Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 242, Decatur, Adams County, 12 October 1939 — Page 1

XXXVII No- 242.

BRITAIN REJECTS HITLER’S PROPOSAL

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WON ORDERS ■MOOT VOTE ■ Auto Workers I nion Strike Vote In ■ I Chrysler Plants JBroit o, The 'A'-.rk. i s union industrial c.rgamong its locals in JIB ■"■po-ation plants rot.- « ordered by Rich- ■ T fr-ink. nsti-en. regional director. as the result dispute with the company s< li. ilith-s. 11.- said he had filed notice tit Inten ■V u stuke with the state labor requires a five day B^V ,IU off" period before a BH*' disi'if" already has made BW "'trk.-rs idle In Detroit EM* <’f I hryshr and Briggs company which < brysler bodies. A genHH 1, ;!v irainst Chrysler would |W : *":k at Briggs plants emimmediate cause of the "a* the company's charge BB wor ker« were employing tactics to intimidate (mo signing a new BW* I '’- replacing one that exHB Sept 30, ttn( j Ihe un j on K 'hut the company was to speed up assembly nt the Dodge main BB which the management BB Proles.lng that the men HV Wi'i'king only on every other the assembly line. That manufacturers parts for nil "hryiier units and general for lack of on page TWO) ■EMPERATURE readings ■emocrat thermometer ■?® am <T 2:00 p.m. 59 ■ , ' l ni 50 3:00 p.msß B . WEATHER ■ ’ r cooler In extreme west ■ r>l Portion, scattered light in north and central por- ■ 0 tonight; partly cloudy Frl-

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Studabaker Homestead Sale Is Approved Judge J. Fred Fr-tcht- in the Adam* circuit court Wednesday apP’oved th* sale of the U4S-M-.>i 1 l Studabaker homestead at the first bend of the Belmont road just east ’ .d Itecattir. to Or. and Mrs Palmer I h'cher. The price waa Slid an acre., ITh a la one of the fame.is land-! msrka in Adama county. The aale waa made by A. D Su'-i tka as executor of the estate of the lite Hattie StudabakerObcnauer. In < hided In the deal la permission to , the- renter of the farm land to remove hit crop* thia fall. Immedlata ' J possession waa given to the new Icwnera. who do not expect to movq ihere immediately, however. SENATE WANNED BYLAFOILETTE ABAINSTNEPEAL I i Wisconsin Progressive I i Warns Repeal To Endanger Peace ■ Washington. Oct. 12 —(UPI —Sen. ■ Robert M. LaFbllette, Prog.. Wls., ; warned the senate today that re- [ peal of the arma embargo will be | . ta.cen at a vote of confidence by I those at home and abroad seeking to Involve the United Stat-a in tin . European war. Opposing the adminlstration'a de- . i.tand for repeal. LaFollette asserted r during the senate neutrality debate i that “war kills democracy" and contended that dictatorship in the UnitI rd States might be the price of this . country's participation in any war. i ''The repeal of the arms esnbar- ■ go would be the first official choo.e leg of sides that would have con-< : rresbtonal assent," said thi sun of I the wartime senator who voted . .tgaiust the declaration of war 'in 1917. 1 see nothing in tue uOskUatioa< that »e can keep oat ot ths war by g..mg into it a little.’ he said. "That! is probably the crax'est of all illu-| | slons that can be set up.” He gave these three major rea- ( sens for opposing the pending title and carry bill: "Repeal of the embargo, in tho 1 p-esent circumstances, and the sale* of arms, ammunition, and imple-| rents of war is a significant b'ep towards participation Is the Euro pea> war. • "The several discretionary 1000-1 1 holes in the impending bill are suf- ' tii-lent to allow (or incidents which i . I (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) I O Model Club Will Meet Friday Night The Decatur airplane model club 1 will hold the regula- weekly meeting Friday evening at the Lincoln School. All member;) are urged to ' he present and new members are welcomw This activity is under the personal supervision of Dowell M. Singer, experienced aircraft builder and craftsman. o SEEK TO PROVE GMO USED FORCE Government Continues Evidence To Show AntiTrust Violation • - South Bend. Ind., Oct. 12—(U.R> — The government will continue calling witnesses in federal court today in its attempt to prove that the General Motors Corp., three affiliated concerns, and 17 officers of the companies violated the Sherman anti-trust act by forcing dealers to finance car sales i through the General Motors Acceptance Corp. Two former employes of General Motors and GMAC were unable to testify yesterday that the companies forced dealers to use the ( acceptance corporation. They were L. I. Stewart, former . zone manager for Chevrolet Motor Co. at Pittsburgh, Pa., and Buffalo, N. Y„ and now an agent for a competitive car at Pittsburgh, and ■ L. C. Gale of St. Louis, Mo., formerly employed by the acceptance , corporation and now branch man- , ager of a competitive car financing concern. Stewart denied that he ever ex- , plicitly canceled a dealer’s fran(CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) J

