Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 38, Number 205, Decatur, Adams County, 28 August 1940 — Page 1

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Mieast Britain Lget Os Terrific I Nazi Air Attacks

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VIRG SIMMONS RESIGNS POST Fourth District lk*mo I Chairman Retire* hue To Hatch Act Fort Wayne. Ind. Am. M H'Pi The Fort Wayne JournaMlaa-tt-today «ald Virgil Himmon*. fourth di.trlct liemocraiic chairman nineIPM. had mtbmitted hl* resignation to aUte hhalrman Fr-d Bay* becaMW "the Hatch J»ct prerent* my continuing to «err“" Himmon* now I* director ot thIndiana department of public work* and at legal two dl*l*lon» of th-il-pertm-nt recelee federal grant*. , Hie JournaMlatette *ald. The newspaper reported that the liemocratlc central committee will meet at the call of Mate chairman Kay* to a»*e< t the new dlMrlct head. Fire day* notice will be gl»en baforw the meeting Himmon* I* the oldest member of the democratic central committee In the point of aervlce. ll* was first named district head when this was known a* the eighth district. He continued In serve after the redistribution of the district In I*ll. Indianapolis. Aug 2* 'UF> Fred Hays, stale Itemocrallc < hairman. said today that be received th- resignation of Virgil Himmon*. as 4th district chairman "about an hour ago" and will call th- district committee Into session nest Tue* day at Z p m to aelect a successor Hay* »ald the meeting will be held in the Court house at Albion In Nolde county and that under the law he I* compelled to preside a* state chairman GIVE STUDENTS NEO FORMS Student* To G«t Bulletins From County Tuberculous Group Th* Adams county tuberculosis association will furnish monthly I health bulletins to the county school* during the approaching school term. It was announced today The bulletin*, prepared by the Indiana tuberculosis association, will be given monthly to the teach era wfth suggestions for a con structlvs health program in all grade* The bulletins will be issued through the offices of the county school superintendent and will be paid for by the county tuberculosis association. Announcement of the program was made today by W Huy Brown, Decatur high school principal who Is president of the Adam* county tuberculosis association. Mr Brown represented the association In pre seating the plan to the teacher* al the Inatltute thia morning. ■- 1 9 Rains Some Help To Stricken Corn Farmer* expressed the belief today that th* recent rain* helpeti com crop. Improving the prospects of a batter yield. The core suffered from the egcesslve rains early In the season and then was stricken by the drought of the past three week*. Farmer* stated that much of It was burned or damaged by the torrid weather. The crop will not be a* good a* a year ago Frank Unigsr county com mlasloner and a corn producer stat od. It Is not known what percentage the yield will be, but Mr. Llnlger estimated that tn certain sections i the loss might be ZS percent, or even higher. TIMFKRATUNK RCAOINGS DKMOCHAT THIRMOMKTIR | >:00 a. m U 10:00 a. m. —- 71 Num W 2:00 p. m. — 78 3.00 p. m. mm.w-..w-*...»-.»— 70 . i WKATHCR Fartly eleu dy, scattered showers tonight and In north and east Thursday; little change In temperature. |l

No Church Services T<»day — After Nazi Bombing OK', ’ c ■eEtV -7 \ (JR •' i, V' F . Two nun* vi.-w the wreckage of a -hun h demolished by Nail airmen during a recent raid on lamdon * suburb*. Note the huge hole* in the concrete wall caused by flying Mirapn-I

