The Alexandria Times-Tribune from Alexandria, Indiana • Page 1

Cm mmm mm. M. Duy in Local Clzr 3 3 A IC Time, Trouble, Money Alexandria, Best I4ttle City in Indiana, and Home of Rock Wool FOUNDED DEC. 10, 211 ALEXANDRIA, INDIANA. MONDAY, SEPT.

3, '1928. PRICE TWO COMPARATIVE TEMPERATURES I At 7 o'clock this morning the tem- -perature was 64. Highest yesterday 80, lowest 66. Highest year ago yes- terday 86, lowest 62. IIOLADAY DEBTS MAY BE SETTLED SUMMER CAMP; FOR CHILDREN BEING CLOSED TEACHERS Oil JOB EARLY FOR SCHOOL WOill COUNCIL TO CONSIDER BUDGET AND TAX LEVY ii The city council will hold its September meeting this evening and lD addition to the regular monthly business, will have up for consideration the expense budget and tax levy for the coming year.

The Jbudget and levy have both been published, as the law requires, and taxpayers generally will be welcome at the meeting tonight while they are under consideration RAIN AT 'NIGHTFALL AFTER FAIR SUNDAY a 2 Until toward night, Sunday was an ideal fall day, with bright sunshine and a comfortable temperature, although it was cool in the morning. After sundown a heavy rain 4 passed to the northr and there was a light rain here. Must have been some hail near, as the mercury dropped sharply. WHAT ARE HOLIDAYS FOR? Following a long established custom in this country, old and young will join Monday in a celebration of what we call Labor Day a day set aside by national enactment in tribute to the forces which are very largely responsible for the position which the United States occupies in the family of nations. It is'to be regretted, that a great number of people have lost sight of the real meaning of Labor Day, just as they have lost sight of the meaning of Memorial Day, and the Fourth of July, and Thanksgiving Day and Christmas.

They have come to look on these days as periods when they may lay aside the activities of ordinary life, and devote themselves to recreation, or something worse, often debauchery. They return to their tasks after the holiday, frayed in mind and body, nearer "the exhaustion point than if they had remained at their tasks. Because there are all kinds of people in the world, this condition is apt to continue, despite any preachments which may be made against it: But it would be a fine thing for all of us to just catch a glimpse of what these holidays mean, and how they may be used for building us up, both mentally and physically. Monday we honor labor, not only the labor of the men who works from his Adam's apple down, but the man who works from the shoulders up. Labor is a necessity in this -vorld, and is honorable because of that fact.

A man has reached a pitiable stage, indeed, when he i-prone to look upon labor with disdain, and regard it as beneath him. Such a man is a parasite on the social body and is to be loathed as such. FUNERAL FOR CRASH VICTIM HELD ON SUNDAY Others Injured in Tragedy at Frankton Are Reported Improving Funeral services for Miss Cletis day morning, when the pupils, hun-Meredith, age eighteen, daughter of dreds of them, will report for work. DRIVERS JAILED. AND WILL HAVE HEARING LATER IN PART SHORTLY Sale of Properties Brings Small i Portion of Claims Yet Outstanding (Madison county investors to the extent of several thousand dollars in the now defunct Holaday Investment Company, are hoping to recuperate some of their losses tn the settlement of Holaday's affairs which are now under way.

Holaday "is a fugitive and believed to be in Canada. His residence in Muncie was sold a few days ago for $7,600. The Holoday farm located near Daleville recently was sold at $8,000. The money re ceived from the two real estate tran eactions win be applied on settle. merit, in part, of the more than 000' In judgments standing against the investment company, defunct since Holoday was sent to federal prison because of his use of the U.

mails in a scheme to defraud. The judgments standing against him are in favor of his investors in his company, who had been promised high returns on their investments. Holaday, since his liberation from prison, has been rearrested a number of times and is now a fugitive from justice on charges of embezzlement, sale of securities not approved by the Indiana securities commission and for wife and child desertion. Efforts to locate him have been of no avail. He was last heard from in- VIRGIN OPENS OFFICE AGAIN FOR NEW TERM Allen Virgin, county truant officer, has reopened his office at the court house following the summer vacation When county schools closed last spring, and after completing his report for the school year, Mr.

