Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 41, Number 88, Decatur, Adams County, 13 April 1943 — Page 1

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|slßß,ooo Bonds Sold first Day 1111111 l — — Mritnrs Named ■Conduct Drive M\Vor Loan Bonds y day* Mile* A bonds. which |K'„. •>.,!» in O IK,, 1( , .h,. home front |K' V . ..ii today to tap IH ■ . ..nd uaw an ts |H nil.- do)t.,,.,11 followed an en|M ..... ..( about vol|K. ... , ■ ,!t<- Bank last ■■plan of attack |M ~ , Tio o.loi.- Gralik- ■’ , sldent and IV'.. :y of the bank. •(■■.. . oinniltleea in . f.iiol and th, war staff*- . -,;...it.<1 this morn- . . Olllpleted at the IV .... k Un* morning «:■ 1 I'll At Berne ,;.,y - sales mounted to SBa I.d.d showing, the Mid |K, S *> w.-re given names |K... buyers started to r t.n .tories today and !■ . fii ered through k.-r and Mr Caston •!,. intrers Cl mplete ■ . wi'hin 10 days, which th>- * ampaign up to April result* and carry with the Intent of ••. f- to 000 county quota end of the month. -a - oi i-triin and .Mayor ■ Stui’i pledged hearty coin helping to finance the the purpose of the K to have Individuals with convert their bank de■r/.. government bonds. Dethe Decatur bank alone approx.mately 15.000,000. hid by Individuals and concerns. of the Treasury Morg in his radio address last explained a two-fold reas- ■ the 113,000,000.000 bond ■in the Drat place, the govneeds the money to finance th*- war. Secondly, the In- ■ of surplus cash will elltnindanger of Inflation. Infla- ■ ruinous to <v«rybody, as the case of Germany fol- ■ the First World War. a cup Ke skyrocketed to a billion ■emm.ttees Art Named ■tun Grallker and Caston ■ th- following committees, ■ng them application blanks ■rms which explained the ■eminent. ft It Holthouse was named ■airman, with the following ■lees: ■**i"nal Arthur Voglewede. ■ Nelson. ■drlai: E w. Lankenau. E. ■•nn. J H. Heller. W. A. ■t >< W .McMillen. ■•n business section: Robert ■ Jatk Ellsworth. Joyce Ellen- ■ John Barth, A It AshbauchB J Metzler. Ear) Fhurman. B Helm Carl Gerber. Clifford ■ Clyde Butler. Ralph Gen- ■- lodges and unions: R. E. yiM. Carl Callow. Bfmg business: Dee Fryback. ■ Hite, Felia Maier, George ■dentin section: R ay K ohne, B Ca «« H p. Schmitt, Wm. ■*o Ehlnger, Rev. Geo. WaiB»1 H Peterson. Roy Kalver, S "•llemeyer, Wm. Rowers. ■" Zehr. inland Smith. Har■nft. Rev p w Schults. Rob- ■ . h.iUAa- Joh n Halterman, ■ndali. H ' p— - Itt Roosevelt I Colonel I?” •' l q«* r »ers. North As ■AP - 11 - (UP) _ Kuiott r_ • ,on the president. ■*” made a full colonel. He P n ulng his duties tn an air ■ .mt m FSuit Filed circuit Court — ■■ " J*.?" "»» '«■ A^ m ’ ClrCT,n c<wrt tah^„ R T 'barging eruel ■“•■man treatment The •d tU ‘ ** ««d "• lMg ,nd cU“ h ,rcfc Hubert -•nahan is malntir, co un .

