Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 39, Number 257, Decatur, Adams County, 30 October 1941 — Page 1

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IOAL MINERS ORDERED BACK TO WORK

■ Persons Killed Huge Airliner ■/$ Crashed Today

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PHANTOM RAIDS ARE HARASSING GERMAN FORCES Radio Reports Say British Raiding Nazi-Held Coast lly I'nlted Preaa German force*. flKhiltiK on half a doten critical Raaaian front*, were reported today in radio report* to he confronted with a “myatery" front in the went wheie "black phantom'' llriliah raider* were «ald to lie haraoihiK the lone Nazi-held coa*t line. * The "phantom" raid report* emanated from the Brltlah and Ru**ian radio hroadcaata and were without official confirmation. It wa« not known whether the Brltlah had launched another device in the war of nerve* aicalnat Germany or whether the highly trained Hrltiah Invaalon esperta, the hit-and-run commando troop*, are actually going into action. On the Huxalan front the new* wa* mized, The |{u**lan* admitted German gain* of *ub*tantial extent on two critical front*. Crimea and the Orel aector about Joo mile* Routh and idightly we*t of Moacow. The*e Soviet reverse* were balanced Mimewhat by Ku»*lan repurl* that aborp iuuutm-w«laib» ► on the central Moscow front and on the line* defending Rostov have disrupted Nazi plan* for new offensive* Greatest German progress ap- ' pea red to be In Crimea where the ' Russian report* left little doubt of ‘ the *erlou*ne*s of the German threat. The Soviet dispatches told KNINTINI.KtI ON PAG nt FIVBI ACCOUNTSUIT IS CONTINUED i Suit For $1,525 For Services Goes into Second i i Day In Court Cro»»-ei*mlnatlon of Henry Swy- ' gert, husband of the plaintiff, wa* ' resumed this afternoon a* the 11.535 *g|l for services, brought by Mildred Swygart against her father. George Hlndenlang. moved into 1 It* second day in the Adam* clr- j cult court. There wa* no indication thR the trial would lie brought to a close , today and It I* considered likely , that all of tomorrow, at least, will ( be needed to conclude the lltigation. Hwygert wa* called by D. Bur- ( dette Custer. plaln'lfT* attorney. , mainly to testify relative to a pur- , ported agreement between the ( plaintiff and defendant, relative to j caring for the late Mr*. Hinden- ( lang. < Preceding Swygart to the stand ( were: Paul Hlndenlang and hl* t wife, Clara: Mr*. Virgil Cook, a former neighbor of the Swygart fa- I mlly in Homewood, and the plain- j fCONTINUKI) ON PAGffFinXJ ( 0 ( James Chriaten Fasnes His Solo Test Flight < George Stults. of thi* city, ha* received word from James Christen. stating that he ha* passed hl* ] aolo teat flight at Hawthorne Field South Carolina. Christen, an air cadet, wa* among the firs' 50 boy* stationed there. | - — ( Auxiliary District i Meeting November 6 Al) member* of the local auxili- 1 ary expecting to attend tho fourth district Legion auxiliary meeting at 1 Kendallville November fi are urged ' to make reservations with the Im ai ' president or secretary. The reservation* must be made by November I d. .

Taylor-LewiH Parley Endn Coal Strike I KV I 1W [WI l y I - Isl JB . J Myron Taylor John L. Lewis Pictured shove are John L Lewis. pre*ldent of the t'nited Mine Worker* of America, and Myron C. Taylor. former board chairman of the I'nlted States Stet I corporation, in a parley ala Washington hotel, which resulted In a Joint pre** conference aanouncement today of union acceptance of President Roosevelt's proposal for reopening captive coal mine*.

SKILLEN NAMED TO PARTY POST Winamac Man Takes Patronage Post For Democratic Party Indianapolis, Oct 30 (I'D — King patronage moved from the statehouse to Democratic headquarter* today a* f’harle* Skllien of Winamac, erstwhile personnel director for the state highway commission. took over the job of secretary to the ytate committee on a hill time basis. At a meeting held In connection with a Democratic rally yesterday, the committee elected Skilled to succeed George I). Crlttenberger, Anderson publisher. Ann rnneenient of the action came as a surprise to political observers, many of whom believed Governor Schricker never would let any Important part of his patronage power get Into the hands of the party organization. Crlttenberger’* resignation was explained simply by the fact that other pressing obligations had precluded hl* working on the job full time as required under the sudden shift. When Governor Schrlcker announced recently that he Intended to relieve hi* executive secretary. Itay Smith, of patronage responsibilities. the remark was Interpreted widely a* meaning that Skllien would Jake charge of job dispensation hut Would continue to keep the process a* remote as possible from the stale committee. While the return of the physical machinery of patronage to party headquarter* need not necessarily be Interpreted as outright release of control by the governor. It al least gives the outward appearance of amiable relations between the executive offices at the statehouse and the organization heads at the Claypool hotel. The committee may or may not have a real voice in dishing out jobs, but jobseekers again will learn to head for party headquarters tor favors. Successful jobseeker* once more will lie Inclined to put allegiance on a parly rather than a personal footing. On the other hand, should the (CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT) First Aid Classes Opened Last Night The American Hed Cross classes In first aid and home nursing were opened last night In the auditorium of Lincoln school with an enrollment of 50. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Goodman of Fort Wayne are the Instructor*. Demonstration In bandaging and prevention of accidents and Infection were discussed last night, as well a* a general working knowledge of the human body. Actual practice of bandaging will begin with next week’s class.

