Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 138, Decatur, Adams County, 12 June 1939 — Page 1

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WEPLANTS /■OPERATION ■ffcpiTE STRIKE r> ( laim OprrBtiX Os Plants VicItar O'er Martin , 12 'UP* nit. a lAi’Li w<nt wF* of til.- rival ’ ..- ami '*•■lo h. I. ; ,1 in Flint Fi-.li \ . I in Flint ami *■,s I Hull (.■Uli. > » ■ u. ik Kg M** '• «.IM **• ■ th.. I' the firm th.. i«u groups _ ■• the pf ..■ W in. »■ i i.n th., day ahifl were \ . xaiii, ••»•• .».-. tall.ii tn lap.. ' employee |.|.. - foro-il to ' an hour : for Martin waul - . Io hia aoiiro'H Ho of the rt-Kula: 'lie Chevrolet dtvi .. pi» R.t - . ' W .1 ,J.. ' ; ’ H" 4 ■ •>,..< Foil. \ Wink tor lona . .. t, ■ . cm BH W (con,in Strike '' ' 1 ' P -- *-l ot ; |. . U Imlay an the < I o ' Isß* 1 O' tmtii'toiimii K.lwal.l Mill, a t.-el .’! i. rul,i .1. ■ about the mile equal.. I Mtrloaure embracing the | H|S His forces were euiqihby about 200 muni, tpal booed roundly an 1 several tluiea with tin Hi.. Mils Cliulmei s <.Hi..io i»oi k on street cals carried them Inside th. HB“'»l.r police protect inn llu.se Who entered on a BB '“ f *'■"■ M ** *■ of 111., firm, and H U president. lh " low f,.| lt .e ln ,„| k *‘int a dosed shop, Mi <h«y said. no reply ■KD CONCERT |IKM NIGHT Whined Band Os 120 Wiet-cs To |»| ay ('on- ■ cert Tuesday I,PI «liir .omlihiod Imnd .on M* " f 12,1 boys lind Kiris, will JHF' ll " Ural concert Tuesdny \ 1,1 * at the east ’h* Junior-senior lilah bulldinx. h *n<l. under the direction of ™ llenieyer, consists of i." r " <>f the girls band. :i» H^F r " " f ,hl ’ t>oya bund mid :io of the Ht. Joseph bund, ''ompiet,. program for to I^^L.i. nl ** lt * concert follows ' Matinee," »» r tur... "Zenith." "Activity." ■?"«P. "Mister Joe " "idle Fancy " "Fort Gay." "®r®f °f Brown Unitary Escort." J. Normal." ‘ ““ttnrta." "Zouaves." pv “■ Spangled Banner. ’

