Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 41, Number 86, Decatur, Adams County, 10 April 1943 — Page 3

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In a Telegram to all War Boards FOOD ADMINISTRATOR CHESTER DAVIS _ , Says “The marked reduction in farmers’ intentions to plant sugar beets, if carried out, could result in less sugar than we need to produce in this country. In view of the difficulty of diverting ships needed for essential war to sugar, it is important that you give all possible assistance to growers in meeting sugar beet goals. Notify sugar beet counties and see that adequate support is given to this need. Department is giving labor and marketing problems of the industry urgent attention.” MORE SUGAR BEET ACREAGE j That means than ever will be needed this more beet sufiAß acreage | N TH | S county YEAR TO MEET VITAL NEEDS ’ * * * * ★ ADAMS COUNTY WAR BOARD ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

POPPY DAY POSTER WINNERS ARE ANNOUNCED The following winners were announced for the Poppy Hay |HMter contest, sponsored annually by the American Legion and the auxiliary: First claae 4th. sth and Sih grades, John Kahle, first; Juliana Meyers, second and Kathleen Smith, third; second cla-s, 7th and ; Sth gradce and first year high ( school, Maxine Keller, Marjorie Case and Agnes Gelmer; third ] class which includes sophomore, junior and senior cla**es, Mary . Hollinger, Ema Bultemeier and Charleen Shackley. The announcement wa- made at the auxiliary meeting held last , night at the Legion home, by Mrs.Lloyd Kreisher, Poppy Day chairman. Judges were Mm. J. T. Myers. Mtn. Runsell Owens and .Miss flrace Coffee. The first prise In each class Is 92 second >l. and third. 50 cents. The national auxiliary of the American Legion will support a nursM training corp*, each unit eending money for Its accomplishment. Anyone Interested in Joining the WAAC's Is asked to contact Mrs. Adrian Baker for Information. The social meeting which is , scheduled for flood Friday has Iteen dispensed with for April. The ( next regular meeting will b- a buslrows session on May J 4. The St. Jude study club will < meet at the K. of C. hall Wednesday evening at aeven-tblrty o'clock. I MRS. GERALD DURKIN IS SECTION HOSTESS Mr*. Gerald Durkin was hostess i to the Dramatic Department of the Woman's (tun last evening. Mrs. Charh-M Keller of Fort Wayne was present to review the book, ''Family Portrait," by Lenore Coffee and William Joyce Cowen. During the «ocial hour, refreshments were nerved. The committee in charge Included, other than Mrs. Durkin, Mrs. Joe Globig. Mrs. Willard Doehnart, Mrs. John Petenson, Mrs. Edward Peck and Mrs. Charles Knapp. EASTER PROGRAM MONDAY EVENING The music departmen* of the I Woman'* club wl’l present a pro- | gram ofoacred Easter music- at the general meeting of the club to be heM ar the Zion Evangelical and Reformed church Monday night at

CLUB CALENDAR Society Deadline, 11 A. M. Phones 1000 — 1001 Saturday WAFC Rummage Sale, Old Moose Home, 1 p. tn. Monday Woman's Club General Meeting, Zion Evangelical and Reformed Chun h. 7.1.1 m.Firemen Auxiliary, Mrs. Russell Baumgartner, 7:30 p. m. Pythian Slaters, K. of P. Home, 7:30 p. m. Civic Section. City Hall, 7 p. m. Tuesday Delta Theta Tan Business Meeting. Elks Home, N: 15 p. tn. Wednesday Shakespeare- Club, Dcvwert Luncheon. Mrs. Leigh Bcwen, 1 p. m. St. Jude Study Club, K of C. Hall, 7:30 p. m. Red Cross Sowing Unit. American I/Oglon Home, 1 to 4:30 p. m. Church Mother* Study Club, Methodist Church. 2 p. m. Thursday Pheobe Bible Class. Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church, S p. in. Imdie*' Aid Society, Evangelical Church Sod-al Room, 2 p. m. Friday Red Crons Knitting. American Legion Home. 1:30 to 4:30 p. m. 7:45 o'clock. Miss Helen Haubold h chairman of the program and is being assisted by Mrs Dan H Tyndall. Mrs. Harry Thompson. Mix Clyde- Butler and Mrs. O. It. Haubold. A complete program will be published in Monday'* paper. The Peoe-be Bible class of the Zion Evangelical and Reformed church will meet in the social room of the church Thursday night at eight o'clock. The Civic Section of the Woman'* elub will meet at the city hall at seven o'clock Tuesday even Ing There will be a business meeting of the Delta Theta Tau sorority at the Elks home Tuesday night at eight-fifteen o'clock. All members are asked to be present. —o- — A big heart goes much farlli<-r than a big h<ad.

