Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 38, Number 181, Decatur, Adams County, 31 July 1940 — Page 1

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

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SCHWARTZWINS MILK CONTEST ■■—■ll Milking Contests Enliven Street Eair Tuesday Evening Three milkier conteat* Maged lax! night on the fn-e act platform i Firat and Monroe »treeta. proved > to I* one of the mini »UCCo**f»ll Innovation* at thia year* afreet fair I Opened with a aplrlted contest lieiweeii heath of the I«eta'tli and 1 Herne Chamber of Commerce org i anlMtlona. the program alao Included eventa between girl*' HI 1 and Teen* and Twentlea cl*li repretentative*. Herne and Decatur girl* ' who volunteered 1 Simon Schwartz. »ecn-tary of the Berne hualnea* otganlutlon led hi* twoman team to victory In the flrat conteat, aecured more tnilk than the other three conteatanl* together and aet up the record for 1 the night Schwartz'* bucket weighed V» pound* after the one and onehalf minute* allotted wa* up Hl* part- | ner. Rimer W Haunigartner. pre*! , dent of the Herne (' of C, chalked up JU |H>und* Herman II Krueckeberg. preaident of the Itecatur of ('.. milked a total of .1 I ! pound*. cloaely behind, but George Thoma, aecretary of the Itecatur , organization fell far behind hl* 1 bucket showing an even one pound. Schwartz'* fine ahowliig am* credited by hi* rival* to the ■ fact that be milk* four to five cow* i every morning, while the other* ' have not tnllked a row In five to IS year* Eileen Ehrman of the I II cluba won the 4-H and Teen* and Twentle* dub conteat with 5.5 pound* Nazi In line were Erline Steiiry. Teen* and Twentle* dub*. I pound*. Grace Moaaar, 411 dubs, IV pound* and France* Schwartz. (CONTINItMD OX PAGE TH II HI I CLUBWINNERS ARE ANNOUNCED Judging Contests Are Held This .Morning For 4-H Club Girls ■ 11**111** I The clothing, taking and canning Judging conteat* were held thl* morning for 4-H club girl* In the Lincoln achool la thl* conteat the i girl* them*elv*a Judged dlaplay* Thirty-two girl* competed After the girl* Judged the display* they gave their reaaon*. 1 which were uaed to determine the winner*, who were: Clothing: Betty Alice Mettler. Berne, flrat; Wanda Neaditine, Blue Creek, cecond; Irene Bultetnelr, Preble, third. Baking: Elinor Heckman. Preble, first; Lilian KoenmnMnn. Kirkland, aecond. Delore* Byerly, Kirkland, third. Canning: Etna Bultemeler. Preble, firat; Bernice Mathy*. Wataah. •econd; Marta Bockhau*. St Mary * The timekeeper* were: Mr*. Wil- ' fred R*y. Monroe: Mr*. Hubert Ehr»*rn. 81. Mary * and Barbara I tCONTIMUED OX PAGbI-UHB*G

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At least fiNii persons were reported missing and more than 300 Injured after a series of 21 rxplo-lons started a fire which, fed by . brinbals. rapidly converted the paint plant of the It M H illings head company In f'amdeii N J . into a blaxlng inferno This Inter

