Ligonier Banner., Volume 75, Number 2, Ligonier, Noble County, 9 January 1941 — Page 2

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There are only 852 days left to keep those New Year’s resolutions! ‘ ’ ; g% 08 Chief of Police Wig Wolf reports an absence of tenants in the city jail over the the new year holiday although the jail was all cleaned up for the occasion. 28% % . The battle royal over patronage control in Indiana is in full cry. Who will emerge victorious in the pie counter war is anybody’s guess. The taxpayer is a heavy favorite to “get it in the neck.” " 8 o® ® . Adolph Hitler, Senator Burton G. Wheeler and The Chicago Tribune view President Roosevelt’s plans for increasing aid to Great Britain with grave glarm. 88 8 :

Not Exactly Bankrupt . - Republicans of this district and Republican news- . papers were wont during the campaign, and still do, : fio accuse the Democrats of spending a lot of money - to “‘buy” the 1940 elecion. 4 It appears from reports published in Fort Wayne recently that the Republicans of Allen county were not exactly what one might term “broke” when it ¢ame to spending money. - " Walter E. Helmke, after being elected Repubiican chairman of Allen county, filed a report as treasurer of Allen county central committee which tevealed that the county committee had paid $52,000 to carry Allen county. ' While that is not millions, most any citizen of this county and city could live very well the balance of his or her life on what the Republicans spent in Allen county alone. . ~ And speaking of two per cent clubs we note that the Allen county Republican organization contributéd $40,138 to the Republican state committee, the greater part of which sum, approximately $25,600 in all, had been received in contributions from ¢ity and county employees starting back in 1939. - We note that the Republicans, who expressed g 0 much horror over the two per cent spending of the Democrats, did not refuse to accept “contributions” from Allen county workers. ° Incidentally, of the $40,000 which was contributed to the state committee by Allen county, the latter organization got back $26,000, which was not exactly hay. ° Republican criticism of Democratic “buying” of the election seems just a little bit like the ot calling the kettle black.—Columbia City Post.

In Tampa, Fla., a woman refused to give her age to the clerk in the ‘ounty judge’s office when applying for an automobile license. She was kindly but firmly told that she could not be given a license unless she stated her age. “Then I don’t want one,” she said, and left the office. : By the terms of a treaty made in 1817, when land for a school was eeded to the Indians, Arthur Biggins a 20-year old Indian of Pocatello, Idaho, now holds the scholarship established at the University of Michigan, which now occupies the site.

Co-eds at the University of South Carolina have two football teams, and recently got out a nifty progam for their game, on which was printed the name and telephone number of each player, according to the Associated Press, © On the seventh day of the seventh ‘month at seven minutes before seven welock, & daughter was born to Mr. e,

Lawrence Parmitner, whose home sits astride the U. S.-Canadian border near Newport, Vt., was fined $5O by a Canadian magistr&e for papering the Canadian side of his house with American-made wallpaper in violation of customs laws. : Ignace Jan Paderewski, now 80, who in his prime was rauked as the world’s greatest pianist, has returned to the United States to stay. He was the first premier of ill-fated Polahd, w?en that republic was organizéd after the first World War, He tells us that we must “help Great Britain save the world.” ‘

An attack of sneezing which held Miss Juanita Lallis of Lamar; Ark., in its igrip for six days, was finally stopped by a diet of garlie, according to her family physician. At times the young woman had sneezed as often as 15 times a minute. e . Because thieves had ransacked so many offices in the court house in Marinette, Wis., Mayor Richard Murray put this sign outside his office ~door: “Burglars! Don’t break in. Call for & key: it Jou want to look a-

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10 Years Ago Robert Calbeck, aged 3, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leland Calbeck died at the family home Jan. 8. Joe Smith was named president of the Noble County Guernsey Cattle Club. Mrs. Fred Clapp, Mrs. Donall Netz and Mrs. Harry Stansbury of South Bend spent Wednesday with Mrs. Will Sack and Mrs. Laura McDonald. Mrs. Lyman Kilmer, Mrs. W. €. B. Harrison and Plarvin -Austin are visiting relatives in Wakarusa. Mrs. E. Y. Brown of Indianapolis came to attend the funeral of Mrs. W. H. Wigton. 20 Years Ago | Jacob Sheets, Will Sack, Frank Vondersmith, Curt Hire and Frank Raubert spent~ Wednesday evening with Mr, and Mrs. Horace Ullery at Sunny Slopes farm. il 1. Schloss celebrated his 79th birthday January 8. ~ Willis Leming was elected commander of the Americz'tgé,égion}. Ligbnier’s basketbal “team defeated Millersburg Friday mnight.

