Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 42, Number 153, Decatur, Adams County, 28 June 1944 — Page 1

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fcriie Germans j)n Five Fronts |i Today's War

Lions Push On In ly Mile Wide Drive Cord Binsk, Berlin BH|y Loui.« F Keemle, BBhn’ W1 “ w |tor ’ *••(•■ rained on IKTon tiv f"" ! * 1,1 Europe Blr .. Willie Russia. BMf-.i,- , I Ik- < olitill'-Ut. p . 'i au.l.-rgr I ■Kjer • ,H. rilniK 'lie Nazi *» uitaiired anothigh a widening ini'-e southwest ■ ■ -inv a siege arc <;. i> stronghold MBpv > ■ ' ""ex drove the , <<ulug disorder HE :■». in ■■ front in White ■ a-' .» If key eenter of nr" in Italy gained IKj uh German re w j of about ion . t., th. Tyt rilen ■Hj. !:».■!. .01 force of 1.250 .4 fighter* ham !■ i.oi t.it ion fa< It Hi. Pi I* area to the |H n .i »> I.' British planes |H; n nori II western KKI- f iiulerground. or ■ ior." in< reaped . aud a< five |K.i.,h.. ,i large part of n l‘.i is I'lilllppe 11*11iHpli..'-. :i minister in the |Ki v.... a**.i*>«lnat Ml ui!i< la I quarters. !■? r -n Norman■rd to l»- tracking the |H (h tll.iri line* tiefending !■) on the rail ■ ■ le.lliillg out of RHb-:.'s i- ninuitla towards was stubborn Its 11 Eisenliowi-r* KTo Pag« «. Column <) - Bb Endorses Mon ■Vice President ■ te-? ((tpj—sen E Willis, it . Ind., nnMl t-sl.iy that the Indiana sHku-ii' O|< .h it-gate* would ft>. Un Vite jtitwidenmu I ill* name wag |Hk nomination. .-ul.-ni of the AFL union, said that hi* SHMii,!. :-. Would In- placed in aihl.ng that “if it isn't. I®****" '•‘'"k I *<>ld *ogt or HHn< too y>-llow to run.” dHt-gafte, however ex th u ~,, all-out endorse KB* Hutt ht-soii would be perThoma* E. Dewey, jg** l ,: ” v -lohn W Bricker M®* 4 ’ 1 !* 1 ’ on the ticket. They that a Hutcheson enB®*' Would anger the Brick

K Floyd J. Andress Dies Os ■wds Received In Action

J Andress. 22, son Mr- William Andress 'OMIHhIp, living WHSt |k*' <I«I May 2t of wounds ■*» Mellon with U. 8. forhi the march on to word received BMHt. fl,, "i 'he war de. V *«Uy ■^* n * infantryman had wounded a few parents having K Wor4 f roin the war de. ■TL 0 ® J IIIIP 2() , l( „ lfyltl(C Th., last me*. B.* 11 th«m that their son H *2** M|l " f ,l ”‘ wounds. |B?T r * 0 landed erverseas K ' IH3 and fought with |fc r “ op ’ 1 in North Africa. Anzhi beachhead Hs was] with the ■ 1,1 ,h '* ba,t,e for K,. " W ** ’“ken by the ** 00 June « He ent. Nov 22, IM2 and I^ * lnln, a( C'amp ■L , A *’ * ai ' b,,rn 1,1 <’ hat - Kten M ‘ z ,#22 township with &S r* He was graduated

