Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 40, Number 140, Decatur, Adams County, 13 June 1942 — Page 1

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Ln's Losses La Battles Lie Power i® -—- " *** Lnq Communication ' C Endangered Ku. S. Victory L Harbor June IS—(UP! K, losses in the battle* of E. jjiand and ,he Er:ppl«l tt» offensive power E tonmu 11 hat lon Hue*. will xoarce* said today. Ek** victories have most Eftioored the threat of a L attack on the United Epjrtfii -oast except from Aleutian*, it was mid K,r. by destroying a targe K of J ipaneae air power, E.'. us-eited. the victories Ermtt a freer American Err ri|>a>. ion westward to B**Edrtail- of the Midway and E„ battle* mult even now I E »e<r, t for strategic reas-1 B informant* said here that K,.- could be read from the 1 Esn- of losses and from de-1 Kst* which will soon be, Elfidway Island and Coral Etl.r. s.-re revealed now as Eronstt'uted one Krand scale K ringing over 1.000 miles Ki front Midway to the So ioEar. d« startin* with a navy Bitu-k on a Japanese fleet Em: hrbor in the Solomons ■ kb-- o(t Australia May I Bkfc.ii: with the flight of a Km armada from the MidKpt one month later. Bgro battles Japan lost at Bh or 2" ships mine Inclnd Bro' four and possibly five, Bt carriers, and Si to 14 Biitnaited Including one or damaged. Esh;? lost far upwards of this score, the United E Mt one aircraft carrier Bud one damaged, two deE< tad a fleet auxiliary sunk. Be aupeeified number of EtWiieuil to lie but a small B* of 'here the Japanese lost Bus revealed that the UnitE** tone*, navy, air force. E* >mi army, shattered two E* Japanese fleets which B* Midway island. B*»< M striking force which Bhi tour carriers, three bat » * nil numerous cruisers Bbtroyers. • second was an occupation Bschiding 11 large ship* with "'eips and supplies by numerous crate Bj deitroyer*. and. probably Bitdltlnt: force was supposed Midway’s defenses so B"“‘ r;,.,. ( , which followed it at leisure. B'- 4 *' American forces struck the carrier fleet W horning. apparently from 200 mile* away, the Uun. hed their planes Midway while the fleet BP for the island Batkin 125 miles added a glorious ■Jj® their proud history In ■*»»»• of Midway against 2»M) enemy plane* joined the navy air force planes in at ■* *•*» enemy fleet. HE** enemy serial attack on B* 44 ••• repelled with heavy B •** Japanese fleet from K *’ T came meanwhile was ■Rttlarad. K farter* here were careful «ew»ervatlve Yet some the turning point In war had now been K T » '*<• 3. Column O iii""" W— 1 fWe To Go B Flag Day program B n B«t»day afternoon 5 E **•* Tuesday evenmx I J?°ON

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Company Cancels Ehrsam's Position In Bahama Islands The most disappointed man In Decatur today is Harley A. Ehrsatn, Adams county surveyor and highway supervisor Four ’tour* after he had oeen offered an engineering job in the Bahama Islands at a fine salary under army superi vision the offer wa* cancelled. At 5 p. m. Friday, New York offices of the construction company which had offered him the position In a telegram, telephoned long distance to Inorm him that "elrcum«tances over which they had no control eliminated the necessity of securing any more engineeu from the continental I'. S." Prepaid railroad ticket* at the Pennsylvania railroad, hotel reservation at Miami. Florida; plane reservation* to the Bahamas, etc. ail had been arranged for by the construction company Tile ticket* were tax free, indicating government purchase, (liven only 24 hours notice -he was to leave this afternoon Mr Ehrsam had feverishly completed plans to care for his office and other business before leaving, when the cancellation came in last evening. — o —_ Foresee Wheat Crop 18 Bushels An Acre Yield Forecast Is Below May Report Lafayette. Ind June 13 -Indiana farmers are expected to harvest a wheat crop of 22.032.000 bushels twothlrd* as large a* last year's crop and about three-fourth* of the 1530-39 average. It wa* report ed today by the Purdue University agricultural statistic* department In cooperation with the U S bureau of agricultural economies In releasing Information on a state wide survey made among Hoosier farmers on June 1 The yield per acre was expected to be 1* bushel* per acre or one half bushel less than the May 15 estimate, due , largely to Hessian fly damage and I more serious winter Injury than | was expected earlier Despite the smaller wheat crop. Indiana farmer* were warned In the report that they may be faced with wheat storage problems at threshing time. Difficulty in getting building material* to construct new storage space and the large carry-over u! old wheat In elevator* were expected to offer the greatest difficulty to farmers who ordinarily sell their wheat at harvest. The Hoosier rye crop wa* f<-r---car* »t I.M4.<MMi bushels, or about equal to the 1941 production but about one-third more than aver--1 age Old rye stock* on Indiana | farms were estimated al 352 o-h» j bushels. The Indiana oat* crop was esti i mated to produce SJ.IWW bushel or about one fourth more than avI crage The condition of early oats was reported extra good but the small acreage of late seeding wa* described "very poor ’ u>.-Uy production in the state | was forecast at 3.OT»,WH> bushels | (Turn tT page *’ Russian Radio Says Hitler In Collapse Killing Os Hevdoch Cause Os Collapse London Jun? H -<W Kuibyshev wtd today '*•' *£ Bsswsslnatlon of Reinhard Heyd "“ ha." caused Adolf Hitler to I was paralysed by the M«s the radio said, quoting room for two days, not moving •nd refusing to see * n ’ r, »nr R covering his ordered the having failed to provide rich’s safety and demanded that [hr Piech intellectual claas be ex 3 man and hangman was one o R.dm Pr.gue reported i more Csechs were ex ecut 'men Th* tou» — rty ™ ****** w

