Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 43, Number 192, Decatur, Adams County, 15 August 1945 — Page 2

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DECATUR liAILY democrat jVublinhed livery Evening ~B V Except. Sunday By mm pECATUR democrat co. Incorporated Entered at the Decatur, Ind., Poet Ott|ce a» Second Claim Matter. TlW?r are those August dayd so l'£g talked about, warm days and < & nighte. 1 W —O-0— Air Field had a lot of visitors Sunday and will continue to receive callers. Each risking will be given a hearty welconitfwhenever he drops in. __o_o—- — MacArthur will be in charge of the army occupancy of JapaiH*when surrender is completed il’e” is ajile and in every way for such an important place.

—o Chances are that if the war is over’when congress convenes, they will very quickly enact a law to nrevj'ii'l. further drafting of men. The compulsory military training quesffcn will, come up a little later. . —o—o — Tift sale of U. S. bonds will continuetfer we must still spend billion/of dollars to bring about enduring; .peace and get back to normal -lining. Keep what you have r,.„ and add. to them. Its best tor every one. *1; ' —o Cbfefeiess will probably go back to work about September Ith or Sth, cutting a month off the vacation period for the law makers.. The Wall has been advised by sena^.Reader Barkley because of the event that indicate a collapse of Japan. —o

A few week-end's as tense as the last one when millions of people every where waited almost breatlessly for the good news that Japan had accepted the surrender termt"Bf the Allies, would be disastrous Maybe that was the ideal of theßvily enemy. f o—o Congress will have a busy session they reconvene and amongr other things may be expectedgto argue long and loud on the tavjirobleni. This subject never populafj will be critical and whe i the postwar days come and especially Jf there is a recession in business even for a brief period. After the sneak attack on Pearl Harhor when negotiations for a peace treaty were under discussion in Washington, its no wonder that our military men looker! upon the surrender negotiations with suspicion. They didn't let up much either. Japan knows now they were matched against a stern and strong enemy. ■ O—O l ■

Fifty-five millivu mev .have been killed, serially wounded or reported mtssWtiffcuiirig the second IV ■ world war. Surely no one wants that repeated and. the, chance* arg that a third war would just, about obliterate mankind. Thais, wk!’, resardless of politics or any other scruples, we ought to all work for enduring peace. —o The second atom bomb was much more effective than the first, 1 the blast extending damage over-a wider area. And those wbo know' about this new weapon say It will continue to increase to many times the power no>w used. It must be kept under control' and used to help the world rather than destroy it. o—o Millions of peunds of used cloth-] ing in this country sp/hig is now on the way Jieports recently sent broadcast that sortie bottleneck was holding up shipments fe denied by those in charge. As a result of this good will campaign, millions of people in the war torn countries over the world will 6e -

made more comfortable next winter. It should make all who assisted in the big campaign very happy. —o Order your coal supply now or at least take it up with your dealer. He probably can’t deliver it at once but your name on the list will assure you a share some time before cold weather and aid in the big job of taking care of every one. Man power and distribution are the bottlenecks along with the fact that the supply is not as large as in normal years. Prepare for next winter now as much as possible. —o The proposal to build a ten million dollar show place and national cemetery near Dana, Indiana in memory o fthe late Ernie Pyle, noted war correspondent shows the high regard in which the ucwshtih was held but those who knew Er* nie say he would never have approved such a display. A memorial has already been established in his honor, providing a scholarshp fund at Indiana University and the new effort, if continued, would certainly interfere with that worthwhile effort. <

O—o Whatever happens to Marshal Marshal Petain as a result of bis court martial, lie will suffer much from his thoughts. A great man who was for years a hero among the people of France knows now that millions of his countrymen believe he was a traitor. The eightynine year old man. for years one of the most powerful in the world will suffer more from his own own thoughts than from any thing that can be done to him physically. After every war has come a lull in business. Efforts to prevent that as a conclusio nto world war two have been made to some extent but probably not perfected. We doubt if we- notice much of the let-down. Every individual and every community is planning to work harder and as rapidly as materials can be secured, there will be step after step that should mean progrees. Os course some factories will have to reconvert but if some are thrown out of employment temporarily, will be places for them in other concerns.

