Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 40, Number 226, Decatur, Adams County, 24 September 1942 — Page 1

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L. No. 226.

20 FEARED KILLED IN TRAIN WRECK TWO NAVY SHIPS LOST IN SOLOMONS

■2 Men Lost As ■ Destroyer And I Transport Sunk

Jarvis. Wnsport Little A Reported Lost iftolomons Area •••! •>• announced the lo** Jarvl* and the aux f» ■ i.i" s< > l " 1.-i-s of life was bellcvProximate 272 men. *f|M -on J.iivie wa- damag I U- :ny kn at the »al<l. I J*. of th.- whip or her per vyaa*, |a b.-.-n found. Her normal The, i o.;.- -,m l.i'tle, a world war It *'fa ineport for marine*. eog|<B’> ‘ <re w of approximateIylM»i ! al'Hit 100 troop*. Approone half of the personnel were saved - lout en o- . the Holomons, to t ep.ir ba.-*- An Inten -hip* and aircraft to locate her and it I* she was sunk by enemy or the navy mg* four the of Vnerhan ships sunk .ui ’i ar.-a In addition - * damaxe.l . f,|,ne * Active - <K,!I - \ ' 11. '■ el .natallations. sup ..nd Invasion barges *•• k--d along a 6" mi! ■ in.’i blasted acron* north <. i ne.l by Gen. Itouglas MUcMbm ••» planes on the loth day ferocious often support of Aus’rallan , Holding the th.- Owen Stanley moun ■ was > mount ed today. • Aft planes made three nep J •’’^B’ 4 ' ”• 'he Buna ana on •d th®Ht!. N.-w Guinea const, base J.ip.m.forces, who had .I' 'i-< the mountain* to! il.ui a i village, only 32 air I the great Allied T > I’age 4. Column 5) u — - Official Jars Aor Meetinq With k H True War Picture ■| «■'> , --pt .'I f!’> AXI * ,r *"' l F .JBHB w ‘ !l UI demand that unfact. assistant secretary 3 * llar ’ l "* p ep,-, ,| for delivery Ism.i'iotial laiKtl c.mv.-n I j9K> c ‘ -*’• wa- abi'lp' Hid - firs’ n..-d.-d a shot m the r-s’ore our ego. That ego. Of th,, belief that we in the tha’ we could In* any < MB‘ ■■ -“■•■• m 60 daye w.’hotr a full meal with dessert a Sunday drive in th- **

{■America's No. I Problem |M| m<»st erious problem confronting our war effort today shortage of scrap iron and steel. Bert is sufficient serai hidden around the countn. job is to LOCATE and COLLEIT it. Bl ILl> THE in every village and city. .Be j<b cannot be put oft tor ONE day. | g|B<* mills and foundries haven’t enough scrap on hand to Store than two weeks. . , j stock piles all over America steel mills and toundI draw their scrap. Every piece oi steel is halt I gtwl mill* must get scrap every day. including SunI holidays. . . . millions of tone per month steel and cast iron shortag** right now is interruptin many defense plants and shipyards, prob our own war industries. ver >' l’*e of the nation is involved.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Russians Bring Nazi Drive To Temporary Half Supreme Effort To Crash Through City Halted By Russians (By United Press j The Red army today aimed powerful counterblows at Adolf Hithr’a fore*** on the Stalingrad front and half a dozen other sector* bringing the great Nagi offensive to a temporary halt and driving the German* back at some point*. Reports from noth Moscow and Berlin indicated that the Runalana were fighting the German* to a Mandat ill with the proapect that the ultimate decision may hinge on the speed with which fresh retoyvea and supplies can be hastened to the blazing fronts. Reports gave tbh picture of the situation: Stalingrad: Moscow said that a supreme Nazi effort to crash through the city with 200 tanks had been smashed. Northwest cf Stalingrad: A powerful Soviet counterattack rolled through the first Nazi defense lines, driving the Germans from a town anti fortified positions. The attack appeared to be gaining In momentum Rzhev: Berlin admitted that waves of attacking Russians were pushing forward. One uncondoned London report said the Russians had by-paaeed Rzhev and were ad(Turn To fags •. Column Si Canada-Alaska Road Ready December 1 Highway Ready Far Ahead Os Schedule Washington. Sept. 24 — (UP) The Canadian Alawkan military highway, a vital link In Alaskan defense* and a »««eely 1!”* for the serie* of air bages stretching across t'aneda. will be ready fur use abou’ Dec. 1, several months ahead of schedule, secretary of war Henry L Stimson announced today. U. 8. Army engineers, who have been 4>utiding the road since .March, now are planning to have traffic moving over it* 1.400 miles by Dec. 1 and continue until April 1. IX2when spring thaws probably will make it unusu;-lde for heavy traffic for two months. tngineer* originally planned a rough "pioneer" rosd to be com pleted In a year It ha* turned out to be a wellgraded well-drained (Turn To Bags «■ Column »>

