Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 38, Number 167, Decatur, Adams County, 15 July 1940 — Page 1

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

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EMOCRATS OPEN 1940 CONVENTION

iett hich KILLED IN WENT inrnt French Towni Firmer Killed ‘hi* Afternoon II Rlrfc. «. to«n«hi|> turner. «»* h "' K instantly shortly after in an accident on Nil llMlJ a ||«r and onebalf plheest of Monroe I Nnd| was found by Nil ji •limi he failed *“ 1 II bon*' for dinner tmr Yager. of Herne. Ad toy con met »*• «IW to ~r ibr fatal accident, and Rhi Rich apparently »a< Lyglrtu '•>- harness on „ or ih working on lha yam. one <-l y ,,u “« horse*, dragging Rich under the for a distance of JO feel im did not atop until H « fem e irmer suffered a deep laib abdomen and the coroner |ratb prohalily wa# InatanHls riot hr« were nearly ; and hla body waa rut and badly Ptldeal rlrtlm. It waa retoday narrowly oped slightly more than a year lm be ought between i and a dlar while planting |. was «r«l when hla aon. ia- able to stop the trac•aa a lifelong realdent of lottnahlp, and an arthre 1 of the Itefenaeleaa Men rbirrh where he waa a of tb* building < ommilUM Ire In Sunday school work rlrtlm !» attrrlred by the formerly Mary Roth; the Mr and Mra John Rich, >» iwo *ott». N'orval, IP. lynard It. both at home: » brothers Albert and Bill. of northweal of Kerne al aertbea will be held at le Thuraday morning at 10 Kirtt and at IP 30 o'clock rhnrcb. Her N J. Seh officiating Burial will be lharrh cemetery. P 0 invention Notes — —• » rhleaau July IS 4UJ9 ♦*lt a third term band wago* to a rolling atart today hi mlnutea after the openthe 1944 Democratic nat•**ntlon realdent« name waa men<t Mayor Kdward J Kelly, tnal draft Rooaetraß man. rd «ff the flrat floor demonof the 4v minute gathering bond round of cheer, delegate* c rowded out of in and the Sew York Mate **• Elated Into the a tale f» waa no parade. <«ron. July IS. — jujjj — " Rnoaerelt who la keep ‘ountry Kueaalng on hla intentlona, telephoned * Farl#>]r at ( bingo Just jj® 0 " today to wlah him a hi Democratic convention, Ntdtt t aay for whom. * apeclal telephone wire 8 * Whi *e Hooae with ■ “r Roosevelt a poke to "'■"mi* national cbalnmui ■laitea before the conveo--1 **’*led to order. ? 4-H Club To Meet Wednesday *??! * *» tnembera of the 1 H «Mb will be held Wed y— ISP o clock at '* u,r hmlor-aenlor high Wor,hm *“- deb k . ** *o** •• waa important t«-o,** mb>r *“•»«- bring * Pencil nnd paper. •ollrtin J “'y I*—AJ-Rh—- * ***** mine eeIM T* f * neon today and m * n *•?* reported *y**" > *" *«■ the comT?** Ox »• Koppeca 7L^***'*** o " wT -me, I of the*# "* *** k reman Mid.