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13-Year-old Sailor Released

i ■ . 'ls. [ F* - mmmk lack In civilian clothe*. Calvin Graham. 13*vear>ol<l HhiimUhi Tri tin

Back in civilian clothes, Calvin Graham. 13-year-oid Houston. Tex., boy. Is greeted at home by hl* mother, .Mrs. Nora Wingate, above, after he had been n leased from the I'. S. Navy. Calvin enlisted eight months ago at the age of 12 and saw action In two major battles before returning to the I'nited States, where he jumped ship. He escaped punlshna nt more severe than a few days In the brig on desertion charges when bis true age was learnt d

Germans Launch Air Drive In Caucasus Russia Reports 25 Raiders Shot Down (By United Pre**) The Germane have started a sudden air offensive in the Caucasus to protect or possibly to enlarge their Kuban bridgehead Nasi bombers reared over the Soviet lines In considerable force to bomb Krasnodar, northeast of Novorossisk. The Russians report that bombs fell in residential areas, and say not military targets were hit. The size of the raid In Indicated hy the Russian report that 25 of the raiding bombers were shot down. Five Russian planes also were lost. This Is the area In which some observers look for one prong of the expected German summer offensive to be hurled. In the chilly ncrthland near Leningrad. Soviet Stormovlk bombers have 'aided the German lines. Powerful attacks on enemy lines on the Volkhov front southeast of the city of Lenl ndestroyed *0 German guns and 12 supply dumps. Tills was the Russian answer to heavy Nazi ground attacks on the Soviet lines In this sector yesterday — attacks which were all repulsed ■'o l ■ - — Scheduled Union Meeting Postponed Adam Kunowlch. official of Local #24, VER A MWA. announced today that the town meeting, schedul d for Wednesday night in this city, has been postponed. Albert J. Fitzgerald, general president of the union. Is a member of the war labor board, and has been called Into a conferenoat Washington. Mr. Fitzgerald was scheduled for the principal address here tomorrow night, therefore the meeting has be n postponed. Tentative plans call for the meeting to be held Thursday. April 29. - o Assessments To Be Made By April 30 Residents Urged To Make Appointments County assessor Ernest Worthman today issued a statement, reminding taxpayers that all 1943 aasessments. payable in 1944. must be made by April 10. In many cases, especially In Decatur, assessors have been unable to contact residents who are working in war plants and thus have made their assessments. A card system, whereby assessors leave a card stating that they have been to the home and asking for aa applntment by telephone has been used. The cards, however, have been disregarded by some residents. Mr. Worthman and Will Wlnnes. Washington township assessor, reminded cltlsea* that an arbitrary aaaoaament may be made by the assessor when he has been unable to contact a resident Except for these cases. Mr. Worth man said, the assessing work la the eouaty to rapidly Bearing a doos.

Late Bulletins Washington, Apr. 12.— (UP) —The navy reports new raids on five Japanese bases in the Solomons. The attacks were carried out despite bad weather, which was believed responsible for the loss of two flying fortresses in cne operation. Meanwhile, American medium bombers and fighters in the Aleutians made four attacks on Kiska Sunday, starting fires in the camp area. These raids brought to 23 the total of attacks made on that base this month. Allied Headquarters, North Africa, April 13.—(UP)—Incomplete official reports show that the Allies have taken 33.156 Axis prisoners In French North Africa since November 23. London, Apr. 13.-(UP) RAF—-fighter-bombers and fighter planes swept over the channel for France today. The planes were flying in brilliant sunshine. Warns Allies Must Clean Mediterranean No Elaboration On Statement By Knox Washington, Apr 13. — (UP) — Secretary of navy Knox says the Allies will have to "dean up" in the Mediterranean after they drive the Axis out of North Africa. He made the statement at hl* press conference this merning. In response to a question about the effect of an Allied north African victory on the shipping situation. The navy secretary was asked whether hl* word* "clean up” referred to the Axis-held Mediterranean Island* of Sardinia and Sicily. But he refused to elaborate further on hl* statement. Turing to the Pacific war. Knox •aid the recent large-scale raids by the Japanese on Port Moresby and Guadalcanal indicate that the Japs are stepping up thel ralr activity. However, he said he didn't know whether the enemy Is acting defensively or plannln ga new offensive. He also said be knows nothin gabout reports that General Sir Thomas Blarney, the commander of ground forces in the Australian area, ha* warned that the Japs have amassed 200.000 troops and a great air force for an attack on Australia. Knox added, however, that there ha* been no Indication that the Japanese have concentrated a large sea force for any such offensive. In the battle of tbe Atlantic. Knox reperted. tbe Allies are more than holding their own. o Sister-In-Law Os Local Lady Dies Mr and Mrs. Frank Glllig left thto morning for Champaign. 111.. where they were called by the death of the latter's sister-in-law. Mm. Albert Keller, who died suddenly yesterday as the result of a heart stuck. They also received word earlier yesterday of tbe critical illness of Mrs. Cling's brother. George Keller. who suffered a heart Much and has been In a coma for the past 24 bears.