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Hoover Trembles In Rage Against F.D.R. Clair Booth Luce Is Human; She Perspires Chicago Stadium, June 28 — (t’l’i — Herbert Clark Hoover, elder statesman of the Republican party, today delivered over to the new generation of the OOP the relent !>** tight he ha* waged against hi* successor in the White House — Franklin 11 Roosevelt and asked them to carry on as “crusaders of freedom." And Republican* prepared to back up Hoover's accent on youth by giving the 1944 OOP presiden i tial nomination to 42 year old ' Gov. Thoma* E. Dewey of New 1 York. * Mr. Hoover, who will he 70 within two month*, bowed out of active politic* last night with a valedlctry which wa* at once a bitterly.worded castigation of the new deal and a hopeful prayer that Republican youth 'can lead our people away from the jungle of disorderly, cynical and bitter Idea*, the topsy.turvy confusions the hopekst-ness and lack of faith and defeatism that have haunted this nation over these dozen years.” Bead* of perspiration trickled down hl* cheeks and hl* voice trembled with a trace of rag- as he stood before Republican con. vention delegate* ami belabored the Roosevelt administration for “forging shackles on the liberties of the people.” By Frederick C. Otham United Press Hollywood t'orresp Chicago Stadium. June 28 (UP)—What happened at the He. publican national convention to Clare Boothe Luce, the original popsicle, shouldn't happen to a lady. ’ Mr*. laice burst upon the swelt. | ering delegates with a smile upon I her face, a white frill on her chest, and an icy blue gown, reaching down to her silver slip, per*. She looked cool. She look, ed comfortable. (Turn To P»K« 4, Column 4) o . Breaks Legs In Fall From His Porch Steps Frank 0. Chrbten. manager of the City New* Stand, suffered a double fiacture o>- lti« left leg when he fell from the Atep« of the bac’t porch at hi* residence, 504 North Second atreet Mond.iv evcr.i'ig H-» I ■wa* taken to the Adatna county Memorial hospital ye-t'erday whenan X-ißay examination showed the 4>one fractured in two places just below the kpee. He was reported resting easier today. ——

Ig EL from the Hartford township high school. Surviving besides the parent*, are one brother. Cpi- Robert An. dress of Fort Dix. N. J., and flve sisters. Mrs. John Voung of Blue Creek township; Mrs. Ulen Me. Bride. Mrs. Ruth Studebaker. Vera May and Henna Rose An. dress, the latter at home.

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■ •’’"l K 11 K £ Governor John Brickor Murder Os Henriof May Start Trouble i Vichy Propagandist Shot By Underground London. June 28.~( UP)—Philippe Henriot, propaganda minister In the Vichy goernment, wa* assawinated In hl* Pari* bedroom early today in what chief goernment Pierre Laval called an “act of civil war.” German broadcast* disclosed that 15 men dlsguined as members of the Vichy militia boldly entered the propaganda ministry at Paris shortly before 8 a. m . covering guards with their guns. Theree went to the second floor and knocked on the door of Henriot's bedroom When the pajamaclad Henriot opened the door, one of the men shot him in the heart. He (ell dead before the eyes of Ilin wife, who was also in the room. The asaasMins apparently escaped. They presetimably were members of jhe French underground, which (Turn To Page 2. Column t> Six Children Are Found In Capitol Parents Move, Fail To Leave Addresses Indianapolis. June 28 — (UP) — Police today searched for Mr. and Mrs. Srank Odom. Sr., of Indian, apolis, whose six children, ranging from 16 months to 14 years old were found last night huddled in the doorway of a vacant building. Officers said that from piece* of a story told by the children, apparently Mr. and Mrs. Odom had separated after sending their children to visit an aunt and unde. Mr aud Mrs Grand Balkn. ger near Jamestown. Ky., about l two weeks ago. But the oldest child. Rosie, wanted to conic home, so .Mrs. Ballenger gave them 813 to come home and food to eat on the way. They had |2 left after buying the ticket*. “We didn't Know quite what to do for mother had written auntie that she and daddy had separated and had moved. She didn't say where." Rosie said. She added that two uncles here had no Information a* to where i their parent* were but believed that they were “on the other side of Market street." The children piled Into a taxi and headed for there. “Our money was gone, but we decided to gel some sleep ill the (Turn To Page 4, Column I) TCMPERATURt READING DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER 8:00 a. m. 78 10:00 a. m —■ 84 Noon •> 2:00 p- m. 88 WEATHER Partly cloudy today and tonight with acattared thundaratorma In northweat portion this afternoon and in northeast portion tonight; Thursday partly cloudy and considerably cooler.

