Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 42, Number 92, Decatur, Adams County, 17 April 1944 — Page 1

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BeiTroops Bering Way ■Sevastopol mI *'** ■edict Early Fall ■City; Evacuation Imports Blasted ■ Apr »' (l P * Rug ' L, ».-rc batterhilt Kt jalo today ■Lir: div bombers and ■ destruction on transport** trying to burning Black s, ‘“ north l»ay hnd ■LkoflP* dccrlbed Bt di»pa :< he~ as a graveK Mskwr transport* and ■ l*V>' m4,iy ~f ,h ‘‘ m Ltk 'hr cargo-* of han■g German and Romanian ■ u th*? straggled to put the fiame-«pla»h*d Ey observers predicted Ktd Itvutopol, and with it K<iai completion of the E campaign. within 4M I fexior I Tolbukhin'* I armr of the Ukraine. B( into Sevastopol from Ei and Bortheast. had »eitKrity'i mam air field*, deL Al!' planes on the ■ Md Soviet ttehtera shot Bn pl«n« stridently trying Lu> key personal by air. ■ aoiß'imous section of the ■mt beachhead was almoat Ltd fien Andrei YeremenKgpendent maritime army Ifinu along the coast from ■ tonrd the Haidar valley ■ tp to Sevastopol. k for mop-up operation*. Is Red army forces in the ■ overran Crimea were conKs on Sevastopol, where a IdKUion was in pro*pect. m detachment« of Romanian ■ *wt Batching down from ■ pure* in the mountain* ■Mtder intact. ■ ttr force plane* sank a I tea enemy transport and ■d of strong explosion* It dtps in the southern bay Itey sight while Black Rea ■ Hits sank four s-lfpropeil-■'W» and severely damaged K other vessel* yesterday. ■J note towns and village* |wd M«tke*>t of Sevastopol, ku Yalta, only other Crim*t Wd by the Axis, fell to Andrei Yeretacnko's indent oastai army yesterday urged forward to join tn ts Ik* naval base. smith-rn column •* aartbe- Jo mile* of the l «*»t and emerged from the Uaatoteias into the Baldur th* road to the seven- *** Bslaxlava lnk<|rman Wi» Sevastopol, the gap h thick the famous light ■ nafo atl charge into the J***'* ln fbe Crimean *WK minHlelds. road •“d other enemy defense*, force* forced the “ ?r '” a ■ oßnt « , n hideouts sp t ovo more prte 'he total bag tor 7*“’ Crimean campaign •- Column •) tf 9 Qn Is Given r «nToUfe i T*! A * nl 17 ~ ,lV » - *,„.. nuri - ca,e society ’otfoer RrtF aircraft an mr®* 4 *® • , * nß <* b .J* M * Wriaonmont tofotf, * ,r * M * his helreaa oj, B * rlOll Lonergan last “fotToil | t *eTfo*Wqr to*?** 1 17 Ttw ** r^Ort- ** * D **»b* IHI UuZ?* U ’» been killed I son *** more * *••***• In- ■ Zc??* b «•*<*♦. tho *t ** 'bta usmfcr, 1 h hermanant usfog dVu- S • cc ‘dOMa ksi? 4 **• hafcruaattoa ■ * n **era of w»r, tho

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AFTER MAKINC the traditional wish, ten American servicemen and women pucker their lips as they prepare to blow out the candle* on their cakes at a birthday dance given by the War* stationed at Tlari. Italy. They are (1. to r.i: Pvt. As-unta lucci, Hollis. 1.. 1.. X V.: Pvt. Violet Plnsley. Seattle. Wash.; Cpl. Mildred Tayor. Richmond. IVa.; Sgt Frank Moran. Chicago, III.; Sgt. Robert Howlett. York Reat h. .Me.; Pvt Kvelyn (larant. Alpena, Mich ; Pfc. Thoma* F. O’Neill. Ik>rche*ter, Mas*.; Madiyn Saucy, Minneapolis, Minn.; Pvt. Retry McNally. Hannibal. Mo.; and tat. Rest rice Herbert. Mt. Vernon. N. Y.

