Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 180, Decatur, Adams County, 1 August 1939 — Page 1

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[one Bandit Robs Auburn State Bank In Daring Holdup

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Heads Board Roy Muinma. prominent Decatur lumber eterutive. waa elected preaident of the Decatur eehool In hi rd at the annual organiaation inerting today He nhc<..,l, Ira Kuhrman. who retired thia year after ala year a on the board. ROY MOMMA TO BE PRESIDENT Decatur Lumberman Named President Os City School Board Roy Mumma, manager of the D«eatur Lumber Company, waa elee’ed preaident of the DaeMßl' School Board at the annual naarU’Ut of Out .-uateea today. Mr. Mumma aucceeda Ira B. Fut..man aa preaident. Mr. Fuhrman reI 'lred aa a treatee after »crrlng aix y>ira. His place on the board was filled hy the city council with the el.-ction of (lari C. l umphr-y. Other officers of the achcol board are: Mr. Pumphrey, secretary; Joe Hunter, treasurer. The annual report of Treasurer Hunter was submitted and will b* released tomorrow. Walter J. Krick, vuperintenent announced. Printer s evples are being prepa-ed. MKrick stated. The South Waid build'Ug. the only old school building remaining I in the city, will be operated during the next school term. It was decld- ’ by the board Miss Eva Acker will i continue as principal of the building. The school term will open on Sep- ■ trnnber 5. the day after Labor day. i Mr. Krick announced. Arrangements are being made aciordingly and It is expected that the enrollment will be aa large aa a year ago. II a „, o —— All Scouts To Meet , Wednesday Morning AU Boy Scouts planning to make the summer camping trip later this tuinth are requested to report at the Scout ealbins at Hanna Suttsnan ’ park Wednesday morning at 9 o'i clock. . All Scouts, uniformed, are asked | to report at the Waterworks park , at l:3o and <:3t> Wednesday to as- , slat In the floats aud baud* parade GIVE CASH AS FLOWER PRIZES J Cash Prizes To Be Awarded At Flower Show Thursday, Friday j Cash prises of 11 for first pine* aud 60 cents for second wi.l be awarded to the winners In the flower show sponsored by the Decatur Garden Club here during the fair. I It wan announced today. The flower show will bo located In the corridors of th« county courthi use Thursday and Friday. Entries will he brought In from i 7 until 9 o'clock Wednesday evenI tng and 8 until 10 o'clock Tburndar . morning Judging will te done i Thursday from 11 a. m uni'll p. m The flowers will remain In exhl . bit for the balance of Thursday and , all day Friday. Attention wm called to the fact that entries are restricted to persons of Decatur and the :n,medl*bvicinity.

