Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 41, Number 2, Decatur, Adams County, 2 January 1943 — Page 1

L-Must Win the War! L// Else Is Chores!

||. XLI. No. Two.

RUSSIAN ARMY IS SMASHING FORWARD ■ ' ■ ——————

kF Hits At Ip Posts In |ntral Burma tmerican Air Force idinq British In aids On Japanese |H ißy United Preuxl have h.-,.vily homlied BM-. >"■ of K.il*'tny**. in c.-iifr;i! n-iitli .lit force ami the RAF • MB in tin- atf.i* k* .ig.iin-l ‘ . (fl .taiiall III* Bursts w. o |K well the target urea flr.j mil fires were stalled S,. ii'ii .-ii I • .firm tml -ay lie I HI; We.hie..l.(V 9Ht.,| he lap aitdroim* at Shwe H.-'.’i mil*-* n.>l tin-..*: of \kyai* ■H >1 mil*** we«t of Mandalay |M -I, tlkh'el tll-il ,|' J.ipa m•«. river . raft, ami ~n I ibers <ll offensive pl l|g hit at shipping off the Arakan SK,. Ihitlsb land advance, mean i. believed to Im within its objective. Akyab, wiih Jap patrol* liav- b.-u neat llatheilantiK. whi.li ">ih'< from Akyab. American flier* in New .. who now lol.tiol 'lie .kic. ~!.* mad. an an -pi* I uon the new y ar .1 laid 011 llal.au! New Britain, blasted an I set three lug .lap xltip* afire, one id them a tonner. Another bomber bay on the northeast New roast. I |*-.-in wTnh- General MacArthur's I mid form have slashed their St., the mast at a new point. he new year s rain on New Britwax made by Liberators and ig fortresses, which planted 1.pound bombs on the three ix. All were roaring furnaces ii the bombers left for home, raid wax the third in a week ■ tlie most important Japanese ■ ■■ in the Auxtralian-Solcmons ■ Turn To Page 4. Column tl> W o fiufh Is Fined On Seeding Charge II — ■Arrested Friday ■By City Officer Huxsell Hendricks. 19. of BelKt Park, was fined II and costs ■a. h of two counta this morning ■ii he pleaded guilty before WaiJ. Bockman. justice of peace. and reckless driving Hendricks was taken to jail to out” the 119 fin.- at the rate per day when he failed to or make arrangements to pay. paid before being committed was arrested at 1:45 o'clock Year's morning hy Ollie r AdCoffee of the city police. OsCoffee charged that he "clockHendricks at 4" miles per hour downtrwn Decatur and So per hour on Wtnchwter He said he was tinable to Hendricks until he arat Chick's corner, one mile JMth of Decatur. is believed Io be the first Meding arrest made In this com Mnity eince the nation wide speed Hit of 35 miles |ier hour became Him. er Coffee said that three othB were riding with Hendricks in Bne seat coupe when he was ap■h. nded.* Prosecutor John I. DeK* represented the stste at the ■aignment. o reading Democrat thermometer I 8 00 a. m 38 B 0: • 37 Bt-'OO s. m. .... 40 WEATHER I Continued rather mild today, grooming colder tonight. Oc Bxs anal light rain or snow in B>orth portion today. Light y"ow in north portion and light B* 1 " « h »"8i"S to snow m south Bert on tonight. NOON > EDITION

