Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 42, Number 62, Decatur, Adams County, 13 March 1944 — Page 1

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lAZI RETREAT IN UKRAINE NEAR PANIC

King Forts Li Batter Lh France 110 German Fighter Hanes Appear To IBffer Resistance ■l ||y I lilted ; . .- .(gain th..*.- my»ien<.ns UcoinlliUirquo fiolll eighth |« 4I: .■ ■■ i- iimi 'he target ,i,| i.ii< usual, doo* ' l " h K, :V ,-s aloilK the British U\, v . !>-vn*b dayUte!-..: y " v, 't <he chanK |t:l - , ,f!i. .1 communique h ,., th.- bombing force an a K formas ion” of fighterfortresses. - that the lllftwaffe failed to appear. However. K an'i aircraft batteries shot two fortresses. ■.,'-. a high official source i.-porta that -teps may KikHl to fort- the enemy to aad fight iKamst our bombK,... This source say* the Hint combat reluc'ance of the ■un air force may cau»e LieuK General Carl Spaatz to anho bombing target* in Kne thus flinging a direct at the Nazi*. He SUg- ■ a rrgulai broadcast to Geratinoum mg that American ..ti tii. way and exactKher, they re going, as the last recourse" In the to get enemy tighter* In Kiss, Is not yet licked, hut that Allied air leader* it* number. ■lied air and artillery action ■k the new* from the Italian ■ today- Ite-pitr bad weather, ■ers and tighter Imtn-bers ■tded Nazi position* on the Jo beachhead Other formaJ raked vital transport and Jly centers north of Home J Allied long range guns shell■h<- Germans—ln the battle secHand behind it—ln an attempt ■ratter dieiny troop concentraJit;«li planes ranged as far a* ■ Spanish coast, beaching one Hi vessel and leaving another In Hing condition, and British deJen shelled Herman shipping ■the Adriatic once more. B *ar bulletin from Jugoslavia * Jhsi Tito <ll-close* that for the ■t time American officers are ■lug partisan troop* in action ■in-t the German*. Two uni■tified Americans are command- ■ the partisans in the fighting ■ Bra.- and llvar. off the Dalma■t coast. Jadon ha* new* of another ■an nation The Hally Herald ■* that a Rumanian peace dele■•on in Ankara is meeting with wiw. An Ankara dis■ch says British and American ••"Mt* have refused to help ■aaia against Germany so long |T*rkey stays oat of the war. JlTsr* To Colam* 1) ■ kustees Discuss Jeachers' Sa! dries No Definite Action Is Token Saturday po definite action was taken by r 'wnship trustees on the teach- [• satary discussion at their MeetId BMarday. li* # ’* Bloa w, » enpresred that I•“ lik *ly the township* and C*” Mlt* would have to pay F** than the minimum salaries, F hoard did not come to an as to what the basis for ! , and high school ’eacbera K«4 ba. J l '''“ne employment and indue- . "'eat-hera in the armed serhave made R dlffkult for , '' lM • ch °o> authorities to L? ««r staff* of teacher* BslSalarks’o?. 1 ** 4 ? 114 * mr » * taa'-ber. do not begin r u..- ln <HM - * •‘•Unseat and the r wl,fc **• (M"®** l ~ cUm «* (h * ***• begtnnlag seat leptMi-

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

New Pressure From Allies Is Aimed At Eire Drastic Economic Measures Likely; Embargo On Travel By United Press The Irish Free State face* new pressure—aimed al forcing her to expel Axis diplomats. The Allies are expected to follow Britain's travel embargo, with drastic economic measures. Ohaerver* believe shipments ot food, oil and machinery — vital to Eire’s economic welfare, will be all but halted. Ostensibly the shipmen's would (be cut to free every possible ton of I'nited Nations shipping for the opening and maintenance of a Western front. ■ftut, actually, the Irish Free state faces a blockade for her refusal to cooperate with the Allies. The Irish Free state lx completely dependent on the United State* and England for oil and much of her-wheat, coal and machinery. She has only a handful of ships, about H. and needs Allied shipping to take care of Iter imports. Official* in Washington and lamdon are deeply concerned over the presence of ikxi*t agents on Irish soil. Axis diplomatic and consular official* have .been a»>le to keep a close check on our western front preparations from their vantage point in the Irish Free state. The latndon 'Daily Mail says General 'Elsenhower, supreme commander of invasion forces, was among the first to urge Allied action agaiuet Eire. The newspaper claims Elsehhower sees Axis freedom in Eire as a real menace to the Allied cause. Biitain took the first retaliatory move, virtually banning all travel to the Irish Free slate. And now-clos-(Turn To Pag* I. Column 4)

