Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 41, Number 106, Decatur, Adams County, 4 May 1943 — Page 2

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Warns Os Danger Os Typhoid Fever Conditions Os War Increase Dangers Danger of an Increase in typhoid fever because of war Unit* living condition* was pointed ont today by Ml** Lol* B eman. R N., Adam* county public health nur»e. • With the hustle and hustle of war time, the crowded living condition* iu area* where sanitary facilities are not the best, typhoid f ver I* most likely to gain a foothold." she said "It I* a preventable disease, one of the most easily avoided of all communicable diseases But still there are fatalities, although Indiana’s d ath rate lait year was the lowest of all time. There were 100 cases In the state, and 11 who died of it in 1942. Person* who did recover from it w re ill for an average of eight weeks." There are many simple way* of preventing typhoid. Sanitation Is t tie most important. Proper sewage disposal i* the first requisite, for If th content* of poorly constructed privy vault* and sewers, and human discharges left on the ground drain into water system*, they may infect them with typhoid germ*. These may be taken into the body with drinking wat r. or with water used in preparing uncooked foods. Outbreaks have been traced to clams and to oyster* fattened in polluted streams from •ewage-contaminat d beds. Where there is an efficient system of water purification, typhoid fever has decreased greatly, it Is important that rural house* without * wer facilities have a sanitary toilet for the safe disposal of human waste matter Constant use of pasteurized milk from hygienic dairies ami < lean food that is protected fr nn files are important factors '-n avoiding the typhoid g -rm All person* living it: or expecting to visit a community where the disease persists should be vaccinated. Typhoid vaccine is made with head typhoid fever germs, and is injected under th skin In the upper part of the arm. In three doses, usually at weekly Intervals. Reaction I* slight, and Immunity is provided for a year or more. When c». * occur, they should be reported at once to the local health board. SAYS U. S. NOT OUT fCcmUatMd From Paes ») seaplane bomber*. or by plane* and carriers. And Landis conclude*, the Bermans could effectively raid Atlantic shores by catapulting twoengine bombers from cruisers and battleship* in a speedy task force. AMERICAN PUSH (Continued From Pace 1) ion jitter*. A Berlin military <omm«ntato r says the AV'es have massed huge troop re* »ve* In Algeria aud .Morocco and may attempt to Invade Biciiiy or Sardinia even before the Tunisian campaign end*. A Moroccan broad cast indicates the Axis already considers Tunisia a lost cause. The broadcast asports Mussolini has asked Hitler to evacuate Italian troop* from North Africa simultaneously with German force*. Simultaneously a report reach ing Madrid from the Spanish border tells of a strongly-escorted convoy of 20 ships plus a number of landing barg * leaving Gibraltar yesterday. Th>* Germans also suggest that the Allies may attempt to land on the Tunisian coast in an effort to catch Axis troops in a giant pincers. Ou ’he political trout, fighting

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French leader General DeGaulk is scheduled to make an important speech today on the French unity question. De Gaulle is understood to lie annoy d because General Giratid ha* not answered his new note suggesting a conference in Algiers. Glraud had replied to an earlier dispatch from the fighting French chieftain by suggesting a confer nee in some North African city other than Algiers. But De Gaulle insist* that the meeting he held in the Algerian capital Quints To Christen Freighters Sunday Superior. Wis., .May 4—fl'Pi— Traditional champagne will be replac d by lake water and quart bottles will he replaced by pints when the Dionne quintuplet* christen five convoy freighter* at Superior. Sunday Because the nine-yearold quints might hav difficulty in smashing quart bottles, officials decided to use pint*. Thu five bottles will be wrapped In 76 yards of red. white and blue ribbon to protect the girl* from injury by flying glass. The bottle* will contain the mingled wat'r* of the great lake*, taken from the Niagara river on the international boundary. - — ——- ■ o Suspended Sentence For Attempted Theft — Verlin Bloxham. 29, of near Decatur. was fined and given a suspended sent -nee In circuit court late yesterday after he had entered a guilty plea to a charge of disorderly conduct. Judge J. Fred Fruchte, after acc pting Hloxham's plea, fined him JlO anil costs and suspend'd a Malay jail sentence on good behavior. He also placed the defendant under probation for a period of six months. Bloxham was charged with picking up a sack of mon y at the White Spot case Saturday evening lie dropped the money and ran Navy's Guest. st < . 'Bfe-J# nJ MUM TO THE PUHDINT asking that he be allowed to see the launching of the new aircraft carrier Waxp because his father was lost in the sinking of the original Wasp has brought an Invitation from Rear Admiral Randall Jacoba to Jimmie Buriinigame, 10, above, of Bethalto. HL. to be an official guest at the ceremonies. His mother and brother also were

