Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 41, Number 267, Decatur, Adams County, 11 November 1943 — Page 1

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Sent to Lisbon rsa I 4 •*'l POST a* U, S. mlnhier to neutral Portugal ba* been given to It. Henry Norweb. above, now ambassador to Peru The new envoy succeed* Bert Fish. who died recently. Armistice Day Is Observed In City Quiet Observance In Decatur Today Armistice Day wa* observed in Decatur and community today without the cmitoinary blowing of whistle* and ringing of bell*. Only a bomb salute, fired by Legionnaire* at Adams post No. 43. American Legion, wa* heard a* the court house clock struck at 11 a m. Presumably Decaturlte* were too busy going about their business of producing materials, etc.. Io win the second great conflict, to noisily commemorate the 25th anniversary of the ending of the othe*. Most persons did pause In silence for an instant at "the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month" to reverently pay tribute to the memory of those who gave their live* in the first World War. Strike* Keynote Rev. Russell E. Ford. Indianapolis. an evangelist, who is conducting revival service* at the First U. B. church, probably struck the keynote of the celebration In an address to the students and faculty of the Decatur junloi senior high school this morning. Quoting the last verse and chorus of the national anthem. Rev. Ford asserted that "In God is our Trust" must be our motto in this conflict. "Conquer we must. •Ince our cause is Just.” he continued to quote from “The Star Spangled Banner." "We owe much to (hi* great land of oars.” he declared "But we also owe much to our God. Juat a* the Pilgrim Fathers, the writers of the constitution. Washington at Valley Forge, and other* placed their trust in God so must we too emerge victorious,” he concluded. Rev. Ford, introduced by Rev. R. R. Wilson, pastor of the local church, alao sang several patriotic (Tura To Pags 3. Columa 3) Continued Cold Is Forecast In Stale Little Relief For Shivering Hoosiers (By UsPed Pressl The weather bureau promi-es little relief for ahlverlng Hoosier* tomorrow. But it predict* that the sun will melt the snow and ice in most portion. of the alate. And lhe atate highway department report* that all roads are open However, the Lake Michigan area and the eg trente northern por tion of Indiana are in for more •now tomorrow. Meanwhile, warmer weather i* In store for the south and central portions Friday- " “i’ne wea ;.«r bureau report low temperature* of 33 degree* at Marion and Terre Haute yesterday. It wa* 34 degree* at Indianapolis. 3* it Evansville and 30 at South Bend and Fort Wayne ' But freeaing temperature, and a sharp, cold wind failed to daunt Hoosier huntem. The nimroda flocked to flaid* and river* aa taa hantiag -eaeon opeaed yesterday.

Russian Army Draws Near To Polish Border Russians Advancing From Kiev Towards Polish Border Line By I’nlted Pre** The Russian* advancing from Kiev are getting closer and closer to the Polish border. At one point the Red army I* only !>o miles from the 19.19 line. Dispatches from Moscow describe the Soviet advance a* a fanning-out operation —a prelude to a new series of Russian hammer blow* aimed at hurling the German* out of the t'kralne and aggravating their plight on other fronts. One Red army column Is racing down the highway west of Kiev in a bld to cut the last German-held north-south rail line in the Ukraine. The Russians now are only 28 mile* from the vital transportation link. As this middle spearhead of General Vatutin's first I'kralnlan army drives toward the railroad, two other column* to the northwest and southwest are going forward steadily to keep both flanks in order. As the Red army advance* from Kiev, there are reports that Marshal Stalin is getting his armies ready tor the winter campaign. The famous Russian winter already is creeping down from the north and new offensives there are believed to be in the making. A Garman communique say* that a large new battle Is raging about 80 miles north of Kiev. Although this Nail report ‘ hasn’t been confirmed by Moscow. It may be the start of one of those new Red army drives. The new tight reported by the Germans I* in the Desna river valley. Front reports say lhe Nazi* •till are retreating, with no (Turn To Pag* 3. Column 3) O — Citrus Fruit Price Problem Is Studied Unexpected Bumper Crops To Markets Washington. Nov. 11. — (UP) — Three government agencle* and congress are pondering what to do about orange and grapetrult price*. The office of price administration want* the war food administration to purchase the entire cllrua crop for resale to civilians and processors with government orders. And (»PA has asked economic stabilization director Fred Vinson to issue an order to that effect. But the WFA oppose* the plan, and is supported by the house agriculture committee. The food administration suggest* a* an alternative that the OPA reduce margin* allowed handlers and pass part of the saving on to consumers and part to producers. Thi* plan also is said to be supported by representatives of the citrus industry. The WFA claim* its plan would reduce price* to consumer* by about lo percent and give producer* approximately parity. A WFA official describes present wteola*al*r markup* — which average 31.72 a box on oianges—a* “ecckeyed.” He also says retail markup*—averaging 32.50 a box—are too high And a food admmis (ration marketing speciallat hae given the agriculture committee flgures showing that in the live years prior to OPA ceilings, wholesale markups on oranges ranged from 25 to 50 cents a crate on an average. ~(Turs To PM* «- Columa 3) — TIMPERATURB READING DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER 8:00 a. 30 10:00 a. m. M Norn. M 2:00 p. * 3:00 p. m. * WEATHER Fair i*4 e*«ti"u«d cold tonightCloudy tomorrow, light enow in catromo north portion Warmer In south and central portions tsmorrow. Llttls change In tompor aturs In sstrsmo nsrth portion.

