Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 35, Number 305, Decatur, Adams County, 28 December 1937 — Page 1

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Al Him llolthou-. I Fnlorcumrnl <>l 1 * lt -' 4 1 r< *' ! ‘ ;l n c, ‘ I WfccE TO MEI.I’ I ■■' ' I'l 1 ' 1 ’i" 1 ' a ■ ■ I ■■••■. | j&jjWhii f JSBMtfi. ' 11! ‘• | .. • .1. ti.t :i. ■ |>... j'iii' .kinii iry 1 I ■- i>f 'll' " I'■ ■I nut ts itai lll anyone 1,1 '"•'■•• • ''■ ’■ fir,nW** difficult in tin' i i'v, bu' the driver ami make Itlio Streits more safe for traffic". stated. I ''gveryOm knows the danger of -Lk>ubir-p®png. This muet Im eliminIsted if traffic > s 111 • earil.. I through street, on Monii'.- | . raet and n other ni'town >''■>■,•■-. Icaffirtonly now n as the <onaes',.i| "e is an abuse of th" I pstift® Bp! ivilege. Nearly ever. I nerwa hM seen a ear dim'de parkied iatlw like of traffic. Till.-. ■ ■' J a bastard. | causes congest mm use. llnMtSOtin. of horns and hundreds |ar« incanveuie'ieed trans.' of tile | boughttess action of one person. I Tbe polict' -ill make every t 'fort to I breaiM* d'able parking and keep I tl» streets cleared for safe travel . I There is a.n old saying. "A boy is |tetter abb.-rn than untaught". We I nscttssion >f the traffic problem but Being the same glasses to view t it wight tjay. "Traffic uni t--ul.ii.-d asd SOttglT (died is worse than no ' ma >’ or sa ii. Although it will be .permitted o aMphßK’s■ car on the above streets ! unload passengers, the | pridMliphould be used eidy when ! .necessary. A stalled car I Stajjli. of traffic is not only i ttejsjtamusi to other cam, but the m3H£>P ng of it is also danger- ; as it might bo DgMMbi a car traveling in the ! M».direct ion. it was pointed out by the Mayor. Majtotfciolt house stated "Hecatur I is 4 seal lown antl wan! to come here. When afitrineißias a case of eggs oi other farm produce to unload at a store or wishes to drive up to the store to IrouJ jii- purchases, care should b«Mken. If traffic is exceedingly heavy, for example on Saturday or ■it certain hours during the trading period, Spanked car can do a lot to ’■wet thismooth running of travel. A priyjftg" granted to one person is also 'expected by ano!her and 'hen entprcement becomes a mock--9 The ordinance provides for OM". HOUR Parking on Seond street, betwwfl Jackson and Jefferson 9|B|Brotn 8 A. M. to 7 P. M. on wesk dth's. On Saturday the ONE Hqß Marking win be extended to 10 P.lri. There is no ban on SunOnegjiour parking is also provMMK'Monroe street from First to Third streets ar , on Monroe street, wfest of Seventh street to the railroad, on th-? same •WWljfettchedule as lasted above for Parking on the East side of First mid Th ltd streets is prohibited un«»f"fibe Ordinance. This is done to eliminate the congestion on thes ■ two streets between Jefferson and Jadkson&treets. Police officers and cittaens State It is impossible to drive either way on these streets with safety when cars are parked on tkDth sides. The street is only ■et wide. With one side pariking the streets will ibe more easily trayelsd, diverting some of the traffic street and at the same lime making it possible for the fire 'rucks to travel the streets Farmers and|local citizens asked that 'hi? regulation be included in the ordinance as a means of eliminating the "bottle necks” at the various street intersections. TheJ-jegulating of parking on Winchester street north and south of the Brie railroad crossing in a 'CON'fiNUED ON PAGE FIVE) o Buys Health Bond * The members of the Odd Fellows lodge have voted to purchase a a $5 health X.7™■■('Hlilttj'l NCC s ‘J’ tuberculosJ sfet 18 association, IHr > AV.Guy Brown, 5 president, announced toli»3T T "h|\ <la y- Proceeds of the sales Say and Use Them aid victims of the disease and to sdve milk to unfes&wtohed children Decatur-

