Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 39, Number 245, Decatur, Adams County, 16 October 1941 — Page 1

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l/er’s Armies Forcing Russians Retreat Steadily

Source* Say K a | Os Russia VirEncircled («•"’ Troop*. |H.\m ADVANCE 0 ,. Nml . , j-.il report* to ~ n-pistrd rncir e s Motcow »"d the < o ihii by German • n *» dammed HL 'i i' l ■’■'"• n» ||k r: " : ' K|K *,» ..i .l.teH-e. M * ->"'•' n|K * ,« no ’ ' ’ '" ! * to defagS i< (i oni lin*- o|»-i - ImiS Vehing In Berlin or BM. ' ' ! " "' ' vi. .-...» iii<l ||l|Hi '' 'he 'lni 'Ttefe . *.l. <!• - ' ill'''! |a|Mi -ik-nifli'iiiit because pl again of the rail line and ■ bridge head arrow the tom which the Germans bn-alen the Soviet capital I rear B source* said they would Birpused if Moscow like h-Mrrendered when and If Ban pincer* close around hxi'Eti ns paob BIX) ERW.VITZ (ENBT DEATH ff Adams County chcr hie* After Short Illness W. Viti. 55. former teacher peasant Milla and Geneva in Adam* county, died at k Wednesday night at hi* I Fort Waynp of heart After only a few day*' illItt had been principal of Irn school In Fort Wayne i>a*t four year*. He wa* It* of Indiana State Teachtt" at Terre Haute. He latlve of Huntington. I" * prominent member of John’* Evangelical and Rethur. h in Fort Wayne and Member of the Mason Ic till* are the widow. Mr*, one brother, Edward Huntington; a slater. Mr*, "leanlti of Huntington. 1 mother. Mr*. Anna Vita, Huntington. *1 Mrvlcw will be held at ■ Saturday at the Klaehn funeral home and at 2 •t the gt. John'* KvangellReformed church. Burial n the Reformed cemetery fngton The body may be At the funeral home, HRATURt REAOINQ •csat thermometer — — ®» HI. 4g F *• 51 _ 10 g-m. M ■ *”• .... 80 . cloudin*** and . t# '’loht; ra | n F r ld*y, 2L, ,n wuth•*«'on tonight- soma*®Bl «r Friday.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

(io ver nor Here ganr;* • •' < 4 \ J ♦ • / * WfcF iUvuCa Henry F Schrlcker, governor of Indiana, will (peak in this city WedneMiay night Novemlier 12. under auspices of the Adam* county Ih-moei nt'e women'* dab GOV. SCHRICKER TO SPEAK HERE Democratic Women’s Club To Have Governor Here Nov. 12 Governor Henry Schrlcker will be InTiecatur for a night epeaking engagement on Wednesday. November 12. Mr* Alliert Reussor. of Berne, preaident of the Adam* county Ih-iikm ratic women'* club, announced today Mrs. Reuaaer. who wav elected president of the women * organisation last Friday, received a letter from the governor today, (fating that it would In. possible for him to come to thi* county next month. Detail* for the meeting have not yet been worked out. Mr*. Reuwer ha* called a meeting of the egecutlve committee of the Women'* club for Friday evening at which time plan* will be completed The memlter* of this lommittee are. Mrs. Dick Boch. Mi*« Matcia Martin of thl* city and Mr*, fora Andemon of Oeneva. Tentative plana call for a dinner meeting with Governor Schrlcker In this city and a public meeting later In the evening Thi* may be held in the court room of the court house. Governor Schrlcker visited Decatur in the IXO campaign and addreaxed a large crowd at the juniorsenior high school auditorium. He I* a forceful and eloquent speaker ana ha* many friend* In thi* county. Hl* popularity wa* clearly noted In the last election, he In Ing the only Democrat elected. Governor Schrlcker carried Adam* county, againat a low by President Roosevelt by nearly #OO vote*. Deinm-ratic county chairman G. Remy Bierly will aacist the women's organisation, unde.- whose auspice* the visit of the state egecutlve i* sponsored, i* assisting in plan* for the meeting. SCHNEPF HEAD OF CALF CLUB Jack Schnepf Elected President Os County Beef Calf Cluh Jack Schnepf was elected president of the Adams county beef calf club last evening at the meeting of the organisation, held In the agricultural room of the Decatur jun-ior-senior high school. other offleer* of the club are: Ed Ahr. vice-president; Leo Miller, secretary-treasurer; Howard Foreman. recreation leader and Jerome Rumschlag, commltteemanIt was the first meeting of the cluh (Ince the calves were purchased for u»e as a club project. The member* discussed feeding and proper management of the calves. They are to be sold neit August at the Decatur free street fair. Meetings will be held from time to time to discuw progress being made In raising and feeding the calves.

