Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 103, Decatur, Adams County, 1 May 1939 — Page 1

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Move Krick Office To New Building The offices of Waller J. Krick, i city school aupeiinteudent w«r« «MV*d fiom the Central «hool to the new junktr senior hlga »hoot ' hu Idina this morniuc. Removal of the equipment for ' Mr. Krick's office and that of bin secretary. Mm. Anile Macy, wan i completes! today. The offices <4 Principal W. Guy Prown and all other high school <>|iilpment had b-cu previously moved to the new airnctuie but Mr. Krick had maintained hia office in the former blah school building until today. CLEAN-UP WEEK IN THIS CITY Annual City-U ide Clean* t'p Week Opens Next Monday The annual city-wide clean-up week will open here nest Monday. Mayor Forrest Klavy announced today. The clean up and paint-up cam- ' paign will last Ave days. May s I to 13. Inclusively. Sam Butler, street commissioner. today asked that all citlsens of the city collect rubbish and tin cans and place them In a container at a convenient place for the city trucks to pick them up. They will be carried away by the city at no cost to the dtisen. Residents are asked to place the containers carrying the rubbish and cans in the alley, or If no ali ley is convenient, they are asked ot set them in the street. Residents are urged to prepare these containers for collection before next Monday. Mayor Kliey also urged that the cltUens clean up yards and lots of all brush and dead shrubs, as well aa paper and other refuse in order to beautify the city and present a better appearance to visitors. No ashes will be hauled away by the city truths Two trucks will be employed to cart away the trash. Mayor Firry issued the following statement In conne<ti»u with the event •'ln the intarest of citlsens desiring Improvement in the appearance and sanitary condition of ’ their city. I earnestly solicit the cooperation of everybody in obser- ' vance of the annual cleau-up and paint-up week. > “Aa mayor ot the city and as an appreciative friend and neighbor I am especially desirous of obtaining a spirited response to this noI lice. The facilities of the city department. Including the street and , health units, are at the services of everyone Interested.’' ewsmmssssw""s^""ssw“e -,— ■" Today Is Final Bay To Pay Spring Taxes The last day rush to pay the spring Installment of tales was on | at the county treasurer's osflce today. Taxpayers were being ai-com-modal ed quickly ar.d at 10 O'clock this morning only a half dosen persons stood In line. Assisting County treasurer Jeff Uechty and deputy Miss A’lce Letihart, were county treasurer-elect John Hlakey. Miss Rertht Voglewide and Mrs. Alice Christen, the latter assisting In the office tor the pant several weeks. Today la the last day to pay tho spring installment without a penalty being added. The collection of the May taxes has been exceedingly i;nod. Mr. Llechty stated. INITIATION IS HELD BY K. 0. Fort Wayne Team Confers Second And Third Degrees Here Thirty men were Initiated into the Knights of Columbus Sunday afternoon at the K. of C. hall, the degree team of Fort Waytie conferring the second and third degrees. A large crowd attended the Initiatory work Fifteen former members of Decatur council of the Knights of Columbus were reinstated. Henry Halsey, district deputy, was In charge of the degree work, assisted by other lodge officers. The first degree was Imparted a week ago by Rev. Father Joseph Selmets and Charles Milletj grand knight of the local council Many visiting Knights of Columbus from Fort Wayne. Monroeville. Rluftton and other places attended the Initiation. Local lodge officers stated It was one of the most successful Initiations ever held by Dejeatur council.

