Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 263, Decatur, Adams County, 6 November 1939 — Page 1

XXVII- No. 261

lucnvin ■ported on M FRONT Bi Retain For bach Lt But Position Perilous Hn' ll ' c 'UP> — French ■, ir reported t’»day to K, 1 1,.- I r ,h *‘ ir lln ''" |jZ Forbach. where the bad Isolated a French ■ after fount days Os arK annoi!<i<•■<! that strong onip"*’* were holding Bpmiisl l»o»Hlona In the salient The German* th> t"wn mi the north, ■d west. and their shells ruadi leading south K had not yet attacked it Kg* or Infantry Kb overlook* Saarbrueck■the area’ <1- rman iron and Bll> <>f ,h *' Saar 'alley. B>»'t<'' operate as lonic at B»h hold that salient The In a bulge of French B extending Into Germany ■ front of the Maginot lln» ■ independently fortified B’> dispatches said the ■between Forbai h and HurB>e*- ,0 southeast ■ill ttndet German artillery innounceed that the ■ had repulaed at rung pa- ■ the Votgea aer-tor between ■ and WitM-mbourgh One ■appt.Ul hi d a French outB 1 ’* 1 ' 1 ? hand grenade* but ■ after a connter-attac k ■ mortars dltperaed a debt of German* embarking Ktboat In the Rhine for ■rsaaaisaance. ■k reconnalaaance planet ■repo' 'ed 'o have made Biaht* deep into Germany ■ while German air patrola ■d behind the French line*, ■bl rain* kept activity at ■u-i last night. ■k expert* believed that km- might ttart their ■sited offensive with an at■tn slice off the Forbacbsalient In the l-orratne ■ and thereby relievo pre*- ■ Saarbruecken so that the ■tw-l Iron, them leak glass ■ram ii< operation* there ■TINI'KI) OK PAOB FtVEI ho ARREST N INDICTMENT iur Man Arrested r Failure To Provide For Family tecond arrest on » aerie* pctmenta returned recently > grand jury of the Adam* court wa* made Ratnrtuy ton by Sheriff Ed Miller Wut> Leo Gllllg »»r Flaber. of thia city, was M on a charge of failure to * a* charged In the lnd!.?treturned agalnat him entered a plea of guilty arraigned before Judge J rnnhte |at,. Saturday Judge l» accepted hie guilty plea *d»ri-d him to pay *5 per to the clerk of the conn » Nippon of hla family hdictment charged thai ’anhw fully an j wilfully **d to provide hie wife and ■ with a necessary and kome, care, food and •adletaient Hated Wayne. o»» Anne. Rosemary. Bhar < Carolina y llhwr „ Ihe * all under II year* ot age * aaa released by the without sentence upon hla ' 10 fomply with the court r Ba lte* the second arrest jrand jury Indictment Paul ot Walla county waa W mt a charge of, ” One Indictment also was J?” ‘harfflng "John Doe * * V 4 Rot w,| h ,h * mur Anthony Michaud at Berne " *re yet to be made , tndlctmenta. Three of ar » felonies and one la a ■aanor. **UATUM RIAOINO* "OCR*T THIRMOMKTKR [A. M f HFB . „ |;Hmi „ 1 ■- « r W «*TMtA ' "•* ffwUa se Mid In portion tonight: uiZT"' ■""•what warmer.

