Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 43, Number 134, Decatur, Adams County, 7 June 1945 — Page 1

Seventh War Loan 22 Days to Go

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FREMENDOUS AIR BLOW STRUCK AT OSAKA

Uyo Admits hi Okinawa Meat Is Near ■ Ragged Remnants Os I Japanese Garrison ■ Making Final Stand Lni. June 7.-(UP)-The 10th ■. hurled the last Japanese on them Okinawa into a 25-square-te pocket toda >' alul radio Tok >' 0 I their final defeat was in sight. Ifokyo conceded Okinawa’s plight L due in part to the effectively of American rocket ships and Kes in preventing Japanese suite aircraft from crashing into Ericaii warship off the island. Eaggeu remnants of the Japan* E garrison were making their fin* ■stand from atop a 200-foot cliff ■elding the southern tip of OkiEa and forming the backlrone of L doomed pocket. Eirst division marines threaten■momentarily to lop off the Oroky linsula. northwest corner of the Eket. They drove more than half Iv across the base of the peninla yesterday to within 3.000 yards Etonian, west coast anchor of the Ittop defense line. L third of the peinsula itself alEdy had been cleared by First ■vision Marines, smashing down tm its northwest tip. They had Lured Naha airfield, biggest and Lt Japanese air base on the isli Army troops in the center battled the slopes of the enemy-held itt, known as the Yeaju-Bake esrpment. There among the scrubpines and mountain cavej, the tiered enemy remnants were iiiug to the death. There was no room for further treat. Behind them was the sea. The Americans ran roughshot er the Japanese in their advancyesterday. They, overran five Hages in 24 hours. Some enemy me guards armed with bamboo ears surrendered at sight of the nerican might. Others were killComplete conquest of Okinawa as only days away. Tokyo broadsts said the end of the battle as in sight with the “war situion gradually becoming more disIvautageous to our side.” Tokyo said fresh American troops ad launched "the big push” oil kinawa with overwhelmingly fillirior strength. Another Tokyo broadcast conBded that American rocket ships nd planes had checked the effects use of Japanese .suicide planes 6»inst the American fleet off Okiiwa. However, the Japanese continuI to throw the suicide aircraft Kklessly against the fleet in an tort to delay as long as possible i American invasion of Japan •Turn Tn Page 5, Column 6) — 0 Late Bulletins San Francisco, June 7— * up ) — Japanese imperial e adquarters today instructed ’panese civilians to conduct iwrilla warfare against * l( '«d troops “if perchance h< enemy attempts to land tn Japan proper.” Washington, June 7—(UP) ~ The house gave President ru man another m?jor fore, Sn policy victory today, approving the Bretton Woods J' Mne tary agreements by a bipartisan majority. he vote was 345 to 18. London, June 7— (UP) — rim e Minister Churchill told “""nons today there were .. ® ecret agreements made * Ya,ta Colrference ex " J that giving Russia two ton? V ° tes in the security “"’erence. “S? AT THERMOMETER Werature reading ft ;: 56 ZZS9. C| Ou , WEATHER OtejZ toni ßht and Friday. hi UM Ml showers and 4 w rm * ti " late Fri ‘ kmn. ° decide d change In ""Mrsturs,

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Report Increase In Sales Os E. Bonds Washington, June 7—(TTP)—Seventh war loan individual galea today amount to $4,398,000,000 or 63 percent of the $7,000,000,000 quota. 'The war finance division reported a gratifying increase in the tempo of E bond selling which, for a few days, appeared to lie losing ground. E bond sales stood at $2,070,000,003, or 52 per cent of the $4,000,090,000 quota. —— o ———.— May Distribution Os Taxes Is Being Made Settlement Sheet Approved By State The county auditor’s office is proceeding with the distribution of the May taxes and the settlement sheet has already been approved by the state auditor. The tax melon totals $286,842.23, which includes current and delinquent taxes collected in the spring installment. The 'state oif Indiana receives of the local property taxes. The distribution Ibeing made by Auditor Thurman I. Drew is as follows: State of Indiana, $22,233.09; Adams county. $48,225.99; welfare department, $20,1'811,83. * Townships: Blue Creek, $7,45'2.67; French, $5,'56L61; Hartford, $9,023.06; Jefferson, $5,728.34; Kirkland, $6,47'3.44; Munroe, $15,846.41; Prelble, $4,992.30; Root, $9,567.19; St. iMary’.s, $10,607.86; Union, $5,395.54; Wuiba,-h. $13,583.29; Washington, $8,749'8'2. fiohools; Berne, $19,347.8'8; Decatur., $ 11,500,80. Library boards; Berne, $1,267; Decatur, $3,406.53. (Corporations: Berne. $'7,854.70; Decatur, $1'4,556.113; Geneva, $1,713.27; Monroe, $317,18. 'Township poor relief funds, $3,186.40. IChecks will be mailed to the taxing officials this week, the auditor’s office announced. The distribution a year ago amounted to $275,806.29.

