Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 40, Number 108, Decatur, Adams County, 6 May 1942 — Page 1

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Mrs. Charles Lose Selected For City Clerk-Treasurer On Democratic Ticket Canting 1.515 vote*. the Demo.crata In Tuesday’s primary election nominated John It Stults. local grocer and preaident of the Adama county memorial hospital board, aa their candidate for mayor of Decatur. over Harry J. Knapp, well known filling atatlon proprietor. The official vote gave Stulta 1.029 and Knapp 476 votes. The Republicans nominated John' M. Doan. Washington township trustee, over Mayor Forrest Elzey, who was running for renomination. Doan receiving 291 and Elzey 197 votes. Htulta' total vote was more than his opponent's and the combined Republican vote, leaving him a plurality of 75 votes. Mrs. Charles Lose won over Mrs. C. M. Ellsworth in the race for the Democratic nomination for city clerk-treasurer, receiving *l6 to Mrs. Ellsworth's 576 votes, giving the winner a majority of 241. The Democrat and Republican candidates for city council were unopposed, as wa* 11. Vcruon Aurand, present clerk-treasurer, who was renominated as the Republican candidate for that oflce. Stults carried all six city pre-. elncta. Doan carried five of the, six. Elzey having a majority in De catur 2-B Mr*. latse carried flve | |of the six precincts Mrs. Ellsworth leading in Decatur 2-B. Mr. Stults Is proprietor of the ! Stults Home Grocery and is servI Ing hl* fifth year as a member of the board of trustee-* of the hospital. Mr. Doan is concluding hi* fourth year of a second term as trustee of Washington township, which includes Decatur. Mrs. Lose Is the wife of Charles Lose, popular barber of this city, and ha* been active in Democratic party circles with the women's organisation. The .Democratic city councilmanic nominees polled the following votes: Adrian Burke 957 Dorphus L. Drum 874 Harry Hobble Joseph H. Brennan *lj Alfred H. Beavers H. Vernon Aurand. incumbent city clerk-treasurer, who was unopposed for the Republican nomination to the oflee. received 364 votes. The <votes for th* Republican city councilmanlc candidates follows: Milton P Swearingen »5 Emery A. Hawkins Vernon Fairchild George T. Harding Morris Pfngry 802

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Gillie Leads GOP Ticket In County Congressman Leads With 1,019 Votes Vnopposed for renavnination to the office Congressman George W. Gillie, of Fort Wayne, led the ReI publican ticket in Adam* county in the May primary conducted here Tuesday. Gillie polled 1.019 votes. Nearest In line to him was J. Jerome Yager of Herne, who was unopposed for the Republican nomination to office of county coroner. The complete list of Republican' candidate* on the county ballot and | the vote that each received: For Congress George W. Gillie 1.019 For Joint Senator Edward Graden 359 Homer C Michael - 410 For County Clerk Hen McCollough 747! For County Auditor Ralph W. Rico ™— 724 ' For County Treasurer Hoy L. i'riee 712 I For County Coroner J Jerosne Yager — 932 For County Surveyor Charles Bowers 712 For County Commissioner Second District John Chrlstener — —~ "20 For County Commissioner Third Disthrict Williert Nussbaum — — 701 For County Councilman Second District Barton P. Walters 229 For County Councilman Third District Charles J. Jone* — 144 For County Councilman Fourth District A. C. Munro 203 Use New Basis For Classifying Men — Twelve Os Monday's Group Are Rejected The Adams county draft board issued a statement calling attention to the general public to a selective service ruling on which Is founded a new basis for re-<-lasxlfying 3 A registrant* The board cited section 62231 of the selective aerviM regulations, upon which they have decided to reclaulfy aU men iu 3-A. married on or after September 16. 194 U. providing the registrant does not I have any children, and of course. Is able to pass the physical examinations. These men will be placed in class LA. avallsble for immediate duty. When the *uppiy of these reels* ailed mm is exhausted, the board stated that they would take men with one child, married on or after September 16. 1940. etc. The draft hoard this morning received offliial notllcatlon that 12 of the men who left last Monday i morning with the draft contingent ' 'Turn To Page 4. Column »>

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Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, May 6, 1942.