♦ ♦ Official Program * ♦ i . ■. Wednesday Night 7 tat Alvin A Kenny. Flrat A Monroe I 7tn Flo.il and band pai oh 'i mt Emil A Evelyn. Third A 1 Monroe I » W Berghoff Magic Show Third A Madiaoil I jo to Flying Fl»nera. Flrat A Madl-on I Thursday Afternoon I 230 Alvin A Kenny. Flrot A Mi nroe j J 30- Emil A Evelyn. Third A II Monroe I 430 Herghoff Magic Show. Third A Madlaob , <to Flying Fiaher*. Flrat A H Madlami •Thu rad ay Night , 7:90 Alvin A Kenny. Firat A Monroe l N mi 4-H Dread revue Flrat A . | Mmiroe. P.ISt Emil A Evelyn. Third A Monroe., *3O Bergh, iff Magic Show. , • Third A Madiaoti 10 30 -Flying Flutter* Firat A Madiaon PONT SHOW IS JUDGEOTODAY Pony Show Is Hold Here For First Time In Several Years 1 The flrat Shetland pony »how In ' 1 the recent hlatory of the county I ’ brought out appro»lmalely 20 en ule* and a great deal of intereat i from both city and rural vl*ilor* today. The Judging waa done thia morn : . Ing at the aale barn on ea«t Mon ' I roe afreet, by T E. Evan* of Gomer. Ohio, who later judged the . hor*e *how Prize winning owner* of pmilea Were: pony *tallion. three year* and over: Ahr Bro*. fir*t. Pony stallion. I year and under: Ahr Bro*. firat; I. Am»tutz. aecII ond ptmy gelding, any Ahr Bro*, flrat; Donald Schmitt, aecond > Pony mare, three yeara and over: Ahr Brother*, firat. aecond and third: Bo August. fourth. Albert Amatutz. fifth Pony mare, one year and under • three: Robert Smith. first; I, Am i atutz. aecond. Ahr Brother*, third, i Pony mare colt, under one year: | I Ahr Brother*. firat; AHtert Am- , ■tutz. aecond Heat and moat attractive turn out . In bnrnea* Ahr Brother*, flrat and , aecond. U Amatutz. third, and i Dick Llchtenatlger. fourth Ahr Brother* ahowed the grand , champion male and female Animal*. , O n.,*i - Young Democrats W ill Reorganize Thursday ■ A reorganization meeting of the|' Young Democratic club of Adam* county ia to be held in the court room Thursday evening *t I M o'clock CDT An election of of- ' fleer* and other detail* of the fall program will he worked out. Mark L. France, preaident of the Fourth Diatrict Young Democrat* will be , prevent The meeting will la»t only about 1U minute*.

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Decatur, Indiana, Wed noday, July 31, 1910.

national Illustrated News phonephoto, taken from an airplane, shows the fire at Its height Kmployea. larth men and women, were trapped by the fast spreading flames and were forced to flee through doors and windows

WOULO LIMIT TRAINING TO TOUNCER MEN Senate Committee Favor* Conscription For Men 21 To 3! Washington. July 31 <U-ft I Til*- senate military affairs committee voird today to limit reals- , t rat ion fur compulsory military service under the But ke-Wadsworth bill to men lielWeell the ages of 21 to 31. Previously the bill tailed for registration of all men between the ages <>f lx and 64. with those from 21 to 4a to be subject to a year's com|ntlsory military training on a selective basis The action lame aa secretary of war Harry I. H'lmaon In strong terms urged the senate and house military affairs committees to ap prove the conscription measure In a personal appearance In-fora the house group he pictured a poaslide Invasion of the United States through Canatla In the event of Grrat Britain's defeat He said that the U S Is "face to face with a potential enemy ' and named Germany as that potential enemy He wrote the senate committee that the Burke-Wadsworth bill had the war department's approval and that of the budget bureau <’om- ' rnlttee memlH*ra said that they conIsldered the budget bureau's <1 K aa Implying presidential aanctloii The senate committees action now makes the bill applicable to about I2,(HH).ihh> men. compared to 42.t5Hi.000 who would have been affected originally Approve Bill Waxhliigton. July 31 UP) f'ongress tiHik another big step io •lay for •■quipping an army of I,ICONTINURD ON PAGE HIX) LIST WINNERS OF FOOD SHOW Winner# Are Announced For Food Preparation, Baking Exhibit Mixa Gertrude Johnson of Portland has completed the Judging of the Adams county 4-H club food preparation and baking exhibits now on display in the DeVoss building on South Sacond street. The judging was done this mornlug shortly after the girls brought In their food exhibits. Winners were selected according to the years completed In club work and are: Food Preparations Food Preparation I: Catherine ffihmltt, Decatur, first. Helen Haines. Monroe, second; Mabel Gould Monroe, third. Food Preparation II: Ellnore Heckman. Preble, first; Norma Werllog. Root, second; Barbara Lehman, Washington, third. Food Preparation IV: Wanda Neadstine. Blue Creek, first. Baking Baking I: Wevelene Lehman. Washington, first; Verna Hteury. ,UONTINURD ON PAG* THHBB)

