Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 40, Number 81, Decatur, Adams County, 4 April 1942 — Page 1

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Seventh Annual Eqq Hunt, Contests At Elks Easter Sunday All youngsters of Decatur and vicinity, seven years of age aud younger, are invited to the seventh annual egg hunt at the H I* O. Elka Vaster Hunday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The event, the moat colorful of the Easter eeason In the city, will open promptly al 2 •'clock with a aeries of contests for the various age groups Live rabbits and baby chicks will be awarded an prises In these contests. After these are concluded ’he egg hunt, tile feature of the event, will lie held on the spacious lawn of the lodge home. More than too dos.-n brightly colored eggs will be scattered over the lawn. Among these eggs will lie many with ape< lal markings entitling the finder to a rabbit or a chick. Hoy Scouts and Cub Remits, who will assist members of the lodge In conducting the egg hunt, are asked to Ire at the home shortly after 1 o'clock Sunday afternoon. ' o Young Woman Takes Own Life By Hanging Mrs. Edwin Reinking Is Suicide Victim Mrs. Muetta Reinklng, 25. wife ot Edwin Reinklng. took her own life by hanging at her home In t'nion township lute Friday after noon. Her body was found by her hus-1 band Friday evening on hit return i from work at the Schafer company in this city. She had lw-en seen around the home about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon and It is presumed she took her own life abortly after that time. She had been in poor health for some time and If la believed despondency over her health caused her to take her own life- She was found hanging In a doorway at her home, having used a necktie to commit the act. She was bom In Willshire town whip. Ohio. January 24. 1517. the daughter of Charles and Vilenna Hienx-Krueckeberg. She had resided in Vnion township since her marriage April 9, 1939. She was a member of the Immanuel Lutheran church. Surviving besides the husband I are a two-year-old daughter. Marilyn Ann. the parents: one sister. Mrs. Morris Markle of Fort Wayne; and four brothers. Henoch Krueckebetg of near Chicago. Leo of Ken-1 dallvllle. and Hugo and Walter. | both of Willshire, Ohio. and' Mrs. Gerhard Reinklng of Union township are parents of the victim's husband. Private funeral services will be held at the Zwlck funeral home Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev William Remmert officiating. Burial will be in the Immanuel Luth emn cdturch cemetery, fits l»ody may he viewed after I o'clock Sunday afternoon. ■ O Berne Child Injured In Fall From Auto Heme, Ind., April 1: Rosalind Yager. 3-year old daughter of Mr and Mrs. Jerome Yager of Berne suffered a gash in her head ind abrasions on her hands and arms when she well out of tho car being driven by her father The girl was in the back seat with three other children when she opened the door and fell out. It Is believed she tried to open a window -but got hold of the door handle Instead. After falling out. she rolled down the highway for several yards, but fortunately eacaped serious injury. The car was going about 45 miles an hour at the time of the Incident. Merchant Policeman To Seek Nomination Ray Intel, local merchant policeman. announced today that he would be a candidate for sheriff on the Democratic ticket In the May primary. Mr. Intel Is a native of Jay county and has been a farmer most of his life. He was employed by the Pennsylvania railroad for a number ot years until he lost his left hand in an accident and returned to farming. He was employed as merchant policeman here upon the death of Loren Lake about two years ago. The candidate Is 50 years of age He is married and resides in Deca- I tur with hia wife and stepson. He ' is a member of the Christian church. He has never held public I office

