Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 64, Number 25, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 22 January 1942 — Page 1

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JCC OBSERVES ANNIVERSARY OF ITS FOUNDING Assistant District Attorney James E. Keating Addresses Group at Dad’s and Bosses Night, James E. Keating. assistant i District Attorney of the Northern Indiana Judicial District addressed the gathering of the. JCC,, Dads and Bosses at the \oPßes hotel on Monday evening. I Keating used as his subject, Day with the D. A.” and talked, about .the problems confronted i by the officers in enforcing war, time regulations in regards to | t aliens and subversive Americans. Mr. Keating opened his address i by reading a lengthy article, from the U. S. Attorney Gefieral. containing the laws and regula-1 < ons to be enforced and the pro-j ocdure to be followed in each: case. 1 The message contained | some interesting figures on the | number of aliens in this country, which now is at the lowest point j in the history of the U. S. He; continued that only a very few; of these aliens had failed to take out at least their first naturalization papers. He urged all U. S. citizens to remember that likewise k small number of U. S. citizens - had been caught in foreign countries when war broke’ out, and ltd remember that any] acts of Violence against enemy aliens in this country would I probably result in like acts] against our citizens in foreign] countries. 1 Mr. Keating asked j all citizens to report any subversive American activities that may come to their knowledge but in no case he said was the law to be taken in the hands of civilians. Treat all aliens fairly was the key note of the Assistant District Attorney’s address, remembering that most of them are 100 per cent Americans though they have neglected to take out citizenship papers. Some are forbidden this privilege because of illiteracy and some for other reasons. Mr. Keating continued that by far the greatest danger lies in persons who have already taken out their papers, hiding behind them, openly flaunt the law enforcing officers in carrying on their subversive work. Mr. Keating warned that a sirhilar condition existed during the last war which the foreign sympathizing persons seem to have forgotten. He said that in a very short time, however, congress remedied this trouble by passing $n act making it possible to take into custody any of these persons. And he warns these persons that in a short time this , will again be the-case and then these persons will be hiding behind bars instead of their citizenship papers. He went on to say that the D. A. w*as not working blindly but along with the F. B. I. had records of these persons, many of them extending back fifteen years. They have records to prove just what was said and done on certain dates that would am;u%- .the average citizen. Seventy-seven were present at this meeting of the JCC for their Dads and Bosses in commemoration of the founding of the JCC. Alfred Stump, president of the local club, was in charge of the meeting and gave a short resume of the history of the JCC, nationally and locally. Special guests at the meeting were the ■ fat her sosf of members already in service. . ' Bill Beh, ENGAGEMENT OF MISS VIRGINIA SLABAUGII TO WALLACE HUFFMAN MADE Mr. and Mrs. Earl Slabaugh of the engagement of their daughter, 'Miss Virginia Slabaugh to Wallace W.

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MISS VIRGINIA SLABAUGH Huffman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Huffman of Leesburg. Miss Slabaugh is a teacher in the Leesburg school. Mr. Huffman is stationed with the army at Camp Shelby, Miss. No date has been set for the wedding.

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Harvey Miller, Sr., and Carl Ruple were present in this group, all having sons, formerly club members, who are now in the army or navy. Ermid Hoffman also . reported at this meeting on the Personality course which will open at the Public Library next Monday evening, with Professor Kern of the South Bend College of Commerce in charge Anyone interested in joining this class please call or get in touch with Mr. Hoffman some time this week. Classes will be held for ten successive Mondays from 8:00 to 9:15 p. m. in the lecture room of the library. Ronald Ringenberg reported for the Americanism committee on the progress of the paper gathering and baling in Nappanee in connection with the Civilian Defense Committee. He stressed the fact that all money made Jrom the collection of papers is to be used for civilian defense purposes, the JCC. or no other organization-will receive any remuneration Tor their work, except a free country in which to live. The meetine was closed with everybody reporting an excellent time and being better , acquainted with other members, i their dads 'and bosses. HIGH SCHOOL BAND AND CHORUS TO GIVE PROGRAM ON SUNDAY Music lovers of Nappanee and vicinity will be given an opportunity to hear the Nappanee High School band and the High Sehool Chorus next Sunday afternoon when a program will be presented at the Nappanee Community building by these two musical organizations. The program starts at 4:00 o’clock. It will be in two parts, the chorus taking the first part of the entertainment and the band to play during the second part. The program follows: Processional. Nappanee High School Chorus. Tis the Evening’s Holy Hour, Beethoven. White Birches in the Rain, C. Loomio. To Thee, O Country!, Eichberg. Trio—Selected. Betty Strauss, Virginia Holaway, Maxine .Hershberger. Incline Thine Ear. O Lord, A. Arkhnngelsky. The Lost Chord, Sullivan. Go Down Moses, Spiritual. Wade in the Water, Noble Cain. Intermission. Nappanee High School BandMarch, “Youth of America”, Yoder. * : Solo. “Pomposo”, a bass horn solo. Husf —Lisle Roose. Bassist. “Friml’s Favorites”, Arr. by Leidzen. March. “The Footlifter”, Fillmore. Drummers, Misses Josephine • Mullett. Joan Rensberger, Jeanette Slabaugh, Elizabeth Tobias. “Star Dust”, Car-michael-Yoder. “There’s Something About a Soldier”? Gay-Yoder. March, “The Thunderer”, Sousa. “Star Spangled Banner”, Keye —.sang by Chorus, accompanied by the Band. MISS ELOISE STAHLY AND JAMES OSBORNE MARRIED .SUNDAY A. M. Miss Eloise .. Stahly, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Vern Stahly. became the bride of James Osborne. son of Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Osborne in a ceremony read

