Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 40, Number 242, Decatur, Adams County, 13 October 1942 — Page 5

’, OCTOBER 13, 1942.

Priest, Kidnan Victim, Fearing Touhv Gang JLT'A'. ** ■ I « ' • ■ s? ■’a ■b**’*f I VV 'A JlllESlg »La /<ssl Safe! *■* w<L «». ♦* x j.i IwiMafwf \ jO*' ■■?* jrdisßn r»wT - \ " ’ • *: vb midwest Intensified their hunt for Roger Touhy and Rix other de,* of the Stateville prison at Joliet, 111. police guards were placed about tonroy, a Catholic priest of Fort Wayne, Ind . who reported receiving t eat rrom me gangsters, and John (Jake the Barber) Factor, for whose adbuction in lit 1 iiij his gang members were sentenced to prison. Touhy, it was said, blames Msgr. Conroy jPNwfc Conviction of the gang in the Factor abduction. The priest and Factor, reading an account of the Touhy gang's escapades. are shown above.

I ————— ■t'MMe Guard For IrtWiyne Priest " Hsst Monhunt On For _ [ Seven Escaped Men ■■*'• gbit w*p-- In,lo< ’ ,a ,I ' |>| ttb'' 1 ” " f detective. Hex Jar! OB ** ■mm MU< would continue a pel soli id 'III' I!' Sg ■■rtf fg ■ i9 MMg («» VS l|||||sypcr ■< ■2 QI ’’Jill ■■ Lnlx TBri. * Mi Nainar.i and peaiei Kfffft > came to Fort y*fnt flit* rd <y and. after con- , c 'fcrriaj Mb M«gr (onrov «aid jtoy MifeV' the telephone call • JKm • Hcmii Positive Clue OMrago, Oct 1.1 itT> police lifted a •» > of reports today in ■arch of a positive clue to the MjgnllMtt us Hose: Touhv sot ftker rmpfi * who escaped with AlthocqN hundred* of tips ware ■reined fro > Chi< ago and many fr id western tales, police indii.it N tint th fin none offend h Bhnne teak ««t W pr in .McCarthy of the (took j effa i states attorney'i. ■Hr. WMF to .Madison. Wis yesPntay to[t|Ui *'iim Edwa-d Touhy. Bb oaly Mii ot Hogei tn< urotn |h* Bot fca or tn Jill McCarthy M U*l a filling ■• itlon opot ■tot admit I visiting hi, brother ... M State, hut denied any ,u cOKtoJadge ol his pre*c-tit where said he would tort dis rvMaM them it he knew1 RENEW OFFENSIVE 1 (Coattail.-I From r*«* 1) • ’ fee were Fsh »t down (inly two " plane* SI .I- lost knnirn In extending out |w»«l 1 NS to th we iward on the north MV i-ial laid after ,t » dwys - i .-P- ive opeialloll, "Arasy Iflght. . plane* a»,i*ted •Nope Itii ,by strafing enemy ’»H and installation* and the Wsmy •■ttrrcd many <a*ualtieSlMQah- I of th« Ameil.au po- * Liao ot li i ndaleinal wa* viewed fcNrtMla.lv •ignif.i an' tlo we ■> I .pall" -< iTi* ta **’ island during the last two or Today is tgMkted the mat Ines s’ill iN tbs upp.-i hand de-pi’. tin MNy too •nditigs „ Tbr*> Cruiser: Lo»’ Washing <>. t r: til’' Th. • T y. bgffirv reinforced i<* fl‘• t in * South l’a< iff. to t.-pia.e th. •• of th* In ary .nil .i - .filin' > ■tnrts|giid Vim. line* liid.<a*'-d •dsy ths- it intend* to hold Vm ■fcsn gsi? in th. Sob moti i.-lund, > My «ss The Ml'cd ti'au- had ptld » for I the Sol.-mon- Im. •h. ;mp'.-< . N W*a clear that the, writ •th Uk „ic«- and more MfcAki- is luvvivid n> 'ln tldSMa op- la’lol. Tolle*, who NM db the importance of ** lsl*a<. tn. ua»> •pi .u i- > *fc Id M • 111. sap It. - .'.-. >!■■ ■ Nto cent!otic4 them »ea bv.ut- :b:uct i'.i

