Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 108, Decatur, Adams County, 6 May 1939 — Page 1

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WOMEN PLAN STATE MEETINC I Diocesan Convention Os Catholic Women Will Be Held In Muncie I Extensive preparei tons are heIns made for the Fori Wayne; Diocesan Conventh.it of the Na- ! tlonal Council ..r Catholic Women, to lie held In Muncie. May !l and , 2!. Th- dI.H.-aan memliershlp represents about IS.tMMt women It is anticipated that loon d-legatea and visitors will attend the con- . vention. The council includes all women of the Catholic church and Was, orsauiied In Washington. I). C. in , l#2o. as a medium of work for women of the church Welfare.: study of current national life. au|> port of schools. collefM and missions are among the activities of the council. I Rt. Rev John Francis Noll 1 bishop of Fort Wayne diocese, will | open the convention with a pontl fical muss to lie celebrated Sunday 1 morning In Bt. laiwrente church On Sunday afternoou a "School of 1 Social Science" will be conduct.-.! . at St laiwrenee school and will' continue Monday morning Mott i . signor Thomas Travis of Andet i i son. will speak st the Central high i auditorium on Sunday evetiing. The Monday session will be attended by I2S priests of the Fort . W’ayne diocese who are spiritua l > advisors pf the various church I units. Rev. Leo I'urslay. pas'or' : of Sacred H-art church. Warsaw, j i and Professor Francis McMahon. ' Notre Dame university, and ricepresident of the Catholic Association for International Peace wilt' be among the spe Mrs. Earl Reynolds. Chicago, i i national president of the NCCW. I will attend at the sessions. Mrs Thomae Tobin, president of th<Muncie deanery will be hostess for the convent tun and has appointed a large numtier of metuliers lo serve on the various committees. , Rev. Jes.-ph Hennes. Fort j Wayne deanery CYO director.! i will attend Sunday evening and' Monday aeaatana. I Representatives from St Mary's Catholl. church, of this city, are planning to attend. PLAN SERVICE SUNDAY NIGHT — Standard Bearers To Conduct M. E. Service Sunday Night ' The Standard Bearers of the' . Methodist Episcopal church will ■ i have charge of the services Sunday evening in the absence of the pas-' tnr. Rev. R. W. Graham The fol- | lowing interesting program will commence at 7:30 o'clock: Soag. congregation Devotional*. Gladys .Miller. Candle lighting service. Annis . Mae Merriman. Jean Zimmerman. I Kathryn Duvia. accompan'-d with . vocal selections by Anna .lane Tyndill. Gladys Miller and Patsy McConnell snd at the organ by Mias Helen Haubold. i Xylophone solos. "Th* World la ■ Walting for the Sunrise" and "tllow I Worm." by Patsy Edwards anJ lent Ise Haubold. Song, girls' chorus under th* direction of Mrs. Din Tyndall. OCurlncPlaylet. "How Far to the Nearest Doctor." a dramatisation of th" life of Dr. Idu Scudder of India. Song. Closing prayer. Mrs. R. W. GraI ham. 1.1 ■"<>■ I Mrs. John Burk Has Both Legs Fractured Mrs. John Burk of Ninth street. Janitress at the Decatur public library, suffered fractures of both legß this morning about 10 o'clock when she fell down the library steps The legs were broken he--1 tween the ankles and knees. She 1 was resting fairly well, according • to the latest report, lifter having 1 been admitted to the hospital. Young People’s Camp I To Be Held June 24-S0 ■■ l '■■■■■ Camp Yo-PeMICa. » youna • people's missionary camp for the Standard Bearers and Queen . Esthers of the North Indiana conference will be held st Webster Lake. Epworth Forest. June 24 to • June 30. I Thia Is a camp for training In i Christian leadership. Miss Helen I Haubold of Decatur will direct all i music at the camp and teach a r ' class In a capella choral tmlnlug.

