Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 39, Number 175, Decatur, Adams County, 25 July 1941 — Page 1

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NNUAL STREET FAIR OPENS MONDAY

KO Campaign In ■Jams County Far above $1484 Quota

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QUESTION LIST SENTBYBOARD 25 Questionnaires Are Mailed Out To New Registrants The first 25 questionnaires were mailed to new selective service registrants thia morning hr the Adam, county draft board. Miss Doria Nelson, draft lioard clerk, stated that 25 more will be mailed tomorrow The second group will Include the new regiatrant with number 81557 Since old registrants have taken physical examinations np to only about t.4M. It Is unlikely that any more new registrants will receive questionnaires for some time. .Mias Nelson stated that the draft lioard has received nodes from state headquarters which asserts no one will he called from here for service during the delivery period of July 31 to August 12. Thus, draftees. If any. taken from this county next month, will not be rail ed until after the latter date. Following la a Hat of the men to whom questionnaires werp sent today: 8 #2l Robert Merlin Teeple S»3« Howard Franklin Reinhard 8 *47 Norman Ferdinand Rultemeier 8 Ml* Richard Lm Borne 8-573 Arnold Fredrl< k Christian Thieme 8-*M Richard Joseph Helmer 8M» Marvin K Hill 8-1012 —Loris KU Neuenachwander 8-102 S - Herbert A. Boerger 8-103B —John Zelno Drake 8-1051 -Dwight Russell Arnold 8-IM4- Joe Schwarts. Jr. 81077 -darl August Bucher 8-1090 Jonas <« Neuenschwander 8-1102 Chester Stevens 8-11 It Harry Roth 8-112* Raymond Leßoy Hak«s 8-1142- Waiter Adolph Hoile 8-11*5 -Cecil Paul Gause. Jr. 8-1102— Richard l-eo Hendricks 8-1181 Gordon D. Hllty 8-11*4 George Samuel Schuller 8-1207 Richard Henry Fuelling 8-121 *- Kenneth Kdwln Wanner 81222 -Orlyn l-eroy Habegger "- ■— "■■■'■O Reports Nazi Ship Flying U. S. Flag London. July 20—(VP)- The admiralty revealed today that a German prison and supply ship, flying the American flag and calling her self the Dixie, accompanied the Admiral Scheer during the Natl pocket battleship's raiding In the Atlantic early this year. The admlraHy quoted prisoners aboard the Dixie as saying the ship traa similar to the Nasi prison ship Altmark which the British boarded off the Norwegian coast last year. -i■ ♦ ■ Catholic Church Is Being Rebuilt The St. Marr;. Catholic church east of Geneva which was destroyed by fire last January, is now being rebuilt. The congregation Is composed of 1* families. The new building will be a fine brick structure and will to available for use by fall, according to present predictions. On August 10. the congregation will bold a picnic for the purpose of raising money to help la defraying the costs of this new building.

STIMSON SLAP AT WHEELER IS BACKED BY FDR Roosevelt Says Senator W heeler On ‘‘Dangerous Ground” Hyde Park. N. Y . July 2fr-lUP) - President Roosevelt asserted that Hen. Hurton K Wheeler has gone ‘ too far" in his fight against administration internatlonl policies and Is "on dangerous ground." The president, at a press conference. backed up the charge of bls secretary of war. Henry L. Stimson. that the Montana isolationist Is "very near the line of subversive activities against the United States, if not treason." Mr. Roosevelt, commenting on Wheeler's activities, said he agreed with the headings appearing above editorials on the senator which appeared this morning in the New York Times and the New York Herald Tribune They were entitled. he said. “On dangerous ground" and 'Mr. Wheeler goes too far." That endorsement of the titles. Mr. Roosevelt said, covers the situation. Implying that In the endorsement. he had Mated hie case. He made no move to modify or temper Btimson's charges. Mr Roosevelt entered the administration battle with Wheeler on his own initiative. He brought up the question and had noted down on a sheet of scrap paper the titles of two editorials which condemned the activities of the senator. Wheeler Replies Washington, July 25 —(UP)— Hen Burton K. Wheeler. D.. Mont., non-interventlonist leader, said today President Roosevelt (ee|| that anyone who opposes American entry Into the war "goes too far." Wheeler made bis statement when informed that the ptesldent had criticised his opposition to the administration's foreign policy. “Os course, the president feels that anyobody who opposes our involvement in war goes too fhr." Wheeler said "Some time ago. I challenged him to come to congress and asked for a declaration of war. I said (hat If congrats granted his request. I would go along with the war effort but that otherwise 1 expected national unity for peace. "They know that the people are nos with them and the president ought to know that those postal cards had nothing to do with pending legislation concerning extenaXINTINUKD OH PAGB THRBtt)