Ihiiw'iii und Australia. Seriously threaten American supply lines to Australia and New Zealand Seriously threaten island bases in New Hebrides. New Caledonia and the Fiji island-. . That warning by the navy disclosed f. r th.- first time that the Vnited S'ates has a base In the New Hebrides Islands to the 1 southeast of the Solomons and to 1 th.- north of New Caledonia Th<- loss of tin- three warships ' was revealed in a naval comniuti Iqite late yest.-rday more than tw months after a d.-vaatatlng night battle Military security made i’ 1 neceaaary to withhold th. - information. the navywald. and it was pre-1 stim.-d here that it was withheld until naval reiufo.c. in.-nts had ar- ( rived. The loss of the three cruiser*, i plus the Australian < ruisei Can lierra. previously announced was I the worst hlow- suffered by the I' , H fleet elmthe Japanese attack on I’eail Harbor There w.-rc many I .asualties. although a majority of I the p.-rsonnel of the Australian and j three America ships Were saved The battle raised to nlm- th. number of American . ..inl.aiair j i and nom ombatant ships sunk since i , the offensive slnlle.l in the Holo-I mons on Aug 7. and increased to i 52 the total naval vessels lost ii -m , all causes since th. war started There was on. bright s|xit in the latest < oiiimuiiiipi. on tin- Holomons that despite th>- admittedly Well-I , exe. ilt.-d Japanes. attack on the I American naval v.-e.-cels. the . ti.-my i failed to attack the lial>-|n>iti .Hid supply hip- effecting th. lauding . opera Hons Th.- extent of damage illflu led n ille Japaues. lone i* not known, but It is believed to have b< <-n . xiciiaive. fltherwise. it was believed. the enemy naval for., would have attacked th.- relatively unpr.e teettd transpoil* and supply ship; Instead it withdrew to the north. The batli.- Imlw.-ui th. Vme.i.uli naval vessels protecting 'it.- land > ing operation* and the Japanese j force was a dramati. night affair' at close range. The naval cominuni'im ..-»• .led that the attack ait. d,. I I■.. m on the night oi Aug *'• when < n , eniy aircraft dipped flu. over American tian port* end r ipply ships north of f.uadal. anal. Tin flaies lighted ill. way foe 111.- <-n ! eniy destroy, rs and <iui -. s Th' ‘ enemy open'd tlr. Immediately oil an American coveting t 0... on I. I east of Have island. Icoilhw.-sl of tiii.idai-anal Sh.-ii ->i"i to pid ■<• . sciion>ly damage.l and set lit. to • th' Canberra whi.h .-auk th. fol- . towing morning I Th.- em my force then altere d , c ourse. |>H>. eedlns through the passage northcast of Save, island , Th. it- it encountered th. American - northeast screen <f ctuiset* and destroyers "and a battle, at < lo*e | range re, 'lied " Whe. l i'e smoke <le ered the three Ain.-ri. an cruisers had gone ( to the bottom the Q title y .nd Vim .-iii.es having 10-eii ' Inf n-peat ijedty ' The Astoria was badly damI aged, burned through th. night and sank tn the morning I , IHm-losuic- of th.- Am.-ru ah -h.p . los-e* now explain, why there has i be*n no naval oppo*tthm to recent 'Japanese moves to land (loop iei ' info cement' on the H«lom >n* The i. burden of defeue so tai ha • tested with Amr. nan an men who have (accounted tor the sinking o two Japanttie destroyers probabh sink ing another aud damaging 23 other nasal vasacls aud auxiltaiic . The Qu.nc y. ft. 475 tons and «ai y[ling a notnial complement ot 1*32 I I <>■. cis aud eullat.-d iu< u. was .'lautt.lvcd In 1#.!5 It wa last com- . utaudeu by Lap' Iwuiue! N Moure i if Akxaudrra. Va. uuw hated as

