Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 38, Number 87, Decatur, Adams County, 10 April 1940 — Page 1

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STUDENT SALE HERE SATURDAY High School Student* Assigned To Store* For Saturday The atudimta who will partiedt pat<* In the annual Student Day sale here Saturday under the sponsorship of the senior class of the Itecatur junior-senior high school and the Itec atur Chamber’of Comi merer, were aunoiiiieed today. Robert Hlc hhorn. of the. senior class. Is chairman of the event. Mis* llarbsra Duke and Roltert laird are other members of the committee In charge Slaty-eight stores in the city are l>artlclpntina in the event this year. The- stores and the students who will lie employed by the respective Arms on that day follow The Brock Store, tinassigned: Hite's Grocery Paul bird Maier . Hide A Fur tmasslgtied. Riverside (Jarage. Richard Maloney. 111-Way Service Station. Rh hard Wallers: Kolter Grocery. Phyllis Kolter: Keller's Jewelry. Marjorie Miller; Hhewmaker Service Illation. Richard Green: Fogle's Service Station. Robert laird White Zeser Motor Sales, ftorus Eley: Wall's Bakery. V’era Sauer. Frank (towns Print- | Ing. unassigned. Knapp's Service Station. Fred Sc haim-rioh. Sprague* Furniture. Dick Sc imitz Gamble Store. Robert Eichhorn. Northern Indiana Public Service. Corporation unassigned; Palace Confectionery. Bonnie Fryback. I Staley's Cohfectlottery. Jac k Hunt- t er; Rhode* Market. Itorothy Werl- I Ing. Morris S * in. Irene Light: i Holthouse Schulte a Cat.. Bob Staph ton: Decatwr Hatchery. ( CVtMTISt'KD OX PAGK gl.vrtvc ,< ■ o - ——--* 11 BERNE GRADUATE LIST ANNOUNCED ( Commencement Exercis- i es For 29 Graduates May 20 E. M Webb, superlntende’t of ' the Bern** schools announces that Dr Charles II Walters, head of ( the speech department at Butler ( I'nlverslty at Indianapolis, will be the commencement speaker at jhe gradualiem rgerclges for the members of this year's senior < lass of the Berne high school The commencement eserrlses will Ite held Monday evening. May 30. al the Berne auditorium The baccalaureate service will he at the Mennonite chun h Sun- . day evening. May I*, with the Rev. C. A Sc hmid, pastor of the Cross ' lleformcol c hurc h a* the speaker. Twenty nine young men and wo- 1 men will receive their diplomas at the eommeacement etterc iar*. They are a* follows; Henrietta Blsler, Junior Burry. l Marjorie Gottschalk. Arvlan llabegger. Clara la-hman Harold la h- | man. Dorothy Llechty. Emma Jane , Liec hty. Howard Luglnbill. Marine , Moser. Carolyn Muselman, Clares Neumschwander. Marine N'enenM hWaodor. Vera Seuensc hwander Kenyon Nussbaum. Ted S< hind-p-r. Clarence Schindler. Julia Schmid. Fredrick Schug Ruth (OnXTINt'HD ON PAGE TW<>» ggf h itaa.l > — Special I’roicram Given At School Tbcv Rltl Trumpeteers ware preaenate at the Decatur Junior-sen-ior high schocd In a spe< ial < hapel program early this morning In addition to the students of that school, student* from the Catholic school* ’ and music lovers were tn attend- ' aace ■ > TCMPKNATURB WtAOiNCt lrr - ■ I OBMOCRAT THBRMOMfTtn I •00a. m. - 47 1 10:00 a. m. - 4 * Noon M 2:00 p- m. 2:00 p. m- - ... M ,-- - i WBATHIR Rain tonioht and Thur*d*y. P»»Ulbly changing t* *ncw Thursday i in aatram* north: slightly warmer tonight: slightly cooler Thursday and Thursday night; continued cold Friday. j 1

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As War Shifts to Scandinavian Countries r- - Blhsihhsw’' ‘ 1 • WQHHfIPk W : jL t Heri- is a vie* of the seaport i lly of Bergen. Nor- I after they had captured the capital city. Oslo ' way the second largest city, taken liy the Germans | Much of the foreign trade passes through Bergen !

