Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 40, Number 73, Decatur, Adams County, 26 March 1942 — Page 1

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City Candidate Morris Plngry Incumbent city councilman, announced today that he would hr a candidate for renomlnatloii In the Rrpuhliean primary on May 5. He Is tbr first to announce for a council ma taftpoai.

Hold Prayer Service During Holy Week Hold Service Each Morninq Os Week Out ot the present nee.l of all people everywhere to draw nearer to God. and to come into a closer and more intimate relationship with Him. plans for early morning prayer service* have been made for Holy Week, under the auspices of the Decatur ministerial assoc iatlon For the sake of convenience, service* will be held In two dlfferen' churches at the same ho’P. Th.’ two places of meeting are the First Evangelical church and the First Methodist church. These early morning sreclves will he held Monday through Haturday of Holy Week from 6:25 a. m to 6:15 a m. Leaders of the services at the Methodist church will be as follows: Monday. Rev R W. Graham . Tuesday. Rev G. O. Walton: Wednesday. Rev. C M. Prugh: Thurs day. Rev E. J. Arthur; Friday. Rev Dwight Patterson; flatnrdsy. Rev. G. T Roeselot. Leaders of the services at the First Evangelical church are as follows: Monday. Rev. G. S l-ozler; Tuesday. Rev. G. E. Marthall; Wednesday. Paul Brandyberry; Thursday. Rev G. T. Rosaelot; Friday. C. R Moser; Saturday. Rev C. M. Prugh. The services will be very simple In form with an emphasis on drawing near to God through th ■ media of music and song, the reading of acrlpture. and meditation and prayer. ‘ Workers are urged to atop and (CONTINUED ON PAGE HIX) —0 ■ Blue Creek To Hold Sewinq, Nursinq Class Mra. Herman Girod announced today that an Inatructor h.is teen secoured to take charge of a sowing and nursing class In Blue Creek township, to be held April 2 at 2 o'clock in the community building. — -o— Seek Enrollment Os Men For First Aid An enrollment of 35 men is wanted In the Red Cross first aid clssa. which will open a ten-week a semester next Tsesday sv-mlng at the Lincoln high school auditorium, with Dr- Jamas Burk In charge. Classes will be held from 7 to 9 o'clock. Ths required course Is 20 hours, the school extending over a 10-week period. At the completion of the course the men will be given official Red Cross certificates as bsing qualified to administer first aid work. MrsMilo Black, county ehairman of Red Cross first aid activities. nouncsd today. If sufficient interest Is not shown, the class will be diverted to other activities, but It is believed <hat the required number of men will enroll by next Tuesday.

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Churchill Says Atlantic Ocean Situation Grave Reports Battle Os Atlantic Has Taken Turn For Worse But Foresees Victory London, Mar 29 — fl’Pl — Prime minister Winston Churchill said today that the battle of the Atlantic had taken a turn for the worse. "The battle of the Atlantic after turning markedly In our favor for five or sis months has now for the lime itelttg worsened again," he said Churchill, speaking at the annual meeting of the Central Council of rnloiilst associations, said that Hlugapore had been the scene of "greatest disaster to the British army." Churchill said that since he addressed the council a year ago there had been an almost unbroken series of military misfortunes. “Can you wonder that such a melancholy case, which I do not fear to tell or face, should cause widespread distress and anxiety through our country and ern plre?" he asked. Churchill said he could not guarantee that Britain was at the end of its misfortunes. "It would be foolish for us not to Ire prepared for further heavy blown," he said, "but just as last year 1 warned you we could not have successes unchequered by reverses .so In IfH! we need not expect to have reverses unrelieved by successes. "It now seems that we and our Allien "the I'nlted Nations — can not lose the war except through our own fault or our own failure to use our combined overwhelming strength, and use the multiplying opportunities that will present themselves to Us." Detailing military misfortunes since a year ago Churchill listed Libya, where he said.the British had only partly re-estaliltahed themselves; Greece and Crete. "We have since been attacked by a new. fresh and most formidable antagonist 111 the near east," he said. “Hong Kong has fallen, the Ma-

(CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT) a Authorize Group To Sell Defense Bonds Central Sova Credit Union Is Authorized The Central Boya federal credit union, an orgafflxailon of the employes of the Central Boya Company. Inc., and McMillen Feed Mills, has been aulborlxed by the Federal reserve bank of Chicago, to sell United States defense savings tends. Federal credit unions all over the country have teen asked to become selling agencies ter defense savings tends by the farm credit administration of the U. 8. department of agriculture, under whose authority federal credit unions operate. The Central Soya Company. Inc., and McMillen Feed Milla have had in effect for some time a payroll allotment plan whereby the employe subscribes part of his earnings toward the purchase of defense tends, which will now be obtained through the Central Soya federal credit union. The credit union was organized In December. 1940, and Its primary purpose la that of any other saving and loan agency. Recently (500 of Ite funds were Invested In the purchase of a defense savings bond and It Is quite probable that tn the nesr future another (500 tend will be purchased. Bond Sunday Plan Is Abandoned For Canvassing Method Indianapolis, March 26—(UP)— A state-wide house-tohouae canvas to supplant the originally planned one-day defense tend pledging plan on April 12 was announced today by the Indiana defense saving* staff. The house-to-house canvass will begin April 27 and continue throughout the week In rural area*, villages, towns and cltisa. Opposition to Sunday a* a pledging day and the fact that many war workers could not take time off to sign pledges on a week day. made the change necessary, according to (he state defense saving* itaff.

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Jean Bhaw Carter fCnitagi-ment of debutante Jean Hhaw Carter of Pelham Manor. N V., a member of the Bed Cross Motor Corps, and K. John Ward of Urchmont. N. V.. Duke university graduate, has been announced. To Reclassify Men Now Placed In 3-A Selective Service Takinq Men Rapidly The Adams county draft board will soon be forced to delve Into the list of 3-A men to secure manpower in answer to •elective service calls from the state, it was announced last night by the board members. Thio announcement was made in anticipation of a "heavy pull on the county’s men available for armed forces in the near future. A call has already been received for the board to send a substantial number of men early next month. The time, number and other Information concerning the contingent is being withheld until the men leave, in compliance with the last order received from state selective service headquarters. More cslls are expected frequently. The board announced that clans 1-A has been gone through, classes I B and 4-F reopened and investigated with all qualified men placed in class 1-A In the search for enough manpower to answer the rails. Class 2 comprises those men who receive only temporary deferments because of schooling, etc. These are placed In class 1-A from lime to time as their deferment period expires. Those In class 3-A whose dependents show the least dependency will likely be th.- first to have their cases reopened, take their preliminary physical exams and If they “cONTIHtfiD ON PAOK riVßt -

Fifteen Candidates File Declarations Petitions Are Filed By.Many Candidates The clerk's offlee late yesterday and today experienced one of Ils busiest sessions in handling declaration* of political candidate*. Fifteen candidate* for offices In thu two primaries on May 5 flled declarations and petitions either late Wednesday up to the noon hour today. Following are tho Democratic candidatea who died: Julius Bchuit*. county councilman. ascend district; Frank Mann, advisory board. North Hartford; Menno Mart*, advisory board. South Hartford; Augu*t Selklng. Jr., advisory board. Root township; Henry Dshnsr. connty councilman, second district; Herman C. Keller, precinct committeeman. Decatur 3-B; Fred P. Hancher, precinct committeeman. Decatur 2-A: David Adams, precinct committeeman. Decatur 2B. Following are the Republican candidatea: Morri* Pingry, city councilman; Ralph W. Rica, county auditor; Arthur Hall, trustee of Root township; MUion Girod, Herman W. Arnold and Floyd Ehrman. advisory board of Kirkland township; Harvey R Mankey. trustee of Kirkland township.