Hospital Patients Recipients Os Paper Daily Democrat Is Sent By Merchants Twenty-five Decatur firm* and Industrie* are again cooperating with the Daily Democrat in a plan to afford patient* at the Adam* county memorial hospital an opportunity to "keep up with the news” each day. Recognizing the lonely hour* that a patient sometimes spends in a hospital bed, and his or her desire to know "what’s going on in the outside world," a group of merchant* *everal year* ago inaugurated the plan of sending approximately 25 copies of the paper to the institution each evening. The plan will again be carried out this year through the cooperation of the merchants and Industrialist*. Those who are sending tho paper*: American Legion. Bost 43; Awhbaucher's Tin Shop. Dr. N. A Bixler, Burk Elevator company. Burke’s Standard Service. Central Sugar Co.. Inc.; Citizens Telephone company. Cloverleaf Ursamerles, Inc.; Decatur Daily Democrat, Decatur Rotary Club. Democratic central committee. C A. Douglas company. The First State Bank. General Electric company, Gerber’s Meat Market, Hol'house D'tljf <-ompany. Holt house Schulte 4 Co ; Hon-E-Krust Baking Co.; P. H. Lflhman's - Dairy. Loyal Order of M oose No. 1311. Northern Indiana I Public Service Corp ; Rhodes Super Market. Rentz Florists; The Suttles-Edwards Co.; Yo* Broth- ; era. The plan has been enthusiastically endorsed by hospital attaches and patients alike. A cheery message I* pH.ited upon the stickers bearing names of the cooperating firms and pasted upon each of the copies ted ire being delivered to the respective rooms in the hospital. During "rttsn period*’’ at the hospital, when all rooms are filled, the patients cooperate by reading the copy dellVered to their room* and then "pas* it on." hospital attache* have reported. • Best wlshe* for a »pe»dy recovery.” good evening ws hope you are feeling better and your recovery Will Ite a speedy one", these and other similar messages greet the patients before they unf >ld the daily copies. Mrs. Nora Fisher Dies This Morning Decatur Lady Dies After Long Illness Mrs. Nora Ellen Fisher. <4. widow of the late Charles Fisher, died at 6 15 o’clock this morning at her home. 3’fi North Eighth street, after an illness of two years. She had hewn seriously ill |h>- past two weeks She wa* leiru in Clinton county. O. February IX. 1»7». the daughter of James M and Vera Daughtry. and had lived in Decatur for the past 50 year*. Her husband died two month* ago She wa* a member of the firemen * auxiliary and attendetl the Nuttman Avenue U. B. church Surviving are the following children: (’harles 8 . Homer. Orville. Cedric. Waveland and Esther Fisher, all of Decatur and Mrs. Rretta Hatch of Fort Wayne and two brother*. Csrl and Clyde Daughtry, both of Lima. O Two children, two brother* and four sister* are deceased Funeral service* will be held at the home Monday afternoon at 130 o’clock and at 2 p. m at the church. Rev Luke J Martin offl eta ting Burial will be In the De catur cemetery. The hody will •>* returned to the residence from the Glllig * Doan funeral home Sun day morning at !• o’clock. Young People Will Attend Conference A number of young people from the Zion Evangelical and Reformed church of this cRy are planning to attend the Fort Way"* youth conference at th-- Salem Evangelical and Reformed church at Fort Wayne Sunday The conference will open at 11 n m with registration D.-votfona t special music, discussion groups •nd a business meeting will comi prise the program, followed by a («BowsMp aePPer al 5.W P- *•

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Decatur, Indiana, Sat urday, June 13, 1942.

