Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 39, Number 286, Decatur, Adams County, 4 December 1941 — Page 1

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jsf PASSES 11 DESIGNED ItylS STRIKE Mca*urc Is Pm* jB) Big Majority mdne'day f ,r. !• ' ’ ‘’ T ’ A " *" u,,h, ,<Mtay * .. bcxiiw approved labor . outlaw >"« »••• »»«•**<•! jty" strikes—<" lh' L.!it* . ro,M ' r , could be tub-' rs tb» toy •< urM < ■®• ,,M ’ < ■ , • '* t. .<•»«• «o provide Luiuw are In Colorado 1 of Sen Alva B Ad ' .kt initial reaction of Members was that Juili pa" *d b r ,h * h,,u *" rM “too drastics." voting free of any pressure In contrast paportan’ H«ht on nan- .***, chose by a 2 to 1 jpprovr lh* most draaL, pMrrr«i measure* de|W4Ml«llh «he defense which came to a ub the tapihe coal mine ( jv hoase never had a I u rote «n the other prothe coal controversy, tU defense "t"l produc|Kv all hut settled, with back st work. It Ignitof rosgressloaal action pntution which exploded |f K. p Howard W. t H V* The Smith bill fwkibit m*»« picketing In tbbsr disputes. inhibit strikes on union orMil iMuea. such as the, Mibit strikes not sanctionmjoritjr of workers at the salv'd. rating secretly nnptttaMi supervision. Imt'f labor union to regwkk the government, turnku on ofllital*. members tublul. a statutory toed lintra antler which strikes | a inhibited daring a 60At of period. tour unions of Wagner act i WITH OS PAGE SEVEN! wght Expressed Keeping With Christmas Spirit MVI TOWN ba wrh an Inspiring letter to,- Flanagan, founder of fev and builder of men, Im awed lo to Nwbi occurred that many totkosasnd* of them have * losdaeaa and respect We hr Father Flanagan who to te join In sending him **»< present ... a dollar j 'br Boys Town. Mot appointed to take up tow for Hoys Town, but * ®t year many big-heart-l tad women like to do a tots work, silently, receivFpMaire through the glvBriefly and surely a voltoe. that might be called SBkr ‘ *«dd like to help Bluff **■ Just drop Into thia i “‘‘“dm your contrlbubenny will be forward- * world tamed priest who •» tome for homeless •to a paragraph from Jtocoin inter; ***tor, l»n, when I bor- ,, to toy lb* first month's ‘Gliding to house home’•totdoned boys, I decided ®F life saving boys from •'•Hie and recruits in ' rrime. Our beginning Psabie. in fact, our first . dinner consisted of i “d boiled potatoes . . . I ’ r ; kratatul for It” fbugan also aald that I donations. I"*** do “ , ‘ hesitate, tocauae you think help.- h wlll .„ Ml. J 0 1! ,or F * ther Flan»noble w O rk prompts , _ f °r We believe it ‘ toll for Decatur and I**’', if on Chrlattheir contribution . vlth those who want ,7/°to Vow. contributCyto'P toward building R ABertc * ihrough flner bit your «•« «<• It* Flanagan, Boys r I

