Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 38, Number 244, Decatur, Adams County, 14 October 1940 — Page 1

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IgSMSFOR 'IIIfHOMEET lIfSE TONIGHT plan* To Be Com* mjrtd For Draft On Wednesday Ls. «r In i ensive planning and) CL tor the conscription I CL jn Adams county on CL October I*. Will I* Ej taaigbt ai the county | lk*l*r Lrt regl’trors will meet to-; |M :> o'clock at the court! [*fwi«e from county clerk I , 0 Trout tier all ne< essary ! ta aM la*f minute Inatrec|t rogisltats are egperted to' a tad all precinct registrar* to attend are welcome | registrar ion alien have been j tad and registrar* named for. 4 o < w .-<in<-d.iy Apt.iiii^K. |K :«i‘i pt .-».-(•• ihem , . pt> |K -i.,- .I.t >< 'I register tor - "I 'he of , .lay he may regia fIHL -. , ..nit-nieiit place ',-.s sill returned to hit ■- ..-Kittel al hlprsctni ’ iI Emanuel school. I; ■ ■ m.nilh a. hool , !l- Monmouth «< hool P-ehl. bank K;‘« . -I Kirkland h.gh ■9 a Sot! M tana ■5“-. a.,th li.il Kiting trtld-r. >- A II- Ih.lylx 11 y R^^L artaol rW' i ut Sgsß>»l"- — >-->l'l •“ ' I M* 1^ ■»•'■ e*<lK rmil~ 111 COURT TO ■I REVIEW CASES K-S. Supreme Court To ■ Review Case Against 9 Bethlehem Corp. -■kuhinrmn o. t u (U p> The 'out' today agreed to re- - 9*'»- r '■ • . ontroversy |^B>‘ 'be Bethlehem Ship Bulldhllf n whkh the justice departjW"_ ‘crttaeil the firm of "reaping ' profits on World >htp construction. mart > de. bion on merits of itiwi.-d around January. r>rry important rulings affectBr f,ITW!I defense contracts ag billions of dollars. ” tspteme court agreed to reB’ - that ’ Browder, communist party candidate, who seeks s conviction on passport f barges set aside on a long l|,t of petitions, r <*rt also agreed to review •JWportar,t < sees The actions to decide the legality of .WWsnarde of the German Amer K, ’ claim commission aria-Hr-tT 1 ,h * Bli “ M Tom “ nd J munitions explosion jwat 10 'h» U. 8. entry Into the .M’Wltj g ir lo review the controthe Grand river dam hi m» which was cllmaied last When Gov, H "*'*’"*' Bt> ON page EtVKI ’ M T| *BIRATURE READING B <MOC«a T thermometer B *■ m ■ ”«> a m ,1 ■ Ek'Z"- * 79 9 b' "» go H »» WIATHt * H TwM* ,r * ,nd bbbler tonight; B M «»y fair .„g

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Report Kennedy To lx*ave England Ixindon. Oet Id—it'p) Inhed .States Ambassador Joseph P. Kennedy was understood today to be 'scheduled to leave next week for the Pnlted States. Plans for his departure again caused reports he would resign, but the rahaeay re-fu-id comment. No Comment Washington. Oct 14 — H’Pl - ' White house secretary Stephen T . Early today refused to confirm or! deny lx>ndnn reports that I’. 8 ambassador Joseph P Kennedy will 'return home shortly, perhaps to resign. “I have read those reports for some time. "Early said. "I don't know whether there Is any thing new between the present and tho old reports." CYCLE CARNIVAL ENDS TONIGHT Bicycle Safety Carnival To End With Parade. Exhibition Decat ur'a third annual bicycle safety carnival, co-sponsored by the WPA recreation department and the II P O. Elks lodge will be brought to a dose tonight with a , parade starting promptly at 7:W o'clock, followed by a program at R o'clock at the Lincoln school . gymnasium. The parade will form at the Elks , home mi North Second street. Led by a police car. and the Decatur combined school band, directed by Albert Sellemoyer. and the Decatur city band, the parade will march south on Second street, then west on Adams street to the Lincoln | schools, whore it will disband. Cash prlges for parader*. awarded hy the Elka will be as follows: *2 for best decorated bicycle; |1 '; for second best decorated bicycle; |2 for moat comically decorated bl- [ cycle and rider. SI for beat decorated irkycie. Featured on the program at the gymnasium tonight will be exhlhl- . tlona of bicycle safety rules and bicycle skill testa. Prlges will also be awarded to i winners In the poster and essay contests, now being conducted with cooperation of the public and Catholic schools. These winners will lie announced at a later date. Officer Speaks Officer J. Russell Prior of the In--1 diana state police force spoke to | the students of the Decatur juniorsenior high school, the Lincoln school and the Decatur Catholic I school this morning. Officer Prior stressed the else of caution In cycling and recounted the state laws controlling eyrie traffic He told of the "ffort • being made to have all accidents • reported that Involve bicycles and f - — (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE! i Van Wert Man Pays i Fine For Speeding ! Dennis Johnson ->f Van Wert. • Ohio, route two. was fined 11 and • costa bv justice of the peace John • T. Kelly Sunday afternoon on a charge of speeding He was arrested at Prehle hy ofI fleer Russell Prior ol the Indiana ' state police. I CLOSE SCHOOLS FOR CONFERENCE I ; County And City Schools To Close For Two Days Next Week Public schools in the city and county will be closed on October i 24 and 25 as members of the various school faculties attend the ' Northeastern Indiana teachers' conference in Fort Wayne. A number of Adams county pedagogues will take an active part in the various sessions of the Institute. Walter J. Krick, superintendent of city schools here; C. E. Stricker. Adams county school superintendent and E. M. Webb. Berne school superintendent are members of the executive committee for the I*4o-41 school season. Members of the nominating committee include R O. Hunt. Geneva; Amos Ketchum. Decatur; Lester Reynolds, Geneva.

