Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 42, Number 33, Decatur, Adams County, 8 February 1944 — Page 1

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HEAT MINING CENTER FALLS TO RUSSIA

Jfl Bombers Germany, • Coast II 00l Activity Is *dHHcipal News On War Fronts '' 1 " '’’ r 1 Bs|%gMr •■■*■.- v *-<m- ■ KSj bomber* F Em* !' “•!« !i invasion the twin raid are i: the | - raked northern ° ■ - nearly 2O<» maraudIm*>* 1 K " v *' (>v *' t ,|M * w,,n *‘ Ithout lo*. Kjjß <>f day raid I EhX ' ■' " iKht Germany. i -**■ ai, “’ ** ° n alr tlEw’ Europe Th- Gerbeen to ■jgM i j* aulii now have Kat W' 1 ' ’ ,lon - -" N ' azi and lashed out • i army file Nazi raider* ■ mi 'he sky in a swirl‘’’B* W •• i.ghta that rang-d of Rome tl-nnan planes were ■M> ' !> raiders did manKbii- .rough to bomb and American troop •. >ns. United Kw* -spondent Reynold* ’ ..iys one Nazi dive-bomb Allied evacuation hos<i K&lr* * mien nurses, four ■fl*: . sounded soldiers juet th- front and 14 hospital •*• ;. killed. Fourty-three ■ND •■ I. including a dozen -'mitnunique says th.. t-Si* tl4,e ‘' on • oli<lal ** <, And front reports 'lut the German* have MB -* at'empt to resume '!• -nan suns are hurling >t -hells Into the 14-by- ■ day and ■ -he south, the grim (-i ( a*»lno ha* gone into By •> American tanka and battling from i T9NB -tiil.bornlj i I P*M( Nazi gunners. • ißw ' *' ,r '■ ,,r r , '-l’o ,l dent writing from the •* force of doughboy* what he calls "one of Pags I. Columa o Site Bulletins ■W"* 8 "' F,b - «—(UP)—A ■gß*’ l ' -? earthquake rocked |»- » Ankara province this 'or the second time in frag*' R edio Ankara, heard Iggy * d6 " '«Ported that 103 »■*'• ne'e killed and more ’OO injurtd. ; FeB •■ —'“ Pl • IW" 1 '" military attache I H S - •'-g* ranking Japanese Mve been placed WW’’ "***• airoot m Buenos £*• T hey are accused of I j®!" s * ’*•' Ast* rinfl I ■ r J"" "a and the Americas. I ■"“* C, ’ y ' Ftb ' B—<UPl--K b ‘"’< Ired 1 red truck drivers, am B■* c r *’ companies, have I J Ue ' f job * •’ City | •*”»* agamot the war lab- **«* '"creaaes. o ii* PERATURE r EADiNG BWocrat thermometer hl. t • ly > r". 30 Iff* 0 " m .... 31 H WtATMtR With cccaaional rain B portion tonight and in w portion tomorrow not so cold In MOt portiona tonight ffi W*»aM»fc BMaas aaw »**•<« A wv? w gw ■ M •*» • w

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Charge Fort Wayne Man With Holding Son On Hot Stove Fort Wayne, Ind . Feb. S (UP) Police have released untier |I,<MW bond the Fort Wayne father who admitted that he held hip 13-month-uid son on a red-hot stove to "get even’ with the child's mother. James Johnson was held on an avault charge following th- confession. He placed the youngster on the stove during a quarrel with his wife. Mrs. Johnston grabbed the child front the father and fled to the home of a neighbor. Thomas Evans. She was fcllowed by Johnston. who was kn< eked unconscious with a poker wielded by Kvans, who then called police. The child suffered third degree burns and m in critical condition in a Fort Wayne hospital. — o 14 Men Are Accepted For Armed Services Report Received On Feb. 2 Contingent Twelve men were accepted by the navy and two by the army from the group of 26 who were examined last week in the last contingent sent by the Adams county selective service board to Ft Benjamin Harrison. These men have been mailed physical fitness certificates, and under the new plan will be eligible for call at thy end of 21 days from the date on the certificates, provided they are given a further 10-day notice firtit. Hhould they not be called before the first 21 days granted by the certificates, they must be given a in-day additional notice. Nn call has yet been made for these men. so they will be placed In the pool cf those accepted for service. The two accepted by the army are Weldon Leroy Zehr. Decatur Insurance agent, and Donald James Spr-mger. The 12 who will enter the navy are: Robert Holthouse. Decatur drug store proprietor: Fred Albert Scheiman; John Chrlstener. Jr; Henry William Schug. Glen Dale Mi lkmaid. William Howard Bell. Robert Abner Parrish. Gilbert Arthur Blenz. Nelson l<eroy Billington, Richard Augiwt Rlckord. Brice Franklin Brelner. and la»yd Dale Reef Mr Bell, a volunteer, waived his 21-day notice and was taken into service immediately The volunteers in the group (Turn To Pag* ». Column ») P 0 Achievement Award To Crampton Canneries The first achievement "A" award of the war food administration to food proceiwors in Ohio has been awarded to the two plants of the Crampton Canneries. Inc., at Celina. according to an announcement Issued by E. O. Pollock, midwest regional director of the office of distribution. WFA The award is among the first in th* I’nlted States to be approved by the federal wartime food agency. To Apply Now For Highway Gasoline Will Receive Other Applications Later Renewal applications tor highway gasoline only should lie made now. Mia* Rosemary Spangler, chief clerk at the war price and ration board, stated today Even though the hooks for nonhighway gas expire March 1. farm era and users of gas other than for their automobile, are asked to wait until after February 15 to make application. New forme will be received in the meantime and nude available to non-hlghsay users. Miss Spangler snld. Renewal applies, one tor B and C. gas books are now being sent out The old application forms can be used for this purpose and motor lets are asked to fiU out the forms and mail them to the local o«ce The coupons wUI then be mailed to the owner Th* old applications contain apace for non-highway uaers. but since new printed forms aru to bo Mod. applicants are ask ed not u> apply for gas at this time, except for highway nee.

