Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 137, Decatur, Adams County, 10 June 1939 — Page 1

XVII. No. 137.

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

State Convention At -Madison Next Week Th.- diamond jubilee ttal , 1()11 . 1 in I i In Indiana it to | <HBtH(l , w a , •w-nlc territory , m( „ 1M lb „ h|(l!t . and on the Ohio river The reglatration t«- for the entire eonventlwn will be fi up t 0 « ’» ar,, * r whl,h “ wi » »* win? J£* , ” n,lh * may be made ; with Mi»e Fraucea Burkhalter. Bern*, county •ecretary. ;CONFESSES TO ' KILLING FATHER Illinois Man Admits Act In Fear Os Disinheritance *— mi Oregon. 111, Jun- to — ,y|>) Sh* , 111 Jamea White ' 'iHluy that (leorge Qronewold. 51. , had ronfeaaed poiaonlng hie 79 year old father in order to fore atall dlalnherltance. He aald - ' Oronewold would b»- formally charK.il with murder today , Orvnewidd aigned a atat.-ment last night, White said, admitting, ■ that he |»tit (Hdaon In a aoft drink which hia father, John, drank ’ ahortly before he died .May !7 while working In a garden on hia ' farm He aald he had numeroua ’ quarrela with hia father recently.”; White said “and f.-argd hia father ; might change hia will under which he waa to receive aeveral houses in Oregon and a farm nearby.” An investigation waa atarted last week after flronewidd's sister. Dena, a nurse, had reported to W hite "suspicions" she had con corning her father's death and had turned over to him the bottle' ' which had c<mtaln<-d the drink. 1 White said an analysis by the • state bureau of criminal inveati--1 gat ion showed a "phosphorous ’ probably of a type of rat pol-oti." had been mixed with th- drink. The elder Gronewold'a ' ie-dy was exhum.-d yesterday and Dr Harold Palmer. Rih kford. reported he cmM find no traces of cerebral hemorrhage which would 1 have been present had Oronewold died of a|H>pl.-gy — the eauae of death given in hia death certlfl cat**. The defendant, a road repair worker, hima-if the father of two- | MM. niot.-d Inin Ills father's I home IN months ago after separat- | ing front hia wife, now residing at Mount Morris. He waa arrested yesterday, shortly la-fore the egI humatlon. on a warrant issued hyaline's attorney S Donald Crowell., Hi* said he put iodine in the drink, conflicting with the findi Ings of the state bureau's analy ■ ■ sis. White said he would question ’ him further today In an attempt 1 to clear up the point. He said the state's attorney planned to ask > f Mrs. Gronewold to come here to 1 1 face her husband The elder Grom-wold was a - narke of Germany and hud liv.-d • • here since 1914. He waa a wld 1 ower. C. Os C. Directors Meet Monday Night f The board of directors of .he Decatur Chamber ot Comntcrca will meet In the office of John L. De I Voss Monday evening al 7:3d o'II clock. All directors are requested I' to be present. TRAFFIC CHECK BRINGS FINES Forty-One Fined $1 Each As Result Os Check By Authorities Forty-one drivers puld lines at the city clerk treasurer's office last | night as state and city police com- ; blned in making a "traffic ch- k." , Cara which entered the check- ( ing fine at the Intersecthm of Moni roe and Socond streets were checked by the officers. Drivers were required to show I operator's license and certiflcutea 'of registration, both dltn and ' bright lights and tali lights of their , I cars. ... Failure to have the llcenbe or , certificate or It a light on the ear i was not burning brought a flue to , I the driver- ' The officers who took part in the Inspection Included Corporal < Zerkle in charge. Officers Prior. Holiday. Merkle. Wanan and War- < nock ot the stale polic- force. 1 , Chief Borders and Officers Melchl. < | Conn and Chilcolu of ths city tores. 1 1