WILLKIE FIRES MORE CRITICISM Move* To Rushville To Open Personal Cam* paign For Office Rushville, Ind,. Aug 2* <U.R> - Wendell L. Wlllkle came from New York's Fifth avenue to Kush Ville's main street today to open personal presidential campaign h -adquarters by firing more criticism at Hie Rooaevell admlnlstra lion's national defense program The Hepuldican nominee told reporter* that "a lamentable situation" In I'. H aircraft development wa* In part the fault of President i Roosevelt and called upon the chief executive to fill the now Va , cant post* of assistant secretarie* of war and navy for aeronautic*. “The success of a modern defense program I* dependent In *ubstantlal measure on an adequate number of airplane* and trained per-' sonnet tirsrperate them and an aer- • onautlcal staff that knows the proper strategical and tactical u» ofi airplane*',* Wlllkle naid. *T hiqethat the president will fill these vacant posts »oon so that th- aeronautical program can move forward." The transition from Fifth Avenue. | where Wlllkle registered yesterday ; as a New York voter, to Rushville j was swift at 175 miles per hour In a33 passenger stratolluer and Wlllkle'* chief task today was g-t ting established In an so year old 12 room brick house which his wife has rented, and Installing his office, staff In headquarters on the second floor of a main atreet building owned by hl* mother-in-law, Mrs Cora Wilk The trip from bustling New York a city of 7,50n.000 to quiet Rushville. a town ot S.imo in the heart of Indiana's rich corn and hog coun try. was full of contrast. Wlllkle ! held a press conference In the TWA plane, ti.aou feet above Ohio, only a , 1111NTINI Kl> i-X I'Vlt: I TWO DIVORCE SOUS FILED Berne Murder Witness One Complainant; Other Decatur Case Two suits for divorce were Bled In Adams circuit court before Judge J Fred Fruchte Tuesday Martha Schindler of Berne. ha» brought action for divorce against Hamuel Schindler, also of that town, charging cruel and Inhuman treatment. The complaint also alleges failure to support. She asks also for the restoration of her maiden name, Martha Brown Mr*. Schindler's name was first j brought Into the new* limelight last December when she Identified Jerry Mangano. Chicago thug, a* the killer of Anthony Michaud durInga robbery at Berne In August. IM9 . . The other suit Is brought by Don Aemhliman, local grocery clerk, against June Aeachllman. The complaint, charging cruel and Inhuman treatment, states that they were married September 30, 1935. and separated August 28. 1940. An affidavit for a restraining order wa* also flled by the plaintiff D. Burdette Custer la plaintiff's attorney In both sdita.

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Killer Os Anthoni Michaud Waits Death Year After SlayinK On- y-ar ago tbi* morning August 29. 1939 one of Adams county’s i few murder* wa* perpetrated On that motuing. Anthony Michaud. ag-d Berne fruit dealer, wa* shot and kill-d In a daring daylight roli'iery at hi* place of bu«ine*«. ’ Jerry Mangano. a Chicago youth 1 who wa* identified as hl* slayer. Is still in th- Cook county jail at t bli cago. awaiting execution after four , reprieve* from a death sentence meted out so rthe killing of a Chicago cop. BOARDS DEBATE BARN BUILDING — ('omniissioners, Council ConsiderinK Infirmary Barn Plan* The county council mada an appropriation of 85,000 for a new barn and equipment and 8300 for feed, late thia afternoon. It waa decided to build a barn 38*70. which la smaller than the one that wa* destroyed by fire. Decision on the rebuilding of the . large cattle barn at the County I Farm which wa* destroyed by fire August 9. wa* being debated today . by m-mher* of the County Council . in joint session with the County . Commissioners. The special meeting of the county council was called for the purpose of considering an appropriation for for approximately 87200 to finance the robulldlng of a barn and replenishing the stock* of hay and grain lost In the fire. This morning the county councilmen, accompanied by the commissioner* went to the farm and Inspected the place. At noon the officials were guests of Ham Reinhart. superintendent of the institution. at dinner. Discussions Included th? site of . .CONTINUED ON FADE THKEEt — <9 U. S. Ship* Empowered To Rescue Children Washington. Aug 29 — (UPI — (The White House announced today that President Roosevelt has Signed the bill authorizing American vessel* to enter European comhat zone* and remove children from the centers ot war. The bill suspends provision* of the neutrality law which lianned I American ship* from entering combat zone* for any purpose. Under the measure, the American vessel* could proceed to Europe plainly marked with American flag* at all time*. If guaranteed safe conduct by all belligerent*. Hut Germany teaa said It cannot make such a guarantee, so It appeared doubtful that the new law can be used, at least In the Immediate future. Cook Named Ah Head Os I. JJ. Publicity Bloomington. Ind.. Aug. 21—(UPl —Robert A. Took, former managing editor of the Bloomington Star, will succeed George L. Gardner as atbletlce publicity director ot Indiana University, It was announced today Gardner will become full-Brne assistant to Z. G Clevenger, university athletic director.

