Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 36, Number 198, Decatur, Adams County, 22 August 1938 — Page 1

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DENY WPA MEN TO LOSE JOBS Hopkins Refutes Charge Workers Fired For Voting “Wrong” Hyde Park. N. Y, Aug. 22 -<U.P)' — Harry Hopkins, relief administrator, after a White House con-1 ference today declared that “no WPA workers aro going to lose their jobs no matter how they vote in these states you hear about.” I Hopkins, who canvassed the. lending - spending program with ' President Roosevelt, at the same time went on record against the canvassing of WPA workers for i political funds, asserting that the | money should go for clothing? shelter and food rather than con- ■ trihut ions to a cause. He had in tnind. he pointed out.' reports that the workers' alliance planned to seek $50,000 in gifts. from WPA workers to finance a campaign for the election ot representatives friendly to them. “I don't like to see any outfit do that whether its the Workers’ Alliance or some other organization.” he said. ‘There is nothing illegal in it. of course,” Hopkins added, “but the money should go where it would do the most good.” In response to a ouestion. Hop-' kins declared that “we do not! solicit the support of the WPA 1 worker. People say we do. hut we ; don't.” Hopkins said that he did not discuss the political situation with the president but confiner his con- . versation to the relief program. He then returned to the question ■ of WPA voting and asserted that ; "no one jierson on WPA has ever i ' been fired for the way he voted."' “I'm sure that if some had you ! would have heard about it by j now.” However, he defended his course of action in appointing in the field executives "capable and in sympathy with the president's! program." “It is obvious." he said, “that : those of us administering this I thing are in sympathy with the, president. Obviously, he does not want some one who is not." _o Scouts Leave For Three-Day Camp Under the leadership of Sylvester i Everhart, Walther Gladfelter, Dr.' E. P. Fields and Bryce Thomas, 13 Decatur Boy Scouts left early this morning for Turkey Run state parK where they will camp out so rthree • oays. The boys are to prepare their | own meals and make all at range- ( ments for themselvee. !, The Scouts are: Dick Chronister, I - Robert Kohne, Earl Bromer. How-1 ] ard Gehrig, Douglas Neidigh, Robert , Yost, Dick Schnitz, Max Burdge. Jimmy Cdchran, Robert Foreman. , Dick Linn, Eddie Eokneeht and' | Kenneth McConnell. o | LOCAL BAKERY IS SOLD TODAY — Evansville Man Purchas-| es Decatur Bakery; Wil! Remodel Announcement of the sale of the 1 Decatur bakery here by V. A. Eich- i enberger and Wllford Habegger was made today. i R. C. Flittner of Evansville is the purchaser of the business and his ! son Kenneth, will move to this city I to manage the new business. Extensive remodeling and redecorating work hae already been started and the new owner iplans to have < an official opening later in the ’ week. He announced that there would be no change in the personnel of the business and that all products will be of a high quality, significant with their business in Evansville. The deal waa closed by the men late Saturday afternoon and work of changing over the business was begun immediately. The bakery is located on North second street and was formerly < known as Miller’s bakery, then as I the Welcome bakery, before assuming the name of the Decatur bakery. '