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MRS. DRUM IS TAKEN BY DEATH —— Mrs. Henry Drum Dies Friday Evening Os Complications Mrs. Flota Drum. wife of Henry Drum. prominent Adams county reaident. died last night at | 7:45 o'clock at her home, five mile* north of Decatur tn Root ’ township Death was attributed to cornpliI cations following an illness of I about two year*. The deceased was born In Allen county. Ohio. December M. ISO. the daughter of Lewis and Margaret Hreut linger She moved to thia county when |ll years old. The deceased was a member of the t'ralgville V. B. 1 church for 5" years. Surviving, besides the husband, are the following children: Dor- ' phua Drum of Decatur; Noble Drum, of Decatur; Mrs. Kffie Flits <of Fort Wayne: Mrs Stanley Cal- | low of Dwatur. and Opal at home. | A brother. Orval Rrentllnger of Markle, two sister. Mrs. Emanuel Miller of Berue and Mrs Chester I Booher. of Centerville, eight grandchildren and three stepgrandchi)Jdren. also survive. Funeral services will be held ’ Monday afternoon at 1:45 o'clock 1 at the residence and 2:30 o'clock iat the Pleasant Dale church with I burial In the church cemetery. ■ Rev. Kenneth Timmons, of the i. First Christian church in this city. . will olhtiate, assisted by Rev. C. i R Moore, of Cralgvllle. . | The body will be returnerl from . the 8. E Black funeral home to J the residence this evening and ' may be viewed there after 7 pm. I 0 SANFORD ACKER IS PAID HONOR Grandnephew Os Decatur Teacher Is Paid Honor At Hollywood him i. mass san * Miss Evn Acker, local school | teacher, is the proud recipient of a Hollywood mainline which contains the photograph and an article regarding her grandnephew. Sanford Acker. Jr. Sanford, an honor student at Hollywood, was chosen to pose with Olivia DeHaviland, prominent clnemn star, ss the leading character In a story. "The Love of Olivia." The boy. who la 15 years old. Is the son of Sanford Acker, Jr., and the grandson of the late Sam Acker, both of whom were natives ot thia city. The article tells of hla being selected to pose for the picture and glvea a description of his quallflrations as a typical American youth. Miss DeHaviland, about whom ' the story was written, pos'd especially for the picture with young Acker. The local teacher visited last summer with the family In Hollyi wood and attests to the likeness of ' the photo. j

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, May 6, 1939.

I England will he received hy President and Mrs Roosevelt <wi their arrival for a visit. The royal |M>lr will slay al the While House

Church To Install New Officers Sunday New officers of the First Rap | Hat church will lie formally Installed at the morning service Sunday. Communion will also lie [ held at this aervli-e Baptismal iltea will lie observed Sunday night. The annual business meeting of the church will lie held Weilneaday evening. - - -o- — ■ YOUTH SERVICE i PROGRAM GIVEN Program Friday Afternoon Closes Week’s Observance Scores of students from the Decatur junior high, the Central school and the St. Joseph school, filed into the new junior-senior high school Friday afternoon to ’ witness the ceremonies which were , to climax the city's celebration of , Youth Week Loud applause greeted the presentation of hidividual and group a- ' wards in athletic events. A mixed program of musical and vocal selections was presented with P. Bryce Thomas, as chairman of the week, introducing the numbers. Sylvester Everhart and George Laurent awarded the trophies and certificates to the winners of the t athletic events The Decatur school hand opened the program with several selections. Harry Maddox. Miss Helen Haubold and Miss Catherin Kauffman formed the committee In charge. Classes were dismissed at an earlier hour Friday to permit the students to attend the program.

Deposed Czech President Talks To Large Audience

(By Boh Heitor, staff reporter I • A mild, very earnest and un- , ■milliiK tnan of medium stature, , Impeccably dressed in a dark, double breasted an It and wearing a small ribbon on hla lapel, lean|ed on hla elbow and Intimately confided to a large audience at the Shrine Theater In Fort Wayne last night hla own opinion on the probable outcome of the present European conflict between democracies and dictatorships. The man. Eduard Benes. former premier and president of the one > time country of ('sechoslovakla. now professor of sociology at the ’ University of Chicago, spoke in u program sponsored by the Llotfs clubs of this area and attended by a large number of Decatur people. As he twirled hla glasses. It was hard to realise that six months t ago the hands which held these eye glasses had the power to plunge the world Immediately Into] the disaster of another World War It was also' hard to realise that his was the super salesman, who wrote a constitution for a non-existing country while an exile ■ In Pittsburg and "sold" President ; Woodrow Wilson on the necessity of establishing a new country nnd a democracy In central Europe, and the man who piloted the newi found country as premier and I president until the very strength |

