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GREENSBURG SOUTHEASTERN INDIANA'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER FIRST IN NEWS, VOLUME XLVIII No. 128. ESTABLISHED IN 1835. GREENSBURG, D. ce WILL ENDEAVOR TO BE CAUTIOUS PLANS NO "PRESSURE" MOVES TO PRECIPITATE A NAZI ATTACK.

Speech. Aftermath Nation Believed Fully Awakened to Dangers of Britain's Loss. (By International News Service) Washington, May Roosevelt charted a considered cautious today in exercising his vast powers under the unlimited emergency, apparently satisfied that his epochal fireside chat finally 1 has jarred the general public into a full realization of its danger from the ambition of Germany to dominate the world. While there was no retreat from his declaration that the! United States will fight if the western hemisphere is threatened in any one of a number of ways, Mr. Roosevelt made plain he has no intention of cipitating the nation into war by executing a series of rapid fire power moves.

Rather, he will proceed step by step, as situations developseeking always, in prize ring parlance, to beat Adolf Hitler to any opening punch of aggression. Neutrality Act to Stand The U. S. navy's Atlantic pa-. trol is being expanded steadily to permit policing of every area of the ocean where Nazi raiders, submarines and planes may be lurking, the president said, but he disavowed any present intention of asking for repeat of the neutrality act.

Freedom of the seas, 'asserted Mr. Roosevelt, can still be defended without sending American merchantmen into war zones and ports where the law of chance gives them a high possibility of being destroyed. To this end, proscribed war zones already declared by him will continue for the time being in force under the neutrality act. Labor Again Jerked Up President Roosevelt again) warned organized labor that the government would be forced to positive action if disrupting strikes continue while adequate mediation machinery is in force. In the same breath Mr.

Roosevelt said he meant no threat. The working man should view his statements instead as a of the government's obvious duty in time of full emergency should conciliatory efforts fail because (Continued on Page Seven) WM. LEIMGRUBER CALLED TO REST Former. Ice Company Engineer Dies at Farm HomeFuneral Saturday. William Leimgruber, 79, passed away at 7:45 o'clock Wednesday evening at his home five miles south of Greensburg.

Death followed an illness of several months. Mr. Leimgruber was born in Indiana on December 23, 1861. Practically his entire life was spent in Greensburg, where he was widely known. Until his tirement several years ago he had served as stationary engineer for the Greensburg Ice Co.

Prior to moving to his farm south of here, Mr. Leimgruber had resided on West Main street for many years, Fraternally, Mr. Leimgruber was a member of the Eagles lodge. He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic church.

Survivors are the widow; two brothers, Adolph Leimgruber, of Bluffton, and Pete Leimgruber, of Evansville. Funeral rites will be held at St. Mary's Catholic church Saturday at 9 a. m. Burial will be in South Park cemetery.

The Eagles lodge will give its ritualistic service at the grave. The body has been taken to the Oliger funeral home, where friends may call. DAILY FIRST IN CIRCULATION, FIRST IN THE THURSDAY, MAY 29, 1941. Boy Is National Spelling Champ IN Dr. W.

Hayes Yeager and Louis E. Sisaman For the Arst time since 1927, a boy wins the national spelling championship in final competition in Washington. He is Louis Edward Sissman, of Detroit, shown recelving an award from Dr. W. H.

Yeager, of George Washington university. The boy defeated Phyllis Davis of Akron, 0., and Homer Lyon, of Miami, in the Anal spelling. winning on the words "chrvsanthemum" and "Initials." DISCIPLES GO TO LOGANSPORT NEXT Officers for 1942 Elected at Bedford Wednesday Afternoon. The 102nd annual convention of the Disciples of Christ in Indiana closed Wednesday noon with the election of offi- cers and the selection Logansport as the place for the 103rd convention in 1942. elected were: Mark Anthony, New Albany; president, Donald C.

Ford, of Michigan City, tary, Ernest L. Ford, of Shelbyville. Over 600 persons registered and the program covering two and a half days was of much interest. The vested choir of the Columbus church furnished the music Tuesday night. The Westport church was represented by 13 persons including the pastor, the Rev.

