Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 38, Number 137, Decatur, Adams County, 8 June 1940 — Page 1

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IANKS BLAST PATH INTO NORMANDIE

Ler labor Ki changes |io TO SENATE H, Small < hance 1 or B ~r o>a| Is Given ■j 'UM l ' , “" ■ . lift. MB' , p,..,.. >i ihi« *e**l'>i. level tile . hr.l ' h, ‘ ME . ’»»« i’""' ||K .. .. i’"" 11 "• 1 1,1,1 ■HF., in.iu*' "i i.n"’ l" "■ »i* , .11 f.-.|. I.l'lol. p tel ’A Smith I* 1,1 i ■' ' ,l W . ssequl'i* »By >,l! " .. . . ugly dem n-l---|^K,4 . .u.. ...tnien* of th' ' •.>ul.| .rate a "■* . >1 * llh t'l'li' I \.ii.iiiii«ii.iti"i> pi.i< <-<i in 'ft .. ■ !■ : ll»' I' - l.k. <■- 11" sv-na'* i'- |.':■•■■•> I" all national . .i.ijoini' »• ’ ■ uni I*"' »*'* |K ,i jKu. • |K\' , ..f 'll. I. tomtit i'll SIIO |H\r . , ..).-- William had her own - 'ft’- II""f»v.r of the fraveauila . ahlitt woul.t W *gnet a. I hill would ly until w ait.|.» ill.-.-. >l".tni. th.ti of , ar » lf.il violence hr I’ 'h>' i .hor hoard from • ■f r»tn*t..u inent of strik-'-of such acts ■ Abolish the current l.ihm SbM >nd -übstltute a new bi--three man lu.ard la'abl .'i in udmlnimr... fan.' >« now <»«»■••«■i-l ' > ■mM in.. tl ..w laiaid a- I'd |H<<f:ne.| judiil.ll full, io" • >'or would dir.,' ] and promo nt.' Wore the lioard Pro.lik full freedom of is sell as Ike right to Hainj.hl. la expressiiut 'lt. .- t'" .-'i-.j.luyei * plot id"l - " nm airompoum.l 1-y . Mltnjd-i'ion, di*< i moi' ■BCrant employer* lhe i:.:b r 1 for i.filet five b.iu o SB h«(o. irafr union* In . — a rraft votes to retain «a>ti< fur bargaining put ■B al2 month* limit on li.o k B'hm may | M . ordered sot “ ■Butini kh on paiik hixi IliE PUPILS I HET DIPLOMAS ■ ■ B- Mullins Speaker For Btoty Commencement U At Berne Today annual eonimein■••m>n' • tor the He graduate* of ih--trade* of the county will !»■ 1)111 afternoon In the Berne ■fcanity auditorium ■* Went will atan at If o'< lo< k ,lt *’ *•>* alnglna of "Arne- ■ >J T the andionce Her. C. A Schmid of Berne ■ Mirer the Invocation V •< of the achool Inape. tlon d>■■“"•tit of the state of Indiana J filter the comment cnit nt ad Bjtottnt etnenta will tie given hy y Striker, county school *up*rand ths diploma* » IB he y** lw l to the graduate* hy the ■’*' township trustee* M** benediction will be proby the Rev C. II Surkau. I Berne. A total of JW eighth f* krsduate* will be given dl ' y*’ tluriug the eaerclaea.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

H*<T — A-- r J nWM. I Mi » BL.-;* <*. >MM r ' ’■pF ■ -■ w •- 1/r- - :. -fflF* ■i- JSLrZsa Het alk otmtl in a duelled k’lemh village evacuated by the aoldler. center, drop* to hi* knee* aa the French eiilpera make Allie. Tw.. mend. .of .. Herman advam. mop up « t uad are .hot thein.-lve. known III* cmnrade on the right begin, to crumble by Fren.h .top. •«h ;.m.ilmd ...mealed In the .uln* of the »• the concealed marksmen of the French «ul<l<h- «iuad open their village In attempt, to delay the Herman advance The Herman well-aimed rifle fire , .. mw r- ~ ■■»..■■* mu '— ■ '■ * "■ ——■ 11

