Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 38, Number 62, Decatur, Adams County, 12 March 1940 — Page 1

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ND OF RUSS-FINN WAR SEEN

<ort Wayne Youths, Held For Murder, Escape From Jail

B ftyteck. Donald With Two Otht Inmate* Slug SherP, Rob Deputy. umkade roads J, Nr* MtS'C* March mf-LMt th>» afternoon (MItSS •” 6 •••* "'9*'* UK t*» sheriff hero and M ham the county jail r*at ji at large No clue at •t r ohereabouta had been fftp te imtFrttivf « to Sew Mevlto March 12 - _ Police wari h**d all along to-i roadii in thio vicinity )ia foot youths who --scapi-d pp laat nigh! after *litggbig III' Robert* Ito'*" i»'!«'*«• Lynn [i» Jtwl Donald Coombs, I*, rs Fort Wayne. Ind tob and Fryhat k were ara loot S’ovHnhet tn TucumJu Weiico for the slaying to Fry 1» year old Gallup I antes attendant In a robitfto atation H rrwfeaierl the slaying. ar M to police H from ha and Fryback in the pkne last night were James Opr 24. and hit brother, iff »o<h nt Sai ramenta. CaU-. I ek> wore being held for tor- to Hacramentn on chart Briery and forgery * fear leaped nn Roberta an Ur-4 the cell block They Ha w a bank, took hia key* ■MH Deputy Sheriff Dwight |d piatol* and keys to two i Mr to Mart the cant they ■ bet » arthritic* of t'oomba and ■t It will I* -c-membered. arW’Ka'rtl by Officer Rus bar ami Other jiithorlliea h the robhety al lying of AnI brtaad aged Berne fruit f Mowing their arrest In if Maagenn a t'hlcago gun»x Mentifled a< the nlayer Obe MveMlgation « u * being kM bower-t ** For Holy Week Are Planned •hi aenires will be held at * hwabyterian c hurch neat' Ing on Tuenday b The pastor Rev. George Will bring the mrnsage "••tag The week will clone II candlelight ' otnniualon ser- I ■ Gsnd Friday night Maal■Nraiabed at the servlcee. ?** larltalion la egtended j"” •» Join in these evrn- « ■Mltati.m Moe class to GIVE PLAY •* Will Present “Litf*omen" At Berne Auditorium •"■Mt—Wa-. mttoa of Loulaa Al’.TT*"* 1 "Little Wo. zl* erewatod by the ,h * M "" r< * high te l 2^ , •’*•*B. March It , ** ••dltorlum Mhaw ta ••*•’ 'he INuZ-"*** Meyer and Jua- ** lk * rlaee. br u‘ * ~ Vtetet Egly. 1 *" Truman Nuss- ■ J*'** '-*htnan *-C K^'v ,nn “’ r -•ronr, - Kellh Lehman * te*./ Ur * Bkb i "'Mry , Gremanla 11*,,!,,.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

COP DELEGATE SLATE FILED County Re-Distrirted: Nine Delegate* Are Named In Lint A complete glair of delegatee to the Republican state convention has been filed in the county < lerk's office. The delegatee are named, accordbig to law. at the rate of one for every 4<>o vote* and then are districled by the ele< tlon board a* ■■qultahle an possible The delegatee the number of the district and the precincts repre am ted in each Ralph W Rice, district one. East and Went Root. D<-< atur 3 A and .North Preble Milton Girod, district twp, South Preble, North and South Kirkland North Waahfngtmi and Iterator I It Glen Hill, district three. n<*eatnr 2 B and Decatur J R John M Doan dlatrict four. Decatur I A and Decatur 2-A. Hen McCullough, district five, lari and West t'nlon. North and Routh St Mary'a. Sott'h Washington Walter Hilty. district aia. Herne <*. Worth Wabash North and South Hanford. Frrmcb. Menan Burkhalter district seven. Berne R Herne A and Middle Monroe Hsrold Fields district eight. Geneva A. Geneva B and Ceylon. Rev Frank Johnson district nhte, East and West Jefferson. North and South Blue Creek and North Monroe DEATH CLAIMS PHIL HARLOW Funeral Senices For Geneva Man Set For Thursday Afternoon PhilHp Harlow, AS. retired Geneva farmer died laat night at 11:15 o'clock at the home of his son. Albert Harlow, former Ad.tms cotta!y auditor. In that town Death was attributed to Infirmities. following an illness of two years. He had been bedfast for two weeks The deceased wan Itorn in Decatur county. June 2. I’SI His wife. luMilse Dec ker Harlow preceded him In death In 190? and since that tlm» he had resided with the son Snrvirlng, hesldeu the son. are a grandchild. Mrs Robert Zwlck of this city and a great grandchild. William Harlow Zwkk also of Decatur He was the last of a family of four children. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 1-30 o’clock iat the Geneva U. H church, of which he was a member The Rev Bennett Fatilp assisted by the Rev. Dwight Lusk will officiate Burial will be mad>- In the West Lawn cemetery The body will be removed tojhe Harlow residence from the Zwlck funeral home here Wednesday morning and may be viewed there ■■til lime for the funeral - - ■ French Quinn Speaker At Monroeville Event I I in i-r - - — Equity t'nlon day ia to be held Thuraday at the Corinthian hall In Monroeville beginning a A o'clock lin the morning and continuing throughout the day with a basket dinner at noon, Tbe union's elevator directors and officers will be elected at a meeting to be held In the afternoon Other business pertaining to the organUatlon will also be done In the afternoon Thuraday morning a apecial program will be held with French Quinn. Decatur attorney and historian as tbe speaker Musk will I be furnished by the BHte family

