Muncie Post-Democrat, Muncie, Delaware County, 24 October 1941 — Page 1

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POST-DEMOCRAT

VOLUME 22—NUMBER 1.

MUNCIE, INDIANA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1941.

PRICE: FIVE CENTS

Bus Franchise Letting Runs Up Against Snag

National Chairman to Give Address Oct. 29

Council Meeting Monday Night Short and No Action Taken Although General Public Has Been Let To Believe That Transportation System Was To Go To Hines and Denney for 20 Years.

NELLIE 6. BROWN STATE SPEAKER Ball Hospital Superintendent On Indianapolis Program

The council met Monday night and the public was. Nathan S i na i, o. p. h„ profesexpecting a ratification of the bus contract to Hines i S or of public health in the umver- j and Denney. The session was a very short one, how-|sity of Michigan’s school of public.;

rpi v i health, will headline the joint ! Hie (JUS meeting of the divisions on health 1

Indianapolis—Enthusiastic reaction among Indiana Democrats has resulted from the recent announcement of State Chairman Fred F. Bays that Edward J. Flynn, National Democratic Chairuan, j will come to the state to ad-! dress a gigantic dinner at j G:80 p. m., Wednesday, Octo-1 her 29, in the Riley Hoorn of the Claypool Hotel at Indi- i anapolis. , i Hoosier Democracy will | turn out in full strength to welcome the National Chairman and the other Washington notables who will accompany him. Outstanding in the

Reduction Of 19 Cents Is Mude In Co. I axing Units

EARL BROWN TO START TRAINING

Muncie Youth Gets Aviation Scholarship For Service

State Tax Board Takes Action At Hearing Here; Seven of the 12 Townships Will Have Slight Increases, Four of Them Will Show Reductions and One Will Remain the Same.

The state tax board authorized the total reduc-

EDWARD J. FLYNN

ever, only lasting about thirty minutes,

franchise was discussed in a general way only. This was a surprise because the general public was of the opinion that the operation of Muncie’s ' valuable transportation system was to go to Hines and Den-

ney for twenty years

group expected to be here for!,^! S;I tion , s °f nin ? teen cents in all taxing- units of the coun-

the dinner are Richard Key-i Army Avaition Cadet pilot trainno 1 d s, national committee : scholarship, will start pre :

This program apepars to have struck a snag. It seems the ordinance itself was not brought out for discussion Monday night. There was some discussion about the claims of Mrs. Allie T. Payne and the Liberty v Transit Lines Incorporated and Mrs. Augusta B. Schisler whose buses were refused operation over city streets some time back. Mrs. Schisler and Mrs. Payne have filed damage action against city officials because of

this.

It is estimated that the revenue from Muncie’s transportation system runs in the course of the year, to anywhere from $300,000 to $350,000. Which fact would account for the fight that has been put up by the former franchise holders to retain the operations of the various lines. It has been rumored for the last week or two that another concern is attempting to muscle in here and obtain the bus franchise. The fact that this company has substantial financial backing may have some bearing on the failure of the council to take immediate action on granting the franchise to Hines and Denney. At least it looks as if the bus controversy is just getting warmed up to a good

start.

The council, Monday night, also

failed to take action on the regulatory milk ordince which was introduced at their meeting two weeks ago. The ordinance provided that only pasteurized milk could be sold to the public. The introduction of this milk pasteurization ordinance has caused to end of discussion, both pro and con, by both milk distributors and consumers. It is said that a new ordinance will be introduced which will provide for more stringent requirements for the sale of .milk here. The new ordinance which is indorsed iby the United States health service defines all the requirements for the sale of grade A milk. Under the new ordinance, # only milk can be sold to the public here that measures up to the strictest requirements. The intention of the new ordinance will be to protect the consumer from buying' any milk from cattle that are not tested for tuberculosis and undulent fever. Also, the cattle must be kept in sanitary barns and the milk handled under the most sanitary conditions from the time it leaves the 'Cows’ udder 'until if is ultimately purchased by the consumer. Surely no one could object to such sensible regulations.

chairman; and Wayne Coy. Special assistant to the presi- j Gaining N school^'

8 at InMaxwell

— ~~~ — — ; , ~ . i . ■ -rr- • iiiai naming scnooi, maxwen activities and on social adminis- I dent. Both Mr. Ewmg and Mr. Coy are native Hoosiers. Field, Ala., Fifth Corps Area Head-

