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Democrat ROOKVI ESTABLISHED 1838. BROOKVILLE, INDIANA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1931 NINETY-THIRD YEAR NO. 43 Tli is Drum-Bugle Corps Hold JUST Atl OLD HALLOWEEN DANCE COURT DISMISSES THRASHER APPEAL Holds Itself Wholly Without Jurisdiction Act of Board Final Local Teachers Attend Indianapolis Convention The teachers of the local high school and public school and most of the schools of the county have abandoned their institutions of learning this week-end and have moved in on Indianapolis for the 78th annual convention of the State Teachers' association. Approximately 150,000 proponents of the three R's are in attendance. Features of the convention will be addresses by Dr.

Walter Scott Ath-earn, president of Butler university, and Bishop Frederick B. Fisher, of Ann Arbor, a program by the Indianapolis Symphony orchestra and entertainment by William Herschell, Indiana poet. Milo H. Stuart, assistant superintendent of Indianapolis schools, will be installed as president at tonights session. LOCAL PHYSICIAN EXPIRESjUDDEIILY Dr.

Frank E. Seal, Age 72, Stricken With Heart Attack, Tuesday Dr. Frank E. Seal, 72, died at his home in this city, Tuesday morning at 6 o'clock, following an attack of the heart. He had been ill for about two weeks previously but was thought to be fully recovered when stricken with the fatal attack.

The wife. Mrs. Bertha L. Seal, preceded him in death just one week and one clay. Dr.

Seal was born in Franklin county and was one of twelve children born to Henry Harrison and Lydia I Meyers Seal. He received his early education in the Franklin county schools, and took up the study of medicine, graduating from the Electric medical college, Cincinnati, in 1SS2. He began the practice of medicine at Whitcomb and a few years later r.ccepted the of resident physician at Leeda Lake Indian reservation. Minnesota. He returned to Mt.

Carmel. after four years in the government employ, and practiced there until 190S. moving to Brookville where he continued in his chosen profession until taken ill a few weeks ago. He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Mabel Lucas, of Brookville: and one son.

Lloyd Seal, of near Whitcomb; and two brothers. Sylvester, of this city, and James, of College Cornei-, 6. Funeral services will be held at the Moster Funeral Home, in this city, Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock, conducted by Rev. James Shockley and Rev. Waiter Crawley.

Burial will be in Maple Grove cemetery. Growth Noted in Franklin County The splendid efforts of our local leaders who have given so much of their time and energy are responsible for the success of agricultural extension work in this county, says N. S. Hadley, Franklin county's, agricul- utral agent. Last lfc.4 vear there were 'Cln onlv boys and girls enrolled in First Outdoor Practice The American Legion drum and bugle corps held its first outdoor meeting at the Brookville park, last Monday night.

The first attempt was made to march in formation and the organization as a whole did remarkably well. Afterwards the meeting assembled at Legion headquarters where plans were made for a turkey goose chicken raffle and what not. Arrange ments for holding this raffle and get-together meeting are being completed and committees were appointed to outline a definite plan for proceedure. The date for this event has not been definitely set but it will be in the latter part of November which will give everyone plenty of time and chance, to win a turkey, chicken, duck or goose for Thanksgiving. By 4-H Girls' Clubs Will Be Held Saturday, October 31 Saturday, October 31st, has been selected as the date for the Franklin County Girls' 4-H Club dress review and demonstration team contest.

These contests will be held at tne Methodist church in Brookville. Demonstration teams representing nine local girls' clubs will compete in the contest which will start at 10:00 A. M. Each demonstration will be put on by two girls and will last from 10 to 20 minutes. All demonstrations will be subjects related to Food Preparation and Clothing projects.

The demonstration team which is selected as the winner of the county contest will represent the county in a district contest which will be held at Newcastle, on January 9. Eighteen girls from ten different clubs will take part in the Dress Review contest. These girls will all wear clothing made by themselves in their project work. The contest will be divided into three sections, one for the third year girls, another for fourth year and the third for fifth year. The winners of these sections will then compete for the county championship which entitles the winner to enter the Newcastle contest.

A complete program of the day's activities will appear in next week's paper. Celebrates Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Charles McWhorter celebrated ther 32nd wedding anniversary at their home north of Blooming Grove, last Sunday, when a number of relatives and friends came with well-filled baskets, surprising them in honor of the occas-sion. At the noon hour a bountiful dinner was served.

