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Benton Harbor News Palladium (Newspaper) - November 25, 1940, Benton Harbor, MichiganSouth Haven pays tribute Sto memory of weather forecast partly Cloudy slightly warmer to night tuesday Cloudy Light rain or Snow by late afternoon or night. Temperatures readings from sunday noon monday noon a .3? 3 p. .37 6 p. 34 u m. .38 3 m. .33 6 a jn.29 s m. .27 is n. .34 Michigan s biggest buy for Reader and for advertiser least sen Lee of the Auoe Ted Fie Benton Harbor mich., monday november 25, 1940 phones final edition 12 pages cents nearly 700 attend solemn service sunday in Central school auditorium Pas tors of City churches officiate South Haven nov. Nearly 700 attended services held in the Central school auditorium Here Sun Day in memory of eight South Haven fishermen who perished in the armistice Day Gale nov. 11, on Lake Michigan. A special Section of the auditorium was reserved for the families rela lives and intimate friends of the lost men and for members of the South Haven coast guard and their families. The sympathy of the entire Community was exemplified by the memorial service for Captain James Madsen of the tug Indian and his Crew including Harold Richter guv Liam Bird Chris Wakild and Arthur Reeves and Jack Mckay jr., son of Captain John Mckay owner of the tug Richard h and Stanley White and John Taylor. Only the body of Taylor has been recovered. The Sermon was delivered by the Rev. Albert Drummond Werden pastor of the Baptist Church who chose for his text Deuteronomy the eternal god is thy dwelling place. And underneath Are the everlasting arms. And he thrust out the enemy before thee. And said his Sermon subject was our eternal choir sings a pulpit had been placed at the Side of the auditorium stage Cov ered with a purple velvet altar cloth 1th Gold embroidered Cross. Large baskets of chrysanthemums in White and Pale tints banked the foot lights. The memorial service opened with the Large assemblage singing the changing As the strains of the old hymn of god i our help in Ages past. Our Hope for years to come be thou our guide while life shall last. And our eternal died away tears dimmed Many eyes. The Rev. Lawrence e. Tenhopen pastor of the congregational Church gave the invocation while the congregation remained standing. He sought to ease the Burden of Sor rowing hearts through Faith. The scripture Reading of psalms 107 23 30 and 91, were Given by the Rev. G. A. Uldin. Pastor of the Assembly of god Tabernacle. Most fitting were the verses beginning they that go Down to the sea in ships that do business in great Waters these see the work of Jehovah and his wonders of the deep. For he com Mandeth and Ramseth the Stormy i wind which lift eth up the Waves and he Marketh the storm a Calm so that the Waves Are still. Then Are they glad because they Are quiet so he bring eth them unto their desired prayer was then Given by the Rev. Destroyers keep Tampico Vigil r. A. F. Bombs Axis cities new Victory for greeks Wallace in Texas storm second main fascist base ready to fall mrs. Perkins resignation accepted n. Y. Times says please turn to Page three Ca Rodtang by children Young voices raised Christmas songs Here saturday evening the familiar words and Sweet strains of yuletide music resounded on the frosty air that swept through Benton Harbor saturday evening As a group of 50 school uni Loren toured the City singing Christmas carols. The Carlers saturday evening were from Lafayette North Shore Gray and Martindale schools and were directed by Dorothy Curtis Hallan music teacher. They were the first of several Rural school groups who will sing in Benton Harbor each saturday evening until christinas. The children made their rounds in an open bus furnished for the occasion by Verne Enders of the twin City motor coach lines. The retail merchants division of the Benton Harbor chamber of com Merce is sponsoring the five weeks program of Christmas music. Saturday evening december 21, the Rural school Carlers will be joined by children from the City s schools. As a grand finale 200 Chil Dren will Parade through the streets of Benton Harbor singing Christ Mas carols. Naval reserves need radio Man i Lieut. W. W. Carlson command ing officer of the 12th division of naval reserves announced today that Lieut. F. T. Mcallister unit commander of the naval communication Section Here has been ordered to Active duty. The commandant desires to have another commander appointed to the naval Reserve radio unit and an Opportunity exists for a Quali fied radio operator. Command pay is allowed As Well As Drill pay. The Benton Harbor armory has a fully equipped radio room and drills Are held weekly. Interested persons holding radio operators licenses Are requested to interview the com manding officer at the armory or Call 6705 for information. Italians