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went with him and with his mother they about three years in the cltylJ Returning-- to Waterloo he formed a "with. Solomon Fisher and entered, the cigar making business, which they conducted sue cesafully for some time, occupying the second floor of the L. E. Zerkle grocery store. During alack times he 'clerked In the" Zerkle grocery and then It was that his fancy, for the.

only daughter of Mr. and. Mrs. Zerkle be came an attachment, and on July 20 1904 he united. In, marriage -to Miss Sablna, Zerkle.

He finally devoted all of. hia time to clerking In the grocery after he closed out the cigar business, and after the death of fieldler's father, Elklah -1 Mr. Smith as he rounded the curve on road 427 just north of Fort Wayne. Mr. and Mrs.

Smith had been In Fort Wayne visiting their son, and were returning home when the accident Mr. Smith, says that March 22, 1877, and passed away at as he reached the curve his wife ex-hls late home in Maple street; April claimed "The are going to" hit ns.r 28, 1938 at the age of 61 years. one said he kept to the right side of Both cars wnrA rraiBtilArnMv Aam9. HARRY W. BEIDLER FRANK GINNIVAN OC3QEILS month and.

six days. He spent.1 his the', center but the transport I Founded In 1870 by. John Glnnlvan. boyhood days in Waterloo and at-: hugged" the curve, and rammed into! Who la Travelirig With the Tent tended the Waterloo schools, until he became old enough to work, when he left school and secured a Job as a section hand on the Fort Wayne and Jackson branch of the Y. C.

under the late Levy Till, then foreman of the section. Here Mr." Beldler tolled as a young and later when his father, went to in 1893 to work for the.N-Y. C. he the side of his car, It around ao as to plunge Into the sec ond car that following the truck. The car crashed Into was' driven by Mi.

Dennis Parquette, of Fort Wayne. hearsala of New Plays OLDEST STOCX TEHT SHOW Show Now Owned By His Son, Frank and Grace Glnnlvan TO BUILD ROAD THIS YEAR Reorganized Highway Commission Is More Favorable to This Payt of; the State Than Under Former Chairman, Earl Crawford During the; construction- of the pavements between Waterloo and Au burn this summer, two wUl maintained. One for Road 27 traffic and the other for road 427 fiC' road 27 detour will be, (arrled north from Garrett on Road 327 to the Junction of U. S. Road 6, at Corunna and east to Waterloo.

The detour tor Road 427 traffic will go north from Auburn on the Auburn- Sixty-eighth Season Opened at Ash I Ashley Road to Road 6 and east to ley Monday for Week After Re. Waterloo--Si 'C. 'Z) i When the right-of-way was secured mission it was changed to a one lane However, after Crawford Quit I the commission and a reorganization took Dlace. with T. A.

Dicus as chalr- i 7 if- S.r -iv. 'V 1 4 OLDEST REPUBLICAN NEWSPAPER IN DEKALB COUNTY i WATERLOO, INDIANA, THURSDAY MORNING, MAY '5, 1938 VOL. LXXX, No. 39 $2.00 A YEAR HQS? CITES iPlAQE IME JO'CtJAWGES GILLIE 'DILL It'sBroadivqy On Wheels To Many In This Area All CmV 19 A A 4 LJ Harry Beldler Passed Away Thursday I First Mail To Be Sent from Waterloo Afternoon After a Long Illness I By Plane Landing for Cargo Bum to Complications I 'Letters Fron Postofflce a cue cedy ceqe will hcx ufio field Veteran of the Spanish-American War and One Time Member of Board of Education of the Water-Moo Public Schools (ational Airmail Week May 15 to 21 1 VVIIIIIIVIIIVI BklVH wvrmwmj i Years of Flying the Mails By 1 the Postal Department Funeral services were held Sunday Postmaster R. J.

Dunn announced afternoon at o'clock "from' the yesterday that he ia making arrange- i ments 'tor a landing field near the Evange leal church for the late Har- ry Beldler, 6L. who died at his home Tueaday May 19f and pick up mail on Maple street in "Waterloo at 1:45 from the Waterloo postofflce, o'clock last Thursday afternoon. I R8 a part of the observance of Na-The casket was removed from the aonai Airmail from May 15 home to the church at II clock. and I 21. The flight" will also be In lay In state: until, the hour of the I commendation of 20 years of air- funeral.

