Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 43, Number 149, Decatur, Adams County, 25 June 1945 — Page 3

■(DAY, JUNE 25, 1945.

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*Mty employes enjoy iir| J .W T LK supper <rL' H,.. Kquity na.ry , w.n'T roast and pot- ‘ . the sup- ; « >• * niifci'pH' following the supwas enjoyed at Sun lef9 lOtEoa' ■ j were Mary ..Moore. ■K\ l|lli:i .. Phyllis McClure, " It" 111 Shifferly. ? ' l;,ry 9? ' ~ Margaret Gage, Agic Ik, 9»i- Helen Seatecolt. Hill .mil 'ae following guests, , Barbar. Floyd Reyno < < Lloyd Elston, Bill k 9L ami Poti Shiflerly. 'Miß .rates third !: ANNIVERSARY Cochran was guest ',i party given by her honoring her on j|K ri | birthday anniversay. p.frecdiinents were serv,|,Pinson. Janet Bupp, 9 SlH i,. Sanders, Carol and 9 ' -rhienie. Stephen Pickford. I siiirley Cammbell, Carol Hn-'t. Arlene Krunien of n Dean iSummei sett, I fi'lliam (Sanders, Mrs. Don 11. S (ii and the honored guttet, 9 .RTAIN with 9 ER FRIDAY Alro. Charles Maloney ~r noi atur entertained with 9L-.,-. chicken dinner Friday K- Sgt. John Krick, Richard A. M. IM. 3/c, and the grandmother; Mrs. Mar--19, Stonerock. Miss Thresa an afternoon guest. |9 Krick is home on furlough months duty in EngAviation Machinist Mate i. s on leave following the Mng of it is ship, U. S'. S. FrankK", wore buddies of Sgt. Ricli- ■ Maloney, now stationed 9 rhere in England. B>rp will be a meeting of the Star Thursday evening at 9 thirty o'clock at the 'Masonic 9 An obligation ceremony will 9; In;-- at the meeting, and al! Biers are urged to attend. and Naomi circle of the and Reformed church

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81 By HARRISON CARROLL Hxuik Features Syndicate Writer Hollywood. — with her <hfrom Brian Aherne final, Hn Fontaine is in a position to the rumors of her romance |fl , with Paramount

s Producer John | Houseman, and I her answer is a i polite but firm | “No." “I like " him very t much," she i says, “but that 4 is all there is to I it." | ProfessionalI ly, Joan would I like nothing l better than to appear in Clifford Odets' "All

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ides Are Beautiful,” but it all pends upon whether R-K-0 can 11 the idea to David O. Selznick, whom she still is under conact Mickey Rooney’s ma, Mrs. Nell inky, and the wife of his busiss adviser, Mrs. Sam Steifel, ive June 29 for Alabama, where ickey’s bride, Betty Jane Rase, ipects a baby between July 6 id 12. If it’s a girl, Mickey fairs the name Victoria Jeanne and it's a boy, Mickey, Jr. If there «twins, he’d like the youngsters > be named Mickey and Vickie. Helen Forrest and Jackie Cooan have been haunting the Bevfly Tropics and they act like they te on the level. Sort of ironic. le >en used to go with Harry ernes and Jackie used to be mar■ed to Betty Grable. H Desl Amaz clings to an actcareer after the war, it will be ■nctly for fun. His father, Dr. “esiderio y Amaz, is the commisUoner and representative for Hafana cigars in the United States he has arranged for Desi to ave the agency for five choice ra nds for 20 years with an option Or 20 more years after that. Chicago Attorney Philip R. avis is in town on a case that a y touch off the biggest Holly°°d triangle scandal in years.... '•nan Ballard even helps Merle if n shop for her clothes. .. . ®a Rica, ex-wife of James Crof,n’ls *n town. .. . Bob Benchley, Columbia for "Snafu,” is sub- . his New York apartment Charles Butterworth for the sh of two cigarets a week. But e y must be mailed every Satur--JL* ■ t Chuchu Martinez and Es-