being driven to Adriatic coast lose hold on Albania bulletin by associated press London not. Cap Ture of More italian to cups by the greeks was announced in Athens today according to a dispatch from the greek Cap ital to Exchange Telegraph British news Athens Greece nov. Patches from the Battlefront said today that greek Advance units had entered the outskirts of arg Rocas Tro. Main italian military base in Southern Albania and that the City was expected to fall before evening. Heavy fighting also was reported Southwest of Argir Castro where the greeks were threatening to push to the Adriatic coast isolating a Large number of italians. These thrusts were part of e counter drive against the thwarted italian invasion which was described by military sources As a full fled intended to wrest Al Bania from italian control and pos Sibly keyed to a plan for greek British seizure of Italy s strategic dodecanese islands. Other sectors threatened while the drive on Argir Castro continued additional greek columns to the East threatened Preeti. In the Central sector the italians were reported to have abandoned their fortified positions on mount Ostrovitz. Another italian Retreat continued in the to Gardetz area North of the surrendered City of Koritza where even greek cavalry was unable to engage the main body of the fleeing italians. Greek sources said that casualties in i of both armies have been comparatively Small and attributed this to alleged failure of the italians to offer stubborn resistance to greek at tacks. A Neutral military source estimated that the greeks have taken prisoners. About arrived in Athens today. Greek air Force Active accompanying the land drive the greek air Force bombed the Alban Ian cities of berate Elbasani and Sepelini while italian planes also were reported in action after several Days of quiet. Greek spokesmen said that with out even reaching the italians Sec Ond line of albanian defences greek troops Over the week end Heights commanding strategic Argir Castro the italians principal South albanian base 19 Miles from the greek Frontier. A Reuters British news Agency Dis Patch from Belgrade said the greeks had fought their Way into the out Secretary of labor Perkins by associated press new York. New York times said today it has Learned authoritatively that Frances Perkins has resigned As Secretary of labor and that presi Dent Roosevelt has accepted her resignation. Miss Perkins the. Labor Secretary since 1933 and the Only woman member of or. Roosevelt s Cabinet. 11 volunteers leave for year s army duty please turn to Page three fire in Oil shed perils casting company s Plant British Deal heavy blows Overk end Hamburg Berlin Essen and italian Industrial centers hard hit by associated press London nov. Bomb ers capped a week end of smashing blows at the Axis by raiding Ham Burg last night while the germans were concentrating a 100-plane at tack on a town in Western England official reports said today. The r. A. A carried its offensive anew to the German port biggest in i Europe by dumping bombs on its j water front and vast Oil refineries i the air ministry announced. Other British raiders were said to have splashed bombs along the nazi held French coast including the Bou Logne area which was blasted for i Mere than an hour. The attack on the town in West Ern England was said to have been carried out by German bombers coming in virtually continuous re lays. A Home for the aged two churches two Heaters and several shops were among the buildings re ported hit. The German High command declared hundreds of its planes subjected Bristol major British West 1 coast port to another Coventry raid last night. Hundreds of thou Sands of pounds of explosives and fire bombs were said to have started 45 major fires there London is quiet London had one of its quietest week ends since the air siege began but a communique today said one Section in the West of England was attacked heavily with damage to buildings and some residents killed and injured from dusk to Midnight last night. British flyers who carried the air War into Germany and Italy Satur Day night and sunday morning brought Back accounts of flaming i destruction at Berlin Essen Leipzig and Duisberg Ruhrort in Germany at Boulogne Brest and Lorient in France and at Turin where the italian Royal Arsenal and the big Fiat works were reported attacked. D a i n i j the air ministry said it had no Berrien s first quota is statement to make on reports from composed entirely of men who enlisted 12 German italian freighters await Chance to escape a s. Naval patrol close to mexican port nazi sea Raider reported near neutrality zone fires on Steamer by associated press Tampico Mexico nov. United states destroyers of the neutrality patrol were seen before Dawn today two Miles offshore from Tampico Harbor and 12 German and