Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 41, Number 211, Decatur, Adams County, 7 September 1943 — Page 2

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4 ««•)£>-«? V TfoeAF 4l .4 flznE&m JjaGtjt I FULI HEDGED FIGHTING MAN. Coait Guardsman Victor Mature, former star of stage and screen, receives his campaign nbbons, above, from Juanita Ferrara, Coast Guard secretary, after returning from combat action aboard a cutter in the North Atlantic. (Internationa!)

Radio, Stage Star Dies Suddenly Today Frank Crumit Dies After Heart Attack N. A York Sept. ' <ll’l Funeral -v. -o . ■ for T ank Cramft. the radio and inif»i< >1 comedy star. «ill Ih h< ld in Springfield M.i«« . Thur.-day Tqj, 51) •> I radio and »ag« star -li-d >t .. h> <rt attack in his New Y>; k h«» • I suite. • any hI;«> With him i the 'lme of death was his wifi and radii partner Jtill. Sand : n. Crumit wa a native of Jack-oil. i O 14* •' oie I > ’in ' Stal- u• * Veriily with iti'o'Olioii* of liecoin J ing <i< < 111 '■ eliailleer. Itir dsritfir In- 41 »tay. lie m.idt a hit *y di-iioering an old lull.id - he.G.iy < .il>”il. io--;md intro ducllig j: ' ■ In puiil e by a phono grapli* recording. The song wold 3.UOII.UVU records. In Tfllf* he wrote a football song for m roCrgi.'. titled it "The Buckeye Battie Cry,” and scored a sqyond hit. Engineering plans mnF forgo' ten When lie left college he went into vaudeville -then mimical comedy. "No No Nanette" was hi- | first »!)■’* In I'cj.’ he win kivi u a rob In “Tang<: Ine.” whore he met An .i Sanderson. •a* lii *ae musical. Crumit -aiiz the ■ongJ"*Swe. s Lady io Julia San dvr'beneath a balcony mi thi *U»«r- Off-tag! he fell in love * l 'l'«s**r. iin< * ihfy married in J»27sr>“ retired to quiet suburban i life iii the .-*• lii-lv.- Colony Kills section of I am-meadow. Spring field- Ma s. Two years later they resuuMil llie r entertainment car-lu-AJ' -oner, 1929. they made d- 111 >ver the Columbia broadi :«»ting system, winging on the lUaekatoiie E'kintaiion pro gi > iC. Several mnei ■ lam sol nd pi -■*» • follow-d among them "The Jia ttit of ibe Sm-x«*" —a quiz sho*w CrUffiit directed hie own music jiuiiljaluiig house in addition to bis lie introduced i2au> hit songs to the public.

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Special Services And Meetings Os Churches In Area Fir* Methodist Hr M 0 Lester, on returning from Epworth Forest where, with Vli l.eder he had vacationed for i two week*, announces mid week 1 services for Wednesday evening 1 fit ■ übjeef he will use will be. 1 "A Prophet sent to a people who felt no need of preaching.” Dr. j I.ester would like nil committeemen and women connected with P otnoMtg the eh’.nch picnic, to meet in thi* service The time of th« is *:3o o'clock Letters from,»ervl<e men will lx- read aLtluaJßCitiit'ff The meeting will be held in the basement room since the choirs will meet Wednesday night for practice. —o BRITISH ARMY IContlnaad From Page IT unconditional surrender. The enemy broadcast asked whether the railed Nations would respect Italy's iudependeuce. or whether , this precious Independenee will be ' "amputated.” But at the moment. Italy's in- , dependence sc 'ms to be a joke. No matter how badly the Italians want to get out of the war. it isn’t I likely that Beilin will let them A German broadcast Monday night said there is no way of forcing Italy out of the war. The Asia is f partnership, the broadcaster declared .and the Italian people have n. other ch dee. Allied Answer Washington. Sept. 7— fl'Pr — President Roosevelt s promise that the Italian people have nothing to fear from unconditional surrender appears to ite the Allied answer I to Italian demands for a guarantee of 1919 honndarie* I There is no Indication that the