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Japs After Him t _ -mI TF.OOPC were called to restore order at the Tide laike, Gal., Japanese relocation camp after the outbreak of trouble there and when the mob leader* declared they wore going to ••get Best,” Ray Best, above, director of the project, tells state senate investigating committee. Pays Tribute To Dead Os Last War Roosevelt Attends Arlington Ceremony By United Pre»s There aro no bands and few parade* thi* Arml*tice day The United Nations are too busy with the grim business of wa.’. President Roosevelt set aside a few minutes to pay silent tribute to the dead of lhe last war, but made no speech. In a solemn ceremony at the Arlington national cemetery in Virginia, he placed a wreath on the tomb of the unknown soldier. The chief executive *t<md silent before an honor guard of soldiers, sailors, marines and Legion members on the cold, wind swept hill overlooking the Potomac. An army band played the national anthem. In further ceremonies. Commander Warren Atherton of the American legion asked hl* countrymen to pledge themselves to end this war, not with an armistice such as ended the last one, "but with a peace not just a peace, but a Just peace " American casualties In thia war still are much less than In World War one. Secretary of war Stimson and navy secretary Knox Issued Armistice day casualty summaries showing that so far our casualties In 2.1 months of war are 121,000 compared with 350.000 during the 19 months we were in World War one. o ■ ■ Merchant Vessel Is Sunk By Submarine Washington, Nov. 11 — (UP) — The navy announces that a medium,ized U. S. Merchant vessel wa* torpedoed and aunk by an enemy submarine late in September In the Indian (Mean One of it* survivor* ha* arrived at Miami. Fla.

Armistice Day 1943 Zr*' 'ft In Memory of Our Honored Dead in World War II Everett Johnson JactrTrtckvr’ * Solomon Eicher Roy Reber Herman Krick Wilbur Baker Clyde Bebout James B. Christen Lawrence Beitler Morris Butcher Carl Baumgartner William T. Ives Max Shady Howard R. Eicher

Adams County Food Goals Established Production Quotas Are Set Wednesday Adam* county's 1944 war food production goals call for the same acreage of corn, 25 percent more wheat, 10 percent more soybeans for beans, and 10 percent less acres of oats. These goals, along with : the stale goals on crop* and livestock, were revealed Wednesday at a district meeting at Fort Wayne, attended by meinbem of the Adam* | county U. 8. D. A. war board. It wa* generally emphasized by ■ the speaker* from the Indiana I'. 8. D. A. war board that the achieve-' ment cf the 1944 war food goals would necessitate farmer* doing the maximum possible job of efficient farming and feeding. Farmer* were encouragtd to call upon member* of the county war board* for service* that will enable them to achieve maximum production of farm product*. Ammg the topics discussed during the day were rationing and distribution plan* on farm equipment and HUppliea. farm labor, the AAA program, forest product* production. price support*, and general educational featuriw relating to all these subjects. The county agricultural agent's office wilt continue to be responsible fcr the farm labor program and will render the usual service* in supplying farmer* with technical Information on efficient farm practices. The AAA program In 1944 will emphasise conservation practice*. The FSA. REA. SCB. FCA. and FDA organizations wilT render their regular services. Persons present for the meeting representing the Adsm* county I'. 8. D. A. war board were Mrs. Mary WUson. Winfred Gerke, Rufu* Huser, and L. E. Archbold. Wildcat Strikes By Coal Miners Today Protest Barring Os Overtime Pay (By United Pre*-) Armletice day ha* touched off a serie* of wildcat strike* In coal field.-. About 75 percent of tht normal number of miner* have walked out in weetern and central Pennsylvania. protesting a government order barring overtime pay for Armistice day. K In A Uliana many miner* also -tayed away from work. Some 4800 men in Indiana also took the day off. And worker* at three Springfield. HL. mine* complained they had been locked out of their pits because operator* did nor want to pay tlme-and-a half for today’- production. By striking today, the miner* will lose their time-and-a-half pay for Saturday, the alxth day of work. And therefore It 1* believed that not many of them will teturn to the pits before the beginning of next week. The operator- claim the men are (Turn Tn 4. Column «»

