Ligonier Banner., Volume 71, Number 6, Ligonier, Noble County, 4 March 1937 — Page 2

The lLigonier Banner Bstablished 1867 Published by THE BANNER PUBLISHING CO. 124 Cavin Street M. A. Cotherman Editor-Manager Published every Thirsday and entered the Pestoffice at Ligonier, Indiana as gecond clasg.matter, |

FARM PROGRAM STARTED Crop Insurance and Soil Conservation Are Discussed Two major segments of the administration farm program-—crop insurance and soil conservation benefits—started through congress Friday. A senate agriculture sub comin.i tee invited Secretary Wallace to give his views on the vast crop insurance system\' recommended by President Roosevelt. It would start with the 1939 wheat crop.

[Chairman Pones, democrat, Tex., called the house agriculture committee together to hear Wallace's assistants discuss a proposal to extend until 1940 complete federal administration of the soil conservation act. The administration had hoped states would enact laws combining soi' conservation and crop control. The supreme court in invalidating the AAA denied to the federal govvernment the latter function.

The bill would repeal a provigion that the soil conservation program go on a state basis next year. The states were slow to act, and the agriculture department decided to continue on the present basis unti stronger federal crop control measures can. be enacted—action that some congressional Ileaders believe will require a constitutional amendment.

Although the sooil conservation program contains indirect voluntary crop control; few farm blo¢c congressmen consider is sufficiently ef fective to prevent over productiosn. Congress appropriated $470,000,000 for payments last year to farmers cooperating under the program. These will be continued if the bill is enacted. :

The program fosters a shift from goil-depleting cash crops such as wheat, corn and cotton to soil-baild-ing crops such as grasses and legumes. ’

Drive Slowly Past Workmen

Another appeal to motorists to drive slowly when passing workmen engaged in cocstruction and other work on the staie highway was made by James D. Adams chairman of the Stat, Highway Conmission. ‘Warning signs, callirg the atteniion of motorists to the presence of ‘workmen on or along the pavement are placed suffjciently far away to permit the driver to slow . down and have his vehic's under control

tefore he reaches the place where

work is in progrse. Some motorists, disregarding thesc <aution signs, bave been responsible for accidents and the death as well as injury to workers.

The last issue of the state highway detour bulletin lists sixteen points of the state highway system where shoulder construction is in progress or where traffic uses run-arounds at the scene of bridge construction.

Motorists are expected to exercise every precaution at these points as well as when passing highway workers engaged in other maintenance operations, e Arrest Truek Drivers Thirteen truck -operators were arrested at Columbia City by state police. Ten of the 13 entered pleas of guilty and were giyen fines aggregating a total of $329.

ONLY 1000 RODS OF At Last Year’s Prices ‘We have had two advances on fence since last Fa11....50 “ , when that is gone our _ prices will be considerably | ~ higher L 1f you need fence, come in at_once - asit will last but a few days.

ACCIDENTS TAKES LIVES OF FIVE Soldier and Professor’s Wife Among Vietims of Week-End Auto Wrecks Traffic accidents in Indiana claimed the lives of four persons over the week-end and resulted in Injuries to more than a score of otheTs.

Hemran Dowd, 25 a soldier at Fort Benjamin Harrison was Kkilled almost instantly Saturday night when struck by a hit-and-run motorist on state road 67 mnear the army post. Dowd was the 36th victim of traffic accidnts in Marion county this Yyear. i Mrs. Anna Hood, 59, and her son Calvin, 13, of Niles, Mich., were killed in an automobile accident on state road 6, six miles south »f LaPorte. The husband Harry Hood, and three other soms Alvin 18, Ray 20, and James 16, were taken to Holy Family hospital at LaPorte snffering minor injuries. The accident occurred while the family was enroute (home from Phoenix, Ariz., where Mr. Hoo¢ had gone for her health. Thke Hood car struck the rear of a truck. Mrs. Susan E. Tilson, 64, wife of Prof. Lowell M. Tilson head of the music department at Indiana State Teachers College, Terre Haute was killed instantly Sunday when hurled from an automobile in a cellision at a street intersection. Prof. Tilson driver of the car, and Mrs. Lawrence E. Eberly passengers, were injured in the crash. The Tilson car was struck by one riven by Harold Certain 19, West Terre Haute.

