Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 43, Number 135, Decatur, Adams County, 8 June 1945 — Page 1

■ eve nth War Loan 22 Days to Go

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rwo YOUTHS ARE KILLED HERE LAST NIGHT

L Pocket On Lth Okinawa ■iced In Two BJapanese Lines In ■ Northern Luzon Are ■ Broken By Yankees ■pari Harbor, June B—(UP)— IK war reached “a very difficult St for the Japanese today by a( ] m i S sion as their suicide iff,’,, base;- in the homeland and IK. suicide soldiers in Okinawa further beatings. |K... Japanese reported that 200 |V carrier-based American |K,., raided suicide plane bases |K|lie southern home island of ■n-'hu shortly after noon today. ■)n Okinawa, the last Japanese had been sliced in two, |K marine and army troops 1K,.,! in under clearing skies for ■ final niopping-up. ■flip ring drew tighter around as Chinese troops, fighting aVihe east coast of China oppo|K Okinawa, fought into the sub|K< of Fating to cap an 120-mile |Hve in three weeks. lines in northern Lu|K in the Philippines, were jKkt’ii entirely, for the time beat least. The 37th army |Kision drove along the Cagayan |Kra with no resistance to speak |Khi its way. A 13-mile spurt in days took the 37th within |K ndles of Bay om bong. American divisions closed ■■for the kill on Okinawa—the and 6th marine divisions and 7th and 96th army divisions. first marine division did |K job of cutting the Japanese |Kckra in two by driving through" jK'lir southwest coast at a point yards northwest of the town |K Roman. the first's right, the sixth IKrlcion was only 3,500 yards after capturing the town IKru their left, the 7th and 96th ■rite assaulted the main forces left on the rock known as the Yaeju-Dake The Japanese were JKlomg here with their backs to sea. ■The 96th division gained 1,000 |K'hs through the hills northeast and there was a possi they could swing around ■ flank the enemy positions on !■> escarpment. The weather clearing, and a slight hard■>ing of the ground made it posfor the 96th to use tanks. ■jlte seventh division, attack- ■> toward the escarpment on a running all the way to the reported intense machine gun !■? from the Japanese, who were ■*‘l dug in. Marine dive bombers the hills to drive the from their caves, and |K<Ps offshore added to the tre ■™t°us weight of shells thrown Tn Page 5. Column 3) H 0 ■■resident Suggests ■ongress Pay Boost June 8 - CUP) — |K®* re of the house, wiho voted a $2,560 tax-free exaccount, were pleased but a, today over President Tru- ■’■’ suggestion that they vote ■““selves $5,000 t 0 $45,000 anU ■*? raise, ■? r ' Truman told a news conferyesterday that if congressmen Opted more money they should straight out and raise their He ‘said he would sign a IK. “' v ' n " memibers between sl's.- ■" an d S2S,G(W) a year. They now’ ■ >19,000. K°«?. CRAT THERMOMETER a »1 Mperature READING ■ I 0 m 60 ■ ...68 K • 00 P- " 74 ■ . WEATHER ■l ? c, °udy north and mest®tiioh? Ut!y in sout(l portion to- ■ te... and Saturday with an |b itorJ onal 8^ oWer or thunder■n, ’ Showers or thunderK. s . ° ver southern forty ■£*s state - No decided Wb, '* ' n temperature except ® ly higher afternoon ICX" Ba, " rt -’ « * and south portion.

