Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 41, Number 308, Decatur, Adams County, 31 December 1943 — Page 1

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ill Cheese L Addition [local Plant 111 Instoll Milk Ldensinq Division LDecatur Plant ■-omiutic outlook on < amduring the ■ v » Y,,ar wa * ■L the announcement by ■ general manager diviaion of the ■ f'.-w- Co- ,hat ,h, ‘ c< ”*' E Milld a large addition to E. a . butter and cheese K tn-iall a milk coudens--17. m in connection with L, maunfactnrlng operalux building and equipL estimated at approximateL. Bids for the construemodern brick building. If rhe present building and lffnrii.*ter street, will be Klin the next couple weeks Kt is expected to start on Kry expansion In February HDepper said the building |tr about 70 by 100 feet in End nr north and west of Ent building. It will be Ey high, except over that E the new building which Lt the large pans. where Extend upward to a height ■minutely three stories Lnent priorities have alLi obtained by the comKr the expansion Dairy E being so vital in the foot! Eton drive, the company Ln.-u-d to make the Im ■mt and to get the new L dfmaxios as rapidly as. estimates that the El! double Its volume of ■ with the installation and L of the milk condensing |Tb» milk condensing diviKi further expand the deibr milk from the farms in in'ar territory and its oper■•ill add greatly to the emIm roll in the city. Ibcii reamery. which was Iked here by Mr. Klepper I) hie Earl Martin In Ibid. Id the largest processors of lit! cheese in the state. It k producing a product for M forces and a large force lud women Is engaged tn ktf.Huring of this vital Mtent. |ktter and cheese operaflt» plant wil Ibe continued math I along with the milk PIC on It expansion f projects that may be p in Decatur In industrial P* during 1»44 will be the pg of the Central Sugar w» mill from a beet sugar pt refinery to another | ssnufacturfng. Plans for Rage-over have not yet pd H. W. McMillen. F president, announced In k the mill would not proRar beets next year ro bRESg AT NOON R Decatur Daily Democrat p been the custom for ’ rears, will publish an ■ tomorrow, New Years IM noon. Preatically all * bumnese In the eity will *"*»Med. although war *’*• will operate as i o tfe Bulletins htc. 11—(UP)—A 1 breadcaet quoting the * •* »he third Reich has ' heked tap in London, in * M »rr Hitler told the *" People that the year the toughest yet for * k'eadooot said Hitler ** *e year closing toL* one which brought ** the heaviest setbacks * *eretudded modem • **"■ Dee. SI —(UP) — sources report members of the crew — earlier k > the Vichy radio T"* r t^dO—survived the * * the German battle J* ’terth Cape last

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1 etter From Dad, Captured Wake Island Hero Wr* 'JK 1 ■ MH> K_>JW so. 1 <5/ ft • ** -A * Ml r I .a. w i E>l * 3 Ten-year-old James Patrick "Paddy” Devereaux. left above, reads his first letter from his father. Lieut. Col James p. D-ven-aux. famed as commander of th ■ I'. S Mat Ines who battled against overwhelming odds on Wak<- l-land early In the war. Colonel Devereaux now is in a Japanese prison camp at Shanghai. Enclosed with the letter to Paddy was the photo of Devereaux. right, taken in the prison camp. The boy lives with bis grandmother in Btilingatne. Cal.