County Officials In Meeting On Airport Commissioners Meet With County Council Au informal meeting of the Adams county council and county commlraionem I* being held this afternoon in the auditor'* office to "put out feelers" on sentiment aa to the council's attitude of making an appropriation for the maintenance of a county airport, in the event th- consmiasloneiw should file a request for fund* for that purpose. The countdimen are serving without pay forth- special called meeting The cosnmlMionena requested Thurman I. Drew, county auditor, jo write the member* and request "their presence at the conference, during which the proposal for eatdbhshlng an airport on one of ’he Central Sugar company'a farm*, all mile* southeast of Decatur, will be the topic of discuMion Recently the proponed airport project ha* been submitted to county and city authorities by Dr. JoMorn* and nttobber* of Ute airport committee, representsMr*-s of the Decatur Chamber of Commerce and local airfield ebbhueiaato. Th- commissioners indica'ed an interest in the propoMl Under thlaw. which provide* for agtafolishIng of airport*, the county comtul*slonen* may accept or acquire an airport, but fund* for its maintenance must be provided by the coun t> council. Th- cosnmte*lon-r» stated tn a recent meeting that they did not wteh to take further *t-ps until the attitude of the council was ob talned. Even If an appropriation wa* listed In the commissioner's budge’, the cotincil would have ’he authority to eliminate it. if th-y wished Dr. Morri* Informed Ute commissioners that he believed an appropriation of »2.500 might be sufficl(Tur* To H»«* A Colum. »> Board To Interview Applicants For Navy Traveling Board To Be In Fort Wayne Lt. Morris B Mill-r. I'SNR will head a traveling board of the U. 8 navy, which will be in Fort Wayne on May 1 to Interview prospective candidate* for commissions in the navy U- Miller will conduct the preliminary Interview and physical check of candidate* and tho*e who have th* baaic qualifications for appointment will referred to the o4Rce of naval officer procurement al Chicago, for addition al tot®rvlew». College graduate* and In some case* men with at least two year* of college work, who can pa** ’be physical teat*, and under 3» year* of age. are needed by th- Mrjr ' To acquaint prospective applicant* with the preliminary educational and physical a ant of th* forms may be obtained from Arthur R Holtb<«e looal clvißaa navy advisor, at Ute Dally Democrat office U. Miller will be located in the poet office buUdlng-Fort tram May I to A “ are lavlted w eall on him.

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No General Boost In Value Os Meat Points Until June Washington. A*prll 17 —(UP) — Meat ration point value* will not be Increase-d generally until June at the earliest and there is little chance that butter point* will be cut In the immediate future, a high ofh-e of price administration official *ald today. 11- also said th- sugar outlook was not very bright but believ-d that supplies of processed foods will continue high, permitting (Jl’A to keep some varieties off the ration list and other* low in point value. There may ba more passenger car tire*, he said, but heavy duty truck tire* will remain -Tight" tty-at point* value* will not be In-cr-M-d until the OPA is sure there I* not enough beef to meet the demands of housHwlva* with point* to spend. Aa long a* th- consumer can spend hl* allotted red point* there is no reason for raising point value*, the official said. Well Known Decatur Man Under Arrest Charged With Taking Property From G. E. Ira B Fuhrman. Insurance agent of ’hi* city and a war-time guard at the General Electric company, through hl* attorney. H. M DeVos*, pl- aded not guilty before Judge J. Fred Frucht- In Adam* c.rcult court this morning to a charge of peilt larceny filed again*! him by Edward Rose, of Bluffton, special investigator for the Indiana state police departin' nt. Judge Fruchte fixed Fuhrman's bond at 1250. which was deposited in cash and the defendant was released from JailTh- affidavit, which was Issued by prosecutor Ed A. Bosse, charged Fuhrman with taking personal prop-r:y from th- General Electric Plant, with a value of »15. Mr Fuhrman wa* arrested at 7 o'clock Sunday morning a* he was getting Into hl* F“'°- l* r,,ed 0,1 the G E. parking ground*, near the plant on North Ninth street.< by Mr Ro*e. Ed Miller, chief of city police and a representative of the FBI Specific Items which he was charged wit> taking were In bi* auto. Mr Rose .aid. They con slsted of a vi*e. a gallon of banana oil and about *l* pound* of nail*. Rose Mid. Mr. Fuhrman had just completed hi* eight hour guard duty »hlft ■nd had not changed from hi* uniform to his civilian clothe*, when the arre*t wa* made TEMPERATURE REAOHW DEMOCRAT THffRMOMffTRR •« 10:00 A * Neen —— —— —•— 2:00 p- —— —* “ • ;00 p. — 97 WCATWCR Ctovdy and warmer teniffM wHh ra." b*r«"("g •*-**' •"* w «*t portion* lato ian'O* l ’ ■oreadm* over entire state Tues X. -Ider to north port.ee Tueeuay afternoon: froeh to »tro"E w.ed* Toeoday

