Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 307, Decatur, Adams County, 29 December 1939 — Page 1

No. 397.

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Methodist Program Broad<’ast Sunday A W»'‘<lal Methodist , <w , t ~ coast broadcast W ||| (h . over tn.. Point,,lrh llroadcastlnc system Saturday from t to I ’’u’ It m Hl.lrnp <; n roml ,. y (>Mtla|n head of th.. Methndht <hur<l, In Hie Huston area, will speak, a historical niaht watch dramatisation will Ah .m«t..d, and appropriate music will be sung. FIRST BABY TO BE REWARDED Decatur Merchants To Present (lifts To First 1910 Baby ■'Life Ik'Slns in 111 And for muiic lucky little buy or Kill life is goltiK Io begin In a “big way" In In Decatur merchants today announced a ahower of 23 gifts io be glveu to the first baby Isirn of parents living In the north part of Adams county In ISio Full details of the gifts to Inpresented Io the first hoy or girl to make his or her appearance tn the new year are contained on pages six and seven ot today's edition of th.- Becalm Bally Deime erat As staled In the rules the baby must In- born after midnight December 31, |»3» The rules an- very sinipb- They require that the baby must In- burn in th.- northern part id Adam* comity to parents residing in the north part id Adams comity This Includes ih<- following six townships I'nlun. Root, I’iebl Nt. Mary’s Washington, and Kirkland In order that the winner may Indefinitely delermlmsl the exact date, hour and minute of birth must be given, along with the name of the attending physician. The reimrl must lie given to the Dm-attir Bally B'lmw ral by Thursday noon January I The wiltnei Is io be olfii uilly announced In next Friday's edition of the Itecatur Daily Ih-moctaf. This Is the first time sm h a couteat hag tn-eii In id m the north part of the county, although they have been held for several years In other communities ot the sial. The 23 gifts ami their donors, ate Fnmphrey Jewelry stun, solid gold Intby ring. Fldwards Studio, xxltt photograph. First State Hank, one dollar deposit. Krogel stuie, 12 tans (let tier's baby food; H J Smith Drug t'o. handy tray set; Zwhks. tm-tei bain- Walls Bakery, birthday cake Adams and Cort Theaters, pair of tickets to each theater. Holt house Ni hllhe A Co . lie. kt I. for the father. Rhodes Super Market, six cans of Carnation milk: Miller Radio Service, electric hottie warmer; Morris 5c A BW to II store, baby crib blanket; Sutton Jewelry, ster ling sliver sp.mii; Cloverleaf Creameries. Inc, one gallon of Sea Iles I Ice cream; Sprague Fur(CONTINI'KD ON PAGE THHWKt o — ■ Rotary Convention Pictures Are Shown Moving pictures of the IS3S Rotary International convent lon. held in California, were shown -it the w ekly ameetlug of the Dtuatti Rotary club Thursday ev ning at the Rice hotel. Rev C M. I’rugh wlwiwod the movies. oi>i»ine4 from Rotary lnternation.il offln-s at Ch cago. Gi'orge Auer, club i'“usurer, presided at tin- meeting. BOARD MEMBERS HOLD MEETING New Jury Commißbioners Are Qualified For Positions Today A Fred Thieme and Cal K Peterson. n. wly 'appointed Jury civnmls sloners. met this morning on ttl ■ or ler of Judge F Fred Frucht'' and qudlifled for their po-Hlon* Mr. Thieme and Mr. Peterson were nppoinl'd to lhe Jury commlsaloners - post earlier In th-’ week by Judge Frurrite Retiring count) ‘I lk <l- - ami Clerk Firs t Clyde Trotitner also met with the board The count) clefs serves as an ex-offk'lo nntrfer of the Imard «' Jury coinmlsaloners After the two appointive member* qualifled, the taak of filling the Jury box was started. . From this box will be dn»wn th* nam«a of the persons who are to make up the Jury panels for the court term* of next year. The n ,rs these panels will he drawn Ilf' week previous to the opening of the Febtuaty leliu el «»Ult. I