U. S. Torpedoes Bag Jap Carrier B I " Z.'- ”1/ ' These official United Slate* Navy photon taken during th- heat «>t the Battle of the Coral Sea shows the destruction of th- Japanese aircraft carrier Ryukaku Top pho'o wa* taken Immediately aftei the carrier wa* struck by torpedoes launched at het by circling American plane*. Lower photo show* the carrier blazing fiercely.

I Six From County Io Hoosier Boys State Receive Training In Citizenship Six Adams county youth* will leave here next Saturday morn-, Ing for Indianapolis. where they | will attend Hoosier Boys State. I>j was announced today by H. Vernon Aitrand. Hoya State chairman of Adam* Fuat No. 43. American Legion. The alx are sponsored by various organizations of the city. I Following I* a Hat of those who will go and the sponsors: David Langston and Robert Hunter. Legion Port 43; Edwin Baumgartner of Berne, Legion Auxiliary; Norman Steury. Decatur Lion* club; Robert August, Ad am* latdge 1311. Loyal Order of Moose; Donald Liby. Decatur Rotary dub. The aix will leave Decatur by ABC hux at »:24 a m next Saturday and will arrive at Indianapolis at 12:25 p. tn. They will go to the Indiana state school for the deal, where the Boys State will be held The youths will return the fol lowing Saturday, leaving at 11:40 a. m. and arriving In Decatur al 4:31 p m Sessions will lie held at the deaf school this year, Instead of the state fairgrounds. Those who attend will lie taught citizenship. • Turn To Page 1, Column <i Picnic For Bible School On Tuesday Picnics Planned Tuesday Morning The week day Bible school picnic will take place on Tuesday as follows: The beginners and those in the first grade will xt. to the water works park and the second and third grade* will go to the Memorial park at » 4u a m and will complete their picnic by 11 o'clock. The juniors will go to the water works park and the Intermediates will go to the Memorial Park at 11 a. ■.. after the smaller children have completed their picnics, and will be there until shortly after noon. Parents of the children are asked to cooperate In this matter. Each child is asked to take hto or her own Individual lumh tor the picnic Ice cream will be fnrnbbod the children. Parents of the small I er children are asked to assist In getting them borne from the plcnie at 11 a m The children will have good and careful supervision at the parks by the teachers and mm inters.

Auto Scrap Aiding Nation's War Effort Indianapolis. June 13 The amount of scrap moved to mill* from auto graveyard* In Indiana , during May this year would mak< a fleet of 15 destroyers, plus 121 medium tanks. And the lag -nd* left would make eight but pound aerial bombs. These figures were released to- ■ day by Donald Cummings, district I chief of the auto graveyard section 'I of the war production board. An w|tiai amount of pig Iron I* added by the mill* to make double that tonnage of xleel. .. ■ — o — Bible School Closes Here Tuesday Night Closing Exercises Os School Here Tuesday Closing exercises of the ’lecatur | week day Bible school will be held j at 7 o’clock Tuesday evening in the auditorium of the Lincoln school. Rev <». T. Roaselot. dean of the school, today announced the fol lowing complete program lor the closing exercise*: Processional Gloria Patri Invocation Rev. 0. O. Walton America. Salute to the flags Hymn Fairest laird Jesus.” Scripture lesson given by the upper intermediate*. Junior department presentation: j Bible picture drill ‘Story o'. Jesu* In Art and Literature" Beginner* department presents tion theme chorus Broadcasting for Jesus; memory verse; motion choruses, work demonstration. Offertory and offering Primary department presentation theme "Jesus and the Child ren"; song 'ln <ostum*i "Joaos Loves All the Children of the World " prayer for all the children of the world; memory work 23rd Psalm. Intermediate department presentation laird’s Prayer In sting, memory work*: resume of work done In classes; choruses Presentation of certificates to intermediate graduates Choruses: TLet the Beauty of Jesus Be Been in Me"; "Wonder- ’ ful Jeon* " Benediction Rev G 8. Ussier. Recessional Display of classes in class ioohm. TIMHRATUM RtAOINQ DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER B OO a. m. ——— - M 10:08 a. m. — 71 11:88 a. tn- 77 WEATHER Cooler this afternoon and tonight. gestured showers in es treme south thio afternoon.

