Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 214, Decatur, Adams County, 9 September 1939 — Page 1

GLAND DENIES WARSAW IN HANDS OF ERMANS: FRENCH CLAIM VICTORIES

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Heads Ministers f Ibl Rev. George s Ixrtier. pastor of' the Firat Evangelical church. Fri day waa elected president of the ’ Itecatur mlniaterial aa*<M-iation. | START WORK ON - . I NEW 27 ROOTE 1 To Begin Grading Work Tuesday On New ByPass Os Road 27 ■■■ 11 Grading operation* on the by I |x*a for r. 8 Road 2<. which will. follow a northerly route along Thirteenth street, will start Tues J day tn the hnpouudiug basin of I the Central Sugar company, north* of the city. Roy Blberstine district i construction superintendent of the state highway coinntlaslon an' nounc.-d today. * Work in this section will be push, d rapidly so that the prelim I Inary work and revamping of the , dykes which Impound the water i from the sugar factor, will be 1 completed by September 25. Mr , niberstlne said The grading tn that area will permit the sugar factory to use the basin this year J although th.- fill in for the newj roadway will not be constructed | until negt spring. The general contract for the by pass, which starts at the Internee tlon of the Eiling road south of Uecatur. extend* north over Thlr * teenth street, through the Nutt | man land and on north through the sugar factory Impounding basin to a point beyond Monmouth, ha* been awarded to the Mohr Con I straction company of Kokomo The contract la for lIM.OOO. which 11 does Hot include the three bridge* Ji to be built Mr. Rlberstine staled bids on | the bridges would probably tie re-1 ceived on September 2* by the ’ ( state highway commission There will be one bridge over the St Mary 's river, west and north of I the sugar factory; one overflow ' ( bridge and jme over a creek. | Work on the underpass south of; the Erie railroad track* aud near the entrance to the Krick'Tyndall , tile factory ground* will com- ( menev In about 10 day*. Mr Biberatine said. The underpasa la being built to permit the clay cars of . the tile factory to paaa under the 1 road The reconstruction of the sewer syatem along Thirteenth street will begin In about two weeks, the superintendent stated Actual construction of the road ; bed will get underway early next | spring and Mr. lilberathte stated he expected the improvement to be completed by August I. i»<o William, ihtnn. engineer for the state highway commission, has (CONTINVEn ON PAtMC UTxi — .urn 1 ■III.IOH sswm ( To Present Queen Contestants Tonight , The contestants for the queen of the Mexican Independence celebration to be held hero next Saturday, will be presented tonight at the Knight 1 of Pythias home or Third strewt. ‘ , I The six contestants, all Mexican < girls from whom a queen will be selected by ballot, will appear In * dance. Admission will be 10 cents and the public Is Invited to attend. The - festival will be he’d next Saturday p uigbt al the Decatur couaiiy club.

RELIEF RULE IN EFFECT MONDAY “No Work •No Relief” Rule Will Be Effective Monday The "work or starve" rale of .township trustee* In Adam* county | goes into effect Monday, when all able lM>dled men are to be put to work on the task of cleaning pub ,He ditches before they will be granted township poor relief I cheeks at the rate of 12 5o for one 'day's work. They will work under the supervision of men to be assigned from the county highway department One of the task* the men will be ' assigned to next year will he the cleaning out of noxious weeds from <ounty highway right of ways County superintendent of roads Walter Gillhtm ha* stated that under the provisions of a new law. he is charged with the removal of these weed*, but that he has been unable to do this satisfactorily because of a lack of fund* He can not use WPA labor on this work because It is classed a* maintenance. He expects that the able bodied poor relief client* will be of material help to him This experiment ha* been tried In several other township* in the ■tate with good rasul'* It I* now becoming general In the atate. Invite Public To Safety Meeting The general public ha* I ven invited to attend the meeting of th* Teen* and Twenties club Tuesday n'sht at 7:30 o'clock In the Lineout school. A discussion of rural ashty will be made, a talk given by Sergeant Doherty of the Indian* St*te police, and a free mot .ng picture show. Sergeant Doherty I* in charge of the new safety program in thv northern part of the state. LEWTON NAMED TO TAX BOARD C. D. I .cwt on la Appointed To County Tax Adjustment Board Judge J. Fred Fruchte thi* mornInk announced the appointment of C. D. Lewton. of thi* city to the Adam* county tax ad.ustsnent board. Mr. Lwwton will fill the vacancy created by the resignation of tHerm*« Yager, which was accepted Friday by Judge Fiuchte. John W. Tyndall. C. E. Hocker. C«orge Stult*. Mayor Forres Else/. Ralph W Rice, and Dean Bi erly are the other member* of the board. The group will meet Munday for the first time to review budget* and tax levies of the governmen al unit* in the county. .■ 0 — State Record Set In Sale Os 4-H Cattle A state fair record was »e» Frida r in the sale of the grand champion *-H yearling steer at a price of 51.75 per pound to the Wi liam H Block company. Indtanapolh depar' mrnt store. The steer, shown by. Frvnce* June Wilbur of Vender*-! burg, brought a price of 11444.76 The sale waa conducted by Roy John*on of thi* city and Carl Bartlett of Muncie. A total of 219 head of cattle was sold, with p-lce* on Ulned at tllAu to *16.50. — "O - - Show Picture* Os G. E. Club Leader* Thia week's Issue of th* General Electric News, contains a thtee colutn.! group picture of the otilcera if the Decatur 0. E. Club. The officer* were recently elected they are, Ray Letts, treasurer E W Lankenau. director; Raymond Crist, dl'tetor; Harry King, director, Frank Oil'll, director*; Mi** Ethe Cook, director. Cheater Me Intosb, preslcent and Miss Mary JaneTrluinger director,

