Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 40, Number 204, Decatur, Adams County, 28 August 1942 — Page 1

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■eixistation Os J Marine Raid On J Makin Revealed

■Oblite rate<J Japon Cse, Killed All But ■Two Os Garrison Os JaP Soldiers p, Harbor. Aug. Z.. , (i . il>. United Staten support obllter'h> J.il'-‘>'“ M ' 0,1 Makin G !l.ertn in their raid kill.d all but two of V., , , ;■’.<• enemy troop* of ■ ? 7- .: " ■'* i,n " ,,u " ,e<l ,u ' •» I. • .I!.'*>■ who remained j K.:'•■> hiding, and could found ..f i i-peeially trained - • ■•' l fr,,m 7000 ’ ol ». • -lirough the Inland, i.and grenade* and i .--t >li but eight Japanfirst <i>y. spent part of a ~I V -toying everything 'inti of use to the enK ~1 ~ . ml.a-ked with their limit r s were less than 1 to of the Japanese. .. . o-tven were driven ■-L firhting line In American ■ |, k- .iml the marine* de gallon* of American ~ne which the enemy at. ! '..fore Pearl Harbor, nut .leijtroyed the searadio stations. all and small quantity of . chine gunner firing ■ yard- range act fire to a Jafmriese seaplane which K.■; lagoon during fighti , U g with a big seaplane K,. Tii- port motor of the n- lot and It cre.ahed as SB ■ : ,J. pe-.iiely to lake off sere no survivors. |Mt-. -importing force sank ' ’ .msp rt and a 1.000 KhrnTo Page 8. Column <> MB O ■ne Meatless Day Weekly Is Studied 9 Plan Considered To 9 Save Shipping Space ■ tohn.--.ti. Aug 28 —<UP»~ 4..-velt said today 'hat i>• :ii-ip Is conaidering In r ■ neat less day a week ■ x Ro.i-.velt told a press contt.a! th* plan is being stud ■l htge'.y as a means of savin': space ships availlor -he total war effort He : would make 30 to 40 Allied ■■►suable for hauling war mthe United Nations. ■ •*' ejplalned that this would l>e by having most of ■» »-•*■» for the United Nations ■•<>''* shipped from this country Bsbad of from mar away places as Bw il'.a a::d South America That. Bmu-<i would mean tnere wouid ■>*» meat for civilian consump ■* b*re. but would also mean Bk Shipping apace would not be B* »p tor as long a ttaie in taking Bi seat to the war theaters. Bute's September ■•cycle Quota 2,962 [frtanapolis. Aug 28 - (UP) - B*" 8 * ( M'A tfflciala said today ■" Indiana will be allowed a to B 9t 1 -H-’ new bicycles In Septem ■* sad.-r the rationing program ■ — o— H TEMPERATURE READING B MMOCRAT thermometer I *• S. m 72 I *»♦" 75 ■ ’• 8 m tO ■ ,; °0 p. m. 80 I , WEATHER BL. * wh t srarmar In east and wtrtft purtlcns, atiaM'y B** •" sstrwma northwest por■T* thl * aNsrnoon; not much fp— lw tomperaturs tonight; •* portton this after«M early tonight.

