Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 238, Decatur, Adams County, 7 October 1939 — Page 1

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Assault And Battery Case Is Continued The ease against llarve Lawson, of Bine Creek township, who was ito have been arraigned «n justice of peace John T. Kelly s court tni« morning was continued lawton had been charted wltn assault and battery, on an affidavit signed hy Albert Undsay. a neighbor, who contended laawson “beat him up* dn'lng an argument over a grain dr'!!. LODGE TO AID CYCLECARNIVAI Elks To Assist In Safety Carnival; Don Lash To Speak The Decatur bulge of the B. P O. Ulka will again co-sponsor the annual bicycle safety carnival, staged for the first time by the WPA roc real lon department last year. Sidell by the Klks The lodge will provide prlte money for the essay and poster contests, conducted through the cooperathm of the public and parochial schools, and for the parade, which will be the feature of the evening program Th.- bicycle safety carnival will be held here Thursday. October 18 As a special feature of the day's program. Don laish most famous member of the Indiana state police force, will be in Itecatur all day to give safety talks In the schools and will also tw present for the evening parade and demonstration. Lash Is a native of Wells county, and first attracted attention for his spectacular running ability while attending high aehool at Auburn He later enrolled at Indiana university and became one of thevfreat distance runners In the world, and is still active in > this field, running under the col ora nf the Indiana state police, of which he is a full fledged member. The essay and poster contests have been divided Into three divisions. covering both the public and parochial schiads in each di* I vision. The first division is grade school siudeuia. the second junior ' high school students, and the third high school pupils. First prise in each division will lie 01, with 50, cents for second place in each group. The parade, scheduled to start | promptly at 7:40 p. m. Octolier 18. will be led by Decatur school bands under Albert Sellemeyer and the City band, directed by Gerald Zimmerman. The parade will form on Jackson street, between First and Sec ond streets. The line of march i will proceed south on Second street to Adams, then west to the Lincoln school, where the evening < safety demonstration will be held In the school gymnasium at R o'clock. The public Is Invited to attend, particularly the parents of children riding bicycles Special feature events will be held during the evening demon stratlon. with the detailed events to be announced later. Prises to be awarded during the (CONTINUKD ON PAGK SIX) Veteran Employe Is Advanced By G. E. George H. Doehla. veteran employe of the Fort Wayne works, of the General Electric company, has l-een named chief ot the plant pro •ection department. He has been employed at the plant for the put 32 years. BUILDING LINES IS PROGRESSING Rapid Progress Is Made On Rural Electrification Program The building of the rural electrification lines in Adams county was started thia week and rapid progress Is being made, according to reports. Claude C. Dragoo. of the Jay county RKMC office, reported that the lines are being built In the south end of the township, both east and west of Geneva. The lines enter there and follow north across the county to the alien county line, he stated. It is expected to require a period of about 60 days to construct the lines. Mr. Dragoo urged all farmers who expect to hook onto the service lines to have their houses wired. Checking of easement and rights of days has been completed and all preliminary steps toward construction have been made, he stated.

