Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 38, Number 285, Decatur, Adams County, 2 December 1940 — Page 1

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BRITISH PORT IS BOMBED FIERCELY

■OSEVELTTO Ime tour of leffnse sites ■ r ,.p< 11 I’.inama < an:il Kfen-t' And Newly I Acquir'd H a! * eH ■ <up» I’". K.„. , ’ made >»»• '"in<ile '■’ hi- departure to- ■. , .. > .-<>lng inspection "f ( ,| (l.f.nsea In the K*„ „,| to 10-k at one or ■ just acquired ■c-..,. Britain. ■ was to leave by ■ . .ipltal for an nnan x.tilon presumably ' board the r. B B K.,.,.. « I' pi" »ea from K k V.< la>t Friday K .. ~ ,i..d by Mr Roose- ■, . . presidential jour m,v •i; i,, ’ rt l take him to 8f,,, . h.dtiled fleet man K .ft < l.ra Island, some JO Kiorth< it of Puerto Hiro ■ t(1 , ( ,r -ident a party were L . v Hairy I. Hopkina K-,, Kil»in M Watson. millK,< . ' HanielJ Callaghan. ■ . I Hear Admiral Ross K| ( ’ ■■ - ogeot) reneral of the ■ '.I It.HMM-velCa personal ■o - — Ldrcd Army Truck* ■<i Stop Here Tuesday Itotal <d 1"» army trucks are ■faled o .top li) thia city Tues i- :i ".lock, according to ■uu’.on received by May ir Kh Elzey and Police Chief Ka Hordera The tracks will ■ t-*.- ahile making a change ■■y ramp* j Kn,op .. ■ the Information the K, will Ite «erviced here and ■a-r a i: eat their noon meal r *'* lOf ('. Memorial j Sendees Tonight hr regular monthly meeting of ■bight* of Columbus lodge *lll Li tonight at * o'clock at the If r hall The annual memorial ■tea for 'i'-ceased members will ■tld br Father Joseph J Belmetz I MTV.* as acting grand knight pemls-r- are urged to attend I o ■ force Granted In Circuit Court ■7 Johnson was granted a dikt from Italph Johnson by Judge BrM frmhte In drcttlt court bd.y The plaintiff waa awardis* Uitndy of the two children 11!» a week support money by jtnart. par Bulletins I Madrid. Dee 2 —<U.P>—Again !»**■* a financial pact today p* Great Britain. The agreepat was signed at the foreign poetry shortly after noon by pen" minister Ramon Bunier H British ambassador Bic k"ur Hoars. H-endon, Dee. 2 —LU.B-E«-P*"g» telegraph reported from W-en» today that royal air •rte bombers attacked and hmegeo an important bridge *** which the Italians were binging up reinforcements in bvthwest Albania. Budapest. Dec. 2 — (U.P) - bets reports today said that Inman lan soldiers had crossed "to Hungary in flight from the Madlaai iron guard and that German army officials **'* going to Bucharest in an •*’ to end terroristic outbisks.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Banco Proceed* To Aid Good Fellow* A dance wilt Im hl Id Tuesday night ai ihr R. of I- horn- with I Hprc H'-Wil.- and his luud furnishlog ’hr mush J Admit.lon will Im rents single and 4" cent, per eoupl- Half of the I proceeds will he donated to the | (food Fellow. Club The event will •tart at 9 p in SEEK PROPERTY ASPLAVGROUNO School Board To Petition Council To Approve Purchase The Decatur school I his rd will petition the city council in the near future for < oum ilmanit approval to purchase real estate in the proxl-1 mity of the l.lmoln grade school 1 building for a playground site 'I Hoy Mumma president of the, board, stated that preliminary steps have (men taken fry the school lerdy toward acquiring of property for the children's playground A meeting * I of the lerard will Im held nest Mon- I day at which a formal resolution will Im held nest Monday at which a formal resolution will lie adept ed. The papers, together with a contract for the purchase of the contemplated site, will then be filed with the council. | I'nder an old law It Is necessary I for the city council to sanction the purchase of real estate, although . no bond Issue l» involved In the deal i Members of the school board Ire* ! ■ side. Mr. Mumtna are Carl ('. . I I Pumphrey and Joe Hunter, all of I whom are united In tha desire to | i aiauire property for a playground j Th<* mattur has Imen discussed at , ' past meetings of the hoard with 1 Walter J Krick, superintendent. Tho school oMlrial. puwt to the need for a playground since all the grade, have been moved to the i Lincoln. «r the former Central i building, corner Adams and Fifth . (street. At present Ifoo children nt.’tend clauses there and no play-1 | ground Is available to them. .Vi' _ i|>l'r<>priation of JJ.tMMI has I Imen approved in the I*4l budget l I and It was stated that the amount I would nearly dofray the pun have [ , of the property under considers- I lion. — Approve Special Appropriations The Adams county council met . this morning at the auditor's office and approved the *pe< ial appropriation. asked for. The appropriations total*-d |l.o"* 1" Th- |Jt»tl additional salary for the county surveyor's deputy was allowed by the council. A similar allowance was made for the deputy's salary last year. • Other appropriations Included JJM) for the Welfare department; 1200 for burial of the dead; »1«» for the election commlsslaners and JTJSSO for the highway department The members of th- council who attendM the meeting were; Henry Itehiier Juiiuis S< hultx. C. j Jones. Kveret Banter. In-an Byerly. Fred Braun and August Conrad. o —— RURAL FESTIVAL HERE TUESDAY Home Talent Program At Lincoln School Tuesday Night The rural amusement fe » d ** L “ home talent program, will be held #l the Lincoln school Tuesday evonina at ":Mod<« :k A complete program of two hour. W iH be offered at the nominal ad- ' Xiot. price "f 10 cents per Adams county home economics chorus and the Purdue alumni a.tne elation The winner. In this conteat will represent the county In the district festival, to be held later at Fort Wayne. The entries to date are as fol10St John', accordion band; Gold Chord quartet; South Be. .Under. Magley quartet. Bleberlcb accordion duet; home economics chorus; the hobos from Bolro. a musical .kit: Walter Zuercher. gccordlonlft.

