Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 41, Number 71, Decatur, Adams County, 24 March 1943 — Page 1

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XIS COUNTER-ATTACKS IN TUNISIA

oini Values Os Rationed Meats Announced Today

Of Meat, Rutter, Fats And (Kheesc Starts In Ration On Monday ■ (Table of point values on Hw2<) BH .By t'nui'l I’nssi |K, V(li ',.. Ainerha's newest i .Hnn stamp* to buy (iiiiiouik *d by the* OPA. mi . aak is worth eight |H . . worth eight H ; . . H worth eight K.j for a pound of pig's ears— will do K. list of p Int values for some |K,:-,. on 1.-* !!"• °f artich* K on the ration shelf Monday |K< a malt (sunt -rich ff lie has |K family A nun with just a have lean sere. |^L r . j of the prices—ln f.,r t ents you can any k with your 16 JK total a.ie*all<e per person. Wd< and many chops and |K. !B. a pound Butter ||o.. i.otli eight points per An I . aimed fish, seven |H boils down to this -whoever the family marketing wiii tn flgur-- <|<ire. spread thin |H\i. email Housewives will ' heap up the potatoes ami of Stuffing A flve-pound ;'.d neatly use Hie |Kk:r ■al of two person" |H • a.'ills. would be left for blit |H ,-r eh iitetimK. and meat |M(. ur o the basis of some of .*>- rvpen«ive cuts of meat. sM "''A pr.do Is an average pur of t*,, pounds of meat per three ,j,(.liters ,f a pound |Mh"-: . . • w , .0.10 es of cheese gHb- points w.ll be posted in the |M- M ’.lit hotlsekeepels probab.y do some close figtirU*- .lute. pur. basing Only ■H'l Hamps In the red meat,:f war ration book two will w. k The "B ' stamps |M become vai.d the week after, so on. Once the stamps bevalid they don't lose their at th., end of the week, but on to the end of the To Pag* 5, Column I) BWeat Values Mar 24 — (UPi — are the official point values KJ P" ui ‘d of meats, fats, fish and forth., rationing which be- » March 29. HB*' and oils: It will coat you IV' points per pound for butter; BB t* oll * l * lor salad and cooking BB' ,r>d r ve Po'uts for lard, shortU“<*nd margarine. ugh! points will be needed |B*sch pound of the following pot erhouse. T-bone. club. ■ !a a ‘even-inch cut. airloin ■" th* bon. round, top round. round - round tip and flank ■ 'bort eight points will be the p e r pound for almost However, nine points W needed for sirloin without ■ *-nr and seven points for 10cut. chuck and shoulder eight points will be ■« red for each pound of bone- ■ Ei,h ’ pou " d » »>»<» w *» ■ . for standing rib. seven ■■ «t Seven points are requirML?' "Mdlng rib, 10-fnch cut. «r shoulder without the ■• and round tip. it win take ■ standing blade rib K. ar shoulder with the Ram* * ‘ >Olnt * ,Or rump wl,h R*»» and other beef cuts: all ST ,'* lh * following boneless K .a. ?*'• Ber,t he * ! of r,,und ■' e-te /'? ,OT n * nk meat, and neck Krt I 1 * IB Foor P 01 ' 1 " for KL *\P‘*te »Hh the bone. Ki th, b^.' b ° n * and Ih,ok K Htau to gwt K t , b " r '' r Tn ‘ d ' °< from necks, flanks. KfwL M ,nd miscellaneous and beef fhL * r ‘ the nos-- .-squire ■ * 1, Ceiuma 1)

