Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 38, Number 51, Decatur, Adams County, 28 February 1940 — Page 1

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Speaks Here II M* I ' floss P. Lockridge of Indiana university, director of the New Harmony memorial monument, spoke to students of the Decatur high school this morning, elplaln-! Ing the memorial plans STUDENTS HEAR DR. LOCKRIDGE •ss^e—. saw Director Os New Harmony Memorial .Movement Speaks H<;re Dr. Moss F Lockridge, of Indiana university, official director of the New Harmony memorial movement. spoke to seniors of the De .-star high school In several different classes this morning Dr. Lockridge explained the historic tMukground of the memorial movement, which was Isiin.-hed in Indiana l>y the state legislatiiie of IM*. The legisiatnre created a commission of lu members and levied a one mill lax for four years for the purpose of establishing this memorial Members of the commission are Mrs. Frederick (< Halt, of Indisnspoils, representing the women's clnh <»f Indiana; C II Mullen, of Hammond president of the Indiana srwte fedemflon nt lahar: Mrs Taylor, of Newhnrgh repreventing the Indiana form bureau; Clifton K Couch and Miss Helen Kilb.tt, of New Harmony, representing that cltf: Mrs. f-Ulmiind Hurke Hall rA Muncie and Dr IxM-krldge, representing the state at large In addition to these. I there are three ex-officio memtw«; Henry V. Schrleker. Ileuten-sal-governor; Herman H Wells, president of Indiana university; and Floyd I McMurray, state superintendent of public Instruction It is well known that the little town of New Harmony located on the lower Wabash lu Pneey county, which is the very end of the Hoes ier pocket, was the seat of two i world famed « communal experiments. These were the Harmony Society, better known as the Rapltes. and the Community of Kquality established by lloliert Owen a famous manufacturer and philosopher of New Lanatk. Scotland The llappites established a community there in I*l4. insed upon a unlqne religion and upon their own distinctive system of econumb living In common They founded a substantial community in which they built several laige community houses that are stand Ing In good condition today For ten years they made an outstanding success of their strange commnnity system They sold the community outright to IlnlM-rt rcnWTIWD OW TH Wl~ TWO ARE HURT IH AUTO CRASH Two Perwonß Injured In Head-on Collision Late Tuesday Two persons were hurt Die Tuesi day afternoon in a head-on crash , near the Nine Mile bouse bn federal road 27. north of fhla city. The Injured. Calvin Ehrsam of Pleasant Mills and Kenneth Neuenachwander. lift Oak street. De. a tai. ware brought to the Adams county memorial hospital. Ehrsam suffered a severe laceration on the back cd his head, but bls condition was reported as good today. Neuenachwander suffered slight cuts and eras to be released from the hospital late today Mrs. Theodore Bents, of Decatur route six. escaped injury as did Merle Foor of Pleasant Mills and L. 0 Kimble, of Fort Wayne drivers of the ears Foors. With the other local reeldeute. was enroute south and Kimble was earuute north.