will meet Thursday afternoon at two thirty o’clock at the home of Mrs, A. R. Atslrbaucher, ST. MARY'S TOWNSHIP CLUB HAS MEETING I'he St. Mary's township home economies club met Friday at the Pleasant Milks high school, with sixteen members, four guests, and a number of children present. 'The meeting was called to order by the president, Air-. Clyde Jones, and was opened with the group singing the song of the month, “Old Black Joe,” followed with the club prayer and song and reading of the club creed. Mrs. Laura Davis offered prayer, after which a short business meeting was held. The lesson on “Easy .Salads” was given by Mrs. Carl Frey, and several demonstrations were given by Mrs. Agnes IBaekhaus. (During the social hour, delicious refreshments were served by the hostesses, Mrs. Laura Davis, Mrs. Glen McMillen, Mrs. Harry McDermott and Mrs. Charles Nyffler. LEGION AUXILIARY HAS MEETING FRIDAY The American Legion auxiliary had a social meeting Friday evening at the Legion home. IFollowing a short business meeting, games were played and prizes were awarded to Mrs. Deacon Yoder, Mrs. Homer Parrish, 'Mrs. Lillie Hammond, Mrs. Paul Felber, '.Mrs. Elmer Darwachter, Mrs. Dick Schafer, Mrs. Al Christen, Mrs. Cletus Doty. Mrs. Ed Bower. Mrs. Vincent Bormann, Mrs. Leo Ehinger, .Mrs. Dee Fryback. Mrs. Dick Garner, Mrs. Elmo Smith, Mrs. Dan Zeser and Mies Mary Smith. During the social hour, delicious refreshments were served by the Berne hostesses, Mrs. Elma Sullivan, Mrs. Herbert Burdg, Mrs. Gerhart. Steiner, Mrs. Harvey Reisen, Mrs. Albert Winteregg, Mrs. Roxie Kessler, 'Mrs. Marie Smith. The next ‘business meeting will be July 13. at which time the election of officers will take place. The names of the installing officers of the Women of the Moose were unintentionally omitte dfrom the item in the Friday evening’s edition of this newspaper. They

tellita Rodrlguez nave postponed their Cuban honeymoon so he can appear at the Brazil club for five weeks at $1,500 per week, the biggest salary of his career.... Brenda Joyce was bumped off the plane five times between here and Atlanta and from there had to travel by milk train and street cars te Augusta, Ga., where her husband, Maj. Owen Ward, is stationed. . .. Pfc. Donald O’Connor off for the east. He gave Universal a full day for stills to keep him before the fans while he is in the Army. Sight of the week: Tom Drake being swamped for autographs outside M-G-M by bobby-soxers whose foreheads carried a stamped sign: "I love Van Johnson." No town like this for drama. Peter Lawford, who begged a shipboard autograph from Jimmy Durante in 1936, will play the romantic lead in “Two Sisters From Boston,” in which Durante has the top comedy role. Warner’s bible for the Cole Porter’s biography, “Night and Day," will be 15 scrapbooks covering Porter’s career from his days at Yale through the production last year of “Mexican Hayride," HOLLYWOOD HI JINKS: Olivia de Havilland’s mother has moved in with her to see that she gets to bed at 7 o’clock with the lights turned off at 9.... Selznick wants the sheriff who grabbed the Japanese balloon bomb for a role-in “Dual in the Sun" but the F. B. I. won’t come through with the name. Laraine Day moves into Myrna Loy's star dressing room at M-G-M. . • • Virginia Weidler has gained 12 needed pounds on her hospital tour..-. Robert Mitchum, who has one of the leading roles in "The Story of G. I. Joe,” had to hitchhike from Camp Roberts to see the preview of the picture. Its release will start him on the roaa to stardom. . . . Katina Paxinou and her husband, Alexander Minotis, the center of attraction at the Mocambo. . . • Van Heflin, in civvies, also getting plenty of attention. He’s one of M-G-M s hot properties and the fans are waiting for his first picture after leaving the Army.... Gail Russell and Peter Lawford a surprise twosome at Ciro’s. ... Miriam Hopkins with War Correspondent Ray Brock at the Corinna Mura opening at the Trocadero.... Cugat back in town for his M-G-M assignment.... The rumor of Bill Howard directing the life story of Lew Ayres for Republic is strictly a rumor,