FDR NAME IS ONGUARDBILL Power To ( all National Guard, Re*erveM Given President Washington. Aug. 29 — tUPt — President Roosevelt has signed the hill authorizing him to mobilize the inatktnal guard and other army re-, serve* a fourth of AOg.DM officer* and men for one year's active aer- 1 vice. The while house announced today that Mr Roosevelt signed the measure before he left Washington for Hyde Park. N. Y. test night. 11 The authority extends Do June 1134>. 1942. and the president te liaalv ed in the use of the troops to the ’ western hemisphere and territories and possessions of the U. 8., Including the Philippine Islands. The bill te the first of two design ed to swell America's standing army now numbering 2*0.000 men to a total of 1,2000.000 within a year. The other Is the conscription bill still pending in the senate Under army plan* made public recently by brigidler general Win A. Hheed. assistant chief of staff, the goverment plans to begin ordering up the guardsmen Heptember 15 when 4 division* are scheduled to be mobilised. Not all of the 40* 000 subject to call will Ire mustered into service. The bill permits guardsmen and reserve* below the rank of captain who have dependent wive* or children to resign or be discharged at their own request within 20 day*. rOONTINVBD ON PAGE FIVES - 0 """ " Catholic Book Liats Are Published Tonight Book lists for the Decatur Catholic high school and the Ht. Joseph grade school appear on page three of tonight's Issue of the Daily Democrat. Student* are urged to clip the lists for reference. INSTITUTE IS CLOSED TODAY Teachers Conclude Meeting: Plans Complete For School Start The two-day annual Adams county teachers' institute closed this afternoon at the Lincoln school in this city. Principals and teacher* of the rural high schools In th- county met this afternoon In the final session of the Institute to receive instructions. This morning elementary teach er* assemble at the Lincoln teilldIng to complete plans for the school opening. The main session of the Institute was held on Tuesday when all teachers of the county, including those of the Berne and Decatur school* attended the Institute. The preliminary opening of the county school* will be held Thur*day Classes, however, will not begin until on the following Tuesday.' September 3. The student* will report at the school* tomorrow to receive supplies. C. E Striker, county school superintendent, wa* In charge of th* Institute.

Conscription Bill Expected To Be Sent To House After Senate Approval Late Today

Estimate That 1 Out Os 15 Hoosiers Will Be Drafted In 21-31 Aae (■roup. LIST EXE.MITIONS Indianapolis. Aug Z« — <UP) Chance* of any Hmisler between th- age* of 21 and 31 being c«mia< ripted for peace time military training under the Burk- Wadaworth bill are approximately I to IS f'apt. William K. Treadway of the Indiana national guard mobilisation division estimated today. This was only a rough estimate, Treadway pointed out. but it Is on estimate* that the Indiana plan for selective aervlce ha* been formulated thus far. Only after actual registration of men could an ac- , curate figure be presented. Treadway's ration was computed by first assuming that: I—The bill will propose to draft ■HHiooo men in the United State* between Z1 and 31. 2 Indiana will be required to furnish about 2'» per cent of this | number or ZZ.Soo men 3- During peace time training only men of th- first < lasaiAcatlon will l*e drafted I'nd-r the Indiana plan all regl*. trants will be divided Into four claaaes. the flrat of which Include* all physically fit men without dependent*. Treadway asserted that this, the first group Io be called would supply more than enough recruit* to fill Indiana'* quota I According to national guard officials. the first class would be comprised ot approximately one-fifth of all Indiana registrant* or a total of -7 .'.'io men It the nat onal bill stipulates that only *OO.OOO men will be conscripted In the first year, only about one-fourth of Indiana's ~ tcwurriNitifft <»t* paor rtrat REGISTER ONE ALIEN TUESDAY Registration Os Aliens Is Opened At Decatur Post Office One alien was registered at the Decatur poMofflce yesterday by I PostmaMer l.eo Kirsch, the opening of the registration period which continues to Decemlier 28. Several Inquiries have l>een madat the postoffice concerning regiatratlon and fingerprinting of alien* In the case of the Mexican* employed In the county In the l»eet field*, i It ls likely that the men and women will register at the former home* In Texas, since they have until December 2ti to comply with the law. A few tomato picker* who came to the county from Minne«ota will return to their home in that state to register. Postmaster Kirsch estimated that ( the alien registration In this county would not exceed 50. An alien or unnaturalized person past 14 year* of age must lie fingerprinted. The registering of the i p-rson is done In the privacy of the postmaster's office and clerical help I* extended in filling out the required papers. ———- »— — Arrest l/ocal Man On Contempt Count Ed Gaffer, of this city, I* being held In jail on a contempt charge.. The defendant allegedly violated an order of Judge J. Fred Fruchte restraining him from molesting his former wife or entering their former home. He is to be arraigned before Judge Fruchte. ■ 10 ■ — Wallace To Accept In Thursday Speech Des Moines lowa. Aug. 28 -(I'Pl Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace comes home today to accept the Democratic nomination for vice-president. He is scheduled to arrive with a group of party chieftain* from Washington at 7:55 p. m. CBT. Notification ceremonies, and hi* ac--1 ceptance speech, will be held tomorrow evening In the Collsuem Political aides said Wallace. In officially completing the RooseveltWallace ticket will "stresa international affair*, dwell briefly on the national situation and touch the I farm problem "

