Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 38, Number 42, Decatur, Adams County, 17 February 1940 — Page 1

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REPUBLICANS OF ADAMS COUNTY STILL AT ODOS Who h Chairman Os County Central Commiltee Still A Question The rid In Adam* nownty lt« |iiil, ' llcan circle. M-emcd to have widened mill further today with the nomination of another election ionimiaaloner by the party’s •■second chairman." Cal f. "■■oke" Pnwnion. of thia < Ity. who. with Italph E. | Yaser la a i laimanl to the title of chairman of the Adams county Itepuhllcan central committee, today filed with the county clerk his nomination of Charles A. ItiirdK aa a member of the election Ime.rd to serve dtirlntr the !!•«• primary and general elections The patty, however. Is still without an election commissioner, despite this nomination and the one rsf .Mr Yager's earlier In the week, which nominatetl Itoltert Helm l<w,al clothier Clerk Clyde It Troutnet stated today that he had not and would not make the appointment of a lommlsalonrr until he heard from Archie N. Bobbitt, stale tlttl* chairman Clerk Trout ner wrote to Bobbitt two weeks ago today, asking for his rpilnn on the controveray. an to whom. If is < hairman of the Republican party here, hut no answer has been re i ceived as yet, he stated » Cites Statute Clerk Troutner. In making the alstve announcement, cited the stance which places upon the clerk the authorliy to appoint the commission members The law follows. “There la hereby treated In each county a Ixtard of primary election commlsiaoners to be composed of a cjerk of the circuit court and two others appointed by him. one of whom shall Im- taken from each of the two political parties casting the highest number of voles In the county In the last preceding general election, who shall Ite nominated In writing by the respective county chairman of said | two parties " Mr Tnrutner In particular cwlled attention to the phrase, appointed by him t the clerk I " and "nominated In writing by the teapeclive county < hairman." whkh gives the clerk authority to make the appointment and the county < hairman tbe power only to nominate such a rommisslonet-. The "two chairmen ' angle in the 1 (CONTINUED ON PAGE THHEK) CENSUSTAKEN EVERY 10 YEARS ConKtitution Provide* For Enumeration During Every Decade The constitution provides for an i enumeration of the population every 10 years. Bd. Christen In charge of the business < ensus now being made In the county, said today The first census was taken in 17»0 The census of IMO is the l<th ‘ time the people of the I'nlted Huton have been counted. Included In the census are some of the following questions. How ' old are you * Are you married* What in your education! In what , type of dwelling do you live? Where did you live tire years ago! But census officials are suggesting to the people that they do not be dialurbed about either the In- , format km desired from persons or from businesses No persons be sides the sworn census bureau official who takoa tbe report will ever see the individual report Per sonal or business information glv en the census taker will be loosed Into a statistleal melting pot to ap pear only In printed reports, never with the name or other Identifying Information. The I>M census reports will give up-to-date, accurate figures to answer questions concerning sweeping population changes which have occurred slnte Iwo Today (he answers are guesses The census will present facta For example It la generally accepted that population shifts have occurred. No definite knowledge is available, however, as to how great tbe changes were or where they 1 occurred. Tbe coming census will < show shifts from city to country and from country to city. It will 1 reveal shifts from state to state i and section to section What kind i of people Joined In this migration ' movement will be learned It will Itell whether they were femurs factory workers, or unskilled lab orera.

President Off On Fishing Trip J i i cA. A -jp B jHMKiQ 'S’VW jBW J? T i i i’.-i,|. >i- Franklin l> Rooaevelt waves terewellfran of the destroyer Lang, wtiirii cdrrled him I ( from the waterfront of I’ensacida. Fla. out to the cruiser Tuscalooaa. which Is carrying the t'hlef Executive on a tr-nday flailing trip in th*- Gulf of Mexico, At right Is Commander Felix Johnson, of the Laing. , This is a phonephoto. I

