Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 41, Number 88, Decatur, Adams County, 13 April 1943 — Page 2

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Fuehrer, Duce Discuss Headaches

5 ' I V ■fg“ ; ' ~ wl " JHr^ 1 iflPlL— * _J Here Mart of that four-day parley "somewhere In Germany" between German Fuehier Adolf Hit) r. right, and Italian Duce Benito Mussolini, in which they discussed the imminent threat of an Allied Invatdcn of continental Europe. High ranking Nazis and Fascist*. as well a* military ieadei . attended the conference. Picture wag received in Sweden, radioed to the I'. S.

Ickes Criticizes State Legislature Refusal To Approve Measure Assailed Indlanapollc Apr 13. tl'Pi J’eirairiim administrator Harold j<-k<«* criticize* th«- failure <>t thIndiana legislature to enact oil and gnu con-vrvatirn regulations. State < <>n*< rv;rlon director Hugh i Karnbart ha* nv« a.< I th i-intent*] of a letter from l-k.* containing the criticism The petroleum administrator predict- that the publir e Will be poorer by W.*W to Goo/Hhi hart lx of oil with h might have bt-eu ,• •<>» ed if < naervatlun I

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law, had been In effect. Barnhart claims that uncontrolled oil and gas production in th* state will cost Indiana counties count'.. *s quantitie s of oil. The refusal of the last general assembly to approve the bill was th third unsuccessful attempt by Indiana conservation .-ffi. ial* to obtain an oil and gas regulatory measure. Ic-k»s isuues this warning "Should we In- so fortunate as to discover new pcads of great capacity in Indiana, I can assure you that th* bank run’ pattern of lllhi <»ls devel pment will not be repeat--1 < d in Indiana during my tenure a* I petroleum administrator." which w ■ l t-y, th. state bouse of representatives, i described as a m- asure to prevent waste*, foster, encourage and provide coßt-ervation of crude oil -**‘**‘d** a,| d products. Il

Criminal Cases Are Set For Trial Here Three Coses Are Set During April Term Chintiual charge* againat three [ person* have been get for trial during the April term of the Adam* circuit court by Judge J. Fred Frucht* upon request of proaecutor John L. DeVoss. The flrat la the trial of Gerald Grandstaff. of near Decatur, get for Wednesday. April 2fi. He la chargi ed with drunken driving, driving without an operator s license and driving while his operator* license was revoked. At present he Is out nnder bond after pleading not guii ty. following his arreat by officer J (’. Mendenhall of the Indiana state police and Sheriff L*o Glllfg Sec. nd to he got for trial is that of Mra. Mary ArmflHd. Blue Creek township school teacher on April 29. She is charged with crnolty to a child, after allegedly boating a student with portion of a desk top S. S Landis. grandfather of Joyce Ann Stultz. 8. is the complaining witness In th>- case. Mrs Armfleld Is out under bond after pleading not guilty. Third case scheduled Is that of Francis J Schmitt, of thia city, charged with drunken driving following his arrest by officer Roy Chilcote of the city police. He, too. I« out on bond aft*r pleading not guilty to the charge Trial date was set for May 3. Grand Jury Wednesday in addition to the above cases, prosecutor John L. De Vow has called the grand jury for the April term into a special session tomorrow to begin investigation into a criminal matter. Actions of the jury are conducted In secrecy until after arrest cf defendants. if any. Prosecutor Dc- ■ Vos., m«ets with the jury of six. as provided by law. HARVEY SEGUR DIES (Continuad Prom Fag* 1) time of hl* death was engaged In important research In connection with war equipment. Mr. S gttr was a devout member of the Christian church and for many years had served as elder iln his church In Chicago He is survived by three daughters. Mrs. Harry Monroe and Mrs Clifford , Zink of Chicago and Mrs. John ' Griffith Jones of Huston. Texas . and one son. Bert, long associated wl’h his father In Chicago. All ? will ate-nd the services here. Burial will be In the Decatnr centoI tery. o ALLIES ARE MOVING (Continued From Page 1) ' ships and scored torpedo hits on •aven others. The Italians official- , ly admit the loss of a cruiser, two , submarines and three torpedo boats in recent weeks. ALLIES CHECK (Continued Prom Page i) ' supply dump. The Allies scored heavily in an ; attack on the giant Japanese naval I base at Rabaul. on the north coast of New Britain island Airdromes and the harbor wen- blasted. And I a submarine was sunk

