Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 38, Number 32, Decatur, Adams County, 6 February 1940 — Page 1

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• * County Commissioner And Wife To Observe 25th Anniversary ♦ —• County commlaelonr-r anti Mm. Phil Strahni. who litre weal of lie-r-atur. are planning a quiet and informal ohf«er»an<e of their twenty fifth wedding unnlvemury neat Hatnrday Mr. and Mm. Htnihm were married February Ift. I»l&. by llev. Otto Kngleman. paator of the Magley Reformed church. Mm. Strahni before her marriage watt Mitt* Lulu Scherry. They went to hmmekeep. Ing on the farm on whic h thay now reside. Mr. and Mm. Strahm hate four c hildren. Harold. Martha May. Selma O< le and Itorothy. all at home The many friend* of Ute Htrahma joip in extending Iteat witches to the celebrant*, with the hope chat they will lire to celebrate their golden wedding unnlvemary POSTALWORKER IS INJURED IN LONDON BLAST F’car Wave of IRA Bombings To Follow Death Sentences Londosi Feb ft URJf Terror!#tic rctallatloti agaliißt death aente:«e« Inipoaed on two Icomb thrower# of the lil»h republican army Iw-gan today with eiploalona in |H>atal and railroad center* Two ei|il<Milon# at the Kuaton railroad Rtatlon were followed Icy eiploaion of a parcel in the Birmingham poet office at noon A (Hiatal aorter waa Injured In the Birmingham blaat. which waa alt liter to pant IRA outrage* The aorter wan handling she parcel when it eapi.sded The egplo«lon waa heard in nearby atreeta | and crowd# gathered around the (Meat office Another bombing occurred at Manchester, where a parcel in the IK.at office porting office eaplod-d None wa« inlnred for* sowe- cnalrt waa deatroyed The exploalons at the Faifon atalion were in two mail pouchea conaigned to Birmingham, where Peter Rarnea and Janie* Richard*. IRA terroriata. will toavg toniorr .» for a conrentry bombing Meanwhile the horn-- aacretary recoined urgent, laat mii.ute appeals for clemency for the- two men condemned forth»- worm In n long aeriea of c.utrsgea attributed to the I. R A. in their fight for the union of Fire and North he land. The appeals name from Eire’s prime minister. Fjimou DeValera. the proieatant archlblshop of Ihiblln. and political and civic organisations throughout the Irish free state The British attorney general ruled yesterday that there waa no basis for believing the men luuocent, and refused them an appeal to the house of lords, their last resort. Rome of the ap|>eala from Eire contained vague threats that Britain would lie held responsible for “what may follow" the etecutbena. and extraordinary precautions were being taken against a new outbreak of terrorism on execution day British authorities mild there waa no basis for leniency because no mitigating chcumatames had been shown and furtheimore the Coventry bombing. In which five •ere killed, was the third instance In which the I. R A. outrages had taken live*. COURT DOCKET CALL THURSDAY February Tenn Court Docket To Be Called Thursday Judge J. Fred Frurhte thia morning stated that he would call the docket for the February term of •he Adams circuit court Thursday , morning Court Bailiff Fred Kolter was In-' st meted to notify all members of, the bar association here of the fact. At that time cases will be set * for trial, set for Issue* and other actions taken after the court has conferred with attorneys In the various cases. A number of cases that have held public Interest for sometime may be set so- trial during the term on •he civil docket The criminal dochet will probably be Ailed later after the conn has conferred with Prosecutor Arthur K. Voglewede.

