Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 39, Number 275, Decatur, Adams County, 21 November 1941 — Page 1

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jhis/i Drive In tbya Seeking To ■Smash Axis Hold

Htni. in ,s |K (< I Imminent In German* Re-"flm-i'e TOBRI K MKy I'll’"! ~! nil,! ■« Into |K. .... IK ■ *" 1 » ' lll 111 .. 'ini .-., r «.<- imii .i. nit <i tit -* IK, : .ffort "■ lift |K ..t Tobtnk * ,v for a westI >ii hopes * ill u of Sorth to |K,. ■ ' Im' *i'ii IK ■ "ill. - I'.on |K > * i« y.’ to |K t|lvl«'.Hl - . m;>’ inv |K . according to ... . ollie »< H .1. tilling upon n-il Bntl’li o in t o.i-lal i lly ,<n.| )ol'i hands with 4e*ert K : .., g „ff. n-.vi wan be in Ank.ua to .1 in ultimate , .|iiooil! \xi|K 1.. ,y i < >1 .'pi ll ’hi' »ay an In Itxiy ini' would brim a «iih !h. F'-ti'h In Al Morocco. 4 i on;., presumably i Ink n 'ln Fren< r.i .l .• 'Io South Allanlino. .in.l obrwrvers ex- ■*• :lu- determlna which Hi'lei forced the Moiin.■ Weygand p-'.-oinnil for Xfrli-a. wan ■ . ovet tin Kal*.« -Ituatlon It also ■c-'i-'l J- .in Indication Li - *. • going io insist th-- Fu-nch d'fend Africa territory. Mkf'i'c th., p. iilah ian seif zili hope of driving on ■ Atlantic 'lny must overK'-' Axis Libyan armies ■ <;<"i Erwin Rommel. who •I’htfi.!* Ing before the K* ' '■!> Egypt and evidently K 55 •” civ.- battle only when K 1 " enhe« I point advanMt'o hi* f., ..-» The minor B l ’ far reported at Blr El ■*'» ut Tobi uk and else- ■ * ta ” la-'-n no more than Miiinni«he» <n artillery duels nature in the Hell M»‘- slid Solum areas fortl Ute German* near the Mu border Mt however, acknowledged M ,ls " llln * the British M* was |,y "extremely K force* Itoth Berlin and ■ Ails forces were Mi* «'kii'.r and had destroyMt'iiber of British tanks and MPnwinsr, A big ar()! | er y M T:si E " bagk four. HT ' o 18, PETAIN >lOll CONFAB * r Os Conquered toce To Meet With Fuehrer * Tt "k. Nov. n—(<JP)— p r |. reaching (hp <?nltwl '"day that Marshal Hen»M vke.premler Admiral „ •» to occupied *>t week to meet Reich*’’••nnan Ooerln*. is, ,tm ’ Ooermx would ofk-laU to another , »*t Adolf Hitler. P-.?’ 7 * ln n,Br >t ‘he first ii . " >«rt unoccupied * h * m «‘ Hitler about gr,! '‘ d 10 Vlchy c °>- i u.i* -h 0 * n ®My. h, thal 'he meetfi 1 l * wt fonwequence of „ ror Ooneral Weyin On * »»d Weet Africa.

