Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 40, Number 107, Decatur, Adams County, 5 May 1942 — Page 7

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No 107.

TULTS AND DOAN NAMED FOR MAYOR Ireasurer, sheriff races are close

rs . Chas, Lose dominated City Clerk-T reasurer

■umbent Mayor Is Heated In G. 0. P. ■nary, All Other Mrnmpcs Unopposed |H r . . U'-H.r an.) |H. ... Hv:..'" "' v "'■•"“ ,rU * 1 IB ». :: ■ I” uo ”‘ |W. Ti.-duy* )>n K. H. .. • Kn-.pp filling |h'd|l WllMhM- /■■’.;■ . Mayor . . ». publican for mayor .. ,| , niilest, Mrs. |K\.. ! I.in street, won |K'\| .1 > h Ellsworth ■ k ,|erk<reasurer. ■ It. ~■■■ • • mlt'LsS •• for 11. p;»”""l He i< |K.. a .'.ci'! iimlwnt. ■ ...I vote for |K . andldutes |K,- .''•! 1./'V I’’" * lv ' n ß of SH . k morning. with I! of th. First Ward |H~. I h-moil.lt ■ uIkIkIhI - had the folMir. Kh.ipp 135. Slults. SB ut.l.<)..’• tor the city t, . •)>;. ■ d on both ■ Adrian G ' iH.rpliilH L. |H-< Harry Heb- . •• |ih 11 Brelt<1- ■ Alfred Beat at large. |Hlt-'. . Milton i Kci. fiv .1-111. t. Emery ti. .ti .il bird district; M' 111.t11.'l ■1! Ihtiitr) oiin. liman at |M?ac >■ i- tii. oi,’,y member «lio tan for ■ ur.Wr.v will be under ■ on the unofficial reMB * ' on- p - in. t missing —v-. ———— Void Wardens Veet Wednesday MjTVv m-.-'ing o f the air and ’heir assistants held w. .):,. -day night g at th.. American 1-e---lialta. Brown, chief ■’ -d- 1 ■ ..it all wardens ■dr Bulletins V**. Fla.. May 5—(MR)— wimen 0 » a medium W* 1 " ’ M Nations merchant- «■*''* “"nectatarity murMr* an Ansiaunched 8R* 1 washed .nto their ehip ■* **F worked frantically a ideooat. survivors ■**>. °* another vessel, merchantmen which ■ *“ torpedoed, said they and received permisK, 2* *•"' captain to reK »»ard and shell the st submarine before ship. May 5— (UP)— HF/* "'•chamaed columns K 1?’ Ch '"* ,r#m ***• ■ « h.*'*'’* 1 by ,h * CW * ■L -_** vy ,! «*»t'"« that ■e-T* wrt *' bated far K,. Wm "««n.que aaid toR *AD«’»a *T TH£ RMOMITtR — Kt * m * ■ < K\ ~ ” M WtATHtR today a-d

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

British Planes Hammer German War Industries Stronq Bomb Force Smashes At Various Armaments Factories London, May 5 — <l'l*l - The royal air force bombed the Skoda arm* worka at Plhen in Ciechoalovakla and German war InduatrieH at Stuttgart early today, carrying on an air offenaive waged day and night almoat without aurceaae. since April 11. British big guns on the channel coast twice roared In action early today The air ministry said the dock* at Nantes. France, also were bomb ed. and British fighting planes attacked enemy air fields in Fraoce Coastal command bombers attacked enemy shipping off the coasts of Holland and Norway and bombed Mandal airdrome Three RAF bombers were missing. A "strong force of bombers" attacked objectives In southern Germany, 'including the imjMirtant Industrial town of Stuttgart." the communique said A detachment of heavy Stirling bombers bombed the Skoda works at Plhen for the second time since the offensive began It is a 90j|mlle round trip to Pllsen. and a 750-mile roundtrip (Turn To Pug* ». Column Si

DAR Pledged For Full War Support 51st Annual Meeting Opened In Chicago Chicago. May 5 — (UP! - The Daughters of the American Revolution opened the final business session of their Slat continental congress today, charged by President Roosevelt "to bury In oblivion all internal deferences and rally ■round the standard of their country." A letter from the president, read at the opening session last night, said there was a message he wish ed every delegate “would carry home with her. carry home to her townsmen, her friends, her neigh bora. "It l» in the words of Thomas Jefferson." his letter said. "One hundred and thirty-three years ago. Jefferson wrote: ' “ The times do certainly render It Incumbent on all good clt Isens, attached to the rights and honor of their country, to bury in oblivion all Internal differences and rally around the standard of their coun try’-” . Mr Roosevelt said men In the armed forces had “proved worthy of America " "Now It is up to us at Jiome to prove worthy of them.' be said “They have set us an example of ■ncrtftce of unity of singleness of purposes that we on the b.»me front must emulate if the nation Is to survive ' Mrs. William H. Pouch president general of the national society, ■aid the DAR stool united, "a great organisation of patriotic women eager to help, ready and willing to sacrifice ' “We are all Madonnas of the trail' today." she sold, comparing members to the figure of in American mother, grasping the barrel of a flintlock rifle and resolutely pressing forward “This has been called a time of •blond sad sweat and tears' We will try to keep bark the tears'