New Restrictions On 'R' Gas Coupons Institute Controls To Cut Off Leak Washington.-March 13 -H’Pt— The OPA announce* that n«w reatrillion* will l»e imposed on the use of five-gallon -R" gasoline ration coupon* throughout the country starting April 1 The new control* are ■being instituted to cut otf a major leak of the coupon* into the black market. Beginning neat month, the "It coupon*. to»ued to farmer* and other non-higbway u»ers. will not lie valid for buying gasoline at tilling •tatlon* or other retail establishmenu.—that I*. unle»» the filling station ha* received special authorisation. Thereafter, the "R" coupon* will be used only by non-hlghway users who bay gasoline at bulk plan’s or authorized station*. or who have it delivered Into storage tank* on their own promise*. Those who get their gasoline at other retail outlets will use the one-gallon “E" coupon. The OPA *ay» the plan has proved successful In ezperltnrntal o»e in Georgia and Florida Endor** (Stamp* Indianapolis. March M-H'Pl-Tbe Indiana district office of price administration, announced today that Hco*ter* holding farm (**<> line ration coupon* M E” and “R” must endorse the stamps before making purchase*. The OPA »*id the order was given in hopes of eliminating black market transfer of farm gasoline —o Adams County Native Is Taken By Death William C. Selkiirg. T». »•»»* <* Adam* county, died Sunday afternoon at the Lutheran hospital in Fort Wayne 'He had lived tn N«w Haren for the P**t -W yearn. Survivona include two brother* Cbriat and Louis Selking. both Adam* county Funeral services will be held •• t:IS p. ■ Wednesday at the Ternet A Hosier funeral home •’ Haven and at » » o’clock at the Unanuel Lutheran church. Rev Herbert L. W*l*o officiating Burial wiU be tn the I. 0. 0 F. cemetery at New Haven.

End Os A Jap Plane Is Exultant Moment For Them * • * *> ■■ jl.*. ’‘•aSiEjK. iJj' -*•' *‘Uffsr - J _ B /js PILOTS AND crewmen aboard a I S. aircraft carrier In the South Pacific cheer exultantly as guns of their task force send a Jap plane to a blazing finish. Smoke from the burning piano and the anti-alrcraf* shell* blend into thi leaden background provided by th, overcast sky

Qualifying Tests To Be Held Wednesday Army-Navy Tests To Be Conducted Here Principal VV. Guy Brown today recommended the army-navy college qualifying test on .March 16 to young men eliglhi- for the test The army-navy college qualifying test, described in the leaflet by that name available through high school principal* and containing an application blank for the test, provides basis for the selection of young men for the army opecialixed training program and the navy college program. Created a* a reault of a joint effort of the war and navy department* and rhe U. S. office of education, it wiii 4>e administered locally In high schools, preparatory schools and colleg.-s throughout the nation at 9 o'clock. Wednuaday morning, (March 15. The test i« open to young num who will reach their 17th but not their 22nd birthday Iby July 1. 1941 and who are in the final term of their senior year of high school, recent high school or prep school graduates, or college student* without certificate* of graduation from high school and not now enrolled in any service program. Those who fall to qualify on previous armynavy college qualifying test* are eligible provided they are not in the armed forces. Candidates are required to diwig natc a choice of service when they take the test. Men who designate a preference for the navy, which includes marine corp* and coast guard, tnust be between 17 and 19 _ (Turn To Page *- <J*»ume I) Mrs. Orville Scott Dies Saturday Night

Funeral Services Here On Wednesday Mrs. Orville 47. lifelong resident of near Monroeville until morin* to Decatur several month* •go. died at 1010 P «n Saturday at the Adam* county memorial hospital following an abdominal operation She had been at the hospital six day* 6he wat a member of the East Liberty United Brethren church. Surviving are the huaband. a daughter. Mr*. Evelyn Hoffman of Hoagland: three aon*. Imwrence Scott. at home. Elmer of Decatur and Everett of Hollydale. Calif.; two aitteru. Mr*. Gtedys Meyer* •nd Mr*. Vera Steindtacher. both of Fort Wayne; the father. Christ Rid er *l*o of For*. Wayne, and tteven grandchildren. Funeral aer vices will be held at the home. «12 Grant street, at 1:15 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, and at 2 p m at the East Liberty U. B church. Rev Paul W Garner officiating Burial will be in the I. O O F cemetery at Monroeville The body will be removed from the Van Buskirk funeral home at Monroeville to the residence la thio city Tuesday eon.