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BARUCH WARNS FOR NEEDS OF PRICE CONTROI World War Board Leader Warns Os Oanaers Os Inflation Washington. Nov. 21 (I’Pl Bernard M Baruch, chairman of the World War industries bourd. Unlay warned conarea* that “unless we are careful" the time may come when It will be necessary to "loose step the people with everybody having the same food the same dothIna and the same housitiK." Renewinx his plea for drastic control to check the rislmr tide of Inflation, the 71-year-old .ndustriallet told the house rules committee that the need for price control legislation Is “imperative" to meet “an acutely danaen.us" situation. He pointed out that the I'nlted RtatM Is today “a nation n arms'*, and declared that **we must fit ourselves to defend the country on all fronts'* Instead ot merely attempIng to put a fighting forte on the sea and In the field. Baruch, advocating a parity re-, turn for farmers ami regulation of “inflationary** wages, suggested a five point approach to price control: 1 That congress give Immediate consideration to a price control bill. 2. That such a hill “guarantee a sufficiency at minimum price of the three neiessitu-s of life shelter, food and clothing " 3. That controls Im p'ated on rents, on agricultural schedules ami on wages on "everything.' 4. That "all segments of society" Im treated eqnally and profiteering eliminated. 5. ‘That price control "march along with a sound taxation program," profit and money control, increase of production, and wide subcontracting SHARP DROP IN MERCURf HERE Temperature Drops To Below Freezing Wednesday Night Ixnal residents today were beginning to believe that **at last winter I* here " A mercury that plummeted downward Thanksgiving afternoon and stayed down throughout th.- night substantiated this befllef In sharp contrast to the readings In the 70s during the past two days and at noon yesterday, the mercury slumped 40 degrees during the night, falling to 30 above —two degrees below the freezing mark. The weatherman was almost exactly right In his predictions regarding the holiday temperature. Wednesday he foresaw the sudden drop and Thursday his predictions esmr true. This morning at H o'clock the mercury In the Daily Democrat thermometer etood at 31. The minimum during the night was reportedly 30. Early morning forecasts of the weatherman Indicated a continuance of the lower temperatures today. tonight and Saturday with a possibility of snow accompanying a cold wave Saturday night. ♦ Council ztpproves Appropriations The county council In special session at the court house this morning, approved additional appropriations totalling 12.(111-Mt. The appropriations covered running expenses in various ofleooNotice of a special meeting of the council to be held Monday. December 8 to consider additional appropriations, totalling 14.450, was also announced today. Included In these appropriations are the following items: Adams county memorial hospital-nurses salary, 12.500; light and power. |3<M); groceries, meat and milk. MOO; fuel. 1350; hospital supplies, furniture, fixtures and drugs. I«""; salt, water softener. 1120- An Item of |7O for county council per diem is also included.

New I’SS Indiana In Launched Today honor.

Newport News, Va. Nov. 2t. — il’l'i Secretary of the Navy F'rank Knox, speaking at the laumhli'g of the 35.000 ton battleship Indiana, said today that "no' one can say when the actions of our avowed enemies may drag us Into complete belligerency.” The Indiana, which slid into the James river at high tide. Is the third battleship to be launched this year. Two others were launched last year and have since been commissioned. Knox, the principal speaker at the launching attended by high naval oOiilalw and prominent Indianans, cited the completion of the Indiana six months ahead of

THANKSGIVING 1 IS OBSERVED' Holiday In Observed Quietly In This City Thursday Thankaglving Hay *»• reverently marked in Decatur and i-ommunity Thursday both In the church and In the homes. A theme of peace was carried ;In the church eervicea In commemoration of the day in contrast ' to the condition* In Europe. Bountiful Thanksglvtag Hay tablea were the center of many family gathering* a* children and rela- ' tlvea returned home to participate In the -turkey with all-the trimming*" dinner*. Ilu-III<»H life w.ie practically at 1 a standstill here aa almost all store*. public building* and public office* were cloned. Only a few. All' ll a* confectioneries. some res taurants and service stations were open and several of these cloned long enough to permit employers and employe* to join in family dinner*. Insofar aa school student* are concerned, the holiday was continued over until next -Monday, when they will return to claaaen. The student* In the Catholic schools were distnlnaed Tuesday and those In the public school* on Wednesday afternoon Although hardly appropriate to the November holiday, the weather J was moderate until late In the aftCONTINUBI) ON PAMS’ »<*■• CIO CONDEMNS USE OF TROOPS Denounces All cg e d "Strikebreaking Training” Os Army I Detroit. Nov. 21 I UP)— The Congress of Industrial OrganlzaI tlon* today denounced alleged • "strikebreaking training" of Coder- • al troop*. , • Delegates attending the < IO» fourth annual convention embodied the condemnation in a aeries of r resolutions on the selective service The measure charged that the ' selective service administration had served a* "a strikebreaking agency ' by cancellation of occupational de- ' ferments of strikers" In several instances. notable the North Amerl- • can Aircraft strike at Inglewood; • California. ' ■ "This convention denounce* such s practice." the resolution!- said of 1 drill* In labor dispute tactic*, "and I "JouSSuiuMD OH W rlvßl

