Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 41, Number 159, Decatur, Adams County, 7 July 1943 — Page 1

Must Win the War! All Else Is Chores!

iIII.XLI. No. 159.

J. S. CRUISER LOST IN DEFEAT OF JAPS

ecafur Struck /Severe Rain, ecfrical Storm — Nearly Four Inches Os Rain Recorded; Much Damage Done ecatur and vicinity today was >pping up’* after one of the *1 one-night rains iu hilllory, one of the most severe elecal storms of recent yea re. deluge of water that poured 1 - n the skies for hours last night "• early thia morning completely rpowored th.- city's newer sysf 1 a. inundating strauto, walks and are, resulting in untold damage a and there. i nil realteation of the intensity the rain came this morning m Herman Meyer, official preitatlon obgerv-r. reported that almost incredible 3.86 inches of (fall had fallen during the rm. *o further add to the practically Ullevablo report, the gauges disked that the St. Mary'e river e almost 10 feet during the If up from 4.25 feet to f of the city's cellars la escaped the deluge loked manholes with ibris and then rushed »walks and into the rough grates, crevices, 10. office had three 1 in the basement; the Mement also was atBaughman of Madison Sd water iu the baseloin e for the first time these were among the I >rts coming Into the Bee this morning. driveways practically I Into the streets as ■mw Water carried stones, TJders, etc. to a lower level—in Mme instant > a block or two »y. On North Second street, ens Os homes had flooded basents after a sewer In the rear of E. W. Johnson home caved in I the water back of the location is I no outlet. . ielmont Park residents recalled eerloua high water situations 1813 and Main of several weeks », when sßrfa< > water could not ~ In fast onon>di and their homes re once ffior<- endangered. n "Wth eight to 10 inches of water ilbffring U. 8 224 in front of the j| f h and alm<>-1 that amount over cement road in the rear, reelits began preparations for movout. When the rain subsided u waters quickly receded, howg ’fall Bauer, city street comm Is- ——— Turn To Page t, Column 4) >F t » — ■ ■— Mte Bulletins / Algiers, July 7.—(UP)— The ' T rawoh Mmrmttee of national . iboration announced today hat it had appointed Brigaise GtolOPil Henri Jaul Jacomy a general officer commanding i ho French Antilles and Franch ■uiana. Ho supersedes Ad- . olral Georges Robert, who had Mien appointed by Vichy. Wash* gton. July 7_(UP)— yj"he bonae today refused for {fho fourth time to provide ffi/unds for continuation of the ___»deral crop insurance pro* Washtagton. July 7e-(UP)— •he senate has passed and ent to the house a resolution . o permit the sale of eom at .40 I bushel. 33 cents above ■ ho pttgeent price celling. ’ ir Raid Instructions dated On Page Five lngß*c'n>n« for the general follow during nest reek’s surprise blackout are >r!nted in detail on page 5 of ■sight's Dally Democrat. All Ur void wardens are asked to dtp th<- instructions diagram ted bring ft to the meeting Pharaisy night. It is also sag all residents keep a :ogr to a convenient pteoe to >rder to assure IM percent cotperaltoa during the event, to held some night during the aeak pt July 12 to 17 between he fetors of ?:M p m. and 10

