Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 42, Number 135, Decatur, Adams County, 7 June 1944 — Page 1

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*■ Strength Sroken In Aral Italy "Mlicd Armies Race Hfward On Fronts Krthwest Os Rome ■ bulletin S Headquarters, Naples. _ iuP Allied tanks mfintrymen are driving m disorderly re,,ong a broad front north and are closing in on a. 40 miles no-th-the capital, it was antoday. 9H X.q,l. * .Inn■K \ .-i .'.Hi ii my < niiiiniiH HMn,.,- tii.ui in miles north • . of Home today, .iisurganlzed Nazi ; - Alexander coiifl * .1-1 strength j irmii-s central been broken. ■Hp. ‘ h, l Vii-rican armored .a, ml along high ■Ms■. •-» ‘I Lake Bracclano, , . .. in-, while Infan■i-. .Aim. out to the west ' \n:-l:,oi Way to within ‘ ■ in S-a. almost north of the Tiber eatuary. red Oertnan rear guards tling to stem the advance Hank guns and tank debut front reports said these troopg were stragbeblnd by the fleeing 14th i rounded up for a suicide their officers. Ing Allied attack planes ind machine gunnerd the n enemy and heavier ranged on ahead to blast and highways along the line of flight. ter issued an appeal to airiots to cooperate with Tn Page s. Column t) -— . e Bulletins By United Press) National Broadcasting y quoteu the Berlin >day as saying the Gerhad lost Bayeaux, 16 orthwest of Caen on the and highway to Cherh. Switzerland, June 7. — Unconfirmed reports lerman occupied Milan ’*y that a large Allied • been sighted off Genoa anding on the Ligurian f northwestern Italy is d hourly. Supreme Headquarters, June 7.—(UP)— A hint "*• of the Allied naval I forces was given to■V'nan official announcement ■■•'"ore officers and men are m the present channel U'”’ on » were in the K* f oyai navy at the outof the war.. ®“*>n, Jun, 7.— (UP) —A tc ’’ from a war correspon,6o,rd the American Avgusta said today ' h ' G »rnsan 7th ?nd 15th commanded personally |M ,;, h»: Erwin Rommel ' uW " n fl armored and in--o'viiior.s to the French ■ ,:, ”ted front ■*' « Advance Command K o?, JU "* 7 —<UP)- ’ r *«-shaped spot * cen * of •" nlatoefc IK * y inference Bunday. S' Dwilm b * rev *”“‘ th, ‘ iKtb."*’**’* Eisenhower n W “ h Prim * M ‘"‘ ■i,, ? ch ‘" «"d the French K„. Ch,r '*« °« Gaulle. Hu .** nt * er * Mar » h «' J*" K, *° uth Ar.can preB’/Ed7 n '’ n B * cr " Up 7 ** Mt ah,.* ’ • nd other ImportIHL . pub,ic officials and ‘ > "lures. JUn * 7 —(UP)-Re-W‘r^.?*/ On “ n,nt “ id ■kmiJ '** Gorman people, ” ,or months with Met J* ®’ th# ImpregnabilK *ao«orn wall, |KL'**' M *r S d ,„ d <j wmb . ■» J/ th » "*wa of the AlMl * *" " r «n««-