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More Candidates File Declarations This Afternoon Is Filing Deadline t'andldat.-s for the delegate immls to the state Democratic convention from the 12 districts In the county llle<| deriaratlona In the clerk's Office this meriting The candidates for the positions and tho district for which each Hied: W. J. Hm-ter of Geneva, distrtet one; Marcus Stshly. Geneva, district two; C. H. Museltnan. Herne, district three; Ferd Mettler. Herne, district four; James A. Hendricks. Monroe, district Hve; A«a Pollock. Decatur, district sig; Mrs. Alva Huffenbarger. Itecatur, district seven; A. A. Heimann. Decatur. district eight; Ed P. Miller. Decatur, district nine; J. Fred Frmhte, Decatur, district io; Victor Hie* ke. Decatur. diatrM II mtd Henry F, Gallmeyer. Decatur, district 12. Many others File Many others Hied declarations of candidacy up to a late hour this morning and more are expected befoie the deadline at 4 p. m today. Following la a list of those who had Hied up Io a late hour thia morning. George T. Harding. Republican, for city council, fourth ward; Vernon Fairchild. Republican, for city council, third ward; Vernon ('. Miller and Marlon Baker. Democ rata, for advisory lets rd. Jefferson township, Franklin H. Fruec hte. Democrat. for advisory board. Kirkland township: Hugo Ho*-rger and MarI tin Aumann. Democrats, for advlsj ory board. Root township; Rudolph I Fuelling, for Democratic precinct committeeman. React township. George Hchiefersteln, Demca rat, for trustee. Root township; Ray Intel. Democrat, for sheriff, John L. DeVosa, D-mcM-rat. for prosecuting attorney; Noah Neuenachwander and Itavld D. Mettler. Derma-rats for advisory board. Monroe township; Emil Stauffer, Republic an for trustee. Hartford township. J O. 11. Campbell, Republican, for advisory board. WabMb township; 11. E. Windmiller. Republican, for advisory laatrd. Hartford township; Rudolph l.innemeler. Democratlc preclnct < ommitteeman. South Preble. U'lllcert Nussbaum. Republican. for county commissioner, third district; Ben Liechty. Democrat precinct committeeman, Ceylon, Charles It. Bowers. Republican. for county surveyor; Noble- L. Reynolds. Republican, for trustee ! of Washington township; Fraijk P. Heimann. Democrat lor precinct committeeman. North Washington. Native Os County Dies At Portland Floyd Guntie Dies After Operation Floyd L Guntie. 41. a native of Adams county, died Thursday night at the Jay county hospital in Portland following an operation for ulcers of the stomach. Il*- was born at Geneva January 9. 1901. the son of Lloyd and Elizabeth Smith-Guntle. He had been employed by the Pennsylvania railroad since he was 17 years old. Survivors include the widow, Mabel; one daughter. Mabel Guntlcof Decatur; and the following step children: Mrs. Russell Jauregui, west of Decatur; .Mrs. Leo Massiebrink. Portland; Mrs. Joe Rhodes, of Richmond; and Wanda Glee Blount, nt home. He is also survived by two brothers. Oddrie Guntie. northeast of Portland; and Earl Guntie of n:»ar Brytint; one halfbrother. J-ahu Best of Portland; two half-sisters. Mrs. Arthur Millett of east of Portland and Mrs James lenders of Portland; the step-father and step-mother, Mr. and Mrs. Arney Bennett of Portland; and* four step-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Monday at the Williamson chaptel in Portland, Rev. Lee Tyndall officiating. Burial will be in Grave Hill cemetery, near Bryant. ' ■ ■» Two Japanese Bombers Downed At Corregidor Washington. April 4. — (UPI — American anti-aircraft gunners on Corregidor shot down two heavy Japanese bombers and probably damaged two others during the 12th consecutive day of air raids on the fortress.. the war department reported today. The air raids, the wkr department's communique said, were carried out with bombs that were different from those used on previous days. They burst in the air with huge flames and some exploded high above the island fortress. But no damage resulted.

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, April 4,1942

He Is Not Here, for He Is Risen • HFy* ; IK- jßjl • . . .And the engrl answered and said unto the women, Fetr not ye: lor I hnow that ye seek Jeaut, which was crucified. He if not hetOS lot He is risen, as He »atd."—St. Matthew

: j Pas Parrish Named Allen Court Judge Former Adams County Attorney Appointed Raleigh < Pat t Parrish of Fort Wayne, former attorney of this city i and a former prosecuting attorney . of Adams county, has boon appoint- . »-d judge of th*- Allen superior court 1 • No. 2. to succeed Judge George H. | • Izumard. who lx now an <>ffl* *■* In - the United Htatoa army. The appointment wax made last ' evening by Governor Henry | 8* hricker Judge Pan ish will nerve f until a successor is elected In the ' November election. It Is not known If he will be u candidate for the office. When Judge Ixconard left for military service he named Attorney D Burns Douglass, judge pne tern for the balance of his elected term. The attorney-general h*-l-l that the ofiice was vacated anil that the vacancy had to be tilled by up IHiintinent of the governor. Judge Parrish In a native of De- , catur and a graduate of the Deca- , tur high school. He was gradual-' <-d from the Indiana law school. He served as pronecutor tn this county and also represented Adams county In the legislature for one term. In 1919 he moved to Fort Wayne 1 with the late Judge David E. Bmith. where they began the practice of | law. Recently he was In partner- ' ehlp with his two tons. David and Robert Parrish, both members of the bar. The sons left Thursday for military service, but Robert I was rejected at the Induction cent- j er at Toledo and returned home. | He will Im* In charge of the law office while his father serves on the bench.

