Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 42, Number 60, Decatur, Adams County, 10 March 1944 — Page 1

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■es Keep Up Raids inst Nazis ihwest Germany eported Under i o | Attack Today By United Press an daylight raider* may log Germany again today, s from Switzerland tell lt explosions and heavy g ft fire echoing from t Germany. However, othing official about it. ea reported under attack ! reach of either of the . bomber formanow operating in Europe, air tone, based in or the 15th air force, Ir Italy KL , e !,-. H.'.F bomber* from made just about as long < SK to blast a big Nazi aircraf’ j near Marxcill-* on the Mediterranean coast, fires were started by big bombers The factory ■ k.-d b i.Ms six inotoied other into troop carriers. reported to be the German air . induced by the di) light raids on HerH.i •> Stockholm rethe whole Nez I air force h being reorganized Hermann Goering been reb gated 'Ellu■* - wi’h younger men * Wg* ‘ / " 1 knowledge of gMr d*n--.- 'x-ing giv-n more reports from neutral indiiate that all the Nazi I le.-rted fb rlin On. f. ..11l 11.-I III! who reached - old leports that so ’imient offices are moved to southern and Germany travelers say the civil|H <>f H-ilir. also are fleeing 'i.. . that thousands ini.- and thousands camming already ov-r---|Mr.l "eopoi cion facilities in to get away. l .iv A i1..) planes continue HB oi Nazi supply lilies cd . i .-iny artilb ry post£9’ command.t.g our Antio jlßdibead. |Mroui:d activity Still simmers only minor activity such as skirmishes Hut behind lit..-, th. Germans are fever a,tn.-, indicating that th.y trying to build up for a |W‘ h 'ty at cracking the Allied ,h * diplomatic front, the SB* 1 * 1 hts'es has appealed to the |Bh Pre* State to throw out G- rand Japanese diploma'ic BBvsentative., Eire Is neutral >till retains contacts with the |V ‘•’untile. Hut the American is H id t„ be lha . the I enemy representatives constitutes a menace to Great Britain KTurn Ta O—■tderal Tax Receipts Jcreascd In Indiana ®Mi»napolis March 10 ~(1’p)_ |w** collections ol federal taxes ■W 8 ' 1 '" 14 Were greater for the last KW> ! months than in any other M>»*r period. |r'‘' ni * 1 avenue collector WiU ,h ‘‘ am< -’ ,n ' was nearly lhe ‘ ,,r ‘‘''responding period I ■The (roes collections tor the first months of this year allowed an of over last «* r Th- greater amount received ■ si«a sc ounted for mm h ■ ">"e*s*. In the breakdown » decline was le vealed J spirits and gasoline ■ f IL M ’’ ER * TuRe RXAOIMG ■ DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER Ik aa *■ " — 14 II • "*■ M KTu’** •"* **««* »* ‘*" WT * W *’ lh '*•« » w kmweerww.

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To Open Office I Dr. Richard K. Parrish, native of Decatur, and recently given a medical discharge from the armed service, announced today tha’ he will open offices for general practice and surgery In this city within the next few days Dr. Richard Parrish To Open Office Here Young Physician To Start Practice Here

Dr Richard K. Parrish. -M. D.. will open (dflew for general practice and surgery In the Knights of Columbu* building, naan five, in a few days, it was announced today Dr. Parrish has leased the roosn* and Is now busy installing his furniture and equipment. He is well qualified, having completed seven yearn of study at Indiana University school of medicine in Indianapolis. -Dr. Parrish is a native of Dacatur eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Pariah of 6»7 West JXferson street. He graduated from the Decatur high school in l»!i2 and entered Indiana University in 1934. He graduated -with bachelor of science and doctor of imedicine degree* in June. 1941, and lirnnedlately accepted a commission as a lieutenan' in the United State* Navy, serving 14 months as a doctor at the Norfolk navy hospital He then took a commission with the coast guard und served nearly a year and a half In the medical corps of that division of the service. In physical examination* for a transfer. Dr Parrish was recently declared physicaLy disqualified by both the army and navy for further military duties, due to a track injury sustained while in service After repeated efforts, he has been forced to swept the rejection and ha* decided to start his practice in Decatur. The doctor will make definite announcement a* to date of opening his office within a day or two Describe Fighting In Burma As Tough Battling Tougher Than Guadalcanal With American* in the Southern Rukawtm Valley In Burma. March 10—-(UPi— American veterans in the Hukawng Valley report the Burma fighting I* worse than Guadalcanal. United Press correspondent Frank Hewlett, mho Is with the fl mt Americans to join th* campaign, has sent harfi graphb- stories told by the veteran* as they rested after a M-bour battle. Hewlett reports the exhausted, heavy-eyed men agreed the fighting was the fiercest they bad ever encountered The veteran* fought in New Guinea, in the Solomon*, and were trained at Panama in Jungle warfare. tdentensnt Donald Hogan <w Chicago said: "The Jape threw everything they had at ns for hours. Corporal Joseph Di Orio of W Ickliffee. 0.. who manned a machine gun. told of holding Dre while the Japs advanced towards hl* fozhrd* in a skirmish line. Then, he eaid. they made a beautiful target, and they started tailing like tea pins Lieutenant James Fay at town, Ind, a platoon leader, aaid tho heaviest flgbtini <*»>• * h *“ the Japs tried to croaa the Chinda* on the shore like ducks oa he opening day of tk« Major Lowreac* Low of Beker. “*iwg fc n* k <**-•

