Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 41, Number 233, Decatur, Adams County, 2 October 1943 — Page 1

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ißrifish lers Raid lan Areas I Apparently Ln Full Scale Line Warfare K Coif'd Pre**) Kg bomber* made a ■on Germany’s southeast K night. The air K. the attack wan aimKilt en«in>erlng ami inKef in the • Hy of I l«*K' Kna-v reports Indicate K < "ii' eiitruted K (u»ii»iially small two ■d induate that German Kre caught flat-footed K that the defense* ill ■ area are relatively Ken ia not a familiar Ks raid*, hut It ha* iniK Industrie*. K raid by the bomber* wan a follow up to ■ daylight attacks by Klat-e. ha»ed in North King Fortresses struck Kriei in the Munich area L my •xe.utlng L round try flight across Edo the job And LibK flew the Alp* to blast K-plane plants at Wiener Lc Vienna. Eratly, n t without low. I radio aaya four Am ?rL were ahot down over Kory—by Swiau anti-air-I and by Nazi fighter leveral American fliers Ln-lre. by balling out. Kin claim* 22 of our Kre ahot down in fut loua 1 that raged high over However this is not con- ■ fact. Allied dispatch** kntkm of plane louse.. B-way bombing of the ■neiand. in another Indibutt s In store for NaziI raids from Africa were ■ rampie of bigger things bn our bomber* will be Kttwork of air batten at I Italy -sev- ral hundred Ir to the targets. Hy there was consider■tty along the French But last night although lot many details. Watch- ■ English coast reported jht gun flashes from the Ktu* And radio Berlin Kb morning that shore pak a 2<»<Mon British irge that had penetrated lot Boulogne There has patent from London on I But If true, it might like British tried a smallbando raid or perhaps a pr* of enemy shore p th<- French channel p Allies advance on all pir campaign Io liberp the Nazm apparently pH theh full scale subpf»re In an effort to |e>mp*htn off schedule. P*e*»g of a Brazilian I’h'-p-the S.OM-ton ItaI the loss of probably 25 ► Hth. or jeaslhly 72 th ptttkced in the past 21 p I’wpage was sent to r oH the northeast coast l*th>r sinking* occurred *. Column 4) p Workers ’ '°*ors Strike I **'*' F Ort 2-(('Pi p ro . FT» « the 8t Louis P Cwrt IM . W . j<hl ( . orpor ►’ot-d to strike. E* '• which 75 perL**” thousand worker* [J* favor of a .trike L t/ !m *** * ! f° rr ' n <t FJ" board to decide on L '* ,h * International EJ* M,clli *‘« t * for E*\ Th » case has *' LB I T ™«’»MOMffTIR [ • ~ — M I to L W *ATMtff wn * "« M I* ** loMay

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Germans Evacuating Forces From Norway London, Oct. 2 il'P) Swedish report* *ay the German* have be-1 gun to evacuate part of their force from Norway, and they are said to be withdrawing war-hips from : Norwegian waters to reinforce their Baltic fleet. Stockholm sources *ay the evacuation ha* been underway wince mld-Augiwt and Is being speeded up. The Germans apparently are transferring the troops to active couAat zone* probably to Rue-ia. o . Reveals Cruelties Os Nazis In Naples Forced Laborers Taken From City Fifth Army Headquarter*. Italy. Oct 2—fl’Pl- Life under the Germans meant fear and hunger to the people of Naples. But the people had some hope, too. A diary that ha* fallen Into the hands of fifth army headquarters in Italy reveals that the people of Naplaw demonstrated in the streets when the Italian government surrendered. They shouted and laughed even though the Germans filled the city. And even the Germans were affected by the surrender. The diary, written by an unknown Italian journallrtt says individual Nazi soldiers told the Italians they were sick of war. too. And the-e troop* said Hitler would have been deposed if it weren't for the two S-S armies of the terrible Himmler. But the next day the Nazi soldlera were back at their old tricks Their officer*, filled with hatred at the Italian surrender, ordered them to loot and kill. The Germans even fired into lines of people waiting patiently in front of sod -hops. The diary, which was smuggled out of Naphta by a refugee, adds: •'Then began the work of the German dyitameters and fire raisers The port was mined jetty by jetty and dock by dock " The writer continue*: The German hatred even «r»< turned upon buildings which had nothing to do with military operation*. And the writer think* the Germana rounded up some of the men of Naples for forced slave labor in other area*. He »ay* the Germans ordered a!’, men between the ages of 19 and M to present themselves for labor duty. And the writer asks: •'What labor ia there to perform If there I* not a single factory capable of running, when public service* are reduced to a minlnmutn. communication* no longer exist, and even electric current ia off In certain parts of the city?" He therefore conclude*: "It is clear that these forced laborer* must have been sent to northern Italy or even to Germany.’’ Pleads Guilty To Auto Theft Here John Masuga. 2d. Chicago, was remanded to jail by Judge J. Fred Fruchte late this morning after pleading guilty to a charge of vehicle taking He wa* arrested yesterday at Albion and charged with stealing a car. owned by Leroy Riffle, parked in this city. ■..uni ■ ■, Q. ■ —— Former Monroe Lady Is Taken By Death Hendricks Funeral On Monday Morning Funeral service* for Mr*. Maria Walton Hendrick*. »1 a former Monroe resident, who died yesterday at the Methodist memorial home at Warren, will be held at 10 o’clock Monday morning at th« Black funeral home In this city. Burial will be io the Decatur cemetery. An aunt of Mr* C E Hocker and E W Johnson of this city and C. L. Johnson of Gary, the deceased yas a daughter ot William and Sarah Ann Walton. She wa* born la Polk. Ohio. March 2. 10M. She wa* married to Oliver Hendrick* on November 1. 1010 lived In Monroe until IM*, when •he entered the memorial home Mr. Hendrick* died in 1929 The body may be viewed at the Black funeral home after ” o’clock thi* evening