STATE SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS ITS OWN POWER II olds Jurisdictional Powers Are Above U‘xi*lative Control Indianapolis. Ind., April |o • t'P> In a prec ••dent shatiering opinion, the Mate supreme court held today that It* own jurisdictional powers are above legislative control. The court held It has final Jurisdiction In appeals from decision* of the state tndnstrial hoard Previously the high court adhered tn an opinion written in 15*21 by Juliu • C Travin, a former judge. that the appellate court.was the court of last review In such cases. • The evils that may follow from a conclusion are innumerable." today's opinion stated We therefore disapprove of the' language contained in the opinions of many case* which seem to suit(test that the right of appeal to this court eaists only by the grace of the legislative branch of the government. Tn the final analysis, this court court must lie the judge of Ita own < onstltutional jurisdiction.'' Judge Curtis (>. Shake wrote the precedent shattering opinion and it ”Co.XTISt Kl« ON PAGE 1 W<» —I 111 0111 111 - n , Indiana Farmer Is Killed By Tractor Boonville. Ind. April io tl’Pl— Thoma* Powell. 21. of near Boonville was < rushed fatally yesterday when a tractor with whh n he was ploughing a fl«dd overturned. o Beincke Sale To Be Held Saturday The public sale at the Beineke home. *24 North Fifth street, which will Ih- held Saturday will start at I p. m.. Instead of l<* a. m . as was at first reported FORMER LOCAL RESIDENT DIES Daughter Os George Chronister Dies In Wisconsin Funeral services lot Mrs. Stella llrahtn. 4*. former Decatur lady, who died Tuesday night at Madison. Wisconsin, will be htld there Thursday morning Mrs. Brahm was the daughter of Mr and Mr*. George Chronister, of this city. Surviving, besides the parent*, ■re the huslxnd John, and two son*, of Galveston. Tegas. and Hole ert of Madison She was Icoru In this City March 17. 1«H and left here about 2« years ago A brother. Fred of Tega*. and a sister. Mr*. A. W. Porter, of Bluff ton also survive. The service* are to be held In the Catholic church there and burial i* to be in that city Mr. and Mr*. Chronister will not lie able to at* tend because of the illner* of th* latter.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, April 10, 1910.

Casting Employes Visit G. E. Works A fine neighborly spirit was demonstrated today In connection with the General Electric company's 2Ath birthday anniversary in Decatur, by the Decatur Casting company, located almut two blocks north of the G. E. plant. Henry Bromer. manager of the Decatur Casting company, closed , the foundry an egtra hour over the the noon period in order to give the 107 regular employes an opportunity to visit the General Electric plant and tour the work*. The plant was closed from 11 to 1 o'clock, to provide the egtra hour for Inspection of th- G F works BOOM BEERY AS LIONS GOVERNOR Decatur Lions Boost W. F. Beery For District Governor j W F. Beery, local rural mail carrier, prominent Lion* club member and social worker, will l»e a candidate for the of'.lce of district governor of the Lion* club at the state convention in June. It was announced today The Decatur Lions dun. at the ladies night meeting held in Fort Wayne Tuesday, unanimously endorsed the candidacy of Mrs. Beery to the position and opened a campaign to achieve his election. Mr. Beery Is a charter member of the club and one of It* most ac - tive workers. He is a past deputy governor and past president of the , dub. Approximately 50 member*, their wive* and sweetheart* attended the dinner dance held at the Anthony Hotel last evening. A short business meeting wa* held, during which Mr Beery's candidacy wa* announced. Church Congregation .Meets This Evening The annual Congregational meethng of the local Presbyterian c hurch , will Ice held tonight at 7:30. ReI ports of the activities of the various oraglnMtlon* of the church will be given. Plans for the - entennial ob servance of the churc h in September Will be discussed. Election of i officer* for the year will take plat* I Including deacon*, an elder and ( a trustee. Fred Smith I* the present moderator of the church and a new moderator will be elected for the new year. o I Jasonville Child In Killed By Road Drag ’ Linton. Ind.. April |o it I’■ Jerry Lee Wills, four-year-old son of Mr and Mr*. Paul I. Will* of Jasonville. wa* k.lled yesterday when he fell In front of the blade of a Ja- ' sonvllle city road drag near hl* 1 home He had jumped on the drag to hitch a ride 1 a New Stop Sign* Are Placed In l>ecatur New atop sign* have been placed 1 at a number of the street Inter***i tlon* In the city The speed limit sign* have been relocated at *ev- - eral point*, warning motorist* of • speed maslmum In the busl.ie** and residential district.