* Convention Program # ♦ ♦ 1 Chicago. July It <UR> Today', convention program t All llmea Chicago daylight tlmei I Aftarnoen Station Soon Chairman Jamea A Parley! call* covention to order. II ofl—lnvocation. It HI singing, routine buslnes* If:S0 - Welcoming addrea, of May | or Kdward J. Kelly. Rvenlng teaa.on I so—Convention convene,. P OP Addreaa hy Parley o:lß—Election of William It. Bankhead, apeaker of the bonne, an temporary chairman. • SO- Bankhead make, keynote apeech t Note: Time, given are acheduled time* Political convention, aauatly run behind their achedule* t ITALIANS KEEP UP ATTACKS ON BRITISH FLEET Claim British Destroyer And Submarine Sunk By Italian Sub Rome July l&- <UPJ A high command comnianbiue laid today that an Itallau aubmarlne had aunk a Brttlah deatroyer and a llrltlah aubmarlne In the weatern Mediterranean Italian plane* "anccenafully" bombed the Brlllah tm«- at Aden, at the lower entrance to the Red Hea the communlqu- aald. and deeiruyed two Hrltlah planea on the ground near Buna. In Brlllah Baal Africa aouth of the frontier poat of Moyale It waa aaaerted that Brlllah plane* filled lo do damage In a raid on the Italian North African haiw of Tobruk and that one BiltUh plane waa ahot down in an unaucreaaful raid on Aa*ab. Italian Kaat Africa The newapape; Regime Puariata. organ of Roberto Parlnarcl, one time secretary general of the faactat newapaper. aald today that Germany and Italy Included In their war alma complete control of the Hue* canal. The publication, dlacuaalng the “certainty of Italian victory," aald. “Sue* canal atock la undergoing the fate of mow under the auti.' and that “when the war l» concluded. the canal will be neither Prench. nor Kngliah nor Jewlah " "Only then will Sue* atock rlac." It Mid. Italian aviation claimed new victories over the British Medlterrnnessi Beet and pointed out that since Britain waa required to keep a large fleet in the aea to protect Gibraltar and Hue*. Its defense in tOONTIML'KD OM PAOK PWTIO Cross Fund For War Suffertrs V ♦ Previously reported |1.»»2 0S Mr and Mra Pred Heuer.... 200 Better Home Club, Monroe 100 Total fl.flofl.os FETED FOX IS TAKEN DT DEATH Lifelong Resident Os County Dies Sunday At Daughter's Home Potor Bog, 71, t lifelong realdent of Adams county, died at 10:30 o'clock Sunday morning at the home of hla daughter. Mra. Harold MotMr of Wabaeh township He had boon In poor health for thrae rearm, and bedfast for three weeks Death wna caused by hardening of the arteries He waa bora In Hartford town •hip October M. ISCI. the aon of Qeorge and Catherine fog. Surviving are one son. John Pox of Monroe: four daughtere. Mra. Sarah Kssabaum, Mra. Karl Hoaglaad and Mra. Mary Ball, all of Port Wayne, and Mra. Moaar. and oua stator. Mra. CatheVlna Stncky of KalawMoo. Mich. Pnooral aervlcea will be held I Tueaday at 1:10 p. m. (CDT) at ths West AUsitow-y tiiafib with Rov. C. J. Garlg oMctatlng Burial will ha In the M. R. B. cemetery at Berne.

I6REATBRITAIN DETERMINED TO CONTINUE WAR ! Churchill FromiseH l.antDitch Fight Against Hitler London. July lA—'UP-V—Ger-man air ratdara ovar southern England killed tbroo more persona today and injurad twelve, but the air minletry Mid that the royal air force had dona great damage alee to German airdrome* factor.ea. oil refineriee and depote in hombinga in the laat 4A hours. July IA (U RN German alrplan--, IntmlM-d the embattled and Increasingly-determined British lalea again today ] Aerial leimba that kllb-rl several person* In notiihern and aouthweatem Kngland Indicated that the conGirt preparatory to a German Invasion al tempt wa* continuing re--1 i lenfleaaly. Rut there waa mount- ! Ing public approval of Intensified defense preparation,. Including I stricter rationing, and of prime minister Winston Churchill', promise of a last-ditch fight until the empire ran rally Ha full strength 1 possibly In IM2 against Adolf Iflller New auereaaea of (he royal air force in opposing the dreaded German dive bomber* Increased the nation'* determination to fight on. Seven German plane* — five bomber* and two fighter* — had , been downed Sunday In a spectacular fight over '.he Dover Strait* and royal air force planes had made their greateat raid of the war t on German objective# , Relieving that the German air plane attflek* on Great Britain and i Ita shipping were only starting the . . government. In order to strengthen food resource*, limited tea con sumption to two ounce* a week per person, limited the combined ( , butter margarine cook ing fata ration 10 eight ounce* a week, forbade reataurant* to serve Imth ( meal and flah to a patron at one I meal, announced that no ire cake*. 1 (C'oMTiwtiieri nw (Tania nv»( i • SCHOOL DOARD TO GIVE RULING ________ f! To Announce Decision On South Ward School This tvening A large number of Interested persona Is expected to attend the public meeting of the city achool board tonlghi at the Junbir-aenior high achool. At the meeting, member* of the board will announce their decision regarding the disposal of the South , Ward school building ! Whether or not the building la i to be maintained for achoollng will be announced by the board and the I (acta upon which they baaed their derision will also be outlined. Since the building of (he new junlor sentor high achool. the board haa been debating the advisability of keeping the South Ward In use. | After certain requirement* were outlined by the atate Are department. which were to be Ailed before the building could be kept In ’ uae. a thorough Investigation of the matter waa opened. It la understood that thia Investigation haa been completed by the board and the facto surround log them will be publldled at the 1 meeting. i The meeting will open at A:3O p. m. All taxpayers and olher In- I tereated person?, have been Invited 1 by the board to attend the meeting. ! — —o Fenimore To Head Young Republicans Vance Benlmore haa been named chairman of the Young Republicans , of Adam* county. It waa announced ’ today by Cal F. Peleraon. Republl- , can county chairman Mr. Fenimore . succeeds Herman Lankeosu. Mr Peleraon also announced that I the fourth district meeting of the Young Republican* and the execu•lre committee of the Republican i organisation will be held In the . Anthony Hotel In Fort Wayne. Tuesday night at I o'clock.