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

First Session Os New Council Tuesdoy Tuesday's council meeting the flrat regular session for the new administration will begin promptly at 7:30 o'nlu< k. it wax i.nnoum < d today l>y .Mayor John Stult-. An early -tart will a-ui>- conncilmen of completing the session before tin- county wide blackout, he said. The new city head plan to witness the direction of the blackout from the center control post in the city hail building, which occupltw the council chambers, mayor's court and city police office. o 41 Arrests Made By Sheriff During 1942 Activities Os Year Are Reported Today The sheriffs department under Sheriff Ed Miller and Deputy Leo Glllig made II arrests during the year 1942. .1 survey <ll closed today Eleven of these arrests were made on drunken driving charge and in all but one case the defend ant was convicted. In this one instance the charge Is still pending after a not guilty plea. Following is a list of the arrests with the defendant’s name, the charge and disposition of the case: Forest Bower, reckless driving, dismissed; Edison Kime, drunk driving and without a license. 30 days. 125 and costs; Merrell Burley. non-support and desertion, dismissed; Italph O Johnson, assault and battery, and disorderly conduct, 110 and costs, sis months suspended; Dab* Johnson, obtaining money under false pretenses, six monitis. I>*> and costs. Ernest Pickering, reckless driving. 115 and coats; Albert Penn, defrauding innkeeper. 110 and costs; Italph Schott, drunk driving. 3o days, 110 and costs; S. 11. Grogg, piddle intoxication. 115 and costs; Richard Thompson, drunk driving. 3o days. II" and costs; William LiTtirner. drunk driving. 30 days, 114» and costs; Albert l.ammort. drunk driving. 3" days. |1" and costs; Ira Shaffer, public indecency lit) and costs. William Merriman, drunk driving. 30 days. Ilt> and costs; 0. E. Perkins, drunk driving. 3" days. 11" and costs; Peter <’. Schwartz, contempt of court, released on conditions; Harley Ward, contempt of court, released on conditions; James Nason, obtaining money under false pretenses (twice arrested); Jerome Bosse, drunk driving, pleaded n it guilty, still pending. Lewis Hernandez, public Intoxication and disorderly conduct. II" and costs; Dwight F<dty. breaking and entering, case dismissed llay Frank laiugh. non-punport. one yea., suspended; William Smith, public Intoxication and disorderly conduct. I" days. 11" and costs: Lewis Hernandez, 3" day*. 115 and costs Hay Boyd, disorderly conduct, 11" ami costs; Jesus D. Gonzales. (Turn To Paes 4. Colun.n S> o Decrease Noted In Recorder's Report Annual Report Filed By County Recorder A decrease In the number of Instrumental recorded and the fees collected durtg 1942 in comparison to 1941 was shown today In the annual report made by Mrs Ruth Hollingsworth. c< unty recorder Mrs. Hollingsworth's report shows that a total of 3.728 Instruments were recorded laet year in comparison to 4.""8 In 1941. t'ollectlons totalled 12.587 7". compared to 12.898 8" the year before. The number of instruments and fees collected a.‘e broken down in the report as follows: 89" de* ds. 1709 5"; 311 mortgages, 184" 45; 32 mechanic's liens. IS; *49 chattel mortgages. 1424 5"; 249 releases. 1124.2";5ix assignment* 13 seven powers of attorney. 17.18; two articles of incorporati-n. 12; eight plats. 124; 1.248 marginal releases. 1181.80; SI’S miscellaneous. 1442.85. The report also shows that one public welfare release, three honor able discharges and two stale right of ways were recorded, for which no fees are collected The rep-rt was made to the conn ty and another le to be tiled with 1 the state.

