Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 166, Decatur, Adams County, 15 July 1939 — Page 1

XXXVII. No. 166.

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DISTRIBUTION IS ANNOUNCED Auditor Announces Dis* tribution Os Common School Fund Interest Victor 11. Richer, county auditor, i today ■niioiimrd the distribution from the alate from the common school fund to the various school units in the county. The setninnnual dlatributlon is the common school fund Interest Tho amount total* 51.b16.N0. The dietrU>utlon la figured on the average dally attendance as of June, i IMS. Haats of the county distribution Is on 4.541 pupil* In average daily attendance and the figure I* l>aaed on *o cent* per capita. The total distribution In the stale Is I2M.SM.M. The distribution to each unit, baaed on the average dally attend •nee. la as follows: Townahlp ADA Amount Blue Creek 172 »«it SO ' Frenc h 201 NO 40 Hartford 22S SI JO Jefferson ISO Moo Kirkland 211 ST.3O Monroe IST SO Preble 210 S 4 00 R‘>ol 20T. 82.00 3t. Mary's ass »r>so Vnlon iss cs.oo Walntah «<M> IM 00 Washington S2P 131 SO Berne Stl 15* 40 Uecatur loss 42500 Totals' 4542 SISIS SO I — o Geneva Man Dies Friday At Home Funeral aervlces will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Genera U. H church for Levi < ! <ay. 77. who died Friday at his ' home in that town Death wa* attributed to complication*, following an extended illness. He bad been an In-alld for more than a year. A half Strother, Andrew J. Kay. is the only living near relative. His tv l, e. Ida Smith-Ray. prec"ded him in death about 18 years ago. He was a (otyner resident of Portland and Heine. He was engaged in painting ■ v.ntH his retirement sever*! years ago. Burial will be in Geneva MRS. WOODS IS TAKEN BY DEATH Wren, Ohio Woman Dies Friday Night Os Paralysis , Mrs. Mary Helen Woods. 7». died hat night at her home in Wren. Ohio. Death wa* attributed to paralI ysia. The deceased wa* a daughter ot Christ and S'ancy Harkeg- She was a life-long resident of the community of Wren. Her husband. Jonas, preceded her in death. Surviving are the following children: Vernon, Van Wert, Ohio; Mra. Eva Howen. Mrs. Tuls'i Sheet*. Mrs. Jennie Cook, all of Wren; two brothers, Charles of Wren and Thomas of Bristol and a sister, Mrs, Laura Egyed ot Convoy. Ohio. Funeral services will be held 'Monday afternoon at 1 o’clock I i CUT I at the Wren U. B church und burial will be In tho McClure ' cemetery. The body ha* been returned to the residence front th* Buchanan funeral home at Will- . j shire, Ohio. Monroe Man Injured W’hen Struck By Tile Arthur Fosnaugh. 23. of Monroe, wa* injured thia morning while working on the re-surfacing of state road 124. west of Monroe. Fosnaugh was in a ditch assisting workmen above in lowering a large tile, when the accident occurred. The tile slipped away from the men above and struck Fosnaugh In the lower abdomen. He was | brought to the Adam* county memorial hospital und a physician j i was Immediately summoned The , attending physician stated shortly before noon that the seriousness of i hl* Injury could not be Imtned- i lately determined, but that h» did not think Fosnaugh was critically hurt. I j | o—■- ■ ‘ | T. B. Association Directors Meet The board of directors of the , Adam* county tuberculosis asso- i i elation met lut night In the Deca- t tur junior-senior high school to i adopt the budget for the coming year and make extensive plana for ’ health education clinics and aer- ; I vices to tubercular patients.

