Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 42, Number 111, Decatur, Adams County, 9 May 1944 — Page 1

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No Increase Likely In Sugar To Civilians Washilißtoii, Miy >♦ (i p, .j|op. for any matt-rial n< it-as.. in civilian sugar rations in n»u faded t >d.n at tin- wai food adliiiliistiatioii i.■ pori.-d shat -uya: etociu (••:! • , 1 . tons on April |. n.-arly thHt, "t»t tuns below the figure tor th" same date a y, ar ago. The great.*! drop, the WFA (.aid was in beet sugar wtocke. refiet tinr last year's unusually small crop Iteet sugar prodmeru hav itidica’t ed that cro|M will !»• Hitiall again this year Postpone Induction Os Men From County Induction Os Men Over 26 Canceled Eighteen men. scheduled for ac five induction into the nation’si armed servicte from Adam county this month, have received notices from the local selective Service board that their induction has been postponed, in conformance with the tilling made last week delaying the call to service of all men 2ti and over. Twelve of these men were s< belittled to he inducted into the army tomorrow, and six were e< h'-duh-d for navy service on May 15. However, any of the-.- men may go wiili their contingents as pre-; viously ordered if they wish to volunteer. Army men si hedllled! to leave tomorrow were to volunteer by this afternoon, and navy man niu*t volunteer by May 11 The men scheduled to leave tu morrow, whose culls have lieen cancelled, are: (Irani Elied Smith. Bryce Alger Daniels, Hoy Elbert Strickb-r. Charles Evarts Kile George Andrew Zuer< her, Cecil Engine Shaffer. Clarence LewiRoop, Robert Eugene Pontius. Ed ward Franklin ladisiger. Vincent ; Homer Hanni, Edwin Collier and Harry McGee Brown, transferred from Van Wert. O. The six men scheduled for the navy call May 15 and who have been notified of postponement of their induction are Hoy Frank Lough. Jr. George Edward Kahn, Chester DeLoyd Feasel. Richard Raymond Steele, George .1 Si hull?, and Ralph Dußolt. Maby The 10 men scheduled to report for army service tomorrow are Russel! Leßoy Williams. Robert lae Liechty. Norman E Scheutnann, Ralph Smitley. Ji . Richaid Wen dell VanDcrSmi'Seii. I»• an Mark Reber. Civile Ernest Drake. Harold Charles Hoffman. Rufus Paul Soin mer and Richard ‘Fredrick Spencer Six men scheduled for induction into the navy May 15 are Robert Glenn McMillen. Leland Dale My ers. Cruz Richard Vela. Ruesell Jauregui, Gene J. Duff and George Frederic k Manns. - - ■— o--Fighter Pilot Bags Five Planes In Day New Record Is Set By Illinois Pilot ■I I 111— Mustang Base. England. May 9. —(CPI-First Lt Carl J. Lukslc. 22. of Joliet. 111., pilot of the Mils tang fighter "Kelly* Linky Boy shot down five German fighters to set a new record as hie group ac- • coripanled Mberator bombers in the raid on Brunswick yesterday Lukslc. a former machinist, has destroyed 15 German plum s In let* than, a month. He holds the Distinguished Flying Cross and an air medal with three oak leaf clusters. Reporting on his record day s bag. Lukeic said he first saw six Focke-Wulf ISO's flying in form ation over Brnnswiek and shot down two. He destroyed the first with a short burst and saw the pilot bailing out lie followed a second one down lie stalked a third German fighter for some time before he was etire of Its Identity and then closed In at a range of only stt feet and shot it apart "Then I went upstairs with some; Others.” he said. " U,MI *•' •» ou "“‘ d out about 25 fighters I picked out two in formation and brought them down with quick bursts. By then I was ready to come home. On the way I spotted a locomotive and four little tank cars and I uoed up the real of my ammunition on them just hr fun.”