CHARLES AUGUSTUS LINDBERGH NOW WORRIES ABOUT CONGRESS

Colonel Lindbergh has discover ed a new peril. In a recent address he warned the people of the Unitdd States that there might be do Congressional election next year. He was quite serious about it He gave fio specifications as tt how the calamity, would or could be brought about except to infer that the President’s exercising his prerogatives as Commader-in-Chief of the Army and Navy was a logi cal prelude for the elimination ot Congress. It so happens that the National Legislature is ordered by the Con stitution to meet at noon on the third day of each January, unless it selects another day. The President. has no more to do with it than the mayor of Oshkos. The legislatures of the various States determine when and. how Congressmen shall be elected. The President has the right to vote for the candidate from his own Congressional district, like any other citizen, but that is his limit. Congress can impeach the President; the President can’t impeach Congress. The President can call Congress in special session but he can’t adjourn it, except in the unlikely instance of a dead-lock between the two Houses on adjournment date, when the Chief Executive may fix the time. As neither

tration of the State Conference on Social Work the morning of October 31 in the assembly room of the Claypool Hotel. His topic will he “The Administration of

Medical Care.”

Two discustants will appear on the program to comment on the paper presented by Dr. Sinai, nationally known authority on the subject of medical care of ingredents. They are Miss Nellie G. Brown, superintendent of Ball Memorial Hospital, Muncie, and Dr. John S. Leffel, of Connersville, chairman of the committee on medical relief of the Indiana State Medical Association. Dr. Thurman B. Rice, chief of the bureau of health and physical education of the State Board of Health and professor of bacteriology and public health for the Indiana University school of medicine, will serve as chairman of the joint meeting, which is exfrom agencies administering public health, mental hygiene, organized medical care, private medical practice, health education, social insurance, employment services and community organization. TRAFFIC WAR WILL CONTINUE Seven State Officials Form New Safety

Committee

ty during the two clays of hearings conducted here by representatives of that commission on Monday and Tuesday. The reductions were one cent from each of the township levies* in Harrison^ Monroe, Perry, and Delaware townships, two cents from the town of Albany school rate, and thirteen cents from

i the water works levy in Eaton. Further reductions transfer to a primary air school • j n the town of Yorktown and the city of Muncie are wn™ 11 ihe 1 n commissioned T'secon'd! being studied by the state board but no official actiieutenant in the Army Air Force j i on h as been Ordered tO date.

As the records now stand, seven

Governor Henry F. Sehricker, who is leadinjr the battle for Democracy in the state, will share speaking honors at the dinner with Chairman Flynn. The Governor will discuss state issues in the coming campaign and the importance of keeping Indiana in the front line of national defense coopera-

tion.

The National Chairman is expected to stress the necessity of supporting the policies of President Roosevelt and the urgency of electing Democratic representatives to Congress in 1942 to uphold those policies. Many other important party problems will be discussed by Mr. Flynn and the other national figures. While in Indiana, Chairman Flynn will consult with Mr. Bays and othe? party leaders on detailed plans for the campaign and future Democratic activity in

the state.

The banquet, one of the outstanding organization meet-

ings of the year, Mr. Bays has announced, will pay special (field"ind^,' h^rsmrted'ArffiyTv'ia- jbe^-equhe"] lo'pay Scents "on

it primary pilot training 1 p ar . at Parks Air College, East St.

reserve and go on active flying duty with an Air Force squadron.

Brown was graduated from j of the twelve townships in the Central High school. Muncie, j county will have slight increases where he played varsity tennis and ‘ j n ^ ax j-ates for next year while was a member of the National f our 0 f them will show reductions Honor society. He attended Ball - an< j one w in remain the same as State Teachers college, Muncie, j present. Four of the five incorwhere he was a sophomore. j porated towns in the county will Former Ball State Student jeach have reduced tax levies and Now Cadet one W ju ji ave a slight increase.

John K. Davis, R. R .1, Green-

%/ i */ xiju., u<xn oLcii .rxi my xx v Id- 00 l’6Qllir0(l to DclY C01lts Oil tribute to county chairmen and vice-chairmen and members i tion Cadet primary pilot training each « 10 o 0 f assessed*" valuation -F -L Li y-i 1 Y X-V 1-1^1 y~v 4- C? 4- 4- /I Ki/-. i 4- 4- »-» i-tt li -r * r vl 1 n 4-4- /1 vi /-I *1 n -w n rlt P /d.Vk’ S A T T* P, 1 1 d P"£X TP, CJi"! ,-i • -t r\ t*

of the Democratic State Committee who will attend as special guests. Tickets for the affair have been mailed to all county chairman and vice-chairmen in the state and may be .obtained for $1.50 each. An ample supply also is available at State Committee headquarters in the Claypool Hotel.

