Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 41, Number 93, Decatur, Adams County, 19 April 1943 — Page 6

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Reveal Harmon Wandered For Days In Jungle Former Michigan Star Bailed Out Os Crashed Plane Paramaribo, Dutch Guiana. Apr 19.—(UPl T rn Harmon, hero of millions of football fans, la alive bectiiae he bailed out when his plane crashed In the Brazilian jungles. It was revealed thia morning that the former Michigan star wan rescued by natives after wand* ring In the jungles for four days Harmon wan taken to an army hospital suffering from exposure. But his condition is said to be satisfactory Two of thin companions are reported to have been killed in the crash. The fliers were aboard old "98." the plane that was named after the football numerals Harmon made famous on American gridlnr* After hitting the silk. Harmon found his way back to plane, but was unable to locate those who balled out with him Four days of wandering through the jungles followed before fri* ndly natives f und him and took him to an nr-identlfled place for a short time to recuperate The former all-America football player then was taken to a hospital, while searchers went Into the jungle to look for other survivors. Harmrn was reported safe by the war department on Saturday He had been missing on a flight ov>r South America since April k. o— Indiana Is Placed On Red Cross Honor Roll Alexandria. Va.. Apr 19—(UPl —lndiana is on the Am rlcan Red Cross honor roll for exceeding its

LOANS “ WOULD A LOAN OF *ls or mnr,‘ ** help you* If eo. don’t hnitatr to let u> know. You grt your loan quickly and priratrlr on rmrm.nl Wo du not quMtion your frt.nde or rolativeo about your errdit *• makr loan* in any of thoar three way». TH* FISST WAT: On .no. pera-nel note No ercuritr required N-u loon* arr a.ede. under proper condiUuM. to both eirijle per* n» or Berried i-uplrl TH* MCOND WAT: On your cu. due pier may au.r you the beet TH* THUD WAT; On rcur lumirure Mer.v people preier line plan V. ben mak.n< .er or furniture loai.e, « cun eider cheiecw end ineorne far more important :!.ggiL< value vl the property LOCAL LOAN COMPANY Ora-Heated Orrr (abater S»«e» — TeleeneM *•*•? OICATUS. INDIANA fTTFTI \sr furt *"*•**** Tonight & Tuesday SPENCER TRACY KATHARINE HEPBURN “KEEPER OF THE PLAME” ALLO—Short* »c-30c Ine. Tai O—O— Wad- A Thur*. — "Three H«art* Far Julia." Ann tathern. Melvyn Dougia*. Lae Bowman. —o earning tun. — "Somathing to •Hout About" Don Amtell, Janat •lair, Jack Oakia. | CORT Tonight & Tuesday “JOURNEY INTO FEAR” Oraon Wallas, Dolor** Dal Ria & “MOONLIGHT IN HAVANA” Allan Jon**, Jan* Fra*** SceZSc Inc. Tai O 0 - WH A Thur*.—“American t* plre" Richard Dix. Rraataw Faatar O O earning San.—“Ml Ya Chum” A “Lady •adyguard."

12.8M.700 war fund quota. Manager William Hunt of the eastern area i>t the drive also announce* a* \l* Valid■ l.i Va : li.i' h>- entire, la-state district han exceed <1 Its goal of 138.000.000 by about *3.000.OOP. Eighty-four of the 103 Bed Cross chapters in Indiana obtain'd subscriptions surpassing their local quotas. The suite goal was exceeded by *121.(72. — ' —-—o — — To Permit Sale 01 Some Rented Homes 1 Five Types Os Coses Exempt From Rulinqs Indianapolis. Apr. 19 — tl'Pt The state offie- of price administration says that five types of cases are exempt from government regulations on the sale of rented homes. Th** exceptions are th se: Where It appears that the tenant can move into equivalent accomodations without substantial hardship or loss. Where the sale is to the present tenant. Where the sale Is for Inv slinent. to a purchaser who will not evict the present tenant. Where the house to be sold Is vacant. And where the owner can show a substantial nee.salty for selling or that application for restrictions would cause him other special i I hardship Today’s announcement by the' OPA adds that leases with an op- I tion to purchase are not consider- | ed sales. Instead, they are held to be Cental agreements until the option is exercised. REPORT BOND SALES — (Continued From Fags I) | fold purpose of providing money , for the government to prosecute and win the war and to safeguard against ruinous Inflation, the idle i and stuck away dollar must be; convert d into bonds. i Persons who wish to buy bonds , | and have not yet been contacted by a volunteer worker, may pur- ( chase directly from any bank or i postolfice tn the county Due to ■ i the manpower shortage, all the • sollcitrrs cannot cover th Ir terrl- \ tory as rapidly as possible, and , , rather than hold up the sale of!, bonds, the individual was urged to look after his purchase at once. i o - 1 , ITALIAN NAVAL BASE (Conttsusd Prom Pag* It > - Il retaliation and were over London , twice during the night. But their feeble forces could not penetrate i the city's deDnsw. and they dropped a single bomb, which plunked i harmlessly on a foetball field. Last night's pounding of the Axis continent followed British daylight raids on the docks of Dlppe and air- | dromes In northern France. British torpedo boat* swot ped ] down over an enemy convoy off the Dutch coast and sent two torpedoes ' Into a freighter. The ship burst into flam-s and was listing badly , when It was last seen. Meanwhile, reconnaissance ph; tos taken after Saturday's American raid on Bremen Indicate that half ! of the huge Focke-Wulf airplane plant was destroyed. And the London radio broad- ' casts reports from neutral sources indicating that while British fliers , were unloadin gthousands of pounds ts explosives on the great Skoda works at Pilaen Friday night. Czech saboteurs were at work on the ground The Czechs cut teleI Mi 9 I ■ I A L I WALLPAPIWS I-/v'- { • We have awy number of Imperial papers with a “Color Recipe" that flatters the colors of vour furnish mgs •’urpnssaglv low m roet and f oist Larked for beauty! Stopmtedaj! SMITH DRUG CO. Ids* Few OseseeSw er BapssflwaPV I Nr fwee-of |