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Ah Squalus Rose to Surface Only to Sink Again — - - - . •• *«■'■ ■ «b • I How the bow of the Squalus shoved nose out of water

Here* the l»ow of the sunken submarine Squalua with her bow 2u feet out of the water during sal vagr attempts off Portsmouth. N H. The sub

OPEN STUDY OF TRAFFIC LAWS Start Nation-Wide Survey Os Traffic Law Enforcement Newark. N. J., July 15.—Inaugur-, ■Hon of the nation-wide study of traffic law enforcement which la to include traffic court procedure, truffle function of prosecuting attorneys. and police practices In traf- [ fle law. was today announced by ! Arthur T. Vanderbilt, chairman of , the national committee on traffic ' i law enforcement. Completion of, . the studies, it is planned, will lead to the recommendation of a program designed to raise the general level of traffic court and enforcement procedure A committee of 50 nationally recognised judges, prosecutors, police eiecutives. traffic engineers, safety authorities and law professors han been formed forth- guidance of the three atudles. The committee has been divided into groups of speclallata. each to work on those aspects of the studies in | his respective field. The traffic court study Is being sponsored. Mr. Vanderbilt said, by the national conference of judicial councils, of which Chief Justice James W. McClendon, of the Texas court of civil appeals, is chairman. The International association of chiefs of police, of which Chief William J. Qunn. of San Francisco, Is president. Is sponsoring the police study. The schedule for the studies contemplates a full year's work under the active direction of qualified research executives, with funds provided by the automotive ’ sfety foundation. A. R. Forster, of 1 the international association of police chiefs Is directing the police ' ■ study and George Warren la directing the study of courts and prosecutors. ' The committee proposed (II to i tCONTINVED ON PAGE BIX) NEW PASTOR TO , BE INSTALLED Rev. Walter Luecke To < Be Installed At Friedheim Church J i Rev. Walter Luecke. former Fort i Wayne resident, who has been ( pastor of the Lutheran church at | Littlefield. Texas, will be Installed as pastor of the Frledhelm Luther- < an church Bunday morning. i Rev. Rruno Poch. who has been i serving as supply pastor, will con- t duct the Installation services. He | will be assisted by Prof. Walter t Herrllng of Concordia College. < Fort Wayne and C. E. Pruesa. who | retired four years ago after serv- f Ing as a Lutheran pastor for more | than 50 years • Rev. Poch will have as his topic. "The Pastor's Installation—A Joy- t ous Occasion for the Congrega- < tlon." The ladles of the congrega- i tlon will serve dinner at the church « following the Installation. < Rev. Luecke succeeds the Rev c W. H. Warning, who accepted a < pastorate at the Youngstown, Ohio, j Lutherau church some time ago.

Decatur, Indiana. Saturday. July 15, 1939.

I sank to the bottom shortly after raining seven weeks of preparatory work Pontoon cables snapped under the strain.

NO TARZAN An attempt to emulate Tar xan. the great movie "he-man." late Friday afternoon proved painful to Jack Burkhead. 11l year-old ion of Mr and Mr* L. C. Burkhead of Monroe. Aping Taraaa'a "swinging through the trees routine," the Monroe lad mlsaed hi* grip and foil to the ground. He *uffoFed ! a badly sprained right wrist | and severe bruises about the j head and body The exact extent of hl* head Injuries had not been determined this mornI Ing AUXILIARY POST NAMES OFFICERS Mrs. Adrian Baker Elected President Os Legion Auxiliary Mrs. Adrian Baker was elected president of the Adam* Post No. 43, Vnerican Legion auxiliary last tL’ht during the election of officers held st the local left ion home. Mrs. Baker succeed* Mr*. Dalls* Brown, who served aa president during the past year. Mrs. Joe McConnell wai elected first vtce-presldsn* and Mr*. Joe Cclchln second vlce-pre*td< nt. Mrs. El Bauer wa* named aecrvtary ana Mrs. Joe Coffee, treasurer. Other officers are: Mr*. Hudson Ijesrdorf. chaplain; Mrs. Can tßrli:er. historian; Miss Iretx Miller, sergeant-at-arm*; Mr s. Tillman G»hrig. Mrs. Dalias Brown and Mr*. Harry Miller, executive com-: mittee. Mrs. Brown and Mra. Bauer were named delegates to the state convention at Bloomington August 19 to 22. with Mr*. Baker and Jfrs. Gehrig the alternate*.

