Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 117, Decatur, Adams County, 17 May 1939 — Page 1

jLvil. No. 117.

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Watch. Lost For 1H Years Is Found In Field Near Oecatur t A poiket Watch that UM born | !•»•« for 18 jteara woa rwturntni Tu.-o-J Jay to T. U Fair* b'lil us route «M b-c«tur. Tbo watch which telongtM to A. K. Fairchild, tatliar of T. t 1.. Fan hlld. had barn inat m * fiald. Monday. Chanter Hryau •»»' Blur Craak township found Uta watch white working in the tteld Mr. Fairchild stated that ha wan I rofng to taka the watch to a jeweler o< wee If it could be repaired . SHOOT TO KILL GUARDS'ORDER I Harlan Mine Patrollers Given Order In Case Os Fight i i i Harlan. Ky. May I? - <U.R> - j . National Kuardmii-n pat ruling , Italian county coal nilnr-a had I * "about lark ill" orders today be- . <MSe of an Implied union threat . Io remove the militia's "Intltnldu , Hon." i The order was announced by i i Brig Gen. Filerite Carter. In com- . ma nd of the 810 guardsmen, and . followed an appeal by officials of , the I'nlted Mine Wortosra of Amer . lea to President Riataevelt for withdrawal of the troops which . have protected mines operating on i a non unlon basis since Sunday. i I'nlon officials warned the presl- ■ dent In a telegram that unlnn min - era and citltens near Creech's > mine at Twlla. Ky.. were threat-1 i enlng .“to remove the Intimidation . of soldiers and machine guns who | are blockading highways." They b-at—d "rioting and bloodshed" If | troops remain in the county, r Carter said the "shoot-to-kill'' order applied “whenever ne<-es- . sary." He declined to explain, • further. “1 don't cat* to enlarge on It > at all." he said Meanwhile, county judge C. K. Ball, who requested Gov A. B. r I Happy I Chandler to send the ■ state militia here after Sheriff > Herbert Cawood refused operators' appeals for troops, confirmed I union charges that he had «i financial interest in the reopening of ■ the mines. > Ball said he owned land and . stores in the Crummies Creek ■ Coal Co.. Crummies. Ky.. snd the High Splint Coal Co. High Splint. Ky. Both companies are operating on a limited basis under national guard protection. soldiers began their third tCONTIXVBD ON PAOB FIVBI Beverage Board To Hear Application The Adams coun'y alcoho'lc bevrrage board will conduct a hearing June 8 In the county court house on tile application of Edward T. Mil- ' |vr for a liquor, wine and beer re--1 teller's license at the Oecatur County Club. o Catholic High Holds Annual Party Tuesday Students of the Decatur Catholic 1 high school staged their annual high school party Tuesday evening ' at the Sunset park, southeast of 1 the city. ' Guinea and entertainment ell--1 maxed with eats furnished a com- ' piste program for the students, i , --o SEEK PARKING BAN REMOVAL Council Asked To Remove Ban On East Side Os First Street I ■ t Merchants and residents on First I street mad' 1 a move last night to i remove the parking bun on the I east side of First street between I Jackson and Adams street by auki Ing the city council to amend the | ordinance and abollwh that restriction. The petition asserts that the , street la wide enough to permit cars to pass, even If other autos are parked on both sides. The petition asserts that parking space la needed badly In the city anil cites the added number of , cars that could be parked on the east side of First street as an ImI portant reason for abolishing the ban. The petition was signed by practically all of the linns on First street in the restricted area and by a majority of the residents. The matter was referred to the hoard of public works and safety i upon motion of Councilman Au-, I drew Appelman. i

