Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 40, Number 122, Decatur, Adams County, 22 May 1942 — Page 1

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No. 122.

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Last Os Infirmary Inmates Returned Thirteen men and two women—l the last of the Inmate* of the Ad ami county Infirmary who were moved to the Allen county institution after fire destroyed the local infirmary last AuKuwt were returned today. ('ommlwslonera Frank Llniger and Dale Moses. Auditor Victor II Eicher and Sam Reinhart, infirmary superintendent, brought all but three back In private car*. These three were moved in ambulances. All of the 37 Inmates are now being cared for in the temporary quarters at the country club building until ’ the new infirmary Is completed. All of those returned today exI pressed their pleasure at "being . home again" and a few even shed tears of joy. It was reported. ■ o ; Democratic Rally I Opens Fall Campaign Cleland Headlines Meeting Thursday , Ihmocrats of Adame county op- . etied their fall campaign Thursday . night with a victory rally held in Democrat headquarters In Decatur . and attended by most of the par- . tlcipatlng candidates for county, i township and city offices In the re- . cent primary elocflbh. i The meeting was headlined by a ' talk given by Ham Cleland, of Fort Wayne. Democratic candidate for . congress who demanded that the ■ present congressman, George Oil- . lie. Republican, eland on his reci ord. He charged him with "letting I down the boys In the fox holes at Hataan by refusing to vote for the - fortification of Guam against the possibility of Jap aggression.*’ 1 At the conclusion of the meeting Hlb High, runner-up as Democratic ' candidate for sheriff In the recent 1 campaign, called for a vote of confidence In the county chairman. G. - Remy Hlerly. which was adopted unanimously. "Mr. Bierly," he eaid. I "was absolutely impartial and fair • to every candidate." 1 Mr. Bierly responded by stating. ' "I am willing to abide by the judg--1 ment of the voters in th<- last primary. I have every confidence ' that one of the strongest tickets In years has been chosen by the voters. I also believe we are building timber for future successful ’ campaigns in the strong contenders who did not quite make It this election. With them I can sympathise a* one who has not always made It myself. However. I know the party will remember them In the future because of the gracloiM attitude they are taking." Among the candidates who spoke at the meeting were: Dr Earl Hlg- ' gin*, of Wells county, runner-up for state senator; Thurman Drew, run-ner-up for county auditor; Hibbard i High, runner-up for county sheriff; Freeman Schnepp. runner-gp for ■ county treasurer; Clement Gottschalk. runner-up tor trustee of Monroe township, and Walter Thieme, runner up for trustee of i Vnion township. John 8< huger, who managed the campaign for his brother, Heverin Schurger. candidate for prosecuting attorney, represented Heverin at the meeting Severin Schurger was called to the army before the primary. George Strickler, candidate for sheriff, wrote a letter stating he was out of town and that he is endorsing the winnln gcandidate for sheriff. Telephone communlea tlon* were received from other candidates, giving their regret* at being unable to attend because of conflict of school activities and (Turn To Png'- •. Column 41 0 To Issue Sugar For Canning Purposes Rationing Will Be Started On Monday Issuance of su««r canning certideates in Adam* county will be started at the local ration board office next Monday, it was announced today by Glenn Hill, local ration administrator, Persons who have already secured their ration of sugar for canning purpose* may secure a certidcate for the added amount between the old ration dgure and the new. Ration board personnel was given a "Breathing speJl" today after being fairly besieged by consumer registrant* yesterday. Mr. Hill reported that approx! mately 11 persons registered for ration books yesterday, since they had failed to do so during the reg ular period last month Illness was the only excuse ad vaaced by aay of tb**e for falling to register during the regular period Person* who still have sot registered may do so al any time.

