Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 41, Number 147, Decatur, Adams County, 22 June 1943 — Page 1

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ALLIED BOMBERS BLAST RUHR VALLEY

secretary Knox declares Second j Kron tls On Way

Kirk Second Front ' Hf Europe Pressed K Soviet Russia; ■uses Revealed a e |tj l ■ . *l' ' ■H ... 'l. 11l l!. 11 MK. ■ lay on tin- *••• news i Ilf* : ■ ; •. on |jito|n- h.is* M. . *1 tight along. no 'iVltl*-- !►. Il Mi 11 * . * ■! y tn. ' i" 1 ‘ : 1 o J - ' Th- t'l :■ IHm '■ • ■_ * 1,1 ■' " MhK >i k , ■HM*. io i: »■>■(• WB* otnl r ii • Gi-nnany would HI I .ISUaltl**." " * "'ln r hand." the stal* • o|H-n a Mt on.l I :-■ during the present bling the war to i on< "■ .--i.iiih were nut mi ■ ..< appraisal of aid by the Allle«. ■ iJoady Mtri-.mi :. a flows in the Sovii-f B Ti. . plained tin- yi< turn .I'l" e« In North Afi.*.i To Pag* «. Column <) |igi| '' ■Board Attempts -Believe Shortage •ortaqe Os Beef Is B'itical In Nation i I l’i Th. HB' iii d < unvein-d this • . attempt i alleVl.lt BK' dual beef shill lagi HB' * d . attle to tin- nar II m's Hp •rk* ts Hint illlle- ab i ' ■■* ami the National ' ■ |H| '■ lull'd the f i’ii tun-- of 1 hoard I- • vpi ■ '"I " "' ! UM h dhl last wn k Bg ■ ’ l'l> <1 into the ci ill! al of 'neat for flic ar Uldi'fed all •llHlghtet tn aside 45 percent Ilf m 1 for military conriimp- ■ tla*iv r. sine., the oid<*r| Rm '' ' ff e<t. the general catH| has developed due ■Hr •.> th.• dlssati-fai linn of MH' ’ * ' !i 'he ptices off ted by Hid the supply of meat - ha d iippi-d ■B' along with the civilian gR reed Shortage B’” 1 *- Ind June 22-tlT’i M.’ 3, Univ rsity agiiiul'utal * itn that a heavy slaiigh RR** hveetmk may result from shortage of feed And B| fg'ion Hoosier farmers to HW 11 tr best animals on the ■ ,! "‘*d dean of agriculture university, told v... at.on.il HF' U'*' teachers in eons. r. in • yesterday that th |B‘" To Page 5. Column It B :m »erature READING ■»OCRAT THERMOMETER B* a. m. 70 B < m. 75 W'-" 82 t®* B ,2 P - tw 88 H WEATHER M-’t e temperature change toand Wedneaday forenoon, scattered thunder show ate thia afternoon and 1 w