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Berne Youth b Fined For Reckless Driving Richard Meyer*, |B. of Berne, wax' fined *5 and coate by Mayor Forrest Flsey thia morning when he enter- ' ed a plau of guilty to a charge of reckless driving. His driver’*, lieen»e ws* also suspended for a per lod of six months. ! Meyers wa* arretted Saturday nleht by Officer* R n<u .|| P.i„ r ~,4 Truman Blerie ;,f the Indiana state police force Th.- arrest was made on federal road 17. south of Decatur C. 11. Muselman appeared in ! tkc d fondij- «*wt Pen«». , cutor Arthur E. Vogleweded represented the state at the hearing , ( „ LEGION POSTS ’ EXCEED QUOTA I Fourth District Goes Well Over Membership Quota In Drive .i American Legion post of the fourth district have exceeded the ' district membership ottota. Legion , officials have announced, and have , a percentage of lM was compared . to the quota set by the state dspurt- , tnent. OKioial figures released by J. . Ray Schomp. district publicity dlr- .' ector, reveal the 21 posts In the ; eight counties having a total of 2.- ■ 600 mendiers Competing with other districts In « membership con- ■ test, they added to their rolla 112 mur>- members than were provided i In the quota set by state officers, i year at this time total mem- ■ bership in the diat rid w»a 3,(160. 1 Adam* post number Cl (l < itiiw city ha* set an enviable record with t - total of 222 enrolled, a* compared ! to 31f. on the membership roster at ' the end of 1928. The district which shows th-? i great eat membership gain in tbe • state will Im- honored by having Its consnandev sent to Washington as i a representative of th*- Legion in Indiana at Armistice Day services at tbe tomb of the Unknown Boldier in Arlington cemetery The district commander repre«entlng the state ■ will place a wreath on the tomb. Speakers at the aervica will Im- President Roosevelt and the national i commander of the fuegion. Results of the state competition - have not been dHlnltely determini ed In event the fourth dlstrh-t is returned winner. Vincent J. Bormann, of this city, district comi mander will represent Indiana st I the service* In Washington Saturday Mr Bormann and Ed Bauer., commander of Adam* post, expressed ' their appreciation today to members of the local post who made possible the splendid showing in membership percentage | -o Traffic Jam Caused By Scale Breakdown — —. ( A traffic jam was experienced on , North Second street Saturday after- ( noon when tbe loading scales st ihn . Central (Sugar company broke down . snd beet trucks wer» lined up as far south as Marshall street. Sher- , Ks Ed Miller and city police aided , In directing traffic. €’. Os C. Will Meet Toni K ht The board of directors of the Do- , catur Chamber of Commerce will meet al tbe office of John L. De Vote this evening at o'clock. All director* are urged Io be pre- . sent. COUNTY BOARD HOLDS MEETING County CommiMioneiK Meet In Monthly Session Today County commissioners Mose* AugMxirger. Frank Liuiger and Phil Mmhni. met tn regular session thia ! morning a< tbe auditor’s office, to transact bualnew* ot the board ot commlaaloners, Tbe forenoon was devoted to the ! cheefcing and allowing of bill*. A hear big between repr.-senta-tlvw of the RlffMC and telephone companies relative to certain right of ways In French and St Mary'a townahlpa waa scheduled for this afternoon The RBMC wlabes Io construct , electric line* In certain territory In tbe two township*, where telephone and telegraph llnee already are Io-M-ed on one aide of the road Blds will be received tomorrow by tho board for the furnishing and I'iatallatlon of a new boiler at the ( Adams county highway garage on | North First si reel. j*