VOTE SPECIAL FUNDS TO AID IN SPY DRIVE FBI Director Hoover Voted Fund To Continue Spy Drive Washington, Feb. HJ.P) — The house appropriations committee f<#lay Voted a special S2,*Hti,OUO appropriation Io director J Edgar Hoover of the federal bureau of investigation for use In a drive against spies, sabotage and subversive agents. The fund waa approved In a Ilu7.37S.ihhi supply bill for fiscal !9tl for the just lie, commerce and stale departments. The appropriations were cut |3 ttl.k.’ls lielow current spending and |:! J**.<il<i . 10-low President Roosevelt’s recommendation. This brought the net savings approved, in the house so far this year to about 5177.ft09.1N0 The special FBI fund was approved after Hoover testified that the European war had placed u terrlfb load on Investigatory work of hi* agent* Hoover protested to an apprre priations sub committee that the civil service conimisslon had certified communists for service In thi* force He said the commission declined to disqualify applicants on the ground* of their communistic belief Hoover said the FBI la keeping an eye on sto industrial plants producing military and naval supplies The FBI is checking finger records of employes In many units to determine whether they have been engaged In criminal or subversive activities A special S2immhhi emergency fund to aid In solving kldnaplnga and crimes of violence was also voted for the ti men — Zion Lutheran Church Plan* lenten Services The Zion lattheran church will conduct special ia-nten services every week throughout the season .a# lami. The peetor of tiu- chiucta. Rev. I’aul Schults, annoum <*d that a passion service will lie held every Wednewlay evening at 7:30 o’clock. The find of a series of six such services will lie held tomorrow evening. being Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent. WAITAPPROVAL OF WPA PLANS County Surveyor Suhmite Project To Improve Roads W 11. Gilliom. county surveyor and superintendent of roads, informed the founty < <>mmi*aioners this morning that he was awaiting WPA approval of a county road project which would give employment to about Un men and cover 3ft miles of road The necessary estimates und engineering surveys have lu-r-n pre(Hired by Mt Gilliom and submitted Io WPA headquarters and approval Is expected in the near future. The work Includes side drains, grading and surfacing of a number of road* in several of the townships part of the program ln< lades piking of several miles of mud road The commissioner* and Mr. GilHom went on a tour of Inspection over roads this af’emoon. including some of the territory covered in the WPA project Award Liability Inxuranc# The commissioners awarded the compensation and public liability Insurance to the Hchug Insurance Agency of Berne. The premium Is Imsed on the payroll and figured on the dlfferert risks Proposals were also submitted by la-land Smith. Ed Engeler and HuHles-Edward# Company — 9 Trustee* Dircunn School Attendance The average dally attendance of ' the teaching unit# waa the *ubje< t of a discussion during the meeting 1 of the township truateea hi the of- ‘ flees of C. E Htrlker. county school ' auperlntend* nt. Mondsy afternoon. [ The discussion waa led by J. Wil- ’ liam Bosse, a represnetatlve of the state department of public Instruction at Indianapolis Mr Bosse slso discussed and explained new state laws and regulations governing school work and teaching units, applicable to thia county Other matters of Importance were discussed by the trustees Routine business was also i conducted. I

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Democrats To Chicago a! Demoemtlc leaders from throughout the United Riate# met at Washington Monday and selected Chicago as the scene of the national convention Selling the dale was left to chairman Jamea A Farley. l.»-rt to right, these Itemocratic leaders are I. W tt'hlpi Robert. Jr., secretary of the national committee. Charles Michelson, pnbllt relaiions. Vice President John Nance Garner, and secretary of the senate. Col Kdwin Halsey

HEAVY TICKET SALE REPORTED Sales Os Tickets For Farmers Banquet Reported Heavy Tickets for the Ifith annual farmera' banquet to be h-. hl at the , Decatur Catholic auditorium Thursday night, February IS. In connection with the Purdue short course here nest week, are selling fast, accotding tn II P. Schmitt 1 and J Ward Calland, co-chairmen of the banquet <otnmlttee 1 Two township chairmen have notified the co-chairmen they have I en ceded their quota and will require additional tickets A meeting of the committee I* tn he held Thursday night at which time a check-up will he made and tlcketa reallocated according to the demand*- of various communities. A limit of Wo has bec-n aet due to the limltatlona of apace. The apeaker la to be Dr G. I Chrfatie, head of the school of agri- ! c ulture at the I’nlveralty of Ontario. Canada and formerly director of the Indiana agricultural eg--1 tension department at Purdue university Adult achievement awards are to Ire preaented The toMtmMter will he K W. Busche. of near Monroe, and Joe Seabold of Bluffton will lead the community singing Music la to be furnished by the recreational orchestra under the direction of Gerald Zimmerman Tlcketa may tre obtained In Decatur at the Pumphrey Jewelry afore and elsewhere from the follow Ing: Adolph Nchamerloh. I'nlon township Winfred Gerke, Root township; Oscar Ewel. Preble township, Homer Arnold. Kirkland township; E. 1.. Ilarlacher. Washington township; Brice Daniels, Bl Mary's HvmrTfwnien mt p*«ia» rtv«» INSTITUTES TO CLOSE FRIDAY Monroe Institute. County Corn Show To Close Programs The aeries of farmers' institutes in the county will be brought to a dose Friday night when the annual Monroe farmers' institute and Adams county com show are held In that town. I O. Chasey of Marlon and Mrs K Guy Collings of Brainbridge will lie the speakers at the Institute. Morning, afternoon and evening sessions will be held. Both the Institute and the corn show will lie held In the Monroe school building The annual Hoot township farmer's institute will close tonight at the Monmouth high school gymnasium Mr Chasey and Mrs. Collings were the speakers at today's sessions On Wednesday the Kirkland township farmer'* Institute will be held at the Kirkland high school building with Mr Chasey and Mrs. Collings the speakers The other Institute this week will be held Thursday at the Pleasant Mills high school auditorium when the annual M. Mary's town ship event will be staged The same | .speakers will appear there.