italian merchantmen which earlier made preparations As if to depart remained at Anchor. The German and nine italian vessels which have been in. Tampico Harbor since Early in the aboard fuel loads and goo up steam shortly after Midnight. Before Dawn however tugs which had been standing by steamed away and heavy smoke ceased to pour from the stacks of the ships. The ships still had All lights burning and despite poor visibility across the Harbor the running lights of the neutrality patrol destroyers could be seen offshore in the Gulf. Confided the news to old friends Here last the times said. She also said that her future plans were fixed but did not Dis close them to the friends Accord ing to the times. The newspaper said it understood miss Perkins had told the president she had done everything she had please turn to Page three Henry a. Wallace by associated press Dallas nov. And parts of the Texas Panhandle were isolated today by a storm which snapped communications lines littering highways and streets with poles wire and Trees. Amarillo with out Power or water sent and received its news through Amateur radio stations operated by gasoline driven generators. No reports had been received from Borger and Pampa. Panhandle highways were strewn with Trees wires and poles which snapped like straws beneath a 5 Inch coat of Frozen Mist which had been gathering. For. ,24 hours. The southwestern Bell Telephone com Pany rushed 32 Crews from All Ovet Texas with new poles. In Central East Texas Rains continued to Send Hood Waters Over thousands of acres of Rich farming a fire which started from i Ira eleven Berrien county men Vichy that British planes bombed Marseille saturday night killing four women and wounding five other per sons. Official circles said also they no knowledge of a protest and known causes threatened to destroy today to theil. District draft i reque5t for by the an Oil shed at the rear of the Ben ton Harbor casting company s Plant at Paw Paw Avenue and the Pere Headquarters in Ihrcke centers to government. Please turn to Page three Bulg snot to join Axis surprising announcement comes from Berlin Slovakia signs up by associated press Berlin nov. 25 informed sources made the surprising Asser Tion today that the hungarian rumanian and slovak signatures to the 3-Power pact ended the present series of acquisitions to the they said nothing was known As yet about bulgarian leaders coming to Berlin. Bulgaria previously Hac. Commence a year s military training the British said bombs were been toyed As most Likely to dropped on the Krupp works at Marquette tracks at this morn under terms of the u. S. Selective Essen arge fires were started i in Long heavy attacks on the Putlitz Strasse and Lehrter freight Yards ing. I service act. The alarm brought out All Benton the 11 men representing Berrien Harbor fire equipment. Firemen checked the flames with water from a Booster tank. The Interior of the shed was charred and j county s first quota for the con script army were All volunteers. Several barrels Oil were the potsdamer station and rail cards Between the potsdamer and several Sarre is Uii bulged by the intense heat. Some hal1 at six of the volunteers reported j Anlla iter stations All in Berlin shortly after noon at District no. Plots they see Berlin s 1 Headquarters m die Beniton Unter Den Linden and the Oil was burned up but the Lull sex hour two men were inducted into on was Duryea up. Usu me Usu sex i a tent of the damage is not known at Mcmen Springs head quarters for Berrien District no. Firemen said. Here we go Good Fellows on that 1940 Santa s fund Here we go Good Fellows with that 1940 Sarita fund that brings cheer and smiles and happiness to hundreds local Homes every Christmas. And this year s Start is an auspicious one. The total this morning was for even without any suggestion the first Good Fel lows Are already under the wire with their contributions. It goal this year s goal is last year the Good Fellows dug up besides a size Able volume of toys clothing food and other articles. Conditions generally this year Are better than a year ago and yet in hundreds of Homes and in the nearby suburbs there will be Little Christmas cheer for the kids and also for Many grownups unless the Good Fellows make possible the annual Basket delivery first two contributors the first two contributors for the 1940 Santa fund Are Bob Bevridge with and the employees and patrons of the Beano Hall with in Cash and 107 cans of fruit. Here s the first list of Good Fel lows and their contributions Beano Hall Emp ten and patrons 107 cans of frat Bob Bey Erlyce 5.m his club John Mouth ton 5.m twin City motion picture operators and slate hands local 601 tie Garten clearly. The German High command acknowledged Only that in a Small be the come the seventh member of Rome Berlin Tokyo Alliance. This