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On Furlough Pvt. Ralph "Bud'' Hurst and his wit • are visiting here while the former is on furlough from his duties with the army air force at Johnson Field Goldsboro. N. C Pvt. Hurst 1s the son of Mi. and Mrs. Jess Hurst 15 John Michael Is the name of the baby son liorn to Mr. and Mr*. Ora Shoudel of Auburn Tuesday, April 6. He weighed seven and three qquarters pounds. Mr*. Shoudel was formerly Miss Harriet M.-Kean of Monroe. Mr. and Mr*. Homer Fisher of 101 South Fifteenth street are the parent* of a liaby boy. bom last night at 7:40 o'clock at the Adams county memorial hospital. He weighed six pounds, fifteen and one half ounce*. The weight of the baby daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Francis Geliner of route 5. at the local hospital yesterday, should have been reported as six pounds and nine ounces. o Adams County Memorial Hospital ♦ ♦ Admitted: Noah Hendrick*. Monroe. Diemissed: Mt*. Joe Mendenhall and baby son. city; Mrs. Robert Ugly and baby daughter, city; Mrs. Rus-el (1 Studlcr. Berr.e.

UNCLE ■ his duties at Na hbille, Tenn., as- j ter spending a one-day leave here with his wife and othe r relatives. Pvt. Eugene Cable, who entered the army recently, has been assign i ed for training to the medical replacement training center at Camp Robinson. Arkansas, according to word received from the public relations office there. The training will embrace an 11 weeks’ period, after which Pvt. (’aide will I*-assigned to flome medical department organixaHon. Flmt Lieut. Russell Byer is home on a three Weeks’ leave after being released from the Walter Reed Memorial hospital at Washington. D. C„ whre he was confined with l spinal meningitis. He will report for duly at Baltimore at the expiration of his leave. George R. Werst, eon of Mr. and Mns. Rufus Worst ot this city, who enlisted in the armed services last week, ha* the following address; George It. Werst. A-S Barracks No. B-2. Compartment A, U. S. M. S. T 8., Nheepahead Bay. Now York. Pvt. Carl Hann, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Hann, of this city, has been advanced to the rank of corporal and assigned lo Co. D.. Ist Platoon, 8. M V. E. T.. Fltxsimons General hospital. Denver, Colorado, according to word received l»y his parents. Corp. Hann telephoned his parents last night to tell them of his new assignment. He has been In service about two months after enlisting in the reserve while at Indiana university. Corp. Charles J. Leonard, son of Mrs. Thomas I*-onard. of this city, has been graduated from th" armored force school tank department at Fort Knox. Ky. according to word from the publicity department there. o— — Artificial limbs were produced in 360 f. 8 factories In 1P39. Their combined output was value dal |L--710.313. Production of crutches reached fio.imo a year.

