Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 40, Number 135, Decatur, Adams County, 8 June 1942 — Page 1

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Level! Asks L War Fund Lopriation |L Billion Dollar K n d Is Requested Kor Year Os 1943 June S — <1 Pl — ■T* f, )r ii. w war approprl ' !:i7 ! “ rK ''’" SK.. «, 1.1 in-’ pi'ijritod AriHT- — 'l' World War II (ban M-vlt usk**d that the IKy'-,..'..! .H patl of tin- regtlwpply hill fur 'he 1943 which begins July >• ay M Roosevelt Hiked .1. .! nV appropriation of .. < |7 with the under--ha! tin* amount would |Kr.. r . I !«'•••.• the house ap- ■ . . .liiulilttee reported MH ■■■ autre In conditions K. 4 . . < ome about. ■ the |K^ ; . of transmittal .■.’.unites fall far short mated needs of |K i .Innent for i'H I . mplete revision besecessary " ;.-.--.i<lei,’ asked that the .. ~t »ai and navy be etn . ■ i| .a ,ow salarliw and tin i« or employes |K, a.- tu ms 'in ex. -samount.” . -11 - Sted $1 1 "II! .01 pH. but til-re ■ ’ ■ xpl.ina’ion o' how Will lie spent. SHi House Passes Bill . in.- x iI Pi The * ... -d rthlF returned ra-v- bin authorizing thof -■ total of 21MI hgllt anti Hiibinailn. a« pas-ed by the senate s total of 72 craft Hut Car'. Vinson, it. Ga . ■ h . affair. < ollllnittee. told Bs> ’ini’ navy had asked ■ >*..’ll. be increased to it approved that ■ r-:>! udtnetit was ap- ■■ nn-i.i' the Word mm th- bill That means - : the bouse vei 'ii- bill may construct or both d lixibles and blimps. >1 i>. m.' limited to blimps wt C. Graham ■sAt Hospital Bb r trilmti. 61. a half bro'llA ( l's .-nn of this c.tj died Sunday afternoon a' ih-a’h was caused by hemorrhage. was taken to the Lo fwera! home In Monroe. services will !>e held P . r>>on a: 3:30 .o'clock |H ■■ar Bulletins ■*“""8*". June B—(UP) wn»t« voted today in ■ra*".’3so monthly minimum for men in the armed »'ev.o u *ly adopted by Benn mg. Ga.. June 8— B^ > ~ Thr *e lrmy fi(ere were ■ *’*’*/ when an explosion ■t’” i" a bombing plane ■pi tombing practice in the raP* *rea. IS miles from ■**' oW.ciala watching the ,h « ground said ra**»-eo that a bomb asIK** prematurely. The ra~* s plane crashed and H e**** **** '"•’"•inmg bomb W*ra Fort Benning off> HT“’ a the men killed were rar*** #f the sßth bombard wh ‘ eh orogmai- ■ “aseo at Savannah. Ga ■_ m~f»»ATURS RIAOING ?T X ’ AT TMCRMOMCTIP K! ‘*• - - 62 Kh. 1 " - - - M gfcm. 3F * *• 76 gI'WtATMM warmer In north ** Pftamoon Not gm,” 11 ?" 1 ** extrscsc ' r*' I*’ 1 *’ *•*•*<■

