Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 41, Number 35, Decatur, Adams County, 10 February 1943 — Page 1

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pff-Hour Work Week Ordered By Pres. Roosevelt CLOSE VISE ON JAMON GUADALCANAL

Imerican Forces I Tighten Grip On I Remaining Japs

■Delayed Dispatch ■From U P. Writer ■Soys Two Japanese ■Destroyers Are Sunk Felt. 10 — (I'P) ■ tinun»< <-d that American ■,.,,! Guadalcanal have K, ,41 t.i within one mile of,' K »|i. fantf. key base for the f.unaiiiing on the island. K. ~|i .w i* made Tuesday, Kd time. another American K which had been pushing anu'lrwwt coast reached K>n * ti Keren mid one-halt j K. , t l>?. 'ance. Thia further K-n- f'i. pincer* on the few ■i:.' ■ .•'"> forces trapped in ■tfaped pocket. ■k. n.ity communique also re- I ■o •»., more raid* on enemy K< m di.. New Georgia inland Kp of the central Solomons. K,.. ~>•.,> ka also were carried ■ uii Tj.-lay t Inland Time). In K'O j a k a force of maraud ■nHurn n onlier*. escorted by K.u firing Airacolira fighters ■ _’ itn.: g pursuit ohipi. bomb■k >. >in',augaia island. Result* ■« inc reported. That evening | K.... fiiie bombers, this time K-l 'y Lightning and GruntK',V..<l 4 tighter*, hit at .Mumia ■ tuned « large fire. ■h- *4ll. communique also re■tri an attack by American ' Kier* mi the Japanese bane at ■fa in the Ueutians. 't here was ■ rvmpt by Japanese planes Kind atound Kluka to intercept ■ attack All Amerkmi aircraft ■tied to their Imse. ■ communique from Gen. Mac■hie ■ tn i Iquarters reveals that ■>>> rnbers have carried oil’ ■rery raid on one of the Ju pan ■ srmya main liases in the Dutch ■t Ind.»«<. A large formation of ■ bis bomber* swept over Ken- ■ on Celeliea island, damaged ■dings .nd Installation*, destroy- ■ |r»und> l planes, and blasted a ■Tarn To Pugs I, Column 4) ■ — Q - leelinqs Planned n Ration System ■ Registrars, Grocers ■To Attend Meetings I Bl series of educational meeting* ■ registrar* and grocers in pre ■Mon for the food point ration ■ system, which begin* March 1. ■ b» held next week, it was an■■>•■>l today by the Adam* ■ty war price and rationing ■k* place and limes of thq ■ting* will be announced later. B it i> considered likely that at ■ three meetings will be held ■ addition to all persons who | ■ serve a* registrars during the ptration of the some 22.900 f* 0 " of the county from Febru ■ 22 to 29. the itoard has called I ;e».t one representative from > ■ grocery and food store affectI by the program to attend this* the faet that these gro- |* »t>d their employe* will be FT men" in purchasing under FMint system, the board has •** 4 each store to send at least r if not several employe* to the To Put g. Column I) T <MMRAYURR READHM ’<*OCRAT THKRMOMRTRR • °0 •• m. 52 M ,:0 ® ► m. 4* P- m. 40 WEATHER T °* c ' d * -l y eelder tonight and b»r*day forenoon with aovere by Thursday morning; t) ' , *** r * th»» afternoon, snow tonight and Thursday

