Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 160, Decatur, Adams County, 8 July 1939 — Page 1

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Next Week’s Concert To Be On Thursday Next week'* bntid concert will lie held Thtirmlny night In at rad of TttMday. Albert M. Hvllmnryrr, dl- , rvctor, annouittntl lodny. The chuiige wua MHcaaltatod IxH-auae a untiilter of the hand member* will he »ut of the city Tuesday. the convert Thuraday night will hr played by the Olrla* band, on the court house ramp at 8 p. m. The band will practice at 4 o'clock Thursday afternoon. BREAK IN HEAT > WAVE FORECAST IN MIDDLEWEST t ooling Breezes, Thundershowers Predicted To Break Heat Ity United Press Tooling breegra and scattered thundershowers brought relief to mldwrstem states today as th<summer's severest heat wave kept temperatures In the ini's through the southwest, south and east. Twenty two persons died from the heat In eight mldwrMvrn states yesterday Thirty persona have died In a heal xave that has had New Englanders willing for four days and may not end until tomorrow night. U. S forecaster J K. Lloyd at Chicago said temperatures would he lower today in the lower Missouri and Mississippi valleys and in moat of the Great Lakes region He said high temperatures would continue In southern and eastern states. Local thundershowers may relieve conditions in New England tomorrow, he said Drought conditions tn New Bng- ! land were approaching the danger point and farmers feared heavy losses to their crops. The temperature cllmlied Into the high th's at Hoston yesterday and midday mail deliveries were cancelh-d Io guard against collapse of carriers. A soothing mass of cool air from the Pacific northwest tumbled temperatures In Kansas, yesterday the hottest state In the country. Phillipsburg. Kan . reported a high of 111 degrees and Kansas City reported a high of IOS degrees, a new July 7 record. Then- were five heal deaths in lowa. Wisconsin had four. Illinois and Michigan three each. Minnesota. Kansas and Missouri , two each, and Indiana one. Scores of heat prostrations were reported i ihroughout the midwest Cloudy weather, showers and shifting winds tumbled temperatCONTINUBD ON PACK BIX) ~ DEATH CLAIMS DAYTBALTZELL Brother Os Thomas Baltzell Dies Friday Afternoon At Chicago Dayton Baltxell. a brother of Thomas ilaltgell. of near Decatur, died late Friday afternoon at the Mercy hospital in Chicago. The deceased moved to Chicago from Fort Wayne two years ago. after retiring from active service •as an engineer on the Pennsylvania railroad for 4.1 years Surviving besides the brother here, are the widow, Lina; a daughter. Mrs. John Rough of Warsaw; a granddaughter. Mrs John Offerle of Fort Wayne, and three slaters. Mrs Theresa Wil he»rt of 'htcago; Mrs. Helle Lsykaut and Mrs. Emma Crain of Los Angeles, California The hody was returned to the Ankenbruck funeral home at Fort Wavne. Funeral services will be held there Monday afternoon at ! •'dock HTHTI and burial will be made in that city. — d' - — Assistant Priest At Honor Banquet ( The Rev. Alvin Jasinski, assistant ! pastor of the «t. Mary's Catholic ; church was among the priests who attended a dinner last evening at Fort Wayne In honor of the Rev. Curt A Huelxer. assistant pastor of _ <>f the Cathedral of Imtnavultte Con''•’Piton there, who has been assign- , fd as pastor of the St. Stephens ! church tn South Bend. - ■- - Observe Communion At Church Sunday The communion of The Lord s F'tpper will observed at the local • rresbyteqan church at the morning service Sunday. All members are ex- | netted to be present.

