Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 42, Number 57, Decatur, Adams County, 7 March 1944 — Page 1

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176 NAZI FIGHTERS DOWNED OVER BERLIN

Io Major Jap Ivy Units Are ted At Truk ""■Toll Taken By U. S. ■Submarines Makes ■jop Base Untenable *i I Sitir'Z sjy* United u/»!«•••» hu* * un '‘ 1.-' ' »''« '!• • .ml units appal- »- 1,.- maintained at ' 4 K -utprised to find ■Hmajor f ’‘ e * M we hit Truk <ommati'l-' "f I’-* 1 i(il E a | 4 ,, revealed at H--W* ■ , that Aui‘l fight Ing ■* w.'h'ti’ opposition early H »a:u;>a-<u The atoll was fa* mul liei atlse of KOOtl and it' strategic posl—K Mxi Admiral Nlmttz. and all is 'lute to carry on our I attains! the enemy - ill 111- Oplll- •« 'll-- Japanese but geog■hr ’he Silos the Paclfft', promises that Japan will jiin-l-d • ff---lively from bases the China coast. *'irv “f 'he navy Knox. ■,-.-u .1 Nitniiz at his news -n has given a concrete ' naval strength He trie United Stales now comprises some SO" Th- -•-• Im hide ba'tleships. •« ■ ■ ■ ■-< ->rt cat tiers, is'otts. and Th.- tlguie was 'HI •'<- .>f 'h w.n That estimate. add' does not include small ■m*l> Washington, cotigres Mom-d that the Americans not hy pass Truk hut will take from the Japanese. Hear Ad Edsatd Co.hr.me chief cf ■ ..ivy s bureau of ships, said ally that "We are going ■t" Truk" His statement was in te.-ltaiony before a . hi’ ■ . -ns subcomm t- - ■ <'* Japan, the leaders realize - d.n is l iming Today the urged ib« people to intheir tar effort, warning Japan will tn- wiped off -he if she loses One commentatlaid "the Japanese must fight even if forc ed to ih-« on ■< ka |BTokro radio sl«o Indicates that Japanese fear the Pacific ofsoon may be aimed at the E*«- indie. The broadcast 'hat Java is the beat for counterattack by the M Ame, ;<an, an j Chinese in north W" Hu rm, jungle* will bag the lot of Japanese prisoners Ms the Burma campaign If their operation Is successful U' 7 ”' .'mill Jjp, are now f .| U .j OM .,J ■ ■> triangle with veteran Amer-tr-H.ps „ n two sides and GenB 1! Stilwell S Chinese coming on ■I <T»rw Ts P.g, I Column 4) ■ • plin E. Zimmerman ■Dies This Morning I Funeral Services I Thursday Afternoon E?°? n E Zimmerman. 54. lifelong K 'd*m of Ada ma county, died at E l *‘‘' monitor at his K* k ->»e mile -outh o< Peterson K,. . Wi “ «««»*d by a s’rofce suf K. a **'“ m p *"'™>n May 1» M ’ n 01 *><»•■ and Eliza E' y -t-r Zimmerman He waa 1° ~r* iner a- Tocsin ■ £.*"** IMI ■ In .dditloti to the wlK*,s* * daugh'er. Mra Ford E—./*“ of Fo « Wayne ,nd iwn f *‘ l> °** wister. Miaa v»o Xrz*'** *”* ** h * w •’ ■■lt* Thursday afternoon at Ez cZLri a ‘ *>■• •• »«•«• Bt j *** **’**i« rturrh Rev Elat . ” Boßtr> «w Burial wiU C —The E* fFM " ■■■! *4 JMMBA m til A ~ "* r T'bJQTH’T

