Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 164, Decatur, Adams County, 13 July 1939 — Page 1

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COUNTY WHEAT CROP IS GOOD Wheat Crop In County One Os .Most Bountiful in Years i The wheat crop in Adam* county la one of the most bountiful In re<«nt year*, although pr-'-iictlons thia aprlng were for poor yield*. For ' the moil pert the wheat eaceped winter killing, attack* r.f fungus j disease* and poor growing season* One of the bumper crop* la reported from Floyd l.lby. living one mil* west of Monroe, tin seven acre* of land, measured accurately by the aoll conservation ccmmittee ii.-miber* last year, he raised 32U I ushels of wheat this spring It was lomblned and -brought to a local | elevator for weighing. Thia figure* mnre than 46.7 bushel* to the acre, an exceptional yield. Mr. Üby fertilised thia field hear-, lly last year for beets and laat fall again applied ferTliser when be sowed the wheat. Because of the heavy fertllltatloa th* wheat did poorly until tile rains >ani<. several weeks ago. then It surprised all of his neighbors and himself with it* * --owth. Gbrn Is generally exceptionally good In the county, although In part* it wa* damaged by spotty ; loudbursts or lack of rain. The avcrage com crop in Adams county I* better than in othw areas in thia region, however. 1; J. Davis, of Purdue university, has issued a statement on th 1 ’ spread of com bor<r* In the *tate md Bat* Adam* county a* one of the danger point*, because of the infestltaon Ust year and ta cause of th* favorable weather *-onditlona Last winter and this spring for tb« gtowtb of the Insects which are now producing two generations a year. He warns that heavy commercial damage may he done. Laat year the com borer Infestation in the county was termed as the heavies' ever seen on thia ride of Ontario. Canada. - CLUB.LICENSE TO BE REFUSED Country Club Application For Liquor License To Be Refused ft wua Indicated today at the . htaring of the Adams county alcoholic beverage board that the 1 application of Edward T. Miller for a be*r. wine and liquor reta.ler'a license at the Decatur Country Club would be refused by the stat* coinmission. Janie* Ewing Bond, state memher of the local bps rd. stated that • the commission would not grant a License to an organisation that is not sound financially and that a <lub could not be operated on a dues basis. The alternative of withdrawing th« license or peianlttlng it to be sent through and turned down was granted by the board, and the lat ter course was idiosen Mr. Bond recalled that he had previously stated that th* beveragcommission would not giant a license for the purjiose of budding np s business and said th«:t he did not believe concrete evidence hud been shown that the club could t>«> supported Without th* permit. Rev. Charle* M. Prugti. Rev George 8. Losler and Rev. James A 1 1 Weber appeared during the bearing and entered their names on the I'ppllcatlon aa objectors. Rev. Prugh stated, "w* have no personal prejudice egalns* any applicant or person connected with the club. We, however, represent a number of persona, who ar* Interested In preventing an org-inixatlon which may become a of trotxbte and bad Influence. We don't , believe that the manner of securing tiie members would stand Invcstlgation.'’ Mrs. Louis* Hall, of the Decatur I (CONTINVBD ON PAGE HIX) Attends Quarterly Hardware Meeting C. C. Schafer has returned from Chicago where ho attended the ( quarterly mealing of the Hardware i Associates, Inc. , Mr. Schafer la president of the board of directors of the Uarware jobbers group, organised recently as I a buying and merchandise agency - for the retail hardware merohants tn 26 state*. , Matter* at Interest to the hardware trade and suggestion* for merchandise help* to the reta'l tueri’hatrt* were discussed and acted i I on at the meeting. I

Canadians Meet McMillen At Conference 1 1 i M Canada was represented at the second annual .Millen Feed Milla, center; and Dr. G. I. Christie, tiutr tional •;»'J"r*n<* held here Wednesday. This president of Ontario Agricultural College. Ontario. , pnture is of Dr. W. It Knox, head of the animal Canada, and the speaker at the huge meeting Wedhusbandry department at Ontario College. Ontario. tieaday night In Fort Wayne, right. The picture < anada. left; Dale U McMillen, founder and chair- was taken at Hun Set park where talks were given man of th* boara of directors of ih»« Central Sugar and pap»*m read by leading expert* in veterinarian coßipßny, tße Central gpyg company aad ti* Mo m ience Wednesday afternoon.

