Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 35, Number 103, Decatur, Adams County, 30 April 1937 — Page 1

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■CRESS ends MION ON BILL lerAnent Neutrality To RooseI Selt I'or Signing ■ Apr. ■’>" <U.R> A ■ W.. nrntuliir lull, passed KS s ,-u-di.d IO President signature Saturday. If iXdial.-iy after tlie measure ri >x..<l yesterday. !;.ul by airplane to the w |„, j« fisuing alfoaiu |^K : ~, of Mexico off Ho make effective ■discretionary" I a ,„i is considered al ,d satisfactory tl , th., administration E,A r existing statute. Kiat II II lh r l U'i’reak of war or E|..Trii'e abroad Hi" president K j ■>,.. laim > mbargo on sal" 1, 1( J jij ..t arms, ammunition Etui ijilemetits of war from this ■country to all belligerents. ■ l Inhibit loans or credits to dealings in their sesolicitation of contri j ■but* for belligerents. E3. prohibit Americans from on ships of warring naKongTexia l i under emergency Bcoillliti arming of I'. S. ■tnerdllnt vessels trading with bel-, B I*ili.'Tr.timiary powers pro ■ride (la t tin- pr.sid- nt may. at his. BMv ships to ■tarry any goods or materials — may enumerate to liel nations. ■ ’ ’forbid shipment of any 1 materials from this coutlbelligerents until all title' Btfii. has been transferred to a; agency or government. E J. forbid use of American I as bases of supply by 1 ■K ' vessels. ■ «Smvok>- his authority to approvisions of the neutral Bi’y act to any civil war which he -r threatens American ■ bill specifically provides ■thatflk president may not include ■MBsterials in his enumeration lof gckls mid articles character"arms, ammunition and iniI ptetßpts of war.” ■AL ROTARY I MEET MAY 3-41 I' I Uli Rotarians ExpectTo Attend Fort | ■ Wayne Meeting I Wayne. Apr. 30.—<U.PJ—SevSMHhundred Indiana Rotarians Urfjyd today to converge on Fort Monday for the annual twoof the 20th district ' |" f V- : . v International. banquets, balls, sports plus the annual were on the program for ' I ■- e ß meeting. A separate : | ,iro P £ a for the Rotary wives has ' the crammed schedule j a discussion of “Peace" by Gerald P. Nye of North I Tuesday noon. Senator ■ I "wa*? aS * >een an outstanding over the munitions sponsoring one committee [ He also fostered a ; tlS t!011 cal *>ng for the invest!of stock exchange opertwV ° nference gossip indicated expected bid for faaiE 8 session would receive ser■to®t? €V A ‘ Elllston Cole, pase Trin ‘ty episcopal church HWOmington, has filed the lone 13f. a „ Cy tt)us far for the district s.-.M district governor is C. bullock of South Bend, pre&; de over al! sessions.' fori' to<= has been a Rotarian} yeara ' He attended Purdue ‘ univers ’ties, and later Ib fflii,. ern Theological seminary I a ®°' He has been a delefi* ' ve iuternational con venE. Howe, Washington, chemist and official repre3*tm„° f . ttle Intern ational or-! ’ 8 another featured ■ML—. He was governor of the on Page FOUR) j

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Condition Os Burned Man Is Still Serious The condition of Wilbur Foust,! local Cloverleaf Creamery em-} ploye, burned yesterday when he fell while currying a container of I sulphuric acid, was reported as still serious toduy. The attending physician stated s that he sustained second degree i burns from the acid, which spilled upon his face and chest. A por-1 tion of the acid, which flew into one eye, is not expected to be of a serious nature. APPLY NOW FOR WELFARE POSTS Applications Being Taken For Welfare Positions Members of the Adams county board of public welfare stated today that applications are being i taken at the office in order to proJ vide a list of qualified persons, i from which selection will be made ' in the future as visitors and tierfcaT positions become vacant in the i welfare department. Applications for the position of welfare visitor must be mailed to ■ the state department and postmark|ed not later than May 7. Applica--1 tions for the clerical position must be postmarked not later than May 3. The qualifications necessary for the positions were listed today by the departiflent. They are as foli lows: Senior visitor: 24 years or old- • i er, graduate of a college of recognized standing, at least two years experience since 1930 as a paid , I social worker or any equivalent} I combination of training and exper- ; ience. Junior visitor: 23 years or old-) er, graduate of colXge of recog nized standing, same experience i as above or graduate of accredited high school with at least four years experience as paid social worker. Visitor's sale: 22 years old or old--1 er. graduate of accredited high school with two years experience I as paid social worker or combinI ation of training and experience.. eilerk-stenograpber- graduate at ‘ accredltd high school and not less . than 18 years of age. Information and application i blanks may be secured at the county welfare office in the courthouse. ) W. Guy Brown, president of the local county board, stated today that he was interested in seeing a large number of local persons take the examinations. All prospective applicants are urged to note the final dates for making application. The examination for the direct- ; ors’ positions