pt. sec. 27 BElkhart twp.
. Earl Kilmer and wife to Ralph D. Miller and wife pt. gec. 21 Elkhart township. " Lola N. Harrison to Forrest Mil'{’r‘ and = wife pt. sec. 31 Elkhart township. : :
Getg Five . Years.
A sentence of five years in the state prison was. given W: J. Lahm, 20, parole vyiolator, charged with second degree: burglary and attempted grand larcny. He was [ined $5OO. Lahm pleaded guilty to the charges. He was arrested on. a.charge f entering the rOsborne Jewelry . store and the:postoffice at Columbia City.
Auto Crashes /into House
A portion of the foundation under ithe -home of E. H. Baumgardner at {Blkhart was caved'' in by an auto mobile which rounded the cormer and crashed into the house and then proceedéd on. Police are' endeavoring to learn the identits of the driv-er-of the car, ;
Attacked by Bull,
An enraged bull gored Maderia Wwall, 50 a dairy farmer near Summitville. Wall escaped the animal and stumbled to his barn, where relatives found him unconscious. Attaches at a Muncie hespital, where ‘Wall was taken said he had suffered gevere injuries. : : “ Kead the Ligonier Banner. A
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'tmm regarding changes .: ‘tails of the machinery which will be throughout the state in checking performance of participating far;mers were among the principal sub--3 discussed Thursday by A. M. Nichter, district supervisor and L. T. iHoffman, of the state office at Pure University. County committeeen and county agricultural agenis were among the more -than 26 who ‘were in attendance. The meeting ‘was held at Noble County Farm Bureau Office.
~ Every farmers, who signed a work sheet last spring, will be given an k:’portunlty of participating in the ogram, the group was told. Let‘ters explaining the exact procedare to be followed will be sent to all farmgers, having sighed work sheets, jalong with a return card which far 'mers are asked to send back to the county office, providing they wish to ‘participate.
7_ Members of the county committee Ewere given instruction on how to select reporters, who will do the ‘measuring of crop acreages. The bstate committeeman recommended that farmers be chosen for the work. "~ It was recommended that steel ;bpebeuodbythoumuuln measuring the various field crops. There will be 18 counties in the state that will have crop acreages ‘measured from aerial photographs. " The meeting was one of 16 simuar meetings, which are being held in various regions of the state for the purpose of giving instructions on checking performance of co-operat-ing farmers. FoWlowing are the Noble county men who were present, Chas. Beers president, R. H. Buckles and Joe McDuffee.
Plans jor Highway Work.
Plans for many of the projects included in the State Highway Commisson’s 1937 federal-aid program, have been completed and surveys are being rushed on the remaining projects, James D. Adams, chairman of the commission announced today. Tentative approval of the Indiara program was given by the U. S. Bureau of Public Roads late in July. The 1937 federal-aid program for improvement and construction work on Indiana’s state highway system proyides for paving, surfacing and grading 162.43 miles of highways and for the construction of 22 bridges and five grade separations. All projects are located on highways which have previously been designated as a part of the federal-aid system in Indiana.
Surveys for the grading, rusfacing or paving of state highways as proposed in the 1937 federal-aid program have be>n completed with the exception of one project. Plans have been completed «n more thaa fifty percent of these .projectsr and in many cases the plans have been sent to the Bureau of Public Roads for final approval. 'This approval Is necessary before bids can be received and contracts awarded. Rapid progress is being made in the surveys required for the construction of bridges and grade separations which are g part of the 1937 federal-aid program, seventy per cent of these surveys being complpted. Plans gn these structures are veing prepared as rapidly as pessible for submission to the Bureau of Public Roads for final approval,
63rd Annudl County Fair,
The 63rd annual "Elkhart County Fair will open' next Tuesday night at Goshen and continue through four days and five nights - until Saturday night, Sept. 6th.
Many fine attractions are offered this year along with the many exhibits. A program of the main features includes:
On Tuesday night, Sept. Ist, the Hoosier Hop Barn Dance will be given at 8:30 p. m. in front of the grandstand. It is g presentation of the Columbia Broadcasting System. Twenty. tive artists will give a two hour pregram of barn dance entertainment: augmented with an added act of an orchestra playing modern tunes. &
Horse racing will be an afternoen feature on Wednesday Thursday and Friday with - some unusually fast events scheduled for the two latter days. ‘'The. first heat of the first race will get underway daily at 2:15 daylight saving time. '
The Gus Sun circus will present eight complete acts by aerial artists and equestrienne ridrs on Wednesday Thursday Friday and Saturday nights with a matinee show daily that differs from the .complete performances given at night. This feature starts at 8 p. m. dst. Band music will be furnished by the Elkhart Counfy Schools band and the Goshen high school band. A special Saturday afternon program starting at 1 p. m. dst includes & horse pulling contest, two farmer’s sulky races, bicycle races, mule and pony races. .
On the midway will be the Gibson. Blue Ribbon exposition of 14 shows and nine rides.
