Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 40, Number 35, Decatur, Adams County, 10 February 1942 — Page 1

DAILY DEMOCRAT

XL No. 35

APANESE OFFENSIVES ARE GRAVELY HREATENING ALLIED STRONGHOLDS

le liner Is Idly Damaged I (ostly Fire ■ormer Normandie, ■mow Port Os U. S ■leet Is Damaged Y *“ m .« A.ntii <>t ■ ~t >. .11 .xp.-i' '.nit part in tolled irt<i IH ... II . I--.ii i iv.-r |,l. I .<i*> ■j,...., . . ..l.tz.-d again 3t . . .-I .n'.-rioi of her n .- u .- *a- extin f- • and the ■, il .itol 'iri ■l. who had Im' ■in .... ■■ yesterday •!' 'he etigi ■> tn> tn o|v<- the iiioini Ki; Inrtifiiig In I . X..':n.indie p. de ■ • ■ , and fast*—! pa*K. now the I'SH. * . I - largest K.i . Was a sad sight Mt;. . d tier a i t ippled ■ 'h.t-l of her »uper*trur- ■ r ids'. under water and ■ gtarit «tack* and her Mn ■ ■■ a fee .move the water Mk ,► • Irnked pier M u -Ollie good newx he disaster iif the acciMr fire wiie h raged in her B- : ■ i n w uncontrolled ■*'L» ~!■■ ..Min and remitted ■iy h-r • i.ning over on her ■ " . f 'hi former French Be- ' I 'i.e I'nifed Pres* that Bs’Zel.y .he iiiiild he righted ■ rrpaired and with a speed ■ »<-uid «urprl«e the layman ■>" >»«pape I’M revealed In K’f'eh'ed «’ory today that it invert if a ted precautions Ire ullage on the Sew York F* -.v week* ag„ and had dim M th.' -aiiotage against any I •' harbor, including the W’ttr *„ii,d lie a ‘cinch." Ita Fter Edmund Scott, got a Job 1 ’lev-dore aboard her by pay--1 high Initiation fee to the photemen'. union, with no •twin *.k.-.J and reported that COM have even act exploitive* ltd het «O nonexistent were I ordinary precaution*. Mr Admiral Adolphus Andrew* itßatida.it 0 ( the third naval bet »aid however, that there ” poiiiblllty of the fire hav**n let by saboteur*. >nl censorship prohibited a Wailed account of the damtot it was pernilaitible to aay tto fire damage war. entirely "Red to the three upper deck*. 1 ’to interior of her hull had •ealed by her water-tight and bulkhead* and remaindry even while she wan partly r water, that she remained •rtumiijf Intact, both aliove I »*tow th# main deck. * French officer, who. because ■ >tatu* In thia country la that ON PAOB nva> ' Marys Drops flow Flood Stage K J ‘'’•Rtioti of the rain* and'cooler re,Hl,w « In a far fall '** Bt. Mary'* river, it wa* reM today. r ?.* r * ai> three day* ago the St. it u?" ~r ou». of it*; Ban « near the eait bridge werflowing into Schmitt* i OaL rl ** r tw,a)r WM r,r b ‘'- flood stag#. b»eryer* reported the fall at •» feet in the past three &.* ? upp,ante< * ,h,> r,,n ,a * t L »na threw a white blanket th. * * n,ire city. Snow plows Ue-ti t.f* hl ' hwa y cre * were let m 0 M lon at an Mrl y h ‘ ,ur n r ' th * fß,aral route* In cordllffic ‘ • usual flow ot tnorulr.g ffl<Mlara,a ’ * r«»i . * thermein--28 ab °" ”” a ‘ r l«lns tt 1 ?. * Tery ,0! ‘l«“on i day* * higher throughout