COMMITTEES TO RUN CAMPOREE Committees Are Named For Boy Scout Camporee In Berne Various committees which will lie In charge of the annual Boyi Scout Camporee In Berne June 3 and 4 were listed today by the' Berne Stouter* In charge C. T. Michaud of Berne is head I of the camporee. with Ralph McClain of Rerne and Dr. E P. Fields of Decatur the camp masters , Six Adams county troops. Including three In Decatur, two in Deru* and one in Geneva, will take irnrt in the event. The committees follow: C. T. Michaud, vlce-chalrtuan. Camp master, Ralph McClain. Assistants. Dr. Eugene Fields I Sherman Stucky. Richard Beitler Arrangements committee—chairman. Clarence Sprunger; Victor I Stuckey, Howard Gllliom. Chief judge — Judson Erne; 1 associates: Cliff Gllliom. Victor , Stuckey, Simon Schwartx. Cail | Amatutx. Mathias Donelley, J D. R. Schwartx. E<l. Liechty, Clifton AmatutX. Brice Rausermun. G C. 1 Moser. Paul Shoemaker. Chris . Gerber. C. T. Habegger. Omer . Neuenschwsnder. Leo Lehman, Dave Dubach Court of Honor — Roy Girod chairman. Wm. Spurgeon. Geo. Niederhouser, Robert Lehman I Camp Inspectors E M Webb, chairman: E. J Stengel, Robert Lehman . Camp statistician — Maynard Hetrick Camp chaplain — Rev. C. IL Schmid. First aid—J. Jerome Yager. Publicity—Edward E. Liechty.

•of its democracy became an obstacle Hitler had to overcome or perish. Americans Must Decide Benes prefaced hie talk with the statement "It la not for me to tell the United States Its best foreign policy, it la for you. the clttxens of the United States." Next he described the sudden birth of democracies over Europe after the war as "the reaction of the dictatorial regime of pre-war Europe", "Today they are falling. temporarily. I hope." he said "because the reaction Is swlugiuit the other way, "Cause for the rise of dictator ships can be laid to four reasons. First: weakness of democracies to find efflclefft means of govern-! merit Second: the naiiiinl ualatance to the system of communism. Third: democracies failed to stamp out the expansion programs of the dictators at their Iteglnnlng In Mauchprla. Ethiopia. Czechoslovakia. Albania and Spain. Fourth: that the natural ■cactlon swings towards dictatorships. ‘ But I believe these same weak-I neases of democracies are present ! in dictatorships and will eventual , ly cause their defeat—but not liei fore solutions are found to many ' I (CONTINUED ON I’AUE UtX)“

