Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 131, Decatur, Adams County, 3 June 1939 — Page 1

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JffIOLIC HIGH TMMENCEMF. M T FRIDAY I ommencemvnt L Are Held liraduah M Laud opportunity It I canvas mid you are [You may paint u ■r<. or finish with u |< iinlngless scrawls." h Fi-hrenbacker told ■ class ol the D«-ca-Hili school hint night ■lilial < ollllllelieelllollt hr congratulated the I told them that “tie [*>•! forth to partially ppes and prayer* of I and par-nts." Mireiibai-ker. act Ina St Joseph's college k warned the gradu lalio propaganda mid tat me circulating in by. I the disastrous reling the cn-i-ds of the pg>-d them Io combat jus attacks upon gov i Hr ion and home" much beauty In life M have time for these. : he asserted, "learn follow It." h J. Seimeti. pastor Iry's Catholic church fed the speaker and i commencement ad d the graduates with the address and Ivice “Don’t lie nilsheorles and new Isms Itch, ha on the alert." i ii urged. in opened with selecDecatur Catholic high clad In the new band the seniors In a Caps. Gowns iting seniors, wearing ns. were stationed on tile the graduates of ih eighth grade, who iid honor during the directly in front of in especially re»erv<-d the commencement fhmr was cleared for' senior prom Hal Ha b.yid. of this city, music for the dance, rinm was nearly fillly. despite the heat, crowd even partially cony in the auditor- . SOUGHT REFUGEES Os Liner Seeks < ' (>nnan ' Bl lb I lll!l < - I ■ Ma-- • W' i i ■ Bch> ■ l ' ina home ■ -Hi iill ■ hfiih that tie v p" ' <■ " h>n I-. *'• had up' " h| p no t||. I, til ■ Slims !' K jK’""" i|t| " raise one I Mibb' escape t-fn . 11111 ■ .i i ii.. Ob tSS. 1 11 had KifcW*" , ' 1 '" irSsi * v " i' ll '"'''! 1 "-I 1 •’atitima ’ u* f 1 "’"" 1 ,l "’ 'l'ii'Hv <>n the they <" to the lompli't'd to ■tn**'"' “"' l ,lIM Wlf '' ■’""“tna . Ijflßliorl Into which th. before Io 5 11 * ,,,H I t’Aua i.x) ,

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Navy Promotion ~ -n J?/. ' 1 A I 1 * ’’ -4- . T < *««R| ■ MMHI 1 TgJwv ■= Capt. John H. Towers < apt John II Towers Is sworn In as m w chief of the Bureau <>r Aeronaut h-s. succeeding Hear Admiral Arthur II C<s>k Towers becomes a rear admiral Th.ceremony tts.k place in Washing ton. PLAN EPWORTH FOREST MEET Nationally Known Lead* ers On Program June 25 To July 2 Epworth Forest assembly, sponsored by the North Indiana conference of the Methodist church, announces at Epworth Forest, latke Webster from June 35 to July 3. diversified study, worship and recreation for people of all ages. Nationally known leaders ■ are on the program. These in<lude: Dr. W W Whitehouse, dean of Albion colh’ge, Mich.; Dr. N. F. Forsythe. secretary of the board of <*du< atlon of the Methodist j church: Mrs. Wilbur Ale. Detroit, officer In the northwestern branch of the women s foreign missionary society; Mrs. Franklin la*wis. St. latuls. a trustee member of the board of managers of the woman's horn missionary society, and Dr. Kolliti II Walker, professor emeritus of English Bible, tihio Wesleyan university. Delaware. Ohio. The opening Sunday. Dr. A. H. I Backus of Indiauapolia. state secretary of Christian education, will present the church achisd lesson. Dr. Whitehouse will deliver the morning m*rm»n. and each evening i will conduct the lakeside service. (The day program for adults will Include Bible hour by Dr. K. II Walker; lectures and classes In Christian educat ion by Dr. Forsythe; school of mission hour, with Mrs. Ale and Mrs, Lewis presenting the foreign and home societies test hooks; Otford group meetings with Dr. W. 11. Bransford of Auderson. and leadership training classes for church svhool workers with Dr. Forsythe. Dr Hackua. Mrs. John Clark aud Mrs. A. 11. Backus of Indianapolis as Instructors. The guest Institute will provide lead>-rshlp for young people past high school age. Camp Yo-l’e MI-Ca Is open to Standard Bearer aud Queen Esther girls. Girls of teen age join In a week of missionary Instruction. Bible study, handicraft and rec real lon under the leadership of Mrs H. W. Graham of Decatur and Mrs. B. 11. Franklin of Ooahen; conference secretaries of the women’s missionary societies, assisted by Mrs. Delete Keisllng of Kokomo. Mrs. C. II- Simons of Kendallville, and Mias Helen llaubold. Decatur. A junior camp In Moore's hall for boys and girls of 5 to 13 years. Includes a worship, missionary stories, handcraft and recreation program each morning The camp will be directed by Mrs. Luster elr of LaGrange and Mrs. I. J., Colaea of Fort Wayne, assisted by ICONTINUKD ON PAGK TllltKtCi IS! ■ II II —^S— ——— Divorce Awarded In Circuit Court Judge J. Fred Fruchte late Friday awarded a divorce to Amlllu Bents In her suit against Henry Bents, which was venued here from Allen county. She was also given the custody of the minor children. Bobby, aged 1<; Ruth ' Ann. aged seven. The defendant was charged with the support of the minor children until further order of the court. The cross complaint of the defendant was withdrawn The case wan ' venued here on February IS.