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Warn Auto Owners On Proper Filing Os Applications Many auto owners did not obtain their new ‘‘A’’ gas liooks ioday because their applications were not filled out properly. First, the application* must be signed in the applicant’s handwriting in the lower left band corner. The name must be printed or typed in the upper Ight hand corner. The tire aerial numbers must correspond in both blocks of the application. almve and Iwlow the perforation. If new tires have been obtained eince last Decemlter. the owner must attach parf’H" of the tire certificate to the application, or an affidavit from the dealer where the tire or tires were purchased. Without the applicant'* signature and the tire serial number*, the new gas Itooks which must he used after July 21. cannot be l-sued Mrs. Gene Raker, chief clerk of the war price and Ration board stated. Two More Bills Face Possible Roosevelt Veto Threat Os Vetoes Os Two Measures Hangs On Congress Washington. July 7 —'(UP) The possibility of two more presidential vetoes is widening the breach lietween Capitol Hill and the White House. Two important appropriations bills—a deficiency measure and the commodity credit corporation bill -are boiling over in a congressional stew. That may mean the congressmen's hopes to break away for a summer recess have bogged down. One veto la expected If the senate goes ahead with its new attempt to upset the program of rolling back food prices by means of subsidies. President Roosevelt already has turned down such a CCC hill, and he is expected to veto quickly again If the senate and house conferees don’t work out some compromise that is acceptable to the White House. The senate, by amending the CCC compromise bill which the house passed after the president's veto of the origin'll bill, has now attempted to send to conference almost the identical bill the president vetoed The administration Is depending on majority leader Barkley, who Is one of the conferees on the bill, to effect a compromise acceptable to the president that will save the price-roll back program. Talk of another veto comes from rumors that Mr. Roosevelt will turn thumbs down on the 1143.• oon.ooo urgent deficiency bill. Senator Barkley says he “understands” the rumors are based on two amendments to the bill. One forbids the president's emergency fund to be used for (Turn To Pegs 4. Column 4) o Joseph 6. Mcßride New City Fireman To Succeed Friedt On Regular Force Joseph O. Mcßride, of North Ninth street. Is the new member of the Ere department. The local man was named last night by Mayor John B Stutts during the regular meeting of the city council and the appointment approved by that body. Mr. Mcßride, who for a number of year* was employed by the Decatur Casting company, was more recently serving as a brakeman on the Nickel Plate railroad out of Fort Wayne. He is married and the father of one child. Barbara, aged six. He succeeds Jack Friedt, veteran mem ber of the force, who resigned recently to accept a post aa assist ant Ire chief of the ordnance plant at New Haven, after 25 years service with the local department No foreman is to be named at the local Bra station. Mayor Stults stated. Other members of ths regular forte are Roy Steele and Joseph Kortenber.

Allied Airmen Pound At Five Sicily Airfields Wave After Wave Os Allied Planes Drop Tremendous Loads By United Press The Axis air defenses of Sicily are toppling under the weight of ruthless Allied bombing. Wave after wave of Allied bombers dropped tremendous bomb loads on the Sicilian airdromes yesterday. British. South African and American bombers hit five targets right on the nase. leaving behind them a string of fires and smoking ruins that stretched across all of Sicily. Bascarl, Trapani. Gerbinl, Catania and Milo were the main objectives. And Gerbinl —scene of that terrific air battle Monday In which 45 Axis planes were knocked out of the skies was hit hardest, 285,000 pounds of explosives and fragmentation bombs were poured on Gerbinl air field. The results of these continuous raids are beginning to show. Axis air opposition yesterday was light. Only a few intercepting planes rose to meet the Allied planes. Three of these were knocked down. The royal air force coastal command planes have sunk another Axis submarine In the Mediterranean. The British radio also announced the sinking of a U-boat in the Atlantic. British airmen are also paving the way for Invasion in western Europe RAF patrol planes attacked railways In France and shipping off the coast of Europe. Other bombers laid mines in enemy waters last night. In London. King Peter of Jugoslavia la pressing the Allies again to invade the Balkans. The young (Tura To Pago I. Columa 4) City Council Will Name New Member Meet Next Tuesday In Special Session A city councilman to succeed Pfc. Adrian Burke, now serving In the U. 8. army, will be named next Tuesday night in a special meeting of the city council. The special meeting was set for that night by the councilmen. meeting last night in regular session at the city hall, after the resignation of Pfc. Burke was read by H. Vernon Aurand. city clerktreasurer. Pfc. Burke was elected last November along with the other members of the all-Democratic council. Altout two months ago. he was inducted Into the army and the council has been functioning with four members since that time. Several well known Decatur residents have been prominently mentioned as a possible appointee. The new member is selected, undei law. by tho council. To Accept Bide The council will receive blds until 7:30 p. m on July 20. regular council meeting night, for the collection of garbage within the city limits, including the Master and Homesteads additions, for a period of one year, beginning September 1. 1843. The present contract with Fred Ahr expires on the above date. The present contract was let at a price of *1.400. Each bidder Is required to file a certified check for 550. Bid forms may be secured at the office of H. Vernon Aurand. city clerE-treaaurer. The electric light committee Hated laat nlgth that it will report at the next meeting concerning the proposed power rate change of the local General Electric ptent. Lester C. Pettibone, city light (Tura To Page 2. Coloma 1) Mrs. Clara Myers Reported Critical The condition of Mrs Clara Myers. well known Decatur lady, was reported by Adams county memorial hospital attaches late thia afternoon as extremely critical. Children and near relatives were called to ber bedsld at aooa.

