Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 40, Number 168, Decatur, Adams County, 17 July 1942 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO Incorporated. Entered at the Decatur, Ind., Poet Office as Second Clas* Matter. J. H H'lit r 1“ • A. it H< Rhome S' y & Boa Mgr Dick D. Heller Vice President Subscription Rates: Single Copies I ■*'" One week, by carrier . .L"* One month, by mail Three month*. by mail 1 Six months, by mall 1 75 One year, by mall Prices quoted are within a radius of 100 mil's. Elsewhere 13.50 one year. Advertising Rates made Known on Application. National Representative SCHEERER & CO. 415 Lexington Avenue, New York 35 East Wacker Drive, Chitag ' Charter M- mben* of The Indiana League of 11-*:ii«- Da ■r^—l—. I — Every bond you buy i bring.nv Un that much nearer victory. The I SO ' iiiip.iign ought to l>< over this week but will he ton tinned sintl! tdams < minty h i raised he; quota of f 2 0- 0 Tli< Jh ■ atui |M*t <>th< < will Im open until !• o'cbx k this ev tun-' V permit my who ** d« War bond* and stamp -o DeKalb county, with a quoin ••) 2!»7 t'72 pound* of e< ip ruble i cur'd 2!t7.676 and thus will! ovthe top by a quarter ion Th< rub her campaign wa- <m< of tie tough eat ainci the w.u st i ted. -0 Hartford City has called off the 1912 annual tall fail and will hold a l-ll club exhibit Instead Action ' was taken by the directors to <» operate with the governni'iil - qil> st for saving rubbei and tian* pollution -—o—O The Russian- are retreating but . they are making it expensive to, the enemy, taking a (navy toll o! Ilves and material and they fall ba< k in order and intact, whir l) means that regardh s of ndvam ■ s heing made by the Nazis, th' w.n is far from over. Th. bat k yard is big -0 Tin . German pit weren't ** smart. They tried to brii" al 8 coast guardsman who trx.k their |3oo and promptly turned them In As a result the Eltl is m iking on. of the best hauls in all time and several hundred who were to cooperate with the killers are now under arrest -0 Indiana hiti h hikers at. going streamline In efforts to eooperat. in rubber saving. It-allzing that stopping and starting a car is hard on tiros, the travelers now place a sign around their necks, tarrying in large letters the destination d< sired. If the car driver is not going then. he need not stop. —o The Communist party will not have a place on this year's ticket In Ohio. The supreme court in that state has held that the group faded to follow correct appeal pro ceedurc The s-erets-y of state had refused to permit them to have • ticket and his decision was the grounds for the appeal which fallFor a copy of Decatur Daily Democrat Ko to People* Restaurant Lotte Brow. Restaurant

I, I ■» I — — -■■■ ■ ■ —■ II G. D M< In an <>f thi* city, traffic iii.inn:-* i I > th- U. ntr.il Soya < urnpany i* n W.i-hoigton thi* week att' iiding i me. ting of the advi-ory I committee of th.- ffl*'• of def.-nee transportation. The appointment [ which ..line io Mi Mela in n.eii'- ( ly Im a d<served on. and be w ith I th. other- of the . omniitt.. •! seven will decide important problems during the Congratulations. -0 t'ongre - L eally down to work ! on tin- proposed new tax m-iuuiit-. We ian t t.IJ you exactly what it will be. hut it do .11l apparent 'hat w. will have on. |i. next f. w ' d tys and th:.' It w II be ahi ut j doihh th' tax w. paid the federal .ov.iiiineiii th 1 - y. a War- must , li. paid for not only in -w a! and tod" but al-o with < t*h W. can nigh at that if w<- <an win th. —o — Whirl.way ha proven lie : not! ..ply a <al h- bitt th. vi<-al.’•' mon. y a t'. ..f all ilin* Win n lie took dw ii tln .< I?, '5" for lit »' pl." at Boston th week, he broke all' re.ord with a total of .<lsl T!'! In 1 two and . ha.l month Hi* owtw-t ; now want t>. in< r. a < 'h< total ' pa-a the halt million mark and th. | in xt ,o . wilhe in Üba aa Aug u-t I t when he ha.- a chalice to j add *25 o—O New. ■ diiv. for -*i;ip is that) now being -poii-or.d by the Auer j I. ,ri la gmn lor old phon gi iph I i.-.ord The . will be -old a-1 a rap and the money thu- d'rived | will go to buy n.w records and play, r* :or the fighting men here I and i.i.-iM a* Vet. ins of th.