Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 41, Number 104, Decatur, Adams County, 1 May 1943 — Page 1

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IDOSEVELT ORDERS SEIZURE OF MINES

H Fliers ■Ships In Bterranean «icon Soldiers rK Axis Barrier OBoad To Mateur ■ y c -imk two Axis , ,1 other “hili’ 1 i M-.1l- I's little’* strategic *»y i,,r tactical air 1 ;*1 force Hank .. <i . nt an barite. . i h, t lw , 1 .'.no HMne H hair men. - airfield* - and llixerte and a blew lip the Kellllla &■ ■,... 'ip of Cap Bon. east ~■,..1 ~n the airport*. .| ; m id.’ the bigMp..- nr of the war ye*, a flight of gW nan-portH. each carrying up to 40 nten. al! five. Four exthe air and the fifth th*- water. pilot was flight hHa It Horning of the BB i: -’1:11011 If*- caught £■ ■ •- flying north Sardinia. |H -poteb nt (' It -n American* iK . !T . h.-rtt \xl- harrier on gMto Miteur Hl I' ■ *.*< li Id by ISO Page 3, Column i) ■d Bond Drive ■Million Mark ■to Is Exceeded ®ver $270,000 IHr'n’.'v * -e.ond war loan ; ’ I 'll" million dollar ••..•* Theod re k.i < -on jubilantly an HMlhl* morning. ’ ■ of bu-lni’H- last ■ .pi ita wae 1730 000, .-X'. e.led last Moll|Hh a purchase of I’oo,ooo was . K-dlted to Adflow of money from hB and -avlng* account* to Ho- the pant six day.* .... , above the litOO.OOO. gB hop. wan extended that .ounty could ring tin- mil'lon dollar mark »'u realized hat eve■hn Mr Grallker and Mr ther officer,* of the bank, began to com|H d ’'> s purchases A few ■'*’ P'ir. has. r* were con d the total wa* boosted ■ million dollar line. EB a 'i t'a.’ou of the war savwa. advi.e.l today that ter y; bond* in the |v*>t 1*5.17*;, Adams Post Am rlean laglon will drive. * Fellowship ■ R 9 Sunday of young people from |B ,r ” « xpe< >d to a.tend the regional youth fellow- ■“ K '-*ng..|ical and Reform HB*’ 10 h* held at Huntlng- ■**>' a ’'e-noon and even■"ration Will open at 2:30 ~<j gHRATURE reading V R *T thermometer ■ *' 34 B* J I weather H w * fw *r toaay and tonight. r~NOON I EDITION

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F. I). R„ LEWIS REACH DECISIVE MOMENT IN STRIKE THREAT r"~'' ** — — ■ - - 1 ’ ja l - v ; < fljgn ■ Hr 4dTMiji ■■ *.. Hird* t -S BhflHHnnuKKK' Hr w 1 I" ® JCHN 1 l(WIS ’■ " ' f ! M;, ' r w 'rk.t“ I .?■' I ja. I : . I ’ r. ' ’ ll■■ r. .1’ 1., I ttie •!. ■ .’-IV • r "n." ■tir H .-ir ' M ' ■ t t1...’,.. f . . .'ii. * I’ll th.- line ' order Th.- I.MW .A Sr *3 ■■■!■■■ ' R&fi formula and, already, thouaanda of miners have walked out of the SMHIHHHHni BB pita. Now the preaident haa ordered them to return. (I at er national)

Concerted Effort To Obtain Beet Acreage Suqar Beet Acreage Far Behind Quota A concerted effort by member* of the Adami county war board and representative farmers to bring borne the Importance of obtaining more sugar beet acreage, as a meant of averting a great sugai shortage In the country and cur- i tailed operation of the Central Sugar factory In thia city, will be made In the next two week*, following an organisation meeting called by Winfred Gerke, war board chairman last evening. Sugar beet acreage is so far behind the quota necessary that grave concern la felt in this county a* to the operation of Indiana'! only beet sugar refinery. Due to the detoy In Washington In having the contract approved. contracting of beets in this and other counties did not get underway until about March 15. At last night's meeting a committee of farmers from several of the townshipi wa* named to cal! on neighbors with the plea to grow sugar beets this year. The committee li composed of J- F. Merriman. lietij. D. Razelln. David Roth. Albert Coppen. Oliver V. Dilling. August Selklng. Clarence Dusick. German Gelmer. Edward Koos and Lawrence Heckmeyer. Appraised of the acuteness facing the sugar beet industry and the further curtailment of sugar In th to country, through the lack of American-grown sugar, the Indiana war hoard and similar organiaalions In other middle-west stdtei, ~(Turn”To Pag* 3. Column ») . O ■"— Essen Hammered By Big British Bombers Krupp Arms Works Principal Target By United Presa Britain's I»lgge»t bomber* hammered Essen. Germany, and the Ruhr valley last night with more than SOO tons of bombs. The main target was the much-bombed Krupp arms works at Essen. Thirt en bombers were lost. The RAF has raided Essen M times during the war. The last | attack was on April 3. when much of the vital Krupp works was damaged severely Last night's raid undoubtedly Interrupted frantic repair work at the big plant. Attacks also were mad- on other targets In the Industrial Ruhr valley. The Essen raid ended a one night rest for the heavy bombers after Wednesday night s attack on Wilhelmshaven, northwest German naval base In yest rday's operations. RAr spitfires damaged an . nemy minelayer off Britain and American built mustangs attacked transport targets In northern France. No planes were toot.

