Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 42, Number 160, Decatur, Adams County, 7 July 1944 — Page 3

■RIDAY, JULY 7, 1944

VANGCKCAL W.M.A. OBSERVE ITH ANNIVERSARY THURSDAY The Wonmn'a Mu--. .:i. y , , |r First iMbgeliiai . »ur: u ' *i'»d the JOth gnith , : > ~t t-h.-Landing With a <p-«-iu! program, church I »oma Thuradtey evening Th.S<ema of ift* groKi.im wa* -Ta.- | -liidiSK Light," and was opened ■ I’h a piano pri-imi- 11- i.-.«i ■ ’> Me.* hp Mias K.ibl-.-n m.*•„». ■r Mm. Elmer J. Anspaugii. i-haii < of the affair, led the <lHV,»tl<m ' la from Psalm forty three, and r». William Dellinger rea l a num er of scripture verae* p< ruining » the program theme. I.Mles UttHi Adl-i. representing ie circle girls, read a po-m, ‘ The uldtbg Love."a* a memorial toforier W JI. 8. Bembern Little Hue routlier, of the mission band, sang I vocal solo. "You're a Grund Old -'■*l*B." aceonMMMl<-d by Mixa Mc- • -.onneil. Mrs.. Arnqiaugli read a t»eom, entitled’ ‘HI Ist l-ainps Are riffle.”' followed ■‘with a roc al eoio. i.aLrod Kindly Ugtit," by Mie* Phyl-ii-Ji McFarland. i!tl Iler. F. H. Willard presented an -jjcellent review of the book. “\RZho Are America.” by Kenneth P. liltor. During the Business session, the raaidenl. Mrs Ray Rtlngely. was ppolnted detera'e to the Oat) '. ood convention to lie held July > through August 8. A special ofrlng was taken and will be turned t with the fifth anniversary con- *' -tttution. Mrs. An«pa*gh> assisting comtlltee for Mtff program was Mrs. Villiam Deliiagei. Mm. Alva Huf•nabarger, and Mrs. Fred Engle. Im. Ivan Stucky will he the cbalrtan for the gelt meeting IEIDELBERQ CLASS HAS ■ AWN WARTY THURSDAY Thu Hakteiterg class of the Zion Ivangelioal Md Reformed church chool wsa MMriained with a P>.r---y on the ehur n lawn Thursday vening. with: twenty six members nd several RiHidren present for he pot luejt dinner and entertaini nt. Durint the huxlnew meeting, letera were mad from M. Sgt. Thonag SuMßar- somewhere tn 'rance, Sgt; Vlt tor Kiras. stationd In Remit Md Cpl W W Fisher, 4 . RSflned to an army hospital in ‘"timpa, Fla. in terra'ing .souvenirs from the ’aclfic Island? were displayed, in-

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By NABRISON C A MOIL | Klag FfStarrt Mndlrate Writer HOLLYWOOD—The real Hollywood Canter n got sued by a gal claiming injuries in a jitterbug dance, and recently I»n« < !<>r Leroy Prints, afanoMtrating some hot

steps for the Warner movie, fell off a platform and dislocated his shoulder. He's back on the set, because the studio has to get through with th. Jimmy Dorsey crew. The Joan Bennett - Walter Wanger house, badly damaged

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uamj -..-utiisKvu by Am, had to be re-built exactly as before. They couldn't change one little thing because of 0. P. A. Asked Joan Blondoil If she intense t* re-marry. ”1 hope to gosh not,” she said. “Not for a while anyway. I'd like to be free tor a while, do a lot of dancing.” 1 frank Sinatra housewarmid until 7 a. m. . . . Irene l Ryan, the radio team karriage busted up, gave er icycles at Charley Foya. Ut. Oleg Cassini, husband Tierney, going to the Bira General Hospital for eye Ito. . . . Little Gloria Jean ne flies!) is going places arahall Thompson . . . hogan's present to his pal. rdon, was a four-foot Japa-Ue-flag taken from a dead autographed by Col. Phillip and all of Jackie's buddh*« ring commandos of Burma. 1 a stained slit in the mlde a bayonet, pierced its Jap Clyde seriously 111 at the of JLdMuwn — piwujuoniu