Hoosier Hero Is Decorated By Roosevelt Highest Award To Bloomington Man; Debate Vote Bill BULLETIN Washington, Feb. B—(UP) —The senate this afternoon approved the administration's federal ballot soldier-vote bill. It passed the measure after rejecting repeated last-ditch efforts by a coalition of Republicans and southern Democrats to impose restrictive amendments on the bill. Waahingtcn. Feb. 8. — (VP) — President Ruoaevelt took time out from Ilin work today to honor a shave-tail—a great war hero and then some. The commander-in-chief pinned Americas highest award, the Congressional Medal cf Honor, on the proud cheat of Second Lieutenant Gerry Klkters. a 21 year-old ex furrier from Bloomington. Ind. Only a few momenta before. Kistera had received the Distinguished Service Cross, the second highest award, from the chief of staff. General Marshall. First, Klsters dropped In at the f war department office, where he re'reived the Distinguished Service Cross for wiping out. single handed. an enemy artillery crew In Tunisia. Then, he stopped by the White House, where he collected the Medal of Honor for capturing a machine gun crew in Sicily and. though wounded five times, wiping out a second. Klsters Is the first soldier in thin war to win both awards. But he wasn't the only hero honored by the president today Mr. (Turn To Page S. Column I) ——O-- - —— Issues Warning On Cashing Os Checks Forged Government Checks Prevalent Large numbers of forged government check* are being cashed in this area and many of them in Decatur. police chief Ed Miller warned merchatrta today. Many of the blank government check* have been stolen and are being filled in and cashed by strangers, who are able to pass them by reason of a common assumption that any check with the name United States Treasury Department is good. Not so many government checks are stolen from mail boxes in thl* area as is done in many cities However, some of the stolen checks are being cashed here wi’h forged endomements. The following statement was made by chief Miller today to the retail merchants of Decatur: "It has come to my attention that merchants have cashed a number of commercial and government checks for persons other than lawful owners of such checks. Many, of these merchants have loat considerable sums of money l»y accepting checks with forged endorsements. "In order that this type of crime may lie prevented effectively, I urge you not to cash cheeks for strangers unless you are certain of their identity and their right io such checks, '•Before cashing any check, ask yourself this question; If this check is returned tiecause of a forged endorsement. can I locate the forger and recover my loss? “This warning is brought to you as a public service by your police department, and In c-oopetwtlon with the Know Your Endorsers campaign of the United States an--ret service, treasury department." "Ed Miller, “Chief of Police O( Decatur. -w -- Furnace Overheated, Firemen Are Called Tb« city fire department made a run to the Noble Drum borne on 304 North Fourth street thia morning at 11 30 o'clock, where an overheated furnace threatened to set th* houee on fir*. Th* furaac* was cooled off without damage to the property

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Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, February 8,1944

Celebrities Help At Canteen r’ *1 Sr •" .Jfe ' KF ~~ RADIO COMIC 808 HOPE. left, and Vice President Henry A Wallin help out In ihe kitchen at the Hollywood Canteen, ably asids'ed by Singer Dinah Shore. Wallace Is visiting on the coast.