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Qualifying Tests To Be Conducted Here April 2 Is Set For Service Exams Qualifying testa for the army specialised training program and the navy college training program will be held at the Decatur juniorsenior high school on Friday, April 2, with H. A. Adatnw of the school faculty as examiner, it was announced today by principal W. Guy Brown. The test will be held from 9 until 11 a. m. In room 100 at the school. Application blanks and information may be secured from Mr. Brown at hits office In the school. From those who successfully complete the tests, candidates for the army specialised training program and the navy college training program will be selected to attend colleges under contract to the respective service. Students selected for the army program must undergo further screening during thirteen weeks of basic military training before they are finally qualified for college attendance. Students chosen for the navy program, after selection by the office of naval officer procurement. will be detailed directly to college. Students who attend college under either of the programs will TW Mnder military discipline on active duty in uniform with pay. Ail expenses. Including tuition, food, housing, books and uniforms will be paid by the army or the navy. An applicant must belong to one of the following groups: High school and preparatory school graduates who will bare attained their 17th and not their 20th birthdays by July 1. 1943. regardless of wnether they are presently attending college. High school and preparatory school seniors who will be graduated by July 1. 1943. provided they will have attained their 17th and not their 20th birthdays by that date. Students who will have attained their 17th and not their 20th birthdays by July 1. 1943. who do not hold certificates of graduationfrom a secondary school hut who are now continuing their education in an accredited college or university. Furthermore, to be eligible for selection, an applicant must: Be a male cltiien of the t'nlted States; Be morally and physically qualified for this program, including a minimum uncorrected visual acuity of 13/20 In each eye. Be ttntnsvried. and agree to remain unmarried until commissioned. unless sooner released by the (Turn To Pag, I. Column 4) , Q,_. Wabash Ditch Judge Makes Three Entries Lonq-Fouqht Action Is Aqoin In Court Henry Kieter. special judge In the Wabash dredge case which has gained wide recognition for Its long lasting litigation, waa In Decatur today and made three entries in the case. The firm dated March 21. stated that the judge traveled from Princeton to Decatur. The second approved a report of the dredge commiMioner. which stated that he: 'Had filed certificates showing those who paid aseeemnento and release of liens in the recorders' offices of Jay. Adams and Welle counties." and asked further Instreet ions. The Met entry noted that the court traveled from Decatur to Princeton. The second and third entries were dated March 24 and Mreapeetlveiy. Claims of IM each were paid nt the offices of the county auditor for such of the three respective days

Terrific Aerial Blows Promised Against Nazis American Army Air Force To Deliver Tremendous Blows By I’nitetl Press The promise of a mid summer bombing offensive aguinst Euro pion an unprecedented scale was held out today by the American army air force. Major general Ira C. Eaker told a news conference that brand new American Itombers. carrying three or four times the load of a flying fortress, soon will enter a round-the-clock bombardment of Hitler’s Europe. He said the flying fortresses and liberators have proved the practicability of high level, daylight precision bombing. And. Eaker added, the experimental period for American heavy bombers has been ended with proof that they can fly along and ward off enemy fighter planes. The fog lifted over the channel today for the first time in nearly a week, and the German and Britlslh air forces went to work Immediately. German raiders killed about a doxen persons and injured others in a raid against a southeastern English town. Two of the German planes were shot down. British planes criss-crossed the southeast coast for nearly two hours. Observers said explosions and gunfire were heard from the direction of Boulogne and Dieppe. Last night. British planes strafed eight trains and other railway targets In Germany and occupied France. And early yuaterdny. British light coastal forces attacked a German convoy off the Dutch island of Terschelling, damaging one escort ship and hitting two (Turn To P>ss •. Column 4) o List Annual Reports For City Utilities 1942 Earninqs Are Larqest In History The electric and water departments of the city utilities had total net earnings of 2112.271.11 for 1942. the annual reports show. The electric department earned 29*.439.32 on a gross business of 2359.442.k9 and the water department reflected net earnings of 213.781.79 on 243.168 23 worth of business. The year was the largest in history of the plant, both in volume and net earnings. In 1941 the electric department showed a net profit of 280.578.41 on total business of 2322.758.38. The water department for the same period had a net profit of 211.909.66 on a volume of 240.258 66. The electric department transferred 28.500 and the water department 21.500 of the net profits to the civil city. This sum has been transferred for several years to the city budget, thus maintaining a lower lax rate in the Decatur levy. The electric department produced 28.279.000 K. W. H. and purchased 3.214.000 K. W. H. from the Indiana Service Corp., a total production of 31.493.000. Mosi of this electric energy was used by commercial and Industrial plants In the city, the total sold to them accounting tor 22.586.976 at a cost to the users*! 2249.614.60. Kilowatt hours accounted for are 29.692.534. line loss accounting for 1,799.466. or 1.71 percent. The plant consumed 25.862 tons of coal at a coat of 2105.854 09. or 24 09 per ton Assets of the electric depart(Turn To Ps«s 6. Column 4) OTffMFKRATURE READING DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER 2:00 a. m. — M 10.00 a. m. *• Noon M 2:00 p. its. — •• 2:00 p- m. — * WEATHER Warmer teaight and Thureday forenoon; HfM rain or driaaie M south and wvet-con-tral portions.

