Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 39, Number 67, Decatur, Adams County, 19 March 1941 — Page 1

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. Iff AWARDED ■lbbuiioing ! OF NEW HOME l lrlf h Aw,nkd ■p r < onMrurth* Os H \r« Mo<»*c Home ~jjM| ~, ■, i i<l nr <>f s m«d . t»td-r of Moore 4 ‘ 7 >„ >l'l’ ’>« ohlcto Br '*• ■ * '*”■ ■ ,Mr " !>■■ '■- • > l,uill a ' HR >■• <•' IS*'**~4 ~» «>me time ago *—• '“ h<M ’ l ■»:•* iot’hwr.l ••* ■‘•'■Lrw * ' ,"" bUhdi-H '• ’BL '.4 o ’ •*""* Apr “ ' * ,-npiu • t.--«*ly for " 1 All that tMl ’ ruction run tw flasi approval ■>< th” " . „n> heart «hi< n If received slthll 1 *g ,r" O»"»r«l Contract ..a "f Moon l,,n ’ * «a. l«<.l>lf.l i<t for building .„ . ,i .»:e-half *tory ; -f Tn.....i ~t w F. Moon Hf""" 1 •‘ ,ml nuonoli " < •!■ •'•‘’'•'r* l ~ hinit * Bue«ca f f U r At E By rd of f-.-t t’arey of Fort i Kann ns "t Kokomo. Karl ( Wayne and Tost at Deca’ttr prom" -- and heating con "U^H,. a.rrded Io Walters «K: .' * H. •’>■'«■ <>f ,hl " ***’F , .4 o' I I"' Other bidder* Hal- 'tug * HeWling IWstar M F. Byrd. Fred - of Herne W ■ V.” Wayne A J h- - Smi'h Plumbing * I • :>. . .!■ Take Welding . ~ , ..,, Sale, ot Fort ele. ..al < ontHM* •*» -l~! .. •:>.. Sert I'l «lore of a I J«H Bld* were I .» M E Byrd and' Mn> Bertrt. t '.si- . ■ ftr*t siiltmlited to >i e « molding committee I 'ken ::i">.-d over to the lodge hi heli approval All , were approved , . ..-d !!*.<&•. which. '..a teea and inci Mk-'i ■ wili I.ring the coat to the tft.a. ’ flraf BB HeUrr sea .el lodge governor j Mftr sorn.'i.r i-«ned a atgiem.-nr tn of the lodge rnemlkera. eg j hi« appreciation to ofl- ' f the building comand other Intereated per ah.. . .operated. In th» move Mtn' toward he budding of til • home Hr Mild: The resu!' of | a *t night * mee' ■hr brought i. a atep nearer to the of the dream* of era: y ; Moot" member the bulldlru ■v « rpie I. * home It wa» thr nigh rplendid ...operation <»f every officer, committeeman.’ ■tH'HMlor and other lntere»ted ha we are able to lie th!* ■ter to the fuinilment of our am ■*4 tay thank* and those of the ■hMbberv to *1) persons who aided Hhtw work since the construction ’ ■d a ne» home wa* first given ShMM." ■ Members of the building commit' who were In direct charge of ■ti» plan, f,, r !hp |11?w hm|g( n<i ■bong with Governor E'easel. an el■*elo member of the group are: ■ «tt>h E Hoop Clarence Weber. 1 ■Hsbert Omlor and M Keller Hol ■Ewd and John Alberding who. at ■ Unr an 4 treAaurer of the ■«M» respectively, form the fin ■ •t** committee of the organteaM7" w * r ' Instrumental In leading ■ B»na for the new atructure. M As » r *»ent. Adam* lodge boaata ■ " member* and la rapidly grow M.” T,u- Indge now occupies a ■ ’•Wltic on Sorth Hecond itn-t be- ■ ** n Conroe and Jackson With ■ lodge membership roster rapid- ■ J ‘ipandin, for , he ■ action of a new home was startMaa's" 1 * * lm * M<o 1/1 m **’ *** ■ sos » more spacious must- ■ 'M »nd recreation site. Maw BrM,,l< *y- fort Wayne ar■to - * m »’»FM by the lodge ■ fir so* 9 * r * ' ,rlK '’'* l p |,n * «nd sped ™ sajon,. These were given final ■IX7? lh * mweting of the ■u?h a W ** k an<l * B * nJ < h * Mme date for receiving bld* j ■ *’ h<>m ’ W “ h h,,f of ~le ■ »ui k-'T “ lere!. ■ tin. -2 f lh * l,,M * ‘FP* construc- ■ > h.M “’""for surface will be ■ lar»» br fck. in addition to a ■ ~-L Wl,< ‘ l| "« room, ample >oong-' iwwrruiuau on paob nvm I