Qcfi kl A I C tfSsi rKjvJ n/A I j Miss Marjorie Miller, daughter of Mr. an I Mrs. David Adtu-ts of this city, lias been elected president of the Tri Delt sor< rlly for the summer semester. Miss Miller Is a junior in Indiana university. Bloomington. Miss Helen Haubold and Miss Kathryn Kauffman visited in Fort Wayne today. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Butler, daughter Mary Jo and Libby Macy enjoyed dinner in Fort Wayne last eve. nlng. , Miss' Sally Hower will return to Indianapolis this weekend after a week's vacation from her teaching duties. Lt. and Mrs. Philip Byron left today f r Peru, when- they will visit with friends and relatives for several days. Lt. Byron will leave April 23 to report for duty in the United States navy after a threweek*' leave. Mr*. Edward Wilson and Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Peterson and family will arrive here this afternoon from Indianapoli*. Mrs. Wilson will remain for a few days' vkiit with her sUter. Mrs. John Peterson, before continuing to Bloomington. Tti« Petersons will teturn to their home tomorrow afternoon. Mrs. Margaret Elley returned home last evening after a week’* visit in West Milton. Ohio with her brother. Bert Beam and family Mrs. Harvey Brunner hu* been ‘ distnls*ed from the hospital to her home on Schlrtneyer street, where she is recuperating from an operation. o MUSSOLINI PREPARES (ContlaMd Fram ncs I) attitude in the early days of Hitler's power. It suggests that Von Pa pen could further Hitler's appeasement of the Vatican. And It adds that he could bead off possible Italian peace moves by Mussolini's son-in-law, Count Gal-azto Clano. ————o NEW CITY PLANT (ConttnMd From PMi 1) bines of N.ooh K. W. capacity and boiler* which have a rated horse-1 power of 2,100. The plant now serves more tha t 3.200 customer* and last year did a grows business of approximately 3M9.000. Mr Mylott had no statement to make about his retiring as superintendent. During the pa«t four years. Mr. Mylott retained the title of sup-

erintendent, while Hersel Na*h,' named hy former Mayor Forrest Elxey wa* assl>»tan' superintendent, in charge ot operation*. IMPORTANT PORT (Continued Frum Fm* as dared Thursday in a message to his men that Nail marshal Rommel was In danger of running out of infantry The eighth army has taken 25.000 prison rs since March 22. The fleeing Axis forces are being pounded incen-antly from the air and in one battle alone Allb-d spitfire fighter* shot down eight out of 16 junkers Rk's. We lost six plan « yesterday in operations all up and down the front. Radio Morocco says British aircraft carriers are operating ott the east coast of Tunisia and their planes are joining the attacks on the armies of Rmnmel and Von Arnim. General Elsenhowr-r also announced the capture of Italian General Mannerinl. Catroux In London London, Apr. 10 tfPl General Catrons has arrived in lemdon from Algiers where he discusser) French unity with General Giratid. French North African administrator. He Is exp cted lo report his conferences shortly to General De Gaulle, chief of the Fighting French. De Gaulle cabled General Elsenhower that thFrench people want unity quickly to increase their war effort. He also sent wishes for the expulsion of the Axis from Tunisia. Report* from Ixvndon say that De Gaull • has rejected a previous suggestion by General Catroux. that General Giraud head an em-pire-wide. unified French regime. He If said to have Insisted again that Giraud dismiss Marcel Peyroutoil as gov rnor of North Africa and Pierre Hoisson as Dakar governor. O 1 Madame Chiang To Return To New York lais Angeles, April 10—H'P) — Madame Chiang Kai-Shek leaves the west coast tonight to return to New York. Her return has hern delayed almost a week by lllneas It is reported that if her health improves suf- ‘ ficiently during her stay in New York. China's fir*t lady will go to Britain. The Chinese atnbawsador to Britain, Dr. Wellington Koo. who joined Madame Chiang's entourage on the coMt, Is expected to return to New York with her party.

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Huntington Seaman Is Reported Missing •Washington. April 10-ICP)— The navy announces at Washington that seaman Robert Sink of Huntington. Ind., is missing. He Is th* son of Mr. and Mrs Chari** Sink. Sr —o —— Trade In a Good Town — Decatur

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