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Roosevelt Supports Churchill Statement No Controversy On Italian Fleet Issue Washington. Mar. 10. — (UP) — President Roosevelt «ay« there is no controversy whatever between him and Prime Minister Churchill on the matter of giving part of the Italian fleet to Russia. Mr, Roosevelt has told his news conference that his statement earlier thin month is correct. That is. consideration is being given to putting roughly one-third of the surrendered Italian fleet or its equivalent at the wartime use of the Soviet union. Hut. the president pointed out. what Prime Minister Churchill said yesterday also is correct. The British leader toid the house of common* that perhaps the general question of enemy or ex enemy fleet disposal should be left over to the end of the war. This statement has been interpreted a* Intending to appeaae the Italian government of Marshal lladoglio. lie and his cabinet were reported ready to resign following the president s first announcement of the partitioning of the fascist fleet. Churchill's statement hinted that the equivalent of a third of the Italian fleet will be delivered to Russia. rather than the actual vessels from Italy itself, lie said no change is contemplated in the arrangements under which the Italian ships and their crews take |>ai t in the common struggle against the enemy in the theaters where they now operate that is. the Mediterranean. Mr. Roosevelt refused to comment on this, saying it would violate military security to discuss disposition of particular aUrps. -

Letter Pays Tribute To Sergeant Taylor Adjutant General Expresses Regret Tribute to the heroic service of Stuff Sergeant Willis E. Taylor, who was killed in action January 30. in Italy. I* contained in a letter received by hi* wife. Mrs. Vivian Tayior. 503 N. Seventh street, this city, from Major-Gen. J. A. Ullo adjutant-general of the army. The letter follow*: Dear Mr* Taylor: It I* with regret that I am writing to confirm the recent telegram informing you of the death of your hueband. Staff Sergeant Willi* E. Taylor. 35.346.393. Infantry, who was killed in action on 30 January, IM4. in Italy. I fully understand your desire to learn as much a* possible regarding the circumstance* leading to his death and 1 wl*h that there were more information available to give you. Unfortunately, report* of thi* nature contain only the briefeat detail* as they are prepar ed under battle condition* and the means of tramuniMlon are limited I know the sorrow this message ba* brought you and It is my hope that in time the knowledge of bls heroic service in defense of hia country, even unto death, may be of sustaining comfort to you. I «xtend to you my deepest sympathy Sincerely your*. J. A. Ullo. Major General. The Adjutant General S Sgt. Taylor was a son of Mr. and Mr*. Leroy Taylor. 5v3 N. Seventh otreet. Their younger aon. Mervjn Taylor u in the navy, atattoned at Lambert Field. St. Umis. Mo. — o Former Local Lady Is Taken By Death Burial wIH be in Lima. Ohio. Saturday. for Mrs O. H Odell, former ly of Decatur who died a* Deshler. Ohio. Wednesday morning, foltowing , atroke of paralysis, .offered wveral weeks ago iMrs. Odell lived in Decatur sos about 1® year* when her huoband waa agent on the Erie railroad company here The family left about 15 years ago. when Mr. Odell wm tranaferrod to Scranton. Pa whore he dlad Sarvirtag ara two non*. Dmer awl Ralph The inform* ion vm loanio< trc® • totagmw »♦ reived by Mm A. J Haney of thia city.

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Decatur, Indiana, Friday, March 10, 1944

MORAL: Button up your— .. .... 1 # -U—™ ttwi C HBa > WE'VE HEARD of folks giving away the coat off their hacks, but it is seldom that a gus’ of wind Is strong enough to TAKE a coat from a man! Corp. Mack Woodward discovered that Chicago breezes bavno respect for uniforms when they blew his 01 overcoat off Ills back. He is pictured here trying to retriev» it.