TRIRUNE SAYS HUGE AEF IS PLAN UF FDR ANNcrts Confidential ‘War Plan’ For Army Os 10 Million Washington. Dm*, i tt p ( White House secretary N*>-phen T. Early today neither confirmed nor denied a published newspaper dis.patch saying that the uimy and navy high commands have prepurnd a confidential "war plan" «nvla.lonlng an American e*|ie<*iH<>nary | force of b.0n0.000 men s« necessary to defeat the Ails powers. Early said there would he an im mediate Investigation of the story "by the government.” and that the secretaries of war and navy "undoubtedly" would make their own investigation. He referred to a copyright dispatch in the Chlcaco Tribune, signed by Cdiealy Manly of the paper a Washington staff The dispat< h said the plan was drathal at President Kooseveifs request, and called for an army of 10.045.g5s men. This AEF. under his plan, would begin the final offensive to defeat (lermany and her satellites by July 1. 19K3 ■atwn—l.sawi. ansa Stolen Auto Found At Pleasant Mills Sheriff E«l Miller reported today the recovery of a car stolen In Fort Wayne last Monday The auto, owned by Ora Goodyear of that city, was found one and one-half miles southeast of Pleasant Mills. When th« sheriff located the vehicle. It was standing in a wheat 'field and had l>een dtiven through I a barbed wire fence. A blanket and | capenter tools of considerable value had been taken from the car. STOLEN CAR IS WRECKED HERE Police Seek Man Who Stole Auto And Later Hit Telephone Pole Local police were continuing the search today for an un-dent if led thief who stole and wrecked an au!to on Mercer avenue early thia 1 morning before making his getaway. The aufo. lM«longing to Muriln McGill, of this city, was stolen from a parked position, east of the i Adams theater sometime before 112:30 a. m. today At 12:60 a. m. the thief wrecked 1 the vehicle when he evid* ntly lost control while driving on Mercer avenue. The car struck a telephone pole and careened into a yard, coming to a stop near the front porch of the Charles Knapp home Mr. Knapp, hearing the wreck, in--1 vestigated. He saw a man near the : car but when he went outside the driver had fled He called city police who opened i the search for the driver but late today no arrest had been made. One youth was held for questioning but was released. Mr. Knapp was unable to give an accurate description of the man i he saw at the wreck scene. The telephone pole was broken • into three parts. Telephone service and light service in the vicinity were disrupted for a time, until the 1 lines were repaired. ——— Pneumonia Is Fatal To Herman Infant Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Wells funeral home in Geneva for Rhirley Mae Herman, sil-months-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Char- ■ les Herman, who died yes'erday of I pneumonia at the home in Hartford I township. The parents and the following brothers and sisters sur--1 vivo: Ellen. Leonard. Darrell. Wes'lay. Richard and James, all ati home. Burial wilt be In the Hartford cemetery, west of Geneva. I ■— —*o TEMPERATURE READING DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER ■ 111 .1-— 8:00 a. m - ——• 42 10:00 a- m 49 Noon 2:00 p. m. - 58 8:00 p. m M WEATHER Cloudy, occasional rain today, through Friday; colder Friday; south to south west wind 16 to 25 miles per hour, shifting to northwest by late | Friday.

After House Voted Curbs On Defense Strikes j - fc* V c f W G I 1 Anß Representative Howard Smith of Virginia whose bill <0 limit defense strikes was passed by the lower chamber of congress by a vote of 362 to 13S. la pictured discussing provisions of the legislation with con- ‘ men Hi-ft to right! Robert Ramspeck and <’arl Vinson, both of Georgia Nam Hobbs of Alalxin.i, whose amendment making it unlawful for lalior unions to use Imported pickdts at a struck plant, stands 1 at Smith's right. - . I

CHAMPION SOLD i TO FIRESTONE 4 ] Purdue’s Grand Champion Steer Brinies $3.30 Per Pound ■ 1 — < Chicago, Dec. 4— (UPi —Loyal . Alumnus 4. the grand champion steer of the 42nd International live- | stock exposition, wan sold at sue- ■ Holl today at •3 30 per pound. The buyer waa the Firestone | Tire and Rubber Co., which last year bought Sargo. arand champion of the 1940 International, for the same price. The arand champion waa shown i, by Purdue university. It waa a cross bred Angus shorthorn The reserve grand champion. T. I 1 <• Again, a Hereford shown by Richard laicy of Kansas. 111., was sold to a Chicago night club for 11 'hi per pound. Leonard Firestone attended the sale and did the bidding for the , grand champion which weighed MO pounds at the time of the sale, bringing the total sale price to 13.201. Sale of the grand champion and reserve grand champion opened the auction of cariota at the union stockyard, first sales of fat stock , at the International. The reserve grand champion weighed MO pounds, bringing the i total sale price for T. O. Again . to IMO. Firestone, who Is in charge of aviation sales of the Firestone company, said Ixiyal Alumnus 4 ; would be taken on an educational tour of the nation to be exhibited before 4 II dub and other groups to bo demonstrated as a type of beef cattle needed. o — Kills Water Snake On Decatur Street Bill Blythe, of this city, reported today that he killed a two-foot i water snake earlier In the week on his way downtown. The snake was crawling across Adams street , near Worthman Field whet, the be > cal resident first spied it. ELKS MEMORIAL RITES SUNDAY ; Lodge To Hold Annual .Memorial Services Sunday Afternoon r I Annual memorial services of the • Decatur lodge of the H P. O. Elka will be held at the lodge home on - North Second street Sunday afteri noon at 2 o’clock. Rev. Alvin Jasinski, assistant pastor of the St. Mary’s Catholic church of this city, will deliver the memorial address. Special music during the service will Im provided by the Magley male quartet, composed of Ernest and Lewis Worthman. Ernst Kruetzman and John Hilgeman. Ritualistic services honoring the deceased member* of the organization will be conducted by Waiter J. Bockman. exalted ruler, and his staff of officers. All members of the lodge, families of deceased members, and the general public are Invited to attend | these servlcs.

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Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, December I, 1911.