! "killed in action." The Vincennes. Ii foe tons, watt launched in 1936 (apt. F. L. Itelfkohl of .Maunabo. I* |( was in .'omnuind when it went down in j the Solomons. - IMMEDIATE (Continued From Page ii needed for our armed forces in the ichl.-vem.-nt of victory ovi-i our enemies ill combat. "Second, to man our war industries and farms with the workers needed to produce the arm, and m'ini' oils and food ic-ipiirc-d by i ourselves mid out fighting Allies to win this war" At the same time it was learned that the army want th.- is and !'• y.-at ..1.1., right away, a evidenced by a let'.-, wilttc ci by -e. r. tary ot war H* nry 1., Stlntson In response to re<|u<wts for guidance ft tn <on gression.il < oininitte. The Stimson letter, it was understood, has gone to tile White Hou-1- and .Ml. Hoosev.-lt wa aw.iteof th. army's position bes re lie mad. his ad- ! drese la*t night The army is anxious to have the youths covered by selective seiIMn-, It U.IM Ulkli I -vlfrtrtl. I>t«( |l : lium him d a mh<| li’rmoii m itiduri mg tor mthtaiy <r\i<« men of .Hound l'» y».ii. of ,ii.». m.Hiy of whom i niti i Maud up midei tig. oiotiM army training o SCHOOL LEADERS (Continued From Fag. t) puls and phynal edilemio:i in -tin. tor* w. i. among th'*, tn at-t.-ndan. .- Those who ll.id indicated that they would attend the meeting ill eluded Lyman I, Hann. . .unity school Siipellntend, nt. Walt. .1 Krick Decatur city c-hmd superin tend, ut F M W eld, Heme- town -. bool iip.-rlnt. nden' John Bin matin. M.-rh Sho.-mak. i and Layk. IH.-li.-rry, physical education instrii* - , tor it Geneva Hartford and Mon I month high ,< ho t i.-»pe. tiv.-ly. iHan.' l Fol.y Knklaiid high school piin.ipcl a lepresentative ot the Mmiio. high .bool ..nd possibly j mi. o two ollie I Adams County Native Dies In Fort Wayne If.-n y W< lii.g. 77. native of Adams . eiiity dn-.f ,o 7 .;u lug .M'lfi'i.- * •.• 11 , . it.”. Fl. 11 Fort W i>i - Su. thing .< ■ th widow ('busline; two d l ight. 1 Mi, Hemy Colemat. ai.l M fltto Fuhrman, both of Foil Wayn- . and .1 brother. Wfl ■ lain Weinng of \d-iiii* county Funeral sell < es will lu- h-Id at I I*, p 111 Thursday at the home and at J o'. Io k at th Concordia 1.a.1- .ii • .11 h It- 1 Walter Klauallcg otfn .a'llig Huiial will be 111 Coiidoidic c ■ Uletei } o Sales Manager Is Named By McMillen Auuoum.-tn.il' *c male from th. gell- ial ufii, e* <»[ - M. Millen F.et Mil'- cud Central Soya com pan> in Fort Wayne today of the appcMUtnent <4 c F Marth. a« general al. manager foe the MiMillen Feed Mill M Marsh ba been a.th tae cum,>auy »it»< 1*35 an-1 tar-nerty tilled tar pcMittotm ot auiestoag. dull kt aud divi.-.oMl sale* manage. Uctore g'-.ug with th. M<Millen .ointuuy, wa employed tor II year* by a bed cnU'ern in <’h. .ago. Il will iiav. lit* ufti.. .u lon Wa.vue Tie < .rnpauy employ* abuut Tb aaleameu

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, DECATUR. INDIANA '■

Youths Anxious To I Get Navy Training Splendid Chance To Learn Trades Indianapolis. Oct 13 Indiana'B average navy enlistment age of nineteen and a half years indicates tlmt youths in their late 'teens are seizing the navy's offer to win a skill while they're winning a war, according to Commander It H G. Mathew,, officer In charge of navy recruiting for the Indiana ar.-a "While our recruit* range from 17 to 51 year, of age, the average is nineteen and a half," he said. "It take, a tremendous number in th<- lower age bracketx to hit that taverage. "These youths Indicate that they don't all expect, to make it career of the navy. They're volunteering before they reach the age when service Is required, because they want to h.-lp win this war. They tell us they've .nine to the navy for that volunteer patriotic service because th< y know the navy will teach them -ontethlng they t-an use in civilian life lifter the war Is over." Commander .Mathews pointed out that a war machine so complex as a warship reunite, all tyi»., of | *pe< lalfzed kill for operation and ! maintenance and that all the work ) must be done l.y the same sallnm who make the ship a fighting unit. I All detail* of power, communicaj lions, food preparation and health i ' an- and many other aspect, of the ' fleet and its air arm are just as important a* the guns, and all the 1 wotk i* done by enlisted tncn. he 1 suid. i "In the navy 70 percent of the men are ta tty officers," he explained "That's just another way of raying 7o percent of the navy's enlisted men are skilled at some ' trad'- because they hud to learn a , specialty before they could win , their p.-tly officer rating. I "To g.-t enough pec iali.it, for a ( I rapidly expanding navy, the navy I I* sending iip|>r«xlmatf-ly 7<t per- , cent of it, recruits to trade school, before putting them on ships. The 1 navy advan.'-, Its apprentice sea- ‘ men to petty officers' rating and pay joet as *OOll as their skill tner ! i Its the promotion The I’vsult I, 1 that thousands of hoys win. have 1 enlisted as apprentice seamen have bc'-oin.' petty officer, by the time they r.-a. h sea duty and thousand* of others have- won ratings hy ' learning trades aboard ship "There's hardly a single c ivilian trade that doesn't have a close liaralj.-l aboard ship The young ' men serving on the navy’s ship* I day will be back lit civilian life again some day. making a living at wotk they learned in the navy While they're learning and Improv--1 ing their skill In the line of duty a bo., id chip, they're getting at least j f'l't .1 month and most of them) I f't.i io |ls| a month, counting the 1 extra pay for s.-a duty besid.’S th.-ir clothing, food and keep "Obviously when we expect a i man to 1..- able to h-arn a special I ized type of work after he joins th.navy, we re certainly not elicourag ! ing young fellow* to drop out of. high s< hool and enlist. While we , d n't require a man to have a high | *< hool education, it tand to reas- - .Hi that th.- recruit who haw finished ' high -1 h.M.I will he m that much — Mji X.«XXXXXS K KXXJLX-XKXXXXtUt

