Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 40, Number 267, Decatur, Adams County, 11 November 1942 — Page 2

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Examiner’s Report ■Continued From Pane 1»

but n-> p.i>>m nt to the Treasurer ;.!>[>«■ ... <j -,, ha'• been made at that Ilin* latan No. 2"65 executed April 13 1939 in the name of Christian and Clara Bucher in the sum of 4HW”"" was released on April !5. ’MI hut no payment to the Tre.isnrer was made at Mid date. Th ti -• *' these Items was rc- . t Treasury on October !•». !!• 12 >n !!• ■ ••ij>t No. t’6l3 and ini laded arerest to said date m the total sum of 132* 42 The second it'-ru was paid hit > the li. as.iry < n (h'ob.i II 1942 on Receipt N fi''>'>7 ill the stun of |li'77 2» winch i.t itlded interest to date. •Th. • u;.|>< . ■> tin Kenis', r ! < ■ rd Fill'd 1, >aus under No. , 1y56 ,t loan <» a Mr Brewster in I th. 'i:»i .’t ’■-’■> Tlie original !n ,., I. V . . : H..,| by )he County hi th- year 1327 and later sold and ilie in;'" f the pur-<!r.-e pm. not having been pa d

> i th. detail of all data relative to < OMMON Fl Nit Dt , (1 r \ i i 11 ' Amount of Interest to \\ i \v i t Is-ii. Jto Warrant Oct 31,1942 1 . .11 . F,-l 11., idy I.iott"" 137 "8 .'2l'"’ 1 •5 15 ■■>•■ i. . I Jones 341 50 21"” 725 "<» 39 57 i--.it •r. Mu’ Adam ... 51""” 26 « [O-2J ■■ ' 10l Buu k .... ' I ’ ■ - ' 9 5* I ' 140.00 0 93 '.!■ M 2 I • ; : Shinin 325 "o 772 U'l Join McCune 30” 00 6.04 1123 Itilph Goldner 35""" 5”5 -121512 14'" Jdm J Schwartz ... 40” 00 133 \m Im i .minmi hooi Fund .. 44 441 .*>" 1195 .* CONGRESSIONAL FI ND I . . y Amount ot Interest to I -i. It . Warrant Oc 31. 1942 Ml I 41 25 244.04 11 '4 1 41.44 5 "I t!2 1912 H "ty My. rs ... 3”””0 950 Wii'luin liaei 24'1.”” 7 "6 * 4.51 I I *2 I' 1 *•*-•* PERMANENT ENDOWMENT FI'ND Xwiwot Nut’: '• Amount of Interest to |. i. J Warrant Oct 31. 1942 i .... .. 415" "■■ * I' 1. •;ia;.t|- 71* Ralph Bunn 200.00 316 wment School Fund fMAJt >l4l* \ i,c t .an mi s are dm Adams county on account ot th* t.., ■■ ' fm -Is as h". I in trust as of October 31, 1942 SUMMARY IT' V- Aim STED DCHINf EXAMINATIONS \n I. da. Common School Fund acunint "f tw> mni'gac * iatv >"• p. d at.d released and not hems paid into a.. ibe. 17 Imere- du. >!■ -■ '! amount t< du" of payment into • ,sn,y ~..".A'.TT. Hee Page 17 1"47"| Total 414057" i lit l.y payment to treaauiy «>> listed .. ... See Page 1“ 41405.70 ITEMS NOT ADJI'STED AT CLOSE OF EXAMINATION Amount du« School Funds on account of warrants drawn to which no niortgag s were made He. Pag. 1* Fund Principal. ........14441 < ox. ‘-“eional School Principal ........... 24** »'.♦ P. nan.::' Endowment Principal 35" 09 T . dir Schc >1 Fund Principal 47.3511.09 .4 .nits du- Schon! Fund Interest Accounts to Oct 11. 1942. being 5'7 on «-ach amount front date ot Warrant Comm >n S> hoid Fund In'erest ....4 194.79 C«ngr n-.ia. 1 Interest ..«•.* *5 44 Endowment Interest 14 IS T< a! ntcrest dm ......... 295 SO T ci ii •• 1 t ■u v ■ > II Eicher Couuty Auditor ...47.575 *9 Vn r dm from m inliers o: County Council account of >c > - ne--tfi:.s mil payment therefore Hee page H 414" ”” niesal Loan No 2127 made 4-11-1942 I’ a ■ ip.il ... ..See Page 17 125 "" 111 1 " - — • - — ■ ■ - ■— ■ Lost Leg in Philippines ■■■l I MUM |sr JR 11 vMM * . A 1H f " " r : lb MH hB «h COCKE ST EK. K. Tz—LUwt. BarthPlemao FaugaaaU, who teat a kr ta the Bat Ste «< th. PhiMwiars. aadlima picture star, disco*, th. wismy as buytag War Wp y •rhtujg aiea. dirtog a War Bond rally held here fireWty at tha Esstnsaa Tkaatre. Frtee es adaatoetaa Se ths> wee M ta War Itewfa. aad SSM.M* was takra ter tka “wrteryMa,' ska

