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1 Indiana SITUATED ON LAKE MAXINKUCREE INDIANA'S MOST BEAUTIFUL. LAKE HOME OP CULVER MILITARY ACADEM1 AND CULVER SUMMER SCHOOLS oLJ LAKE MAXINKUCKEE VOLUME XXXIX CULVER, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1932 NUMBER 34 Plymouth Killer Held On Two Counts by Jury DO YOU KNOW? PALMER HOUSE NOW MAXINKUCKEE INN TWO INJURED IN CRASH ON ROAD 10 C. BEHMER RETIRES FROM POST OFFICE 30 YEARS SERVICE lUttffll SVH 1 VOW CCS tHTWJ COOK ffctAOUS FOLKS CORNER. llPS SPMtCH. WHO TRIED mrssSTt CfVpK if'lPy XO START MOVEMENT TO f) 7J2K ABOUSH THE OLD CUSVOtA Of TV Vgfif jy4T ftfcKMG WEWW THE VifeJ VCA CHRISTMAS HOUOWVS -X a it's ovEii now! Scat NEWS OF MARSHALL CIRCUIT COURT CASES FRIEND NOMINATED AS CIVIC GROUP HEAD That the bottom of Lost Lake is so soft that you can push a stake or pole down into it from two to.

eight feet? That in the year 1906 a frost was recorded near the lake in the month of August? That many times during the winter Lake Maxinkuckee is frozen over so smoothly that wild ducks, believing it to be water, break their legs and wings in lighting on it? That many noted authors have written poems, verse and songs about the beauty and charm of Lake Maxinkuckee? That the estimated annual number of fish taken from Lake Maxinkuckee is 62 JOIN RED CROSS IN ANNUAL DRIVE ENDS THIS WEEK Additional Names Will be Published Next AVeek of Those Joining Local Chapter. The annual Red Cross drive is meeting with a fine response in this community, but is still short of the expected goal. 62 members have joined the Union Township Chapter, according to H. B. Keller, chairman, who has been assisted in the drive by the high school senior class.

The drive will close this week and it is urged that those who have not been solicited leave their memberships at the D. H. Smith Son shop, State Exchange Bank and F. L. Hunt.

The names of those joining this week will be published in next week's issue. The list to-date follows: Jacob Busse Mrs. J. O. Ferrier Mrs.

R. Bickel Mr. and Mrs. M. R.

Robinson T. E. Slattery Mrs. C. I.

Ferrier George Thornburg Joe Currens C. W. Newman Miss S. M. Wimpy Miss Arlene Wright Miss D.

M. Anderson Floyd M. Annis Earl Snyder H. E. Behmer Mrs.

J. F. Behmer J. F. Behmer Mrs.

N. S. Norris Dr. N. S.

Norris Deane E. Walker Mrs. Deane E. Walker A. B.

Holt Mrs. A. B. Holt I. G.

Fisher Cecil R. Smith D. H. Smith O. T.

Goss Mrs. O. T. Goss Col. H.

G. Glascock Mrs. H. G. Glascock Edwin C.

Greiner Mrs. H. B. Greiner Miss Osie Stahl D. C.

Braden Mrs. D. C. Braden C. T.

Reynolds Jo. Parish Berg Miss Edna Stahl Chester Edwards H. B. Keller Major J. S.

Fleet Mrs. J. S. Fleet Cadet S. D.

Foster Col. B. E. Grey Col. F.

L. Hunt C. C. Mather Col. W.

R. Kennedy G. O. Johnson Major G. H.

Crandall Miss Helen R. Hand Paul Barada C. P. Swinnerton H. V.

Davis Major W. J. O'Callaghan Mrs, P. W. Whitney Major R.

H. Mowbray Mrs. R. Mowbray Mr. and Mrs.

Dick Newman Mrs. William Kline Mrs. R. A. Curtis FALSE ALARM The Culver Fire Department was called out Thanksgiving morning on a report that the garage belonging to Mrs.

Robert Peck was on fire. However, no blaze was found when the truck arrived. An indictment on two counts was returned Monday by the grand jury against Virgil Barber, charging him with the murder of Arnold Pratt two weeks ago at Plymouth. The first count is for first degree murder and the second for second degree murder. The first count carries a penalty of death in the electric chair or life imprisonment, and the second count is mandatory for life imprisonment.