ORDER ELECTION BY WORKERS IN ONION OISPOTE National Labor Board Orders Election To Settle Fight Washington. Aug I — (U.R> — The national labor relatione Ixmrd today ordered plant-by-plant col'lective bargaining elections among approximately 78.000 Chrysler corporation. Brigga Manufacturing Co., and M olor Producta Co. employes to settle a fight beiween two factions of the I'nited Automobile Workers union. The American federation of labor faction of the union, tieaded by Homer Martin, had opposed the election request filed by the congress of Industrial organisations '• to lie held, it asked that Individual plants be designated aa separate , bargaining units. The board agreed to this The CIO had wanted a single election for each corporation in th* belief that Its claimed corporaj t.’ >n wlde majority would treexe out Martin and the independent New Castle Chrysler employes' association from Individual plants where they might have a majority. L’AW’-CIO president R J. Thomas aaaerted In Detroit that his union would score an "overwhelming victory" over the AFL In the separate elections The Itoard split two to one. New member William M. Lelaeraon joined chairman J Warren Mad den to form the majority. Edwin 8 Smith dissented Smith has often been charged by AFL s|>ok.'amen with bias In favor of the CIO. Chrysler employes will vote within 2<* dayn. Production and maintenance employes of the Brigga Manufacturing Co. and Briggs Indiana Corp, will vote within IS days at each of eight plants in Michigan and Indiana. All production, nonproductl.ei and maintenance employes in the plant aud power Ihmmo ut thj Motor Producta Co.. Detroit, will vote within IS days. In each election, except at Chrysler's New Castle. Ind . plant, the employe* will choose between the t'AH'-CIO and the other UAW faction affiliated with the Amari(CONTINUED ON PAOB FlVg>~ FREE ACTS ARE WELL RECEIVED Splendid Free Acts Thrill Crowd At Opening Night Os Fair A fast, fun-furnishing fare of free acts thrilled the crowd at the opening night of Decatur's Free Street Fair and Agricultural Show last night. A fine array of free act talent performed continuously Monday night forth» benefit of fair-goers, climaxed with the spectacular high act of the Hollywood thrill girls. Th* Whirling Wonders opened the free act entertainment last night with an exhibition of trick skating. The lady member climaxed that entertainment by extricating herself from a straight Jacket while being whirled around by her male partner cm skates. The Butterfly act. presented by the same Hollywood Thrill Girls. Jacqueline and Jennie Teeter, who later on thrilled the crowds with their high aerial act. brought compliments from all sides. Jimmy Valdare afforded the humorous slant to the free act entertainment with his seemingly impossible tricks on "the bicycle that falls apart." Valdare also presented an amasing trick on an oldfashioned wagon wheel. The magic tricks of Clifford Kirkpatrick, former Decatur resident. known to the show world as Cliff LaDelle, provided plenty of .CONTTNUKD ON PAGK THREk7 Sheriff Maintains Service All Hours The attention of fair-goers and i the general public was called today hy Sheriff Ed Miller to the fact that a 24-hour service will be maintained at the county Jail In the handling of duties of the department. Extra men will be on duty at the sheriff's office In the Jail and others will be on call to handle any emergency that might arise. Sheriff Miller stated Persona wanting the sheriff may phon* 69 Immediate contact with any point In the county la asaured i by the department.

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN A DAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesda y, August 1, 1939.

Violence in Fisher Body Strike hMßflr i i * ' J Violenc- breaks out at the Cleveland Fisher Body division of General Motors aa more than S.ooo pickets and sympathiser* of the (' I. O. United Automobile Worker* union attempt to close down the strikebound plant Several person* were Injured In the cla*h In which police used tear ga* on picketa who retaliated with barrages of bricks and rocks Here la an overturned car at the scene Skilled tool and di* makers at the plant have been <>n strike for three weeks seeking a supplemental agreement

TO START WORK | AT SOYA PLANT Work To Start At Midnight On Soy Bean Storage Silo Wprk will start at 12 o'clock tonight on pouring concrete for the million bushel capacity soy l»ean Mtnrage ai| u at the Central Soya Company's plant, north of the city. Construction work la being Jone by the Indiana Engineering and I’OMiruction company of Fort Wayne. About 150 men working on three elght hour shifts will be employed on the job The schedule is 6 P- m to 2a. m. 2a. m to 10 am and 10 a m to < p m (CDSTI Foundations for 10 of the huge silo type forms have already been constructed. The towers will extend 110 feel high. Work will not atop once It get* under*ay. day or night or Sunday. The slip form type of construction is used and It is expected that by 4 o'clock Wednesday morning, the first forms will be moved This will continue until half of the huge storage plant is completed. As soon as the flrat 10 units are completed, work will commence on the other half. It la expected that the building will be completed in about three weeks. The building of the million (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVEj" Fair Sidelights Jimmy Valdare la good. Someone said last night "he oughta be" Jimmy, who will mark hl* ««th birthday soon, revealed the information that he had been in the bicycle act for 51 years. o—o—- — p. A. system had a busy time last night, endeavoring to locate Bob Selklng. Selking waa wanted to operate the blanket •tand of Eddie Edward* Eddie, it was revealed, took sick In Fort Wayne during the Allen county fair and waa unable to set up here Eileen Krick, young daughter of Winfred Krick, of Thirteenth *treet. waa accorded the distinction of being the first child lost at the fair. Her parent* were located tn a few minute* with the **«l*tance of the public addre** system and Lewi* Smith at the microphone. Young Charlea Bpangler waa selected a* "the stooge" for Cliff I-a-Dells In hi* free act la*t night and at first refused permission for the (CONTINUED ON PAGE TW(l)

