Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 42, Number 138, Decatur, Adams County, 10 June 1944 — Page 1

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Tolnm y Tank Crews Take A Rest Before New Thrust »dS-'. \ ■ ] N L N o *”* '"to action. British tank < r*ws op. rating against the Naxls on the French leai hhead, take a wel(.deserved rest while awaiting orders to advance. The American built “General Sherntan tank may !><• seen In the background. U.S. Signal Corps photo.

Sheer Courage Made German Wall Crack Sheer Guts Os Men Cracked Defenses By Edward V. Roberts (UP. War Correspondent) Representing the Combined Allied Press Advance Allied Command Post, June 10. — (UP) - - Despite Nazi home propaganda, the purpose of the German west wall was not to malie" findings Impossible.'hut to delay them so that the Germans could concentrate their crack Panzer troops sufficiently to crush the invaders, military experts believed today. There were indications that Axis leaders had expected the primary; breaching the west wall would take many days. Since it is easier to concentrate a large force in a given area by land than by sea. the Nazis felt they could lying up repelling forces faster than the Allies could land attacking troops. The fact that the Alt.es cracked the west wall so quickly was due entirely to the sheer guts of the men who went ashore in the piledriving frontal assault of June 6 and to the smashing air and sea bombardment that preceded D-day. Reports that the German west wall has turned out to be a myth were ridiculed by military experts Actually It wae one of the most remarkable fortifications of all time, they said, a reality of steelreinforced concrete, mines. Interlocking fire, flooded areas and every type of land and sea blockade conceivable. Qualified officers told me there was not a single point on any of the landing beaohes that originally was not coAtmanded by at leaet one group of machine guns and which (Turn To Pas* I. Column •) — ■ —o Three Foil Wayne Breweries Closed 350 Brewery Workers Walk Out On Strike Fort Wayne. Ind.. June 10.—(UP—A disagreement in contractual negotiations was blamed today tor the walkout of 350 brewery work era, bottlers and truck drivers from three Fort Wayne breweries yesterday. The companies. Hoff-Brau. Centlivre and Berghoff. had agreed with the workers union. United Brewery, Flour, Cereal and Soft Drink Workers local 62 (CIO) on all causes of a contract being drawn, except that regarding payment of double time on holidays, according to union spokesmen. The companies had been paying time and a half to all who worked on holidays but the union negotl ators Insisted u|wn insertion of a double time payment clause. Management of the breweries had conferred on the situation but as yet had made no statement. In the interim, taverns and beer dealers began limiting customers to six bottles of beer each In order to maintain stock.

Colonel Frank Knox Will Is Probated Chicago, June 10.— (UP)— The will of the late Col. Frank Knox, disposing of an estate estimated at | 12.000. mm, was admitted to probate yesterday in the Cook county probate court. Knox, publisher of the Chicago Daily News and secretary of the navy at the time of his death April 28 at Washington, left most of his estate to his widow, Mrs. Annie Knox. The will instructed the executors, Mrs. Knox, latird Bell and Holman D. Pettibone, president of the Chicago Title and Truut Co., to dispose of the Dally Mews stock to the best Interest of the paper and without changing Its policies. Long Missing Flyer Writes Os Safety Fort Wayne Pilot Missing 9 Months Fort Wayne. Ind.. June 10.—(UP) —Missing since August 27. 1943, First Lt. Ixuils E Curdes. Fort Wayne pursuit pilot credited with six victories in the North African theater, was safe today and expected to be home within a month, his parents revealed. Mr. and Mrs. Waller L. Curdes said yesterday that they had received a frtter from him in which he told of his experiences on the day he was shot down. He added, “I could come home presto but I have been asked to make a lecture tour ... and 1 decided to stay.” Curdes, whose victories included one Italian and five German planes, became an ace within six weeks after being assigned to North Africa shortly after graduation' from Luke Field, December. 1942 He also bagged two planes during the mission on which he was shot down, although they have not yet been officially credited to him. Assigned to an escort of a flight of 36 Mitchell bombers on a raid over Benevento, Italy. Io miles Inland from Naples, Curdes, who piloted a Lightning, was downed as he went to the aid of a fellow pilot, he wrote. Machine gun fire and flak had made his guns useless he said, forcing him to return to base. On the way, another burst of flak knocked out one engine, he wrote. He managed to land on a beach of the Mediterranean and destroy hie equipment before being captured, he said. Curdes has had 200 hours of combat on 44 missions. He wears the Distinguished Flying Cross with a cluster and the air medal with 12 oak leaf clusters. Now married, he graduated from Fort Wayne public schools and attended Purdue university. from where he enlisted in the air forces In December, 1941. ’ o Roosevelt Signs Debt Limit Bill Washington, June 10 — (UP) — President Roosevelt has signed the bill increasing the rational debt limit to 5360.000.000.000 (B) and i reducing the caiharet tax from 30 to 20 per cent the White House announced today-

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Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, June 10, 1944.

