Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 39, Number 127, Decatur, Adams County, 28 May 1941 — Page 1

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EMERGENCY DECLARED BY ROOSEVELT

*E AVERTS IffiHlK STOPPAGE I IN AIR PLANT r u <* Averts | gnk< Threat In AirI I craft I acton . n. Ml/ IJ P — Mmre Harry S Truman. t the senate com I . ■K.- • la, on I ,e. ,ro J . • r.| UP |M» OOC COO |l shipbuilding oon • . no kl^^^H/," to ,1". I 1 *" k $ S " '!' N < ■ '! " p..ib- .>• In : 7 I HMM. ■ -i .1’ UH *.■•>• .1 ■ ' "" >k ’ ■ 1,1 l||||M * 'poll. I' ■" > I li. ti in . |no\ i.|. .! uh !i " l ' i ' < '" * *" ». us tin i ■ i - Hu H"'i < I 1 *■ LHh : ’ !i ' ' , '' l '■■ ■ Bkmi Bjjß « 11. I W. I II wHhA ."'I ' .ipr Th.. "I bargaining , » bir li. I . xp . ’ ■ ’ " f “"' ’ 1 “"" ? B**W '" l " 1 ■ i' l, 'i ’B O \ri. in.' ■«* lk has < rlpph-d I’ailti.' . on Harm* I •■marks with a state t|i> union wax of in the * B*W iii» llllni; io -m r. nd ' n 23 years '' ' at til.- 11 tup ■• ' ' "" in .i.t.iiu .I. 'i <i.-p i. Hi. ■BBB' mu', uh -in of .i In MHM< k "’ ’"‘ i: ' ! ' 1 ri. ~x pagt six, $jSgS?& " ! SBkc' Program I |||| <>! I ,iw EalorcA-mcnt Miy -' iUP k " 'O'l IV *.!■ '" *’' l ‘ v "' UH* -i. • r ..in ••..!!. i a |M" i'i'l in.ik.iu- likl.hi.i ' ii .1- i... ill 111 of off K e. • i .. <|.- ..1 ", I ’ l| ’ * ■ ggß ' - 11 ■ilimiai P" * ‘T'-'.v award- l,y tin- ' ..flu -o< i.-ty . oun. rl ■NT MEETING WHELDTUESDAY Lions And Ko•®r.' Clubs Hold Joint I Meeting Here |H" I'.iatur Linux and Rotary 11,1,1 a Joint meellnr at the | . | .' ""''-an church. l'ut.»day «vBB * il ‘'l‘l>roxMnat,.|y 75 men M* 1 'uhn< e II Kruft kober;;, aaalatr of th,- Plrat Stat,. Hank. an Intarertlng and IniliM'UMion on United Sut-nfi-tiH.. stamps and bomix. w.-rc recently placixl on mile f.-dcral icovernment. xtatnpx and bonds may Im at tj u , iJecatur post <»ffW»r tit.- b !mk Mr Kruecknbvia N'o charge of any kind is '’>■ , ‘ 1 " 1 "!- postal or bank offi■|r •? !h( ’ "“io Os these bonds r <*«i»ed from the sale of M ixnuh are used in defraying XdVy .-spenditures the govern 1 " '"** making In the nation wa * coniluc led by president of the Ro ■W' 1 '* I ’. and h. Burdette Ouster. l,wl> President.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