- Hi st ■ world war *ay that nothing helps j t . ..'lax the boy- o mm h as good! music and they p.ak from personal e\p< Ii" !!< • . It you have old ecOld- hl ill. to null them 111 o—O Thl- i- 11. ro Day and homage Is j being paid to tho- who have sacri-| lit • d fir lb' good old I S. A Ev er. iaes this afternoon at the \llici lean 1.-g.on Hom. Wei. well attended and imp essiv. French tfilinn gar. tin- talk and tr< s*-d th. im|M>rt.in<e of p-aymg for the! safe return <>t our boys, with mind- I broadened to lhe la-k of helping rebuild lhe world and with handsj anxious to help do that. On this! gnat army of m« n. th'- world will <h p> nd much long alter th. war is over. —o Marmaduk McClelland Stoop*, known by his many friend* here as "link.- ". Is having a g.H.d lime visiting in is-iatur this week. He began wotk on this new pap. r m arly .seventy years ago and later ( h.-iV'd as foreman of the plant, i Mori- than titty years ago In- moved to Petersburg. Indiana, when f. r years lt<- published the Peter*. ( burg Ih-ni'M rat. one of the liveliest I weeklies in southern Indiana. He is still In good health and enjoys nothing so miicli as tine ting and greeting old frlende. Don't wait until some surprise force attacks this country. Prepare now They may drift in by parachute, plane or submarine I You can safely bat they will try It and especially if th- y fee! we are | not ready The Jap, were headed this way when they met up with our force* near Wake Island and l.st twenty ships and l>i“' men. That slowed them up hut they will be back if they can get here and may even now have plan* to enter byway of Alaska and the Aleutian*. Huy lionds boost the defense wartf- < as plan*, help win the war. —o "My advice to the civilian popn'ation and to lhe defense corp* Volunteer* is thi* Get on the alert and stay on the alert. 24 hour* a day. seven days a week Perfect, if that la *tlll neceaaary, all civiliaa pr tevtiea sorvkea. Acquaint 'he civilian population with what lia expected of them daring raid*, butid your blood banka, speed your flrv aid -raining course, and beware ot giving intormatioa to I *tranger* which may be of vital

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I ' itiiltt.i y natui- ' From John W. ' l-’l. ti h< i. may- i of Unalaska. Aleu-| ' tian l-l.tnils. I <> ♦ ♦ Answers To Test Questions Ut-low an- the answer* to the Tivt Questions printed on Page Two. 1. Me* ■ a .-I the l’h.'i:i|nn' 2. lhe Navy "E" for excellence. 1 : Minister of Production. 5 Carrying lhe "Mi s->ag<- Gar-1 ii.i' in the Sp.inish-Ainerii ait war. I tl Two 7 Texas * Nova Scotia. ■ !' Fruit 1" M.i 'i and September. o — ♦ ♦ Twenty Years Aqo Today July 17 -Bill Simpson will pitch for thi Rotary ball club when they meet the Bluffton "gang" there Friday. Cloverleaf shops at Frankfort close when workers threaten strike. Hany Fritzinger is expected to lx appointed postni.Mttcr soon to ttui i '-ed J W. Bosse, who has served eight years. Thomas R Marshall will peak t at th" Bluffton vhaulau'iua August 25th. Mr*. George Flanders and daughter. Gla-lys go to Gary for | Bob Smith of Fort Wayne is visit- i ing at the En d Koller farm in I Fr-tuh township. o Modern Etiquette ! By ROBERTA LEE Q When a girl has Iteen introduced to a young man, and I* leaving him. may she say that «he is | glad to have met him? A. No. It im the man's plate to say. "I hope I shall see you again," , or some such exprMakm to which she may reply. Thank you." Q Should one serve hot dishes I at a eumtro-r luncheon? A. Yes. at least one dish should be hot. ' Q When the wedding I* to be a douxle-ring ceremony, who buvs the i ring for the bridegroom? A. The girl should buy this ring. I 0 — « Household Scrapbood By ROBERTA LEE Crsam Tint If it Is desired to tint the lace or muslin curtain* a cream color, 'his - can be accomplished hy d'ppiag i them Into weak coffee or tea. Be t sure, however, that the latter I* strained before putting the cur--1 tains into it. A Gocd Salad Left-over cooked ham. mixed with hard cooked egg*, celery, and 1 dressing, make* a good aaUd to t nerve for lum-beon or »uppei Thi* •boaid coMKitute the mala course. Lacquered Silver Lacquer may be removed from - ilfver by .ponging with alcohol » 0 New York ha* 71 commumtie* ot 10. OW or more popula'ioa.

