Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 40, Number 103, Decatur, Adams County, 30 April 1942 — Page 1

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Must Enforce Dim-Out Rulings On East Coast Aid To Axis Subs In Sinkinq Ships, Stimson Declares WaahiriKton. April 3<> (UPI Control of lighting along the Atlantic aeacoaat on a voluntary tia-is has failed and military authorities will have to enforce dim-out regulations. aeeretary of war Henry Stimson Mid at a press confer<-nc« today. •‘lt is Imperative to control lighting on the seacoast to prevent the silhouetting of ships leading to their direction." the secretary said. He cited a first person account 1 from a witness of a sinking off the Florida coast. The eyewitness said the glare of lights from the vicinity of St. Augustine had definitely helped the enemy detect and sink the ship. “This sinking occurred long after eforts were made to ge» lights there diminished voluntarily." i Stimson said Sinkings Reported New York. April 30 (UP) thirty-five survivors of two mer- | chant vessels torpedoed by enemy submarines in the Atlantic were brought to New York by Pan-Am-erican clipper plane and related today how the sinking had taken probably 20 Ilves. Nine survivors, including seven members of the American field service, voluntary American ambulance drivers corps, were from a Swedish ship and 26 from a vessel of American registry. The attack on the Swedish ship occured April 20 and a llfelmat containing 26 survivors drifted for 17 hours before a merchant ship picked them up and took them to Bermuda. Th submarine commander, speaking English, asked them the name and tonnage of their ship and promised to radio their position, but there was no evidence tihat he had done so. .... Democrats To Meet At Geneva Friday Candidates For Congress To Talk Special entertainment will be provided a’ the DemocraUc rally to lie sponsored <iy the Adams county Democratic woman's club in the Geneva high school building Friday evening at k o'clock. The speakers, according to the club's president. Mrs. Albert Iteusser. will be Samuel Cleland, of Fort Wayne, and Thomas Kiddle, of Kay. the two Democratic candidajis for congress from the Fourth district. On the program will be Community singing, aciompat.ied at the piano by Marcus Stwhly An accordlan number will lie played by Mi»s lairett Booher. Betty Beyer will sing •God Bless America." Oth»r musical numbers will be by the Booher sisters, accompanied by Marcus Stably Ihirnig the evening aii Democratic county atid local candidates will be introduced. Th« public has been invited by the club to attend, meet the candidates and listen to the issues of the present campaign. The meeting was origionally scheduled for Thursday evening but was postponed until Friday evening because of a conflict with the county defense rally at Decatur this evening Chemistry Course Offered At Berne Berne. Ind., April 3® —The Defense training school is offering a course in chemistry at the Berne high school The course will be on , the fndamentals of chemistry and those who have had no p'evious training in chemistry may enroll, provided they are high school graduates. Tuition will be free. Maximum Newsprint Prices SSO Ton Washington. April W — <UP» — Price administrator Leon Henderson said that "standard" newsprint paper prices will remain at |W a ton as a result of a new maalmum price regulation issued late yester day

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Submarines of the lluMlan navy operating In the Black Sea are seen discharging Commandos for an attack on an enemy position, probably the Crimea. This remarkable picture was radioed from Moscow to New York

