Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 39, Number 89, Decatur, Adams County, 14 April 1941 — Page 1

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HITLER’S OFFENSIVE THUNDERS ON

IVa/feoul In Huge I Steel Industries I Is Averted Today

1 Birrah ned Strike In Vast < I i n<^u ' ,rv (:,nrt^ ■ i ( , in p;iny. I' nion Rea< h Agreement. Wraxt wage boost .... <u.k and the Hteel O.K.llilllllK , n. » contrail granting K .line a walkout threat -.1,4 iniilnlcht hi Ills steel ,g .-. iii< tit wa* signed the liniuii as the five major and .vi litiially will be ex a ’i |«i«i>ild>' modification, unit- of the far flung steel ahiili employs 261.000 V,. . on national defense coll Km. ■ l 4 dd ■ 0:1 in th.- wage Increase. union won contract improve nil . Ight other point*, and a i .iipplemeiitary memo M^K hl | „..,| th.- wages of women »ome of whom will repay Ihiosis of 86 a week. While aalr.ing most at lt» de the SWOt' failed to win of its major objectives. ■l* • production was resumed th.- iii'omoblle industry a* labreturned to the River Rouge of the Ford Motor company -re an 11 day strike called by United Automobile Worker* .Hided Friday Ford hold* |JM.in defense contract* 9H At General Motor* plant*, how ■trr I'AW local* considered a of union officer* to author a strike Utile** GMC signed a contract providing wage In by midnight April >O. The hold. |7nniM>o.iNff> hi gov contract*. SB Representative* of the (’tilted Markers Hllti and northern operator* met In New York. southern operator* who with from the < .inference on union Mur demand* were awaiting at |Mon from administration official* their Plea to certify the dispute the national defense mediation ■B ICO n Ttv t • wtr. on wgrir nix* ■F ' n tary Os Union | Returns To Chicago Hl Harold J. la*ne. International of the I’nlted Cannery, Packing and Allied „f America. (CIO). who Mlrected the M-day strike at the Soya company and MeFeed Mill*. |«<ft today for home in Chicago. lame also served a* one of three men on the arbitration which heard the case* of the discharged men. He conferred V"" m.-mberti of Local 44 I’nlted and Processing Worker*. WW an affiliate, at their head on North Second street. afternoon. VPRIL TERM OF I COURT OPENED »"ianis Circuit Court ()p- --|| Today For April I Term of Nine Weeks H The April term of the Adam* |U <U " <oUrt *•'* opene<, ,hi * mo™■■"lt m the county court hou»e, with ■ J. Fred Fruchte presiding. ■ Attorney* called at the court ■ f” >o have the customary num- ■*’’ of first day entries made by ■ 1* expected that the docket be called by Judge Fruchte ■ 111 Wednesday. at which time ■’.’*" will be set tor trial and othK ‘J ctlon * Some likely will be ■ q ,ro '« ‘he docket. f», al ’ lff Prwl Kolter and Mr*. Leia ■ •’"‘hitman, court reporter, were H" CQUft “> assist in the work of ■•’’’♦"'ng the term. ■ April term will last nine ■ LT" ,n a<l<, “ lon “i ‘h« civil calS itu’L ,be cr,mS "*l calendar must IL..’ “* ** t by the tottrt an<l Prose- ■ ~ur Vincent Kelley.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