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, September 9, 1939.

Unde Sam Guards Canal . ..a F - vl r anL db I k |r IA J r /d ai -JpHe ■ w • i With hostilities in Europe, the important Panama canal ha* become even more important to I'ncle Kam Sentries now ke-p "watch and ward over every foot of the great waterway for 24 hour* a day and visitor* are not encouraged.

JOB INSUR MCE FIGURES GIVEN — Claims Paid In August In Indiana Lcm Than In Preceding Year >' Fort Wayne, Sept *.—Job insur- 1 , ame benefits clatmeo in Indiana In August were leas than one third of the record amount paid the same month In I*3*. the Indiana unemployment compensation division announced today August payments amounted to *1,17* checks valued at ' the highest since March, but con(ratted with the >43.177 checks for 13. *4l.o** *9 paid the same month last year. E. F Klxmlller. total Job Insurance manager pointed out Thus benefit payments continued •to refiect the taster business pace lot IM*, while still providing sup.pigmental income to bridge the ' gaps In employment for those be 1 coming totally or partially unemployed Nineteen of the state's 34 dis■'trteta showed increases In benefits . In August over July, while for the | state there was a gain of about IS per cent. The Fort Wayne district, which cover* Allen. Adams. Wells. Whitley. DeKalb. Steuben, and east , part of Noble counties, was among those registering Increases J - —O - l«* I — Rev. Lozier To Head Ministerial Group At the regular meeting of the Decatur ministerial association held Friday, election of officers was held, resulting tn the election of Rev. Geo. 8. Losler. pastor of the First Evangelical church, as , president for the vnsuhtg year. Rev. toiler succeeds Rev C. M. Prugh. who has held the office for the past two year*. Rev Geo. O. Walton, pastor of the Presbyterian church, was elected vice-president. He succeed* Rev. Losler. who served in that ’ capacity during the past year. Rev Ralph W. Graham, pastor of the • First Methodist church, was elected Mcretary-treasurer .succeeding Rev Walton, who has held that office for the past two year*. - — - Roosevelt Planning For Special Session f Hyde Park N. Y Sept »—<VPl—- ' President Roosevelt.’ ostensibly > spending a Quiet week-end at his family home, considered plans today for a special session of con- '■> proas, which will be asked ot repeal . the neturailty law* *nd arm* em- ■ oargo which has blocked further ’ shipment of airplane* and war maim lai* to Great Britain an J Franc*.

Democrats To Speak On National Hookup I Mrs. Ruth Deßolt, couuty radio | dt 'x-tor of the Women's Democratic •’fob. today listed a program over nation wide broadcasting hcokup*. to which all members and the general public are urged to listen. •Mrs. Roosevelt, wife of »he pre«:dent. and other prominent per- • sent will be on the progra:.i which I will be broadcast at 8;3O to 3:30 P m. Saturday evening. September H. as a part of the Democratic Women's Day celebration. NO OATES SET FOR SUGAR RUN Weather Conditions To Determine Opening Os Fall Campaign Weather conditions within the nest few weeks will largely determine the exact time for starting the sugar harvest and operation of the Central Sugar factory. H W. McMillen. president of the Central Sugar company, stated today. The beet* are still growing and putting on tonnage. Mr. McMillen 1 stated The beets are not yet matured and the time of harvesting the crop depends on favorable weather conditions. With the exception of last year, the sugar factory never started operation* before September 35 and a* late a* October 11. Last year thf crop matured early due to a dry growing season and the plant opened In September The I*3* run wa* one of the largest In history of the Central Sugar company. It la expected that 13.40* acre* of beet* will be harve*ted thi* tall The allotted acreage for the local plant was 14.23* and of thl* number. 34.2<h» acre* were planted. The crop look* good and if the sugar content come* up to expectation*. production of refined sugar will reach nearly 30.000.000 pounds. Last year'* production totaled a little more than 30 million pound* and with a break In the weather company official* believe thl* year's crop will be equally a* good. Determination of the definite date for factory operations may be made only « few day* ahead of the opening of the campaign Hartford City Man Killed In Accident __ _ Hartford City. Ind. Sept. »— tl’Pi i - Fred Herman. el. ot Hartford City wa* killed last night and Arthur Dillman. 53. of Hartford City, crlI Hcally Injured when the car la ■ which they were riding was struck ' by s Pennsylvania railroad train at ■ crossing nesr here. Henry Beil. . 33, was (lightly lulled.