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35 SCOUTS AT AREA C AMPOREE Rain Mais Annual Boy Scout Camporee Held At Ligonier Thirty five Buy S.a, U ts of Deca tur attended the annual camporee ,o f the Anthony Wayne area, held Saturday s„d Sunday .1 |.| KtM , t .. r | This was by far th. Unrest num 1 her ut Bcouts t„ .thud a esmpuree from this city The twoday prp«rain Was ham pered conalderahly by a drlvlna rain and windstorm Saturday eve nine and rain also Interrupted prcxeedltiKs Sunday afternoon | None of the scouts suffered any injury although some were thoroughly drenched Approsimately <hmi Bconta of the area attended the rampur.** About one third of these scouts Were hadly drenched and were! taken to the Ligonier gymnasium Where they were given hot show era and dry beds The others re-1 malned In camp With Weather interrupting the progiam. announcement of award* ctmM not lie made Sunday but will be announce.) within a few days A number of imrents attendid the basket dinner at n.a.n Sunday. In addition to tho :t5 Decatur StXHits. tnmpa «7 and C* of Hernwere also represented al the cam(WBB. The Dmitiir Seoul« In aiiend aiitt* wffh an follows; Rotary Troop 61 Flaming Arrow patrol — Bob Yost, iiatrol lender; Bob Hunter. Jltn Hunter. Bob Mutschler Panther patrol - IH.k Bctaltg. , Ivan Howard. Lawla Smith. Roy Frledly. i Lions Troop 62 Bear pa' 4 Kimble, lay- ' verne Roth. Bill Beery. Tom Colter. Jack Graham. Bill Bolinger. Jim Cochran. Bil.e Briner Wolf (Mtrol D..1- Von Huul-n Ed Boknecht. Ihm Eicher. Ikiuglas Xeidigh. Norman S’eury. Legion Troop 63 Howard Gehrig, senior patrol leader. Black Rear (Mtrol Hol. Ix.rd patrol leader; IMck Gehrig. Dhk l.inn, Carl Rash. Fred Bisler. 1 Indian patrol Jack Hunter, pa trol leader; Paul Lord. Tom Lutt. , Cliff Hart. Bolt Foreman. Hob Aug- < ( ust. IMck Lichtenstelger. Don | Williams. PETER PEARSON DIES SATURDAY Prominent Retired Farmer Hies At Hospital In Fort Wayne Funeral servicea will be held I Tuesday afternoon for N. Peter ’ Pearson. 76, prominent retired Cralgvllle farmer and former realdent of near thin city, who died Saturday night at 6:46 o'clock al Um. St. Joseph's hospital m Fort ' Wayne Death was caused by a kidney 1 Infection after a three Wks ill nee* The dtweased was a native of Sweden He was born In Vostorp. Sweden. May 10. IW3. He came to Milford. Illinois, from his native country In IM»3 and resided thrr« until l»2« when, with his family, he moved to Itecatur. He resided northwest of thia city until he retired from active farming In IS3H and moved to a farm near Cralgvllle 1 Surviving, besides the widow. Berthu L.. are two children. Mrs, L. R- Horner of Fort Wayne ami Jenner C. Pearson; two grandchildren. Phyllia Ann and Peggy Lou Pearson: the following brothers and sisters: Ida Pearson of Pasadena. California; Carl Pearson of Evanston. Illinois: Mrs Hilda Johaaom. also of Evanston; Mrs Alice Benson of Hartford. South Duota; Martin and Anton Pearson, both of Vostorp. Sweden and Alfred Pearson of lltatpeston. Illinois H«* wan r«*iin‘<l In th«* Rwndlth Lutheran church at Vox!orp and ■ became a member of the First M. E. church here In 1821. Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at > :4 » ( at the home and 2:3') o clock at (CONTINUED <’N PAGE HIM Resurfacing Contract Given Fort Wayne l irm ; Indlnnnpolls. June 12 1 Th.' state highway commission to day announced contracts had betut , let for resurfacing of state high- j ways in the Fort Wayne and Greenfield districts. c ® n, ™‘* 1 called for resurfacing ,IMO “’J I of roadway In Huntington. fl ells. Adams. Wabash and <»rant coun , ties. Brooks r puny. Fort Wayne. |ii1,22698. |

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King George puts hie distiiiKuished signature in the I Gold.ll |k..k at Poryhrn Hall of the New York 1 World* Fair, as Grover Whalen, fair president.and the Queen look-on He signed a aiinpb' "George. ~ ~ " 11 ■ .i . am 1 »

