Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 39, Number 123, Decatur, Adams County, 23 May 1941 — Page 5

■) A V. MAY 23. 19U.

■s NATION ' TOENTER WAR K r President Urfet ' jKriia To Serve Huj | manity First city. N J Mar 23 ■'UJ9 IflM, It"" 1 '" M "ut. hmr <d ■. .p, of t hhago said in « last nlaht that he M,. . will •mtcr 111.- Euro totalitarian powers do war hut .Imply Mart IHjffi thin democratic nation. K its war for democracy. LK (> th. »ame thing. Hutch rjK Pl ~1 tij.ng 'o nuk. work." FgKi.. »4ld that the nation la ~«overy from the last ,n-t. ad of tiyiUK to solve n>. which resulted from been quivering for the bunk of another.” j.-u: ha. been conduit of nerves against tbe ag*lust hla own people SHtdiia of bia representth e vice-president Mo. uator Pepper, have all of .1 .on. cried campaign ua Into war.” .ould win such a Jar. Mid. but only by sacri|K. ..ntutiona w. would be save.” are told we have no Hitler will decide Perball he forced Into hank .■■ ;->tion and totalitarian But we tnu.t make now to defeat Hitler by hliu It we arc by him. we .hall have ail Hitler, too." opened hie address by he waa for aid to Britnaval or military

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Intervention in the war. "I am not an Isolationist,” be ■aid. "I have not Joined the America first committee. I do not like its name. I should like to Join a committee tor humanity drat, If the United States can serve humanity, It should do no ... “The United Slates cannot serve humanity by making the totalitarian revolution world wide ... our form of government will uot survive participation In this war. And our Ideals will be unrecognisable by the time they have gone through a conflict In which we can succeed only If We have learned to bale everybody but the Kngllsh and the Chinese.” Tbe nation, be aald. could beat serve humanity by "reauming the long, bard tight for the four freedome al borne.” FRED HECHTER ICONTIMUKO FKtMg PAOB <W> er and William Flechter, of near Bluffton, John J. and Joe Flechter, of Craigvllle, Mrs. Cornelius Baumgartner and Mra. Samuel Baumgartner of near Bluffton, David and Daniel F., of near Craigvllle; Mra. Alma Smith and Mra Lena UiMel, of Fort Wayne; Mrs. Glen Barger, of Craigvllle, Mra. Jcaa Stoller, of Van Wert, O. Flechter waa a member of tbe Apostolic Christian church. Funeral services will be held at tbe residence Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock (CDT) and at 3 o'clock at tbe church, with burial in tbe cburch cemetery. The body will be removed to the residence from the Jabu funeral home Saturday afternoon. o CRETE DEFENDERS .CONTIsum FROM PAQR ON«> against tbe eastern Mediterranean fleet. The German reports claimed that two battleships have been hu. four cruisers sunk. 10 cruisers damaged and several destroyers and sub-

Nazi Gliders Used in Fantastic Attack on Crete — — -— — I A /I '• J..'W - * Britain reports surceases In battling the thousands of German sky troops who plummeted down In force on the Greek Island of Crete by paraehute and glider plane as German shock troops tried to storm the island's rocky shores from speedboat troop carriers. Many of the German gliders were reported cracked up in landing. It was said that there are 7.000 parachutists now In the battle. The glider shown here seats only one or two men, but thoae used in the Crete attack accommodated many more. The design is the same, however, and it was thia German glider training that gave the pilots the Skill to bring the engtnelesa birds safely to earth.

marines damaged ami sunk In the air sea battles raging around Crete. Rome chimed m with a claim that Italian motoraorpedo boule Itave toipedoed three Britl.h cruisers ami Italian bomber* sunk one 5.000 ton British cruller. The axis cteiMS were so swelling that It alßteared ÜbvioM there was considi rsslde overlap)'lug and possiblo exaggeration lb’-vluu* Nazi claims at damage Inflict) d on naval vessels In air attacks have not always been confirmed by the British. British dlsgiatchi-s said that every German attempt to land troops on Crete by mean t of naval convoys bad been beaten -iff with heavy losses in Nazi transports and troop-carrying boats sunk, dahiabed or turned luck But of the operations on land the British di<>layed no such coirfid once. The lamdon Press was filled with grave warnings at the dangers Britain would fat if Crete is lost. Many cuMnsntaturs indicated loss of Crete would be followed by lose of Cyprus, the second important British Island base In the eastern Mediterranean thane commentators suggested that the hattie for HuiWl would be half over If Crete and Cyprus are lost. The comment emphasized the terrific task fating the Allied forces In Crete in attempting to fight Indefinitely without air snpport. British fighter squadrons have been withdrawn from Crete rather than allow thvsn to he sacrificed against Nazi dominance of the air and the only support the Royal Air force was giving was nightly iHMishardment of the airdromes In Greece from which the

Bride Tells of Beating Death ‘ The Trudrungs. top, and Leo P. Miller, Inert below Mvsterv of'the death of Leo P. Miller. 72-year-old former deputy H R marshal Pf the old frontier, found dead in his rooming house 10 weeks ago, waa solved when Los Angeles police disclosed that Kathrvn Baldwin Trudrung. 21-year-old bride and her husband, John. SyeXkf former muMc%tud«rt. had confessed beating th. aged man to death in an argument over room rent The Trudrungs were five months ago and are shown above with the slain man, inset below, , l .

