Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 40, Number 12, Decatur, Adams County, 14 January 1942 — Page 1

fa Must Win the War! All Elsa Is Chores!

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11. S. AIR FORCES SWING INTO ACTION

kelson Placed In Supreme Command Os War Supplies

(x All War Production — Control Is Centered In Donald Nelson By „ President Roosevelt Washington, Jan. 14— (UP) —Donald M. Notion America's tew war gdoduct on and prosursment chief, declared today ns alm is t« produce enough war weapons to whip Germany ind Japan “In the shortest ooealblo time.” Washington. Jan. 14. (UP) lection of Donald M Nelson a* Mftiiaslmo of th*- ‘"arsenal of ** mocra*y" — an** ■ JVwildcat Roosevelt for America's t production pros'.mi today in ated quick aatablishitient of a preme allied supply council to irdinate var deliveries to the A-nles of the United nations ly telson, former Chicago mall ler house exoeutiv. who r*»«*- to fc*l top of the var production wetm in Ik months, and land BeaverGreat Britain * minister of *■* My, presumably would tie the L'W Important ntemiM-r* of Hint ■Ptmll L _*reaideul Rooaev* -It announced t night that Neiaon will he nam •■chairman and pgapon-ible direct--”hia decisions will be filial a new U. 8. war production ird which will be set up noon to dace the present supply priorw and allocation* board which >k the top defen- product In K from the office of production nagemont last August Chat Is the bts>--t and most -ctacnlar position given a civilby a war preaider ’ since Wood V Wilson made Herbert Hoover 4 admlnlslretoi (lining wot <i I. The war prdnction Imaid Ivallels cresGow of the world war Vustries board Which was headby Bernard M. Baruch. v'elson'a new Job will place him a position coßpartibl. to the one d by Beaverbrook Borne sources d the grant of p**wi <ont*-mp R ed for the new production czar Ifhild make him a virtual minister IvMupply and piece him "head and mlders” above any other official the governm- except Mr. vsevelt. t was believed in many quarter* ,t Neiaoa Might be made the d of the new allied supply connThat •culation Was based oft belief t an American would be chosen head such an organization betas of tbs United States' domln-i-is.ce In the war production picchoice of Nelson for the pro- — Hon Job nn<L many months of “‘"‘icings of Mr. Roosevelt's produ* i setup. MmaiKls for a onen production chief extended far ond the l»nk* of people who quently have criticized the ad ilstratkm. Inly a few hours before the fl sident'a mnoun* *m**nt yesterchairman Tom Connally. D., of thoßanate foreign reinCXtNTWVingP ON PAGE TWO) k_ snderson Assails uke Control Bill ” Inflation Danaer Jjfrcm Senate Bill . v'ashhgton. Jan 11 — (UP) — Ore adntlnlx' atoi llend*rs*m ftsrged toady that the amended e cotllroli bill passed by the nk'-JN would) lead to "national ide" through inflation. ' ? Ah far as jKflatlon It concerned. ’ 1 would halworse off under the that gauged the senate Satur- | than weFare today." Bender1 I fetid thftu. 8. conference of _jMßMMttit follower) a press ference Klaratlon by President U**toeveit yesterday that the senbill was in effect a measure to riff*oth restored their fire on an , nsdntont by Sen. Joseph O'Maay. ft, Wyoming which would mtt prioagi of farm products to I to percent of parity >re any sellings could be put

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Rationing Plan Is Studied For Selling Autos Henderson Reveals Plans Underway To Ration New Autos Washington. Jan. 14 — tl’l’i — Price administrator Leon Henderson today disclosed plans to release from 614.t*i0 to ATK.ihmi new cars for sale by dealers under a rationing plan similar to that In operation for tires and tubes. The plan, he said, has been presented for approval to the supply priorities and allocation* lioard — soon to be reorganised but h<- did not say when it might be put into effect. Henderson made the statement In testimony before the special house committee investigating the impact of the Industrial war effort on small business. Henderson said that between 450.666 and (WMt.ooO new cars, now frozen by government orders, will be subject to rationing. A share of the 21*4,001) cars to lie produced during January will Im* placed in tht same category. Os the January production. Henderson said, the plan contemplates f reeling from 130,06 V to 140.000 for about a year to provide a stock pile for future needs. The remainder, he said, will be thrown in with present floor stor k to be rationed to the public, and thus afford some relief to dealers fated with a possible shutdown. He did not give details of the rationing plan beyond saying that the 500,000 local defense councils throughout the country would determine who should get the vehicles on the basis of actual need,

