Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 42, Number 99, Decatur, Adams County, 25 April 1944 — Page 2

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Lillie Interest In Pennsylvania Vote Doubt If Third Os Votes To Be Cost Philadelphia. Apt 25. — tl'P' Light Volfog in th-- a ly hou: * to day snacked Pennsylvania's most - l-nti.i! election year primary -*ini >■ the turn of the cen ttlry. Early Indi-atioit* were that l-w er than the predicted one third of th- r.taf> * I ihmi.ihhi reKi'tend voteis would <a*l :hei: votes The 5.195 polling plan* were opened for .1 13-hour voting day. ending al a >i'f'<Hk tonight. T!i“ Uvinoir.i' party printed th- name of P: -aid-lit Roosevelt on st» b..ilot>- the only piesidential i indulat. li»hd by either of the two parties eligible to participate ill Uie primaries. Tiie GOP will name four deleg.lt. s .it la; •-< each with one vote - to it- national convention, anil th< Ih iuvM its 12 delegate*. each with a halt rot- Each pa ty will name »»•; <ii-.tr t el-gat-s and altcrliute* Nominal n it- w II be made tn 3» < 0112 . *|Otl.i <H»t:;<t«. while Jutat- senator* ami 2"* mate legis-la-tlii candidate will ■'!»<• 1 hoe en. T Sgt- D M HOFFMAN (Contlnus-1 4>cm r-aga 1) th- air and in • plane that dropped bl-ck Hisf.-i-' on •i* my '' ito-y. Hoffman f , t d that r> ■>:•> ni-sioii lit* plan* f.ew ,<■ an al'itide .f feet II d:4n like ' > Well and wa» glad *h< ji h< pilot <4!n«* down to ii u ir.’ih 4 H»i »’• Although li- nos other in tube- of he fly t.g foitie-s i rew ,i, ii.i<l i 1,5 b ast 70 paraehut - n the air on one day tn --.111 II.• plane never l> ii It- Un. but from th at. he I .mid • the great , -y a . a months ha - M im«*t i> >..»m - I from the tn if Follow in hr- i »tt horn- Sgt H ffpiail will elio ' - I M■ a ill i B-m 11. F a f<> further a-sigtl-jnenr Hr I I ii-» >l' I Where he w:!' b -e.lt i ... .-h* ■ n Sa- II iftman. Pc*

