Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 296, Decatur, Adams County, 15 December 1939 — Page 1

■ WXVII No. 296.

fcIET ATTACK ItS DOWN ON MISH FRONT L. \rrny In Karelian ■hmu- Smashes Russ I Offensive B AA'ebb Mill' r. H, | . *.ir <hi in, K„ „( 11 war* mill, u* ’K- t alls B W(i .i, • han rest lu ll thK,.. n Finland to find K, F ■- li.tv" beaten "FT an |(>i i.ifi olfettsive with an ill' h of around His Ki -p.i 'h, de*<iibhig 'lp ■ <l, fritting. tin' drama of B , ' . frozen nub Au H' K which only Dav 8,,.. -.|..ir'-« lihl "Ver i'.i>li''l Kill follow*): | Bl tn AA’ebb Miller. B|> Staff ('orrespondetil» th.. fintllsh army at tli«Byj,. Isthmus. Dec I'* ■ti,.. Finnish army hi Hi" |.Upturn hit* Hinasli.il .1 ... Pi roller offellrive in Kui .u.iri- flghthiu with M, ..... ..i .1 foot of gt.mnd ■, • t ii up ii mor.'iiu ni ■ f.'ik the Miiiiiki li'ii.' hi,. th.- east side . .mil eonlidlit. in th" K,. i ht to Hi.- death t"i I. I iiiiim await.-d Hit* move. f'..i .oily a few mil"- Ur Kui. tried I" t"ii" lh.tr hing them tbi.. . ■li . ■ nii th" Finnish f and ih"V at" -Uli "»n side of III" river rid.-- have lout hen tlv ist.iliishiiiitli !••■.* hi'i have noli" III" I.** K< After I wa’< li"d fimn tiosi'iiuis to watch iiini nt fn.iiinh wounded lu itutn han" hospital* Karelian front today - , tilth and »ont"iim< • llu-slan artillery »h"IN down and exploded an il Bit. 'ln impotent anger "f ■ Tht.. out of four of th. shells explode. The otli ■ Sometime* •.itll'lll •-. v.-r Been in neatly ■ O"i mg ware ■> Hu**i.nt B:I instead of making hill" flare* into a flame high Once In a while ■ < -- propaganda -• tfl"'- ' Finland started th" wai lighting th> Finnish We are trying Io 1110-r Finns from th" . apit.il SB V- .urnmein ni-'i.-r ■>< ,0,4 the patience Os til" B" 11 i. an end Yon and we have bread " •hells tlnil cll< k Bend lip 'I Uh the ice etn ni-t. d oft branch. . .""I entire free*. Films laugh and say th" .i'< waßthig lheii they want to km«w i< 'Io l:ti»Bi.>>)., ar.- i" • a n-w offmißlve F.it my visit to th" froip b . ■!"ii.i ha* definitely f.n t:t> ox PACE HIKI IWPASTORAT IPIIST CHURCH H Carey R. Moser AsBmes Pastorate Os II Baptist Church BHI B V *' v •< Moser uewl W tWß'or of the First |t ,|. ■ •fl" Will deliver hlB fit ■ ' Uv at tl|. imo e the churrit. 'I '• a r.Hefhlv BBh" lorjl p al tor<te and w ' gW*'> i» moving here b..m '• York where he was hi Ftrat Hgptlat clmr. !> (| H , | M .,„ | n || M . 11,., U*«'t> for the pu.f held pUßlorates .1 I I!* 1 lowa «OM.r un ,| h , g (multi 'i ,h ‘- Kaptl.t p.n 80n.1.'. yeßiwtdav It five children. H" •• i Btwatd .Matjo .. and I’ IB* 1 ' w|,,,n > »I" .t"'"'d . VT *rh<«d. Robert ia a sit M’t'ident and th" oth ■ « J trade echool preaching at lb. <"• for tihoiil tom iml "t" jlß*'* Itefore hello- . /st 4 V 1 fbim*.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