Board Drafts Plans For Post-War Work National Resources Board Files Report Washington. Jan 14—(TPi- President Roowvelt transmitted to congress today the Annual teport of the national resources planning board. disclosing that it Ims drafted plana for America's post war develoinpemt based on the "four freedoms'* of the Roosevelt Churchill Atlantic charter. In bl* message of transmbtal. the president auld the board'* program pointed the way to “full employment, security. and building America.” The report specifically proposed maintenance of "full employment.” maintenance of the national ncome at 1100.000,000.000 a year and a universal to-hour week at catabllaed wage standard* "Through an extension of lendlease." the report said, "we shall certainly help feed the starving <CONTINtt»D ON PAOB THSMI ■ n... ■■■ l 111 ii—Q- —» War Veterans To Attend Funeral Members of Company A. 139th Field Artillery. U. 8. army, and of Adams Pott No. 43. American Legion, are asked to be at the Legion home Thursday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock to Mtend the funeral of Burt "Mike" Hower. TEMPERATURE READING DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER 3:00 a. m- 32 10:00 a.m... 30 Noon .. ~ 40 2:00 p. m. 40 3:00 p. m- 33 WEATHER Fair and colder tonight with lowoot temperature Thursday morning 13 to 22 degrees tn the north and 22 to 23 degreea in the couth.

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Three of 12 Member# on New War tabor Hoard w fl? F I i C Ll* /kl i g/fj Mk’ 1 v Ji K L BL~ ■Mm A Ji Thomas Kennedy William H. Davie Albert W Hawkes Here are three of the 12 men named by President Roosevelt to make up the new National War Labor Hoaid. set up to adjust labor disputes and avoid strikes and lockouts for the duration of the war. The Itoard is headed by William H. Davis, who has been chalrini.il of the National Defense Mediation Board Public, industry and lalxir each have four representatives. Thomas Kennedy, secretary treasurer of th.United Mine Workers of America, is an employe representative Albert W Hawkes, president of the U. 8 (’hamle-r of Commerce, is an employer representative.

John DeVoss Heads Bar Defense Group Bor Association In State Aids Defense Carl Wilde, prcuident of Indiana State Bar A**ociatlon. ha* announced *ub*tanllal completion of the organlziilloii of a Mate wide committee on national defenae. Clarence R. McNabb of Fort Wayne Ik chairman for the fourth di*trlct. John L. DeVou* of thia city, la the member of Ihe committee from Adam* county. Jeremiah L. Cadick ts Indianapolia la alate >jMi£man A. C. Wood of Angola, former judge of the Indiana appellate court and the fourth diatrict representative on the board of manager* of the Indiana atate bar aHMM-iatioii. U actively Interested In the work of thia r-ommlttee. The committee la an organization of leading lawyer* in every community in the atate for the purpose of contributing all |tos*lbhaid to the war effort. One of the lirat concern* of the committee la the maintenance of civilian morale by giving legal advice to service men and their families, particularly. with reference to problems arising under the aoldlera' and sailors' civil relief act of 1940 passed for the relief of service men and their dependents), 8m h advice la given free of charge hi canes where the economic condition of the applicant or the natnre of the case la such that the services of a lawyer would not be available In the usual way. In making the announcement, the importance of preservation of democracy at home while It Is being defended on the field of battle was emphasized Mr. Wilde stated that <m<- of the contributions which the organized bar may make to the preservation of democracy Is see Ing 'hat the equal protection of the laws is available to service men (CONTINUED ON PAGE FtVK) ■O- - ■" Dan C. Holthouse To Edit College Paper

Bloomington. Ind., Jan. 14.—<(TP> I>aii Holthouae of Decatur will aerre a* ••dltor-ln-chlef of lhe Indiana Dally Hiudent during the flrat half of the next semesler. It waa announced today. Holthouse, an Indiana univemlty senior, la the son of Arthur R. Holt house, business manager of the Decatur Democrat. Howard H. Wilcox. Indianapolis, was appointed managing editor and the following associate editors were named: Edgar E. Kerrey. Columbia City; Dick Hintons. Marlon; Leona Manse. Fort Wayne; Charles W. Rt-mbower. Bloomington; John Wright, Rensselaer, and Jean Ragon, Hammond. Other appointments were: Night editors: Beryl Atm Brownell. Valparaiso; June Rowland. Houth Bend; Charles R. Wade. Frnakfort; Betty Bavesky. Marion; Jud Frommer. Indianapolis. Telegraph editors: William A. Spencer, Peru; Mias Monse; Wilfred H. Lusher. Columbus; Marian J. (Hick, Canton. O.; and Paul Schwehn, Fort Wayne

Decatur, Indiana, Wedn esdov. January 14,1942.