Virgin shut up his desk and closed his office. He is now back on the job preparatory to the fall arid winter termf school. School attendance in Mcdisc county neared the 100 per cent mark last term, the record of attendance being the best of any of the counties in the state. When a pupil is out of school, 'the truant offloer loses no time in ascertaining the cause of absence, and the reason must be a legitimate one. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Alva O.

Carroll and wife to Kuthl Robins, lot 8, MeCleads Alexandria, $1. Margaret C. Miller to Charles C. Hall et al, lots 24-41. 43-44 and 61-69, Hillside Alexandria, $1.

Leone K. Townsley and' husband to Charles r-Hall et al, lots 24-41, and 61-69, Hillside Alexandria, Charles C. Hall et al to George J. Armstrong, lot 62 to 69, Hillside addition, Alexandria, $1. NEW ROAD SURFACING IS SHOWN IN PICTURES The Kentucky Rock Asphalt Co.

uses a page of the current issue of ml. i Ku.t A11 rt the work which was done with that material in the rebuilding of City Students, However; Wilt Not Report Until Tuesday Morning The teachers and executives of the Alexandria schools were on the job this morning at their respective-buildings completing the final plane for the opening of the new school term. In view of the Labor Day- fioK-day, these departmental general meetings were carried through with a little delay as possible, and its some of them- there was little to dot in view of the advance preparations; which had been made last week. New teachers received their final instructions and' assignments, and everything was made ready for completing the school' organization Toes- The Tuesday morning session wuT also be brief. After' classes- have been1 organized, the school program ant: nounced, and book lists issued, an ad-, joumment will be taken for the day, Boys and girls will obtain their books and the local book dealers have made-special preparations to take care of the rush which always attends the school opening.

Wednesday morning the Btudents will begin their regular' class work for the term. This morning at all of the township-schools teachers and pupils reported for the organization of classes. This was' followed by an early dismissaF in order that the children may obtain I their books during the day and he re ad for regular work Tuesday morning. Several changes have been made in the list of township teachers this term, but it is expected that alt of these changes will work out for the-good of the schools. DEMOCRATS OF TOWNSHIP WILL WAGE HOT FIGHT Members of the Monroe township Democratic committee held a meeting at the city hall this week and considered plans for the opening of ftm -fall Mmnniffii A -T Wnllrav- f.Hl.

township chairman presided at the meeting. Mrs. d'orfcs was Jor-: elected as secretary of the commit tee, and Emer Slone was named as treasurer. The committee has rented the-rooms over the J. E.

Carter clothing as headquarters for the campaign, and will have them opened in he next few days. Chairman Walter announces that an aggressive-campaign all the way down the line from president to county officials-will be waged. The sixty day poll preparatory to the November election is now being taken. MORE ROAD BONDS TO SELL SEPTEMBER 15 Miss Martha Barton, county treasurer, has advertised for sale on Sept. 15, three issues of Madison county road bonds to pay for road construction.

Bonds in the sum of $6,500 wilT be sold for building the Emmett Huff man road in Jackson township ana" also hnnHn for Sfi KOO fnr tha Molisn Hoover road )n the game Bonds for $5,700 will be sold to raise funds for building the Arthur Hannah road in Lafayette township. AIT three of the projects- are to be gravel1 roads. PIONEER IS DEAD. William H. Bolinger, 89, one of the oldest residents of the south part of the county, died Thursday at his.

home near Pendleton. ALL READY TO START All of the condemned school buildings in Duckcreek township, which are of the one-room type, have been remodeled and will be used again the coming term. For two years all of the school children in the township have been hauled to; school at El wood. More than 100 Youngsters Benefitted by Rest and Treatment There I Children at the health camp which has been conducted for the past nine weeks at the Ella B. Kehrer sanitarium, will be taken to their homes this week -and arrangements have been made to close the camp Saturday, Mrs.