House can adjourn without consent of the other, the exception simply means that unless the two Chambers w T ant to end a session, but cannot agree on a specific time, the President can break that dead-lock. It would be interesting if the appeaser aviator would indicate what steps a President might take to prevent a Congressional election There has been no interruption of the normal process of naming the National Legislature for the cen tiu-y and a half of our State’s ex istence, though every • President who confronted an emergency was accused of usurping power. Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson were each in turn charged with dictatorial aggression on Congressional prerogatives, but curiously enough it never occurred to one of these to eliminate Con-

gress.

The Party Leaders Don’t now It It is part of the isolationist creed to regard every accord of a majority of the legislative branch of the government with the President's policies as evidence of his domina tion. Their theory is that every supporter of the Chief Executive is a rubber stamp, and every opponent is a patriot. How they (Continued on Page Four)

Gov. Henry F. Sehricker and members of his' official family have declared an all-out war on traffic

accidents in the state.

As one of the first steps, the Governor shook up his traffic coordinating set-up by appointing a committee of seven state officials,

with himself as chairman, to meet | appeared today that the critical traffic situation in ready may have

Indiana. The new Committee su-

Russia May Have Won First Round Of Battle Of Moscow

more than they did during 1941. The townships to have increased levies for next year include Salem,

Louis, 111., it was announced today at Fifth Corps Area Headquarters,

Co i,r b r’ . . i Harrison, Center, Perry, Delaware. T e Gieenheld cadet will train Liberty and Niles. Those to have eie foi ten weeks, then trans-J re[ ] uc ^j on8 L orn the present rates ei to a ba^sic school for another i nc i vu i e Washington, Monroe, Ham-

ten weeks. A third ten-week course ~ •

at an advanced school will

Nazi Turn Efforts To Rostov And The

Donet Basin

DELAWARE POST NO. 19 PLANNING CELEBRATION Tuesday, November 11th, is Armistice Day. Delaware Post No. 19, of the American Legion, has accepted the responsibility of planning a program to best commemorate this occasion. After much consideration, it has been decided that Armistice Day can best be celebrated this year by a civic gathering of the good folks of our community. We have, accordingly, planned a dinner, program, and entertainment to be held at the Masonic Temple, on Tuesday evening, November 11th. Perry Faulkner, Assistant Secretary of the State of Ohio, an outstanding speaker of the Middlewest, will be on hand to give the address, and there will be an orchestra present for dancing after the formal program. Joseph D. O’Neill, says he hopes that there will be a truly representative gathering at this meeting and it is hoped that Muncie people will all take part in making this meeting the success that it is going to be. The tickets are one dollar per person and will be sold in advance only. No tickets will be offered at the door.

persedes the old State Committee on Safety and met for the first i time this week at Indianapolis to

plan its work.

Serving on the committee will be Don F. Stiver, safety director; George N. Beamer, attorney general; James D. Adams, State Highway Commission chairman; Fred Eichhorn, Public Service Commission chairman; James M. Tucker, secretary of state, and Dr. Clement T. Malan, superintendent of public

instruction.

The Governor already has taken a step designed to reduce traffic accidents by advising the Drivers’ license division to revoke the licenses of repeated traffic violators. Recently, he made a strong plea for sane driving on all state highways and denounced drunken driving as one of the most serious crimes to be contended with. He promised at that time to take charge of the drive against offenders personally. His late action is fulfillment of that promise and should serve warning to the erring motorists of the state that traffic regulations will be enforced at.any cost. Every facility of the State Poljjpe an'd Highway departments is being thrown into the “all-out j traffic war” at the Governor’s or- | der. The increasing slaughter on Hoosier roads and in Indiana’s towns and cities must cease. National defense activity has been one of the major factors in increasing the tremendous load of traffic already carried by the highways. This makes it more necessary than ever that sanity in driving be maintained. The Chief Executive and other state officials deserve the full cooperation of every Hoosier in this determination to make the highways safe. Indiana’s Police and Highway departments are recognized as among the most outstanding in the nation, but their work can accomplish little without the aid of the people for whom they are working. —o TALKS WITH PURPOSE

London, October 24. — Hint s

Russia al

won the first

round of the battle for Moscow.. The hints coincided with an apparent all-out Nazi drive to drive the Russians from Kharkov, Ros tov and the Donets basin, probably as a preliminary t<Ta winter smash through the Caucasus. The indications of at least a tern porary Soviet success in the battle for Moscow were revealed in a dispatch from Kuibyshev, temporary refuge of foreign diplomats and newspapermen, by Wallace Carroll, veteran United Press staff corre

spondent.