COMPANY HEADS STAR REASONS OF WORK LIMIT McMillen Heads List Reasons For Limited Operation At Plants Full operation* cannot lie resumed Immediately at the Central Soya company and McMillen Feed Mill* It was announced today In a Joint statement Issued by Dale W. McMillen, board chairman and Roy Hall, president of the cosspanie*. Their *taiement. explaining the several reason* for limited operations of the Industries, following the strike, is: "Since ihe settlement of the strike st our plants last Friday, there seem* to be considerable misunderstanding alstul the numtier of men we arc at present able to furnish work. "On liehalf of our companies and for the lieneflt of the people of Decatur and our employe*, the following statement I* made: •'We were out of operation* for •ix week*. During thl* time we had to make arrangement* to have feed made These arrangement* necesaitated many commitments on our part - not only commitment* for raw material*, but for SMMMrfaoturing. These materi*!* will have Io tie used at the point* for which they were purchased before we get into full production at our feed plant at Decatur. It will bo at least two more week* before we can possibly hope to lx* doing very much in the way of making and shipping any quantity of feed from our Decatur plant. Our limited feed operation* only require a small force of men—and we have taken these men back on the l>a*l» of seniority. It I* unfortunate for the men and also unfortunate for tcoNTiNijyir- nw pagr *ix» KIDDIES ENJOY HUNT IT ELKS Perfect Weather Greets Hundreds At Annual Easter Hunt Hundred* of Decatur youngster*, greeted by Ideal weather, swarmed over the spacious lawn of the Decatur H P. O. Klks lodge Sunday afternoon for the sixth annual Raster egg hunt and contest*, sponsored by the fraternal organization. Fifty colored chick* and 30 live rabbit* were awarded to the more fortunate kiddle* who won contest* or found the properly stamped egg* during the hunt. More than 100 do*en brightly hued egg* corered the lawn. The fortunate winner* of the chick* and rabbits follow: Drawing conte*t: Doyle Lee Kgly. Joan Johnson. Ann Uhrick. Susie Holthouae. Katherine Kortenber. BiUy Beal. Two-year-race: Byron Dean Stitser. Judy Ann Btitaer, Jimmie Barber. Trheeyear race: Jim Murtaugh. (CONTINI’ED ON PAOR SIX) G. T. Burk Rites Tuesday Morning Funeral service* for George T. Burk, prominent Decauir man who died Saturday morning, will be held at the First Christian <*urch Tuesday morning at 10 o’clock. Rev. Kenneth Timmons officiating. The body may be viewed at the Zwick funeral home until time of the service*, but the casket will not bo opened st the church. .Pallbearer* are Jim Anderson. William Kohl*. James Kitchen. Dorphus Drum, Harmon Kraft and E. L Hsrlncher Honorary pallbearers are John Tyndall. Jdhn H. Heller. Leo Yager. Jesse Niblick. 8. E. Hite and John Everett.

Outnumbered Yugoslavs Seen As Nazi Prisoners WW 1 ———e—"" ve-w-g "fc- ~. JfwMSVJ It bw * '■ [ X-'•. i . JMWSDH Ik • t -a—- J Yugoslav *<>ldlrr* are pictured surrendering their arm* after bring overwhelmed by German mechanised troop*, according to the caption accompanying thi* radiophoto flai>h*-d from Berlin.

DANISH ENVOY SAYS RECALL IS DEMANDED Indication# Point That Hull To Ignore Copenhagen Requewt Washington. Apr. 14.—•U.K'— The United State* today advised Henrick DeKauffman that It would continue to recognize him a* Danish minister here despite the demand of hia German influenced government that he return to Copenhagen. Washington. Apr. 14. <UJ!> Ifonrick DcKaufftnan. Danish minister to the (Tilted Stales who now heads in effect a refugee Danish government in this capital, formally notified secretary of state Cordel Hull that the German-influenc-ed Copenhagen government had demanded his recalled. DeKauffman, .who signed the Greenland defense pact with this country on his own Initiative, said he hoped Hull would give him an early reply. It is clear that Hull will Ignore the Copenhagen request and declare that DeKuuffmun's statu* here remain* unchanged. DeKauffman said he bad not received a formal Copenhagen protest against the signing of the Greenland agreement —although It wa* obviously one of the factors iu the recall request. hi outlining his position to newsmen- DeKauffman said that in (CONTINUED ON PAGB HIX) LOCAL MAN'S MOTHER UIES

Mrs. Anna Pingry Parks Dies Saturday At Home In Bryant Funeral services were held this afternoon at Bryant for Mr*. Ann* Pingry Parks. 68. mother of Morri* Pingry. Decatur councilman. Mrs. Parks died Saturday at her home tn that town. Surviving, besides the son here, are the husband, James Parks; four daughters. Mr*. Zenith Wilson of Oblong. Illinois; Mrs. Marie Hughe* of Pennville; Mr*. Edna Teany of Greenville. Michigan; Mr*. Marion Lawrence of near Bryant, and another son. Hesper Pingry. at home. Burial was made in the Gravel Hill cemetery near Bryant. Mr. and Mr*. Pingry left Saturday upon receiving word here of her death. A number of other Decatur resident* attended the services in Bryant thi* afternoon, which were in charge of Rev. Charles Prugh. pastor of Zion Evangelical and Reformed church.