PRESIDENT Os MEXICO GIVES PIEOGE TO AID New U-ader Pledge* Cooperation In Hemi*phere’* Defense Meglcw Chy. De. 2 <U» The government of President Manuel Avila Camacho waa pledged today to a policy of Democratic ciutpern ifon In the defense of the western hemisphere. Avila Camacho was Inaugurated j In a 2. minute ceremony Bunday, succeeding President laixaro Car- | denas The day passed peacefully There i were no reverbrations of an alleged |dot to assassinate the new president which police claimed to have I thwarted Nor Were there any I antl-Vnlted mates demonstrations ' such as greeted vice president elect Henry A Wallace when he arrived last week as President Kooaevelt's ambassador ettraordlnary and plenipotentiary to the Inauguration The enthusiastic official greeting given Wallace, the appointment of I pro-I'nWed Blates ministers to the : new cabinet, the raising of the navy department to the statu, of a full cabinet ministry and Avila Cam arho'a speech were.interpreted as favorable Indications of closer | I'nlted Btates Metlcan relations I Accompanied by ambassador Josephus Daniela and 24 other offi dal I'nlted Blates representatives. Wallace occupied a place of honor i at the ceremonies He said that 1 Avila Camachos pledge Io lead , Megfco in hemispheric cMiperatlon I "Is one of the strongest evei made by any Mexican statesman "President Avila Camadio ap- , pears to vision the .Ireng'lietilng ; of the economic power of the h-m iaphere and the day when the whole hemiaphere shall cooperate economically so as to Ire able to meet any challenge which might “'. "XTISI El> "N PAOM *IVB> BILLS ALLOWED FOR ELECTION County Commi**ioncr* Allow Bill* For Election Expense* An allowance of 5" cents per meal for members of the precinct election boards waa made today by th- county comml.sioiirra as they allowed bills for the November election. The member, of the board* were paid at the state law rate The law allows I* for Inapectora; SB each for Judges and clerks and IT for sheriffs. Only «»" 'Uy • P»y was allowed. Allowance was made for three meals to each member. Because of the fact that the Kepublican candidate for ae< retary of state carried Adams county by a Cl vote margin, all the Inspectors in the 1«42 election will ire Republicans. I'nder the law. the party receiving the largest number of votes for secretary of slate has the right to name the Inspectors A petition for the re-locatlon of the Daniel Lanta drain In Kirkland township was docketed by the com-, mlasloners. Viewers will be named. The petition was filed by Ferd L. Litterer. attorney for the petitioners. A petition was filed by Mrs Harl Smith of Berne, seeking admittance to the Irene Byron Hanltorlum. Fort Wayne. At the session tomorrow the commissioners have three übeduled blds arranged for the day At 10 o'clock In the morning the Imard will receive bids for the furnishing of blanks, books and stationery supplies to the county offices. At 1 o'clock in the afternoon the board will receive blds on two dump trucks. At J o'clock, proposals will be received for a power highway mower. — Elk* Memorial Rite* Are Held Sunday Annual memorial services of the Decatur B. ’P. O. Klks lodge were held Bunday afternoon at the home on North Second street. Rev. G. T Rosselot. pastor of the First United Brethren church, delivered the memorial address and the Elks ritual was exemplified by trfflcers of the local lodge.

