Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 40, Number 162, Decatur, Adams County, 10 July 1942 — Page 3

RIDAY, JULY 10,1942.

elta theta taus INITIATE SEVEN 4ervirea were held la»t cuing tor .'a Theta Tau jiorttf at Seven o’clock at legion 1 >mo torplo.ui Hi unton, I’at'y •luaJHflpolya Young, Hetty eraser, Alice Roop, Pat Rumscblag iM Kathleen taker. Following initiation, a buffet rfup *r wa* g*rv- l from a table ten- * rfcd With * replica of a Hawaiian -uch. immature Hula girls sat on ,9 sand amP . tiny palm trees range Ikpdic- and palm leaves Weed either end of the table. The comm Ittee in charge Includ--1 Miss Irene llolthouse, chairman. , ie Mleeet Mildred Niblick and lice fL defter, and the Mesdames • harle* Cook <!lenn Dickerson and •land Smith, ea.h wearing color--1 decoration of flowers In her |HHgftßber". were given gifts of •tall pfm bearing the sorority est and ak each was presented I ith A whit*' rose, the sorority Iwer. 4 Alamnae members were present tba flMttin.’ as well as Mrs. .alph Roop, « former member, Mrs. \Whijß ftehntitt, Mrs. John Urunn. Who are all three mothers of! itighter* initiated Each wan givi a white rose Hawaiian music j id dancing a ■ i RE RAUL BAURER MTIII TO CLUB Mr*. Paul Saurer was hostess to i* dinner bridge dull and two UMU, Miss Dess Sell rock of Ininapoils and Mrs. Fred Patter- *, at her home last evening. At aobaMhitty o’clock, dessert aa enjoyed at small tables cen fed with ftardeti flowers. Later, * eeta of contract bridge were ayed and the club prlr.e was aarded !• Mis. .William Rowers id the gue-■ prise to Miss At the elo*« of the games a soal boar was enjoyed, following htch the club adjourned to meet i .two wanks with Mre. w P, -block o$ Ron tb Second ptreet. lIhdIONARY SOCIETY T MRE Os T. ROSbELOT’S The Woman - Missionary society th* Brethren church et at the h ‘if Mrs. O. T. j oeaeiot yojfeerday afternoon, with re. Roy Mpniii.i and Mrs. Homer Ittnor 3£ th< assisting hostesses. Mrs- Bepfcas Ja« k*on, leader, had 1 her topic, “1 believe every Chrlsan has n responsibility.” After i* piano prelude. Mrs. Jackson tag a solo, "Can the World See wus In Yon,” followed with pray- ■* by Mre. frank Fisher, Mrs. sera Brown and Mrs. R. Momitu. Mre. R- ftobenold talked on the sbject. “Isn’t faith Brand.” Mrs I . Momma, "But we ace Jesua,” m. Cari fMher, us put our SLIM, USEFUL STYLE m -* I Pattern PlO4 may lie ordered only women'* stsee 34. 34. 38. 4«. 42. I, 44 «MI 4S Sl*» 38 requires 3«* irda fabric. V yard con sat and 1\ y*rd* lace edging SnadlpiFTEEN CENTS tpiaa NE CENT to cover coat of mailIB) if Mtu Mar!su Martin Patera. Be - to write plainly (MU SIZE NAME ADDRESS and A TWENTY-ONE OCN SALUTE l MU’ now Bummer 1*42 Pattern Mi eaSo-aak*. fabric-conserr