McMurray and wife. The Rev. K. E. Thorne, of this city, was secretary of the convention and was accompanied by Mrs.

Carl Brown, Mrs. Bert Bishop and L. D. Braden. DEDICATION OF ORGAN SUNDAY Presbyterians To Present Well Known Organist In Varied Program.

Sunday afternoon, June 1, at 4 o'clock, the Presbyterian church will hold a dedicatory program for the new organ recently installed in the church as a gift from Al Thomas. Miss Ruth Noller, church, theand radio organist of Indi" anapolis, will present the musical program. The program is as follows: Formal acceptance and dedi-! cation-Rev. J. F.

Williams. Demonstration of special features of organ- Noller and Mr. Clermont. Organ ConcertJ- -Miss Noller: Andante Religoso Thome. Medley of Hymns -Selected.

In a Monastery GardenKetelbey. Will o' the Wisp- -Nevin. Angelus (from Scenes Pittoresque)-Massenet. In SummerPrologue- -Rogers. Benediction.

SPEEDWAY RECESSES IN WAIT FOR RACE OPENING (By International News Serrice) Indianapolis, May Speedway cacophony was stilled today as an air of tense expectancy heralded the approach of Indianapolis' annual pageant of men and motors---the Memorial Day 500-mile automobile race. Hourly the crush of visitors mounted, as the vanguard of more than 100,000 speed fans foured into the city to witness the 29th running tomorrow of the only major gasoline derby left in a troubled world. The second fastest field in history. 33 gaudily-painted, stream-lined cars was qualified for the event, giving promise of record-shattering performances if the twin bugaboos of accidents do not intervene to mar the $100,000 classic. Aggregate average of the line(up.

which will greet tomorrow's o'clock starting bomb was 122.739• miles an hour, just short of the 1940 record of 122.858 M. P. H. The 33-car Geld, representing more than a half million dollars To Show Film At the Church of God During the morning Sunday; June 1, at the Church of God, a moving picture will be shown of scenes of Anchor-, age, Alaska, showing. the lives of people, in that section of the world.

The film may be run again: in: the evening service, the time to be announced at the morning service. FARMERS WILL VOTE SATURDAY Wheat Loans For 1941 Hinge On Outcome Referendum On Quotas. In view of the new amendments to the Triple-A Act, providing for a considerable increase in'. the wheat loan rate, Decatur county farmers are now even more vitally interested than before in the adoption of wheat marketing quotas in the referendum to be held this Saturday, Harry Turner, Triple-A chairman said today. The reason for this is that quotas must be approved by the farmers before any loans can be Also included in the legpre-'islation are provisions changing eligibility to vote in the referendum.

Changes provided for in the legislation, just signed by President Roosevelt, provide for the following provisions: 1. Farmers growing 15 acres or less of wheat and whose normal production is 200 bushels or less will not be affected by the quotas and therefore will not be eligible to vote. 2. Penalty for selling, feeding or otherwise disposing of wheat: grown on acreage over the farm wheat allotment will be 50. percent of the national average loan rate offered on Page JOBLESS PAY IN COUNTY LOWER Unemployed Drew But $525 In Benefits Last Month, $1,321 in March low level for April, judging from the report on unemployment insurance benefits issued during the month by Sprague Snyder, manager of the Connersville office of the Indiana employment security division.

Temporary jobless workers under the unemployment act in Decatur county drew $525 in benefits last month. In March of this year the employes under the act drew $1,321. In April, 1940, the unemployed group received insurance benevts totalling $1,439. Of the benefits paid in Decaceived insurance benefits was drawn by residents of rural sections and $418 by residents of Greensburg. Benefit payments in several Indiana counties for April, 1941, were: Bartholomew county 2,023.00 Brown county 40.00 Dearborn county 6,190.00 Delaware county 7,016.00 Fayette county 713.00 Franklin county 179.00 Hancock county 699.00 Henry county 2,494.00 Jackson county 1,685.00 Jefferson county 415.00 Jennings county 251.00 Johnson county 1,403.00 Ohio county 256.00 Randolph county Ripley county 648.00 Rush county 432.00 Shelby county 2,254.00 Union county 232.00 Wayne county 23,145.00 Letts Bible School To Offer Program Letts Bible school students' are to present a program of pantomime drill, dialogue, patriotic sketch and playlet at the Baptist church at 7:45 p.

m. Sunday. The school has been in porgress at Letts for the past two weeks under the direction of the Rev. C. L.