I I Kroger Stores Start Sale 01 War Bonds Sale Is Initiated On "Heroes Day" Sale of war bonds in Kroger Mores was Initiated on American I ll'-ro'-H I'ay today. Albeit H MorI rill pn-sidenl of th<- Kroger Grocery and Baking ('<>. announced to!day The gi'o> <-ry firm ha* jusf rec eiv- • <1 the approval <>f the U. 8. treasury department Io sell and Imuc war bonds and has made an initial pnri bins' nt fl.tn'O.inhi worth to be sold through company stores, he said. A< cording to the plan now in • ff<-i t, either war stamp, which i have been on sale In Kroger stortvi for more than a year, or cash will be accepted in payment for the bond*. CitHtomer* will till out application forms in Kroger store*, to be sent to the nearest branch office of lhe company where the bond* will Im- ianued and sent directly to purchaser* within one week. "Kroger Is the first large retail chain organization to be authorized to sell and i»stte war saving* bonds." Mr. Morrill explained. "Judging from results of the relent war stamp day when Kroger I «tore> sold 174,)•''<> worth of stamp* (in a single day more thats the toI tai amount Hold In Kroger *tor>-* | during the entire four-week period ' pre< i-ding war stamp day we arc expecting an enthuaiaatic response to the American H-roes Day promotion of war stamp* and bond*." Extend Filing Date For Tire Inventory Th<- filing date for tire inventories. required by OPA from all tire dealer*, ha* been extended from July 15 to July 26. it was announced today by the Adams county war price and rationing board All dealer* sre required to file the inventories in triplicate with the local board. It wa* announced today that the board ha* also received notlflc* tlon of the county quota on the class B second gtade tires for the month of July Only two tires were allotted to the county by the ■fate iMxard for thl* month. E**euI rial war worker* are eligible for I the»e tire*, which are made of re- ( claimed rubber — o— ■ Presbyterian Church r 1 To Dedicate Flaqs • I ' ■ | Dedication cervices for the re- . I cently purchased Gag* will take place at the morning worship service of the First • Presbyterian I church Sunday morning. The naI itonal flag, the church flag, sad the , service flag are to be dedicated. ! The natioMl and the Christian flag . were purchased by the world frieadehip guild and the service i flag is a presentation of the thraday school Member* of tho guild will be preseat ta a body *1 «*•' f service. Paul Sauer will stag a special musical auabot.