Dr. Smith Escapes Injun In Accident Two person* escap'd injury a-i boat 5 <»'< Im k Friday evening when car* driven t«y hi W E. Smith. of. thi* city and Byron Weaver. of Fort Wayn*. collided The aci id-nt « < urml at an Intersection of loiiuly road* one mile ea*t of the city Th'- Weaver car •tru>k th'- Smith auto broadside. Both car* weie damaged. with the Smith vein. !• -ii.taining the heavier loan. Vffl POST TO BE INSTALLED l.imbcrlost I rail Post Will Ik- Instituted Here Sunday All plan* hare I iomplet.nl for the inntitution "f Limberlo.t Trail Po.t No ll" 1 ' Vet-rati* of Foreign War*, here Sunday The erent I* to he opener' at 12" o'clock with a parade to the Knight* of Pytbtaw -'I Third rtreet Where the In.tltution and in•talatlon of officer* will Ih- held A buffet luncheon will Im held afl ,. r the parade, with entertain-pr.-td-d l-> '!>•• S..S-l„u*h Rambler- The Jim Eby |m*t l<and .nd drum -orp* of Fort Wayne wil entertain after the institution and I will al*o take part in th.- parade A treat I- ..plaining th- namof "Limberlo.t Trail." winch wa* adopted by the I •' and written by French Quinn. local ht.lor fan and lertur.-r. I* •» b - ' ed to tho»e who attend the in.tltu “ Th- treat!*- tell, of th- Immor .Illation Os th- Limberlo.t Trail by Gene Stratton Porter, famed Adam, county nature novell*'. and <> Hosier State Automobile aMmdaT Gon marking federal road - ' ™ 1 Irt Ikuutur Jl* t"** laim Richmond t<> Ihra'ur berlo.t Trail, a* by Mr '~,7. .STIS' Kl' «» '' AGE m *’ S S. Convention Meets At Manon Th e 76th annual Sunday -chrnd 1,1 . . will be held in Marlon convention will I" '• proxr* l registration* har* urge number o • - ’ Dawber. a n r and H<,pl “X™ Who."" he There .HI be »!»<<»’ f‘”* , * ren,M ' *L„,, worker*, young «nd I* tran.ferable. aii » ,r« on standard lime.

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

PI J SCHOOL HERE JONE 12 School Os Instruction ProKram To Be l-ed By Mrs. L. E. Goble f Under the leadership of Mr* L j E Gohl.-, the Indiana t'ongre** of Paranta and Tea. her* will hold a .school <>f instruction in liecatur on June 12th for all of the ParentTeacher A**miation* of Adam* It'ounty. All other interested groups are invited to attend The meeting will Ih- held at the Methodist ifhurrh and the ladies of the church ‘ will serve a luncheon at noon Mr* Ed Warren county chairman and Mr* Ivan Stu. by local chair--man. announce the following comI mittee* in charge. Hospitality. Mr* Ed Warren. '< liaiin.an. Mrs. Glen Hill. Mr* Ray Sllngley. Mrs Herman Meyers. Mrs Clyde Butler Mrs. Fred Heuer and Mi* G»'o Rentx. Music. Mis* Helen Hauln.ld Mrs Carl Fisher. Reservations for Luncheon. Mr*. Russel Owen*, chairman. Mr* Milford Habegger. The public I* Invited to till* luncheon Which will be held from || o'cliH k to 1 o’clock. Th.- price >* 25 cent* per. - plate Tickets may he S». tired from the luncheon com mittee or at the door. ! The program follows: . ~ (l y>NTINCt?I» ON PAGE TWO>

