Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 40, Number 106, Decatur, Adams County, 4 May 1942 — Page 1
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Army Chaplain O’ I I & Hev. Charlvn M Prugh. paalor of the Zion Evangeiii .ii and Itefonned church of thia city. ha« received hie comniianloii ar a first lleutrn ant. and will leave hen. May Hi to report foi duty ax a chaplain In the United Staten army. Nine Flyers Killed As Bombers Crash Two Bombers Crash; Another Is Missinq Boise. Idaho. May 4—(UPI —A twomotored army plane crazhed in the Oregon hills a mile south of Pleasant Valley, reportedly killing the six army flyers aboard, army authorities at Cowen Field announced today. Pendleton. Ore.. -May 4. —(UPl — . An army board of inquiry today Ibtudl'd the burned wreckage of a flying fortress bomber which crashed on a routine training flight two miles north of Meachim. Ore., kill- ' Ing six of its eight crewmen. The four-motored Boeing plane, attached to Pendleton Field, crash ed and exploded in the wooded mountain* yesterday, while circi- \ Ing for an emergent y landing. The dead were: First Lieut. Joa- ’ eph T. H. Leacock, Baton Rouge, i La.; Second Lieut. James W Brown. Pleasantville. I<a.; Sgt Wil- ! liam A. Forrest. Salsbury, N C.; Staff Sgt Harry G. Cameron. Medford. Mass ; Staff Sgt. Victor A : Carmichael. Wine Wiaid. Pa., and > Corp. Chester A. Nowack. Altena. Mich. Technical Sgt. Wesley E Waipace. Philadelphia, and Sgt. John H Starr of Littleton. Mass . were thrown from the plane and injured a«rlously. Wallace limped three miles through the woods <>n Blue mountain to notify authorities Starr's injuries were reported “crit leal.” Three Die Tacoma. Wash.. May f -'i'Pl — Three officers were killed and a fourth Injured seriously yesterday, ; when their army bomber crashed at McChord Field. Army authorities declined to discuss detalk of the crash and appointed a board of : Injury to determine the cause. Killed were: First Lieut. William I E Comber. Frankfort. Pa.. Second (Turn” Tn Pass 6. Column b> x —j Pay Boost Granted To Rural Teachers Trustees Vote For General Pay Boost Teachers in the rural schools of Adams county will receive a pay increase for the 1842-43 term ranging up to 10 pen-ent. it was announced today The trustees of Adams -ounty. meeting Saturday in the offices of Lyman U Hann, county acnool sup erlntendent. voted unanimously to increase the wage ot the •eachers 10 percent above the minimum. Teachers who are now receiving the minimum will receive a 10 P* r cent Increase, while others who are getting above the minimum will receive a salary meet'ng the 10 per cent above minimum figureM was pointed out that the mini mum salary of a teacher is based upon bls or her school!ng and qualificutlons. rather than the subject taught Rites May 23 The annual eighth grade com mencemen’ will be held May 23 In Decatur. K was decided by the truetees Dr. Clement T. Malan. state sußerlntendent of pwbM< Instatetton. wiU be the speaker during 'be eserclee*. which will start at 2 9 oTber routine business was conffera TO K Cetama »
New Japanese Thrust Is Made In New Guinea Test Os Strength Os Defenders Os Australia Nears General MacArthur's Headquarters, Australia. April 4.— (UPI —A new Japanese thrust Into the Markham valley and a steady intensification of aerial warfare in the New Guinea zone were believed today to foreshadow an early test of strength between Japanese Invaders and Allied defenders. Word carne from an advanced : allied base that the Japanese had : moved back into the Nadzab area, i about 2& miles inland Irom lai,- on I the north New Guinea coast. In an I attempt to find new airdromes tn the Markham valley, and that another Japanese force had marched 15 miles southward from Salainaua. In both zones Australian guerI rlllas were reported to be in contact with the Japanese, harassing their communications. It was believed that as in their original advance, before floods drove them back, the Japanese : were being guided by German mis- i sionaries whom Australia had per-1 mined to remain in what had been | German territory. United States army bombing j planes, attacking twice within a i tew hours at the dangerous Japan«we base at Kahaul in New Britain island, have scored direct hits on i two enemy transports and ciatnag ed a third. Gen. Douglas Mac Ar-1 tbur announced today. MacArthur revealed that two allied bomber planes, on reconnais- 1 sance over Bougainville iu the Solomon Islands, had seriously damaged an enemy four-motored , flying boat In a 35-tnlnute running fight. New American