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Decatur, Indiana, Mo day, April 17,1944.

Survey Is Started On Consumer Needs To Interview Some Adams County People Enumerators from the bureau of the census today began a survey In Adam* county a* a part of the national third consumer requirement* wurvey being conducted by the office of civilian requirement* of thwar production board. N. F Zurbuch. manager of the Fort Wayne district WPA office said today. About 5.000 families, selected a* proportionately representative of the population, are Ttelng checked on the bast* of their present supply and immediate or future need* of house hold articles, applicances and plumbing items. The number of families to lie interviewed in Adams county w*« not announced. The household list corslets of 39 items In common use. including radio lube*, extension corde. sci*•ora. Infant*' play pen* and crib*, window screening, cooking uten- ; *ll*. waah tubs, lunch boxes, and bedstead*. The Hat of appliances and plumbing cover* 11 It-m*. most 1 of which are now out of producI lion. Article* in the second clasel- : flcation includes small electrical appliances, vaca uin cleau-r*, stove*, and water heater*, wash- * Ing machines, refrigerator* and sewing machines. Consumer* will be asked whether they have recently tried to buy any of the listed Item*, whether they succeeded, how much difference It made If they were unahle to buy. They will then be asked which articles they would buy immediately if there were plenty of everything available, and In what order th-y will be llk-ly to make purchase* of hou*e bold article*, appliances "The survey is to bring the Information up to date on type* and quantities deaired." Mr. qjfurbuch "rura Te Paa* «. Colum* •) o Memorial Held For Sgt. Willis Taylor Memorial Service Held Here Sunday The memorial services for Staff Sergeant Willi* E Taylor, who wa* killed in action in Italy last January JO. held Sunday after noon at th* Fir*l United Brethren church on Ninth atreet. were largely attended Eulogies to the dead hero were delivered by Rev. R. R Wilson, pastor of the church and by Rev. Seth Painter of Monroeville, pastor of th* Pleasant Mill* and Salem Metbodtot church circuit*. The Berne quartet provided singing aurfng the service. Marvin E Taylor S 2/C,- of Lam bert Field. St Loul*. Mo., a brother of lb* American Ranger who gave hi* life to his country, wa* given a Are day leave in order to come home for the service Mr*. Vivian Taylor. wWe of the sergeant las’ w»«* received the Purple Heart which waa awarded to k *r hu.band by the army Presentation of ike medal and eartiScate was made during the m» morte! eerviet Sergeant Taylor wa* a *on of Mr and Mr* Leroy Taylor of North Seventh street

