Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 40, Number 56, Decatur, Adams County, 6 March 1942 — Page 1

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BATAVIA CAPTURED BY JAP FORCES

W limit On National Debt |o $125 Billion I House Committee I Votes Unanimously I To Increase Limit I Washington- March *’• —<l'Pl - t llrosevelt '*»day h urge-t uppnipriatlon bill in the ■ ,i., hi.iiiry, a ineasuir carry- ■ , •-» .•mhi more In fund* niiiHi <4 the war I W».bnvu>n. Man* « <IP> ■he •ay* and comlir •• •') mianlinnU" V®4a today r*favorably a Mil to rata* I | n <*-.’- <hhi iHMMnwi lu IIJS.tKHt. t, th., statutory li.wtional debt i oininittw acted a few minLr. »tH‘i -e-retary of th** lr«aLry 11-ury Morai-nthau. Jr., arced lai’ina of Ute d«l>t limit hnanrina of tn* war I He raid the dMit now te only aI, , | I |tl 4HMI imhi Im-I.vw the proLai limit, and added he did not the exiotlM limit would b* bfkient to cover bond Issue* Kbloii will l>e tequlred In April. I Hao-Ung 'be d**t limit wa* one |h t«<> progNHM proposed by Idle MBinintration to cover the roat P ■ war effort. The second phase L the 17 fitHi oro.nro new revenue I . .. .I wlinli Morgeulhau robinLj to the ways and mean, commitI. .. earlier this .week, I te this connection, the secretary Is r-d the iommlttee today not to Ifonv forced saving* on me". He la*,l- the plea in response To an alsrut proposals that cwIjA percentage* Im- deducted -front Li pa) checks and invested in de|b«we raving* bonds. I Jforgeuthau told Ute committee ttu sate* of defense bonds are lyrvfte* tng splendidly, and that he ■gly In favor of maintain, hi 'he program on a purely volun if'oritiiiut-d on Page Three) — O — Minor Accidents Are Reported To Police Cars driven by Clyde Butter, 43. friatur and Robert Ritter. 25. Will, •hire. Ohio collided this mortrlng •' * 5« a. in. when the former was be king his ear ou* of the Butler driveway at IM South Flrat street, bir r chief James Border* Invest!rated \ car driven by lawris fitni*. Is. struck a parked car own«i hy l> II Williams In the *OO W-w-k on Jefferson street Thursday sight when the former's vehicle •lidded on slippery pavement as it rounded the corner. A ear driven by Ed Wicks. M, •nd another driven by Harry Hheeis, M. ibmh Decatur. collided Thursday evening at X o'clock h the 200 ’block on Jefferson •treet when the former drove a•*Z from the cut* The latter accidents were reported to (>fffc< r Roy Ckilcote. -—. .... oYouth Is Uninjured As Auto Hits Tree l*wis Koenig. 21. of Decatur, route live. suffered a head and knee injury about 2 o'clock this Hteruoon when the car he was driving, owned by Leo Braun of route (our. liowled over an ornamental lamp post, a tourist sign *nd craihed Into a tree on the Jcriheast corner of First and Monroe street. Koenig, enroute east, told police chief Jame* Borders that the acclm occurred when he swerved I’ vehicle to avoid striking an wto driven hy Theodore Grallker, •• Decatur, accompanied by memenroute north " First street. The front of the r * h,,l <’ was badly damaged. . /’rallker car was not involved " Hi* collision. TBMP|ra TURI hading democrat thermometer • 00 .. M . — y» *"■ ~“ ■■ w ‘ «o p. m. _ *** P- m- 47 WEATHER •’’•''"oon and ’"••ht: occasional rain Ulur . ••y m»rnl n ,.

