Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 38, Number 264, Decatur, Adams County, 6 November 1940 — Page 6

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ROOSEVELT IS CONFIDENTOF VICTORY TODAY Forme* Vindication Os Hi* Policies In Vote* Os Nation Hyde Mark. N V Nov 5 <U» • President « «>••welt ..wal'd fh<nation* Verdict t<*U» "In full con fldenc*- of vindication of «h»* prln dpi.-* snd policies on which w. hat* foil*hr the campaign Hr Vote* at 12 IS p m In th» town hall of thia hla home town for four more year* of the new deal Hr will re.pond to description in the registration' book Franklin Itelano Roosevelt occupation termer; reeidencr Hyde Park Ilona. Hyde Park N V Mr Roosevelt will lw acwmpan led io the polls by hla wife Mr* Eleanor Rmwevell hi* mother. *5 year-old Hara Itolano Roosevelt hla *on and daughter In Uw Prank lln D Roosevelt. Jr. and the for ntrr Ethel l>u Pont and hi* < onfl . dmlial secretary, Mi,.* MartUecMe la-hand A* In paal election ye.- Mr Roosevelt wear* a heavy. (old Watch ■ ham that sure hekmged to President Andrew Jackson He •ore the chain when hr voted In 1*33 and In If!*; and hr • ■ * wear Ink it Main for Im k Mr Roosevelt's complete confl dance Was refir. ted In hi* staff moat of who*.- members have been with him during all of hl* tenure In office At Hyde Park house the s'age waa *et tor another election night watch Th.- big dining room table waa stripped of It* linen and elec toral vote tables and popular Vote chart* were spread aero** It ' In the smoking room which open- off the dining room, teletypes of the press association* had been In stalled Mr RoosevHt concluded hl* cam paign Just before midnight with a nation wide radio speech which he >nded with this prayer "Almighty God. who hast given us this good land for our heritage we humbly besw. h The.- that we may always prove ouraelve. a people mindful of Thy favor and glad to do Thy will Riesa our land with honorable Industry aound learning, and pure manner* Have us from violence, discord, and con fusion; from pride and arrogance and from every evil way Defend our liberties and fashion Info one united people the milHittlde* brought hither out of many kind reds and tongues "Endow with the spirit of wls dom those to whom In Thy name we entrust the authorit’ of govern ment That there may be Justice and peace at home arid tnat through obedience to Thy law. we may show forth Thy praise among the nations nt the earth In the time of prosperity, fill our hearts with thankfulness, and In the day of trouble, suffer not our trust In ■ Thee In fall Amen " Mr. Roosevelt said It was a "very old prayer " It la from the episcopal book of common prayer and Its authorship is attributed to George Washington In thia, hla last word to the rot era before the polls Open, the president contrasted the peace of I the I'nited States with the war conditions of Europe Today, he said. Americans vote as free men with no "storm tempers" watching how they mark their ballots "tn every political campaign."! he continued, "the question on which we all finally pas* Judge !

Four Died in This Michigan Plane Crash '■ \ ? '** ■> " . Twiated wreckage io *ll that remain* at a twin- I dead included Pitot Ed WMtin< of Chicago, Con ■Mtoowd plan* which eraahad near Olivet, Mich., la I Smith, a Chkaco nawapaperman. and two Negro a tog and killed ail four penona aboard. Tboe* | miniaUn on their wap to Vtat, Mich.

ment through the Ivallot ho* I* simply thl* whom do I think la the candidal, he* tquallfled to act .i« , or or MHB* ator or mayor or supervisor or county commissioner duilng the I n.»t term* "It la that tight the right to determine for themselves who should be dheir own offl- • -r* of government that provide* for the people the most powerful safeguard iof our demtwracy The right to ' place men In office at definite filed dates for a specific term la the right which will keep a free people always free "fHctalors have forgotten or perhaps they never knew the basis upon which democrat It gov ernmeut Is founded that the ..pin j ion of all the people freely formed and freely elpresaed without fear or coercion. I* wiser than the opln lon of any one man or any *tna!l group of men ■ We have more fa'th In the col les five opinion nt all Americans ' than In the Individual opinion of any one American "Your will Is a part of the great will of America Your voice Is a part of the great voice of lme> ' I lea s « s "After the ballot* are counted the teal ruler* of Ihi* country will have had their *ay. as they have 1 had It every two year* or every 1 four year* during our whol.- nation 1 ' *1 evlstetlce "After the ballots are counted the I nlted Htate* of America will still be united • e Twenty Women Are Seeking Election In Votinx Todav ♦ • N. w York Nov 5 <Vp. Twenty women are seeking election to 1 national office today Five .nngre**- < women are trying for reelection, 1 'wo are trying to regain < ongre*- ’ iclonal seat* they .me held. The remainder are looking for their first i' off), ial trip to Washington. I Th.- term of Hen Hattie f'arra- < way I' Ark the only woman sens- I tor. doe* not eipire until 1941 • The house now ha* eight women 1 representative* although only five are seeking another term They are Mr* Mary T Norton ft N J chairman of the house labor committee. Mrs. Edith Norse Roger. R. Mas* Mr* Carotin- O'Day D. N Y ; Ml** Jessie Hufner*. R 111. and Mr* Francis I* Holton l(. Ohio. To Insulate Home I'nder Floodlights An innovation in home Insulation will be shown the public Wednesday sight by the \-ltl.au. her Tin Shop when the residence of Dan M Niblick 221 North Fifth street, will I* ln*ulated under floodlight* from 5 30 to 9 Jo p m. <> — Moose To Receive Election Returns Member* of the Moose lodge are Invited to meet at the .Moose home tonight and receive the election returns. IMer Feasel. governor of the lodge, atated that hot soup would he served to the tnembe;-* and their friendydurlng the evening TEMPERATURE READING DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER ■ ■■ ■ II 1:00 am. . _ M 10:00 a. m 5* Noon (3 2:00 p. m. SO 1:00 p. m. 49 WEATHER Cloudy and colder, occasional light showers in north portion tonight: Wednesday partly cloudy, cooler In east.