in the counties will I ! be held Saturday at various places lin the state. The examination for i directors in this district will be held at Fort Wayne. The examinations for the position of visitors are to be made in a group and then classified as to senior, junior or visitor’s aide, the ) board stated. Conservation Club To Elect Officers Officers will be elected at the regular meeting of the Country conservation club, to be held Monday night at the St. John’s school at .7:30 o’clock. The club will also make arrangements for the annua.! public picnic, to be held Sunday, May 23. o • OLD PAPERS TO BE COLLECTED Boy Scouts To Collect Old Papers And Magazines Saturday Final arrangements have been) made for the collection of old newspapers and magazines by the Boy] Scouts of the city Saturday, in co- 1 operation with the civic improvement campaign being sponsored by the Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce. The Boy Scouts will haul away' paper in a truck donated by the Al Schmitt Motor Sales, free of , charge. The proceeds from the sale ;of the pajer will be used for Scout ' officials. The committee In charge of the , campaign issued a plea today that i the citizens help the Scouta by having the paper and magazines in an easily acceseable p’ace. preferably in a box in orde rthat the Scoute will lose no time. The boys will make a house to house canvass of the city. As it will be Impossible to make the canvass in one day, the remain- ! der of the paper will be picked up I Saturday, May 8- ■

SEEK CHANGE ■I INNATIONAL LAROR POLICY National C. Os C. Drafts Program To Protect Employers Washington, Apr. 30.—|(U.R>—The board of directors of the United ) States Chamber of Commerce today prepared to draft a nine-point labor relations program calling for amendment of the Wagner act to j safeguard employers. They were voted authority to write a specific plan by repre- } sentatives of the chamber’s 1,600 member organiztions at the close lof their 25th anniversary meeting ' yesterday. The recommendations will be ) submitted to congress and chamber spokesmen will be instructed to exert pressure for prompt consideration, it was learned. The pro-1 gram will follow the general lines | of chamber policy approved by the ) ‘convention. The policy asked: 1. A curb on sit-down strikes. 2. Forbiddance of political con-1 tributions by employe organizations. 3. Outlawing of "intimidation” I by unions and "protection of per- ) sonal rights.” 4. Limitation of the privilege of picketing to giving information, i 5. Compulsory arbitartion of I i labor disputes in public utilities industries. i 6. Prohibition of strikes by employes of federal, state and local governments. 7. Registration of employer and worker organizations to prevent . “irresponsible action in labor controversies. ’’ 8. Definition, under the Wagner act, of "labor practices which are unlawful.” 9. Establishment of the responsibility of labor organizations for (.CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) TRIBUTE PAID YOUTH OFCITY Boys And Girls Are Entertained By Rotary And Woman’s Clubs Honor was .paid youth of Decatur by the Rotary and Woman’s clubs Thursday as a part of the annual i observance of national boo's and l gir.'s’ week. The Junior Arts department of ' the Woman's club entertained girls of the city in an unusual program, , held yesterday afternoon at the ; high school auditorium. The Rotary club paid tribute to the boys with a special program at I | the weekly meeting of the organiza- | tion Thursday evening at the Rice hotel. Youth day -In citizenship was ob- } served th-Is afternoon with a meeting of grade children of the city, held at the Catholic school auditor- | ium, when various awards were presented. Youth week is scheduled to close tomorrow, with health day and Youth day out-of-doors. The hike and picnic at the Hanna-Nuttman park, scheduled for tomorrow, has been postponed because of various activities for both Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts of this city. Entertain Girls Approximately 250 girls from the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth gradtes of the Central and St. Joseph schools were guests of the Decatur Woman’s club at a program presented Iby the Junior Arts department of the club in the Deca- | tur high school auditorium, Thursday afternoon, at 3:30 o’clock. This i program is a part of the Youth Week program each year. Evelyn Adams, president of the Junior Arts department, presided i and announced the number*. First was a minuet in costume by the following members of the departI ment, Imogene Bright, Gladys Mil- ! ler. Kathryn Knapp, Catherine I Murphy, Evangeline Fuhrman, PegI gy Gaunt. Kathryn Kohls and Monica Schmitt. They were accompan(OONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN) O— Moose Plan Annual Memorial Service Members of Adams lodge 1311, Loyal Order of Moose, and the Women of Moose will meet Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock in the local lodge home to hold memorial services for departed members. Arthur E. Voglewede, prosecuting attorney, will deliver the memorial address. Officers of the organizations will be in charge of the meeting.

