Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 42, Number 191, Decatur, Adams County, 12 August 1944 — Page 3

I.TUFDAY, AUGUST 12, 1944.

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Ero wed ELWOOD Mtes Virginia Mrs. Auguet ur. to Pfc. Hr son of Mr. and rood, 594 Pat- » place in the and Reformed nliiK at seven n ployed at the i. in Decatur, ine on furlough base at Great f, JRICKY GIRL i Polio, of 220 loor Ave.. Loue the engageig marriage of luerita Teresa, erly. Jr, V-12 and Mie G. oke place Suno'clock in the Uicha -I Catho- , Ky. ■ssothella mattax ■hostess to y.p.m s. Missionary ■ 7 ii- I'liinh of the Nazthe home of Miss ■. . x I' -id.iy i vcning for meeting. ».is opened witSi u: . ~ ur iiv Miee Mahax read .; i’i l prayers were of-tie-inbers of the SOM ■< I’hyiiie Schell played ■ ... ,if'> r which Mie. i t.»lk. "The Need. the . • :>.! !»•- Blessing of PrayM , ! I- .IX also gave a very ■. i ii -nnly. " Die MieI. f tile meeting, de- ■ w ••!••• served by - In next meeting is ,1 s. lumber 7. at he home sHI o •- —- LOCALS ■H" Itole l l I teller motored to i'i i'l.iy to accompany her ■iluh'l Inline Bob. who is n lh<- State budget coni-

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ly HARRISON CARROW ■I *I‘C tralsrrs hyadiral* Writer HOLLYWtKJD - Plenty of un-■trhr-iiikd excitement on M-G-M's ■“A.rjhip Squadron Four" location the D<l Mar Lighter Thar Air M base. The shad-

ow of a blimp stampeded ai x elephants (the picture's s u ppored to take place in Burma I and they knocked over camera equipm e n t and smashed six automob ilea. Beery was right in the middle of it and, after the elephants were

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p, ” n under control, spent the Mht With the beasts to help calm “*>r nervousness. Unda Darnell and Peverell Mary Krtvely concerned for the safety « Marley’s 70-year-old aunt. Mrs “'•fed Canivet, who Is In the Jr* bomb target area in Lorulon. ' * y haven't heard from her since' »rly July when she sent them the of her solicitors to get in X" Wl l h ln ca «« anything hap£‘e'L< Th,,y V * n<V * r K one this without word. On the Un<h ZP 1 * ( ' r< * at John L." today. get ‘ query ’. married Jack Doyle. th* tawiJ K L" Letter fr °"» *«- B»lfX W ft* now *• ‘h« belle of to*n L About th * on| y girl In • tocUa «’ * n<l BabM Universal’! TntiWoX't u’ Tie t dOWn ‘ ,ln, “ °PrXit March "*H for fear it o h^. chanc ** <* gating Sa ju s an aerial gunner, wwwjtna” u b ° y for A1 Donahue’s Char “ e Mc ’ H«i»tim » hia home address in * o, >derteld X r ,n ° k,<W,n K>. >• 10 ’ • ■ Henr * Fon- *« form. I that there *«n to \J' o °2 y . on *-h*lf of the t, *j"lrew vs « Hop * a ahow, so toX b ' haarin « of the *«d»»X Ut^. on • •*«- Uv *r owriM P etly button, who Wiy hou*? ‘home until she reRlll ‘ «> -t on? t * l> "On* tn Beverly ■**SX a * Beach—won’t f to Uka I^LX <: f Uon - Bhe H J he Hut ’ lnchiL..n ”* R oy twoteen dsii** 1 haa broken up a"’ bot h H * , *n Gilbert ’ In 1B3 ». * or «na (not the singer)