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j* NO TIME FOR DEFENSE? *| Nan Jone. Cal , Mar « it!P) You haven't enough time for I rlvll d.fetiM- work? Mrs. Helen Peters, 42. mother < I of I? children, of whom 12 live I at home, cooks and handle* the laundry for her family, make* |0 Irerln dally and serves a* an | air raid ward-n for her Murk. INhe found she had some spare time und signed up t.slay for an advance He,l Cross ela*- ♦ ♦ — More Supplies For Rationing Received More Sugar Ration Supplies Arrive J Ntlll more supplies in preparation 'for the sugar rationing in Adams j county were received late Thursday by county clerk Clyde <r Trout- . ner. The latest shipment was labeled ‘lnstruction* to consumer*'' ami "how to use your rationing Ixsik ' None of (he brarh* or materials, however, te Io be releas-d instil I orders are received relative Io 1 their distribution Among the more important items Jin the "instructions" are the following utatementa: "Instructions : apply to first book. In order to , obtain a later book, the flr*t Irrsrlt , 1 must be turned In I'nlesa other ■ wise announced th,- ration week is . I from Natuiday midnight to Natur- , | day midnight, lirsik may ire used .at any retail store in I’. N. It msy i be used only for person named in , book Parent* are responsible for [ safekeeping and use of children's book. If lost, stolen or destroyed. 1 report must be made to rationing I board. If a person enters a hos I pital or institution ami espe< ur to . be there for more than In day* the i book must Im- turor-d over to the person in charge. If a person die*. ! hl* or her book must he turned In * I ito the rationing Iroard. When a , book te issued, the person 1* aeked | how much sugar he ha* on hand I This is divided a* equally as poMI ible among all book* in the family." Register Soon According to au announcemeni by Mon H- tidernon. price adiuiuistrator. registration will he accomtpli*hed over a four-day period, probably not before the last week of March. Registration will likely lie bandied by teachers in the : schools, supplemented by rationing board members. A registration book will be tesited for every man. woman and child In the V. N . excepting members of ' armed forces, inmate* of inalltil- ’ Hons, and person* temporarily or ' permanently in hospitals, convalescent homes, etc. tine adult may > register for each tamily unit, although a separate book will be issued for each member. After the Initial registration, late ' j comers may obtain their war ration I books by application to a local . ' rationing board, but the boards will , not accept any application* for a ■ two-week period after the close of uv.wTiwt'tcn os paor rivii o Frank Young First Io File Candidacy I s'”ms - Today Is Opening Dote For Filing Frank Young, candidate for sheriff in the Democratic .May prim- ’ ■ ary, was the first candidate to file his declaration of candidacy. Mr. Young filed hl* declaration at an early hour this morning on ' the first day in which the declaration* might be filed. Along with hl* declaration he ' filed a petition bearing signatures of voters representing one-half of ‘ one percent of the vote* cast for secretary of state. County clerk : Clyde O. Troutner. with other county clerks In this tret lon of the state, have advised filing the petitions since a question arose as to their necessity. I’p to a late hour Young was the only candidate to file It I* thought that a number of candidate* may l>e delayed In filing hy tho i*et It lons. Some had not counted on securing the necessary *lgnatur<»s on their petitions and thus may he a little late in filing. About half a score of candidates have announced their candidacy and many more are expected.

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Induct Trainees On Same Day As Passing Exams New Ruling Will Go In Effect March 30; No Waiting Period IndlanapuHa, Mar. r. it'l’i - Rflecflve March 30, aoieelees will Im Inducted into the army on thej same day they pas* their final' physical •■xamlnatlon under a new draft *p«-«-d up program announced t.slay by selective service he.'id-1 quarters. Official* estimated that the new pr.M-eduie would reduce by approximately 2tt days the period ne<e<*ary for processing each i group of selectee* Major Bayard Shumate, assistant : director of state selective service.' olraerved that the speed up pro gram will work hardship* on many Individual*, but "Il will benefit the ! army and we're al war," I'nder the new program, the! draft registrant will lie aworn into) the army immediately after pass j Ing hi* final physical examination i This means that the draftee, ex . cept In exceptional case*, will not: have an opportunity to come home and wind up his business affair* a* he can do now. In ca*e» where the draftee can ■how that it would Ire an extreme hardship for him to go Into active service Immediately, he may lagranted a furlough But he will have to convince the army that It is necessary. Major Nhumate suggested that ' the person* notified to report for ( final physical examinations who’ have (Missessions tn dispose of, should sell thrill on conditional. salrg. contract* so that If th--y fall to pass the physical the sale would \ not go through Hr said also that it would b>- ‘ ne<-rssirry for employers to cooperate under the new program/ guaranteeing their men's job* back I if they should Im- rejected. - ——, - Rev. Lengerich To Celebrate First Mass To Celebrate First Mass Here March 15 Rrv. Anxbros R. la-ngeri<-h. son of Anthony la-ngerich. pr rminent ' Wanliitiwton township farmer who I will Im- ordained to the Precious | Blood priesthood next Saturday. I will celebrate hi* first solemn man* at St. Mary'* Catholic church in this city at 1«:1S o'clock. Sunday. March 16. Tin- ordination ceremonies will Im- held at Nt. (Miarle* Seminary. ’ Carthagena, Ohio and will be at-| tended by the young priest's fath er anti other relatives. Auxiliary Bishop Most Rev. George Retiring D. !>.. of Clm'innatl -will be- In' charge. The officers of Mie mass at, which Rev. I.engori<-h wiM first per form the sacred rile have not been I named, but among those will )»e Rev. -AmbroM- Kohne of Goodlami. formerly <»f thl* city, Rev. Joseph j J Neimets, pastor, stated. Member* of the parish are invited to attend the servten, I'onwleting hte eighth grade education at Nt. Joseph'* school in thl* city. Rev. entered the preparatory seminary of the Precious Blood order at Brunnerdale, Ohio and also studied at St. St. Joseph's ixiMege, Rensselaer. His theological studies were completed at St. Charles N.-minary. lie IH-gan -hte study for the priesthood in I*3o. Following the mass. Rev. Longer(OONTlNUgn OM PAOtX mx'» 0 — Father Morris Meyer Is Reported Safe Judge and Mrs. Edward Meyer of Fort Wayne, formerly of this elty. are happy over the receipt of a cadtlegrom from their «on. Father Morri* Meyer, who ha* served as a Jesuit priest in China the past several years. Mating that he .a safe and well, ft wa» the first new* from him since before Christmas, and he was traced through the Red Cross. He iwa* In Shanghai when It-was bomibedihut escaped uninjured.