Further Plans For Tuesday Blackout ——l 30-Minute Blackout Here Tuesday Niqht Although no further word hail lw*<*n received from Cleveland. 1 Ohio army headquarters late today. local civilian defense leaders 1 w<-re putting the finishing touche* < i ><> plans for Tuesday night’s half j hour blackout. Il wax lielieveil possible that it might not lx* necesxary to secure final approval from Cleveland, since the stale headquarters al Indianapolis had approved the. date. The blackout will be one half hour in duration ami will tie held | from cither 9 to 9:3d p m or 9:3" to I" p in Secto. wardens are engaged In I completing details for handling i their respective area* during the I blackout. I'pon receipt of the > first warning, sent out by Dallas - Brown, citizen* defense corps commander, the chief wardens will relay the message to zone and sec- . tor wardens. ■ S.. tor wardens will call all wardens and workers In their respective areas to the sector post. Here, workers will await receipt of the second warning. I'pon receipt of ( the second warning, worker* will , leave their posts to turn out street lights ami other exterior lights. When the third warning is given which citizen* will ret'ognlze by ( the blowing of the fire siren atop the municipal plant, other factory whistles ami ringing of bells , all residents are to turn out all . lights. „ Changes Given I ('hang)** in the citizens defense staff corps have lieconte necessary with the *hift of some public offl- .. dais, it wax announced. Arthur Baker, lineman foreman. I ha* been named by Mayor John | Htults and civilian defense leader*. to assume the position of light I department representative at the center control, left vacant when llersel Nash relinquished his post (Turn To Page 3. Column 3) • o Russian People Are Certain Os Victory Germans Livinq In Caves In Stalinqrad x » Moscow. Jan. 2 —(I’l’l — The Russian people are entering the '. new year on a great wave ot confidence rollowing the recent suei- cess of the Red army it Tens-of-thousands of men and x women watched the old year out r in the squares of Moscow, listen- • inff joyfully over and over to 1. broadcasts of results of the sixK week Russian offensive. Thousand* more celebrated in their ’> homes. In Moscow, the feeling is that the turning point of the war .j has been reached. The atmosphere of the Ruslan -'capital still Is grim—but much of [' the old strain is gone The mid- ' night curfew was eliminated on New Year's Eve to give more I scope to merrymaking. While the Germans scrape to j keep up war production. Moscow has marked the new year by opening a brand-new foitr-mile subway connecting the city with its industrial plant* in the southwest suburb*. Reap Harvest Stalingrad. Jan. 2 — (I'Pl -The German troop* who ruined Stalin- " grad are reaping the harvest of 1 their own ruthlessness Vassily Grossman, war corres- ' pondent of the Red army newspaper. Red Star, says German 1 troop* still holding out on the fringes of the city are living like 1 cavemen in the basements of buildings they destroyed Heat ‘ and water facilities are practically non-existent And Grossman says the Nazis crouch in their cold 1 shelters by day. nibbling at starva- • Hon rations, daring the come out • in the fresh air only at night. 1 The tables have been reversed 1 (Turn To Pegs 8. Column 8) New 1943 Auto Toqs Go On Sale Today New 1943 auto tag* went on sale t today at the local license bureau. 1 as well as operator's licease The new tags fasten onto old plates. ■ March 1 is the deadline for driving 1 with old plates and operator's lie- ' eases.

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Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, January 2, 1943.