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OOV THOMAS I. DSWtV OF NfW YOPk

Improvement Os 27 l Ir Promised Soon I — Highway Commission Approves Petitions . I 1,1 Representative* of the Decatur and Berne Chamber* of Commerc J l were promised that V S. highway 27 north of Berne <will be put uh . the program to be widened and resurfaced this summer by two ! ’ tnewbera of the Indiana Mate high- , .way com in ice ion Tuesday. The reprexentalives presented petition* circulated in the two citlea by the CbanVbera of Commerce asking that the Improvement be made immediately 'because of the heavy use the highway is receiving from the farm and war workers of the 'wo communities. The delegation also talked with Governor Henry F. Bchricker and Cbartat Skllleii. secretary of the State Democratic committee, both of whom promised their cooperation In the project. I The two highway commissioners , seen .by the group were Samuel ; Hadden, chairman, and Jap Jones, of Fort Wayne, member of the i commission from this dtetict. They were informed that th-s i road had been approved by the . sta'e leaf year, but wax refuxed by ' the government on account of material shortage which hax now been I remedied It la believed that the . project will i|»e inc luded In a group of lettings scheduled to Ire announced within a few days. (Turn To Pngs 4. Column <> - o Deane Dorwin Is New Lions Head 1 Fort Wayne Man Is Present To Install [ New officers were installed s’ the regular meeting of the Decatur . Liotw dull Tuesday night by David Gehrig of Fort Wayne, representat live of the international office of Lionfsm. , Deane Donwin > the new president. Other officers are: Paul Herg, first rlce-president; John (Halterman, second vice-president; N. R. Hteury. third vice-prraident; Thurman Drew, secretary, Harry Knapp, treasurer; T. J. Mettler and Dale Moses, memlberx of the board ol directors; Merle Alger, lion tamer, and Hershel Nash, tail twister. There will be no meeting nett Tuesray which is the Fourth of July. The new officers will preside at their firm meeting July 11 A guest at the meeting wax James Darby. immediate past president of the Fort Wayne Lions club.

Bricker Wins Without Single Opposing Vote Chicago Stadium. June 23 tlTi. The Republican national convention in quick xucceiMion today confirmed a Dewey Bricker presidential ticket to oppi.se she new deal democracy neat November. Gov. Thomae E.Dewey wax nominated for president of the United States without formal op|M>sitlon although one vote from Wisconsin was cast for Gen. Dougina M.trAi thur. Dewey’s score was I.<»M. Gov. Joint W. Bricker of Ohio •wax then named for vice-president without even as much as one dissenting vote Retail Stores Buy Only Half Os Goal Bond Drive Speed-Up . Is Urged By Leaders With total bond sales in the Fifth War l<ran drive atandlng at >&7o.«M. of which 02MM3 are individual purchases, or Ihm than half of the quota, an appeal was made by 'Ralph GentlS. chairman. Cal E. Peterson and (!. <’. Pumphrey of the retail division, for merchants and proftswional men to make their purchases at once. The retail quot i is a minimum of 1300.n0 for each firm of IP’O for each employe. Mr. Gentle ;aid So far there has Ireen little activity in the retail division and the chairmen dfdlre to have the drive completed as quickly ax possible. The county’s quota is 11.473.3(01 of which 2<00,000 hax been assigned to individuals Earl Caston, county chairman explained So far the sales are under the half way mark. Although the drive continuM to July if. bond workers are urged to complete their canvass thie month, so that the first week in July can be devoted to rechecking and aaies work aimed at meeting the goal. Corporations have purchased 1573,73 s of the saleu to date. Save Waste Paper for War! 100 I be. of waste paper will make. 20 protective bands for 250 lb. bomba. Start saving now. City>wtfe Drive SATURDAYS JULY 1 “Ufa Make it 10 Ton.”

