Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 39, Number 37, Decatur, Adams County, 12 February 1941 — Page 1

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lecrecy Attends ■ Diplomatic Meet 1 In Italy Today

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

: SENTIMENT FOR - INDIANA SALES TAX MOUNTING Passage Os Reduction In (iroNN Income Tax May Pave Way i Indlanapolla Feh 12 lUFI An r undercurrent of sentiment for a . aalew tai was mounting rapidly In i the Indiana legislature today aa . the houae ways and mean* committee prepared to meet with Mover- . nor Schricker for a final discus- , sion of the state's fiscal problems. Proverbial last straw which , brought sales tai talk Into the , open on the house floor was yes- , terday's passage of a bill provld- , Ing for reduction of retailers’ gross l Income tat rate from 1 to ’» of one , percent Significantly, aa one KepI reaentative after another rose to explain hie vote, strong opposition to measures reducing alate revenue , was expressed while at the same I time the bill was passe) unanl- , tnoualy. M to 0. ! It was estimated the bill, which . now goes to the senate, would cost . the state ll li*.(*i annually In lost Income Proponents of sales tai expressed . satisfaction at the development. Interpreting It as an indication that . campaign Itellef promises of both I , parties were going to be kept with r the full realisation that such ac- | Hou will necessitate nrw and i heavier tales i ftimultaneously they revealed i that while the trend toward new i methods of raising revenue took Its course, extensive studies Were I being made, in the background, per- > trnoni AO the petMiiMMUtww Hi lb* fCONTIXUWn OW PAOB TWO! - — ■■ a DEATH CLAIMS ! DEN LINIGER ; Weil Known Adnnw i County Resident I He* Tuesday Evening Ren Llniger. U. prominent Ad 1 ami county resident and father of ' Frank Llniger. Adams county com mlsaloncr. died last evening at < o'clock al hla home, MS Adams ' street. Death wax due to complications. ' following an Illness of four months ' Ills condition had been serious for 1 the past two weeks The deceased was born In Berne Switxerland. May 11. HU. ' the son of Christian and Magdalena Llniger He came to this country when a youth of l». spending most ' of his time In Wells and Adams counties For a number of years he was engaged In k-1 Ing business In Wells county. He 1 was a member of the Vera Crus St. ' John's Reformed church. On February 11. ISM he was married to Christiana Hettinger, who survives Surviving, besides the widow and non. Frank, are the following children Mrs Emma Jesse of Fort Wayne; Mrs. Al Bruabwlller of Loulaburg. Pennsylvania; Fred of Decatur. Daniel of Marlon. Charles of Hartford City; George. Harve I and Roger, all of Fort Wayne, two slaters. Marie and Bertha, both of Hwitserland Two children. 12 I brothers and sisters are deceased Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 1 Jo o'clock at the home, and 2 30 o'clock at the Vera Crus church, with burial I In the Vera Crui cemetery I The body will be taken to the ' home tomorrow norm from the ' Black funeral home and may be • viewed there until time for the funeral. - o ' Trustee# Enjoy Dinner Os Venison Nine of the township trustees • and C. F. striker, county superintendent of schools, enjoyed s venl- . eon dinner at the Monroe high > school today noon The meal was prepared by the , Home economics class of the . school The trustees visited the I Pleasant Mills high school during the morning. I Trustee Olea Neuenschwander I of Monroe township. wa< host to the group. |

Willkie Gives Aid View to Senate Committee f TT

Wendell Wlllkh* <leaning over table* la pictured > alMive as he testified in Washington liefoie the sen- I ate foreign relations committee In liehalf of the : lease lend bill The former Republican prealden- 1 Hal candidate told committee members, sealed In group facing him. that the ('tilted Ntales should