To Visit Indiana,
~ Jobhn .D. M. Hamilton, Republican national chairman, and, Heary J. Allen; former Goveraor of Kaneas and former U. S. Senator, will be ‘headline - speakers at the midl-Sum-. ‘mer meeting. of the Indiana Republi~ can BEditorial Association at Lake. Wawaese Sept. 11 aud 12, it bas- been ‘tinounced.
National Twins Association
The National Twins Association I 8 holding its fitth annual comvention on August 29th and 30th at Northern Inflana’s finest and largest Amusement center, Trier's Amusement Park, Fort Wayne. * - This unique organisation is growIng by leaps and bounds. It was started five years ago by Bdw. M. Clink. Twenty-foly twins appeared the first year. Last year 1200 twins and triplets from nine states and Canada attended the convention. ‘There are so many twins that logked identical alike that the judges had to close their eyes and then look again in order to award the prizes to the right twins. . In a recent magazine article it was Lmonneod there were more than 4.~ 000,000 twins in the United states.
Fouy Persons Injured
Four persons were injured quite badly Saturday morning and had a miraculous escape from death in an automobile collision at the Waldron corners, one and one-half mileg south of Rome City.
Those injured are: Richard Page, 34, colored, cuts about the head and knees and bruises; bis son Ernest, 12, broken arm, cuts about head and chin, both of Detroit, Mich.; Miss BEsther Anderson, 23, Chicago cuts about the head and Dbruises and George Arnmold 23 Chicago chest bruises, several fractured ribs aud cuts and bruises.
NOTICE TO BIDDERS.
- WNotice is hereby given that the Noble County Commissioners will on Sept. Bth, 1936, at 2 o'clock P. M. receive sealed bids for fugnishing the following for Noble County. Printed Linoleum 70 yards more or less, laid. Said bid to be continued from day to day until satisfactory bid is leceived. The Commissioners reserve the right to reject any anj all bids. | Gerry DeHoff, Auditor Nobie County. 2t
Lake Yields Youth’s Ro%y,
After more than 28 hoursg of dillgent searching, the waiers of Hamilton lake, freed the hody of 22-year-old Water Oberholtzer of near Harlan, who drowned Sunday afternoon, when the canoe in which he was riding with two companiors capsized. State Policeman Sam Patton of the Ligonier barracks, hooked the body in about 45 Yeet of water, nearly 100 feet from the spot where the companions of the victim said the canoe ‘capsized.
Mrs. Jennie Taylor Cushing age 79, widow of the late Timothy Cushing retired Pennsylvania railroad engineer died Friday afternoon at her home at Rome City from compli cations. Although she had heen ailing the past several months, her death came suddenly and was a shock to relatives.
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$150,000 For Drouth Al in Indiana. Allotments totaling $1,295,000 have been received for drouth ald in corn belt states, the Resettlement Administration regional headgquarters at Indiaanpolis announced. ~_Approximately two-thirds of these allotmetns are for emergency loans to purchase feed for livestock and seed for late forage crops. The other third is to be distributed, If aeeded, in the form of grants Zor human subgistence. In Indiana loans of $105,000 and grants of $45,000 have been made. W. B. Johns, assistant regional RA director in charge of, rehabiiitation operations, says that ‘?Ohio and [ndiapa gpplications will be accepted for drouth aid immediately upon designagipn of drouth counties by the United State Department of Agriculture in these states. In the meantime, funds have been made available to render rapid servic:.
Rob Post Office.
When the St. Joe postoffice was opened for business Friday morning it was discovered a burglary had been gommitted during the night, but the value of thel oot taken was small.
- HEntrance was made by using a broom to break the glass In a rear window. Two packages of parce!l post were taken, together with 25 pennies from 4he stamp drawer. On of the packages contained six volumes of business law books addressed to DuWayne Kinsey.
The only way to get ‘ complete motoring 3 satisfaction is to get a ‘ complete car . . . and Cheurolet is the only lowpriced car that has all these modern advantages 405 Enemns :i‘:’.-.-‘é’* oPI Mickige et
Soclal Sfeurity Paymenty Not Tax A regent analysis by the Indianapolig chamber of commegrce in which 1937 coantributions to the unemployment compensation fund were in&uded as part of the 1937 tax bill was gttacked by the state un-m"plom-t compensation division. Conltributipns to the uenployment compensation fund by employers and employees definitely are net a tax,” Clarence A. Jackson director of the division, said. “They are similar to premiums paid for gpther types of insurance,” he added. “They can be used for only one purpose—payment of benetits to eligible unemployeed persons who have contributed to the fund.”
Mistake Cries For Help As Joke
His cries for help mistakea for a Joke, Edward Bergk, 14, drowned In a gravel pit at North Manchester Friday afternoon.
Boys swimming some distance away _heard him shout hut did not come to his rescue becanse they thought he was plaing a prank. The boys went to the pit near the Midwest Cement company with Walter Fhman 12 for an afternoon of sport and escape hot weather. Young Bergk was learning to swim and the Ermen boy could not swim.
Garrett Cuts Tax Rates,
The Garrett city couneil has reduced the combined tax rate for the city of Garrett from $4.08 to $3.68.
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