Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 43, Number 180, Decatur, Adams County, 1 August 1945 — Page 3

ESDAY, AUG. 1, 1945.

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t'HETA TAU lE D meeting ho ta Tau sorority had a jiiiesfi meeting last eve,e Elks home. rer e discussed and comtere appointed for the ge, to be .held the latter ►ptember. It was also anhat the sorority will have tugust 14 at the Lehman erne. F.M.S. of the Church of . ene will meet Thursday t seven thirty o’clock at h. I Mrs. Ray Kuhn and bie and Billie, of Crystal v Carlisle, 0., were Sunjt of Mrs. James Shultz mother, Mrs. Clara AlGalion, 0. Mrs. Kuhn, tz and Mrs. Albrecht are ■ residents of Ohattanoos Linker, 63, of Craigitar route mail carrier, stroke of paralysis while his car near the Bluffffice. He was taken to county hospital. it floor of the Jay counil has been closed indefcause of a shortage of n urgent call has been sufficient help to keep ;al going and it is hoped can soon be reopened. H. Alspaugh, corgner of county, 0., has returned as accidental death in the icliard E. Wilson, 24, who I in a collision just east ite line last Thursday. Kitson, manager of the rm, reported this mornhe wind .storm last night ti two apple trees ;n the id damaged the tool shed I Mrs. Allen Stalter and alias, Tex., are visiting and friends here and at pecanoe. Mr. Stalter is npger of a large paper iring company. Mrs. Ivan F. Mahan are its of a baby boy, born fight at 9:30 p.m. at the hospital in Fort ■ Wayrfe. -<1 8 pounds, 3 ounces and named Fred Ivan. Lt. Maiw home* on leave. lions Ceased lh Army Group ES .ElSed B rQ dley Group | j|ses To Function Aug. I—(UP)—Gen. t'W- Bradley’s famed 12th g“; ■ au l | . which at one time F 1 *B greatest war machine in military history, has Mr function. approximately a year rlr rations st °pp ed iate S'‘■formed back in the days er * can droops in the t.'B,'’ en ’ nsu ' a had cracked rWlefenses along the St. Log?Kroa(l and surged into W year ot battle, the 12th battle casualties, with ■h d and 297,509 wounded. re 44,660 others listed as fe.'l”' captured - But BradMK°°ba captured 2,500,000 g and killed lr wounded £~W a <cd 500,000. became operational on L K, 1, with two armies, the Gen. Courtney H. I ' .UL an(l the third under Gen. F W Patton Jr. BiW -■ I downed Vianapolis Aug. I—(UP) — & of a soldier, a member of SUard con, P ail y at Fort i Garrison, was recovered toda y from an IndianaBgK V(> i ■ thJt° Wning occu rred last night K 3W 11 lm and an other soldier L J w ° Indianapolis girls. Mary Hugins and Jose|hSf<'iv^, and the soWier . Pvt - Mills, also of the fourth said the party had LnW° 8W ™ “crons the wide pit ' n °ticed the soldier, who behind > was missing. I 16 vic tim was withheld au thorities until next | would be notified.

CLUB CALENDAR Society Deadline, 11 A. M. Phones 1000—1001 Wednesday Zion Lutheran Married Couples club “Farm Frolics’ party, Orley Walters barn, 8 p. m, Thursday Women of the Moose, Moose home, 7:30 p. m. Heidelberg class of Zion Evangelical and Reformed church, family pot-luck supper, Boy Scout cabin, 6:30 p. m. Pleasant. Dale ladies aid society, church parlors, all day. Ladis Aid society of First U. B. church, Mrs. Clarence Drake, 7:30 p.m. Union Chapel ladies aid society church, 1:30 p.m. W.M.A. of Nuttman Avenue U. B. church, Mrs. Pearl Reed, 7:30 p.m. Women’s missionary society of First Evangelical church, church parlors, 2 p.m. Work and Win class of First U. B. church, Hanna-Nutt man' park, 6:30 p.m. WJF.M.S. of Church of Nazarene, church, 7:30 p.m. Friday Ava Maria study club, postponed. Seek Two Men For $111,300 Robbery Discharged Soldier One Os Men Hunted

Burbank, Calif., Aug. I—(UP1 —(UP) — Slim clues today ponited to a recently discharged soldier and a former Lockheed aircraft employe as the two bandits who took sll,300 from two Hollywood state bank messengers.