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MRS. JAMES OSBORNE at 9 o’clock Sunday morning at the home of t,he Rev. E. S. Mullett. The bride wore a street length dress of powder blue silk crepe with a shoulder corsage of pink carnations and baby breath. Her only attendant, Miss Gertrude Yoder wore a street length ’dress of brown silk crepe. Her corsage was of yellow and orange variegated carnations and baby breath. Donald Mikel attended the groom. Mr. and Mrs. Osborne were both members of the 1941 graduating class of the Nappanee High school. At the present time Mrs. Osborne is employed at the Nunemaker Food Shop and Mr. Osborne is employed in the office of Coppes, Inc. The couple are making their home for the time being with the groom’s parents.

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Rio de Janerio—With massed flags of the 21 American republics as a background, President Getufio Vargas of Brazil (standing on raised riias, behind microphones) addresses delegates. Nineteen nations stood firm behind the United States’ policy, with Argentina and Chile slowly coming around to solidarity with all anti-axis problems. This is the third conference held for republics of the Americas to improve their relations.

WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS By Edward C. Wayne President Names Production Czar And Reorganizes Defense Set-Ups To Speed Up All-Odt War Effort; Report Submarines Off East Coast (EDITOR S NOTE—When opinions axe expressed in these columns, they are those of the news analyst and not necessarily of this newspaper.) . 'Released by Western Newspaper Union * i ■ V : -

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Leon Henderson, director, Division of Civilian Supply of the Office of Production Management, trys out one of thy "Victory. model'’ bicycles produced by manufacturers at request of OPM. This lightweight model is constructed of less costly material, and shorn of al! gadgets. The new bikes will be built for both men and women. Photo shows Henderson pedaling, and Miss Betty Barrett of York, Neb., in the luggage basket. A sure way for the boss to get his secretary to the office on time.

NELSON: Production Czar As the United States moved forward into all-out war production, Donald'M. Nelson had been named production chief, placed,in sole command over OPM, SPAB and all oth- ? er vital production organizations. His position was compared to that of Bernard M. Baruch in 1917. Mr. Nelson had been, before his promo,tion to sole command, the head of SPAB, the priorities control bffard, and thus had been sitting with his hands on the needle valve which kept materials flowing smoothly to defense plants. His post also was compared to that of Lord Beaverbrook in England. He was given command by executive order, and though the order did not immediately make legally clear how far his power went, there was enough in President Roosevelt’s statement to show that it would go far enough to put Nelson into sole command. A board, including Messrs. Knudsen, Hillman and chiefs of various vital groups, was to work under Nelson. The President said, in part: “Mr. Nelson will no longer serve as director of the priorities division. He will devote his entire time to directing the* production program. His decisions as to procurement and production will be^final.” Thus pMr. Nelson has authority over not only the industrialists and labor leaders who were in Washington to harness American production to a program for victory, but also over the army and navy themselves, In a way, because'his decisions as to what they might have in the way of arms and munitions would be final. They would still have legal contracting authority,, but Mr.. Nelson (Continued on Page -6, Col. 3)