PREDICT ARMS BILL PASSAGE BY LARGE VOTE Speaker Say* Hou*e To Give Majority Os 100 To 150 Votes Washington. Ort HI fl'P) Speaker Ham Rayburn predicted today that the administration's merchant ship arming resolution would pass th* house tomorrow by a majority of I<W to l.iO voles. Rayburn and house la-mocrath-leader John W McCormack. Mass, told reporters they believed th* cabinet crisis In Japan would con tribute to a large majority for the ship arming iegisiaiion on which the houae started debate today. Ibrth Rayburn and McCormack took a grave view of the situation in Tokyo where the cabinet of. Japanese premier Prince Kottoye has resigned, possibly to be replaced by one having more anti American views. R<-p Hamilton Flak. R. New York, a leading opponent of the ad f ministration's foreign policy, told the house today he would vote for the resolution to arm American merchant ships but he warned that the legislation may Ite a forerunner to the repeal of the entire neutrality act. "This innocuous bill may be part and parcel of a conspiracy.” he said "It will Ire sent to the | senate where It may be amended to repeal section two (which bars > American ships from combat. tones) or to repeal the whole act." I — o— Wheat Protest Meet Attended By Farmers I About 75 farmer* attended the I wheat penalty protest meeting at ' the Renaker school house, the prin--1 clpal speakers being El.nrr Cook 1 Allen county assessor and C. P. • Putman of New Haven. Another meeting will Ire held I November I at the same school. • when a speaker will egplaln the r; new farm mortgage bill, u.rw up fur [ trassage In congress. i <> DEATH CLAIMS : JOHN RICKARD, Well Known Decatur Man Dies Late W ednesday Afternoon r 1 r John Rickard. «. well kuown De- , catur resident, died last evening . at 5:15 o'clock at the Adams connI ty memorial hospital Death was attributed to compll- ,| cations and infirmities, following’ an Hines* of two week*. The deceased wa* born In Darke county. Ohio. April 15. 1*56. the son ! of Jacob and Rachel Hollinger- \ Rickard He had resided in this < ommun-' . Ity for the past 21 year* and since 1 the death of his wife several years ago, had resided with a daughter, ' Mis C C Rayl. 331 South First ’ street. Surviving are a son: Roy of Ohio City and three daughters. Mrs. '.Laura Towle of Richmond. Mr*. Cecil Howers of Bedford. Pettnsyl- ’ vania and Mr*. C. C. Rayt. of thi* city. 1 Private funeral service* will be held Sunday morning at 10 o’clock at the Rayl residence with Rev j George O Walton, officiating and burial will be in the Decatur cemetery. IThe body will be returned to the Rayl residence from the Black funeral home Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock. It may be viewed there Friday afternoon and evening. | —o Grain Prices Drop Full Limit Today • Chicago. Oct. 10 tl'Pt-An avaf lanche of selling order* struck the f grain future* pit on the Chicago • (board of trade today with price* • down the permissible limit allowed under eschange regulation*. Unfavorable war new* and gen- , eral weakness In commodities • touched off the selling rpovement. t Htop-lo*s order* accelerated the decline Wheat was down 10 cent* s a bushel; com eight cents; rye 10. • cents .Mid December oat* st* cents.; » O 1 — ! Grand Jurors To Convene Friday t ■ The September term grand Jury , will re-convene Friday morning j at 9:30 a. m to resume it* probe B 1 Into the murder of Jesus Velei, al- | legedly committed by Jesus Chaves, j

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Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, October IH, 1911.