' CLEVELAND BRICKLAYER CONFESSES TORSO SLAYING f— ——— — —■ I ’ . IB* ' ’ * ** " ■J i I . iiiiblbm ... ——**— f sa|M| brrrrt bod-rv were found <S S'- f ■ j K .--d' : * .. t former employe of a slaughterhouse, by Sheriff Martin L. O'Don.ft.! if. liourx <,( rnlling l<> ttl.iying .n„| <||..iii.ni!,.i Ing th.- I„„lv of Mrs Florence Sawdey Pollllo and throwing her head into Lake Erie at E 4Sth street. The head was never recovered though parts of the Itody were found by police. , Dolasel (arrow) at spot where he admitted tossing torso victim's ' I . * head into lake I ———————— , ■ , ,

FIGURES SHOW BUSINESS HIKE Job Insurance Payments IO Percent Lower Than Year Ako i Fort Wayne. Ind.. July 8. — Job I insurance payment* In Indiana In June increased 13.6 per rent over I May. hut dropped 40 par cent bet.low June 1938. the Indiana unetn- . ploymrnt compensation division announced today. , "The fact that benefits claimed in June were only 3904.<kt0, which la 3824.000 lea* than 81.525.000 paid In the same month laat year gives - , new emphasis to the Improvement I In business condition* since laat summer," aaid K. F. Kixmiller. Job j Insurance manager In thia district “At the same time the payment* laat month to persons totally and partially unemployed provided an j appreciable lift for thoae who drew ,it and for business In the local | communities where it was spent. “When it la recalled that many 1 persons who were out of work last , year were not eligible for beneflt* until the repeal In August of the *lO earning requirement, even I more Improvement la Indicated > than the Jure benefit figures show. "Benefit payment* in the state In June, representing the number of compensable week* of total or | partial unemployment, numbered ’ 94.948. compared to 85,454 In May and 137.829 In the previous June • The 8904.000 paid last month was *IOB.OOO higher than the amount > paid tn May. “In the forty district* of the , Mate benefit payment* rose or fell .'to meet localised (traditions, with 21 district* registering Increases over May.'and 19 district* showing , I decrease*. Compared to the pre- > vlou* June, payments were lower In 27 districts and higher tn 13. [ "This distict. which cover* Al- . len. Well*. Whitley and northern . Adams countie*, showed an ini .crease, with 5.158 payments for ' *47.351.81 In June compared to 4.- , 901 for 849.024 40 tn May and 1 754 for 8111.81733 the previous , June." , . o Monroeville Man Dies At Hospital ■ '■* George W. Ober. 92. of Monroe ;* Ville, died this morning at 1:50 o* i clock at the Adams county memorI i lai hospital. The body was taken to • Van 'Buskirk funeral home In Mon- , -oevllle. Funeral services have not ■ been completed. , oLife Saving Course Will Open Monday 1 The senior life saving course will be started Monday- afternoon at 2:30 at the city swimming pool. Marlon Feasel. supervisor. announced this morning. Eight persons have already signified their intentions I t of taking the course. Which will last i I two weeks. ’ 1 Any person. 17 years of age or • over desiring to do.so. may sign i for the course at that time j I

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Decatur, Indiana. Sat urday, July 8, 1939.

Evangelist isi . .... Rev M L. Garrett of Macon. Georgia. Is conducting evangelistic • service* al the t'hurch of the Naxarene. whU'h opened Friday night and will continue throughout the neat three weeks. NEW FURNITURE IS INSTALLED All New Furniture,Equipment Installed In Democrat Office —— Work started at noon today on installing a new meta) counter, [ desk* and partitions In the Dully I Democrat office. Following the publication of today's edition at mam. work started j on the removal of the old counters I and railing. The new equipment I* to l>e ready for use by Monday morning and activities in the newspaper office are expected to j ' take their normal course by that ! time. Much of the old furniture In the office datea back to 1890 and ' a few piece* even longer than that. ' With a rearrangement of the business and editorial office* the ' public can be better accommodated and more efficient service rendi cred to patron and subscriber. Every employe will have a desk | and typewriter, the business, re- i portorlal and advertising department* being separated. The publisher* of the Dally , Democrat invite their friends, advertiser* and subscriber* to the paper to inspect the new office arrangement and facilities to serve them. Rubscribers who cull at the office for their paper, are asked to pick it up at the Lose Bro* , rest aurant, if unable to gnln entrance to the office while the installation work I* underway. Recreation Committee To Meet Monday Night The executive committee of the Decwtur recreation department will meet at the office of Waiter J. i Kilck. In the jurlor-senbr hlghji school building. Monday evening]’ at 7:30 o'clock. Ail commute*) ment-i< her* are requested to be present. J i