I Decatur Woman Sends Fifth Son To Army Service Today

Mrs. Mary Meyer of thia city sent Uncle Ham her fifth—end last -son today. Clarence Joseph Meyer boarded a bus in front ot draft l>oard head quartern thia morn Ina enroute to one of the nation's army camp* just an hia four brother! had done before him — three before the attack on Pearl Harbor when It waa Juat "selective service training." and one nince the nation waa plunged Into war. Mr*. Mayer's eye* were wet with tear* an her boy "pecked" her on the cheek with one of those customary mother-son kisaes In front of a crowd. He was a little embarrassed just like all "big boys" who kiss their mothers in front of people. No one begrudged Mrs. Meyer her tears. Her name was on the lips of many of the score* who were assembled to watch the boys leave. Almost rveijfone knew. also, the story behind the story. There

French Occupied Territory Bombed Umdoii. Apr. 4 tl'Pi —British - planes opened a strong daylight I attack today on French occupied territory. The raid apparently centered al a point south of Boulogne on the Invasion coast. United Press watchers on the Dover coast reported that th*bombing for*** appeared to be a big one. , — -o Watch Service Al Church On Sunday Sunrise Service At Methodist Church The M'thodiat youth fellowship will conduct an early morning watch service Easier Bunday morning at « 3** o'clock J»< k Graham will be the devotional leader. The order of worship Is ax follows Hymn, "Welcome Happy MornI Ing." full to worship Unison prayer and silent prayer. Words of assurance. Th.- Lord's prayer. Trio. "Sing with all the eons of glory." Helen, Hernlce and Melville Barber, Jr Responsive reading. Annis Mae Merriman, Scripture lesson. Mark 16:9-20, Jimmy King. Prayer. I*ois Baughman. Offering. Hymn. "O Master of the waking world.” 8010. "The women at the tomb." Mrs. Graham. Easter story. "Stairway to CaluTtNTINltKI* ON PAOB SIX*

were no slackers in her family. She haled to see each one of her boys leave, of course, but she didn't attempt to gel any one of them deferred. If Uncle Hain needed them, he could have them. Many of these persons had seen her at draft Itoard headquarters before. The first time was on January 4. 1841, when Francis went to service. Then on April 4. 1841 the second one. Ralph, a strapping big lad who formerly worked at a local tin shop left. Xystiis Charles- "X" to his friends -was the third. He left on September 18. 1841. Then on January IP of this year Clement Bernard was among the youths to leave In the second contingent called from the county since the nation had declared war —and now Clarence. Mrs. Meyer has a daughter, Marie, left. Marie has been In nurse's training at Fort Wayne and she may also heed the patriotic call soon

