Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 38, Number 55, Decatur, Adams County, 4 March 1940 — Page 1

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GERMAN PLANE BOMBS LINER. 106 ARE DEAD British Liner Im Bombed And Raked By Marhinc Gum Ixmdon. March 4. — UP> A German bomber converted the Brltiah t Utter immala Into “hell let taoae'* with three direct bomh hila and . then ripped holea Into life boat* and riddled fleeing paanengera with machine gun bullet*, the Dornala a yiiartermaater aaid today. Bomba and machine gun* killed log civilian* aboard the Iktmala early Saturday In the deadbeat air raid on a Brltiah ahlp alnr-e the war began The 296 aurvlvora who -hared apace on Itfeboata and raft* with the bodies of machine gun victim*, were taken aboard other ahlpa or rode out heavy ara* io ' reach a channel port hour* later. The caaualty liat compered with i the 112 civilian live* loat when the Athenla waa torpedoed The Mil-ton Itomala. en route acron* the Kngliah channel from ' Antwerp, carried a crew of lut> and Sil Brltiah Indian paaaenger*. Os the latter. 143 had jn»t been repatriated from Germany. The Helnkel bomber attacked Itetween A and i a m A lifeboatman nald the Dornala'*. crew watched It approach with all navigation light* burning and thought it wa* a Brltiah plane. The crew waved aa the bomber ■wooped to within 40 feel of the Ifner'a de<k Four bomb* dropped. One mianed. The other three (truck the de<k* on the bridge, amldahlp. and aatern. Within 20 minute* the *hip wa* ablaze, th.captain wa* killed on hl* bridge and 100 other* were killed by the bomb explosion* or trapped.and burned In the Interior of the ship One aurvlvor aaid that after the flrat bomb, the plane *klmmed low and sprayed the d.-<k» with ma- ’ chine gun bullet* a* paasenger* and crew arrambled for lifeboat* and raft*. The quartermaster said the flrat bomb wa* a direct hit *mld*hip* •nd the second shattered the bridge. i "Then I wa* in a'lifeboat with 15 I tCONTIXI Kl> ON PMIE FOl Hl ». RIVER BANKS I i OVERFLOWING Heavy Rains. Melting Ice And Snow Cause Rise Os River 1 The usually dor-lie St Mary * rivI er turned into an Mgry Mrram over - the weekend aa continued rain* •nd melting snow and Ice poured - Into her from smaller < reek* and i tributaries i The St. Mary'*, carrying huge Ice floes and thousand of hit* of i drift wood broke all hank* and I reached the highe.t level *in< e ■ 1»M. Walter S Gladfelter. local river > and precipitation observer, reportrl«4 that tba river stood at i; ; feet thia morning, a rise of more > ’ than one foot during the 24 hour ' preceding period The stream Mood al M 27 feet Sunday morning ‘ Meanwhile the river had cra*hed ' its banka on both side* and wa* Inundating field* and farm* along .'the way At lioih the east and north I bridge*. Ice jam* were him king I the fkrw of the river. A torrential rain Saturday after >! noon accompanied a wind and eleci trical storm that brought tba flrat i < thunder and lightning of the season Mr. Gladfelter reported the pre- * cipitatlon as follow*: Friday. .25 Inch; Saturday .7* inches and Sunday. 14 Inches He statvd that he believed that . the river had reached a crest dur--1 Ing the night, since it remained * near the 17-fool mark throughout late Saturday and Sunday night. Despite the enormou* amount of '' ice and debri* that are piled r against the bridge*, he Mated he did not believe any danger to the " bridge* exlata. He alated that unless it became r too cold today the h-e prolwbly would be broken away. »' ■■■'■ "♦’ i Lightning Strikes i Residence In Berne <1 Lightning struck the home of r Mr*. Dan Stuckey In Berne Satur- • day afternoon during the electrl- » cal storm No fire resulted but the f roof waa badly damaged o, Klectrlcal eervlce* In Berne In e aevaral instances wa* disrupted ‘ for approximately 24 hours before I crew* could get line* repaired

