Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 41, Number 234, Decatur, Adams County, 4 October 1943 — Page 1

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No. 234.

CREASE PRESSURE ON NAZIS IN ITALY

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Sgt. Eicher Funeral At Bluffton Tuesday Funeral service* will be held nt Bluffton Tuesday for Staff Sgt. Howard R. Either. 22. koii of Raymond Eicher of thia city, who wa» killed September 22 in the crash of an army bomber near Waldo, Kan. The sergeant’s body arrived In Bluffton thia morning and wag tak en to the home of hia mother. .Mra. Dwight Bower*. Funeral service* will be held at 2 o’clock Tueaday afternoon at the Firat Evangelical and Reformed church In Bluffton, with Rev. Matthew Worthman officiating. Burial will be In Stahl cemetery, south of Bluffton. i ■ "O .— Japs Open Up New Drive In Eastern China Allied Forces Now In Complete Control Os Huon Peninsula By United Pre** A fierce Japanese offensive I* reported whipping up momentum in eastern China. Japane-e force, have entered Kwangteh- W mile* northwest of Hangchow. Chinese forcea are atlll fighting In the suburb*. <’aaualtfea are heavy on both aide*. A Chlneae communique report* Jap column* driving through three provlncea of eaatern China In a major effort to cut off the Chlneae guerrilla armlea. At lea.t 120.000 Japanva* troop, are aaid to in action Their chief objective, of courae. la to prevent the Alllea from getting air baaea from which to bomb the Japaneae homeland. In facl, Brigadier General Chennault. the American air force commander In China. »aya the Japa are anxiou* to keep ua fighting from di»tant baaea—auch a* the aouthweat Pacific —to protect their homeland He aay* the enemy haa doubled and perhap* tripled hia air atrength in the Hongkvng-to-Canton area. Chenuault Inaiala that the eaaieat way to defeat Japan la to atrike her China holding*. Mor* Men N**d*d A spokeaman fur General MacArthur eay* the Alllea are in a magnificent position *trateglcally to continue tbgir gain* In the aouthweat Pacific. But he add. that more men and material are needed if a continued drive la to bo aucceaeful The vpokesman. Brigadier General Willoughby, aay* bluntly. "Give ua more and we will do more." Genera) Willoughby call* the New Guinea campaign -the capture of Salamaua. Lae and Flnachhafen—a very creditable victory. And he aaya the campaign hold* the pattern for the next half year of warfare agalnat the Japane»e. But he warn* the drive may bog down unieaa reinforcement* are provided. Meanwhile. General MacArthur’* communique aaya the fall of Finachhafen guarantee* complete (Tur* Te Pag* Column •> O "" —* Contingent Leaves For Physical Exams Take Examinations For Armed Services A large group of aelectlve aervice ragiatranta went to Indianapolla early thia morning by ABC baa to take final examination, for entrance Into the U. 8. armed forcer. Bumlnatlons were to be conducted today at the Indianapolis motor armory, which prevloualy waa deaignated aa examination eenter, replacing the one at Toledc O. Cenaorihip regnlationa prohibit publication of the • tee of the con tingent or the name* of the men ft la reported, however that no pro-Poarl Harbor fathers were In the group, although aelectlve aor vice lifted the ban eu their indue Hon. beginning October 1. Sometime ago. local draft board offictoto indicated that it •<*« not be uoceaMry to Induct th* father. In October -provided the '■alia were not too henry.