Soviet Planes Add To Blows Against Nazis Russian Air Force Pounds Three Nazi White Russia Bases By I’nlted Press Sovi.-t plane* have carried out I blistering air attacks on three | of the four main German strong-1 holds in White Russia. Ranging ahead of ground troops, R.-d army air force bomber* hammered at military concentration* near the key town* of Vitebsk. Orsha and Mogilev. The heavy raid* are part of a Russian softening-up process as Red army columns pre** doser to the string of k.-y bases. It wa* the second night in a row that Soviet bomlers hit at the three town?. Gomel, the southernmost bastion. was skipped by the bomber*. However, the base is endangered by Soviet troops dosing in from three divisions. There's also a chance that Gomel will l.e outflanked by the Russian column that seized Chertkov yesterday. On the other hand, tire fall of Cherikov also could turn into a flanking movement against Mogilev, the first big base north of Gomel. With the capture of Cherikov. Russldn troops knifed through German lines on a 23-mlle front between Gomel and Mogilev. Despite heavy-going because of autumn rain* they pushed 19 mile* through forests and marshes to reach the Pronya river. And—for the second time in two days—they have forced a crossing of the Sozh river, which flows south to Gomel and the Dnieper. Both crossings of the Sozh werff made against stiff German re«lstance. The Nazis also are fighting stubbornly on the Gomel front, and a British report says the Germans are rushing up fresh troops to hold their White Russia (Turn To Pag* 1. Column «) Canadian Deserter Is Held As Kidnaper Evansville Youth Is Held In Cincinnati Cincinnati. 0.. Oct.? (I'Pt A 19-year-old youth from Evanevllle. Ind . Charles LleVer*. Is charged with kidnaping In connection with the abduction and beating of Charles Monroe. 29. a Western Spring*. 111. service engineer. Lievers I* sch.’duled to be irranged before a V S <omml«»l. ner in Cincinnati today. The youth ‘a AWOL from the Canadian army Federal bureau of investigation agent* also said IJev.rs would be charged with violation of the national motor vehicle act. The kidnaped man t.dd police lie had picked up a hitchhiker dressed in a Canadian army unlfcrm. near Dwight. 111.. Thursday night. Monroe said the youth drew a gun. ordered the car stopped, trussed him with a rope and threw him Into the truck Os the car. He was released "somewhere In Indiana only to lie beaten with a pistol an I n*ts in a corßeld. Then he wa. placed back in the car. Monroe told police he pleaded with the kidnaper f< r hie lite and finally was released in Cincinnati. Shortly after Monro.- went ’o (he police, detectives arrested Liever* in Monroe’s car. Lievers raid he was absent without leave from hl* army camp at Ipperwash. Canada ——o- ~~~~ Extra Bonds Bought By G. E. Employes Employe* of the Decater plant of the General Electric .ompany ar e credited with third bond sale* of 959.J25. wh'ch Include payroll deduction, and extra bond* purchased last Following • bond rally held in the local plant, the sale of bond* was promoted by the employe*. Over • two day period, the empl<>yes bought extra bond* totahng more than HMM •” “»* F ® rt Wayne and Kokomo plant’, the M lee. including Decatur, ameunt j ed to I