COMMITTEEMEN ABE SELECTED AAA Committee* In Additional Townships Arc Reported Additional reports of elections of AAA committees in the various fownshlps of Adams county have l>een made io the county conservation department Results of these elections are a a follows: Washington Township Delegate to county convent lam. David Roth; alternate delegate. Uwrence Braun; chairman. David Roth; vice-chairman, Ben Fifing; third member. Charles Cook; first alternate. Lawrence Braun; second alternate. F. T. Jones. Root Township Delegate to county convention. 1 Lawrence Beckmeyer; alternate delegate. Martin Fuelling; chairman. Lawrence Beckmeyer; vicechairman. Henry Aumann; third member. Clifford Mann: first alternate. Martin Fuelling; second alternate. Hugo Boerger. Kirkland Townsnip Delegate to county convention. Homer W Arnold; alternate delegate. Oliver V Dilling; chairman. Homer W. Arnold; vice-chairman, le-ster R. Adler; third member. Oliver V. Dilling; first alternate. Franklin Fruei-hte; second alternate. Boyd Stpler. St. Mary's Township Delegate to county convention. Henry M Crownover; alternate delegate. Morris C. Ja< kson; chairman. Fdward Koos; vice-chairman. Glen L. Chronister; third member. Groce Tope; first alternate. Harvey J. Nells; second alternate. Maurice C. Jackson. Jefferson Township Delegate to county convention. Frank Orndorff; alternate delegate. Kay Teeple; chairman. Frank Orndorff; vice-chairman. Ray Teeple; third member. John II Miller; first alternate. Ralph Hol,lenbacher; second alternate. Henry Rumple. Hartford Township Delegate to county convention. Harvey Garboden; alternate delegate. Grover C. Romey; chairman Harvey Garboden; vice-chairman. Marcva W. Stahly; third member. I Dan A. Studler; first alternate, Grover C. Romey; second alternate. (CONTINVEn ON PAGK HIX) NO RESTRICTION ON MARKETING All Restrictions On Marketing Os Sugar Are Removed : With the suspension of sugar quoias under the sugar act of 1937. a.! restrictions upon the marketing of sugar have been removed. Winfred L. Gerke. chairman of the Adams county agricultural association Mated today. All producers of sugar b-'f ta who meet the conditions of payment under the sugar act of 1937 will be paid in full for the 1939 program.' However. Mr. Gerke said, the condltions for payment on the 1939 crop cannot Im* met by the destruction of rugar beets, and payments will be withheld in cases whore sugar beets are destroyed for pu; poses Os compliance, except acreages ot sugar beets harvested for use as feed or any acreage «!«ndcned because ot a deficiency yield which formally would not be harvestedOn September 11, President Koo- , r.cvelt issued s proclamation temporarily suspending snarkc'ltg quotas on sugar as an emergency measure, Mr. Gerke, slid. Th*) suspension of quotas was made accessary by the increased world demand for sugar as a result of the outbteak of war In Furope, the extra™dlnary purchases of sugar by consumers, i and the apparent speculative activity, the president's proclamation j stated. "Sugar quotas firs’ became effective in 1934 with the passage of the Jones Costigan Act'' Mr. Gerke said. "Under peacetime conditions the quota, system protected p-cducers of rugar but made ample supplies of Ihe product available a* reasonable prices to consumers. Os neces- , sltv. however, the quoti syatem meant certain restrictions, which , are all removed with the president's suspension of quotas. It should be , kept In mind that under the law. the quotas may be reinitiated It such a »t»p becomes necessary for the welt far ot our sugar producers.* he said. In view of the suspension ot ; quotas, no program or payments under the provisions of the sugar act of 1937 is in effect or contemplated at this time for the 1940 crop in any producing atea, Mr Gerke explained.

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Hitler Makes Final Peace Bid - • Proposing a conference of nations to achieve absolute security, disarmament and German British friendship. Fuehrer Adolf Hitler is i>i< • lured addressing the Nasi Reichstag In Berlin This la a radl.ephoto.

PLAN NATIONAL SAFETY MEETING Foreign Delegates Also To Attend National Safety Council ChU-aao Oct. 7 —An army lU.tsm i strong wiii invade Atiau'lc City.! N J. thia month. Hut thia army. recruited from ait Iparta of the world, will be fighting i To protect life instead of destroy! I *’■ The safety forces will bo mobilized Oct. IS for the :’Blh annual national aafety congr*-**, a five-day •ouncll of war. From every corner' of the United State*, and from «omi • torelgn countries delegates will assemble for thia greatest of safety convention*. t twenty-six years ago the, organized battle against accidental death ard injury began in earnest with I tbe founding of th" nation'll safetv council, sponsor o’ the congress. Flist on the Industrial front, then spreading into homes, school*, streeta and highway*, an ever-grow-ing army of safety work»r* has been battling to make the world | safe for It* inhabitants. Once a year the council calls toi fether Its membership for a general conclave —to exchange Idea* and exi!<erl«nces. to redefine It* objective*. 1 ' to Issue new materials, new Information. new method*. The keynote of the 1*39 congress! will be the assertion that safety now can be obtained In any quan(CONTINUED ON PAG E gIX) | RURAL SCHOOL FIGURES GIVEN —- - Rural School Enrollment Is Announced At 2,619 Students The total enrollment in the rural school* of Adams county this school term Is 2.649. C. E. Striker, county school superintendent, announced today. Os the total. Wabash township has the largest enrollment of any ! single township, with 3R5 in the grades and 132 in the Geneva high school. Monroe Is next In line with 349 in the grades and 144 in the high school. Monmouth high school bn* 90 and the Root township grade*. 130. Pleasant Mills high school has 84 and the St. Mary's township grade*, 180. Hartford township has 142 in the high school and 134 In the grades, Jefferson 116 In the grades and 65 In the high school. Kirk-1 land has 132 in the grade* and 99 i In the high school. The townships that have no rural high school: Union, 96: Washington, 80; Blue Creek, 138 aud French, 133.