American Flying Fortresses Stiffen Allies In Burma As Japs Push Toward Oil Field

Three U.S. Navy Vessels Lost In Pacific Battles Aircraft Tender, Navy Destroyer And Tanker Lost Ran Francisco. Apr 4 tl'Pt Th*- aircraft tender. I'. N N Mug ley, mid the* navy tankc-r, Pecos went down fighting In a 5o hour running battle with Japanese horn liers In the Indian Ocean south of Java. Nurvlvors nf the- Imiigb-y were aboard th*- Pecos when the tanker was sunk and Were thrown Into the waler for the second time In three days. Commander It P McConnell Oakland. Cal., commanding officer of the Langley, and Commander E P. Aliernathy. Oklahoma City, of the Pecos, told the story of the engagements, whit h took place Iretwt-eii Feb 27 and March I Their stories were told simultaneously with the Washington aniiouiicement of the sinkings of the two vessels and of the destroy er. Peary, which was lost at Darwin. McConnell said the Langley, formerly ait aircraft carrier, was 'picked up by a hostile observation i plane" while carrying war supplies iio the Pacific combat zones on Feb 27. The decks were cleared for action. "About noon," he said, "planes Were reported General quarters were sounded. Nine Japanese twin-engined land planes came In at high altitude and made a series of (tombing approaches " But the Mngb-y "evaded" the first salvoes. "Their bombing was off." Me Connell said. "Bui the second IsHiiblng by another formation of nine planes was very effective. The salvo practically smothered the Ungley We were right ill the midst of the bomba. It was this salvo which forced us to leave the l-angley " During the attack and afterward, th*- escort destroyers darted about ' the sinking vessel. Skilful tiianeu verlng k*-pt them from being bombed As the Mngley was sink Ing. Ilf*- belts and rafts were Issued to the crew and they went overboard calmly until the destroyers picked them up. The destroyers could not come alongside th*- Langley tiecause of the danger the aircraft tender might overturn "After the area had been search- , •■d for all survivors, the escort ( vessels hastened the sinking of , the lanigley by use of their own , armaments." McConnell said "It was neci-sgary to destroy th*- ( Langley so our own material would , not fall Into the hands of the enemy." On Feb. 2K. th** next day. trans(cnwTlNtirt* nst PACtt? wfXl i 1 Easier Program At Church Sunday Night Nutt man Avenue U B. 1 Program On Sunday —~.— i The program for an Easter aerv- l at the Nuttman Avenue United ‘ Brethren church Sunday night at I 7:30 o'clock follows: < Bring by the Choir. Scripture reading 1 Prayer. Recitation Why I la>ve Easter I - Barbara Baller. R.-<ltat|on I Too Bh.-ll Live ( Max Hilyard. Bong by class*-* 1, 2. and 3. Re< Itatlon Helen Cook. Exercise — The RttsuVrection Btory A group of girls. Recitation--Betty Budduth. Bong by the Choir. Play- The Christian Trial. i Bpecial song -Duet. Recitation Lois Ann Troutner. i Piano Duet—Mona Lee and Sharon Martin 1 Pantomlne lxiw In The Grave i He lusy Seven girls. Remarks by the pastor. Offering. Play—The Challenge of The I Crow. Benediction. I The public Is invited to attend, i

Contingent Leaves For Army Service a mi —i 28 Men Are Enroute For Army Induction Twenty-eight men from Adams county left this morning for Induction Into th*- United Blates army through selective service The 2» left by * bartered ABC bus ' for a new induction center, the armory at Toledo. Ohio There ih*-y were to take flnal army physical exams and If smcessful In paeslng the teat Were to lie induct led immediately If any fail to pass the teat, they will be returned home. Haymond Beer of Berne was cteoaen by the draft board to serve j a* leader of the group and was In charge of the * out Ing* nt. enroute. Eight of the men were from the second registration The youths Were presented With | New Testament* by R*-v. Carey R. Moser and Cal E Peterson on be-, half of the Gideon society Charles Weber. * ommander of the Imai lag ion post, gave th*- m*-n an automatic pencil and a patriotic pamph let. Fall In" Draft (Hiard members and work era. scores of relatives and friends were at draft hoard headquarters at an early hour some 46 minutes i before the 7:45 a. m departure time There Were three volunteers In ' th*- grout*: the leader. Raymond | Beer. Isaac Blount and Robert Johnson, who was tinder age when h*- volunteered Th*- names of those who left with th*- names preceded by the order numbers: V. Ilobert Wayne Johnson. 749V. Haymond Beer, !t7t>. Russell William Ramsey; S I**2s. Herbert A. Bm-rger. 19X0. Frederick WilIlan Hchaadt; 8 19*4. James Russell Hart. 8 1997, Wayne Chad Bodl- 203 H. William Edward Noon an: 2". r ><> Millard Max Aschllman; 2079, Edward Joseph Metzger; 2115. Claire James Bprunger. 2126.' Earl Leroy Lautzenhelaer. 8 2127. Delbert Milton Hoffman; 2146. Cyril Robert Be. ker 21X2. William iCItNTINUEI* ON PARK atX> — o To Move Inmates To New Quarters Infirmary Inmates To Country Club The removal of th*- inmates from th*- All>ii county infirmary to the temporary Infirmary quarters at the Decatur Country club, south of the city, will start about April 15 Bam Reinhart, superintendent, and family, have moved into the codhtry club properly As soon as the new beds and other equipment ar*- received, the transfer of the persona from the Allen county Inst nut ion will begin. At the commissioner's meeting Monday, blds will be received tor groceries to feed the Inmates for th*- next three months. The commissioners will also receive blds for a new truck for the county highway department. Proposals will be submitted on a ton and onehalf and two-ton size. Claims for material already on the grounds at the new infirmary site will be allowed al the April me*tlng of the board. The allow, allies, based on estimates filed, total about 46.000. Victor Eicher, county auditor, stated. Yost Brow, are pushing the work on the new |95,000 infirmary building and from now on will make marked progress. Glen Martin Believed Prisoner Os Japs Mrs. Ada Martin today received word from the U. 8 navy department through Benator Van Nuys. stating that her son was not listed among the casualties at Wake ' Island but undoubtedly la a prisoner of the Japs on the Isle. The communication stated that Glen, who was on Wake Island at the time it was taken, was defi- ' niteiy not listed among the casual- 1 ties. I The letter was written to re- ’ assure relatives of captured men 1 that they were being well treated, permitted pocket money aud given 1 ample food and tobacco supplies, i

