Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 38, Number 110, Decatur, Adams County, 7 May 1940 — Page 1

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lurc/iiM Named fro Head British I War Activities

jerlain Defends His Kes In Speech To |y, Heckling House tommons. ■TICS BITTER I May 7 'U» - Prime ■rtill- Chamlx-rlnili today Eri.«>iv>' Winston (HiitrchE,rvi»<* Great Britain's Er»a In the war against Ln<l railed upon angry Lommons to clnaa rank* Ltr teeth" in the face of ■ danger that Adolf HitIrik- again. ■ m . minister's appeal for Enn nt member* of all L a united effort tn moldKy ounce" of strength for L,i. regarded as an Invl- ■ the opposition leaders to Lvrganized government ' L aid- don lit that It would Krftil. however, aw the la■r* have lefuned such sngI of "resign” and cries of Led the Ims?” interrupted Lin as he sought to exKe house of common* how Lxion and superior air L caused the failure of ■ expeditionary campaign ■ Norway. KmiMign he contended, ■finished The Norwegian Lt and King Haakon still Lway and the Allied P«w- ■ give the Norwegians all Lssilde a* rapidly as po* ■ said, the British people L fall to realise the ■t another German blow. Lirr<t>'d against the Bril- ■ and the Allied leaders Llai their precaution* in ■ts of Europe. L aiinoutit-d that Church Lry first lord of the ad■kMceforth would have ■My of supervision of ■•• rations from day to ■MHMs-ineiii and hl* exit.. -.t to satisfy the op|x>■hr Immediately wan Bf opposition leaders for Ley In the face of "a re B 3 a "rebuff" In Norway. I also was criticised as ■Me.” K Arlee, labor leader. Mw counter attack on lsin» explanation. chargfevernment with having Bhsding speeches and said Jhksrlaiii's speech was and explanation," ■bdrawala from Southern UN P*O» fl*; I Funeral Is kid This Afternoon ■ smites were held this I*' t o'clock in the mortIVrlwna Ohio for Mrs. C. Is former Iter ator resident. f iherr- Sunday evening ■ •111 i>e taken to Gray►«O Wednesday morning I ’k""' from Iterator who I »l>. services today were |"f C. C. Pumphrey. Mr. W-H Kocher. Mr and Mr*. P Mrs Harold M< Millen P*< Mrs. Charles Langston. I Mrs C. E Hell and Mr. Ifred Smith visited there F“ f°r several hours. EIS GUILTY Lih IN COBIIT hndrum. Jr., Im RcTo Jail Pend* ,B K Sentence Jr., formerly of P «wnshlp. was being held county jell here toF** sentence on a charge LT* ""’rtgaged property P* when arraigned late I. ° r * •>»<•«« J. Fred ™ Adam* circuit court. * Men of guilty to the Ml* Plea, the RMed him to jail to await il*** *"*M M o’ r * k ' hl< “ n •utborltlaa bw7 * Mr ™“ issued k • p * inc ««y *•«» FWile .nd sheep which ’thi. X * •• r,r *’ I

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

HOOSIERS CAST BALLOTS TODAY INPRIMARIES Congreiwional Battle* Hold Chief Inter?*! Over State Indianapolis. May 7 UP» Early balloting in Indiana's primary elec* • Hon was light today In most *ectlon* despite perfect weather conditions and Indications were that the total vote might drop below Imai.iHMi lank of spirited local race* In many counties where candidate* ‘ were unopposed apparently accounted for the apathy of the electorate Many counties reported, also, that the excellent weather condition* Were keeping farmers at work In their fields and cutting down the rural vote It was expected, however, that the farm vote might gain momentum late In the day The voters were nominating candidates for Republican anil Democratic ticket* for congress, the state legislature, and county offices a* well as .-letting delegates to the state convention* of the two major parties Voting irregularities mnrk-d the early balloting in Marion county I Indianapolis i when- four precinct judges were removed because they Were candidates for slate convention delegate*. Chief election official Charles It Ettinger, who iteraonally discovered some of the Irregularities, threatened the arrest of all latard . member* "If any more of this I* found " In the fmirlh district the voting was also reported very slow ole server* in Fort Wayne estimated the Allen county vote might not go alaive 20.300 W« ather was cloudy 111 Noble county and the vote described a* "medium'' clear weather and a normal heavy Republican ((••NTINI'KD ON PAGE <JXI FISHING PONDS NEARLY DONE Fish Rearing Pond* At Shroyer Lake Are Near Completion At the regular meeting of the Adams county fish and game conservation league, held, it was reporthome. Monday night. It was reported that the three fish rearing ponds being built at the site of the Shroyer lake are nearly completed. Ih*n Shroyer stated that only four or five day* work would be required. Members of the dull have offered to donate their service* In construtting drains from the ponds. Charles Knapp, chairman of the fish committee of the cluh. Is heading a group which plans to finish the drainage work Wednesday night. Those volunteering for work are requested to Inform Mr. Knapp Immediately. Bob Heller spoke for a few mlnutas on conservation legislation. In hla talk he urged the club to seek , the cooperation of oth»* clubs in . the alate In order that I conservation program can lie presented the legislature whh h will meet the approval of a wide section. He stated that many proposed < hanges fail • “TcnimNUNit't* paor •’*’ Mr*. Oren Nichols Is Seriously 111 Mr*. Oren B Nichol* of 122 M<Barnea street was reported as l>eIng atiout the same today Mr*. ' Nichols sufferer! a stroke yesterday 1 morning and has been In a serious condition since. i Milton Reppert Slightly Better I The condition of Milton Reppert. i Preble young man. who was critlI cally hurt Hunday night in that vll- ■ lage when hl* motorcycle was •truck by a car. was reported by the i attending physician to be Slightiv l improved today He I* confined in ' the Adam* county memorial ho»pl tat