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U. S. Aviators Raid Three Jap Pacific Bases i; Continue Aerial Attacks Aqamst Japanese Centers lily I'nited Preset America's aviators in the south ' Pacifii an- continuing an aerial 1 drive that may pi'-sage a full dress off. nsive by tin I'nited State- fleet. The navy reveal* three new attacks on strong Japanese air centere Two were delivered Sunday 1 against Kieta and Kahili n lluug- ' ainvill. island Kesult- were not ■ observed Th. follow.tig day. our 1 plaireK bluated Munda on New Georgia Island and scored lilts on : enemy installations. ' It also die< loned that three navy ' wildcat fighters int.-ri ep'. <1 and | shot down a Jap .MiUuhiahi bomber north of Kb rida ialatid yesterday The enemy plane presumably I was on rei oniiai's.ini <■ General MacArthur's fliers liav clipped the wings of 47 u( Hirohito's planes in two days of tlgh' ' ing. Yesterday over New Guinea u tight of American Lightnings 1 took over a squadron of Zeros twice its Size. The Americans ’.waded Into the enemy planes with niai him- guns blazing .Hid after the . smoke cleared there Were II Jap planes on th. ground in flames | Nine more sputtered homeward 1 critically wounded No Allied planes were lost. A short time later. Allied attack planes storin.-d over the same territory of New Guinea. They attacked the airdromes at Lae and .Malahang on the northeast coast starting many liree. Duti h pilots flying Allied planes spent two and one half hours making th.- first day of summer a hot one for the Jap garrison at Koepang, Timor. Raging tir.s were started in barracks ami hangars at the Ko«-pang airfteld. on the ground, sharp lighting has broken out again in the Mubo region i f New Guinea a few miles from the Japanese-held l»ase at Balainaua. Allied headquarters reports heavy enemy casualties and says our own losses were small. In Canberra. Australia, Prime Minister Curtin's laborite govern inent has been called on the parliamentary carpet. A vote will be taken to determine whether the governing body of Australia still has confldence in its leader. The measure was Introduced in Australia's legislative body by Curtin's (Turn To Pago 5. Column 5> A J Hearings Opened By Review Board Session To Close Saturday, July 3 The Adams county board of review today opened its annual hear- i Ings for persons having objections to lax assessmenUt from the various taxing units of the county. Late today no one had appeared from the «ix northern township to enter an objection “fiMnorrow the board will heat 1 objectors, if any. from the six southern townships On Thursday It will hear objectors from llernr. Monore and Geneva and on Friday those from Becatur. if any Meanwhile, the board is nearing the end of its work, having < he< k s-d assessment entries and mort gage exemptions. The 30-day session «f the board will clow on Saturday. July 3. Ernest Worthman. board chairman, reminded all persons today that they must appear on the particular day set sslde tor their respective < taxing unit if they npect to have their objections to an assessment heard

Federal Troops Restore Order In Race Riots Roosevelt Orders Troops To Detroit To Stop Riotinq liitmit. June 22 ll'l’l Motorized hi my troops have restor d hi dci in Ihtmit after the most violent i.ue riot in the <iiy -history Army ih-iai hiiu-ii’s in full battle dreJ- have bivouacked at interval along a two-mile str-tch of the city's main thoroughfare. Mobile units. including light tanks, jeep-, and armored cars, are patrolitig the narrow ?tn-ets of the Negro ->ition with guns loaded The troops moved info th ■ city shortly before midnight under direct orders from President HooseVeit Tile president stepped 111 after a 21-hoiit reign of t tror brought the death toll to 25. with nearly 7tm injured and thousand* of dollar- in propelty damage. The arrival of the -oldier- brought in immediate easing of the ten slon. and Gov Harry Kelly report . d this morning that the situation wa- under control The last vio-| h nee ih iin led at I U’ thi- morning when a Negro was killed while looting a store Produt tion in lietroit's busy war plints still Is hampered by the I absence of Negro workers Th I Ford Motor company reports that abiiut 35 percent of it- foundry personnel renialiied away from work todaj General Motorsissued a -iinilar report Negro and white lead rs are blaming fifth column activities for the riot- the nation's worst civil (Turn To P»»* t Column 8) o - ■■■ Gasoline Contract Awarded By County Contract Divided Between Two Firms The eix months' contract for the county highway's gasoline was divided last night by the county comni'jisittiiers Is-twet-n the Ohio Oil company and the Shell Oil company. Sin. e both firms submitted bids of 13.6 cento per gallon, the county conimtsslotiera, in special *es--ion at the court house, awarded the contract for the first three I to the Shell company and that for the other three to the firm. In addition to these two bid*, the following were submitted: Knapps Phillips 66. 14 cent - and Ziner Oil company. 13.75 cents While the <ommla*l«ners had offend for sale a water pump, formerly us»-d for tile fountain at the peace mounment. no blds were received and the pump remain* for eale. Milton Shaw, representative of the Continental Insurance company of Indianapolis, who recently made a -urvey of the county * insurance status, reported to the commtosioner* and his report wan approved. Among other things, all lire insurcounty property »a« plac !-d on a standard form. (Turn To Pags •. Column X) t 0 285 Are Killed In Turkey Earthquake Ankara. June 22 -tl'Pt—Official reports say 893 per»< ns wer.- kill< d or Injured in the earthquake that shook section* of Turkey between Istanbul and Ankara on Sunday. Os these. 285 were kilbd and 208 injured. The quake ~ which hit about 6 p. m caused widespread property damage. Five hundred tent* have been sent to the stricken area to take care of the homelew*. ' e ———■— Report Captured Nazi General 111 Ixmdon. June 22 tl’Pl-A lavn dun newspaper says Colonel Gen eral Jurgen Von Arnim. Axis commander captured in Tunisia, is under the care of a specialist in Eng land. Von Arnim is said to have shown Signs a nervous breakdown. Shortly after his grrivul in Britain, the German general was operated on for fallen arches.