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The above picture shows the first truck load of sugar beet* delivered t i the Central Sugar < impany yesterday, the initial step in getting ready for the opening of th” big refinery Saturday morning Tiebeets came from th* William Schaudt farm near Convoy. Ohio The driver ol Hu truck Is <’ Wendell of Wendell Bros . also of Convoy Receipt* of beet* yesterday wen 327 truck loads totaling l.xmt tons.

Start Annual Sugar Run Here Saturday Central Sugar Co. Starts Operations Machinery In the Central Sugar company's big refinery will Mart in motion at <• o’clock Saturday morning on Its first war time run. geared to an increased production basis, which Is expected to produce 4tt.mMt.tHm pounds ot fine granulated sugar for the tables of American homes. Industries and soldier:: in camp. Announcement of the opening of the mill, following receipt of the first beets yesterday, was made jointly today by H W McMillen. president and J. Ward Calland. field manager and vice president of the company. Superintendent Jack Neering said that the first crew would go on duty at 6 a m Cards notifying the men to report for work were being mailed today, officials stated Three eight-hour shifts will extend over a seven-day week period, during the geason’a run of about 100 days. Approximately 4m men will be employed. Announcement was also made that this year the company would pack sugar in two pound sack*, a* a means of cooperating with the sugar rationing system, when the caid* call io< tba* amount of sugar. Sugar will also be packed in 5. 10. 25 and 100 pound sacks. The company will enlarge Its <Turn To Page 4, Column <1 o —— To Open Democratic Headquarters Here Meeting Saturday To Open Quarters The opening of the Democratic btwdquartem for the fall campaign Saturday nigh- was announced today by G Remy Bierly. county Democratic chairman, and Gregg McFarland, city Democratic chairman. A short meeting will be held at 7 SO o'clock with prominent Ad ams county Democratic leaders making five minute speeches After 8 o'clock the Democratic city, township and county candidates will meet all Interested citiaens to dlscue* the coming campaign." An especial Invitation is made to the women to attend as apples will b«* provided for them. The tradi t tonal cigars will be distributed among the men A echedule "f meetings Is being worked, out by Democratic candidates and party leaders with the purpose in mind of bringing the ~(Tura Ta P«<« X, Colume 4>

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Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, September 24,1942.

