Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 43, Number 62, Decatur, Adams County, 14 March 1945 — Page 2

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Red Cross Home Service Aids Welfare Os U. S. Servicemen

Families, anxious albnut the wel fare ’of servicemen, are turning to the Am rii'.tn Red Crons daily for help in ti'iinsmitting messages, according to C. E. Bell chairman of iliis Adams county cliapicr, "While this chapter is standing by to give whatever assistance pos.-IWe,' Mr. Bell said. "ih» public must understand the extent of rhe Red'Croes services st> that urgent messages and reports will not be delay d by the .' volume of nontemergent'’/ requft. The-•home service work rs of the Jo. a, chirp er have made numerous telephone calls and ll.ne written dozen?, >if 1. tiers during the past mouth in making inquiries about United States servicemen stationed outside the continental United States' and in transmitting em-rg-em i and nonemet genc.y messages. Khrl B. Adams, home ,-ervice sec retiiry. and Airs. Ruih Hollingsworth. executive secretary of the ' lie service office pointed out that there are limitations >f Red Cros.-,

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1- service in connection with inquiries o cone ruing the welfare and locar lion of servicemen and that trans- ■• mi-eion of personal messages of f nonemeigency nature to a ctervicee man over-ieiw should be carried out e i by the family through the use of ■. commercial cable or mail facilities. The lo.al chairman staled that, ' the Rid Cross caniiot secure addi-j ' tional information b yond the offi- ' cial notification when a man is reported killed or misusing in action or torioia.’ij’ injured or ill. -Many families becom ■' emuerned i 1 bi i-au.se they ar. either not reeeiv-I ing mail from the serviceman or he 1 , writus that he is no- receiving mail f ■ n them. It is poss'hle that the man is on special duty wher ■ he frit not allowed to write; lie may lie j wmking under conditions makingit impt i-'Sible to iwrite: he may, have -oeeii transferred and mail. I w.: ion by him. ie d l.iy< d for rea-; .ms of si'.-ttrity: he may f'-el that.l ■ iia ; no news” to write; or mail I - nt to him may have been delay-

ed becaus It must be forwarded, Mr. Adams said in defining mail delay. Boat mail id often delayed be- ,- iiise of the lack of shipping space I while in the ca>se of navy pennon- - | nel, receiving and pooling of mail ' can usually be carried out only while a ship is in port. The family ' should be certain i that the mail’d correct and com-; pl te address as ,shown ill hfe moat ■ I recent letter is being used. If the family has not iweived I mail from the sei-vfceni.,n in thre ■ i j months or more, workers of the lo- I i <-al chapter may write to overdeas i i Red Cross field director with the . man's unit. Or If the nan writes , ■ that he is not receiving mail from j I his family, the chapter worker may I ' write directly to the overseas dir- I ' ector coverin'g the man’s -station I ; and request that he explain that the family is writing regularly and j ; that he need not be concerned a- I bout the welfare of his family. In | ; either case the i-eiply will come I .' from tihe man himself and not from I the Red Cross field director unless I ! he is una’ble to locate the man. | or in case of an exceptional ciri un;-s;anre. and the iTply will not give details. I

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, | When a number of The naval forI t ees writes that he is not receiving I mail from his family, the same ex,j planations apply and the family I should continue writing. A welfare requtist can be made in some sit* Illations if the man is not assigned ; to a ship, but if he is with a naval mobile unit a welfare report cani not be obtained. | The army, navy, marine corps, ' and coast guard officially notify ■ the next of kin whin a serviceman is injured or seriously ill. Any supI plementary information received is I also sent to the next of kin The various branches of tue armed forces aleo give official notification when a man hau been killed or reI ported missing in action. In either Situation the American Red Cross cannot oh am any information not sent to the next of kin. and. because jof military security regulations. ■ the Red Cross cannot initiate in- | quiries concerning men missing in action either to field directors overseas or to the International Red Cioss. Mr. Adatn-s asserted. If a family has received no official notification, but learns unoffi- ; cially fi-om the man himself or a comrade that he is injured or ill. the local chapter may seek a report through the fi Id director overseas.