U.S. GRADUATES HEAR ROOSEVELT . ’ President Addresses Graduates Os I’. S. Mill* tary Academy West Point. N. Y., June 1! <U.fb — Prealilent Roosevelt told , graduates of the United States military academy today that Amer- : lea'a desire for peace "must never i lie mistaken for weakness" Il« explained liia military expansion program, recalled the fate of countries that lacked adequate protection, and spoke of hopes for peace. mentlonitiK the visit of King George of Great Britain to this country as an example of good will among nations. “Recently." he said, “we have had the pleasure of a visit from King George VI. as a court ', us recognition of the cordiality and good will which prevails between the two great nations, "Its significance lay in the fact I that friendship could exist between the twp countries since faith were without fear. To achlev the result, strength Is needed, strength which comes, not from arms alone, hut from restraint, j 1 understanding and cooperation which in turn are the product of trained and disciplined minds " 1 He talked directly to several 1 hundred youths who will In a few ' weeks become second lieut. nants I in the army and his theme don't ' with the value of an army in t.oi- _____ ___ 1 1 (CONTINUED ON PAiIW FIVE! NEW FRICTION IS INTENSIFIED Week-End Incidents tn Europe Brings Increased Tension Berlin. June 11 - (U.R) — New ’ friction Intensified between Germany ami Poland today, and between Danzig and Poland, us the ( result of weekend Incidents. The fatal shinning of Erwin Lubet zk I by Polish isirder guards. , and bitter antl-German articles , published in Poland, combined to cause resentment here. Lubetxkl. 22. was shot as he tried to cross the frontier Into Germany without proper credentials. It was nt first said that a vigorous protest would be made to Poland nt once, because l.ttbettkl was reported to Im a German citizen. It wan made known that 1 the shooting wits regarded an n most serious Incident and that the I government intended to demand 1 punishment of the border guards i< responsible and Indemnification of i Lubetzki’s relatives. i t Later, however. It was said that I there was some doubt whether H Lttbettkl was of German or Polish , nationality, though he was of Ger- ( man blood. Germany would lie un- , (COMTUCUBU ON XMHI JEIVB). ’ t

Decatur, Indiana, Monday, lune 12, IM'.'l.

It I.” Tow* ot the fair climaxed a whirlwind trip around ih»* city In which million* of pcnuuiM Ihiwl the atriH*in to wdctMMl tht» royal con ph*.

Former Local Man Dies In Louisville I Funeral services for Max Gerard, formerly of thia city, were held thia morning In laiulaville. Mr. Gerard, who was 82 years old. died suddenly Friday. Mrs. Lizzie Costello of this city, a sister In-law and her grarddaugtiter. Miss Rita Meehan of For; Wayne, attended the funeral. Mr. Gerard moved to, Ixiuisvillo a number of years ago. He was a btother of John Gerard of Toleda. I -Iso formerly of this city and Bar- t noy Gerard of Chicago. . I o 11 COOL WEATHER HITS DECATUR 11 11 Unseasonable Weather ' Throws Thermometers For Loss In This City ■ i Residents of Decatur and com- I munity shivered ovur the weekend . 1 In a siege of unusual June weather i i whim the temperature fell far be- { low the average. laical clt Isens poked Urea In L stoves that had been expected to < remain Idle during the summer , mouths and heavy blankets were. , added to the bed clothing Satttr- j < day and Sunday night as the mer-, | cury took an unpredicted tumble. On the average, the thermomet- | era in the city were about 2o de-1 green lower than the average of , the past few days. Sunday morning the mercury In the Democrat thermometer resist-1 ered r>s degrei-a at an early hour.' about 2.1 degrees below the reading at the same time during the pre- 1 vlous few days. Intermittent drizzles of rain and * continued cold winds kept the temperature down throughout the day and this morning at X o'clock \ < the liimociut thermometer still showed a low mark of &H above. The weatherman, however, promised warmer weather for Monday, but possibly showers und cooler weather for Tuesday. Damage Rsportsd The windstorm, which struck , other nearby community Saturday 1 night resulted In small loss here. I ( Martin J, Mylott. city light superIntundent, reported that a number j (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) I Resurfacing Work Delayed Few Days ' i Work on resurfacing Monroe , street has been held up a few days because of the rejection of a car of , emulsion by the state testing d* partment. Every product used by thn state highway commission must | meet the teat of chemists In the lab- i oratory at Indianapolis. Tills Includes oils, stone, black top products and every thing eh, user! in highway construction. The. work 1 here will proceed as soon ns a new car of material which compiles with , the required test arrives which I' should be In two or three days. Ora j Baker, district supervisor stated.