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Slow ProfreNM In ObtaininK Jury Chicago March IP If'Pi -Judge John Mhatdiaro today ordered attorneys to "show more speed" In se- , led lag a Jury for the retrial of Jer- ' ry Mangaao. 2J charged with ’he murder us Harry Francois, a park ‘ district policeman Mo jurors were selected at the I first session of the 'rial yesterday and only four, one woman and three men. by the noon recess l» ' day Mangano was convicted and sentesired to death early last year for Francois death but the state eupresne court reamnd<d the case to the lower court*. Francois was she*, when he Interrupted the robbery of a man and a woman In Humboldt park. 68 LEAVE FOR ARMY APRIL 19 — Drift Board RereheH Official Notice Os Train* ing Quota JUvy-eight more young men will leave Adams county on April IP to enter selective service training, according to an announcement made today by Miss Boris Nelson. Adams county draft board clerk Word was received this morning by the draft hoard from state ae lectiVe service headquarter* nth j daily placing the nest quota of the county at tt. The men wyi leave here Saturday mornhig April IP at P: II am. | They will go to the new induction center at the a*m«>ry in Fort Wayne. Instead of Fort Benjamin Harrison a* ha* been the custom 1 previously A list "I class 1 A men I* now being prepared by the draft board from which the M will be taken A Hat. previously published hi the Bally Bemocrat. contained *4 name* The name* of th<»*e who are to be sent are ripe, ted to lie available for publication in a few day*. in event any of the <8 are rejected by camp examiner*, their place* will be taken by men on a reptaeenient lint With the acceptance of the «» 1 youth*. Adam* county will have a lotal of lt« men in selective *ar- , vice training Forty-eight have already been sent ' According to an early quota glv- , ee the draft board. Adam* county I will still furnish «P men before July I. The county'* *hare of i trainee* up to that date wa* »et by the *tate acunr time ago at a total of IM The Adams county draft board. ’ composed of Ralph K Roop Roy ' Mumma and O N Smith I* to meet tomorrow night to prepare the H*t of men to be aent April IP and ukn , care of other draft board matter* Ml** Nelaon slated that W more questionnaire* will be »ent out thi* I week, likely on Thursday Since a number of men have enlisted for regulsr army, navy and marine service In recent month*. It I* considered possible Ihst the, county will not have to reach it* full quota of IM by July I Credits wore to be given for regular armed force enlistment* and It is considered possible that the number who have enlisted in these service* »ince the draft first became efective will exceed the estimate of the *tate selective service headquarter*, which would I lessen the final totsl To date <mly men from class i-A (CVtWTINI Kli ON PAGE TWO! ( PROPOSES FIRM STRIKEOF YEAR Sen. Smith Advocate* Strike To Force Government Aid Wsshington. Mar IP <UJO Henate agriculture committee chair man Wilson 0. Bmlth. D.. 8- C..i today advocated a farm Mrike for a year to force the government to i taka steps so that agriculture would u« bo loft "to the oxigen cles of the market ’ Smith complained to secretary of agriculture Claude Wlckard that cotton, wheat, corn and tobacco farmer* have cooperated with every request of the department for acreage reduction only to be left to ‘he mercy of market condition*, while the government bad fixed minimum wages and maximum hour* for labor Wlckard declined to take a definite position on th* Bankhead bill nffeotlog government loan* on cotton. corn, wheat and tobacco, which to before the committee. He agreed with Bankhead on the i need of reducing cotton and wheat 1 (WNTMiUMU ON FAO> TWO)