James Boyd, Spiceland, and Marshall Brown, 21 Straughn Station, were in City Hospital Indianapolig suffering from injuries received in a truck-automobile collision on National road Lewisville Sunday. TLawrence Dill, 23, Logansport, was seriously injured in an automobile collision at a state intersection at Indianapolis Sunday night. Durward Rose, bl, Logansport, Dill’s uncle escaped unhurt. James Trimbal, 49, East Chicago, was Xilled and Curtis Leslie 31 seriously injured when their automobile skidded out of control and overturned into a ditch near Hammond. W. H. Tonkin, 60, Robertdale was killed instantly Monday when struck by an automobile at Indiana harbor. Mrs. Ada Lloyd, East Chicago was arrested as driver of the car.

Farm Wife “Earns” $35,318 Cooking.

- A farm woman’s labor on meals only over a period of thirty years is worth $35,313. Miss Julia Newton of the farm credit administration, 'told Indiana farm women &attending the farm bureau social and economic conference at Indianapolis. In thege thirty years she woul prepare approximately 235,426 meals, for which labor at 156 cents a meal would reach the staggering total of more than $35,000. Some. of the other services this farm woman renders over a thirty-year period and their labor worth, are: 3,190 garments, 50 cents each, $1,595; 35,400 loaves of bread at bsc each, $1,770; 5,930 cakes at 10 cents each, $593; 7,960 pies at 5 cents each $398; preparing 1,625 bughels of vegetables at 50 cents a bushel, $762; canning

3,626 jars of fruit at 25 cents a jar, $906; washing 177,525 pieces of lavrdry at 3 cents each, $5,331 and 36,640 hours of sweeping dusting and cleaning at 10 cents an aour, s2old. . ‘Thieves stole thirteen hogs averaging 150-pounds eack from the farm of Edward Hopkins, Hamilton ¢ounty. .

. Actlvitles of Local Oblate Fathers The holy season of Lent finds the lObln\‘;e Fathers of their local Mission House on Grand street engaged preaching in the various large cities of the middle west. This year there has been such a demand that many of the requests will have to be fulfilled in May, June and July. Father Burke, Director of the local house has returned from Ch-cage for a few days. He and Father O’Brien glso of the Mission House had been conducting the annual rvetreat exercises at the Chicago Cathedral, the Cathedral church of His BEminence, Cardina! Mundelein. It is high tribute to the Oblate Fathers’ reputation that they were asked to take charge of thig important assigyg ment. Immense crowds flocked to, the great edifice which seats 1700 people.

- Father O’Brien left immediately for Saginaw to speak ai a series of High School conferences thersa and he will rejoin Father Burke in Caicago next Sunday when both of these fathers will preach at @Saint ¥dmund’s Church, the Cudahy wemorial chureh in Oak Park.

Fajher Tracy has been preaching in Cleveland and Massillon, Ohio. He will be engaged in Cantoun for the next two weks and return to Cleveland for Holy Week and Easter assignments. : Father Crowley has charge of the preaching at the Cathedral in Dualuth Minnesota until Easter Sunday. Holy Week wil! find Father Burke in Detroit and Father -O'Brien at Grand Rapids. Father Burke has been asked to preach the annual retreat exercises for the priests of the diocese of San Antonio, Texas during two weeks in June, In the absence of the fathers, Father Cleary, which as general charge of the Ligonier and A'biin areas, has also been conducting the I.enton preaching at Saint Charles’ Church in Peru, every Tuesday evening and at Saint Paul’s Church the church of the chancellor in Fort Wayne, every Wednesday evening. The Fathers hope to be all together at home shortly after Baster anticipating a visit from the aewiy appointed Provincial, Very Rev. Janes T. McDermott, O. M. I. who endeared himself to so many in this city. .

