The Tipton Daily Tribune from Tipton, Indiana • Page 1

2 The Tipton Daily Tribune Entered as Second Class Matter Oct. 1895, at Postoffice at Tipton, Under the of March 3, VOL. 167. TIPTON, INDIAN.L, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL. 16, 1943.

ALLIES ARE ADVANCING ON TUNIS: THEY LOOKED DEATH FACE 8 DEATH WAS CLOSE to these three American fighting men, but now they are winning their way back to health after surviving wounds In South Pacife battles. Pictured at the Oak Knoll Navarhospital in San Francisco are, left to right, Robert Guarasce, U. s. M. P.

L. Sequestri, Navy water tender, and Dean B. Kinzer, p. S. M.

C. Sequestri lost a leg. (International) OUR WAR LOAN DRIVE BOOSTED Moose Lodge Taking $10,000 in Bonds and City Is Near Quota. As War Loan leaders throughout the state sought to 'put Indiana over the top in the campaign by tonight, thus becoming the first state in the' union to reaching its quota, purchase of $10.000 in war bonds: was announced by the Moose' Lodge. Donald lodge secretary.

said the lodge is purchasing 000 in war bonds this month stead of the regular $1.000 chase 'the organization has been making each month. Total. purchases of the lodge now amount 1 to $21.000. Lord said the Mopse will continue to purchase at the rate of $1,000. each month and.

will increase the total. wheneven possible. Meanwhile. Russell S. Martin, (Continued.on Page.

21. TIRES AND TUBES WERE GIVEN OUT Fifty-six Petitions Received Approval of the Ration Fifty-six county. residents. and firms gained purchase permits; for tires and tubes Thursday afternoon at the regular weekly meetof the county rationing board. Permits granted follow: Auto tire only: Joseph PumI Mildred Fritz, Beach, Roma Straley, Elmer William Rayl, Hobart Jones, Ralph: Alley, Robert Baker, Rosemary Townsend, Homer Stewart, Victor Camren, Arnold Cohee, John Grose, Robert Likens, S.

Martin, Mayo Curnutt, and Wilbur Collier. Auto tire and tube: Omey Anderson, Omer Bauer, Wilson Arthur Doggett: Oma Sim-. monds, will Kemper, Daniel Anderson, Mayo Curnutt, Kathryn. (Continued on Page 2). LATE NEWS FLASHES WASHINGTON, April (INS) Federal Bureau of Investigation today.

announced the arrest or e'ght employes of two shipyards. on charges of The arrests lowed the discovery of faulty welding which might have caused cargo vessels to break in two when they were launched, the B. sald. on LONDON, April 10-(INS) -London's sirens sounded an airraid alert this evening. The last daylight alarm was a week ago today.

Some gunfire. was beard from the distant outskirts: of. the city.r WASHINGTON, April Secretary of the Treasury. Morgenthau today revealed that the United States in selling gold to otlier nations in a wide-spreading currency 'stabilization WASHINGTON, April (INS): Furious new American activity in the north and south. Pacifio was roported today by the Including eight more raids on Kiska and destruction of an 80-foot Jap boat and a power station In the Solomous.

American army forces are making furious attempts to check completion runway for fighter planes on Kiska in the Aleutians. 1 WASHINGTON, April (INS) Harold Ickes, Administrator, disclosed that In LESS SHORTAGE IN FOOD SUPFLIES FACE THE U. S. At Least Reduction From 1942 Is Inevitable This Year, IS NOTHING SERIOUS Bigger Crops This Year, But Armed Services and Allies Get More. Washington, April 16.

(INS) American consumers. were on notice today that there will be. "more or less continuous shortages" of some kinds of food and that civilians will receive six per cent less food to cat this year than they did in 1942. At the same. time, the OFfice of War Information, in its long-awaited food report, added this reassuring note: "Barring widespread crop.

disaster, the kinds of: food troubles that will affect most American civillans will not menace or health." The -survey reportedly predicted. the disagreement which led to the resigning of 15. OWI staff members who charged that the agency was being turned into the "office of war ballyhoo." These salient points in the food situation were set forth by the OWE of three percent of producing three I more food than in year, and. if. the feather.

is orable and adequate labor and supplies are provided. can attain thic. planned eigitt percent in- 5 crease. 2. Even though the goals are reuched, however.

civilians will get less since military and lend. lease demands will take .25 percent of -the total: supply. compared to. 12 percent last year? and four in 1941.. -3.

