Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 39, Number 268, Decatur, Adams County, 12 November 1941 — Page 1

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

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IjlWB I down on B ®IA f MNT I. Military " a< h' n< ‘ Led IX'* n By I H ,t BrlH*h' ■ J 4iv vl " lf Hl1 ’ »,* - gu’hlnr ha* hogge* BJh.iU' 1,1 ,h ** H - iff* sINCC I || ~(>• Europe tn IT . (r „ni 'hr front said kT.. t •u.iiiy I' >* <e»»ed K lit" « rmi'id Mur-| ' r ' linrMll I ■ ' j ip. I |i|>ri>.i( hr« to | BT*,*, vlrlnny of Tula. B, v..* hi > bio»dc*»t ■to’!”- 1 *' *'■” ~* , * *n‘ n ‘ ! ■ .. ioii' G'-'inan ofir. I- * iy The ■ <| (SrniiH.'i pre«-l K-h ,I'y. I'“' "'ii''* "otithK.,, . ch • i- iik nid 'hat E. .rt-ii iif 'in ‘ ity •»»»•* Err, will n-pert* the Red mud the Icy ■ <l( .. and 'hr driftin'' ■ 4 , ...n.ralir.K 'ln- motive i Xu mill' i y ma-hll|es tierman -tayli'K Eifv> four mull'll- tight i" military anE > ,« of Bri'i-h expert* , "f "".ijo: ' K*,-.. *he I” net rat 101 lof t b-hiwi In the Crime*. K > <t. I.ing.-r point KliMia-1 front 1..-cau«e of I ■hMldiilrn of a German Kmtll into the CaiicMUs. E liar, h»v. -sayt-d hark Kg li local fighting thin 'hr 'll' Huiaiam Euih'iuiii 'heir position* ■Seaun resources are be-1 K w and more heavily I T» Dud Halt Ebrr Raaala. Nov 11 —I Kfi-ilpi Soviet advice* | tiff th-' Gei man offen Mta Mowow has been ; Bit 1 dead hall by a par- ■ lev, of Red army COUU■ba < lanter l>lo»« delivered Mrty Mtf weather along the fefPrt'Bti ox PAGE TWO) f- — I Lie Flashes fctajs Nov. 12 — (UP) — •*M<|»«" operating brothBM«' railway labor today I'K'tt of three effective fftti on the nation's carBU Mg ;n at 6a. m. Sunday Mr 7. s-vvewt the itrike from P**l "unwieldly" brother•tttir.uo explained, the na">udi were divided inP* to be struck •*’ l »«iy beginning Oec- ► fth. The second group H struck December 8 and ■•irS oa December 9. Nov. 12—(UP)—Oen[CMrieo Huntaiger, mini*K•volthe Vichy cabinet, to death with aevf®*r H-soni in an airplane P« southern France today f *"t*rto to report to M*rU M ' 1 Petain on his ImP"t '"spection tour of pd’ncs. hsd opent ths L’* weeks making an F t*»r of inspection of and west Africa. I £ of the of f 'WchdJerman armistice L — ■■ C**"' Nov. 12—(UP) r ’"'Oh Os CIO members tfHense medk **'* •P f *»d today to koJ ' h * "•‘•"•tlen of CIO labor p* '♦"oultsnt. [iGr <, * r *‘ 00d ”’* l Ow ' Oh '«- L from the OPM In k 2T* the "’•dlatlon U recommend k« * #rk « r o union in i Ey T t RE Ma D”W F P*- 01. hn Ke, * n*—2 F<tu*2 TMIR rttoie 9 ? * nd Thur * | «y' r ’•"•sht ••“‘•’weet perb warmer Thurs-