Four Japanese Bombers Felled At Manila Bay 54 Heavy Japanese Bombers In Fierce Six-Hour Assault Washington, Mar 2t> —■ H'P» — Four hig Japanese bombers were shot down by defending antiaircraft tetter les during a six hour aerial bombardment of fortifications at the entrance to Manila Bay. the war department reported today. A departmental communique said that 84 heavy Jap bombers swept over our fortified Islands guarding the bay, concentrating their attack on Corregldor Island, the kingpin of the bay's defenses. Despite the slse of the raid, the department described damage to military Instalaltlons as only slight but added that there were few casualties among defending forces. Sharp skirmishes also occurred between Japanese and American patrols all along the Bataan pen Insula front but the results were not given In the communique. Corregldor Attacked With Geu. Wainwright's Army In the Philippines. Mar 24 (I'Pt - (Delayed) — Corregldor. America's fortress Island In Manila Bay. has come through one of the heaviest enemy attacks of the war. which was launched in Impotent anger at the contemptuous scorning of a Japanese surrender ultimatum. Sixty Japanese planes, heavy bombers and dive bombers, opened their most ferocious lioniblnx of the island in two months at 9:45 a. m. today. Hardly had the last bombs fallen when enemy land batteries opened up on the fortress. Their barrage was vicious but shortlived. When It was all over, a check up showed that 4'orregidor. which aa the chief island tert had teken the worst of the enemy attack, had suffered only minor damage from the bombs and negligible damage from the shells. American anti-aircroft tettertes were active all morning under the <CONTIWU»I> ON PAOB SIX)" O— Submarine Is Sunk By Tiny Freighter Freiqhter Rams Sub Near Panama Canal New Orleans. Im March 28 — H P)-A trim little freighter, anonymous because the captain and navy censors want It that way, sank a Nazi submarine by turning on it suddenly and ramming It, •Imply because the ship's crew was unwilling to be torpedoed without doing anything about it. navy officials said today. The ship, without guns, armor plates or any other offensive or defensive equipment, turned suddenly on the V-Boat and rammed It. sinking It without question, the captain said. The submarine, believing Itself safe. Itad surfaced and fired a torpedo at the looming bulk of the ship. It waa at night and the captain said It was sheer luck that the sajvo missed. A second torpedo missed tiecause the crew, acting as a unit, manned the deck and helped swing the little ship around suddenly In a sharp n aneuver that carried It directly at the submarine. The submarine, expecting an esay victory was unprepared and could not escape. The action took place early this year less than 100 miles from the Gulf entrance to the Panama canal but news of It did not leak out until today. The ship was in drydock here for repairs. o — Allen, Wells Counties Receive Draft Calls Allen county has received a tall for 450 men and Wells county has been notified that 32 men will be called for military service during April. The Allen county call Is about double the number first lived ter entertalrtmg next month. The Wells county quota covers cal) No. 23 The Adams county draft board has not yet received an extra call for April. About 40 men will leave the first week in April for camp and based on the Allen county call more are expected to be summoned for military service.

MacArthur Pledges Power Os United States To Allies In Great “Crusade For Liberty”