ILLINOIS VOTE GOES HEAVILY FOR ROOSEVELT • President Given Nearly Seven To One Preference Over Garner Chicago. April 10 U.W Illinois Democrat* gave President Rentevelt almost a seven to one preference over Vl< <- President John N Garner In Tuesday * presidential primaries. Increasing returns show ed today. Hi* vote was nearly l tsiic that received by Thomas E. Dewey, unopposed on the G O. P t presidential preference ballot. Dewey. 3* New York district attorney who won a solid nominating delegation last week In the Wisconsin primary, polled slightly better than 75 per cent of the G It P primary vote, according to these returns Mt Roosevelt, whose name was entered In the- primary although be had not committed himself on a third term, polled 2<KI <hh> more than the combined votes of Garner and Dewey Early today s’•«•> of the state's 4.3 M preclntts gave Mr Hoosevelt. 3*3.33*. Garner. 137*23 Dewey received &4*,*S2 In 5 473 precinct* Lien* Gov John Stelle. •••If-r.cyl-ed rebel, who had created a furor Monday hy declaring himself governor because of the Illness of Gov Henry Horner, apparently wa* defeated for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination by hl* Horner-sponsored opponent. Harry II Hershey a country lawyer Returns f:om 3.313 precincts gave Hershey 7M.M3 and H’elle 335.0*7 In the GO. P gubernatorial contest. Dwight II Green. prosScutor lof gsmster Al Capone won noml (CciNTINI'ED <»N PAGE? UEVKNI SUNDAY SCHOOL IN CONVENTION Hartford Township Sun11 day School* Plan Convention Sunday 1 The Hartford township Sunday I schools will hold their spring convention at the Calvary Evangelical ehurch In Linn Giove Sunday eve ‘ nlng at 7 30 o'clock , I Charles D Teeple of this city ’ 1 will be the principal speaker with "The Purpose of the Sunday j School a* hl* theme Miss Wlnl1 fred Spninger of Berne will p-e---■ent * flannelgrsph demonstration 1 for rhlldren and special mush i will be provided during the aervlc J. The complete program I* a* ’ follow* Solig service, led by Glen Dale Shoemaker Devotional service. Rev George > Holston Roll call Os Bunday school* I Hawaiian music. Evangelical , I Sunday school Special music. Hartford high ‘ school, I Flannelgraph demonstration for II children. Miss Winifred Spiunr r (CUNTINVED UN PAGE hkiVKNt

Major Battles Raging On Land And Sea On New War Front In Scandinavia; Denmark Stunned