NEW PROVISION ON BIRTH DATA Birth Certificate May Now Be Obtained in Circuit Court A copy of house bill 47. passed by the recent legislature, in whb h a means lx provided for securing a birth certlflcute through a court, has leen received in the oSeea of county clerk Clyde O. Troutner. This means of establishing birth and obtaining u t-ertlflcute | a egpeeled to prove a beam to persons seeking employment in places where the birth certificate la re- ■ c| n I red and none la procurable* In the customary manner. Th., act aitlhorigex the circuit court to hear and determine the time and place of birth of a person on petition. The petition la filed in the county clerk's office, Notice is given by one week's publication in the newspaper and after the termination of that week. Ihe court may I hear and determine the application. Before* the court is given jurisdic- | tion. however, two house holders of the county must establish the fact that the applicant has been a resident of the lounty for at least one year prior to the time of tiling. The clerk will keep an index record and Issue the certificate. The coat to the applicant will include ! that of the clerk's cerllti.ation and I lof the legal notice. No <<»sts bei longing to the county shall be taxed against the applicant. In some instances. orlgEnal birth certlll< ales cannot be located because they were lost or destroy.-d. In other cases, firms have rejected I copies of Bible records, etc., as sub- | xtltutex for birth certificates. No K. P. Meeting Thursday Evening The Knights of Pythias lodge will not meet Thursday evening because of the Memorial Itav holiday th>* following day. l.xig.- officers aiihoum ed tmlay EMPLOYMENTIN NTA IS SOUGHT Many Decatur Young People Sign Applications Kor Work Approximately two score youths made application for NYA employment with national youth administration officials at the Decatur jun-ior-senior high school yesterday. Upon the possibility of having at least Jo of this number enrolled In NYA. il is planned to send a bus to Decatur every other week to pick up the youths and take them to Fort Wayne for shop and craft work. Boys and girls will be taught drafting, mai hlne shop work, radio, welding, wood working and other crafts. The calling of boys Into the draft and many defense industries was cited by NYA leaders ax an urgent reason for giving girls the training to enable them io replace the young men. Most of the youths who made application yesterday were graduates of this year’s classes of the Decatur public and Catholic high schools. Youths out of school. 17 and U years of age. who are In need of work experience are eligible to apply. While on NYA they are paid at the rate of 3U cents per hour, 60 hours each month. The NYA. in constant contact contact with employment agencies, also makes an effort to find private employment for the youths. Thirtyfive youths were placed in private employment last week out of the Fort Wayne NYA offices. Miss Kyhll Lytle, area personnel officer, and Miss Kathleen O’Dowd, Allen county personnel worker, look the applications yesterday. " i O I,MB " — DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER 8:00 a m 76 10:00 a. m. - 79 Noon *3 2:00 p. m. 90 8:00 p. m. 94 WEATHER Fair tonight; partly cloudy Thursday and Friday; scattered showers Friday afternoon; continued warm.

F. I). R. Delivers Momentous Fire-Side Talk To Nation WF inJLiw i aImMbH Si

In a historic pronouncement to the nation and the world. President Roosevelt proclaims an unlimited national emergency giving him sweeping powers to pit the mighty strength of America against the

LOCALCEMETERY IS BEAUTIFIED Beautification Work Im Completed At Decatur Cemetery Augmented by the grave decorating done by cltllena. the beaut Isl rat lon program at the Decatur cemetery for the past several month* ha* made It one of the mo*t attractive In thia acct ion, a trip through the cemetery allowed today. With the thought of climaxing the beautification program Just prior to Memorial Day, Albert Miller. custodian. and n crew of men have completed the greater portion of their work. Included In the program wax the planting of approximately 1.000 shrubs. in addition to the shrub and flower bed* recently completed. The entire cemetery ground han been thoroughly cleaned and mowed. A new 850-foot water line with several faucet* has also been Installed thl* spring. More than 50 new monuments have been erected. In addition to other beautification work conducted by cltixens. A ahrub nursery icontinund on pagr rtvxo World Reaction To Address By Pres. Roosevelt Indianapolis, May 28. <U.R> Sen. Burton K. Wheeler, a hading isolationist. declared today that President Roosevelt’s fireside chat last night was "a virtual declaration of war” and that the only way the president could add to his powers by declaring an emergency would be to "take over labor, Industry and even the press. "The president talks about cold, hard facts, and fears.” the Montanan declared. "But no one in America hay tried to create fear In the minds of the American people more than President Roosevelt since March 4. 1933." Wheeler came from Washington to address a rally tonight of the America First organisation. Tonight's speech will be in answer to the president’s tireside chat. Other world wide reaction to President Roosevelt’s speech follows: Congress (Prob-Chairman Walter F. George of the senate foreign relations committee: "It Is a very strong statement of the basic philosophy of the administration": Chairman So! Bloom of the house foreign affairs committee: “In declaring that the U. 8. will assert the freedom of the seas the president acts In harmony with the neutrality laws." IConl— Rep. Hamilton Fish. R.. New York: "Just a sop handed out to the interventionists”: Sen. Ger(CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN)

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, May 28, 1911.

encroaching forces of Hitlerism. The president Is pictured during the address. Assembled before him are ranking I'. S. official, mid diplomatic representatives of all nations in the western hemisphere.