DEATH CLAIMS ■ MRS.CRABILL I Mrs. Andrew Crabill Dies Friday Night After Extended Illness I Mrs Annelida Crabill, 71. wife of Andrew Crabill and a life-long resident of this community, died last night at 7:30 o'clock. Death was attributed to infirmities, . The deceased was born March 4. 1868. the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Pott*. She was a member of the First Christian church. Surviving. beside* the husband, are the following children: Mr*. Charles Rainier of Pasadena. Cal.: ■ Joseph Crabill of Evansville; VerI nlere Crabill of Fort Wayne, and I Charles of Fort Wayne. Two stepdaughter*. Mr*. Arthur Russell of Fort Wayne and Mr*. Charle* : Sullivan of Decatur and the follow- . inc brothers and sister* also sur- | viva: Jack Fotta of Fort Wayne, I Samuel Pott* of Peterson, Peter I Pott* of Fort Wayne. Mrs. Harvey • Sprague of Decatur. Elint Voril of Monroeville and Mr*. William ■ Culley of Toledo. Ohio Funeral services will be held I Monday afternoon at 2 o'cloc k at the Glllig St Doan funeral home > and burial will bo In the Decatur cemetery. The body may l»e viewed at the ; funeral home after 7 o'clock this I evening until time ofr the funeral. o NCCW Directors To Meet Next Tuesday , The Decatur council of the NCCW w,l| tie represented at a d’anery board of directors' meeting of the oiganlxatlon to be held next Tuesday afternoon. July 11 at the Catholic Community Center In Fort Wayne. Mr*. Charfrs Logo, at this city, is second vice-president at th* deanery organisation. In addition to be being president of the district group. Ml** Grace Coffee, a member >f the local council, ha* been named chairman of the Catholic parentteacher association committee of the deanery group. Her appointmen* wa* announced this'week by Mrs. William J. Cunnlcghatn, president of the deanery council. Other committee heads were announced. Note Suit Filed In Circuit Court A note suit has been filed in the Adam* circuit court by Frank 0. Davia against Dan and Emma Burley. The suit demands *33t.sD for unpaid balance and Interest on a note. Ind attorney fee*. Return Rev. Gerig To Berne Church — The Rev. C. J. Gerig has been recalled to the West Missionary chuttreh at Berne for another year. The congregation unanimously voted his return this week at a bus!nca* meeting.

Charles Archhold Opens New Agency Charles Archbold, a former De- ,' ca'ur man and for 29 year* cdvtwtising manager of the National Refinting company at Cleveland. Ohio, has to open hi* own advertis- ! ing agency, according to word re- | celved here. | Archbold originated the boy and I slate signs, carrying the “abort sayI lag" that has been peonrnent at 11 service stations for a number of ( , years. He ha* written more than ' 2j.000 epigrams. i. ® r_ i Carl Buffenharger Accepts Position Car! rtuffenbarger, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alva Buffenharger of this city, i and a former star in Decatur high school athletic*, ha* accepted a poI sltiou a* head coach at Franklin . township high school, on* of the f suburban schools of Indianapolis. , He served as assistant coach al ■ Southport high school the past year. DISTRIBUTION MADE OF TAXES I County Auditor Lists Dis- J trihutions To Various Taxing Units 'I The distribution of taxes to the various funds hi the townships and corporations was listed today by , i | county auditor Victor H. Eicher. I The distributions to the town- I ships include township, tuition, special school and bond or sinking | ■ funds, and do not include distrl. I , button* to poor relief and road < lutrid* and interest, which amount* t remain in the auditor'* office. Ijhv distribution* to the town- I ships: Blue Creek. 31,980.84; Hart- ' ford. 34.892 60; French. 34.495.65; 1 • Jefferson. 8-1.138.01; Kirkland. 32.- I ■ 690.58 plus 3133.87 toward the main- I i tenance of the library: Monroe, 37.- 1 315.19; Preble, 31.413 75; Root. 3« - 719.78; St. Mary's. 38-947.43; Union. I 1 31.901 64; Wabash. 311.439.19 and I I Washington. 83.412.29. The distribution in corporation 1 > taxes: Rente, 38.665,42: Decatur, I 311,439.28; Geneva, 31.849.94 and I Monroe. 3380.92. # I The distribution to the library 1 ‘| boards for the library funds. Heine, I I 3930.48 nnd Decatur. 31.956.30. I Enters Guilty Plea To % Petit l-arceny Charge ’ Robert Wayne Johnson, 18, who was apprehended In Huntington , Wednesday when he and hl* brother, William Taylor, “started out ' we»t to become cowboys." entered a plea of guilty thin morning when 1 arraigned before Judge J. Frod i Frucht* In circuit court. Robert hud been charged with; petit larceny. He was charged by police with stealing items from 1 the two local five and ten cent stores. Judge Fruchte deferredsentence until Monday. Hl* broth- ■' er was turned over to juvenile i ' authorities, The two were return-j ed here by Police Chief Jarno* | i Border* Wednesday,