cluding a certificate issued by the navy to Max la-onar<Uon, R M. 3/c, admitting him to the order of Shellbacks upon croMing the v-quator. floats and hostessm for the evening wore Mr and Mr*. Milton Hoffman, Mr. and Mm. Rufus Kirechhoffer and Mra. Lores Kuehr. Those who will be In Charge of the August meeting are Mr. and Mm, Wesley Lehman. Mr. and Mrs. Haraal Mash. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Thompson and Mr. and Mm. William Saunders. The latdhvt Aid of St- Peter's Lutheran church. Fuelling settlement, will have a uocial on the church grounds Sunday evening at eight o'clock. MISSIONARY SOCIETY HAS MEETING THURSDAY Eighteen members of the Presbyterian Missionary society met in the church parlors Thursday afternoon, with Mrs. Ed Engcler, Mm. Roscoe Glenderring and Mrs Him Burk as hostesses. The Spiritual Life group, under the direction of Mm. S. D. Beavers, met preceding the regular meeting. Mm. Jesse Rice presid'd In the absence of the president. Mrs. J. F Sanmann, and read the scripture from the seventh chapter of Acts. She also read aevemi articles by various chaplains. Mrs. Dale Moses conducted the study period, using as her subject. "Presbyterian Chaplains in Service.” The treasurer's report tor the first quarter showed al) apportionments paid in full, and memtiers were urged to remember the sacrificial offering to be taken at the first meeting In September. During a social hour, lovely refreshments were served by the hostesses. The Bright. Hunsaker and Miller family reunion was held at Han-na-Nuttman park last Sunday, with over fifty relatives pregen'. A delicious basket dinner was served at the noon hour, and an informal afternoon was enjoyed. GUESTS ARRIVE FOR KNAPP-ATWOOD WEDDING Mra. Charles Knapp has relnmed from Hammond, where sue attended several showers and prenuptial parties for her daughter. Katherine, wheat- wedding to Technical sergeant laiwls R. Atwood. Jr., will take place in the Knaipp home on Mercer avenue Saturday evening Miss Knapp arrived here last evening to complete final plans for the ceremony. ■Sgt Atwood"s mother Mrs. L. R. Atwood, a brother. Edward, and a nephew William la>we arrived from Worcester. Mass., this afternoon, and Sgt. A'-wood and Pfc. Thomas Kay. Washington University. St. Louis, Mo., are expected this evening Miss Eva Acker and Mra. Lois • Black will entertain the bridal par-

plus a recurrence of malaria. Her overseas jaunt with Jack Haley is out. Mary Brian will replace her. One of the big wind tunnels on the “Two Yean Before the Mast" set (they look like huge snakes suspended from the roof of the sound stage) crashed onto the deck of the ship where the company was working. Alan Ladd and Esther Fernandes were a safe distance away but Director John Farrow had a narrow escape. The Mg tunnel started to whip around the deck, knocking off a couple of small boats and a water barrel. Several workmen who leaned astride it suffered minor injuries. Rosita Moreno back at Paramount in “A Medal for Benny." Did you know she was the first vhite woman to step ashore at one of the conquered Pacific isles’ Has a scroll to prove It signed by Lieut. Commander N. L. Mailison. Ethel Shutte (she used to be married to Band Leader George Olsen) informed that her present husband. Maj. George Kirksey, has won the air medal for helping to bomb the Ploesti oil fields. Ethel Is here for an engagement at the Florentine Gardens.... Caph Diehard Hyman, former head of ftibliclty for King Features Syndicate, has been put on the inactive list l>y the Marines He served 18 months. ... Ann Miller well enough to dance at the Mocambo with Blake Gamer. ... Barbara Blair and Bob i Lowery together again at the Biltmore Bowl. . . . Actor who plays the language professor in tfte new Abbott and Costello comedy. "In , Society," is Bid Fields, one of their writers. Another burlesque graduate. .. . Rosemary De Camp and her husband. Sergt John Shidler, getting the nicest present of all for thjlr bird wedding annlveraory—an arny leave for him.... One line you n er near in Hollywood, aci cording *o Jud McMichael at the Merry K "1 was wrong."