mlitee reports they have visited about half the stale iiwtitutions, gathering data for a postwar building program that is being plann<-d to provide iaiior If and when the opportunity comes. Rev. J. M. Dawson will give an address at the Nazarene Temple in Portland tonight. Ife is campulgnlng for prohibition The beautiful country brick home of Mrs. Bertha Newton, across the state line in Van Wert county, was destroyed by fire Thursday night, with a loss of more than (7.000. A trunk containing (500 worth of government checks was Included in the loss. A coal stove in the kitchen exploded to cause the blaze. The Van Werl fire department was called. Dr. and Mrs. Mark Hills of Ann Arlsir. Michigan, visited here a short Hine last evening, enroute to Lewisville, Ind . for a visit with relatives. Dr. Hen Duke, who has been ill at his home on Went Madison •street, has resumed his pn ctice on a part lime dmaie Decatur persons attending the annual stale convention of the American Legion, which opened today at Indianapolis, include Mr. and Mrs. Tillman 11. Gehrig. Mr ! and Mrs. A. J. Baker. Al Rum schiag. James K. Staley, 5B ami Mrs. Ralph Roop, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Schroeder, Mr. and Mrs. George Harding. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Darwachtvr, Mr. ami Mrs. Vincent J. Bormann and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Weber. Mils (Mr. and Mns. Floyd Michael are the pa rents of a baiby boy born at the Adams county memorial hospital thia morning at 9:20 a.m. ile has b»-en named Ned Arden. o • r Adams County Memorial Hospital I ♦ - • ■Admitted: Miss Bartiara Devore, ♦22 Thirteenth St.; Mia.i Karon

tried out as a trumpeter for Jimmy Dorsey's band and was told, as politely as possible, that he didn’t have a chance in big-time orchestras and would do better to find another profession. Last week, Moreno, a lightweight fighter with a Navy discharge, finally signed a contract with Dorsey. The orchestra leader will manage his fistic career. . . . Nazi robot bombs have destroyed buildings on both sides of Music Publisher Ralph 8. Peer's London office (including the home of the manager) but so far have left the office intact. Ironically, it used to be a Japanese hotel. Perfect Illustration of how times change in the re-issue of "Gung* Din" at a Valley theater. The audience booed lustily when Cary Grant said: "We need a war for a uttis excitement!" On his first day's vacation after three months in "Two Years Before the Mast." Alan Ladd lay in the sun and got a second degree burn, Paul Henreld telling friends on the "Os Human Bondage" set that, if he gets back his estate near Vienna after the war (It's been in the family for 250 years), he'll turn it into a rest home and recreation center for the army of occupation. HOLLYWOOD HI JINKS: Bob Stack so handsome in his uniform that the chorus girls on the Joe Pasternak set whistled at H1M.... Preview audiences cheered the title of 'The Thin Man Goes Home" so long that M-G-M, believing the words would be lost, la removing dialogue from early scenes.... Eva Gabor suffering from three Impacted wisdom, teeth. ... And just as her Lubitsch break Is coming up. . . . After three yean of silence, the Max Factor Makeup Studios hear that their Paris branch was taken over by the Nazis and has been operated continuously. .. « Simone Simon with Arturo De Cordova, Lynn Merrick with Conrad Nagel at the Mocambo. ... Trudy Manhall and Phil Raffin dancing dreamily at Giro's. Looks as If their fight is all over.... Hats off to Tom Douglas for his re-decorating job on Giro’s. Specially the lighting, . . . Orchestra Leader Emil Coleman due to play a role in "Nob Hill.**... Add twosomes: Virginia Hunter with Hurd Hatfield at the Biltmore Bowl; Gloria Saphire with Laird Cregar at the Clover Club..,. Lieut Harold Kirsch, husband of Hollywood press agent Charlotte Rogen, off again on sea duty. ... Unable to get reservations anywhere for a vacation, Joan Blondell finally packed the two kids up in a trailer, which Is now parked on a nier at a nearby beach.

