Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 39, Number 8, Decatur, Adams County, 9 January 1941 — Page 1

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INDIANA LEGISLATURE IS CONVENED

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Name Kobt-rt Heller On Six Committeen Robert H. Heller, of thia city, joint atate representative from Adame and Well* counties, ha* Imen appointed a* a Ib-mocratle member of sl« standing committee* during the session of the Indiana |eg|«larure, which opened 'oday. Heller's committee a*«lgnmenta ! ant a* follows: conareolonal apportionment; county and township business, education; labor; public libraries, building* and printing; and public safety. LIST MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES Judiciary A Committee To Study “Decentral* ization” Bill Indianapolis. Jan S <U.R> Thirteen lawyer*, one farmer and one druggist will supervise the Republican "de< entraittatlon" bill hl the house of repieaetitatlvea during the l.nd general aaaemMy opening to-i day speaker James Knapp's < mn-, mlttee sele<lions disclosed today These men < omprlae the judiciary A standing committee annotanced by Knapp Oeorge W Henley of Bloomington and Glenn H Nlenher ot Monticello, both Republican lawyer*, were named chairman and ranking member, respei lively Other members Include Homer E Beasley Washington, t'harle* Z. Bond Fort Wayne; James R Crawley Greensburg; Howard R Hie*tand Kentland. Etnsley W. Johnson. Jr Indianapolis. Ned J. Lowry. Logansport. Glenn A. Markland. Zionsville, and Frank T Miills. Campeilsburg Republican*, and Roy W Harneai. New Albany; ( Wlnfleld K Heaton. Kvatiavflle: 1 Hugh H Inllin. Petersburg; Mat-1 then E Welsh. Vincennes, -and Judson H. West. Indianapolis, i Democrat*. Crawley •* a farmer and edui ator while Mtllis la a pharmadat. Alao espected to be referred to . the judiciary A committee la the GOP proposal to make the at tor-; ney general alt elso ttve otllce. An- ; Other bill for supervision of the group will be a measure fostered I by the atate bar aaam union to re-1 I move the name* of judges from the . state ticket Moat of the bill* of Importance ! i other than the decentralisation' meaaure will be aent to the way* i and mean* committee, headed by I Roy J Harrison Attica Republican. Legislation for thia committee * ad- | vlsement will Include the departmental bill* allied with the reorganisation measure such a* alcoholic beverage lommlaalon. highway commission public aervlce commission, eonaprvalion departI n>.-nt and gross Income tax division ' altemtlona. R« venue bills also will be referred to this group, made up of John , H Hchermerhorn. Wawaka. rankI Ing member; Otto C. Abahlur, In--1 dlanapolls Thaddeua II Baker. Indlanaiwdla. Waller 8 Baker. Bourbon; Walter F. Danielson. Michigan City; Fred Goddard Rushville; Klam V Guernsey. Bedford; Henly; . (OONTIM WD ON PAGE TWOj LOCAL PASTOR'S FATHER IS DEAD William Martin Die* Thia Morning At Home In Zanesville William Martin. 72. father of Rev. L. J Martin of thia city, diud at 7 o'clock thia morning at hi* home In Zanesville. Death was <au*ed by heart trouble. The deceased was luvrn May 11. IMS. He was married to Mahala Belle Dialer, who survives. They i are the parent* of 12 children, all living The children are: Rev. L. J. Martin. pastor of the Nuttman Avenue United Brethren church of thia city; Rev. Sylvester Martin, also o? Decatur; George Martin of Alliance O.; William, of Avilla. Milton. ot Chicago. Septimus, ot New Haven; Harry, of Coshocton. Ohio. Roscoe and Waldo of Fort Wayne; Mr*. Vorne Teboe. Mrs. Claude Kelly and Mr*. Bon Mcßride, all of Zanesville. Funeral, arrangement* have not been completed.