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decotur, Indians, Monday. March 13, 1944.

Names Edwin Martin Special Assistant Attorney General iFrancis Biddle has appointed Edwin M. Martin Fort Wayne, a* special assistant to the attorney general of the United States. ■Mr. Martin is a member of the board of directors of the Fort Wayne Red Cross and chairman of the council of national affairs committee of the Fort Wayne Chamber of Commerce. \A* special assistant to the attorney general, Mr. Martin will serve as a member of the alien enemy hearing board for the northern district of Indiana. 11 Mothers Donate Sons Into Service Four Or More Sons In Nation's Service Gerald Vizard, recreational director at the Central Soya company. in compliance with a request from a state war-mot Iter* association, ha* compiled a iiat of Adams county mothers who have four or more sons In the armed services. Eleven families are credited with four or more sons in the services. One mother, Mr*. Harry Human, ha* six sons; three have five sons and seven have four son*. Mr. Vizard turned the following list over to th* American U gion for ita honor roll: .Mrs. .Mary Largent. R R. I. Decatur. 3 army 1 navy. Mr*. Jacob Habegger, Berne. 4 army. Mr*. Veronica Wolpert. 1409 .Monroe street. Decatur. 4 army, i marine. Mrs. Edward Keller, 1116 W. Monroe street. Decatur. 3 army. 1 navy. .Mrs. August M-ngerlch. R. 4. De(Turn To Pa«s «. Column 4t

Decatur Municipal Plant Is Honored By G. E. Foundation

It would lut an unpardonable oversight and omis-ion of worthy recognition if the Decatur light and power plant tinuniclpally owned I were omitted from the list of electrical Industrie* honored today by the Charles A Coßin foundation of the General Electric company, in making the annual award In appreciation of the industry'* outstanding achievement to the home front in time of war The municipal plant in this city has contributed greatly to the well-being of the community in many respects and possibly should be given more credit than any other industry for nuking possible the outstanding record of local Industrial plants in war produc tion. Today, throughout the nation, tribute is being paid by the Charles A Coffin foundation *o the electrical Industry Gerard Bwope. chairman of the board of trustee* of the foundation and president of the General Electric company.!

Five Insanity Cases Are Filed In Court Five Cases Filed During Past Week The greatest number of Insanity proceeding* In the recent history of the Adam* circuit court were filed during the past week, totaling five, which Is half the usual number for a year. Os the five cases filed Itefore Judge J Fred Fruchte.four ot them were completed by the investigax tiona of two physicans for each ca*e and were found insane. Tielast of the five, filed today, has not been investigated. The two physicians appointed by the court were ordered to report within three days. Tlte records In the office of SlidIff Leo Gillig reveal that the average number of cases is about 10 or 12 during an entire year. Lost year there wore 12 cast* In 1942. there were only three, which was the smallest- number on record In 1941 there were 1" cases. Apparantiy there is no particular reason for the large number of Insanity cases occurring during the |M*t week, other than 10-lnd-dence. Fiiwt signs of Insanity were noted in the cases six month* to five years ago. Four are women. One. a 22-year-old Decatur girl, has not yet been examined by the two physhlans appointed by the court. Another woman is 11 year* ,(Turn To !*»«• < Colum* D -■ O~“" 1 *■ Ask Autoists Remove 1942, 1943 Plates Ed I’ Miller. Deca’U' police chief, and J. <’■ .Mendenhall. *tate police officer, today requested auto owners to remove all 1942 and 1943 license plate* from their cars. (Inly the 1944 plates are to be displayed, the officers etated. according to state law.

• issued the following citation: ’ “Faced with unprecedented demands. 'he electric light and pow- ’ er industry ha* me< every war production requirement without ’ ' delay and without impairment of . ita peacetime services to the pub ! He. Thia achievement m-rita the apprecla'lon not only of American industry but of the entire nation " This message and a further tribute to th** electrical lndn«try , Is printed in a General Electric company* advertisement In 'his ia-ue of this pdper Meeting the war-time demands here, the Decatur »'«ht and power plant last year distributed nearly 34000000 kilowatt hours, of which about 30000.000 KWH'- were produced locally tester Pettibone vuperlntendent ’ of the plant. In an interview today. said 'he city administration. I under Mayor John R Rtnlts. was eon'emplatiM post-war expansions tTura Ts Faffs «. Column 1)~