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Arrival Presages New Moves ■ f— ———— [V W; ■y I ( JKh ! T ■ ■> e. ■ - i. - *■' Coincidental with renewed, powerful attacks by Yugoslav guerrilla forces against their Axis oppressors. King Peter of Yugo-lavia has moved hl* headquarters from lamdon to Cairo, nearer the theater of action The young king i. pictured aliove as he reached his villa in the Egyptian capital It is expected that an attempt will be made to unify the two rival Yugoslav forces, which recently hav< made great gain* agaitiHt the German-

Two Os Draff Board Decisions Overruled Four Others Upheld By District Board Two decision* <>r the local diaft board have been overruled and four upheld by the district board of appeal* at Fort Wayne. It was made known today. The district board placed James Marlon Ileare in 2-A tin essential civilian activity” until March 14. 1944. and John Phillip Eichar in *■(' (essentially employed in agriculture' to overrule actions of the local board which placed the men In 1-A. Appeals were filed by the Citizens Telephone company and the registrant'* father, Menno Eichar. respectively. Decision* upheld, with the registrant’s name and the person or firm appealing, are: George Samuel Scheuller. self. Kenneth Earl Neuhouaer Hoosier Milk Co.; Gerald Truman Roth. Spade Mfg. Co. all of whom were placed in 1-A. and Levi It Wlckey. who appealed hl* own case, in class 4-E iconsclentioiiß objector to both combatant and non-com-batant training* "Conchia" Sent Th« draft board announced today that Glen Arthur Habeggor. (Turn To Page *. Column 4) a School Organization Meetings Are Held I * New Officers Are Announced Today Officer* of two (lasses and two school organizations were annouti- 1 - ed today by principal W. Guy Brown of the Decatur junior senior high schcol. They are: Freshmen Bill l.ichten*teiger. president; Dale Smitley. vice-president; Ruth Werllng. treasurer. Roealien Myem, secretary; Merrit Alger, sponsor. Sophomore* Melvin Taylor, preaident; Jerry Ketchum. vlce-pre*ldent. Bill Porter, secretary; Barbara Hoblet. treasurer; Harold Momma sponsor. Howling Host* Manfred Melcbi. president. Floyd Reed, vice-president; Junior Kaeh. •ecretary-traaiurer; Deane Dorw.n, •pnaor Pep Champ* Belva Burke, president Ruth Yost, vice-president; Mary Lon ’ Robinson, secretary. Helen Baugh man. treasurer. Miss Glenny* Elzey | and Mi** Edith Godfrey, sponsors

Senators Report To Colleagues On Tour Washington. Oct. 2 tl’Pl Thmilitary secrete learned by the five Senators who recently visited the Pacific war fronts will lie told only t<> their fellow senators. Senate majority leader Barkley of Kentucky announce* that the senate will hold a closed meet mg ■ ! probably next Wednesday to hear confidential details. __Q Jennings To Name WMC Assistants Former WPA Leader New State Director Indianapolis. Oct. 2 — il'l'i , The newly appointed director o| i the Indiana war manpower commission — John Jennings Is expeeled to appoint Ralph Shufflebarger a* his assistant. * t'hutflebarger I* now serving ' with the I’ S. employment service ■ in Indianapolis Th« Indianapolis area WMC director Wilfred Bradshaw is expected to retain hi* position and adltionally serve as assistant state director for the Indianapolis mPtropolitau area. Jennlng's assistant will serve for all of Indiana except the LakePorter county area. Indianapolis and five counties which come under the Louisville, Ky . district. The new director nerved as WPA director for 10 southern Indiana counties from 1935 2o 1937. In 1937’. Jennings became state WPA director —a post he held until the agency was disbonded. Other area WMC director* are (Turn Tn Page (. Column <> 0 Confirmation Rites Wednesday Evening Confirmation services will he held at St. Mary'* Cat hails church Wednesday evening at 7:30 o'clock, with the Mot Rev. Bisihop John F. Noll of Fort Wayne, of Heist lug A clam of children and adult* will lie confirmed Bishop Noll will deliver a short -ermon, following the confirming of the chis*. Three G E Workers Are Given Awards Three employee of the General Electric company In this city are included in the list of winner* for vuggewtion award* Award* of |5 to 12b were made to the following Eleanor Eady. Curti* M Baxter, •nd Charles J. Milter. Total award* made during the ! week by the Fort Wayne work* a- ! mounted to 92.253. the Work* News | report*. a