City Asks Dismissal 01 Bentz Complaint Points To Expiration Os 30-Day Deadline A motion to dismiss tb« cornplaint of Italph W lientg. in which In- seeks IO be restored to the city fire department, ha* been filed In Adams circuit court by F”rd L Lltterer, city attorney. Th« motion, filed late yesterday, cites that Rent** complaint and Irond was filed on February f> “on# day after the go day* expired after the said decision wa* rendered by said board of publn works and safety " Fair Iler in the motion, it is < it«-d that chapter wfi of the acts of the general assembly of ibdll provide* that "such an appeal tan appeal to the circuit or superior court from sin h decision of dismissal or *us pension on the part of the hoi di shall be taken within 30 days after the date such decision is rendered.” The motion to dismiss continues, quoting from the acts that sin h city may file a motion to dl«mi » the appeal for failure to perfect the same within the time ami In the manner required by this .<• tlon.” The motion further asserts that the decision of the lioard of public work* and safety dismissing Benu after a hearing In which tin hoard charged h«’ had been convicted of a criminal offense was made on January 5. IM2 " Bents, It will be remembered, was charged with reckless driving and running a red light lie entered guilty plea* to both counts and wa* fined on each. Iji'er. the action to remove him fnnn th city fire force wa* brought by the board of public works and nf. ty Rudolph Buuck Is Trustee Candidate Rudolph Huuck. of Preble township. announced today that he would be a candidate for the Deintr cratlc nomination to the office of trustee of that township In the May primary. Thi» i» th# first time that Mr. Buuck ha* sough' public office. -■' - o To Discuss Farm Problems At Meet County War Boards Meet At Huntington Stumbling block* farmers may face thl* year in producing vital: wartime crops under the C. S department of agriculture's "food for freedom" program will ire discussed by member* of the Indiana L'HlftA war board Wednesday at a meeting of northeastern Indiana county war Iroards In the court house al Huntington. Labor shortages, priorities and farm marchinery repair problem* and what is being done to offset these handicap# hy the department of agriculture will he outlined by member* of the state bar board. Winfred L. Gerke. AAA chairman who heads the VSDA war troard In Adams county, urged farmers to discus* production problem* with the local board prior to the meeting In Huntington so that they tnay be presented to the state board. Any obstacle, he said, in the path of farmers which might jeopardize the nation* number one effort of food production is the Immediate concern ot the boaid Member* of the state war board scheduled to appear on the pro.<’ONTINI'KI> nW P*<»K HIX» — TEMPffRATURff READING DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER 8:00 a. m. — 2® 10:00 a. m. - 2® Noon 30 2:00 p. m 30 3:00 p. m. - 30 WEATHER Little change In temperature thia afternoon and tonight. Light enow in eatrome north portion.

Luxury Liner Damaged By Fire I /T B x I / : ■ - X fIM ? yyl 1 // r , JU' \ ' Wt Th«- I S S LafayHt**. formerly th»* Xorman«lh». Fi» a nvh luiury i . wa* badly damaKrd by fire uib Monday afternoon at her Hudson river pier in New York. Th* alM>ve ph tuir show* firemen and >.«■ •« | clhnbhiK ladder* at the *hlp M bow A former French officer of tht Klant vemud told th* I nh*M| Pi* -.# today that the tohip undoir-*'<! -.i ! M i•I aM v w!, ’“ ’ w * r ‘ h * **’ 'l'

Name Committees For Decatur Fair Heads Os Committees For Fair Announced Committee* for the annual trw afreet (air and agriculture allow which will !><■ held In Decatut dur--1 Ing the third week In August. have been named by the director* or the Chamber of Commerce. It waa announced by (Henn Hill, i president and Arthur E Vogle | wede, secretary-treasurer. that con tract* had been signed with the Gooding Amusement company of Columbus. O. for the ride* and shows which will be erected on the midway. The contract i* slmi I lar to the one heretofore In force between the Chamber of Commerce and the amusement company The company pay* a share of the gross receipt* for the concession. The committee* follow: Free act*: Herman Krueckeberg. chairman: Glenn Hill. Arthur E Voglewede. Concessions: Robert Helm, chairman. Ride* and shows: Clyde Rittler, chairman. City light and power: James Murphy. Cal Yost, co-chairmen. Contributions: Clarence Stapleton, chairman. Parade* and hand*: William Bowers, chairman Industrial exhibits: Eugene V McCann, chairman. Budget and finances: Arthur E (CONTINttICT* ON PAGE TWOt — — Montana Man Has Two Wheels Stolen Berne, Ind., Feb. 10 Home from Montana to visit his parents. Mr. and Mr*. (1 C Jone* << near Berne, a sneak thief stole the two rear wheel* and tires from the car of Clarence Jones while It was parked In front of the home of hl* parent*. Both tire* were in good condition. Jone* does not know how he will return to Montana as the tire rationing program makes no allowances for such case*. ■ —o Son Os President Undergoes Operation New York. Feb. 10-< CP) -Lieutenant Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr., was operated on for appendicitis today at the naval hospital in Brooklyn. The hospital said hi* condition was "satifactory" and that he wa« "resting quietly." Lieut. Roosevelt was taken to the hospital from Portland, Maine, on Saturday for "observation" and the navy announced he war suffering from "chronic appendicitis,"

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana Tuesday, February 10, 1942