CLERK SELECTS REGISTRARS IN ADAMS COUNTY I Namea Precinct Workers To Serve In Draft ReKist rat ion I «M*NI*M«IMSNMO Appolntm-nts of draft registrars for Adam* county were announced ■ Imlay by County Clerk Clyde O. 1 Troutner Th- appointments were made u|h>i> order* issued by Gover- ’ nor M, Clifford Townsend prepara--1 tory to handling the draft In Indiana when and If th- coiiM-rlpikm bill Is approved by congress 1 One registrar is nam>-d for each 1 voting precinct of the county by Mr. Troutner They are to handle 1 the registration of all male* at the pr—lnct voting place* In the fall 1 election, provided of course that th- (onscrlption bill passes, the clerk stated In accordance with the governor's plan. Mr. Troutner I* also to submit Io him the name* of *lx Adams county person*, three Dem<e crat* and three Republicans, for draft board appointments Three of these recommended person* will lochosen by the governor's hoard to setve on the local draft lioard Two will be Democrats and one a Re publican, since the clerk is Democratic. The list of registrar*, a* announced today by .Mr Troutner. follow* N Preble Elton Huprlght. 4>* ■lan, route one. H Preble Clarence Smith. Preble 1 N. Kirkland — True L Miller. Decatur route two. H. Kirkland — Edward Khoitf De catur, route two. I Freni h — Ervin R latchner. Itoj catur. route four. ! North Hartford — Kussel II fltel j tier. Linn Grove South Hartford — 4'lyde Striker. I Geneva, route three East Kitol — Dalias Brown. Deca- , tur. route three West Root John F. Schurger. Decatur route five. North Washington Ben Kiting. Decatur, route two. South Washington — Carl Adler. Monroe, route one North .Monroe — John Baltaell. Decatur, rout- six. Middle .Monroe Clifford Strlk er. Berne, route two North Wabash Frank Bauserman. Berne, route two. Ceylon Floyd L. Rupert. Gene(COMTINUBD OH PAGW MV|B> 0 — Mrs. Adolph Weidler Renamed To Office Mr*. Adolph Weidler. of thia city, wa* renamed second vice-president of the Midwest Synod of the Evangelical and Reformed church during the Midwest WMA convention at Fort Wayne this morning. Mrs. Weidler with all other present officers of the association will serve until the society 1* disbanded on January I. 1942. to lie merged with the new women * guild. Mrs. Weidler also presided at the services held last night In the St. , John's Evangelical and Reformed 1 I church In Fort Wayne. NO ONE HURT | IN COLLISION —- ■ Decatur Girl Faints After Auto (’rash At Monroe And Second No one was hurt shortly before 10 o'clock this morning when car* driven by J Fred Thieme of near 'Decatur and Don Pruitt of Dun-| bridge, Ohio, collided at the Inter-1 section of Second and Monroe 1 street* A girl companion. Mary Alice Girard, daughter of Adrian Girard, of this city, was at first thought hurt when she was found unconscious in the car after the crash. She was taken Into the Whines store nearby, and It was learned that she had fainted After first aid she wa* able Io return to her home. The two car* were only slightly damaged In the collision. Officer 1 Roy Chllcote Investigated the accl I dent.

