Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 43, Number 49, Decatur, Adams County, 27 February 1945 — Page 2

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HALF OF JAPS' (I'ontfniieil From Page One) from the north coasi anil was threatening to split tile enemy defenses. An advance of another half mile to the north would cut both remaining lateral roads between the east and west coasts, though both flanks still could communicate over mountain trails Enemy resistance was mount ing as the marines steadily compressed 'he territory remaining in Japanese hands. The Japanese stepped up their artillery ami rocket fire and Nimitz reported a "very heavy volume" of small PIANOS s'e are again making pianos. A limited number tiiu’t Pianos are re- | served for customers who can qualify untier W.P.B. rlftssifications as Public Ljudons. Music Teach- ; r;fl' Music Students and • f Fhese instruments are mat from thoroughly I I seasoned materials and are prewar quality. At present deliveries can be made within a few day s Trade ins ("all at Our Factory it Telephone Bluffton 5111. Estey Piano Corp. Bluffton, Indiana 1

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By HARRISON CARROLL King Feature* Syndicate Writer HOLLYWOOD-Back in 1921. George White gave Dorothy Sebastian her first Broadway job and now she is coming back to the screen in his

"Scandals of 1945." which R-K-0 is producing. She plays herself in a sequence where ex-; Scandals girls' are supposed to have a reunion, i Recently.' Dorothy has; been doing war i work as an i X-ray tech-j

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nician checking aluminum aircraft parts. She wants it known that she didn’t quit her defense job to make a movie She became allergic to the X-ray and was told to seek other work. Talk about horrible breaks! After months of search. Susan Hayward and Jess Barker, who have been living in a small apart-i ment. found a house to rent in the ' valley. Then the owner read about them having twins and wants to cancel the deal. Frank Sinatra was the object of terrific curiosity when he recorded for that war bond film at Twentieth Century-Fox- Betty Grable came over to watch him sing (Harry James was leading the band) and Frankie, in turn, visited Betty's set. “The Dolly Sisters.” Bing Crosby recorded for the same film bqt without any fooling around. H? -me in, passed a few quips, sang his song twice, liked the second try. said “That’s it, boys,” and was gone. The Encyclopedia Britannica has asked Bob Cummings to write an article on post-war aviation. If you’d forgotten. Bob not only has been a flying instructor for the Army for Three years but has. been flying for 18 years. . From a block away. George T.imtad, the American sensation in “Mas-ctuiu-afiv in Mexico.” helplessly watched his car being stUr’i p lt Wilshire boulevard. Gn Hit Iwck of a still pMui? she di'in t ill-.. f'Z’. » f’• I'»] M •”*»♦ r» ; • uate the posit;." s."' l I,!” tit’ negative!” ‘ ji>.»u rrs'-.ford sou th® >PTty * >l Pierre' to buy 100 feet o! color

Speaks Tonight ft • - , * l • * '-■ ’ * ’ i ’ flHl ’/‘/“""'IF £ ■ERM : ' » |J Dr. Larry Newgent, former chaplain of San Quentin prison, will sp.-ak at the Decatur Church ol the Nazarene at 7:30 o'clock this evening. He "ill speak on "Crime Doesn't Pay." The public is invited to attend. arms fire. Some of tile Japanese ■v.-re lighting from concrete pillboxes with wails tour feet thick. Tile bitterness of the fighting was shown in part by the fact , ih:>.t only nine Japanese prisoners have been taken Tlie nation’s highest military award, the Medal of Honor, hag been awarded by the War Department to only fiS officers and enlisted men for valor ill the present war. See us for your PLUMBING and HEATING NEEDS (ad 2u for prompt and courteous service. WALTER i Plumbing & Heating Co. 1 Ph(tp# 207 251 N. 2 st. _