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when noticed by case workers.' police reported. Bloxham told Judge Fruchte that he Is marrl d ’ and the father of four children. He admitted having spent most of t his week's paycheck for alcoholic beverage* and gambling. 2,160-Pound Bull Sold To Stockyard J. K. Meets of Union townahip * today lays claim to having aold the hugest bull ever purcliaaed by th" Kuhner Stockyards or it* pred<1 ceMor. the .Mulsiiiler Packing Co. here. The bull, a four year old of Red Pol) stock, tipped the scale* at 2,-1 140 pound* aud netted his owner 1302 10. ■ —■——o Decatur Schools Receive Citations The junior-senior high school and the Lincoln sebo-d have received engraved citation* from Henry Morgenthau. Jr., a cretary of the U. S. treasury, tor their patriotic service* in connection with the war savings stamp and bond program. The citations read' "For distinguished services rendered in ( behalf of the war savings program this citation Is awarded.” Th- certificates wtll be fiamed and placed tn the schools. FINAL SECOND BOND i (Coatinuad From Fag* 1) tee aud all the members of the com | mittee deserve congratulation* and thank* in regard* to the splendid work and the magnifleent result* which have been accomplished. . . When Anal tabulations are made. Adam* county wtll be in a position of leadership in tbe coon tic a throughout the state. I am especially happy since Adam» county 1* my home county." Mr. Peterson is a son of .Mr*. John Peterson of this city. fear Japanese (ConttaMd From Fag* 1) cast* an air struggle that may prove decisive H say* the Japanese are follow-

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NAZIS WORRY ABOUT ALLIED RAIDS i j- 3" I \ \ % "TRAIN BUSTING" RAIDS by Allkd airmen over occupied countries of | western Europe have forc'd the Naxis to outfit special "flak trains" equipped with anti-aircraft pin* ta an effort to slow the wrecking of the vital equipment These photos, from a neutral source, show on* of the trains in action. Soldiers, top, arc manning fight gun*; gunners. bottom, arc running to heavy ack-ack guns (Intrrnitionil)

ing a policy of digging in. They i are trying to hold on to what they' have a* far south as Vila and, Munda In the central Holomon*. The vice admiral think* Hiro-] bite's flier* eventually will attempt 1 a large-scale attack on Gnadal- 1 canal. But lie add*, with a»*ur-|

| at sea for the first time. At left is H. M. S. Howe, a I super-battleship, and at right U H. M- S. Indomitable, a

i auce, that they n«v. r can take It. Meanwhile. Fitch explains, the ‘ Allie* are keeping track of the I enemy by constant reconnais*aiice. I And they are d ntroying enemy force* and facilitie* wherever theyj ’ find them. | Meanwhile, In a Tokyo radio!

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broadcast, a prominent Japanese industrialist admits that Nipponese was supplies are lunning low. Th admlnlslrative head of aircraft production make* the admission. He says stored materials will keep the emperor'* war machine going for only a short period. — 1 O Annual Red Cross Meeting Tonight Persons intel'-ted in the Red Cross and it* organization are invited to the annual meeting at 7:3'i o'clock this evening at the junior-senior high school building. | The cl clloti us a president, videpresident and other officer* will lif- hi id. Report* mi the war drive end other matter* of interest, will In- made by R tecoe Gi ndmlng. treasurer; Ml** Annie Whines, secretary, und chairmen of the various R d Cross project*. E. M. Webb of Berre, who ha* been i tving as pri-sldvnt of the organisation. ha* ask'-d to be relieved of the duties. Mr. Wclili also I* Berne chairman. o ... r RUSSIAN PLANES (ContlvMd Frew Fag* I) adic. South of Kharkov the Red army beat off a German attack In the vicinity of the Donat* river. There are reports of P' rce fighting in the northwest Caucasus with the Nazi* claiming that wave after wave of Russian troop* are attacking German position*. N >vlet liig gun* also are c »ntinning their heavy fire mi the Nazi* Killian brldg head. In western Europe, the heavy iHiinbers of the royal air force were pinned to the ground by weather I condition* last night. But yesterday the British lost 11 plane* In n raid on th power station at IjinuiiK ii and other target* In occupied Holland. Germany'r main battle fleet !* reported ateatuhii northward fr un the Norwegian port of Trotidh Im. Swedish report* to London say the heavy flei-t I* assigned to an all out attack on Allied convoys bound for Russia. These report* Indicate that moving the fleet Into | he north ru water* has rel.a*ed I score* of lorped" Iroats for action against tbe Allie* In tbe Medlter-

ranean. The Germans also may be trying to draw oft British naval units from their job of protecting convoys carrying invasion cargoes from the I’niled State* to England and Africa. N utral sources say the 35.<W0-toft battleship Tfrpitz is* in the Trondheim fleet. The reported Nazi fleet movement may explain the heavy British reconnaissance activity off th coast of Norway Saturday night. Seven plane* were lost—an unusually large number for such a mission. 0 — . , Few Synthetic Tires Will Be Released Washington. May 4. —<UPt A limited number of synthetic rubber tires and tube* will be available to ”B" and "C" ration card holders tTTi* month and next. This is revealed by rubber ad-

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