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Monday, April 14,1W1.

Decatur Student# Are Awarded Scholarnhip# Principal W. Guy Brown thl* morning received fford that Indiana state normal st Terre Haute had warded a *<6iolar»hlp to Elbert Fuhrman of the Dwrstur high school. Mr. Futmnau is a son of Mrs. Lydia Reece. Miss Kathryn Knapp, a former high school student, who will lie a Junior In college next year, ba* been awarded a scholarship to IndKna university. The award was made* on Mis* Knapp’s excellent scholastic record. SUIT IS FILED FUR SERVICES Sues Father For Services In Taking Care Os Step-Mother Mildred Hwyjrert has filed suit In Adams circuit court against her father George Hindelang. In which she asks 81.520 for services allegedly performed in caring for her stepmother The suit avers that she Is the daughter of rhe defendant and that on July 2H. 193 V. at the defendant's request, she rIH-gan taking care of the defendant's wife. The suit further set* out that the defendant's wife is afflicted with cancer and that the plaintiff was forced to feed and Imthe her and do all other work necessary, including washing. The suit sets out the lime that the plaintiff allgeedly performed these aervicee except between admittances and dismissals to the defendant's wife at the hoigtital. Hhe asks 81.620 and Interest for her service* and a restraining order to keep the defendant from disposing of bis real estate and personal property during the pendency of the cause. D ButMette Custer I* plaintiff’s attorney.

County’s First Volunteer Enjoys U. S. Army Training

Last November a husky, bioadshouldered lad walked Into th* office of the Adams county draft I ward and volunteered to enter selective service training. Today that same youth was visiting In Decatur and Adams county—with almost half of hl* compulsory military training behind him. The youth Is Delmar Ihtle Girod, known to most people aa “Pete.” Insofar a* selective service training Is concerned in Adams county, Pete ha* a lot of “firsts.” Pete was the first in the county to volunteer. He wa* the first to fill out hl* questionnaire He was the first to undergo and pas* his physical examination here. He was the first to be Inducted Into service—and by that same token he haa compiled the longest service of any of the county's trainee*. Pete has seen many Adams coun-

JOYOUS EASTER OBSERVED HERE Summer Like Weather Prevail# In Decatur Easter Sunday In returning to their routine duties this morning, citlorn* of Decatur carried a memory of outof the gayest Easier day celebrations on record. Thoiioands of persons attended Individual services and Easter program* In t|je churches of the commuiUty. which opened early Easier morning a--d continued throughout the day ,-.d evening. Children, young people and ■adults participated in various programs In the churches. The resurrection of Christ after His crucifixion on the cross al Calvary was the theme of all service* and special programs Mother Nalure bestowed her most favorable smile upon DecaturIte* Sunday and not only kept the temperatures high enough that they might wear their naw l-aister finery, but so enthusiastically did she work al her task that the day rivalled those of mid summer. True to earlier predictions, the streets of the city did become the stage for a style show as Easter celebrants displayed their new attire. The sun shone brightly throughout the entire day and temperatures were even above the normal level for Easter days. Children of the city were up early Sunday morning to discover what the “Easter Bunny" had left them in his round*, before they departed for Sunday school. Then In the afternoon hundreds of them participated In the annual Easter egg hunt at the B. P. O. Elk* lawn .Most pastor* in delivering their Easter sermon prayed for peace (CONTINUED ON PAGE HIX)

ty youths “come and go.” In fact, hl* best friend, who volunteered right after he did. was turned down by the local examiner. Than another youth who left the city with him to make up the county's first quota of two wa* rejected by camp examiner*. Since that time a number of youtba from the county have either volunteered or been drafted and then returned home when they failed to pass the camp examinations. As for Pete, he think* the life of a selective service trainee “Is the berries.” "Os course.” he pointed out, 'tshe gets pretty tough at time*.'* Pete had It all figured out. He has served five months and 30 day* by hl* own computation. He entered the service on November 22. 1940. The first part of his ICONTINUEiroM PAGE FOUR)