fighter plane*. | equipped with cannon, at the same . time were bringing to a total of 10 , enemy planes destroyed or damag- . «d from the fleets which are attacking Port Moresby, the United Na- ’ . tions advanced base In New Gul- ’ Uluru To Page 5. Column S> o Rev. Prugh To Serve As Army Chaplain Decatur Pastor To Leave City May 16 Rev. Charles M. Prugh. pastor of ! the Zion Evangelical and R>-formed , < hurch since 1532. today received his official oppointment as a chap I lain in the United States army, with the rank of first lieutenant { He will leave May IS to report for duty at Fort Diz. N. J. Notlcifatlon of his appointment ' was received from the command- ’ Ing officer at Fort Hayes. Columbus. Ohio. Saturday evening. This ' morning he was notified he had been commissioned a first lleute- ■ natit.' Rev. Prugh volunteered hl* service* a few months ago and | had been expecting the appoint- I ment for several weeks. Coming to Decatur, following his I graduation from Princeton Theo-; logical Seminary and one year of post graduate work In German uni ! verslt les. Rev. Prugh has served j continulously in his pastorate in this city. In 1334. he wus granted a leave ' of absence and in the summer of | 1»34. returned to Germany where he completed his theological atu-1 dies, receiving the degree of doc- ! i tor of theology from the university j of Heidelberg in 1935. The newly appointed army chap-
lain ha* been active in civic affair*, having aerved a* preaident of the Decatur Rotary club In 1*35-3*. He (Turn To Page 5. Column «> OWar Bond Agencies To Report Weekly To County Chairman Earl Caston. Adams county chairman of the war bond auff. announced today that, effective neat Tuesday. he will receive weekly reporta from the 10 bond issuing agencies in the county on the aale of the bonds | Thia information ia necessary. I Mr Caston pointed out. to determine the progress made toward meeting the county * quota which la set at SM.CM for thia month These report* are to be made each week from now on. the county chairman said Any bond lassi ng agency falling to receive tbe pro per return form* is asked to contact Mr Caston immedisteiy al the First Cuts bank
0 NLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY
Decatur, Indiana, Monday, May 4, 1942.
Battle Providence Forest Fire .’ r , ■ A g B W4RSm w- r S3MN4 f iMMrr: M A roaring forest fire In southwestern Rhode Island, near Providence, raged for twenty-four hours before fire flghtes. shown above buttling burning brush and trees, could bring It under control Twenty h >mes were destroyed In the fire which covered an area more than fifty miles square. Thousands of men. including U. 8. soldiers and sailors, fought the widespread flames. I
County To Receive Bids On Equipment Infirmary Equipment Bids To Be Taken Bids on about 15.000 In furniture, bedding, mattresses, refrigeration ■ unit* and finishing hardware for. the new 398.000 Adams county In-' flrmary will be received by the county commissioner* May 11, it was announced today. The commissioner* were In session today and met with Charles H Houck, architect for the buildj Ing. The *peelfication* tor tße furniture, including tables, chairs, beds, ward and d'nlng tattles and - hairs, wardrobes, mattresses, Venetian blind*, roller shades and finishing hardware were adopted by the, Ixtard and may be seen at the auditor's office. Twenty-one inmate* of the infirmary am now housed at the temporary quarters at tbo Deca tur Country club The other 16 will be brought here from the Alien county Infirmary as soon is the Iwd* and other equipment ate received. Ram Reinhart, superintendent reported receipts of 1749.44 for (Turn Te Bsge 1, Column t» ——o Metallurgy Class To Open Tonight The metallurgy class in ’he de-< sense engineering training program will be held at 7 o'clock this evening at the Dei-atur junlot-senior high school. Thia will be the first class in the new course. - — County Offices To Close Election Day All office* in the county court house, except that of the county clerk, will be closed all day tomorrow. May 5. in observance of sluetton day. it was announced this afternoon
Millions Os Americans Begin Registering For Sugar Ration
