Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 40, Number 132, Decatur, Adams County, 4 June 1942 — Page 1

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■nsport And Two ■ Supply Ships 9k; Report All ■■ops Are Lost . \ i June i — |V . < '..mmuniqqu.- ■ : ... of On Douglas ....|.y said that a I nit- - had sunk |K , |..i Japan-*.- *up■K . .iiispurt and dam |K . . 1 of 7.000 ton*, transport were ■y’ loot|K ■*. re announc|K, ... - that Japu ... OJiell.llK WtllH, , . v.l.ed supply line (4 .1 -link o:i» Allied .. ...i |K ■ meanwhile told the Coral sea batfc. ago had been for tile Allie*. .d tile threat of .ixalnst AustralCurtin Mid, but it K*L h t. -i round in a fight long and hard • ..I Parliament that all . .i.;utiese midge* sub H. red Sydney harn.r'i: hud lieen Hunk ■ , I wax able to make - ? a former ferry HB '!ie<e mldg •' sub4.-. I the su'tuce of jU fl-I ■> salvag- c rew-. |H( n. .1 beam of about jagged net cutter. ■s 'I. .• -!•-: xe,! . ' .if' 'I I constru ted fIH e- i.. crews carefully IM ’ , , - they worked. hß>!. ? .i '.h k-d 225 mile* •) !: ■ . *aH off th:- south ■ \us'ialia:i coax', -ly all the popu- ■" ■ •I'.nent i* - elltel. d. shipping lane to - ■ Kill air line miles oil -he Houth coast. \i-' ...an realized that - - .' that the war had i long step toward ■j. Page 1, Column 4) ■con Pleads ■y To Charqe Martin. -1. Mexican of of Ik-catur. through his J Thomjisoii. enter <>f .uilty to ssssuit and W : . c ircuit court late !• ose< Utor tleoi g" |Btr.'l c. 1 a second c harge 'o k would be d'amim-|B'S..-gi-s were filed an the •j 1 of he stabbing of Matilalso a .Mexican, near W r ' ) Paredes, who was * ninded. was tn court arraignment. Judge x I- hearing evidence late today. |dr Bulletins ■**"Jtos. June 4— (UP) •* W"»te today completed action on dectarH* war against But B H *n#ary and Rumania ■ «"t them to the White ■* Preaident Rocee V "fMture. "9 June 4—(UR) — Uafendert were re»«"ijht to have killed ■ /•Mnwe troop, ,t the *o the vital Allied B** of Chuheion, while 46 ■J** the weet. a Chinese »•’ Mm* la -directly B”*""»“ the enemy held Jun, 4—(UR)-Anti- ■ /tnchmen were reveal h, ve attacked a W? tt m,i,tary de- ■** *hd blown up a Ger ■ *''aepot at Haae KL**' '"duotrtal Lille In B are epread

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Permanent Gasoline Ration System Plan 3 To 4 Gallons Os Gas Per Motorist Washington Junt I (I'IH Plan* being prepared by ihi office of price administration for a permanent gasoline rationing aywtem in eantern atatea will abolish the controversial "X ” unlimited carde* and probably provide between three and four gallons of gasoline a week for non-essential motorists. The new system will go into effect In 17 eastern states July 1 when the present, temporary system ends. The permanent plan now being worked out will be used In all 4S states If It is decided to ration gasoline on a nation-wide basis as a rubber conservation program. Plans for the new system call for limiting the average motorist to an estimated 2.H80 miles annually. On the basis of IS miles to the gallon and 4S coupons a year in the basic gasoline ration Ing book being prepared, that figures to slightly less than four gallons of gasoline a Week. The J.shO mile figure still Is tentative, depending on whether the system continues to apply only to the eastern states or la extended to all states If rationing becomes nation-wide, that probably will be the bash figure for the average motorists. If the government de cides to continue rationing only in the east, then the figure will be reduced so that the present basic quota of gasoline three gallons per week—will continue. No motorist under the permanent system will receive gasoline In excess of needs to carry on his work, except that all will have a basic ration to provide necessary family driving. There will be six types of rationing books for highway uses. The "A" book, containing 4* coupons, will l>e issued to ev.*ry motorist and will provide the basicration. “B" and ’’C” books will provide supplementary rations for those who can prove to their local rationing board that they need for "Msentlal** driving more gasoline than the "A” h.toks provides. “D" books will be Issued for motorcycles and “A-l” and “A-2” trooks for trucks, buses and similar vehicles • The burden of proof that an “A" book does not provide enough gasoline to carry on his occupation will rest with the motorikt. In the application he will have to prove: that he has formed a club of four members who plan to "double up" (Turn To !*>•<<• 4. Column It " — O 11 "" German Radio Says Nazi Hangman Dead Assassin Wound Is Fatal To Heydrich London. June 4— <l’P» —The official German news agency said in a radio Berlin broadcast today that Reinhard Heydrich, deputy chief of the gestapo. the Nail terrorist called “the hangman ” had died from bullet wounds inflicted by assassins in Prague eight days •<V" , The agency Mid an official announcement of his death would be made soon. Heydrich known throughout German-occupied Europe as the hangman, her-ause of his ruthless brutality in suppressing their residents, was wounded last week as he sped in his automobile through Prague streets toward the Berlin highway, by two middleaged men on bicycles using repeating rifles. ' German specialists, sent to the former Cxechosiovak capital In an effort to save hie life, eitracted three bullets from hie spina! column. The gmupo. striking swiftly (Turn Te Page 6. Column 4)

