Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 40, Number 55, Decatur, Adams County, 5 March 1942 — Page 1

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lervice Flags |o Be Given At llriotic Rally J Mothers And Wives |Of Soldiers To Be ■ Honored At Meet . ,| -.-All.' fl.ltH t mid blue stars, the mother* mid ..i in ’»••' .! ih.- county wide . ...gidtatlon ral ■F , lilth «h*a>l ="'dl ■ Min h I'.’ If nnmmnc- - nf the i.il emblem iI.-ii.ii .lui .1 mmi Horn b"” l '' 1,1 I, ,« displayed I* enlisted , fighting forces. will fi*-.- I’* On* mothers and “W,, »♦ 'h.-v li” «h»*»r name* at flat table. »hl<-h will .bs'K" of Ml" N- A VI J...- Hunter Th*- table ■I.. t- . |,„ ~,<i in th*- corridor of V iiMdiimt near the entrance sudltorlum. v .line nf the patriotic 'B, , j ... thr K.-d Cioaa booth ~* which Mrs William \l James Kocher. Mrs. ■C, K.ii. Mr* John Heller, Mrs ** Kn-hleild. “nd Mrs. J II An- «|| pu-side The women ~ i . ...I ii K.-d Cross work K ,i whom .ire active In pro.enter work. »B||the -peaking prowill l>" Mrs. George W "*K tt . h.-i'-r. funnel state llEi. <i "f Clubs president and , ..iiii.-i-tioii with civilian .111.1 lhe war proa ram !l®Th. «... ode chili Kiris of the '« . < 1... .m. company will pre Humoral*'." an entermusical playlet. sill l»- commented on by Jos.-pii J Helmets, pastor of Mary > < Ititrch and Rev. 0. Koia.iot pastor of the First iB o l it • btrii .liiiiih and preai<>f the Decatur ministerial Uisp:.n of the winning posters III 'he "Food for Freedom " , :i lie county and made by Mm ru iii the township and city will also be exhibited at tA* jiiditonnm. This booth will u: iii. k. of Mrs. Adrian W*-m M 4 Juhn T M ?era Mrg - c Mr I! Hehwartx. 9 The junior women of lhe Oeca--9 Woman's club. with Miss Miller as chairman, will ■••.t'l-- volunteer registration ■r'l< ~ ftii,. nieelltiK and col- ■' them .!« the Women leave the Be Th- junior arts girls. with J .hi Cowen* as chairman. act as ushers. B 1 nd> 'li- chairmanship of Miss >.| > itiik.- the Girl Scouts Will Bb'lii.-iatiire pertaining to ■*- :•>»*. mis. of defense bonds and M Adams Post 43 of the American " h., volunteered Its services B* r the rally and member* are coBk's'inr In various ways to help Bj 8 *" It a success. A parade from ■*" Le(ion Imine at 7 o'clock, with lte,.,.||, | l3l |(|, the U-Kion color (jjrl Scouts and Hoy Stouts ■srch from the corner of |Wi'-i and .Madison streets, to Secthen north to Monroe street west to the school building, hand under the direction of Sellemeyer. will play outthe school as the crowd Mlbera U ' "Wnunity singing will he led l*<> Kirsch. Decatnr poatmnsl ■ ’ Th *' l»tcatur hixh school dou 'l'urt. i with Mias Helen HauMB W "" Pianist, will sliik and Mrs. iB* I"*’* 1 "*’* Kt'cher, Jr., will provide music from 7:30 to V « o'clock at the vlbrsharp la-onard Saylors, chairman ■ >'he meeting and director of the jy o "*-' 1 w division for < Ivlllan deMrs Arthur 11. Ifotthouae, of the <-| t y division; Mrs. ” Riat k. and other committee met | ait night to comBr/ 1 ' d ' ,,alls sos 'he rdlly. A deprogram will |>e released i.y ’ M »Xlors in a few days. ~o~ W ' On Schooling For ■Auxiliary Policemen |l !w ’ a ''wpo>ia. March 5 _(UP)_ |g i,lr! "' «'hoc«s to train InstrucW“ r » for the auxiliary police fo r c« KLi" ***** ~|l' l ,l an defense organKbij" * UI be t " ,|d > n nln« Indiana iK i **"‘ nin T March IS. Cb.renr-a JaeUon, Civil defense director. [■*W»M>ed today, r ncoU * held at Inda«d Muncie ■lb..-" 1' 17 and U: in T » rr * Ik,*? snd Bedford ■w «" V’ 21 snd 241 l " rort ■Mar > Por “‘ and >‘«K»"«Por' ■ <hM - « April 1.