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Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, April 13,1943

Allies Check Air Offensive By Japanese General MacArthur Headquarters Says Air Drive Blunted By I'nited Press Allied fliers have won the first I round of a huge battle for control I of the skies over the South Pacific. 1 Since the Japan st- opened their ' drive to wrest dominance of the air from the i'nited Nations last week, at least 126 of their planes have been shot out of the sky A communique from Gets ral MacArthur's headquarters declares the enemy’s air drive has been blunted. And It adds that whatever plans Hirohito's strategists had for the Immediate futun- — they have been dislocated. But Australian general Sir Thomas Blarney, whose task It ly to direct the operations of Allied land troops In the South Pacific, warns that the Japanese har*200.0U0 soldiers In the arc of Islands north of Australia. Sir Thomas says the enemy land fighter* will be in a position to go onto the offensive when—and If—the Nipponese air force Is able to 0 t control of the air lane*. Navy secretary Knox concede* that the Japanese have heavy military concentrations In the South Pacific — particularly In New Guinea. But when reporter* asked him today about the possibilltie* of an Invasion of Australia. tb« navy secretary asked them to remember that such an attack would have to be accomplished by a heavy sea force. And Knox added he did not think there Is any such concentration. He said the great Japanese air raids, including yesterday s assault on Port Moresby, In southeast New Guinea, are evidence that the enemy Is building up air power In the Pacific. In the Port Moresbv raid the Japanese sent or r 100 planes and the Allies shot 37 of them down. The Nipponese. In their own version of this action admit the loss of only five. And they claim they shot down 2R Allied fighters, sank a transport and d strayed 20 barrack*. General MacArthur's communique describing the battle makes no mention of what damage was done by the raiders. But it says the Allies lost two planes—one shot down and one missing.

Royal air force filer* on tbfront in western Burma have blacted the key Japanese coastal base of Akyab. And the 10th American air force ha* completely destroyed an etw-my-held village in western Burma The Gier* accomplished their task with light demolition and fragmentation bomb* which were dropped on the village and a (Turn To Pa«* I. Column 3) o Farmers Are Urged To Purchase War Bonds The Adam* county war board committee for agriculture has Issued a letter to farmers urging them to Invest heavily In war bond* thi* month.

A paragraph of the letter read*: "An a part of the program to reach the farmer*, the state agricultural war bond committee ha* aiked that an especial appeal be made to all farmer* through their neighborhood group organizational to buy bond* to the limit in April, and you are urged to paw* thl* appeal on to your neighbor* and friend* in your group of associate* ” The letter ie signed by Dean Byerly. chairman; Earl Caston, executive chairman and U E. Archbold. county agent.