I Gang Buster Chosen As Convention Delegates II \ Stampede Before Roll

Tough Battle Is Predicted Over Saipan I . *vw*-r«B**lM*» Weakened Japs Have Natural Advantages To Help In Defense I By Rembert Jameu 11'Representing combined American I pPreaa, distributed by l.‘. P. 'Aboard Joint Expeditionary Force I' Flagship, Saipan. June 28. ~ (Hast II lamgitude Time i (1’8*). (Via I Navy Radio.) Overcomiug naturI al obstacle* almcat a* formidable |{ a* the enemy. American invaders of I Saipan crunched down the rocky I slopes of Mt. Tapotchau today with U their goal in full view after 13 day* I of battle, I Ahead of them lay Japanese I strong poin'e 27 year* in the building and an entrenched enemy gar- • rlaion xtill committed to defending an island already atbandoned by it* fleet and ita emperor. Behind them was more than halt of the Island, and the invaders held . the full initiative of battle. The - Japanese, pounded night and day -by massed land artillery and naval - batteries, had bam unable to ' launch any sizeable counter attack Ir three day*. Overhead. American planes, now I able to u*e the conquered Aslltu i airfield on rtou'hern Saipan without i interference from Japanese etraggletw, held undisputed con'rol of the air. i It wa* a situation In which mari Ines and army troop* along the ■ firing line thought they gllmpued eventual end of the hardest battle In the Central Pacific, although non • doubted that the moat difficult fighting still lay ahead. Can See Ridge* From Mt Tapotchau** peak. Americans could see long wooded | ridge* ahead -between which thousand* of Japanese were dug in. ae well a* Garagan largest city in the Mariana* and it* Important hai> bor at Tanapag to the northward. Garapan, iHtmoarded cotmtantlv ! and largely burned out. looked from the height* to Im- a* abandoned I a* one of the ghoait mining towns , ot California's Mother-latde counr try, but marine patrols peuetrading . toward it* center found plenty of , Japanese ambuscade*. I Five hundred yards inland from r the government pier in central Gar-' apan. patroU found an enemy f atrotiK-polnt on Flame Tree Hill. r rocky eminence covered with flowj erlng tree* From there, the ene-, ( my has been sending retachmvnts down through the grounds around - the governor's palace and the insular legislature park into the ruined center of the town. Today* advance wan along the heights above Garapan where ' troop* pushed along a one-mlle front to bisect the island with a , (Turn Tn P««» ». rnlionn St o ; Allied Casualties J , To June 20 Listed i U. S. Loss 24,000 Including 3,000 Dead Allied Supreme Headquarterw, l*ondon. June 28 — (UP) — Allied casualties In the first t«yo week* of the Invasion totalled 40,549 killed, wounded and missing. In< ludlng 24.182 American*. It wa* announced today. The casualties covered the period June 6 through 2o and did not include those suffered In the final assault on Cherbourg. The casualties comprised: Kill- Wound Missed ed Ing United States 3.082 13.121 7.959 Britain 1.842 8.599 3.131 Canada 383 1,359 1,093 ■ ■ '■■■■asms 111 ■'■lllll*l HI Totals 5.287 23,079 12.138

Cooler Temperature Is Being Promised Decatur, Kokomo Set State High Records Local residents were looking tor the cool breeze* which the weather bureau promised tor l<Mlay folhnvIng the sweltering heut ot yesterday. The unofficial maximum registered on the Daily Democrat thermometer a? tour o'clock ymterday ut'ernoon >wa» ltd. iAt to o'clock thia morning, the temperature stood at 84. the same degree registered at the tame hour yesterday. Adam* county farmer* were busy In the field* cutting hay and wheat While t4iey sweated under a burning *un. they hoped and prayed for rain Crop* are showing *ome effects from the burning eun. but a* yet no damage has been done, fanner* etate Indiana continued to awealter today amid torrid temperature* which ranged a* high ae 104 degree* in *ome section* of the *tat- and had claimed at leant one life. Kokomo'* unofficial maximum wa* 104 degree*, while other Hoosier cltie* reported near record temperature*. Indianapolis recorded 98. Routh Bend's maximum wa* 98.3 and that of Evanavllle wa* 99. attesting to the widesvpread hot weather throughout the state. Farmer* in the Evansville area , *upplemented Water supplier) from . drying stream* and welk« from the city main* at 36 cent* |wr 1,000 gallon*. Farmer* through miMt section* of the state agreed that rain wm needed badly. The weather 'bureau promised thunder shower*, and cooler ternpernture* Wednesday ’ — • ■ —O"- — ■ Morningstar Boy Is Victim Os Drowning Lloyd Morningstar, nine year old son of Mr. and Mr*. Dick Morningstar- drowned in the Ixib ditch south of Geneva Monday night He and several Other lad* had gone to the tiwltnming hole to cool off and Lloyd who could not swim got In over his depth. He wa* a native of Jeffers .in town-hip and I* survived by the parents, tiwo, flirothen* and three slater*. Funer I al services were held at the Nats- ! rene church at Geneva this afternoon with burial ill the Mt Hope cemetery near Berne. o— Dewey Will Arrive At Chicago This Evening Chicago Stadium. June 28 — (UP) — Deputy commissioner of police John P. Prendergast said today that Gov. Thomas E Dewey ot New York will arrive at the municipal airport at 5:30 p. m. CWT. He usidgiied 12 motorcycle police to escort the governor to the Steven* hotel.