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E Bond Purchases Now 52 Percent Os Goal Washington, June 8 — (UP) — Individuals today ‘were making encouraging progress toward their $7,000,000,000 seventh war loan goal with sales totaling $4,. 662.000,000 or 67 percent of quota The total included E bond sales of $2,150,000,000 or 54 percent of the $4,000,000,000 E bond goal. Capitulation Os Russia On Veto Ends Deadlock Stalin's Approval Raises Hopes For Early Adjournment San Francisco, June B.—(UP)— Premier Josef Stalin’s approval of freedom of discussion in the proposed world security council broke a dangerous big five deadlock today and started a new drive for early adjournment of the Unite.! Nations conference. Officials immediately stepped up the daily program and aimed at completion of the world charter within two weeks. The big five were united again after nearly a week of a 4 to 1 split over whether a big power should have a veto over council ‘discussion of a dispute. Russia's capitulation on that issue came after President Truman's special representative iu Moscow, Harry L. Hopkins, appealed personally to Stalin. «• Big five experts worked late into the night to draft a paper for presentation to the conference today setting forth their unanimous interpretation of the Yalta voting formula. The paper—about three pages long and consisting of about a dozen paragraphs—is designed to answer the 22 questions about the Yalta formula submitted by the little nations nearly three weeks ago The big five paper sets forth for the first time a list of “procedural questions” — questions on which only a majority of any seven members of the 11-nation security council is needed for a decision. The interpretation of the big five of the Yalta formula is divided in to four main points as follows: 1. It states unequivocally that any question which might arise about discussion in the council is a procedural question and thus not subject to the rule of unanimity —

(Turn To Page 5. Column 6) 0 President Refuses Wage Shift Basis Little Steel Wage Formula To Stand Washington, June 8. — (VP) — Labor leaders were plainly chagrined today over President Truman s prompt refusal to make any changes now in the “little steel" wage ceiling formula. President William Green of the American Federation of Labor and Philip Murray of the Congress of Industrial Organizations went to see the president yesterday. They asked him for upward wage revisions so workers with shorter hours and less overtime due to war cutbacks wouldn’t suffer reductions in ,their incomes. Shortly afterward Mr. Truman told his news conference that the little steel formula, limiting wage increases to 15 percent above January, 1941, levels, would be kept for the present. He said however that a survey would be made to see what should be done in the future. This referred to the study being given by the war labor board to the problem of how .to keep wages at their wartime level without causing inflation and at the same time avoiding the possibilities of economic depression. Labor was satisfied, howeve., with the appointment of Lt. Paul M. Herzog of New York City to replace Dr. Harry Mills as chairman of .the national labor relations board June 30. The appointment Is subject to senate confirmation.

As “Ike,” Zhukov And Montgomery Met In Berlin MPW Iff ■ft > Wrl K '■ ♦ B -J, 1 CIJ F- ■t wl Bi K- “**■ Mlmi z X ' W £Kh Js K is K, "K jhHI wSIml. f few -Ml 9 THREE OF THE “BIG FOUR” of the Allied control commission which met in Berlin to sign the documents which decided the fate of Germany are shown during the meeting. Missing in this picture is the French representative. Gen. De Tassigny. Shown, left to right, are Marshal Gregor Zhukov of Russia, Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower of the U. S. and Field Marshal Sir Bernard L. Montgomery of Britain. This is a radiophoto. •

Fort Wayne Postmaster Speaks To Rotarians Col. Clyde Dreislbaoh, Fort Wayne postmaster, was the guest speaker at the weekly meeting of the Decatur Rotary cluib Thursday evening. The postal official, in relating numerous experiences in connection with the mails, told of amusing, emibarrtussing and difficult situations which daily confront a postmaster. Calvin Steury was chairman of the program. —o Expect Demand For Probe Os Violations Congress May Act In Espionage Case Washington, June B—(UP8 —(UP) —Congressional demands are exnected for identification of officials who hired three government employee charged here by the FBI with violation of the espionage act. The three were in a group of six persons arrested this week on charges of taking or using confidential government papers, some of which were “top secrets.” lA published statement said that Philip Jaffe, one of those arrested, had Communist connection's. There wa>s neither confirmation nor denial here. Jaffe, a naturalized American, was born in Russia. Hut ,the state department did deny that it had requested suppression of information indicating that some or all of the arrested persons had been closely identified with the Communist movement. All six persona are tAmerican citizens, two of them naturalized There is no law against an American citizen being Communist or a “Fellow Traveller,” Appropriations bills, however, foilbid government employment of persons belonging to organizations or groups advocating overthrow of the government by force. The five persons arrested in addition to Jaffe were: Lt. Andrew Roth, naval reserve oficer, born in Emmanuel S. Larsen, state New York City: Emmanuel S. Larsen, state department employe, born in San Rafael, Calif.; John S. Service, state department foreign service officer, born in China; Kate Loufee Mitdhell, co-editor with Jaffe of the Magazine “Amerisia,” Born in Buffalo. N. Y.; and Mark J. Roth, naval reserve officer, born in tural'ized in 1943. — —o Mishawaka Strikers Ignore Order Os WLB Mishawaka, Ind., June 8. (UP) —Striking employes of the fuel cell division of the U. S. Rubber company’s Ball Band plant today ignored a back-to-work order of the regional office of the war labor board. , About 800 workers, most of them women, stayed away from their jobsin protest against the company’s handling of seniority in the division. They claimed that, the company improperly transferred workers from one department to another.