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Decatur, Indiana, Monday, July 15,1910.

Outftid* the (!onvention Hall jr jHgi f i Mpllif Poalmaater General Janies Farley llefli engage* In a confidential parley with laiwrence 'Chip Robert outside the Democratic convention hall In Chicago Robert I* secretary of the Democratic national committee

START WORK ON FIDE ESCAPES Work Started On Fire Escape# At (’imnty Hospital, Infirmary Preliminary work on the construction of the fire earape-i St the Adams connty memorial hospital and Infirmary wa* lo be started today. D. F Flynn, who will supervise the insUllallon of both escapes. wa* to arrive here some time today to start the work. Mr. Flynn to a representative of Ihe Poller Manufacturing company of Chicago, which was awarded the contracts for furnishing the escapes by the county board of cominlasloners. The infirmary escape, of the tubular type, to to be built at a contract price of 1955. while the hospital escape, a wpira! type escape to to lie built for )!.73A.50. Both escapes are to lie > ompleted by August IN. according to the contracts. o , Workmen Entered On Repairinic Rails About a doxen workmen from the International Rallweld organisation are In Decatur working on Ihe Krle railroad here In building up rails at the joints by welding. The men are ex pert ed to lie here for sometime, while they go over all Ihe rails In this area. HOME EC CLUIS PLAN EXHIBITS Exhibit* For Fair Week To Be Placed In Store Windows Again the Adams county home economics chib* are planning edu rational exhibit* in connection with the Decatur Free Street Fair. The exhibit* they will make will exemplify the leaaon* they have had for Ihe paat year. A number of merchants will cooperate and furniih window apace for these display*. The following home economic* club* will make a display of crocheted. braided and hooked rugs In the Boston Store window: Good Neighbor*. Better Homes. Kirkland. Happy Home Maker* and Hartford home economics club. The second group la planning a display of home made slip covers for furniture tu the Niblick window: Wabash. Decatur. Union. Friendship Village and Root home economics club. The third group la planning an exhibit of reDntohed furniture, using rubbed varnish and enamel fltslsfees ft the Schsfcr Store win dow: Swiss Village. Jefferson. M. W. F., Happy 'home*. 81. Mary's home economic* club.

Decatur Youths To Attend World’s Fair lx-o Hackman and DCugene Smith, two Decatur youths, left today for the World's Fair at New York f’lly. The two arranged a ride with a local truck to I'Utsbu: gb. IVnnsylvania and plan to hitchhike the balance of the way. They expect to be gone about 10 day* or two weeks. Hackman, tho son of Anselm Hackman, of Ninth street, to employed la the smiling department of the Dally Democrat, and Smith to the son of Klmo Smith, local druggist. LEADERS PLAN FOR EXHIBITS Decatur And Berne leaders In C'harge Os 4-H I’lub Exhibits Two club leaders will remain In charge of the glrla' 4-JI exhibit* during waking hour* of the Decatur Free Street Fair and Agricultural Show. July 29 to August 1, I: was announced today. Mia* Mildred Worthman, Decatur 4-H leader, and Miss Glenny* Arnold. Berne 4-H club leader will remain at the exhibit each day to serve as guide* for visitor* and rare for exhibits. Miss Worthman and Miss Arnold will also assist Mis* Jusnlts l-ehman. Adams county 4-11 lender. In the preparation and arrangement of the exhibits. The exhibits Will be housed In the DeVosa building, formerly the Mies Recreation, on South Second street, during the fqlr. Part of the exhibit* will be brought 111 before the fair opens and Judged on the opening day. The exhibits will Include, canning. baking, clothing and other 4H handicraft display*. * The canning exhibit, under the< direction of Ml** Helen Howard. .looNTiniTßn nm p*a» nvgi Unde Os Decatur Men Dies Sunday Albert Hteury, 71, ancle of Noah and Calvin Steury of Decatur, died suddenly Sunday morning al the home of a daughter, Mrs Simon Graber. near Middlebury. Ind. He had been a lifelong resident of Allen county until the death of hi* wife two year* ago. Survivor* Include one son. two daughters, and a number of other relative* In Adam* county. Funeral service* will lie held at Middlebury Tueaday Sheriff’s Daughter Admitted To Hospital Mi** RosemlYY Miller. 22. daughter of Sheriff and Mrs. £d Miller, was admitted to the Adams county sssiorUi hospital last evening. Mias Miller will und-irgo an operation for removal of a goiter within the nest few days.