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U. S., Britain Point To Value Os Lend-Lease Roosevelt Strikes Back At Lend-Lease Critics In Message Washingion. Nov. 11—(UP) — President Roosevelt has struck back once more at lend-lease critics. He told congress In a message today that lend-lease not only has brought victories in this war but has saved the Ilves of many of our soldiers. It was the president's 12th report on lend-lease operations to congress. He said that there was no physical or financial standard by which this mutual aid could bo measured He announced that while the United Btates had contributed about 814.00<t.mi0.000 In lend-lease to our Allies, they have given u* less than 32.000.tt00.000 In return. The president'* report came while a similar ’>ut Independent report was being issued in London by the British. In his first so-called "mutual aid” report to commons, chancellor of lhe exchequer Sir John Anderson revealed that Britain had supplied more than 31.000.000.000 In lend lease up to June 30. Sir John also Insisted his country was contributing Its pro|M>rtioiial share of the lend-lease agreement - when the difference in the national income* of the United Spates and the United Kingdom is considered. Mr. Roosevelt's report showed that Australia spent 3196.000.000 in reverse lend lease last year. He said Australia would spend about 3333.000,000 next year for tbu same purpose. year New Zealand contributed 351.000.000 In aid to the United States. India provided 856.000.ihi0 In aid to this country The president pointed out that Canada had not received any leaselend help from the United States. He said that our northern neighbor had paid cash for everything it got here However, the president revealed that Canada had contributed 3L000.000.600 worth of suppllmi to the United Kingdom and that it was making available 81,000.000.(Turn To Pag* I, Column 7) 1944 Planting Goal Highest In History i Food Administrator Sets Highest Goals Washington. Nov. )!. —(UP) — The nation's farmers have a big job cut out for them next fall. The war food administration has set the 1944 planting goal at 380.ooo.oon acre* the largest acreage In American history. The 1944 corn goal is 4.000.000 acres above this year's planting The wheat goal is up nearly 13.000.000 acres. And the program call* for two percent increas** in the yield of eggs and milk Food chief Marvin Jones thinks farmer* again will meet the heavy wartime demand for food product*. He point* out l*»at the 1944 goals are based on the opinion* of farmer* themvelve*. In fact, Jone* *ay» the acreage tctals approved after cNNfoivBCM fa. ver* are a* - iconraging aa the actual farm i ecord this year. He adds that producer* believe they can meet these goal* if they get enough machinery, fertilizer and labor, and if the price aupport program I* continued In some cases. Jones reveal*, farmer* want higher price*. And he think* higher wartime costs will make some Increase* B*» ****ry