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Russian Army Only 60 Miles From Rumania Panic Reported In Rumania As Soviet Troops Near Border By Vnltc-d Pre-s Panic is reported spreading in eastern Knmunia as Kus'iali forces near the Rumanian border. At lust report, a Red army was less than f.o miles from the (iontie.'. IHspatche- to Moscow say Rumanian officials and peasant alike are fie. Ing from the border regions. A large-scale liquidation of commercial Interests in northeastern Rumania is said to be under way. Whole factories are being dismantled and mov» <1 to -afer areas « The spreading confusion in Rumania will aggravate Germany's task of supplying some 5<m».000 Uoops threatened with envelopment in the lower Ukraine. Th--chief lifeline for these forces was broken when the Red army stormed across the railroad from Odessa on a ZO-mile front. Sow all thats left to them are roundabout secondary transport routes feeding, directly into Rumania There's ffo late- word from the Russians on the progress of the battle in this area But a German communique acknowledges that heavy fighting Is in progress, not only in the break-through arcs, but also in other sectors of the Ukraine. On- Russian column was last reported within 10 miles of Tarnopol. That's a five-way railroad Junction And Its capture would choke off virtuslly the last thin trickle us supplies reaching the 500.000 trapped German.. Soviet tank columns are reported churning forward—throwing up a surf of mud — in an effort to reach the Carpathians This would (Turn To !•»■» I. Column I)

No Change Likely In Precinct Boundaries May Change Location Os Voting Places It in not likely that any thanite in boundaries of voting precinct* in the county will he made tor the primary election. Thurman I Drew, county auditor, atated today. No petition to change boundaricn wa* filed with the board yeaterday In a few of the 34 precinct*, change* In voting plat e* are likely, due to the fact that former nite* are not available or nullable for the purpose In Root town*hlp. the location may be changed from the Abner achool to the Dent school house, since the former i« now an abandoned school and doe* not have electric light* or a heating plant. i In Third ward it’ pretintt in thia city, the Ziner Tire Recapping show now octuple* the room formerly occupied by the voting booth According to law. Ferd L bitterer, county attorney. «aid that new boundaries could not be established in a primary election Thi* will eliminate the probability of add Ing eatra precinct* in Decatur to accommodate the incre**ed population until neat fall at least. coun ty official* held. For the pa*t couple election*, consideration ha* been given to suggest ion that additional precinct* be «wlatli*bed in the city, pointing tv the fact that Decatur] ha* grown in population and there fore in the number of eligible voter*. Norr Twin Dies At Home This Morning Jerry Leon Norr. IS-day-old twin eon of Carl and Lena AmstataJCorr. died thi* morning at the home, two and onehalf mlhw »outhea*t of Berne Death wa* attributed to wewkne** from premature birth Burvigmg besides the parent* and the Win bortber. Jackie Dean are another brother. Ray Leelie and a rta'er. Rosanna Sue Funeral *ervice* will bo held at 10 a. ■ " needay at the borne, with fcerJ T Redeem** officiating Burial will be | ia th* M. R E cemetery at Berne.