Steffens Have Free Rest Rooms, (’hairs S|M<e has Ih-cii provided at the Steffen Hardware and Implement Store on Third street, for resting In the shade Chairs have been set up and friends are invited to i eat picnic lunches m the store If : they desire Clean rest rooms are I hwated In the store Some featured John Deere farm Implements are on display Including a combination feed grinder hay t utter and trench allo filler a tworow corn picker, a one-row corn picker; a tractor drawn manure spreader, a traitor driven mower. I a complete line of tractors and othII er farm machinery. Caterpillar ’ | tractors are shown FRED REPPERT TALKS TO CLUB r I .oval Auctioneer Speaks At Lions Club Meeting Tuesday • Dairy cattle breeders and Lions 1 heard Col Fred Ri-ppert. Deiatur r auctioneer, tell that dairying is the ' one sure way to keep off lhe WPA 1 at a joint meeting held at the Rico 1 Hotel Tuesday night The annual meeting of dairymen ' was held this year in connection 1 with the regular weekly meeting 1 of the Lions club ax a part of the ' farm-city cooperation program be- ' Ing practiced In this community Glen Hill, president of the Lions Club, presided over the business 1 meeting and then turned it over to ' Roy Price, member of the < tub and ' general chairman of the livestock 1 committee for the fair. After introducing the breeders and others Interested in dairying. Mr. Price called upon Col Reppert Col. Reppert told of his early experience on a dairy farm as a boy when hlx family milked 35 cows He xsld that irritating aa a stub born cow may be. dairying still payed off his father's farm and la the one sure farm Income today He pointed out that more than one I million l ows are required to furnish Ice cream for lhe country. He said that lhe cow not only gives a dally Income, but produces calf several times during ber life, whose value to greatly augmented If the cow Is a pure bred. He said that beef cattle produce only 15 or 20 dollar calves except In Infrequent times when higher values ’ are obtained for them because of 1 exceptional breeding qualities i He closed by saying that the regular Income of the cow Is a 1 guarantee against loss of jobs or going on WPA. o Berne Lad Injured In Fall From Tree Harry Luginblll. 15. son of Mr , and Mrs Elmer Luglnhill. of Berne, was injured Tuesday when he fell from a tree at his home The lad Buffered a brain concussion and , a dislocated right shoulder 0 Aged Rußaellville Man Fatally Hurt Crawfordsville, Ind.. July 31 — (UPI -John W. Sutherlin. 75. of Russellville, died yesterday from Injuries suffered In an antomobll* accident near his home Sunday.

Parade Draws Crowd To Fair Early Today Despite Extreme Heat; Parade Again Tonight