Rice, of the Letts Methodist church, the Rev. Robert Marlett, of the Letts Baptist church, and a group of interested leaders. In announcing the Sunday evening program, the members of the school, as well as the administration, joined in invited everyone to this evening of entertainment. LATE I NEWS (By International News Service) BULLETIN Lawrenceburg, May 29.1 -Fire today destroyed the Lawrenceburg Roller Mills, be-' lieved to be the largest flour es-! tablishment in Indiana; with loss estimated $750,000. Firemen from Lawrenceburg, Aurora, Greendale, Dillsboro, and Harrison, Ohio, and from the Seagram and Old Quaker whiskey distilleries fought the blaze for many hours.

The fire destroyed scores of freight cars on a siding of the Big Four Railroad. The blaze! may have been started from a small paper fire along the siding, officials said. Rain Memorial Day Indianapolis, May may decrease the speed of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway 500-mile race tomorrow, according to the forecast of the Indianapolis weather bureau today. The weather seers. predicted occasional showers and thunderstorms for Memorial Day, with cooler temperatures.

Ship Seizure Washington, May Senate today completed congressional action and sent to the White House a bill authorizing President Roosevelt to requisition 84 foreign-flag ships in U. S. harbors. Succeeds Robbins Washington, May J. B.

Hutson, director of the recent-created Office of Agricultural Defense Relations, today took over the post of president of the Commodity Credit Corporation, succeeding Carl B. Robbins, (Continued on Tage Eight) M.M.S: YORK 15 REPORTED SUNK (By International News Service) London, May of the British cruiser York was announced by the admiralty today. An official communique said the vessel was a "total loss." The York, which was completed in 1928, has been on constant active service during the present war. It carried a normal complement of 600 officers and men. The admiralty communique stated: M.

S. York was repeatedly bombed whilst under repair in Suda Bay, Crete. "Total casualties were killed and five wounded." Injured Bicyclist Has Restless Night Richard Huesman, 15-yearold son of Mr. and Mrs. William Huesman, was reported to have passed a restless night at the Memorial hospital where he was taken after serious injury' sustained Tuesday evening.

While riding a bicycle on West Main street, and attempting to turn around in the street, he was hit by a car driven by a Seymour woman. He suffered several bad fractures and serious lacerations and bruises, one of which was said to have been ten inches long. WEATHER Maximum Wednesday 91 Minimum Wednesday 69 At 7 a. m. today 73 Maximum May 28, 1940........

72 Partly cloudy. Scattered showers in north and central portions and cooler in extreme north portion tonight. Friday occasional showers and thunderstorms. Cooler in north and central portions. HAPPENINGS Knights of Pythias.

Strand Theatre. Tree Theatre. K. of P. Theatre.

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CRETE DEFENDERS IN INCREASINGLY TOUGH SITUATION PREPAREDNESS IS AIM OF RED CROSS Seeks to Have Fonctioning Chapters- Work of County Group Commended. The American Red Cross organizing its chapters upon war-time basis, in order that they may be in readiness to function should a national military emergency occur, Miss Ruth M. Beener, of Madison, field representative of the ican Red Cross, told officers and committee chairmen of the catur County Red Cross chapter at a meeting in the directors' room of the Decatur County National Bank Wednesday noon. Miss Beener asserted that the Red Cross is the largest teer: organization in the and is chartered by Congress to provide volunteer service for the! government 'in time of emergency. Emphasized in its gram are: War relief, preparedness and home service.

Other auxiliary activities of Red Cross chapters are definitely tied in jectives, with the Miss three Beener primary stated. Miss Beener warmly commended the organization of the Decatur County Cross chapter for war relief work. She stated that she was pleased with the progress which has been made here and as well with the fact that the work is proceeding upon a county-wide basis. Miss Beener also described the role of the Red Cross for men in service, stating that in each cantonment and naval training camp there is a Red Cross representative, who is serving as a contact man for the service men. She explained the home service! program in detail.