$5,000 Damage Suit Venued

A $5,000 damage suit went to Whitley circuit court from the Noble circuit court. In this action Harry Shroyer seeks to collect from the defendant, Cleveland, Cclumbus and Cincinnati Highway company for the death of his son Calvin. _

The plaintiff alleges that during the month of September 1936 he was, residing on the Dr. J. H. lgriggs farm in WNoble county and that & truck owned by the defendant aund operated by Leslie Fink was being operated over state road No 2 east of Merriam. He alleges the truck was being opecated at an excessive and dangerous rate of spe2d, and that it struck and killed his son who was riding a bicycle along the highway, enroute to Churubusco to attend school.

18 From Noble County.

Noble county had 13 children in the James Whitcomb Riley Hospital of the Indiana University Medical Kenter at Indianjapolis duking the past year, according to the annuzl report of Administrator J. B. H. Martin. Every county in Jndians was represented among the 3,994 child patients in the state hospital.

The average number of patienis per counfy was 43.4. The average stay in the Riley Hospital per chi'd was 20.8 days. A total of 963 children were on the waiting list for admission at the time of Administirator Martin's report. The per dem charges to counties ranged from $3.20 to $3.25 during the four quarters of the year.

Team of Horses 30 Years old.

Ray Shanower, a farmer Iliving three miles northeast of Wolcottville owns what is believed to be a champ ion farm team. The horses brown geldings, are 30 years old and were foaled on the farm of John H. Morrison southeast of LaGrange. Mr. Morrison kept the pair until they were four years old, when he sold them to Mr. Shanower for $4OO. The geldings are strong and healthy eat as heartily as through they were young horses and work every day on the Shanower farm. Many horse shippers have tried to buy this team but Mr. Shanower refuses to sell. 2

Public Park to Be Bauilt,

- Officlals of the Indiana executive division of the WIPA have notified Milford town officials that the public park project at Waubee lake has been accepted, but information has not yet been received as to when the work is to be started. :

_ 'The plans fnclude the building of a new road from the park to the ‘public ‘highway, the construction of a bathing beach and fish rearing ‘ponds, 'and the establishment of pic‘nic grounds. A parking area will be i”la!d‘] out and a shelter construction.

Clear Bomp Plot,

Lieut. August Johnson of Elkhart has announced that James Platt, 28, business agent of a truck drivers’ and teamsters’ union and Tony Piedmont, 28 of Elkhart have admitted participation in the attemped bombing of the Henry Transfer & Storage company ‘garage at Hlkhart. Dynamite hurled theough a window failed to explode because of a faulty cap. The bombing was planned because of unon grevances. Pota N o e h

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Postal Rate Once Caused Long Debate in Congress In the year 1790 there were but’ 75 postoffices in the United States, the majority of which were confined to the cities. The Postmaster General then reported to the congress that he had turned over $37,935 to the Treasury department for the year’s receipts, observes a’ writer in the Philadelphia Inquirer. A stabilized postal rate was adopted in 1816. A single one-ounce letter, carried within 30 miles, cost 6% cents, over 30 miles and under 80 miles, the charge was 10 cents; over 80 miles and under 150 miles the rate was 12% cents; over 150 miles and under 400 miles the postoffice received 25 cents. A letter or parcel weighing more than one ounce cost four times the usual rate for the distance it would travel.

For many years after the schedule was adopted by congress the people pressed for a reduction. On several occasions enterprising congressmen introduced bills to reduce the rates, but a watchful Postmaster General succeeded in convincing the legislators that such measures were foolhardy to adopt, as a drop in revenue would mean an increase in subsidizing funds granted by the congress to maintain postal service.

After constant pressure congress passed a bill which became effective on March 3; 1845. A half-ounce letter, up to 300 miles, was delivered for 5 cents; over 300 miles the rate was 10 cents; with an additional charge for every half ounce over the original weight. @ Newspapers were delivered without charge up to 30 miles.