CLUB CALENDAR Boclsty Deadline, 11 A. M. Phones 1000 — 1001 Sunday Nutlman Ave U. 11. Harvesters, church, 2:30 p.m. Monday Pythian Sister Picnic, K of P. Home, 6:30 p.m. Mu.dc Section.. Mrs. C. E. Hell, 7:30 o'clock. Tuesday Tri Kappa Picnic, Hnnna-Nutt-man Park. 6:30 p m. < .ithollc laidl-s of Columbia, Hanim Nuttman park, 6:30 pm. Wednesday Decatur Home Economics club, ■Mrs Roy price, 6 pm. Thursday St. Luke Evangelical and Reformed Women’s Guild, church, all day. Order of Rainlxtw girls, Masonic hall, 7:30 p niMurtaugh. 515 Nuitmun Ave.; Mias Helen Brodb.sk, Willshire, O.; Mias Kathryn Fisher, 315 S. Eleventh St.. Mrs. Wm. J. peller: Haymond Braun, Decatur route 1 Dlmnlraed: Mrs. Elmer Heyerly and ba.by boy. Decatur rou'e 4: Mrs. (Jecar Wieffleldte and baby girl, Decatur route 5; iMra. Eugene Arnold and Iraiby girl. Ihs-atur route 2; Morris Steele, Decatur route 6; Miw. Ixruiaa Mdller, M2t Monroe St. o STRIKE BOUND iCoatisued — rage n action in the seizure. "Our men have been Instructed to return to work at once ami follow scrupulously all orders of the government," lie sold Seizure of the lines came as no surprise. It was expected almost hourly sine.- last Wednesday when the shipment of war materials began to bog down at some of the terminals In the urea affected by the strike. The strikers promised to keep war shipments rolling but were unable to do so when some operators refused to permit their trucks to leave the terminals This action cause.) one army trunsjuirtation official to term the walkout an "operators' strike." The strike affe-cted operators in eight slates- Kansas. Nebraska. Minnesota, Wisconsin. Illinois, lowa and North ami South Dakota when it first broke out Monday, but later spread to Oklahoma and Colorado. Seizure of the truck lines came nirn - days after the federal gov- : ornment took control of the Philadelphia transportation system to hall a walkout of 5.H00 transit workers that had hampered the war effort in that city. Nurses Aide Class To Graduate Aug. 19 Graduation exercises for the nursra uide elans which lias been in training al the Adame county memorial hospital the pant six weeks, will be held at Herne on Saturday. August 19. Twenty-two women will receive their diplomuM. including several from this city. The program lx apotMored by the Berne Chamber of Commerce. Toddler’s Pattern 9073 //I bP© MARIAN MARTIN An Ideal outfit for your young hopeful . . . Pattern 9073 consists of dainty button-front frock, slip and panties. Easy to cut and sew. Pattern 9073 comes in children’s sizes: 1. 2. 3, ♦. 5 and ti. Sizes* dress, 1% yards 35-inch: slip. Ilk yards: panties, % yard. This pattern, together with a nedlework pattern of useful and decorative motifs for linens and garments. TWENTY Ci NTS. Send TWENTY CINTS in coins for these patterns to the Decatur Dally Democrat. Pattern Dept. 155 N. Jefferson St- Chicago SO, Ih. Write plainly SIZE. NAME. AD. DRESS DRESS. STYLE NUMBER. Send FIFTEEN CENTS more for the Marian Martin new and bigger Summer Pattern Book 32.Pagest easy.to.make styles. Free pattern printed In book.

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I Back from Overseas Camp Blanding. Fla.. Aug. 12 Pfc. Henry L. Bleberlch, who has returned to duty in th • United States under rhe arniy'e policy of rotating men on uveiweas duty wherever possible, has been assigned to duty at the iitfantry replacement center at Camp Blanding. Fla . ;u". a menfber of the permanent ataff handling training and administrative matters In the training of Infantry repla<-cun h.« He ie the mhi of Mr and Mrs. Otto lUnherich. of Decatur, rou’e t wo. Mr. and Mrs. Chao H Bittner of Decatur route 2. have received wMrd that their daughter. 2nd Lt. Florence L Bittner, lias arrived safely in France. 44gt Loon Meshlierger, son of Mr. and Mm. Harry Meshlberg-r of Linn Grove, was woundi-d in action in France on July 25. according to a letter received by iii« wife. Shrapnel at ruck him in the right artn He has been overseaa since January and went to France soon after the invasion. He Is attached to the engineers. Captain Russell Byer, an instructor at Camp Hood. Texas, is home on a 15-day leave, visiting his wife and children, who reside at 627 N Second St. Kgt. Marhenke arrived homo this week on a 30 day furlough and will report to Miami Beah. Fla., fori further assignment. He was overseas seven months. 4'pl. Fred R. Hoffman, stall ined with the infantry troops somewhere