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Complete Plans For Farm Bureau Picnic Hold Annual Picnic At Berne On July 2 Vhe executive and program committee of the Adams County Farm Bureau, Inc., met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. R Schwartz of Monroe townahlp to perfect plans for the annual farm bureau picnic, to be held in Lehmuq Park. Berne, on Sunday, July 2. The plchic will start with a basket lunch after the morning church hours. Governor Henry St hricker will be the headliner of the program. Band music and other entertainment will he provided. The committee also invited the Adams county 4-H cluhx to hold their annual picnic in connection with the farm bureau's, the Invitation being accepted by Mixs Williams. county 4-H club leader, and L. E. Archbold, county agent. Miss Williams will be in charge of the 4-H leader* group, who in turn will take charge of the entertaining ot the boys and girls for the day. All farmers from Adams and adjoining counties are invited to attend and bring well filled baskets. A group of ladles will arrange the picnic dinner on long tables In the shade of the many tree* in the park. There wilt be plenty of concessions where Ice cream, popsicle*, candies, popcorn and light refreshments may be purchased, the committee «ald The general public is cordially invited to share in the at(Turn To Pag* 4. Column 7) — Cole Reelected To City School Board Gerald Cole Named By City Council Gerald Cote, a member for three years, was reelected to another similar derm to the city school board by the city council at its meeting Tuesday night. iMr. Cole was the only applicant for the position. The election was by acclamation 'in bis petition. Mr. Cole said ha had been a member for three years and had Obtained conelderalble experience. He also stated that his Interest in the schools was great as he had four children attending. The council opened i's meeting with a minute of silent prayer for the late Judge Huber M. DoVoos. who <waa city attorney, and whose unexpected dea«h last Friday came as a shock to the community. A resolution praising Judge DeVoss's ability and devotion to bte duties as cl'y attorney waa unanimously adopted No action waa taken at the meeting in the naming ot a successor. A card of thanks was received and road from the David F. Teepie family

William A. Klepper Is Confined To Home Williuin A. Klepper Indiana regional manager for the Kraft Cheese company, with offices in Indianapolis, I* confined to his home on Mercer avenue with a recurrence of an attack of phldbitis in the left leg. Hix physician has prescribed rest and confinement to his bed Mr. Klepper had a first attack of phlebitis last fall, but fully recovered from it and had assumed his duties In Indianapolis. o Seek Improvements Os U. S. Highway 27 Seek Resurfacing, Widening Os Road Members of the Itecatur (’ham. her of Commerce are to invite the Berne Chamber of Commerce to work with them in an effort to get action started on the widening and resurfacing of U. 8. highway 27 between this city and Berne. The road between Monroe and Berne has become badly damaged by the weather and requires re. surfacing Io make it a lasting, job. it is reported. A year ago it was planned to widen this stretch and to resur. face it at the same time. At that time all plan* and specification* were drawn up. However, the federal government withdrew the priorities necessary to obtain ma. lerlal to rebuild the road, jwrrnit ting the use of material only for repairing. Now It Is understood that the federal regulations have been re. iaxed and that the road can be refinixhed. Repairs done by pu'ting on oil surfaces are only temporary and need constant reflnlshlng. Ralph Gentl*. president of the Decatur Chamber of Commerce, said today he would circulate a petition among Decatur business, civic, industrial and city leaders, asking immediate action on the road improvement.

JUNE 12ta HONOR ROLL Employe* of these Adams coun. ty firms have joined the tight by accepting Fifth War Loan quotas In advance of the opening of the drive: Kocher Lumber A Coal Co. G. Remy Blerly Harry Fortney's Shoe Shop Adams Theater First State Bank The Schafer Company Mollenkopf Farm Equipment Central Sugar Co., Inc. Saylors Motor Co Adams County Officials and Employee

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Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, June 7,1944.

City Council Plans For Postwar Work Fund Is Transferred At Council Meeting The «tim of 140,060 In lhe cash fund of the municipal light and power plant is to be transferred to the plant's depreciation fund to provide for postwar repairs and Improvements. This transfer waa approved at the regular meeting of the city council Tuesday night. It was stated that materials are not now available but will be necessary after the war if the efficiency ot the municipal plant la to be continued. The city |a to receive bids June 30 for materials to be used In the improvement of the streets. Materials to be purchased are: 20,000 gallon* of emulsified asphalt, 100 tuns of bituminous coated aggregate; 1.200 tons of stone and 100 tons of bituminous concrete. A petition wax filed hy Ed Miller, the trustees of the Evangelical church and other*, for the widening and black-topping of an alley between Third and Winchester streets. The petition asked for an increase of two feet and stated that this ground would be given the city. It was referred to the street and sewer committee. The recommendation of the light and power committee that the rural electric light lines be extended north of Decatur to accommodate William Hockemeyer wax approved and the line ordered extend-