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Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, July 7,1943.

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One more plane for the U 8. Army Alt Forces in England and one more headache for Hitler is unloaded at an unnamed English port. Thia is a P-38 Ixrckheed Lightning, one of the fast tighter plane- that make regular sweeps over the Axls-occupittd channel coast. This Is an official United States Army Signal Corps photo.

Mailing Os 'A' Gas Books Started Today Volunteer Workers Address Envelopes Mailing of the "A" gas books to auto owners in the county started this morning at the juniorsenior high school, with a corps of women v<dunteer workers doing the addressing of the envelopes. More than 75 women attended the short course session al the high M'bool last evening when procedure in handling the applications was explaimjl by Mrs. Gene Raker, chief clerk of the war price and ration board. The women volunteers were recruited by Mrs. Carey Moser, clerk In the civilian defenM service office. The women will be credited for the time they donate to the cause and their names will be certified to the state civilian defense office for badges or arm bands awarded as Insignia of their service. Auto owners were urged to get their application at any filling station or garage in the city or county and fill it out Immediately. With the application, properly filled out and signed, they must en(Tura To Page 4. Column 4) 0 Arrest Soldier For Using Faked Pass Polic chief Ed Miller t »day arrested Pvt. Herman G. Lyons for army authorities at Fort George Meade. Md. who charged that he Is A. W. O. L. Pvt. Lyons, whose parents live here, admitted he carried a fake pas*. He Is being held for military authorities.

Instructions Are Issued For Surprise Blackout Next Week

Instructions for citizens defense corps workers and the general public to follow during the surprise blackout to be held sometime next week were issued test night by commander Dallas Brown In a meeting at the city hall. Joint Instructions to both workers and civilians were detailed by commander Brown as follows: Test warning No. 1 will be received by cltlsetM defense corps heads by telephone from Indianapolis. via Fort Wayne. Test warning one will replace tbe actual air raid term "yellow message.” The various heads will In turn notify their workers to mobilize, wardens going to tbelr respective posts. No general alarm will be sounded for tbe public on Ibis warning Test warning No. 2. Instead of actual air raid “blue message." will be received in the above manner, accompanied by a steady twi -minute note of the whistle atop the municipal plant, approximately 3a minutes after the receipt of test warning No. 1. This warning will affect the public. AU building.

State Senator Is Lions Club Speaker State Senator Charles Phelps, of Fort Wayne, was the speaker at tbe Tuesday night meeting of the Decatur Lions club, held In the Knights of Pythias home. Senator Phelp- delivered an appropriate Fourth of July address concerning true patriotism. John M. Doan was in charge of the program. (’apt. E P. Field*, a former member now In the armed forces, wm a guest. - ...-O Cash Deposits In Bank Up Sharply $600,000 Increase In Past Six Months Cash deposits at the First State bank in this city increased more than <6(h>.ooo in the past six months, the bank's semi-annual financial statement shows. Deposits were 54.795.Mi7.66 on June 30. compared to <4.161.156.54 on December 31. 1942. This is an average increase of more than <loo,(HW) a month. Theodore Graliker, president of the institution pointed out. Deposits Increased despite the heavy purchase of war bonds the past half year. In April, more than <1.000.000 was Invested in war bonds, of which about <BOO.OOO caint, from Decatur people. Demand deposits climbed to <3,389,962.92 and time deposits to <1.654.470.01. I'. 8. government deposits are listed in the statement at 5255.336 52. Total assets of the company (Turn To Page 4. Column 4)

home, store and street lights are to be turned off. Wardens will go out into their sectors to iiwure tbe blackout. Pedestrians seek shelter. While movement of traffic is permitted under state regulations. It will be limited at the dlacnlion of the wardens, police, etc. All homes may keep radios turned on. Tret warning No. 3. replacing “red message." used when raiders are actually overhead, will follow No. 2 In about 10 or 15 minutes. Not a spe<-k of light must be showing when this warning Is soundcJ. accompanied by choppy blasts of the municipal whiatle for two mln utes. All vehicl-s must stop, discharge passengers Everybody take cover. Not even tracks carrying war materials, or busses, will be allowed to operate Citizen* may keep radios turned on. If dial lights are not permitted to shine > utslde Wardens, police, otc. will patrol sectors. Test warning No 2. again replac Ing tbe blue and accompanied by (Turu Te Pngs A Column I)

