Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 42, Number 178, Decatur, Adams County, 28 July 1944 — Page 2

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(SUNDAY I SCHOOL •> LESSON* Leuon for July 30 t**Mo subject* sr.d Srrtptur* Wai* SOtertod and <-<myrl,ht»4 b, Int«rn»tk*»i Cousrll of RrUflow Kdufitlsa; um 4 W pernUoUm Gideon’s rsrraruL few LESSON TKXT-JudgM 1:4-1. IMI GOLDEN TKXT-Ttwrs to M rtstrstoi to th* Lord to MV« by maay «• by fvw.—l Stmusl ill. Man power Is said to be the secret of victory. Our nation is concerned •bout the shortage of man power in critical manufacturing centers. The armed forces sre calling for mere and more men and women. That will all make it • little strange to study and teach the lesson for today, for here Is the story of a crucial military campaign la which the leader, Gideon, was told by God to cut down his forces. This happened again and again, until ha had less than one per eeat of his original force, which was none too large, humanly speaking. What singular thing was going on? God wss at work and Ha did not want Israel to look to ths arm of flesh, but to Him. Three questions are raised end answered In this interesting story: I. QaaaUiy or Quality? (7:4-1). The Lord is looking for men to do His work, but He cannot use men who are afraid or careless. This was the lesson Gideon learned, and it applies to our day as well. When Gideon started out be had 32.000 men (Judg. 7:3). Not willing that they should glory in their own strength and knowing that many of them were cowards at heart, the Lord told Gideon to let those who were afraid, go home. When the mob had left there were only 10,000 left How sad it is that so many sre "fearful and afraid'' (v. 3) when it eomes to going Into battle for the Lord They sing cheerily. "Stand up, stand up for Jesus, ye soldiers of th* cross; let courage rise with danger,” etc.; but when the bomba of Satan begin to fall, or the bugle calls for an advance into the enemy’s territory, they have disappeared to places of comfort and safety. Wbat good are such soldiers? The Lord told Gideon to send them home; perhaps the church should do the same. Then came the second test which appears in our lesson. Those who took the comfortable and easy way to drink <v. S), were not alert and ready. Down went the number to 300; but these were men who were ready to obey, who were alert and courageous. The ehurch needs to learn that large numbers are not the anawer to her problems. God it iateresiod in numbers, be auro of thst. but He is more concerned about quality than quantity. Let us get more people who are truly regenerated into the church, and not jugt mere people 11. Man's Fewer or God’s Fewer? tvv. 15-13). Strange as was the plan for recruiting. the plan of battle was even more unusual. Lights, broken pitchers and trumpet blasts are hardly the accepted weapons of warfare, nor does the method sound like military strategy. This was no time for questions, for logical arguments, for the usual organisation of war. for now God was about to work. He was ready to show His power quite apart from the ability of man. and Ho bad a right to work as He would. Wise and Messed io the ehurch which knows that there comes a time when the thing to de is to put Clans Raida and let the Lord work o one will question the value of organisation and proper church "machtaan," but we need to ask ourselves whether we have not become so organized that we Impede the work of God. Observe on the other hand that It was "the sword of the Lord sad of Gidson’ -oot just the sword of the Lord. God is all-powerful We must not hinder His glorious working But Me worked through mon. do Mt forget that! He used Gideon, and Ho used Gideon a liuie band. God's power must accomplish God e work, but Mat power flows out to the world through yielded and obedient men. Ruantog a* (Handiagf (w. «. J*? ‘ rM •■*'**«* fled. The sword of Um Lord gad M Gideon had put them to rout Well may the anemias of God be terrorstricken wbou Ho begins to work / through His servants. AU thia was done "by faith," for we And Gideon’s set of fornfog "to flight the armies of the slivtu"Hat ed among the ecploits of faith (HeU 11:34). ■ Now. see what Gideon** best was doing while the enemy ran <v. B), •They stood every man (a ias ptace.’’ No need for traMs hurry with them. m flsav, m easftmatul. God works that dap. BememUr the children es Ura<F at the Bod Boev The water ahead. «sd Ftoarank's host to the reer. What to def "Feer yo ml stead atm an* eae Me •akatton of the Lord." (Kaod. IL 13).