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_ m LED by Marshal Gregory K Zhukov, above, the Red coaimandet who le-.it tin- Nazis in the battle for Moscow in Pill. Soviet forces have surg'd westward across the Ukraine in a new large-scale offensive which threaten -o trap Hlth-t's legions in th. Dnieper bend New Coal Unloader Completed By City To Save City Trucks Hundred Miles Daily Phil Sauer, city street commissioner, announced today that tinnew coal unloader has just been completed on the dty grounds on Seventh street, anti that It will save the city truck* about !•»'' miles a day. An old unloader and ailo arrange-1 inent at the city grounds was destroyed by fire and wind several months ago and since that time, the city street department has been hauling coal for the municipal plants from the old unloader belonging to the Nickle Plate railroad company near the. Krick Tyn dall Tile mill. The distance from the Nickle Plate unloader to the city plant Is exactly one mile further Ilian that 1 front the city grounds on Heventh i street to the plant Previously. I two trucks have made on an aver-1 age of 25 trips a day each to the Nickle Plate unloader, or a total of tnibw more than will now be necessary. Because of the time element, it , will now be possible to use one truck Instead of two. Mr Hauer I said today. The new unloader waa built with funds received from the insurance on the allua destroyed by wind The work was done by a crew from | the electric light department with the addition of a few extra men) under the supervision of Mr. Hauer The new unloader dumps the coal ( directly from the car to the truqjt and is callable of filling a four ton track In one half minute. The truck can drive directly under the coal car. Coal purchases are now scheduled so they arrive In Decatur at the iTurn Ty Pace I. Column Z» z— O'— —— Fred Schulte Named Secretary Os C. C. To Hold Election For New Director Fred Schulte, clothing merchant. was named acting seer- tary of the| Decatur Chamber of Commerce at the monthly meeting of the direr , torn yesterday. He temporarily fills the vacancy, caused by the resignation of R-d> . ert Holthouse, who entered the' nevy last week. A permanent secretary will be elect-d when the| full m-mbership of the board is restored. Three men were nominated for director and hallo’s will mailed to th* membership In the near | future Mt. Schulte said Those J nominated are. Richard Allen, employment manager at the C'mtral Soya Co.. Walter J. Rochinan. in surance agent and Pete Reynlods city editor of the Daily ft-mocra’ Ralph O. Gen IIS president, nam ed Lto Kirsch. W Guy Brown and Cal E Peterson as electioa clerks, to count the bailor and report to the board Matters of civic mteres were discusaed by the directors, but ao amton waa taken on any project. Mr Schulte said.

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Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, March 7, 1944.

ians Smash Into South Poland

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No Action Is Taken In Closing Street No action waa taken by the county commissioners on the dosing of a street in the village of Ceylon, as requested by Everet Miller, a rteident of th* place. County attorney Ferd L. Litterer informed Mr Miller that a formal petition would have to lie filed with the board before it could inacted upon Mr Miller appeared before th-- Iwiard and v-Tlrally related that the atreet was unused, except for a dumping grounds IL- probale |y will file a written petition, describing the street and it* location, wrih the commtaaloners at the April seusion. Says United Stales Plans To Take Truk Testimony Os Navy Chief Reveals Plan Washington. Mat. 7 — <UP) — The United Slate* intends to take Truk from the Japanese Rear Admiral Edward L. Cochrane chief of the navy’s bureau of ships, mud. this char in recetr testimony before the house naval appropriation* sub-committee A transcript of his testimony was made public today Pleading for additional fund* for new ship repair facilities. Cochrano said: "For Instance, when w. get into Truk, where we are going Iff. we will have work to do" The house appropriations committee recommended passage of a f2oo.ooo.oo" d- ficieiicy appropriation bill The bill carries funds to meet deficiencies incurred by several federal agencies in their opera(Turn To >’««• S. Columa 6) „ oa no iißi' ...... i J" >i ir- n Baer Field Soldier Is Killed By Auto Fort Wayne. Ind . March 7—(UP) Private Wing Foon Che v. a Baer field soldier, died this morning of injuries suffered when he wa» struck by an auto on an Allen county highway. The aoMler waa bit last night by an Ohio woman She said he was walking beside the road, and sud denly stepped in front of her car. Pvt Chew was a native-born Chinese from San Fmnciuco

LENTEN MEDITATION (Rev F H Willard Flrat evangelical Ciiorchl Te obey is better sacr.fice. 1 Samuel 15:22 True religion denounce- ceremonialism where the propei innet attitude is lacking Oi what value is ritual when the wor*hippeshut* out from both hi* inn«i and outer life the implication* of it. Il degenerate* lute unholy mockery Thf* is no denial ol ’he importance oi worship I*ubli< service and philanthropy cannot h« offered as a substitute for that hour where w. withdraw f-om things visible to thing* Invisible and thus for a time at least make the spiritual world more real ’han the material world Mans fullest developement demand* th- appro priatlon of divine resources Chri*tianity is an ethical religion It was said ot Jesus that He “went about doing good ” It te tire story of the Good Samaritan who responded to a man s need as soon as he saw It It ts the rusponae to th* great commiasiou to gv Into all ths wotld with th« light and healing th* <o*pel brings It la an intense hatred of all that la evil and a passlonat- deslr* to bring about morality, just let and brotherhood among all cla«see and races It Ir love--lovlnx even our enemies It offers all this a* the only remedy for selfish aggrandisemeut which leads to war Coremoulallam caa nover be offered as a substitute f<M right Uving