Yankee Airmen Continue Raids On Jap Bases I Truk, Seven Os Protective Bases Are Badly Battered Allied Headquarters. Sonthweat Pacific. Apr. 17— H'Pl— American bomber* attacked the main enemy bastion at Truk and seven of it* protective base* In the Caroline islands Friday in combined sweep* by south and central Pacific force*. It was revealed today. Liberator* of the 13th army air force, making a 2.000 mile round trip from Solomons bases, opened the Carolines assaults with a predawn raid on Eten and Param island* in Truk atoll, dropping 27 ton* of bombs. Th- Japanese sent up some night fighters In attempt to Intercept the American raider*, but a communique from Gen. Douglas MacArthur'* headquarter* said the opposition was Ineffective Air patrols from tho *amcommand also ranged about 200 miles west of Truk to hit a small enemy vessel at Puluwat atoll and an enemy airdrome on Alet island. Mitchell medium bombers of the 7th air force in the central Pacific raided Ponape, 137 miles ea*t of Truk, for the 22nd time in IS days, and Ant Island, eight mile* southwest of Ponape. where they sank a small enemy tanker and forced two escort vessels onto the lieach. Single navy search planes bombed three other Carolines base*. Oroluk. 225 mile* east of Truk: Vlul. 150 miles northwest of Truk, and Pakin. near Ponape. A navy search plane also raided Nauru, south of the Marshall*, while army, navy and marine fliers Joined in the continued (Turn To P*«» t. Column I) ■ ■ ■—o Monroe And Geneva Graduates Listed To Hold Graduation Exercises This Week Cognmenc-wnent exercises will Inheld thta-week for the graduates of the iMonroe and Geneva high schooto. The Monroe exercises will be held In the Monroe Methodist Church Thursday evening at X o' clock, with D vV Barnhart delivering the addrese Geneva exercl*** will be held In the sohool audltorirm Wednesday night at » o’clock, with Rwv. Mat th<*w WortLman of Rluffton delivering the commencement address ■Baccalaureate servlceu for l>oth school* were held last night. Member* ®f the graduating classes ar*a* follow*: Monro* Patricia Pox. Richard Bryan. Neva Crwwnover. Roger Amstuts. Ger trade Brandyberry. Raymond Cham nras. Beverly Gilbert. Gene Hoffman. Rfllberl Johnson. Eleanor Ken nel, Maynard Lehman. Henriett • Liochty. Martha McDaniel. Bot> Nu>*baum. Beverly Reichert. Arnold Roughla. Gertrude Schwarts. William Sadler. Lol* ffchug. Marie Schrock. Bette Smit ley. I-orett* Holdner. Dale Hcbott. Donald Sprun ger. Florin* Steury. Mary Trump and (Marjorie Yoder. o*n*va Theora Van Emon. ImogenShively. George Mann*. Annabelle You*. Judith Meyer. iMaxlne Flueck iger. Bonnie Booher. Alice Neuensclrwander. Ix-onard Zurcher. R<*»ene Zuercher, Joyce Fields. Georgia Norr. Glenn Moore. Betty Mie* (Turn T* F*«* «. <M»~ •> Mrs. John Leyse Is Named Club Leader Through tb- effort <rf the Kirkland towMhlop home e<<*<wn><» cIMb. Mrs John l-eyae ha* been *e cured to act a* aduß girl* 4-H club leader in that notffhborbood Mr*. Ley** b*» ’be enrollment card* and will aecur* girl enrollsent this week la 4-H clt* project* Th* project* available tu ftrl* from >0 to » nro. baking, canalng sewing and food preparation.

