Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 50, Number 46, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 5 July 1928 — Page 1

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COUNCIL DEFERS ACTION ON RADIO INTERFERENCE

of talk and not much action aaaiti marked the City Council action: last Monday night at the City hall. ; ■' some time complaints have j),.,.;, coming in about radio interfercnc’' and several weeks ago a peti,ion was presented to the Council asking, that some action be taken to legislate against any firm or individual causing this disturbance; Councilman Wright has been in communication with many cities purported to have radio ordinances and to date only one city has been found that really passed such prohibitive measures. A communication was read from this city and the ordinance was read in full. After some deliberation the matter was deferred to come up at a later date. In most instances the best remedy for, interference is to find (lie cause of disturbance and the owner of the machine or whatever it,! may be is usually public-spirited' -'gnitngli to - ’ rrTnrdy tire —defect. —frj would je a good tiling to do away with ' Hi's public nuisance but the method of arriving at ~a solution is a! mat' >. be i andh-i st. carefully. _?tc 'dents oi West Market street] neat Nappanee street asked that the pre: nt street light located at the ] all between Market street and Lincoln. on Nappanee street be removed : to the corner of Market and Nappa-I nee and the Council ordered that such a change be made. Many property owners along the line of the recently constructed sewer are objecting to the condition of the streets and alleys and at the) meeting Monday evening Mr. Riley] was m attendance and gave notice i that the work would be gone over with a grader and put in as good a condition as possible. Mr. Riley stated that he was willing to place sidewalks and alleys back with material as formerly constructed ' but the City Fathers decided that it was best to wait until the fills had sufficient time for settlement and the Reith-j Riley Construction company will! (grade at present and the City Street ] Commissioner will ; see that; the street and alleys are kept, in a lair state of repair throughout the summer .months and the paving will be done later. ■ j Dr H. R. Stauffer .presented anew [ plat pi the council- for what is to be j known as Stauffer’s-6th addition to.] the City of Nappanee. The plat] originally called for 10 lots and was: accepted by the city but. never filed. This new plat calls for 11 lots--two of he original lots were dropped but an additional plat ol six lots as add*.<l and the plat now on file nmti it - fourteen lots. Neil* had: been*’given to property] own rs for the. cutting of woods and

APE YOU WILLING TO TAKE A CHANCE? .• Democrats in convention at ■Houston,'; Texas, were careful of Jr. wording of the platform plank if. regards to the wet and dry. is- •• i . ; tying to nuke a slam -at site -(••publican party; yet doing it in ’ ,'vay that would leave plenty of ; ?'in for At Smith to crawl fir sigh( The prohibition plank (follows:. The Republican party for: eight ars in complete control of the government at Washington pretents the remarkable spectacle of ■•ling compelled in its national > a form to promise, obedience to 1 provision of the federal Constii’mn which it has flagrantly discarded and -to apologize to the -'ounify for its failure to enforce: ws enacted liy the congress of r he United States. Speaking for s he national Democracy this conation pledges the party and its mminees to an lionest effort to •nforce the Eighteenth amendTu,,! and all other provisions of ‘he federal Constitution and all 'a ws enacted pursuant thereto." Now th'e joker: Suppose that Al does not live up to the party 'lank. Presidents have disregard'd tile party platform before so why not again. One thing is absolutely certain and that is that ■>mith is wet—at least when it is to his own advantage and he will tnore than likely find that at the '’lection this fall that to side-step the issue will mean defeat.

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! Chief Pinkerman made the annoum..- ! meat that on next Monday morning. ! a cre w Would start mowing about the j city. Property owners are nptified in _ order that weeds on their property ; will not have to be'cut as if this is I necessary the cost is charged back against the owner. The cheapest method is to remove the. weeds yourself. PAUL W. ERBAUGH BECOMES ACTIVE PARTNER HERE Paul \V. Erbaugh, formerly connected with the Fribley Department Store, at Bourbon, has severed ills j connections wtih that company and has come to Nappanee to take an a five part in the management of the Erbaugh Chevrolet Sales. Monday morning Mr. Erbaugh .began work in this city and an inactive partnership, which was formed the first if the year, with L. 0. Erbaugh, who. has been in charge of the sales here. was ... terminated ami Paul- i-.—r,,..v working in the salesroom under the direction of his brother. The past; week many improvements have been made at the display room on West Market street. The .. room was plastered throughout and will be painted immediately. A parts and accessory room will be built in and Karl Anglemyer will be in charge of this branch of the work. The Erbaugh brothers have enjoyed a wonderful success in the sale o f automobiles. Many new Chevrolets are on the streets today bought through this agency and the firm has a good line of used cars on hands at all times for anyone wishing to get a good car and yet not in the market for anew one. Nearly every make of used car is to be found in their display quarters and while new Chevrolet cars' are the specialty used cars take a prominent place in the business of the company. r