Our Neighbors’ Views

FOR COURTESY IN CONGRESS Crude and dangerous things have happened in the halls of Congress, It was in the senate chamber that Sen. Foote of Mississippie, back in 1850, brandished a pistol in the face of Missouri’s Sen. Benton. Old Bullion, equal to the situation bared his chest. . “Let the assassin fire” he cried as colleagues seéparated the two men. A few years later Rep. Brooks of South Carolina found Sen. Sumner of Massachusetts seated at his senate desk, writing letters. Whereupon he struck Charles Sumner, not once but often, with a gutta percha cane until Sumner slumped bloody and senseless to the floor, _ There have been fist fights. Noses have been bloodied. Senators have called other senators harsh names. But in recent years, fortunately, there have been comparatively few occasions when social crudeness has been injected into sober discussion of preblems and solutions. Because Pf this relatively bright record it is discouraging to find the venerable Sen .Johnson of California displaying the bad taste of which he was guilty yesterday, - It is a basic part of sematorial custom for - holdever solons to take their colleagues bytbe arm, and

escort them to the senate well-— there to be sworn in by the vice president. _ : Sen. Downey, therefore extended this courtesy to his fellow Californian. i ‘ ' _ But Johnson, aceording to the Associated Press, shoved Downey away. “Downey, his face suddenly red, look: ed amazed, then tﬁ*n&d and Wa.lked‘ back to his own seat as Johnson marched alone to the chamber well.” It s Johnson’s face that should have crimsoned, Contrast his crudeness, if you please; with the gentlemanly demeinor of the majority

Miss Lucy Mabel Sharp and Clarence Putman were married Thurs- . day night at the bride’s home north- - west of the city. : , 1 30 Years Ago - Mrs. Retta McMillian and son Loyal have returned to their home here from Wawaka where they had spent the winter. The engagement of Mrs. Sadie Baker Ward to Greely M. Zimmerman was announced. Mrs. C. Moshel and daughter are home from Bloomington, 111, Russel]l Fisher has gone to Texas. Chester Patton who is working in Fort Wayne visited his grandfather James Patton and family. Ed Compton has been putting the finishing touches -on his lake Wawasee cottage. 40 Years Ago Miss Blanche Schloss who has been visiting her brothers at Monmouth, 111, is~expected home Saturday. Boston Bowsher celebrated his 100th birthday New Year’s day with a birthday dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo Poyser. Among the guests were Mr. and Mrs, Sidney Slabaugh. ; «

leader—Sen. Barkley of ,Kentucl\;}-—-— who graciously shook hands with Sen. Willis of Indiana, a new member of the minority, and cordially welcomed him to.the senate. - These are critical times, and in the United States—thank . God.—most persons interested in preserving : the American way of life still act in accordance with the precepts of decency and courtesy handed down from father to son since the time of sage Ben Franklin, Can men not disagree on legislative enactments without demonstrating the barbaric crudeness that 1s characteristic of totalitarian tyrants? : For goodness sake, i let’s llavo courtesy in congress—as elsewhere.— Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. ; — e g IT IS NO LONGER OURS TO ] - DECIDE. o It would be fine indced if the United States faced the simple decision of whether or not it wished to go to war, , s ev But it does not. That momentous decision now rests largely with others, with circumstances and de _velopments, not all of which we -ean foreseeﬁ; e e e

- Our key decision has been made ——all aid to Britain short of actu ally going to war, In line with carrying out that poliey. we shall ; ipge a series of more concrete de- ~ cisions_in detail. Every new phasé of the aidfo-Britain campaign, . every newmeana and kind of aid , exteri'de“‘(lf,'f'f ‘means a separate probf - lem, & new degision, - . ' It is along the liné of that der. -~ ies of c(merete pmposslg%:r m:@ _ther ‘aid that the battle of public opinion must now be fought. ~Any ome of these new steps may lead to a declaration - of war