COUNCIL WILL BE MANDATED Judge To Mandate County Council To Pay Highway Mileage Judge J Fred Fr tchte sta'ed thia morning that he would return a ru-lng in favor of the plaintiff tuid mandate the county council to pay Walter H. Gllllom. county surveyor, t lieage for his services as county highway supervisor during l»3s. Mr. Gllllom had f'led suit against tTxe council, that they failed to pro-l-»rly discharge their duties by rntuslng to appropriate lh» nilleag-t expense at their tint meeting In IMI. In his complaint he asked |M7,' which he charged waa due him according to the atatutu. wh'ch protides for the payment of mi'eage to 'he highway supervisor. fudge Fruchte heard the trial late Fiiday afternoon In circuit court and made known his rj'ing this i.iorntng. The entry for the donket card is being prepared and will be entered to that effect. Judge Fruchte stated. (hid I t'llows Plan Memorial Service The annual Odd Fellows memoral day services will be held at th* 'ocal Ridge halt Tuesday. June 13 at 7: So o'clock, it was announced today. Members of the Odd Fellows and the Rebekah lodges will participate in the services. All mem tiers are utged to attend. BAYS TO SPEAK AT FORT WAYNE New Deal Democratic Club To Hold Meeting June 16 Fort Wayne. Ind.. June 10.—The New Di al Democratic club is spoil- j soring a Democratic convention to lie held at latkeside Park. Fort Wayne on Friday evening, June 16. begimiing at 7 30 o'clock. Fred Bays, of Sullivan, state Democratic chairman will deliver the address. Fay W Leas, former superior court judge of Allen county, will Im* master of ceremonies. Samuel C. ('lelanil. local attorney. will introduce the speaker. There will be vaudeville entertainment and music for the enjoyment of the public at the park, of which Oliver Hwitter la chairman and Levi Kiser of Whitley is vicechairman. Refreshments will be served. Kverything will be free of charge. There will be a special stage built for the speakers and entertainers. which will be lighted by flood lights and there will be sound equipment and loud speaker system Installed. In connection with the party at the park, there will be a reception for Mr. Bays, which will be held on the meaaanlne Umir of the Anthimy hotel, beginning at 3:3d and lasting until S:3O o'clock in the ati ternoun of the same day. Mr. Cleland Is chairman of the reception committee and Joseph I Suelaer, Allen county Democratic chairman, will In* vlceihalrman und will be assisted by the following committee: Joseph Lassus, latrry Paul. O. P. Craig. Frank i Corbett. Alexander Campbell, deputy Vnlted States district attorney. Frank Kelly. Jack Curtin. Robert McDonald. Arthur Ortlieb, Ira Snouffer. and Harry Gottschalk. The ladies reception committee will be headed by Mrs. Harry I’iffi--1 ver, chairwoman and Mrs. Lucile McKentie. vlce-chairwomti. assisted by Mrs, Kmily Bell Tenney. Mrs. Genevieve IMts. Mrs. Timothy Corbett. Mrs, Dorothy Bucket Mrs. Samuel Jackson. Mrs. Irene Relalng. Mrs. Ktntna Janorschkc, Mrs Veronica McCann. Mrs. C. Lomont. Mrs. Bertha Henning. Miss Lo-retta Hayes und Miss Mae Pels. Copies Os 1939 Acts Received By Clerk - 1 1 Copies of the new 1930 acts, ns passed by the state legislature, were received today In the offices of county clerk G Remy Bierly. As soon as all receipts from county clerks were received by the secretary of state, the acts will become effective unless otherwise provld- j ed through an emergency clause. I, Attorneys, township trustees, county officials will be among those who are eligible to receive the copies from the clerk's office. Mr. Bierly urged that those persons eligible to receive the copies call | al the office. |

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lecatur, Indiana, Saturday, June 10, 1939.