CULVER WALLOPED BY VALPO FIVE, 32 TO 6 BREMEN HERE FRI. Valparaiso Has Still Larger Team Tlian Culver Has Faced Before This Season. Valparaiso took all the thanks out of Thanksgiving for the Culver High school quintet last Wednesday night when the locals took a 32 to 6 trouncing on the Valpo floor. The second team also lost, but with a closer score, 26 to 14. However, there were two items on which the pupils of Coach Paul Underwood could utter fervent thanks they won't have to meet Valpo again this year and they won't meet a bigger team this season for they just can't grow 'em any larger.

Culver thought it had met good-sized quintets in Rochester and Peru, but they were just little babes in arms compared to the huskies at Valpo. As a result the game developed into Valpo merely passing over the heads of the small Cul ver team and scoring while the locals jumped at their opponent's belt buckles, which they reached with difficulty. There is no use dwelling on a sad matter, but it should be men tioned that Culver made but one field goal and that one by Burch in the second half. It should also be stated that Culver missed eight free throws and made but four. Just in case you are curious about the slaughter it might be added that the score at the half was 29 to 2.

Yes, in favor of Valpo. But let's look at something more cheerful. Bremen will be here Friday night and will bring a team that hasn't been fed on raw meat for years, allowing the local hopefuls to battle on even terms. The game will have the added interest of seeing how Bremen can play under the new rules, for in the past it was one of the worst stalling teams in this end of the state and drove local fans into a frenzy with tactics. The sad tale of the Valpo massacre follows: CULVER 6 VALPO 32 Bab'ck, 0 1 0 Powell, 4 0 1 Osborn, 0 0 0 Davi'son, 5 0 1 Waite, 0 0 2 Kuhn, Ge'man, 0 2 0 Grey, Kendall, 0 0 3 Netzel, Burch, 10 4 Spooner, Me'urn, 0 10 Lightcap, 2 2 2 3 11 0 11 0 0 2 0 0 1 Totals 14 9 Totals 14 4 9 Tom Murphy, 75, Dies After Long Illness After an illness of over a year, Tom Murphy, 75 years old, died Wednesday morning at the Marshall County Farm.

He had lived in Culver about a quarter of a century and was well known in the community. He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Perchis Blanchard; and five sons, Dewey, Arthur, William, Raymond and Pat. Funeral services will be held Friday at 10:00 a. at Easter-day's Chapel, with interment in the Culver cemetery.

ON HOCKEY TEA3I Ruth Newman, of Culver, has been elected a member of the coed sophomore hockey team at Indiana A Pennsylvania paper relates in connection with a larceny trial that "the accused came from very good people and was drunk when he came." BLINDED BY LIGHTS Charles Stuprich Suffers Torn Ligaments and Eugene Halvorsen Deep Cuts. Two were injured, seven were shaken up and two cars were damaged in a crash Friday night at 9:30 on state road 10, just west of Culver. Charles A. Stuprich, son of Mr. and Mrs.

M. Stuprich of Culver, and Eugene C. Halvorsen, of Albany, and former Culver cadet, were the injured. The accident is said to have occurred as Halvorsen was making a slight S-curve, which is about two miles from town, and either failed to allow for the second turn or else was blinded by the lights of the John Eilam car, which was driving east. The Ilal-vorsn automobile crashed into the Ellam car, occupied by Mr.

Ellam and Sgt. Robert Reveley, both cars going into the ditch. It is stated that the Ellam automobile had come to almost a complete stop and that the Halvorsen car was slowing down, or else the damage would have been much greater. Halvorsen appeared at first to be hurt the most as blood was running down his face and eight stitches were required to close up a cut on his left cheek. IIu also received several head cuts and numerous bruises.

An examination at the Academy's hospital revealed that Charles Stuprich had the most serious injuries with ligaments torn in his back and numerous bruises on his back and thigh. Stuprich, a freshman at Indiana Law School, will be forced to discontinue his studies for the remainder of the school year. Besides Stuprich and Halvorsen, Fletcher Strang, Ithamar Weed of Pomeroy, Ohio. also a former Culver Cadet, Robert Werner, James Green and Merle Miller were occupants of the Halvorsen car, which was badly wrecked, as was the Ellam automobile. Halvorsen is a freshman at the University of Cincinnati and was graduated last spring from the Culver Military Academy.