Kehrer, superintendent, announced yesterday. More than, ,100 children have been cared for at the: camp during the summer and all are being dismissed in good health, Mrs. Kehrer said. Workmen will be put at work in the camp thi week, preparing Xa close all camp property for the winter. Several of the shacks are being repainted and roofs are being repaired.

All bed clothing will be moved into the sanitarium for use next winter. During the summer, thirty tonsil and adenoid operations were performed on children who were taken to the camp. This is the second year of operation for the children's camp and it was an encouraging condition that none of the children cared for last year were in need of such treatment this year, Mrs. -Kehrer said. All of the children admitted this year were under-weight and tubercular inclined when admitted.

They responded rapidly to fresh air and wholesome foods, and when dismissed several of the children were slightly over-weight. FAIR CLOSED FRIDAY. The Fairmount air, which has been attended by a large number of Alexandria people this week, came to close last night. The exhibits and displays were of a high order, and the attendance fairly good. The Mad Cody Fleming Co.

furnished the midway attractions. HOMECOMING DEFERRED The homecoming at the Methodist church at Frankton has been post poned indefinitely on account of the fatal accident Thursday night, and the date for the event will be an nounced later. The homecoming was to have been held Sunday. LARGE CROWDS ATTEND TABERNACLE SERVICE Larfre crowds attended the after noon and evening services at the gos pel tabernacle on East Washington street Sunday afternoon and evening. In the afternoon Ethel R.

Willitts spoke, and in the evening Ella Kathryn Allen, who had spoken in the Church of God Sunday morning on "What Is the Profit of Godliness," delivered an appealing and unusual message on "The Great Assize." Her text was Romans 14:10, "Wc shall stand before the judgment seat of Christ." POST MASTERS OF DISTRICT TO HOLD MEETING Postmasters from the Eighth congressional district will meet Anderson early in September for an important session, it was announced by A. V. Reschar, Anderson postmaster. Mr. Reschar has returned from an annual convention of the New Tri-State Postmasters' Association at Lexington, Ky.

David Goin, postmaster at Frankfort, who was elected president of the tri-state group at the conven tion lust ended has been invited to be a speaker at the district meeting and has indicated that he will accept. Mr. Reschar said. Thirty postmasters are included ir the eighth district and a full attendance is, expected for the Anderson meeting. William Williams, Muncie postmaster, is president of the dis trict group and Chalmers Bragdon, of Pendleton, is secretary-treasurer.

Besides the address by Postmaster Goin, the program will include talks A. L. Cincinnati. Behynier postmaster at and Robert H. Bryson.

Tndiarnpolis postmaster The tax levy proposed is the same as it has been for several years and the expense budget is approximately thf same. i Martins leave today FOR NEW HOME IN OHIO Dr. and Mrs. P. H.

Martin, resi dents of, Alexandria for many years leave today for their new home at Warren, where Dr. Martin is con nected with Dr. A. H. Woodward, a former Alexandrian, in the dental profession.

The good wishes of a wide circle of friends here go with the Martins to their new home. Their daughter, MisB Mary Margaret, will remain in Alexandria, having accfcpt ed a position here. POULTRY FOLK INTERESTED IN CULLING FLOCK "Madison county farmers will make a saving of no less than $30,000 if they will cull the non-layers from their flocks and "sell them now," de clared L. M. Busche, county agent, at the culling demonstration at Wood- side Poultry Farm in Boone township.

This saving will be made in two ways, first, by obtaining a highei market nrice for the hens than if they are not sold until later, as usually the case. Next, an enormous amount of feed which would be fed the loafers in the meantime will be saved. In addition, the. hens remain ing in the flock will produce much better, as it is said the hens remain- Jing in the flock often lay more eggs than the entire flock before culling. Although A.

R. Jeffrey, owner of Woodside Poultry Farm, has successfully culled for several years, he willingly offered his flock for demonstration purposes. At the meeting each hen in the flock was individually inspected and her egg-laying ability determined. Those present had the opportunity of handling as many hens as they liked, passing upon them and having their judgment checked by others experienced in such lines. FUNERAL MRS.