Ask County Council Hold Special Meet Commissioners Ask For Appropriations Tho Adatn* county commissioners will ask for a special meeting of the county council to appropriate money for -everal item* required by the county, it was decided Monday at the regular mee'ing of the board. The largest amount I* to be aaketl for new truck*. The county I* seeking a priority to Ituy a new truck and information a* to the •tep* necessary to buy two used pick-up truck*. The commlisioner* will a»k for 34.5tm appropriation Following a suggestion of a state inspector, the commissioner* will seek |so<» for shrubbery to i.eautify the grounds at the county home and another sum of about s!s<» for fruit tree* needed to establish a new orchard. The council last fall r. ject.xi an appropriation for (hrubbery. Also to be sought will lie 3500 as additional legal fee* to fight the Wabash ditch case. Petitioner* for the ditch are now seeking to mandate the county to issue bond* to pay for the dredging. Last year, 1350 wa* appropriated for legal fee*, part of which i» remaining No one appeared before the board to seek a place for name* of the veteran* of the present war. However, the commissioners indicated they would approve any reasonable proposal, and would. If asked, donate space on the court hoiitb! square A contract with the A BC. bns (Turn To Pag* 5. Column *) o__ —— . Virginia Spangler Oratorical Winner Decatur Catholic Pupil Is Winner Mis* Virginia Spangler, senior In the Decatur Catholic high school, won the annual oratorical contest, sponsored by Adam* po»' 43. American Legion, and held Monday night at the Legion home Miss Mary Smith, junior in the Decatur junior-senior high school was second place winner and Mi»» Alice Tumblesou. .Monmouth high school senior, was awarded third ptacc. Miss Spangler will be awarded a 125 war bond for her winning oration at a meeting of the legion next Monday night, when she will repeat her prixe-wlnnmg ora'ion. Miss Smith wa* awarded 110 in war stamp* and Miss Tumbleson |5 in wai stamps Misa Spangler will represent Adams county In the fourth district contest, time and place yet to 4m> annonneed. Judges for the county con'est last night wer* G. Remy Btorly and Mr* Carl B»rik*r. both of Dr catur; William H. Spurgeon and Maynard Hetrick, both of Berne, and Mr*. Nelli* Copp***, of Mon ro* Edward Joberg. principal of th* Lincoln school, was chairman of th* contest.

Nine Bomber Crewmen Are Killed In Crash Wendover. Utah. Feb. 8 (UP) The nine-man crew of an army heavy bomber met death yesterday when their plane crashed eight miles northeast <>f Wendover. Utah. Lieutenant Colonel W. G. Carter, Wendover air base commandant, say* that the plane < racked soon after taking off on a routine combat training flight. One of the men killed wax Final ed. Santon i« wanted lu Michigan River. Mich. The other crow members were eastern men. o Legion Planning For Possible Expansion Purchases Ground Adjacent To Home The purchase of the home and office building and grounds on Madison *treet adjacent to the American Legion home by the lx-gion wa* announced today by James Staley, post commander. The building* formerly were a diner with living quarter* and were recently bought by W. R Morris. Mr. Morris hax been living at the rear of the building and ha* hi* office In the front. He will continue to occupy the building for the time being The purchase wa* officially made by Adams Ptmt 43 Building Association. Inc., which i* composed of Joseph Itatirent. flee Fryback and William Linn. Mr. Staley said today that po«lesion of the buNding and ground* hast already been obtained but that no changes will be made until after the war. The building was bought ax a part of the post war planning program of the Legion. A large increase in membetwhlp ta anticipated due to th" number (Turn To P*«« *■ Column T) .. — o Two Breakins Being Probed By Sheriff Sheriff l-eo Gillig is investigat Ing the theft Sunday evening or early Monday morning of cash and merchandise totaling more titan 3100 at 'wo service stations on U. S 224 west of IXecatur Both were broken into through a rear window One station was owned by Milton Werllng at Preble, where thieves got 3116 in cash, a small radio, candy and cigarette At the other station, owned by Ernest Worthman at Magley. a small radio, tire tools, and a tire were taken The tire was recovered this morning in a neat by corn field. State policeman J. C .Mendenhall is assisting in the investigation. Indianapolis Man Fatally Injured Indianapolis, Feb I—(UPl— An ludianapolls man. George Btrawn. wa* injured fatally yeiterday wb*n k* wa« struck by an auto drirw by Jama* Van M*tor. al»o of Ind lamipoll* Van M*tro. who wa* arreated for failare to give th* pe drotrlan the right of way. appear* in municipal ronrt today.