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I I Soviet Russia Reports Nazi Drive Blocked German Air Force Launches Terrific Raid On Stalingrad — Moscow. Aug. 28—(UP)—Soviet dispatches asserted today that the Nazi advance on Stalingrad has been blocked for 24 hours and that the German air force has . launched a terrific bombardment of the key Volga city, apparently I designed to level the entire town. Stiff Russian opposition wa* said to have ground the Nazi armored columns to a halt on all the approaches to Stalingrad and one panzer spearhead was reported cut off and undergoing systematic wiping out by Red army force*. However, front dispatches said the German luftwaffe apparently has blocked Stalingrad off into sections and has launched a bombardment in which tons of high ezplosive* are being dropped In one area after another. The Nazi objective, the Russians reported, apparently Is to turn the entire city of nearly 400.000 persons Into a mass of rubble. The first attack, reports said, was directed toward the heart of STafTnifrad where modern office buildings and dwellings along treelined boulevards and squares crumpled under the rain of bombs Soviet air fighters intercepted large forces of Nazi dive bombers on the approaches to Stalingrad, and almost continuous large scale dog fight* were in progress with many Nazi plane* shot down However. the mas- of Luftwaffe machines was so great that they broke through from several directions and reached the centra! part of Stalingrad where they Inflicted heavy damage. The Russians seized the initiative when it seemed their back* were to the wall. Now the most dangerous German spearhead threatening Stalingrad and the Volga river line, one that was only 30 or 35 mile* away, faced quick destruction. The counterattack cut German communication* and drove the enamy from three village*. Frontline dispatches <wi<) the Russian* were now tightening a ring of steel about the remaining German /orces - 100 or more tanks and several large infantry units Dive bomber* continuously hammered the trapped Germans. Soviet tank* and infantry were breaking them up Into smaller unit*, which were being exterminated, one by one. The Germans were desperately trying to relieve their troops by (Turn To Pagv 3. Column •) Plan Registration 01 School Students , Pupils Register Here Next Week Plan* for registration of student* at Decatur junior senior high school, preparatory to the opening of the 1842-43 term September «. were announced today by W. Guy Brown, school principal The student* will register during four days next week -Monday. Tuesday. Thursday and Friday. No registration will be conducted Wednesday to permit teachers to attend the annual Adams county teachers' In.tltute. On Monday from » a. m until 3 e m all member* of the junior and senior classe. of the school are asked to present themselves at I the principal s office for registry (lon. All sophomore* will oe registeri ed Tuesday, freshmen Thursday, and members of the seventh and . eighth grade* of the Jan lotJ >gh . school register Friday during the same hour*.

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Clever canine* are being Inducted Into the U. H Army for duty a* sentries, messenger*! etc. They are given a four-week training course at the Frimt Royal. Va.. quartermaster depot after which they are sent to camps In the United Htate*. Here. Col. T. B. Apgai. commanding offlcei at Front Royal, inspect* a lineup of new arrivals.

Rev. Luke Martin At Church Conference Rev Luke J. Martin, pastor of the Nuttman avenue United Brethren church In this city, is at lending the Auglaize conference of the church at Rockford. Ohio. Rev. Martin recently tendered hl* resignation as pastor of the local church, a* he I* moving to Kokomo, to fill hl* post as a foreman in the new General Electric factory there He has been employed in the Fort Wayne Works. His successor as pastor will be named at the Rockford conference. 0 — Driver Os Accident Car Pleads Guilty Albion Man Fined On Two Charges Alonso Blower*. 52, of Albion, who appeared at the sheriffs office late yesterday and gave himself up. thus ending a police manhunt for an unidentified driver who fled the acene of an accident Tuesday night, was fined on two count* by Walter J. Bock man, justice of peace, last evening. Justice Bockman imposed a fine of >25 and cost* when Blowers pleaded guilty to a charge of leaving the scene of an accident, and one of 10 and cost* when he pleaded guilty to a count ot operating » motor vehicle without a license. The fines totalled |52. Blowers allegedly fled across a field Tuesday night after hl* car was involved In an accident with another driven by Mrs. Loretta Patty, one mile north of Decatur on federal road 27. Officer J. C. Mendenhall of the state police. Sheriff Ed Miller and police authorities of this and several other counties) started an Intensive search for the unidentified driver, which finally led to Blowers' home yes'erday. He had been gone from home since the day before the accident, hi* wife told poBeo. Yesterday afternoon he walked Into the sheriffs office, accompanied by Ed A Bosse. Decatur attorney. and «ur-endered voluntarily. Charges were placed against him in justice of peace court by Prosecutor latwis L. Smith and his arraignment followed-—-o' ■—— War Bulletins Chungking, Aug. Chin*** fore** driving r*l*n»Isaely agams* th* Japan*** today occupied th* city of Chuh•i*n. capturod th* airtl«td at Lishui and fought th*ir way to th* south gat** of that city. Stockholm. Aug. 28.—(UP) —Th* Barlin corr**pond*nt o< th* Stockholm Aftonbladet r*ported today that th* Rus*tan* had opened another off*n*iv* against th* Aai* near Schlu**Mltourg. aouth of Lak* Ladoga Th* battle i* continuing, th* dlapatch Mid. Th* city i* *t th* *cuthw**t*m end of th* lake, about 25 mil** *a*t of I Leningrad.

