Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 42, Number 45, Decatur, Adams County, 22 February 1944 — Page 1

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HURCHILL DECLARES PRE-INVASION AIR LOWS ON GERMANY WILL BE INCREASED

<<■ Conquest iißiwetok Is «ved Near < Island Last Stronghold ZlMniwetok Atoll ■ United Pre**) n.nal LggK-nt ■"*' thunds-i Ing again ■ gK.., .roll in tin Mai mliullm. " l ' ■' alr *"" 1 ““ ■HI-uii: directed again*! ' h, ‘ l ‘ lM I IO ‘"’ " f iny resistance. It* | aha-ady have invaded ! , . Olnph'te the < <>liqll< *! the '- r lx«*ri light fighting up to Sunday. &> . . were 15<» dead and ■ killed on Eniwetok island*. by the our in be wax won in six hours Eniwetok wa* EH a little m< re than 24 nnatiliine. air to navy bouibet* bombers again lake.l in the Marshalls unloading 24 tons three '..ilatiou* .i!«<> KsKy night, navy twin .m toi tanged out over the ___Bt^Hcitir. They made a light Japanese banes al I’araShumushu | pretty rough! IS^H Ur I ’ , * neM Rol l,atk 11 main purpose of th.. reeonnaixsan. e with MB - potting various in-fall > gauging enemy 1 ■(«* southwest I’acifli ft nt. 1 tli.-r. 4 : lime Yank aoni.ii WW Solomons sank nine an I 12 blasting the supply line to KaViellg Another ship was f ■MI 'lie past week has be, n , . lie for ■S. southwest Paelfli Sixty been sunk or ■ MR’ re In the south Pacific Bhaf 1.. 1 n anothei air attack on HBv w Britain the 17th in Once again two alrleft I «l- planes were biough’ I ‘®B*e've hit the Jap base at the Dutch East Indies ■■b the heaviest raid in ot the Naxy Knox -ays 'i■ < « , kill Up to a news in Japanese high B||B *n unmistakable sign of ' ami in r both combat mm v'- at ■■ three weeks of February he said. American BMBor the same periml were submarines. MMrer the navy secretary Ami-ruaio against over stemming our , on Truk He point We must etill heal braced, large w.-U enemy army 1 Wperature reading I 9®>crat thermometer . if' ® 3® - • m. -- 40 |B»P m. 48 •P m M | WEATHER I 9" •«e»P’ bacom snow in sstrtm* ncrtn [ I’U*'. Wadnosday partly s to dowdy; oawsewrhat I *■* t»"igM and Wtdnaoday.

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Typhoid Epidemic Halted In Indiana Peru, Ind, Fdb. 22 (UP)-The state health Iroard’s emergency board's emergency headquarters in Peru says that the spread of typhoid fever in Northern Indiana is baited. The fever epidemic reached through a 20-couiity area while at its peak. Approximately 200 persons suffered from the disease, and nine have died. The board now says the disease ecourgt, is under control. It adds that inoculation plans for residents of the area are being made to prevent secondary cages. To Give Army-Navy Tests On March 15 Application Blanks Available At School Application blank* tor the armynavy college qualifying tMt to lie held on Wednesday, March 15, are now available through the high schools, principal W. Guy Brown announced today. The application blank is part of the leaflet, "Army-Navy college qualifying Test” distributed by the war and navy departments and the U. S. office of education. Thia leaflet diwcribia the army speclalixed training program, the navy college program and outlines the requirements for both. The test provides a basis for the selection of students for the army and navy programs wdjlch send a continuing flow of officers candidate*, apecialtani and fechnlclana into the armed forces. The test h open to male civilians between ages of 17 and 21 yearn on July 1, H*44 who are in their final term of high school, who are recent graduate** of high school or who are presently attending an accredited college without a certificate of graduation from high achool. No one who is presently enrolled In any branch of the armed services in eligible, but those who took previous army-navy college qualifying tiwta and are not now In the aervices are eligible. Taking the t»wt does not constitute enlls'ment In the armed forces and a student Is not obligated to enter either program if accepted. However, those who take the test muat express a preference, army or navy, ao that test results may be forwarded to one nerrlco or the other. Those who prefer the army will not be considered by the navy and vice versa. Navy includes marine corps and coast guard Designed to measure aptitude and background, the two hour teat is general In nature. Familiarity with elementary mathematics is essential. The test » in three parts in which the first pert is on the meaning and use of words, the see ona ask* questions art tout wlentific matters of general knowledge and the third consists of a number of problems in mathematics. The test employs the “best answer” techtTurn Tc Page «. Column «) ■ o - ———— Heavy Rains Break Midwest Drought End Serious Threat For Winter Crops By United Press Heavy rains have broken the midwest's three-month drough*. ending a «erlou* threat to winter crop.’. The U. 8. weather bureau at Chicago reports heaviest rainfall In Illinois. Indiana. Ohio. Missouri and lowa Some points have had almost one inch in eight hours. The rains are slowly moving eastward and are expeced to cover the northeastern mates tonight., A general drop in temperatares Is predicted for the entire country after a three-day period of unseasonal warm'h. However, the weather bureau forecasts little or no snow California has had the heaviest rainfall west of the continental divide Flood torrents are raging at some points However, the storms are expee’ed to end to night

