Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 40, Number 82, Decatur, Adams County, 6 April 1942 — Page 1

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Krs Hall H^i }dnese |Sn Bataan AfWW ln Great ! s?<®topped By ftetsß Defenders v,> 1 .1 "■.in M 11 ! * I Ipsiwi . ,' Cl.I 1 K . . " | Hl ■■•!.'• >"’• Ih.iiilxtm hut ».i< troop* after hard ■ S.U urday and tln-ir heavy. f U-<-1 111 In '’"''' ' and *howd how ■HH b. ,-ti bringing up al! in - . . n•.-!.<! on th.- right »aaragv *:i.-’if' f->r > M,»..!dy would !>•■ not far bay shore of the ■M» hue tile enemy ha. a.' limit suet '■** to behind our the inent reported that effort to land troop* on fr,>,l> ~ur ! ’.';.ch de-. xaid 'hat for ■ ""’••euttve day Cone guardian fun res* o> wax free from Japan «e However, two Japan t B flloailH-rx attacked fort* - ,a l>at>--xe leld Ca ter caused no damage - ■ <1 tor. India thoild that a delayed ■H||Ml >’ it. I med previous ll■M|Me ■ I- '■! hy \~. : "* ~o' "l " '"‘ -h.pping April 2 I'l th.- .■! \- I c , . of Bengal. Direct hit* on a crusier and a OU Corregidor. Which in frequency and in the end of last week [StJ-WBr' "I'b-t.-lv Sunday Koi MBm. -.ntn. Mar. Il :i I ... ||||B' f,. H . from air attai k< «<• attempt to effect the Manila bay shore IMHa move that would have right's right flunk MBH MIC. ..i-d.-d was the fir-f — — - — i .- — SHBvwwn nw i»<ar mix» o Enroute Is Damaged file department made a JMM' l»ean Byerly farm south Sunday morning to a ihimtiey fire which WMii< considerable damage ' rU<k *** lnVolv,M, 1,1 enroute to the blaze driven by Vernon Hill crushed into the rear trit'k as it was slowing <3^B* r a farm borne. Jack driving the first truck ,,U| ■ ~, w “" riding on platform. a lacerated iip and cMBd knee Chief Hurst and *' l " a l*‘ ,, injury The w “" 1,a,l| 7 damaged, but k sustained only minor i W o reading THERMOMETER ■ «• •• m 60 ’’ 95 - -- 70 **'■ P- m. _ 68 WKATHER in extrema north to- « 4 J ccntlnued warm tonight south and central por- /^■ to<l * y ' Loc * l showers and 'Ey rtd thunderstorm* in "jW’*«*t and extreme north ’his afternoon or to-

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Lieut. Stolter Is Ordered To Comp Recond lieutenant A. Rtal ter. son of Mr. aud Mrs. Dome Rial ter. Sl« N First street, today rereived orders from the army comRiander at Fort llayee. Ohio, to report to Camp Wheeler, Oa., on April 11. Lt. Rtaher was commissioned March 28. Hr attended the citizens 1 military camp at Fort llar.-lson the past three years and recently attended the officer's training camp. He received his commission on arriving at hla 21st birthday Lt. Mailer is a graduate of Decatut high school. ■ ■ ■ •■■■' • 83 Declarations Filed On Saturday Schieferstein Is Sheriff Candidate ' A new Democratic candidate for sheriff, two for truster posts, county council and commissioner candidates on the G.O.P. ticket and score* of aspirants to advisory iioard |MMts and other less lucrative offices arose out of the deluge of 83 last minute candidates who filed declarations before the I P >n. deadline Haturday. Thurman Schlrftrstefn. local auto salesman, filed for the Democratic nomination for sheriff Haturday. bringing the total in that field to • Ight. The others are Leo T. (11llIK. Frank Young. George Fosnaugh. Hibbard H. High. Edward J. Miller. George Htrickler and lUy Imel. True Andrews Is the lone candidate on the Republican aide of the ledger. Others who filed Saturday afternoon and their declarations not previously published: Democratic Robert H. Heller, joint represenUUxr. Carl Hchua. Monroe township trustee; Alva Fenstermaker. Wabash township trustee; Samuel D. Henschen. Kirkland townahip trustee; Marlon Baker. Jefferson township advisory board; Vernon C. Miller. Jefferson advisory board; Roy N. Runyon. Alva Nichols and John R. Parrish, Washington advisory hoard; Harold Mattag. C. N Brown, and Ell Aug*burger. Wabash advisory board; William Ltotter. IBcatuy 2» pr* clnct committeeman; <>ala Von Gnnten and Glenn Worklnger. Mon roe townahip advisory Imard. Oliver V. IMlling and Robert L. Brown. Kirkland advisory board; Fred Okaley. Blue Creek advisory board; Herman Oelmer, Union advisory board. Republican Barton P. Walters, county council. second district; John Christener. county commissioner, second district; Leland R. Ripley, advisory board Blue Creek; A. C. Munro. county council, fourth district; Randolph H. Everett, St. Mary * advisory board; Frederick C. Myers. Blue Creek advisory board. For Senator Edward (Edl Graden of near