Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 40, Number 297, Decatur, Adams County, 17 December 1942 — Page 1

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Won Reports : bi-h Reach gifhi) Accord Bjorlan Renounces ■personal Ambition ■L,, Close Os War ,By ! i 4 Prese) >.. < once -rnJng gV,. ? ■ vimiral Darlan In j ■ 0 ’IMI v . \*c i* a. tend to poin* | ■••• Vile* »r> taking 1 ■K.-.r »-•!. •!»•■ former Vichy a London new* . •,'iai the British have |K.... * -i.mg agreement with ■. i. tily, on the so -<np.- expedient basis i says : -nltial American with |K. i . ' confirmation of v. The n . Il'gOll|K> » ■ ■ underway to turn H-a .vim'*l Durian and his |K-i C-n-iul Ginaud. th.iuuc squadron now at |K|-m Tills squadron lias ■Kt<tl. .••.*! of the Biit!-*h :■■■)- --tuge ill Al-Xandfl.c of France .. t.SHf - ,< puss.hllrs . th.- key "i-.l Fi' m h kos \frl< a The i.|. a ||K ■ n. ill would las' ■■?!• r the war and :' l-- : fur the Allies to ■Mt> • ■ and tnilrar s - - Such ■Ku-'-.- - I’d not he tn <on ■M I' - dent Itoox-velt* ■Mb'-' ..'it dealings with They would glßr.' - "I as the War last, appaietiy . |Bk » in,, development.IgM* ,1! " 1 - n.-nt on W.-dn. ■ ■B ‘ ,!1 > pet-.na |--i I InMr I promising to Z ■ !<■ after the Wat said, his tele pm ■B'* ’ I' *-m h Attic a and ■B*'” f ■ .nd after 'hat is ■ pl- th. Hio . - Imß -wii gov. min ut own leaders M ■flk , : nlug .a, h a (l - - - Ii w ..of Gen. ial J> !'**• S. Columa 7> H Brown At Hospital - it Brown. 71. a farmer of O. died shortly ,<iay ar the Adatnwine: ;al hospital after a Cine., Survivor* include * g.hildren: Mrs Byron of Van Wert county. ■BB stank Krogh. Mrs Bo ' Brown. Brown H 8f r,,ri It sii, all of near Ohio J"- Brown of Raw son. <> 'EWTt Sunday at the church In Ohio City BfflP? s "'- 1 - inine The Icody *a« to Cowan A Son K FADING ■■'"XRAT THERMOMETER m 17 m 21 BjQ? *• m 31 ’’ t" 33 "sw™» -fc'l » weathm today, colder to- ° CCMI —' '' BM r,,n or “•Ku'*- ** north portion tod *» ■ < t 2»*'t snow tonight. Winds '•'g moderately strong in Canton. — 5 HAn Health Bond ‘ lots XI sorority has vot'd » 110 health h nd. of MHIBfMAS fctato cf !be ttiie 9 Christmas Seal campaign n Ad ams soQpty an noun, ed today WvXJKcII A!! pfsceeds from the Christinas Sea. taler are used in the n«b’ on - Wosst tuberculosis 3a ! ■ and to purchase ’ "’ 4 * r =curUbed children