146 Certificates To Commercial Users Consumers Register During Next Week A total or 146 sugar certificates were Isued in Adams county Tuesday and Wednesday, during the, commercial registration under sugar rationing, it was announced today by Glenn Hill, county rationing j administrator. Os this number. 87 were issued at 1 Decatur, 31 at Geneva and 28 at Berne. The rationing board records disI closed a total of 51 registrations on I the wholesalers and retailers i fonn*. as follows: Decatur. 28; Ge-1 '| neva. eight and Berne, 15. There were 78 registrations on institutional and industrial forms, ’ i broken down as follows: Decatur, I I 45; Geneva. 15 and Berne 18. Today, preparations for me con- ’ sumer registration nest week were ' I being opened Friday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock. Lyman L. Hann, county school sup-1 erintendent. will hold a meeting of all site administrators who will be in charge at the respective registration sites in the township schools. Ai 3:30 o'clock. Walter J. Krick, city school superintendent, will hold a similar meeting for those in Decatur. This meeting Will also be attended by E. M. Wdbb, site administrator at Berne. At these meetings, instructions will 'lie given and plans made for the registration In the ease of the rural site administrators. Uiey are i e&pected to hold individual meetings to school registration personnel. o Decatur Auto Is Reported Stolen A car. owned by Robert McMillen of this city, was stolen earlier this Week in Fort Wayne, it was reported to officer J Mendenhall of the state police. The car Is a 1U33 Chevrolet coach. . . ——e Use Recapped Tires Whenever Possible Henderson Issues New Regulations Washington. April 30 —<t'Pl— ■ Price administrator Leon Henderson ruled today that after May 1 motor vehicles tn essential services will be denied new tires if recapped ones will serve the purpose. The action was taken in view of what the OPA described as "the severe rut»6er shortage " Henderson explained, however, that in the case of vehicles operated in ha«ardou« services wheie the safety factor is a consideration, local rationing board* may issue new tire certificates This provision was mad" primer-1 ily to accomodate police and firn vehicles, but was considered broad enough to cover other essential motor operators when local boards are convinced of their need for new tires. Henderson said that after June 1 no tires at all will be released to anyone who ebuses those he now bus. To Cmptoy “•hoppers" Washington. April 8® —(UP) —Office of price administration offt rials disckMed today that a num(Turn To Pe<» 1, Column I

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Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, April 30, 1942.

Decatur Banker Is Victory Gardener After Bank Hours I From “banker to gardener” is the reverse of the American tradition of the climb upward, although he had his beginning tHiat wpy and came up the ladder of success and high position in hanking circles In the true American way. Theodore Graiiker, president of the First, State Bank, in this city. Adams county's largest financial institution with 93.500,000 assets, relaxes and puts aside th" problems of banking, by working every evening in his garden. He has a victory garden and the way he works with the hoe and small walking plow, he evidently receives a great pleasure In cultli vating his garden. He likes the earth and each evening after banking hours is seen working in his garden plot on North First street. 0 War Correspondent Killed In Accident Writer, Air Officer Killed In Australia General MacArthur's Headquarters, Australia. April 30. — (I'Pl — Gen. Douglas MacArthur announced today that Brig.-Gen. Harold II George. I'nlted Stat«» army air corps, and Melville Jacoby, correspondent for Tim.- and Life magazines. had been killed in an air ac-cident. George, a native of New York, Washington. April 30 tl'l'i - Ttie war department has awarded the distinguished service medal to Brig Gen. Harold H George, 4M-year-old air officer who was killed In an air accident in Australia. The award was announced In a communique which said that Gen. Douglas MacArthur had recommended the award of the medal to George for "exceptionally meritorious service to the goveruiueui iu a position of great responsibility.” George was a memlicr of MacArthur's staff in Australia. lived in lais Angeies. He went through the Philippines campaign as MacArthur's air ofllier. and came with MacArthur to Australia. Jacoby was a veteran war correspondent in the Far East. George la survived by his wife, Vera C. George, formerly of Mt. Clemente. Mich , believed now to be living at Redding. Calif It was understood that Gen George and Jacoby were killed somewhere in Australia late yesterday or early today. Gen. MacArthur, in announcing the accident .said he regarded Gen George as one of the outstanding air ofllren> of the world. Jacoby, he said, could well have served as a model for a war correspondent at the front. George distinguished himself In the Philippines and on his arrival | in Australia he started enthusiastlcaßy Into bls n"W duties at general beadquarters He waa noted especially as an authority on pursuit aviation, to which he had devoted most of his career. Jacoby was 25. tall, blond, good looking and popular with all his f-llow correspondents He was the Orst known casualty among American war correspondents In the Paciac war He formerly was a United Press correspondent, serving at Bbangbal and tn Indo-China. and be had served News Week and the Natlowal Broadcasting comI » •ONTINVEU ox PA<ir KIGHT)

