Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 40, Number 29, Decatur, Adams County, 3 February 1942 — Page 5

uFSOAY. FEBRUARY 3.1M1

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| "TRAILER VAGABOND” HBHHBHHBSH ! By WABBBN BATLBY

IT» Nevada—No 3 Br t<" ong year* gold miner* Ml rowrtto't of thia neighborai «rd di’iy and hourly over B ”’♦ richest mas* of silver Bt"i wor'd h*i ever teen They B' "evict on it end road* over m red gold on either tide ■’< "♦»*' d’eaming that the ■ see Comstock Lode 'ay M* " their graip ■old had been ain ked here the da yr of 19. The ouly B d.Miive y made wa* inimedl■h lent nine of the death* of aim found It Then, in B* a iz> Canadian hunterMk named Henry Comstock ■id- ‘d in 'o prospect Hr found B- wld Um when other miners ■ui-rwt nch Ixjld deposits In ■ Mile Canyon naming their ■l h» ophit li'.ggins*. Comstock Bf"''” 1 <> hold ilaint to the only Bu*b> wale! supply with which ■•orb tin claim He wa* cut In ■ < -hare that eventually tan Baullion* in Oliver. ■r-.’ed wa* the strip of dark ■v"d nong th* middle of the M' Ogg ng*. The men were Batted ir, gold and knew little M* •"» ®«H«r metal. But In ■< «< 59 a man with curiosity M** r,d a tael of black rock* B "i« atrip and had it assayed. B fhernoon» work netted htm VC and started the "rush to ■•ke*" That ore wa* found to third silver. M V "Pf'itc Os l*«9 In ought a backwash of fortyM* * ( "' m < ’ i ‘**fornia. along "Uh ■ “ ,u * l of Wtnblers and The <amp lietame B r iti ivm K Virginia City over ■>’ ’‘"in famous tbiiiiighout the

TKAILMR VAGABOND” ia apunaored and appears in this paper through the courteay ot DECATUR SUPER SERVICE dn "OE STREET PHONE 532 We Close 7 p.m. I (Except Saturdays) We re cooperating with the Government on National Defense and trust you will find it convenient to call on us for service during these new working hours. We have arranged to serve you better. Hoping to see you soon. Decatur Super Service M °NROE STREET PHONE 532

The Japa n ear also bold Pont lanak on the Weal Borneo coast. Their airplane*, either land baaed on Borneo or from carrier*, have been able to make a damaging raid on Noerabaya. the chief Dutch naval and air base In the Indira The raid may be a prelude to a syatomatlc Japanaae attempt to make Hoebaya useless aa a baae, just aa their air power ueutrnliMd Singapore* effectlvrne** Even now. they have held up their land aa»aalt on Hlngapoie across Johore at rail while their plane* pound It* drlense* end air fields. To the eaat of Java, the Japan ear have landed In force mt Am Ixiina Island the *econd of the two main Du'< h bases. Reinforcement* also are reported arriving there. The tolsnd already la loat to the Dutch aa a baae. If they can succeed In making Soerabaya unaafe. they will have taken a step forward in softening up Java for tnva*lon It ia not Impossible. however, thee the scattering of the invasion fleet in the strait of Maca*«ar will make It neceaaary for the Japan, ese to pauee for awhile et Cdehe* and Borneo while a fresh fleet Is assembled and eent down from Cam Ramh bay If so. It will be valuable time gained for the Allie* TWO MORE SUNK continubd rw faob onb nations southwest Pacific command Previously the Japanese had effected a landing on Amboina Island on which is the second ranking naval and air force base in the Indies which is to the northeast K Java. A fleet of 2S Japanese 'tombing

