Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 38, Number 36, Decatur, Adams County, 10 February 1940 — Page 1

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Candidate >s»* *-E. 1 « I) Hnnlitte ('tutor. Ihmiiir attorney, today announced hi* candidacy for the Democratic nomination an |ii<oo-< iithia attorney of Ad.iina county. METHODISTS TO HOLD MEETING Methodist Advance Meeting At Fort Wayne February 20 txrcnl Mctbmiiat leader* throttKh out the North Indiana conferetu.will join in a mam meet inn on t-'i-10-iiary 2<i In Fort Wayne a. a part of the M'-thodlat advance. ,i nation wld>- movement coinm>-mor. afltiK the wider reach of Methodlam -i« hrouaht cilcont Icy the- recent union of ft» three principal hranc h<-«. Directed by the council of blahope, the Methodlet advance- will continue until the general confer ence at Atlantic- City n<-Mt April Although the advance program will he carried on In local chlirehee thrccitxlioiit the IncerveiiinK period, il will he featured Icy ialiie« In K* princ Ipal cltlea. of which the Fort Wayne meeting ie ore The advance l« Intended to carry t«t ewrh nt rhe nation * V Urnc' Orc M-iliodlatw the- "aplrltual oiirnc-cc’’ whic h c haracterired the uniting conference In Kanaaa City la«> •feeing when the three latge.t Mothotftot hranc he- w-r< w--ld-d Into one new, united Methodiat church, and to inaplrr th- entire member whip to the greater accom-I'llahin-itts union make* |Mi»»ih|e Other rallle. in Indiana are scheduled for South llend. Felcttiary IK. and for Indianapolis. February 21. Thcee visiting bishops will assist llishop Titus lacwe. resident aiea head, in conducting the Fort Wayne meetings They are Bishop Ivan la-r Holt. Dallas. Texas and Bishop J 1,. Decell. Birmingham Alabama, of the former Methodist Kpis- ipal church. Health. and Bishop Alexander I’. Shaw. New Orleans, laniisiana. of the former Methccdlst Episcopal church The Fort Wayne meeting will open at y .to in the Wayne street Methodist church, corner Wayne and Broadway, with a dev3tlona' service conducted by Dr t (J, Veomana. after which Bishop lacwe and Dr. Miron A. Morrill, promotional director of the ad rance, will make statements con tenting the Methodist advance Following the Introductory state mmts. Bishop Decell will deliver (CONTINCEU ON PAUN POUKI ' SCOUT CONTEST TUESDAY NIGHT Annual Fir»t Aid ContcNt NV ill Be Held At Berne Tuenday Plans for the annual Boy Hcout llrst aid conies* to be staged at Berne Tuesday night were announced today by Hylveater Everhart. Adams county Scout contmls sioner. Three Decatur troops and two from Herne will participate, with troops establishing a tm percent rating going to the Fort Wayne contest later. Fort Wayne S< out leaders will judge the contest Five Hcollts Will be selected to represent each troop, from th- folI lowing members Rotary trcaip: lion Mby. Dhk Sc hnltx. Roger Htaley. Csl Burnett, Roy Frledley. Bob Yost and Dick Chronister. Lions troop: Ihile Von Gnnten, Norman Bteury, Brice Brelner. Bill Beery, Gerald Kimble, Jack Graham Legion Howard Gehrig. Fred Bixler. Jack Hunter, Paul Lord, I IHck Linn and Dick Llchtenstelger Huperlntendi-nt E M Webb of c the Berne schools will be lu charge.