New Tax Plan Submitted To Congress Today — Severely Increased Taxes Are Proposed By Treasury Head Washington, Oct. 4—(UP)—The udnilnintration ha* formally proposed a tax program that would yield the treasury sls.K6t>.<H»o in new revenue. Secretary Morgenthau propose, to raiae 519.W0.000.000 through severely Increased individual, corporation, estate and excise tuxes. Some us the individual taxea. however, would be refunded after the war. Morgenthau’* propoaal* have the endorsement of President Roosevelt. Th.- treasury secretary also asked congress to consider widening the social uecurlty law to increase benefits, but also to hike up revenue* from H. 000,000.000 to nearly 16.500.000,000. Morgenthau laid the stiff new program before the house way* and mean* committee. A long and difficult battle is expected as congressional leader* shape plane to whittle the figure dewn to half that total. Congressional opposition also ’.* aimed at the methods prescribed for meeting it. Democrats and Republican* alike believe the major phase* of the revenue raising plan will place too gnat a burden on while collar taxpayer* and heavily taxed war industries. Home member* of ccngreus are planning an assault on the unspent money reserves of the armed force*, unofficially estimated at <2113.000.000,00P. Another alternative, which ha* the support of both parties, tails (Turn To P>K* *. Column *) —- - ■ —o Walter Schroeder Is Killed In Action Allen County Youth Is Victim Os War Tech. Sgt. Walter Schroeder. 22. son of Mr. and Mr*. William Schroeder of Decatur, route one. was killed in actl< n in the South ■ Pacific on September 29 -his parents were Informed at noon today in a telegram received from the adjutant general. The wire gave no detail*, adding only that a letter was to follow. Sgt. Schroeder, when last heard from, was *ervlng In New Guinea as an airplane mechanic in the U. 8. army air forces stationed there. He had been in New Guinea *ln'-e May and had entered the army through selective service at Fort Wayne <n February I*. 1942. Although bl* parent* have a Decatur mall address, their home I* located In Allen county, near the sub-station on U. S. 27. The youth attended St. John’s > parochial grade school before entering *ervlce and worked on hl* father’s farm. He waa a member of the St. John’s Lutheran church. Surviving, beside* the parents. (Turn To P*g* S. Column S) Says 22 Dogs Not Stolen Property Dan Railing, well known Adam* county re-idem, today said that the 22 dog*, reported last week as being held in Terre Haute and allegedly atolen in Adams county, were not atolen dogs, but had been sold by him to the two men held In Terre Haute for cruelty to animal* Mr. Railing ha« made a practice for several year* of buying dog* and selling them for laboratory purpoae*. and the animal* held al Tere Haute are not atolen property. — Australian General Killed In Air Crash Allied Headquarter*. Southwest Pacific. Oct. 4 —tliPt—Bri®adi*e General SutherUnd of the AwaUWlisa army ba* baen injured faulty in a plane accident in New Ob1 “‘* 4 General Sutherland waa chief Us staff to Lieuteaan’ General Sir MS!nd Herring, commanding Allied advance troop* Htrriag was m the same plane, but escaped injury.

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Decatur, Indiana, Monday, October 4,1943.

Churl’e Chaplin’s Son in Army * .■ ■ \\ f » ' / - JB k... i Charles Chaplin, Jr., left above. IM year old sbn of screen comedian Charlie Chaplin. I« pictured with Corp Horace Roelofsma as he was Inducted into the U. S. Army In Los Angeles. Young Chaplin said he hoped to be assigned to the cavalry.

Given Prison Term For Theft Os Auto Chicago Man Given 1-10-Year Sentence Joseph Masuga. 26. of Chicago was fined <lO and coat* and rentenced to serve 1 to 10 years at the Pendleton state reformatory by Judge J. Fred Fruchte in Adams circuit court :hl« morning Ma,uga pleaded guilty to a charge of vehicle taking Saturday when arraigned 'before Judg* Fruchte. Pnatecutor John L. DeVoa* represened the state at the arraignment. Maeuga. when questioned by the court thl* morning, did not a>k for leniency. HU only request waa that he be sent to the p«nal farm instead of prison. The statute, however. provided the pri-on sentence, the court informed him. Since he is under 30 years ot age. the term will be served at Pendleton. The youth told the court that he had been sent to Decatur to work on the Erie railroad after securing the job in Chicago. He said be worked one day and decided to rereturn home. He admitted stealing a car. owned by l«eroy Riffle, from a parked position on Monroe »treet last week. He was apprehended by a state police officer less than two hour* after the theft and wse returned here from Albion by Sheriff Leo Glillg. in whose cu-tody he ba* been held since that time. He waa taken back to the county jail until admitted to Pendleton. . o- 111 1 Purple Heart Medal To Charles Wagner Medal Received By Wife This Morning Cpl. Charles Wagner twice wounded in action while serving with the U. S. rorce*. has been awarded the Order of the Purple Heart medal. It wa* made known hero today Hi* wife. Mr*. Mildred Wagon er of this city, received the medal this morning. Her husband, now convalescing In a North African ho*pital. sent 'he medal to her for satekeeplnif Cpl. Wagner wa* Brat wounded during the North African campaign and after recuperating from hl* Injuriee. returned to action. On August 4 be wa* wounded during the Invasion of Sicily, and returned to Africa for treatment. He I* reported to be recovering satisfactorily. Th* medal, an attractive metal emblem, bear, (he deeply colored purple heart and likeness of Washingtoa. On the back i* engraved the inscription. "For Distinctive Military Acbtevemeni Cpl Wagner ia a brother of Isaac Wagner of this eity and the »on of Mr. and Mr* William Wagner of Continental. O Another brother. Sgt Cecil Wagner. I* aieo serving with the armed forcea in North Africa.