The vanguard of Adams county sugar users registered this afternoon at the various school houses throughout the county which served as registration sites Registra lion tor the most part opened at 1 p. m. and will continue until 9 p m tonight These hours also will be observed generally on Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday Rationing board officials and reg . Ist rat ion leaders called attention ’ to the fact that only one member of each family unit Is to register, but a separate application is to be made for such member Persons are to register regardless of tbe amount of sugar they have on hand, since they will be unable to buy any angst in the future without a ration book Those who fail to register this week will be unable to obtain ration books nntli May 11. Sale of sugar will be resumed tomorrow. May 5 but all purcha* era must have a ration book In Adame county, registration Is being conducted at it points Hees
Explains Delay In Collecting Waste Paper In Decatur Clarence Ziner, chairman of the waste paper collection drive in Decatur. today Issued an explanation for no collections made the past two Saturdays, of storage s|iure at the Maier hide and fur shop necessitated halting the col- ' lections temporarily, Mr. Ziner I said. However, Boy Scouts are continu- ' Ing their collections at restdeuce* and are taking the paper to the loading stations, although these are also being rapidly crowded. Regular collections will be resumed as soon a* storage space I* available, Mr. Ziner said, and will lie announced In thia papi-r ■ • -9 Farmers 01 County Favor Wheat Quota 72 Percent Here; 4 To 1 In Nation Eligible Adams county farmers voting in the wheat quota irfrnlldum Saturday cast a 72 percent majority vote In favor of the program Os the eligible 151 rotes. 75 ballots wpre east st the four voting places. Monmouth. Decatur, Election school and Geneva. The votes were cast a* follow*: Union. Root and Preble townships. 17 for and 4 against; Kirkland. Washington and St. Mary'*. 18 for and 8 against; Blue Urei*it, Monroe and French. 15 for sod 3 against; Hartford. Jefferson and Wabash. 2 for and 7 against. _ The loan rate on wheat of 31.22 per bushel will be effective here. The penalty is 57 ednts per bushel. 3 To 1 In State Indianapolis. May 4—(UPl—lndiana wheat grower* have approved government marketing quota* pay bill They believe It should te- sepaiate legislation Faddi* contends that the commissioning of civilians by the army (Turn To Bse* •. Column *t
i tur and Herne high school* and 12 schools In the respective townships | for residents of those areas. Registrant* were s*ked again by registration leaders to have all: necessary informat ion available.' ' including the weight, height, color . of eyes and hair, age and sei of ’ each person for whom they registI er. ► Sugar aalea have been stopped for more than a week They will be resumed at 12:91 a. m . KWT . tomorrow for those who have the new ration book* The four day registration for con Burner* will be conducted In n»igh-1 borhood schools. The entire fam lly doesn't have to register, although each member will be issued a ration book Any adult member -a person 19 year* or over or any marrkd person* regardless of age -can sign up for the entire family and get a »eparate ration book for each member For th* first eight weeks each «lora T« l ag* I, Cotuasa 4)
United States And British Naval Forces Are Preparing For Heavy Offensive On Axis
Joseph Eastman Given Power On I Transportation Determines Policy On Transportation To Conserve Rubber Washington. May I tl'l’t President Roosevelt today gave defense transportation director Joseph Eastman authority to detertnlne policy to control the use of all rublter tired transportation facilities, including passenger cars, buses, taxicabs and trucks. : Mr. Roosevelt signed an execu- • j live order authorizing Eustinan - i "to facilitate the continuous ad--1 ! justment of the nation and It* _ 1 transport requirements to the . available supply of transportation i services relying upon rubber.” ’ The office of defense transports- ! lion was ordered to formulate r measures that will conserve and j assume maximum utilization "of g the existing supply of civilian transport service* dependent upon j rubber, Including the limitation of I the use of rubber-lmrlie transpirlation facilities In non-essential r civilian activities, and regulation of the use or dstrlbutlon of such i r transportation facilities among essential activities." Eastman said it was his under t standing that ODT will set 'he policy for future rationing of such essential* as tires and gasoline, R but that actual enforcement of j policies so formed will lie carried ■ out by other agencies Ickes Testifies I I Washington. May I tUPt — Petroleum coordinator Harold j Ickes told a house subcommittee I today that his office would make recommendations tomorrow on the degree of ga-olllle curtailment | which Is believed necessary for the east