Speakers Announced For Butler Exercises I Indianapolis. Ind., May 28. -Glen I It Hillis. Indiana attorney and a member of the Butler University board of directors; Edwin It Errett, I editor of the Christian Standard. Cincintiatl; and George W. Buckner. Jr., editor of the World Call. Indianapolis, have been selected as speakers for Butler's Mth annual ’ commencement exercises Sunday. ' June 8 and Monday morning. June 9. president l>. 8. Robinson, an--1 nounced today. VOTE ON WHEAT MARKETQUOTAS New Amendments Provide For Increase In Wheat Loan Kate In view of new amendments to the Trtple-A act. providing for a considerable increase In the wheat loan rate. Adams county farmers lire now even more vitally interested than before in the adoption of ‘wheat nuirketing Quotas In the referendum to Im- held Saturday. May 31. Winfred L Gerke. Triple-A chairman said today. The reason for this. Mr. Gerke addi-d. Is that quota* must lie approved by the farmers before any loans cun be made. Also im litded in the legislation are provisions changing eligibility to vote in the referendum. J Change* provided In the legislation. just signed by President Roostweft, provide for the following provisions. Mr. Gerke said: 1. Farmers growing 15 acres or less <rf wheat and whose normal production Is 200 bushel* or less ‘Will not be affected by the quotas and therefore will not be eligible to vote. 2- Penalty for selling, feeding or otherwise disposing of wheat grown on acreage over the farm wheat allotment will be percent of the national average loan rate offered cooperating farmers, or about '4B or 49 cents a bushel. 3. Wheat loan rate will be 85 per cent <»f the wheat parity price at the beginning of the marketing year. "Os course," Mr. Gerke said, "whether or not there will be any loans In 1941 depends entirely on the outcome of the referendum. Briefly — no quotas — no loans That's the law since loans on uncontrolled wheat would be unsound policy. Since the loan has proved to be an Important price support and an important part of (CONTINItED ON PAGE HIXi ■■■■ M.iu.. — — ... NO PAPER FRIDAY In accordance with annual custom, the Decatur Daily Democrat will not publish an edition Friday. May 30. which Is Memorial Day Saturday's edition will Ire published at the usual 12 noon Saturday press time. . ,

QUESTIONNAIRES SENTDRAETEES r I Additional 50 Questionnaires Are Mailed By Draft Board i Questionnaires were mailed toI day by the Adams county draft . -hoard to registrants with order numbers from 2.001 to 2.050. Folhnvlng Is a list of the men to whom they were sent with the or der nunvlwrs preceding the names: 2oo! Louis llerlM-rt Staub SOM Everett E. Melton 1 I 2"<k3 Homer Franklin Barton I 2004 Parry A. Mcßae 2tto6 Wilson William Belts 2‘hh; Paul Yoder • 2007 Byron Morton Reber 2008 Peter Fremuan Burkhalter 2009 Walter Benjamin Peck 2010 Ilk-hard lamia Bogner 2<tll Robert Fox 2013 Wilford O Mcßride 2013 Ralph Alden Bailey 2014 Ixrren Burdette Troutner 2015 Oscar Edward Bleberkh ’ 2014 Richard Adrian Hill 2017 Grant Spencer Smllley 2018 Rlchanl M. Miller 2019 Milo llabegger 2030 Audh-y Herbert Moser 3081 Joseph Harvey Wheeler 2033 Charles lk>yle Smith 2«23 • Lewi* Argyle Sipe 2034 Joseph E Eh her 20'25 John Wall 3030 Carl Frederick Speh her 2027 Ibdx-rt James Zwlck 2038 Amo* Jacob Sommer 2039 Charles Franklin Chrisman 2030 Edison lavßoy Dickord 2031 Richard Joseph Reed 3033 Russel Montgonier Mitchel 3003 Sherman Von Gutrten 2034 Herman M. Liechty 3035 Robert Theodore Helm 2036 Willard Edward Noonan 2037 Nelson Strabin 2038 Waldo C. Baumann 2039 Ira ciair Garver 2040 Harvey Chester Hahegger 2041 Waldo Bussell Eckiote 2043 Eugene Dare Wilkins 2043 Milton E. Kruetxmenn 2044 Ralph Wilson Liechty 2045 David Ancll Macklin 204« William Hermon Hoffman 2047 Frank Burke 2048 Hurtrert Henry Buslck 2049 William Howard Parr 2050 Milard Max Aschllnian Scout Troop 62 Will Meet Thursday Night Scout troop 62 will meet Thursday evening at 6:30 o’clock at the Scout cabin. Camp Qnlnn, HannaNuttman park. Plans for the camporee will lie made and all members are urged to be present. BULLETIN Charleston, 0. C.. Msy 28— ’’ll.Fl — President Roosevelt's pledge that labor's rights will be protected, made In his fireside tipesch last night resulted In the South Caroline federation of labor calling off “a labor holiday" es 8.000 union members In the Charleston area, scheduled for today.