Bluffton, is a candidate for the Republican nomination for joint state senator from Wells, Adatns and Blackford counties. He filed hi* declaration Haturday. Mr. Graden la a farmer, recently pu.’chaeing the Orlando Cobbum farm, southeast of Bluffton. He and hla brother Fled operated a filling station In Bluffton at one .CONTINUPD ON PAGE FIVRf Mrs. Ellsworth To Seek City Office Mra. Luella Ellsworth, of 311 Winchester street, announced Haturday afternoon that she would be a candidate for the Democratic nomination to the office of Decatur city clerk-treasurer, Mr*. Ellsworth is a native of the county and has resided in Decatur for the past 26 years. Bhe served as clerk-treasurer for one term 16 years ago after having been chosen as the Demo cratlc nominee and elected In the fall. Hhe Is a member of the Zion Lutheran church, of the church societies and Is affiliated with the Decatur Business and Professional Women'a club. She served for a number of years as president of the Adam* county Demo cratlc club and has been active In party affairs. Bhe la the wife of C. M. "Jack Ellsworth and has one daughter. They live at 320 Winchester street.

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Nelson Warns Profit Limits Slow War Work Statute Limitation Would Interfere In Production For War Washington. Apr 6 — (UP) — Chairman Donald Nelson of the war product km board was dis closed today to believe that statutory limitation of Industrial profits on war contracts would Interfere In "substantial degree” with the war effort. Ills views were made known as the senate prepared to consider a sliding scale limit of two to 10 per cent on war contract profits. Melson's opposition Introduced a new element of uncertainty as to the outcome of the legislation Nelson said that limiting .Industrial profits on war contracts by law would "slow up procurement, and. In my considered judgment. Interfere In a substantial degree with the war program " The WPB chief's posit log on the ' profits question was expressed before the senate appropriation committee lu testimony on the new 1 11t.6E2.373.Na war funds bill ' which carries the anti-profits . "order." The testimony was made > public today. The senate appropriation* committee adopted the profits limitation rider Haturday despite the opposition of Nelson and spokesmen for the army and navy. They ' agreed In urging that complete discretion Im* vested In spending agencies to prevent war profiteerl Ing through renegotiation of awards. Lieutenant Gen Brehon Httmer- • veil, chief of army supply, lestli fled that more than 3x&,<hio.ouo • already has Imm'H recaptured by the war department, the hearings (CONTINUED ntt PAGE FIVB> ,0 ■ — Home Nurse Classes Open In Townships Volunteer Nurses Give Instructions Home nursing .classes will open in Blue Creek. Jefferson and Kirkland townahip* this week, the courses being conducted by volunteer nurses of this city, covering a 12week period. Nurse* who have volunteered their sevlces are: Mr*. Oscar lainkenau. who will have the Kirkland claaa; Mr*. Charles E- Holthouae. Blue Creek township and Mrs. Wil,llam Linn Jefferson township.. The classes will be held In the high scboola and will open Thursday. In Blue Creek and Jefferson townships, the session* will be held In the afternoon. Tentative plan* call for evening instruct loot* In Kirkland township. The home nursing classes are sponsored by the Red Cross, of which Mr*. Milo Black is chairman. Mrs Black said that requests have been made In Hartford. Union and Preble townships and that the courses would be held as soon as Instructor* could be obtained. ■ Twenty-four hours are required In the course and two hour* each week s'iii be given by the- nuses. Miss Margaret El ting, nurse a* the Central Boya company, Is completing a course of Instruction in this city and at Geneva. The attendance ha* been good and much Intereet shown by the women. Infirmary Supply Contracts Awarded The Htult* Home grocery was awarded the contract for furnishlag groceries for the next three month* to the Ad*ms county Infirmary on jhelr bid of 3186.68 The name grocery was awarded the contract for tobacco for the Infirmary Inmates, .bld 286. The Hon-E-Krust bakery of this city wa« awarded contract for bread, bld nine cents for white breed, pound and one-quarter loaf; 10 cents for whole wheat, one pound loaf. The commissioners were opening bids late this afternoon for furnishing a truck and the next quarter'* supply of gasoline to tbe high "ways depart meat.