Portland School Board Is Sued For Damages Portland. Ind.. Oct. 4 —(UP)— A <IO.OOO damage suit ha* been filed again-t the Portland, Indiana Hchool board The ,«uit. brought by Raymond Shepherd following the recent death of his daughter, laiis. Jean, charge* the school board with negligence In the child's death. Attorney* filing the complaint allege lx»l- Jean'o death wa* the reeult of school authorities' insistence that she participate in pbyeical education cla-ses following a 20-day iU> nes* with measles. , Z-o

Annual Colt Show Is Held At Berne Large Crowd Sees Annual Colt Show A large crowd thronged the streets of Berne Saturday as the annual suckling coit show, the saddle horse show, the pulling contest and county rabbit show were in progress. Twenty-seven coit* were brought in to the colt show and were judged by James Scott cf Greentown. He also served •* judge of the riding hor*e*. Tho judging of the colt* wa« done in the forenoon. Saturday afternoon a parade was formed at the colt tent near th" community auditorium led by Dav<Dubach, chief of police and Ca r l Luglnbill, president of the Btrne Chamber cf Commerce, which sponsored the colt show, Th>-y were followed by the Berne high high school band with Mr*. Emma Lou Ahr. now of Decatur, last year’s majorette of Berne, leadin?. The riding horses. 24 In nutnbe.. followed and then came the 27 colt* entered in the shew. Immediately following the parade the band kd the way to Hmlth Brother* field, where the riding •how wa* held. A large number of people were preaent to witness this and mo*t of them remained to see the 15 team* entered In the lightweight and heavyweight horse pulling content. The rabbit show wa* In pi ogress all day In the Dan. Morand building at the ccrner of East Water and Behring streets and thl* also attracted people from far and wide. The result* of the colt show are a* follows: Purebred studa, foaled after Mav It: Martin Grabfr. finit; Harry Lehman, second; E E Freidlnger. third. Purebred mare*, foaled after Jan 1: Otto B. Lehman first and only entry Purebred m«r"*. foaled after May it: Adolph Bultemcler. first; E. E. Freidinger. second and third. Grade *twd*. Baled after Jan. 1: Lorenz Elckhoff. first; Til Ims n Steiner, second; James Fox. third. Charlee Hoffman, fourth; Noah Sprunger. fifth: other* showing in thia cine* were William Rod«nbeck and Adoiph Bultemeier Grade atad*. foaled after May It: Paul Kohae ffral; Jaeob J. Amatut*. eeeood. Nerval Fewkrman. third; Heman Weber, fourth Grade mare*, fcoled after Jan I: tTara Te Page 2. CeUma »