State Veterinarian Issues Statement Regarding Fair

With the proposed change ot the cattle and horae shout at the annual Decatur Free Street Fair and Agricultural Show to the Held east ot Decatur, considerable discussion ha* arisen, and many items of misinformation have been prevalent, according to reports reaching the Dally Democrat. In an attempt to present the correct conditions to the public, the Dem<*rat has been asked by the street fair association and Interested livestock exhibitors to print the following letter, received today by Pete Reynolds, president of the Chamber of Commerce and general chairman of the 1»3» street fair, from J. L. Axby, state veterinarian : I "Dear Mr. Reynolds: “I have completed a conference with a representative group of cltlsens of your community who are prospective exhibitors of cattie at your street fair, during which conference they naked me for my opinion relative to the danger of contracting Hang’s disease; the ex- 1 posure being from the premises or grounds to be occupied by the

PET PARADE TO FEATURE FAIR Further Plans For Pet Parade To Be Held On Second Day Os Fair «■!.» Further plan* for the Pet Parade. to be staged Tuesday after noon. Auguat 1. a* one of the sea turea of the Decatur Free Street Fair and Agricultural Show, were announced today by George F. Laurent and Sylvester Everhart. ' co-chairmen ■I The Pet Parade was flr«t held last year and proved to be one of I the outatandlng feature* of the 1938 fair Thia parade la sponsored under 1 the joint auspice* of the fair asso | elation and the WPA recreation department A large number of prise* were , awarded to the kiddie* with peta in the parade and an impoaing Hat iof prises will be presented again j this year. The women members of the exI ecutive committee of the recreatlon program are ••slating the cochairmen tn staging the affair Theas committee member* are Mrs 1 Lawrence Linn. Mrs Hugh Holthouse and Mra. Gerald Rtrickler. > The Pet Parade *r||| be he)d at t 4 o'clock In th* afternoon of August I and will be held down the tnldI way so that the fairgoers may be i given an opportunity to view ths . kiddles and their peta. I More detailed plans for the affair. which la open to ail children , of Adams county, will be announc- , ed within a few days ——■ t Decatur Store In Being Renovated The Rprague Furniture Store. Fuuth Second strest is undergoing ’ a complete renovation. Ths entire More la being redecorated to make ;4t more attractive and convenient 'for shopper*.

cattle to be exhibited. “After intensive and extensive questioning these gentleman about I the premises It would appear that several years have elapsed since cattle definitely known to be affected with Hang’s disease used the prospective premises and it furthermore appears to have been three weeks previous to the day slqce any cattle occupied these premise* and furthermore will be three weeks before the street fair at which time no cattle will occupy the premise*. “Bald premixes not being in the nature of shed*, bams or building* of any kind or character, but ■ being exposed to sunlight and all natural weather condition* it Is my opinion that the danger of infection from *aid premises would be practically nil. "ft la my further understanding that the cattle to be ahown at the street fair originate from either Hang free herds or are cattle found to have been negative to the blood test for Hang* disease within (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE)