EVERYBODY'S DUTY TO HELP (The Indianapolis Star)

Uncle Sam la calling for volunteer* on the home front. He ner-ds 113.000.000.000 al once to back our lighting men. It is up to us who are at home to gel Into line. This is not a case of "letting George do it." There are not enough "Georges" In the country to raise 213.000.000.000. But In unity there la strength. If each of us does his or her part, we shall g over tbe top without question or delay. And who has any excuse for not doing a full share? Who has any personal program that Is more Important than winning the war? If we less tbe war we lose everything to which we may be looking forward and planning Every loyal American Is anxious for victory. Fighting take* billions We cannot all be at the front, but We can help to raise tbe billion* needed by our Ighter* and our Allie*.

h" •A. Buy More War Bonds Today County'H Quota 1790,000 First Bay Sales Decatur $101,480 Berne 87.000 Give your application to a solicitor or subscribe at the bank. Report Nazis To Aid In Italy's Deiense Help Promised To Italian Dictator By United Pres* Swiss reports say Mussolini has managed to persuade Germany to help shield him from the nightmare of invasion. These reports Indicab* that Hitler has agreed to take over the defense of the southern third of Italy and the Islands of Sardinia - and Sicily. Hitler also Is reported to have promts* d Mussolini as many night lighters and anti-aircraft guns as the reich can spare. And new hordes of Nazi troops are said to be streaming south-ward-placing 400,000 square mile* of Italian territory under German control. The agreement supposedly was work d out by Hitler and Mussoi llnl at their conference last week. , Indication* are that the German leader held back at first. Hitler's war industry ha* been heavily blasted by Allied raids — ' some »stimate« say almost a third of It I* out of commission. Dhrup(Turn To Page 2, Column *> Women Aiding In Second War Drive Organizations Aid In Drive For Funds — Women's part In the second war loan drive Is explained In the slogan. ‘ Outfit th,- Outfit," the bends they sell to others or buy them- : selves, being spent for coat* and •hoes, blanket* and cot*, eating i utensils and first aid kits for the men of the armni forces Women's organizations and clubs In thl* city and county are assisting in the April bond drive. Al though no house-to-house canvass I* being made by them, they are lending their iffort to the bond campaign In the desire to help raise the county's quota of |730.000 An outline of th* cost of equipping a man of the armed force* In given by the women's section cf the war savings staff In Washington. To equip a soldier with G I clothing and equipment costs $154.95; a sailor. 19640. and a marine. 1155 94. Bonds will be purchased by the Woman's club and other organization* with the purpose of furnish Ing the fund* to equip the men in the armed fi.rce*. the national goal being clothing and equipment for 2.000.000 men

Our young men are risking their live*. We are not even asked to risk our money. We are simply called on to lend It to the government which will pay it back with Interest. Certainly patriotic Amer leans should not expect to do lea* than that in the hour of their coun try’a need. Every one of u* knew* how much be or she can do to help. It should not be necessary to be urged or even asked. We do not have to be told what Is our share for we know We also know we cannot afford to do less than our duty. We should do that promptly and voluntarily. This is not only an opportunity to be of service. Il Is the obligation of every loyal American citizen Uncle Bam Is act one man He 1s all of us put toget ter and It Is up to every one of us to buy war bond* to the limit our our re*ourc«s when he needs money for our own protectlcn and our nation'* safety.

Allies Are Moving Up On All Sectors In Tunisia For Final Drive Against Enemy Armies

Roosevelt Rededicates This Nation To Jefferson Ideals

Washington. Apr. 13 — (UP) - President Roosevelt warns all Americans to face th*- fact that I» ace loving Thomas Jefferson faced: "that men who will not fight for liberty can lose it." The president rededicated the nation today to the ideals of the third president of the United States at th- formal ceremony opening the white marble Jefferson memorial on the tidal basin in Washington. Although Jefferson was born 200 years ago, Mr. Roosevelt said the author of the declaration of Independ nc* was confronted by Issues similar to the ones we face today. The president said the cruelties and oppressions again which we are fighting taugh us the meaning of these words of Jeff rson: "1 have sworn upon the altar of God. eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man." Mr Roosevelt had laid the corChurchill Says Allied Shipping Is Holding Own Says U-Boat Menace Being Well Handled By Allied Shipping (By United Pr*s*» Prime Minister Winston Church--11l told the house of commons today that Allied shipping M more than holding It* own against the U-boat menace. Thl* sent reporter* in Washington scurrying to the pre* conference of Navy Secretary Knox. Knox ncently had made the statement that the submarine menace had worsened.