British Troops Threaten Rome From East As Fifth Army Continues Advance

Flying Forts Shower Bombs On Frankfurt British Bombers Make Saturation Raid On Kassel By United Press American flying fortresses battered Hitler’s great arsenal city of Frankfurt this morning—carrying 1 the new Allied air , against Germany Into Its fourth 1 da/. The giant Irotnlrers were escort-i-d by thunderbolt fighters as they knifed their way through some of the luftwaffe’* most high-powered air defenseg. No detail* have come in on this latest daylight bom- . bardment. But last night British fourmotored bomber* rode the »ky i trails over Germany for a satur- , at ion raid on Kassel, one of Hit- , ler's key aircraft manufacturing ■ centers. The royal air force raidi er* dropped everything from fourI ton super blockbusters to two I pound incendiaries on Kassel's sprawling Industrial Wteb. And - returning pilots say billowing fire* brought an eerie light to Ger- , many's blacked out skies. The smoke-veiled city of Kassel lie* about 75 miles south of Hanover and l« on one of the main railway route* from the Rhineland to Berlin. Twenty-four British bombers were lost In the night attack The RAF raid was preceded by huge Allied daylight raid* over France and the low countries yesterday Medium bombers and fighters carried out scores of ■ (Turn Tn P*<«> 5. Golumn t) , o _ . Commissioners Meet In Monthly Session The county commissioners met In monthly session today The checking and allowing of hill* took their time this morning. , The approval of the contract with Frank Kitson. new superintendent of the Adams county infirmary. was the only major Item on the docket. The contract will lie prepared by Ferd L. Lltterer, county attorney, and submitted to the laHird. Mr. Kltson met with the commissioners and discussed operation of the institution with the iMrard County Health Nurse Enlists With Army Miss Lois Beeman In Army Air Force Miss Lois Beeman. Adams coun- ' ty health nurs-. t<»day submitted her resignation to the county commlMioner*. effective October 23. Mis* Beeman has enlisted in th» army nurses corp* of the I’. S. army air for< M and will report fcr I active duty on October 31. • She has been commlisioned a second lieutenant and will be as•dgned to Patterson Field, O. Mis* Beeman has been serving aa county nuruc here since Octo--1 her. 1942. when that post was first > created A native of Anderson, she received her nurse*' training at Mt. Sinai Hospital. Philadelphia. Pa. and her public health nurses' training at the University of Michigan. Li. B-eman is the third nur.«from Adam* county to enlist in the armed force* during the pas' few weeks. Mi** Barbara Aug*burger and Mia* Laurine Lengerich ! of the Adam* county memorial *i*f ar* the other*. It is reported that still another nurse from the county has made application for enlistment and is , waiting final approval of her comI mission.

Bond Sales Go Over Million And Hall Adams County Well Above Fixed Quota On incomplete report*, the total of third war loan Iwnd sales stood ut <1.556.541.35 today, an excess ot more than <200,u00 over the county's <1.347.60<> quota'. Earl Caston, co-chairman of the* war finance committee, announced. Report* from four sales agencies were to be Included before final figures are available. Mr. Caston said These Include the post office sale* at Berne and Geneva. the Preble bank and the Central Soya Federal Credit Cn lon. Mr. Caston estimated that around <10.090 would Im- a safe estimate of the amount of sale* yet to be reported The Work of compiling a final report will get underway as soon a* the figure* are received Adam* county went over the top last Wednesday and sale* continued throughout the week. The drive cloned Saturday. In the nation It Is expected that the total may reach <18.090.000.000, compared to the <15.000,000.000 quota. No October Quota It was officially announced today that there would nut l*e a l«»nd quota for any county In October. Theodore Gralfker. county chairman of the war finance committee, was advised by Eugene (Turn To Pag* I. Column () Aunt’ Jennie Furman Is Accident Victim Funeral Services Here On Wednesday / '’Aunt'' Jennie Mickle Furman, kg. belt.ved here, where sh>- had spent mom of her life, was killed Saturday In an automobile accident at Marion, <>.. where she had lived the |iast quarter century. With Mrs. David Cobel, a neigh bor lady, she had driven down town to shop. Traveling on George street and crossing Ballentine avenue, the car was struck by another at 1 the intersection driven by Robert James Lawther, 16. Mrs Fhurmin oufferetl » fractured jaw. crushed chest and a brain <•< ncussion Mrs. Cobel auffered side, back and chert injuries. The accident happen'd at 5 o'clock Saturday evening. Both 1 ladle* were removed to the City i hospital, where Mr*. Furman paar ed away at 1:30 o'clock Sunday morning, her birthday, without regaining consciousness. Mrs Cobel i> recovering, her injuries not being considered seri'us. Mr* Furman wa* born in Decatur. October 3. 1555. daughter of Mr and Mr* Thoma* Mickle, pioneer* here. She attended the city M-hools and was active in eocial, club and church work here many years. In 1*75 she married Delmar Phelps. To them OM son. Frankie, was born but died in infancy. Following the death of Mr Phelps she married Judge David E. Studahak-<-r in 1*94 After hl* death, she married Chauncey J. Furman and m. ved to Marion. 0.. where »he had resided wince. The deceased was active in the Methodist church, was a charter member of the laidk* Shakespeare club of this city and was a member of the Current Topic club of Marion. She had traveled extensively, making several trip* annually the past many year* to every part of (he country Her cheerful me»»(Turn Te Psge 6. Columa 6) - -9 Trustees Discuss School Activities A di*cu**ton of school activl'iea featured the monthly meeting <* the township trustee*, held Satur day tn th* office* of Lyman L. Hann, connty school snperintende i<