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Gen. Bradley Named Vets' Administrator Top War Hero Will Replace Gen. Hines Washington, June 8. — (UP) — President Truman has picked one of this war's top heroes — Gen. Omar N. Bradley—to take over the affairs of several million veterans who look to him as one of their fighting comrades of world war two. Bradley replaced Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines who resigned obviously at the request of the president. “I am acecpting your resignation only because of a feeling which I have long held that the veterans of this war should have as the administrator of their affairs another veteran of this war,” thb president told Hines in accepting his resignation. Bradley, 52-year-old native of Clark, Mo., will take over his new duties as administrator of veterans affairs after a back-home visit to Moberly, Mo., and a brief return to Europe to wind up his affairs as commander of the 12th army group. After the announcement he and Gen. George C. Marshall, army chief of staff called on the presi-

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Ernest Laverne Kitchen, Navy Gunner, Reported Missing

Missing in action! Last evening Mr. and Mrs. James B. Kitchen, 428 Mcßarnes street, received a message from the navy department, informing them that their son, Ernest Laverne Kitchen, 21, aviation ordnanceman, second class, was missing in action. The message did not state where the tragedy occurred, nor did it state when. The parents had a letter from their son. dated May 29. The message follows: “It is with deep regret that we inform you that your son, Ernest Laverne Kitchen, AO, second class, is missing in action in the service of his country. Your great anxiety is appreciated and you will be furnished details when received. To prevent possible aid to our enemies, please do not divulge the name of his ship or station, unless the general circumstances are made public in news stories.” The parents are hopeful that word will be received that their son is a survivor of whatever is the nature of the tragedy that befell him. A member of the U. S. navy for more than two years, Ernest Laverne enlisted in February, 1943, and following his boot training at Great Lakes, was given specialty training at various naval centers, including Jacksonville, Fla., Oklahoma City, Okla, and in South Carolina and Kansas. He was a gunner on a naval bomber.

Honorable Discharge On Inactive List FIRST LT. VINCENT W. TANVAS, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Tanvas, 115 Rugg street, will be placed on the inactive list effective June 17. An ace with the Fifteenth Air Force, Lt. Tanvas completed 50 missions overseas. He was a pilot of a B-24 Liberator. Lt. Tanvas entered the army air corps in February, 1943. Hoffman Funeral Services Sunday (Funeral services for Howard 18. .Hbflfiman, profes-er of musdc at New York college, who died suddenly Tuesday, Will be held at 1 p. m. Sunday at the home of his wife’s parents, Dr. and Mrs. Amos Reueser of Berne, and at 1:30 o’clock at the First Mennonite church. Burial will be in the M. R. iE. cemetery at Berne. o— Two More Japanese Admirals Are Killed Sail Francisco, June 8— (UP)—• The Japanese Domei news agency reported today that two more Japanese admirals have been killed in action at the Sasebo naval base on western Kyushu. The dispatch, recorded by the FCC, identified them as Rear Admirals Rujima Sugi and Minoru Kariya.

■■■ He went overseas about a year ago. A graduate of Decatur high school, the young naval aviation specialist formerly was a carrier boy for this newspaper. He was employed at the Mutschler Packing company and before entering the service, was employed at the • •General Electric company, where his father also has employment. His brother. James B. Kitchen, petty officer first class, is a gunner aboard a navy bomber and is credited with shooting down a Jap Zero plane.