AUTO AND BUGGY IN COLLISION ON SATURDAY Last Saturday night a buggy driven by Jerome Hochstetler and occupied by Sylvia Smucker and Barbara Hochstetler, and an automobile driven by James Losee, of near Gravelton, collided on the road just w est of the B. & O. crossing west of this city and the buggy was demolished. Miss Hochstetler was cut quite badly about the mouth and Miss Smucker was bruised about the head. Tile Hochstetler buggy was proceeding west from this city and Losee was coining to the east. Another automobile passed the vehicle just before the accident and it is believed that the lights from this blinded the drivers. MISS MABLE SHUPP AND HAROLD SMITH MARRIED Miss Mable Ione Shupp, daughter, of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Shupp of this city, and Harold L. Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Smith, of Glen Flora, Wisc., were united in marriage at the Church of the Brethren parsonage, Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock by the Rev. Paul B. Studebaker The bride is a graduate of the local high school in the class of '26, and is employed at the Nappanee Milling company. Mr. Smith is employed at the Vitreous Steel Products company. They will make their home at 457 East Centennial street. RICHMOND CAR IN COLLISION NEAR WARSAW H. B. Richmond, of this city, driving a Buick sedan, and John Holbrook, of Warsaw, driving a Dodge, collided on state road 30 about three miles east, of Warsaw Sunday afternoon when Holbrook turned off of a byroad onto the highway in the path of the Bulck. The damage to the two cars amounted to, about $100. The occupants of the cars escaped without injury. MRS. TIM BLOSSER TO ENTERTAIN RURAL CLUB Mrs Tim Blosser will be hostess to the Rural club Thursday, July 12. The roll call will be “My Favorite Quotation." Entertainment will be furnished by a “School Session," and a contest, “Railroading. Miscellaneous questioniaires will also be given to the members. Mrs. Tim Blosser, Mrs. Wm. Wagner and Mrs. Cal Stuckman are on the program committee.

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AL SMITH AND JOSEPH ROBINSON i LEAD DEMOCRATS . - - ' . g ' ■: Governor A1 Smith of New York, and Senator Joseph T Robinson of. Arkansas were chosen to lead the democrats. in the coining election. Smith on the first roll call lacked nine votes of having the required number lor the presidential nomination but Ohio switched votes, giving the New Yorker 'sufficient to win the race. Robinson was named as, the j | running mate by practically a unanij mous vote and the great fight was' I qver.' Six months ago Smith was] j laughed down in official democratic] ■councils but the smiling New York I candidate beat down t*he ; opposition until at the convention held in Hon ] ton, Texas, 'last vveek, practically the ( whole north was solidly behind .him. j The south , does not ■ agree on the: views of. the. northern man but only ].the vote this fall will tell to what] extent;,the people will follow in voting for the choice of the delegates at j the convention.. Smith, has. been popu-] j Jar in the primaries and the party is confident that he will carry it on to (success at the election this, fall. The religious question was discussed in convention .and a noisy demonstrai lion followed -the announcement that ] a man had a right to worship God as he saw fit. 'Hie presidential nominee | is of the Catholic faith but.: the, party is confident that the people of the, j United. States are still of the opfmj ; ion that this is a free country and' 'one in which everyone has a right to ■ follow the dictates of his o\yn conj science. Mr. Smith is probably the ] ! strongest man that the democratic ] I party could place in the field today i and everyone admires his ability to j, stand for what he believes is right, i ODD FELLOWS PLAN PICNIC. AUGUST 12 I . : '•. ' - - ■ _ ‘ . Elkhart, July &. Plans for the Elkhart county Odd Fellows picnic were ] discussed at a regular meeting of Pulaski lodge. The picnic will be held Sunday. August 12. at Millej’s grove, northwest of Bristol. Ind., A state speaker is' expected to give the principal address and contests and games will be held. ; A large number of Odd Fellows. Rebekahs and friends are planning) to attend the picnic of the Northern Indiana Interurban association to be held in Michigan City; Ind., July 15. An attractive program has been arranged. About six counties of the northwestern part of the state, with representatives from about 70 lodges, comprise the territory covered by the association. ' • •• . :i