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Nazi air shuttle service to Crete is being conducted. At Berlin opinion was gaining that the Uertnans have won a definite edge in Crete and that the battle may he clinched by the Nazis soon. Rome reported that the British had started to evaluate non < <nnl>atants from Cyprus. On the Alaa Minor mainland the situation was more favorable to the British. British rtqmrU were in circulation that Imperial forces will he marching Into Baghdad, capital of Iraq, within a short time. Home 12,'mhj Iraqi troops <lof,-tiding their capital w«-re expected to tetreat In the direction of Basra. However, then- was a flare-up of Iraqi uMenslve power at Falluja. 35 miles fr<sn Baghdad. This haivlirates river croesinK was captured by the British smreral days ago. An Iraqi counterattack sttcceeded In penetrating the town again but the British rrtvort'-d that they bad driven the Iraqi out. a;»narently after some hard fighting. A Berlin report claimed the Iraqi in poasiMlon of Falluja. Henry T tlorrell. United I’ress staff correspondent with the RAF in Palestine, reported that morale of the popniaca was rising due to heavy reinforcements of American aircraft. Gorrell reported that large numbent <rf Curtiss Tomahawk fighiora and Martin Irrentiers are In action in the* middle east and that additional numbers of these planes are expected shortly. RAF airman reported that Meeeerachmlt planes appeared to be handicapped by the extreme heal.

Heads School .Mrs. M. T Brandyberry supervise the daily vacation Bibbschool at the Church at the Nazarene. which will open Monday morning FORDCOMPANY CONTINUED FROM fA ! »B ONIIt lals>r board as bargaining t.gent for the M.itoo production a,»d maintenance employes In the two plant*. tvffioial labor board re-olts show that the L’AW4’l(> polled SI.MM votes at th>- River Hong)' plant to 30.3fil for th>- new f>-d- i illy chartered AFL union and 1.95 k for nelflier union The s-oiint at Lincoln waa l.ntts for the CIO. 587 for the AH, and 111 for no union. The result <<f the election in the River Rouge pattern miking department twas In doubt The CAWCO! polled ISI votes to <hi- AF of L‘a 9t> and eight for neithi. union. Although the labor Ivoar.j certified only 271 workers as «'.igibl-- to vole. 143 additional vote, were challenged. a total aufflvlvnt to change the result-* If accepted. — o letter Carriers To Hear Walter Myers New Castle. Ind May 23. .(J.P> Walter .Myers- former Indianapolis attorney and present fourth as-dst-

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ant post mas! er-general, will be guest speaker al the annual state letter-carrier's convention Katurday, offi. lais said today. Myers also will partlc ipate tii tbe dedication of a recent llini.tmo addition IO the New Castle poet office. - Australian lajsnfn In Greece 3.9H3 Melbourne. Australia. May 23 <U.R) An official estimate today pim ed Australian casualties In the tli.-i k < .<mpalgn at 3UH3. Imluding s|< k mid wounded. but the figure was described as ''incomplete.” . - - — ———— Smokes Pipe In Bed. Burns Fatal To Woman Laporte. Ind., May 23. <U.FJ Mrs. Ellen J. Wilson, siyear-old seml-lnvalld of near Grovsrtown. died yesterday of burns suffered while smoking a pipe in bed. GRADUATE RITES CONTINUBD FROM PAOft <»N» eluding Lincoln. Washington and others, had labored, only to rise Io auperb heights. In dosing he told the class that "it Is your supr. me reoponaibillty Io protect the freedom, foundi-d by the generations which have given you all these things around you. I am not saying you will have an easy time. You will have to make sacrifices but strong men ami One worn- n are not grown In hothouses. They come from Institutions like this.” Dr. Inuring spoke before a huge crowd that tilled the gymnasium floor of the gymnasium auditorium and nearly filled the bleacher seats around th<- three sides. The commencement was opened with the pro< .-ssioii.il played hy Mrs Nliehhm Nelson and Mrs. Harry Dailey. Miss Mildred Worthman. senior class sismsor and W. Guy Brown school principal, entered with the graduates, all attired lin caps and gowns. Dr. Charles 1 M. I’rugh delivered the Invoiatlon i Slid the School glee dull, under the .direction of .Miss Helen Haubold. (presented three musical numlo-rs. Following Dr. !»• arlng's address. I Principal Brow'll presented the class for graduation and It K. Mumina. iUy school Ixurd president, gave the graduates their diplomas. Walter.! Krick < Ity school superintendent, iniriMlm-ed Dr

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fearing and aided In the presontnHott of diplomas. Ilev George <» Walton pronounced tbe temodiction Following the

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commencement program, the auditorium floor was cleared and the annual commencement dance waa held