th deed ha- not b«en delivered and th< loan still carries as tn force It appears, however, to be i contract of purchase but is carried in the tabulations in this report as a loan in force. "Duiiag the I'-vuisr of ihis stain-1 nation Bo effort has been made to 1 'contact the mortgagors In order tn verify the balanc es due on the prln- j < pal of loans outs'andlng nor the status ot Interest accounts. Tn making f.i» -xamination of the Hehor' Funds a number of war-. I .cnts bad been lesued on the MV-j oral funds for which no mortgageceuld be found Bi the office of th" Auditor nor ould a record of any ■ >f - i- h mortgage- be found in th" records of the I<ec-order. On inquiry the Auditor advised that no ■meh in<> tgages esisted and that ■ -•ad county warrants were issued’ without authority and that he would have to he rircponsiblr for said fund-.'

Sea Blockade May Bring Dakar Fall Belief Is Expressed By Military Experts Washington. Nov II — |UP> Military observers believe that Dakar —by passed In the invasion of ' French Africa-can be brought to . terms by -ea blockade They say that the big base on the wewtern bulge of afrlca already Is suffering an economic blight. For months, .peculation on an Invasion of FreUch Africa has centered on that lielief that the Allies would strike finet for Dakar, but. the experts MX, the actual form of the invasion largely has nullified the i strategical usefulness of the base I Once Moroci-e is oecupl«<i. Allied forces will possess strongholds on both side* of Dakar. The British have the ports of Rathur-t and Freetown •oath of the Frerch naval base. And Europetta reports declare that American troops are in Liberia, also south of Dakar All the»*. the military men de ciare. probably were reason* for by-pawemg Inkar But there were others For one tiling. Dakar, containing powerful French fleet units, would be a tousf nut to c rack And what’s more with French North Africa in Allied control, it is hoped that Went Africa may give up voluntarily ROMMEL REARGUARD (Continued Fwrn ru« 1) ful c onditlon affr rwand- ring for days in the desert, bear mute testimony to the state of at least part of the All. African force* Britain, rejoicing over the desert 1 triumph hae fin spared the honors I for the victorious commanders Lieutenant General Montgoineiy who delivered the smashing blow ' at Atainein is now a full general | and knight commander of the Bath And the middle east commander, General Rlr Hamid Alexander, has been named knight of the grand cross of the order of the Bath o BITTERWEATHER (Continue! From Page 11 destruction of enemy troops and equipment In heavy fighting To the east, along the Black • a I sector. Il*d army forces have suei cessfnlly wiped out a Oerm.li infiltration of their mountain positions BIG SHORTAGE (Continued From pm* O without their knowledge, arc listed in the official copy of the exaniln er', report, printed tn another part of ibis newspaper. In the summary of the examiner's report, an adjustment, cover ing 11.405 70, which Eicher paid l'i to the county treasury, is listed Thi* is it addltle!! to the 47,475 89 which the ei.mlner's state Eicher owes to the county The l"-me Included In the credit are 43»n received from Susie F Ward for release of mortgage and 41.""" from Christian and Clara Bucher The report states that Ek-hei did not p.y these amtunts. plus Interest of 4104 70. until later On October it, 1942. he psld the treasurer 132* 42 and mi October 14. 1942 ho got a receipt for 41.077 2* from the treasurer. Explaining the uncovering of the discrepancy, the examiners etale, •Th making the examination of ’he school funds a number ot warren's had been issued on the several funds for which no mortgages could be found in the "fibe of the auditor, nor could a record of any ench mortgages m- found in the records of the recorder Their report w.s .worn to November 9, 1942. presumably in Indianapolis. It was understood that a copy of th. report, together with photostatic copies of th. warrants and the endo-emeau thereon, had been mailed to Judge J Fred Fru- htr of ib<- Adame rir.oit court Probably the Ural set tn the mat t.r will he a dewM>«4 on Etcher to pay the deficit. It was staled that th»- taoMlty company having hibond had already been notited and a repfmeatative was e» pec ted here momentarily. OtMr Aeooonts in ■•l.nce The examiner’, report shows that funds ar. In balance aud that preocribed records are kepi with the notation that “the prescribed forms and rewords are in us. aad are properly kepi and m batauoe ncept as noted in ike discuMion of the school funds bareta” I'M.r th. tew. Ibe couaty audt tor is roapoa>tble for the school tends, nsatetatelag the proper eon trwl records sod groat lag es leans ts those who wish to borrow money on real estale mortgage ko.s tease Tain kUMs Tbs polititel angle to Eteber s probable restpnalF a before the end I of tbte year, aud the appeintoy i'l 'of a sneceMor am only ter the . neat I* daps, bet until a socceamtr : Is steeled, teemed as a major point vs tnt-re.t today If tuber rootgua bow, there is