10 Men Killed In Blasi, Fire At Air School 15 Others Injured As Flyinq School Buildinq Burned Stockton, Calif., June 4 —(lT 1 ) — An explosion and fire at a building at the Stockton army air corps advanced flying school killed 10 men and Injured 15 late last night, Lieut. Col Lloyd Tull announced today. Nine enlisted personnel and Tom Sousa, senior civilian fireman attached to the school, were burned to death. , k Fire chief .M. H. Bouchard and nine enlisted men suffered serious burns and five other civilian firemen suffered Injuries or burn*. Col. Tull, commanding officer of the flying school, called a military board of inquiry to Investigate the cause of the explosion and fire which occurred shortly before midnight last night Tull did not say in what type of building the explosion occurred and further details were withheld pending further Investigation. 0 Hospital Guild To Meet On Wednesdays A hospital guild, to meet the first Wednesday of each month at the Adams county memorial nospital. was organized yesterday. .Mr*. William Bowers, chairman of the American Bed Cross production center. announced today. The guild is to do sewing, repair1, ing and work on any supplies need- ■ ed. The guild will function under I the supervision of Mr*. Dalia* Goldner. chairman of sewing. - i The organization will meet once , each month for the purpose of as- , slstlng with the sewing and mending at the local hospital. Present yesterday were the .Mesdatne* Hermin Melcher, Charles A r folder. Hannah Hohmeyer. Ed Bauer. Chaimer Barkley, Tillman Gehrig. Bertha Heuer, Mary Keller, Vera Kleinhenz. Roy Lehman. A. V Yost, Dallas Goldner. William Bowers and Herman Dierke*. . Discontinue Waste Paper Drive Here Boy Scout Compciqn Closed In Nation Til- gathering of waste paper by the Boy and Cub Scouts will be discontinued Immediately. Clarence Zlner. city chairman of the salvage movement, announced today, following word from national Boy Scout headquarters that the campaign had been brought to a close throughout the country. The response to the appeal made several months ago was so universal and unanimous that the paper mills are flooded with surplus suppliew of waste paper, sufficient to run for month*. Chairman Zlner said that the Scouts and Cub* would clean up the loading station* thia week and deliver what was on hand to the junk dealer. He asked that citizen* dispose of their supply in any way they chose. It was pointed out that individuals could sell the waste paper to dealers direct, but that the Scout organization was withdrawing from the gathering of It. The government still request* a conservation of waste paper and asks citizen* to build up a supply, which can be delivered later or when the mills cgn handle It. Mr. Zlner Mid the Scouts would soon inaugurate a waste rubber salvage campaign, making a canvass elmliar to the paper drive. p —- TCMRffRATURt READING OKMOCRAT THCRMOMKTKR 1:00 a. m. H 10:00 a. m. H Noon i w.w i ...mi.iw 2:00 p- m. — 70 1:00 g. m. N WIATHKR Continued warm and humid with widely scattered thunder11 showers this sfternoo" and «>- night.

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Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, June 4, 1942.

Church To Mark Centennial ■mU. I 4 rQ A-a, t < • Tfe; 1 > jf, J / J s I The I'nlon Chapel United Brethren church, east of Decatur, will celebrate It* centennial with special service*, beginning Sunday, and con- ; tlnulng until the following Sunday evening. June 14. Rev. Dwight L Patterson, pastor, announced today. Special service* will be held each night of next week.