GEN. MacARTHUR (Continued Fiam Fags On*) delegate must be thoroughly familiar with airdrome facilities in the Tokyo area, MacArthur said. This Indicated 'that a high Allied representative would accompany the enemy delegation back to the Japanese capital. The order was MacArthur’s second of the day to the Japanese. The first, addressed to Hirohito, the imperial government and Imperial headquarters, called for cessation of hostilities at the earliest possible moment and asked that a radio station in the Tokyo area be designated for communication with his headquarters. It was acknowledged within 20 minutes. Less thau three hours later —at 5 p.m. Manila time—MacArthur sent this second communication in Japanese to- Tokyo: “Pursuant to the acceptance of the terms of surrender of the Allied powers by the Emperor of Japan, the Japanese Imperial government and Japanese Imperial headquarters, the supreme commander for the Allied powers hereby directs immediate cessation of hostilities by Japanese forces. , "The supreme commander for the .Allied powers is to. be. notified at once of the effective date and hour of such cessation of hostilities. whereupon Allied forces will be directed to cease hostilities. “The supreme commander of the Allied powers further directs the Japanese Imperial government to -end to his headquarters at Manila in the Philippines a competent representative empowered to receive in rhe- name of the emporer of Japan, the Japanese imperial government and Imperial Japanese headquarters certain requirements for carrying into effect the terms of surrender. “The above representative will preseui to the supreme commander for the Allied powers upon ari rival a document authenticated by the Emperor of Japan empowering him to receive the requirements of the supreme commander for the Allied powers. ~ “The representative will be accompanied. by eoaipeteot adv fears representing the Japanese army, the Japanese navy and Japanese

l! uSifi'-rml S’ II jj j|L m>i ggLo U&HI | nn ||ol Harkless Is Promoted Pfc. Jimmie G. Harkless, son of Mr-. Alvina Harkless, of route three, has been promoted from private in recognition of his skill and ability in ground combat against the Japanese in Northern Luzon. Pfc. Harkless is a mortar-man with Company I, 136th "Bearcat” Infantry Regiment, 33rd Division. He has participated in the heavy fighting to clear the Japs off tins Tabio isectvi 1» mountainous Northern Luzon. A farmer in civilian life, Pfc. Harkless was inducted at Camp Atterbury. Ind., and received his basic training at Camp Robinson, Ark. He joined the “Bearcat” Regiment on Luzon in July of this year. Pfc. Harkless is entitled to wear the Asiatic-Pacific theatre ribbon with a battle star, and the Philippine Liberation ribbon with a battle star for Luzon.

S/Sgt. Theodore Eyanson, who was wounded during the European campaign, is now in a hospital in Paris, according to word received by relatives here. S 1/c Dale Myers returned to Hawthorne, Nevada after a nineday leave spent with his wife and sou, Stephen, of this city. Experts Credited A handful of traffic control experts spotted throughout southern Germany were credited today by continental advance transportation section with playing a key part in the success of the Yellow Diamond truck operation which pushed tons of supplies and troops to the Seventh Army during its successful closing campaign in Europe. These traffic control experts coordinated the entire movement of supplies and troops under a security blackout which contributed to the defeat and destruction of Wehrmacht elements fighting in the Bavarian mountains. The traffic control posts are manned by troops of the 27th Regulating group, to which Pfc. Dorwin G. Journay of this city is attached, and is one of four units in the E.T.O. created to control all traffic. Mrs. Journay and their son, Larry, reside on N. Second St.

JAPS ATTACK FLEET (Continued From Page One) aircraft gun crews and carrier planes were taking no chances. Admiral William F. Halsey, commander of the third fleet, had radioed his pilots: “It looks like the war is over, but if any enemy planes appear, shoot them down in friendly fashion." Reports from the fleet said the flpst enemy planes approached the fleet even as Halsey hoisted a giant 30-foot American flag over his flagship in triumphant acknowledgment of the Allied victory. One enemy plane was shot down 14 minutes later. An air raid alert warned the fleet. Nimitz's orders to all forces under his command to- cease offensive operations was flashed throughout his command at 8 a.m. Tokyo time—the very hour that President Truman in Washington was announcing Japan's surrender.

Radio word to “cease fire" interrupted the final carrier-based air attack of the war on the Tokyo area. One wave of planes already had completed their attack and a second was air-borne when the dramatic order to return reached the pilots. A dispatch from Vice Admiral John S. McCain’s flagship said the last planes over Japan ran air forces. The latter adviser will be thoroughly familiar with airdrome facilities in the Tokyo area. MacArthur moved swiftly to force Japan’s formal surrender after being notified of his appointment. His office bustled with activity. He revealed that he would issue no further communiques, but said numerous statements and announcements would be ieeued white peace negotiations were progressing. In a formal statement on the announcement of the surrender earlier in the day, MacArthur said: “1 thank a merciful God that this mighty struggle is about to end:. I shall at once take steps to stop hostilities and further bloodshed. "The magnifteent men and women who have fought so nobly to victory can n»* return to their homes in due course and resume their eivß psrsnits. "They have been good soldiers. May they bo equally good citiaens i$ peace.”