Girl Steps On Rake, Foot Is Injured Sybil Sutton, 7, daughter, of Mr. i and Mr*. Harry Sutton of Newton Center. Mass., who are vlaiting in thl* city suffered a severe foot injury yesterday when she stepped ot. a rake In the yard of the Rev. I G O. Walton '.ionic on Mercer avenue The girl and the Walton children, clad in their bathing suit*, were l playing under a hose spray when 1 the accident occurred. In *ome manner she moved near the .iou*e and stepped on rhe Implement One of the rusted prongs entered her right foot altout an Inch. Bhe was taken by Rev Walton to the office of a local physician, who treated the injury and admlnliered tetanua" 0 American Soldier Sentenced To Die Strangled Three Australian Women Mellxjurne. July 17— (UP»—Pvt. Edward J. Leonski. the Conner i New York grocery clerk who! strangled three women liecause he could not resist the softness of | their throat* and the beauty of their voices, wag found guilty by ; a court martial today and was, sentenced to be hanged. Leonski. 24, confessed he killed the women and a medical commission reported to the court martial he was not insane and never had been. A defense psychiatrist, however, testified that he had a phyebopathie peraonality. The victim* ot Leonski'* fascination were Mias Pauline Thomp*on. 31, Gladya Hoskin*. 41, and Mr*. Violet Mclxwd, 3». He did not attack them, although be ripped off their clothing. It was testified that both Mia* Thompson and Mia* Hoaking aang to him A lieutenant testified that Leonski. telling of the death ot Mia* Thompson, said: "She w*a looking into my eyes: she seemed to be singing just for me alone. She had a nice voice. 1 grabbed her by the throat. I wanted her to keep on singing. 1 choked her. How could «he keep on "inging when I choked her?" In a later confession he referred agaiu to Mias Thompson and her ability to drink. "I guess that Thompson girl wa* the hardest." be said. She was strong, and oh. boy. bow she could drink those gin squashes She told me 1 had a baby face, but I am wicked underneath " The < ouri martial was composed ' of 10 Americas officers Leonski was the first American soldier sentenced to death since the war startedLayman's Retreat i At Notre Dome t ■■■■ The aneal laynua i reu«at id F betug held at Notre Dgtge uwiver- ‘ shy this week-end Seven ses fro® ) St Mary'* perish are atteadtag tho 11 Huee-day spiritual conference.

British Rain Bombs On Submarine Yards Two Key Submorine Yords Are Blasted London. July 17.— <1 Stirling bombers, carrying nearly nine ton* of bombs each, attacked two key German submarine yards at the southwest comer of the Baltic late yesterday to climax a series of daylight raids on German territory. it was announced today Separate formations of the royal air force planes raln<-d homb* on submarine building yards at Lubeck and Flensburg, an air ministry communique said, at the cost of only two planes. Pilots reported seeing their bombs burst among the building areas especially at the big yard* five miles nothe»st of Lubeck. Flying without lighter <w<ort over 400 mile* of the North Sea and enemy territory, the plane* were aided by low clouds, but over their targets they found a high celling ' which made bombing conditi.'n* good. They split into two formations anil, at less than 8,000 feet, attacked their targets. 8S mile* apart, simultaneously. The raivle were a further Intenal- j fit ation of the attack on yards and factories which are building sub- . marines or parts of them. The attack was opened when laincnster bombers penetrated to the heart of Bavaria and attacked , the submarine-part manufacturing plant at Augsburg. Bad weather forced a delay hut on July 2 a small force of long [ range bombers attacked Flensburg, ' and laet Saturday Lancasters hammered at Flensburg and Danzig, at the southeast corner of the Aal'.lc. News that there was a cloud cover over part of western Europe' sent RAF planes out yesterday for - daylight raids on the most heavily defended area of Germany, in the Ruhr'war industry center, and Hol- . land. In addition lighter planes attacked railroad yards and other targets along the French coast. A German broadcast, admitting I , last evening's raids on the Flenu-' burg-Lubeek area, said that small 1 damage was done by explosive and 1 incendiary bombs. I PROBE REPORT (Contlnusd From rag* 1) plainly visible against she clear sky. looked like parachutist* slowily drifting down He called hl* wife, hut all the spots except one, he said, had disappeared behind the trees. It wa* about 4:45 p m , Swcndson said. He rushed to