Mexico Nears Declaration Os War On Axis Nation Indignant Over Sinking Os Mexican Tanker Mexico City. May 22-fl’Pl— President Manuel Avila Camacho today was reported preparing to declare a nation wide state of emergency a* the first step towards an expected declaration of i war on Germany, Daly and Japan. I The newspaper I-a I'rcnsa, In an extra edition, said that seizure of Axis property and Internment of Axis nationals would be ordered. Lu Prensa said that a second Mexican steamer has been sunk, but no official confirmation of this report was Immediately available, although earlier report.-i said the foreign office was Invest Igat lug the reports of the sinking. Indignation still was mounting over the refusal of the three Axis governments to accept a Mexican protest over the sinking of a, Mexican ship by an Axis submarlno last week. A high government source said j last night that Camacho would: Issue a proclamation today urging ; the nation to prepare for war. The government had set last midnight as a deadline for an Axis I reply to Mexico's ultimate demand-' Ing an explanation for the sinking! of a Mexican tanker off the Florida J coast with the loss of 14 Ilves. The Mexican foreign office said the German government has refused to receive the Mexican note. o Vincennes Child Killed By Truck Vincennes, Ind . May 22 -(UP) William Alton Smith. 3-year-old son of Mrs. Walter Hatton, was killed i yesterday when he darted into the | path of a truck driven by Roy Lan-, tern. Robinson. 111. The fatality wai, Vincennes' first since last October.! 'Producing For War' . Theme Os Meeting Joint Meeting Held Here Last Evening Approximately 100 men of Deca-! tur and Adams county hec.rd E A j Hang. Fort Wayne, of the Research , institute of Amorlca. Inc., speak on , "Producing for war” at a meeting ! held at the Masonic hall Thursday evening. The meeting was a joint session of the Decatur Rotary an-l Lions clubs, with adltional guest* from the Berne Chamber of Commerce, i the Geneva Boosters club, and AAA committeemen of the county. The speaket urged the coopera tlon of all business and industry with the government in the all-out war efort, warning that many sacrifices will be necessitated by al! cltlxene before final victory can be achieved When the United Slates became, involved In conflict, the first scare- 1 ity encountered was that of manpower. Mr. Haag stated. Critical material* also became scarce, and al! efforts of the nation must be bent toward making the best use of manpower and materials for war production The speaker warned that what inlust ry is doing now for war pro-1 duction will ha»’e a direct bearing i on manufacturers after the war is ended Placing of ceilings on prices 1s necessary, the speaker said In closing. to prevent the danger* of Inflation The estimated national income this year is 5M.000 000.000. snd with only M7.0000p0,000 in commodities available, there will be approximately 820.000.000.000 in ■urplus earnings. L. E. Archbold, county agent, was chairman of the program and C. D. Ehinger. Rotary president, i conducted the meeting O- ■" Youthful Burglars Held At Fort Wayne Fort Wayne. May 22.-tUPI — Henry Yovan. 18. and Charles D. Frick. 18. both of Fort Wayne, and both of whom bold Job* which pay a good salary, have confessed a breakin at the Orchard Ridge country clab here in which they obtained loot worth 81.000 The loot has been recovered. Allen coarty sheriff Walter Felger said today The pair broke Into the country club while a social! functioa was In progress, and stole expensive pelt equipment I

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Douglas Is War Cargo Chief L ii' 8 b k' J Lewis M. Douglas. Resr Admiral Vleksry and Emory S. Land Chief adviser to War Shipping Admlnlstratoi Emory S Mud. seen right, above. L»-wl* M. Douglas, left, now take* over the Job of deputy war shipping administrator with the task of making the available supply of cargo ship* do the biggest possible job of hauling war supplies oversea*. Rear Admiral Howard L. Vickery, seen center, has been named deputy administrator for new ships Douglas was President | Roosevelt's first director of th* budget.

Commencement Held Thursday Evening Urges Graduates To Aid Own Community "An Individual human being. detached from hi* fellow*. ha* but little value, hax no earning power and la usually a most unhappy being." Thu* *poke C. W. Otto, of latnsing Michigan. In hla ad dreaa to the 59 graduate* of the . Decatur Junlor-aenlor high school laat night at the Slat annual com--1 mencement "Not good If detached" wan the speaker's subject. and through , thia theme he endeavored to Imj pr"»* upon the graduatea that aa ' Individual* they are helples*. or I “not good If detached" from their fellow citizen*. "From the beginning moat ► schools have emphasized the natural resource* angle In explaining the greatness of cities like Chicago. < Minneapolis and other*. This theory fall* dismally when one attempta to explain the greatness of New York. Hattie Creek. Flint and other*. Theae cltlea were the 1 direct reault of outatandlng dtlxena who realized that the moat Important aaaet a community or Inatltutlon can poaaeaa la a large i group of forward looking citizen* "No high school graduate ahould i allow himself to become 'detached' I from the homely principle* of hon- . esty. Integrity and dependability i lie should not iMo-ome detached ' from a religious faith nor from the advise of hl* parent* and teachers. Without theae he may become like a ship detached from it* anchor —a useless drifter. Our responsibility is the responsibility of every American who shares American blesNlng* — the reallza- ' ’lon that each one of us ha* a job to make our community the beat possible place In which to live.” Mr. Otto was Introduced by Walter J. Krick, city school super(Turn To Page «, Column 1* - Jury Dismissed After Deadlock Damage Suit Jury Unable To Agree The damage suit of Mrs. Ann* Masslilo against Al. D. Schmitt and Klton Archer of this city was ! brought to a surprise ending in Wells circuit court at Bluffton thia morning when the jury which had heard the case wss dismissed by Judge John Decker after it wa* unable to reach a verdict. Dismissal came at 9 o'clock this morning -17 hour* after it bad received the case. In which Mrs. Masslilo asked *3.000 damage* for injuries allegedly sustained In an ' auto wreck in Randolph county on August 11 1939. Mrs. Masslilo was riding In a 1 vehicle driven by her husband Michael, when the collision occurred. Mr. Archer was driving the other car Involved Arthur K Voglewede of Decatur. Kggeman. Reed A Cleland of Fort Wayne represented the defendants Becket A Becket of Indianapolis. Sturgis. Btins and Sturgis of Bluffton wore plaintiff's attorneys This, according to attorneys, was one of the few times In rosrt annals in which a jury failed to agree on a damage salt verdict.

