Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 38, Number 190, Decatur, Adams County, 10 August 1940 — Page 1

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

AZI AIR ATTACKS ARE INTENSIFIED

MOOSE PLAN TO ATTEND PICNIC District Moose Outing At Lukin's Lake On August 18 IHana are being made for send Inc » delegation from Adams lodge 811. Loyal Order of .Moose of this I dty. to the all day onting of the district .Moose aaMH-latlou. ■| The oiitlfig will to- held al Luken s Lake, four miles mirth of Konnn. Sunday. August I* The , lake facilities hare been leaned for thr day 1 William McNally. Marion, dis 1 trkt president, announced that ■ Luken s lake han been leased for the Mclnalve use of members and . others accompanied hy members . Stale roads 11 and 1< will lie post , rd for aaalatancr of Mieise rn route to the lake I The lake throughout thr day will he available for flshlnd swimming and boating aa will lhe bath house all without charge. McNally said I Refreahmem atanda will open at . ga. m Life guards will be on duty ! To spur attendance among thr 4,Md Mflbar of the diatrhTa I! . lodges, committer members will award a |IO <aah prlsr to the lodge I having present thr largest percent ! age of Ita membership , High lights of a program Io loannounced soon will Include a men s and women s softball game tug-ofwar, basket tanrh. horse . shoes, three legged race and games for children from eight to 16 years of age A grudge softball game be tween Fort Wayne and Bluffton , lodges is scheduled Spanish War Vets To Reunion Sunday latgansporl. Ind . Aug 10 URF Thr list annual reunion of thr Itorth Indiana volunteer infantry. Hpanlah-Amerlcan war. will be held Bunday at the veterans memorial home here The Ittnh regiment, known be [ fore the Spanish American war as the fourth Indiana national guard. Includes companies from largans1 port. Warsaw. Columbia City. Tipton. Decatur. Osaka. Anderson. Huntington. Wabash. 1 Bluffton and Marlon. ■ ■■■■— o - ...... ' - DISPUTE SLOWS DEFENSE WORK i l - - ’ Production Os Carburetors For Airplanes Slowed Down i -" Mouth Bend. Ind.. Aug. 10-4UJ>- . Officials of the Bendli Protects i corporation and the K’nlted Automobile Workers of America t<TO) f were scheduled to confer today in , an effort to settle a dispute which reportedly has slowed down pro- . duction of carburetor* In the Bent dlt aircraft division , Delay in production la having a I nationwide effect on the airplane . Industry because the company sup plica carburetors for moat of lhe natioto'a aircraft manufacturers The controversy developed over selection of seven foremen in the j aircraft division Employes who are union members demanded that t the union be given the right to ( select the supervisors on the basis of seniority, a company spokesi man said. He added that the com- . Pany refused and Insisted on mak(CONTTNUatroN PAOff THRIMD ,— o — Epworth League To Hold Picnic Supper ’ The Epworth league of the First ■ Methodist church will hold a picnic supper at & p. m. Sunday on the back lawn of the C. D. Lewton 1 home. MO North Second street. 1 Members are reminded to notice the change in time and bring their 1 own food. — 1 -- o Report Auto Stolen Here This Morning A IWSS Ford coach belonging to Tunis Hudsbn was stolen early this morning from In front of the residence on North Second street. Police chief James Borders reported today. The ear. which was taken after 1 ff’tlock this morning, bore Indiana license plates Ul-3M. Borders added that the police had no clues •» to who took lhe automobile.