CLUB CALENDAR Society Deadline, 11 A. M. Phones 1000-—lOOl Monday Civic section pot-luck supper, Boy Scout cabin, Hanna Nutt man park, ti p. m. Pythian Sister initiation, K. of T l ., 7:30 p. m. Men's I nion Prayer Service, andltorium of Union Chape] church 3 p. m. Junior auxiliary of American Legion, Legion home, 2 p. m. • uli pack meeting and swim, city •’"'ii Ing pool, io a. m. to 11 a. m. , Delta Theta Tail, degree team, Elks home, 8 p. m. T uesday Decautr Garden club picnic, Boy Scout cabin, Hanna-Nutt man park, U:3O p, m. Root township home economice club, Mrs. j ttis .Singleton, 1:30 p. in. Kirkland Home Economics club, high school, 1:30 p. m. Rebekah lodge, Odd Fellows hall, 7:3" p. m. Delta Theta Tau initiation, Elks homo, 6:30 p. m. Wednesday Church Mothers <tudy club, Methodist church, 2 p. m. I nion township Home Economics club, .Mrs. Bernice Gray, 1:30 p. m, Thursday Psi lota Xi initiation, Elks home, G:3o' p. m. Circle II of W. S. C. S. of Methodist church, Mrs, R. A. Stuckey, 2:30 p. m. Circle Hl of W. S. ('. S. of Metho, dist church. Mrs. M. J. Welker, 2:30 p. in. Circle IV of W. S..C. S. of Methodist church, Mrs. E. W. Wicks, 2:30 p. m. Huth and Naomi circle, Mrs. A. It. Ashbaucher, 2:30 p. m. Eastern Star, Masonic hall, 7:30 p. m. CAL SI NDAY 'Combined Zion Lutheran Married Couples club and Sunday school picnic. liaiina-Nutfman park, 3 p. m. were: chairman of installation, Eleanor Braun; installing regent, Genevieve August; installing chap lain, Maggie Haley; installing pianist, Bernita Teeple. o— — O o Adams County i Memorial Hospital o — o Admitted; Ralph'Schmit; Anselm Hackman, Jr., 220 North Ninth street; Albert Gillig, 313 South First street; Mrs. Frederick Mohr. Dixon. Mrs. Herbert Fravel. 334 South Fifth street. Admitted and dismissed. Pat Briede. 1500 North Third street; Mrs. Frank Deistner, Willshire, O.; Mrs. David Wiekey, Gem va route 2 Mrs. Lee Winkler, Will-hire route

Ohio Man Fined For Reckless Driving Hubert Henry Holdgreve, of near Delphos ().. was fined $5 and costs by Mayor John B. Stulta in city court this morning. The Ohio man, arrested here last week by city police. pleaded guilty to a charge of reckless driving on North Second street, Mi Buttons and Bows 9362 W. sizes IL, f-// m. \y/. </ H-20 J" W /~ '7- ’"'g ' 1 fl' - w — Marian Martin Twin bows to catch the fancy of a best beau, a parade of buttons down the front, Pattern 9362 is the kind of easy sewing that wins laurels for beginners; rayon or cotton. Pattern 9362 comes in sizes 14, 16, 18, 20; 32, 34, 36, 38 40 42. Size 16, 2% yards 39-inch. Send TWENTY CENTS in coins for this pattern to Decatur Daily Democrat, Pattern Dept., 155 N. Jefferson St., Chicago 80, 111. Print plainly SIZE. NAME, ADDRESS, STYLE NUMBER. JUST OUT! The Marian Martin Summer Pattern Book, a collection of all that’s new and smart in wearing apparel for the family. FREE Nightgown Pattern printed in book. Send Fifteen Cents for your copy.

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Former Local Physician Faces New Medical Problem In Reich

The recent “cease fire" in Germany meant an end to ten months ot combat service for medics of the Eighth Infantry Division, but it also marked the beginning of a new medical problem. Lieutenant Colonel Robert E. Daniels, former Decatur physician, Sth Infantry Division sugeon, found that his department had acquired responsibility for the following: 1. Some 15,000 German battle casualties in 2(1 military hospitals. 2. Medical and sanitary supervision of more than 200,000 prisoners of war in the division area. 3. Sanitary control, medical ear<; and prevention of disease among many thousands of displaced persons. 4. The functioning of five civilian hospitals in the area of Schwein, Germany. This immense medical responsibility was thrown into Col. Daniel's lap, so to speak, when the Wehrmacht in north Germany collapsed under the double impact of the Allied and Red armies, leaving the Schwein area strewn with refugees, displaced persons ot all nationalities, and remnants of the German armies. To handle this job without impairing medical service to the Gls, Col. Daniel pressed into service 300 German medical officers and civilian doctors, 982 German nurses, and the complete medical personnel of several captured Wehrmacht divisions. The idea is to get the Germans organized so that they can manage the huge medical task subject only to American supervision. A good example of the systems is the administration of the mili-