ANNUdLPARISH PICNIC SUNDAY Annual St. Mary’s Parish Picnic Will Ik* Held Here Sunday Plan* for the **• M * ,ry ’ parish picnic, io Im- held at Hun.et Park Sunday have **•* completed. It was announced today Leonard Meyer I" general chair-, | mao of the -vent his appolntmen ' having be.-n .nnounced several, I day* alto. along with other com i mH tee member*. The picnic feature* the dinner at, , noO n and a .upper In the evening ! . The dinner will be W cent, and [ the .upper 35 cent. Hames, contest. and other enter- , (alnmenl hare been - both the younit.'er. and . with the playground fatllitl*. the park open to person. at 'he I 1 Hefre»hmeilt booth, will al"o b- , set up at the park The dinner will . in. served In 'he parlllon by the r ladle, of the church The erent will be the .eventh s annual of It. kind and one that I. I proring more .ucce.sful each year Her Joseph J Helmet., church i pastor. I. aiding Mr. Meyer In , supervising the picnic and Joseph A Laurent I. .erring •• treasurer.

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, June H, 1940.

* Red Croß* Fund For Har Sufferers | | Previous report ITS3.iI? In memory of Joe 5.80 Ell Goldnor - • Mathias Coffee W. J f Krick and family s*» I Mr and Mr*. Geo Harding 2-00 j A J. Smith - f>°" ■G II Sprague 1 «« I Mr. and Mr*. Bavid Zehr 2.0" Total . |2ffs.*7 FREAK ACCIDEKT CARSES DAMAGE Gasoline Pumps At Service Station Are Damaned By Auto — Considerable property damage wa* caused at theG<«>dyrar Service Inc station late Friday afternoon when a car driven hy Elola Jane Eady, daughter of Mr and Mrs Francis Eady, crashed Into thgasoline pump* The car driven by Miss Eady ( had run out of gas and was being pushed into the station by another | auto, manned by Henry Graber j . station employe Evidently unable to turn sharply j enough sh.- sleend the vehicle Into the first pump on the south side of the station The first pump was.

broken off at the has-. the second wax pulled loose from It. bolt, and toppled over and the third was moved from It. mooring. Two of the pump, were almost completely demolished Miss Eady escaped unscathed The auto was only .lightly damaged Officer Hoy Chllcote lnve.tlg.ted the accident (Hen Oawalt. manager of the «ta :lon. corroborated the belief that I It wa. fortunate the debris did not become Ignited The car had .topped directly over lhe two fallen pump, and lire electric wire, were .beared off just Incbe* from the gasoline that .In-W---ed out of the dl.pen.er pump. A check valve prevented .till more ; gasoline from running over, how- ! ever Mm. Charles Unge Suffers Broken Wrist Mr. Charles Imnge. of thl. city, suffered a fractured right wrist In a fall at her home Friday afternoon. After being taken to the hospital for an X ray she wa. returned to her home, where sh« I. able to be up and around Mrs l-ange sustained a fractured hip i»*' January. Sons Os Legion To Meet Monday Night A .pedal meeting of th. Fens of the American l-egion will be held Monday night at 7 odock << I>T» at the la-glon home Husiness of Importance will I* transacted and all member, are urged to attend.

NCCW MEET ONTHURSDAY Catholic Women To Clone Year At Kendallville Deanery Meeting The closing of a successful year of the Fort Wayne deanery num i < || of Catholic women, will lake place Thursday evening. June 13 in the community room «f the Im maculate Conception church, at Kendallville. "Every Catholic Woman In a Hi*, usslon Group’’ I* the theme of this meeting, which Is scheduled to open at M p m with prayer by the host pastor. Rev. Raymond Herrick, who will also give a brief address Mrs Eugene Carteaux. ! parish chairman, will give an ad dress of welcome. Mrs William J. Cunningham, deanery president will conduct the business session Reports will be

