Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 38, Number 271, Decatur, Adams County, 14 November 1940 — Page 1

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BRITAIN HURLS AIR MIGHT AT AXIS

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FINISHPLANT WORK APRIL I Improvements To City Plant Expected To Be Finished April I The half million dollar improvement at the city light and power plant Will be i tnnlde'eil about April I, llersel Na»b. assistant superiMendent of the utility slated today The addition to the building which will bouse rtie m-w holler It 1 pracUally finished. All that remains to lomplete the g&-foot high building Is the capping stone The •teel smoke stack for the boiler Will rise (0 feet above the roof .if the building The stack will to <-quip|>ed with a safety ladd.-i and painter's trolley The new S.ooo K W turbin has Ireen placed on its i..utid.ition and is ready for service as soon a- the boiler and condenser and lUllllary Installation* are completed I The condenser is lieing installed 'and will I." Imated on it- peimanant found.Ai .it in a short time, Mr. Nash stated 1 All contranfs except for electric wiring within the plant and <on- ; ne< ting the new machinery, have lieen let by the count ll The wiring blds may lie received next month. Ilf the plans and specifications are on file In time The Improvement is the largest 'made at the municipal plant and will more than double the production capacity of rhe utility. The 5.ihmi K W turbine unit and the ft" pound pressure Iroiler more than equal the old plant's r apacity of a 2,ihhi and im*' W W turbine Work on the project started alum' a year ago. Prwik'h and K*ery of Toledo are eng'neers on I the project. | — -w ———■ Maglcy Cluh Plans trap Shoot Sunday The Maglcy conservation dub will sponsor a trap shoot at the club range one-half mile south of Manley Sunday Winners in each match will be rewarded and a grand prise will also Ite awarded I’riges will be turkeys, ducks and geese FRANK BUTLER OIESSUDBENLV Heart Attack Fatal To Veteran Meat Market Proprietor Frann R- Butler. M. prominent i fle« atur resident and veteran meat matket proprietor, died this morni Ing at 2 3" « < •<« k Iteath was attributed to a heart ' ailment and came suddenly H« was first stricken Friday. The deceased was born in Root ■ township Odoln-r ». I"M. the «®0 of William and latretta WilliamsButler He had been In the meat market business here since a young man and since April had operated a store on South Winchester street. He was a member of the First Kvangellcal churt h and of the Modern Woodmen lodge Surviving, besides the widow, Olive Mi Barnes-Butler, are the stepmother. Mrs. William Buller; ! a daughter Mrs Francis Eady, a I granddaughter. Jayne Eady, all of this city, three sisters. Mrs Uwrenr.- Pepe of Milwaukee; Mrs. otls Dibble of Calm Michigan, and Mrs Cal Myers of Saginaw, Mich, Funeral services will be held ■ Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at l the home 722 Winchester street, land 2 30 o'clock at the First Evangelical church, with Rev IJeorge H Loaler olflclatlng Burial will be In the Decatur cemetery The body Will be returned from the Black funeral home to the residence this evening -nd may he viewed there after 7 P m. until ' time for the services. Movie Actress Is Granted Divorce i Reno. Nev.. Nov. 14-(l’P» -ConI stance Bennett, movie star, today was granted a divorce from* her ! third husband. Marquis De las Falaise De La Coubraye. a few hours after she filed 'be petition Miss Bennett told the court that the titled Frenchman, formerly the husband of (llorla Swanson, had deserted her Jan 1. 1»37. She was granted the decree after a ten-mln-lutu hearing.

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G. LEADERS MEETING TODAY *• Open Caucuses To Consider Legislative Program In State j Indlamipolis. Nov. It ill? In- | Iliana H«-|»»»l»li< aim vlctoricMi- after j i eight yearn a* political outcasts. | opened their legislative caucusesj ' ’ today to name house and senate of fleers and to formulate strategy for their legislative program The inert Ina opened with a ; lune heon under the < hairmanship lot state OOP chairman Arch N. 1 llobhitt and then adjourned to a general session of the party a *»l elected alate representatives. In corridor com laves among Republican officials it was agreed K.lierally that the map,. pwiliM 'ln the Imime of roprewtitatives. I that of speaker. would go to James ■ Knapp of Hagerstown who held that post In I 92!» and 1939 Dur I Ing several other reunions hr servi. .| m mmonty It e-.id- ' His only competition apparently would come from the candidacy of Glen Hlenker of .Monticello who was considered for the speakership In the last session. The race for majority floor leader was one of conjecture as at least a half dozen names were flung out as possibilities for the job Frank Millls of Campellsburg patronage chairman in 19J9. was . ~ICONTINCKII ON PA<Mt FIVE! I NEW PASTOR TO RE INSTALLED Bethlehem Lutheran Church To Install New Pastor Sunday The Bethlehem Lutheran church west of Preble will Install the newly called pastor. Rev. Arthur Keck. 1 In a special service Sunday morning. The parish has been without a regular pastor since June, when the former pastor. Hev K. Htrassburg, resigned because of falling health. The installation rite will be In 1 charge of Hev. Paul W. Schultz, .pastor of the Decatur Lutheran church and official visitor of the Lutheran churches oi the llecatur circuit, who will lie assisted by Hev H. Hoester of Fort Wayne and present supply pastor at the Bethlehem congregation. Special musical selections will lie a feature on the InI stallstlon program and will be presented by the Hethlehiwn choir and the Bethlehem children s choir un der the direction of R. Kalbflelsch. tracher In the Hethl-hem school The now pastor. Rev. Keck, conies from Evansville, and until last January was a missionary at Reno. Nevada. Besides his wife there are five children in the Ke»-k family two of whom are attending college. The service at the Bethlehem church begins at 10 j'clock.