Auto License Plates On Sale January 15 Driving Licenses Also Go On Sole The *ala of auto Hcen-e plate* and th»* varion* type* of driving BceWWa Will -tart January 16. Hua J. Atawwtet amtwiary ol •late, and commltiaioner of the bureau of motor vehicle*, ha* annunced. The citato-nary printed application* for plate* will bo mailed early In January to regl«trant* of record in 1943 Mr. Alexander pointed out 'hat. owing to the difficulty In obtaining material for •iipplie*. th'-re may be a (light delay in mailing fhe«e application*. and requested motori*t» to wait till th«y receive their application* before parchaaing plate*, even thong! it may in* late In January. Senrice will be rendered through lit' branch office* in the -tate. Including tbo*e in thia city and Bern-. Motorieta ire reminded by Mr Alexander that 1943 plate* and driving licen*e« expire February 29. but ho urge* motorid* to obtain platen and licence* a* early a* poa-ible after January IS. In order to avoid the lad minute ru*h the latter part of February. Mr Alexander emphaalxed the provlaion* of the !■** which re quire that each applicant for lieen*e plate or any form of driving Ucenaw muat *how a receipt for hl* 1943 pernoml property and pul! taxe.. or a datement from the county treasurer that *ttch (Turn To Pnr« i- Coloma t> Maximum Penalty To Extortionists Six Os Defendants Given 10 Year Terms New Tork. I» e. 31—H I’’ *•« of the eeven n-n convicted of extorting mllliot * of dollar* from tho motion pht n Indudry hive been given ma» num -ent ence* t The *lx — all member* of th Poar Capon era ' bhwgo Syndicate —were *entence-t to nerve luyear* tn federal prtoo. and fiaed The awventh man—X«w Je-»ey labor leader Louie Kaufman - wa* •ent meed rve -even year* lmpri»onmen' and pay a 41 “"Federal Judge John Bright fol lowed the recommendation* of the pro*ecutton in mpodnx the maxi-1 mum penalty on the dx < hicago an* The pro».-cgtlon had recom mended eight year* for Kaufman T M»e r«| J( vd the recom | mended aea-enced by one year becau** Kaufman had no previous r eevert men were convicted more than a week ago after an 11-week trial la which convicted (Turn To IMP «• °

Clyde Troutner Is Given Special Leave To Take Office Oath Apprentice eeaman Clyde <>. Troutner of th.- U S. navy arrived home last evening from Great naval training station, to Im* sworn in for hie second term as Adam* county clerk. He was given a ' four-day epi-cial leave to make the 1 trip. Mr. Troutner begin* Ills second 1 teim as county cieFK tomorrow He lias been at Great Lakes three ' weeks ami has lost eight pounds during hi* Iswt training. He I* well and enjoys hl* work very much. .Wide from attending to hie legal duti.w he was enjoying his first visit home and hi* four children were happy and proud to see their daddy in uniform. o ■ - —— Grand Jury Foreman Called Before Court : Says Jury Findings Deleted From Report ' — Indianapolis. Dec. 31 (I Pi The foreman of the retired Marion county grand jury has been called up-.il to explain Statement* he ’ made outside the regular army '| report. Judge W. D. Hain of criminal court says he has ordered Jesse Moore to appear before him today. Moore has reveali-d findings of i the Jury which he says were deleted from the final report upon ' ihe advice of •-*« Brown, deputy ' prosecutor in charge of grand jury investigation*. The jury foreman criticize* public officials for delays in bringing suit lo recover a 145.000 -hortage which allegedly occurred in the county clerk's fund live years ago He says evidence showing that the county courthouse Is a j firetrap also was deleted from the report Prosecutor Brown admits that he advised the jury -to eliminate certain portion* of the report, i However he add* that he believed the concerned matter* were be- . pond the province of tho grand jury He »ay» their «uhml»»ion would have placed the juror* In . contempt of court. Lebanon Plant Has $75,000 Fire Loss i! Lebanon. Ind . Dec. 31 -it P) Oirteiab «f fl”' ~Kljr T"*’ > pany estimate fin- damage to the.r plant yesterday at 175.000 The three-hour fire ia believed to have started when a quantity of paint thinner was ignited. The .-ompany manufaflure* nodiro for army and nary vehicle*. BULLETIN • Mrs. Clarissa Ann Miltar. M of <l2 North Third fftrnot, 0 *o shortly attar 2 s'cloc* I aftarnoon at th. Adams county mamorial hospital. Tho body I was talisn to tho OilHff « rd

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Decatur, Indiana, Friday, December 31,1943.

