Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 39, Number 158, Decatur, Adams County, 5 July 1941 — Page 1

XXXIX. No. 158.

TWO YOUTHS DIE IN AIRPLANE CRASH

i GERMAN DRIVE t ABAINSTREDS ; IS CONTINUING Furious Fighting Ik In Progress Between Reds, Nazis By United Preu* JUHffi Hitler'* armed force* revnraiblnr advance to the DntefS river today In a panzer driveßrougli the |{ed anny » main MMMMline toward* Smolensk and Moscow A '<>* communique reported that figlott' fighting was In progres* the central front. east of 't MlmdWu' *ald that the Natl offensive w 0 flteint checked tn most that huge casualties one estimate wa* 700.000 —had be<-" Inflicted on the Gerthe MvcallHtl Stalin TlMA ®a«sian» admitted however. *al the enemy had puahed forward an the central front after the river, where Blapoleon suffered a ellrearheJ[the Brut. where the Red , Army ftM repulsed the German* on , the rivffr bank and In the wafer. — Theße'iHi communique carrier! the ceitrul front'* advance a step *ffiMHgnd * fl *d that the Brut had been •!•**• "I and that the spear head had puahed on to the great DniepaUlver. which la perhap* the )«M great natural obstacle to the drive onißmolensk and Moacow Tta advaiee Nail unit* reported they were only mile, from the Important railroad center of Smolenak. £fc h ha* been heavNy bombed ky the German*, and about 220 mil ear from Moscow. On otber front*, the Germane were purfctiiiK at the Russian line I la M cffthrt to find a soft spot for I » bredlUrouKh and reported that B >n the Baltb troll! they were pur a <tiing th<“beaten enemy.” Bj The armies had been J Talling back to main defense line* ■a the Walt 1 ' m fi-ro- fighting f/ On the south front guarding the I ITtafStaa, the Russianu admitted [ hat the enemy drive from Hitnania had crossed the Pruth river , nto tawahla but said that the kta*oM**ltu "tail lan advance had •»een held up in subsequent fightJ Ml- „ On the we»tem airfront, the Killed to throw more ver Into their backon Germany. After d on paob aix> o )f Hours Public Library iule of hour* for the c library during the is wan announced toRuth Wlnne*. On each week. Monday, Vedneflday and Saturday, the Hhr Xiry will remain open In the even |Ltig* ugtll 8:30 o'clock. she said. HOn other three week day*, WueMfay Thursday and Friday. a 8 p m. Ciiaing hour. Brill kfln effect. Th I* schedule rill baltoiiowed until the first of r Mlaa Winnes also anthat the library will be 'toatafel d “f Friday In observance k. M9y>urth of July holiday. ■IoCALGIRLIS hWEN damages IjuSblM Schultz Award* led SOO Damages From I wrt Wayne Firm /«, EdMffiMae Schults, daughter of Jlev Al Schults of thia city, wa* w iWMMI |3OO damages In coorproagainst the Wiliam Aeele A Son*. Inc . of Fort Vaynebn Allen circuit court. The-fcult was brought by the i . MaKther and averred that when ’ he «es a bottle of pop on a park tfljHßare the bottle exploded and lnd *‘ x ° f hßr rtfht Kit charged that the dlHHnger wa* severed and allegOffiHkbe defendant company wa* taßrnble in that the glass in wa* too thin and that the wa* overcharged. WBult had aakad 31,000, but the was granted in compro-

