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a----w -iaaiBMOT VOLUME LIX, NO. 43. SEYMOUR, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1941. PRICE THREE CENTS. mmm Ji a 11 lu mi PROPOSES ad jHi iL TIIDnlTAIM DfllPTCnOI MERCURY DIVES TO SEVEN TREES ARE PLANTED SEE LITTLE PROBABILITY BRITAIN WILL WANT FOOD nn PLAti ID REPLACE ABOVE ZERO HERESODAY UI1 1 Hill UUL0ILIW SINGAPORE CASE supply of vessel tonnage had been generally satisfactory.

V.f City Council Suspends Rulei to Pass Ordinance Providing for Reorganization of Set-up. MAYOR IS TO NAME BOARD GUI APPH Members First Recreation Body to Serve Staggered Terms plan Effective At Once. "The supply of shipping is still adequate," the report said, "and the united kingdom can purchase its import requirements in any of the world markets." While pointing out that a sustained heavier Imp of ship might change this situation in time, the report declared that exporters of (Continued on pa-? 5, cotumn 1) Administration Supporters Strike Back at "Dictatorial" Powers Charge by Opposition. C0NNALLY LEADS OFF TODAY By Assoc now Ptenn Washington, Feb. 19.

Admin istration supiortcrs struck back today at opposition charges that the British aid bill would give President Roosevelt "dictatorial" powers Senator Connally (l)-Tex), lead -off man for the bill the third day of Senate debate, had previously dismissed as "ridiculous" the opposition chorus that a dictatorship might result. He cited one "safeguard" in the clause which would specifically retain for Congress its con trol over the purse strings and make it neceaasry for the 'President to seek appropriations and authorizations to carry out the program. Waiting to follow no Counal -MA DEBATED lyV ariumetJtJ weiwtttuwUuttlf'y: Jlg j.bt 0 Although the thermoinetat refuses to admit it, spring must be: coming along soon, ThP rfact that thirty -seven trees have been planted itt the city parks within the last three" days is i that the gay and silly season is on its way, or juat wishful thinking whichever The trees were donated by Dr. Harold E. Miller, who had them removed from the site of his new home, north of Sixth street rood.

Twenty-four of thm were planted in Shields Park and thirteen in Gaiser Park. II Mid-Year Conference of Browns-town Association to be Held at County Seat Friday. PROGRAM IS ANNOUNCED The Annual Indiana Baptist mid-vear conference of the Brownstown Association, con sisting of the churches at Bethany, Bethel, Brownstown, Clear-spring, Crothersville, New Har mony, New Liberty, Seymour, Tampico and Uniontown, will be held with First Baptist Church at Brownstown Friday. The meeting will open at 10 o'clock in the morning, and close at 3:15. J.

R. Quick, moderator of th Brownstown Association will preside at the meeting. The theme will be "Light For a Dark ent'd orld scripture 1 John 1:5. The program will be as fol- lows Morning 10 KM) Song service and prayer. 10 50 A ddress, "Following Christ Brings John 8:12 By a Pastor.

10:45 Address: "Light-bar era to a Darkened by State Convention Representative, Rev. T. J. Parsons. 11 :15 "At The Knd of the Dinner.

Afternoon 'T Song service anil pray er. 1 Associationa! Business. 1:45 Clinic on Christian Stewardship, by Dr. A. A.

Cohn. 2 "Hays of Light from a Darkened by a mission ary, Rev. Benjamin Morales. 3 :1 Adjournment Cars will leave local church at 30. A large delegation is expected to attend from the Sevmour church.

PUZZLE CONTEST TO BE HELD AS "WIND" IS SHOWN Cash Prizes and Tickets to Show to be Awarded to Winners. The good old ji' sa- purz It-is hack Remember the days when practically everyone was late to work, neglc ted a'Kintiiieitt. delayed meals and even passed up the games all for the jig saw purlesf Today, on another juige of The Tribune ap-'ars a full pa ire announcement of the local enghgiMiieiit of "Gone With the Wind" at the Vondo Theater and included in the announcement is a chance to try your hand at the jig saw puzzle. In each merchant's advertisement is a section of a jig saw pu.rje. which when all sections are put together, will reproduce the pictnre of (lark "Rhett" Gable holding in his arms Vivien "Scarlett" Leiih.