‘Hitler Must Be Defeated/ Roosevelt Tells Nation As All-Out Emergency Called

Special Orders Drafted To Make Mobilization Os Industry, Manpower Fully Effective. REQUISITION SHU’S Washington. May M. — <U.R> — Special orders have been drafted within the last 4N hours to make effective the new mobilisation of American Industry and manpower called for In I’resldent Roosevelt's proclamation of an unlimited national emergency, It wax learned today. Informed officials induiated that among the first of these “special directives'* might be an order to the maritime commission to requisition American merchant sbips as needed. Many American-owned foreign flag ships, especially tankers, might fall within the scope of such action. Among other of the more farreaching emergency powers which the president could invokeare: 1. (live Industrial plants “obliJ gatory*' orders which they must fill If they ordinarily produce the materials or equipment sought. The government could commandeer facilities of the plant If compliance is refused. 2. Suspend regulations applicable to radio stations; close down or take over for government control any such station; employ the armed forces to prevent any interruption of communications. The proclamation, experts said, would bave no direct legal effects upon the average Individual citlxen. Bather, it was a solemn appeal, with all prestige! of the presidency behind it. for all segments of AmtCONTINUKD ON PAGg SEVEN) SIX YOUTHS TO LEAVE MONDAY Six To Leave For Year’s Army Training Monday Morning Calin! u|nm to furnish six men in tlie firxt draft call for Jum*. Adams county will not have to send any on the second call. 1* was revealed today Six youths are to lie sent next Monday, June 2 In the numfier eight call from state selective service headquarters. This cal! wax Ixxued May 18 A call since that time, riumliered “call nine" and dated May 26, does not list a number for the county. Mince the county would have to furnish about 69 youths to make up an estimated Ixs men before at least one more call will be receives! here for the month of June, July 1. It to cvmxiderod likely tha< however. Those who leave Monday morning for Fort Benjamin Harrison are: 1350-V, Calvin Peterson .Magley; 234. Roman Joseph Brlte; 212, Charles Omer Miller; 6X4. Max Duane flranllenard: 812. Ralph Lee Rutledge; 887. Frank Seymour. The replacemeM list in the* draft board office shows the following names: X 67, Harold Oliver Painter; 874. Gerhart Martin Haugk; 875. Leroy Stetler; 883, Lester Maselin. In event any are rejected in the June 2 call, their places will be filled in order from the latter list. Store Owner Guilty Os Filing False Claim Valparaiso. Ind . May 24 <U.R> A Porter circuH court jury last night found Frank Shneidrr, Hammond dopartunenit More owner, guilty of filing a false claim of 84.900 against North Township. latke county, in April. 1937. Doft-nse attorneys indicated they would file a petition for a iw*w trial. Shoe kier had been accused of filing a false claim for 20,000 yard" of broadcloth and cheviot vupposed to have been sold to WPA sowing (projects in Hammond and East Chkwgo,

