Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 40, Number 26, Decatur, Adams County, 30 January 1942 — Page 1

-- DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT * ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

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f inance Division Os Post Office Open Saturday Afternoon Leo Kir«ch. |le<i|t||r poaiinaatrr, annouiK.wl today that the tlnan.e 1)1 Vinton of the |M>«t offtc* will t>" open until 4 o'cltM'k Saturday afternoon to accomodate |>:itro. dealt inn to wend in Rroa> Incom, tai reports or to purchase auto u«e ta* stamp* Toworr.iw U the decdllnT foi tnukiiHl ta* iMyin. nta and al*o for purchace of th» auto sta’iin* The post office in ordinarily ‘ lo«e«l u' | noon Saturday hut the money order i and fas stamp window* will !>•■ kept open an additional foil, hours ’ tomorrow for the a<* omod.ition of I Adams county resident*. * o Orders Aliens To leave Areas I Os West Coast j Justice Department Movinq To Prevent Espionage, Sabotage Washington. Jan 3<» tl’l’t —, The justice department, in a move , to prevent e«piotiase and fifth col ' limit activity similar to that pre ] odinc Pearl Harbor, today set in motion a plan to remove a large part of the lIC.MMt enemy alien* in eight far western states, residing In vltald efense ana* Attorney general Fran, ie Biddle • has ordered Japanese. German and Italian alien* out of two area* In San Fran, iaco and Ixm Angele* by j Feb 24. Today he will designate ; 27 additional areas from which they will be evited by Feb 15. and within a few days will apply th.restriction* to several mure wee-1 Ilona of the west. Chairman Martin Dies. It Teg | of the hou*e committee on un-Ain | erlcan activities, who in a house speech two day* ago pruilrted a ■ “tragedy on the w.-st coast that i will make Pearl Harbor eink into ‘ insignificance," endorsed the Ju* I tke department's action He add-' ed. however, that some mean* mini ; be devised (or dealing with natur i allt.-d German* and Italian* who I have been active in Nall and Fa* ■ cist activities on the Pacific coaut 1 The Dies committee, it was learn ed. plan* to report to the house shortly that It turned over to the state and justice departments and the arm>d forces last fall "itnpre* give” evidence that Japan was preparing for a lightning attack on Pearl Harbor. Tin- committee wa* said to have obtained the evidence from a former Japanese consular agent who had been stationed in Hawaii. The Die* committee report wit! warn — gnless II is changed in view of the justice department'* action that condition* exist on the went coast for "another Pearl Harlcor ’ at San Francisco or la>* Angeles The committee* had plannecl to urge that immediate steps be taken to remove enemy alien* from the west coast. The Dies report was said to contain evidence that Japan has obtained detailed information on the working* of the city power and water aystem* at Los Angele* by placing men in Jobs where such in | formation I* available. The* coin mittee had planned to report that many large cities on the west coast could be thrown Into confusion during air raids by sabotaging pub(CONTINI!Ef> Ob' PAGE EIGHT! — 1 . " -0'..-—- ——— Huge Navy Fund Is Voted By Committee 26 Billion Dollar Fund Is Approved Washington, Jan. 30—(I’PI—A senate appropriations subcommittee approved unanimously 'miay a 126.494.265.474 naval appropriation* < bill—largest in any nation's history —carrying nearly |6 000.000.0 mt to be spent In the next 1H months for building the greatest fleet air arm In the world. The subcommittee action came shortly after President Roosevelt had signed a bill carrying funds for 33.000 army planes. Th.' senate subcommittee measure also authorised assignment of |4.(M>o.t Ott.fnm worth of planes for transfe" abroad under Che lend-lease program. The naval appropriations, designed to bring this nation one step nearer to domination of the world's seaways and always, carries funds for fiscal 1043 and supplemental grants for the balance of this fiscal year expiring June 30 Il is egpected to reach the sen ste Door on Monday.