Post Office To Hire Extra C hristmas Help - 1 11 Assistant Postmaster Carrell H. , Cole today Verified the report that , the federal post office department had earmarked 1119.18 for use by the Decatur post office In employing extra help for the Christmaa season. Mr. Cole stated that the added employment would be given to a number of substitutes and part- , tlm< worker* wh" would be avail- : able at that time. REMODEL WORK NEARLY DONE Remodeling Os Decatur Casting Company Near Completion The remodeling of the Decatur 1 Casting company building, which ha* been underway for several weeks, is near completion, and barring unforeseen delay* the new 1 <dl fired vertical core oven being installed will bn ready for testing | about October 16. Don McDaniel, of Hamilton. Ohio, president of i tbe company, stated today. Moon, Hammond aud Baumgart- ! nor, local contractor*, have placed I the 10.000 gallon steel oil storage j tank In position and II will be ! ready for use by the time the oven . is ready for testing. Harold Sautter, local plumlter, 1 is doing the necessary piping from the storage fuel tank to the oven I and installing connections to the i railroad siding When the new oven Is satisfactorily operating, the battery of coke fired oven will lie removed, making available more space In the building tor core production ' and assembly. Mr. McDaniel statI ed. The Improvement* to the buildj Ing and new equipment being Installed will make the Decatur Casting company one of the most modern and completely equipped core departments In a jobbing foundry In the middle west. In addition to the present remodeling and Installation program. a second core blower was installed some time ago and I* now in operation . Officers Conduct Traffic Checkup Officer* Ru**ell Prior and Truman Blerle of the Indiana state police conducted a traffic check at the traffic signal In the north end of the city late last evening, which tesulted in 15 driver* of pa**enger vara being given warnings aud two truck driver* being given ticket* for not having clearance light* and directional signal lights Report Os Plot On King Carol Denied Bucharest. Rumania. Oct. 7.—(U.P.) —Reports of a plot against the life l ul King Carol were denied today.

HITLER FAVORS INTERVENTION BY ROOSEVELT Would Welcome Mediation Efforts By U. S. President Berlin. Oct 7 -tUJD- Adnlf Hitler la willing to make peace proposals In specific form if President KiMiaevelt will mediate between Germany and the allied nations, influential and responsible Nasi sources said today The “desirability" of mediation by the president, nn the terms laid down by Hitler In his reichstag speech yesterday, waa freely discussed in leading Natl circles A call for an immediate armistice would Im- the first move In any peace program, as they saw It. with an international conference to follow. Nasis said Germany would accept the present status in Furope and to ask for herself only the return of the colonies taken from her as the result of the world war. They said also that Germany would agree to immediate drastic reduction of armaments, to be effected by all powers Despite the almost derisive rejection of Hitler's "peace" speech in lamdon and Paris, authoritative quarters profess*,) to believe that Great Britain and France would not "remain cold" to mediatory offers. Coupled with the suggestion that it would be ni<*e if President Roosevelt cooperated with Hitler In arranging peace on Naxi u-rms as outlined In his relchstag speech, the Nasis hinted tha tlf the president failed to take advantage of his opportunity, a "peace move" by Benito Muaaollnl, In collaboration with Pope Plus and Gen Francisco Franco. Hpanlsh nationalist leader, would tw- essayed. The Italian • Vatican • Spanish pea<-e move really was "imminent." the Nasis hinted, but the president would have time to act ICn he did ,so quickly, and would really Im* l*est qualified as head of a leading neutral nation far removed from Furope Diplomats who heard Hitler speak, and afterward studied the text of his address, said that it sounded a good bit like others he had made after Nasi coups the Austrian and Csechoslovak triumphs which preceded the ,-rushI Ing of Poland. I Further it developed that the speech waa along the lines forecast for days previous, and on the basis of these forecasts it had been said freely in allied capitals i that Britain and France would re- ' ject such a peace. Yet It was