The afternoon was spent in reminiscences. Besides the honor guests, those attending the anniversary were Mrs. Will Seal and daughter Neva, Mr. and Mrs. S.

T. McWhorter, of Brookville; Mr. and Mrs. Lee Rether-ford and Mr. and Mrs.

A. C. Ludwig and Virginia Holland, of Blooming Grove, Mr. and Mrs. K.

R. Newman, of Richmond, and Misses Shirley and Laura Alice McWhorter. Mackey Weber Miss Evelyn Weber, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Weber, of this city, and Burke Mackey, son of Mr.

and Mrs. J. R. Mackey, also of Brook ville, were united in marriage at the Christian church parsonage, Fal mouth, on Sunday afternoon, October 18, by the Rev. A.

V. Havens. The young couple are popular among the younger society of Brookville and have the best wishes of a large number of friends. At present they are making their home with the groom's parents. Public Sale On Wednesday, Oct.

28, at his res idence in Mt. Carmel, Joseph F. Starr will sell at public sale his entire lot of household goods. Sale begins at 12:30 prompt. Russell White, auct.

Marriage Licenses Charles R. Baker, Brookville, to Ethel Anne Leonard, Brokville. Edmund L. Kleimeyer, Batesville, to Eleanor M. Waechter, Batesville, R.

R. 2. For Sale Used fodder shredders. I Advance Rumley 8-roll, 1 Rosenthal 4-roll special. Both like new, for sale at bargain prices.

E. R. Titsworth, Glen- wood, Ind. 41t3p. Masked Dance At Dudley's hall, St.

Peters, Thursday, October 29. Music by the O. K. Ramblers. Dancing, gents 50c, ladies 25c.

Everybody welcome. 43tlc For Sale Potatoes, and they are fine for seed. $1.00 bushel. M. Swank, near Blooming Grove.

43t2p. Prize Mask Dance In Clemenz's hall, Lawrenceville, Saturday night, Oct. 31st. Music by Gindling Ramblers. 43t2c For Rent Three modern light housekeeping rooms for rent.

Reasonable price. Mrs DRESS REVIEW DEMONSTRATION Judge Roscoe C. O'Byrne, at the closing session of the Circuit Court for the September Term last Saturday morning sustained the motion of the original petitioners represented by Marshal R. Alexander and dismissed the appeal taken from the Board of County Commissioners of this Coynty by Charles H. Thrasher, the former County Highway Superintendent.

It will be recalled that during the summer, after a hearing involving quite a number of witneses, the Board of Commissioners removed Mr. Thrasher from office and appointed as his successor Richard The deposed officer than prayed an appeal to the Circuit Court, under the general statute authorizing appeals from actions of the Board, there being no specific grant of a right to appeal in the County Highway Superintendent statute. When the cause reached the Circuit Court, it was met by a motion to dismiss, and this motion was the one sustained by the Court last Saturday. Unless there is some movement taken to appeal from this decision to the higher court, this decision will terminate the litigation. and no announcement has been made as to appeal.

Judge O'Byrne in announcing his ruling, gave a detailed statement of the law as he found it to be, and appeared to be in no doubt a to the legality of the action taken. He stated that he was not deciding whether the action taken by the Board of Commissioners was just or unjust, whether there were errors in the hearing before the Board or whether there there were not, and in short, that he was expressing no opinion as to the merits of the controversy, because under the law there was no right of an appeal, but the act of the Board, right or wrong, was final. He gave a long list of decisions announcing the doctrine, well established as the law in Indiana, that when the Board of Commissioners were acting in a judicial capacity, there was the right to appeal, but whenever they were acting in a purely administrative or ministerial capacity, and acting as their discretion dictated, there was no rght of appeal and he gave as his opinion that the act of dismissing a County Highway Superintendent was an administrative act. The court placed special weight upon a decision of the Supreme Court of Indiana reported in the 136 Volume of Reports, page 503, and involving the Board of Commissioners of Vigo County, Indiana, where the Supreme Court held that merely because the Board conducted a hearing and exercised discretion did not give the right to appeal, or make it necesarily a judicial proceeding. The Court 'referred to this case as a particularly well reasoned decision, and one controlling in the Thrasher case.

This decision has the effect of placing the responsibility for the action in this case entirely upon the Board of Commissioners, and holds that no right of presenting the question to any other tribunal obtains. Virgil J. McCarty and John E. Osborn represented Mr. Thrasher throughout the litigation.

Kiwanis Notes A. J. Turney, of Chicago, and Mr. A. R.