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New Squeeze Play Bv Allied Armies Threat To Trap Germans; Cos Island Battle Raginq (By United Pre**) Allied armies are pulling off a I squeeze play against the Nails In I Italy. The British eighth army hag leapfrogged up the Adriatic coait to capture Termoli, 130 mile* eaat and slightly north of Rome. The city 1* only 75 miles below Pescara, the terminus of rail line* and road* through the Appetilne- to the Eternal City The Tommie* brought Into play the familiar ettd-around maneuver, developed In Sicily, to seize the town. An assault force »warmed ashore from landing Iwtat* to wreat Termoli from the German*. Then It fought It- way to a junction with Ihe main force. .Vs the flanking eighth army threatened Rome from the eaat, the fifth army punched doser to the city from the south. Advancing 35 miles north of captured Naple*. the : British and Americans have capj ttired Benevento. Before seizing the 'city, the Allie- atormed acro*s the t'alore river, thus knocking a bol* in a possible German defense line. Maurader medium bomber* have plunged ahead of the fifth army to knock out the * Important Capua bridge over the Volturno rivet. This move I* Irelieved to have Mapped German rear guard forcea between the river and the on-ruohing fifth army. I The Alllea also are putting th* squeeze on the Island of Cornlea. French soldiers have caputred the big northeastern port of Baatla. At the oame time motorized unit* have plunged into the Penin-ula which ut proving a '‘coffin corner" for the Nazi* just a» the Cape Bon peninsula did In Tunioia. But it is the Allie* iiMtead of the German* who have their backto the wall on another Mediterranean island British and German soldiera are locked 'it biter battle for the Dodecanese inland of Co*. More Nazi troops have put a-hore on the inland, and the enemy ha« overwhelmed several strong defenoo i point*. The Germane also are trying to eliminate another threat to the Balkan- German soldiers are lock <-d in pitched battle with wwarm* of Jugoslav partisans along the Dalmatian coast and >n northeaot Italy A guerrill communique concedes that the Germans have fought their way lux k into Su -ak. a eoburb of Flume. But it adda that Jugoslav artillery I* pounding enemy line* there. At the aame time, a Bwi»s broadcast aay- Allied naval unit* have oteamad up dose to the Dalmatian coast to slip food, suppliea and weapons to the patriot army. And (Turn To P**» «. Colum* •) To Resurface Road 27 North Os City Start Resurfacing Os Highway Tuesday Traffic on U. 8. road 27 north of Itecalur waa detoured thia afteriKMin. preparatory to starting work tomorrow on resurfacing tho 4.7 mile* dreich north of tho Monmouth croaaing to the Adam*Allen county line. Dich Boch district raod supervisor. announced the placing of th<- delour and the beginning of the road work Traffic will he detdured on tbo river road, from the intersection north of the sugar factory. Tho route then continue* over th* river road to the Hcbeiman bridge, and then croa*e» road 27 \eap the St John * church The route continues east to the Hoagland concrete road and then north, then back tracks west to tk* main highway at th* connty line. Mr Bo<h estimated it would tahe seven or eight day* to complete the work The Improvement I* being made by the maintenance crew of th* «lat« highway <ommtMioa.