But Knox explained that the prime minister’s statement I* entirely correct. Knox said that when he mentioned a worsening of the submarine situation he was referring only to the month of March. He said that If the average over the last six months is taken Into ci nslderatlon. the Allies are more than holding their own. Churchill had virtually the same explanation when he was questioned In commons He said Knox had referred to a relatively short period following a period in which sinkings were comparatively small Radio Berlin broadcasts a claim that 31 Allied ship* tctallng more than 1311.000 tons have been eunk by U-boats in attacks on a north Atlantic convoy and other operation*. There Is. of course, no eon flrmution of the German* claims The British admiralty reveals (Turn To Page 2. Column «> O— — - Harvey Segur Dies At Home In Chicago Funeral Rites Here Wednesday Morning Funeral WTvlce* for Harvey Segur, S», whose death occurred at hi* home in Chicago yesterday, will be held from the Zwlck funeral home on North Second street at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning The fun ral party will arrive here this evening and friend* dealring to view the remains may do so tomorrow up to the hour of the funeral Rev Kenneth Timmons, pastor of the First Christian church, will be In charge Mr. Segur'* death follow'd two major operations. He had been very active until stricken a short time ago. He was born in Steuben county and came to thia city when IS years of age. He was associated with J W. Vail In th timber business and during hi* career invented many device*. He and his eon. Bert. Invented and perfected the motion-time-analysis machine, used by all the largo Manufacturing concerns In the country He ha* done research work In Chicago since leaving hero in 1911 and at the (Tara To Pago 3, Column I)

nerstone of the memorial in 1939. Today he stood l» fore the completed structure. The president said that Jefferson Is much closer to living men than many of our leaders In the years between Jeff rson's era and the present. » ■'llls cause." Mr. Roosevelt said, ."was a cause to which we also are committedfi not by our word* alone but by our sacrifices . . "Thomas Jefferson heller d. as wo believe. In man . . . Ho believed. us we believe. In certain inalienable rights. H> . as we. saw those principles and freedoms challenged He fought for them, as we fight for them." Asserting that Jefferson proved that the seeming eclipse of liberty can well become the dawn of more liberty, the president promised: "This lesson, so bitterly learned, will never b- forgotten while this generation Ilves." Treasury Head Opens Borrowing Program Morqenthau Opens Drive Last Niqht Washington, Apr. 13 — fl'Pt — The treasury has revealed an ambition* 170,000,000.000 borrowing program for 1943. And it has launched it* second war loan drive with the slogan. "10 percent I* not t nough." Opening the drive at Carnegie Hall In New York last night. Hec retary Morgenthau revaalqd plans calling for Individual loans from citfxen* amounting to 125.000,000,(MM* of the 170.000.000.000 total. He ■aid this would finance an attack which would rock the Axl* to its foundations. The "10-pero nt-ls-not-enough" slogan was hacked by AFl< president William Green, who on the same program asserted that the worker* of America are not 10 percent patriot*. CIO chief Philip Murray promised hl* union m* miters would buy till It hurts because, he declared, the working people of America are In this war heart and soul A thrift reminder from assistant treasury secretary John D Sullivan pointed out that bond-buyer* an- paying not only for the war, but also securing their own financial futures Over Th* Top Indianapolis. Apr. 13 — (UPi — Allen county is the first Indiana i county to reports Its second war loan drive quota oversubscribed. Executive chairman Eugene Pulliam of the state war finance commlttre announces that Alb-n county sold 316.000.000 worth of war bonds on the first day of the campaign yesterday. East Chicago, which met its quota before noon yesterday, is the first Hoosier city to go over the