Nezis Abandon Deep Salient On Italy Front Indicate Germans Abandon Salient On Central Front Allied lli-.tdquarter-, Naples, May ‘i i( pi T||,. mmy H i abatidom-d a deep salient on i pile central Italian front, it was . li'cl-i-.d today, falling back In • mile under heavy Allied pressure ; |to m w positions north of the i Aventiim river on the towering M Hello plateau Blowing up bridges, mountain funnels, and houses in th*- path if their retreat, the Nazi- fell back across the Aventluo. surrend ering without a tight th- Villages of I‘alena and Lettopalona. .11l miles Inland from the Adriatic coas: Allied In-adqilai ters spokesmen said the Germans covered their withdrawal with heavy shell and mortal fire which was count-red by a raking barrage from hastily idvanced Allied gunTin- withdrawal Indicated the Nazis were preparing to abandon the entire salient hooking three to ht miles into the Allied linea along a 24-mile front from Casoli to Castel dl Sangro Occupation of the Palena and Lettopalena Ureas moved! the ; front northward about 111 miles. The German salient In that sector formerly had ext-Üb-d to the Sangro river at villa Santa Maria. Allied troops were reported moving forward in strength to i-oni-olidate tlu-ir new positions on the southern edge of the Maiel Io mountains the l.mm foot "roof (Turn To Page 1. Column I) County's Fifth War Goal Is $1,473,300 Fifth Bond Drive During June, July \dams county's war bond goal for th-- V" war loan drive during June and July Is 11 .173.J0t'. T. F Graliker, war finance committee chairman, announced today. A wire from Eugene (’. I’ulll man. stativ chairman, indicated the quota would later be broken down Into the amount to be sold to individuals, with corporations and businesses assigned the maitide.The wire called the fifth war loan drive "Hoosiers' biggest task.' 1 and concluded "We must stay with our boys until we get them hum- " Assignment of quotas by counties followed by one day the an-noiHH-ement of a |2s|,mm.mio goal for the state during the coming I drive. The county chalrmiMi urged immediate acceptance of quotas assigned to all stores, offices and factories in the county and said that payroll savings division work ers of the county committee already have begun calls on etnI ploye groups to obtain signatures of quota covenant cards and to plan "Buy where you work” campaigm*. Although the drive dates dur I |ng which four additional »• curlties will go on sale - are June 12 through July *. the more than M&,OOV Hoosiers who buy bonds through the payroll savings plan will be able to count their regular purchases during two full months, June and July, toward achieving ; individual goals. Plant, store and office quotas have been assigned on one of two formulas: Investment by each employe of 1100 in cash average, i or Investment of wages or salaries from 100 hours of work o — • Evangelical Pastor Is Re-Assigned Here j Alev F H. Willard has been reasMgiied as pastor of the First Evangelical church of fttisi city and 1 the Calvary Evangelical church, folIqwing the annual conference, held at Dayton, O. ReV C P Maasi has been returned to the Trinity Evangelical i church at Berne and Rev. George Holston lo the Linn Grove Erange- i Heal church.

ON L Y _ DA,LY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, May 9, 1944.

Senate Committee May Appear In Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, Ind . May 9 H'pt I Io- I' S Senate email business’ committee may hold a public hear-' Ing her.- (May 2®. Th- committee has arranged to j hold hearings in Indianapolis May ' 21 and 25, and plane to continue the i hearings in a northern Indiana city. , chairman James Murray of the group has told Senator Kamuel ' Jackson that the committee fav-: oi«i Fort Wayne us a hearing site I Th* purpose of th,- hearinM to to obtain tin- virtws of small business, men on which to baue legislation: to expediate the convetal in from a war time to a peace time status. o Montgomery Ward Workers Vote Today Judge To Announce Ruling Wednesday Chicago, May !