BRITISH SHIP IS STRUCK BY NAZI TORPEDO I nnamed British Battleship Is Damaged By German (’-boat Umdon. De, fl 2'< (u,pj The admiralty announced tmlay that three P*'isons were killed hi a German submarine alta< k on an unnainml British battleship. •In Berlin the German high command in a communique said that u German I Imai had torP' d.H-d it British battleship of the • 'I Kllzalw th I lass oft ihe west coast of S<ol hind t A ho p. do attai k has been made on a Hrllodi battleship by a I - boat. Home damage was cattsed," the ad mlralty announced. •'Three moil were killed. The next Os kill Os the casualties will be Informed as goon as possible " Earlier the admiralty ami other British naval • in h-s had said that they had no knowledge cegarding the German submarine attack. Alter issuing Its brief < nmmiitilque later the admiralty said that it represi ,tii| the uiily information mi th- attack available for the present. Il was (relieved that the battleship would not long be out of action since the admiralty statement appeared to minimize the damage caused by the attack. B was pointed mil that ballhmhlpa are designed to withstand such attacks ami that because of their multiple compartments and antitorpedo bulges It is virtually impossible for a single torpedo Io sink one It was believed here that the attacking submarine escaped hut since a battleship, whet, al sea, almost Invariably is escorted It was , pr< siimeil that the I" boat was forced to flee after firing one torpedo. The Queen Elizabeth class In1 eludes the Warspile, the Valient and the <pin'n Elizabeth All were bttllt In l!i|3 or 1914 ami have a ' displacement of 3«fiao tons Each carries from 1.100 to 1.200 men. 1 ll.ittl'-shlps of tie- Queen Elizabeth class an- about fiOO feet long "and each l« equipped tn serve as a flagship They carry eight 15 il'nX' IXlll' uX PAGE THHEKt 1.200 ATTEND FAMILY Min Premiere Os Movie Ih I Shown At McMillen Party Here Thursday The more than I.2<m persons; who intended tlo McMillen Industries family party at the Juniorsenior high school building in this 1 city last evening were treated Io ‘ the piemlere showing of an Inter- t eating and romantic talking picture of ■ Feeds mid Folks, f.-atur-Ing the rompany's extensive manufacturing plants In Decatur The pi odllctidti had the llnllvwihml touch and flair, with .1 imrr..lion tha' explained the inmiufa. • tut' <’t imttltry and llvewtock feed* pi'idm cd by the Central Hoya nitspmty mid the McMillen Fewl Mills. The film was produced by the Jam Handy Production Company of Ihtrolf The film opened with‘a scene In D W McMillen's office In Fort Wayne, chairman of 4he boatd oft the M< Millen Industries, who prefan d his talk with a story aleiut farming, the close connection b“tween farm and industry and then showed the gigantic silos mid acres of buildings that comprise ,h. -ii- in this city In Hi" words of Jimmy Fidler It was a "Four Bell picture.” It was announced that a free showing of the picture which has Decatur on pmade, would bo given nt the Adams theater In this city, on next Tuesday and Wedinmday afternoooa. A short program was held during the evening, following the cafeteria supper More than 1.200 pei sons were served, of whom 750 were employes of the three Industris which comprise Ihe McMillen group, the Central Sugar Company. t n. Central Haya Company and Me- . ' I I. "N I'AGE: kkv C.NI —a — TO PRtSfl AT NOON Following annual tuolom. Iho Decatur Daily Democrat will print a rogular edition Monday. New Veer's Day. Jmutry 1. with press time set at 12 o'clock noon. All news eopy for that day's issue must be in thia office not later than 10 , a. m. Monday. |

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Decatur, Indiana. Friday, December 29, 1939.