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Organize Women's Class On Defense A special training cla*« for women in tbe national defense engineering training program Is planned there, W. Guy Brown announced today This class will bo In electrlHty Id. c.) and will be conducted In conjunction with other night classes being bold here. Registration for this course will Im- made at 7 o'clock W*<lne«d*y evening in Mr. Brown's office. Other olsmos now beiug formed here are In engineering mxthem* tic*, physics, and electrical engineering (both d. c. and a. c.). —— Classifications Are I Announced By Board I Draft Board Makes r Classification List I A list of clsMlficatioUs and reclarification* from the past two ' meeting* of tbe Adam* county • draft board was announced today, i Following are the name*, preceded by the order number*: New Classifications 1821. Jerome M. Hawbaker, lA. Re-Classifications r 1810, Vernon John Hoininer. 2 B I 2272. Harold David Johnson, 2-B. i 8-2163. Ix-land Charles Lehman, • 2-A. 1480. William Ernest Holland. 1 . (tentative pending pbysican exam). 2168. Carl Edward Cochran. 1 - (tentative pending physical exam*. ‘ 2323. Verlln R. Moser. 1 (tenta- ' live pending physk-al exam). • 1658. Ivan Eugene Huser. 3-A. t 2316. Ermal Herbert Clarlln • Johnson, 4-F. f 1122. Ralph Frederick Lovy, 1-A 1867. Harney Commodore Ever- - ett. 1-A. 2057. Stanley Edward Green. 1-A. 1 1215, Dale Floyce Johnson, 1-A. r N*w Classification* ' 81088, Arnold Lewis Lorence Conrad. 1-A. 2110, Frank George Rakocxy. 1-A. Rc-Claaoiflcation* 1883. Walter Fruechte. 4-F. 1042. Carl Henry Klpfer. 4-F. 88, Harry Charles Hcbclmann, 4F. 1915. Edwin C, Amstutz. 4-F. 455. George Hlndeniand. 4-F. 1386, Russell Theodore Golilver. 1-A. 1613, David Sylvester Harland. 1-A. , 2380. Lester Huser. 1-A. 8-2075. Herman Joseph Rumschlag, 1-A. ’ 1647, Edward Leon Neuensch- ' wander, 1-A. • 540. William Clarence Merriman, 1-A. I 748. Raymond Beer. 1-A. 2481. Joah J. Schwarts. 2-A. I 1732. Oscar Christian Koeneman. , 2-A. 536. Albert Willoughby Kliensmith. 2-A. > 2057. Htanley Edward Green. 2-A. 655, Alvin Henry Bohnke. 3-A. i 1303, Karl Rex, 1 t tentative pend- ' I Ing physical exam*. , 2391, Harry Homer Llechty. 1 (OnNTtNtIWD OU PAGR trtVR~ — ,q> —. > Judgment Returned i Here For Defendant I I Judge Gives Ruling In Hatchery Case I ( Judge J Fred Fruchte In Adam* , circuit court today returned a judgment for 3112.07 for the de- , (endant, Hiroshi Watanabe, on his , crols complaint In tbe action brought against him by Henry Amstutx. doing business a* the Am- , stutx Hatcheries. The plaintiff had asked * sum of more than 8100 In his suit, alleging that the deefndant had guaranteed his chick-sexing work to be 95 per- | cent accurate and that since he allegedly failed to meet the terms ’ of his contract, the hatcheries had been forced to pay out sums to their customers. In the cross complaint, Watan- ' übe ask<<| 3112 07. which he averr- ' ed was held back In event of his i Inaccuracy. The case created considerable i Interest here when It was tried several days ago because the defendant, Watanabe. I* a full-blood-I ed Japanese, reportedly American . I born. He was defended in the I trial by C. H. Muselman of Berne < land Harry T. Grube of Decatur, i John L. DeVoss of Decatur was < Amstutx' attorney. <

India Assures U.S. Os Fight On Aggression Leaders Os India Demand Control Os Defense Policies New Delhi, India. Apr. 3— H’P) . - Jawaharlal Nehru, leader of tbe all India congress, has assured the United States that India's masses will "fight any Japanese aggre* | *lon or any aggression to the end" If they are given control over their, own defense policies. It was report ,-d today. Mebru's assurances were understood to have In-t-n given to laiuis Johnson. President Roosevelt's envoy to India, during a two and one-half hour conference last night at the official residence of the American minister. Johnson, It wss disclosed, already has forwarded a special report to Mr. Roosevelt on bl* talk with the left wing Nehru regarding the deadlocked