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Decatur, Indiana, Friday, April 30, 1937.

Employment Service Representative Here Representatives of th'd Indiana state employment service will be in Decatur at the city hull Satur-' day, May 1 from 9 a. m. to 12 noon workers who are Interested in sc } for the purpose of registering curing private employment. Under the new social security law all workers between the ages of 21 and 65, whether employed or yot, should apply to their local postmaster for forms in order that, they may secure their social se-} curity number. This number should be carried at all times for proper identification. MRS. SIMPSON WELL GUARDED Precautions Taken After Threatening Letters Received Monts, France, Apr. 30.—<U.R>—A squad of French secret service men } arrived at the Chateaus de Cande j today to inspect and investigate ) threatening letters which Mrs. | Wallis Simpson is receiving in in- | creasing numbers. About 20 of the scret service men were around the chateau, i Some were on guard duty, ques- ■ tioning visitors. Others were hiding in hedges; some toured the countryside on bicycles. Secret service men visited hotels )in a 20-mile radius about the chateau, seeking suspicious per-' I sons in expectation that the Duke of Windsor would join Mrs. Simp-) son within a few days. As the day of the duke’s expected arrival neared, traffic increased on the roads in the neighborhood. Hotels were filled with newspaper men and photographers, and detectives were stationed to watch arrivals. Hearing Monday Londonfi Apr. 30. — ;<U.R> — Mrs. Wallis Simpson's application for a final divorce decree was definitely today for hearing in the divorce court Monday. Mrs. Simpson's application for a decree absolute, which would free her to marry the Duke of Windsor. I was among those in today's) “cause" list of the divorce court, to be issued this afternoon as set ■ tor hearing Monday. Documents necessary to make the decree final already have been deposited, in readiness for final signatures at the end of Monday's hearing. From the moment the decree is granted, Mrs. Simpson and the ! man who gave up a throne for her ! will be able to marry. It remained the general belief that the duke would join Mrs. Simpson as soon as he was advis-1 ed that the final decree had been granted, and that the marriage would take place in the vicinity of Monts, France, where Mrs. Simp- i i son is staying, during the week 1 of May 24 —a fortnight after the ) coronation. Mrs. Simpson's application was No. 56 in a list of 86 to be heard Monday in the divorce court. , Sir Boyd Merriman, president of the divorce court, is to hear the application. It was he who heard ! the case in which Francis Stephenson, elderly solicitor’s managing clerk, withdrew an intervention against the award of a final decree to Mrs. Simpson. Previously, Sir Alfred Bucknill was scheduled to hear Monday's applications. NEW METHOD TO AVOID DOG TAX Adams County Taxpayers Avoid Paying Taxes On Dogs Township assessors will vouch for the fact that smart people are always searching for away to get around a law or regulation. They state that despite the fact the dog tax law specifically says the following shall be charged males $1; fe-j 1 males $3; spayed females $1; and all additional dogs after the first one, $5 —away to elude the latter has been found. If a family owns two dogs, rather than pay the $5 on the second dog. the huslband will claim ownership on one animal and the wife on the other. If a third or fourth is owned, there are always brothers, sisters, or children to assess for the dog, the assessors say. The fact is pointed out by the assessors that when more than one dog is owned, regardless of sex, an assessment is made of $5 on each : canine over the first one assessed. The same smart people usually name the male or spayed female as : the first dog, too, thus saving another $2. according to the assessors.