CLUB CALENDAR Society Deadline, 11 A. M. Phones 1000 — 1001 Frioay • First ®. B Work and Win class. Mm. Opal Drum. 7;30 p. m. Pcxahontas Ixidge, Red Men'a hall, 8 p. m. Red Cross Knitting Center, Legion Heme 1 p. m. Sunday laidie* Aid social, St. Peter’s Lutheran church, 8 p. m Nuttman Ave U. B. Hat voters. Mm. Francis Grimm, 2 p. m. Monday Fireman’s Auxiliary, Mrs. Herman Dierkro, 7:30 p. m Tuesday Evangelical Dorcas class, church 7:30 p m. Weonesuay Red Cross Sewing Center, American legion Home, 1 p. m. ty and out-of-town guests with a six o'clock dinner at their home on First street preceding the ceremony Saturday evening. The Y- P. B. of the Nuttman Avenue United Brethren church will meet at Hanna-Nuttman park this evening at seven thirty o’clock. All inomlbens are requested to be present. —o yearns 'Mr. and Mrs. Herman Stier of Fort Wayne are spending a f«w days here visiting relatives and renewing old acquaintances. Our old friend. Charles Morrison of Blue Creek townahlp v'slted us this week He is still residing on the same term that he and Mra. Morrison have occupied tdr fiftytwo years. Mrs. Earl McConnell, who haa been in a serious condition at the St. Joseph hotqiital in Fort Wayne for the past two weeks, was reported as slightly Improved today. She was formerly Mias Elaine Gaffer of this city. Will Christen of Melbourne, Fla., and his slstera, Mrs. Bessie Vaughn of Evanston 1111., and Mrs. Guy JoQmson of Columbus, Ohio are enjoying a reunion here for a few days They formerly lived here. Mr. Christen was an architect and designed many buildings here in the early part of the century. He was the architect for both of Mrs. Gene StrattomPorter's Llmberloat cottages, at Geneva and Rome City. They are brother and sisters of the late C. N. Christen, former mayor here. Mrs. Herbert Lachot bat returned to her home at Fort Wayne after a several days’ visit with Mrs C. C. Pumphrey. -" Adams County * Memorial Hospital | • + Admitted: Maurice Leroy Marquart, Monroeville; Mrs. Herman Ehlerdlng. Decatur route 2: Walter Reed, Craigvilie; Gerald Meyers. 234 N. Fifth; Miss Eileen Meyens, 303 Grant St Dismissed: Earl James Geneva route 2; Mrs. William Lose and baby girl, 7<M Winchester; Mra. Vern Linker and baby boy, Ossian; Miss Patricia Kitson, Decatur route 6; Herbert Kitsoti. Decatar toute A Today’s Pattern * N/ 'Be 9280 W*. f V7\ |O w I • \ I. ’ MARIAN MARTIN Make Pattern 9280 in gay washable cotton. Daddy's little sweetheart will look fresh and cool In this pretty sundress and bonnet. Pattern 9280 comes In slate: 2. 4, *. 8 and 10. Slxe <. sundress and bonnet, requires 2 yards 35 Inch material. This pattern, together with a needlework pattern of useful and deoorative motifs for linens and garments. TWENTY CENTS. Send TWENTY CENTS In coins for these patterns to Deeatur Dally Democrat, Pattern Dept., 155 NO Jefferson St., Chicago W. 111. Write plainly Else, Name, Address. Style Number. Send FIFTEEN CENTS more fnr the Msrise Martin n«W end bigger Summer Pattern Book. 12 Pages, easy to make styiss. Free pattern printed in book.