HONOR COURT IS HELD THURSDAY Boy Seoul ( ourt Os Honor Is Held \t Rotary Club Meeting Award and merit vv.-r" conferred on ~,..up of Hoy H. otita at a court of honor <'-t.-mmiy held last evening before uicml.... ~f the Itecaiiir Rotary lab W tiny Ht'.wn, p. i prci.lem .. Rotary and «hairman of th- . nun of hrniot. n charge of the program Assisting him were Sy! veater Everhar c rib.' and mlaaioners of th> |ir Fred I’alteiMoa Io . t;.., .. o w.ilton it nd \\ il«Mitt R«« r y First am! wei ond < la«s am| life Hcotit awards w. ie inferred Rev era! of til" ..Ollis also won uddi I tlofial merit hade. ' No Star or , Eagle S.out award* *"r.- made To create Inlereitt in wcouling. tit" apotifcoring «e •anizati.ms of a Scout Hoops in Ih I Ity. th" \m ' erlcan la-aiou. I.imis and Itolaiy I < hiba. w||| . ..min. t . ..mt <>f h'Uior • .Il fre.iueiit inletval I during the year The ceremony . last evening was the firm of its , kind Io he held in <oime.-tlmt with the service . Ini. provraiii Awards ami merit badges were given to the followillg Hoy S'OIIIB Hud Cridci Hoop t;.’ .. end clasw. Patil Moo . troop n.' so. ond class. l.aX’erm Rolli Hoop 82. so. .uni ill- tlifi.m Hail .Ir . troop r.’ second it.is- Roaer St.il ey. troop til. first ilass, lames littnler. troop ill life savimr switu tnillg. Robert I. \iiytisl troop 1.1. hoiaeiii.itiship tn.ll ksmanshlp swimming : Frederli k Hixb • troop r>.T. animal Industry, cooking, path finding, personal health, public health .Imk Hunter, troop tit. ath leiirs. < 'Hiking pathflndlng. Roll ard l.i< hteiisiiger. troop r,’. .miimil industry. horsemanship nmsie, swimming: Richard l.iti tump first aid. Fail! land, irmip ii f. leaik binding woodwork Richard K K. hiitlz. troop fit. life CHET MCINTOSH HEADS MASONS .Masonic* Isodgc* M ill Instill New Officers On December 29 Chester Molntosh will Installed is worshipful ma«ier of the Free and AtTfpted Masons. Xo .*.71 at 1 the Installation of officers |i..em her I* at th" local Masonic lodge Mr. Mclntosh was elected to that • position this we.-k when officers for i th" now year were named Other officers who were named during the "It Hon are John M ■ Itoan. senior warden Richard M«y- ■ ers. junior warden F rl H Adims. ' secretary ami Floyd At •• tn i er. > Rolierl Kiick was . .■, ted trust"" 'of the tinder. II" will *er.e with I Daniel Sprang and (*.<• 4K iliodmi.I trustees, who held over this term. Complete plans so th" installs- • Hon will be announced a a later ■ dat" Richard .1. Macklin Undergo?* Operation 1 Rh-hard .1 Ma.klin. local attto deakr was operated on thia morning at the Adams cmmiy ttienim» 1 hospital for the removal of hi* tonsila. I He had le-cn confined m hod for the pa»t week liecau*• of a fracturlod vertebrae, sustained several days I ago while w..rkmg on a. .o Monro? Church To . Present Cantata The Monro- Methodist chitrch will present a Chris mas eautata. ■'Chime* <»f the Hob Night al th" ■ church Sunday. Dec Jd The 1 cantala, for mixed voice*. i» from 1 th" teat •') H rn ’“" v ®" •‘"' l music by Fr..l It Holton Mr. Ilel en Ehrwatn I* directing the t antaia. ' With loinette Rich a- aetompanW 11 --O-— Buys Health Bond The TH Kappa aornrll, lu« voted purchase of a 11" health

bond. W <W Brown, chairman of tin' Cbrlatma* *eal drive. announced loduy. Procouda front th* health bond fund are used to aid In the fight against Ittberruloala and to carry on work and protram of Ili e tabermloala association ,

CHRISTMAS SEALS > W™ 1 * Half to Fmtod .