negotiation* over Britain's offer of post war dominion status for India. According to Information from usually reliable Informant*. Nehru told John*on that American that the Indian* might adopt a course detrimental to the Allied cause once they obtain power I* misplaced. Nehru I* reported Io have told Johnson that India, despite her readiness to resist aggression, never will consent to fight on the side of the Allies In a "subordinate rote"—• reference to the all-con-gress demands that a native defense minister be named. lb- la understood to have added that "threats" In the American press were futile in so far as compelling the Indians to come to terms on the Mrltlsh offer, and could. In fact, only have the reverse effect. Contests Feature In City Primary Two Democratic, One G. 0. P. Contest The mayor's race on the G (IP. ticket and the contest (or both mayor and city clerk-treasurer on the Democratic ticket promise to (eature the city primary here next may, a survey of tbe candidate* who filed in the county clerk's office before the Haturday evening deadline, discloses. On the Democratic ticket, nominations for both mayor and city clerk-treasurer will be contested In the former, John B. Htult*. De- j catur grocer and Harry Knapp, local service station proprietor, filed , declarations some time ago. Mrs. Luella Ellsworth, wife of C. M. Ellsworth, made a two-way race out of the clerk-treasurer's nomination in the Demm-ratlc prl-. tnary when she filed her declaratlon late Haturday. Her opponent is Mrs. Kathryn lx*se. wife of Char les Lose, liecatur barber. Four candidates for councllmanlc < nominations filed deckiratlone Hat- ’ urday to fill that slate. New ones are: Alfred Beavers, local service station employe; Harry Hebble, creamery employe: Joseph H. BrenMU. »oy bean factory worker, and Adrian G. Burke, operator of a services station. Dorpbus Drum. Schafer store employe, hud previously filed. Mayor Tilt GOP Feature The battle for tbe mayoralty nomination looms outstanding in the G.O.P. primary with Forrest . i CONTINUE!) ON~PAOR 0 ' ~~~ • ( Escaped Inmate is 11 Caught By Police An escaped Inmate of the Fort Wayne state school led officer Roy ChHcote and residents of the west ' end of town a merry chase Sunday ’ morning before being captured hy the policeman and taken to jail to await being returned to Fort ' Wayne. The young msu. barefoot and 1 with trousers pulled on over pa- 1 jams*, ran up and down through 1 fields In that end of town for severs! minutes after being discover- 1 s-d lying near * billboard. The ! officer was summoned and hl*. I capture resulted. 1

At Least 212 Enemy Airplanes Destroyed Or Damaged In Four War Theaters Over Weekend

Nation Marks Observance Os Army Day Today 25th Anniversary Os U. S. Entrance Into World War I Washington. April 6. - (UP) — Parades, speeches, open houses at | army camp* and display of air power today marks the celebration of Army ihty the 25th anniversary of the United Slates' entrance Into World War I. High army leaders set the keynote by declaring that America's thousands of fighting men eagerly await th.- day when they may take the offensive an offensive that will not end "until freedom and peace are mude safe throughout theworld." Tweoty-five years ago today congress declared war against Germany. Four months ago tomorrow Japan attacked Pearl Harbor and put this nation Into a war that is world wide in reality Instead of In name. Already American men are IlKhtliix 111 the jungle* of Bataan, in furious air battles over New Guinea and on the lndia-Burma-(*hln<ee front. Elsewhere at a dozen or more key posts, American soldiers arc on guard. Already pool the mark, the army 1s growing fast toward | the 1943 goal of 3.6M),UN. And behind these men are the roaring furnace* and whirring machine* and millions of workers who are building the weapon* of war. Twenty-five years ago tbs United Htate* army totaled 200.000. President Roosevelt, In hl* Army Day proclamation, struck the theme of today"* celebration: "I most strongly urged that the people of the United Htate* can