Elimination Os Fire Hazards Here Urged Insurance Engineer In Recommendations 11 i Th-- elimination of certain haz- ' ords in county buildings, on which ■ a penalty rate is carried in the fire I insurance policies, was recommend--1 ed to th* county commissioners • yesterday by Milton Shaw, an insurance engineer, who made a stir- • vey for the hoard last year. At the county garage building on North Flrut street, in this dty. the engineer recommended the removal of two fuel oil tanks from the building One of the tanks Is no longer used, th* commissioners said, and could be removed. The oth-r ehoubl he otttaide th* building. the enfineer said. He also recommended that the stock of lubricating oil* be reduced to five barrels, as that was the limit permitted under present fire policies. IL- also recommended the removal of ali used oil from the building , and the building of a fin-proof structure oiiteldi- the main build . Ing for oil Storage purposes [ The commissioner* have com- - plied with th* recommendation of I Installing two waste rag containk era and the placing of four lire ex- , tlnguisheru In the building. Credit for thi-ue protections have been r noted In the Polich's At the county jail, th* englne*r recommendi'd that an asbestos and > metal covering be placed under th* . laundry stove in the basement. The removal of an unused gaso- . line engine from the basement at ! the county infirmary has been done . and credit given on the insurant (Turn To !’»<* «. Column I) Set Price Ceilings On New Motorcycles -Washington. March 7 — (UP) The DPA lUM set ceiling price-, fur approximately 4.760 ne* motorcycles which soon will go on sale t to the public. The maximum price • retailers -will b* able to chant* ie F 84ih> that, of course, doesn’t count i transportation coats The** vehicles were built for th* aimy for desert warfare. They are r i deecrtbed as high-powered and with II high cieatance but wit-h compar- ! tively slow speed The ma- htneu ■ will be disposed of by the treuxuvy •I an soon as they can be put in dealers' hand*.

Powerful American Air Raid On Nazi Capital Costs U. S. 78 Planes

Urges Abolishment Os Field Division Fourth Report Made On Welfare Board Indianapolis. Mar 7—(UP) The abolishment of the Indiana welfare , department's division of field services is recommended by a state legislative investigating committee. The committee's fourth report on the department says the divisions maintains eight offices over the I stat-- at an annual cost of |sK.3'u*. And it employs 11 field representatives. The report termed the field division a "creature of the department." and said It waa not specified under the state welfare act. The report goes on to say that the i division's chief function is to see that Imai board comply with slate rules and regulations It is believed that the numerous bulletins and directives issued by the state department are sufficient to aid the Imai groups in the work. The investigating commission aleo recoin mended that the department's monthly publication for welfare workers be broaden<<d 111 scope. It said the supervision and care of patients in Indiana mental Institutions should be returned to the welfare department and advo- ’ rated abolition of the personnel division within the etale depart tneiit. The commission is expect-d to submit at least one more prelim inary report before its final tni-l lugs are submitted to the next i regular session of the Indiana general assembly — Launch Campaign To Stamp Out Polygamy 50 Men And Women Arrested In West Salt l-ake City. March 7 I UP) i Federal and state authorities 1 have arres’ed 5o m--n and women I in a masa government campaign tn wipe out polygamy in the west i Th«we arrested are Utah. Idaho and i Arizona members of the fundamentalists sect, which openly advo- .»-•» plural marriages Officials em- ! pha«ize that it I* not a part <»f th* Church of Utter Day Saints or Mormona Those taken iuto custody ar* a< ■ ; < used in federal indictments and (the state of Utah charges of violating the Man Act. tnailing i vbacene literature and violating th* f.indedievgh kidnap law Most of them have been excommunicated from the Moron church for vlolat ■on of the Mormon manifesto Issued more -han 50 years ago apecrflcaliy banning polygamy. The lead- t of the fundamentalist sect She father of 2« children -is acctmed of having five wives simultaneously. while another man ts charged with having six wives at the same time. The sect leader staunchly defends polygamy and predi«va it eventually will be sanctioned because ’he was la decreasing the ntrmls-i of men in the counI try. I The sect has about 2.5b-> mem tiers This morning's arreats represent the greatest drive against multiple marriages since the Mormon church tanned polygamy Leading Flier Aces Bag 17th Planes Ixmdon. March 7 —dt’P)— Thtwo leading aces in the European thanter mured ’heir 17th vlctorl--s lover Berlin yesterday They are Captain Walker Mahu rin at Fbr- Wayn*. Ind and First ‘ Uentennnt Kdbeit Jobnnoa of LawI ’on. Okla Runner -up is Lieutenant Colonel Glenn Dunca of Boonton Teus. with 15 planes to hia crudit. He shot down two during yswterdayt raid Colonel Huber Zemkof Mtaaoula. Mont., send his Ifttft | Nazi plane blazing earthward.