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Damage Don J A I. f aie.ve :i w.uiioh'd tierman* « i loi a casualty of the .-a bailie lolwe.li the German flock el battleship Admiral Graf Stpee and three British erulHer* off Ihe co.nl of I iiiu-uay Al llKhl above is the fin- i-ontrol tower of the loaf Spec showing iclriledl two hit« .<01.4 in the Riiilsh gun nets 'I'll" Gtal Spec is now Itot ll'-'l up ill th' hail Monte video I'rngiiay DEATH CLAIMS MARTIN SMITH Retired Stone-Cutting Designer Dies At Home In This City Martin I Smith M retired in.i 'ie' stone i nning designer and AA’orltl AA'ar veteran, died lasi night at 7 'o <>clink al his home. ■ HU South Fifth street 11. ith Was ailril'.lled to compll callous following an 'lilies* of more than five years lie retired five yean ago when he developed silicosis of the lungs from the i sfoliedlisl. Mr Smith had tw'en ehgftged In iliai type of work fin alum Jfi y.-ars liefor. his retirement lie Was . 'lploy.-.l at ill" Weinlloff Monimi'-uial AA'orks for i number of y.-ars. late' going to Columbus. Ohio, where h" w.<« employed for 1". years / H>- was born in Decatur Novem her b l*‘a the «on of Theodor" and lb rnardlli" Si hnttelii Utt-r-Smith II" was nevt'i marri"d In HHK he enlisted In the United Stat", army and served oversea* with Rattery A. Sixth French moi tar battalion H" was a member of Adam* Post No 43, American l."glon and of th" Fourth Degree Knight* of Columbus Surviving .are two sister*. Anna H Smith f irmer Adam* circuit court t. poiter. at home and Sr Al Latt'im <' S v , at CTown Point Two si»|. » Cl.iia ami Get frude and a brother. Ib-rnard are de< eased Funeral aervices will be held Monday morning al !• o'clock al th" St Mary'* Catholic church, of Which h" was a member Rev Joseph .1 Seiinetz. assisted by th" R. v Ah ill Jasinski ind the Rev Amtiiose Kohlie. will offklal" ai lb.- solemn leipiiem high m i .« Rilti.il will Ih- In th.- Si Joiu-ph < cmetery The latdy may be view ed al th ri Bidem " after 7 n clo. k tonight until tii'i" fm 'be services AMDS COUNTY NATIVE DIES Mrs. Anna Srheumann Dies Thursday Night At Fort W«yn? Mr*. Anna Sch'Uinaiin. 711. former Adifp* cougty resident and widow of Hi" tai" Henry Hcheumann. dl.-l hist night at *:K o’clock «t her home on Fairfield avenue in Fort Wayne. D ath was attributed Io a stroke of apoplexy She had resided in Fort Wayne for the pt*< H year*. Prior to that time she realded In Adam* county. Surviving Bl the ft flowing chlblyen; Marie and Clara S< heiinftnu. at inane; Mrs Amanda Horning of Root township and AF'ert Schelltnunti of Alb‘ii roiiiit) - Th*’ d»‘* **M*«*«l wan lM»ru In Probl*’ township March M. I*«« '!<• daughter of Henry ind Idimtia Dirkaon Her huatmnd. procaded her In death In H*3< Funeral aervleev will be held Monday aft moon at 1:10 o'clock at the home In Fort Wayne and ! o'clock at the Emmaus l.ulheran church Ihtrial will he In the Uln dettw.Hid tem'den there.

Decatur, Indiana, Friday, December 15,1939.

