The Tribune from Seymour, Indiana • Page 1

1 WE A NEWSPAPER FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY Wtaihcri Fair Saturday, creasing cloudiness Saturday night Warmer Saturday night VOLUME LXH NO. 1. SEYMOUR, INDIANA SATURDAY, JANUARY 1, 1944, PRICE FOUR CENTS Id) q): rcx 0 1 SEMO fct II ED -''V Retailers to ntly, Son!" mine "Try to Fix It Up Pert American, RAF Registration of Landlords Not On Record Expected From Rent Survey Plans for circulation of survey call at his office with rent problems. "This Office," Mr. Bowman designed" obtain registration from landlords who have failed to register under the Vital Targets pointed out, "is-an agency of the New YearV to BcMarkedbv Union Prayer Residents, Enjoying Double Holiday- V- Hope Peace Nearer As 1944 Begins OPA regulations have been an people.

The -rent- regulations File Ration Applications Blanks To Assure' Tokens Must be 'Tilled: Out 'By Janr8 -Effective Feb. 27 have been set out under laws en-. acted by Congress our Congress nounced by William J. Bowman, director of the Columbus rent which includes' Jackson county. and it is the duty of this office to help landlords and renters Circulations of the forms in the alike comply with the regula Reds Capture' Zhitomir, As Allies' Strike In Italy Stresses Need fcr Control.

local area will be part of statewide program to. bring landlord registrations up to date. Mr. TBowman also stressed the need for rent control In the battle At the same time he announced against inflation." plans or the, program, Mr, Bowman, who sobn will have com Jackson county. xetaHers of ra MiC Bowman said- that plans m.

tioned foods, are reminded by the pleted his first month as local di rector, emphasized that land Office of. Price Administration that they should file applications lords and tenants are welcome to Today, the first of, the year 1944 which local, residents hope will go far toward again restoring peace in the present war-torn world, is expected to' be highlighted by a special union service to be held in the Church of the Nazarene, Third street' and Indianapolis from 10 until 11 o'clock this morning. 'r- for ration tokens by January 3 to be sure of having a supply Prayer when the token plan goes into, e- fec February 27. were being made yo circulate th survey forms in industries In the Columbus rent area which have large numbers of employes who have moved from other localities-. A The form includes space for tenant's name, location of residence, name of landlord, amount of rent paid, services included, date first occupied by tenant and whether ihe tenant has been paying any special bonuses or funds for 1 It is, understood that some local By Associated ress.

London, .1 A great "fleet of the American Flying Fortresses and Liberators bombed Paris for the first time since mid-September Friday, blasting two vital ball-bearing plants and simultaneously blasting the Nazi air-base at Chateau Bernard on tha -French west coast The American heavy bombers were escorted by a powerful ftghter force of American and British planes. The escorting fighters together shofdown six German planes with a loss of only one of their own. Opens Monday merchants have obtained application forms from wholesale firms, The service, which the'public is invited, will be without Scripture reading, prayer although -original announcements from the OPA had' advised mer Local Ministers Sponsor Seriesof Religious Services chants to cbtairi the applications hymns and prayer will feature (he hour in which ministers of ihe Seymour Ministerial Association from their county ration boards. No blanks have as yet been received by the local board, and 20,000 Registered In Area, will take part. The opening service of the, an no information has been given jIr.

Bowman has been rent director since Nov. he succeeded Fred V. Cramer as head of the Columbus area." The local Allied aerial- forces in the Paris tuial Week of Prayer in Seymour By proclamation, President Roosevelt Friday formally set a-side today as a nationally of hem as to when the forms wilL will be held at 7c30 o'clock. Mon- ue jiveiveu. raid and other Friday probably totalled well over 1,000 rday night at the Church of the prayer ior ansguia- ine to Kens will be given as area, including seven counties, now has an estimated total regis- iNazarene, with the Rev.

Edwin ance for the problems of widen planes, and the operations main change for ration stamps in the purchase of meats, fats, and pro- F. Shake, pastor of the First ing warfare and for the responsi tained the great Allied ear-end Methodist Church, as the speaker. 'Continued on page 2) ssec! bilities of increasing victory." Wonder About 1944 Five services will be held, with aerial offensive during which probably 3,500 planes swooped over German dominated Europe Plan Is Tested. The year 1943, the second of one scheduled lor eacn mgnt, Distribution to retailers- will Retail Stores Do Amazing Amount World War IL, has brought hard from Monday through Friday, tin follow a plan based on a formula which was arrived at by actual Meat Supply May Maintain Level der the auspices of the Seymour ship to many and sorrow EaSTter tered numerous city and county In a 48-hour period. Thus the Allies averaged almost 100 planes an hour, or nearly two per min-, ute 1 Of Business To Set Record in 1943 retail store tests.