The suggestion was made that the local chapter plan to further develop the first-aid and to hold nursing aid classes in the future as a protection against possible shortage of trained nurses. Reporting on Red Cross ments abroad, Miss declared that every Red ship sent wtih war relief supplies has reached port safely. At the destination a representative of the American Red Cross assumes charge and arranges for distribution of the supplies. Approximately one-half of the shipments are being made to Britain. Other lands receiving Red Cross supplies are, Spain, unoccupied France, Finland and China.

The war relief supplies 'are shipped in special Red Cross mercy ships, which have been respected by the warring powers. Hal T. Kitchin, chairman of the Decatur County Red Cross chapter, presided at the session. Mrs. Raymond Brandes, man of the knitting project, stated that 85 women are now actively at work in the county.

Gratifying progress is also being made by members of the beginners' class in knitting, which convenes every Tuesday Mrs. Thomas E. Davidson, general chairman of the production work, stated that all material has been given out in the sewing project to 87 women, now enrolled in this work. Within a short time it is planned to make a shipment of war relief garments, Mrs. Davidson announced.

Blemker Completes Army Medic Course Dr. Russell M. Blemker, of this city, is listed among nine Hoosiers who will be graduated today from the U. S. Army Medical Field Service School at Carlisle, Pa.

Dr. Blemker holds the rank of captain in the Army Medical Corps. He was stationed at Fort Knox, upon being assigned for to special the field service school training. PUSHED BACK FROM CANEA TO NEW LINES, LOSE SUDA BAY AREA. Nazi Forces Grow 'Chute Reinforcements Decrease, But Sca-Borne Troops Come In.

BOYS CONDUCT GARDEN TOUR 4-H Club garden tour participants made 11. stops in their county trip this morning. They found dry weather and insect pests were cutting into the chances for a banner vegetable year. Several nice gardens were seen, and comments and questions were offered by the members. All agreed that a rain in the near future would save the greater part of the crop.

Most of the gardens revealed effects of insect invasion; potato beetles, bean beetles and aphids seemed to be the worst offenders. Proper spray and dusting recommendations were made by County Agent M. M. Hamilton. Others on the tour were: AIbert and Maurice Vogel, Charles and Eugene Buell, James Courtney, Virgil Sullivan, Kenneth Wingham, David Bainbridge, William Beltz, Junior Leader Delmer Cox and Adult Leader Woodson Coats.

COUNTY TO SEND 3 FLYING CADETS Donald McCullough, Art and Arnold Bredewater' 'to Report June 4. Among 76 additional flying cadets accepted for the United States Army, are three young men from Decatur county. They are Arthur and Arnold Bredewater, of New Point, and Donald McCullough, of Westport. In this group are 62 pilot trainees, two engineers, five transfers from pilot to bombardier training, and seven unassigned West alternates. Virginia, All are Kentucky from and Indiana and are to report to their stations on June 4.

Donald Edward McCullough is 20 years old, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Simon McCullough, Westport, R. R. 1, a graduate of Westport high school in 1938, has had two years of academic and preaviation work at Central Normal College, and was recently employed here in the Decatur Packing Co.

Arthur John Bredewater and Arnold Bredewater are Decatur county's best-known twins; unique because of their athletic prowess, 23 years old, sons of Mrs. George H. Bredewater, Greensburg, R. R. 7, graduates of New Point high school in 1935 and of Purdue University in 1939.

Last season Arnold was athletic director and instructor in New Point high school, while Arthur was in the athletic department of Pine Village high school. All three of the Decatur county prospective flyers to be stationed at the Sparap School of Aeronautics at Okla. VIRTUALLY IN THE WAR, ADMITS U.S. OFFICIALS (By Internationnt News Service) Washington, May majority of the officials who carry out American foreign policy at the state department today privately believe the United States, to all intents and purposes, is now virtually in the war, These officials believe the country at present is in a "nonshooting" war with Germany that the question of whether and when it develops into a shooting war is up to the axis powers. The officials further believe (By International News Service) London, May situaisition of the British and Greek defenders of Crete became serious today as the Germans succeeded in landing considerable numbers of troops from the sea.

