Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 42, Number 164, Decatur, Adams County, 12 July 1944 — Page 2

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Comment Varies On FDR Announcement Newspaper Editors Varied In Comment < By I'nited Press) Editorial comment on I’iesldent j Roosevelt's fourth term announce-j tnent : New York Times: It may be ak en for granted that the determln-j Illg factor. judged by him 'iMr.l Roosevelt» to he important enough to override hi- assurances he gave 111 1940 that he would not be a candidate again. Is bls desire tot finish the war and make the peace, j New York Herald Tribune: The country now faces the intrenched power of 12 years of command by | one "Indispensable man" a power, that ha« already reduced the com-' Ing f'hictgo invention to a cipher and Hiit w-;i-h-» strongly in Hie mind' <>■ many voters, whateveri tin >r (ear- and hesitations. N.-w York Hally New- What cvci else you may think of Mr. Roosevelt, you must admit that he, is a consummate politician and ha,< ■ worked himself into the position ofbeing the indispensable man for the Democrats. I Washington I'ost: W< think that th- American people will assay Mi. j lloi*<v.it more on objective stand ( aids of leadership than his own , auhjec tve notion of the duty he I <>We- a a " ■,.><! sojdic: to Hie j nation. ■ , I’M Pr.--ill. t.l Itoo < .cit'd state, tnent of !o - willingness to at cep: the nomination sot another term is, not. as it might have been In tin< , case of som< one el coy reluc-ji lam- and smart polities It was at . hislorit al lie. sity. !; Chicago Suti No man in Amer- i lean hiniory ha- cart ed burdens < so he ivy with so little slain as . has Mr Roosevelt. Iltit lie would

Public Auction .*>l2 North sth Street. Decatur. Indiana • 1. <v! :■ i)i>- city and will <,|| tin- following described p< iiion.il properly: Saturday, July 15 at 2:30 P. M. TABLE Tor GAS RANGE, Brc.ikfaat set; kitchen cabinet; dinedt.ibl' . ix • hairs and buff* I; easy club with ottanian; two orcas, ioiril chai! ; piano and bench; vict ohr flue- piece bed room suite and -pi ii.-c -olid door clothes closet; axmfnst-r rug; hooked grass rug; Belgium rug. felt rtu and rug pads. All the rugs are 9x12. KENMORE WASHING MACHINE, like new ; GRANDFATHER S (LOCK ELECTRIC ALARM CLOCK: ELECTRIC SEWING I .MACHINE. i;k mv. Porch Glider; Work Bench. Table cl-tihs; runners; wod afglian with pillow to match; crochet (hair tapestry davenport cov-r; curtain-; drapes; pictures; bathroom siai-s; clothes rack; copper wash boiler; fruit jars and dish* Garden tools and other articles. TERMS (ASH Mr. and Mrs. Roy Lehman OWNERS J F. Sanmann, Auctioneer Sal Hind’ll !■ d by th- Midwest Realty Auction Co. f> catur, Indiana.

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be entitled to retire amid the thanks of his countrymen were it not that his countrymen so greatly need him as president. The aover••ign people at the polls In Novem-j her. we are confident, Will tel) the I greatest of American public sei i vanta since the Civil War to lead forward. Chi. ago Tribune Mr Roosevelt 1s a man of insatiable ambition and vanity He want* reelection as president because lie cannot toler ■ ate the thought of any other oceupant in the White House. He really • girds himself as the Irreplact-- ■ able man and It is for these reasj on- and Ho others that he ‘s seekI mg the fourth term and if he gete it. may he expected to seek the ll'tli His ambition, if gratified, will destroy the republic. ■ ■ —- o LIST FOUR HOOSIERS fContlnuwd *”•■» Fga, . fol (’ S senator from Indiana 2 I S. S.-n Samuel D. Jackson, of Kort Wayne, candidate for Indiana governor .1 I S apivals court Judge Site-,man Minton of N. w Albany, former I - S senator. I. Wai manpower commissioner I’aul V. M.Nutt, former Hoosier governor Schri.ker count'd himself out. fell ng associates that he would not at < ept I' the convention should nominate him. o SCATTERED SHOWERS (Continued Prom Fags 1) dianapolis. 20. Cambridge City 05: C'dumbu- 20; Vincennes, .07; Eram,Ville. 11 .Meanwhile, continued high temp- • ..tin . - and high relative humidity pH vailed over Indiana, reaching an th- lai may.mum of 10l a. Paoli and Vim cline, in northern Indiana it v.r somewhat <ooh i. the Tuesday high point being mi at Angola . nd 91 at Kort Wayne. i.itutes fell no lower than

