Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 38, Number 198, Decatur, Adams County, 20 August 1940 — Page 1

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IHURCHILL SAYS BRITAIN IS STRONGER

■didion Os Ten | Ents Proposed In Bounty’s Tax Levy

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HAROLD ICKES TERMS WILLKIE ATTACK UNJUST Secretary Os Interior Terms GOP Nominee "Contemptible” Hyde Park. N. V., Aug 20— i(j.p—President Roosevelt may antwar Wendell L. Wdlk-e'S challenge to debate campaign issues today. The president this afternoon holds hie Ore* press conference since Willkie challenged him in hie acceptance speech Saturday. Every circumstance pointed to the supposition that Mr Roosevelt directly or Indirectly would reject it. Washington Auk 2» <U.B H---1 rotary of the Interior Harold L 1 Ickes asserted last niKhl that K<puhllran presidential candidate Wendell L Willkie had been ion ■ temptlble" In (harKlnK that Preal dent Kooserelt may be "deliberate ly Inciting ua to war" , I Ickes spoke o»er a nationwide I NBC radio network, replying, in behalf of the adminirtratiim. to Willkie s addreM Saturday accept , Ing the Repuhlkan nomination ( I Ickee charged that In crlticialnK Mr. Hooeerelt's foreign policies aud ln»itln< the chief egecutiye tn ’ a series of John debates. Willkie bail Indulged In "unpatriolhe demagoguery." "The president." Ickes said, "cannot adjourn the battle of Britain In order to ride the circuit with J Mr. Willkie ... If Mr Willkie is so eager for a debate in order to hold his awdlenie. I suggest that he < hallenge his running mate. Hen ator McNary with whom he is at greater variance on domestic and I foreign Issues than his spec, h of I acceptance shows him to be with. In New York. Edward J Flynn ' made his first speech as the new , Democratic national chairman las' i night over the Columbia BroadI lasting network, attacking WillI kle's speech, appealing for small | donations and saying that "we l cannot match, we do tint want to match, the slush fund of the op|H>- . sit lon " Ickes praised Willkie for rising above partisanship in several points of his ac<eptan<e speech. I but challenged him to reject "the ( Coughlinltea, the bundista and other fascists who are rallying to his ' support." Thanking Willkie for endorsing ! "some form" of selective service. tCONTINtJBD ON PAGK roUKA | - o AURURNMANIS HURT IN WRECK i Winfred Thomas Suffers Broken Nose In Collission Monday One person was hurt hisi night , when two cars sideswiped on fed- . era) road 27 about eight miles north , of Decatur near the Adams-Aller. ' connty line. The Injured was Winfred . Thomas, *32 Union street. Auburn, who suffered a broken nose. In adi ditlon to numerous lacerations and i bruises. Perry Daub. 81* Kenwoodle street Fort Wayne, and his wife, who were In the other ear. escaped unhurt. The accident occurred about 8 P- m. ICDTi and was investigated by Sheriff Ed Miller. Sheriff Miller stated that charges of reckless driving would be placed again«i Thomas Following his Investigation, the sheriff stated that Thomas was driving o nthe wrong side of the ' road. Daub was going south. The left running board, both left fenders and both left tires were (CUNTUTOBD*ON PAUK >IVR>