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YOUNG KILLER IS EXECUTED THIS MORNING Orelle Easton Pays Supreme Penalty For Slaying Officer Michigan City, Ind. June 3 — <U.R> - Orelle Easton. 35. Valley City. N. D. farm youth whose month-long crime career ended abruptly In the killing of an Indiana state policeman, died today in the electric chair. Easton walked unassisted from his deulh row cell the few steps to the execution chamber and was pronounced deud at 1:07 a. m. He accepted his fate moodily, refusing to converse during the last hours with James Swain. Evansville, negro, and Adrian Miller. Fort Wayne, his death row companions The Bev. It A. Ofstadal of Valley City accomiutnled him on the walk to the execution chamber and remained to take the body back there for burial. Easton maintained to the end that his brother, Clarence, killed by a fired the shot which killed patrolman Kay Dixon when he encountered them In a stalled automobile on a country road last June 34. The shooting occurred Im rely a ( month after the pair had left their farm home with a rusty pistol and second-hand automobile to la-gin a series of filling station holdups which Orelle said would eventual- , ly lead to “big time bank jobs." They committed a few robberies In Wisconsin and Michigan as they moved eastward. But the unexpected encounter with a uni . formed poll reman on the lonely . country road upset their plana. Dixon stopp-d to help the motor- . lets with their stalled automobile 1 But the Imndits opem-d fire Dixon ' fell, mortally wounded. The bandits fl--d in his police car. A posse easily followed the wellmarked car to a Dem Im. 111., farm yard Clarence died attempting to resist the posse behind a corn crib ' Orelle was wounded attempting to flee on foot through a cornfield. ‘ • Tried on a first degree murder i (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO?” GAMPOREE IS OPENED TODAY Adams County Scouts In Annual Camporee At Berne Today "The Boy of Today — The Man of Tomorrow" la the theme of the sermon to be given the Boy Scouts of Adams county Sunday morning as a part of their two-day camporee which opened at Lehman Park in Berne this morning. The Scouts will attend the Cross lleformed church In Berne in a body Sunday morning. Approximately Ml boys from Adams county registered at the camporee thia morning. Thia included I<> patrols, seven of them from liecatur. The patrols from Decatur are three from the Llona club troop, two from the Rotary truop and iwo from the American Legion troop Imluded In the tent city which arose thia morning with the aid of th- boys, is a first aid tent under the supervision of Doris Stalter, of Decatur. A large crowd from Decatur In expected to attend the camporee Sunday afternoon when they will enjoy a basket picnic dinner with the hoys. The enmporee opened thia morning with the Scouts’ "pitching camp" and preparing for the two days of activities. Copteats and entertainment will he held this afternoon and this evening the Scouts will be given awards during a court of honor. Ralph McClain, of Berne. Is camp master, and Is aided by Scout leaders and Scoutmasters from the county. The camporee will close Sunday afternoon following Inal Inspection. O' Chiropractors To Meet Here Sunday The northeastern section of the Indiana chiropractors association will meet In Decatur Sunday, with 1 Dr. and Mrs. Roy H Andress as host and hostess. The meeting will open with a banquet at the Rice hotel at I p. m. Speakers for the affair will Include Robert Heller of this city, state representative; Judge A. W. I’onath of Madison. Wla., and Rev. | Harry Thompson of thia city.