Decatur, Indiana, Friday, March 6, 1942

Jap Island Raided hy Plane* CHIHA \ , / / •* V —s WAKE I HAWAIIAN aS'ICV’ ISLAND} VNfJXJ Jw -.MAAMtAU. 'JLAbP* Ocean SAMOA S UUSTRALIM ”' * Taking the offrnxlvi- again. I’nii.-d Nation* plane* tuail-.nalliy not ■|M><-ifi«<dl have made ail attack on the Japaiie-u- lilund of Mluaniitoi I Nhlma. al*o known a* Marcus iwland. in th«- Bonin group I.2SU mile* -oUlbest of Toklo Japaneat lni|M-rlal headquarter* in Tokio claimed i that "3u en.-my aircraft" atiack<-il the b-land

F. D. R. Asks Nation I Economize On Power Appeals To Nation For Power Saving Washington. March C - tl’l’l ' President Rootw-veh appealed to I the nation today to economize as tnivi h a* possible In the use of electric power needed in vital war indtiatriea. The president a«ke<| especially | lluu hte plea lie spread by pres*' and radio to perrons in cnarge of, government buildings throughout | I the country. His plea also applies to civllialM , I Mr. Roosevelt fold a pre** cons erI ern e. In regard to the government tmilding*. he *a4d be wa* using the press and radio method of nolifl-i ! cation in order to wave a large amount of pa|u-r work and cX|H-ii«e. Due to tti,- conatantly in* 'easing demand for eleclrtcity in war In--1 du wiry, the president said it wa* e**enttel that every single kilowatt Im- savi-d. The president wa* askeil what he thought of the u*m- of power for lighting of night l*a*eball game*. ID- replied that certain aetlvltlM connected with civilian morale ought to go on and he -believed that if all the people trim attended night liaHHliall game* wouM turn off all their light* at hom<- while at the game*, the power saving would Im- equivalent to the power ’ used In the hall park*. Condition Os Injured Man Reported Fair The condition of Orley Krugh of Convoy. Ohio who wa* «erii-u*ly Injured yesterday when hl* car overturned near Nchiwnm. Ohio wa* reported hy Adam* county tnomorial howpital attax'he* to be "fairly good today although he te quite uncomfortable’' Krugh suffered a revere injury, in addition to other InjurP"- ■ —Q I—- — Business Meeting Held By Rotarians A abort tetilnes* meeting was ) held at Hie regater -weekly dinner of the Decatur Rotary club Thursday evening at the K. of P. htmie. j Carl Rash, of Xhe junior-senior high school. <wa* introduced as high •chool Rotarian from hl* school for the month of March