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Decatur, Indiana. Thursday, November 11,1HI0.

I "r-ffeits (he Iralance of itaval power 111 the Mediterranean Pictured above I- the Italian battle ship Cavour Four of rhls i lass and two of the l.lltoria class battleships were Involved In the liattle.

Ask Hunters To Stay Out Oi Cemeteries Officers of the two llecatur cemeteries today Issued a plea to hunters to confine their hunting out -Ide the cemetery properties They report that their men are endangered while working by these hunters and auk that the Utter stay well away from the cemeterleFORESEE BREAK IN COLO WAVE Weather Forecasts Predict Rise In Temperatures Soon Illy I’nlted Press I Abnormal cold prevailed over the • astern halt of the nation ioday but relief from the sub-zero temperaturek was forecast in the west whence came the biting gales that killed at least 127 persons, wrecked property and destroyed < rops and livestock. Weather forecast* Indicated rlsI Ing temperatures would move east ward from the Rih kies to the plains states today and bring relief to the Miasisslppi river valley Friday The storms which pelted the nation with snow, sleet and min since Sunday appeared to have abated and repair crews estimated the damage in the millions of dollars. On latke Michigan, where the most severe storm of the century sank slz boats grounded slz more and bsttfred to bits uncounted small craft coast guardsmen reported 51 sailors missing and feared dead The bodies of IS seamen were recovered on the wreckage littered state of Michigan shore Several boats still were missing, long overdue At least 25 of the dead were duck and pheasant hunters In the middle west Blizzards added to the haz ards of wind storms and cold In many of these stales. Minnesota and lowa dug out of one of the worst snow storms in history that wrecked communications and power lines. Farmers reported heavy losses of crops and llvccsloc k and the price of Thanksgiving turkeys went up a cent avid half on the Chicago wholesale market because more than 1.000.00ci birds were killed. Gov. George A WHso" of lowa appealed to hunters to close voluntarily the pheasant season and "go Into the fields with grain Instead of guns." Before the relief came to the west, temperatures had dropped 20 to 30 degrees below normal The zero wave spread as far south as Kansas and Missouri. but centered around the plains stales. The weather extended east ward today toward New England and the middle Atlantic states and chilling rains accompanied the cold in some eastern sections Southern California and the aemltropical tip of Florida escaped the extreme cold, but southern fruit growers feared losses to crops as the mercury sank toward the freezing mark even along the gulf rim.

MERCURY HITS NEW LOW MARK Temperature Drops To 16 Above Here For Low Mark Os Season The mercury hit a new seasonal low mark In Decatur last night ,a» the city and community entered their third day of actual wintry weather. The Dally Democrat thermometer fell to Id degree* above last night Other unofficial reports from various sections of the city gave 'readings us low as 13 above Although the winds that were prevalent during the first days of the cold weather were absent last night and thia morning, the mercury still stayed far below the freezing mark A< a a. m the Daily Democrat theiinutneter registered 19 degrees above zero. A warm sun partially counteracted the cold ami pushed the mercury up to 2* at nemn still four degrees below the freezing mark. The low tomperatures of last night and today, however, apparently did not cause as much discomfiture among localites as those earlier in the week presumably because "We are getting used to It." Car owners took double precautions against freezing of radiators, however, and furnace s received an extra heavy workout. The weather man predicted "fair tonight and Friday: continued cold." DISTRICT MEET . IS HELD HERE American Legion Auxiliary Holds District Meeting Today Approximately 135 ladles were In Decautr today attending a meeting |of the fourth district American Legion auxiliary at the home of Adams Post No. 43. The ladies represented 13 units In this district. Reservations at the noon luncheon were made- for the 125 who attended t’nlt reports for a two month period were made during the business session, held preceding the luncheon at the noon hour. District officers who presided over the meeting are: .Mrs. Linda Hhaiighnlsu of Angola, president: Mrs. Blanche Fritz, of Angola, secretary treasurer. and Mrs. Grace Foster, nt Motto. vice-president. Mrs. Ed Bauer, president of the .local unit, delivered the address of welcome and Mrs. C. A Stapleton served as chairman of the dinner. Mrs. Dallas Brown, secretary; Mrs. ,11 Vernon Aurand. treasurer, and other members of the unit assisted In staging the event, Mrs. James Kocher. Jr., of thia city, presented a vibraharp recital during the 1 luncheon The meeting closed late inis afternoon.

