Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 41, Number 145, Decatur, Adams County, 19 June 1943 — Page 1

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Packers Discontinue Slaughter Os Beef — Suspend Operations Because Os Losses (By United Press) Meat Packers at Sioux City. la., and Louisville, Ky., have discontinued the slaughter or beef in protest against the government price roll-back plan. Two packing houses at Louievllle have announced that they have suspended slaughtering operations until the government provides subsidies which Insure them against losses. George Cook, general manager of the Emrnart Pac king company. delivered the ultimatum on behalf of his firm and the Ixtui* villa provision company. He said that meat from today's last slaughter is being turned over to the army. Cook claims that the companies are losing from 115 to 120 on each head of cattle killed. At Sioux City, four packers suspended slaughter of beef cattle this morning. They are the Wholesale Packing company, the Cioux City Packing company, the Smith Brothers Packing company, and the Ruskin Packing company. Officials of the companies claim they have been losing money for several days because of uncertainties in the government roll back plan. Urge Caution Chicago. June lit. — (UP) —The national iiveotock and meat boord —which represents all branches of the meat industry—has urged the federal government to proceed cautiously in shaping the war food program. The organization's board of directors adopted a resolution •yesterday calling upon the war food boaid administration and the war meat board to avoid taking action which might further injure the livestock industry. The present officers of the board have been re-elected for another year. They are H. W. Farr of Greeley. Colorado, chairman; J. W. Rath of Waterloo. lowa, vice-chair-man; W H. Tornhave of Chicago, treasurer; and R. C. Pollock of Chicago, secretary and general manager. ———o Report Os Revolt In Martinique Denied San Juan. Puerto Rico, June 19 —(UP) — A naval spokesman in Puerto Rico aaya he knows nothing of a reported revolt in Martinique. The report, carried by radio Paris, said Insurgents tried to capture the Martinique radio station but were subdued. Vichy General Robert Is said to have called out French marine* to prevent seixure of the station. —o — Nation's Leaders To Address Governors Columbus. 0.. June IF- (UP) — Top administration leaders will address the 36th annual governors' conference opening tomorrow in Columbus. Secretary of the Interior Ickea and war manpower commiasioner McNutt will lead round table discussion* on the war effort. United States army chief of staff General Marshall and former am bassador to Russia IMvies will speak at the state dinner Monday night Some 4® chief «Ule executives are expected to attend the three-day conference — -e — Monkey-Faced Owl Added Attraction Fasts at last night's softball games received an added bit of entertainment when Mickey. Iff. so® of Melvin Ladd, brought bis mon-key-faced owl to the ball games At times the owl th res ten vd to wvOTUhadjw the game la attracting the fan’s attention.

American Air Victory Over Japs Growing Late Dispatch Says 94 Japanese Planes Destroyed In Fight (By United Press) The great American aerial victory over Guadalcanal last Wednesday turns out to have been even greater than first reported. A late dispatch from an advanced Pacific base reveals that 91 »nemy planes were destroyed—instead of 77 as previously reported. The 77 were shot down by our fighter pilots alone. Seventeen other* were Mocked out by antiaircraft fire from shore batteries or ships the enemy tried to attack. We lost only six planes. A spokesman says two American cargo ships hit by the Japanese can be salvaged. He adds that not all the cargoes were lost. Allied Strategy United Nations strategy against Japan is beginning to unfold in India. Momentous moves pre foreshadowed by a turnover in British leadership. General Sir Claude AuchInleck has been named commander-in-chief of all British fortes. He takes over from Field Marshal Sir Archibald Wavell, who in turn, becomes viceroy of India, replacing Ixird Linlithgow. Simultaneously, the British announce Auchinleck will create a separate east Asia command. He previously headed the broader British middle-east command. The new concentration within India is designed solely to forge the expected major drive to oust the Jap- ( Turn To Pags I. Column I) o - To Report Progress On Victory Gardens Report On Survey At Meeting Here The progress made on victory gardens and the number of plots under cultivation will l» reported at the county garden meeting In this city next Wednesday afternoon through the women's war service organization, it was announced today. The section leaders appointed several months ago to promote the making of a garden at every home are making a survey of their territories and will report to .Mr*. Carey Moser, women's civilian defense clerk at the city hall, so Ihe totals can be compiled and lie ready for announcement at the Wednesday meeting Ted Ward, garden specialist from Purdue university, will be here. Reports from the section leaders will be made at the 1:10 o'clock meeting, continuing until 3 o'cltxk with a program of Interest to gardeners In the evening from «:30 to g 30. Mr. Ward, county agent Archbold and other agricultural and garden leaders, will visit the community garden plot in Master addition. liemonstrations will be held in the use of garden tools and the use of fertillzel. Report Von Papen Ousted By Nazis Stockholm. June Iff.—(UP)- The Swedish newspaper Svendska Dagbladet has quoted the Bern radio as reporting that Baron Franz Von Papen has been dismissed an German ambassador to Turkey. The reported ouster is attributud to » demand by Genian foreign minister Joachim Von Ribbentrop, and follows a aerie* of diplomatic setback* for Germany in Turkey Turkish premier Sukru Saracoglu already expressed friendship fyr Russia. Britain and the United States And yesterday an Ankara dispatch said that Turkey-for the Erst time—intend* to aend minister, u> Canada and other British commonwealth nations.