First Ixoad of Sugar Beets Arrives

Key Kans Placed In Schools And Democrat Office Key Kans were placed In the De- | entur public and Catholic schools I and the Dully Democrat office, to-. day. where old Keys can be deposited in the salvage drive to obtain valuable metal needed In the war program. The Key K unpaign is sponsored by the paper industry and wit u thKans are filled they will be picked up by Ralph !-iurl>ert representing ' one of the wholesale houses, and | turned In to national headquarters. Flat Keys of the Yale and Corbin I type are nearly *o ! > nickel silver I and the metal is greatly needed Dy the t'nited States navy If you have j any old Keys, give them io the children to take to school, or drop them Into th- KAN at title office. o — Local Sailor Again I Given Commendation Honored For Part In Sinking Ships Henry "Peck" Morrison, von of Mr. and Mtw. Wiley Morrison, of this city, and a fireman, first class, in the I’. 8. navy, has again been . commended for his part in the sink 1 Ins of enemy vessels, according t.> | word received by his mot Iler. Peck, a member of a I’. 8. Hubmarine crew, was commended tor having taken part in the attacking and sinking of two enemy vessels, : totalling lo.uoo tons. The commendation was signed by B H. English, rear admiral. I’ 8. navy and D. C. White, submarine | division commander of the navy. , The commendation cited the fact that It WM th- second war patrol for the submarine, the identity of which cannot be revealed. It la the same stsb on which Peck was stationed several months ago when he received his first common- j datlon from his superior officer* and naval officials. At that time the commendation cited the fact that It was the "first" war patrol for the submarine. ■He was lauded in particular for bls "important contribution" to the sinking of the two enemy ships. TEMPERATURE READING DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER 8:00 a. m. 38 10:00 a. m. 40 Noon 45 2:00 p. m. 32 3:00 p. m. M WEATHER Cooler this afternoon and tonight with fronting temperatures In eatreme north portion. Fresh to moderately strong wind in north portion this afternoon.

10 Women Selected As Volunteer Nurses Start Instructions At County Hospital Ten women for the first unit of the Hid Cross volunte.-r nurse's aid corp* have been aelei led, and instructions, under the direction of | Miss Edna W Braun. II S. of Berre have begun at the Adams | county memorl.il hospital. Five of the women are from De I i-atur. three from Herne and two from Geneva. They will take sit i hours id training and after completing the intensive curse, will delta te 150 bourw of time yearly an nurse's assistants, fur the du ration of the war. The women are: Mrs Irene Cole. Mrs. Frank Crist, Mrs Robert Helm. Mrs John Holthouse. Mrs. Robert Frt-eby, all of this city. Mn< Jennie Korns, Mrs. Miriam Meyer. Mrs. Harold Long. of G-n---eva Mrs. Grace Lehman. Mrs Helen Sprunger. Herne. In commenting on the duties of the nurse’s aid* and the tins- Isl-h , service rendered by the women. Miss B’aun said: "Adams county eliould be proud i to know that a group of w men I have volunteered th- ir services for ihii-iisivi' study i-i It: . Am ; erlcan Red Cross nurse's aids A volunteer nurse's aid is exaitly (Turn To Page S. Column 4> 0 Young Registrants In Next Contingent Youths Os 20 Arc Included In Call October's two draft calls from Adam* county wII embrace a I varied group of registrants, a survey among those who have received orders to report, revealed to day. From those contacted by a representative of this newspaper, ft Is indicated that at least a substanI tlal percentage of the men who have been ordered to report for physical examinations on October 5 are taken from the list of JO-year-old* in ..-,e last reg.stration. A total of 124 men were 20 year* I old when they registered and about 3« more of the Ik-year-olds 1 will be 20 by October 15. It was estimated after a casual survey of the list of registrant*. In comparison to the call for 20-year-olds In the Ora: contingent, it would seem that a majority of the men In the October 15 contingent ' are married men - many with a i (Turn To Fags 4. Column »