Navy Announces Retaliation On Enemy U-Boats 'Sighted Sub; Sank Same.' Airmen Say In Smashing Subs Washington, Jan. 30 tf’Pt i ‘'Righted •uh. sunk same ” ■ That'* the way American ainnrn i 1 are reporting the “retaliatory Hon'* against enemy au'Nn.irtnvs j ’hat have been prey mg on Allied > I shipping off th» Atlantic toast I ' knd there wen* plenty of sign*! here th.it I'ounter measures, alI 'hough not announced, an* le-ing I ! effective The navy relaxed its rule about not revealing individual submarine I singing* to release the sighted *ub. sank same” message from an unidentified naval plane pilot. It did not reveal the locale of the uc , tlon or the time, but hinted that it wa* in the Atlantic. It was more ' good news'* for I the American people ''good news” I to counteract the mounting toil of | ships that have lieen victims of I German torpedoes off the Atlantic I . oast The wore since the first attack on Jan II no* stands: 11 ship* attacked, nine of them sunk: I 349 persons ledieved dead. ?5o of them alxKird the t'linad .i'i liber i l-idy Hawkins It <was the first time taat the . navy had announced th- 1 actual ' sinking of an enemy submarine since the battle of the Atlantic ap- : proached the eastern »-ilmard Xaval spokesmen have said rounter measure* by the I'. S navy assured I that many of the German sulwnarI Ine* would not enjoy a return Voy- . age. L Thon yesterday, in a communiI que. it announced that enemv submarines were operating as far j south a* the Florida coast iittl that ■ ‘‘counter measures by our forces ire increasingly That wa* followed by an anI nouncement at 11th naval district (<V»NTINt,'Et> ON PAGE HIXI -OReport Progress In Waste Paper Drive 17 County Schools Report Collection Splendid progress In the waste paper salvaging campaign In the county was reported last night l>y L. K Archbold county agricultural agent, who is chairman of that i phaa* of defense activities Mr Archhold and Lyman L ' Hann, county school superintendent. reported that 17 of the county schools have already reported the collection of aluiut 3.tmd pounds of 1 the waste material. Hoy Scouhi In Monroe were given credit for collecting nearly half of this amount. Report of the collection was made to the county civilian defense council. It wa* reported that more than four tons had been collected In Decatur. Brneat Stengel ami El--1 mer Baumgartner reported the | drive progressing In Berne, but no, figure* were available. Director Bormann reported that the Decatur and Berne post offices | have been offered as emergency hospitals In event of air raid The Moose and Legion home* have also been offered, the director slated. The matter of securing bedding for patient*. Red Cross first aid training and caring for children who might Ire evacuated from the coastal areas in event of air raids were other matters discusaed. These matters arc to be a part of the program of the community service committee Present at last night's meeting H-nSTtNI'E! I ON PAGE «IX> Permit New Use For Paralysis Drive Fund Following a conference with President Roosevelt. Basil O'Connor, president of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, has announced a radical departure .n the use by local chapters of th • 5o percent they'Will retain from the 1912 “fight Infantile paralysis’’ campaign. This year, to further aid national defense and national morale, the national foundation will permit chapter*, where necessary, 'o u«e part of this year's proceeds to assist the dependents of any man or woman in the military or naval sor vices of the United States who may become a victim of infantile paralysis while In the nation* armed service.

