Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 41, Number 222, Decatur, Adams County, 20 September 1943 — Page 1

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

■3rd lr Loan

I No. 222.

ALY NOW IN WAR ON

Mail b Delay id'Draft [postponement lotting Fathers U Prolong War ion Sept- M “ it on tb*- authority fttr than General Mar«o»tponem*'nt of **•* would prolong Ihe i that, the army eh *® f of i Joint k**w*loh °r the *.n»sr military affalra today that It r ®‘ cwntot division* and lltlw L Marshall said. the mj la Ju*t being roun< *' oft for deployment on I battlefroiita. Our Job o*l n to hit the enemy irp running. baa been criticized [io many men * n ***** Rii! Marshall answered b r .aylm that (or the in hlatory America la ilna Ita soldier* before (»• oversea*, r, Marshall aald he elite 2.250.0* 0 men overie end of thla year, and (reraea* by the end of irahall aald It taken I,M men a month »o army at ita present lecasae of the need of lt« Kut all onr strxteHed. la baaed on plana kr army from 7.300,000 «Bher 5 io 7.700,000 by ! the year. plane are not met—an lhr i* ed It 'all » e could k- our ptogram and reCrategy." I revealed that the fifth army — before It 1 I’i baptism of fire at lad been whittled down, f to provide replaceother units, I it took six months to P again h army, be said, would i much better, If. a* he • hadn’t bad to rip It « Marshall had this to i committee : c 'We get no comproa (be Germans and the It la our urgent desire So more depletion*. It ■awlae and unfortunate army chief 0 f staff went he on the offensive, and » unfortunate to do any■osld dim onr power," *» ■Hilary affalra cotn*rd this testimony, the ■W» affairs committee J * the Tul bright reaok "aolutlon rails for *** participation In poat•MIOMI peace machln*°*asiitee adopted an ‘ tagging onto the reao- ***** “through constl- *• Column I) Stondley wte Home *• — tl’Pj -AdUt* American am- * ‘‘a- left Mo* • I uiteg States. ***Psrtment innown ed Itaadley wa ( being mi Theme * i * , °I** 1 ** Plana for the coafereno among r epr»»enlatlve* 1. sited Sutea and anted * *IOO Third War <«* 175). ■"tktVSL extr » « iUoS, ty W,l i J 1 * wUi be flashed "* fighting matt not L yoor bond F* fifaT y 0,,, r 1 0,0 - *** ffONOt. " I** HL A »

Maryland Is First State In Nation To Exceed Bond Quota Washington. Sept. 20. — (ITt — j Maryland la the first state In thnation to reach its quota in th- - third war loan drive. The chairman of the Maryland war finance committee has notified the treasury that bond sales In Maryland have hit $203,000,000. which I* $7,000,000 over the state’s quota. The state went over the top berause subscriptions by corporations and business concerns are far above the mark that was. set for them. * For the nation as a whole, th-s treasury has announced that more than two-thirda of the $15,000,000. 000 goal already has been subscribed. o— Pays Heavy Fine For Game Law Violation Fort Woyne Youth Handed Stiff Fine The heaviest fine ever Imposed here for violation‘of state conservation regulations was meted out to Bdgar Clem. 20. of Fort Wayne, by Mayor John (1. Btult* In city court Saturday Clem waa charged by llarold llarvey. local conservin'!on officer. wt|h possession of a raccoon during closed aeason. for which he was fined $lO and costs, amounting to $26. and with Illegal aale of a raccoon without a breeders' license, for which he was fined $26 and coat*, amounting to S4O. or a total of $44. Charge* were placed against him byk prosecutor John L. DeVos* upon' affidavit* signed by officer Harvey. who said that the arrest climaxed an Investigation of more than a month and broke up a “racket," which had been flourishing for about three years. Paul Ramsey. 2u. of Union township. who allegedly acted a* •'agent" for Clem on at least one occasion, was fined $lO and coats, amounting to $25. when be pleaded guilty to Illegal sale. Officer Harvey aald that the Illegal aale of racroona Involved several men from Indiana and Ohio and violated a federal law ! Ohio conservation authorities are continuing the Investigation In that state. Conservation officer Melvin Scott of Allen county assisted officer Harvpy. while Frank Frlerauth and Uene Copeland. Ohio conservation officers, were called as witnesses. • —o Suggestion Awards For G. E. Employes Ralph L Elgey topped Decatur General Electric employe* In the latest suggestion awards by the company, taking a $45 award for an Idea for a collapsible stop under bolster. Other Decatur employe* receiving award* ranging from $5 to S2O are as follows: John A. Uau mann. Oral Taylor. Annabelle Duel, and Richard F. Schafer. Call Received For October Contingent No Pre-Pearl Horbor Fathers Included A selective service contingent from Adams county has been called to take Anal examination* for entrance Into the U- 8. armed forces on October «, the local draft board announced today Thla Is the ffnat call for October and the Irst since September 1. No pre-Pearl Harbor father* are Included In the October 4 call, it baa been learned, •Ithocg'i the receot selective service ruling gave the authority to draft board* to use them In filing eaU* after October la fbet. draft boerd jMcial* have reported, added dull** heaped up 'oa cfflce personnel have delayed processing of fathers into class 1-A considerably and that only a few of the preliminary dependency status questionnatre* have been amOed. The aett contingent will take •asms at Indianapolis as did the September I contingent Men accepted from the Utter group will enter active service oo Septembe. (Tnri Te to** ». CelnmnlT