MORE NATIONAL GUARDS RUSHED TO MINE AREA Gov. Chandler Orders Reinforcements Into Harlan County Harlan. Ky.. July 13 — <U.R) — National guard reinforcements moved into "bloody" Harlan county with heavy war equipment today to aid in maintaining law and order in the strife-torn Harlan i coal fields. Gov A. B. t Happy) Chandler denounced union leader* and ordered the troop* to the M-ene after a day of fighting In which one striking miner was killed and two guardsmen, five miner* and a woman were Injured. The new troops were members of two machine ! gun units and numbered abrmt 2<*o. j They were accompanied by two' military tanks and reinforced 3M triMtp* who have been patrolling the coal fields since a breakdown a month ago In negotiations between mine operators and the Cnited Mine Workers of America, affiliate of the congress of Indus trial organisations, over a union demand for a union shop agreement. The fighting occurred In a pitched battle between I'MWA pickets and national guardsmen who wenprotecting non-union miners at the Mahan-Elllaon mine at Stanfill, nine miles southwest of Harlan. .The guardsmen arrested alsiut 2<»o miners and marched them to Harlan. The marchers broke ranks and another battle followed on the afreets of Harlan. Chandler charged that an “Incendiary" speech made Sunday by William Turnldaxer. president of district IP of the VMWA. was responsible for the outbreak. He said Turnblaxer had urged strikers to resume picketing and to cut off production at non-union mine*. He also condemned activities of George Tltler, secretary-treasurer of district 19. who. with his wife, was arreste<l st the Stanfill ombreak. “Before that speech" Chandler said, “the situation in (CONTINURD ON BAGS SIX) BRYCE THOMAS ON ARMY STAFF Major Thomas Assigned To Post Exercises At Fort Knox Major Bryce Thomas of this city has been assigned to servo on th* staff of the S4th division of th* United State* Army when the division. with the brigade and regimental ataJf. hold a command post ex- F ertdse at Fort Knox, Kentucky July IB to 29 In event of an emergency, the S4tU division would be formed from -he vitisen soldiers of Ind'ann and officered by the officer*' reserve corp* of the state. The object of the exerctue Is to Illustrate the functioning of combined training, to Instruct tn staff procedure and operation* on the formation of plans, and the issuance nt orders. The exe Ise Is a part of the effort* of the war department of the United States to hasten the actual accomplishment of the national defense program. Elghty-flve per cent of the officers in war would come ftutn th* officers' reserve evrps,

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Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, July 13, 193 H.

Free (’raft Classes Will Open Monday Free classes In craft work will be started hy the WPA recreation department Monday afternoon at Wortbman Field, under the supervision of Carl Robert*. Instruction will be offered in corkcraft, metal tapping, wood burning, leather work and soap carving. Any person wishing to enroll in these classes may do so by seeing Gerald Zimmerman, acting recreation supervisor, at the recreation office at the Central school build-. Ing. or Carl Roberts at Worthman Field. BAND CONCERT HERE TONIGHT Decatur Girls Band To Present Concert Here Tonight The Decatur Girls' band will present the weekly band coniert on the ramp at the aouth side of the c-mrt house tonight at 8 oclock. The concert was changed from T tesday to Thursday this week as several l>and memrers we>-e out ot the city on vacation Tuesday. The complete program for tonight’* concert, aa announced by Albert M. Sellemeyer. director, follow*; “Our Director," Bigelow. “Andate" from '’Surprise Symphcuy" — Hadyn. "The Old Salt." march—Hildreth. "The Rippling Ruby." overture — Skaags. "Father of Victory" — Ganne. Saxaphotie-accordian sextet — specialty. Marjorie MHler, Kathleen Fryback, Fatsy McConnell Anna BrandyWrry, Bonnie Frybaek. Alice Yost. "Fort Gay," march — Haff. •‘Pilgrim's Chorus" from "Tannhauser” — Wagner. '•I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen." "Barcarolle” from Tales of Hoffman'* — Ottenbach. "Klve* Dance** — Techaikowsky. “Humoreske" — Dvorak. •Carmen' — Bixet. 'NStar tfoangled Banner.'* —— '■ ■ 1 '»— Gilbert Macke Still Is On Missing List Gilbert Macke, young snn of W. IC. Macke ' I't.-s, ■ .>wshlp. Is etill missing after nearly two weeks, , I* was reported today. Several urood clue* as to bls whereabout* nave been ■jlrcovered, Sheriff Kd Miller stated and It la I oped that he will soon be located. Mack* left a week ago Sunday on hia bicycle. A search by anxious parents and the sheriff his thus far ia'ied to locate him. " "0 1 '■ Vacation Bible School Closes Friday Night The closing program for the First United Brethren vacation Bible school will be held at 7:30 Friday evening. At this time the children will give a abort program which will show something of the work done in the school. Certificates for work done will also be given the children. Parent* are urged to come with the children to »ee the type of work done. The i public is alio invited. Seventy-nine children have been enrolled In the school with «n av- ' erage of about 'seventy. Mrs. Jess William* hug served as dean, tn addition to the helpers mentioned j previously, Mrs. David Wynn and Mrs. Vernon Hurst have also been j , leachlag.

