Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 41, Number 160, Decatur, Adams County, 8 July 1943 — Page 2

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Corn Borer Infests Indiana Corn Crop Prospects Are Poor On Sweet Corn Crop Indianapolis. July 8 — (UPt — Indiana's early sweet corn crop is reported to be heavily infested by the corn borer. A. A. Irwin. I assistant Marion county agrlcul-1 tural agent, asserted this morning j that practically the entire crop is infested Irwin said the prospects for a I good supply of sweet corn for canI ning are black. The borer Is doing ■ its heavy damage, and unfavorable weather during the planting period greatly reduced the acreage planted to sweet com. The county agent said that early corn coming on the market la ter the war. Such things as American vacuum cleaner* and electri'refrigerators are doing a brisk bus-future-delivery mark .-I Canny Dutch householders are I even making down payments. The , Nada are enraged And one Geri man-controlled newspaper demands ' <|< imitation of anybody who either I l>ays or accepts money in such a transaction.

heavily Infested. This includes i shipments from the southern part of Marlon county and from around Terre Haute. He said the corn borer is working throughout the Indiana corn belt which extends southeast about 50 miles from the capital city and southwest about 25 miles. However, one Indianapolis canner lias expressed the hope that when all reports are in. the situation will not be “too bad.” ■ —, O' -■■ Slaughterers To Submit Evidence Local slaughterers and butchers are required to Mibmit evidence to substantiate the number of each species of livestock slaughtered earth month of the base period as set forth in their present permits, according to an announcement made today by Winfred L. (lerke. chairman. Adams county USDA war board Requirements to review such evidence are contained in director's food distribution order No. 27.1. as issued by the war food administration. Local slaughterers and butchers are required to submit their evidence to their county USDA war board before July 15. The daughter permit program is an integral part of the total meat program which seeks to in-1 sure that the armed forces and | -L '' i MMMMMMMMMINMMMMWW

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Author’s Ex Weds •• "• '**£"■' -. *"'’**•818831 • & S' h&k-l -if w. * i • f ;> j il ' • L i 3 * > W* ® J k ’ • FORMER WIFE of Author John Steinbeck, Carol Henning Steinbeck, is pictured above with Lieut. Loren A. Howard of Spokane, Wash., after their marriage in the chapel of Camp Roberta, California. (Intcrnationtl) lend-lease arc able to purchase the meat which they urgently need, and to adjust the flow of meat from producing areas to deficit areas in order that all civilian* share equitably in the available civilian supply. To this end the slaughter permit program seeks to maintain the same ratio between local slaughter and commercial slaughter as existed in 1941. MRS. CLARA MEYER (Continued From Fags 1) Monday morning at 9 o'clock at the St. .Mary's Catholic church with Rev. J. J. Seimetz officiating Burial will Im- in the Decatur Catholic cemetery. The body will be removed from the Gllllg A Doan funeral home ta the residence of the daughter, Mrs. John Alberding, 621 Mereer avenue, Friday afternoon, and may be viewed there after 7 p. m. until tlm« for the services. ALLIED AIRMEN (Continued From Fags 1) martla< taw Crete, where the Allies staged a commando raid last week, is said to be under a state of siege Allied intelligence sources say the Germans are apparently preparing Crete for heavy attacks — trying to make the Island aa expensive to take a» It was for the Germans in the spring of 1941. Latest reports indicate the Germans now have 10 divisions on Crete, along with large uumbcri of coaatal defense guns. Aa for Allied offensive preparations. dispatches from Portugal laden with war materials have arrived at Gibraltar ta the past few days With Allied might gathering for the offensive, a British offk-ial says Germany itsaif ta eoaceatratlag on detenu- -tut longer thinking ta terms of offensive war. , A spokesman tor the British economic warfare ministry, says Germany's whole, production ma ehtae ta geared to making weapons that are. as he says, anti-some-thing anti-alrcratl. anti-tank, and so-forth Over westatv fiurope a co» Ba-'ttrve lull bu d«v«top*4 ut ths air xtrBad wtathar presumably has