Carroll’s dispatch revealed that evacuation of diplomats and newspapermen from Moscow was ordered because of a critical Nazi breakthrough of the Moscow defense lines which occurred nine days ago in the Mozhaisk sector. Confidence in Russia’s ability to stand off the Germans—for years, if necessary—was reiterated by S. A. Lozovsky, sharp-tongued Soviet vice-commissar of foreign affairs who acts as press spokesman. Lozovsky cleared up several oh scure points. He revealed that Marshal Klementi Voroshilov on the northern

com-

plete his course and he will be commissioned a second lieutenant in the Army Air Force reserve. Davis was graduated from Westj land High school, Greenfield, and Bajl State Teachers college, Mun-

cie. receiving a degree in indus- i pom-V^hmise

trial arts and industrial-vocational !

I education.

1 Army Avaition Cadet scholarship apblications may be made at any Army Recruiting office.

front and Marshal Semyon Budenny on the southern front have be Q n relieved of field commands to organize new Soviet armies, presum ably some distance to the rear. Timoshenko Sent South Marshal Semyon Timoshenko commander of the central front, has been sent to the south to replace Budenny. This placed a different complexion on Timoshenko’s removal from the central front command, first revealed yesterday. It seemed likely that Timoshenko’s shift to the southern sector reflected Russian belief that the south will be the scene of the main fighting* this winter. Carroll made it clear that the Russians feared that the Nazi forces might sweep up to the capital and, in consequence, rushed foreigners out of the city. The fears, however, were not justified. Hastly redisposition of Soviet troops, sharp counterattacks and continued resistance en abled the Moscow defenders to retrieve the situation and repair the damage caused by the break through. In this, it seemed plain, the Russians have been aided by increasingly bad weather which is slowly but steadily immobilizing the Germans on the central front. This was admitted by Nazi spokesmen in Berlin who frankly said that the weather “is very bad” and that there is no hope for a military success on the Moscow front until the snow rain and wind cease.

London—Adopted by a cocktail bar owner in London, a parrot talks freely with customers and steals cherries out of their cocktails when they are not looking. — o REQUIRES SPECIAL PERMIT

Singapore—Motor vehicles may not be taken into Ceylon without special government permit.

Now that repeated sinking of cargo ships, either American owned or bound for our shores has made it difficult to oppose the President’s program for stopping this piracy, the Isolationists are returning to their argument that aiding Rus-

sia to withstand Hitler is iniquitious.

They express their horror that free America should connive at the Red Soviet’s efforts. “I would not subscribe to

the doctrine that you must be a Stalinite to be an American,” ['w^n "1 n,! 7,!'

was one impassioned declaration on the Senate floor. Nobody has suggested that we accept the Communist doctrines or indorse the Red theory of economics and Government as part of our cooperation with Russia. Though we are sending war materials to help her stop Hitler we have not abated our

DR.LAFOLLETE WILL PRESIDE

Muncie Educator To Direct Social Service Conference “Making Your Volunteer Services Count in Your Community Home Defense”* is to be the subject of discussion at a meeting of the committee on volunteer service of the State Conference on Social Work Friday, October 31, in the Palm room of the Claypool hotel. The committee includes represen tatives of public and private welfare agency boards, volunteer training and placement leaders, public officials, civic organizations and similar lay interests in the welfare

field.

Dr. Robert LaFollette, head of the social science department at Ball State Teachers College, Mun cie, will preside at the meeting, for which Mrs. Pearl Case Blough, associate director of the Social Planning Council of St. Louis and St. Louis Cciinty, Mo., will be the principal speaker. Mrs. Blough also serves as executive secretary ot the social planning council’s volunteer service bureau and placement

department.

Mrs. J. P. Doody, of Fort Wayne, will lead the discussion following' Mrs. Blough’s address. Mrs. Blough, who went to St. Louis from Seattle, Wash., where she was assistant director of the Community Fund and was respon sible for social planning activities, has been with the St. Louis or ganization for a number of years, first as secretary of the budget committee of the Community Fund and later as assistant director and acting director of the social plan-

ning council.

John V. Maier, of Muncie, president of the board of the Family Welfare Society there, is chairman of the conference division on volunteer service. Mrs. Mark Adler, of Lebanon, member of the Boone County Board of Public Welfare, is vice-chairman, and Mrs. Dorothy

unteer service bureau of the In dianapolis Council of Social Agen-

cies, is secretary.

