Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 51, Number 4, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 13 September 1928 — Page 2

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IMERICAN TRADITIONS FIRMLY INGRAINED IN PARTUAIDIDATES The candidates for President and Vice-President chosen by the opposing national political parties represent the dowering of an ideal in government aiming at an equality of opportunity for every citizen. They! illustrate the working out of a eon-1 stitutionul form of government which [ lor 152 years has encouraged private j initiative and enterprise instead of: crushing individual ambition with j the. iron hand of officialism seeking to enforce paternalistic control over the lives of a people. No matter what ticket is elected in November it will be a victory tor! those principles of equality and do-, moeracy, without class or privilege, which are the basis on which our Constitution rests. The people will t boose between men who are of Unpeople in the truest sense of the term, and have the deep understand-j ing of the national heart that makes for progress and good government. Underlying the battle tor the Presidency of Our Country are two types of leadership in both parties—leaders like Hoover, sprung from the ; multitudes in a great city The inception of the United States of America marked the end of that popular stupidity of the f Divine Right of Kings" and established, the first successful government in history where a man was judged solely on , his own merits and not by his blood. When Herbert Hoover worked ills way through college by driving a | laundry wagon, and Alfred Smith: sold papers on New York’s "East Side” to help support a widowed mother, they were developing the j character and proving the abilitj that was to place One of them in the most important executive position in j Uu> world. And they were given, tlieir opportunities to succeed by a principle of government that recognized that such men, in.whom apparent misfortune had created qualities i of greatness and sympathy, might be j infinitely more capable of ruling .a! nation than the guarded first son of] some favored monarch. It is in the high honors paid such men that America is seen as the land of opportunity. The people rule, through the sovereignty of the ballot, by selecting to official authority men of simplicity and strength, men who have made their own climb from poverty and obscurity to positions of power and responsibility, men who appreciate our constitutional rights and privileges. Business, industry and the individual have a feeling of security when they see! the traditions and ideals of Our Country carried forward and strengthened by recognition of aliili ty, ambition and enterprise. Tile greatest freedom for the individual, coupled with absolute security of private property rights, is a fouiitla-' tion principle -of our government. Skeptics ha.e been inclined to think that these cardinal principles are being lost sight of but periodically the people, by Voicing their opinion through the ballot, recognize outstanding men who typify the American ideal .which stands fi r simplicity in government m line; with constitutional rights so dear to the American people. The. greatest heritage of every American is his right to start with) nothing and work toward the highest towards in our political, industrial and business life. Every field is. open to every man and woman. This is the priceless heritage bur forefathers handed down to us and it should he jealously guarded. In the' United States there is no obstacle in the way of any Worthy ambition These men in the Presidential race, mounting each by his own efforts, and as the chosen leaders of great parties this is high romance breathing still the adventurous spirit of American beginnings. So long as the people choose of their own so wisely, we may be sure that the heart of America is sound.

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Why Was She “Impossible”?