According to the rules of the contest the sec-'tions should be mounted fori cardboard or heavy paper, and neatness will count twenty-five percent. It is also necessary that each contestant submit a short article on why be or she wants lo see "Gone Witb the To the one. submitting the (Continued on page 5, column 2) BAPTIST MEETING PLA The mercury in the thermometer took a nose dive here last night, dropping to seven degrees above aero to record thb coldest temperature in tluwe parts for some time. Prospects are that you are going to have to keep rriht on shovelling coal tnto-that- stove and furnace for the next day or at least, ftjr the weather man forecasts continued cold during Thursday. Meanwhile the sun will be shining brightly and the skies wJH be blue, with a deceptively spring-like look.

Pair Charged With Drunken Drlvino Get $33.50 Assessments in J. P. Court. BOTH LICENSES SUSPENDED Tw motorists, arrested late Tuesday afternoon for operating motor vehicles while under the influence of intoxicating lhjuor, were arraigned this morning in the court of William Tuell, Sey mour justice of peace. Each was fined $25 and costs, the recommendation made some time ago by II.

Wayne Baiter, of Bedford, proscejiting attorney of Jackson and Lawrence counties, and John M. Lewis, of this city, deputv prosecutor, who in a public statement issued Tuesday said: "We have found in some instances that our recommenda tion for a minimum fine of $25 ami suspension of license for drunken driving has not licen ir all cases observed." The men were Louis Smith, age twenty-nine, of Louisville, and Williiun Stevens, age forty- six, both of whom were arrest ed by Corp. Harry McMillin, offi cer in charge of traffic for the Seymour state police post, about 5 o'clock Fridav afternoon on U. S. Road 31 about six miles south of Seymour.

Each received a flue of $25 and costs, totalling $33.50, assessed bv Justice Tuell, and each had his driver's license suspend ed for a period of ninety days. Corp. McMillin made the arrest of Smith near Hall's Orch ard while Stevens, whom he had taken into custody a few minutes earlier near the pit scales, was bcin-r given a drunkomcter test at the Seymour state jndice lot. HITLER GETS REPLY New York, Feb. hh (Al) Adolf Hitler himself is the target of a message blitzkrieg 1m-ing waged by anti-Nazi Americans at the German government's expense.

R. C. A. Communications, said today hundreds of messages of varying vindictiveness are being sent collect to the German radio, wnii-h provoked the blasts last Friday by requesting American comment on its programs. And despite the fact that one of the first messages asked for a broadcast of Hitler's funeral, and others followed in similar vein, CBS picked up by shortwave lat night an appeal for more opinions.

The German announcer, who identified himself as Jackie Goodsell. said, in asking for suggestions on programs, that messages up to 25 words could be sent collect. A 25-word message costs $2.19. R. C.

A. said the messages were coming in so fast it had to double its force of telephone operators here yesterday. The German address is Amer dio, Berlin. A sample of the message: "On-the-scene broadcast of Royal Air Force bombings of Ger many most to Americans, especially of the Chancel lory, Berchtesgaden and TSra un lhauso, signed) The United MDTORISTS ARE FINED HERE By Associated Press. Washington, Feb.

UKAdministration farm officials said today they saw little likelihood thai Great Britain would require any appreciable quantity of American farm products in the near future. This view was-based upon an analysis of English needs, the present shipping situation, and the factors which caused Britain to restrict its' imports of United States agricultural products after the war started. When the war began, England cut down on purchases of Ameri can larm products to conserve foreign exchange for purchase here of airplanes, munitions and other tools of war. Since that time, England has taken ste to expand domestic production sharply as well as to reduce requirements by imposing the rationing system. In a report on the shipping situation the bureau of agricultural economics said that the British had been able to turn to virtually anv world market because the ID ED STRIKE Negotiators Return to Conference as $45,000,000 Worth et Defense Work Is Held Up.

OTHER DISPUTES STUDIED By Associated Press. A strike at the Allta-Chalmers Manufacturing Milwaukee, went into its fifth week today wjh representatives of the management and the striking CIO-United Automobile Workers wearily going back into conference. The dispute, which has kept workmen away from their machines and choked off production on 145,000,000 worth of de fense orders, had seemed on the verge of settlement two days ago. But union men and company officials placed different interpretations on a key clause of a truce agreemnt worked out at Washington bv William S. Kriud-sen and Sidney Millmiili.

co directors of the office of produc-tion management. Allis-Chalmers officials declared that the union interpreted the clause as a "maintenance of membership agreement'' under which current union members) would be stibjecf to discipline or discharge if they failed to pay 'Continued on paire fi. column 3) MEETING IN INTERFST OF CIVIC LITTLE THEATER Mrs. A. S.