MEASURES ARE I DISCUSSED TO HELP BRITAIN Aid-to-Britain May Be Introduced Friday Washington, Jan- a—(UPI— President Rooaevait today aummonad congraaaional leader* to the Whit* House for a late afternoon cons arene* to push along the development* for legislation to provide billion* of dollar* worth of arm* for Great Britain. Washington Jan » <UP) AidI to-Brltaln legislation. carrying I broad power for President Roosevelt to lend munition* abroad and placing no limit on approprlationa to finance the program, may be ready for Introduction to congress tomorrow One phase of it still being dis- ’ cussed It was learned today. I* a plan for a > ommlsalon to handle the Ineding nf munition* after considering our own defuiise needs. Such a group, in effect, would determine priority It* membership would Include the army chief of staff, the chief of navai operation*, production eaperta of the national defense commission and top-rank-ing members of < ongress as ek-of-flelo members Agreement «m all other part* of the legislation was understood to have been reached and 11 the commission plan Is ironed out today at 4 serie* Os scheduled conferem es. the bill may be ready tor congress. ! tomorrow Otherwise it will be In1 trod'teed next week. With the president's stat- of the I union and budget message* out of i the way. congress is ready to go i to wotk on the "as serious a* war I Itaelf" problem* outlined by Mr rCONTINUffn ON PAtIK FIVI>» QUESTIONNAIRES SENT BT BOARD Draft Board Mails Out Questionnaire* To 51 Draftees An additional SI questionnaires wer- mailed out today by the Adam* county draft board. Miss Doria Nelson, board elerk. annoum -d Men with order numbers «0l to d&o, Inclusive, were In the list to whom the forms were mailed today. Following I* a list of those re- , reiving the questionnaires with the names preceded by the order number: Sul Emanuel Gordon Liechty. go? Tillman Bauman. 603 Herbert Ehlording. <O4 Gilbert t'leophas Gerber. 505 -Orel Campbell. 506 L*st«r Farlow. 507 Elmer John Hendricks. Sok Russell Oscar White. SOP—-Glenn l-ee Jones. <lO-William Richard Gass. <ll Howell Floyd Duff. <l2 Harlan Verio Jackson. <l3- Alden Raymond Bonier. <l4—Colin lan Finlayson Sib- Waller Celvester Dager SIS- Daimon Delester Case. <l7 -Gene Earl Knodel. <l*- W'alter August Lengerich. <l9 Jerome Bud Widmer. <2O- Ernest William Hchwarti <3l—Dennis Adolph Lehman. <22 - Harold Fred Fuelling. <23 -Perry Alton Everett. 524--Ralph Edward Hoffman. <25 -Christ Edward Gerber. •N— Menno E. Bchwartg. (CONTINUED ON PAGE FlVfcf — o Add New Instructor To I. U. Extension A new member of the faculty of the Indiana University extension I center In Port Wayne the next SOmewter -will Im L. C. Larson, director of the Indiana University bureau of visual instruction. Mr. I<ar son will offer a course in visual education, which will deal with principle* underlying the selection and use of audio-visual aids to learning. The class will meet each Saturday morning from 10 to 12 o'clock. |

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, January 9, 1911.

He Must Serve U. S. First "KI IS 1 feJjESgMT — 1 Hi a j \ • ** EBE t ■- w Gsnersl Light aed Richard Daly Member of » Canadian army unW whl«h h- joined last summer. Rl< hard Duly. 25. of Elyria. 0.. has lievti Informed by U. H draft board offu-hils that he must report for service with the I X army under the draft | law On leave from the Canadian army. IHsly had register.*! for the | U X draft and was among first selected He went to < olrimbus. 0.. - for an official ruling on hl* problem Adjt Gen Gilson D Light. Mate selective service director, left, called Washington and was given the answer that Italy first must serve his own country.