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Accepted Men 01 November 3 Contingent Leave November 17 ft o' z ;® -mTT We'’* WE HI V-'" --1 SL .k, /• S Bl *■»*’ ’IB ' B '' | r "jf B r B-B vCi ’ 3 Hb BBS mMh —All photos by Harold Melchi Pictured tbi>- ■ ' it' -a > i in< -I on*- t* o l it-*, loads of selective service registrants which left here Noveinbe- ' ti• il I ■.! amy rvi n« a> Toledo. Ohio under a lectfve service order.. Accepted men from tin grnup wi N v, ml.*- 17 Men In th>- upp- "> > • • Fit- <>w Mix Mo‘» Wilbert Hoffman, Willis Tuylor. Charles Timmon- William F- n. Rog A .I*l nd Hch- Graitdll nard Sec ind row Paul Hendricks Amo. Moore, ci-- ,i- u- Harry I Row \u--i.-fv- Mid I'nld Halts«gei. Third row Carl Sc h.i:n*; 1 "Il L-v: '*• >■ •'■ fl: kh. I S.mcin Schw ertz. Elmer Harshman and Eugen Gave. Back row E.cl McCagg Hob- Braden. Floyd Hitchcack. Raymond Fuelling. Loren Warthman and Dale Stalter > ' 'zz'- Bl ’4--» XK L ■' r? ' T "• Rl - 4' •' r ' | 11 s ' BSBEySi* -J - . WMFteteS • I ,J 9 . WRteajl • ' ' - ~ JIB Men in th' al- c■ | >• i;> ;1 'hr ■ id Ims in the Novemb r 3 contingent. First row Joe Si'-ele. Noi’iieri He** It" • " ''l - G’ '"I Lengerich Loyal (leyet (who through an error appeared in both i (teora Aml •*- Narbtrt Lo a mrSda Franz !,.(> Hackman. R I- d I -I VI• >« Bn k row Elmer Nutebaum. Arnold (tetermeyer. Robert 1 "■ atova groups Burkh ad. Hitchj c-oc k. Heuer, Hoffman U>sc- and Lord were rejected

- — I ——— Accepted Men Already in Service With U. S. Forces • —-r-wAafr^ia^-- -daß^Bßkr'' , JLXMcJtetoßMßßte* ■* 2-bHT K jk ba ujnßT'W IKI ■ - < 'Kw fiLflKa K Kt bBR * ill c In the altove ( hata a * 'be men who t> >k exams on Octoh r 14 Accepted men from tbc group ate already in service. The photo w.<* delayed from publiea'ten by government rtetrtcttMS on photographers materials Firs’ >» IX-yt Miller. Perry Mcßae. Amos Haoimer. Charles Rote Dwfgkl Felly. Ralph Van tie DeWitt Williamson See >nd row Floyd Engle. William Habegger. Harry Young, Herb Braun Melvin Miller Bob 7,;* -igerdne Donald Gage Thitd raw Charles Feaael, Ralph Spade John Kntse. Vaughn Liecti’y. Jamc Sint r, (''-I Hh-e s. J »hr. Everett. Back row: Walter Garwood Homer Innlgei. Arthur Moeschiwger. WilHaot Coffe* Harry .-7’iman. Charles Taylor and Al Geiraer. All bot Kru**. Bhd*ts. Garwood. Gage Miller. Ross. Taylor and Habegger were accepted

no question ateoat the lonnty com misstoDera authority to name a anc-ceosor for the belanie ot the present term, whe h «gpires Decent her 11. 1942 Then if Etcher Ooes not qualify for the term to which he ha* been etected. a four-years vacancy may exist A tegai point atitee in the discussion of a MceteMe for a knger period Attorneys dider on the in lorpretation of the law. whi- h give* the county commisatentrs author tty to name a person lor an tiMteh ‘ tote term Arm.- contend that a succewsot ran be named only un'U the next elec t tee. which will be tn 1944 Another txdNlcol aspect te that a hew board of coun*y cotnmtosion et» tabes ollie January 1 194: | The majcri:? el tht members will