Five Os Contingent Reported Rejected At least five of the men who left with the draft contingent Thursday morning were rejected by army examiner* at Toledo, it wu* unofficially reported t »day. Alt trough the local draft board had not been officially notified. It wa* reported that the following l had returned by late today; Robert ■ Yake, Willard Hprunger. Richard ' Raudehush, Orville FHlcha, and , Felix Yoder. 0- ■■■■■ ; 21 Ships Launched ; By Shipyards Today Mass Ship Launching On Maritime Day I Washington. May 22. — il'Pl — - American shipyard* in a nation- ; wide celebration of maritime day . give their answer to submarine i sinking* today By launching 27 i ship*, the largeet mass launching I i since World War I. 1 A Pacific coast shipyard opened * the celebration by launching a ship one minute after la*t midnight. 1 Other launching* were scheduled to follow throughout the day. One ' yard wa* to have three launching*. Six yard* planned to launch two ' ship* each, and one launching each wa* scheduled for 12 yard*. The maritime commission originally announced maritime day would 1 be marki-d by 30 launching*, but ' »p ed up» In production »ent three of the vee*el* down the way* earlier this week. . The need for ship* 1 I* ho great that the three could not be held up for today'* celebration. Martime day which I* the an--1 niver»ary of lhe departure of the Savannah from Savannah. Ga . on 1 the flr*t crossing of lhe Atlantic by a steamship — this year find* the t'nltid States facing probably the most critical shipping danger in It* hlatuiy. The demand* of a global war and the *ubmarine raid* off the American coast make the need for ■hipping even more urgent than In 191719. Four shipn were delivered into service today, and the maritime commission said American shipyards no ware averaging delivery of two ship* a day—the best production record for 25 years but only half the rate that must be reached to turn out the 2.300 vessels projected for 1942-43. Paced by the Paciflc coast yard i operated by Henry J. Kaiser. American yard* have been stepping up i their production rates steadily, and I maritime officials believed the 194243 production program of 23 000,000 deadweight tons would be met —if the yards are not hampered by labor troubles or shortage* of steel and other materials. The American record for launch- ' Ing ships in one day wa* set on July 4. 1919. when 95 were launched. The celebration of maritime day (Turn To Pa«e *. Column *» VffMPKRATURff RCADI NO OCMOCRAT THCRMOMCTCR 9:00 a- **. M 10:00 a. m ..—M ’ N00n.... 94 2:00 p. m. 94 3:00 p. m. 04 WKATHCR Csntmusd rather cool thia as-

Russian Advices Claim Nazis Cracking Under Heavy Losses On Bloody Kharkov War Front