Rural Donations To Red Cross Mounting Total Reported To Date Is $1,778.64 The rural eection* in the county continued to bolster their donation* to the 1944 Red Cross war fund, the total climbing today to 11.778.64, Lyman L. Hann, township chairman. reported. Residents in Preble donated 896.25, th* territory being canvassed by Wilma Andrews. Thiis in addition to contribution* made by Preble citizen* who are employed in local industrial plants, where payroll deductions are made to the fund. • No report has yet been made on the drive in Decatur. The worker* are canvassing their territories and th* solicitors «ay that the donations are substantial. The current report from the township* follows: Previously reported. 11.089.84 Ed Tonneiiier. Root. 110; la-o H. King. Preble. 840; Simon Thieme. Union. 823; otto D. Weber. Root, 19: E. E. Winans. St. Mary's. 115.50; John Schultz. Washington. Ill; l*o E. Engle. French. 114 50; Lawragce Fuelling. Root. 820; Florian Gelmer. Union. 814: Uwrence Beckmeyer. Root. 18: M J- Fuhrman, Root. J 16.50; John H Peter*. Preble. 831; Otto Jloffman. Washington. >l2; Harve Ineichen, Wabash. |i8.50; Wilma Andrews, town of Preble. 896 25; Owen S< ott. Rxsit. 114; Robert Colchln. Washington. M 2 Herman Hinck. Root. M 6; Orval Morrison. St. Mary's. 829; Ed ward A. Bischoff. Union. M«. Harvey J Sell*. St. Mary *. M«; Waller Hildebrand. Preble. 8205 U; Al Braun. Washington, 833.50; Cheseter L. Adams, Jeffetwon. 86. Harley J. (Turn To Pag* 4. Column ») — ■ O Ladies Entertained At Rotary Meeting Entertainer* from the Dorothy ! Dutbln Studio. Fort Wayn<*. put on a program at the ladle*' night entertainment of th.- Rotary dull last evening at the K. of P. home. The program included ainging. tap dancing and skating by the artis *. several '< whom have their own radio billing. Dinner was oerved -o about 8" guest*. Felix Male.- and Harold W. MdMillen were co-chairmen of the program.

LENTEN MEDITATION (Rev. William C. Feller. Zion Evangelical and Reformed Churchi “God commendetn (proves) Hia lova toward ua, in that, while we wera yet sinners, Christ died for ua." Romans s:*. Though we live in a day of rationing, we have reason to rejoice that there Is no rationing ot God's love. “Ho makeih His sun to rlae on the evil and thr good, and r ndeth rain on th< just and the nntast " But grea eat evidence of His lo« toward men. is the fact that He gave His Son that WHOM9BVER belkveth mt Him should not perish but have eternal life ’. God's love is an expre*>lve love; repressing itat .1 not meiely in word*, but in action His love give* and sacrifices He gave Hi* Son •• die for the world; not tot a perfet'. richuoas and faithful world but for a world loot In .in He <»ed fo> a world that had forsaken God. turned it* back on Him rebelled against Him. reviled and mocked Him Though the forces ot »vU tome tint** seem to b< victorimm. tboagh suffering and trial* eoma. and men's live* become •vwrbed and bopeluoe and men doubt God a lovo. we con r so Calvary and ae - the one unauew.r»Ue argumant and proof ot Hia Infiniti inexbauUblt leva We need to meet Hh lor. with an anawarlnj lore from ou> own henna

Money Stolen From Purse Last Evening iMr* Ray Leltz. who attended the ladles night entertainment at the Rotary club last night with her hurtiand, had her putwe rifled and MS stolen from ft. Following she program. Mm. I*itz stepped into the reception room to speak to the entertainer* and laid her purse on the stairway po*t In the other room When she returned, the purse wa* gone and a search of the place revealed it on the front porch. Paper* and other article* were left intact, but the M 5 In currency was gone. ■lt is believed a strang«r entered the front door. «aw the pume. snatched it and extracted the currency. ami thm threw or dropped it on the porch. oLocal Lady's Father Found Dead At Home George W. May Takes Own Life At Portland George W. May. 73. father of Mr* Fred Stolz of thi* city, wa* found dead at his horn two miles northeast of Portland, at 12:30 o’clock this morning He had taken hi* own life by hanging. The body was found in the basemen’ of his borne by hi* housekeeper. Mrs Anna Wolf. Despondency over ill health was ascribed a* the cause for his act. He had been In poor health for five months and seriously ill the past slz weeks, and was known to have been despondent over his condition. Donald Spahr. Jay county coroner, returned a verdict ot suicide H was bon In Jay county Augnst 2M. IS7O. the son of Charles and Edith Meek* May. Hix wife, the former Emma Reed, died In I94<’. Surviving are two daughters Mr*. Stolz of thin city and Mrs. Ward Stone of Portland, one son. (Turn Tn Psgs 8. Column 4) —— Orchard Ridge Club House Is Destroyed Fort Wayne. Ind. March 10 — I UP)—Fire logs to the Orchard Ridge country club is estimated *t |1 * 000 The bias", believed to have been started from chimney spark*, destroyed the club building yesterday.