(Turn To Pase I, Column 4) — O~— ———— Fifth Bond Campaign Opens Next Monday Schedule Meetings To Plan Campaign War bond meetings In prepara, tion for lhe opening, of the Ofth war loan drive next Monday, will be held tonight. Thursday and Friday in several of the town ships, Earl Caston, vice-chairman of the bond staff announced today. 'AUih the Invasion on in full blast. I>ond officials expect spon. taneous reaction on the part of Americans in subscribing tor their share of bonds. Adams county's quota is 11.473.300. The meetings are: Tonight: Root township, at Monmouth school. Theo. Hobrock and L. J. Heckman, co.chairmen. Thursday: • Hartford township at school, Milo Glendening. Eil Du4>ach, co.chairmen Kirkland and Preble townships at Kirkland gym. Charle* Fuhr, man. Reed Caston. Fred Adler. Homer Arnold, co.chairmen. Union township at Lutheran school: Victor Blseke, Henry Dehner, co chairmen. Friday: Washington township •I First State bank, Carl Adler and E. W. Bu«.che, oo.chslrmen.

Powerful Air Fleets Pound Supply Lines German Air Force Offers Slightly More Opposition London. June 7 —(UP)- Massed formations of Allied warplanes battled through low hanging storm clouds to blast and burn the German fortifications and sup. ply linns behind the French coast tixlay, in the face of feeble hut Increasing opposition from the Jufiwaffe. Bad weather again hampered the Allied air arm and facilitated the luftwaffe'x job of defense, but thousands of warplanes ranging from tiny fighters to big flying fortresses were on the attack throughout the morning, bombing and strafing enemy installations over a 3,6<M) square mite arc ex. tending 60 miles Inland from Cherbourg and lx> Havre. Therq was no immediate an noiincement concerning the size of the Allied air forces hurled Into the battle of the beachhead today, but official reports Indicated the number was in the thousands. Everywhere over the battle areas the American. British, and Allied fliers maintained a 200 to one superiority over the Nazi air force, but enemy air activity appeared to be on the Increase and scattered Nazi fighter fortna. tions sneaked in from time to time for lightning strafing runs over the beaches. RAF heavy bombers fanned out Into the German Rhineland during the night Io bomb the chemical and communications center of Ludwigshafen and other raiders (Turn To Pago 1, Column 6) o. I Deane Dorwin Named President 01 Lions Annual Election Is Held Tuesday Night 'Deane Donwin. member of the faculty of the Decatur juniors n ior high school, was elected president of (he Decatur Lions dull at the annual election of officers, held Tuesday night at lhe K of P. home. i.Mr. Dorwin will take office at the first meeting of the cluii in July. He aucceeds Royle Sprunger, of the Central Hoya company, who has directed the cluii activities for the pa«l year. Other officers elected last night are as follows: Paul Berg, first vice-president; John Halterman, second vice-pre-sident; N. ft. Hteury third vice president; Thurman Drew, secretary; Harry Knapp, treasurer; Dale Moses and TJony Metzlei directors; Merritt ‘Alger, Lion twmer; Hersel Nash, tall twister. The I,ions dub at the regular meeting next Tuesday, will hold a special program io dedicate the dufli's service plaque, rec“ntly received. The plaque spec ally designed for the local club, bears the names of the nine members of the club who are now In the nation's armed services. Recognition will also be paid at thia meeting to the members who have sons In the service. ißev. J. J Hehnets, pastor of Bt. Mary's Catholic church, will be the guest speaker. Ask Stores To Close For Winnes Funeral iChamftter of Commerce officials today requested all Decatur storm to close from 10 to 11 o'clock Friday morning during funeral services tor Miss Annie E. Winnes, prominent Decatur lady, who died Tuesday morning Services will be held at 10 s. m. Friday at 'hr Zwick funeral home, with burial In the Decatur cemetery. TEMPERATURE READING DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER • too a. m 46 10:00 a. m M Naan 60 2:00 p. m- to WEATHER Fair tonight and Thursday; warmer Thursday.