plain that high Nasi quarters were surprised and disappointed at the immediately un--1 friendly reaction to the speech. It waa Indicated that several days would elapse before there was any further German move. It was held that it would lake some time for the allied governments, and leading neutral ones, really to dlgost Hitler's speech and appt *• date Its full value But In the neat future, perhaps within a week or so. lay the German retort to rejection of the ■peace" speech a destructive war i in which, as a first move, the German air force would attack the tCONTIN'fKD ON PAtIK MIX) DEADLINE FOR CCC OCT. 20 Local Youths Urjced To Enroll At Once For CCC Camps Indianapolis, October 7—Youths interested in enrolling in the coming 6-month camp period of the civilian conservation corps have only a short time left to file applications at their local county welfare offices, Miss Helen Lowell, supervisor of CCC selection In Indiana. said today. The deadline for enrolling In the corps has been art by the United States CCC director for October 20. Indiana's quota of 2.187 youths has not yet been filled. Miss Lowell said. Young men were urged by Mias Lowell to make early application nt their local welfare office so that necessary certification and Investigation could be taken care of before the close of the enrolling period. Welfare offices are located at the county seat of each county In Indiana. Twenty-eight CCC camps are situated in the state with approximately 5.600 young men actively I LOUNTINLKD UN i'AUii SIX)

Township Trustees Meet This Afternoon The trustees of th" 13 townships la Adams county will mast this st11< moon in the offices of C. F Hlrlk«r, i-outity school superintendent. Plans for the dosing of schools on October SC, and 27. while the - teachers attended the northeastern Indiana teachers* convention in Fort Wayne, will be made. Other routine business is to bs i conducted by the trustees In the monthly meeting ot the group, DIVE OUTLINE UF CONVENTION County Sunday School Convention To Be Held Oct. 15-16 "Take Christ. Live Christ. Give Christ." Is the theme for the Adams County Sunday school convention to be held at Geneva and Decatur. Oct. 15 and 16. Rev. Harold F. Garner of Chicago and Ogleshy. 111. will give the convention sermon Sunday aft»rn<M>n at the Geneva U. B ctewrch. He will again address the conference Bunday evening at the Geneva Metho dint church. Rev. Gamer is an outstanding leader In the field of Christian Fducation. He is an authority on specialisation, psychology, pedagogy. administration mud organisation; Is teacher of D. V. It 8 and week day church school classes; : conducted the daily vacation bible school demonstration s< hool at the Moody Church of Chicago In 193 k and 1939; is a teacher of the junior high school week day church school of Princeton. Illinois; is depart mental editor of the church school promoter, having charge of the young people's page; Is much in demand as speaker for young people's meetings and Bible conferences: Is a special Instructor of the Moody Bible Institute of Chicago. In addition to these duties, he serves the Oglesby Union church as Its pastor. Other leaders are: F. T Albertson. general secretary. Indianapolis; Mrs. Bertha Mawhorr. children's leader of Fort Wayne, and many county pastors and Sunday aehool leaders. Mrs. Harl Fuhrman is chairman of the banquet committee. Miss K. Ruth Lor-er will serve as regiatCONTINI'KD ON PAGK HIX) REPORT FRENCH OFFICER TAKEN Germans Claim General Staff Lieutenant Colonel Captured Berlin. Oct. 7 <U.R> A French general staff lieutenant colonel was captured when anti-aircraft guns shot down n French plane on the western front, the German high command asserted today. The plane was forced to land In German territory. It waa explained. und the lieutenant colonel and three other men in the plane were made prisoners. A second French plane. It was asserted, waa shot down near I Godeaberg Both planes were part of a French reconnaissance group which - tried to tty over the Rhine near Bonn, it wan said. There waa minor artillery activity on the western front, the communique said. On the eastern front It waa raid German troops continued without Incident their advance east of the Vistula river and In the Suwalkl area toward the German-Russian demarcation line, in co-operation with the Russians. Two Polish divisions, a division til commander and IDO officers were taken prisoners