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Hog School 1$ Held In Decatur Tuesday Careful Feeding Is Stressed By Expert To obtain strong, vigorous pigs, .tows from breeding to farrowing time must be fed a mixture of feeds from which such pigs can be produced. explained John Schwab »' ; Hie hog nchool here Tuesday. A mixture of one bushel of shelled i corn, one btwhel of odls and five I pound* of meat and bone scraps or .teven pound* of soybean oilmeal with minerals self fed ha* proven to be a very successful ration for . bred sowu Grinding the grain from ; medium to coarse adds to the efficiency of the feeds. Bright second or third cutting alfalfa hay fed In a low rack was recommended. Comfortable sleeping quarters and good drinking water two to three times daily are as important as the grain feed. Bred sown should lie Jed enough | grain for good medium condition, i Don't keep sows in small pens all winter. They should walk 4t> to 40 rod* daily for good health. The common round worm stunt* far too many pigs on the farm* of Indiana. Farm experiences have ' proven that the damoges from I these parasite* can be prevented I by moving the sow* away from old hog lota before farrowing, to quarters w here no hogs have been kept for at least one year. Don't allow sow* before weaning time or pig* ; until they weigh 70 pounds to get Into old hog lot*. One of the best feed mixture* for (Turn To Page 8, Column i) 'Much Colder,' Is Forecast Made By Weather Observer After approximately 24 hour* of un«ea»onwbly warm weather, the mercury in Decatur thermometers started down this afternoon in accordance with the predictions of the weatherman. The temperature* and general weather conditions eariy this morning rivalled those of a typiral spring day. ,At 8 a. m.. after a fadrly warm Tu«*sday afternoon and evening, the mercury in the Daily Democrat soared to M degrees at nwm today But about that time It riarted raining and a heavy wind arose. I The weatherman ha* promised that the rain will change to snow early tonight and prophesied colder weather thl* afternoon "Much colder tonight," bl* prediction conclude*. Annual Report 01 Good Fellows Club Report is Submitted At Sorority Meeting The annual report of the Good Fellow* club. Decatur* organixa tlon for .preadlng Christina* cheer t 9 the lesa fortunate of the city, and sponsored by the Delta Theta Tau sorority, was presented at a meeting of the aororMy Tuesday night. . _ Mrs Dick Steele. Good Fel.ows chairman for 1842. complied the report. Activities of the club were considerably curtailed during the past holiday aeascn. with need greatly lessened In the city becau»e of greatly accelerated employment However. 35 families were given baskets, with each baaket containing a chicken, noodles, a can of vagatablM. lard, buttar. fruit, cookies and candy Articles of clothing presented were a* follows nine dresses, three pairs of ffkrees, four suit* of STurs Te PM« ». Celsma 3)

Alexander Says Allied Win In Tunis Certain British Commander States Dice Loaded In Favor Os Allies <By United Pres*) General Hir Harold Alexander. British commander In the middle • •list, say* the battle to drive the Axis out < f Tunisia Is imminent and all the dice are loaded in our favor. Alexander declares that the German Africa corps' defense positions In the French-built Mareth line, along the Tunisian border, cun be turned by the mlglity British Sth army. The British general, who wa* the master strategist behind the rout of Rommel in Egypt and Libya, says the Axis-held Mareth line was built, like the Maginot line in France, before the time of mrbile armored armies. He nays flatly ' that the Mareth line could not , withstand the mechanised might of the British eighth army. Alexander Itelieve* the Axis will try to hand on to its last African bridgehead in Tunisia aa long as IMissible. The enemy, he says, will fight to the last because of the frightful possibilities for the Axis If the Allies open up the entire Mediterranean. He pointed out that gnat battles already have been fought, and great vlctorlee won. He remarked that the British eighth army has advanced 1.500 miles since November—a distame equal to that between London and Moscow. The British commander of the middle east expressed the belief 1 that bad weather should he over in Tunisia by the end of March tnaki Ing large scale battle possible. And ,he pointed cut that the British eighth army is out of the desert and Is entering regions of hard day soli. Alexander said the last Axis soldier lias been driven out of Libya, and hia language Indicated that the eight?, army's advance is contfnu(Turn To Pago ». Column 4) o Safety Awards Are Made To Employes Central Soya Co. Drivers Honored Annual safety awards to the truck driver* of the McMillen Feed Mills were made by the Central i Hoya company at a dinner meeting held this week. Everett Hutker, superintendent of the trucking department, presld••d and introduce.! E. V. McCann, plant manager, and Max Schafer, director of labor relations, both of whom spoke briefly, at resuing safety and congratulating the drivers on their efficiency. In keeping with the discussion theme. Mr Hutker presented an award for meritorious driving to Don Adorns, who drove throughout 1942 without an accident of any type. • Ervin Sctnrartx, recently induct•si into the army, wa* also rewarded for hta exceptional driving during the year, and E. M Kistler wau il*o the recipient of a prlxe for hl* fine record. Other truck driver* present were: Holme* McCauley. Robert Jud'. Herl Williamson and Wayne Peterson. Drivers for the Central Hoya company have not been involved In a major accident in their five years of operation, official* pointed out in closing the meeting. O Eight Lead Miners Killed JBy Cove-In Shullsburg. Wla., Feb l»—<UP) —A faulty root io »aid to have been responsible for the deaths of eight lead miners who were crushed by s cave-tn shortly after noon yester-, day Two men first were trapped by falling rock, and later six res- j cue workers died when the entire i roof collapsed.