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City Blanketed By Snowfall At Early Hour Today I'npredbMadde March went her fell uphn Decatur again today, with the city tmvered by a blanket of sihsw al an early hour this morning. l he snow follow'd ckiae on the heels of lluhi rainfall during the night, but was afmarently doomed to ire short-lived By ths time wellvlty In downtown Dm-Mur was ondeuway a majority of the snow had incited. The Dally Democrat thermometer registered 34 degrees at 1 o'clock this inorirlng and bld fair to go much higher before the close of the day. puasNdy reaching the 42 de-r-we reading of yesterday afternoon one of the -highest cf the season — 9 . .... _»..... New Strategy Os Warfare To Rise In India United Press Writer Sees Allies Likely On Offensive Soon iltdltor'a note: John K. Morrln, far eastern manager of the I'nited Press, has just completed an extensive aerial journey from Java and across India with lien. Hlr Archibald Waved. British commander In India. The views expressed In this dispatch are based on conversations with high officials who cannot lie quoted directly.) By John 11. Morris. tHtpyrlght 1542 by IT I New Itelphi. India. Mar. 5 <VPi A new strategy of warfare based on India soon may enable the United Nations to •■nd their three‘months retreat and turn a much greater measure of their strength againat Japan in the Far East. I have travelled by airplane with (te®. Hlr Archibald Wavell almost the length and breadth of India In the last few days since our journey by storm-battered war plane from the embattled Island of Java last week. Hince last January I have had the opportunity for several off-the-record talks with the former supreme commander In the southwest Pacific and the allied offlceni around him. Here In India the war in the lAtciflc may be seen In truer perspective and It Is possible to give the following broad outline of what has happened and what May he expected: 1. There la every reason to expect that Wavell will yet win his grim race against time and the Japanese war machine. 2. To tniMl observers It seems dear that the Japanese have played their best cards In the first three months of war. They must soon begin running out of cards, these men believe. 3. The allies will make a supreme effort to halt the Japanese advance definitely here tin India) and to make India the base for turning a much greater measure of their strength against the Jap anese and. eventually, for a counttcnWTtwttffn nw wanw trvvir - 1 O — — Sugar Stamp Sheets Received By Clerk * Rationing Orders Are Awaited Here County clerk Clyde O. Troutner. Glenn Hill, county rationing administrator and V. J. Bormann, amnty civilian defense director, today were "standing by," pending further instructions relative to the rationing of sugar In the county. ■Clerk Troutner has In bis poasnaslon the 26.000 registration sheet forms which arrived earlier in the week and the 34.000 stamp sheet fotvns which arrived today. The stamp sheets bear perforated atarnpa. nunvber&i one to t»A note says that the stamps are not to be detached except In the preaence of the retailer, h's employe or person authorised lo make delivery. The stamp sheets are nunbered la serial numbers from 2«».ooi to JOS.iIOO. In other words, there are 0.000 books |n the shipment After the certificate Is detached the stamps and other Information may be folded into a packet like affair tilled "War Ration Book One” Officials are awaiting further information and Instructions.