ONLY DAILY NBWSPAP ER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Friday, November 21, 1911.

schedule ae proof that "when our Industry and labor are united, there la nothing on earth can atop thi-m " "We al know that we have need of record-breaking speed."* he said, “we all know that the dangers which confront the I'nlted Htatea today are as deadly as any In our nation's history. The peril* which loom across the seas today are not merely threats to our national security. for thia la no atruggb- between rival powera but a conflict tie tween hiatille ideas. "We know on which aide of thia fight our holies and Interests He. and we have proclaimed our re- ' solve that our side shall win thia

Schurgcr To Reopen luiw Office Monday Severin H. Schurger. local attorney. who recently returned from selective service training, will reopen his law office at 133 South Second street neat Monday. Mr. Schurger closed his office about eight months ugo to enter training. 0 — LOCAL PERSONS HURT IN WRECK Only Meager Details Received Os Fuhrman Wreck In Illinois Late today only meager details had been received here concerning the reported auto accld--nt at Eldorado. Illinois In which five persons in a car driven by Ira II Fuhrman, local Insurance agent, were Involved Those reported In the ni-<-id<-'ft were Mr. and Mrs. Fuhrman, a daughter in law. Mrs. Monroe Fuhrman; a daughter. Evangeline Fuhrman, and Miss Phylll* Hunter, daughlei of Mr. and Mrs Floyd B. Hunter. A telephone conversation between Miss Hunter's father and a police official at Eldorado disclosed that all five were admitted to lhi< hospital there Wednesday night following the accident but that they had been released The official Indicated that no other car had been Involv' d In the accident and that the Fuhrman car had been badly wrecked. He knew no details. It Is thought that the Injured (CONTINUED ON PAGE HIX)

Biggest Christmas Spending Spree Since 1929 Forecast

(By United Press I When Hanta Claus rides into Indiana just 34 daya from now (28 shopping daya after today t he will ride a trail marked by the biggest Christmas* spending spree since the halyion daya of 1*29. a United Press aurvey revealed today. Employment. backed by *2,000,000.000 in defense orders and a general Improvement In business conditions, will lie the highest In the state's history. Ami Hoosiers, whose factory paychecks now total approximately 112.500.000 weekly will spend and spend plenty. Col. Everett L. Gardner, director of the Indiana employment security division, estimates that at least 18.000 adltlonal clerks will be hired to help out In the Christmas retail rush, and that shoppers will weary more than 140.000 relall employes before December 25. Both price and volume will be

struggle which shakes the world. No one can say when the actions of our avowed em-mb a may drag us into complete belligerent y. But should that tlay come the burdens upon our navy will Io- the great eat In our history. And In the struggle which would follow, this great ship here would Im- a tower of strength to our battle line. "As she elides down the ways the Indiana takes with h-r the hopes and prayer of IM million Americans. May she have a long and successful career. May she do her duty bravely and well. Today she is a eymbol of onr will to aur ' .-•ONTINItieii nut page FIVEI