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PANAMA CANAL OUTER DEFENSE LINE BOLSTERED Plan Air Base In Puerto Rico; Argue On Neutrality Washington. May I <UJK>- The ’ war department today designated Puerto Rico aa a separate milltary department, similar to thkt of the Panama Canal sone, an a first I step toward strengthening the canal's outlying defenses. It Is proposed to establish an air I Itaae In Puerto Rico, and to make | the chain of Inlands I wintering the | Caribbean a sort of "breakwater" . to protect the Caribbean and all i Atlantic approaches to the canal Secretary of War Harry II Woodring announced that, at the direction ot President Roosevelt, i he will Issue orders establishing; the new military department, effective July 1. It will be com - manded by Hrig. Gen. hMmund L Daley, who will have headquartern at Ran Juan. Daley Is now stationed at Ronton. In command of the first coast artillery district. With the new setup Puerto Rico will assume a military rating similar to that of Panama. Hawaii, the Philippine Inlands, and the nine corps areas in the Vnited States In announcing the organIxation of the new military department Woodring said: "The territory embraced In the new overseas department will include the island of Puerto Rico Including all adjacent keys and' islands, together with all Islands In the Virginia group belonging to the Vnited States." Expire At M dnight * Washington. May 1 <UJ!>-The tCONTINVKD ON PAGE FIVE) FORMER LOCAL RESIDENT DIES Mrs. Marcella JohnsonCouts Dies After Brief Illness Mrs. Marcella Couto, 25. a native of Decatur, died at 7 o'clock this morning at Indianapolis after a four-day illness of pneumonia. The deceased was born in this city, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. L Johnson. She was married to Frank Couts. Her father now resides In Gary. She was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. Surviving besides the husband and father are one son. Charley Couto. Indianapolis; and three sisters. Mrs. James Johnson of Chicago, Mrs. James Cummings of i ' Alabama and Miss Martha John- j 1 son of Gary. Funeral services will be held at ■ Indianapolis Wednesday morning ; at 10 o'clock. The body will be returned to this city aud will be at the Decatur cemetery about ■ 2:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. ■ !!_»!■■ ■ .Qu .1.1.,, 11, | Three Brothers To Conduct Services i _____ Rev Warren A. Allem. pastor and r.idlo minister from Keokuk. lowa, and Rev. Price A. Allem from Norwalk. Ohio will Join Rev. Harold ' A. Allem of Wren. Ohio, in opening a one-week series of meetings ir. I the Wren Baptist church tonight. These three (brothers traveled for several years In evanegllatlc work and are well known to many as tin Allem Trio, having broadcast over many eastern and midwestern radio stations, particularly Pittsburgh. Philadelphia and CM* < ago. Kong service and chorus singing begins at 7:46. The church Is local* ed on route 49, two miles north of Wren. o Decatur Man Fined On Intoxication Charge Floyd "Posey. Balter of thia city wes fined 11 and coats, amounting to *ll. In city court this morning « hen he pleaded gudty to a charge of public intoxication. He was arrested early Sundnv morning by night police. Decatur Bankers To State Association Theodore Graliker, president and Roscoe Glendening. cashier of the First State Bank of this city, are r Tanning to attend the annual Und.'ana 'Banker's association In Indianapolis this week. The meeting will be In session Wednesday andI Thursday. j

Decatur, Indiana. Monday, May 1, 193!).

F. D. IL and Royal Visitor Crown Prince Olav of Norway smiles broadly as he rides In car with President Roosevelt from Poughkeepsie. N Y . to Hyde Park, for a visit Crown Prince was accompanied by hia wife. Crown Princess Martha