best observe Army Day by honoring our citizen aoldlena and giving special thought to the great responsibility for contributing unstintedly of their effort and of their means In order that our armed forces may be adequately equipped for Victory.” One of the most symlHillc events on the day's program was scheduled tor tonight st Washington, where high government officials und officer* of the class of 1903 at the West Point uillftary ac-adeiny will gather to unveil a bust of Gen. Douglas Mac-Arthur. Created by Nison Tregor of New York, a native of Russia, the bust will be presented to the academy by llowprd Hoeffer. a New York biiilnccicsman. It will Im* unveiled by Mra. Arthur MacArthur, tbe general's sister-in-law. with Mra. eoNTlNintD r»N P*c»» rtVB) — O'" 1 Severin Schurger Recalled To Army Severin 11. Hchurger. Decstur attorney and one of the candidates tor the Democratic nomination to hie office of prosecuting attorney, today received word to report hack for duty with tbe* U. 8. army on April 14. He served for eight months and was released on November 6. 1941, under the 28-year ruling. He has been ordered to report to Fort Benjamin Harrison, although he was previously stationed at Camp Lee, Va. Mrs. Schurger plans to return to her maternal home in Indianapolis. st least temporarily. She was formerly Mias Madeline Alig of that city. Since, under the law, the time for withdrawing a candidate’s declaration expired last Saturday, Mr. Schurger said That be would not make any attempt to have hi* name removed from tbe primary ballot. He said he Intended to let the matter stand a* It Is. submitting hl* name to the voters in the May primary as candidate for prosecuting attorney.

Woman’s Land Army To Be Recruited Mrs. Roosevelt Tells Os Form Work Pions Washington. Apr 6 Il'Pl Plans for a Woman's land army to be recruited by the U. 8. employment service for work thl# summer were revealed try Mrs. Franklin D Roosevelt at her pres* conference today. Mr*. Roosevelt said she believed women will l»e needed for farm work 111 a number of places. The employment service will plare workers at current wages In localllles where they may Ice need ed Hhe Indicated (hat farmers will have to agree to an rlghuhmir day and that (he workers will lie | volunteers but will Ice subject to placement like other job applicants. Mrs. Roosevelt *llgge*te<l thal wo-tr n who would like to lx- farm e"it -s should begin training for ph>»ical fitness and to h-arn farm work technique The first lady also yielded Meme IMclnts In the current controversy alcout continuance of NYA shops and subsidies to young people, a new deal project which has been one of her favorite* Hhe said war production Ixcaril might make a survey of all NYA shops Io see If any of their equipment could Im- used In war Industry and If so. divert 11. - "■■■ o ■■ - Youngsters Attend Annual Easter Hunt Big Crowd Attends Elks Annual Hunt Hundreds of youngsters from D>- ; catur and vlclnljy swarmed over tbe spacious lawn of the Decatur Elks lodge Easier Holiday afternoon In the seventh Annual egg hunt sponsored by the fraternal organization. The crowd, attracted hy the warm weather, was augmented by hundreds monos grownup* out to enjoy the festivities with the youngsters. The actual hunt wss preceded by a series of contests for the various age group* of seven year* and younger. IJve rabbits and baby chicken* were awarded to the winners in the various contests und to the finders of the lucky eggs, of which more than Dili dozen were scattered over the lawn, R. ('. Ehinger was general chairman of the Easter event, with Roy H. Johnson as the official unnouuc er. Winner* of chicks in the drawing event for babes in arm* were children of the following persons: Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hmlth, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Houk. Mr. and Mra. Herbert Reldenbscb, Mr. and Mrs. Chalmer Sheets. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Heller, Mr. and Mra. Homer Fisher (2). Rabbit winners In the contest* and the hunt follow: David Baughman, Handra Ruth Melchi, John Brunner. Max Sheets. Jackie Smitley. Durand Sautblne, Ann Keller, Jimmie Sheets. Sharon Fisher, Faye , Ann Sheets, Roger Braun, Bobby Doan, Alice Gage, Perry Sheets, Roger Eichenauer, Bruce Andres, , (CONTJNUBD ON PAGE SIX* ■ ■<> Three Fort Wayne Men Injured Here Three Fort Wayne men were Injured. none seriously, shortly after midnight Saturday when their car overturned three mile* north of Decatur and struck a utllty pole. The Injured: Charles Leyhan, 1639 ( Casa street. James Haskins. 1010 Washington street and Eugene Savior, 2518 Hanna street. They were all admitted to the , hoepltai for treatment and then | released Sheriff Ed Miller inves- i (tested. The car was badly datuag t ed. I

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Japanese Losses At Least 92 In Pacific Zone; Germans Lose Heavily In Europe By United Press The United Nations dealt the Axis a crushing weekend serial blow, with Incomplete tabulation* today showing at least 212 enemy plane* destroyed or damaged In (our war theaters The Japanese lost at least 92 planes destroyed or damaged over the l*lan<l of Ceylon and the Australian Invasion zone. Russia reported the destruction of H*7 German planes and Hrltain't Mediterranean Island of Malta reported at least 13 Axis raider* shot down or damaged The British press, compiling reports of planes shot down or damaged, said the Axis had lost an average of 2«0 aircraft weekly since the beginning of the year last Week's Axis losses, it said, totalled alstut 245 planes — "well above the average " Allle*l aerial losses during the weekend were substantially smaller. although German sources claimed the Russians alone lost 62 plane* Haturday. British losses totalled alH>ut 16 plane* shot down or damaged, including five In the .Mediterranean area around Malta Island The Allies lost three planes in the Australian theater. The Japanese losses included 57 planes shot down or damaged In a tald by 75 Japanese planes, most o ral h arrier based, on Colombo. Ceylon The remainder were destroyed or damaged In the Au* trallan zone of Gen liouxlaa MacArthur. It was believed most unlikely that any of the 25 Japanese plane* damaged In the Colombo raid survived because they could hardly have nude tbelr carrier or land liases At least 33 Japanese planes were damaged or destroyed In the Australian sone In addition. United Htates flying fortresses of the army air corps, striking for the second time In two days at Japanese Invasion bases In tin- India zone, heavily bombed Rangoon. Burma, a threat Io both Burma and India The flying fortresses, operating from new liases In India, bombed dock* at which enemy Invasion force* might be assembling for attacks on Burma or new areas and at least three large fires were started Enemy fighter planes which challenged the giant planes were driven off without American loss. In the Australian zone, American and Australian planes, which also probably Included flying fortresses, bombed* Koeplng and Lae, the two most dangerous Invasion bases In the area Koepsng was bombed both Haturday and Sunday and l«ae. on the north coast of New Guinea, was heavily bombed Katurday. Nor did Germany fare so well during the Easter weekend, either. A Russian war communique asserted that 102 German plane* were shot down on the eastern front Haturday alone, as the Nazi* threw In new forces. Attacking Malta Sunday, the German* lost six great bobbing planes for sure and five «ere /onNTtNitan on fagn mrir” - Schieferstein Is Sheriff Candidate Thurman Rchlefsrsteln of Root township, late Saturday afternoon filed hl* declaration for the Democratic nomination to the office of sheriff. Mr. Hchlefersteln was born and reared In Root township and has been ft lifelong resident of the county. He ha* been active In Demo« cratlc affairs of the county but this Is the flrat time that he has •ought public office. He ha* been serving a* an auto salesman for the Saylor* Auto Sale* here for tbe past six years and ha* also acted as a clerk at auction sales. He Is a member of the Zion Lutheran church.