< r ki * ’ -f'? iwih-i-afl B ‘ T WT ,a»B pj| HMMB ’• . , / left, washable rayon bareback frock; confer, white tennis outfit; right, cover-up rayon play suit. If you have been stuck In town all summer working, you probably have been looking forward to a vacation, even if It is a short one and near or at home. You probably have put off buying any sports clothes, too, but the smart shopper should be able to pick up many different styles in durable, colorful things at reduced prices to wear now and put away for next year. This department has chosen the three outfits above to help your selection At the left Is a bareback dress made of hand-washable rayon fabric with halter neck, low back and bare arms The skirt has two deep pockets at the side and an extra little jacket. There is nothing more comfortable for tennis than full-pleated shorts and wed cut shirt. The costume shown center is whit* rayon sharkskin The cover-up play suit, right, is spun fc lumber jacket top buttons down over th* top of th* shorts. * (Intelnational)

Jin Frame, lias l»e«n awarded the II expert coiiilkc infantryman medal, according to wor-l received by his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Hoffman of 233 N Eleventh S’ of this city. Ensign Shneon Hain, a pilot In the navy air corps, formerly stationed in R. I, is home on a several days' leave visiting hu< father. S J. Hain, and ot.ior relatives and friends. He will report back to duty Sunday. ‘Pfc. Igswrenee R. Smith, son of Mr and Mrs, Ray Smith. Route 6. Decatur, has Jurft b< en advanced to 'li.t rank, act ird'ng to word received by h!s wife, Mrs. V»da Smi ii. who. with their two daughter;, reside on hiilian.i St reel. Pf<Mnl’h's addries is 7*l. Ity Opn. Bn. Co. B. J. n i-on Barrack!), St. Loub. M -nurl. Fifteenth Army Air Force Technical Sergeant Ixiuis H. Marhenks, 20, son of Mr. and Miw lid. Marhenke of D-.-catui. Ind , has been awarded the fdurth bronze oak leaf cluster for the air medal, !: was announced by 15 th Army Air forcT headkiuarteiu. Veteran Is Horn* In the word,; of tire citation, Sgt. Marhenke, aerial radio operator and gunner, was awarded the luster "for meritorious achievement while participating in sustained operational act,ivities against the enemy." Sgt. Marhenke is stationed in Italy with a Liberator bombardment group of I the 15:h army air force, whiith has been bombing German held targets In Europe. A graduate of Monmouth high school, the sergeant enlisted In the army August 26. 19*2 o ALLIED ARMIES (Coattsuan vmw raas II the Ah‘rnon-Faliii>s<- line, rc-captur-<-d Mortain, 19 mlliu ea»‘ of Avranches, after breaking a German <'ounter-atta<ck in a week-long see saw battle. It was the fifth time Mortain had changed hamDGeneral advances of up to a mile and a quarter were reported all around the Mortain area as the Germans liegan their loiig-an'ici-pated fighting withdrawal. One column midway between Mortain am! Vire drove to the vicinity of Vengeons, three miles east of Gathemo. t g East of Vire. Allied infantry punched ahead l.otui to 2.000 yards on a elx-mlle front despite determined enemy oppoaition, while the i British 2nd army farther east captured two hills, identified only as Nos. 262 and 229. near S’. Pierre-la Vleille. British patrols thrusting out from their bridge!)) ad acmes the <*rn> river Bilked up with Canadian forces a’ Bat'bery, 11 '-s miles south of Caen, virtually eMminatlng tin* German pocket between the <)rn>-! ami latize rivers. 1 The British advance carried through the Clngiais forest south of Caen and lib-rated Tliiiry-Harcourt. 14 miles south southwest of Caen, neanlty rtt Martin-de Sailed and Eason, a mile and a half southeast