Moon? Speaker William A Anderson, past supreme governor of the |a»yal Order of Moose, will speak at the Initiatory ceremonies In the new Moose home In this city Friday, Oct 21 FORMER MOOSE GOVERNOR HERE William Anderson To Speak At Initiation Ceremony Here Word was received today by He tier 'Feasel, governor of Adam* lodge 1311, laiyal Order of Moose, that William A. Anderson of Ind- • ianapolis. past supreme governor and general governor of thi- Moose, would be hero to address the class of about 100 candidate* to be Inducted in connection with th* dedicatory ceremonies of the new Moose homo in thi* city, Friday evening. October 21. Past supreme governor Anderson I* one of the best known Moose in the country and demand* for his app-arani e in many cities take* him from coast to coast. He confirmed hi* acceptance of the Decatur engagement in a letter received today and will make the principal address at the ceremonies on Friday flovernor Feasel said that M> i candidates had already been signed for the initiation. The formal dedication of the n*w lloiHio Moose home at the northwest corner of First and Jackson streets, will take place on Satur- . day, October 26. There I* a possibility that I' S I Senator James J Davis, founder and Pilgrim governor of the Moose, will be here for the Satuiday de--1 dlcatlon. Mr. Feasel said that the senator could not give a definite acceptance, bes-ause of press of business in Washington, but that he would try to be here and deliver the dedicatory address. On Bunday. October 19. open (CONTIVt'KO <>N PAUIFSIX) Hull Denies U. S. Action In Panama — Washington. Oct 16 tl'P) - Secretary of state Cordell Hull today issued an emphatic denial of published re|H>rts that the United State* helped bring about the recent changes in the government ot Panama. MINOR WRECKS ARE REPORTED Truck* Figure In Two Collision* M ednesday Evening Two accident*, which occurred tn tho city late yesterday, wenreported by police chief James Border* today Damage estimated at >175 wa* caused about 3 p m. yesterday when a beet truck, driven by John Dougherty of Geneva, and a pickup I truck driven by Ato* Yost of this city, collided on North Second street. The accident occurred a* Dougherty wa* about to make a left turn Into a field where beet* are being dumped. The Yost truck, following close behind, had started around when the crash occurred. At 6 p. m. a truck, driven by Francis German. Ohio City, struck a passenger car operated by Carl Dudley of Van Wert. Ohio, at the Intersection ot First and Monroe i streets. Damage amounted to Slot. Chief Border* stated that the drive against- double parking was being continued and that a number of fl traffic ticket* had le-en lasued to violator*. The department will continue to "crack down” on these offenders, he . stated.

