Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 39, Number 130, Decatur, Adams County, 2 June 1941 — Page 1

XIX. No. 130.

ITLER AND MUSSOLINI HOLD CONFAB

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

I taaves Decatur ■ Walter (lard, for the past several years agent for the Pennsylvania railroad In this city, concluded his duties in Det-alnr Saturday and this morning aaaumed the office of ticket agent at the company’s office In Hamilton. O. PUNSECONIT REGISTRATION Adams County Draft Board Plana For Registration July 1 ■Preliminary plans for the secend selective service r-xlstratlon will tn* -ijH-tosl soon by the Adams county draft board. Word has .been received frtan state headquarters asserting that complete information on the registration to be conducted by county draft hoards throughout the nation on Tuesday July 1, is forthcoming. AW male cltlaens who have reached their 21st birthday since October 18. 1840 will lie required to register on that day. Just how many men will lie required to register in Adams county hi not known. It has been estimated. lx iw over. that the number will likely range bet wean IM and 200. National qelecttve service headquarters heads have indicated that after the national drawing, the names of rites.* men will lie placni In order at the bottom of the list of classified men (ram the first registration .Miss Doris Nelson, draft board clerk, stated today Ml at the last of the more tihan 2.500 registrants (CONTINUED ON PAGE *IX» ■- O " Jersey City Scene Os Costly Fire Jersey City. N. J.. June 2. ‘U.R> - Great heaps of twisted steel and blackened rubble today marked the scene of a 825,000.000 water front lire here. The ruined area covered eight blocks. RAIL OFFICIAL IS TRANSFERRED Walter Gard Is Promoted To Station Agent At Hamilton, O. Walter Gard, for the past seven years agent of the Pennsylvania railroad in this city, thia morning assumed new duties as agent for the company at Hamilton. Ohio, a splendid promotion. Mr. Gard has been (Very active In civic affairs during his stay in this city, having served a term <m she board of directors of the Chamber of (Commerce, and also is a past president of Rte Decatur Rotary clubFor the past two years. Mr Gard has been international clmlrman of the tranuporation committee of Rotary International, and as such was planning to attend the International convention of the service chsb in Denver. Col.. June 15 to 20. His transfer to Hamilton very likely will prevent his attendance at the convention. W. 8. Barger has been named temporary agent at the local elation. pending appointment of a permanent agent. Mrs. Gard and daughter, Jeanette. will remain in Deca'ur for a few tweeks until a suitable home has been found tn Hamilton.

WORK STARTED ON DRAFT FOR HUGE TAX BILL House Committee Drafting Nation's Big Peace Time Tax Bill Washington. June 2 <U.E -The | house ways and means committee I today begins drafting the 83.600.■smooo defense tax bill, the largea, -Ingle levy ever Imposed oil the taxpaying public during peace time. The record “draft” on the nation’s pocketbook will lie dwarfed in comparison with budget bureau estimates of cost of the defense and British aid program laiteet cali uhuknis place total appropriations and authorisations for th*- two programs at 843.000.000.000. Congressional leaders expect the bouse Io begin consideration late this w.-ek of the largest s-gtrenf of that amount a 8».452.00<i.000 army appropriation for the IM2 fiscal year, which would lie the largest since World War days and the second largest In the nation's history. The fund, now pending liefore an army appropriations sub committee. Includes President Roosevelt's lasi minute request for |2.8M,t00.0M to expand th" air corps total strength to 48.ob<i plane* by the fall of 1948. Another appropriations sub committee atari* work today on a 2’»29.<m0.<m0 fund Mr. Roosevelt asked for the navy department to provide planes and ordnance. DEATH CLAIMS JOHANNA CASE Mrs. Johanna Case Dies Saturday Niicht At County Hospital Mrs. Johanna Ixiulse Case. 86. widow of the late George L, Case, dl.-d at the Adam* county memorial hospital at 8:50 p m. Saturday after a several months’ Illness of complications. She was Imrn April S. 1875. In Seneca county. O. the daughter of John and Mary Zahm Bogner. She was married to George Gase May 5. 1898. Mrs. Gase was a member of the St. Mary's Catholic church, the St. Mary's sodality and the St. Vincent de Paul society. Survivors Include the following children- Herman, at home; John nt Riverside, la.: of Detroit; Raphael. Norbert and Mwrence. all of Fort Wayne; Hubert of Decatur: Mr*. I-lwrence Beekmeyer of Decatur and Mr*. Frank Rlndler of Marla Stein. 0., and the following brothers and sister*: Mrs. An*tin Straub of Cambridge City; William Bogner and Otto Bogner of Branch. Mich.: Mr*. Teresa Uphell of Huntington; Robert Bogner of Enfanta. Ala.; and Uwrence of Fort Wayne. A son. George, was killed when struck hy an auto January 2. 1931; another son. Jerome. was killed In an anto accident August 12. 1938; and a daughter died when one and one-half years of age. Three sisters and two brothers are deceased. Funeral service* will be held at the St Mary's Catholic church Wednesday at 9 a. m.. Rev. J. J. Selmetx officiating. Burial will be In the Catholic cemetery The body will be removed to the residence, one mile north of Decatur. (cnNTtNcrn nw page wix» -—- o - Ruth Worthman To Red Cross Service ■Mls* Ruth Worthman. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lowl* Worthman of Preble, will leave June 10 (or Indianapolis, where she will enter Red Cross nurse service. Nation’s Holiday Death Toll Is 496 By United Press The nation counted 498 dead today In Memorial day weekend accidents. There were 328 automobile death* and 170 fatalities were reported in drownings, fires, fall* and other accidents. The death toll exceeded by nearly 100 the national safety , council advance prediction of 400 fatalkies.