EXPRESS HOPE RUSSIA NOT TO INVADE FINLAND U. S. Ambassador To Russia Visits Soviet Officials Washington, Oct. 12 — <u.R> — It was learned authoritatively today that the United States Is expressing to the Soviet government "its earnest hope” that nothing may occur that would l«e calculated to "affect Injuriously" the peaceful relations between Soviet Russia and Finland. The action of the United States Is uni lateral, entirely Independent and without similar representations by other powers, it was learned. Lawrence Stelnhardt. American ambassador to soviet Russia, visited the Kremlin In Moscow this morning, and waa reported there to have seen the foreign commissar Molotov ahortly before the Russians resumed conferences with a special Finnish envoy called to Moscow to discuss Importsnt problems in the Haltic area Confers With Molotov .Moscow. Oct. 12 <U.PJ United . States ambassador Murence A. 1 Stelnhardt conferred with foreign minister Viachealav Molotov today as the soviet union opened important and economic negotiations with Finland It was believed both United States and Swedish diplomatic representatives were Interested in the Soviet-Finnish talks. The United States embassy declined any comment on Steinhardt's visit to the Kremlin, where he remained for about an hour before Molotov received J. K. Paasl- ,[ kivi, the special Finnish eii'oy. (In Washington, it had been reported that Sweden and Norway, in concert with Finland, suggestj (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) HOLD MEETING FRIDAY NIGHT R. E. M. C. Meeting To Be Held At Monroe Friday Night The Jay County R. E. M. C announces that there will be a meeting at 7:30 p. m. Friday In the basement of the Monroe school building. All electricians and contractors who are wiring buildings for R. E .M. C. members in Adams county are in rlted to attend C. O. Brown deputy state fire marshall ot near Decatur who will make ins| ections in this community will be present end will discuss wiring procedures. He will answer any questions that may a-lse with regard to interpretations of the national electrical code. Construction activities on the Adams county project are progressing rapidly. Those members who have not yet wired their buildings, but i’ave their houses tagged for ser- • Ice, are urged to wire as soon as possible, it is. important that tho R. E. M. C. office in Portland be notified immediately when wiring is ready for inspection so that ths 'nrpector can schedule his work ptoperly. It will not be necessary for the Adams county members to make payment of the inspection fee until the inspection is actually made, it should then be given to the Inspector, himself, so that he (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) o —■— Columbus Day Is Observed By School Columbus Day was observed St the Lincoln school this mornin:? with an appropriate program, opening with the singing of "America ’ trader the direction of Miss Helen Hanbold. music supervisor. A reading was given by Richard Saylors of the sixth grade, followed by the song, ■'Columbus.” by the thlrj grade. The program was also combined with a fire prevention observance, which Is marked this week. Bryce Thomas, school principal, spoke briefly on fire prevention. A fire drill was held, the pubils filing out of the building in one minute and 45 seconds. Blanks on ald'ng fire ptevention were given to the students and these will be filled out and t eturned to the chief ot the local f : re department.

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Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, October 12, 1039.

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Pictured above are Elmer Nusabaum and fe-Roy Schwarts, both of Monroe township, who left today for San Franciaco, where they will represent Indiana In the national dairy demonstration contest. T)i<-y won the state championship last spring They were accompanied on their trip to the coaat by L. K. Archhold. Adams county agricultural agent, who will alao represent the Indiana 4-H club department at the national dairy show.