FIREMEN HOLD BANQUETHERE Firemen Honor “Old Timers" At Banquet Wednesday Evening Th* day* of bucket brigade* and horsedrawn Are fighting equipment were vividly recalled last night at the Dsnrtur Are department*when member* of the Decatur eolanteer Are department staged a banquet lin honor of the “fire laddies of . years ago Former chief* <>f the department, former member* of the regular and volunteer department* were paid homage by the present firemen. a« they re< ailed disastrous lire* In the city's history Including “The Illg Store " the K< has- r fire and others. James Murat. J H Bremerkamp. Wai Wemhofi Charles Helm | Henry Dellinger. and Jack Friedt were among th.- former chiefs who j were present. Fortner members of ! the department present at the event Included, in addition to the ' chiefs mentioned: Charles Lange. ' Enech Eady Adolf Hart. James Kos*. Ft .ink Aurand. George Went- | hoff. Clarence Stevens. Alva latw*on. Carl Hammond. William Keller and otto Schlickman. Fire Chief Ed Hurst sited a* toastmaster and introduced the j "old-timers." Mayor Forrest Eln-y spoke briefly, recalling old methods ' of fighting Are* In comparison to I the modern equipment owned by the department today City officiate, member* of the city police force and others who were guest* Included: Andrew Appelman Charles Langston. Morri* Pingry. members ot the city council; Chief Jame* Borders. Hoy Chllcoate, ffephus Melchl, Bob I (CONTINUED ON P’.:iE EIGHT) REPUBLICANS TO STUDY PROTEST Committee To Study Petition Contesting Schricker Election Indianapolis, Jan. 9 'U.P' Virgil E Whitaker. Hammond attorney, said today aa the S2nd legislature convened that his petition asking for a atatewlde recount of ballot* ca»t of governor In the Nov 5 election would be filed wKh the assembly within a few day* He te attempting to have Glen R Him*, defeated Republican candidate, declared winner over Hen ry F. Schrlcker who won by 3.07* votea and te scheduled to take office Monday The petition and Whitaker’s evii dence of fraud In lathe county is to be considered by the Republican ■fate commutes Monday night and a decision I* expected to he made then whether the protest will be ' pressed. '•Buch fraud existed In the casting and counting of ballot* In each precinct of the state, especially In Lake county, that It I* impossible to determine which candidate received the greater number of votes cast In all precincts of the state," - | (CONTINUHD ON PAOK EIGHT)

McClure Funeral Friday Afternoon Funeral »ervcie* will lie held Friday for Price E McClure 48 well known Willshire. Ohio. barber, who died Wednesday morning at the Adams t ounty-memorial hospital after an Illness of several months Hervice* will Im» held at 2 p tn I i EKT t Friday, with burial in the Willshire cemetery The deceased was born in West Jefferson. Ohio.. April 28, 1*94. the son of Mr and Mrs. Harrison McClure. Survivors in< lude the widow, Gertrude; one daughter. Mr*. Beatrice Van Nelson of Fort Wayne, and a brother Ix-wl* of New York City. DEATH CLAIMS MRS. THICKER Mrs. Edward Tricker Dies This Morning After Short Illness Mrs Ixiulse Tricker. IL wife of Edward Tricker died suddenly this morning at her home in Salem. Blue Creek township Iteath was attributed to coni plications. Mr*. Tricker became ill Wednesday afternoon and death followed at 2:15 o'clock this morning. Sho was born In Vera Crux December 8, 1*99. the daughter of Ernest and Elisabeth Am»lut* Ehr»am She was married to Edward Tricker In August. 1920. Surviving, beside* the father and I husband are three children; Edward Franklin. Helen Lavina and Mildred Louise, all at home; the following brother* and sisters: Hubert. Carl, Elmer and Lawrence Ehrxam. all of this community; Frank of Terre Haute and Edwin of California; Mrs. Selma Guerin. Mr*. Ida McKissick -nd Mrs. Lavina llerbey. all of Cleveland. Ohio. Mrs. Helen Bowman. of West Virginia. She was a life-long resident of this community and was a member 1 of the Salem Methodist church. Funeral service* will be held Saturday afternoon at 1:45 o'clock at the home and 2 o'clock at the church. with the Rev. Frank Johnson officiating Burial will be in the ' Tricker cemetery The body will be removed to the residence from the Black funeral > (CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT) Decatur Policemen To Training School —— Officers Hephu* Melchl. Roy Chilcote and Adrian Coffee of the police force will attend traffic safety school in Fort Wayne, bej ginning January 22. Chief James Holders announced today. Classes will Im- held one day each week The course I* similar to a i more intensive training taken recently at Purdue university hy the I chief. The classes are held during the day and Chief Borders will be on duty while the others are In Fort Wayne. —— o -- BULLETIN Chicago, Jan. 9 — (UP) —- Mayor Bdward J. Kelley announcod today that a strike of more than 4.000 city employes had boon ended after five and one-half bourse of disruption smong vital municipal service*.