Airmen Strike Crushing Blows Against Japs Allied Spokesman Says Japs On Run In Solomons Area Ry United Press An Allied spokesman says the Japs are defltfliely on the run In the Solomons Major General Twining, commander of the Allied air force In the Solomons, says onr airmen have struck some unprecedented blow* — blow* from which the enemy won't recover quickly. A series of crushing raid* against Bougainville Island already ha* ripped up the vital air center* at Kahili and Ballale. The Alletd fliers were over the Island for more than 70 hour*, and they unloaded about 240 tons of bombs. At least "0 enemy plane* were brought down, at the cost of 14 of our own planes. No new Information has yet been revealed on last weekend's raid on Tarawa and Nauru, Jap bases In the Gilbert Islands. Hut Informed source* believe the raid was a forerunner to a major Allied drive to throw the Japs out of this area. Radio Tokyo volunteered some Information — which may or may not be true. The enemy station claimed that about 200 United State* planes took part In the attack, and that 22 of them were shot down. Rut of course this Is an enemy report and there has been no confirmation of It. One thing, however, does seem certain. And that is that the raid most likely was made hy carrier-based planes which swept In just at dawn and caught the Japs napping. American Mitchell bombers struck a sharp blow at Japanese river transportation In Burma yesterday. The United Stales planes soared over Monywa, capital of cTura T» Page 4. Column 7) Three Persons Hurt In Traffic Accident Portlond Residents Slightly Injured Three perrons were hurt, none seriously. In a traffic crash which occurred (south of Decatur at a county road Intemectlon Sunday afternoon. The Injured, who were treated at the office of a local physician, are: Paul L. Miller. 21. of Portland, bla wife. Maxine. 1», and their 10months old daughter. Sharou Kay The Infant suffered from shock and brui-es. while the parents sue tained superficial Injurlea. Harold Welker. 22. of Adams county, driver of the other car. was not hnrt. Sheriff Leo Gllllg Investigated. No one was hurt about 6 p m Saturday in a three-vehicle craab. sis and one-half miles ea*' of Decatur on U. 8 . 224 Sheriff Ollll* and deputy Sam Renti. who Investigated. reconstructed the accident as follows: Chester W. Marts, a soldier, who reside* at Decatur, route alx. backed bla car out of a lane The vehicle went too far and the 6acK wheel* became mired down on the north side of the road He and a girl companion left the car to secure aid in pulling It out of the mud. A large truck, loaded with 12 tons of tomatoes, and driven by James Pugh. 30. of McClure. O. was enroute west and crashed into the stalled vehicle, knocking It serosa the pavement, directly into the path of an auto driven by Clyde W. Bell 62. of Convoy. Ohio which -truck the driverlena auto. Damage to the vehicles waa estimated at <460 TEMPERATURE RffAOIMO DEMOCRAT TMffRMOMffTBR 1:00 a- m- _ “ 10:00 a. • “ Nmm — *° 2:00 p. m. • 1:00 * 92 WKATHffR Cooler teetqM arßb I*o*** (reel la "***• "* #wrtrrt tleae: riels* temperature* Tuesday fnroaeew.

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Decatur, Indiana, Monday, September 20,1943.

War Ration Book No. 4 4 JiWfTT M j This is what ration book four will look like. The stamp* are narrower in width than the first hooks issued by the Offlcn of Price Administration. and bear different designs.