Charles Ewell Dies ! Early This Morning > Retired Farmer Dies After Brief Illness 1 Charles Ewell. 72. retired Preble 1 township farmer, died this morning at 1:15 o'clock at his borne in I Preble. Death wax caused l>y complications and followed an Hine" ' of two weka. Tile deceased was born iu Pre ’ ble township ou April 17, 1870, the son of Charles and Hannah Nahr- ’ wold-Ewell. He wls a member of 1 the Nt. Paul’s laitberan church r near Preble. ■ He served as trustee of Preble ’ township from 1918 to 1922, after ' which he operated a general store 1 at Echo from 1923 to 1931 He had • resided in Preble for the past eight years. His wife, Amelia Fuhrman- Ewell, preceded him iu death. Survlv*. Ing are the following children: Os car of Preble. Mrs Paul Mvem of Waynedale, Mrs. Otto Wefel of Pndtie. Mrs. Elmer Nchlandroff of Fort Wayne; a brother, Otto of Prelde township; 17 grandchildren and two great grandchildren Three daughters, a brother and two sisters are deceased. Funeral services will !»•• held ■ Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock ut ■ the home and at 2:30 p m at the church, with Rev Walter Lttecke r officiating Burial will be in the church cemetery. The body will be returned from ’ the Zwick funeral home to the residence Friday and may be viewed there after 2 p m until time for the services Hip, Wrist Fractured In Fall Last Night Miss Mayrne Terveer, well known Decatur lady, fell last evening on the front steps at her sister's home. Mrs Minnie HulthoUsr on M idison street, and fractured her left hip and left wrist. She wax taken to the Adams county memorial ho'pital. where •he rested fairly well during the night. Her general condition is con--xidered fairly good. Deny Certificates To Careless Autoisfs Deny New Tires To Negligent Drivers The local tire rationing hoard today called attention of the general ’ public to the fact that after June 1. the board has been instructed to ! : deny persons tire certificate' who have been guilty of abuse or negll- > gence in the case of their present tires. This denial may be made, even If the applicant Is on the eligible list and could otherwise procure a certißcate The dectalon is to be left to the disc re (ion of the board, but tire rationing leader* have urged boards to exercise the right. After June 1 a person applying ' for a tire certißcate. whether new. j retreaded or recapped. mu«l eatab lisk that the tire on the vehicle la unusable because of clrcumstatii e» beyond bta control and through no ’ fault of bls own The board ha* alao received a bulletin asserting that even "lIM A" applicant*, thoae B<st eligible, must accept retreaded or re-capped tlree whenever poaafble New Hr* areto b. given only when absolute-1 ly necessary for safety'' sake

Supply Route To China Feared Lost To Japan; British Keep Up Incessant Raids In Europe