British Air Force Strikes At Heart Os Berlin And Crippled Italian War Fleet In Taranto

HARRY MILLIS WILL BE NAMED TOLABORBOARDUniversity Os Chicano Economist To Be Appointed Chairman New York Nov 1«. <U.» President Roosevelt will appoint Dr. Harry A Mlllls t'nlverslty of Chi i ago ecimotnlst and veteran labor dispute arbitrator, to lie chairman of the national labor relations board. It was learned today Minis' nomination probably will Im- sent to the senate for ninflrmatlotl on the eve of the conventions for the American Federatkm of Ulmr and the congress of Industrial organlxatlons which have IH-en Involved In f-uds over the labor (ward and Its membership during the last few years Quick reaction from those twu groups is expected Minis will succeed James Warren Madden whose term expired last August Mlllls. a STyearold native of Paoli. Indiana, has had long experience in collective bargaining. 0 > Prime Minister Os Eicypt Dies Suddenly Cairo. Egypt. Nov. 14 H'Pt I Prime minister Ha«<an Mabry died • suddenly today, a few minutes after a speech from the throne reopening parliament Saliry fainted while he was read ing a speech Restoratives Were ad- 1 ministered and he was removed 1 from the chamber but di'-d soon as i terward*. KIRKLAND CLASS TO GIVE PLAY Seniors To Present Class Plav At School Next Tuesday The senior i lass of Kirkland high school will present, by special arrangements with the liowe Peter- ■ son Co the three-act comedy play "Hpring Fever." Nov I!' al the ’ Kirkland gymnasium at 73" p niTickets are l& cents and 25 cents ' and can he purchased at the high I school or from members of the class Characters are as follows: Howard (Irani, a senior at Hrook field college—Paul Warthman Ed Burns, a chemistry student - i . Edward Yalley. i Vic la-wls. and other student* In j i '. i. »i.',| iii art Hegin.i. l I laiu Herron, a newspa|ier woman I -Ruthann Hirschy ’ Vivian tieolge. Vic la'Wls'- b- ■' ' Interest Carol Wulliman Anne Purcell. Howard * heart interest Viola Ist h Henry Purcell. Anne's father very rich Robert High Phoelw Purcell. Ann s mother - , Ik-Ila Bleberich. Aunt Maude Corey, Howard* aunt Alice Barnett. Mr* Spangler, the lady who own* the boarding house Delores Wor- ' den Professor Virgil Bean* teaches biology Carl Arnold. Dr. Dixon, president of the college Dwight Girod. Bieberich Children Win Radio Contest Donald and Klleen Bloberk-h. children of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur lllelierlcb. of Preble, recently were awardetl first place In Ho- weekly contest In the children's hour gponsored by an Indianapolis department store over a radio station in that city Donald and Eileen play the accordlan. The children are now eligible for i the finals to be held In January. They wish to extend rheir thanks to their friends who helped th-«m obtain votes.