BRITAIN POURS MONEY AND MEN INTO DEFENSES Presses Program To Increase Forces To A Million Men By Joe Alex Morri* United Press Foreign News Editor Great Britain poured more money and men today into preparation* for empire defense from i i Gibraltar to the China Sea Most spectacular of preparations I was announced in the house of commons by prime minister Neville Chamberlain, who dlx-loscd i that the royal air force and naval armadas Including officers, men and ships now In reserve - would be held in European water* during August and September. About 12.000 retired officers and men . will be called up to participate !| and King George will review the , fighting forces In Weymouth Bay. on the south coast of England. | August 9. when diplomatic advices | have indicated that tension In , European affairs may tie most i severe. The government called for 32.000 ’ additional men for the re-born I royal air force aa it pressed a proI gram expected to provide a fight- > Ing force of a million men before i the year ends Another |Kdd.4sO.omi was asked iby the government for defense, 'boosting the year's total dose to 14.000.000,000. Still more significant in the re- | vival of British fighting power wa* -a reliable report that the governi ment had decided to conscript all .able-bodied British subject* in > Hong Kong, off the coast of China, for defense services. Such u move. ,if carried through, could mean . only that Britain was preparing , the line on which she will fight In the far east as she already ha* sought to do In Europe. For months, as the Japanese , pressed their conquest of China, the pressure on foreign Interests(CONTINUED ON PAGaFrtvg, NEW HEATWAVE HITS DECATUR City Ajjain Sweltering Under Season’s Latest Heat Wave Seasonal heat record* for Decaj tain to he broken late this afterF tur and community appeared carnoon a* the mercury rapidly ascended. Unless cloudy weather should blot out the sun. a new l.igh mark seemed Inevitable late this afternoon in the latest heat wave to grip Decatur. At 8 o'clock this tnorumg the Democrat thermometer registered 78 above xero, one of the Highest marks of the *e**ou for that hour. By noon the mercury had steadily I cllmibed until It reached 91 and was I apparently st ill on the way up. Meanwhile cltlsen* sweltered tn ( the ray* of the boiling «uu <nd continuously sought artificial methods ' ot codling off. The highest marl: of the season. »according to the Democrat thermo- . meter, is 97. which was set last week during the hot weather. If was conalderad highly probable that j this mark would fall before the arjternoon was over, kowevef.

\WPA Strikes, Demonstrations . Spread To Nine Counties In State; Over 77,000 Are Idle