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Mo nday, June 2, 1941.

100 Rods Os Fence Reported Stolen Sheriff Ed Miller Is condutlng an Invest Igutkm into the Uhef: of 100 hods of nnw fence which was reported stolen from the elevator of Albert Mauller at Ploa*ant Mill*. The fence wn* In two 40 rod roll* and a 20. Sheriff Miller stated Several clues are being Intensively checked. WHEAT FARMERS FAVOR QUOTAS Vote Overwhelming; Ad* amx County Farmers Vote Opposition Washington. June 2 — (IM*> — Wheat fanners have voted <werwhelmlngly for IngHisltlon of marketing quota* on the 1911 wheat crop. ea|M*cte<| to exceed 850,8 M- . latßhels. aarordlng to return* Unlay from the agriculture deftartment's nation-wide referendum Balloting in 37 Wtntei iditHVrd 80 5 percent the ftroducers polled in favor the proposed restrictions. first ever placed on the Adame county farmers voted agalnat the establishment of wheat marketing quota* by a count of 104 to 88 in Saturdays referendum. Following I* the result of the vote in the county: For Against Union 14 11 Root 12 20 Preble, Kirkland 10 14 Washington 13 22 French. Hartford. 12 13 Monroe 14 8 Wabash 4 10 Blue Creek and Jefferson 7 6 A total of 40 challenged vote* were not counted. wheat crop. In all state* except Alabama and Arkanau*. the tote was 394.929 for quota* and 95.508 attaint. SM-retary of agriculture Claude R Wickard. who tpngsMed the quota* In a move to prevent a glut on the market by the anticipated record crop- hailed the referendum’s out.-tmte a* a decisive stop by grower* “to meet lhe challenge of the present emergency.” “By thir own decision.” he said. "The -farmer* have shouldered their responsibility for doing their part to keqp the nation strong. Honnned in by economic and war blockade*, they <hey face a surplu* that uncontrolled could well undermine an Important |xrt of (CONTLNtriJD ON PAGIO ElVffl 0 Damage Slight Ah Car Catcher Fire The Decatur fire dtqtartment answered a call to Jefferson street near Third. Saturday nigh* when a parked car caught afire a* result of a "shorted ” Wire. Little damage was done.