DRIVE CLOSED FORALUMINUM Collection Os Aluminum For National Defense Closes Today The national defence aluminum drive cloned In Decatur today, literally with a 'bang.” In fact It wan late thin afternoon that the last of the pots and pane gathered by the Hoy Scouts and city trucks ’'banged" and rattled an they were tossed onto the swelling heap t of aluminum at the Decatur Super Service. D. Burdette Custer, city drive chairman, and other leaders declined making an estimate on the total weight of the aluminum gathered, but expressed satisfaction at the siae of the pile. The leaders expressed the belief th- the city bad contributed more than its share at the quota assigned to the Fort Wayne area. With the exception of about 300 pounds, all aluminum on the pile today waa that collected In the city. Aa soon as all collectione In the county are dumped on the heap, the aluminum will be taken to Fort W'ayne, ibaied. and shipped to national headquarters Mr. Custer and Mayor Forrest Elzey issued a joint statement of appreciation today, thanking the Scouta. Scout leaders, city workmen and the general public for the cooperation and response given to the drive in the city. Members of the Legion. Rotary and Lions Boy Scout troops did the work of collecting here with the aid of city Street department workers.

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Decatur, Indiana, F riday, July 25, 1941.

Street Fair's Royal Couple fa ___ • • 7 1H w Iffi 7 'I M Pictured above are Kdward Sprutiger and Mias Wills Mae Moser, who will reign as 4-H king and queen of the Decatur fair. Formal coronation of the fair's royal couple will be held Monday evening after the opening parade

STATE G. 0. P. LEADERSMEET Meet This Afternoon; Factional Row Over State Chairman Indianapolis. Ind.. July 25— (UR)—Arch N. Bobbitt, chairman of the Republican state committee, charged today that the faction seeking to oust him was a “veiled organization” of bi partisan manipulators who would “sell out" the Republican party. Indianapolis. July 25. — (UP) — The Intra party fight to oust Republican state chairman Arch N. Bobbitt spread all the way to Washington today as Bobbitt supporters called out the reserves to defend his post against the attack scheduled (or 2 p. m. At that time, a rebellious twothirds of the GOP state committee will seek to wrest the chairman’s job from him and to give It. according to the preponderance of rumors, to Ralph E. Gates of Columbia City, fourth district chairman. On the eve of the vital aesslon. John H. Bookwaiter, party treasurer, became the first of the party leaders to give in to the growing diosention. He submitted his resignation “in the interests of party harmony.” It waa reported the urgent call to the Hoosier Republican contingent in Washington went out Wednesday, only a few hours after Bobbitt learned of the plan to unseat him. Friends In the nation's capital were said to have called a asset* tCONTtXUBD OW FAGW lUXBS) Legion To Elect Officers Monday Officers of Adams post No. 43. American Legion, will be elected at the regular meeting of the post Monday evening at 8 o'clock All members are urged to be present. TIMPBRATURt READING DEMOCRAT THBRMOMCTtR 3:00 a. m. . n 10:00 a. m. 79 Nooni •,«*•»••«••»«>•••••••••••••••• ••••••••ee IRr 2:00 p. m, 03 3:00 p. m. S 3 WEATHER Partly cloudy, continued warm and humid tonight and Saturday: scattered thundershowers In south portion Saturday.

CHANGE EVENTS The attention of all fairgoers has been called to two changes made hi the fair program since the printing of special sections | of the fair edition of the Daily Democrat. The pet parade ha* | been changed from Tuesday to Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock and the dress revue has been | changed from Thursday to Friday night at 9:15 o'clock.* These features will be found listed under the former dates elsewhere In this edition. ♦ ♦ JAMES LAISURE TAKEN BY DEATH Prominent Monroe Township Farmer Dies Late Thursday James A. leisure. 34. prominent Monroe township farmer, died late Thursday afternoon at his home near Monroe after an illness of three weeks. He was born in Adams county July 12. 135". the son of W. I! ind Evelyn Todd lai I sure. Ha married Costa Jane Hahn September 26. 1330. She preceded him in death. Surviving are two sons. W H. leisure, at home, and Claude Lalsure of Monroe: four daughters, Mrs. Marie Coffelt of Decatur. Mrs. Mlnda Beltx of Fort Wayne. Mrs. Ray Simons of Portland and Mrs. Frances Chrlstener of Monroe; IS grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at the residence at 2 p. m. Sunday and at 2:20 o'clock at the Monroe Friends church. Rev. Susie Sproul and Rev. George Loxier officiating. Burial will be In Smith cemetery. The body will be removed from the Lobenstefn funeral home to the residence Saturday morning. ii " o Democrat Editors To Meet Sept 19 French Lick Springs. !ud.. July 32.—(UP)—The Indiana Democratic editorial association today announced Its annual fall meeting will >be held here September 1* and Among the estimated 1.000 Democrats expected to attend the meeting will be Governor Schricker. federal judge Sherman Minton, federal security administrator Paul V. Me Nutt, national committeeman Frank McHale, the announcement said.