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15 Men Killed In Explosion Al Ordnance Plant Second Disoster At lowa War Factory In Three Months Burlington, la., Mar. 5 tl'P) At least 15 drau were counted today as victims of a midnight explosion at thr Ibi.mw tHMi lowa ordnance plant, the second disaster nt the great war factory within three months. The blast nt 11:55 p. m. during thr midnight change of shifts rocked lhe flat lowa farming country for ntllra around and rattled windows In this city, six miles rust oil the Mississippi river. Approximately 4» men were injured. miiiw critically. I'ol Otto M Jank. commanding officer at the plant, said the cause of the explosion had not Ireeti determined bitt that an Investigation would begin nt dawn. Hr reported the explosion was Bl “the procrM building In <me of, the loading lines" and was similar to the one that look 13 Ilves a(Jhr plant last Dec. 12. A workman who had just left the building said debris was thrown "several hundred fret In the air" and that thr explosion "looked like a volcano." Another, who escaped with minor Injuries, said he was blown 40 feel from the building. Hix hours after thr rxploslon. the coroner's office reported 15 laxlies had twrn taken to undertaking parlors. Only six had been Identified at that Hmr. One of them. Harold Klontx, Ollie, lowa, had lived for five hours although both legs and one arm were blown from his lardy. .lank said the number of men working in the building had not Ireen ascertained and that the final death toll probably must await a check of payroll Mlsta. Hr said "It may take three or four days before We determine thr exact ntltrfber," Highway patrolmen from throughout southesuMern Ua* were summoned to handle traffic on roads b-adlng to lhe plant. All persons without official passes (CONTIMt’WD ON PAGN rWO> — Rev. Graham Offers Service As Chaplain Methodist Minister Expects Early Call Rev Ralph Waldo Graham. DI), pastor of thr First Methodist church in this city, for the pant five years, has offered bin services to the United Htates government an chaplain In the army of the I'nited States for the duration of the national emergency. Dr. Graham has met all lhe requirements for the position an required by thr war department, among which sre graduation from a recognlxed college and seminary, and at leant three years In thr active pastnrstr. Dr. Graham holds the degrees of A.B, S.T H . M A., and D.D. He has nerved in the ministry for more than 2« years. 17 of which have been spent In the North Indiana conference. Before entering the ministry he was a teacher and athletic coach In the public high schools. He has continued his Intercwt In and leadership of young people, serving an teacher and counsellor of the Epworth Forest Youth Institute, and for the past three years has been the dean of this, the largest young peoples InaHtute in Methodism. He In a member of the conference board of education and director of Christian education In the Fort Wayne district. Dr. Graham also served in the army of the U. 8. In l»t» during World War I. These years of training and experience seem to especially fit him for this new field of service. He has been recommended by the area bishop, Titus !x»we of Indianapolis. and by the Methodist commission on chaplains in Washington. D. C.. and will probably be called Into actlve'duty during the next six or eight weeks. ■ ■w ■ On 1 Civil Service Lists Open Examinations Open competitive examinations for filling the poeltioM of storekeeper at a salaray of 11,800 per year; assistant, lI.MO per year; junior storekeeper, 11.440 per year and under storekeeper, 11.280 per year, have been announced by th* civil service office through the Deeatyr post office. Full information may be obtained from Francis R Coatello at the local poet office.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, March 5, 1942

IL A. F. Target in Paris - ' , ■■■ 1 ■" I - L ” II . ■ -JD* Opening up a "second front" against Germany, as urged by Hovh-t Knasla. British planes bombed the Renault automotive factory and other plants vital to Hetman war production on the outskirts of Paris According tn a lamdoti announcement, the huge plant, now engaged In producing tanks and armoied cars for the German army, "collapsed like houses of cards." The Renault works, shown abwve, are located at Hillancourt nn the western outskirts of Paris. The Vichy government said more lipin ti'H' were killed In the raid.

Outline Plans For Defense Bond Sales Biq Defense Bond Purchases Urqed At a meeting held at the Chamber of Commerce building In Fort Wayne last evening. Charles H Hues* liing. president of the Lincoln National Bank and Trust company, outlined plans of the victory sales council, of which he la district chairman Attending from Ihta city were Theodore (irallker, president, Herman KrueekelH>rg and Karl Caston, of the First fltste hank. Cal E Peterson. efly civilian defense director and Artlmr R. Holthmtse of the Dally Ib-mocrat. Brice Bausermun. c ashier of the First Bank of Berne, represented that community. Mr. Caston Is <ounty chairman of the defemie Isold organisation. Merle J. Abbetl. Fort Wayne «nperlntendent of schools, gave a talk at the dinner, emphaalxing. "That if America loses this war we lose all.” The organization of the victory sales council Is for the purpose of contacting Individuals and corporations Who are able to huy up to 3(0.000 worth of defense bonds each year. "There are many potential buyers of big debnse lumds In the Fort Wayne district.” said Mr. Hueaching. "We must emphasis*this fact -we must help win the war or nothing we now have will be of value. The purchase of bonds must l»e considered not only a patriotic- privilege but a sound investment ss well. Cooperation of all lends strength to the wur financing program, with everyone working and saving for his America.” Berne Scouts Gather Paper Each Month Berne, Ind., Matvh 5 To date, since the drive for the salvage of waste paper was started In Berne by t4te Hoy Scouts. 16.000 pounds of paper have been collected and sold. The ocouta will conduct another drive throughout the town on Saturday of thia week. Newspapers magaslnes and waste paper will bo collected. Thia will be the second monthly drive to be made. The drive la to take place the flrat Saturday of each month.