Clare, of Cincinnati, were visitors at the Wednesday meeting. Mr. H. J. Walzman, of Batesville, gave a very interesting talk on the tax question.

Mr. Walzman is a field representative of the State Taxpayers Assn. He had a chart showing distribution of our taxes. He compared Brookville township's poor rate of 1 cent with that of Laurel of nine cents. Laurel has a lower valuation which accounts for part of the difference.

Brookville corporation tax of 69c with Laurel corporation of $1.37. This is partly due to water works tax at Laurel, which has a system supplying less than forty properties. The state is not the big burden; it is our edu cational and road taxes that make our high taxes. He said that there was more waste in handling the first item and more cases of graft in the second than any other items. Taxes did not go up in big jumps, just a little here and a little there and they must come down the same way, declared the speaker.

stated that over 300 appeals from tax budgets were made this year. Hallowe'en Masked Dance At K. of C. hall, Brookville, Thurs day night, Oct. 29.

Music by Val Hartman's Radio Serenaders. Grand masked march at 9:30 and prizes given to best and most comic mask ed person. General admission, gents 50c, ladies 25c. Everybody Invited. K.

of C. and D. of I. Committees. Notice The annual meeting of the Big Cedar Grove Cemetery Association will be held on Tuesday, October 27, 1931, at the Big Cedar church.

The election of a trustee and any other business brought before the meeting will be attended to. 42tlc. Rally Day Home Coming Rally Day and Home Coming will be observed at the Fairfield M. E. church, Sunday, Oct.

25, with an all-day meeting. A program of special music and speaking is being arranged. Basket dinner at noon. All are invited to attend. LOCAL GUN CLUB DEFEATJPSBURG Hand Greensburg Teams Real Drubbing on the Latter' Range, Sunday The Brookville rifle and pistol teams journeyed to Greensburg.

last Sunday, and proceeded to hand the police teams of that city a real trimming on their own range. The local rifle team was composed of Howard Morin, Clare Talbert and George Stumpf, and this trio made a combined score of 135 bullseyes out of 150, while the Greensburg team, composed of Brown, Mulligan and Lacey, scored 99 out of 150. The pistol team, composed of Geo. Pulskamp, Donald Bates and Harold Doerflein, duplicated the feat of the rifle team, defeating the Greensburg outfit equally as decisively. Sunday, October 25, the Greensburg team shoots on the local range, located on the McClure farm, just north of the Willows.

The public is cordially invited. Baker Leonard A wedding of more than usual local interest was solemnized at the St. Mary's parsonage, at Richmond, Thursday, October 15, when Miss Ethel Leonard, daughter of Mrs. Roy Seal, of near College Corner, became the bride of Mr. Charles R.

Baker, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Baker, of this city. Rev.

Father William Fehlinger officiating. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis J. Schreiner, of Brookville, were the only attendants.

The bride is the proprietor of the Ethel Ann Beauty and Millinery Shoppe and one of the most popular young ladies of this city. The groom is a graduate of the law school of Georgetown University, at Washington, D. C. and is now serving on his second term as prosecuting attorney of the 37th Judicial circuit. The young couple left immediately on a honeymoon trip and upon their return to this city will be at home to their host of friends in the Smith apartments.

In Memory Of our dearly beloved father, John F. Rosfeld, who departed this life October 27, 1930. Just a thought of sweet remembrance. Just a memory fond and true. Just p.

token of affection. And a heartache still for you. Just a sigh for the older moments, Just a smile of love anew, Just a tear in silence falling, And a yearning just for for. Sadly missed by the children. Mrs.

Rockne Visits Tavern Mrs. Knute K. Rockne, widow of the late famous football coach of Notre Dame university, accompanied by Mrs. Nellie Pierson and Mr. and Mrs.

C. J. Peterson, all of South Bend, Indiana, took dinner at the Brookville Tavern, last Tuesday evening. The party was enroute to South Bend from Cincinnati. Hallowe'en Social There will be a Hallowe'en oyster and ice cream social at the Farmhill school house on Friday night, Oct.

30. Come masked or pay a fine. Everybody welcome. 43t2c. Helen Crocker, teacher.

For Sale Car load of fence wire, for sale at a bargain if sold soon. All sizes. See Frank Wright, Brookville. 43t3p Dance Every Wednesday and Saturday night at the Big Sycamore. 43tf For Sale Duroc red male hog.

Ed. Meyers, Brookville. 43tlp. Notice Crystal Point filling station is now being operated by Henry Ramsey and Charles Butler. Please give us a calL 43tlp Wanted Housework by the hour, this office.