Kaufman In Charge of Project Many Wish Active Organization. A meeting to dii-iw greater interet in the Civic Little Then-ter will be held n.f the art al lerv at 7:30 o'clock Thiirdav "iht, according to Mr-H. A. S. Kaufman, who ha been earned eeretnry of thi ortrHliit ton.

Mrs. Donald Cov is actintr pre tdent and is cooperatinir with Mrs. Kaufman and other to create more interest in the or-gni'iMlirin. Thne ho arc tnlerented in "taring home talent plays are nnred to attend the meeting. When, however, are invited and all who are interested in anv form of local theatrical hit expected tn attend ffci" meeting, The new nrotTBin of the Civic Little Theater will tie out lined ami it is hotied the move rnent can lwf developed here.

Ahead of Schedule. By Associated Prr Washington. Feb. 19 The nnvv announced todsv it new battleship Washington would lie placed in commission May 15, six and one-half months ahead of schedule. Undersecretary James V.

Forrestal also said that orders had been issued to Captain Howard IT. 3. Benson to take command of the new vessel at 1 that time. ES SEEK IKE Republican Majorities In Assembly Reported Pledged to Support jof New Tax: PUuu- SALES TAX STUDY PLANNED Food Would be Exempted From Special Levy Caucus Pledge fs Reported, BULLETIN Indianapolis, Feb. 19 (Ai- Speaker James M.

Knapp left the rostrum in the Indiaua House of Representatives today to place responsibility, in- a bristling speech from the floor, on tho House member for a legislative) jam which ha said was "humanly impossible" to dislodge. The speaker defended tin. re- cord as presiding officer, and both Republicans and Democrats gave him a rising ovation after he toad concluded. If is a Republican. i Knapp said newspaper accounts of a speech made last flight by a House member at a private meeting quoted the Houas member as saying the "speaker is the most powerful man in Indiana," and that he could "hold up a bill or hand it down as ho sees fit." Knapp said th House mens nr also was noted as say ing "this abus of power should be stopped.

The speaker said are entirely too. many bills, for the sixty-one day session" and that considerable time j4 besa lost "dilatory By Aiwnrta'ed FYe. Indianapolis, Feb. 19 Republican majorities in the Indiana general assembly were reported oledged today to support a 3 per cent sale tax i replace the sfate gross income tax asv a means at i verting a threatened deficit of 12.400,000 in the state treasury on House and Senate majorities merely instructed the House ways and means committee and the Senate finance committee in a joint caucus yesterday "to tx-t4ot i be- possibilities of a -sale -tax." However, Hep. Eoy J.

Harrison (K-Attica), chairman of the House committee, said the caacas pledged to back the tai. i Food would be exempted. Senator Albert Ferris (R-MI1-ton). Senate caucus leader, and Hep. Frank T.

MilUs bellsburg), majority floor leader of the House, said Indiana Cut- cr.it experts estimated the lo-oiHised sales tax would raise $37,000,000 annually. Rep. Harrison said "two inde-. iiendent groups" he did not name estimated a yearly revenue of $30,000,000 (o $36,000,000 from the tax. The gross income tax for 1939 'Continued on page 8, column 3) Weather Records Her are official ind tiaeffletal weather records tor Seymour for the dsy.

The maximum temper sturt rildlm is tram a downtown thermometer, and Is unofficial. The minimum, for the past twenty 1 our hours. Is from Ilia records ot Mlsi Louis Ahltrt jtnvernment weather observer her, and official! TrtCoXY AUNftYfc. lOOKS f)RKUX toes sets Throocm a Roll. The river tevsl la obtained from tl Seymour Water Co- pumping jtation at Rockford.

TemperatMrts: Minimum today 7 Reading at 2 p. n. 20 Slag River 4 inches above low water mark. Forecast for Period to Feb. 22 Snows over north and snows changing to rains over south, por-, tion first half of period.

Cold beginning; temperatures moderating about Thursday; colder again latter part of period. Weather conditions over' the nation are summed np by the Associated press as' follows: Arctic blasts again kept the mercury at sub-zero in sections of the middlewes, today arid brought freezing temperatures to most of the middlewest today and brought freeing temperature 4 most of the northeastern quarter of the nation. Sub-isero cold was feltrin seven mid western states, with Minnesota and North Dakota reporting the lowest readings. Continued cold and snow flurries were forecast for most of the northern tttates. Before dawn the temperature was 27 below zero at Bemidji, 3 below at Roseau, and Devils Lake, N.