Meanwhile, radio Tokyo reporta that Premier Tojo 11 concerned over unreal In land* conquered by the warrior* of Hirohito. The radio quote* Tojo a* telling a me ting of governor* and city official* that they mu*t take concrete »tep* for the immediate removal of dl»«a'l«fied element*. And other Tokyo broadca*t« »ay guerilla band* in the Philippine! still are op*rating despite attempt* to euppreM them. The radio complain* that the Filipino* are obedient to the laws of America. Two Decatur Students Awarded Scholarships Bloomington. Ind . April 13. — Marjorie J. Miller and Phylll* J. Belneke. both of Decatur, have been award'd the two Adam* coon ty state scholarship* to Indiana University, It was announced here today by Dr. Frank R Elliott. di reetor of admission* and chairman of the wnlvetelty'a srhrrtarship committee. and Mary J. At über, of Geneva, received a special merit scholarship for three semester* Seven hundred and sixty applli cation* were considered far the 1 state scholarships and 2*»3 winner* ' were named. *1 of whom are now > student* in the university The ' state scholarships have a value of IS* and begin with the summer I »ementer scheduled to start May « under the accelerated war time program of the university. The merit scholarship* amount to S.’S per semester Mis* Stuber and Robert J. Übtoan. of Berue. were named aHer nates for the Adam* county state ■cbolarwhlp* would have governed spacing of I «*ii». doatpMtvd drilling unite wad j provided other forma of regulation

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HELP RUSSIAN CLOTHING DRIVE f ? Fl U C .V Ku?. A A count OF CUTIYOUNOSTMS. Jill Brenner (left). 9 months old. and Gale Avant. 10 months old. are all dressed up for the occasion in New York City as they share their diapers with Soviet babies as a contrL buUon to Russia's War Relief Clothing Campaign, (International)

Omaha Airport 1$ Under Flood Water Rampaging Missouri Floods Big Airport Omaha. Neb.. April 13—41'1’) — The 14.000.000 Omaha municipal airport —an Important link In transcontinental air transportation —ls a lake of muddy water. It was flooded last night by the rampaging waters of the rising Missouri river. The "big muddy" swept in over the airport from the north, after pouring through a weakened dike. Twenty-five worker*, mostly members of the civil air patrol, and one newscaster with two engineers are marooned at the airport by the high waters. All traffic between Omaha and East Omaha — where the airfield * located — is at a standstill. Transcontinental air traffic has been detoured to th* Fort (’rook field An indication that the flo<»d goon may relax its grip on the Omaha area is «een in the weather bureau’s report that the treat apparently has reached the city. The river has dropped to 22.4 f< et after rising to 22.45. River towns below Omaha are redoubling their efforts to strengthen dikes. At Hamburg. lowa- near the Missouri state lin>- -a dike gave way before the river’s onslaught Flood water* threaten to inundate more than half the town of 3.600 population. The river there has ' raien to its highest recorded stage in history, and hundreds of acres ; of rich farm land are under water. o Kay Kyser Rejected For Army Service Hollywood. Apr 13 - il'Pi- Orehrstra leader Kay Kys*i has been rejected for military service H* was turned down by army doctors today when he reported for induction. The doctors say Kyser was rejected on ground* of physical tinfitness. The orchestra leader, they explain, is suffering from arthritis and hernia. Kyser reported tor induction after his selective service board in Rocky Mount. N. C.. and the presidential appeal board rejected a request for his deferment < n the grounds that hr is engaged in activity essential to the war effort The request had been mad- by the office of war information ---- -o- .... Trade in a Good Town — Decatur

■nin oftWL? 1 If Vll z ■■ ‘ f%■ ieJObr ar % ff> K Lc .. IS • te w e OwrfMO STtAKS are said by some experts on auch matter* to be mighty good eating, and tt la just possible that their flavor might be improved by their n«n>raUoaed status (at least we think the OPA. did not include Ura). At any rat*. Baltimoteana are going to get a chance to find out whan thae* two bison ar* slaughtered. Robert McNair of Emmitsburg, Met, is riding herd on them, (lateraaueaalj