Senate Passes OPA Extension Measure Cotton Amendment Bitterly Opposed . Washington, June 10 —(UP) — Administration forces concentrated in the bouse today to beat back a senate.approved cotton textile price amendment to the price control extension bill which they contend would lie the enter. Ing wedge to wrecking price con. trbl completely. The senate voted the Bankhead amendment, 39 to 35, prior to passing the OPA bill late yesterday despite the protest of admin, istration leaders that It would add 1350.000,000 a year to consumer cost of cotton goods. A similarly close fight was anticipated In the house on an al. most identical amendment to the OPA extension bill it is considering. The cotton amendment in the senate.approved bill would re. quire the OPA to base its textile price ceilings on three factors — raw cotton parity, an allowance for manufacturing and marketing costs, and "a reasonable profit." Opponents contended it would enrich textile manufacturers and guarantee them a profit, but would not necessarily force the mills to pay full parity for raw cotton. The house also had before It an “oil parity" amendment similar to one the -senate rejected in the dosing hour of debate. The sen. ate proposal, offered by Hen. Elmer Thomas. D., Okla., would (Turn To Pass 1. Column I) o Siren, Bell Launch War Bond Campaign Merchants Asked To Display Flags The sounding or the fire siren al the city light and power plant and the ringing of the old bell in the court house tower will be signals for laumJiing the rifth war loan drive Monday morning in Decatur and Adams county, war bond officials announced to. day. Judge J. Fred Fruchte of the Adams circuit court and Mayor John B. Htults lioth volunteered to see that the bell and siren were sounded Monday as the "GO" sign In the drive to sell $1,473,300 worth of war bonds in this county in the next four weeks. Mayor Htults also asked every merchant in the up.town district to display the flag all day Mon day. Mayor Htults said, "Please put out the flags .by 8 o'clock Monday morning, proving that we are conscious of the great patriotic drive which the nation will launch in the effort to sell $16,000,000,000 in war bonds." Banks and post offices will sell bonds of the fifth war loan series. Industry and business concern! are cooperating by conducting the drive within their own organise. Hons on the basis of a SIOO bond for every employe.

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Allied Troops Plunge Forward On Italy Front Battered Germans Are Withdrawing On Entire Front Allied Headquarters, Naples, June I 10. —(UP)— Allied troop*, plunging | forward H miles In a single day. have captured Tuscania, 50 tniltw northwest of Rome, It was announc* ed today as the fifth and eighth armies pounded In pursuit of battered German forces withdrawing along the entire Italian front. M.-Gen. Mark W. Clark's troops had spurted 50 miles across the plains north of Rome in five days, and the inability of the hard hit German 14th army to make a stand now laid open the Nazi stank to attack by the eighth army. Racing on 14 miles from the TarqulniaVetralla line, the fifth army seized Tuscania, while across the Appenninos In the Adriatic sector the German retreat gained momentum under the impact of an eighth army assault. British forces in the Adriatic area advanced an average of two and nhalf miles to capture Orsonga. 12 miles Inland and one-time anchor of the Nazi defenses on that front; Guardiagrele, four miles to the southwest; and the towns of Morlconee. Arsoii. and Giuliano. The advancing Alites crossed the F'oro river and occupied the battered and burning villages of Flletto, two miles west of Orsonga. and Miglianlco, on the Foro two and a half miles northwest of Tollo. The Tiber river far above Rome appeared to be the boundary between the German 14th and ioth armies. Clark's fofees already had expoaed a stretch of more than 20 miles of the 10th army flank, with the capture of Viterbo 21 miles farther north than Morlcon, where the eighth army was slowed down by heavy demolitions and harassing fire. o_ U. S. Appears Headed For Big Crop Year Crop Prospects Are Reported Excellent Washington, June 10. — (UP) — The nation's farmers today appeared headed for a seventh straight year of record-breaking crop production and the largest M’heat crop in history. Crop prospects now are better than on the same date in any of the last 10 years except 1942. an agriculture department monthly survey reported. The optimistic outlook was generally well received 4n view of prospective continued high war food demands, expanded relief feeding. and the nation's depleted gralll reserves. If preont Indications are fulfilled. a wheat harvest from winter and spring plantings will total 1.034.785,000 bushels. Only once before, in 1915, has wheat production passed the bllllon-bushel figure. A prolonged and exceedingly rainy spring was credited by the department's crop reporting board for the favorable prospects. Ample soil moisture now in stored In the soil but the elze of harvests will depend partly on the growlfig weather from now on, it was pointed out. The outlook for corn appeam “only fair” because of the late planting season, the board stated. Throughout the corn belt, seeding was from one to two weeks late and It Is “doubtful" If the delay can be fully overcome, it asserted. Circuit Court Closes For Summer Vacation Today was the final session of the Adams circuit court for the April term. This evening the court will begin the annual summer vacation and will not re-open until the beginning of the September term. Attorneys were busy today getting entries made on cases which would otherwise wait thrfte months. Many estates were closod. In other cases, notices were made returnable September I.