OFFICIAL PROGRAM

Wednesday Morning Jersey cattie judging. Wednesday Afternoon Holstein cattle judging 1:00— Butterfly Act. Finn a Monroe 1:30--Whirling Wonders, Third * Monroe 2:00--Float parade 4:2o—Valdare, Flrat * Monroe 5:00—Hollywood Thrill Girl*. Ffrat & Madison. Wednesday Evening 7:oo—Float parade B:3o—Crowning of 4-H King ft Queen 3rd ft Monroe 9:00- Berghoff Magic Show. North Second 9:10-Whirling Wonder*. Third ft Monroe 10:00 - Hollywood Thrill Girls. First ft Madison.

Adams County Girl Is Injured By Auto Phyllis Murphy, seven-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mr* Henry Murphy of south of Geneva. I* recovering from shock sustained when she was dragged several rod* and thrown between the wheels of au auto. She had accompanied her mother across the road to get the morning mall. While the mother stopped to read a letter the chilli sauntered Into the path of an approaching car . She was not severely Injured. The name of the driver of the car was not learned MONROE STAFF IS ANNOUNCED Monroe Teaching Staff Announced By Town* ship Trustee The teaching staff for the Monroe schools was listed today by the township trustee. Glen Neuenschwxnder. But one change will be made in the Monroe ataff. with Mrs. Harry Johnson succeeding Eldon Sprunger at the Beer school, district number tour. Mr. Sprunger will go to the Canope school in Wabash township, taught last year by Mrs. Johnson. The other rural teachers are: Miss Vivian Lehman and Miss , Drusilla Burkhesd. district numI her eight; Howard Brandyberry, district number five: Ears Snyder, district number six; Leo Strahm, district number three; Miss Mary Pott*, district number nine; Myron district number two. Rolland Sprunger was renamed principal of the Monroe high ; school. The other teachers In the high school are: Otto Hineman. 1 Miss Edna Suckau. Mis* Rowena Miller. Miss Elisabeth Leyse, Miss Dorothy Baker and Walter MehrInger Grade teacher* at Monroe are: Miss Marguerite Lewellyn. Mlsa 'CONTINUED ON PAGE THHKK)' Berne Woman Ends Her Hunger Strike A nearly th re*, week hunger strike of Mr*. Florence Edmund Felts, of Berne, ha* been ended with her admittance to the local hospital. Word from that town stated that the eccentric 79-year-old lady had eaten but a meager amount of food during the entire period When neighbor* and members of the Berne civic committee investigated they learned of the circumstance* and Immediately made plan* for her admittance to the hospital.