BEN McCullough Id 1 Republican ( andidak fur I CLERK Adam.s Count) ’ Will appreciate tour support and influence al the General Election Nm. 3. ( Pui A<»l UMUUMMUMUUMMJU&JUUUJUUX

(better portion to advance In the navy. ‘ 0 ■■■— REPORTS FROM (Continued Frmn r*g» I) th<‘ offensive. The Nazi air force, the o«h> commentator pointed out, dominates the Russian hinterland from Astrakan to Saratov The heaviest fighting on the Russian front appeared to be in the Caucasus where, Moscow re ported, biting winter weather already had descended The Communist party newspaper Pravda published picture, showing line sian forces In the Terek river region in winter hattie dress In the Terek Mozdok sectoi the Russian, had brought up armored train, to blast the Germans and were counterattacking In considerable strength Russian counterattack, sou'hea-t of Novorosslsk were reported and the Germans < la I med that the Imttle for Tuapse Soviet naval base south of Novoi os*isk. wa, entering the last phase The Nazi high command admitted the Russian < ounteraltai ks in the Mozdok area bill said they had been repulsed SEVEN MORE (Continue,! From race 1) Shoaf have been ord' icd to report for ac tive du’y on (>, toil, 22 Snyder on October 21 i’ainler and Bailer on October 21 A total of fi'.i have now been nc (opted, 14 re Jet ted and oil'- still held. Leave Thursday The second contingent to leave Decatur for final army exams will go Thursday morning at an early hour While censorship rc-gtila lions prohibit publication of ih<number of men who will leave, it has been learned from an authoritative source that the Thursday contingent will not be marly as large as the one which bft on October 5 It has been Indicated that the total for the two contingent may rang,- slightly over the century mark Th'- SO men who were act epted on the day that they went to Toledo. Ohio—October will leave here for active d't’y on October Iff They have been on an auto malic 11 day furlough since being accepted and placed on the enlist , ed reserve li,f TO LIMIT AUTO (Continued From Fwg* 1) see how completely gasoline rationing h«* been integrated with fire conservation when they make out their application form*. The form, will < (insist of a mil- ige ra KILL LICE BIRDS with Purina ROOST PAINT write h» Scale IrMimrntrl,M (St room »cch Puricca «h. t'a nc S«lr •nitwc.nom folrove* »n«mnc»dlir«*c 500 Im ol Ptrchn I s Price per Pint flt 9C Ln |j I Stiefel Grain Co. Let us Grind and Mi, your Gram. N First St. — Phone 233

THIS IS ! _ a YOUR >M| SCRAP! - and your metal scrap is needed to win it! WHOSE BOV WILL DIE BEMUSE hued? * * I hirer 'our M-rap * ■■ «*■ ■ - l< ihe local * M >ard. * . I Ei«i *r ..rana .... aaf ww WcM .Monroe St. « One old bucket giuea scrap a enough for three bayonets. NEWSPAPERS* UNITED SCRAP METAL DRIVE