By DUFORD JENNE

(Copyright.) I 'T'llK words followed Mary to her ! ~ room like a dooming sentence. In, j going down the hull of tlie boarding, ; bouse she had passed Edith Lyman’s' room, and the door had been ajar. A, I group of girls were evidently discuss-, | ing with Edith, who was a leader; j among them, some party planned for- ; the evening; and Edith had said: "Oh, we can’t ask Mary! Ted; wouldn’t go with her —she’s impossible!” 'That was all Mary heard, but it was enough. She closed her door and stood in stricken silence. “Impossible!” Why was she "impossible”? The girls were all nice to her, but she was never a member of their parties; even Edith was kind to her; but many times Mary had heard the sound of tlieir laughter dying away down the hall as they went out on happy times, leaving her alone. She was almost on the verge of tears when there was a knock on the j door. Stie hastily controlled herself, and Edith stuck her bright head into the room. "Hello, Mary, we’re out to a dance tonight, and couldn't you go?” Mary’s heart skipped a beat, and she was a.most on the verge of saying "No l” for she knew she was being asked just to “fill out.” But she was hungry to get away from tlie drab routine o' her days, and she said hesitatingly, “Yes, I'd—l'd love to go, Edith.” “O. K., then. Mary, Ted will take you.” Mary sat stilt a moment—Ted, one of tlie most welcome ot the boys who came to the bouse, whose kindly, attractive face always had a pleasant, smile for Mary, She dressed as carefully as she could, aud she was ready when Ted came. On tlie journey ti the dance hall, through the crowded subway, Ted’s, kindness and thoughtfulness warmed her heart and drove away some of the, chill the word "Impossible” liad left. At tlie hall, she entered into the sprit of the evening will all her soul, warning herself that this chance might not dome again. When the evening was over, however, and Ted had left her with a. kindly „ good night alid in the silence of her room she "took stock,” she was aware that lie had shown no more than courteobs interest in tier. “And I was so happy with him! If he would only ask me again!” she Whispered to herself. But he didn’t, not that week-end,, nor the next; and iii the meantime,' Mary brooded on the word that had condemned her so simply. Finally, in desperation, she went to motherly old Mrs. fiber, who worked in some dress-making shop, and told her the whole story: Mrs. Ober listened, and said .gently:' “Then, listen, my dear. Every girl has something of charm about her; and it is her duty o study in every way she can to bring it out. Now, your—your dresses ought to be changed; it’s not a mater of cost but of right choices, You see, some women have a gift for figuring such tilings' out; and some haven’t. Now, it’s my business to help those who haven’t; and suppose we see what we can do?”' Mary’s eager agreement made the. older woman smile, and they went ahead with their plans. So tlie day came when Mary, while Mrs. Oln r looked on with interested eyes, faced herself in her mirror in a real party dress. She was amazed, at the change. Her bobbed hair bud been changed in such a way as to bring out the oval of her face and the curve oi her slim neck; and the dress, simple in design, did the rest. "Yon see?” Mrs, Ober said, and Mary turned and rushed into her arms. Stie was hurrying down tlie hall to Mrs. Cher’s room for the purpose of having a small change made in the dress when site met Ted at the. top of the stairs. He looked at her with keen interest. “Hullo, Mary, 1 hardly knew you! What is that —anew dress?” he asked with frank t dmirntiou in his eyes. His glance set something to singing within her. "A real party dress!” she announced, as she slipped by, Then came Edith's comment later on. “Midget, where did you get that bob? It’s the work of an artist!” Then happiest of all, came Ted with his own invitation to join him and his own special group’ at an evening dance. It was " the quiet of one of the alcoves of the beautiful room outside the. dance floor that he turned to her. “Mary, you are the same girl and yet you aren’t, and I can't figure out what has made the difference. .You reu ember the other time? I enI 'joyed having you then w ith me. hut |,I feel now as if it were somebody | else,” He wa, smiling, hut his ways were frank and he could not hide his ’puzzled thought. Mary was chanting to* herself, “I shan’t be lonesome any more,” but she said to him; “The reason—Oh, ,only a woman knows! But you don’t think I’m ’impossible’?” lie caught her hand in a tense ;grasp. “ ‘lmpossible”—l should say not —and It s going to take a darned [good man to get you away from me!” be said with decision.