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Good Fellows Club | | p « Previous total f 171 42 Dorcas Class. Evatigelic.il Church | Dan D Sommers I'"' Mr and Mr* C A Htapb-tou I<m A Friend 5" Good Fellow I Friend ot Kiddle* • A Friend -W Mr* C .1 Voglew. d" 3ml Total 31*7 42 A (l.H.d Fellow* ItoX ha* been put in th" auditor's office at the I < ourt houseARRESTFOLLOWS AUTO ACCIDENT Adams County Man Faces Reckless Driving Charge After ( rash Several |e-r*on- w--re slightly Injtlnil and one was arrested late Thursday afternoon a* re«nlt of a three-eir crash at th" north brideover the St Mary * river on fisleral ; road 27. Ishii* Holl", of north of Decatur, was arrested hy Officer Rit««--ll Prior of the Indian t state police forte on a charge of rrn'kl"*- drivI ing Hoile's car. Officer Prior charg ed, .-nrottle north, entered th" bridge on the wrong side, sideswiped a car driven by Carl AA'lilt tenbanger. of Iterator, ind then crashed heodmi into a station w.t gon driven by Alfred .1 < oidi of D. catiir. and owned by th" Internal I'm-1 al Harvester company of Fort 1 .iTINtTnCHD 'IN PAGE Tiotri ' TEMPERATURE READINGS DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER * -no cm. 3n 2mi p m 37 I |o imam 33 3 no pin 3* i Noon 34 WEATHER Cloudy, intermittent ram and somewhat warmer, except near Lake Michigan; partly cloudy and mild Saturday

i Decatur Good Fellows Club Is Poor Children’s Santa

t Editor * note Following In an- | other apeelal article pt epared tor the Itolly Democrat by the Good • | Fellow* club i , 1 During the holiday *eti*on Santa r t’lau* I* a paramount figure hi the t heart* <>( chlloren To be frank he rank* a* head man Small . <-hildl*h letter*. acarcely legible, i telling him of million* of desire* go through the mall The flood i Fellow* club receive* theae In Drcatur .Many of them are address- . I «•<! to the “Hood Fellow* t'lllh. . looking to n* a* lhe bead'iuailt >*. f confident they will not he folgot- -- ten. lii feet, we ahoakl I* <iulte bon * oretl IO be efficient helper* of the i. merry old gentleman i. Hy apccial r«*iue»t. he ha* ask'-d n it* again to help him with hl* enormou* task It I* nearly Imd possible to get to every home In k every city or town even If th* I weather I* favorable So the n spec ne**ag‘ to the Good FelI I lowa club of Decatur to look after those needy families. AIM would

MUSIC MAY AID i YOUNG ORPHANS f Sonx Writer By Deceased Mother May Aid Dunn Orphans , i A kind I’rovltleli. •- md tin- «otii: . writing ability of ,t tl"t " i«"d moth l ' er may y.-t provide a sound finan- < rial future sot two oiplutled chil : drett ot Root township, record* in th" Adams < li-nit . ourt ti veul.-d j today. (iv.-r a year ago Mt* Madeline Dunn died leaving two daughter* ' Gwendolyn agetl II ami I'.-ggy j aged 13 Their father * where I about* are unknown Gwendolyn ami Peggy went to 'their urn I". Thurman Drew. Insnr | .tm-e agent to live al th. Drew home In Hoot townshlp Then receinly from a cleat «ky ] cam" -tn em oiitagitig n il" Air* j Ibmit a lov.-- of mii*i<- and a coni luiser of soni" ability had com po«ed a tun", hail it copyright'd and sent it to s.-v.-ral iuibli»hlng compatile* No word had been heard regarding th" song, and it was forgot leu e I'orgottett, ye* mull a letter ! cam" from the Recording Company of lx»s Angel"* in which they askyd th" .-.impo*. r to enter into a contract by which they might j reproduce th" «>ng on phmtogrtiph retold* For this privilege they would pay two t ents for eat h record i made and (told ami they enclosed i the contract This morning Attorney Vltueiil 1 Kdley petitioned the iourt for i authority to hav" the guatdlan enter into th.- contrail foi the I children The company of tout*". < '.S' !IM Fit (IN I'AGS ItHtEEI <1 Christmas Funds Tn A. X I*. Employes John A Hartford, pt* -idem of th" Great Allanl" ami Paclfl. Tea Company announce! todoy that 11 500,0011 wlli be di-lribilted at Chri»: ma* among firployeo- of the com patty earning h-«* than 15.200 annually. who have been with the 'company more than six tiionlh