Union Chapel Church To Mark Centennial Church Near Decatur To Hold Services Plans for the centennial celebration of the Union Chapel United Brethren church, east of Decatur, which is to be opened Sunday. June 7 were announced today by Rev. Dwight L. Patterson, church pas- ‘ tor. Service* will be held in the church, located three miles east of ■ Decatur near U. S 224. throughout ' the week and the following Sunday night In observance of the church's 100th birthday. On the opening day. services will le- held both in the morning and and evening with Dr. B. H. Caln, superintendent oX the St. Joseph ■ conference. United Brethren in • Christ churches, delivering the ser- ■ mon*. Monday night Rev Stacey Shaw. . former pastor, now at Fulton, will , deliver the serrnou. • Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday nights at H p. m . service* will j i be featured with sermons by Dr. . J C. Massee, nationally known ) evangelist of the Baptist church. The pageant. “I’nlon Chapel's Hundred Year* with God." will highlight lhe (ervlce Friday night, beginning at 8 p m. The pageant was written and will be directed by Ellaaiteth and George Cramer and Mr* Forrest Walters. Concluding service* will be held Sunday morning and afternoon, June 14. with Blabop Fred L Dennis as speaker. Sunday School at (Turn To Page 3, Column 21 • — Meshberqer Brothers Awarded Contract Mesbberger Brothers stone company of Linn Grove ha* been awarded the contract for resurfacing several streets In Bluffton, the route of which the new storm sewer in that dlty follows. The price was >895 per ton for bituinlnu* concrete and 12 cents per gallon for base binder emulsion.

Military Significance Os Dutch Harbor Is Explained

'Editor* note: Late last year United Press staff correspondent Julius C. Edelstein of the Wash incton bureau made an extensive air tour of Alaakan defenses. He has reported insular and territorial affairs In Washington for several years In the following dispatch he describes Dutch Harbor, ita geographic and military significance.) By Julius C. Edelstein Washington June 4—(UP)—The naval base at Dutch harbor is the trigger of the pistol-shaped island of Unalaska which points at Tokyo and Is loaded with promise of an offensive against the heart of the Japanese empire. That io why Japan attacked Dutch harbor twice yesterday. Whatever her ultimate objectives may be — attacks on the United fits tea mainland or a thrust st Siberts — she knew that Alaakan bases constitute a potential threat nt large-scaled offensives against the Japanese mainland From Dutch harbor, poised at the dome of the North Pacific. It is i.

Show Tax Receipts To Obtain Licenses County clerk Clyde O. Troutner ha* received official notification from the state listening and varlous licenses governed by a new ruling which requires presentation of poll and personal property tax < receipts. The ruling require* that doctor's nurses, opiometrists. dentists and junk dealer*, to whom license* are issued by clerks' offices In counties this size, must first «how rei ceipts of payment of poll or per-' solial taxes or both. Scout Camporee At Berne This Weekend • - Annual Camporee Os Adams County Scouts ! and l<Wi Boy Hcout* from Bertie. Decatur, Monroe and Geneva are expected to attend the Adam* County Boy Scout camporee at la*hman Park here Saturday and Sunday. June 6 and 7. Hbcrman Stucky will be cainpmastar and Roy Girod will be In charge of the court of honor Saturday evening. The following program has been announced for the two-day event. Saturday 8:30 to 8:30 a m. -(Patrols check I in and set up camp 10:30 a. m. -Personal and campsite inspection. 11:30 a. m. Cookcraft inspection. | 1:30 p. m Rest period. 2:00 p. in. Scoutcraft project period. These projects will include contests In flrebuilding, signaling, judging nature, compass, first aid. Flag and S'-out badge. i 4:00 p. m Hcout parade led by ' Berne high school Iwnd son P m Retreat <•••-. mony. ] 5:30 p. m. Cookcraft Inspection 8.00 p m — Scouting program In park pavilion: <ll court of honor; (2) address by Rev. G. T.; Rosselot; (3) Scouting tnivies. 10:60 p. in. Taps Sunday 6:30 a.m. -Reweille. (.Turn To Page 6. Column 4)