RALLY DAY TO BE HELD HERE Rally Day Program At Presbyterian Church Sunday Morning A Rally Day program to be held at the First Presbyterian church here Sunday morning at 9:30 o'clock, waa announced today. The program is to be given by the Sunday school. Following is the complete program: Song- -Congregation. Prayer Rev. Walton. Song. “Thia la My Father's World”—Juniors. "Some New Faces" — David I Blackburn. "Everybody's Happy" — Roger Blackburn. Recitation —Juanita Alice Welty. Song—Georgiana Walton. "Bringing Another" — Jimmy! Moses. Song, “Jesus Loves Me”— Ruth Morgan. Alice Langston. Ellen Hart. James Hart, James Cowens. Bob Haley. Cornet Solo —Russell Stanley. "Too Bad" —Patricia Rhodes. Accordion aolo —David Langaton. I “Our Rally Day Gift" — David I McKean. Kay Runyon. Donald Me-! Lean. James Cowens. Paul Mor-! gan. “Jeannie With the Light Brown Hair"—Joan Cowens. Presentation of Diplomas— Mrs. Lower. Song—Congregation. Benediction.

What Some Os The People Are Thinking And Talking About-

It takes ability to write a column of individual expression — if it is worth while — so we make no attempt at the task. We won't even label the following lines. Musings, as the professional columnists might do. but reproduce them as thoughts and wishes expressed by persons interested in local community life. In shorter form you might call them quirks, ot which we Americans have so many. They run something like thia: Decatur should have a playground for the children attending the Lincoln school, formerly the old high school, now used as a grade building. One parent said, "The children need more sunshine and should be allowed to romp and tumble around out doors! Then we hear the little girls say, “Wish we had an Indoor ice skating rink or someplace we could use in the winter for skating and just have fun.” In ecstasy, they have watched Sonja Heine get such thrills out of life that you just can't keep 'em down on the sidewalk after they have seen Sonja. ■ • Then the mothers bring up that old vexing and unsolved problem —parking. They want to obey the luw, don't want to double park, hut a lot of times have a passenger to unload or wish to stop along the street to pick up their packages. They would like to have

Sons Os legion To Meet Monday Night The regular meeting ot the Sons of the American Legion will be hell i V! inday night at 7:15 o'clock at the I Legion home, it was announced today. Grover Turner, of Fort Wayne, dlstrlt chairman of the Sons ot the Legion, is expected to attend ths m-'tting and give the main addresz. Local Legion heads will a’so be in attendance. All members are urged to attend. JUDGE BALE TO SPEAK MONDAY Noted Lecturer To Speak At High Schoo! And To Woman’s Club Judge Fred G. Bale, prominent I lawyer, lecturer and teacher of I Westerville. Ohio, will speak at the Decatur junior-senior high i school next Monday. Principal W. : Guy Brown announced today. Judge Bale will speak on "The Fourth Line of National Defense." He is appearing at the school under the joint sponsorship of the I school and the Decatur Woman'!? club. He will address tha' club .on Monday evening. His address at the high school i is scheduled for Monday afternoon at 1:15 in the junior-senior high auditorium. The public has been invited to hear the address. Judge Bale is well known here, having addressed ' various organizations previously.

a space blocked off on the street, just to drive in. NO PARKING OVER TWO MINUTES, so they could let passengers out or get the packages, without having another car crash into them. And who can tell, the parking problem might be solved when we all fly airplanes. The desire for an aviation field and a moderate hangar has been expressed and enthusiasts point out that some day Decatur will want to be on a leading air route. They believe a municipal landing field is the answer to the forward city. A lot of people believe the city should have a modern zoning ordinance, regulating the location and classification of buildings. They want residential property values protected and believe that in a growing town commercial enterprises should be restricted to the business area. Restricted residential districts is what they have In mind, something every home owner can support. More serious minded persons mention the inadequate sewer facilities in the city. They know something should be done, but don't know exactly what is best. Then, that nauseous smell emitting from the present sanitary sewers during dry weather. Can't something be done about it, they ask? What's your favorite quirk?

