Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 67, Decatur, Adams County, 20 March 1939 — Page 1

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■nd l.ik<- 11 1,1 ln ■.. P Hithi' Today■i T<> KI M\\l\ , > I • ■-. t* Rumania to withstand Si| B ■ „( mi domination. L Ru»<a •»« reported reL k*»e propped a nine Latoranr* of European na C taaaohda’* the "atop Hit* ■up Lnd by the atom attitude Faitrt State* toward na*l L* bp armed tone, the hat of Prime Minister [ctaaberUia took the lead haiiuoa for a united front Mat Ratal*. France. Pol- ■ Mala and the Balkan |r»u rten it taken hy the ■ret of event* of the last ' daaberlaln solemnly told are of common* as a dels tend * commercial mis* i ktmania was announced. Ktmtton created by those b engaging the earnest ati < the government, which a eommuniiatn n with oth* ■sweat* ' •«ial mission to Rumania ■Meced an effort to offset *»• of nasi economic domi if King Carol's nation. U« the oil and food needed ■aay in event of a long na. which I* signing a •* agreement with the wwled to Britain for aa- • a» to what support could trad if King faro! ),-«i*tn»a over lordship and the 1 ot the commercial mis-•**-■*<l to tw part of the is simlar to the trade mission actually of MUical than economic Im ~ ao> ‘a Warsaw and en y-* 0 °>f FAOE TURICK) . HIBSCH Y essaturday 'd Teacher 1 At Home Os “rtter In Herne M ' l * r< ” n, »’ , nt , 1 teacher and Blue ”®«ip farmer, died Bat a- S o'dock at the Mr. Elmer K la Berne •M f'ributed to pnetuntv a three worta |jp *** hor ’> in Hart «"P *pri! 28. lug f(w . «»•*** • hrl, " ,B “ U * ,n ’ * '•.school teacher in rar- '• ot the county for a lyra and later farmed moving to ,*** lb ** h l*» the widow, are William and *** " f B * rM ' Mr *- A! XV o,y Mo,,un * : * nd Mr "* of Detroit. A broth* *“ r,r * ,u ‘ nd *■ * htlf b -t > ther. and ala*' Mr * , - n » xiop-' Mr * Susanne | u W ' lfflon - Abraham UL^’*** - TenMM ’*l a Husaer of Bern,. ' will be held' *’ rn °"'' at 1:15 o'clock' *7 „ ' he dtuxft, ' ,r «H rh *! h*" *** roe MennobUrUl to M. tR *TURff READINGS RAT 1 ~~ - l ’J JOOp.m. 49 I ;; »00p.m 46 . Wt *THER •‘"Ser* m TUMC " y ’ ’ \SS? - ;