U. S. legation in Finland ' j7 ; • ft r - z f & 1 * RL"} bJMv I Hfflw a iMB Ihw Im Hie I’ S h-K.illon Mtaff 111 I’liiliiikl I’iitiin'd it Had Hninkiilii. M*v<*ral inllfM from Ih'lnlnki. Ihe xrntip ln<liid>-M. IHI bi ili-ht, Aiilim SihiH'iifdd. I' S iiiliilmlci to Finland; I'otnuil G.iur.il Harold Sli.mtx of KrnhcMter S' V . and .Major Frank Hayno. I' S mililaty atia«h< of Jai knou. Mlm.

YOUTH COUNCIL IS ORGANIZED Methodist Church Youth Council In Organized Thursday The youth conncll of the Sorth Indiana conference of the Metho ' dist church wan organised Thur* ; day at a meeting at .Marlon, by delegates of youth front the all district* of the conference Five young person* from each district with the deans of the instltnlesi superintendent*. the chairman and i tnd young people’* camp, district executive aecretnry of the conference board of educat ion Were I't attendance A constitution was adopted and officer* were elected aa follow* President. Walter Hyer* of Fort Wayne, vice preaident. MissKaomi Anile of Kendallville; secretary. Mis* Mildred Rrowu of Ander*on; ln-iMUrer, Mary Jo Catithers of Fort Wayne. Youth memlter* elected Io the conference laiard of education John Hunt of Richmond. and Naomi Anile of Kendallville The preaident of the council I* also a memlter of the conference lataid ol education. .tViNTINt’F.ft ON PAGE TURKE) Public Library To Clone New Year'd The Decatur public library will close Saturday evening at K o'clock and will not re-open until Tuesday atfemoon at 1-’ lf> o’clock. Mls< I Hmh Wlnne*. Ilbeirlan. announced| today..

Frank Liniger Starts Second Commissioner Term Monday

Frank Mnfger. of Waahlngton townahlp. will atari nerving hl* *e< ond term a* county <omuii«*i..n er from the aecond dialrlct neat Monday , Mr l.inlger. World War veteran, who wan tlrat named lo the in l*M on the Hemocratb ticket, wan reelected to the office In the fall election of IPS* lb- flrnt atarled nervine an coin inlnnioner In IS3" after belli* unopposed In the ItM primary and fall election* In l»3» he again wan one of the ticket leader* and wan imopponed for the nominal Inn and election Although alwaya active In governmental affair* and an ardent supporter ot the democratic party. Mr Llnlger never ventured Into politic* until he announced hl* candidacy for county ronunlaaion* er In I UM. He I* a progreaalve farmer and take* pride In hl* dairy equipment. The comtnlaaloner I* a native of Well* county He I* 45 year* old and the »ott of Mr. and Mr* Ben l.lnlaer. He moved lo thl* county with hl* parent* when a youth, and attended achool In French ami Kirkland townahlp* He aerved more than a year ovrraea* In the World War. He wa* married In IMS to Ml** Mabel Hhouf. daughter of Mr and Mr* William Hhoaf. of Kirkland townahlp He la the father of four children. They are: Vault. Ilecalur high achool athlete, Wallace. ,CI«m; and Maunu KUm.

Divorce Awarded In Circuit Court Wilma Roe, of this city, was awarded a divorce from Ervin Hoc in Adams circuit court Thur-day by Judge J. Fred Fruchtr-. She wa* i given the custody of a minor child. Hilly Clayson H>»- The dwfi-ndan lw>is ordered tn pay |2 p-r we-k while the child Is confined in the ISt Joseph hospital atid H after the 'child Is released JURY TRIAL IS SET WEDNESDAY $1,172 Claim Case To Be Tried By Jury In Circuit Court The 11.172 claim of M iry Nash against the estate of Ida Edr Is is to In- heard by the Novemlier term petit jury in the Adams circuit court starting Wednesday Judge J Fied Fntchte has ord ered the venire to be summoned to appear In court Wednesday to hear the case The suit ask« for payment for la lmii and service* allegedly performed hy claimant for tin- decedent in keeping house, washing. Ironing, doing chore* and other work Following I* the list of jurors who are to be summoned to hear the case M F Jacobs. Monroe; Clyde Kroner. Geneva; Perry Fields Geneva; litnh Uro Rente; J Frank . Merriman. Illite f’re.-k David <’ Cook. Roof. .1 M It finer, lleca- . tCONTINGED UN PAGE l llltElit