Youthful CycHat Is Killed By Auto pmmmw Washington. Ind , July B—(VP)—' Roy Day. 18-yearold eon of William Day. was killed late yesterday when | a bicycle he was riding was struck i by a ear driven by Wayno Bogard, Jr. 19. of Washington. Boga-d hi an ; enrollee at Fort Harrison. He was 1 accompanied by Herschel Hollingsworth. 2<». at Illinois, anoto-tr enrollee. J. MESHBERGER TAKEN BY DEATH mi iiiii ii a John Meßhberxer, Retired Farmer, Dies After Ixmg Illness Funeral services for John Meshberger. 80 retired farmer, who died late Friday at the Hotsnin hospital | in Berne, will be held Monday morni ItgThe deceased was born In Linn > Grove March 2&. I>M. the son of Jacob and Rosa Reefe-Msshbergwr. He had been confined in the hospital at Bertie since January His wife. CMroUne. preceded him ' in death in 191<i. Surviving are the ifollowing children: Mrs. Clesta Ashjtae following chlldren7B9o|. .intiKT :on of Fort Wayne, Mrs. Tressle Siucky of Warren and Mrs. Flossie Stucky of Woodburn. The services will be held Monday morning at 9 o'clock at the Linn Grove Evangelical church, of which he was a member, and bu.-ial will I be in the Greenwood cemetery near there. INSTITUTE IS OPENED TODAY Epworth League Institute Is Opened At Webster Lake Today Three sections of the Epworth league institute of the north Indiana conference of the Methodist church will be held at Epworth Forest on Webster Lake, beginning today and continuing until July 29. Young people, pastors and chaperones of two districts of the conference meet for one week at a time. Fort Wayne and Richmond districts will meet July 8-18; Kokomo and Wabash districts July 15-22 and Muncie and Warsaw districts July 22-29. Counting the three sections as one institute. It comprises the largest young people’s institute in the world. In recent years, the toI tai registration has exceeded 3.000. Rer. Ralph Waldo Graham, pastor of the Decatur Methodist church, is chairman of the Epworth league institute commission, which is the governing and sponsoring commission of the Institute. He has been a member of the commission for several years, and has served In various capacities. He' was recently re-elected to serve for another year. He will also serve as a member of the faculty for the ■ first section of the institute. The Decatur chapter of the Epworth league was the first to be organised in the north Indiana conference. and recently celebrated its Both year of service. When the Institute grounds were purchased on Webster Lake, the; Decatur chapter, backed by the 1 church, erected the finest and most adequate cottage on the grounds. , It Is located on a high point over- . looking the lake and is provided with ample housing room for a' large delegation, including sleeping rooms, kitchen and large dm-', Ing room, living room and a large porch. Those from Decatur attending th- Institute are: Betty Hower, Martha Ellen Hower. Kay Yager. Anna Jane Tyndall. Annis Mae Merriman. Peggy Gaunt, Flora 1 Marie Lankenau. Jack (Tine. Bob Eichhorn. Kenneth Beery. Bill Brown. Jack Graham, Bill Graham. Norman Steury. Mrs, It. W Graham, Mrs. Dan Tyndall. Mrs. W. F. Beery, Miss Effie .Patton. Mrs, Maude Hower, and Rev. Graham., Jltn Highland and William Buck will attend the Saturday night and Sunday services. Rev. Graham will return to thia city for the regular services ut the i Methodist church tomorrow. w TEMPERATURE READINGS DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER 8:00a.m RO ll:00a.m 82 10:00a m 80 ■■■» I ■■ ■ USB WEATHER Fair tonight and Sunday, except thundershowere in extreme south portion tonight; cooler tonight and In extreme south portion Sunday; warmer ’ In extreme northwest portion I Sunday.