SOVIET RUSSIA AFFIRMS STAND ON NEUTRALITY Molotov Reaffirms Stand, Attack* Arms Embargo | Repeal Masrsw. >’■•• » -ys« i foreign minister V, M. Molotov, addressing a com mutual rally at ih* Moscow opera hou»* tohlght. reaffirmed Soviet neutrality and said that “no effort to draw the Soviet union into war can aucceed ’’ The meeting climaxed the first day of a three-day celebration of the red revolution annlveraary which waa marked by laauance of the first communist manifesto since the outbreak of war In Europe. The manifesto called on workers In allied countries to halt the war and attacked the action of the t'nlted Slates in repealing Its arms embargo .Molotov, who last week criticised Prea Roosevelt for "Interference In Ruaso-Flnnlah relation* and who also at lacked the American neutrality law” In a apeech before the supreme Soviet council. referred pointedly to the L'nited States tonight Tracing the economic crisis leading up to th*' present European war. he «ald that "In 19.17 a new economic crlsl* broke out. embracing a numlw-r of the larger capitalistic countries including even the richest of them, such a* the l'nited States, Great Britain and France.” Molotov said that although war already Involve* more than half the population of the world, "It la constantly spreading " He accused Great Britain and Fiance of seeking to exlend their Influence to Scandunavia and the Balkan* for the purpose of their own colonial possessions. He hinted that the I’. S neutrality act la a acreen for eventual participation In the wai. Since the Soviet revolution, | Molotov said, two worlds have arisen. "They are the old world of capIiCONTtN'GKI* ON PAGB SIVBI ' NONA BROWN IS TAKEN 01 DEATH Woman injured Near Here Dies At Adams County Hospital Funeral services for Mrs. Nora Brown 5». who died Sunday at the Adams county memorial hospital after being Injured October 22 in an auto accident near here, will be held Wednesday In Fort Wayne. Mrs. Brown, a resident of Fort Wayne, suffered three fractured riba and a fractured pelvis In a minor collision north of the Dent school house, east of the city. A previous Illness prevented her from recovering and her condition bad been critical several days Irefore her death She died Sunday afternoon at 12:25 o’clock. The deceased was a native of New Haven, but had resided in Fort Wsyne for the past 26 yvwrs. Sha wa* treasurer of the Degree of Honor, Protective a«»o< iatlon No. 2V at Fort Wayne. Surviving are the husband. Charles; a Hater. Mis* Iva Hargrave and three brother*. Harry. William and Eugene Hargravu. The latter two ar* professional baseball player*. known as ’’Pinky" and "Bubble*" Hargrave. Eugene Ilves In fit. Paul. Minn-sota. and tbe others live in Fort Wayue. The body waa taken Io the Mungoran A Son* funeral home In Fort Wayne The hour of the services had not been definitely set late today. 49 Inmates Now At County Infirmary IHarvey Izi Fontaine, superintendent of th* Adam* county infirmary, stated today the Institution had 49 inmates Os thia number. 35 are men and 14 women The Novenmer total la on* under th* October number, when 50 persons were cared for at the Infirmary Eight of the Inmates are bedfast. Mr La Fontaine stated. Township Trustee* In Monthly Seaaion The monthly meeting of tbe Ad am* county board of township trustee* waa held thio morning In Ute office* of C E Striker, cougty school superintendent Routine but Ines* was conducted.

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Decatur, Indiana, Monday, November 6, 1939.

U. S. Planes Off To War Zone .. - - I Ww w 1 V \ 1 L> J W \\ KLaJh. X- r’v / 1 w\ ’■ . Inv ■ t »• iv U - w v/MT I 11\ > MH' * ■ \ Tarpaulin-covered alrplan<-\ minus their wings, are loaded al Floyd Bennett Airport. N V.. for shipment to Staten Island, where they are transferred to ships for Europe Repeal of the arms embargo released these planes and bundled* of others to the Allies

PLAN PROGRAM ON EDUCATION Programs Planned For Junior-Senior High School This M eek Th* program for the observance of American Education Week In the Decatur junior-senior high school this week was announced today by Principal W. Guy Brown. Mr Brown will open tbe observance by addressing tbe student body TneMey morning, speaking on "Educetlon For Self-Realization." Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock, school will be diwnlssed and the members of the school faculty will hold a reception for all parents of junior and »«tior students Thursday afternoon at th* same hour, x reception will he held for parent* of the sophomore* and freshmen and on Friday afternoon a similar affair will be held for parent* of th* seventh and eighth grade stud-' ent a. The faculty expressed the hope that all parents would attend these respective reception* Friday morning the Rev. (1. T. Ro***lot. pastor of the First I'nlt(CONTINUED ON PAGE SIXI 0 . . Alleged Slayer’s Trial November 28 — Covington. Ind . Nov f>— <UJ9 - Thomas Boys. 27. former Attica grrenskeeper. will he tried In Fountain circuit court Nov. 29 on a charge of slaying F.llzalieth !*• Bruli ker. 11. Attica farm girl, lac.t July. Judge Claude It Philpott, said today Judge Philpott overruled a de- i fens* motion to quash six counts' of inc Indictment against Boys ( THANKSGIVING HERE NOV. 23 Mayor Elzey Issues Thanksgiving I) a y Proclamation Here Decatur will have only nna Thansgivlng Day and It will be on I Thursday. November 21. the earlier date proclaimed by President Franklin D Rooaevelt and Gov. M. Clifford Townsend. Mayor Forrest Elzey procieitaed the official observance in Decatu* on the same day Hl* proclamation which was issued today follows 'ln kweping with the proclamation of President Roosevelt and Governor Townsend. I hereby proclaim i that November 23, 1839 shall ba set aside for the observance of Thanksgiving day by the City of Decatur. Indiana. Signed Forrest Elz*y i Mayor of the City of Decatur. < Indiana" I The schools and several Indus- I tries had already announced they would observe Thanksgiving on 1 November 23. Merchants who large | ly favored tbe change in date In I order to separate tbe holiday from I Ui* Chrlatmas rush, will observe I tbe same date. 1