Food Production In State Exceeds Quotas Indianapolis, Jan 2.— (I'l’i Hoosier farmer* greatly exceed'd their production quotas for war I foods during 1942. That announcemerit m made by the Indiana direc- | tor of the (arm security administration. Dr. E. 11. Shldeier. He says that war foods which exceeded product!* n expectations in Indiana are milk. egg*, beef, chicken* and soybeans. I»r Shldeier predicts further Increase* from email llooMier farm* during 1943. Production plan* for the new year will In* discussed at farm mobilization rallie* to lie conducted by the FSA on January 12. o Leaders Os Allies Express Peace Hope Three-Fold Task Is Ahead For Allies (By United Press) Allied leaders. In New Year'" day mtasages. expressed hope that th<* coning 12 months will firing continued progress o.t tlie world I>attiefronts. President Roosevelt, at his new* conference, said that the *d Nations have a threefold task a Ijead for 1943. First, to press on with the maosed forces of free humanity until the prexen’ 4>andit assault on civilization is crushed completely. Hecond, to organize the relations among nation" so that forces of barbarism can nevei again ibreak loose. And finally, to cooperate to the end so that mankind may enjoy in peace the blessings which divine providence has put within our reach. King George, of England, sent a message to President Roosevelt, expressing ill* deep gratitude for all tin* United States has done, and expressing confident e in victory. Adolf Hitler. In a radio xpeeeti to the German people, hit on a sour note. He wound up a wild tirade against what he culled "international Jewry." General Giraud addressed I>is> French troops tn Africa. Said he: "We are inspired by only one aim -France and her empire We have only one watchword Victory." General Serge Ingr. the Czech minister of defense broadcast to his people: "Germany's military defeat is sealed. It now kt only a matter of time. Germany has lost he.off>*naive war and is now on the defense." * - o Restaurant Owner Is Fatally Burned South Bend. Ind Jan. 2—(l'P> — Restaurant owner Elton Hughes of South (tend ix dead as the result of Burns suffered when fire swept his home lant night. Coroner T C. Goraczewski uays that Hughe* apparently went Io sleep while smoking a cigarette It is believed that the Cigarette started the blaze and that Hughes, who was a partial invalid. was unable to save himself Touhy Trigger Man To Alcatraz Island Send Head Gunman To Federal Prison Chicago. Jan 2 —(UP» - Basil "the Owl" Hanghart, head gunman of the Roger Touhy gang, will be sent to the federal penitentiary at Alcatraz island. This was revealed last night by the U. S. marshall's office in Chicago. The transfer will be made on orders from attorney general Francis Biddle Meantime. Matthew Nelsen th* first of the Touhy gangeters to birecaptured — has been returned to Stateville prison where he escaped last October 9. Tib fugitive appeared entirely subdued even somewhat bashful—as he stepped from a Minneapolis train laat night In Chicago. He was in the custody of Stateville warden Joseph Ragen Reports from the prison, incidentally. tell cf the reception convicts gave Roger Touhy as the gang chieftain was led ba< k to bis cell. Cheers —of the Bronx variety - greeted the tough guy Prison official* explained that moat of the inmatea had Darned how the supposedly hnrd-to-take mobster had been captured without reais tance while wearing red silk pajamas.

To Tighten Up Regulations On Gas, Fuel Oil Shake-Ups Foreseen Soon In Government War Time Aqencics Washington. Jan. 2 (I'l’i The new gasoline mid find oil crisis ou the east coast may le* kept under control without atty | cuts in rations or freezing of sales, j Authorities hope they can solve the situation by tightening up on existing regulation* putting more pressure on industries to convert their oil burners to coal and strict enforcement of the provisions against using oil or gas for non-essential purposes. Petroleum administrator Ickes is expected today to announce the new quotas for the six zones 111 the eastern states All together. about 1.117.("•" barrels of petroleum per day will be available f.»r all the zones, during the coming month A couple of shake ups may be ilue in government ag<*t)< ies soon — otte lit Qie war production board s smaller war plants corporation. arid the other in the manpower commission's I'. S employmem service. WI’B chief Donald Nel*o" i< said to he unsatisfied with the way the leaders of lit* corporation have failed to get sub-contracts for •mall firms They've h.ul the •>• operation of the army and navy supply chiefs and still have been able Io negotiate only llli.ti to.oott sorth of war contracts The shake-up probably will come among the members of the board of directors. The head of the corporation. Lot) Holland, of Kansas City, probably will remain in < harge Tin- shake-up in the employment service has Iwcti demanded by a (Turn To l*ag« 8. Column 4) o Retiring Coroner Files Office Report Probed 65 Deats In Four-Year Term During his four years a* county coroner, which expired yesterday. J. Jerome Yager of Berne investigated 85 deaths in Adams county, hi* report disclosed today Thirteen of these were suicides, six by hanging ami six by gunshot wounds, tin* report shows One was accomplished by taking poison He also investigated 35 accidental deaths. Os this number. 1* were attributed to auto crashes on the i-ouiiiy's ami city's highways. Six were the result »f accidents Involving a train Three were farm accidents. Drowning and others claimed eight lives. Two murder cases were also on the list that of Jesus Velez, shot and killed by Jestts Chavez last year ami that of Mrs. Ed NetdStine. shot and killed by her husband. before he took his own life four years ago. The coroner investigated three deaths caused by airplane accident* during the four-year peri *1 Two of these occurred ou July 4 1941. when James Ivetk-h and his Chicago cousin died in the flaming wreckage of hi* plane. The other occurred previously when Otto Hmtth. Jr., died as hi* plane crashed on a farm near Monroe Fifteen deaths, investigated by the coroner, were attribut'd to natural causes. Robert J. Zwick. local undertaker and furniture store operator. Is the new county coroner. He assumed office January 1 Robert H. Heller To State Leqislature Robert H. Heller minority !**ader in the state legislature, re-elected as joint repnoentative from Adams and Wells counties last November, will leave Monday for Indianapolis and the opening of the legislature on January 7. A Democrat. Mi Heller was renamed without oppoai tion His wife who has been assisting in the county auditor's office, will go to Indianapolis a few days later. They have rented their home on Diorkea street to Mr and Mrs Ronald Newman

