Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 119, Decatur, Adams County, 19 May 1939 — Page 1

L«\ll No. 119.

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

llanna-Nuttman Park I* A Colorful Site Th* attention of locnl nature lovera waa called today to the annual narrate of colorful crabappi.. i>|oawm< that hl< Him at Hanna Xuttnian. park. Combined with Other bl.e.tna and abrnha that ar* ta*ln< new life, th* I hloaeoniH have tranaformed -he park Imo a veritable fairyland of color I < Numerous favorable comment* on the hloiHUa have lieen :eee|Vo<l j I ere and with the advent ol warm, rummer weather, more and morn j mrm.na are expected to take to th” park for picnlca and outing*. r T '*** M "~*sa— —H» BRITAIN MAKES PEACE GESTURE TOWARD NAZIS England Willing To .Make Concessions For Perm* anent Peace Ry Joo Alex Morri* Cnlted Preu Forelan Nova Editor Oreat Britain made another ae*. ture toward reconciliation with Germany today hut without relax atlon of effort* no far vain -to brlna Soviet Riiraia Into the Kuropeart antl-aarreaalon bloc. Prime Minister Neville t'ham herlaln. discussing foreign ptdicy In the house of commons, switched suddenly to a modified version t of hi* previous appearte-ment proSiam by declaring that Britain was ready to tun kt* < on<***Mk*HH for permanent peace if Germany' would renounce the use of force In away that would convince the world of her sincerity How the Nasis could do that was not made clear by the prime minister but he did uy that the world no longer trusted German declaration* of peaceful Intention* because it could not forget what "ha* heen brought about by the German government themselves." Nevertheless. Chamberlain did hold .nit to Adolf Hitler pressed by uctmoiulc diSiculHe* and cun- , rented about "encirclement" of the Reich by a British-led front —! . the primped of getting together no .onc.-ssl.m* to Germany if the i Nails can convince Britain that they really want peace The prime minister obviously didn't have much hope of imnied late result*, although the recent decrease in tension between Poland and Germany, cobpled with a suddenly peaceful tone in declar- 1 atlon* from Italy, had served to encourage the more optimistic British leaders to believe that. prospect* for peace were Improv ' «X»NTlNl"Bl> ON PAtlB FIVE! YOUTHS ARE ON CLUB PROGRAM Prize Winning 4-H Demonstration Team At Rotary Meeting Klmer Nussliainn mid la»Roy' Schwarts, county and district champions 111 4-H club dem.mstr*tlon work, prewnted their prisewinning demonstration at the weekly meeting of the Decatur Rotary club Thursday evening at the Rice hotel. The youths, both resident* of Monroe town*hip. demonstrated 1 their prise winner, a barrel cream 1 cooler. Is.th In actual demon*!ration and by explaining the outstanding feature* and value* of the cooler In pre*ervlng milk and cream mid in enhancing the quality and price of the product*. Nuasbmim and Schwarts won the Adam* county contest this spring and a few weeks ago. competing with demonstration teams from approximately a dosen counties. won the dlsirlct contest, held at Columbia City. The Adams county youths will represent the district In the state contest nt "the annual summer roundup at Purdue university next month. Walter Gard and E. W. Husche reported on the district Rotary convention, held Monday and Tuesday at Routh Bend Approxl mnlely TOO Rotarians attended the convention. Pete Iteyn.dd* was chairman of the program. Holiness Group To Meet Sunday The Adams county holiness association will meet In the tabernacle nt Monroe 'Sunday afternoon at 2 e’clock. There will be special music and an Interesting speaker. The public is Invited to attend this meetj Ing- I

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With a detachment of Duke of York. 17lh regl- . n-'iit. Royal Canadian Hussars accompanying them, Klug tleorge VI and Queen Ellzalieth ride |