GOP Holds Control First Time In Decade; Governor Townsend Urges Unity For Defense Plan

(;»vrrn<>r. In Farewell Addrexx, Given Three Main Points In State Defense Needs. PLEA FOR UNITY tndiana|M>ll*. Jan » <U.PJ The, I first thought of every American. : whether private cltllen or government official, should Ire national defense. Governor TowuMUd said today in hl* farewell address be fore a print session of the state legislature. 'We. each of u*. have a dear stake In the future." he asserted. Outlining three principal re«pon I slbllltle* of th- slate toward national defense, the governor told ' legislator* they must face the . possibility that during the coming | four years the "all out" defense program may overshadow every thing else Most Important among the duties of the state. Governor Townsend pointed out. are first, procurement and training ot skilled labor, second. protection of vital properties from sabo’surs. and third, the protection of health and welfare of | new < (immunities springing up | around defense concentrations. In an appeal for retention of I social and labor reforms the got ernor said "Xoclal and labor legislation bo-' gun eight years ago should be re- ‘ tallied and advanced to keep step I whh new problems No nation i can be strong and healthy If hu--1 man values are neglected " He died the "formula" which i ha* Im-i it worked out in Indiana for peaceful relation* between . labor and Industry as a principal factor in federal allocation* of an i estimated |6oo (ton <Mt.i for defense 1 work in the State He appealed |to the new atate government not | to permit this relationship to be : dlstiiiiM*! " "Security for working men and women, whether in factories in ! offices or on farms. Is a keynote ,of a vigorous democracy If this ; ston<- were pulled out, the building i ' of democracy would collapse " Governor Townsend pointed toI the highway safety program. Inter-1 i state cooperation actlvltes. the statewide Institutional program. | and furtherance ot the merit ays 1 i tom a* among the principal } achievements of the state govern- , ment during his administration He stated there are now 2.699 employe* of the state under a merit | system "The merit system I* not perfect.; But it*has been successful enough ' us a thoory of public personnel to ! justify your consideration for furtheir expansion." the governor said Although many "extraordinary", demands on the state treasury have resulted in large recurring ((viNTtNttCD n* wage etvei STUDENTS ON AIR JAN. 16 Reppert Auction Schoo! Students To Give Radio Broadcast Member* of the <oth semi-annual class of the Fred Reppert school ot auctioneering will participate in s radio broadcast January I<. it was announced today by Col, Fred Reppert. The program will be aired over radio station WOWO at Fort Wayne from < p m until 9:30 on that night .he stated. Auctioneering, singing. Instrumental presentation and other entertainment will be Included in the program. Four new students have been enrolled In the class. They are; Ir- i vin Bosstrager, Constantine. Michigan; Ralph E. Ryan. Lodi. Wisconsin; Guy Peeler, Chillicothe. Missouri and Thurrell Perry. Columbus. Ohio. Classes are being held daily in the clas* rooms st Belmont park. Auction slides are held each night at the DeVoss building on South Second street.

FDR IS LAUDED BT CHURCHILL Sbvn World Future Depends On British I . S. Relations London. Jan 9 <U R> — Prime | Minister Winston Chun hill said to-j day that "the future of the whole world and civilisation depend upon relations between the Hrttish empire and the United H|ates" He spoke at a Pilgrims society luncheon in farewell Io Viscount Halifax newly appointed ambassador to the United Mates. "The identity, purpose and per-1 sistrn.- Os the resolve prevailing throughout the English speaking world would more than any other fact determine the way nt life op en to gent-rat lons and perhaps to the centuries which would follow our own," Churchill said. ‘ If cooperation between the Empire and the United Xtat-s were ‘ to fall the Empire might hew its way through against the spirit of totalitarianism and preserve its life and strength for Inevitable re newal ot .onfli. t on worse term* under an unea*y truce Hut the chance of letting the march of mankind clearly and surely along the high road* of human progress in the world would be lost and might never return The prime minister paid tribute to President Roosevelt and (ailed him a "preeminent figure" "I hail it a* a most fortunate oc(CoNTINCKIi ON PAGI? XKVCN. ANNUAL FIELD DAT IS HELD Celina Canning Company Holds Annual Field Day Wednesday An enthusiastic grtup of Adam* county farmer* Wednesday attended the annual field day sponsored j by Crampton Canneries of Celina. Ohio for canning < rop grower*, outstanding specialist* were In attendance to Impress upon the growers better methods of growing these crop*. Walt Pressing, field manager of the company extended greetings to I the group present and reviewed the present economic situation. Profesaor John Xtipher. a soil specialist of Ohio State I’nlverslty. talked on 'toll structure, and methods of Improving the soil. He cited experiments conducted by Ohio State University at Worster of the I reaction* of corn alone, corn in a rotation, and legume crops on the soil He dtre. sed the use of the le- , xume* to (1> build up organic mat I ter; <2i reatore tilth of the soil (31 replace nitrogen, potash and 1 phosphate and (41 speed up-fm Silo logic processes of decomposition. R D. l-ewi* of the agronomy department. Ohio State University, followed Prof Htipher. stressing many of Prof. Htipher'* point* and presenting the essential* for profitable canning crop* growing. The effective um of manure* and fertiliser* are necessary r<*|uisltCH of growing Piece crops. a« well a* proper planting and cultivation. A real at moving pictures on the spray program now in use on sugar lieet and tomator field* wss shown by Dr. Wilson and Mr Fisher of the Sherman-William* Co. Mr. l-ancasbire. of the Continental Can company, gave an interesting and humorous talk on why th* ”cCONTINt;En ON PAGE SIVBJ o— -- Sauer’s Condition Reported Improved The condition of Harold Sauer, who suffered an appendix attack earlier this week, was reported greatly improved today. He hope* to he able to join his companion. Dim Arnold, early next week, with whom he enlisted lu the V. 8. army.

