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Candidate Philip Strahni. Root townahlp, uiday anniMtnecd hla canilldni y tor renomlnatlon on th>- If.in xratl. thrket aa county comtniaaloner from the aerond dlatrlci EXTENSION OF TIME GRANTED • City Given Until April 1 l or Action On Swimming Pool The Indiana atate board o( health haa granted the city o( Decatur until April I to take atepa toward providing a nwlmming pool which would meet the board* requiremen fa In reply to a communication from Vincent F Kelley, city attorney, asking for more time, the Ixmrd net April I aa 'he date on which a definite action would he eapected from the city council The communication ftom the board Waa read to the city touncll laat night In Its regular meeting at the city hall by H. Vernon Aurand. city clerk-treakurer. The board last month notified the city that unleaa approtlmately IlS.otat In Improvement* were made opening of the present mutiicipii 1 *wimmlniF pool would ' not he permitted this summer . In addition to considering the improvement of the present pool. It Is understood that the council has hem debating the advisability of vmiatructlng a new pool at piobably twice the above figure, rather than adding the cost of Improvements to the old pool The communication from the alate board, written by 11 A Poole, .•hlef engineer, was placed <* rec--1 ord. The communication stated that the board had no objections . to waiting until April 1 and>asur,ed the r lty of its cooperation in ’ the matter. o- - —- - Moomp Member* To Meet Thit* Evening Mem tiers of the laiyal Order of Moose are asked to me-* at the Moose home at ?;H> o'clock thia evening, from where they will go ,to the home of the late O l» Vance. Decatur Officials Named To Committee Vlncnnt Kelley and H Vernon Anrand. Decatur city attorney and . clerk treasurer, respectively, have lieen named to a state GOP ■ ommlfte*. which will act In an adi vbory capacity to platform makers at the Republican state convention PHILIP STRAHM IS CANDIDATE Seeks Renomination As CommiuNioner From First IMpitrirt Philip Strahm. well kwown Root township Democrst and ln<umhen' county commissioner of tbe first district, announced today that he would be a candidate for renomlnatkm on the Democratic ticket In the May primary, Mr. Htrahm waa first elected tn November. IM* and assumed hla office on January I. IMS fie was unopposed In both the May primary and the general election Mr. Htrahm resides in Root township. He Is married and the father of four children, all of whom were graduated or are attending school there He la now serving the last year of hla term Alwaya active In Demoentile circle* in tbe county, Mr. Htrahm stated that be had attempted during his tvrm to discharge tbe duties of his office faithfully and Impartially Ha is tbe only candidate to announce for commissioner of the ' ICONTIKVKD ON PAaiFrwUHA r

REPORT GIVEN DT COMMIHEE ( Committee Hrports Favorably On Sewer, Sidewalk Petitions The street and sewer committee of the city r ound) reported favorably last night at the meeting held in the city hall on three newer and sidewalk petitions The committee approved the petition of Rolo-rt Zwick for the repair of the alley sewer, located south of the Zwick and Son store, and Instructed Kam liutler, street commissioner. to proceed with the repairs. The committee also approved the petition of Effie Patton and others for a sewer in the south end of the ■ city along Grant and High streets. Approval io the building of a ■ cement sidewalk on Nuttman avenue. asked by Hubert R. Mct'lenahan. was also granted All three of the above are Io lie Ini luded in WPA projei ts. now wailing approval A*k Fur Truck i The city light and power commit-, I lee presented a p-lltion to the council, asking for the pun have of a one and one-half ton truck to Imused as a line construction truck The petition statetl that the truck now In use was u ISII model and in poor condition. The matter was referri-d to the hoard of public l works and safety A petition from August Mai ke 1 and Ella Schroeder, asking for the i construction of a rural light line in vtadison and Marlon townships. ! Allen county, was referred to the lioard of pulijic works and safety , The tine, according Io the petition. , would start at the Adams-Allen , county line. Intersecting with the Root-Preble township line, and ex- , tend 1.14 ft feet into Allen county. REV.SCHULTZ ' IS APPOINTED Named Official VhHor For Decatur Lutheran Conference Rev Paul W Hchultx. pastor of the local Zion Lutheran church, has accepted the re<ently tendered ap point men t of offl< ial visitor and adviser for the 10 Lutheran churches tielonging to the Decatur Lutheran ' conference The appointment was I made by Rev. Walter Lichtslnn of Hammond, and president of the ' Central district of tbe Missouri | Lutheran Synod Rev. Hchuitl succeeds Rev. M J Frosc h pastor of Immanuel latlheran ihurch who resigned aa visitor beesuse of 111 health. . The Decatur Lutheran conference '.has a membership of 3.1 M and |y ( represented by two organliations , known aa the Decatur Lutheran ! pastoral conference and the Deca- , tur Idttheran laymen's dr. uit. The pastoral conference convenes once each month with Rev E it Trueliach of the Ht John's lattheran church, as chairman, and Rev. M 1 Frosch, secretary The laymen's meetings are held quarterly with a 1 program embracing doctrinal and 1 practical essays and discussions M Grieliel has recently been elected chairman of these meetings for ' 144 b. with F Htoppeahagen vice--1 chairman and Oscar l-unkenau. secretary. The next such circuit meeting will Ire held on May t at the local Lutheran church Rev. Rcbultx has been pastor of the Lutheran church In this city for the past 14 years, and. according to hU own expression, many rich 1 blessings have attended bis life and pastorate here during these years Mr*. Elmo Smith Appointed Auditor Mrs. Elmo Hmlth of thia city was named auditor of the deanery hoard of the NCCW In a meeting of the , deanery held Tuesday at the Nt. Paul's church in Fort Wayne Those who attended from here included yrs Alec Tanvas. Mrs. Herman Ollllg. Mrs. William Par- , ent. Mrs Hugh Daniela. Mrs. Clayson Carroll. Mrs. Ilermau Whinger. Mm. Charles latse. Miss Magdalena Hcbmltt. Preliminary Plans For l-eiion Party Preliminary plans for the party In celebration of the birthday of the American legion to be held at Adams poet No. 4J. here Friday night. March II are under way, it was announced today Dee Fryback. post member la head of a committee in charge of tbe arrangements The speaker for tbe event will lie C. E Striker. | t county school superlnteouent. j