There will he more or less continuous shortages of canned fruits and. vegetables, dehydrated eggs and milk. meat products and Continued on Pace. 21. SERIOUS ACCIDENT.

Windfall Soldier Boy. Burned About Eres By Lysol. Lonnie Eugene son of Mr. and Airs. Frank Ryan: Windfall.

tome on furlough from Fort Belvoir, met with an unusual accident. at the home of his parents Thursday about noon which may coat him his Right. Young Ryan' atempted to chin himself ion middle door. over which har been placed a hottle or Lvanl without n. The snilled in hiss face and.

eves Inficting painful burns which may seriously affected his vision. A physician wan summoned and administered treatment. The nxtent of Intury to, his. eyes can not ho: determined at present. Get Now Tires, Indianapolis, April 16.

-(INS) Monday term swill be added ito. the list of motorists who may obtain the Indiana dulce price today FOOD IN '43 SIXTEEN MEN ARE ACCEPTED FOR SERVICE Most All Married, Were Taken by Army. Thursday. TWO GO TO THE NAVY Acting Millard: Mount Will Take Army Men Next Week. Fourteen Tipton county menmost of them married--passed Army entrance examinations at Indianapolis Thursday and at least two others were accepted by the Navy from a county group of 26 men.

The local selective service of-. fice received information today that 14 of the group who left here Thursday morning were accepted by the Army but received no word on acceptances. However, Floyd golf pro, passed his Naval examination and another youth, Russell Williams. also gained entrance to the Navy. Listed as passing Army exams were the following: William D.

Kleyla, William S. Maish, liam P. Duncan. Carl Jones. Ermal E.

Cage, Eugene Orr, Merrill H. W. Mullins, Robert E. Weber. Millard Mount, Joseph J.

Warfel, Leroy J. Goodnight. Gerald Roadruck. Paul HI. Jones and Charles C.

Sharp. Mr. Mount was selected to act as corporal the turns for induction next week. DAMAGE SUIT, Damage Suit Filed Against John Swift Following Fatal Accident. A- damage suit, asking $850 damages.

was filed in circuit court today by R. E. Washington, administrator of the estate of the John Washington, against John Swift, Tipton, and the Producers' Creamery of Marion. The suit follows an automobile accident July in which Mr. Washington.

his wife, and Mrs. Swift received fatal injuries. Mr. Swift was the driver of the car in which they were passengers when- the vehicle struck a truck operated by the Producers' Creamery of Marion. The suit asks damage to pay funeral costs and other expenses.

The accident occurred near Peru while the group was enroute to the Miami county fair to watch a horse owned by Mr. Swift race. Story of Raid on Tokyo Will Be. Revealed in Few Days Washington. April 16.

The real location. of that secret. Shangli La. from which Pres'dent Roosevelt said Tokyo was bombed last April. will be.

disclosed to the American public within a few days. according to Elmer Davis, director of the' Office. of War Information. The revelation will be made in connection with the army's publication of the story of the raid by the squadron headed by Maj. Gen.

James Doolittle. TAX DOLLAR BROKEN DOWN Yoder Chart Shows Your Dollar Buys More This Year. Your tax dollar will go further this year than' it did. in 1942, ac-cording to. a chart" contained in' City.

Engineer Worth N. Yoder's third 'annual report. -If -your, property is assessed at $2,000, you pay $12.00 in taxes as against $14.00 last year. You spend $1.08 for police protection, against $1.26 a year ago. protection.

costs you $1.45. Last year it $1.72. Health and charity costs you 7 as against 'S cents last year. Street lights set you back 64 cents as against 74 cents a year ago. Hydrant costs 39 cents and it cost you 46 cents in' 1942.

Garbage collection costs 14 cents and it cost 16 cents in 1942. Trash, collection costs S2 cents. cost. 96 cents last year. Sewer maintenance costs 55 cents.

nine cents lower than in. 1942. Street maintenance costs. $1.29 and it cost $1.50 a year ago. Parks and playgrounds cost you $3.51 as against A year ago.