McNUTT NAME IS CONFIRMED Senate Confirms Nomination As Federal Security Agency Head Washington. July 13 — (U.PJ — The national political record ot Paul V. McNutt today bore senat.t confirmation of hi* appointment an ■ director of the federal security ag- ' <-ncy snd a Republican charge of ’ "political racketeering” ms Inst Indiana state employe*. Sen. H. Style* Bridge*. R.. N. Jt, «barged during debate <>n McNutt * I nomination that the former Indiana governor was a sponsor of a "two per cent dub" which collected as-s-ssm*nts against the sauries of state employe* to finance D»«n» rratic campaign*. Before the senate could confirm . the nomination without a record vote. Sen. Sherman Minton. D., Ind., ardent new dealer snd McNutt conhrtsslonal lieutenant, admitted the existence of the “two per eent club" but asserted that it was a voluntary organisation pursuing "an honor■>hle. honest and straigh’-torwarrf' means of financing campaign*. He demanded that Bridges tell - the senate the method by which a - i-ost card campaign announcing hi* - c indldacy for the Republican pre*ti dential nomination was financed. Senate majority leader Alben W. ' Barkley. D.. Ky, denied Bridge*' suggestion that he (Barkley) wa* a . preaident lai candidate and asserted ! that “I would be tempted to run it b ! knew that the senator trom New I Hampshire wa* the opposition." , Bridge* asked the senate to go on 1 , (CON'TtNt'ED ON PAGE FOUR) I * o FAIR ROYALTY CHOSEN TODAY ' 4-H Clubs Os County Select King And Queen For Street Fair Leßoy Schwarts, of Monroe townI ship, and Mis* Virginia Hoffman. . ot Washington township, w'll reign ' a* King and Queen during the Decatur Free street FMir and Agriculture al Show, Judy 31 to August 5, in'i elusive. Mr. Schwarts and Mis* Hoffman were elected as the Adam* county royal couple at the annual picnic ot the Adatna county 4-H dubs, held today at Lehman park in Berne. Approximately IM 4-H club membet* attended the picnic today. The toyal couple wa* alerted thl* morninc. A basket dinner was «>«rv«d at noon and the afternoon wa* devoted ' to game* and contest*. The queen. Mis* Hoffman. I* 14 . years old. the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Hoffman ot Washington township. She la a member ot tha I',‘ppy Pepper* 4-H club and has been actively engaged in club wor« fcr the past five years. The king. Mr. Schwarts, la 19 (•era old the sou ot Peter D. i Schwarts of Monroe township. He is a member of the Monroe township SodbuMers club and ha* been active ! lu cltsb work for eight year*. The royal couple will occupy fee post* of honor at 4-H function* during the week of the fair and will ride <M the county 4-H club float ' during the fair parade*. Nominee* from all the 4-H club* ' tn the county trom whom toe queen wa* selected today are a* follows: Heme. Jeannete Reusser; Blue ! Creek. Wanda Ncadstlne; Adams tCONTINt'ED ON PAGE FOUR) ■ ■ —,, 'O—■ ——— . Dr. Roy Arch hold To Change Offices ■ - Dr. Roy Archbold, well known dentist of this city has leased the downstairs room In the MlUer Building on North Second street, formerly occupied by the Sheets i Urns, dry cleaning establishment. Dr. Archbold will move hi.i dental i office, now located above '.hq Holthouse Drug Store, to the new location. a* soon aa the room esn be ■ prepared for u»e. The interior of the room will be redecorated and a ' modern dental office Installed. Dr. Archbold stated that the exact date j ot moving would be announced lat- [«•

FEDERAL JUDGE RULING FAVORS MILK COMPANY Judge Woodward Quashes Government's AntiMonopoly Indictment Chicago. July 13 - (U P.) —Federal Judge Charles M oodward todayquashed the government's anti-mon-opoly Indictment against the midwest em milk Industry and the justice department moved at once to t»«t the decision before the •uprem" court. Judge Woodward sustained demurrers filed against tho indictment by 45 person.- and 14 corporation*. cooperative* and union*. The justice department * anti-trust dlvit!on charged they conspired to fix price* and suppress competition. Judge Woodward ruled In effect that congress removed milk dealers from the power of the Sherman aati-trust act when it passed the marketing act giving tho secretary of agriculture sole authority over that commodity. Leo F. Tierney, special U. 8. assistant attorney general immediately telephoned the justice department and afterwards told the United Press: “I have talked to the aollc-'.or general. He will recosnmend to the at-torney-general an immediate appeal direct to the supreme court Appeal will be taken dhectly to the high court, he said, because the construction of a statute is Involved. - The U. 8. justice department'* .mtl-tru*t division Lad obtained indictment* charging corporation*, co (peratlvea. dairymen. Chicago's b< alth commissioner and the head of the Cook county state's attorney’s police with conspiracy to violate the Sherman act by liking milk prices in the Chicago area. AU of tLese were covered by today's decision. Anti-monopoly case* against 4U individuals and corporations in the nationwide ice cream Industry, indicted with the milk defendants, will lie argued during the fall term of U- S. district court. Woodward held that under the agricultural adjustment a.-t and the ugricultural marketing act "sole plenary and exclusive jurisdiction aver the marketing of milk in the Chicago area insofar as such marketing affects interstate commerce I* vested in the secretary of agriculture." The policy of congress, be ruled. 1 would give the secretary full power to control such activities and “it results that prose-ution* for violation of the Sherman act sofar a* ' th* marketing of milk is concerned are withdrawn from the Sherman b act." In addition to the leading milk c enpanle* ot the midwest, the justice department sought to prosecute ( pure milk association, a dai’-ymen'* ■ (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUli) O WORK MOVING ON ROAD 224 Improvement Os Federal < i Highway Is Progressing Rapidly Work on the improvement of federal road 224. west of tho city, t* > Ltrogresslng rapidly, according to v. orkmen on the project. A delay has been caused, howev- , er, by a stretch of muck, which wa* , encountered Immediately west of tho village of Magley. Excavation of the muck with a large crane has been started. It wa* stated that all of the muck and the layer of earth underneath will have to be removed to insure a solid base for the new road. The stretch is approximately 80 rod* long. It was estimated In some places workmen have been forced to excavate a* much as 17 feet. In other ylaces along the 80 rods, however, only one or two feet hadto be dug up to find solid ground. The new stretch will extend frrm wnmedlately west of Magley to the. junction of state road 1.