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Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, February 10,1943

Introduce Compulsory Man Power Bill k ) w ■ j. TIB With the support of nation wide civic and military organisation* a *<■ lectlve service bill to draft any adult civilian into war work ha* been Introduced in the senate and house by enator Warren A Anitin, ill i of Vermont, seated, ami Rep. James W. Wadsworth til.l <>l New York, respectively. The proposed h-gislatioti. known a* the "national war service act of ’fill", would require men between the ages ol I* and fia and women from I* to 50 to take any job assigned them by the gov eminent.

Send Supplemental Gas Books By Mail . Books To Be Mailed About February 22 Some I.s<M> "B" and "C" supplemental gasoline rationing Iwiok* for Adams county autolst* trill Im* placed In the maifa alxiut February 22. It wa* announced today by the Adam* county war pric eand rationing board Autolsts, whose present II and C books will expire March 1. are the ones to whom the new Itooks will Im* mailed. None is to Im* secured In person at the office. The n<«w iKMik* are made off the the original application of the uutolsl. Fifteen representatives of various Decatur industri:** aided the Immird In making the books during the pari few day*. All books due March 1 hav>* been made. Os the 1.500. approximately onethird ore (.' books and the balance , B's Approximately 2,500 supplemental book* excluding non-highway ration*, are being held by motorist* of Adam* county. Only 1.500 are due March 1. however, the board explained, the balance expiring at various dates with(Turn To Page 5. Column 2) o. Workers Listed For Boy Scout Campaign — Annual Campaign To Be Launched Monday The annual campaign for fund* for the Boy Scout* will be held In Decatur next week, opening Monday. February 15. and concludnlg Friday. February 19. Herman H. Krueckeberg. chairman of the drive, thta morning announced the list cf workers who will conduct the flveday solicitstlon In the city. Decatur's Boy Scout* have been exceptionally prominent In various types of sctivlties connected with war work In this community, and the local organisation Is now one of the flnest in the Anthony Wsyne area council The list of workers, m announc ed by Mr. Krueckeberg. is as follows: N R Rtesry H W McMillen. E j V. McCaan. Heary Bromer Ray Leite. Clarence L Weber. Joyce Elk n her ger Adrian Raker. Robert (Tars Ts Pags », Coloma ») _

Leqion Post Unable To Continue Pencil Gifts To Inductees Officer* of Adams post 43. American Legion, who have I presenting mechanical pencils with the pledge of allegiance to th,* flag inscribed. thereon, to Adams county men inducted into military service, regretfully annoqnced today their inability to conti’iue these presentations. A recent order of the war production Imard halted production of these pencil*, thus It will be Impossible for the veterans' organization to continue the practice. -oImportance 01 Food Program Is Stressed County Agent Talks To Decatur Lions The Importance of home grown and home canned foodd under ths approaching rationing program wart stressed last night by L. E Arctrbcld. county agriculture agent, in an address to the members of the Decatur Lion* club. Agent Arcbbo'd reminded the club and the general public that home canned food* are not subject to ration declaration and Issuance. Relative to this fad he told of the formation of the victory garden program- in which it is Imped all available plot* and "truck patches" will be urfed this summer to grow essential foodstuff* in the city and county. He displayed and explained a food chart, which cited the vitamin contents of the various food* which can be grown in the garden*. John M. Doan was in charge of the program, and Gene Raker was Installed ae a new member of the (Turn To Page 1. Column 4) o County Offices To Be Closed Friday All offices in the county court house will be closed Fridiy In ob i servance of Lincoln's birthday, it was announced today. The First Stele Bank will also be closed tbst Otherwise ail business will continue a* usual Mall deliveries will be made and the post office will remain open, a* well as the public office* in the city ball and al! bus!new house*. Flags win be displayed In down'.own Decatur In observance of the emancipator's I birthday i

