Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 40, Number 14, Decatur, Adams County, 16 January 1942 — Page 1

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Resolution At Jonference Asks Ireak With Axis . American Republics Urged To Join tn J] United War Front ■ Jan 18- (UP)— Ing flatly for a ■malic, commerrelation* tret ween Hi bile* and Alla led before the Hgu minister* of Iblic* today. , presented by and Veneiuela. proposal* handed the mmferaace as VMM '<> k In an effort to <»«••■!> Ho lit vasdga of Alla infliieinfrom >i homlaph' Into conference opened late yes•day In Tlradente* Palace, with plenary session of 300 delegates, ■resenting 30M80 """ democratic .ople. Divided into committee*, luegatea thia Morning got down ’there ware Indication* that Arntlna. persistent opponent of a tian by which every Amerli nation would never relation* th the Alla. Might change it* nd. from Mexico. Colom i and Venesuela, who were draft : the resolution. were seeking a mula that would be acceptable J Enrique RuifrGulnazii the ,\i itlne foreign minl*iei. without rlflcing any of the original rpose. InliOninaau. and Sumner Wei- , United States •nderaecretary •late and loader of the t'nlud ■tea delegation. j conferred for f an hour yesterday 1 had avers fhtiuiii and cor--1 OMHWaaUMI With my old ■nd. the Argentine foreign mln m," Wailua said. rhe Indication that Argentina* hude was not Kkplai able came I r m acting preaident It*mon N " <iilk> In Buenoe A SIT He aald Argentina'* attitude t • “loyal, clean and right." and *"irged that there wan a “tendencampaign to twlnt oar attla. hinting at aim* we never had We have gone to the Rio De teiro conference with our own as and needs, which are differ(CONTINCBf) ON paoe HixT —— 0. *. Floyd Grandstaff r Patrol Officer >r. Floyd L. Grund *t aft of thl* r -i<* >K£u RCMcu Utedic-ti oftje | ad (Troup No. 8 staff of the clvl- • i air patrol. Announcement of appointment wa» made by Dr lumoot S. Burnell. of Fort n ... O '< W From County signed To Comps MMIHMM Os five youth* Who here for <UllH.i v aervu e last jMV ante tUMkrunced today by llaojasatß Übrrieon officials Assigned to For I Riley, Kunsa* /•«: Krwtn ftptoppenhaxi-n and Het'll Assigned to w^.^BKHK* o * w-re: Walter \ef<«k«w, Norwia T Rtoppeuhagen t Mag K. Ztfllperman Th- (Nila na enavf u a fn-i-i ■ y " cement -training center and the p«M mnpnabvairy center 7kels On Sale < C. C. Banquet Il — j I erscaw Who Wish to Hitend the itn bar of Commerce banquet if sday waning at the Masonic ■; may obtain Fly Democrat office. Robert ■ Im. president of the organize f jantiosneji. g jetirrvafiMi* must be made by Ifjiday. No ticket* will he sold LMhe door Twasdsy war. Ernest M Linton, professor ,lldlana unlverworid trawler and historian. I, address at the Mt) person* are ex- ■ meeting, during Khuncement of the Know directors will ■Bern are voting by Mm for the selection