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Floyd Hoffman, la stationed at Fitzsimmons hospital. Denver. Cole Other Men Honored The DF<‘ haa been awarded to wo otbe- Decatur men so far In 'h- wai They are Li. Vault Liliigcr anti Staff Sergeant Lloyd Mahan. lucudt-d in th>- last of Indiana men who bad the Distinguished Flying fro** awarded to th-ni by t the air corp- today, was l.t Louis II Jaebker 27'15 Thompson Ave. Eh- Wayn »on of M and Mrs Fred Jaebk-r formerly of this _ y The latte-i was cashier of the former Fii-t National hank in thl» ( iiy. prin to moving to Fort Wayne TRIO ARRESTED HERE (Continued From Face li so. prose-lilt lon. Hodge was t.-rk-n to Blackford .o.inty for further Investigation by th- Blackford county sheriff T.l- 4 air of the car. Robert R ake of Redkey. i- und- r state nd federal parole for automobile i s ealing md violation of the Dyer n If was taken o Portland by th- Jay county probation office) 1 aid may hi turned ov-r to federal i authorities His car had improper I license plates . 1 Floyd He-ek«. I* of Har'fordi ' (ity. the- third member. *sald hi-1 got in w ith the group Sunday at-1 f. noici and that he- was on Ills' way to T»nne-sse|. to visit friends. ll*- -aid th»y went to Fort Rei-ov-I ery Ohio Fort Wayne and wa re on their way tu Portland when a. rested He admitted ownership 1 of the ■ mpty gun which he said II he had purchased a year ago for I IIS and was hoping to sell it tol h< jp pay hi* expense* to Tenues-1 I Sec , It.- w i- fined today by justice , ! of th. peaci Walter Bockman >! and coc totaling Hus". after I he pleaded guilty to a charge of I a -ylng a i.-mcealed weapon He, had only 42 70 in <ash with him I land was remanded to the Adams county jail He denied knowing th- oth-t boy- in any but a casual - manner RENEWED THREAT — I Continued From rags I. »■ ■ ■■ 111 Friday. St. Louis, Saturday , and Che-ter. 111.. Sunday At Grafton. .. h-vel of 22 b f—t was reported with a crest of more than IS 5 , \r... ted 8t Louis wio ■ e th- i level passed 3.1 feet last night, ex | pi -d a crest ot 37 teet. and t'lu-s I ter. where the . Iver reached almost I ;tl feet wae warned to expect .1 | maximum of at least 37 feet. Flood I stag - was passed at all points Two regiments und four com I patio s of the Illinois state guard I wt • joined by 2,7 M eoldieHi nndl I army engineer* »upervised the re- . I inforc-ment of retaining walls! I Tin- Illinois rlvei was ove. its. bank* above and below Bcards- ‘ town. 111 . where a < ro»t of 2a a I |-et was egpccted Saturday. Live | stm k and crop damage was report I ed as heavy and precautions were I I taken to protect river towns. Central .Missouri farmland was I! flooded by the overflowing Osage I river and the I'. S hydrological I division -aid the Osage flood was I the worst In its history. | The Blue river basin and the , lowlands near the turbulent .Mis- | souri rive: were under water and Kansas City. Mo. expected a crest . of 2H feet six feet above flood: E stage, on the Missouri today The | I river was almost stationa.y at St. | I Joseph. Mu but a further rise was I predicted Red Cross d Hast er ■ crews directed evacuation work. Railioad lines in lowa were covi ered at several point* by the Mis- , I aiaslppi and trains were rerouted j J over higher track The river con-, I tinned t<> iir<- and a 15 foot level, ’ was recorded at Koekuk A number i of highways were closed and otbI er* were staked out to permit slowI moving traffic to continue. The flood condition* in Indiana were less severe, but the White and Wabash rivera were over their I banks at several point* and the reI sumption of rain threatened to I cause a recurrence ot the serious I ■ inundations of a month ago. I The Marais De* Cygnew and I Kaw rivers caused severe flooding I in eastern Kansas Topy-ka wa* . partly under water. Ottawa. Kan.. was aimost completely flooded. SOVIET FORCES (Coattaued From Fag* D ■ ’ two major tones of operation -St. I tevaatopol and over the Lwow II Etanislawow area where the Naxi* || persisted In efforts to hamstring IlMar-hai Gregory K. Zhukov’s preI; pa rat ion* for a new campaign The northward advance of I -pring wa* drying out the south- ' ern front and melting 'he snow* I from the central and northern {front, where German nervouanea* evidently reflected fears that the | Red atmy soon will be In ac"on I again • Meanwhile the attempted evacn!atM>u of b vastopui continued under a bail »t Soviet bomb* and I tbiusi by the BU<k pea fleet. • h’tne of the ve**eia seat to 'he I i bottom were leaded te |j tapacuy with (xnuan troops *tI t mptiag to <s*c.ape airoo* the