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Lewis'Charges Are Referred To Perkins — Soys Operators Seek To Force Lockout — ( New York. Apr. 19 — <(’P> — I Federal conciliator Steelman says he has acted on John L. Lewis' charge that coal operators are , conspiring to force a mine lockout 1 May 1. The present temporary wage agr ement ends on that day. Steelman says he sent the ' charge to labor secretary Perkins 11 hut has not received any reaction.] 1 He also reveals that he has re-1 I layed Lewis’ claim that railroads I ar storing thousands of carloads 1 of coal in anticipation of a work ' stoppage Th,- soft coal contract negotfa. ' Hons have recessed their confer- ' ence until later today. Steelman has declined to comment on a statement by Edward Burke of th-] ' southern operators that negotla- 1 Hons are deadlocked and that op- ’ 1 erators are certain Steelman will' ' recommend that the WLB take! l over the wag dispute. CIO president Philip Murray has ' added his endorsement to the miners' proposal of portal-to-portal ’ pay. which would almost equal the (2 a day wage increase they're demanding phone wires and stared suppletnenary fires eo distract German squads trying to extinguish blazes started by the Alllet bombs. Meanwhile, an analysis of aerial 1 photographs reveals that American; flying fortresses destroyed or damaged half of the huge Fccke-Wulf airplane works In their raid on Bremen Saturday afternoon. Two of the largest assembly shop* where the fast and deadly Nazi fighters are put together—ap- ( pear to have been hard hit. The 1 picture* show large gaping holes In the roof of one cf the shop*— 1 which seem* to have been made ■ useless by direct hits.

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STEELE BROTHERS (Contlausd Prom Paas 1) grace" to February 12 at I p. m. Meanwhile, he informed the board that he would not report. Ou February 18 he was arrested by marshal Bandt and arraigned before Commissioner Remtwrl. who accepted his guilty plea and released him on fll.ooo bond. On March 11 both Steele l»oys and the other three were Indicted by a federal grand jury. Lat.r. in making up the docket Judge Slick set their trials for April 8. Another Arrested Still another one of the Steele boys. Edgar. 38. faces prosecution on a similar charge He. too. as a tn mber of the Jehovah Witnesses sect, refused to report for transportation to a work camp Hl* failure was reported io the t*. 8. attorney's office two day* before his brother* went on trial. Edgar attended the morning session of the trial and at the noon hour was arr sted by marshal Bandt. K He was taken to South Bi nd for arraignment before a L’. S commissioner there, because Commissioner Remmel had since resigned hl* post at Fort Wayne. Now he is out under tl.ooo bond. 0 11 —■ ■ State School Board Chooses Textbooks Indianapoliu. April 19 —(VPi— Textbooks to be used In Indiana public high school* during the next five year* are being selected by the state board of education today. The recent general assembly passed a law which empowers the board to choose three text* in each subject with school superintendents permitted to select from the three the one which he desires to use. o All County Offices Will Close Friday All offices in the county court bouse will be closed all day Good Friday. April 23, it was announced today by the various officials.