NAPPANEE, IND., THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 1942

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RESUME OF THE PAST WEEK ON THE WAR FRONT Every Manufacturing Plant is Urged to Register and Make Application for Contracts on Some Kind of Defense Work. (Office of Government Reports) The President established a War Production Board headed by Donald M. Nelson, former mailorder firm execUtive’i and more recently Executive Director of SPAB and Priorities Director. The President directed Mr. Nelson to “exercise general direction over the war procurement and production program,” to supervise the OPM and issue production and procurement directives where necessary to all other Government agencies. The President said Mr. Nelson’s decisions shall be final. Vice President Wallace and other members of the SPAB, now abolished, were made members of the War Production BoardIn letters to OPM Directors Knudsen and Hillman and other production officials, Mr. Nelson said “we must enlarge all our previous activities ... all our facilities i . . must produce 24 hours a day, 168 hours a week.” OPM Director Hillman, speaking in Washington, said the nation’s force of workers in war industries must be doubled or tripled, more women must be trained and brought into the labor force to take the place of men going into jthe armed services. He asked employers not to bar aliens in war industries except in plants (Continued on Page 7, Col. 1)

CAR DEMOLISHED BY TRAIN IN FREAK ACCIDENT SUNDAY A freak accident demolished a car Sunday night and George Thomas of southeast of Nappanee missed injury only because he climbed from the car before the crash. The struck by a freight train ay the depot and carried several blocks down the tracks before it was thrown clear of the engine. The accident occurred when Mr. Thomas drove down South Clark Street thinking it to be South Main Street. In the heavy fog it was almost impossible! to see and the first thing Thomas knew he had driven through the depot yard and out onto the railroad tracks. His car. was lodged there between the tracks and he was unable to move it either way and could only stand back and 'watch as the car was demolished by a freight train. Just how such an accident occurred cannot readily be explained as the car left the pavement almost a block from the railroad tracks and was driven across the cinder railroad yards, up the embankment and out onto the tracks before it came to a stop. Another accident similar to this one occurred about two years ago when a car belonging to Kacy Calbeck was struck at about the same place but it happened when it was accidentally backed over the drop off and the frame lay on the brick walk at the side of the tracks. The rear of the car was struck by a train before it could be jacked up and moved. DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME TO BC EFFECTIVE EARLY IN FEBRUARY Daylight savings time, observed in this section for many years throughout the summer months, but always subject to a fight if proposed for the year around, will become effective throughout the whole nation February 9th as by act of Congress a bill has been passed to observe fast time for the duration of the war. For the second time in .the history of the United States daylight savings time has thus been adopted ,as a war measure, but is not deemed of sufficient importance to continue in : time of peace. Even the post offices in most instances have been kept on standard time as well as the railways despite pleas by communities observing fast time for unity. Without doubt this optional change in time will affect the nation in the years to come as following the World war many sections of the country continued to use fast time during the summen months after seeing its benefits during war time. There will not be the difference of opinion now ns when only certain communities make the change as now it ig a national law and will be observed■ by everyone. AUTOMOBILE OWNERS URGED TO GET CAR STAMP WITHOUT DELAY Stamps showing the. “use” tax on automobiles are now for sale at the local post office and all owners of cars are urged to buy these at once and affix them on the windshield of their cars. The stamps will cost each auto owner $2.09. Notices received from the office of Internal Revenue Collector Will H. Smith in regard to the stamps says: “Taxpayers are required to display the stamp on the lower corner of the windshield, farthest removed from the driver’s position.” All cars must carry these stamps if operated upon the highways after February 1.

