Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 41, Number 53, Decatur, Adams County, 3 March 1943 — Page 1

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Japanese Convoy I Badly Battered I By Allied Planes

gjj —— I 9 MacArthur Fliers 3 Sink Two, Damage 9 Other Vessels In 3 Japanese Convoy 9 B) United Pre** /■« -I •«» “ ll uil f ' ,rce * h ' V *’ ..nlkiuc »> d.iinagiug more , d t>-.. j?' B> the Pacific. ... i» '*< spectacular of th* a ■ General Mac flier* -mashed a power|9 <'">voy >»f H *hip» V. » Guinea Buck|9,. and rain. the HE... ~n , .. . i-. r. d the conK, r» , . . -h l>- «--re defllliteT* > •• severely ! .\:.l 'I. were made on r»miiant' of the fleet which I Jap warships. | ■?:. .. flying fortrr»«e» L • • *• i ,! ’*••* rarK> ; ..f three crulsd—' and seven ]K- ( and transports, 1 ' t.it.-porl was hit fire k"n» >uud bombs and K tri-riit.s a I -inking An »th“r ’-ati-p". • *a* hit ami.' Ky. and brok.- in two A 6.ft00 medium sized -.»<> ■*• — hit directly by Ka‘>- and ..a. al warship* and ra.a.. "h.-r were hit nr mated convoy *i- escorted by Jo to I" Jap fighter piano* of •!■>. n Were put out of with t i.- definitely shot On.- tui'd bomber la reoverdue MMe A-• cummunlque that .eii Jap fighter a"*■ d in airdrome at Inflictriirht darn ik-‘ Allied planet rp .d i d -lint down all of ». h no loss to them|9 A or.. . .. rm- bomber wank a My aunnlon. -hip off the south of Xi a Britain And the .d . .. ; u .a, l.y. i bomb- , of -he operation* in the a , i . amc only a few kfte -he navy revealed that •’’btnarine* have sunk Tn Paars t. Column 11 jaw ——— - iff Include Cheese J Heat Rationing H Average Allowance ■■ Under Two Pounds Mar 3 - (Vp> — j9**j“'*» ,h ' " ">* f i.od program HR J" 00 ’ '° take in a new com--19*7 Chees.- n u reliably reIK"*'*"' (>J. I „ 14Jf rallon nf 1 " meat rattening pro. jK 13 to Ko into effect W * ,bo “; April 1. *<-*l. Indicate that cheese an t<»ffetb|K, * _ " average allowance a*r«on w||| ; w Oll| _ ahij | j srw ,. Pound* a week It I. .!«, . ,hat bu, f»r. margarine, !9tv 84 < >oking fat* and IK*, "• ’* r » , ioned at th. umej !■ (,p A adminU(rator } , au] K,? Ui * ,h - Op A »• *»"lnK r ”' Olßn, endatfon» of the 'H»»rt men t before! 9L,‘ 4 '* fli * i decision* |9- inarter. .ay chee.e r ! * a certainty inehmioa of l9pL _" d f, * h ,n ’Me one and Mkm ln , < 7 ' , ' r ‘ p *“‘ nd ’ ■ •**k Ch ** e will - “ ,n book '*o. The blue ZL. ar * *• n,rren > Bm pun ha*e of canned »nd vege «fAO ( *a I ****’***<•*«»•»<▼»• l| **a m ■ I i —’* ■ ■ —-— It l Wm-J* tATMtR 1 *" l ** ‘"M Thwr»