Polio Epidemic On In North Carolina 265 Cases Reported Since First Os June Raleigh. N ('.. July 12— Ol Discovery of a case of Infautlle paralysis nt a girls camp at Montreat. N ('.. today resulted in the guarantining of 225 girls and rained to 265 the total number of polio cases reported In the state since, June 1. State health officer Dr Carl V Reynolds said that the state's pre vention and hospitalization campaign probably wa4 the most scientifically organized fight against the disease that the country hag »eeti. The state board of health said that most counties in Hie stricken area had closed swimming pools, discouraged all type* of public gatherings, restricted attendance of j children at schools, theaters and other public places, discouraged travel into or out of the area, isolated all patients, and had taken extensive sanitation measures. A conterence of health officers of eight southern states here Monday found all possible measures had been taken in th> state for the prevention and cure of the disc-are. Mbs Elizabeth King Red Cross I recruiting officer from Atlanta, said that 125 nurses had been rei c ruited from the southeastern area ■ to aw-ist in polio hospitals. The- board of health said that : w it hilt a few days some cases would I lie discharged from the hospital at Hickory which now is treating 94 j patients The hospital k* staffed by 70 nurses and six physicians. I State guardsmen are rushing to, completion a to w 50 bed wing to he opened Thursday. The board placed the tatality ra'e during the pre-sent equldctnic at between three and four percent ' and pointed out that the mortality iate during the 1935 < pldemlc when 675 laccrs were- reported was 11 per cent. Highest percentage of cases was among children one to four years, old with asteady dec line in percent age- through the 10-15 year old group. Six percent of the cases were- adults. BATTLE ROYAL (Continued From Fags 1) ently is reconciled to .Mr. Roose. Veit's 1941 campaign tactics. The vice- president pondered the White House fourth term acceptance statement for several hours and ! issued a statement approving Mr. , Roosevelt's action but concealing the 7't's Tuesday night but breezes move d across the- ntate to give- the illusion of cooler weather. The five-day weather forecast sot * Indiana indicated that above-normal Sunday with scattered thunderI temperature* would prevail through | showers averaging heavy in the j north portion to moderate in the j *outh portion, thus promising re- | lief to worried crop growers hard I bit by the beat and lack of rain I the past month

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1 < I ifc IS FRENCH COLLABORATIONIST GRANDS GUILLOTTI 23-year-old French girl in Normandy, in shown above after French patriot* sheared her "crowning glory" as punishment for her collaboration with Nazi*. The patriots took her from her home by force and used the clipper* on her hair while the lady protested in vain. (International)

Ills own desires and Intention* •'The statetn-nt of the p; evident j today, I am sure, will not only be a great relief to the 'ells of mil.: | Hong of people who believe in him in tin- liilied State-.’ Wallacraid, "but also to th hundreds of: millions in Eas' Asia, 1-atin Ann*:-; tea and the nut of the Alli d world ■'! have talked with many of I these people and 1 believe I know exactly how they feel ' 1) spite his failure to inentioil hi* personal plans or desires.; Wallace has informed friends that he will acc-'P' the nomination If. I tendered He is regarded as au : active candidate. i Patty conservatlv s are deter-1 mined to beat him but are weak, ened so fat by failure to agree on a single opposition candidate j They want a man who will be I "safe" in event lie *Uc< eded Mr. Roosevelt in hi* fourth term.. Meantime, some of Mr. Roose ■ Veit's new deal adviser* are re. ported to bs booming associate j justice William O. Doughts of th- I sttprein* court, who if he succeed- I led to the presidency, would carry mi the early tradition of Roose. I veil reform. From a source close to Wallace j the I'nited Press learned of th- i expectation that Mr. Roosevelt , will make some statement regarding the vice presidential nomination before the convention meets In Chicago one week from today. But political Washington believes that the president, in effect, ha* now put Wallace on hl* own and that hl* renoinination for vice ' president will depend hugely upon his own i fforts. The president i evidently do s not intend this | I time to challenge the temper oft | the convention by compelling it I - to accept a man It does tut want. — 0 UNITED STATES (Continue: rron, lags t) west rn part of Eaipati » Navy Ventura sehrch plane* 'struck into the Kurile* of Jrpan's j northern empire before dawn Monday to bomb Paramusbiro and Shumushu without 1 is*. while