FIVE ARE HURT ’ IN ACCIDENTS Escape Serious Injuries In Two Accidents Over Week End Five persons were hurt, none seriously. and seven others escaped Injury in auto accidents over the week-end near Decatur. Mrs. Herman Ufheil, 53. of Hnnttugtoii. a sister of Mrs. Charles Omlor of this city, suffered painful bead and face lacerations Saturday night at 7:30 in a crash at the inter section of Monros and Seventh streets. Miss Lillian (Eisenhauer, •’rive.- of the car. Mrs. Harold ConkI liu and son. Keith, all of Hun tin* ton. were unhurt. Edward Roth, of Fort Wayne ■ driver of the other car. his wife and :wo infant children. Billie and Doris. were unhurt. The Eisenhauer auto enroute south across Monroe street on Beve.ith. was struck broadside by the other car. enroute east. The Eisenhauer auto rolled over after being knocked onto the sidewalk in front o* the Appelman 'grocery. Claris and shoppers in the store aided In rating the victims out of -be overturned auto. Mrs. Vfheil was the only one taken to the hospital First aid treatment was given the others tor minor injuries. Mrs. Eisenhauer, who stated to Officer Adrian Coffee and Chief James Bonders, who investigated, tnet she thought she was driving on a through street, was technically arrested and given a 11 ticket for failing to atop at the atop rign. Four Are Hurt Four were hurt early Sunday morning about 1 o'clock when sn auto driven by Raymond (Hemet. | W, of near thia city, overturned on feueral road 224 east of Decatur i-l-out three miles when a tire blew (CONTINt.'EP ON PAUR FIVE) DEATH CLAIMS GEORGE BAILEY Father Os Decatur Men er Dies Sunday Evening At Home George Bailey. 75. well known Monroe township farmer, died at his home one mile south and onehalf mile east of Monroe Sunday evening at 5 o'clock. H> had been 111 four weeks of complications. The deceased was horn In Henry county, Ohio. March It. IH6I. the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Halley. He had lived on the farm near Monroe for 42 years. Surviving are the widow. Emma; one daughter. Mrs. Clarence Elxey. at home; two brothers, Peter Halley of Monroe and David Bailey jof Lansing. Mich. One daughter and three sons are deceased. He was a member of the Odrman Reformed church. Funeral services will ho held at the home at 2 p. m. Wednesday. Rev. C. A. Schmid of the Berne Reformed church will officiate, asj aisled by Rev. Vernon Riley of the Mouroe Friends church. Burial will be In the M. R. E. cemetery at Berne. The body will be removed to the residence Tuesday morning from i the Lobenstein funeral home.

County Board In Monthly Session The board of county commission <-ni met In regular session this morning. The morning was devoted tn the checking and allowing of bills County commissioner Moses Augsburger had to leave the meeting at 10:30 to attend a funeral. Commissioners Frank Liniger and Phil S'.rahm. remained In session during tneday. Several highway matters, poor relief and routine details were to come before the board. They will contalnue In session Tuesday. SOYA COMPANY PREPARES SITE Site Is Staked Off In Preparation For Construction The site for the new feed Ingredients warehouse at the Central Soya company Is being staked off. preparatory to building the concrete piers for the building. The warehouse will be approximately 300 by 150 feet In she and will be located on the south side of Second street, west of the Pennsylvania railroad tracks. It Is the first building constructed on the opposite side of the road In the 1539 expansion program of the Central Sugar and Central Soya ■ companies. The new building will be metal covered and about a story and a halt high. Beet pulp and other feed Ingredients will lie stored In the warehouse and the new switch tracks from the Pennsylvania rail road will run to the building. Work will start later on the building and on constructing the switch trucks id the factory site.; All the tracks on the present site will Im* relocated and a new spur i run from a point north of Wash- , Ington street to the manufactur-1 | Ing plants. Construction of the 1.000.0d0 bushel capacity soy bean storage building and the bulk meal storage tanka north of the solvent plant | will follow along with the relaying of the railroad tracks Thia year's expansion program Is one of the major developments of the local Industrial concern and completes the work started last fall. ■O - — Arrest Transient On Intoxication Charge Fr-d L. Stout, a transient, was arrested east of town Sunday night on a complaint given by a resident. who said the man was lying In the ditch. The arrest was made by officers. Adrian Coffmand Sephua Melchl. An affidavit charging him with public Intoxication was Hied in mayor's court today and It Is probable he will be arraigned before Mayor Forrest Elsey this evening. He Is being held In the Adams county jail. o — Official Board Will Meet Tuesday Night The official board of the First Evangelical church will meet Tuesday evening at 7:30 o'clock in the church for its first session of the now conference year. Important matters of business will be considered. All members of the hoard arc expected to be present.