AWAIT REPORTS I ON PROGRESS OF AMERICAN SHIP I'. S. Army Transport In Banger Zone With Americans i Washington. Aug 2<> 'URA 1 Officials today waited ansloudy for reports that the I - . S army transport Amvrhan l<eglon. with *•? war refugees almard. had safely cleared the danger tone of Eltro-l»-an waters Two continents watched the pin gress of the homeward lannid yes sei. knowing that Ila fate might Influence vitally the future course of the United Hfates toward the war now in prognss In Europe The German embassy. In a statement Issued around 1 p tn t'ST yesterday, estlmatwl the vessel would Ih- In grave danger for the nest 12 hours Unofficial computations. however. Indlr ated the ship may Ih- In the danger area until late thia afternoon The United States has formally notified all iH-lilgeretit governments that this country "egpecta" that the vessel will Im- permitted tr make Its homeward voyage without molestation from the armed forces «t any government. Tension Is the outgrowth of a heated lontroversy with the German government over the < rurse the American l>gion should take lon its homeward voyage The Ger man government urged the United States Io send the rescue ship on a northerly course close to Ir eland, on its jmirney from I'etsamo. Fin land The United Stages navy heads had charted a course mm h farther south, bringing the vessel i lose to the north const of Neettand. iH-tweeu North Kona ami (‘ape Wrath The German warnings were 1 Issued after the German govr-rn ment proclaimed a total blockade’ of Great Britain ami after the Nall rrSWTINVIKn ON PAtIK! VlVIt, LIST CATHOLIC SCHOOL FACULTY Three Changes Are Made In Faculty Os Catholic Schools Three new nuns of the Order of Saint Agnes will join the teaching staff of the Ht Joseph grade st hool and the Decatur Catholic high schmrl for the l»l" *1 school year I Sister M Fldells, newly appointed I principal of the Institution, an- ■ nounead today Hlster M Leonida will take the i place of Hlster M Agr the high school staff, and teach mathematics and social studies Hister M Mary Beatrice ami His i ter Etjdocia will teach the siith and first grades, respectively. Instead of Slater M Letitia and Sis ter M Helene Sister M Rosemary, who was principal here for the last sis years, has been appointed principal for the atinev to Cathedral high school. Brons, New York Sister M Agnes also has been named principal of St Nicholas school. Evanston 111 Sister M la-tltla has been removed to the Sat red Heart school. Yonkers. N Y. and Sister M. Helene has gone to the St Agnes I convent, Fon dtt Lac. Ulsr-onaiti. Following is the list of high school Instructors and the subjects they will teach: Sister M Albertonia. commercial. Hlster .M Helen Claire, commercial; Hlster M Leonida, mathematics and stn-lal studies; Sister M Agnes Therese, science and l-atin; Sister M Fldells, English; and Sister M Patricia, music The St Joseph school teachers are Sister M Ik-rnada. eighth grade. Slater M Winifred, seventh grade; Slater M Mary Beatrice, siith grade; Slater M Angelus, fifth grade; Slater M Uarlsaa. fourth grade. Sister M Dominica, third grade; Sister M Henrlta. second grade, and Slater M. Eudocla. first grade Fred Baker, janitor of the building. stated the school was rapidly being made ready for the opening of school September 3 The floors throughout the building have been cleaned and reflnlshed and waxed New window blinds also are being Installed throughout the building. Mr Baker added

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN A DAMS COUNTY

Deraliir, Indiana, Tuesday, AuituM 20, 1910,

British Withdraw From Colony ——■ — ■ - - ( I Immmwal AiMsese^z, jtaa 1 ARABIA SUDAN / 1 (••) I' ft- ypwSxWyc:' ; 4/ ft / KENYA ‘L x 1 colony a * C"7 •‘••••©•I ( LVV/cW/4 x = A. TAM4ANVIKA ' 'V TfP.ffITOMY y/U J ■ British evacuation of British Hotnalllalid in the face of atiacks try numerically superior Italian forces has blocked at least partially access to the vital Sm-a canal from the south Berlrera capital of the colony, lie- ai toss the Gulf of Aden from the Important British naval base at Aden The alarw- map shows how the Italians now control om- ' side of the southern entrance to the Hueg

DEATH CLAIMS MRS. STUDLER Mrs. Fanny Studlcr Dies At Home Os Son In Geneva Mrs Fanny Studlcr. >9 widow of the late Fred Siudl-I of Hartford township, died this morning at • o'clih k at the home of her sou i Daniel, In Geneva Th-- decea’cil was horn In W.i liO-.h township 111 October. 1 ■ the daughter of Abraham and Kane Haheggt-r She was married o Fred Hltidl- i in 1*77 He preeed d her in death in Man h. 193 k H i--spent het entire life In Adams county Hurvlvlng are th-- following chil dren David of Han Gabriel California; All-ert of Decatur. Mrs Lucy Wabeno of Ketchikan. Alaska Fred of Vincennes. Daniel hI Ge neva; William. Charles Mrs Eai. , French, all --f Fort Wayne One daughter and three bro-h- c also I prei .-dell Iler In death Funeral services will be held at th-- horn-- of the son In Geii-va ' Fifday aftamoM at W ■ rt lfT l Burial will Ih- in the Greenwood cemetery. The b-Mly will Intaken to the horn-- of the son Wednesday and may be vil-wi-il there after 6 p m The daughter from Alaska arrived Satuiday after leaving by plane on Friday o Series Of* Robberies Cleared By Arrests The arrest of three Juveniles hacleared up a series of rohl-erles in the dty during th" past several Weeks, police chief Jam— Borders reported today. The youths, all under 16. were turned over to probation officer. Mrs Faye Hmlth-Knapp Included In the robberies were three or four entries at the municipal swimming pool, the chief slated.