LEGION HOLOS DISTRICT MEET Local legionnaires Attend District Meeting I At Kendallville Ten members <>f Ada mi peat numler 43 of the American Legion attended a fourth district meeting • held at Kendallville Thursday even- . far. f The district confab opened with a <-*nner at the Elka home, served by the Kendallville auxiliary, followed i by the business meeting. A total of 120 legionnaires of the district were Id attendance, Milo Warner, of Toledo. Ohio, was the principal speaker, discuss Ing "Americanism.*' urging the war veterans to aid In keeping America for Americans. Mr. Warner, a 'a'ididate for natinoal commander of the American !a-gion, is a memmi of the national executive committee, past commander 1 of tbe Ohm idepartment, and a past national s • Ice-commander. Other special guests at the meeting were Hay Townaley of Danville, I George Fate of Kenaselaer ami Harold Holloway of Hammond. Ixxal members who attended were V. J. Bormann, commander of Adams post; Ed Hauer. Ralph (CONTINUED ON PAUS FOUR) LIST PROGRAM FOR QUARTET Modem Shrine Quartet At Zion Reformed Church Sunday A program of sccred songs. Including several negro spirituals. 1 wui be rendered by the Moslem clhrlne quartet ot Detroit, Sunday morning at the Zion Reformed church. Numbers to lie sung In the flrat : group by tills famous quartet are: ; "Holy Art Thou." by Handel; "The Prayer Perfect." by Stenson: two negro spirituals will follow: Hear Dem Hells." I>y McCosh and "Deep River", by Lucas. Solo numbers to be offered dur-, Ing the program will 'be “I Will Extol Thee." sung by Kenneth Caliam., baritone; and a soprano solo by Mrs. Bernice Weidler, "I Heard A forest Praying." Gospel songs to be lung by the quartet will Include "Blue Galilee" and "The Old Rugged Cross." The quartet will be accompanied by Miss Lulu Gerber, who will be nt the piano. The public Is invited to attend the service, which begins I at 10 A. M. |

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Decatur, Indiana. Friday. May 19. 1939.

Berne Graduation Exercises Monday Twenty-six students of the Berne |m nior class will receive their dlplo n>as next Monday night in the comI menci-ment exercises at th? Herne ■I auditorium. | Dr. Andrew W. Cordier of Man- - I»heater college at North Manchester. will deliver the commencement address ami Principal Caroline .Illrseby will present the honor stud- ' ent a. Superintendent E. M Webb : will present the diplomas. DAMAGE SUIT NEARING JURY ► SSOO Damage Suit Resulting From Collision Near To Jury The *SOO damage suit of George Appelnian against Peter Loache was expected to go to the jury late this afternoon after closing arguments by counsel. In his suit Mr. Appelman Is seeking damages as result of an auto accident. In which a truck, owned l>y him and driven by Hill Cotfee. collided with Mr. Ixische's car. at the corner of Third and Monroe streets May 17. IMB. Arthur E Voglewede la repre sent Ing the plaintiff and Hubert R McCleiishan 1s defense counsel. Mr. Coffee was the first to be to the stand for the plain- ' tiff. He was followed by Mr. Api pelmaii and Hill Myers, local garage man. Mr. Loache was called by the defense after the plaintiff rested his case. Several other witnesses. Includi Ing Officer Sephus Melchl. were I expected to be called thia after-. ' noon by defense counsel Two members of the regular panel were excused liy defense i counsel. They were: Fred Geltner of Washington township and Herman Lankenau of Decatur. The Jurors hearing the caae are: I Vernon Hobble, Decatur; Otlal Gould. Decatur, both talesmen called to fill the regular panel, which comprises the following other members: Freda Howers. Kirkland; Charles Morgan. Decatur: Lydia Blaeke, Union! Melvin Mullonee, Washington; Jess lamt xonholser. Blue Creek; Fern Byerly. Kirkland: Hanna Rliuck. Preble; Paul Gallineyer. Root; Harry I Edgell, St. Mary's and Matilda von Gunten. Monroe. O' ' Regular Legion Meeting Monday The regular meeting of Adams post number 43 of the American Legion will be held at the Legion I home. First and Madison streets, • Monday evening at 8 o'clock. All | members are urged to attend.

I along Park avenue on their tour of Montreal. Arrow* |H>int to king and queen, seated In th,' luck seat of the car.

POPPIES ARRIVE HERE FOR SALE Annual Poppy Day Will Be Held In This City May 27 Bright red popples bloomed • today at the Adams Post No. 43. American Legion, when the Legion auxiliary received its supply of the World War memorial flowers for Poppy Day. next Saturday. May 27. The popples, hundreds of carefully made replicas of the famous . poppies of France and Belgium came from Marlon, where they were made by disabled veterans. The auxiliary's poppy committee. under the direction of Mrs. Joe McConnell, chairman. Is busy arranging the flowers In readiness 1 for the women who will offer them on the streets on Poppy liay. “Each poppy has been shaped with painstaking care," Mrs. McConnell stated." Each one Is slightly different from the others because they are made by hand. Some are more perfect due to the varying skill of the workmen but all represent the best efforts of their makers to reproduce In crepe paper the wild Flanders poppy which grew and blossomed along the battle front in France and Bel(CONTINUED ON PAGE HIX) OPEN HOUSE IS HELD AT FARM w ■■ ■ New Milk House Is On Display At Pete Lehman Farm Several hundred persons attended ii parly given by Pete Lehman and hla fiftnlly at their Washington township farm southwest of Decatur Thursday night. The event was In honor of tho opening of hla new milk house During the evening the guests I were shown thia house. They ' were also t aken through his modern dairy ham. containing 41 pure bred milking Guernsey cows and 37 heifers. He la just beginning to turn these cattle out on pasture. His new milk house la of cement block construction with tho new improved glased tile Interior, designed, to eliminate hiding places of lurking bacteria. In the house are hla large refrigerating unit, a new automatic bottler, and bottle cleaner and other equipment to keep hla milk cool and clean. During the evening a program was presented by the 4-H dairy i club. It consisted of the 4-H club dairy demonstration by Elmer 4 (CONTINUED ON FAUE POUH) ~,