SIO,OOO Damage Suit To Federal Court i The (10.000 damage suit ot Evelyn B. Gladfelter, of fhls city. agalnst the Pennsylvania railroad arising from the d'-ath of h- r husband in an auto-tram crash n Feb--1 ruaiy IS, 11*11. ha* been removed ' from the Adam* circuit <ou-t here I to the district court of the United States at Fori Wayne. Judge Frucht** granted the petition for a removal fib-d by 'he defendant railroad yesterday and ordered a transcript prejiared wi'hin 20 days. —O — — - Advises Candidates Io File Petitions Office Seekers Are Advised On Petition Candidate* for public office h* re are being advised to carry petitions for signature* In preparation for filing them with their declaration of candidacies. It has been announced that th*law requiring the candidate* to file the petition* had been repealed. At the recent meeting of the district county clerk's association, the clerk* agreed that a technicality in the repealing of the law might call for the petitions so all clerks in this area have advised candidate* accordingly. The original law required that county candidate* file a petition bearing the name* of voter* representing on«-half of one percent of the total vote* cast by both major parties for secretary of state: township candidate on< half of one percent of the vut<* cast for trustee, and city one-half of one percent of the vote cast for mayor all in the last general election. County Clerk Clyde Troutner ha* advised preparing the petitions "‘to be on the safe side." Berne Schools Seek To Join Association Berne. Ind.. Feb. 10 —The Berne schools have applied for membership or admittance to the north central association of secondary school* and college* and a committee of six principal* of Northeastern Indiana are visiting the school two days this week and will make a report to the Association's main office which will pass on the local request In April. School officials here this week are John Young. New Haven: Philip Blackburn. Union City: H. S. Brubaker, Portland: O. R. Smiley, Columbia City; L. W. Miller, Auburn; Paul Haller. Elmhurst.

Legislator Demands Farm Bureau Prohe Charges Check Off System For Dues Washington. Feb. io tl'l’i A Mississippi legislator today <*k--d congee*-, .'<> investigate <aargc* that membership dues in ;je American farm bureau federa’io’l have been obtained by a c heck off y | tem on farm wages and f •dernl agrlcultuial benefit puym- ti:*. The investigation was d.-r a tided in a letter from John A I! > itw< 11. chairman of the Missis- p|i> house I committee on argriculture ■ .s-n.i-I tor Robert LaFollette. Pi or esgive : Wl* laiFollette read it to tl.<- joint ■ congressional economy committee which is inquiring into farm security administraton payments ot poll I taxes for indigent farnn-i-Boutwell defended the ISA program hut suggested that the committee inquire into allegati ms that southern farmers have l> ••. “coerced" into joining Hie farm buri eau federation, a farmer-' organization which ha* crltlclz-d the FSA Boutwell said there h.iv been several complaint* th.it local rep-: resentative* of the farm -idreau federation in the south had Ashed agricultural adjustment administration benefit check* fol liiriner* and deducted the member Jhlp due* of the farmers before giving them the proceed- of the cheek Federation president Edward O'Neal. who was present at the hearing heatedly replied: "The secretary of agrlcu'.'ure Is more maticulou* than the secretary of navy, who permits the checkoff We have never approved ' that system. But. after all. if other government agencies do it f ir the CIO and AFL. I don't see whj farmer* don't slip once in a wiitie" - -0-.- — Plaintiff Dismisses Divorce Suit Here The divorce case of Fern Widman against John Wldtnan both ot Fort Wayne, which was scheduled to have been resumed before Judge J. Fred Fruchte In Adam* circuit court this morning was dismissed upon motion of the plaintiff. Rotarians, Farmers Plan Joint Meeting A joint meeting of the Decatur Rotary club and farmer* of Union township will be held at t i-. Lutheran school in the Bleek<- settlement Thursday evening. F“bruary If* Rotarians unaiile to attend this meeting must call Paul Hansel, club treasurer, not later than noon • tomorrow.