WPfIREQUESTS 10 BE SPLIT Council Divides Storm Sewer Application From Others The city council In regular sea-' slon last night voted to divide th" proposed storm sewer application! to WFA from the usual street and sewer Itnprovemenia In an effort to secure WPA working funds here at an earlier date. WPA activities In the city were brought up for discussion and upon motion the body agreed to I -•■perate the smaller projects from | the proposed storm sewer work. No WPA work, with the excep- i ■ lion of the minor sewing and ra-l M-arch projec ts, la In progress In' the- city at the present WPA workers from llecatur Were trans-1 ferred to the | a ku project, east of the- city, until applications could' be ratified by WPA. Mrs. Hddie Deltsch appeared befor the council and asked that acHon lie taken on a pwtilkm which I had previously tieen presented.! urging the Improving of the ex ' itrc-me south end of South Flfih street between Kim and the South i Ward Imseliall diamond. She call "d al tent lon to the fact that the sidewalk and curbing had been constructed Roy Johnson appeared hefore' the council and asked that the IHerkes drain he extended to Second Creek. He staled that the drain now ended on Washington street and that the waler liecame stagnant under present conditions. He was informed that the matter Would have to be taken up with county officials since It was not within the city limits. Mrs. Charles Lose Speaks At Celina Mrs. Charles U>se. of this city; Mrs. C. Hremmer and Mrs. P. MeHc.nald of Fort Wayne were speakcis last night at a mother and daughter banquet on the national , council of Catholic wome.i at Celina. Ohio. i "Christian Principles for Lay- , women” was the title of •»!» local ■ 'ady's address. The Fort Wayne ladies spoke on matters periaining to i the organisation. WESTFALL WILL HEAD DENTISTS Indianapolis Man Named Head Os State Association Indianapolis. May 1” — (U.K) — I , Dr. 11. K. Westfall, of Indiana ped Is. today was presidentelect of the Indiana dental association to take office In 1840. He was chosen at the closing session of the 82nd annual coni vention last night, as Dr. R. C. Shurr of Valparaiso took uffice as president for 1839 succeeding Dr. A. A. Spears of Brasil Dr. W. S. Walters, of Weal lacfayette. Dr. Robert Gillis, of 1 Hammond, and Dr. R. N. Douglas, of Klkhart, were elec-led delegates to the national convention in Milwaukee In July. Alternates selected tor them were Dr. 11. Karl Hinshaw. of Richmond. Dr. H. W. Mason of Indianapolis, and Dr. W. •K. Neuenschwander. of Fort Wayne. Holdover delegates were Dr. H. J. Longcamp of Aurora. Dr. J. B. Carr of Indlsnnpolis. and Dr.* Wil-1 Ham Bogle of Vincennes. Their! i| alternates ware Dr. L. A. Fonner' of Fort Wayne, and Dr. E. L. Mitchell of Indianapolis. Six Killed When Jap Plane Hits Wires Tokyo, May 17— (UP)— An air ' liner taking off from Fukouku enroute to Keljo, Korea, failed to clear wires at the airport border and crahed with passengers and crew. The pilot, mechanic and tour pas- | r-engers were killed. The radio operator and four passengers were Injured. —— 0 " Linden Bank Suspects Held On Theft Count Bedford. And.. May 17-lU-P)- : —Robert Gore. 25. and Gerald Kern, 21, both of Bedford, were held here today for questioning concerning a car stolen from John Collins lasi •week. They were picked up by state po- ■ lice early this week and questioned concerning the 82.300 robbery of lhe Linden State bank last Friday. Slate police exonerated them of Ibe [Linden crime.

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Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday. May 17, 1939.

Troops on (Juard in Harlan fHijjwi. imi a • id'AFWM-jr ■A . National guardsmen with machine guns patrol streets and bridges | in Harlan county. Kentucky, during the tense mine opening sltuaiicm. Meanwhile, operatonc and representatives of John L Lewis' Cnited Mine Workers of America reopened negotlatlona toward a peaceful settlement.

DECATUR HIGH GIVEN RATING Association Approves School Again; First Honored In 1910 Principal W. Guy Brown of the Decatur junior-senior high school han been notified that his school ' ha* again been approved by the North Central assoc iation of col- i ’ lege* and secondary achool* for the period ending June 30. 1940. i The Decatur achool has been ap- ' proved each year since 1910. Before any school can be considered for the approval of the association, It must be on the highest list of schools approved and accredited by the school authorities within the state. It must also meet the policies. . regulations, and criteria which the asscM-lation maintains. These Include such matter* as instruction and spirit, school plant, sanitation, and janitorial service, instructional equipment, the achool and li-| brary service, school records, policies of the board of education, the administration of the school and its financial support, preparation of the instructional and supervisory staff, the teaching load, the pupil load and the educational program. Graduates of an approved high school are privileged to enter Institutions of higher learning within the North Central states without examinations, provided they have credits In the subjects re- ■ qulred by the college or university, to which admission is sought. SUGAR COMPANY BUILDSTRACK New Track Over Second, Washington Street Is Approved The building of a new aiding track on the Pennsylvania railroad by the Central Sugar company was , scheduled to start today, following ths approval of a petition presented by the company to the city > council in regular session last night. The petition asked for the council's approval In the construction of a new track, to be located 30 feet east of the main Pennsylvania tracks. The track la to run across company land and North Second street, in the petition the sugar company agreed to remove the old 'tracks and repair the new crossing on both North Second and Washington streets. The laying of the new track la part of a building program now underway hy the augar company, which cited the need for Imined-' late action. Th* petition was signed by H. W. McMillen, vicepreaident and general manager of the company. The council took action on the matter Immediately and unanimously approved the petition, which stated that work was to begin this morning. )

