Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 40, Number 287, Decatur, Adams County, 5 December 1942 — Page 1

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IMeRICAN BOMBERS SMASH NAPLES

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Prohibition 'Died' Nine Years Aqo Today By I’nltcM Pn-fn Prohibition earn to an (!I <| Ju< nine years ago today Th.* expensive enterpriw. had J 13 year* and <o»t Sl27.mii.♦M)O hi <o*! One hundred dry ag n-« lost I their Ilves, and .>;i ethnic w.-<. wounded One hund ed and 7', civilians were hilled l>y <lry agents and HA.otHi person* went to promt for violation Hathtuh gin wa< inv nted; and Al < .po, , i„ , , wealthy man. I I " Rent Registration Will Start Monday Decatur Sub Office To Be Open Monday Kent registration win utart In I Adaniw county on Monday, area I rent director (' J. W iden. o( the Fort Wayne I at ar d< h lire lental area anounced today A <>( the . Mine date, the rub ofti... in th!i> I city. 121 North Third wtreet will be , opened to the puhli. th.-y may , icecure Informal ion and blank*, with (Tucrlcic (' Rubenotd rent jnw|ce< tor. hi < liarge i landlord* will have until mid night January lit. mi out and tile i; their registration atatemriitic Ineluded in the registration is every type of <«■< ii pan. y u*e<| for living quartern; hotel*, roomlnu liou-.m, j boarding hou***.. apartment*, rem. ■ ed houaea, touriat cabim. Individ- . ual rente dr om*. even the ground* rented for trailer* Ther- are two typer of registration Mtaiemellt* one tor hotel*. •' rooming houaea. touriat < abina and , trailer < amp* which are filed In duplicate and which may be obtained front ihe Adam* c unty rent ot- ' Hee at Decatur only. The homing (form on which all rented hmtwe*. ' apartment*, flats, etc., ate legist ered. may be obtained at the following dirtrlbutlon point* Adams county rent office. 121 North Third street. Decatur; Hank of Preble, Preble; Bank <f Berne. Beine: Stucky's Furniture Store. Monroe, and the Bank of Geneva. Geneva landlord* In Adams county may obtain th>- blank* at the nearest available point and after Alling them out shbuld return th blank* to the same point from which they obtained them. Ail of these p Inta have been supplied with information pamphlets on rent control and instruction sheets will be given with the blanks for tilling them . out. ; The registration is made man-' datory by law. Maximum penalty for failure to register is a year's . imprisonment and a tin.- < t fS.oDO Mr. Worden urged that landlord* do not wait until the last minute to complete the registration state- ' rnents as it Is desirable to complete I the registration as soon as possible*. Aiwo, landlords were urged to study I the form* carefully ano the instruction sheet before tilling them 'out and then take pain* to till them out legibly, completely ami .■< < urately. Improperly filled out regls- . tration* will have to be corr-c ted and done over again. After the reglstratlrns have been (Turn To P»g* Column 5) 0 Suit Against City Dropped By Bentz Former City Fireman Drops Fiqht For Job Ralph W. “Xig" Bentz, former city fireman, has dropped hl* yearlong battle to be restored to th.' city's fire fighting force, records in the Adams circuit court d-tclosed today Bentz filed a motion to dismiss ; bis suit to be restored to the force The motion was sustained by the court and the case dismissed Costs were taxed against him Bentz was discharged from the force by the board of public works and safety on January 5. 1942 after be pleaded guilty to a charge of I reckless driving and running a stop light On February S he filed hie cocplaint in circuit court. On February 9. Ferd L. Litterer. city attorney, filed a motion to dismiss the case, av-rring that Bentz bad appealed the decision of the board one day after the 3" day period allowed by statute. The diamlseal of the ca * today halted any further action on the motion