Bids Are Submitted On Drain Laterals Three Firms Submit Bids This Morninq Three firms submitted blds thia , morning on tin- construction of the i seven laterals of the Blue Creek drain. Walter II Gilliom. construeI tlon engineer, who accepted the bld', said that contracts would be let individually on the laterals, I probably within two or three days The General Dredging company, which was awarded lhe contrail ' for dredging Hie main ditch, haa I been working on construction of ! tile ditch for about «ix weeks. Ferd L. Litterer, who has replacled l> Burdette Cust<r as attorney for the |H-titioner'. since the latter i entered army service, wax present i at tile bid receiving Tile IE II Ellis company of Ales I andria. was low bidder on all but on.- of tin- iaterala. other bidders were General Dredging Co, of Fort Wayne and Yost Bros . of De catiir The laterals and bids submitted - on each: l.iiginbill General Dredging Co.. Cl l"7 'o. It II Ellt-. M.BU-85 Yost Bros . 14.807 80. Miller it H Ellis, 8003 20; General Dredging Co. 84.354 Yost Bros. 84,637 60 Nprunger-Gute' It H Ellis. 83 ■ 833.413; Gcwral Dredging Co., 81 390 60 Y<tal Bros , 85.079 66. Ken Farlow R H Ellis. 82. 414 16. General Dredging Co. 84. | 675 96 j SuiithShoemaker it II Ellis, 81.509. General Dredging Co. 82.315; Yost Bros. 82.366. Branch of Smith Shoemaker: It H. Ellis. 3 86x4.75; General Dredging Co.. 8734.75. — o Patriotic Meeting Here This Evening Defense Workers Urged To Attend Civilian defense < hall men and members of the different dlvi'ions \ and auxiliaries will attend the patriotic rally tonight at the jutiioi I senior high -ch<Kd auditorium Cal E Peterson. D>-catur director of civilian defense, stated t<elay The public in general is Invited and arrangements are being made to accommodate a large crowd Samuel Jackson Fort Wayne attorney, noted orator and former attorney general of Indi.ma. will deliver the principal ad-ire-' David Erwin. Fort Wayne baritone and civic leader, will sing * and also lead the assembly In community singing of "America' and "God Ble" Ama ilca The hall will lie deiorate.l with flags and bunti.ig by I, Robert : R«-hm of Fort Way in- Mi Peterson announced The Decatur high school band.; under the direction of Albert Sellemeyer. will S'Semble at the corner of Jackson and Second streets and march to the school, where a concert will be given between 7:3® and 8 o’clock Decatur's patriotic spirit and I backing of the war to a glorious I victory for the I'nlted States will reign supreme at the rally Civil I lan defense activities will in- ac-I ’ celerated and ail chairmen and { auxiliary members will move to a greater part id frat ion in the programs. meaning for a one hundred percent carrying of all endeavor. The program is si-hediTT.-d for ■ about an hour and 15 minutes. Mr Peterson said urging everybody lo attend «» — ■ TEMPERATURE READING DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER 8:00 a. m M 10:00 a. m. ... 71 Noon 80 2:00 p. m- ——*o 3:00 p. m. .90 WEATHER Continued uaasaaonsbly warm today and toolffM; local VMMdoraNowsr* lightly In eat-sms northwsat portion Ist* tonight.

14 Persons Die As Tornado Hits In Kansas Area I Two Entire Families Are Wiped Out In Wednesday Storm Oberlin. Kan., Apr 3® I I'Pl Fourteen person* wer« killed. Including two entire families, and i 12 were injured in a tornado which 1 struck near here late last night The storm struck a farmhouse two miles south of here and blew itself out alMiut one fourth mile east of 'lie Oberlin city limits I Tile tornado 'truck shortly after 11 30 p m CWT A partial list of the dead Ini chided 1 Mi and Mia la-lnwetter and f their two children A girl whose last mime was Leitner was with them in their farm home I Mr and Mi« Dale Paedock. and Mrs Paedock'-* brother who-e name was not known Three persons were as yet unidentified Oberlin residents expressed belief that 15 or 20 others were In Jured, some of them probably fatally Medical assistance was rushed to the scene of crumpled farm buildings from McCook. Neb , a 'bort distance north of here. Because of the Isolated location' • of several of the stricken homes. ■' news of the tornado was delayed for a time Telephone lines were de-troyed and the only mean- sui • vlvois had of Informing th" out- - side world was by horseback or on foot. Oberlin's 1.50® people responded imm*diately to calls for help and the city- hospital- schools and < him lies were thrown open to re ceive the injured Tile tornado was the third in four days to take a toll of human life in tfie midwest The town of Pryor Okla was stru* k late Monday, with an estimated death toll of 125 A similar storm Struck Crowell. Texas a day later to claim nine live- <» — Traffic Incident Is Reported To Police A traffic incident was report. <1 to police lael evening by Arthur It Holtli<>u>e. who was driving north on Second street with his family At the int<-isection of Jefferson and Second street, two men wenwalking across the street tine man 'toppi-d and the other darted in front of the car. slipping directly , in its fiath The <ar did not run over him and In a flas*k he was up and sn his feet. Hr gave his nsm--as “Mexican laiuie.' coming here from Texas to work in the beet fields Police Investigated and re iMirfed (hat the man waa not Injur Child Health Day Proclaimed Friday FrlSar. M„ 1. ~t I aside by Joint resolution of congress as Child Health day through out the nation, the following pro-1 cla mat ion has been Issued by For-< rest Elxey. mayor of Decatur. Whereas the congress by Joint' resolution has authorized -nd requested the president of th" i'nlted States to set aside May 1 as Child Health day: "1. Forrest Elzey, mayor of the City of Decatur, tn recognition of the vital importance of the health * of the children to the strength of | the nation, do call upon the people of this city and "immunity io contribute to the conservation of child health and the reduction of illness among children by exerting every effort to the end that within the next month, al! children over nine months ot age be immunized against diphtheria and smallpox | the two disease* fur which w* have < the aurest means of prevention " Signed Forrest EUej Mayor.** i