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Preview Inspection Held Al New Homes Open House Sunday At MacArthur Park Manley E. Lord, general manager and I. H. Freeman, personnel administrator of the General Electric company. Fort Wayne, visited the model house in the MacArthur park addition on Studabaker street last evening at a preview inspection held by George A Poag. builder of the 16 modern houses. E W. lamkenau, superintendent. George l*aurent. employment manager and Julius Baker, photographer. of the Decatur G. E. works, and Mayor John Stults were also visitors at the house. I* 1 * Hindman. valuator, and N. E Brainard, architect examiner for the FHA. of Fort Wayne, joined the group and inspected the house throughout. Cal Yost, concrete contractor, A. R. Ashbaucher, heating. Debolt and Baker, decorating, and Baker Bros., plumbing, and Habegger Bros . of Berne, were also present. Open house will be held Sunday afternoon and evening. The house has been furnished by Schafers of this city. Robert Heller, local representative for Mr. Poag, was in charge of the preview last evening. Political Talk Is Growing In Capilal Claim Solid South Will Stay In Fold Washington, June 19. - (UP) — The solid south still Is the solid south —ln the opinion of Democratic national committee leaders. They had only one answer today to Inquiries about a reported revolt among southern Democrats, especially If President Roosevelt seeks a fourth term That answer. In the form of a question, is: "Where else can they go*" Political talk—principally about the 1944 preffdential election —l* growing in Waahington. And there Is an Increasing belief amounting to almost a conviction-that Mr. Roosevelt will run for a fourth term—with the backing of the solid south. However, deapite the conffdem e of Democratic leaders. It privately Is admitted (hat there are some protest* from southerners about not getting what they consider • fair share of war patronage Jobs It is reported that step* now are being taken to eliminate this com plaint

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Missing Decatur Lad Is Reported Located Donald Marbaugh, 14, son of Walter Marbuugh of North Second •treet, who had been missing from his home since last Saturday, has lieen located, it was reported today by police chief Ed Miller. The lad’s perents received a letter. stating that he was working on a farm near North Manchester and they in turn notified authorities, whose aid had been asked in the ahearch for him o Hold Jungle Oufposl For Eight Months Nine U. S. Soldiers Survive Long Ordeal A U. 8. Army Base in Northeastern Assam. June 19 — (UP)— Nino American soldiers have survived the ordeal of holding a jungle outpost alone for eight months. They arrived at Assam in eastern India with their clothe* a begrlmmed and mouldy mass. They had walked ankle-deep in mud for 13 days. Once the Jap* altno*t wiped them out. And during one period they lived for three week* before supplies could be brought by plane. Corporal James Griffin of Lo* Angeles says: “The worst trouble was friendly natives. They would locate the parachuted supplies and insist on building a shrine over th* whole thing. They would offer the gods the egg* and meat and would not let us get the coffee.'* Hometimes they had to live on deer, rice and monkey meat stew. On one occasion, a strong party of Japs surrounded the post Th* nine enlisted men escaped through a hidden trail and up an ff.OffO foot pass. Three days later support arrived and they retook the post. * . Galveston Coach Is Held For Shooting Ixiganaport, Ind.. June Iff —(UP) ■Galveston high school coach Carl Hightower Is being held today in connection with the shootfng and wounding of a 13 year-old boy. The boy - Wayne Warner wa* struck by a shotgun blast as he and a younger brother were crossing the yard in rtie rear of Hightower's home His injury i* reported not serious Cans county sheriff Elmer Craig aaid that the high whool coach had heen known to make the remark that he would nae a shotgun the next time he and hi* wife were disturbed by high school hoys He reportedly made the statement to town Marshal Glen Lawrence.