Water Supply Drops To New Low; Curb On Sprinkling Asked

Decatur citizens were asked today not to sprinkle lawns or waste water, in view of the acute condition that arose last night in the city’s supply of wat*r. With thtf flve deep wells being pumped, the use of water was «<j heavy last night .that the reserve supply in the two large cistern* at the city plant fell eight feet from 3 o'clock in the afternoon to 7 o'clock this morning. Ralph Roop, water superintendent, announced. The wells are delivering ap proximately 540 gallons of water per minute, but consumption last evening and during the night, was twice that amount. Mr. Roop estivated. To sa eguard against a drouth and the creation of a hazard In fire protection, the city Issued the

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MacArthur Receives Lone Opposing Vote From Wisconsin Man BULLETIN Before the si sth session recessed at 1:58 p. m. CWT until 8 p. m. permanent chairman Joseph W. Martin, Jr., announced, that Dewey had accepted the nom. •nation and would arrive here late today to make hi* accept, ance speech tonight, ance speech tonight. Chicago Stadium, June 28 — (UP)- Thoma* E Dewey, New York's gang-buNter governor, rode into the Republican nomination for president of the Unit'd State* today with a quick, fir*t.ballot majority of hi* party's 1944 nat. tonal convention. Opposition to the youthful gov. ernor's candidacy melted away like rouge on the cheek* of lady delegate* under the burning glare of the ntadidm's flood light*, with one rival after another giving up in the face of a swelling demand for Dewey. When the roll call began Dewey's was ihe only name be. fore the convention and the vice presidential nominal ion wa* al. l Ady in the bag for Gov. John W. Bricker of Ohio who withdrew hl* candidacy for the top spot an hour before' Dewey was named The roll call proceeded almost monotonously, with the *tate* I caNting all their vote* for Dewey He gained hi* majority when the i roll call came to New Hampshire. 1 which made the tally at that point ' 535. Vote For McArthur The call rumbled along all the way to WlscotiMin without a single vote being cast for anyone but Dewey. Then over the loudspeak. er came the word*. "Wisconsin <-a*t* 23 vote* for Dewey and one for Gen Dougla* MacArthur." The delegate who alone had re. fu*ed to be stamped- d for Dewey wa* Grant Ritter of Beloit, Wi*. When the roll call was finished, the vote *a* 1056 for Dewey to one for MacArthur. Dew-y will accept the iiomina. tion tonight. He I* flying from Albany where a 21 passenger transport plane had been placed lat hl* service. Police prepared to i receive him at the municipal air. port here at 5.30 p. m <’WT and escort hin to the Stevens hotel from which he will go later to the stadium Roll Call The roll call waw a formality ‘ required by convention rules. The climax of the wartime con. vention *e*»!on came when the tall, handsome Ohio governor, who hail fought to the last for the (Turn Tn p*ca 1. Cnluma 1) ... ( j . — Willkie Congratulates Dewey On Nomination Nkw York. June 28 — (U<P) —• Wendell L. Wilkie today < ongratu-la'i-d Gov Thomas E. Dewey on his nomination a* Republican presidential candidacy, not waiting for the formal action of the party convention in Chicago.

appeal to residents to refrain from sprinkling and urged everybody to help conserve the supply over the hot weather period. The two reservoirs hold about 500.000 gallons, Mr. Roop said. ‘ The pumping of the Well* will deliver approximately Mto.oov gallons a day, hut in this extreme hot weather period, consumption is around one million gallons a day. Mr. Roop estimated. The Well drilled on the Teeple farm, east of the Monroe street river bridge, has been tested for purity by the state board of health and found O. K., city officials were advised. A chemical test of the water for hardness and amount of iron in the water will be made. Mr. Roop said, and the reports submitted to the city i council nest week.

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