Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 41, Number 155, Decatur, Adams County, 1 July 1943 — Page 1

/? Must Win the War! All Else Is Chores!

01. XU. No. 155.

ALLIED FORCES DRIVE ON IN SOUTHWEST PACIFIC; 65 JAP PLANES ARE SHOT DOWN

Allied Airmen latter Sicily By Day, Night I British Submarines ■ Sink Four Vessels I In Italian Waters By Hotted PreM Killed airmen have retraced Kir bombing trail acron* Sicily Kh 24 more hour* of raid* from K end of Italy'* Inland outpost Kthe other. Kunerlcan flying fortresses made Ko daylight attach* on Palermo ■<l the nearby Bocca Di Falco ■field. They started many fire* Kl ncored seven direct hlta on Kny barrack*. Ktfedlum bombers struck at two Kdrorne* In western Sicily and Ke in the southwest. They rained Kwu explosive* alom*t at will for ■ hour. Fires were left blazing Kl grounded planes damaged. ■Other Allied plane* caused serKh damage In a raid on Cagliari, Kdinia. Krb.e assaults followed a night Kack by RAF Wellington bornbK on Messina the fifth attack K the battered ferry line terrain- ' K on Sicily In six days. Kirltlsh submarines are helping ■ isolate Italy's Island outposts. Ke admiralty reports that subs Kik four and probably five more Kl* ships in Italian waters. ■And Berlin says Allied sea Keratlons are Increasing. A Kadcast claimed that 25 merchK ships and at least eight large Kdlng barges- fully loaded with Kr material -left Gibraltar yesKday and are steaming into the Kditerranean. Ka Zurich dispatch says the HalK press unanimously sees an inKlon of Italy as due at any momK. With thia comes the report ■t King Victor Emmanuel is tryK to have Rome declared an open Mr. He's reported trying lo save ecclesiastclal and historic Knument*. Kh“ weather again kept Engheavy bombers aground !■ night But RAF fighters and ||A#er-bombers got In some hard flm against northern France yesThey pounded rail and |Mler communication* and electric facilities. flying fortresses In had one of their most sucmonths of the war They Wied their bombsights with pinaccuracy on nine key Nazi K planta and shipyards. And shows that they |H)<k shattering blows at the K>) npr bombers worked under exdifficulty last month. The Wfitber was often bad. Many ■Kers had to turn back without Wending their bomba because yy couldn't see their targets Mpugh the clouds. Eighty-two Masses were lost during the M B,h Hu l 'hey and their lighter Kort shot down 271 Nazi planes King the Miffle period. ffl ° “■ Kiss Vera Heimann I Named Assistant ■Wins Vera Heimann, daughter of ■nry Heimann, has been named Kistont bookkeeper at the city ■II oßcea. It was announced today ■ Mayor John B. Btulta. ■Mbs Heimann, who was gradu led from Decatur Catholic high Ibrxrl this spring, succeeds Mrs. Isom Downs, who resigned the| •cal position when she and her •rally moved to Fort Wayne. The ew appointee began her duties tony. Miss Mary McKean, as audlMr of the utilities, and Mrs. Alice 'bristen as bookkeeper, complete he personnel of the offlces In ad it ion to H. Vernon Aurand. city ierk-treasurer. TUMPCHATURI RBAOUfiB DEMOCRAT THCRMOMmR 1«: W a. m. M Moen J* »:•# p. m. Tfi »:• p. ■ M WKATHIR KAsmuHw alalofl * * •*•*•*7 ntiß| WfRfMtrVWFw '•"•p*t end Friday foresee*.

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- ABUKA fyS O L O M O N Bougainville LA N D RENDOVA eve’. O El_ Heart of the Jap-held Solomons has been pierced by American forces, which have landed on Rendova Island In the New Georgia group, only five miles from the big enemy base at Munda. The newest American thrust, indicated on the above map. war. made at a point 175 miles northwest of Guadalcanal and halfway to the principal Japanese base on Bougainville Island.