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Decatur, Indiana, Monday, December 2,1910.

Terror Threatens Their Rule 1 ' 111 -r H |r .... — *•—*- Queen Mother Helen and King Michael teenier) are shown In this last picture taken of them In Bin harest Left. Is Premier. Gen lon Anton escu. whose aithtorlly la breaking down, according to German reports Shortly after this picture was taken, the streets of Hunianla ran red with IdtsKl -pilled by Iron (luardlsts taking revenge for the deaths of their leaders Queen Helen has left llumanis and Bucharest brands as false rumors Michael Is preparing to quit

PLANT STRIKE NOTSETTLED Skilled Worker* Still Out On Work At Municipal Plant Late this afternoon the strik.' at the municipal light and power plant waa reportedly no nearer a settlement than II had been at any time since last Wedneoday when I# boilermakers were called off the construction work. A meeting of AFL representatives from Fort Wayne and Hammond. a new cr*w of boilermakers, their business agents and construction company officials, acbednled for today, had failed to materiaiite late this afternoon. The meeting was reportedly arrang'd In an attempt to open negotiations toward a settlement. First reports staled that the meeting was to be held In the conn- . i il chambers of the city hall this morning Late rreports said that the men would get together thia afternoon. The meeting place had been arI ranged by Frank Burns, plant en- j glni-er. through Mayor Forrest Elxey. No contact with city officials juid been made by anyone directly Involved In the strike, how-, ever. Officials are hoping for an early 'IYVNTINt’KH ON paint THHKKI Auto I* Damaxed By Fire Here Saturday Firemen made a run to North Fifth street about 7 o'clock Bnturday evening when an auto, owned by Curtis Wolfe, caught fire. The car was considerably damaged.

Santa Claus Here Tomorrow, Parade, Circus Acts Feature

Banta Claus Is coming to town! Tomorrow. December 1, will be Banta Claus day In Decatur. A full day of activity has lieen arranged by the Decatur Chamber of Commerce. sponsoring orgunlxatlon. starting at 10; 30 o'clock Tuesday morning. Bpectacular circus acts will he presented at 10:30 a. m and at 1. 2 and 4 p. m Feature of the day's program will be the parade, starting promptly at 2:30 o'clock. More than 15" persona are scheduled to take part lu the parade, which will be featured hy grotesque figures, horses, ponies, dogs. deer, bears. In addition, there will be the Decatur school hands. American legion color guard, floats, clowns, cowboys and cowgirls. The weatherman was giving splendid cooperation A gentle snow fell today, and clear and colder

Ualter-lA)«an Bill l*a**ed By llt»u*e Washington. Dec 2 ’U P) The | house today approv' d senate ' amendment to the Walter l-ogan 1,111 whit h would subjei t the rules of Scores of quasi judii ial agencies i Io court review and sent It to the White House where It was almost certain to lie vetm-d The vole was 178 to 51. ANOTHER YOUTH IS VOLUNTEER Joseph Hower Volunteer*; Joe Krick Ixmve* Today For Service Another Adams county youth has volunteered hla services under the selecllve service act. local draft board officials announced today. He Is Joseph Carl Hower. 21. of Mercer avenue. Decatur Hower's order number In the county list was 1.57# Since volun toorln*. his number has been placed at the top of the county list and he will be the first to be called. Hower la the seventh to volunteer here. Os the first six. one Is In camp, one waa enroute there today. two were rejected by camp examiners and two failed to pass the examination given by the local examining physician. Joseph Adair Krick, of this city, left this morning for Fort Benjamin Harrison to begin his year's training. If he successfully passes the test given there Ambrose August Meyer of near Di-catur and Leon Frank Meshlmrg- ; er of Linn Grove are next to Hower In the Hat of Adams county men tnoNTINUKD ON I'AOK FIVF.)

wether Is predicted for Tuesday. • The city light department crew I was working feverishly today to I string the Christmas lights through the business district to give the added color to the gala Christmas ’ opening tomorrow I Schools of the city, both public ' and parochial, will l»« dismissed al 1.30 tomorrow afternoon to permit atudenta to enjoy the parade and 1 free acts. j Banta Claus will be In town all ' day. and from noon on. h.< will be ’ stationed In the corridor of the ' court house, greeting the kiddles and dlatriliutlM candy. The corrl- ' dor la being especially decorated for the occasion by William Schu- ’ macher, ruxtodian. ’ | Merchants of the city have been asked to keep their stores open unJ til 7:3" o'clock tomorrow evening r ' - 7cuNTINU)4D UN PAU« m»>