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G.E. PLANT TO BE EXPANDED New Plant To Be Built In Fort Wayne For Defense Work The General Electric company will build a new plant in Fort Wayne for tbe manufacture of supercharger* for airplanes, a* requin ed In the national defense program. Manley E. Lord. manager of the Fort Wayne works, announced la*t night. The plant will be erected on the company's Taylor street property. The superchargers, which are used In airplanes flying at high altitude*, will be made for the United States air corps. Tentative building plan* provide for a large special purpose single story building which, with it* accompanying office and service building. parking area. etc., will occupy substantially all of the 47 acres included In the G. E Taylor street property. The site of the new O. E. plant Is located adjacent to and west of the St. Marys river and has readily available the services of the main line of the Pennsylvania railroad and the Nickel Plate road. Exact detail* of the construction work have not been worked out. nor Is the amount of the building cost known. Mr. laird said It Is not known now how many addtlon•l employe* will be taken on by the General Electric company to operate the new plant, and tbe process of employing additional workers will not be started until the plant is nearing completion. No employes for this unit will be hired now. A national defense ord«-r of approximately 816.000.000. the largest single contract for merchant marine ship equipment ever placed with one manufacturer, ha* been received by the General Electric company from the Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock company, it was announced yesterday Officials of tbe Fort Wayne G. E works said that motor* and generators used in Alling the order will be built at the local works. Other works to share in the contract are the Lynn. Mass. Schenectady. N. V.. Pittsfield. Maas.. and Bloomfield. N. J., plant*. Equipment to be supplied under (CONTINUED nN PAGE SIX) MRS.COLCHIN RITES MUNDAY Funeral Services For Mrs. John Colchin To Be Held Monday Funeral services for Mrs. John R. Colchin. 78. prominent Decatur lady, who died Thursday afternoon, will he held at » o’clock Monday morning at the St. Mary'* Catholic church. Rev. J. J. Helmet* officiating at the solemn requiem high mas*. Burial Will be In tbs Oath otic cemetery, Mra. Colchin bad been seriously 111 since she suffered a cerebral hemorrhage last December 19. She was a patient at the Adams county memorial hospital for a lengthy period, but was returned to her borne. 119 North Fifth street, several week* ago. The deceased wa* a native of Xenia, 0.. born there June 13, 1838, the daughter of Mr. and Mra. William McLaughlin. The family moved to Decatur shortly after her birth. She was married October 18. 1890. and Mr. and Mra. Colchin celebrated their golden wedding anniversary last falll. Mrs. Colchin wa* a member of the St. Mary'* Catholic church, tbe St. Mary’s, St. Francis and St. Vincent de Paul societies. Surviving besides the busband are two daughter*, Mi** Helen Colchin. at home, and Mr*. Jame* Carnail, of Bluffton, and one granddaughter. Sharon. One son to deceased. The body may be viewed at the Zwick funeral home until time of the funeral service*. —0"" Slight Damage In Fire This Morning Firemen were called to the Howard Meyer residence on South Thirteenth street about 9 o'clock thia morninc to extinguish a roof fire. Little damage resulted.

Two Youths Killed In Airplane Craah ■M K 9M 7 fe - Photo by David Heller James Ivetlch. young Decatur aviator, and Jaine* Rozlcb. of Chicago, were killed Friday evening when the former'* plane craahed In a field at rtie southwest edge of thl* city. Pictured above I* wreckage of the plane, taken shortly after the Iwidle* were removed from the burni-d plane.

INSTITUTE IS OPENED TODAY Epworth Forest Methodist Youth Institute Is Opened A number of local young people ’are attending the Fort Wayne section of the Epworth Forest Methodist youth Institute, which opened today at la»ke Webster, Rev. R. W. Graham, pastor of the Methodist church here. I* dean of the Institute during the Fort Wayne section week. Rev. R. A. Hart of Monroe is treasurer. The Institute provides a total of 34 classes. Including Bible, Christian educt*! kin. missions and others. The young people from here at the Institute Include: Jack Graham. Norman Steury. Tom Colter. Jim Colter. Kenneth Beery. Jim Hunter. Vernon Smltley. Hob Smltley. Francl* Pollock. Jerry Carper. Melville Barber. Vera Steury. Lol* Baughman, Patsy Edwards. Kathryn Davis. Dorothy Brown. Jame* FeasM. Bernlece Batdier, Helen Barber. Anola Friedt. Mary Pollock. Jane Ea<ly and Ramona Oliver. Those who will attend th.- Meth odist hoy* camp are: Bill Graham. Don White. John Doan. Victor PorUtr. Hob Stolts. David Moore. Max Lyons and Eugene Lyons. Those who will attend the girls’ camp are: Anna .Marie Steury. Kathryn J-kfwards. Betty Hollingsworth. Adults who will serve as cooks and home makers are: Mr. and Mrs. N. E. Steury. Mr. and Mrs. W. (CONTINI.-ffl! ON PAGE TWO) MILLER YOUTH DIES FRIDAY James W. Miller Dies Friday Morning At Home In This City James W. Miller. 7. died at 10:13 o'clock Friday morning at the home of his parent*. 1011 West Adams street, of complications following an Illness of several months. The lad was born In Decatur April 12. 1934. tha son of Otto and Rose Hpangler-Mlller. Surviving -besides the parents are a brother. John; three sister*. Vera Rose, "Mary Theresa and Anna Rue, all at home; the grandmother, Mrs. John Spangler of Decatur. One brother Is deceased. Funeral services will be held at tbe St. Mary’s Catholic church Monday mornina at 10.46 o'clock. Rev. J. J. Seimetx ofGclatlu. Burial will be in the Catholic cemetery. The body was removed from the Zwick funeral homo to the residence Friday evening and may Ate viewed there until time of the services.