200 Persons Are Injured In Wreck Os Three Trains Today In Maryland; Pullman Burns

Seek Compromise On Parity Price Issue Overwhelming Vote Recorded In House Washington. Sept. 21 ll'l’i Administration senate h-ad'-iM will make another last minute attempt today to work out a comprom.-•• with the farm bloc on the parity price ls*ue In-fore the anti inflation bill comes to a vote in th,- senate Hut an overwhelming vote late yesterd if by a rebellii us house Io raise present parity levels of agricultural products 12 percent appeared to have smashed whatever hope the administration had of keeping a similar provision out of the senate bill. Price administration ofli< lais have estimat’d that such an increase in parity levels would Increase the cost of living abi Ut five percent. Senate admhiVlratlon leader A! ben W B.irkl y of Kentucky still thought there was a "fair i hance that we call work something out" and s« h’-duled a conference with the farm leaders for this morning (’ongri-ss ha* only one week to act on ami iefl ition legislation President Roosevelt's deadline to congriws "you do-lt-or ! will is (h t I. a week from today The bill tn re than likely will be (Turn To Pag* 3. Column 31 All Tire Dealers To File Reports All tire dealers must file their quarterly reports a* of Heplemfier 3u with the ration board here on or before Oc’ob’-r l.». Glenn Hill ration board (hairman. recalled today The form* are available now o Flying Fortresses Down Flying Boats Two Giant Japanese Flying Boats Downed By William Tyre* I'. P Staff Correspondent Headquarters. I’nifed State* Army Air force. Hawaii. Hept. 23 *rp. <l>..|.ivedi Army Plying Portresses have shot down two giant Japanese flying Isiat* and -ent a third fleeing in dogfighthigh over the Pacific, perhaps the first on record between fourmotored plane*. It was made known todayin each fight, the Boeing* attack’d Jipane««< navy Kawanlshl flying boats, modeled after the big Britislh short flying boat* for which the Kawantshl company held the Japanese building license, and believed to be powered by Japanese-made Roll* Royce motors. Tiie planes met thousand* of feet up over the Pacific ar.d him dreds of miles from their horn*bases. The Fortresses had taken off on patrol duty from their tmy Jungle air field on a Houth Sea- island when they met the Kawantebls and vanquished them Capt Walter Luca*. Starksville Mias . made the first kill in a fight at such close range that, a* he put it. bi* Fort re <* and ’he Kawanlshl It met might have been in the sama formation "We sighted the Jap off the side going in the opposite direction, at around S.Mmi feet." laicas said The Fortress started for the Japanese plane, going up from below and off to the side, and It* gun* opened at maztmnm range The Japanese flying boat attempted to swing its tail turret gun* arms* the Fortres* Kawanlshl* have tail and nose (Tarn Te Page «. C..!uiun 41

Ask Civilians To Cut Down On Usage Os Meat Cut Announced In Deliveries Os Meat For Civilian Use Chicago. Sept. 24. — (UPt — Claude Wickard. secretary of agriculture, said today that the office of price administration hat been asked to prepare a plan for nationwide coupon meat rationing and that the plan "i* expected to be ready within two or three month*." Washington. Sept. 21 II Pl Th« food requirements committee of the war production board today announced an average cut of 21 percent in deliveries of meat (or civilian consumption for the last three months of this year and api pealed to civilians immediately to hold consumption of meal al 2‘* pounds per peraon per week until rationing starts. The WPB committee, through It- chairman, secretary of agrlcultnre Claud.- It Wick .rd. said limitation older* on restricted civilian lll’at deliveries liy puckers would drafted ami Issued by the office of price admin stratlon within few days. Pending meat rationing, which the committee has reiommemled be put Into effect as soon a* po»-1 siblc. Wb knrd announced thewe two step- linplenii-iiling th’- war-i time meal program established eatller this month: "To make certain of sufficient ; meat for the army, navy and lend lea-e uses, the committee set up a policy of limiting total packer! deliveries of meat into civilian consumption and placed th” limit ' for such deliveries during the final ipiarter of 1H42 at the follow | Ing percentages of total packer-' deliveries during th” final quarter ‘ of ISH: beef and veal. SO per- ! cent; lamb and mutton. 05 per-: cent: pork. 75 percent. "To provide for fair sharing of this meal supply, tin- committee | asked civilian* voluntarily to hold consumption at 2A, pounds pei : person per Week Wfefctrd pointed OH’ that, -tan- 1 finally, the limitation figure* for the la-t three months of IX2 Indi (Turn To Page 1. Column Ci - -O~Christen Funeral Friday Afternoon Funeral service* for Harry W Christen formei Decatur druggist who died in Fcrt Wayne laet Fri day. will -be held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Mungovait fun era! home in tl.at city

