Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 40, Number 65, Decatur, Adams County, 17 March 1942 — Page 1

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MACARTHUR IN SUPREME COMMAND IF UNITED NATIONS FORCES IN PACIFIC

Seat/i Toll From ■Tiro Tornadoes Is ■old More Than 120

| Iwo Goshen Residents ■monq Totalities Os ■ornadocs Sweeping ; ■htouqh Five States b9k |t>- I lilted Pres* .if two tornad'M-s ,*.p| 'hlollKll fit*- . |,...»|| HtIMMi .It 122 I .Olli f.,tl HPI •• oil w< M- injur 0nn.1.1) P.IHMItHH! toll was counted 1..1 mu th < - 7" li'hll'-m liiul In- found In th*' uk S I nun* of lutililitig ||H ■ .pp.ir.-ntly origin "" l ■Hi M .-Hoppi .It Michigan creating |H >oiw<MMt. I«s> mile* Michigan City , n 010 i nt Its -with on.. Indiana, and Ken EK ! Illinois I* were known 0,. . Wl -ie 16 dead In KenI • mo -see and two In I 1 * ■ ~| . ,i type i yelntiie pr.iili.u- to the Mississippi i .... v it la unknown any H* counterclockwise I^Biu. Ahiilwind proportionSUB • ; ti.oneiidoiia vertit >1 . 'i . ui> a path of deal rm . . . Ai.li-i than 2ini yard- - outside thia path are UHto. .--I while those In It are to The storm will rise and fall again 10 j M . 1... tn mile* away which !oi whole sections hl the |B . ... u.ido being untouched |B* 1 - l‘ .«i t.n nadoe* have la sh-ili.-ir short Uvea in the ,.p: valley during the last . • They have killed approxi 11.',nil persons and caused |K" ■-I '.ii.n:e of approximately f 1 Two At Goshen counted a toll of K dead at least 5.1 person* In “it critically, and property ••-’llnated at almost 31,04)0.000 iB 11 ' """ ll < - /<'lnnlc tall wind* tS ’»'l" Hie state last night, I*llo- first at Shelbyville and at Goshen. EMmheii listed two (anilities, nt an injured and daman* »• Kt'>»iniately 3500.004) Including ■»«•» 1150.N0 and 3200.0041 ■oNTINI'KIr ON PAGE THI(EE) RjS o Bsh Celebrate ■- Patrick's Day WY..U 11 be a wearln' of the green if ynt'ro Irish.” Today was "" lih.iaied by the Irish of the *ih»inity 1IU( | „f the world at St. ■irli-k* Day. and green bit* of B’niiK apparel were In evidence H l ' and there a* Decnturltes disSy''d their mark of ancestry. Worker Is Injured ■ere This Morninq ■ )|J Tudor of route 3. Bluffton. ■t'i-oe.| an jnjtjry to hl* rifht ear Mil.- at work thl* morning on con■''tt'iion of the new Genera! ElecPlant. y 1 " WM taken to the Adam* B‘t>ty memorial boepltal for treat■l‘»’ and wa* dl*tnl**ed to return ■ work. :■ a TKMPtRATURt READING ■ DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER I ®:00 a. m. 40 ■ 10; 00a. m 40 ■ *°=n ~ J I p- m. Z: 40 I 3 °0 p. m. 40 I WEATHER ■ r,MI *• “ronfl wind* dlmlnlah K’e!? 1 * and tonight. ■"•Mly colder tonight

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Allied Offensive w iiL Air Marahal Petree Chief of the llsiyal Air Force In India. Air Mwewhal Str Richard P»lr*e, above. dl*clo*ed at New Delhi that American itaff officer* have e*labli*hed an alt headquar tern In India and that "we are going to tarry the war Into the enemy'* country. Into Japan.” Volunteer Canvass Solicitors To Meet Meet Wednesday To Plan City Canvass Solicitor* in the hou«e-t<ehou*e volunteer canva** to lie conducted in Decatnr »oon will meet tomorrow night at n o'clock at the city hall, it wa* announced today by Cal E. I’elernon. city civilian defen«e director At that time the *ollcltor« will receive in»truction* and be given aawignmenta. The cotwplele li»t of tho nearly 1041 person* aelectediby the city defenae director to condwt 111- work will Ire announced tomorr-rw. Solicitor* are reminded of their obligation to take an active part In civilian defense dutie* and urged to attend this Initial meeting. In order that the canvassing will not Ire delayed. , Many of these solicitor* will like(CONTINUED ON PAOR TW<» ■ fl — — Forrest Elzey Asks For Re-Nomination Mayor Os Decatur Announces Candidacy Forrest Bliey. Incumbent mayor of the city of Decatur, announced today that he would be a candidate for re-nomination to the office in the Republican May primary. Mr. Elaey wa* elected to the office In tho fall of IMM. assuming hl* duties January 1, 1939. He filed hl* declaration and petition thin morning In the office of the county clerk at the court bouse. He Is the first Republican candidate to file for a city office, as well a* the first candidate tor mayor In the Republican city primary. although it ha* been reported that at least one more will flic for that office No candidates for counclimenlc position have filed In either party. One candidate. Harry Knajtp. has filed his candidacy for mayor in the Democratic primary.

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British Blast Potential Base For Axis Drive Island Os Rhodes Heavily Attacked From Sea And Air Isindon. March I” (I’PI A bigscale surprise attack by llritlsh naval and air force* on the eastern MedUs-rranean Island of Rhode* was le-lleved today to have disrupted Axis plan* for a possible spring offensive into the near east. Heavy damage wa* Inflicted on the big Rhode* Island liase. off the Turkish roast, during the perfectly timed and cordinated air and sea lH>ml*ardment which dhpatche* »ald lit ap the target "like a Christina* tree” a* hundred* ot shell* and Ismib* found their mark. tAxls propaganda broadcAflia. a< IRiowtedglng the attack s sahl also that the British planes bad Imhiilhml Turkish Asia Minor. Including the town of Milas, .ind that the Turkish government ordered an inquiry.! The Importance of the British attack on Rhodes wa* emphasised by recent rtqtort* from th:* middle east that Hitler might at.empt to I strike through Syria or Turkey to- ' ward the Russian Cattcasus oil field* and the oil field* of the near I east In an effort io join force* with I Japan In India. , since the Axis aelanro at Greece. Hitler ha* controlled all of the Island chain stretching along the Turkish coast and Italian Rhodes lias been one of the mo*', logical liases for a possible push toward Cyprus and Syria, some 420 mile* to the east. The island had been strongly fortified by Italy and frequently ha* been attacked by the British since the war started. Al one time it was virtually under selge. with communication* to Italy limited to air(CONTINUED ON PAOfl WTVEI - Winds, Storm Cause Some Damage Hiqh Temperatures Are Recorded Here •• Twa* a »hort summer"— that fairly well sum* up the general opinion of lhe citizenry this morn ing after one of the most unusual March day* on record. The high winds and rain of yesterday and last night were not uncommon but the extremely high temperature and humidity yeaterday were, Following a fairly mild morning yewterday. the thermometers started soaring until they reached a peak of "2 degrees late In the afternoon. Then the wind started blowing and the rain falling. The wind Increaaed in velocity last night as an electrical thunderstorm joined In. Martin J: Mylott. city light superintendent, reported eight or io transformer fuses blown by lightning and one line on Nuttnian sv<-nue blown down. Charles Hears, superintendent of the Citizen* Telephone company, reported no serious dsmage. although some wss done at Tocaln and north of Decatur. Repair crews of both utilities were still busy today. This morning the Dally Democrat thermometer registered 40 degrees above zero -In comparison with a reading of 42 yesterday—-but the wind was colder and atronger and there was little evidence that the mercury would soar to the mark reached yesterday. Extensive damage was reported in and near the village of Willshire. Ohio, last night when the wind cut a swathe several hundreda yarda wide au It proceeded on a southeasterly course through the southern edge of the town. Tree* were uprooted, barns and bulidiogs demolished and damaged. On the Martin Htucky farm a brooder bouse was destroyed, at lUONTINURD ON FAUC FIVE)

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, March 17,1942.

Supreme Commander “ 1 • i*.. Vo*n. MacArthur Gen. Douglas MacArthur, colorful Philippines defender, has arrived in Australia to assume supreme command of lhe United Nations aimed force*. Two More Ships Are Victims Os Axis Sub War American Collier, Uruquyan Ship Are Sunk By Torpedoes New York. Mar. IT—(UP)-Slx survivors of an American collier torpedoed and sunk off Atlantic City. N. J., early Haturday floated In the sea for six hours, clinging Jo an overturned lifeboat from which 20 of their shipmate* had lieen thrown Into the water, the navy revealed today. The vessel, whose name and tonnage were unannounced, carried a crew of 34. In addition to the six rescued from the capsized lifeboat. eight other* including the captain and chief officer — were picked up from life rafts by reacue crafts and brought to New York. Nineteen of the 20 men first reported lost after the lifeboat was ovei-lurned by force of a second torpedo blast are missing and presumed lost. The laidy of one was discovered underneath the capsizen lifeboat when It was found some 24 hours later after drifting five mile* offshore. A first torpedo struck the ve«(CONTINUED ON PAOE FIVE) Student Day Sale Here On April 4 Annual Student Day Sale Is Announced Plan* for the annual Student Day sale to be held In Decatur April 4 under the co-sponsorship of the senior clac* of Decatur jun-ior-senior high school and lhe Decatur Chamber of Commerce were announced today. Approximately 75 firm* take part In the event each year. The stu dent* turn the one day's pay over to the senior class of the school for use In ita activities. in addition, the sale affords merchants sn op|M>rtunity of “trying out” prospective sales clerks. Many of the students “stay on" either as psrt-tlme or full-time employes. Miss Mildred Worthman. class sponsor. Is directing the preliminary actlvite* concerned with lhe sale. The complete list of parliclpat Ing merchant* and the names of the student* who will work in the various stores will be announced.

Russia Reports Furious Fighting On South Front Soviet Forces Open Biq Breech In Nazi Positions In Donets Moscow Mar. 17 — (UP! - The Red army has opened a big breech In German positions In the Donets Iwsln. front dispatches said today. The enemy wss reported counterattacking despite heavy losse<. however, with furlmis fighting It progress on a wide southern front. The pounding effect of the Soviet attack* was Illustrated by disjratche* reporting that only !•*< Germans out of a battalion and two companies (about 1.31*1 men I escaped In one sector after a Rus slan artillery and Infantry assault. But the Nazis were throwing reserves Into the hattie an I launching strong tank and counterattack*. Dispatches said that the action continued with the outcome not yet dear. (lamdon and Berlin reports recently have told of big-scale light Ing in the Ukraine. Including a Russian drive that carried Into the suburban streets of Kharkov Grel sector The Berlin propag.uol.i broadcast this morning said that Russian forces were attacking strongly on the southern front and had made “repeated attempts'* to break through on a central front sector. One temporary break In the southern front was acknowledged hy Berlin, which asserted that lhe hole ill the defense line wa* closed during fighting in a snow storm.) According to Moscow dispatches, the Russian attack In the IMiu-ta basin first captured strong enemy resistance point and then Jireacbed the German lines on a wide sector. Eighteen cannon, 30 machine gun*. 200 automatic rifles and much other booty wa* taken by (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) n ■ ■ Hatcheries Suit Is Slated For Hearing Chorqe Guarantee Not Complied With Judge J. Fred Fruchte will hear In Adams circuit court tomorrow the suit of the Arnstutz Hatcherh* of Geneva against Hiroshi Watanabe. Watanabe, the defendant, (* reportedly an Anierlean-born Japanese who ha* been engaged in chicksexing for several hatcheries In tho south half of the county. The plaintiff charge* that In 1939 the firm engaged Watanabe to determine the sex of baby chlclM at a price of three-fourths of a cent each. The suit charge* that the defendant guaranteed hi* method to lie 95 percent accurate, with a money back guarantee, averring that the plaintiff made the same guarantee to It* customers. Under this agreement to their customers they were forced to pay 3287.71. Since they had held back 3112.07 of the defendant'* pay, the suit asks for only 31M.84, John L. DeVoss is plaintiff's attorney. C. H. Muselman and Harry T. Grube represent the defendant. — O I '»'■ Confirms Report Os Gen. Homma Suicide Santlzgo. Chile. March 17—(UP) Carlo* Berry, one of *lz t’hllean juornallsts stranded In Japan, reported to hl* n< wspaper today that Gen. Homma. who commanded the Japanese forces In the Philippine* had committed bars klrl, a* reported hy Gen. MacArthur. Barr) and hl* five Chilean companions toured Japan a* guest* of the Japanese government. They were aboard a Japanese steamer enroute to the United States on December 7, but their steamer put wbout and returned them to Yokahama where they now are.

Heroic Philippines Defender Arrives In Australia; News Thrills All United Nations

Surqe Os Optimism Thrills Allies As American War Hero In Supreme Command By United Press A surge of optimism thrilled the embattled United Nation" t>«day with announcement that Gen Douglas MacArthur had assumed supreme command In Australia. "That's wonderful." said Wendell 1,. Wlllkle In New York, and his selitlmeiil was echoed by men hi the streets and by statesmen In high places wherever the flag of the United Nations file*. Out of the foxholes of Bataan had come the first real hero of the war In the Pacific to take the helm at an hour when the fortune of the United Nations seemed nesr ebb tide. In Ixmdon, Britishers were gm Ing back to the glorious days of Drake and Hawkins Io find paral Ids to MacArthur's exploit* In the Philippine*. In Washington a swelling chorus of approval ran through congress. In the far stretches of Australia there was no need to wait for the reaction Th<- cry: "We want Mac Arthur,” had resounded over the far dominion since the hour of Singapore's doom. "There will lie a real fighting man In Australia." was the comment of one grimy little cockney who read the newspaper bill that proclaimed the news In bold black letter* on a larndon street corner. An American army officer In Britain spoke for the I’. R. armed force* abroad when he said: “There’s going Io be something happening down there now.” Chairman Tom Connally. D. Texas, of the senate foreign relations committee spoke for congress. He said, "it is fortunate rmNTtNURD nN page ant) o Waste Paper Salvaqe Committee To Meet Members of the local Waste paper salvaging committee have been asked by Clarence Zlner. chairman, to meet nt the Lincoln school tomorrow evening at 7:3" o'clock. Member* are urged to attend. - —a — — Rudolph H. Buuck Trustee Candidate Rudolph H. Buuck ha* announced hl* candidacy for the liemocratlc nomination for trustee of Preble township, subject to the primary election May 5. 0 1 — Thurman Drew Seeks Office As Auditor Root Township Man Seeks County Office Thurman I. Drew ot Root township today announced his tsndidacy for the Democratic nomination for county auditor. Born and raised In Geneva. Mr. Drew has been a life Ion: resident of Adams county. He is 37 years of age. married and the father of four children. Th • family resides on their farm near the Dent ■ Mbool. For the past »«ven years Mr. Drew has been the local represen- 1 tatlve of the Commonwealth Life In*., Co. He is a member of the Union Chapel United Brethren church and has served •* superintendent of , the Sunday school for 10 year*. ] Mr. Drew has always been a < Democrat and h*s never sought public office More. He slated he ' would make an active campaign for i the nomination and will file hi* < formal declaration with thi coun- 1 fy clerk at once.

Dies in China ('rash r >. William Schuler One of the five American* among the 13 persons killed In the crash of a large Chinese transport plane bound from Kumming to 4'hung king Is pictured above. Ho I* William Schuler of North Bergen N J., photographer and co pilot of the plane. Among thoa*> killed wJr*- a number of the U. H. mill tary mission lo China and the chief ot th(> British military uusoiuu to China. Draft Lottery Will Start This Evening Drawinq Starts At 5 o'clock Toniqht Washington. March 17 tl'P) Apporxlmately P.Oflt.OhO m>-n who registered for selective serv'ce last month will learn within the next 24 hours the order in which the/ will be examined for possible induction Into the armed force*. The first war-time draft lottery since October 1. 191 * but the third In the last 17 months begin* at fi p. in (5 p. m tl’WTi in the departmental auditorium Secretary of war Henry L. Stimson. reaching into the historical “Gold-fish ‘bowl" which hat been used for every manpower lottery since July 20. 1917. will draw the first niiml>er. During the few minutes proceed. Ing. Brig Gen. Lewi* B. Herahey. selective service director, will speak on the significance of the event, which come* shortly after announeemetit of th»- arrival of American troops in Australia. With 7.000 capsuh-d order number* to he drawn, selective service official* expect lhe lottery 'o last all night, a* did lhe first two lotteries held under the selective service act at 1940 on Oct. 29, 1940 and July 17. 1941. Tonight's lottery will det«rmiue the order in which men in the age groups 20 through 21 and 36 through 44. who registered Feb. 10. will lie called for examination on their cllgßtillty for the armed force*. Their aerial number* already have been made available by 6,500 local draft Isrard* However, none of these rn< n will ire called to the colors until early summer, prolmbly in June, although many of them will receive question(CONTINUED GN PA(IIS FIVE) ' I I—II" S ll ' " a WM—* More Declarations Filed By Candidates Candidates In the May primaries who tiled declarations iu the county clerk's office today are: August Blonienerg. Democrat, foi trustee of Prelde township; Forreet Elzey, Republican, for mayor of Detatur; Thurtnan I. Drew. Democrat, for county auditor; Dean Byerly. Dem- i or rat. for county council-at-large; I Rue L. Hlrayer, Democrat, for true- < tee of Blue Creek township. I

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Announcement Follows Disclosure A Larqe Force Os Americans Now In Australia Washington. March 17 <UP) — Gen. Dou*la* MacArthur. for* - mo*t commander of the Allied wai chieftains, arivt-d In Australia from the beleaguered Philippines today and has assumed supreme command of the United Nations forces there In Australia's hour of peril. The colorful defender of thr Philippines reached Australia alter a secret airplane flight, only i few hour* after official disclosure that American troop* air and ground forces "In (-onalderaMe nutuhara” have landed In Australia and arc preparing to m>-et Japan's blow* against th<- southwest Pacific bastion. MacArthur, the war dent.rtment announced, was ordered by President Roosevelt To leave the Philip pine* 23 days ago and go :o Australia "as soon a* the nect *sary arrangements could tie made.” ft had been conceded by top military authorities for week* while demands for MacArthur'* "resene” from the I'hilippiiiv* were made In congress and in Australia that a Presidential order would be wcc»sory to make him leave hl* vailenlittle army that ha* held the Japanese at a standstill on the Bataan hat tiefront. MacArthur was accompanied to Australia nearly 2.000 miles south of the Philippine* by ill* wife and »on. who during reca-nt weeks are bellevod to have remained in 4'orregidor fortress at the entrance to Manila bay. Corregidor has l»evn subjected to frequent Japanese aerial IsmilMrdnient. The world famous American c >mrnander. whose stand on Bataan Peninsula has won the adulation of million*. tak<-» over the post vacated recently by ()en. Sir Archlbald Waved. British commander who was relieved of the United Nations sdpreme command iu the Pacific. No successor was named at that time for Wavell. who has returned to his cctnmand of the defense of India and also charged with th--of Burma. MacArthur also wa* accompanied on his flight to Australia by hi* chief of staff, Maj. Gen. Richard K Sutherland; Brig. Gen. Harold II George of the air corps, and -everal other staff officers, the war depart(CONTINUED ON FADE FIVE) •— - O-- — Sugar Beet Labor Rates Increased Increase Ordered For Beet Laborers Washington, Mar 17 (UP) — Minimum rates to lie paid laborer* for early season wo;k on the 1942 sugar beet crop have Iw-en set at approximately 22 percent abovo the 1941 rates, the U. H. department of agrieulttiru announce 1 late yesterday, Producers who apply for benefit payment* under the sugar beet act must pay at least the minimum rates. The Increase* range from 12 to 33.5<i pel acre over 1941 rates. Harvesting rate* will be Issued later. The minimum rates for blocking. thinning and hoeing range from 3*5" In Washington to 313.50 In Ohio. .Michigan. Indiana and Wisconsin. The Increases given beet Work* er* Will be paid In the Decalur territory. The Central Beet Growers association, of which E. W. Busch'* is president, recommended an Increase for worker*, when representative* of the agriculture department held a district meetlug Iu Detroit last December,