Destroyer, U-Boat Battle Is Related — Deck-To-Deck Battle Described By Skipper Wa*hinglon, Nov. 11.— (UP) — Deck-to-deck fighting is not entirely a thing of the past. For Lieutenant Charles Hutchins of Tern- Haute, Ind., tells of a close range battle which ended in death for lx>th a giant German subuyirlne and the American destroyer Boric. Hutchins was skipper <f the Borle a world war one four*tacker. She wa* just a “sea chauffeur” - an escort for an aircraft carrier. But to Hutchins she wa* the greatest fighting ship that ever lived. Shortly after tracking down and sinking one stilt in the Atlantic one night, the Borle ran across another —a huge one! Hutcbiti* rejiort* that when it appeared, one sailer exclaimed: "What I* it, the Bremen?" After considerale maneuvering, the engagement settled into a hand-to-hand, deck-to-deck fight. Hutchin* described It: "We tired four-inch shell*. An officer on the bridge let go with a tommy gun. Others were firing *boigun* and one fellow blasted away with a signal pistol. The officer at one gun which couldn't be bnuglit to bear tossed empty shell case* at the German* on the sub deck and knocked one overboard. One fellow who couldn't hit a floor with a knife, threw hi* knife and (Turn To Paa* 3. Columa 3) o Take Applications For Ration Clerk Examination Here On November 30 Clarence Smith, aecretary of the Decatur civil service commiaslon, announced today that application are now being received for an un-der-clerk at the Adam* county war price and ration hoard Application* will be accepted until 7 p. tn Tuesday. November .10. according to the announceqiant by Mr. Smith, who recently succeeded Francis Costello a* civil -ervice secretary. Salary of the under-clerk is fixed at 896 1 * per year for a standard work week of 48 hour* I which include* eight hour* overtime). The present rate of compciuutioa for overtime increases thi* annual salary about 21 percent. The examination will be held at the po t office, with a written examination requiring approximately two hours Minimum age limit I* 16. with no maximum, and the position ta open to person* of either sex. Per on* engaged in war work at their highest skill should not apply Application form No 57 is to be filed with the secretary of the local hoard. War veteran* will file on preference form No. 14. All applicant* pa-sing th* examination successfully will b» placed on the civil service register, and will be eligible for position. In the Cincinnati area, in addition to the underx-lerk accepted for the local ration board. SALITE! Attention! Salute! It was 11 o'clock and a soldier was walking south on Second street. He came to attention. Up went his right hand in salute. He stood there motionless for a min ute Traffic stopped Passersby were awed and they stopped It was a stirring moment, and then the tension broke Armistice day took on a new meaning as We watched this gallant khaki-clad American come to attention In memory of those aho died tor their country.

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Hitler's Main Rail Lines To Italy Are Hit; Winter Sets In On Battlefront (By United Press) Allied bombers from Britain and from Mediterranean base* have dealt a double blow to Adolf Hitler's main railway lines Into Italy. From English base*, the RAF'* bigga-Ht bombers cut across France last night and blasted the railroad bub of Modane in the Alps near the Italian border. Modane is a key link on the main rail line between France ami northwestern Italy. The town reeled under savage saturation bombardment. Not one RAF plane was lost in the attack. But that's only half the story. American flying Fortresses rtared Into northern Italy from Mediterranean bases ami pounded Bolzano a vital rail bottleneck just south of the Brenner Pas*. The attack on Bolzano hit the all-important trunk line between Germany and Italy, and It's believed enemy traffic has been interrupted at least temporarily American Liberator bomber* made their sect nd successive assault on the Villar Perosa bail-bear-ing plant at Turin yesterday. The larger Fiat work* there already have been knocked out. On the land front below Rome, American troop* are plowing til rough the first winter snow* to gouge new hole* in the enemy defense line. Despite Nazi counterattack* all along the we*tent sector. General Clark'* tnen have pushed ahead another five miles and driven the enemy from two strategic mountain peak*. About 17 miles inland from the west coast, fifth army troop* are within one tnile of Mignano That's the moiintalnou* enemy bastion which guards the broad Sacco valley — which hold* off the Allies from a sweep that threaten* to outflank the enemy position* behind the Garigllano river. But winter i* taking a hold' on the battlefront A communique officially describes the weather as "very severe" and that mean* a gruelling combination of mud. rain and siii.w. Cutting through the miserable weather, eighth army troops over on the Adriatic flank have moved up to the so-called Nazi winter defense line on the b.inke of the San(Turn To !’•*• *. Column I) - Typographical Error In Employes Report A typographical error in last evening's adltion of thi* paper made th<- poreontage tots! of the Schafer company employ.-* partidnating In the Community Fund payroll deduction plan, read 86 2 percent. The figure’ should have been 96.2 percent Several other employe group* are near the ion percent mark In subscribing to the plan Those listed yesterday were the Decatur Casting Co M percent and the S< hafef company. 96 2 percent. 0 Must File Reports Os Foreign Holdings Before December I Citizen* of Decatur, who own any property in foreign countriea were notified by Po»tm»-ter !x> W. Kinsch today that -hey must file report* of their foreign holding* with the treasury department before December 1 The notice wa* given by mean- of a poster placed on display :n the poet offices. Po*traa*ter Kir«ch point* out that It L necessary for the government to have aa complete information a* possible on the American stake abroad to as*Gt the military authorities and the civilian governments on the fighting front* and to bring about aound solution- of the postwar problems Report form*, known aa TFR-500. may be ob'ained through commercial banks, or from the nearest Federal Ro-erve Bank, the postmaster •tatea. Penalties are provided (or th.we who wilfully fall to file report a.