Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 42, Number 64, Decatur, Adams County, 15 March 1944 — Page 1

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Hee Airmen lume Raids nnsf Nazis K a vy Bombers Back Ker Germany; Meet Ktie Opposition Bl Uy l ulled Pres* heavy bomber* were Germany today. i.irgrt hasn't !*en Identlalthough German -ay it wait the aircraft Hran*»l<k The raiders Mff ( ,|„ Britain and met vlr opposition. ( , m hing formation, which Is described a« "mediumconveyed by a great (■r <,f l.ivli'n ami Thunder f Kgiuv -jlml ilioiiH indicate K German plar.es were shot M n „.j th.,l American losses say their fighter air were handhapped by the strong Yank escort bad weather Nazi propa- *. .lyem y broadcast* say Milled fighter escort mitntimbomber*. Hp. the American heavythunder,si deep Into GetYank Marauder medium ■-. and Allied fighter planes Med >■•* northern France Him- the night fl A F. Mo* H p-'ato - ‘k 'l the Industrial Hf It-isr.-ldorf 111 western GerH Luftwaife is making nome f.e toe many Allied air 4 id h"W ied file bombs Hmdmi last night In perhaps raid since the 1940 bill*. M fires wort- put out Within ■ five hours. But there «were B caiusliles. Kdentally. the former movie ■. Maj James SPewart, led a ■ of Liberators over Germany ■ command pilot today. Bar Allied planes also were Kver Europe today. American Bod--r medium lumbers hH tar■ln northern France and Bel- ■ New Ace ■ndon Mar 15 — tl'Pi—AmerlBlghte. pilots in the European ■er have a new ace of ace*. ■pt Rid-ert Johnson of I.iwtoii. B. won that honor this morn■by shooting down three more By plan>« That bring* hi* ■ bw to 22 planes and puts him ■ ahead of hi* flying mate and ■ormer leading ace. (’apt Wai ■ua Tn Page I. Column • > ■ o Ition Official Is lid To Grand Jury Btroit. March 15--(UP)-tA r»- ■ bureau official and former cruBr against black market* I* beIheld for the federal grand jury parge of selling gas ration coufcting Cnhed State* commiasionB>eotg. Read ha* ordered Mr*. |Mhy Martin of Unsing. Mlchll held for further action ester lhemment witness testified that h»d purchased 300 hooka of CI ration coupon* for 11.980 in ■k*d currency Mr*. MartlnN F of U <*» was contniued. I " h'ott Funeral On hursday Afternoon hnetui service* will be held at r “ ‘ Thursday afternoon at the *!■-funeral home in Convoy. O. I Mrs flarve Elliott, who died of while attending terp st the Methodist church in Sunday night. I* sarvivsd by the hnahand r «'» children, including a son. F ®ltott of Decatur. JIMFERATURR READING mmocrat thermometer .... ■ WEATHER I?**'*** ''®M rain er dri’zlt *9 to worth section and show- •* ■. r -4 W*t rain or dr las I* f ** southwest Portion* tonight and «M central portion*

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Girl Scout “Check” Represents Service To Nation SSSBHHZA ~ IOW HI t IblbS i JRL V i / -.1 Bl* 9 _B|L- VI H litisiSHL JO REPRESENTINC the nation s SSO.tMMt Girl Rcout*. Dorothy Clark, left, ol W»*hlngion. I> (’.; Marjorie fllai-k of Baltimore. .Md.. and Neva Newton of Alexandria. Va.. visit the White House to present President Roosevelt with a "check" for 15.430.0U1> hour* of service by Girl Scouts since Pearl Harbor Attached to the "cheek" was an "Invoice" listing the types of war work the Scout* have done for their country. Girl Scouts are now celebrating the 32nd anniversary of their founding