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Turk Mission Visits Eisenhower Unexpected appearance of a military mission from neutral Turkey at Allied headquarters in Algiers. North Africa, has aroused considerable speculation. Gen. Dwight Eisenhower, commander of the Allied forces. Is pictured, left above, with Gen. Salhl Omurtak. chief of the mission This is a U. S army signal corps radio-telephoto.

Russians Tightening Arc Around Smolensk Important German Defense Line Taken (By United Preset The Russians on the central front are tightening their arc around the big German base of Smolensk. Troops northeaat of the city have stormed and captured an important Nazi defense line. This colnmn. which has fought its way through 'some of the worst terrain on the Russian front, now Is only a little more than 82 miler from Smolensk. East and slightly north of Smolensk. another Re.l army force ha* captured several additional villages In a drive along the Moscow-Smol-ensk railroad. The Germans made futile counterattack* against both Soviet columns last night. Air activity i* increasing sharply on the northern front around Leningrad. The Moscow noon communique report* :hat Soviet pilots and anti-aircraft gunner* have knocked down 13 German planes. Military otaetvers in Sweden say that strong Russian forces are concentrating in the Mningrad area for a new offensive. It is said that Nazi authorities in Esthonla, l*atvia and Lithuania are showing In- < reaang signa of nervousness. The Bwediah informants declare that 17-year- old youths are being put into uniform and that schools will (Turn To Psge 8, Column ») O— ——— What's Hamburqer? Rationing Os Meat Brings An Answer Washington. Mar. 24 —(UPt—lf you want to know what hamburger really is. the government at last has an answer. For purposes of point rationing of meat, the OPA has the follow Ing definition: “beef ground from necks, flanks, shanks, briskets, plates and miscellaneous beef trimmings end beef fat.” If you want anything elae from your hamburger, you'll have to buy It whole, pay the proper number of points, and have It ground. The ration price for hamburger ground to government speciflcatlcns is flve points per pound.

LENTEN MEDITATIONS (Rev. E. J Arthur. Decatur Methodist Circuit I “Hidden Things Made Plain” Daniel 2:22 "He revealeth th* deep and secret thlgft.” The development of science has revealed many things In natural resources heretofore hidden, that now bless and serve tho world. They wUI continue making new discoveries In the vast store bouse of nature. There are nnlimited spiritual resources so that man need not llvs In spiritual darkness and poverty of soul They are not attained by human effort alon* nor purchased as a timely commodity tat are Divinely revealed. We may not have revealed to ns. as was to Daniel a kings dream and Rs meaning, bnt we can have revealed to our own hearts and lives ths beauty of redemption and of communion with the Eternal Finding the deep things of life end of the spiritual Is based on right relation to God "The natural man reeelveth not the things of the Spirit of God-because they are eplritually discerned " (1 Cor. 2:161. We may improve oar tpfrftual llvet through mediation and prayer and come into new dlscoveriee and reveUtlons of enriching e 1 pe r fence »

At Noon Thursday Exactly at noon Thursday the "wildcat whistle" atop the municipal plant will be blown for a two minute period and again at 12:05 p m It will be sounded for a similar period. Citizens are to disregard this whistle either as a fire alarm or blackout signal. The whistle is merely bring tested by city and civilian defense authorities for future use as an air raid aignal. Q , Japanese Make Light Raid On Guadalcanal Flyinq Forts Raid Japs' Rabaul Base (By United Press) The navy announces a night raid on Guadalcanal by a small force of Japanese bombers. The noon communique says there was some material damage, but no casualties were suffered by American forces. It was th.- first Japanese raid on the Solomons in nearly two weeks. Earlier. American fighter planes attacked R.-kata bay on Santa Isabel Island. 135 mih* northwest of Guadalcanal. And flying fortresses —in an attack on three airfields at Rabaul. New Britain damaged or destroyed a substantial portion ot at least 250 Jap planes sighted on the ground. The concentration of planes at Rabaul Is briievtd to bear out the report that Japan is preparing for a new southward offensive. A large majority of the 250 planes were destroyed or damaged severely on the greund by General MacArthur's flying fortresses In an air attack on the Japanese strongbold yesterday. The Rabaul raid, announced by MacArthur's Australian beadquarters, lasted 90 minutes. The big bombers dropped 54 tons of high explosives. All American planes returned to their bases. On the way home, one formation strafed and left burlng a Japanese 10,000-tcn transport. The Japanese radio has broadcast a denial of the report that Japanese armies are using poison gas in China. The broadcast said the rumor was started by Chungking. President Roosevelt bat said th taif Japan used poison gas (Turn To Pags I. Column 4)