Convention Speaker ' Hwv. Harold 1.. I.uiid>|iil>i, of the Mn<>dy HIM* Institute. Chicago will npeak .it the Ada nix county Hund.iy school convention, which will Im* held at ll>-rn<- Sinid.iy and Monday. CRISIS LOOMS ON DISPUTE IN CAPTIVE MINES Government May Crack Down On United Mine Worker* Washington. Nov 12 (VP» —, The While llotHo- today cttprc.io-d frank concern over the breakdown ( In relations between the Congress i of Industrial Organisations and the national mediation board, and the possibility of a new strike In j "captive" coal mines. Secretary William Hassett told a press conference that the president, suffering a slight head void., had made no appointments for tie day but would work In his oval' study with the coal mine situation, "very much on his mind " Hassett remarked that in his "personal opinion" some newspa-t , pers had shown "Immature jtidtc I | amt** in characterising the labor dispute as a fight between the I president and John L. Lewis. “If there is any quarrel, certainly it is between the United' Mine Workers and the I'nited I Stales government," Hassett said . He had no specific comment on' 1 the resignation from the mediation ■ boatd of Phillip .Murray, president of the CIO, and Thomas Kennedy. I secretary-treasurer of the C.MW. and other CIO members. The I'MW policy committee 'meets Friday to determine whether i to begin a new strike In the cap ■ live mines this week end This Involves also a decision as to the status of the 33P.A00 miners in the commercial mines in the whole , Applachlan field A new strike in the captive mines would bring a i quick go-ahead from the White House for enactment of stiff antii strike legislation. It was believed. The first federal action, it was ( believed, would be to siege all, stocks of coal at the captive mines and at the steel mills. The government would ration this coal among the mills so as to maintain the best possible prmluction of I steel. Murray and Kennedy voted against the other nine members of the board 24 hours earlier In their! I :COIW|-INUKD ntv PAOP THR»»» 4-H PROGRAM HERE NOV. 18 I SMSV “■"» Annual Achievement Program Will Be Held Here Next Week The annual 4-H achievement pro--1 gram will be hold In the auditorium 1 of the Lincoln ichool in this city lat *7:15 p. m. Tuesday. November U. The meeting will start with a concert by the Adams county school hand under the direction of Gerald | Zimmerman, following which will, i lie group singing The Union township boys' club will presen’ a play-1 let. Roland Wolfe will lie called to give a report on the jurlor leadership camp he attended this summer. Krna liultemeier will be asked to speak briefly ou the girl's state fair home economics school Special recognition will be given girls winning In the county dress revues. Junior leadership pin* *•" be awarded to leaders who have completed their reports and had not previously received a pin. Club pins and other awards will be presented to all 4-H members who have completed their projects this year.

FINNS REJECT 11. S. REQUEST TO HALT WAR Reply Dental Any Information From Hull On Peace Offer Helsinki, Nov. 12. — tf'p) — |r| n . land today rejected th.- American r«-qu.-st that she halt her war acafnst ItiiMiia and said she woubl cease fighting only "when all daug I '-im are removed and our safety guaranteed.** The ntflclal Finnish reply to the demur. h<- of h<-< rotary of State ' ordell Hull denied that Finland hand been informed through the I nited States of any lluesian peace offer or that America bud offered to mediate between Finland and Russia or had made any recommendations as to Finland's course. • This < "tilradii ted th.- statement { "f Hull that the Finnish minister IO the I'nited Statee, lljalmar I’r.e ' ope, was Inform'd of Russia's de »ire to make peace, with Finland by l iid.-rge. rotary of State Sumnet Welles last August.) The Finnish note aw.-rted that Fitiland could not jeopardise her I Interests and security by an artificial suspension of military oper-; atiotis which are "entirely justl- ; Bed." While refusing to withdraw Finnish troops from the front, the note asserts that Finland hopes soon to "send a certain number" of her soldiers back to civil occupations. The note was handed to the Am-, • rl.an minister. H F. Arthur. Si ho.-nfl.-ld, loot night for trans-1 inisslon to Washington. i Pointing out Finland's position .is a neighbor of the Movlet union. I the note claimed that this geographi teal fact makes "self defense nee- , . '-seary against the imperlallstic 'endetl. les of the Soviet union.” It insisted that Finland's move-: ments beyond the frontiers exist-' ! ng before the winter war of 1930io were designed to render hat tn-' less the "offetieive positions which Russia holds adjacent to the Fin-' ' nfsh frontiers " “Kffectfve def'-nse," said the Fin- . tilsh note, "a right which nobody ' can deny Finland" will lx- carried on In the territory now occupied by .miMTiNttiCD on psaie nvg) ED ZWICK DIES LATETUESDAV — Preble Tf»wn*hip Trustee Die* Suddenly Os Heart Attack — Ed Zwick. prominent Preble, township farmer, and township trustee since 1935. di"d unexpected-: ly at 1:45 o'clock Tuesday after- 1 main at his home. .Mr. Zwick suffered a heart at- ' lack at 11 o’clock yestorday morn-t I Ing and died less than three hours ! later. He had beeu In gppareat good health and his sudden death I < am<- as a decided shock to his many friends. Ho was Imrn in Preble township August I*. 1*73. the son of William and Sophie Witte-Zwlek. and was ' a lifelong resident of the township. | ' He was elected township trustee In 1934 and was reelected in I»3M He married Anna E. Trier October 22. 1911. He was a member of the St. John's Lutheran church. Surviving are the widow, three' ! sons, tierhart Zwick. at home. Pri-j I vate Edgar C. Zwick of Camp San- ' Hus. Obespo, Cal., and Private i j Ixjuls Zwick of Camp Wolters. Tex-i as; and two sisters. Mrs Sophia j i Bremer of Fort Wayne and Mrs. i William Getting of Yoder. Four brothers and one sister are deceased. Funeral arrangements have not been completed, pending arrival of the sons In army service. The body tCONTTNUKP ON PAOK THHKK) ~ 0 Three New Suits Filed In Court — Three new suits have been filed ! In Adams circuit court. Christian F. Andersen has filed a note suit against Oscar C Ewell, asking ffSOO. Bonham and Emshwiller of Hart- ; ford City are plaintiff., attorney. Enos Haggsrd has filed an action against Glen McDonald, asking possession for real estate In Monroe and 1100 damages. John L. DeVoss h plaintiffs attorney. 'Joseph J. Berllng and others have filed suit for possession of real estate in Decatur against Robert Take. The suit also asks 1100. Harjr y T Grube Is plaintiffs attorney.