For twelve years a down small ! bonanaas along the l.ode wen worked with profit. Than cams the big discovery, the one that ’ made the Comstock famous and ' has produced F0C.000.000 in all- ’ ver alone since. A single week's i run of one local mill turned out ’ sixteen tone of bullion valued at i over a million dollars. Th<- newly I established Federal mint al Car- ’ son City was swamped Suddenly rich miner* shod their - horses with silver shoes Palatial 1 homes went up with silver used ■ wherever metal was needed I Fortunes were made between dawn i and dusk Evicted from hto hotel - over an unpaid board bill one day. I the now famous Lucky Baldwin I was welcomed back a millionaire > the neat. From the mare of shaft* i and drifts beneath the town poured a stream of silver that nearly i upset the economic stability of ’ the world. i The Irony of rfic situation to i that the Comatock Lode enriched i Henry Comstock and immortalised hla name, when he actually had i no real claim to the wealth and > honor. And the man who had t mote to do with finding this vast t depoalt of silver — Jame* "Vn i gin la" Fenuymore a pioneer pros i pec tor in the Ophir Diggings i govs up too soon and sold out . his interests for an old hors/ i and a few dollars. He died penI nlle»» while the mine* he ( lillld I have owned were gushing millions In silver and gold i Mu’ old Fennymore’s memory is - preserved here in the city he nami ed after himself and hie home I state. Quiet now. with but a few i mine* still in operation. Virginia - City remains a *lumln-rlng monni men' Io Nevada * colorful Age of Silver.

No Favoritism To Farm Registrants No Deferment Solely Because Os Shorfaqc Franklin Ind Feb. 3~tl'pi ll'Hisler Partners must look beyond Selective service for a aolll 'un to their growing farm laltor shortage, because no favoritism can lie shown the farming Indust,y That. In effect, was the answer of .Maj. Bayaid Shumate, assistant director of Indiana selec'.lvn service. to innumerable local leva rd querlea throughout the state concern Ing possible deferment to farm registrant* because cl the Inn easing Iturden plac-d upon agriculture In the war production effort “The artny cornea fir**:, and when quota* must be mot the agriculture Industry must make It* share of the sacrifices." Maj. Shumate told a conferente of Johnson county local Itoard member*, state selective service officials and members of the I' H deparUn -nt of agriculture war board at a meeting last night. "All industry must give :o the building of a great war son e ” "Agriculture is no es<-ep'lon. The army comes first and when quota* must be met the farmer nutt do his part.” .Maj. Shumate declared. He Indicated that aelecUve service was only partly responsible Cor the farm Iwbo*- shortage, pointing out that many farm workers deserted fields for bettor-paying jobs in defense industries. Admitting that Johusou couttiy has a special problem berause of its high position in Indiana agriculture; its proaimity to Indianapolis and the lure of well-paid delenae jobs, and because of the new army cantonment to l»* Iniilt in the area. Maj Shumate, however, oil -red no solution through selective service to the county’s problems. Maj Shumate's statements clarifying selective service’s stand with ii-gaid to tho farm laltor qu-stlon were interpreted by those attending the conference as app s iiable to local board* throughout tho state. ~. _——o Conservation Club Will Present Show ’’Here Come* the Circu* is th* title of tile home talent induction to be presented by the country conservation club at the Decatur Catholic high school auditorium February 19 and 20 it was announced today. This Is to be the second annual production of its kind to be given by the club. Last year* show was met with splendid response. th.- members stated. The decision to again stage » show thl* year waa made last night nt the regular meeting of the club, held in the Ht. John * *ch<x>l north of Decatur During the meeting, the members also voted to sign a bird and fl*h raising contract with the state conservation department. Complete plans and the cast for the home talent show are Io be announced later. o • ■ —- WOULD INDUCT •coNTirrußD moss faun omb> Jus<d mainly iiy 'he shift of farm workers to industrial production and by recruiting for 'he armet planes, escorted by fighters, matle the attack on Soerabaya Japanese plane* al*<i attacked Malang. Madloen. .Magetan and Hemltang on the East Java coast. To offset the new Japanese threat, the Netherlands Indies command »a« able on the Imisl* of new repot'* to »ay 'hat guerilla fighting by Intrepid Dutch l.oojt* against overwhelmingly more numerous Japanese Invasion forces continued in the Minahassa area of Celebes island It «ald that the Dutch Indies troops, by brave stand*, had won local successes In which many Japanese troops were killed