Red Army, Spurred By Great Victory, Is Driving Forward On Seven Different Sectors

British Break Resistance Os Axis Rear Guard Allied Planes Make Heavy Assaults On Axis Held Bases By I'ulleil I’rcss The British have broken Axis rear guard resistance that’' been •talliiig their inarch low.ird Tripoli. Imperial patrol-, according to a | Cairo communique, drove the I enemy into retreat after some clashes In which the enemy lost a couple of motor Vehicles The skirmishes took place in tin* B>i El Chebir sector, some 18" miles east of Tripoli, where the British have been stymied for several days. Presumably, the en* tn> withdrawal pav*<* th* way for continuation <*f the British advance toward Tripoli where' Nazi marshal Rommel is believed to be aligning his main force* for a defens* stand 1 Driving up toward Tripoli from southwestern Libya a fighting ■ French column has mad" another long stride. A communique from the French commander. General ■ L*- Clerc. says his troops now are only 435 miles from th* Nazi base Allied bombing planes from the middle east command mad- a heavy New Year's Eve rai*l on the big Axis reinforcement port of Hfag in eastern Tunisia. One plane failed to return. Tlie raid wax a continuation of an Incexsatit Alli*'*! campaign to blast every Axis supply base in Tunisia and thtts Isolate the enemy forces tlier*- Reports from Tunisia -ay that th*' bombers already have blasted th*' (lock- at Tunis and Bizerte Into almost complete uselesxness. And now they're concentrating on Sfax. Sotisse and Galres farther down the vast coast Land lighting is limited to patrol activ'.t) Rome radio reports that Allied planes bomlx'd Palermo, the mam Axis base in Sicily, last night but ciaim*'d that damage was not , heavy. The enemy broadcast, however, revealed that six person-* were kilb-d and four injured Fighting French factions in Lon l don express optimism that an i agreement will In* reach*-*! oon for joining forces with General Giraud. the high commix-ioei of . North Africa They express theft (Turn To Page 3, Column t» o Accidental Death Verdict Returned Earl Cottrell Death Is Held Accidental 1 The death of Earl W Cottrell. |9 **n Novvmtier 3** ha« been termed accidental in a toroner's verdict. 1 filed by former coronet J JeromYager on the last day of his term Cottrell died a few hours afte. 1 ' the car ha wa» driving skidded on ’ an icy road and crashed into a tree at the Decatur country duh site on I'. S 33. Miss Rose Mari- Stanley, riding with him and critically hurt in th** crash, is still in the hospital. Her condition is not much improved. Russell Stanley, her brother, also in the car at the time of the wretk. escaped *<*ri >u- injury Hi* statement was Lied with the verI diet by th*- coroner. i The former x-or-aner alao returned , a verdict in the death of George i A' Case. 59. on Drr-eUZber 18 F*»r- • .'tier coroner Yager tuled that Case • died of a heart attack while dttv- - ing hi* car an instant before it ■ crashed into a tree on Monroe •tree: near Fourth street. A statei ment by Joyce Ellvnberger. who r witnessed the accident, was filed I with the verdict in the county clerk's office