Truck Carrier Line Sale Is Approved Three Decatur Men Are Stockholders Tbs interstate commerce commission has approved the Mie of the Security Cartage company, a common carrier truck line with offices in Fort Wsyne. to the Se-curity-Wade Freight Lines, Inc., whose stockholders and officer* include three Decatur men. The organisers of the freight truck line, which has permits to operate in Indiana, Ohio and Illinois. maintaining seven terminal* in the larger cltiM of the trl-state area, are: William H. Bell of Bellmont farms; H. W. McMillen, president ot the Central Sugar company, and Arthur E. Voglewede, attorney of this city; E. W. Krause and E. J. Kimmell of Indianapolis. Mr. Krause Is president; Mr. McMillen, vice-president and Mr. Voglewede. secretory-treasurer. Possession of the truck line and all its rolling equipment, together with Its operating francblM. was assumed today by the new corporation. General offices of the company will be maintained at 241 Murray stresi, Fort Wayne, until after the war, officers of the corporation stated. The company's service garage is also located there. L. A. Merrilatt of Fort Wayne, (>urs To Peas I. Odessa 8) . ..... o - Long Illness Fatal To Reuben M. Wynn Lifelong Resident Dies Last Evening Reuben M. "Roe" Wynn. 73. retired Decatur General Electric employe, died last eight at 3 o'clock at his boms. Ml Winchester street, of coasgUeatiom. foflowing an illness ot several mouth* . Tie deeeaeed van Ibra in Adame county on October 31,1868. the son of David and Elisabeth Wynn. He was a Hfetong resident of the county and * member of the Ntrttman Ave. U. B chureh. Surviving are the widow Sophia, the following children: R. 0. Wynn. Decatur; Medford of Toledo, O.; Mrs. Ethel Sheets and Mr*. Helen Baughn of Decatur. Mrs Margaret Pettit of Fort Wayne. Mm. Mlm August of Lima. O.; and Mr*. Gladys Waltera of Decatur; 31 grandchiMm. four great grandchildren, a niece. Mm Clarence Cottrell Decatur and a nephew. Olean Gtency. Wieeheetsr. Fueral service* will be beM Saturday afternoon at 3:36 o'clock •t «be Nauman Ave. V. B. chareh. (Tan To P*4R A CstaMM 23

Yanks Land In Heart Os Jap-Held Solomons

$1 War Stamp For Every Citizen In U. S. Is July Goal This July the retailer* of America are combining with the motion picture theater* and with the newspapers that have carrier boys who mH war stamps, to sell 1131.456.878 in war stamps alone. This, goal Is In excess of the regular July war bond quota. The campaign is based on the novel idea of buying a mystery aircraft carrier "The Bhangri-La." The quota I* based on the population figures of 1340. and means |1 in the purchase of war stamps by every man. woman and child In the country. With a population of 21.254. Adams county's quota is 821.254 In war stamps. District-Wide Test ■ Blackout Is Planned Surprise Blackout Week Os July 12-17 Local civilian defense leadera today began preparation* tor Decatur’s and Adams county’s participsticn in the district surprise blnckout. to be held sometime during the week of July 12 to 17 between the hour* of 7:30 nnd 10 p. m. The blnckout wns nnnounced lust night nt Fort Wayne by Clarence A. Jackson, state director ot civilian defense Dallas Brown. Adams county citizens defense corp* commander, and several other leaden* from here are expected to attend n meeting nt Fort Wayne Friday, during which final plans will be made for the district eveait. The blackout will be the first for this locality since last January, when a county-wide blackout was held under approval of the state civilian defenM council and the fifth service command of the war department. The state control center will originate the tMt warnings through the state warning center, which will terminate at the local warning center* In the counties In the district. Five warnings in all will be given. well spaced to give sußctent time to complete each stage of th* warning. Industrial and utility plants are required to participate unless exempt by the eUte civilian defense director. Application* tor each exemption* are to he filed os form No. 15 prior lo July 7. Hmm exempt from partklpating should use Indoor lighting only. Tie fifth rervice command has authorised the test blackoat. mak■ng It uaaaciasary for county directors to apply directly to head quarters Counties participating in addition to Adaass will be Allen. Well*, Whitley. Noble. DeKalb Steuben and Lagrange.

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Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, July 1,1943.