JOHNSON HEAD OF INSTITUTE Everett Johnxon Named ('hairman Os Monroe institute Everett Johnson was elected chairman of the- Monroe township institute to succeed c W It Sc hwsrtx at the annual meeting he ld all day Friday in th- MonroeSc hool building * O'her tow officers are Ben Marc.Hu, vice chairman Mrs E W Busche. secretary and Mrs Ralph Bluhm, treasurer I. it Casey talked on "Why Farm’ and Mrs E tiny Collings on "Figures Don't Lie" at the morning session. Music was furnished by th>- fourth, fifth and sixth grades and a leeys cfiiartet The lihch, itlon was asked ley Rev. Hart. lu the afternoon sesslo-i mushwas played by the Rhythm hand of the first, second and third grade and th- girls' glee club A talk on "Sour Grapes'' and one on "Community Interests were glv.-n by Mis Collftigs amt Mt Chase y The report of the sec rotary and the- -le-c-tiotl of officers i line luded flu- afternoon firogratn The eve .Ing session opened with music by i|i- South Sea Islanders" an electric guitar group A 'rmor fals- contest was i-onduclc-il by Prof Eddie Noisy Boom alias Ed Nussbaum, between a xionp of old and young farmers which was won by th- young farmers A reading was given, followed nv s|iec ial music by the- Miller and the ttprunger quarteta oidlon music was playe-d by Wallet Zlierc he: A talk on rural safety va- given by c ounty ag-nl I. E Ar* hbol.l. followed by the showing e< iwo sorttid safety films by *tor,’eani George- Doheity of the Indiana state police At the conclusion ol this. Sergeant Doherty mad' a talk on safety The progrnn tor the I’urdi'.' short course to lee held h-re next week was expt Hied by Ikdi Heller, publicity ch ch n in Winners In the county c- in and crop show held each year in cc n , junction with the Monroe township 'lnstitute, in addition to tho.c re • ported In Friday s edition of hDemocrat are Wheat tatty variety l Edwin AmittttX. first. Clifford Minn sec olid, Wilson Wieland, third a i.| p ciN iTN'I Elc ON PAGE TW'U CUSTER SEEKS COUNTY OFFICE D.Burdette CuMer h Candidate For Prosecuting Attorney The candidacy of D Burd- te Custer for the Democratic nomination for prosecuting attorney ot the 26th judicial circuit, was announced today by the Decatur' attorney Mr Custer is the second to announce for the office. John I. DeVoss, another Decatur lawyer having asserted his candidacy a week ago The new candidate is a native of the county, having tw-eu born a' Pleasant Mills He Is the son of Mi and Mrs C. I. Custer, well known residents of Pleasant Milla Mr Custer is 31 years of age II- w.cs graduated from Hh'fcsville, Ohio high schcad In the class of 1K22 and received his A II degree from the t'niveraity of Michigan He completed his three years of law at that university In H»’t He was admitted to the Adams county bar association In I MO. and has also been admitted to practice In the state supreme and appellate courts He was also admitted to practice In the federal court In IS-H He has Ireen actively engaged In the law fcrofesslon since his admittance- to the local bar. Mr. Custer I* married and U the father of two children. Burdette law- and James Anthony The "fCccN I'lNl'El* ON PAGE THItEEi Boy Scout Service Sunday Morning "Building A Life will lie the theme of Rev. George tv Waltcm's sermon Io the Boy Hcouts of Decatur Sunday morning during the special Boy Scouts service at th" First Presbyterian church The services will start at o'clock and all Hcouts of the city wll attend All Hcouts are to be uniformed Members of the Decatur Cub pack will also attend the services. attired in uniform The service will be the main part of the observance of Boy Scout week in this city Hcont leaders. Hcotttmasters and enthusiasts will accompauy the Hcouts. 4 •

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur. Indiana. Saturday, February 1(1. 1910.

Tragic Story of Mother’s Ix>ve 1 J. * jmBI z Bfer v/'B Ti ii-i- plight of Mrs, Fred McNi-ll of Columbus. <> who offered to give up two of het five •ons belie use her husband’s WPA wages were insufficient to support th- family draws th- altentl the nation Mis McNeil Is shown with flu- wo Iniys Wilbur, fl left, and Paul. I The mayor of Columbus offin-d McNeil a better jub

CENSUS COVERS MUCH GROUND Taking Os 1910 C<*n*u< (’over* (Jreal Deal Os Territory Answers the- I’nl'c-d States census bureau Is attempting to dis ’ c ovet In th- l''4» census, whic h Is demanded in th*- < oust It ut lon. in-1 ‘ elude some ot tlu- following. Kd Christen, lu ‘ barge of th*- business census said today How many |H-op|e are in the country ’ Where arc- they located? How do they earn a living? How many stores and factories are operated? How many farms are operated? Th*- sixteenth decennial census now being taken will give- answers f to these and many other questions I Many things have- happened In thia country since th*- 1930 census was taken People have been driven from certain areas by dust storms and flcmds People- have changed their homes in search of employment. Fsctorh-s have ii*-*-u relo* at-d N* w craps have be—n developed No business or nation can operate without taking an oc* aslmial Inventory of them all The 194(1 census Is to lx* a new accurate and up-to-date balance sheet of the people, industries and rescources. Th*- 1940 census is broad in scope It will cover population. adHcxiltVirf*. maniffa* turera. business. employment and occupations, drainage, irrigation, mines and housing It will spread halfway a round the- world from the rugged * oast of Maine- to sunny Guam In the far reaches ot the Pacific ocean. Alaska. Hawaii. Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, th*- Panama t'nHVINTINL'Kfi OH PAGK FIVBI