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• ■■■■ms ami , i, Nazis Are Startled Bv Stem Disapproval Os Other Nations To The Czech Seizure. NAZIS PUSH DRIVE Berlin. March Jo- (UP) - Adolf Hiller consulted with hi* advisers' today on the urgent problem represented in the open hostility of the western d>-m<M ra< le» and Russia to his march Into CaechaSlovakia Groat Britain's formidable -stop Hiller' program and the Ameri can IB percent tariff boost against German product* startled the Nasis, and left them in no doubt that thia time there would lie no aCguleacenre to their expansion One result of the session, it was understood, was abandonment of the rekhstag session which had been tentatively set for Tuesday The date was delayed Indefinitely. It wss said, pending developments at London and Paris. The Natl fuehrer had returned to Berlin laat night, after a tour of Ccrch hreas and stops al Vienna and Lint to a conqueror'* welcome. One hundred thousand tierman, had yelled their arclama tion to him As they crowded in the Wllhelmstrs.se before hi* ornate new chancellery. Field Marshal Hermann Oner* Ing. his right hand man. said in the address of welcome ''You receive from the entire German people a pledge which to us Is not an empty phrase Come what may never to abandon the power and greatness which you have achieved with unique courage "If envy and jealousy stand before us w» shall face It squat ely. for it is Impossible that the nation which stands Behind such a heroic' soldier should Itself not be heroic. As a leader, so la a people. “You. my fuehrer, have mad* thia people free again, honorable, courageous and great To main tain and guard over this is in this hour the oath of all Germans " At least, that seemed to be the determination of the Nagis, who asserted that Hitler's action was unalterable But It was now startling clear how definite and how firm was the opposition of other great countries to Hitler's program — which they aaw aa only beginning Aryanigstion Drive Prague. March Jo- <U.R) -Nail* pushed their Aryanltatlon drive tn Bohemia and Moravia today, and aulcldes continued Five day* after Ila aeigurv. Prague seemed Io foreign correa* pondent*, to whom reports trickled through of emergency cabinet meetings and growing tension elsewhere the quietest spot in Europe .Newspapers contained no death notices, either In paid or unpaid announcement* But It was leanted that a prominent Jewish physician. after being called in lo attend 40 cage* of suicide or attempted •ulclde. was unable to endure the strain longer and put a revolver to his bead He *aa In a critical condition In a aanl* tarlum. Three hundred Jews who hud the papers necessary lo enter England were hiding out In cellars (CONTINUED ON PAGE I'IVK) ZIMMERMAN IS BOARD MEMBER Chas. Zimmerman Named To Alcoholic BevBoard Charles F. Zimmerman, of Nuttman avenue, has been n.itned a member of the Adams county alco* i hollo beverage commission, It was announced today. The appointment and announcement was made by Mayor Forrest Flsey. Mr. Zimmerman, a feed sales man. succeeds Kirsch, local att to dealer, who was appointed by former Mayor Arthur R. Holthouae. The new appointee will serve with James Ewing Bond, appointed by the state so rthls district ami Dallas Hower, who was recently to«ppolnted by the Adams county commlMloners. The appointment become* effective April 3, Mayor Elsey announced.

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ARCH BOBBITT ■ DENIES VOTING FOR TOWNSEND Admit* Seeking State Tax Board Pont But Denie* Support Indianapolis. March W- <UJ!> State Chairman Arch N. Bobbitt of the Republican state committee '"day admitted that he once applied to Gov. M. Clifford Townsend for a position aa Republican member of the state tai board I 1 but branded as "au absolute ||e“ * a charge that he voted for T<.«m-' send In the IMS election. “At the time the letter wag Writ ten. I wan a private «It Isen." Bob bitt said “I held no posh ion tn the Republican party There was a Republican vacancy on the state tax iHMird I felt that It was my, privilege to apply for It. jnat aS It would be the privilege of any man so apply for a position. At' •‘RF FB’e. I didn't get the job. I rne«« | was too good a Republican to suit them What they wanted waa a Republican who had sup ported Gov. Townsend. I hadn't! done that. They knew R.“ Bobbitt « statement waa prompted by a charge recently voiced In a radio address by Walter Shead. Democratic publicity man. that "we wonder just how deep his t Bobbitt's) Republicanism runs Wil) Mr. Bobbitt deny that he •rote a letter to the governor's office applying for a job as a member of the state tax hoard in which he declared that he was a ball player and that be voted for Gov. Townsend' Let Mr Bobbitt deny that" The Republican chairman said that he knew such charges would be voiced. “In tact. Dick Heller, secretary to the governor, warned me that It would be made.'' Bobbitt said. "I was passing through the lobby of the Claypool hotel at the time It was during the political cwm(CONTINUED ON I‘A<lß FIVE) ' EMERY L. CALL DIES SUNDAY Young Decatur Man Dies Sunday Os Spinal Meningitis Emery I»g«n Call. 31. who resided at the west edge of Decatur, died at the Adams county memotial hospital at 6:30 p m. Sunday after a week's Illness of spinal meningitis. The deceased wan born In Well* county February 15. l»0X. the son of Joseph and AI lea Call, who reside near Crslgvilie. He was an employe of the Central Soya company and a member of the Loyal Order of Moose. He had lived here for the past six months, moving from his home near Ossian. Surviving beside* the parents are the widow, Esther; five children Roby Wayne. Donald. |f*ry Ellen. Roger and Harold alt at home; and the following brothers and staters: Alles Calk Craigvflle; Elton Cal!. Huntlngon; Edward Call, Bluffton;. Mrs. Edith Kramer, Huntington; Woodrow and Enos Call, at home. One non. Kenneth. Is deceased. Funeral services will be held at the home at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, with Rev. R. W. Graham officiating. Burial will be In the shady cemetery, two and one-half miles west of Peterson. The body will be returned to the residence Tuesday morning front the Glllig and Doan funeral home, and may be viewed at the residence until time of the funeral. Topcoat, Money And Purse Are Stolen At Local Church Sunday Petty thieves have at one tlm-y or other been given the tainted distinction of “world's meanest vnan". but a new clalnant appeared on tho horiaon Sunday, who apparently has clinched the title/ An unidentified man slipped inti the study hall of the First Methodist church here during Sunday i services and stole the topcoat of Rev. R. W Graham, bhurch pastor, and the’ purse of Mrs. Graham which contained |5 keys- driver s license and other valuables. Miss DeUa Clark talked with thrInt ruder, inviting him to attend the services. Becoming suspicious, she summoned the church custodian. Ed N. Wlcko. but by the time he arlved the thief Lad gone—'With topcoat, money and purse.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday, March 20. 1939.