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Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, October 30. 1011.

Chroninter Rite* Friday Afternoon Funeral service* for Mr*. George Chronister, who died Tuesday night at Waflash, will Im- held Friday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at tho Black funeral home. Rev. It W. Graham will officiate and burial will Im- In the Decatur cemetery. Harry W , Otto D. and Arley Harb, surviving son*, were erroneously listed by the name of Chronlste* in a previous issue. CONVOY MAN IS FATALLY BURNED Walter L. Reidenhach I* Burned To Death Wednesday effi Funeral service* were hold at Convoy. <)., this morning for Walter L. Reldenbai-h. 55. who was burned to death W<-dnesday when hl* home in that town was gutted by lire, thought to have started from a cigaret. The seven room, two-story structure was gutted and all houeehold furnishings were destroyed. The fire spread to the Ford Clay residence, which wae also badly damaged by the flame*. The victim was a lifelong resident of Convoy and community and was employed at a grain elevator In Convoy until a few years ago. Surviving are the widow, Elnora, I of Convoy; four children, l-a»' rence and Isabel R-'idenbach of Convoy, Mr*. Madeline Burno* of Payne. ().. and Mr*. Irene McDowell of Bowling Green. <).; three. brothers, Albert Reldenba< h of' Fort Wayne. William of Harrison township, and Thomas of Van OON ITNUKD GN PAGV THRRB- '

Today’s Airliner Tragedy Is Worst In Nation In Over Year ■ TT, — (

(By United Press) Scores of military and private plane* have crashed this year, but the Northwest airliner accident at Moorhead. Minn., today wan the worst in the United States since Au*. 31, 1940. when a Pennsylvania Central airline plane fell In a thunderstorm near Lovettsville. Va„ and 25 persona were killed. Including Hen. Ernest Lundeen of Minnesota. The worst previous airplane accident this year was the crash of a navy bomber on Mother GrUndy Peak, near Han Diego. Cal., last Jan. 4. Eleven navy filers were killed or burned to death. A bigger crash, though not In the United Htalea, occurred at Armstrong, Ont., last Feb. 4. when a trans-Canada airlines plane fell and killed 12 persons. Hep. William D. Byron, D., Md.,|

INITIATE LARGE CLASS TONIGHT » 1 Women Os Moose To Initiate Clan* Os sfi This Evening r A claw of approximately M candidates will l*e Initiated Into the Women of the Moose, chapter 635 tonight In the first Initiatory rite* of the urganlxatKn to Im held in the new home. The class was first reported at I the time of the dedication of the ' building to be 4« In Mffiber. Hlnce 1 that time approximately 16 more I women have Joined the class. The class Is to -be named in honor of Hen. James J. Davi*. the Pilgrim father of the order and founder of Mooseheart, and commemorate* hl* birthday on Octoln-r 27. Mr*. Bert Haley, senior regent of the order, will open the meeting and deliver the biography of Hen. Davis. The Huntington degree team will confer the Initiatory work and the Fort Wayne drill team will present the floor work. Mrs. Kathryn Hmith. grand chancellor of the Women of the Moose, was invited to attend the initiation, but will Im- unable to Im- present. In a telegram to the local member*, however. *he stated that she would (CONTONUBD ON PAGE EIGHT! 0 i City Superintendent Attending Meeting Walter J. Krick, city school superintendent. wa* in Kendallville toj day. attending the Northern Indiana superintendents' club meeting, i Mr. Krick, the secretary of the i organization. Will appear on the I speaker'* program.