ONLY DASLY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Wed nenday, March fi, 1940.

John DeVoHH Named Acting Prosecutor John L. IteVoss has beea named acting prosecutor of Adams county during the absence of Prosecutor Arthur E. Voglewede, who leaves tomorrow for Washington. It C„ on business. Mr. IteVoas was named to thi-, position today by Mr. Voglewede | prior to bls leaving He will act : In that authority until tb» return i of the prosecutor. RARDARADORE TAKES SECOND Decatur Entrant b Second In DiHtrict legion • Contes Mias llarhara Duke. Adams coun-, ty entrant tn the diatrlct legion pratorlcal contest at Kendallville jaat night placed second In the event. Thomas Gallmeyer. of Fort Wayne, winning find place and the fight to represent the district. Approximately K persona from thia city attended the contest Miss Duke narrowly missed winning first place by a fraction <>t a per- 1 centage point, according to the Judges Hhe is a pupil nf the Decatur junior-senior high school public j s|ieakliig class, taught by (teane j Dorwln Mr. Dorwin and a number of hla public speaking pupils accompanied her to Kendallville. A group of legionnaires >were also present. Mias Duke spoke on ''The Advantages of Heins An American Cltlgen.” Her address follows hi part: “I would like to dedicate this address to every American regaidless of race, creed, sex or birthplace. who is consecrated to the | cardinal principles of liberty, justice. equality, and maintains the high Ideals and sacred duties of American citizenship "There are many advantages In being an American cltlxen We are assured by that magnifiient document. the constitution, of many rights which the Inhabitants of other countrfos do not have. We may say or write practbally any of our opinions without fear of arrest We are free to pursue any religious faith that we might choose Hhe compared the constant strife among European countries, whii-h brings hardships and suffering to those people, with the opportunities In this country, unhampered by war or Internal dissentlon. In closing she asserted that "I have tried to point out Just a few of the advantages of being an Am(COMTINt'BIt ON FAHR TWO! - -0- —— - - ' Divorce Awarded In Circuit Court Treace D Hailey of Fort Wayne was awarded a divorce from Wayne H. Halley in Adam* clrcn't court, Tuesday by Judge J Fred r ruchte She waa given the custody of the thlldren. Orel, aged five; Ronald, aged three and Sharon, aged one The defendant was ordered to pay 110 per week for their support. CRITICAL CONDITION Harman F. Yager- prominent Decatur reaidtnt la reported in a critical condition at the St. Joaoph hospital in Fort Wayno Hospital attaches at J:3O thia afternoon stated that Mr. Yagers condition was “quite critical.'* Members of the family were called to hie bedside thio afternoon.