13., -17 at Watertown, S. -10 at La Crosse, -9 at Charles City, and zero at Moline, 111. Up per Michigan also had sub-zero readings. Temperatures remained above normal on the Pacific coast, in Texas, and the Rocky Mountain region. Among high temperatures (Continued on page 6.

column 51 LEGION POST 89 Legion Hall to Remain Open All Day Saturday So That All Veterans Way Register There. RESPONSE HERE FAVORABLE Seymour Post No. 89, American Legion, has changed the ''marching orders" to time" in order to close its campaign for the registration of all World War veterans on Saturday, February 22, birthday of the first president of the United States. The Legion HalL South Chestnut street, will remain open all day Saturday, and all veterans who have not registered are asked to do so by that time. Post officers point out, however, that it is iMttisihle to register any time ln'iore Saturday ly contacting Forresit Herrmann, commander, at the post headquarters; or Bernard I.

Headr-adju-tant, at the Yaler Beverage Company. Commenting on the registration thus far, Mr. Head said that the resjMinse had been very favorable and that many veterans had filled out questionnaires. It is the aim of the local post to have 10O percent registration for Seymour and its vicinity. Concurring in action taken in the.

1940 national convention, the Legion is sjsmsormg the registration as a part of its contribution toward the national defense program. Registration obligates the veteran in no way, officers of the Seymour post aint out. It merely serves to give the post nn index as to bis qualifications (Continued on page 8. column 3) 4 NEW DIVORCE CASES ARE PLACED ON FILE Two Complaints Ask Support of Minor Children One Charges Adultery. Four new divorce actions have been filed in the Jackson Circuit Court within the past few days.

Donna Stivers has Hied complaint asking a divorce from Raymond Stivers, in which cruel and in human treatment is charged. The complaint states that they were married July 31, 1936, and separated- November 1, 1940. The plaintiff asks care and custody of a minor child, and re quests "reasonable" support money Tor the support of the child, and the plaintiffs attorney fees. Taylor T. Hollar is her attorney.

Ray Eglen has filed suit for divorce from Pearl Eglen, with the complaint charging adultery. They were married April 1, 1933, and separated September 16, (Continued on pg 8, column 2) TABBING Thousands of Australians File Into Defense Posts on Malay Peninsula Today. JAPS ARE MASSING TROOPS Unconfirmed Reports Say Nip ponese Fleets Are Already In Gulf of Slam. By Associated Pros. Thousands of Australians filed into defense jiosts on the Malay PeuiiiMila today to reinforce Britain's protection of her great naval base at Singapore.

Across the adjacent Gulf of Siam in French Indo-China, the Japanese are reported to have more than troopH far beyond the quota Prance formally jiermitted. I'liconHrmed reiiorts reaching Saigon, French Indo-China, said two Japanese fleets were in the Gulf of Siam be! ween Indo-China and Malaya one of them anchored off Bangkok, Thailand. Earlier, the Thai government announced the Jajmnese destroy er Yugure was taking on supidies at the mouth of the Bangkok River, and that two other de stroyers were expected there. The announcement said the Japanese had asked permission, for the visits and thanked Thailand for facilities granted another Japanese dc(royer already supplied at the port. The Australians who disembarked yesterday at Singapore after a trip which Britain's China fleet commander termed a demonstration "of the power given by British command of the sea," reinforced an already formidable concentration of British, Indian and Malay troop? guarding Singapore.

Their officers said the Aus tralians the size of their force not disclosed were equipped fully for front line service. Large quantities of artillery and mo- (Continued on page 8 column 6 Draft Numbers -Hundreds in County Do Not Know Their Correct Selective Service Numbers. There are probably hundreds of young men in Jackson county who do not yet know their correct Selective Service order number, it was leitrued at the office of Jackson county local Iward today. Julius (i. Harlow, clerk of hi-Ismrd, reported that registrant are still coming to the local (ward, who do not understand how order numbers were assigned, and believe that their own number is much higher than it actually is.

The confusion resulted from the fact that many more nnm hers were drawn in the national lottery last October than there were registrants in the local board. Over numbers were drawn out of famous gold fish bowl, but there are only men registered at the 'Continued on paee 8, column 4) Lions to Meet. Members of the Seymour Lions Club will resume regular weekly meetings this week with the dinner meeting at 6:15 o'clock Thursday night in the dining room of the Elks Home. Members participated in their annual benefit minstrel show last Thursday night, and did not hold a reg ular meeting. However, following the show they went to the Elks Home for a buffet lunch which took the place of the regular dinner served each Thursday night.