DRAFT LETTERS SENT BY BOARD Fir*t Batch Os 50 Quea* tionnairea I* Mailed Out Today The names of three volunteer* were placed today at the top of the county's list of draftees by the draft board. The three are: Charles William Whitman of route five. Deca tur; Delmar Dale Girod of Monroe. route one. and Arthur Gerald Fellers of Monroe route one G.rod and Fellers have already filled out their questionnaires and are awaiting physical eaamination. Whitman has been sent a questionnaire. If the three qualify, the county quota of two will be ove'Subscr bod. questtunnairr* were mailed today by the Adam* county draft hoard to .*a> draftees whose name* were on top of the county list. The quealiotmalre* were mailed to tho*e at the lop of the list after I the draft Isiard lompleted the ta*k . of rr-nutnlieiing the draftee* with a county order uumle-r. \ master Het sent from national I selective service headquarters., through th.- governor's office, was u««*l in compiling th- list All num- i tiers above the in Adam* ■ ounty were cro*»ed off the list. Then the remaining number* those within the I.ifo l.glstered In the’eounty. were tenumbered In order These name* were chei ked and the questionnaires mailed late this afternoon Although 5" questionnaire* were mailed th* i ounty quota b> only two Th.- will lie ila**lfl«d. however offering the county an eligible list It Is .on<ider>-d probable that volunteer* and iredit- for regular enlistments may cancel the two to lie draf'ed and that no one will lie n .-Slept thus.- who volunteer Following I* a list of th.- first | •”>o men. to whom que*tionnaire* have been mailed. First I* the county order number then the' name, and third the serial number 1 Alfred Allen Mlnger IM 2 t'letil* Daniel Meyer* 1»2 S Arthur William Werllnr l#S I Gordon Wayne llrai ker 2111 5 Milo Millard lUumgartner I*l S <>th.-I Hlusher I 2« 7 Marcellus F Miller 2UI h Ambrose August Meyers »4« » Frank Leon Meshberger ISI |n Donald Marcus Walt Jf.# 11 Alfred Arthur Aachllman II 12 Romey Franklin Ruble 24*9 IS Ivan Franklin Hprunger 2502 14 Everett Clarence lamgh 2521 15 Alvin Edward Witte 2437 1< George Curtis Daniels 17 17 Loyd la st.-r llyerly 153 1* Itenver Clayton Gray 19 19 Melverd Russel Mdd JU 2<> Ihmald Iwmoln Baker 2514 21 John Martin Bauman 172 22 Alton Raymond Andrew* 120 23 Charles EHiert Bate I*7 24 Harry lleen Krick 242-1 25- Earl Frederick Nyffeler 1*54 2d- James Emmert Hurst 107 27 -Francis William D Htults 1349 2* Hugh David Mosser 142 29 Ralph V ernon Deam 2447 M William John Cripe 24*4 31—Homer Author Aachllman 147 j 32 Herman Willard Krick 1300 33 Wayne Merrill Johnson 1355 34 Floyd Everett Anderson 25101 35 Wayne Edward R.-usser 449 M-Harold James Rhoaf 2527' 37 Gerald Vincent Zimmerman i h 39 Earl George Fuhrman 1234 39- Erwin Fred Fuelling 31 40 Carl Robert Norr 154 41 Eutll H Reiter 2447 42 Alden Loroy Babcock 474 43 Adrian Gale Burke 112

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StewardtM on Wrecked Airliner j fIL Stewardess Evslyn Sandmo Here is the stewardess .on the wrecked I'nited Air Lines plane, which disappeared on a Hight* from Han Franciaco eastward and was found near Centerville luh Hhe I* Evelyn Hattdlno of Oakland. Cal Heven iwssengers and the pilot and copilot were alaiaid the plane, which iani*hed during a slorin over Halt l-ik<- City All were killed