Bonds cost $1.29 15 aganist $1.50 in 1942. trative cost to you is 74 cents. Last year it was. S6 cents. For every $12.00.

you contribin taxes, the electric company will contribute $13.20 this: year. Last year you contributed $14.00 and the electric company donated, $14.20. The city tax rate is 60 cents per hundred. Last year it was 70 cents. Property Transfer.

Ray Hull has purchased the home of Mrs. R. HI. Lett at Columbia and Washington streets and Mrs. Lett has purchased the Elmer Morris property, 226 West Washington.

Rail Group Investigates Agency Sales I. of Reservations for "Sold Out" Trains New York. April 'sale of Pullman reservations for a "service charge" by tratel agencies that advertise that they. can obtain such when tickets are "sold out" at the railroad terminals was being- investigated yesterday by the Trunk: Line Association, representing. the rallroad lines serving the.

New York. area, This: new: which- has developed in the currently overburdened. trapsportation business, is not very widespread as yet, according to omcials of the. association, but rallroad passenger rats are concerned over its Ther are particularly, or adverti JAP CONVOY NEAR WEWAK IS ATTACKED Allied Airmen Striking Off New Guinea in Wave After Wave. DAMAGE THREE SHIPS "We Are Continuing the Attack," MacArthur Reports Tersely.

United Nations Headquarters in Australia, April -Airmen of the Allied Southwest Pacific Air Force struck in wave upon wave. today off the northern New Guinea coast in a battle to destroy a nine-ship Japanese convoy -seeking to. reinforce the. enemy garrison at Wewak; Three of the vessels already have been heavily hit. Gen.

-Douglas MacArthur announced in his noon communique. Two of the ships, both of. 8,0.00 tons, were reported in a sinking condition while 3 third merchantman of 5,000 tons was forced on the shore and beached. "We are. continuing the attack." Gen.

MacArthur said tersely. The movement of the enemy. convoy to the shores of New Guinea lent emphasis. to official pronouncements that the Japs are working feverishly to reinforce. their bases in the islands north of Australia: Deputy Com-.

Gen. Sir Thomas Blamey declared that the Japs have massed 200,000 men in island territories above- the commonwealth while 811 official headquarters. spokesman stated yesterday that the general's estimate was extremely conservative. Presence of the convoy' off. Wewak indicated the determination of Nippon to attempt to forward despite.

severe losses suffered in the initial stages of the current Japanese aerial. offensive against Allied positions in New Guinea. Injured In Fall. William Purvis, of Windfall sustained- a painful laceration. on.

his right cheek and other minor cuts and bruises when he lost his balance. and fell from a tractor operated by. William Lawrence, when making a turn. on the pritchell farms, north of Wind-tall Thursday morning. Mr.

Purvis was removed to the Mercy hospital at Elwood In the Harold. Pritchard ambulance where his injuries were dressed. R. E. Findling, Mitchell Farm manager, advised him to remain under observation at the hospital for three or four Attended Meeting: County Agent Walter M.

Clary, Russell Davis and E. Thornburg attended a meeting sof the Indiana Feed Conservation 'counin Indianapolis Wednesday afternoon. The meeting was called to discuss conservation of animal protein feeds. Out of Mrs. Robert E.

Lee has been removed from Emergency hospital to the home of her daughter, Mrs. Roscoe: Jones, on Jofferson street. Mr. Lee will remain at the hos daysi British First Army Now Is Within Short Distance of Important Axis Held City positions, The arniy advance placed Gen. Anderson' sol diers within half the dis! tanico still separating, the Eighth army Tunis.

Gen. Bernard L. Montgomlery and his' desert forces were drawing into position along the' Enfdaville 50 miles below Tunis, established by rear guard forces of the Afrika Korps in the hills running west from Enfidaville on the coast. Just 'to the west of. the Eighth French Moroccan troops pushed their way forward northwest of Karachoum, capturing nut merous prisoners.

and considerable war material as they ad-, The' French gained pos-' session of the Djebel Setsout up 400 prisoners, most of them Italians. A company. of Germans was annih.lated in the fighting. was continued against the shrinking Axis bridgehead on fall sectors by British, American and French ground' forces while Allied planes incessantly hammered the remaining enemy in Tunisia slashed repeat: edly at Axis! supply lines across Mediterranean. Axis was losing heavily.