/ Presidential Hopefuls at Press Party < W-' ■I ■ f' *5 D J ft 5 w-' v ' -kjRr W * ■■ r V I’oaaibllltle*. near |H>**lhtlltlc*. and vague poaslhllltle* are pictured nt annual Pre** t’luh irarty in Washington where the to-wsno ti < ar>-lv*»ly (Hiked fun at high government official* Seated left to right, are Paul V Mi Nutt. S. II Arthur Vandenberg. Jesse Jone* and Thoma* E Ih-wey Standing, left to tight, are Koliert J.ti k«on Itep Bruce Bortoli Sen Burton K Wheeler. Norman Thomas and Sen Bennett Champ t'lark

URGE INCREASE IN BOYS WORK ; State Boys l-H Club Leader Urge* New Cluhs Be Formed Here F. M. Shanklin, state leader nt boy* 4-H club work, wan In Decatur; last week and met with the adult ' Ixiys 4 H club leader# ini the Junior leader* for Ixiys 4-11 club work • To the leader* pre»ent, tie stated that he believed that an Increase In hoy* 4-14 club work could and 1 should Im* made in Adam* county I The club prow* la In whivw 4w tell I that Increase should and could be made wan 4-H *ugar bed. coni club, tomato and garden project* In the liveatock field, he recom-' mendeil that pig club project* and lamb club project* should be offered. He stated that more boy* In Ind ! iana were enrolled in pin club work than in any other one 4-H project and if a business like arrangement can be made lietween father and MM so that the hoy could realise some returns for hl* efforts, that this Is one project ( ' that would make nice returns for the club member. Mr. Shanklin also slated that the lamb dub project was one In which ! the boy* could make quick return < for their efforts and help to place | ! the small farm flock* on a better I paying basis. He further suggested I in regard to 4 II dub lamb project work that where an arrangement , could he made whereby the club , mrmbri Ixiught an interest In the I flock or for taking care of the , flock could make nice return* for hi* efforts. Hoy* who take lamb , club projects would have a chance Io exhibit a pen of three wether , lam Im at the lamb show in Kort ’ Wayne on Thursday. July 11. and would also lie permitted to make I "TjxwTtMtnin nir f»<iw hvbi CHECK FORGER UNDER ARREST i Chalmer Knittie Im Under Arrest On (’heck Fora* in& Chance ’ Chalmer Knittie. M. of near thia city, is being held In the Adam* county jail here, awaiting arraign ment on a charge of forgery, filed . In three count*. f Knlttle was arrested Sunday by Sheriff Ed Miller after month* of . Investigation by the sheriffs de- . pertmenl and other authorities. The arrest of Knlttle. the »herlff. ’ stated, is espected to clear up half a score of check forgerlee during the past few month*. '' Knlttle la charged specifically with Issuing three check* to .Rhodes grocery here, forging the name of Glen Knlttle A < heck for |in was purportedly forged on JanP nary I#. The sheriff also charged that t Knlttle had Issued 10 or II checks, ■■ amounting to IWW In all. I- Knlttle entered a plea of guilty r to the count* when arraigned before Judge J. Fred Frucht* In drn cult court this afternoon and was 4 remanded to Jail, while the court * took his punishment under advisement i

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Decatur, Indiana, Monday, Marrh I, 1910.

Mrs. John Heller Is Hurt In Fall Sunday | Mrs. John Beiler, who wa* recup ■ crating from Injuries received In a 1 fall several month* ago. met with ' another miihap ftunday morning when she felt down the cellar step* I at her home on Winchester street , Hhe received a nurnlier of painful iut* and bruise* but wax resting , some easier this afternoon * —- —o DOAN IS HEAD OF COMMITTEE — Head* County Committee To Work With Social Conference I John M Isi.-iii. Washington township trustee, has been named chairman of an Adam* county committee which will work with the Ind ' lana state social work conference. The appointment wa* made by Murray A. Auerhach. president of the state conference Mr. Itoan was also named to lb>general <-ommlttee of the northeast ■ region of the conference Th tin ties In the northeast region Include. ! Adam*. Allen. DeKalb. Huntington. lai Grange. Miami. Noble. Hteulien. ; Waiiash. Wells and Whitley Fort Wayne has lieen designated a* the t enter for the region and I i meetings are to Im- held there Ora It. Kuhlman. Allen county public welfare director, has lieen named chairman of the regional committee. Purdue Expert To Meet With Leader* Miss Blanche ZAilng. extension specialist In house furnishings of Furdue I'niversily. will meet with; various leaders of the Adams < oun-: ty home economics club leader- ’ Wednesday. In the junior senior high school. Decatur. a m Thl* meeting will lie devoted to the making of a slip cover and promises to lie very interesting A potluck dinner will be served at noon land instructions will continue in* (the afternoon.