Mrs. Dugan Visits At Garden Display Mrs. C. K. Dugan returned from ' Indianapolis last evening after * several days visit with her daugh I ter. Mrs L H. Hserle. On Sunday Mrs. liaerle and Mrs. Dugay enjoyed a tour, sponsored by the Park school, of ten of the most beautiful gardens In that city. The garden* selected were typical of ten different styles of garden* and were beautiful in arrange- ' ment. Among the gardens visited I were those of Ell Lilly and also of i Samuel Dowden of Traders Point. Mrs. Dugan also attended a golf J tournament al the W<a>dsi<a k coun I try club In which two women golf professionals of Washington played. Mrs. Haerle is chairman of the women's committee of the club FIGHT AGAINST BARBERRY BUSH County Agent, Federal Agents Open Fight In County The campaign to eradicate common barberry bushes which spread the destructive black stem rust to wheat, oats, barley and rye, was begun today In Adams county, by agents of the United Stales de partment of agriculture in cooperation with County Agricultural Agent L K. Archbold. This campaign Is being waged throughout Indiana and 18 other states in the north-central grain--1 growing regions. The work has been completed In Allen county I where 7,398 bushels were killed lon 281 different properties. In | Well* county, 213 barberry bushes ' were found and killed on 87 propI ertles. The survey I* now In progress in Jay county where barberries have already been found In two townships. In Adams county the plan is, to begin the survey In the three northern townships, Preble. Root, and Union, and then to move southward The men working on the survey are Instructed to atop at each house and explain what they are doing, and then examine all bushes growing around house and bam to make sure that no bar berries are present, latter, ot her scouts will examine every fencerow and wood lot to find any barberry which may be growing wild The common barberry bush cause* tremendous damage by spreading black stem rust to wheat, oats, barley and rye. One (CONTtNUBD ON PAG» FIVK) Services At Eighth St. U. B. Thursday Special services will be held at the Eighth St. U. H. church Thursday night at 7:30 o'clock. Ihe Ins! quarterly conference business me«lIng of the year will be held and the I Rev. O. 0. Sill, presiding elder from i Rockford, Ohio, will have charge. Preceding ths regular business ' session the Rev. wilt bring a gospel message. The regular quarterly conference service will he held Sunday night with Rev. Sill l (’ inducting the service. All members | I are urged to be present. •