• <»f Tliury-Harcour’. , United Press war correspondent Riclgird D. McMillan reported from • the front that the Clnglak, forest , was a “forett of dead" with Gerfan corpaes heaped in mounds Must of the <>nemy troops were i kill's! in the record 6,0 W-ton aerial - bombardment which preetded the hl<HI phase of the offenaiVe le-low , Ca< n earlier this week. I Mt Millan raid the bombing also > teak a record toll <»f German ma- ’■ ial. Every hundr-tl yards or so, Ciere wus a charred German vebif | eh- .mi many lattiut were knocked 'oat. he .aid. "It maki-« you wonder > ' if tie y have any left. CHURCHILL VISITS •Con'.lnowd truii r*g« ii German broadeasta for several weeks have been reporting large concentrations of Allied landing . and naval craft in the western Mediterranean. A landing in soul hern France would clamp a ! giant pincers on France ami xpeetl , llh- liberation of the country. INQUIRY CONTINUES >Contlnow)i rs«s 1) He probably suffered a slight head I injury in the crash. Almost simultaneously with the* ■ rear-crash-on of the Cooley nuio. < I the car was enveloped in flumes | The impact shoved Hie auto across | i the grossing and into the ditch on J ! the southwest corner. Mr Cooley i made a valiant effort to reacue his i wife from the flames She suffered third degree hunts ami died at i the hospital al about 3 o'clock Friday morning. Mr. Cooley was severely burned alsiut his body, hands and face. He was reported slightly belt'* this morning, but will Ih- required to remain at the hospital for several <lays. nurses said. The IxHly of Mrs. Cooley was tnkeii to Dayton today by funeral car, accompanied by the- undertaker from that city. The victim's mother and her daughter. Miss Armeta Cooley of Diiylon were her- today. Mr. Cooh-y's brother, Frank Cooley of Battle Creek. Mich . where the Cooleys visited Thursday, was also here yesterday. Several of the relatives left for their homes today. Retailers To Take inventory Tonight 1 Al! retailers and wholesalers of meats, fats, fish and dairy pro , ducts must take Inventory at the close of business August 12 in order to obtain adjustments for items replaced on rationing August i 13. th)- office of price administration announced today. Pointing ont that many items were placed at zero point value May 13 and that a number of these will Ih- brought back under the I | point system August 13. some re-1 i lallers and wholesalers will be unable to buy sufficient merchandise unless they obtain adjust meats The inventory should include all I items other than butter acquired! by loan from the Washington of-

M-Sgt. William E. Noonan is a crew chief

15TH AAF IN ITALY M Sgt William E Noonan. 39. 216 S Eighth St . Decatur. Ind., tightened the last screw on Hie landing gear ami looked u p "Well, tliat a that," he said, with a sign, "how the 'Ancient' will be ready for tomorrow's mission again. I try to keep my plane In pi-rfect shape at all tlqbe* tiecause that's the best way to make sure that she'll come back Noonan is the < rew chief of the 15th Army Air Force Lllwrator Isimhei, "Ancient and Honorable Artllb-ry Company of Massachusetts," naiiD-d for the society Hint ! lias been iKimblng German held i targets in Europe. | "I watch every action of my plane witli tlie < are of a mother, - said NiHinan. "ami when something goes wrong, I try to tlx it us soon as possible so that no time will Ih- lost. She has 46 missions behind her ami is Mini going strong." • I)- has been In the army slncd April 4 1942. ami received his I training at Koester Field. Noonan has been overseas six ' lice <hat are rationed on the Aug ' us’ 13 iHilnt chart Items in transit, hut not yet recelvefl, should Ih- included. The inventory must 1 i><- made on DPA form It 315, oh j tulnable at the local war price and I rationing Imard. - Plan Reception For Rev. George Walton A reception for Rev. George O Walton will be held in the parlors of the First Presbyterian church Monday evening from 7 to 9 o'clock It was announced today by Mrs. E. D. Engeler, president of the ladles aid society. Rev. Walton will leave August 2K to report for special training at Fl. Devens, Mass, having been commissioned as chaplain in the C. S. navy Friends of the pastor and his family are invited Io attend the rec *ptlon. No special program has been arranged and the event is to be an Informal affair, giving them tlie opportunity to wish the pastor, who lias served here 12 years. Godspeed and happy landings. ——■ — o — Swim at Shroyer Beach