Price Two Cento.

State Axxembly la Faced With Vital Problem* Ax Sexxion Convenes Thix MorninxASK FEWER BILLS Indianapolis. Ind.. Jan. 9 LU.RI j Indiana's legislature, completely ' dominated by Republican* for thw I first lime In a decade and faced with such vital problems a* decentralliatlon of government national defense- and revision of the gross Income tax. today opened Its S3nd session in the huge, green domed old statehouse Hec-retary of slate June- M. Tucker gaveled the 61 Republican* and 3< Democratic house member* ■ to order at !« '*9 .< m The senate, composed of 3! Republican* and 19 De-n<M rats, wa* not convened until 10:21 a m by Lieutenant - governor Henry F. Hchrlcker who on Monday become* governor unless a p-mslble ' last minute Republican move to depose him Is successful Most of the legislators arriv.-d early As s<»on as Tucker called the house to order the Invocation wa* delivered the roll was calle* 1 and 95 of the lon representative* were present. They were sworn by , Judge Frank N Roehman of ’ho supreme court. Tucker asked for nominations for -peaker of the house. Thia was a mere formality for the Republicans weeks ago had selected ’ the veteran law maker. Joseph M, Knapp of Hagerstown, for this important post Knapp's name wa* placed In nomination by Rep 1,.-.- .1 Reynolds. It- p, Hagerstown Rep Robert II Heller. D DecaI tur. nominated Rep Wlnfleld K. j I teuton. D. Evansville Knapp wa* elected speaker on a h roll call strictly along party line* I and Denton Iw-come* minority floor leader. In accepting the *p>-aker*hlp again. Knapp delivered a plea for the legislators to Introduce fewer I and better bills When the roll call was called In - the senate, al! 50 answered and 2<t i newly elected members were sworn In by N'sthan Swain chief justice of the supreme cougt After the proper notifying committee* had been selected In each hoit«e the senate recessed and walked across the hall to the house chamber for Governor TownI send s fatewell message The governor slipped In tinob- | tmslvely and was not spotted by I most of the legislator* until ho mounted the rostrum Thee a wave of handclapping swept the hall. Townsend was Introduced by (CONTINVKD ON PAGE EIGHT! COUNTY CLERK GIVES REPORT Troutner Report* $3,238.« 98 Paid To County From His Office A lota! of S-3.233.M was paid Into i the county from the clerk'* office, according to a report released today by county clerk Clyde O. Trouttier. The report shows the following items- court costs, 32.209.01; county docket fee*. 2103 50 miscellaneous fees 11*1 57: fine* and for* feltures. *223: Jury fees. 413 The report also disclosed the followfng number of case* opened during the year Estnte*. Ill; guardianship. 12; i efvll, 202: criminal 11 given. 7<: transcript judgments en» tered. 23: will* probated 52, no. tary commissions Issued. 44; mar. tlage license*. 254 nurses’ license, I four; poultry dealers' license*, j five: Junk dealers' license*, five, and permits to carry firearms. 10. At present the clerk's office personnel including clerk Troutner, i deputy Marie DeBoR and Mia* Dor. othy Hoffman are purging the regi Ist rat lon Hat* and sending out no. , | the* to voters who will be iMliff* > I hie unless they qualify.