Audience to Shiver At Mystery Play by Seniors Local play fans will have a chance to enjoy an evening of shakes and shivers, full of suspense and tense situations, when the Senior Class presents the three act mystery play, "The Yellow Shadow," at the Community Building, Tuesday, December 6. Mystery plays have made quite a hit with local audiences in the past, but they are in for one of the most exciting productions of them all when the intrigue of the Yellow Shadow is unraveled. The cast, which has been a I work for several weeks under the direction of Frank McLane and Miss Arlene Wright, is composed of Bonnie Norris, Hallie Keen, Ruby Fairbanks, Merle Wagoner, Mary Ellen Overmyer, Loren His-song, John Drnek, John Werner, Sam Long and Donald Overmyer. Tickets for the play were placed on sale Monday at reduced prices, and reservations will be made Monday at the Culver City Drug Store. Miss Emma Dresser, Well Known Cottager, Dies Mis3 Emma C.

Dresser, summer resident of Lake Maxinkuckee for over 4 0 years, died Saturday at the home of her brother, Dean H. Dresser, in Chicago, following an illness of several months. (Miss Dresser was born and spent the early part of her life in Lafayette, and had a summer home on East Shore Lane at Lake Maxinkuckee, forming a wide circle of friends. The brother is the only surviving near relative. Funeral services were held Tuesday at Lafayette, with interment in the Spring Vale NEW MANAGEMENT Tavern Shop to Close Decembei 31; Hotel Has New Furnishings and Atmosphere.

After being known as the Palmer House for 57 years, the well known hotel near the Academy is having its name changed to "Maxinkucftee Inn" in conformity with a change of management and policy. The change is effective December 1. Miss Anne Ellsworth, who has been associated with the Tavern Shop for some time, will have personal supervision of the hotel, succeeding F. S. who has been manager of the Palmer House for about a year.

Not only has the hotel's name and management been changed, but so. have its furnishings and policy in keeping with the plan to instill the atmosphere of a hospitable old inn instead of a formal hotel. Comfortable new furniture in maple, a fine large window overlooking the lake and a grand fire place in the lounge, a new card room, redecorating and comfortably furnishing all the rooms, equipping of several rooms with bath, and the placing of other bathrooms about the building are the main changes at the inn. It is expected that new rates will be announced in the near future. Home cooking will be featured by the kitchen under the direction of Miss Opal Barkes, of Lafayette, and the home atmosphere will be carried out by women waitresses in the dining room and The Shack.

The Tavern Shop, has been operated in conjunction with the Palmer House, will be discontinued December 31, it has been announced, and the stock of clothing and gifts is being closed Philip Lewis Dies of Heart Attack Philip Lewis, 79, died at his home near Leiters Ford Tuesday morning of complications, following a heart attack. He had been ill for two weeks. Funeral services will be held at the Sherrin church on Friday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock. The relatives who survive are the widow, Mrs. Lucinda Sales Lewis, Edward and Mrs.

Wesley Feece of Monterey, Omer of Leiters Ford, Ray and Walter of Tyrell, Iowa, and Ray of Manteo, North Carolina and a sister Mrs. Mollie Anderson of Kewanna. Monterey Farmer Kills Self With Shotgun Tragedy visited the Monte rey community Sunday claiming the life of David H. Craigmile, 63, who lived alone on his farm. Placing the muzzle of a 12 gauge shotgun under his jaw, Craigmile pulled the trigger and the charge mutilated his face, causing-death almost instantly.

Despondency brought on by grief over the death of his wife, who' died unexpectedly on August 17, is blamed for his act. The body was found at 9:30 o'clock Sunday morning by William Swartz and A. G. Sc'helps, who reside near the residence. Less than an hour before Herbert Clawson, a youth who was trapping on the farm, had talked to" Mr.

Craigmile. Clawson did not notice anything unusual about the actions of the farmer he told the coroner. The Craigmiles moved to the Monterey community from Hillsdale, 111., sixteen years ago. Surviving are a son, Howard of near the home, and two daughters Mrs. Robert Warner and Miss Sarah Craighmile, both of Chicago.

DIVORCED, THEN REMARRY Vern Bender and Eva Bender, both of Culver, have been married by, Justice of the Peace Charles Anderson- at Plymouth. They were divorced June 10, 1930. Has Seen Culver Post Office Grow From A Small Shack to Modern Quarters. As a recognition of thirty years service in the Culver post office, Clarence D. Behmer has been retired from active duty, effective December 1.