BRITISH. NAZI PLANES STARE SEVERE RAIDS German Invasion Ports Are Rocked By British Bombers I laindon. Oct. 14 <U.R> "EsceedIngly heavy explosdonsf rot k«l th>- German Invasion base at the' big Out' h port of Flushing during Rritlsh attacks on many military ' targets, the air ministry reported today. British bombers fought their way through highly unfavorable weather to carry on their aerial offensive against Germati naval bases, armfactories. airdrome*, oil plants and coastal liases, the ministry said I During the night the attack on Flushing was made hy coastal command bombers which also attacked a main line railroad junction at Mole J "After major egploskma at Mole a series of fierce fires broke mu when the liomba fell," the ministry ' ! said. i Other planes bombed Dornburg, northeast of Flushing, and brugge. using both Incendiary and 1 high explosive Iximbs Attack London , Berlin. Oct. 14— lU.RI German 1 airplanes dropped 770.000 pounds of bombs on London. Liverpool snd towns In southeastern England during the night while British planes were dropping between 11,200 and 17.M* pounds of bombs • on Germany. , the official news ' agency asserted today The German planes resinned i their attacks on lauidon at dawn I today, the agency said. II According to semiofficial esti- , mates 12 British planes and one . German plane were shot down yesterday I The official news agency .idtnltted that British planes had bombed , ("frontier regions" ot western and . northern Germany during the night They tore up “railroad tracks leading to a factory." the agency said. and. damaged a numI Iter of houses but did no military damage. Natl sources said German bomb- ' Ing planes had uninterruptedly ' i ——— I (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) DYKSTRA ACREES TO THE POST — Wisconsin University President Agrees To Direct Draft u 1 Washington. Oct. 14. — 'URt 1 President Rmtsevelt today formally nominated Clarence A. Dykstra to administer this country's first peace time conscription but Sen. Rush D. Holt. D. Wust Va.. upset admlnbt- ' (ration plans for hla Immediate con- . Armallon As soon as the nomination was 1 received In the senate. Democratic 1 leader Alben W Barkley asked’ 1 unanimous consent to dispense with the usual proceedure of send- ' Ing nominations to committees ReI publican leader Charles McNary said he "reluctantly consented" to Immediate action because “these are unusual times " But Holt stood hla ground. .He thought the selection of the Uni- | verslty of Wisconsin president was “far superior ' to most of Mr. II Roosevelt's nominations but said that anyone who objected should !j be given an opportunity to be i heard. Barkley thereupon abandoned his ! plana for a three-day recess until Thursday and announced the senI ate would meet tomorrow in hope ■ of confirming Dykstra then. Dykstra, president of the University of Wisconsin, announced that he would accept the appointment. having obtained an Indefinite leave of absence from the unlvertCONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) Escape Injury In Auto Accident Hollis Boni fas and Robert Lord, both of this city, escaped serious injury Hundny. when the ear driven by Bonlfas went Into the dMch on federal route 30 near the WOWO ‘ radio station transmitter. The Bonitas auto was damaged considerably.

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Decatur, Indiana, Monday, October I I, 1910.