When actually Ministerial Association, of which the" Rev. "Carl Baldwin is purchasing tokens, retailers who homes, some recently, with the reports of casualties on the various war fronts. Occupants of ev president Each prayer service Chateau Bernard in west-cen New York, Dec 31-MAP) maintain a ration bank account Farmers to Get Subsidy Blanks Applications Mailed For Dairy Sales in November, December Each "person who received will last one hour. tral France is about two miles will present either a ration check Americans bought everything they ery home are wondering, as. 1944 St Paul's Congregational made payable in tokens, or any could lay their hands on in 1943, buy small items like bobbie pins or flashlight batteries.

Under a question "what's bothering you most?" were listed elastic, wash-tubs, sheets, pails, dress fabrics, tableware, clothespins, women's beginsjkhat it will hold in store Church will be the place of wor ther form of ration evidence in paper-soiled shoes to wooden' from- Cognac on the Charente River and forty-five miles inland from Roochefort at the mouth of. the river. multiples of 250 points. Retail' springed mattresses, and pushed for them and their loved ones, many of whom are far from home ers who do not maintain a ration Civilians To Get Six-. ty-Seven Per Cent Of Prospective Supply AnocUtod Press.

1 The war food administration declares it is alloting civilians about sixty-sev up the sales of all retail stores ship for the second of the series, on Tuesday night vith the Rev. Clyde S. Black, pastor of the Trinity Methodist Church, speak and others who will go toon. girdles, iron cords and radio tubes. The Paris attack, the first at the oanjc account wiu any to a record-smashing1 estimate of forrri cl ration evidence in mulU The $63,000,000,000 estimated subsidy payment on dairy, pro French metropolis since the bombing of the Caudron-Renault With those problems and un-certainies facing a puzzled yet optimistic population, members of ing.

The Rev. R. S. Wilson, pastor pies of 250 points. In both of total' of all retail sales this year But, says the Department of ducts for the month of October will soon receive by mail an ap of the Central Christian Church, is a jterriftc -chunk of money.

Fof the above Instances, banks will distribute tokens only in their or old -man "inflation caused i consumers to put out about one-third more money In a good comparison, Americans en per cent of the nation's pros the ministerial association feel that many people will gather for plication for such payment which and Hispano-Sulza airplane works and the Cam Ballbearing Works on September -15, was designed to strike a further tell iginal unit pack of 230. In no pective 1944 meat supply enough may be due him as a result of this morning's union, prayer sm'- can think back in 1938 which wasn't such a bad year when total national income was just a 1943. than they would have paid it said, to maintain per camta! instances loose tokens be Sfven to retailers. sales made in November and December, the Jackson county AAA Will be the speaker at the first Baptist Church on Wednesday night, and the Rev. Franklin M.

Moorf, paitor of the Church of the Nazarene, will speak Thursday night at the Presbyterian Church. consumption Nit about the 1943 for similar merchandise in peac ing blow at the enemy's ball bearing supply, so essential to his war little higher at $64,134,000,000. leveL years. ice in new" spirit of reverence. Prayers for cessation of military 'and the safe return of members of armed forces will be To Validate Stamps.

Under the processed foods and association announced today. The association is responsible for mak "After allowing, as far as pos efforW That particular industry The WFA said the 1944 aUoca sible for price said the meat-fats programs, all stamps ing the payments. tion is equivalent Nto about 132 already had. been hard hit by last falTs American raids on Schwein- Friday nights closing service agency, "the 1943 total is given. Freeman Field Services, The new form, printed on yel will, have a value of ten points poundsper capita, dressed weight basis.

Although the final figure on U.S. Spends Teir Millions Hourly each, regardless of the numeral reduced to 47.7 billion 1935-39 dollars, only one per cent larg furt, Germany, and Turin in Italy. low paper, is entitled "Application for and can be signed Following President Roosevelt's suggestion, special services are 1943 consumption is not yet avail' now appearing on the stamps. er than in 1942." Zhitomir Falls. rr Stripes will be Validated on a at home and sales evidence at will be held at the Central Christian Church, with the Rev.

John L. Prentice, of the First Presby-terian Church, as speaker. Services, will beginatJN3p o'; clock each night. being conducted at' Freeman able, the food agency saidjt would be-about-132 pounds-com On a-4oUar value-- basis this Washington, Jan. 1 AP The Red Army closed a year of Field.

At 7:30 o'clock this morning horizontal basis, beginning with AS, -yrii- decided" tached. Applicants are not to fill year sales were estimated at Every passing hour of 4943 saw pared with the 1935-39 pre-war nine percent higher than the re- more than $10,000,000 pouring triumph today by toppling the ancient Ukrainian rail and district center of Zhitomir md bagging be returned to the AAA associa that validating the strips of average of 126.4 pounds and with visd 1942 total of out of the treasury to meet the stamps on a horizontal, rather tion by mail, and payment will in 143.2 pounds in 1941. the year be- previous high record. staggering cost of global war. 150 more towns and villages, in Apparently there wiu be no (Contlnued on page 4, column 6) and at 7:30 o'clock tonight, Protestant prayer services will be conducted, at Chapel No.