Sisters Meet — After 3*l Years • 4B ;-V For the first time In 34 years. Jessie Llssmau. 35. left, of London hngland, meets her stater, Mrs. Anna Kalts, 37. of Bverett. Maae Anna sailed for America from lamdon with her father when tm-lr mother died while Jessie wan given out for adoption In Loudon

PLAN FUG DAT SERVICE HERE Annual Service At Elks Home Wednesday Evening; Legion T<i Aid Flag Day. Wednesday, June 14. will be observed In Decatur with the annual program on the spacious lawn of the B P. O. Klks home on North Second street. Flag Day is observed annually by the Decatur lodge, with the cooperation of Adams post number 43 of the American Legion. The service will be held at 7:30 [ p nt. Wednesday. John L. DeVoss, I chairman, announced. Rev. George O. Walton, pastor of the Presbyterian church of this city will deliver the Flag Day ad dress The history of the flag will be read by Joseph Laurent, prominent i-egtonnaire. Officers of the Klks lodge will conduct the regular Flag Duy ritual. As a feature of the service, the new flag pole, recently erected at the home, will be formally dedicated. The Decatur high school band, tinder the direction of Albert Helle-, tneyer. will meet at the Legion home at 7 o'clock Wi-densduy eve- j (CONTINUED ON PACK THREE) Fleming Funeral Is Held This Morning Funeral services were held this morning for Judith Ann Fleming, stillborn child born Friday to Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Fleming, ot tmi Indiana street at the Adams coun<ty memorial hospital. The Rev. Homer J. Aspy officiated and burial was made in the Decatur cemetery. Mrs Fleming waa Mary Catherine Tonv before her marriage. Surviving, besides the parents, are the grandparents. Mr. und Mrs. John Flisoing ot Decatur aad Mr .and Mrs. Ed Tony of Franktort.

Daily Democrat Distributed 1 To All Patients At Hospital

Through the gMierMlty of 21 i Itecatur merchants the life of the ' I "ahutln" at the Adam* county memorial hoapltal hau been mnde i a little "sunnier." i Ever mindful of the long, lonely i hours that the patient* spend on their hospital bed* recuperating I from an Illness. an operation or an Injury, theae merchant a have co* t operated In affording them with t the favorite recreation of the pa* i tlenta — In fact with every real- < dent of a city like Decatur; I. e., i reading the "home town paper " 11 Theae 21 merchanta have agreed to aend dally coplea of the Decatur I Dally Democrat to the hoapltal each t evening. Each evening the 21 cop- t lea arc delivered to the hoapltal I office and from there taken to the I patients in the respective rooms I ’ who are well enough to read. A cheery message of **Oood Ev* i <<nlng — We Hope You Are Feeling < Better," la printed on an attractive i little aticker that adorns the out* i aide of each Individually wrapped | newspaper. The name of the apon* < aorlng merchant la also printed on 1 the aticker. I Hoapltal attachea are enthuafaa- I , tic In their pralae of thia method i of affording reading recreation to i the patlenta. I They cite the leaa desirable fea* i turea of only havln’g three or four I coplea at the hoapltal when about i two acore patlenta are able to and t would enjoy reading the Democrat. | [ Because ho or abu is Xviccd to :

Church Os God Bible School Is Concluded A successful daily vacation Bible school cIiMU-d at the Church of God. Friday The enrollment was 49 and the average attendance was 46. The lowest numlier was 4U and the highest 53. The teachers were: Mrs. Ray Fry back, beginners; Mrs. Isaac Wagner, primaries; Mrs. Eatery Hawkins, juniors; Mrs. Gerald Smitley. In lermediates Miss Bonnie Fryback and Miss Dixie Miller were helpers. Mrs. Glen E. Marshall was superintendent of the school. INQUEST HELD THIS MORNING Coroner Yager Conducts Inquest Into Death Os Rev. Barr Coroner J Jerome Yager, assisted by Prosei-titor Arthur E Voglewede, this morning conducted an inquest into the fatal auto acci'dent last Tuesday night which claimed the life of the Rev. Alva , Burr, Pleasant Milla M. E pastor Statements of their version of , the accident were taken by the coroner from Mrs. * Bryce Daniels I and Mrs. Gretchen Evans, both of I'b-asant Mills, and latwrence Wick, of Fort Wayne, driver of the car. Mrs. Evans and Mrs. Daniels witnessed the accident. They stated that they at first were afraid of being struck by the car as it passed them and that they noticed Rev. Barr crossing the highway at Pleasant Mills and felt sure that he would be struck. Miss Catherine Norton of Berne reported the Inquest and took the statements made by the witnesses Attorneys and an Inaurarpe company representative were among those who attendui the open hearing. Coroner Yager declined Indicating his verdict In the case.