Federal Grand Jury Indicts 60 Persons Nine Persons Cited For Draft Evasion Indianapolis. March 2d—(UP)— A southern Indiana federal grand jury returned 4H Indlrtments agalnet «'• individuals In the Indianapolis division last night. Its second and final report after more than two weeks deliberations. Judge Robert C. Baltzell set arraignment ter April 1. The jury's report Includi-d 14 no bills against additional defendants. In a first report laet Friday, the jury returned 24 Indictments covering violations in the Terre Haute, Rvansvllle and New Albany disstrict. Among the defendants Indicted was Richard A. Ksirtz. *3. assistant secretary of the Union Trust com pany of Indianapolis and manager of the foreign exchange and travel department. The Indictment charged Kurtz appropriated to his own UM some (4.500 of bank funds In sums left In his department by relatives of German refugees. The money was to provide forth,- transportation of the refugees to America. Kurtz, native of Ntuttgart. Germany. but a naturalized American citizen, had a 22-year service record at the bank. He was reb ased under bond. A joint Indictment charged Gene I Alger, youthful crime careerist of | Indianapolis, and Thomas Alford, also of Indianapolis, with robbery of Lawrenca, Ind., and Hcottsburg. Ind., post olflies last August. Alger also was Indicted separately for attempting to eecape while a ferieral prisoner The miniature i mobster was recaptured by Indianapolis isdice last Naturday only a few hours after he sawed his way out of th,- Marion county jail. The grand jury also Indicted Dr. Hugh M Knyart. Indianapolis dentist, charging him with enterlug a conspiracy with Alger and Alford In the |M>st office robberh*. Four Uiuisvllle. Ky., youths and one Indianapolis resident were Indicted on charges of taking part in the operation of a forgery and check-stealing ring. Named were William It Simpson. 25; O'Neal Dailey. 19, Wilma Huth Dailey. 16, and Mary Klien Brumbai-h. 19, all of Ixmlsvllle. and Wilbur D. Magner. 35. Indianapolis. A Richmond, Ind., woman. Cora Kstella Freeman. 35. was Indicted on a charge of obtaining money falsely by reprtaentlng herself as a U. K department of health nurse. 1 Nine persons were cited lor draft evasion. Including Anton Kleine, 22. Indianapolis, and Herschel! Jewell, 23. of Martinsville, who claimed exemption as members of the Jehovah Wltneaes sect and failed to report when assigned to conscientious objectors camps. Other indicted for selective service violations included: Emil E. Hpencer, 32. Indianapolis. { Knox county native, ter refusal to report to a work camp: Charles J. Lear. Sharpcsvllle, failure to report fur wmy examination; Thom iririNTuntiW) on two~ o Mishawaka Children Are Burned To Death Two Burned, Mother Is Badly Injured Mishawaka. Ind., March 26. —' (UP)—Two children perished and. their mother was aeverely burned today In a Ore resulting from an oil etove explosion In their second i' story apartment here. Kay Eleanor Doty, 8, and her brother. John Lamar, 6. were tbo victims Their mother. Mrs. Gladys Marie Doty, 37. was badly burned when she threw herself over tbo bodies of she children as they lay on the floor of the a|>artment. Thu BLyear-old grandmother of the chil-d'-en, trapped In the apartment with them, escaped by climbing out onto a porch roof. The Are started when the cookstove exploded as another brother, Harley, attempted to light It. Flames spread so rapidly that a brother sleeping downstairs waa unable to make hla way upstairs to help. The father of the family waa at work at the time of the tragedy,

Flying Hero Killed? ' — ziN-ir--- « ' TA ‘W > 1 .481 Pilot Newkirk According to a report from Killuming. China, flyers of the American Volunteer Group smashed 4" Japanese plane* at the Thailand airport of Chleiigmal In a dawn attack but apparently have lost their squadron leader. Jack .New kick, shown above Newkirk, who earlier had received the Distinguished Nervice ,M«'d.il for his daring exploits over Bui ma. was believed killed whin his plane crashed near the Japanese nlr field at the end of a low dive Ills mates believed Japanese machine gun Imllets got him Victory Garden Meet Is Held Wednesday 150 Women Attend Meetinq At Berne Over IM women attended the victory garden leaders’ training meeting In Berne Wednesday leaders of the coordinated Victory garden drive f<'*l the meeting was an outstanding success both from the standpoint of attendance and enthuslaetb' reception of (he ideas presented. Mrs. Leonard Saylors, member of the Adams county civilian defense committee, explained the defense council setup on the slate, county, and township levels. Shstated that township committeewomen and oectlon commltterwoinen had been chosen with great care. She further stated that prodm Ing an adequate garden or truck patch and canning and storing for winter use was something that each farm woman could do. and Is looked upon a* being as patriotic ti duly as could be performed by them. Mrs. Nelle Mae Isiwe explained the U«e of the survey card ter emergency hospital equipment. She stated the equipment Would be called for only in case it was necessary l<> set up emergency hospital unit* at various points In the county She suggtvted that the equipment available In the various homes be properly marked with the owner's name, and be placed where it would bo handy In case it was called for. Mrs. ('. W It Schwartz, nutritional director ter the county, stated that It was a duty of the mothers to feed their families ter health. This can b.- act >mpll«tbed, she stated, by making one third to one-half nf the diet consist of vegetables. fruit, and milk. In so doing. one will secure all the vitamins and inlnerals essential to good health. County agi-nt L. E. Archbold explained the use of the garden check sheet and pledge card. He ICONTINCBD ON PAGE EIGHT) Says Company Ready To Construct Houses Mayor Forrest Elzey has received a letter from the Zirkle Housing Service, Marion. Indiana, to the effect that the writer was advised of the bousing shortage In Decatur. The letter, written hy Paul A. Zirkle. stated his company wax in position "to build 50 to 100 houses under Title 6 Defense," evidently referring to the new provision of the federal housing administration with that number. The letter waa turned over t> the Chamber of Commerc**, which has been furthering a movement to build houses in this city through local material supply houses, carpenters and contractors and financed locally through the bank.