Allied Naval Forces Blast Anew At Japs Jap Cruiser, Two Supply Ships Are Victims Os Subs MeMtourna. May 32-<L’P) Allied naval force*, in their first action since the Irattle of th- t'ora! Sea. have sunk a 7.100 ton k-inch gun Japanese cruiser and two supply ships totaling 15,000 tofts. Geu. Douglas MacArthur announced today. Indicating that American submarines did the job. MacArthur said the enemy ships, a cruiser of the Koko class, with 604 officers and men. a 0.000 ton cargo vessel and a 6.000 ton cargo vessel, were sunk "In an underwater action.” MacArthur announced also that I'nlted States and Australian planes, flying through almost Impossible weather, had destroyed or damaged eight Japanese planes in one of their most ferocious raid* on the Japanese invasion base at Me, New Guinan He revealed., too. that In their raid Wednesday on Koepang. In Timor island, the Allied planes had destroyed three enemy planes and damaged three. Though no details were given of the Allied naval success, it was understood that a submarine had. returned to base after sinking th- - enemy ships. A headquarters spokesman refused to say whether the action had ' any connection with the Cotai Hea Isittle of IWo Weeks ago or With a new enemy concentration of war and supply ships for a majo- invasion offensive in the Australian area. However, all the extensive Allied reconnaissance flights in tho | last two weeks, made despite unfavorable weather, have concentrated on finding whether the Japanese, after their Coral Hea defeat, were reassembling ships at their southwest Pacific bases for a new rendezvous at Htoux. Navy quarter* reported that the "underwater action" voul.l have taken place any time within the last few weeks, while the attacking Allied craft were In a danger Zone and hence keeping their radio* ailent. The new action brought to 23 the total of enemy ships sunk or damaged since the battle of the Coral Hea started May A Includ -d were an aircraft carrier, two heavy cruisers, a light cruiser, two destroyers. four gunboat*, a transport and three supply ships su*ik and an aircraft carrier, a heavy crulsar. a light cruiser, two seaplane tenders, two subniariUM, a transport. a tanker and a cargo ship ■ damaged — Q— Bloody Battling On China Front Today Japs Make Thrists Along Six Fronts Chungking. May 22 tl’Pi The Chinese Central .News agency said today that bloody battle* were raging along a 200-mile front in Chekiang provint e and in one battle the Chinese had killed 1.000 Japanese. The battle was fought Tuesday west of Chungheln. the agency said. Chinese casualties also were heavy. A military spokesman said th* Chinese had heavily counter-*Hack-ed and driven back the Japanese who landed from warship* Thursday at the mouth of the Min river. The Japanese shelled Foochow, which I* 25 mile* from the mouth of the rlvor, but they did not land IU Foochow and It still was in Chinese band* the spokesman emphasized At least SO.OOO Japanese were believed msased in Chekiang provinca and 30.000 more at the Kiangsl province capital erf Nanchang for a supreme effort to knock out Allied air and supply batea in eastern China (Brig Gen. Claire L. Chennauh. leader of the American volunteer group said In Kunming that the Japanese roe Id at occupy all the (Tars To !■»«• 8. Cehtma ~

Youths 18,19 To Register June 30 Not Eligible For Military Service Washington, May 22 — (l.’Pi President Roosevelt today set June i 30 as the date for registration of young men IS and 19 years of age I in order to complete the nation's wartime canvas* of manpower. Thl* was the fifth registration ordered by the chief executive, atld will complete the registration of all men from the age* of 18 to 65 Th--young men of 18 to 19 are not subject to military service under the selective act. Also ordered to register on June 30 are men who reached their 20th birthday between December 31, 1941, and June 30. 1942. These men would Im- subject to military service. Approximately 40.000.000 men have registered in the four previous registrations. The registration next month to add between two million and three milpersons to the Hat. Seventeen million men were listed In the first registration of 21 to 35. The second registration turned slightly les* than one million men who had became 21 since the first listing About nine million signed up in the registration of men 20 years old and those from 35 to 44 An additional 13 cOO.mM) men were given cards in the rec-mt registration of men 45 to 61. Inclusive. g County Exceeds War Bond Sales Quota * May Quota Exceeded In First 16 Days Hale of war Ixmds up until May 16 in Adam* county totaled 811.353 - 70. exceeding the month's quota of 835,000 by 85.858.70. Mil Caston, chairman of the bond sale staff, reported to state headquarters. Adams county is ilstwi a* one of the counties "over the top” in the sale of bonds. Mr Caston stated that there would not he any let-up in the effort to push the sale throughout the month, and that he expected the total to mount daily since so many individual* were purchasing Investments on the payroll deduction plan There is no limit to ait American's faith in hi* government and the cause for which it is fighting the war, the l*>nd chairman stated A quota Is assigned each county asa minimum expected, based on payroll and Iwitik clearing* and there will Im- months when the yoa! la reached and many times exceeded The Jun* q-toLi win Im- around BW.MO, Mince the national quot i goe* up from 8600.0u0.0u0 to 9800.000.000 and the state'* share climb* from 812."94.3<M> to 814.976.T00 One reason for the fine showing made in May wa* stated to be that many individuals bought their first Iwinds. following th* house-to-house soliciation. —— - Two Pursuit Planes Collide In Mid-Air Aurora. Ind. May 22 -IUP) — The midair collision of two army pursuit planes late yesterday sent one of them crashing In flames on a farm west of here shortly after the pilot, Lieut. E W Hille Jr. of j Denver. Colo., parachuted to safety Lieut. Newell O. Robert*, pilot of the second plane, made a belly , landing several mile* from the' scene of the crash without injury Hille, whose plane exploded when it rammed Into the ground, received. minor cuts and bruise* The two plane* were part of a! formation <rf 16 on a flight from j Barksdale Field. M. to Patterson Field. Dayton, o. John Barrymore Is Fighting For Life H«>lywo-»d. May « UPI -John Barrymore la a *eml-coas«, fought for bls life today against a complexity of allmewteHis physician. Dr Hugo M. Ker •tea. was not optimistic over hl* <-oodit»oa He said tbe CA year-old •ctor ~ts still aver? sick man. and ail wu can 4o la hope for the bewL” |