Elks Dinner-Dance Next Monday Night ftoclal activities for the fall and winter season at the Decatur B P. <). Elk* will open with a dinnerdance next Monday evening, November 13. members of the entertalnmeui committee announced today. Dinner will be served from 7:30 to 9 p. m. for Elks, their wives or sweethearts, and invited guest*. There will he no charge for th* dinner The dance will be held from 8:30 until midnight. Admission to the daiic* will be 50 cents per j couple. COUNTY TOWNS ELECT TUESDAY Berne, Monroe And Geneva To Hold Town Elections Tuesday Three towns In the county. Mon- ! roe. Hern* and Geneva will vote Tuesday on their choices for town | clerk-treasurer and town Inmcd ■ members. Th* (tolls will open Tuesday morning and it was predicted that the results would probably be known by Tuesday night al 9 o'clock, three hour* after the poll* I dose Democratic and Republican tickets were named In each town at caucus meetings held during th* past month The tickets: Berne Democrat — For trustee", east ward. Fred Bluhm; middle ward. Menno llaltegger; weat ward, ; Grover Moser, and for clerk- ! treasurer. Eltn<-r E Llec-hfy Republican — For trustee seat 1 ward. Orval Allspsw. middle I ward. Clarence Hprunger; west i ward. Clifton Gllliom. and cleik- ! treasure). Brice Bausermau Monroe Democrat- For councilman first I ward. A D. Crist: second ward. Edward Rich: third ward. Wilmer Raudenbuab: dark-treasurer, Paul ! H Bahtier Republican — For councilman. I first ward. .Menno Amstiita; see-1 ond ward. RuMell Heines; third I ward. Clifford Easex; clerki treasurer, Herschel Johnston. Geneva Depiocre.l — For councilman, first ward. George Howe, second ward. Milton Edward*, third ward I Claude Lough; clerk-treasurer. Mr* Gladys Cook Republican — For councilman, first ward. Alvin Windmiller, aecond ward. Ralph Snyder, third ward. John Lenhart; clerk treaturer. Forest Dottsch. ■■■ (»— Central Soya Company Opens Own Restaurant A restaurant has been opened on tbe Central Soya com pane's ground on the south side of the road leading to the plant and v«*t of the large warehouse building. The restaurant wIM Im operated by the company to accomodate employes and the truck drivers. It will be open 24 hours a day. being able to serve men *«np>oyed on the night force and tbe drivers wbo leave the plant early In the morning.

Norway Rejects Nazi Protest Against Release Os Freighter City Os Flint To U.S. Crew