NAPPANEE, INDIANA, THURSDAY, JULY 5, 1928

Another Declaration of Independence

JUST A GLIMPSE HERE AND THERE BABY DROWNS IN MILL RACE— George Travis Jr., age 2, son of Mr and Mrs. George Travis, was drowned in a mill race at Elkhart. The baby rolled down a steep bank into ; the water. Tire body was recovered t n twenty minutes. a WIFE OF FORMER AUDITOR DIES —Mrs, Alice Elnora Bemenderfer. age tie, wife of Allen It. Bemenderfer. former Elkhart countv auditor. died at her home Saturday. She is survived by a son. Samuel Beinenderfer of Munch and a daughter. Mrs, Chris Wiese, of Goshen ■ TANARUS" ~ * - -v 1 BREMEN STATION HEARING POSTPONED— The hearing for the new Bremen B, & O, station before the Indiana Public Service Commission at Indianapolis, has. been postponed until August 24. The postponement was ''granted" by the commission when the Bremen parties requested it because of the inability of Attorney Claude Carson to attend the meeting at the former date. . DRY GOODS ASSOCIATION ELECTS—,!. Levine, of LaPorte, was elected president of the Indiana Retail Dry (foods association last Thursday ai tin 14th annual meeting held at the South Shore Inn, Lake Wawasee. R, Currie Smith, of Evansville, was elected vice-president. F. M. Ayres of the. L. S. Ayres & Cos., Indi; ana polls; was re-elected secretary treasurer. W. E. BalCh, of Indianapolis, was re-elected manager of the association. LOSES- BRIDE IN NAPANEE— Hatless and coat less and nearly frantic with worry, Herbert Powell, Chicago Inewlywed, scrambled off a train at Ottawa, Can., and started a deluge of telegrams to Montreal. He had lost his bride at Napanee. Ont.. where, after taking a 10 minute constitutional, he sprinted after the wrong train and caught it. His bride, minus money and tickets, went on to Montreal. Mr. Powell found his wile by wire, boarded a fast afternoon Montreal train and now is receiving his first marital “panning.” MENTION OF SMITH ROILS W C. T. U.—Although no resolution was passed by the Calumet tricouni v council of the W. C. T. U.. In conv -tv lion at Laportc. (here was a demon-' st ialion in several addresses when the candidacy of Governor Al Smith, democratic presidential nominee was denounced. More than sixty delegates from Laporte, Porter and Lak° comities attended the sessions of tlie convention and cheered when Mrs James Cox, Valparaiso, democratic uoi.iiiiee for sheriff of Porter county, as-ailed Smith’s candidacy.