27 Miners Trapped In Kentucky Mine After Explosion; Three Os Original Entombed Men Saved

FIRE DESTROYS ' LOCAL GARAGE John Beineke Garage Is Destroyed By Fire Here This Morning Fire of undetermined origin quickly destroyed the John Beineke garage, 815 West Monroe street at 10:10 o'clock this morning. The Are rapidly consumed the frame building, located In the rear of the Belneke home and ruined all equipment stored In the structure. Mr. Reineke was not at home when the Are started. He stated that the loan would probably amount to nearly 11.000. All of the equipment was ruined. Firemen were unable to save anything a* the building was completely enveloped In flames when they arrived. Oil and oil-*oaked equipment fed the flames and formed huge billows of black smoke that attracted scores of passersby to the Are . scene. Mr. Belneke stated that the loss was partly covered by Insurance. Neither he nor firemen would venture a statement aa to the cau*e of the blase, although combustion wa* suggested a* a possible origin. District NCCW Meet Scheduled August 30 District number four of th* NCf-W will meet August 3<i at UK St. Ixmis church in Beaancon, Mrs. Charles Lose, district president, anuounced today. The Rev. Joseph Hesston i* spiritual director and Mr*. Lucy Overty j artah chairman at Be*ancr.n. This will be the fourth meeting tn the ' district. YOUTH RELATES KIDNAP STORY Kidnaper Identified An Ex>Convict Who Slew One Victim Elgin, m.. July 13 —A man identlfled as Jack Russel), cowboy ex-convict from Oklahoma who is sought as the slayer of William Scott Hamilton, kidnaped a youth at Kenosha. Wla.. last night and released him here today. He took the youth ■ car aud said he was "heading for Chicago to meet some pals" Rud Egholm, 22. Oklahoma City. Okla. ran Into state police headquarters and told his story. Egholm wa* spending his vacation with relatlvea at Kenosha, he said. He went to a baseball game yesterday afternoon. Aa he was leaving the game, a man stepped Into his car and thrust a gun in his side, he said. "Get going for the highway." Egholm said the man told him. "And get going fast. I've got to be in Chicago at noon tomorrow to meet some pals " Egholm said the kidnaper was •bout 30. of medium build and .wearing a checked suit similar to th* one believed taken from Hamilton. (diversity of Kanos graduate who wa* found slain near Woodstock. 111., yesterday. After I viewing published picture* of Russell. Egholm said he was "positive tCONTINt'Et' nyj PAOB tig)" — ■ Monroe Meeting In Postponed Friday The meeting of those Interested In the remodeling of the old school or building a new school at Monroe, which was to have been held last night, will be held sometime in tho near future. It was stated today. — 1 ■ o Bride To Make Only Slight Chanae In Name What's in a name? Miss Florin*? Znrcher of Berne, who with her husband-to-be appeared la the c minty clerk's oftke this morning for a license to wed will net matte much of a change when she marrias.. Miss Zurcher will add out one letter. an “E." to her name. She la to wed Herbert Zuercher. a Berne truck driver. The grown spells hla uume with the extra latter.

LOCATE FREE ACTS AT 1939 DECATUR FAIR Location Os Spectacular Free Acts In Announced By Committee The location of the free acts for the 1939 Decatur Free S:-eet Fair and Agricultural Show, July 31 to August 5, inclusive, were snnounced ioday by the free acta committee of the fair board. The Hollywood Thrill Girls, a nigh aerial act. which is expected to prove the feature net of the three booked by the fair board, will be heated at the Intersection of Madison and First streets. Th.- "thrill girls." Jackie and Jennie Teeter, will present a high aerial act. climaxed by a double “race for life" a distance 500 feet down to the street, while hanging by their teeth to a holler, hooked over the wire. The rigging for this act will take up considerable space with the start of the slide starting in the parking lot. corner First and Madison, and running down onto Madlsou street near the alley between First and Socoad. Trick Bicycle Act The trick and comic bicycle act. starring "The Great Valdst*.” will te located at the intersection of First and Monroe streets, tne committee announced. An old vaudeville and circus performer. Valdare Is expected to afford a fine corned" touch to the free acts with bi* Inimitable clowning on the trick vehicle*. The third of the act* will he located on Monroe street near Third. (CONTIN’t’ED ON PAGE HIX) o — John Lose To Be Taken From Hospital Cohn Lo*e. veteran Decatur cigar store proprietor, will be dismissed 'torn the Adam* county memorial hospital thia afternoon, hospital at- I tuchea reported. Mr. Lose, better known a* ' "Han*." has been confined there 1 for sometime receiving treatment for an Illness. < • —o ,i I Zimmerman Infant Still In Incuhator Ooris Ann Zimmerman infant < born June 35 at the Adams county 1 memorial hoapital weighing but two. 1 Pounds, ten and ore-half ounce*, i* 1 still confined in the incubator at 1 the institution, hospital attaches re-T-orted today. The infant, which now weigh* ’ two pounds eleven and three-quar- 1 ter ounces, I* reported doma nicely, hut must *tlll be ( l:ept In *ne inc it- < hstnr donated to t*he hospital by the Tri Kappa sorority. I — o < D. E. VACATION OPENS MONDAY: 1 165 Employes Os Decatur ' Works To Start On VacationN Monday Approximately 1«5 workers of the ‘ Decatur plant of the General Elec- , trie company win go on vacations, , effective Monday. ( •rs this amount about 70 per cent , will be off with pay for a two weeks period while the remaining 30 per , cent will be paid for one week. The manner of spending the vacation* win be varied, with the major share of the vacationing workers plunnlng trips to lake* and summer resorts. Several left today tor their favorite vacation spots, while *om» left Friday night after work. With the approximate I*s worker* on vacation, at out 215 worker* will still be employed throughout the last two weeks in July, E. W. Lsnkenau. plant superintendent, gtated. Vacation among the balance of 'be employe* will be scattwed throughout the remaining summer week*, a* they bebome eligible ind the work in their department permit*. Mr. Laukenau stated.