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Advisory Board To Aid Registrants To Fill Questionnaires The Adams county draft troar-l today listed members of the advisory -lioard. who aid selective service registrants In filling out regular selective service questionnaires Since the latter cannot carry in-1 sen* Imaring the name* of these| menabeni, and the list was released I to the newspapers for pohiication ' Waiter J Krick, city school sup-! erintendi-nt, is chairman of the] board. Other members are Rev. J. J. Seimetz and Him Ihirk Associate ' meiniiers are: Adrian Bake*, Han-1 sei Foley, Lyman Hann. R. O. Hunt. Edward Jaberg, Amos Ketchum. C. C. Olen Marsh, K. F. Kinghum, C. K. Striker, K. M WHbtlb Appointments may be made with any of the members and a time set for securing their assistance in filling out the queries. Great Russian Black Sea Base Battles Assault Sevastopol Under Third Great Drive From Axis Forces Moscow, June B—(UP)—Sevastopol. Russia's great Black Sea naval base, now In its 21f»th day ot siege, battled the third major assault by Axis forces today. For the last three day*, fighting against superior odds, the garrison. supported by the Soviet Black Sea fleet and the Red air force, has been turning back largescale attacks and Inflicting heavy toaims. official dispatches said At the other end of the 1.860mile battle line, on the Karelian front, fierce air battles were fought when German planes attempted to raid objectives behind the Soviet lines. Tass. the official news agency, reported. In one battle, it said, four Russian pilots engaged 10 enemy planes, shooting down one and dispersing the others. Later, Tass said, Russian bombers raided' German bases, destroyed 13 planes on the ground and damaged 20. The Germans tried to storm from land and sea the unyielding ; defenses of Sevastopol, the army newspaper. Red Star. said, and bombers came over in mass The assault was comparable, it said, to the first offensive against the naval base last November, when six divisions of Infantry and one of cavalry, seven crack SS regiments, several Rumanian brigades and hundreds of tanks and planes were thrown back. Mass raids In the first three days of June cost the Germans 27 planes, and the Soviet air force. Striking back a< one Axis air base, destroyed 11. The Red Star correspondent said mass attack* were no more successful than previous small wale raids which the Russians usually dispersed outside the fortress. When the raiders succeed In (Turn Tu Page 1, C«>lumn J) Youthful Cyclist Is Injured Sunday Hartford Township Lad Badly Injured The condition of Wayne BUterstein. 15. hurt In Berne Sunday afternoon when bis bicycle collM ed with a car driven by Bale Lantx. t 9. of Berne was reported by Adams county memorial ho* pita) attaches today as fair. The lad is suffering from • lacerated face. poMible internal Injuries, other bruises He is not believed to ( have suffered a brain concussion. M was reported from other sour from Berne that the tod. riding hia bicycle along with two other beys on hicvcles drove his Into the car direction the Hi* head was driven th rrmgh windshield of the ante Th* •«* dent occarrad about 3 P " to the son of Mr wnd Mr*. Menno Biberstein of Hartford rowuwp.

Jap Submarines Rain Shells On Australia Coast — Blind Shelling Os Industrial Cities Does Little Damage Melbourne. June 8. (UP) Defense authorities ordered a Uoßmile atrip of the New South Wale* coast. induHtrial heart of Australia, blacked out to a depth of lou miles inland effective tonight a* the result of the shelling of the suburbs of Sydney and Newcastle by Japanese submarines earljL today. Sydney was shelled at 12:50 a.m. and Newcastle. 80 miles to the north, at 2 a. m. In each attack. Japanese ocean going submarines shelled the su- | burbs of the ports blindly, apparently in revenge for the deadly toll Allied plane* and guns had taken of the enemy's new underseas fleet In Australian water*. The shelling did less damage than a normally heavy rain and wind storm but authorities decided to take no chances becauae of the danger that the Japanese, stung l>y their Midway defeat, might resort to desperate m> a*ure*. Army minister Francis M Forde announced that the government could be relied on to take all steps to prosecute the search for the shelling submarine*, and for others undoubtedly off the southeast coast. It was believed at Sydney that the *hell* which the Japanese submarines fired were of German origin. A few houses w<-re damaged and there were a few slight casualties. There was no damage to military object Ives. Shells started screaming over Sydney. Australia's second -fly. n ! th early hours of this morning. Shore batteries responded and naval craft put out In search of the attacking craft. Shortly afterward, shell* struck In the suburb* of Newcastle. 80 miles up the southeast coa*t. Gen. Douglas MacArthur announced the attack in hl* general tTurn To f'age J, Column 2) o Decatur Rotarians To Mark Anniversary Rotary Club Founded Here 25 Years Aqo The 25th anniversary ot the granting of the charter to the Decatur Rotary duh will be observed by the members Thursday evening at the K. of P home, with Frank P Manley of Indianapolis, who was Indiana governor of Rotary in 1917. a* the principal speaker. Avon Burk, first president <ff the dub. will be chairman of the meeting Mr. Manley presented the charter to the local dub a quarter century ago and Installed It a* a number of Rotary International Os the 32 charter members eight are still active. Five are deceased. 11 have moved from Decatur and eight have withdrawn their memtorsbip. 1 A feature of the meeting will be the presence of the living charter member*, invitation* having been extended to those living outside of the city and those who are not now members Beside* Mr, Burk, those who i served as the first officer* were. | Jesse O. Sdlemeyer of lx>» An- < gates, vice-president; A. D Buttles, second vice-president; Oscar Hoff- < man. Chicago, secretary; Arthur R < Holthouse, treasurer; W A. Klep I per statlstidan; Os<ar Lankenau. I sergeant-at-a rm*. 1 The dub now ha* a membership < of about 56. several member* withdrawing to enter military service. I o t Defense Training J Classes Tonight Defense engineering training i classes in elementary mathematic* and demeatary physic*, which i were organised tost we*». will meet a at 7 o clock this evening at the De- « cater junior-senior high »ch«>l Math daa*es will meet each Mon- t day and Friday night, and the phy■les class each Monday and Thur* I day night Application* for enroll- t sent in theee dnases will be ae-j« cepted yet thto week.