Poles Term German Reports Os Capture False; France Advances Into Saar Basin

France Reports Capture Os Rich Warndt Forest In Saar Basin; Britain Tty Continue Fight. CRUSH HITLERISM Pari*. Sept. <U.R» — French troop* have captured most of the great Warndt forest In Germany in j their advance from the Maginot ' line, the high command annotmc-1 , ed today. Crack troops, driving into the | Saar basin, had surrounded the city of Saarbruecken, reliable in-1 formant* said, and now were within striking distance of German'* great west ball. Communique No. 11. published by the high command, said today: "Sept ». 10 45 a. m. 13:45 a. m. CSTI: Ixttd operations during last night saw action by our advance clement. Most of the great Warndt forest we*t of Forbach fell Into, our hand*. We found It tilled with > destruction and all sort* of trap*, our air force operated In full liai-' son with our land troop*." Military expert* said that between the line* of thi* laconic commnnlque was to be read the new* ’ of France's first big strategic vic- " tory. It mean that the French had smashed into and bitten off the bTg German frontier salient which extended into France between Sarr- 1 * bracken and Saarlauten. ' Expert* believed that the French , ' were now In poaaeaaion of a part . ’ of the Saar valley*. The French had gained eight : miles in that sector. French shock trxMtp* pinched off the sailent by a *wift drive northwestward from Forbach. following the little Rosel river to the Saar. Within the sailent. the French took numerous villages including Carlsbrann. which give* it* name I to the Carlabrunn-Warndt forest: Lauterbach. Ludweller. Gross Rose•eln and St. Nikolau*, all of which the German* had evacuated The forest, filled with buried mine* and tank trap*, was being mopped up thia morning a* new French line* Were established on the wooded northern bank of the Saar Britain To Fight London. Sept. —(UR) -Great Britain put EsOO.mmi.ooo —at par. nearly 52.500.000.000 into the war against Germany today In further evidence that It was determined to end Hitlerism. The trraaury. announcing the credit, earmarked it "for efficient prosecution of any war In which hi* majesty may be engaged, and for maintaining *upplle* and service* easentlal to the life of the community." In concert, newspapers of all pee lltlcal leaning published editorial* announcing that whatever befell Poland Britain and France would fight until Hitlerism had been crushed Before the new credit was announced. the government had retorted to Germany's submarine campaign with a drastic plan of contraband control designed to curtail sharply the flow of essential material* to the Nail reich. It was emphasised that "no blockade of Germany In the formal sense of the term" had been declared. but the control measure* resembled the blockade measure-* 'CXTNTtNtIKD ON PAGK THRKK* Catholic llijrh School Opens Monday Morning 1 'The Decatur Catholic hlgn school ~ wl'l open Monday morning, regular classes convening immedHtely following the 7:30 o'clock mstfi. ’ A spiritual ret re* t wa* held for ' th* Ciiholic high school student* • from Wednesday to Friday aft*’t, noon and classes were not in proi gr*s during the thtee days. Rev.' ' Father Brandon of Fort W*yne con-] .ducted the retreat exercise* which 'wcic atlvudcd by c»*ry a'.udcul.