f RURAL CHURCHES ’ • ■ + (Wesleyan Methodist Church Pleasant Valley Noel X- iWinterholter, Pastor Sunday School 9:30 ..Morning Worship 10:30 preaching 8 00 Prayer Meeting Wedn«day 8:00 The regular monthly me'-ting of the Women’s Home and Foreign Missionary Society will be held in the home of Mrs. Myron C. Hart Thursday evening Aug. 3 st 8:00 •tflemensber the Salsbuth day to keep It Holy". Go to church Bunday Monroe Friends Byron Leaser, Pester BB<>-10:30 Sunday school; Wm Zurrher. flupt. 10:30-11:30 Morning wonshln. Theme. "Christianity, a religion of Joy.” 7: 45 p. tn. Evening service Theme "Patching old clothes " Tuesday evening will mark the opening of the annual Monroe C'asnp Meeting which will continue through August IMi. Antioch M. B C. Robert Mcßrier. Faster Sunday school 9:30 A. M Worship service 10:30 A. .M Evening service 7:30 P. M. Prayer Service Wednesday 7:15 p. m You are welcome Io worship with us Jesus coins to seek and to save those who are lost. Calvary Evangelical Cnurch F. H. ■Willard, Minister Sunday School 9:30. lames Darr, superintendent Prayer Meeting 10:30 Mrs. James Darr, leader. to Rivarre Circuit Gilbert A. Eddy. pastor Mt. Victory Sunday School. 9-30 a. m Cloyre Crosier, superintendent. Claw meeting, 10:30 a. m Gregg Knittie. leader. Worship service. 8:00 p m. Sermon hy the pastor. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening. 3:00 p. m. Pleasant Grove Sunday School, 9:30 a m. Warren Harding, superintendent. Class meeting. 10:30 a. tn Fred Bittner, leader. Prayer meeting Wednesday eve-

' ' ; . "2 -a* 1‘AI ’- *k£m IWL .x“‘ ■L Ob V -R*' 9W • 9 itaiSk *<r 'if 1 y ' fl ; 4 GM. DWIGHT B. (ISINHOWH, supreme Allied commander, pate Maj. Gen. T. Lawton Collins, com. t minder of th« Seventh Corps, on ths back after decorating him with an oak leaf eluster during in. | formal ceremonies at headquarters in Normandy. Collins led the Americans into Cherbourg. Lieut. I Gen. Omar Bradley, left, commander of American ground forces, also received a decoration and Maj. Gen. Leonard T. Gerow. second from right, commanding Fifth Corns, looks on. (latttaationtl) 'T” " “ e% ' ' """ '*; X”” '* •* —■— —— lx a r wrl^K'wv* x Jv flfl Og.fr JI Kafa t 'Mfrbfefr „V7 V Jfls Erw V ; ‘L 'SWtfT- VsUh* - fl JHI aMSjßfib"V * ’’»» - ' # £ fc - i Infer -'Hw. tm -/aflw * * <* M&jL vsf \ •’ s***’ HOLIAHR SMITH, center, commanding general of amphibious assault troooa in the * Bs^F =r -‘ SS! ®* > & _ , wuii , (latUMtiootl Stunafh«toJ r