BILL PROVIDES AIR EXPANSION House Receives Measure Providing 2,290 New Airplanes Washington. June 12 — QJ.R) — j Th<- house today received a 1 f 292.695.54? supplemental army' appropriation bill providing funds for purchasing 2.290 new alrpUues and carrying out Col Charh-a A. Llndle-rgh's recommendations tor expanded research facilities to keep this country apace of the world aerial armament race. With previous funds, the bill will bring to almost fI.M9.OOO.tMM the money allotted to the nrmy for the coming fiacal year and II w.ll bring to 5.50 u the number of serviceable military planes In the army air fleet by July 1. 1941. Colonel Lindbergh told the house military appropriations aulH-ommittee that he considered this number "con aervatlve.” Colonel Lhidltergb. who broke a self-imposed exile to accept a military assignment of surveying American airplane factorlea. de sign and research facilities. urged congress t<| emphasize developing quality In airplanes rather than quantity. His recommendat lons made to the subcommittee were) published today and the supply bill as reported to the house followed Llndle-rgh a suggestions. A previous attempt this session to' obtain larger research funds was, (CONTINUED ON PAGM FIVE) JAPANESE RISK NATIONS' FURY Risk Showdown With Britain And France Over Concessions Shanghai. June 12 — dJ.P) — Japanese authorities In Tientsin today risked a showdown with Great Britain und France In East Asia when they announced that the concessions of the two Euro penn powers In the great northern port city will be blockaded, begin nlttg Wednesday. The United States consulategeneral In Tientsin was Informed of the decision but American interests will be affected only indirectly, since the United States has no concession there. American business Interests largely are concentrated In the British concession, where there Is a branch of the National City Bank of New York and offices of many American trading companies. Including Standard Oil of New York, carpet weaving companies, fur dealers and general Importing mid exporting concerns. The Japanese action follows refusal of British concession authorities tn deliver Chinese terrorists In the foreign area who are scene- . (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) .

GREAT BRITAIN IS MOBILIZING ARMY STRENGTH . I England Reported Quiet* ly Mobilizing Formidable Army . , t London, June 12 <U.R> — Great 1 1 Britain is quietly mobilising a formidable army, it was disclosed to ' i day. as the newspapers featured , the departun* of King George and Pueen Elisabeth from the Vnlted Rtatea. The war office, the admiralty and the air ministry began calling ‘ thousands of men to the colors under the recently enacted re- ’ serves and auxiliaries act which makes possible rapid mobilisation of reeervlsta hy a simple royal ] I "order in council" Instead of the i previous formal proclamation. The first group of balloon barrage troops was called up yeat-r . day for one month's service, with the royal air forcea and other groups to follow Twenty-two thousand antl-alr- , craft men of the territorial army. , In addition to some I mai Imlhntn i »arrage men, took up "war stations'* last night, manning antl-alr , craft, searchlight and balloon bar , rage defenses. Thirty thousand territorials , <national guardsmen) report for , duly today ao that, with these men i serving for two Weeks und being replaced by others later, antl-alr- . craft guns may he manned day and night. Th- war office Intends to call up the first group of regular army reserves Thursday and another group August 15. It was reported ■ hat from 60.000 to too.ooo of these . men would be called for service during the summer. Forty thousand to fifty thousand | militiamen are to Ire called into the army July 15. The admiralty plana to call up almost 4.000 men for anti-sub-marine and mine sweeping units. It was estimated that by fall more than 2<m>.<hh> territorials t would have had at least two weeks' training in the field. Air defense units which reported for service during thn weekend found that all preparations nad Ireen made for any emergency In (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) ~ HURAL SCHOOLS HOLD EXERCISES ' I County Eijfhth Grade Commencement Exercises Held Saturday Two hundred and alxtv-alx stnilenta of the eighth grades of the 1 rural achmls of Adams county received diplomas Saturday ufternoo i lu the 33rd annual commencement exercisea at the Decatur juniorsenior high school. Albert F. Htanlee o f South Bend was the speaker and dellvt red the lommenciwnent address to the students. Th- students lln-'d up ott Third street preceding the exercises for a Photograph und then marched Into I -he auditorium in a body. The best . scholars In each of the 13 townships carried the respective bannerit lor townshlpg, Mary Girod of K.rkland tnwnahlp I wan awarded the distinction of ■ srrylng the county banner so . having the beat grades o' any ot tie students. Phyllis Beineke, also of Kirkland township, wax named the second highest e'tudent. In the county and carried the Kirkland township banner. Oacar Bristol, who tarried the Kirkland township banner, was named third high In the county. Other winners who carried thn lucnnera for their respective townxhips: * Union. John Basore; Preble. Leroy Cable; Washington. EUen Fish- ' er; Nt. Mary's, Rolland Wolfe; Blue Creek. Floyd Jlufftnn: Monroe, Elnor Beth Schwarts; French, Betty Moser; Hartford. Nelson .Moser; W.iliikli. Phyllis Fields; Jefferson, Hurt E. Brewster. O' '■ Decatur Student Is Illinois Graduate Mr. and Mrs, Ernest Scott of the Decatur Homesteads attemied tlto I graduation exercisea st llllnolt University, Urbana. Illinois, Their daughter. Miss Dorothy Seotl. be- , Ing one of the graduates. The grad{tuition exercisea were held Bunday.l \ class of 2.600 was graduated nt the ORth annual commencement ex- ' ciclses.