Civil, Government Units Fight Floods Civilian Distress Spread By Floods civilian and goveinm*-ul ageitcl*** h. a*l. *l by Hie Red (Toss are I battling civilian dixit'*s -plead by rampaging flood water* in th** Ohl ' * valley Re I Cross official* *ay they ar** evacuating families all through tit*-girk-kvii region ll<*w*-v**r. ntat.-i ial loss*** have !>••• t» much lower than in previous flood* Anti thenIs no danger **f epidemics The army ha: sent 3.""** cots and | bedding to Cincinnati an*! -• v< t <1 i tlier cities Coast guard Itoatx anti trit, k<* have I*-<*n ■ p*-*-*l* *1 into th*Ohio valley Tlioiisan i of *AB ! lan <|.fvl»s<- volunteers ar.- joining] I in the job of < <»nibattlng th*' flood • watei In western Oregon, the raging Willamette and Mack'iiziv riv*-i* have < ieat«*d the worst flood in 5" year* Five person* ate listed as dead land th mauds have been left home | has by the waters. D.imagr in tit*'l Eugene area alone is i-xpe. t*-<l to | exceed 15.1M'" ('in* innati engineers predict a j peak of «2 fv.-t tn that city on M *n ' day Tit flood in Ohio ittdlre* ll> lias cattHvrl the < ra*h of two Penitsy! vaniu rail *>ad freight train- whit II Were leioitted onto til* -am*- tr;i( k liecattse of the flo <1 Three Hain men wer* killed In th*' crash mil four othviM were hurt o Germans Admit Loss Os One Destroyer Nazis Still Talkinq About Sea Battle By I'nited Pt* ** Th** G'-rm iii* ar*- tin- only on*-* talking today about that **-.i battle in Arctic waters which the la»nd**:t admiralty revealed a few day* ago. According to German broadcasts. Nazi cruisers have sank on** destroyer and damaged -* v* ral I British cruiser*. d*-.'r<*y*r* <:>d mer. hant ship* Th** admiralty last night announ* •*1 th** loss of th.* destroyer Bl* tn In >n ttn li closed action. Th*- Germans admit the 10-- of '.no *lestroy*-r which th*- .idm:: ally claimed in it* original annoiiii. ••m.-nt of tin- engagement The admiralty refuse* to * >m-1 m*-nt on the German claim whie'i | •ay* the Biitt*h warships we/.-•■s.-iirting a convoy when th** battle I'ommen.-.-.l According to the Nazi- i *in of I the British merchant -hip* were) torpedoed by a German submarine. but results wen- ii it observed because of weather ami other condition* In what appears to have Item a separate engagement the Germans also admit th*- lox- of th** auxiliary cruixer Atlantis sunk hy (Turn To Page 3. Column 5) Stamp 27 Invalid At Midnight Sunday — Indianapolis. Jan 2 tl'P) Stamp 27 from your ration book ' will not Im* valid after midnight to-1 morrow Indiana OPA rationing officer Kenneth Kunkel add* that | stamp 28 will be g*x»d for one pound of coffee during the five-, week period ix-ginnitig <m M mday. I January 4 Q One Accident Victim Is Still In Hospital I Miss Evelyn Moser today wax the only one of four admitted to the (• hospital ytwterday for treatmeat of ' acc-.dent injuries still confined in i! the institution She suffered a patnliful right arm injury The others I Mere released yesterday after treat- ■ ment.