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IT. S. Troops “Play" At War With “Play" Tank* - io J l ' 4 & " > . T. • • *** * e w a. Jto* 1 re.- v- ’ 5 . * b ms - w. *w r*e' - a*-*.,... ».to. « ..m linking a sufficient nuinlier of real armored vehicles for this simulated tank and infantry allaik during egtensive maneuvers In New York state nf regular army and national guard troops from northeastern states, the two trucks, left, were labelled aa “tanks" to accompany the three real tanks, right, of the 43rd tank company of New England's Brd division

CUDAHi LEAVES ON W HOME Ambassador To Belgium Starts To U. S. On Roosevelt Order London. Auk I# <UJ> I'nlted i Stales ambassador to Belgium John Cudahy left by airplane for home today, prepared to sacrifice hf« diplomatic and |M>liti«-al career to, what he aald was his Christian mission US help orrnntae raise* fur Belgian war sufferers “ After Ireing publicly reprimanded - hy the state department for an 1 unauthorised press Interview. Coda 1 hy was directed by President Roosevelt to return home for "consultations ” 1 In the Interview Cudahy had been quoted that German soldiers who occupied Belgium had Irehaved lie I ter than American troops prob i ably would have under similar' ■ circumstances He also said that Great Britain’s refusal to lift her blockade of Ku rope would result In famine among Belgium’s 1 000 war refugees •| know I am going home to be 1 crucified. bitt the truth must lie told." Cudahy said after he teceiv--1 ed his order Io return Io Washington. He flew to Lisbon today to catch ’ a Clipper plane tor New York Informed of Cudahy's recall, a spokesman at the American embassy here said he had "nothing . to say.” ( It was understood that in recent days the embassy had been Inquiring at American and British news- , papers and news agencies with a , view of obtaining a verbatim account of Cudahy's Interview So far as was known. It has been unable to obtain one , Numerous British leaders who I have met Cudahy this week said they found him personally likable , and thought he was sincere but "politically naive" Newspapers had sharply crltl- , clxed him. They said he had been ( tactless In using his office to de I <CONTINI’KG ON PAGE XIXI , PLANS DELAYED WE JUMP Bob Brown To Make Delayed Parachute Jump Next Saturday i Bob Brown. Imai flyer and parachute jumper, will make a delayed i parachute jump over the city nest • Saturday afternoon at 4:10 p. m. <CDTI. it was announced today. This will be Bob’s second jump in the city. Ho plans to be carried up to an altitude n* about 5,- ’ 000 feet In a plane piloted by Johnny Wicker of Fort Wayne. 1 After a delay of about 1.000 feet he will open his chute. Brown is the city’s only parachute jumper and one of its moat arden aviation enthusiasts He made his first solo flight In Fort Wayne last week The field north of the St. .Mary’s i river near federal road 27 will be used as a landing and taking off Held for the aviators.

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Former Lotal Youth I ties Friday Night It was learned here today that | Clinton Clark. Iff. son of Arthur ' Clark, of West Unity. Ohio, died ' Friday night lu the Lima. Obta. ! Tulw-rculosls hospital. Mr. Chirk ( had Iteeti ill some time. He is survived by the father, a former Decatur policeman, the mother, and a sister. Th-- family left Decatur several years ago. living until alsHit four years ago at , Bobo. Funeral services are to lie held , Monday afternoon at ' I Ohio. o VALUATION OF CITY HIGHER Net Valuation Os Taxable Property Over Five Millions The net valuation of taxable , property in the city of Decatur is | 1MM.923. an Increase of $230,1113 I over 1939, according to a tax table | prepared in the office of Vidor . . Eicher, county auditor For Adams county, the net worth of taxable property I* placed at 124.334,794. an Incroaae of nearly $300,000. compared to the 1939 figure of $24.050.235. The Decatur valuation of taxable pn>perty includes that of Decatur Washington and a corner iff Hoot township, where the sugar and »oy bean factories ire lo« ated. In Decatur Root the value of taxable property increased from ss*2 - 115 to $004.915. In the past year. Values Are Listed Following is the table of taxable property in the townships. De« atur. Berne. Geneva and Monroe, the latter including the last two fig urea: Inion $1,023,944 Root - 1.975.919 I prehie 1,509.012 Kirkland 1J00.303 Washington - 2.201.MH St Marys 1,334 504 l Blue Creek 990.490 i Monroe 1,900.407 French 1.129.273 : Hartford 1,119 191 Wabash .... 1.407.459 Jefferson 904.290 I Bente 1.932,992 ilecatur-Root -.. . 064.*10 Decatur-Washington 4.542.109 ' Geneva 477.23$ Monroe Is 3 951 Monroe-Washington 24.557 — Total - $24 534.794 The valuations are composed of the following: real estate, $lO,I 419,722; Improvement* on real estate. $7,104,099: personal property. $5 260.300; state's assessments. $3.(CONTlNt'Et> ON PAGE THKEKi — -■ —O Girl Is Injured In Fall At Park Vauneda Stegner. 325 North Fourth street, suffered a compound fracture of her left arm when she fell from the cannon In the Legion memorial park on South Winchester street. The accident occurred about 3:30 o'clock last evening. She was taken to the Adam* county memorial boxpltai where she was attended by a local physician.