Chamberlain Tells House Os Commons It Is Impossible To Accept Hitler’s Peace Plans

Hope Rises In Finland For Diplomatic Action By United States. Other Nations to Aid Cause VOLUNTEERS DRILL Helsingfors. Finland, Oct. 12— U.PJ - Hope rose throughout Finland today that diplomatic action by the United States and the Scandinavian countries might save the country from Russian domination. Townspeople in the streeas, volunteers drilling on country roads, and soldiers on emergency guard all over the country excitedly discussed reports that the United States. Sweden. Norway and Denmark had taken or would take diplomatic action in hope of persuading Russia to make no demands which would infringe Finland's independence or sovereignty The reports as circulated here were that separate but similar note, to Russia would emphasize the importance of restricting Finland's integrity. There was mystery still as to the nature and extent of the demands to be made l>y Russia today to J. K. Paasikivi, Finnish special envoy who arrived at Moscow yesterday. Reports of foreign diplomatic aid alone served to ease tension. It was asserted that a squadron of 21 Russian war planes had reconnoitered along the Finnish coas’ last night, near the coastal cities < f Borga and Lovisa, 50 miles east of Helsingfors. Strong Russian troop forces, accompanied by tanks and heavy artillery, previously had been rc ported along the Finnish-Russian frontier. The famous civil volunteer corps, comprising 120,000 young men. began drilling in villages and along roads yesterday, ready to reinforce the army of 225,000. Members of the women’s auxiliary corps provided them with meals and prepared billets for them. Railroad tunnels, bridges and other strategic points were guarded by troops "hiid many of them were mined. wk-- was strung along rot Is, and thick pieces of timber were stuck into the ground to stc tanks. Trains, buses and private motor cars removed women, children Snd aged and ill persons from the big cities. Roads were jammed with outgoing traffic. It was estima'ed that 60,000 refugees left Helslng(CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN) STATE CHAMPS TO WEST COAST Adams County Dairy Contest Winners To National Show Elmer Nusabaum. son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam D. Nussbaum, and Leßoy Schwartz, son of Peter D. Schwartz, left this afternoon tor San Francisco, where they will represent Indiana in the national dairy demonstration contest. The boys were accompanied by Adams county agent L. E. Archbold who will be their coach. Mr. Archbold will also represent the Indiana 4-II club department at the national dairy show. The boys won the trip to the national dairy show by thsir first place victory at the state contest held at Purdue university several months ago. Their string of victories began at the 1938 Decatur Free Street Fair and Agrlctultural Show where they won the county demonstration contest. Later they w n a district contest. While wincing the state dairy demonstration contest, they also took first plao la the state general i- l club demonstration contest. The boys and Mr. Archbold are motoring to the west coast, their expenses having been paid as a prize by the Kraft Cheese Corporation. The national dairy judgin’ contest will he held Saturday. October 21. Sunday, October 22, the (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE}