*. tl'Pt What may lie the most important collective bargaining election in the history of the national labor relations board was held today when approximately Limo workers voted to determine if the union had a majority membership of Montgomery Ward's Chicago employes, tin- lontrovi-rey that touched off a labor dispute whii h resulted in government seizure *f the Watd plant April 26 Becautt- of the political implications in the Montgomery Ward case, tin- election was by far the most widely publicized of any con-' ducted by the NLRB and leaders of local 20. I'nited Retail, Whole- , sale and Department Store Em-1 ployes union (ClOi, were confident , of a victory. Samuel Woii'hok, local preeideul. predicted that between NO and 90 percent of the eligible voters would endorse the union Wolchok said he based his prediction on membership figure of local 20. Eleven polling places Were set up on the firm's properties now op- j erated by the federal government ] and Frank Klleer. field examiner: for the NLRB, was in charge of j the balloting. Counting the ballota will begin at 7.30 p m. one half hour after the polls dose The election was the first of two major developments scheduled in the inuny-sided Ward case this Week Tomorrow. Federal Judge William II Holly will announce his decision on the government's petition for a temporary injunction rentraiuing Ward officials from inter fereni-e with operation of the seized plant bysthe department of comLabor leaders and politicians awaited Judge Holly's decision as the first court test of President Roosevelt's wartime |>owers and of hi* policy of settling labor dtputes. Attorney-General Francis Biddle, 'Turn To Pag* *. Column t) o — Over Eight Million Are Taken Into Army New York Leads In Total In Service Washington. 'May 9 tl'Pl The army took in N.26N.600 men and women rrom Nov 1. 1940. to Jan. I. 1944 -wlille separations from the service during th- same period totaled 1.290 oxs, the war department rovealed today It made the disclosure in a tafole showing the number of men and women from each state taken into, and separated from the service during Hie 3s months. It also showed that on Jan. 1 there were 7,481.926 men and iwotnen In the army, compared with 513.410 in the service on November 1, 1940 The ‘total since then has exceeded 7.700 000. The table allowed that New York j provided more soldier* than any 1 other state, with the current enrolment from the empire state numbering 860,000 men and 12,864 women. Current enrollment from other top states included: Pennsylvania, 6(0,000 men. 8.961 women; Illinois. 464,18(1 men. 66 432 women; Ohio. 414.000 men. u. 293 women. California 407,000 men. 5.630 .women Indiana figures were: (otal | strength, male 188.000 female 1,874; total bccmblom, male 208.4U0, female 2,444; total avparaitiJiis, mate | 25,355, female 693.

Jap Invasion Army In India Being Crushed Invasion Showing Signs Os Breaking Under Allied Blows Advanced Allied Headquarters. Kandy. Ceylon, Muy 9 il'pi The Jap.inexe invasion of India -liow.-d ; signs of breaking under Allied blows today a* British arnn.nd forces crushed through the em-my I positions around Koblma and RAF, 'and American bombers raked tlwlr siege line* south of Imphal with i bombs and guntire. Simultaneously, it was dlsndosi-d I shat British "Chlndil" raiders w-n---striking witii devastating i-flect i over hundreds 'of square niiles of : Japanese-held territory in northcentral Burma, cutting tin- last enemy lines of communication between Myltkyina and oouthern Bui ma. The hard-hitting Chindits in two weeks of whirlwind attack w.-re revealed to have cut the MandalayMyltkyina railway in In separati points in the Vicinity of Indaw. and to have severed tin- alternate Bhamo-Myitkyina highway The Japilie-i- were reported complete [ly bewildered by the Cbindlts', dashing tactics and offered only - spasmodic resiMtance On tin- East Indian front, an Al- ; lied communique revealed that , Anglo Indian tanks and Infantry- ; men were striking hard ior a , knockout blow against tin- rem- : mints of the once formidable Japanese army drawn up around Kohima In three days of furious lighting I from May I to ti. at least 750 Jap(Turn To Pag* t>. Column SI Program