CHURCH HOLDS MEN'S MEETING Dr. I’. A. I’rank Speaks To Presbyterian Men’s Meeting Dr F A Frank wan th* speaker last night at the meeting of the men's fellowship organization of the Flrat Preaoyterian church Dr ' Frank itave a history of the augur \ beet Industry and related ,he three stages In the development of the sugar content of the lu-et During the election of officers. < James Hlbersott was named prowl-1 dent of the organization (or the ' t omitig year Wilson la*e was elected sec ret ary treasurer Following Is a portion of the ad-' dress given hy th- Frank • First was the breeder who gave the le-et Then followed the plant pathologist whose business It was to fight diseases of the beet, j thia was done mainly through doting of the beet Hut the present problem of the heel industry is thrown back again to lhe breed-( ler who now seeks to develop dll-1 i feretti varieties that are blight resisting No far there are being tested J! Varieties of lieels It Is , hoped by IM! to have enough blight resisting beet seed lo banish thia problem “Another problem is taken from , the history of the Iteet Industry In , Ohio during the past S» years Twenty years ago the aveiage yield per a< re was 15 tons In 19.T0 It was eigh' tons and today It has decreased to sis tons per ac re The reason for this is not due to the lack of fertilizing but to the fart that the soil becomes compact Where In 1920 one cubic loot of soil sown lo Iteelß Weighed pounds. lhe same soil lislay weighs '2 pounds This problem is also being met today through 1 egpei linentatlon " JUDGE FRUCHTE CITES COMPANY I»MUeM Citation Order Am Special Judice In Huntington Court Judge J Fred Fruchte. of the Adarna circuit court, serving as special Judge at Huntington, has cited the ('servo Co., Inc milk bottle leasing firm of Mouth Hend and Fort Wayne with the company president. Frank Palmer of Mouth Hend. and Truman Hey of Fort Wayne, manager of the Fort Wayne firm, to appear In court at Huntluffton February 27 The above named persons and corporation representatives are to appear at 9 a m on the day mentioned to show cause why they should not be held In contempt for alleged violation of an Injunction. ( servo holds an Injunction agalnst Mitnshlne Dairy of Fort Wayne hut part of the Injunction to "reciprocal" •» that It forbids * I'servo to use Nunshine hotties <>r permit Ita licensees to use Hunshlna bottles The last Judgment war made In the case last August by another Judge in a collateral action Now. Munshlne declares I’servo la again disobeying the Injunction I “(JOirrpIVBD (IN FAO» •!*>

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Decatur, Indiana, Satur day, February 17, 1910.

Former Resident Dies In Orlando. Florida Mrs Mary Watt Shoemaker. 70, former Adams county resident and wife bf Di S. A. Shoemaker, died yesterday at Orlando. Florida Surviving Itesldes the huslcand. are a Min. Paul at Berne and a daughter. Mrs Gilbert Ayres of North Hampton. Massachusetts. Two sisters. Mrs Charles Shoemaker of Muncie and Mrs Sherman Shroyer of Selma, also survive Funeral services will lx held Sunday at Orlando and burial will lie in the Mumie cemetery. FORMER LOCAL RESIDENT DIES Charles Simcoke Dies Friday Morning In California Charles Simcoke. 92. former res ide ut of Decatur and Monroe, died Fciday morning at 4 o'cloc k in Monrovia. Callfoinia. according to word received by his sister. Mrs Catherine Kauffman Cause of dealh was not given In the wire The dec c-ased was born In Monroe. a son of Van II and Adeline Hendricks Simcoke They later moved to Decatur where Y'an B Simcoke was county clerk He Is survived by his widow. Mrs. Mura Pritchett Simcoke, a •on. Richard, of St latuls and a daughter, Mrs Paul V llelnemall. also of St Louis Three slaters I survive. Including Mis Kauffman of this city. Mis Henry Fuller of Lima. Ohio and Mrs. Frank Smith of MGrange Mr Simcoke taught commercial classes In the Decatur high school and also at North Ward He had I resided In St I antis for about 3# cCONriNI ED ON PAGE THRBttt • -'*<*' -oMrs. Dan Zescr Is Reported Critical Mrs. Dan Zeser. manager of the E. F Gass store here, was reported to lie In critical condition at the Adams county memorial hospital late this morning. Relative* reported that her condition becaiße worse during the night and that little hopes are held for her rec overy.