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Aviator Killed James Ivetich. 24. who was one of the victims of the airplane crash near Derattir Friday evening. FORD FUNERAL IS HELD TODAY Mrs. B. B. Ford Dies Thursday At Jay County Hospital Funeral services were held this morning at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Portland for Mrs. B. B. Ford. 80. who died Thursday at the Jay county hospital in that city after a month's illness. Burial was In Green Park <-<>metery*at Portland. The deceased, grandmother of Vincent Kelley, Adam* county proseeutor. was born at Anderson Aug ust 29, iB6O, Tbe daughter of Jame* and Mary Joyce-Laughlin. The family resided on a farm east of Geneva from 1881 to 1910. when they moved to Portland. Mr. Ford died In 1939. Surviving are four children: A. C. Ford of Portland. Leo Ford of Fort Wayne. Mrs. O. D. Arnold of Anderson and Mrs. dward Rawley of New Castle; 12 grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Two daughters. Mr*. Catherine Kelley and Mrs. Aka Arnold preceded her in death. ", -0 ' — Heavy Death Toll Taken On Holiday By United Pres* The nation recorded a heavy toll of accidental death* today for the first half of 'he extended Independence day holiday. At Least 249 Lives Were Leet Automobile accident*. Increased by abnormal traffic conditions, cost 170 Ilves. Two persons were killed In fireworks accidents and 77 deaths were due to drowning*, airplane mishap* and miscellaneous causes

YOUNG CYCLIST HURTTHURSDAY Francis Faurote In Injured When Struck By Auto Thursday A Decatur youth was severely hurt late Thuritday evening when he was struck by an auto while riding his bicycle in the tnsi block on Winchester street. Tha youth is Francis Faitrote. 14. won of Mr. and .Mrs. J. Henry Faurote. who suffered a severe ear laceration, head Injuries, cuts and bruises. Otis Gould. 50. of Monroe, driver of the oar which struck the lad was arrested by officer Roy Chllcole of the city police, who said he would place drunken driving charge* against him. Gould, the officer alleged, hit the lad while he was riding near the curb, then his auto ramme<l Into a parked vehicle. owne<l by James Chllcote, after tossing the lad to one aide. The Gould auto then went up over the sidewalk, tore a small tree loose by the roofs and came to a stop against a larger tree. About 32<m damage was done to the Gould uuto. about 315° to the Chllcote car. und the bicycle was demolished, the officer asserted. Gould was released from jail yesterday after be posted Sl<M> bond with Mayor Forrest Elzey'* city court. No charge* had been placed against Gould late this morning. The youth was taken to the Ad(CONTINUED ON PAGE HIX) FDR KEYNOTES NATION'S UNITY Warns Americans Must Pledge Lives If Necessary To Win War Washington. July s—fl'Pi—President Roosevelt returned today to speed the tempo of all out material aid to Grant Britain and her allies under circumstance* which provoked hla solemn warning that American* must pledge their Ilves "if neceaaury" to the defensive effort. No other July 1 since World War day* had been observed by the nation with such grim contemplation of world affair* as that of yesterday. Keynoting the unprecedented demonstration of national unity In commemoration of the 186th anniversary of American Independence. Mr. Roosevelt warned that this country could not expect to remain an island of freedom in a world otherwise dominated by a "dictator comthlnatlon." He spoke

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James Ivetich, Local Aviator, And Chicago Lad Are Killed In Crash Near City Friday Night