Inquire at 43tlp. Rooms For teachers or students. Inquire at this office. 43tlp. Kleimeyer Waechter A lovely autumn wedding was solemnized at the Holy Family church at Oldenburg.

Saturday morning, when Miss Eleanor Waechter, daughter ot Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Waechter and for several years a teacher in the Ray township school, became the bride of Edmund Klei meyer, son of Mrs. Clara Kleimeyer, of Batesville. Rev.

Hugh Stand officiated at the double ring ceremony and was celebrant at the Solemn High Mass. The bridesmaids were: Miss Eloise Raver and Miss Pauline Munchel, both intimate friends of the bride. Miss Coletta Kleimeyer, siste of the groom, was maid of honor and John LaWarre was best man. The bride was attired in a beautiful gown of white satin, fashioned extremely plain with long sleeves. A cap of lace and pearls held in place, her long tulie veil, which was scalloped with lace.

Her bridal bouquet was of white roses and lily of the valley. Following the church services, an all day reception was held at the home of the bride's parents. In the evening a host of friends and relatives of the bridal couple enjoyed a dance in their honor at the memorial building. The couple will make their home with the groom's mother, at 114 S. Mulberry in Batesville.

To Inaugurate New President Among the local people who will have a personal interest in the coming inauguration of Robert Lee Stuart as president of Taylor University October 28 and 29, is Rev. R. A. Ragsdale, of this city, who is a former student of Taylor. A two-day program will signalize the event, and bishops, college presidents, and other church and school officials will be heard.

The new gymnasium built by T. H. Maytag, washing machine baron, who died a week ago, will be the scene of the ceremonial. Kiwanis Elects Officers At the regular meeting of the Kiwanis club, last week, officers were elected for the following year, as follows: President, C. B.

Moore; vice-president, A. L. Popper; treasurer, C. W. Shirk; secretary, J.

G. Fieber; district trustee, C. L. Zuck, and member of the board of directors, Earl Dickerson. Congregational Meeting There will be an adjourned meeting of the congregation of the Brook ville Presbyterian church, Tuesday, October 27, 1931, at 7:30 P.

M. This is important let every member of the church take notice and be present. J. E. Morton, Clerk.

Nursery Stock Retail prices have been materially reduced and wholesale prices will be a surprise. Get on this deal and buy your fruit trees at the lowest prices in history. Wm. Rockwell, agt. Greening's Nurseries.

43tlc. Hauling Hogs, full loads to Cincinnati, at 20c per cwt. Calves, $1.00 per head. Coal, two tons or more at $1.20 per ton, less than two tons $1.50 per ton. Phone 130 M.

Milford Smalley. Wall Paper All paper reduced one-half. 2 per roll and up. Must have room. l-2c Buy now and save the difference.

37tf Jones Wall Paper Store For Sale One pair Beagle hound dogs, good trailers, cheap. Also one white pony $20.00. Earl Glaub, Brookville, R. 2. 43tlp.

For Sale Apples and cider. L. II. Whitman, 1 mile west of Everton. 41t6p For Sale 1-ton International truck.

Henry 1 4-H clubs, wfcile this year the number has been doubled and the respective clubs increased to 19. Another excellent increase in extension work is noted when considering the county's soybean production. Prior to 1930, little attention has been X. S. Hadley.

given to this crop, but as a result of an extension campaign, the acreage in "Soys' has been increased from 300, in 1930, to 3,500 acres this summer. The swine sanitation program start ed in 1928 has, likewise, shown nice progress, as well as other phases of the extension work such as farm records, multiple-hitch, liming and corn improvement. Before becoming Franklin county's agent, Mr. Hadley obtained practical training in extension work as a dairy association tester and 4-H club leader in La Porte county, later graduating from Purdue L'niversitj in 1930. By Courtesy of Farmers Guide.

Surprise Party Orr.er Meyers was reminded of another birthday on last Saturday night when a number of friends surprised him at his home, east of Mt. Carmel. The guests came masked in various costumes and the evening was spent with music and games. A delicious lunch was served at midnight by Mrs. Meyers.

Those who enjoyed the party were: Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Metzger, Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Hu-ber, Mr.

and Mrs. John Huber, Mr. and Mrs. John Arnold, Mrs. Nora Schwertzer and son Jack, Mr.

and Mrs. Charles Geis, all of Cincinnati, and Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Snoddy and son, Edgar and George Armbruster, of Mt. Carmel.