Fair And Agricultural Show To Be Conducted On Streets Os Decatur For Entire Week

RUSSIA REPELS NAZI ADVANCE Air Fleet Cooperates With l>and Force To Repulne Nazis Moscow. July 25 The Red air fleet was reported today to have co-operated ilosely with Russian land forces In holding off continuous Nail attacks on the I >ng Soviet front and Moscow's air defenses were said to have thrown l>a< k two fresh attempts to raid the Russian capital. Today's communique reported that heavy engagements continue In the Petroxavodsk sector. 190 miles northeast of Leningrad, hi the Porkhov. Polotsk-Nevel and Smolensk sectors of the central front and around Zhitomir In the southwest. , But It was Indicated that no substantial change occurred in the fighting lines. The Red air force was said to have engaged in widescale bombardment of Nail air liases, cooperating with Russian land units In holding off the Garman attacks. Soviet night fighter planes and anti-aircraft batteries were said to have broken up attempts by the luftwaffe to break through to Moscow during the night. Raid Moscow Berlin. Julpt 25- <UJC The German high command reported today that the Nail htft-waffe again has attacked military .objectives in Moscow, particularly in the eastern quarter of the Hovlet capital and north of the Kremlin, seat of the Russian government. The official communique admitted that "severe fighting" Is going forward at some sectors of the Russian front but insisted that despite fierce Soviet resistance, operations continue to "proceed according to plan." The high command claimed that "great numbers" of prisoners are being rounded up each day bv German forces and that large quantities of war materials are tielng taken. The high command said that last night's attack on Moscow was carried out by "Individual German ImmlM-rs." apparently Indicating that the raid was not no heavy as previous attacks and presumably was directed against selected objectives. RAF Raids Bases London, July 25 - (U.FS — Long range British bombing planes raided the German naval bases at Em den and Kiel during the night, fallowing up the heavlewt British daylight attack of the war yesterday American built flying fortress Isimbera took part In ferocious assaults on battered German warships sheltered In French porta, and dropped American made bombs on them. An air ministry communique Mid that smaller forces attacked docks (CONTINUKD ON PAHK HIX) DAIRYMEN AT DISTRICT MEET Adams County Dairymen Attend Bull-Lease Meeting At Albion L. K. Archbold. Adams county agricultural agent, and live leading dairymen of the county attended a d Ist riot bull-lease meeting at Albion Thursday night. Adams county dairymen present were Henry Aschleman, representing the Ayrshire breeders; Roy Price. Jersey; Peter B Lehman. Guernsey; Wilbur Klrchhofer, Brown Bwiss; Benjamin D. Matelin. Holstein. Mr. Archbold explained that th* purpose of the bull-leasa program is to Improve the quality of dairy herds and thus increase production of milk and to batter cattle prices. Any person who has milk cows and dishing to learn details at the program should consult one of the men mentioned above.