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I Big United States Bombers Blast At Enemy Warships In Andaman Islands By United Press American flying fortresses stiffened the Allied front In the battle of Burma today hut Japanese shock trops were again pressing a costly advance toward the oil fields north **f Prom** The first blows struck by big I United State** l*orniters under dlrnotion of Maj Gen. Lewis H. Brereurn In India, fell on enemy wardllps an dtransports In the Andaman Islands south of Burma in the Bay of Bengal and on the approach to India One cruiser and a troop ship were hit and set afire and two other troop ships were lielieved damaged by thef lying fortresses, which defied Japanese anti-aircraft fir™ and fought of enemy planes. But on tlie central Burma front. ' the enemy *laitn*-d complete air [ <-ontrol and launched heavy l*omb*ng attacks on the British lines north of Prom*-, on th*- ancient city of Mandalay and on two other unnamed towns At Mandalay, an AlI lied hospital was hit. On the Prome front, the enemy formes emerged from th*- jungbIn a continuation of their flanking and Infiltration operations and attacked British lines in the wake of aerial Isunliardment. The fighting wax somewhere beI tween Prome and Minbu. which i« at th** southern entrance to the oil fields, and a British communhiu * Issued at New Delhi tndicahd tha* the Japanese were making som>progress In severe clashes. On the <«stern flank, the f'hinese armies under Lieut. Gen. Joseph W. Htilwell Were reported striking counterblows. having piudted muthward again toward Toungo-i and taken the Kyungon airdrome But It was acknowledged that the i-lii-my was massing greatly super ior forces **n the Toungoo sector and the Immediate positions were uncertain Tokyo hriradcasts <-!alm>*d complete air control and said that IU4 Lllled planes were derttoyed In Burma from March 21 to 31 In India, there was little that Was 1 factual or new to encourage belief ' that an agreement was near •*- <ween th*- British war cabinet and the Indian Nationalist leaders on Indian independence and aid In the i war But at the same time the majority all-lndlan congress party emphasized for the first time that It was acutely aware of th** danger of Japanese invasion danger and tha' India would he defended In that connection, there wax a n**w trun In the negotiations when the congress leaders diaclmted tha' they had sought the guidance of Mohandas K. Gandhi on th.- moves iCONTINI'Et* ns l*A*ir PlX* « Silver Shirt Founder Taken Into Custody Washington. April I tl’PI — The JiMtti*-.- department today announced th*- arrest of William Dudley Pelley. founder of the "silver shirts" of America, on charges of "intent to Interfere with the operation or success of the military or naval forces of the United Butex or to promote the success ot Ita enemies." Pelley was taken Into custody in Darien. Conn., on orders of attor-ney-general Francis Biddle. He will he tried In Indianapolis, where a warrant has been issued by a United Butex coinmiesloner. — ———o —- Navy Requests Public Refrain From Inquiries Washington. April 4 — (UPt — The navy department today asked the puhltc to refrain from sending ’to Washington Individual Inquiries regarding casualties to naval per* aonnel. The request wao made through the department's 66th communique disclosing the loss of the aircraft tender Langley, the naval tanker Pecos and the destroyer Peary. "War conditions In the southwest Pacific have greatly complicated and delayed reports of casuaJthw." the navy said, "and the public Is urged to refrain from initiating in* dividual inquiries regarding casualties. "The next ot kin of all casualties are always notified by telegram as soon as possible.'*