Oflicials Inspect Sanitorium Today The executive laa<rd Os the Adtints county tuberculosis association and a number of county officials made a tour of Inspection of ths Irene Byron sanlto* iueii. near Fort Wayne, today. The tour was headed by w. Guy Brown, president, and John Stults, Walter Krick and KeV, Alvin Jaslnnkl of the board. County conuuls 1 tonera, county council members and other county officials were members of the tour. STORMS CAUSE TOLL OF LIVES, PROPERTY LOSS Six Midwest States Are Lashed By Severe Storms Over Weekend By United Press Fair and warmer weather settled 1 over the midwest tielay after a aeries of storms which slashed through six states during the weekend. killing six. Injuring s<-ur<-s and causing heavy property damage. U. 8. Forecaster If. A. Downs at Chicago said the center of the storms had moved over • central Ontario today He aaid the fair weather would Im* general throughout all north central states except for local thundershowers over southwestern portions tonight. The storms — tornadle winds, rain and lightning — struck late Saturday, swept across southern Wisconsin, eastern Illinois, cen•ral and western Indiana, rouihern Michigan. Ohio and Kentucky. The winds rip|wd through homes and barna. disrupted utility aer- . vices and uprooted hundreds of trees. Three persons were killed In Indiana, two In Ohio and one each In Illinois and Wisconsin. One storm swept along a 15-mlle path from Shi-ldon. 111., northwest through three counties, cut across Indiana and into Michigan. Only a lumte-r mill and church remained standing In the village of Rollin. Mich Dngens of buildings were j flattened and electric power was cut off at Kentland. Ind. Iroquois county. 111., officials •-st I mated damage to homes and business establishments as nearly fl.iHHi.goo Indiana estimated Its damage at more than tlioo.Mo The victims were Judith Pike. 19 months old. killed at Beloit, Wis . when wind swept glass pierced her throat: Mrs Harry Metx. killed at Hicksville. O . when wind blew a tree across her automobile; Martel Brlles, <i. crufhevl to death near Swayxee, Ind., when an auto mobile carrying ten persona ran Into a tree which had fallen acmsv a road' Gerald W Brown. 26. crushed to death at Schneider. Ind . when an Implement house In which he had sought shelter col- ' lapsed; Charles Weiss, 59. farmer., killed near lavgansport. Ind . when a truck traveling through a heavy rain krns-ked him from his bicycle. • and George W, Dougherty. 12.; Elyria. O. drowned when a storm upset his fishing barnt In latke . Erie. Minor Highway Damage Only minor damage was done to the Indiana highway system and officials said that only three trees tCONTINUED ON PA<IE~FIVK)~ SEEK CLUES TO FATAL BOMBING Son Os Minnesota Bakery Owner b Killed By Planted Bomb Moorhead. Minn . June 12 <U.R) —A skull and cross Ismes note, a cryptic telephoned warning and the remnant a of a home made 1 Inttnh were studied today as clues In the killing of Milton ia*e. 2tt. I son of a bakery owner, Lee was killed Saturday when he turned on the ignition of his automobile und a bomb shattered the car. In the wreckage police found a note which read: "Just a wurn'tig, i l<ee Keep to your sales. Or else." | , It was signed with the pirate sym ■ lad. skull und cross bones. A few hours later Mrs. John ; Knutson, whose husband la copartner In thn bakery with John la»e. father of the slain man. an-, awered the telephone "Let me talk to Knutson," a ! voice demanded. “He's not In " "Tell him he's next." Police wore holding 11 Fargo, j N. D bakery worker who admitted I (CONTINUED ON PAGE gIX) I