Roosevelt Aide Admits Effort To Oust Slattery Daniels Testifies To Sub-Committee I ’ In Senate Today I , ■ Washington. Mar. 7. il'l’i White House assistant Jonathan . Daniels says President Roosevelt j tried to oust Harry Slattery as rural electrification administrator. Daniels told the senate agilcillfinal sub-committee that the presi dent wanted Slattery to take another post because he wasn't doing a g-Mid job as. head of the REA But Daniels said flatly the political ! valu- of the REA in a fourth term I campaign had never been discus.->--l i tile White House. Daniels had refused to testify before the committee last week bi- ( cause lie said any testimony logave concerning reports that he wanted to oust Slattery-would be a 1 betrayal of hwi confidential rela I lionship with the president In testifying today, with Mr. ( Roosevelt's approval. Daniels ap parently has cleared him-eif of poI lentlal contempt proceedings However. th* committee won't d<-< ide this definitely until tomorrow ) Meanwhile, the house has paes-’d and sent to President Roosevelt a hill authorising appropriation of , ll3o.ooii.ihio for the construction of fleet repairs for the navy Representative Carl Vinson of Georgia, chairman of the house navil affairs committee, nayw flubill is alt emergency measure providing tor th-- construction of mobile floating repair units, floating dry docks, and other repait facilities. Incidentally, the house appr.iprl ations sub-committee lias recommended passage of a 1.'.00 ihhi oihi appropriation bill to me--t -l- fl- len i n-s in-uri--d by several federal agencies for operations during tincurrent fiscal year ' America's labor force dr-qiped in 1 Ib-cemlier for th-- first Gnu- since ' the war began The OWI. in an overall survey of labor turnover. 1 says the exodus of th-- worker* on the west coast, --sp--- ially in the ' San Francisco area, has been pai ticularly heavy Th* agency de scribes the situation as alarming The <>WI .ie< rib.-s the drop in the nation's labor force to crowded llv mg quarters, bad working CondiI tion< and homesickness And speaking of living conditions the housing administration is ! 'Turn Tn Psge <. Cotemn I) I I Argentina Restricts U. S. News Agencies I United, Associated Agencies Restricted tßy United Press I The new Argentina- government now has restricted the operations of two American news agencies. Thi .Vs s-mis ted Preaa. the lateat ' to have its facilities curtailed announces that its wireless reception of news in Buenos Airew has been suspended for an indefinite period It* service on leased wires between Bueno* Aire* and Montevideo. Uruguay, also ha* been su»|s>ndrd Forty-eight hour* earlier, the Argentine government suspended i United Pres* wire fa- ilitie* within the country and from Buenos Aires to Uruguay Meanwhile. Argentina a acting foreign minister. General Diego Mason, nay* the new regime will adhere to tbo foreign polhy of the ousted Ramirez government Among other thtngs. Mason say* this Includes tk* strengthening of United States-ArgenUne relatione am* en i i torcement of all measure, neves j eary to hemispheric defense.