■ tlon application blank and a tire it.speetion report sheet Car owner’ will be required to Hat the -enal numbers of all tire* - which they ow.i and if more than . * fiv, are It 'ed for any other car t> -no’"- ' Will be ■!' ’ d ■■ ■ 1 . s-l>., until the v have old th, ex11 *< tires to the federal govern1 ment o , 1 Fort Wayne Youth Fined By Justice Raymond A .Mill l'» of Fort 1 Wayne w.c* fined 11 and cor'* by justice Walter J Bockman in hi* r court this morning when he entered a plea of guilty to a 'raffle 1 violation Mills w.c* . '-rested la-t S.ctur | day night by Sheriff Ed Miller on a charge of passing thi'-e olhe. oar, on .11 u r » • north of G--U' va He pl-ad<‘d gul'ty o Jury Is Called To 1 Report Wednesday I The jury for the Septc-mbi m of the \d.im, circuit loutt will I" lalled In W'-dm *day morning 1 hdir the- complaint f->r n ut .1 tion | filed by M.i- i*- Si-|>-urnann .c-' ilti ('barb-- and Amanda B> rnnr.' The- -itit was o iglnslty *' t f'" trial by court toduy but continued until tomorriw when II II M>clemihan. d'dendiinl * attorney, asked for , jil'V trial Judge Hany Hllgemann. of Fm '

l( A 'T<'* - f J I f ILA { 1 ’ (I f J ((Hiking Becomes u Pleasure w ith a ) | MONARCH Malleable Range ) J l.ighlen your kitchen dtilte* anti make ccHiking tmd baking a / 1 plcnwurr with a new MOXAI<( II Malh-aidc llange. \ ,l(»w 1 / v(in'll be proud Io own. Many new and improved tcalure* found < 1 ONl.y in Monarch. Come in and inspect the inixiriM now on 1 | display. Don’t wail I<h> long. C A We alsu have a good iliwk oi Healing Siovc* and 1 > Move accc-.Miric*. May we -how you'.’ ■ 1 A* * 1 C *' •••€• D SroaT %

■ Wayne i -i'tti-g as special judge- ' m the ' a,e llilniiff's attorney*. 1 nc> I. H Dumen of For Wayne ind F< 11. I- ■ of D- ittßt —«. Halloween Dance At Elks October 24 So. la! cctiv/ie* tor the tall and Win - season w.ll open ct the B. I' (( Hike lodg Saturday, o- tuber 21 wi'h a Halloween dunce. Th'idun • so mc-mb< r* aud invited sue-'* will be held from 10 p m to I .c m Vdmf’slon will tw- II per ■ couple —0 — Moose To Initiate Candidates Tomqht lohn \|i'"rding J of th* city who i< eci' y won fi *t honor, m competition .ii tin- 'a',- conclave ,r Ma-ion some time ago will par 'ii ipate 111 tin- ultrction < .-remotib at \dam- lodg- 1311. Loyal Order: ot Mo.,*-- to-, • a M A • -till: l>artl< fpated la*t Sunday a* a mem l» of th,- all-fat" <!• r tcum la*' Sunday " l.af’or',- wile.,- a a- »f I"! a.,* initiated . \- company :< M \Hie;dill* w, . Il> !>- , I' .i <• 1. ;> i • g cvertm of •h- h.il and G. Remy Bi- ; iy gov-rn I i <>. i u,lon w.c th,- ,>■ • I.rati,m :• lat.i, io the burnin.- of the mo.t.'.i. . ..n the Moo*--home -he • M, mi. ,4 the Fol" WaVli. d- * • • in A II ,I’o .-I*.< ' in the initiation All .-m-mhc - ar*-I ini ii. d ■ att, nd • .. m> • 'ing ’ -

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i night Heficshrncnts will be served following the meeting o— — Annual Father-Son Meeting Is Held \ -i zed ow j attended the itilia.i father ,lid -on meeting, !p Id in the- KtiighM of Colambu, lodge hall la*t night. The annual in, ting follow.-d communion at •he Si May'* « atholic church Sunlay. which fatlic * and son* attended Weekly Program Os Church Is Changed !»■ M () In 'er pastor of tho First Methodis* chureh, 'oday an* tioam' | a hunge in the c hurch ;> - ,-" im dilnti 'll" week The > ■ | study . a . ~'..| ,' 7 !■> p m T'n i -day in th ■ lecture > n m-'« a1 ot Wedmeday ill ' he ba ■ -men’ lie chancel choir wtl! praetic o at ’> p ti W • ine-day and the- you'll ion ,c at 7 p tn Wednesday Tho •gu a devotional program <rf th»» you'll oizaniz.,' on will b- held at * p 111 Wedlle <l.,y. Toßflicvt «au dt