Balkan Resistance Stiffens But German Divisions Cross Egyptian Frontier In Africa

RECOMMENDS? OF FIRED MEN BE REINSTATED Three • Man Arbitration Board Return# Decision; Plant# At Work As operation* got underway at the Central #oya company and .McMillen Feed Mills today, following the shut down on March 3. wilh a force o' aboul a hundred men. the local arbitration board made it* decision, recommending that seven of the discharged employe* be re-employed. The board In Ha finding. «taied. •‘ln th- opinion of the board, there wa* not a preponderance of evidence Io sub*tait‘!*te the charge that any of these men were discharged for union activities.'* The men ordered reinstated are: Paul Curry, laireii Roth. Ralph Nash. Manes la-vy. Grover la-vy, latwretice Morrison and Herman Haul blue. The four other men who filed their cases with the board were: j Waller Harris. Virgil Fleming EdI gar Archer and Ramey Everett. Mr. Archer, who was elected tern porary president of lax-nl 44 I’nlted Grain and Processing Workers of America. CIO. the bargaining agency for employes, will leave Saturday in the contingent of *s men from this county io enter military training .Mr. Morrison, one of the reinstated employes. I* financial secretary of laical 44 and at a meeting of the union last Thursday was elected io the office for the ensuing year. He formerly was employed as an operator in Ihe solvenl plant. A short report The three man arbitration board, composed of Judge John F. Decker of Bluffton. Harry Offutt. Fort Wayne, representing the coinpon(OINTINt.'KO ON PAOK BIX) RURAL SCHOOLS LIST GRADUATES Rural School# Os County To Graduate 142 Senior# Thi# Month A Iota) of 142 members of senior classes In the seven rural high schools of Adams county will be graduated this month In commencement exercise*, held al their respective school*. Rev. A. D Burkett, of Wabash, will be the speaker at each of the commencement programs Mr. Burkett, a lecturer, poet and minister who is widely known. I* a native of Adams county, having been horn and reared in Monroe township. The first of the exercises will Inheld Friday night at the Kirkland high uchool, where 22 students will lie graduated. The other* will be held a* follow*: Jefferaon. April 21; Pleasant Mill*. April 22; Hartford. April 23; Monroe, April 24: Monmouth. April 25 and Geneva April 3li. Geneva with 27 will graduate the largest class. Other* are; Monroe. 26. Pleasant Mill*. 25; Kirkland. 22; Monmouth. 18; Hartford. 13 and Jefferson. 11. The complete list of graduates: Hartford Rarharanell Grandllnard. Ruth Grandllnard. Mary Habegger. Josephine Meschberger. Marjorie Rey(CONTINUED ON IPACK TWO) - - —E DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER 8:00 a. m. 64 10:00 a. m. 70 Noon ...» - 70 2:00 p. m >4 3:00 p. m. 04 WEATHER Mostly cloudy, occasional ahowere and thunder storms late tonight and Tuesday; cooler Tuesday and in extreme northwest lai* tonight.