Mrs. Frank France Is Taken By Death Funeral Services Sunday Afternoon Mrs. Katherine France, 77, widow of the- late Frank E, France, died at 10:15 o'clock Wednesday night at the Adams county memorial hospital. Death was attributed to embolism. She had been ill since last September. Mrs. France .was born at Monmouth June 25, 1867, the daughter of Godfrey and Katherine CarverChristen. She was married to Frank E. France January 29,1908, and he died several years ago. They made their home in Muskogee, Okla., from 1908 to 1918, and then spent the winters in Florida and the summers at Lake James until seven years ago, when they moved to Decatur. She was a member of the First Presbyterian church and the Order of Eastern Star. Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Ruby Durkin of Decatur and a brother, Richard Christen of Fort Wayne. Two brothers and two sisters are deceased. Funeral services will be held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the residence, 331 Mercer avenue, with the Rev. John W. McPheeters, Jr., officiating. Burial will be in the Decatur cemetery. The body will be removed from the Zwick funeral home Friday evening and may be viewed after 7:30 p. m. o Gerber Infant Dies Wednesday Evening The two-weeks-old son of Obed and Leona Bahler Gerber, living seven miles west of Monroe, died last night. The cause of deatn was given as yellow jaundice. Burial will be Friday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock in the Apostolic Christian cemetery. . Besides the parents, survivors are a brother, Emanuel Lee and a sister, Rosetta Kay- Ra ? Gerber of this city is the child’s uncle.

Yankee Troops Seize Control Os Davao Gulf New Landings Made By American Troops On South Mindanao Manila, June 7.—(UUP)—American troops seized control of Davao gulf today with new landings on southern Mindanao, and the beaches of northern Luzon were shelled possibly in preparation for a similar move. Troops of the Tenth corps made two landings in southern Mindanao which gave them control of the mouth of Davao gulf, thus sealing off that means of escape for Japanese forces stilb on the island. One landing was made on Cape San Agusti, on the southern tip of the peninsula which forms the eastern shore of the Gulf, and the other on Balut island, 10 miles offshort at the western entrance to the gulf. Destroyers supported the landings. Today's communique report- 1 ed that enemy radio stations and supply dumps were destroyed by the invading troops with naval support. The communique also reported that Japanese positions on the beaches of northern Luzon were shelled, suggesting that the navy might be softening the enemy's defenses there for landings like those on southern Mindanao. Such a landing would seal the doom of an estimated 20,900 to 30,000 Japanese troops in northern Luzon, now being pursued northward by twin drives along highways 4 and 11. The 37th division gained two and one-half miles more along highway 4 after capturing the town of Aritao. They knocked out three tanks, (Turn To Page 2, Column 6) O Alleged Hotel Thief Captured At Goshen A man answering the description of ‘lHarry Durbin” and a dozen other alaises, the hotel thief who escaped from the Rice hotel in this city a week ago, was captured in Goshen at 8:30 this morning, Sam Bentz, deputy sheriff said. Broadcast of 'the capture 'of the hotel thief who rifled guest rooms, was made over the state police short wave radio station at Ligonier. His name was given as "Harold Stone”, of Colunibus, Ohio. The thief jumped out o.f a third story hotel window as Sheriff Ike Cook of Hartford City and a state police officer knocked at his door and ordered him to come out. Local night police officer Grover Cottrell shot a't the man as he escaped from the roof of the hotel’s coffee shop.

Mrs, Flora B. Trout Dies Last Evening Funeral Services Sunday Afternoon Mrs. Flora Blackmond-Trout, 86, widow of the late D. G. M. Trout, and a resident of Decatur for 68 years, died at 8 o’clock Wednesday night at the Adams county memorial hospital. Death was caused by complications. She had been in failing health for some time and was taken to the hospital Monday when her condition became critical. She was born in Otsego, Mich., June 20, 1858, and came to Decatur after her marriage June 1, 1876. Her husband died in 1928. She was a member of the First Methodist church. Surviving are three sons, Milo of Fostoria, 0., William and John, both of Decatur; a daughter, Mrs. May Wittgenfeld of Decatur; six grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Two brothers and one sister are deceased. Funeral services will be held at 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the Zwick funeral home, with Dr. M. O. Lester officiating. Burial will be in the Decatur cemetery. The body may be viewed at the funeral home after 7 o clock Saturday evening.