Japanese Make Desperate Try To Aid Troops Japanese Positions In New Guinea And Solomons Desperate By I'nit.-d Press Japan'* p>*it|<>n in both N<-w ' Guillen anil on Guadalcanal, in - th- Solomotis, |* becoming In-1 j crea*lngly difficult. The Jap supply lilies off Ihe I not Ih New Guinea coast, for instance. are »o closely guarded 'hat the enemy ha* resorted to ■ »|.--|» rate measure*. General MacArthur's headquart- ' .-rs i.-port* that the Japs have ! started to drop supplies by parachute to hard-pressed fore--.* on . 'll.- Buna bea<lih ad Nine big Jap planes dropped about 100 bundle* yesterday over the Buna mission area, while 11 Zero tighter* watched for an Allie<l (hall nge At least five, and maybe six determined Japanese at- | tempts to gel I. infore.-melltK t I 'he garrison- hemmed in at (lona Hid Buna have failed And it is appar nt that the enemy forces. I relentlessly pressed from the sea. ire in serious position. Australian troop* advancing eastward along I 'he coa-t from Gona toward Buna *re rolling steadily forward, mop-1 ping up Isolated pocket.* of ett my [ troops. A big force of flying fortresses . attacked the Lae ami Salamaua bases up the c >a*t from Buna yes- | 'e.day The objective was to knock out plan * that might sup(port th<- Gma Buna Jap beachhead troop*. The enemy problem of supply I* no |e«* critical on Guadalcanal. Vnles* tne Japanese get reinforcement*. intinliions. and food th re. 'hey surely face annihilation Navy secretary Knox made this plain yesterday at his news conference. He said that American 'ropo* have won th third round (Turn To Page 4. Column «) ——-O-— — — ■ - ——-• Production Os War Goods Well Underway Roosevelt Urqes No Relaxation Os Work New York. Dec. s.—(l'Pi President Roosevelt scys that the war production program is well along 'he way. But he urge* manufac"ircrs not to relax their effort* until tin- Axis I* thoroughly demolished The presidents' iniwsage was directed to the war congress cf American industry, meeting In New York tiiid-r sponsorship of the national ass<M'iatlon of manufacturer* Production chief Donald Nelson told the conference last night that United Nations' arms output now is double that of the Axis lb- predicted that by the end of 1943 America alone will produce almost as many planes, tanks, guns, shells and warships a* the rest of ' the world combined. By then. Nelson declared, Allied I production will triple Axi« output. He declared that by the end of next year America will be producing ships at the rate of 15.000.000 i ten* a year to move weapon* to the war fronts Hut like the president. Nelson warned against any relaxation of our production effort until the enemy is finally defeated Reconstruction New York. Dec 5 —(UPl—Henry J Kiser, the shipbuilding wizard, sayn that now is the time to start planning for reconstrnetlon after ' the war. He tcld the natoinal association of manufacturers that industry has a big job ahead of it to show our people that there doesn't need to be any post-war depression rather, that it can be Am< rlca's greatmt economic ad social opportunity. The first essential, says Kaiser. Is employment—not only a nation wide, but a world wide opportuityi for all who want to work. He suggested that automobile ( manufacturers announce now the ( designs for their 1945 automobiles , for delivery six months after the , war ends That engineers get busy , with plans to extend the great Ptnnsylvania trunk highway , And aviation, said the production , (Turn To Page 4. Column C» 1

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Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, December 5, 1942.

U. S. Attacks Japs at Kiska

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This spectacular air picture was taken during a I’ S Ixmildng of Japanese base on Kiska island, in the Al.-utian chain J.ip barrack and milltnry installations ar the targets This is a I S \rm Signal Corp» plctllie from News of the Day Newsreel

New Formula Set To Defer Farm Workers New Classifications Guide Draft Boards Washington. Dec. 5 - il'Pt A new formula has been work* <1 mit by selective service official* to kep the melt who feed the nation working on the farm instead of fighting on the war front Detailed instruction* have been «ent to draft boards on how to apply a new yardstick for (he deferment of essential agrlcultut.il work r* from military service The yardstick establishes certain values for a“ kinds of foods, in terms of so-called war itiil's one milk cow or 12 beef cattle per unit, five acre* of corn per unit, and so forth And a man directly • sponsible for ths- production of 18 war units, is deemed dig.blfor draft deferment In one of two new classlficatinos 2-C oi 3-4'. Local draft boards, however, still make the final decision. But the n w formula, worked aut under the farm deferment clause of the teen-age draft law, Is expected to help in rell vitig the threatened shortage of in.inpower tn agriculture However, agriculture also i* trying to get mor help In the form of higher prices with which to pay higher wages and keep farm hands from going into the war industries. Tile liill to figure labor cost* into farm parity prices, now has ridden safely through the house and is xpected to get approval from tile senate agriculture com mittee today If it passe*, present (Turn To Page 5. Column 1) o Decatur Enrolled In Pedestrian Contest American AA Is Contest Sponsor The city of Decatur baa been en rolled in the national pedestrian contest, sponsored by the American automobile association, it was made known here today Mayor Forrest Elzey signed the contest entry blank and will temporarily serve as Decatur chairman of the contest. An appointmen' of a permanent j chairman will likely be made in the near future, it was stated The event Is one sponsored year ly by the AAA among the various cities of the nation in an effort to slash pedestrian accident totals. Enrollment of cities in Indiana was placed under the supervision of the Indiana state police. Officer J. C. Mendenhall (Ute policeman assigned to this district, is the local officer oho made arrangement for the city's entry. Further details of the contest and progress of the event will be made available to the local chair-: man by the AAA.