A .horde of law enforcement officers had their first lead when $12,293 in silver and pennies was recovered in a garage rented three months ago to a soldier. Seven year old Gilbert Abelar found the money when he chased his baseball into the garage. Also with the recovered loot was a .45 caliber colt automatic, a .38 revolver, 2,000 rounds of .45 caliber ammunition, a soldier’s blouee, an army garrison cap, an MP arm band and a brown sports coat with a Lockheed aircraft badge. Mrs. Esther Abelar, Gilbert’s mother, said she did not know the name of the soldier who rented the garage, but her description of him tallied with that of one of the bandits who wore the uniform of a military policeman. >Banlf messengers Thurston M. Patterson and Victor H. Lohn were held up Monday as;, they delivered money to a check-cashing agency near the Lockheed aircraft corp, plant. They identified the clothing as that worn by Hie youthful gunmen who stopped them, drove them into the hills, bound them and disappeared with $3,000 in coin and $108,300 in small bills. Police theorized that one of the bandits may have been a Lockheed employe familiar with weekly deliveries of money to the check cashing agency. The Lockheed badge was identified as one stolen from aa employe several weeks ago. / The .45 caliber ammunition, police believed, was stolen from Santa Ana, Calif., army air base last July I's, indicating a soldier was involved. Another clue was recovery of a Ford car, stolen from San Diego, Calif., July 15. It was found near the holdup scene. Passersby reported they saw two young men sitting in the car shortly before the robbery. Officers were checking a thumbprint found in the car.

Reveal Battleship Mississippi Hit 40 Casualties In Raid In January Washington, Aug. 1 — (UP) — The navy revealed today that the battleship Mississippi was hit by a suicide plane last January at Lingayen Gulf with 40 casualties to her crew. It was the first time the 2S-year old battlewagon had been hit during the seven major campaigns in which she has participated in this war. She is now back with the fleet after returning to Pearl Harbor in March for battle damage repairs and an overhaul which increased her fire power by 300 percent. The Mississippi today has one of the most potent anti-aircraft batteries among the ships fighting the enemy. ,

Elliott Roosevelt Denounces Critics 'Pernicious Lies' About Father Lashed Washington, Aug. I — CUP) — Brig. Gen. Elliott Roosevelt, son of the late President, wants his critics to confine their attacks to him instead of spreading “perniciouis lies” about hte father, “a man who can’t talk back.” Young Roosevelt lashed out at his enemies late yesterday in a statement in which he assumed full responsibility for his muchpublicized business attains, including several loams now being investigated iby Congress and the treasury. He took cognizance of charges that .his father had helped him negotiate the loans and described these as part of the "bate campaign’ being conducted against the late President’s memory by a small segment of the presls. “Franklin D. Roosevelt never promoted or assisted my personal business affairs,” he said. “Any statement that he did so is a deliberate, infamous lie. f conducted my own business affairs. The responsibility for them was and still is mine and mine alone.” The statement was Roosevelt’s first comment 1 on the controversial loan operations. He said he was confident that the current treasury investigation would answer “the falsehoods, half-truths and sly implications of that small, irresponsible section of the press which does not hesitate to violate the truth.”

“Until these facts are disclosed,” he declared, “my only request is that any charges concerning my attains/should be confined to me, and that no further attempt be made to smear a man w.ho can't talk back!” * Joseph J. O’Connell, . general counsel of the treasury, said the report on the investigation of Elliot't’e loans was “approaching completion.” He declined to reveal the findings, pointing out that they must go to the House Ways and Means and Senate Finance committees. The investigation wais requested following reports thaft young Roosevelt negotiated, among others, a $200,000 loan from John Hartford, president of the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co., which was later settled for $4,000. Hartford reportedly charged off the $196,000 as “bad debt” in life income tax returns. The congressional committees sought to learn if the government had been victimized of revenue in the transactions.

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Pvt. Arthur J. R. Weist, son of Mr. and Mns. Joby Werst of route 4, Decatur, who enlisted in the United States marine corps July 17, is stationed at Pit. 440, sth Rec. Bn., Parris Island, So. Car. Croix de Guerre General Charles de Gaulle has awarded the Croix de Guerre to the American 34th, 45th and the 88t.h divisions, all veterans of the Mediterranean campaign, it has been announced. The 34th landed with the invasion forces in North Africa, and fought throughout the Italian campaign from Salerno to the Po. The 45th division saw its first action in the Sicillian campaign, and later France. The SSth Division participated in the last year of the war in Italy, and linked up with Geneneral Eisenhower's forces in the Brenner Pass. Lt. Robert A. Stalter, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dorus Stalter of 148 South Second street, is a member of the 88th Division. ♦

M/Sgt. Laurence Beihold arrived home Saturday to spend a 30day furlough with his wife and parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Beihold. Soldier In Italy Pfc. Albert G. Miller, son of Mr. and Mre. Herman L. Miller is now a member of the 473rd Infantry Regiment in Italy. The 473rd had one of the most unusual battle .histories in the Mediterranean Theatre of Operations. It, was m'ade up of anti-aircraft artillery soldiers with infantry training and drove up the Ligurian Coast to Genoa during the closing, ■phase of the bitter Italian Campaign. Pfc. Miller has been in the army for 35 months. He was trained at Fort Eustis, Va., and haa been overseas for 26 months. Sgt. Glen Adler of route four, is a member of headquarters company of the 638th Tank destroyer battalion that Was arrived at Camp Boston, France, preparatory to returning to the United States for further training. Camp Boston is near Reims, France and furloughs are being given the men to visit historic places in that vicinity,