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FOUR OF THE MEMBERS of the American delegation to the war crimes conference in London are shown. They are, left to right, Col. A. Brundage, Col. Abe McGregor Hoff, Lt. Col. Joseph Hodgson and Brig. Gen. Adam Richmond. The conference is weighing a mass of evdience on war crimes.

18 Are Ordered To Active Induction Contingent Leaves On Friday, June 29 Eighteen men have been ordered by the Adams county selective service board to report Friday. June 29, for active induction into tiie nation’s armed forces. These men have all passed preinduction physical examinations in recent weeks and have been home awaiting call to active duty. One of those ordered to report is a transfer from Minnesota. This group will be given final examinations at the reception center on June 29 before being assigned to the various branches of the service. All notices have been mailed to men ordered for this date, board personnel stated. The list follows: Francis Earl Tester, Bernard Charles Lqmish, George Stauffer Lindsey, Glen Elroy Beer, John Smitley, Jr., Ernest Hubert Qeurin, Eugene Anthony Braun. Chester William Porter, Richard Earl Sheets, Thomas Anthony Terveer, Albert Francis Gillig, Keith Oakley McCollum, Roger Thomas Knapp, Deane Dorwin McMillen, Esteban Ortiz Cantu, Marvel Laverne Johnson, John Otto Miller, Merle Monroe Krider (transferred from Crookston, Minn.)

Attorney Ed Bosse To Leave Decatur Plans Opening Os Fort Wayne Office Attorney Ed A. Bosse, a former prosecuting attorney and well known member of the Adams county bar, is moving his office to Fort Wayne, where he will practice law. He has leased quar-' ters on the sev’entli floor of the Old-First National Bank building. Recently the Bosses sold their home on North Second street to Mr. and Mrs. Herman Meyer and have purchased a residence at 350 W. Rudisill Blvd., Fort Wayne. Mr. Bosse is widely known in legal circles in Indiana. He served two years as deputy attorneygeneral under the late Omer Stokes Jackson, attorney-general for the state, and had a wide experience in that important post. From 1932 to 1936, inclusive, hp served as prosecuting attorney of the 26th Judicial district, being elected to two terms. Prior to that time he served as Democratic county chairman, from 1939 to 1932. Mr. Bosse was made a member of the local bar in 1925. He was graduated from Indiana Law school in 1927 and immediately began the practice of law. He has an LLB degree from the latter institution, which recently whs incorporated with Indiana University Law school. A son of the late John W. Bosse, World War I postmaster (Turn To Page 2, Column 1)

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★ ★ * * * * * ★ Honorable Discharge ★ ★★★★★★★ TECH. SGT. LEONARD G. BEITLER of Linn Grove. He joined the army on May 21, 1942, and served with the 39th Troop Carrier Sqd., participating in the Paqua, Southern Philippines and Guinea campaigns. He wae awarded several medals, including the Air Medal with two Oak Leaf clusters. —_ _o Lulu Swearingen Dies Al Hospital Prominent Resident Is Taken By Death Mrs. Lulu Helm-iSwearin'geu, 70, prominent Decatur resident, died late Wednesday afternoon at the Adams county memorial hospital. Death was attributed to complications and followed an illness of eight months. Mrs. Swearingen was born in Decatur June 7, 1874, the daughter of Joseph and Catherine Emily Cong-leton-IHelim, and spent her entire life in this city with the exception of 10 years when she resided in Chicago, Ndw York and Washington. D. C.