coast. These recommendations presumably will provide a basis for determining the amount to be allowed individual motorists under i a card rationing program with It will start May 15. A new curtail ’ ment In deliveries Io filling sla- • Gott* may be otdeied before that , date Testifying before an oil suheom- , mlttee of the house committee on Interstate commerce Ickes assert j ed "we are revolutionlxlng the and refining sec-1' , | tions of the entire :>etroleum in- ' du-itry" in order to maintain In : < ’ dustrial fuel oil supplies in areas ! '' hit by shortages of lank ships. There were reports last month < ’ I that deliveries to east coast filling ; stations might be cut even more I | than the one-third reduction now I ,I in effect a* a stopgas ni-astire I ' | pending in 11 isl lon of formal card | ' I rationing However, some officials I j thought It might not lie necessary — ■ O- ■ — " ■ 1 House Studies Bill To Raise Army Pay Little Opposition Is Expected To Bill — « Washington May 4 — tl’Pt The house arts this week in be t half of the bul k private to double | his starting pay In the lower t bracket* The military pay raise bill, giv t Ing all privates 142 a month and J raises for other categories, will 1 be brought up for debate today or (tomorrow It has passed the sen- I ate. ♦ There la virtually no opposition - to the increased pay proposal, but R»p. Charles I Faddis. D Pa . has a added an amendment that may delay action The amendment would I prohibit ti e commissioning of men in the army who have not had previous formal military training , There Is considerable favorable ' sentiment for the Faddis amendment but many supporter* believe that It should not be added to the j on the 1942 crop by a thrmHoona * majority while fanners la 40 states , endorsed the program by an over- } whelming four-to-one vote. ( Atate AAA officials reported 13.-1 j 731 votsd la favor of the quotas tn , Batarday'a slei tlon, while 4.719 op- , posed them * „ However less than half of appro- \ „ CTwre Ta Pag* I* Cetwssa
Contingent leaves For Army Service Large Crowd Sees Group Leave Today One of the largest crowds ever assembled to witness the departure of a selective service contingent was on hand at the draft board i headquarter* on Third street this morning to gM the c-junty’s first I selective service group In May leave for induction into the United States army. The group went to the armory at Toledo, Ohio. Those who pass the examination were lo be inducted Those who fail are to be returned. In the group were marled men and reclassified men and <>n the whole they were an older group than any previously sent from the county Those who left: Donald Marcus Walt. Richard Foreman. Walter Nicholas HelMann. Lester la-moll Morningstar. Freeman Reynolds. Ernest Willi* Striker. Jack Death. Edward Francis Vogb-wede. Florenz Thoma* la-onard. George Willis Kay. Thoma* William llaubold, Edward laiuis Summers, William Clarence Merriman. Carl Richard Augdbur, ger. Charles Floyd Aspy. Wayne Edward Peterson. latuis Anthony Holthouse. Jr, i Reuben Jacob Ringger. Ralph Frederick l«evy. Raymond l*-Roy Hakes. Carl Harry Egly. Rolland Dub- Engle. Carl John Lichty. Ru«sell Theodore Golllver. Charlea Hill. Junior; David Sylvester Haviland. Elmer Bultemeier, Burtls M&sea. Barney Commodore Everi rtt. Lloyd BilH-rsteln. The di*parture was marked by several unusual incidents A sweetheart of one of the men 'aimed while waiting for the bus to leave, but was quickly revived. One of the men. Edward "Eddie" Voglq(Turn To Page 3. Column St —, __ John F. Hocker Dies Sunday At Hospital Prominent Retired Monroe Man Dead Funeral services for John F Hocker. 70. prominent retired haril ware merchant of Mono,- and brother of Charles E Hocker of this city, whose death occurred Sunday morning of pneumonia, will be held Wednsaday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the Monroe Methodist church Mr Hock- r's death followed s four week’s Illness, during which he underwent a major operation, pneumonia developing He was a patient al St. Joseph's hospital. Fort Wayne at the time of death Bom tn Ver* Cruz. Wells county. Angus* 13. 