Four Russian Armies Pushing Germans Back Along Southern Front

31 Men Ordered To Service March 22 Ordered For Active Service To Nation Thlrtyone Adams county men will report at Indianapolis Wedneaday. March 22. for active induction into the nation's armed services, officials of the Adams county selective service ‘tmard announced today Thesie men were in the contingent which took pre-induc!lon physical examination* February IP. Os the 31 men to leave March 22, 1« will report for army service, and 15 for navy duties. In addition to these 31 men. two others. W'HHam Howard Hell, navy, and Edgar Paul Sprunger army have already been inducted and are now in service. Included In the list to report March 22 are two meinheiw of thio year's sectional and regional Yellow Jackets basket ball team. James Cochran and llobert Mutschler. Also in the I let i« Joseph Wolpert. meirtber of the Decatur Commodore* team, who will be the fifth son of Mr*. Veronica Wolpert of till* city to serve in ’he armed forces. Board official* etated that no official word ha* been received from the contingent which took piednditction examination* at Ind’knapolls last Wednesday. The (board had previously announced that a group will go to Indianapolis March 23 for examination. The 31 men who are ordered to report March 32 are a« follow*: Army Robert ia-wis Hoffman. Donald (Turn To Paws 2. Column D —.— — o Consider Tightening Os Draft Deferments Roosevelt Confers With Top Leaders Washington, Mar. 13 — Il'Pt President lloosev- It me' with some of hl- top administration officials today to consider tightening up of occupational draft deferments. War manpower commissioner Paul .McNutt and chairman and vice chairman Donald Nelson and Charles Wilson of the war production hoard were called to the White House In a recent memorandum. .Mr RooaeVOit told McNutt and selec live service director Her*hey that the present manpower situation i* so grave he wants all such d- ferments re-examined Hershey followed this Up by asking local letards to be more strict in the granting of Ihv-e deferments, particularly to men under 2S years of age. President Roosevelt had another visitor at 'he White House today. •Dear Allwn" Barkley, the rebollions Ikrmocratic sen.’e leader It was just a routine meeting of Mr. Roos- velt with his capitol hill party leaders. But for Barkley, ’his was the first time he bad seen the president since th. ir recent split on the tax veto. He adds, “you would not have known a thing had ever happened. If I* did." On the senate floor today Deime cratic senator Connally «f Texas formally reported the conference version of the soldier-vote hill ana (Turn Tn Paws I Column *> a Join Nation-Wide Prayer Hour Sunday St. Mary's Catholic parish will join la thy nation wide prayer hour Sunday afternoon from 2 to 3 cloclL offering prayers for the sparing of Rome Fol towing Pope Plus' plei Bunday morning that both beiligerant camp*" *pare the Eternal City from destructive bombing, a prayer hour will »M> held in all Catholic churvho* Rev Joseph J Sei met x. pastor, announced Bunday.

British Troops Score Victory In West Burma Bitter Fighting Is Reported Raging On Bougainville Island By t'nl’cd Press British imperial troops In western Burma have scored an Important victory in their drive towards Akyab on the Hay of Bengal. laird Mounthatten, Allied commander for southeast Asia, announce* the capture of Bnlhidating a strategic village 55 milenorthwest of Akyab The commuiii;|iie reports comparatively heavy casualties inflicted on the Japanese around Buthidauiig And It tells of successful water-borne raids on enemy defenses in the region nor’h of Akyab. In northern Burma. American , and ChTlie e troop- are driving the ' Japan* ae south along a jungle I road the only available exit from Hukawng valley Despite stubborn Japanese delaying action, the Allies have advanced to within a few miles of a pas* guarding the valley. Bit'er Jungle fighting also is raging on Bougainville Island, in the Holomon- The latest AIH-d account of ’he action on Bougainville tells of American line* being reestablished aft. r a fierce sixhour battle. Th.- report covers adlon through Ha'uiday and tells of the second time in a few days that the Japanese have penetrated the American position* on Bougainville An Alli-d -pokeaman says they were thrown hack both tim« s But Tokyo radio claim- that the Japanese captured two of the three To. .(kina airfl. Ids on Bougainville Sunday and were converging on the third There lias been no confirmation of the-. Japanese claimr. American marines have further I the ting around Japan esc Isolated ill the ’ astern .Mar shall, with occupation of Wotho atoll. Wotho. lying 24" miles south of Enlwetok provides a 1 new base of operations In the Pacific offensive. 1 American flier* in the Southwest Pacific have scored another one*id<-d victory over Japanese pilot* Yank fighters shot down ; 28 and probably 32 Jap plane* in | a fierce dog tight over W.-wak. New Guinea Only two of~ our 1 planes w-re lost. 1 The air battle marked the first real encounter American fliers I (Turn To fags 1. Column tt —O~ All Indiana Counties Exceeded Bond Goals I Exceed State Quota By Over 25 Percent 1 ludtespoh*. Mar. 13. - <U. P>— 1 Tabulation* of the fourth war loan drive for Indiana have been com- ’ ple’.ed. Hoosiers exceeded their ' i123.0W.000 quota by 159.&M.000. State War Finance Chairman E. 1 Pulliam annoume* that sale* during the drive totaled 3392.551.000. For the first time, all Indiana connfiea over-subscribed their quotas in exceeding the state quota by 25 and two-third* percent. Added to the good news was | the Federal Reserve Hank * report ■ that farmer* doubled their pur- - chase* of the third war loan drive . in the last campaign Purchase* of the E bond serie* reached over • 181.000.000 compared with the assigned STS 000.000 quota Pulliam praised the 1W W 0 vol unteer men and women who form- , ed Indiana's sales organixatioa tor making ft easy and convenient tor everylne to buys bonds