Southampton Target Os Nazi Intense Attack For Second Straight Night, Loss Heavy

RUMOR HITLER TO AIDITALY IN GREEK WAR Setback Handed Italian Force* May Prompt Hitler Action Buda|w-st. Hungary. Iksc 2 «U» I Reports clrcttlsted today Hl.it Bulgarian and Jugoslav officials might go to Berlin soon; that some of the highest German army offl cers were going to Rumania; that ••lourista'' were flowing into Al | hanla from the north The Idea that, Germany was planning to go to Italy's aid In the Greek campaign, whether Benito. Mussolini wanted help or not and that the Germans would take the’ short and hard road down the Balkans to Thrace, was gaining cred ence here. German quarters here dropped cautious hints that Jugoslav and Bulgarian officials might go to I Berlin this week If they do dlploI mats here will get the Impression I that Germany has won the tug of war with Russia which has tried Io steer Bulgaria away from an si-i Hance with the avis pwwars. There were reports In diplomatic circles that Marshal Wilhelm Keitel, thief of the German su preme army command, and aevvrall of his staff officers, had gone to Rumania to stop the internal dis orders and Inspect German garrisons there This was taken as an I Indication Germany Intended to i stabilise Rumania and turn her at j tentton elsewhere The “tourist'' traffic to Albania was reported to have Increased Steadily the past two weeks Nat I ionalltles of the 'tourists" were not mentioned It was said, how | ever, that Turkey had advised ' Bulgaria recently that the appearance lit Thrace, the region including eastern Greece and western Turkey, of any excessive number of the German tourists now "resting” at Bulgarian Black Bea resorts would mean war The axis powers' attempt to lure Bulgaria Into an alliance was In lleved to have been called off two Weeks ago at Russia's Insistence. Revival of the Bulgarian alliance reports Indicated now that Germany was pulling on pressure again Diplomats here anxiously watched Bulgaria's trend They, pointed out that Bulgaria has many - friends In Moscow, among them i George Dimitrov, former defendant | ~ FA<)B FIVBi O GRAND JURT IN I SESSION TODAY Cecil Haney I* Sworn In A* Foreman Os Circuit Court Jury The grand jury resumed its session this morning In the Adams dr- , cult court Jury room. Cecil Hsrvey was sworn In a* Jury foreman. Leia Aeschllman. circuit court reporter, and Frank Parrish were sworn In as reporter and bailiff, respectively. Prosecutor Arthur E Voglewede is meeting with the Jury, presumably leading Its investigation Into criminal matters. Police chief James Borders and officer Russell Prior of the state police were among those walling outside the grand Jury room this morning. The probanility that the body would investigate further the murd er of Anthony Michaud In Berne In August. 191#. was seen today a* Mrs. Sam Bchltidl«r. of that town, was waiting to appear before the body. Mrs. Bchindler was the one who Identified Jerry Mangano. Chicago killer, as Michaud's slayer. Before closing Ila session the grand jury, in accordance with law. must inspect the county institutions.