KRUECKEBERG WILL HEAD COUHTYUSO Campaign Will Be Conducted Here For Service Organization Herman Krueckeberg. cashier of the First State Bank, ha* accepted the county < hairmanship of the United Service (Irganlsation campaign. which will be conducted in thl* county thl* month, closing on July rt Mr. Krueckeberg’* acceptance of the post wa* *ent to the Fort Wayne office, area headquarter* for six northern Indiana countie*. He wa* recommended for the chairmanship by the committee of men and women who attended the organisation meeting last evening at the invitation of Edwin R. Thoma*, district chairman. The county's quota in the I'SO campaign I* 11.484, of which Decatur's ehare is 3938. Other amount* assigned to town* in the county ate: Berne. 3331; Geneva. 3142; Monroe. 350. and Pk-asatil Mill*. 325 The district'* goal I* 332.399. of which Fort Wayne’s share, exclusive of Allen county. I* 323,999 It I* believed the amount can be raiwed hi a few day* and the cam paign I* being arranged along those line*. Separate chairmen will be named for IhM-atur, Berne. Geneva, Monroe and Pleasant Mill*, announcement of which will be made by Mr. Krueckeberg next week In accepting the chairmanship. Mr. Krueckeberg stated. "I consider it a privilege to lie associated with »uch a worthy cause. I am confident that Decatur and Adam* county wii) do their nhare und raise the amount expected." Through Adrian Baker, commander of Adam* Po*t No- 43 of thq American Legion, the cooperation of the la'glon membership and the Ladies Auxiliary wa* extended to the county chairman. The program call* for Defense Sunday on July 21 und the help of the minister* of the different churches will be ankeil in the effort to raise the county * quota of funde. which go to provide wholesome entertainment and recreational program* for soldier*, sailor* and defense worker* in center* which men of the army and navy aud worker* a«»emhle. Mr. Krueckeberg has a leadership for the county chairmanship because of hl* experience In other civic campaign* and his acquaintance throughout the county. He I* a former president of the Chamber of Commerce and ha* (CONTINUE!! ON PAGE SIX! q ' New« Os The World" 1 By United Pre** Moscow— Russia asserted today that German losses in killed and wounded totaled at leas' 70U.<*«0 since the start of the war. It wa* said that all Nazi attempts to force a crossing of the Berezina river had been repulsed. Berlin— German Informant* asserted today that the Russian armies were retreating along the entire front and the German armies were approaching the ''Stalin line" of defense along the Dnieper river. ixrndon - A Moscow radio communique admitted loday that the German* had forced their way acro*s the Pruth river on the Be**araflrlan front at several place*. Jaindon — The Royal Air Force smashed against tbe Germain sea bases at Brest and Lorlent. France, during the night after daylight sweep* over Northern France and Germany. * Rome — Italian authorities announced today that they were releasing Raymond Hall, clerk In the U. R. Consulate at Milan, who was arrested Tuesday and held Incommunicado The reason for hl* arrest wa* not given.

USO C hairman BkXI Herman Krueckeberff. cashier of rhe First Rtivte bank, will head the local service otganlzuiioii campaign in this county. CLUB OFFICERS AREINSTALLED James Murphy, Jr., Is Installed As Rotary Club President Jame* Murphy. Jr.. Western Union manager, wa* installed aw president of the Decatur Rotary < lub at the weekly meeting of the club Thur*day evening at the K. of P. home. Mr. Murphy will serve for the ensuing year, aucceedlng Pete Reynolds, city editor of the Decatur Dally Democrat, who pr-vlded at Thursday’s meeting Other officer* of the club are: Ray Leltl. vice-president; Harry Grnbe. secretary; Charles D. Ehlnger. reaaurer; Carl Gerber, sergeant-at-arms. A past president's pin. gift of the club, wa* presenter! to Mr. Reynold*. with A. R. Holthouse making the presentation. Club committee* for the year, as appointed by Mr. Murphy, are a* follows: Song leader Leo Kirsch. Alms and objects E. W. Busche, Oscar Lankenau. Charles Langston. International service—C. E. Hell, Avon Bmk. (• M Ellsworth, Carl Gerber. Classification and membership Carl C. Pumphrey. Harry Maddox. Paul Hansel. Finance C. D Eh Inger. Roscoe Glendelilng. Wilson l-ee. Hoys work Harry Grube, If W. McMillen. Ray Leltz. «. D. MacLean. Crippled children — Dr. Palmer (CONTINUED ON PAGE HIX> DEATH CLAIMS MRS. SPRINGER Former Adams County Resident Dies Thursday At Fort Wayne Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon tor Mra. Grant Springer. M>. former Adams county resident, who died Thursday night at her home in Fort Wayne, following a stroke. The deceased, formerly Oca Durbin. was born In Monroe on March 8. 1891. She had resided In Fort Wayne for the past 18 years. Surviving are the husband, a son. Doyle; two daughters. Bernle<« and Anna Marie; a brother. O. H. Durbin of Watervliet. Michigan and two sister*. Mrs. Henry Cook of Decatur and Mrs. Ora Mitchel, also of this city Service* will .be held at 1:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the Mungovan funeral home and the Ixxiy will be brought here fnr burial. The casket will be opened at the cemetery.