Seeley and Herbert Brown returned from Colombus, Ohio, Sunday where they had been visiting their grandfather. D G G. Keehn visited his brother Roy Keehn in Goshen. Mrs. - John Harper, Mrs Alonzo Blue and Mrs. Cephas Bowsher have gone to Auburn and Fort Wayne to visit their sisters. ¢ Married January 8, Miss Grace Weaver and Albtrt Harper at the home of the bride’s parents;7 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Weaver. 5 50 Years Ago Harrison Wood visited his daughter Allie in Sturgis, Mich. Miss Amanda Cree visited her sisters in Detroit. Misses Fannie Fisher and Jennie Watcliorn spent Sunday in South Bend. : Miss Phocbe Holy and Arthur Gowman were married Dec. 25. : Mrs. Alma Stansbury went to Columbia City to visit her mother Mrs. J. Brand. - John Clawson died at his home near Ligonier.

many, Italy, Japan, or all three. We might as well face that. The United States is not going to declare war against any of them. But it has decided on its own course in the light of reason, justice, and right. It will starr that course. 1f there is any war-declaring, somebody else must do it. We face the fact that they may, It is very hard to see how the United States course can be interpreted as war. By whom? By nations which dumped seasoned troops, trained pilots and bombers, as well as unlimited mdterial into a civil war in Spa_in—'and said it was not war. By a country which ‘has vast armies conquering half of a neighboring _ country for three y‘eats—-—a,nd says it is not war? By _countries which receive a constant and quite “similar stream of war supplics - from Sweden and Russia ‘—and back up those countries’ claim to neutrality? , _ It is indeed difficult to see how countries in. those positions ecould claim that the Béndihgef war supplies to Britain 18 &nact of war., But they might. To that extent the’ decision is no longer our own—Go-

shen News-Democrat. ' The American Institute of Laundering recently reported a business ~boom for the past year, due, they A e ; § _claim to. eanipaign “doodlers”—who Sl G e e : : _drew mﬁﬂ&d forecast results all ~over the mifion’s tablecloths: %?@“W 15, and Edward: - Mendenhall, 16, of Chicago, who tried - to join the U. 8 Army, had with Vhond O byt of the Praie: Prussinn War, one bayonet of the ~ Civil War, one plain beyonet and one . fancy dress sword. L R ee e Caniiel e L e B e T SR S S G

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CUR?T'S NOW NEAD ] CIERK OF DRAFT BOARD | “Hacld V. Curtis, who ref'red as | county clerk with the advent of {e new year to};e succeeded by Porter Black, Republican, elected to the cffice at the general election I'st November, has now assumed his now duties as clerk of the Noble County Selective Service Board. He wi'l maintain headquarters ‘~t Al bien. Since the board started to function Mr. Curtis has been acting =8 temporary clerk previous to his of_figial appointment. The clerkship en“t:ils considerable work. : Other members on the board are Clyde DBennett, chairman, Atty, Glenn Thrapp,. both of Kendallville and Anson Huntsman, Albion. :

PAST MASTFRS OF MASONS DINE, ELECT ~ Everett Eversole, of Ligonier, was elected president of the Past Masters club of the Masonic lodges of Noble co uy tatnhtdsreiehrdl tihrdlt zgkqj county at the annual meeting held in Albion. He succeeds Kenneth Thomas, Albion. D. E. Wyatt of Kendallville was electmmior warden; Ray Bickel, CromWell, junior warden, and Emmett Eiler, Avilla, secretary-treasurer. Sixty-five members attended the meeting and enjoyed a chicken dinrer. The Past Master’s degree was conferred on D. R. Graybill, Kendallville; Z. A. Willennar, Albion; “Darwood Yeiser, Avilla; A. C. Fauspaugh, Cromwell, and’R. C. Gordon, Ligonier, v

O’CONNOR COMPANY GETS BIG CONTRACT J. C. O’Connor & Sons, Ft. Wayne contractors, have been awarded a con tract for $4,183.770 for construction of facilities at the Army Ordinance proving grounds at Madison, Indiana in a joint venture with the J. L. Simmons Company at Indianapolis, The contract falls in the citegory of emergency defense measures, and as such the project will be pushed to completion as speedily as is possible. Preliminary field work already is under way. The contract calls for “the construction of all buildings on the grounds, including quarters for officers and men, as well as all roadways and railroads serving the grounds, and runways for airplanes.