BRITISH ARMY HUCKS KEREN Fierce Frontal AmuruH In Made On Key City In Eritrea tMltor's note: Th- following dis't>at<h from J. II Vindrlch. I'nlted ' Preaa war correspondent with Brit- ’ l«h force*, discloses that the Km- : plre and allied armies began a | frontal assault on besieged Keren. ’ in Krltrea, four days ago. IN*patch** from the British and Italaln high command* since have told of heavy fighting and II is indicated that the attack la now approaching the climactic pb*«e. {Capture of the town would in alt I probability mean the rapid conquest of all Krltrea. leaving the Italian forces la Kthlopto at the mercy of ‘he Empire allied and : Ethtoplaa force* ) Outside Keren with the British 1 Kmplrc and Allied Forces, Mart b lA.— ' toumt — British Empire and allied force* are makmg their Rnal assault <«i the Italian* holding Keren. which i* the key to the entire Italian colony of Krltrea. The attack wa* launched at 7 a m today under a tropical «ua which send* the temperature up to ll* degrees In the shade. I am following from a Reid headquarter* tent. pit< hed under a thorn tree thr progress of thr battle which may seal the lair of Eritrea and leave Italy's Kail African army bottled up hopelessly In Ethiopia. English Tommie*. Scot* Highlander*. Free French. Free Belgian. Palestinian Irregulars and cr*<k Indian troop* are In the battle, in the French foreign legion unit of the French forces are Poles. Belgian*. Hpanish republican* and antl-Fa*<l*t Italian* who fought in the Hpanish civil war. British Tommie*, tough Hcot* who like to work with the bayonet bearded Hlkhs yelling unintelligible war cries and others are taking their turn crawling up the mountain side* under machine gun Are toward the Italian portion* Uver u* heavy tones of bombing ptone* are "hnttllng nsrii and forth with loads of bombs which they are hurling day and night on the Italian* Twenlyflve thousand Italian troop* are defending Keren. They are distributed through the 4.IHW | ivuNTiNUEi* GN r»OX HtX> ROUGHIAHELO ON INDICTMENT Boughia Plead* Not Guilty To ReckleNN Homicide lAH>nard Rough!* M. of «“ r t* eatur, entered a plea of not guilty to • charge off reckless homicide late this afternoon in Adam* circuit court before Jtfdge J Fred Frucht* The court placed hl* bond at IWO. Rougbia wa* arrested upon an indictment returned by the grand jury last November Hi* arrest by Hberlff Ed Miller on the charge I* an aftermath of an auto-motorcycle crash on May 5. 1M». tn Preble, in which Milton Reppert of near town suffered fatal injuries. Prosecutor Vincent Kelley repi resented the stats at Rougbia * arraignment. Roughla will be the first man In Adam* county to be tried on the tMfense of reckless homicide, a swo-yeer old tow Ppon conviction Ute charge may carry a i fine of 1100 to 11 000 “><> » P* BBI farm sentence of «0 days to six months, or a fine of 11.000 and a 1 to 10 year prison 'erm. The tow (OONTINUMB »’N PAGE TWO! Scheduled Jury Trial Postponed The |1 J.OOO damage suit of James R. Kverett against Meshberger Bros. Htone company, which wa* to have opened in Adam* circuit court before a jury Thursday ha* been continued. No trial date wa* set. —o City Council Holds Short Seuion Tuesday A short session of the city council was held tost night at the city hall. Bills were allowed and routine basins** conducted. ■; —a - WCATHIR Partly eloudy to cloudy, light anew in northoaat partion, warmer In extreme north portion tonight; Tuesday fair to partly cloudy and somewhat | warmer.