40,000 Soft Coal Miners, Angered At WLB Decision, Already On Strike Today

House Passes Bill Slashing Funds For OPA Rebellious House Members Slap At Both OPA, OWI Washington, June 19 — (UP) — Administration leaders are looking to the senate to save President Roosevelt's home front program from a house rebuh. A rebellious lower chamber has passed a bill which would para lyze the economic stabillgatlon program of the OPA and abolish the domestic program of the OWI. Smouldering house fury against these key administration agencies exploded yesterday during debate on the war agencies appropriation bill. 3(o,(M)o,<M)fi was chopped off allotments for various agencies, but the OPA and the OWI. chief targets for attack, were most violently hit. House amendments would practically outlaw the price roll back and grade labelling programs of the OPA. and would bring about a complete reorganization ot the agency's personnel. The slash in the OWl'a functions was accompanied by personal attacks on director Klmer Davis. The OWl's entire domestic brdnch was abolished, and funds for Its overseas service were cut. Administration leaders are licking their latest legislative wounds and warning that the house amendments will lead to uncontrolled inflation. However, a strong fight will be put up in the senate to eliminate the restriction*. Meanwhile there are Indication* of trouble in another sector. War food administrator Davis is said to Im dissatisfied with hi* lack of authority over major food policies. He Is said to fear that the entire food program will collapse. Davis believe* that authority over ail phases of the f<w>d pro gram should be vested In one man or agency. This very proposal habeen descrllmd by President Roosevelt a* absurd. And war mobilization director James Byrnes testified yesterday at a closed session of the house agri cultural committee against such a single food administrator.

(Turn To Page i. Column 6) — —' Annual Farm Bureau Picnic On July 4 Lehman Park Scene Os Annual Picnic The annual picnic of the Adams county farm bureau will be held Sunday. July 4 in Lehman Park. Berne, It was announced today. Hassll E Hchenck. president of the Indiana farm bureau and one of the outstanding arglculture leaders in the middleweat. will be the principal speaker at the picnic. Several hundred persons are expected. including district mana gens and supervisors and guests. The program is being arranged for what will be one of the largest gatherings of farm bureau mem hers and tbelr families in this part of the atate. Tonight, the officer* and committee memters of the county burelu will meet at the H E. Crownover home to complete plans and list local speakers on the program. The officers of the county farm bureau ar*. Delmore Wachte-. president, Clifford Mann. «*creUrytreasurer..

Reds Edging Deeper Unto German Lines Red Army Advance Is Reported Today (By United Press) Soviet troops are edging deeper into Nazi lines northeast of the vital enemy base of Orel. The Russian midday communique reveal* a new Red army advance, which came when the Germans tempt rarily halted ther costly counter-at-tacks. Moscow says at least 2.000 Nazis were killed. The fighting was the heaviest on the front in several weeks, and the Nazis haven't given up yet. They are reported to be massing huge reserves around Orel either for new attacks or to meet a real Russian offensive which needs only the whisper of a major triumph to start rolling. German broadcasts say Russian shock troops arc increasing their activities both around Orel and In the Kursk area to the south. And the Nazis report Soviet preparations for a new offensive In the western Caucasus are becoming more and more evident. The British radio quotes Berlin ius admitting that Russian guns now dominate the great Black sea naval base of Novoroaalsk and are bombarding it mercilessly. Berlin reports that bombs and