It Willard Freman Sprungrr I*sit ♦5 Richard Earl 24031 44 Virgil l> Voder IP*, 1 1" Norman Calvin Winteregg 1302! ( 4* Marlon Elliot latlurner 10* 40 Arthur Charlo* Fraire lott' * 5o Charles William Whitman SM • 11 I* REPORTS MIN IN EMPLOYMENTi 11 Manufacturing Employ- i I ment Shown Two Per- < 11 cent Gain In State 4 Indianapolis, Nov 5 <U.P) Con-1* trary to normal seaaonal decline * manufacturing employment In In J ■llana showed a gain of more than! • per cent from mid September to| I miditctolier. the Indiana unem idoynient compensation division re-1 tarried today Preliminary tabulation of report*) from *l3 Indiana manufacturing 11 ' plant*. employing 125.*mt wage/ • arner* at the close of the perii||. * -evesled Increase* of 1 2 per cent/ In employment and 4 7 percent In payroll* compared With report* * from the same firm* In the* prey- 1 lou* period Gains were made In the toro of ' •eaaonal indices that show a de- • crease of 1.1 percent in manufac J luring employment is to be eg- * pei-ted from September to tlcto- * tier The division attributed the Increase* to the continued expin •lon of defense and related industries and mild weather which al- | lowed canning activity to continue ' at a relatively high level. On lhe basis of preliminary data It was estimated that 327.&hi wage earners were working in Indiana factories In mld-October. an in-, crease of approximately 7.000 i over the number employed a month ) earlier, and 4i.000 over the num- i ber employed In October IM* In addition, factory payrolls in 1 October represented an Increase of 1400.000 over September levels and 11,240 000 over payrolls In

Safety On State Highways Increased By Use Os Modern Signs I wf ~ i vReflectertted Bign* at an IntersectlM

Proper marking of Indiana's ten t thousand mile* of state highways >t for th* safety aad information of'i motorists baa become an important 11 responsibility of the State Highway 1 1 Commission, It was pointed out to- I day by T. A. Dims, chairman. Approximately a quarter of a mil- i Hon dollar* la expended annually I by th* Commission for marking lhe I road* In the state system While this involve* maiaUmance of itop- i an'd-go signal* and the centerline, i th* painting of warning* on pave-u ■*nn at rallrohd crossings and i use ot a reneetoriaad yellow line to il designate no-passing tone*, alga | maintenance is a major Item In the i highway budget. Heflectorlsed "stop” signa, similar to the one pictured above, coat i

October last year. The division reported gains well distributed In manufacturing Indus tries, with hist two of 14 major group* studied decreasing payrolls i and only four decreasing emni >y ment The nonferrous mepsi* and product*, and the rubber product* group* ahowed substantial galna in both employment and payroll*, while Iron and steel and leather and ll* manufactures set high Increases In payroll* Non manufacturing employment and payroll* also expanded from September to October at rate* alx mt equivalent to the gain* In manufacturing, the division reported Returns from 1.547 nonmanufacturing firms, employing 47.517 wage earner* in October, indicated Increases of 2 1 percent in employment and 3 < percent In payroll*. #■— — — Install Officers Os Sons Os legion Howard Gehrig was installed a* captain of the Son* of the l*eglon. at a meeting held Monday night at the American le-glon home In this city. Other officer* are: Rill Rchnepp. first lieutenant; Ed Hoknecht. Jr., second lieutenant; Gilbert Huff! man. adjutant: Anthony Eaurote. I finance officer; Bob Hunter, sergeant at arms: Clarence Stapleton. Jr., historian: Vernon Hebble. chaplain. Tillman Gehrig was the Installing officer. ITILY CLAIMS ARMY ADVANCE Rome AHserta Italian Force# Breaking Down Greek Resistance ■ Rome. Nov. 5 <U.R> A high command communique said today that Italian forces had reached the source of the Vojus* iVloea) river

almut 110 each or about ten times aa much as the same sign without the reflector qualities. There la a similar difference In coot for other types of sign* used along the state highways. Due to the aafety value of the reflector signs, they are standard marking on all heavily traveled routes In the state *ystem. Observance of the "Btop" and other caution signs Is on* of the mdjor contribution* which the individual motorist caa make to increase safety on the highways. Each sign has been placed by experienced traffic engineer* to present a definite message to the motorist but observance of the message Is the respoaslblllty of the motorist.

I noNh of Janina, overcoming Greek ' ' resistance It waa Indicated that, on the basis of the communique-, the Hal-1 lans were now within about 111 miles of Janina, key town at the southern end of the front. The Fascist party newspaper Reatlno Del Carlino. In g dispatch from the Greek front, aaaertwd that troops led by the crack Alpini had 1 broken through the Greek "Iron belt" of defenses on the Janina fnmt. Today’s high command communique said Italian stsbmarlnea operating In the Atlantic had sunk ship* totaling 24U00U tone On it* ground operation* In Greece, the high cmomand said: "The maneuver of our unltn In the Epirus sector I* continuing Our detachments In this sector.

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