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Decatur, Indiana, Wednenday, March 19. IHII.

Churchill With U. 8. Envoy BL "”2 jb Km 1- ' . Winston Churehill snd form 0 Wment Thl* -sdlopholo from London show. Britain's prim., minister. Wlnsfon ' Churchill 'hailing with the I' H *mha««ador. John <1 Wlnant. during . » XXy melting in the British ..pitoi This 1* -he firm pictare to reach the f H of Wlnant and Churchill logeth. .

RESUME LABOR HEARING TODAY Board Mediating McMillen Strike l**ue RcNUme* llcarinK Closeted In the library of the court room In thr r-ourl house, thr-three-man mediation board continued to hear evidence thl* after-1 noon relative to the employment ; statu* of 12 discharged employe, of the Central Hoya company and McMillen Feed Mill* of tbi* city Apparently, the proceeding* w«re moving *lowiy. tltr- morning and up until 2 o'clock thl* afternoon being consumed with the Investigation of Edgar Archer, pre.ldt nt of the newly formed I'nlted Grain and Processing Worker* of Amer les. Local 44. tCKH. and a former employe of the Industry Each case to being heard separ- , sirly and the group ot fotuter rmploye* staled all had character wltnemes, or someone to appeal hefoie the hoard to testify for ttn-lr raise A twelfth complaint wa* prepar ed today for Lawrence Harris, who »ald hr wa* dismissed at about the i same time that the other men were. The management had not beea ' heard at 2 IS o'clock this after 1 noon Hoy Hall, president ot the " two companies, wa* here from Fort , Wayne, waking to be called before the board Other official* of he company may alto be summoned : before thr mediation body Judge John F Decker of Bluffton is chairman of the mediation hoard Harry Offutt of Fort Wayne. I* . the company representatlv.r and ' Harold J Lane. Chicago. *e-retary of the I'nlted Cannery. Agricultur *l, Packing and Allied Workers union, represent* the local 'inlo.t and 12 men Attorneys In the case are John Hhuafi and Robert Keegan of Fort Wayne for the -.-om pan lea D Burdette Custer and H R McClanahan for the unkm. The former employe* were present In the court room with their wltnessekfl waiting lummim* he- > fore the mediation lioard at pres* time today. GIVES VERDICT FDR PLAINTIFF Jury Award* 552.32 To Edward Shoe In Ac* count Suit An Adam* circuit court jury tote last night returned with a verdict of M 2 22 for Edward Shoe In hi* accounting suit against Eva Manlier The jury had tbs case about live hours, deliberating about four of tbi*. They were given the case at AJO o'clock and were taken to •upper by Bailiff Fred Kolter They returned In an hour to deliberate and reached a decision at 9 JO o'clock. The award of the jury ws* |7» and the balance includm the Interest. aa provided by tow. No speciffc demand wa* set out In the suit brought by the local youth, who averred that he and hto wife farmed and operated hl* mother-in-law's land, for which he was to receive half of the crop*. He averred that ahe forced him to leave before the end of the summer. In a cross complaint Mrs. Haulier asked 1M0.50 for board and room. The jury found against the defendant on her eroes complaint.