First Lenten Service At St. Mary ’s Church The first evening l.c-nien service will lie held at St Mary s Catholic chgrch Wednesday evening at 7 30 o'clock Following the sermon aid ' benediction, the blessing with ashes will take place The morning mass on Ash Wednesday will be at 7:30 o'clock, the blessing with the ashes taking place before the muss. NO DELINQUENTS ON FARM LOANS Adams County Farm Loan Association Has Fine Record Proof of the thrift. Industry and honesty of Adams county farmers is shown in the eiamlners report of the Adams County National Farm lawn Association which reveals that of the 2797.W0 loaned In this county. not one cent of interest nor principle Is delinquent as of January I, 1940 This is one of the finest records I In the I'nited States, according to bulletins received in the offee of the sec retary treasurer Henry B Heller The Adams county association is one of the hundreds formed in 1934 after the government was compelled to take action because of the number of farm foreclosures. The association is operated and owned entirely by the fanners who operate it. The officers are Jacob C Barkley. director and president; Oswald A. Hoffman, director and vicepresident ; Harvey L. Sipe. Fred I M Bleeke and Carl Koenemann. j directors, and Mr Heller, sec re-tary-treasurer. The assoc iation now has loaned nut I*s federal land bank loans totaling 1235.100 These* are sec ured by first mortgages The association also has 147 land hank commissioners' brans in the sum of 1229 .Wo The commissioners’ loans are secured by secondary mortgages and are for the purpose of consolidating other debts. Bince the organisation of the Adams county association. D**cember 22. 1934. a total of 2241.10* has been loaned Adams county farmers. of which 243 SOO has now been repaid, Bince Its organisation, the assoc lat lon has been compelled to instigate only one foreclosure suit and that was due to a technicality necessary In settling the estates of the two borrowers, both of whom died after making the loah. Only one other county in the ccxrwTtwrm nw sens rtvgi —■ ■ ■ ——- o Pre-lcenten Bazaar Held Monday Niuht The annual laizaar and entertainment given by the Knights of Columbus last evening at the K. of <*. hall, was attended by one of the largest crowd* on record. More than 4(>o persona were in attendance In addition lo thIwsaar, there was dancing and game* and a general soc ial time. The members, their wives aud sweethearts and friends attended the affair, which marked the closing of the social calendar until after Caster The committee eapressed Its appreciation to those who patronised the affair and Icought I tickets. Joe Ixrse was general chairman of the event. i