APPEALS FROM OUSTER ORDER Suit To Remove Nonresident la Appealed To Circuit Court ■ A suit to remove a nonresident. ’ Iwllrvt-d to Im the flrat of Ita kind . filed In that tribunal, haa been appealed to the Adam* circuit court The salt, filed by John M Doan, as Washington township trustee, against Mussel! and Klltalmth Hid era. was appealed by the defendants from Just Ire of peat* court, •here Nathan C. Nelson acted as > special judge. The suit was originally brought by the trustee last November It I alleged that the defendants moved from Wabash township to their residence In the Homewood addition on apptember 2*. 1*40; that Russell aiders ia employed by WPA at a wage of |4A per month; that the defendants have four children. Mary. II; Alta Muy 7; Hhlrley Ann 4 and Hhelby Jean, .’<» months; that they have not lived In Washington township a sufficient length of time to obtain legal settlement as pro vided by law; that they live in a two-room <lwlt. owned by Willard MH'onnehey. and that the shack is not sufficient to bouse and keep the children through the winter months. The complaint further states tha' 1 It ia the duty of the plaintiff to , cause any person In the township likely to be«-ome a public charge and having no legal settlement I therein to tie sent back to his legal reaidenfv In December the defend;’tits ask-1 rd a change of Judge, after the case was filed before Justice John T. Kelly. Nathan <’. Nelson waa named and after hearing the case, he ord-! ered them removed from the town-, ship The appeal to the circuit court followed. KINDERGARTEN PLANNED HERE Lincoln PT A Plans To Hold Public Kindergarten In This City The forming of a public kinder- 1 garten for children within the De cater school city was announced today by Mrs. Paul W. Schults, kindergarten chairman of tha Lincoln PT A Parents of children who will be five years old by Neptember 16. | 1941. who are interested in sending children to a kindergarten are ask- j ed to contact Mrs. dchuitg. phone MB. The kindergarten, according to present plans, would be under the supervision of the Lincoln parent teachers' association, and would be conducted in tonjunction with the regular school. Classes will be held at the Lincoln school. School students of the lower grades have been given circulars, stating information relative to the kindergarten. Parents not receiving these slips and Interested in sending their children are asked to call Mrs. Bchults. The kindergarten will be open to | the public.

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indinna, Wednesday, February 12, 19iI.

Mn*. Neadcrhouxcr Diex At Markle Mrs. I a-ns Neaderhouser **. died Tuesday night at the home of a daughter. Mrs Al Rtauffer. In Mar- ■ kle Also surviving are a son. Ixrule Neaderhouser of Berne and another daughter. Mr*. Christ Marta of Fort Wayne. Mr*. Neaderhou>er was well known In Berne, haring visit- j ed with her son on many occasion* PLAN FOUNDER DADROGGM PTA Will Hold Founder Day Program And Banquet February 2U A founders' day program and dinner meeting of the- P. T. A will be held In the junior senior high school building Thursday. Febru i ary 21*. according to announcement made tcMlay by Mrs Russell Owens, j president of the organixation Ml** Mildred Warthman and her | I corps of student assistants will serve the dinner Mis* Margaret Moran and Mrs. Ed Warren are : ccM-halrmen of the committee and are being assisted by Mrs. George Rents and Mrs Carl Fisher The price of the dinner will be 35 cents and Washington Day appointment* will be used The following menu will be served swiaa steak, escalioped potatoes, green beans, sunshine salad, 'hoi rolls, butter. Ice cream, cake and c offee. A splendid program is being arranged by Mis* Grace Coffee and i Mrs. Fred King, co-chairmen of the ~(ODNTINUEI> <*•* Ipaor. rtvx)