European Powers Celebrate May Day With Declarations Os Intent To Defend Rights

OPERATORS AND MINERS STILL IN DEADLOCK Threat Os Nation-Wide Mine Shutdown Still HanxinK New York. May 1 <UJ9> Con-1 tract negotiators tor the Appals chian soft nail Industry conferred for an hour and a half today and then recessed until tomorrow’ with their deadlock still unbroken and the threat of a nation-wide mine shutdown still hanging. John it. Steelman, head of ihe V. S conciliation service who ent I ered the Joint <-onference last week as a “special mediator.** said to day’s session was “executive an<* confidential" and that the negotiators would not reconvene until 11 a. m. tomorrow unless one aide or the other called an earlier meeting. It was tinderstoiMl that the operators’ negotiators were sttll divided among themselves ax to the terms of a compromise union recognition formula designed to meet the demands of the Vnited Mine Workers of America for protection against alleged threats to break the union in the coal fields It was the union's demand for a closed shop, or an effective al- . ternative, which stalemated the Joint conference a month ago ‘ when the operators turned it down. More than 340.000 miners have been idle In the eight-state Appalachian area and Alabama ever since. Today’s recess narrowed the I time left so rthe union to decld? whether to carry out Its threat to close mines In the 2! coal-produc-ing states outside the Apimlachian area The miners' policy committee of 130 district officers and men will meet tomorrow afternoon to map out future strategy. Present plans are to call out 120.000 western miners on Thursday and Friday It the eastern controversy remain.' unsettled Also on the agenda for the committee meeting was the question of what policy to follow in respect - to coal operators, both in and outside the Appalachian conference, who have expressed a willingness to sign closed shup agreements. Union sources estimste the numj her of such operators at 60 per , (CONTINUED ON PAGE HIX) Q —- College Professor To Speak To Lions Walter Herrllng, professor of so--tial science and economics at Voncordia College. Fort Wayne, will speak at the werdrly meeting of the ’lecatur Lions club Tuesday evening at 5:15 at the Rice hotel. He will apeak on "America at the Crossroads." H. H. Krucckelterg I rill be chairman of the program. SORG FUNERAL RITES TUESDAY Father Os Decatur Man Died Friday Night At Fort Wayne Funeral services will be held Tuesday morning for Benhard Sorg. (1. father of Sylvester II and Walter A. Sorg. owners of the Sorg Meat Market In this city, who died late Friday night at St. Joseph's hospital in Fort Wayne, Services will be held at 8:30 a. m. Tuesday (daylight savings time) at the residence. 817 West DeWald street, and at 9 o'clock at the St. Patrick's Catholic church. Brlai will be at Kheldon. The dr con xed was born In Pleasnnt township, Allen county, and had resided In Fort Wayne for 32 years. Surviving besides the two sons in this city are the widow. Matilda, another son. Marvrn FL of Oakland, CaL; three sisters. Mrs. Frank Stelnacher and Mrs. Louis Wilkie of Fort Wayne and Mrs. Frank Lahrtnan of Pleasant township. Allen county; six brothers. John. Anthony. Roman and Andrew Sorg of Fort Wayne, Lambert ot Pleasant township and Robert of | Houston, Texas. i

Pastor Returns IDF Rev. George S Ixiller. pastor of the First Evangelical church of this city for the past three years, was re-assigned to the church at the closing session of the annual conference, held at Fort Wayne Sunday. CASES ARE SET FOR TRIAL HERE Five Cases Are Set For Trial During Present Term Five cases were set for trial during the April term of the Ad ama circuit court by Judge J. Fred Fruchte this morning. The account suit of Hubert R McVlenahan against Ollie J Harmon. Beryl Harmon and Florence' Harmoil was set for May 9. The local attorney is bringing, the suit to collect for attorney services, allegedly owing hint from a 'rial last year, in which he defended Beryl Harmon. The contract suit of Charles N Fuhrman against the Echo Tor nado Insurance company of Jefferson township. Wells county, was set for May 16 by Judge Fruchte. The account suit of Phil Sauer against Grace and Charles F. Zimmerman was set for June 6. Thn damage suit of Aloyalus Gelmer against Leo Faurote. arising from Injuries sustained in an auto accident, la scheduled to he heard June 1. The fifth case to be heard is th-* damage suit of tleorge Appelman against peter Louche, which was set for May 19. All five of the suits are to lie heard by a Jury the court calendar revealed. The motion for a new trial in the mandate suit of John L. King against William H Patterson, aa trustee of Blue Creek township, was set tor ixsues on Muy f> —' 11 O I - - — Auditor's Office Busy Place Today The county andf'or's office was a busy place today. Auditor Victor Eicher attended the regular meetInr of the Isaird of commissioners: Mrs. Eicher was laraiu< the relief I checks, totaling more than 30V, in addition to the monthly allowances while Miss Mary Cowan, deputy, ■ was transacting details pertaining to tlte office and Incident to the tnxnaylng rush. • —-o ■ ■ Plow Demonstrations Are Held In County Two successful ploy shield demonstrations were held in Adams county last week. These meetings were held on the Winfred Gerke farm In Root township and on the Butler Woodruf farm In Jefferson township. In both these demonstrations the corn stalks were turned under to a depth where they would not In* tnterferrlng with other cultural practices. R. C. Shipman and R. W. Wileman of Purdue discussed proper plow adjustments and proper hitching with th»v idea of controlling side draft. At each of these places, ten or twenty corn stalks were split and from one to five borers were found per stalk Mr. Wliemsn states that he expects to return to Adams county in about three weeks to make a corn borer count on the stalks and parts of stalks that are upon the surface of thep lowed I Held.