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Ohio City Former Is Fatally Injured Kina I, Custer, US. farmer of| oouth of Ohio City o . died early this morning nt the county hos-1 pltai at Van Wert, o, of injuries I smtaln<-d when he was pulled into a cornpicker late Wedm sday eve* ■ ning. Survivors imdude the widow, two children. Lois and Rolland, both at home, and the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Custer of near Ohio City. Funeral services will be hFId at 1 3o p tn iEtt’l) Sunday at the Olive Branch Church of God. with burial at Ohio City. The body wa- taken to the Cowan A Son funeral home itt Van Wert. Order Board Not To Accept Volunteers Rescinds Earlier Orders To Board Like other boards throughout the nation, the Adams county draft Imard late today received orders not to arcept any volunteers for any service until further orders. This order, in a tel.uti.iin. followed within an hour the receipt of a special delivery letter, authorising the voluntary induction of men into the army, navy and marine corps. A score or more of registrants milled about In the local draft office yesterday, awaiting word which would permit them to •■enlist" through selective service. Then late yesterday afternoon the office of the state selective service system and the state recruiting offices of the C S. navy asked draft boards not to accept enlistments of men for the C. 8. navy until further orders — navy heads proclaiming that'they had enough recruits temporarily to fill quotas from the eligible ages, excluding the 18-37 group. Take Only LA's Although no official word was received by the local draft hoard today, metropolitan newspapers quoted a Washington announcement. saying that only men in class 1-A, those available for Im i mediate induction, could volunteer A press service release yesterday afternoon also stated that men could enlist in the army- hot only in the officers training school The local draft board late today hud received no information to this effect, either. The rules for volunteers—which will likely prevail when the ban is lifted i.s received by the draft board today, declare that a registrant will not be-requlred to take a preliminary physical, will not need his parent’s consent If under 21. will be forwarded to the respective service induction center, but must travel at his own expense. If not accepted, the registrant goes back to his former classification in selective service. The I'nlted Press release received by the Dally Democrat, which described the method of enlistment, declared that President Roosevelt does not agree with the view that a large army planned for 1913 is too big He says that by the end of the year the armed forces will tornl about lO.OdMW The reissue stated that this meansome 350.* o inductions in the nation each month, from which approximately one-fifth will lie fur(Turn To !’»«• •- Column 5) Grand Jury Adjourns Until Next Tuesday Short Session Is Held On Wednesday The November lean grand jury | of the Adams circuit court will re-, convene next Tuesday morning, wjs made known M ednesday after- j noon After meeting for the first time Wednesday morning, the grand jury adjourned In the afternoon ’intil next Tuesday. Since all actions of the jury are shrouded In strict aecrecy. it is not known what was done th* first day One man is known to have volunteered to appear before the I grand Jury, apparently to submit j some case for criminal inveetiga-. •ion , Before completing Its sesaion the grand jury, under the law. Is required to moped the county beildinga * nd make any recommendatlobs for improvements, which they d*em aeceai-ry.

Japs Believed Preparing For New Offensive — Siqns Increasing Os New Thrust By Japanese In Pacific By United Prew Signa are increaoiag that Japan I* rnobllixlng h»r resources for u| new offensive thrust somewhere in j j the Pacific. Chungking reports that the Jap-j ■ anese are concentrating more and more troops. Including parachutists. in Burma. They may be gathering for a new drive into Yunnan or preparing for a thrust Into India. Chinese Intelligence reports say some troops sent to Burma include seasoned veterans from North China, sent in recent weeks by way of Tslngtao. The same reports Indicate the Japs are shifting their air force center for southeastern Asia to Bangkok, in Thailand A Chinese military spokesman says also that the Japanc«sit suspended passenger traffic between Japan and Manchuria last month. He was unable to say whether I this foreshadow* new activities I along the- Siberian front. Meanwhile. American flyers In China have smashed the Gialam airdrome across the- Tied river from Hanoi in northern IndoChina. and at least have destroyed It temporarily. This Is the major Jap air link between Canton. Formosa and Singapore. And It also is the principal reserve base for Jap air forces In Burma. Washington military observers believe the Jap may be- hoarding his strength In planes and transports either for the elaborate feint which masks his real intention or for the thrust itdMf, These observers point out that (Turn Tn Page 2, Column 2» 0 Heart Attack Fatal To Local Salesman Georqe M. Case Dies While Driving Auto A heart attack was blamed today for the death of George M Case, 59. local salesman, at 5:05 o'clock last evening, an instant before the auto he was driving crashed into a tree and lamp post on Monroe street near Fourth. Mr. Case was driving his auto ear,! on Monrce street last night almost Immediately in front of the Decatur Catholic high school when he apparently was stricken. The car veered so the left side of the street and aft* r striking a tree In the John Tyndall lawn, trounced off to come to a step against an onia- j mental lamp post. Coroner J Jerome Yager attrib uted death to angina pectoris and ; Indicated that Case was likely dead | b* foie his car struck the trew. Al laceration on his nose, suffered in the accident, bled only slightly, ini dicating death occurred before the crash. Mr Case had been hunting, the ex-rtim of which may have induced the heart attack. A dog. a gun, and two rabbits which be had shot, , were rti the auto. officers Sephua Melchi and Robi ert Hill were called to the scene. They aided Clarence Weber, local mortician, in removing the body ; and directed traffic until the car I was tow-d away. The front end ! was damaged considerably. Born In Vera Crux Mr. Case was born in Vera Crux on January I. 1883. the sen of Rob- • ert and Sarah Arnold-Caue. He ' was married to Adelilade Waterman. who preceded him In death H- was a member of the Masonic lodge. At the time of his death he was employed as a salesman for the Sefffart food company at Fort Wayne and resided at 517 North ~CTurn To Page 3. Coloma l> — O McKee Funeral Rites On Friday Afternoon ■■■ — Funeral services for Mrs Ber •Ms McKee wIU be held at 1 P m Friday at the Black funeral hone, instead of Thursday as was prev tuusly announced Burial will be in the Decatur cemetery.