Senator Tass Submits Bill To Class Draftees Would Classify Men For Army According To Family Status — Washington. May 5 —(UP)— Sen. Robert A. Taft, R. Ohio, today In- i troduced legislation providing that men with dependents would be Inducted into the army in classes based on their family status. The measure would not affect present selective service deferment for occupational or physical reasons. Explaining the bill to the senate, Twft said that local selective service boards have created contusion by establishing different regulations for dependency deferment. "There Is hardly a man today under 45 who is able to make any plans for the future," he said. His measure would establish the, following order of dependency classes to be called: 1 Men under 35 who are unmarried and childless, or who were married after September 1«. 1940. the date of the selective service, act. 3. Men between 35 and 45 who are unmarried and childless or married since Decemiber 20, 1941, when the draft was extended to include men aibove 35. 3. Married men under 35 wlthou’ children. 4. Married men over 35 without children. 5. Men under 23. married prior to the draft, with children. 6 Men between 28 and 35 married before the draft, with children. 7. Men over 35 married before December 20, 1941. with children. Taft said that under bls plans each class would have to be ex(Turn To P»ge 4. Column S) - ■ ——O City Coal Silo Roof Destroyed A roof on one of the eity coal silos on Seventh street wan destroyed by fire today. The coal in the other silo had been burning for several days and today the fire spread to the second storage bln. burning away the roof before firemen were able to check it.

Unofficial County Election Returns CON PROS. STATE CLERK AUDI- TREAS- SHERIFF GRESS ATTV. SEN. TOR URRR | 1 °I X 5 5 2 a -i© - - E I * * o PRECINCT 3 w ? O 5•!2S- I’ I: . I’s : : :5 « : i • 1 ! ! tiii t t • i • • • . • ! it Si *•••!!’* i |: :;i|j H H lU: SH;L ; J J J S - ; A Ji “S 'f. ’ S '.’H' -iH \ \ F n, ixa"i ’i ’A '{j a' a :s t :::» North Preble ™ M M |7 6M g S 3 &«» *5 1« 2 1» 3 • South Preble ... ®- . t n u JO7 go 37 go 9« 11 29 97 3 3 1 6 4 I North Kirkland «" « ♦" 3I „ M H 0 y 90 3 <1 1 I « South Kirkland » « - g g g g g g M 57 # g „ 89 14 8 8 28 3 « North Washington ..... 7< M „ fi , 10 j* 37 s 4 28 47 South Washington « ♦’ » « « ” » |S( 13 1 »1 • 2 1 12 2 2 North St Mary'. ’ » ’J 37 28 37 14 3 S 8 5 1 4 15 - 5 5 South St Marya ....... , jj * jj 10 |0 3 9 14 I North Blue Creek 29 22 40 29 32 24 23 * “ * ~ , g g 3 0 South Blue Creek 9 12 20 15 19 II 13 25 19 14 # $ w *7 4 North Monroe 1 M 48 108 33 .5 w w it* JS *7 *g 3 » 7 27 22 6 13 9 71 Middle Monroe J< » “ g „ Jo ng | * 3 8S 1S 37 54 15 19 5 15 2 »**™e A— g ” ” g <7 „ js ltl 3X 9I 13 2» 80 10 14 12 14 0 Berne C ...—......... 1 • 1 il i II French —— .. .. ~ 3M 75 7 p gs 371 114 45 82 » 14 M 7 9 5 North Hartford “ « « J “ " £ « 19 35 23 15 41 17 10 9 8 2 1 J South Hartferd h ; }??!„ L ]g 33 23 28 26 14 5 13 14 8 11 2 I North Wabash 31 5 3 1- J » ” » M „ 7 II 3 3 3 Ceylon »* *’ ” " „ 7, 73 41 24 a 1 2* r. IO is 4 13 3 .s ss.a s J 5«...»« -••- *•••••• ■> • peestur ' I H I ’ | J.' Dacntnr 1-B I 144 71 94 ISI|I 114 154 144 147 8 159 24 4| 8 <0 1« « gn”: ‘A -i S S n u a r « ■•> ! •’ «• * ’• • « » ■’ •• « » * ■M>iV -——•—‘l j I II I fl I u i 11 j 1 Dneatnr 8-B _ —.-.-.sw-! —= —■- — — —- -—- =»=■-- ■ m..- -T ! 9 I nwuii, 1 I I

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Decatur. Indiana. Tuesday. May 5.1942.