yesterday. It was said. I . —Z —— Adams County Man Loses Rik r ht Eye Jacob Heath, of east of Decatu-, I* reported confined to the Van Wort Ohio hospital suffering fron a severe Injury sustained Tuesday. Heath was working on th» Lovlna I Heath farm, east of here when 'he accident occurred. The lever on ' the grain drill, which he was using to sow wheat, slipped out of his htnd and struck h'm In the head. "*h" force of the object striking his head was sufficient to burst his right eye-ball. He was first brought to a Decatur doctor and then removed to the Van Wert honpltal. a Van Wert physician removed the I rlgnt eye. His condition today was reported ax well as could be ex- ! peeled

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RESUME WORLD : SERIES TODAY ■ IN CINCINNATI I ; Ix'fty Gomez Slated To ) Fare Rookie Junior Thompson Os Reds Cincinnati. Oct. 7~<UJ!>—Manager Joe McCarthy of the New York Yankees dug Into his bag of tricks today and came out with 180 pounds of bone and muscle named Lefty tlomea io send against the Cincinnati Reds In the third game of the world aeries. A shudder that could be felt all the way to the suburbs ran i through Cincinnati when McCar* thy announced that Gomes, the great Gomes with his fast one that smokes like an 1890 locomo* live and his hair pin curve would lie out there this afternoon trying to make It three straight for the Yankees. For Goines has never been defeated In a world series came and the only thing that could lie mon* dangerous to the Reds Is a glass full of strychnine mixed with rat poison. McCarthy has pulled many a trick out of the bag in his day. but none can watch thia one of bringing Bauer Gomes uu to a physical peak for this all Important game, starting at 12:3o p. m CBT. Four days ago Gomes seemed to be aeflnitely out of the aeries. He had strained a muscle In his right side and be had enough adhesive tape on him to stock a pharmacy. But yesterday the aenor ripped the tape away, made a couple of his celebrated wisecracks and went out to teat bls whalebone left arm. "I'm ready." he reported and McCarthy gave him the green light. Gomes has been wearing a polo belt to support the strained muscle hi his side, and he may have It on when he pitches this afternoon. He worked one game during the season wearing the belt and said . It waa no handicap. The hopes of thia town — and . this town Is something to see as I the Reds prepare to make their last ditch stand on home grounds , —were all on a youngster who a year ago was an olooure pitcher for Columbia. 8. C., in the Sally league Junior Thompson never dreamed a year ago that this afternoon manager Bill McKechnle »f the Reds would semi him out to start a world series game, send him out to try to do a Job that was too much for Bucky Walters and Paul Derringer, two of the best pitchers In the National league. There Is a great Cinderella story in the making out here today if Thompson's arm and heart are stout enough for the greatest assignment of his life The pressure will lie heavier than a bride's biscuits, for if the Reds lose this one their cause will Im* lost. Tha only thing McCarthy will have to worry stout then will lie whether to send Bump Hadley, Oral Hildebrand or Red Ruffing in to deliver the knockout punch. Thompson Is a quiet, confident youngster who has won 13 games and lost five. He looked like a great prospect during spring traini Ing this year, but no one believed he Would emerge so soon as the No. 3 man on the Reds' pitching staff. His chance came when Johnny Van Der M»*»*r. la»e Grissom and Whitey MiMtre, on whom U’ONTINCKD ON l , A>li; HIX) CLASS OFFICERS ARE ANNOUNCED Monmouth Hiuh School Classes Elect Officers For Year The classes of the Monmouth hiph school have elected officers tor the ensuing school year. Thu scnnol has the largest enrollment In Its history this year w-th lit) --.if oiled. Including the eighth grade. The high school will sponsor x Htlloween carnival Friday nigh', • October 37. The class officers are as follows: ‘ Senior, president. Ne M ;« Mei K.iwn: secretary, Junior Owens i Junior, president, Gilbert Stops ponhagen; secretary. Gcrfude Ani tnaon • Sophomore, president, Edward f Miller; secretary, Norma Kruecke i burg. t Freshman, president, El:nor Au- • inarn; secretary, Bernadlne De ) Long. » Members elected to the athletlo I council are Roger Ward, Fred Kun- ■ kel, Edward Miller, LaVerne Buu- , sick, and James Rice.