Nomination Os Roosevelt For Third Term Regarded Certain Bu Most Os Democrat Leaders

HOOSIERS SEEK SUPPORT FOR PAUL MCNUTT Seek Support Os Candidacy For Nomination As Vice President Chicago. July IS <U-F> The Indiana Democratic delegation nought support today for the vice I presidential candidacy of federal security administrator Paul V. McNutt to balance the campaign ap peal of hla fellow Hoosier. Wendell Wlllkle, Republican presidential nominee. Frank McHab- and hi* corps of managers for the former governor buttonholed delegate* visiting the palatial Indiana headquarter* under a gigantic picture of President K«o*eve!t. After a atrenuou* day of handshaking they claimed growing support for McNutt, including the solid I'tah delegation - eight vote* McNutt supporter* claimed hi* nomination for vice president would Insure a Democratic victory in Indiana next November and would neutrallte the Wlllkie effect throughout the middle neat The former governor said, “no decision ha* been made It my ' name will go before the conven--1 tlon for vice president.” But hla r managers worked In the belief that ' hla name would Ire presented. McNutt himself admitted "Ilona ler pride" would Increase Republican chances In Indiana because of the Wlllkie nomination. The two men- McNutt and Willhie were classmate* and fraternj Ity brothers at Indiana university I and have been friend* since that lime. I'nlll a few mouth* ago Wlllkie supported McNutt'* preal- . dentlal campaign. The Indiana delegation caucused after a breakfast Sunday and announced Ita solid support for McNutt. Harmony dominated the session, and no Important trualne** waa transacted. State chairman Fred Huy*. Mill ale. and Bowman Klder formed a welcoming for the hundred* of In diana visitor* who ■lreame.l iCONTINt'F.r> ON PAGK FIVM) 1 o A. J. Smith Taken To Local Hospital A. J Smith, local lumber dealer, to reported resting better at the Adatn* county memorial hospital, where he wa* taken Sunday for medical treatment COUNTY MAN'S SISTER KILLED Sister Os William Oetting Victim Os Auto Accident Mrs Kmma Walper. <2. a alater of William Getting of Adam* mmn ty. died Saturday In the Kankakee. Illinois hospital of Injuries suffered In an auto accident. Mra. Walper. wife of flev. l-outo Walper. suffered a cruahed cheat and possible ahull frarture. Her husband auatalned a broken shoulder. He Is expected to recover. Mra Walper waa the daughter of Mr. and Mra. William Octtlng of Fort Wayne. Surviving, bealdea i the husband and the brother In this county, to another brother, Loul* of Fort Wayne. Funeral service* will be held at 10 a. m. Tuesday al Monence. 111., where Mra. Walper resided at the time of her death. The remains will then be brought to the home of Ihe brother In Fort Wayne at 113$ West Main street. The body may be viewed there from Wednesday noon until time for the service at 2 p. m. Thurs day at the residence and 2:30 p m. at the St. Paul’s Lutheran church. Burial will be in the Concordia Lutheran cemetery