ITALY PLANES BOMBBERBERA Increased Activity In Re - ported In African Territories Rome. Aug in LUft Dalian airplanes, preparing for a dire* t i attack by troops, have bombed the ■ port and air field rd Berbera, tapl- ' tai and chief port of British Somaliland. hitting one ship and setting . fire to two grounded planes, a I high ' ommaiMi communique assert led today. Continuing their advance Into : Brltl«h territory, the Italian troop) j<m < upled Aduein. on the camel 11 caravan highway to Berbera. the (ommiiiiiquc said. Italian planes were said to have ’ I bombed effectively a railroad ata-! tion at Marsa Matruh. Egypt. *”d a concentration of British mechan lied units at Sidi Barrani. Egypt British planes "Ineffectively" attacked Harar and Cura Ethiopia, j and Mtumawa, Eritrea, the com- > I munlque said The communique quoted “reli I able Information" that Italian bombhlg plane* hit the British bat- ' tieship Resolution and damaged It seriously during a bombing action off the Balearlcs Islands Aug. I. and that they also damage da destroyer. (Resolution Is a 154nch gun battleship of 29.150 loos.) ' It was reported that British forces were fortifying thamselve* for a stand at Berbera Dispatches from Addis Ababa. ■ Ethiopia, quoted rumors In the native baxaara that British military authorities had enlisted native* to construct a fortification system ' and that trenches and redoubts . were being built. Camel corps units from all parts of lhe prote*torate were reported comentrating at Berbers to take I part In the defense. Italian Information waa that the Britlih force* might depend on airI plane support from Aden, the Briti Ish base across the Gulf of Aden. I and aid from British naval units 1 which, now patrolling the gulf. t (CONTINUED ON PAGH THRKto) FARLEY NAMED COCA COLA HEAD I James A. Farley Appointed Chairman Os Export Corporation Wilmington. Del. Aug 10 Appolntment of James A Farley. ' who has resigned as postmaster general and chairman of the Denxe ratlc national committee, aa chairman of the board of the Coco Cola Export Corp was announced here ; today The appointment was disclosed today by Robert W. Woodruff president of the Coco Cola company ! and long time friend of Mr Farley "Mr Farlty will be in charge , of all export business and particularly of business In foreign conniri®," Woodruff said Coco Cola has business Interests l In 76 countries. It Is understood that Mr Farley, who resigned A'UNHNUKD ’l>N FAUE TURKFI

German Planes Bomb, Machine Gun English Towns In Daring Night And Daylight Activity