.Miller Funeral Is Held Thin .Morning Funeral services were held this morning at the Ht. Mary’s Catholic church for Peter L. .Miller, well known Adams county farmer who was trampled to death by two horses last Monday. Rev Joseph J Helmets officiated and burial was made In the Decatur Catholic cemetery. A largo number of person* attended the service*. Adams post, American la-gion memlM*rs conducted military rites at the grave for the victim, a World War veteran. COMMITTEES OF ’ GOOD FELLOWS Complete Committees Are Announced For Good Fellows Club Committee* for the Good Fellows club were announced today by Miss Vivian Lynch, president of the Delta Theta Tau sorority, sponsor of Decatur's Christmas club. The complete Hat of committees follows: General chairman Mrs. Charles Kile. Investigation — Mrs. Hugh Holthouse. Mrs Dale Meyers. Mrs. Dick Steele and Mrs. Inland Smith. Sorting— Mrs. Robert Gay. Mrs. Guy Tester. Mrs Glen Dickerson. Miss Mildred Acker, Miss Alice K. Baker, Mrs. Charles Cook. Mrs. Al Schneider and Miss Lorena Reppert. Publicity—Mrs. Charles E. Holthouse. Buying Mrs. Kenneth Fllttner, Mrs Roger Kelley. Mrs. Gerald ■ Gage. Mrs. William Gass and Mrs Richard Allen. Money boxes — Mis* Rosemary Fullenkamp and Miss Honora Schmitt. Lions club—Mrs. Kenneth Arnold and Miss Eethel Klelnhenz. Rotary club—Mrs. E. V. McCann and Mrs. Franz Frank. -" o — Job Insurance Paid In Adams County Fewer Indiana workers received Job Insurance payments during October of this year than In October a year ago. but the dollar volume of benefits was greater, the Indiana employment security division, director announced. Adams county workers claimed •715 In unemployment compensation during the month of October. In September, eligible unemployed workers in this county received ••29 In job Insurance, and in October. 1940. they received 1702. October. 1941, paymen's in this county were: |SO. to rural resident* •107 to Berne residents: 2558 00 to Decatur residents. 17 SHOPPING DAYS to Christmas Also GIVE U.S. Defense Savings & BONDS and STAMPS st STOKES * BANKS POST OFFICES

EARLY MAILING IS SUGGESTED Decatur Postmaster Urges Early Mailing Os Christmas Packages Postmaster Leo Kirsch today, urged local people to do their Christmas mailing a« "quickly a* possible" and announced that every effort would be made to deliver every piece of mall in the Decatur post office by Christina* eve. Four helpers and an extra truck will augment the regular service of city and rural carriers, although no extra deliveries can be made in the rural territories, for there Is not an approprltalon for that work, the postmaster said. The extra workers will probably be added to the city force on December 19. and continue up to Christmas eve. All flrat class mall and parcel post wilt be delivered as rapidly tm the force can handle it. Mr. Kirsch said. The postmaster said that patrons of the local office could expedite the delivery of mail If they would place it In the proper slots at the office. Mail for delivery within Decatur should be dropped In the local or Decatur box. saving much time in sorting. Business al the local office is the heaviest on record and the entire force Is in tune with the spirit to give as efficient service as possible. A schedule for out of town mailing starts with December 15 for mall that goes to Wyoming and Montana, with December 2hth a« the date for mailing within tho state and adjoining states. — I I ISHII O tn ■ ■— Divorce (J ran ted In Circuit Court Judge J. Fred Fruchte In Adams circuit court Wednesday granted Gene Reichard a divorce from Carl Reichard and the cuatoday of their 14 months-old-child. Carolyn Hue. No supjxirt money was asked. GRAHAM SPEAKS TO MINISTERS Methodibt Pastor Speaks At Ministerial Meeting Rev Ralph W. Graham, pastor of the First .Methodist church, was the main speaker at the meeting of the Decatur ministerial association held Wednesday afternoon. The pastor's subject waa "Pastoral visitations—counselling and ministering to ths sick." The meeting of the association was held at the First United Brethren church, instead of the First Stats Bank conference rooms, as was previously announced. Rev G T. Rosselot. pastor of the First U. B. church, was in charge of the devotional*. Dr. Charles M Prugh, Cubmaster. gave a detailed report of Cub Scout nctivlties. which are sponsored by members of the association. Plans for the exchange of pulpits among the ministers of the city were completed at the meeting. The assignment of pulpits will not Im< made known until time for the service*.