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Decatur, Indiana, Friday, August 28, 1942.

Annual Institute Os Teachers Next Week County Institute Here On Wednesday Approximately 175 teacher* will be In Decatur next Wednesday to attend the annual Adams county teachers' Institute, to be h--ld at the Lincoln school. Included tn the group will be approximately 100 teachers In the rural schools. 20 from Berne. 30 from Decatur public schools and dbout 22 parochial teacher* from ; Decatur and the county. The institute Is an annual event ' held preparatory to the achool opening. Dr. Roy L Htnlth. Chicago, editor I of the Christian Advocate, and | Frank H Stafford, assistant chief, j bureau of health and physical e<Di i cation. Indiana state board of health. Indianapolis, will headline | the speakers' program. Dr. Hmlth will speak at 10:30 a m.. on the subject of “Training American Youth for World Citizen ship" and at 1:45 p. m. on "The It ■ I llglous Root* of Democracy Mr. Stafford will addn ss the assembly ; of teachers during the morning pro-1 gram. Opens At 9 a. m. The Institute will open at 9 a. in with Lyman L. Hann. Adams coun ty school superintendent in charge Devotional* by Rev. G. T. Rosselot. ' pan (or of the First U. IL. church I will follow the singing of "America." Addresses by Mr Stafford and Dr Hmlth will conclude the morning program. After the lan< boon hour. Miss Patsy Edwards will en""(Turn To Pag* 5. Column 3> Salvation Army To Conduct Campaign Annual Drive For Funds September 14 The Salvation Army’s annual home service appeal * 111 be con- ■ ducted during the third week in Heptember. It was announced today. The annual committee dinner will be held September 14 in the K. of P. home. Chairman for the county Include Pete Reynolds. Decatur; Brice Raaserman. Berne, and Kenneth Shoemaker. Geneva The Salvation Army state wide service program consists of homes and hospitals, rehabilitation center*. youth work, prison and parole program, placment bureaus, missing persons bureau, emergency relief department, etc. In addition to it* regular work, the Salvation Army Is now engaged In certain war Activities serving In this country as well a* with the armed force* abroad Al the moment. Salvation Army officer,, are on all five continents la the various embattled countries with mobile canteen ebelters, recreation | ceater*. and other supplies The home service appeal Is conducted annually to support Salvation Army seven point service proI gram and the ensergency work.

IN ADAMS COUNTY

Resume Services At Presbyterian Church Services will be resumed at the local Presbyterian church Sunday. During the morning hour Rev. G. O. Walton will bring a message on the subject. "The Day Star." Next Friday, September 4. the annual Hunday school picnic will be held to which all members of the church are Invited. All food, soft drinks and coffee will be furnished free. The picnic supper wlil be served at 6 o'clock. —o Township Teaching Staff Is Announced Union Township Faculty Listed Teachers and bus driver* for the Unio.t township school* were an- ' noiineed today by G. ('. Reinklng. trustee. The teacher* are: Miw. Forrest Walter*, the Erwin school; Mix* Wilma Andrews, the Kchnepp school and Mrs. Harriet Mills of ; thia city, the Lucky school. Driver* who will operate the ■cheol Im sees are: Roland Grote, (’arl Bischoff and Ed Haugh. Trustee Relnking has completed I plans for the preliminary opening !of the schools Hepti-mber 3. The pupila will register on that day and I the fall semester will Open Sep- | tember 8. The buildings have been in shape and readimws for the school year and ev ry detail disposed of. Mr. Reinking stated. The school hours will be from » to 4 o'clock, the later starting time being necessary because the busses , first make the rout, for high school students. Parents are asked to notify .Mr. Relnktng if they have children who will start to school this year, so that transportation facilities can be arranged Commenting on the transportation problem. Mr R. Inking said, "children living within one-third of ' a mile of the school bus route are ■ asked to the bus at the croas- ' road. Weather permitting, tn order ! to save tins and gas. and by so doI Ing help keep our taxes ax low as possible." Other rural s-.-hoola will have the preliminary opening next week. ... — — I Io - —— Regional Tire Dealer Meeting September 4 Fort Wayne. Ind.. Aug. 28 (UP)—A. H. Anderson, regional OPA rubber price representative from Cleveland, will be principal speaker at a meeting of tire dealers from Fort Wayne and surround Ing cities in the chamber of commerce at Fort Wayno on Friday evening. Sept 4. Anderson will explain technical questions ot compliance with price celling regulatlona on new and used tires and tubes, recaps and retreads The meeting is In charge of Paul Sagstetter of general tires in Fort Wayne, who arranged it at the request of the office of price administration. Sags tetter said that the meeting, one ot thirty which are being held in the Cleveland region. Is mainly educational, and that every dealer Is expected tu attend.