Wounded Veteran To Speak To Rotarians To Tolk On Service Given By Red Cross The servU-ra of the Red Cross. m seen and enjoyed by a wounded Ve’eran of ihe war. will he told t»y T/Hgt. Zymund Woraiinski. a Runner who was wounded in flights over Germany, at the weekly meeting of the Rotary cltfb Thursday evening at the K. of P. home. Accompanying the war hero, who has been decorated with the purple heart, the dwtinauinhed flying cross and four oak leaf cluatera. wil be J F Boon*, field director of the American Red Croat* at Baer Field. Fort Wayne. • Sgt. Woratlnaki is now eonvalusing at Billing* General hospital. Fort Benjamin Harrison. Ind.. He ha* been heard before many civic and patriotic gathering* and relate* actual -workings and services of the Red Cross oversea* Sgt. Wotvnlnskl Is a native of Michigan. He »tut a gunner with the eighth air force and took part In numeroua flight* over Germany. In one of these misaions be was wounded In the right arm while fighting it out with a German fighter. Cpl. William .Martin, a hero of the Australian battle front, who wae wounded by a Jap sniper, may abo accompany Sgt. W'ormlnskl. Roscoe Glendening, treasurer of the Adams county Red Cross chapter. will be chairman of the program —o Service Buttons To Women Volunteers Buttons Available In Office At City Hall Service buttons for women volun leers who have donated time in carrying out the rationing program in thia city, have been received here and may be obtained by the women from Mr* Carey Moser, wo men a civilian defense clerk, at the city hall The buttons were ordered by Mra. ’Arthur R Holthouae. chairman of women s activities. and paid for by the county civilian defense council, through Vincent A. Bor mann. chairman. The buttons are made of a fiber They are blue la color and in the center the CD triangle is printed 'Women who are registered as volunteers andwho have donated time in the various rationing pro grams, are asked to call at ’he ci’y hall office, second floor, and <*taln their service buttons. No program or formal presents tloa of th* buttona b planned. Mra Moser said, •’because everybody is so busy they don’t have time to attend a grtersl meeting "

I Two Nazi Officials Executed By Poles Now York. March 15 — (CT) - The British radio reports Polish patriots have executed two Nall officials in the German labor office at Warsaw The broadcast say* that the Polish directorat' of civil resistance 1* threatening the two Nazi successors iu the Wnr office I with a similar fate. The two Nazis are reportedly llv- . Ing in fear of their Ilves. They i work In an armored office the ra- . dio says, and receive all official , documents In specially sealed boxes. Curb 1$ Ordered On Draff Deferments Curb Deferments To Men Under 26 Years BULLETIN Washington. Mar. 15—(UPI Selective service chief Central Htrshey says about 2C0.P00 1 to 250,000 men in the 18 through 25 age groups who now hold industrial jobs will be inducted under the new ’ j orders tightening up draft I determent*. — f Washington. Mar. 15 — (UP) — • Chairman May of the house mill- ' tary affairs committee says he will act to forestall any effort to f defer non-fathrr* If It means the ’ drafting of more fathers. In line with that. May says he may Introduce a measure to ban the deferment of all draft registrants under 26. The military affair* committee chairman cites report* that war Manpower chief McNutt and war ' production chief Nelson are alarm ed over the tightened deferment policy toward young men in Industry. .May says: •‘Apparently the idea is to keep these young noil-fathers in industry and put the older men. the (a’bers. into uniform.” I I Draft director Hershey issued a new order applying to the IS through 25 age class last night Some Washington observer* interpret it a* an attempt to slow down the draf ing of fathers, while at the same time halting the Indi*eliminate drafting of younger men who hold key places in industry. The order instruct* draft board* to approve occupational defer ment* fry men under 2d only In cases where the deferment has treeu approved by S’ate or naiional headquarter*. Indianapolis Child Is Killed By Auto Indianapolis. March I*-~(CT>— Injuries suffered In an auto accident took the life of fout-year-old Rdbert Allen Rabbins this morning i Ths youngster, son of Mr. and Mrs JaJmoo Robbins of Indtanapolb. I was struck by the auto yesterday.