Russians Forge Hew Death Trap For Nazi Army German Death Trap Reported Shaping Up Near Rostov By United Press A German death trap, on a scale matching that of Stalingrad. Is reported shaping up in the Rostov j i sector <>f southern Russia. Red army siege gun* have open ed a violent bombardment against i Rostov Itself, ami against the > Germans at Kramatorsk, about 150 miles to Cue northwest. Russian tank forces are breaking through German counter-at-tacks along the north bank of the Don In a steady advance on Rostov from the east. Another pow erful Russian column Is driving upon the city from the south and Htormovik dive bombors are pouring a lethal fire on strong points. I highways and railroad* west of ' Rostov. The industrial city id i Hlallno. In.', mile* northwest of | Rostov, ha* lieeti raided heavlljJ by Soviet plane*. Still farther to the northwest. >he Red army has developed a semi-circle around the Nazi strongpoint of Kharkov. The outlying defense* of the city tire being I pounded l>y Russian artillery . The Russian* also have driven a wedge northward from Kursk to protect their Kharkov armies from 1 a possible German flank attack I Imwed on Orel laindim observers, expressing ; amazement at the swift pace of j I Io- Soviet advance, now *ay It'* I almost certain the German* will, he forced back t.i the Dlileper' river line. 2fio miles west of Khar ! kov. And Russia!, military spokesmen in London predict that j the Red army will continue Itoffensive Into the spring. They I say the Red* may even take Kiev | the key to tile German defense system In all southern Russia. The German high command has acknowledged that Its troop* are engaged 111 fierce defensive fighting un the southern front. It also reports that fighting ha* flared up in the western Caucasus, where the Nazis still hold a narrow wedge leading to the Kerch pen- > insula. There are rumors In London i 'hat Hitler already is alarmed by 'he pace of the Russian advance, ind ha* moved hi* headquarters 'Io mile* inside Poland ■ ■■■ ———l i I ■<Wiiiim> ■ » ■ i,«i-h ii u Germans To Evacuate Civilians From Brest | New York, Feb. 10—<UP» -The ft<*iliti radio, heard In New York i says civilian* are to be evacuated from Brest and other French I coastal town* endangered by ait 1 raid*. The evacuation of Lorieut was ordered two days ago. — ——■— —o Adams County Native ■ Dies Tuesday Night Martin Schueller Funeral On Friday Martin F. Schueller. 57. a native of Preble township, died la»t even ing at 4 45 o'clock at the Lutheran hospital In Fort Wayne. Death wa* caused by carcinoma He had been ill since October and in the hospital for the past four months At the time of his death he resided at 311 Butler street. Fort Wayne. He was horn In Preble township on August 24. IMS. the son of Fred > and Hophla Schroeder-Scheuller ( He had been employed as a laborer in Adams and Allen countie* throughout most of hl* life. He wa* never married. The deceased was a member of the St. Paul’* Lutheran church at Preble. Surviving are the following brothers and sister*: Mr*. Herman Witte. Fort Wsyne: Mr* Henry Schoenher, New Haven; Gustave. Root township; Mr*. Fred Koene man. Preble, Theodore. R<x>t I (Turn To Pago J. Column I)