LENTEN MEDITATION (Rev. George O Walton Presbyterian Churcht IDENTIFICATION WITH CHRIST "If any man will come after me. let him deny himself, and take up ncs cross da>ly. snd follow me" Lk *:23

il taken nomething out of na The dlncaide<l scrape of ■ dissipated energy left over from the gloating banquet of a aelf centered life are all too often looked upon n» a crons, thin fa the closest that many come to nerving Christ and the church The dally cross to which Jesus refers also Intpllea mote 'halt an .olnili i tlon of the cross of history Crowded churches at Eastertide do not neceaaarlly signify that a'l are croaa Itearera Indeed It quite often testifies to a sort of a spiritual coarseness and rudeness hy which some people push themselves Into the presence of God nt thin time and only then Christianity Is Intrinsically a sharing faith It la a compassionate faith If It Is to live It must follow Christ if It fol lowa Christ It must find Its ernes "Must Jenna I war the cross alone And nil the world go free No. there's a croaa for everyone I And then* a a uosa tor Ale.

Toinato Growers To Meet Here Wednesday Joseph Koors. president of the* Adams County Tomato Growers' |association, has called a meeting of ! all growers for Wr-dn* sday evenilng. February 14. at 7 1.1 M>hi« • Hall. Decatur Election of officers will take place and Mr. Koors will al«o give- all the growers some- very .valuable Information All growers ar*- urged to attend DOCTOR’S WIVES FOHM AUXILIARY Auxiliary Os Count) Medical Society Is Organized Here A woman's auxiliary of th*- Ad nnu c ounty medic al society wiu or- : ganlxed at a tea held in th*- home of Mrs W E Smith on South Third Ft iday afternoon at 1 3<> o * lew k Present at th*- tea Were Mr* W. E Tinney, of Indianapolis, state i president of th*- woman's auxiliary Mrs Fred B U i-luird of Pendiei ton, state organization chairman and Mrs la nora Bch k of Muncie. : state president-elec t Th*- wives of the physician* in /Adams i-ounty were well r*pte«.-nt-ed At the tea Friday only the business of organization was discussed This Included th*- election of *if th*- first officers who ar* Mrs. |W E Stnitli fit* -id* ti' M, Har I old Zwlek. vice-president; Mrs Gerald Kohne. secretary and Mr* I M L. Habegger. of Berne, tre-a- , surer. It Is planned that th*- new group will meet once a month and the time of the meetings will coincide with those* of th*- Adams county tnc-dlcal society *

A very self evident axiom of life- Is seen In our text II is reminding us once more that things worthwhile are not had for the asking Wholesome passions are not cheap You cannot abrogate the cross In t'hilstla:i living and exjiect to share In Its covenant privileges To Identify ourselves with Christ fa a great privilege hill let il« not forget It la alao u gteat rea|MinalhHity fnregenerated mini graapa greedily si the privilege hut theredeemed will covet the responsibility Wit . neaa today the many who come to the rescue of an Institution only when It Is In danger but r<-matn callous to the Ideals that prevent the j duiiget If we lielleve In Chilsilanlty then by all meaiia let ua put something Into It. take- up I up th* era* dally Thu-- la n aa