spend an extended period In b<>d la no reason why a putlent at the hoapltal ahould be forced to lose contact with his relative*, friend* and neighbor*, they believe. That's no reaaon why they ahouldn't know that , 'ao*and-ao" hud a shower for her newly-wedded girl friend; that their neighbor * lad was struck by un auto lust evening; that a new arrival wua reported at the Smith* or Jonea today -- or many of the other news Items that really are of Interest to the readers of a home town paper, Thua reasoned, also, the follow* itig merchants who are sending the nightly copies of the Democrat to the hospital: Ashhaucher's Tin Shop; Dr. N. A. Bixler, Blue Creek Dairy. Hurk Elevator Company. Burke's Standard Service, Cltltena Telephone Company. Cloverleaf Creameries. Inc., Thu Decatur Hatchery, C. A. Dougins Co,. Edwards Studio. The First State Bank. Fortney Shoe Repair Shop. Gerber's Moat Market. Hon-E-Kruat Baking Co., Keller Jewelry Store, Kohne Drug Store, Northern Indiana Public Service Co., Rent* Florists, Suttles Edwards Co.. Sheets Bros, and the Decatur Dally Democrat. And to those who don’t believe the patlenta eagerly await the arrival of the paper each evening. It la advised that the skeptics In their next visit to the Institution watch the Interested, satisfied expression of a patient when he or she senna Uhe pages.

CHILDREN WILL GIVE PROGRAM ('hildrcn’N Day l*rugram At -Church Os God Sunday Evening The annual children's day pro gram will be presented at th<- ; Church of God. Sunday night at, ' 7:30 p m Following Is the program In full: Prelude Congregational song Invocation. Recitation — "A welcome and n wlah'*—Carolyn Strickler. Recitation. “A Little Girl's Wei come" Imogene and Alice Hats! ria. Recitation. "Welcome" — Virgil Hawkins Recitation. "Welcome" — Phyllis Bowman. j Recitation, "Information" — Delight Wagner. Recitation "A four year old” —l‘ llene Mitchel Recitation “A Request" — Nannn l-ee Anratid. Recitation “My Speech" — Charles Hawkins. Songs By the Beginners and Primaries — "We an- happy" and "Zaccheua” Recitation "How did they?" — Sharon Strickler. I’ Recitation “Today and Tomorrow", Ralph Bollinger. Exercise “Keys of Kindness" —I ' Bonnie Melchl. Edna Mae Bailey. 1 Doris Marshall. Imogene and 1 Alice Harris. Carolyn Strickler. ' Nanna Lee Aurand R-iltathm, — "My Invitation” —I Waneta Welty Recitation "I'm Glad" — Jackie 1 Chllcole. 1 Recitation "The strange Calendar” i Bobby Strickler. Recitation “I wish I wen- a star" Gene Mitchel. I Recitation “What I Heard” Bar > | tiara Jean Bollinger Exercise "What We Give"—Ruth ' Gaskill. Mar.lyn Gamer. Alic*- - Jean Hawkins, Georgia Hazel Wood. Rosie Fisher, Barbara j 1 Marshall. Recitation “He Cares for Me" — I J--. ii Harris. Recitation — "God's Promise" - ,| Richard Bailey. i Rm itation. "Things We All Have" I Mary Ellen Wagner. i Rultation "It must Im- God" - 1 i Glee Gerkes. Solo "Evensong" — Patsy May r R-'citation "The Children's Pray ,' er" Eunice Wagner. i Recitation—"lf" Dorothy Smith. 1 ■ Guitar Music- Russel Deum , Recitation "Give God the Heat”— 1 f Betty Irwin. Exi-rda-- "Modern Handmaids" —I I Phyllis Bowman, Catharine Fish er. Joan Bowman. Norma Hasel wood. Patricia Garner. Betty I . Wolfe. t ..Recitation "How to Give" —Bo 1 Frank. i J Solo "Feed My laimba"—Bonnie i Strickler. i Recitation "The Father's Work-1 era"- Pauline Hawkins. j 1 Exercise "Your Father's Letters"!' Boldiy Haley, Billy Wolfe, Billy Hawkins. Billy Bollinger. Roy Cook, Dwight Marshall, Way nurd Haltegger, Royal Bollinger. 1 Tommy Burner. j Songs -Juniors and Intermediates f "Spelling Love" and "I Would Be True." Exercise "The laid by the Lake ' side" Ruth Murbutigh and Billy -' I U'DN I'tNt'KD UN PAUM TURKIC) RELIEF CLAIMS ARE ANNOUNCED 111 I < Poor Relief Claims For Washington Township Arc Announced L Poor relief claims paid out this i week for the month of Muy In Washington township were lower -than the previous month hut con- 1 slderably higher than for the same month last year, the report compiled In the auditor s office revealed today. Poor relief claims paid this week for Washington township totalled 32.201 4H against 32.366.59 Inst . month. During the same month In 193 K. however, but 31.3N9.14 was paid nut. Approximately three-fourths of the relief money spent In the county during th« month of May was spent for the Washington township needy, the report discloses. The total spent In the county for the month la: 33.455 59. Following are the townships and the amount spent by each: Union, 3165.19; Root. 3353 32; Preble, 3502; Kirkland, ItOt.M; Washington. 32.201.43; Ht. Mary's, 3133 60; Blue Creek. 333 06; Monroe. 3235.37; French. 317.55; Hartford. 330.31; Wabash. 347.71; Jeffjursou, 324.61.