Local Lady's Nephew Dies At Loqansport Mrs. M F Harris left this morn Ing for l,ogahsport. after rec Ivins word of the death of her in-phew Paul Strci ker. 11. who died Thurday night at a hospital hi that city after a short illness of a heavy cold and complication*. Funeral service* will be held in Is>g3n-port Monday ..... 0 — Contingent Leaves For Physical Exams 49 Adams County Men Leave Today Foity-nltK Adams county men I went to Toledo Ohio today to take final examination* forth - ('. S army through select!/ serI vic. It I* the first of three e mt.- t i ho called in December The draft board announced today Jntt a i third call ha* been r celved for j a contingent on December 22. Notices were -on' out for thi* i group this morning A call sis lt.'cember It hid been pr vi •ti-ly announced Police chief J.itlh Birders, a < volunteer, wa* named leader of th contingent and prosecutor Lewis L Smith wa* cho*en assistant. Each had charge of the men In hl* bus In the one Im* were Bord rs, lt<.belt I' Mirhenke Robert Moron Bailey. Earl Mathias Stucky. H .ward JH-W'ayne Brown. Marlon Kenneth Yoder, Delbert I.ion I Yiig-lmrv'c Gerald Everett Van Skyofk Vernon I.- a • Frailhiger. ('baric* T'.ioma T'lmbb -on Tillman Bauman Elmer John Hendrick*. Da inion D 'ester Case Charles Edwin Whitright. Earl Stanley le-hman. James M irtln fo>s. Walter William Steff.n, Waller J.x-I lugslntrger. Eh Walter H < >egger. Robert Leon Aspy. Richard L o Hendrick*. Leo Francis Faurote. Robert William Brown. Jerome John Kelle; in the other bus were: Smith. Raymond Elmo Meyer Ervin Paul Vid r-.in, Arthur H nry H uigk ! Clarence Edward Michel. Clarence Charles Bulteno-ie.. C.iil \ thur Harnett. Floyd Henry McD maid. It<> .. ' Paul Ev*.n-..n Arthui Harry Mayer. Millard Jacob Schw.irtz. Carl Eugene Hprunge: William Richard Walt r. Richard <1 tb- r. Delmer David Fisher. Carl Edward Amstutz. Ambrose Henry Geimer, Wayne Rawley Derrickson. Clarence A. Schindler, Pau! Henry Getting. R< bert L •• Fennie. Diyle Eugene Gilbert. Waldo Sterling Stuckey. Richard Gerald l*rake. Ralph Jackson fzmgenberger. Facts about the contingent: The otiginal call was for •>- Arthur Jr Martinez, a M xican. failed t > appear. Another Meli•an. Joe Ramez Monies was transferred to Dallas Texas. Nine enlisted They are- Wayn Edward Reusser. James Frederick Ehlnger Earl Lewis Moansey. Jay Market Alton. Ernest Anderson. Jr all in the navy. Anthony Fred Bak r In (Tarn To Page 4. Column S>

First American Air Attack On Italian Mainland Causes Heavy Damage--Is Complete Surprise