Survey Shows Speeded Tempo Os U.S. Preparedness Plans

Washington. June 2.-JUJU —l* the United States prepared for war? The answer to that question to-day-one year after the all-out defense effort began—l* thl*: The navy ba* now the world'* moat powerful and heavily armored fleet, although the second-ocean part of the "two-ocean" navy I* mill In the making. The army I* ready with seasoned troop* and strong fortiflcatlotiM In it* great defensive outpost* at Hawaii and the Canal Zone, but even there lack* ultra modern antiaircraft weapon*. The basic land army and air force won’t be ready for about a year. Many of Ita men still are green; Ita upto-date artillery and tanka are just beginning to come out of the factories; few ot Ita lighter plane* In service now equal European *tandard*. We started a year ago with a 15.000.000.000 program. Soon appropriation*, authorizations, defense loan* and British contracts will total 850.000,000.000. But thin la a battle ot production, not dollar*. Most of thl* last year has been devoted to planning production, expanding plant*, creating a whole new munition* industry, revising design* to catch up with and try to surpass European develop-

PRODUCTION OF NATION PLACED UN WAR OASIS Rooitevelt Signs Bill Giving Government PrioritieH Control Washington. June 2—<U.R)--The war department announced today that it ha* aaked congress to pass a bill sutho--icing the president to requisition property for fair compen aatlon whenever he deem* it necessary during the national emergency. Hyde Park. N Y.. June 2 <UX President RiHMu-veli put the vast production machinery of the United Htwte* on a war basis today, lie signed the mandatory prloilib-s bill giving the government legal authority to subordinate civilian need* completely. Priorities previously could have been applied only to order* under army and navy contracts, bu' Mr Roosevelt's act today gives the government power to apply them to orders for all demm-radei accepting aid under the leaae-lend program, to all government agencies. and to civilian needs which defense official* deem urgent enough Io rate preference over war production. Under the law. Industry must produce firm the things the government fells it to. and without protest. The priority power was given to (CONTINUED ON PAtHC FIVffI ORJECTORSTO DREDGE HEARD Objections To Stengel Drain Assessments Heard Today The hearing <»f objection* against the assessment* on the Stengel drain, commonly known a* the Blue Creek dredge project, continued thl* afternoon In the court ' room <»f rite court house, with Indications that It would not adjourn until evening The court room was filled with Interested property owners and those irho offered abjection* to the assessments, or hail filed written oomplalnta to the a*seswn>ent roll. The objections were heard by Walter (llllltuii, engineer, and D. Burdette Custer, attorney for the engineer and (petitioners. Tile larger niaixber of objector* was represented hy W. H. Eichhorn and Frank Gordon of Bluff'on. B<«v--eral complaint* were submitted by Henry B Heller and <i Remy Bierly, attorneys, -wfio represented in(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE!

ments. The real production la just about to start. Defense funds actually paid out by the treasury In the 12 month* eliding thl* June 30 will total about 86.000.000.000. That's a big jump from 81,558.000.000 in 1940. The year beginning July 1 will bring an outpouring of defense spending of from 813.000.000.000 to 825,000.000.000 — depending on bow fast factories ar.d shipyard* can be speed ed up. , Biggest gains of the past year have been in manpower—an army expanded from 230,772 a year ago to more than 1.345,000 today. The majority are selectee* and national guardsmen. They wl'.f be toughened and forged Into combat toam* in the world's greatest serie* of peacetime maneuver*, now beginning. Hale* to Britain took a large ■hare of the past year’s production of planes. Nevertheless, some gains In new* equipment were made, though puny compared with the goal* now projected—goal* of 80,000 plane*, for instance. The army air force now ha* about 6.000 plane* against 2.800 a year ago; the navy 8.478 against 2.179 a year ago. A high production of these are trainer*. Most of the (CONTINUED ON PAGE*TWO)

Axis Leaders Meet At Brenne\ Pass; British May Move Into Suria To Stem Enemu Advana