Sugar Bee! Industry Seeks Output Boost -e Designed To Offset Production Decline 'Washington, dept 7 Members of the American sugar beet Indus try policy committee have begun | the first of a serf'* of conferences I with government officials hopeful b of working out a 1944 program de signed to offset heavy decline- In ] production. W. J. Gorst of Worland Wyo. ] president of the Montana-Wyoming |i lt»-, Growers' association and pre- , sldent of the committee, said the i goal was to develop a program | "recognizing the outstanding food i contribution pet acre of sugar ( beets. both in -ugar and feed by J products for livestock and dairy i animal production " The committee conferred with i Dr Sherman E. Johnson, t hies of ] the production programs hraneff of i the War Food Administration s ] food distribution administration. j "Nothing definite was determined I at this conference" Gorst .-aid, "We J are ti the preliminary stages of p attempting to work out a program P in connection with Government of- i tidal*." The delegation said that beet i acreage declined from l.ofd.tifMf of which only NUN were harvest- J ed Out of ST l>eet sugar factories in operation in 1942. !N have dosed down thia y<;ar. The whole industry from California to Michigan. Gorst said, "is seriously disturbed." He said suga ■eet production declined to an esti- J mated 1.i0b.000 tons this year from ;i la-t year’s total of f1.”50.w0. | o l Ration Calendar ■ • ' Gasoline In 17 states of eastern shortage , area A C coupons are now valid In i atates outside the eastern shortage J area A-7 coupons ar«- valid through ' September 21. B and C coupons ( expire according to dates on Indi- ■< vidual books All gasoline coupons in the poMtession of car owners must be endorsed with the owner’s license number and state of regia-j tration. Fuel Oil Period 5 coupons in old rations 1 remain valid through September 3" Period 1 coupons in new rations! 1 are valid now. Occupants of oil heated homes are urged to return their application* for next year’s; fuel oil to their ration boards promptly and when issued new rations to place orders with their J dealers for summer fill-ups. Sugar Stamp No. 14 good for five pounds i through October. Stamps No*. IS ' and 14 are good for 5 lbs oacb tor ' home canning purpose* through , October 31. Housewives may ap- 1 ply to their local raUou board* tor ! more if necessary. •boss Stamp No. 18 (1 pair) is valid ; through October 31. •fovea Consumer purchases of rslioned j stove* must be mad- with a certificate obtained al local war price and rationing boards. Meat, Ktc. Red stamp*. T. U, V and W valid ■ i through August 31. X valid through October 3. Y becomes valid August 29. Z becomes valid September 5.! J and both remain valid through Oc-|i tober 2. Processed Foods Blue stamps It. 8 and T remain valid through September 30. U, V and W become valid September 1 and remain valid through October 2fi ' president or prime minister will change ’heir pattern of complete surrender before discussing boun- ~ darlcs or governments. The prest-, 1 dent has said thi* is no lime to discuss frontiers. However, there ha* been no hint tha> the Allies plan to “amputate" j' the Italian mainland The Italian demand for a defi-, nition of purpose* came tr<»m; Rome radio. An Italian commentator asked this question; "fto the programs of war and peace of the Anglo <Hax<ni powers desire the reconstruction of Italy along the fnmtler* warn Wished In 1919 or do they intend to ampu ' tato Italy r Citizens Telephone Reelects Officers — The Citiaeaa Telephone company i baa completed another year of service in the community. At the an anal meeting the following officers and directors were re-elected; Leo Yager, presides'; H E Hile, vicepresident; C. E. Bell, treasurer; Artbar E Voglewede. legal adviser and C. D Ehiagcr. -ecreiary and general manager. The Utter la ab- j sent on leave whMe serving la the i armed forces and the secretarial i work tn bring taken cere of i»y II L Contxz. aamotan: seerv'ary The direc lor* nre planning to! meet the many problems that arU« . at this tisse with a deaire to give, ths rwy boat service peaaibie They opera'a plaau fit Monroe Berne and Bryant, a eddtuea so Dosatar i

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT. DECATUR, INDIANA

HHI HI 11 I nIIMPPRS Ji Jvk al MX./ wi ”' riTrvw ■ TTffL/ftl w 111 | E'\ II Wfe - <422 ’' 5 Starting Sept! Bo Csreful, Anwricsn AmSk ' jgfolWwlwj ATTACK Defense Workers i miK " IT "