Auto-Use Stickers Not Received Here l*eo Kirsch. Decutur poatmoafeji stated Imlay t hat tu* definite woro has lieen received regarding the opening of she sal*- of the auto-use tax stickers in this city The opening sale date ha* been anti* tinved In some larger cities and will start In Fort Wayne Thursday Mr. Kirsch stated he wnulu announce the Mile date here as noon as proper notice is received. Th** ■tickers, priced at |2.09 each, must lie obtained before February I and will Im* effective until July 1 Attend War Rally Thursday Evening Adams County People To Indianapolis Meet Earl Caston, chairman of th*Adams county defense savings staff, announced that 20 persons from this county are planning to attend the nation's first war rally, to be held al Cadle tabernacle in Indianapolis Thursday night at K o'clock. Mr. Canton also stated that excellent response Is being made In thia county to sale of defense stamps and bond*, with a rapid Increase noted in recent weeks Carola Lombard Leads Indianapolis. Jan. 14 tl'Pi — Carole Lombard, the movie star, returns to her native Indiana tomorrow 'o lead Ihe defense l>ond sale at the nation's first war rally Miss laimbard. who was born In Fort Waytie, will sell bond* at the statehouse during the afternoon and then appear at the gigantic rally In Cadle talH-rnacb* during the evening. Will H. Haya, movie czar and also a native Hoosier, will appear on the program with Miss launbard. Governor Hchrlcker, Mayor Reginald Bulllvan of Indianapolis and Eugene C. Pulliam, executive chairman of the defense savings staff. The blonde movie.star, wife of Clark Gable, arrives here at 1:35 p. m. tomorrow and will go directly to the statehouse for a flag-raising ceremony and Ihe defense bond sale. For each bond she sells. Mis* (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)

BULLETINS Canberra, Australia, Jan. 14—(UP)—Australia declared war on Bulgaria today, East Hartford, Conn., Jan. 14—(UP)—Eight persons were injured. several reported seriously, In an explosion today at the United Aircraft Corp, plant. “There was no evidence of sabotage." a coripany statement said. Washington, Jan. 14—(UP) —Senate and houae conferees today formally agreed on daylight aaving time legislation which provides that clocks throughout the United States will be turned ahead one hour on the 20th day after the bill io signed by President Roosevelt. The house will set on the conference report tomorrow, end the senate also may do so. London. Jan. 14—(UP)—In the first move to Implement an agreement by nine Allied governments in exile to prepare for Germany's day of retribution, Polish speakers broadcast instructions to Poles today to organise evidence of “crimes committed by Germane against Poles and names of Germans guilty of outrages.** Washington, Jan. 14—(UP)—President Roosevelt by proclamation today ordered the regletretlon of all all»n enemies In the United States, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Enemy aliens will be required to apply for and obtain certificates of identification at times and places fixed by the attorney-general.

Knox Warns Against Nazi Unrest Stories Relates Suspicion Os Inspired Tales Washington. Jan. 14 il'P) Secretary of the navy Frank Kn-»x declared today that Adolf Hill, r still has th** greatest military machine in the world and he waru -i that I Nazi inspired stories of u*ire*t in Germany apparently are designed to create disunity in this co-intry’s war effort-* "I communicate to you iny su«ptegms. and they are «u*plet:m« only," Knox t*»ld a press cons *■»•■»•." Hut it is curiou* to not** that al I most every story of unrest !n GerI many originates in terhoiy conI trolled by th** Nazi* Apparently the : Germans are trying to take the fin** : edge off our energy and o'tr sense I of Urge))* y. Knox said "I don't think lucre I* a German root in Russia. I think | it's a withdrawal. I’erhaiis some have been hasty but I don't think J that this means that they ar.* lick- . -tl " When a reporter «i;gg*-'.-*l tliaf ■roNTiNttUT) on panic thrbb' — 0 Defense Council To Meet Thursday Night The county ( ivlßan defense c*»uncil will meet Thursday night at x o'clock at -th** city luill All memI her* are urged by director V I i Bormann to attend. Defense Classes To Meet Tonight CtoMes in the engineering defense training program will hi* held at the junior-Henior high school this evening Five courses ar** assured and enrollment will “till lie open this evening, W Guy Brown local representative annoum-id. Mr. Brown also Ktated that the Decantr program. co-«pon *on-d by th** Rotary club nad Purdtic universlt, was the outstanding on** in the atate during the first 12-weeks course, which was compl**.‘e*i last week. The city liad the largest enrollment of any city in *ndiana. Ist sell on population, with a showing of 2 64 percent.