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seventh airforce iibeiators raided Moen island and antiaircraft position* at Truk iu th Carolines, meeting no interception. Hit Vap Island Allied Headquarters. Southwest I'.u-itic. July 12 tl'Pt —Far eastern airforce Itberato.s hit Yap island with TO tons of bombs Sunday for the - ighth time this month in the campaign to neutralize the Japanese base In the western Caroline*, it was announced today. Five of 20 enemy intercepting ■ tight . were shot down as the j liberators pounded the towuship I area and the airdrome, where ; several grounded planes were dei st t oyed. The long-range bomb- rs also attacked Palau, Woleai, Korol and the Sonsoral Island* in widespread ' attacks through the Carolines. Allied air patrols, operating off ! the western end of the Dutch New -Guinea toast, attack'd and beached two small merchant vessels at , Ceram and scored near misses on ,i lo.uoo ton enemy tanker off Morotal island, near Halmahera. I A communique said the big vessel was hft dead in the water. Torpedo planes and fighters dropped 30 ton* of explosives on ' the Rabaul area on New Britain, sinking a Japanese float plane i and a patrol boat and damaging several small craft. 1,200 HEAVY tCnnrtnqw* 'X** n of German mechanized forces | backed up ou the Orne river line: south of Caen. Two forces of ninth air force marauders, operating a quarter of an hour apart, attacked a big fuel dump in the forest of CinglaU, ilO miles south of Caen —and incidentally punished concentrations of troop* in the area. Other marauder* went after other fuel dump* along a secondary supply line farther behind the front, striking one in Forest D* Ecouvers 30 miles east of the front, and another at Forest I)' Andalne, eight mile* east Due to continued adverse weather. the bomber* again were forced

fc&kLOCALS iMrs l-ouls Drake baa returned t<* her home after a two week's visit with her sons. Max E Drake .VMM 3/e. stationed at Dalia*. Texas, and Sgt. John 7. Drake and wife of Belton Texas. cMisa Kathleen Foreman, in the cadet nurse ccfrpw at Indiana Medical Center. Robert Foreman of Indiana Central College, and Mrs Horace- Stucky of Fort Wayne, wpent the weekend with their par<.nts. Mr. and Mrs Mauley Foreman of Monroe St Mrs Ham Baker and Mis* Alyre Kay Baker have returned to their home in this city after pending their vacations with Pvt. and Mr* Marion Baker and sou Jimmie, at Morganfield. Ky. George Flamb-rs lias returned from a visit to his farm in central Michigan He aays the weather up there the past month has been the hottest in 40 ycatv Judge W H Eichhorn of Bluff ' ton has returned from a visit with his son. Major Joseph Eichhorn at Camp Caieon. Colorado The ma joi has been ordered to Cbarlott*vllle. V*.. and will bring hie family to hja father’s home to remain umil he is located Van Wert. (). has approximately 1100.004 in the budget for 1945 with which to build new sewers and improve Kieets. iMra. I’aul Heller and son Billie, and Miw William Kohls spent Tues day in Indlanapoli*. where Billie underwent a minor surgical operation at an Indianapolis hospital. iMr*. Gertrude Hite of Detroit. Mich . U vksitfng at the home of her niece, Mrs. Edgar Gerber and family, of the Winchester road. Her son. Bon, will arrive tomorrow for a several days visit. R< hert Cole, president of lor al 924 CERA-MWA l--ft thio ufternoon for Indianapolis! where he will attend a meeting of the various Indiana officiate of the L'ER&MWA The meeting will be held at the Lincoln hotel. o 15 KILLED AS PLANE (CoaUauao Freas Faga 1) Scream* of women and children trapped in the vehicles mingled with the rumble of thunder ami crackle of lightning as rescue work ers risked their lives in an effort to free the victims. Firemen summoned from Portland. South Portland and West brook fought the flames as they spread through the colony. Major William Cloney of the first service command said the plane had left Barksdale Fidd. La , early yesterday on a routine flight. He to drop their bombs through clouds by means of instruments and were unable to observe the results. 250,000 Leave London Ixmdou. July It—(lTl—Nearly 25«.0o0 persons have left lamdon in the past lu days sot the safety of the provinces It was estimated today as the Germans resumed their robot ix>mb attacks on the capital after an all-night lull. The government alone evacuated 56.500 mothers and children under a voluntary registration j scheme, official sources said, and an additional 16.000 were ached, uled to leave today. The total comprised 66000 unaccompanied children and 30,500 mother* with children. Those who have left the city without government aid were estimated at approximately 150.000. Though London enjoyed its second consecutive night free from robot bomb*, a number fell elsewhere in southern England I causing dnrnnge and casualties. Authorities said a “small number" of persons were killed.