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U. S. SUPERFORTS (CoaHsMC rase t) of the port and shipbuilding city cf Nagasaki. X A U. 8. naval pub. lieation in 1930 described It as a closed port and naval station with i a dockyard, drydocks, repair bas. Ins. arsenal and moorings for a large fleet. The war department’s communi. que, as revised to Include the ( second attack on Yawata, follows: “11.29 superfortresses of the 20th bomber command attacked ’ naval Installations at Sasebo. Japan, tonight. “Bombs were dropped also on Industrial objectives at Yawata. target of the superfortresses’ June | 15 assault on Japan. Both cities are on the Island of Kyushu.” Further details of the new at. tack were expected after the giant bombers return to their bases. AMERICANS OPEN (Continued From Face 1) back from Verson, while the Canadians were still unsuccessful in their efforts to take the Carlquet- . Caen airfield. British patrols penetrated the dock area of Caen, from whl' h the Germane had withdrawn and Ijtmdon observers saw the possibility of a drive into the city itself. The latest Russian move present ed a new and seriom: threat to the southern end of the German defense line running from the Baltic states down to the west of the Pripet marshes. Kowel was taken by the left wing of the Ist White Ruselan army, leaving the Ist Ukraine army of Marshal Gregory Zhukov free to exploit the possibilities of a drive farther south Into southeastern Poland in the region of Lwow. Marshal Konstantin Rokosaovsky’s Ist White Russian army was expected to drive northwestward between the Bug river and the Pripet marsheu towards Brest-Lito vsk, 70 miles away, the southern anchor of the German line guarding East Prussia and Warsaw. A Polish army of about 100,000 man under Gen. Slgtnund Berllng was reported operating with the Russians in the Kowel sector and i may be the first to cross into Polish territory seized by Germany in 1939 1 and turned over to a puppet govern--1 men’ genefkl. 1 The most powerful blow In today's Allied aerial operations over ■ the continent was struck by the big fleet of American bombeni and • fighters which ranged widely over central Germany. Announced targets included oil refineries, aircraft ’ assembly shops and component ' parts factories at Mockau, near Leipzig; Lutzkendorf and else : where. The Germans reported bo in Im were dropped on HungarianCroatian territory, indicating a passible shuttle operation towards Russia. During the night British Mosquito bombers attacked industrial targets ! in western Germany, following earlier assaults by heavy bombers on the flying bomb Installations in northern France. The Germans meanwhile continued sending their “robots" over London and sbuthern England during the night and again today. A second contingent of about 800 school children was due to leave London for the interior today, continuing the progress of voluntary evacuation of women and children from the danger area. o WORST FIRE IN . 'Continued p.om rags .> rons “ He predicted It would take at least three months to establish the cause of the Are. The lights were beamed on the "Flying Wallendas” who just had started their high tight wire act in the white, hot glare of the big spots when a flash of flame appeared in the slanting canvas roof. A second later the red. tiny spot became a mass of flame and panic broke out below despite the attempts of performers and attendants to quiet the crowd. When the etaftipeding audience refused to join in the singing and other efforts to restore order, the performers joined in the rescue work and the "sad faced clown" and other renowned artists began carrying out the bodies of men. women and children they had come to entertain. Coroner Frank -E. Healy subpocti ed the flve officials plus 15 executives to an inquest Tuesday when he Intends fixing responsibility for the disaster. Under Connecticut law. the corer has charge of the investigation of violent deaths in the -pre grand jury stage. Mayor William H. Mortensen beaded a committee of nine officials conducting an Investigation paralleling the coroner’s and early today be Issued a public statement making two charges: (1) the circus tent,’the largest In the world, "had been sprayed with paraffine which had been melted In gasoline"; (2) a steel runway, used to bring animals In and out of the big top. “closed off an entire end of the oval, obstructing sxlts." Approximately 60 bodies were found jammed against the ranwgy. he said. State police commlesloner Edward J. Hickey conducted a third