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IxuidinK European PowI en» Mass FiKhting Forces Seeking To Maintain Peaceful Position. RENEWED WARNING By Joe Alex Morris ' United Press Foreign News Editor Europe's great powers celebrated May day with challenging declarations of armed might and willingness to fight for their vital Interests. The annual day for demonstration of lalior solidarity took on a strong nationalistic tinge as both the totalitarian nations and the governments allied In the European anti aggression front hardened their lines. Seeking to maintain their diplomatic positions peacefully by a strong show of military might, the big powers nevertheless continued to mass fighting forces on an unprecedented scale that kept at a high point the ultimate danger of war. In London, a British spokesman pointed to the Polish Corridor ax the danger spot of all Europe by declaring that Great Britain and France are prepared to carry out their pledge to fight If the Poles are forced into war In defense of I their Independence The statement wax regarded a* a renewed warning to Adolf Hitler that any move to aolve by force the quarrel over Danzig or over the corridor would almost certainly lead to a general war. At the same time, the British government sought to complete negotiations for bringing Soviet Russia and Turkey into the auti-aggresaion trout. In Berlin. Hitler proclaimed the great military strength of the relch and declared that the nation's unity could never he broken by "war mongers " He shouted to a mass meeting of ynnths and workers that “united we can withstand the world " In Waraaw. however, the Polish government look a strong stand toward the Nazis, apparently certain that Britain and France would support Poland in opposing any Ihrust by Germany and thxi neltner tendon nor Paris would seek to put pressure on the Polish government for a forced compromise on return of Danzig to the r**ich. it was indicated that Poland might assume a protectorate over Danzig as a counter-move against Hitler's demands for Danzig and an extraterritorial motor road across the Corridor -which was regarded in Waraaw aa merely an attempt to get a foothold that eventually would return the entire corridor to the relch. In Bucharest, the extent to which the small powers of eastern Europe have been aasured of aid from Britain and France — and presumably Soviet Russia — was Indicated by Premier Armand Callneacu who told a May dsy demonstration that Rumania woulr fight any attempt to Infringe mi her territorial rights. From Moscow, too. came a significant May day development. K lenient I Voroshilov, war commlaaar. declared that the red army la ready to fight If a new general war breaks out In Europe. (CONTINUED ON PAGE yiVEt JUDGE FRUCHTE TD HUNTINGTON Acts As Special .liidice; Burling Trial Here Is Postponed Judge J. Fred Fruchte went Jo Huntington this afternoon to alt as special Judge on a motion In the suit of the Uservo Co. Inc. against Johanna Selklng, doing buslneae as the Nunxblne Dairy. The case Involves an alleged Illegal use of the plaintiff's milk bottles and has been one of the more Important canes pending In the Huntington circuit court. The trial of Ed Burling, of this city, on a charge of drunken driving. which was scheduled to have been heard In Adams circuit court today, was continued upon agreement of ths parties. The trial of George Adams of Jay county, who 1s charged with reckless driving, lx scheduled to be heard In court Thursday. It is considered likely, however, that this case will also bu continued.