Drastic Moves To Affect All U.S. I Citizens Ordered

Contingent leaves For Active Service 31 Leave Today To Enter Army Service — Thirty-one Adams county men mostly youth* of IS and 19 year* left shortly before noon today for Camp Perry. Ohio and active service with the t'.H army. They are the 31 accepted by that branch of the armed force* from the February 2 selective service contingent. Burt "Hud" Townsend was their leader Others are. Harrison Hakes, Brice Diehl. Edward Elchenberger. Roll ; ert Goldner, I .eon bl Davidson. Richard Frauhiger. Harvey Birch ■ Lloyd Kitson. Murk Wagner. Lewi* Bown. Warren Burk Kenneth Parrish. James Moser. Ned lllesen. Warren Augsburger. Weldon Htelm’r. George Ray. Leonard Morrison. Robert Dull. LaVerne Htetler, Charles Truesi dell. Arthur Zurcher. Arthur Thieme. Virgil Webb. Glen Du bach, Lewi- Bertsch. Paul Wolpert. William Huffman. Ralph Addy and l*3'ii Wietfeldt. Leave For Navy Nine more of the February 2 group left today at various hours for Fort Wayne, where they are I to depart at an early hour Thursday for Camp Petry and sei vice with the U H navy These are: Roger Moser, Ray j >iioiid Vcul*. Bernard Evanson Richard Colter. Herman Bixler, la-o Braun. Ernest Kitchen. Roy Frledley. Luther Burry. Os these. Kitchen and Eyans hi were on hand thi* morning to watch the soldiers depart and posed for newspaper photo along with the army men The la*! of the holdover* from the February 2 group ha* been rejected, the draft board announced (Turn To Page S, Column ll O-— — Mrs. Lewis Sprunger Dies Tuesday Night Pneumonia Is Fatal To Berne Resident Mrs. Mahals S> lienbe< k Sprung er, 45. wife of la*wfa Bprunger. and a lifelong hml lent of th.- Berne j community, died at 9 30 (.'dock Tuesday night at her home in that town. Death followed a 17-day ill lies* of pneumonia She was married to Lewis Sprunger April 1. 19"" Surviving b< side* the husband ' are a daughter. Mrs. Augusta Du- ■ bach of Berne, two son*. Frank > Sprunger of Berne an d Karl Sprunger of Pendleton, two brothera. Sam and William Shenbeck. beth of Geneva; two sisters. Mr*. Frank Behling of Berne ami Mrs. ' Crist Bauman of Berne rural route; and two grandchildren Two brothers and four sisters are deI ceased Fun> nil serviciM will Im* held at 1.45 p. tn. Friday at the Yager funeral home and at 2 o'clock at the Berne Mennonlte church, with Rev. C 11. Bu< kau and Rev. Alfred Clauser officiating. Burial will Im* in the M R. E <■( metery. Th'liody may be viewed at the funeral | home after 7 o’clock this evening. : Water Main Leak Repaired By City A crew from the city water department has temporarily repaired a leak in a water main on North Second street until new parts can be secured. Ralph E. Roop, water department superintendent, reported today. The leak occurred nenr the locae tlon of a break of a few days ago, The line there Is about 35 or M years old, It is believed.

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Longer Work Week Added To Nation's Wartime Economy In All Out War Effort Washington. Feb. 10 H'l’t — America adds the longet work week today Io a wart line economy | of frozen price*, wages and job*. Drastic move* that will deeply affect every man and women in the country have been made overnight in Washington. First is the stretching of the work week to 4S hours for every man and women In 32 lalror shortage areas. The 4* hour week wa* ordered by the president a* a new national policy. unnoutic<?d on the radio last night by economic bos* Byrne*, and decreed for the sit irtI age area* by manpower chief MeNut.. Second I* lite wage and price freeze ordered by Byrne* when he barred any change in the "little steel" wage formula and promised to hold down price* and reduce ’ j those that are now list high. A third, and even bigger move, i i appears to be on the way. Byrnes stated flatly last night that from now on we cannot let men and women work where amt when 1 they please. He add'd that farm worker* now In Industry should be sent back to the farms or ■ drafted. 1 These statements, if put Into ' effect, would constitute virtually a full draft of American manpower and womanpower. And although i Byrne* urged what lie called "self i regimentation,” he cleurly Indicat ed that compulsion would Im* used If necessary. While present wag,* rate* are now ill effect frozen, tile lleW 48- > liotir-wei-k bill would add million* > ’ of dollars to the public's payroll in overtime pay for the extra eight hour* of work Byrnes said higher wage rate* are inflationary, but that overtime pay I* merely an Incentive to greater efforts. Congressional reaction i* mostly I favorable But there Is ex pec led to lie a strong move to eliminate * the overtime pay provision, making the new 48-hOtir week the basis for regular pay before overtime begins. Labor comments are few as yet. William Green, president of the A FL. favor* It. but opposes any further Increase In hours. Philip Murray of the CIO ha* not commented. Actually, the 4* hour week has been In effect for some time in many war industries the new order being aimed at bringing all workers up to that level and add I ing the equivalent of I.s#®.<MH) men to the war effort Paul McNutt, the manpower adi mlnistrator who ha* been given (Turn To Pags !. Column 4) o — Soards Os Finance Will Meet Monday Name Depositories For Public Funds Members of th* various governmental iMtards of finance, which were named in the townships, school hoard* and munk-ipnhtim in the county last month, are scheduled to meet Monday at the county auditor's office for the purpose at ! selecting Imcas as public deposi- , torts* for public funds. No change is expected In (be system now operating in the counI ty. Depose* are divided among the four bank* in the county, the town* ships apportioning their funds to the hanks within their territories. Adam* county funds are divided among the four bank*. In Decatur, the public school fumfa. those of the city and five north townships, designate the First Stets bank as the public depository. Interest on public fund* la near paid to the state (inking fund, figured on the minunam monthly balance.