Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 210, Decatur, Adams County, 5 September 1939 — Page 1

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ITALYPLANNING RESUMPTION OF SHIP SERVICES Neutrality More Firmly Established: Slovakia Aids Nazis Romo. Sept 5 (UJb — Italy'* neutrality became more firmly established today with preparation* for resumption of interna tlonal (hipping service*. bin the j Italian pre** Insisted that ahe may become a factor In war at any time Italy haa not withdrawn entire ly from the European acene, the pre** agreed aa Premier Benito Mussolini's Hth hour effort* to ' avert war were regarded generally i a* definitely ended with puitllca tion of the detail* of hi* attempt* I The communique, describing II Durr’* contact* with Berlin. Pari* and London, revealed that Britain and France had been wining tn 1 consider .Mussolini'* proposal for ; an International conference to discuss revision of the Versailles | treaty The Italian pres* Interpreted the communique a* blaming Brit-1 . aln and France for the new war Mussolini's own newspaper at Milan. II Popolo DI tali* said in an editorial entitled “Italy and, New Europe." that Italian* were - awaiting “events and Bure's ord , • CONTINUED <>N PAGE SIX) CHURCHES PUN FOR CENTENNIAL Five Evangelical Churches Os County Tn Hold Centennial The five Evangelical churches .of Adam* county are planning to ■ mark their centennial celebration 1 during the month of October, the Rev George H Lotier. pastor of the Decatur church, announced today October 9 to IB have been set a* the date* for the celebration with mas* meeting* In each of the I churches. The general public will be Invited to each of the*.. A detailed program will be announced latet, the Rev Lotier - Mated. The Evangelical church had its 1 origin In the county In the Zion or “Fithian's" church, located about s«ran miles northwest of Decatur. The work was begun In that community In 1839. with the Rev. Solomon Altlmos a* the firs' mlnlMer. The Salem Evangelical, located two and one-half miles east of Decatur was the second church, th.* Linn Grove Calvary third, the Jerusalem, fourth, the Decatur 1 church fifth, the Decatur Calvary I church sixth, the Berne Trinity church seventh and the Mt Car-1 tnel church eighth. The Zion. Salem and Jerusalem churches have either been merged with [other churches or become extinct i Charge Truck Driver With Reckless Driving ■■■■■■ Woody Blanton. 25. driver of the truck which figured in the aide swipe collision on the north bridge Sunday morning, was to appear before Mayor Forreat Elxey late thl* afternoon on a charge of reckless driving. Officer Russell Prior of the Indiana state police force arrested Blanton following an Investigation lot th« accldauL

BRITISH LINER IS TORPEDOED x - * • . ! • As X X77.4/V7/C > ra' \ ’ at fl _ fCfeEAT <1 EnwiUiN J***”?.! I British liner Athenla I* torpedoed and sunk with l.B» pnaaenger*. Including more than PM American* t aboard All are h-siihl except tteoae killed by blast

NAME VIEWERS OF NEW DITCH Judice Appoints Viewers For Proposed Blue Creek Ditch Th<' petition for the C. S Stengle i drain improvement, .**. mnion'y I known as the Blue Creek ditch, was docketed in Adam* circuit court today and viewer* appcinted i-y Judge J. Fred Fruchte. The viewer* named ar» W. H Gilliom. surveyor of Adam* county; i Ralph Halfllch. surveyor 'f bounty ami John Wechter. of Blue 'Creek township. Adam* county. The proofs of service of posting of notice* and msi'lng n<F ticea by registered mail to farm and property owners affect’d by the proposed drainage project were f!’- ' ed and approved The proposed drain efforts a territory of 57.000 acre* and include* i me entire town of Berne. A half , doten ditches and smaller drain* empty into Blue Creek and the pett- * lion, which was (.led August M. i asl.a that these tributaries >e dredci ed In connection with the proposed II project. Lands in seven tt.wnshio* In At- ' am* county and two In Well* cotta--11 ty are affected by the proposed Im(CONTtNVBD ON PAGB rit k7 _ STOCK MARKET BOOMS UPWARD J American Public Climbs Aboard Market. Prices Cp 25 Points New York. Sept. 5— (UPl—The American public cilmed aboard the stock market todav just «• It did In the late iKO's and prices soared five to 2G points. Trading was the heavlMt since ! October. IM7. The 5.000.9’10 shatmark was crossed early in the latest hour. Trading In bends wau around the heaviest for any day in history ' because of huge |u~nover In V. 8. i itnvernment Issue* which had losses ranging to more than a point. Demand for stock* centrred nn the war babies In th" early trading. Gains were registered In steel*, nonferrous metals, sugars, chemicals. | flipping Issues, textiles and airphnes. As the close approached, 'he groups neglected earlier were brought more nearly Into line with the higher market level. These included utilities and some special lasues. Experts said no discrimination wns displayed for the so-c iiled war xroup and some warned that gains were out of line with linmedla'e p.ospecl*. ,1