Japanese Navy Forced To Flee From Solomons Area; Action Blazes On New Guinea Front

MacArthur Reports Action Is Steadily Developing Between Japanese, Allies Gen. MacArthur's headquarters. Australia. Aug. M -(UPl—Action blazed in the air and on the ground today over the southeastern end of New Guinea where the Japanese had landed a n< w invasion force on the muddy shores of Milne bay. Ger. Dougina MacArthur's planes shot down 12 enemy fighter planes. Dive bomber* damaged two more so severely they probably crashed, and damaged at leaat four more In in three savage fights. Anti-aircraft gun* shot down three more enemy craft to bring the five day score of plane* downed to: Japatie* ■ 57, Allie* five. Gen. MacArthur reported In hl* communique. No. 137 from his southwest Pacific headquarters, that action wax steadily developing between the Allied ground forces and the Japanese holding Milne bay. 225 mile* from the Allied base of Port Moresby. The Allied force* were moving through mud three feet deep on narrow Jungle trails to engage (he enemy but though It was known their attack was now developing, details were scarce because of the difficulty of communication* It was indicated that a* soon as noon as they landed the Japanese had scattered Into the thick jungle so they could not be detected from the air. Two of the air battles MacArthur reported took |>Uce over the Milne bay area. The Allied fighter craft had made a drawn machine gun attack on enemy barges, supplies and fuel dumps along the shores Then Allied medium bombers from the enemy Buna-gona base Between I" and 13 Japanese fighter* engaged th«m, probably rising from the enemy Buna-gone base 2«to miles up the north New Guinea COURt. MacArthur's bombers destroyed four of the enemy fighter* nad re turn'-d to base without loss. Then the Japanese sent 10 Zero fighters and five dive bomb-rs to attack the Allied force* move toward Milne bay. Flghteis intercepted them, shot down two Zeros and two dive bombers, and badly damaged a third dive Itoiwber. Anti-aircraft guns with the Allied mobile forces destroyed or damaged three more Japanese planes. In this* action one Allied plane was mktxing. the only casualty of a big and victorious day. In the third fight Allied medium bombers with a strong fighter escort plastered the Duna airdrome, runway and plane dispersal areas. (Turn To Page J. Column 4) - —O Next Contingent To Leave Here Monday Group Leaves Monday For Physical Exams The next group of selective service men- -the third and last during August—will leave Decatur Monday morning to take final army exams. Publication of the time of departure and destination I* prohibited by censorship. The men will leave at the eatly hour customary for those going to examination centers. Accepted men In the contingent will be given the automatic 14-day furlough Rejected men. of course, will be returned home. It is anticipated that, under new selective service regulations no 144 men (those Ot for limited service only) will lie returned this time and only those totally unfit (class 4-F) will be rejected Two weeks from Monday — or thereabouts—the accepted men will leave for active service after their furloughs have expired. The other two group* in August left to take exams August 3 and 7 They entered active duty August 17 and 21.

Institute Speaker

Dr. Roy L Hmlth. editor of The Christain Advocate, of Chicago, headlines the speaking program of the annual Adams county teacher s Institute In this city. September 2 Hy morning subject will be. "The Religious Roots of Democraiy ". In the afternoon he will discuss, "Training American Youth for World Citizenship". The Institute will be held at the Lincoln school. Frank H. Stafford, director of health and physical education. Indianapolis. will also deliver two addresses at the session.