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DECATI’R NEEDS MANY NEW HOUSES I veneer house offer* a high ■B" I OK . » I*— 4 ‘ I dogroe of eonvealoMe and I ■ livability because of the HQ I compact way in which it I . W -- was planned. It should be so < noted that the kitchen is — _ rw well removed from the bedUi Mga - I H room*, and that there i* no ■ 1 Tf 1 ■ ' | direct connection between ■MMBfo Rfoß RBUmwam the living room and the ■ >■—-fl " p ■ former. Thia treatment to fl faamfl *- ■■ 1 fl regarded aa eirellent. since H m ** '*’■*”*■ peeaibibty ““'“turT’r—lM -B *1 I cooking odors seeping .4 — fli ■ these rooms. * fl LB | ]. i HIM I “ ‘FLOOR • P I A N •

service* ll« recognised tha' a farm worker removed to “praclleslly lrreplacable" but added "we cannot defer every farmer, every farmer's son. und every farm hand merely becattoe the individual h.rppen* to Im- engaged In the occupation of farming ' DIVE BOMBERS CONTINUED Fltotg FAQS UNff on mainland i<aid* as the Japanese I troops massed aero** from Singapore and the airplane* exchanged raid* TO ASK 500 MILLION CtrNTINUffP FKOM PAOB OW ame. that thia country ia extending to China. Treasury soiines said China still ha* |sl otm ono of a f ifto (Smi.imhi credit established for her In the currency stabilisation fund and miscellaneous assets in the export-import bank IHplomatic sources believed China would be able to Use a cash loan In <a*e* where lend-lMss material aid Is of no assistance, es pe< tally In stabilising domesllc finances But most important, tbe-e some. es said, would be th- morale hoist- i erlng effect of the loan ill China and the adverse reaction In Japan. It to expected to act as tacit notice to Japan that the United Btates has no intention of pulling Ils punches In the Pacific In favor of the war against Germany in Europe Knox ret ent ly cait-ed considerable uneasiness among Americas Far Eeastern Alllew by asserting that the first Allied objective was desirmtl otiof Hitlerism. Hubseuuently the president stated em-

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phatically that the United Htatc* would make an all-out effort in the Pacific and Knox said his atatement had hewn mtounderstood " — ll o —■ MORE JAPANESE tCONTINUBD FKOM MOR <>N«> ■ was not dlat loned He is the first Anieihaii general to become a casualty in tile present war. SOUTHERN RED tCONTfNTKD FHOM FAOB ONB) ed laiiuching counter-attacks <>n the southern front but were unable to halt the Russians. Fighting waw said to Ire r-adtrng new heights of ferocity a* Hie Kusslan and Gernuin armies engaged in a "race aaai'.ist spilug The Kusaians were seeking to sbattei or cripple German offeuatve power before the Naris tan launch a spring offensive. The Germans were throwing counter-attat k» to prevent the Russians from achieving their objective and enable thGermans to reach theii second and third defense lines which the Red army oigau Red Star said were being hastily constructed. — o— — — Sentence Youth To Long Prison Term Fort Wayne. Feb. 3 tl'P|--Earl Purcell. 22. Columbus. <> . was sentenced to i't to Ju year* at the slate reformatory when tv- pleaded guilty io Allen circuit court late yesterday to a chrage of armed robbery. Pun-ell admitted participation In a hoid-up of a grreery store here Dec. 2". in which he and an accomplice obtained close to

|s<m The accomplice ha* not been apprehended — O i ....... —.- Adams County Man Faces Two Charges Edward Kim>w 33. of south of Deiatur. was being held in the Adams county jail here today await ing arraignment on two charge*. Kime* was arrested by Sheriff Ed Miller and Deputy Leo Gilllr ‘ last night on < barge* of operating a motor vehicle while under the in ' fluence of intoXhatlug liquor, and operating a vehicle wphout a> llienac. I He was arrested south of th- ! city following a chaae of an hour or *o in which members of the . sheriff'* department were aided by | city polhe Neveral calls were received by i the sheriff's department, complain . ing of Kime's driving before In-. was located, the authorities stated I He will likely b. arraigned in circuit court before Judge J Fred Fru< lite some time tomorrow to anew er to the counts. 0 Valentine Dance At Elks February 14 The annual Valentine dance of the B. P. O. Elks will lie held al the home on North H.-i-ond *ti - i Hatuiday Februaiy It starti.ig at 9 .1" p in Tile dance i* for mein-1 her* and invited guests \din'«sion ( price will he 75 cent* per couple. |ilu tax. o Telinessi-e iH-came the lath largest state in the I9t» census, replacing AlalMtuu.