CONE HELD THIS MORNING Mrs. Emma Cone, 72, widow of James Cone, died Friday night at the home of her son Wilbur Cone, at. Point Isabel. She was a sister of Mrs. Dolph Fuller, of this city, and is survived by three children, Wil bur, Walter, of Elwood, and Edna Pennington, of Marion.

The family formerly lived in Elwood. Funeral services were held at the Point Isabel M. E. church this morning in charge of Rev. W.

T. Sanders, of Elwood, and burial was in the Knox Chapel cemetery. Misses Lucia Johnson and Hilda Miller spent Sunday with friends in Covington, Ky. OUR DOG SAY? The Weather: Generally fair to night and Tuesday; warmer Tuesday. The good news me Sunday that Bert Hassell and Parker Cramer, the-two aviators who have been missing fn- two weeks on their flight from Rockford, to Stockholm, Sweden, have reached the Mt.

Etna observatory in Greenland, nnharmed. They were forced down two weeks ago Sunday, and made their way on foot to the observatory, vhich was to have been their land- ine place." Si Appleblossom says: The average wife knows just how much better she could manage hubby's business office. Mr. and Mrs. Frank of Frankton, who died of injuries suf fered when an automobile in which she was riding was struck by a Penn sylvania railroad freight train there Thursday night, was held in the Frankton Christian church Sunday afternoon, at 2 o'clock, conducted by Rev.

Otto Stroup, the pastor. The last sad rites was largely attended by the many friends and relatives of the young lady. Burial was in the K. of P. and I.

O. O. F. cemetery. Miss Meredith was one of the most popular of the younger set in Frank-ton, and was widely known in social and church activities there.

She would have entered upon her senior year in the high school at Frankton Monday. This summer, Miss Meredith, with a number of other high school girls, was employed in the Delco Remy plant at Anderson. Surviving beside her parents, an twe sisters, Eleanor and Naomi Jean: three brothers, Lester, Carl Burton and Donald, and grandparents, Mr and Josiah Tharp. Hubert Johnson, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Lestis Johnson, who has been in a critical condition at the Mercy hospital, Elwood, suffering from injuries received in the same accident was reported as being slightly improved and some hope is held for hip recovery. He has a deep gash in hit forehead, laceration on the back of his head and bruises about the chest He regained consciousness Friday. Other victims of the accident. Misses Leah Bouslog, Frances Marsh o.nd Hubert Jackley and Floyd Hester who escaped with only severe cuts and bruises, are reported as improv- ing. Pennsylvania railroad officials arf investigating the atcidt'nt.

The that the heavy sedan in which the voung people were riding was all steel is probably the only reason that nil the occupants were not killed out right. BEEBE IS RECOVERING Porter Beebe, former member of the fire department here and now employed in a similar capacity at Muncie, called on friends here vhis week. He is recovering from a recent injury in which he sustained broken arm. SUIT FOR DAMAGES. Faye F.

Woods is demanding dam-j ages in the sum of $500 from Floyde Anderson of lapel in a scit filed in Mndison circuit court. The suit wns filjd as the result of an automobile collision about a year ago between Noblesville and Indianapolis. THRESHING RING MEETS. The Gilman threshing ring met in TInciliAnn'ii rmvnrrn aotlo nn Rovoral v. cakes and fifteen gallons of ice cream was served to the threshers and then fnmilies.

WILL-RESUME TUESDAY. Operations will be resumed at the canning factory Tuesday after the Labor Day holiday, and from now on it is expected that tomatoes will coming in fast enough that the plant will operate steadily until frost. JUNIOR LEAGUE TO MEET There will be a business meeting of the Junior League at the First M. E. church Tuesday evening at 7:00 o'clock.

All members are urged tc be present as plans will be made for the wlnteVs work. I BIG FOUR WILL HAVE FINE SAFETY EXHIBIT The 'grade crossing menace con tinues to be a serious problem. Dur ing ivzl there were 664U accidents 2371 persons were killed and 6,613 seriously injured." While the Supreme Court has held that railroads are not responsible, the railroads fee) the situation keenly and are asking the cooperation of the driving public to put a stop to these distressing disasters. The Big Four Route will have an interesting exhibit at the Indiana State Fair in which the moving "Gambling With Death" will be shown. This depicts the hazards of crossing railroad tracks.