New Tax Bill Vetoed Today By Roosevelt Declares Measure Gives Privileges To Favored Groups Washington. Feb. 22 — fl'Pi — President Roosevelt has vetoed the 12.225.000.000 tax bill on the ground that it gives special privileges to favored groups. In his veto message, the president called for a doubling of the presen" one percent social security tax. und an immediate simplification of federal tax laws. He suggested that congress salvage the f1.000000.00U In revenue from excise taxes, provided for in the vetoed bill, by passing a simple Join, resolution But of the bill as a whole. Mr. Roosevelt pointed out that It cancels the automatic Increase in social security taxes, and grants relief from existing taxes to some groups. In that respect, the president says: “It Is not a tax hill but a tax relief bill providing relief not for the needy hut for the greedy.” The president estimated that If the automatic increases In the social security tax were permitted to go into effect. It would bring an additional 5i.100.M0.000 into the treasury.. The tax bill he vetoed, said the president, purports to increase national revenue by lit'le over l2.noo.ito<*.iMMi. But actually, he deciares —because the social security tax Increase was cancelled — the net results will enrich the trea.-ury by less than 11.000,000,(Turn To Paas 1. Column I) Bricker Refuses To Enter In Primaries Extensive Speaking Tour Is Announced Chicago. Feb. 22. —<VP| — Ohio governor and presidential hopeful John Bricker says he will refuse to enter state primaries aa a test of hie voting strength. Bricker tell* of encouragement he has received from all over the country and says he prefers to build up nomination support through personal appearances The Ohio goverm r has outlined an extensive speeihmaking tour which will take him through the New England state* and then to Florida to qddresx the state convention there. He will appear In Chicago for a major campaign talk on March 9 before the John Erickson Bepobllcan league. Bricker speaks t< night in Peoria. Tile candidate for the Republican nomination says the coming election campaign will be a case of constitutional government versus government by decree He adds: "The new deal today Is not the Democratic party we have always known.”

Special Assembly Is Held At School Pupil* of ’be Decatur Catholic high school had a general assembly thia afterm»o:i at 1:45 o’clock at which a movie was shown in commemoration of Washington’s birthday. There was no lAervnnce of the anniversary at the Decatur Junior-senior high school, although the history and nodal science clawe* held special exsrclsea. Mexican Governor Killed By Assassin Masstlan. Mexico, Feb. 23—(UP) —Federal troops are standing by la Meantlxn. Mexico, to prevent a possible armed uprising. The troop* were called out after the a* saws I nation of the governor of the state of S<naloa. Hie asssilant .escaped In aa exchange of shots two byw»s"der» were killed, see of them an American.

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Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, February 22J944.

Woman Jaywalker Given Heavy Fine In Capital Court Indianapolis, Feb. 22 — (VPi — The current campaigns to educate Indianapolis pedestrians appears to be a serious program. The first Jaywalker arrested since the campaign began has been fined |B4 one of the heaviest penalties ever meted out to a pedestrian in an Indianapolis court. The fine was levied upon a resident of the city. Mrs. William Erwin. Traffic officer Horace Eller said a* her arraignment that he whistled three times for her to return to the curb. But she continued across the street against th<* signal*. The city's law enforcement officials «ay the arrest of Mrs. Erwin doe* not mark the beginning of wholesale arrests of all pedestrian* who happen to step off the curb against signals. Rather, it Is a punishment for a flagrant violator. - Propose New Plan On Soldier Ballot Southern Democrats Suggest New Plan