Fear Early Fall Os Singapore; Philippine Defenders Locked In Savage Battle With Japs

Small American Armyi Transport Sunk Near Hawaiian Islands By Japanese Submarine | Wushiuglon. F#b !<• tl’i'i Gen. 1 ; Huugias MacArthur * Philippine ! deft-uders an- l<»< k«-d "In a panic- j ul.irly savage ballb- rill Bataan peninsula while, tar to the east .Hound the lT.iw.it.aii l«land-. a Japan* *e submarine has eiink a small I S army tran»|>orf. an I I army < ominunlque said today Twenty nine pet-sun* were ml*-.-I Ing and believed 10-t In the torpeduttig of the transport, the j.’l j on Royal T Frank, in tin- tl.et ••to my action atound Hawaii in j *om.- week* Thirty-three survij voi - reai lied a Hawaiian pot t The battle of Bataan raged with | *piending although intermittent , fury. MacArthur reported, with hi# \ Anu-ricati amt Filipino troop* fightImg in "'grim determination The i communique spoke of "the heavy l i mhl* against them " Emphasizing the overwhelming ' numerical superiority of th- Ja|ia-{ ii«m<. Invader*, their total strength lias been estimated at Zim.omt or more on the Island of Luzon Mac krtbur said that Tlve "vet-ran", Japen.-*# division* have br-.-n ideu- j titled as engaged in the struggle ' of Bataan's jungle* and ragged I mountain*. Th., five J.ipatnee division* along probably would represent 7.1 .mni or more men. a i great part ot them < rat k highly , trained shock troops. Thu*, with Japan#*# reinforcement*. it appeared that altogether more than loO.OOtl Japanese were pitted against Ma< Arthur's weary men In Bataan The American ami Filipim* wen- holding out under attack* of Japanese tliVe bombers and the fire of Japan. su siege gun* from ’ (CONTINUE!’ ON PAGE HIXI o Approve Measure To Keep Up Farm Price Move To Keep Price Up To Parity Figure Washington. Feb. lit ll l’i I The senate agriculture committee i today umitilmously approved i.-gi-i lation designed to lialk any attempt I to keep farm price* below p-irltyl ■ by release of grain or cotton held : by the federal lommodllv credit: corpoiation The measure, sponsored by Sens. | John Bankhead It Yla . (luy (111 ' lette. !>. lowa Elmer Thoma- It , I Okla, ami Richard Ru-seil. It i Ga . would forbid the corporation to sell or dispose of it* stock* at price* below parity The committee admittedly aimed the bill at a policy of th# administration and secretary of agrh-ul turn Claude Wlckard to transfer the stock* to other federal agencies. The agencies then could send the commodities to processor* and displace materials on the free market, thereby forcing price* down. Bankhead explained that price provision* of the bill would apply to any agencies to which stock* were transferred. He estimated that 4$O,(t(N).oO0 bale* of cotton., 300,000,000 bushels of wheat and 10.000.000 bushel* of corn would I be covered by the measure. O _____. . Suit For Divorce Is Filed In Court Sul' for divorce ha* been filed I in Adam* circuit court by Alma i Almeda Dull of Washington town- . ship against Robert Dull. The suit j charge* cruel and Inhuman treatment. It alleges that they were ■■ married June 3. 1H36 and senarated October 22, 1841. She asks for custody of a child. Joyce Ann, aged five. H. R McTlenahan i« plaintiffs attorney.

In Air Corps I JU Divid B H.-ller former member ‘ ■of the Dally In-mo. ra’ **.<ff. t now i*ervlng w ith toe air corp* of the I | Fulled State- army at Sh<-p|>.i d j Field. Texas The above photo w i* j taken before Pvt Heller * ' . ' 'ransferied from Fort B>-ijamln! I Harrison. 1 Issue Request For Auxiliary Firemen More Volunteers Are Needed For Defense With only about half "I ’ ■ numbm* of volunte.-r < ard- 'iiritcd in that ate needed City def*moleader* today i**tfed an • I quest fol' Vollinte. fol '■> firemen The city'.- quota I- I --• men are to augment th P’> -tit regulat and volunteer fir. aa civilian def.-li*e IIU-.1-I ->d are to receive full 11 alllit . Harry Stull* assistant Die c', .f and Adrian Bink, of ''n ... io'.. d.-paifm.’lil attended , Fort Wayne la-t month to . • >• t>.-< e--at> training to r' • . t.-acher- for the aiixili.it> opta-l i Volunte.-r* are a-k.-.l o> .•> > o I Mayor Forres' Elzey fi.- chh'l |Ed Hurst or George Th > ■ - i'y < ivillan defense director Meeting Postponed Becan*.- i number ot m- in I w.-re unable to attend la-' nig ' city civilian defense m> . 'Li.' th. , -ession wa* postponed one .< > • k , Since Mi Thoma* wa unal.bto be present. Mayoi Fo>i. I-../., y ! contitilied the II ting ■' I• VI Monday night o Contingent To Army Service Thursday A contingent of youth* fr n Adams county will 1.-ave Ti ar»day i morning for army service. They : will leave draft board headquarters I here at * a m. Following i* the list of men in the contingent: William Shitinaberry. Luther Sievers, Noal Nprunger. Kenneth Shell, f'arl Li-»’. Ikmald Herman. Robert Mo«er, Dale Aug*burger, Lloyd Miller. R.chard Reed, William Scbroch. Jr. ■MMMMMM—— ———■■ ■ - ON VALENTINE’S DAY... Remtmber VncU too.' JI / Alw> Give (( 7 11. I. DEFENSE BONDS iQkSTAMPS