NEGRO SINGERS HERE SUNDAY Jubilee Singers At Local M. E. Church Sunday Night A rare feast of negro spirituals will be offered at the Methodist , Episcopal church, Sunday even * ing. at 7:30 o’clock. “Deep River." “Swing Low Sweet Chariot,” "Golden Slippers" | "Lord, I Want to be a Christian,” I”! couldn't Hear Nobody Pray," i “My Lord What a Morning." "Steal Away to Jesus," "Lift the i Blessed Saviour Up,” “Were You | there when they Crucified My Lord?” “Its Me O Lord Standing In the Need of Prayer,” “All God’s ' Chilluns Got Shoes." and other l choice selections will be rendered by the (J. Singleton JnMlee Sing--1 era, representing the national ■ home finding society of Irvington. I i Ky . where the society owns a 600 i acre farm and where it has cared for over 700 children. Each child is given an allotment of land and is paid for what is produced and is paid for all spare time work and is charged a trifle for all it receives The society needs more buildings, more teachers and better equipment. The society has many friends and contributors in this community. A free will offering will be received at the close of the program for the benefit of the work and the homeless Negro children of the south where they have always been woefully ; neglected. Churches everywhere have been 1 filled to overflowing and it is) , hoped that hundreds of people of I Decatur will turn out early and avail themselves of the opportun ity to enjoy an unusual treat. Everybody is welcome and the public is most cordially invited. Madam Ella Winn, soprano, Mrs. ! Adell Starks, contralto, Edward Barton and Mrs. Gladys Von, pianist, will appear on the pro- } gram. o PLAN TAG DAY FOR NEW SUITS Girls Band To Aid In Buying Uniforms For Boys Band The Decatur Junior Chamber of ■ Commerce will sponsor a tag day, Saturday, May 8, in cooperation vclth the Decatur girls band, to raise funds to purchase uniforms for the ; organized Decatur boys band. I The girls band will act as stroll-' ing minstrels to play on street cor-| ners during the day, while selling ) the tags. The club wt'l spensor a weekly' : series of band concerts during the ) 1 summer. The Decatur girls band, ! and U* e new Decatur boys band will | alternate playing each week. Sev-i eral times during the summer the , i two bands will be merged to form one of the largest musical organiza-; tions the city has over had. The Decatur boys band has been practicing several months, Ibut due to the lack of uniforms, has held I only a few public performances. More than 40 members of the, girls band have agreed to help in the tag day sale to purchase the' uniforms for the other bands. As an incentive to the girls, the Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce will give a box of candy to each of; the three girls who take in the most money during the day. o — Bystander Injured As Autos Collide A bystander was the only one injured this morning at 6:55 o’clock, when cars driven by Jack Holthouse and William Yake, both of near Decatur, collided at the intersection of Monroe and Third streetsMiss Doris Potts, a telephone | operator enroute to work, was slightly cut by flying glass when ! the Holthouse auto, enroute west on Monroe rammed into the Yake auto, enroute east on Monroe, just ■ as the latter was about to make a turn left on Third street. The force of the crash drove both cars toward the curb. Miss Potts was not seriously cut. Both cars were badly damaged. o Jack School May Be Abandoned Next Year A possibility that the Jack school a one-room structure northeast of Berne, may be abandoned next year, was seen by school patrons and officials early this week, when they commemorated the closing of the school term.