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, June 22, 1943

' Duke Really Leads Dog's Life r LHMa “ 1 Fl A! J A 1 ' • B id kp-' war 2EI Duke come* second, even in such things a* bones, when hi- Chicago master. 11-moiith*old Butch Labno. I* around And if the 80-tmi bull, whose tongue Is hanging out in hl* d, »ire sot a ta*t< . tri take It. he get* a bite in return.

Damage Caused Here I By Electrical Storm Liqht And Telephone Services Disrupted An electrliaJ storm ot practically unparalleled Intensity strut k the city of Decatur lute last night, affording temporary relief from the severe heat wave of the paet few days. , While wind and rain were heavy, they were overshadowed by the i severity of the lightning, whit h wreaked havoc among the utility i lines of the city and vicinity. Score* of fuse* anti transformer* | were “blown" as bolt after bolt t*f 1 lightning struck lo re and then'. | Lester C. Pettibone, city light I superintend, nt, and Charles ll* are, Citizens Telephone u.iiipaiiy super- | Sntendelit. reported that damage to their respective lines from the lightning alone was probably th. Jieaviest in history. , Many rural areaa were without clet trical and phone servi. e aft* r the storm began and in some < ases service had not been restored late today. Even th.- city suffered from the lightning bolts Street light* were don***! occasionally during the storm ami in one or two cases (Turn To P»<* 8. Column I) o Small Outbuilding Destroyed By Fire \ small outbuilding on St Mary * street was completely destroyed by fire about 6:30 o'clotk Monday evening The Decatur fire department prevented the flame* from spreading to other building-.

Maximum Food Prices Become Effective Here Next Monday

Maximum prices covering 1,200 food Item* will become effective in Decatur and Adam- county retail etore* next Monday, the Ol’A in Indianapolis announced t.tday. Adams county is in zone two, which includes 15 other counties, namely Blackford, iiecatur, Deiaware. Fayette. Franklin. Grant. Henry. Huntington, Jay. Madison. Randolph. Rush. Union. Wayn. and Wells counties. Items included are: Bananas, butter, bread Canned milk, cereal*, cold, cereals. hot; cbeuae; coffee. Fish, pocessvd. fl'iur. fluid milk. Honey. Macarcni and noodle*. Oils and cooking salad. Poultry. Shortening. Sugar; syrup. Canned corn. Canned green beans. Canned peas. Canned tomatoes Totnato juice. Wax tn-ans. canned. Peaches, canned. Peans, canned. Pineapple, canned. Pineapple juice. Citrus fruit juices. Dried fruit. Raby foods There are 53 typewritten pages listing grades, weight*, or sizes tn the case ot canned goods in the above categories, each brand being

Mercury Zooms To Near 100 Degrees Al! aeiMonai mercury mark- were shattered Monday afternoon when a broiling »un pushed the Daily Democrat thermometer almost to 100 above zero. At 3 'to p. m tin- mercury in th* newspaper thermometer "ci'-sted" at exactly 99 degreen and then began slowly receding The previous high for the -*-a-on was 93 above, recorded several tiiiun in the past -ev**ra! days. o Civilian Defense Meeting Wednesday All Members Asked To Attend Meeting All member* <>f the various civilian def use ag« li< ie* were asked today by Dalia* Brown, Citizens <!• f-lis.- corp- commander, to attend a m**eting Wedne-duy night at ** *u o'clock at the Legion horn*' A training picture covering practically all phases of *it ili.in *1 fellse and citizens defell.-* Wil! be shown in 'hi* talking picture laiwell Smith I juniorsenior high M'hool teacher, who was recently ualil*'*l property agent of civilian d*-fetiae by commander Blown, will show the pit tin s. which will require approx! inately two hours traders of th** varion- agencies were urged today by commander Brown to contact the member* ot th**lr resectlve group- and i*k them to alt nd th*' meeting Distribution of equipment and <T irn To P»<» 6. CuItSIWW •>