F. D. R. In Ohio On Defense Tour . . I < " K' : ■ ' r i A. • l*ri-sld<-nt Roosevelt Is seen as he Inspected steel mill" In Voungatown O Sealed at the president s right Is Frank Purnell, president of Voiiiigslown Sheet and Tillie plant. The ptesldent told reporters that the tour was essentially to Inspect national defense industries and was In no way "political."

CHESTER BYERLY TAKES OWN LIFE Adams County Native Commits Suicide At Home At Ossian I Cheater C. Hyerly. 33. a native lof Adams county. committed sulj . clde at hl’ home In Oss lar, Sunday evening Hyerly. who had operated a rest-1 attrant at Ossian for the paat three yearn, left hl.’ place of business Sunday afternoon, telling his wife he wan tired and wan going home to rent He failed to return andj hln wife and daughter operated the restaurant until abotit midnight. Mrs. Hyerly and daughter then returned to their home and u.;er searching the residence, found Byerly's lifeless laxly In the base meat He had placed the barrel of a shotgun In his mouth and fked the gun, the dlneharge blowing away the lower part of his head. None of the neighbors heard the report ot the gun. and definite time of the shooting could not be filed Coroner Matt Gltlin of i Wells connty returned a verdict of suicide .Mrs. Byerly was unable to give any motive for his act. stating that her husband had been in good health and had not been depressed. The suicide vletlm was born In Adams county January 2. 1907. the son of Daniel and Doris Hasson Byerly. He married Aleda Harger In Adams county In 1921. They 1 moved to Ossian In 1920. He was a member of the Pleasant Dale Church of the Brethren. Surviving are the widow, four children Joyce, aged 14. Dora Hell. Delmar and Boyd, all al j “tCONTINI'KD ON FA<»K FIVE! TRUSTEES MEET HERE TUESDAY District Meeting Os Thistees Association To Be Held Here All plans have been completed for the meeting ot the township trustees of the fourth district, to be held here Tuesday. Th event will open at 9 a. m with registration In the Masonic hall on Third street, official headquarters for the meeting John M Doan, trustee of Washington township, Adams county, and chairman of arrangements, estimated that ISO trustees would attend The morning program will Include a tour of the Central Sugar and Central Soya company plants Dinner will be aerved at the Ma-* aonlc hall at 12:30 p m Otto K. James, chief deputy ot the state board of accounts; Leo X. Smith, legal adviser of the Indiana township trustees’ association and Prof. R J Greenly of Purdue * (CONTINUED UN £AUM *IVE)

Harold Johnson Is Taken From Hospital Harold Johnson, ace punter and Yellow Jacket halfback. was to Inreleased today from th- Adams county memorial hospital, after bei Ing admitted Saturday night following the Decatur-Central Catholic foothall game The attending physician stated that Johnson was not seriously burbot that a nervous collapse and a 1 "roughing up" that he had received in the encounter was responsible l for his illness. CHURCH MIRKS ■ ■ ANNIVERSARY ■ “ — Anniversary Sunday Is Observed At Reformed Church Sunday | ■ M —— 11 Anniversary Sunday was appropriately observed Sunday morning - and evening at the Zion Evangell- • cal and Reformed church In this ■ city. Th<- morning worship set fl vice, attended by a capacity cons gregalion. was opened by the play I Ing nf Mendelssohn's stirring I "Reformation Symphony" by the : organist. Miss Lulu Gerber. The I senior choir of the church, direct - cd by Mrs. Dan Tyudall. sang th<i anthem "O How Amiable Are Thy •, Dwellings." The sermon was delivered by .Rev. Edward S Bromer. D D ofi- ’! Lancaster, Pa., who spoke upon the subject "The Way of God In ’ History.” Taking as his text Deu teronomy 1:21. "He led ns out that He might bring us In.” Dr Hromer showed that the principle of Hod's i leadership of His people is found throughout the old Testament, especially In relation to the people of Israel. He then applied the principle to the founding of the Reformed church In this country more than two centuries ago. He developed his theme by - sketching three stages In the ■ growth of the church In this conn- ; try. the congregational, the den rm(national. and the Inter-denomlna- ' t lona I He stressed the fact that I the Reformed church has always taken a prominent part In movements which have for their purpose the achievement of unity * among the denominations of this ’ country. He quoted In closing from ' the hlgh-prlestly prayer of Jesus. “that they may all be one . . that the world may know that Thou hast sent me.” At the evening service. Rev C M. Prugh. pastor of the church sketched the history of the local - congregation, and read greetings - from four former pastors, Rev 1 Geo. Grether. of Sauk City, Wls. ratMHmmin n* pa<ik fFf5» Regular legion Meeting Tonight The regular meeting of Adams 1 post number 43 of the American Legion will be held at the Legion home. First and Madison atteoU. at |R o'clock tonight All members are; urged to be piesenL