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, June 3, 1939.

Not Discouraged M Dr. Francis E. Townsend Illa old age pension plan bill went down to defeat In the house by a vote of 303 to 97. but Dr Francis E Townsend, author of the plan. Is not discouraged Shown as he , listened to the voting In the house gallery In Washington. Dr. Town ■•end later said that he would contlnue his fight for the plan. Mean while, the house ways and means' committee turned to Immediate 1 consideration of increasing federal grants for old age assistance and otherwise liberalising the Social Security act. OHIO RESIDENT RELEASED HERE Chattanooga Man Is Released After Making Payment Earl Vining. Chattanooga, (Hno, beer parlor owner and stock buy er. who wa» arrested here late Friday afternoon, was reeiased several hours after his arrest when the state filed a writ of nolle prosequi in the charge <rf obtaining money, under false pretenses, which had been filed against him. Vining. It was alleged In the affidavit. had obtained approximately ♦x; worth of hay from Jeff Liechty. 1 ot this city, on the pretens.' of having it weighed and paying him th<>. following day. It was alleged that Vining hadi said there were no scales near anti and upon weighing the material would return the next day with thmoney. That was several months ago. the affidavit charged. ;.nd Viulug failed to pay. When arraigned in court Vining to the court and the state, saying that he had not been in ! trv.uble before and that he was “not I the Vining from Ohio, who bad been imaging bad checks in and around I this community.*' After Vining, In the custody ot the sheriff, had made recompense io Mr. IJechty for the hay and considerable quest Inlug by Prosecutor Arthur E. Voglewede, he was released. He was brought up before Judge J. Fred Fruchte in circuit court but did not enter u plea of either guilty I or not guilty as the charge was dismissed. O ' —— Ollie Mills Injured In Fall Yesterday Ollie Milla. «>. of thia city, was confined to the Adams county memorial hospital today Buffering from a fractured pelvis austuliied late Friday In a fall from a ladder Mills was lutlntlng a home near Bobo, when the accident occurred The attending physician stated this morning that the pelvic bone was fractured In two places. He was reported resting nicely.

Daily Democrat To Sponsor Free Cooking School Here

Hos weather reclpea. now twlata In the art of cooking. and Im provementa In old favorltea all art* to be on the program for the free cooking achool to be held al the | Knlghla of Pythian home hare Tueaday and Wednesday afterI noona at 2 o'clock. The achool la being aponaored .by the Decatur Dally Democrat In cooperation with the gaa atov« and appliance dealera In the city, and la to be open to all women and Kiria of the community at no charge. Miaa Veda Curdia, nationally known cooking expert, who will make actual demonatratlona on