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Sheriff Fd Miller Is Protection Head Named Co-ordinator Os Civilian Defense Sheriff Ed Miller was named last night a* county co-ordinator of civilian protection The appointment wan made by Vincent J. Bormatin, county civilian defense director. during the county civilian defense meeting at tho city hall. Sheriff Miller la a ipemher of the council. In hi* new capacity, the sheriff will lie given the task of assuring the cooperation of all civilian protective organization* Organising and training of men under the supervision of police chiefs, fire chiefs, town marshal*, plant protective group* and other* In the line of civilian defense will Ire under the direction of the sheriff Prosecutor Harry T. Grube last night became a member of the county civilian defense council In conformity with a request of attor-ney-general Heamer who asked that prosecutors of all districts join In the defense work. To Namo Deputy A deputy county civilian defense director will be named soon by Mr. Dormant! to serve as his assistant. This assistant will also Im- given the title of coordinator for volunteer participation and will direct volunteer activities in home defense. Preliminary plans call for the establishment of a volunteer office to be set up In the Chamber of Commerce office, corner of First and Monroe streets, where volunteers will Im- accepted for various lines of work. Further details are expected to Im* availaffile soon relative to thia work. Wilmer Raudebush. president of the Monroe town board and u tneml»er of the county defense council. Informed member* «< the ermmrH last night that the town of Monro* icmrrtvi'gn nw esnst nvgi Mrs. Anis Merriman Dies This Morning Blue Creek Township Resident Dies Today .Mrs. Anla "Victoria Merriman, fit. pioneer resident of Blue Creek township, died thia morning at 2:48 o'clock at her home. Death was caused by bronchial pneumonia. following an Illness of about two weeks. The deceased waa born in Blue Creek township August 2L 1*77, the daughter of George and Lydia Danner-Riley, March 6. 199* she was married to William P. Merriman. who preceded her In death in I*l7. Mrs. Merriman was a mem her of the Nqlein Methodist church. Rhe had resided In Blue Creek township her entire life. Hnrvlvlng are the following children: Russell of Lima. Ohio; Mrs. laiwell Smith of Decatur, Elisha. Austin, and Omer, all of Blue Creek township; 17 grandchildren: three brothers, Addin Riley of Muncie; A. B Riley of Celina. Ohio and James of Willshire, Ohio; a sister, Mrs. Joseph Krick of Decatur. One son is deceased. Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Salem Methodist church, with Rev. R. J. Johnson officiating Burla! will be In the Trlcker cemetery. The body will be taken from the Glllig A Doan funeral home to the residence late this afternoon and may be viewed there after 7 p. m. until time for the services. i «—■ Jtef— Tax Board Hearing Here Next Tuesday A bearing will be hold by the atate tax board in tho offices of auditor Victor 11. Eicher on the ad Ml on s I appropriations of fI.SOO for Adams county st 10:30 a. sn. Tuesday. January 20. TIMPCRATURt READING DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER 1:00 a. m10:00 a. m- .. 21 Noon M 1:00 p. m M 1:00 p. m M WEATHER Temperature this afternoon about the earns as yesterday afternoon; warmer tonight than last night-

Tanker Torpedoed 60 Miles Off Ixmg Inland -zKKCT"'*’"» Qnlftjk O' i vk r .I ' ! * ]* >. tr 1 !?. t*a* * .- ,! _ -fe- f "4K>' uC- -**W / Here l« a drawing of the it.KOO-ion Norwegian tanker Nornesa, sailing under Panamanian registry, which wa* torpedoed -ff the New England-New York crwst.fio miles southeast of Montauk Point. L I Only two member* of the crew of 40 aboard the tanker, en route from Panama City, were missing The attack on the Nornes* mark* the closest approach yet made to America's east coos! by enemy warcraft.

Ask Additional Funds To Probe War Production 'Staggering' Fees Bitterly Assailed After Group Report Washington. Jan. 13. — (UP) — The senate committee investigating defense today naked for an additional 31M.1M appropriation so that the taxpayer may in* assured of "100 cents worth of defense for every dollar spent." Chairman Harry S. Truman. D. Mo. said In an Interview that "there still remains much work which Is very event lai to the investigation." The senate spent some time discussing the committee report yesterday, and member* were impressed with several sections of It. particularly one dealing with the quality of American warplane* and another revealing that "staggering" fees had been granted to private shipyards. Sen. Arthur H. Vandenberg. R.. M!«-h., wanted to know what happens to a man who is responsible for the payment of such fees. “Usually he Is promoted." Truman replied. After Truman said this was the case in the instance referred to in hla report. Vandenberg said *u< h a man should be "demoted or put in jail." "Whenever there 1* a military debacle the commander-ln-chief puts hla finger on It and something happens." Vandenberg said. "I am just as interested in seeing that something happens when we have I hear economic debacles.” Referring to the committee'* statement that only 25 percent of American warplane production I* equal or superior to the best types produced abroad. Col. John H. Jouett. president of the Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce of America. Inc., said: “In order that some of the assertions In the report may not be misunderstood by the public, I want to point out that the only yard•trick by which the merit of mill(CONTINUED ON PAOR TWO) q. Report Auto Sticker Opening Sale Heavy A heavy response to the sale of auto-use tax stamps was reported today at the local post office by Joseph C. Laurent, who hae been issuing the stamps Approximately 360 of the stamps had been sold since the sale opened yesterday up to noon today, Mr. Laurent stated. The stamps sell for 32.1'9 and must be purchased by February 1. They will expire on June 30. At that time hill year stamps will sell for 35. Contrary to some belief, It was stated today that the stamps are not gummed on the wrong side. It waa stated that II waa not Intended that the stamps be placed on the windshield so aa to be visible from the outside. Suggested places for pasting the stamps include the instrument panel, back of a rear view mirror or some other conspicuous place.