OKINAWA (Continued From Page One) kyo and victory. It means air fields for fighters and bomber.?, harbors for warships and supply vessels, sites for our forward arsenal. That is why we arc here, that js why our marines and army troops paid in blood for Okinawa. The Japanese now are laboring under an enormous strategic handicap. They must decide whicli of the potential objectives will be chosen for the attack and concentrate their defenses then 1 . And they cannot afford to guess wrong now. For we are in almost the identical position the Allies held in England when they began softening up the Germans for the invasion of Normandy. Now the full striking power of the American air forces—as many planes as can be jammed into the western Pacific inlands or loaded aboard our carrier fleets can begin the real campaign to beat Japan to her knees. The Japanese air force even now is unable to prevent our air and sea operations in their home waters. Japan hasn't seen the half of it yet. The winning of Okinawa naturally was costly. Probably as many an 100,000 Japanese faced six divisions of the American loth army on that dark and bloody island. They fought desperately to win, spurred by Tokyo’s blunt warning that Okinawa would be the decisive battleground of the war. But there is consolation in the fact that Okinawa was the richest strategic prize we have yet won. And now the Japanese are in for a bad time'. o — — Total capacity of all the freightcarrying railroads earn is nearly .100,000',000 tons. The largest capacity recorded was 106,179.768 tone in 1930.

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tary hospitals. Most of those were functioning whim the Sth division overran the Schwein sector, but they were swamped by an influx of casualties carried into town by the German divisions fleeing from the Russian armies to the east. Nearly 1,511(1 patients poured into town by train in the first two days, and another 500 were brought across Schein Lake by boat. Where to house this overflow was the first problem to confront Major Fete C. Rumore, Bth Division Artillery surgeon, who was placed in charge of all military hospitals in the division area. Major Rumore. of Brooklyn. N. Y., immediately set out to requisition new buildings. The space problem was so urgent that one of his new hospitals was a barge anchored in Schein Lake. In the-first hectic days following the American occupation, Maj. Rumore and his men handled a daily turnover of 5.000 patients. The American staff was small — only 15 enlisted men and, as the major's chief assistant, Captain David Rosenberg, of Port Chester, N. Y, Capt. Rosenberg is a member of headquarters. Sth Medical Battalion. Another urgent job was to screen the wounded and sick from the constant stream of prisoners and to guide them to the hospitals. Medical aid men were placed on the roads to pick out such casualties. Nevertheless, in the chaos that swirled over the area, many a wounded German ended in the prisoners of war enclosure and had to be transported several miles to the nearest hospital.

LOCALS Mrs. G. Remy Bierly and daughter, Lt. (ijg) Florence Al. Pritu . are vidting their son and brother, Dr. George iR. Bierly, Jr. and wife, and other relatives in Louisville, Ky. George Flanders of this city and hie eon, (’arlysle of Fort Wayne, will leave tomorrow for Midland. Michigan where they will look after farming interests. Maurice Haney is assisting :.t the Stop Back news stand for L. A. Graham. who is mill ill at hin home on Fourth street. Miss Janet iSe'nrock, Wave, IM class. will leave today for Washington, D. (’. to resume her duties after a 12 day leave enjoyed here. Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Benedict. Mrs. Cora Kahlert, of Oak Harbor, <). andlMr. and Mrs. Edwin Kahlert of Jen ia, ()., were weekend guests of Mr. and Mis. Ed Shoaf. Sunday dinner gueus included Mr. and Mrs. Frank Shoaf and 'Mitts Marcia Martin. f • ■

At All Dealers. , MASONIC Called Meeting, F. C. Degree, Tuesday, June 26. 7:30 p. m. Fred P. Hancher, W.M.