POSSIBILITIES OFCOHTRABAHU BASES TALKED Britain May Establish Bases On Canadian West Coast Ixmdon, Feb 2S <U.R> Britain I has opened discuMlons with Canada on th.- ptmelbllity of establishing contraband control liases on th* Canadian west roast to chock traffic from the I'nite.l States and other pacific territories to Vladl , vostnk, it-was learned reliably today Britain also has reopened con- • versallons with Washington. It I was understood regarding I'nlled States export of rubber, tin and copper to Vladivostok for the' Soviet. The actions followed demands in the hmise of commons for lightening of the economic blocksde against Germany. There have been repealed questions as to whether the traffic 'o Soviet Itusaia was finding its way Into Germany's war machine Hom e sources have advocated < British contra bond control In the Pacific First lord of the admiralty Winston Churchill indicated In the house of commims that th- I navy was prepared to tighten the blockade If the gov -rnment decided that It was necessary in view of efforts against rousing the anger < of powerful neutral nations o Ask Sfhrirker T« Become Candidate Rochester. Ind . Feb. 2« ll'Pl — The second district Democratic committee last n'gb' approved a resolution meniorallzing Lieut -Gov Henry F Schricker of Knox to announce his willingness to accept the Democratic nomination for Governor and to permit the district organization to present his name at the pending state convention The resolution lauded Schrlcker’s service in the state senate and as Lieutenant-Governor. MORE ACTIVITY UH WEST FRONT Increased Activity It Reported Today From Western Front Paris. Feb 22 <UF> Increased patrol and artlllvry activity on the western front and continued long range aerial operations by both allied and German air forces were i eported today. French military dispatches said German planes, which yesterday penetrated to the Paris area, today operated over northern and eastern France while along the entire front French planes made photographs and re.-onnalssdnce flights The British, according to the French, again made important flights over German territory, reaching Kiel. Hamburg and Berlin Planes of the royal air force also operated over the Helgoland Bight, embracing Germany's North Sea naval and air bases. French war office communique No. 2M said that 'there was patrol activity with artillery Are at various pointe of the front.'* French military dispatches said German troops showed greater persistence than ever before In attempting to battle their way to French advance post*. French Attack Berlin. Feb. 2»-<UJ9 A strong body of French shock troops attacked German post'tons near Perl Just east of the Moselle rlwr. last night, the German high command announced today. The French, the Germans said, were supported by artillery lire but their attach was thrown bark The high command admitted that two German planes failed to return from reconnaisance flights to Britain yesterday • -ff Ikineke Funeral Is Held This Afternoon Funeral servlcea were held this afternoon for Mrs. William helneke. prominent Decatur lady, who died Monday al her home on North Fifth street Hervlces were held at the Zion Evangelical and Reformed church, with Rev C. M Fniglt officiating Burial was made In the Dacatur cematgry Mr Belneke, who has been seriously 111 was unable to attend the services and was to have lieen tomoved to the hospital tale this > atternuon. |

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■K*jNF > rBwJLz ' V A ■ U- g S fi V I 3KK ■■ This radiophoto from Borne shows the meeting of Myron Taylor, the president's special t—preaentatlve at the Vatican, with Pope Pius XII Taylor presented his rredenttala to the pontiff

BEITH CLAIMS FREDLUTTMAN Retired Farmer Dies Today At His Home North Os Decatur Fred Luttman. Mt. retired Root township resident, died this morning at 2:15 o'clock at his home*, six miles north of Decatur. Death was attributed to utemia. following an Illness of one year He had been liedfast for the* past lo days. He was a member of the Ht. Peter's Lutheran church and resided In Root township practically his entire life He was never married Hr was torn in Root township May 11. 1A59. the* son of Mr and Mrs. Henry Izittman Surviving are the following brothers and sisters; Henry Luttman with whom hr made his home; William of Fort Wayne. Mrs. Frank Neadottae of Decatur. Martin of Fort Wayne-. EM of Hturgls. Two brothers and a sister are dec eased Funeral services will lie held at 1 o'clock at lhe home and 1:30 o'clock at the church, with Rev L J Domself officiating. Burial u-ONTINI'EIi ON PAGE THftEKI ——————O— — — Cincinnati Bank Is Holdup Victim Tt»day Cincinnati. Feb 2» tU.I»> Two men held up the cashier and a teller of the First National Bank In suburban F.linwood Place today noon, locking the employes in a vault and taking about Id.ooo A Hamilton county police blockade was set up.

LENTEN MEDITATION I Rev Kenneth Timmons. Flrat Chriattan Church I “The Righteous Os The Kingdom” Far Your Heavenly Father Knaweth Matt. *:22.