the Good Fellow* contribute gen erously to help defray the coat of toy making for the children whose parent* cannot remit If any one plan* to help Santa, will they please offer the donation a* early a* poMlble so the greateat pan <>f the buying doe* not have to be done the last few day* of the rush. lai*t year, the fund was ahort about |lm> In comparison with other yeat*. yet there were more children to care for than In prevloti* year* The buying committee l*mglif according to the money available Either Rome tamllie* gel RollK' needed article* while other* get none; or the anumtit tnual I*. spread to cover a large number which wa» the result la»t year with the shortage of fund* Wnen the nortlng took place the hole* looked rather empty. The committee went ahoppltig again and rovcrtd th** deficit Hhl|» iik lo put HoniHhlnr In lh<»»‘ I»o%i*k tut Hnnlu won’t I 3fthnin«Ml of his tb pii’h’i

Finland’s Foreign Minister Says Nation Still Willing To Negotiate War Conflict

ANNUAL FLOWER I SALE SATURDAY Annual Sale To Aid Blind To Be Held Here Saturday Plans for the annual Decatur "fbrwer sale”, proceeds from whir h are to Ite Uto-I by th" Avnerlcan HrotherluMHl of th" Hlln I for Ihe pur. base of Rrailb* books and magazines, while lane* and other Item* tltems forth" blind, will be held here Saturday. De< "tnlter Ifi i Miss Vivian Burk will Ih- In , charge of the sal" Other memlter* of Hie committee ar": the Revs. George <> Walton. <*. Al Prugli. G T. Rosselot, Joseph J Seimetz. Mrs lleiimiti Ehnlger. Air* I’ Hi' < Thoma* and Mrs John Tyndall. The general public is invileal to participate in selling the flower* Ilea Iqiklrier* will lie establislied in the city hull council room. Flowers and Instruction* will he given to tin- seller* at the plai" Saturday morning after p o'. lo< k Prize* will be given to the tierson. selling ill" most flower* Th" prize 11*1 Is us follow »: First. 12 in cush by a friend, second. 11 in nierchandl* • bi Schafer'*; third, JI In merchantiiw by l.ankenau’w Bosl"it store, fourth. XI in nierthanll*" by Niblick's, fifth, fl in uw-r. Inndise giy Keller's Jew elry store; sixth. shatni*>o aryl wave set by Ruth Ib aiily Simp, seventh, shatnpiMi and wave set by Agnes H.-aitly Shop FINLAND DAY IS DECLARED Mayor Elzey Proclaims Sunday As Finland Day In This ( ity At the reqnest of the Finnish Relief Film! In< . under the chairman--hip of Herbert Hoover. Alayor Forrest Elzey of this clt» i**tied the following proclamation today declaring Sunday. De. cmiter 17 to he Finland Day in Decitttr: A PROCLAMATION Bitterly do American citizen* fw-l th" invasion of a sister reptlbll. . a ropnblii that ha* patterned Itself after our own. a rep.lbliy that has lived since it* founding in peace and prog re** Deeply do we of America respect the rich character, the high moril ethics of th" Finnish people, and their devotion to freedom and lib <-rty. Richly have Finnish American* contributed to the <>f the I'nlted Ftat -B Now Finland I* ettgage.l in x war against Itn will, bravely fighting against almost insiirmoimtafil" odd* to preserve th" phlloeiphy of her t<»|Hibli<'. .i* well as to protect th" actual border* of one of th" worir* outsiaiiding small d<*no< racie* Theri-fore I Mayor of Decatur do hereby proclaim Sunday, Dwcnfa-r 17 l‘».: , i Finland Day in tin* < tty . ami I ask th" citizen* of this community on that day to app al for divine proection for the war-locked tion-belHger-nt* in th" Finl*h Reptze He. und I further ask that the citizen* of this tommimity on this day and In the day* following give according to their ability to bring relief to Finland by contributing through th" local newspaper. Forrest Eliey. Mayor Sons Os Legion To M??t Monday The Hons of the Legion will hold the regular meeting at the I'-glon home Munday evening at f IA o’clock Il i« important 'hat all members and those wishing to join !>.• present a* the registration will be 1 check'-d Off trials Tour I Rural Schools • Th" township trustees and Clifton i E striker, superintendent of ■ nchool*. tnad' a tom of several r townships ->ml visit, d si'tool* m i'.oo' I' . Ill" Kirklan I From II I'l'l t Hartford township* today At n "Hi > the truatee* aud Mr Htriker Wer* . guests of Trustee John H Duff of I Hattfmd township I Another tour and visit to the I schools I* planned by the truslee* .• and «chooi sttperin'cndenf after ( th" fir*t of the year.