Over A Million County's Quota, $730,000 Sales to Date Decatur $099.719.50 Berne 255,650.00 Geneva 36.106.25 Total >1.001,805.75 May Day Observances 1 Suppressed By Nazis Nazi Radio Denies Laval Is Wounded Ry United Press The Nasis suppress d May day observances today tost patriotic workers celebrate It with sabotage Allied lender* appealed by radio for widespread antl-Axis outbreak* In Hitler's Europ an workshop*.. So the Nalls cancelled parades In Germany and postponed demonstrations until Monday. A Dutch news agency say* Holland’s observance also was cancelled. And French May day is reported postpontd until tomorrow. But French l aden. inclttd Ing General Glraud. plan appeal* tor a new wave of resistance. Vlchy-chlef Laval, after a conference with Hitler. I* calling for more French help for the Axis In ; vaslon def nse. A German radio | dispatch from Paris denied a Bragxavllle radio report that Laval was slightly wounded when a bomb exploded In hl* sleeping car. The dispatch says there wa* no attempt on Laval's life. See Resistance Washington. May 1 — (UP) - Fighting French sources say an American occupying force would meet severe resistance at Martinique. The view that the I'nited Nations may b lie Martinique is held generally a* a result of secretary of state Hull's break in relations with Admiral Roller!. The fighting French say Robert has 3,<mh» ground troops, in addition to sailors from demobilized French warship*. A dispatch from San Juan. Puerto Rico, says Admiral Robert has tried to justify his r fMUI to cooperate with the Allie*. He told Inhabitant* of Martinique , that the AmeHcans would seize their sons and take them to America to work in war factories. — — Little Resigns As Justice Os Peace w O. Little, of this city, ha* resigned from hi* position a* justice , of peace of Washington township, it wa* made known today by Thurman I. Drew, ccunty auditor. The resignation was submitted to Mr Drew, clerk of the county board of commissioner*, which I* expected to appoint a successor. Mr Little is one of two justices > of peace allotted to Washlngtcn township He wa* elected to the post last November. 11l health was given as the cause for his reslg , nation Walter J Bockman to the other justice

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Stalin Praises Allied Attacks By Air On Axis No Separate Peace With Hitler Pledge Os Russian Leader Dy I’nited Pre#* Joseph Stalin's praise of AngloAmerican air attacks on Germany ha* made a tremendous Impression on the Soviet peopl-. t'nited Pre** cornsipondent M 8. Handler in Moscow *ay* the Russian* have been waiting for month* for an official statement that the Allie* are dealing Hitler hard blows In the w st. Says Handler-" Stalin’s announcement swept awa; the . Soviet feeling that they’re bearIng the whole burden against the i Axis." The Soviet premier told hl* people In a .May day message that the air attacks on Germany and the Tunisian campaign are a prelude to a second front. He said the Allie* now have establish d the foundations of victory. His message said the Italian and (Turn To P««s •. Column •> ■—. —o~ - - —— Second Performance Os Patriotic Pageant The second performance of the patriotic pageant. “I Pledge Allegiance.” was presented last night by the Itecatur Junior senior high school in the auditorium-gymnas-ium before a large crowd. The pageant on«e again wa* well received and laud'd highly by those who witnessed it.

Daylight ‘Air Raid’ Planned For Adams County Memorial Day

Decatur and Adame county will be "bombed." A "suicide squadron" of som>six to nine planes will fly over the city and county In a "nuisance raid" on Memorial Day. May 30. Il was announced today by civilian defense leaders and local civilian air patrol leaders The raiding planes will "blast" at designated target* in Decatur and possibly ethers in Berne. Monroe and Geneva, according to first announcements. Preliminary arrangemen’s for the daylight "raid" have been made by Dallas Brown, iltlxens defense corps commander and Dr. Joe Morris. local CAP pilot. "Bomba" constructed of paper cylinder with col'red streamers, and conforming to specifications as set out by civilian defense and CAP authorities, will be dropped upon the city and other designated spots In the county. Colors of the stream- rs will determine the types of bombs Including Incendiary, deme lit ion and others. Prom 200 to 300 of these "bombs" are expected to be re-