NAPPANEE ADVANCE-NEWS. NAPPANEE, IND

INDIANA GOOD ROADS ] ASmiATMTISTICS The Indiana Good Roads association has prepared some interesting data on roads in Indiana which is as follows: The Federal Aid Highway System in all States is limited to The of the j entire public highway mileage, in ] Indiana the present State System of Highways is 4.588.8S miles. The j County System of Highways is 39,915,69 miles. The Township System of Highways is 28,626.68 miles; making a total of 73,131.25 miles. The types of surface on the present State System are as follows: Wood Block. 0.89 miles. Brick, 79,32 miles. Cement Concrete. 1,355.97 miles. Rock Asphalt, 20.25 miles. Bituminous Concrete, 28.53 miles. Bituminous Macadam. 248.51 miles. Surface Treated Water Bound Macadam. 21.54 miles, Surface Treat ed Gravel and St cine, 169,67 miles. , , Stone (Traffic and Water Bound Macadam) 1,151.69 miles. Gravel, 1,364.66 miles. Earth. 14,68 miles.. ’ Surface Torn up for Construction, 128.52 miles. Miscellaneous! 4.65 miles. Tot;il r —4.SSS-&8: miles. Disbursements for the Y|ar 1927 Construction— ■ . ; ; Townships. 6.587.102.20. Counties, 3,941,930.65. Cities, 817,231.76. Towns. 65,483.68. State Paving. 6,857,309.86. State Bridges, 1,383.605.50. Total. 19.652,663.65. Maintenance, Betterments, etc. Townships. 2,5)5^,924.85. Counties. 8.390,762.22. Cities. 2.639..066.57. Towns. 530,766.63. State Paving, 6.497,193.55. Total. 20,587,007.65 Bonds and InterestTownships, 11.197.521.65. Counties, 5.417.279.00. Total, 16.615,100.65. Totals— Townships. 20.290,848,70. Counties, 17,749,971.87. Cities, 3,456,298.33. Towns, 596,250.31. State. 14,798,310.50. Grand Total, 56,891,621.41. State Highway Officials report that 80 r /r of the population of the State reside on and are directly served by the State System of Highways, and if is conservatively estimated that, more than two-thirds of all of the traffic of the State is carried on this System. Next week an article will be given showing the source of revenue for federal highway system in 1927 and the following week comparative figures will be given on Indiana’s position relative to;other states in the Union. <*. ROAD DEVELOPMENT LEAPS FORWARD Twenty years ago a good rock road for wagon and horse travel was considered the limit of improvement for this method of transportation. Today the bare rock road is fast passing into history .as a suitable surface for modern traffic. Pavements have been laid on tens of thousands 'of miles, of rural highways. Where heavy state highways are not warranted, old: gravel and macadam road beds are being surfaced with a tw:o or three-inch, water proof coating of asphaltic concrete. This utilizes the well compacted old road as a base for an economical and efficient method of hardsurfaeing. Where, even this second type is not warranted, road oil is today being placed on thousands of miles of country roads. It has been found that this method of treatment again preserves the. road base by preventing the blowing away in dust of tons of road surfacing, which, in addition to damaging the road, buries the neighboring countryside in a coating of dim which ruins thousands of dollars Worth of crops. And so the road improvements (ontinue. Wider highways are superseding the narrower pavements and dust-proof higtkywfys arc superseding the dust nuisances of t a few years ago. LADIES RURAL CLUB TO MEET WITH MRS. POSTMA The Ladies Rural Club will meet with Mrs. Jacob Postma Thursday, September 20. ‘Response to roll call will be. "A Good Book I Have Read.” The following program will be given: A playlet by a group of club members, and special music by Mrs. Arthur -.Landis. Mrs. Arthur Hindis, Mrs. Roy Flora, and Mrs. Charles Stahly are on the program committee.

JACOB GORSUCH DIES AT HOME ON SATURDAY

Royle Jacob Gorsuch, 30, died at 5:30 o’clock Saturday morning at his home, three miles southwest of Goshen following a weeks . illness of typhoid and pneumonia. He was born in Elkhart township, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo Gorsuch and spent his entire life in this community. The deceased was a member of the West Side Church of the Brethren, Goshen. He is survived by his parents, his wife, Edna, son, Ralph, age two, two brothers, Foster and George, and two sisters, Mrs. Ford Zentz and Miss Edna. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at the West Side church at 2 o'clock. The Revs. Melvin Stutzman and William Hess officiating. Interment was made in the West Side cemetery. TO CLOSE SOUTH SHORE INN AT WAWASEE A Lincoln Life Insurance Cos. contingent from Fort Wayne, more than 100 strong, spent the week-end at the South Shore Inn, Lake Wawasee, their visit, marking the''end of the. season for this popular hostelry. Mr.; and Mrs. John Hoyts, the owners, I plan to remain there until October before going south. Their son, Gene, has left by motor for Gainesville, Fla., where he will re-enter Florida university. MENTONE ATTORNEY DIES QN FRIDAY Frank Bowman, a former well; known Mentone attorney, died Friday ; afternoon at the home of his daugii ter, Mrs. E. W. Stricklailf. of South Bend. His death was due to Bright's] disease. He was 75 years of age. Mr. Bowman had been making his home with, his daughter in South Bend part of the time for the past five years; Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Bates and faintly,- northeast of town, were Sunday dinner guests of the former’s —parents, Mr. and Mrs. G, W. Bates at Union, Mich.

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