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Polish, French WarNhips Sunk By German Bombs — niiwi- r ;> i -t . , . — -- *1 f ! --'i ! ' i ’ '• ■ I -t • %». ... z-4aßfemiH»di.- -urf** it. mo I 1 ■ -1-* ,iw- ?’ - z 1 -■ -* ’ - . * ■ * ' ■■ ■ - - ‘ . \. • - • • .. 2. . - • ■— - * «" —~ — — ii*m ii*ii Latest victim* of German bombing plane attacks on Allied warships in Norwegian water* are the 2.144ton Polish destroyer Grom aliove. and the 2.4T5-ton French destroyer Bison, lielow The Rritiah admiralty admitted the loss of the Grom and said Britain would give the Polish government a new destroyer to replace her The Bison went down when struck l»y a liomb a* she escorted Allied troop transports, according tn the French admiralty ’

HATCH BILL IS REVIVED TODAY Hou*? Judiciary ( ommitmitt?? Revive* Hatch “(’lean Politic*” Bill Washington. May 7 li’Pi The house judiciary committee today revived the Hatch "clean politics'' bill, voting 14 to II to reconsider th>* action hy which It was pigeonholed last week. Chairman Hatton W. Sumner* said that the committee's reversal pul the bill Irack before the group further consideration. The chairman did not vote, “Sumner said. "He will do that this afternoon." This referred to the fact that Sumners plan* to make an hour's spec* h In the house on the bill later today. Contrary to the secrecy surrounding the original 10 to 14 vote totable last Tuesday, the committee released a list today of tho»e who voted for and against reviving the bill. Those who voted for It Included Raymond J. Springer. R.. Indiana. o— — Nominate Officers At Meetinf Monday The regular meeting of the Knights of Columbus lodge was held last night with nomination of officer* a* the most important business. The election of officers will Ih* held next month. ERL CHASE IS NAMED OFFICER Named First Vice-Presi-dent Os Porter District C. E. Earl Chase of this city will serve a* first vice-president of the Porter District Christian Endeavor during Ing the coming year. Chase wa* chosen In the election of officer* at the dlalrict meeting of the organization in Fort Wayne Sunday. Miss Maxine Mcndell of Fort Wayne was renamed president Other officers are; Robert Reusser. Vera Crux, second vice-presi-dent; Hen Vltaw. Fort Wayne, third vlc<-prv*ldent; Polly Oaalar. Fort Wayne, secretary and Richard Helt|er. Herne, treasurer. Iler C. A. Schmid of Berne wa* named p*»tor-advl»or ot the organization Irene Beer Os Mot-roe wa* nimtd chairman of the devotional committee and Robert Augsburger of Berne wa* named chairman of th* citizenship committee The Porter dl*trtct Includes Allen, Well* and Adams counties.

Decatur, Indiana, Tu eaday, May 7,1 H 10.