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Decatur, Indiana, Monday, June 8, 1942.

Live Through Two Sinkings i x 8 5 Smiling Victor Hagglth (left). 15. youngest gunner In the British merchant marine, is shown listening to his friend Frank McMillen. 17. as he recalls one of their exciting experiences together after having two ships blown from under them In six days. Both youngsters said they are eager to go to sea agnin

Scout Camporee Is Held At Berne Park Annual Camporee Is Held By Boy Scouts The- annual Adams county Boy Scout camporee was held ai la-li-man park In Berne Saturday and Sunday, with 52 Decatur Scouts and 32 from Berne In attendance. Feature of the Saturday evening program was the court of honor. Rev. (1. T. Rosselot. pastor of the First United Brethren church of Decater. gave an interesting talk on "Scoutlng in Africa." Rev. Rosseiot was a missionary in Africa for 2<» years. Moving pictures were shown of last summer's Scout activities in the county, the annual northern trip, and the Big Island camp Clarence Ziner gave a demonstration on the proper method of handling magnesium. Sunday morning the Scouts attended services at the Cross Reformed c-hurch In Berne, with Rev. C. A. Schmid delivering the sermon. A pot luck dinner wa* served Sunday noon, with 175 adult* from Decatur and Berne- In attendance. During the clo«lng ceremonies Sunday afternoon, ribbon* were awarded to the- following patrols: Panther patrol, troop 6t, Bill Downs, leadei. red ribbon; Fox 61, Robert Meyer, red; Beaver 62. I.ee Nelson, blue; Bear 62. Roger Knapp, blue: Black B*ar 63. Cliff Hart, blue; Flaming Arrow 63. Bill (.Turn To Pcut* l>. C-dumn 4) Accident Victim Is Reported Improved The condition of Harold Feaael. seriously hurt last week in an autotruck crash east of the city, w»t reported by hospital attachM today as "»ati«fa< tory "

—— - — — I Decatur Man Is Interned By Japanese In Shanghai, China

Glen Martin. 13. non of Mr*. Ada Martin, of this city, has been Interned by the Japanese at Shang hal. China, according to word received here today by hla mother Martin, a civilian employe of a construction company building a defense baae. was taken prisoner by the Japs when Wake Inland finally surrendered, about four weeks after the memorable December 7. 1941 attack His mother had not heard from him since receiving a letter post marked November 14. She had written a letter to him some time between November 14 and the day of the attack and another after December 7. Both of these were returned to her. She had made numerous attempts to learn of his where a bouts if he were still alive, bet efforts of congressmen and war department officials proved fatlie until today His whereabouts were learned by the International Rod Cross through the Geneva. Swltxerland eichange The letter received from Red I

London Blast Laid To Unexploded Bomb London. June X (UP) Residents of Imndon's Elephant Castle area, where al least 19 persons were killed in an explosion Saturday. were believed today to have lived over an unexploded bomb for at least 13 month*. The caxualtle* resulted from the explosion of an undetected bomb, apparently dropped during the last big German raid on London in May. 1941 A revised casualty list showed 19 d«-ad. one still missing and 59 injured Anti-Sub Campaign Growing Effective Navy Forcing Subs Farther To Sea Washington, June 8— <UP>—The navy's anti-submarine organization is "well established and is functioning effeetively," chairman Car! Vinson. D. Ga.. of the bouse naval affair* committee said last night "The committed- has full confid-1 ence that we shall defeat the suitmarine," he said. 'Even though the enemy i* building tno>*& submarines he cannot built them In the nropor tion we are Increasing our means of combatting them." Hi* statement was made after ; the committee had heard testimony on the submarine menace from vice-admiral Russell Wlllaan. "In dealing with submarine* we have a tough and clever enemy and It does not pay to lie undmy optimisllc.” Vinson said. "However, the fact remain* that in the past few weeks the submarine wa* largely withdrawn from our eastern seaboard and is operating farther at sea." He said the "great element of time" has -liegun to operate In fa- ___________— . . I Turn Tu PMh* s g Column

f Cross headquarters by the local lady said that the civilian prisoners In the Internment camp* received "fair" treatment, "considering the problems of war.” It mentioned, however, that they were "experiencing Inconveniences and hardships." and said that she could write to him The communi cation recalled, however, that “it still may be difficult to get mall and means of comfort to those Interned." Martin, who Is well known In Deeatur. left here several years ago to accept employment with a construction company In Callfor ' ala When the opportunity was given him to work on the Wake 1 Island construction project, he 1 sailed for that place Previous efforts of the local lady 1 to locate her son had reported aim 1 only as "missing and it waa not 1 definitely known whether or not < he was still alive The war de- < part men t however, bad encouraff- 1 ed her to think that be had been t taken prisoner and waa still alive 1 1 Todays commanlcaGou verified I that fact. | 1