BRITISH SHIPS DETERMINED TO HOLD GRAF SPEE Patrol Water* Off' Montevideo ; German Victims Are Buried Montevideo, rntgiiary. |te. IS. 'U P> The aha 11 "i"il bodies of th.- 2tl Gfrmalt navy men killed In the battle of Montevideo were taken today to th" shelter of a common grave In ih" north cemetery, with the grave* of German* ami Briton* who had died here in limes of peace around them Through the long night, aboard the pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee in which they were killed ill battle with the British cruisers Exeter. Ajax and Achilles, an honor guard hud Blood watch by th" 3i> pun- .ottiiis in which they lay. dra|»'d with Ihe Swastika flag of the Nazi re hit (iff Montevideo, on another sott of death wat.h, slowly steamed a squadron of Hrlli-h cruiser*, relelitless a* wolvea stalking a crippled prey -teaming buck and forth, five of them. It was reported, awaiting a possible break for th" open sea by the German ship Across th" broad estuary of th" River Platte the battered Exeter -teamed slowly for the Argentina naval ba*" of Puerto Relgramo with an estimated !•*' wounded and it* own complement of dead Ii was 7:35 a m when th" first of the Graf Spec's 36 ■ oflhi* was landed a< th" dock. The others, similarly flagged, similarly guarded followed (in the deck were 21 wreath* of flowers (hie of them was inscribed in English To the memory of brave men of th" sea from their comrade* of th" British men haul service." Th" crack httumton eight Inch gim cruiser Cumberland and other unit* were reported to have reinforced (he Ajax and th" Achille* in their death vigil. Report* came from Capetown. Hotith Africa, that the British battle cruiser Renown, one of a handful of warship* in the world capable of both outshooting and out■teaming the Graf Hpee. (Hid the