LENTEN MEDITATION (Rev. C. M Prugh Pastor Zion Reformed Churchi .“(X)D'S LOVE AND OUR SIN” “But God commendeth His own levs toward us in that whila ws wort yot sinnora, Christ died for ue." Romans 5 * SWSmWS******eBMHSMISi«MMMSMMS

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the great truth that the groupd of our hope Iles outside ourwlv-s At the In terns! loti* I Missionary Council held at Madras. India In 1434. the representstlves of 69 nations declared In "The Faith By Which Th* Church l.ivee": "Who then shall save? God save*, through Jmus Christ onr Lord. . . . God In Ills Infinite love has acted for man's salvation. He ha* come among them in Jesus of Naurath. Hla Word made flesh In Him. He ha* conquered the power of sin and death Jesus Christ In Hl* teaching* and life and perfect love recalls men to that which Uod would have them Ih-. and bring* them to shame for their betrayal of Hie expectation Hla suffering and death ou Calvary bring litem to see the cx< ceding ( »lutulu<’M ul *iu slid aseqte thstu v( Qud s patduu.

FINNS REPULSE POWERFUL RED ARMY ATTACKS Finns Assert “Piles Os Enemy Fallen" Litter Battlefield <Hy Erlward W H«*aiifo. Jr.) Helsinki. March 4 'U.R> A war communique toduy said that Finns ! had repulsed powerful red army ' attacks with tanks and artillery across the Hay of Vllpurl and that I "piles of enemy fallen" littered 1 the battlefield a< the western end of the Mannerhelm line. Finnish troops still were dumlaI atlng the western shore of the bay , of Vlipuri. the communique indlI cated. in reporting that the Itua- > siana had been thrown back on Tuesday with heavy losses aa they attempted to cross the ice in a drive to encircle Vlipuri and (urn I the right flank of the Mannerhelm ! defen aes. , Severe fighting also was reportI <-d between the Hay of Vlipuri and latke Vunksl. where the Russians attacked at several points without i snccHM and where "piles of enemy fallen were left In from of our | positions { KTopenhngen dispatih>-a said that the Russians had established footholds at three points on the weal shore of the Huy of Vlipuri and that Finnish reinforcements were rushed to those points, where furious fighting was In progress i The Finnish communique said that there waa light patrol activity In the Gulf of Finland, and the Russians were repuleed Monday in two attempts to cross the he and I make a landing on the mainland _ ICnNTINU«D ON FAO St KIVEI~ DEATH CLAIMS WM. BEINEKE Well Known Decatur Man Dies Tuesday Nijcht At Hospital William F. Helneke. *6. prominent retired farmer, died a' the Adams county memoiial hospital a* 4 lh o'clock Tuesday afternoon after a three weeks' Illness of Influeuxa mid complication*. He had been in failing health for eeverai yxats. Hi* wife, formeily laruise Miller, died one week ago Monday Mr Helneke was horn In Lienen. Westphalia. Germany. April k, D 43 ; the son of Mt and Mrs. Friedrich Rrineke H<- crime to this country Jin IM". He wa- married Dacemlier 4. IM He served two J ears In ,' the German army He resided in Kirkland township until IS years ago. when he retired. moving to this rlty. He was a member of flic Zion ’ Evangelical and Reformed c hurch Surviving are two daughter*. Mr* Hex Andrew* of Kirkland township and Mr*. M. A Hus«ewitx of Milwaukee. Wto., one icon. Alber* Heineke of Kirkland township, seven grandchildren and one great grandchild and three sister* residing in Germany Funeral services will be held at lin a. m Friday al the Zwic k funeral home and at in in o'clock at the c hurch Rev C. M. I’nigh pastor, officiating Hurlal will Im- In the In--catur cemetery The liody may ie viewed at the ■ funeral home aflet 7 o<Um k this evening until time of the funeral

Four words are used by Ht Paul to describe the hapless and hopeless condition of man apart from Christ's mediating and stoning hlood "while we were yet w -ak ungodly. tVerse 41. . . . sinners. <Verse 4), enemies tVera* KU Christ died for us." Ex cept that the love of God baa been manifested and commended to us In Christ, we mortals would still be In that foreign state God's love and mercy ar* commended In vain unless they fall upon repentant and heI lev Ing hearts The person who consciously or unconsciously resist* the working of that love In the heart, or who doe* not approprl -e for himself the salvation of Christ by faith i» still In the desperate and lost condition described by the Apostle in thi* passage The Church universal still witnesses tn

Great Britain Preparing To Reject Italian Protest Over Blockade Os German Exports