listed aeparat* ly For instance, the lisling breakfast foods take five full pag*'« each brand with its various sizes and packages being listed. There Is a differ* nee in the ceiling pri< **K depending on th** grad** of store. Stores are divided in two classes and subdivided in two groups in each i la»*. In Class I are Ind* pendent stores doing I'w* than |s«.ihhi worth of business; Class 2 are independent st* les doing between sso.o<wi ami sJ;»o.*>*io worth of business. Clumi 3 arc chain stores doing less than >2sn•too worth of business; Class 4 are chain stores doing more than 5359.(hh» worth of busiaess annually The retail price of milk in Decatur and Adams county Is 13 cents per quart. This price has been * barged by dealers The celling prices ar- to be displayed at the stores in dear vie* of the customer the <H’A announced The price of bread is th** same as that paid now. a on- |x>und load of while bread being 11 rents. Prices on basic commodities. In i lading butter and sugar and a complete list of poultry pines, are printed in another pert of this pap er. The ceiling pric* s ou meat * were published yesterday.

U. S. Bombers In Daylight Raid Following Big RAF Blasting Os Key Center

Ickes, Lewis Confer Again On Coal Crisis Steel Production Badly Crippled By Coal Miners Strike Washington. June 22 <1 l’i The sileiii e that hangs over Amerlea's coal field- ha* begun to cripple our pi' clous steel produc tioll John L. Lewis and solid fuel coordinator b ke- met again in Washington today Anil the,' is hope that strong goveinmeiit .n tfoii perhaps outright -rlzuie "f the mines for the duration will end the -trik of over smmmi I'nited .Mine Workers Hut until that happens 2 tons <>( -"ft coal must be sai l I fired each day In industrial Pittsburgh, a ,k- -HI Hl fOI 'he C.lllle. ■ I nois steel corporation t eports that some blast furnaie. will b -hut down today During th* - last co.il strike. 11 of the firm's huge furnace- Were l 10-ed The Clairton. I’a . by-product plant expects the production of cuke and fuel gi- to fall 25 pet cent within a f » day- The plant largest of its kind in the world. I* II main feeder of fuel and Inkto the Immense I'nited Sia' Steel <oi potation Other steel compalii s report that their coal reserve- .n. alm is' gone and that production will have to be lilt by the end Ilf th! week. But most Washington quarter feel that th' strike will end Very soon A spoki -m.m for Ickes -ays III*- fuel coordinator i« coiisid*-: ing a plan for th*- gov**i’iim*-lif to take over complete opeialion of the mine* fur the duration I’ stimably. I* ke- and Lewis are trying to map out a wot king arrange nielli. The big questions -till are the position of th** wat labor Itoa d and President Roosevelt's attitude toward th board Ickes still must follow th.* WLB's flat order that no pay boost for the miller* *an him the anti Inflation sails of tinlittle steel formula. Observers believe administration offi* lais will get together on one emit s of m t ion And that the miner- will b*- sent back to work (Turn To Page 5. Column «) o Predicts Defeat Os Germany This Year Aviation Company Head Sees Victory Chicago, Jun*- 22 (I'Pl I* S Damon of New York president ot the Republic aviation corporation, predi.to that Germany will he defeated by the .-nd of this year The aviation executive ’old the Chicago Rotary club today that our ait forces an- pulverizing German in dustries and without these Indus tries Germany will In- unable to eurvive Itamon presents -otne interesting flgui.vs to prove tile < ontentlon. li*' »ay- the Luftwaffe dropped I2'»"' tons of bombs on Britain in I9W 2( iHH> in 1941 ..ml only 3 •••*• in 1*»42. On the other hand, the I'nited Nations dropped IS.tHHi tons of iatmlM on Nazi Europ.' In ittf. 31 •Her in 1941. and S.HHMI In 1942 Along with the iacreae.-d Ismib mg he points out. we al-<» have been increasing * ui airplane out pu’ Today th.- I hit.-d State- aturning out plan-a at the late of 7.M6 per month, the Briti-h at 2. twto per month, and th.- Russian* around 3 <«Mt per month The I'nited State* .he said. » p.uducing nearly twice a- many plane* each month as all of the \xai countries together.