PROBES PUNISHMENT

Brazil has. appointed a commis-

efforts to rid this country of the nuisance of Red propaganda. sion t0 investigate cases of cor-

In fact on the very day of a special outburst of shock at our extending aid to Russia the jurist charged with making a report on Harry Bridges recommended the deportation of that individual because the examiner found that he had been affiliated with the Communist party.

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poreal punishment inflicted on de-

linquent minors. —_o— -

U. S. MILLS IN BRAZIL

ilton and Union townships. The towns of Albany, Eaton, Gaston and Selma will also have reduced tax levies for next year while Yorktown will have an increase of six cents unless further reductions are ordered by the state board. Hearings were conducted in the

for' Ttre ' Delaware county taxing units.

. Only one levy and budget had been appealed to the state tax board from actions authorized and recommended by the county tax adjustment hoard which met during September to review the budgets and levies. The county Welfare Department under the directorship of E. Stanton Janney aappealed their budget and tax rate but withdrew such appeal dur-

ing the hearings.

Tax collections in the cotin^y treasurer’s office have been coming in regularly and increasing each day as the final date for such payments without penalties nears. All tax collections are subject to a penalty if not paid on or before November 3. A total of $320,495.11 had been received by the treasurer to be distributed in the fall tax settlement up to and including Thursday, October 23. This amount represents approximately 40 per cent of the fall collections. Statements of taxes were again mailed this fall to all taxpayers of

(Tie county owning real estate. This practice was started during the spring collections by County Treasurer Lester E. Holloway. It is the first time that such a service has been attempted in this county and it has been received with a wide approval from the taxpayers. The plan has started the earlier collections of taxes during each spring and fall periods and greatly relieves the congested crowds in the office during the last few days of collections. Mailing tax statements will mean the expenditure of approxi mately $350 per year for postage but the convenience to the taxpay er together with a probable in crease in percentage of taxes co! lected each year will more thau offset the stamp costs. GIRL REPORTER KNITS ON JOB Vancouver, B. C.—Something unusual in the newspaper world is Mae Garnett, court reporter for the Vancouver Sun. She can knit anywhere and any time. Even durihg the most exciting moments in the courtroom she can find time to dash off a row or two. o CHIEF CHAMPION MILKER Grand Junction, Colo.—Polite Chief ’Marion Scott today was recognized as the cow milking champion of the Western Slope. In a gripping contest between halves of a football game the chief defeated a college president, a Liohs club president and a leading sportsman. “He has the most pull,” complained the college president. ——o- — MORMONS BAPTIZE Salt Lake City, Utah—Missionaries in the stakes of the LatterDay Saints Mormon church baptized 1,776 persons into the Mormon faith during the 'first eight months of this year, church lead ers reported at a meeting of stake mission presidents.

Two American sawmills are now operating in the Itacoatiara ma^ hogany district of Brazil.

DAWSON STILL GOING STRONG Lieutenant Governor Charles M. Dawson just can’t resist the temptation to sabotage the morale of Indiana citizens and to hurl epithets at sincere and honest efforts to strengthen the defenses of the country. His latest fiasco against defense administrators and the patriotic efforts of true Americans who want to see the democratic system maintained, was delivered at a Republican “love feast” in Newton county. Following the course set down for his party by G.O.P. Chairman Ralph Gates, and resolutions of the Republican state committee, the vindictive Mr. Dawson repledged himself to continue vitrolic attacks on any attempts to strive for unity in America. He reaffirmed his faith in G.O.P. representatives and senators in Washington who insist on following the blind policy of fatal isolationism. Their set policy of refusing to vote for additional aid to Britain received his full praise. One of his most ridiculous statements amused even his staunch Republican audience which recognized it immediately as nothing more than a political attempt to discredit an Administration that has devoted its every thought to betterment of democratic government and the exercise of civil liberties so necessary to the continuance of real Americanism. Mr. Dawson said: “We shall not submit to any program which seeks to stifle constructive and justifiable criticism. That is a danger for which we must be always on the alert.” We agree With you, Mr. Dawson, and so does every other redblooded American. If your fellow citizens thought for a minute that you weren’t sincere in what you said, you might be asked during the next few hours to board a ship for dictatorial shores. We assure you, Mr. Dawson, th^t when there is any thought of stifling criticism or free speech it will come from the ranks of your Wheelers, Nyes and Lindberghs. If you don’t realize it, Mr. Dawson, your brand of spewing disunity over the landscape is playing right into the hands of the dictators. They love nothing more than to hear your condemnations of the American Bar Association and other splendid patriotic organizations.