MEDALS GIVEN LOCALMASONS Three Decatur Men Honored For 50 Years Os Membership Masonic grand bulge medals were presented to James Thomas Merryman. John Wilson Tyndall and George Thomas Burk at a delightful meeting held by De.atur lodge I No 571 F a A M Friday evening The ceremony was performed following a banquet atteudad by a j large number of the lodge memI tiers. The medals are presented to I those who have beep members 50 , years and the event was in th»- . 1 nature of " surprise for the three i lih al men The session was called order ! by the worshipful master. Cheater M> Intosh. who presented Dr It W. Graham, who said grace. The meeting was then turned over to Arthur D Buttles, a past master. ' who acted as toastmaster and In ‘ troduted French Quinn, who had born designated to present th'medals. The regular ritual followed and responses were mad«- by the men. each of whom had a number of Interesting experieniea to relate. It was a happy and in every way pleasant event, thoroughly enjoyed by the many who gathered at the lodge rooms and a so« lal hour fol lowed In the club rooms. Judge Merryman has been a member of the local lodge Sime (btober 25, UM. Mr Tyndall. February 21. I«»g. and Mr Burk. March 6. I"# DEATH CLAIMS JAMES MOSES Well Known Adam* County Man Die* Late Sunday Afternoon Janies C Moses. *9. pioneer Ad amt county resident died Bunday evening .it I o’clock at th'- home of his gon. Dale D Moses in Root township The deceased was born 111 Carol county. Ohio. January 27 I*sl the son of Bamucl anil Eflr.i llunti-t .Moses He cairn- to this county when a young man and with the exception of five years In Colorado and Can ; ada had lived In Adams county : since that time He was married to Emily D 1 Dailey April *. IM" Bhe preceded him In death April 1" 1934 It'was a member of the First Pres ' byterlan i hurch, Surviving are two sons. Carroll | of Fort Wayne, and Dab- of near i Decatur; a foster daughter. Mrs |W It McCoy of Dsyton. Ohio, and I a brother. Edgar of I'nloii township A brother and two slaters are deceased Funeral services will l»' held Wednesday afternoon at 1 '!'• o’clock at the home of the son. Dale and 2 o'clock at the First Presbyterian church In this city, of which hl- was a member Rev George O. Walton will officiate Burial will be In the Decatur cemetery. The liialy will be returned to the son's residence, one mile north of Decatur on federal road 27. from the Zwlck funeral home Tuesday afternoon and may lie viewed there until time for the services . — o — TEMPERATURE READINGS DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER 8:00 fl. m. .. 22 10:00 a. m. 22 Noon wfl 2:00 p. m. fld 3:00 p m. 2d WEATHER Cloudy tonight, light snow In north this afternoon and tonight. becoming fair Tuesday: warmer in extreme south, colder in northwest; much colder Tuesday.

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(krman Plane* Rain Torn* Os Explowive* On One Os Britain** U-adinic Seaports. DAMALE TERRIFIC Boutbampton. Doc 2 iUP) G*f* man air fleets raided this soutH i oast port for l-.<ura last night and early tnday causing casualties and great damage tn the business district. It was the seiiind straight night of Intense attack by German bombers. tSouthampton is a great alrplann fm lory center, where the famed British Bpltflre flghter planes aru made, as well as a big fort > 1 Numerous fires were started but most of them were soon brought ‘ under control. The raiding planes, which show- | i-red the city with incendiary bomba In their flrat attack, camu over In eelays to unload high eg- . ploalvea, dashed back to Franco • lid then apparently returned to the attack Southampton had undergone a lerrlflc at tai k on Saturday night when hundreds were made homeI lea* an dhouses and stores went left In smouldering ruins. The damage done on Saturday night was extended greatly on Sunday night and there were addition--1 al hundreds inad«- homeless today. ‘ The raiders fotowed the patter* ' of Saturday night's hours lons as- ' vault In which large sections of tho r business district were reduced to • ruins. The first planes over nona - after dit-k dopped Incendiary bomba whhh set tires that Illuminated the si-ene Then, for hours, the planes shuttled over, dumping high explosive bombs. tin Berlin. German sources said bombs of all < allhers had lieen dropped on Nouthampton dry dm ka I .Hid i that rail- , road service between lamdou and I Buuthampton han te-en disrupted t II Tie- air iti'l ItoffMl nitty ministries In their joint communique, said the night's attack* had been aimed mainly at southern England, that "buildings" had been damaged by high explosives and Arc. that "«ome p- -*'in- w- killed and otb1 rr» were injured ' It was believed 1 the number of casualties would not be large. 1 lamdon had only two alarms during the night, though conditions were fairly good for raiding Both alarm- were unusualy brief Anti1 alr< raft guns biased furiously at ' the beginning of each alarm period Th.- second alarm was apparently caused by Immbers flying over at Infrequent intervals, heading north. The ministries said that In addition to the raid on the south coast town bombs were dropped in tho I (tNiNTINI'WD <»N I'AGE TWO) LICENSE SALE : OPENS DEC. 5 ' — - t Auto License Plates (>n Sale Thursday; No Extension Os Time Nathan (' Nelson, manager ot the Adams county auto llcensd j bureau In this city, received offl- , dal notification today that the sals r of 1941 license plates will open ( . Thursday. December ' Frank Finney, commissioner of the state bureau of motor vehlclea. In his Instructions to the hurean manager, stated that the deadlltm for the display of I#4» Heenan plates and driver's licenses Is midnight December 31. and that th'-riv will ho no extension of time. The tall plates are nut to bo displayed until January 1 of tho year for which they are Issued Special attention Is called hy Mr Finney to two paragraphs, which are at follows- . “An owner acquiring a different motor vehicle from the one he hid registered in 191" must execute a transfer and pay th» transfer f»n and any Increase In plate fee If hit (CONTINVBD <>N PACK FIVUJ