Martinique To Enter United Nations Fold Commissioner Asks U. S. Supervision (By United PreM) Martinique—next to the last ot the French possessions under Vichy control—l* getting ready to enter the Allied fold. The only other territory still maintaining allegiance to Marshal Petain la Japanese-occupied French Indo-Chlna. Admiral Robert at Martinique has asked Washington to aend a representative to discuu a "change in French authority.” in the island. Rising opposition to Vichy, the formation of the French committee for liberation in North Africa and the cutting off of American food supplies to Martinique are said to have forced the capitulation of the commbaioner of the French Aatlllap. The admiral broadcast his request to the United States last night, asserting his appeal waa motivated by a desire "to avoid bloodshed." Robert made two stipulatioM — that no American troops land In the Island, and that the United BUtes guarantee to maintain French sovereignty. Aa yet the state department ha* made no comment on the admiral's (Turn To Pag* 4, Column 4) 111 -o Pvt. Ivan Howard Is Released From Army Given Discharge After Eye Injury An Injury to a Decatur youth serving with the U. 8. army three month* ago wm revMled here for the first time late yesterday with the arrival of Pvt. Ivan Howard from Washington. D. C. Pvt. Howard, oon of Mr. and Mrs Cheater Howard, of this city, ba* been discharged from the army after losing the sight of hi* right eye in an expleaion He had been confined to the Walter Reed Memorial hospital at Washington since the time of the accident until hb discharge a few days ago. Dotaito of the accMent wete not revealed by the soldier because of military ceMorship rsetrictioM. Word of the accident wa* not received here previously, at the request of the soldier Pvt Howard b II years old. A graduate of Decatur junloreenlor high ecboeL be velettaered for the army through selective serric* and wuo accepted at Toledo. 0 . a* a ■ember of the January I. !»43 es(Turn T* Baan A Oatama •)

Government To Continue With Subsidy Plans OPA Officials Think President Roosevelt Will Veto New Law Washington. July I.—(UP)—Ths administration apparently is going right ahead with plans to use some form of subsidy to roll back food prices—despite congress' decision ths' It can't be done. A plan to use a modified subsidy to prevent threatened potato and onion shortages—and to keep the prices down—ls now reported under consideration. It Is said that the government may buy up the whole potato and onion crops end resell them to dealers at a loas. But the law just passed by congress forbids such indirect subsidies to beep prices down. However, the officials of the OPA and other bureaus think President Roosevelt will veto the new law — and doubt If the expected veto can be overridden. There is more news on the food front. A United Press survey shows that fruit stands may soon become as barren as meat counters. The survey shows that there la a >0 percent decrease In the nation's fruit yield. Apples anl peaches are the prlncipel victims. While the nation faces the possibility of new food shortages, IM government agencies nnd four departments have come face to face with a real money shortage. Failure of congress to pess the largest appropriations bill in the history of the nation ha* left 18 government war agencies and four departments without any operating funds. Borne of the domestic offices of the OWI, for example, are closed today apparently tor good. Two of the nine vital money bill* have been parsed. One Is the anti(Turn To Pag* 3, Column <) ■"0 - - Shrine Club Formed Here Last Evening Pumphrey To Head New County Group Carl C. Pumphrey. Decatur jeweler, ha* been chosen president of the newly formed Adams county Shrine club, It waa announced today following an organisation ban-quet-meeting held last night at the local Legion home. Orva N. Smith, Berne manufacturer. la vlce-preeldent; Dr. Fred Patterson. Decatur dentist, secretary and James Elberson. local service station proprietor, treaaurer. The Adama county club will serve as an affiliate of the Mizpah Temple in Fort Wayne. A social organization, lie purpose will be the promotion of the Shrine principles. Nlnteen charter members formed the orgsnization An effort will be made to enroll si! member* of the Mizpah Temple In the county as well a* all member* of other temples residing In Adams county. Charter members, other than the officer*, are: Ed Ashbaucber. Ralph Roop. Brice Roop. George Thoma*. Glenn Hill. Robert Krick. Floyd Acker. Dale Roes, Lloyd Neil, Russell Owens, George Harding. Clyde Harris. Dan Tyndall, all of Decatur. Noel Hemphill of Berne and Ed (Tur* To P»g* A Colums *) ■" ■ e- - Runyon Dies Suddenly Wednesday Smith Runyon It. retired farmer. died suddenly Wedneeday at the home of a eon. Rufus Runyon, of near Lina Orove. Surviving are two other eons. Ernest of near Bryant and David of west of Gejeva. and a daughter. Mrs. Emma Braith ot Bridgeport 111 Funeral sorvicee will be held Friday afternoon at the Mt Calvary Evangelical church at Lina Grove, with burial in Greenwood