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Rescue Workers Hope To Reach Entombed Men In Short Time; No Communication. DUST EXPLOSION Providanc*. Ky, July 15 — 'U.S'—Rescue squads have found 19 dead in the gas laden galleries of the Ruchman coal mine where 31 miners were entombed by a dust explosion, F. V. Ruchman. one of tho owners announced today. Throe waro rescued early today and aquads labored to roach the other nine to determine whether they were dead or alive. Providence, Ky . July 15—<U.R) — Rescue workers digging furiously through debris In a deep tunnel of a coal mine toward the prlaon ot 30 trapped mtnera. found three of them early today and sent them to the surface They hoped to reach the other 27 men soon. Thirty men wore trapped by a dual explosion last night which closed the tunnel 181 feet below the surface with a wall of atoue and dirt. Rix other men working In the tunnel escaped to the aurface. William Reynolds, who had been working near the shaft far removed from the explosion, also cam* up unassisted. Two of those rescued. Ernst Johnson and Douglas Gate*, had been caught beneath the fallen debris and were injured. The other. Dennis Walker, was not hurt. The blast occurred about two mile* from the bottom of the shaft. The 27 still missing had been working about 1.000 feet beyond the point of the exploeion They reported their plight to surface crew* on the mine telephone. Then the telephone went out. Rescue crews feared that the blast may have loosened slate falls cutting the entombed men off from the telephone or that gaa had driven them into an incommunicable chamber deep In the mine’s many labyrinths. Slate mine inspector John Daniel* came here from Lexington to direct the rescue crew*, gathered from mine* here and at Earlington. Sebree. Madisonville and St. Charles Charles O Herbert, supervising engineer of the F. S bureau of mines at Vlncenne*. Ind. 100 mile* north, dispatched a truckload of mine rescue equipment. The single road leading from Providence to the mine one mile away wa* closed to all except ambulance and rescue traffic but relatlvea of the trapped men and about 2.000 townspeople stood around the mine head al) night The hlaat occurred at about 7:30 p, m.. four and a half hours after the night shift had reported for work James Gold, surface foreman, described It a* follow*' "There were 3< men on the No. 9 seam when the explosion occurred The men who were working at the deepest point telephoned me that 'something had let go.' "A few minutes later there wa* a signal from the bottom of the shaft. We sent down the cage and brought up Henry Depriest. Roy Baker. Joe Thoma*. Roscoe Higdon. Everett Hlbba and Ed .Mays. None of them was hurt. They told u* they saw Ernie Johnson xot cuuKht In the fall "The first rescue group wasn't able to get far Into the cortidm* and. came back for more equipment. The second time they went down they found Johnson and Gates and Walker. I think they’ll get the rest of them alive.” The mine, completely mechanised. normally employ* a night shift of 75 men but it had been reduced recently for the slack season. It ICONTtNUED ON PAGE TIIREKi 0'"-' TEMPERATURE READINGS DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER 8:00 a. m. fl 2 10:00 a. m m 11:00 a. m Jo WEATHER Partly cloudy to cloudy to* night and Sunday; local show* wars In tho central and south portion this aftsrnoon sr to* night; not so 000 lHi the extreme east Warmer Sunday afternoon.