Approve Contract For Coolinq Tower The city council in session last night at the city hall approved the ' contract with the Schurbert-Chris-ty Corp., of St. Louis, Mo., for the erection of a new cooling tower at the municipal light and power plant. The bld. accepted recently by the board of public works and safety was 137.500. The council made no decision on the 1960 alternate for painting the tower. The council also approved the bid of the Johns Equipment company. Fort Wayne, for the installation of an iron removal plant at the South Ward well. The figure wan 15.990 o Eichhorn, Michael Senator Nominees Win Nominations As State Senator Von A. < Pat > Eichhorn, of Uniondale, Incumbent Democrat, and Homer C. Michael, of Liberty Center, Republican, were nominated Tuesday for joint state senator from Adams, Blackford and Wells I counties on the basfei of complete, , unofficial returns today j- By a peculiar coincidence, both ' Eichhorn and Michael failed to i carry their home county of Wells but were victorious In both Adams and Hla< kford counties. Eichhorn polled a total of 5,073 ' votes to 3.788 for Higgins. The in- ' cuinbent's vote by counties: Adam*. 2.223; Wells. 1.844; Blackford. 970. Higgins' vote: Adams. 1 1,301; Wells. 2.005; Blackford. 482 Michael's vote totaled 1.641. as compared to 1.531 for Edward Grail — OTurn To Page S. Column 5) O — — War Bulletins Washington, May O.—(UP) — Ths Amtricsn light cruiser Marblehead which, in ths navy’s words, wss “bombed to hell” in the battle of the Dutch East Indies, has limped into an , east coast port for repairs after a three month* journey home that covered 13,000 milea, it was announced today. The Marblehead, the navy department said, steamed halfway around the world to return Nome after sustaining tremendous damage in Japanese ' air attacks February 4in the vicinity of Borneo. Washington, May O^—(UP) — The navy announced today that a small Norwegian merchant vessel had ben torpedoed off ' the Atlantic coaet. Survivors were landed at east coast port*. Chungking. May (UP) — Japanese mechanised forces are hammering into southern China and advaneig along the Burma road In ths direction of the American volunteer group air base at Paoehan despite furious Chinese resistance, a communique said tonight.

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French Resist British Attack On Madagascar Britain Is Making Determined Bid To Take French Island Vichy, France. Muy 6— British force* opened a land, *e». and air; attack on Diego Suarex today in a determined bid for quick capture of the fortified northern baae* <ft. Madagascar. DNpatcbes received during the night said the French garrison in- 1 side Diego Suarex fortress, which i« now the center of fighting, wa* resisting strongly and had good l»o---sitions in trenches and Inside the fortress. Naval gun* protecting the fortre** 4i>d base are pointed toward the xea and cannot be used against the British land attack, it w.ir added. but the defenders have considerable equipment Col. Edward Glaerecout. a colonial officer and graduate of the French military school of Saint Cyr. is iu charge of the fortress defense. He wa* taken prisoner by the Germans in France but later liberated because of "sickness,’’ after which he again jointed the army at Madagascar. There are about 7,000 French troop* In all on Madagascar. Official dispatches said that the French submarine Bevexieres, 1.379 tons, with a complement of 67, and the mine-laying sloop Boug.tforille, «Turn To Page 5, Column «> — 0 Buckner Winner In Close Bluffton Vole Local Lady's Father Huntington Winner Franklin Buckner. Incumbent, won the Democratic nomination for mayor Os Blumon In a *|>irited race at Tuesday's primary election, debating Ellis Grove by the narrow margin or 13 vote*. Buckner is now serving bis second term. In another Interesting Well* county race. W- H. Eichhorn debat- 1 rd Judge John F. Decker for the Democratic nomination as judge of the circuit court by a vote of 2,223 to 1.918 Clarence E. FUhbaugh. Democrat Incumbent, was renominated for county auditor over two can didates by a plurality of 160 vote* At Huntington. Foster E. Cut-1 shall, father of Mrs. Deane Dorwln of this city, wa* renominated for, mayor on the Republican ticket.: easily debating Clare H. Bang* a former mayor, and James 1. Toy. Mayor Harry Baal* was an easy victor for the Republican uomina tlon in Fort Wayne swamping Holly Frankenstein. 9.240 ti'e* to 1.151- Alfred H. Randall, the Democratic mayoralty candidate, was unopposed.

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VaZiant Garrison In Manila Bay Forced To Surrender In Face Os Overwhelming Odds

Township Trustee i Races Are Feature Stoneburner Wins Washington Township | Eight township trustee races — ' seven on the Democratic side of the ledger and one on th*- RepubllI can today wen- held largely responsible for the delay In reporting election returns la*t night and this morning. B-sides Increasing the vote in the n*|H-<-tiVe township*, th- races • resulted In a more careful check of ballots by election boards, thus bringing about a later final report. Stoneburner Winn John B. Btoneburner, well known Washington township resident, emerged the victor over Theodore L. ' Becker in the race for the Democratic nomination to the office of Washington township trustee in one of the bature trustee battle*. Mr. Stonebiirner polled a total of 903 votes against 586 for his opponent. The vote was: North Washington: Stonebumer. > 122; Becker. 35; South Washington. Stoneburner. 140; Becktr, 17; | Di-catur LA. Hton-burner. 113; H-< ker, 123; Decatur, LB: Stone-, burner, 7C; Becker. 95, Decatur J 2-A: Stoneburner. 13*. Becker, 106; ! Decatur 2-B: Stoneburner. 63; Becker. 68; liecatur 3-A: Stoneburner, 133; Becker. 100; Decatur | 2-B; Stoneburner. 118; Becker. 42. | Sc hug is Victor In an interesting three-cornered . rate in Monroe township, Carl Schug was the winner of the Dem--ocratlc truste nomination Schug polled a total of 343 vote* against I 241 for Clement Gottschalk and 193 for Habert Sprnnger. Incnmbent Earl Martin won in 1 Kirkland over Samuel Henschen. 138 to 118. Rudolph II Buuck debated Incumbent. August Blomenburg. 132 j to 117 In Preble township. George Schleferateln copped another three-cornered race in Root township, polling 178 vote* against ' 129 for Frank Singleton and 14 for i John C Magley, Gt-bard R-lnklng. incumbent, wa* successful In seeking the Union | township r-nominatlon by garner-; ' ing a total of 135 vote* to 95 for 'Cuin T-> Pag* '> t'nfumn 2i Lister Winner For Precinct Leader lb the only race for precinct committeeman on the Democratic ticket, William H. Lister wa* credited with 154 votec aeainst 95 for Herman C. Keller, now In the *erj Vice with the U. 8. navy-