> ning. 8:00 p. m. Mt. Zion Sunday School, 9uo a. ni. Jim Beobout. superintendent. Sunday School reorganization. 10:30 a. in in charge of the pastor. I The ladle* class will meet with i Mrs Hazel Chronister Friday arei July 28. I U. B C. E. services. 7:30 p m ’ Haze; Cronlster. president. Ptayer meeting Wednesday evening, 7 p. m. Louise Bunner, leader. Willshire Circuit U. B. Church L. A Middaugh, pastor .Willshire 9:30 a tn.—Sunday schot. 10:30 a. in.—Class meeting. 7:30 p. m.—Christian Endeavor. 8:30 p. in. Preaching service. 8:00 p. tn. Wednesday — Prayermeeting. St. Paul 9; 15 a. m.—Preaching sei vice. 10:15 a. in— Sunday school. 8:00 p. in. Tuesday and prayer meeting. Winchester 9:30 a in Sunday school. 10:30 a. in. Preaching service. 8 00 p m Thursday Prayer meeting. —- - —o —— Monroe Methodist Church E. (). Kegerreis. minister Church school. 9:30 a. in. No morning worship or evening service because of Epworth Forest institute. No mid-week service while camp meeting is in progress. 0 $300,000 Damage Is Caused By Explosion Galeaburg 111.. July 38 (UP)— A naptba explosion taused 3309.000 damage early today at the plant of the Butler manufacturing company. a war factory producing steel , hangars and pre-faibri.-ated buildings for the government. Firemen . fought the blaze for six hours No one was Injured. The fire started in a spray bootn of a degreaser where steel is painted with napthathinned paint The iterator of the degreaser saw the sudden flash of the naptha, but was , forced to flee because <>! the Intense heat created almost instantly Q Swim at Shroyer Reach

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July Ration Values Continue To Aug. 13 I — —— Squabble Continues Between OPA, WFA Washington. July 28.—(UP) — The capital's latest interagency squabble—the fight for rationing authority lietween the office of price administration and the war food administration—simmered on today with the OPA apparently holding a momentary advantage. The dispute, which may eventually have to be settled by war nioldlizer Jernes F. Byrnes, began last week when the WFA ordered Ol'A to remove point values on commercial and utility grades on beef on Aug. I and to restore point values to |Hirk loins and hams, now ration free. The OPA. jealous of its authority to set point values, balked on grounds the WFA order would hinder the meat rationing program. A long series of interagency con situations In which stabilization director Fred M. Vinson took part, resulted yesterday in a "compromise” stipulating that July ration points would continue until Aug. 13. New point schedule* usually are effective the first Sunday of ' each month. OPA said the delay in getting out new food rationing charts was planned to allow for full consideration of possible changes in the meat supply and its effect on rationing.'' Spokesmen said, how ever, that that wan Just the official way of saying they had won more time to tight this thing out with WFA.’ The WFA order, as it applied to beef, was made in anticipation of the forthcoming heavy cattle run, with the WFA desirous of clearing storage space in advance. Mors Stamps Valid Washington. July 28 (I P>— The office of price administration today validated five additional blue ration stamps and three red stamps. The blue stamps, to go Into use next Tuesday, are B-5. C-5. D-5. E-5, and F-5. The new red stamps which will I be good beginning Sunday are A-5,

B 5 and C-5. All are good for an indefinite period. Additional Strike At Detroit Plant Idle War Workers Now Total 12,000 (By t nlted Press) An additional 'strike was added to the American acene today when l t «Mt employes producing PrattWhitney aircraft engine* at Detroit's Chevrolet gear and azle division plant walked out protesting the institution of a production "speed-up." bringing the total of idle war production workers to approximately 12,009. Also on strike at Detroit were H 2 sheet metal workers at the main Dodge plant of Chrysler Corp., who walked out in protest over disciplinary action taken against a shop steward. The Hotel Statler strike st De troll entered its eighth day with the 7<M> member* of 12 AFL unions adamant in their refusal to return to work after war laltor liourd and union negotiation* failed to settle a wage dispute. Union official* hinted the strike might apt cad to other large hotels. While the largest of Cleveland’s strikes was settled when 3,000 workers at the Ohio crankshaft company's five plants relumed to work, the city's war production was hampered by five strike*. These included the Nstlonsl Malleable and Steel Casting Co.. where 1.100 worker* have been out since Tuesday protesting a Wl.B wage decision; the John Harsch Bronze and Foundry Co., where 20<i employe* stopped work yesterday over the dsicharge of nine metal pourers; the McKinney Tool & Mfg. Co., where 180 walked out less Uian a day after the settlement of previous dispute protesting the discharge of two workers; the National Tool Co., where 50 worker* went out Keeking com pany rc<ognition of the CIO Electrical Worker* union a* Iwrgain Ing agent, and the Central Brea* Mfg. Co., where 30 worker* went on strike over a wage dispute. Yankee Catcher Is Ordered To Service