Couple Removed To Adam* County Jesse and Kato Jauregui were removed to this county upon ordePof a Wayne township. Allen county justice of peace, because they lied | not established residence there for I rellrff. according to report* from | Fort Wayne. The report stated that they re- ■ silted sheriffS deputies and tru*- ; tee representative* and that Mrs. Jsuergui wa* bundled into an auto with her hu«laind after threatening i the official*. GOP HEADS TO GRAB "SPOILS" State Committee Meet* To Pbnn Out I.(MM) Political Job* Indlanapoli*. Mar. 19 - (U.B — Enjoying the privilege for the first time in more than eight year*, the Repwhllcan state committee met today to dl«trlbute vast political ► polls among the party faithful Reporu-dly the division of some O.iHMi political plum* will lie made 1 by state official*, who will serve on the three-member appointing boards under the recently enacted OOP decentrallsalloti program Their appointment* would le- •object to the approval of a select gloup of the state committee. Only two of the official* were expected to attend the patronagepassing »e**lon They were James Tucker, secretary iff state, and James Givens, treasurer LleurGov Charles M Dawson and Rich ard T James, auditor, were in ' Miami. Fla. with a party of ReI publican leaders on a in-called Although no official word had Iw-en received from rhe sojourning delegation. Il ws* believed that some patronage distributing Ideas might have cryntalltoed hi the conference. Whether the stale committee will prolong Its session until the return of the party was problematical. According to Arch N. Bobbitt., state chairman, dispensation of jobs will be made on the basis of the total l ate payroll and the number of GOP votes cast in each district. Completion of the Republican, patronage program will represent nearly a clean sweep of Democratic jobholders, some of whom have | held office only since Jan. 12 when I Governor Bchricker took office | With few exception*, the tenure of the Democratic incumbent* will terminate May 1 under the GOP "rlpp'..*" legislation. The meeting wa* scheduled to dieruss candidate* for the position of Interton attorney-general, although the court action against the appointment launched yesterday by Governor Hchrlcker cast a cloud over thl* phase of pstronage division. Mentlonsd for Interim attorney were Rep. George Henley of Bloom Ington. Albert Ward. Marlon county deputy prosecutor, and Judge Emmert of Hhelbyvllle. Os the many contender* for the directorship of the conservation department. Milton Matter of Marion icowrtwttffn ow paow >in, —— Drunken Driving Charge Dismissed The charge of drunken driving against Elton Archer, well known young- man of thl* city, has been dismissed by prosecutor Vincent Ksllay. The charge was nolle prossed In th* Adams circuit court, following Archer's plea of guilty to reckless driving In mayor's court.

British Imperial Army Deals Smashing Blow At Mussolini’s Tottering Empire In Ethiopia

SUIT FILED BY SCHRICKER TO TEST GOP ACT Court Action Is Started Against Attorney General Appointment Indianapolis. March 19 <UR) - Gov. Nchrlrker Indicated today that court sitlon against two Republican sponsored attorney bills would be settled "with all speed" and that it was the first of a barrage of *ult* to he filed against the entire GDP decenlralltaUon program "In practical terms,” Bchricker explained, "a, controversy of vital Importance ha* risen between the governor on one hand and the lieutenant governor. «••< retary. auditor and treasurer of state on the other. "In practical term*, this controversy resolve* Itself Into the question of deciding who I* to be the chief executive of Indiana with the consequent authority to appoint executive oflliers of the state government in this particular case the attom-y general" The governor pointed out that the duties of the attorney general are of such Importance that an imme<|jaie decision on the controversy should be reached. "For example, the state has pending two Important caaes In the supreme court of the I'nlted Htatea which are set for hearing on or ' about April 1. 1941. the day that the tenure of the present attorney general and all ot bls deputies Is terminated under these two laws." he staled "If three tows are con ' stntod literally then the interim at- , tomey sewers! to be appointed. would not have the right to appear because the only duties imposed on him are to advise state officers and to represent the state in the state courts" H< hric ker spe<-ulated that such a provision would mean that important state litigstion would "go by default." The chief executive filed a suit in Marion circuit court yesterday which sought to prevent the appointment of an Interim attorneygeneral An Interim officer is provided for in an act which also abolishes th.- present appointive attor-nry-genersl and males the office elective In 1942 The action named defendant* Secretary of State James Tucker Lieut-Gov Charles Dawson. State Treasurer James Givens. State Auditor Richard T. James and th* incumbent Democratic attorneygeneral. George Beamer. t'nder the act. passed by the GOP legislative majority over Hchrlcker'* veto, tne chief exec u five Dawson and Tucker are empowered to name the Interim at(CONTINt'KD ON PAGE TWO) ZONE MEETING HERE MARCH 25 Lions Club To Be Host To Zone Dinner Meeting Next Tuesday K»n Browning of Cincinnati entertained the members of the Decatur Lions club last night In the regular meeting at the Rice hotel with a program ot original poems. Dr. Ben Duke, program chairman. Introduced Mr Browning and was In charge of the program, with Glenn Hill, club president presld Ing over the meeting. Plans were also opened at lhe | meeting tor the tone dinner meet Ing. to be held here next Tuesday night with members and 'heir ' wives from various dubs In the district In attendance. Thl* dinner will lie held In the dining ro.wn of the American Legion post home snd a larg-r crowd to anticipated Judge Ed- - ward Carlton of Angola will be the I main speaker. Others on the speakers' program will Include sone official*. At the meeting tost night, Dr. Joe Morris and Ed Highland were presented with 1940 membership trophies for their work In the membership drive. The program for the sone meeting is expected to he completed I Ibis week.