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Willkie Is Leading In New Hampshire Leads Gov. Dewey In Preference Primary Washington, Mar. ll.— (CT) — The first test at the poll* for the Republican presidential nomination show* Wendell Willkie leading Governor Dewey of New York In the New Hampshire preference primary. Nearly three-fourth* of yesterday's light vote in New Hampshire has been tabulated. Candidates pledged or leaning toward Willkie have won or are leading for five of the state's 11 convention seats, while candidates pledged lo Dewey are leading for two of the other seats. The pledges are unofficial. Four other candidates are unpledged and one candidate pledget! to Gen. MacArthur Is trailing. There is no contest in the Democratic primary. All candidate* are pledged to President Roosevelt for a fourth term On the labor front, more than 7,000 workers are absent from their jobs today at Ford company's River Rouge plant in Detroit. Union lead er* have denounced the stoppages as unauthorized and company officials called them, and we quote, "another example of union hoodlumtam." President Roosevelt lias received a letter from William Green in which the president of the Ameri(Turn To Pays L Column I) - —. Joseph B. Eastman Dies This Morning ODT Director Dies In Capitol Hospital Washington. Mat 15 — (UP) — Director Joseph B Kastman of the office of defense transportation died today in a Washington hospital. He was <1 years old. Eastman. one of the nation's *ey m-n on the home front, entered the hospital two weeks ago. He had been in ill health for some time The ODT director was a veteran member of the interstate commerce commission, having celebrated the 25th anniversary of hl* appointment only recently l-ong before the war he was chief trouble-shooter for the nation’s railroads, as federal coordinator of transportation. Bastman was appointed to that poet early in the Roosevelt admlnlstrsttau. While holding that post he won the reputation of being one of the hardest-working officials In Washington Eastman was born at Katonah. N T. in Illi. tbs eon of a Free byttrtan ministar Ha became a transportation expert early in the IMS's and was appointed to ths ICC by President Wilson iu !»!•

Report Finns Reject Soviet Peace Offers Finnish ParliamentUpholds Rejection Os Armistice Terms Uy United Prews The flus«o-Flnnl»h peace negotiations apparently have collapsed. It has been reported reliably that the Finnish parliament has approved a government proposal to reject the Russian armistice ternn*. Indications are that the Finnish government seoa no chance whatever to negotiate wlih Ruasla on the basis of the six-point propo«.il advanced hy the Soviets. Therefore. the government la said to have d>*< ided to reject lh-> term*. Parliament wae In seeslon only !»« minutes Ind fully responsible sources aay It approved the government decision. The dispatch reporting the prole able decision l» one of the few which have come directly from Helsinki In recent months. Several days ago the United Prevs obtained permission to send a staff correspondent to the Finnish capital. Full-scale hostilities may he resumed against Finland at any moment. On the Russian fighting front. Moscow says the third Ukrainian army has gone into the mop-up s'age of the battle against the Germans trwpped albove Kherson. Nail losses now are estimated at more than 14.000 men killed or captured Most rrf whom were cut down when they tried to escape the en-cir-element. stamping out of reslstanca in the pocket probably would make the Naxl position at nearfiy Nikolaev untenable. Thi* is th* last Germanheld Black Sea port east of Odessa. Other Soviet forces have broken through to the Bug river in the cen(Tom Tn Ps«» f. Column 11 — o ■■■■ 1

Adams Posl Donates SSOO To Red Cross Largest Donation Received To Date Adam* Post 43 of the American legion today donated 1600 to the Red Cross War fund. Miss Annie Winnes. secretary of the local chanter, reported The substantial contribution was vot<-d by the American legion In regular meeting of the veteran* of World War 1. In appreciation of what the service organization Is doing for the men overseas In World War 11. The check wau presented to Miss Winnes today and so far In the largest contribution received in the 1944 drive. It is equivalent to three per cent of the county's 116.700 quota. Miss Winnes stated the cam palgn wa* proceeding In Decatur and that a majority of the volun teer worsens were canvassing their territory. Totals to date are unavailable, b«q-auae few report* have been filed. The system u«ed this year is to have th* lieutenants report to the precinct captain* and until *ll the territory has been canvaased the final report cannot be given. Mis* Winnes said. Much of the rural territory has been canvassed. Lyman L. Hann, township chairman Mid. and the workers have obtained more than 53.000 from donators In the farm actions I ■■■■■■■ I ■ 0I ■ — — Midnight Deadline For Tax Returns Washington. March H—(Ue>— Last call for the all-American head ache. Midnight tonight is the dead line for filing your tex return for 1943 IneusßO There * one consolation Although thia ymr's tax form wa* the tough eat of all time t* raaatei th* chance* ar* it *lll be a to: aimpier thi* aest time March 16 roll* around