KE-lOHB MINE AI 4 O'CLOCK SAIIDM Miss Helen Price, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. M. D Price of this city and '.Rollin'. Johnson, of Ashland, ()., son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Johnson, also of Ashland, were married at a pretty home wedding at the home of the bride’s parents Saturday afternoon at 4 o’clock with, 175 invited guests (present to witness the ceremony. The Rev. S. M. Whetstone,' pastor of the First. .Brethren church, read the service in -front of an improvised altar of pink and white roses, large baskets of which also decorated other parts of the house. Miss Helen Freese sang “At .Dawning'.’, and “O Promise Me” before the eereniony. The bridal party ..entered the livTn.i j room to the tune ol “The Bridal Chorj.us,” from, “laihejugrin." played Lv Miss Marjorie Price, cousin of the j bride. The minister was. followed-/by I the bridegroom and his. brother, j Maurice Johnson, • who in turn were , followed by the little ringbeari r. George F. Price, nephew of the bride: the brjde’s sister as maid of honor, Miss Charlotte Price; the ribbon girl's, Esther Jane and Marylyri Cai- ; pen ter; the flower girl, Clara June Carpenter; and the bride, attended, by tier father. Throughput the exchanging of vows. Miss Price pin veil softly, “Salute D’Amour.” The bride wore an attractive gown of white georgette and white satin, trimmed with point lace, with a long veil, which was held with a point lace cap and orange blossoms. Her shower bouquet was of bride’s roses and lilies of the valley. Her maid of honor was attired In orchid georgette, with a large white hat, trimmed in orchid flowers. She carried an arm bouquet '4 " of Columbia roses. A wedding luncheon was served immediately following the ceremony, during which Mrs. Miller, of New Paris, violinist, pcompanied by Miss Lehman, ~ot Goshen, at the -piano, played. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson left Saturday evening for Chicago for a honeymoon visit, Mrs. Johnson left for the trip attired in a printed chiffon ensemble, with tan flat crepe trimming an.ri coal, and hat and accessories to match. After today the young couple will be at home at Ashland, Ohio, where Mr. Johnson is employed In the credit department of the Faultless Rubber <’o He is a member ot the Beta Zeta chapter of the Phi Delta Kappa fraternity, and a graduate of Ashland High school in 1923. Miss Price, who taught in the primary department of the local schools last year, is a graduate of Ashland college arid a member of Beta Gamma Upsilon sorority.

TRUSTEE ULERY PLANS TO IMPROVE 2 MILES OF ROJO

CH CAGO MOTOR CLUB TO INSTALL STOP SIGNS Special permission was granted to the Chicago Motor Club to install stop signs on the several streets that cross Nappanee’s preferential streets. It is estimated that it- will take thir-ty-two signs to complete the marking of the streets crossing Maiu and Market streets and these signs will also be placed on tin- corners near the school building. These signals are placed and maintained through the courtesy of the Chicago Motor Club and the city is only asked to grant the privilege of file erection and to designate the points at which the signs are to be placed. Some drivers have questioned the authority of the Motor Club to place signs and are of the opinion that they do! not have to pay 'heed when a stop) sign bearing the Chicago Motor Club advertising but these signs are planed with the approval of the. city officials and are there to be heeded. Once in a great while a motorist wilt drive the stop and go signal at the corner of Market and Main streets and it is no more serious an offense to do this than it is to pass a stop and go sign on any other street so drivers are asked to “watch their steps" and heed the printed signs. TRUSTEES MAKING EFFORT TO DOWN CANADA THISTLES Trustee Edward tilery has issued a warning to farmers to cut the Canada thistles that are now flourishing everywhere and the notice is given that offenders will be looked after by the county prosecutor. This has been an excellent year for an abundant crop of this obnoxious weed and in many fields the heads of the thistles are raised even higher than the wheat, oats, rye, or hay, which ever happens to be in the field. For many years it has been unlawful to leave thistles gain a height of six inches or fhisl season they seem to grow six inches daily and the fanners wall have to take care or there will dje no heading off of the seed that are about to he scattered broadcast.'Farmers are asked to take a day and go into their fields and cut these weeds before the bloom is ready to open and thus head off the spread of the thistles to fields adjoining. Wind, and birds carry these seeds everywhere and a held free of the weeds Ibis year may b - badly infested next year if your; neighbor does hot attend to liis cropi so it behooves everyone to not only watch their own fields- but to see! that yout neighbors take care of I heirs also. LOCAL PEOPLE IN AUTO ACCIDENT ON SUNDAY ■ Mrs. Frank Hess, of'Goshen, and | parents, Mr. and.Mrs. Emanuel Bleb b and sons, Harold anti Wilbur, of this city were severely bruised and Mrs. Bleile sustained a severe laceration oh her right arm, when the new Chrysler sedan in which they were riding turned over on tlje Plymouth road al Southwest Sunday morning. Ruth Bleile, a daughter, escaped uninjured. Mis. Hess, who was driving, let the car slip off the road, which is under construction, tit turning the car hack on the • pavepient the accident occurred. The party was en route to Shipshewanu.a to attend the Warner reunion. The car was duatiaged considerably. REV. FRED HILL IS TRANSFERRED TO PIERCETON Rev. Fred Hill, who has been pas tor of the Methodist church at Milford, has been transferred to tho Methodist pastorate at Pierceton to fill the vacancy caused by tho sudden death of Rev. Sherman Powell last week. Rev. Hill will take up his duties at Pierceton July 15. Ilis transfer will cause a vacancy at Milford which must also be filled. MOSES HERSHBERGER IS BITTEN BY DOG Monday morning while riding a bicycle "ii -East luncoln street Moses Hershberger was severely bitten by a dog belonging to Amos Ruff. Catching Mr. Hershberger in the fleshy pari of Ihe lower part of the leg the flesh was torn quite badly, and necessitated the services of a doctor to hat it dressed.