HOUSE CF MAGIC TU SHOW HERE I I _ General Electric Co. To Give Presentation Next Fridav — The “House of Magic.” famed | production of the General Electric company will he presented to the people of Decatur next Friday | November 28, lit the auditorium of I I the Decatur junior-senior high ' schiHil. . Two performances will Im- given [ here, one at 2:30 p. in. for the : students of both the public and Catholic school*, and at 7:30 p m for the general public. i There will be no admission charge of any kind for either perI: formance. The presentation will be lit the charge of C E Gluesing, who has . ‘ directed hundred* of the programs , in tin- past few years i With the aid of the “electric i eye." a variety of novel deniohstra- • tlon* are given to show how light ■ can control electric current. When . an electric lamp I* turned on by . striking a match, an "electric eye" attached to a loudspeaker make* It ■ posHihle to "hear" light and i change* in light are heard ax - change* In sound. In combination i with a special lamp, music I* sent r across the room on a beam of light ■ and heard at the opposite side of the room. This experiment of car- • rylng the human voice or music on ■ > a beam of light ha* lieen performed In Schenectady for a distance of ' more than 25 miles, and also from an airship to the earth, and from a , I moving train to a station platform (CONTINUED ON PAGE HVEI

up. but volume will be higher. Estimates of the Increase of Christmas business, this year over last, range from 10 to 35 percent, price increases are expected to account so resven to 10 percent of this and the spending spree the rest. When the Christmas rush Is over, however, there still will be a little money left for taxes, yearend bilk, savings and other Items. An estimated 110,000.000 In Christmas savings checks will be mulled out by Indiana banks between now and December I About 13.500.000 will go directly Into Items for Santa's pack; another *2.500.000 will return to permanent savings; but *1.250.000 will go to pay yearend bills and various taxing agencies will pick up *1,150,000 of the balance. The figures are approximate and bas<d on national avervCONTINUBD ON PAGE FOl/H) I

FINN SOURCES SEE POSSIBLE HOPE OF PEACE U. S. Negotiation# Renew Hope# Os Peace With Russia Helsinki. Nov. 21 H’Pl Well Informed quarters said tial.ry that ax result of negotiations between Finland and the I'nlie,! Htatea there was a “good chance" of an armistice between Finland and , Itnasia. It was said, however, that lie- . fore there could be eVen a "tacit armistice” Finland would like certain assurances from Britain and the I'nlted Htatea regarding her I future frontiers. Russian rear tlon to the Finnish reply to an American note urging Finland to eeaae hostilities, did not liar the way to aucceaa In present Finnish-American negotiations, it was said Il was polnlerl out. further, that Biltaln has not yet declared war on Finland despite Russian pres sure. This. It was aaid. Indicates that Britain Is willing, al least, to await the outcome of FinnishAmerican talks before acting Well Informed Finnish quarters said there could be no question at present of real peace with Russia but. it was said, there was a possibility of a more or less "tacit" cessation of hostilities pending a general peace conference and a final settlement of frontier*. A well Informed source said there Is reason to assume that negotiations of far-reaching significance among "all concerned" now are being conducted at Helsinki. The view was expressed that Finland* •comrade In arms" ttiermanyt would have no objection to a solution under which Finland and Russia would have a "tacit armistice.” Well informed quarters said that the respective tasks of the Finnish and Herman forces In the Russian war had been more or less fixed In advance and that Finnish arms already had done their part. Alleged tierman approval of a "tacit * Finnish Russian armistice, however, was said to be based on the early fall or at least complete isolation of Leitlngrd. Hitch an " H-ONTtNItKn nN PAGE PfVEt TRIBUTE PAID JIM CHRISTEN Decatur Aviation Cadet Praised In Making Forced Landing High tribute was paid Io aviation cadet Jim Christen, formerly ot Deiatur. recently in an Orangeburg. South Carolina newspaper, a< cording to a dipping from the paper received here The newspaper relates the story of Christen using good Judgment in a forced landing. Thu story follows: "A good example of how well trained are today's pilots, even young Olles Just getting the feel of their wings. I* the case of Cadet Jim Christen of the Hawthorne school of aeronautics "Cadet Christen has been soloing only a week or two Routine 1 calls for the boys to take off. leave the line of traffic over the field and when off safely to themselves to practice maneuvers i *So Interested in his maneuvers did Cadet Christen become that the first thing he knew In- was lost Trying to get his bearings Just served to confuse him more "Realizing this and realizing, too. that his fuel was low (he had been flying a little over an houri he very calmly picked himself out a nice big field and proceeded to set the training ship down In It •'Finding a phone In a nearby fariq home he called and reported his position. ‘Cadet Christen us<d excellent Judgment,’ said flight director Bill Catron, upon which Cadet Christen's chest swelled with pardonable pride " He Is the Mrs. Allee Christen of this city and enrolled in air cadet training after passing preliminary examinations at Fort Wayne. He was formerly a clerk In the Home Grocery here. Valentine Grime Die# Wednesday Evening Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Pioneer. Ohio Methodist church for Valentine Grime, 77. father of Mrs. W. R Sprunger of Berne, who died Wednesday ut 7:45 p m | In Pioneer.