LENTEN MEDITATION (Her. D (Irether. Halem Reformed Church. Magleyi A Challenge to Ixiyal Diacipleahip “Will ya also «o away?" Jahn fl:(7

have the more abundant life Thia many of them deaplsed There wa* nothing wrong with them In their own eatlmallon so (hey deserted Him to walk with Him no more They had enjoyed the fellowship of Ills follower* for a aeaaon but were not Inieiested in the spiritual blaaalngs He offered , Alas, humanity la ever tha same How many member* of the Church today ar* follower* of Ckrlat only after a fashion They gladly accept moat everything the church bgaement. or the social parlor* have to offer, but when the called and ordained servant of the Lord ofler* the Btead of Life from the pulpit they would rathei go away Mera lunch counter isllgi'in will starve the soul "Will ye also go *way?” May our desire for spiritual realities •nd for the Bread of Life prompt us to *ay with Feter, laud to whom shall we go? Thou hast the words of eternal Ufa."

IVAN GARWOOD GIVEN LENIENCY Decatur Man I* Given Suspended Sentence At Bluffton Bluff ton. Ind. March 4— (Special I J F Decker, judge of the Well* circuit court, today granted leniency to Ivan F. Oarwood, of Decatur, who pleaded guilty Friday to a < harge of forgery Judge Decker fined GarwisMl lin and coats and sentenceil him to serve two Io 14 year* at the state prison. The sentence waa Wn* pended on condition Garwood make restitution within !«• day* to the firm* who i ashed fraudulent check*. He was not required to enter a brief to a burglary charge also returned against him by it Well* grand jury. The Decatur man was taken Into rußiody by Well* county authorities Thursday on hi* release from the state reformatory at Pendleton, where he had completed serving a sentence Imposed In the Adam* i ir- 1 cult court for robbery. Garwood, according to report*, made » splendid record while »ei vIng the sentem-e imposed by Judge J. Fred Frmhte In the Adam* circuit court. —— o — Routine Business I* Conducted By Trustee* Routine business. Including the purchase of diplomas, was conduct‘>•<l by the Adam* county liourd of township trustee* Saturday In the I meeting at the offices of C. E. Striker, county school superintendent — - Mwrence Anspauxh Second in Conte*t Mr. and Mr*. Elmer J Anspaugh of this city received wind today that their non. laswrence. won second place in the monthly eimU-st •I the New York Institute of Photo--1 graphv. where he I* a student In I commercial photography.

Thl* question filled with human lendernes* and divine patbo* Jesus put to Illa twelve disciples Why the "alao?" Bi ause we read In the previous verae, "From that time many of Hl* disciples went hack, and walked no more with Him." Why did they follow Him In the flrat place? gome out of mere curtoeBy. others for material beneflta such a* physical healing and free bread They even wanted to make Him their bread king lie said "Ye eeek me because ye did eat of the l<«ve* and were filled ” When He offered Himself as the Bread of Life "the Jew* murmured al Him. Ih-< ■ use He said. I am the bread which came down from heaven." He came to offer III* follower* living bread and spiritual healing that they might

24-Block Area Os Pennsylvania City Sinks Into Mine Diggings With Damage Os Over Million