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C. E. PROGRAM IS ANNOUNCED Annual Convention Os Societies At Berne Saturday, Sunday The complete program fur the annual spring convention of the Christian Endeavor societies of Adams county ehnrehea, to lie held at Bern.- Saturday evening and Sunday has been approved by the officer* of the union In addition to a group of ehoru* numbers Instrumental selection* will also he present.-d Th? Saturday evening service wilt begin st 7 15 p m and the Sunday service at 2 p m The program follow* Saturday, 7:15 P M Prelude. Orchestra. Berne, led by Mr Burkhalter Hymn, Congregation Chorister. Edward Burkhalter. pianist. Julia Schmid Devotions Society of Decatur r. b Vocal selection Milcd thorn*. Mennonite church Bern? Offerstory Election of officers, and awarding C E monogram Hymn Address Rev VV II L Spratt. Chicago Benediction Rev. Geo latzler. Decatur Sunday. 2 P M. Hymns. Congregation Devotions Bethel Brethren C E society Instrumental solo. Cornet Gerald Light. Decatnr tCONTINVBD on PAOB k-lvni —saw O— — —— Frank Alton Condition Is Reported Critical Frank Alton who has been seriously 111 for the pa«t several week* was reported a* being In a critical condition today at his home on Rugg Street. NOTED SPEAKER ATT. P. MEET Dr. Allen Fleece Will Will Speak At Conference In Berne The Rev. (I. Allen Fleece of Columbia. South Carolina, will Iw the ■peaker at the *i*th atutual Voung Peoples Conference to he held at the First Mennonite Church In Berne, which will open on Easter Sunday morning. March 24. The conference, under the auspices nt the Christian Endeavor Societies of the chareh. will continue through out the ensuing week with services each evening at 7:30 o’clrwk. with’ a meeting on Sunday morning, and the final session on the evening of that day Dr Fleece is a memlier of the faculty at Columbia Bible College, located at Columbia. South Carolina. He la a forceful and brilliant young man. probably tbe youngest wearing the divinity degree In America. He is an able insplrer and teacher of youth The public la cordially Invited to these meettSg* Although announAd as a youth conference, i age I* not a barrier to anyone, the commßlee announced

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, March 12, 1910.