Ex-Mayor Bangs Is Permitted To Vote Fort Wayne. Ind . May 7—-tt'Pl - Sheriff Walter Felger announced i i<aiay that former Mayor C. W. H. 'Bangs of Huntington, and J. Clay- , ton Brown, one-time Huntington lefty construction foreman, will Ite j taken to Huntington thl* efteinoon to cast their vote* In today'* pri-l mary. Both Bang* and Brown are serving Indeterminate sentence* for i civil contempt of court. They have Iteen confined in the Allen county jail since February 21. ADAMS COUNn NATIVE DIES Mrs. Della Hill Die* At 1 ColumbuM, ().; Funeral Wednesday , Mr*. Della Hill. 53. a native of i Adam* county, died Sunday night ' at a hospital in Columbus, O. She had resided at Marion. Ohio for the past 30 year*. Surviving are a daughter. Mis* Mary HUI of Columbus. Ohio and three brothers: William Miller of near Decatur. Edward Miller of Fort Wayne and Elmer Miller of Van ' Wert. Ohio. ' Funeral services will Ite held at 1:30 p. m (CRT* at (he Van Bus- ' kirk funeral home in Monroeville and al 2 o'clock at the Clark’s Chapel Methodist church. Burial will Ite In the church cemetery. The iHHIy may Ite viewed at the funeral home until time of the service*.

Month’s Campaign To Clean Up City To Start On May 13

The flrat annual "Clean up. Paintup. Flz-up" campaign will be opened here nezt Monday. May IS. The event will be obaerved In : the city for one month, terminating on June 3. Dataa for the campaign were aet : laat night in the Aral meeting of the ezec-utlve committee in charge. Preaent plane call for a big opening parade, with various merchants being represented. Dealer* In paint*, lumber matarlai*, lawn material*, home hardware and any article* that might be sold by them to citizens participating In the campaign will be Invited to take part In the parade. i The parade will ba ataged at 7 p. m Monday night. May 13. i On Tureday. city truck* will dart hauling away tin can*, rubbish and refuse. The truck* will be maintained on tbl* work for the balance of the week Citizens are urged to get all rubbish together . In a container so that It may be I

LOCAL LADY’S FATHER DIES J. G. Bilderback Dies I-ate Monday At Home In Willshire Funeral services for J. 0. Bilderback. 76. prominent resident of , Willshire, Ohio father of Mrs. George Buckley of this city, will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. lESTt at the Bilderimr k home. Mr. Bllderlrack's death occurred I late Monday afternoon from a heart attack. He was a retired merchant 1 ' of Willshire and for many year* 11 condu< led a harness shop. The deceased was born In Van ! Wert county. Ohio. May 9. 1964. He > would havo been 76 years old Thursday. Besides the daughter In this city he Is survived by the widow and one , daughter. Mrs. Orva Hendrix of Kan Diego. Calif. The laxly was returned to the ’ Bllderlm< k home and may Ih- view- • <*d until time of the funeral Burial will lie in the Willshire centatery. o — 1 ■■ G. E. Employes To Meet Tonight The G. E. employes association will meet this evening at 7 o’clock In the Ben Hut hall. All members are asked to Ih- present The American 1 .egion auxiliary will meet at the la*gion home Friday evening at eight o'clock. Membent having magazinas and comlca to give to the kiddle* at the Marlon hospital are asked to bring them to the meeting

picked up by theae trucks. Social clubs, flower and garden clubs and other organization* are to be contacted by member of the committee, who will ask th- cooperation of the groups In sponsoring the campaign. School children will also be asked to take part. Plans are underway for a "Tag Day" event with the elementary students selling tags on the streets In an effort to make the public cleanup-conscious and afford a revenue for 'he com-1 mlttee to make the necessary purchase* In conducting the campaign. Prize* will al*o he offered to student* having the most successful tag sale. The distribution of placards and poster*, participation in the school*, various meetings and sd dreases, printed form* ou which | tabulation of the various psrtlr-l---1 pation In which citizens are tsking I (CONTINUED UN I'AUK BIXJ ” |

Light Vote Is Reported Being Cast In Primary Election In City, Adams County Today