FIRE IS FOUND IN COURT HOUSE Eire Is Believed To Have Started From Lightning Bolt A fire in the wall* of the county court house, first dltu-ovei-ed this morning, wa* attributed to a liolt of lightning which struck the building Saturday afternoon. In the midst of the electrical storm Saturday a lailt. ft I* lielieved. struck the tower of the court house, followe,! down Into the electrical wiring and blew fuse* for nil upstair* electrical circuit* and several of those below. An electrician wa* summoned and wuccee'llng In restoring all electrical service, except for one line The electrician and Will Schttmacher. court bouse ■ ustorlan worked nearly all day Sunday in an effort to find the cause. l-larly thl* morning. Mis* Alice l-enhart. deputy In the office of John W. Blakey, county treasurer, first noticed the fire When she leaned against a wall in the Inner office of the treasurer'* office, she noticed the he*’ off the wall. The cushMllati wa* summoned and the fire was discovered. Flame* were < urllng out of the electrical raceptacle In the l>a*ement and a brown, scon-lied line followed up the wall and across to the fixture in the tenter of the room, attesting to the burning ail the way. An umbrella lieloiiging to Mis* I^-nhart wa* badly burned almut the handle The wire* were dipped and the fire was believed to have In-en extinguished In a short lime. | One lioiier in the court house heating system wa* not in use thl* morning, because a toll In the electrical unit of the system wa* burned out. RURAL SCHOOLS TO GIVE PLATS Rural School* To Present Annual Play* Thursday And Friday The series of one-act play* presented annuallyetiy the rural high schools of Adams county will be given Thursday and Frldry nights , of this week. On Thursday night plays will Im ' presented by .Monmonth. Plei«ant Mill*. Monroe and Kirkland a' the ’ Monmouth high achool Th< plate ■ was changed from Pleasatit Mills ' to Monmouth Iw-cause of banket- ' ball practice of the Pleasant Mill* team, preparatory to the regional - tourney at Auburn. Ou the name night, plays will be given at Geneva by Geneva. Jefferson and liartfoid high school* l On Friday night the st hool* will * reverse the place of pii-srtitation and toh*e from the south half of 1 the county will go to Monmouth, ' while those lii the north half will go to Geneva Admlaulon will be io cent* at both m-hools eac h evening and the 1 ticket will entitle the holder to witness all play* that evening ■— o Decatur Clothier In Serioun Condition O. L. Vance. Decatur clothier. I* reported seriously 111 at hl* home here, suffering from a heart aliment He wa* flrat stricken late Friday. His condition was reported a* j still serious and unchanged today. He la a member of the firm of Vance 4 Linn Rexular K. Os ( . -.Meeting Tonight The regular m’-eting of the Decatur council of the Knight* of Columbus will be held at the K of C. hall this evening at K o'clock. All members are urged to he present. Decatur Police Chief At School Police Chief James Borders la at Purdue this week attending the police school being held there Joe Kortenlier. city employe at the city hall. Is acting as apocibl officer In hl* absence, with Officer Boy Chllcnte taking over the duties ol thief

FINNS PROMISE STUBBORN FIGHT AGAINSTRUSSIA Bolster Ik’fense Lines; Russia Claims New Victories llel*lnki. Finland. March 4 <U.» —Consolidating them*eive* along new defense Hue* extending eastward from Vllpurl through a line of strong luke defenses, Finnish troop* promlserl *tublHirn resistance today to any new llu**la:> advance* Though emphasis wa* put on fighting in the vicinity of Vllpurl. dispatches Indicated that the greatest Knsslan pleasure wa* lielng exerted on the .-astern half of the .Mannerhelm line Both the extrme left flank of the Finnish line, along latke Ladoga, and the latke Vuokal area In the center, were objective* of strong at talk The Finn* were concentrating on ilelaylng tactics a* they strengthened their defenses In their rear l-lach day. dlspntche* Indicated, meant stronger defense* pari leu larly westward of Vllpurl. so that any drive toward Helsinki would l>e costly If not impossible. The Finns sorely needed the heavy snowfalls dhlch uaually come »t this time of year. There wa* promise of continued snow* recently, but what started a* a raging blizzard flickered out. It was said here that the Finnish withdrawal* In the Karelian Isthmus were due partly to a thaw, which made defense of a lake Hue ! area vaster Cleas On Vllpurl Moscow, March 4 >U.PJ Hus■lan troop* closed on Vllpurl today from north, east and south after having claimed the capture of an entire Finnish headrptarters. Ait army communique said the Russian* in surrounding the city, i occupied the hamlet of Saarvl*. to . 'Io not th capturing font .. Inch field gun* and a fully equipped hindquarters of "a large military , formation " ’ The Ituasiana also occupied the lin|H>rtant Inland of Tuupuran. on the gulf coast just south of Vllpurl and captured six defensive forth . flcat ions It was asserted Five of , the fortifications were artlll.-ry > atroug point*. In which the Rus- , slan* found heavy coastal gun* In good order, according to the com- . tnnnlque i The le-nlngrad headquarter*. In «V*NTINI*KI> ON PAtIK FIVE! John Schurxer Heads Decalur CYO Group 1 John Hchurger wa* ele« ted president of the Itecatur CV<> at the regular monthly meeting Other officer* are Cletus Miller, vliepreslI dent; Esther Rumschlag. ser retaty; Alice Baker treasurer. The senior class presenti-d a oneact play and community singing j was also enjoyed "Eternal Life.' ta passion playi In motion pictures, t wll he presented at the Catholic sr hiMil auditorium Bunday evening. Tickets may >••• secured from CYO members. ,DALLAS HOWER : IS APPOINTED