SEARCH RUINS FOR RORIES OF BUST VICTIMS Two Dead. Nine Known Miming In Plant Explosion At Camden Caniden. N J. July 31 -U P? Firemen * lad In anlu»»io» suit" I"--gan aearrh today thtotigh the amoulderlng debris of the t'utlldeii ronflagratlon for the lexllea of nine men and women known missing and liellered to hare perished In the B3.iHHi.iHHi holo* au«t Two men were dead a fireman and an employe of the It M Holllngahead and company, the world's largest automotive chemical plant here where a series of terrific egplosions started the fire that swept the building, leaped to f>4 homes In the Immediate area and left all a mass of ruins One thousand were '.lomeleas and 2<wt Injured or burned while fleeing from the factory amid a shower of biasing oil and chemicals The known victims were Haymond Harter, Sb. of f'ollingswmrd, an employe who awecumbed at COoper hospital of first sei ond and third degree burns, and William Merrlgan. 4M. Camden hoaetnan who collapsed while fighting the blare and died laat night at the hospital Four of the 32 taken to the hospital were reported in critical conditio* and physicians feared they might die The five story brick strm tute. loi-ated three blocks from Camden's main thoroughfare, was In ruins a half hour after the first of the egploshms struck I With a deafening roar, a detona * lion ria-ked the building and was followed at once l»y flames Company officials believed the first explosion occurred in the basement. ‘ possibly in the polishing plant Within littlo more than two hours, witnesses counted an Intermittent series of 35 blasts Walls i-ollapsed dropping tons of great and palnt-soakeil debris to the street All of Camden's fire apparatus answered a general alarm Voder a state of emergency proclaimed by Mayor George K llrun ner, national guardsmen and naval reservists patroled the streets. l Th*- homeless were cared for by the Red Cross and other relief agencies , - I ■ ....(>. ... —■ Two Arrested For Public Intoxication Two Mexicans were to be ar ralgned late today before Mayor Forrest Kln-y to answer to charges of public Intoxication The two gave their names as Masiano Holquln and Pedro Marti mey. both of near this city Holquln was arrested eat ly last evening by officer Sephus M*-l* hl of , the city force and Martlmey was arrested late last night by officer Roy Chlh-ote of the city police JUDGE PART OF AYRSHIRESHOW Judging Os Male Animals In District Show Completed Today Judging of the male animals wax completed this morning In the district Ayrshire tdiow. which, with M entries, has proved the largest show ever held by Ayrshire breeders in Indiana outside of the state fair. This is the only district cattle show held this year In connection with the Decatur Free Street Fair and Agricultural Show and the first time the Ayrshire breeders have held a district show in this area. Grand champion male of the show ax picked by the judge. James Hilton, of Purdue University, was the Junior champion, a senior bull calf. Sewblscuit Jr., of Highlands, shown by Ralph It Henry of Bluffton. The reserve champion male wax a senior yearling shown by Otto H. I-ehman. of near Berne. Winning owners of male Ayrshires In this morning's judging are: Junior yearling: William Bray. I (CVNTINUCD ON "piu* THHBK)

MODIFICATION FOR TRAINING BILL IS URGED Sentiment Increase* To Modify Compulsory Training Measure Washlugioti. July 31 'UPJ Neiitimeut for substantial modifies lion of the selective compulsory military training bill Increased today as senate .idmlnl«tratl*Hi lead era sought the advice of President Roosevelt Sen James F Byrnes D. S one of the president's closest collgresslottal advisers, indicated a Willingness to carry the controversial Issue to the chief executive after new i|**hl supporters urged the step and Republicans demanded that the president slate his views on the pending bill Mr. ll<H*seVelt said at hh press conference late yesterday that he still adheres to his earlier endorse mein of th*- principle of compulsory military service but sees no reason why he should go into the details of the measure now Indore congress Sen George W Norris, Ind . Neb. usually a loyal supporter of new deal policies but a foe of the draft bill, was one of those who urged Byrnes to take the lead in promoting a compromise He and others who normally side with the administration were reported to feel that the president's request for authority to call out the national guard for a year of Intensive train Ing Is "more than sufficient for the nation's defense needs ' in Its present form, the draft measure would require some 42.(HHiutMt men le-tween the ages of i is and S 4 to register for some form of military duty Those between is and 45 would be liable for actual military service and the others would lie drafted into i ''home defense units Tin- house military affairs committee is st heduled to hear secretary of war Henry I, Stimson an pV.STISI fyt. ON PAGE, TWO) LIST HOLSTEIN SHOW WINNERS Jacob J. Schwartz And Son Win Most Holstein Honors Big wlnn*-ra of blue ribbons in the Holstein cattle show held Tuesday afternoon as part of th*annual D<-*atiir Fret- Street Fair and Agri* illtural Show were Jacob J. Schwartz and his son. Millard, who took INtoir major championships B*-nj D Maxelln ami Warren Nldllnger were the others who won < hamplonnhips Mi Matelin s entries won the get-of sire - lass Mr Nldlinger'x junior bull calf wax Junior ami grand champion male. Winners in the various classes were selected by Prof James Hilton. of Purdue University. The winning exhibitors were Female Aged cow: Jacob J. Schwarts, first Two year old female: Warren Nldllnger. first; Jacob J. Schwarts, second, and Benj. D Maxelln. third. Senior yearling: Sam D Nussbaum. first. Junior yearling: Jacob J. Schwarts, first and second. Warren Nldllnger. third Senior calf Benj. D Maxelln. first; Millard Schwartx. second. Benj D Schwartx third: Sam D. Nussbaum, fourth and fifth; Warren Nldllnger. sixth Junior calf: Millard Schwartx. first; Benj D Maxelln. second: tCONTINITCD GN PAOW SlV*> TKMPKRATURB READINGS OIMOCRAT THKRMOMKTCR t:00 a m. . W 10:00 a. m. - Noon - 87 2:00 p. m — •» 3:00 p. m. .... 100 WEATHER Partly cloudy tonight, Thursday partly cloudy, thunder showers in extreme northwest portion; warmer in north and central portions, j