At Charleston a > J I Orval E. Kaeser. A M M. 1/c, is now stationed at Charleston, R. L He entered service Sept. 1942 and after receiving his boot training at Great graduated from aviation machinist mate school at Navy Pier. Chicago. His wife, and his mother. Mra. John F. Kaeser, reside with his sister. Mrs. Hubert Ketchum on Mercer Avenue. investigation independent of, but paraUeling, the other two. Licking refused to make public the evidence upon which he based the charge of manslaughter and. under bis orders, police were secretive. Lleklng said the flve men were being “held at the police station." The captain on duty there said he knew nothing about it. Officials of the circus would not comment. Later. Haley and Hmith were released In 815,000 ball each, and Versteeg, Blanchfleld. and Aylesworth in 810,000 each. Authorities, It wax learned, were concentrating upon the spotlights perched high in the corners of “the biggest tent in the world” belonging to “the greatest show on earth" which at the instant the fire broke out were Illuminating “the Flying Wallendaa." a high wire aerial act. in their white, hot glare. A number of witnesses said the Are first appeared directly above one of the spotlights which were so high they appeared to be almost touching the slanting roof of the tent. At first the Are was merely a red spot, tiny m comparison to the great sweeping acres of canvas in which it wax an uncontrollable destructive force. One second later it had grown to the size of the roof of one of the small, white cottages of the typical Connecticut countryside which so many in the audience had left to see a dazzling array of death defying performers and laughing downs and to which they were never to return. With an audible swishing sound it raced tothe center poles and 50 feet below 10,000 men and women momentarily went Insane, etomping, kicking and climbing over one another, and. tragically, hundreds of small children. occupying, ax children will at a circus, the very front seats. It wax all over in 15 minutes - that rapidly did the flames spread over the acre* of canvas and dump their ashy remnants down to net the tiers of seats on fire. Then performers and audience alike rushed into the flame encircled arena to carry out the liodies of the dead, the dying and the Inlured. EXPRESS HOPE BOND iContlnuwl rrvm Pu> >• bank deposits at an all time peak, a small fraction of the eani'ngs and deposits, if invrated In bonds, would aend the county over the goal line. Mr. Grallker explained. Forty-six took advantage of the free movie day Thursday at the Adams theater, where purchase of a bond entitled the buyer to free admission. Face value of the bonds was approximately |1,400, the theater owners stated Garden Meeting At Berne Wednesday W. B Ward horticulture npoeiaikit from Purdue university, will conduct a meeting for garden leaders at 2 p. m. Wednesday at Lehman park in Berne. He will discuss insect and disease control and Che planting of late vegetables and flowera. • The meeting Is open to everyone intended in vegetable and flower gardens. The home economics clirb and the Berne garden club will assist In arrangements. p.—... Truck Loaded With Powder Is Upset Aurora, Ind., July 7.— (UP) — Specialist crews dispatched from Indianapolis today unloaded 21,000 pound* of black powder from a truck which overturned last night and which they feared would explode momentarily. Thomas Robin*, of Ashboro, N. 0.. enroute from Fort Mouth. Va., to Crane. Ind., struck an automobile at an intersection and his truck turned over in the residential district State and city police and flrtuwit >u>iu«sdiaieiy blocked off the area and moved out residents beesuse of the possibility of the explosives going off.