CLUB CALENDAR j Society Deadline, 11 A. M. Fanny Macy Phone* 1000 — 1001 Friday First U. B. Victory (Mass, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Hill, 7:30 p. m. Pocahontas Lodge, Red Men Hall, 8 p. m. Calvary Ladles Aid, Mrs. Eva Manlier, 8 p. m. American Legion Auxiliary. Leg- | ion Home, 7:30 p. m. Red Cross Production Center, American Legion Home, 1 to 4:30 Playlet, “Old Fashioned Party”, Evangelical church, 7:30 p. m. Saturday Presbyterian Rummage Sale, McConnell Building, Madison Street, All Day. Mission Rand, Evangelical Church. 3 p. m. Sunday Ice Cream Social, St- Peter’s Walther League. 8 p. m. Monday Firemen’s Auxiliary, Mrs Adrian Burke, 7:30 p. m. Tuesday Dorcas Class Picnic, Memorial Park, 6 p. m. Church Mothers' Study Club, Methodist Church, 2:30 p. m Wednesday Red Cross Sewing Project, Legion Home, 1 to 4 p. m. Thursday Girl Scout Troop Three, Fire Station, 2 p. m. Missionary Society, First Presbyterian Church, 2 p. m. faith to work ” A duet, "Take my Life,” was sung by Miss Eleanor Rosselot And Miss Norma Baker. Other prayers were offered and the meeting concluded with the reading. “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross,” by the leader. Eighteen members and six guests were present. Refreshment* were enjoyed during the social hour. CIRCLE FOUR REGULUAR MEETING Circle 4 of the W. 8. C. S. of the Methodist church met with Mrs. Ralph Mallonee Thursday asI ternoon with sixteen members and three guests present. Mr*. W. M Rumgerdner had devotions and Mrs. Delton Passwater and Mrs. J. R. Parrish, the lesson. "New U*es for Ancient Halls.” and “Bethlehem Centers In Summertime.” A "Galloping breakfast” was planned for July 31 at the home of Mrs. Passwater. Assisting hostess yesterday Included Mrs. James Hoagland and Mr. Fred Chrlstener PAUL LORO I IE HONOR GUEET Mr. and Mrs. Sol laird entertained at six o'clock dinner last evening honoring their eon Paul, who reported today for service In the air corps. Present other than Ihe above mentioned were Paul’s brother. Bob. Mrs. Henry Llchtenstelger and daughters. Florence and Grace. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. August and son Bob. and Mrs. Elias Llchtenstelger and children. Dick. Jerry. BPI and Joan, the Misses Norma and Alice Tumbleson. Out of town guests were Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Lord and Mr. and Mre Reuben Lord of Fort Wayne and Miss Ann Miller of Wiltshire, Ohio. The missionary noclety of the First Presbyterian church will enjoy a special program In connection with the regular meeting Thursday afternoon at two o'clock at the chnrch. The detailed program will be announced in Monday's paper. ATTENTION GIRL ECOUTE Troop 3 of the Olr! Soonf» will enjoy an outing at Lake James July 2S to August 1, one week later than originally planned. All scouta not at the meeting Wed-1 nesday who are planning to go to : 0. H. WILLIAMS •14 Nuttman | drbriag is ssreidsd MW mme mmrmm

At Ft. Dix Eja «mM|m a i |ggg|HH| Pvt. Robert Alton Wable. son of Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Wable of , Monroe township, was Inducted iinto service on April 11. 1942. H» Is now stationed at Ft Dix, X. J. James are asked to get In touch with the leader. The next meeting will be held Thursday at the fire elation at 2 p m. Ail girls going to the lakt* are requested to be present und return their question slips. WOMEN'S GUILD ENJOYS PROGRAM Seventy-six members of the Women's Guild of Ihe Zion Evangelical and Reformed church attended the meeting held last evening at the church. “loyalty” was the theme for the splendid program which opened with the song “America." Devotions—Mrs. C. M. Prugh. A poem. “The Better Way”—Mrs. George Buckley. “Loyalty to (Stiff, to country and to fellow-men as portrayed !n the novel ‘Windswept’ by Mary Ellen Chase”- Mrs. Ralph YagerSong—" God Hleas America.” Pledge of allegiance. Piano solo—Mrs. Edgar Gerber. Mizpah benediction. Mrs. Prugh, retiring president, presided over the (business meeting and in dosing installed the new president. Mrs. Yager, who will fill Ihe unexpired term of the 'ormer. Both women were presented with corsages. The social room of the church was beautifully decorated with arrangements of flowers stressing the patriotic theme. Refreshments were served from a lace covered table centered with a rd. white and blue floral piece flanked with white tapers. Mrs Prugh was presented with a traveling bag by Mne. Charles Hrodbeck as a gift of appreciation for her fine services from the Guild. Hostesses for the meeting Included the mesdames Frauhlger. J. F. Fruchte. A. Fruchte, M. Frltxinger. C. Frltxinger and R. Frltzlnger. Mrs. Floyd Grandstaff assisted in the decorating and Mrs. Fred Heuer assisted with the refreshments. The Dorcas class of the Evangelical church will hold the class picnic at Memorial park Tuesday evening at six o’clock. The Women’s Guild of tha St. Luke Evangelical and Reformed church of Hondura* will have an all day meeting at the church Thursday, commencing at nine o’clock In the morning. Mrs. Albert Roth will be the hostess. Every member is requested to please be present. MRE. E- W. JOHNSON IE HOSTESS TO CIRCLE 1 Mrs. E. W. Johnson wa* hostess to Circle 1 of Ihe W. 8. C. 8. of ihe Methodist church, at her home on North Second street Thursday afternoon. with fourteen members and one guest. Mise Ida Weldy of Marion, in attendance. Mr*. Robert Mill*, chairman, pre. sided over the meeting. Mne. Russell Owens presented the lesson U.S. RESTRICTS I ALL COFFEE DISTRIBUTION! Today there is 25# less coffee to go around. Be more careful. Measure both coffee and water accurately. One good cup is better than two poor cups. roe riNie, rtssNsa riAvon in roue cue or corns, uuMILD A MfUOW •light O’Clock nt-21* St CM S ruu4001(0 •Red Circles r iu24‘ VIOOtOUS A WINfV •ftokar tu 26* A&P FOOD STORES