New Governor Takes Oath ■I fl ■Mi sJfrL T Former Lieutenant Governor l-uren Dickinson. 7». hand upraised, takes oath as governor of Michigan from County Clerk. Mi*s Tenman' Rev. A. L. Wagley observes the ceremony Dickinson, hiinw-lf reported 111, sutxeeds the late Frank Fitxgerald. who died from a heart attack

W, O.DOUGLAS NOMINATED TO SUPREME COURT Securities Commission Head Nominated To Succeed Brandeis Washington, March 2d- (U.K) — President Roosevelt today nominated to the supreme court, chairman William O. Douglaa of the ■ securities and exchange commission and an arch new dealw. Dougla* 40. who waa born in Minnesota, istaed tn Washington state and educated In the east, was named .to succeed Ixiuls D Brandies. who resigned. The nomluatlou was sent to the senate where Immediate indUallon* showed there would lie little dispute. Douglas waa nominated as from - Connecticut, where he formerly taught law. but because of his ' work It was believed he would be approved by western senators. Both senate Democratic leadI er Alvin Barkley and senate Republican leader. Charles L. McNary, praised the nomination and predicted that Douglas' assignment would be quickly confirmed He la one of the youngest ever to be nominated to the supremo court. IMPROVING OF STREET STARTS Work In Started On Improvement Os Liberty Way Today The Improving ot Liberty Way. as waa provided for last year among the street Improvements to be made In Decatur, was started this morning. A crew of 43 WPA laborera wa* at work today on the project of tearing up and relaying the brick street on Liberty Wpy, between Second and Third streets. Noah Sheets Is foreman of the project, which will require about | one month. It was estimated. The brick will be re-laid and will lie flushed with cement. The east half will be closed flrat while the (CONTINUED ON PAGF? FIVE)

I LENTEN MEDITA TION ■y Rev. Kenneth Tlmmone (First Christian Church) "I am the vine, ye are the branches.” John 18:5. We are privileged tor thio meditation period, to eee an Intimate picture In the earthly life of our Ixtrd. Our Ixtrd in fully con•clous of what the future holds for Him And He la geeking to prepare Hie disciples for that hour. ••I atn the true vine." The use of the word true shows that Jesus refers to a true vine The vine was the symbol of Israel, not In their national life, but In their religious life. The Jewish people had been such a vine (Isa. V. 1) Yet It was but a figure of the true.* (Heb. 1x.24). God was now In Christ, planted the true vine, and would dissever and cast off all that did not derive life from Him. This vital connection with Christ Is net forth by Paul under the figure of a body and Its head Accordingly Christ here affirms. That He |a the true Messiah. That His church Is the true Israel of God. But, above all that He la -he one fountain of spiritual life, supplying all needful grace to believers.