Three-Point Demand Is Made By Germany On Norw ay In Case Os American City Os Flint. RELEASE CREW Berlin. Nov 6 (U.R) Germany has made a three-point demand »n Norway In the case of the American freighter City of Flint, it was announced today by authorized German sources The demand* were: 11) Release of the German i prize crew which Norwegian authorities took from the City of Flint and interned: 12) Surrender of the ship and her cargo to Germany, or, f3> Norway to hold the ship, at least until negotiations are completed. The authorized source said "We consider that the only correct procedure on the part of the Norwegian government would l>e to prevent the Flint from sailing until the matter is regulated." It was added that German and Norwegian jurists were now examining all three demands Ask e<| what would happen If the negotiations were deadlocked, the (pokesman said "I cannot say I anything about that but so far we . have- set no time- limit " • The reference to a time limit - presumably meant that since none • hail l»-en set. the demands did not • constitute an ultimatum Earlier, a responsible source ) here had said that the German • government had received Informa- . lion that the City of Flint would • sail immediately for the l'nited I States with Its cargo, under th." i term* of the new neutrality act r Nazi quarters admitted that the Norwegian communique on the 1 subject i cmatltuted "a more or les* flat rejection'' of the German protest at losing the ship, and It wa* reported that dlpdoinatlc di»- , <'it**lons with Norway were continuing. Th* Norwegian* Were still hold ing the Nazi prize crew prisoner*, according to latest word here, and , negottatlotis to secure their release were reported under way Newipapers generally avoids I the sulijecl hill continued angry protest* against the lifting of the l'nited Slates arms embargo. It was charged that th* art - would spread rather than limn the war and that it was motivated crONTINt EO ON PAGE HtXi O- a California And Ohio To Vote On Pensions i - By United Pres* Votera in California and Ohio pass tomorrow on old age pension plans, highlighting the off year election. The California Issue is the "ham and egg" plan which would give unemployed persons over M. |3O "every Thursday ' The Ohio issue Is the Bigelow plan to give single persona over 60. |so a month married couple* over 6<t. |s<t a month GIVES DAMAGES FOR PLAINTIFF Robert Morningstar Is Awarded slls From Indiana Service Corp. Judge J. Fred Fruchte. after hearing evidence in the caae Saturday afternoon, awarded Robert Morningatar. by hla next friend. Henry Morningstar. 0115 in hla aull for damages against the Indiana Service Corporal ion. The complaint asked for 0115 for injuries allegedly sustained June* 30, 1939 when young Morningstar suffered an electrical shock and burns when he came In contact with a power line of the snrvlce corporation. Th* complaint alleged that the defendant negligently permitted th* line to be in disrepair and that through such negligence the lusual- ' tlou had wont off the wires In a numteer of places It complains that he waa severeI ly burned and shocked when hs ■ cume in contact with the wire while pitching a roof In Geneva. Judgment wa* given on the finding Barrett. Barrett and McNagny i represented the defendant and Vln ( ceul Kelley the plaintiff.

G. REMY BIERLY IN LAW OFFICE County Clerk Purchases C. L. Walters l*aw Office Here G. Remy Bierly. who will retire January I. 1840, us Adams county clerk, has purchased the law and abstract office of the late Judge (' I. Walters and will actively engage in the business as soon as the relinquishing of his official duties permit The office, loc-ated in the old People-* latan and Trust company building, is now open and wilt be In charge of Mis* Helene Koc-ne-man. who formerly was employed Ity Judge Walters Mr. Biurly was admitted to the Jay county bar in 1913 In 193<t he was admitted to Adams county bar and through the county clerk's office ha* had much valuable experience in the practice of lawprevious to bc-itig elected county clerk Mr Bierly wa* a school teacher in Jay county, lb- I* a graduate of Marlon Normal college. the State Normal college al Terre Haute and In 1915 received hl* A 11. degree from Indiana university, where he majored in Inilltical science He took post graduate work the following year *t the I’niverslty of Chicago. Mr Bierly has served four years in the clerk's office, being *-l<-< t--d in 1834 and taking office. January I. 193fi Judge Walters established his office about la years ago and was actively engaged in th* practice* of law until hi* fatal Hine** Mr Bietly will maintain the same locution and office CITY COUNCIL TO AWARD BIDS Meet Tuesday Night To Award Contractu On Plant Equipment The city council will meet Tuesday evening to award contracts for a 5 boo K W turbine and a condenser. together with auxiliary units, blds having Ix-'-n received by the board of public- work* and safety otc November 1 From information obtained today from members of the council, decision has practically been reached on the kind of equipment to he selected Os the five bids submitted on the turbine, the Dravo Corporation of Cleveland, submitted a Ir.w bid of 8104.246 The next lowest bld was submitted by the- General Electric Company, the unit being priced at lII3JNM* Th<- Condenser Service a Engineering Company of Hoboken. N J , submitted the lowest bld on the condenser, it being 12*.47s The Westinghouse Electro A Mfg Company of East Pittsburgh Pa , ws* second low with a bid of 834.(MSI Following award of the coniracts (CONTINCEII ON PAGE UIXi — o , Chicago Show H ill Stress Farm Youth Chicago, Nov 6 Os the 1.0M.600 American farm boys and girls now actively engaged In «-|| Club work, 14u<i will take part in the ISth National 4 H Club Congress at Chicago next month. xThey will come from 44 states, Canada, and Hawaii The Congress will be held here at th* same time as th* International Mve Stock Exposition, which will celebrate Its 40th anniversary l»e. en»ber 2 to 9. Indianapolis Teller Held As Embezzler Indianapolis. Nov 6 HJ.pt Frank It t'pdegruf. 28. a teller at the Peoples State Bunk hare. Is held on charges of embeixllng betw. 'ii >7 '"in and |l | II Hackett, head ot the fedc-ral bureau of Investigation office announced today. The speculations occurred over a six year period, Sackaft Mid Th* F B I entered the case because the bank 1s a member of the federal d*po*H Insurance" cot puration