Secretary Stimson Says Progress Is Satisfactory; Furious Air Battles On

Half Os Defending Jap Planes Downed; U. S. Transport Sunk But No Lives Lost Washington. July I—(UP)—The navy announces that 65 of 110 defending Jap piano* have been downed In furious air battle* near the Jap Solomon* base of Munda. The communique alao says the Americans driving again*! Munda have captured Ciru Harbor on New Georgia Island-on which Munda lie*. The navy also revealed the loes of the transport McCawley after the landing at Rendova island but says all the soldiers and crew were taken off with no loaa of life. The McCawley was disabled by Jap torpedo plane* and later finished off by a torpedo from an enemy submarine. The McCawley la the former Grace liner Santa Barbara. Thh announcement gives the lie to exaggerated Tokyo claims that we lost six trans porta and three cruiser* in the Fendova lauding*. Vlru Harbor-now captured by Yank* is on the southern aide of New Georgia and is 30 miles from the great enemy base of Munda. The communique reveals that the Japs tried to defend Rendova with every airplane they could muster in the Solomons—Zeros, medium bomber* and dive-bombers. They swarmed over the Americans for hour*. But our fighter pilot* and the sharpshooting anti-aircraft gunners of our fleet brought down more than half the Jap planes. We iost 17 plane* in the landing operation*. The navy say* the offensive against Rendova came on the heel* of two great airraid* on the various Jap bases In the Solomon,. 0 , - Surprise Blackout In Muncie Success Indianapolis, July I—(UP)—The Indiana office of civilian defense reported this morning that surprbe blackouts held last night in the Muncie communications district were successful. OCD officials Mid the blackouts were the flrat in a serie* of district practice alerts. Counties in the district blackout last night are Delaware. Wabash. Huntington. Grand. Blackford. Jay Randolph. Henry. Wayne. Rush Fayette and I'nlon. o Wallace And Jones Feud Still Raging Probe By Congress Demanded By Jones Washington. July I—(l’P>—The feud In the government's official family rages as hot as ever. War mobillzatioa director Byrnes has tailed to make peace between secretary Jones and vice president Wallace. And Jones remains adamant tn his demand for a congressional investigation into Wallaces charges that he obstructed the war effort. Jones says he has evidence to refute the charge that his recon•traction finance corporation delayed the work of Wallace's board of economic warfare, which depends on the RFC for fund*. And now the only alternative to the political odium of a congressional inquiry appear* to be direct la ter vest loe by the bend of the adminiatnitkMi. the president himself. One recourse is seen as the •ItmlMtiun of either Jone, or Wailace from direct war respcailbility. There’s also apeculation ever Jonas la tba cabinet it Wallace re■taiwo •• iMBdl of IWo OCOWfllic warfare board.