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Battle Os Burma In Critical Stage As Japanese Continue Steady Advances By i'nlted Pre" Allied armed forces retained the initiative in Europe with aerial attacks on Nazi factories In France and steady pounding at the German' In Russia today, but In the far east it appeared that Burma I and the supply route to China were ■ lost. The European aerial offensive in I which around 4 <mhi RAF fighters and bombers have participated in lhe last eight days was centered I on a return visit to the big GnomeRhone motor works at GennevilIlers. In the Paris suburbs, during the night British bombers swept lowthrough intensive anti aircraft fire and In bright moonlight, lashed . at the Nazi controlled war factories with telling effect Vichy said : that German report* from Pari' told of probably 50 killed and 15® wounded In the raid, which was I followed today by renewal of day- • light attacks on enemy target* in 1 France. The German' continued "retallaI Hon" raids on Englund, striking again at ’he am lent Norman city of Norwich, where there are no military targets, and resuming their steady offensive against the Mediterranean island of Malta, where I'nlted States planes Were reported by the Axis to be aiding the RAF Berlin suggested American plane* fiain an aircraft carI rier In the Mediterranean had 1 reached Malta, but the report prubaldy was due to presence of 1 American pilots with the RAF ' , There still was no Important change announced on the Ru'sian front, but dispatches emphasized ' that the Red army was bolding the Initiative, especially in the south central front, agalii't German efforts to mass men and material for a drive into the I’kralne when I weather conditions are favorable. 1 The most Intensive fighting ap 1 peared to be a Russian stab Into the Kur'k 'ertol But the Russian pre" also reported that a heavy toll had been taken of German aviation In the Ja't eight days, with 247 plane' shot down for a total of 9<m planes and 2••"• i filers in three weeks On the far eastern front, the battle of Burma obviously waa creating a grave situation for the Allie- and threatening to carry the Japanese to th«- frontiers of t’hitw | and India if not beyond Dispatche' from Shungking gave only a confused and fragmentary picture <>f the battle front, but it was stated that the key town of lat'hlo on the supply route lo China was in flames and that the Ja|>anese probably were In posses •lots M last reports. th<- Japanese were in tlie suburbs of laiahio and the Chinese were fighting behind barricades in the town, but Chung king a* know 1,-dg- d that the enemy probably had later gu:n--d control The fall of Laxhio cut the last overland route for supplies to Clilua although President Roosevelt ha' promised that the supplies will still get there vnd carrieti the enemy to within SO xuiies of the Chinese border. But It also threatened to trap the main Chinese and British forces that had been fighting on a 25®-mile central front In Burma. (Turn To Pag" 1. Column 4) ■ e—- — Os Peace Offensive Move Now Into Germany Ixmdon. April 30—(UP) —Spr-t? ■ rumor* of an Axis peace of’en-iv., which yesterday centered ou It* >. swung to Germany today in the form of a report that the Nazi* had ! put out peace feeler* to Great Britain and the Halted States tarougk Turkey. Switzerland and Sw-den As tn the case of the Italian rumi ors. the new on was reseiv-d with ; skepticism here on the ground that while ao doubt the All* won’d Itke peace on its own term*. It must know that the Allies, now Nr lag tag their tremendous raeoane* toward the peak of striking power, wet a hardly likely to Mt®. An authored diplomitle commeatator dismissed the aew report with the comment tl» that no sash peace proposal* had reach"d Lon- <■ ju ard <Ti that »u(-h an "offey I w.-bid t«r la uker table anjway.