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Itaatur, Indiana, Wednesday, November 12, 1911.

Governor Here Tonight | ■K ' ' W Al wk Governor and Mrs. Henry Bchri.ki-r will be guests in Decatur this evening at a banquet al C.3<) o'clock at the American Legion home, to be followed by a public meeting and address by Indiana's thief executive at the junior-senior high school auditorium at Xls o’< I<m k The governor came here at the invitation of the Adams county Democratic Woman’s clul>

REV. LUNDQUIST TO BE SPEAKER To Speak At County Sunday School Convention At Berne Rev. Harold L. Lundquist. i»l». of the Moody Bible Institute. Chi I cage. will speak at the Adams county Bunday School convention to be held at the Mennonlte church I In Berne neat Sunday and Monday. Nov. II and 17. It-v. Lundquist will apeak on Sunday afternoon, evening and again Monday. All Sunday schools in the county are ; urged to attend and svnd delegate* to the convention. Dr. Lundqulat first studied law at the University of Minnesota. Latter he decided to enter Christian work and took work at the Inatlt- ' ute and Princeton theological sent- ' inary. Far a time he served in the pastorate but wax later call.il to I , the staff of the Institute. For a ' time he served as assistant dean 1 in charge of the evening school I and wax later appointed ft> his 1 present position. To the readers of more than 2.OOU newspaper* In the Unit'd States. Dr. Lundquist la known ax the writer of syndicated comments on the International Sunday school lexslons. He lx a frequent speaker over station WMBI. The yvaing people and Christian workers banquet will be held in the Bente high school at d:SO p. in. Monday. Ticket* may be purchased from Sunday school workers for CONTIWIIKn ON PtllK THKKW> FOUR MISSING IN PLANT BLAST Explosion Wrecks Part Os Powder Plant In Illinois ——— Peoria. 111 . Nov. 12 — (UP» — Four men were missing today asI ter an explosion at the Edwards, j Illinois, plant of the Western Powder Company, which Is working on orders for the U. 8. government. George DeVauls. superintendent, said the government recently aWarded several powder contracts to the plant, which is a subsidiary of the Western Cartridge company of Alton. 111.. "Something happened hut the destruction is so complete we can't tell just what.” he said. A first explosion apparently took place in the corning mill, where Jeff Cox. an employe, was Injured Then the press mill, where the four missing men were believed to have been working, exploded The missing men were listed as Arthur Kendall, Lloyd Italton. Harold Honts. and Harold Wlndlsh. all of Edwards. “I can’t understand what happened or how I got out." Cox said icoNTANUKU ON PAUB FIVBI