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Unofficial lA’aders Os Anti-Draft Movement* Abandon Hope Os Bill Being Defeated. VOTE ON DELAY Washington. Aug 2* — 'U.FJ “• Senate opponents <»t the Burke--1 Wadsworth cons<rlpllon bill conceded defeat today They admitted that the bill to register IZ.*M,«M men for military service would be 11 passed and sent to the house before I tonight * rei-es* Sen. Burton K Wh—ler. D, . Mont., unofficial leadei of the anti- . draft bloc, announced that he a- . 1 bandoned hope of defeating the bill 1 after the senate amashed. 2* to 54, 1 a proposal by Sen David I Walsh, D. Mass, to Initiate a draft only 1 after congress ha* declared war or • pronoutued the nation Io be ■ threatened with Invasion > "I think we reached the high I water mark of our strength on the 1 Walsh amendment." Wheeler said, i "I think the vote on th> bill will Ire about th- same We put up the . treat fight we knew how We did ) the (rest we could do" I Wheeler said he thought the final vote would com- som-tlm- to- • night, but senate DemiM-ratlc bads er Alben W Barkley and chair- . man Morris Sheppard of th- senate , military affairs committee believed , the bill could be passed during the I afternoon. . j Only one major obstacle to senate approval remain* a sulrstllute proposal by Sen Francis T. Maloney. D, Conn., to defer conscription until Jan 1. 1941 and to become effective then only In case a voluntary enlistment program falls to bring enough men Into the , army. Barkley believes that the opposl--1 tion to conscription will get It* greatest show of strength on the .Maloney substitute He expects | bunt 35 votes for that proposal. Many Isolationists will not vole for It, however, because It acknowledge*. on a deferred basis, the possible nei-esslty of ionscrlptiiHl. A* the -nd of the long, bitter debate on the bill approached, administration leaders obtained agreement for limitation ut dehate. Barkley got unanimous consent to limit Individual speeches on proposed amendment* or substitute bills today to 15 minute* each. Hpeei h-s on the bill itself will tie limited to 30 minutes each The senate liegan It* 14th day of debate on the bill at Ila m as the house military affairs committee was scheduled to reports Its version. Tin- house committer tentatively ha* decided to pre** for registration of all men le-tween the age* of 21 and 45. whereas the senate version would register only those belwi-t-n 21 and 31. The home stretch on the draft bill In the senate wa* reached last night at th- second night session this week. Action was highlighted by defeat of th- Walsh proposal and of another substitute offered by Hen Robert A Taft. It. O. Taft proposed a standing army of 500.ihhi men and a reserve cotUpOUMt of l.fioo.uoo men to lie raised only by etilistinent and training of students In high schools and college*. It was defeated. 22 to 55 Spurn Emergency Clause Washington. Aug 28 <UJ® Th« ~<N)NTiNITKD ON PAGE THHKVi 0 Train Kills One, Injures Another Union City, Ind. Aug 2k. <U.PJ i —Paul Adkins. 14. Union City, was killed and a playmate critically injured when th-y were struck by a Pennsylvania freight train whllfl cycling here late yesterday. The Injured boy, Leiter Thomafl, 14-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs <J, H. Thomas, received fractures u| the skull and left leg. o , Flaming Meteor Is Seen By Local Man Near Here Tuesday James Elberson. local oil dealer. I* one of several persons who described seeing the falling meteor last night. Mr Elberson described the meteor as streaking across the sky. leaving an apparent flaming tall of greenish-blue fire that lighted up the heavens. The Incident required less than half a minute, he *ald. until It apparently struck the earth or fell 'below his line ol vision.