important Finnish Victory Appears Developing Today; Red Divisions Are In Trap

CHICAGO SITE OF CONVENTION OF DEMOCRATS Third Term Talk Rife At National Committee Meeting Washington. Fell I'. <(J.PJ i President Roosevelt Is host Imlay to an eager democratic national committee eager Io leant whether he will Im- a candidate sot a I third term. There was third term and draft talk In Willard hotel corridors where the committee met yesterday. but there was op|H>sition as well as an Impressive aclitiil comtnltment to the president for another term There is small chance, however, that committee memle-r* will learn anything of his plan* at today'* White House reception He told press conntrtntce quuMitmu it Hyde Park yesterday that he was tired of third term specntatioii and that newspaper effott* to learn hi* (dans were silly Those plans will lie disclosed, he said, nt a time of hl* own choosing rather than on a schedule selected by newspapers. Meantime Mr. Roosevelt's cab- , iti-'t a*»o< tales and others, including such notable new dealers as Ren. Claude Pepper. H . Fla. Ben Joseph F Guffey. Il Pa . and national committeeman Patrick Nash of Illinois are beating a lusty third term tattoo I’ncertalnty over Mt Roosevelt's intention* may have 10-ett a factor yest"rday In curbing lh-mo<ratic national committee enthusiasm and In the strung-- lack of rebel Lyells, oration# and whooptng applause which have marked every major ih-iniM-ratic political gathering since Mr Rtniseveh took over in 1933 There was no sustained act tarnation for anything or anybody at yesterday's mi-etlng where Chicago Itackerl by Mi Roosevelt nosed out Philadelphia In the contest to lie 194 ft host to the I Minor ratio 1 national convention I The committee rejected ret lifted < heck* for 1125 mm from Philadelphia and S2<*i.oou from Houston. Tex, It accepted the oral promise .nf Mayor Edward J Kelly that Chicago would meet the Philadelphia offer which totaled IHiO.fHM) when the cheek was added to certain additional pledges, also oral. Republican hopes of holding their convention after ih-moctats meet faded when liemiM-rallc chairman James A Farley was em|MlWered Io fix the time of Ihe convention at his own convenient e Farley assured committee I members he would make selection the day after Republican* choose their lime and city The Republican Committee meets her- Felt it; ‘ and <l. O P. headquarters today said it was expected that lu-ill Hie (CnNTtNUBD <IN PAOM i-ivßi HITLER WANTS I FINNISH PEACE Pari# Newspaper Says Hitler Ready To .Mediate Peace i Paris. Feb. 6 The news- 1 I taper Paris Rolr said today that Adolf Hitler wants to terminate ,t|ie Russian-Finnish war and had instructed foreign minister Joachim Von Ribbentrop to offer mediation. The newspaper said that Miller had instructed the German foreign minister to convey to Moscow the willingness of the retch government to mediate. The German foreign minister was • described by the Paris Hoir as having previously suggested a 3oday armistice In the Finnish war with I provision for a plebiscite which would permit the Finns to choose between the Helsinki government and the reglnii- art up at Tt-rljokl under protection of the rsd army. The new«pa|H-r asserted that Ribbentrop had recalled to Berlin » the German ambassadors at Helsinki and Moscow to discuss Hitter’s desirs to terminate the war. (In Berlin it was said the ambus- • sador’s visits to Berlin had nothing to do with any peace move» French official dispatches recent-' 1 ' (UONTINVKM ON I'AQB FIVBJ ,

PART OF COURT CALENDAR SET Cases Carried Over From Previous Terms To Be Tried A survey of the calendar for the February term of the Adam* cir- < nil court di*< lo*ed today that a number of eases have already been set for wi t ion. although the dm-ket ha* not been called for the term. These case* were carried over from previous term* and Ini lmb- a number of cases which are to be heard by the (H-tit Jury panel Hamage cases are prevalent. Following is the calendar of the ease* already set: Feb. 7.1 Bin dell Hmipengardner vs William Hoopengardner. Rlieelal Judge Otto Krieg. Feb. I't John I. King vs. William II Patterson, trustee Blue ('reek township Fdi. 12 fsmt damage *uit of Homer Htarbui k vs. Harold Lehman. to lie heard by Jury with Harry T Grube a* special Judge. Felt 15 113,1100 damage stilt of la-lloy Jones vs. Staley Smith. Smith Motorcar Transport, to be heard by Jury. Feb. 2o I3,<ms damage suit of Glen FrleiwoiMl v* t'ity of Fort Wayne ami Mary Emrlck. by Jury. F. b 22 11.472 claim of Mary Nash vs estate of Ida EdriS. Feb 2'i Damage suit of Flossie O Hart vs Clarissa M Shanks, by Jury Feb 27 420.<Hi0 false imprisonment suit of William Stafford vs Hoff Bran Brewing Corp. George Bickel. Frank lamgardner and Marlin K.iinmeyei. set for Issues. Feb. 29 IS.iMHi damage suit nf Mary Utibb- v*. City of Fort Wayne Michael Hartley and Fred Hahn, by Jury SPRUNGER HEAD OF ASSOCIATION Martin Sprungrr Heads Berne Auditorium Assoriation Marfin L Rprunger. prominent Berne business man, was elected president of the Bente community auditorium association at the annual meeting of the *t<x kholder* Monday evening Rprunger succeed* Everett Rchug. who was elected to the position of vice-president Other officers are latwrence Yager. si-cretary-trea«ur-er. and Fred Kamholx. manager. The stockholder* after a lengthy discussion, voted to continue iqieration of the .ludiioritim for another year on the same basis a* in previous year*, renting It for basketball game*, entertainments and meeting* of various types. Rime construction of the new school building in Berne, the auditorium is not used by the *< hool authorities for Itasketball or other school function* Dr E D. Bixler was appointed chairman of a special committee which will investigate sentiment in the town tegarding use of the auditorium Culiveisloii of the building Into a recreation halt, with iHiwilng alleys and *m h equipment, ha* been mentioned. Feasibility of this change will be determined by the committee during a survey and the possibility of donations to a fund for au< h purpose. -o — DecreaNO In Noted In Boyish Crimea O J Breld- nhangh. director of research at the Indiana Boys’ .Rchiail. Plainfield, in a recent survey, shows that ’’there has been a noticeable de-reuse In the number ! -if younger boys Iteittg committed to the hoys’ school." In 1935-36 almost IX percent of all boys committed to the school were under the age 13 For the six months' period ending January I. I9|o. less than three anil a half ( percent were from this younger age group At the same time, total number of commitments declined from 266 In 1936 to 201 laat ysar Results of Mr Brsldenbaugh's study sre reported In •’Public Welfare in Indiana," monthly bulletin of the state welfare department. i which waa released today,