Reveal Uncle Sam Dealings Abroad . ♦ . Jt . . . Over 11 Billions Are Spent Abroad Washington, Aug. - 1. —(UP) — Not counting $39,000,000,000 in lend-lease aid to Allied nations, the U. S government paid out $11,437,000,000 for raw materials, armed forces pay, foreign military bases and relief to distressed peoples during the period from July 1, 1940, to March 31, 1945. The highlights of Uncle Sain’s dealings abroad were revealed today in a summary by foreign economic administrator Leo T. Crowley. Lend-lease figures, including $5,600,000,000 that the U. S. has received from allied nations, have already, been made public. Over half of the $11,437,000,000 spent abroad during the four and three-quarters year period went for supplies and materials destined fcr war and civilian production on the home front, Crowley said. The government got $3,257,000,000 back from the sale of materials to private manufacturers. Copper, sugar, rubber, tin and aluminum, for instance, were among the scarce items which the U.S. had to buy abroad; > These expenditures also included over $4,000,000,000 in pay to U. S. personnel overseas, mostly members of the armed forces; and sl,800,000,000 for the reconstruction and maintenance of ground, air and naval bases for military operations, $585,000,000 in loans outstanding on March 31 and $373,000,000 for relief. Q May Delay Opening Os Indiana Schools * ——— Indianapolis, Aug. f—(UP) —'Indiana’s public schools may open as much as two weeks late this year, according to Dr. Clement T. Malan, state superintendent of public instruction. Malan said that the opening day of school has been delayed for the past two years so that boys and girls could help harvest perishable crops, and pointed out that two crops were expected to be two weeks late this season.

Timetable For Returning Vets Paris, Aug. 1— lUP> —Today’s redeployment schedule: 9lh Army Headquarters: on the high seas; expected to start reaching the U. 8. next weekend. 20th Armored: on the high seas with first elements scheduled to reach the U. S. next week. 28th (Keystone) Division: advance party now home; main body expected to reach port about Aug. 6. 30th (Old Hickory) Division: Begins shuttling today from Le Havre to Southampton where troops will board the Queen Mary, except the 119th regiment which will clear from Le Havre direct for the Ui S. simultaneously with the Queen's sailing. 35th (Santa Fe) Division: Now processing at Camp Norfolk in the Rheims assembly area and expected to reach Le Havre late this week. 45th (Thunderbird) Division: Now processing at Camp St. Louis in the Rheims area and scheduled to leave for Le Havre about Aug. 10. 13th Airborne Division: Advance unit clears Le Havre for the U. S. tomorrow; the main body processing at Camp Pittsburgh in the Rheims area for August shipment. Advance units of all except the 28th and 13th airborne division are on the high seas. ro. ; **★★*■*★* Honorable Discharge ★ ★★★★★ ★ A Sgt. Orrin Stults of route five, discharged on point system at Camp Atterbury.

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Senator Bushfield Is Still Critical Huron, S. D.. Aug. 1 tL'PI Senator Harlan J. Bushfield, R , S. D„ gravely ill from a cerebral hemorrhage suffered aboard a north western train here yesterday morning, has regained consciousness at intervals since late yesterday, his physicians reported today. The junior South Dakota Senator, who was enroute from Washington to his home in Miller, 8. D., when stricken, rested “fairly comfortably" last night, but otherwise little change was noted in his critical condition, physicians at the Huron clinic hospital Baid. OPA Collections For Violations Set Record Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. I—(UP) — More collections tor over-ceiling price violations were made by OPA price panels in the district food unit during July than have been made over the three previous years, it was reported today. — o JAPAN PLACES (Continued From Page One) came ‘ increasingly . frequent.” Japanese replies continued “evasive.” In March of this year, the United States told Japan that it was forced to conclude that the policy was deliberate. In May, it warned that “no Japanese individual would escape accountability” —a clear statement that those responsible would be included on the U. S. war criminals list. Despite the protests, the department said, the Tokyo radio broadcast defiantly the tragedy of U. S. bombers hitting an American prison camp at Kawasaki last Thursday, “and that some casual ties, mostly American, resulted.”

DISASTROUS (Continued From Page One) Owners of the burning buildings estimated a loss of at least $150,000 and probably more. It was not known how the fire {tarted. Large stocks of dry oods were stored in the basement of the Salem Dry Goods company, and it was believed that perhaps electric wiring or spontaneous combustion was responsible for the fire which now threatens to destroy the heart of Salem's business district. The first alarm was turned in at 4:30 a. m. Fire fighting equipment from Salem, North Albany, Scottsburg, English, and Washington Township were rushed to the scene, and after five and one half hours of work, firemen were still fighting to control the furnace-like blaze. Mead’s hotel, located on the second floor of the dry goods building was reported a total loss, and other companies in the building had little hope of saving their stocks. Firemen said the structure was beyond saving. Hope was still found of saving the Fair Store building, but water had flooded (he basement and six inches of the first floor, probably damaging the stock irreparably. Fire fighters believed they could save the city hall and fire <lq? partment.

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