Great Crowd Throngs Midway At Monday Night Opening Os Fair; Parades On Wednesday

LENDING BILL IS KILLED BY VOTE OF HOOSE ■ Sudden Action By House Throws Adjournment , Into Disorder Washington. Aug 1— iU.R) — ’ The house today killed President Roosevelt's lending program. It j did so hy refusing to consider a | measure carrying loan authorisation totaling 11.960.000.000 ( The house delivered the fatal j blow by a vote announced aa 193 to 16fi against adoption of a rule , to make the bill In order. The defeat of the rule for the , bill's consideration meant that it cannot be considered again hy that { method In congrea*. Theoretically ( other method* of consideration | are available — but practical ob- { atacle* would be even greater. Defeat was accomplished by an almost solid Republican minority ( aided by conaervatlve Democrat*. | The house broke into an uproar when Speaker Bankhead announced the reaulta of the vote. He { gaveled furiously for order. No immediate effort waa made to reconsider the vote. When he ( had obtained order. Batikhead dl- , ' rected the clerk to read some messages from the president vetoing , minor bills. The sudden action of the house put adjournment plana in confusion. Senate majority leader Alben W. Barkley had said thia morning that he did not believe congress could adjourn until a week from tomorrow. At that time, however, he said that this estimate was , "subject to revision" and he Indi- j rated when Informed of the house action on the 1-mdlng bill that the entire remainlig legislative program would have to be surveyed again. Action Soon Washington. Aug 1— (UJO — Authoritative White House sour- ( ces Indicated today that President Roosevelt probably will act within 24 hour* on the Hatch bill, which would exclude most federal employes from political activities. Presidential veto or signature of the measure within 24 hours would (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREK 7 O— Gilbert Macke Still Is On Missing List Sheriff Ed Miller today Issued ' another appeal for Information that might aid in learning the wherealHtuts of Gilbert Macke, son of William Macke of Preble town- ' ship. Macke left hl* home several weeks ago. Since that time the i sheriff, aided by state authorities and police In various cities have mad-' a concerted effort to locate the lad without avail. Sheriff Miller. In behalf of the anxious parents, urged anyone having any Information that might l>e of value, to contact him at once. DRILL TEAM TO BE IN PARADE Fort Wayne Police Drill Team To Parade Wednesday Night Ona of the features in Wednesday night'* float and band parade will be the appearance of the Fort Wayne police drill team. The l*am was only recently organised and the local appearance her* will be the first public presentation of the group. The team baa Ix-eu practicing for more than a month under the supervision of Phil B Btlegerwald. drill master, and Guy Steele, assistant drill master. The color guard will come here with the team, which was formed to especially represent the police department In parade* and other public functions. Police Chief James Border* received word late Monday, stating that the team would appear here. : The Wednesday night parade will ' start at 7 o'clock. The band and floats will also appear in the 2 o'clock parade | Wednesday afternoon.

LARGE DISPLAY BY INDUSTRIES Imposing Array Os Exhibits Is Located On Schmitt Field A large and imposing array of displays have been entered in the ' | industrial exhibit tent at the Live- | stock Show In Schmitt's field, a | survey revealed today. < A Pioneer Hybrid com display i at the extreme east end of the ex- | hiblt Is under the superviaion of P. A. Landis, of Flora. < Next In line Is the hybrid com | exhibit of Theodore Buhlman of , Preble township. The exhibit, displaying Parmak i and Electric Cowboy fences, in charge of Sam Peoples of this | city. Is next In line. Adjacent to the Peoples' exhibit ] la that of 8. E. Brown, as a repre- ( sentative of the Cloverleaf Cream- ( eries, Inq. In which Auk<Vh<>lz| milkers and supplies are on exhlh- , it. Mis* Grace Row la in charge of | the Laukhuf A Row exhibit of hy- , brid corn, which is next to the ( creamery display. Henry Dierkes and Chris Leh- , man are superintending an exhlb- , it of the Dierke* Auto Parts, of j this city, featuring Bparton Re- | frlgeratora. Meadows Washers. , Wood Brothers combines. Ohio Implement*. Fordson tractors and ■, Ford Hammermills. The exhibit of the McCormickDeering Store takes up the entire | west side of the industrial exhibit. and features a complete line of farming Implements. Including a milk cooler and separator and the Farmall A new tractor. John Melaiughlin and Morris Hoover are in charge Across the "midway" are located th* John-Deere display of the Lee Hardware, which also features a complete line; the Geneva Hatchery display, showing Servel Elec(CONTINUED ON PAGE FOG KJ 4-H JUDGING RESULT CIVEN Judging Os 4-H Club Calves Is Completed This Morning The Judging of Adam* county 4-H club calves was completed shortly before noon today by James Hilton, of Purdu* university. who is th* Judge of all the cattle shows being held on the Schmitt field east of Decatur on state road 224 and three blocks east of the midway. The show ring placing count* as part of the achievement records accomplished during the year by the members of the 4-H calf clubs In addition to grading the calve* today on the show Individuality of each calf, the condition of th* calve* la taken into consideration. At a later date th* record books are to b* graded on neatness, completeness and accuracy. The total I* to indicate which are the out- ( standing boys and girls In calf club work. The scoring of points Is aa follows: show Individuality of the calf. 40 points; condition of the calf. 2.1 points: record books. 35 points; total 100 points. The owners of the winning , calve* and the placing of the calve* today In the Judging ring la a* follows: Ayrshire Calve* Junior calf: Ro*e Marie Aschleman. flret; Thoma* O. Lehman, second. Senior calf: Rose Marie Aschleman, first. Junior yearling: Stanley Arnold, first: Eugene Arnold, second: Billy Arnold, third: Rose Marie A»chleman. fourth and Thomas O. le>h(CONTINUED nN PAGE FlV«>“ , , « Invites Public To Inspect Cemetery An Invitation to visit and Inspect the Maplewood cemetery was extended today to the genera! public : by Albert Miller, custodian, and the cemetery asaoclatlon. The cemetery Is reported to be at its beat with numerous attractive flower* and shrub* growing and in ! bloom.

