Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 43, Number 150, Decatur, Adams County, 26 June 1945 — Page 2

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Marine Corps Open To Youths Os 17 Thu "marine corps is 'now accepting enlistments from 17-fraarold youths, it was announced today by commissioned warrant officer Anthony Morello. Mon;«< sppted for training will be i-“nt to Parris I dand, S. for nine weeks of "boot training". After a 15-day~furlough. they will complete, an additional tour weeks at Camp , Lejeune, JC. (’.. iA 17-year-o)d has two enlistment I choices. He may enlist in the regular marine corps fur 'oui yeais, or I he may. eipi-t in the marine corps I reeierVb for the duration of the war i j plus .six months. Applicants must be between 5| feet 3 inches and 6 feet. 4 inches in i. height, witli proportionate weight. I

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At least a grammar school education La required, hut high eehool graduates are preferred. Interested Hoosier 17-ye.ir-old - may report to the state marine corps headquarter-; station at 317 Kresge Building in Indianapolis. o Vet In Sewing Contest Houston, Tex. — (UP) — Alvin Ray, 26-year-old former soldier, is a top contestant in the annual Sewing Contest of the Houston Press. His entry consists of five tiny garments “whipped up" for his daughter. o Airman Has 600 Photos Sweetwater, Tex. — (UP) —If Pfc. Vance Jobe of the U. S. Marines feels like reliving his experiences in the war, he’ll have a good chance to do it. An aerial photographer in the Marine Corps, Jobe, has taken more than 600 photographs of his battle experiences.

Veteran, Chicago Detective Killed Two Killed In Gun Battle In Chicago Chicago, June 26.— (UP)— Miss Doris Gregerson, 27, and Edward Ervin, 30. both of Pontiac,’ Mich., were held for qqeationing today in connection with a gun duel which cost the life of an ex-serviceman and i veteran Chicago detective. Morris Friedman, a member of the police robbery detail for the past 17 years, and Lyman Stanton Heiman, 39. whose discharge papers indicated service in the North African and Sicilian campaigns, were killed last night after a short gunfight on Chicago’s near north •side.

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Police said an automobile chase resulted when a Ford sedan, bearing Michigan license plates, disregarded commands to halt. The squad car forced the fugitives to the curb, police said, and Heiman leaped from the car, tiring at Detective Friedman. The bullet pierced the officer's stomach and he died within half and hour. Other returned the shots, one of which felled Heiman. At. the detective bureau, Ervin said he had volunteered to drive Miss Gregerson to Visit an uncle in Chicago and had picked up Heiman outside the city. Police said he denied knowing Heiman previously but admitted a police record in Michigan. Citations found in Heiman’s pockets showed he was in the army from April, 1942, to October, 1944, and had won the purple heart, the silver star, the bronze star, and was entitled to wear the good conduct medal.He had honorable discharge papers. Police said Miss Gregerson had told them the three had held up several stores in Indianapolis. She said they had netted ?3,200 and had a battle with police in Indianapolis in which Erwin suffered a shoulder wound. Police said investigation revealed a bullet hole in his shoulder. Police records showed that Helman had been sentenced to 10 to 20 years in lonia, Mich., state prison for armed robbery on Aug. 14, 1942, in Alpena. Mich. Erwin was sentenced to a prison term for a Kansas City, Mo., robbery, police said. They said he was out on parole from the Missouri penitentiary. o DETROIT FACES (Continued From Page One) and Rubber Co. in Akron, 0., where some 16,500 workers voted tor the third time yesterday to continue their strike. Two other Ohio disputes at the Acklin Stamping Co.. Toledo, and the Universal Cooler Co., Marion, were referred to the national labor relations board for settlement.

A strike of SO AFL truck drivers demanding a separate contract in place of their joint agreement with three metropolitan papers yesterday forced the Pittsburg Press to suspend publication. Editor E. T. Leech said the paper would not be printed for the duration of the strike. Maintenance workers at the Pennsylvania Electric Co. registered their intention of striking July 5 unless the war labor board approved their demands for wage increases. The strike, if called, would cut off power to 43 cities from Erie, Pa., to Deep Creek, Md. In other Pittsburgh area disputes, workers remained away from their jobs at the CarnegieIllinois Steel company, American Drake Shoe company, and the Anchor Hocking Glass Co. A strike at Alcoa, Canonsburgh, was settled last night. o “High Dome” Leads Baldheads Port Arthur, Tex. — (UP) — A group of bald-pated Port Arthur businessmen have founded a unique organization known as the United Baldheads of America and appointed Joe (Shiny Top) Landry to the *coveted post of Exalted High Dome. The baldheads are planning a convention, highlighted by a parade of members, at which all will get together to tell “hairraising” stories. Towns with less than 25,000 population and unincorporated rural areas total GO per cent of the population of the United States.

3 |k"■ / ~ gaSrCa&& 3 jjsalfcir P*""' ST" LT. GIN. WILUAM H. SIMPSON, commander of the U. S. Ninth Army, left above, and Gen. Jacob L. Devers, Sixth Army group commander, set foot on U. S. soil for the first time since Hitler’s downfall to be given a royal welcome home by their “women." Mrs. Simpson is shown in the arms of her husband, while General Devers’ daughter, Mrs. Alexander Graham, doos the honors for her "four-star” father. The two battlefield generals returned in C-54 transport planes to LaGuardia Field, New York with 62 veterans of the European theater—l 2 generals, 24 fi%d grade and junior officers and 26 enlisted nob vu (International).