GIVE PROGRAM OF CONVENTION County Sunday School Convention To Be Held Sunday, Monday The complete program for the annual Adams county Sunday school convention, which will he held Sunday and Monday, was announced today. The Sunday meetings will be held at Geneva, and the Monday services at the First Evangelical church in this city. The first session will be held at the Geneva U. B. church at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon, with the following program: worship In song. Henry Muth; devotional period. Rev. Bennett Fulp; music, girls' chorus of Berne Missionary church; demonstration on teaching. Mrs. C. H. Wiederkehr; music, men's chorus of Geneva U. B. church; convention sermon, Rev. Harold Garner; offertory, closing prayer. The Sunday evening meeting at 7:30 o'clock will be held at the Geneva Methodist church, with the following program: prelude, worship in song. Lloyd Munro; music. Bethel Brethren church; music, ladies' chorus of Geneva Methodist church; address. Rev. Harold Garner; music, men's chorus of Berne; closing prayer, Rev. Oscar Olson. All Monday sessions will be held at the Decatur Evangelical church. The morning program, opening at 9:30 a. nr, follows: worship per(CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN) PLAN PICNIC HERE FRIDAY Cub Scouts And Parents To Hold Picnic Friday Evening Decatur Cub Scouts and their parents wlt| enjoy a picnic At HannaNutthioa park early Fri Lay evening. More than 100 are expected to attend. The party will start with the cubs hiking to the park, one division led by Rev.C. M. Prugh and the other by Bryce Thomas. Gaines, starting at 4 o’clock, will be conducted by the den chiefs, Dick Linn Richard Goldner, Norman Steury and Jim Cochran. Basket dinners will be arranged at 5 o’clock on long tables for the cubs from each den and their parents. These tables will be arranged by the den mothers, Mrs. Hvan Stucky, Mrs. H- E. Bromer, Mrs. John Nelson and Mrs. Glen Hill. Following the picnic, a court of honor, composed ol Rev. C. M. Prugh. Rev. R. W. Graham, Rev. G. G- S. Lozier, and Rev. Glenn Rosselot, will present advancement certiitcates to the following cubs: Den 1, Jack Reynolds and Jim Cowens; den 2, Bill Freeby and Jim Cairns; den 3, Bob Boknecht. Philip Thomas, Richard Saylors. Leigu Nelson and Medford Smith; den 4, Jerry Lichtensteiger and Bill Lich(CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT) o War Claims By United Press Allies German attacks in Moselle river corridor repulsed. French comiiwinique says Nazis suffer heavy losses; says they carry away their wounded but leave dead behind. French claim intense patrol raids in Moselle area repelled. British claim capture <jf huge German liner Cap Norte in the South Atlantic. Germany Says Nazi patrols and artillery active on west front. One French plane downed south of Lauterberg; Nazis claim air and sea control ov.pr North Sea. Germans say army in Poland has reached points along Bug river at SovietGerman demarcation line. Germans change Poles used Britishsupplied mustard gas in resisting Nazi invasion.

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Says Proposals No Basis For Peace Unless Nation Is Willing To “Forfeit Her Honor” SPEECH CHEERED London, Oct. 12— <U.R> —Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain told the house of commons today that It is impossible for Great Britain to accept Adolf Hitler's peace proposal. Chamberlain addressed a crowded house of commons, with Soviet ambassador Ivan Maisky and many other diplomats in the gallery. The Hitler proposals are impossible as a basis for peace Chamberlain said, unless Britain were willing to "forfeit her honor and abandon her claim that international disputes should be settled by discussion and not by force.” "We must take it that the proposals which the German chancellor put forward for establishment of what he calls ’the certainty ot European security' are to l>« based on recognition of his conquests and his right to do what he pleases with the conquered," the prime minister said. He recalled the German invasion of Poland. "It is after this wanton act ot aggression which cost so many Polish and German lives, sacrificed to satisfy his own insistence on the use of force, that the German chancellor now puts forward his proposals.” he added. "If there existed any expectation that in these proposals would be included some attempt to make amend" for thia grievous crime against humanity, following so soon upon the violation of the rights of the Czechoslovak nation, it has been doomed to disappointment.” Chamberlain declared. He said that Hitler seems to regard the fate of Poland as exclusively of German interest. “Acts and not words alone must be forthcoming before we or France would be justified in ceasing to wage war to the utmost of our strength.” Chamberlain said. "The plain truth, he went on, "is that after our experience It is no longer possible t > roly on the unsupported word ot the present German government." Chamberlain firmly put responsibility for continuance of the war—and Nazis have predicted an immediate aerial and submarine offensive as a result of rejection of the Hitler peace offensive —on the government of the Reich. “Last week,” Chamberlain said, “in speaking of the announcement alxiut the German-Russian pact, I observed that it contained the suggestion that some peace proposals were likely and said (CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN) FIELD AGENT HERE OCT. 14 Gross Income Tax Division Agent To Be In City Saturday Grover Baumgartner, field agen? of the Indiana gross Income tax division will be in Decatur Saturday Oct. 14 to assist taxpavers in filing 1939 third quarterly gross income tax returns, it was announced today by Nathan Nelson, auto license branch manager. Returns covering income In tho third quarter of 1939 are due October 1 to October 15. The field agent will bo stationed ar the license branch, and it was urged that persons having unusual problems in connection with their tax returns obtain his assistance. Service of regular employees is available dally at the license branch throughout the year. Mr. Nelson pointed out that all persons whose tax for the quarter exceeds 310 are required by law to file returns and pay the tax. Many taxpayers, however, have found it a sound policy to take advantage ot the opportunity of paying quarter(CONTINUED ON