Thrust By Germans Nullifies British Eighth Army Gains; Churchill Warns Hard Fight

New Contract Is Offered By Sugar Company Hiqher Prices For Beets Guaranteed In New Contract At a meeting held today at the offices of the Central Sugar company. the new 1943 sugar beet contract was explained to the company’s fleldmen by J. \V. Calland. vice-president and general field manager of the company. This afternoon the fleldmen began offering the new contract to farmer* in the doxen or more counties comprising the Decatur factory district. Mr. Calland explained that n<ne of th- beet sugar companies In the United States bad been able to offer a contract for their growers until this Week, due io the long delay In the determination of a 1943 sugar program by the various agencies working on the program in WashIngtcn. The program, as Anally agreed upon, provide* for the commodity credit corporation to buy the beets from the processing company and immediately sell them back to the company at a price low enough so that It can give the sugar beet grower an extra 21.54 per ton for hi« beets that could not be paid to him by the company undt r the present ceiling price for sugar. Offlcials of the department of agriculture believe that such a payment. called a “support |>ayment," pi u« a guaranteed net return for sugar and a possible additional "supplemental payment” provided for tn the growers contract In case of a rise in the price of sugar, will make the growing of sugar beets sufficiently attractive to insure the planting of the goal of LMO,O(N) acres of beets required for 1943 sugar production. Higher Price to Grower Continuing. Mr. Calland pointed out that under the new contract the 1943 beet grower will get a gross return of 832 per acre more for a 10-ton crop of beets of average sugar content than he would have recelvfd t- r the same quality beets in 1940. the last year before the war In this period of two (Turn To Psg* •• Column 4> Local Truck Driver Injured In Accident Ralph Bennett Hurt Early This Morninq Ralph Bennett. 24. of this city, is in a Fort Wayne hospital suffering from injuries sustained this morning when his McConnell a Sons' truck overturned and caught fire, immediately south of the Fort Wayne city limits on federal road 27. about 7:30 a. m Damage to the truck and contents might range as high as 83.000 to 84000. it is believed, since much of the estimated 83.800 load of cigarettes and other merchandise of the local wholesale company was destroyed by fire, damaged or carried away by passersby. The youth crawled from the wreckage of the car and entered a nearby farm home before the track caught fire. He immediately returned to the vehicle, rescued an envelope contafhlng about 81.000, and as much of the merchandise as possible, ufltll he was forced away by the flaihes It was not until after this time that he collapsed from severe shock and abrasions and was taken to the hospital. Allen county authorities «ld that the accident waa caused by the shifting of the >oad in the vehicle as It rounded a curve. They said the load Ml across the steering wheel and caused Bennett to lose control