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Pres. William Green Os Federation Os Labor To Ask Roosevelt To Abandon Change. 11,000 DISMISSED By United Press Hoosier WPA strike* and demonatration* spread to 9 counties | today a* the deadline neared when workers must either return to their job* or be discharged In accordance with a national ruling that absence for five day* will bring dismissal The strike wa* still In force In Clay. Knox. Vigo. Vermillion and Parke county, all in the coal mining district, but workers In four other counties staged demonstration* and in tome caae* left their job* for a short time. Tomorrow worker* In Clay. Vermillion and Knox countie* must either return to work or be dismissed as they then will have reached the five-day limit set up by national officer*. Their plans were not announced, but It was Indicated that they might return to work for a few hours to retain a technical claim for a WPA job and then walk out for the second time John K. Jennings, state administrator. Indicated yesterday that hia admlnlatratlon la ready to enforce the diamlaaal rule agalnat worker* who atrike for five daya. He aaid that they would be replaced by workera who have been unable to obtain WPA employment. He aiao asserted that (be striking employee, “voluntarily" leaving their employment for leaa than five days, would be docked pay for the period when they did not work. Clay county WPA leaders called a mass meeting for tonight to decide whether to return to work (CONTINUED ON PAGE? FIVE) DISAGREEMENT STORY DENIED Roosevelt Denies Disagreement With Hull On Neutrality Washington, July 13 — (UJD — President Roosevelt today Issued a atatement denying a United Press dispatch which had said he and Secretary of State Cordell Hull were reported to have dtaagreed on the language ot a neutrality tneaaage which the preaident plans to send to congress. The president's statement aald: "The reading public Is entitled to a statement from the preaidenn a statement of warning which has been made necessary by a new* story laaued by the United Press and already printed by one or more papers and on the United Press ticker service. "The story states that the president and the secretary of state •were reported In administrative quarter* today to have disagreed on the language of a neutrality (CONTINUED ON PAGE HIX) — o Mother Os Former Resident Is Dead Mrs. J. A. Wise, 89. died Wednes. 'lay at her hiane in Van Wert. Ohio of a cerebral hemorrhage. Among Uta survivors i* a daughter. Mrs. U. L. Haney of Huntlugburg, wife of a frrmer pastor of the Evangelicil church in this olty. Funeral service* will be held a*. 2 p. tn. (ESTI Friday at the First Evangelical church In Van Wert. Burial will be in Woodland MRUtery at Van Wert. A*nunib»r of Decatur person* plan to attend the funeral servlcea. — —a TEMPERATURE READINGS DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER 8:(M) a. m |5 10:00 a. tn. 85 Noon |i 2:00 p. m. |9 8:00 p. tn. 100 WEATHER Partly cloudy In north portion; local thunderstorm* In south portion lat* tonight or Friday; cooler in north and weet central portions tonight; cooler Friday.