Clerk - Treasurer * * th. 'mHb Mrs. Charite Lose won the Democratic nomination for city clerktreasurer District Legion Meeting Thursday Ohio Commander To Speak Here Thursday Completed plans for the fourth district meeting of the American Legion, to be held in this city Thursday with Adams Post No. 43 as host, were announced today by Norbert Holthouse, chairman of the < omminter in charge. •A free dinner will be served to local and visiting Legionnaires, beginning at «:30 o’clock Thursday evening in opening the festivities. The dinner will be prepared and served by ladies of the auxiliary. Special music will be furnished during the dinner. At 8 p. m. a short business session will be opened, with the principal address given by Fbyd R Hart pence. Ohio Mate commander of the American Legion Other speakers will include W. Carl Graham. Indiana state commander. State adjutant William Sayre, fourth district commander R E Vergalues and other Legion notables have advised the local committee that they plan to attend. Delegations from all posts In the fourth district are expected to be in attendance, as well as a number of guests from posts in surrounding Indiana and Ohio cities. The commlteee has engaged spe(Turn To Pag* *. Column il

Strict Ban On Production Os Civilian Goods Hundreds Os Common items Banned From Further Production Washington. May s.—(UP)—Oil, sugar, transportation and hundr<-ds of common civilian products made of iron and steel were on the tiring line of the home front today. The first rationed sugar went on sale at 12:01 a. m. Petroleum officials revealed that donxvitic heating oil may be next on the rationing Hat. More than 4(H» metal articles — from pie plates Io bathtubs, compacts to bird cages, beer mugs to finger bowls, subway turnstiles to swivel chairs —were banned from production 90 days hence. Following is a summary of the details of these developments: OH Petroleum officials said that because of the "extremely critical" fuel shortage among war industries, oil for heating homes may have to be rationed next fall. "If we can't build up industrial fuel eupplles thia summer by cutt- ( Ing gasoline consumption,” an of- . fice of price administration spokesman said, "we almost certainly will have to curtail heating oil con- ' sumption when householders begin \ to stock up for the winter. "You may be threatening your own health and comfort next wlnt- ‘ er by using too much gasoline thia summer." Gasoline rationing—also designed to relieve industrial fuel oil shortages — starts May 15 In 17 eastern status. A source dose to petroleum coordinator Harold L. Ickes aaid rationing of heating oil would be "quite logical.'" Metal Articles The order prohibiting manufacture of more than 400 m--ta! articles was announced by the »ar production board, ft was the most sweeping move by the government to date to conserve iron and steel for the war program. Most of the articles! were com- ' mon ones, but not all. There were asparagus tongs, beer mugs, dummy police, finger bowls, subway turnstiles and terraxxo spacers In i the list. Rome of the Iteine In every-day

Mayoralty Nominees John Stults Democrat Ini John M. Doan Republican Use were clgaret lighters, compacts, book ends, ice cube trays, and a dozen types of metal cans and containers. Limited production of the articles will be allowed for 9<> days. After that manufacturers will be forbidden to make any of the ban-n-d articles out of iron or steel, or even any metal substitute except gold and silver which would not Im- suitable for most of them. Sugar Approximately one-third of the nation was believed to have registered yesterday for war ration book No. 1. Consumers must have one in the future to buy sugar. Enrollment will continue for three (Turn To Page S. Column «•