Price Two Cents

Japs On Offensive On Entire Pacific Front; Press Hard Against Singapore Th- bat'l- <>f the south* -t PaI < ifi.- today . ntei.-d a phase of deep etiing gravity for the I n : I Naj tlon- . inb.i'tl. 4 for. eJ.ipam---. fori.-- toiled forward <>n Singapore i-latid. battering ba k a g-im otpniiiniiei. imi»-'i.a T re., guard. The -uiiiid of heavy in... Inn • gun* could t>e heard in th. w ■* ••in -iil.iiii.- of Sinaapot city itThere -eemed little -.•III to hope that tile Brr -a. Yu- ralian. I Indian and nativ-- ft'. vp- I. fend ' ilig Singapore would be <de to 1 • J.lpam •- * I -till-' I I" island under protection of an ar--1 tilh-ry bai i.ig*- and .in-•■'ib.-i - Sor wa- th- f.i. ute !••*• ■ tn in i other —ctor* of th- thousaad* of I mile* of water and island *••-:-an I tha' comprise the -outhw- P. Everywhere the Japan- ■■ w-- -• ion tb« offensive, land . ■ u-w I troops pressing closer ami cios-i |to the remaining strongpoi'it of i the I nit—l Sat ton front In the Dutch Imla-s th- lapaim. . limq-k j>«iml-;umi> > "> tii another leaf, forward Japan.-*.* fi> <•« sb'ii- --I down I the long southward point m ; t..il of i S-l-he ialatid to land n ". vi- n l :ty of Ma a* ai only .'•'»' mil--1 n r<><« th- Java sea from S-erab.. j. the inaifi Dutch Ind.- naval ‘.a-- Jipanes.- patrol* -'a*h- I through the jungl-s of <ti If. . - I! oil- » 'ow.i;<l Itanjj- tn -n mi . 'he south * o.i 4, directly a. r >-* the Java sga from So. , at.aja To the east the fan-iik Japan- '. -. ..ff.-t, .I. winch ■' -k ~ I ' ai. I '..-h an -n- my *cr- .-n in th fr.nge of island prot-r’ing A. ’raiii i —a-hed lli'o Sew Ifiita .i With > I landing it Gasmat i. only .1.'.l mile i from th- Important Austral; in b.i — at Port Moresby. S-w Gulm . , The garvity ot the l in'.-d Sa ' Hotis' |*.»itloti wa* thrown into I. .Id relief by the ariv.il in liri-a of Geli t'li .llg Ka Sll-k t'liili I g-m-rali-- mo, there to di .-- the : defense of India with Bn' *a offit'hiatu - surprise visit . j -.i'ly envisaged military Strategy o be I employed in an attempt to halt th.. Japane-e t.-fme they «ma-h , through Burma to Bung < m the I Burma r-.ad .Utting (.‘hili' - vup- : ply lifeline . I- also -m—l lik.-ly th. t'tilali;' hoped tu aiou-e India's vast aativpopulation toward all-out participi h'<.s t r i’ \>;e two) o William F. Hoffman Dies Monday Nigh! Kirkland Township Native Dies Monday William Ftank Hoffman. 1 tired Adame comity t o in. .1 . 4 last night at * 3o o'. 1... k a' Hi.> Adam* county m. mortal l’--.p Death wa* attributed to ..i inotna following an Hines* of tl-. >• month* He had be. n confined to the hospital for »fx w.»k« The de. < aee<| wa* born in Kirkland township January 13. 1*77, the e.m of William and Catherine Zimm, vimiii Hoffman 11. was never married Surviving are five sf.-ters. Mi* R.o h. 1 Fritz iut. rof f».< :itui. M . Elizabeth Gregory of Hainiimml, Mi- Mathilda (Herland of Fort Wayne Mr- l/.ttl. My.- ot Bluff- : ton and Mr* Hattie Johnaon of i Palo Alto, ('allforniu and a brother Harvey Hoffman of Hamm-nd. , One sjeter I* dec-ased The body wa* taken to thn Zwhk funeral home, pending the I completion of tunetai arrange. I men’s.