Leo Miller Promoted In Aviation Service U*> J Miller, son of Mr and Mrs. Charles Miller, of this city, who was recently graduated from a radio and operator* course, department of ' communication* at Chanute Field. I Rantoul. Illinois, ha* lieen transferred Io Moffet Field California, It ba* tw-en learned here There he will In- a memltet of the | licadtiuarter* squadron and has . lieen assigned to radio maintenance . wotk on the squadron plane* i PENCE TALKS TO CORN CLUB William Neadstine Named Chairman During Banquet At Monroe t — The annual meeting of the Adam* county five acre corn club was held at a banquet at the Monroe i high school Monday evening at 4 30 - io'cteck. The meal was served by the Adam* county home economics cluh | chore* William Neadstine was elected chairman tn succeed Ben) D Maze : 1 lln Other officer* elected were 'Otto Holla, vice* hairman; Benj. D Mazelin. aecretary-trea»urei. Cliff Mann and laum Nenenschwander directors. Mr Mazelin presided over the meeting as toastmaster and Introduced the speaker who was M () i Pence, extension agronomist of the Purdue estenston speakers service Mr Pence talked on grass as a nutrient and told of th? esperiinents being made in this country I In drying gras* while It had a high protein value In good roil* he said : Il is possible to prepare grass crops so they will have 10 percent proi teln The speaker also discussed progress being made in England and 1 the Scandinavian countries where I gras* crops are used successfully Ito fatten cuttle something whiih has not lieen done In the I'nited States 0 — Cooperative Group In Meeting Tonight A meeting of the Adam* county . cooperative association is to be held at the Pleasant Mills school to-, I night at 7:30 o'clock There will be free entertainment Information and refreshment* IMmilar meeting* will he held at 7 30 o'clock Wed nesday night nt Uonmouth and Thursday night at Kirkland schools. o Funeral Os Monroe Woman W’ednenday i ■ Funeral aervlcfe for Mrs. Eliza* i beth Okeley. 79. of Monroe, who died at » 45 p m Sunday st Bur gea* hospital tn Kalamasoo. Mich, will be held at 1:30 p m tKMTi : Wedaenday at the home of a son. R. R Merris In Monroe and at 2 p. m in the t'nlon church Interment will he at Willshire Ohio. Mrs. Okeley. made her home with the son In Monroe Nbe wa* the widow of Lints Okeley who died October 21. 1924 Hurvlvlng are three sous and two daughters. A L Merrit of Dayton R R Merriu of Monroe. Clarence Okeley of Kalamazoo. Mrs Otis Him* of Fort i Wayne and Mrs. Iva Hlpe of DecaItur. and one elater Mr*. Ora May of 'Fort Wayne

th? captain was uncertain following th? landing of Imt 37 of the ship's 91 crew member* at Hlgn*y. Dominican Republic, The ship wa* loioled with or? and lumlier and had sailed from the West Indie* w —- ■ —■»

WPA PROJECT i IS APPROVED Approval Given By Government To Decatur’s Street Program Word wa* rerelved het? today of the approval by the WPA in Washington of th? street, alley and sidewalk project, as petitioned for by the city of I>«m atut I' S. Senator Sherman Minton I sent a telegram to Nathan Nelson ||of this city, informing him that tbe 'if'deral government had approved I the project a* filed I The project total* 832.419 and ’.wa* latently approved by the Ind iana WI’A office and forwarded to ' Washington Public improvement of city*, alleys and sidewalks will le- carried 'lout under th? project, the city and ' 'property owners furnishing the ma'l ter lai* The work will lie under the sup- ’ lervislon of Ralph Roop, city engln- ' eer and Ham Butler, street comniia- , senior The men will he taken fro\n II the WPA rolls and the different projects will provide employment ' for 30 to 40 men. it wa* stated WPA work has been at a standUntil) In l»eeatur. no projects being ! underway for the past year " ■ o legion Commander ('timing To Indiana l i »i I Indiana ba* been successful In- . obtaining Raymond J Kelly of De- . i troll. National Commander of The Ameriian I .eg ion to speak at the 2lat birthday celebration nt the la--I gion. under auspkes of Funkhouser i: Post No 8. of Evansville. Friday evening Man h 15. M was announced today National Commander Kelly ha* ! been interested in Evansville Post No 9 since It turned its 175.000 home Into a hospital during the flood emergency Funkhouser Post No. .<■ of whi< h William Hyland I* commander, and Morri* Holztnan I adjutant, has over 1.200 members. DECLARATIONS ON DECREASE «e*M»«Mawew Only Two File In "Quiet After Storm” In Clerk’* Office It was "tbe quiet after the storm" today In the offices of Clyde 41 Troutner. Insofsr a* the Bling of de« laratlons of candidates was concerned. In comparison with th? nearly two score of declarations filed Saturday and Monday, only two det laretiona were filed up to a late hour this morning The two wereSamuel R Egky. candidate for Democratic precinct committeeman. Eaat Jefferson Roas Harden, candidate for Re publican precinct committeeman. West t'nlon , Os particular note la the fact that while a total of 51 declarations of candMMF have been filed In tbe county clerk's office aln<r tke first filing date, only two of thee* have been filed by aspiranta for poets other than those of pre clnrt committees