Decatur, Indiana, Friday, January 30, 1942

Nation Honors President On Birthday Anniversary

FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT

rnAHALin ur.L/1 Immortal In History, Roosevelt Carries On Great Program Tmlay the nation joins In extend- | Ing greeting* to President Frank 1 lln D-latlo Roosevelt h.-love.l presi ■ dent of the world's great d*-im>* I racy on his 6mh birthday anniver sary. Tonigt thousands will dance and I contribute to the Man Ii of Dimes I celebration*, so that other* may . Walk President R*M>s*-v--lt. back in ■■ 19.33. •ratabllsherl the Warm Spring* Foundation for Infantile Paralysis I and -Im <• that time has permitted | th*- use of In* name ami hi* birthday date a* the occasion for raising public funds to maintain th** I foundation ami aid those stricken with paralysis He. himself was a ' vlcfini of tin- disease In 1921 His sympathetic heart ha- enI deared him to the world and In thUnited States he take* hi* place In i history with the immortals Hitler Again Assails Roosevelt, Churchill Blames Britain For Instigation Os War Berlin. Jan. 3<> tofflci.il Broadcast recorded by tl Pt in N**w York) Adolf Hitler In a speech Ito a nationalist social!*', party meeting today attai'ked President j Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winseton Churchill a* war mongers. Hitler Spoke at the spor". palace on the ninth anniversary of hi* ris<« to power after tile crowd assembled to read him. had •» n told that Germany was in “the hardest battle of all times ” The speecJi was broad:ast to Axis-dominated areas throughout Europe and to troops at the front. Hitler bitterly attacked Britain and said that the British had used war to build up their empire und that the Axis Intended to "anollsh force as a factor of policy by eliminating all that Was bqllt by i .v-r, vro-t. Um* SrlVS'

viVTivrrn nw rivw’ «■ ............... ... .... BULLETINS Washington. Jan. 30—(UP*—At least 20—and probably more— Axis submarines have been destroyed by U. S. armed forces tn date. Secretary of the navy Frank Knox announced more than a month ago that at least 14 enemy subs had been sunk In the Atlantic. Last night a navy epokesman disclosed the sinking of another sub by a navy flier but did not say when or where It happened. Stockholm. Jan. 30—(UP)—The Swedish steamer Heimdall. carrying 618 children from Finland, has been frozen in the ice off Abo. Finlsnd. with s food and water shortage developing rapidly, it was learned today. An ice breaker hae not been able to reach the ieelocked vessel Plans to drop food and water to the ship from airplanes were under consideration. Washington, Jan. 30—(UP)—Some of the American food shipp ed to France from this country on the assumption that it would be given to American relief organizations for distribution, has found its way into Germany, it was learned on high authority today. Waahington. Jan. 30 —(UP) —Price administrator Leon Henderson today moved to combst tire bootlegging with a warning that violators of tire rstioning regulations fsce possible maximum penalties of a >10,600 fine and 10 yeara imprisonment.

wixvr tvwjr-iuui His political career amt adminis-1 trallon as president is l«-tter known to children of today, tliuti j were the live* o: former leaders to the asUite politi* ian Th*- only man in American* history elected to -i thiril term a* President, his word*, works and wonders as the * hies *-x*-* utiv*- may I**- inat< lied only by Washington os Lim oln Tin- 32ml president of the I’nlted State* Franklin D Roosev* It wa* ' born at Hyde Park. N. Y.. Jauuarv 30. 18M2. the soil of Jame* Roos*Volt ami Sara Delano Itoowevelt IH* mother died last y«-.n ll*’ wa* graduated from Harvard i in 1904 H. married Anna Rleanoi Roosevelt <if New York March 17 1905 Admitted to the bar in 19**7 he began the practice of law In j 1910 he wa* elected to th** etat** j *> hate, and resigned to Imcom** a* I sistant secretary of the navy in 1913, serving until 192’t H** wa* 1 electeil governor of New York in 192* anti M-tved two terms. lie : wa* el'fted president in 1932. again in 1936 and in 19 |o Postmaster Kirsch Talks To Rotarians Leo Kirsch. Decatur postmaster, presented an interesting discussion of various aspect* of his tffice at th** weekly meeting of the Rotary i club Thursday evening at tl.e K of P. home. Clarence Ziner. chairman of th** program committee, an outline of programs for lh< next month Dick Linn of the junior-sen- : lor high school, and Paul Amith. of th** Catholic high stdiool. * re introduced a* high school Rotarians Capital Policeman Killed In Accident Indianapolis. Jan 30 (UP) ■lame* J. Reilly. -35. India'iaimli* motorcycle policeman, was killed yesterday in suburlwn Ind.anapoli* In a collision with two Automobiles. Witnesses reported tile officer was attempting to pass an automobile when hi* mortoccyele was caught on Its bumper as It made a sudden turn. The Impact threw Reilly into the path of an i oncoming <ar driven Ivy Donald i faindren of Melvlnrldge. M ch.