mA On Monday he will atart »ervlna hl* *econd three-year term Hervlng with Mr. I.lnlger a* county <omml*aloner« will be Phillip Htrahm. who waa elected fnr the flr»t Hine In IM* and started aervlng ihl* year, and Mo«e« Aug* burger, who began hl* aecond term In IM*. The office* held hy Mr Htrahni and Mra. Atlgaburger will tie up for election In the l»4« election*, with Mr. Augabtirger'a term term egplrlng a year earlier. The annual eoganiaatlon meet Ing of the bond of county com ml* aloner* Wil Ire held neg! week, al let Ute bcgiuuuig ul Uta new year.

Renewed Shocks In Turkish Quake Zone Add To Fearful Toll Os Dead, Destruction

RUSSIA HURLS HUGE ARMY AT FINN DEFENSE Army Estimated At 100,000 Men Hurled At Mannerheim Line Helsinki. Finland Dei 29 OJ.PI Russia threw mi army estimated ai lim.tmo men ~t the w.-me-rn end of the Finnish Mannerheim lltoImlay in .1 new attempt io in- .ik through and crush resistance Appearance of big squadron* of Itii-ilmi plmi.-s ovei tin- trout pul Ihe Finns on the alert for .1 |misulble Russian attempt to land Hith-lde »qmoli by iiarni Irnte lo blow up vital bridges and cut commnnlcathms For three weeks ihe Russians had driven vainly at the eastern .-nd ot the M inni i 10-lm lim on Lake i-idoga. to turn the Finnish left wing Today, after a lung liomlianl memos iHiints all along the <;•■ mile Karelian Isthmii* front, the Ruaslana struck at the Finns' tight wing Jt seemed possible that this fight would dove. qi into a erm i.-il one flhock troops were supported by reserved, estimated In all in excess of imi.mwt Tile reserves were astihb- the main L.-nitigiad VHpurl road Everything poliiterl tn .1 surge by massisl Russian trimps, the apearhead directed toward VHpurl The Russian* had sm-cecded tn repairing ihe la-nitigradA litmrl railroad, which the Finns tore up when they voluntarily retired to the Mannerheim ilefemw lim- dur lug the first few days of the war Now the Russians were using it to nmcentrate their troops The Finns' right wing was anchored to the Gulf of Finland It was flanked by the heavy coastal batteries on Koivlslo Island some with 10-lnch guns Thes«- guns could be titrtivd Inland so as lo | enfilade the Rus'slaii lim- In event of an advance I Knowledge that the guns were a menace was the explanation for determliu-d efforts In recent days to knock out the island batteries 1 Mor.' than sm> lilg air Immbs had lieen showered on the Island so far without putting Ihe gun- out of action I Finns In-lleved ’hat If Russia (CONTI.NI'ED ON PAIR Et.IIIT~ District Red Men Meet At (Jas City The next meeting of the northeastern association of Re | Men will Ii held at Ga- City January to. in Rid Men's halt on Main street The meeting will open at 7:30 according to on lioiigcenienl made by Rosi-oc Johnnon. publicity < bitrnMH of that dty WOMAN INJURED IN AUTO CRASH Mrs. Man Ku nip Os Fort Wayne SltKhtly Hurt Here Thursday One person was hurt and three other, escaped Injury late last evening In an mtto aicldi-nt attributed to the try pavement Mrs Mary Kump. of Fort Wayne, suffered from shm k and a lirulaml ■ hest when the car she was driving crashed into the Deiatur laiun dty truck driven hy Dm Reynolds, of Decatur i The acldent occurred at Sls o'rlm k at the Intersection of Third and Monroe streets Police Olh, lais reported that the ear driven hy Mrs Kump skidded on the slippery pavement mid slid post the slop Sign, us she was eti route south 011 Third street, him the laundry trmk on Monroe. Henry A Wngnii of Fort Wayne 1 and hl» wife, who were riding with Mrs Kump. escaped mihurt as did Reynolds Mrs. Kump was taken to the hospital but was released . today The accident victim Is an organ Ist and pianist and was enrou'e to Ihe Ml Millen party lo appear on the entertainment program When , thu a<.<ldeal uuiunud.