THREE AUTOS AND TRUCK FIGURE IN CRASH ; An accident involving three automobiles and a truck, causing considerable property damage but no injuries, occurred Thursday iafternoon in the business district of Kendallville. When Eldon L. Scott, 820 Eunice avenue, driving a truck owned by the Watters & Portman wheel factory, ‘attempted a left turn into an alley intersecting the 200 block on South Main street, his vehicle collided with a passenger car operated by Jake

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Levin, 349 North Main street. With a fender hooking the fromt of the truek, Levin’s eiwr, out of control, careened to the right, striling the pirked ears of Keaseth Ceiter and pr. R. B. Wendt, both of this city. 411 four vekicles were dimaged. 'XEW AIRPIANE ENGINE . FACIORY FOR FT. WAYNE ° - Fort Wayre is to have a new sirplane engine faciory, tie Studebaker corporation of Fort Wayre, to crect the plant. 71he factory will provide employment for 1400 persons and will be lceated on a 24~ere tract on tie Lincoln highway just east of the Inea Manufaeturine evwrpany. When completed, the plant will be one of the city’s feur largest industrial plants. The Studebiker contract from the government for the manufacture of Wrizght aeronautical “26G007 engines for war planes amounts to $36,799.300. The total is to be divided be tween plant extensions in South Bend, Chicage and Fort Wayne with the approval of President Roosevelt and the defense commission. The contract cost is to cover both the plant extension and the production of engines.

3,152 HOOSIERS ARE CALLED S : State (Selective Service officials sent out a partial list of quotas co local draft boards which will furnish the first contingents of 3,152 Hoosier young men to be called between Jan. 14 and Feb. 3. Major Lytle J. Freehafer, mobilization chief of state . headquarters, gaid boards providing men for the first three induction dates on Jan. 14-15-16 had been notified of their

quotas, : £ Other boards, which will deliver ‘men between Jan 17 and Feb. 3 will receive their ecalls within the next few days, Freehafer said. Under .present plans, Indiana will provide 21,087 men by July 1 as its share of the national total of 800. 000. The state quota was divided among 152 local boards upon the basis of total number of registrants in each board area and the estimated number of men in each zone -who either had enlisted or ‘were expected to enlist in some branch of military service. ~ :

‘WINS JUDGMENT IN SUM OF $8,653 A sum of $8,653.34 has been awarded the department of finaneial institutions, in charge of liquidation of the defunct Noble Counfy Bank and Trust company, in its suit against W. E. Culver of Bluffton, former Kendallville manufacturer, which was heard in Wells circnit court at Bluffton last week. Rerpesented by Atty. R. S. Emerick of Kendallville, the department brought suit seeking judgment for the balance alleged due on a note originally given in 1930 for the sum of $lO,OOO, after Culver assum-

ed operation of the former Kendallville Manufacturing company, or “witten factory.” As a defense, Culver contended the defumct bank had entered into a contract with him for extension of eredit involving op eraticn of his- business in Kendall vile, whieh econtract allegedly was not kept and that therefore he was enfitled to judorent acainst the plaintiff beeause he. not the bank, ‘was ‘the loser in the transaction. 17 ‘idenee breuebt ont in the abbreviat el litigaticn showed the note im question had been reduced im 1934 to $£5.436.11. . The . jury returned an instructed verdiet when Judge J. F. Decker sustrined a motion of the plaintiff's at- " torneys. ' Cuiver, who operated the Kendallville factory alout one year, is now engared in a similar business in Bluffton.

| ° . | Timely Topics ] Walter Rys of Chicago. Was . arrested when police caught him trying to drive his automobile up the steps of an elevated car line. A Dallas, Tex., merchant asked po lice to help him decipher the nime on o worthless check. It was “U. R. Stuck.” The water faucets at the home of Ray Guerin in Binghampton, N. Y. spouted flames if a match was touched to-them. Investigation revealed a pocket of gas near Guerins’ new water well, & Mrs, Blanche Ketcham of LeHarpe,

11, is making her own tombstone from rocks collected in every state in the Union, and several foreign countries. . o When a naturalization officer in Lockport, N. Y, asked John Gulasey why he wanted to become a citizen, Gulasey replied: “S¢ I can get a fishing license.” Harmon Hicks of Stewsrtgville, 0., told the court that the moonshine

found on his premises was-only rhuematic medicine, but he was sentenced to 30 days in jail and a fine of $lOO. Members of a luncheon eclub in Cleveland, Ohio, waited for a memory expert to address them, but he didn’t show up. He had forgotten the engagement, oil from German incendiary bombs has caused the death of several swans which habitually swim infthe Thames river in London. Recently 30 of the birds were caughte and given a good serubbing with soap and clean water after which they were released on a clear streteh of the river. :