Six Killed, More Than 300 Injured As Tornado Strikes Georgia City A t Dawn Today

SOVIET TROOPS DRIVE ON FINNS AT FOUR POINTS Russia Determined To Smash Mannerheim Line At All Cost 'Editor's note: Edward W B-at-tie, Jr. I'nited Press war correspondent, who covered the Ethiop iall war, the Chinese .lap,inese war the G-rmali marc he* into Austria and Cz.ec hoslovakia and th*- Ger man Polish war. has arrived in Finland His ti st dispatch follows!: cßy Edward W Belittle-. .1: I Helsitikl. Finland. Feb to U.R) Russian troop- ah.o king the Mannei helm lin- in toiles' fun ioi the toth sit.light day 10.-ad etied their offensive today and hit the Finnish defenses at four main points. Apparently oblivious to their losses the Russians seemed determined to smash the- Mannerhelm defense line- a» any cost. They had been striking, day after day. at th-- Summa sector toward the west end of the Hue Today they attacked there, in the Pttnnusjokl and Pasuri sectors and in the Taipab- river sector opposite Lak'- laoioya. so that their offensive, with four spearheads, now had an Iritermitt- tit front of fio miles There was no information to indicate that tit- Ittissians were meeting with mon- success in this second battle of the Mannerh- tm Um- than during their opening ofI tensive during tin- early days ‘if the war. which cost them first thousands of deal its The sudden broadening of the attack came after two days during which there- had been some signs that the offensive In the Summa sec tor might slacken, ami amt the inteiislflcation was taken here- to mean that the Russian high c ommand had o dried a break through despite expenditures in men and mate-rials. Aside from tin blizzard bound far northern front, in the Petsamci are a when- nt th-- start of the war the Russians p-T.- rated inland against weak resistance, th-- r--d army in more thati 10 weeks of campaigning had advanced, at their farthest point. 5.1 mile* inside Finland on the Salla Antic circle front (in that front the Russians w- cstink tn a land of Ice. with their 'communications constantly disrupted by assaults from forests which would shame the- state o! Maine. There was no Indic ttlon whether the Russians would be abb- to resume, from the Nulla mid Finland front, a drive toward the Gulf of Bothnia to i nt Finland in halt According to estimates of neutral expeits here, in proportion I" th*- niirnhi r of troops involved Russia s losses probably have- been worse in their campaign than those at Tanm-nheig. In East Prussia, in DHL and as had as those of PickI c——SW.SCSIIM.I. .-1.-— ■ ■»'■ (COMINI Ei» ON PACE THIJEEI ONE ACCIDENT IS REPORTED Only One Accident Reported Despite Slippery Pavements Sheriff Ed Miller Investlrgled au accident at midnight last night at the- north edge of the Berni- corporation limits Involving tw'o cars. Heven persons escaped serious Injuries when a car driven by Paul Johnson, colored of Gary, rammed Into the rear end of another auto, driven by Melvin Nussbaum ot BerneJohnson. Nussbaum and five other colored men with Johnson, all escaped with only minor injuries The Nussbaum auto had stopped on the pavement and was struck from the rear The Nussbaum auto careened Into a ditch and tolled over Both cars were bally damaged. the sheriff reported He attributed the accident to the icy pavements. This was the only accident of any import reported by police author It lei. although a numliei of cars skidded and slipped on the imvetnenls

CASES SET IN CIRCUIT COURT Score Os Cases Are Set For Trial During I ebruary Term of Court \ scon- of ciisi-K have le-c-n set for disposition during the remainder of the February term of the Adams circuit court, a survey of the cab-ndai showed today. The majori'y of the cases were set by Judge .1 Fred Fruc hle in callint: the- docket last Thursday. Following are the dates and the part|es involved in (he actions: Feb 15 l.- Roy Jones vs Stanley Smith. Feb Hi Cecile Kessler vs Rox- >■ I! Kessler, motion for new trial. Foil to Neuhauser vs Neuhatiser. issues Feb 20 Glen Frlerwoml vs City of Fort W.iyiic Jury Feb 22 Nash vs Edrls. c ourt Fe b 21 Fisher vs Takes issues F--b 26 Hart vs Shank, jury. Feb. 2'. Sauer vs Zimmerman, jury Feb 2? Stafford vs Hoffhrau Brewing Corporation Issues Feb 2'l leiibb- vs City of Ft Wayne. Jury. March 4 Bcil-y vs Bailey W irc h 5 Deßolt vs B-dwc 11. Jury Marc h 7 Elherson vs Grote. Jury. Man It It Sc hug v< B andybe-r---ry March 11 G- 'm- r vs Fauron-. Jury Minh II Brown vs Chicago A- Erie Rallrotld. jilt y Minh 1* Fostiatigh vs Milt•c hler estate, jury Ma -h 20 Ihdlc-nhai he r vs Bolleiihacher. Marc h 21 S'arhu. k vs l/-hman* Jmy Minh 27 Kl'ih Acceptance vs Dorr. jury. JURORS CALLED TO HEAR CASE Jury Trial Is Scheduled In Circuit Court Thursday Judge- J Fred Fi tie lite- In Adams c ircuit court today issued a call to the petit jury panel of the February term to appear Thursday February 1.1 to hear a c a-e set for that day II Is scheduled as the first jury case- <>t the February term. The- case i- that of l.c-lloy Jones c against Staley S Smith and thMoforcat Trati-iuirt Company Jones geeks fl2'""t damages Impersonal injuries allegedly sue-talm-d In a wreck. Involving a ear in Which h>- was riding and a truck owned by the- motorcar company unci driven by Smith. The- ace ideal occurred north of Fort Wayne- on road 127 last year. Members of the regular panel which have been summoned to appear are Hlic-rt E t'olehin. Decatur Henry Brelner. Kirkland. John Gage. Monroe: Oscar Ewe-ll Preble George- Flanders Dc-<atui Roland Poling. Washington; Earl S TurnIdesoti. St Mary Francis M Stults. St Marys. Maxi- Bixler, Berne; Justine Llhy. Hartford: Otis Shlfferly. St Maty's and Ireta Frybark. Decatur ■o Decree Staff To Practice Monday All members of th" degree staff of Py’hlan Sisters are requested to lie ut practice- Io lie held after Temple Monday evening at the K of I’ home o World Day Os Prayer Is Held Here Friday Approximately 75 women braved the- h e and rain yesterday to attend the World Day of Prayer al the Evangelical i hutch Mrs J R Parrish of the Inter-church committee presided at the meeting Mrs. James Kocher. Jr., played a group of hymns on her vibra harp at the tieginning and the closing of the meeting She also accompanied the singing of hymns. Women from aeven different churches of the city took part In the program, in closing Mrs Harry Thompson sang a solo, SUH. ,SIUI With Thee,"