LIST INCREASE IN FARM CROPS Adams County Production Goal* For 1912 Announced The Important part that Adam* county farmers will perform In tin- ' nation's "food for freedom" -am paign for 19*2 was discussed and clarified In a district m.-tlng of ' county I' S I) A defense iHmrds in Fort Wayne yesterday Memberg of the state agricultural defense hoard Inform-d the county offii lale of the tentative farm goal* «et up and dlMussed way* of i achieving the egpapndrd production through efficient methods It was espluln- d when the county production goals were released < to the member* of the Adams county agricultural defense committee that th,- state <<>tnmlttee would conside rany adjustment in the tig tire*, as may be suggested by the i ■ ounty committeemen The dead line for making recomm- ndatlons Is th tober 2<> Following are the Adams county prisluction goals for 1912. and the percent of Increase over the estimated 1941 production i Cows milked. 12.6(H) or 4 p- r< ent Increase; milk produ<tlon. 60,076,otHi pounds or I pen ent Increase; ' dostn» of • gga - 11 pel cent Increase; hogs marketed ami ■ slaught* red 9 percent Increase; , beef cattle and <hlv«m marketed. 15 percent Increase; acres of soy ! beans for bean*. 34.303 or 15 percent increase; and farm gardens. 1.959 or 7 percent Increase. Acres of oats. 24 161 or 3 percent decrease: acres of rye, 642 or 17 percent decrea»e. acres of barley, 234 or 15 percent inereaae; acres of all hay harvested. 26 so 2 or no increase or decrease. The offi) ial county AAA allotment* were: 31.323 acres of corn. ! 14.756 acres of wheat, and 517 ( acres of potatoes. In addition. th<board was informed the county was <•»tooted to Increase the poultry fchlcken) population by 13 percent over 1911 Dr. E. II Hthldeler. state farm 1 security administration director. 1 ami vice-president of the state I'. K I) A. defesen loiard. presided ’ over the meeting. A brief ba< k-((VIVTINI-KD ->*t P4UR riVB) SHOW AT SCHOOL TUESDAY NIGHT Talking Picture To Be Shown At High School Tue*day i A talking picture. "Hoosier | Schoolboy." will be pres- tited In the auditorium of the Decatur Jun- , i lor eenior high school ne»t Tuesday night. It was announced today i by l*rm< ipal W Guy Brown Proceed* from the showing of I the movie will be us- d to purchase a daylight screen for the visual education department of theschiml. . he stated. f Tickets are selling for 15 cento I for children and 25 cents for . adults, fa* Included. The ticket* ! wen- distributed today and may be purchased from any of the *< hool students. Two complete shows will be given. with 'he first starting at 7 30 p. m Mickey Rooney, popular juvenile movie star. Is starred in I tile picture with Anne Nagel and I a number of other* featured. o One Man Killed In Plant Explo*ion Newark. N J.. Oct. 16 (UP) An egp!<»*ion ripped out the n-ar I wall of the National Magnesium • corporation's plant shortly before i 1 p. m. today, killing at least one man and injuring three others. ( The plant I* situated oil an emr bankment overlooking the Penni sylvania railroad track* The eg- > plosion was heard 111 the downtown i section of Newark, two miles away I The blast also tore off part of i the roof of the one story brick htiilditig but there was no fire. i — * THE «'• HAVE IT I The number "h" play* an Im- , portant part in the life ot little | , Pauline Rupert, daughter of Mr. | I and Mr*. Glen Rupert. Pauline will be eight years j , old on October 26. Her mother , I* 26 and her father ie 26. Her grandmother. Mrs. William Rup- . ert I* 48. Her paternal great i grandmother I* 78 and her maternal great grandmother would i have been 68. had she lived. After her birthday dinner I* ; over. Pauline plan* to say that j > she ate, and ate and ate. > ♦