Decatur Battle Line Forming For Scrap Metal Collection

Decatur’s battle line In the fight to Bek the Ja|M and Nazi* with •crap metal was forming today under the generalship of Steve ■ Everhart, city salvage chairman, who announced that hi* army of worker* would include Ibiy Scouts. | *ch(Mi! teacher*, firemen, truck driver* and everybody who would lend a helping hand In bleating and digging out the scrap in ike city* big offensive, beglnn.ng October 3. Resident* are a»ked to put the •crap metal on tke sidewalk along the curb *o that it can be picked up on Saturday. October 3 Truck* will be furnished by the city ad ministration and the Maier Hide: and Fur company and Boy Scout*;

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Price Three Centi

Six Known Killed And 16 Others Believed Dead In PassengerFreight Train Crash Dickerson. Md . Sept 21 —tl'f’t —Six person* were known to have been killed and 14 others were believed to have died today In a three-train »rr<k and fire on th” Baltimore and Ohio track* a half mil” west of here. Os 21 person* In the rear Pullman of one of the train*. No. IS from Cleveland, not one was believed to have escaped without injury Many, it was feared, were kill’d outright and other* may have l>een burned to death In flames whlcli broke out after th” wreck. Five hours after the wreck, which occurred at 7 3® a. m. when the Amha-sador from Detroit crashed Into the rear of the train from Cleveland, only one of the dead had been identified M Gilhart <>f Baltimore. 53 year-old flagman a bon rd No. Dt. Slate police report* said JO® persons In all were injured Many i were taken to nearby hospital*. Maryland* Governor O'Conner ordered a barracks at the gtatc penal farm near Hagerstown prepared for recefrtion of injured Ambulances and fire fighting apparatus from nearby town* and Washington and a hospital train from W..-hinstoii. :!!• m’le away, rushed to the scene. No I* had halted half a mile west of here to make a minor etiglmi repair. Flagman Gllhart went liack along the track to signal any following train* but tin- repair w>t* quickly made and he was "whist- » h-d In." Before No I’’ could gather *|M-ed. the crai-k Ambassador No 20. came along and smashed Into the tear Pullmnn. telescoping it mid throwing It onto adjacent westbound trai k* The locomotive of a passing freight -truck the detailed car. The luggage car of Nc. 20. behind the Diesel engine tnrned over and caught fire hi a matter of mlnu(e- the flames had spread to th*’ locomotive mid to the (Turn To l’*a* *. Column •> Two Autos Collide At Street Crossing No one wax Injured but tw » car* were damage-1 at II o'clock last night in a coißaJon at the corner of Fifth and Madison streets. One vehicle, driven w’*»t on Madison street t-y || p Schmitt. 47. Bellmont road, and another driven by Mr*. Cecil Schafer. M. 726 Walnut street, cl’y. enroute north on Fifth street, collided. The 8» hmltt .ar Strack a fire plug after the accident Damage to the Schmitt car was estimated at 4100 and that to the Schafer car at 125 Officer* Adrian Coffee and Rolw-rt Hill investigated

will assist in locating the metal. If reeldents wish, they can deliver their scrap me'al to the local dealer. Tha.point la. no one cares how it Is delivered, but that every pound of its ite sold to the dealer, so it can form the Victory stockpile On Wednesday. October 7. the uptown business district will be transformed Into a battle line of scrap metal Store proprietors are asked to dig all the scrap metal from basement or first floor and place it In front of their places of business, where, during the day. trucks will load it. If the owner wishes pay for the metal I tTera Te Page i. Column »