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Announcement was made of a “galloping breakfast” to be held Tuesday. July 28. at the home of Mis. John T. Meyers. Refreshment* were served during the social hour by the hostess, assisted by Mrs. L. L llann and Mrs. Bertha Sheets. CIRCLE 3 MEETS WITH MRE. A. O. BUTTLES Circle 3 of the W. 8 C. 8. of the Methodist church met at the home of Mr*. A. D. Suttle* Thursday afternoon with ten members and six visitors from Circle 2 attending. Assisting hostesses were Mis* Laura Stanley and Mrs. C. E. Walters. Mrs. Fred Hancber had us her devotional theme. "Peace to All.” Mrs. K D. Myer* presented an Interesting lesson, “New Uses fo.‘ An. cesiral Halls and Centers in Summertime.” Candy was enjoyed during the social hour which followed. Several members of the June 18 contingent who have reported for active duty with the U. 8. army after securing furloughs have been assigned to "Tent City" for basictraining. It was stated here today. Among those known to be assigned to the camp, located about two miles from Fort Benjamin Harrison. are Edwin "Spot” Kaufman and Jerome “Jerry" Steiner. Victor H. Richer has received word from his brother. Pvt. Sol Richer, stating that he has arrived at Camp Robinson. Arkatwa*. o UNITS OF NAZI (Continued From Page 1) biggest tank battle lit history, had pounded Incessantly at Russia’s Don river defenses for six days, trying to get across, take Voronezh and cut the vital Moscow Rostov railway. A liew German spearhead thrusting forward around Rossosh. 110 miles south of Voronezh. I raised still another threat! to the Don basin. The Soviet noon communique reported that Russian forces had killed 4.000 Germans and destroyed 27 tanks and five armored cars on the Kalinin front In three days. Indicating the Germans were opening an offensive In that northern sector. The Germans had thrown 2.000 tanks, hundreds of planes and suns and hundreds of ihotisaiMi* of men against the Russians on the Don river front. (The Exchange telegraph agen cy said In a dispatch from Moscow that the Germans forded the Don In two places yesterday and hurled 100 tanks on a settlement. A fierce counter-attack stopped the Germans, who tried to throw their main forces across the river with a complete disdain of losses. th<dispatch said tThe dispatch said the Red army stubbornly was holding positions west of Voronezh and slmul taneousiy fighting enemy tanks and motorized infantry. On the east !/ons of the Don I the side on which Voronezh Is located!. It said. "Soviet tanks and infantry hurled German infantry to the river bank and Boviet artillery laid down such a barrage that the i retreating enemy was unable tv recross to the west bank. Hundreds of Germans were report* d trapped and killed”) bperionak| Miss Frances Dugan of Boston. Mass., arrived In the city yesterday to spend the remainder of the summer with her mother. Mrs. C. A. Dugan of West Monroe street. Augusta Eckhart of Btuffton looked after business in Decatur this morning. Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Haerle of Indianapolis visited here Wednesday Mrs. Tony Hchumacher has been quite 111 at her home on South Fifth etreet. suffering a nervous breakdown and an attack of Influenza Larry Kay Vizard Is spending several days tt Indianapolis wltk bis uncle and aunt. Mr and Mr*. Pat Hyland The Misses Madeline Spa hr and Elisabeth Cramer will arrive here tonight for a weekend vielt wltk their relatives. They are attending simmer school at Ball State teachers' college. Mancie Fred Beiking of route 2. Monroeville was admitted to the Adams county memorial boepiul this afternoon for sargery. Oille Kreps of route 3 looked after business here today. " ■■ a—- — Is produced la 33stele* compared ta 14 la ISI7.