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AUTO INJURES CLAIM LIFE OF LEINA DAILEY Adams County Lady Dies Without Regaining Consciousness Miss Leina Dailey, 49-year old Blue Creek township children’s nurse, died this morning at 11:27 o'clock at the Adams county ' memorial hospital from injuries received Sunday evening in an auto accident. She sustained a brain concussion j and other injuries at 5:30 o’clock I Sunday evening, when the car she was driving collided with another, driven by Paul Stove, Chicago salesman. Ninth Traffic Death The death of Leina Dailey at the Adams county memorial hospital today, brought the traffic toll in Adams county to nine for the year. It was also the 15th violent death in the county for 1937. She was brought to the Adams county memorial hospital, where she remained unconscious nearly all of the time until her death this morning. Ernest Anderson. Jr., who was riding with her at the time of the 1 crash, sustained severe leg lacerations. Miss Dailey served in the 1 capacity of nurse for the Anderson boy and his brother. Robert, both children of Ernest Anderson, of Blue Creek township. ’ The deceased was born in Adams, county February 25, 1888 the: daughter, of Joseph and Samantha ! Dailey. .She was never married. 1 She was a member of the Congregational church. Surviving, besides the father, are the following sisters and brothers: Mrs. Leona Carroll, of Anderson; Mrs. Ben Colter, of near Decatur; Mrs. Dale Fanning, of Angola: Mrs. James Kiefer of Conrad. ’ Michigan; Mrs. Viola Knuttle, of I Fort Wayne; Esias Dailey and, Stanley Dailey, both of Foft I Wayne; Stanton of Willshire, O.; : Mrs. Ralph Gates of Knightstown , The body was taken this after-; noon by the Cowan funeral parlors of Ohio City, Ohio to the Ben Colter home near Bobo. Funeral services have not been completed Other Driver Released Stove was not held after the ac- ■ cident and was permitted to return to Chicago today by train. His wife came from Chicago when she received word of the accident and returned home with him. Mr. Stove suffered head injuries in the crash. They were not deemed serious. Bill Bell, state police commissioner, who investigated the crash, stated that the Dailey car was (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) NO EXTENSION GIVEN DOIVEOS Drivers’ License Must Be Secured January 1; Plates March 1 p PP Fryback. manager oi the local license bureau, called attention today to the fact that while 60 days time has been granted for the securing of 1938 license plates, no extra time has been granted for securing driver’s licenses. In a moratorium last week Governor Townsend extended the time for securing plates to March 1. Despite the moratorium, the local bureau has experienced a steady call for new auto tags. Governor Townsend in a statement yesterday indicated that he , would ask the next legislature to set July 1 as a permanent deadline , for securing new plates. He also , Indicated that driver’s licenses and t truck-weight tax would be included i i in the extension of time. In granting the extension to March 1, the governor stated that . “January 1 comes too soon after most citizens have spent generous- ’ iv during the Christmas holidays : and the outlay for plates works a . hardship on some.” The required tests for driver s i is years of age or under and for , those who have never held a driv- . er’s license has added to the work in the local bureau.