A guard of honor from the maU flying the United States by CoL Kuhlman Camp. Veterans of the tne pogtofflce department The flight Spanish-American war stood, at 1 the from Waterloo will also be In com- head' of the casket while several hun- memoratlon of Art Smith, the Port k- dred people passed by to pay a Wayne blrdboy, who built one of tribute of respect for-a" former' bust tjie early planes and later -became ness man. a mail pilot, but met death In a Mr. Beldler was fn the grocery gtormy voyage one night several business here for neary twenty years, years ago Ohio. succeeding in tne Dusmess conouciea gDecial airmail "cachet" stamps tor many years as the Zerkle Grocery I will appear on all envelopes of let- at the corner of Wayne and Jtallroad ters mailed fn Waterloo r- In honor streets.

j0f Mr. Smith during National. Alr-. The funeral was largely attended mall Week. The pall bearers, were uaunt up- iThls will be the first time that ar dycke, Harry Bateman and Oliver airmail plane has ever taken mail Diehl, comrades the Spanish Amer- from Waterloo, and it wUl be of lean war, and Fern A.

Morr, James specter Interest to all stamp collect- Ilettenbaugh and Col. A. I 0rs to send a letter to some of then Moudy, from the Evangelical church, friends away from here and also tc Earl Burger, pastor of the address them to after- Evangelical church conducted the ward to be returned. CapL Robert services and the burial took place In Peters, instructor at" the Auburn air; the Waterloo City Cemetery. I Continued on Page Five Mr.

Beldler'a death was not. unex pected, as he had been seriously. Ill TRANSPORT TRUCK for several, Soon after he retired from the grocery -business about four years ago, he was a suffer- er from neuritis which developed Into a kidney and heart complication. He was taken to various hospitals and clinics for observations, but found no relief. Irs.tS.vS.

Smith of Waterloo, suf- Asja cltTien he was well known fered a broken finger on1 her right and wa held In high esteem by: all hand when a transport, truck driven who came in contact with him. As a Oran Jaynes, of Flint, Mlch side-soldier he answered the call for the swiped the automobile driven by Spanish-American war and never faltered from duty. He Jived a plain and modest life, and because. of his kind manner he made friends. Harry Ward Beldler, son of the late H.

Beldler, was born in Waterloo SIDE-SWIPED AUTO Mrs. 8. S. Smith Suffers Broken Flng- er In Accident Just North of Fort Wayne Sunday Evening 4 -f- i-: r. Stock Company Tent of Famous Glnnlvan Family Beady for Show.

700 -f Photo from News-Sentinel I are mum Through Waterloo During. Construc tion of East Side of the Two Lane -Pavement on Road 27; South JOHN GINNIVAN: Gary To Be the Host City to All Indiana Llors June 5, 6, and 7 Opens With a Huddle with a view of a two lane road; But President Frank Birch during the time Earl Crawford was chairman 'of the state highway, com -and General Melvin Jones Will ddresa Sessions of the Convention Two officers of Lions. International, The Dramatic Company matt a reconsideration of the plans jFrank.V. Birch of Milwaukee presl; opened their season at I was made and the commission decided I and Melvin "Jones of Chicago, I 1. 1 .1.

1 A 1 ed. Mrs. Parquette 'suffered fromi nu uwca i. i secretary win. oe cuts from broken None of thel11111 a wee' engagement Ieet e' ana lane tp.be I speakers at the sUte cohvenUon of others was inlured' i V' iThe Glnnlvans, with many new actors jconstructea this year under tbVcon-1 Indiana jUoaa clubs to be held, in The third car driven by Henry 1 this year, and a complete list ot.new WBCl -un ul APn 01 wmcn mejuary June ana 7.

Stocks of Fort Wayne, following atop-lDlaT8' Pent last week rehearsing for Moellerlng ConstrucUon Co. of Fort Birch will speak at the final busi- ped to avoid crashing Into the wreck- tt season. i-s-M't session at 1 p. m. june 1 in me ed cars, whereupon another carl l0li Friday night the Glhnivans wm be built whenever tb crystal ballroom.

of Hotel Gary and driven by" Kenneth Burch of Hamll- tertained the member of the troupe I trafflc increase warrants. lat: the. noon luncheon in the Vene- ton. utmrk th stv- mti- at the annual Glnnivans. dinner lt wusirucugu tian room tne aame day.

uuiuici uvuid iu wnui, wucre iudi wm yiroiuc. tuo uiuiitai troupe ia showing. Jack Parsons, the Times-Dispatch. I program will include "selections by well known is stage manager for the company and he has had a wide experience on the stage and Is a clever actor himself, Frank Glnnlvan, owner of the tent show, is an old actor and this year will again play his parts in some of the plays, after having: devoted all of his timevfor a number of years in managing the company. Glnnivans will show Waterloo this sea son, probably the first week in August.