French Quinn Delivers 20th Annual Lincoln Day Address

Denouncing as untrue "the thoughtless accusations that light-' minded careless living by high school students the last 20 yeara has weakened their fibre. enfeebied Ihelr capabilities for fortitude, courage. patriotic and spiritual I purposes." French Quinn, Decatur ■ patriot and authority on the life of Abraham Lincoln, today spoke to i the students of the junior senior high school. It was the 2oth consecutive year that Mr. Quinn has delivered a Lincoln l»ay address to the atu- 1 ; dents of the Decatur high school and today s address wits delivered in a Atting setting. The students carried away the words of Mr Quinn's stirring address with the words of "God Bless America" ringing In their cars. Led by Miss Helen Haubold. the school glee club sang the verse of the patriotic hit tune and the entire audience joined In the chorus. ; Lowell Smith, tgacher and Scout leader, led the students In the pledge of allegiance after hearing Mr. Quinn's tribute to the flag. W. Guy Brown, school principal, was in charge of the pogram and Introduced Mr. Quinn. His address. In which he urged the youth of th* city and nation to pattern their Ilves after the life and teachings of the Great Emancipator follows: "This Lincoln Dey speech of to-, day to you la the twentieth consecutive annual speech on Lincoln ,

I Immediately begin furnishing Great Britain with i five to I” de»iroyera a month Willkie returned Holiday by flipper plane from an inspection tour | of the British Isles during which he fimlllarlxed i himself with England’s loiidltlon and her war - needs

BUSCHE HEADS BEET GROWERS E. W. Busche h Rv-elect-cd President Os Grower* Association E W. Busche. of Monroe, was I re-elected president of the Central Iteet Grower*'* association Ute Tuesday aftermem durinUhe dosing session of the annual meeting of the assodaticm in the public library building Allen Ixrimmt wa* renamed vice- ‘ president of the association and Clyde Xc hullx was agam c hosen as | lhe secretary-treasurer. The <>fllcers were named at a reorganlaa- ' mm meeting of the hoard of dl- ' rectors, h-ld immediately following the meeting proper. The three- officer*, whoae terms on the board of dlrec tors expired, were renamed to the board after their names had l»een placed in nomination by the nominating j committee, composed <«f Adolph j Xc hame loh of near Decatur, Coyle Emenhlser of Hoagland and William Hile of Versailles, Ohio Holdover directors are George Wallenhorst, G C. Caley. P. Morris Ernest Koblaugh. Martin (Cont:ncl:»> o*f page five* Trustees Inspect Schools Os County Trustees of Adams county, with C. E Striker, county school superintendent, today tourned the county inspecting lhe rural schools At noon the party lunch<-d with Glen Neuenschwander. Monroe township trustee.

I — that I have been permitted to speak to the students of the Decatur high school. “This has been a rare privilege and I am grateful. ■Tn these last twenty years I have kept In close touch with the youths of our Decatur schools. to study them and feel as best I could their hopes and amhltlotta and note Ihelr ’ lUASTDiVisu on Faun