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necessary things, hut are not provided for ns hy God apart from our own thought our own endeavor, onr own activity But none of these things to to produce anxiety In the hearts of the subjects of tbe King Let us see how He enforces It. First. He declares anxiety to be unnecessary In the children of such a Father In the second movement He declares anxiety to to unworthy In the subjects of such t. Kingdom In the third movement He declares anxiety to hr unfruitful Then Jesus declares Illa great divine principle, "geek ye first Ilia Kingdom and His righteousness ' Reck It everywhere Vour Father knows, and here to your blank check for neeeMltles "These lUUlgs Niall im addvd UttlU JUU."

As Taylor Met With Pope

Woman Steps In Front Os Auto, Dies Instantly Terre Haute Ind . Feb. 22 <UF> Mrs Mary L. Down. 50. was I killed instantly yesierday when she was struck by a car driven by Frank Ryan, local undertaker i Witnesses said the woman stepped into the pa'h of the machine ESTATE GLUM IS COMPLETED Judice Fruchte Takes Claim Against Estate Under Advisement — The claim suit of Mary Naxh against the estate of Ida Edrto waa turned over to Judge J Fred Fruchte for his decision this afternoon Judge Fruchte took the case under advisement and Is not expeeled to render his decision for some lime. Final arguments hy attorneys took up the major portion of court activities this morning, as the case was summed up to the court The case was started several weeks ago and heard Intermittently until this morning Argument ■ was all that remained before the 1 court was given lhe case In her suit, Mrs. Nash asketl for 11.472 allegedly owing her for services and talior performed for Mrs. Hdrls before her death The claimant is a granddaughter of the decedent. John Edr Is of Bluff ton conditi ted the defenae. while Arthur E Vnglew«le of thia city. Elmore Hturgta and (* E Sturgis of Bluffton presented the plaintiffs case

In this section of our laird's teaching. He reveals His principles which are to govern His people In their relations lo the things of this life He enjoins on them the necessity for a super.-urthly consciousness In touching earthly things. Towards superabundance, as we have seen, they are to b* wlthnu' eovetMMM*. In this connection w! , thrice repeated "Be not anxioua" 'Therefore I say unto you. Be not anxious" tver 25t "Be not therefore anxious' tver. 311. “Re not therefore anxious" tver 34 t This to the all-inclusive word. There are things of this life which are necessary which, so far aa we know, have no place In the larger life toward which we go. Food, drink, raiment are

Russian Armies Continue To Smash At Finnish Mannerheim Line; Air Activity Is Intense

F, D. R. MAKES INSPECTION OF CANALBEFENSE Rwosevelt Recommends More Planes And (Juns For Defense Aboard Tb<- Destroyer lang. Feb 2S <U.R) President Roosevelt fished in the Caribbean today after an intensive Inspection of Panama Canal defenses. He completed liis Inapectltm with a recommendation for more airplanes and more guns for the canal's defense. But he empha sized that outj»r defences in the east should Icaik le-yond canal protection and actually consHlule defense of the southeast Atlantic and the gulf coasts. The cruiser Tuncalooaa c-h-arc-d Cristobai late yesterday afternoon after a journey through the canal Mr Roosevelt reviewed his conclusions after a conferent e aboard the cruiser with President Augusto H. Boyd ot Panama The canal needs more fighting airplane— and more anti aircraft guns, he said. Present plans for the acquisition of more guns and planes primarily must Is- pushed toward completion and the*n plans for further acquisitions must lie cousldere-d. he said The president defined the critical canal defense area as encompassing the western half of the Caribbean and eastward, most of central America, north to Guatemala. wc—tward ft"" miles Into the Pacific, south to Kcuador. Colom , Ida and western Venezuela Plans 1 for defense of the- canal he said, must envisage activity in or above all of Central America and the three northern Month American nations Beyond this crucial zone he continued. the outer defense lines ! . roes Puerto Rico and the Vfrgln Islands He emphasized that he wants to disabuse the i l'-a of some congressmen that this line is solely foi canal defense. The- outer lines, he said, defend also the sotltheast Atlantic and gulf coasts He pointed out that only half of the anti aircraft guns and planes projected for canal defense have actually lieen delivered PresMen' Boyd said after his conference with Mr Hoosc-velt. that the fate of all the American 'republics was lied up ill the canal and that all would <ooperate in Its defenseMr Roosevelt said he would have defense talks with president elect Rafael Calderon Guardia of Costa Rica who la scheduled to be In Washington abont March IS He decUnod to specify at what port he would dlaemhark in the I'nlted Stales or when. liut said he has engagements In Washington March 4. seventh anniversary of his assumption of the presidency REGISTRATION RULES LISTED No Official Regiiitration Officers Are Named For Primary County clerk Clyde (>. Troutner today called tho attention of all voters to the fact that no offic tai registration officers are named for the primary. Thus all persons exporting to register for the first time, re-regis-ter. or transfer their registrations must call at the county clerk's office or Bl the offices of one of the town clerks tn the county. Registration at the office has slowed down considerably in the past few days, despite the fact that there are scores of persons not eligible to vote Clerk Troutner also staled that. In accordance with a ruling received from the election Imard. candidates for precinct committeemen will not be required to file a petition with their declaration of candidacy All other candidates must file such a petition, however The petitions must beat the signature of a number of voters representing onehalf of one percent of the votes cast by all parties for the secretary of alate io Ike last election.