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Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, December 17, 1942

Utah Air Crash Kills 17 i ' & ' SI /fl 9HHHK9Ib Among the 17 victims of the west bound airliner which crashed m-ar Fairfield, Utah, were Captain Edward Ixieffler of Glendale. Cal., pilot of the plane and Stewardess Cleo Booth of l/>* Angeles, both of whom are pictured above. This was the airliner's second major crackup in the same vicinity. (Phonephotot

Continue Plans For January 5 Blackout Event Oriainally Scheduled Toniqht Civilian defetmc leaders of Decatur and Adam county today were continuing plana for the January 5 county-wide blackout — an event originally acheduled for tonight. The event waa poatponed upon orders from the state civilian defence headquarter*, because t>. blackout la to be held in another Indiana city tonight and military observers assigned to witness such an event will be in that city. leaders here expressed a feeling of thankfulne** that the noatponement waa made, tn view nt the inclement weather of today and a hope that more favorable weather would prevail on the January date. The extension alao will permit more worker* to be certified and Issued arm band*, a* well a* allowing time for perfection of the functioning of the various unit*. Local Man's Nephew Missinq In Africa Dr. Fred Patterson. of thia city, received word today that hi* nephew. Robert Patterson. of St. Ixtul*. ha* been reported a* minting In northweat Africa aince November 8. The missing soldier. when laat heard from directly in October, waa then atatloned In Ireland He waa a son of the late Druce Patteraon. who lived In Decatur for many year*. The missing man"* mother, formerly Adah Donaldson, now reaidea In St Ixnii*. tr — ■■ ■ Special Training To Youths In Service College Training Plan Is Announced Washington Dec. 1" — <ITP» The government ha* announced broad plana to give apeclallxed college and university training to young men in the armed forces. The program, revealed Jointly by the aecretariea of war and navy, will start in February. And the aim l» to provide tra'ued men for apeclallxed and technical job*. Neither the number of Institutions to be used nor the number of men to be trained waa given in the announcement. But educator* have Mtimated that the program will involve more than 20** college* and unfveraltle* and possibly a quarter of a million army and navy youth*. To be selected, a man must have completed basic military training and meat apply for specialised training With a few exceptions. only those under 22 year* of age will be selected Th* announcement *ay* tt»wt •election* will be mad* on a broad, democratic baal* without regard to financial re*ou-ce* laatltutlon* to be need will be chosen jointly by the armed *erv Ice* and the war manpower com(Tarn Ts rage 2, Column I)

Judge Discovers New Coffee Brew South Bend. Ind. Dec. 17.—il l'! — Superior Judge J E. Peak of South Bend has a new recipe for brewing wartime <-<>fl<-e and h.- return* a favorable verdict. The Jurist, who liken to dm a klteh-n apron after doffing hl* courtroom ■ robe*, ha* concocted a beverage • with equal part* of i-otfi- grounds , and roasted rye grain Ih say* the t result io delightful and the rye costs only one and one half cent* i per pound. With j'idieia! Impartiality. Judge >. Peak warns that the brew may not find favor with sugar lovers Ills t . beverage I* on the bitter side, i j ° Further Details Os Drowning Received r » Everett Johnson's i Body Not Recovered Still more detail* concerning the drowning of Pvt. Everett Johnson. 27. son of .Mr. and Mrs. (>. T. Johnson with the V H. army in Oregon on December 4. were learned here today from a letter written by an ■ Adam* county soldier. •Pvt. Edward Trlcker. Jr., son of Edward Trlcker of Salem, who ' was In the same boat drill on Ro- ' gue River near White Camp Oregon. told of the accident in a let--1 ter to hl* father. , • The river, which Is customarily - as swift and freakish as Its name implies, was unusually rough that r day. Pvt. Trlcker wrote. ‘ The boats, each carrying 11 men. • capsized In the swift stream, dumping the occupants Imo the water. A large army truck was quickly backed into the stream as far a* was considered safe. he wrote Men In the water clung to thi* truck until rescued. Three men. Including Johnson, who could not swim, were drowned. Pvt. Trlcker stated One of the bodies was recovered. No report of the finding of Johnson'* body or that of the other soldier has been received here. i Store the s«ene of the accident I* I only about .">o mile* from the ocean , and the stream Is fast. It ha* been believed by some that the bodies . may have been carried out to aea Pvt. Richard Mailand. who I* t also stationed in the same camp ■ and was a "buddy " to Pvt Johnson wrote home recently, giving hi* i version of the accident. i A* soon as the men crawled to . safety on shore. Pvt. Mailand • wrote, the lieutenant in command I ordered the men to "count off." (Turn To !’*«• 1. Column •) I No Verdict Filed In Cottrell Death ’ No verdict was filed yesterday : In the death of Earl W. Cottrell. who died in an auto accident on November 30. although Coroner J. Jerome Tager had previously Indi--1 cated that he would be able to file Il before the close of the day J Inability to complete his investigation of the crash forced him to postpone filing the verdict, be •said