Withhold Action In Mine Dispute Pending Meeting

JUDGE STUDIES PLEA BY CHAVEZ Mexican Exprenflea Desire To Plead Guilty To Manslaughter Probably an unprecedented Incident was enacted In Adam* circuit I court this morning as another < hap-1 ter In the alleged slaying of Ji-*ti*| Veh-z. aged Curryville Mexican by : Jesus Chavez. 41. another Mexican. I CliuM'Z wa* brought into court by , Sheriff Ed Miller when he indicat-, ed hi* desire to plead guilty to charge* of Involuntary matislaurh-1 ter in connection with ihe fatal shooting on the presumption that the state would dismiss first and ' second degree murder counts ugalnst him. Defense attoriu-y McClenahan. wlhi last wi-ek entered an appearance for the accused Mexican, ask | ed that Chavez la- brought to the stand In order that certain facts - lie presented to the attention of , Judge J Fred Fruchte , 'After hearing these facts I don't believe the court would accept hl* | I guilty plea." attorney Mrd'lenahan i stated Pronei'Uteor Harry T. Grube assi-ried that "no attempt* were being made to 'railroad' auybody by . the state" and that he Would agree to the procedure if th« court were i willing The Important point appeared to • he the ability of Chavez to underI Stand the consequent ex of his at ■ i tlon Through hi* interpreter. Henry Costello, another Mexican. ChaI vez stated in his native tongue ‘ that he understood the charges and ' tin- consequences and wanted to ' plead guilty to the < harge of vol--1 untary manslaughter which would carry a sentence of 2 to 21 year* 1 It was agreed that no lestimony ■ of Chavez shuold be used In hl* 1 trial should the court d<*cide against accepting the guilty plea ' Attorney McClenahan in hi* opening statement* to the court a* ' ited that Chavez, in hl- story reluted to him as counsel, had a good defense and that this morning said his only reason for wanting t« enI ter the guilty plea was to "e-capw five week* in Jail" waiting for trial. I Judge Fruchte statist to th* at<1 ONTINI'KI ' nN PAUK r I * K, t (’(irhett Funeral Is Held This Mornirtx i Funeral services for Timothy f Corbett of Fort Wayne, fonni-i well known Decatur buxines* man. wenheld this morning from St Mary'* ■ Catholic church, with Rev. Jo ' ph J. HeimotZ. pastor, official 'IK Fath r er SeimetZ also delivered tin- ser l mon. Burial was made in St. Joseph's cemetery. Mr. Corln-tt died last Tuesday i I and Ihe lioily was b ough' to Ho- ■ I home of hi- daughter. Mrs. Fred ‘ I Fiillenkamp on North Hecond 1 street. WELLS COUNTY RESIDENT DIES Mrs. Simon Aeschliman Dies Wednesday Near Bluffton I Funeral services will be held Saturday morning for Mrs. Simon Acschliman. x 3. who died Wednesday , at In-r homo four mile* oazt of Bluffton after a nlne-weeks lllneus of pneumonia. She was a native of Wayne counI ty. Ohio., but spent most of her life in Weil* county. Surviving besides the husliand are two son*, William of Decatur and Noah of near Bluffton; siz daughters, Mru. Albert Hoyerly of near Decatur, Mr* Raymond Overmler of Lotil*iana. Mr*. Fred Flechter of Crulgvlile. Mr*. Ezra Reinhard. Mr*. Joseph L. Isch and Mrs. Reuben Gerlier, all ol near BluffIon; two stepsons. Joseph Aeehlltnan of near Decatur and Daniel Aeschliman of near Bluffton; a stepdaughter. Mrs. Elizabeth Ebnit of Vera Cruz, and a brother, Joseph Frauhlger of Bluffton Service* will be held at 9 a. m. , Saturday at the home and at 10 o'clock at the Apostolic Christian church. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Price Two Cents.