“Muck-Amuck,” Indian’s Bread in Lord’s Prayer

The Pacific Northwest Indian of two centuries ago had no word for bread, something unknown to him, so he asked for “muck-amuck” when he recited the Lord’s prayer, according to an authority in the Detroit News. " The *“‘muck-amuck,’”” states the writer, covered his daily ration of meat, fish and other food. Another Chinook version of the Lord’s prayer, one of several used, brought to light by a writer for the American Guide, was found in some long-forgotten documents. “Ne-si-ka Papa klaxta mit-lite kopa Sach-a-lie,” it begins. ~A literal translation read:

“Our Father who dwells on high, good for our hearts your name, good you chief of all people; good your heart to such country as our up above; give us all days our food, and stop remembering all our sins we make to them, suppose sin against us; throw far away from us all evil.” The various Chinook version of the Lord’s prayer, it is said, came into being about 1740 from the influence of early missionaries.

Not until later did the Indians come to use a word for bread, ‘‘sap-o-liL.”

The Chinook was a kind of esperanto language in which all tribes could talk somewhat with each oth-

er, and was in use before the white man came. 3

Old Ohio Court Rule

Some court-trial laws in effect in several counties in early Ohio were said to result in “men being hung so that jurymen might dine.”” From the time that the case went into the hands of the jury until a verdict was reached, the members of the jury were not allowed to eat, sleep, converse with anyone else, or have any light. So that these prohibitions were not violated, the sheriff was required to take this oath: ‘““You do solemnly swear that, so far as in your power, you will keep this jury together without meat or drink, water excepted, fire or candle; that you will suffer no person to speak to them, nor speak to them yourself unless by direction of the court, only to ask ‘are you agreed upon your verdict?’ and this you do as you shall answer to God.” .

Rush Job in A. D. 122

The discovery of a dedication tablet among the ruins of Hadrian’s wall proves that this line of ancient fortifications was built in less than five years, observes a writer in Pearson’s London Weekly. The wall, running from Wallsend, at the mouth of the River Tyne, to Brownees on the River Solway, was built by the Romans, under the Emperor Hadrian, as a means of protecting Roman Britain from invasion by the barbarian clans of the north. The work was under the control of Platorius Nepos, governor of Britain, and the tablet, dedicated to him, mentions that he was occupied with the construction from A. D. 122 to 126. The building plans were constantly changed while the work was in progress. ;

Where Sugar Comes From

Sugar is obtained from the sugar cane, from the beetroot and from the maple tree. Until a German chemist named Markgraft discovered sugar in the Eighteenth century only cane sugar was known. It was used in India over 1,000 years B. C.; the Persians refined it and used it a good deal in their medicines. Maple sugar is common; it is ‘obtained from the sap of the maple tree. Both cane sugar and maple sugar are good to eat in the unrefined state, but beet sugar has to be refined before it can be used.

Wife ChaTges Cruelty. Alleging crueit& Blanche Zie of Turkey Creek township Kosciusko county has filei suit for’ a divorce trom Nello Zie. They were married March 18, 1929 and separated Jan-

Rejeet Alibi, Youth Is Fined. _‘Although he offered what his attorney termed as “perfectly logical alibi,” Ammon Bash, 23 of near New Paris formerly of Goshen was found guilty of window peeping by Justice of Peace Charles P. Fribley. Bash was arrested on Deec. 27 last by Goshen police on a complaint filed by Burdette Frick of Reynoids street who charged that he had seen Bash 'peeping into a bedroom window at the Frick home.

Eash testified in court that he “didn’'t aim to break any law” but that he was trying ¢ locate an Amish girl friend who was supposed to be working at a home on Reynolds street. He said he met the girl at a party in Goshén and that she had invited him “to drop in and gee her some time.” After hearing argument by Eash’s attorney Justice Fribley found Eash guilty and fined him 5 plaus costs of $B5O. He was given 90 days in which to pay the $13.50 assessment.

MeNutt Sworn In,

Paul V. McNutt newly appointed high commissioner to the Philippines was sworn into office in a colorful ceremony in the office of Secretary of War Harry H. Woodring. McNutt, flanked by Woodring, Philippiue President Manuel Quezon and numerous other American and Philippine officials took the oath of office standing beneath the grouped flags of the verious branches of the U. 8. army.

The oath was administered by the chief clerk of the war departmont. Immediately after McNutt haq taken the oath Woodring handed him bis commission signed by President Roosevelt. Police Booth to be Bulilt A police booth and waich tower will be erected on the northwest corner of the intersection of Main street and Lincoln avenue in CGoeshen it was announced. Work will be started as soon as weather permits. The booth will be constructed of light grey limestone. It will be octagonal in shape, 10 feet in diameter and will be 12 feet high. The floor of the booth will be elevated about four feet above the sidewalk level.