Sterling Silver Identity Bands A satisfying gift to a service man or woman is one of these beautifully wrought identification bracelets. Some beautiful numbers in gold filled, and solid gold. Christmas mailing £<mae dates for over sea 9® t 0 9*J Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. Incl. Federal tax. Pumphrey Jewelry Store SALE CALENDAR Al G. II Ohio State Chester White hog sale. I pper Sandusky Ohio Roy 8. Johnson, Auct. Al G. 15 D. C. Gamble. Lima. Ohio. Chester White bog sale. Rov 8 Johnson, Auct. Al t! Iti W. A. Dennis A Son. Windfall. Ind . Chester White bred sow sale. Roy 8. Johnson, Auct. Al G Hi W. Hollingsworth. 2'y miles east of Geneva. Ind , on Road llti Closing out sale Jett Liechty, auctioneer Al G. 17- Allen County 4-H, Beef calf and fat barrow sale, aFir Grounds Fort Wayne. Roy 8. Johnson. Auct. AUG. 18—Walter J. Fishering, 3ly miles north of Ft. Wayne, on Old Auliurn road, closing out sale. Roy 8. Johnson, Auct. Al G 19 Fulton County Livestock sale. Rochester. Ind. Roy 8. Johnson. Auct. AUG. 19- Fred Betzel, 3 miles south of Chattanooga. Ohio, state road 19 General farm sale. Lester W. "Bud" Suman, am i Al G. 21- Or. 8. M. Friedley. 221 South Third St.. Ih-catur. Household goods. Roy 8. Johnson, auctioneer Al (». 22 Claude and Ruth Riggin, 3 miles west of Geneva on State Road No. IHi Closing out sale Ellenberger Bro*., aucts Al G 22 Henry and Nathan Stahl, 2'„ miles west and '» mile south of Geneva. 70 acres ami personal property. Jeff Liechty, au Al G. 22 Shoemaker A Norris, Registered Guernsey cattle sale. Keystone. Ind. Roy 8. Johnson, Auct. AUG. 23 —Charles Gesman, 3 miles South of Huntington. Ind. Well Improved 155 Acre Fann. J. F. Sanmann, auctioneer Al G. 24 Charles W. Spangler, Adm., 53 Acre Improved Fann, 6 miles Northwest of Decatur. Ind . and 4 Acre Tract. Root Township J. F. Sanmann, Auctioneer. Al G. 24—Harvey L. Steffen, « miles west. 4 miles south of Decatur. Hampshire bred sows Ellenberger Bros., Auctioneers Al G 26 Fulton County Livestock Sale, Rim heater. Ind . Roy 8. Johnson, Auct. AUG. 28—Myers A ShorL 3 miles west. 1 mile north of Geneva, Ind. Hampshire bred sow sale Roy 8. Johnson, Auct. AUG. 29- Mrs. William Kitson, 2'y miles west of Decatur. Household goods. Roy 8. Johnson, auctioneer. Al G. 30 Mrs. Pauline Galbreath, Brick Business Block. Kewanna. Indiana J. F. Sanmann. Auctioneer Al G. 30 Christ Bohnke. 7 miles north of Decatur. Closing out sal* Roy 8. Johnson, Auct. Al G. 31 —Leslie B. Hall, New Castle. Ind. Complete dosing out sale. Roy 8. Johnson, Auct. BEPT. I—Ehresman Estate, 3 miles west and ‘4 mile south of Payne, Ohio, 112 acre, highly Improved farm. Roy 8. Johnson, Auctioneer. SEPT. 11- "The Arthur Wolf Show Farm," 11 miles East of I-afayetla, Ind, on Route No. 25, Highly Improved 92i> Acres. J. F. Sanmann, auctioneer. SEPT. IS —DARREL CLAUSE. 110 Acre Farm. Livestock and personal property, 4 miles East of Decatur. J. F. Sanmann. auct. REPT 20 —Charles Boring. 1% miles East of Pleasant Milla, Indiana. Livestock and personal property. J. F. Sanmann. auct. HEPT. 22 Jesse Stamm, 4 miles Northwest of Kewanna, Indiana. 120 Acres, Modern Improvements and all personal property. J. F. Sanmann, auctioneer.

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nV* ' i U < \ " J® months and Is the son of Mrs. lairetta Noonan, who resides at the alnive aildress He la a formff* • employe of the Fort Wayne Work% I General Electric Co. (Photo by Sgt F J Piazza). Substitute Railway Mail Clerks Needed Clarence E Smith, local civil service secretary, has received a leaflet ixplalning the need for aub- < stitute railway postal clerks. The busk- salary la (1.950 a year, for a 4o hour week. An additional compensation of 15 percent, hut not to exceed 3300 yearly, la also |>ald. Applications will he accepted until the needs of the service have been met. Persona who file applications by September 4 will be tested before those who file after that date Information and applications may be obtained from Mr. Smith at the Decatur post office . o Recover Body Os Drowning Victim Goshen. Ind., Auk. 12. (UP)Services were planned today for 9-year-old Joan Hossler. daughter of army Private and Mrs. Robert Hossler. whose body was recovered from the Elkhart river yesterday The girl was drowned Thura- ' day while enroute with playmales to a city park picnic.