(Turn To Page 2, Column 7) ——— O New Compromise Is Studied By French Seek Settlement Os Dispute Os Leaders Algiers. June 19 —(UP) French committee members are working on a new compromise plan to settle the dispute between General DeGaulle and General Giraud. Under the proposal, the two leaders would share* military authority but would work on different phase* of th* war effort. Dt-Gaulle would head a special committee of national defense with power to carry out his army reforms And Giraud would be charged with the* main job of directing French forces fighting with the* Allies. However, relialde- sources believe the plan will lee revamped many lime* before* the* committee puts It to a vote. Meanwhile North Africa has celebrated Ih4lanlle day the an niver*ary of the* Fighting French leader's vow to keep the Fre»nch people in the* war against the Axis. In a speech at Algiers. DeGaulle said "much lelood and many tears still may flow but nothing can prevent us from accomplishing that which victory has in store for us " Selective Service Heads Visit Board Co. Roielnson Hitihcock. state selective service director, and Capt. Samuel 8. Springer, state oe-cupa-tlonal advisor to selective service, visited the Adams county draft hoard offices yesterday and met with the member* of the board. —- - Two Monroe School Teachers Quit Posts Two Monroe high school teacher* have resigned their posts, it wns made known here today. Miss Joan Nileon. vomtional home economics iMtnictor and Stanley Bunker. music instructor, both have resigned to accept other unxnnon need positions.

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Miners Storming Out Os Mines In Advance Os Truce Expiring At Midnight Sunday (By United Press) John L. la-wl*' angry miners are storming out of the nations soft coal pits without waiting for a working truce to expire at midnight Sunday. An eetlmated 4«.00« bituminous workers in seven states aV'eady ate on strike. And a wave of protest against the war labor board's thumbs-down decision on underground travel |>ay is expected to spread rapidly to other mines. R. port* of New York stoppages are coming in steadily. Some 13.000 miners are on strike in Pennsylvania. 6.000 in Alabama. 2.000 In Ohio, around 1.000 in West Virginia. Some 18.000 men are out In Kentucky. Indiana and Illinois. While miners stopped work, their United Mine Workers international policy committee postponed for five hours its momentous meeting to decide whether to accept the war labor'* decision. The postponement from Ila. m. to 4 p. m. indicates that the committee members want more time in which to study the WLB's decision. The postponement may or may not mean that this time the union will recognize the WLB's voice. Undersecretary of War Patterson. meantime has bluntly warned the nation that war production has fallen behind schedule to a point where it Im Jeopardizing plans to exploit recent Allied military successes. He declares that "too little and too late” can cost hundreds of thousands of American lives. Patterson said the coal strike and other work stoppages indicate the nation's failure to appreciate the gravity of the situation. Out In Indiana Strikes are spreading through the coal fields of Indiana and Kentucky as Sunday night's truce deadline approaches with little prospect of settling the dispute between the war labor board and United Mine Workers, led by John L. Lewis. Early report* show that a: least 16.000 miners in the two states have stopped work pending outcome of today's meeting of the UMW policy committee In Washington. Word from Harlan. Ky.. Indicates that a third of the 12.000 miners of UMW district 19 halted work thia morning A spokesman for the county coal operators' association said he expected all mines to shut down l>y Monday. The captive mine at Lynch—which employs 2.300 men — was the first to close. Other mines quickly followed suit, Ed Bean. UMW spokesman, said the men were "dissatisfied'', but he said he believed they would abide by the policy committee d-cisiona. More than 2,500 men in the Pikeville. Ky.. area were reported Idle. Observers predict that most of the mines will be shut down before the truce deadline expires. The largest mine closed is the East Coal company abaft which employs 2.000 men. In northeastern Kentucky, at least four of the 40 mines In the Big Handy Elkhorn fields were shut (Turn To Fags 4, Column 6) Local Man Arrested For Drunken Driving 1 Lloyd Baker. 46. local factory foreman, was being held In jail here late thia morning on a charge of drunken driving, city police stated Baker la to he arraigned in circuit court, they aaid. on a charge of drunken driving He waa arrested about 1 o'clock rhi* morning by officers Adrian Offer and Robert Hill of the city police force near the Five Point* Intersection in the southern *eetlon of the city He was taken to jail and lodged there to awail arraignment on the charge The officer* stated that they would file charge* againw bun Uta thia mocatag.