LOCAL PASTOR IS RETURNED Dr. R. W. Graham Is Returned To Find Methodist Church Here Dr. Ralph Waldo Graham, for she past four year* pastor of the First Methodist church In this city, ha* l>een returned to the local mstomte for hl* fifth year, following the reading of pastoral assignment* at the concluding session of the annual North Indiana confermice. Sunday afternoon it Fort Wayne. Rev. Paul Stephenson was assigned to the Deivitur circuit. He formerly held the pastorate at Poneto, and this year graduated from the Garrett Biblical institute at Northwestern. He succeed* Rev J F. Lutey. who Was retired after 50 years in the ministry. Other pastors In this area returned for another year Include: Rev R. J. Hart. Monroe; Rev. C. M. Fawns. Geneva; Rev. E. L. Johnston. Geneva circuit; Rev It J. Johnson. Pleasant Mill* Salem; Rev I. N. Hile. Hoagland Poe. Rev. B II Franklin, a former pastor of the Decatur church, for the last several years pastor at Goshen, watt transferred to the Grace church at Hartford C|*y. Rev If. R Carson, also a for nor Decatur pastor, was returned to the Noble street church al Anderson; and Rev. Elbert Morford, former Monroe pastor, was assigned to the Frankton Florida charge Dr. B Brock* Shake was reassigned for his second year a* superintendent of the Fort Wayne district. Only <>no change was made in superintendents of the district. Rev. Clyde Yeoman*, pastor of the First church at Marlon. was named superintendent of the Warsaw district to succeed Dr. (>. T. Martin who has com pleted (he limit of six years in that capacity. Dr. Martin was assigned to the Marlon First charge. ■ ——O -—— - • Oklahoma Governor Ixises Court Fight Washington. June 2 <UP. Gov. Leon C. Phillips of Oklahoma today krnt In the supreme court hl* legal fight to halt construction of tne ss4.o<M».t>oo government dam on the Red river. The court upheld ,i lower court decision dlsmlssin*. hl* suit. "The power of flood control extend* to the tributaries of navigable streams.” said tho court in a far reaching unanimous opinion written by justice W. O. D.aurlas*.

BIBLE SCHOOL OPENEDTODAY First Methodist Church Bible School Opens This Morning The dally Bible school of lhe First Methodist church opened thl* morning with a large enrollment of student* and worker*. Dr. R. W. Graham, pastor, announced Mr*. Russell Owen* la general superintendent of the school. Member* of the teaching staff are Mr*. Wilfred Habegger, Mr*. Robert Mill*. Mrs. Lyman Hann. Mis* Margaret Hancher, Mr*. L. R. Brown. Mrs. N. E. Steury, Mr*. Alva I-awson, Mr*. J W. Beery and Mr*. G. Brayton Assistant loach er* are Dorothy Brown, Mary Mooro and Vera Steury. Jack Graham I* director of recreation and play. The worship service providing both training and experience In worship I* one of the fca ,, tre* of the school, latsson* in practical Christian living, mission* and Bible will be given in addition to hand work and expression period*. Enrollment In the school I* open and all children of the church and thuse not attending elsewhere arc Invited to attend. The school open* at 8:20 a. tn., with dismissal at 11 o'clock.

Pastor Returns • Rev. It. W Graham, pastor of the First Methodist church lit this city for the past four years, was returned to the Decatur charge at lhe concluding session of the annual North Indiana conference at Fort Wayne Hunday afternoon. QUESTIONNAIRES SENTDRAREES Additional 50 Questionnaires Are Mailed By Draft Board Questionnaire* were mailed today by the Adams county draft board to registrant* with order number* from 2.151 to 2.2<ut The list of men to whom the queries were mailed with tile >rd< t numltera preceding the names: 2151 Melvin G Hcheiimann 2152 la-sler Wilbur Human 2153 Richard Fn-drick Itinghan 2154 William Robert la>- . Jr. 2155 Raymond Franklin Eichenauer 2156 Arthur J. Keener 2157 Clyde Doyle Steele 215 X Wllllain Howard 11*11 2159 Carl (’<>< hratt 2180 Ernest Amo* Girod 2161 Hubert Edwin Butler 2162 Chalmer Dale Baumgartner 216.1 Gnome Burges* 2164 Oscar Theophilu* Brown 2165 Robert Dale Schindler 2166 Rolandes Liechty 2167 Charles Winfred Morrison 2168 Harold Schindler 2189 Donald Francl.* Gage 2170 Roltert Paul Eyanaon 2171 Spurgeon Lindsay Hendrix 2172 Eldon R Balslger 2173 Merlin Beer 2174 Elmer Gerlier 2175 Menno I. Schwartx 2176 Milton Park Swearingen 2177 Glenford Dale Habegger 2178 Thoma* Leon Garner 2179 Lawrence Le»li„ Baumgartner 2180 Jonas Graber 2181 Donald Charles Sweeney 2182 William Andrew Brigg* 2183 Martin Jacob Graber 2184 Hurry Millo Ross (OONTINIIEn ON PAGE PIV«, War Bulletins London. June 2—(U.R) —The public and pre** tonignt Increasingly demanded that Britain seize the initiative in the Mediterranean and occupy Syria before Germany establishes a stranglehold In the middle east. Cslro, Juno 2—<U.P>— A reliable French source tonight reported that Syria has severed all private telephonic and telegraphic communication) with Egypt. Mall service has been suspended for five days. San Diego, June 2—(U.Rt —A four • motored Consolidated bomber craehed in San Diego Bay today during a test ."light preparstory to delivery tj Great Britain.