Clevefand. 0.. July 28—(UP) — The pennatit anxious New York Yankees today faced the remainder of the season without a first string catcher following Rollie Hemsley s draft iMNird order to report for induction at Vienna, Mo, on Angus’ 8. Hemsley. 37. father of two children. reported to the team lata this year >o fill the weak «poi in (he Yankee lineup caused by Bill Dickey's departure into the navy. HISTORIC ROUSH < Coat Inusd From Fa<* |) in the Baltics. Whatever hope* •he Nazi* bad <>f extricating their Italtic division* appeared to have Iteen dootmd by a sensational Ho viet armored thrunt 43 miles in side the Gorman lines to capture Slaullai, Mthuanian communication* center. A Moscow dispatch Haiti the fall of Siauliai split the German* in the Baltic* and created a situation in which the Red army can method ically Chop up the remaining units At the name time powerful thrust* toward Riga Increased the German peril.

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(CsnuaMa ream raffs 1) which they have covered more than 1,009 mile* since Stalingrad. Behind Poland lies Silesia. Pomerania and the test adequate defense line before Berlin, the river Oder. For the sake of his own life and that of hto regime which he had piMUard would sndure 1.099 years. Hitler must choose a battlefield east of the Oder. He must tight there with an army already In complete rout — nothing else can explain the speed of the Russian advance—phis whatever half-ready reserve* Hitler. Goebbels and the Wehrmacht high commanl can And. He must fight against an euemy In the full flush of victory which today has up to 400 divisions ready for battle. Black Thursday recorded another fateful warning on the perimeter of western Europe when American tank* completed their breakout in the Normandy beachhead in an offensive which probably is still only half developed. The Russian forecast yesterday that a full strength blow from the west would end the war In Europe quhkly. The blow may be about to fall Against this panorama of disas ter. Himmler is trying to purge battered Germany of defeatism and Goebbels I* trying to hack a few more division* front the retch's anaemic manpower —as many as possible in the next few decisive weeks. They are working, with a nation whose endurance already ha* been strained beyond believable limits, whose Industry is partly wrecked, whose airpower is Just a shadow and whose army Is outnumbered on toil fronts. The national morale can Ire stii-

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feued with promise* of new weapons of retaliation and mysterious new methods of lighting which will win the war. But it la difflcult to see where propaganda can provide men. gun*, tank* and combat plauea for tbe shaky fighting front*. The Red army long since has reafllrmed Ita poeltion aa the world's greatest single military force aud one of its greatest political weapons a* well. Today its prestige Is at fuU tide. EUROPEROCKED tCtonUaued grew raffs I) Focke-Wulf 199 s during the sixhour Right. Tbe enemy fighters barrelled down through the bomber formation for one lightning attack, with swarm* of Mustang fighter* riding hard on their tails. At least four Nazi planes went spinning down in flame* without the los* of a single American ship. The daylight attack followed a night raid during which RAF Mosquito bomber* unloaded scores of 4.099-pound blockbuMter* on the battered German Industrial and railway center of Ntuttgart. Q County Coon Hunters Meet Monday Evening The Adam* county coon hunter* association will meet at 8 o’clock Monday night at Franklin's aervica station. Plan* for the neu coon chase will be discussed at the meeting.

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