U. S. And Britain Favor Gen. Giraud Say Giraud Should Control French Army Algierx. June 22—1 UP) —Re liable sources ssy a compromise hat been reached between General De Gaulle and Giraud regarding control of the French army. A high authority reports that the compromise wat reached today during a twohour session of the French committee for national liberation. i By Tflit.-d Pines! Washington • • >ur ■* - i vea. that th.- I’lllh-d States ami Great Bi I' ain believe General Heiiii Gliaii I should be bft in control of the Fi.-nch army. Giraud and G* n ra. Chai • D* Galllie meet again t day witii he Fieii. h national committee In an effort to i i.mpioini-e their diff*'i emos. It has been implied that dire -t Allied action will lie taken at an early date if the 'Wo generals fall •ii get together on -um*' definite pl.iii <»( op* rat ion. Most Allied leader- agree with General Giia'ld that now to n t the , time to make . hang.** In the army rominand .i suggested by General (Turn To pagw 8. Column «) . o Gas Applications In Filling Stations No Blanks Available As Yet In Decatur Applii a 1 ini blank- f*e r* n* •'*l '| .if ' V gasoline books f-.r m*i'oi I Ist-, liav* no' y*'t been I' . . veil Iby 'li*- local w,. i*’ I* *' ami t *'i*m hoard ofli** Mr- Lavon* Rak* ■ I chief clerk. .inm>un* * il loday The applications u* to b* pla* led iii filling station- and gaiage. 1 wher- motorists may obtain them and fill th* in out Th** Vbo .k---i Mill li. mail.si I*' e.u h ippli* in' thu- .*liniinat Ing th.* «*h'>'*l hi.u-* - I registration a- was done Li-' y. ir Volunteer w.*ik* IS .. imt.-d from the worn h « corp- of civilian .1. fens. 'V Mrs Car. > Mom I assist in mailing th* books t'.t.il I ing mor.* tli.m 5 *OO As -non as flu* appli. ilb*!i« ar.* lei.'iv.-d ainioum emeiit of th* ii distribution will be mad. Mi- | itak r -aid Mail Books Ga-oliii.- .-oti|H»n b.wiks fur ‘ n* k owner-, who op. iate nn.l*-r oDI peimits will li>- pla. in the mails Saturday, 'be ..fti.. hi noiiiK.'.l i.hl.i) Th.* form- have lw.*n prm eased and applicants will r <eiv<* th* it l.iM.k- after SatUl.lay. Mrs Itak* said Restaurant and Institutional User- of t-****i- ami sugar will al-o receive their |M.ints ill Sa'tli'laymail The form- have been processed and the lws»k* will pla* *-d m th** mail* *hi< w * k Mrs Raker -.nd The . 'OIIH.II- for keiowen** il-ers i b. giiHiitig with July I and g.sxl fm ! Ih- peri.sl to September 3o have I already l» **n mail d The appli. aj tn.n w. -**l by th.* Si— I ter* of St Agm th* Sister*' i home. Students Ordered Into Active Duty Bloomington. Ind. June 22 1 <ll*. M.-d a! and dental iriudehta I in the irtny reserve corps at Ind I an., tmiv* sity have l-’.n ordered i to a. five duty June 26 The fifth service command at Fort Haye* ordered the m.-n lev prcH'es-c-d and uniformed and then !rttirfi***! to «I*** - to cowplete their studi*- They will form a part of the t.lSlat servi. e unit of an army gpeeiallzed training corps iat >he school under Colone'. R L | Shoemaker.