Lenten Meditations (Rev. L. J. Martin. Nuttman Ave. United Brethren Church) "And ye would not." Luko 13:34. Perhaps no sorrow la quite as grfevous us that which comes to the heart when love and good deeds are rejected and spurned by those to whom they are offered. "O Jerusalem. Jerusalem, how often would I have gathered thy children as a hen gathernh her brood and ye would not."were the words which came front a broken hearted and rejected Savior. How often He tried to gather Israel and to bring them to re-pentetic-e is almost innumerable. But they were not anxious for His love, their hearts were hardened, their eyes were blinded, their Mirs were dull of flesh, the pleasures of the world meant much to them. To deny themselves and take up their cross and follow Jesus, they would not. The same condition presents Itself todsy. To deny ourselves and take up our cross and follow Jesus Is the challenge which comes to ua today How oftau has Christ stood by our side, how eflan has He knocked at our hearts? How often has His pleading voice called us to a higher and nobler life and we have said. "No Lord, wo will not!” la It too much for na to give ourselves to Him who loved ns enough to die for us? Shall we be as ungrateful to Christ as were the children of Jerusalem. »nd aay by our actions and our lives and oar deeds that *• will not serve Him? Surely no one wants the words "And ya would not" to be true concerning his altitude and his life when II comes lo serving the great Savior of all mankind.

Ask New Trial In Barqer Will Suit A motion for a new trial has been ftli-d In Jay circuit court In the Harger will rase, venued th"ie from Adams county A Jay circuit court jury last month returned a verdict for the plaintiff and ordrted the will set aside, stamping It as a forgery. The motion was filed by Abramson and Moran, attorneys for Jaccdt Barger and the o'hcr defendant*. Decatur Soldier In Australia Hospital Harold Howard Is Reported In Hospital The first casualty reported ,'imong Adams county men fighting in Unde Sam's armed forces was learned of here today when Harold Howard. 20. son of Francis Howard. was reported "hospitalized in a large Australian city." Howard was known to be a member of that small hand of men In the Philippine* under the command iif General MacArthur. When last heard from he was stationed with the 60th Uoast guard artlljery on the Hille island fortress of ('orrlgedor hut that was before the Decent Iter 7 attack. The war department communication merely stated that Howard had tw-i'ii removed from a hospital In the Philippines to ike "large Australian city." It did not state the name of the city, nor the hospital. It con tinned that no Information could he given concerning convalescents. In fact. It did not definitely slate that he was wounded, rather than merely being ill. This, however, was th** logical conclusion. It is even considered possible that Howard might have been on the Red Cross iMwit which took the Injured following the Pearl Harbor attack to Australia some weeks ago and created wide comment when first reports said the mercy ship had Iteeti at tackl'd Before the attack on Peafl Harbor. Howard was reported through Red Cross channels to be ill. It is considered unlikely, however, that his Illness had extended up to the present date. Howard enlisted in February. • ••inti Niran *»* pkg is rtva>

Thousands Os Japan Soldiers Believed Victims Os Daring Raid By MacArthur Air Force