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Decatur. Indiuiiu, Tiicml;iv, September *>. I*'

Auxiliary District Meeting Thursday The fourth district l-egion auxll1 1 iary meeting at Albion Thursday | wa* called to the attention of all Imai auxiliary member* today. All i tnSmber* wishing to attend are aslkrtl to call Mr*. Dalia* Brown Th- local auxiliary will tnsfali ' officers Friday evening at 730 o'rock at the Legion home. RELIEF CLIENTS MUST DU WORK Township Trustees Issue “No Work-No Relief” Edict Today "No work-no relief . tha' wa* th» ' edict of the township trustees In Adam* county today after a meeting w’th the county commlss'onera. Under the new relief *et-up. S» ’ approved by th* trustee* and *nj ’orsed by the county commissioners *ll able-bodied men seeking relief must work on the counts roads, ditches and other work as recommended by the commissioners and . the county surveyor. Relief will be "nsld out'’ on th* ta»l» o( 335« for eight hours work , for a married man. The new plan become* effective' September 11. After that date no .-ellef will be given to able-bodied , men unless they fulfill the wont-! Ing requirements. Tho«e In th* mt th half of the enunty will work .Mt of the county grrage and those n th* south half out of Be-n*. The supervisor of the project will b* In charg* of th* men workJ In- under the plan. The trustee* decided upon such a plan st their ' meeting last Friday and appointed John M Doan. Ralph McCollough • CONTINUED ON PA(IW etVKi

European War In Brief By I’nlted Pres* LONDON—England. with mechanised division* eti route to reenforce French troop*. awaited word from the we»tern front that arm Ira In the Maginot Hue had acted to atnaah German concern tratlona; public rejoiced over royal air force attack* on German naval base* at Wilhelmshaven and Cuxhaven BERLlN— Germany claimed 15.000 Pollah prisoner*. said relch armlea were advancing all along the eaatern front, admitted a Brit- i lah air raid on Cuxffaven but aaaerted there waa little damage The German public displayed little bltterneaa toward the relch'a foea WARSAW Stoical despite the moat ahatterlng German aerial bombardment* of the war. Polea calmly hurled dead and Intensified effort* to atop German advance on the eaatern front PARlS— France cloaked extensive land, aea and air operation* In secrecy but In war communique number three assured the public that actlvltle* by all arm* were “proceeding normally." The government said air raid alarm* In Parle and varlou* other point* re- - suited from German reconnal**ance flight* Pollah announcement* here claimed Pollah advance* Into German territory uud succesatul counter attack* against relch troop* on Pollah soil ROME— ltaly extended actlvltle* designed to Mtabllsh mor* firmly her neutrality; significance seen In official communique asserting Mussolini'* peace effort* failed because Hitler refuaed to withdraw- troop* from Poland WASHINGTON I I dilcally limit* travel of American cltlxen* to and from Europe: prepare* stern arm* embargo to safeguard neutrality Polla Latin American republic* on advisability of hemispheric conference to formulate policy, receives favorable res pause*.

NO SHORTAGE OF FOOD HERE Rapid Jump In Prices ReP4»rtvd Here But No Food Shortage What on- grocery salesman d-scribed as a "buying *pr>-.< aa result of vivid recollection* of the last war" wa* felt in the city today, according to a survey of grocery store* and meat market* A sudden Increase In price on Dour, sugar, lard, bean* hominy i and a f<-» other commodities war the result of this *am<- demand throughout the nation A ptees of wrapping paper wi’h price* hastily scrawled in big le»t ters and numeral* proclaimed to . clerk* In one store th- rapid rise - In the price of these commodities S.ore proprietor* and clerks j i attributed the demand to the fact . that people remember the sacrli flees which they were forced to [ make during the World War In being limited to the amount of .sugar and other commodities, i which they could use The people, I the merchant* say. are trying to. , | "stock up " Almost all store* reported a 1 heavy sal- of sugar in 100 and i , 36* pound quaiuliies thia mom-) Ing rather than In the usual ‘wo j •coNTtNuwn an p»mc rivst ■ 1 o~ —; Official Board To Meet This Evening The official Itoard nt the First Evangelical church will meet this I evening. In the church, for It* regular monthly meeting. Special | matter* pertaining to the church's j program of activities will receive attention. All member* of th- 1 1 board are expected to attend