I LENTEN MEDITATION (Rev L J Martin Nuttman Ave United Brethren Church! “THE MISSION OF JESUS’* Ths tan Os Man It cams to atok and to save that which was loot. Luke 19 10

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SPELLING BEE HERETUESDAY Recreation Department Sponsors Spelling Bee Tuesday Night The judges and pronouncer for the elementary spelling bee- to he held next Tuesday February 20. at 7:30 o'clock In the Lincoln m hcxtl auditorium under the auspices of the WPA recreation department. and cosponsored by lhe American Uqtlon were announced tcxlay by Geo F Laurent, recreation supervisor, who is in charge of th*- arrangements Miss Eloise English ln-f stntctor of the Decatur junior senior high school, will be the pronouncer. The judges will be G R.city . Bic t|y Vic tor Eicher, and’ Harold Miimma The American Ixntlon post of Decatur will award a medal to the winner. The* contestants will be the eight (test spellers from both the Lincoln school and St Joseph s school The c ontest Is for hoys and girls in the sixth grade and under A public address system will Ice Installed so that the audience may < learly hear every word The spelling bee is strictly an Individual contest, with the winner receiving the right to represent Decatur at a district tournament to lx* held In Muncie. Marc h IS, under the auspices of lhe recreation department of the works progress administration The- list of rules as announced by Mr laturent 1 There will be eight members to a team, composed of boys or girls in the sixth grade or under. I 2 Each contestant will be allowed IS seconds to spell bis word A ' timekeeper Will be provided 3. Each contestant pronounce the- word both before and after spelling The* 15 seconds will lx- for spelling only 4 Any person can challenge the decisions of the announcer as to the spelling of th<- word In this case the decision of the three judges will be final 5 When a person misses lhe word, he or she bolds his or her place until the word Is spelled correctly In the event no one spells (CONTINUED ON FAG» EIVBI

Sometimes we wonder why Jesus came all lhe way from Heaven down to earth just to die on the croaa. he resurrected and return to lhe Father Jesus rame for more thsn just to do this His mission was to buy back with His oun Iclimml that whic h was sepdratcxl and ItM from God. and to make a'onement and sacrifice for the sins of every person It Is an evident sac t lhat Jesus has come and lhat He Is still seeking snd saving the lost la another fact. Today He stands on the portals of untold thousands of people a hearts and seeks to find an entrance. He knows theh Ilves, their thoughts and their actions and He sees the deep recesses of tbslr hearts. He knows the