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

I Purchase 01 Sirens Up To City Board Council Authorizes Air Raid Sianals Purchaaing of the air raid *lren* for Decatur and community, sou a lit by civilian defence leader*. I* now In th- hand* <t the board of public work* and safety of the city of Decatur. The matter of purchasing the ulreiis was given to the Imard. with power to act. hy the city council in regular aeulon at the city hall last night. Chltf Hd Miller brought the mat ter to the eoanctl's attention at the Insistence of civilian defense leader*. who have cited the fact that thtlr entire crgatilsatlon and groundwork de|>end upon the pur- < haae of auilable siren*. National civilian defenae regu latlon* and the city's blackout ordinance, patterned afi r those In other cities, provide the siren* shall be entirely different from any signal now in uae, in ordir that the genera! public may instantly reedgnlze the warning. Defense leader* have be- n urging the early purchase of the ulrens In erder that the city be ready for the series of surprise Ida. koutr. expected to be started at any date New ffirsflghtsr A new firefighter will be added tonight to the roater of volunteer*. Irvin Klzey. of the volunteer*, ap geared before the council last night asking that a new appointee l»e added, which would bring the total ta is nameo Given to the council lor consideration Included Francis Noack. George Kentz and Frill Mater. Approval of the council for one of these men Is to be given to the volunteers today and th.- ap ■ pointment made t< night at a meet Ing of the group, to lie held at the fire station. Martin J. Mylott. city light superintends nt. reported to the council that work in installing electric line* to the new housing area in the Studebaker addition Is progreasing rapidly Five pole., have hern set up and fotirgn're are to erected, he aald I’nless Inclem-nt weather interfere*, connection* may be placed this week, he said Fred Engle appeared before the council to ask that the street department furnish uultabl drainage for a 10l on Tenth and Marshall streets, owned by the petitioner The matter was referred to the Strret commissioner. A request by Clarence Mitchell lor an extension <f electrical service from the Mud Pike line to bl* bomr. located on that road, was discussed hy the council. The matter was shelved temporarily until a petition was submitted in the regular channel*. Financial statements of th city electric and water department were (Turn To Paas 1 Column t> — -O Five Leave Today For Navy Service Accepted For Navy Service Last Month Five Adam* county men left early thia morning lor service with the U. 8 navy. The five were, among the men fr m the February 17 selective service contingent ac- : copied by the navy They are: Kenneth Friedt. Virgil Sprunger. Robert Bboemsk<-r. Donald Lee and Arnold Spiegel. Eight mm from the contingent were accepted by the nary. Don aid Poling, only one of the eight to enter the U. 8. Marine corp*, left last month fcr servlet. The remaining two. Fred Coffee and Rowell Hendrick*, did not Mere with the group this mot mag. bet report soon. Under present cM*or*liti> regulations, the date of their departure eannet be published until after they have left Il will be leasembered that » men from tb» group were accepted i by the army j

Allied Troops On Advance In Central Tunisia Vital Axis Line Is Threatened By Fast Advance Os Allies - ■ By United Pre** American mid British troops, driving ahead In central Tunisia, have moved into poHltiom threatening the vital Axis line at Fald pass. Today's Allied communique aay* Anglo-American forces are fanning out south and southear,t of recaptured SbrltU In drives apparently aimed at laith Fald and Sidl Bou Zid The Allied troop* are back Into territory they hail abandoned at the start of Nazi marshal Rommel's recent offensive. Observers »ay there's a good chance they will regain their former position* without a major fight. The victory over Rommel's vet--OMM at Kasserlne pa»s became ail the mote important today with revelation th.it the Nazi marshal personally commanded the enemy forces. United Press correspondent Phil Ault report* from the front that Rommel directed Ger-1 man Italian operation* from the I home of a Frenchman four tulle* west of Kssserlne. On the northern front, the British fire army haa thrown back three small enemy attacks against BeJ.i and Medjez El-Bab. Allied fliers, supporting ground troops, attacked enemy communication lines and then delivered a two-wave a siult against Tunis and M Boulette harbor, causing great damage Three enemy pintles were shot down. An Italian high command communique says heavy attacks were carried out yesterday on Blzerte and Tunis. The Italian* say con(Turn To P»<» t. Column *> o Sisters 100 Percent In Red Cross Drive Catholic Teachers Enrolled In Drive MkM Annie WTnnes. secretary of the Rid Cress chapter, reported today the 100 percent enrollment of the Sl-iter* of ft. Agnes In the Red Cross, and announced that the Catholic school would be sward d the membership certificate, signifying the enrcllmant cf Ute teachers Sixteen m mberships were taken by the Catholic Sisters in the Red Cross The drive for the Red Crows War I Fund I* progressing In the city and ' many f the sollelfors are cov ring their territory. No complete report irom any ldo< k or district solicitor ■ ba* yet Iteen made. Miss Winlies I announced The drive will continue through out March, running concurrently throughottt the c: untry in the effort to raise the nations quota of fi125.000.000 This year, the memberships and contributions will be • reported in the name of the block. I section or district solicitor and a* 1 the ac Heitors complete their can vas* in the city, they are aeked to file their report with Mi** Winne*. Walter J. Krick Decatur chairman announced. In the rural sections, the report* ar* made to Lyman L Hann, county chairman. Added Report* Additional report* from the section leader* boo.ted the rural Red j Crr*« fund contribution* to fi2.- ■ UM7. Lyman L. Hann, county | (Turn To Pags 1 Column ») — o- — Bulletin Received Bv Rationing Board In the latest OPA bulletin received at the local war price and rationing office, dry bean* (fail ktndal. pea* an* lao:ll ‘ *“*• ***” placed on th* rationed lint, together with dried and dehydrated •oup* The bulletin also astructa physicians and »urgeon» m to the ! question* they must answer la ordering rationed food* for patientsTh* three statement* follow; Why I the applicant taut have more proI cessed food*; the amount and types 1 needed why snrationed fonds caanot be used

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur. Indiana, Wednesday, March 3,1943.