Many Cards Received For War Veterans Mrs. Adrian Hak«r. In behalf of the local committee in charge of soliciting card** and glfis to enable disabled veterans in the Marlon hospital to remember their mothers cn Mother’s day. today Issued a statement of appreciation for the Cae response to the upp>al here. Many local persons contributed Mother's Hay cards and handkerchief*, she said —— o Pleads Guilty To Jury Indiclmenf Sentencing Os Girl Is Under Advisement Vernabelle Jacobs. 21. of Blue Creek township, entered a plea of guilty to a charge of fornication, when arraigned before Judge J. Fred Fruchte in circuit court thia morning. The charge wa* placed against her by the April term grand Jury of the Adams circuit court one of two indictment* raturned by the body. George Meeke. 43. living In the earn** home with the defendant, wa* previously sentenced to serve six montlat at the state farm after pleading guilty to a similar count. Involving Mlm Jacob*. Ik* also admitted the paternity of a few weeks old child of Ml** Jacobs’. Judge Fruchte, after accepting the young woman a plea, permitted her to return to her homo while he took the case under advUement. Ma«* Jacobs' baby was brought along to court and kept by Hherlff lam T. tiling while she wa* arraigned Prosecutor John L. DeVus* represented the state.

leased by the pilots from an altitude of 1.500 feet. The “raiding" planes will fly over the city in formation after taking off from Fort Wayne and Hurftlngton airports in a demonatrathn “raid" authorised by the civilian air patrol and the V. 8. army. A defll Ite date for the “raid” wss set thin seek by Dr. Morris after conferring with CAP pilots and officials In a meeting at Fort Wayne. Hundreds Take Part A huge staff of trained and certified civilian defense workers In Decatur, Berne. Monroe. Geneva and rural areas of the county will take part in the "raid." Complete direction of ail agencies Including air raid wardens. Are watchers, auxiliary pc lice, auxiliary Bremen, emergency medical units, nurses' aide corps, demolition crews, road repair and clearance crews, decontamination crews, messenger corps, drivers’ corps, utility erews and others will be under the command of Commander (Turn To P*ge * Column 2)

Government Occupation Ordered By President; Use Troops H Needed Presidential Orders Are Given To Secretary Os Interior Ickes To Take Immediate Possession Os Mines; Roosevelt To Broadcast Sunday Night IHI.I.ETIN New York. May I—(lT)—.h»hn !- Lewis. I nitcd Mine Workers president, say* he hat* “ntt cumment" Io make on President Roosevelt's order directing secretary of interior Harold L. Ickes to take possession of all coal mines. Washington. May I—(LT)—Secretary of the interior. Harold Ickes, has received presidential orders to take immediate pOMession of all coal mines where strikes are in progress or are threatened. Rooaevelt'a order also directed Ickes to provide protection tor all employes resuming work at the mines, lie authorized Ickes to request the army to provide this protection. President Roosevelt will take the soft coal strike to the people of the nation tomorrow night. b .... The White House announces that the president will make a radio broadcast at 9 p. m. (CWT) on Sunday, ami deal bluntly with the general work stoppage in the mines. It is estimated that something over 500,000 hard and soft coal miners now are on

New Submarine Drive Launched By Japanese MacArthur Reveals Japanese Striking In Force With Subs By United Pres* Gen ral MacArthur reveals the Japs are striking In force with Hitler's favorite weapon A communique say* the enemy ha* launched a submarine attack In the waters east of Australia. Full details of the undersea action ar- being withheld until the Information no longer will aid the Nipponese. The phrase used by the communique—“waters east of Australia" might mean anywhere from New Guinea and the Solomons In the north, southward through the Coral * a end to New Zealand In the south. Recent Berlin radio reports have indicated that the Japs are studying Nagi methods of undersea warfare. They may lie operating In the Pacific In pack*, just as Üboat* ar- doing In the battle of the Atlantic. Mean while. General MacArthur's bombers continued their regular harassing operation* along the northeast New Guinea coast. In support of ground troop*, the plane* bombed and strafed the Mttbo ar a A heavy bomber blasted late. New Guinea. Meanwhile. Japan s warlord* are hinting at a new offensive. Major general Yahagl. Japanese military correspondent In Berlin also talk* of a Pacific offensive, but h predict* the I'nited States (Turn To Page 1. Column 1) Republicans Assail latest Tax Proposal Minority Report By Committee Members Washington. May 1 — (UP! Republican memliers of the hou.e ■re still bitterly oppos d Io any pay-as-you-go income tax bill that doesn't provide for complete forglveneas of ISI2 levies. Nine Republican* of the house ways and means committee have d llvered a minority report which assails the administration plan of partial forgiveness They are particularly aroused over the provision to spread the payment of reduced 1942 taxes over a period of three year* CIO pn *ldent Philip Murray doesn't agree with them He ha* endorsed the administration bill and attacks the Republican-sup-ported Carlaon-Ruml plan a* what he calls “a cloak for ■ tax grab for the highest income brackets" Murray also calls for repeal of the five percent victory tax. and asks for an increase In personal exemptions