'She was graduated from the Decatur high school in 1894 and attended Lima college at Lima, 0., prior to her marriage to Ralph Eugene Swearingen in 1897. He preceded her in death. iShe was a member of the First Methodist church, the Order of Eastern Star, Woman’s club, and thp Decatur home economics club. 'Surviving are a son, Milton Swearingen, of Decatur; two daughters, Mrs. H. J. Oldham of Mooresville and Mrs. William Lenhart of Fort Wayne; two granddaughters and one grandson, who is in the U. S. navy. A daughter, Edna Catherine. one son, Joseph, three brothers and three sisters preceded her in death. 'Funeral services will be h>’ld at 10:30 o’clock Saturday morning at the First Methodist church with Dr. M. O. Lester officiating. Burial will be in the Decatur cemetery. Friends may call at the Zwick funeral home after 7:30 o’clock this evening. All-Time Record For First Class Mail Is Set At Local Office An alLtime record for mailing first class mail at the Decatur post office has been established in the past seven months, John Boeh, dispatch clerk, has informed I>eo Kirsbh, postmaster. 'Lacking one day of being a full seven months, 1,090,000 pieces of first clas>s mail has been dispatched from the local office, Mr. Kirsch said. For comparison, the postmaster stated 'that he remembered when the million mark was not reached over a two year period. IThe heavy mailing of letters to members of the armed forces is given as the principal reason for the increase at the local office.

Mile After Mile Os Jap War Plants Smashed By Fire, Demolition Bombs

Seek Moscow Word On Veto Deadlock Voting Procedure Still In Deadlock San Francisco, June 7. —(UP) — With the new world organization charter nearly completed, the United Nations conference waited today for a sign from Moscow for a “break” in the big five deadlock over voting procedure-. Disagreement over a tiny part of the voting formula —whether a big power should have the right to veto discussion of a dispute in the security council —is the last major obstacle to completion of the charter. Officials predicted that the con ference could be adjourned within 10 days after the veto issue is settled. That allows for the formalities of commission and plenary sessions. The veto question has been stuck ever since 1 the United States, Britain, France and China rejected Russia’s proposal for a veto over council discussion last Saturday. Neither the United States nor the Russian delegations here are disposed to make a move on it. The whole question appears to have been transferred to a far higher level. Harry L. Hopkins, personal rep resentative of President Truman, is still in Moscow where the UnitedStates appealed to Premier Stalin to change his mind on this delicate issue. There has been no word from there on the question since it was announced that Hopkins was prolonging his stay because of “new business.” Meanwhile, the conference moved along at a snail’s pace, cleaning up odds and ends of approximately 10 issues still outstanding. The executive committee, composed of 14 nations, scheduled an other meeting today to consider two more “appeals” of the big five from committee decisions. They involve the questions of expulsion

(Turn To Page 2. Column 3) o Closing Exercises Os Bible School Friday To Present Program Here Friday Niqht Closing exercises of the Decatur daily Bible school will be held at S o’clock Friday night at the Lincoln school auditorium. Exhibits of the work done by the students will he on display in the class rooms both before and after the closing exercises. A picnic will be held from 11 a. m. to 1 p. m. tomorrow for the three departments of the school. The picnic will be held at Worthman Field for all departments. Ministers of the sponsoring churches will be In charge of the picnic. The program for the closing exercises follows: Processional prelude. Songs and choruses, Bible school, led by the Rev. William C. Feller. Invocation, the Rev. John W. McPheeters, Jr. Prayer responses by school. Song and choruses, Bible school. Beginners’ department presentation, under direction of Mrs. Warren Lehman, Mrs. Lewis Butcher, Mrs. Mervin Rupp, Mrs. George Rqop, Mrs. Milton Huffman and Mrs. Robert Truesdale. Primary department presentation, direction of Mrs. Carl Fisher, Mrs. H. Idle wine, Mrs. J. Elzey and Mrs. C. Mclntosh. Junior department presentation, direction of Mrs. P. Dolby, Mrs. R. O. Wynn. Mrs. S. Leonardson, Mrs. G. Agler. Intermediate department presentation, direction of Mrs. F. H. (Turn To Page 2, Column 5)

Red Army To Occupy About Half Os Reich Demand American, British Troops To Quit Soviet Zone London, June 7 —(UP)—Russia demanded again today that American and British troops withdraw from the Soviet occupation zone in Germany. The Soviet government newspaper Izvestia indirectly voiced the demand in attacking assertions in the London Times and other newspapers that the signing of the four-power pact in Berlin “at last ends the confusion in Germany.” “What does the Times mean,by ‘confusion’?” asked Izvestia. “The difference in regimes in the occupied zones? “Perhaps by ‘confusion’ the newspaper means that AngloAmerican troops occupy part of the zone which is to be occupied by Soviet troops. “But the borders of these zones were determined by the European consultative commission and all one had to do was to abide by them.” Marshal Gregory K. Khukov. the Soviet delegate to tiie Allied control council, first expressed the demand —also indirectly—that the United States and Britain pull their forces out of the Soviet occupation zone. He told Gen. Dwight 1). Eisenhower, Marshal Sir Bernard L. Montgomery 'and Gen. Jean De Lattre De Tassigny at Berlin Tuesday that he could do nothing further toward establishment of the control council until the western Allies had withdrawn from tiie Russian zone. British commentators showed surprise and resentment at Russia’s demand and at her unilater•al disclosure that the Rod army will occupy half of Germany. Newspapers as widely divergent politically as the Times, and the Laborite Daily Herald expressed disappointment that Moscow had seen fit to disclose the occupation (Turn To Pagie 4, Column 6)