blockaded Black Bea to Romania. Three- patrol boats, two landing barges and a torpedo boat also were sunk and numerous additional < raft were damaged severely. Th** attack* brought to 65 th- | number of enemy ships sunk or damaged severely off th« southern Crimea in the past two week*. Including 17 troop transports. Twenty-twe uertnan plane* were idiot down in aerial coiniiat and 14 Including five irl-inotored junkers 52 transports used to evacuate troop- Icy air. were destroyed on the ground In a raid I on on. of few airfields remaining in German hands in the Crimea The Soviet high command, in its midnight communique, reported f>r the third consecutive day that there were "no essential . changes" along the vast front A supplement, however told of | lo repulse of continued Gc-miun counterattack* northeast and southeast of tho railway junction | of Lwow In old Boland. Ration Calendar (War Price and Ration Board Office, corner Firat and Monrow St*., closed Tuesday and Ttureday.) Processed Foods I Blue stamp* A8 through K 8 good for 10 point* each indefinitely. Meat* j Red stamps AM through Qk good i for 10 point* each indi finitely. Sugar Stamp 30 in Book fov good for S pound* until further notice. Stamp 40 In Book four good tor 5 pound* of canning sugar. Stamp 31 in Book four good for 5 pound* Indefinitely. I i Application for additional canning j 1 sugar must be went tu hoard acpompanled by one spare stamp 37 j • for each applicant. Shoe* Stamp IS in Book One good tor one pair expire* April 30 No. 1 "airplane" stamp in Book 3 good for 1 pair until further notice. No 2 I ■’airpl.-ue" stamp in hook 3 valid 1 May 1 for one pair. Stamp* invalid - if removed from book. Gasoline Stamp All good for 3 gallon*! through June 21. B-2. C-2. B 3 und ('3 good for 5 gallons until further notice. T (sec. Qtr) good for , I 5 gallon* through June 30. K and - E-l good for 1 gallon. R and R-l good for 5 gallon*. R and B-l not valid at fliiiug stations but consumer may eachange R and E at ills local hoard if he wishes to purchase nun highway gasoline at Alling station. A B. C. D and T coupons ate not valid until they hare been endorsed tn ink. pencil. . stamped or printed with tbe auto-. mobile registration number and state Motorists should write 1944 number* on book and on coupons. Tire* Pawsenger car tire Inspections are no longer required, but in»pe< •, | tion ret old* should be retained for I obtaining suppit mental rations and i tire replacements. Next inspection due: Commercial vehicles every 6 mouth* or every S.oOO mile*. Fuel OH Period 4 and 5 coupon* valid , through Sept. 30; and have the following values; 1 unit. 10 gallons; S unit*. 50 gallons; 25 units, 250 gallon*. All change-making coupons and reserve coupon* are now not more than 97% of their ration* ’ a* of Apiil 15. Stoves All new besting, cooking snd combination beating and cooking stove*, designed for use in tbe household, for installation on or above tbe floor and for th* uae of coal, wood, oil, kerosene, gasoline and ga*. are rationed. Certificate* must be obtained from local board Used Fite Each pound of waste fat is good tor two meat-ration point*. ——<> — 1 Sale Monday Is One Os Best Os Season The Fred and Marie Ahr public •ale of livestock ami farm implement* held yesterday was one ot the best <>f the s--a*on The sale totaled more than |9 Mm and bidding wa* brfask. <’ol Roy Johnson conduced the *ale. STRONG FORCES (Coa-iaawd From Pag* II raiders returned to thoir base* when au alm<-»t caaaeleiss procession of daylight bomters and tighter* began streaming acnsss the English cbauuel and straits of Dover to maintain the uuparaileled pace of an offensive 'hat ha» sent some 31.00" or moretons of bombs crashing down on western Ku rope in tbe past eight day* and nights. Watcher* on the Eugli*h channel coast said tbe drone of aircraft overhead wa* almost continuous a* wave after ware of Allied planes roared out toward France In a cloudless sky A total of 103 German plane* were shot down yes Ur day in aerial combat. 66 of them by hgbter* •nd 'he remiander by the- big bombers, and an additional "large numuer wa* dealroyed on ihr ground, aa American communique revealed Thirty-eight iwmbars aud 17 ffgfeier* wero lo t. but U »vg 'o hs"* land-.d satai/ 14 |«.U*rla<d Trade I* a Good Towa — Decatui

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Britain Prohibits All Travel Overseas To Prevent Leak Os Invasion Secrets Loudon, Apr. 25 tl’l’i Virtually all Havel oversea* from Brit ain wa* prohibited today under what the London Daily Exprern flatly called “invasion eve regula ■ tion*." The home office announced late 1 iawt night that only those engaged on business ot "urgent national im portance which cannot be postpon , ed" would he permitted to leave Britain until further notice The ministry attributed its action merely to "military conaider- ‘ ! atlona.” but the travel ban obviously was another step to prevent In- > : vasion secrets from leaking to the Axis in the critical days or weeks i before Allied armies land in weut- ' ern Europe Nazi-controled radio* in Europe i continued to speculate the iuvas-j I ion would come sometime thin week, and Berlin radio was heard bioadcastlng that "every member of the German western army knows I that the big test lie* ahead" "The German soldier Is ready to