Washington. Feb. 22 — (UP) — Southern Democrats are proposing a new plan to break the stalemate on the soldier vote Issue. Representative Worley of Texas ha* suggested to the senate-house conference committee that the section of the 1942 law. waiving poll tax and registration requirements for men in the armed services, be repealed. If this was done, both Worley and Representative Rankin of Mississippi indicated they would be agreeable to r. federal Rallot. Democratic Senator Green of Rhode Island, supporter of a federal ballot plan, also indicated the Worley proposal might form a basis for some agreement. In the meantime, the house banking committee is reported ready to approve a new bill extending the commodity credit corporation. Committee chairman bpence says the food subsidy provisions of the measure will no doubt be found acceptable by the president. Spence says lhe legislation should be ready for’ lower house action tomorrow. In the upper house. Senator MeKellar of Tennessee says senate precautions will give the United States more weight than commonly believed in the United Nation* relief and rehabilitation adminls'.Turn Tn P*g* A Cohtma I) Ervin C. Levy Dies Early This Morning Adams County Native Is Taken By Death Ervin C Levy. 37. well known In this county, died this morning at 1:15 o'clock at the Robert Long hospital in Indianapolis of a strep heart He bad been in a critical condition since he was taken there December 28. He was born In Adams county February 15. 1907. the son of Eli and Martha Reinhart, both of whom are deceased. As an employe of Henry Aschllman. prom Inenl Ayrshire cattle breeder of west of Berne, he was well known In agricul'ural and cat'le show circlee In this area. At the time of his death he had been making bls home with Bert Clark of Fiat. Well* county, and was driving a milk truck for a Garrett condens ery. He wa* married December 25. 1939. to Esther Plummer, who Mtvhree. a* doe* one daughter. Roslyn Mae There are four brother*. Grover of Deca'ur; John of New York. Mane* of Ossian and Reed of Muskegon. Mich., and a •later. Mr*. Viola Catton. of Fort Wayne. There are three nieces •nd four nephews Funeral services and burial will be al Warren. Arrangement* have not been completed ***

Three Killed As Two Busses, Truck Collide Two Army Inductees Killed; Five Others Critically Injured Crown Point, Ind., Feb 22 HTI — Two army Inductees and a truck driver were killed this morning when two busees and a heavy truck collided near Cook. Ind. Thirty-two other Inductees were Injured and were taken to hospitals In Gary and Hammond, Ind Five of ihem are in critical condition. John William Duhlkamp and Woodrow Wilson Walker, both of Hammond, died in the crash. Both were army-bound. The truck driver was Norman Oberle of Indianapclis. The two busses were loaded with 84 inductee* on their way from Hammond to Fort Benjamin Harrleon. State police have arrested the driver of the first bus. Horace Bayles of Plainfield, on charges of reckless driving and’homicide Police say Bayles attempted to pass the truck hut saw an approaching machine and veered into the ditch. The truck then collided with the rear of the hue. swerved into the second bus and crashed Into a tree at the roadside. Death Os Gaadhi's Wife Is Reported New York. Wb. 22-Il’PI- The British radio said today that a New Delhi broadcast has reported the death of Mr* Mohandas K Gandhi wife of the Indian nationalist leader. $15,000 Damage Suit Is Again On Trial 1938 Accident Here Results In Trial A suit is being tried in "he Wells circuit court before Judge W II Eichhorn today at Bluffton In which Mrs. Juanita Deßolt is suing Dale Bedwell for 115.0(01 as the result of injuries sustained In an automobile accident December 12. IM». when the car driven by Mr. Bedwell craabed Into the side of a Nickle pla’e railroad engine at the crossing on High street near the Homestead*. In the accident Miss Ague* Beer, daughter of Mr and Mrs. Wilbert Beer, was killed and the other passengers. Including Mr. Bedwell. Mrs. Deßolt and her hu»hand. Lloyd Deßolt. Central Soya company employe, all received injuries. The complaint alleges Bedwell was responsible for the accldenclaiming he was driving ala speed of 40 miles per hour and allegedly driving Into the side of the locomotive despite the fact that flashers were operating The locomotive. It is averred wa* operated at a slow speed Mrs. Deßolt. I' Is claimed sustained a fractured skull, concussion of the brain, a broken leg. broken arm cuts and lacerations She alleges she sustained permanent injuries and disfigurements She states she was a guest of the drive.The case was venued to the Wells circuit court from Adams coun"y and was originally tried In 1941. The deferdant appealed from the original decision and was granted a re-trial by the state appellate court 11. I,—. ~,0...-,... II !. , . First Lenten Service At Zion Reformed The Drxt mid-week Lenten gervice will be held at the Zion Evan gelicai church Wednesday evening at 7:M p. m The paetor. Rev William C. Feller, will speak on. "Judas. the Apoatle Turned Traitor " Member* and friends and the pub Be art lavlted to attend.