SENATE PASSES BILL CHANCING HEALTH SETUP Republican Bill To Revamp State Board Os Health Pawfe* Senate Indianapolis. Feb. 12 <U.W A Republican bill revamping the state board of health and creating n new agency to advise on the public health program was passed today by the senate. 11 to !<». and sent to the houae of representatives. The measure would establish a nnw four-member law rd aa the health department's administrative agem y and would create a 17 member board of "stale council of public health" to serve In an advisory capacity, Members of the health lioani would lie chosen from the council membership Both the health board and the council would be named by the governor, lieutenant governor and treasurer The senate also passed and sent to the houae two “little ripper' bills to backstop aectlMa of the keystone decentralisation measure which already has been approved by the senate These bills would Create a new state compensation leiard to be appointed by the gov ernor. lieutenant governor ' and treasurer. Create a new state Insurance department In the department*of aud It and control, the commie lon to lie named by the governor auditor and secretary of state Both measures were approved by a 3» to IS party line vote A concurrent resolution adopted In the bouse set up a all-member committee to study wage and hour legislation and to draft a state wage-hour bill for submission to the I*l3 general assembly Mem tiers of the committee would be appointed on a bi partisan basis by the governor, the lieutenant governor and the speaker nt the house «v«srrtwrrwn nw waow mvai THREE HURT IN AUTO ACCIDENT Escape Serious injury In Three-Car Crash Tuesday Evening Three persons were hurt, apparently none seriously, last evening about t 3o o'clock In a three car crash on federal road 22*. threw miles east of the city The Injured are: Fted Hoile. <*. of Root township, who is confined to hla home suffering from shock, cuts and bruises. Donald D. Hakes of Wren. IWilo. who suffered a scalp laceration and numerous minor cuts and bruises Oscar Hay. of Decatur, route one. who sustained a fractured nose and minor Injuries. According to the version of the accident given Sheriff Ed Miller, who Investigated. Hoile's vehicle was enroute east and about to make a left turn when the crash occurred. As Hoile's car turned left. It collided with the vehicle driven by Ray Hoile's car bounded into the ditch and the car driven by Ray then collided almost headon with the auto driven by Hakes, which was also going east behind the Hoile car. The car driven by Ray is owned by Harry Crownover and was In the process of a "tryout" given by the former, who is a mechanic at the Kirsch garage. The Crownover auto and the Hoile car were pra< t* ally demolished. Bherlff Miller stated, whig- the third vehicle was badly damaged. NCCW Will Meet Here February 23 A meeting of district 3 of the N C. C. W will lie held Sunday. February 23 at 2 p. m.. In the Knights of Columbus hall In this city. This district comprises, other than Decatur. Monroeville. Bluffton. Hessen Castle and Toder A large delegation from each of these parishes la expected to attend. Rev. Theodore Fettig of St Rose's church In Monroeville will be the principal speaker Mrs. Herman F Ehtnger. Bt. Mary's pariah chairman la cooperating with the district president, Mrs. Paul Purman of Monroeville. In arranging a very Interesting program which i will be published In a few days. I Mrs. Furman will preside at the business meeting and introduce the speaker.

Knox Opposed To Release Os More Ships To Britain

CONTRACTS NOW OVER $460,000 Contract* For City Plant Improvement Total »460.104.54 Contracts awarded by the city council In the half mlllloti dollar, city light and power plant Im | provement. now total l*g».*«* 6*. H Vernon Aurand. city < lerfc-treaa ' urer. announced today The laat two awards made thia, week for the motor controllers and electric wiring amounted to *2< *‘M» I No other large contracts are s< hed uled In the .ompletion ot lhe orig-' Inal plana for the new equipment and building addlllona. With sis percent engineer's fees added to the total contracts, the amount so far obligated by the city ■ Is |«mm.o2« 27 The engineers will receive approximately 127.<2*. based on the contracts so far awarded. Mr. Aurand stated that other expenditures including attorney fees, incident to the Issuing of the )36omM> worth ot utility revenue bonds, legal advertising and print-1 Ing of the bonds He expects the total plant expenditures to be around l*»6.00o. allowing 17.000 for contingencies not Included In theoriginal plana The contracts awsrded In the Improvement follow Sochi K W Steam Turbine. Gen-; eral Electric Co.. *i»o.o7Soo i Hurface condenser and auxiliary i equipment. Weslinghouae Electric a Mfg Co . tJ3.7M.00 Steam generating unit (boiler). The Wickes Holler Co. |S».SM 00 Deaerating feed water heater Elliott Co.. 15 135 Ml Two closed type feed waler heat era Elliott Co .*2 354 no. Two centrifugal boiler feed I pumps IrigerMdl-R.ind Co. 35.375 Additions to and alterations power plant building Yost Bros ! Co . 366.**5 5* Coal handling equipment Columbus Conveyor Co.. !*.(*• tut Switchgear General Electric Co. 335.7*7 mt Transformers Westinghouse Elettric * Mfg Co. 513.7M0*. Piping system Power Hervlce Corp . *53 .351 00. Insulation Philip Carey Co. 3« 3*2 00. Generator cooling air duct A. H l.umn Co.. MM.OO Automatic cotobustion control equipment—Republic Flow Meters Co, 3l «»omt Boiler plant Instruments Bailey Meter Co.. *2.554 oo Motor controllers- Westinghouse Elei trii- t Mfg Co., *2 *23 00 Rial lon wiring and miscellaneous work V M Nussbaum A Co. *2*.OM (Ml Total **M.*O4 54. Froelich and Emery of Toledo. O . are the engineers on the job —, —a— Little Damage Is z Caused By Fire Firemen were called to the John Reynolds home on Oak street about X o'clock last night when sparks from a chimney ignited the roof Littlo damage resulted LOCAL LADY'S MOTHER DIES Mn*. Catherine Thompson Die* Tuesday At Home Near Fort Mayne Funeral services for Mrs Catherine Thompson. 7*. who died Tuesday at her home near Fort Wayne, will bo held Friday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at the Klaehn it Sons funeral home. The deceased was the mother ot Mrs. William Hunt of this city. Other suHlvors are two daughters, Misses Ijettie and Daisy Thompson, at home; two sons, Harry and George Thompson, at home, and three grandchildren. The husband. William H. Thompson, died 17 months ago. Death occurred at her home on the Thompson road, near the Fort Wayne-Decatur road and followed I a 10 year illness. The body baa been taken to the funeral home aud may be viewed I there Burial will be In the Linden- > wood cemetery at Fort Wayne.