Fifth Army Columns Are Pursuing German Forces Retreating Toward Rome

Japanese Convoy Is Routed By U. S. Bombers Destroyer And Two Enemy Cargo Ships Are Definitely Sunk By I’nlted Pre.*.* American liberator bombers were out on a routine patrol over the northern Solomon* late Tueday afternoon when the I S. airmen spotted a juicy target. It was a Japanese convoy of cargo ship*, troop carriers ami destroyers. totalling II ship*, just entering Bougainville strait The liberators attacked at once and came back to hit the enemy in a series of engagements that lasted until tin- next morning. By the time the attack wa* over, the Japanese itad tinned and fled. A destroyer and two enemy cargo ship* were sunk and a fourth enemy vessel was severely damaged That’s what a communique from General MacArthur's headquarters reveal* And a spokesman at Admiral Halsey's headquarter, add* "It call be assumed the enemy suffered heavy loss of life.” It Is believed that the convoy may have been attempting to help to evacuate the Jap garrison at Vella Lavelle island in the Solomon* In renewed fighting on Vella Lavella. American jungle | warrior* are slowly rounding up| the remnant* of the Jap force clustered at tile northern eml of, the island. And on New Guinea, the Australians are |>re*sing hard against I the surroimed Jap garrison at Finschhafen. Other Australian soldiers have climbed over the mountains Into the Ramil valley in the Interior and are now only 7<t mile* from ilo- major Jap base of Madang But they will still have to fight theh way through some very tough mountainous (Turn To Pag. *. Column 1| o Pianist To Present Program At School Ml-s Jean Clin’on. noted pianist and recitalist of Chicago, who will furnish the program for the forma, opening of the Woman's club Monday evening at the American Imgioii home, will provide u half hour's entertainment at the junior senior high school Monday morn Ing The program will be given for the entire student body in the auditorium. Mis* Clinton will arrive here Sunday evening _____ o .......... Divorces Awarded In Circuit Court Two Plaintiffs Are Granted Divorces Judge J Fred Fruchte in Adam* circuit court yesterday awarded divorce* to two plaintiff* Donald II ladt.iger wa* given a divorce from Agnew I’. !a>b*ig>-r. The plaintiff wa* ordered to pay |3M alimony to the defendant, who wa* given custody of a child, four month* old He was <»•*!.-red to pay >5 a week support money Anna Pauline Kelly wa» given a dirt’ce from Robert H Kelly and custody of a child, aged l<>. The plaintiff was retrained from marrying for a period of two year* The will of the late John B Corson, leaving the estate tn children and step-children, was probated In court and plac'd on record A marriage license was given in tha county clerk s office to Robert K Thompson of Lima. O and Mary Kathryn Wright, of the *amv city.

Bond Sales Continue To Grow In County Sale Near Mark Os Million And Half Bond sale* in the third war loan drive stood at fl 175 39*. exceed-1 _ , 1 ittg the county'* quota by »12i.<9*| and lacking h* - than »25.n<m‘of < ringitik the le-ll at the fl.'um.tum mar).'. B Final tabulations will be made th<* first of the week a. sale, points throughout the county report to headquarters at the First State Bank it) this city It is ex per ted that the total Will exceed th.- ll.sttit.omr goal tale* have been heavy following the announcement last Wednesday that the county wa- over the top The comity'.* quota of fI :’.l7,ti<m | wa* passed taht day and the ardor of frond buyers has not lessened one lota In fact, the tempo in ' creased. th>- Individual desiring to, be part of the great drive credited j with putting the county In the list of top notcher*. Extra sale- of 15.11*75 among the employes of the McMillen Feed 1 Mills anil Central Soya company, were reported to Earl Caston, cochairman of the county finance committee. Employe* In those plants are enrolled In the payroll deduction plan, but during the week purchased additional bonds, paving <a*h on the line A canvass was | made through the building* by the ' employe* and individual *ales : totaled I*7. Mr t'a-tori said «* L, 0— > * —• Home Front Holding Against Inflation Incentive System Approved By WLB Washington. Oct 2 —(l'l'r The home front is holding the line I against the 'Urging threat nt In- , flat lon. Economic stabilization director Vinson announce* that clothing and basic industrial commodity price, are under lontrol. and tha' food price* have In-gun to dt >p But he warn* that this should not give rise to any false optim i-m He say*, "the pressure against the price and wage .true-1 ture is terrific and unrelenting The economic director says continued success In the economic war calls for a ‘'selective" pne gram of subsidies, and a tax plan to drain off excess purchasing poWe • Viti'on says wages have been held in check generally But now the war labor board i» rechecking the wage question with a view to increasing production. In a move today. It gave tentative approval to a wage Incentive system, but only where It is agreed to by labor and management. Specifically, the board approved an incentive plan for some 25.m>0 employe* of the Grumman Aircraft corporation on la-ng Island The plan calls for a one cent increase for each two percent boost in output over a fixed standard In congress, plan* are developing to force phy-ically-fit and childless married men out of government service and into the army. Selective service director Hershey will appear Iwfore a house military affair* committee today to explain why 3A0.M0 draft-ago government employe, have not been inducted Committee chairman Costello, of California, is expected to demand Hershey’s reasons for postponing induction of the government workers. ■ ■ mi. i, * Township Trustees In Monthly Session Trustcea of Adam, county were to meet late this morning ia thw office* of Lyman L Hann, county •chool superintendent, for their moat hl. T meeting