EUfiOPE HOPES FOB PEACE ABE GIVEN SET-BACK Series Os Sharp SetBacks Suffered In Struggle For Peace By Joe Alex Morris I (United Press Staff Correspondent) Europe suffered a series of sharp set-backs today in her struggle ; | with war worries. These developments intensified her international headache: Collapse ot proposals for non-' intervention in the Spanish civil l , war. Resignation of two French cab-' inet ministers as a result of drastic governmental action to end labor troubles. Tightening of bonds between Nazi Geunany and Hungary. Slovak threats to support Nazis in the Czech minority crisis. Weekend developments emphasized in particular that six months ot British Prime Minister Neville' Chamberlain's leadership ot the campaign to avoid war had ended just about where it began when Anthony Eden was squeezed out of the foreign office last February. I Chamberlain then set out to alleviate the immediate threat of war by coming to terms with the dictatorial Nazi - Fascist combination by making concessions in return for better relations with Germany and Italy. Today—six months later—progress toward that objective was virtually nil. Furthermore, Europe's psychological jitters were worse, if anything, and developments in the far east threatened an early showdown between Japanese militarists enforcing a blockade on the Yangtse river and Anglo-American interests seeking freedom for naval and other vessels to use the water highway. Lack of progress toward liquidation of European war threats cannot necessarily be interpreted as failure on Chamberlain’s part. When he took over the main task was to prevent an immediate war. The additional fact that, although presently in a relapse, conditions are probably no worse now than last February is viewed by Chamberlain’s friends as a triumph — particularly because Britain's principal purpose is to postpone a general showdown until her re-arm-ament program is developed as a deterrent to reckless militarists. Here are the developments which are interpreted as a series (CONTINUE© ON PAGE THREE) NOTED OUTLAWS ABE CAPTUBED Floyd Hamilton. Ted Walters Are Captured In Texas Dallas, Tex., Aug. 22 — (UP) — Outlaw Floyd Hamilton said today that he wanted to end his life the sume way his notorious brother Raymond did his —in the electric chair. He was through, he said, tired of living, preferred the chair to a long prison term. The outlaw whose name had topped the list of those sought by the department of justice and whose reputation had come to equal those of many of his predecessors in southwestern banditry. Clyde Barrow, “Pretty Boy" Floyd and Raymond Hamilton, was weak, passive and defeated. Police said they would co-operate with Hamilton. “We expect to file seven or more robbery charges against him. inspector Will Fritz said. "The death sentence seldom is given for robbery in Texas, but under the law It. can be.” iliamilton and his pal. Ted Walters, since their escape from the Montague county jail in March, have been accused of scores of robberies, kidnapings, shootings. How many they committed probably never will be established. There were several where the cases against them ware strong. They probably will be charged and tried in Texas, although they have been accused in Louisiana Okla(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o —— Huntington Man Is Drowned At Barbee ißarbee Lake, Ind., Aug. 22—(UP) Funeral services were being completed today for John Brebaugh, 39, of Huntington, who drowned when his canoe overturned near the shore yesterday. Surviving are the widow, Lucille, deputy Huntington county auditor.

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Decatur, Indiana, Monday, August 22, 1938.

Catholic Church Marks Centenary mm 8 ® • BpSr ' »;¥- I jlr TB IJS imEI ■■MMSHM : Above is pictured a scene of the Centenary mass, held Sunday morning on the school grounds adjacent to the St. Mary's Catholic I , church in this city. The picture was taken during celebration of the ! solemn high mass, with Rev. Father Joseph J. Seimetz, pastor, us : l celebrant. (Other photo on page 5) by Rob Heller, staff photographer. I

Bryant Man Held For Reckless Driving George Adams. 55, of Bryant, is i being held in the Adams county jail awaiting arraignment in court on I two charges. Adams was arrested Saturday afternoon by State Patrolmen Truman Bierie and Earl Warnock near I Berne. He is to be charged with reckless driving and driving while under suspension, the officers stated. Adams was driving without an operator's license, the permit haying been revoked for a similar offense sometime ago, they stated. Adams pleaded not guilty to both 1 charges when arraigned before ! Judge Huber M. DeVoss in Adams , | circuit court this noon. Judge DeVoss set his bond at S3OO on the i charge for driving while his license was suspended, and SIOO on the reckless driving count. Ho was reI manded to jail until bond is furnitshJed. SEN. TY DINGS 1 MAKES ANSWER — I Maryland Senator To Seek Nomination As Anti New Dealer Baltimore. Md.. Aug. 22—<U.R) — ■ Sen. Millard E. Tydings. D.. Md.. j denounced by President Roosevelt as a "betrayer" of the new deal, today placed bis campaign for renomination on a frankly anti-new deal plane. Promising to fight what he charged was an “invasion” of states’ rights by the president, he virtually defied him to "invade Maryland in person." and said that that state "will not permit her star in the flag to be 'purged' from the constellation of the states." In his first reply to Mr. Roosevelt's press conference announcement of his opposition to Tydings' , renomination, the wealthy, senior senator from Maryland accused the president of "carpet-bagging"; described his opponent. Rep. David J. Lewis, as a “100 per cent rubber (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) O ————— LOCAL HOSPITAL SETS RECORDS All Admittance Records Are Broken At County Hospital All records are being broken at the Adams county memorial hospi- . tai this year, a check-up of the rec-' i ords revealed today. A record was broken this week- . end when 15 parients were admitt- • ed from Saturday morning to Sun-1 • day night, nine of the adm'ftances caused by two auto accidents. , Up to last night. 96 patients were l admitted during the month, for an [ average of more than four per day. ■ Birth records are also being es- - tablished at the institution. Thej • records revealed that in 1936 a total ot 80 births were recorded at the hospital, and in 1937 116 were recorded. I To date 100 births have been re-1 corded and with more than four; months of the year remaining the - figure will probably reach almost , 200. Hospital trustees, attaches and i advocates of the proposed new addition cited the added number of , patients as evidence ot the need of the new addition. [