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By HARRISON C-* RROLL nisg toatsree kysSinx Writer HOLLYWOOD—No matter how great his success In "Watch on the Rhine.” Paul Lukas may not be available for any more pictures or

plays. The star, who piloted a Fokker on the Rumanian front in World War I and who has over 800 flying hours to his credit, plans to bring hi* commercial license up to date and fight for Uncle Sam in World War IL He isn’t young enough to be a

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combat pilot, but he’ll apply for service with the ferry command. He says doctors assure him he can pass a physical examination. The minute Warners give an okay on “Gentleman Jim,” Errol Flynn plane to fly to Washington on business. i When I talked to him. Errol said he intends to stick by his stand-in, Jim Fleming, who ie accused of beating up Barbara Hutton’s butler. "Nothing that I can do will alter the right or wrong of It," declared the etar, “but I certainly will stick by Jim. He’s been my friend for eight year* and, aa far aa I am concerned, he’s good for eight years mort " ** t That corrective operation faced by Maureen O'Hara Is more serious than people think. She enters the hospital aa soon as she finishes the added scenes for "The Black , Swan.” She'll be there for two weeks after the surgery and, on top of thi*. she must rest for additional weeks before she face* the camera. . “And It will have to be absolute rest,” she said. “I won t even be able to lift a piece of paper.” Maureen la getting the doctor to i write her family in Dublin. '» “If I tried to teU them.” she declared, “I'd get the medical terms all balled up.” !f The $25 War Bond that Jeanette

Adm. Nimitz Escapes! As Plane Crashes Pacific Fleet Hero Has Narrow Escape Washington. July 10. —(l’P> Admiral Chester Nimitz. 57. command er-in-chlef of the Pacific fleet, recently escaped serious Injury when an airplane In which he was traveling crashed at a west roast airfield, the navy announced today. Nlmlts received minor injuries which, did not interrupt hi* Journey, the navy said. Lieutenant ThomM* M Roscoe. 29. of Oakland. Calif., co-pilot of the plane, was killed In the crash and several passengers were slightly injured. Nimitz. whose fleet recently scored smaMhiug victories In the Coral sea and Midway battle*, cante to the United States from Hawaii to receive the Distinguished Service medal. The navy gave no further details of the crash. Q— - Marion Men Killed in Airplane Crash Marlon. Ind.. July 10 —(UP) — Charles Skinner. 25-year-old student pilot of Marlon, and Wilbur Hlletnan, 27. also of Marion, were killed last night when the twoseater monoplane piloted by Skinner crashed and burned near the Marlon airport. Tbe bodies of both men were'

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MacDonald's fan club bought In lieu of sending the star her usual birthday present went to Donald Simmone at Father Flanagan's Boys Town. • It couldn't have been more appropriate. He is studying voice. Wonder If Twentieth CenturyFox realizes just how W’ell equipped Director Henry Hathaway is to direct "China Girl,” their picture about American flyers in Burma and India? In 1829, Hathaway approached Paul Bern and Irving Thalberg on making a film about the great religious pilgrimages In India. Bern told him to go there and get firsthand knowledge. So Hathaway sold everything he had and spent nine months in the Orient. He followed pilgrimage* for 4.000 miles. At Allahabad, he taw 4,500.000 people trying to bathe simultaneously in tbe sacred rivers. Schedules are being changed at Columbia to rush Marguerite Chapman through her scenes in “The Daring Young Man.” Her father, Fred Chapman, is seriously ill in New York. Hear from one of Lew Ayres* fellow soldiers at Camp Berkeley, Texas, that the former star mixes hardly at all. He keeps to himself, as he did In Hollywood. —• HOLLYWOOD PARTY LINE: Tough break for Mary Beth Hughes! Her car was stolen from In front of her home. . . . Remember Margaret Perry? Pal* say she Is taking a technical course and , may enter a war factory. . . . Lieut. Jack Reynolds, husband of Paramount's Marjorie Reynolds ("Holiday Inn”), reports immediately to Fort Monmouth. . . . Dorothy Lamour is hiring a bus to take 30 of Psttl McCarty's friends up to Del Monte to see Patti act in stock. . . . FTancea Robinson and Phil 1 Silver* an item at Charley Foy s. . . . Marie Windsor and John Carroll at ths Mocar.tbo. , . . And did you hear Arthur Murray's description of the six ages of a Hollywood beauty: the infant, the little girl, the miss, the young woman, the young woman, the young woman!