1871. Mr Hocker was a son of Joseph and Jesteen Sunler Hocker early settlers in the south half of the county For many years he operated a hard ware store In Monroe in partner- - ship with Ben Smith and was widely, known In the county A number of years ago. Mr. Hocker patented a sharpener for a lawn mower, whlcn was attached to the mower and sharpened the blade automatically He aold the patent to a New England company. and nreived a substantial price for It. Within the last 20 years he win tered In Florida and summered in Michigan, where he maintained homes. He was married to Miss Rose Elzey, who survives One daugh ter. Mrs. Reuben Myers of Monroe. iTurn To Page 4. Column | Townsend Funeral Held This Morning Funeral services were conducted for Burt Townsend this morning j from the residence on Merger are-1 nne Rev George O Walton in I charge Interment was In the ; Decatur cemetery Honorary pallbearer s were Wilson Ixw. E R Adams. Fred A M.l Anker and Judge H M DeVosa Active pallbearers were W A Klepper W P flchroek. Dr Fred Fatterson Charles Lose and J. H Heller Mi Townaend. for many years a well known bn«>l manager, died Saturday aw.it f after an ißseea of 12 year*. |
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Admiral Stark Says Offensive Planned; Britain Reveals 3 Nazi Ships Damaged By United Press United States and British naval forces, baaing their strategy on a "calculated risk" of fighting powr i er. are preparing to unleash heavy .I blows at the Axis In the Atlantic • and European waters. It was an- ' nounced today in Ixmdon by Ad ' I mlral Harold R Stark of the U S. ' Navy. Stark's statement follower! a ' British aiiiiouio etnent that Ger ' many's three biggest warships have been "put out of action for 1 some lime" by RAF bombings. ! thereby lessening Axis chances for a major spring assault by sea on • Allied supply lines and fleets in I the North Atlantic ’ Stark who commands the U. S > fleet In European waters, said 'hat » the Allies, by a superiority In warships and merchant shipping, soon I will be able to take the offensive • on the sea* - "We can't win the war fighting I defensively.” Stark said, adding. I however, that reckless and unpre- • pared action only loses Wars , "The calculated risk In which wiI will strike the enemy, and strike • him hard, will produce victory.” , he said « Stark said the German submarine threat along the American coasts was being slowly but surely . beaten by U. S warships and new f antisubmarine devices. I The British air ministry raport- . ed that the RAF* big spring offeii i *lve. In Its blasting of Nazi naval bases, had put out of action the , 24.000 ton German battleships Gneisenau and Siharnhorst and the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugvu In r bombings of ports where tile war ships had taken refuge after their ■ escape from Brest on Feb 11. The Germans recently claimed J that the three warships had left I for the Atlantic for "further oper- ; ation duties" against the Allies' supply line* The German radio claimed today that In a continuation of attacks on these sea lanes of supply from America to Britain and Russia, a Nazi U-hoat had sunk a 10.000-ton British cruiser In the Arctic during a naval and air attack on an Allied convoy No verification came from the British admiralty. The RAF sent a large fleet over I occupied France during the day In a continuation of its night and day hammering of the centers of Gerj many's war effort, following night assaults that started great fire* In Hamburg. Germany's second city and largest port, and heaped damj age on the Nazi submarine base at St Nazaimon the French coast 1 Two enemy ships were bombed and damaged off Norway and airfields In northern France. Belgium i and Holland were attacked in the nigh' raid*, during which five British planes were lost The Germans retaliat-d with a I new "hate attack" upon the ancient English cathedral city of Exeter heaping Incendiaries upon the I town's architectural dating back to Roman times and itTurn To Page &, Column 4> o — Taxpayers Crowd Treasurer Office Today Is Final Day For Spring Payments The office of the county treiaur* er was tteßieged today by last minute taxpayer* who *ough< to tuak* their spring indallmeut payment before the deadline thia evening. Although no offriial estima'O could be made by TroMUfw*' John W Blakey. R was believe* that [ Saturday's bu«ine** brnugfi- the total payment up to normal Attaches of the office es*.mated that about (loimo was taken in over the counter Saturday Thi* j figure doe. not include payment* received by mall. The total taxes to be paid this ; year range near the |4so.noo mark i Approximately one-half of this a* I mount make* up the ipring install* ment of shout 3240 no" While some taxes will go d -tin* ' ueeat. a Maker of per* ,n » *IH pay hot.i sprint and fill install* -nents before the deadline tbia evening The office will he closed for two or three days while prraonnel of . lie of’.t e rh- < k p »nwnt* tad bxl* | as a* the t -ok*.