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■" llln - ■ ■ "" J l 1 "" " I 6,218 Ration Books Are Issued Tuesday Sugar Registration To Close Thursday Sugar consumer* in Adam* county were issued 6.218 ration book*' yesterday, brining the total issued for the two day registration period to 10.485. It was announced today by Glenn 11111. rationing administrator. Registration in the city fell off slightly Decatur registrar* issued 1571 books yesterday In compart son to 1.822 the opening day. The total In the county, however, wa* higher Tuesday than ou Monday. There were 4.267 ration ixxik* issued the the first day in the entire county. Monroe. Berne and Wabash township were among the registration I sites which reported an Increase Tuesday. In Monroe, a total of 577 books were issued Tuesday In comparison to 195 Monday. In Berne. 843 were Issued on the aecond day in comparison to 55k the first day and in Wabash 813 books were glvI en out iu comparison to 44k the i previous day. School classes will be hell as us--1 uul tomorrow. Walter J. Krick, city I *<h<»ol superinteudetit stated, in I estimating that two-thirds of those who will register have already done j **' Auto Requisition Measure Proposed Favor Requisition If Needed For War Washington. May 6 —(t'Pl— A member of the senate military as-1 fairs committee today reported utt- 1 dersecretary of war Role-i; Pat-] temon and price adnilnlstrstor i Leon Henderson as favor'ng “Iu principle" a hill to authorize the 1 government to requisition private automobiles needed to prasecut* the war The committee member said that the two officials appeared before the group thi* morning and I gave their approval to the mra sure, with certain modlflotions I The members quoted H-nd«-r*<>ii S« saying the governm-nt may have to acquire some private automobiles in the very near future. The biil. sponsored by B**. Dow-' ney. D Calif., would grant the president authority to acquire private automobiles by requisitioning If necessary to a total amount of < Turn To S. Column 4>

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— ■— ■■ ■ Correqidor, Three Sister Fortresses Submit As Japanese Storm North Beach Gen. MacArthur’s Headquarter*. Australia. May 6 -(UP)—Corregidor and It* three sister fortresses, America's Islet bastion* In Manila Hay. surrendered today with a garj rison of upwards of 6,500 American I troop* sailors, marine*, and army nurses. The regular garrison*, numbering more than 3.000. had been increased by 3,500 naval men aud marines wlio had been evacuated to Corregldor from Bataan. This total had been reduced by an unknown number of casualties. Firing <-ea*ed on Corregldor and the islands of Caballo. El Fralle and Carabao this morning after Japanese *hock troops stormed the north beach of Corregldor. crosslug the Boca Chico channel from Bataan In Invasion barges The little garrison, tired and at the end of It* resources, could not withstand the attack which wa* backed up by a terrific bombard ment from dive bombing pianr* and heavy guns, and Gen. Jonatlian M Wainwright asked for the Japanese terms of capitulation. An army spokesman emphasised that resistance continued In northern Luzon. Mindanao. Cebu, ai.d other Islands Gen. Douglas MacArthur announced the end in a special com munique at 4:15 p. m. today (1;15 a. m CWT): "Gen Jonathan M Wainwright ha* surrendered Corregldor and the other fortified islands in Manila harbor" There hud been a blazing climax of 27 day* and night* in which the little garrison of American and Philippine* defenders, including army nurses, stood up unflinching to an unceasing attack by Japanese dive bombing plane* and l>ht guns. The Japanese now control Manila . Hay and resistance in the Philfo I pine*, except for Isolated unit* on ' small Island* and guerilla hands, i wa» over The end came when Japanese ' shock troops stormed the north I shore of the island under cover of ‘ big gun* and plane*, and effected a landink'. I It wa* Just 27 days after the fall (Turn To Page 3. column Si TEMPERATURE READING DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER 9.00 a. m- 44 10:00 a. m 49 Noon — 64 2:00 p. m — 50 3:00 p. m. _ . 60 WEATHER Intermittent rain In north; occasional shower* In south portion today; cooler tomght.

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