i burned beyond recognition. Witi nesses said Skinner was flying In low for a landing when he apparently lost control and tbe plane nose-dived to the ground. The Impact exploded the gasoline tank. Second Union Service Here Sunday Evening The second union service of the various churches of the city will be held Sunday evening at the Flnrst Methodist church. Rev. George O. Walton of the Presbyterian church will bring the message on the subject. “Strength In i 4 Troubled World.” The service will commence at 7:30 o'clock. 0 ARRIVALS Mr. and Mrs. Otto Heinrich of route 1 are the parents of a baby boy. born at tbe Adam* county memorial hospital this morning 8:34 o'clock. He weighed eight pounds, four and one-half ounce*. He ha* not been named. — ■•■■■ ■ O — — — Ladies Don't Like the Climb Olympia. Wash. — (UP) — When the civilian defense agency put an air raid *potters' nest In the dome of the 287-foot statehouae it seem ed a good Idea. Women on the spotters' crew, however, objected to having to climb to the dome, so Ihe nest isn’t there any more. - 1 - ■ LAWN SCX'IAI.-Special program. I'uhlir invited. Sunday evening. July 12.—51. I*eter Walther league. II

Secrecy Continues In Saboteur Trial — Notion Strengthens Its Entry Defenses Washington. July 10 — (UP) — j j Officials concerned with the secret i j trial of eight Nazi saboteurs said i today that this nation had strengthened its defen-e* against the possible entry of any more submarlne-i.'irne Nazi agents. Meanwhile, :he (bird session of , the trial brought no rift In the ; secrecy which has shrouded the I entire proceeding* from the start. Despite efforts of Elmer I)avi% director of the office of war In-1 formation, to ffbtaln censored re-, ! ports of the (rial’s progress, the! j military commission of seven | ' generals Issued no communique." ! Announce Arrest Miami. Fla.. July 10—(UP>—An attempt to smuggle a blueprint of . a Caribbean army airbase into the United States ha* been discovered and Walter Gustafson. 24. of Minneapolis, Minn., has been arrested for violation of the U. 8 espionage act, the federal bureau of Investigation announced today. Richard Danner, Miami FBI | chief who made the announce-' I ment, said the blueprint was found | ! concealed on Gustafson's person ■ j by t’. 8. custom* Inspectors at j Pan-American’s airport here. The, seizure occurred last Tuesday. Gustafson had been employed | by a construction company work- ; lug on the army base, lie was 1 enroute to his home when arrest-1 ) ed.

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j PLAN ARMY 'V-MAIL* (Ciißtlnuci From _Li£i_L! to make photographing easy, is to ; le- distributed all troops. Signal i corps men will reduce the letters !to 1-16th size In photographing | them and In the United State* they 1 will be enlarged eight times, so : that the letter as delivered will be - bout one-half the original size. Army expert* are now working on plant' to permit photographing ! of enclosure* for letters, such as photographs. —-———O . 1 1,1 ( ( PLAN INDUCTION (Continued From Pag* 1) ducted in a trial run in July from Indiana. 13 were re-classified as ' lA. eight remained In the 1-B classj tfU-atlon. and the remainder were ; either outside the IB limitations or ( placed In the 4-F group-unfit for any type of service. A* examples of Mi men the army will use to relieve able-bodied i men from desk and administrative jobs, I,e« recalled recent army re. gulations providing for induction ot men with only one eye nr hand. de. fectlve vision that can be corrected by glasses, or men whose hearing may he impaired In one ear only. AIR AND SEA BATTLE (Continued From rage I) i The liomher squadron alone re- | ported destruction of 30 grounded enemy fighters and bombers. | Twenty-seven other* were damaged. Hangars and a liomli depot were set ablaze "