SCHOOL HEADS ARE MURDERED Crazed Principal Slays Four Os Colleagues Monday Pasadena. Calif., May 7. <U.P> Students at South Pasadena junior high school got a holiday today while police investigated an arsenal in the cafeteria where Vertill Spencer. 37-year-old principal, nearly succeeded in killing himself after slaying four colleague*. Official* would not di«cus* the arm* they found in the cafeteria where Spencer would not allow lunch to be aerved yesterday He was in expert pistol shot with half a doten marksmanship medal* and had an extensive collection of gun*. It was understood that gun* and ISO round* of shells had been stored in the cafeteria a* if for a siege. |Jlm Crow, a student whom Spencer took home frequently, said he had seen a number of bullet pierced boxe* In hi* automobile. He attended a meeting of administrators of South Pasadeua junior and senior high schools late yesterday. When he left. George C. Bush. 53. city superintendent of schools; John E. Alman. s<t. principal of the high school, and William flpeer. 43. business manager <tf city schools, were lying on the floor, shot to death with Bpencer’s long barreled .22 target pistol. Dorothea Talbert. 30, Bush * secretary. was wouiid>-d. Before or after attending the meeting police had not ascertained the sequence he killed V. V. Vanderllp. 45. printing Instructor at his school, and gravely wounded Ruth Barnett Sturgeon. 45. an art instructor. Then In the cafeteria he shot himself. Mrs. Spencer was grief stricken, but she tried to explain her hisband's sudden, maniacal fury. “Vertin was a very sensitive and intelligent man." »he said, "and Ills Intelligence must have driven him too far. Overwork must have turn(CrrNTINCEIt ON PAGE H!X> JOIN DRIVE TO OBTAIN BOOKS Welfare Department To Obtain Book* For State Institutions The Adams county department of public welfare today joined the drive to obtain Itooks and magazines tor libraries at state Institutions. Mr*. Faye Smith Knapp, county welfare director, announced that the county welfare office would accept gifts of luMtks and magazines on behalf of the institutions and store them until the <jo--- of the drive. May HI. The library drive Is being held In connection with "State Institution Week." May 12 to IS. the welfare director said All state institution*, accept the four correctional institution* for adults, are planning to hold open house from May 12 to May I*. Hooks and magazines are needed by most of the Institution*, particularly the mental hospitals. Mr*. Knapp »ald. Because of the many different ages and type* of persons cared for by the various Institutions. practically all kind* of lM*oks and magazine* are needed. Os particular value are hook* on travel, autobiography, picture and news magazine* and good modern fiction. Older person* usually Ilka the classics better than younger person *. "Many of us have worthwhile books and magazines tn our tionies which are doing little more than taking up shelf room." the director said. "Here I* a chance to place these books and magazine* where they will do the most good”. At the close of "Htate Institution Week" May IN, Ismk* are to Incollected from ivtunty welfare offlee* throughout the state and takiCONTINl'F.lt ON PAGE HIX> 'Phone One Thoiiftand or One Thousand & One for county election return* tonight. The Daily Democrat will Im- glad to i aintwer your inquiries.

DECATUR VOTES ON FAST TIME CHANGE TODAY Voting Booths Set Up Near Regular Polling Places In City An add-xl attraction, especially to the citizen* of Decatur, in conjunction with the primary election , conducted here today. I* the referendum on daylight savings time. Voting places were set up near all regular precinct voting plates ■ in the city for voters to cast ballots I either for or against the adoption . of the fast time in the city. A number of interesting side- ! light* developed In the fast time voting. Survey this morning revealed that a large percentage of the city voters were taking time to cast , ballots on the time i|uestlon. In 1-11. of the Ito vote* cast at ft a. in . all persons had balloted on . the time question. In almost all oth- . er precincts a large majority of the . voters had designated their wish mi the referendum. f The big exception occurred In . Decatur 2-A. (If the 150 voters who . had cast their ballots In the regular polls at the Itecatur library. . only about half that number had i voted on the dayiiglit question a' the tent, located just north of the . library. A humorous tinge was added to , the voting there when Mrs. Will ItelHnger and Mrs. Ruth Teeple. precinct workers on the daylight ' saving* time l>oard. reported that a person in all seriousness asked , if the tent, used a* a voting place, was a Red Cross first aid station. ( At 9a. m.. in comparison to the approximate goo vote* cast at the regular polls, altout s<a> had Iteen ' cast on the time question. Itestttlts of the referendum will I be tubulated by the board workers • under the supervision of city offl--1 r ials at the city council chambers. ' Counting will start soon after the polls close In event the fast time is ratified by the vote, the council will adopt an ordinance to that effect tonight, and the hour faster s< h.slule will Ih* estulillsln-d Naturday at midnight and be effective until the last Saturday In Neptem- ) bet it of- outtin- majority rata favors the continuance of central standard time, no action will IhI taken by the <ouncll. Results of the referendum may be obtained by phoning 1.000 or l.ooi at the Dally Democrat. The final count is expected io l»- avail- ! able within a few hours after the ladls close. I. U. Banquet To i Be Held Wednesday i i The annual I. !'. banquet for alI ttinnl and friend* of the Cniverslty • I* to be held at the Rice hotel Wed- ( nesday night at «:30 o'clock. Prof. i E. M Linton of the Indiana I'nlverl slty social science department Is • to lw- the principal speaker. Prof. . Linton i* well known here, bwause ■ in addition to hl* work on the cam- > pus. he has taught at the I. I', ex- > ten-ion center In Fort Wayne for a numlier of years. I o WORK STARTED : ON EXCAVATION i Start Excavating for > Sewer* In New Central Addition The work of excavating for the sewer* In Central addition, where ’ the McMillen Home Building Corp., propose* to build 25 m-w house for McMillen Industries employes, was started today. Stanley Ntate. general manager of the home building development, stated that a crew of men started digging this morning for the sewer*. The conner-tlng sewers will drain Into the Acker sewer, which was eonstnxted In 1939 In the area' where the houses will be located. Work has also started on remod-| ellng three houses on North ftecond , street, extended, which are owned i hy the home building corporation ' These will be remodeled for employes of the McMillen Industries, being part of the •5 bouse* to Ire t built tbl* summer.