Berne Lad Killed By Auto Sunday Night David Lee Isch Is Killed Near Bluffton Funeral services wilt be held Wednesday at 2p. m at the Christian Apostolic church for David Lee Itch. 8. son of Mr. and Mr* Henry Isch of Berne, who died Sunday night about 7:30 o'clock, shortly after he was struck by an auto driven by Wil Ham Double. 18, of Unlondale The accident occurred Just north of Bluffton. where the Isch boy. with his parents, were visiting at the home-of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Wlttwer. Double told officials that the Isch boy and another lad darted across the road. He said that he saw the other lad, bill not the victim. He was exonerated. The lad suffered a fractured skull, fractured right arm and collarbone. He died enroute to (he hospital. Surviving are the parents, a brother. Robert; the paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Isch of Adams county. Rev. Samuel Schllmau will officiate and burial will be In the church cemetery. The body will be taken from the Yager funeral home at 8.-rne Io the residence Tuesday noon and may Ire viewed there until time for the service*. o Purdue Naval School Rates Top Os List Lafayette. Ind., Sept. 20—(UPI — The naval night luntructor’s chool at Purdue university ha* been recommended for rating a* the number one school of its type lu the nation. Tbl* was diwlo ed by Lieutenant Commander E G. Vetter, officer in charge of the unit. He received word from Lieutenant Commander John Hoyt, director of the Instruction program at Washington, that recent inspections have shown the Purdue school to be the top of the list.

Adams County Far Below Quota In Third War Loan Bond Drive

With net *ales of $655,032 reported In the third war loan drive uj to last Saturday. Tkecdore F. Ornliker. county chairman of the war tlnance committee, urged an Intensißed Interest on (he part of the volnnteer solicitors and bond buyers as well, to help meet Adam * county* $1,347,400 quota wlthm the next 10 days Mr. Grabber admitted that it would take heroic action on the part if the people to go over the goal 'line by the end of the month. However. he did not doubt that the Job ■ onid be done If everybody assumed bla or her share of the Utah and laid aside all elae for the tnal pnsn during the coming week and onehalf. It wo* figured that if 14.670 pesona. lesa than half «f the county's 1140 population of 21.264. each bought an extra SIW bond for $75 that the quota would bo mot «t one#. The amount still to b# sold lo S7MJ4< The third wsr loen drive It entering Its Inal stage and with thl* county lagging behind daring the

Churchill Back In London After Five Weeks' Visit Here lamdnn. Sept. 20 (UPt—Prime Minister Churchill is buck lu London after a five-week visit to Canada and -the United State*. He met with cabinet minister* ami other adviser* today preparatory io another appearance In-fore parliament. The date of the next Hitting of common* ha* not been revealed. But it I* expected Churchill will meet some strong criticism from the opposition on the Allies failure to seize Mussolini. Churchill, his wife and daughter. Mary, arrived In Britain yesterday by plane. It was Ihe prime ministers longest absence from No. 10 Downing street since he look office. Alva Sudduth Dies At County Hospital Funeral Services Tuesday Afternoon Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Ihe Gllllg A Doan funeral home and 2:30 o'clock at the Church of God for Alva Franklin Sudduth. 19, of 927 Schirmeyer street, who died at 11:30 a. m. Sunday at the Adams county memorial hospital of complications. The deceased was born In Decatur on April 24. 19"4. Ihe son of Albert and Mary Sudduth. and was a life-long resident of Ihe city. He was a member of the Church of God and had been employed as a laborer here. He had been 111 two week*. Surviving are the mother, the widow. Helen: eight children. Albert.- Mary AlhV. Helen. Franklin. Catherine. Betty. Richard and an Infant daughter born today, all at home: three brother*. Sylvester and Harvey of Fort Wayne. Walter of Decatur; two sLter*. (Turn To Pag* *. Column t>

first 20 days of the month and the 11th day of the drive, grave concern waa felt over the Ignominy that would befall Adams connty If the people failed lo "Back the Attack" with war bonds. Salt* at the First State Bank in thla city txceeded all other Issuing points last week The Decatur canvisaing is comiug along well, with many of the homes In the block arena already solicited by the men and women civilian defense worker*. Several of the captains and tone leader* have reported rale ■lanital purchase*. An Inccmpletr report from Alfred Beaver* shows sales exceeding $34,000 In bts territory in Dick Ehtnger's tone, sales are abovp $26,000. baaed on Incomplete reports. Dean Byerly. chairman of the farm drive, announced that the workers had covered a great part of their oae-eqaare areas, hat that sales were not np to expectations Many persoos bought aa sl*76 bond ($26 (ace valaei. thus lower (Tara T* raps 4. Cal yam TJ~