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Strong German Base Captured By Reds; Mountains Os Booty Taken By Russians By l'tiii*‘l I Th.- R*-d iimy p'.ttr*-*i *>n by its gn .test victory of tit* winter i* siita.-liliig forward oft seven key front*. Th*- capture **f Vi-iikie Luki icarti*-.* th*- Russian- Iw-yoml even | (In- highwaii- "talk of lh<-ir I t- - •» hi .-i offeti *iv«* < *'i h mat be tin* forward hing*- eoiinecting the Nazi la-ningrad ami **-n!*al front defense line*. Tit.- Ituo-iiitu n>w .<r* in i**>lion to diAe on wi-.lward toward . L.ittv only about •*' tn.'* - *way in hi effor to -* v-r completely connection- b*-tw*-*-n tin- German armies on th*- i**ntral ami Leningrad fronts. Th*- M.>***'« noon communique, .hinting that such a drlv*- already j may I**- limletwuy. -ay- that It"*- ' -Inn cohtinns an- * ititinti.ng offeu- | slv** action on til*- Vi-liki*- Luki front Tln-y'i*- aln* busy tit the rail city it.*-lf. counting mountain- of booty -:oi*.l it)* by th.Get mail-R.-port- from th.- front -ay that | llitl*-;- *|.-'<*i tniiii'd to hold the pin.-*- a' all < os'< udere.l any’ Iman who wav.-r.d shot and hi* | family pttnMied i t nd.-i- this Hit' it th.- <;• tn.iiiI fought savagely but they couldn't '•i.-iii tin- Rtisstan on-i.iught 11.-. l army artillery laid <1 *wn a r illlng biirrig.* which xma-hed the city * mailt <l* fen-e- I till*-'- cover of the artillery fir*- and * -moke screen. Ritx-iaii tank* -.ml -ho*k troops i *t<iiiii*-*l through ''ap* in th*- Ger- | mail litt' - With hayol *-l* hallil I grenades ami ayn.imile. th.- lied army for.*** drov on fcotti -met to street, killing th* Nazi* alm > t to th*' last man The Hit- - >ti- it * v- tiniitr- in - x s.-ctor- ill addition Io the V.-liki** Luki <1 lv. Ami the Nazi high command .i;*pat* fitly tryaig t > soft.-n tin- sho* k to tit*' German )>< *>p| refit-■« to admit that Veliko* Luki ha fallen Bit' th** G* rm.in- do **ltn ' lhat Rttx-ian arml* far to th*- south have captured F.li-t.i th*- main German ba**- b.*tw* "it Stalingrad tnd th** i iols-ili < i.na-tt And Moscow ays Russian for.-.-s ar.* advancing in thi- area tn th** ('an-ca-tix. on th* middle Don front, • iiutliw* ' iml iiotthW'- t "f Hfal- | ingtatl ami in th*' - *'*'l city Itself. In tli.- C.ima-u-. th.- Ru-sianx have seized four key town- ill th** Na'-, hik i■ i .it ■ bi. kin-.* a<i '- tin* T» r.-k iv* Tin* Germaux are g.-t'ing panicky at -otr<- p*»hit». abandoning huge lot*-* ot equipment and taking to their heel*. Around Eli*t * ami soiithw.-st of S'.illngr.id Itu- iau uni'- drove ifotwai.l l.i*t night, ousting th* | Nazis from s.-v-r il villages (tn tin- middle I»*u front. Rus- | -iau units «ti king toward Rostov i (Turn To Pig** 3. Column 4> a--Decafur Fire Loss In 1942 $76,320 Annual Report Made By Retirinq Chief Dv<*atr'« fire lo*s during 1942 to. I tailed 178 32" f wa* made known j today in a report by former fir" chief Ed Hur*' Th.- loss w-m divided lietween 17 912 on buildings and 188.488 on j contents, the report diwlosed and was incurred in 4* firm within th» I city limits The value of the building* ’nvolv- , *-*i wa- pla. *-d at 1439.28" and insurance on the building* are |297.* | '.*«* Value <>f the contents involved w.m set at 5388.895 and insurant a at 1214 ini" The report commented that th" greatest loss was that suffered in the city plant explosion last June. It stated that right runs were also made hy the city department to rural fires during the year. Mr. Hurst was succeeded January 1 as fire chief by Harry Htulta. former assistant chief, who was promoted to that post by jacomin* mayor. John B. fftnlta.