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Price Three Cents

German Industrial Area, War Plants In Belqium Raided By Allied Bombers By I'niL'd l‘i* - Ameii.a- big bomber- have struck with tremendous power at Germany's lltihi vali.y ..nd at Nazi vv . plants in B-lgium The \m**rl. an plain-- bias' <1 I th-* Ruhr by daylight today a few hours aft*- 7"" Hiitish bombers hit the key German city of Krefeld lust night in one of tin* heaviest raid- .if the wai Tin* Am ri. an raid on Belgium comes a little im *• than 24 hour after 'll*- -Villes had broadcast W,lflllltg- to th.' B* Igl 111 people t'< g*-i away from nidii*ii i.il a.••a-. Detail- of th* i 'a*k- al'<* Hot y. I iv i l.ibb blit _'** bomb is .Hid four fighters an* missing But enough is known of the British ra:d la— night to indicate that Kt.-f*-ld w.i- Inf with all 'li- -tiikln ■ pow- r .if th*- It \F many a- 21'"* 1 tons of bombs [ at*- b.'ii.'V* d '• have b.-.-n turn <1 loos.' on th.' city ,itid Its vital war indn-'i !*■- The alt.ii k cost th*-Hilfi-I* It planes Every type of bomb from the Ing fmii ton siipei him kbu-ter to iwo pound inc ndlarles rained down »ii 'h>. < iiv Small'r British pianos also were if work la-t night One fir*.' |>ollli*|e<| Axis shipping off th* coast of Holland And others .-Ini’ up railway- and bombed an aliflehi in Fran*** Two fighter plan*'* Wi-re lost Th** G imans replied by -prink* ling a f* w bombs i*v*■: parts <d * i-i. fii and southern England Imliiding th*' l.oiidon area Damage and .asualtles w*i<* slight. <>m* of 'li*' raid*.! w i- -ho' down. Alli**! leimbei- in th*' M diterlaiie.m igaiti have lihi-led the port- feeding Sicily ami Sardinia Briti-h Wellington bombers iT irn To I'ag" X, Column *) Rumored Closinq Os Waac Recruitinq Is Branded Who//y False l.t lii'l • y W* leh fourth distil* t re. ruitiiig offi.er f*»* th.* Wia* md Cpl l.aniem- Shows w*re in D* ..cur tod.iy m the Intel -t of obtaining '*• -tun- foi th*- - women'- blanch **f the aimy I.' Welch -|'k-d as entirely without foiiml i' on a r* port In this area 'hr Wen •iiu'ing haw 10-eil li iit*-*l beian-* the quota has 1...1* fill *1 She -tail'd that many recruit* , I ar<- v itally m-.-d* *1 by th* W ia< « 'arid that tlir**- fulltiin** recruiter* I arc now stationed in the Fort Wayn *lis' i< t Young uxm.-n int*i*‘- **l in enlisting ar. asked ilo writ, to l.t Vmltey Welch. 330 J Federal BilibLnu F*.r' Wayne If .pt-.-pe* five .. in - i'. unable* t*> I app.-a in |> i-on at the district I oft!. * I.' W. ’* h fated an off!Jeer would b. s.-lit to Decatur for Hie mi.'ivi. w Program Is Listed For Band Concert Weekly Band Concert Here This Evening Th. program for the concert tn be given tonight at H o'clock on the court house ramp by the lie.atur e* ho.*l band was listed today by director Aib.*rt S.-llemeyer. The program follows: ' The Premium” march. Huff. “Tuxedo" marih. Huff ' The Wanderer” trombone solo with band accompaniment. la->nu Holl* "In Line of March.’’ Wells. “4»ur Director,” Bigelow ( “Radiant YoU'h.” overture. Well*. “E! Capitan." march. Sousa. “At Evening Time.” s irnade. Jewell. ''Th*' Ringmaster.'* mauh. Eisenberg “Just R.umiti' Around”, novelette "Tan Foran." mar* h “Stand Spangled Banner.'*