Crippled Japanese Fleet Is Harried By American Forces; No Word From North Pacific

Rejoicing Echoes Over Allied World On United States Victory Over Japs By United Press Congratulations and rejoicing echoed through the Allied world today on the victory of the United Htate* force* In the Midway Island battle against the Japanese fleet. Hope was plain in official statements In some Allied Countries, as well as In street talk and newspaper editorials, that Adm. Chester Nimilz's Pacific forces had tuiT.ed the tide against Japan. General MacArthur cabled Nim- ■ itz: ’ I "The splendid victory at Mid--1 ! way has aroused the greatest enthusiasm throughout this area. . I The prime minister of Australia has asked me to join his fellclta- ' lions wllh those of all ranks here.” Newspaper* at Chungking said the American victory was the | most cheering new* since the itwnildng of Tokyo. In London the naval expert of 1 the conservative Dally Telegraph said that Japanese local supremacy ' at sea, already In dispute, had been definitely endangered. — o — Return Hendricks Body To Monroe i Tin- body of the late John Hendricks. formerly of Adams county, who died In Hi. Petersburg. Florida in January, will be returned here for burial this week. The j Ixsiy will leave by train Tuesday night and Is expected to arrive at Monroe Thursday night ft sill I lx- taken to the lediensteln funeral j home until services, probaldy on Saturday afternoon. Burial will be at Portland. The Ixxly had ' been placed in a mausoleum In Florida l>y the widow and daughter | until It could lx- brought here for , i burial. Hears Evidence In Divorce Case Today — Judge J. Fred Fruchte in circuit court late this afternoon was still i hearing evidence in the divorce ' case of Noah Hendrick* against : Ocie May Hendricks. The defend l ant also ffled a cross complaint i it. It McClenahan represented the ' plaintiff and W. H Eichhorn of Bluffton the defendant. The suit : was opened this morning Waterloo Man Is Liqhtninq Victim ■Waterloo. Ind . June 8 (UP) — : latweli Hopkins. 25. Waterloo, was killed instantly when he was struck . by lightning on a farm near Helmer Saturday. Hi* brother, Willard, who wa* with him. was knocked down but uninjured. Wells County Man In Custody Here Pleads Guilty To Charge Filed Here I

James Mason. IS Wells county, was In MU here late thia afternoon awaiting sentence after pleading guilty to a charge of obtaining money under false pret> nees He was arraigned in circuit court this morning and asked for more time before pleading later he changed his mind and entered a plea of guilty Judge J. Fred Fruchte returned him to jail while his punishment was taken under advisement The charge waa placed against Mason by prosecutor Uewia L. Smith upon an affidavit signed by Melvin Hlr achy. The latter claimed that Mason represented himself to be a roof Ing eipert and agreed Io repair the roof of the Hlrschy horns with pure asphalt for Mil The aßdavlt charges that be used oU and gaso line which was washed away by a ruin the same day it was applied May Iff. Mason was brought to court In the custody of Sheriff Ed MUier

British Warn Nazi-Occupied Coast Evacuate Broadcast Warning To Inhabitants Os Nazi-Occupied Coast Ixtndon. June 8- (UP)—A British warning was broadcast at noon today to inhabitant* of the Nazioccupied French coast to evacuate the area as soon as possible and clear the ground "for coming military operations.” The warning wa* broadcast by the BBC between noon and 1 p m. The warning, which does not necessarily foreshadow a "second front" Invasion of the European continent, roused speculation on three possibilities: 1 That the BrllisD wish to avoid any repetition of whai occurred after the recept commando raid on St. Nazaire when the French population continued fighting the German* in the street* for 48 hours after the British raiders left, thus incurring widespread Nazi reprisal*. 2 That the British air force may be about to extend Its heavy devastation raiders to the French Invasion coast, similar to the one* of Essen, Cologtie anil Emden 3 That the British may have received Informal inn Indicating German invasion preparation* and that efforts are being made to remove Frenchmen from whai may lx- a zone id large military activity. ———— o— —-—■—— 14-Day Furlough In Effect Here June 29 Next Contingent Not To Receive Furlouqh Men who leave here June 18 In the next selectlye service contingent will not get the advantage of the new 14-day furlough plan The fact was made known here today In a communication -ecelved by the local draft lx»ard from state headqquarters. which set the effective date of the new setup a* June 29 for Ixtulsville. Toledo, and Indianapolis induction centers. Early Adams county contingents went to Fort Benjamin Harrison I Recent contingent* have gone to I Toledo The old plan of granting furlough* of aboet io day* 'n case* where the selectee can prove that he has a k<mkl reason will lie in effect unft I that date. Under the new setup, effective June 29. the men will be sent to the induction center a* usual. Those who fail to qualify will be rejected Those who pas* the will lie placed on the enlist) 1 *! reserve force One of their group will be named acting corporal. He will be i In charge of the contingent on the! | way back to the draft board ho*n«- j town. ' i