Geels, Friedt Youths Victims Os Accident; Truck Driver Is Held

Orders Building 01 Troop-Carrying Cars Civilians Ordered To Stay Off Trains Washington, June 8.' — (UP) — Faced with the greatest transportation crisis in the country’s history, the government today put in a rush order for construction of more than 2,000 troop-carrying railroad cars and told civilians without important business to stay off trains in the next 10 months. Meanwhile, preparations were being made to take over in the next' 60 days about 2,000 Pullman sleepers —half the total —and an undisclosed number of coaches for the mass movement of troops from the east coast to Pacific ports. This was revealed to the United Press today after President Truman at his press conference yesterday expressed concern over the magnitude of the forthcoming cross-country transportation job for the Japanese war. Mr. Truman said the facilities for civilian passengers would be greatly reduced in order to accomplish the tremendous new task. Taking his cue from the chief executive, defense transportation chief J. Monroe Johnson ordered 1,200 troops sleeping cars and 1,200 military kitchen cars for delivery early next year when eastwest troop movements should hit their peak. This fleet will double ithe present speciallysbuilt peron-nel-carrying military rolling stock, it was said. In the meantime the diverted civilian sleepers will help carry the burden of the increased military traffic. The ODT chief warned, however, that this diversion will not solve the problem unless civilians stop unnecessary travel Turn To Page 5, Column 8)

Saddle Horse Show In Decatur June 21 Decatur Lions Club Will Sponsor Show Following the wide interest in equestrian events, the first saddle horse show in Decatur will be staged here on the night of June 21, under the sponsorship of the Lions club, Thurman I. Drew, club secretary, announced today. The show will be given under flood lights in the east field of Hanna-Nuttman park, beginning at 8 o’clock. Parking space will be provided around the field, so that spectators may view the two-hour horsemanship program from their automobiles. Mr. Drew said that about 75 entries were expected in the event. Many members of the Adams county riding club and others who have saddle horses will participate. There will be 12 classes in the show and three cash prizes will be awarded in each event. There will be six ribbons to winners in each class. While the ringmaster and judges have not yet been named, Col. Roy Johnson will act as the announcer of the events. The other officials of the show will be named in the near future. Last summer a similar show was held at Berne and a large crowd attended the first show of its kind ever held in the county. The Lions club decided to spon sor the event as a matter of entertainment for local people and to encourage the development of the riding club. The club's proceeds from the show will be donated to a local civic enterprise, Mr. Drew said. The committee on arrangements, in addition to Mr. Drew, is composed of Roy Price, Dale Moses. Joe Morris, Herman Lankenau and Gregg McFarland.

Speculate On Site Os Future Big Three Meet President's Envoy Hopkins Returning Home From Moscow Washington, June 8. — (UP) — Presidential envoy Harry L. Hopkins was hurrying home today from what was reported to be a successful mission to Moscow. In his pocket were expected to be Russian Premier Josef Stalin's plans for his part in the coming big three meeting, and also possibly the outline of methods for settlement of such questions as the Polish dispute and the control of Germany and Austria. The former “mission to Moscow” man, former ambassador to Russia ’ Joseph E. Davies, is already back | from his latest journey to London. He has presumably already giv’en President Truman Prime Minister Winston Churchill's ideas on outstanding big three issues and his approval of parley plans. Speculation turned to Berlin today as the possible meeting place for the three most powerful world leaders, as Mr. Truman told a press conference the meeting would be held within 40 days. There was nothing positive on which to base this speculation except that there have been official indications it would not be held either in Britain or thp United States. Berlin would be a convenient as well as psychologically important alternative. The president made plain at hia news conference that he was thinking purely in terms of a Truman-Churchill-Stalin meeting. He flatly rejected a formal French proposal for a big five discussion of the Levantine crisis and other Near East problems in an answer so blunt that White House press secretary Charles G. Ross found it necessary to issue an ex-