1 while Catholic services, will be conducted at Chapel No. 2 at 6:13 o'clock this morning and at 7:15 o'clock tonight At 11 o'clock New Year's Eve.Tr special Protestant turn be mailed to the applicant saving a trip to the county oTfiee which -was necessary when the While final figures will, not be available until next week, indi its great offensive smash toward the' old borders of Poland and letup in the 1944 if the stores can help it, although they are warily cations today are that 1943 gov Rumania. first payment was made. Hope For Safety buying wartime substitutes on a ernmental spending will approach The Russians also advanced to Cermans' Order French To Evacuate Gast Madrid, Jan. 1 AP Recent arrivals from France said today that German authorities have issued orders to evacuate thousands of remaining Frenchmen from an 18-mile coastal strip extending Applicants are to date and sign the form," which requires a signer turnd-to-mouth basis as much as $88,000,000,000, more than the north on the Important Vite- than a vertical, basis would" not only make it easier to tear them from the books, but would assist in eliminating the -present numeral value of 8, 5, 2, and 1 from the housewife's mind and in educating her to'the fact that regardless of the value now printed on the stamps, they will all be worth ten points.

It costs the government nearly services were conducted by the possible because they feel the 000,000,000 of which will have Of Lt Crecelius ture witness. bskjjront in Northern White Russia and scored new gains in the 320th Squadron, colored group. public will drop such merchan been for war purposes alone. Applications' and sSleS evidence Although a majority of the resi dise like hotcakes the day peace Thus of the 0241,000,000 spent Mr. and Mrs.

Phillip Crecelius are' to be made during the month dents stayed up to see "the old arrives. every day of the over were given additional hope for the deep Dnieper Bend west of Zapor-ozhe, Moscow reported in its daily communique, recorded by of January for the payments. Continuing In 1944 probably 000,000 went to put Hitler and -X safety of their son. Lieutenant Jesse Creceliuc, on "Christmas Eve year out and the new yea most of them remained in their homes or in the homes of friends will be the virtual absence of dur Tojo on the defensive. $1,500,000 to produce a ration book.

With tokens in tise to sun- (Continued on page 4, column able goods new refrigerators, from the Belgian frontier to Le Harve as an measure. The Nazis have pressed their own army trucks into service to remove the French, many of Income, although the highest by the. War Department Lt. Cre and. neighbors and amused them' kitchen stoves, radios, and a my celius had been reported missing plement ration stamps of a sinele (Continued on page 4, column 1) selves as they listened by radio several weeks denomination, war ration book to the new year celebrations riad of ether articles made irom metals.

Some relief may come, however, because the War Pro The "War Department message Hitler's Talk To Nazis Grim four can last 96 weeks. At least three ration books, at a total cost of stated that anti-aircraft Oak had Irving Berlin Given duction Board has indicated clocks. whom are given less than twenty-four hours juit the zone. The reports said that as such possible landing places as Dunk- about $4,500,000 would be re other parts of the nation. Icy pavements, gasoline rationing and tire shortages kept many people at home who otherwise hit the- Flying Fortress which Lt.

Crecelius was piloting on a raid irons, washing machines and sim 1913 Medal By Hebrews Rochester, N. Jan. 1 (AP) Song writer Irving Berlin, the London, Jan. 1 AP) Adolf ilar items may be produced in cover northern Italy. The crippled quired to carry through this period if ration tokens were not used.

The total cost of the new ration token order will be about nr- might have goneTacilKeFcities to limited numbers. ship was able' to keep up with its in a grim and defiant Njw Year's message to the Germat The WPB found in a "recent American Hebrew magazine an Sentences Ladoga Man For Draft Violation Indianapolis, Jaru 1 (AP) Federal Judge 'Robert-Baltzell today imposed a two years prison sentence on Paul Brown of Ladoga, who was charged Jwjth violation of the Selective Service Act Brown appeared before Judge Baltzell two days ago and at that time complained that he failed to receive any medical attention when he became 111 in jail and, apparently in a fit of temper, he told thexsjurt, "Give me all of It" At his appearance today Brown apoligized for his previous conduct comrades in formation back -to certain but before return celebrate the new year's arrival Law enforcement officials found violations few," particularly those treuil, Abbeville and Dieppe and the speedy evacuation has reached the point w'here scarcely a Frenchman can be seen. nounced, has been named reel half the cost of three ration books ing to its base was forced down. that otherwise would be used. pient of its 1943 medal for the promotion of 'understand borne front In the facs of th3 gathering threat ot alliedinvasion declared "with the fullest confidence that wherever they land.