Reinforcements Pour Steadily Into Allied Beachheads On France

Hurl Japanese Back In Asia, Dutch Guinea American Soldiers Nearing Airdrome On Biak Island By United Press Japanese forces were thrown back on the Asia continent and in Dutch New Guinea today by steady Allied ground attacks which sent the enemy fleeing from the Kohiinu area in India and brought troops of American sixth army to within a mile and a half of important Moktner air. drome on Biak island. American columns, supported )>y big liberator Iximbers, were converging on the cliffs over, looking the approaches to Mok. mer airdrome after routing Jap anese snipers and machine gun nests on Mokmer ridge. Allied planes were active throughout the northwestern Dutch New Guinea sector, sinking Iwo more enemy vessels west of Manokwiirl and shooting down one and probably three other Jap anese planes over Biak Japanese troops were with, drawing rapidly from the Kohlma urea in India after suffering heavy losses, and British imperials also carried out attacks against the enemy In a village northwest of Bishenpur In the Imphal area. Chinese and American forces, supported by artillery and air. craft, continued their pen-1 rat ion Into Myitkylna. in northern Bur - mu and made a ion yard gain In the southern section of the city Chinese troops, fighting in Yun. nan province, brought up the heaviest artillery yet employe <1 (Turn To Psge «. Column t) o German Attacks On Reds Tapering Off Moscow, June 7. —(UP) -German attempts to break the Soviet lines north and northwest of lasi, Romania. were tapering off today following the heavy loss of men and material In eight successive days of futile assault* on the Russian positions. A communique said <he Germans lost a number of tanks and armored cars and suffered 300 killed as Red army troops turned back comparatively small tank and Infantry forces In yesterday's attacks. In the first week of the unavailing drives agalsnt the Russian lines, the German* '.oat 7.300 dead, 333 tanks, and 355 planes. o — Former Local Youth Annapolis Graduate Robert Porter Given Commission In Navy Robert Porter, son of Mrs. Marie Porter and the late Chalmer O. Porter of Huntington, formerly of thia city, was graduated from Annapolis Naval Academy this afternoon and commissioned an ensign in the United Slates navy. Ensign Porter was given a sum mer assignment at Annapolis to teach the Incoming plebes. He will then be sent to one of the special training schools at Harvard university, Cambridge. Mass. Mrs. Porter and her slater, Miss Gertrude Cook, a teacher In the Detroit scbodTs. attended the graduation exercises. Mrs. Jesse Rice of this city received sn Invitation to the eierclses. Jack Porter, a brother of the naval ofßcer, la a marine paratrooper with several month s service In the South Pacific and is now thought to be overseas in the European area.

Flag Day Speaker o r« iL J w* Alex Campbell. United States district attorney, will be the speaker at flag day services to he held at the H. P O. Elks home In this eity Wednesday evening, June It. Flag Day Service " At Elks June 14 Alex Campbell To Deliver Address Alex Campbell, of Fort Wayne, United States district attorney, will be the speaker at t h»- flag day exercises on the lawn of the B. P. O. Elks home In this city Wed. nesday evening. June it. it was announced today. Adams post 43, American Le. glon, will join with the Elks lodge In this service, which has been a joint ceremony in Decatur for several years. The flag day service, which has a special significance this year, with the nation at war, and the long-awaited invasion of Europe now a fact, will open with a parade from the Legion home, Madison and First streets, to the Elks home on North Second street. This parade will start prompt ly at 6:66 p tn. The program for the service on the lawn of the Elks home is as follows: Invocation — Charles Web-r. Elks chaplain. "Star Spangled Banner" Elks male quartet. Exemplification of flag day ritual—L. V. Baker, exalted ruler, and officers of Elks. History of the flag Roger Sta ley. son of James K. Staley. Le glon command-r. and an outstanding Decatur Boy Scout. **God Bless, America" — Elks male quartet Address—Alex Campbell, to lie Introduced by A. R Holthouse, Decatur newspaperman. Benediction .1 Henry Faurote Ann rlcan legion chaplain Taps. Parade Lineup The lineup for the parade is as follows: Colors and color guard — In charge of Eciward Bauer. Decatur combined band directed by Albert Sellemeyer. Firing squad — commanded by Elmo A. Smith. American Legion. American Legion auxiliary Boy Scouts. Girl Scouts. ■■ ■■ ■ »o—■ "■ “ Knights Os Columbus Elect New Officers Decatur council No. H 64 of lhe Knlghta of Coiumhua has elected new officers for the ensuing year. They are: Fred Baker. Sr., grand knight; Frank Heiman* deputy grand knight; Fred Baker Jr., chancellor; John Barth, recorder; William Lose, Jr, treasurer; John O'Hhanghneasey, advocate; Beu Elting lecturer; John Koors. Jr, warden; Leo Faurote. insldt guard; Ray Meyer, outside guard, Casper Milter, trustee. Mr. Baker succeda Arthur E Vaglewed* as giaud kui»hl. Thformal installation of the m officers will take place later.