0. L VANCE IS TAKEN BY DEATH TUESDAY NIGHT Prominent Decatur Clothier Dies After Short Illness Oscar l-ee Vance. S 5. prominent In civic and buainesa affairs of Decatur for nearly half a century, died al his home. 403 North Second street. Tuesday evening at fi o'clock Mr. Vance suffered a severe heart attack last Friday night, and little hope- was held for his recovery at that time Mr Vance, senior memlier of th" clot hunt firm of Vance a Linn, waa Ihihi in Blue Creek township October 15. IH"4. the son of Itolw-rt and Jane Vance He had llv- cl In Decatur for the past s<t years He was a graduate of Tri Statecollege at Angola and later attended Valparaiso university He waa principal of Decatur ward schools for four years and also taught one year In the Decatur high school Mr Vance first entered the clothing bualneM In 1902. becoming junior partner in the Elzey Acker A- Vance stoii- Tills business Is still located in Its original room at the northeast corner of Madison and Second street* Always Interested in civic affair* Mr Vance served six years on the city Ihmchl of education, and for nine- years served on the city council ID was a deep student of history. i-s|h i tally Indian lore, and waa a frequent speaker on this subject In the schools of the city and i iNinty. Mr Vance was an active menilier of the First Methodist church of this city, having taught a men's Bible class for many years Fraternally he was a member of the Masonic lodge, the Knights of I’ylhlas and the Uiyal Order of Moose. He Is survived by the widow, foimerly Anna Hellemryer. one daughter. Mrs Ham Mei win. Jr . of New York City, on-- grandson. Mather Merwin slid a half brother. Hhi-lby Vance, of near Willshire, Ohio Funeral services will Ire held at the home at 3 o'clock Friday as ternoon and at 2:30 p m at the ihurch. with Rev H W Graham, pastor, officiating Burial will ire in the Ifocatiir c emetery The lardy will In- removed from the Zwick funeral home to the residence at ISO o’clock this aflerinsni and may Ih- viewed until Hine of the funeral i iir min i i in in 0 Lenten Services At Church Toniuht ■ Midweek la-lilen service* will be held at the Zion Evangelical and Reformed church this evening al 730 o'clock The pastor Rev <’. M Pt ugh. will deliver another in his serie* of meditation* witli the subject for this evening being. "His Cross and Our Bufferings" JACOB SHIDELER TAKEN BY DEATH Father Os Mm. R. A. Adams Die* Early Thi# Morning Jacoh Hhldeler. M. father of Mrs. R. A. Adam*. 411 Houlh First street, died at 4 o'cloc k this morn Ing at the daughter • home, follow Inga stroke of paralysis suffered Sunday morning Mr. Hhldeler had made hl* home In this city with hl* daughter and eon In-law for the pa»t three year*. He would have lawn »f> years old on March 24 The dec eased was born In Huntington county. March 24. lIU He retired from the farm a number of year* ago Beside* the daughter In this city. Mr. Hhldeler Is survived by six other difldreti Hl* wife died In 1423. The body was taken to th* Halley funeral home In Huntington today Funeral service* will he held Haturday morning from the Church of the Brethren at lamcaster. with Kev Otho Winger, officiating Burial will b« at Laavastur.

Clothier Dies <> L Vance, prominent Decatur , resident, senior member of the Vanc>- it Linn clothing firm died Tuesday ecetiing at his horn, in this city after a brief illness I ESTIMATE COST ON WATER LINE I Water Department Head Gives Estimates Os Construction The estimated cost of constructI ing a water line into the Homewood • addition, a- asked by property owners send resident* there recently would lie approximately 6.441 2». f if six-inch lines were used. Charles i Brodlteck. city water department . superintendent. re|»orted to the . city council'last night ( A petition was presented to the ’ council at its previous meeting, signed by these resident* and property owner*, asking for such a . line Mi Hrodbeck's survey and estimate followed. The- esilmati-d cost if four-inch . line* ar>- used would be (4.231.(2. . Mr. Hrodbecfc stated The abovefigure* were lia*<-d ott a total of t 450 feet ot pipeIn addition, lie estimated the c ost -of placing feet lietwexn Tenth , and Marshall west nf the- General . Electric factory al 3M7 in six-inch pipe and 35*1 so In four-inc h pipe i The costs of 1.100 feet of line as petitiom-d for by resident* along I Hixteenlh street would lie 41.330 50 in six-inch pipe and *424.15 in fourinch. h<- stated The total cost of 4 3ihi fee t of line. • excluding that lietween Tenth and and Marshall, would Ih- *7.751 7o in - six-ini h pip-- and *5 74» 4«- in fourinch pipe ' The council iustruc t>-d Mr Brisl-iM-ck to tak-- the matter up with WPA officials o State Road Maps Are Distributed Revised and Improved maps of the- Indiana state highway system are now ready for distribution to motorist*. T A Dii u* i halrmaii of Hie slate highway commission, said tiutay. Request* (or the- maps should Ih- addressed to the commission offices in the- Stale House Annex. Indianapolis. The 144't edition of the state highway map Include* a nnmltar of c hanges designed to make It more valuable to the- motorist, more complete- In the Information presented and mote convenient to use It include* additions to the atate highway system during the past year, change* in road numltering and the adlllon of more detailed city maps showing the routing of state highway* through these center* General information about Indiana and the *tate highway system * a part of the dais contained on the reverse tide of the new map « College Speaker At Pleasant Dale Professor Alvin llrlghtblll a teacher at Bethany Biblical semiU’ ary and Northwestern university, will be at the Pleasant Dale Church of the Brethren Friday evening March * at 7 o'clock and also Hat-1 urday and Sunday evening* in a music Institute. The member* and entire comunity are urged to at.lend the servkei.