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ROYAL COUPLE LEAVES U.S., ENROUTE HOME — f Kinir And Quern Given Great Reception On Visit To U. S. Aboard Royal Pllut Train, en route to Sherbrooke, Que.. June 13. (U.Fj l(<.freshell by a night's sleep aboard their traveling home, King George and Queen Elisabeth hade farewell Io thousands of Canadian subjects tiaiay and headed I north through Quebec towsrd the end of their triumphant visit to ' the new world. The royal train left Deleon. Que., at 8 a. m. (CBT) and started for Sherbrooke, where the first of the day's three brief receptions was scheduled for 10;5t) a. m. ’CRT). A brief service atop will ba made at St Johns. Que. A few minutes before the train pulled out. the king appeared on the rear platform of the train and waved to a large crowd of men. women and children from Delaon and nearby towns. The queen remained In the train. The king stayed about three minutes, smiling and waving to the cheering crowd. The royal train left Hyde Park. N. Y m at 9:l«l o'clock 1C8T) last night after a four-day visit In the United States which generally was conceded to have been a master stroke of British diplomacy. They left the United States at Rouses Point. N. Y.. a little before 5 a. m. tCSTI. The United States visit, that ended with a leisurely Sunday, featured a hot dog picnic, at President Roos»'velt's Hyde Park estate, had aroused world wide speculation over Its success. Its significance and possible consequences. But in the records or British diplomacy. 1 it was put down already as one of the greatest triumphs In years. There had been those who feared that the visit of a reigning British monarch to the United Slates might be misinterpreted. They had dreaded a mis-step, a mishap, perhaps, or a flare-up ot pubttc opln'on *" the United Mates based on the fact that Britain still owes the Vnlted States billions of dollars in war debts. Some Britons had feared that the people of the United States would draw the conclusion that the king and queen had gone to enllat their sympathies for the ‘'next war." But the warmth of the receptiona KNINTINUEd'oN FAGS FIVE)' Good Crowd Attends Picnic Despite Rain Although Inclement weather rcCured attendance a IRHe, mc.ro than >75 dinners were served Sunday at the sixth annual St. Mary's parish picnic, held at Sun Set park. Those unable to come for dinner < ini* In the late afternoon and even* Inc for supts-r. Several of the outdoor stands and contests were mov* ed inside the pavilion when tho • u’aln came and the program was 'tarried out there. Thu ticket sale waa good and Rc». Father Joseph J. Selmctx. pastor, In behalf of the pariah, and J. L. , Ehler, the general chairman, expt eased their appreciation to thn public for Its patronage and good . will. " ■■■ |."W" Ladies Aid Society To Present Picture Arrangements have been com. rfeted by thn ladles' aid society ot ’ the Methodist church tor tlia show. Ingot the talking motion picture, i "Bolgotlta", depleting the lite and 1 < ruciflxion of ChrlsL The first showing will ba at 3 ■o'cloctk In the afternoon a* the Me. i thodlst church on Friday. Juno 16. Tne night show will be given In tha rudltorlum of the Central gra.lo l.ullding, corner Fifth and Adam* *troots, at s o'clock on the sarno day. It coat *N4t).ooo to produce thn film and the cast la composed ot several thousand people. The pule lie Is InvHed to see the pictur.*, which is sponsored by toe ladles aid. —. '■ a—■» TEMPERATURE READINGS DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER 8:00a.m... 58 2:00p.m 43 10:00 a.M. 61 3:00 p.m. 61 Noon 64 WEATHER — Mostly eloudy tonight and Tuesday, thundershowers Tuesday. probat ly beginning tn west and south portions late tonight; warmer In east and north portions tonight.