HOLD FUNERAL RITES MONDAY Willis Whittcnharger Funeral Will Be Held Monday Afternoon Funeral service* for Willis' . Whlttenlmrger. s*. t'nlon township farmer, who died late Friday in I I the Adam* county memorial hos-1 ' pltal of Injuries suffered earli-r | 1 In the week when he was run over by a team of horse*, will be beta Monday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at the home and 2 ocim-k tt'STt at the Clark's Chapel church, wl-fe burial In the church cemetery The deceased was born in Van Wert county. Ohio. March 10. I**l. ‘ the *on of Isaac and Sarah Capp-t- --, Whlttenbarger. He was married Ito Eva David Whittenbarger. who survives. Surviving, beside* the widow, j are the following children: Mr* : Alma lamun* of Fort Wayne. Ml** Opal at home. Carl of Deca tur. Mr*. Robert Judt of Decatur and Harold at home; two Walter of I'nlon township and John of .Middlepoint. Ohio; eleven grandchildren Three slater* and a daughter are deceased The accident occurred Tuesday when Mr Whfttenbarger attempt■ed to atop a runaway team Hi* I*oll, Harold, wa* working In the I field at the time and assisted in getting him to the hospital The body will l»e taken to th.home tonight from the S E Black funeral home and may be viewoj there after 7 o'clock until time for the funeral. NEW OFFICERS ARE INSTALLED American Legion Auxiliary Installs New Officers Friday Mrs Adrian Raker wa* Installed aa president of the American Legion auxiliary of Adam* post No. 43 during ceremonies at the local legion home last night. Mr*. Joe McConnell was Installed aa first vice-president, Mr*. Joe Colchln aa second vice-president. Mr* Ed Bauer a* secretary and Mrs Joe Coffee as treasurer. Mr* Elmer Darwachter wa* installed a* chaplain. Mr*. Carl Striker a* historian. Mis* Ireta Miller aa *ergeant-at-arm* The executive committee la composed of Mr* Dallas Brown. Mr*. Tillman Gehrig and Mr* Harry Miller. Plan* were al*o completed for the Marion birthday party at the veteran's hospital next Thursday, with all units In the fourth district taking part. Registered Cowh Are Purchased By Moses — Rochester. Ind. Sept. 5— (VPI— Five registered Guernsey cows h*v* ■-ecently been sold by O. M. Miller 1 i to Dale D Moses of Decatur. Ind., These animal* are Btar of Maniton ?<3759, Fantine Belle of Manitou 424315. Lady of Manitou 4041067, i Mystery of Manltau and Crescent'* Bella of Manltau 515323. a-cording to the American Guernsey Cattle Club, Peterborough, K.! Hampshire. — -a Joseph Tonner Dies At Bluffton Friday ,’oa*ph Tonner. Hl a native of Adam* county, died Ute Friday afternoon at Bluffton. Survivort Include a brother, John Tonner, and a 1 - later. Mis* Antslla Tonner both of A-Um* county. He had nevar mar--1 rl»d •w • •

Price Two Cento.

Polish Embassy In lx»ndon Terms German Reports Os Capture Os Marsaw “Absolutely* False.” GOERING SPEAKS London. Sept. » <u.R> The Polish embassy announced at 11 a. m. I today 13 a. m CRTI that tierman report* of the fall of Warsaw were ' "absolntely false an Invention " "Warsaw still is going all right." the embassy announced. “The Germans have Iteen pushed back uorth of the city and at the moment the threat to the capital is less acute than it wa* yeaterday." (The German army high command had announced in Berlin that German tnaip* "entered" Waraaw from the southwest at 7:15 p. m and pro<-eeded to the center of th- city. It said It would "iKcupy" the city today ! The embassy here said: “All radio station* In Warsaw are broadcasting without interruption. A number in the embassy at thi* moment are listening ! to Warsaw broadcast* The Ge.-- ’ man* claim to have destroyed bridges over the Vistula river at Warsaw but the fact I* no bridge ha* been struck Yesterday Ijo.i-tm people were employed diggii.g trenches, preparing defense work* for defense of the capital. All shops were open yesterday and communication* with the eitr were normal, a* also was lighting " It was recalled that during the world war. German troops drovalmost to the gate* of Warsaw four lime* and were hurled back ; every time The fifth attack. In August. ISIS, a year after the war started, wa* successful German Claims Berlin. Sept 5- The German army will have completed Its task in Poland within a week and aoon 70 division* or l.OSO.mn* men can he taken from the eaatern to the western front, field marshal Hermann Goering air force ronimander in-c hies and No. 2 Nagi, announced to the people today Goering claimed that the Polbh army fighting In the Radom sector. •0 mile's due south of Warsaw, was In "full dissolution" and that the Polish troons were throwing awny their arm*. After asserting that within a week the German army will hav» completed It* task tn Poland. Goering said that within a few week* the whole .front, presumably the Polish front, would have been cleaned up Goering declared that every man. woman and child and even old men and old women will Im> placed in national defense service. "We do not have too many raw material* but the two most fundamental are coal and Iron." Goering said. "Today we have more coal than ever and miracle* havo (CONTINUED ON ~PA<IK TIIHKKt' War In Brief By United Pres* LONDON — Warsaw atlll In Polish hand* at 4 a m . (CRT 1 Embassy assert* German* push , ed hack. German claims of having entered capital branded "absolutely falae ' Paris — High command an- , nounces that French have bitten off huge Warndt forest sallenl facing German west wall, surrounding town of Saarbruecken. I Called first big strategic victory BERLIN High command ani nounces that Germans now 60 ' mile* from new Polish capital ' and have entered Warsaw. They ■ control western third of Poland. 1 LONDON—Britain throws two ' snd a half billion Into war “to I end Hitlerism;" replies to sub- • marine warfare with drastic couJrabaud coiitiU.