He was 65 years of age November 17. Mr. Behmer joined the post, office force on September 1, 1902, as a clerk and a few months later was promoted to assistant postmaster, which position he has held ever since with the exception of a two-year period. He has been retired under the ruling made in July of this year which provided that post office employees were to retire at the age of 65. Mr.

Behmer will receive a pension from the government. "When Mr. Behmer began work the post office was located in a small shack on the site of the present K. of P. building, but later it was moved to the bank building where it has been continuously except for a few months when the present bank building was being remodeled.

Now the post office has the finest quarters and equipment of any town this size in the state. During his thirty years of service Mr. Behmer has served under six men of both political parties. They are in order, Dr. B.

W. S. Wiseman, Dr. E. E.

Parker, John Osborn, Sam Lenon, G. W. Overmyer, and C. L. Shively.

"Working in a post office is like any other job, it has its good points and it has its drawbacks," declared Mr. Behmer. "Naturally, when you are serving the public you get a lot of complaints, many of them unjust, but you have to take them with a smile and be content to know you are doing your best to satisfy the patrons. On the other hand, you meet a lot of interesting people and meet up with unusual situa tions that make each day just a little different than the one be fere it. There is something fas cinating about the work when vou realize that every piece of mail you handle is important to someone and you are responsible for seeing that a person gets a mpssaep that miht change his entire life." "Of course," concluded the veteran postal worker, "I hate to break up the routine of years, and especially will I miss the association with Arthur Hatten, who has worked with me for seventeen years.

And by the way, I have had a great many people work with me in the post office during those thirty years, and I have gotten a lot of pleasure out of the advance some of them have made. Dr. Edna Hayes, New York City, has probably made the best record of any of them." Mr. Behmer's plans for the future are indefinite, except that he will continue to live at his home in Culver, which he owns. Saturday night the employees of the local post office aryi their families surprised Mr.

Behmer at his home with a testimonial party, at which sented him with time they pre-a comfortable Coxwell cha.ir. Postmaster C. L. Shively has recommended that Arthur Hatten be made assistant postmaster, Roth Cline to become a clerk, Philip Middleton to be auxiliary clerk and James Marshall delivery clerk. However, these have not been approved by the post office department and are subject to change by the officials at Washington.

County Agent Butler Elected For 1933 L. M. Butler was elected Monday to serve as county agent for another year by the county board of education. This was done in spite of the fact that no appropriation was made by the county for that He is to receive a salary of half of which is to be paid by the state. Arguments were heard for and against the hiring of a county agent before the decision was made.

GARAGE AT HIBBARD DESTROYED BY FIRE HOME IS SAVED Joe Woolfe Building Burns With Lioss In Excess of $500; Had Partial Insurance. The large garage at the home of Joe Woolfe, Hibbard, was com pletely destroyed by fire shortly after 4:00 a. Tuesday, with a loss that will exceed $500, most of which is covered by insurance. In fighting the fire Glenn Snapp was badly burned on the arms and neck, but through his efforts the house was saved. The fire was discovered by the Woolfe family when awakened by the barking of their dog.

The Culver Fire Department was called, but before it could arrive the structure was in a mass of flames, and all attention was centered on saving the home. Mr. Woolfe was at work at the time the fire broke out, and Mr. Snapp was the only man at the fire at first until later joined by Mr. Woolfe and then others.

In spite of the intense heat, Mr. Snapp fought the fire and kept it in check until the fire truck arrived. Besides the building, a number of tools and other property were destroyed. The side of the house was damaged considerably as well. It is believed that tramps set fire to garage as they had been found in the building before, although it is possible that defective wiring was the cause.

The former belief is substantiated "by the fact that prowlers had been seen about the house earlier in the evening. Mrs. Elizabeth Riggens Victim of Paralysis Mrs. Elizabeth Riggens, aged 76, mother of J. W.

Riggens of Culver, died Sunday at the home of a son at Walnut, after an illness of several years, caus-ed by paralysis. Early in life she moved to Marshall county and later married Samuel Riggens, who survives her. About twelve years ago they lived, in Culver for a short time and resided in Walnut for the past year. Besides the. widower, she leaves to mourn her loss, four sons, J.