Dies Committee To Subpoena G.O.P. Chairman And Other Leaders In Latest Inquiry

BACCALAUREATE I SERVICES WILL BE HELD SUNDAY Public High School Baccalaureate Services Sunday Night The complete program for the I baccalaureate services for the ' graduating class of the Decatur Junior-senior high school, to be held Sunday evening at 7:30 1 o'clock at the school auditorium. • waa announced today by superintendent Walter J. Krick. Rev. James A. Weber, pastor of the First U. B church, will deliver the sermon, entitled. "What Are the Dimension* of Your Life?" The so graduating members of the senior class will be present at the services. Other pastor* will take part In the nervlce. with the high school musical organisations appearing In several numbers. Commencement exercise* will | be held Thursday night. May 35 { in the school auditorium. The complete program tor thia event will be announced later. Following la the program tor the baccalaureate service: Prelude. Meditation from •"Thais" .. — Massenet ' Processional. Adagio Pathetique - —- - Godard Mr*. Sheldon Nelson, violin . Mrs. Carrie llaubold. piano Invocation . Rev. R W Graham Pastor. First Methodist church Hymn. "Open My Eye*. That I May See" .. .. Congregation Scripture Reading. Ephesians 3:1419. Rev. Paul Brandyberry. . Church of the Nazarene. Prayer Rev. David Grether. pastor. Salem Evangelical and Reformed church. Mush-. Lift Thin,' Eyes, from ’"Elijah" Mendelssohn Girl*" trio Sermon. "What Are the Dimension* of Your Life?"- Rev. James A. Weber, pastor First I’. B Church. Anthem. "Great is the Lord" Wilson Mixed Chorna Benediction- Rev George O. Walton. pastor. First Presbyterian church. Recessional—Violin and piano. ASK PUBLIC TO AID CEMETERY General Public Asked To Aid In Beautification Work Members of the association of both the Decatur cemetery and the St. Joseph Catholic cemetery appealed today to the general public to beautify th<‘ cemeteries of the city. May tulip beds, bleeding hearts. May day tree, lilac*, mix-k orange*, evergreen and the mugo pines ar* some of she flowers and shrub* that have been planted by the cemetery attendants In the beautification program. Special commendation has been given the attendant* by the cemetery association* this year for their work In caring for th<» cemeteries and the manner In which ■ the work of cleaning and beautify. Ing was carried out. The public is urged to aid In the work und to observe the regulatlon* regarding the cemeteries. Several additions and Improvement* have been made at the cemetery. At the St Joseph's cemetery, the opening of two and one-half acres of new burial ground ha* been opened for mixed msrrlage* and a restricted private mausoleum section. These additions are now open for public use. Ralph McMillen Is Home From Hospital Ralph McMillen of Van Wert, Ohio, farm manager for the Central Sagar company of tnla city, ha* returned from a Cleveland hospital to hl* home. Several year* ago Mr. M t Millen suffered an Injury to hla Lack He underwent, treatment In Cleveland and it will be necessary for him to remain In lied for two week* as a means of knitting the vertebrae which were Injured. Mr. Me Millen I* an uncle of Harold W. , Me Millen of this city,.

Graduate Speaker J Rev James A Welter, pastor of the First I‘nited Brethren churen of this city, will deliver the sermon at Imccalaureate exercise* for the gruduate* <>f the Decatur high school Sunday night at the sthisd auditorium.