development came a Short time after Germany sounded her first warning to Greece since the italian invasion in a statement in the Semi official Deutsche Diplo Natisch Politisch calling greek Premier general John Metaxas a tool of the British pol icy of spreading this statement the nearest yet plot to bomb Boston Navy Yard Robed workmen searched by marines and special police detail by associated press Boston nov. Searched nearly Day shift workmen at Boston s big Navy Yard today while a Large detail of police stood guard As a result i that an attempt would be made to bring a time bomb or dynamite into the Yard. A squad of 75 police 30 in Plain clothes were rushed to the Yard where several destroyers Are under construction and others Are being fitted out in round the clock shifts after Captain Bernard Graham night police superintendent received a hurry up Call for Aid from the Yard. Graham quoted a Navy Yard spokesman whom he did not identify As saying that information has been received from a. Most authoritative source that an attempt would be made at 7 a. By a Navy Yard Workman to bring in a time bomb or a Quantity of dynamite when he went to an additional detail of 25 officers was hurried to the Yard shortly after Dawn. No Trace of an explosive had been found after the greater part of the Day shift had reported for work. Marines conducted the actual examination As police stood by keep ing the workmen in line and main Taining order. The Navy Yard had been under a tight guard for Sev no warships of other Powers had been seen in the Vicinity. Have clearance papers at the office of the port Captain it was said the German and italian merchantmen had clearance papers but no information could be Given on when they might depart. At the German and italian Coni sultes in Mexico City staff Bers were at work at 2 a. M., entry in touch with Tampico. Both consulates said they knew preparations had been made aboard the ships but had no information when they might leave port. The German ships Are the Orino co the Ida Wald and the Rhein. Tha italian boats Are the Lucifero Stel Vio Genova no Fede Atlas Majneri. Cano. Vigor Toscana and marinade. Lloyd s Register of shipping lists the tonnage of the vessels As Fol lows Orinoco Ida Wald nein Lucifero Stelvio fade Atlas Amer. Zicano Cana Lloyd s does not list Genova no hut does have a Genoa no of tons. The marinade Wise is not listed but the Marino is listed at 5.480 tons the three German ships Wera among the four which attempted to eral months. The marines examined both social Ion of letter carriers Branch no. 127. 5.00 Samuel Thurston 5.00 20th Century club 2.qo mercy Hospital alumni 20.00 Idle hour Bridge club 1.00 Benton Harbor federation of women s clubs 5.im Loyal order of Moose 25.00 the news palladium 2, and three men at Niles Central office for District no. 3. After preliminary examinations All of the Berrien draftees will be transported to Kalamazoo where they will be officially inducted into the u. S. Army service provided they pass various physical examinations and other requirements of the draft act. Subsequent draft Calls Are expected to place approximately Berrien county youths in the ranks of the army by next june 30. Those scheduled for induction to iday include District no. 1 Charles Phillips. Jack Herbert Krugh Charles Albert Mcdonald obie wills Bert Beselt and Harry David Hart. District no. 2 Woodrow w. Brown and John t. Bradshaw All of Berrien Springs. District 3 Donald a. Andrews three Oaks and Robert e. Metzger and Frank c. Dewey both of Niles. A list of alternates has been posted in each draft District in the event that one or More of the first named volunteers fail to pass the physical requirement of the army. F. S. 20 carloads of Michigan apples place British bombers hit private to any German suggestion that houses injuring several civilians while the italian High command said British bombers attacked Turin and Liguria without causing victims 50.00 damaged fenders Ana bodies re ladles auxiliary National As stored to original shape and Beauty motor co., Lof the product. By associated press Lansing nov. Tile Federal surplus commodity administration announced today it would Purchase 20 cars of fresh Michigan apples by nov. 30, to bolster the Market Price please turn to Page three trait ills so. Haven Man Stanley Severinghaus 51, ground under wheels of locomotive South Haven nov. Because of defective hearing to hear a train approaching behind him. Stanley Severinghaus 51-year-old Overton factory employee died be Neath the wheels of a Michigan Central freight engine three quarters of a mile East of Here saturday at 2 p. Severinghaus had gone Rabbit Hunting in the morning and was returning when hit by the locomotive. He was walking on the Michigan Central right of Way Between Tho tracks and failed to hear the whistle when the