TO RECOMMEND MONROE BUDGET ITEM RESTORED Tax Board Member Recommend* Tuition Transfer Fund Lee llighk-n. field r-pD-«entailve at the stat* tai board, after condarting a hearing on the Monroe township budget today stated that he would recommend to the board the restoration of a 11.300 item for tuition transfer fund Speaking to D-sldent* of Monroe township In the court room of the county court house. Mr Highb-n - asM-rted that hl* recommendation was baaed on the following reasons: -Objectors to the Hein did not - appear at the Bepleniln-r 2 meetIng of the advisory board when < ihe budget was considered to help direct the thinking of th* trustee 'and advisory hoard” "The trustee ha* Issued the I transfers and owe* an obligation " "The law say* that the first Interest must be that of th* child " "The county fa* adjustment board did not have the authority to cut a spe< Iflc Item." "For school purposes the town ship ha* a valuation of |2.145.(H)0 and the |l.3o<i appropriation will 'raise the ta* rale very little" Approglmaiely half a hundred j residents of the township gathered ' in the court room to hear and present arguments for or against the restoration of the Item, cut from the budget by the Adam* county tav adjustment Itoard with the provi«o that It should be restored If i approved by the state ta* board ' Mr. Illghlen Informed the gath ering that his recommendation dl<l not necessarily mean that the fund would be restored to the hud get; that the ta* board could hand down a reversal He «ald he would express the recommendation to the lM>ard nest week when the Adams county budgets are submitted Previous to opening the hearing Mr Hlghb-n called the attention 1 of the gathering to a petition by Trustee Glen Neuenschwbnder for the restoration of the fund In order that 19 students might Im* transferred to the Berm- school and an appeal Signed by a number of ta* . payer* asking the board not to restore It. He (|i)e*tioned the right of the county ta* adjustment board to cut any specific Item from the budget, and expressed hi* disappointment at no one appearing at th* S*ptem b*r 2 advisory Imard m**tlng to object to th* tuition Item Those who spoke In favor of the restoration of the Item were Trustee N- it- list hwander. Robei i Li--< hty. August Nag.-I, Mi« Franklin Hprunger. and Rettlien Sihindler Those who spoke against It Adolph Haiinl. <'. E Striker. Her she) Johnson. William Rupert. Everett Rice, ami Otho la>ben*teln John M Doan. Washington town ship trustee, also spoke briefly. Informing Mr Illghlen that 21 students from Washington township were transferred to Monro--Those favoring the restoration of the Item to the budget pointed out among other thing* that the trustee had an obligation since the transfer* had been Issued, that one ami two-room school* had In-D-«>NTINItKI> ON PAOB HIVB, ADAMS RESIGNS HIGHWAY POST .lame* D. Adams Quits Because Os Press Os Personal Work Indianapolis, Ind. Oct. 16 -tl'P) Jam** D. Adams of Columbia City today submitted to Gov. S< hricher his resignation a* chairman of the state highway commission, effective October 31. -Declaring that the Job of supervising the state'* largest single department I* a "man killer If worked at con*clentkm*ly." Adams told the governor that "although I am devoted to my work, I feel that I need more time for my own private business " Adams denied statehouse rumors that friction with Gov Schrlcker over dispensation of some 8.000 highway commission jobs had contributed to his resignation. "The governor and I have been warm, personal friend* for years.” Adams stated 'and that fact was what prompted me to take over the Job again at his (Schrlcker'*) request" Adams had previously been head of the commission during the administration of Paul V Me >| Nutt.

Japans Cabinet Quits; Blow For U.S. Relations

ReNiffnN Llj James l> Adam- of t'olumbla City, today submitted hi* resign* lion a. chairman of the Indiana state highway commlMioli. SMITHFUNERAL RITES SATURDAY Mr*. Nellie R. Smith Die* Tuesday At Home In Ohio City ' Funeral -ervbe- Will bi- held Saturday for Mt- Nellie R Smith. I 59 widow of the la’e Fred Smith. ! who died Tuesday night at he) . home ill Ohio City. O Servil e* will ! Im- held at 2 p m (E*Ti at the | home, with burial in the Woodlawn i cemetery at Ohio City i She wa* born In Harrtoon townr ship. Van Wert county. Uha>, July -7. ISN2. the daughter of Jo eph and Mary Spahr Surviving are th-- mother, living i in Ohio city; three children. Mr* Vernon Custer of Decatur. Mrs. G ’ L. Fiveman of Cincinnati. Ohio, and Dude M Smith of Lima. Ohio. ' Vaughn of Ohio City and Riffle of Markle, and one sister. M - Harry , Furry of Wren. Ohio. , She was a member of 'he Ohio City Cliuiih of God .in! of the order of Eastern Star. Morgenthau Sees Increasing Delit I Washington Oct. 16 tl'P) Secretary of treasury Henry Morgenthau said today there wa- no question” that thi- federal debt would have to be raised <-<>n*ld--i . ably alwive the present limit of sixty five billion dollars - The debt now is |sl 554.945.436 Morg-iitliau said the present gov ’ eminent boriowing program neces sitated by defense appropriations Was "*O huge, so Immense'' that •he federal debt would increase even more rapidly, particularly if • the treasury carries through a plan now under study to do all the borrowing for all federal agencies — - o — — James Daguc Trial . On This Afternoon James flague, of Decatnr. was being tried before Mayor Forrest Elz--y In city conn lai* ihi- .iti- i ' noon on a charge of leaving th'- - seem* of an accident. Hl* car I* alleged io have struck a parked auto on North Second street Monday night. o —— — i Holiness Group To Meet Sunday The monthly mooting of tho Adam- county holiness association will be held at the Monroe tabernI acle Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock Rev. R J. Johnson, pas'or of the i PlMsant Mills Mothodls- church. will he tho guost speaker. Special music will bo provided I _- 0 .. Youngest High Court Justice Is 43 Today Washington. Oct. 16 (UP) i The youngest member of the oupreme court. Justice William (). 1 Doug la*, is 43 years old today. The sandy haired Jurist, who - lend* an air of Informality to (he i bench by sticking a pencil over hl* ; ear or holding one croso-wlse in his mouth, took his seat April 17, | 1939 1