Local Teacher Speaks At Fort M ayne Sunday Mias Grace Coffee, local teacher, spoke to the members of the St. ■ Agnes Sodality of St. Peter's Cath ollc church In Fort Wayne Sunday ! morning at the annual “spring ■ breakfast. Mias Coffee spoke on "The Single or I'nmarried State.” Other guest speakers at the breakfast were Rev Thomas Durkin. parish assistant and spiritual director. Mrs. Donnelly P. McDonald and Sister Cassiana. grade teacher, all of Fort Wayne AWAIT RULING ON TEST CASE Bank Night Test Case Likely To Be Taken To Supreme Court Can a person charged with a violation of the criminal laws of I the state be placed In jeopardy ’ twice for the same offense? Thia question seems to be also the answer in the recent “hank night" caae of the state of Indian* against Roy and laadore Kalv«r. local theater owners, who were acquitted Saturday by a circuit court jury of a charge of operat-' ing aud acting aa agents for a lottery Despite the ruling which pro- ' hiblts placing a man tn jeopardy twice for the same offense, there are those In Decatur who contend that a supreme ourt ruling In reversal to the jury decision would be binding upon the defendants. This theory was even aubatatitiaied by a few attorneys and others versed In legal knowledge In answer to th* question. Prosecutor Arthur E. Voglewedstated that the appeal to the su- [ preme court is to be made to gain | a decision on the legality or Illegality of bank night drawing. He stated that the record ot the trial will Im- reviewed with the aid of the attorney general's office and that If sufficient substantiating evidence is disclose,l I the case will lie given to the state (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) Roof In Slightly Damaged By Fire A roof fire al the residence of l-elght Bowen on Madison street Sunday morning about 9 o'clock resulted tn small loss. The local Are department made the run.