Seed, Weed School At Berne Thursday — A N Aprunger. seud dr-!er of I ll<-itie will lie the thairma'i at (her Adam* county Weed and «e««d I school to lie hold at th» Heine coiiMnsiniiy building Thuiaday us l ternooll. O. C. l-ec Os the i’lirduel exten-liiu department will Im the principal *peak*r for the *<-ho<d. which starts promptly at I p m l The piogram to os follows Heed law* t Illustrated * th— "new" seed law; Weed *eed 111 crop seeds I i Keisl cleaning I. weed* and their control tilln*'ratedi fapeclal weed' problem* of the < ounty will bo dis-1 < usaedl. ftaor prise* to lie gives at the | weed and seed school are 21 lb. bug of All-I*urposc flour Adam* Co. farm Bureau elevator I M lb. bag of calf meal Monroe (J rain Co. So lb. bag of Burko laying mash I Buik Elevator. Monroe. M lb Ims of Burko laying mash I -Buik Elevator. Decatur. 2i lb. lug of Quaker flour Preble Equity Ekchangv sft lb. Ivag of Thorobread flour Linn tlrovo Elevator. I Ivag of chick starter— Berne | Community Eichange. 75 lb. hag of flour (ienevv Mill-1 ing Co. 1 bag of Purena <diick starter — | Berne ICquity. ——-—o—- ■. - —— Juneau. Alaska's capital, had a ' 1940 population of A.Mfo

PUBLIC SALE The underalgned executor of the Oeorge Chronister estate will »ell at public auction the following personal property at SH West Jefferson street. Decatur. » i SATURDAY, February 7, 1942 Commencing at 1:00 o'clock prompt Tappan gas range: Ice refrigerator; kitchen table .1 kitihen chairs; round dining room table: •> chairs; buffet; bookcase secretary; piano and 3 lietiches: Leather davenport: Library table, 3 leather rockers: straight back rocker, brown reed rocket , green reed rocker; 3 other rockers; Hltdseye maple tied. Hos sptlng bed with inncrsprlng mattress; 3 brass beds; 2 net* spring* 3 mattresses. 3 dressers; Chest of drawers Commode; 2 9«13 ft mg fixl ft rug. *xl3 ft linoleum rug; 3 linoleum rug*; Apes radio; Foot stool; Floor lamp. Radio light: 3 table lights. Ironing Ihmiil; curtain stretcher*: wall dock; •> pair drapes; h pair other curtains: mantle doth ktts hen pans and utensils; vase, salad bowel; H salad ctipa; fruit plate. »ugai Ihtwl butter dish; ftuit tan* and bottles. i>orch seat. TERMS- Cash Roscoe Glendenintf, Executor Sutn.ui Hros. Auctioneer*.

———*■——■aw—^——si——W—a^———— *— ORANGESdoz. 32c Grapefruit F °£.rr 4 for 25c APPLES 4 lbs. 25c FRESH PORK LIVER lb. 18c Tenderay Sirloin lb 37c Tenderay Beei Roast lb 29c

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ADMIRAL NIMITZ (XMrriNUKD rnoa racf ow»t l>ert Islands," be said. ** I can attest that every ship, • very plane, evsry officer and man of the Paelffe Ito t afloat, aloft and ashore to being utillard to the fullest estent l>otli to safeguard America and bung the war to tho enemy's door»tep.'' Nlinlta, a submarine espert whose naval carskr haa eaiended over tft <>t hi* M years, was called Dec 17 from hla port aa rhlrf of the navy's bureau of navigation to take charge in the Pacific. 10 days after the Japanese sneak attai k He had said little While he prepared hla plans to carry oat the navy's tradition ot offensive warfare. In hto i ommunlque yesterday ho had been able to announce the «u< cessful attack on the Marshalls and Gilbert*.

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