New State Police Officer On Duty Officer Joseph C. Mendenhall of ' the Indiana state police force has taken over hi* duties a* state pa- ' trolman in the county. He and Mrs. r Mendenhall have moved into their name. 509 Attains street. Officer Mendenhall was taken on a tour of the city today by Sherlift Ed Miller and introduced to the I various county and city officials with whom ho will work in the I pursuit of his duties. Officer MenI denhall succeeds officer J Bussell I Prior here. The latter has been i assigned to Bedford territory. BEET HARVEST NEARLY DONE More Than Half Os Estimated Tonnage Has Been Refined More than half of th.- estimated i tonnage of beets has been made j into sugar at the Central Sugar company's refinery *a this city. H. W McMflleu. president, stat'd today. Beets processed up to last night totaled 51,800 tons. The crop is estimated nt »5.000 Io 100.000 tuns. The yield per acre thia year is a little better than the 1040 crop, the average being around nine tons. Last year the average was a fraction above eight tons to the acre. The harvesting of beets will he completed by next week. J. Ward Calland, field manager (or the company said. Deliveries liave been heavy the past few days. A supply of alsiut 20,mm tons is now in the yards and the special storage dumps <m Second and Washington streets. Beets Were piled outside the yards this year to enable growers to harvest and deliver the crop under favorable weather conditions. The sugar content so far exceed* a little over 15 percent and II Is believed the average for the entire season will be near 15R4 percent. ’ The recent rains slowed up the sugar flow a* the additional moisture started the beets to grow. It Is believed the total sugar pro ICONTINIIMD ON PAOB THMBBI . Break In Cold Weather Today Today was the warmest of the last six days and according to the weatherman, tomorrow will see a further rise In the mercury readings. Although at 8 ». m. today the mercury stood at the freexlug mark 32. It moved Io 40 above at the noon hour, the highest reading since last Thursday for any hour of the day. It kept on advancing this afternoon. The weather man has predicted still warmer weather for Thursday, thus indicating at least a temporary break in the week-old "coldsnap.” j

Hess Reveals Hitler Hoped To Starve Britain; King George Pledges War To Final Victory

HERB L. CURTIS DIES SUDDENLY THIS AFTERNOON ■ ■ 1 ■ 1111 - • Former Decatur Athletic Director Die* Os Stroke Herbert L. Curtis, 46. athletic director and head basketball coach I nt the Decatur public high school * from 1926 until 1935. died suddenly ' al 1:15 o'clock this afternoon at j the Wells county hospital In Hluff-' ton. Herb, as he was famlllutly known Io school official*, students ' and fans 'luring hl* long stay in . this city, suffered a paralytic stroke while at the Lllo-rty Center high school, west of Hluffton. and ; was laken immediately to the hos-1 pltal. where he diet! shortly after I lielng admitted. He had been employed by the I Crowell Publishing Co. for the last ' several month* and he was -it tht* j work when stricken today. Hlcousin, Ernest Curtis, former piiu-j dpal and coach at Monmouth high' school. Is now principal and coach ; at Liberty Center Curtis, during hi* many years a- , a basketball mentor, was recgnfv ed as one of the ablext teacher I of I fundamentals, and Ills teams were highly regarded throughout this section of the state for their skill In ball handling, footwork an I general basketball keenness He came to Decatur in the fall of 1925 after a highly successful record at Monrovia, where he coached ruch stars as Branch M< Cracken, later an All-American at Indiana university, now head hasketball coach at the state institution: and Itlam-hard Horton, former Decatur football coach. Curtl* resigned hi* position In this city during the summer of 1935 to accept lite post as principal of Southport high aeh<>ol. a large conaolldated schixi! near IndiattapODNTINItIBD nN THHtCSI — o— - Central Soya Company Re-Elects Officers For' Wayne. Nov 12 Directors and officers of the Central Soya Company were re-elected a' the annual meeting of the stockholders and directors held here this afternoon. , • The directors are: D W McMillen, chairman: Roy Hall. D W McMillen. Jr.. H W M< Milieu. Harry (' Offutt, H. P. O'Brien. Fred 11. Shoaf. The officers arc D W McMillen, chairman: Mr. Hall, president; D. W McMillen. Jr. executive vicepresident and treasurer; Ed P. Scheie, secretary; Mr. O'Brien, vice-president; D J. Bunnell, vicepresident; Clyde Hendrix, vice-pre-sident. Mr. Bunnell resides in Chicago. o— — — $2,500 DAMAGE SUIT IS FILED Breach Os Contract Alleged In Suit Filed Here Today A suit for 12.500 for alleged breach of contract and damages ha* been filed In Adam* circuit court by Opal Myers of Berne against Harold C. Lehman The suit avers that the plaintiff I* 42 years of age; that on April 16. 1939 she had born to her at Berne a female child. Linda Lou. whose father Is the defendant. It further avers that "tn consideration of her oral agreement not to sue the defendant In an auction at luw. he agreed to pay 'he cost* of the delivery and doctor and that the bill was paid by 'he defendant. In the sum of 227." The suit further allege* that the defendant agreed to pay fbe plaintiff for the support of the child tin per month and later 112 per month; that be did pay the doctor and amount* at various times, totalling 1120 It aver* that he ha* not made a payment since some time In August 1941. The suit ask* for *2,500 and all other costs. D Burdette Custer Is plaintiffs attorney.