DEATH CLAIMS W. J. ARCHBOLD THIS MORNING Rites Friday For Former Manufacturer, Public Official William J. Archbold. 74, former public official and prominent Decatur manufacturer, died thia morning at 3:45 o'clock at his home, 318 North Tenth street. Death was attributed to heart trouble, following an Illness since ltec»mb"r 23. -He bad teen suffer ing intermittently since that time with hiccoughs. m early lite, the deceased played a prominent part in Democratic affairs of the city and county. Ho -urved as county treaaun-r during i 1914 and 1915. After 189 U be served lor 14 years as city treasurer. He was bom in Root township February 23. 1865 the son of Jeremiah and Lavina Archbold. In IX9O he cssne to Decatur where for 18 years he served as local sgent for the Adams express compa.-.y. Dur- • ing the latter years of his life he manufactured a number of disinfectants and soaps. He was first married to laorat Mann, who preceded him in death, latter he wan married to Hmilie Crist, former xirperititendcn' of the t Adams county memorial hospital. Hhe survives. Surviving also are the foilowing children. L. K. Archbold. Adams county agricultural agent; M. J Archbold of LaGrange; Karl J. Archbold, of Atlanta. Georgia; Mrs. Father Risley of West Aills. Wisconsin and Mrs. Kathryn Helm, of this city. A brother. Zack Archbold of Washington township; tw<P sisters. Mrs. Malinda Darwachter and .Mrs. Julia Anspauwh. both of Decatur and seven grandchildren also survive. The deceased was a member ot one of the oldest families in the < ounty and a direct descendant ot I Thomas F. Archbold the county's only Revolutionary War soldier. Funeral Friday Funeral services will he held I Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the residence on NorMi Tenth street and 2:30 o'clock at the First Methodist' church, of which he was a member. 1 The Rev R. W. Graham, church, psstor. will officiate. Burial will bo (CONTINtTBU ON PAGE TURKS/ O—■ Invite Teachers To Reading Clinic June.s The teachers of Adams County have been invited to attend a reading clinic which will be held at Centre! Normal College, Danrtlie. Indiana. during the week of June 5. Ono of the leaders of Ulis clinic will oc Mr. Kmmett A. Betts, a recognised author in the field of reading. Hn is research professor and director of reading of Penn State College, fennsylvania. He has written many arucles. is author of Betts Readv To Read Testa, and has itc-en conducting such clinics throughout the Cifformtt states with Ute alm ot assisting teachers to give students p -eater and more accurate reading cbtllty. DEATH CLAIMS CLIFFORD DULL Willshire Man. Well Known Here, Dies At Local Hospital Clifford Dull. 39. of Willshire. Ohio, died at 8:45 o'clock this morning at the Adams county memorial hospital, of piu-utnotila. He had teen 111 only n few days. Mr. Dull was the son of W. A. Dull well known Willshire resident, who died several years ago. The deceased was bortt In Rockford. Ohio. He attended the Wlllshire' schools and was well known In Decatur, having visited here ! often. ■ He was employed on the WPA In Willshire, when he contracted n cold, which developed into pneumonia. Surviving are his mother. Mrs. Florence Dull: his widow, who before her marriage was Mias Fern i Scarry; two daughters, Florence : Catherine and Eloise, and the following brothers and slaters: Russell, Van Wert; Merrill, at home; Mrs. O. O. Miller, Kent, Ohio; Vera Dull, nt home. Funeral services will be held Frldny afternoon at 1 o'clock | <CST) from the Dull home. Buri ial In the Willshire cemetery. I

Britain Tries To Form Moslem Bloc To Oppose Nazis

POPPY POSTER WINNERS GIVEN Winning High Posters To Be Entered In District Event Winners In the annual Peppy Day poster contest, sponsored by th-* auxiliary of Adams Post No. 43. Ame.ican teglon. were announced today The judges in th" contest were Mrs. John T. Myers and Mrs. Adrian Wemhoff. Mrs. Adrian Baker au<l Mrs. V. J. Bormann, of the auxiliary were in charge of the contest, assisted by Mrs. Dallas Hruwn. auxiliary president. The winning posters will he placed in the downtown store windows The winning posteis in the third class will be entered in the district contest later in ttie month. John Zeser and Patrick Hriede. both of the St. Joseph gradehchool, were the winners in the first class, open to students of the fourtn, fiftu and sixth grades. Kainryn Ross, of the Decatur junior senior high school and F>-ed Ooff*e of the Decatur Catho'lc high school were the winners in second class, open to students of the seventh. eightti and ninth grades. The third class winners, open to all other high school student, whose nosters will be entered in the district contest, were Martha Klien Hower and Ruby Miller. Both are students al the Decatur public hig.i school. Cash prizes were awarded each ot the above named winners Nazis Behead Two For Foreign Spy Activities Berlin. May 17—<UPl- Emil Zeidter 38. and Martin Richter. 34. were ' beheaded today for engaging in espionage In behalf ot the intelligence 'service of a foreign power. KIRKLAND PLANS BIBLE SCHOOL Daily Vacation Bible School To Open Monday Morning The Kirkland Daily Vacation Bible school will open Monday, at 8:30 o'clock. Children above the I age of four years will be admitted ’ for enrollment In the school. Classes for the four, live and six year old children will he held in the primary rooms of the Pleasant Dale church. A short worship service will be held In the main auditorium of the church each morn- , ing with Mrs. Russell Weller con- , ducting. The seven to fourteen year old /lasses will te held in the class rooms of the Kirkland high school building. Their daily worship service will be held In the Kirkland auditorium. Mrs. E. H. lax-hner will conduct these services. Th" director, the teaching staff, i the ministers of the community and many Interested people of th" community have all worked to 1 make this ii*profltable and enjoyable time for all the children In the community. Every child between the ages of four and fourteen Ik urgnd to attend. Children from thirty three churches and fifteen different denominations attended last year. All textbooks and supplies are furnished by the school, except Bibles. Children 8 (CONTINUED ON l’AO» riVK) Keokuk Pastor At Wren Church Friday Rev. Warren A. Ahem. WCAZ Hadin Pastor ot Keokuk, lows, will ‘ speak Friday night. May 19, tn tho ‘ Wren Baptist Church. The people of Wren, and vicinity, •viil have the privilege, one night only, of hearing a popular mld-wes- , tern radio evangelist. A copy of one , of Rev. Allem'a messages will be . given to everyone attending. Besides his radio ministry, Rev. AHem is also pastor of the Metho/list Protestant church of Keokuk, lowa, and founder of the Fort Mad' I son Gospel Tabernacle, Fort Marti- . son, lowa. He Is a forceful speaker - and has a real message. Song serI vice begins al 8 p- in.