Safety signs and signals will be demonstrated. This exhibit will be located in the northeast corner of the Manufacturers' building. KANSAS VEGETATION IS DISPLAYED HERE An interesting display of sage-, brush, cactus ind other dry weather vegetation from the plains of western Kansas is being made at the Gray hardware store. The display was arranged by Rev. Carl Spaude who returned last week with his wife on trin thrnno.1, Tin.

nois. Wisconsin, Minnesota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri, in the course of which they travelled 3,100 miles, visiting their relatives and seeing the country With the exception of a part of Kan-j sas, where dry weather has serious- ly injured the corn crop, they found crops in excellent condition in all oi the states they visited." ADVISORY BOARD WILL MEET TO ADOPT BUDGET The Monroe township advisory board will be in session a the office of Trustee H. O. Frazier on Tuesday their approval or d. sent to expense budget and ta hrto The meeting is open to the public, and taxpayers will be welcome at the session while the budget is being considered.

On account of the shrinkage in-the -value -farm land, not-only "here but all over the county, It will be necessary to slightly increase the tax rate In order to' provide sufficient funds to meet township expenses. CHARGE AGAINST, BEACH. Thomas Beach of Alexandria, mo-torman'for the Union Traction Co, p'eaded not guilty in police court at Anderson when charged with violation of a citv traffic ordinance. It Is alleged that Beach drove a traction I csr across Meridian street at enth street, when 'he red light of the h-affic signal was against him. I Strangers Said to Have Been Driving While Drunk; Several Wrecks Reported Three men who gave their names as M.

C. Tcenbaiger and W. R. Carlton, of Randoil, and Herbert Blades, of Bra Iford, were arrested Saturday night by Patrolman Carroll and lodged in jail. Charges of intoxication will be filed against one of them, while the other two will be charged with driving an automobile while intoxicated.

The men are said to have crowded several motorists off the road, narrowly avoiding accidents, and were followed into the city and reported to the police. Several accidents were reported to the police as a result of heavy traffic on Sunday. Marion Lizar, driving a Ford roadster, collided with a Chevrolet coach driven by Virgil Cage 3 1-2 miles southwest of Alex- andria at 5:30 P- Both cars were considerably damaged, but no one was hurt. Near the same place about 3:30 there had been an accident in which the Ford coupe driven by A. Fox, of 801 West Jefferson street, was crowded off the road by an unknown motorist who did not stop.

Mrs. Fox sustained a number of injuriesAabbut the face and head. Herbert Lewis, northwest of Alex andria, was in a collision with Earl Elvin. of 1615 South Armstrong ave nue, Kokomo, on state road 18 east of Kokomo. about 11:15 Sunday Both cars sustained slight damage but no one was hurt.

MRS. HUPP VERY ILL Mrs. Martha Hupp, pioneer Alexandria woman, has been seriously ill for the past few days, and two of her children, Mrs. Fred Drake and Hupp, of Santa Ana, Calif are oh' their way -toTier bedside. They will arrive here Tuesday.

HAD STROKE SUNDAY Mrs. Shepherd, living on North Harrison street, sustained a stroke of paralysis Sunday morning and has been in a serious condition since. She is a daughter of Mrs. Mary McDowell. Mr.

and Mrs. E. E. Davis spent road nine through Alexandria last!" vtmr. The work was done under a contract let by the state highway commission, bituminous macadam and a Kyrock wearing surface being Taitf 'bn fop of the pav mg, which' was disintegrating badly, and the maintenance cost of which was becoming excessive.

The new road is in excellent condition, and has cost nothing for maintenance since it was installed. WILL ARRANGE PICNIC. Final arrangements will be made at a meeting to be held at Muncie next Wednesday night for a district picnic of the Junior Order of United American which "will, be held at the P. McMahan grove north of Alexandria on Sunday, Sept with the family of the for- by mer's daughter, Mrs. Arthur Miller rar Rigdon..