Light Cruiser Is Lost In Crushing Fleet; London Reports Japs Are Trapped

Reds Repulse Nazi Push With Terrific Loss Hitler Is Reported Sacrificing Untold Thousands Os Troops London, July 7.—(UP)—The German news agency claims the Germans have broken through the mam Russian line in the Kursk sector of the east ern front. (By United Press The same stubborn Adolf Hitler who sacrificed thousands of young Germans before Stalingrad is show Ing his hand In Russia again. The Nasis continue to hurl whole divisions of troops and tons of equipment against the multiplied buzz-saws of Russian resistance between Orel and Belgorod southw- it of .Moscow. The Russians say there is no letup in the fierce Nazi offensive that has hammered In vafn against the Red army lines for more than 48 hours. The Russian army newspaper Red Star says the Germans already have lost 1,200 tanks. 314 planes and 13,000 men. For this price the Nazis have gained two villages near B> Igorod. And Soviet counter-attacks are pressing against the armored uni's assigned to hold those gains. The Nazi high command continues to deny that a German offensive is on at all. Radio Berlin insists the Russians started things off by attacking with formalins they had been preparing for weeks. The German radio says Axis soldiers have driven deep Into Sovi t lines near Belgorod and just south of Orel. And it claim* that 300 Russian tanks and 637 Russian planes have been destroyed. But Allied correspondents in Russia leave no doubt that a fullscale Nazi offensive ta underway. And front-line dispatches from Russian reporters, tell how the Nazis have thrown themselves i gain and again upon the unyielding Red army lines. The Nazis are using their familiar strategy of the blitzkrieg juggernaut. They charge in heavy armored force against a comparatively small sector of the front, playing for a quick break through. But Russian guns often break up the motorized columns before they even reach front lines. Or tin- second line Soviet artillery wrecks the tanks as they thitnder through the outer defenses. But the Germans recoil and (Turn To Pago 4. Column 4) Gen. Giraud Arrives In Washington Today French General To Confer With F. D. R. Washington. July 7.— (UP) — General Henri llonore Giraud has arrived In Washington to begin military conferences with President Roosevelt and high-ranking AngloAmeriian army and navy leaders. Giraud tended at the army's Rolling Field and was greeted by Mr. Ro. seveit’s chief of staff. Admiral Leahy and other high ofh < lais He was given a 17 gun salute. Accompany Giraud were Lieuten-ant-Colonel la-01l E Itostert of the U. 8. army and the general* personal aides-de-camp. Major Andre Reantfre and Major Andre Pomlatowski of the French army, and Lieutenant George Vlret of the French navy. The three Frep<h , fficers escaped with Giraud from France in an Allied submarine on November 6. 1842. two days before Allied troops landed in French North Africa.