New Ukrainian Army Breaks Through Nazi Lines On Long Front

American War Planes Blast Japanese Base New Britain Base Near Rabaul Target Os American Airmen (By United Preus) American planes have opened up a terrific bombardment on thb Japanese base of Willaumez peninsula in New Britain. This base is only 170 miles west of Rabaul. Escorted medium bombers attacking nearby Talasea Tuesday destroyed buildings and started large Arcs In support of the marines driving eastward down the peninsula toward Rabaul. At last reports, the tough leatherneck*, using General Bherman tank*, hail driven to within two mile* of Talasea The tanks par k effective 75-milli-meter guns and already these have cleared the way for the advancing marines by knocking out Japanese pillboxes. The marines are nursing a personal grudge in the new campaign. United I’ress war correspondent Ralph Teatsorth. with the leathernecks, says the marines want to capture Japanese ideulenant-Gen-era! Matsuda. He was the enemy commander at (.'ape Gloucester until we landed and. in retreating, the Jap leader haa eacaped trap after trap set by our patrols. Matsuda and hi* troopa were part of a division that once fought on Bataan As for Rabaul. Allied planes from the Holomons have dropped another 56 tons of explosives on the already badly-battered baee. The Tokyo radio in discussing the situation on the enemy's onceimpregnable South Pacific base, says Rabaul has become a ghastly and terrific scene under the rain of American bombs. Allied plans* now also are operating from the newly acquired Momote airfield on Los Negros in the Admiralty island* Ground troops on Los Negro*, meanwhile, are strengthening their <Tura To Pa*o <. Column <>

New Effort Made To Cut FDR Authority Senate Committee In New Proposal Wnshingfon. Mar. io. I UP) — Preliminaries that may lead to another main bout between the president and congress are starting in Washington today. The aenate appropriation* committee I* proposing to give congrea* ultimate authority over all agencies established by executive order, including the Tennessee valley authority. The new c<mgre*«ionai attempt to limit President Roosevelt's authority came to light when the sen •te appropriation* committee reported on the 15.500.050.000 inde pendent offlee* bill. Th* committee approved two amendments directly aimed at limiting the president s power The ffrs* is a proposal to prohibit the use of funds from any source by an executive agency in existence 13 months or more without specific congrensional authority. The »e<<md amendment I* a provision that all Tennessee valley authority receipt* be deposited to the general treasury and that TVA appropriations hemelorth be subject to cougrenaioaai action. The measure also prohibit* use of funds for political purposes and rnqairss that the main office of the authoei'y be moved from Knox villa. Tana. «o Muacto Rboala. Ala Preaiden! Rooaevelt snoounced a joint army and navy agreement which prohibit* members of tha armed force* from participating ta (Turn To Figo 4. Colusaa T>

Irvin Cobb, Noted Humorist, Is Dead Long Illness Fatal To Noted Humorist New York. Mar. I’* ll'l’i Tit. prophet of Paducah Is d■ rd Irvin S- Cobb, one of America's most beloved and widely r n ad humorist*, died this morning In his apartment at a New York hotel. He has been ill for several months and was in a coma for 21 hours before hi* death Hi* wife was with him at tho end. Col»b was 67 years old. He was a writer for newspapers, magazines and motion pictures. His career included acting In film and radio comedies, and he was a jsipular after-dinner speaker. He was born In Paducah. Ky . on June 2.1, 1676. the son of Joshua Clark Cobb and Maunie Saunders Cobb. Paducah in the land of fine horses ami beautiful women, acclaimed Cold) as its first citizen. His private school education was termina’ed by hl* teachers when h« was 16. His subsequent edit cation, he once said, was obtained by looking at things, listening to thing*, asking questions and trying to remember the answers. After working on several Kentucky newspapers. Cobb moved to New York in l‘«tt. becoming edl(Turn To Page «, Column S»