Two-Way Bombardment Os Europe Resumed By Strong Bomber Fleets

British Rout Japs Along Kohima Road Heavy Casualties Inflicted On Enemy Advanced Allied Headquarter*. Ceylon. Apr. 17. — tl’Pi British troops have routed the Japanese from a number of strong jtolnts on the Kohima-Dinapur road In eastern India, inflicting “very heavy” casualties, a communique dixdosed today. The communique Indicated that British forces, after a month-long retreat from their frontier outposts along the mountains IndoBurma border, were counter-attack-ing with increasing power at both ends n! the 100-mll* Indian battlefront. "Our operation* to clear the Kohlma-Dlmapur road have continued effectively with the capture of further Important poult km* from the Japanese,” the communique said. "Enemy casualties in the** operations have been very heavy." There was no Indication a* to | the slxe of the opposing forces | along the highway, but the British I were believed to have thrown | strong unit* Into that sector in an effort to prevent the Invaders from breaking through to Dimapur and the Assam-Bengal railway line, only 30 miles northwest of Kohima MORE J*l»c MORE At tho same tlm-. It was revealed that British patrols were fsninng out through the hills northeast of Kohima to hunt down Japanese raiding parlies attempting to drive overland through the Nuga hill* toward the railway. One • nemy band was contacted about 20 mile* above Kohima. but the communique gave no details Almos tIOO mil®* further south. British offensive patrols were reported striking down along the Imphal-Tiddltn highway at the vanguard of th, main enemy foreclosing In on Imphal from that direction. Patrol clash** also were reported in th- Blshenpur area, about ’« miles southwest of Imphal. and tho communique said British detachments Improved Jheir positions northeast of that city and w-re mopping up Isolated enemy troops near the Imphal Kohima road. An earlier communique from Adm laird Louis Mountbatten's headquarters revealed that thJapan- se northeast of Imphal had been pushed deep into the hills beyond the Imphal plain The communique did not Identify the position captured in the British (Tur* To Pag* *. Column •) Schricker Is Likely Senatorial Nominee States Willingness To Take Nomination Indianapolis. Apr 17. — fl'Pl - Governor Schricker was formally entered in the race for the l>em<e cratic nomination for I’nlted States senator today and there seemed little likelihood that the popular ofllclal would find opposition within hl* party at the otate convention in June. Mentioned for months a* a senatorial poaaiblllty. Schricker told the Indiana Democratic Editorial Association at the party's love feast Saturday that be preferred to re torn to private life, but If selected for the higher office, "would do my beat to be elected '' Schricker withstood * R-publl can landslide in l»40 and party leader* have made no secret of the fact that he I* the logical man to head the ticket. In fact, few other name save that of Schricker even have been mentioned a* poMible •enatonal candidate* Schricker * sddre** at the editor tel banquet cam* after Sen Samuel D Jackson of Fort Wayne had ra- ( marked that a senate seat to b*•Tura To P*d* «. Colaasa S)

To (|uit Office —"""W ' ' ' i .i'? *. ■ - - • Ernest J. Worthman. Adams county assessor forth- past 10 year*, today announced h- will resign n-xt month to become full time secretary of the liwal Moose lodge. Worthman To Resign As County Assessor To Become Full Time Secretary Os Moose Ernest J. Worthmail. Adams county assessor, who Is serving his loth year and the second year of a third term, will resign the office, -ffectlv- after the H‘U* assessing period, to accept thpost of full time secretary for Adams lodge 1311 of the Loyal Order of Moose In this city. • Mr. Worthman was recently elect-d to the secretary's position of the lodge and it ha* been decided to make the place a full time job The lodge has a mem bership of M 0 and much bookkeeping and office work I* entailed In maintaining contact with members In the armed forces, at home and those on th« sick and iH-neflt roll* Mr. Worthman will have a permanent office In the n w Moose home on Jackson street and will take over tho duties afler May 1 Hi* resignation will be submlited to th- Adam* county comml-sioneni next month, effective soon after May 15. The appointment of a successor, will be mad» by the commissioners. Mr. Worthmail was elect'd to three terms as county assessor and ha* li—n credited with an out 'landing record In that offli ial post. He took th- stand last year in favor of the service man. adveating that poll tax b* dropped against the man in uniform. His position was backed by other local official* and the special tax was! droppt d. Th- county asse-sor'a salary I* Jl.oso. Mr Worthmati explained and a recent law |>as*-d by thlegislature eliminates certain fees which used to be paid to the assessor. Mr Worthman was elected on the Democrat ticket. Mr Worthman live* at Magley and ha» h**u a member of thMtnise lodgs for a number of years. "■■ -®q>® J "■* Funeral Tuesday For Col. Richard Lieber Indianapolis. April 17 —tl’Pi — Simple funeral services were planned In keeping (With bi* wishes tomorrow for Col. Richard Lieber. 74. former Indiana conoervation director and generally regarded a* the father of the state'* park Systran Hi* death occurred Saturday nigh’ at the inn at McCormick'* Creek Canyon state park (Acting on hi* request, hi* ashe* will be harried on a knoll in Turkey run state park where a boat in bi* honor was placed in IM2. There will be no palliearers at th* funeral and brief tribute* will h* given by Dr E Butdet'* Backus, puator of AU Soul* f altar tan church and Stephen C. Notaud. editor of the iadianspolto New*, a ctoa* friend.