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Badoglio Issues Appeal To Italians To Resist Germans; Assist Allies

Reds Smashing On Against Iwo Big Nazi Bases Great Russian Drive Shakinq Nazi Defense Lines To The Core By United Pre*s The guns of Moscow continue to boom with victory tiding*. Premier Marshal Josef Stalin ordered a 124-gun salute to celebrate the recapture of two Russian town* lying 30 mile* northeast and east of Smolensk. Stalin declared the victory opens the gate to Smolensk itself. In other sma.hing successes on the eastern front the Red army lltierated l.:no towns and villages and struck within 140 mites of the old Polish liordei. The great Russian drive is shaking thp German llm* to the core. In fact, a Spanish newspaper reports that Herlln observers are speculating over a possible German withdrawal to a new defense line along the Polish frontiers, thus abandoning entirely the Russian campaign. Karly Moscow communiques put the lied army only tliree-and-one-half miles from Chernigov — the beginning of (he weather proof highway to Kiev. And at some points northeast of Kiev, other Russian forces are only 35 miles front the Ukrainian capital. The drive toward Kiev Is said to be speeding so fast that the Russians are seizing Nazi armorer equipment In wholesale lots and capturing German prisoners by the hundreds. In the south the Red army I* pushing toward Zaporozhe, one of the two Junctions guarding the Nazis' la<t rail Hue of retreat from the Crimea. Russian troop* were last reported only 2C mile* away from this vital rail center And in ihc northwest Caucasus. (Turn To Pag* I. Column •> Secretary Knox Is On Way To Scotland laindonderry. North Ireland. Sept. 20-(UPt - Secretary of the navy Knoz is on bis way to Scotland. Th.American cabinet official, who is touring the British Isle-, spent Bundsy in Northern Ireland He Inspec’ed the American naval base there and had lunch with the Duke of Abercorn, Covetnor of North Ireland. - o Damage Is Caused As Awning Catches Fire Three Lads Admit Breaking Neon Sign A number of minor Incident* were recorded on the city police blotter over the weekeod Considerable damage wa. done a' the Kobne Drug Store Sunday afternoon When an awning caught fire, presumably from a carelessly toaaed clga-ette stub. Police chief Ed Miller kept the Games under control with the aquad car fire extinguisher until the fire department arrived. Three Juveniles, who admitted breaking a neon tgn at Bruce 's Grill on North Second street Saturday night? agreed to pay damages after questioning -by city police The late said that they broke the sign while retrieving a sweater accidentally thrown on top of R. City police “broke up' a verbal battle at the lab-rsectlon of Monroe and Second street* Saturday Bight. Involving a member of the Jehovah - Witness sect, a soldier and hte civilian compaaiott An aato. owned by Stanley Callow. stolen anrller In the week, waa reported recovered at Kaox. where it had been ahandoned