Liniger And Gillig Holding Lead In Incomplete Vote

4,157 Sugar Ration Books Are Issued Sale Os Rationed Suqar Starts Today A total of 4.157 sugar ration books were issued in Adams county yesterday the first day of the nation-wide sugar registration. The sugar went on sale today and these first purchasers of ration ’ books were entitled to buy the limited product. Glenn Hill, county rationing ad- | ministrator. reported that a total , Walter J. Krick, city school superintendent, stated today that the full staff of sugar registrars will be on duty from 1 to 9 p. in. Wednesday and Thursday to accomodate sugar consumers registering for ration books. Hch<M>l will be dismissed during the afternoons but classes, including kindergarten. will be held in Iba mornings. of 4,857 appliiationa for sugar rationing books were made at the 11 registration sites in the county yiwterday but only 4.157 books were Issued Books were not issued to the others since they had an ample supply of sugar on hand. All persons are asked to register or have a member of their family register for them. Os the total. 1.823 books were Issued in Decatur. Others were Issued as follows: Berne. 558; Washington township, 155. Wabash. 448: St. Mary's. 129; Root, 94; Preble, 147; Monroe, 195; Kirk land, 84; Jefferson, 204; Hartford. 191. French, 104; Blue Creek. 102. Union towrwihlp did not report. Mr. Hill stated. The sale of sugar was to begin today at 12:01 a m Persona who fall to register before the dose of I registration Thursday evening must wait two weeks before they can (Turn To Page 5, Column 41 —o States Are Urged To Ease Restrictions Production Chief Asks Cooperation Washington. May 5 tl'Pi War production board chairman Donald Nelson today called on states to remove many Incnl laws and regulations which he des< rlbwl as barriers to the war effort Addressing governors and other state representatives attending a conference on war restrictions, he asserted that many such laws "constitute a form of 'business as usual' which we eannot put up with.” "I can think of no way in which you gentlemen can be of greater service In this war than by helping to get these restrictions out ot the way.' Nelson said He cited, in particular, restrictions in the fields of transportation and building The war production chief said the transportation system will be carrying a greater load than it ever carried before Nelson also asked relaxation of various building and sanitary codes 1 which require »he use of steel and ' other vital materials He said pubih health laws in New York and many other cities require that 1 new installations of restaurant and 1 fountain equipment bo made of stainless steel. "In the same way. plumbing ’ codes often call for excessive I ( quantities of material or compel I the use of critical material on j»b;, < where non critical material might » be Mhstllqtcd." Nslson said. I •

Election Edition

Price Three Cents

Close Bottles For Two County Offices Feature Os Tuesday Primary Election At 2:30 A. M. returns from French. East Root and Decatur 1 A precincts, left Frank Liniger a margin of 11 votes over Freeman Schnepp in the race for county treasurer. The vote stood: Liniger 1849. Schnepp 1838. With six of the 34 precincts uni reported at two o'clock thia mornI Ing. the race for the Democratic i nomination for county treasurer ; developed Into a close contest be- ' tween Frank Liniger. present county commissioner and Freeman | Schnepp. automobile salesman, with Liniger having a 37 vote margin. based on unofficial returns. The vote for these two candidates was: Liniger, 1421; Schnepp. 1384 In the race for county sheriff. Leo Glillg. present deputy, wan out In front with a lead of about 200 over Hibbard 11. High of Kirkland township, the runner-up on the incomplete and unofficial returns Thurman 8< hl<-fersteln. > auto salesman, was third, with 571 votes Five other candidates had amassed more than 900 votes In the other contests on the Dem<H-rat ticket, the returns from the 38 precincts practically decided who the winners will be. John L. lie Tone had a lead of about 800 votes over Hgt Severin Scburger. the 38 precincts giving De Voss 1887 and Schurger I*M54 • Hyde Troutner. county cls-rk. running for renomination, led Edgar Gerber for clerk 1983 to 999 for the latter. In the county auditor's race. Victor Eicher, present auditor, was running ahead of Thurman I. Drew of li<M>t township, 1718 to 1311 The vote for the five other candidates for sheriff In the 28 prei'llicts follow: George Fosnaugh. 197; Ray Imel, 194; Edward J I Miller. 216. George E. Strickler. 280. Frank Young 49. The vote for the two congressional candidates stood Samuel Cleland. I3<>7, Thomas I* Riddle. 1013. The 28 precincts in th« county gave the two caadidatea for joint state senator the following vote: Von A Richhorn. 1568; Earl Higgins. 970 Both men are from Wells county. The precincts unreported at press time were East Root. French. Decatur 1 A; 1 R; 3 A and t B Democrats nominated without oppotrttion Include: Robert H Heller, joint representative Adamo and Wells counties Robert J. Ewick, county coroner: Harley A. Ehrsam county surveyor; Ernest J. Worthman, county aaaoosor; Joseph H. Koors, commissioner second district; Eli Dubach, commissioner third district None of the county counci'.men were opposed. Republican Ticket Republican candidates, with the exception of the race tor joint atate senator, were nominated without opposition. Those nominated Include Congress. George W Gillie: County offices: B-n Me Cullouah, clerk; Ralph W Riee. awdlter; Roy L. Price, treasurer: True Andrews. sheriff; J Jerome Yager, coroner; Charles It Howers, surveyor: J. hn Christener. commissioner second district; commissioner third district. Wilbert Nussbaum The Republicans did not have a candidate for Prosecuting Attorney or county assess. r The first returns came from precinct "B~ of the second want* which gave the vote for ike city candidates only on both tickets West Cnion precinct was the first te riper; cn tbv <x..i'.y larkM. gtvtat (be vjtr 6r l*e IkUKxrat candidates. *