Spectacular Flanking Attack By British Sth Army Chops Axis Afrika Korps In Two

12 Jap Zeroes Are Downed By Flying Forts U. S. Dive Bombers Damage Warship At New Georgia Island By United Press The flying fortresses have done It again. The navy announces that an en- , tire flight of 12 Japanese zero fighters was shot down by a group of fortress*** near New Georgia island In the Solomons. One fortress was lost In the fight, but its crew was saved. At the same time, our dive bombers damaged an enemy de - stroyer or cruiser in the same general area, near Munda on New Georgia isiaP.U. One dive bomber didn't return. The attack occurred Ol» Wednesday. Island time The zeros downed were of the land-type, which indicates they came from th- new Munda airfield, where five previous American Iroinbing missions went unchallenged. General MacArthur's men apparently are in the lust phases of their battle against last-ditch Jap resistance on the eastern New 1 Guinea front. Today's communique from MacArthur's headquarters, reports Increasing Allied pressure against the Japanese remnants on the Buna front. Heaviest fighting on this front is reported just south of the government station, hut Allied liotnle ers and fighter planes are roaming the air over Jap positions from Cape Endaladere to the Cape Mamhare Estuary. The estuary Is 40 miles northwest of Gona. Allied headquarters have information that the Japs have been ordered by their emperor to make a stand on New Guinea to the last man. 0 Truck Is Damaged By Fire This Afternoon Firemen were called to Monroe street and Thirteenth street about 2:45 o’clock this afternoon when a Decatur lluper Service truck, driven by Henry Graber, caught fire. Considerable damage was done when the motor of the truck became ablate, apparently resultI Ing from anti-freeze leaking out of j a broken hose line. Director Byrnes To Boss Civilian Life — See New Power For Stabilization Head Washington. Dec. 17 — H'PI Stabilisation director Byrne* appears to be emerging a* the overall lams of every phaae of the war ! effort that affect* civilian life. In fact, he's regarded a* a kind I of "deputy president." and *oon may take over new powers in addition to those be already holds. President Roosevelt m expected to designate him in a few day* as the referea in any dispute* that may arise between manpower chief McNutt and other government off! rial*. Byrne* already ha* similar authority in disputsw between food administrator Wlckard and other government officials. The ramifications of Byrne*’ power extend to tbe civilian phases of war production, price administration. tbe board of economic warfare. the war labor board, and to some extant, tbe Intarior and justice departments He does not. however, exerciae any control over policy making or administration of any of the department* or agencies ( In this respect manpower chief (Turn To Pa*e 2, Colnaa 2)