Issue Ration Book Four During October Distribute Books At School Houses Washington. Sept. 20. — (UPI — War ration book number four will mooii be ready for distribution. The OPA *ay« the new book will be handed out In the nation's echo 1 house* sometime In Oct > her. Containing 334 stamp* in all, tinnew book will cover all foods now rationed and will have som.- extra stamps for use In case other food* are placed on the restricted list. In addition, sometime early in I**44 the public will be Issued red and blue rath n tokens to be use.) as change for red and blue stamp*. War ration book number four will hold red. blue, green and black <itamps. The red and blue will hiu.<ed a* before for canned goods, meats fat* and dairy product*. Tit green stamps will replace the brown stamps now In ration book three. The black stamps will lie for sugar and for extras. Provision* are made for coffee, too. In Ihe black stamp group, although It has bem removed from the rationed foods. Baer Field Chaplain Speaks Here Tonight l.leut. Burk®, chaplain at Baer Field, Fort Wayne, will lie the speaker tonight at the meeting of Decatur council. Knights of Colutn bun. to be held at 8:30 p. m. at the K. of C. hall. o 1 — Roger Schnepf Steer Is Show Champion 4-H Calf Club Show Held Here Saturday An Angus steer, owned by Roger Schnepf. was named grand champion of the annuul Adams county 4H. beef calf club show, which wa« held Saturday at the Ahr sales barn In thla city. Another Angus, owned by Jin* Ahr. wa* adjudged reserve champion. These steers placed ftrst and second, respectively, in the Atigu* division. Other winners In the Angus breed clase were: DabSchnepf. third: John Koors. fourth. Thoae whose calves placed In the fifth division were l>t*n Schmidt. Wllmer Groto and Jac k Schnepi. Hereford breed winners were: Jack Schnepf. first: Jim Ahr, se<nd; Dsle Schnepf. third; Leßoy Itulmahn. fourth. In the fifth divisions were Coolidge Miller. C Miller. Galvin Miller. Robert Koors. Kind Rlpky. Leslie Ohmit and LeRoy Itulmahn The grand champion 4-H cup. given by the Flrot State Hank of Decatur, wa* awarded to Rogei Schnepf The reserve champtou cup. donated hy the Kennlt-Murray corporation, waa presented to Jim Ahr. The Aral place Hereford cup. given hy McMllten Feed Mills. w.a* awarded to Jack Schnepf. and the cup for the best Angus, awarded by the Kubner Packing company went to Roger Schnepf. The grand champion steer was sold to the M< Mtllen Feed Mills for 32.5 cents per pound The reaerre champion waa bought by the Clov(Turn T* Pans *. Column I) - - Light And Medium Bombers Raid France London. Sept. 24 —(UPI —Allied light and medium bombers carried the latest air offensive against Hiller's Europe Into Its fifth day with new assaults along the French and Dutch Invasion coasts yesterday Wave after wave of our raider* ahuttled across the Dover straits. Bat th- heaviest Allied fire fell oa a clutter of factories and airfield. around Lille. Francs.

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Italian Premier, In Broadcast, Takes His People Into War On Side Os The Allies By United Pres* Italian Premier Badoglio has taken hi* people back Into the war on the Allied side. Badoglio broadcast an appeal to Italians to look upon every German a* an enemy. And he uigeu the Italian* to "carry on terrible guerrilla warfare." The Italian marshal reminded his people grimly that "resistance mean* existence" and he added: "To achieve tills just and everlasting peace which we desire and which the Anglo-American* will give us but which the Germans want to deny us thl* trial must be faced and overcome. We shall overcome It." It I* believed that Badoglio'* appeal will spur Italian resistance In both free and occupied Italy—resistance which I* already a thorn 111 the Nazi side. In Naples the German commanders have placed a thumb In the dike of Italian resistance. They have declared a slate of siege. They have clamped down an 8 p. m. curfew They have threatened to shoot 100 Italian* for every German soldier harmed But the Nazis have failed to curk the growing underground move ment. And free Italians are turning savagely against their former Axis partners They have driven the German* out of Sardinia. they have occupied the Islands con.rolling the gulf of Naples, and Italian airmen are bringing themselves and their planes to Allied airfield- In drove*. The artillery of Italian mountain guerrillas is already trained on the lung column* of German mechanized forces hastening along the sleep hill road* to the safety of Naples. And the Allies have swarmed over the hills dominating the city of Naples. Our big guns on Sorrento heights threaten the city. 15 mile* aero-* the bay Diir artillery ran rake the German retreat road to Naples with deadly fir.The full German retreat from the Salerno area-already reported unoiri-ially was confirmed by .\lll*-d headquarters today. Hundred* of German trucks choke the dusty mountain r>»ail* and are falling easy prey to our airmen oklmmlng down to iH.mb and strafe them. American and British troops fanning out from the Salerno bridgehead are pushing the Germans ahead of them giving them no rest. Our men seized more territory today, enlarging their bridgehead a* Allied ships continue to pile up reinforcements (Turn To Ps«o t. Column 1) Highest Possible Taxes Are Favored 20-Stote Business Groups Favor Boost Chicago. Sept 2«-(UPl—Twenty state chamber* of commerce have gone on record as favoring the highest possible 'axes for busineae. Industry and Individuals They unanimously adopted a resolution to that effect during the cJoalng session of a uro-day mtlonal tax confer-nee in Chicago. But the resolution also says that the associated slate chambera favor elimination of unnecessary gov* erumental expense And It's explained that the chambers favo* highest ppaslble taxes for revenue only They’re opposed to tax bill* dealgned for control of business and Individual*. Barking np the rwolntlon are the chamber* of California. Colorado Delaware. Illinois. Indiana. Massachusetts, M ntana New Jar•ay. New Yorh. Ohio. Oklahoma. Pennsylvania. Rhode Inland. Sooth Carolina. South Dakota. Texas. Virginia. West Virginia. Wisconsin and Kansas.