British Destroyers Enter Norwegian Waters To Drive Nazi Ship Ashore, Save Men

INLAND MAKES DRDENT APPEAL FOR MORE HELP ■'inland Warns Scandinavian Countries Os Need For Aid Helsinki. Finland. Feb 17 U.R) Finland may have to ask for lelp "elsewhere" unless the Bran ilnavian countries come to Its aid. he newspaper Shx ialdemoknittl irtmn of ih« dominant democratic ax-lallst party, warned tixtay The warning was taken as an ndlcatlon that an appeal for died. official aid might be made to Jreat Britain and France Hut so Imperative was Finland's iced for help that in some quarters he statement was taken to mean hat in an extremity Finland might •ven offer Germany far-reaching ■ottceoalons If It compelled Russia o halt Its war Commenting on Sweden's refusal if direct aid. the newspaper said 'Finnish trimps are still fighting They have got the right to know that they are not giving their lilimhl in vain . It is hoped that ihls Is not Sweden's final decision "Those people < who refuse aid I rpiKiiently do not realize that If help Is not received In time and on i sufficient scale from the northern countries, It will be necessary to look for help from other quarters. Thia would be the last resort. So far the Finns strove all are bxiklng for help from Scandinavia Whether we think with the brain or with the heart we can not escape the conclusion that the saving of Finland will deride the fate rd other nortbet n countries." Anxiety spread through Helsinki as it was realized that the government was making urgent appeals for help . Bn tn nif .'.launerhelm Hue. on the Itfth sU> of an attars unequal ed In furor since the world war. the Finns held firm It was admitted that they had lost ground It was obvious that they were fighting against seemingly ini pox tCONTINI'EI) ON PAGE THHKKI ARTIST SPEAKS HERE MONDAY Karl S. Bolander To Give Two Addresses Here Monday Karl S Bolander. artist, lecturer. r raftsman and teacher of more than 25 years experience, will speak In this city Monday under the auspices of the Decatur woman’s dub Mr. Ifcrlander will first talk to the students of the Decatur juniorsenior high school at 10:30 «'< lock Monday morning He will speak at the woman’s duh meeting In the evening During the afternoon he will go to Berne to apeak to the students of the high school at 2 3<> o't-lm k It Is said that no other art educator In the I'nlted States has had as great a variety of art Interest as Mr Bolander He la known as the art doctor who has proven that there Is art In everyone During the World War he served as <me of the 70 marine camoufleurs Under hla direction the buildings of the civic art museums at Fort Wayne and Cleveland. Ohio were started and completed ala coat of over a million dollars He has been a mem tier of art school faculties at Uhlcago. t'olum bus. Ohio; Cleveland. Fort Wayne ; CONTINUED UNPAGK THHEkT o Finnish Planes Bomb Russian Rail Artery Stockholm Feh 17 (I*Pi Finnish planes have bombed the Russian end of the Vllpurl-la<nlngrad railload, main artery of supply for the Russian Army attacking tbe Mannerheim line, and several rail road stations are burning as the reuslt a Helsinki dispatch to the newspaper Allehanda said today The dispatch, If correct would explain Finnish reports that the Russian attack shows signa of slackening because of an Intemiptlon in tbe supply of men, guns and ammunition.

To Speak Here f Karl S Bolander. artist and lecturer. will make three addresses itt the county Monday, speaking to the Decatur Woman's Club, the Decatur juniorsenior high a<-h<x>l and the Berne high school. JOB INSURANCE FIGURES GIVEN January Payments Nearly 50 Percent Under Previous Year Fort Wayne, Feb. 17.—-Payments amounting to |725.4430f> were made to Indiana workers lit Jaitu ary in the form of job insurance 1 hecks resulting from total or partial unemployment, the Indian-, unemployment compensation division announced trxlay The number of payments made In January increased 31 percent over Irecensbar. but • the c hecks Issued were IS percent fewer than In th previous January Increases in the number of pay ments were registered from December to January in ail but three of the field office territories in the state, the exceptions being Kokomo. New- t’astle and Connersville Temporary slackening in the automotive industries Imaled In those three cities had sent benefit payments unusuaTy high In De- < ember. ■'Experience has shown that It is normal for temporary unemployment to rise after the year-end. ' said la-ster Kassltig. division field office manager for the Fort Wayne area "Because job insurance payments are baaed on earned right, ft therefore Is normal for benefits to rise and provide an economic cushion for eligible employes who experience layoffs a good indication Os relative business conditions, however, is .comparison with tbe same |x <-••„! lasi year Division records shov' that in all section* of the state benefit claims were far lower thia lanuary than last, the deg,., oi decline varying from community to community "In the Fort Wayne field office -CTO'flxrtin OS PAGE THttKKf' FEW DAYS LEFT TO BUY PLATES Only Hair of Usual Number Os Auto Lirende Plates Are Sold Only about one half of the 1940 license plates that should be sold by Marc h 1 have been sold to date. It was estimated today by Miss Het ty Macklin, (ashler of the hx-al bureau To dale a total of MUI pairs of plates have been sold at the local bureau, in comparison with a total of Mill sold last year at the same date By March 1 last year a total of 2 Skit seta of plates had been Sold, thus showing that In comparison less than half of the plates which will be gold here by March 1 194<». • have beet) sold A total of 3.70 k seta of plates I were sold last year during the enr tire year The numbet this year • range from 47N,dno to Ivu.tMil • Nathan U Nelson. Imai bureau ! manager, today utged that prospective license lag purchasers buy their plates as soon as possible and I avoid the usual last minute rush ■ at the bureau f He also called attention to the » fad that the bureau will be < loaed < on Washington's birthday. Febru(ary 22, this year, for the (iral lime.