(Turn To Page 5, Column 4) 0 General Patton Given Royal Welcome Home Million Pay Tribute To Patton And Men Boston, June 8. — (UP) —Gen. George S. Patton Jr., and 45 officers and men of his famed American Third army will leave by plane for Los Angeles today after an enthusiastic homecoming here. Some 1,006,000 persons paid tribute to “old blood and guts” who returned home yesterday following more than two years of war-mak-ing on the Nazis in Africa. Sicily. France and Germany. The swashbuckling general and party landed al Bedford army airbase from Europe and then motored slowly 15 miles through crowdlined streets to a public reception here. They caught their first glimpse of American soil as their three transport planes flew across the Maine coast from Newfoundland. Addressing the crowd, Patton said what most impressed him on his return was the fact that New England was free of shell holes and destroyed railroad depots. “With your blood and bonds, we crushed the Germans before they got here,” he said. At a banquet last night, the general again paid tribute to the heroes of his third army who died in action. Patton said it was his grave “responsibility to tell the men—and they were men—to go in, and go in, and go in.” “I have seen them cross rivers (Turn To Page 6, Column 3)

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George F. Geels And Jack Byron Friedt Killed Instantly In Traffic Accident Two Decatur young men were killed in an auto-motorcycle collision at tlie Monroe street intersection with U. S. highway 27 (Thirteenth street) at a few minutes after 10 o'clock last, night. The dead: GEORGE FREDERICK GEELS, 21, son of John Geels, Decatur routg three. JACK BYRON FRIEDT, 17, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Friedt, 1021 W. Jackson street. The driver of the large truck, Clyde H. Smith, 34, of Terre Haute, operating the semi-trailer of the Merchant's Freight System, is being held at the Adams county jail. G. Remy Bierly, prosecuting attorney and one of the first per sons to arrive at the scene of the tragedy, stated that an affidavit in two counts, charging Smith with failure to yield the right of way, and reckless homicide would be filed in the. circuit court. Arraignment was waived by Smith this afternoon and Barrett, Barrett and McNagny, Fort. Wayne attorneys, entered appearance for him. His bond was fixed at SI,OOO, which was furnished. Police officers Adrian Coffee i and Robert Hill were called to the scene at 10:13 o’clock. They responded immediately and gave the following version of the double tragedy. Mr. Smith, the truck driver, had stopped his truck at the intersection. He saw the motorcycle and a small auto approaching, but thought he could clear the crossing, he told the police. The auto was driven by William Har vey, 17, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ceci) Harvey. The Geels youth. Who was driving the motorcycle, attempted to pass the Harvey auto and then pulled back when he saw the truck. The large truck was entering the intersection at that moment and the motorcycle swerved into it, on the rear right side of the trailer. The Friedt boy was riding tandem style on the seat of the motorcycle, young Geels being at the controls. Presumably the right rear wheels of the heavily loaded truck passed over the bodies of the two motorcyclists. The wheels crushed Geels' skull and the Friedt boy’s skull was fractured and his chest was crushed. The police stated that the motorcycle entered the highway from the west at what is known as the Nuttman Avenue crossing. They made a right turn and drove south on the highway a distance of two blocks from the collision. Others who arrived early at the scene included Clarence Ziner and Lloyd Cowens. Several persons from Berne, who were driving south, also came upon the scene a few minutes after the collision. Coroner Robert Zwick stated | that he would hold an inquest, i Passersby said that a gas truck ' was near the scene and Coroner Zwick is making an effort to learn the identity of the driver, so that more evidence can be obtained. Geels Funeral Monday Funeral services for Geeja wtL be heirt at 9 o’clock Monday morning at St. Mary’s Catholic church, with the Rev. Ambrose Kohne of Goodland, saying the requiem high mass. Burial will be in the Catholic cemetery. The body will be taken to the Geels home Saturday afternoon by the Black funeral home ambulance, and may be viewed after 4 o’clock. Besides the father, the youth is survived by four sisters, Mrs. Arthur Loshe of this city; Esther. Marcile e and Alice, at home; and two brothers, Francis and John, Jr., also at home. The Friedt Funeral (Turn To Page 5, Column <)