Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 41, Number 131, Decatur, Adams County, 3 June 1943 — Page 2

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Kraft Company Names Officers

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J. L. KRAFT

Chicago, June 3 John 11. Kraft wan elected president of the Kraft company at the annual meeting here Wednesday, succeeding hia brother, J. L. Kraft, founder of the business, who was made chairman of the board. As executive vice president since 1937 and chairman of the execufive committee fcr the past year, John Kraft has been operating head of the company for some time. 11. has been a close associate of J L. Kraft during most of the* <0 years since the Kraft business was founded here in 1903. He is a director and member of the executive committee of Natl nal hairy Products corporation, of which Kraft became a member company in 1930 Prominent in industry affairs, he Is president of the National Cheese Institute. J. L. Kraft in his new position as board c hairman plans to remain active In the business, devoting chief attention t » long range dairy industry developments bearing on the national and international relationships of the company, according to a statement issued following the meeting. Observing his 40th anniversary ate head of the business n- st month, he will c ontinue the close co- iteration with John 11. Kraft whic h has mark'd their association since tlte early days of the company With intimate knowledge of the company's -ales as well as production d> velopments wince the beginning. John Kraft Is said by his associates to have initiated ad- • anc c-ment-c In widely varied phases of company peratlons. Shortly after the first World War, John Kraft, the n general ralew manager, directed the national promotion of

Food Conference To End Sessions Today Delegates From 44 Nations End Meeting Washington. June 3. <UPI — One < f the most important conferences of the 20th century the United Nation* food conference end* it* sessions today For 17 days. delegates from It countries have met constantly In the isolated splendor of the luxurious mountain resort of Ji 01 Springs, Va. There, in an atmosphere of wealth and good living, they laid th. groundwork for plans to provide more and better food for all the people* < f the earth. During the discussion*, the delegates lost whatever reserve they may have had at the start. The end finds them a congenial, luud working group. The message has come to the departing d- legato to atop tn Washington and meet the president on their way home. When they depart, they will leave b-hind in Washington an interim commission charged with setting up machinery for a permanent United Nations food and agricultural office. —— o Shallow Planting Os Corn And Beans Urged Lafayette. Ind . June 3. Precious time may be gained in advancing the growth of com and soybeans by shallow planting of these crape and thus to some extent the delay In seeding these crops caused by recent excessive rains may be ov. ercome, say Pardue University extension agronomists. In experiments conducted by the agronomy department, it has been found that 12 days' delay in time of corn planting, under favorable .conditions. resulted In only one day’s delay in time of tassellag The top soil is now warm and la meat cases moisture is abundant just below the surface, two factors favoring rapid germination, the agronomists point out. Planting soybeans at about one to 1H inches and com at 1% itches deep gives such planting* a head start over the custoaaary deeper planting* usually made at this season when the surface *oU is ordinarily much dritr. *sdi »i isa Trade ia a Good Town — Docatui

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pasteurised packaged cheese, which is recognized in th u Industry as having revolutionized cheese production and merchandising. As the company expanded, he became vice-president in charge of -ales and advertising and most recently executive vice president. Company executives credit him with leadership in achieving national distribution of the first brandidentified c heese products, supported by aggressive national advertising and merchandising He fostered research leading to the discovery of unknown or unappreciated nutritive values of milk, resulting tn new types of products now well known to the Industry and the public. In dairy and farm production fields, the Kraft field service program owes much to his active support. This program, entI racing a corps of trained and experienced fieldmen. Is said to have been instrumental in the perfection and general application of ad vanned methods of soil conservation and the promotion of Improved milk and cheese production methods in many areas throughout the V. 8. John Kraft wan the first to sense the opportunity for expansion of Kraft operations in Great Britain, on the continent and In the Argentine. His business trips abroad in the early 1930 s marked the beginning of the company's rapid development in the foreign field. Born 53 years ago on the Kraft farm near Port Erie. Ontario, Canada. John Kraft has long been an American citizen. He is a farmer Hi his own right today, a breeder of registered Jerseys and a member of the American Jersey cattle club.