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Maiiitains Germany Lost Legal Right To Ship By Taking Her Into Norwegian Port. MAY SELL CARGO Bergen. Norway, Nov. rt <U.R>" Norway today rejected a new German protest against release of th* freighter City of Flint to her American crew and there* were increasing indication* that the ship would leave her cargo here and return home Norway continued to maintain that Germany lost legal right to the *hip when the German crew took it Into port at Haugsend anti that she Is now free to go wherever the Americans want to take her Mrs. J Borden Harriman. V S. minister to Norway, who conferred here with (‘apt. Joseph Gainurd of the City of Flint, also aaltf that the ship is now free. In a radio talk on the l'nited States carried by the National broadcasting company. Galnard mad* an important disclosure whli h was expected to ludster th* Norwegian contention that the German prize crew i-ommund-er violated international rnl« when he put the City of Flint Into Haugsend. He said the Flint went Into Haugsend in compliance with Instructions that were shouted Ity the commander of the German merchant ship Schwaben The Germans had maintained that they put the ship Into port lu-canse an Aim-rlcan sailor needed hospital treatment The Norwegians examined him and aaid this was not true Indications around the po. t were that the cargo would Ire sold at auction here rather than take a chance on further risks that might )m* Involved tn at tempi log to deliver It to its original destination In England Mrs Harriman who came hero front Oslo, conferred with Germans and the staff of the t’ S. consulate If was expected hT report to Washington would guide the ultimate disposition of the •hip and cargo Mrs Harriman was received hy the American consul. She refused to see newspapermen. At about the same hour of her arrival, an authoritative German source In Berlin announced that a three-polnt demand had been made on Norway over the battered old American freighter, which Norwegian authorities had ake'l away from a German prize crew and restored to It* American crew The Germans demanded that the prize crew which Norway Interned. lx- released and that th* ship either he glvi-n back Io Germany or held In the harnor he*«* until some agreement could !»• reached The ship rode at anchor off shore uiid< r tin- Stars and Stripes, momentarily free to rati whenever ('apt Joseph \ Galuard. her master, wished ft was believed that he had been wa.tIng to hear from Mrs Harriman. Th* German prize crew were prisoners aboard the Norwegian ■IVZ.N I tNt'Elt ON PAGE THREE) SENTENCED ON CHECK CHARGE Otto Kruckeberx. Portland, h Given Suspended Sentence Otto Krukeberg. 32. of Portland, waa given a suspended one yeae sentence at Mlchlgwn City thia afternoon by Judge J Fred Fruchte when he pleaded guilty to charged of Issuing a fraudulent check. Kruckeberg wa* arrested Saturday by Sheriff E<l Miller. He wan charged with issuing three chocks to Robert Paltwon at the Community Gas and Oil company on Adams street without having sufficient funds to cover the cheat. Which were drawn on the First State Honk. Ke entered a plea of guflty Saturday when arraigned and was given the sentence this afternoon by Judge FruchteThe judge ordered him to make restitution tor tbe three checks, one for 660. one for *63 and one for *48.36. ordered him to pay the court cost* and placed him on probating for a period us two years.