film on which they took pictures of the baby son of Joan's standin, Sylvia Holies. The film will be sent to the baby's father, Warrant Officer Eugene Hollos at Cherbourg. . . . Four ring-tailed monkeys hired for the Pine-Thomas picture, ‘‘Follow That Woman.” got loose on the set and held up shooting for an hour. “Awful,” said Producer Thomas, “that’s equivalent to Mitch Leisen losing two weeks' work.” One of the main reasons Betty Hutton canceled her Mexico City vacation was to please Buddy De Sylva who wants hor to get a good rest before she star’s “Stork Club.” Betty's ptomaine attack was another reason. There were a breathless few minutes when a black panther slipped its haltar while several hundred people were on the set of Universal's “Night in Paradise.” Leaping to, the microphone, the | animal’s trainer said over the loudj speaker system: "Don’t anybody | move and he won’t hurt you.” ; Everybody stood frozen in their it tacks. The panther ambled over I and stopped near Turhan Bey and Thomas Gomez. At this point, the beast's trainer grabbed it by the tail and the danger was over. If you twist a panthers tail hard enough, it will roll over on its back. Okay, neither would I. HOLLYWOOD HI JINX: Binnie Baines leaves Hollywood in March to spend six months with Maj. j Mike Frankovitch in Wilmington, Del. . . The announcement of the coming of 12 o’clock' curfew brought the Mocambo and other film colony late spots the biggest call for reservations since New Year's Eve. . . Five months ago. Director John Farrow ordered roofing material for his ranch i house. Two months ago, when it i' hadn’t arrived, he wrote canceling f the order. A few days later, the t material arrived and John had the 1 carpenters put it on the house, i Yeste'tday, to his amazement, he i got a letter from the roofing com- : pany, informing him that the ma- - terial wouldn't be available and l offering to refund his money! . . . i i Natalie Drapei os getting up a party to see her play in "Dough I i Girls” at the Buss-Hayden theater tcmor’ow night . Signs of the Th? ??—«;• and --uth-siliirl 1 ! cT-loo’ig Mil b* ralaasad this ytar ‘ ' >ti rrijr-h, Spani'h anti Foilugucse jia addition Engiu-h.

Midnight Curlew Goes Into Effect I Seek Modification Os National Curfew By United Press The entertainment industry rang down tile curtain on aftermidnight drinking and amusement last night but there were still campaigns afoot today for modification of the nationwide curfew. Compliance with the curfew, which became effective last midnight. appeared complete from coast to coast despite an overtone of grumbling from New York, Chicago and other large centers of wee-hour gayety. Nightclub owners in New York met in a secret session after Chi cage operators reported they would ask war mobilization director James F. Byrnes to modify the curfew so that they can stay open until 2 a. m. if they closed entirely one night each week. No announcement was made i after the New York tneeting. but it was rumored that Diamond Horseshoe owner Billy Rose and other owners discussed raising a SSO. min fund for a Washington lobby. Rep. Clare Boothe Luce. IL, Conn . joined the modification line with two suggestions. She asked that all nightclubs be allowed to open an hour later than usual and then stay open until 1 a. m instead of midnight. if that wasn't feasible. Mrs. Luce said, large cities such as New York. Chicago, Philadelphia. San Francisco. and Detroit should be allowed an hour more of amusement than the rest of the nation. The curfew, most drastic homefront directive since the ban on horse racing last month, slipped into wartime living quietly. There were no demonstrations and police and war manpower commission agents reported no deliberate violations. Police in New York patrolled the nightclub and amusement sections under orders to arrest no one. They were told merely io warn violators after taking down their names and the names of patrons in the presence of two police witm sses. Philadelphia police took no part in checking compliance with the curlew. However. WMC agents were reported making the rounds •if the Quaker city's night clubs snd taprooms. Chicago crowds dispersed quickly after midnight and the streets soon were deserted. By I a. in. Randolph street. Chicago's Broadway, was empty except for the cops on their heat and an accasional call. —.— u Father-Son Banquet Held Last Evening Berne Banker Speaks At Methodist Church Another successful father and son banquet was held at the Methodist church last evening, with Fred Busche as general chairman and Earl Colter acting as toastmastei. Elmer W. Baumgartner. Berne banker, gave the principal address. .Mr. Baumgartner dealt with present day conditions and said in part. "I would like to serve notice on th' dictators of the world that no longer shall they dye th a gyeen grass with H>S red blood of bays and girls of any nation.” Directing his remarks •o Ibe boys be said, "you boys should not try to find a soft life. Life is bard and full of difficulties. Prepare yourself for the hard days ahead." He spoke of be Apostle Paul, as he tried to instruct those who would follow nim. ths* they must expect to tie persecuted. "Patience and perseverance must be given, if you want to reach the goal." Other speakers were Walter JKrick. Bryce Thomas. Mayor John B. Stults. W. Guy Brown. Willis Fonner came from Harlan to attend the banquet and also made brief remarks. Music was furnished by David Owens, Medford Smith and Vernon Smitley. The meeting ended with a prayer that next year the war would lie over and that all the boys of the church would lie home for the annual father and son banquet. o Trade ip a Good Town — Decatur I RHEUMATISM I ■ SUFFERER* . JUST TRY ■ I REINER’S I ]' [ 1 Bosrso ■! tor Sbes-sajir. 4» k I v. ...... JLueHjo, MejerEr I K vhes to-d rear FS.ET BOCXISA. fl HOMME. ORttq STORE '*