New York Gives Riotous Welcome To Royal Couple

LEGION PLANS FOR FIREWORKS ——— Adams Post To Sponsor Fireworks Display Here July I Adams post number 43 of the American la-glon will sponsor a spectacular fireworks display for the residents of llecatur and community Tuesday night. July 4. The Ix-gion post has sponsored a similar celebration for aeveral years and the pyrotechnic display has drawn thousands of persons to the city every year. The display will again be presented In the large field directly east of the Hunna-Nuttman park Thia field is ideally located for a fireworks display, being well removed from residences and with , ample parking apace for hundreds of automobiles. The fireworks display Is Decaturs only official observance of the Independence Duy holiday and under the sponsorship of the American U*gion. has grown to be one of the city's outstanding attractions. James K. Staley Is general chair- ; man of the display. Complete details of the affair will be announc- , ed within a few days. ( — o — COMBINED BAND CONCERT HERE Combined School Band To Present Concert Tuesday Night Th— Decatur combined band. comprising more than 115 boys < and girls of the city, will play the I weekly Isold concert here next Tuesday night, June 13. at 3 1 o'clock. Because of the size of the band, this concert will Im- presented at ; the east aid** of the junior-senior i high school building The court 1 house ramp. where the weekly ( concerts are usually presented, ta I not large enough to accomodate thia combined band i The band is under the direction I of Alliert Rellemeyer. supervisor 1 of band music in laith the public * and Catholic schools and com- < prises all band organizations of < the high schools. The complete program for the ■ concert will be announced Munday. Th*- tiiuti 1i.e.l li.ind will part in th** annual Flag Duy services ah. the Elks home Wednesday evening. The schedule of liand practices , for next week ta iis follows; j Combined liand practice, 3 p. m | Monday; high school hand. 7 pin. | Monday; girls liand. 4 p nt Tues- , duy; high school luind report at , la*glon home promptly at 7 p. m. Wednesday. — -O'"-" I Decatur Camera Club Plans Picnic Tuesday The Decatur Camera Club Is to hold a picnic Tuesday night at « . o'clock In the Hanna-Nuttinan city park. A committee has teen ap- | pointed to prepare or purcbaM tho food for the evening. Members snd I guests sre requested to bring thetr own table service. latter In the evening, the regula** meeting of the club will be held In ; - the club rooms on North Third street. A print competition on the subject of "completed architecture'* will be held. The program will tm closed with a lecture on the subject of night photography. o - ( Army Deserter Is Court-Martialed Vernon E. Sett Ith. who was arrested here on May 11 by atate policeman Russell i*rlor, as a deserter from the United Rt.ites army, was court-martialed at Fort Benjamin -Harrison Friday afternoon. Smith waa given four and onehalf months of hard lai*or and 314 per month was deducted from hl» army pay for deserting from a California army post. Officer Prior, accompanied by ftoilce chief Jatnea Borders, attended the court-martial at the ludlau.i army post. ■* — ■ A