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Battle Os Crete Ends As Germans Take Control; 15,000 British Troops Are Evacuated. LOSSES TERRIFIC Beilin. Jum* 2 <U.F Adult Hitler and Benito Mu**ollnl. It w.i* revealed officially tonight, met to day at Brenner Pass with their military mid diplomatic chief* to consider uxi* policy in the lignt of vlctorbui* o|H-nttlon* In Crete. Information made available to the foreign pre** here said that (he victory 111 Crete "slimm! at the center of the discussion" mid that the "outward course of the meeting" was directed liy the successful ills operation* in the Medilerrmi>*a>i mid North Africa. Partlclpmlng with their chfe-f* In th.* conference which lasted more than five hourii, were field marahul Wilhelm Kletel. chief *f lhe German supreme command: general I'go Cahallero. Itail'in chief of staff, and the axis forelgi ministers. J.ai.-hlm Von Ribbentrnji mid count Galeazxo Ciano An array of other ail* exner’s. military, diplomatic and political, also attended the conference whhh was deacrlbed In the official German mid Italian communique* as I dealing with "political matters.” It was the first time Hitler and Mu*s<>linl had met since last January 20. Today's was the third meeting of Hitler and Mussolini nt Brener Pass and their fifth conference since start of the war. There bad les-u no previous intiI inatlott that Hitler mid Mussolini were tn meet, all *ucb inf.irmatian coming under severe restrictions of diplomatic espionage decree*. The official communique said that the Hitler Mussolini cons -r---encH lasted several hours and was conducted in a spirit of cordial agreement. Move Into Syria’ By United Pres* An early Brltl*li move into Syria was hinted today a* Imndon wrote off th*- loss of Crete mid British force* stabilized their position* in Iraq. Tension between Franco mid Britain over Fram o-G. t in.iti colhilmration was rising to the point where semi-open hostllith'* seemed not far distant with Syria likely to provide th*- spark Io touch off the flare-up between the former war allies. British comni'-ntator* urge I .he government to move Into Syria qtih kly to provide additional Rise* for the defense of Cyprii', last British Island l.ase in the eastern Mediterranean, and to prevent the Germans from obtaining a land base for pincer* operations against SlleZ. Strong British and Free French forces are known to lie coni '-nir.it(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)*" EIGHTH GRADE RITES PLANNED Annual Rural Commence* ment Exercises To Be At Geneva June 11 Th» annua! common cement ox» erelse* (or tho eighth grade graduates Will be held In the Genov4 high UCEool gyuinasimn Saturday afternoon. June 14, It was announced this morning by C. E Striker, county whool superintendent. Approximatoljr 300 student* of the various eighth grad*** in tho rural schools of the county will l»e given diploma* at th.u time. The diploma* will be awarded by the trastee* the respective townshLps A list of the graduate* Is now being gtropared in the office* of rhe county «ttperintendenL The selection of the commencement W|ieak<*r and the complete list ot graduate* will be announced soon. Mr. Striker stated. The eighth grade < ommsneem.-nt Is one of the largest school function* held in the county each year, ■nd hundred* of patron*, parent* and other Interested citizens attend the event.