American Air Force Joins Dutch To Beat Off Japan Threat; MacArthur Holds

Tropical Storm Aids British In Singapore Fight Powerful Australia Forces Preparing To Resist Japs Singapore. Jan. 14. — ’UP) — A ! torrential tropical storm came to the aid of the imperial army l<siay I an a powerful Australian force was ! reported prepared for big scale uc- ! tlon mid empire plane* were In- | rreasingly tn evidence against big 1 Japanese plane fleets which rain ’ <-d bomb* throughout southern Malaya. Iliiln which started at noon yes-1 I U-rday turned Into a terrifle deluge | during the night In which sheet ■ I rain was combln.-d with thunder I I ami lightning. The storm was so heavy it prac ' tleally immobilized offensive oper ations to the north, where the im- ■ perlal for<>« were withdrawing ’ slwly and stubbornly, destroying everything usable as they retired, before the relentless Japanes,. at- : tack It took this correspondent two i hours to drive four miles through I the otorm. and this morning road ; i travel was difficult because of wrecked or stranded buses .and i cars, many of them victims of accidents in the Impenetrable black ness or the blinding lightning Th.- rain gave the lm|H-rial forces, repairing for a finish light lin Johore province Immediately north of Bingapore Island, hours In which to prepare their defense, and it gave the men al front hours In which to complete demolitions and. disengaging tlirmselvea from I the thrusting Japanese advance I forces, to prepare a stiffer delaying tmNTiNtrwi. ov •’♦nr stff> Hit-Skip Driver Is Fined This Morning Adams County Man Fined After Wreck — | Paul Hoover, 31. of route five, was fined In city court this morning as a result of th.- community's first hit-skip wreck of the year Hoover entered a plea of guilty Io a charge of leaving the scene of an accident before .Mayor Forrest Kiley and was fined II and costs, amounting to |13.20. Police officer Hoy Uhiliole < harg .tl that Hoover's car struck a truck owned by the Burk Elevator Co, and operated by Halph How. 34. of Decatun. about 4:10 o'clock last evening at the intersection of Pat-1 terson and Winchester streets. How called officer Chilcote and gave him the license number of the auto which had struck his truck. The Ohio plates on the car were issued to H C. Hoover, father of the defendant. The truck was badly damagiMi. Hoover and his father both appeared In court this morning Prosecutor Harry T. Grube represented the state at the arraignment. Police chief James Borders reported two other minor crashes thia morning. A car driven by Naotnl Trlcker of Decatur and a truck and trailer owned by Felix •Maier and driven by Charles Whitright. 39. of route three, were Involved In a collision at the corner of Madison and Ninth streets last evening Miss Tricker told officer Hoy Chilcote that she saw the truck but did not see the trailer In time to avoid the crash. A car owned by .Mary Holthouse and driven by Margaret Holthouse. 36, Decatur, crashed Into the rear of an auto driven by Harold Kelley, 28, also of Decatur, in the 200 block on Fourth street about 5:10 o'clock last evening when the tat ter stopped ills vehicle to discharge a passenger. The accident was reported to officer Chilcote.

Russian Armies Closing Pincer On Nazi Forces Relentless Drive On Entire Front Threatens Nazis London. Jan. 14—Il Pt Military reports indicated today that the H»ml army was starting to close the jaws of a gigantic pincer movement on the Moscow front as olhet Russian forces ripped Into the Germans in the la-ningrad area and the Crimea, at the opposite end of an 1.100 mil.- linv Russian victories were reported I in five k.-y sectors of the 450-mlle | | front l.eiween Leningrad and the I i Vyatma Bryansk railroad At the same lime, the Russians on three great fronts Ix-ningrad. i Moscow and the Crimea were driving relentlessly against the Germans and there were uncoil-1 firmed reports hete that on the fourth front, in the I'kraine. they’ were but 12 miles from the Indus-1 trial center of Kharkov in ihei Donets river basin. Experts said here tlial. on the ! 40th day of the historic Russian counter-offensive, the Germans | I were faced with a situation before Leningrad and Moscow and in the Crimea which would add to the enormity of the reverses they had ' already suffered Deep Russian penetratton was reported in the late Ilmen area i south of la*nlngrad Novgorod. > key town in this area, was renorted ' endangered In a serious threat to th» communications of the entire! German army on the l.eningiad front a thr.-ut which. It was said, might if developed eventually pose to the Germans the problem' whether to start a general retreat toward the west Full railroad communication had lieen re-established with Leningrad from the east ulid if was possible for men and weapons to pour into the old capital for a real counterdrive. The second danger |M>fnt for the I Germans, the Moscow front, had reached the acute stage and a lied army spearhead was reported to lie less than 35 miles from the Bryansk Hniol.-nsk railroad a vital German communication line >x tending northwestward from Bryansk. In this area the southern end Os the great Russian pincers seeini d closing n and it was r.-port.-d that ' activity in the Rzhev s.-ctoi north , west of Moscow meant that the great Russian pincers, with its, daws 125 miles apart, was starting to dose In from the northern end , It was indicated that the Rus(CONTINUKD ON PAOB HIX) o Henry Dehner Named To Beverage Board H.-nry Dehner, of Union township. was renamed to the Adams county alcoholic beverage board this morning by the county council meeting In special session at the court house. Mr. Dehner, a member of th<council, was first named to the post last April when the new beverage board setup was Instituted throughout the state. The appointment Is made for one year, beginning tomorrow. January 15. Other members of the Itoard are: Dallas M. Hower, named by the county commissioners: Charles F Zimmerman, named by the mayor of Decatur: Charles Heritage, the state member. The council also approved two special appropriations, totalling 11.500. Os this amount |s<»* w.casked to defend the county commissioners* action in the Wabash dredge case, while 11.000 was asked for conducting civilian de-1 sense work in Adams county Approval of the stirte tax board is to he sought as the next step.