LEGION PLANS FOR DEDICATION NfW' Home, Flag Pole To He Formally Dedi rated Day Further plana for the formal dedication of the new |2«tmm home of Adams poat number 43. Amer Iran Legion, and the new flag pole. | were made at a meeting held Friday night at the Legioa home In this dty. The dedication ceremonies will be held Monday. Heptemlter 2. I larlHir Day tine of the featurea of the opening of the new home, rapidly near-1 Ing completion, will l»e an open houae for the general public Hun- | day. Heptemlrer 1. The Hunday open house will be held from 2 to 5 p tn ll'DTi and ' the general public Is cordially invited to inape< t the home during I these hours A band concert will Ire presenter! by the Deratur school band, under direction of Albert Hr-llemeyer. and ape* lai music will be provided by ( lark Flaugh'a orchestra and the American Legion accordion band The formal dedication will Ire held In the afternoon of laibor Day. with the program to be announced later. Negotiation* are underway to secure an outstanding speaker Adrian Baker, commander-elect nf Adams post, who will take office August 2«. ia chairman of the general committee In charge of all arrangements for the dedication. Other member* of the general committee are Ed Hauer, present commander: Lerr (Hllig Paul Blackburn. Charles Welter and David Adams. iWAITWORDON CALL TO ARMS Five Decatur Men, Reserve Officers, Uncertain Os Call Five Decatur professional men i are anilously awaiting word from national headquarters of the KOT (' to learn the effect that the passage of the congressional bill will have on their enrollment. ' D Burdette Custer, an attorney; 1 Dr It E Daniel* and Dr II F Zwlck physician*; Dr E. P Field*. | a dentist and P Bryce Thoma*. 1 Lincoln schiMil principal, are all officers of the II O T C It Is understood that each of lhe local men has received word from the national headquarters asking I them to Inform headquarters by ’ • return mall, upon the length of . time they will need to report for 1 duty. Discussions with the five revealed that each of them la believed excusable from duty however, beesuse they have dependents and because of the nature of their professional work None has resigned his post a* .COMTINtritD'oN PAGK THREE) - ——————OBlue Creek Teaching Staff Is Announced Trustee W H. Patterson of Blue Creek township today announced his teaching staff for th.’ 1940-41 school term. The list: Deloria Christy of Geneva. district one; Nella Coppess of Monroe, district four; Helen Hoop, of Monroe, district five and . Opal Hprunger. of Monroe, district sig. I, 0 —; Driver Is Uninjured As Truck Overturns Orey Pyle, driver for the Hon-E-Krust bakery here, escaped Injury last evening when hl* truck overturned near Berne. It was reported ' that Pyle swerved to avoid hitting another vehicle, causing his truck to upset. The new bakery truck 1 was towed to this city for repair.

DEBATE OPENS ON COMPULSORY TRAINING BILL Senate Leader Barkley Predicts Measure To Pass Fasily Washington Aug in <UP> Senate majority leader Allien W Barkley said today that the administration* fight for the first peace-time j conscription law already Is won though the donate in the senate will continue for two weeks. He expressed himself a* "well-' pleased" with the first day * delate on the controversial legislation, on the Burke-Wadsworth compulsory military training bill, ami predicted that conscription opponents would fall to muster more than -’.j votes. Members of the affti-cMacriptlon , bloc, he said, have admitted to him that their opposition cannot continue for more than a week He add>-d. however, that length of debate on other controversial issues In the past may signify that the debate will continue for at least two weeks. Despite his optimism, foes of loascription Indicated no inciiwatioa to relax their drive *n modify terms of the legislation which would require |2.<*Ml.mm men Iretween 21 and 31 to register for a year's military service With the senate lu r-ices*. a dogen opposition senators were enlisting support for an amendment hy Sen Francis T Maloney. D.. Conn [to (Infer operation of the proposed 1 1 (inscription act until Jan 1. 1941 If voluntary one-year enlistments failed to procure sufficient manpower by that date the draft bill would become effective. j On the othet hand. Hen Edward R Burke. D . Noli , cieauthor of the I conscription bill, said he would attempt to obtain approval of an ataendment to widen application of the bill to all men la-tween the ages of 21 and 41 Barkley compared the conscription Iwttle to the senate’s historic debate Last year over revision of the neutrality act but said the "in this corner" technique used at that ’ time probably will not be followed., During the neutrality fight, both' supporting and opposition speakers worked on a time-table schedule with the nii-ntity of speakers known well in advance. Thia time, he said, there is no speaking schedule. Deliale was opened yesterday by chairman Morris She|*pard. D. of ' the senate military affair* committee. He told his colleague* that time Is important in the national defense program and tha' voluntary enlistment was a "tragic necessity" to meet the threat of dictator nations. . The discussion was highlighted by the statement of Sen. Rufus ('. Holman. K„ Ore., who said that I Alaska and the entire Pacific coast are in "Imminent peril" o< attack by a foreign power. He said he received the Information from an unidentified "authoritative" source O — — Notifies City Os Intention To Sue Notice haa been served on the 1 city of Decatur by D Burdette Custer. attorney for Mrs. Mannie M Martin and Thotna* Il Martin of Apollo, of their intention to hold ' the city liable for damages and personal Injuries suffered by Mrs. Martin In a fall on the sidewalk on South Second atreot. August 2. The notice was served on Forrest Wlxey. mayor, and H Vernon Aurand. clerk-treasurer The suit of I Mrs Martin asks 11.51M1 for personal injuries, while the suit of her . husband seeks 32.000 for damages ■ and loss of service*. Th* accident . occurred In front of the Roop resI taurant and Mr. Custer stated that > the property owners would be ; made a party to the suit The prop- ; erty Is owned by the Studabaker estate.