* ■WBawws-WHS»«MaaHwsH^»*m*wiw ,,, ' — '■ Miss Josephine Ivetich Is Decatur’s First Birdwoman

t Pictures on page threei By Bob Shraluka (Staff Reporter) At long last. Decatur has Its first girl flyer! For yewrs none of the city's fairer sex had dared bravo the art of emulating the birds without a companion In the cockpit — but no more. Miss Josephine Ivetich. a darkhaired. blue-eyed miss of 25. has seen to that. Hhe Is the first to grab the control stick, cry "contact, switch on. and pul) chocks" with her and her alone to take up and bring down the modern "flying ma- ■ chine." | For years "Josy" has had the ■ urge to fly. For years she has watched her brother. Jimmy now a fullfledged pilot in his own right, take up his fast little plane, wishing al! the time that she were at the controls. In fact Jimmy and Mrs. Helen Ivetich. her mother, often had to stand nearby while Josephine, alone In the cockpit, turned on the switch as Jimmy gave the propeller a turn. Rhe might have attempted to take

Funeral Service* Held For Infant Funeral services were held thl< morning at the Gllllg ami Doan fun eral home for Marlene K.iy fuse stillborn Infant born Mon-lay afternoon to Mr and Mi- Diamon Case at the Adams county memorial hospital Burial wa- made In the Decatur cemetery R--v R. W Graham officiated Surviving, besides the parents. Dalmon and May Human-f'a anthe maternal grandfa'lhei. D F Human and the paternal grandfather Earl Uase of Willshire. Ohio MOVER FUNERAL IS HELD TODAV Private Service* Are Held Today For Former Decatur Man Strictly private funeral services were held this afternoon at I oi liM k for Max Moyer. 51 former Decatur junk yard operator, who took bis »wn life Monday morning at Fort Wayne The servke* were held at th--resideme. 1711 latke avenue Fort Wayne, with Rabbi Irving A Wein gart -m-iatlng Burial was mad--in the Orthodox Jewish cemetery on the Fort Wayne lie-atur road in Allen connty Dr. A I’ Kattendorf. Allen county coroner, after completing Ills Investigation of the case, returned a verdict of suicide. Moyer used a 3* - allbre revolver to shoot himself in the head Hl* body was found shortly afterwards by a customer, who stepped Into the Junk yard office to pay for some glass which he had picked out. An employe. Angelina Nickrash, who was working In th-- room above sorting rags- heard the shot but thought that It was an auto backflrlng.

jthe plane aloft without the proper training, they pointed out Then several months ago he--dreams started to materiallle. Hhe started taking flying lessons But a ' tragic air crash claimed the life of Instructor Floyd Pierce of the Pierce flying arhool at Fort Wayne and her carefully laid plans received a setliack. Undaunted by th* death of her instructor, killed doing ' that very thing that she sought to do, she Immediately hired another •Instructor. John Wright of the same ! school. ! Then recently. Josephine had her •necessary eight hours in the air. Hhe was ready to solo. In her hands alone rested her final test The tribute of her Instructor, who ploelalmed that she "knew more in two hours of flying than most of 'em know in eight," attested to the manner In which she handled the plane ax she for the first time went info the air alone. Josephine was sure of herself. Rhe had no doubts of her own atdl(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

Prime Minister Confident Os Victory; Press Warns Nation Attacks To Be More Violent