SET LOCATION OF NEW SHOWS l-H Clubs To Have Umh, l*ilf Shows Kurin* Decatur Fair A tent on the parking lot. renter | First and Madison streets, will , house two new livestock ahow* at , the Decatur Free Street Fair and , Agricultural Show, it wa* an- , Mounted t oday The lent, ISO feet hy 30 feet In aife. will lie placed oil Ihe south section of the parking lot. It-wa* stated There will lie staged ihr lamb and pig show* of the boys' 4-H clubs, an Innovation at the total fair. The judging in these two show, will Ire done on Wednesday of fair week. Pony Show Ciaaaaa Judging claaae* In the 4-H pony ahow. another new show to lie held | with the street fair this year, were [ Itoted today by L. K Archbold. county agent. The show will lie held along with the horse show at the River aide sale barn during the fair and will also be judged on Wednesday, Following are the classe* and prise* for the flrat three places In each class: Stallion, three years old and over. 12 50, SI s•' and SI. Stallion, one year and under, S2.SO. Sl.Ao and SIStallion fool under one year, i 52.50. SI 5o and SI. Gelding, any age. 12.50. SI 50 and 51 Mare, three year* and over. 52 50. SI 50 and SI Mare, one year and under three, S 2 50. SI 5o and SI Mare colt, under one year. S 2 50. SI t» and SI Heat and moat attractive double turnout In harnea*. S 2 50. SI 50 and SI. WORLD TALLEST MAN IS DEAD Robert Wadlow Dies In Michigan Hospital Today Os Infection Manistee. Mich.. July 15 4U» Hubert Wadlow. whose height of eight feet, nine and one-quarter inches made him the. tallest man , In the world, died today of an Infection. Wadlow became 111 on July Fourth while appearing at the national forest festival here. A foot , brace he wore to help support his weight broke the aktn along Ihe ankle and an Infection set In. He ! had been aerioualy ill with a high fever for several days hut last week had ahown considerable improvement. Late yesterday hi* fever began mounting rapidly and death came early thl* morning lie had been , given a transfusion yesterday. 1 Wad low's home was In Alton. 111. and he waa 22 yeara old Hla parents. Mr and Mra. Harold Wadlow. and a younger brother were here. Funeral arrangement* were not completed pending word from an unde In Nebraska. It was expert- ' ed. however, that the body would be removed to Alton later today. Wadlow's extreme height wa* attributed by physician* lo an over- ( active pituitary gland. He weighed 491 pounds. aTEMPERATUBff READINGS ' I OKMOCRAT THERMOMETER ( 8:00 n. m. 6* 10:00 a. m. 71 Noon -i. - 74 2:00 p. m — AA | 1:00 p. m 88 I WEATHER Partly cloudy, few acattarad | showers In eantral and north- , aaat portiono and in eantral and aouthaaat portions Tuts- I day, coolar in astrama north- . t waat portion Wednesday. i

Price Two Cent*

Chairman James Farley Calls Convention To Order At Noon; No Roosevelt Word. TO NAME FARLEY Fttsdiiim. Chicago. July 15 <UJ9 - The Democratic national convention convened today for a 1940 session expected hy the end of Ihe Week to *hdtter all political precedents and name President Roosevelt to run for a third lerm National chairman James A. Farley again*! whoae personal wishes the third term nomination to being mad-- gateled the convention to order It wa* the same spot and In the same hall where the Roosevelt 1932 victory drive started The convention was railed to order at 12 "4 p m. (CDT I Today as the flag bedecked convention hall slowly filled for the opening formalities, word came i from \H'»*hlngton that a direct tele- | phone line had been Installed to ! link Mr Rooaevrlt In the White 1 House with the convention In Chl- • rago It has not been used yet. the White House *ald The convention assembled without one public word or one public hint from Mr Roosevelt a* lo hi* desires and Intention* Rut not a delegate or alternate In Chicago wa* in doubt as to the certainty that the convention would name the president to carry the party banner Into electoral battle again It seemed certain that the convention'* first roll call vote would not be unanimous whatever awllrhes may later Ire made to Insure the customary unanimity of the nominative ballot Fat ley'* name will Ire placed In nomination for one The Democratic chairman reiterated that today. asserting that Raymond Fisher. a Rockland county. New York, associate will make the nominating address In place of Senator Carter |c,la*a. aged Virginia critic of the i new deal Glaa*. recently married. advised Farley that life wife waa 111 Slid he could not come to Chicago "I'm playing my own side of the street," Farley said And that seemed to sum up the position of the malt who o/gantxed the drive that brought Mr Roosevelt's nomination and elected him to ihe White House for two term* running Simultaneously with the opening of the convention, Mr Roosevelt was meeting In luncheon conference with secretary of atate Cordell Hull There to wide Ireiief that Hull to Mr. Koosevelt'a flrat choice for a third term running mate. White House secretary Stephen K " ICONTINUMD OR PAOK FIVkT* DENIES APPEAL ON ASSESSMENT State Tax Board Refuses Appeal On Tax Asessment Here One appeal on an assessment from Adams county has been refused hy the atate tax board, according lo a communication re. reived by Krneat Worthman, couu> ty assessor. The appeal wa* made by g com. pany. owner of a property In Oil* city, and asked for a reduction In assessment, according to lha com* munlcatlon. However, the appeal was not con. sldered since It was not flled with the board within the requl ed flveday period after the county board of revlev adjourned, lha com* munlcatlon stated The objection was not made he. (ora Lha county review board while It was In session, as ia customary In such cases. No objection* had been made be* fore the hoard on assessments and no appeal* were therefor# expect, ed to he made to the stale tax board. The review hoard adjourned the laat day of June after a month’s session. _