Sign Incorporation For Community Fund Apply For Charter For Decatur Fund The incorporation papers for the Decatur Community Fund. Inc.. , were signed last night by the temp<ffwy officers and incorporatore. at a meeting called by Ralph <). Gentis. chairman. The pape*-* will be forwarded to the secretary of state by Arthur E. [ Voglewede, attorney, who prepared them. When The charter is receivi ed, a meeting of the directors will . be held and by-law* will be drafted and adopted. The constitution provide* that th* Community Fund is an organization authorized to receive monies or any form of tangible property. and to uue the asset* (or the carrying out of a civic, charitable, philanihrophic. or local activity The jH inon* who signed the incorporation papers include Mr. Genti*. president; Ray Leitz, vicepresident; Harry Nell, secretary; William Lose. Jr. treasurer; W. Guy Brown. Rev. Joseph J Neimetz, i Clarence C Heiman. Mrs. Jamw I Burk and Arthur R. Ilolthouse. . The fund has a working balance r of about $1,200. The constitution provides that I the annual election of director* ■ shall be on the flrat Monday in April, the temporary directors holdr ing over until that time. - Gay Holiday Planned By American Public ■ Record-Breokinq Splurge Expected i > (By United Press) Nightclubs and amusement centers are sold out from coaat t<tecoe*t , M the American public prepare* to celebrate what may he it* mo*t I extravagant New Years ere. The record holiday spending J .plurge will extend over the nation from Karl Carrolls Hollywood club—where the cover charge is sls per person —to New Vo'k clubs where $17.50 Is the top. At a few spots.in the country the charge will be higher. The lowest cover perhaps will be at Herrin. 111. where one night spot Increased its charge from |1 .!'• to $ 1.50 per person. The extra 40 cents I* t«r a iocal talent ffoor show. New Yorh is expected to throw a ' $3.0)M).000 hinge. Special police and military officera are ready to handle hug crowds in the Times Square Broadway diatrict. Servicemen and women will dance the New Year in as gu«-« of L7H VffO dubs, with a variety of eatartainmeat ranging from quiz broadcasts to rollar skating One treditknal New Yoar. eve Kent wiU be missing at most place* Paper hat* were caught tn the war(Tara Ta Faff* *-

Report Nazis In Flight On Russian Front Battered Germans In Panicky Flight From Soviet Army London, Dec. 31 — (UP) — Tonight's communique from Moscow announces the capture of Zhitomir, one of Germany's most vital rail junctions in the northwest Ukraine. Sweeping new gains agr.mst German troops germed completely demoralized are also claimed in the Russian report on the day's fighting. (Uy United Proton The Russian juggernaut is surging forward west of Kt-iv through an ever widening front of smashed German defenses. Marshall Frits Von Mannstein'n battered Nazi legicns are reported in panicky retreat across the western i'kralnian flatbeds throwing aside th- lr weapons in their haste to esca|s-. Moscow says that in the first week of powerful offensive, the first I'kraine has Ilin-rated 1.300 iowim and villages. Tin- Russians also say they have routed eight tank and II infantry divisions some 3<hi,o(h» men. The left wing of General Vatutin's first I'kraine army is now rep< rted aiming at the exceedingly important rail junction of Zhmerinka. which is 55 miles to the southwest of captured Kazatiu. The fall of Zhmerinka would cut the last railroad out of the Dnieper bend, posing a new threat to the huge Nazi forces in the bend who are now being hard pressed by the third I'kralnian army west of Zaporozhye. At Zhitomer. where another of Vatutin's columns has driven into (Turn To Pag* ». Column I) Willard Steele Will Probated In Court Cash Bequests Are Provided In Will The will or the late Willard Steele wm probated in the Adams circuit court Thursday afternoon before Judge J Fred Fru< hte Pre. vlously objections to the probation of the will had been Hied by some of the heirs and the case had been venued to the-Wells circuit court. After an agreement was reached out i f court the case is being continued, In the Adams circuit court The will provides for caeh bequests totaling 131.000 and bequests in real estate estimated in value at around fit.mm. Although it is' impossible to estimate accurately the Vallie of the estate, because much of it is in real estate and real estate contracts which must be liquidated. Il i« possible that the total might not equal the amount cf Itequests. Earl B Adams Is attorney for the estate The will left each of the 12 Decatur churches *2.mm Included among these are. .Methodist. Presbyterian. Christian. Evangelical. Baptist. Church of God. First United Brethren. Nuttman Avenue, United Brethren. St Mary's Cath olic. Naxarene, Lutheran and Reformed In addition, the Decatur cemetery asao«-ution was given |2.wm and the city public library and the Adi ns county memorial hospital. |Sou each. • Other bequest* were Emma Kcos. fI.NO; Itayton Steel*. Il.mst and a sixty-four acre farm, and Jacob Keifer. li.mm and his home. Tim bequests to the churches. (Turn To Page »- Odwin »> TIMMRATURt READING OeMOCRAT THffRMOMffTffR t:00 a. m. . 10:00 a. m. . Noon 2:00 p. m. 3:00 p. m. « WCATHER Fair tonight and Saturday: colder ia south portion tonight.