SAM CLELAND TALKS TOW Fort Wayne Attorney Speak* To Lion* Uluh Tuesday "Common sense tell* us to join I hands with those now eMieavuring to destroy the force, the philosophy dead *• t on destroying deuiis-rai-y.' j I Samuel C Cleland Fort Wayne at- ■ ; torney. told member* of the Deca ‘ ! tur I.tarns < tub In an Armistice l»ay I | address at the Knights of Pythias | ' home .Tuesday evening "Our government therefore is | i follow ing a plain common sense | I policy,” lie declared. "How bestj can we aid those who stand as al l ban lei lietweeli us and Hie force*! lof destHM'llnuT" he asked "Should I i we trust Lindbergh to decide thia | for u*T Should w>. trust the RooseI Veit hater* Io determine this grave I question?" ''Should we depend upon a little i group of isolationist ivmgressmen { and senators who have their eyes : on the 1912 election and possess a I predominate hate for the presij dent? I prefer to follow 111 the I usitsl- p* of the American la-gion i to jH-rmit bur offli lais who po*- | se*s vaetly more Information than j I can possibly possess to determine i policy und method as well.” "It I* easy to give lip service tn I democracy," he asserted, "but more : than that I* required now DemI ocra< y was conceived In courage I not in maudlin pacifism It was j born on heroic deeds not of fear and timid inaction. It has grown strong In the faith of strong men , —courageous men. It is more than an ideal it is away of life II i pertain* to the things we may say . and do. It pertain* to bow we tuay . live, to how we may worship one . God. It implies freedom, it Is freedom. Liberty und democracy are the reason for the I'nited States " "We want peace hut not at any pric. The price Hitler a*ks ie too : OCONTINtjEti nN PAOK THHEK) oicon WARNS AGAINST REDS Army Officer Speak* At Armi*tice Day Banquet Tuesday *'BeW*re of the Communist, In your midst." warned Major E 1. Olcott. Intelligence officer at the new army air base al Baer field. Fort Wayne, In hl* address to more than 2tm persons gathered at the American Legion home in this cltv Tuesday evening at the annual Armistice IMy observance Ad atns pos' 43. The annual observance Hfraded the largest crowd In the po-t's history, with legionnaires, their wives. Hpanlsh-Ainerlcan war veterans and their wive*, and several guests In attendance. Honored guests at Hn- bahqiMt meeting were six Adams county young men. who will leave Thur* day for selective service trailtltu The young men were presented with special gifts, with tin presentation being made by Vinci-it J Bormann of this city past district commander of the la-gimt Four other trainees who will leave with the group Thursday were unable to be present James K. Staley, general chairmatt of the observance, was toastmaster during the banquet, which was served by members of the Legion Junior auxiliary. The meeting opened with singing of "America." followed by invocation by Ed Bauer, past commander of Adams post. Community singing was led by Paul Saurer. Music during the banquet was furnished by Gerald Zlmmercnn's orchestra. Major Olcott debunked the theory advanced by many person* that the American Legion Is an • CONTINttRn nN PA'tr vtvic ~ ■ ■■■ ........ ... „ 0 I ■■■ ■ Rev. Patterson To Speak To Rotarian* Rev. Dwight L. Patterson pastor of the Union Chapel United Brethren church, wilt bo the guest speaker at the weekly meeting of the Decatur Rota y club Thursday evening at the K. of P. home. James E Elberson will be chairman of the program.