CHURCHES PLAN FOR VACATION Two Local Churches To Conduct Vacation Bible Schools Vacation church schools to be held In the First Evangelical and Zkm Reformed churches from May 31 to June i«, wer-i announced today by the respective pastors of tho churches The plans fir such schools in other churches during the vacation period are tie Ing made •vid detailed announcements will be made at a later time. Rev. George 8. Lozier. pastor of •he First Evangelical church, will be in charge of the vacation school to be held in the chrrch during tho three weeks beginning May 31. Four classes are to lie held; beginners, primary, junior and intermediate. Mrs. Frank Lynch will be tn charge of Beginners. Miss Ruth Loiter. assisted by Mlm Phyllis Koiter. will conduct the primary class. Miss Madeline Spahr, assisted by diss Betty Fuhrman, will lead the junior class, and Rev. (1. 8. Lozier will teach the liiteranedlate group. At the Zion Reformed church. Rev. C. M. Prugh will be in charge of the vacation school, which will be held during a simitar period. Beginners will be In charge ot Miss ArI Hue Becker, primary hoy* and girls will be led by Mrs. Geo. Thomae. I Miss Kathryn Shroyer will assist In this department. First junior class will lie taught by Mrs. H. J. Knapp. an.l Second junior will be iu charge of Mrs. C. M. Prugh. The Intermediate group will lie taugli' by Mra. Adolph Weidler. The dally program s.hedule begins at 8:30 A. M. with a chapel program tn which all boys and girls will participate. Music instruction, Bible training and rrcrea. t lona I activities will be Included in the schedule which will be concluded at 11:16 A. M. KING AND QUEEN VISIT CAPITAL Arrive In Ottawa During Rain For Two-Day Visit Ottawa. May It. — (UJD — King George and Queen Elizabeth arrived In the capital of Canada today for a two-day visit that will Include the giving of royal assent to bills of parliament and the historic ceremony of trooping the colors. The royal train came to a stop at 9 a. m. CBT -punctual to the minute, as usual and the king and queen alighted from their "palace on wheels" to find that the skies had turned from sunny blue to threatening gray. Last night the king and queen slept aboard the train on u aiding near the sleepy hamlet of Caledonia Springs where all the 153 Inhabitants Were excited by the closeness of royalty. Rain drizzled out of the slategray sky but nothing could quench the desire of the crowds to see the king and queen. Mothers risked colds for their children by keep(CONTINUED QN PADS FOUH).

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Asserted Ant i -Semitic Campaign To Be Probed By Committee; Summon Felix McWhirter. PLOT ALLEGED Washington. May H — nj.pj — I The house committee Investigatling unAmerlcan activities decided today to subpoena chairman John D. M. Hamilton of the Republican national committee and Maj Gen. Van Horn Moseley, retired, in Ita Inquiry Into an asaerted antiSemitic campaign The flrat atory of the antisemitic campaign, aa revealed by Rep. I Martin Die*. D. Tex., waa a complicated account of an alleged plot to overthrow the government and of measures by the asserted antisemitic group to counteract that plot The committee also decided to Issue subpoenas for George Deatherage o fSt. Alban*. W. Va.. chief of the Knights of the White Camellia*. an organisation accused by liberals of dissemlnaling antisemitic propaganda and charged by lllieral publications with having a fascist caat. A fourth subpoena, the committee said, will he Issued for Fells McWhirter of Indianapolis, retired ) i lieutenant commander of the naval reserve and president as the People"* State Rank, largest Independent bank In Indiana The committee decided to call • Deatherage shortly after he had I declared that It was "afraid" to ■ summon him for testimony about ■ purported subversive movements i In the I'nlted State*. I The committee approved tho t subpoenas after it* chairman. , iHes. said that Moseley, Dudley P. . Gilbert. New York millionaire socialite, and a number of other . jiersona were engaged In a campaign to counteract a subversive i plot against the government of the ! I’nlted Mates. Die* said the cam- , paign has u strong anil-semitic cast. Hamilton's name was mentioned in the investigation by James Er- ' win Campbell. 43. a retired army 1 captain of Owensboro. Ky., who testified before a closed session of the committee yesterday. Dies said Campbell was active in the tCONTINL’KD ON PAGK SIX, F.D.R. OPPOSES SPENDING PLAN Opposed To Taking Any Money From Stabilization Fund Washington. Muy 1». — <u.R) — President Roosevelt today said that he opposed any new spending plati that would involve use of the Kl.ooo.'mmi.ooo stabilization fund. Mr. Rooaevelt set forth hla poal1 tlon when he was asked about reports that some official* were considering a program Involving the use <>f Il.m»o.ooo.ooo from the fund for the pur|to*e of expanding credit facilities generally and loan* to roadroads for equipment purchases. He said he knew of no such proi gram, although h* added that various method* for railroad ssslala nee have been dlscusKed from limn ' to time. The president ssld he did not plan to ask for legislation on the basis of the securities exchange commission's recent reports on operation* of Investment trusts He said that the Argentine beef question was still an open one despite senate approval of a bau on navy purchases of such beef. Queried aa to the next step, he suggested that the domestic brand (CONTINUKD ON PAUK TIIKKKi - — 111 0 - TEMPERATURE READINGS DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER •:00g.m70 1:Mp.n.....„M 10:00 am 76 3:00 p in.S4 Noon .... ....SO WEATHER Increasing cloudine** north portion, local ahower* south portion, tonight or Saturday; ! aomewhat warmer in northeeot portion tonight; cooler In north portion Saturday; Sunday local ahowere.