Nikopol Is Captured By Russians; Reds Mopping Up Trapped Nazi Troops

Two American Submarines Are Reported Lost American Planes Soon To Be Using Kwojalein Airfield lh United Pre * The navy announces 'he loss of two American nii’tniarin<- the Clsc and the Sll Presumably, they are missing from Pacific rnliiw' on Japanese supply lines. The 1,50<) ton Cisco, a new type, was commissioned last May. It wax commanded by commander James Coe of Richmond. Ind. and carried an estimated crew of 65 The is year old 650-ton Sii wa t commanded by lieutenant commander Francis Brown of Reno. N. v.. and had an estimated complement of 45. The navy ay* the next of kin have been notified Th<« announcement bring* to lit the number of American submarine* lost in this war However, our underwater craft have sunk, probaldy stink or damaged 572 enemy ships. Reports from Tokyo say a Japane*e liner has been sunk off the south coast of Japan and that sta» passengers are ini sine No other details wen, given Our overwhelming victory a‘ Kwajaleln Atoll in the Marshall has led Tokyo to warn th« Japanese people oF difficult war times ahead Radio Tokyo -ay* American tactic* seek to destroy the Japanese strategic structure Tokyo warns 'ha' the Pacific wa. has entered an acute stage, with the decisive battle for the Pacific coming We aren't wasting any time in turning Kwajaleln in the Marshalls Into a ba«e of operation* against 'he Japanese. Front report* reaching Pearl Harbor today say our planes will begin operating from Roi airfield within the next few day*. It a tribute to the speed and ingenuity of navy seabees and army construction engineer' The picture from the Marshall* I* brightemd further by the official disclosure that 5.122 Jap were killed against a loss of only 286 Americans in the brief but savage lighting that took place tTurn To Paas 1. Columa 1> . — o— - No Civilian Food Increase In 1944 Tax Measure Passed Monday By Congress Washington. Feb. 8. -il’Pt It look- as if well have to keep our belts tightened during 1»44 and perhaps take them in another notch. The department of agriculture has warned the home-front not to expect larger food supplies thio year In fact, we may get eme whs' smaller allotments A report issued by the department says food production probably will top the 1»43 rcord. Hut any increase will be shipped out of the country for use by our armed forces Yesterday's action In the senate saw quick agreement <n at least one issue -the new tax bill A* soon ax the measure was received from the house, the upper chamber approved it by voice vote The bill now is before President Roosevelt who has termed it un realistic, since it is store than 18.UOo.oOOoob short of the riginal ad ministration req-.i*st. His disapproval has led to r*n*w*d speculatlon that he may veto H. However. Congressman Knutson of Minn* aota warns that a presidential veto | would result la no new taxes at all (Tara T* Paß* L C*4u«B »

United States Warns Finland To Quit War Cordell Hull Aqain Gives Finns Warning Washington, Feb 8 <LT' Th' ■ United State- government once again ha- warned Finland '<» get out oi tin war. Secretary of -Lite Cordell Hull confirm* report from Stockholm that a new warning wa* sent the Finn* recently The warning. Hull says, informed Finland that It must make peace with Russia and Britain or face the conxequeme*. The Finn- were told that the noponxlbilliy for the crmxequen i ce* of their coßaboraiion with Germany must be borne solely by tho Flmilsb government Secretary Hull pointed out that Waxhing'on ha* made similar ex- , ptexxion* to Finland In the past. Finnish minister Hjilmar ProI cope who received the first I’nlted State* suggestion that the little Baltic country get out of the war would make no comment today on Hull's latest statement The revelation that the United Sta'es I renewing it* pre-xure against the Finn* coincide* with a I new Russian aerial offensive i against Helsinki. Observer* agree i that the mid- on the Finnish capi I tai ate designed to help the Finns make up their minds to end their j wrkitig agreement with the! Nazis and withdraw from the' struggle —o - • Annual Scout Dinner Held At Fort Wayne ■— Decatur Men Named To Scout Positions Twenty-one Adam* county Boy i Scout leader*. 16 from Decatur and five from Berne, attended the annual appreciation dinner for lead- • er* of the Anthony Wayne council. ( held Monday night at the chamber iof commerce building iti Fort Wayne. IJoyd Cowen*, of Iteeatut. wa* j reelected district chairman for Adam* county. E W lacikenau. i wa* elected dutrlct representative; j Mr Cowen- was named a repre sentatlve L> the national council. i Avon Burk and Carl Pumphrey ' members at large. Rt Rev. Mski E J. Flanagan, founder of Boy* Town, was the i principal speaker, speaking on children's delinquency, in which he j blamed much of the nation's delln j quem y on the bad Influence and training by parent* Decatur Scout leaders in attendance at the dinner were Lloyd Cowens. Sylvester Everhart. Herman II Krueckebetg. Earl Caston. E W Umkenau. Clarence Ziner. Avon Burk. Felix .Maier. Carl; Pumphrey. T C Smith. Harold i Mumma. W Guy Brown, Walter J Krick, liar Id Daniels, laiwell i Smith and John Hamer Berne men preoent were Ernest Stengel. J. Jerome Yager. Grover I : Sprunger, la-s Sprtinger and Ermtn Beer. Banquet Tonight The annual Decatur Scout ban quet will be held at 6 15 o clock [ tonight at the K of P home, with | R L. Van Horn. Anthony Wayne area executive, as the principal speaker Members of the Lions and Rotary < lula> will dispense with , their weekly meetings to attend the banquet. Suffers Broken Leg In Fall Here Monday Sam Cook, of 21« South Eleventh street well known Ctacatur reaid ! ent. suffered a broken right leg in a fall from a •caffolding at th* Lincoln two! Monday aftarnoon Cook wa* engaged in painting work when ths •>affoidlng broke Both bon** were broken above th* ankle and th* bone* were atoo badly aplin- j l*r*d. He »*• taken to the Adams | county memorial hospital.