LEGION PARADE ' FEATURES DAY Parade This Afternoon Highlight Os State Legion Convention Indianapolis, Aug. 22 — (U.R) — Phil Conley, national vice-com-mander of the American Legion, asserted the American Legion is the greatest foe of communism today in a speech at a joint meeting of the legion and auxiliary here yesterday. Today, in their third day of the four day state convention, legionnaires prepared for a loaded schedule which included a two-milel parade, a solemn ceremony hon-1 oring the war dead, additional business session, the past presidents’ dinner tonight and the grand ball to top the day’s activities. Legionnaires will elect state. officers Tuesday morning and ad- j journment will follow. In his speech Conley said, “The : American Legion has declared war on the spread of propaganda that | is designed to infiltrate our government with the ideals of the Soviet system. “Whenever a communist lifts his head or raises his voice to under--1 mine our democratic institutions, there is a legionnaire ready to (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) O FILM STABS AIB TO COMMUNISTS Witness Savs Stars Un~wu't~~—■ wittingly Aiding Communistic Program Washington. Aug. 22 — (U.R) — , James B. Matthews, former communist party worker, told the Dies ‘committee today that 60 congressmen and six motion picture stars — including Shirley Temple and Robert Taylor—served unwitting- 1 iy to spread communist propaganda. Matthews did not place the names of the 60 congressmen in the record of the house committee investigating unamerican activities. But he identified them as the senators and representatives who last year signed a greeting to the parI liament of the Spanish loyalist ' government. j Cinnema stars who became “unwitting communist dupes." he said, in addition to Shirley Temple and Taylor are Clark Gable, James Cagney. Miriam Hopkins and Bette Davis. | Matthews named the cinema stars after he had charged: 1. Objectives of the new deal amt the communist party coincide in many respects. 2. Communists are enthusiastically supporting President RooseI velt’s drive to eliminate conserva- ; tive leaders of the Democratic party and actively are backing the I j battle to defeat Rep. John J. O’""(CONTINUED on PAGE FIVE) Youth Falls Out Os Tree, Arm Fractured Ivan Zuber, young Monroeville lad, is confined in the Adams county memorial hospital today suffering from a fractured arm i sustained Sunday afternoon. The lad sustained a compound ' fracture of the left arm when he I fell from a tree at his Monroeville home. He is reported by the attending physician to be resting.