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Hundreds Os U. S. Gliders Shuttling Troops To Invasion Points In France Allied Supreme H> adquarters, London. June 7— (UP) — Allied invasion forces have cleared the enemy from all of their beachheads In France and today were bati<ring their way inland in stiff fighting after heating off the first heavy German counterattacks In the Caen area. A German broadcast said the Allies were attacking in the Caen area with itn* tanka. The Am. rican, British and Canadian assault forces which stormed the beaches of Normandy were being reinforced constantly by hundreds of United States gild, era shuttling thousands of troops into tlie Cherbourg peninsula and by surface craft sailing in to the coast from which the Germans had been driven. Gen. Dwight D. Elsenhower's headquarters announced late to. day that heavy fighting was rag Ing Inshore on the expanding perimeter of the beachheads, but the Germans were putting up very little resistance In the air and none at sea Airmen said the Cherbourg peninsula was dotted with fires. Indicating that the Germans might be scorching the earth preparatory to withdraw'lng to avoid the threat of being isolated by the cutting of their communications at the base of the stubby finger of northwestern France. However. Marshal Erwin Roni, mel wax reported In front dis. patches to be speeding armored and infantry divisions of tw« armies under his personal com maud to the invasion zone for a full scale counteronslaught. latte r> ports at Allied supreme headquarters, covering operations to dawn today, indicated that the situation had improved consider, ably overnight. The Invaders beat off sharp German armored counterattackIn the area of Ca< n. 26 miles southwest of Le Havre and 9‘k miles Inland, where Prime Min. later Winston Churchill reported fighting yesterday By today they had cleared all their leaches and linked some of them, strengthening their overall position considerably. Spokesmen emphasized that the fighting so far although the Nazis had thrown tactical reserves Into it. could not be regarded ax de cisive. The Allies were steadily reinforcing every beachhead with men and supplies, and Rommel now was bringing In more troops for the showdown. That protiably will come when both sides have caught their sec. mid wind — perhaps tomorrow, possibly 4M hours hence. When the German strategic as distinct from the tactical reserve can be thrown Into the battle depends on when tbe Nazis decide on the w.ight and direction of the malt! Allied thrust, perhaps In a week or two. Paratroopers who spearheaded (Turn To P*g« 1, Column I) 0 Band Concert Here Thursday Evening Program Announced For Weekly Concert The weekly city high school band concert program Thursday evening at H o’clock was announced today by Albert Sellemeyer director. The codcert wilt be given as usual on the ramp on the south side ot the court bouse. The program is: ' March Tauforan** -Eisenlierg. "March King Cotton" Sousa. "Elves Dance*'—Tacbaikowsky. ■’March Alamo''--Huff. Overture, "Radiant Youth" -Wells. "Juwt Roamin' Around"—novelet'.*'lMaroh Footlifter"—Fillmnrs. March: "Happy Lads—Jewell. ‘ ‘Neatb the Palma"—serenade. "March Ironclad"—Huff. "Mtar Bpangled Banner"—Smith,