Future Air Attacks To Dwarf Any Blows Struck To Date Against Germany

Nazis Abandon Great Ukraine Mining Center Nazi News Dispatch Reports Evacuation Os Krivoi Rog Today BULLETIN London. Feb. 22 — (UP) — Premier Josef Stalin announced tonight that the Russian army had stormed and captured the important Ukraine mining town- of Krivoi Rog. A German news dispatch previously had said Nazi troops were evacuating the city (By I'nlt.-d I’reasl Tlie Germansi have evacuated the great Ukrainian mining center of Krivoi Rog. A late German new* dispatch an- j nounce* the withdrawal. It follows , a Muecow prediction that ’h*- Nazis ; in Krlvlo Rog could not hold out lung against the Novlet forces which yesterday fought their way into the city. Krivlol Ilog i»< the last Nazi stronghold in the middle Dniper bend It anchors the Nazi southern I’kraltiian front and i* one of the greateul sources of raw material In all Russia*. Uapture of Krlvlo Rog I* a great , victory for the lied army, which celulirate* it* 2(»ih anuiveieai) to-, morrow. To the north. In White Russia.' soviet column* are pushing steadily forward toward JMkov. the rail city that domina'i* the load* to lustvia and Southern Estonia, tine Soviet column lias captured the German stronghold of Kholm A town that anchor* the southern end o' the German defensive arc around Pskov. The Russian* have a special historic Interest In the push toward Uskov. It was in that region that the Red army was horn in l»l» A Helsinki dispatch. Incidentally say* the Baltic oil company has ordered the evacuation of its slate oil Industries from Estonia The company's factories are only alsmt .11 miles from the front lines. Red army bonsbefw have again reminded Finland that theres a war going on Stm-khoif i•■ports a raid Monday night on Uleilhirg. the (Turn To P*«s •• Golumn 41 Awaiting Ruling On Display 01 Licenses — Secretary Os State Uncertain On Law — fndianapoll* Feb 22 fUPt Even secretary of alate Rue Alex ander isn't sure jurt how the 1944 license tags should be displayed on Indiana autos. Alexander has requeued attorney general James Emmert to de-1 liver an opinion on the proper display. He says a question ha* arisen as Io whether the 1942 plates also must be displayed A | 194 J act gave Alexander the right to make regula'fons concerning the display of license pistes. So. he authorized the abandoning of the 194.' tags However. Alexander adds Riat a later law carried an emergency clause making it mandatory to dis play 1942 plates until 194«. Meanwhile, many motori.ts already have discarded their old plates. State police superintend ent Don Stiver is waiting for the opinion before enforcing any certain display of the plates.