Moscow Hints Russian Drive May Open Soon Broadcast To Red Army Forces Hints At New Offensive By I'nlted Pres* Radio Moscow hints that a considerable Ru**ian offensive may begin soon A broadcast to Red army troop* describes their present patrol activities a* only a fore-runner to large scale operations. And the broadcast says all operation* must be directed toward overcoming the enemy's prepared positions — starting with small reconnaissance patrols and ending with large offensive action*. The new* from the Russian front indicates the Red army la following this strategy too. A Soviet communique tells of a Russian detachment breaking through enemy defense* and penetrating German trenches on the Smolensk front. One hundred Germans were killed in the attack which came after an artillery exchange Air action Is the major news from Russia as the stalemate on the ground enters its fifth month. The latest Rusklhii communique says 10 German planes hare been (Turn To Pags 1. Column I) o Tax Deduction On Pay Starts Today Withholding Tax Effective Today Washington. July I.—(UP)—The government starts the new pay-as-you-go income tax collection system today The 20 percent tax will be withheld from the salaries of most U. 8. citizen* before they receive their pay. The deductions will be made for the first pay period starting on or after today. Nothing will be deducted from pay check* covering any part of June The plan also forgive* 75 to 100 percent of a year * taxes The 20 percent withholding levy, which applies above exemption* of 8624 a year for a single person. 81.248 a year for a married person and 1312 a year for each dependent. Is Intended to cover only the six percent nominal and 13 percent first bracket surtax plus the three percent net victory tax. As a result single persons earning mors than 83.700 * year and married person* whose income exceeds 83.500 those who fsll into the second and higher surtax brackets —will have an additional tax liability, ta be estimated and paid In four equal installment*. Those taxpayers will file their first estimates on anticipated income this September 15. At that time they will pay any tax doe above jiayroll deduction* and make another payment on December IS If their Luome changes during that (Tara Te Page J. Colame 1) Arthur Denney Rites Saturday Afternoon Funeral services will be held at 3:30 p. m. Saturday at ths Mt. Hope Chureh of .tbs Naaarsne gear Berne, for Arthur Putrkk Denney. 71. retired ail pamper, who died M bls home seer Berne Wedneeday. Sarvtvlng are the widow, a daughter, a m and om brother Burial will ba «t k Mprtf| gUa.

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War Secretary Says Initial Objectives Won By Americans; According To Plan By United Press War secretary Henry Stimson reports that the new Allied drive in the southwest Pacific appears to be making satisfactory progress. The drive, he says. Is proceeding according to plan. Htlmson told a press conference this morning that American forces have now reached the outer defense of Japanese positions and a strong enemy reset lon msy be expected. He revealed that plan* for the current operations were laid in Washington weeks ago. Radio Melbourne says the American fighters already have gained their initial objectives on Rendova and New Georgia islands in the Holomon*, and that the advance is proceeding according to plan. Our forces are pressing on to take Munda the great Jap air base on New Georgia. Meanwhile other Allied troop* are consolidating their hold on the Trobriand Islands and Woodlark —off the tip of New Guinea. And at Nassau Bay on the north New Guinea coast. 10 miles southwest of the Nipponese stronghold of Salamaua. Radio Tokyo say* that there Is fierce fighting on Rendova. The Jape claim that six Allied transports, three cruiser* and a destroyer were sunk or damaged in the landing*. Tokyo says the Jap defender* Inflicted heavy losses on our landing troop* and shot down 31 of <mr planes The Japanese Domel news agency describes the landing as a "typical guerilla type.” The Nipponese muk<- no mention of the other Allied aperations. It nays the landing was made on the north side of the island from a big fleet of warships, transport* and landing barges, and that part of the landing was bloc ked. HememtM-r that these are enemy claims and are certainly greatly exaggerated. There has been no word from any Allied source that our operations met great resistance or resulted in big losses. There were no Japs on the Trobriand group and Woodlark when the Allies arrived yesterday. The attack on Nassau Hay was prepared by a thorough liombing and strafing by Allied fliers. The chief hindrance to the landing troops was a stormy sea that tossed them about in their small (Turn To Pago 1. Column 8) 125,000 Miners In Nation Still Idle Miners Defy Union, Country's Leaders By United Press Miners in Pennsylvania and Alabama continue to show their defiance to both their union and country chieftains by voting for additional strikes. Tbs number of workers now remaining out of the pits has risen to almost 125.M0. And the natiou's already curtailed steel production Is facing new cuts by ths spread of walkouts In Alabama. A Republic. Steel spokesman say* hi* < ompany face* a cunpenalon nf operations unless <-onl mining I* reamed immed.ateiy. Two more Mast furnaces were* akw) bankwf al TaaiMNMMMt iron and Railroad plant in Birmingham in addition to a pair at Republic Steel The dosing al these two planta is causing a ios* M betweoa s.Nb and 4 3aa toes of pig Iran daily lu PvoMyivaaia shunt IbAffM *AXaa Ta FM4 A Comma IT7