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Terrific Damoge Is Inflicted On Berlin In Heavy American Attack Os Monday By United Press Allied airmen have switched their attack from the <- liter to the edge of Hiller's fortress Europe While Beilin still -tnonldered ftom yesterday’s powerful American daylight attack, tighter-escort-ed American marauders and British ’yphoon* today hit military targets In northern France And list night. British heavy t-ombers raided Important railway targets 15 miles -outhwest of Palis Twinengined mosquito bombers rounded out th-- night's operations wi’h assaults on northwest Germany As th-- air offensive cotitinu<-d t-Mlay. complete reports were coming in on that big American raid on Berlin the Nazi capital's first tn-avy dayligh* attack of the war. . Th.- American air forces suffered th- it greatest loss of th-- war 68 1 (Himbers and !<• fighters, carrying K'hi men But this w.i more than off et by the damage wrought, and ' by the destruction of 176 Nazi fikhtera —equal to half Germany’s ' ’ - ntire moti'hly output As a matter of fact. American ' . losses may not have been as great as they appear. Siockholm says four American heavy Inimbers mad- forced landings in Sweden. ' Only one of th* (o crewmen in ''l the planes was Injured. j A dramatic picture of the fur- - lous air battle that preceded and i follow, d the Berlin attack Is given by two participating fliers One. Second Lieutenant Jack 1 L-na-'ti--- ker of Kansa- City, is the 1 25 vt-ar-old navigator of a Hying i tort rear Tbo day before the raid 16 men wire in his barrack* The night ‘[after eight slop* there Longeueckei say- German fighter* came at out Ihiihlht forma- : Hons in wave- six abreast and I with gun- blinking like neon K.-ht Th-- first German attack on Lon-gi-ii- i k--i'* group knocked mt two * f-nt Bomber gunners shat down one of the enemy and then ‘lie ' | »lhi|i- thing turned into a wild sctamble Enemy tight, rs would 1 suddenly disappeat in a ball of 1 i-ni-ik*. and th- forts had to keep moving up In formation to take ‘ the place of those that were hit Jus' outside li.-rlln. G- rman ' planes made a *weep and when they had passed five fort* were missing Bit* that was the last open shot the Nazis had at our l-omln-rs Long* nrcker says our own fighters -ame in then and the German* dived for safety Flr*t Lieutenant Rober - Meserve of Sand Point. Idaho was among ’ the tighter pilots. H- say* the H bombers were in the midst of a blank-i of anti-aircraft fire wh-n his formatKiu reaihed them Ten minutes later German fighters put tn in appearance. He and annthet tighter tackb-d ->ne group and split 'hem up M--serve say* he j heard lat-r that the bomber* did [all right with their Iwtinbs But : he says h* was too busy to watch. Reconnaissance pbo'ographs show that our airmen did a tremendous amount of damage tn the six targets attacked in the Berlin area Th- »e pic(tires w-re taken , from a lone, unarmed p-ane flown by a Major Walton Weltner of Yonkers. N Y Weltner, commander of a photographic group, went into Berlin shortly after th* bombers had left. Th- German* threw up what he describe* a* some anti-aircraft opposition Three enemy fighters also made pa»*es at hl* unarmed plane But Wei’ner e»-a|>*d nn-harm-d to bring i-ack the picture*. tTura To t’»<* S. Coloms «) J _ . TEMPERATURE READING DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER 8:00 a.m. .. 22 10:00 a m. ... 24 Naan 2* 2:00 *. m. .. -■ - Tt ; 3:00 p. m. 27 WEATHER Fair and caiOae tonigM: Wednesday fair ana cowt-nucd cate; dimin-sh-ap wtnda.