American Flying Forts Spearhead Thunderous Blast At French Coast

Marines Take Vital Air Field At Gloucester Allied Pilots May Soon Use Bases To Strike At Japanese By Uniiisl Press Allied Idiots may be striking out from the newly won airfields I at Cape Gloucester on New Britain in a few days. Combat engineers began the jolt S of repairing the Held* just as soon 1 as they hail iteen cleared of Japanese ’ From Cape Gloucester, our planes can halt the movement of 1 barges along the northern shore . of New Britain. The capture also will lead to increaseii attacks on " Jap -hipping in the Bismarck sea The Japanese butt more than 750 dead in the losing fight for the New Britain airstrips Some sot K fell When the United States marine* took the key airdrome Amt i another 250 dropped when they tried to stop the marines with ! counter-attack* The commander of the AmeriB cans on the island. Lieutenant “ General Krueger, say* our losses ~ wery unbelievably light The marine veteran* of Guadal- { canal ended the conquest yesler(l day just five days after they swarmed ashore General Krueger notified Getter al MacArthur of the victory and said he was presenting him with Cape Gloucester as a New learpresent. M.i< Arthur responded to the news Os the victory with a personal trip to Kretiger's field headquarter* presumably to pk»t the next Step In the Southwest Pacific campaign. Allied planes attacked Kavleng on New Ireland and enemy positions In the Bougainville area I again, and navy plane* made an i other Itig raid on Raltaitl The t navy raider* shot down ?<> and - probably 3.1 of a force of f>o to t intercepting Jap tighter*. On New Guinea, the Australiani extended their gains on the lltion peninsula and repulsed Jap countI er attacks against their newlywon position at Shaggy Ridge. 35 mile* south of Madatig Tin- New Zealand minister to the United States Walter Nash ( appears satisfied with Allied I progress in the Pacific. Nash say* we are going forward in that f theater at fair speed. And he 1 (Turn To Paa* I. Column if t MacArthur Move Is Growing In Indiana I * - To Back General As President Nominee Muncie, Ind. !>«•«■ 31 'll' l • The movement to nominate General MacArthur for president continues *| in Indiana ' Al Rrschar a Muncie buttaesa- ’ man and former Anderson post • master has been appointed chairman of the Muncie chapter of the *• Ma< Arthur for president club The • Muncie club is th* first such offfrlal • organization in the state T complete his staff. Rear ha has appointed a 3. man general " working committee, and he says he will name a women * organization. Regarding the general Rest har declare*. “This »» ’ i""* ,h ” Office should seek the man and not th* man seek the office Meanwhile. Muncie is thx temp , orary headquarter* of th* state MacArthur movement Acting chairman Willard Bartlett of the state organization »ay» he * on will name a eommltte. of l*» person* to lead a Fort Wayne club He adds that formation of similar groups will follow in other Indiana citleu.

Railway Union Heads Reject Part Os Plan Want Roosevelt's Arbitration Only For Overtime Pay Washington, floc 31 (UP) Th--15 non-operating railroad unions are now demanding that any arbitration of their wage demand* by Preaidetlt Roosevelt be limited to the matter of overtime. The unions rejected the President's suggestion that he arbitrate jointly l*uh the overtime demand* and the straight time awards approved by Stal>iliz.ition dtrvetm Vinson These straight time awards provided for increases ranging from four to 1" cents an hour. However, the unions made a move to renew their strike call cancelled Wedmoday after a conference with General Somervell. The unions sent their new note to the White House where President Roosevelt will have to greet the new year from a sick bed. The President’s head cold has developed into grippe and his physician hae ordered him to slay iu bed today and tomorrow. Mr. Roosevelt developend a slight temperature over night and had to cancel hit regular morning news conference and the .if'priKMUi The Office of price administration | has moved to start the new year oft (Turn To Pag* 4- Column I) o~ Plan For Election Os C. C. Directors Will Mail Ballots To Active Members Plans for the annual elec, ion of director* for III* UhainlH-r of l orn merce were announced today -y i Glenn Hill, president, and \rthm ; Voglew-oie secretary treasurer Il will Im- conducti-d by mail : Postal card* with the names of in candidate* will to each of the member* of the Chamlier. Five men are to be voted for ami the card- are to be* returned so they can 1h- counted by pos’master |,.0 Kirsch and W Guy Brown principal of th.- Decatur high «h<H>l. Friday. January . Th>- io candidate* are Richard ] Allen. Henry Bromer Di James Burk. R-.bert Holthoii-.- Ray, Leitz Frank Liniger. Dr J* Moi | ris. Pete Reynolds. Robert Thomp • -on and Dan Tyndall The live retiring director* are i Clyde Buller. <al Vost. E S M- , Cann Glenn Hill, each of whom ha* served a three year term amt Arthur Voglew.de "ho ha* on. more year to *erve. but I* re.ign Ing due to the press of other bu»i Th<’ f<»ur <Hr«M tom who «wrr> O,er are Frederkk Nchuite. Ralph Gentl* T J Metzler and Clarence Htapleton. There jire nine memher- <m the board <>t director*, which elects the president and secretary treasurer Normally each direitor Is elected for three years However, due to the resignatioli of Mr. Vogle wede. and to the fact that a re»ig nation in the past resulted In the election of four director* for three year term* in a one year period. (Turn Tn Paa* *. Column •> Buys Health Bond o In-caiur Woman'* clip, voted purchase of a health bond officials >f’he Christmas seal camI palgn in Adam* rrmntv I announced -odai Offt. fal* | today naked all person* oho have torgotteu to aend Ini tbetr return* tor Christmas seal* I to do so at unce, •