President Proclaims To World United States Neutrality In War; To Invoke Arms Ban

German Armies Plunge Deeper Into Polish Soil: France Starts Into Operations. JAPAN NEUTRAL By J<»e Alex Morris ' VnHed Pre** Foreign News Editor Indications that the Polish gov erntmmt is planning to evacuate : Warsaw and make Its headjenrtI era in some other city ren -hod t> e ! United Pre** today In heavily cen- | sored dispatches from 'tie Polish I capital. The German arml**s r< port'd | that they had smashed th dr w i/ ! ' into the rich Rile*ian Industrial I district, capturing the key city of | Kattowlce. and had thrust down- , ward from East Prussia on a front less than 5o mile* north of War- ! saw. Naxi plane* contiittied -«gnlar ismiloirdment of the Polish , capital, where many fire* were i started by Incendiary launb* i I These, sledge-hammer blow* i [ follow.-d by dispatches reportin’; ; the departure of V 8. Amhassalo- > Anthony J Drexel Biddle and hl* iLunily from Warsaw It *MI i understood the British embassy . staff would depart for an unan- | nopneed destination. 1 Then came a message from W.tri ’ saw saying that, while there <va* .. no panic, many peraon* were load- 1 Ing their belonging* into any . transport available Including old--1 fashioned droshkas and that train* , ! ■ were crowded »y families carrying . - their belonging* , i Another me**age reported that , I ' (CONTINUED ON PAGB UVD COUNCIL MEETS, i STUDIES RUDGET County Council Begins Studv Os 1910 County Budget — i, The checking of Individual #• 'mount* and pruning of list’d approI relations in the |l7B 3383.0)** Adams i county budget for 1940 got underI way by the county council thl* «?•, ' ternoon. The county council, compoaed ut Henry Dehner. Frmi Ernes’ Conrad. Julius Rchultx. Charles Jone*. Everett Bunter, ard Dean Byerly, met In the attdlto*'* office in annual session for the purpose |of considering the appropriations asked for by the different county officials and department*. Budgets which come under th« ; *crutlny of the county council are I the general county budget; the department of public welfare and th> county highway department. The county budget a* submitted, to’als 1173.333.00. with net tevenite to be raised by taxation of 3137.803.'O. and an esilmaied levy of i>3 cent* on the flop. The county welfa-e budget, which embrace* old »ge j en*lon< and dependent children relief, total* 3131- 1 .196.00. with net revenue to t<e raised ' of 136.662 00. and an estimated levy of 16 epnt* on the Sloo. The budget for bond and Interest ' p*yment» on the Adam* county memorial hospital an<| Schetimanr | bridge, totals BS.MO and an s-atimnb j >-d levy of three cent* on the 3100. ' The three levies total 72 cent* on i . i trONTINt'KD nN FAGF? FIVE! I — O , Adam Alt Funeral Wednesday Morning Funeral service* for Adam Alt ' will be held Wednesday,morning I at 10 o'clock (ESTI Instead of Wednesday afternoon ns was pre- ‘ vloualy announced Service* will be held at the st Paul Lutheran)' church lu Ohio.