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Harvey Field, Proprlet

Beginning a half mile east of Nappanee at a point where the extension of Market street concrete paving ends. Trustee Edward Ulery of Union township is making preparalions to improve the north and south highway for a distance of two miles northward. At present thik highway is. of dirt construction and with the foutemplated improvement of the road leading north from this City by a combination between the state highway .commission and the county officials a short route is being worked out in order to have a good detour for traffic while the state road is being constructed. Mr. Ulery has completed arrangements with County Highway Superintendent Firestone for the grading of the roadbed with the county’s equipment, to be done at actual cost to the township. When the grading is finished the trustee will contract for gravel to 1 e placedthtefteffn ainT after completion the road will lie taken into the county highway system. Certain requirements are demanded by the county on all roads in the system and the new paving will be placed according to these specifications in order that the county will maintain i t in the future. Union township is well blessed with roads hut only a very small a mount of concrete' is ehjoyed. Where the Plymouth-Goshen road cuts across the corner of the township the People enjoy tho privileges of a hardsurfaced road, but at all other points gravel or dirt is the main dessert. The concrete road to the north—-the Nappanee-Elkhart state road will be placed "tt the township line between Union and latcke townships and while this stretch is being built—and it is to be built we understand in the very near future—this summer, in sact —at least the Nappanee end if if— 7*. detour route will have to be I laid out For a long time it was the j practice Os road builders to send travelers around a Closed stretch of road by the nearest route and if said traveler was unable to negotiate said detour that was their own misfortune, but. in the last year or two it has become necessary for detour roads to be kept, in good conditions for travel. In fact, it has become a practice for the slate men to complain because of the expense of the upkeep of detours,. Men from the state highway commission were, in this vicinity rite' cently and agree that, the road to be improved by' Mr. Ulery is the ideal route for a detour. The highway is already graveled from the south line of Union township to the east Mar ket street road. Trustee Ulery will borrow money in order to gravel the two miles ‘northward from this point. This leaves a stretch ot a mile and a half from the new grade to the ■ stretch already constructed. This road leads straight into Elkhart over Oakland avenue, the route of* the now slate road and it is hoped that the state or county will make sufficient inducement to lit" trustee that. h‘ may see clear, to improve the additional mile and a hail' and thereby link op another gravel road which will extend from. Hite extreme south end of ttie county in a straight line to the pity of Elkhart. LUTHER LEAGUE CONVENTION TO BE HELD AT SYRACUSE The annual convention of the Luther league of the Michigan Synod, comprising Northern Indiana and Michigan, will be held Sunday and Monday in Grace Lutheran church at Syracuse. The Rev. W. C. Zimmann, pastor of Holy Trinity church. South Bend, and Clarence 0. Dittmer, of Brooklyn N. Y., national president of the tJutheran league will address the service Sunday evening. The sessions Monday morning will bo given over to the hearing of reports from all officers and all departments of the organization. Officers will be elected Monday afternoon. Miss Lulu Eby of the local church is the present treasurer. Sectional conferences will be held Monday. The convention will close with a banquet Monday evening. Rev. F. W. Qttafbein, pastor of Chicago’s fastest growing church will be the principal speaker al the banquet. A number of yoqng people from the local Lutheran church are planning to attend the sessions of the convention Sunday evening and also the banquet on Monday evening? -