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Italian Radio Says Fifth Army Seizes San Vittore, Vital German Stronghold ißy United Pre-*) Allied warplane* are going all* out against G-rmany'a invasion coast defenses. The air offensive against the French shore reached a new high I pitch today American Flying Fori* ; resees spearheaded a mighty foray across the channel. At the »am« time. Axis broadcasts said great United State* planes hit the Paris area, The big attack started a( day* br.ak. Hundreds of Allied bombers and fighters shuttled across tbo narrow channel for hours. Thundcroit- explosions still were rumbling back toward England as a great fleet of American heavy iHrmbers roe- from British airfields. Convoyed by British and American fighters. they bombarded a target identified only us being in Freni e. However, the Paris radio said Allied planes hit th. Paris area. So far. Allied oflldals have maintallied a tight silence on this new prediivasion phase of the air war. But many Allied observer* think II is the opening gun Os an intensified offensive to blast a path tier* ss the heavily defended beacbea of France for Invading armies. Britons and Americans teamed up to set the pace for the offensive yesterday. Fifteen hundred American heavy bomber* and lighters bit southwest Germany The Allies have tew details of the raid, but neutral sources say the chemical center of Ludwigshafen was tho targ.-t Mosquito bombers look | over to keep the aerial hammers pounding western Germany last night. As u new air offensive started and an old year ended, the RAF leafed back through its record*, in year-end review. It said nliu» great industrial cities are so knocked out that they consume more ttffm they pr.slm.- Five smaller cities .lie equally < ripplwi R yal navy authorities. In another r« view, said the British fieri now dominate* the Mediterranean. And that its strength is Im'luk brought iiicrraeingly to beat against the Japanese Even as the Alli- s step up their ■ air offensive. Nazi tiiv fighter* are | trying to cope with the blaze* of I still flaming Berlin Mayor Lhlwlk I Steed of Berlin told neutral cor,.*pondeiita today that British bombs have leit th.- German capital almoel iiiire- gnizable. 11.- added that th.- housing ihorlage ia The all war al-o ha* stepp'd up In tli.- M-diterreneali. Allied planes have taided Rimini. Ravenna and Padua, a* Well a* th.- Flor- | em. and 1.-horn area* They also ~(Turn To Page 4, Column 4) O •*“ * Suffers Broken Leg In Highway Accident Mrs. Joseph Linn Injured Thursday Mrs Joseph Linn i* a patient in tho .Vim county memorial hospita! I.day a* the result of an aulomobile accident Thursday morning ■« ’ »HWOH» Anderson and Pendleton She was returning home from Terro Hame. where she had accompanied her -on. Pfc D>. L l.inn ..f Ft Lewi*, Wash Their car struck an abandoned automobUo standing ou the highway wiihout light* or plale* They were taken to the St. John s hospital at Anderson for treatment and were brought to the Adam* county memorial hospital last evening by the Black ambulance She ia suffering from a *hgbt concussion *nd • fractured left leg Her *on was able to leave the Adam* county memorial hospital here after treatment tor cuts and bruise*. State pol.ee have been anablo to locate the owner of the a baudiuacd aulu which '.key struck.