Russian Armies Continue To Pound Retreating Germans In South; British Drive Halted

29 YOUTHS TO _ EXAMS FRIDAY 29 From County To Take Army Examinations At Fort Wayne Twenty-nine youths from Adams I county will go to Fort Wayne tomorrow morning to take final physical Mamlnallona for selecfive service training. The lads have been ordered to report at * a. m at the draft board offices in the library building, from where they will go to the Fort Wayne armory by special bus. Those successful in passing the , examlliation will be placed in class l-A near the top of the list of | youths eligible for Induction Into training, Following Is the Hat of those who have been ordered to report I for the exam: Norwin Ntoppenhagen. Henry Banta. Victor Kless, Edgar Sprung er. Clement Meyer. Franklin Magelln, Luther Sievers. Robert Fuelling. Edward Teeple, True Hunt, John McConnell, Wilbur Blakey, Wayne Frauhlger. Jack August. Dale Moeachberger. Marlon Drum, le-ater Zimmerman. Herman Knnpke. pscar Koeneman. George Fosnaugh. Truman Krueci keberg. Joseph Shell. Chris Biber atine. John la*yse. Jerome Braun. Kail Wittwer. Floyd Hitchcock. Cletus Miller. Lorn Roth. TRUSTEES HEAR TWO EDUCATORS Annual Meeting Os State Township Trustees In Session Indianapolis. Dec. I — it’l’i Prof. F. B. Knight of Purdue university told Indiana township trustees here today they they must look toward "A rebirth of science , teaching in high schools.” ( "The teaching of science in high schools, especially In the smaller communities, is going to *'pot.' ** He said. "Educators and industrialist* are beginning to co-operate in a program to raise the science i teaching in school* to equip the youth of the nation to meet the , future mechanical age.” He urged trustees to develop , township school programs on a county-wide basis for the most effective results In progressive edui cation. i Prof. Uirk Horovltg, head of the Purdue t'niversity physics department. declared trustees should cooperate with educator* and govern- . nieii'. officials in bringing science to the cltiieiis. "The most important responsibility of the schools Is to prepare pupils for jobs and a higher stand- . ard of science teaching is the best way to achieve preparedness." he said. The trustees' association was ' scheduled to consider several resolution at it* sessions today. One resolution would oppose the acceptance by trustee* of federal ' grants for township schools on the Aground that such appropriations result In eventual control of education by the federal government. I .... - , ,q... Red Cross Total Now Over $2,550 Miss Annie Wlnrie*. secretary of ' the Adams county chapter of the American Red Cross, reported today that the total turned in by workers Is now |2.557.6t> - -o -- ♦buys health bond* The Pythian Nister* have voted purehawe of a (6 CH SSK AS XALS Christmas Beal e' campaign In Adam* county an|S' nounced today. IB All proceeds from the annual Christ■a ■ mas Seal sale* ; are used in the MMnv*CMwnu* fight on tubercu- ' kwwwwwwJ losi* and to purFrafscf chase milk for Yeer Hosw from undernourished Ystorts/siii children.

FIVE DUHONS [’ MONTHLY GOAL FOR DEFENSES 150 Billion Dollars For Defense; Aid Is Sent To Turkey Washington. Dec 4 -tl'Pi Top 1 ranking irfficlal* have approved de | tails of a |lSo.tHH>.oofl.iH*b "victory program" to defeat the Axis and said today they have agreed to . build up the defense spending two a peak of five billion dollars a month by June 1943. Aid Turkey Washington. Due. I (VPI (a*nd lease officials said today that aid already is en route to Turkey under President Roosevelt's order declaring that county's defense essential to the defense of the I'nlted States. Turkey will pay for it in part with raw materials, primarily . chrome, a strategic mineral for which the V. N is almost wholly de- ■ uendent on import. Official* would not reveal what ■ ■ aid Is already on It* way to Turkey but said she had asked for heavy guns, fighter planes and Unto and - had been promised "substantial" aid. Allied diplomats bailed tho prealso In attendance sident'a announcement late yesterday as an important diplomatic victory over the Axl*. Both side* have TcoNTINGKIi on PAGR FlVki County Offirialß »I At State Meeting A number of Adam* county officials are attending various session* of the officials' convention at Indianapolis. John W Blakey, county treasurer and Mrs. Ruth Boilings- ( worth, county recorder, went to the capital city today to attend respective meeting*. Auditor Victor H. Eicher, surveyor Harley Ehrsam. ' clerk Clyde O. Trou’ner, and com- . missioners Fll Dubach, Phil Ntrahm and Frank Liniger !< ft yesterday. John M Doan. Washington township trustee and president of tin* officials' association, and other township trustees from here are —- o— — „ Moose Will Adjourn > Lodge To Meet Neely ! Adams lodge 1311 of the I-oyal Order of Moose will dismiss its reg- '• aular meeting next Tuesday even- • Ing and the memle*r* are planning '• to go to Fort Wayne to greet sui* I preine governor Matthew ,M Neely, '•'who will be an honored guest at | initiation exercises for 500 new '•: members. e Moose governor Neeley i* the I- governor of West Virginia ami was 1 elected head of tho fraternal order f last June in Indianapolis. The ceremonh** will be held at * the Moose home In Fort Wayne ami ■I plans are being made to make it one of the largest Moose gatherings e in the state. The local lodge officii er* and several score of member* '• will attend TERRIFIC BLAST ■ AT G.E. PLANT f] Plant In Suburban Cleveland Ik Rocked By Explosion Cleveland. 0., Dec. 4—fUPl- A terrific expol*ion rocked the plant of the general wire work* of the General Electric company in »ule - urban Kxaclid today. The company's office reported g that one aide of the building was I shattered by the blast bu' no one was reported injured A preliminary report indicated that the blast occurred in a yard t outside of the building. The yard . contains metal oxygen cylinders, i All fire and police equipment in e suburban Euclid were sent to the !• scene. Windows were shattered by >. the explosion. r About 600 person* are employed 1 at the plant. The explosion occurred during the noon lunch hour.