FINAL PLANS FOR SHORT COURSE ARE COMPLETED Committees Have Completed Arrangements for All Sessions for the Two Days and Now Success Depends Upon the Response. As far as is humanly -possible the committees in charge of the I feeveral sessions of the PurdueNappanee Short Course have | completed arrangements for the i two-day sessions and all that i now remains for the course to be j a complete success is the co- ; operation of the public. IS The sessions for the women will be held at the Community building on both Tuesday and | Wednesday, Feb. 3 and 4 while ■ the men will gather at the Fairy | theatre for two days of instrucj tion. The entertainment will ibe held Tuesday evening at the ! Ccfmmunity building and the | banquet on Wednesday evening | will be in this same building ■ with the Coppes hotel serving dinner, girls from the Home Economics department at the Nappanee high school assisting the ‘ regular waitresses of the hotel in the serving of the food. ; For the entertainment on Tuesday evening a good program will be presented, a charge of 5c and 10c being made for admission, this charge including the tax. This charge, while small, will help defray expenses of the Short Course. Speakers are supplied by the Purdue university while all local expenses are carried by the local people. The Union Township Farm Bureau, the Farmers Institute, the Kiwanis club, and other? are underwriting this expense and these groups are depending upon the entertainment charge to keep the expense on eachi to a minimum. This entertainment is worth many times the sum charged and a full house should greet the performers when they appear on the.program. At 7:30 o’clock the Nappanee high school band will begin a half hour concert which will be followed with this program: Music, by Nappanee H. S. band. Miniature orchestra (sponsored by Homemakers Guild). Mishler & Kirkendorfer. Tap dancing, Misses Betty Tobias and Shirley Walters. Girls Trio, the 3 J’s. Friendship' duo; “Practicing Domestic Science’’ reading, by Mrs. George Buss. Better Homes club. Duet, Haney & Huff, Get Together club.. Miniature Theatre. Doran Family, Burkett, Ind. Playlet. “New Wives for Old.” Progressive Homemakers. Music, Jolly Neighbors. Announcements, County Acent Howard Brown. Reading. Rural club. < Male Quartet, Shirk Brothers, (sponsored by the Elkhart County Co-op.). Playlet, Union Township Farm Bureau. Tickets for the Good-Will banquet are now available. These tickets must be secured noon of Feb. 3. arrangements being made to care for approximately two hundred only, so those waiting until the last minute to get their tickets may find the supply is all gone. Promptness is urged upon all those attending any and all sessions. every meeting will start on time regardless of attendance. You may miss something important if you are even five minutes late, so plan on being early at all meetings. The full program will appear in next week’s Advance-News. DOUGLAS PRICE GETS PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF CAPTAIN 3 _________ According to word just received in Nappanee Douglas Price has been advanced to the rank of Captain, his commission being dated Dec. 24. Doug is stationed at Camp Blanding, Fla., his address being: Capt. Douglas Price, M. D.,- Cos. B, 58th Medical Batallion, Camp Blanding. Fla. Douglas was ordered into service and served as Ist lieutenant during the past year, practically all of his service being in the camp in Florida. He was on duty during maneuvers in other southern states but his headquarters has remained in Florida. Mir. and Mrs. Price enjoyed a vacation here over the holidays but it has been since his return his promotion was received even though it carried the date of Dec. 24th. ~ BIRTHS t ~ . Mr. and Mrs. Willard Herr, a son, Franklin Leßoy,- Sunday, Jan. 18th.

MISS ELVA HANEY BECOMES BRIDE OF WARD HUFF SATURDAY In a very pretty wedding ceremony read at 7 o’clock Saturday evening at the First Mennonite church, Miss Elva Haney daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Haney, became the bride of Ward Huff, son of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Huff of near Bremen. The candlelight ceremony was read in the presence of around one hundred guests by the Rev. E. S. Mullett, pastor of the church, before an altar banked with palms, ferns, lighted candelabra and large baskets of gladioli. The bride, who was attended by her sister. JVtiss Darleqe Haney,

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MRS. WARD HUFF e wore a street length dress of aqua blue, and a shoulder corsage of pink roses. Her sister wore a beige colored street length dress and a corsage of salmon Colored carnations. The groom was, attended by Howard Siefer of Bremen. 4 Guests were ushered to their seats by Clark and Louis Huff of Bremen. Nuptial music at the piano was played by Miss Kathryn Mullett, and the selections “At Dawning” and “I Love You Truly” were sung by Robert Haney. “The Sweetest Story Ever Told” Was played softly 'at the piano during the exchanging of vows. Following the single ring ceremony a reception was held at the home of the bride’s parents. Guests were served by Clark and Louis Huff of Bremen and Dorothy Holderman and Carrie Belle Pippenger. The couple are making their home for the present with Mrs. John Haney, grandmother of the bride. Early in the spring they will move to their farm located east of Bremen. MISS MARJORIE MARTIN BECOMES BRIDE OF FRED JENSEN SUNDAY AFTERNOON " e In a candlelight ceremony read at 3:30 Sunday afternoon in the Methodist church, Kempton, Ind., Miss Marjorie Martin became the bride of Fred Jansen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Jfensen. The ceremony was read by the Rev. Paul Smith, uncle of the bride, irt the presence. of about twenty guests. The bride, who was attended