said It had stopped at Bradley Field ] in Windsor Locks. Conn., for fuel | only a few houm before the crash, j o Refuses More Funds To Civilian Defense Kokomo, Ind.. July 12 — (CPi — The Howard county council today ntfused to appropriate ato It Iona! money to finance the county civH ian def--n*e program Jiecause the CDT had lost Its usefulness .Members of the council said they believed that the need for Civilian defense had passed and that the organization "no longer I* useful.” The action was taken despite a plea of Col. W. H. Unversaw, county dtdense director, wtio said that "undreamed of development of enemy Rocket bombs'' might again make the organization a vital one I'nveraaw added, however, that tbc present program <sf the defense group consisted only of salvage activities. 0 General Motors Is Sued For $225,000 Fort Wayne. Ind. July 12 il'i'i Grant T Munson Chevrolet, Inc., of Marion had filed xuit in federal court today against General Motor* and it* affiliate, the General Motors acceptance corporation of Indiana, for 3226,000. charging restraint of trade. The Marion concern charged that CIMC refused to deliver ita* automobiles for retail trade, canusing the firm to loae profit* of 352.500 in l n .to and 1337 They also charged that •’by . . . conspiracy of the defendanta" they had lost credit and commurriiy reputation, valued at 332.500 The dealer charg d that GtMC attempted to compel them to finance all their automoiilk- paix-hawes through the OMAC and recited indictment and conviction of the de-

—J Y our Telephone is a vital B instrument of wan Your locall y exchange is part of the vast communication system over p| which go important war calls to i ]* speed men, materials and sup- 1 plies to hasten victory. | L When you call l*ong Dirt-C™ ance, remember to call only when itbkn necessary and to limit your calls <Nnact to as short a time as possible. s: atj£*i >w ol 1 MBH —I ImDtklvEm—»>«!.. r 1 w W nieg LmJk 1 gWKjMrSI ill if rY moth 1 ; Public Auction of M Town Property and Household (»o<xi | As I hav<- decided to discontinue h»u*i-k<-cplng I will > ' auction to the highest bldd- r without n-servi my horn- 1 : good* loculi J on Jf. Jefferson irtreet. Berne. Ind . on Saturday, July 15, 194 T -Commencing at 1:00 P M. REAL ESTATE Nine room semi inod-m house, full basemen'. Assystem, soft wat-r nuiup in kiiehen. buth mb <llO io"! In good repair good roof and asphalt shingle* on siding - shop and wash house Harn arranged for storage fin : good size hen hc>se. Extra good gard<-n and truck pan h 1 VJ rurrinindlng*. HOUSEHOLD GOODS White enamel Renown kitchen range; Standard lee refrigerator; Ice bos; electric sweeper: cartel s»- i" leaiher davenport; ;> bather (hairs. sectional hook’-' vlclrola; living room table; extension table; buffet; table; kitchen stool; lx>ok shelf; 3 Iwd* with spring • ! 3 tables; 2 mirrors; 1 clock; cabinet; 2 cheats; 3 ped- > '' D< straight chairs; 2 trunks; curtain stretcher; folding drier; 2 porch swings; porch bench; wash aland: i'" high chair; S rochers; desk chair; desk hunp. rug <i"l child's Ited with Innerxprlng msttrass; electric fan. N * t-burner oil stove; 3-bnrnor bakor; electric Iron; eh-'" machine; 2 lawn mowers; kitchen utensil*; dishes; I'l* ll potato crates; crock* of all sizaa; 1 gallon ice cie.itn ■ -ans; oil lamps, rgbbit pens; snow shovel; mowing ' buckets; garden tools; garden plow; post auger; I oil 'l'"’ l, . IL ladders; wash tubs; bath tub; laundry stove; tnbl< . I'" bicycle; Iron kettle; garden spray; chicken feeders, cross-cut saw; lantern; sleds; H foot ladder mall box ! coppei wash hollers; Ice skates; screen dooi* and wind '* work bench: feed aachs. and many other articles. TERMH 23% <>f Real EHale cash on day of sal . ;u '■ abstract and dead will be delivered. Personal property. h JOHN A. BIXLER, Ou. Ist Ligcbtv. A«C?1OBOT|V Piest >snk M Fbr further information or appomtot-nt see the au< ■-I'’-**J

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