Members of the high school Itoys' plee club, and high school students who played in the minstrel i orchestra were roes a of the cIhIi for the after-show lunch. Club members are engaged in an at tendance contest which, it hoped, will be kept perfect. is! Without a single dissenting vote, city ordinance No. 1053, which authorizes the mayor to appoint a city board of recrea tion, and promise to revattfjr the present recreational set-up of the city, was passed by the city council, meeting in regular session Tuesday night. Following the second reading of the ordinance, which was introduced the February 4 meeting, and upon the motion of Councilman Edward V.

McCrary, seconded by Councilman Clifford Hartwell, the rules were suspended in order that the ordinance might be read the third time and final action taken upon it. A roll call vote was taken upon tbe motion for its passage which was made by Councilman McCrary and seconded by Councilman William Boicourt. The ordinance is to take effect immediately. Within a few days Mayor Stanley A. Switzer will appoint five men to a board of recreation, one of whom is also a member of the school board.

Ordinarily- members of the board would serve for a term of four years, but the personnel of this first board will hate staggered terms. The men who will receive no compensation, will appoint reereation personnel and direc tors, control playgrounds and recreation centers with the exception of the municipal swimming pool, and receive and dispense money appropriated by the cocni-U, rendering to the council -an aeooant of such money. The ultimate aim of the program, as originally devised by the group of citir.ens, who have been interested in the re-organination of the present recreation program is to divorce the program as much a possible from WPA aid, in order that it may eventually function without such aid. The Greyhound Bus Line was granted permission by the council, upon the motion of Councilman Don Heiwig, seconded by Mr. McCrary, to use the thirty feet of curb space in front of the Carter Buiding on East Second street, in which the terminal is located, for parking.

The motion was made upon the recommendation of a committee composed of Councilmen Arthur B. Foster, I lei wig and McCrary. Since the interurban is no longer a factor in traffic congestion, arrangements are to be made for (Continued on pace 8, column 2) BATTLESHIP MODEL An intricately made model of a United States battleship, the U.S.8. North Carolina, has been placed on display in the Tribune window and has attracted con siderable attention. The model was made by Roy Green, 1001 West Oak street, and is entirely of wood and lead, soldered together.

Wood Used in the construction was redwood. The ship model, forty-four inches in length, is complete in detail, and the workmanship shown in the finished model has resulted in expressions of praise from many of those viewing the model on display. Walther Founder Dies. (Buffalo, N. Feb, lff-(AI') Herman E.

Galore, 75, a founder of and first president of the Walther League, died here yesterday. The league- he helped form has nnc biennis an inter national organisation of young people's societies of the Lnther an church, advocates of the program. Senators Bailey (D-NC). Hill (If-Ala) and Murray (D Mont). Once they have sjniken.

it is very likely that the administration will rest its formal case in Itehalf of the bill a maneuver calculated to haeten a final decision. This would saddle the opposition with the task of keeping the debate soing, and already the Continued on page 8, column 5 MRS WILLABELLE FLEEN0R 18 VICTIM 0F PNEUMONIA County Woman D'es Early Today at Home Northwest of Cortland. Mr Willal-elie MiHiior. age thirtv, Sevmour IM. died of pneumonia at the et Cortland home north it il o'clock this riiurmnir She had In-eii ill for thiee weeks.

Funeral arrangements have not et been I'i o-ihIs mav call it the Wiiikhpleck Funeral Home in Freetown A natue Hii'fslcr, she was born August 27. 10OH, the daughter Charle-t -ind l'laielle Mitehel The father sur vive sie was married in 1''30 to Fmmitt Fbenor, wh- nlxn survives Although the family hud lived in the Cortland vicinity t''r little ni-ire than a year, she leave, many frined and -s in that neighborhood who minim her death. Irt addition to the father and IiUHlianil there survive five chito-I ren, nil at Imme: rave, Donald, Basil. He and Harbara, Also slirvnmg are two brothers. Carl Mitchell i rid Hubert Mitchell, laith d' ludianarwdis.

and four sinter-. Mrs. Mary llenri.xson, Mrs. llurcas Heurixson and Mm. fiertrudr IVtts, nil of Vincenlies, tnl Mr.

Hubert a Tussie, of Michigan. Fire At Princeton. Bv Aociatetf Press. Princeton. Feb.

lf. Fire that started in the basement of the Morn department store here shortlv after 5 o'clock this morn-in? swept through the first floor of the three torv building and caused damage estimated at approximately The stock of the store, which i one of a chain oeraled in Indiana, i a total loss. Xearhv establishment suffered tuune damage from smoke which was carried by a high north wind. Americans.".