UISCUE .fl iMr. and Mr*. Z. Z McClure, of Wren, ()., iiave received word from ' their son Zeerl J Md’lure. F. 2 <-. I slating that he has arriv'd safely at an overseas port. Chaimer T. Worst, F. 1/c, U. 8. navy. k« now nerving xom>*where in I the South Pacific according to word | received liy hi* F-f" He has been ' in service for sev«n months. Hi* | wife and family reside at 72M tteh’Tmeyer St. 'Pfc. Joseph Mliler, stationed with th« army air forces at Sedalia army air field.• Sedalia, Mo., lx -pending a 15 day furlough with hi* mother, Mrs. Peter L. Mliler of Monroe. Ixiuis H Bowman, F 2/c, has returned to Norfolk. Va. after upending a 10 day leave with Ills wife and children in this city, and hl* irarents in Hammond. Cpl. Lawrence Fuelling, son of Mr. and Mr*. Lawrence Fuelling of Winchrsler St., is now fight Ing in France, according to a letter received by his parents, ( pl. Fuelling has been overseas for the past' yearHarold I). Hakes, 32. husband of Thelma J. Hakes, 136 N. Sth St, thh city and Richard li. Juday 25 husband of Burnice Juday of Geneva are receiving initial naval indoctrtnaton at the U. S. naval training center Greal Lakes. Illi. Richard Mahan. S 2/c, son of Mra. Maude Mahan of Monmouth, i* now xtatlon>-d with an amphibious training unit at Norfolk Va., after conipletng boot training nt Great l,ak'-«. Another son. Jack Mahan and his wife, of Cleveland, O. are spending the w»-k with the form-! er's mother. Mahan was recently given an honorable discharge from the U. 8. army after a y--ar's aer-vk-e and is now employed in Cl.-ve-land. Pvt Robert J Rums< hiag. slatinned witn the field artillery at Fort 8!li, Oklahoma, has lieen assigned to the following addrenc

tractorjs his Tank To an American farm boy whose older brother meat packing plants handled 52% more hogs, 19% is fighting Jape somewhere in the jungles of the more cattle and 3% more lambs than in the same South Pacific islands,driving a farm tractor could record-breaking months of a year ago. This was be dull and monotonous work. accomplished despite serious shortages of expeBut not to a boy whose heart is all in the war rienced help and other handicaps. effort. Swift & Company and livestock producers are As he drives up and down those endless rows working together to supply America at war with of corn he lets his fancy roam. Hu tractor becomtn the meat needed to win. hu tank. The cornfield, a jungle filled with hidden J.p.-certainly —I. in . Held of „ We h ”'" '» «• ‘he f»U««in, dime: treacherous, if not as deadly. A Nation s Meat' The more weeds he kills the better the boy on ( ° W " and Chicken *’ u - 8 A ” the tractor feels. For he knows weeds rob him of “Livestock and Meat" extra bushels in yield-extra buslwls he will need Please feel free to ask us for them: to feed his cattle and hogs in the fall and winter. And so American farmers and ranchers carry their offensive to the enemy by providing food ___ _ for a hungry world at war. Millions of head of SWIFT & COMPANY cattie, hogs and lambs will be raised and fed to „ . . J• * . .. . Chicago ♦, Illinois be converted into meat and byproducts in meat packing plants such as those of Swift & Company. _______________ America’s meat packing plants are operating —— at full capacity tn handle this Increased voluus, ... ....... . . ingby .1,500 mral packing planU in thcUniiat or 1.v.-ick Sl.uthu, f„ r lhe four M ajsm tx _ months of the year show that Federally Inspected uaU who ilaughUr luofch commuKtaih.

I I Pvt. Robert J. Rumsehlag. AHN. -16M34nfld, Btry. B 31st Bn Gth Regt | Fort Sill Okla.. F A. R. T. C.. U. 8 | Army His wife and three children reside a» 542 Merper Avenue Pvt. Dean M ll’dn-r iffient sever al hours wjth his mother. Mra. Von i Reiter. Sunday afternoon, enroute from Sheppard Field. Texas to Tro- '

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