FIRST CONCERT TUESDAY NIGHT High School Band To Present First Concert Tuesday The first bund concert of the summer season will Ih> held next Tuesday evening. June 4, on the court house ramp on Liberty Way. The concert will be presented at 3 o'clock by the high school bund, under direction of Albert Selle-tn-yer. bund instructor In the Dejeatur schools The public In Invited to attend these concerts, which will t>e held weekly for the next two months on Tuesday nights. The combined band, numbering approximately 130 girls and hoys. , will participate tn the peony festival at Van Wert. Ohio. Thursday. 1 June g All memlH-rn of this Imnd are asked to report at (he junior I senior high school building promptly at »:30 o'clock Thursday morning The combined band will also head the parade Monday evening for the official opening of the soft Itall season In Decatur. Members I of the band at* Io report at Sec ond and Jackson street promptly at 4:30 p. m. Monday for this luirade. The schedule of band practices , for next week was annoum-.-tl today by Mr. Sellemeyer Th. schedule la as follows: Combined band practice. 3 p. m Monday. High school band practice. ” p m. Tuesday. Girls band practice. 4pm Wednesday. Catholic band practice, 7 p m Wednesday Jury Disagrees For Fourth Time New Albany. Ind. Jute >—(L’FI j —A fourth trial during tn - Octob- ' < r term court loomed today for Frank Hoppenjon. former Floyd county treasurer accused of rut-iM-ixling 1125.417 In public funds. A jury In Hoppenjon's third trial tailed to agree on a verd'et yesterday. as had two previous juries. Prosecutor Frank Lorch said he would continue to try Hoppenjou * cntll a verdb't Is reached. WELCOME RAIN FALLS IN CITY Good Rainfall Is Experienced In Decatur And Vicinity A welcome rain fell in Decatur and community last night, giving farmers new hope in the raising of their various crops and ending at least temporarily the drought threat. While the rain wax not as gen j eral an wan at first thought, all communities where atty predpltaj tlon was experienced at all bene , flt-d greatly. A heavy rainfall wan oxper fenced In liecatur and surround Ing community, while an even heavier fall iw-curred In St. Mary's and other southern towns'nlps There, farmers reported, enough rain fell to last for two or three Weeks. However, It wan reported that In and near Willshire and along the Ohio line no rain fell at all. and while farmers were unable to enter their fields on this side of . the state line In places, other farms further east were perfectly dry The humidity ran high in Deca- ! tur this morning as clouds obscur-' -d the sun and threatened con-1 stanlly to furnish another rain. While the temperatures this morning hovered at the fairly low mark of 7a above, th- air was heavy and oppressive and afforded | but little relief from the heat.

i gna atovea during the achool. la ■ one of the moat aucceaaful con--1 ductora of cooking achoola In Indi--1 ana. She will do all the cooking 1 before the gueata op gna atovea ' and will diatrlbute the food ut the • end of the achool among the women preaent I Each day of the achool. 25 toaat era, to Im* uaed on gaa atovea. and i two Hllax coffee makera will be , awarded to the ladlea preaent In i i addition to a number of food • prlxea. There la to be no charge or ob- ( ' ligation of any kind for admlaalon, \to the achool. Every lady han i been Invited to attend •