SOO miles —ll lying hours —to Tokyo, with plenty of Intermediate stopovens. When this correspondent toured Alaskan defenses late In 1941. it was generally acknowledged that the Japanese would strike early at Dutch harbor In case of war with the United States. It was believed the Japanese would try to smash those bases from which they themselves could be. and perhaps were, attacked. The question at that time was whether American defense workers and engineers could build fortifications fast enough to withstand an attack, when and if the blow-' off should come They worked day and night In the race against time. A combined air and submarine base was started at wind-swept Dutch harbor late in 1»J» By the end of 1941 it was approaching completion. The Japanese also recognised the strategic potentialities of the area by building a major base of their own at Paramushira. a Japanese (turn Ye Pago I. Column 1) I

Entire Pacific Coast Alert After Japanese Attack On Dutch Harbor Wednesday

Hundreds Os British Planes Blast At Bremen Germany's Second Port Devastated By British Raid London. June 4. —(UP)—British long range bombing planes, hundred* strong, struck at Germany's great port, aubmarlne base and war industry center of Bremen during the night in their fourth devastation raid In live days. British commandos, in a combined army, navy anil air force operations, made a dramatic reconnaissance raid on the French invasion coast between Boulogne and : M- Touquel while the Bremen raid ; was In progress. They struck at the new German Invasioiwlefense line opposite the ' southeast English coast and returned successfully under cover of warship* guns and tighter planes iWlth valuable Information and prisoner* to be questioned. It was estimated that in what M now only a "small” raid, (he royal air force used 3<m or more planes against Bremen. Germany's second port. 310 mile* across the North Sea. They were favored by good bombing weather. A bright moon lighted their targets The attack was the first on Bremen, a favorite royal air forc<target, since February 10. In an unprecedented statement, the government through Its Brltndi broadcasting corporation warned French workers in 10 towns just across the English channel, in the , area which the commandos rald-d that the royal air force had been ordered to bomb those towns. Each town has a big cement works working for the German en(Turn To Page 3. Column 4) Additional Funds Souqht For City The city of Decatur Is asking for additional appropriation* totaling |550 Hearing before the coun- : dl will be held on June l<i at the | regular meeting. The council Is asking for >2OO for : civilian defense supplies and ex- | penne* in< idental to tbe program in this < ity Other appropriation* sought are >SO for the mayor's office and >3<m> for the police department. The resolution was passed by the council at Its last meeting. Hoagland Man Dies Early This Morning William Wieqman Is Taken By Death William C Wiegman. 4*. retired farmer, died at 3 30 o'clock this morning at his home in Hoagland after a long Illness of heart trouble He was married in Madison town ■hip. Allen county. March 2*. 1474. the son of Henry and Sophia Fahlsing Wiegman He married Caroline Alfeid April «. IW2 He was a mem ber of the Flatrock Lu’heran church. Surviving beside* the widow are two children, Amo* Wlegman and Mrs Henry Meyer, both of Fort Wayne, three brother*. Henry of Hoagland and Fred and Charles, both of Fort Wayne; two sister*. Mrs. Henry Tonne and Mr*. Mary . Hockemeyer; and six grandchildren. One son one daught.-r. one brother and two sisteni are deceased. Funeral service* will be held at 2 p tn Saturday .at the home and 2 M o'clock at the church. Rev. H W Harteabergcr officiating Burial will be lu the church ceasotery. The body was returned to the residence from the Zwirk funeral home late | thia afternoon.