COMPROMISE ON ECONOMY PLANS IS SUGGESTED Speaker Bankhead Urges Compromise In Rival Proposals Washington, Apr. 30— (U.R) — Speaker of the house William B Bankhead urged a compromise today between rival house and senate economy proposals. The house has proposed that President Roosevelt be authorized to make optional cuts in appropriations up to 15 per cent. Strong senate sentiment backs an outright 10 per cent cut in all } appropriations bills. Bankhead, who previously had ' said he was authorized to say that ; President Roosevelt favored the} house proposal, said today that he had not discussed the matter witli the president. Bankhead predicted that when the president returns from his, I gulf coast fishing trip he would} be "very glad" to confer with the ' senate and house appropriations committees regarding what meth-: od was best to accomplish savings. The present budget situation, I due to the size of appropriations and failing off of estimated new revenue, indicates a 3400,000,000 net deficit next year. Bankhead said that the house proposal, broached by Rep. Clarence Cannon, D., Mo., after a White House conference and call- ) ing for impounding of 15 per cent of major appropriations, and the Sen. James F. Byrnes, D„ S. C„ proposal for a mandatory 10 per cent cut "have the same objectives.” Senate opposition to the house suggestion, however, was based on the fact the house measure would leave up to the president full control over savings. He could attempt to make reductions up to 15 per cent but also could ) continue expenditures at the present authorized level. “The main thing is to save some money," said Bankhead. "The main maUer is one of detail not of purpose. Both senate and house proposals have the same I objective and might l>e worked out in conference between the, two bodies." Bankhead said that while he I “never discussed this thing with the president as to impounding as I opposed to a horizontal cut 1 thought I was authorized to say l the iinopunding proposal met with I Mr. Roosevelt's approval.” i Bankhead indicated that Cannon j had impressed on the speaker that ’ the Cannon proposal had White 1 House support. o Railroad Employe Is Injured Here L. J. Copper of Lima, Ohio, emp'oye of the Erie railroad, had the misfortune to lose the end of the third finger of his right hand in an accident this morning at the i Erie yards here. Mr. Copper was nlveting a girder j when the tool he was using slippI ed and caused the amputation. He was taken to the local hospital i where the finger was sutured. NEW EQUIPMENT FOR HOSPITAL Tri Kappa Sorority Presents Diathermy Machine To Hospital The local chapter of the Tri Kappa sorority has presented the Adams county memorial hospital with a short wave radio diathermy machine. The deal was closed Tuesday by Miss Elizabeth Pitman, superintendent of the hos- ' pital, who purchased the machine from C. L. Eddy of the E. J. Rose Manufacturing company of Los Angeles, California. The machine is a Rose CX-2 Radlatherm Unit with inductance cable modality. It stands in a beautiful walnut cabinet and is modern in every respect. The price of the machine was $6lO. It will be used for treatment of j pneumonia cases, colds, arthritis and many other illnesses, and hopes were expressed that it would soon be used for fever therapy. No treatment will be given except as ordered by a physician. The sorority wishes to thank the public for its patronage of the many benefits given the past winter to raise funds for the purchase of the machine.

Rebel Battleship Sunk By Loyalist Airplanes Today

ANNUALCABARET DANCE TONIGHT High School Organization Sponsors Party Tonight A large crowd is expected to attend the annual Yellow Jacket caboret dance, to be held at the Sunset park dance pavilion tonight at 9:30 o’clock. Member* of the commltte in charge stated that they expect a complete nell-out for the event, after ticket* have been purchased at the door. Single admission tickets will sell iat the door for 35 cents. Tables i that are not reserved may aleo be secured, in event any are left at opening time, for 50 cent* per ) couple. The reserved price is 75 ) cents per couple. Anyone wishing to reserve a table . is asked to contact Bud Huret or Dan Holthouee immediately. With the plans for the floor show and entertainment completed, tnembere expect the event to be one of the most entertaining ever staged by the echoo'. The dance i* sponsored Iby the Howling Hosts under the general direction of Hugh Andrews athletic director. Bud Huret -Is general chairman of the affair. Members of the faculty and the various committees appointed previously, have been working Industriously to insure the succes* of the dance. o — LOCAL LADY'S BROTHER DIES William Guenther Dies Suddenly At Home In Canada | William P. Guenther, 46, of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, died last evenI ing suddenly from a heart attack, it was learned this morning by his } stater, Mrs. Oscar Lankenau of this city. He had been suffering from a heart disease for some time. Mrs. Lankenau left for Canada this noon. It i* not known when the funeral services will be held. Mr. Guenther was a first lieutenant in the Canadian government surveyor corps and was a member of the St. Paul’s Lutheran church ■ln Ottawa. Surviving are the mother, Mr*. Bertha Guenther, the widow, Ida Guenther, two daughters, and the following brothers and sister*: Martha, Detroit; Andy, at home; Crist, at home, and Ella and Arnold at Ottawa. He spent all hi* life in Canada. o Sister Os Decatur Woman Dies Thursday Mrs. Suean Nicklas, 66, eister of Mr*. Bert Merriman of this city, died at the Lutheran hospital in Fort Wayne Thursday following an appendectomy. Other survivors are two daughter*, Mrs. Louie Puehler of Swarnton, Ohio and Mrs. Clark Young of Allen county; two brothers, George and Charle* Yager of Ossian and a stater, Mrs. Emma Hendry of Fort WayneFuneral services will be held at Elzey and Sone’ funeral home in Ossian at 1 o’clock Saturday afternoon. Burial will be made in Elhanan church cemetery. o — Modern Used Car Lot Open Saturday Decatur’s newest and moet modern used car lot will be opened Saturday morning by the P. A- Kuha Chevrolet Co. on the Jeese Rice lot. west of the Niblick and Co. store building on Weet Monroe etreet. The lot is lighted with the verylatest in flood light*. It has a complete office and ta marked by a beautiful 18-foot pylon sign. A complete line of popular makes of car*, thoroughly re-conditioned will be displayed on the lot. WEATHER Cloudy, thundershowers east and north portions this afternoon or tonight; cooler tonight extreme southwest portion, generally fair Saturday except mostly cloudy extreme north portion.