Siege Os Singapore Begins As Japanese Move To Within 18 Miles Os Key British Island

Skip-Election Law Invalidated By Court Ruling Decatur Will Elect New City Officials As Result Os Rule The Indiana supreme court'* d* | j clslon Invalidating the skip-election I law determines that there will be i la city election ill Decatur this ( I year With the aiinouncement today j that the high court held the law | unconstitutional. talk started i I around the city hall and on the. I street alHiut the election of city ' offli ial* The first step will Ih- the primary election next Msy t'andidato for city office* will have to file i In the primary. Several name* have lieen men- , tiotu-d in respect to the variou* i city offices to lie filled, blit a* yet no one has officially announced hi* I j candidacy officer* to be i-b'i t*-i| are mayor, I j clerk-treasurer and five councilI men i Provision wa* made in the city's J budget for this year to defray the| j , o*t of the election, in the event j i the supreme court knock**! out I j th*- |9I» act. which set u|> the I election in * itie* to 1943. Tin- law In no way affected th*-1 county anti state election next | Novemliet or the primary In May • Opinion Unanimous Indian.ipidl*. Jan 3o <l'P> With the !''•! ''sklp-elei-tion'' law . .branded un<ollstilullonal by th>-| | Indiana *up v-tiie court, all Indiana I I cities will hold theii municipal I | elections this year a* usual. Tit** long, involved battle over j th*- law'* validity ended abruptly : y> •t*-rday when tin* -tlpiem*- iotirt.| i in a unanimous opinion w ritten by | Justice Frank N Richman, only I Republican memlier of th*- court, declared the act void in It* entire-Uit.-*f in the serie* of th.- 1941 ' Republican legislature's law* to lie tossed overlioard la-cause of 'faulty writing th** skip-election t law 'hr*-w .ill municipal elections | iln-ad on*- year into 191.'!. with the I exception of Indianapolis. It also I repealed a 1933 statute aligning ill city election*, including Indiinapoli* with general election* in I even year*, thus legally “freexing'' I Indian.i|H>li* iiuumlients In office : with no provision for a capital city election. By declaring the 1941 law unconstitutional, the high court automatically rul**d that the 1933 law had never been repeal**!, thtt* assuring th*- regular 1942 balloting Tin- exception clause in the 1941 law wa* primarily responsible for the court's adverse tiiiiiig hi its filial summation, the court rilled that tile law violated section 23. article 4 of the state con-! stitution which states: ' In all ca e* where a general law can be made applicable, all laws shall In- general, anti of uni*<'<>NTlNl‘i:i> ON PAGR HIGHT) Historic Armory Damaged By Fire $200,000 Damage In Fire At Springfield Sprlngrield, Mass. Jan. 30 -(UP) A general alarm fire destroyed one building and damaged |. second at the historic I tilted r'tates armory today but failed to interrupt all out production of tile Garand automatic rifles used by the arm**d forces. Brig. Gen. Gilbert Stewart, commanding officer of the arm ry, estlmuted io** at 1200.000. Some six firemen and workmen were felled by the denao smoke and Intense heat as the flame* demolished th*- field service building and damaged an adjacent structure. Authorities said a brick and concrete firewall saved the second building and helped them control the threatened conflagration tn less than an hour. General Stewart announc'-d he would appoint a board of Inquiry immediately to determine the cause of the fire.