Price Two Cento.

Arouses Speculation Os Possible Move Against Russia As Aid To Axis Nations. GRAVE CRISIS Washington, Oct. 18 -(UP) —President Roosevelt today csnrelied a scheduled cabinet session and instead called a meeting with hi* ranking state department and military and naval advisor*, presumably on the new crisis in Japan caused by the resignation of the Konoye cabinet Tokyo Oct 16 HP) The gov-emmi-n? of Premier Prim e Fominaro Konoye fell today after failing to negotiate rapptochment with the United State* and speculation centered on th-- |hi*«Uil* creation of a strong military government to meet any war emergency affec ting the Pacific Konoye. who had headed three cabinet* since 1937. resigned With Ills government at a moment when the German offensive against Russia and the apparent breakdown of negotiation* with Washington seemed to be forcing the Pacific crici* toward a climax and resulted in a warning by a navy <pok*>man that Japan's fleet was "Itching for action." Political source* -uggestwl that Konoye would mu Im- ask--d to form a n*w cabinet and that a "surprise" personality would Im- called to the premiership Many observers believed that the Konoye government would Im- sue- | - ceded by a strong military cabinI el headed liy a personality not yet publicly suggested for appointment as premier. The official Informalios board said the cabinet resigned because of a ''different e of viewpoint*.” Resignation of the cabinet wa* r<-garded as indicating the urgency with which Japan Is treating the current International situation.. All of the ministers had lieen scheduled to attend war dead enshrinement <eremoni<'- at the Yasukunl shrine in the presence of 'he emperor Saturday and there had been no expectation that a cabinet erisl* would develop until Sunday at least. In Shanghai. < lose observer* of far eastern developments predh led that Konoye would not attempt Io form a new ialum-' e*, ept at the most urgent request of the emperor. Some 4'hankhui quarter* early this month predicted the --arly fall of the Konoye government and they aaid today that a wa- cabinet now would b* Installed with the object of directing Japan In ;;n effort 'o break wluit Japanese militarists regard as encirclement by tm- I tilled State*. Britain Russia and th-- Netherlands Ea-t Indies. Axis Victory Washington. Oct 16 (UP) Resignation of Japan'* Konoye cabinet wa- lielleved In Informed quarters today to marke a cu!!ap««- In GVINTINt'EiToN l-AGK HIX) ~ DAMAGE SUITS FILED IN COURTS Insurance Company Files For Judgments For Claims Paid Two judgment*, aggregating $9 • 600. are asked in suits tiled in superior court at Muncie by the American Employers' Insurai n< company agaiiMt Earl I. Cox and Wesley T. Winkle, as a s-quel to an auto accident in which two Linn Grove men were injured. The plaintiff company has Insuiance on the Me»hberger Bros. Stoll,- Corporation of Linn Grove, issuing compensation insurance policing against loss from injurle* to employe*. On October 31. 1939. Harry M'-ehberger and Oscar .Meshberger, while employ <1 by the Linn Grove concern, were Injured when the auto hi which they were riding was struck by a machine in charge ot the defendant*. Th* Insurance company paid out 13,342.75 to Harry Meshberger and 15,50 t) to Oscar Meshberger. and m now suing Cox and Winkle tor sub--1 rogation of damages.