Announced For Baccalaureate Annual High School Exercises Sunday Tin- Rev George (I Walton, pastor of the First Presbyterian dun ti. will deliver tin- sermon to the 74 gradual)-* of the D< catur high school at tli<- annual baccalaureate ■ !Vi<<-. Sunday evening ut 7:3(t o'clock at the junior-senior ; high aclioo! auditorium. Rev Walton'* subject is given as i "Getting tile most out of life ” The complete program w.i* announced today -by Walter J Krick, superintendent of schools. Relative* and friends of the graduate are Invi:ed to tile service. The inspiring proi >-soional w ill open the eervice and members of the class will wear tin- traditional cap and gown The de'alled program follows: Processional, "God of our Fath-, era." Warren. (‘all to worship, Rev George O. Walton. Thepreface. "Onward f'hrlsitian Soldiers.'' Tile IhViealioti and ecrlpture lesson, Rov F 11. Willard, pastor. First Evangelical - hurch t.Music, '‘l'hf lawt Chord" Sullivan, glee club. -Sermon. "Getting the most out of life," Rev. George O Walton Muaii-, "Till- land's Priyrer," : Malotte, oi-tef. Hymn. '•Songs of Praiees." Ptajer and benediction. Dr M o LeeTer. pastor. Methodist < hurcJi. Hymn. "Faith of our Fathers." , Receusional, "Alma Mater." The 63rd annual commencement exercises will be held Thursday evening. May 18. in the auditorium, with Dr Clyde E. Wildman, president of Dr Pauw university, delivering the addres* ■■ '*Q ■■uwiiiiuu—u — Rotarians To Hear Discussion Winner 'Eugene Itiml-lsteiti. nenior nt North Side high school, Fort Wayne, will be th* guest wpeaker ut the weekly meeting of the Decatur Rotary club Thursday evening at the K. of P. home. The Fort Wayno student won the recent district Rotary club high echool discueslon contest, held at Elkhart, and he will preeent his winning discussion, "Youth World of Tomorrow,” at the meeting of j the Decatur club Felix Maier will i I be chairman of the program

American Planes Lead Way In Record Attack Over Occupied Europe

Yank Invasion Os Hollandia Cost Few Lives Commander Warns Further Conquests To Be More Costly Allied Headquajtiis, Southwest Pacific, May 9. tl'Pl Tin- bigg)- t invasion of the southwest Pai .lb war at Hollandia cost the Americana 28 dead and 95 woutidi-d iu tin- tir*t 17 days, it was revealed today, but a high commander warn ed that no turtlier such easy vic : torli-H should bi- expel led Rear Admiral Daniel E ll.iiley commander of tin- 7th amphibious | foro-. said "We are liable to run Into mm h better Jap troops wld-ii i ! w<- get |o th)- Philippim and aifd ‘ ed that hi- believed the pi-nod of ! eaay victories in the southweet Paciflc ended Witll the conquest of Hollandia Barbey is an expert on amphib- ' ions warfare and lost only on>- -hip in th)- 11 amphibious operations in this tiuatoi lb- i* a r- id l nt of Portland. Ore. The American lasualtie* at H>d landla. revealed by a spokesman at Gen Dotigla MacArthui's head quarters, were the first announced since troops invaded Duti-h New i Guinea April 22 and quickly <ap Hired three atifi-ido within l.2<t"[ i niil‘->i of the Pliilippili)- The -spokesman pointed out tli.it no I Amet n ans were missing. The spokesman disclosed that a V S unit landed at Bougainville bay. 20 miles east of the Ih-.h b In-ad at Hollandui. last Friday and said mopping up operat-otis wei> j continuing then- and in the Ho! - landla an a He also n-v-aled that I' S son . .. continuing then- .i Ivam-i- up N< a Brit.mt occupied I ip)- II . kin- .nt drome Monday Tin- new position 115 mil. )inbw, t of Rabaill. wa taken without opposition although there were a few .asiialties from i booby traps the spokesman raid A < omniunique said Allied bomb ' ers and fighters continued their deep penetration of we.t.-ni N’. v. | Guinea. in< hiding a strik- at th. Arie- islands in the East Itidn* I"" 'Turn To Pag* 6. Column 4> Primaries Today In Ohio, West Virginia Ohio Delegates Are Pledged To Bricker Ity I'nneil Pre.s Ohio voters will select delegati* to the national political i-mveiitlone and name candidates to *u< e.