Legion To Assisi On Third 'R' Day Adams Post Accepts Registration Duty Plans for tin- gigantic task of I conducting the third seleiftye sei vice registration in Adam ■ utility on February 16 were launched this I w*-*-k By the \d.im* county draft I board. \d.itii* Po*t No 43. Am*- <an I.*- | giiiu, has accepted the work of ori ganixing ami directing the -ewislra- | Hon in th*- comity. Ralph 11. Koop. , draft board chairman announced today Th*- cooperation of Ute general { IHkhllc will le- nought 4>y the la-gioll I Volunteer registrar* Will likely be I called ii pin from < Ivllianr. It wa* stated Directly in c harge of th*- •.-ri-tia | tion* will Ih- kdrlan Bak> i Mbert Miller and Joseph lailirent i f the Legion Mr Rmip. Roy Miiin.n.i and ti N Smith <baft luKird m n , **-r* will generally supervise the work ItegiHii*ation site* Will likely leI iet up in Decatur. Monro-*. B*-rn** and Geneva, with a la*gionna re in I < harg< ai ea< h of the site* Both men and women are exp** ’*-*1 to l*e '•ailed utem to gid in the registering. Sit M-e registration sites are to ' remain open from 7 a. m until 9 p. I in . it Is considered likely that registrars will work in three •!*. fts Expect 1.800 Registrants Mi Roop *-«timated thi* .norninc that 1 »oo o'- more men may r**gis- | ter in the county a numl r r**pj rt **-nting al*>ut 73 percen* of the 2.53« odd registered in the first I registration , Men between the ages of ?o and It inclusive excepting ;ho*.- ulI ready registered will ba reqnired ■ * 1 — Gsnurrtwt'Ptn n* osar nvxi Kohne Heads Medical Emergency Services Dr. Kohne Appointed County Medical Chief Dr. G-raid .1 Kohne i>t »-id*iit of the Adam* county medical *o < iety. and new tneinli* r of th* * utility civilian defense council, wa* named last night to the post of county < hi* f *>f emerx- m y medical services Dr. Kohne* appointment wa* made by V .1. Boriiiatin. Adam* county defense director, in conformity with a reque*t from th.stat - defense headquarterHi* duties int hid*- the direction and supervision of im-dii al servi* *■* In event of -i natural <ata*trophe here during war limes Administering aid to victim* of major wreck*, plant accidents. *ata*troph*». caused by sabotage, or ••ven i air raid*, will lie tinder his *upei- ' vision. Dr Kohne become- n member of tb<- council by virtu*- of hi* t-cent election to tile office of prestdi-nt of tlie county medical society, *m celling Dr F L Grandstaff Archbold Named To prevent duplication of farm war jfroup effort-, director Bormann also announced at the <!••- . sense meeting last night the appointment of I. K Archbold, conn-1 ty agricultural agent, as county * <>-1 ordlnator of farm organizations. Head* of these variou* organizations will meet soon to form a county coordination council. Director Bormann during the | meeting issued a statement, in tCONTINI'KH ON PAGE FIVE) — John C. Maqley Is Trustee Candidate John S. Maglwy. well known Root township farmer and a former resident of this city, announced his candidacy today for the Democratic nomination for trustee of his township. Mr. Magley Ira* been a life lone resident of the county and >wns a farm in Root township He 1- a former township assessor and has always taken an interest in pnidic affairs. As a young man. Mr. Magley spent several years teaching school. He stated today he would file his declaration within the 6u-day period and would tnake an active campaign for the party nominalion.