I :.)th rwfee. the family will have to ! make direct contact with the ap- ! piopriate military or nival author- ; I itie ’’ , . j Sometime,? information is reeeiv- | ■ d which conflicts with the official notification. The family might receive a letter after the da’e of which the man was officially reported missing or dead, dr learn from a cnaiplain or a contrad that I the man has lieen eeen alive since I lth.it date. Such information toge-| ther with the original letters and] env-lcpts or photostatic copies and] the c.miplete military identificai tion should be sent by the family i direct to the appropriate service j authorities. It should b? remembered. Mr. ] : Adam.s emphasized, that a letter ' | pcs'marked after the reported date I | of a casualty does not necessarily I I conflict with the repoit. Frequent-i |ly service men'«? letters aie not post- ! maiked until many days after they] ; have been written, so that the body ! ; of a letter should be closely exam- | ined for other po>ssM)le dates. A radio report, press report, or i •acme rumor might reach the fa-1 ] mily. saying that a man is missing I i or has -been killed, or seriously injured. If no official notification has . been received, the Red Cross will aos‘«t the family in tracing down tlhe soutxe o; the rumor, obtain a copy • of the report if it was written or a- - comp! te statement of farts, and help the family prepare the evid- 1 I cnee which the family should forward to the authorities of the I branch of service to which the man i belonged. The geographical locations of the I j a: my post office and fleet post ofj lice addresses are not revealed by | i the military and naval authorities I ] and cannot be divulged by those to I whetn it is known. Families, in the I I interest o ft he man’s safety, should I not ask for this information. iMrs. Hollingsworth and Mr. Ad-, am,s reiterated the point that the ‘ i address on the man’s most recent I ; letter is usually the most current | addrcco available, and in some cs-ies. more current then the address in official files. However, if a letter has not been received by | th ■ family within the last three mon. -i, if mail has been return-> ed marked” incorrect address,” or if a family ha«s two conflicting addresses. they may request the pro- . per address by writing the military ] or naval authorities direct. Workers pi the County chapter will gladly assist families in preI paling letters to military and naval authorities and will cooperate fully in securing all possible information. Families are urged to rtmember that -security regulations govi ern all channels of the American Red Cro'.s com'munication services, Mr. Bell declared in concluding his : statement. _g I Trade in a Good Town — Decatur

’• 1 • — ZTZ •, Ai | ACTIVITIES OF |! ! ADAMS COUNTY | 4-H CLUBS "i* • i S3OO In Awards Lafayette, Ind., Mar. 14—Indi- | ana 4-H club members who live near tomato canning factories ’ I will have an opportunity to com- ’ ( pete for cash awards totalling S3OO in the 1945 federal grade and flat rate contests, according- ] ing to an announcement by Roscoe Fraser, extension and \V. R. Amick, assistant state ‘ 4-H leader, both of the Purdue University staff. The university horticulture and 1 4-H club departments, co-operat-ing with the Indiana tomato chib ’ committee of the Indiana canners ’ association, have outlined the prize list in an effort to further 1 stimulate interest in growing high quality tomatoes for canning purposes. , In order to compete for the : awards club members will I>e reI quired to contract their tomatoes i I to a canning factory in Indiana ' and members may compete either for the federal grade awards or the flat rate awards. One average acre will be taken as a basis for judging the production yield. , Growing interest in 4-H tomato ' projects is seen in plans by local | county groups sponsoring the ac- ] ’ tivities. Knox county canners are offering prizes totalling SSOO to 4-H club members in that county for high quality and high production records, and other counties | are reporting plans to add local 1 awards to the state-wide contest. “The canning industry." Fraser ] said today, “sees these young : ] farmers as the tomato growers of i the future and they are anxious ] to encourage them to follow the best accepted practices for grow- | ing tomatoes of the highest j ■ quality." First prize in the state contest I in both the federal grade and the | flat rate contest will be a $56 I war bond. Second prize will be a $25 war bond. The next eight of the top ten in the contest will be awarded cash prizes in war stamps. Complete information regard- ] ing the 1945 4-H club tomato pro-1 ] ject contest may be obtained i from the office of the county agricultural agent. Interest in the 4-H tractor project seems to be mounting in Adams county. 'County agent Arch-] bold has visited the .Jefferson. Hart- ] I ford. St. Mary's. Wabash and Kirk- ; i ’and high schools and over 100' 1 boys indicated they would attend ; ! the slide lecture explaining the de- ] I tails of the program at 7:30 p. m.. i Wednesday. March 21 at the Lini coin school, Decatur. It is hoped I the boys will bring their fathers to | this meeting. : The county agent is scheduled to . I meet with the boys of the Root ] township and Monroe township j high schools this week. Road To Berhr By United Press ■ The nearest distances to Ber'in • ] from advanced Allied lines today; ; Eastern front: 31 miles (from ] Zaeckerick). Western front: 275 miles (i'rnir least of* Rruck'hausen). Italy: 524 Miles (from Po Di Prii maro river). i | | Stressing the effectiveness and; I power of the Army Ordnaircc ’>- inch gun motor carriage. MIO talik j destroyer, vehicle performapce r<I ports from the European battle- ] front tell of one SU!O which met three German Panther tanks on a i narrow hedge-bordered road and | knocked them all out tmassisted. riß[ EVER BEEN HELD W? It’s not a pleasant experi- : ence to look into the business end of a gun, but it I i need not be a costly one. ! An Aitna Residence and Outside Theft Policy insures both at home and away from home. THE SUTTLES CO. Arthur D. Suttles, Agent [ Decatur, Ind. Niblick Stare Bldg. n* Am CMMhy Mil I ft H*Mm4 Com. j ihiiiftii

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