Fort Wayne Police Nab Check Forger Forger Caught By Former Detective Fort Wayne, lud., July B.—(l’P) — Police are questioning James Smith of Peru, who ta charged with passing forged checks drawn on the Standard Oil company of Nebraska. Smith —also known as Ralph Glenn—was detected by former policeman Eugene Bouchard as ue attimpted to canli a check In a Fort Wayne business house. Bouchard trailed Smith to other business Arms and ultimately summoned detectives who apprehended him. Smith ta reported to have admitted cashing phony checks totalling |tMti> tn Chicago and Cleveland. All were drawn on the Nebtauka concern. Police say Smith was paroled from the McNeal Island penitentiary after being convicted in 1938 at Sall Lake City. O EASE REGULATION (Conttnusd Fru«n rsgs D The agriculture department reports a serious reduction on cotton acreage under cultivation this year. As of July 1. there were about 22.u00.000 acres under cultivation —which represents a reduction of more than 1.000.000 acres from last year. The acreage ta 500.000 acres under the 1943 goal, and more than 25 percent less than the 1932 to 1941 average. Meanwhile, food production prospects appear better than the unfavorable report made on June 1. But the agriculture department says the yield still will be far short of the 1942 production. A remarkable turn for the better ta seen in unusually good growing conditions in western and eouthwestern states, where relief from a twomonth draught has Increased livestock and feed production. o - SENATE AGAIN (Continued Prom Fags I) und r the present celling, and that 12,000.000 or 13.000.000 bushel- of substitute wheat will be imported from Canada within the week. Meanwhile, the house agriculture committee voted 9 to ri to table a senate-approved resolution to raise the ceiling price on corn from fl.ffl to 11.40 a bunhel. It ta believed that this action will prevent the house from considering the corn measure. The committee rejected the proposal after war food administrator Marvin Jones testified that the frozen corn tnorket 1s beginning to thaw. Jones atao said 'hat more than 12.000.000 busheta of substitute grain*—such as wheat, barley, and oats—will be imported from Canada this week. Elsewhere in Washington, the recently re vamped fair employ* meat practices committee ta ready to go to work. Its chairman. Rev. Francis J. Haas. *ays there is cause tor what he termed "grave concern but not for despair' In the grounded the big Allied bombers for three days and nights. But yesterday, fighters and light bombers were over France and the low countries, carrying out a series of uftenslve patrols. The luftwaffe sent two plants over England early last night. A communique says the foray caused little damage and one of the raidera was shot down. Postponement Irks BL ll* ' . 1F" /A feMk 8 I ■\ , i /i *• ' y*' (ifes <? ,' I j . .r I I I RHTPOWtMWT of her KhMtited »aiding to Rev George Griffith is worth n llO.ffM t towjgtaslLucy Adams, 1 above. 9 Sunday Zscbooi teacher and choir suffer'talths pastor s MortlMgM Gospel tab*.. Ude ia Kansas aty.WJU;ta*M aha has Riad suit ajauut the mia. Utarjorthatsum/

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committee's effort to eliminate hiring discrimination* against negroes. He says the recent race riots in Detroit were not fanned by the Axis, the Ku Klux Klan or other un-American groups. Father Haa-* contends the race irritation has been bred by wartime crowding In houst*. busses and places of recreation. The f. 8. civil service commission has decided that an employe splitting duties between state and federally financed projects ta subjected to the Hatch act. It made the decision In ruling that two Democratic members of the Illinois state highway department he dismissed on charges of running for office in 1940 and collecting campaign funds from highway employes. The ruling said the Hatch act covered the pair because they were working on a fedrally-financ-ed project. o WAR VETERAN DIES (ConttaMd Frotn rage II seven years ago. He had resided In St. Mary's township for the past two years. He entered the army during World War I on May 24. 1918 and served with an oversea* detachment, being discharged ou December 13. 1918. Itt October, 1942 he donned the uniform of a Second World War soldier when he enlisted at Toledo. 0., with a casual detachment, station complement. He was discharged on February 15. 1943 under the 38-

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year ruling. Surviving, besides the daughter, are three sisters. Mrs. Miller. Miss Anna Hoverman of Toledo, 0., and Mrs. Estella Bailey of route four. Van Wert. O. The body was taken to the Zwick funeral home and will be taken to the residence of the sister Friday afternoon, where It may be viewed until time for the services Huge Number Stolen Gas Coupons Found Indlanapolta. July T—(UP)—An OPA -spokesman said this morning

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HIK Bl that the batch of ga., hape coupon, recovered fro: e fol near Veeder/burg y. progr the largest found iu th, <aagh group of boy, dlscow let, I pons good for 12,0W.fc>] Pnl of gas. Am Robert CrMher, .xj JM OPA enforcement fl. might call in the FBI i ABB • era! secret service fur gation. The couiwns <■* were part of a New Jersey to Te*a. covered were all of "R" variety, but offi.iMm other value coupons ‘■■l ft from the consignno:.: peddling. IQ!