AWARDING OF i CONTRACT FOR SCHOOL SLOWED Pleasant Mills School Addition Delayed By High Bids The construction of the nr-w $60,000 dollar addition to the Pleatant Mills high school in St. Mary's township hit a temporary snag this morning when low bids received for its construction*totalled more than the funds allotted. With a WPA grant of $27,000 and a bond issue of $34,875, a total J of $61,875 had been allotted for the construction of the addition. The I total of the three separate low bids ' on general contracting, the heat-! Ing, plumbing and ventilation and I the electrical work received this I morning by the trustee and advis- ' ory board was $65,516. Trustee Ben McCullough. Attor- j ney I). Burdette Custer and Architect Charles M. Houk, of Muncie, left immediately for Chicago to seek a revision in the original plans to lower the costs in the . ■bids. Attorney Custer and Mr. McCul- . lough stated that PWA bulletins issued three weeks ago brought about technical changes that lioosted the cost more than $5,000. thus pushing the bids above the allotted funds. Yost Bros. Low ( Yost Bros., Decatur contractors, ' were low on the general contracting with a bid of $48,290. Hisey & Bebout, of Fort Wayne, was next in line with a bid of $57.509. fol- ( lowed by John S. Gingrich with a ; bid of $59,080. Schinnerer & , Treumper of Fort Wayne was high with $61,915. Industrial Pipe & Engineering ' company of Indianapolis was low ; on the plumbing, heating and ven- < tilation with a bid of $15,491. followed by Hipsiink Plumbing & Heating of Fort Wayne with $17.-1 229; Tibbet Heating & Plumbing.) also of Fort Wayne, $17,385 and Sibley Heating & Plumbing of South Bend. $17,742. McKay Electrical Co., of Fort Wayne, was low on the electrical work with a hid of $1,910. Serv-Us Store of Berne was next with a bid ot' $2,634. None of the contracts was awarded since the construction cost was too great. Since the official start of construction. in accordance with the PWA grant requirements, is to be made next Monday morning, an ex-1' tension of time is also to be sought i by the officials while they are in 1 , (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) Autos Damaged In Collision Sunday , Two autos were badly damaged Sunday afternoon about 4:30 o'-j clock when one car driven byJohn L. Houk, of Decatur route' one. struck a parked auto, belonging to Horace D. Stucky of Berne. The accident occurred on Mon- 1 roe street between Eleventh and Twelfth. Chief of Police Sephus Melchi investigated. Both cars had to be towed to a local garage f o DONATE BOOKS TO THE NEEDY Several Hundred Books Have Been Donated To Southern Negroes A few hundred books have been received by the committee in this county, which is making a drive' to provide facilities for the “Faith Cabin Libraries" in South Carolina. founded by Willie Lee Buffington. The committee is making an, effort to have all of the books in its hands by Thursday night. They may be sent to the first floor of the library or to the churches in the area, from where they will be sent to the library. If persons wishing to donate are unable to send the books, they may call the members of the com-; mittee, and the material will be collected by automobile. Good, moral, used children or adult books, text books and such magazines as the National Geographic and Readers' Digest are desired. They will be placed In libraries being built in South Carolina. Some money or stamps for transportation is desired. They will be available to the povertystricken negroes. Members of the committee made the following statement today: Make Statement "Faith Cabin library facilities .tCONI’INUap OH PAGE TWO),