MARK START OF AGENT SYSTEM Next Week To Mark Anniversary Os County Agent System Recognition will 1»» paid next week on th* 35th anniversary of the signing of the Smith-Lever act, which Is generally considered the t "Magna Charter" of agricultural ex-t-malon work In this country. The passing of this act In congreen meant the establishment of the county agent system various agricultural organisations such as t-H cluba. home economica clubs, the many schoola and short courses held in local communities and all the other phases of agricultural extension work In tfte county. In I*l t the state passed an enabling law permitting the appointment |of county agents, tut ae> up the ' provision that gf>uo should be raised 'vf the sponsors, lief ore counties would be required to employ county agents. It was not until April 8, i>ls. that a petition was filed in Adams conn- , ty seeking a county agent. This was the 42nd petition filed in the state. On April 37. I»K>. tne petition was given the county auditor and on May 13. 1815, the county council appropriated the money for the salary end expense of the county agent. E. B. Christen, at that time county superintendent of schools, submitted the petition to tile county council. The first county sgent was A. J Hutchins, who served from September 1. I*ls until August 31. I*lU. M. H. Overton, the second county agent served from December 1. I*lß. until August 31. I*lß. Other county agents were: J. R. Meeks. September 1. I*lß 'intil August 31. 181*. F. W. Gray, I January 1. 1830 until October 31. ■ 1820; L. M Buache November 15. ’ 193<*. until February 15. 1*28; F. E. Christian February 18. 1828 until lle< ember 31. 1838. and L. E. Archbud th- incumbent, who began serving. January 1. 1830. E. L- Richman, served as assistant county agent of Adams and Jay fount tea from September 17, 1835. until December 31. 1835. SEEK STUDENT AS MURDERER College Student Souxht For Murder Os Two Salesmen Phoenix. Aril.. May 8 — (U.W — ' Robert M Burgunder. Jr.. 22. u college student, was sought today on a charge of murdering two automobile salesmen. His father, a prominent Seattle attorney, said he had heard nothing from his son. who was a student at the Arisons State Teachers College of Tempe, for several days. Mrs. Ruth Burgunder, who Is divorced and lives In Los Angeles. said she had no Idea where her son was. She had not heard from him in months. Murder charges were tiled ugainst young Burgunder after ti rancher found the bodies of Jack Peterson. 35. and Ellis M Koury. I 24. In the desert 15 miles south- . east of here. Bnrgunder enrolled In the Arisons college last September. Other students envied him because h» i made high marks with ii minimum of study. When he enrolled, it was not known that he had a prison record In Washington, that at the time he was <m parole, having served time for grand larceny. Hla lather sent him to Tempe, I hoping he would do better where n<> one knew him. Last Saturday a man. police Identified as Burgunder, walked lato an automobile agency here and said he wanted to have a demonstration. Peterson. Koury. and their proa-' pect, drove off In a new car. Nothing was heard of them again until their bodies were found yesterday. They apparently had been bound before being shot. The motive seemed to lie that the "customer" (CONTINUED ON PAGK 81X1 Miller Funeral Service Monday Funeral services for Martin Miller. Decatur resident who died Friday afternoon, will be held Monday afternoon at 1:30 at the residence, and at 2 o'clock at the Zion Reformed church. Rev. C. M. Prttgh will officiate. The body will lie taken from 1 the Black funeral home to the residence on Monroe street and may be viewed after 7 o'clock 1 tonight until time tor the funeral.

To Receive Find Communion Sunday Rev. Father Joseph SeimetX, pastor, will be the celebrant at the high mass Sunday morning at 7' o'cloi'k at Bi. Mary's Cathoik church. A class of 36 boys and girls will receive their first Holy Communion Renewal of baptismal vows by i the children will also take place during the mass. Ths sermon will lie delivered hy Father Selmtx.e The other two mass*-* will be at ( 8:10 and 8-46 o'clock. YOUNG PEOPLE PLAN SERVICES First U. B. Church To Observe Younx People’s Day Sunday Young people'a anniversary day will lie observed at the First United Brethren church, corner of Ninth and Madison streets. Sunday. This day will start the observance of youth years throughout the whole denomhiatlon. Youth Year celebrates the soth anniversary of Organised United Brethren young i people's work. The day will be observed flrat with a sunrise worship service at Hanna-Nutt man park at 8:30 A. M Thia will be followed with a breakfast at 7:10. Those who do not have transportation to the grounds will meet at the church at 6:15. The program at the park is as follows: Morning Call — Maxine Hilton. Poem — Marjorie Foughty. Scripture — Allien Porter. Duet — Edith Haker and Betty Foughty. Prayer service — L*d by Rev. Weber. Talk — "Youth Still Serves" — Rev. Weber. Choruses — Vivian Hitchcock. I Accordion solo — Irene Light. Tups — Maxine Hlltoa. In case of rain the service will be held at the church. At the 10:30 morning service, the young people will have charge of the worship service, and In th* evening at 7:30 P. M. a blsturkid pageant. '"Jesus Calls Us." will be presented. Thia pageant shows how youth has answered Jesus' call throughout the different ages, from Bible times until the present. The public is invited to this service. 0 Hear Arguments On New Trial Motion Arguments on a motion for n new trial in the mandate suit of I John L. King against William II ' Patterson as trustee of Blue | Creek township were heard Friday afternoon by Judge J. Fred Fruchte, who took the matter, under advisement The court recently returned a. verdict tn favor of the plaintiff and ordered the trustee to erect a line fence as asked In the mandat! suit. The defense later filed n ' motion for a new trial. John L. DeVoss Is attorney for' the plaintiff. Appearance for the defendant was entered by D. Bur-' dette Custer and O G Dudgeon. — -,. 0 - Methodists Plan For Bible School The Methodlai dally vacation Bible school will lie held at the | church June 518 All children members of the church school are urged to attend. Those who are not enrolled elsewhere are invited to come HOLO FUNERAL RITES MONDAY Rhome Simmerman Died Friday At Hospital In Richmond Funeral services for Ritntne BintHerman, 44. son of Mr. and Mrs. George Blmmermsn. of 816 North Second street, who died Friday at a Richmond hospital, will be held Monday afternoon in Fort Wayn<».; The services will lie held at 1:18 o'clock (CSTI at the Bch >ne funeral home In Fort Wayne. The deceased was a former brakentuti on the G. R. & I railroad and was a member of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. Surviving Aiesldes the parent! here are two daughters. Maxine and Margaret; a son. Paul; a brother.! John of Decatur and a sister, Mrs. H. E. Smith of Fort Wayne. Burial will be In the cemetery at Ossian. J