CITY SCHOOLS I SHOW DECREASE IN ENROLLMENT ■ Unofficial Figures Reveal Decrease In First Day’s Enrollment A decrease in the enrollment in 'the school* of Decatur was noted today a* student* reported to their ; classes for the first day of the 19.1940 term. Unofficial figures, whlcj it la thought will be changed some within the next few day*, revealed that the total enrollment In the city tola v was 1.325 a* c -mpared with 1. *63 last year, or a loss of 38. Walter J. Krick, superintendent of th- public schools In Decatu**. stated that unofficial figures show a total of 925 student* enrolled thl* morning Last year 962 were enrolled on the opening day, thj* showing a loss of J“. Mr. Krk-g staled, however, that in a few Inatancrs the figure* were known to be Inaccurate and would undoubtedly b-t 1 changed by the end of the week. Th>- Catholic school* showed a i loss of but one pupil In comparison 'vith last year's opening figure. A total of 4'*" wa» enrolled thl; snortij mg a* against 401 last year. The enrollment in the puAilts schools by grade*. South Ward Ftr»t grade. 12; second grade, land third grade 16. Total 48. Lincoln School First grade. S 3; second grade. 46; third grade. 65. fourth grade. 74; fifth grade. 73; sixth grade, 77. Total: 39*. • Decatur Jumor-Sanior H<gh Seventh gbade. lol: eighth grade 71; freabman. 70; sophomore. 71; junior 97; senior. 65. Tot«'- 479. Cactur Catholic High Senior. 18; junior. 31; sophomore, freshmen 36. Total: 112. St Joseph Gr,-de School Eighth grade, 33; seventh grade 15; sixth grade. 45; fifth grade 37; fmirth grade. 33; third grade. 3*: second grade. 38; first grade. 29 Total: 3SB. No Report No report was available from th-j office* of C. E. Striker, county tCONTINUED ON PA<»E~FIVE>~ FILE ARVERSE DITCH REPORT Viewers File Adverse Report On J. N. Younkin Drain An adverse report on the J. W. Younkin drain Improvement In Kirkland township was hied by the viewers In the county commissioners' court today The viewers termed It impracticable. The report, which terminate* further action In the proposed drainage projec t, wa* signed by W. 11. Gllllom. county engineer; D. C. Zimmerman and August Blemenberg, viewers, named by the county commissioner*. The report r-ads: “And we an’ of the opinion that said proposed drain would not be practicable. It will not Improve the public health, will not improve »hc public high way and the costs, damage* and expense affecting the drainage will not he les* than the benefit* to the owners of the land* likely to be benefltted by th- proposed drainage We are further of the oplu lon that the major portion of said present drain is In good working ’tuuiiTXNums unTauju rivaU’

Price Two Centa.

Action, Unprecedented For Speed. Taken By Roosevelt To Announce United States Neutrality. ARMS EMBARGO Washington. Sept. 5 — <U.P) — President Roosevelt proclaimed to ihe world today that the I'niied State* la a neutral in the current conflict in Mrope. He then arranged a conference with hi* aide* to draft a second proc-lamailon Invoking provision of the arm* embargo. This action I* mandatory under American neutrality statute*. In the w*r between "Germany and France. Poland and the United Kingdom. India. Australia and New Zealand, the United State* will take no side." Mr. Ron*ev-L declared Significantly he made no mentlon of Canada, which, although a dominion of the British Empire. . ha* not formally declared war <m Germany. The proclamation, which M . Roosevelt issued with unprecedent- , ed speed, became effective when secretary of state Cordell Hull countersigned the dew-ument and affixed the state department 'a seal Issued under provision* of International law. Mr Risisevelt * action <ame within three days after start of hoatilitles In Europe. President Woodrow Wilson required more than three months to formally state American neutrality under similar condition* in the first world war in 1914. The neutrality law proclamation listed 17 specific prohibition* Imposed upon American nationals and alien* residing or traveling In this country. Mr Roosevelt specifically sta* ed. however, that his action taken under the laws and treaties of the nation did not interfer wlta free expression of sympathy or opinion Protect Listsesrs Washington. Sept 5 — (U.R) — The government today drafted rule* designed to protect American radio listener* from propaganda. The new rules wen- Intended a* further safeguard* to Ameilcnn neutrality The federal communication endmission official* said the regulation* will forbid American radio commentator* to sttack severely any belligerent. The new rule*, they said, may require American radio station* to inform listener* when new* or comment passe* through foreign censorship or originate* from * station operated by a foreign government. The rule* are scheduled to be completed by Thursday To Consultation Washington. Sept 5 <U.R> High state department official* said today that Pwuama I* expelled to Issue latet today an official Invitation to the 20 other American republic* for consultation among these government* on question* arising front the European war. The date ha* not been fix-el The meeting I* expected to be belli in Panama City a* soon a* debgates from the various Amerlcs-t republic* can aswemble there. TCMPKRATURC RKADINQff DIMOCRAT THKRMOMKTIR 1:00 a. tn.. 6<> 2:00 p. nu_Bo 10:00 a. m 64 3:00 p. nu. RJ Noon. WtATHIR Fair tonight and Wedtvssday; •lightly eoalsr tonight near Laks Michigan: asms what wsrmsc