Nutrition Meeting Is Held Here Today Central Soya Co. Host At Meeting Nearly 500 veterinarians and nutritionists from a dozen states and Canada were in attendance at the third veterinarian nutritional conference held today at Sunset park, east of Decatur, and sponsored by the Central Soya company. In cooperation with veterinarian colleges from a half dozen states. Th<» conference opened this morning with an addies, of welcome by D. W McMillen, president of Central Soya Dr. Lyman Peck. Fort Wayne, director of nutrition for the company, was chairman of the program and one of tile speakers. The conference will close this afternoon, followed by a barbecued dinner at 6 o’clock and an informal program The conference deals largely with nutrition and Its relation to diseases of livestock and poultry. A part of the meeting was devoted to an exchange of ideas between nutrition specialists and veterinarians Nearly 50 colleges in six states. Illinois. Indiana. Michigan. Ohio. Wisconsin ami Pennsylvania, sent delegates to the conference. Also in attendance were nutritionists and research men from some of the large drug houses and manufacturing companies, and staff representatives of trade journals (Turn To Page 1. Column 1) . — No County 4-H Fair In City This Year Individual Club Program Planned There will not be a county 111 fair this year. Lawrence Archbold, county agricultural agent said. In announcing that individital club achievement progtams would be held In the schools and other places In the county next fall. Last year, the 4-11 club show was substituted for the annual street fair add agricultural show In Decatur. The ban on the sale of beef cattle tbe rationing pr<e gram and < urtallment of gasoline are reasons for no' sttempting a county wide show this year. Mr Archbold said It is not known If the street fair and agricultural show will be revived after the war. Formerly sponsored by the Decatur Chamber of Commerce, the annual street fait was held here during the first w.-ek in Atigu.t latst year, the C of C. diopped the fair on account of the war. but held a one-day -how for the I II dub Mr Archbold said the 4 II clubs had the largest membership this year of any time In history. The membership Is altout 700 and great (Turn To Pags 5. Column «» — —0 Water Pump Is Sold By Commissioners The water pump formerly used for the peace monument fountain at the court house was -old last night by the county commr-sioners to Milton Girod of Kirkland townwhip for <2l. The other bld sule mitted was one of life by A. W. Werllng. The commissioners conducted other routine buvinem, including plana for inspecting tbe wiring at the court hotter. TEMPERATURE READING DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER 1:00 a. m. *2 10:00 g. m. 45 Noon M 2:00 p. m. 70 3.00 p. m. 70 WEATHER Little temperature change tenight. slightly warmer In north portion Thursday forenoon.

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Navy Confirms Six Jap Ships Probably Sunk; U. S. Warships Shell Kiska Island Washington. July 7 d'l’t The navy has revealed the loss of the B.7(M> ton light cruiser Helena during the smashing defeat of the Japanese warships at Kula Gulf The Helena, one of the ships damaged in the Pearl Harbor attack, was estimated to curry a normal complement of BXB men. She was the third United States ship sunk In the central Solomon campaign that Itegan last week. The‘navy c«-.-iflrms that six Japane-e warships were probably sunk 111 the Kula engagement. The navy also <ay- that several Japanese ships were damaged. The announcement from Australia gave the damaged figure as four ships. The lost cruiser Helena was skippered by Captain Charles Purcell Cecil of lamlsville, Kentucky, who won th«- navy cross for his heroic leadership of a destroyer group In the battle of Santa Cruz near the Solomons last October 26th. The navy also announced that American warships have shelled the enemy base of Kiska In the Aleutians The Immnardment of Kiska by a naval task force occurred on Tuesday evening. For some unexplained reason, enemy shorn batteries failed to return the fire But the action demonstrated that the United States Pacific fleet now has sufficient strength so they can operate -imiiltaneotisjy In widely-separated combat, areas. Sayr Fleet Trapped By United Press A London report says the American navy has caught up with the defeated Japanese fleet trying to get away after the Kula Gulf battie in the Solomon*. Radio lamdon says the remnants of the badly shot-up Jap armada have been trapped in the narrow- off New Georgia Island ju<t south of th< gulf lamdon gives no further details. Tin- last American report which was admittedly Incomplete Indicated only that the tight in the Barrow Gulf was over and that the Japs had been beaten Our losses are set down as one cruiser and one destroyer. Tokyo, as we would expect, has come out with a different picture of the battle For some reason the Japs only claim to have sunk one of our ships during the hattie and set another afire But swinging back into more familiar propaganda talk, radio Tokyo claims three of our warships were sunk The Japs say severe! of their (Turn To Psgs 2. Column 1) ———- —O— —— China And Japan War Now In Sixth Year Roosevelt Message Is Sent To China Washington. July 7.—(l'P)—Today is the sixth annfvereary of tho beginning of China's war with Japan President Roosevelt has gent "heartfelt greetings” to war-torn China and has reiterated the promise that the United States will "neglect none of the roads to Tokyo.” The president* message—which was broadcast by sbort-wave to Chungking says: "Our friends have long known what our enemies are learning today —that the promise of the'United State* are always kept and our pledges are always redeemed ” He reminded China that In Aprtl. 1842. he had promised th-m plane* and munitions of war. He told thpeople of Chungking to look skyward and see the Erst fulillnsen'. of that promise the air transport route from India President Roosevelt reassured China that her light will be reAXiKA T« 3» Cslaasa «A .