Leon Henderson Jolts Senate On Rubber Shortage 'Not A Pound' For Passenqer Autos; Committee Is Told Washington. March 5 Prtce administrator I-eon Henderson jolted lhe senate def.mse investigations committee today by presenting data showing tha rule her requirements for the I'nited Nations will not "alhsw a single IMtund for tires for Americas 3n.mm.min passenger cars. •‘ln none of the computations of the requirements for the ’.'nlted Nations haw -we found so we could Isolate it and make It available to the public a stagle pound of cred" rubier for now tires or for recapping for any of the 3o.t>oo.mm automobiles •which America po»saaaes.'* Henderson told the committee. atrwwlng each word "There 1s not enough now to sustain the rate of military production and Un- most essential of 'he civilian needa." Henderson asserted the committee has an opportunity to perform a "real public service" by ruling In ''bringing bone the gravity of this situation. "He said he hi<l three tables whk-h he Intended to present. outlining I'nited Nations' requirements. His testimony opened th" committee's public hearings in o the ruldter situation. 'Thia committee want- you to dlwruss the ruddier shortage as it affects lhe common man." commit tee chairman Harry Truman. D. : Missouri said. "Tires are the fundamental thing so far as thin rub- ! tier situation is concernc-d " Henderson said that drastic rule : tier cuts were put into effect when i |t became apparent tlmt continuation of normal consumption would have "compietely exhausted the I'nited Nation's crude rubber sup(CONTiNIfKD nN PAGB THRRB) ■ o Convoy Man Is Badly Injured In Accident Orley Krogh. 38. of Convoy. Ohio, was serimisly injured alaru' noon today when hi* car overturned three miles north of Schumm. O. A | Wren. Ohio physician was summon- ! i-d lo the wreck scene to admin--1 inter first aid and then the victim was removed to the Adams county memorial hospital. The Ohio physician said that. Krugli. a stock buyer and operator of a Convoy froxen food locker plant, was suffering from a head Injury, a possible skull fracture, loss of blood and facia) cuts ami bruises. His condition is serious, the doctor stated - „o ——— —• New Registrants To Be Called By Number No Differentiation By Aqes, Stimson Washington. Mar. 5 — (UP) — New selective service registrants will he called to active duty according to their number in the March 17 lottery and in proportion to the number of earlier registrants not yet called by their local draft board’, secretary of war Henry Rtimson said today. He explained the complicated procedure to his press conference hy citing this example: A local board has available 100 class 1-A men from previous regia trot lons and Imo from the February IS registration: In June it is called upon to furnish 100 men. Using the ration of available old registrants to avallablt- new ones, It will order Induction of 10 from the 184*1-41 group and DO from tho new group. The March 17 lottery applies to the 20 to 21 and 37 to 44 year old groups which registered February 18 under the revised selective service law. Stimson said lit response to a question there is no plan to Induct men Into the army by age groups all men 21, all men 20. etc.

Friday First Day To File Candidacy Only Few Candidates Announce To Date Tomorrow. March 8. Is the first day for candidates In the approachIng May primary to fll» declarations of candidacy In thr offices of county Clerk f'lyde (). Troutner. While there hae been som.- question as lo the necessity of doing so. clerk Troutner and other clerks in this sw-tlon of the state have advised filing petitions along with the dn-hiralions. A number ol petitions have been taken out by prospective candid' artrs In order that thr peci-aaary numbei of voters' signatures may In* secured. While a numleer of caiijldates have formally announced, it is thought that a large numb--r have . yet to announce. No candidates have announced , on ejlhrr the Derihe ratic or ilepul* lican tickets for <-ounty treasurer, county auseaaor. county surveyor, county council, county commissioner third district, city of Decatur mayor, city clerk-treasurer, city count llmanta- pouts, joint representative of Adams and Wells counties. A numlMT of township iraatee ' landidates hove already anmotmi rd - Among the candidates who have announced for the Democratic primary are; Auditor. Victor H. Eicher, incumbent; clerk. Clyde 4). Troutner. inromhent; sheriff, la-o T. Gillig. Frank Young, and Htldmid IfJ High; prosecutor, Heverii H. ’ Hchurger; county commissioner, second district. Joseph H Itoors. Hr.; Dr Carl Higgins. Bluff'on for <CONT!NtntD ON PAGB i4IX» . o ■■ --— — Fort Wayne Firm Is I Awarded Contract Given Contract For Blue Creek Drain Th*- contract for dredging the Blue Creek ditch -has been awarded to the General Dredgirg Co.. ' Inc., of Fort Wayne. It war anI nounced today by Walter H. GilHom. construction engine*-. The bid of thr comppany totalled |4X,711.811 Invludt-d in thia figure was 827JM3 Mt-for excavating earth 1 at 15 cents p*-r cubic yard, and 118.18* for excavating stone at 82 per cuiti*' yard, and |3.Wff for grubbing and clearing. Bids for the dredging were received by the engineer last Hatur duy Three other bids wer • side mined then. Ixnreut bid was that of Green Construction Co.. Fort Wayne at |4B.Mff. Hecond lowest was that of Yake Excavating and Welding «f 'Decatur at 148.893.88 iMr. tlilliom did not make the award Huturday staling that he wanted times to tabulate the blds and check questionnaires of the firms submitting thr proposals. The contract calls for th* completion of lhe dredging by September 1, Mr GHIIom stated that grabbing and clearing work would be begun Immediately. The dredging under this con(cnNTiNtran on page hix> o . ■ i— .... 800 IHC Employes Temporarily Idle Fort Wayne, March 3—<tP) — Eight hundred employes of the International Harvester plant here were laid off today as a result of an order from the war production ' board stopping all commercial production at the plant. Plant manager men would be called back as soon ‘ as now war contracts are obtained. ■ -—— ■<)"- ——— — TEMPERATURE READING DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER 8:00 a. m. 34 10:00 a. m. ... 38 Noon —.......~— 39 2:00 p. m ... 46 3:00 p. m 47 WEATHER Somewhat colder thio afternoon that yesterday.