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| Nazis In Panicky Retreat On Front From Poland Area To Black Sea Port London, March 13—(UP)— Premier Josef Staiirt announces that the Red army has captured Kherson, the vital strenghold north of the Dnieper river estuary in the Ukraine. By United I’r- ss Four Russian armb- are pushing the Germans back al! along lh« southern front, from Poland to the Black Sea The swIP progress I* being made by th.- second Ukraine army under Marshal Konev, which lias dashed through the German lines into the Odessa province - 130 mile* from the Black Sea port ItMel* Ttriving down through the Ukraine at almost a mile an hour, these troop* of the second Ukrainian army have driven 'he German* info panicky retreat. Their entire defeiißo system is quickly crumbling. and their chief concern al , this point apparently is to avoid a repetition of the Stalingrad dis- , as’< r. The Nazi disorder and fear ' ha* reached the stage where they are even throwing away their small arms and ga* masks In a desperate effort to escape the Soviet juggernaut. At the same time, another 1 Ukrainian army, this one 125 ! mile* to the doulheawt. ha* forced a th German held Ingul river The • way to the lower Bug river is now ! dear And Germany'* Black Sea ' port of Nikolaev, 2« mile* away. , I* threatened. Ftlll farther south. Kherson- another major port on 'he Black Sea, I* in danger of Iwing outflanked The Russians have push- ' cd on from their new bridgehead on the northwest bank of the low- ‘ er Dnieper to within 2" mile* of Kherson 1 A* the Russian victories mount, reliable Stockholm source- add a ' new chapter to the Russo-Flnnlsh |h ai story Russia, according 'o these Informants, has suggested ’ that Finland - strong man. Mar--1 dial Mannerheim, come to Moscow as a member of a peace del- gallon However, the source* add that Finland never will consent to send him. fearing the Movie'* might refuse to let .Mannerheim ' return to hl* country, regardless 1 of the outcome of the peac. talk-. 1 Russia* victories also are having results In another country. In Czechoslovakia, 'he underground is Iteliev d already reaponding to the battle cry sounded ’ by their government in-exile in 1 London With the* Red armies ap--1 proximately !•"' mile* from the • Czech frontier, some l.f»W,ffW Czech and Slovak workers are prepaiing to strike a* an army. 1 "Go over from individual ex--1 ploit* 'o organized ma»* action." ' those are th. exnet words of the order from laindon. Ho with Soviet armies less than (Turn To !***• *. Column 4) . ... o___ British Coal Miners Returning to Pits Ixmdon. (March 13—(UP) —Ap- | proximately half of Britain's atrikmg miner* returned to work today after a weekold walkout. England"* worst waUioiv coal stop*I age. One hundred and six thousand • strikens voted on the bock-to-woCk Issue yesterday. Although ballots •till are being counted, most strik- . er* are expected to return to (ha pit*. > oTCMPERATURE READING DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER 1:00 a. m .. 28 10:00 a. m 2* Noon .. 33 2: :00 p.m. ...— ... *2 3:00 p. m. 44 WEATHER Cloudy with light rain ar snow in north wnd ram in south portion tonight and tomorrow, slowly rising tamperaturso. increasing wind tonight and tomorrow.