Price Two Cento.

Secretary Os Navy For Maintaining Fleet; Committee In Senate Accept* Amendment*. BALANCED FLEET Washington. Feb. 12 <|ja> RecI retary of Navy Frank Knox asserted today that he "Is against de- ' plellng the V. H heet further" by making additional warships availiblv to Great Britain. Knox made the stat-ment to a I press conference In respons to questions as to whether be agreed with proposals yesterday by Wen- ’ dell L Wlllku that the V H. i should s-nd from live to 10 destroyer" monthly to the British I "I am not going to express myself directly on Mr Wlllkle's statement." Knox said "My position, as secretary of lhe ' navy. Is against depleting the U. I H. fleet any further " The V X fleet has 15* destroyera on hand. 15 scheduled fur de- > livery thia year and *5 slated for next year. "We have no mote to spare if i we want a balanced fleet," Knox said. "I have expressed myself very j clearly ou the matter before congressional committees." Knox said there was no request pending from the British for destroyer*. submarines, cruisers or > any other ships from the I'. X. I fleet. Asked if the navy Is still seeki ing to speed up construction of the | two-m-ean fleet. Knox stated. “We ' are using every mean* and facility to expedite it." Accspt* Amendment* Washington. Feb 12 <ll.R> The senate foreign relations committee today a< copied all house amendments to the administration's British aid bill, lochwtiag a *1.3am*.00«.immi limitation on the amunnt of I U. 8. defense material now on hand and on order which can Imi j transferred to foreign powers. All of these smendments except one had been agreed to In ths house by admlnlatratlon h-aders. The exception was the provision sponsored by Rep Everett Dirk»en. R . Illinois, making It possible for congress Io terminate the president’s powers under the bill at any time by a <-on< urrent resolution. This may be passed by majority vote and the president cannot veto it. The senate committee may revise lhe language of thia house provision slightly. All amendments by Ben Robert A Taft. It. Ohio, were among those defeated Also a proposal by Taft for a substitute bill authorising credits of 3l.sih).(Mm).<m>o to ths I'n'tetl Kingdom. *sno.oM,flM to Canada and 35o.lNio.iMM) to Greece. Willkie l**o Republican presidential nominee against President RcMHcevelt. gave lhe administration's bill a flual push toward enactment at final public bearings yesterday with a statement generally supporting the measure Ha predicted that if Britain collapsed because of ineffective aid from the I’nited State*, thl* country would be at war with Germany in 30 to go day*. He went far beyond the Roosevelt administration by asserting that the Cnlted States, if It I* to aid Britain effectively, "should provide her with five to 10 destroyer* a month ” laist night he spent one hour and 2o minute* at the White House discussing with the president the condition* In England upon which he based his prediction*. Tonight at 9 p. m. ('ST he will deliver a radio address at a Lincoln Day dinner at New York. I* will be hl* first speec h since hi* return from Europe. Willkie appealed to the Demo>

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