Local Boy Elected To Membership Lafayette, Indiana, Oct. 20 A. H. Gesell, of Brookville, a junior in the school of Agriculture at Purdue University, has been elected to membership in the Purdue Order of Military Merit and the Reamer club. The former is an organization for men in the military department who have more than four citations and the latter club is composed of men selected for their personality and interest in athletics and activities.

Mr. Gesell is a Second Lieutentant in the Purdue branch of the R. O. T. C.

Halloween Social and Program October 31, 1931 at the St. Thomas Lutheran church, given by the Co-Winners of the Sunday School. Prizes for best masked persons. Ad mission 10c. Everybody welcome.

43t2c Base Ball Dance To be given by the Brookville ball team, Sunday night, Oct. 25, at the Big Sycamore pavilion, 1 mi. north of Brookville on State Road 1. Danc ing 8:30 to 12:30. Music by Paul Crawford's Country Club orchestra.

Everybody invited. 43tlc, Real Estate Transfers Joe Siedling to C. C. C. St.

L. Railway. Lots In Martins addition. Wm. Brumfield et al to Blain Smith and wife.

4 acres in Blooming Grove township. Farm Loans 10 Tear loans, 5 1-2 per cent In terest payable annually, liberal re payment privileges. K. Roberts, 4-H Corn Yields Average of 77 Bushels Per Acre According to County Agent N. S.

Hadley, the 22 members of the Franklin County 4-H Corn club have produced an average yield of 77 bushels per acre. In view of the fact that these boj-s are scattered through out the county the yield is a rather creditable one. The ten year average cf corn yields for the county is only 31 bushels as based on the reports of the United States Department of Agricultural statistics. The highest yield grown was produced by Lawrence Urban, of Springfield township. Lawrence's yield was checked at 106.44 bushels per acre.

This yield was produced on a very fertile field that was in corn last year. It was fertilized with 100 lbs. of 2-12-6 fertilizer to the acre. The corn was dropped 14 inches apart in the rows and the rows were three feet four inches apart. All seed corn used was field selected last fall, dried in a warm place and was germination tested before planting.

The stand in the field was almost perfect. This is the second year that Lawrence has been able to produce the highest yield in the club. His yield last year was 79.2 bushels per acre. "Some of the other yields produced by club boys are listed below: Donald Urban, Springfield 94.3 bushels per acre; Paul Waltz, Whitewater 91.4 bushels per acre; George Patterson, Laurel 86. 1 bushels per acre; Bert Stone, Laurel S5.9 buhels; Clarence Waltz, Whitewater, 83.5 bushels; George Nieden-thal.

Brookville, 7S.8 bushels; Carl Horning, Springfield. 78.8 bushels; James Chance, Laurel, 77.7 bushels, and Carl Reiner, Whitewater, 76.5 bushels. Injured in Auto Accident Mrs. Ernest Sheldon, of Conners-Ville, formerly Miss Lena Smith, of this cit3 as severely injured when the automobile in which she and her daughter Eileen, with some friends, were riding was struck by the Big Four train that city about 7 o'clock. The accident occurred at the Fourth street crossing, the occupants of the car not hearing or seeing the approaching electric train, which makes practically no noise.

All were thrown from the machine, Mrs. Sheldon being dragged along the track for some distance. She suffered severe cuts and bruises about her whole body. She was taken to Fayette Memorial hospital that evening and this (Thursday) morning was brought Ho the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Joseph Smith, in this city. The injuries, though severe and painful, are not thought to be of a serious nature. Death Roll MRS. ELIZABETH WILLIAM Mrs. Elizabeth William, age 78, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs.

Mary William, at Indianapolis, Sunday morning, October 18. She is survived by 3 sons, Joseph Mangold, of Richmond, Lewis Mangold, of Indianapolis, and Andrew William, of Brookville; 4 daughters, Mrs. Mary William, of Indianapolis, Mrs. Mose Bowles, of Richmond, Mrs. Ed.

Biltz, of Oak Forest, and Mrs. Lawrence Hursting, of Colorado; 4 stepsons and 2 step-daughters. Funeral services were held at the Oak Forest Catholic church, this (Thursday) morning, conducted by Rev. Bast-nag-el. Burial was in the church cemetery.

For Sale Baldwin apples. 25c bushel. John Troesch, New Trenton, Ind. 42t2p 43tlp. Bohlander, R.

6, Brookville. Frank McClellan. 43tlp.