TFraek Upsels, Three Injured Threg persons were injured, one seriously Saturday when a ‘*ruck carrying a $25,000 cargo of drugs ovaerturned near the Noble-DeKalb county line on U. S. road No. 6. W. J. Smarr, 28 Columbia, Mo. driver told officials he probably dozed as the truck swung into a curve. Two companions were slightly injured only, but Smarr suffered fractures of his right arm and left leg. Most of the valuable cargo was salvaged. To Add Another Unit, The Allen county council in special sessioh voted to make available $15,000 of the $50,000 appropriated at the regular council meeting last September for PWA and WPA projects as a “sponsor’s rontribution” in proposed construction of a new hospital unit at ‘the Irene Byron tuberculosis sanatorium.

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TO GIVE BENEFIT SHOW ¢ The Veterans of Woreign Wars of City Will Spouser Show E For Boy Scouls Winebrenner Post 2710 Veterans of Foreign Wars wish to announce that some time in March, they will pregent ‘a Minstre! Show, a benefit periormance for assisting the Local Boy Scout Troop and the local veterans post in financing their respective community programs for the coming year.

These are both worthy organizations and it is hoped that the public will respond to their efforts in this presentati in a generous manner. The Locu%oy Scout Troop is an organtnuon&ot the Community youth which will develop into better young men from their affiliations in this youth’s organization, and it zhould have the entire local suppo-t behind it in keeping the interest of this troop alive and progressing. The !acal Lions Cle - who have spobneofed this troop are heartily in accord with anything that asusts in expand ing and further developing ths Boy Scout interest.

The local Veterans of Foreign Wars post here are in their fifth year as a local organization and is composed of all veterans of Foreign War service, this is the first public venture that this post has promoted and hopes for the success which the Post belieyes is due from the public with

regerds to community affairs o this kind. It is conceded tnat the public will respond in their usua! whslehearteq support.

- The Veterans of Forelgr. Wars are mandated in their yearly calendar of events, to assist, promote or aid in any way, the Boy Scout movement in their espective communities, there fore the local Veteran’s Post will offer for your entertainmwent and approval, an entirely new innovation of Minstrelsy, a Floor Show Style Minstrel, it will be something new in the Minstrel line and we balieve that you will enjoy it from deginning to end. The entire cast will be augmenteqd from local talent and the date of the performance will be published later. At this time the cast

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is being assembled and it will be greatly appreciated If any one that 'has some specialty, either musical or otherwise would contact the talen committee, if you can sing, tap dance, play some instrument or in some way, assist in building up the cast of this show, weg will be pleased to have your help. i The proceeds of this show will be equally divided with the local Boy Scouts Troop and the Veterans of Foreign Wars PosPt, it is a benelit performance and for a good purpose.

For those who would like to assist us in this promotion, we will appreciate your getting in touch with Harry M. Jacobs, committeeman on talent and arrangements, who will be glad to explain further particulars and who will have charge of this affair for the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

There will be a committee meeting at the Veterans of Foreign Wars hall, upstairs over Weaver’'s Hardware store, tomorrow evening, March 5 at 8 p .m. and we Invite those of you who are interested, to come to this meeting. This will be a meeting for the Minstrel show only and not a Veteran meeting, so pleasg attend. Harry M. Jacobs ,is chairman of the Minstrel committee. i

| Notice Farmers. There has recently been installed a fire ‘truck for answering rural fire calls in the City building and arrangements have been made whereby some of the members of the city fire department will man the truck. While this truck carries 200 gallop of water 85 gallon of chemicals and a pump to take water from most/ any source available yet the rural people can make this equipment tmon effective if, when going to a fire, they will fill milk or cream cans or other containers with water s ke S S Shoms.

While the truck was only received on Feb. 3rd it has already, three farm homes saved to its credit and it can continue this kind of work with the proper co-operation of the rural people. wWall Paper-—Knight's Drug Stora