Transportation and meals will be paid by the government Each man will carry orders to report on a certain day at the reception center The acting corporal Will be In charge when the contingent is en(Turn To Page I. Column 41 ■ III— > Montpelier Woman Is Killed In Accident Mrs Ruth St John. 34. of Mont peller. was killed instantly Sunday morning In an automobile ccllbslon near I’niondaU between a car drlv en by her father. Dr F M Reyn olds, prominent doctor, and a truck Mrs Reynolds was critically tn jured and Dr Reynolds, another daughter. Grace; Eart St John, husband of the dead woman and their sea Danny, were all severely Injured Mrs St John served as secretary to John H Hellas, of thia city when the tatter was receiver for the Montpelier bank

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Carefully Guarded Reports Indicating Major Naval Victory For United States Pearl Harlior. June 8 (UP) — United States force* are seeking to regain contact with the crippled Japanese main fleet a* It limp* westward toward Japan while other unit* are battling Japanese naval force* In the Hawaii Dutch Harbor area, it wa* understood today. Wei) Informed quarter* said that Ix-hind the carefully restricted communique* on the Japanese fleet defeated lii an attack on Midway Islands was a story of unsurpassed heroism and harrowing experience* by the American aviator* which would thrill and Inspire every American. Au announcement that the United States force* had lost contact with the enemy fleet, hurled back at Midway, did not necessarily mean the battle had ended. American forces were believed harrying the enemy, seeking to sink It* many damaged ship* and to knock out other*, and that the chase would end only when the Japanese fleet neared the range limit of American land based planes. In the 1.653 mile stretch of the Pacific extending north-north-westward Io Dutch Harbor, another liattle was in progress, with the result indeterminate because of l>ad weather and lack of detailed reports. Admiral Chester W Nlmltz. commanding the Pacific fleet, announced the apparent withdrawal cf the enemy fleet from the Midway zone after losing an additional destroyer sunk and perhaps two additional cruiser* damaged Admiral Ernest J King, com mander tn chief of the United State* fleet, announced at Washington that action In the Aleutian Island* zone, started when the Japanese raided Dutch Harlxu Wednesday, continued Nlmltz. In the latest communique Issued at his Pacific fie, t headquarter* here, disclosed minor submarine activity In the vicinity of the Hawaiian island* He announced that a United State* destroyer had been sunk, with light casualties, by an enemy submarine tn the Midway fighting. This made the total United State* |o«*e* a* so far announced one destroyer sunk and one aircraft carrier damaged The Japanese lost, in a biaxl&s I fonr-day aerial naval battle I Sunk Aircraft carrier* two sure. | probably three, with all their I plane*, totaling anywhere from 6« to 180. Destroyer one. Itsmaged Battleship*-three, at leavt one luidly Aircraft carrier* one. probably two. Iwth aarfogsly; mint of their aircraft numbering anywhere from 3U Io Sei each, destroyed Cruiser* four to six. at least (Turn T» l’*«e t. Column 4) lyda May Walkins Dies Early Sunday

Mra l.yda May Watkins. 73. wife of Fred L. Watkins. dl*d at 4 1* o'clock Sunday morning at her home In Monroe She was a lifelong resident of Adams county. Surviving besides the husband are two sons. Marion U Witkina of Bourbon and Chester N Watkins of Muncie; one daughter Mrs. Forest Ray of Monroe, two brothers. Marion K Johnson of Ashley and John E Johnson of near Monroe. nine grandchildren and throe great grandchildren Funeral servicro will be held at I 30 p m Tuesday at the reesidence and al ! o'clock at lhe Monroe Friends church. Mrs Susie Sproul oMrtatiag Burial will he in the Ray cemetery. west of Monroe The body has been returned to the residence from the Lebenstein funeral home