1- Last February Fort Wayne News-Sentinel carried a story con cerning the Ginnivan troups, in which it was stated that the Ginnivan com pany is the oldest stock company in the Unjted States, according to "Bill board," a theatrical paper. The News-Sentinel said of the Glhnivans: "Four plays have been chosen tor this season's with the remainder to be' selected later. Those chosen are 'La Belle Marie, a revival; Gossips, Spooks 1 and Hot' Air. 'We find, Mr. Ginnivan said, that in our line of theatrical work the comedy-drama is the best type of play from a boxofflce Our audiences demand a higher type of play, and we try to give them the best, using Continued rto page eight International President of I tame.

The" annual "frolic" is also Lions to Attend Convention I planned tor the night of June 6 with FRANK V. BIRCHV 'milwaukcc. aitoomiK jt rmvatNT 4 of Milwaukee, will be one of the principal speakers at the annual Convention of Indiana Lions to be held at Gary, June 5, 6 and the to be named later. Registration of delegates and visitors win begin at 10 a. m.

June in the" Holel Gary lobby. Convention will be appointed at the first meeting or "huddle" at 3 p. m. June 6. Herbert Willis, of Waterloo, governor of district, will Officers will be guests of honor at the reception and banquet to be held p.

m. June 5 In the Crystal ballroom. Herschel V. past Methodist and Evangelical Church Conferences Reassign Local Pastors for the Year concnEGATions satisfied i M. E.

Conference Held at Richmond and Evangelical Conference In Session at Kendallville During Past Week No changes were made in the local pastors of the Methodist anJ Evangelical churches at their confer ences held respectively at. Richmond and Kendallville during the past week. Rev. Lester L. C.

Wlsner Is returned to the Methodist church and Rev. Earl Burger is returned to the Evangelical church Both church congregations here were well pleased with the assignments made, aa requests were made for the return of their pastors. Th assignments for the Methodist conference were announced Monday, Among the assignments of special In terest to the Methodists la this vicin ity are as follows: Fort Wayne Men Returned The Fort Wayne pastors who were returned axe: Dr. Charles H. Smith, First church, and his assistant.

Rev. W. Cookingham Dr. E. Burns Martin, Wayne Street; Rev.

A. P. Teter, Simpson, Rev. Howard J. Brown, Forest Park; 'Rev.

R. J. Burns, Rev Charles F. Pegram, St Paul's and Rev. E.

T. Franklin, superintendent of the Methodist hospltaL Allen county pastors who were reappointed are: Rev. a IL Jennings, Waynedale; Ttev. E. B.

Megenity, Continued to Page Eight Pays Heavy Tax The Northern Indiana Public Ser vice Co. has paid their spring in stallment of taxes In the various counties of the state totaling $518, 697.28. Of this amount DeKalb poun ty -received LaG range county Steuben county S3.98L06 and Allen county 764.38.- Read today's Press and next week, i I Li i damage was done. A string of "can served in the Christian church at Ash- wrk will begin this month and the Paine of Michigan City. lnternaUon- Republicans Tuesday by a hand following were able to" come to a ley- Thi8 haa been an annual affair I T00 wmpieieo moepiemoer.

ai director, will preside at the lunch- 80me mAjority, stop without further, crashing; the week before the show opens, and me present mgn way commission. 1 eon. Birch's second talk wCl be fol- I It has been a gala week for viuuru. ouuu. 01 run 1 lowed by the election of officers ana MAY MEETING OF WITTENBERG as the public is invited to attend the 1 Wayne, la a member, and T.

A. DIcuf, the selection of a 1939' convention AT THE BIG RUN CHURCH dInller also-' Marion, Is chairman, is believed toclty. 7 The company la in the best shape I be. mTft fairorable to, the north part Jones "and Robert Phillips' of' La- The May Meeting of the' Witten-1 11 nas. ever Deen.