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Arnold Urges Strong Postwar Air Force i . . .. _ 7 . I Annual Report Made To War Secretary Washington. Feb. 27.- <UPI -It's , the next war that Gen. Henry 11. Arnold is worried about. Though “unnumbm ed months" o' all-out effort remain before the Mlies win final victory in this wa.. that victory is assured. But victory's full fruit will not be realized, the army air force chief said, unless the lesson of world war II is mastered The lesson, he said tn his annua' report to Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson, "is too plain for the next aggreistsor to miss." It is that: "Tile United States will be his first target.” In two world wars so fat, Auold said, the aggressor has moved first against other nations, giving this one time to mobilize. The next time, he warned, the

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aggres or'is first objective will be i to knock oiw the United States before taking on any other countries. That means. Arnold said, the this nation must continue to be the, world s No. 1 air power. | The aggressor will strike ffom tlie air in the next war as lie did ; in lliis. Arnold coirlinm• I. but wmi such power that the life of the at - ; tacked nation will be disrupted and defensive measures made-diflicult. "We must recognize that the I only certain protection against : such aggression is the ability oi meet and overcome it before Ihe : aggressor can strike tlie first blow, • Arnold said. Mere numbers of plattee mean, little. Arnold continued. Science' moves too fast. After this wat obsolete planes must be sold, salvaged or scrapped, so they kffit t • hang over the aviation indusliy as they did after the last war. Ihe ; United States, he said, must have I a healthy, self-sustaining comme -1 cial air transport industry. In a review of the air war. Ai n- : old said the AAF had destroyed or damaged more than 50.0(10 enemy ■ planes in three years. American losses were about one-third that ( number. The. AAF lust (i.iiSll planes m'

aerial combat against Cermauy and 1.2H6 against Japan. German antiaircraft destroyed 5,002 and Japanese antiaircraft 440. The Germans destroyed 92 and Ute Japanese 304 planes on the ground. From all other causes, including weather, accidents and mechanic.il failures. 2.ti«3 planes were lost in the war against Germany and 991 : against Japan. Q Retirement System To Local Employes Indianapolis, Fdb. 27—(UP)—Inclusion of local governmental emi ployes in the proposed Indiana state 1 employes retirement system was recommended today by tile power- : ful Hepulilican legislative policy . convmiiitee. The GOP steering group proposed to strike deain and dis- , isliility benefits from the plan and ' io ocalt down the maximum annuity I from *2.000 to $1.2V0 Under the lommiltee lecommendations. the latest draft of the re- • tirement bill, to be submitted to I thi legislature this week for final approval, would authorize ’ownj ships, towns, cities and counties of the state to participate on a volun- • tary basis.

Graduates Sunday At Purdue University ■Ri Hurt Bri< de, son of Mr. mid Mrs. Paul Briede of Jeffeison St., I has been graduated from Purdue university, with a B. s. degree i * mechanical engineering. His parI ents attended the graduation exercises, which were held Sunday in , the Purdue union building. 0 Road To Berlin By United press ! The nearest distances to Berlin from advanced Allied lines today: V ' s' Both prod- ' g ucts save ■ you time f W end labor . 1 Jr ■ \jMt CRHSTyf ■ I I A rlAlwWi / |\CORN MUFFIN MIX/ . Z ■■■ - .■■MWMniMaiMBMBtoMaMBaaMeMKMMMawi.

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