Great Aerial Bombing Blows Precede Attack By Allied Infantrymen

British Make New Progress Toward Akyab Driving Closer To Bay Os Bengal Port; New Yankee Landing By United Press The British imperial troops in Burma have marie new progress toward* the port of Akyab on the bay of Bengal. laird Mounrbatteii announce* the capture of Japane«e strong point* near the ButhldaungMadaung highway yesterday. Other British troop* fought their way Into enemy underground fortresses north of Buthldaung. killing al least 12<» Japs In band-to-hand combat There I* no word on th.- progress of British Imperial* who broke across the upper ('hindwin river yesterday, to outflank Japanese retreating before the American Chines.- offensive In Hilkawng valley. Elsewhere in southeast Asia. American mitchell liomber*. escorted by tighter*, attacked Hainan island in the China sea on Monday. Al least five Japanese flgh'ers were shot down and probably three other*. The American* hit the airfield and seaplane anchorage. damaging live ene m y planes and leaving the airdrome in flames. In th« southwest Pacific, the American* have made a new landing and gained a fourth foothold in their drive towards Rabaul. .Marines landed at Lings Llnga on Eieanora l>ay 2t> miles west of Talasea. killing 55 Japanese stragglers. In -he Admiralties, other American ground forces cleared the enemy from two islands off lets Negros, bringing th ir artillery within range of the main Admiralty island of Manus. Radio Tokyo apparently is backing down on report* of Japanese successes at BouXatlnvPlle A broadcast heard today made no further mention of previous Jap anese claims of victories over the American' In the Pacific air war. American airmen continued their Itoinbardment of Raltaiil. They shot down eight Japanese fighter* in another heavy attack on Wewak N*-w Guinea. —— 0 — Bowles Urges Price Control Continued Asks Congress To Continue Program Washington. Mar. 15 — H'Pl - Price administrator Chester Bowles a»ked congress today to continue the price control program without substantial change He said that OPA ha* prevented any nei Increaae in the coat of living for the past il months "Regardle** of past and even future error*." Howie* told the senate hanking committee, “under the statutes a* written by congress we have carried out the mandate lo stabilise prices and rent*' “If the power* OPA now posse** are continued." h* said “inflation during the war will be prevented and the nanon will come out of the war with a sound and balanced price strwciure" H<- added "I can conceive of no greater contribution than this to the strength and vßallty of the American economy, once the war 1* wou." He contended that the work of the OPA. much criticised and attached since Pa inceptkm. will be written tn hiatory “aa oae oT (Tarn To PM* A Celuma (J

Candidate e. II Muselman. of fierne. today announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination a* Adams county prosecuting attorney, ■object to the primary el-ction May 2 Muselman Candidate For Prosecutor Berne Lawyer Seeks Primary Nomination C. H .Muselman. Berne attorney, today announced that he is a candidate for the Hemocratlc nomination for prosecuting attorney. 26th Judicial district of Indiana comprising Adams county, subjec* to the deciaion of the voters ill the May primary el- ctlon Mr .Muselman I* well known throughout Adams county. For the last 10 years he has been justice of the peace for Monroe township and has served since 1934 a* secretary of th Democratic central committee of Adams county. Since last year he has also been active as a member of the Adams county rationing board, serving a* distribution officer for Berno and community. Having l>- en admitted to the Adams county liar for the practice of law in 1929. Mr. Muselman ha* been active in this field for many year* In 1935 he was ailmltted to practice in the supreme-court of the state of Indiana. This is the third race Mr. .Muselman I* making for this nomination. having previously been a contender In the elections of 1936 and 1940. He is the second candidate to announce for this nomination. G Remy Blerly having announced for th*- same office previously Mr. Muselman is 49 years of age. married, the fuller of five chikirn and ha* resided in Adams county since 1913 Weekly Meeting Is Held By Lions Club Arno* B Zehr. local carpenter and speaker, gave an address at the Lion* cliM» Tuesday night on the present condition* of the world. He predicted better time* In the fiTure John Doan was program chairman Next Tuesday, the clufh wil be host to th- public and Catholic high school iiasketJball teems Reveal New Method Os War Profiteering Washington. Mark IS -<UP»— A new kind of alleged war profiteering ha* been unearthed by a special congressional Investigating committee. The committee reports that some labor renting firms hire workers in the skilled bracket*, and then rent them out to war plants by the day The committee says th* practice is widespread. It chargua that protita aru frequently aa high as 250 por cent on th. wages paid tc hired-out employes The report adds that the labor htring racket is used partially on cost plus contract* where charge* aru pasted on to the taxpayer.