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Nrzln Launch DwperaU.* Offensive At Kharkov To Lift PreNNure In Azov Sea Area. FRONT IN TURMOIL (By I'nlted Press! German foreau today launched a desperate offensive east of Kharkov In an effort to lift pressure on their retreating Neu of Axov army and in Libya appeared with the aid of l<a<l weather to have brought the British offensive to a temporary standstill. In the far east the Japanese pres* advanced the line that President Roosevelt's Inquiries concerning Jaian's Intentions In French Indochina require no answer. The Russian front was in turmoil from the Arctic to the Black Nea. Smashing west of IbMtov, th* punishing offensive of Marshall Netnyon Timoshenko still was unha It rd. Soviet forces were re|M>rted to have fought their way five miles beyond Taganrog, 40 miles west of Rostov, and to Ire driving for Mariupol. 6i* miles further on. Just north of Timoshenko's sons of operations, the Nasis suddenly started with a powerful attack east of Kharkov hi an obvious effort to force the Russians to divert troops north and thus relieve pressure on the Sea of Alov coast. The Russian* said that their line* in the Kharkov sone are holding fairly well despite a Nasi attack of great ferocity. On the Moscow front both the Rueslan* and German* reported gains in heavy fighting. The Russians claimed a success in fighting on the northern utlllent, reporting the capture of a most important town In the Kalinin area the town lof K". This might fee Klin, 51 mile* north of Moscow. On the Gulf of Finland the Ruesians were re ported to be evacuating their base of Hangoe on the Finnish coast. Hangoe was leased by Russia from Finland for 30 years at the conclusion of the RuswoFlnnish "winter war." Berlin claimed that the Soviet transport. Stalin, 12.000 tons, was captured while attempting to evacuate 6.00<) men and officer* of the Hangoe garlson. Swedish circles heard that the transport MoloICONrtNI'PI' <»N PAGE TWni Moose Lodge To Present Plaques To High Schools Adam* lodge No. 1311 of the fxiyal Order of Moose will present to the Decatur public and Decatur Catholic high school*, valuable and i beautiful bronse plaque* of Vlquesney's "Spirit of America,” on which William Tyler Page* American creed i* inscribed. The plaques will be presented to the two school* at ceremonies to be held Wednesday morning. December 10, at Io 30 o'clock at the junior-senior high school uu Third street The student bodies of both school*! will attend the ceremonies and join in the program, which is being arranged by Walter J. Krick, city superintendent of school*, Heber Feasel, governor of the local lodge, stated. The plaques, which stand 3'l inches high. 2s inch*** wide and ar,I done in high-relief sculpturing, will bn presented to the individual school* by a member of the lodge. Tentative plan* call for formal acceptance by representative* nt tho ’ two school*. The panel* will be placed In prominent location* in the school building* and will he the means of conveying to all looker* ihv patriotic spirit of America. Recently the Moose lodge voted the appropriation to purchase th* sculptured plaque* with the plan tn mind to present them to the 1 schools. The lodge took the mat--1 ter up with school authorities and 1 were Informed that the schools would be glad to have them, the relief sculpture conveying a iness--1 age that our country's Nag I* carI .ried to new heights of world esteem by men and women engaged i in all useful peace time occupations ' no les* than by our armed forces ' of defense. The lodge also purchased one of the plaque* for it* new home and plans a dedication of It around New Year's.