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Air Tragedy Marks July Fourth Holiday Here; Banked Plane Too Sharp Cause Os ('rash. VETERAN PILOT By Bob Shraluka Staff Reporter The charrwl l*xli«* of two youths who late Friday met death in a flaming airplane near the southern edge of rti<- city will tie hurled side by slue Sunday afternoon in the Dm-alur Catholic cemetery. The two are: JAMES IVETICH. 24. well known lAecatur youth and aviator; JOSEPH ROZICH. 28. Os Chicago. hl* cousin. Tile boy* lost their lives shortly after 7 o’clock last night when Ivetich'* plane plummeted nose first into a thicket on Krick-Tyn-dall tile mill ground and Immediately loirst into flames It is believed that Imth hoys were either dead or iinconackHM before the terrific heat of the exploded gas tank flame* burned their bodies to a crisp Thl* l>elief wa* *uh»tantlated by the fart that the position of the two bodies Indicated neither had made at: attempt to extricate himself from the cockpit of the tiny two«eater I plane. The Imy* crashed before the eyes of member* of both families who sfootl in rhe yard of the IveGch home a few hundred ynrd* sway. Rocich'a bither and Ivetich’* sister. Josephine, who is also a full-fledged pilot, were the first to the M-en<*. By the time they arrived at the burning plane, the flames were already soaring high in the air and the boys* ImmHcs <-ould trot be seen through the blazing inferno. Authorities expressed the belief that the fluming gasoline had spewe<l back over the cockpit and onto the two They were burned beyond recognition, the flames having burned away most of the flesh, leaving oely charred skeleton*. Ranked Too Sharply An assertion that "Jimmy mils* have banked too sharply." that came from the lips of Josephine Ivetich. late htday was still the only plausible explanation of the crash ‘'Jimmy had taken Joe up for a ride." she told this writer, •’and after flying around overhead for a while was hanking back west as If preparing to land “Th* minute h<- went Into the hank. I knew it was wrong.” she said. "Hr banked 100 sharply and wa« going too slowly. The plane nosed down and as we rttshrtl across the road toward the spot, we saw the Games shooting up" Unable to extricate the lad*. Mis* Ivetich and Mr. Rozlcfi ran •back toward the Ivrtich home, screaming for sl<l. It wa* only a matter of minute*, however, until the InGammable part* of the plane were all In Games. The wreckage smouldered, however, hours after. The throttle to Jimmy's left was wide open. Indicating that he had made a last desperate effort to bring the ship out of the stall. Parts of a charred parachute that r«ht*ed to be entirely consumed by the flames, probably because of its tightly wrapped condition, attested to tho fact that he wa* a cautious pilot. A belief that Ivetich might have been giving hl* cousin flying )<■*• sons and that the latter might havo become frightened and "froze tho controla” was blasted when It wat shown that the plane was not equipped with dusl control* Only the places occupied by tho " CON ITNUED OS Saur thRBN* TKMFCRATURE READING DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER 8:00 a. m. 82 10:00 a. m. 88 11:00 a. m. 73 WEATHER Generally fair tonight and tomorrow: slight'y wsrmor Sunday. NOON EDITION ■ U.J