PLAN WEEK OF PRAYER HERE Ministerial Association Sponsors Serx ices All Next ’Week S|l'-1 Illi week of I’layei services Will 111 I Ollillli ti ll next Week by the lleiulur Ministerial Vssoi i.i Hou. from Monday through Friday The services will lie held al the MetliiHlisi church cm h evening from 7 3<i to s 30 o'clock Rev Hurd Alive Drake. I> D of Kokomo will spe.ik i-ai h evening dur Illg the week Coilgreg.il lolial Singing will lie led by Rev Ralph W Graham, pastor of the Methodist iliuiili Hpeilal music will lie furnished by the vat ions churches which are iiHipi-ratliig In these meetings Presiding at the opening service on Monday evening will be Rev G T Rosselut. pastot ot ’he First C It church Ri-v G S laizler. p.istoi of tlo- Evangelical ihnri-h. will Im- In charge on Tuesday evening Itev Glenn E Marshall, pastor of the Church of God will 1.-.0l the set vice on Wednesday evi-ninr Rev. C M. I’rugh pastor of the Zion Reformed church, will pie side 011 Thursday mid Rev c.m-y Moser, pastor of ihe ItapGst i-htireh. wilt lead the service 011 Friday evening ■'hi view of the fact that the president of the I'niled States has recognized tlo- strategic po«|Hon ot the chttrches of the nation al this lime of world peril mid has made a plea to the heads of the three great religions comt.iunlotis of the country tor support and 1 iHqw-i alioti In the Iml sc ot peai--, special servici-s devoted to prayer should have an added significance at this time." said Itev C M I’rugh chairman of the lommltl.ion ei.uig.lism, which Is lit eh.uv'e of the .Ill.Olgemelils so, Illes.services PLAN BUSINESS CENSUS IN '4O BusincKN (' c n n u n Not Likely To Get Underway Here By Jan. 2 I Although plans m - Ih ing made lo get lite hiislness i n-il. underwav by January 2. I't4“ it I- doubtful If the canvas will start in Ad ams county on that date The Smsiness ci-nsifs Is separata from the 194" dis emiLl population census, which will not In- started until April 2 Oto- liiislne- enumerator and an alterna'-- will In- name I to obtain the Information wltb n lite govern 1 Client wislu • lo • Hltp.le of tile lll.lll-iifm-turlng retail -ml commercial 1 trades of the country. In all probability the work In this county will lie divid'd among th'- regular apliolnti.l enumerator and tlie alternate Tin • iippolntsnents will coin" from the fourth distrk't office ci Fort Wayne, whii It Is ill i '.arg of Arthur E M- ver of that eltv ApI pllcants must receive triinln.- for I the wor and then pi- mi ex.i ininathiii It wu explain*.l The population census will r,--i quire a dog' n or mot* people, it Is eotimoted Several <rf the township* may lie cotnbinisl as districts mid It I* thought that 'several persons will lie i-ngiged In taking the <. n ■ sus in Decatur and Berne t The last census gave Disalur . a [SiptllMh.n of 5,1 M Ealhnates on the nttnvbir now tun as high as '• mm or more. In vh'W of th” growth I in the city In the last !<• yours It Is eppswted that th** names . of th" person* appointed to tnk "TgoNTINI EB 1N PAGE UKVENt o Buys Health Bond p o I The Royal Arch Masons have . voted pun hase of a 15 tm health

bund. W tJ'iy Brown, chelrman of the Chrtetmaa i eeal drive, an* . noutued today i I’r'H wd" from the [ health bond fund ; are need to aid In ; the flght agalnat > tuberculoala and ! to carry on work and program of Ih e iulren uloala tuMutinUoii.