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Decatur, Indiana, Friday. January 16.1942

Merchant Speaks To Decatur Rotarians Oscar ItenkntMU. Decatur m«wchant presented an Interostmg dl»-i-ussiim of "merchandising In war thnes” at the weekly meeting of the Decatur Rotary club Thursday evening at the K. of P home. The retail merchant etre««ed the point tftat no targe increase in prices Is expect nd. a* the government is taking wtepa to carb unnecessary boost* such as occurred during the first World War. C. D. Whinger. club president, announced that the club will not meet next Thursday. i>ut that members will attend the annual Chonber of Commerce banquet Tuesday In lieu of the weekly mes-tlng. 18 Army Air Corps Men Die in Crashes Killed In Crashes Os Bombing Planes Nan Francisco. Jan. IS.—(UP)— Army boards of Inquiry sought today to determine the cause of two bombing plane crashes In which 1* memb r* of the air corp* were killed. The western defense command revealed nine officer* and mon died late Wednesday when a medium bomber crashed and burned In brush-covered hills 13 miles southeast of Boise. Idaho. It also revealed that a twin-mot-ored bomlier which disappeared De<. 30 In California's Nan Bernardino mountains had been found near l-ake Arrowhead with all nine of Its ••Ki npants dead Nearch still was under, way for Maj. Gen. Herbert A. Dargue. five other officers ad two enlisted men. whose plane disappeared In the Tehachapi mountains Dec. 12. Those who died in the crash near Boise were Identified hy the second air force headquarters as: Second Lieut. Elmer W. Munn, Jr.. Fort Worth. Tex.; 2nd Lieut. Darrell B. Wing, Phoenix. Aria.; Staff Sgt Carmen R. Glamondl. Oliver. Pa.; Pvt. Andre A. Chisholm. Woodside. N. Y : Pvt. Robert F Adam*. Vale. Ore.; Pvt Lloyd Knight. Thompsonville, III.; Pvt. Inland Sanders. Odessa. Mo ; Pvt. Stanley Hansenbach. Parkersburg. la.; Htaff Sgt. Carl Funkhouaer. Skedee. Okla Killed In the earlier crash near Lake Arrowheads, according to the ~-nnNTtNttßn nw raar. rtv«i

BULLETINS Washington, Jan. 13—(UP)—Ths nsvy snnouncsd today In a communique that ths U. 8. Aalatic fleet unite have sunk these Japanese transports and two big Japanese csrgo vessel*. This brought to 24 ths totsl of Jspsnese combat and non-com-bat vessels definitely reported sunk by the nsvy end merino corps In tho Poclflc. Tho loteet heul of the nsvy Included two large transports and one medium sized transport, In addition to two cargo voomlo. Washington, Jan. 18— (UP)— The navy confirmed today that a second merchant vessel, one of foreign regletry, was attacked by a submarine off Long Island and waa presumed to have be»n sunk. Aside from revealing that it was an Allied veseol that waa involved in tho second attack within 48 hours, the navy gave no further details. London, Jan. 18—(UP) —Dlspatchee from the Russian front Indicated today that Rad army troops may have encircled Kharkov, strongest German poeltion on the Donate river, and that Its fall waa Imminent Washington, Jan. 18— (UP)—President Roosevelt In an executive order today formally set ue the new war production board and outlined sweeping powers for Ito chairman, Donald M Nelson. Tho order directed Nelson to “esorciM general direction over the war procurement and production program,” and to "oupervlee" the office of production management. It abolished the supply priorities arid allocations board, whoa* function now will be per formed by the WPB.

Russian Units Continue Drive Against Nazis Huge Quantities Os War Spoils Taken, Advance Continues Ixmdon. Jan. 13—(UP)-A Russian war communique said today that "The Rod army, driving tlrr*>«m»ly on an l.imt mllo front on the 42nd day of Its etntntyr-offeaelve. had recaptured 14 Inhabited points, including four of importance, and had seized quantities of war spoils. Nix tanks. 45 field guns. sfi macdik>«* guns, 25 trench mol<rs 75 trucks, two gasoline tank trucks. 42 cars, two radio transmlt’rr* and other war equipment were taken in two sector* alone, it wa* ttaaeried. On the Leningrad front, the communique -aid. a Russian un.t destroyed in one day four Orman pillbox strong points, two dugouts and field gun* and captured quantities of arm* and supplies. Neveral hundred Germsn* were kill'd. last night's communique had announced the capture of the ixiportant town of Neltzharovo, south of lake Bellzer. In a new drive 'li'ough HYINTINttR!! GN PAGE TWO) o McNutt To Speak At State Defense Meet Paul V. McNutt, federal security administrator and a member of President Roosevelt's wartime cabinet, will be the speaker at the state-wide meeting of local defense official* to be held at the ('lay|MH>l hotel. Bunday, February I. Approximately HIM! volunteer defense workers from every county in the state are expected al this meeting to which a specific call for county, city and town defense directors, and their deputies, the women representatives on both the county and city defense councils, the county and city health officer* and the medical aoclety representatives on each defende council has been issued. An all-day session ha* been planned, opening at 10:3(1 o’clock Bunday morning. Mr. McNutt will speak at the luncheon to be held in the Riley room.