given try the aecretary. Mi*. Nell , Cody, and the treasurer. Mr». Ella i ■ Sthoppnian 1 Mr. A M Polmralte, deanery chairman, dlmu.aion group., will ' Introduce Mr* Michael < a*., who will preaent member, of Kt. Anne ■ i dl*< u»»lon group. St John the Hap U*t pari.h. In "A Study Club In Action " Speaker. on the program will be , dloceaan chairman. Mr. It W pavidem. organisation. and Mr*. 7roNnNvr.tr on paok thhkk> WHEAT ACREAGE IS ANNOUNCED 1911 Wheat Acreage Allotment For Adams County Is Announced ’ The 1941 wheat acreage allot 1 merit for Adam* county wa. an-i iMMimed today by Winfred I. ‘ Gerke. chairman of 'be county agricultural conaervation a.»aTa-, ’ tlon. a. 14.727 mre. Thl. com - pare, with 14 7*l acre, for the I county wheat allotment under the I 1940 AAA program t According to word received here from the mate AAA office. th" 19411 Indiana wheat acreage allotment I* . I 1.M4.232 The 1941 national allot j Kent. >-.tabll.hed by aecretary of I agriculture Henry A Wallace. i», , the wme a* the 62 million acre* , alloled to wheat farmer, for 191" i. "Farmer, are acconipli.hliig .lability through cooperation with the wheat allotment provision of the AAA farm program." Mr Gerke i . .aid "They are producing plenty 1 for all dome.tlc need* protective , egport* and adequaW re.erv*., and ‘ they are avoiding wa.teful »urJ plu.e. In the face ot dl.riipt.-d 1 world economic condition*, th'-y are u«lng the farm program to keep (CONTINUED UN FAUN TUHENI

lAHies Fight Fiercely To Smash Nazi Infantry Back Os Mechanized Spearhead

DR. KRETZMANN ACCEPTS POST Prominent Lutheran Will Become President Os Valparaiso I niventity fir O. P Kretgm.no of Chicago executive «e< retary ot the III!.', national Walther league, last night ai.apted the call Io become pre.l dent ot Valpanilno university and was granted hi* releaw a* of O. toiler 1 by the exe.uliv. l»M'd of the international league in don ai the Palmer bonne in i'hl< m" The etet Olive board al«» a|n> .Ini' | ed Or Kreirmann a* associate secretary of the Iniernailor .1 league which |h>*liloii he Wil. iontlnne with hl* new p««i 11.- will also continue a* editor of the Cresset. Walther league P'lbll a lion. Th.' selection of a new "Xe. u live secretary was held In ab-y ance until a later date Take Convent.on From Canada The league offl. lala also r. |. .<ed Ottawa Can. a* h.ail to thi. asm mer’s International convention up i on request of th** Canadian • l*y ■ The Ottawa officials mad. me 1 I quest *lnce a majority >t off'. ers I i’..nd i.mimiii.e men | listed 111 the war They i*ke.| hat ■ the 1542 convention i>e h. Id ih<->" j If (he International situation iii'l j not prevent ft • The lamed « 1 mer's vonveiitloii at the Hotel St. v- ! ens In < hl. ago August 2a to 'inclusive. The Canadian convention was scheduled tor July II t > r I ’* As president he Will succeed »*i | f ic..XTINCKn ON FAHB 1WO) DEATHCLAIMS GERMAN NATIVE I i f l.udwiu Reifsteck Die* In Preble Township After Long Illness i, e Ludwig Relfsteck. 61 ' native r of Heratany. di-d la.t . v.-ning at