Lenten Meditations (Rev. D G ret her, Mauley Evangelical Reformed Church I FAITH AND PRACTICE “Far wha‘ if Mm* were without faith? Shall th*lr want of faith make of non* *ff*ct th* faithfuln*** of God?" Rom. 3:3 It I* well enough to say we have to practice what we helleve. yet some do not believe what they practice. Pan) write* the alatve word* to the Roman*, and ift the context there Is an allusion to circumcision which was practiced by Israel as n mark of the coven ant. It was supposed to be an outward expreesion of an Inward faith and loyalty, yet despite their faithful practice of the rite they violated the covenant times without number, until they finally rejected and crucified the l»nl of glory. We have known folk* to engage In religious practices; submit to baptism, mills with the church and pay their dues, for political or business or other reasons, and not liecause they really believe what they practice To the outsider they become a stumbling block (like the Jews to the Romans I. but that doe* not change the gracious intentions of God with sinful men. if some in the church do not believe what they practice, their unbelief can not change the veracity of the Scriptures, nor can the plan and purpose, the love and xrace, the judgment and severity, and the faithfulness of God be rendered non»ffectlve Paul answers bl* own questions by saying In substance ‘ l.et God be found true. ' though every man boa liar.”

Woundinq Os Local Youth Recalls Feat Os Father In 1917 The reported wounding ot Harold Howard. 2<t, of fMcotur. in defend Ing Corregidor Island against the Jap*, brought to the mind* of I**" caturltes t-slay a time In I>l7 when the lad'* father. Francis Howai-d. attracted attention by hi* part in the First World War. On Tuemlay, May I. I!»l> the I Daily Democrat carried a »tury and photo of the aider Howard after Inhad reportedly been a nieinlier of i th-- gunner cr**w of the V. N. N Mangolia which sank a German submarine on April IS. ISI7. It was | die first report of an Adam* conn- ' ty man playing an important part I In the first World War Alltel vicI tory. ———- -o •“ — High School Holds 'Air Raid' Drill Local High School Holds First Drill Decatnr junior-senior high school I experienced its find "Xlr raid" this morning Acting upon the suggestion of th<> slate department of education in preparing for war emergency, principal W Guy Brown this morn big supervlserl the student* and faculty through a mock air raid, directing the studetit* to the first fliuir hall of the school. I'slitg the public address system outlet In the prln, Ipal's office Mr Brown in opening Khrol thl* morn itig ordered students and faculty member* to quietly and hi an ord erly manner leave classroom* mid proceed to the first floor. All of the approximately 6ro persons were accomodated comfortably in the first floor hall and it was pointed out that po**ihly another hundred or two could lie placed in the girls' dressing room in event of an emergency The steel skeleton of the prac-1 Ih-ally new school building, the .id , vatiiageou* location of the first floor hall. alMittt half of which I* below ground level, and the solid 1 construction of the entire building were pointed out a* adequate air raid protection*. Should eler-trlcal power fall In , an emergency. It wa* pointed out that a staff of student* could lie *>ilistltuted for the public addrea* irONTINttND ON PAGE HIX)

Dutch Stronghold Falls Into Enemy Hands; United Nations Plan For ‘MacArthur Stand’

Jap Offensive In Philippines Slowed By Raid MacArthur Surprise Air Attack Slows Down Jap Drive Washington, Mar. n il'Pi Gen. Ihmgla* MacArthur's Guy air I force, by it* surprise attack on 1 i Japanese transport* in Nublc Bay. ha* stymied at least for the tim--being—the Japanese offensive In the Philippine*. th<- wai depart | metil reported today. Enemy activity In the past 24 hour* ha* Imm-ii negligible, a war) department communique dl*cloned. It added that "It I* IM-Ileved" that the March I raid by MacArthur * | handful of flier* had Inflicted . I<u>»e* *o great that the Japanese would Im- son ed’to reorganize their strength before launching fiirtlie, attacks. Thousand* of en.-my soldier* were drowned or killed. MacArthur reported yesterday, when three large iriM.p transport* were sunk by Amerhan Imhuli* in Ruble Bay What Japanese troop* escaped death In ammunition explosions aboard the vessel*. MacArthur re po. led. prolialtly Were drowned when the ships went down, British Inflict Losses Mandalay. Burma. .Mar c. tl'l'i British tank forces, racing in to I the suport of infantry northeast of Pegu. Inflicted terrific casualties on the Japanese in a savage battle for the Ratigoon-laishlo railroad | lino, a Burma command communique said tialay. Il was indicated that the enemy . was driving with all It* ntrenglh in 'l* alti-mpt to cut the railroad at Pegu, at the northwest i-orm-i ' ' of the Gulf of Martaban, and trap the Briliah force* In the Rangmui I , area. The communique gave no clue hi I the exact pu*itlou at the front, or the extent to which the Jnpane*--, had Imm-u aide tn pti*li big force* [ across the Nittang river in the Pegu Wa» sector. There was every sign, howevei that the climactic fight foi Run giHin was well under way. Royal air force lioinle-r and I fighter plane* joined In tin- fight ! going to the support of infantry all i along the Bin- and raking the Jap anese lines with inai-hine gun and j cannon fire and Ihiiiili*. The Japanese forces, now mov lug over the dry lice field* north-icrisr-risn-Kti nsi ions vtVßi ■ •• -OOrganize Victory Sales Council Here Herman Krueckeberg Organizing Council Ih-rman Krueckeberg, cashier of the First State Bank and finance ■ chairman for the sab of defense bonds, is organizing a victory *ales council, the member* of which will make a canvas* in Decatur and Adam* county of prospective large purchaser* of defense bonds. April 12 ha* been tentatively nx ed as the date on which the r<-*ult* of the caiiva*a« will be announced. The federal treasury ha* suggested a plan that Individuals and corporal ion* outline a monthly purchase arrangements of (Kinds, thus giving the government an idea of the amount of bond* that will be sold in 1*42. Ptirchaei- of defense bond* te limited to ISO.OOO a year by corporation* and Insurance companies Batik* cannot purchase the present Issues. Indiana te in the front in the sale of defense bond* and every effort will be made to make the victory •ale* campaign a great success. Charles H. Bueschlng. preuMenl of the Lincoln National Bank and Trust company. Fort Wayne. Is the area chairman. •

Cify To Receive Bids For Filler Will Receive Bids On Filter March 23 The hoard of public work* ami safety on March 23 at 2 p m »ill | receive bld* for the installation o’ I I all iron removal fllt- r on the NouHi Ward city Well. Announcement of th.- date for | receiving the bid*, a* del Wed U|h>ll I by the board Os *orke. wa- made j Imlay by t'hsrle* flrodbeck, sup-1 I Inteiident of th.- dty water depart ' mem. Copies of the general '|»‘< ili<3 Gon* and condition* are on tile at I th-- city clerk trea*itrer'* utti..- i The *|m-i Iflcalion* were made geti ’ eral by Engineer Ralph R.x.p ami ) Mr. ItriMlbeek ill order that com- i pan|e* might hid on individual DI ' ■er *peclllcations. B hae be- ii estimated that the | I tiller cost will Im- approximately . fs.iHMi *tih the completion of the housing for th-- filter, piping, etc . ; | bringing the cost up to about |l«. ! I mm Tin- need of furnishing addition . al water to the new General Elec trie plant when it is completed tia* been cited as one of the prim--reason* for pulling the old South Ward well back in use »lth the aid ’ ot th.- filter. o Jacob Borne Dies Early This Morning Adams County Man Is Taken By Death Jacob Borne. HI. well known Ad- 1 am* county resident, died tlii* | morning at * 37. o'clock at the I ' home of hi* son John, three mil.*- I south of Magley. ' The dec- ased was horn In Belrne. Germany. June 27. lt<so, th.- -<>n ot | Jacob and Mary Nch.-rry Borm- II- 1 , came to till* country in 1*52. On August 17. |x7r. lie wa* married to Wilhelmina Bultemeler. who pr-ceded him In death NurViving -ire tour children Mrs. Joe Ku-ss and Mrs. Jacoh Hoffman of D<-< .i tiir. John at home, Rudolph of ' , Loutevllte; two sisters, Mr* Martin Miller and Mrs. Susie Iteppert; i Hi grandchildren and II great grandchildren Two daughter*. . | son. three sisters and four brother* are deceased Funeral services will bo held Monday afternoon al I "o o'clock I nt the home of the son am) 2 o'clock i it tile Mugley Evangelical ami Re I formed chur< h. of *hl< h he wa* a . member, with Rev David Grelher i ! officiating. Burial will Im- in the Magh-y ceiii- lery The body will be returned from ) the Black funeral home Io the reel- ’ dem >- Saturday and may be viewed i there after p. in. —o Disclosure Os Eritrean Base Is Criticized By FDR Washington. Mar. fi — fl'P) President Roosevelt Imlay crltl- < ized the disi-loauro by British supervisory production minister Oliver Lytlteton that an American naval baa* h«* been established lu Eritrea on the Red Sea The president said that to discuns this baae would be an Invitation to bomb It. Mr. Roosevelt wa* asked at bi* pros* conference for elaboration on a *tatement made In Ixmdon by Littleton that "the new American naval base In Eritrea te not very big at the moment hut It I* going to be a whacker." —o— — Regular Legion Meeting Monday Adam* post 43, American region, will hold the regular meeting at, the Legion home Monday night at X o'clock. All member* ar.- urged to be present, a* plan* will Im- dtecii**e<| for the anniversary party.

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Capital Os Dutch Indies Abandoned To Jap Invaders; Situation Serious Bandoeng. Java Mar t; il'Pi I The J.ipall,-*-- C.rpturwl Ibll.rVte, I capital of 111- Dutch East Indictoday and an oultmmlH-red. weary l ulled Nation* army fell back in lio thi- hill* mlitrul Java f*i a M.icArtliur Maud around this mountain stronghold The Japanese have pushed a • atemt DIO mH- * ea*l of Batavl.i that the heavy artillery fire I echiMul in the street* ot thl* mmilij lain *lriuighoid I DI major Installations In Batavia I wen- destroyed in line with the policy of the Dutch to leave noth Ing that would Im- useful to th-' Invader Many person* were mov >*l to the Interior la-fore ih-- Dutch I abandoned their capital .Soriabaja naval l,a*e and the I eastern half of th-- island were cut I off for all iiraclical puipo e* a- - the daily wai i-umnilllliqile ack llmwledgid that tin- .l.ip.im *e had | driven from the north - ~i*t aero*the middle of Java to th-- city .if I Jofcjakarte which lies , lo*i- to the I southern shot*-* and the Indian I mean. The situation i* serlou* but u.H ho|M-|e**.“ It was slated officially Til-- Japanese inva-ioii thiusl I ihrotagh the middle of Java island byway of Nsu-rakarla now ha* reached .Inkjak vi ta, a city of abmii I|u imhi lying neat iu<- south coa [ the Am-ta new* ag> ncy -aid > iln laimloii it was acknowledged l by Diin-h official* that tin Tokyo I claim of having manpied Batavia | probably wa* correct. Radio Batavia wa* not heard al it* reguI lar news broadcast peiiml* lmia> > The Aetna agency said the Jap anese apparently hud taken Nw it enzorg summer residence of th, governor general. *oiith of Ratal in i after a Miff fight against Dutch and British fimtp- but that u< ti,iu J "continue* against the laiMUese I everywhere Mime defeusiv. ami I MHIIO —iVd . Tlipn* w;h no .K’livby Mouth <»f ! Bamlm-iig. It wa stated illd■■ atIllg that th-- Japan- *■ push into lite mountains w.c- entirely from tininirGi. Bandoeng is strongly defend-d. with many f-otlfte-l point* and liar ricades, including mile* of barlw-d ) wire, along the m -umamoii* approaches Num,- of the largest I Dutch arsenal* art- In the m-aihy mountain area I Dutch force* in , .1-1-111 .1 . a were reported fighting delayi’i; act ion*, and at some points they had comiiei atta< k>-d and driven tile enemy li.ii k. J.i|tane*e alt -iip,-rl,,i ily amt per I *l*tent day time air attack* have "paralyzed Allied operations” to a I large extent, il wa* |Hiliiled out. lull at night the defense fore, have la-i-ii aide io recapture ground thill they li.id been forced to give H'llX l-INTED ON PAGE FOt’lt) Employes To Share In 6. E. Profits Decatur employe* of the Genmnl Electric company will share hi v payment of F!.ii22.mm tn be m ido next week under the compai.y'i profit-sharing plan to appt vimately *2 mm eligible ,-mpi >y. Charle* E Wilson pi,.*id<ii the General Eb-i-trlc i-mnpatiy .< Boancerf. The payment for the fir*’ half of Ifitl wa* made hi \ugii*t a <1 m-vt Week * distribution forth, la-, half of Htll will bring the ItHl profit* shnrliig payments to fl .<i|siu>. Thi* is an liicreiise ov, i Ifiin when a total of f l.ii tt, Jus was paid. For thorn- employe* wi:h five nr tlloie V. al *of VI, . u p>> UK-ill s II he I-,|U I i|,-tn I per, ,-111 of iegiil.il .-aiilhig* In Hie la*l six month* of 11*41 The averag, num > r employed by (leneial in IMi war iu»,ti*9 comp.-iri-d with 7fi.31l In ll*4o There were 122.sinempl iye-v on the company's pay toll mi It,, cemlier 31. Ittil. ex, i <>( affiliated compani--*.