Price Two Cento.

Nine Italian Ships With German Coal To Italy Detained By British Authorities. ITALY PROTESTS Loudon, .March 6 <U.P) Great Brilalii was uiidersKMcd tcufoy to Ih- preparing a firm t.-at -cmcllfatory rejection of Italy's protest, against the allied blockade- of German coal exports. An official announcement said lhat a total of nine Italian ships carrying German coal to Italy had ’-een d- taiiiecl in the Downs up to this afternesm At the same time, the ministry 'of economic warfare sought to prove that there was no discrimination sgslnst Italy in connection with seizure of the shl|r* by announcing that In the last Ihree weeks the enemy exports committee had refused exemptions for German gmuls to pass though the bits kade to 19 different c -uiitri ■». The fact that Italy challenged the principle on which the entire him kade of Germany Is Iw-lug conducted by Britain and France was regarded here as making rejection of the lialiat) protest a certainty. Authoritative source* said that Britain could not accept the ItaPan position without undermining the entire IdtH-kade Hevernl days probably will Ihrequired before the reply is sent to Rome The foreign office and the ministry of economic warfare and th.- etr.'.Hissy at Ron.e have lieen In consultation on th-- reply, while the British navy continued to order Italian merchant vessels into the Downs to enforce one of the stiffest blow* of the entire war to the trade of a non Itelligerent country. Pawns in a first class diplomatic dispute caused by Britain's derislon to include Italy’s sealMirn-t coal supply from Germany in its export ban. the »hlp* lay at anchor In the sheltered Downs, between the Kentish coast and the Goodwin Hand*, waiting order* ol British contraband control author>• ties and the outcome of any exchange* between she British and Italian government* The 7,947 ton Italian steamship Grata with II 300 ton* nf German coal had set out a* the Ih-II wether of an Italian coal fleet to test Britain* bsn It was seized, as was the 5,94* ton Ixiasso soon afterward Despite evidence of Italian astonishment, and anger, other ships Were seized as they arrived opposite the Ikiwi)' They Included Numidia. 5,339 tons; Felce. 5.439 Abslrtea. 4.170; Caterina, 4.7*4. and Ernesto. 7.272The Liligt Hazza. i 319 tons, and the Hermada. 4.421 tons, had be--n lying In the Down* for several day* (They were believed not to Ih- coal *hip» > Impervious to Italian anger the government seemed determined to continue coal «<-lzuie» Its d.-cl-slon to Include Italian scale rue coal ill the Idanket turn on Gentian exports had been long deliye-!, mid was made finally only after failure of negotiations whi< h would ICONTINCRD ON PA«» PIVBt KLEPPER TALKS TO LIONS CLUB Creamery Head Speak# To Ih'tatur Lion- Club Tuesday Night William Klep|M-i manager of tbn Cloverleaf Creameries. Inc was the speaket at the legular meeting of the Decatur Lions club last night In the Rice hotel. Mr Klepper discussed business and general buslnnaa conditions with the member* of the <lul>, clt> Ing the necessity of fearless leaders st the helm of business, whoso energy and foresight is directly responsible for the success of Iho enterprise Itself. Roy Price, president of the chih, was In charge of the meeting and the program. Plans were made to entertain tbe members of the Pleasant Milla HparUus. winners of tbe sectional basket hell tourney at tbe meeting i next Thursday night. Preliminary plans were also made for a ladfo* night to be observed by the ilub tbe latter part of thq i num i It.