Authoritative British quarters made no effort to deny German claims that the Nazis had capCanea, capital of the Greek Mediterranean island. They declared that while no communications have reached detailing the latest positions of. the opposing ground troops, the German claim to have captured Canea was not surprising. (Editor's Note An official Berlin announcement said that the German offensive in Crete in "progressing favorably." Cities Utterly Destroyed (The Nazi high command stated that the entire Suda bay region, which was captured yesterday, is now, "firmly in German hands" and that several hundred prisoners and a large quantity of war material had been captured. (German forces defeated Anglo-Greek forces on east coast of the Suda bight and continued their advance to the east, according to this announcement.) Authoritative British circles said the 'Crete capital of Caned as well as the cities of Retimo and Candia -the latter Crete's capital in the days of its ancient glory--had been utterly destroyed by German bombers.

Civilians -Gunned These quarters charged the Germans planes machinegunned the civilian population. of the three cities as they ran for cover during the air attacks. These charges were based on reports reaching the Greek legation in London. British sources said it was possible that some light British reinforcements had reached Crete. But they declared reportsbroadcast by the Ankara radio -that streams of fresh troops were aiding the defenders were not justified by the facts.

They also conceded that an increasing number of British long-range Blenheim fighter planes had been unable to stem (Continued on Pago Seven) worth of equipment, was completed shortly before yesterday's 5 p. m. deadline which climaxed months of preparations and eight days of qualifications for the four and. one-half hour grind. Thirty-five cars actually were qualified for the race, but two were edged from the starting field by qualifiers.

Shunted aside were Louis Durant, of Hollywood, and Rene LeBegue, of Vichy, one of the two French pilots who came 3,000 miles for a chance at fame and fortune. LeBegue, who competed here last year and finished tenth, made four laps around the two and one-half mile oval at 115.603. His teammate, Jean Trevaux, did not attempt to qualify. Absence of the Frenchmen deprives the race of the so-called "international" flavor which it possessed las year when LeBegue and Paul Riganti, veteran road-racing star from Argen(Continued Page will be possible for Great ain, with the active assistance of the American navy, to bring about the downfall of the Nazis by 1943 or 1944. Many of the officials, however, doubt that it will be possible for Britain to achieve a decisive military victory over Germany without the help not only of the United States navy, but the air force and army as well.

If Great Britain is able to hold out this year, the second school of thought believes that an ELMER POWNER, 74, SUCCUMBS Former Decatur County Farmer Dies at Indianapolis Services Here. Elmer M. Powner, 74, for many years a Decatur county farmer, passed away at 1727 Park avenue, Indianapolis, at 9:18 p. m. Wednesday.

He had been in failing health for some time and seriously ill for the past six weeks. Mr. Powner had resided at Indianapolis for several years, living at the home of Mrs. Stickman, who had cared for him during his illness. A native of Decatur county, Mr.

Powner was born in Clay township on August 28, 1866. He was the only son of James L. and Abigail Gibson Powner. His father was a veteran of the Civil. war, having served in the Seventh Indiana was a' prominent Clay township farmer.

For many years Elmer M. Powner west operated the Liberty farm, church. 1o- He was a member of the Burney Methodist church. He was never married. Several cousins are the nearest survivors.

Funeral rites will be held at 2 p. m. Saturday at the Oliger. funeral home. The Rev.

G. E. Northern, pastor of the Burney Methodist church, officiate. Burial will be in the South mausoleum. Friepds may call at the funeral home, where the body has been taken.

country is definitely committed to bringing about the defeat of Naziism and that no satcompromise peace can be made with Adolf Hitler. America's foreign are being handled in the light of this view. Diplomatic efforts are being made to hamper Nazi Germany wherever possible and to strengthen this nation's position in world affairs iri preparation for the possibility of hostilities between the two countries. Some officials still hope it American air force will be sent across the Atlantic, probably next year. If the American navy and air force proves insufficient to enable Britain to defeat the Nazis, these officials privately believe an American army eventually will follow.

The belief among America's diplomatic that the United States is in the trouble to the end is based on their conviction that the European conflict is 'not merely. an imperialistic struggle between two (Continued os Page Seven).