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Fair Weather Cut* Vote In Primary; Race* On Democratic Ticket Os Prime Interest. CONGRESS RACE A total of 1.231 votes had been cast In the six Decatur preclncta shortly after 1 o'clock this afternoon. While poll workers al each precinct staled that the vole was Im-low normal, a comparison with former elections disclosed that It was keeping pace fairly well. In 193 X the total city vole al 1 o'clock was only 1.309. with the city races and others attracting Interest. The vote In Berne wa* 515 in the three precincts at II a m. — approximately one-half of the expected total vote. In Middle Monroe at the Mime hour only 41 vote* had been caat. The vote hy precinct* at 1 o'clock In Decatur: 2-A. 246; 2- 112: 1-A. 239; I B. 159; 3-A. 210 and 3-B. 215. The vote on daylight Havings time referendum wa* running closely behind the regular primary total. General report* from the county Indicated a inu< h lighter vote. Early morning indications pointed toward a light vote In the primary election tn Adams county today. A survey of the Decatur pre•trike! "Sit-down strikes" entered the 1940 primary election In Adams county today Ed Stahley, Inspector at the Ceylon precinct. telephoned Clerk Clyde Troutner at 5 o'clock this morning and stated that hl* election latard workers had "struck" for higher wage* and refused to go to work at the 33 per day rate He was instructed to exercise bi* right under the law and hire any willing voter that appeared at the polls. Since further word was not received, the clerk was under the Impression that Inspector Stahley had secured the services of persons willing to work at the established rate. Four other Inspector* telephoned the clerk and stated that they anticipated trouble regarding the rale, but evidently were able to "patch up" the difficulty cinct* corroborated thl* prediction and report* from rural precinct* strengthened this belief. At 9 o’clock thl* morning. 2-A wa* leading the list of Decatur precincts in total vote* cast —150. Decatur 1 A was next In line in the city with 132 cast at the same hour. Others were as follow*: 3- 94; 3-B. 90; 28. 60; 18. 90. Early report* from rural precincts also showed a light vote. This was attributed greatly to the fair weather, which was prevalent throughout the night and thia morning, despite prediction* of the weatherman to the contrary. The weatherman had predicted rain and cooler weather. The day (turned out just the oppo*lte, fair and warm It was considered likely that the vote would Ite lessened considerably In the rural precinct*, since farmers would take to the Held* in an effort to make up for time lost due to Inclement weather. There were those who Insisted today that the Republican vote would be heavier than customary •UpptMtedly Itecause of the battle for the precinct committeeman post*. Involving the selection of jhe county chairman after >lw tloii. The only battle on the Republican ticket other than the precinct committeeman race* appear* In the nomination of a rongro*sman for that ticket. George W. Gillie, Incumbent; Fred W Greene and Norman Sweet, all of Fort Wayne, ere the aspirant*. J. Jerome Yager, incumbent randldate for ienomination tn the office of county nnSTIXIKIi (W PAGE HI Xi TtMPIRATURt RKAOINGt DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER 3:00 a. m, - ~. _ 31 10:00 a. m, M Noon 72 2:00 p. m. 00 2:00 p. m. —«. U WEATHER I * t Partly cloudy In ostrsm* •outhwost. mostly cloudy with occasional thunderstorms elsewhere tonight and Wednesday. No decided change in temperI ***•'.