Roosevelt Indicate# No Further Action Until l*ewi# Meets With UM W Policy Committee. PLAN MEASURE Washington. Nov 21 <I'PI •— l’t« sldent Koo*i-velt Indicated today he will withhold further action |ln the captive coal mine strike I until after John U U-wls. preslI dent of the CIO l'nlt**l Mino ' Worker* union, meets with tho I’MW policy committee here toI morrow. I The president told a pres* con- | fen-nee that he i-xiH-iti'd to hear I tomorrow from la-wls and the policy committee on his reqaest for settlement of the strike by freezing open shop condition* in the captive pits for the duration of the emergency or by submitting th*l Issue to arbitration, agreeing in advance to accept the arbitration decision as final. Other than thl* brief comment, the president said there was no news from horn on the coal situation or on the general subject of laloir legislation which has Iteen I suggested to curb *ll ikes that 1 interfere with defense productkM. Meantime, undersecretary of war Boliert Patterson gave full approval to legislation that would authorize the government to seize and operate sttlki-bound defense plant* and to freeze union condition* In those plqnta for duration of the emergency At a hearing before a senate Judiciary subcommittee. Pattersun I approved a measure by Senator Tom Connally. D Texas Beside* • •iii'lio' izinv -- IZII'" of plant* and ' facilities. Connally's hill would set up a wage hoard to determine ' compensation for the workers dur- ■ Illg the emergency I Government Action By I'nlted Press ' A stalemate In the captive mine ' | dl-pute and an epidemic of sympathy strike* today ituteased the probability of determin'd government action to end the work atoppage. Administration leaders in empress said Pre-iib nt Roosevelt Was “about through writing letters" to president John L la-wis of the l iiitwl Mine Workers H'ltii and was ready to "crack down" After the Thanksgiving holiday, a total of 125.000 miners wen- reported to have left their Join In commercial and steel-company operated mills. Only 53'whi of them were affected • by the formal strike call to enforce union demand* for a closed shop In the captive mine" Inforitic'l soiltii-s at Washington said army seizure of the mines wa* regarded a* a last resort. The war d-partmeti! di-nl«d reports that troops had trei-n dispatched from Camp Forrest Tenn . to th« Pittsburgh area While union leaders said symI ” (CONTINUED ON PAtIE HIXI o —- Regular Legion Meeting Monday The regular meeting of Adam* Post No 13. American Legion will he held Monday night at 8 o'clock. : All members are urged *o attend Diller Funeral Service Sunday Funeral services will lie held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Pandora. Ohio Missionary chareh for Mr*. Anna Xmstutz Diller. 48, a native of French township, who died last night at 10:45 o'cknk at her home In the Ohio town. She was Iniin in French township April 25, 1873. the daughter ot Christian and Mary Ann Amstutz. Her husliand preceded her in death. Surviving are seven children, two brother* and two alsters. Mr* Carey Templin of Berne and Mr*. Peter Ktopufenateln of Monroe. _______o TEMPERATURE READING DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER 8:00 a. m. .. 34 10:00 a. m. 35 Noon J* 2:00 p. m. 38 3:00 p. m. .. •• 39 WEATHER Cloudy, snow flurries in north. Increasing cloudiness, ram in south portion tats tonight, cloudy, rain changing to snow In south snd light snow in north portion Saturday; northwesterly gales 25 to 35 miles per hour with cold wave Saturday afternoon and night.