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Portions Os Business And Residential Districts Are Wrecked By Severe Storm Today. WITHOUT POWER Albany. Ga . F- b I" 'U.P> V least six persons were klHe-l at.d more- 'han >'"• Injured by a tornado which wrecked por'lo'i-- of the business and r-sld<-tiilul district, here- at dawn today. Th-- tornado swirled ml of he ■outhwe-st and in two miiitties the wind wrecked it least five- blocks. The storm q-c-c prec-ded ai'd followed by a heavy downpour. Hundreds of injured w -ie removed from flattened homes. The Putney memorial hospital received 250 Injured ind u-ported that additional victims were la-illg licit lilt' ll by the scores All beds wer • (Hied and pallets were- made on the floor for the overflow There was no accurate c heck of the dead Police estimated at hast six persons had been kilb-d and that win it debi ts is cleaicd from the negro district the list would lie considerably highet ton mis and nurses fn tn nearby towns were summoned. Four companies of national giiardst.n-ii arrived to preserve order. (’('(' workers came to help c-le.i wreckage and seiirc h for b icli.-s Red Cross workers ' h i relief stations to can- for the homeless. The city was without pow> lights or water only one- telephone- lineprovided c-iimmunhation with the outside- world The business sect hill was severely hit The- Elks dub building. Rosenberg department store. Sears Rii-'litu k building and ninny other plac es of business were wrecked. The clock cm the city hull was blown away. Freight sheds at thrailroad yards were- wrecked. Streets were blocked with roofs torn from buildings and homes o ('. Os (’. Directors Meet Monday Xiuht Herman H Krueckelierg. prest. dent of the Decatur ('hamlw-r of Commerce today called a meeting of the- Ihiukl of direc tors sot Monday evening at 7 oT lo< k at th" First StaG- Bank AH directors are asked to be present. o “(Jone With The Wind” To Be Shown In Decatur “Gon<- With The Wind." the most disc ussed motion ph lure ever made will lie shown in Dee-sto' In the- net tutor-, according to Huy Kalve- manager of ;he- Adams theater Although a definite date can not be- announced at this time dm- t<> the tong run showings In th- larger cities of Indiana. Mr. Kalver hopes to present the picture- in Dec atur In about six weeks. When '(tone With Th.- Wind’’ Is presented here it will be the sam<- full-length version shown at the world premier in Atlanta, comprising three hours and 5o minutes running time- Tin- same schedules .■nd advanced admission prices now prevailing In other cities, will he the- policy during the- Decatur showing CITY TO MARK LINCOLN BIRTH Bank, License Bureau To (’lose For Lincoln bay Monday The city will mark the- birthday of Abraham Littcohc th- Great E nanelpiitor next Monday No off.- il celebration f<»r th- city has b--n planned and most of the business houses will remain open The license bureau and the First State Bank are th- only business houses In the city which have re. ported that they will not be opc-n for business County offices, the post office, and stores will remain open as us* ' ual Flag* arc- expected to be dis* played In marking the event. I French Quluu, local historian > and authority on the lite of Lin* 1 coin, will speak Monday morning ■ st the Decatur juuior semor htcU school, as that institution observe** I! tbs occasion i ft will mark th*- ISth consecutive - year that Mt Quinn lu- s|H>ken <0 . the students on Lincolns biiib'l'X , In honor of the occasi- ti.