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into some Os the most intensive opposition of the summer. First reports said at least eight inteicepting Japanese planes were shot down in flames. Hours earlier, almost 400 superfortresses had delivered their last blow of the war against Japan. They struck last night 12 hours after Tokyo had broadcast that Japan would surrender. The B-29s bombed the Nippon Oil company at Axita on the northwest coast of Honshu and industrial areas in tj)e “shadow factory ' cities of Kumagaya, 43 miles northwest of Tokyo and Isezaki, 55 miles northwest of the capital. XtaUTCALS Charles Lott, of Butler, motorcycled to Decatur Sunday ami spent the day with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. George Wemhoff.

NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS OF TAX LEVIES TtVWNStfMF r»K» u.. w .uonirtnn Township, Adams. County, In the matter of determining the tax rates for certain purposes » Indiana. Before th.- of Adams guilty. Indiana, that the insider the —^Wr er r«°ular meeting on th. '2Bth day of August, 19U rrt ,Bowing budget: wwXSMtr ransporWtlßn of Children h.w Trustee's Traveling Exp. - 230.00 R ® p “‘‘ . erwunda 8 630.00 Miscellaneous J’L, K Expense Telephone Tolls |.,nX <rf fcutowrt"«• Total Special Sch. hund .$<,6*0.00 ‘and Telegrams 10.00 Mpair of Muigment. ex |.„ wr Relief Fund: ’Kt ss * Office Supplies, Printing ’ ®* Lept Slll ’ m#o A2. Other Operating Exp. 600.00 and :::: « ••••:••— g&S Direct keiier .Schers P,200.00 FaX W®".Total Poor Relief Fund W special Tuition Fund* For F.xpenwew . ; v.ar Fund Sch. Fund 1-und August 1, present year, to Dece-n’.bcr 31, of enduing yea 3 838,00 $ 7,640.00 $ 8,820.00 1 Total Budget Estimate for In'oimng tea v Neeeewary Expenditures to hei made trom. Appiopna- , 2,595.00 1,900.00 tions Unexpended' J'.wy 3J, <>f present • v ? a '‘ ,' . 3. Additional Approipriations to be made August 1, to 2,700.00 December 31 of present year .. ... f outstanding Temporary Loans to l>a paid herore December 31, of present year, not included in Lines 2 or 3 , , , * ' J ’3 a, 5.428.00 12,935.00 10,720.1'0 7 Total .Funds Required ( Add Lines 1, 3 and t> Fumb. Hand Received F»«m» Source. Other riHH. rhe Hate »• Tax »«•«> ■• >3»p<) 4,500.00 2,603.0® 6. Actual Balance. July %, present year . . -- • 7. Taxes to be Co4levt«<h pi>fbent year (,L>ecein.b:?r set- 1,4.40,011 3.88M0 2,123.00 tlwi’ewfch , 8. Mi sue] la neons Rev-e-nue. other than from Tax Levy to be r-eceived from Augu-st 1 of present year to Pet-ember 31, of ensuing year. (See schedule in Trustees Office) 3,580.00 (a) Special Taxes (See Schedules) <h» AH Other Revenue 9. 'Total Funds < Add Lines H. 7, 8a and B*b) . ♦ 10. Net Amount to be raised for expenses to December 4,549.00 2,414.00 31st, of ensuing year 11. operating Balanc'e (Not in excess of Icxpensr January 1. to June 30, Less'Miscellaneous Revenue for 1 900 00 3,700.00 2,700.00 same Period) 3 65800 5k249i00 5,114.00 12. Amount to be raised by Tax I,ev> t n-i"«i mi Net Valuation of Taxable Property, Civil Net Valuation of Taxalirle Property, School op(JSIS O UWES i mirosn Lpvy on Ammrn-t to Property Be Raised Fl M» s J .05 »4,076.00 Town-hip 32 . 8,24:3.00 Special School . ( 2 ft 5,152.00 Tuition - ; ( ,4 1,03(1.00 Library 1 . 7.L..'.' $ 61 R18.501.0fl 'COMPARATIVE STATE MRIST OF TAMES COLLEtTEH FINDS m 1942 19 , 4i3 1944. Colteeted 1945 _, . . $ 2.203.00 8 2,394.00 > 3,054i00 $ 3,225,00 Town.-lnp ®«4 ofl 6,625.0(1 8,261.00 8.378.00 Special School - 4’473'00 4,495.00 2,503.00' 4,570.00 ”P' ti,,n 0713 00 709.00 1.001.00 1,015.00 Library y-■ *14,043:00 814,223.00 814,819.00 $17,188.00 Taxpavrs appearing shall have a right to be heard thereon. After V . . 1 . .1 ...... .. lea + aar th j n tWrt days tn tnd- socooci jisonctit} in u-r'pcearner, antt nJ l^v B nJ,d 1 v° (he County TIJAS nr on their'failure «o to do. by the County Auditor, ten raxoaverJ! feeHnJ !>/sucl. levies, may appeal to the State Board of Tax Commissioners for furthxT and final hearing thereon, by blftg » petrtwHJ with the County Audßor not later than iovtoher 15, and the State Board will fix a date for liear'ng in this B stONEBURNKR, ’ . . . . „ Washington Townwhip Trustee Dated Augugst 6,194 r. 0 Aug, 8-15