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MURDER TRIAL ATFORTWAYNE NEARING JURY Two More Alienists Testify Confessed Slayer Is Sane Fort Wayne. Inal.. May c <UJ9 I - Two mor- alienists today leanfled they believed Adrian Miller, 31. Racine. Wla.. charged with th* rape and murder of 18 year old Alice Girton here last Oct 13 to ■ be sane and to have been san* lat the time he committed th* ' crim*. Miller has admitted the Girinn girl's murder and has baaed hla whole hop,* of escaping death in the electric chair on a plea of Insanity. Testifying today were Dr W W. Carey and Dr. Manrice Glock, court appointed psychiatrists. They followed lo the stand Dr. L. P. Harshman, who returned brief, ly this morning to testify he believed Miller sane at the <ime he killed Mias Girton. Previously he testified he believed Miller sane ' when he examined him. Judge Harry H. Hilg.-mann called the mm receaa after the two doctors flnisheil their testimony. Defense and state attorneys will give their summation and the cane is expected to reach the jury eurly thia afternoon Miller himself took the stand yesterday to tell the jury his mother had been Insane for 25 years. He said he had not seen her during the last 15 years. Nh» is confined to the Racine county. Win., hospital where two of his uncles died while mental patients, he sail! Pocahontas Lodge Meets Here Friday Approximately 75 men and women attended the meeting of the Pocahontas lodge held last night in the lodge i'M>ma on South Bee* ond street. The meeting was open to both men and women of the order and their friends. Mrs. Dessie Clutg, of Ft. Wayne. Great Minnehaha of the Pocahontas order, was present at the meettng and spoke briefly. A luncheon was served at the close of the business session. Rep. resentatlves from Fort Wayne, Bluffton and Rm kford. Ohio lodges were in attendance In addition to the local members. ■— ,1 || | Democrat Society Editor Back To Desk Mrs. Fanny Macy has retu neit to her duties as society editor at th* Daily Democrat after spending the winter months in Florida. Miss Jeanette Wtnnes was society editor during the absence of Mrs. Macy. J. 0. PETERSON IS RE-ELECTED Dwight Peterson Is ReElected Trustee Os Indiana University J. Dwight Peterson, president of the city Securities Corporation of litdlanapolia. son of Mrs. John Pet. ■ rson of thia city, was re-elected a trustee of Indiana University by tu* state board of education yesterday. Albert L. Rabb. Indianapolis at* I torney, was also re-elected to th* university hoard Their terms are j for three years, beginning July 1. Mr. Peterson was first appointed Ito the university board following th* resignation of Georg. Bail of Muncie. He la n graduate of Dec* ' tur high school and Also la a graduate of the state university, receiv- , .tig his degree In it.IS. During the World war. Mr. Pe> j v’.'son served at Camp Tayior and i was commissioned a second lieu. ' t *nant. He la a member of the Am- ' erican Legton, the Service Club and I Sigma Chi fraternity. Mrs. Peterson before htr mar* riage was Mias Mary Frtstuger of this city, also a graduate of Indiana university. They have thren children. Patsy. Bally and John. They live on North Pennsylvania street In Indianapolis. TEMPERATURE READINGS DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER , 8:00 a. m. 68 10:00 a. m. 71 10:00 p. n. 76 WEATHER Fair tonight and Sunday, I continued warm.