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Secretary Stimson Asserts Allies To Continue Support Os Dutch Indies Washington, March 5.— it’P) — G»-n. Inmglax MacArthur's surprise air attack on Japanese vessel* In Hub!*- Bay cost the enemy three heavily laden troop transports and probably thousands *»f Ilves, the war department said. A communique revealed Ihat MacArthur had Humified three of five Japatiesi- vessel* sunk In a daring raid on March 4 an transports and "It le believed iholtnailds of enemy soidtero'” on thorn were either drowned or killed. Many Japanese caoualthw. It wa« Itelleved, were caused when ammunition aboard the ships exploded as a result of lhe bombing. The communique emphaslxed the complete surprise with which Ma> Arthur's airmen, presumably flying tiny I'4<) fighters not design'd for bombing, hit th*- Invadera. Not a single American aircraft was damaged. the communique said, and for the first time since Dec. 7 no enemy planet wen- in action during an air operation. Aid To Dutch Washington. March 5. — tl'PI — Bocretary of war Henry Htlinson asserted tt*lay Ihat Great Britain and the I'nited Blates will continue their "Inten*" support" of the Dutch in the East Indios and that our air aid there lias increased heavily during the past week. Htlmson told a press conference: "Neither Great Britain nor the United States has altered in any ! way the attitude of intense support to the Dutch in the present battle. Not only has that -upport not been diminish'd hut during the past week we have Increased our air | support materially " lie math- the brief statement when reporters sought to determine whether th>- withdrawal nf British General Wavell as supremv commander In the southw*»f I’s cifir indicated that th*- British and Americans were relinquishing the Java campaign. H. would not am pllfy his remarks , Wild Battle Ground Allied Headquarters. Java. Mar. 5 il'l’t Japaneoe forces are advancing relentlessly 111 the West and east Jara Invasion gone* and the entire Island has become a wild hattile ground, a Nc*h*-ilands Indies high command < ommiiiiiqrie said today. Attacking tirelessly and In overwhelmingly superior niiml»ers behind their tanks nod tinder fleets of their dive botnliers. lhe Japanese in western Java have captured i Krawang. 40 miles easl of Batavia; ‘ i'urwakarta. 4«i miles north of llandiH'iiK. Netherlands Indies high command headquarters, and Taugeratig. the communique admitted. In eastern Java. Il was added, the enemy was advancing continually ami hud captured Solo, about 80 miles west of the naval and air force base of Soeralmja. and Itiuijonegoro. Throughout the island, Dutch troops and ihe American. British and Australian fun-es in their support. including a Texas artillery unit, are fighting a raging battle against the numerically superior eiii'iny forces, the communique repot ted Slaughter Nazis Ixmilon. Mur. S.—(UP) Russian troops besieging Orel, southwest of Moscow, were reported today to be preparing a wholesale slaughter of the stubborn enemy garrison, while cdnunckd (in pa<>B THHisni ■■ o —————— Decatur Men Escape Injury In Accident Four Decatur men escaped Injury this morning when their car •sideswiped a truck nine miles south of Decatur on fed•• ral road 27. The four. Charles Heare. Marion Heare. Ivan Heare and Joseph A. Hunter, all employes of the ('ltiZ'ns Telephone company, were returning from a company ineeHng at Columbus. Ohio, when the accident occurred. Charles Heare was driving. Driver of lhe truck. Junies W. Jillson. 1410 Hanford «treet. Kalamagoo, Michigan. «teo escaped unhurt. The local ear. after lhe crash, roiled over and caieened Into a ditch It was hudiy damaged. Damage to the truck was only slight, The Decatur men notified Sheriff Ed MIHor who went to the scene to investigate. The accident occurred about 5'30 a in.