No Shortage Here r : - —1 r O’ (T If* 1 ' ■'A 5 ’•'Vfs, we have some bananas,’ says Pfc. Clifford Tidbury as he prepares to leave a South Seas island with a group of American soldiers for a rest period. The bananas were a gift from friendly natives, sorry to see their soldier guests leave. (International) Plan Examinations For Welfare Work Hold Examination Saturday Morning Announcement was made today of an examination for seniors of the high school* in the county for 1 prospective employment by the | county welfat'* departments of the . state. Commercial students In the various schools, with typing and at lea*t two years of shorthand, are eligible to participate In the examination. to be held in room 200 of the Decatur junior-senior high school Saturday from 10 a. m. until 12 o'clock noon. The •- xaminatlon will lie conducted by Signed Anderson, com-

Columbus Selective Service Board Quits New Regulations Lead To Action Indianapolis, Apr. H.-ft'P) The state occupational -advisor to the selective service administration. S. E. Springer, has been sent to Columbus to confer with the Bartholomew county draft hoard which resigned today The three man hoard explains Its action In these words We do not fee! ourselves qualified to continue as board members under the revised draft regulations announced Monday Our resignation,” the statement continues. ”|s not a protest, bnt th* new regulation* created inconsistencies with which we of the hoard felt we couldn’t cope." The regulations announced yesterday classify al) fathers whose children were born prior to Septcm ber 15. 1942, as deferrable. State selective service director Robinson Hitchcock says he he-li-veg the board may resume after a conference. Members of the Bartholomew county hoard are attorney John Summa of Columbus, chairman: Frank Aldenhagen. chairman of th* county rationing administration and of th* trlple-A. and assistant, cashier Frank Mettler of the First National bank at Columbus. REPORT NAZIS TO (Continued From Fags 1) tion of transportation facilities and th* necessity of mass evacuation have made It more and more difficult tor workers to get to their jobs. And with al) of these difficulties th* Natl war machine has had to slow down still further to place civilian necessities destroyed by the raids.. Bnt Mussolini seems to have driven a hard bargain with his harried senior partner. The German underground radio gives an Indication that the Italians may have wrung these and other cone salons from Hitler In return for a promise to help get Axis armies out of Tunisia. The radio says Nazi field marshal Rommel discussed the possibility of an Axis dunklrk with an Italian admiral. And It reports that he was told the Italian* would put 20 destroyers at his disposal If and the "If" was a long list ol conditions. The Italian* demand- <1 that the entire Italian air fleet must leave . Tunisia before evacuation begins ; They also demanded that the same number of Italians a* German* Is evacuated And they laid down the final condition of German aid In the defense of Italy. CHURCHILL SAYS (Continued Prom Fags 1) that th* submarine depot ship "Medway” was aunk in the Mediterranean last year. It explains announcement of the loss was held up because the enemy didnot know the ship had been aunk. The .M-dway weighed more than 14.000 tons and was equipped to service IS submarine*. On'y a few of Its crew ot 400 were lost mercial instiuctor of the school, and will be used to set up an eligible list of applicants for the welfare office posts. The announcement was made today by W. Guy Brown, presid nt of the Adam* county board of pule He welfare, and Mrs. Faye Smith Knapp, county welfare director. Love simple speech as mu- li as you hat>- -hallow -hocking ★ * 14Jkoi'll(U4.HUlf. Wilk WAR BONDS ' * * Cruising at tremendoM speed. America's PT-Boat fleet is sniping with excellent results at Hirohito's navy in South Pacific waters. These powerful little boats are being manufactured at many cities throughout America and racing down our inland waterwsj, to the sea. They are termed "expendables" but they peek almost half the wallop of a full-sized destroyer and cost only a fraction as much. ■ I Built sturdily from W t? lie feet long, carrying four torpedoes, machine guns, depth charges and smoke screen apparatus, they cost up to 5400,000 Your increased purchase of War Benda helps pay for them Buy ’’’.ore War Bends every payday Ywrv. M. tear Btt-Xew De ■6* ®dd4"’ U. S. y,Mnr> Cssertwu

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Commander On Malta Visits Africa Front Field Marsal Gort Visits Eisenhower Valletta. Malta. Apr. 13.—(I'Pl — Field Marshal Viscount Gort. ccm mander-ln-chief at Malta, has r<turned fro ma five-day visit to northwest Africa. While there, he talk'd with General Dwight D. Elsenhower and visited American and British troops at the front. During his stay in north*, t Africa he was the gu<-*t of Harold MacMillan. British po'itlc-al and diplomatic envoy. But he made calla not cnly on Eisenhower. Allied cotnmander-fn-chief in northwest Africa, but cm

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