Japanese Take Foothold On Fringe Os Aleutian Chain; U.S. Forces Blast At Foes

Large Force Os U. S. Soldiers Reaches Ireland Fourth Contingent Os American Troops In Northern Ireland A Northern Irish Port. June 13 ll’l't A large contingent of United States troop* arrived at thia port today to reinforce Hie grow Ing American army which, with Ita British Allie*. I* to lake the fight to Germany on a second European ; front. Included among the reinforcements were a small detachment of Negro soldier*, detail'd for the services of supply, and more up-to-I tin-minute mechanized equipment. Including tank*. Tired and restive after their voyI age aero** the submarine infested Atlantic, the troop*, including the Negroes, disembarked quickly and, cllmbltiK Into trucks, were hustled to prepared camps without fanfare. Living symbols of the pledge of the United Htatee. like Britain, had agreed with Russia as to the urgent need for a second front, the crowding troops and their great masses of equipment were dlsgorgj cd from a convoy Many tank* and gun* nt all de scriptloikt were unloaded at enter* ency pace so th-' ship* could start home and take on troop*, tanks and guns Th-- ship* intend to keep up that , ever increasing flow of men and materials which is the watchword of the American army In Europe Th. complete lack of ceremony was th-- most impressive part of the arrival, because the men were I on business Th-y were the most | boisterous lot of Altlerlt an* sinthe first troops land'd In northern Ireland Jan 2-> They h. .• th--I fourth contingent to arrive There were no flag* no bunting, no band*. Ito speeches. The troop* hooted, whistled and cheered th-- d-x k workers awaiting them “Where’s th-- mayor?” they ahouted. The dockers pointed to a big grinning foreman "There he is." they said The foreman rose to the occasion. lb raised hl* derby hat. how i ed solemnly, and roared "Welcome t- Ireland! DM you bring Bergeant York with u’" “He’ll be along later." the troop* shouted back. The gangplank* were li-taled and J ... ■ —■ — , (Turn To 4-age *. Column Zi " ■—-o — Two Programs Here To Mark Flag Day Sunday Afternoon And Tuesday Night Two programs in ob»erVance of Flag l*ay will be given in this - Ity •a the nation pay* tribu’e to the flag and the principles for which It stands Hunday afternoon at 5 <■ clock, the Amerl.wx l-egion and Moose lodge will unite with the B. P <> Elk* in the outdoor flag day ser vice on the Elks lawn Eugene Well* of Fort Wayne, district adjutant of the American le-gioa. will give the add *a Ex sited ruler Ixland Smith and staff of officer* will exemplify the ritual and Roy Johnson will rac'te the trihut* to the flag Tuesday evening at 7 30 o’clock a flag Pole will be dedicated at the Ixryal order of Moose bom* lAean Bechtel of Garrett, being the prin cipal speaker The program wax carried over to Tuesday so that It would not interface with th.- Elk* exarrlsrThe public is invited to bxth program* Martial mu*tc will be play * ed by the Decatar combin «i band, dlrceted by Albert Ualiameyer.

File Objection To Final Estate Report I x Objection Is Filed In Palmer Estate Arthur E Voglcwede. a* attorney for Sarah Carrier Bollman and Dora McCafft-y Coleman, in circuit court yesterday filed an objection to tho final report ill the estate of Joseph Paltner. The objection sets out that the final rejMirt filed by D Burdette Custer as executor "show* under schedule of assets that certain asset* were collected; that the undersigned with Mary Balmer Kykei, James Carrier and Hattie Giles are owner* of certain real estate; that the executor in his final report has given the entire proceeds from the sale of said real estate to Mary Balmer Kyker and that she I* entitled to only eight thirty-sixth* of the proceeds, whereas the other four named persons are each entitled to seven thirty sixth*." It further aver* that “the real report whow* the real estate was sold to Bryce Daniel* for |3.-mhi, but said estate shows no record either byway of petition or otherwise to *ell said real estate: that the undersigned heirs were never notified of any Intent to sell and do not desire to sell at this time, under the condition set -mt In report." It “objects to the executor claiming credit for certain »ttm*. which he set out a* expended." to which he allegedly wa* not entitled and asks that the report be set aside and the executor be ordered to account to the heirs tor their respective phares A partition suit was also filed by Mr Voglewede with Mr and Mrs. Daniel* a* defendant.* —- -o — — - * Describe Naii Death Toll As 'Frightful' Using Rumanians As Mere 'Cannon Fodder' Moscow, June 13. —tl’Bl— The valiant garri-on of Hevaatopol wa* making a »upreme effort to crush the massed Infantry, tank and plane assaults of the German 11th army today, the Nazi -asiialtiw w--re reported as "frightful The first Soviet communique today said there wa* no important change in the front during th-* night. It reported, however, that th*Getmans ha-l been using their Ru inanian allies a* "-annon fodder Yesterday, the communique assert -•-I Rumanian m Idlers carried out four psychological attacks that Is, tnar- hed abreast with a bras* band I playing headlong into Russian post turn* and were met by riff-- and artillery fire The experiments cost the Rumanian*- at least 2m> men and the remnants retreat-d. the communique said The Germa offensive there, now In ita eighth day. wa* believed to have res- bed its peak and a decision was ezpected torn Although the situation was "very attained ’ on a number of sectors, the Get mans were far from taking Seva* lopol. Russia’s great Crimean naval base. tThe German transsx-ean agen-y reported from Istanbul that the battle waa heard all yesterday along Turkey s Black Sea coast. It saM the thunder -if heavy artillery was clearly audible at Sinop, 2m» miles from Sevastopol - Last midnight'* Hovh-t communique reported that the Russian* had c ounter attacked the Germans who three days ago began an assault on the Kharkov frw«f. 3M milea north c’f Sevastopol Soviet units were engaged In "farious fighting" with advancing enemy tanks and infantry, th* common Ique aas*rt«d Ofßctal report* of enemy losse* clewrly demorotrated the ferocity of the hattie at Sevastopol The - «mmuntque said the Germans lost tTura To fug* «. Cohtaaa U