SUMNEB WELLES IN SWITZERLAND Sp<*cial Peace Envoy To Arrive In Berlin Friday Mornimc Zurich. Switzerland. Feb 2R. (UP) Sumner Welles, President Roosi-velt's special envoy, arrived here today at fi 45 p. m. He Is enroute to Berlin for a conference with Fuehrer Adolf Hitler as part of his observation tour for President Roosevelt. If Is expected he would leave for the German capital tomorrow afternoon. He comes from Rome and conferences with Premier Benito Mussolini. other high Italian officials, and foreign ambassadors, in a special railroad car provided by the Italian government. He will stay here tonight, leave tomorrow for Berlin, and arrive there Friday morning. Reports from Berlin said his arrival was being prefaced by resounding denials in the G'-rman press that Hitler was «Hp_. sidering any peace move. Editorials inspired by the government said that Germany would be ready to talk peace only after it had won In military victory. Welles' stay here had not been scheduled and was believed to have been det ided at the last moment so that he could meet his old friend, la-land Harrison. I'nlted Slates minister to Switzerland. Deny Peace Plan Berlin. Feb 2* (UP) The German press denied reports that Adolf Hitler was considering a peace plan today, as a prelude to the visit of Sumner Welles. I'nlted Stan- undersecretary of state. Morning newspapers said Ger-tiiaiiy-woiiliLhe ready to talk peace ~icONTDH'ED "N PACIW SIVBi SCOUT BANQUET HELD TUESDAY Annual Adams County Boy Scout Banquet Is Held Tuesday The annual Adams county Boy Scout banquet was held Tuesday evening at the K. of P home in this city, with approximately 175 men and Boy Scouts in attendance. The principal address was delivered by Rev. G T Rosaelot, pastor of the First I'nlted Brethren < hur< h In this city, who -.poke on "Scouting In Africa '' Rev. Rosaelot. who spent 1» years in Africa as a missionary, gave an interesting talk on scout work on that continent, saying that the Boy Scouts in Africa are very similar to those in lh<- I'niti-d Stales. Scouting, the former missionary said, was conceived In Africa Sir ItolH-rl Baden Powell, an Englishman formed an organization of boys during the Itoei war. using them as a messenger corps These lads responded so well. Rev. Rosselot related, that Powell continued the organization after the war. starting the Boy Scout movement In Ixmdon in IW. The first Bov Scout troop in the I'nlted Stales was organized In 191" Rev. Rosselot said that most of the scouting In Africa Is done through the schools, and that the African scouts study first aid. knot tiring, printing, and other matters the same as American scouts. Lloyd A. Cowens, county scout commissioner, presented the trophy for the most points In troop ach levrment during the- past year to troop C 2. sponsored by the Decatur Lions club, laiwell Smith, troop 42. scoutmaster, accepted the trophy. The winning troop scored 1.150 pointe; troop «T sponsored hy American la-glon. scoutmaster Walter Gladfelter. scored 1.114 points; and troop dl. sponsored by the- Rotary club. Hany Grube, scoutmaster, scored 1.043 points. Brief talks were given by Homer Smeltzer. Allen county scout com.I*ONTINUKD ON FAUK THRBID Seeks Nomination Ah Lieutenant-Governor Brazil. Ind. Feb 22-tUJO-City | attorney George N Craig of Braall today announced big candidacy for the Republican nomination for lieu- j tenant-governor. Craig (erred tbe state committee as a stump speaker throughout the state in the 193* c-stupaign. |