Beachheads Joined On Normandy Front; Two More Towns Captured

Nazi Destroyer Sunk, Others Put To Flight American Destroyer Loss Is Blamed On 'Secret Weapon' Allied Supreme Headquarters. Lonton, June 10— (UP) —Allied destroyers sank one German de. stroyer off th*- coast of France last night, forced another to beach, and drove off a force of heavily armed enemy craft. It was announced' today together with the disclosure that the first American destroyer sunk In the Invasion operation Tuesday was hit by a Nazi mystery weapon. Although the U. 8. ship went down near shore, its crew was in the water for two hours under enemy shell fire and many were lost. The young skipper, whose name was withheld, said the de. stroyer sank shortly after “some, thing hit us—l have a pretty good Idea what -but better not say Just what.” The German destroyers were hit in a running fight with eight Allied destroyers near Ouessant, 20 miles northwest of Brest. One was torpedoed by the British de. stroyer Ashanti and blew up on the spot. The other enemy craft, of the 2.000 ton Narvik class, was chased furiously by the Canadian destroyers Haida and Huron and hit the beach at a speed of at least 30 knots. she was bombed and wrecked. Two other German destroyers In the force escaped westward after being hit by fire from the British d>stroyers Javelin and Hskimo, The Tartar, the third British ship in the fight, was damaged and the crew suffered a few casualties when the vessel stabbed through the enemy line, turned and opened fire on the leading German vessel. The other Allied ships were the Polish de. stroyefs Blyskawica and Piorun. It was believed that as a result of the loss, the Germans had only a few destroyers left, with possib. ly only four available for action. The other enemy force was dis. persed by a group of American destroyers between the east coast of Cherbourg peninsula and Isle San Marcouf. Although details were not given, the German ships presumably were atteniupting to get Into the flank of the Allied supply lines. Schafer Bond Booth Open During Drive Women's Groups To Operate Bond Booth The retail merchant's) bond booth will again be es'alblished at* the fk'bafer store during the fifth war loan drive beginning nex' week. Ralph O. Gentis, chairman of the retail division, announced today. Representatives from the American Legion auxiliary, the sororities and the Business and Professional Women’s club will be in charge of the booth, which will tie located in the front center window. The following organizations and representatives will lie in charge: June 12-17. American Leg'on AuxH ary, .Mrs. Klmer Durwachter, in charge. e June 19-24 Delta Theta Tao, Miss Helen Barthel, in charge June 2«-July 1, Pal lota XI, Mrs. James Eb Inger, in charge. July 3-8 Tri Kappa. Mrs- H. W. Md.Mlllen, In charge. July 10-15, Business and Professions) Women's cluti. 'Mrs. Martin Weiland. In charge. The bonds will tie issued directly to the purchaser at tba booth, Mr. Gentls said.

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Finns Report New Russian Offensive No Confirmation By Any Allied Source London, June 10 (UP)—A Fin. nish communique, broadcast l>y the German DNB news agency, raid today that the Russian army had launched a general offensive on the Karelian Isthmus and made small gains In the early fighting The enemy broadcast, wilch was not confirmed by any other source, said the Red army forces opened the offensive early yes. teriy morning with violent artillery fire and strong aerial attacks. The latest Soviet communiques did not mention any activity in the Karelian area and report'd only continued small scale at tacks by Russian and German forces In southeast Poland and Romania. Red army troops occupied an. other height, the fourth this week, north of lasi, Romania, yesterday killing 200 German soldiers and capturing 60 others. Tank.supported German infan. try men broke into an inhabited locality northwest of Tarnopol, a broadcast Soviet communique said, but later were driven out with a loss of 10 tanks and two self.propelled guns. Soviet naval fliers again struck enemy shipping off the north coast of Norway Thursday night and sank five German vessels fit. eluding two patrol ships.