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MRS. FRED JENSEN by Miss Phyllis Stump, wore a street length dress of Burgundy colored velvet, with brown accessories. She wore a shoulder corsage of gardenias. Miss Stump wore a blue colored street length dress and a shoulder corsage of sweet peas. o Following the ceremony a reception was held at the home of the Rev. and Mrs. Smith. The dining table was attractively decorated with a large wedding cake as the centerpiece. The cake was cut by the bride and groom and served by Miss Stump. After the reception the couple left on a short trip into Kentucky. They are now at home with the groom’s parents. UNDER DOCTORS CARE Gerry Oswalt, son of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Oswalt, underwent a tonsillectomy on Tuesday, Jan. 20th. I Olen Miller, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mose I jMiller received the fracture of his left arm, when he fell off of a pony last Friday.

NAPPANEE’S home paper SINCE 1879 Everybody Reads the AdvanceNews. Some read it and pay (or it; some read it and don’t pay (or it; some borrow it; some steal it—but everybody reads it.

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CONSERVATION CLUB HOLDS ANNUAL MEETING Basement at Methodist Church Filled to Overflowing at Banquet to Enjoy Program. Arrangements made with the ladies of the Methodist 'church to serve dinner to two hundred ment little to the officers of the Nappanee Conservation club, who in. their enthusiasm had two hundred and fifty dinner tickets printed and sold before they realized they had overshot the mark and there was a possibility some would not be served. Fortunately a few were kept, away by business reasons, etc., and a count showed about two hundred and forty enjoyed the meal. The Indies had quite a job serving the meal as the tables were placed so close together there was hardly room to force ’ their way with the plates of chicken and trimmings. Harold Gray was in charge of the entertainment and had .procured some good talent. The(J speaker, Newago ‘Newt, Newago county, Mich., a contributor of articles for the sport magazines, i kept the crowd in an uproar j with his reciting of poetry and catchy remarks which were fitting to the occasion. Mel Culp, president of the club gave a short talk, then asked for an expression of the club on a closed season on hen pheasants, this being approved almost unanimously,: regarding all hunting to open on the same date the response was not so hearty, as there appeared to be a wide difference of opinion on this subject; on investing of the money in the club 'fFeasury a motion was adopted empowering the directors of the club to buy bonds up to three-fourths of the money in the treasury, if deemed best. The meeting was opened with singing, led by Roy S. Ruckman with John Mclntosh at the piano. Other entertainment included several acts by the Doran family, of Burket, Ind., motion pictures of club activities of the past year and a short talk by Walter Yoder, chairma: . of the Elkhart County Conservation club. Election of officers resulted in the following being -named to carry on the work during the coming year: Harold Gray, LaMar Mutschler, Mervin Michael, Glen Geyer/Donald Geyer, Kenneth Calbeck, Charles Slabaugh, Leon Burnhafh, Charles Lehman, Dr. G. L. Bernard Widmoyer and Harvey Field. During the; oast year the Junior Conservation club held a pest killing contest as an activity, the senior club offering sls for prizes to the winners. These prizes were awarded by Wayne Best, leader of the Junior club, at the meeting. It was found at the last minute two of the boys were tied for third place in the contest, which necessitates the two boys dividing the prize money in this case. chosen by the boys were: Glen Michael, Ist, a fishing rod. LaMar Wagner, 2nd, a pair of skates. * 3rd and 4th, Geo. Buss and Kenneth Mattern — $4.00 with which a pair of skates had been purchased and were accepted by Kenneth Mattern in the name of the two and the boys will now settle the difference between themselves. TO ORGANIZE FRIDAY The newly elected directors will meet Friday evening at the office of the Advance-News and organize for the coming year. Mel Culp, retiring president, issued the call and will preside until his successor is named. The meeting is called for 7:00 o’clock. FIRST AID CLASS FOR MEN TO BE HELD AT LEGION HOME MONDAY The first regular meeting of the Men’s First Aid class will be held from 7 till 9 o’clock Monday evening at the Legion Home. There is a shortage of first aid books available, so if possible for those taking the course to find one or to use one belonging to a friend, he is asked to bring It to the class with him. The lesson for Monday night will consist of the first 28 pages of the text book. REPRESENTATIVE OF STATE GROSS INCOME TAX DIVISION HERE FRIDAY H. Brown, a representative of the state gross income tax department will be at the local office of the license bureau on Friday, Jan. 23, to assist taxpayers in making out and filing their gross income tax returns, according to announcement by John Becknell, license branch manager. Mr. Brown will be here both afternoon and evening.