-in| Gov John W Bricker, an aspirant for flu- Republican presidential • nomination today In one of the na 11ion's two primary electiomMayor Frank J Line- Im of <’le ■ veland on the Democrath ballot and Mayor James Garfield Htewarf -if Cincinnati. Republican tinleadin i/vub. i na'oi tai . an l iT*. ■ R)*pi>ldlc»n>« will pick 6U dele gate* to the national presidential nomination convention, all pledg'd to Bricker, while President Roose veit was expected to win eventual support of 52 Democratic delegate* although state auditor Joseph T Fergneon was on the ticket ne u favorl'e son Hen Robert A raft. It was unopposed for Republican r>- - nomination The other primary was in West Virginia where a gubernatorial I race held the spotlight Rush D . Holt, former I' S Senator sought I the Democratic nomination, opposed by Claretice W Meadow* hi the Republican primary. Haymond J Funkhouser. <*harle»ton manufacturer, was opposed by Mayor Daniel Boone Ihiweon of Charleston Stale Democratic and Republican conventions were echeduled lii'WyI iTurn Tc P*fe 4. Columa 7)

Excellent Invasion Weather Predicted Weather Fair For Next Three Weeks Isilidin. May 9 tl'Pl TinLmdon Daily Express today fit. dieted i-x. )-:i-nt ''lllV.ision w. i’li i-r " tor tin- mst three w. .k- and Germany tighti-md her hold on 'ld- Dutch and li.iu fi i >as' ,i precaution ig.iltist .-i Allied , -liiiisi a. H-.S th.- North S-a It port rrom Europe s m-utr il capitals dlsi'h <d that ill. fine-'[ spring in 5o year lia dried and! bard, n.-d western Europe for An | 1 i-lo Alin-11, an invasion armii-- th- J 11 lily Expri -.nd. and added | •hat fall w-aHler could lie exp-cl- ! -d to continue for at least another I ■ three we.-k fl Ont 11 dlati-l t I : Spain All l.ondoti tn w-papi-r ■ began I i publishing full details -of th.-w.-athi i in ill Snails of D-iv.-r, : I across which many observers! I hale pri-dii ti-d the main Ima.-i iti I will lie 1.-Him lied Last niglit, the ! Ilew-papeis said. th.- -.-a wa calm tin- -ky < 1.-ar the t.-mp-i > 'ut.- just alioi- fi. zing, .mil visi bility so ginxl that ih.- l-'t.-mh cliff- could 11.- s. oil by moonlight (tom the English -outhea-t coast Th.- <8 iman-, out!oiled 6'l National a.-I the VII;- were pr. (Turn To Pau* I. Column 4) u Robert D. Tope Dies Early This Morning Funeral Services Thursday Afternoon Robert D-yle Tope. _’i. General Electric machine -.peri'-i. died ' - liis murt ■ HU I*. o'i: -< I. a- the iAd hi < mint) in. -m> tai 1 - pttal of I -m, .a' 'Il It- Ila 1 lieen : bedl< tli w. - k 11 - w a i Il i n if Va n W- it I -imn'y tt'iio horii June 1*:. 1917.1 tile -oil of e .Hid Mae Welkel Tope Most of his lite II id lieen- - pent iii St Miy ai, -hip llwa a »■ idiiate of 'ln I' ■a- m? I Mills high -i thiol la lil i1 ■ 193.5 H - mat ' iage to Mary Gnod 'o-d plate April 3 19!! Suri is ini' are th- w idow til. ■ parent- the giiitidparetits. M- 1 and M;s G T Welk.-t of Decatur] rural route two children J.iyiej Sue anil Dixie L. " and a -i-b ■ Mi- Maty Kath rln<- Witit.i. gg ni I!■ - i-ii i Fum ral ervii'es will he held j Thin day at I >u o'clock n the I hom-t of the parent- 2* mil.--I We.f of Wren IHI -, and a’ 2 |- 'i lot k at th.- Bubo r li - hurch. ! it whn!) It*- hi > mem!.... h. i . it; \ Eddy .Hid Rev Adi I Swell i sen will official. Itu lai will be , 111 the I•• . I'UX C. inete y T!ie body iCfll be r.-m-.v.-d from | the Zwi-k ftiner.il hotm- lo the home of his patents thi» after \ i noon and may !>.• vicw.-d after 7 36 r-'clock this evening ■ j Kitchen Fat Salvage Program Unchanged Washington. Mty 9 (I'Pt Removal of most meat* from rationing lia - not affected -be kilt bep fu», salvage program and two red points ; pin* four l-efltx Will continue to I*, given for every pound of waste fa turned tn. Col Bryan Houston, DPA ! I rationing chief *atd today Crooner Sinatra Is Confined To Hospital Now York May 9 tl'Pl -Croon* !>r Frank Smatra wa* a patient at - M’ Sinai hospital today, the victim of a etreptococclc throat Infection Physicians staid the condition of. Rm.ttra, stricken Saturday night | .during .1 radio broadcast, was good l ’ and that last night hw« temperatur. | had dropped from 103' a degree* to < 102 1 5 degree- after aulfa drugs < lyt'J been administered.