aircraft carrier Ark Royal with fighting planes aboard had left there I tec I and It war believed one or both of them might reinforce the death wat< h here Tin- I'rngiwyan government, with President Alfredo llaldomlr and Foreign Mlnlstet Alberto Guan! in charge, studied the ques- , lion of the Graf Spec's statu* a* a belligerent ship which hud sought refuge In the neutral |«irt of Montevideo It was Indicated strongly that r lhe Graf Specs fate might hinge »n a report late last night to the CONTINUED ON I'A'IE TIIHKKt TO OPEN NEW MEATMARKET I City .Meat Market To Be Opened On Monroe Street Saturday A n«w meat market tinder th* name of City Meal Market will be opened Salurda* in the Mutachler building on Monroe street by Rimer laird and Ralph Meier who will ' move here from Fort Wayne and op-rate the store 1 Both men will move their families ’ here as soon as Inane* can be ole tained for them The interior of the store ha- b*en newly redecorated ami a new <-oun- " ter display case of the refrigerator typ<- ha« been Installed The market will apednliae In metis and poultry. The new pro ■i prletors stated that first quality meals ami poultry would be sold, n They will also sell bread, crackrra f and sauce* I Mr Meier has had 25 years egpern feme In the meat market business. I Assisting the now proprietors iu the n ofreralion of the business will l»e .• Mrs Will August, cashier, and Cedif rlc Fisher, mrotf cutler. The public I* invited to visit tbu e new place of business. Carnation s blooms will be given as favors for r the opening day. Messrs l-ord and t Melar announced

Price Two Cente.

U*ad?r AnertN Finland Has New Proposals To Mak? To Sovi?t Russia To Halt War. TALK BROAIM AST Helsinki. Dec 15 UP, I'sillg th>: radio In an attempt toeomiminlcate directly with Soviet premierforeign commisar V. M Molotov In the abseil, e of Finnish Russian diplomatic relations. Finnish foreign minister V. H Tanner said tonight in a speech prepared tor delivery that Finland la able to make new proposal* for a solution to the l-Otlflict Speaking ill Russian lunguag" atid asking Molotov for an answer by radio. Tanner not only said that peace negotiations are possible but he pill a series of question* to the Soviet foreign commisar AA'hy should blood be shed so long a* other possibilities stlli are iiiiexamlned'*" Tanner asked ‘Are you prepared Io resume our negotiations and thus give practical proof lhat yonr principles are mote than mere window dressings’" ‘lf no answer come* or y.str answer is negative, then the whole world, which already watche* the severity of the Soviet unioil'* measure*, will know what value to set upon the Soviet Uli lon* prim Iples and promise* "Your lust art." Tanner told Molotov, ’’has lu-eti to turn ilown a pioposal by the league of nation* for cessation of hostilities and opening of negotiation* Your alm seem* tn have been to gain possession of the whole of Finland; to restore th" frontlet* of Czarist t Russia" Fisrce Battle Copenhagen Denmark. De. 15 'UP) A tierce battle for com nd r of northern Finland began t.slay, report* from Hvanlk. on the Nor(CONTINUED ON PAOB SIX I I —— - ——« - ASK CHRISTMAS MAILING EMIT Postmaster Asks Rural Patrons To Mail Packages Early

Mrs tola P Macklin, acting Ocalnr postmaster, today Issued a statement to all rural patrons of iho office, asking their looperatlon In the mailing of Christmas packages, greeting- and letters The rural patron* hive lieen asknl to have letters and pari eta stamped and ready for mailing when the rural mail <arr|er calls. Carriers will have <.n ample supply of stamps and n-cessary items, she stated Hoch a prisedure would step up rural service considerable and lighten the burden of the carriers. Christmas mailing lr at its height, Mt Macklin stated, with the volume increasing almost ikilly The heal post office will remain open Saturday afternoon of this week to afford parton* an ••stia hilt day In which to mail lheii chtlsttntt- parcels and greetings The windows In the office will remain open until ti p tn Saturday, if buslne-■ warrants. Mrs Macklin stated ■■ —o Portland Man Fined By Berne Juwtice C Omer Rowland of Portland, was fitted *1 and costs amounting to ft 75. In Squire C II Mu-elman « court at Herne Thursday ''em •>n when h** pleaded gu’.l'y to i chargn of failing to stop at a preferential highway The arrest was made hy Officer Russell Prior of the Indiana statu police. who charged that Howland drove south onto federal toad .’7 • in Rente off Hendricks street without -topping i - 1 1 * 7 Shopping Davs till