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Allied Patrols In Renewed Activity Against Nazis On Italian War Front fxmdon. Apr. 17 (t'PJ- Powerful American Itombing fleiA* resumed th- two-way Itombard-ni-tft of Axis Europe today a* V. 8, Nth air force liberator* pounded tho French invasion coast and ltalian-ba*-d heavies struck In gnat strength at Sofia and Belgrade. Th- Sth ah- force raider*. , swinging back to the attack after a three-day lull imposed by bud weather, swarmed across the English channel shortly after mid-day under an ntnbr<lla of thunderbolt fighters to drop th-lr blockbusters lon unidentified military installation* In the Pas de Calais area. The Germans put up only feeble antiaircraft opposition and no enemy fighters w-re encountered, an air force communique said, reporting that all planes returned safely from the Pas d- Calais raid. Simultaneously, th- I'. S. 15th air force's giant bomlier* struck Into the Balkans from Italy for th. third straight day. -mashing at rail centers In Sofia and Belgrade and two aircraft factories near the Yugoslav capital. Flying fortresses and liberators of the United States 15th air force swept through German tighter opposition to hanim* r the Balkan capitals in support of th- Rod army, and with tneir lightning escort shot down several enemy plane* The attack on the Belgrade rail yards was the first Allied blow of the war at the Yugoslav capital proper, although It followed by a day a strong heavy bomber raid on the outlying airport and aircraft installations. British Wellington lioinlo-rs based in Italy put the Allied a-rlal campaign against the Balkans on a day and night basis last night with an attack on the rail yard* at Budapest. Au announcement from Allied headquartira in Italy that ‘'strong forces” carried ou’ the new attacks Indicated several hundred fortresses and liberator* i tiHik parr. Maj. Gen. Nathan >’ Twining'* fortreases hit th- Belgrade rail yards and two aircraft component factories in the suburbs Li Iterators Ishii bed th- Sofa I yard* Thu British night bomlier* struck In th- wak- of hundred* of American flying fortress. * and liberator* that raid’d the main airport at Belgrade, capital of Yugoslavia, the Danubian bottleneck town of Turnuseverln. 20 mile* southeast of the Iron Gate, and Dtasor. Romanian railway (Turn To p*g* t. Column 4) — Gen. MacArthur Not Seeking Nomination Implies Acceptance Os Draft By Party Alll-d H-adquarter*. Southwest Pacific. Apr 17 -it'Pi Gen Doug la* MacArthur said id a forma! statement today that he doe* not '•eek” the Republican nomination for president of the Vnlted State*, but Implied strongly that be wodld accept it if drafted. The electoral processes involved in the choice of a president “are of ao imposing a nature a* to he beyond the sphere of any Individual's coercion or dectofon." he said in commenting on publn-a’ton of hl* correspondence with Rep. A. L Miller. R . Neb., regarding the American political situation "My sole ambition to to as-dat our beloved country to win thto vital struggle by the (ulflllment of such duty aa ha* been or may be asaigned to me ~ MacArthur said. Observer* said the general's dtoelalmer at aaafctng the preaidency appeared aven lee* deflmtiv- than that which be tanned tn 1*42 when ba said that be waa “not a caadb Onra Ta Fa** so Caluma <1