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Holds Conference With Australia War Council On Strateqy For War On Japanese Canberra, Mar. 26 — (I'P) — Gen. Douglas MacArthur tonight told Australia that he has taken up hla sword as "a soldier In a great crusade ter liberty.’* .MacArthur spoke at a dinner In parliament house after conferring with the Australian war council on the tactics and strategy to lie employed In carrying (he war back to Japan. Premier John Curtin, reporting on a session of the Australian war council with MacArthur, asserted that the American commander had convinced the council that the "war can he fought with dynamic energy and Inflexible purpose" "I have no doubt." said Curtin, "that we shall surprise the enemy.'* "My faith In our ultimate vic- ' tory.” said MacArthur "Is Invincible I bring to you tonight the nn> J breakable spirit of free men as , opposed to perpetual slavery, I "We fight for the things that are right and condemn the things that > are wrong Under this banner the free men of the world are united to death There will be no compromise We shall win or we shall ’ die." ( M.tcArfhur pledged to Australia . the full backing "of the mighty power of my country and all the ■ blood of my countrymen " Hr said that the spirit of (he United Nations would stand the test of war. MacArthur said that the kind between Australia it ml America “does not depend on protocols, treaties or alliance or diplomacy." Hr said the two countries "have the same aspirations, the same hopes and desires, the same Ideals and the mm* dreams of fulmr , destinies." , Premier John Curtin revealed that .MacArthur discussed all f problems of his new command. Ini eluding structure and disposition ! of his forces, Japanese tactics and I strategy with the Australian war , council. In a brief visit to the Australian r parliament MacArthur told the speaker: "If the men of Australia fight as well aa they argue we are certain of victory." Curtin declared after the war council session with MacArthur that "news of what we have done and not of shat we Intend to do will be the only kind of news that the war council can from now on , make available." Curtin said that It might be characteristic of MacArthur that 1 Instead of flying to Canberra from Mellxmrtie he rose before dawn in order to drive the whole distance and thus Inspect the terrain of part 1 of the country which he must defend. • MacArthur told the Australians ' that his presence here was tatigl- • ble evidence of the unify of the -two countries against a common foe. > Accompanied by Maj Gen Rich > ard K. Sutherland, his chief of • staff and Brig Gen Richard J. ■ Marshall, deputy chief of staff, he i cnme to Canberra from his headquarters and was given a warm - welcome by Australian cabinet and ■ parliament members. They were joined by Nelson T. ■ Johnson. American minister to , Australia, and were welcomed on > the steps of parliament house by ■ army minister Francis M. Forde . Tho American officers were . taken to prime minister John CurI tin's suite, to be welcomed by him. (CONTINUED*ON PAGE EIGHT) • o ' Morris Pingry To Seek Renomination w*■ ii m Moris Pingry. Incumbent De>-v - tur councilman, announced today - that he would I>e a candidate for < renomination to the office In the I Republican May primary. Mr Pingry was first elected In . the fall of 1938 and started serving i In January 1939. • He la married and reside* at 934 r Marshall street. Mr. Pingrey Is a t member of the Zion Evangelical i and Reformed church and fraternally la affiliated with the Loyal Or- > der of Moose and the barber'z uni ion ; He filed his declaration In thn clerk's office this morning. Mr, Pingry is the first candidate to file for city council posts tram either political party.