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Swarms Os Fighter Planes Constantly Slashing At Nazis On Retreat Roads ißy I’nlted Pre*si Two road* to Rome are the main battleground, of Italy today. Allied fifth army columns pushing out of captured Naple* are hot I on the heel* of German mechanized i force* retreating northwcMward | along the iwo highway*. Swarm* of Allied tighter plan-s are .lashing constantly at the fleeIng enemy column* Inland, another unit of the fifth army is battering it. way along the railroad from Avellino to Benevent This i« th<- .ante force that made the Nazi* abandon Naples Iw-iau.e they were outflanked Ami I' will be ill a poxitioti lo outflank tin- Germans again if they try to set up a defense line along the Volturno river, .in mile to th.- north, a* they're eXp« cted Io Ou the ea.t coast of Italy, the British eighth army has left Gog- ‘ gia behind to < lir air forces, and '.* j striking farther up the Italian |»en- . in.iila. Montgomery'* m- n have taken the highway junction of San Severn. 17 mile*, north of Foggia. and Lucera 12 miles to the northwest. And on the coa*t. they've swept 3o mile. lieyond Manfrodotii.i The British are meeting little oppositi- n the main German force* are concent rat >il on the western side of Italy. They are the ones le-lng rolled hack by th ■ Alli'd fifth army At tile moment, the Allied advance—and the German retreat !« progressing over fairly flat country which extends for some In mile* above Naples. II- yond that I* a belt of in- iintains that stretches across tin- entire breadth of Italy except for a narrow channel along the western coast Ihwplte tlii. apparent diflictilty. some Allied military ob-ervers pie diet th.it the Allie, may reach the upproa, he. of Rome in about three week*. If .<>. th*y must cover about 125 mile* in that lime Their optimism i* reflected by an Allied milit.i y «p kesman who i* quoted by radio Cairo as saying: "Now we shall go full-.peed toward Rome " The spokesman’* *tat> ment. of lour.e, wa* made after the Allied capture of Naples, which wa. announced yesterday A large part of the Allied force Wetli right through Naples without stopping *»*,:! into and out of the city in pursuit of the fleeing Nazis. Price Os Shoves Is Boosted To 35 Cents Several of the uptown barber whop- tod.'* ,H>o«t«*l the price of shave* io 35 cent**. Hair cuts re’uilned the w.inie .it 5n cent* per head There are only two shop* in town employing two barber- each. Tin- other whop* are operated by otie man Strikes Slow War Output In Britain . Churchill Seeks To Have Strike Ended London. Oct 2 — <l'P> — Thw British are trying to end a strike of *,*oo workers,'which is seriously hampering war production. Labor minister Erne*l lk-vln h** sent a warning to the striker* in response to telegram* from Prime Minister Churchill asking that the strike Im- ended hi a meeting last Thursday, 9JHHI workers at the VickersArmstrong plant were advised by their union leaders to return to work under piotest until the wago dispute was settled They refused when an unknown fitter called for a continuance of the strike until a wage base of 1< shilling* —|J 20—n day wa* set. Another atrike tn Lancashire followed the arrest ot 14 men for refusing to pay their fines for absenteeism Nine thoamd miners walked out.