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Soviet Communigue Soys German Tank Reserves Failing In Terrific Loss Moscow, May 22.— (UP) — Tho Soviet army organ Red Star reported today that Russian force*, driving upon Kharkov against "seriously deteriorated" Nazi resistance, nave crushed Adolf Hitler's hope* of any successful large scale offensive on the Russian battle fronts. Moscow. May 22 - (UP) -Tbe Red army has broken Into a Ger-man-held town i>ut*id>- Kharkov after crushing a Nazi counter attack and now ia nearing It* “Immediate goal" on the 11th day •>( Marxhal Semyon Timoshenko's offensive, official advice* said today. Advices from the SOOinlle front indicated that th<- Germans were beginning to crack a* reault of their enormou* losses in men and material*. There al»o were Indications that tho Nazi* were near the exhaustion point on tank reserve* on the Kharkov front. <Th« German high command in it* communique today said that *ll Soviet attack* had been repulsed and that the German forces of .Marshal Fedor Von Bock have "regained the Initiative" around Kharkov the first time that the German* have claimed the initiative I A Red army communique at noon reported that Timoshenko's forces were steadily tightening their ring around Kharkov overwhelming one Nazi strongpoint after another In one sector the German* counter attack<-<l but were halted and driven Into retreat Then the RusI slan* took up pur*ult and drove 1 Inro a town which the enemy had j held, the communique said Red army tank*, locked with the German* In one of the greatest tank battle* in history, are driving ahead with undiminished ferocity with ten* of thousand* of eager infantrymen close behind them, dispatches related They said the last German stronghold* were in-lng smashed one by one a* the Russian* approached their objective. Red Star, the special army newspaper. reported in a front dispatch j that there was evidence that the German* were beginning to crack after suffering flightful ca*uallie« under the bomb* and »hvlis of Russian plane* and field gun*, tbe machine gun* and bayonet* of tho 1 Russian infantry, and the gun* of the great masses of Russian tank* which Marshal Semyon Timoshenko had thrown into the battle. The Russian tank* and infantrymen are driving mile by mile through terrain, woods and open fields, bristling with German defense points, dispatches said. and. fighting now In the enemy'* inner (Turn To !'»<* 6. Uolumn 5) ' — - -O-— 1 ■ — - 310 Acres Os Tomatoes Contracted In County Cecil Harvey, field man for tho Crampton Canneries, Inc., reported today that a total of 310 acres of tomatoes had been contracted in the county. 150 acre* of which are direct seeded. The other !6o acre* are set in plants Mr Harvey and the participating farmer* report the outlook for * good crop Is favorable. Annual Boy Seoul Camporee Is Sei The annual Adams county Boy Scout i*ntporee will be held Saturday and Bunday. June 8 and 7 at Mtanian Park in Berne, it was announced today Tbe three Decatur troops, two . form Berne, and one each from Monroe jnd Geneva will be represented at the camporee. rWierman Stucky is ca ran mast er. James von Gunten his isslataat and Roy Girod la chairman of the coart of honor All are Berne resid- * ent* The event will feature a parade and band concert Saturday afternoon. in addition to showing at Scout movies; the special service Bunday morning at the Cross Reformed church sad a basket dtaaer Bunday noon. Details for tbe camporee are being completed by Berne and cmrety j Scout officials ta kharga.