NAZIS ASSERT RESISTANCE IN CRETE BROKEN Britain Reports Additional Sea Triumphs Over Axis Ry l'nlt**d Press America's advance toward undeclared war implied far-reaching effects on the spreading world conflict today while on the Mediterranean fighting fronts the axis powers claimed a triumph In Crete and Great Britain reported another succexa on the sea The German high command said that British-Greek reaiatance on the vital Island of Crete had been broken, that five British ships had been bombed and four sunk In Suda Hay. that the capital city of Canea had been occupied by Nazi , troops and that the British were , being pursued south of Suda Bay while luftwaffe dive-bombers hindered British attempts to evacuate the Island. Nazi paraihute. Alpine and airborne troops participated In the , severe fighting, the high command i said, indicating that few if any . reinforcements had broken through the British naval screvm around the inland. Capture of Suda Bay, ! however, would provide a base for landing sea-borne forces. At London, it wax admitted that > the British posHiotix in defense : of Canea and Suda Ray were “precarious" and if the German reports are confirmed these important points may be lost. The British said however, they were landing reinforcements to relieve exhausted imperial troops and there were Indications of a long, hard struggle. On th.* sea front. Britain reported that an enemy liner of about IXono-tons carrying probably ' 3.000 troops to North Africa had l>een torpedoed and that a French tanker of 5.000 tons had been sunk despite an Italian warship escort Two other enemy supply ships of 4.000 and 5.000 tons also were hit and probably sunk, the admiralty ICONTINI'FD ON I'AGP FKVEN) Text Os Roosevelt Proclamation On Crisis In U. S. Washington. May 28 Following Is the text of President Roosevelt's proclamation of an unlimited national emergi-ncy: By the President of the United States of America, a proclamation: Whereas on September X. 1939, because of the outbreak of war In i Europe a proclamation wax Issued declaring a limited national emergency and directing measures "for the purpose of strengthening our national defenses within the limits of peacetime authorizations"; Whereas a succession of events makes plain that the objectives of the Axis belligerents in such war are not confined to those avowed at Is commencement but include overthrow throughout the world of existing democratic order, and a worldwide domination of peoples and economies through the destruction of all resistance on land and sea and In the air, and Whereas Indifference on the part of the United States to the increasing menace would be perilous, and common prudence requires that for the security of this nation and of this hemisphere we should pass from peacetime authorizations of military strength to such a basis as will enable us to cope Instantly and decisively with any attempt at hostile encirclement of this hemisphere. or the establishment of any base for aggression against it. as well as to repel the threat of predatory Incursion by foreign agents Into our territory and society. Now, therefore. 1, Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United (CONTINUED ON PAai VlVw7~

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Needed Supplies Must Be And Will Be Delivered To Britain; FDR Say« In Fireside Chat. STOP STRIKES Washington, Msy 28 — (UP* President Roosevelt soon may create • "ministry” of economic warfare as an important step in hie new emergency program which brings the nation near the limits of undeclared hostilities and places our economy virtually on a war footing. This was learned today as Mr. Roosevelt summoned a special prose conference for 4 p. m. to clarify various aspects of hie new aid to Britain and do mastic emergency policy. Washlngtiai. May 28 <U.R> — President Itimxwvelt l*"l the nation today n«*ur the lunttx of undeclared war and prepared to implement his prix-lamatlon nf all-out national nmerwemy l»y invoking new executive |x»wi-rs His fire-side chat pr«wok>M a national clamor of am>lauso and dispute. He said that Strikes and lockouts must l ease He abruptly enlarged the woftn of the aid to-Brltaln program and stzpt'orted it with bristling threats of armed force to deliver the goods to the fighting men. "The delivery iff needed supplies to Britain." said Mr. RoosevolL "is imperative This can be done; It must be done; it will lie done." His pledge went far beyond convoy*. which the administration considers an obsolescent method of pnMectJng shipfrinff. and placed no restriction on the extent of naval action that might be required to make good on it These solemn declarations set off an explosion of comment by congressional and other national figunei. It divided sulmtantially along party or Isolatiunlst-lnterven-tioniiM lines and here are typical samples: "This ni>*an war.” snapped Rep. Melvin Maas. R Minn. "A ringing call to duty and service tor all Americans,'' said St«. Tom (tonually, D. Tex. "The end </ democratic government In the United States t,«n. IMirarily at least.” said Alf M l«an* d<>n. "We has turned the Aria n tic Ocean into a pati-Amerti'an lake.” said Rep. James A. Shanley, D., CIMIII. "Juitt What the people Were waiting for." was the comment irf Secretary at t'otinnene Jesso Jones. S.-II It.ibert A T .ft It . ().. who called a non-lnterventionist meet(C*INTINUKH~tIN PACIW KIVW) EXPECTS CALL TO ARMY DUTY Don Chapman Likely To Receive Orders Soon From Reserve Corps Another Decatur man lx expected to be called Into service with the reserve corps of the United States army, It was made known today. Don Chapman, an engineer affll. la ted with the .McMillen Industries in this city, lx expecting to receive orders to report soon. Chapman holds a commission as first lieutenant In the reserve corps and Is likely to be ordered to report for active duty by July 1. He has already received an advance notification and orders are expected momentarily He would likely he stationed at New Jersey. De-'-atur has three men who have been called Into reserve corps service. Including physicians snd professional men It. E Daniels and H. F Zwick. former local physicians, art* serving ax lieutenants In the medical corps and P. Bryce Thomas, former Lincoln school principal, lx a major on reserve corps duty.