Russo-Finnish Peace Pact To Be Signed In Moscow, Report From High Source

LE6ION HOME BIDS APRIL 2 Post Approves Plans For New, $15,000 Modern Structure Bids frem contructors on the construction of the new Air.tHwt home of tdams Post No. 43, American l-eglon will l»- accepted liy the local post building committee April 2. ii was announced tratey by Commander Hd Bauer. The specifications may lie obtain••<l from either Commander Batter or la-Roy Bradley. Fort Wayne artoiltei t employed by the post In the building of the new home Plans and specifications were approved last night by the lodge proper in a meeting at the Legion home The plans had previously pawed the exeiiitlve and building committee, of the organization A meeting of the egecutive committee of the la*gi<m I. .< heduled for Friday night At that meeting the disposition of the present structure. used as a home Wil* be derided upon Moving of the old horn - arroas First street to make room sot the construction of the n<w building. Whirl! would afford a temporary hom>- is being r ou.idr-red The new home Is to la- a modernistic. one story and basement structur with spa< ion- accomodations for various activities of the organization CHILDREN WILL HONOR PASTOR St. Joseph’s School Pupils Will Present Play Sunday Evening Th* pr.pils of St Joseph School will stage a three-act operetta entitled Rip Van Winkle ’on Sunday March 17th. In D C. II S auditorium The play will begin at * o'-i dor k The program ha* been prepared to honor Rev Joseph Seimett' pastor of St Mary’s < hurt h whose feastday occur* on March I*th. Following I* the program Thank* lie to God Song The liatir Ing latsson Grade* 1 and 2 R.p Van Winkle Act I Father Knickvi law ker's Km Vllager* Dame Van Winkle Scold* Dame. Van Winkle Rip. and Chorus Eccentric Dunce Wolf and Chorus Whittling Willow Whistles Rip and Children. Dutch Politics Nicholas. Rip and Derrick Bloom the Tulips In Holland Children The storm Chorus Act H Dutch Navigators Gnon.es Rolling Ninepins Hendrick and Gnomes. Hendrick Hudson Hendrick. Gnomes and Indian* Rip Van Winkle Sleep* Gnomes "7cnMTtNl!ltD ntr FAtlte Fivg! Rev. Durkin To Give lenten Sermon Tonight Rev Thomas Durkin, assistant pastor of St. Peters Catholic chunk. Fort Wayne, will deliver the Lenten sermon at St Mary's church this evening Tae services will begin at " 3u o’clock Benediction will he given following the sermon auMMMWsMMMO■assmuswuserikswaua*. mmi lenten Service At Lutheran Church Set A mid week Lenten ■ervlce Will be held at the Zinn Lutheran church Wednesday evening at * 30 o'clock Thia will be the teat In a aeries of sis special swrvicM conducted by tbe Rev. Paul Bchultl. pastor of the church