F.D.R.’s Secretary’s Son Called ■sdiE. r’'* ‘ ** hK* ’ rB ' J*/ I sCßW^xt^lßwmiiM-wWiSfr' Stephen I’. Early. Jr.. IS. son of the White House -ecr -tary. completes packing at hl* Warhinxton home prior to indiKtlon lot > the service at Fori Myer, Va Heine, young Early's canine pet. *H* in on the proceeding*.

Accept Lions Club Banquet Invitation Achievement Dinner Here Next Tuesday The ofllc r» of the Adams county 51acre corn club met with the rep rro< ntatives of the Lions cluh of Decalur and of the Adam* county dairy herd Improvement aaaoclation and decided to accept the Invitation of the Lion* club for lite annual adult achievement banquet to be hdJ at the K. of P. home, at 6:15 p. m. Tuesday. March 9. Theodore Graliker. co sponsor i with Elm- r Baumgartner of the 5-, acre corn club, will act a* l a»t-1 master ut the banquet. William ' Klepper of the Cloverleaf Cream- ■ erie* will act as host lor the mem-1 btra of the dairy testing assochi-1 •lon. The main speaker for the | eveni„K will Im- George Enfield, i agronomy specialist of Purdue uni-1 versify. The numbers of tbe 5-acre corn club are: Lester Adler. Edward L. Arnold. Hemer W. Arnold. Alfred Aschlemsn. Henry Aschleinan. Al-1 bert Belneke. Jack Btlneke, Irvin Blent. Theodore Bleeke. Victor, Bleeke. Ralph Buchanan. Harvey Buch r. E. W Bnsche. Clarence Buslck. John P. Eicher, Menno Eicher. Benjamin Gerkc. T. infre l L. Gerke. Loe G. Graber. Marlin J (Turn To Pag* !. Column D O__ Local School Given Honorable Mention The Decatur Jun or senior hiarfi school was one of sft schools in Indiana to receive honorable men- 1 tion in the war scrapbook contest, conducted by the U. 8. treasury de partment through the State war aevlng* staff Nine hundred Indlxna I achoolk participated in the contest.

\Franklin D. Roosevelt Ends 10th Year In Office Today

Washington. Mar. I. — (VPi Frank'.in Delano Roosevelt ends 10 hiatorlc years today a« the Aral third-term president of the I'nlU 1 : Fourth Terml Washington. Mar. 3 —(VPi - The fourth ter .a drums are beating for President Ito sovelt. who today campl-ted 10 . yeara of the hardest Job in the world. The president conferred today with Poatina.ter General Walker, who it chalrm in of th* Democratic committee and a special group ts committee member* Afterward. Walker told reporters that some of the committee member* had Mid that If the war is still in progress in IM«. the pres! lent •hoeid be a candidate tor a fourth' term. In tact. Walker said, some of the member* broached the subject to the president, but got no reap, nse States. Tomorrow he begins b.s 11th year la the White Hoes*.

Continental Europe Feels Hunger Pinch Washington, Mar. 3 — (UP) The agriculture department *;»y« continental Europe, with the exception of Italy and Germany, is feeling the pinch of shorter food supplies. The total food supplies, eat luslve of Russia, arc estimated at from two to three percent below last year. And the stock* available vary from country to country, and between urban and rural areas within lhe same country. Greece I* «ald to have stiff".ed more than any other country, although short age* arc severe In both France and Belgium — March Bond Quota Set At $107,371 Quota Includes Sum For New Vincennes The county's' war bond quqota for March Is »107,371. which In- , eludes tZ6.fil3 toward the purchase ' of the new U. 8. 8. Vincennes, Earl I Caston, chairman, announced today In February. Ixnid buyens In this county purchased *115,592.75, so Mr f'aston believes the Mar?h quota will lie reached. This month Indiana 1* making u •pedal drive to sell 122,080,000 of war bond.«. the state'o extra allotment going toward the cost of building and epuiping a new cruiser Vtncenne*. Sales during February at the following points were announced by Mr Caston today. Berne. <36.ftOft; Decatur J 67.911 • sft; Geneva fiUl2 5O; Monroe. fi2.51250; Pleasant Mill*. 1900; Preble. 53.356 25 The February quota w ia only 66.ooe