Big British Bomber Force Raids Germany Rains Destruction On Industrial Area And On Polish Port London. Aug. 28 (UPI—A large force of big British bombers rained destruction on the Industrial center of Kassel during the night and a smaller force of long-dist-ance sharpshooters attacked Gdynia on a 17'Mt mile roiind-trlp bombing mission, it was revealed today The target of the British airmen at the Polish port of Gdynia was not revealed but it was recalled that reconnaissance flights in late spring spotted the Nazi battleship Gneisenau at that port The partly completed German aircraft carrier. Graf Zeppelin, also has been reported seen there. Gdynia also Is an Important German supply base for operation* on the northern Russian front An admitted lox* of 30 bombers In a concentrated attack on the gigantic locomotive, airplane and aircraft and automobile motor sac tories there Indicated that the raiding force consisted of far more than 60" plane* and m ght even prove to have approached a 1.000 plane level. The British planes. Including four-motored r»lli ■>■>«,- ’’’’d t.vn casters with their eight-ton bomb load, rained thousands of Incendiary and hundreds of explosive demolition bomba, believed to include many two-ton block busters, on their targets by the light of a bright homer's moon. First reports to the air ministry said that the raid was most sue ceasful. Targets Included the Henschel locomotive works, the largest in Europe; the Fieseler aircraft works. pritduclng Messerschmitt fighter and Fle«eler Htorch reconnaissance planes, and the Henschel aircraft engine works, producing the famous Daimler Benz airplane (Turn To Pace 8. Column 4) O Former Decatur Man Taken Into Custody Frank Lough, former Decatur resident, wss arrested lat* yesterday in Centerville. Michigan, and returned here by Sheriff Ed Miller and police chief James Border* to await arralgnm-nt on a charge of failure to provide.

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Authority Cautions Newspapers Against Considering Battle Os Major Importance Auckland. New Zealand. Aug. 2B—(UP)—The third phase of the Solomon Islands battle was reported to be underway tonight, apparently a desperate attempt to wipe out the most powerful Allied naval concentration the Japanes have yet met. Some quarters here believed that the turning point of the present phase of the Pacific war may hinge on the outcome of the events now in progress. It was said that the next few hours may tell the story. Washington, Aug. 28. (UP) A badly-mauled Japanese fleet, foiled In an all-out attempt Io recapI Hire the Holomon Islands, fled today before the onslaught of AmerI lean airmen. • I Naval observers said undoubtedly American airmen were seeking i to track down the fleeing Japanese to harass them and prevent their reforming for a possible new alI tack. They recalled that similar tactics were followed after the ' Japanese rout at Midway. It was the fourth successive time that the Japanese navy has been forced to turn tail and run for It i after coming up against American air and naval power. That happened in the battles of the Coral sea and Midway and in an earlier engagement of tin- present Holomons rauipaign. Although there was always a possibility the enemy fleet might reform ami. with reinforcements, i make another attempt to recapture the Holomons. It appeared for the ■ time being that American forces had scored another decisive victory. Tin- navy carefully avoided I claiming a victory, merely reporti mg that the enemy had broken off the engagement and apparently was in retreat from the Tnlagi area. Previously, the navy reported that another force composed of transports—presumably bearing occupation troops and escorting warships was forced to flee after making an attempt to approach Guadalcanal one of the major Island* in American hands. With the filial score not yet tn, the Japanese fleet casualties Include at least 13 ship* damaged, some severely, and at least 33 planes lost. American losses have not yet lieen disclosed except that only four planes were downed. Disclosure that the enemy ha* withdrawn came only five days after the big Japanese counterattack was started The navy's communique said: “Since the Issuance of navy department communique No. 112 (is- , sued Wednesday afternoon), there has been no further action in the sea battle off the Holomon Island*. “Japanese surface forces appear to have withdrawn from the vicinity of our |K>sltlons In the Tuiagi | area.” Thus, on the basis of preliminary (Turn To Page 3. Column <> Decatur High School Plans Library Course Offer New Course To School Students A library course Is to be offered iat Decatur junior-senior high j school thi* year, beginning with , the term which start* Heptember 8, it wa* announced today by prinj clpal W. Guy Brown. The course will be taught by Miss Glennis Elzey, school librarian Included In the course will be -iKylopedla. card catalogue, reader's guide, vertical file, clasatflcs- : tion and In-wey decimal system. The new course will be taught in English and social studies claaaes. Mr. Brown stated Addition of the library course to the curriculum of the school Is considered an advanced step and i« expected to receive enthusiastic response from a number of students who desire »uch training.