Most Os Denmark Firmly Occupied By German Troops; Nation Cut Off From World. FRANCE TO FIGHT Copenhagen. April 10 <U.R> German troops were established firmly In Copenhagen and in large portions of th*- remainder of the country, including all strategic IKtliits today, after an occupation which stunned the Danes with Its speed and efficiency Demmark has 10-en cut off from the outside world since '• a m Tuesday when foreign troops for the first time in Danish history entered Copenhagen Its.-ls. According to complete- reports I now avalluldGerman troop" i reached their objectives in Deni mark with only very slight Instan- . ces of friction and bloodshed The country pursued its business In virtually normal fashion on the ' second day of th- m e upatlon Most Danes appeared resigned to the occupation, apparently believing it i had to come eventually. German sources said that only i 12 persons had been killed through out Denmark in the course of the occupation War To “BitUr End” l*»rls. April lo UP) The allies will carry the war in Brand Inavia to the "bitter end from I the northern tip to th*- southern most Norwegian coast" and in thfuture "not one ton of iron ore will quit Navlk for Germany" Premier Paul Peynaud told a cheering Frenc h senate today The premier said that half the German fleet now wa« . gposc-d to the British home fleet and part of the French fleet Economically and militarily, he •aid. Adolf Hitler will suffer from his invasions of Denmark and Nor ttVtNTIN'CED ON PA'.E SEVEN) DEATH CLAIMS MARY SCHAFFER Mrs. Man Bell Schaffer Dies Today At Home In This City Mr«. Mary Bell Schaffer. s#. died this morning at 4 .10 o'clock at het bbme. IM2 Russell street Death was attributed to compileatton- following an Illness of one month. The dec eased was born in Adams county March 2". 1"1. the daugh ter of Ira and Frances Smith Her husband. Fred Schaffer, preceded het in death in 192" Surviving are th*- following children Ira. John. Lucille, and Malo-i. all at home; Carl of Hud-on. Mic higan; Dewey of Bryaut and Jake Sc haffer, of this c ity. two. sister Mrs. Jane Ritter of Decatur and Mrs. Itora Kahn of Ohio city, Ohio, two brother*. John Smith of Ilana ntond and Shux Smith of Michigan Funeral servic es will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the I' II Mission church at East Salem t and burial will be in the East Salem cemetery The- isidy may lie viewed at the Gllllg it Doan funeral home after 7 o'clock this evening until time for the funeral - ♦— ——— Moving Os Lexion Home Is Started Moving of the presvn* legion home on Flrat and Madison street* was started this morning by a c rew of workmen for Allen W. Meade of Convoy, Ohio. The home ia to be moved acroa* the street to the egtrenu' south end of the parking lot on First at the end of Madison street, and will be used as a home until the ne w building Is completed The new home wilt lie on the site occupied hy the old one Four or five days are npected to be required to move the old building. — — o Wronx Address I* Given For Candidate Through an error the addies* of Moses Augsburger inc utnbent anti candidate for re-election a* county commission for the third district, was published Monday as Hsitford township Mr. Augsburger at one time lived in Hartford township and served as truatee there, but for many year* he has been a resident of French township.

OPEN HOUSE AT 0. E. PLANT IS WELL ATTENDED Dinner, House Os Maxie Program To End Celebration A conthtual stream of visitor* wended its ways through the model plant of th*- General Electric company in thin city today and were shown the manufacture* of small electric motors made in DecaUtr'l largest Industry as It celebrated the 2mh anniversary of the dedl-i-atioii of Its building Twenty years ago today the factory building was opened to the public, after the company selected this city as a site for a new manufacturing plant. In late November of IWIJ4. announcement was macle that the G-meral Electric company would Icuilci a factory In this city where fractional horse-power motors for washing machine* and electric appliance* would Io- made Among the guest* today at the open house program, marking 20 successful year* of operation and employment, were the school children of Decatur. Children from the public- and Catholk- school* toured the plant this morning E W lainkenau. manager, of the l*-atur Work* ever since It was established here in 1920, stated that the crowd started coming at S o'c lee k this morning. At 11 o'clcM k 412 persona, including the- school children, had registered. Tour* through the plant were made throughout the clay and up until closing time- this afternoon Employes of the factory acted as guides during the day and a number of girl* assisted in registering the crowd. Tonight at *ls o'clock the Hou**- of Magic program will lie staged at th** junior-senior high school building. It will be in charge of the personnel of th<laboratory of the Fort Wayne* wo'ks. and free tic kets can be obtained from local G E employes Neil Currie. Jr. former general manager of the- Fort Wayne works, now assistant to W. R Burrows, vice-president tn charge- of manufacturing for the General Electric Company is here from th* Schenectady offl' e to represent the c om pany otfic ial* C II lacng. also * i S* henc-c tady pdvertlslng manager for th*- company. will deliver a talk a.* a dinjter to be* given this evening tn the plant's c lub rooms on North Ninth street by Mr latnkenau and stiff to a number of local buslnes* m* n and other guests M E. Lord, manager of 'he Fort Wayne works. (' II Matson, superintendent. I’ C. Morganthaler. assistant to Mr land. I H Freeman, personnel administrator, A J Rose, J W Crise. Harold Carter. R C Hanna, other offb lais of th* Fort Wayne off!* >■ and Arthur L. Jon**s. a company vice president of Denver. Colo, will be in attendance at the dinner tonight Fred K Hunting of Fort Wayne, president of the Fort Wayne National Bank, who was manager of |hc- company when the plant was located here; F A Bailie*, who El* *»N PAGt: "IN* STUDENTS ARE TAKEN ON TOUR Kirkland Juniors And Seniors Making Tour Os Chicago Today Forty-one- members of the jun found senior classes al Kirkland high school are In Chicago today on a tour at ranged instead of the annual junior-senior banquet at the school. Principal and Mr*. Hansel Foley. trustee and Mt* Earl Martin pccompanied the group whl* h left this morning on the Erie railroad from Preble at I 10 o c loc k They will return tonight at 10 o'clock. The tour, as arranged by Erie 1 offic lais Includes visits to the field museaum. Alder plantetarium, Marshall Field store, Nwift Packing i company, Chinatown and other i pla* of Interest. Money to finance the trip wav ■ earned by the student* in presentation of playa and other eveula.