Russian Troops Advancing On 80-Mile Front Raise New Threat To Nazi Positions Before Stalinqrad Momcow. Del 5. iVl’i Russian troopu art- u p rted *we- ping forward in the lower half <>f the Don river bend raising a brand new threat t<> the Nazis In-fore Stalingrad. Special dispatcher say the Rus 1 slaii' tiav.- driven across Hie Don river we*t and southwest of Stalingrad along an *"mile front. The northernmost Re I army t r<e threaten* to split in half the Nazis in the river bend area About 4'l mile* sou 111 of this spearh'ad. a second Russian <ol iimn is driving along the Stalin-. , grail Kharkov railroad Eighteen miles farther south, the' RlHSiaU* have seized the village ot ■■ ■ I’opov In an advance that lias <a f rled 1" miles beyond the w- stern I bunk of tin- river. • Tin- fourth of the Soviet spearheads is sweeping along the Stalin- 1 gra<l-Rostov railroad in an appar ent drive toward Rostov itself, k- y to Iho Caucasus. Tile power of tile Ruseiuii off. Il* ive i* si.mi rolh-rmg German de t.iis.-- in village aft. i viliagAnd front-line dispa'i h< - say th.advance is increasing the already I acute danger to more than 250.0(H) ' Nazi tr ops before Stalingrad Tiles, Nazi forces are fighting for their liv<« against fierce Russian r attai k* above, below and inside > Stalingrad. Tile otliciul Russian communique. 1 w hich mak.-s no direct reference Io I fighting we«t of tli. lion, says Rus- , alan force* northwest of Stalingrad i ■ hav<- routed two Nazi battalion* at t tne point. r In another battle between the Ixm and Volga riverw In this area, | . th.- Russian* have captured 2" pill box. s and dugouts and killed 100 , ,■ Gei mans. Soiniiw.■*• ..I the •'y it i glan I | troops have overrun a whole series of German fortifii atioits. Fifty pill. | , boxeu and dugouts were wrecked Fifteen bun Ind (hr...an- were kill t ed and five Nazi tank* and 21 field guns d.-str yed In night operation* | In th.- far tory area of Stalingrad. Russian troop*, which advanced more than 2<»" yards yesterday. ( have lev. h-d 25 enemy pillboxes in i I renewed attack*. ( Continued heavy fighting is reported w.s-f of Rzhev, on the cen (Turn To Page S. Column 1) Narrowly Escape Death At Crossing Decatur Ladies And Girl Escape Death Two De.atur ladies and a young' g.rl narrowly eacaped death at 3:35 p. m yesterday when a car driven try Mr* Ota McAlhaney. 37. of 81fi High street, want struck by a speeding Erie passenger train at the) Third street crossing. Riding with Mrs McAlhaney were her sister. Mrs. Charlotte Warthman, and the latter’s three year old daughter. All eacaped with a severe «bak'ng up Officer Roy Chilcote. who 'nvae-tigit.-d the accident, said Mr* McAlhaney'* car was nearly across the tracks when struck by the train. I traveling at an eatimated spe*-d of 70 miles per hour The rear bump-' er. trunk and tail light were shear-1 ed from the auto. 4 heavy l-nn step beside the cowcatcher on the train waa also torn off The crew of the train did mrt . know the auto hal been atruck unI til local official* telephon<*d th* Huntington sta'lon and atopped ‘ (Turn To Page a. Column 1>

Heavy Fighting In Progress On Tunisian Front Main Allied Armies Strcaminq Forward To Advance Lincs . By I'nited I’i. ssi Prime Mln -1.-r ( liuri hill - wo <1 of caution are given • iiipb.isi* by tin- latest report* from the Tun.' fall battlefield* | Heavy fighting Is in progress along ,i confuae I shifting front that follows a curving road between M item and Itjed.-i.la | Alli-.1 advance force* are trying l io liold a line of < mmanding liilk until the mam Allied aim., arrive I ami organize for a full al>- oft. line against Tunis and Biz.-it.- The main body now i« trvaming tow nil tin- front. | Tin- German* aware of th Alj lied strategy. ai>- a'ta< king again uind again in costly effort to (Live the Allies from tin i strat.-gi. horse-shit* line to- -are til. powerful British and American lemforc. inent* arrive Tin- most savage conflicts an- in progress around Mateur. mor.- than 2<t miles south ot Biz. rte. ami Djedeldu. 1" miles from Tunis ft-.tli Allied and Axi- dispatch*** agree that til. h- have been In ' ivy Joust s on both sides In ree.-nt .lays | Fi out line dispatches tndii-at.-that tin- Allied Um-, generally ar<(Turn To I’.tge 3. Column it John Duff Elected State Trustee Head Hartford Trustee To Succeed Doan i John Duff. Democrat - trust-.■ of Hartford township. w-i« it'd ' president of the Indiana state asso I elation of township trust <•* Fn day on the dosing day of tin- au liual convention held al 'll" Clay i pool hotel ::i Indianapol e Mr Duff succeed John M Doan. Republican of th!- city. Wash.nv I ton township wh > * ivi las president of the state a** • a I tion for two years. Duff def.-a’ -d Walter Hayes of I" .i t Wayn-. aecond candidate, in Friday’- eh-- • tion. Otto F Wall* of Knightstown 1 was re-elected ..-ere- iry-trea-Hirer defeating John Georg.-. Pe-ry t ,wn i ship trustee. Vice-presidents < ho«.-n for the I southern district were Henry Mu- : I<-i Center township tru-'e.-, an I C F Ryan of Ellettsville. Horace Wise ot For'vlll.- and Mrs Frank.<• Hellman of Gary were elected vice-president for th--northern district. Final session of the i invention was a joint meeting of the trustee* with county school sup--rin'. nd.-nts and high school prin< pals foi di* cussion of war time s< hno! problems A sen.** of resolutions pres.-nted I by the trustee*' ratsolutions <om I mittee were adop'd*' <> TEMPERATURE RtADINU rtkMOCRAT THERMOMETER 8:00 a. m. . .. 18 10:00 a. m. 23 11:00 a. m. 2« WEATHER Slowly rising temperatures today and tonight; light snow ■ n south and west central por t.on* tonight beginning at extreme southwest portion late this afternoon, becoming m.xed with s<set and ram at times m southwest portion. NOON EDITION