I and seven others were killer! on i 1 Feb. 27. and eight were injured, i Including (’apt. Edward V. Kickenbacker, president of Eastern air- ’ lines, In the crash of an Eeastern < airlines plane near Atlanta, Ga. | Tern men were killed on April77 1 when a navy patrol bomber crash- 1 ed in the era off the Virginia 1 coaaat. Other accidents this year In ‘ which live or were killed in- . elude: Army H-23 bomber near Beaumont, Cal., on Oct. 12. seven killed j 1 Army bomber near Lyman, Wyo., on June 4. six killed: Four motored army bomber near Lovelock, Nev., on Feb, 4. eight ( killed; ( Army bomber near Olympia, < I C<ONTINUBI> ON PAGE EIGHT) ’

wswsmws «*aaawwaawiessw*wsM *■> awassmm Roosevelt’s Proposal For Mine Reopening Accepted By Union And Management

OFFICE CHANGE IS ANNOUNCED Hooten (’loverleaf Auditor; Bormann Return* To Decatur Promotion* in the office personnel of Cloverleaf Creameries. Inc,, following the transfer of George Thom* to <'rawford*ville, where he will be manager of the Hy-Grade Dairy Product* plant, were announced today by W. A. Klepper, general-manager of the local industry. Arthur Hooten, who wa* an assistant to Mr. Thom* i« tho local accounting office, ha* been named auditor, effective at once. Vincent Bormann, who fi.-st started employment with Cloverleaf t'reamerie* about 20 year* ago. and wa* connected with the Huntington office of the company, ha* Iteen transferred back to Decatur. He, with Miss Kthel Ervin, who has lieeti with the company almost from the day It started In business henin Itld. will be assistant* in the auditor's office. Mr. Bormann and family are planning to move Iwck to Decatur. They have resided in Huntington more than two year*, where Mr. Bormann was connected with the accounting office In the Huntington plant. Mr. Himten began service with the company 10 year* ago and for the past six years ha* resided in I Decatur. Hi* father. Arthur D. Hooten, started In the creamery business with the late Bail Martin.' who, with Mr. Klepper. was a cofounder of the im-ai dairy industry, try. Mr. Thom* ha* gone to Craw<CONTINt:BI> ON PAGE FOUH, FILEREPORTON KEARNY ATTACK Destroyer’* Survival Os Torpedoing Proof Os Sturdine** Wa*hington. Oct. 30 tl'Pt - Failure of a German (uhmarine to sink the I'. H destroyer Kearny torpedoed and damaged with a loss of II live* southwest of Iceland convinced naval expert* today that the I'nlted States’ newest destroyer* are the sturdiest In the worldThat wa* the appraisal In informed quarter* of a report describing the Incident and damage to the 17.500.000 speedy destroyer. Secretary of the navy Frank Knox Issued the report lite yesterday Naval experts said there was no other recorded Instance in which a thinly-armored destroyer was struck squarely by a torp<-d-.i and survived. The fact that the Kearny. escorted by other nearby American warship*, safely reached port under her own power with her dead and 10 wounded wa* desert lied a* "almost miraculous" and a tribute to American naval designing and engineering. Picture* of the damaged destroyer taken by the army signal corp* and released by the navy showed the torn steel of the ship Knox did not reveal the port to which the Kearny put In. bu' one of the picture* showed a topography typical of Iceland. Belief that It put in at Iceland was strengthened by authoritative report* from the navy that the destroyer, despite the severe dam- ‘ age. was able to navigate the 400 mile* — the approximate distance 1 from the »cene of the attack to (CONTINtJSD ON PAGE EIGHT) J Observe All Saint* I I Day Here Saturday ■ Masse* on All Balnta day. holy day of obligation, which will lie I observed Saturday at St. Marys Catholic church, will lie held at I 5,7. and 9 o'clock in the morning, t