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Sharp Fighting Reported Between Norwegian And Nazi Troops; Sea And Air Battle Continues. DECISIVE BATTLE Ablsko, Norwegian Swedish Frontier. April 10 <U P) A major Ihilllc* between Norwegians and Get mana wa» reported developing today near the village erf Bcoglund, where th*- Norwegians were in strong defensive* position* against German fore*-* landed on the* coast south of Tromsoe According to message* received at th*- frontier, the* pm-t of Tromsoe still was In th** hands of Norwegians and could he u*ed as a base for landing of allied troop* If they seek to advr.nc •• overland towaid the Norwegian forces ar Narvik. Norwegian source* *-xp>-«*.-d the belief that the battle might be a decisive one for the- entire- northern ar-a. The countryside was swept by a bliacard Ilk*- storm yesterday but th,- weather was dear again today and the Germans were in strong position* at Narvik where- British naval forces were reported to have made an unauccesifiil attack on the* harbor Norwegian force* In the Narvik Zone withdrew inland while British warship* were attempting to larttle up the coast off Narvik Reports reaching the frontier said that fighting was developing Inland from Herjang*fjord. where a c-omparaiiveiy large Norwegiati force blcM-ked th** highway after withdrawing out of rang** of the German guns. Naval Battle Hluc-kholm. April in tU.R) A major naval battle Icetween British and German air arid naval forces In the Skagerrak and sharp fighting between Norwegian and G-itnatt troops near Charlottenberg were reported here tonight Th*- naval engagement was re.Malmoc- on the southern tip of ported in telephone messages from Hweden These* report* said at least 10 German warship* and troop transports were being engaged by an iindiacloced number of British warship* and RAF planes Two Get man w arships wc-ic- reported *ttttk in the conflict. It was indicated that the allies were attempting first to bottle- up and then to destroy every German warship on the Norwegian *■<>..st and hoped that none* would escape, lacss of the Get man wat ships would mean annlhllatloii or sur'•ciNTlNt'Ef* ON PAGE AEVENi • o War Bulletins London. April 10—<U P>— The British admiralty tn a statement issued tonight declared that operations off the Nor weglan coast are still in progress. Brussels, April 10. — <U.P) — The Belgian military leaves were canceled after an eitra ordinary meeting of the cam net today London. April 10. — <U.P) Prime Minister Nevi'le Chamberlain told the house of com mona today that five British destroyers had engaged si* new German destroyer* off Narvik in a battle from which the Britith were forced to withdraw after lo*mg two ship*. Reykjavik. April 10.—<U.R) — Iceland declared it* virtual Independence from Denmark today wnen parliament authonz er the government to take over the prerogative* of King Christian. Stockholm. April 10—<UF>— The newspaper Aftonbladet said in an unconfirmed dispatch today that 200 Norwegian troop* ware killed er wounded in heavy fighting I against th* Garman* at Elverurn, northeast of Hamar, th* last reported temporary capital. The dispatch said the I j German casualties war* heavy. 1 Stockholm, April 10—4J.F>—*■ I Neutral diplomatic source* reported today that Swedish rei aerviat* had been rushed to , th* northern and southern provinces.