Appear Ready For Two-Way Drive To Cut British Empire In Rich Middle Eastern Belt

LONDONISHARD HIT BY GERMAN AERIAL FORCES Army Engineers Called To Aid In Clearing London Debria lamdon Oct. II <U.» Five thousand army engineers were i ailed from active service today and unemployed men were re erulled at labor exchanges to start clearing London of debris after 3S days of merciless German air raids Piling Into trucks, the civilians, armed with picks and shovels, went to the worst hit areas and there, under the army men. began remov Ing debris demolishing building* which threatened to collapse, and salvaging bricks, wood and other materials fit for reuse The, louml more wreckage as the result of an all night raid In which the Germans showered high explosive lemibs from deadly new "iMimb baskets" all over the city and In the provinces Apartment house*, tenements, private homes, business piemlses.. al rraid shelters and one convent had been struck and the casualty list had shot up tragically The new containers had burst In I the air sending down a rain of high , egplosive inimbs which exploded on contact. tannage was severe, hut the de brls clearing and demolition work which started today marked the lieginnlng of a planned program which is to continue until recon-; st ruction is possible after the war Royal engineers started to work repairing damaged road* and other cinnmunlcatlon* a* the labor corps started work In lamdoii German planes gave London a quiet forenoon after their night long terror attacks, but they be-1 gait trying to force their way up the Thames Estuary early this afternoon and lamdon had a day(CONTINUED ON PAUN VIVE) o - Monroeville Man Is Sentenced To Jail Clarence L. Mohr, 21. Monroeville. Is serving a 10-day sentence In the Adam* county jail on a charge! of drunken driving The sentence was Imposed In Adami circuit court 1 by Judge J. Fred Fruchte Satur- 1 day Mohr had entered a guilty plea previously and was remanded to - jail, while his punishment wa« taken under advisement In addition to the jail sentence 1 the court imposed a fine of |1» and prohibited Mohr from driving In ' the state for a period of one year. The Monroeville man was arrested I earlier last week when his car 1 jammed Into the rear of another vehicle, driven by Mrs. John E. ' Meyer, of Dayton. No one was Injured but both car* were damaged (In the collision. LOCAL LADY'S SISTER DIES II I I Mm. L. O. WertenberKer Dies Sunday At Home 11 In Laketon Mrs. L. O. Wertenberger. sister of Mrs. M. E. Hower, of this city, ' died Sunday morning at her home in laiketon. Burvivlng. besides the slater here, are the husband. Ihree daughters. 1 Mrs. Dolores Kavenaugh. former 1 Decatur high school teacher, now of New York City. Mrs. Ralph Vor- - lea ot and Mallne, a teacher at Culver. The deceased was well known in Decntttr. having visited relatives here a number of limes. Funeral services have been set for 2:30 o’clock Wednesday altarnoon at Ixketon Burial will be at Laketon. ** *