NAZI REACTION TO U. S. AID Authorized Source Say» U. S. Should Keep Out Os Europe Berlin, March Iff—(l’FJ—An authorised tierman source said today that H "»ome Amer'-an* like to think they are at war with us - then we certainly will nut hinder them.” The Natl Informant added with empha*t*. however, that: "We will let no one dictate to us a* to whether we are actually at war or not." The source wa* a*ked for rear tlon to atatement* from the I'nlted Hlate* and Britain that Amerta-a I* now "actively In the war" as a result of passage of the Ixnd-la-ase . bill and whether. In view of devrlopements. Japan « obligations to Germany under the tripartite aliilance would now come Into affect. He said: 1 "Whether this assistance from the I'nlted Hlate* constitutes or doe* not constitute an ac* of war ' depends entirely on the value we give to It — and that Is precisely nil." Asked whether Germany still recognised the Monroe doctrine the informant said that such ret ogni- j tlon had never been laid down formally under international tow. ' "However, numerous statements 1 by the Fuehrer and foreign minister Joachim von Ribbentrop aud ' other leading German statesmen recognising thr doctrine have the 1 same value for us. It murt lie emphasised. however, that we regard the doctrine as working two ways ■ —ls we recognise it for America. • Amerlta must recognise It for Europe. ' It I* a natural corollary that If 1 we keep our fingers off I'nlted | Htates affaire they wilt not meddle I In Europe If they do not tecogtiise 1 this corollary then we must pro- • tect ourselves " 0.5.-CANADA ACCORD NEAR Joint Agreement Near On Power Development In St. tawrenee Washington. March 19.- <UR) — President Roosevelt, probably mi Friday, will send congress a message announcing a Joint agreement with Canada for power develop- . ment on the 8t Lawrence river The project ultimately may be broadened to provide a deep water passage between the Great Lake* and the Atlantic ocean. presidential secretary Htephen T. Early Indicated that detail* of the joint agreement are virtually ! complete. Hut It* simultaneous anI nouncement both here and at OtI tawa was being delayed until Frlj day; Assistant sec retary of state Adolf Berle. chairman Leland Olds of the federal power commission, and John Hickerson. Hate department expert, are in Canada arranging Anal detail* of the joint agreement ktorly said that a copy of the report prepared by Berle's committee and a Canadian group will be released by the state department , this afternoon. Mr. Roosevelt indicated yesterday that a power dam. for which exploratory boring* already have I been completed, would be constructed on the Ht. Lawrence river In the Industrial area near Mess(CONTINUED ON PAGE THRU) i O Relief And I/Oan Plan Adminintratora Named i In the annual election of the De- , catur General Electric relief and , loan plan. Ralph Roop and Charles , Fisher were elected to serve as ad- . mlnistratore of the plan. Appoint- , Ive members of tha board are K. > W Lankenau and L V. Baker. ) At the flrst meeting of the new board. Ralph Roop wa* elected chairman to succeed Milton Brown. ) who served in that capacity during I the past year. Charles Fisher was . elected vice-chairman to succeed Bernard Braun, who held this post . last year I L V Baker was re-elected secre-lary-treasurer of the organtoatlon.