-rne 1 iiayeuie, ruraue unnenuy prurosur I enulT)Tnnt irinrh nf-whlTi la nav I XailOtt. oerg xjroiueraooa wiu oe neia at tne mr I as bright as a silver dollar. The Butler nit actora travel from place to place In that we Want to complain, butlbanquet and ball at 6:30 p. m. June The ladies of the church will serve Zerkle, he managed the grocery busi-1 a dinner.

A good attendance is de-ness for several years and then he-j sired. The meeting will be called at Continued to page eight '8 o'clock D. S. sharp! and past-international director, will I be the speakers' at the governor's 1 a I arAn'r fhn rrvn a 1 1 rr 1 a biaw naaa 1 May 11 Plana are being made or I 0 001 e8 1 ana iaK6 --witn uem uysiai Dauroom. xesue an excellent program for the evening.

noUBe in "ub they make their Jays about destrbytog those they Bain of Gary, past governor, of 0 1 i first made mad? Richmond I 1 1 GEORGE GILLIE Of Fort Wayne, -was nominated by G. O. P. Nominee for Congress Won By Large Majority at the Primary Election on Tuesday J. FARLEY WAS QnOFPOSED County Tickets are Now In the.

Field for -the November 8th Election mpalgn. To Be Long and Hard Fought Battle The primary election Is over. The two major parties nominated candidates for Congress and the entire county tickets on George Cinie, Republican. was -nominated aa a candidate for Con gress from the Fourth district over Fred W. Greene by a majority of ap proximately tea to one.

On the Democratic ticket James Farley, incumbent, was unopposed. In general the voting waa heavier than usual for a primary election. There were some who called for bal lots of their opposition party In order tor nominate some candidate of their favor. was done in some instances Wrhere the electors signed petitions for their own party men to be a candidate, declaring that they intended to for that particular candidate and the ticket on which the candidate was running. This is but one of the many objections to the primary election system.

It is claimed. The County Ticket. The following Is a Ust of the Re publicans nominated in DeKalb county: For Congress Fourth District GEORGE W. GILLIE of Fort Wayne For Prosecuting Attorney -GEORGE E. MOUNTZ.

of Garrett For State Representative HARRY M. SHULI of Auburn For-County Auditor BURLEY ENSLEY, of Auburn For County Treasurer HARVEY PHELPS, of Butler For County Recorder ALBERT GOULD STANLEY, of Waterloo For Sheriff ARTHUR COYLB of Auburn For Coroner -Continued Page Five Opposing Candidates for Congress in the 4th District 4 JAMES FARLEY Present Incumbent, waa unopftieed on the Democratic tkkel at he Tuesday primary. Indiana's Damon and Pythias i RAY E. WILLIS AXD JUDGE CLYDE C. CARL1N OF ANGOLA The campaign of Editor Raymond; president of the Gary club, will be IE, Willis of Angola for the Repuh- toastmaster.

Entertainment follow-1 llcan nomination for United State lng the banquet will' be presented by I senator brings to the attention of several foreign groups from the In-1 the people of the state notable ternatlonal Institute located in Gary Damon and Pythias relationship be-and by the Inldlana Lions state band.ltween the editor and Judge Clyde recruited from all the which I Carlin, likewise a stalwart of will 1 also appear in concert in the I Hoosier Republicanism. For forty lobby aV.S :30 p. m. Tom Warrillow I years these two lovable characters of Gary, state song leader, will be in I have been closer than brothers as charge of the program. I they labored side by side for the A breakfast at 8:30 a.

nu'in the I advancement of their community in Venetian-room all key and I many ways. master key members will open the Rarely does the world see two June 6 program. Lloyd Hartzler of rugged men'havlng to do with stern Fort Wayne will be the speaker and I affairs, so bound with ties of tender Continued to rage Eight I affection as Damon Willis and Pythias Carlin. The Judge often brings the 'keen analytical mind of his chum to bear on.eepecialjy Im portant legal problems jbefoi ren- dertng decisions and the editor like wise often calls his Judicial friend into conference before writing thoee scholarly editorials that have marked his as a Rock of Gibraltar la Indiana. In the brains of these two chums were born state parks, state highways and other institutions of lm-' portance to the county and state.

There also was the source of plans for the care of crippled and underprivileged children of Steuben :1.