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Vital Mine Center Taken From Nazis As Russian Armies Speed Offensives By I Ilf ted Pre** Then- -eem- to be m> st ippiii" lh« RussianMarshal Htalin anuounce* the rapture of Nikopol the very important mining center on the Dnieper river, in tho southern Ukraine Nikopol wa* taken today l>y the fourth Soviet Ukrainian army which started it* offensive only four days ago. During that time, tin' fourth army, under general Fedor Tolbukhin. wiped out a powerful bridgehead the German- had maintained across the Dnieper river, just oppo-ito Nikopol Four day* ago. that bridgehead wa* 75 mile* long ami 22 miles deep T.xlay. if ha* Iteeli liquidated entirely And with It has gone Nikopol a great manganese center a vital prize for either side L ts* of Nik.pel will seriously assert German war industries. And after Soviet engineer* do 'heir t epair work, it will materially aid the Russian war effort In his victory announcement today. Stalin said the German army holding Nikopol had l»-eu smashed. But detail* of the | enemy lox«e* are not y.-t in Howlever, any of those who e*eap.*l I from Niklpol will have a 'outfit i time getting back home. Three . other armies are operating in the I kraine, and some 15 German d>vision from N’kopol north to the middle reaches of the Dniepet area have been trapp.sl and are being wipetl out Up the Dnieper 175 mile - to the nurth he fir-' ami Ukrainian armte have .hopped another 5» square mile* out of the Cher ka»-y pocket below Kiev That means that the invlvoi* <>t another !'• encircled German division* are n>w -queer..l into an I area of 3MI sqllale mile* Uld Soviet troop* appear about to split • 'he enemy fm.e- tn two with a ' drive through the center of the I shrinking p.M-k.-t. The Germans have no* l"-t approximately 22.tttut men on this front On ’h<- approach.-* to the Baltic I states, aliothel 3 Nazi were killed on he road to Latvia More I 'han vti town* and settlement* were captured a* the Ritssianj drove to within 65 mile* of the ■ Latviar lutrde. Stockholm report* that Russian bomber* heavily raided Riga, the capital of Itatvia. and caused great damage, particularly in the area (Turn To P»<« *. Column 4) o— Series 01 Lenten Sermons Announced Fort Wayne Priests To Speak In Decatur The serie* of lenten *ernutn« which will be given at St. Mary'* Catholic church, beginning with A*h Wednesday. February 23. wa* announced today by Mo*t Rev. John F. Noll, bishop of Fort Wayne. Rev. Joseph J Seimotz. pastor i will exchange pulpit* with five Fort Wayne prieat*. who will -peak her* each Tuesday evening, followlug the opening of l*ent. “Great Truth*" are the general topic* on which the priesta will speak Father Seimetx will deliver the first of the series and the following week* the Lenten eermon* will be given on Turodvy* The schedule of «t*hjec'e and the •peaker* follow: F.-h SI Father flelmeU. “On time and eternity “ Feb. 2» Rev John A Dapp. pastor of 8t Judea "The Reality of • Sin " March 7—R*v Francis P White. S M M ■•■tetant at At Andrew*. ' "The 'wo kingdom* " (March 14—Rev Timothy Doody. aMittant at St. John the Bapttet, (Tata T« Pag* *> Culima I)