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Attacks On Unusually I.aw Scale Caui-inK Heavy Damaice Against British Isles. MANY C ASUALTIES Ixmdon. Aug l<> <U.R> German plane*, after a night (»f extensive activity. boml>*d and machine gunned In suddenly intensified daylight raid* today Raid* during the night caused an unnanoum ed numle-i of casualties. This morning plane* swept down on a southeast Ragland building* and machine gunned workmen en- , gaged In construitlon work Moat bom Im at thia point dropped In oplen country but an Institution nwarIby was damaged and there were i*ome casualties At a southeast town a numtier of home and shop* were unroofed or 'Otherwise seriously damaged Streets in the vicinity were covered with debris and hundred* of win,dow* were shattered. The night raids were on an un- ' usually targe scale and II was admitted that many districts were bombed The German planes, unusually daring dived through heavy antiaircraft gun fire at some places, in their determination to strike with :the greatest force. J 'During last night enemy air- . craft ummlv bombing attacks which , spread to many districts." «ald a home security ministry communique “In a tirwn in northwest England bombs destroyed several house* and caused casualties, some of which were fatal. “At a numle-r of place* in the *outh*sist and few places in the northeast and southwest and Wales bomb* damaged houses Casualties In these area* were few but Include one killed." Crossing the northeast English c<m*t in two waves and pa-sing over coastal town*. German planes dropped eight or nine lioiiilm on residential districts in one town, killing two iik-ii and wounding several. Homes were damaged and shop fronts were blown out. A fire wa* started In one shop Over southeast England British spitfire fighter plane* went up in search <»f raiders. Two which they encountered took refuge in the clOffd* and mad*- off without drop- • ping their liomb* I In raiding nighj before last German plane* had used glider tactics at some places, the pilots switching off motor* and coasting a* low a* 300 feet, to avoid searchlights and ground batteries, latter in the day they crossed the coast at great height* and then, with a bright sun in-hind th*-m. screamed down from a clear sky to about I.MO feet altitude to drop their liombs on towns Fighter plane* were used exclusively in two raid* on lhe southeast coast last night. The German planes dived on captive luslloons. but It was asserted that not a slngln I balloon *U dow ii>-d CAMP MEETING OPENS SUNDAY Adam* County Holiness Association To Conduct Meeting The 22nd annual camp meeting of the Adams county holiness association will be held August 11 to 25 at the Monroe Tabernacle. Rev. Mason Me of Huntington, West Virginia, will be the evaniteist. Rev. and Mrs. B. O. Crowe of Anderson, will serve In the capacity of song leader. Mrs. Hpurgeoa Hendrix will act as pianist. Services will be held at 3 IS o’clock (CDT) each evening Afternoon services will be held Tuesday, Wednesday. Thursday and Friday at 3 p m. ICDTI. Services on Sunday will be held at 10 30 a m.. 1 30 p m and 7 p. m Missionary day will be observed Sunday. August 13. with Mis* An'nia Laurie Greluer In charge. matoto