Ahead cf America's chief of etale lie some of the biggest Jobe of hie long and briil'ant career-inAatKn wurrt<s -manpower problem*—snd other Attentions that inert be ans(Tara To Pag* 1, Coloma t)

Nazis Are Forced To Abandon Great Base In Russia Before Powerful Red Army Advance

Report Gains In Sea And Air War With Axis Impressive Gains Reported; Berlin 'Protests' Raids By United Pres* The Allie* report Impressive new gain* this morning in tbeir air and sea war against the Axis. Be*t new* in a long time on the critical war against the U-boat* come* from Britain's first lord of tho admiralty. A. V. Alexander. Alexander say* February was probably the best month of lbs war *o far in the battle of the soa Irene*. Re*ult* during the past few month*, he point* out. have Iteen most encouraging Alexander reveals that British tonnage sunk during December, January and February wa* much less than for the name period last year. And he discloses that l.Mfi.ooo ton* of supplies have Iteen moved to North Africa. Alexander admits that the Axis probably still I* producing U boats faster than the Allies are sinking them. But he reports that German and Italian loss** so far In the war amoufit to five-million tons of shipping sunk, and threemillion tons severely damaged The admiralty chief also report* on British losses on the convay route to northern Russia. The toll, he say*, includes two cruisers, to destroyers .six other wafships. and many merchantmen. In the air. the RAF rounded oil' I * week <»f the heaviest air offensive In history with another small attack on western Germany. Flying through soupy weather that grounded most of the big bomber plane*, the RAF carried out minor reconnaissance and mine-laying operations in Axis waters. The Nazi* have been forced to marshall ail possible manpower in Berlin to clean up the terrific damage left by the RAF on Monday. Stockholm «ays every resident has been ordered to help At the same time, the Germans, who started this baslne** of mass" atta<k- on cities, arc reported! (Turn To Ps»« «. Column S> Accident Victim Is Taken From Hospital Hubert Butler, of near Decatur. ' who suffered a severe head injury early Tuioday morning in an auto accident, was released late yesterday from the Adams county memorial hospital. Attos Vo*', driver of the car and Austin Ainsworth. I who were also in the car. were l«*s ueriously hurt. Mercury Drops Below Zero During Night Warmer Weather Is Forecast Tonight The mercury in Decatur ther mometer* was hack on the way up today after sliding down below the zero mark during the night in the latest and one of the mos: severe cold wave* of the season A better than 2« degree drop was experienced during the night as thermometers fell from a indegree high Tuesday afternoon Although no official readings! were recorded here, it was report •4 that the minimum during the night was from two to four below t At ( a. m today the Daily Demo crat tbermomeur registered exactly z*ro. bat th* mercury mas al-j ready climblag Two boar* taler. It registered five above. The weatherman forecast rising temperatares this afternoon and warmer tonight bolstering hope* that hte cMd wav* will be ot short j duration. |