NOTICE TO TAXPA YERS OF TAX LEVIES townshm* fomm In the matter <»f determining; the tax rates for certain purpow-es by Root Township, Adams County, Indiian!Notl’efOis t^r«’by' Vn ßi’ven A< tht S0 taxpayer 3of Root Township. Adams County, Indiana that the proper legal officers of said municipality, at their regular meeting place,, on the -Bth day of August, 194 j, will consider the following budget: wwMUIW BtUMiMT CUUHMFKATI»N To»nshi» Fund: b « ihl F»h*» Loans, Interest and Insur. 560.00 Salary of Trustee $ W 9.00 Principal tS.W.W janitor Service 1,000.00 She m.S? ““ Bond Fund —iZlUrtS Transportation of Children 4,900.00 I lei k line v l.ibmrv Fund: Light and Powter 300.00 le e penS>— Trustee ° ..* 180,00 Purehls?, of Books *3 90.00 Contingencies Per Diem Expense Allow 161.00 Total Library Fund *300.00 Miwellateous ... “N.OO Office SuppHe: "printing and School F„*p Fund * l2 > KO W> Advertising 300.90 Repair of Buildings and . **? "VT*. *’’* .. Pav of Advisor; Board 7.5.00 ere <>t Grounds * 2,000.60 A. Administration Expense: .■ 9 rp Os Ceineteries 175.00 cept School Busses .... 250.00 Al. Personal Service » Ta.oo Fviinin-dion of Records Repair of Muipirmn-t, ex- »- Dlrett H&llet. Miscellaneous 150. W Scltw4 Fu-rnMure & Equip- 81. Jfttfteal, Hospital and ‘Total Fund $2,004.00 went, except School Burial 1,1-a.OO rinii fcusses - 1,560.09 82. Other Direct Relief 300.00 Teachers Jta.oOO.OO S< lux,t Subpltes, otter than »> , Re!lef « Teactier ' days Supplies .u»p.oo (Total 81. ana ' «| .k‘leave sei.' trams 500 00 Janitor Supplies 300.00 C. Other Relief: Total TtetC: Fund 113.500.09 Fuel for School* J.WHhOO - Total Po.or Relief 'Fund *1,500.00 local rumor: r u u ..... ESTtMATE OF FINPS TO N) RAISED F.n.t. Required For Expends 1 Township Special Tuition Bond Aimust 1 nresent vear, to Opceniber 31, frf aiwwig year Vun'l fe und bund bund 1 Total ’ Budget Kst.imats'for Incoming Year $2,004.00 $12,820.00 2. Necessary Expenditures to be made from Appf-oprla- _ tions Unexpended Inly 31, of present year . ... t.OOO-.00 *,400.00 6,.>00.00 3. Additional Appropriations to be made August 1, to •: . December 31, of present year - J.S.OIT 600.00 1,000.00 4. Outstanding Temporary Loants to be paid before December 31, of present year, not included in Lines 5 Total Funds Required (Add Lines 1, 2. 3 and +) • 3,342.00 18,820.00 23,000.00 3,350.00 Fnotlx <M> Mhihl Ami To Hr Hewlved From Source* h Ae”r , Bl^er"j’s?v e ai,’p , rMent 7" , '*’ r -1.450. M 5,170.00 9,700.00 1,390.00 7 ‘ 'tlemmit? C^UCt^..P^^.. ¥e ".. (UW6,B,,W . 9,5.00 5.450.00 1,375.00 1,395.0 b 8. Miscellaneous Revenue, other than from Tax Levy to be received from August 1 of present year to December 31, of ensuing year. (See schedule in Trustee's Office) - (a) Special Taxes (See Schedules) - »,wO.OO Ols) All Other Revenue (See Schedules) , . 3,>a0.00 9. Total Funds (Add Lines 6,7, 8a and Sb) 2,331.00 10,620.00 24,905.00. 3,175.00 10. Net Amount to be- rai-sed for expenses to December ' ' 31 of ensuing year 911.00 8,-00.00 10.00 11. Operating Balance (Not in excess of iOxpense January 1. to June 36, Less Miscellaneous Revenue for same Period) - - 1,060,00 3,506.00 2,960.00 3,000.00 12. Amount to be raised by Tax Levy 1,91'1.00 11,700.00 1,875.00 3,175.00 WS*«* Net Valuation of Taxable Property, School ..13,17.3,266.00 Net Valuation of Taxalbje Property, Civil V 2,909,690.00 rtvns Levy on Amount to iSfoperty Be Raised Township * Tuition ‘ - 2? (IWPARA'mK SVAIiMBNT OF TAXES COLI.ECTEB AW D TO BE COId.MTEO Fliwivs Collected Coitecbed xeUeeOed Ta. Be 1942 1 9*3 194 4 Collected 1945 Townshio $ 1,560.00 { 579.00 » 3,9«9.9» » 1.775.90 Special School .'. '■ . 9,142.09 9-,052.00 . *9,972.09 ° c 's ? -t <29241$ k 2,796.00. Library . . — 490.09 203.(04 213.00 * 215.00 Boa d' J . . . .. ♦,910.96 3,497.00 9,208.00 3;209.90 I Total 7- " r ..m812.09 *15,454.00 818,866.00 818.958.00 Taxpav'Ts appearing shall have a right to. be lieardthereon. After the tax levies have been determined, and pvesente* to the County Auditor hot later than tw o days ptdor to th. second Monday-iiiSeytember, and 'the levy fixvd by the County Tax Adjustment Board, ox on tlteir failure seAo do by the tea w more taxpayers feeling themselves aggrieved by such levies, may appeal to the State Hoarrl of Tax Commisiifcmere for further and linal hearing lherevti, by filing a uetlUuii.With tl«-C-auuty Audlt&S Bvt kiter than October 15- and th. Stated wKI ftx . date fur hearing In AU CAunty. Dated JtH* 2*tt), »4». . •;1 1. ’ Trustee Root Tw» ▲yr 8-15 - * M. Js «-> k . * .... ... ■ ■ •