strike in a demand for new wage contract* —despite I resident Roosevelt’s order that they should go back to work by 10 o'clock (EWT) thin morning. That deadline passed with no word from I'nited Mine Workers president John L. l*ewis. as to whether he would tell hi* miner* to oltey the president. As the deadline on the president's back-to-work order passed, the strike was almost I<M> |>ercent effective except in some small coal fields scattered through the tar west. A United Mine Workers spokesman estimates that

8,500 Indiana Coal Miners On Strike Only Maintenance Crews Stay On Duty (By t'nite-l Press! Two hundred and W coal min<w and approximately H. 500 miner* are Idle in Indiana thi* morning. The mine worker* struck at midnight when the Appalachlin agreement between mine operators and the United Mine worker* union expi red Only maintenance crew* remain on duty at the eliaft*. Vice-president f'jirtis Nicholson of U M W district II bM reaffirmed hi* statement that more than 7.000 eoft coal worker* In the Terre Haute area will not work ..trip and deep-vein mine* until a new contract is eigfK-d Secretary J. M Luther of U. M W district S aail at Brazil that MOO employe* at the Block coal mlnsw left their jobs at midnight. He added that miner* at Princeton aUo laid down their tools. No violence ha* been reported at any of the Horwier shaft*. No mwalled ' wildcat" strike* led to last night'* general walkout, hut the district union officials ignored last-minute appeal* by mine operaton* to continue work pending a new contra -t. According to th.- bituminous coal producer*' assort ttion. Indiana's coal production last year totaled more than SJ.OtW.b## ton* and the average monthly payroll for miners ha* been approximately f1.M0.Mb. o- ■ — Feller Funeral This Afternoon Funeral srevlce* will Ire held thi* afternoon at two o'clock at the Decatur cemetery for lairry Dean Feller. still-born son of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Feller of Bine Creek town Ship. The baby was born this morning 3 o'clock at the Adams county me mortal hospital. Survivors Include the parents and grandparents. Mr. ■nd Mrs Ollie Feller of B'ut- Creek township and Rolli.- Huxtable of Gibson City. 111. Dr. M O. Lester will be in charge. ■ S May Day Address By General Giraud Aiglet*. May I—(UPi--Genersl Glraud will deliver a May day addre«s to the workers of France and North Africa at 1:45 p m (CWTt today The address wit! climax May day celebrations in North African cities. Wreaths will be told on monuments to France's dead In the final world war.

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■ 515,000 miners are idle. Another estimate breaks it down to about 450,000 soft coal miner* on strike, and 80,000 hard-coal miner* — a total of 530,000. There is no absolutely accurate check a* yet. So far. there has ijeen no violence. At some of the mines, picket lines have apl>eared, but they are orderly. Th-- strikers throughont the country dispatched maintenance 1 workers to the struck mines to k-- p machinery and other mine • fixtures from deteriorating. ' • The mine workers have taken ' the iHisttlon that they cannot work I for coal operator* until they have -a contract All • listing agreements expired at midnight and the work l stoppage* foil wed through the morning a* shift after nhift failed i to report. . Home worker* who were in th-* i mine* when the midnight -leadline . arrived remained to finish their I shift* Others filed out without dis- . turbance. From the government viewpoint, there are two major issues Involved In the st p|>age I f First. Preside n t Roosevelt has taken the position that the miner* are striking against the government and the war effort. j Bureau of mine tlgnr- * show that there to little more than a month's ! supply of < oat above the ground. Steel men say steel mills might be forced to close <1 wn in two weeks. , And others tear a power shortage that would crippl • the nation’s war Industry The set ond government i-onlen- ‘ tlon I* that If the miners win their (Turn To Fag* 3. Column 7) i o- - ■ Alleged Robber Is Nabbed By Police Adams County Man Attempts Robbery Verlin Bloxhsn. 24. of east of Dei-star, to being held In jail here after allegedly attempting to steal a money lag at the White Spot case about < o'clock last evening > , Police chief Ed Miller reported thi* morning Bioxban was arrested while sltt- ! Ing in an auto on Second street ■ about II o'clock last night. The arrest wa* made by officer* Robert Hill and Adrian Coffee. Police charged that Bloxhan entered the restaurant laat evening ■nd waited until workers had stepped into the kitchen at the I rear. They charged that he then grabbed the money bag. containing about 325 and at’empted to stuff It Into his ahlrt When th* money bag fell to the floor, ho turned and fled, they said. Police were notified and give* hie description His arrws; follow, od.