STATE POLICE SLAY HIJACKER AT VALPARAISO Notorious Chicago Hijacker Killed, Companions Seized Indianapolis. June 3 —• <u.p) —I State police early today shot and killed Ted Harris. 33. notorious negro Chicago hijacker and captured three others after a wild chase from Routh Bend tiaxi Valparaiso, Dun Stiver, state police ’superintendent, announced here, today. The others held are Ed Satchel. * IS. George Mitchell, 47. and Robi ert Carlton. 23. all colorvff In co-operation with Hammond city police. I,ak>- county sheriff* daputies and northern Indiana enforcement officers. state police last night blockaded roads over , the northern part of the state In . the effort to trap hijackers who recently have been robbing ship- , men is of goods in huge trucks during the night hours About dawn this morning, the authorities abandoned the block ade when all ap|s-ared to be quiet ! But later a tip was received that four negroes were loading mer i , tchandise Into a Buick automobll--near the Studebaker company proving grounds near South Bend . State Patrolman Apple reached the acene just as the negroes piled .into the automobile and fled west He chased them all the way to' Valparaiso. where they went > through the city so fast that po lice there were unable to halt 1 them. At Valparaiso the car turned on road 4S which is near the Dunes ’ Park state |H,li<-- b.oi.ok- , state iHtlleemen William Nelson i and Waller lathayne joined the > . | chase. The negroes lost control, ■ of their car and crashed into a I tree. . Three of the negroes surrendered on the sr-ene. but Harris fled ' I and was shot to death In th< ensuing chase by the police Merchandise worth about tl.lMHi' , was recovered from the machine i Marriage Lieenscs Issued Here Today The fact that this is June, "the . month of brides," can be readily i seen at the. county clerk's office.' although this Is only the third day of the month. Dan Cupid already has sent four victims of hi* unerring arrow to ' the marriage license bureau and more were expected this after , noon. Those who had applied by mam today: George Daniels aud Mabel' Death. Istih of liecatur, route three; Cletus Hamilton of Wooyter. Ohio and Ruth M. Cross of* Berne; Frank Schuller and Helen I Ehlerding. both of Decatur, and Charles Cross of Lima. Ohio and I iorot hy M. Kilgore of Berne — i ■11 n , „ Amateur Hour At Preble June 25 An all-community amateur hour will be sponsored at the lawn so- 1 dal by the Preble Lutheran ladles lon June 35. The program will be gin promptly at K p. m. All entries for this amateur hour are requested to register with Mrs, Otto j Wefel. Preble, by mull or phone on or before June loth. First, second und third prises will be, 1 awarded. Entries may tn* made In a group or a* InditlduulJudges Will not lie local people and their decisions will be final. Knights (>l Columbus To Elect Officers XsmassMasM The annual election of officers nt the Decatur council of th” Knights of Columbus will be held Monday night at 4 o'clock during the regular meeting nt the K. of C. hall. All members are urged to be present. Partition Suit Is Beinx Heard Here 1 The partition suit of Cnxper MUler against John A. Miller and others wax opened in circuit court tills morning la-fore Special Judge John F. Decker. H. W. Eichhorn and Henry B. Heid ler are plaintiff** counsel, Atthur E Voglewede and Nathan C. Nelson, represented the defendants. —— O • TEMPERATURE READINGS DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER Sioos.m 72 lliOOs.m. 74 10:00 s.m. 74 WEATHER Fslr tonight snd Sunday: I coolsr tonight.

Abandon All Hope For Men Trapped On British Sub

Funeral Monday Funeral services will be held Monday morning for Charles Sether. veteran cigar manufacturer of 'this city, who died late Thursday . night. CHURCH PLANS CHILDREN DAY Special Program At First U. B. Church Here Sunday Children's day will be observed ' Sunday at the First I'ntted Breth ren church, corner of Ninth ami Madison streets, with the first public appearance of the junior choir In their new robes In the morning service and with a children's pageant. "Treasures of ' Youth." in the evening In the morning service at 10:30 am the children's choir under the direction of St-lla Franklin will appear <>n the platform in front of the Menlor choir Both choirs will preaeni special number* nt music. The new choir robes, which are | blue and white, will be dedicated with a special ritual led hy Bev, James Weber. The pastor's message will la- on the theme: "Why does Je*us hide truth from the wise und reveal It to the childlike person?" Matthew 11:35 30 The evening service begins at 17:30. The main feature of th--evening Is th- children's pageant calb-d. "Treasure* of Youth." The synopsi* of the pageant is as follows: Two children playing i In the |mrk fall to discussing the advantages of wealth and each expresses an ambition to lie very rich. Th<-lr conversation Is overheard by a wealthy old man who offers to exchange all his wealth for their l-ossesslous. The chfldren gladly agree, only to disl cover that a* their tMisst-sslons are taken one by one, they lose youth, happiness, health, home, a good name, and the "pearl of great price." The children mourn their loss The old man then explains ihat his money could not buy their j treasures, much as he desires them; he has however accotnpllshed his pttrpos** of teaching ilh-in whui he hit* learned Ihrough 1 bitter experience* that the tr«a*urea of youth are worth more thiin all the money In the world The program for the evening is us follows: ; Prelude Mrs. Carl Fisher Scripture Norms Baker , Prayer Bev Weber Recitation line Myers Song Beginners class Recitation -Jimmy Fisher Recitation Patsy Case Offering and announcementa — Rev. Weber Recitation Jean Ann Potts Pageant - "Treasures of Youth" iTiaractera as follows: Mr Richman, wealthy old man ■ Bob Foreman Stephen, hla chauffeur — Jim Cochran Jack Jimmy Rchackley Jane Charleen Shackb-y Salvation Army group Ruth Myers. Joan Bodie. Mary Hodle, Betty J Roop, Elvn Wilson. Beu trice Light. Jean Htrahm. Litella Hower. | Golden year group Alice Fisher, Sarah Hower. Barbara lilirat. Phyllis McQuire, Betty Luo Foreman, Doris Wilson. Marjorie Luo Hill. Happiness group—Cathloen Hower. Joan Death. Phyllis Lough. Cathren Johnson. Ruth Flemming. Donna 801 l llift-st. Evelyn Fisher. Anna 801 l Roop I Health group - Robbie Roop. Jack ICON TIN USD UN FAUB VURKSi)