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Churchill Reveal* He** Story Os Hitler Plan* Tf> Starve Great Britain Into Suhmi**i<»n. I . S. PRAISED lamdoti. Nov 12 Il’Pt Adolf HlHer vainly hoped according Io Rudolf Hess to defeat Great Britain by "starvation attack” rath.-r than Invasion, prime mlnI |*ter Winston f'huri-hlll said in I commons today, but fm*d stocks In j Britain are double the 1939 total and shipping losses have been cut ' to an average of Iso mm tons a 1 month In the last four month* of i the battle of the Atlantic King George, in a speech from ! the throne opening the new sesI sloti of parliament, pledged Britain I and her allies to prosecute the war I until final victory and paid tribute I to the United *tate« for sending : Britain and her allies "war sup- : piles of all kind* on a scale an- ' example.) In history." The king praised the resistance j of the "heroic" R.-d army and expressed confidence- that with I American aid the necessary supi pile, would Im- sent to Russia. "The lifetime of this parliament I ithe session ending Tuesday) ha* i been memorable for the strengthening of already dose ties Im-1 ween my government and the government and people of the United States of America.” Chiii.hlir* report on the last | four months, ending with October, ' of the battle of the Atlantic said ‘ that considering all circumstance* II the British shipping losses had been cut to less than one fifth of i I the four previous months and that i 1 United State* ship production is 11 "surpassing their enormously suei cessful efforts of the last war." r Uhurchlll Indicated that It might r lake until 1*43 to muster the hugs . | number of ship* ne.-d. d for big- . I scale oversea* operation* again*! . the Axis such as an Invasion of Europe hut he said that 'he Brit- , | ish Isles must be prepared to fight an Invasion next spring a* a result of collapse of Hitler's hope, of winning a starvation war in 191! For the first time, he disclosed I something of what H«-ss the No. 3 Nazi who flew to Scotland had told the British According to Hess, Hitler hoped to "bring us to our knees" by starvation rather than by Inv • 'mi , hut those hope* collapsed a* fat as 1941 wa* concerned Chur, hill said He acknowledged, however, that the German* were putting more and more submarines and longranee airplane* Into the attack on shipping to Britain. King George made two spe-ech.-s this week, one proroguing parliament on Tuesday and another l.e day at the opening session Dressed In the uniform of .m admiral of the fleet In parllantc -:t today he said tli.it "Developments In th<- past year have strengthened the resohitlm of my people and my allies to prosecute thia war against aggression until final victory " The king especially welcomed Russia a* an ally and paid tribute to the heroic resistance of the Red army Os the United States, he (aid that 'this giowing Intimacy" of the two nations was strikingly ilitislrated by the Churchill Roosevelt meeting "on the seas and oceans commanded by our two (Ctt.NTINt• Etr ON I’AOE "r|VK» FORMER WREN RESIDENT DIES Word I* Received Os The D<*ath Tue*day Os Sherman Ander*on B J. Rice received word today of the death of a nephew Sherman Anderson, who died Tuesday morning at his home In Gideon. Mo. The deceased formerly operated a sawmill al Wren. Ohio, leaving Wren about 2" years ago with his brother. Will and Lewt. .<> e*t*bllsh the Gideon-Anders »n lumberyard In that town Surviving are the widow, one «on, Ralph Anderson, of Gideon; four brothers and one sister. A number of cousin* reside In thi* eonimttnBy. Funeral servl.-e* and burial will lu> held at Gideon Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock.