Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 40, Number 68, Decatur, Adams County, 20 March 1942 — Page 1

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m Ability To Hiquer India Questioned Lcrts Feel India Hn Be Invaded But I lever Conquered I ■ I O.HI . "I' ""i" 1 ' h ' niliuiiy <lll 'he i. l |!„»liik ill I'.'" h |H|K . -K. !< .!• I" I"-' • -llill.i'' 1 HBV, Sill f.lll- wh'ti •'•■ 111 It Mortis r "Smß. |h 1 ■ Mar ■" gjH ,i li what Chinn l . .Im. : talk'd I3b ' ul,lll, " ln 1411,11,1 I Will flllll more than they found In I * • . I Aitiii'AMi'd their in ..I nii'*i' ■. l 'H|l- to ,in|Hii<wl upon China ■t .«•!>• the outcome of the li taH ..• ' S'afford Cripps. Hilt . Uiiuluii <lii .il 111 Hain Mill 1 •- ' l " ,u a * 4 ‘‘"lony •’> v .iKiei'ililt to statu* of S . i. ;i.'ii<|i'ii< < that will rally ■SH * country behind the “f W*" 1 W4r effort, or I: k 'lu- loan of an indlHt-r- - two main pltases |||H ,".ii:i< al iii-tli. pi uh HRH • ■ i. •! I, V India in I 11. «■"' \i'i"in Mar front Both nt military problem, in the ■MI- :■ \nhlbald WtiVell ha* ■Bl i i'l< but Wavell himself Japan would be any .llrei'l attempt al ■B" 'f India Kxpt-rt military "ii'Hile th.- British high .-.'iierally agrees with v " * ■B- ' . xpeit* frankly aeknoMl i' n probably will he Im p .veiil the Japanese Hid uu 111 India or at a num MB I".>’!'•< mi the Indian coast «■ Tim they recall the Japan MM'IkI In China. ta^B 1 ' 'hey argue. a Japanese liivailon soon Would bolt ■M' l " iniiHliKK India even more ' -.IV than the Japanese have BB**'' 1 down In China. Further .m Invasion of India would BH I" n.iesnary from the Japan i" Apoint If other objective* ■M v I'tngram I an be achieved 'tin imliit the military prob- ' I'i'lia begin* to merge with problem And here it BB" ' nmlei'Htood that the great ■B" ' " f all shade* of iHilltical nt this country la well that conquest by Japan IKW 1 ' 1 end any Idea of independ f.« generations to come. !■*" '»»•*< bails. It may bo *aid Japan* enemies here are Mt' muiK'rous than they were in i •iTisr'Kt, <W PA.re- CtVh.l 188 ~ 0 Bx Names Added To Jelit Jury Panel f W 11 * "'' w l »«mbers of the petit bJB' ~f ,1 ”‘ circuit court were MB*" by Jury commission B*c 10 1,11 'he places of four who BW ri ~ "‘"'"cd and to afford two tl'B' I'* 1 '* Th ”“ i excused were: Ralph IW7' E1 “"* r J Tro * L • M,|| ‘‘ r ItW' 1 •’•‘•tty Aeschllman. new members are: .Mrs IW'." Mrs. David Adams. »B IM,a, «r: Huko Gerke of Root iBB*"* hi i’' Tilman Flueckifier of y|W"'' ’ ch “rl»« Brunstrtip of ®H<‘'"* m ’ 4,1,1 J “tn«« Eiberaon of De j|H' r, !<' Jurors were ordered drawn K J Krwl Tntcbte In aniM.h p r lon ° f * jury ,rui wh,ch ‘k W'f'l'ile.l for next Wednesday In |i suit of the First Joint Stock W>d'l Hank attainst Cora Undls I IM- ¥,, " lre for Jwy has not Issued as yet, but It is under*7 lhat ,he will be tried tbs -ehediiled date.

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Cancellation Os Indiana's State Fair Predicted U. S War Department Asks Possession Os Grounds By May 1 Indianapolis. Mar. 2" (1'1*) Guy Cantwell, fluthspmt. secretary treasurer of the Indiana stale fair Imard. said today the war department has requested possession of the state fair Kroimd" on or about May I, and predicted cancel Ist loti of the alate fair. Cantwell said the war department's request would Ire cottsld ered at a special meet Ina of the iMwid Monday mornins tun that “Il Is likely that the state fair will have to Ire called off for the duration. The request was made by ('apt. Roland rthlelds. of the Ohio river valley engineers' division of the army at Cincinnati. Shields Indicated that the fair around* would he used for storage of war materials. A similar request was considered two weeks ago by the fair board when army air corps officials of Dayton. Ohio, indicated they might need the fair buildings and ground They inter told Gov. Kchricker they would have no need for the facilities until late In the fall. The fairgrounds comprises 214 acres at the northeast edge of Approximately Is acrer are under roof. Trial Is Slated On Defrauding Charge Pern Hehble wus to lie tried In Walter J. Dockmau's Justice of peace court late this afternoon on a charge of defrauding an innkeeper. placed against him by the Rice hotel. H. R McClenahan represents the defendant and Prosecutor Harry T. Gruhe the state. C. C. Hchafer wan fined fl and coats hy Justice HcM-kman on a charge of driving without an operator's license. placed against him by Officer J. ('. Mendenhall. —' — o- —— Street Improvement Is Planned By City Council Committee Announces Program The street and sewer committee of the city council. Isued a statement today to the effect tha. North Ninth street and Dayton Avenue were on the atreet linporvement program .for thia year. The announcement followed the recommendation of the Chamber of Commerce published in the Daily Democrat yesterday, asklug that the streets which lead to the General Klectric factory site be repair <-d and improved. It was one of three recommendations made by the Chamber of Commerce. The formal statement of the committee reads: “We wish to inform the public that the improvement of the streets mentioned In our local newspaper March l»th. ere and have been on the program for this year, and will be taken care of as soon a« weather and other condition* permit. Other street* and alleys are also to lie repaired and improved." The winter months have taken their toll on the streets, the changeable weather doing damage to the streets. The council committee stated that repair work would get started as soon a* weather conditions permit. 9 Bluffton Street Fair Will Be Continued Bluffton. Ind . March 20 -(Special) — The Ulutfton Free Street Fair association. In annual session Thursday night, voted unan mously to hold the annual fair here, altbounb making the stipulation “that lhe board of directors. If drastic changes in conditions should warrant may vote to suspenl the fair.” The fair Is scheduled for September 22-M. inclusive. Beth Snider was reelected president of the association, Carl .Helm*, secretary. Homer Markley, vlce-preeident. and Fred Tangeman. treaaurer.

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Navy’s New Eour-Engined “Flying Battleship” fir a ' JKcF m * & . ■ .ik .vmQBBBK^MP»•>' laMwr fll Most powerful plane in the V. g. Navy, the "flying battleship" PBIY. one of a great fleet of four-engined bombers now liemg built by the Consolidated Aircraft corporation in Han Diego. Cal.. Is shown In flight. The plane, weighing 34 tons, carries a normal crew of nine and can travel at the rate of 225 miles an hour. It ha* a flying range of 5.2tm mile*.

Precinct Officers Plan Bond Sunday Groundwork Laid For Pledge Sunday Precinct committeemen and vicecomniltleewomen al leaat temporarily "burled political hatchets" today in a united effort to aacare a* nearly a* |MM*ibie leu peruat enrollment In Adams county's Bond Hunday. April 12. Groundwork for conducting the event was laid last night in a meeting of the precinct leader* at the Monroe school.under the direction of Earl Caston, executive chairman of the county bond sale* staff. Every peiwon In Adam* county will bi- asked Io report at h|* renpettlve precinct voting place* on that day and sign pledge* to purchase United Htate* defense lionds and stamp*. In some Inetance* precincts will likely be combined and a centralised polling place inset up. A complete lint of tbe sites I* to be announced soon. person* who have already purchased bond* or are buying them through the payroll allotment plan may designate this fact on the pledge card*. They will he entitled to window sticker* a* well as those who pledge to buy additional bonds. Five women are to be named by the prlnclt committeeman of each party, whom- duty shall he checking the (Kill books In addition the precinct committeemen have been Baked to add to the list of registered voter* all persons living within their respective precinct boundaries. Adrian J. Baker of the American (CONtTnUBD or PAGO HVi) - — Labor leader Urges Congressional Probe Green Hits Attempt To Confuse People Wa*hington. March 20.—(UP)— President William Green o( the American Federation or urged congress today to investigate what he described as “an organised attempt to contuee and mislead the American people.” regarding the war production drive. While testifying before the senate military appropriation* subcommittee on the labor-production situation, Green issued a statement charging that the current mall and telegram drive directed at congress for *u*pen*lon ot the 40-hour week slid for antiwtrike legislation is the result of a "costly, well financed and deliberately planned campaign In Oklahoma.” "All the telegrams, letters and postcards brought to our attention represent* only five or six standard message* exactly Identical In language and all of them are similar In wording." Green said. •ess Lsbor Shortsge Wssbington, March 2C.—(UP)— (CONTINUED (Ht PAQM

Decatur. Indiana. Friday, March 20, 194

More Declarations Filed By Candidates f'.tndidite* who filed today In the clerk's office are: George Fo*nuugh. Democrat, for sheriff; Frank Liniger. Democrat, for coun ty -treasurer; August Conrad. Democrat, for county coundlat-large; Harry W H‘-I>ble. Democrat, for precinct committeeman, Decatur hit. True Andrew*. Republiran. for county sheriff; Charles Jone*. IteiHiblxan for county councilman, third district. The declaration of Mr. Fo-unagh bring* tbe total who have filed for the Democratic sheriff's nomination to five. -Mr. Andrews I* the first to file for sheriff on the Republican ticket. Precinct Boundary Lines Established Clerk Announces Boundary Lines Precinct boundary lines in Decatur a* eatablbthed by the county commissioner* were announced today by the county clerk's office and particular attention called to the boundaries of two city pr<-cin< t». All person* living north of Washington street in Decatur, who are not iiosltlve tlilit they are registered in Decatur 3-A, are aaked to call at the clerk'* office and check their registration. The fact that a number ot person* living in this area have registered in 3 B Instead of 3-A wa* stated hy the clerk. The boundaries are: Precinct 1-A: East of Winchrater and south of Adams (the Homesteads i* ißcluded in this precinct.) Precinct 1-B: West of Winchester and south of Adam*. Precinct 2-A: Between Adam* street and Monroe atreet, west of the St. Mary’s river to Seventh street. Precinct 2-B: Between Adam* and MottrOe streets, west of Sev(OONTINtJED ON PA«R FIVBt - Traffic Violators May Be 'Grounded 1 In Ration Program Washington. March 30 -(UP)— Motorists found guilty of vlo'ating traffic laws may be "grounded" under the gasoline rationing program otficiali said -tottey They revealsd that when the program start* early this spring traffic court judge* may be auGiorixed to suspend violator'* especially speeder'* — rationing cards. Such •ruling -would aid enforcement of President Roosevelt'* suggestion that state governors establish a 40-mlle-per hour speed limit to conserve rubber. Oil coordinator Harold Ickes hinted that such a provision might be Included when he announced yesterday that gasoline would be rationed In aM area* affected by transporation shortage* a* soon a* mechanics of a program can 'he worked out.

America, Australia In Supply Agreement Sweeping Agreement On Lend-Lease Signed Canberra. Australia. March 20 H'P) America und Australia have worked out a sweeping I'-Xi-e-lend agreement which Will give 4he United Hiote* fighting forces here a sieady stream of needed Australian supplies while assuring Australia continued allotment* of Ameri<mii war producta, It was aonounced today. The agrement was worked out by William H. Wasserman <»f Philadelphia. lease lend administrator, and Gen. Arthur (’• Wilson, quar'ermaster general of United Htate* forces In the southwest Pacific, with Australian supply mlnl«ter J A Beasley and other Australian officials. Details sure submitted 13 Prime Minister John Curtin for al* approval but the agreement was put into active effect at once and the American* promptly made out their first requisition for Australian suppile- for Ute Ann i n an • I B was emphasised that tn« new agreemeqt would he a two-day one in every respect and 'that the conference st which it wa* negotiated was one of vital in>|x»rtunce for the United 'Natiosn forces In the Aus-tralia-New Zealand area. The conferees aimed at co-ordin-ating requirrmvots of all the allied forces in this gone. ■tWe kept uppermost In our mind* the importance and urgency of united action and unifietl control In order to m<*i the critical position in 4hlfl theater of th< war." ON PAItW KIVWI O — Pleads Guilty, Man Is Fined In Court Fort Wayne Man Is Fined Late Thursday Ernest Pickering. 29. of Fort Wayne, wm fined sls and costs Iwte Thursday afternoon ou charge* of reckless driving by Judge J. Fred Frucbte. Pickering, who had previously entered not guilty pless to charge* of drunken driving, reckless driving and leaving the scene of an accident preferred against him by Officer J. C, Mendenhall of the state police, returned to court and changed hb< plea on the one count. Prosecutor Harry T. Gruba filed nolle prosequi motions on the other two counts and -they were dismissed. •Pickering denied the other two counts when interrogated by Judge Fruchte. He adnißted drinking the morning of tbe day when the accident occurred but denied being intoxicated. The accident happened six miles north of federal road 27 late Wednesday afternoon when Pickering's auto sideswiped a truck and another car.

Hero Os Philippines Declares United States Plans Offensive Against Japan; Relieve Bataan

Redistricting 34 County Precincts Redistrict For Party Delegates Redlstrictlns of the 34 precinct* In Adam* county from which delegates to the state <-on*entions of the Demmratlc and Republican parties are Io be named was done yesterday hy the county elertlon commissioner*. The district* and the number of voters in each: Oentacratic District one: Geneva A. IM: North Hartford. 145; South Hartford. M; total 3H. Diltricl Two Geneva 11. 125; Ceylon. M; North Wabash. 71; West Jefferson, 77; East Jefferson. M; lota). 432. Dtatrlct Three: Herne A. 152; Rertie (’. I*4: South Blue Creek, 4»: total. 3X5. . District Four: Berne B. 9R; Middle Monroe. SS. North Monroe. I 2»: French. 103; total. 395 District Five: Houth Kirkland. S 3; South Washington. 127; North Blue Creek. 121. Houth HI. Mary *. 90; total. 400 District Hix North Washington. IM; flveatur I B. 219; total. 375 District Heven: Decatur 3 B. JIM. District Eight Decatur 2H. 173. Decatur 2-A, 279; total. 451. District Nine: Decatur 1-A. 291; North Ht. Mary's. 74; total, 345 District Ten: Decatur 3-A. 244: West Root. 174; total. 41X. District Eleven: Emit Root. 15*; West I’iiion. 112; East Union. 9fi; total. Jiiti District Twelve: North Kirkland. 97; Houth Preble. 113; North - tCONTINl!l»!> ON PA<IK FIVKI — Lybarger Funeral Sunday Afternoon Catherine Lybarger Dies At Geneva Funeral services will be held Hunday afternoon at I o'clmk at the Geneva I'. B. church for Mrs. Catherine Lybarger. 75, who died suddenly yesterday at her home in Geneva. Death was caused by acute Ind: gestlon. Hhe was 111 only 10 mln utea. The decease<l was luirn In Adam* county in IM*, ibe daugh ter of Peter and Mary Moser Lelchty. Her husband. Ira, was killed in an accident at the gravel pit which he operated In 1924 Hiirviving are the following children: Mrs. Fred Chartier and Arthur ot Flint. Michigan; Ralph of Houth Rend, Calen of lamg Beach. California; Muri and Clarence of Hoagland Mrs. Charles Armstrong. Mrs. Albert Ineichen. Mr*. Harold Hhoemaker. James. Lee. Jesse, all of Geneva; three brother* and a •later: Daniel Lelchty of Berne. John of Robinson. Illinois. Jonas and Mrs. Anna Pusey. both of Geneva. Hhe was a member of the We*t Missionary church. Rev. It. H. Miller will officiate. Burial will be in the Ridge cemetery at Van Wert. —— — o — Men In Service Must Pay Taxes Treasurer John W. Blak-y today Issued a statement riarßyiag the matter of taxes assessed against men In Uncle Ham's armed force*. There I* no provl»lon under tbe law by which the taxes against a man can lie dropped slmn’y because he is In the service of his country. Mr. Blakey said, and the delinquency must be added when they are overdue. Hinee the assessment* wera made last year and 1941 taxes are payable in 1942. almost all service men have taxes to pay. Parent* might pay 4he taxes to preven'. the men from returning to find added delinquencies against them be mentioned.

See Compulsory Allocation Os U. S. Manpower Men 45 To 64 To Be Registered On Monday, April 27 Washington. March 2" fl'Pt The United Ntate*. like Great Britain. probably will have to enact legislation eventually for compulsory allocation of , It* manpower, labor auihoritle* Mild today. The question was raised by the presidential order for regiitration under the selective service act on April 27 of 13.nff0.odfl men between 45 and 44 years of age. Inclusive. These men are too old for military service but an occupational survey of them will uncover “hundred* of thousand* of hidden skill* needed In war Industries." labor <>ffi< ial* said. Many of the men who will register next month will be th,- father*, even the grandfather*, of meu whose order number* were determ ined in the loot three lotteries President Roosevelt, who was 4'l on his last birthday. I* within the age group but will not register because he i* commander-in-chief of the armed force*. High government officials who will register Include Vice-President Henry A. Wallace. Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau. Jr.. Secretary of Argiciiliure Claud, It Wickard. Attorney General Francis Biddle, Postmaster General Fiank ('Walker. WPB dlrei tor Donald Nelson. Federal Security Admlni*tretor Paul V. McNatt, and price administrator Leon Henderson. Al! memher* of the supreme court Will be registered except Chief Justice Harlan F. Stone ami Associate Justice Owen J. Robert*. Justice William O Douglas registere<l last time. President Roosevelt's new registration order dul not include lx and 19 year olds who. although included under the selective eervite law. are not liable for military service. Selective service officials gave two possible explanations why the younger group was not ordered to register: I That Mr. Roosevelt may plan to "catch” these men <* they turn 20 In regiluration* to be held every January while the war la*t* The youngest in- ti how eligible lor the draft are tho*e who were 2o on or before lust Dec. 31. 2. That the younger group whi< h total* about 2.5f1f1.000 may be registered lat,-r In the year after the older men have been listed and HXiVTiwirrn nw uuir nv*i True Andrews Seeks Sheriff Nomination Seeks Republican Nomination In May Truo "Tabby" Andrews. ot French township, announced today that he would be a candidate tor sheriff nomination In the Republican May primary. Mr. Andrews filed his declaration late yesterday in the county clerk's office. '.Mr. Andrew* Is a native of Adam* county and has resided here practically his entire life. He was graduated from the Monroe high school. He operated a restaurant and hotel for a number of year*, but for the past seven years ha* Iteen engaged in farming. Three week* ago he moved from Kirkland to French township, where he purchased a farm. He Is 3X years old. married and the father of four children. He has been an active worker In the Republican party and this Is the first time that he ha* sought public office.

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German Diplomatic Drive Underway To Prepare For Nazi Spring Offensive Washington. March 20 — (UP) —Two American army heavy bomber* scored a direct hit on a big Japanese cruiser during a raid Wednesday on R*b*ul Harbor in New Br.tam Island. The action was announced today in a war department communique Which Mid the raid wa* carried out by a pair of flying fortress bomber*. By I'nitisl Pre** Thy I'niti-d State* moved today toward an offensive against Japan. Gen. Douglas MacArlliur, ‘peaking publicly for the first llni" since hi* arlval in Australia from tmleag uered Bataan, declared tha' hi* Instruction* were to 1-arry the War to Japan. LlelM. Gen. Joseph W. H ilwell. commander of the -sth and 4th Chinese armies in Burma, made a similar statement and pledged unlimited American aid to < hina In furtherance of the attack on Japan MacArthur declared that a prime purpoae of the offensive was to relieve the heroic American-Philip pine* garrison on Bataan. "I <’«■•• from there." be »uid simply. "And I »li»ll return." There wa* no undue optimism in either Australia or China bgt (be firm, confident tone of the statements hy the U. H. military com matider* left no doubt that they are leaving no stone unturned ,o rush the coming offensive. MacArthur said that hi* order* were to come through the J.ipane* lines at Bataan for the puipose of "organising an American offensive against Japan " Australia was co qu-ral ng in every way to speed the organisation of the U. H Offensive blow Australian war supplies ant equip meiit were opened to the American expeditionary force on a lendlease basis that assured that the American* and Australian* would share available material on an •*|ual basis Fighting on the outer approaches to Australia was growing more fierce. The Japanese attacked Port Moresby, strategic harbor on tbe South coast of New Guinea twice by air and a Japanese land column, led by Naxl-traineil natlVi« was believed striking south from Japanese haae* on the north coast of the large islaml. Two point* in the Solomon Island* were raided l»y Japanese planes. However, there was confidence in Australia that the heavy air blows against Japanese Invasion force* in tbe New Guinea and Rahaul area had thrown the Tokyo t(metafile askew. It was hoped that tbe multi Japanese assault uu Australia had been delayed sufficiently to enable MacArbhur’s plans for carrying the war back to the enemy to Im- brought into play ’’"fore the Japanese offensive gets under way. The situation in Burma was not so favorable. A Britiah spokesman In London admitted that the Japanese may have reached Kanguili* win, 40 miles south of Toungoo, and Tharrawaddy, 70 mile* north of Rangoon leiss of Basse’n. the last south Burma port to the Japanese. also was believed likely The Japanese were pressing Northward steadily toward 'be region where the British and the two Chinese armies under ■<4lll well wtinubd <>n paqb nv«> tcmfcraturk"readinq DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER 8:00 a. m. ... 35 10:00 a- m. 43 Noon 01 2:00 p. m. — 64 3:00 p. m M WEATHER •howsr* this aftsrnoon and tonight. Warmer thia aftsrnoon and In east portion tonight.