be Republican. This board may act on the .>««umpttem that it has thv authority to name a eucieaaor to Either si.-'* the contemplated vacancy will not exist until January 1 The new board ot commiesinners also will have authority to narn- a county attorney i Several men were known to be a< tire already In the interest of I landing 'be appointment, either for i a short ot k<ng term. Heller Is Mentioned As Minority Leoder indwsnapvhs Nee 11 —-iVPi—j The 14 Democratic state r preoen- \ lattvr* sad 11 senatura who sarvivvd tto rw.wu'. KvpwUlnaw minuted elecuoa ta ladiaaa wtu meet os i

Noveorber 17. Governor Henry tickricher else will attend Stale Democratic chairman Fred Bay- aa nounces that committees will be named at the meeting to draft party pteUorm bills for the next se»-| •lon of thv legislature. Candidates for Ik- minority floor leaders also will be considered at the conclave Repretentattve* Robert Heller of Decatur. Roy Da meal ot N w Albany and Frank O'Rourke of Ham luoud are mentioned m candidate* for minority leader of the -touse. senator William Vermillion ;* considered tbc moat likely < aaditteu for ite correepaadtaa poal'ion in tbc uppet home 1 o*-—— ■ - - Colton acreage reported in ibe U 3 in 194 V wan tern than ter any year mace IbM.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER n ](

Berne Company Fined For Wage Violation Federal Judqe Fines Smith Furniture Co. — Msmmond. Ind.. Nov. 11 — (Spr-claD- Smith Bros. Fmnilure Mfg. Co., Berne. Ind., was fined 45'Kt plus costs by Federal Judge Thomas W. Slick In the V. S. Dis trict Court here Tuesday, it was announced by Thomas (> Malley, regional director of the wag*- and hour and public contracts d visions of the U- S. department of labor. The firm was indict*! by the fed era! grand jury at South B nd on Oct. 9. after Alexander M. (’ampbell. V. S district attorney, presented an 18-count indictment charging violations of th” fair labor standards aet. The company was cnargeu with fatelfication of wage and hour records and failure to pay employees at the rate of time and one-half for hours worked in excess of 4i> in each work-week. During yesterday* heating the defendant s attorney. Samuel Ja k son of Fort Wayne. Ind , present-; eg the court with the corporation's I ! plea ot nolle contendere, whereup i on Judge Rllc-k assessed the fine The corporation employs aliout 100 workers and is engaged in the j manufacture of upholstered furnl<|!ur‘‘ WIN FULI/cONTROL (Continued Frcnn rsgs 1) talking with Petain. Apparently, he wanted to give his Vichy colleagues the latest batch of German orders. Th- situation has developed into a grim struggle between the Axis and the Allies with the French fleet as the immediate prize. A trainload of Nasi troops was sent sp edlng straigh' for Tanion to seise the ships. The British radio broadcast Urgent appeals for the fleet to ' steam out of Toulon before the i Nazis get ther . head for Gibraltar and to scuttle any ships |ef» I

I Isl TODAY’S W |J AWA RI) Sr ® ■M for Careful Driving JjTjmTC [r j lW’ MRS. LIO KIRSCH U r no. i //' u vv ■ H DRIVE CAREFLLH I M SAVE A LIFE! ■ iuwi ** ml Do You Know Whv HOFF i:i<\i in W R QUARTS Goes Farther and I i- ■ K FI Better? Try It! >K Bffl 4CT A?* GOLD STAR IK j| r j 1 * c * f ■*' ’ Wrong Number? I There is nothing that i« more • • B to you, as a telephone subscriber ■ a “wrong number" when von «'-<■ tn< ■ ■ phone. It is time wasted for both your*- — •nd the wrong party railed S With the increase in local busw - « ■ experienced, we realize that in a cred mar * cases wo have been ruaponsihk Cm ' 1 “ " | numbers that you have received ‘ t B you mav have been at fault. your»<it m ■ of the caws. ■ Yuo. as subscriber,-, and telephone ■ can Into us “handle the k»ad and nl-y *« ■ time and tempers for yourseif '" * x B ALWAYS LOOK I P THE M MBF >"» ■ IN DOUBT and pronounce ‘hv .f’/J"} " u * I her ta the operator as IHSHM II f posuiWe S t If we all work together we can i»r ■ i<»us time and vltallj needed facditie- ■ f 3| By wy fywJ V J The Navy h Calling! Enlist V’*' J

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