LEWELLINGHAM FUNERAL RITES TO BE TUESDAY Founder Os Decatur Daily Democrat Die* At Fort Wayne l>wl« G F.lllngham. "1. founder of the Decatur Dally Democrat, postmaster of Fort Wayne and a resident of that city for 23 years, widely known Democratic leader and a former secretary of state, died Saturday night at 11:30 o'cke-k al his home, 13ul West Wayne street. Fort Wayne, of a weakened heart, ravaged by two weeks Illness of bronchial pneumonia. Mr Elllnghatn's condition was thought to be Improved, when he took a turn for the worse Saturday and death came suddenly. Funeral services for the former postmaster, publisher, political and civic leader will be held Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock at the home. Rev George William Allison, pastor of the First Presbyterian . chart h will officiate and Very Rev. ■ James McNeal rector of Trinity Episcopal church, will offer a prayer. Active pall bearer* will be State Senator Alfred H. Randall. Maurr ice P. O'Connor. Samuel D. Jackson. Guy Colerlck. Stanley P. Stanley of Auburn and Frank Roberta. Honorary pallbearer* will be ■ George Crittenberger of Anderson, president of the Indiana Democratic Editorial association. John Heller, publisher of The Decatur Democrat. Burt New of Washington. James I. Farley of .Auburn. Herman Corner, of Decatur. Charles M Nleger. Henry Beadell. Wil liam J. Vesey, Frank E. Bohn. Samuel E. Mulholland. Dr. H. O. \ Brugge man. and Edward M Wilson. Burial will be in the Fountain Park cemetery at Winchester, where Mrs. Elltngham is burled. Mr. Elllngham came to Decatur in 18S6 from Winchester, where i he published a weekly paper, and , purchased the old Decatur Demo- , cral. then a weekly newspaper. His previous new*|>aper experience waa as an office boy in the Bluff-' I ton Banner, and aa publisher of the Geneva Herald, which he published when only IS years of age. In IM3. Mr. Elllngham. associated with John H. Heller, founded the Decatur Dally Democrat, continuing aa publisher of thia paper until MM. It was from Decatur that Mr Elllngham waa elected secretary of state in 1910 and again In 1912. serving four year* in that high elective office. In 1916 he. with Edward G. Hoffman, purchased the Fort Wayne Joumal-Gaiette A few years later he purchased Mr. Hoffman's interest and continued aa publisher of that paper until he was appointed poatmastvr Mr. Ellinham wa* born in Wells couuty. February 12. IMH. He received hl* education in the Bluffton public schools and from boyhood had the ambition and desire to enter the newspaper and publishing business. Active in politics for nearly s<i years. Mr. Elllngham received many political honors in addition to the secretary of state office. He served as district chairman of the (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) DEATH CLAIMS ROBERT DAVIES Prominent Blue Creek ' Township Farmer Dies Sunday Morning Robert P. Davies. 79. prominent Blue Creek township farmer, died Sunday morning al II o'clock ai hl* home, one-half mile south of Salem. The deceased was born in Licking county. Ohio, May 9. 1959. the son of John I*, and Mary Davl«*, both natives of Englund. He wa* well known In Blue I Creek township and for one year served a* a member of the board of trustees of the Salem M. K. church. Death was attributed to bronchial pneumonia, following an Illness of 10 day*. He and his wife, Nancy E. celebrated their golden wedding anniversary February 18, 1933. She died September 6. 1937, Surviving are three son*. Charles of Ann Arbor. Mich.; Elmer of Elston. Mich., and Roy of Fort Wayne: two daughters, Mis* Cora Davies of Detroit and Mr*. Roy Miller of Blue Creek townehlp. Two children, four brother* and a lister are deceased He had been a resident of Ad- * (CONTINUED UN PAGH F1VB) j

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Funeral Tuesday ■ sF fl ' Funeral servlcro will be held Tuesday morning for Lewis G Elllngham. Fort Wayne postmaster. and founder of the Decatnr Dally Demo«rat. who died suddenly Saturday night at his home in Fort Wayne.

DECATUR GIRL ADMITS THEFTS Lucille Schafer Admits Theft Os Checks And Forgeries The theft of several hundred orlnted checks from the Decatur Produce company here aeveral months ago and a aeries of check, forgeries in and near Acbuna county were solved today with the confession of Lucille Sc hafer, 1 >year-old Decatur girl. The girl, who is teeing held in Bluffton on similar charges, confessed thia morning to Sheriff Ed Miller, after intense questioning to . the theft and forgeries. Among those which the girl admitted to the sheriff that she wrote were checks at the A * P and Kroger groceries in this city. She was arrested Sunday by Sherift Miller. State Police Officers Trituan Bierie and Russell Prior. Shu wan taken to Wells county to answer to a charge of issuing a fraudu lent check which had h*-n filed against her there. Pleads Guilty When arraigned before Judge John Decker in Wells circuit court the pleaded guilty to the charge and the court remanded he.- to jail while he took the punishment under advisement. A charge is also pending again*’ her here, aa result of a check for 91860 written on the First State 1 mi nk and cashed at the Kroger store. She admitted the forging of this check to Sheriff Miller. Implicates Garwood In her confession. Sheriff Miller stated that she implicated Ivan' Garwood, of this city, who was re-' cently sentenced by Judge J. Fred (CONTINUED ON PAQB BIX) Catholic Schools Dismissed Today Tlte Decatur Catholic schools were dismissed today In observance of St. Joseph's day. wnten was Sunday. Last evening a prograjp was given honoring the day and the pastor of the church. Rev. Joseph J. Sclmeta. o ■■■■■■ ■ - Decatur Men To Attend Banquet 8. E. Hite, Charles Hite and Brice Butler will attend a banquet at the Fort Wayne Chamber of Commerce building tonight, given by the Shell Petroleum corporation. Hite's gro eery will receive a prise as the first Shell dealer tn this district. — o Walter Cruin Dies At Bluffton Hospital Walter (Mike) Crum. 45. Bluffton city electrician, a native of Cralgvllle, died at the Wells county hospital Saturday afternoon after a two weeks* lllnesi of pneumonia and heart disease. He is survived by I the mother. Mrs. Matt Crum of Bluffton, one son. a brother, aud three slaters. Funeral services will be held at' the home at 2 p. m. Tuesday, with hurial in the Elm Grove cemetery: ( wear Bluffton.