U. S. REACTION TO CRISIS IN EAST AWAITED First Move Likely To Be Freezing Os Japanese Credits Hyde Park. N. Y.. July 25—(t’P) —Preeldrtit Roosevelt said today that Japan's move into French hido-China is awakening Americana to full realisation of the deadly peril of the international situation. He Indicated that America's flrat move to encounter Japan's Imperial expansion in the far east may be expected tomorrow. It appeared almost certain that the Initial mov» would be an executive order freeitng Japanese credits in thia country. The events In the far east, where Japan's armed forces are moving Into lndo-4'hina and potentially menacing the stralta oettlements and British supply lines, are bringing to America a greater awareness on the part of the public to the danger of tbe whole world situation. the president said. Leaning back In an easy cbair in his library. Mr Roosevelt said that public opinion is swinging rapidly to a more complete realisation of the dangers In which thia country is Involved. But as yet, be added, tbe public is not sufficiently cognisant of the perils of the situation. Any freete order presumably would be iesued from Hyde Park. N. Y.. where Mr. Roosevelt arrives today for a long week end. His departure last night somewhat quieted capital nerves because It was known he was not going if the foiled States seemed likely to be Involved more directly and Immediately In trouble. Meantime, there were indications of an urgent desire to atep-up the flow of aid to China and the Soviet union, both of which would be important factors in anti Japanese development h. Soviet ambassador Constantine Oumancky called at the state department yesterday as did Richard G. Casey and Neville iCONTINtrRD ON PAGB THRBtt) Unique Collection On Display Here A collection at pencils, letter openers, key chains, etc. the bobby of Fred Kolter. local court Isi i I Iff. lias been put on display in the window of l-ane's confectionery here. The collection, which Includes hundreds of the small items, is the result of months of wotk on the imrt of the local resident. At present he has approximately 500 automatic and ordinary led pencils, all of different design or bearing different advertisements. The items were mounted on display boards by Mr. Kolter. who devotes much of his spare time between court sessions to collecting. He is one of several local residents who collect pencils as a h<>M>y

Street Fair Concessions Are Located Along Second Street

A Hat of the conceaalon., a. they will appear on the midway at the Decatur Free Street Fair and Agricultural Show here neat week wa. announced today by Robert Helm, conceMton. chairman. The Hat from Monroe to Madiaon afreet follow.: Eaat Side Perry Jewelry Maginlty Cracker Jack Roger. Rat Game Berk Ball Game Berk Blanket Wheel Berk Fiah Pond Pai loU XI Stand Kelley Hot Doga Vauttel Novelty Alley Rowland Root Beer Leiaure Photo. Caaaidy Pan Game Edward. Balloon Darla

FAIR EDITION

Price Two Cento.

Chamber Os Commerce h Sponsor Os Fair For Seventh Successive Year In City. MANY FEATURES The 1941 Decatur Free Street Fair and Agricultural Bhow — the seventh annual sponsored by tbe Decatur Chamber of Commerce will be opened here next Monday night for a alx-day run of fun and entertainment. Hours of intensive planning and preparations will be culminated each day next week as another phase of the extravaganxa passes Into history. From the time of the opening parade. Monday at 7:30 p. m.. until midnight Saturday. August 2. when the fair midway Is "bia<ked out." there will be a continuous round of carnival life, exhibits, displays. free acts, shows and other features during all waking hours. George Thoms, local creamery executive, by virtue of his office of president of the Chamber of Commerce, is general chairman of the 1941 fair. Scores of committee chairman and members, show heads and interested workers will aid in staging the event. This year, special emphasis has been placed on the agricultural aide of the fair, embracing the livestock ■hows. 4-H exhibit* and contests and others. Members Voted Decision to hold tbe fair was made by a majority vote of the members of tbe Chamber of Commerce. To obtain thia decision, the directors mailed a p»wt card to th<* 142 paid-up members, asking that each member vote his wish or conviction about holding the event. The cards were mailed at the post office and returned to the secretary by registered mall. The vote was: For tbe fair. 56. Against holding the fair. 47. Thirty-nine members failed to vote or did not return their card*. Coronation Monday Night Edward Sprunger and Miss Wiila Mae Moser. you'hYul 4-H club members who were chosen by approximately 200 of their fellow Workers, will reign as King and Queen of the fair. They will be crowned Monday night In special ceremonies on a free act platform, following the opening parade of fair board, city and county officials. The activities of the fair Monday night will be confined to visiting the scores of carnival attractions and witnessing the free acts. Your of which have been engaged for the entire week. Tuesday, activity will be Intensified as the agricultural phase of the event is launched. Judging will (OONTINUIJI; ON PAtIR TWo7~ FAIR PROGRAM The program of event* for the fair will be found on page seven ' I of today's paper.

Patrick A Selklng Ball Game Kckrote Pea Pool Moore Penny Pitch Wagner Pitch TH I’ Win Wagner Ball Game Walter Long KatM West Side Sykos Popcorn Boyd Root Beer Delta Theta Tail Stand Ford Sklllo Ford 801 l Down Ford Merchandise Wheel Ford Ball Game Myer. Mt. Myers Candy • Myer. Custard Alley Zion Reformed Stand Tri Kappa Stand Chapman Penny Pitch lUUNTLMUAiI UM PAG* FIYM?