‘ A I'm sorry I invented the pocket! I IF I had known that some Americans would be using pockets to hold all the extra money they’re making these days I never would have invented them. Pockets are good places to keep hands warm. Bonds buy education for your kids. Pockets are good places to hold keys... and Bonds buy things you'll need later-that you loose change for carfare and newspapers. can’t buy now. But pocket, are no place for any kind o( money buy peace of mind-knowing that your ; I except actual expenae money the« day.. money « in the fight Reach into the pocket I invented. Take out all The place—the onfy place-for money above Inwgl h War living expenses is in War Bonds. Bonds Bonds buy bullets for soldiers. You’ll make me very happy if you da Bonds buy security for your old age. You’ll be happy too. 1 ‘ I WAR BONDS tn Have and tu Hold 33 This Advertisement Sponwrcd in Honor of Adams County's Fighting Men by Tbe Deafer Casting Co. Tbe First State Bank Burk Elevator Co. LANELN i Light Gray Iran Csating* Local Bong iaauing Agent Caal—Seed—Grain Th* Boston * u ' ! Kraft Cheese Company Tbe Schafer Company The Krick-Tyndall Co. Central Soya Company. Maaafacturor* of Dairy FraSacU Manwfactwrars A Jabbers Drain Tile— Hollow BalMing Tile Livestock FooOo Bag Service, Inc Stucky & Co., Monroe Cal L Peterson North BaconO M Ca-wglsU Mom* Fwrntshinffe CtoUoor Thio fe an official U. 8. Treasury advertiaeaMat—prepared under tbe auspices of Treaoeuy Departnsent and War AdverUsi«l 1 " u:u>

geernt tbo challenge for decisive battle.' Berlin said Stockholm dispatch** di»<lo*eJ that th.- German* al»o have acted iu safeguard their preparation* <o counter an invaaion. All paasonger ti-afli. between Sweden and Den mark, both by ferriea and plane, wa* halted suddenly yeaterday. pi.-fiumiibly by 'he German*, and Copenhagen notified the Swediah Telephone company ibat no more telephone call* for Denmark would be accepted until further noil.* Sweden, for it* part, wa* report ed to have banned the pacsage of German mail truck* through it* territory, possibly as result of the discovery of German military maps of Sweden in a shipment destined for the Germany army in Norway Swedish truck* manned hy Swedish personnel henceforth will handle any German mail passing through Sweden. ■i. ii■ ■■■ i ii— —o — " Meshberger Broters Is Awarded Contract The Mesltierger Bro* Stone iom pany of Linn Grove ha* been flwarded the contract for resurfacing II 12 mile* of State road in the Fon Wayne district. The contraci price I* 172.266 and one of th.- utretche* I* five Hille* on road 124 east of Monroe, running almost to the Ohio line The work will be don- thi* summer.

Pittsburgh Greets 11 " Returning War Hero One Man Army Home From Italian Front 1 ■' Pittsburgh. Apr. 25 — (Ul’i —lt 1 wa* primary election day in Pennsylvania today, but *'» tar ■** Pittsburgh was concerned politic* f look a back seat to tousled-haired • Sgt Charle* E. (Commando» Kelly , s the one man army home from Italy ‘ i on furlough ' Kelly himself showed no interest ’ in politic* and politely but firmly turned down a 355-a-day suite in * the nest hotel iu town ’ Hi* elderly mother, Mr*. Irene, Kelly, six brother*, home on fur lough for the ocia*ion from var-i ious branches ot the service* notable* aud townspeople gave the mod'st. 23-year-old Irish fighting man a big welcome last night. T'll go along home with mom. ; he saidMom. a siigni. »ny woman, deaf! and with failing eyesight, hugged I her son as he stepped from a plane . which bi ought him here from Washington The soldier sailor brother*, how ever, were more boisterous iu .heii

welcome to Kelly, who gained the nickname ‘■one-man army after he killed 40 German* a* he helped stave off an attack on an ammu nitfon dump In Italy and then single-handedly covered hi* com radii' withdrawal. They joth-d him about, mtutaed j Ills hair, and thumped his back. A* Kelly settled back for hi* I tide to his mother's second flow and attic apartment, be sighed and pulled out his plug of chewing tobacco. ■ First chance I ve had for a good i , < hew since I got back." b«- said The welcome that poured from ' the rickety tenement* along Shawano street surpasitwd that at ! the airport. Nefglibor* poked ! through the polite escort to shake Kelly * hand, and shout* "f "Hi. | ther ■ Chuck" and "welcome home. : Charley" echoed through the nar • row cobbled street*, a preview of i an official reception to he held for Pittsburgh'* No. I wai hero toI morrow Among the friend* greeting him i St the Kelly home wa* Mr*. Everet Clair Poole, who a* Mi** May Conj nell'-y wa* *ald to have been his I only heart interest before entering the army With her was her mer-chant-marine husband, whom she married recently He and Kelly are old friends o—- - — Trade In a Good Town — Deea'n*

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