Japanese Assault Hits New Peak; Allied Power Massed To Hold Singapore, Indies

Adjust Differences On Price Measures Prohibition Move Beaten In Senate Washington. Jan. Ifi il'Pt Nenatr and bouse cotrferew* on the price control bill todwy adjusted all minor point* of difference* between the two chamln-r* and prepared to lake up the majo- cotvtrre versie* at a *easion this afte- ixMWi. It wa* announced hy th* cowference group* thwt there would Im* no formal iyuiouncement of decisslim* made on the major farm bhaamendment until the group had completed action on all of 'h--m It wa* explained that they were Inter-related and that to annowace decision .piecemeal would bring down on the conferees the "imprecation*" of legislator* itHere*ted in the item*. It wa* atided that by invoking secrecy until the major flgteCa have all le-r-n derided the conteree* I hoped to expedite their work Defeat Motion Washington. Jan l<— tl'Pl ■ The senate tiMiay rejected, on a •landing vote, a motion by Sen W Lee O’Danie), D . Texas, for immerllate consideration of a bill to enforce absolute prohibition In army and navy establishment* sod authorise the military r-oinmnnd to regulate sale of liquor in ruioivndIng area* O'ltanlel moved for consideration of the measure after speaking at Tmjrrtvt'Kn ns pans: five* ~ —*-» Lower Requirements For Pilot Trainees Change Education, Age Limit Rulings Army pilot trainees hereafter will Im* chosen on the basis of Individual ability rather than educa tlonal background, fifth corps area hvdquarter*. Columbus. Ohio announced today Thl* and other modification* It! the army air force* training program were expected to qualify for enlistment an additional two million men including thousand* from Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia and Indiana Major changes, revealed through war department revision of army aviation cadet requirements. Include: 1. Adoption of a standard merit system of selecting flying officer candidates based on simple upti-{ tude teats In place of previously | required educational examination or college credit; 2. Ixiwerlng of physical and minimum age requirements to accept applicants IK to 2*l years old. inclusive, instead of 2" to 2fi as formerly; 3. Opening of appointments to married men as well a* to single men. if dependents are self-aup-portlng; 4. Immediate appointment and enlistment of successful applicants hy local examining larards; 5. Placing of all accepted trainees In some branch of the air force instead of returning to civilian status those who "wash out.” *' 1 w— — ■ '■ ■ County I infirmary Bonds Delivered County auditor Victor Elcl.er today delivered the Adam* county infirmary bonds to the First State bank of thl* city and received a check for ISK.7R2 24. The check covered 185.000 tor the Ixmffs; |7ofi a premium and 144.24 accrued interest from January 2 Auditor Eicher Mated tha* 185.000 would be placed in the county Infirmary construction fund and the balance tn the Infirmary bond and cupon fund. The contract for the building is approximately 3X1,000. Yost Bros., of this cWy are the general contractor* Work has not yet started on the building.