Price Two Cents

MacArthur Reports Reinforcements Are Being Moved Up By Japs For Assault By rnit**l Pres* The siege of Ningapore by land i and air began imlay when an *-*ti» , mated IJo.tHui veteran Japanese I troops batt I**l to within I* miles — ! almost within artillery range- if ; the key British Island Brl* "h ImiH-rlal*. fighting fu* lously and inflict lug heavy *a-<ial I He* on the enemy, were holding i lilies ill th*- Kulai sector on the ! central ftotit ninth of the •-mis* way that run* from Johote B-ilhii to ihe naval It-**** ami neat th** I'untiati B* ■ir river, on Hu- w*-< < *M«t of Malay.) Bui tin- enemy had forced a path I down tih- penlii*ula by throwing ! lner*-a*ingly •ujmrlor numlrei* , against the Australian* and oih*-r i defense units until they were at a point where modern long-range ! gun* could ea*lly iHtmlmid the | strait* and th** mirth shore of SingafHire Island Th*- Japane *• i fi*-|i| artillery how*-v* r. wa* not ! able to fire a* fa a* the strait* and the Imperial* were fighting to ' hold their present det* ll*. line- In I order Io prevent <-m-my immbardI ment of the island 1 j Japan*-*** airplane- however. I were attacking British posit: »ii« and th*- naval base area where : they clalim-d I*) have done tnui li ' damage and were attempting to j enforce .1 siege of th*- waterway I which •till are op*-n to tin- British land aero** which reinforcement I van mov* A British < »ininuni*|ii< : I noted in< reusing enemy air at--1 tacks iti th** last 21 hours and ■ Idhated that th*- city a w*ll .< •I military fiosltloii- wer*- heavily ] raided. Th*- north shore of Singapore I I Island ha* been «tripp*-d for act -1 by evaluation of civilians and ihe I I British were exp*-*-1»-d to defend Johore Bahru to th*- last Imfore blowing up th*- causeway leading I ■ 'I ■ I I were moving up h. avy leinfot* *-• iii*-ti’- to renew a'ta* k* after til (ering def-ats and heavy <usual I tie* at th** hand* of American ami Filipino (on *** und* i G**n I Mat Arthur on Bataan peiiin*nl-i. ;jth<* wai *l*-|)arinu-ii' said The mo-t ••mouragltig Allied r*I |H>. t from th* southwestern I’a. iflc came from the Dutch, who reporti **d that “lot* and lots ' of American air reinforcement* were arrivlni* J in th.- Ha«t Indi*-* ami that Noth, j land- troops wen* fight mg strong ! iy on four land front* ugainst the I en*-my Til*- Dutch said that they w. .• I keeping up their toll of om- enemy I ship a day ami now hud sunk or heavily damaged ',l enemy *-if' since tli*' w.*r started, including i large percentage of ih<* .lapan>*>>* ! armada that wa* attacked l*y Netherlnd and American ton * I in the battle of Mm a- .ir *tr lit* The Macaw-ar battle resulted iii ' new Japan*--*- landing* on In-,--I that are stepping stone* tow ini I th*- united nation* headquarter* at i Java th** Important Netherlands . tin Island* Including Bangka am! Singapore But the **n*-iny fl*-**i, j estimated a- high as lot) vessel* I '•allying IStlomi men in a Britisli | di«patch. wa* severely battered I Th*- exact toll of Japan***), ship* I ha* not yet been establish'*). | American planes ami naval units i got 16 and the Dutch officially re> j ported a total nt 31 sunk or dam* I aged, including those attacked by ’OONTINt'm nw PAGE FIVE) Victor H. Eicher To Seek Re-Nomination Victor H. Richer, liicttmbi-nt county auditor, unnoum <*il iihl. y that he would be a candidate tor re-nomination to I In* office on Hu* Democratic ticket in the approaching May primary Mr. Richer ha* capably f'tlfilb-d the duties of the office since January 1. 1939, following hk* 'bil 101 l in the fall of 193 s Mr. Richer Is a native of the county, having been born In Hartford township Prior to his election to th*- offi. of auditor, ho served as a tea* her In th. schools of Hartford township He I* married ami the father of one child. Roberta, a student ut the Decatur junior senior high school. The family r**id«* al 412 (’loss street In lh-catur. where they moved from Geneva in 1939,