Schricker Favors Fourth FDR Term Governor Reports On State Affairs Indianapolis. Mar. H» I UPi Governor Schricker bellrires that Presideti’ Rooi-vvelt should l»e a fourth term candidate during nhat he predicts will he a vlclou* campaign this year. Th.- Indiana t hies executive did not make a forthright declaration • for the president in last night's i address before the Indiana Demo ' cra’ic Women’ chib, but he did say that- "the Democratic parly , dares not and must not turn Ita back on the greatest leader the White House has ever had Th* statement probaNy is j Schrlcker’s strongest endorsement of the president Th- goverttm has never been regarded a* a net* dealer, and ha* differed with Mr Roosevelt on *• veral policies. Regarding the campaign, he said i that many assaults will be made upon the president. He pleaded with the Democratic audienc not to break faith with the party wfr (If lose. Schricker also gave a condensed report of »tate affairs. He said that tlie unemployment - <urlty fund now to’ai* more than |!34. mm.iHHt The state tax levy ha* been reduced to 11 cents during the last three vear* at an .stimated savings of 83.tMN>.o<io to Hoosier property holders And he added that 'he treasury balance for postwar planning now is some 836,090.909. The governor w<nt on to advocate a retirement program for state institution employes The plan which he think* I* a possible plank in the state par’y platform would help kerp employe* on state jobs during the war time high wages period Although salaries have been Increased in the laat year, he said the employment problem has caused considerable embarrassment since the war began. Second Logansport Triplet Dies Today Logansport. Ind. Mar 10 — (UP) - Only one of the triplet* born to Mrs Thoma* Hanis stilt Hve» The bey dud hi* morning m Uaas county boapltal One of the girl* died yaaterday aft»r th* birth of the three on Wednesday

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Great Red Victory Revealed By Stalin As Nazi Command Admits Defeats By UnKed Press The Red army hagm ored another great victory in Southern Russia. The Hovlets have hurled one more powerful army into the battle of the Ukraine. Joining the offensive. the second atvny of the Ukraine has broken .through German line* on a l«S-mile’ front. A triumphant wder of the day by Marshal Stalin reveals that this army, under General Ivan Konev, hast advanced from 25 to IS miles in five days <rf heavy fighting 1' has captured over 3tm tow i* including the rail center of t’man. Heavy casualties were inflic'r-d on II German division* The new offensive put* three Red armies in action on a winding front of more than 400 miles as the Russian* pre** a concerted campaign to smash the German salient in the Dnieper bend and drive the enemy from the Ukraine. The German high command already has acknowledged the fall of I’tnan and other Russian gains all around the rim of the Dnieper trend salient. The German* also admit that the Russians are keeping up steady pressure southwest of Krivio Rog It is there that the third army of the Ukraine hao broken through io a depth of 3* mile* in a ru-w offensive aimed at Nikolaev and Kherson. A German new* agency says the great battle ? the eouthern front ha* grown in violence in the paet 24 hours, and It adds' •The Hovlet command also aim* at bringing atmu* the collapse of the whole southern front at thia time." Here U how the big hattiefront look* In the south, the third Ukrainian army now within 42 tnliea of the Black Sea port of Nikolaev, ha* cut that city's last north-bound rail line It w threatening 'o isolate both Nikolaev and if* companion port of Kherson To the north, the second Ukrainian army now ha* joined the oft -n---sive and the fourth army !» poised to strike at any moment to haaten the final kill A* for the first Ukrainian army to the west, it was last reported fighting through the Streets of the five-way rail junction of Tarnopoi The capture of thie city would virtually paralyze communication* to Hitler's embattled ariniM in the Ukraine. The Ankara radio say* Tarnopoi has fallen. but thi* i* not confirmed. Far to the north, the 4«ernian» Turn T„ !’•<• «. Column 4) -- Ramirez Resigns As Argentina President — Formal Resignation Is Announced Today By United I‘re.s General Ramirez ha* resigned |as president of Argentina Ramirez has not been exercising his powers as president for two | weeks. He designated vlce-presl- ! dent general Farrell a* acting president on February 25 But his action in formally quitting the office has caused some stir in the Argentine capital. One report is that Ramir t sent hia resignation to the supreme court, and that the tribunal went Into session this morning However. La Presna a leading Argentine newspap-r say* Ramirez sent the reeignatioi- to Farrell. and ’hat he sent a document, believed to be a manifesto, to thsupreme court— setting forth hi* reasons for resigning Apparently, under the Argentine constitution, acting pre»M> n* Farrell normally would president tn fact upon the resignation of Ramlrst Bn' there sl-w» have been r»ports that Ramirez specifically delgated hi* powers •o the aupreme court General far roil» cabiuoi waa scheduled u» most thia morning. (Tors T, rags ». Cotaam «)