PARTY, NATION AWAIT MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT Expect Emphasis On Foreign Affairs In Talk To Congress Washington, Dec. 28. <U.R> Ad- , ministration leaders looked for-l ward today to a message from' , President Roosevelt guidfng con- , gross toward a firm foreign and national defense policy, a curb on 1 monopoly, and encouragement of business through a revision of < | taxes. The message, to be delivered in I person wlitm the regular session j opens Monday, was expected to be I a comprehensive disclosure of the administration program as it shapes up after a fruitless ipeclal session and in the face of the cur- | rent business recession. Outstanding problems to be dealt with were forecast generally as: 1. Foreign policy: Mr. Roosevelt was believed likely to deal at ' ' length with the nation s foreign re-’ lations, emphasizing his belief that the United States must accept certain responsibilities, and possibly, outlining a national defense pro--gram that would, ncidentally, aid 1 in combatting the recession. 2. Monopoly: General congress-, ional opinion was that Mr. Roose- ■ velt will seek rigorous action to cheek monopolistic tendencies but without definite decision on the type of legislation, if any. to be i enacted. Increased congressional interest in the federal corporation licensing bill introduced by Sen. | Joseph C- O’Mahomey, I).. Wyo., I and Sen. William E. Borah. R.. Idaho. Included an endorsement by Sen. George W. Norris. 1.. Neb., aroused speculation whether the administration would back it. ' 3. Business aid: General tax revision, including moditicatimt of the undistributed profits and capital gains tax. were considered cer- j : tain in the president's program.! i which was expected to be pitched ion a note generally pleasant to business except for the "ten per | cent" which Mr. Roosevelt in the; past has blamed for much the nation's economic troubles. Most authoritative indications were that the president would adopt a middle course on demands raised at the special session for (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) CITY ORDERS STREET SIGNS First, Third Street “No ♦Parking” Signs Ordered; Expected Jan. 1 Signs for the east side of First and Third streets, where parking is prohibited under the new city ordinance have been ordered and are expected here in time to be erected by January 1. The signs read: "No parking on this side of street." Similar signs will also be erected at the Erie railroad crossing on Winchester street, where a restricted area will be marked on both sides of the crossing. In all probability temporary signs will be placed on Second and Monroe streets, giving warning to auto drivers that parking is liimted to one hour. The signs will be prepared and erected by the civil works department and "Will contain the parking restrictions as provided in the ordinance. City officials are waiting definite word from the Indiana state highway commission relative to the erection of signs on Second and, Monroe streets. A letter was re-j ceived by Mayor Holthouse from Hallie Myers, director of traffic, | stating that the highway commission would erect signs ou state routes. It is not known if the state highway commission signs will show the parking hours. The new traffic laws become ■ effective January 1 and local police have been instructed on their enforcement. The cooperation of the public is asked by police and city officials. temperature readings DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER 8:00 a. 34 10:00 a. 34 Noon 34 , 2:30 p. m - - 3:00 ;p. - 36 WEATHER Considerable cloudiness tonight and Wednesday; somewhat colder tonight.

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Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, December 28, 1937.

XMAS PLAY TO BE GIVEN HERE Repeat Performance To Be Given By Woman’s Club The Christmas play, "Yuletide at the Court of King Arthur,” presented by the Woman’s Club of Decatur, will again be given at the Zion Reformed church here ou Sunday lovenlng. January 2. it was an-1 [nounced today. ; The Decatur ministerial association will be in charge of the service which will etart promptly at 8:16 1 o'clock. There will be no admission charge but a silver offering will be talken in order to defray the expenses of producing the play. The play, which was first given by the Woman's club December 20 at the church, was favoralbly received. A cordial invitation has been ex-1 tended the general public to attend. MORE STUDENTS ARE REGISTERED Total Os 48 Are Attending Reppert School Os Auctioneering — Sixteen additional students enrolled in the Fred Renpert School of: Auctioneering this morning, bring-’ ing the total enrolled to 48 for the term. Several more are expected to ari rive before the closing of enroll-, I meat. Walter Sautbine. of Decatur, enrolled today, the first local student Ito enter the 24th semi-annua: class, j which opened yesterday in the Yager building on Second street. Following is the complete list of students that enrolled today: I Charles Michaels, Napoleon Ohio; Ervin IBargerhoff, Bunker I Hill; Eugene Toby, Seneca, Kan-j Isas; Howard Cushamn, Bath Michigan; Frank Mercer, Toledo. Ohio; | Jos. C. Whetzel, Williamson. New iYprk; C. D. Cummins, Ord, Neibr.; ' Wm. R. Von Rett, ueesblirg. Ohio; D. A. Parr, Montpelier, Ohio; Walter Sautbine, Decatur; Woodrow ’Smith, Reed, West Va.; H. W. Mordock. Fairfield, lowa- Gram Smitley, Geneva; C. N. Schafer Lindsjiburg, Kansas; Ross Barrie, CosltocIton, Ohio; Van Moad, Nampa, | Idaho. Council Board Gives Consent To Cut Trees Bills were allowed at a special meeting of the city council last night. A request from W. J. Kuhnle, local representative of the Standard Oil company, to Mayor Holthouse, ’ for permission to remove two willow trees on the company’s lot at Five Points, was read and referred to the Board of Public W’orks and: Safety with power to act. Mr. Kuhnle stated the trees were decayed and that they created a hazard to public safety. The board granted .permission to remove the trees. o- —- — Trucks Damaged In Collision This Morning Two trucks were slightly damaged this morning at 9 o’clock when they collided at an alley intersection on Monroe street. The trucks were driven by Frank Teeple. of the D. F, Teeple heme and Carl Cochran, of the Gerber meat market. o— Thieves Get Money At Local Service Station The Socony-Vacuum service station at the Corner of Eighth and Monroe was broken into some time j during the night and $3 or $4 in ’ change taken, it was i ©ported to poj lice this morning. Entrance was ■ I gained through a window.