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U. S. Warplanes Sink Japanese Lighters In Dutch Indies; Bataan Likened To Tobruk Washington Jan It <l'l’l Gen Doiigla- MacArthur's men haw beaten off two more "determined" Japanese attack* in Bataan, Ihe War department reported Io day. ami I 8 warplanes have sunk two Japanese lighter- In operation - for defen-e of the Dutch Kist Indies. B was the first time the war department had officially confirm* I that American air power has joined the Ihllch In combined effects to beat off the Japanese offensive against the oil ami inblw-i rich Indies. The American planes the con mitnlque said three participated In the operation attacked Ja|>aiies« landing forces at Tarakan. the rich oil Island adjacent to the northeast Borneo coast, and -auk two lighters which were engaged in I putting Japanese troops ashore on th*- Island Ou Luzon, where MacArthur in j fighting to turn his Bataan Conei gldor |M»slth>ns into an American "Tobruk." the Japanese launched two more heavy a-*«aults agaln-t : Ills Bataan llii> - Both these attacks w«-re I**-.* .-tt | off The Americans were said to have Inflicted "heavy losses" on the Japanese force* which attempt I *ml to assault the I'. 8. Hiles despite I the failure of their artillery prepat ! al ions of the day prevlou For nearly in days he has held I out against devasiating Japan**** ■ assault and today there were hiutn In Tokyo propaganda reports ami the official American tomiuiinhpi* that his fom-s stilt pa* k i pot* t ’ | punch The Japanese, in fa< t, went f it i iher than Washington's official I advices and frankly admitted that . MacArthur has laun* In-d countc attacks against the troop- which | ure pressing hi* Bataan provut* *- Hu*-- Tokyo lu-isitd. howev that th*- counterattacks were of effei til*• The American reports ci edited MacArthur with a handy vl< >iy In a battle of big guns in which Jttp.iH* -*• attemp “ Io ofi*-u up M.tcArUiut lin* * for large land assault failtul notably However. It wa- *-mphnslzeil tty I-ill Informe*! military ******* that MacArthur - battle Is strictly dtensive and against odds Which mount In direct ratio to hl* losses of men and i-otisumpiioti ol am munition, food and material. Hl* la»k i- Io Inflict a- heavy loSSI-S aS |H)HS|ll|l- IljHlII th*- .11'I anese: to deny them a- lons a* possible the tt-<* of Manila Bay's i >-x* client h.ii tioi t o lllti- and t* ! maintain his position as a thorn in the side of the Japanese for* *-s ■ H-lltpyitlg the Philippine-* Ma< \lfhui M po-itltm w I libelled , io that of tin* British at Tobruk lon th*- Libyan -hot*- with the *l f 'ference that there Is only the scantest possibility of reinforcing and supplying him by sea as th*rctnw rifnwn *>n pjor rtvgt Guard Your Country... and Your Loved Ones RtgM now, thousands of young American soldiers and sailors are risking their lives to protect youn. Patriotism, your own self-protection, demands that you do your part, now! Start buying United States Defense Savings Bonds and Stamps immediately. Back down the aggressors with your dollars. Bonds are on sale ct banks and post offices. They cost as little as $18.75. Put your dimes in Defense Stamps and they, too, will go to work. America needs your money for a very important reason—to safeguard your country, your lift.