Rhinebeck, still In hl* working clothes, and reported to Donald Haskins, grocer and chief air raid warden. Haskin* immediately railed state police headquarters and a federal bureau of investigation agent was there. At 10:25 last night, the army announced In New York City: “The public relations officer, eastern defense command and first army, in reply to inquiries made by the presd in regard to New York i state police reports of parachute landings in the vicinity of Rhine- ' beck. N. Y.. state* as follows: "I. The police report has been , received at this headquarters "2. A iuiiiiary investigation is now underway at the scene of the alleged landings. "3. There has been no confirms lion of thi* report and no further information la available at thi* time.'' Under Heavy Ball New York. July 17.—'VP>—Two men were held in 150.n0n ball each today for further hearing July 31 after they were arraigned in federal court on charge* of aiding one of the eight Natl saboteurs who came to this country last month on Na»t submarine* Helmut Leiner of Actoria. New ! York; Anthony Cramer, New York, and Hedwig Engemann. New York, were arraigned before federal Judge Baaeom Deaver. They were charged specifically with having “received, relieved, aided and comforted " John Keriing, | one o’ four Nazi saboteurs who was ' landed from a U-boat on a Florida i beach on June 17. Keriing is now ' on trial with seven other saboteur* at Washington. U 8 attorney Mathias Correa said a federal grand jury would be asked to indict the three saboteur aid* at the completion of the current trial in Washington before a 1 military tribunal. — AXIS TWIN OFFENSIVE I -. I (OnttauM Fws* ng, y Naal assault troop* for the thrusts ' at Rostov and Stalingrad In that way. the Axis strategy would be designed to atuin cer tain geographic objective* — the Volga river and the Caucasus oil field*—for the time being rather than to renew last year's attempt* I to encircle and destroy the Red ' army a* a fighting force i attorney general Biddle, coagre.s- --► Ou the Egyptian front west of El Ahmeia. heavy battles la which

Promoted for Saboteur Catch 5=5 wJ>. . 31® raS gCniSiiii ' - " si f, | D H For his part in the trapping of three of the eight Nazi nJ on trial before a military commission in Wasbingfon ( I John C. Cullen, 21, of Bayside, Long Island, ha* tx-en pfl Vice Admiral R. R Waesche, right, guard commandant H has been a seaman, second class, now Is coxswain Calin■ I to the official coast guard story of the amazing i meeting with the submarine-ltorne saboteurs, pretended ,■ saboteur*' bribe of |3o<» Hit paying which the Germans hJ him 14<H and later spread the alarm which finally r<-«s!sl capture and also that of four others who had landed by ( off the Florida coast. I - 1

Allied Planes Blast I At Japanese Base 'Very Satisfactory' Results Are Reported 1 I Chungking. China. July 17—<FP> Allied bombing plane*, escorted ( by fighters, attacked the water front at Hankow, the big Japanese base on the Yangtze river, 450 ■ mile* eaat northeast of Chungking. I yesterday with "very satisfactory" 1 result* t cnmmnnMjU'- cf United 1 State* army headquarter* said to--1 day The communique. Issued at Lieut. 1 Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell’s headquarters. also gave detail* of bombing July 2. at Hankow, a-nd July 3. at Nanchang. On July 2. Dock* in the Japanese i concenaton were attacked and 2,610 pound* of bombs were dumped cm dock* and warehousee. The next day the Allie* raided the Japanese airdrome at Nanai mored units were dominate were reported on the northern and central Hectors—a sandy stretch of possibly 15 miles from the Tel El Elsa railroad station southward to Reqeisat ridge, a 10-mile long elevation held by the British. The British had been jabbing hard at the force* of. Nazi field marshal Erwin Rommel for a week on i*oth *ector» an dtoday a bigger batt’e— poaslbly Rommel's main attempt to move again to-, ward Alexandria was In progress without definite results. The British communique said that many Axis tanks had been destroyed in the fighting and front line report* said that tfec Allie* had given Rommel hi* "worst knocking" around, but there was no indication a* to British losses. The Axia forces were attempting to seise Reqelsat ridge In the center, where South African troop* led the defense, and to' edge up the Hill of Jesus on the north, where the Australian* were doing much of the fighting In the extreme south, the German* were forced back slightly in armred, flglHim,

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