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[Sinking Follows Firing On British Freighter By Rebel Ships; Loyal Troops Lose. EVACUATE BILBAO Bilbao, Spain, Apr. 30. —<U.R> — The Spanish insurgent destroyer Velasco opened fire on the British merchant steamer Wrotham today in a naval engagement in which loyalist airplanes sent the insurgent battleship Espana to the bottom of the Bay ot Biecap with a direct hit by a heavy bomb. Shore batteries opened fire on the Velasco, which was escorting the Espana, when the destroyer began firing on the freighter Knit*, ley, five miles north of the mouth of Bilbao port. The 15,452-ton Espana, only insurgent battleship and backbone one General Francisco Franco's navy, carried about 840 officers and men. The Velasco and fishing boats went to their rescue. How many were saved was not immediately ascertained. The action occurred off Cabo Mayor, at the entrance to Santander Bay, west of Bilbao. The Cabo Mayor coastguard advised the Albericia airdrome of the presence of the rebel warships and the attack on the British steamer. Three tri-motored government bombers, part of a squadron of 32 planes that had just arrived, left the airdrome, ascended out of range ot the Espana’s anti-aircraft guns and started bombing. The Espana's decks were cleared for action when the bomb struck her aft and exploded into the vitals of the ship. The Espana began to list to starboard and in 45 minutes disappeared beneath the waves. It was the first time in history that an airplane has sunk a battleship. The Espana was of 1913 vintage and the bomb ripped through her inch and one half deck plates, designed in days when airplanes we: not effective. The Espana and Velasco approached the British steamer, loyalists advices tsaid, and ordere it to halt. Instead the ship made for the safety of Santander. The Velasco was reported to have fired 12 shots as the freighter steamed for shelter, its wirele** flashing appeals for help. The Knitsely when accosted by the Spanish rebel warships was proceeding to Castro Urdiales to load a cargo of ore from the mines at Setare*. A loyalist statement issued at Santander regarding the sinking of the Espana said one ot the aerial bombs dropped down the rebel warship’s funnel. Many object* were found floating where she sank, including nine life belts, a commander’s rap, and ropies of English, German and Italian newspapers. Smash Loyalists Hendaye, Franco-Spanish Frontier, Apr. 30. —- ,(U.R> — Gen. Emilo Mola’s mechanized nationalist army smashed through the center of the loyalist lines at Guernica today, routing the left flank of Bilbao’s dffTense forces. The steam roller thrust took (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) — —o NEW ASSISTANT PRIEST NAMED Father Sammons to Serve St. Mary’s Church Temporarily The Rev. Father J. Tracy, O. M. I. who ha* acted as assistant pastor of the St. Mary’* Catholic church here since April 1, will leave Wednesday to conduct two mission services in Michigan. Father Tracy will sipend two weeks in Onawa and two weeks in Harrteville, Michigan. The Rev. Father J- Sammon, O. M. I. will !be transferred from the east to act temporarily as assistant to the Rev. Father J. J. SeLmetz, pastor of the Decatur church. Father Tracy came to Decatur, April 1, to replace the Rev. Father J. J. Hennee, assistant pastor of the St. Mary’s Catholic church here, who became director of CYO activities of the Fort Wayne deanery. Father Seimetz has not (been informed as to when the permanent appointment of an assistant pastor will be made to the Decatur church.