Beginning Drivers Get Rigid Test Before Securing License

"Now turn right, son (or young, lady). Now turn left. Stop—now ■ head 'er into the curb and back it j up"—this spoke State Patrolman Burl Johnson, of this city, to al-; most half a hundred young men, j young women and older persons, who had never owned a driver’s license—for he was conducting the examination for beginning drivers yesterday. It was a busy day for Patrolman Johnson. He started at 8 in the | morning and was still going strong at 5 p. m„ with no dinner yet at | that hour. First, if you are in the class that need take the examination, you’ll have to stand 20 feet from |

TO SELL BONDS . WEDNESDAY FOR NEW BUILDING Bond Sale Wednesday; Contractors Bid Thursday On Building Bonds totaling $140,000 will be offered for sale Wednesday after- i noon by the Decatur School Board and the City of Decatur, the funde 'being used to construct the new $250,000 Junior-Senior high school building in this city. The school board will sell $90,000 , and the City of Decatur, $50,000 ( worth of 'bonds. The city is contributing the latter sum so a new I j school can be built. Bidders will make their proposals i ( on lowe interest rate. It is expected , that the bonds will sell at approximately three per cent interest. The school board issue is for 20 years and the city issue is for 15 ' ' years. The school board will receive ’ 1 bids at two o’clock and the city at three o’clock. Construction Bids Bids from contractors for the 1 new $250,000 school building will be received by the school board Thursday morning at the high school building. The auditorium will be used. It is a ptiblic letting. r ’ The school board has advertised j for bids on the general contract; ! plumbing, heating and electrical wiring and also on a combined bid for the general contract and plumbing. heating and electrical work. The PWA has made a $110,045 grant to the school city toward the construction of the building. With : the gift from the city of Decatur, the school board will have $250,045 available for construction of a modern building, which will replace the old Central building on Jeffer- . son street. Yost Bros., local contractors, who (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) Clarence R. McNabb To Speak In Decatur Clarence R. McNabb, former cir- ; cu.it court judge of Allen county, will talk to the members of the Woman’s Club Monday evening at 7:45 o’clock at Library hall. Judge Me Nabb will speak on "Crime Con-; trol.” Members are requested to use their guest tickets so as many as possible may have the privilege of | hearing this interesting speaker. DECATUR CHIEF MAKES REPORT Forty-One Runs Made By City Fire Department In 1937 Forty-one runs were made by the city fire department during 1937, according to Fire Chief Charles Robenold, in his annual report made to the city council at a special meeting Monday night. A total damage of $4,040 was done by 39 fires during the year of which $2,100 was to contents and $1,940 to buildings. There were two false alarms. The runs were itemized as fol-1 lows: sparlks from chimney, 14; de-1 fectlve wiring, six; defective chim-, neys, two; defective stove pipes, I one; automobiles, four; bon fires, I five; lightning, one; matches, one; ■ false alarms, two; cigarettes, three; ‘ gasoline stoves, two. Reports were also made by the water committee on water lines to be constructed and those completed. The beginning of construction on the 750 foot six inch Dorwin and Schirmeyer streets line was approved. The Vine and Bullman street line, ’ totaling 520 feet, to connect residents on these streets wi.'l>. the : Homesteads 'ines was reported | completed and approved.

, a board and read the usual ”D, E, | [T. P, O, T, E, C.” It’s the eighth ; line from the top and the lower Hines get the smaller the letters 1 ■ ttre - Then you’ll get a list of questions —one of four, which list you'll ; get you don’t know. The list may J ask you how many persons may sit in the front seat with the driv- ! er—check one of five things to do : if some one is walking across the I street in front of your auto —or maybe scores more of questions I All answers count as points in your I exam. I Were you stitt or shaky when I (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR)