Re-Appointed By Com- » mis*ioners to Alcoholic Bevcraxe Board Dallas M Hower of thl* city, today wa* ry*ppolnt*d a member of the Adam* county alcoholic t (leverage board, by the board of county commlaaloner* ~ Mr. Hower ha* been a member |. of the iMMird since it* organlxutlon - In 1»36 Vader the law. the county II commissioner* name a member i and the mayor of the city In which lhe county seat Is loiated names one A year ago Charles Zimmerman wus named by Forrest Elzey, j I mayor of Decatur. The board preside* at hearing* t on bear and liquor application* In > thl* county. The state represents e tlve of the excise department I* y the third member of the hoerd. r The commlaaloner* were busy y thl* morning checking and allowif lug bills. The hoard will Im- In ! session again Tuesday.

Price Two Cento.

More Than 4,000 Forced To Flee Da maxed Homes In Shenandoah Cavein This Morninx. NOBODY INJURED .Shenandoah. Pa . March 4 'U PJ A 24-block area of thl* anthracite city sank Into mine digglnga today, affecting property worth more than ll.mattam and forcing more than 4.0<»0 persons to fleo their twisted and damaged homes. The cavein wa* the worst In the history of the uoutbwrn anthracite field City officials estimated actual damage upward from 1500.(100 and more than 1.500 of the (w-rson* living in the affected area were rendered at leaat temporarily homeh-s*. a* many more were made joble** A total of about (100 buildings. Including Hhetiandoah's new 1150.000 WPA postoffice were affected by the settling Many were only slightly damaged; other* were moved from their foundations. At least 35 of the structure* housed commercial establishment* and factories The 1,600 pupil* attending the two schools In the settlement area were ordered to stay home Poller ro|>ed off the district and halted frantic resident* who hoped to salvage their household effect*, from reentering their homes Continued rumbling and the widening of fissure* from two Inches to a Bait led city official* to believe that a moo severe cavein wa* imminent Some house* sank 5 feet, while other stone and brick structure* settled nearly two feet. One of the school house* was cracked In half. lumm of life wa* averted a* warning rumbling* enabbil reeideii'* to flee. "A thump as the ground gave ICONTINL'EII ON PA<»W SIVBI PLAN COTTAGE PRAYER MEETS Meeting* T« Precede Revival Service At First I’. B. Church In preparation for the revival service* at the First t'nlted Brethren church which begin Sunday. March !<•. cottage prayer meeting* will be held simultaneously in difference parts of the city on Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday and Friday of this week Tbege *ervices will liegln at 9 <*' a m. and last three-quarter* of an hour. They will be held at the following place*: District No. 1 Vuesday Mrs. C. E. Merryman. 112 North Ninth street. Wednesday Mrs. Addie Andrew*. northwest corner Marshall and Seventh streets Thursday — Mr* I A. Maddox. 3tt» North Hcvetnh street Friday Mr*. <’. E Baughman, *l* W Madison street District No. 2 Tuesday- Mi* Middle Deltseh. 513 South Fifth street Wednesday Mrs Goldie Fisher. »l* Adams street Thursday Mrs George Hill. ITT .South Ninth street Friday—Mrs. Hoy Mamma. Mitt Adams street.

Oiatrict Nc. 3 Tuesday— Mrs. Charlea llotienold. 214 South Tenth street M’edueaday Mrs. Fannie Hitchrock. 915 Watt Jefferson r’reet Thursday Mra G. A. I.lalit. 222 South Eleventh street Friday .Mra Ellas Sudduth Ili>3 Weal Elm street District No. 4 Tuesday Mra Ulan Hill, 112 North Eleventh street Wednesday Mra James Hurst, IWS West Monroe atrert. Thursday Mra Myrtle Wise, 319 North Eleventh street. Friday Mra. Nelson Abbot 1 , 131 North Tenth street. — » TEMPERATURE READING! DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER 0:00 a m . 34 10:00 a. m.... 34 Noon M t:M> 0, m. J 4 3:00 f>. m. 34 WEATHER Mostly cloudy tonlfht, becoming fair Tuesday: not much change in temperature. .