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British Destroyers Make Daring Naval Maneuver To Drive German Vessel Ashore Off Norway. ACTED ON ORDERS London. Feb 17 tU.R) British destroyers, deliberately entec Ing neutral waters, drove the German naval auxiliary ship Altmark ashor» on the Norwegian coast, killed four of Its crew and wounded five and rescued between .TOO and too British merchant seamen whom they found battened down under Its decks, the admiralty announced today Newa of tbe audacious naval action was disclosed In an admiralty communique which said the British warships ac ted upon admiralty orders to enter Norwegian waters and rescue the prisoners As part of the agreement the British destroyer Ivanhoe ordered the German tanker Balder to halt outside Norwegian waters and the Balder’s crew scuttled her "In German fashion." the admiralty said (There Is no Balder In Lloyd's register but there Is a German steamship. Baldur, of Hamburg. 5.M05 tons, i The admiralty communique said one of the British destroyers, the Cossack, chased the Altmark through the three miles of Norwegian territorial waters until it ran aground Men of ihe Cossack went ashore and In a hand to hand fight killed fotit of t.h<- Altmark men and wounded five tine Briton was wounded Part of the Altmark's crew fled Inland. Tbe remainder, lhe admiralty said "submitted" The British prisoners were taken off. aud lhe Cossack proceeded at full steam toward the British Isles It was expected to arrive at a Scottish port late today Epxlaining its amazing order to Its warships to pursue the Altmark into Norwegian waters, the admiralty charged that a Norewglau gunboat commander had informed the British ships that the Altmark was unarmed and that It knew nothing of any British seamen aboard. This captain, the admiralty said. Insisted that th<* Altmark had been searched at Bergen the day befog* and had received permission to use Norwegian territorial waters en CCONTINI ED ON PAGE THItF.EI PTA MEETING HELD FRIDAY Lincoln School Parent Teachers Association Holds Meetinx A large group attended tbe par-ent-teachers' association meeting at the Lincoln school Friday afternoon. All interesting piogram was presented by the students of the school during tbe meeting Mrs Amos Ketchum. Mis. George Rentz, Mrs Noah Steury. I Mrs Glen Hill Mis C C lettlgslon and Mrs Dallas Goldner were named to a nominating committee. , selecfc-d during the meeting Mrs Gertrude Myers of Fort Wayne delivered th<- main a-idr*- a. • peaking on "Civic Int-resfs of Clilldren. Principal P Bryce Thomas also I spoke briefly The meeting was tn charge of Mrs Dick Mr I'oiim 11, who called for reports of commit* tees In addition to th,, program as previously listed, a Hag drill was i presented by th<- Scout Cub* In 1 uniform, accompanied by altiging ' of sixth grade girls. The next meeting will lie In Id ' on the evening of March it. and - will In- In charge of Mrs 14 War--1 ten as chairman. Mrs. Wilfred Ila* I liegger, Mrs. Merle Hchnltz and Mrs Ivan Stucky Several play* lets will be presented. TIMSERATURt READING* r ■■ DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER i .. 3:00 a. m. 24 t: 10:00 a. m. _ . M I 11:00 a. . .. 33 WEATHER Mostly cloudy tonight and I Sunday: rain ar snow In south portion: slightly wsrmsr in satrams east portion