(Turn To I*»g* 6. Column 3) Sub-Freezing Weather Forecast For Tonight "Below freezing temperatur--* tonight " That I* the forecast for this 13th day of April—and antic* of Mother Nature today were substantiating the report Between ray* of sunshine, snow flurries f II In Decatur at various Intervals. In addition, the temperature, according to th* Dally Democrat thermometer, dropped two degree* betwon 9 a. m and noon. The cold weather threatened early crops planted in the city's victory garden*, as well a* shipments of preclou* vegetables and fruit*. o— TEMPERATURE READING DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER •:00 a. m. M 10:00 a. m. V Noon 36 2:00 p. m. 36 3 00 p. m. 37 WEATHER ■•low fratxlng tsmperaturM will prwvail In northern and most of th* eentrsl auction of Indiana tonight and It will b« noar freezing in southern HC ti«na. Grower* should protest any exposed tender vegetation from danger of freezing.

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Armored Spearheads Os British Forces Drivina North Os Sousse; Fliers In Devastating Blows Ry United Press Th*- Allies are moving up on all sector* ft the Tunisian front 111 preparation for the final push to drlv< the Axis out of Africa. General Elsenhower's latest communique announce* that armored spearhead* of the British first and eighth armies are driving toward Enfldavllle. 25 miles north of Sousse For the first time sinethe meeting of force* from the eighth and first armies, the bulletin designated this column a* the 19th army group There is no Indication of how far the British have drlvt-n toward Enfldavllle. And front dispatches hint that Marshal Rommel may try another delaying action In an eight rnllo bottleneck that lie* between the coast and a salt marsh about 13 mile* above Sousse But such a stand would Is- endangered by the French forces advancing through the hill* east of the Ou»seltla plain. Another British column driving north from Kalrouan al*o would threaten the Axl* flank In cas<» of any delaying action. Th*- British first army some SO miles northwest of Sousse—continues to advano- over difficult terrain toward Mateur and Tebourbs. And American. British and French forces are mopping up behind advancing spearhead* on all fronts. Many prisoners have been taken and the bag is growing hourly The failure of the official bull - tin to mention any sustained resistance by the enemy front observer* to «ay that a lull can be expected soon after the Allie* r-ach the outer arc of the TunisBlzerte line. They believe the Allied commander* will need * breathing spell to gather new strength. And. even aft r the campaig* Is completed, secretary of the navy Knox told a press conference thl* morning that there will be a short period of cleaning up In the Moditerran< an.

From th« air. Allied filers continue to pound Axis troop transport*. bases, and airfields. Heavy and medium bomber* teamed up to raid the airport of St Marie Du Zlt Sunday night and all day yesterday Meanwhile, flying fortr»*«e* struck new blows at Blzerte and Trapani. Sicily A merchant vessal * / ed In Blzerte. A tanker and concentrations of barge* won- blasted at Trapani. Lockheed fighter* that escorted the fortresses knocked down tour enemy plane*. Four-engined liberator Itomber* also raid <1 Naples In daylight Sunday and yesterday And formations of the same plane* carried out foray* against Cosenz. Urotone and Pizzo In southern Italy. One Itotnber failed to return, but the bomber crews knocked down three > nemy plane* and probably destroyed flv» other* The British admiraltv announce* 'hat submarines operating agaln-t Axis supply lines In the Mediterranean have sunk eight supply (Turn Tn P«<» t. C'olumn 3) Contingent To Take Exams Wednesday Take Physical Exams For Armed Services A group of selective service registrant* will leave Decatur tomorrow to take final examinations for entrance into the I'. S. armed forces This I* the first group to be sent by the local draft board during the month cf April Three groups, one especially large, were sent during th«- month of Ma.ch. however. To date the local draft board ha* received no additional calls for contingents. It is reported thst a large number of men In tomorrow'* grrup are married men without children, further evidencing a report made sometime ago by the local draft board that It was "scraping the bottom of the barrel" before calling up pre-P'arl Harbor father*. While censorship regulatUn* prohibit publication of the name* of the men who leave tomorrow, those accepted may be announced upon their return.