JI Ijnll lllllllluill ll|||llH. I 1 Ml v tlmm I Awarded Campaign Stars Staff Sgt. William F. Christen son of Mr- Alice Christen, has been awarded two Campaign Star: for participation in the Leyte and Luzon campaigns atid al-" tin- Philippine liberation ribbon given by the commonwealth. Hits wife. Ruth, resides at (121 Nut:man Avenue. He is assistant sergeant major of the 54'h transportation corps service group now on Luzon. Formerly a. personnel clerk of an Ack-Ack outfit, he war) promoted to staff sergeant last month. Before induction into the army in February. 1943, Sgt. Christe.'i at tended Decatur high school. \ brother, Daniel, is corporal in an antiaircraft unit in the Philippine. Sgt. Wayne C. Bodie, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ira 'G. Bodie, 3118 South l"th street, served as a member of the seventh photographic reconnaiissance group with the Eighth Air Force in England, which took 1,000.000 photographs covering nearly 3,000,000 mileri of enemy held territory. The gt-oupM laboratory produced nearly $1,000,000 prime, on August 14 last year, the group flew 58 missions and shot more than 2(1.000 piettu''. s. Another Imli.nia man attached to the group was Cpl. Herbert W. King of'Sr ipio. Pvt. Douglas K. Gilpin, 19, son of Mr. and ‘Mrs. Beatrice Gilpin of 122 S. 13th St., has been enrolled in the ,-AA.F training command's aircraft radio mechanics school at. Truax Field, it was announced today by the post commtinder. He will take an extensive cour.se in etorvicing radio equipment, poot officials said, and also will be trained in aircraft identification. defetwe against chemical warfare, and related AAF subjects designed to fit him for combat duty. Pvt. Clifton Hart, Jr., has arrived safely in the Philippines, according to word received by his parents, Mr. and Mrs, Clifton Hart of Sehirmeyer street. He i«s with an infantry divinion and his address

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may tie obtained tiom his paieuts. Snt. Richard E. Maloney bap written his parents. Mr. ami Mns. Charles Maloney of west ot Decatur, that he recently met Cpl. Richard Eichhorn in London, f'td. Eichhorn Its the son of Air. and Mrs. G. F. Eichhorn of 731 Mercer avenue. | | Vernei JI. Stromberg, seaman first I ci.u-e, hit band of 'Mrs. Margaret j btromberg. whoso address is given an Decatur route five, is quoted In an interview given at New Orleans, how Jap suicide plane- mieaked in to attack American ships near Corregidor. Alrnut 10 miles off the is-1 land fortress, a lorn- Jap made a I dive-bombing atttack on a nearby I •ship. "Our guns tore into the Jap : and he went out of control and ‘ er.ushed into the vessel, sinking it I and killing about 149 men.” Sea- I man 'Stromberg Served as a gunner I aboard a men hunt ship. He formerly was employed in a Fort. Wayne di'parement store and is a son of John Stronrberg, of Chicago. Pfc. Harley Roop Ls spending a 30-day furlough with hi- parents. Mr. and Mrs. Harley Roop of route : 1. after spending over two years in , the European theater of war. At the! completion of his furlough, Pfc. Roop will report to Camp Aller-‘ j tmry. Two Men Are Arrested On Speeding Charges Two Adams county men were ar i rested on speeding charges by city police at 12: 15 o’clock this morning and are nlated for arraignment before Mayor John It. Stulln in citycourt Tuesday afternoon. Franklin Bender, Decatur route 1. was arrectled on Second street, and Richard A Martin. Decatur .•■Ute G, was arrested on Mercer avenue Discharged Veterans Bid To Legion Meet Adam post 43, American Legion. will hold the regular meeting at the Legion home tonight at 8 o’clock. All dtecharged service and servicewomen of the present war are invited to attend, as well as servicemen now home on leave or furlough. o Posey County Farmer Is Suicide Victim Mt. Vernon, Ind.. June 2 • (I'PI 'Coroner Harrv L. Wilson returned

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a verdict of •micide today In the death of George E. Hommer, 56. Po-ey county farmer, wlio.-d J>ody was found in hiri home y»>si>-rday. A shotgun lay nearby. Wilson "blamed ill health and domestic difficulties for the act. Q. Bert Clark Dies In Los Angeles Bert J Clark, a native of Adama county, died in a hospital in Los \ng<les, Calif., according to word I received here today by Mrs George . Squler, a eister. and Charles Bower-, of west of Decatur, a brother, i He moved to California two yeafa , ago following hi«i retirement as a ■ mall carrier in Chicago. Marion County Toll Increased By Two Indianapolis. June 25. (I’P) — Alva I). Beatty, 42, Indianapolis, and Barbara Ewell, 14, Danville, were added to the 1945 list of Marion county traffic fatalities today. ’ Both died yesterday, Beatty after being hit by an automobile a few hours earlier and the girl nine days after a truck-auto collision. o Queen Elizabeth died in 1603 l with 300 gowns in her wardrobe. ■ K - Oh IH ' Jhl jrifk / AIR VICE-MARSHAL C. R. Sletnon, Deputy Air Officer in command oi the Canadian Air Force in the European theatre of operations, has been appointed to full command of the RCAF Pacific Air Forces. He will be under the direct command of Gen. MacArthur. ( International)