Accounting Class To Open Tonight The tuition-free war training class in fundamentals of Industrial accounting which the Indiana University school of business, under the engineering, science and management war training program ha* arranged for Decatur will hold Its initial meeting this evening at 7 o'clock in Room 201 of the juniorsenior high school. The class will be taught by Char les B Langley of the Fulton Gias* company of Hartford City and will rne- t each Thursday evening for a period of 15 week*. The equivalent of a high school education Is the only pre-requisite for the course, which Is a beginning course in accounting assutning no knowledge of accounting or bookkeeping. 0 Chrisman Funeral Friday Afternoon Native Os County Is Taken By Death Funeral services for Mrs. Rosin* Anna Kixer Uhrlstnan. tt. who died at 3:30 p. m Wednesday at the home of a daughter. Mrs Clara Pearson, south of Linn Grove, will l»- held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Unn drove Christian church, of which she was a member. Rev L. C. Wynn will officiate and burial will Im in the Greenwood cemetery near there Iler death was attributed to In flrmltles and complication*, following an extended illness. She had Iwen bedfast one week. Th» deceased was born In Hartford township on December 7, 18S3. the daughter of Martin and Mary Katherine Kiser; Her hu»band preceded her In death Surviving ate four children: Mrs Pearson. Mr*. Bert Ramsey of Fort Wayne. Osia Chrisman of near Linn Grove and Mrs Simon Chandler of Millbury. O. Two brothers, a sister, three children are deceased Twenty-two grand children and 23 great grandchil dren also survive. POINTVALUE OF (CUnttaueS From Page » Not. e¥-taH said, the arffiy feels ♦Mt R swat resume big ectfe beef rate hue* td UtHfy soldtef preference*. Failure of beef slaughter

Bulk Os Ford Estate Is Left To Charity 200 Million Dollar Fortune To Charity Mt. Clemens. Mich., June 3 — (UP)—The late Edsel Ford left the great bulk of his estate to taxfree charity. Ford's will — filed In probate court today—directs that most of his |2<W>.<W»o.l>oo fortune be turned over to the Ford Foundation, a charitable organization. Thus the large part of the industrialist's legacy is Immune from taxation. The estate includes 41.5 percent of the shares of Ford Motor com pany and a majority of stock in the Manufacturers National Bank of Detroit. Under the fnundatoln. It will be possible to maintain the Ford motor empire Intact. However, the earnings of the funds allotted to the foundation wilt have to be used for charity. The will was dated July 15, 1934. That part of the bequest not willed to the Ford Foundation is divided equally among Ford's wife. Eleanor, and four children Benson, Henry 11, William Clay and Mrs. Walter Buhl Ford 11. Ford's widow Is left family homes in Maine. New Hampshire and Florida, with the family estate at Milford, Mich, and other property going to the foundation. Mrs. Ford also is named aumlnlstratrix of the estate and receives his stock in the Manufacturers bank. In addition, the will sets up trust funds of 1250.000 for each of the children, although that of Henry Ford the second, has been termlnat.-d because he Is more than 25 years of age. 1 - o Accident Victim Is Reported Unchanged The condition of Mrs. Donald Zortman, of Payne. (>., critically hurt Tuesday night In an autotrain crash at Monroeville, was describe das unchanged late today by attaches at the Adams county memorial hospital, where she was brought following the crash. Funeral services for her daughter. Betty Lou, 4. who died In the hospital here shortly after she was admitted, will be held Friday morning at 9 o'clock at the St. Rose Catholic church in Monroeville. with Rev. Joseph J. Hennes officiating Burial will be in the to reach estimates was blamed in part on farm* fs and rancher* holding cattle for higher prices and also a trend to feed cattle to heavier weights before marketing. Normally. officials estimate, civilian meat tastes run to about 45 percent beef, 45 percent pork, and 10 percent veal, lamb and mutton. Under present supplies, they must cut their beef quota to about 35 percent, with corresponding Increases in the other types, particularly pork. "The basis of any rationing program, ’*' OPA said, “Is the maintenance of a reasonable balance between supply and demand. This can be achieved partly -but not wholly-through changes in ration point valueg. We must depend also upon the consumer abandoning past buying habits and learning to consume those types of meat which are. for the present, in greatest MjPP'y-.L