CHRISTMAS ' SEALS 1 3gr>l; 1 : xlh • Help fa F'ofect I 'tow Ho** I'om

Price Two CenU.

Official Reports Tell Os Frightful Suffering And Destruction Through Devastated Areas. MAY REACH 190,000 Istanbul. Turkey. Dec. ?•< iU.R) Renewed shocks were reported in the eastern Turkish emthquako zone totlay us uflb lai reports told of frightful destrii. Hint and suffering hi devaluated cities, towns and Villages Reports from an nfflilal Inquiry tommissioti which reached Erzincan, In the center of the devastated zone. Indlcuted that the death toll lii ihe disaster might reach limi.om All casualty figures were accepted With reserve here, however. (M'nillng an official check, mol It was hoped that figures might lie revised sharply downward. The new quakes Were reported at Glresmi. on the const Treblzond, Turhal ami Malatya. Ixs miles In. land Light shm ks contlnurd at Erzincan All casualty figures were accepted with reserve pmtdlng a more tomplete compilation. But the reports left no doubt that there had liei'ti a major disaster Not only had there lieen a terrible death toll Iml tens of thousands of Injured Were without aid. mores Os thousand* of persons were homeless in sub-zero li-infu-ratures and great fires were burning In towns mid villages It was estimated that In Erzlntan f'lly, with tin mm people. 42.<xm had been killed nr injured. Au "ffli ml Inquiry committee sent to Erzincan reported that approximately 7# per cent of the population of Erzincan province, or aliotif loo.imo persons, had "perished This, figure was not accepted pending a further check. Erzlm an City seemed hardest hit It had been nearly destroyed ' hy an earthquake In 1794. Other areas which stifferi'd heavy casualties mid material devastation included ordtt. Il3.iam. Tokat. 77.s<m. Kivas 7‘imm; Amasla. dU.500; Hamsun. 32,5<m; Treblzond. 29.700. Kemah. 2o.mm and Plumer. 15,0tm. t'ltii-s over a long stretch of the Illa, k Ki-a. and far Inland, suffered enormous damage and high casualties Devastation was spread over an area of JS.imti square miles The Erxlni mi Inquiry commute* Indicated that hardly a building In the province escaped damage. Earth shiM-ks imithtued during th,- night 4* hour* after the first shin k* early Wednesday Official reports told of •tirvivors, grief wracked mid many of them injured, aearching still smoking sitln- foi relatives while at other ■ X : IM ’.l' "N I'AGE TflKt;i;i Attend Banquet Os Fort Mayne U’gion District Commander Vincent J. Bormann and Disirm Adjutant Tillsnan Gehrig, of Adams Post No. 43. Amerii’in la-gion were guests . last nigh’ at Post No 47 In Fort Wai ne during a membership bani qiO't AUTO LICENSE BUREAU BUSY Rukh Im Experienced; Saturday Final Day For Driver's License With only one day remaining tn which to purchase lain opeiator’* 1 Hcnesew and conform with thu state driver's license law, wouldJio llcwase pun baser* jammed the local license bureau tn i ipacily this afternoon Three desks. Ill'hiding Mis* I Mrs Ruth Itnßolt and Miss Rittli I . son. bureau manager, were kept , busy Issuing the permits. r Miss Macklin stati-d that up tt , l 30 o'clock thia aftermion a total , of 25<t operators'* Il<ena<« alone had lieen Issued Mild probity IM mor* would be given out beforo ( the bureau closed St 5 p m. To conform with the tew. a drlr. I er must hove hhv I*4o license to [ drive on New Tsar's day or there- . after. I I In addition to th* operstor’s Rt* ‘ eases sold today, a number of auto , tag seta, beginner's licenses and I DUNXDxbbb Vb 4 AmM MSVEIU