Centenary Mass Held Sunday By Catholic Church

Succeeds Father i 4; , k-i I Charles Ehinger today was ; named secretary of the Citizens Telephone Company of this city, succeeding his father, the late Herman F. Ehinger. who was fatal- ’ ly injured in an auto accident last week. State Investigator To Be Here Tuesday The investigator for the governor's commission on unemployment 1 relief, whose headquarters c.re now in Huntington instead of Fort Wayne, will be in the offices of John M. Doan, township trustee. Tuesday. August 23. to consider applications for WPA, NYA and CCC enrollments. GHAS. EHINGER IS SECRETARY Named To Succeed Father As Secretary Os Telephone Company Charles Ehinger, son of the late Herman F. Ehinger. has been elected to the board of directors of the Citizens Telephone company to succeed his father. He was also named secretary of the company, a post held by his father 18 of the 26 years he was connected with the utility. Action by the board was taken today in confirming Mr. Ehinger’s election to the board. As has been the policy of the company, the board of directors will continue to manage and direct the business of the utility. The board members are. Leo Yager,; Clarence Bell, Sam Hite and Arthur E. Voglewede. The proposed improvements to the company's lines in this city, at Berne and in the rural territory will be carried out as planned, the directors announced. It entails an expenditure of approximately $50.000 and includes putting all the | circuits underground. The new furniture which Mr. Ehinger ordered while in Indianapolis last Tuesday will also be installed. The office building and the adjoining room were recently remodeled by the company. The new member of the board was graduated from Purdue Uni- ' versity last June, receiving a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering. Since his graduation he has been employed at the CenI tral Soya company in this city. He lis a graduate of Decatur high school. Mr. Ehinger’s father began his employment with the telephone I company in 1912, when he was not yet 20 years of age. For the past 18 years he was secretary and manager. His son will begin his duties at the company's office immedlateIly and with the board will continue to develop the facilities of the utility which provides Decatur, Berne and Monroe with telephone service. o Lions To Hear Os Social Security Act Mrs. S. U. McGill, Fort Wayne manager for the Union Central Life Insurance Co. wil Ispeak to the Decatur Lions club at the weekly; meeting Tuesday evening. Theme of the addrees will be on the social security act. _

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Large Crowd Hears The Paulist Choir In Out Door Morning Service. Bishop Noll Here. PARISH REUNION A picnic and reunion of the visiting Sisters and members ot the St. Mary’s parish in Sun Set park today closed the Centennial program begun Sunday in commemoration of the saying of the first mass in Decatur in the George Fettich home in the spring of the year 1838. It was estimated today that more than 2,000 persons heard the Rev. J. J. Seimetz, pastor of the church, celebrate the solemn high mass in the presence of the Most Rev. John F. Noll. D. D., bishop oC the Fort Wayne diocese, in an outdoor service held in the school lot south of the church. The Centennial was a glorious reunion for members of the parish |tnd offered an opportuniAy for many of the Sisters to return to their homes and for the first time in years to see all of the Sisters and brothers of the parish, who were aide to return. Former members of the parish returned from as far as a 1,000 miles. Many ofi the visitors returned to Decatur early last week. The weather was perfect for the program, with clouds shielding the crowd from the direct rays of the sun during most of the service. A short rain fell a few minutes after the close of the service, but not before the organ and other articles, which might have been damaged. could be removed. Other masses during the morning were well attended. The official centennial service I opened with the procession of the I Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus, and the altar boys acting as a guard of honor for the Bishop, Rev. Seimetz. Rev. Alvin, the assistant pastor, and former members of the parish, now priests, who served as officers of the mass. The procession marched up Fourth street to Madison, where it turned and came into the school lot from the west side. The church, school and light posts along the way were decorated with the papal colors, gold and white. The gold and white decorations on the light posts were alternated with red. white and blue. In front of the large altar, the Fourth Degree halted to draw swords as the officers of the mass proceeded to the altar. A large 40foot dark green curtain formed the background for the altar. To tho right of the altar the 65voice choir of the famous Paulist choristers was seated on a special platform. These boys, directed by Father Eugene O'Malley. 08 Chicago, sang the mass. The singing by the Paulist Choristers was a feature of the impressive ceremonies. Directed by Father O'Malley the boys and (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o LIST REASONS FOR ADDITION County Commissioner, Hospital Trustee, Cite Need Os Work An explanation of the reasons for the request for an addition to the Adams county memorial hospital was made today by Phil Sauer, county commissioners and John. Stults, hospital trustee. The statement is: “Following are some of the facts which the undersigned feel tliat the people of Adams county should know: “The federal emergency administration of public words has made an outright grant of $25,363 to assist in building a new addition, for equipping and for the repair of the pre. sent hospital building. To this grant of $25,363 will be added a sum not to exceed $33,000 which will be the only cost to the Adams county taxpayers. During the last fiscal year lhera was paid out the sum of SIBOO for nurses’ room rent in private homes ' because of non-sufficient space at the hospital to house the nurses employed. 'lf the proposed addition is built, it could be maintained for no# (CONXXNUiIp ON PAGE TWO)