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Red Troops Exert Steady PreNMure Against Finn Defenses In Attempt To Capture Viipuri. PLANE FLIGHTS ißy Rdward W Battle. Jr.l Helsinki. Feb. 29 'U.PJ Finland threw reinforcement b Into thev western end of the Mannerheim line today after fighting, according to an official communique, defensive actions on th>- endangered Karelian Isthmus front. The communique- said that tinred army suffered heavy casualties again in attacks on the- .Mannerhelm line, where- the Finns havo bea-n seeking to prevent a lite-ale-throngh toward the evacuated and almost de-mollshed city of Viipuri. There was much artillery activity on Isith sides, the- communique* said in describing Tuesday's developments Russian treaips attacked at many points extending from the Karelian Isthmus to die- far northern I'etxamo front, the commilhiqile -said, but were repulsed except where the Finns retired to prepared positions at Nantsl on the northernmost front Two Russian planes were shot down during the day. the commtinlque said It added that Russian tones made new attempts to advance northeast of lake ladoga but were repulsed Finns dispersed several Russian detachments In the Kiihmo central front sector. the- communique said, ope rations continued against a Russian force which has lieen surrounded. A few Ruestan "strong points" tn that sector were captured Guerilla activity continued on other fronts, the communique said, adding that the Russian aerial iHimliardinenf in the I’eisamo region did little damage The greatest danger appeared to lie that the Russians would break through the coastal defenses near Viipuri and move on lhe city from the west Fly Over Berlin London. Fete. 2* <UPI For the second consecutive night British royal air force planes flew over Berlin last night and extended their operations to Hanover ami the German naval bases of Kiel and Cuxhaven tin- air ministry announced today The announcement followed German reports that British planes flying to German territory had violated Dutch neutrality Hutch anti aircraft gunners at Amsterdam hied fired on trespassing planes. It was confirmed. The- war in the air and on the sea. It was reported, took a toll during the past 24 hours of four airplanes, two submarines and several merchant ships Antiaircraft firing had been heard in Amsterdam early In lhe evening and at 145 a m It started again The plan- s Were not Identified. One iinc-xplcaled shell fell through the- roof of a hmise and penetrated three floois on Which people Were asleep, without Injuring anyone In addition to two German bombing planes brought down yesterday by royal air force defenders. the crew of the Alierdeen tCONTINUMD f>n PAG» KIVgl~ AGED MAN DIES AT INFIRMARY John McCroitkey Die* Wednesday Night After Extended Illness John Mcf'roskey. aged alaiut xd. died at the Adams county Infirmary Tuesday night at 11:45 o'clock. Death was attributed to complication* after an illness of five years. He was torn In Richmond, but. had spent practically his entire lifn In the southern part of Adami county, where he was employed as a well driller aqg tool dresser. • Surviving are a sou. Merle MeCroskey of Geneva and two daughters. living in Ohio. A brother. Jacob McCroekey, Ilves In Pennville. He was a number ol the st, Mary's Catholic church Funeral nerv’e-es will he held at ths church Friday morniig at !• o'ctoeh. Rev J J. Helmets Official- | Ing. Baria! will be in the Bt Joseph ceinetery The body may to viewed after 7 20 o'clock thia evening at the Gllllg and Doan tuneial , home. _