State Department Announces Several Problems Unsolved In Panay Case Settlements

Amount Os Indemnities, Standard Oil Losses, Other Questions Are Being Investigated. DELAY IS MET Washington, Dec. 28, — <U.R> I State department officials Indicated today that there is a long trial j yet to traverse between acceptance of the Japanese apologies and guarantees for' the Panay incident and the final settlement of all claims arising from it. How much those claims will total or when and how they will be paid, no one in authority could say at this time. lairge volumes have been written <m claims in international law, but officials said those arising out of the bombing and sinking of the gunboat Panay by Japanese airmen, and the destruction of three Oil ships, may present a case differing in esent lai facts from any precedents. The machinery for determining the total amount to be asked of Japan has not yet been set up, and Secretary of State Cordell Hull indicated he had not had time to consider the details of this machinery. Among the questions which administration officials will have to consider before fixing the amount of indemnities to be asked are: Values Unknown 1. What value is to be placed on the gunboat Panay? Navy officials must be consulted before deciding. The Panay, constructed at Shanghai, cost between $500,000 and $700,000. In determining the claim the claims commission must decide whether the cost value of the ship will be asked, or the replacement value. If replacement value is decided upon, it may be estimated on costs of a ship built hi the Shanghai shipyard or in America where labor costs are higher. 2. What value is to be placed on each of the lives lost? Will pnitive damages be asked for the loss of the three American lives at, say, $25,000 each? This figure has been used in the past in assessing damages against a foreign gov-1 eminent for the loss of American lives. The Chinese government paid this sum for the killing of Charles Coltman, American trader, by one of Chang Tso-Lin’s sentries near Kalgan in 1923. 3. How much will be assessed: as damages for each of the men wounded by the attack on the Panay? This depends partly upon the extent of the injuries, length (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o— Commissioners Are Opening Bids Today Meeting in special session today, the county commissionss began this afternoon to open bids for county highway supplies and materials during 1938. Late this afternoon j none of the bids had been classified APPRAISERS ARE SELECTED TODAY County Commissioners Hold Special Session This Morning Names of she appraisers to make the annual inventory of the county infirmary were announced today at a special meeting of the county commissioners. They are Char'es Troutner, of St. Miary’s township, and Martin Thieme, of Union township. The inventory this year will 'be ' made Monday, January 3. after the i c ommissioners have allowed their claims during the regular January I session. No New Year’s session will Ibe held. A number of appointments are to be made Monday. Those whose [terms expire are: A. J. Smith, Ad■ams county memorial hospital trusItee; Walter Gilliom, Adams county road supervisor, and Dr. J. M. Miller. county physician. The chairman of the board of commissioners will be named at the reorganization meeting Monday. The commissioners this morning allowed the claims for 1937 due to a law which requires that all bills for expenses arising in 1937 be paid in 1937. This evening the commissioners 'will hold their quarterly conference with the members of the Adams I county memorial hoepital board.

NAVY REPORTED COMBING COAST | Submarines Reported In Pacific; Larger Navy Fund Sought San Pedro. Calif , Dec. 28 <U.R) —Rumors of alien submarine activity off the California coast, and the dispatch of a second squadron of nine naval destroyers here from San Diego for patrol duty enlivened the navy’s mysterious maneuvers in the Pacific today. The Los Angeles Daily News said today that navy authorities were discussing reports that "an alien flotilla of submarines, probably Japanese," had been seen off | the coast. The newspaper said the informa- ’ tlon came from “a man well versed in naval secrets both in California and Washington," und that the informant said it was feasible for Japanese submarines to operate from some secluded place along the lower California coast. Commander C. J. Wheeler, secretary to Admiral Arthur J. Hepburn. commander-in-chief of the fleet, denied the rumor. "The navy has not taken any stock in 4t.” Wheeler said. "The report is about a week old. first describing only one submarine. It appears to have grown into a flotilla." The Los Angeles newspaper informant said the navy had sent seaplanes to scout for the submarines. He did not say what the fliers intended to do had they found them. Navy authorities continued to describe the movement of destroyers as part of a routine security program." Larger Navy Asked Washington, Dec. 28 — (U.R) —j House appropriations committee members, working on a supply bill reportedly calling for two new (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) MUSICIAN WILL GIVE PROGRAM Clarence R. Betts To Entertain Wednesday At M. E. Church Clarence R. Betts, of Corning. N. Y„ well known instrumentalist and gospel singer, will entertain at the Methodist Episcopal church here Wednesday evening at 7:30 o'clock in a program sponsored by the Mary and Martha Sunday School class of the church. He will bring with him a number of different instruments, including a marimba, musical saws, bells, a Hawaiian guitar, a vibraphone and a mandolin. The program will be a portrayal of the life of Christ in music and literature. Mr. Betts will give the nativity scene, and the early ministry of the Master, as well as a vivid description of the crucifixion and the resurrection. He will also tell of his own religious exper- ; ience, and his dramatic acceptance of the Christian faith. Members of the Mary and Martha Sunday School class have announced that this sacred concert will be financed through the proceeds of a free will offering to be taken. Free tickets are being distributed by the class. o , —♦ Former Decatur Man And His Sister Meet After 35 Years Apart Morris Schuster, formerly of this city and his sister. Mrs. Rose Levitz. of Chicago, were reunited ’ in Fort Wayne over Christmas after a 35-year separation. The separation of Mr. Schuster, who operated the Decatur Iron & Metal Works here for some time this summer, dates back to perse- • cution of the Jews by the Russian i Czarist’s government. The mother of Mr. Schuster, so ; the story goes, was exiled to 1 Siberia in 1902 for aiding in the i transportation of Russian Jews out I of Russia. Mrs. Levitz, who is the wife of II a Jewish rabbi, it is said, located >! her brother through some friends 11 in Chicago, after the extended I separation.