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■ —— • Million Bushel Storage | Silo, Feed Warehouse And Storage Tanks To Be Constructed. FINISH BY FALL The consiructkin of a million bushel capacity soy bean storage allo, a fed ingredient warehouse, bulk meal storage tanks and relocating the six railroad switch tracks at Indiana's largest soy bean processing plant In the north part of town, was announced today hy Roy Hall of Fort Wayne, president of the Central Soya Company. The additional buildings and Im- | proved switch track facilities are a continuation of the expansion program launched by this progressive Industrial concern laat (all. At that time four expellera were installed in the original betin processing plant, increasing the annual capacity to 7.600.000 bushel*, making it the largest plant of the kind In the state A corn milling unit waa also built at that time Beginning with 1934 when the plant waa located here by Dole W McMillen, founder of thal com- . pany and the Central Sugar ComI pany and McMillen Feed Mills, thl* in the fifth year that improvements and factory addition* have* been constructed. In the present expansion program. one of the buildings will he constructed on the south side of North Second street, on the Site where the Lenhart and plague sawmill was formerly located All the other improvements are located on the principal factory site on I the north side of the road. The soy bean storage build- ! Ing of the silo type will Ire an ex- ■ act duplicate of the present <me I and will be located immediately | adjacent to the huge I.(MMMMH) •| bushel capacity silo on the south. Work will commence on it so that it will be ready for use by next October. The towers will extend upward 110 feet and in the construction of the building, the slip form method will be used. The warehouse for feed ingredients will be a building approximately 300 by 150 feet. It will be located across the street, with track facilities to the building. The bulk meal storage tanks will Ire constructed north of the present solvent plant. All the construction work will be done by the Indiana Engineering Company of Fort Wayne. Mr. Hall stated This contracting firm has built all the factories and warehouses at the aite. with the exception ot the sugar factory. The soy bean storage addition will make it possible to store 2.500.000 goy beans at the local factory site, approximately onethird of the year's run. -Mr. Hail also announced that the company is giving serious consideration to locating of a meal ; plant, probably in llllnoia. to serve the Illinois. lowa. Kentucky. Wisconsin and western Indiana territory. "Hie additional buildings, together with the railroad switch tracks, will be a major conatruction program In this cRy throughout Hn spring and summer months. Work Is already underway on some of the projects and the program calls for completion of all improvements by next fall The rapidly growing business of the Central Soya company and the McMillen Feed Mills make* ngeea(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVEi LODGE TO NAME NEW OFFICERS Loyal Order Os Moose To Elect New Officers On April 4 Officers of Adams lodge 1311, Loyal Order of Moose, will lie named here Tuesday night, April 4, during the tegular weekly meeting ot the order. It wa* announced today. Nomination* for the va-lou* office* are now open and will be kept I r pen until the last meeting night of thia month. Tuesday, March 28. Gerald Cole, local electric shoir proprietor, I* the present dictator, . luling officer of the lodge. The regular meeting of the lodge w'll be held tomorrow night, start - Ing at. 7:3b o'clock. AH members are i urged to attend.