Frederick Crosby Is Taken By Death Funeral Services Saturday Afternoon Funeral services will be held Saturday for Frederick V. Crosby, 66, an accountant, who died Wednesday at his home five miles north of Decatur after an illness of two and one-half years of cardiac asthma. Services will be held at 2 p. m. Saturday at the Zwick funeral home, with the Rev. Karl Hofmann officiating. Burial will be in Lindenwood cemetery, Fort Wayne. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 o'clock this evening. He was born in Napoleon, 0., August 11, 1878, the son of Hiram and Sophia YaakerCrosbj| and had resided in Root township for the past 15 years. He was a member of the Congregational church. Surviving are the wife, formerly Amelia Fuelling: seven children, Robert and Frederick, both of Seattle, Wash.; Mary Louise, Charles, James, Dorothy and Franklin, all at home; three brothers, Richard of Bryan, 0., Howard of Cleveland, 0., Merritt, in the U. S. army; and three sisters, Mrs. Victor Russell of Suttonsbay, Mich., Mrs. W. A. Collie of Cleveland, O. and Mrs. Win field West of Toledo, O.

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Japan's Greatest industrial Center Undergoes Second Big Raid In Week Guam. June 7 — (UP) —Nearly 600 superfortresses and fighters smashed mile after mile of war plants with 2,500 tons of fire and demolition bombs today in the second big raid in a week on Osaka, Japan's greatest industrial city. Radio Tokyo said 40 other thunderbolt, lightning, mustang and hellcat fighters, apparently from new American bases on Okinawa, almost simultaneouslymade a two-hour leaflet raid on the Kagoshima area of Kyushu in southern Japan. The broadcast indicated that the air war over Japan had entered a new phase with the completion of bases on Okinawa bringing the enemy homeland within range of all types of American planes from fighters to B-295. Tokyo admitted that lightnings had not appeared over Japan proper before. The text of the leaflets was not given in the enemy broadcast, but they well may have warned the Japanese people that the air bombardment of their homeland would increase in intensity witli the conquest of Okinawa. Two B-29s accompanied the lighters, Tokyo said. Enemy broadcasts previously had reported that about 30 "smaller type" Allied planes attacked suicideplane bases on Kyushu yesterday. Some 400 to 450 superfortresses and 150 mustangs struck shortly after noon at Osaka arsenal, the largest in Japan, and other major war plants in hitherto littledamaged eastern Osaka. A Japanese announcement said the raid lasted three hours. Fires were started in the northeastern and northern sections of tiie city, but were “steadily being brought under control." the announcement said. Heavy clouds prevented observation of results, returning pilots and crewmen said. But their fire bombs and high explosives, dropped with the aid of precision instruments, blanketed the target area. The overcast prevented enemy fighter opposition and reduced the effect of anti-airbraft fire to a minimum. The raid marked the third stage of tiie 21st bomber command's methodical destruction of Osaka, pre-war Japans second

largest city with a population of (Turn To Page 2, Column 2) (J Plan Memorial For Pfc. Alva A. Myers Memorial Services Sunday Afternoon Memorial services will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Union United Brethren church, two miles southwest of Willshire, 0., for Pfc. Alva Adrian Myers, 19, who was killed in action with the American army in Germany. Pfc. Myers, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Adrian Myers, was killed near Weilerswist, Germany, on March 3. The parents have received word their their son’s body has been interred in the Henry, Chappelle military cemetery in Belgium, The memorial sermon will be delivered by the Rev. C. C. Nichols. Special music will be provided and presentation of the flag will be followed by taps. Pfc. Myens entered the army April 7. 1944 and was home on furlough only one time after his induction. Surviving in addition to the parents are two brothers, Johnny and' David, and four sisters, Georgia. Edna, Minnie and Judith, all at the parental home southeast of Decatur; and a grandmother, Mrs. David Myers of Pleasant Mills.