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NEUTR A LITY ACT EIGHT TO COME DP NEXT WEEK Isolationists Threaten Filibuster Against Changing Act Washington. July N Sen. Guy M. Gillette, D. la . said today that hie vole may decide what I stand the 23-man aenate foreign relations committee takes on neui trality legialatlon. If the issue reaches the senate floor, tbe administration was re-|M>rt<-d to have pledged 11 mem- | liere of the committee to support iwvision of the present neutrality law at this session of congress. Isolationists were believed to have the support of 11 members. This will permit Gillette, who has not decided how he will vote, to declde the committee's action. He said secretary of atate Cordell Hull and two other members of President Roosevelt's cabinet, whom he declined to name, had discussed neutrality with him. Opponents of the administration's "finish fight** to eliminate the arms embargo at'thia session said their 11 supporters Included Sen Walter F. George. D.. Ga. He, however, has not publicly committed himself and still was considered by many as undecided. A showdown in committee has been delayed until Tuesday. Today's scheduled meeting was postponed. the committee announced. In respect to the late secretary of navy Claude A. Swanson. But hoth Gillette and Sen. Gerald P. Nye. R . N D.. a leader of the Isolationists, said ''there isn't much question" that the postponement was precipitated by the struggle for more committee votes. Gillette said he had a choice of [ evils in deciding how to vote. He •-xpectoi the test to come on one of two Issues: a motion to consider the house-approved bill, containing a modified embargo clause on munition* which the admlniatration opposes, or a motion to delay action until next year. "Either voting for* delay or for consideration of the house bill would be so fraught with danger, because of the interpretation bound to come from abroad.' he said, "that I have not decided which is the leaser of the two evils. I would hbve difficulty in determining my course." The administration appeared not to be daunted by the filibuster ■ hreat of isolationists. Chairman Key Pittman, D. Nev., of the aenate foreign relations committee, and majoritjy leader Alben W. Barkley. D.. Ky. both insisted they would pres* for enactment of the administration's neutrality program before adjournment. But they faced two formidable hurdles: 1. The committee is sharply divided and may refuse to report the bill to the senate floor, 2. A bloc headed by Sen. Hiram W. Johnson. R.. Calif., veteran isolationist, threatened to use "every honorable and legitimate means" to defeat the hill If and when It get* to the floor. Johnson claimed 34 supporters (CONTINUED ON PAGE HIX) O Junior Choir Meets On Sunday .Morning AU members of the tYnited Brethren Junior choir are asked to meet at 9 o'clock Sunday morning at the junior room. OPEN SERVICES FRIDAY NIGHT Georgia Evangelist Conducts Services At Church Os The Nazarene Evangelistic services which opened Friday night at the Church of the Naxarene tn thia cl y, will continue throughout the next three, weeks, the Rev. I'aul Brandyberry* church pastor, announced today. The Rev M. L. Garrett of Macon Georgia I* (he evangelist in charge »ot the service* The services are held n.gtotly at 7.30 o'clock, with the last service scheduled (or Bunday. July 23. The t,uUic is cordially Invited to attend these services. The Rev. Garrett I* described A* a typical southern evangelist Unrbie to read or write until he was 17 year* of age. he has been In tho evangelistic field for the past 25 year*. In securing his first school ho walked frosn Chattanooga, Tennesse to Cincinnati, Ohio—a distance ot 104 miles,