J^f, I^' I AFTtR MMY WT, every automobile owner or operator involved in an aca<W , 1 I may he required either to show proof of financial responsibility, in compliance ’ MB I I ■ with * n<^,na * •*“' Motor Vehicle Law ... or forfeit the right to dme! . vnllu Ulll HI I mgaaoum of who kto haw foi thf Atcieon, ■ii i mA i Att ■IIII n mum m °* puHic s**” 7 my ** b ° ,b panie * ior * wwii<y up *° ,i i ’° oo, I Uorll UJ5w ! T • _J L» MOTKT TOW M6HT TO DAM WITH AN ANSKAN JTATB HISWAHCt * || w| 4ft I / Bn\ FOllCT— it’s the easy, low-cost way to furnish security as required by the law. H mA SBM IWF ■ I// American States is Indiana’s leading and one of America’s outstanding Stock I 111 || KIII I® | Insurance Companies—guaranteed low premiums—<w membenbp fee*—\ *KW — ® J°* ’•* MwsiwurioAi reason an a||m«n w*’« *H*' < SUTTLES EDWARDS CO. ♦ " Second and .Monroe Sts. Decalor. Ind w Ail/rZrjT ~ iilW I ■ ,34"**te** SMu fattuuiee * VAvI Mimi Office: iidieeapilis, Indiaia

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Catholic cemetery southwest of Payne, (>., the home of the Zortman family. Simultaneous rites for the two persons killed instantly in th*" same wreck Mrs. Gerald Burgeon and her nine year old daughter. Barnetta, will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Payne, 0.. Church of Christ. — - — o ——• XRADLE-TO-GRAVE' (Coo tin usd From Fags 1) contribution from employers. Th” governin' nt would not be ask' d to help pay for the program al least not while it has to struggle with war costs. 0 Acute Shortage Os Aviation Gas Feared Prediction Made By Government Officers Houston. T.’x. June 3 (UPI — Two government officials predl t an acute shortage of aviation gas and petroleum within a year unless more relining equipment and transport facilities are made available. The officials — undersecretary of war Patterson and deputy oil administrator Ralph Davies are touring the nation's war industries with navy undersecretary Janies Forrestal and rubber director Jeffers. According to Patterson, the army's need for high octane gas is far above original estimates. Because of this, he says, high priorities must be given to materials needed in the manufacture of oil refining equipment. Davies says the Immediate pr blem is on. of transportation. Admitting that more wells could be drilled, he points out that taking oil out of the ground is useless If it can't be moved to where it's ne< ded. O —_ — RIFT BETWEEN (Contlausd From Fags 1) lan of England may have played a large part In bringing als>u\ today's important meeting ami reconciliation They stepped into the dispute and emerged with the announcement that the meeting would be held. It apparently ends the five-day crisis pns ipitnt”d hy the conflicting views of De Gaulle and Giroud. The feud was Inflamed hy rivalry for authority to accept the resignation of Marcel Pcyrouton as governor general of Algiers. In Washington, official sources shied from committing themaelves publicly over the latest rumpus. But privately they're represented as plainly annoyed at what they consider De Gaulle's brash action in acting on Poyrouton's resignution wHhout consulting the execu-j tive committee. Military Prisoners Escape At Atterbury Franklin, Ind.. June 3 tl'Pt — A search is being conducted In Brown county for four military prisoners who escap'd from a detention ward at Camp Atterbury yesterday. Johnson county sheriff Rum< 11 Cochran, who Is cooperating with state police and army military polite in the manhunt, says he understands the men are American prisoners who used a ruse to lx* moved to the detention ward. The missing soldiers are said to

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Organization Is Will Beneficiary Amanda Ayres Will Is Filed In Court An organization, known M "The Christian Restoration Association." with its principal office at Cinclnhave apilled a strong disinfectant on I hemselves. The prisoners also reportedly stole some clothing from a clothes line at Nineveh in southern Johnson county and then fled to Brown < ounty.

natf, O, is the chief beneficiary under terms of the will of the late Amanda Ayers, of Blue Creek township, filed in Adams circuit court. After the payment of debts and expenses and the cent of erecting a monument for not. more than 1500, the will provides that the balance of the estate -estimated in application for letters at 11.000 personal property and *2.500 real estate- is left to that organization. The only exception Is the bequest of “all my pictures and frames" to Barton K. AyrM. Th.- will provides that the money bequeathed and derived from the sale of property lie used by 'hr association In the following manner: "One-half to lhe department of

ministerial relief, directed to the care of ag<-d ministers and their wives. "One-fourth to department of church erection, directed to helping of Christian churches, which are loyal to the historic plea of the Brotherhood ot the Christ ami Church, by making loans thereto at the rate of interest of said department of the assocition. "One-fourth to the Johnson Bible college at Kimberland Heights. Tenn., It being stipulated that this is bequeathed to said college upon the expressed condition that the name shall be applied Io education of preachers under the teaching and doctrines as taught and promulgated by the former Ashley Johnson, deceased." This Item contains the provis - -

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