Mr. and Mrs. Getmje Wemhoff have received an ffem from a Detroit. Mich, paper conceioing thetr grandson, Dan. Dan was credited with having collected the mee •serap lW«r duriag a recent drive in Ills hometown, Gross Poin. Mich. He is the son of Bernard Wemhoff, formerly of th» s c,t VMr. and Mrs. Frank Crist have returned from a two week vacation at Lake George. A flea van jump higher than any other animal in the world for its size. A comparable jump for a maJ l wo«W lie as high as the greatest New York skyscraper. JAP WARJWNISTER (Continued From Page On*> dißonai “Huge saving’’ gesture of death by disembowlnftnt might well be Suzuki himself or navy minister Admiral Mitsumasa ¥O--a former premier, whose ships and planes failed to holt the

Amflriean march across ippines and Suzuki became premier April <, 194 d. Another former premier. Gen. Hideki Toj®, (Hie of ike ehief instigators of the Pearl Harbor attack also may choose suicide. Tojo is expected to be named by the Alites among Japan’s leading war criminals. Dome! gave no details of Anami’s sukeid®, but there seemed little doubt that he -followed the ancient custom of plunging a dagger into the left side of his stomach, drawing it to the right and. turning it upward. Tradition calls for an official second simultaneously to behead the victim with a sword. Anami, a military careerist, became war minister when* Suzuki installed his cabinet April 7, 1945. The former cabinet under Gen. Kuniaki Koiso resigned after the American invasion of Okinawa and Russia’s demraeiation of the Russo-Japanese friendship pact.

> WEDNESDAY, AUGUST

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