Speaker fr ■ BBi~v B > Rev. A D. Burket of WalM*h will deliver commencement addresses at the graduating exercise* for the seven rural schiails of Adam* county. the first of which will lie held al Kirkland Friday nlghl. CONVICT, COP ARE KILLED IN PRISON ESCAPE Two Other Sin* Sing Escapee# Are Captured Within Few Hour# Ossining. N. V.. April 14 <U.P, - Two prisoner* who escaped from Sing Sing prison today and fled across the Hudson river after killing a guard and a policeman were captured in Rockland county about seven hour* after the break The prisoners, who commandeered a boat and sought to escape In the wiKids of the Rockland county side of the Hn<J«on after a third convict had been killed in a gun fight. were Joseph Riordan. 26. and Charles McGale, 42. sent to Sing Hing from Manhattan for robbery. In making their break, shortly after 2 a. m.. Riordon and McGale killed a prison guard. John Hartl ye. and an Ossining policeman. James Fagan. Their companion in the sensational escape, Joht. Water*. 30, was killed in the fight in which Fagan wa* shot to death. Riordon. McGale and Walers had shot their way out of the prison hospital where one was an inmate attendant and the others p.ulents feigning illness. After killing Hardye and locking up another guard and a nurse, they fled through a narrow service tunnel which run* from the hospital basement to a railroad gorge which runs Iteyond the prison wall*. Fleeing through Ossining they (CONTINUED ON PAOE TWO) MUSIC FESTIVAL HERE SATURDAY Rural School# To Hold Annual Muric Festival Here Saturday The annual rural high school tnuaic festival will be held at the Decatur Junior-aenior high ichool Saturday night. It wa* announced today by C. E. Striker, county achoo) superintendent. The festival will begin at 7:30 o'clock, with the band starting Ita concert half an hour earlier, at 7 p. m. Student* from Kirkland. Geneva, Pleasant Mill*, Monmouth, Hartford. Jefferson and Monroe high school* will take part In the festival. Music teachers of the respective seven school* will unite in the direction of the featlval. Adml«»lon to the event will be 15 cents. The general public and especially school patrons are invited U> attend.

Price Two Cento.

Nazi Forces Half-Way To Objective In Drive# AKainst Suez And Middle East Control. ATTACK SLOWED Uy I’nllisl Pre** Balkan resistance again*! Adolf Hltlep* Brltxkrelg stiffened today, but in Rfrlca Nail panier division* -rossed 'he gyyptian frontier, well past the half way mark In their drive against Sue* in British control of the the middle passage to the east. cn mi The German spring offensive thundered ahead a* the world hastily sought to asses* the implications of a Russian-Japanese neutrality ais’ordimt to which may affect radically the course of events front the South Pacific to the Balkans. In liotli Greece and Jugoslavia—despite axis claims — there was evidence that the swift pace of the Nail attack had been slowed, possilriy only temporarily. The London war office reported that Briiain's expeditionary corp* had met and hurled hack a division of Adolf Hitler's crack SS troop* on the northern Greek front The battle occurred Friday. It wa* revealed, apparently in the Phllorina sector where Nhe dangerous German break-through of the BitolJ gap. to the north, brought I their spearhead up io the British line. More German troops are tHdh-ved moving up for another attack, hampered try Royal Air Force strafing of the narrow mountain passage* ami river valleys and by snow storm* whidh have bogged down transport on many mountain road*. It appeared that new attacks can be expected shortly at points west of the BitolJ gap German and Italian forcescan be expected Io strike down between laik- Ochrida .md lake Htruma toward Corizza In a siw-ond attempt to Hank the westeast defense line close to the Adriatic coast. In Jugoslavia, the German claim was that the Juxlosiav armies havo been iiulverized and are now capable at little more than Guerilla resistance in the mountain* of Bosnia. Herzegovina and Montenegro. Both in the north and the south, it was claimed, major Herb unit* have been smashed and strong resistance still wan encountered only in the central part of the country. British reports were u little mom optimistic, contending that tho Jugoslavs have braced in «wne sectors, notably along Iwith side* of the Morava river, rforth of Nish and northwest of Skoplje. They wero also said to have captured Duraz(CONTINt’KD ON I'AGK SIXtI Q. , . War Bulletins London. April 14 — 'U.F — The war office admitted tonight that British force* in Greece were forced to “withdraw to new position*" Saturday night. “In Greece during the night of April 12 to 13,” said the war office, “our force* withdrew to new position*. Our covering troop* Inflicted severe casualtie* upon the enemy who maintained continued pressure co our eastern sector during thi* withdrawal.” Zurich, April 14 — ((J.R' — Rome radio reported tonight that Italian* of the ninth army corp* h**e reoccupied Corrizm, key road center well west of the main Greco-Britieh defense line In Greece. London, April 14 — (U.R) — The war office said, tonight that a German tank attack on Tobruk thio morning was repulsed with “severe lo**e*“ and the "situation ha* been completely restored.” British force* also Inflicted “considerable casualties" on German column* in the vicinity of Solium, th* war office reported.