Fathers May Expect Draft Calls In May Single Men Supply Is Near Exhaustion Father* or Adam* county in the elig hie age group may expect their call* to the armed tone* to start on or about May 1. It wa* indicated today by Adam* county dratt board official*. The l»oard stressed tha* no instruct tons had been received relative to re-clMsiflcatlon of fathers, however. They did slate that the condition of many draft board* •‘scraping the bottom of the barrel” of single meu and married men without children would soon apply ■ here, tinlro* some change was or-1 dered. The "ncraping the bottom of the barrel” condition was quoted In a press service story issued this morning from Washington. D. ('. by selective service official* who would not be qquoted by name. While the l»oard would not be quoted officially, it ha* iteen authoritatively learned that the situation in Adams county is something like this: Provided the calta are of the same intensity as in the past (and the size of this morning * contingent. which cannot be published because of cen*orship regulation*, as well as insistence of national loader* that Itfti.mM) per month will be inducted. Indicate that the drain on the county'* manpower will be a* great If not greater in th«- fit(Turn To Page 2, Column *> Governor Signs Bill To Abolish Board Teacher Pay Boost Awaits Signature Indianapolis. March 3 lUPi — Governor Schrlcker has signed a bill »bql!*hlng the state personnel director The bill sets up a new administration Schricker thus stamped hi* approval upon a legislative compromise. it leaves the two-year-old > state merit system unchanged while d'acharglng board official*. Under an emergency clause, the governor I* empowered to appoint new member* and another director. Schrlcker aUo signed 15 other ' measure* as members of the legls- ] lature worked speedily beat next Monday* aine die adjournment! ending their war-time seMton The senate approved a measure requiring motorist* found guilty in accidents to istablish financial responsibility for damag -. injuries or death* to face temporary or permanent lo«» of their driver*' licenses. The house refused to concur In senate amendments to a proposal : j to create a statestream pollution ■ control board and regular* dump I inx of polluting material into water-1 (Turn Tn P»<e S. Column II — — <0 I Will Gandhi Completes Three-Week Fast, Takes Nourishment — Poona. India. March 2-(UPj—j Mohandas K Gandh; baa completed j the three-week fast he undertook ! in protest to his detention by the I I British colonial government. This' Th!* mjrntng at » o'clock (Indian I tlmei the frail Indian nationalist ; leader ended hi* 21-day di 't of waiter mixed with lime juice by taking a glass of orange juice diluted , with water. Hi* follower* held a . prayer meeting near the Poona i railway station The Indian government announced i with the end of the fast Gandhi will ' no longer be permitted fro* flow of visitors that came to hl* bedside daring th* ordeaL However, tiecause of tbe precarious condition of hte health, th* government promises a cont in Battoe of extra medi- | cal attention and nursing.

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Nazi High Command Announces Troops Evacuated Anchor Os Winter Line i By United Pre** The German* have been forced to flee from another of the great base* which anchored their winter line In Russia. The Nazi high command announced today that German rear guard* evacuated Rzhev. 13® miles west mid slightly north of Moscow. during tho night. Berlin claims that the retreating Nazi* blew up the Volga river bridges leading into the town a* they moved out. Rzhev, ai the forefront of a German salient pointed dagger like at the Russian capital, sto id throughout the great Russian winI ter offensive of'last year. Hitler once warned hi* troop* that tho loss of Rzhev would 'u> equal to the lo** of half of Berlin. The Nazi report -broadcast once by Berlin, then retracted, then given out officially by the high command nays the town w.ia abandoned according to plan to *tralgh'en the front. The Russians some time ago punched deep salients into German line* north and * nith of Rzhev. Last fall, they ami mni ed tha: they had broken into the outskirts. However, there have been no recent Russian reports of attack* on the Nazi stronghold. Evacuation of lhe town leave* lhe city of Vyazma, to the south, wide open to attack from thres side*. And ft raise* the possibility that the Germans on the central front may be forced to draw back all the way ti/Smolr-n-k Ito mil--* to the southwest, due to the threat of the new Russian offensive on •he northern fr.int Marshal Tlmoshenka. in chargo of the northern offensive. H reported :o be re-grouping hi« armies for a new smash westward. Hi* next target, it i* reported, will Im- the Nazi base of Staraya Russa, below Like Ilmen. On the southern front. Red army tank column* are continuing their drive through the Ukraine towa <1 'he Dnieper river. The Moscow midday communique says that the Russian.* have taken several morn village* west at Kharkov and two village* west of Km -V In the Donets basin. Soviet troops have routed fino Germans and burned three Nazi tank* In a fight for a village southwest of Voroshilovgrad There is n » word on fighting In the northwest corner of the basin, where Nazi couuter-attai-k* are untinuing However, lhe Germans are pour- ; Ing fresh men into their line* in a ! strong bid to hold up the Russian I advance. The Russian midnight communique reported that one Nazi division had been rushed to the front from a- far away a* Holland. In the Kursk afea. the Nazi* cotinter attai ked at one point but (Turn To Ps«» S. Column Si _— Contingent Leaves For Physical Exams Adams County Group Leaves This Morning A large contingent of Adams county men left in two busses tolay t. go to Toledo. Ohio, for final armed force examinattons. Accepted men will be granted tbe customary furlough before reporting for active duty. Pr- sent censorship regulation* prohibit publication cf the itame* of the men who were sent to Toledo ' to take the examination. However, on Thursday — If tbe group is -xamlned today tbe list of those accepted may be published. if available at that line Day and hour cf the departure of the accepted m*n may not b* published in advance Photos may be taken of the group when it ieev»« and published st al star date Th* neirt eontlngent will be called to examinations on March 11.