CLUBS MARK ANNIVERSARY Decatur Woman’s Club Entertains in 50th Birthday Celebration The Decatur Woman’s Club en- , tertained the Adams County Feder- , ation Monday evening at the Jun- | ior-Senioi High school with a ’’Gol,'den Jubilee Party" celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the federat lon Th*- Decatur club presented a musical pageant based on th.- history of the General Federation of Women's Clubs The setting was a beautiful parlor similar to the one in the Old Fauntleroy Home. Probably the first Woman's club hi America was organized by Francis Wright In New Harmony Then , followed the organization of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs and the Indiana t'nlon of Literary Chibs in I*9o The one vital difference in these two clubs was that men were admitted to the state federation but not to the general Finally the two clubs were consolidated in ISPfi. and this form ed the federation whiih has con--1 tinned to Ike present day Brief histories were given of the Shakespeare Club, the Home Kco- ' nomics Club, the Garden <*lni> and the Decatur Woman's Club Mrs Jennie Fuhrman. Marlon, tfbio. a charter member of the ' Shak'-sfieare Club, gave a description of its first meeting Medals were awarded to her and to Mrs Daniel Sprang, who was also an early member. These women were truly pioneers In duh work. Tribute was paid to Mrs Fred Mills and Mr* John Peterson who have been active members in the | W man s Club since pmf. At the conclusion of the pag eant Mrs George Jaqua Winches’|ter. stat.- federation president spoke on the responsibilities of . women and the service they can render for the progress of human i " y The entire pageant was written . and directed by Mis* Eloise lew ton There were thirteen episodes .and the prologue to each acene I was written m clever poetry Miss | la-wton also secured the tieautlful , I costumes which were worn by the | cast Mrs John Tyndall supplied the historical data tor Miss lawton Appropriate music tor ea< h i scene was furnished by Mrs Harry Dailey Mias Madeline Bpuhr was the reader. • After the program the ladle* were invited to remain for refreshment* and to meet Mrs Jaqua The last general meeting id the i lub will he April In At that time • the music department will present a spring concert with Mrs E D Engler as i haltman of the pro- < gram LOCAL WOMAN 1 ON PROGRAM I Mrs. Charles Lose Speaks To NCCW Group At Colo water. Ohio Mrs Charles laise of this city. Was one of three officers of the ■ Fort Wayne deanery of th* NCCW to appear on the program of a meeting of the Cincinnati. Ohio deanery group at Coldwater Ohio last night Mrs. Ix>*e spoke to a large group of Coldwater members on Family Prayer." Mrs. lAonald T McDonald, diocessan < hairman of the NCCW study club, talked also with "Organization and Promotion nf DisI l ussion Groups" as her topic. Eiplanatlon of the NCCW Purposes” was the Htlu of au address given by Mrs. C. J. Cunningham. 1 president of the Fort Wayne dean i ery of the NCCW. The three ladles were guests of , the Coldwater conn* II of the organisation.

Price Two Cents.

Peace Hopes Teeter In Balance At Conference In Moscow By Heads Os (Governments. SIGNING LIKELY Stockholm. Sweden. March 12 — 'UP- — A high Finnish source here today said that a Russo-F mntsh peace agreement would be signed in Moscow tonight at 9 p. m GMT (2 p. m. CBT.) A statement by the Finnish legation spokesman, however, emphatically denied that an agreement had been concluded at Moscow The spokesman said it stiti was impossible to state definitely whether an accord would be reached. The legation spokesman said that negotiations still were going on at Moscow where the Finnish representatives are conferring w*th Russian government leaders. France Standing By Purls. Franri- March 12 <U.P) - Premier Edouard Italadb-r told the chamber of deputies today that 50.000 French troops were assembled, trained and ready to proceed to Finland and that Finland wan espectmi to decide today on whether allied aid would be asked. Daladier said the troops were assembled at two ports with th* British navy standing by and ready to convoy them in event of a Finnish <ie< inion to ask tor allied forces. The premier said that the troop* were at two port* one on the English Channel and the other on the Atlantic mean He added that a number of the most modern bombing planus had arrived in Finland from the allied countries Britain and Fiance were Iwith prepared to help the Finns, the premier emphasised, but he said Norway and Sweden were opposed to admitting passage of allied troops serosa their territory lb- said he hoped opposition In both Scandinavian countries, however would result In ending opposition to the passage of allltri troops and the allied plans to help the Finns could tie carried out. Hs referred especially to the labor sentiment In Scandinavia as alleg. edly favoring Intervention Daladirr said that the troop* had been prepared to go to Finland since February 27 Peacs Reparts Spread Berlin. Germany. March 1! <u.M I'Riially reliable quarter* here ttHlay iinder«tiMMl that a Russo Finnish agreement had been concluded In Moscow lull official con flrmatlon was not immediately available A* reports spread rapidly through Berlin that th • end of the Ruaso Finnish war was in sight most reliable tierman source* evpressr-d personal belief that the irpoits were correct Russ Loss** Huge Helsinki. March 12 U.Ra Finn* kvimtiwiHßD nw sine rtvwt Q Michaud Senices At Berne On Wednesday Funeral services sot Justin Mlchuud. prominont Herne tsaidetif. who died Monday, will lie held at 1 45 o'clock Wednesday at Hi* Ml< hand residence and 2 o’clock at the First Mennonlte church. Burial will be made in the M R E. remotely TCMPCRATURR READINGS DIMOCRATTMIRMOMKTKR 8:00 a. m. 20 10 00 a. m 24 Neon 29 2:00 p. m. 32 3'oo p. m. >0 WKATHKR i Cloudy. Intormlttswt snow In oatreme north tonight and { Wednesday and rain tn central and south portions tonight prebably changing to snow Wed nesday; somewhat colder In , south west Wednesday. _