Allies Doubling Axis In War Production ; Nelson Warns Hard Work Lies Ahead Washington, Dec. 1” tl'l’t — War production chief Donald M Neiaon report* that the Allies now i are turning out two war weapons for every one produced l>y the Axis. But it's not enough to win the war. America alone, says Nelson, now la matching the production of all ■ our enemies. And with our Allies, i we're doubling the Axis. i But they had years of preparation. and most of our job so far ■ has been to catch up. "We must have a smashing superiority." says Nelson, "and 1 keep it that way until the end ‘ The grimmest fighting and tin ■ hardest work lie ahead of us " Nelson says the 852.000.ooi*.(H>ii - war job we did In 1942 must become .1 890.<MW»,0(»g.000 J >l> in 1943 ; Production for war alone next | ■ year must equal the value of all ' '.he good* and service* produced . by America in the year* of its i greatest prosperity That mean*. Nelson says, that by the end of 1943 the United ■ State* alone must be out-producing ( the Axis two to one. and with our > Allie*, three to one. t Nelson's report also reminded Americans that 1913 will be the - crucial year of the rubber sltua(Turn To Page 8. Column 2) o- — - Russian Offensive Is Slicing Deeper I Five More Towns Are Captured By Russians ' Moscow. Dec. 17 (Ul’t The , Russian winter offensive I* slicing deeper Into Nazi lines on the <-*ntral fr< nt. The Soviet noon communique «ays that Red army troop* have awarmed Into five more towns west of Rzhev. That raiie* to eight thnumber of towns recaptured in the , area in 4K hours. The hard-driving Red army columns are Inllcting sharp losses < n the enemy. Moscow say* that 2.000 German , troop*. 24 tank* and 20 gun* have been de»troyed Ami three amI munition dumps and other Import ant booty ha* fallen into Russian hand-*. Still farther to the west, the Russians are clinging to their gain* despite afubborn German counterattacks The German* Ist a big number of men. eight tanks and four armor'd cars In futile efforts to relieve a garrioon surrounded by the Red army Sharp fighting also rages northwest of Stalingrad where the Russian* are consolidating their position* in the face of Nazi counter attack* At <ne point, th. Russian* killed - 400 attar-king Germane, at another they wiped out 3*h» of the enemy and captured 15 machine guns and i eight trench mortars In Stalingrad itself, garrison troops stormed several fortified : building* and d**troycd !tp> Geri man*. The Russian* have gained the (Tura To P*g* I. Columa 4>

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I ** German Air rower Is Reported Less Active On Tunisia Front In Africa (By United Press I Marshal Rommel, the hunted desert fox. kt losing hl* glamour and his army in western libya. 11. foataff It '■> British UMtMP ant (Jenera! Montgomery wnrse i eighth army, in a spectacular flank Ing attack, has chopped the fleeing Afrika Korp* In two. It Is the third time in recent months that Montgom* ry ha* out-smarted the vaunted Nazi d*<*' rt warfare tactician. The blow fell at the oasis of Matratln. along the coast 60 miles west of El Agheila. The imperials raced to the town, whirled southward. Inland, brought the r-ar part of Rommel's forces to buy. A hard fight is going on. But a Cairo communique say* the enemy already j has fluttered heavy casualties and continues to be mauled severelyHow large a force was cut off Is not revealed Bitt between this j brilliant maneuver ami the persist•nt aerial ; nase < f the Nazi vanI guard, the Germans are In a most unenviable position The British put it thie way: Itommel's prospects are the worst of any German army since the Allie* smashed the west, rn front in the first world war Berlin's report on what's happening is an epic in Nazi communique*. Although it doe* not admit that I the Germane were cut off. It due* 'I confess a emtinued retreat, addI ing “All attempt* to interfere with thl* movement were friistratod." I lamdon gleefully point* out that assuming the trapped force* don't escape — this seastw the Allied probl< nt In Tunisia. Were Rommel able to join Col m l-Gctieral Nehring s forces Intact, the Americans and the British would fare a formidable Axis army. The sprciilutlon now Is that Rommel may not get away with more than !.*.<*«» first lim in n officially, the land situation in Tunisia Is unchanged. Hut United Pres* dispatches from Allied headquarters tell of an advance by three Nazi columns toward Medjex El Bab. cne of our key holding point* southwest of Tunis. Another United press di«1 patch tell* of an American light I armored i-ai detachment whf h 1 killed at least 1.500 Germans while covering an Allied withdrawal In the Medjez sec tor German air power which had been heavily bombing advanced Allied position* Is less active since American bombers and •fighter I planes have start-d using airfield* ; which a week ago Wen- mudholes. Th*- army air f r* <■ ha* mad** ■ three raid- tn as many days on 'German airdrome- at Tunl» an I (Turn To Cage I. Column St Three Leaders Speak Os Post-War World Cooling OH Period Is Urged By Hoover *By United Press l j Three, prominent American* spoke yesterday of the post war world they hope will fol'ow victory. Herbert Hoover told membe rs of - the Chicago executive* club that a conditional peace, not an armistice, I «hould immediately follow the winning of the war. He pioposed a i cooling off pc riod before the writing of a permanent "people'* I peace.' during which the important I work of reconstruction would be I done Henry J Kaiser urged the nation to look past the prevent hardship* of war to th- time when our capacities will be available for the art* of peace. In a radio breadcast, he outlined a future United States In which industrial wealth to decentralized. and where thoee who fought for freedom can work for pleasure and security Kaiser declared that a virile and expanding industrialism to the worMs only (Turn Te Page 2, C«4ama 2>