engine rounded a Sharp curve leading into the City. The engine was travelling Between 20 to 25 Miles an hour the funeral will be at the Calvin funeral Home tuesday at 2 p. With the Rev. R. Allen Lewis of the episcopal Church in charge. Burial will be at Lake View cemetery. Greece is fighting not Only against Italy but against German interests in the Balkans followed by Only a few hours yesterday the signing of tiny Slovakia As the sixth member of the Rome Berlin Tokyo Alliance. Slovakia nazi protected remnant of pre War Czecho Slovakia followed Hungary and Rumania into the Rome Berlin Tokyo 10-year Mili tary and economic Alliance with tre customary ceremony in Berlin yes i Ter Day. Authorized sources in Berlin said the fact Bulgaria was not expected i to affiliate with the Axis at to Lvi present time had nothing to fio with developments in Turkey. Clothes and lunch boxes and inspected workmen s cars closely. The Navy Yard itself refused comment. 4 fat total forming group arraigned in Paw Paw today two others held As witnesses Paw Paw nov. Of the six persons arrested last monday in connection with a series of sum Mer Home robberies along the Lake Shore in Berrien anal Van Buren counties were bound Over to circuit court Here this morning on charges of breaking and entering with in tent to commit larceny after they had waived examination before Justice l. H. Davis of Paw Paw. The four who Are being held Are William Schultz 23, and wife Dolores 19, of Coloma Roy hath away 27, of Coloma and miss Paul please turn to Page three cow kicks Over lantern Baroda barn Burns Down Baroda nov. Which started in a manner reminiscent of mrs. O Leary s famous Chicago cow yesterday morning completely destroyed a Large barn on the Gus Tave Rosentreter farm on Cleveland Avenue near the Western Edge of the Village limits. Property damage was estimated at part of which was re ported covered by insurance. Three cows and one horse were lost in the fire in addition to Hay Grain and farm tools and n Quantity of Road building equipment stored in the barn and owned by August of St. Joseph the fire started at 7 a. M., when a cow kicked Over a gasoline Lan Tern that or. Rosentreter had been using in doing the farm chores. The lantern exploded spraying gasoline Over a wide area in the barn and in a Short time the entire Interior As ablaze. The Baroda fire department was summoned but the fire had gained so much headway that it was impossible to save the barn according to fire chief Max Ludwig. A Strong wind kept the flames away from other buildings on the farm. Only one cow was saved from the Burn ing barn the indignant Bossy that kicked Over the lantern Plain garments Standard Dom ing soc. Manitone serv toe tie. Sani tary dry cleaners. Phone no ring Wius red itt. Finder phone we Luward. Chili veil cute. Araold i Opp. A brr. Please turn to Page three Chica Gollins meter rung supreme court Grants Horary increase of Lake diversion Washington. Nov. Supreme court today permitted Chicago sanitary District to increase. From to cubic feet a Sec Ond its diversion of water from tha great lakes St. Lawrence system. For 10 Days beginning dec. 2. The increased diversion was sought to scour out the Brando i Road Pool at Joliet 111. It was said that sewage sludge had Long accumulated in the Pool and menaced the health of persons living nearby. This Contention was denied by great lakes states. It was stipulated by the parties to the litigation that the agreement was not to be used As a precedent for any future request for any additional temporary diversion in Exi Cess of amounts fixed by the supreme court april 21, 1930. The text of the supreme court s order follows an order is entered authorizing the sanitary District of Chicago to increase its diversion of water from the great lakes St. Lawrence sys tem or watershed through the Chi Cago drainage canal from cubic feet per second in addition Toi Domestic pump age to Cubio feet Par second in addition to Domestic pump age for one continuous period of 10 Days from an appropriate hour on december 2 1940, to tha same hour on december 12, 1940, after which period All the provisions of the decree entered april 21, 1930, shall be and remain in full Force and effect until further order of this the 1930 decree limited the diver Sion to cubic feet a second. A special master appointed by the supreme court is holding hearings in Chicago on a petition by Illinois for permission to increase the diver Sion from to cubic Feefe a second. The application was opposed by six Minnesota Ohio Pennsylvania Michigan and new York. Gets 1m-Pound Buck Warren Henke 881 territorial Road has returned from a Emjay Hunting trip near Ford Lake to Fountain Mich where he bag fed a 5-Polnt, 160 Pound this Young Henke s first season of Hunt ing in the North. R

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