Price Two Cento.

Float Parades To Feature Wednesday’s Program Os Fair; Crowd Gath« ers Early For Pet Parade. TWO PARADES One of the largest crowd* in the fair'* history attended the opening of th* 1939 Decatur Free Street Fair and Agricultural Show Monday night, with some observers estimating the crowd a* high a* 5.000 penions. The milling throng, freshened by cooling breeses. walked the street* for hour*, viewing the midway, playing the conceaalon*. attending the ahow* and ride* and viewing the excellent free act*. The entire free act program wa« preaented without a hitch Monday night, climaxed with the spectacular high act of the Hollywood Thrill Girls, closing with their dangerous double slide for life. The free acta are being presented ea< h afternoon and night of the entire week, with the high act at Flrat and Madison streets closing the program at 5 p m. and 10 p. m. daily. Floats and band parades will be the feature of Wednesday's program. with spectacular, colorful parades at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon and 7 o'clock tomorrow evening. A doxen or more bands and more than a score of float* will take part In the two parades. With this attraction, a record breaking throng is expected to pack the midway early tomorrow afternoon and evening. The crowd was gathering early today in anticipation of the second annual Pet Parade, which was scheduled to march down the midway at 4 o’clock. Livestock Show* Judging of the cattle show* was started this morning and will continue through Thursday. The 4-H calf club entries were Judged this morning snd the Guernsey cattle show waa being Judged thia afternoon. The Jersey show will be Judged Wednesday morning, the Holatehis Wednesday afternoon and the Ayrshire* Thursday. All judging of the horse show will be done Thursday. Plana are being completed for the horse polling contests which will be held at Schmitt field Friday and Saturday. The lightweight pulling contest will be held at • a m Friday and the heavyweight contest at 9 a. m. Saturday. Fair officials stated that consld- ‘ (CONTINUED ON PAGE 1-1 VE> Woman Injured In Automobile Wreck Mr*. Jacob Bevington is recovering from injuries sustained north of Berne when the car In which she was riding, and driven by her son, Howard, collided with another auto. The driver of the other car was not Identified. She was treated for Injuries sustained to both knee cap*. The right knee cap la said to be fractured. Bevington and the occupants of the other car escaped unhurt. TWO ARE FINED IN CITY COURT Two Mexicans Are Fined By Mayor Elzey Late Monday Afternoon Joe Carral, a Mexican, was fined 115 and costa by Mayor Forrest Elaey late Monday afternoon in city court when he entered a plen of guilty to n charge of drlvlne while under the Influence of Intoxicating liquor. Mayor Elzey also ordered Car i ml'* driver's license revoked for u period of M days. Carral was arrested Saturday night by Officer Russel Prior of the state police force. Lupe Lara, who waa arraigned a few minutes later, also entered a pie* of guilty to a charge of public Intoxication. Mayor Elsey Imposed a fine of SI and costs. I.ar* was also arrested hy Officer Prior late Saturday on the River Road Lara la also a Mexican. Both were remanded ♦<> Jail until the fines were paid.