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Aerial Campaign To Smash Anti Invasion Defenses Mounts To New Bombing Height Lindol M>v 9 it Pi \ force of n.-irly 2,mm \m.-ric.m war [ plan «ni.r li»-d .it In G.-rman alr- | dioim .m-l ill tenters iu Frame, Belgium, and Luxembourg today to ba-l a ..o il . .h k on western Enrop.- in which tin- Allies had ‘ float :!.7(M» sorties up to noon Th.- aerial < impaign lo huntHing Nazi antt inva ion defence* I r ached a new pitch on its 23rd ■tra'ght day with an early full -cab- assault by some I.mm I' S heavy l.ombei ■ am) .1- many more : 'ighti-is oil keystone bases in | m i ip-.-d territory American and Britt Ii bitivy I le-iifli.-i aioli.- dumped übout . 1 -anl ton of bombs on eight air I drum. and firn; iinportant rail ! yaids In th- flr-t 12 hours of the i day Ligli'.-r planes spiayed exI plo- ves across liioad reaches of Ji ■ 1 oiitm. j.Wifi) :.7mi 0111. flow n and air atin.idi. -till shuttling to Europe, there »‘s every indii-a j-loti that the Allie were eclipsing all f-iriil.- record* of the Ultprei edented offensive Veteran e >.istal observ.-rs who have watched moi than four v. ars <4 air war -way ba. k and forth over the 1 fiai!ne) .ml thi-y llevt-r had eel) 3.-ri.il fleet* the size of those roaring overhead hour af’> 1 I. -ii’ dining the day file bomlmrdment was c.irri.-d -ii: on the 23rd straight day- of iperalion* by Allied planes based 11 Brit tin ag mis' fie dW'-ns.-s, of w 111 Etl'iip. Italy trs-ed \llied boiiili. 1 aca-k.-d th. Bilk ■in* on th.- two day before the itnbioketi campaign from Britain lleg 111 I'll. day' »-!i: .1 ini' followed • on th li. . : of 3 tie.ivy RAF mght blow ,e th. Fr.-neh invasion coast If.-Ig.in lailw.iy yi.d* the '■ o 1 111 1 1.1 . a ,iv jll -i. 'lon of I t*na iitlli k Hid Cl un -J.-litiff. d objective 111 'h Indus' -1 RIIIII ut a 10-1 of Hi plan. - Though th. \m.' hi .1 command t i-iiu- J i ’i.i- employed | similar siz>- fleet* for raid* on : Berlin and olh. r targe!- In Germany piobu y tut. r In' ire ha--.it ih m-.iily J "i’ll heavy bomb ami tifil'. ig.imst or. up-1.-d Tile ihva-’a ng 1 tacks nirrit-d 'ln- Vll>-d ' rnpaign to knock out b-rmHiy-s iiiv.ision di*f<n»e coin* tuuiileatlons Hid .Hr buses In adf'latne of lauding iq-. hioiis all--itlter step fnrw.ii-il More than .000 ton of block bir-t r* .Hid fit. bombs Were be-.-v-d to hav. In .-it dropped by the fortresses nnd iiherators on: Railway yard* Liege Belgium; (Turn Ta lw<s X Column 4) Sheriff Reports Jail Again Empty 26 Persons Jailed 1 In Month Os April »♦ Tin- Adame county jail was emp•y thi* morning after one of It* bu»* lest times in several month*. Sheriff Leo Gilllg announced today. In the last of March Sheriff Gilllg iMiued i atatement tha" for the previous :m day* 'lie jail had been completely empty for probably ft* flrat time in history for such a long period He gave cn-dit to the more peaceful and law abiding habits of the Adam- i April tfieti completely turn-'1 the tables Hi* record shisw that 26 p*n*on« were Incarcerated during tliat month, making it a very busy one All of the initiate* Were charged with minor 'irtnie* and stayed only lengths of time During May he h.u» had three more prisoners, the laast one having been brought up for trial this morning and discharged from jail. If Sheriff tlllllg were a *up‘«r»tltlou* man he thinks he might knock on wood before making another •tatement nbout the ability of pereon* In Adam* county to stay out of jail.