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Sniping Adds To Japs’ Troubles In Chinese Mar Zones; Offenses Committed Today. POLICE BUSY Shanghai, Dec. 28 (U.R) Daring Chinese grenadiers bombed u i Japanese army launch in Soochow Creek today for the second time In 24 hours. Three men waited on the Chekiang road bridge across the creek, which runs through the center of Shanghai, and bombed the launch as it passed. Then they quickly lost themselves in the crowds along the creek side. Japanese soldiers In the launch fired vainly at them. It was reported that one Japanese soldier had been wounded. The attacks on Japanese army launches, it was noted, started almost at the hour of the promulgation by Japanese authorities of new drastic regulations prescribing the death penalty for anyone. Including Americans and other foreigners, who molested the Japanese arm or navy in occupied territory. So alarmed were Shanghai municipal police at the new development that tonight they closed all but four bridges over Soochow Creek, and the traffic on the four which remained open was halted every time a Japanese boat passed. it seemed evident that the Chinese had added another method to the harassing tactics with which they have tormented the Japanese for months in sector after sector. Japanese army authorities admitted today that, though they had penetrated China beyond Nanking, actually the country between here and the capital was honeycombed with strong bands of guerilla fighters. An army spokesl man said that the bands numbered usually between 100 and 200 men and confessed that they were causing considerable annoyance. Not only are they dotted over the countryside, roaming about to attack isolated Japanese forces and then disappear, but are even operating in the suburbs of Shanghai itself. Machine gun firing was heard plainly from the Hungjao suburb yesterday. Arrest One As the result of today’s launch bombing, Shanghai municipal police, who are under the authority of the municipal regime, arrested one suspect. Japanese made no effort to conceal their anger. An embassy spokesman asserted that the police had suddenly ceased a search for contraband arms for no apparent reason, and added: "We hope for definite and effective action soon." It was believed that continuance of the attacks might lead to strong Japanese action. A Japanese embassy spokesman, discussing the new regulations prescribing the death penalty for any action against Japan's armed forces, emphasized that they would lie operative in all parts of Shanghai under Japanese control — not only Hongkew, the Japanese district which is part of the Japaneso defense sector under international agreement, but that portion of the international settlement which, lying north of Soochow Creek, is now under Japanese occupation. U. S. Boat to Nanking The United States gunboat Oahu, sistership to the Panay which Japanese navy airplanes sank in the Yangtse, steamed up (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) SALESMEN ARE MEETING HERE Schafer Company Holds Annual Conference In This City i The annual meeting of the sales ■ force of the Schafer Company, wholesale hardware concern of this ’ city, is in progress. Salesmen from over the territory i are attending the meeting, which Is held at the company’s office on First > street. Fifteen salesmen are in lu > tendance. * The conference will he in session t until Friday. New lines for 1938 are ■being shown and plans for the new t year were discussed. 1 The harness factory which is op* s erated in connection with the whole--1 sale house was enlarged during the year and has been running steadily.