Seeking Solution Mattoon Food Crisis 'Diners-Out' On A 'Starvation' Diet ■Mattoon, 111., June 26. —(UP) — The federal government, through its district office of price administration headquarters at Springfield, today prepared to come to the rescue of hundreds of "diners out” i t this c.»lty of 15.000 population. The “diners out.” along with scores of transients faced a "starvation" diet of malted milks and candy bars because of the closing of nearly all local restaurants, due to ration point, food and labor shortages. Mayor George W. Smith said three of four large restaurant owners agreed at a meeting last night to try their best to keep open blit that they needed help from the OPA. The OPA agreed to investigate and were to send Investigators here today. The fourth restaurant, owner said the outlook to him was hopelesa—at least until Friday when his cook, injured several days ago in a kitchen stove explosion, expects to be back at work. The city normally has about 20 first class eating places and a few small lunch rooms of the hot dog and hamburger variety. Hamburgers have been non-existent for several weeks and the few available frankfurters were sliced in two with half a “weenie” nestled in each hot dog bun. Today there were no hot dogs. John Russell, chairman of the local rationing board, attempted' to devise a plan for relief of persons, including war workers, who eat out. He called another meeting last night after learning that women members of the local Eastern Star chapter would be willing to open a dining hall daily in the Masonic temple. The ladies are famed hereabouts for their cuisine, but the deal fizzled when they informed ed Russell he would have to get them food to cook and serve the hungry workers. “Doc” Galbreath, manager of the Hotel Grant, said the hostelry’s dining room was still open today. Hotel guests and regular patrons are served first and the public is welcome to what is left. The menu consists chiefly of soup and a wide variety of egg dishes. Only one other restaurant was open yesterday, the Marianna, and that was expected to close today.

10 WAR PLANTS (Continued From Page One) reported Chinese troops had opened another attack on the airfield south of the city. Other Chinese columns closed in from the northwest and north. The jungle fighting in Burma was slowed considerably by heavy seasonal rains which flooded large areas of the country. The enemy casualties on Okinawa passed the 110,000 mark with the capture of 794 prisoners yesterday. The count now was 101,853 dead and 8,696 captured. Japanese planes raided the new air bases on the island and some damage was done. Two raiders were shot down. Radio Tokyo said that the American fleet in the Keramas Islands included three battleships, three cruisers and a number of large, medium and small transports. The Jopaiv’se believed the Americans would seize the islands north of Okinawa and south of Kyushu to ease the tricky supply situation involved in any invasion of the homeland.

Limited Production Resumed At Elkhart Five Men Hurt In Picket Line Clash Elkhart, Ind., June 26.—(UP)— Limited production was resumed today at the Northern Indiana Brass company after 50 non-strik-ing employes broke a 23-day work stoppage yesterday b y forcing their way through picket lines, aided by police with tear gas bombs. President Ross Martin said that the company had reached 65 per cent of peak production, although the plant still was picketed last night. At least five men, including two union leaders, were injured in the clash yesterday as the non-striking employes moved to end the walkout which shut down the plant June 1. Hospitalized fallowing the memelee were Roscoe Hartman, 51, and Marvin Wagner, 23. Wagner and two other pickets, Paul pones, 33. and Carl J. Stack', 23, were charged with assault and battery by President Martin as a result of their attempts Saturday to keep him and other company officials and maintenance workers from entering the plant to prepare for its reopening yesterday. No date had been set for their arraignment. City policemen, aiding the workers, tossed two tear gas bombs into the Diktat of a dozen pickets. The strikers demanded union recognition by the company and asked a new contract granting wage increase demands renoactlve to 1942. The dispute was referred to the national war labor board after a regional WLB order failed to halt the strike last week. Strike Again South Bend, Ind., June 26—(UP) —The 500 employes of the Bantam Bearings division plant of the Torrington company were on strike again today. The workers returned to their jobs Friday after negotiating for a settlement of their differences with the company in regard to two discharged workers. Yesterday, however. Rodney T. Dunlap, assistant general manager, said that the plant did not intend to rehlre the two discharged men. He said they were to be permitted to reenter the plant to be redischarged with union notification. Wilbur Whitinger. president of

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local No. 590 of the United Auto Workers (CIO), said that the union understood the men were to be restated with disciplinary action. When the misunderstanding concerning the status of the two was brought to light today, the workers cancelled their vote to return to work and halted production a second time. Dunlap said the company was ordered by the WLB not to negotiate with the union until normal plant operations were resumed.

By / Special Services And Meetings Os Churches In Area First Presbyterian A church family night will be held at the First Presbyterian church Wednesday evening at 6:30 o’clock. Each family is to bring one covered dish and their own sugar. Rolls, coffee and cream will be furnished by the ladies aid of the church. All members of the church are invited to attend. Following the family program, the regular midweek service will be held, with the last of four studies on the Epistle to the Hebrews. Topic of the study will be “Practical teaching in a critical time.” ■. ■ o WARNS OF (Continued From Page One) wrecking the transportation symtem. He pointed out that the damage caused by demolition bombing of industrial plants could be repaired fairly rapidly. “The size of the existing German industrial plant is still tremendous,” he said. “All of it is geared for total war. All of it is still part of a huge modern industrial machine which was organized and used for war.” 0 Two millions of the approximately 2.8Q0.000 persons currently working for the federal government within the continental limits of the United States hold war service appointments that will expire within six months after the war.

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