PARTY LEADERS PLAN MEETINGS —■ Adams County Democrat* Planning Series Os Meeting* Democratic activities will step - Into high gear this week as a set - ‘ lea of meeting*, parti** and millets 111 open the Intensive part of the fall campaign A s< heduir ot meeting* has been | announced by D*moi-ratl< county i hairman G Remy Blerly for this week. In addition there will loti big free party to lie held by the Young Democratic club Wednesday night Tonight at Democratic head quarters, a meeting of the Adams County Young Democratic club has been called by Severin Si hurg er. president, to further plans for the party to lie held Wednesday night at the Knights of Pythias home on Third street Thl* party is to include 20 games, a dance and refreshments It is free to members and memlo-rship card* may be obtained at the door The admission price to others will 10-25 25 cents a person Tuesday night, a big rally and meeting of Demoeratlc workers and friends has been railed at the Ib-mor-ratic headquarters, by chairman Blerly Both th* ladies and the men are expected to attend This will be held at N o'clock Tuesday night preceding the tally at 7:3d o'clock. Democratic candidates have been asked to meet In Mr Bierly's Office Wednesday night the Young Democratic club patty will be held Friday night a meeting will loheld at the Monmouth *< hool house Speaker* on 'his program ((NiNTiNCEn on «»aoe rrvE) o DEATH CLAIMS LYDIA DURBIN .Mrs. Lydia Durbin Dies Sunday At Home In Pleasant Mills Mr*. Lydia Durbin. 7". died at her home in Pleasant Mill* of complications Sunday afternoon at 4 o’clock. She had been a resident of Pleasant Mills for the past eight years. The deceased wa* born in Adams county October 2«. istitr. i daughter of Henry and Dora Martz. She was married February 7. I*B7 to Samuel Durbin, who preceded her In death November It. IS3I. She was a memlier of the Union Chapel church. Surviving are the following children: Mr*, laiura Gehres of Pb-a-an’ Mills. Harry of Fort Wayne and Mr*. William Watkln* of Pleasant MUI*. On* daughter died in I»D> Two brothers also survive Frank .Martz of Fort Wayne and Otto Martz ot Dunkirk. Three sisters are deceased Nine grandchildren and two great grandchildren also survive. Funeral services will lie held at the Watkin* home, one-half mile west of Plea»ant Mills. Wednesday afternoon at 1:15 o'clock and at the Methodist church In Pleasant 1 Mills at 2 o'clock. Rev. Stacy Shaw lof the Union Chapel church will officiate, assisted by Rev Robert Johnson of the Methodist church In Pleasant .Mill* Burial will be In the Pleasant Mills cemetery. The body will be returned from | the Lobenstlne funeral home In Monroe to the home of th* daughter M.- Win Watkins. Tuesday afternoon .and may he viewed until I time for the funeral. Only Slight Damage Is Caused By Fire Firemen were called to the Howard Meyer home. 115 South Thirteenth atreet. Sunday morning aIxiut » 15 o'clock to extinguish a small roof fire. Only slight damage resulted.

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Turki-h OfTicialsSay Any Attacks XVill Be Resht ed; Report R<<l Army Massing- - — SEEK ALLIANCE By United Presa Ads force* in A* Balkans .md North Africa seemed poised today I for a twoway thrust to cut the British oversea* empire along the rich middle eastern belt. Heml-offlcial German sources revealed for the flrat time that German “shin k troops' had gone Into service with the Italian force of Marshal Rudolfo Graziano in Libya and Kgypt. * They hinted the Gi-iman troopa were an advance guard and that more would come a* Siam a* the conditions under which German forces must operate In the tropical t climate of th* African desert* had been tested Coincidentally the African war theater liecaine more active Italians reported a sharp clash with British patrol* east of the Italian advance base at Sldi Barranl. British warships *he|led Bldl Barranl and British warplanes attacked laigo. In the Italian Dodecane** base off the Turkish coast, killing 34 persons and wounding 20. other British bombing squadron* blasted Tobruk, the main Italian , set base In Libya while Italian planes attacked the Island of Perlm which guard* the entrance to the Red Bea The Balkan situation was cloaked In the customary cloud of rumors. unconfirmed reports and denial* nly thing tha' was cer- . tain was that the Germans had moved Into an effective position for a quick thrust southward Unconfirmed reports circulated that last-minute attempts were being made to negotiate a TurkishGreek Jugoslav defensive pact which would unite the three nation* most Immediately threatened by the German push Into Rumania. The Turk* were known to In- dickering with Hie Soviet In an effort to solve the enigma of the Russian reaction of the latest developments. Turkish newspapers and official* reiterated that Turkey would fight back If attacked and hope* continued that Russia might aid her. Jugoslav official* echoed similar statement*. Premier Dragisha Nvei kovltch promised a figh' to the flnlah before Jugoslavia would give tip any of her territory. Greece was silent One uncertain factor In the situation was the reported massing of considerable forces of Russian troop* »• strategic point* along the new Bessarabian and Bukovinian frontiers of Russia and Rumania. These concentrations were reported at (’ernautl, along the river Prtith where large gun* were said to have been mounted and at other point*. However. Indh-atlons wera that these Russian movement* GWtNTINitEn on warn* winE) ENTERTAINSONS HERE TONIGHT Annual Holy Name So* defy Father-Son Pro* gram Tonight —- The sons of Bt. Mary's p»rl«K will he entertained thl* evening by the fgther* at the K C. hall at the annual father and son observance. The program, which Is sponsored by the Holy Name society, will law gin at 8 o'clock Leonard Meyer, president ot the society, will act ass chairman. An Interesting moving plcturff will lie shown and favors will be distributed to the Imys A Gee lute if will follow lh<- program Father and »on Sunday was nb« served yesterday a' St. Mary'g church The men and boys attended the 7 o'clock mas* and received Holy Communion In a body About 250 fathers and sons attended tht| service.