Gas Drill AN IDEA OF WHAT HAPPENS when a fellow takes off hi* gas mask too soon during a drill u ably demonstrated by Sergt. Roger W. Holmes, of Itliaca. N. Y. The sergeant got hi* nose full of harmless gas during a practice session In the test chamber at the Army Flying School in Enid. Okla. (International) Urges Caution In Invasion Attempt Canadian Minister Hits Impatience Toronto. Apr. 19— (VPi—Prime minister MacKenxi* King urge* the utmost caution — and that means considerable more tint/ ~— before the Allie* attempt to invade Europe Speaking at the opening of the fourth Canadian victory loan campaign. the prime minister said: "We are anxious to ■ e the end of the war. But we are most of all concerned that It shall end In victory. The mighty venture In which our own men are destined to play a decisive role should be mads a* o rtain of success a* anything in war can be made " The prime minister declared the landing of American and British forces at Casablance and Algiers has eliminated any further possibility of surprise attack in the forthcoming Invasion, except for th- moment and points of stuck. He added: “It is the duty of ail concerned to see that sound judgment is not impaired by Impatience, that noth Ing can possibly be left to chance ” o Decatur Man Named Special FBI Aqent Myles F. Parrish is spending a few day* with hie parent*. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Parish of Jefferson street, after completing hie work at Washingtoe. D. C. and Qeanttco. V*. He has been commissioned a special agent with the FBI aad ordered to report at Beattie. WMu flaterday morning He will be leeving here Wednesday Myles met f. Edgar Hoover head of the FBI. at the graduation exercise* Saturday when final instructloM were given. Th* course required II week* of intensive trainlag

Asks Damage Suit Venued From County Victor Bleeke Asks Damage Suit Venued Th" jury trial, which was scheduled to b- tried Tuesday In Adam* circuit court will be venued to anoFher county, the court docket revealed today. Although the case had been «et for that date, an affidavit for a change of venue from the county ha* b en filed by the defendant. Victor Bleeke. In the *IO.OOO damage case brought against him by Herbert Bleeke a* result of an auto accident. Th- court case, on which Judge J. Fred Fruchto will hear evidence in the partition suit of Joseph Lang and othef* against Celia Smith and other*, is expected to be tried Tuesday, a* originally scheduled. The above jury case was th; only civil action scheduled to be heard by the body this month, although another I* set for May. It was indicated today that ths foreclosure of mechanic's Hen suit of George Hanlln against Herman Shaffer and th Limberlost Canning company of Geneva, may be tried as scheduled before the court next Monday. Three criminal cases are also set down before the end of th- term. o- 1 Report Brazilian Troops In Morocco tendon. April 19—(VPi—An unconfirmed Axis report says Brazilian troop* have landed in French Morocco. The German-controlled Part* and Vichy radios oay a "considerable number of troops" made up the finst contingent. 0 - Retail Grocers Ask Point Ration Change Chicago. April 19 —(UP)— Tho national association of retail grocer* urge* th* removal of all hut fl? processed foods from the ration Try this Mjf amazing IZJ cleaner on your wallpapers! "hst vitch lew MttU weriu...M Hrwh... M k*. Itataeiy M fItNM from other wallpapsr riiisin asn «mmM*p,>.aM ooe* w st very tow cost! Harmless to haodi, easy : sows*. Mads by <he makers et imperial ’ ■ WlrrheM* Wsilpepen. Let a* demowstrate it for you! SMITH DRUG CO.

Germans Bolstering European Defenses Clearing French Coast For Action By Vnlted Press , The Hermans are reported br»lHering their southern European dikes against a spring Alli d In-i vaslon and building a new defense! wall in Hungary. Freni h reports to Madrid atty, Adolf Hitler has ordered the southern French coast from the Spanish frontier to Marseilles’ cleared for action. Women and; < hildr n are being moved at least IX miles Inland. German military police are said to have seized custom offices on the southern French coast and requisitioned hotels to house evacuees. Simultaneously, Swiss dispatch"' say Hitl r has informed Hungary's regent, admiral Nicholas Horthy. that picked German troops will enter the country today. Hungarian trains and homes are said to have been commandeered to accommodate the Nazis. Heavy fighting bet we n guerilla armies and Axis troops Is reported to have flared up again in Jugoslavia and Greece. And the Nazi radio says French patriots tried to kill Jean Clamamus. the mayor of a Paris suburb. —. Tire Plant Workers Walk Out At Memphis Memphis, Tenn., Apr. 19—(t’Pl —An unauthorised walkout of ton tire room employes has halted production at the Firestone Tire and Hubbert plant at Memphis. The strikers are trying to enforce their demands for higher pay. They voted to remain off the job pending a war labor board decision on their wage demands, despite pleas of union officials that they remain at work. list. In a letter to OPA chief Brown, food administrator Davlo and secretary of agriculture Wickard. the aMoefation charges that the present rationing system Is causing “avoidable waste." The grocers alao recommend increased meat allowances.

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