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Key Ethiopian Town Os JixjiKa Captured By British; Near leading Ethiopian Railroad. WITHIN 70 MILES By I'nlted Press Great Britain's hanl-hlttlng Imperial army today •ma«hed another prop from under Benito Mussolini’s tottering Ka»l African empire oy capturing the key Ethiopian town of Jlgjlga The capture plated British foregff within To miles of the railroad which links Addis Ahaha 'ha Ethiopian capital, with the -aa coast st Djlbou'l. French Aomall* land. Once the British cut lhal railroad - the only link the Italian* have With the outside wield except by air the fall of the capital pre-um-•lily will hr only a metter of time. At the name lime there were Indication* that a final assault iipon Keren, the mountain fortreaa of Eritrea, ia In progress and that the British soon may smash through the estimated AtfOtt! Fascist defenders and seise Asmara, capital of Eritrea. If the British succeed In beating down Italian realstance in Erltreu where, it appears, the Italians n»*a concentrated the cream ot ’heir regular and tolonlal troops, furtheir resistance on the part of the I Duke of Aosta. Mussolini** East African pro-consul would Iterome a hopeless formality. The British have the rallrtad from Addis Ababa to Djlltouti under air bombardment and plight of the Italian* In the Ethiopian capital surrounded for hundred* of miles with 111-developed country teeming with hostile or semi Itos* tile Ethiopian natives — many ot them eager tor revenge — iff ready ha* gfven some canse for alarm. The itulk of white Italian colonists. it Is Itelieved. have been sent ’ to Eritrea, where the African na- | fives are more civilised and doclla ' and less prone to bhs>dy Vengeance than the warlike Ethiopian*. The dramatic events in Africa provided a back-drop for thr complex movements in the Balkans where the Gertnsns and British are jot keying feverishly for position, with Jugoslavia the only remaining neutral of the area—the center of the struggle Event* In Jugimlavla were so clouded by conflicting tlalrn* of J partisans thst It was dlfficul' to determine the actual statu* beyond the apparent effort of the Jugoslav* to work out the la-M po«*lbl-v bargain with Germany. Istanbul reported that by the end of this month Jugimltvi* would have I.TSO.OOg men tinder arm* lor protection of her independence and territorial Integrity The Turk* said tha! malty of these troop* n tw had been massed In south Jugoslavia to guard the Vardsr calley panse* close to Bulgaria which the Germans would like to utilise .'or their attack upon Greece. Ute Hungarian foreign minister, {.adlslaa Bardosay. It was announced. will go to Munich tomorrow for a state visit which was des< rllted a* a courtesy call. The Greeks claimed that Italy had launched another counter-at* tack In Albania but It* extent and fOGNTINt'CD nN PAGK MINI RELIEF COSTS ARE REPORTED Washington Township ContH laower Than In February Os IHIO Relief costs in Washington town* ship for the montJi of February to* tailed 22.592 72, according to a re. port released today by John M, Doan, township trustee. This to a decrease of more fhaq a thousand dollar* ftotn February of 194 b when the costs were |J,722.« 29. Tha various Hem* In th- report, a* broken down by the trustee, follow • Food. Ho* it: fuel. |724 - shelter, 154: clothing. 593X7' medical card outside of the hospital, *612.06; medical cars Inside the hospital, 134 D OC. administrative costs, ||b7; sewing project. 176 35: comtnodl* viou* month. IS: bill* In for pre* tie*, 17223. bill* uul to from pre* viou* month. 53 The report was filed with the county auditor'* office.