British Commandos Raid French Coast Attack Vital Point In Occupied France Ixmdon. June 4 (UP) British commandos, preparing for an Allied invasion of tbe continent, ■truck at a vital point of the occupied French coast for the second time in six weeks In the dark morning hours today. Aided by the royal navy and the fighter command of the royal air force, the tough commandos, faces blackened, landed on a 15-mlle front between Boulogne and the seaside resort of Le Touquet. 32 mile* a< rose the English Channel from the Dungeness headland lighthouse on the southeast England coast. They struck silently and powerI fully at the new secret German de- ; tensest on the coast. It was indicated lhat in addition to bringing back Invaluable information on the strength and disposition of German Invasion-guard troops and defenses, they destroyed every thing of military value they found and captured prisoners who will be questioned by the army intelligence. Careful not Io rouse hopes that the raid was of invasion character, foreshadowing an Imminent British and possibly British-American - move against the German held continent. Britain mliiiiuizwd ll* Importance, calling it a minor reconnaissance raid It was understood, however, that it was made in some strength, on the basis of plans worked out since the first commando raid on Coulogne April 21. and that Vice Admiral Lord Louis Montbatten. comi mando chief, took part in the planning before he left England He (Turn To Page 4. Column 3) — i O — ' • ' Mrs. Martin Gilson Dies This Morning Decatur Woman Dies After Long Illness Mrs Ida It. Gilson. 64, wife of Martin Gilson, well known harness maker of this city, died at her home. 314 W Madison street, a*. N:4<> o'clock this morning, following an extended illneM of carcinoma. Mrs. Gilson had l>een In poor health the past *lx yean. A daughter of the late John and Lucinda Green, she was bora in Fort Recovery. Ohio. July 21, 1*77. The deceased was a member of tbe First Methodist church and of the Eastern Star, maintaining an active membership in both affiliation*. Besides the hu*band. she is survived by one daughter. Mrs. Harriet Sbcnf of Ibis city: one brother, Bert Green of Chillicothe. Ohio; and two sisters. Mrs Amanda Teeple and Mrs J. P. of this city. Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the home and 2:30 o'clock from the ■Methodist church. Rev. George S Loxler of the First Evangelical church, officiating. Burial will be In the Decatur cemetery. The body will be moved from the Gillig and Doan funeral par’.ors to the Gilson residence Friday noon and may be viewed until time of the funeral. —— Dr. Palmer Eicher Given Commission Dr Palmer Eicher, well known physician of this city, has received his commission as captain in the air corps of the army, serving as a doctor. He is awaiting call and estimates •bat he may go into activ* sorvtes within the next X days He does not have any idea to which camp or base he will be assigned Dr. Bieber collated about ten day* ag* when army officers of the medical cSzps visited Fort Wayne.

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Coast From Alaska To Panama Canal On Riqorous Alert For Further Bombinqs Washington June 4 — (UP) — High authorities warned today that the Japanese are likely to strike further blow* at North America, following up yesterday's attack on Dutch Harbor. Alaska. The navy announced in a noon communique that the "Hltuatlon at Dutch Harbor I* at present quiet.” It said the Japanese raider* four bombers and about 15 fighter* had dumped high explosives and Incendiary bombs In their initial skirmish, but damage and casualIles were light. The Japanese attack "appears to have been made primarily to test our defense*" the communiqtni said. The navy communique, the fourth Issued on the Imtch Harbor action, disclosed that a second flight of Jap plane* over the naval and military base yestercfTy "failed Io drop any Imhiili* and appear* to have lieen engaged solely In observation.** The reconnaissance doubtless was for the purpose of observing result* of the flr»t raid, and perhaps In preparation for a further attack The navy added that the planes were believed to have been leased on a Japanese aircraft carrier, hut emphasized that nothing definite I* known about their takeoff point. The attack on Alaska was no surprise here Ruch tactics by the Japanese have been anticipated for some time and it was known that vigorous steps had been taken to make the entire Pacific coast ready for what happened at Dutch Harbor yesterday. Today even those steps were Intensified. Panama canal officials said the alert which had lieen In force since Tuesday had been tightened In line with similar measures taken in the United Stales The western defense command and the fourth army in Ran Francisco asked the public to watch for possible appearance on the I’acifi)- coast of Japanese wearing American army uniforms and to assume that such Individuals might be fifth columnists." Those authorities also silenced all radios along the roast from Mexico to Canada last night as a precautionary measure "In view of the situation earlier tody " In British Columbia, the vast Canadian province that stretches from the American-Canadian border along the Pacific coast to Alaska and lhe Yukon, all radio stations were silenced and defense forces were prepared for any eventuality These announcements indicated that officials are not discounting the possibility of Japanese assaults on the continental United States or Canada. Home military experts, however, believed that the Dutch Harbor attacks might be a prelude to a Japanese attack on Siberia. They contended that the Japanese consider Alaskan Gases a potential threat to their northern flank (Turn To Page 1. Column 3) - — - -4* -■ "■ High School Band To Moose Convention The Decatur Girls’ band, under the direction of Albert Sellemeyer. will accompany the local Moose delegation to the state convention at Marion Saturday, R was announced today. The band members will be taken in private car* and all drivers have been asked by Gerald Cole, who is In charge, to meet at the Juniorsenior high school building promptly » a. m Saturday Tbe caravan will leave at S Jo The band Will be entered la the afternoon parade and bend coateWL Solomon Lord and G Remy Bier!y are deleffatea of Adam* lodge 1211 la addition, the degree team will go to Marion Sunday to compete la drill competition and a large delegate at meawGam are also expected to bo la attendance at one ar more of tbe sssaiana.