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Admiralty Officials And Rescue Crews Abandon All Hope For Rescue Os Trapped Men. CLAIMS 9(i LIVES Liverpool. Eng. June 3 <UJD — Admiralty officials and rescue crews today abandoned all hope for 'ul men believed to have died gasping, one by one. In the pitchblack and paitly rhsided hull of the sunken submarine Thetis. It was reported that Davis Duncan. an engineer-fitter of Edinburgh whos<- name had nut be«-n listed previously. was aboard bringing the number of doomed men to *7. That was not confirmed officially by the admiralty, however. Relatives of the men. weeping mothers, wives and sweethearts who stood In small groups along the Welsh shoreline scanning the sun-bathed Irish Sea. were told their menfolk had been given up for dead Rome broke down In hysterical sobbings. Others wandered off home, seemingly dated. The *uusage-||ke hull of the i British navy's newest and moat modern submersible lay ou the muddy bottom of Liverpool Bay, 14 miles offshore, defying all attempts to raise her .3 hours after ■ exhaustion of estimated air supply Abandonment of hope, buoyed momentarily during the early morning hours by a faint tapping from Inside the steel sides of the Thetis spelling out "we are still ' alive." seemed to mark the tragedy of the Thetis as the worst submarine disaster of all time Officials of the admiralty and Cammed lailrd. Ltd. builders of the Thetis, agreed In a belief that fl was impossible for anyone to * lie alive in the submarine. 'I "Now there is no hope of saving 1 - further life," the Cammed tailed [company annoui-ced at 3 p. tn. I IX a. tn. CST.I "B must be assumed that the ' men died of chlorine gas ” The admiralty. which had clutched at every hope, reluctantly denied reports that tappings from Inside the hull had been heard by rescue divers at 4 a. m. The last tappings. It was explained. came at 3 a. tn. (7 p m CUT Friday), so faintly that the message — "still alive" — could ban-ly he decoded. The last of four m<-n three of the navy and a civilian expert to esca|M- from the Thetis wearing Davis automatic "lungs" said the air was growing foul In the darkened compartments when he left. That wax at S 30 a m Friday. Had the Thetix lre»-n carrying her normal complement of 53 men Inxtead of more than Itxi when ahe slipped under the surface of the Irish Sea Thursday morning for a test dive there still might tie hopes of life, naval authorities explained. The admiralty's estimate fixing 4 to p. m. CST Friday deadline for the air supply was made when - It waa supposed that there were (CONTINCKD ON PAGE »IX> ” FREE TALKING PICTURE HERE Decatur Camera Club To Show Picture Tuesday Night A large crowd I* expected at the free talking moving picture to be shown at the old high school building Tuesday flight at x o'clock by the Decatur Camera (Tub for the public. The picture lx to be "Hlghllghtx and Shallows" and until now ha* been shown only In the larger cities by camera dub* Although there wllllx- no charge, u collection will, ho taken lo help defray the expense* of the pic- ' lure. A special Invitation ha* been extended to high achool pupil* and ; recent graduate* intereated In [ photography to attend the show. The picture. In addition lo showing the benefit* of photography In modern Industry, will show some ' of the newer developments In the xclonco. Arrangement* for the show are . heing made by Rev. G. O. Walton, ‘ Rev, Homer J. A«py aud Mrs. Palmer Eicher.