10 Corporations Are Dissolved In Court Action Taken Here On State's Motion Ten corporations were dissolved today by action confirmed in the Adams circuit court by Judge J Fred Fruchte, Evidence was produced by John Cromer Alvredge, deputy attor. ney general, on behalf of the In. diana securities commission, that no reports had been fill'd fm many years and that notices had been mailed to the presidents of the corporations at their last known addresses without answers. It is understood that approximately 100 more such actions are to be taken, but because of the nearness to the end of the April term of court, they will not be filed until September. All of the corporations dissolved began with the letter .'A.' The 10 Adams county corpora, tions dissolved, the years in which they failed to file reports and the names of the officers are: Adams County Republican com. pany, Decatur. A. A. Kist. Port, land, president, no reports since IMI. The Allison Real Estate com. pany, R. K. Allison, president, Decatur, no report since 1910. Alpine Manufacturing company, William A. Wells, president, both of Geneva, no report since 1931. Auto.vehicle Painting company, Eli C. Bierie, president, both of Berne, no report since 1927. Alpine Oil company, William H. Bole, officer, both of Berne, no report since 1907. Adams County Agricultural So. cfety. Incorporated. William Klep. per, officer, both of Decatur, no (Turn To Pare I, Column I) —— — O —' —— Yugoslav Partisans Seize Another Town Uindon, June 10. — (UP) — A Yugoslav communique said today that partisan troops had captures! another town in the continuing offensive on the Dalmatian Island of Brae in the Adriatic sea. The name of the town was not given. The communique said 150 Germans were killed in the action and 40 others captured together with considerable equipment.

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Air Forces Return To Support Ground Troops In Spite Os Adverse Conditions Allied Supreme Headquarters, London. June 10 — (UPJ — An American armored column was reported by ths* Nazis today to have driven within 10 miles of Cherbourg after other Allied for. res captured the Normandy towns of Isigny and Ste. Croix in new advances which linked their beachhead- along a front of near, ly 50 miles. Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley's United States forces seized the French coastal stronghold of Is. Igny and six miles to the west battled fiercely for Carentan bastion of the German defenses athwart the base of the Normandy peninsula while the right wing drove toward Cherbourg. The U. N. army newspaper Stars and Stripes said the Americans were only 17 miles from Cherbourg. big port vital to the buildup of the Invasion foothold A later Stockholm dispatch quoted German sources as saying the most advanced column of U. S. armor —evidently that striking north, ward from captured Ste. Mere. Eglise - was 10 miles from Cherbourg. British and Canadian forces drove through Ste. Croix, about seven miles southeast of captured Bayeux on the highway to Caen and pushed nearly two miles south of the highway to the vi. clnity of Conde Sur.Seiilles, 11*4 miles west of Caen. The German high command *aid the Allies tried to land directly south of the mouth of the Seine near Trouvllle, 25 miles northeast of Caen. The attempt failed "in the face of the fire of our coastal batteries, with heavy losses for th<* enemy." a Berlin communique r«-porte<l It said one warship was sunk and others turned away. The communique conceded re. verses In the Caen Bayeux area, where it said heavy tank fighting continued In that sector, "after a bitter struggle, the enemy succeeded in pushing back our covering lines, behind which our re. serves are taking up positions," it reported, claiming that in the first three days of the invasion more than 200 Allied tanks were knocked out and “several thousand" prisoners taken. An unsigned and undated dis. patch In the combined press in. vasion pool said Bradley told cor. respondents he was satisfied with the progress of the campaign so far. He said he expected German counterattacks by possibly three divisions, but observed that the Normandy hills were good for the Allied defense. Nazi reports said the Americana attacked near Carentan with about four infantry divisions and one armored division, at the same time dropping paratroopers behind lh<- German lines. "The German formations with’ drew to the north and northwest, (Turn To Pngs 1 Column 1) _

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HONOR ROLL Employes of these Adams county firms have joined the tight by accepting Fifth War Loan quotas in advance of the opening of the drive: Kocher Lumber ft Coal Co. G. Remy Rierly Harry Fortney’s Shoe Shop Adams Theater First State Bank The Schafer Company Motlenkopf Farm Equipment Central Hugar Co.. Inc. Saylors Motor Co. Adams Comity Officials and Employes Cort Theater Bellmont Trucking Co. Maater Feed Store Central Soya Co.. Inc. Pumphrey Jewelry Store The Decatur Casting Co. Daoatur Dvuocral Co.