Every day fre»h evidence iw brnuKht to our minds <tf orxanized alien effort* to Mem lhe tide of war production in thin country. The Army, Navy and Air Corp* carry the responsibility for defending lhe Nation againwl attack hy a toreign power approaching our boundaries, hut the state and city are responsible for preventing the saboteur from depriving its citizens of their share in the great task of production, 'lhe Nation's workers, the productive army upon whom our national security depends, must not, anil will not fail. Defense against sabotage must be “before lhe horse is Molen" through preventative measure* carefully planned and executed promptly. Preventative action must be exer2is«.‘d at all limes. Employers and employes must always co-operate Io prevent sabotage in industrial plants. In an effort to instruct officials of defense industries in all parts of the I nited States, leading universities conduct.•d schools on plant protection against sabotage caused by fires, explosions and other causes.

(The ioliowing individuals and concerns are co-operating in publishing this Patriotic

Arthur E. Voglewedc, Sect’y Chamber of Commerce Adams C<»unty Lumber Co. V. J. Bormann. County Chairman Civilian Defense Weldon (Jack) Zehr. Insurance Lyman L. Hann, Co. Supl. of Schools John W. Blakey, Cu. Treas. South End Grocery Haugk Coal Yard Porter Tire Co. .Miller Grocery Ik North End Grocery Frank Krick Cool Co. Swearingen Ifoivv _ Crider Lumber Co. Decatur Dry Cleaners Henry knapo & Son, Hardware & Sporting (foods

. . . Guard Against Sabotage of Defense Plants

(No. 3 of a series on Patriotism)

Metz Egg Hi Poultry Co. Lee Hardware Co. Wemhoff Monumental Works Western Auto Assoc. Store Riverside Super Serv. (forage R. IL Everett Grocery Brintzenhofe .Machine Shop Decatur Oil Co. West End Texaco Service .Maier Hide & Fur Co. Fred (foimer. Mgr, Stiefel Grain Co. D. F. Teeple Trucking Co. Decatur Auto Paint A Top Co. Reppert School of Auc«ioaeering Baker Plumbing & Heating Ralph Kunnion. .Mgr.. Equitv Dairy Store Moftewkopf V arm Equipment Philip Bonitas UeMauvaut

Following In listed some of the thing* that .'*• • workers. In vital defense Industrie* can do: (1) Check took machine, equipment for any «ig» »• tampering or breakdown. (2) Don't object to having your lagerprint* taken. Th is a protection for yourself as well as your i"m|WFacilities are offered in alt parts of the State by * State Police and the F. 8.1. (3> Report to your foreman anything which you roadie detrimental to the plant's production. (I) Don't object to factory guards checking yu I*l** entering the plant. Many innocent worker* rarrm explosives into plants during the last war. (5) Beware of idle rumors and don't talk to the frimlF stranger who wants to know all about your job. (6) Do not practice ahsentism. Remember always •** are AN AMERICAN.

White Spot Case Frirkle’a Place John F. Class Vapo-Baths IHck'* Diner John B. Stult*. Mayer Adams County Farm Bureau W all's Bakery Thurman I. Drew Floyd Acker Bur hl Vaults Wayne Novelty Corp. Kirsch Planing Mill Ideal Lunch Steury Locker Service Rentz florist Sudduth Market Coffee Food Shop Decatur Produce Co. Ideal Dairy Products Bence’s Grill Devalue Hatchery

TUESDAY, SEHtM, ai

Decatur Lumhrr ('»»• Dob’s Confectioner* Decatur |>h<»Kier* *» Hreiner General *l** Mutschler l)i»trihiti*< *■* Dierkes A«it<» P*rto Decatur Super Sen*« Ziner (HI Co. Della Maser. Ma.*** Sheets Bros. CHu** Key H. Andre-. I> ‘ • Marhhn's Super sm*» Stewart's Baker.' Mies Bowling Aik* ENMrwon Sen ice *>“* Baknecht Sen ice >«•»*• Clyde Butler’s (<*"«• Swmap's Case Dar'c Place Saylor* Cbe»rolet Sale*