Warn Nations Halt Trading With Axis Treasury Warning To Neutral Lands Washington. Fell. 22 (Ul*l The United States served notice on neutral nations ’islay to etop trading with the Axis ir they want the Allies to continue honoring their gold payments In foreign exchange The notice came In a formal aiinoiinceim-iit by th<« treasury <l<partmeu*. Simultaneous announcements are expected by the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union. The treasury order mean* that the I'lllterl Stall's n<> longer will buy gold from neutral nations unless they can prove '.hat It has not been acquired directly or Indirectly from the Axis. Treasury officials say it ha* hern unofficially estimated that I Germany ha* nearly |l.ihmi,imh».!>oo I of looted gold, much of It in United ! States'treasury gold liars which went legitimately to invaded counI tries In-fore the war. Tho policy hit* directiy at Epain. Portugal, Switzerland. Sweden and Turkey, the remaining neutrals in Europe that still trade with of the Allies. A treasury Spokonan explains that the step was taken after It tTurn To Pare S. Column » o Los Angeles Strike Halts War Output Patterson Urges Strikers Return lais Angeles. Feb 22 ll'Pl Action from the White House Is expected on the nlneilay old munldl>al power strike In lam Angeles The walkout ha* halted war production In 79 southern California was plants making vital airplane parts. The worst storm in 1» years ha* ccmplicated the pit ure. Eleclrlc wlres have been blown down throughout the city and power fall tires in war plant* are increasing , But the strikers say they will refuse to consider mending the broken wires until their demands for a pay Increase are acted Upon. Under Secretary of War Patterson has appealed Io the strike™ to end the walkout. He says. “In this critical hour It is unthinkable that any Americans by slipping work here at home, would jeopardise the Ilves of their fellow Americans who are fighting i overseas." The strike has blacked out 50,«0<» homes and S.SOfl street lights. He fore the storm worker* had prom ised to maintain limited service to war plants But a union spoken man yesterday said this did mt apply to repairing power lines tTlppleil by the storm IB- made the following statement. • This big storm is an act of God that has laid the city |>ower system (Turn To Ps«s A Coloma 4) Q. ■ — — Zion Lutheran To Hold Lenten Service The holy season of Lent will be ushered In at the Zion Lutheran church with an Aoh Wednesday service tomorrow evening st 7 30 o’clock, the pastor of the church. Rev. Paul W Schults snnounced today. Thia will be the first in s series of sis special Lenten servicas to be held mfd-week during the holy season Rev. Schults will speak tomorrow night on Ute topic. "Jesus Visions the Cross.” Th* public as isvltcd to s'tund these services.

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Reveals American Air Force Equals RAF; Warns Nazis Will Retaliate BULLETIN Allied Hssdqusrtsrs in Nspies. Feb 22—(UPi—Americsn heaby bombers blasted the Maxi Messerschmitt aircraft plant at Regensburg. Germany, today. The raid is described officially as the greatest single serial assault o< all time. B> I’nilerf Press Prime Minister t'hunhill mays future air attacks on Germany will put our present assault In the shade The prime iniuis'er, who delivered a 78-mimite report on the war to the home of commons thia i morning, put II this way: "The scale of attack* will reach . far beyond the dimension* of anything that ha* yet been employed i or Indeed Imagined.'' Already, he said. America's t British-based eighth air force Is I getting bigger Ilian H* partner, i the RAF. The prime minister re- . vealed that those partners have tied down J.ihhmhhi German air I raid deL-use worker*. They've . produced a dull antipathy among . the German people And they're having what he called '.a noteworthy effect" on Nazi production, i And. incidentally, the prime minuter added that the United States aircraft production now I* double oi tripli Hitler's olltpil This offensive I* what Churchill railed "the foil mln t ion upon which our plan* for the over-i>ea- invasion stand.” As for that Invasion. Churchill sail! United State* and Lriiish strength in the western assault will be "approximately equal.” But he added that If lhe struggle become* prolonged, the flow- of reinforcements will make the American force tin- greater. The prime minuter warned 'hat even now the Germans are laying their plan* for revenge. Giving the flret due u* to the my»iei-ioiis targets on the French coast, he said the Nazi* hope to retaliate with "pilotless aircraft, rocket* or Imth on a laibstantUl scale." Churchill also issued a few more warning* He said he never had taken the view that Hitler wa* tbout to collapse or even “held out ally expectation that the year 1944 , will see the end of the European I wa.".'* Turning front war to post-war matters. tho > prime minister voiced the opinion that some amngenient as to a RitssUn-Fol-i l*h border should lie made before i the peace. He thinks Russia's d«"(Turs To P*«» 4. Column I) o Allied Showdown With Spain likely Pro-Axis Activity Is Rife In Spain Washington. Feb. 22 — tUPt — ' Belief U growing in Washington that the Allies soon will force a showdown with Spain Political observers say until now the United Slates and Britain have gone easy on Spain But Franco baa tried to captUlixe on this situation. Observer* point out that evidence* of pro-AxU activitmi tn Spam have not disappeared. Ths latent sign that tho United States has nearly lost poHence with i Spain comes from attorney general Biddle Biddle yesterday denounced Francos party a* the Spanish counterpart of Nazism and Fascism. The suspension of oil shipments to Spam apparently has not bad tba desired results. Spanish trads agreements with Germany have not been terminated. *nd not all the Italian ships Interned in Spani*. ports Juv« been released.