6 o'clock at hi. home n |’r. Idtownahip Dewth wa* attributed '■> uremic poinonlna. after an lllti'--* of ! IS month* I The deceased wa* Iwirh in Nimbnrg Haden. Germany May !t. I'-' 1 .the non of Mr and Mi- George ttelf.teck He came Io thl* country ' lii 19*12 and moved tn Tolono. IlliMlt, 111 1911 h<- moved t". l-r.-1.1-town.hip town.hip II- wa* married to. laiut*llaflin on Ih tob'-i pt 19*15 The d eea*r-<l »a* a member of the Fi'-id ' hlem Lutheran church Surviving lie.ide* the widow atthe following * hildreh Mi Edwin Hoffman of Monroeville. Ilelnhard iat horn-. Mr* Walter Melcher of Hoagland. Edwin at home thi-e | brother-. George. Erne*l mid Hetman "f I'liainpnc.i lib" ' ’ ! .CrtNTINVED ON FAGN THKKKt o Search For Missinu Portland Rr-idcnt Portland. June 9 *t'Pl Folic" today .tarted a war'h for Emmett Holand. 42. a farmer of n-m Pott land, who dl.app<arid from hl* home la«t Thur.day Roland, who had been ill. *•' on' late Thui -day and return'd bom'during the night to change il'»th'-» He then left again Ml Boland *uid h- had !••■ ttan »- Wk 4» M i dl.appeared. _ _—o—Careful Diet Is Recipe Os Tocsin Man. 103 Sunday ♦ * (ven lllley Ritchie th'- commun By', olde.t re.ldeut. ci-lebral'-* ht« 103rd birthday Sunday at hi* horn* in Toc.ln. Mr Hltchic. In good health de* pite hi* advanced ag" I* beli'-v-d t< be the olde.t citizen In thi* part ol the .late, Careful eating and drinking hai lieen hl* con.tanl recipe for a lotu healthful life . <y-

PASTOR NAMED f ON COMMinEE Rev. Ralph W. Graham Is Renamed Chairman (B Education Board Rev II W Hrah.im. pastor of the First Methodist church In this city has In-en reapia.luted district i leader of Christian .-du. atio.i. thei ; asalgnineitt being made at the annual Swrth Indiana Conference in ■, ..-■aioii at Warsaw in B nrooks .Sink, jmstot of I Trinity Methiallst church at Elk ! hart is slated for the office of dl* I ' trlct iniperltttendent. succeeding It. | F ki Fr.bley of Fort Wayne who Is completing hl* Sixth year Pas- , 1 tor appointment! will be made 1 Sunday Highlights of the Friday after ’ noon program was the anniversary I I ..f the luHird of temperance with Bev II A I' Homer of Noblesville jirealdlng Heel* Pi. belts of Wash I mgton 0 C . research secedary of | j rhe le.ard of temperance. i j heard I. E York superintendent i I of the Indiana Antl-Haloon league. i also spoh»The anniversary or the board <»ft hospitals and homes was also celebrated Friday afternoon »Hh Hr E T Franklin of Fort Wayne in charge Rev H It Carson of Anderson presided over the evangeli*tl< hour with Hr H H Turbeville of New Castle delivering the prayer Hr John M Verstegg of ( Cincinnati was the main speaker. ' Th.- message at the morning sea- • slon wa* brought by Rev I II ll.own of Fort Wayn.- tiffn-er-I elected Friday were IMrector of Taylor Cniv.-islty A W Pugh IN-P.IIIW I nlverslty Trustee* Kversdt Warner. F A Hall and llom.-r Hettb[Nrm tora of Wesley Foundations j W " ■ ' I'' ' 1 j K.-rlln and Roy Hcntdelmsh. Hall I Stat. John Borders and \ J MlI neral. Indiana. Epworth langue Institute Foundation i E Bailer. C H Simons. I A II ||« ku* and la.ren Chastain i r i — W W Krl-ler and W F Smith Histri.t Leader* Os Christian i Education It W Braham T S ’I Haddenk It I Carson ' B Ad 1 Jins Harold Mohbr and W W K rider Hlstriet IMrertor* of Adult Work I . E ll.'** Adair. H K la-I*l. S E Carruth, tlail Havls Waldo Adams I I and Loten t haataii. Insti l, t Hue. tors of Youth Work Howard Brown. W N Burton. ' Ralph Cnrmi.hael, Thurman Morris II irold -Neel and Ttavl* Purdy Ino.i. t It .. t o* of Hural Work 1 \ H Hile*. J Ros* Ja< k«on. T j . ..(too ii i Bog'te. E J ll.ihr