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Enemy Soldiers Land On Tiny Island 1,500 Miles From Mainland Os North America (By United Pressj Armed force* of the United Stat- * Nought to lilast cut a Japanese foothold on Hie fringe of the desolate Aleutian Island chain west of Alaska today following crippling bl-iwe to enemy - ffeiislve sea power in the Pacific. The Japanese naval op-ratoin* failed with heavy losses off Mid* way laland but resulted, a- i ordlng to a Washington communique. In landing of enemy soldiers on the westernmost Aleutian Island of Attu. some* l.Soit mile- from tho Alaska mainland and WO mll«s west of th-- U S Dutch harbor base Enemy ships als-> were seen at Klaka harbor, 700 miles west of Dutch harbor Air alia-kh a I ready have driven the Japanese from the populated area into th.- 3.000 foot high mountain* of Attu and. as weather permit*. further operation* are being prMMd again*! the enemy. The Japanese stab Into the Aleutian* appeared to be primarily defenaive to block American naval atlaiks from Dutch harbor toward Tokyo or to protect the Japanese I flank if an attack 1* made on Russian Siberia But the operation* also might be of great offensive importance If other Japanes.. atta< ks in the Bacifii- should lie sin <-vsful The Japan** probably planned to take Midway, advance on Hawaii, and use the northern islands a* steppmg stones toward Dutch harbor and Alaska. Failure of the Midway attack and 10-m of probably four Japan-*e aircaft carriers ih-rc. as well as the smashing American vi-t-ry in the battle of the Coral Sea. crippled em-my striking power at sea so seierely that the li-utian Island opatlon* may have been disrupted, and become purely defensive The Japaneee have now lost til warships sunk Inclu-llng B* or 20 ship* sunk and 31 to 34 damaged for a total of more than s<> < usualties In the Midway and Coral sea l-attles In addition they lost 350 plane* ami probably a great many i more, compared to our losses of one carrier sunk and one datiiag- d so far announced These losses. It was emphasized at Bearl llarlx-t have not by any means knocked out the Japanese fleet. They have not tie-es-arlly turned the tide of war in the Pacific. But they have definitely broken up the enemy plan* and brought our for- e* much nearer equality Th-- Japanese must now reorganize their offensive >ea for-eu and protect their dangerously extended supply Bne* In the nie.-n--Turn To Itage I. Column St —0 .. War Bulletins — StochHilm. June 13.—(LlPi A dispatch from Hsls-nk- to ths newspaper Allchanda M-d today that British (press had landed at Murmansk -" an attempt to croata- a new fighting front. Ciudad Truj-ilo. Dominican Republic. Jun* 13. — (UFI — Thirty-on* survivor* of a United States ship torp«do*d by an Ans submar.n* *0 miles »>uth •» this port ornvod hero today. Th* surv-vora included several wo- nd*d They said they f**eed th* captai and oth*e crow m»mb*r» had been lost. Mew Vorfc. June 13— (UFl—For four hours after s torpedo ripped -nto a United State* merchant man. th* submarine stopper, from a rote distance, continued to Shell the sinking vessel, apparently in the belief th* crow was Mill aboard and prepared an ambu*h Survivor* said today. But all thia time 34 of the 35 crow member* were In these ’ -wwOrox® vs* sailing through a trop'eoi night toward the South American coast 70 mile* away.