Fin aircraft as Allied airmen caught the enemy napping and! London, April 16. -The British Eighth army is massing for attack ton a large scaler and the Italian rear guards in Tunisia have been completely wiped out, Morocco radio reported today. London, April -Gen. Henri Honore Grand was quoted by the Algiers radio. today as stating that the French army in North Africa now: numbers 400,900 men.

I think 1 will be able to take 300,000 of these men over. to France," lien. Giraud sald. i only ambition is. to enter liberated Metz as a Allied Headquarters in North Africa, April -Britain's First army today drove forward to within 2.

miles or Tunis, enemy-occupied captial of Tunisia. Lieut. Gen. Kenneth A. N.

Anderson's troops secured advantageous; positions. on. the approaches to Tunis. when they: seized Heidous and the strategic Djebel el Ang near the roadway linking Medjez-el-Bab with Tunis. As.

thier drove forward in the direction of Tebourba, the British were forced fight their way against a heavy barrage tromi Axis mortars and machine gun nests dug into hill blasted consderable numbers grounded With the lAnierican forces. Tunisia. April (INS) motley conglomeration of German convicts. French workmen 'from Nazi labor -battalions and Arab, traitors are fighting as reinforce ments today in the Axis' last stand -in Africa. The mixture.

also feludes a sprinkling of. carefully sifted political suspects from nations: on: the European. mainland who were pre viously contined to concentration The use of these men is a clear sign that Adolf. Hitler is scraping the bottom of the barrel in an fort to solve a progressively acute manpower The convicts are assigned chis ly to the task of gunrding. frontline Italian troops, who have bean surrendering in droves.

They watch the Italians chisely and fire on them when they surrender. Political prisoners who have bren (Continued on Page, 2). 20TH ANNUAL Mrs. Houser Carries on Tradition Set by the Late Dad Houser: 'Music in War" will he the theme of the Indiana Federation fo Music clubs' convention at Indianapolis: Friday. Several bers of the Tipton Matinee cale plan to attend.

"Music Morale" yas the theme of 'series. of programs i sponsored by the local Matinee! arusicale this. past, season. Harjold Planck, tigh school bandErector. suggested the theme and! the Musicale sponsored grams.

Music In The tradition set by the late Dad Houser. was carried on last night as' Coach John. Ward's high school basketball team' en-: joyed a at the 'Houser festaurant for the 20th straight year, Mrs. Houser. who operates the ersetaurant.

the After the chicken dinner. B. Stemen. school principal. acted as toastmaster.

Faculty team members made short talks. diD. E. Leist city superintendent. presented Mrs.

Houser with a token of the school's preciation at I. the iclose the. banquet. Ing being used to obtain customera for the "service" it was said. Vanderbilt Arnold, chairman of the passenger department of the association, said he hoped that the publicity would not hin-' der the association's Investigation.

"Telling the public about this condition may help, and then again. it may cause some of the black market operators to become wary- and go. underground so that we cannot catch up. with them," he: said. "At the present time, I am convinced.

that the number of reservations being sold these conditions 18. not very. great, but we Are; anx-. tons to. break it up before it gets sod War Policy on Sport Being Advocated in Congress to Clear Season's Outlook Washington.

April Congressional sports enthusiasts say that. Marvin H. Meintyre. presid dential secretary. has agreed with them that.

the Administration should: make da declaration of regarding sports in war. time. Mclutyre and the Manpower Commissioner, Paul V. McNutt: discussed informally the question of sports in wartime at a meeting of Senators and Representatives the Capitol: Welss, Demo or the sponsors of the meeting. "We definitely are: not asking for any special favors for sports Agures." snid Mr.

Weiss. who inActates in professional football games, "But we do feel that con. tinuance of various sports pro: granis is allnecessary part of war effort HiT. and Is a major source recreation for. countless per 8008.

While the meeting was Tori Inally called to discuss the sports: program, turned into a genera discussion of manpower problems.