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Extent Os Victory In Uncertain An Cen no r ( lamps Down On News From Helsinki. SMASH DIVISION By Jo<- Al--x Morris it'. I’. Foreign News Editor! Ait important Finnish victory - possibly one of the most crushing of the war appeared to ire developing northeast of Lake Ladoga today while a new wave of Irish republican army terrorist lai.nle Ings struck England. From Helsinki, semi-official source* r--|uirled that ;<-d army units believed to be the Ist II division ■ were attacking desperately in an attempt to escape a Finnish trap in the Kltelae sector, northeast of the lake, after failing In a twoweeks offensive designed to encircle th-- lake and flank 'he tt-nin Finnish defense* on th-' Karelian - Isthmus. The extent of the Finnish victory remained uncertain oecause th-- censor at Helsinki damped ' down on correspondents and up--1 pan-ntly was determined to await outcome of the battle b--i-.,e making any official announcement. It was understood that a second red ' army division might yet Ik- cut off from It* base in the Kltelae fighting Nome dispatches to Ncandlnavlan newspapers said that the luh ' Russian diviaion already had ln-.-n smashed, with some 7 000 killed ’ and possibly 13. UM others dispersed. while the second Russian division was in danger of suffering ' the same fate These dispatches were discounted, however, both It* ' official Ntatements In Helsinki and by cables to the official Swedish new# agency r Th-- Swedish agency said that it 1 had beefl ’’eonflrsited'' iloii -lie 1 ixth division had been cut off from Its base by a Finnish flanking attack, but that fighting continued fiercely although tl-c Russians had lo*t a huge number of men and war machines Fighting | also was continued on th-- Karelian Isthmus, where the Russians upI peared to be pounding at the Mannerheim llm- defenses In an effort to divert Finnish troops from tha ' scene of battle northeast of ths lake A sudden renewal of I It A terroristic bombings in England was II’ONTINFRD nN I'MIE Ttt-o — <c i ExprcNN Thanks For Aid in Short Courae George Thom* and Ben Mazelln. co-< halt men of the finance committee for the I'urdue short course here next week, today extended ' their appreciation foi the work of the committee which I* soliciting fund* and also to the m-rrltatits who have been contacted Members of the lommittee are J J Yager and Simon Ni hwartz of Berne. Itudy Meyer of Root township: W. T Rupert, of Monroe; Roscoe Glend- ning ot Decatur, and la-land Ripley of Blue Creek township The drive for fund* over the county i* now under way und it is expected that if will fie possible to raise the necessary money in a few days WOULD DAY OF PRAYER FRIDAY Special Service To Be Held At EvanKelical Church Friday 1 The World I fay of Prayer service to Im- held at 1 o'clock Friday, February 9 at the Evangelical church will be unique hi both appointment and slgnitlcance. All women attending will be asked to fast at luncheon time that day and to come to the plate of meeting In a spirit of prayer. Complete silence will be requested -it all except those participating U the program at speclffed Innes. The program to be used this year In all World Day of Prayer services ba* been prepared by Muriol Laster. Internationally known writs er of inspirational works. Mrs 0. T. Rosselot will be the principal speaker of the afternoon. At the conclusion of the program an off#ring will betaken which. It 1s hoped, will approximate the cost of the luncheon from which tha i givers abstained.