British Bomhcrs Pound French Channel Coast As Germany Resumes Raids On Isles ALARM AT BERLIN By United Press Royal air fort e IwonlH-rs pounded | I the French channel <onst and j struck inland as far as Beriin’s. ' suburbs as Germany today resumed | her blasting aerial attack on the. Island empire London's newspapers, warning i 1 eltlgenw to steel themselves predicted that this "m.ij Im the bigg I eat week In Britain s history N< w waves of German lH»ml>v-r started over as British tHonlw-rs , still were returning from raids which last night and v-atly this morning causvd Berlin's fourth air, ' alarm of the war German radio stations «' Him i Imrg and Bremen went oft the air. : suggesting the presem ,- nt a British , attack on these major tletman ports Berlin's aid alarm lasted from !12 1.1 a m to 222 a m I' was I said by German officials that two I British planes penefrated to TeSel. j u northern suburb One plainI dropfved a Hare but neither dropped • Imhiilis. the Germans said Horne *'t explosions were he lid from the direr-Gnn <d Berlin's far western outskirts It was Iwdieved these were anti-aircraft guns Other British planes raided the Freni* <-hanitel coast from Calais . to Boitaffiw Tti- Mtack wt • mi tall night and still was continuing iat daylight The sound of heavy j I explosion- was audible fn-in th- 1 > British shore and flames of the! | i fires started by the I thing were Iso bright that they sillioiie-te<| I French <*ur<-h steeples against th--I sky Two separate attacks wore mad■on Boulogne where port facilities; land the seaplane base already are I I In ruins, according to French u j ! ports Get man air attacks lit Britain wen- heavlei during the night at:, i 1 In lull attributed by Berlin to bad I | weather As morning mass day , | light attacks Were lesufed th--l , first was directed .it the northeast ein area, when- casualties mi ' J (CONTINI EK ON PAHi! I'ol lti — o - 11-Ycar-Old LacL Confess Vandalism Ed P Miller Adam* county shei iff. reported today that four 11-year-' old lad« have confessed to the vandalism at the Smith cemetery in ' which considerable damage was |done to tombstones and grav • markers The parents of the lads agreed to have the damaged property re | stoi--d "i go id - oiidition CONFESSTHEFT OF AUTO HERE Two Men Held At Bellefontaine, Ohio. Admit Theft Here Two of the three men being held in the Bellefontaine. Ohio, jail have admitted stealing 10 cars, in, lud Ing one from Decatur, Sheriff Ed Miller reported today. The two. George Mast and Rob 1 ert Hnyder. of Portland and Fort Recovery Ohio, respectively, admitted to the thefts while George Thompson denied Implication It la thought that he will not he charged A possibility that the two would be brought here to answer to a charge of vehicle taking la thought unlikely since they are to Im- taken to Henry county. Ohio, where they are charged with the , theft of three curs, the sheriff staled. Mast once operated a garage In Geneva, alleged a "cover-up" for hla activities In the theft gang A number of auto parts still stored In that garage were confiscated by the sheriff here and an attempt will be made to learn their rightful owners.

RRITAIN'SWAR TULL 9 2.000 AT PRESENT TIME Winston Churchill Tells Houm* Os Commons Os Casualties Ixmdon. Aug 2“ tl'Pt Prime minister Winston Churchill told tin bouse «f commons today that thw.ir »o far ha- coat Great Britain 92 tHHI casualties killed, wounded.: missing or prisoners ln< lading civilians. Churchill contrasted th" British losses in the present war with the : losses of K&.OtHt ill the fir.-t year o! world war. Although this war Is only a con tinuatlon of th«- world war. he said 'there is a gi<at difference in its •character "This war Is a conflict of strat-! egy. organization technical apparatus, science, mechanics and morale" he said “Although up to the present the l-.-s of life has been mercifully dim inl-bed ' Churchill said, "the decisions reached in the course of the i struggle are even mon- profound upon the fate of nations than anything which has happened since ibarbaric times." • ‘ The moves." Churchill said, "are made upon scientific and strategic leiards and the advantages are gatn-;--d by mechanical m- aii» a« a iul: | ~ MBH —- ■ .IBM ■ .Illi I. ■ - — —- u'oNTIXI i t- <»N PAGE HIX' TWO ADDITIONAL SUITS ON FILE Damage Suits Are Filed As Aftermath Os Fatal Accident Two new suits haV- be, n fib-d 111 Adams clrciii: court as result of all auto act blent m-ar Bobo Vigu-t 211, I't’,*. which claimed the life of Mrs MalHd Ro>The suits were brought aga.i-st the M<-’hb,-rger Bros Htone <• -m ■ patty, which owned the tun k t-t- --| volved In the collision ami was driven by EIRoy Htailffet < >.<rk i E. Ross, the husband of tin- vh ' t I was driving the passenger cat Th-- one suit brought by Ro- tor the loss of his wife asks *l. '""' and avers that she died as a ! ! suit of the negligent and unlawful: I conduct of the defendant S--v.-n alleged act* of < aielessnes- and negligence are set out lit the com-1 plaint. The other suit, brought by ‘llfford Everett, by his next friend and father James Everett both of whom were passengers tn the Ross vehicle, asks ».I,IHH> for personal i Injuries Cob-rick * Corbett. Htroup ,v Spuhr are plaintiff’s attormy- I' was recalled that three suits filed some time after the accident against the stone corporation w.-re venm-d to the United Htates cotirl FSA Head Is Moved To Indianapolis ChsrlfH Po«' ’wad of th<* loi <al farm Hecurfly administration, is to Im- transferred to Indianapolis of- ! flees, it was learned today Mr. Poe is to assume his duties there on Monday. August 28. He and his family will move to that city. Robert Hllverthorn. who has been ' In charge of the Noblesville offices | . to b<- transferred to this dty. TEMFffRATURE READINQS DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER B'oo a. m. .— M 10:00 a. m. — 18 Noon 84 2:00 p. m. 70 3:00 p. m. „... 74 WEATHER Fair tonight and Wednesday: ‘ somewhat warmer Wednesday,