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Italy Communique Admits Casualties Heavy In American Assault On Naples By Ciu’.d I’r. r American ' oiisolid.ited L.tieral--ir homlier- have opened th prom-l-.-.l aerial offensive against southern Italy »i h a heavy daylight raid on Naples The first Ameii.an at’ack on ill.* Italian mainland was a complete • urpris Th- big B2l* trailed in Italian squadron aero** the M-diti-iiaii.au ..nd American bombs w.-n bur-'jiig on the d >ckof N.iple* b. f>-.- the hal in'- Were aw.i.c that All d planes were over head Th.- American* cetr.er.d their it'acks <m the I'oria Dlma-sa Quay, and upon ship* miore.l along side Hit- v.--. sc.n-.-d on in Italian battle-hlp -ind tw i .iui• i*. t ultlni- in • xpl-ni inand huge fin- . Au Allied communique In Cairo call- the raid a ; complete • tl< < • Tlie communique ay* that lilt* also w.-re made on 'he Anglono M d.- ill th'- h.irbo.-, starting fil * and sending up g:.-a: cloud* of gray anil black -mok-- No Italian fighter plane* ware < :i< .iltitei <-d l.y the Ameri. an plane*, but the I ii.-my »'-ii! up what th.- . nnmuni<|lle i all* "< Oll'lde: able illll < 111 lite i anti-aircraft fire All of -ntf bombers returned *:ifely to th.-ir base*. \n Italian .ominunlque admits heavy damage 159 people kill d ■nd I.’.'' wounded Tii«- < ii.-my dispatch says th. iid w. sb . • and vioh-nt. and the lill.tii* claim 'ba' one Alli'--I<.in plane wa sliot down The tatg.-t <>f th .inpi. • attack Naples 1* tin- third largest < ity j in Italy and 'he ch:• t \v- supply I port for Afri. .1 -line Genoa was bombed hit-, rabbi.Tin- bombers | obably took off from advanc'd !>>«.* in Libya, .hear All! ddi.ld Benghazi, which jis only 7' hi ai ne m;l- * from Maple It's po--ib!e. if ||.■«-.--• i -ary. forth.- plane* to stop over ' in Mal'a. the British island for-''r.--s midway b.-'w- eli Afrka and Italy Tim Am rfr-an bomb,- * dropping ov.-r th.- horizon from Africa were th.- first t< : .ble substantiation of prime minis'- Wlti-i m Chur, h.ll'* gilm warnft ► ’<■ than a week it'.- H-- -. -I Laly w -a. 1 .< Id >wn out of the wis by . m rclli ■ Allied attack from North Afr.fa Heavy ■ maed t Britain ittack.d Turin Saturday light lx--foie tile Spec. h. and again Sunl.y night, aft.-r it. But now tho it’acks on I’.itli.-, n 1 ..‘y liav.begun Wjil G hot <1 e.i -<> -nippilir, aieoidinz to r>-eoiina.s*.iiiire-ports as the result of att i- k- on it. Nape ha b-i ollie the chief reinfo-eetn.ii' p. it foi 'he Av.troop- In Aftl.,l Mrs. Caroline Payne Convicted Bv Jury Bl.xim’iig'iin Ind D« ' • CP) Mrs Cai-din.. I’.iyne ;* expected to be -enteli. < I today or on Monday on tiu- v lun'ary manslaughter conviction '.-turri-d ai-ainst her la t night The all-male jury delib. at.-d *ix hour* after receiving th case of the I.*, v car old former new pap. woman Mt- Payne wa . charged wi'h first degree murder In the slaying of he tn.-r sweetlo.nt. attorney Charles Mattingly <>f Indianapolis Tin- voluntary i.ianslaught. r conviction carries a p. naity - f two to 21 years imprisonment. However. Mr* Payne already has spent 17 months in jail awaiting trial. There is a possibility that she will be reIt ased imm diateiy if she gets the minimum two year term, with time <« for good behavior I’ isn t known if an appeal will be made. o John Terveer 111 With Tularemia John Terveer, son of Mrs. Bernard Terveer, bf Madfsoa a'rwet, la reported suffering from tularem a at Renseelaer. where he h a student at St. Joseph's college He will be brought to Deca'ur. probably this evening or Sunday.