Price Two Cento

Hot Weather No Deterrent To FairnoerN; Midway Jammed by Amuse ment Seekers Tuesday. FLOATS PARADE Adams county cltlxen* and their neighbors like the fair* This fait was aiely proven thia afternoon when despite the Intense heat which has blanketed the city for days upon days, fairgoers came to th* midway to witness the first of the day x final and band paruilex. A di'geti school Ixinrls a score or more of floats Were in the line of march which formed on North Third streei at the city light and power plant, moved south on Third to Adams, tbeni-e east to First and north to Jackson, where It disbanded The same line of march will lie followed at tonight's parade scheduled for 7 3o o'cliM'k iCDTI The only special event scheduled for Thursday will be the 4 H club dress revile, which Will lie held -an th*- free act platform at First and Monroe streets at s o'clock tomorrow night Judging of the |lvest<H-k shows will be completed Thursday and removal of the animals will Im* slarf<-d late Friday night Horse pulling contests will Im* fair features Friday and Saturday. The lightweight horse pulling contest will Im- held In the Sih mitt field east of the city, at • 30 Friday morning, and the heavyweight contest at the same time Saturday. Aa an addition to Friday's progran. a parade of the prlxe winning llvextiH-k will lie held at X o'clock Friday night Huge Crowd The fair midway was jammed by a large crowd Tuesday night, enjoying free acts, rides, xhors and com mslons. , Feature attraction of the night's ! program was the series of milking contests, held on the free act platform at First and Monroe streets, ftetalls of the contexts may l»e found In another column of today's Democrat o Democrats To Aid H'illkie Reception Ehsood. Ind. July 31—fl’PlIndiana Democrats will forget* politics today to give Flwood Republicans a hand In arranging for the Aug. 17 ceremony here at which Wendell I, Wlllkie a native son. will formally accept the G O. P. nomination for president. Gov M f'llfford Townsend, accompanied by Dr Verne K Harvey. secretary of the state board of health T. A Dii-ux. state highway commissioner and Don F. Stiver. superintendent of sta'e police, will confer with officials planning the celebration regarding arrangements. To Complete Cattle .liidginx Thursday The last of the cattle judging will be held Thursday in the ccunty garage at the coiner of Jackson and First streets. Thursday morning the Jersey cattle will be judged and Thursday afternoon all breeds owned by 4-H club boys and girls will Im* judged ANNUAL MOOSE PICNIC SUNDAY Annual Family Picnic Will Be Held At Sun Set Park Here Sunday • Plans for the annual Moose fl» mily picnic to be held Sunday, August 4. were announced today; by lodge officers In charge. The event will be held at Sun Set park, southeast of the city on federal road 33. Members of the lodge and their families are Invited to attend tho the picnic. Refreshments will bo served. Those desiring to do so may bring baskets and have their lunch at the park. Tables and benches will be avlalable. Persons desirous of attending but having no means of transportation are asked to he at the Moosit lodge not later than 10 a. m oq that date and cars will be furnish* 1 ed. A program of entertainment for j the afternoon Is being arranged.