Price Two Cento

Expresses Confidence In Eventual Superiority Os Air Force; Speeding Production. RAIDS RENEWED London. Aug 2" U?> -Prime ' Minister Winston Churchill derlarMl today that Great Britain Is ; stronger than evet despite GerI many's furious air attacks ami that Britain's new plane pt nineI lion ' already has largely exceeded Germany's " He expres-o-d confidence In Britain's ability to ent down Germany's numerical stipeilority In the air and descrlle-d his nation's postlon as "stronger than ever la-fore " At the same time he ap|M-ale<| to the United States to tele.i«e overage destroyets to ledster British sea defenses and declared 'hat the continental bits kade of Europe would Im- maintained despite humanitarian appeals London. Aug 2<» ‘UR) Prime minister Wlns to n Churchill said Imlay that Britain is ready to lease to the United Htates defense facilities lit British possessions in the Western hemls|dlere ‘The government " sal tl Chun hill, "decided spontaneously Io inform the l ulled States that we would Ih- glad to place defense facilities at their I disposal by leasing suitaMa sites in our trans Atlantic |h>« sessions for the greater seriirity against the unmeasured danger- of the future Church ill «ald Britain wa« prepared to lense the facilities on ate» year basis lieath and ruin. ' Churchill told i commons. !<<-<-ome small ihnigs ioiii|Kii>'d with the shame of d--f--.it nr ttn- failure of ->ur duty W-- will face whatever is coming to us " But lie warned hat Germany is preparing even greater a”.iuh by air and that suffering lies ahead. | II- admitted that tin- British ott-n-I slve action i* developing slowly 'bitt fort-cast Ilia' IU«I and I'’t2 Would find the British carrying the w.ir to their enemies Bombers Attack lavndon. Vug 2<' 'UP) New w ivi-s of German Immbers smashed ii'oNTINUEI- <»N PAGE Fol lti — — o - (). K. ReffiNtration Os Men IK To 61 Washington. Aug 2't tl'Pi - The house military affairs commit- | tee today tentatively approved a I provision in its conscription hill ■tailing for registration of males between the ages of 1* and Ki Im ltlslve. The senate version of the hill, ! now being debated for the eighth day. provides only for registration of those from 21 to Ji Originally the senate bill also provided for the Is to til registration, but this was changed by a committee before th-i hill went to the senate floor. TRUSTEE LISTS MONROE BUDGET Monroe Township Proposed Tax l-evy For 1911 Is 96 Cents A !ni cent lax levy has been proposed In th-- Monros- township budget for 19(1. submitted by :rustee Glen Neuenachwandei A total of 321,157 Is to Im- collected In taxes, based on a net valuation of 33.M3.Wi m civil property and 32.073,41* In school township. In a comparative statement tho following taxes were collected: 1940. 3H.251; I’M- 3H>29 193 H, 311,957 and 1937. 320.9*7 Os the total to Ih- raised by taxes 32-732 Is foi the township fund. 312,421 for special school and Ifi.tMi* for tuition The 98 cent rate Is broken down as follows: township, seven cents; special school. 60 cents, and tuill-'A 29 cents.