Milling Companies Face Federal Charge Sherman Anti-Trust Violations Charqed Chicago March 24—•(UP)—Six teen flour milling corporations, 11 individuals and the Millers National Federation are accused of violating the Sherman anti trust law*. The federal indictment* were returned this noon. They charge that despite rarlationo in costs ot production. the defendants met periodically and agreed upon a uniform schedule of prices to be applied to the various alzesi of packages In which flour is sold. Th* federation —4l trade association for the millers —is accused of publishing and circulating the printed uniform price acbedulea. The Indictment charges this practice enabled the defendants to fix arbitrary and non-compet it Ivo selling price* for packaged family flour. Family flour is defined as wheat flour intended for distribution to housewives In packaged form. Thia term Is used to distinguish between packgaed flout and that sold in bulk as bakery flour. The government charges that of of the 45.0W1.00R barrels of family flour sold annually. 81 percent is milled and sold by members of th* federation. The indictment add a that the agreement booated the price of packaged flour. In aom* cases, to more than twice the bulk price. The companies named in the indictments include General Mills, (Turn To Paas 4. Column 4> Mrs. Glen Woodruff Dies Suddenly Today Decatur Younq Lady Is Taken By Death Mrs. Julia Jane Andrews Woodruff. 25. of North Second street, wife of Pvt. Glen G. Woodruff, died suddenly at 5:20 o’clock this morning at the Adams county memorial hospital. Death was attributed to an embolism. Mrs. Woodruff waa taken to the hospital March 12. where a son was born by cesarean section. Her condition was reported excellent until formation of a blood clot, causing sudden death. She was born In Washington township November 19, 1917. the daughter of Charles A and Stelia Jane Andrews, with whom she had made her home since her husband entered the U. 8 army. She was married to G4en G. Woodruff in August. 1939. He Is now stationed at Atlantic City. N. J. She attended Decatur high school and was formerly employed al the General Electric works here. Surviving are the husband, the Infant son. Glen Allen; the parents. and the following brothers and sisters: Mrs. Richard Leming of Kalamazoo. Mich.; Mrs. Ray Osterman of Harrisburg. Pa.; Charles. Jr. Charlotte. Evelyn. Geraldine and Joan Andrews, all at home. Funeral arrangements have not been completed. The body was removed to the Zwlck funeral home. New Instructions For Air Raid Printed On page six of tonight's Dally Democrat appears a graphic description of the new civilian defense regulations concerning warnings to be used in an air raid or a test blackout Such a procedure will be followed during the next and all future test or official blackouts tn the city and county. It la suggested that all civilian defense workers, as well as all cititens clip this item for future use. The exact number of whistles and their iocatioM are now t»efng planned by civilian defense leaders.

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Imperials Capture 2,000 Prisoners In Ferocious Battlinq Before Mareth Line By United Press Tho Axis is counter-attacking strongly in Tunisia. A sudden German thrust has virtually wiped out a dangerous British penetration of the Mareth line near the Mediterranean coast. Prime minister Churchill told the bouse of commons today that the Germans have largely restored their main line of defense In the area. The prime minister sald th* battle of Tunisia has by no means reached its climax, and that very much hard fighting lies ahead. An Allied communique which followed Churchill's announcement by a few hours said that German counter-attacks, both on the Mareth line and against the Americans to the northwest, have been repulsed. It is presumed, but la not definitely known, that thia communique waa based on later Information. The communique said the fighting continues. Two thousand enemy prisoners have been captured l>y the Imperials in the fierce battling before the Mareth line Two hundred additional prisoners were taken by the Americans in the area east, of El Guettar, wheer the Yanks ate holding firm against repeated attacks by a full German armored division The Yanks, at last reporta, were only 28 miles away from th» important coastal road between Gabes, and Mareth. A second American column — one pushing northeast from Maknassy -has made further progress despite what the communique calls strong opposition. The British eighth army column which had flanked the Mareth line on th* south is reorted to have made another two-mlle gain near El Hamma. The Berlin radio claims that the first round in the Tunisian tattle lias gone to the Axis and that General Montgomery’s forces have suffered severe losses. In the air. everything Is In the Allied favor. Enemy tattle portions and air fields are uuder continiVus and heavy attack, and today’s communique reports heavy damage to enemy concentrations In the Carat region. In northern Tunisia, where the Nazis claim to have captured (Turn To Page S, Column 8) - —o-—— ——— Captain Fields Is Lions Club Speaker t’apt. E. P. Fields, home on a short leave from his duiea with the U. 8. anny. waa the speaker at the meeting of tho Decatur Lions club, held Tuesday night at the KnighM of Pythias home. (’apt. Fields des* crlbed army life in general and lauded civilian* for their coopera* ton in the war effort. — ——o— ————. Teacher Institute Here On Saturday Rural Teachers To Attend Institute Approximately 100 teachers ot the rural schools are expected to attend the annual Adams county teachers institute at the Lincoln school Saturday. Teachers of all county schools will be expected to be present, while an invitation is alto extended to those of the Berne aud Decatur schools. The morning session will begin at 9 o'clock with a girls octet furnishing vocal music. The morning speaker will be Dr. Edwin Barlow Evans. English professor of C«-U---tral Normal college. Danville. The music department of the Monroe high school will furnish the mnsk for the afternoon session. Rev B L. Clear, superintendent of the Richmond district. Methodist church, will be the afternoon apeak* er. Lyman L. Hann. Adame cosnty school superintendent, will be In charge of the institute