UTAH SENATOR I URGES REPEAL OF NEUTRALITY Sen. Thomas Recalls Filibuster During World War Days Washington. Oct. 30. — il’Pl — Sen Elbert D. Thoma*. D. I'tah. •aid today that senate refusal in 1917 to uphold President Wilson * request for authority to arm American merchant ship* wa* the "evil thing" that plunged the United State* into the World War. Sp-aklng tn favor of the administration'* bill to repeal all shipping restriction! of the neutrality act, Thomas opened the fourth day of debate on the measure by recalling the filibuster of "a little group of willful men" against the Wilson request. Thomas contended that the course promised In the pending legislation could not have important hearing on either war or peace. Leader* of senate opposition to the legislation, meantime, claimed 43 vote* against repeal of the com bat xone and bi-lligerent port restriction* of the measure. They conceded that ship arming provision of the measure would Ire adopted. Sen. Lister Hill. D, Ala., how ever, claimed 55 vote* for the ad mlntotration on that isattc. These |m>ll* Indicated a conflict somewhere, becausi- the senate ha* i only !••> memto-r*. and Hill*’ and th<- oppoaithrna' claim* add up to votes. In any event, there were imreaaig indications that the vote would be close In the senate on th. pro po«al* that were added to the house approved armed ship bill by the senate foreign relation* committee. Hen Robert A. Taft. R.. 0., an oppoNltimi leader, said he was making no claim*, but that if the seni ator* voted their "present inclination* I think we should gel 44 votes.” "We would need only four more," he said, "and I think there I* a charn-e of getting them.” In the event that the vote ended in a 4* to 4M tie regarded as extremely unlikely the deciding vote would rest with Vice-President Henry A. Wallace if he happened to be presiding at the time. Yesterday was devoted etitireiy to two opposition Speeches, one by Hen Gerald P. Nye, It. N D . and the other by Hen Robert M. IstFollette. Prog. Wis., whose fathJ <4XI.NT!NI El> ON PAGB BIGHT) PJBAOEJUDGES AGE ANNOUNCED '.I — Lint Judges For Callithumpian Parade Friday Night i Judge* for Friday night'* huge ( t'alllthumpian parade h»»re were , announced today by Dr. Ben fluke, , chairman of the Judge* committee j for the event. laidles ,m the Judge*' stand will < be: Mr*. Don Lute*. Mr*. George 1 Thoma*. Mr*. Glenn Hill. Mr*. Vie- r tor H. Eicher, Mr*. Leonard Hay- « for*. Mr*. B. V. McCann. Mrs, Char- I les Holthouse and Mr*.Clay»on Car- r roll. • The men will bn: J. Ward Call- • and. Rev. George O. Walton. George Thoma*. Cal E. Peterson. Rev Paul Bchultz. Rev. Charle* M, Prugh and Arthur R Holthouse. Plan* for the evening are being brought to a climax by members of the Chaml<er of Commerce, sponsor* of the annual event, which is expected to be the largest of it* kind ever to be held here. Cash prizes are to be awarded to nearly two acorn entrant*. The parade I* to start at 7:301 p. m. at the Jail yard and will morel north through the business district.'

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I Captive Coal Mine* To Be Reopened Pending Mediation Board Study Os L'nion Innue. OPEN TONIGHT Washington. Oct 30. — 'UP) — President John L le-wl* of th>United Mine Worker* union ICIO), In a Joint press conference with Myron <’ Taylor, announced today union acceptance of President Roos.-vett's proposal for reopening captive coal mine* "Just a* fast a* arrangements can In- made locally.” L*wt* said that "in many instances" mines will Im- reopened with the night shift tonight and in other inetanc-s us quickly a* the arrangement can Im- made, presumably tomorrow In an oral statement after a brief meeting with Taylor, a diractor of U. H. Hteel corporation. Lewi* expressed "gratitude" that "the matter Is on the way to complete settlement without substantial Inconvenlence to the country and the defense program." Mr. Roosevelt proposed yeatarday In a conference with U-wls, Taylor and chairman William H. Davis of the d.-sense mediation board, the the miners return to work pending a recommendation on the Issue of the union shop demand of the I'MW by the full mediation board. The board'* recommendation, however, would not be binding on either the umou or the steal gumloniies which operate the captlv* mines. Th. board will meet tomorrow to begin formulating it* decision. Taylor praised Lewis' "broad and cooperative attitude In a difficult situation In a time of national peril.” The two men shook hand* at the close of the conference. "I have to announce.'' la-wls said In opening the press conference, "That the United Mine Wdrtmw conference, on my recommendation. has accepted the arrangement indicated in the pr> *ident’s letter of last night to Mr. Davis. The mine* will reopen just as fast a* arrangement* can be made locally. The night shift in many iimtances will reopen tonight. "I may say that the entire basis of this agreement was the conference between Mr Taylor and me yesterday I want to express my gratitude that the matter is on the way to complete *ettlement without niilswtuiitiMl Inconvenience to th- country and the defense program." la-wis called the captive coal miners out at midnight last Haturday in rejecting a 2-to-l proposal of a three man board jmiiet that the full board undertake to make recommendation* on the union ■hop issue if both sides to the controversy would agree to be bound by them. Alternatively tho three-man panel proposed that a board representing both sides attempt to settle the tmloti shop issue by negotiation and. failing that, that the matter l>«- submitted to arbitration. The three-man anel dec lined at that time to make a recommendation on tho merits of the union ■hop iMtie, holding that there was no precedent in the law for or against what amount* substantially to a closed shop. A closed shop bhids an employ, er to hire none but union members. What Lewi* has demanded for hi* miner* in the captive pits is an agreement for a union shop whereby the employers would be permitted to hire non-union men who. in turn, would be compelled to Im/CONTINItKIi ON FAGS! KIVW, TKMPERATURff HEADING DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER 3:00 a. m ♦« 10:00 a. m. Noon 52 2:00 p. m. 52 3:00 p. m. --- 54 WEATHER Cloudy, rain tonight and In South and central portion* Friday. Colder in extreme south portion Friday.