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Powerful Raids By Great Aerial Fleet Level Italy City Held By Germans By United Press Allied ground ami air forcdl have opetied a powerful offensive agaii>*!t Germany's Italian stronghold o* Cassino Battle-hardened Allied soldiers ' moved on the own after it had been leveled by three and a half hours of ihe greatest aerial bombing ever concentrated in so small an area It Is th.- greatest Allied offensive step in the liallan campaign since British and American InfantryI men carved on- a beachhead below Roni) The Allies mustered every type lof plane In th ir Mediterranean i arsenal for the crushing Wow against the German-held milesquare stone village, which had held them up for six straight week* i Everything from tiny spitfires lo great flylug fortresses anti liberator* literally smothered the town with bomb- and machine gun bullet*. Fourteen hundred tons of bombs crashed down on Cassino in an unbroken deluge Another 1.400 ions were showered on the G« rinans crouching in foxhole* ami trenches In the mountains ringing Cassint Tile plane* flew 3.M0 sorties over the town. Each one roared in. loosed Its bombs and returned for another loud For hours that ' k-pt up Special "terror sfren*" were hooked to dive leuuhers to increase their effect on 'he German nerve*. And the Nasi- failed to put a ' single plane into the air to defend Cassino. In fact, there wasn’t even any snti-alrcrafi fire. The 1 first attacking wave is lielieved to have literally wiped out all de- ’ fenseS. No sooner had th- last lermh explosion echoed through the hill*, than Allied big gun* opened up. 1 As they loblied shells Into the ' towns. American infauiiymen crawled forward for their giali' assaul.'. Th)- United Press ha* received x detailed eyewitness account of the giant Allied aerial assault on Cassino from war correspondent James Roper, who watched lhe attack from an advanced observation |H>st jus’ outsld- the town Roper saw great wave* of plane* loo*lng bomb* on the Nazi stronghold which had blocked the road to Rome for many a weary week In one Instant he saw some 520 planes, fortresses liberator*, mltch- ll*. marauder* ami tighter*. (Turn To Pag* I. Column I) o ... . —... Braun Is President Os Tomato Growers Annual Meeting Is Held Last Evening Frank Braun, well kmvwn Adame coun’y faivner. was elected president of the tomato growers a.wnclation. at the annual meeting and short counse held a* the Catholic school building last evening. Other officer* elected include: tmwrence Bectaneyer. vice-presid-ent; Julius Schults secretary-treas-urer; Herman Geimer and Clarence Busk k. director* Nearly 15» tomato grower* attend'd the dinner and rmgram. which wa* sponsored by the Crampton Canneries, of Celina. Ohio. Roacoe Fra»er es the Purdue extenuion department, showed film* pertaining »o the growing id tonfstoes and discussed the advantages ad dteadvantages of direct seeding and netting of plants Mr Fraser said that for high production and quality of fruit. It I* deatrwbl* to place the tomato plant* In clover *od that ha* been well UMnuered In addition to using from 50ft to I.DM pounds of commercial fertiliser Cecil Harvey fiaMman for die company said more acreage for tomatoes and pickle* vs* needed.