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Millions Throng Streets Os World’s Largest City To Greet King George VI And Queen Elizabeth. TO WORLD’S FAIR New York, June I(l—<UJ3- -King George VI and his queen rode through this heat drenched city of millions today for the peak reception ot their American tour. They delmrked from the destroyer Warrington which brought them from Sandy Hook and were swept immediately into the tumult of a New York welcome. From Brooklyn to the Bronx and all the populous burroughs of the new world metropolis, millions trooped into sweltering Manhattan to cheer Britain's sovereign over a 46-mlle route which end*-d at the world's fair. The temperature was 34 and going up. The sky was hazy with humidity. The heat-weary George and hia queen rode In a bullet proof auto which led a 13-car procession from th** Battery over a clrcuitoua route through the canyon of Manhattan. The biggest city gave them their biggest webome. Police estimated there were betwe*-n two and three million turned out to cheer and see the world's number one royal couple The procession did not go up hero's lane the route traversed by Llndbt*rgh. Trudy Ederlee and the Idol of the tumultuous 20's. Instead of Broadway, the cars net a 5o mile an hour pace along the west side express highway to “2nd street, through Central Park, north to 96th street, east to the East River Drive, and over the Trlliorough bridge to the world'a fair In Flushing Meadows. At the Battery their majeatiea Missed une of the sights of the town. Instead of wearing a brown derby, former Gov. Alfred E. Smith was there In a top hat. Police commissioner Lewis Valentine had 13.332 men on duty to handle the throngs. Their majesties came down the gangplank from the Warrington and were Welcomed by Mayor Fiorvllo II LaGuardia for the city and Gov. Herbert 11. U-htuan of the empire stat**. Along one sld** the street stretching up from the Battery, hundreds of police cleared the busy thoroughfare of all traffic. The police were acting under orders so complicated It required au eight-pace booklet to list them. The grandstand In front •of (CONTINUED ON PAGE TIIMKl" —— - Q ii Criminal Chaixes Dismissed Today Two criminal ciurges were dismissed In circuit court this morning. A charge of emliezxlement by bailee against Fred C. Ahr, local livestock dealer, waa dismissed by the state for the reason of lacx of evidence. A chirge of vehtclo tihlng against la*on Furnak was dismissed after Furnace waa bound over to juvenile court. Today is the last day of the April term of court. Court will be closed during the summer vacation and will convene again on September 9. DEATH CLAIMS FRED KOHLER Retired Farmer Dies This Morning At Home Near Vera Cruz Fr**d Kohler, 73, retired farmer and life-long realddbt of Adams county, died thia morning at 3.2<l o’clock at his home, two miles **aat and on** mile south of Vera Cruz. Death was attributed to pneumonia The dei'eaaed waa born In Adams county, the some of Abraham and Anna Rudy-Kohler. On Docemhcr 19, 1901. he was married to Mary Moser at Borne. No children were born to the union. Surviving, besides tho widow. uro two sisters, Mrs. Tobias Steffen of Bluffton and Mrs. Sophia Huffman of Winamac and a brother. Alfred Kohler of French township. Two staters and a brother are deceased. Funeral aervlcea will bn held Tuesday morning at in o'clock at the home. The body will ho returned home Sunday morning from thu Juhu (uncial jwma at BiuUtati,