4 VOLUNTEERS IN DRAFT LIST Another List Os M Quetionnaire* Mailed By Draft Board New York. Nov. 14—<UP>— Eight divinity student* were sentenced to a year and a day in prison for refusing to register for the draft. While their mother*, wives and sweetheart* wept in the federal court chamber the well dreised. well apoken young men heard the sentence imposed by U. S district judge Samuel Mandelbaum A group of 5o more queatlonnaire* were to bn mailed out today by the Adams county draft Imard. with the list of volunteer* in the county now standing at four Harold Earl Steel*, of Pleasant Mills. Is the latest to voluntarily ‘ offer hl* services In the draft His 1 name will lie placed at the top of the list, along with Delmar Dale Girod of Monroe route one Charles William Whitman of route five Decatur and Arthur Gerald Fellers of Monroe, route one. who volun tes-red previously These men will lie given a physical examination and If they * successfully pass the test will be plai ed al the top of the list In ; class one. from which the county s quota of two will lie taken Those who have received a deferment have le-en classified. Those among the first s#, however who would Ih- plgctsl in class one are not to Ire classified until after I they have taken their physical . examination. All of the 50 questionnaires mailed out In the first group have been returned The same pro cedure In classification will be fol lowed In the latest group of questionnaire* to Io- sent out Mis* Doris Nelson, draft board clerk annoumv-tl today the name* of six additional names of men with their registration and county order number*. The*e men. who registered out of the county, have had their cards returned here In the last few days The names, precelled by the county order num tier mid their registration number follows 38PA 25.11 Melvin Ferdinand Bultemeler 4RA—2512 Francis laniis Meyer , «41A 2.533 Richard D Graber ISA 2511 Kenneth Vernon Ramsey 3*(>A 2535 Emanuel Jauregui "A's" were given by the draft board to those men whose cards were returned after the county ’ order numbers had been given i Their respective place in the > oun 'ty list wa* taken by adding the ONI INt ' > ON PAGE EIGHT) TUCKER LEADS STATE TICKET Official Returns Are Given On Indiana State Election Indianapolis. Ind.. Nov !4 (I'Pi Secretary of Mtate James M Tucker, who was the only Republican elected to a state office iwo years ago. led the Victorious GOP state ticket In the Nov .1 election, complete returns In the official canvass showed today Tucker defeated his Democratic opponent. Clarence J Donovan of Bedford, by a margin of 14.5<R votes. Official returns of the previously untbulated state races are; For secretary of state James M. Tucker. 11, K 5.1.453; Clarem-e J. Donovan. D, HAS.RAS. For state treasurer—Joseph M Robertson, D 370**4; James M Givens, R.. »W. 82 For state auditor — Frank G. Thompson D. *71.791: Richard T. James. R 1M.724. For superintendent of public inU'QNlDiUluj uh A’AJK kRUMU

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Berlin And Moncow Keep Results or MolotovHitler Meet Shrouded In Si'crecy. ADMIT ATTAC KS London. Nov. 14 — (U W ~~ British fighter plane*, (trite Ing *o (Wiftly that Gorman raider* were unable to reach thoir objective* on the coaot. d«*troyed 15 enemy plane* today during *porad'C aerial operation*. th* air minntry Mid. By I'nlted Press Great Britain hutb-d the might of lier air power at the Axis today, striking al the heart of lb-rlin where Soviet premier V M Molotov wound up hl* negotiation* and bla*tlng again at Italy's crippled war fleet In 'he base of Taranto. British aerial Itlitlarivi- overshadowed coticlu»lon of the secrecy shroud' d Naxi Novlet negotiation*. Molotov left by train for Mi at II a m A German communique said that the talk* with Adolf Hui' i li.id I" -ll • ondm i' din an •'atmosphere of mutual trust'' '{which resulted In unanimity of H opinion op all questions of interest ' to Germany and lluaala No oflli lai statement was forthi coming a* to the nature of these ’ questions hut suggestions were • spread by Nail sources that they i concerned Hitler's projected • • "Wirrld order." ermilnental ps-are after the war. Turkey and the Near East and economii r- latl ms. The British thought Germany might have obtained permission • to liulld aircraft factories on Russian soil, out of reach of British iHimlwrs The last hours of Molotov's stay in Ih'rifn were marked by a demonstration of Britain's growing air power London reported that royal air force Immbers flew through stormy skies to attack Ib-rlln during the hour* when tho Bovlet embassy gave a farewell party for Molotov The British bomber* ittai ked M< hb-slscher -'.riion In central Berlin from which Molotov had 10-en • (pec t i'd tn depart foi Moscow. Molotov actually I's this morning from Anhalter Rtatloti The air ministry said that other objectives bombed In Berlin wero the Gruiu w.ild freight yards and Kreuxhrueck airdrome At the same lime British airmen gave tho Customary nightly pounding to Cr»I logne. Duisburg. Gelsi-nklrchen, Hanover. I.uena and many other points. There appeared little doubt that the British Were attempting to give Molotov an eyewitness demonstration of their liomlring prowess. Imst night s attack on Ib-rlln seemed to fit In with the raid on Danzig just before Molotov wa* due there and the attack on Munich at the hour Hitler wa* addressing his old party comrades there Reach Agreement Berlin. Nov 11 <U.R» German quarters said tonight that Soviet premier V M Molotovs visit to Ib-rlln had resulted In Russo-Ger-man "agreement on all Imp irtant question*" and that the center of , gravity In Germany's attempt to smash Great Britain h.r now shifted to the southeasl These sources said that the result of the Itiisso-German consultation will become apparent through developments on the political front in the near future. They considered it unlikely that any ."political . document" had been signed by Molotov and Adolf Hitler. They believed that some Industrial order* had been placer! ami trade questions Ironed out Ono development of possible sigCONTINUED ON I’AOK FIVE! ■ ■ O—TEMPERATURE READING DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER t:00 a. m. . . 19 10 00 I. m. 22 Noon 28 2:00 p. m. 32 3:00 p. m. 32 WEATHER Fair tonight and Friday; contlnuvd cold.