1 and Ralph llavlwm I llh'riit Ji.-cloi* of Childrens, iCONTINHKI) <>W PA<HC FIVBI HOAGLAND FAIR , IS ANNOUNCED Country Conservation Club To Sponsor Event July 9 To 13 ' k Plans are progressing for the ane : nual fair to be given at Hoagland • (during the week o! July S to B d'sponsored by the Country Cower-1 • j ration Club al St. John's north of j One of the feature, of thl" "how a aatomoblh and Imple ment show Persons Interested in having e.htblts In thl. show are .. quested to contort Herman Weber or Itudy Myers. • The final hooting match of the I- s.-iison I. planned by the < Inb soon. Is At the last shoot held In cottnecHon with the recent club pintle at St John’s. J F Hanmatin of Nebraska took top honor.. o The club thl. summer la workif Ing on eitenalve breeding and distribution program for Its part of !. the county and proceeds from the lK shott. picnic, fair and other aitlv gtlea are used to supply the cost of restocking work.

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Tanks Move 22 1 i Miles Into Lines Os Allie* But Infantry May Be Wiped Out. BREAK AT BRESLE By Ralph lielnxen. tl’P. Staff Correspondent I Pari*. June A. <U» H»rmag tank*, raring through open country with guns blaring smashed their way across the rolling hills of Normandie today tor a 22 1 * mile advance south of the River llr.-sle, at the English channel end of the Weygand defense line. The Allied armies fought back powerfully to smash Herman Infantry. advan. Ing behind the me* h..tilled spearhead Frew h and British military authBomb Borl.n Paris June a tl'Pi French plane* Ismila-d the nidu-ttial suburb* of Berlin last night It was ■aid officially today. The admiralty disclosed that Flench sea plane* had partu lpat.-d in the raid and that impotlalil factories in Berlin suburb* had Imen | their targets. orities. admitting the seriousness of the advance, said that the Herman tanks were Isolated and without infantry support and that the high < ontmaad already had taken *!»■< ial measure* to block them off and wipe them out. .British spokesmen called the German advance uue of 1& miles; but map* showed a distance of 22', mile* from the upper Bresle, the former allied line, to Forges !*•* Eaux I Attacking at dawn for the fourth day of the battle of Frame, the German tanka ripped through the line* of th.- Allies wh.we infantry fought them from hedge*, dlt.be* and ro*e-cov*W.-d cottage*, and reached Forge* lam Eaux. 22*n mile* northeast of Ron.-n. 23 miles west <>f Reauvias. and S*’» miles uorth-northwest of Paris. The advance, most serious of thu four day battle, would put file Hermans m position, if they u.uld deffnltely break the Allied lino with massed shock Infantry, to mke a direct threat on Paris, or taking Rouen, to heart westward to la- Harve. now the chief British expeditionary lone base. 12 miles to the west of Rouen. Bluntly announcing the German I advance, the high command In Its mortng. lommunlque. No. H7. »t . the war said: “Enemey armored element* ret ported yesterday In the upper Bresle river, hava accentuated their progress. Advance deta.h-ni.-nts have reached Forges Les i Eaux.

■ The situation continues stationary at other parts of the front ' It meant that the Herman taka had advanced miles since the Start of the battle Wednesday at pawn, and had reached a point, at Vorges la-s KaU. half way between the Hresle and the Heine, at whose mouth Ilea la- Harve A war office spokesman said "The sitmlon Is serious but not black <’ur line, and strong point. « <>NTiNCKt' <»M PA<IK rIIHEKI o Two W eeks Vacation (.ranted Policemen city pnlli eman will he given a two weeks vacation with pay this year, according to an agreement made by the board -if public works and safety The officers will start > taking their vacation, the latter part of this month and alternate ■shifts The policeman do not have any time off during tho year, working seven days a week. TEMPERATURE READINGS DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER »:00 a. m. •»- •• •* 10:00 a. m. .. 11:00 a.m. <• weather Partly cl.udy to cl.udy tonight and Sunday, showsr. or thunder.terms thia afternoon or tonight and possibly in estrem. south portion Sunday; cool.r In north tonight and in east portion Sunday.