W. Riggens, of Culver, Lawson and Daniel of Walnut, Orel of Atlanta, and two daughters, Mrs. Daisy Meredith of South Bend; and Mrs. Goldie Matchett of Mishawaka. Funeral services were held this morning in Plymouth at the Catholic church, with interment in the Plymouth Catholic ELECTION DEC.

12 Chamber of Commerce to Hear National Officer, at Special Meeting December 9. W. E. Friend was. nominated as president of the Culver Chamber of Commerce at the group's meeting Monday noon at the New Culver hotel.

Other nominations made by the committee composed of C. L. Shively, W. O. Osborn and Dr.

Donald Reed, were vice-president, C. Ferrier; secretary, F. M. Annis; treasurer. Earl Foreman; and national councillor, M.

R. Robinson. The nominations are still open and subject to additions from the floor when the election is held December 12. It was announced that no meeting will be held Monday, December 5, but a special session will be held Friday, December 9, when Ralph Bradford, of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, will address the local group at a noon meeting. His subject will be, "Meeting the Emergencies," which should be of interest to every citizen in the community.

It was voted that the Chamber of Commerce would send a Christmas present to Rufus Wil- helm, who is in the state institution at Butlerville. Ben Oberlin was designated to send the gift. Members present were M. H. Ewald, C.

L. Shively, W. T. Parish, C. I.

Ferrier, F. M. Annis, W. E. Friend, Earl Foreman, C.

W. Newman, Harry Medbourn, Ben Oberlin, Ray Bell, W. O. Osborn, Dr. C.

G. Mackey, Dr. Donald Reed, M. R. Robinson, and Mr.

Foreman's -guest, H. L. Morrison of Tomah, Wise. READY FOR CHRISTMAS The Eagle Store is the first Culver place of business to display its Christmas line. An attractive window has been prepared and the interior of the store is' dressed up in holiday attire, while on the shelves are a host of appropriate gifts for Christ-mas.

21 More V. Shopping Days NEW CASES FILED Judge A. B. Chipman Keeps Docket Cleared Up Ready 4 urPent Gases. Monday, November 28; 9 a.

m. Setting of cases for weeks of December 12, 19 and 26. Court, motion for new trial, First Union Bank and Trust of Winamac, Indiana, vs Arbie-Cappis Downie. Court, note, The Federal Land 'Bank etc. vs Gideon P.

Mahler et al. Jury, trespassing, State vs Arnold Singery, Russell Singery. Tuesday, November 29; Jury, claim, Charles Bryan vs Estate Ira Keyser, deceased. Wednesday, November 30; Jury, claim, Edna Marie Crump vs Estate Elizabeth Overmyer. Thursday, December Jury, bastardy, State ex rel Edna Bickel George W.

Plotner. Friday, December Jury, bastardy, State ex rel June D. Zehner vs larry L. Kamp. Monday, December State vs James Saleson, for disposition of cause.

Jury, assault and battery, State vs Theodore Englehardt. Jury, for fraud, Emily Strehlow vs Arthur C. Voigt, et al. Tuesday, December Court, for reformation of contract and to foreclose lien, American Heat ing and Supply et al. vs Plymouth Mfgl et al.

Court, on account, Economy Paper a Corp. vs Adolph A. Kosanke, Jessie Kosanke, etc. Wednesday, December Court, to foreclose mechanic's lien, Orville M. Strohl vs Plymouth Artificial Ice etc.

Court, to foreclose mechanic's lien, Glenn A. Zeiger vs Plymouth Artificial Ice etc. Court, issues only, R. Henry DeVoss vs Frank S. Martin.

Court, issues only, Henry J. Voorde vs Frank S. Martin. Court, issues only, The First State Bank vs Roy R. Parsons, et al.

Court, issues only, Helen Thill, assignee of John D. Thill vs Laura Seehase. Thursday, December Jury, damages, James L. Denaut vs Colonial Fire Underwriters, In'c. of Hartford, etc.

Friday, December 9 Court, on note, Frank Thomas and James B. Middleton Clarence E. VanDorn. Court, issues, Howard L. Bryant vs Harry White and Cline White.

Issues only, court, Virginia Williamson by Ernest J. Reynolds, her next friend ys Walter O. Miller. Jury, claim, Gertie McGrew vs Estate George H. Dolph, deceased.

Jury, on contract, Pearl 4 C. Schlotterback vs Martha Crow-Fick..