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England Reportedly Makes Effort To Line Up Arab States As More Backing For Security Front. EXPECT RUSSIA IN Ry Richard D. McMillan Untied Press Staff Correspondent. Paris. May 17 <U.R> Diplomatic quarters reported today that Great Britain was considering an effort to lineup countries of the Moslem world in a solid bloc, supplementing the British-French security front, lo oppose Nasl-Fasciat expansionist policies. Egypt. Iran (Persia/. Iraq, Ara- . bia and Afghanistan, will/ Turkey as the key nation, were mentioned as likely members of such a bloc. Some sources reported that the British government already had put out feelers as regards Egypt and lhe Arab slates. Any such bloc would ensure communications in the eastern Mediterranean and the Red Sea. Even if participation in the security front were passive, the guaranteed neutrality would safeguard Britain's communications to India and the far east. -White Papsr” Edict London. May 17 — t(J.W — The British government today published a “white paper" announcing plans for the establishment of an independent alate In Palestine, united by treaty with Great Briti ain for ten years after order has been restored between Arabs and Jews The projected British solution of the Holy lautd problem — bitterly protested by Jews—provided for an Increaaa in immigration of Jews to Palestine for a period of ! five years. The rat- --t m-reaaa would be to an average of IS.-sto , annually in the economic abaorp- , five if the country permits. Il was understood that, if the plan reached the business stage, it would te based on the Teheran pact of 1936. In which Turkey, Iraq. Iran and Afghanistan pledged themselves to friendship and nonaggression aa "brothers of Asia." French leaders telleved today that it would be possible to nego- , Gate an agreement which would bring Russia fully into the security front. Reports in diplomatic quattera here w >re that Britain has gone a long way. in Its new note to Russia, toward removing Russian objections to previous proposals. It was reported that the British government was now ready to agree to subscribe to a common French-Briliah-Ruasian de/laratlon that If any Baltic nation were attacked and called for aid from Russia. Britain and France would ICONTINt'KD ON PAGE TltliKKt O— Pay Dog Taxes To Township Trustee Delinquent dog taxes In Washington township are to be paid to Trustee John M. Duan. Will Winnes, Washington township assessor, stated today. Mr. Winnes stated that he had turned his books in and would te unable to collect any more taxes. —— —' O-' CATHOLIC CLUB HOLDS MEETING Mrs. Rose Tanvas Represents Local Group At Meeting Mrs. Rose Tanvas. of this city attended a meeting of the Cnthollo Benevolent lastgue ot Indiana, held 1 uesday at Fort Wayne. Mrs. Tanvas was the represenu1 tive of the St. Anne's Council No. > £O. of this city. Twenty councils were represented at the conferenc-'. ■ held In the Catholic Community I Center. Charles Frieberger of Fort Wayne ! la president of the league; George i Fries of Tipton the vice-president and Rev. Edward Mungovan ot ■ Hammond Is the spiritual advisor. - Masses were held In the Inimacu- > late conception church and were attended by the representatives ot • the councils. r Mrs. Tanvas also attended the * luncheon nerved at noon tor thq delegates to Ute teagut mseVng,