Hoosiers Rally To Back Sales Os War Bonds Two Millions Sold In Defense Bonds At Huge War Rally • liidlanapoll*. Jan. 16 ll'Pt A blond sah-RWoman blew out of the west yesterday and convinced j native lloowler* — to the tune of | 32.000.00 u that It's every man and I woman's war-time duty to "sacrifice. save snd serve." The little saleslady wa* Indiana : born Carole laimbard of the mov-1 les The slogan was bom In the patriotic din created by 12.tnm Hoosier* who last night crammed Indianapolis' cadle tabernacle for the nation's first statewide war rally. Governor Schrlcker announced. adoption of the war time slogan for the state a* the thousands packed , the tabernacle to cheer, roar, sing, i applaud, listen, laugh and weep in i a tremendous overture to the *erlous business of raising funds for America's war effort. The crowd thrilled to the throbbing music of drum and bugle corp* and bands; applauded th*snap and smartness of trim soldiers, sailors and marine*, roared approval of the sen tiniest* sspeeaoed by the speakers; stilled to th** I high, sweet voice of a boy soprano I singing "Gihl Bless America" while ' spotlights played on the American j flag, and wept and sang through, "The Ntar Hpangled Banner." To Miss Lombard went the *a-. lute of the evening With a smile that completely annihilated sale- 1 resistance, the blonde movie star i earlier In the day sold 32.1)17.51!!, In defense bond* in one hour and 20 minutes to give the campaign a rousing start approximately 325.211 worth n second The speech of Will H. Hay*, movie czar and native of RtilHvan. highlighted the program Hays, chairman of the Indiana defense drive In the first World War. told Hoosiers that there wa* no frontline trench In th*' present war. "Never In any war has there been such an Interdependence be tween civilian* and fighting men.' ! he declared "We have an Inescap able dual obligation the obligation to render personal service and the obligation to finance every military need We must use oin money to Insure those services to our conn j try which we ourselves cannot | render." Asserting that armies alone are I not enough to assure victory. Hays! 40ONTINtrm> ON PA(»« ffOURt j Urge Bond Sales At Township Institutes List Speakers For Farmer Institutes Chairmen of the township institutes. which open the latter part of the month, have made arrangenieiitM for sp-**. t >era on defense stamp* and bonds, in addition to the regular Institute lecturers. It was announced today by Earl Caston. county bond chairman. Speaker* have been as*igned to four Institutes up to date, Mr. Cawton said. Those who will give short talks on the purchase of the defense bonds and the institutes at which they will appear follow: Hartford township, high ochool building. January 21. French Quinn, local historian and student of Lincoln history. Root township, Monmouth high school. February 11. Dr. Ralph W. Graham, pastor of First Melhodist church. Union township. Immanuel Lutheran school. January 30, Arthur R. Holtbouset Decatur newspaperman. Monroe township. Monroe high school, February It, Arthur R. Holthouse.

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MacArthur's Stand Os Leading Import To Defending Other Allied Strongholds Washington. Jan 16 tl'Pi Spe< lai Japanese shock troops, dive bombers and altaik plane* are being hurled against G<-n. Douglas MacArthur's Bataan provI line line* In "Incessant" aitacka. the war department reported Ire day The communique Indicated that the Japanese a*MUll ha* hit a new peak of fury. Il did not Indicate how well the American and Filipino forces are standing up under • the furious assault MacArthur'* report indicated • that the Japanese attack may be : the most deadly of the war "Enemy shock troop* with *|xI rial training are attempting aggresslve inf literal lon " said the communique "Attack planes and dive Isimlwr* are being used Incessantly by the Japanese against our front line* and artillery positions." It was the second successive day that the communique had reported I Japanese efforts to infiltrate MacI Arthur's lines. Thl* Indicated that < the Japanese are sending forward special Jungle and mountain fight'er* who are attempting to slip lehind MacArthur's lines to attack Ills communications and hla fortified positions from the rear. The failure of the communique Io state whether MacArthur's liae* are holding may indicate that tho Japanese have had some succes In their attaik upon the heavily otlfntimberel! American forces. Jiipaaoae propaganda hroadcaats j claimed that a fierce attack on the Bataan line* is Imminent and tint i one corner of MacArthur's Hue* I has been destroyed l>y determined I air bombardment. However. Tokyo I admitted the strength of Mac- : Arthiif'a line* which were said to ,be camouflaged "in a new ni.mI tier.* One possibly *i-rlous development was a Japanese claim that "n*-w landing.*'' have been mod*' on Bataan This might put a Japanese force ashore in the province behind MacArthur'- northern line*. The communique today -aid that MacArthur I* receiving many reports from Japanese occupied area* of systematic looting and devastation. It appeared that MacArthur I* ! receiving regular and fairly full report* of conditions behind the Japanese lines, indicating that he ha* left behind him an excellent system of espionage which m.iy In- keeping him informed of Japanese military plan* a* they develop. Ma- Ing of Allied all and . a power for the defense* of Singapore and the Dutch Indies and the arrival of an Australian expeditionary corps in Malaya suddenly shifted the odds toward a lengthy defense- of Singapore and multiplied the importance of Gen MacArthur's stand If the battle for Singapore — major bastion of the united nations tcnNTiNtinn on paof rtvin

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