The! pilot of another ship," leav OPA believes that the large Nazi arrived ing between Christian and Jew ing the formation, circled back. supply of tokens to be made avail America. survey based on about 6,000 interviews In sixty-eight representative localities that Americans were morel bothered over butter than any other wartime shortage. Next most worrisome were shortages of meat, sugar, soap, and canned goods. The report showed consumers the will receive an appro within the coastal zone during Christmas week in such numbers that many of the troops were and saw nine Of the ship's crew leaving the bomber, which had The 'medal was awarded last priate welcome." able for use starting February 27 will last at least a year, and possibly much longer.

It is not oos- year to Wendell L. Willkie, 1940 Grjmly warning that "in this housed in buildings evacuated the made' a water landing. No further word has Republican presidential candidate same day by the French, travel sible to estimate how many tokens may be needed during the year and to Secretary oftate war thera will he no victors and losers, but mereiy-survivors and annihilated," he said that capitu heard from the crew of the ship, ler said. were annoyed about inability to HulL 7 to replace tokens that are de but it is hoped that they reached CaHsMlsy intoxicating liquor, due in some "measure to the liquor shortage. Several local liquor stores have been virtually closed for more than a week because holiday demands and the impossibility of replenishing stocks left their shelves bare.

Business throughout the city will be suspended today, with es- tablishments closed and the Seymour postofflce on a holiday schedule, dispatching outgoing mail but delivering only special delivery letters and packages in this city. The Tribune was issued stroyed, lost, or worn out safety on nearby land. consumers will obtain tokens Survey.Shows Need For Day Care World's Champion Liar Qiosen Mr. -and Mrs. Crecelius and their family, who are now living at are former Sey mour residents.

tenter Not 5o Great As Expected From Among Entries in Contest irom the retailers as change in connection with a given purchase of rationed foods. The consumer may then use these tokens when purchasing rationed foods from any retailer at any time, since tokens will not have an expira Need of a day-care center were from women unemployed. story which the Judges decided but who would like to work if was the best oi the 6,000 entered in. the annual contest: Weekend US0 Program Is Set pie-school children of working mothers is not as great in Seymour as was belisved by officials of local industries, it is revealed early in order that members of the staff might enjoy the double their children were cared for. One reply was received from someone definitely opposed to a tion aate.

"The mosquitoes ot Maryland were of the P-38 type, and when they landed they always filled holiday. Carriers 'mae their col lections' center. Opened by a New Year's Eve TheHotal number of children both fuselages. The first day FBI Says "Hot Car" Business is Boominsr dance Friday, night at which an was there, they completely orchestra played, another pro Commercial Printing Paper Cut One-Fourth lation' cost 'the Germans victory in the last war, and added: "This time we shall not fen victims to siren songs such as (president) Wilson- sang, for this time our enemies announced their war aims prematurely and with brutal frankn-ss It is childish for the British and American press to discover now that it would have been bitter propaganda to hava" proclaimed different terms. 1 "We iealir.3 that this is a merciless struggle In which" the question is to be, or not to and therefore must and unfortunately will be countered.

by us In the samu mercfljsa manner," said th message as broadcast from Berlin. Hitler's cheerless greeting to the home front bsgan with the familiar charge that Germany hnd the war thrust upon her, aivi then turned into a hymn of hat (Continued on page 4, column 1) drained me of blood. The second by results, of a survey conducted recently here by Miss Edna of JIuntingburg, a' regis tered nurae, who conducted her field work in this city and county for her degree at Indiana now working in Detroit, Mich. gram of Interesting features for Washington, Jan. 1 (APV- day I was giving them I.

O. the entertainment if men and wo Washington. Jan. 1 AP A reported 'by mothers who were interested was tw.enty-six Of that numhsr, niM wr of the foursrear-old group, five wre of the three-year group, four each in the flve-yjear group and In the seven-to-twelve-months class, two "Months later, was sta: nreliininary proposal Jortltwen Burlington, Wis.i Dec, 31 (AP A captive Maryland mosquito carrying around its neck a diamond studded gold medal, bearing the Inscription "world champion liar," was liberated here today. The Insect, according to O.

Hulett, president of the Burlington Liars Club, will fly directly to an army camp at Tooele, Utah, and there deliver the medal to Sergt. Baron S. Fonnesbeck. It was the story of this and other Maryland mosquitoes which have so much, of Sergt, Fonnes-beck's blood in their bodies that they send him. a card Father's Day that earned the soldier the title of "world champion liar' of Hire is Sergt Fonnesbeck's men in uniform is planned, at the USO center, South Chestnut The FBI over, its motor vehicle-theft record today and found that the "hot car" business is booming despite gasoline and tipned in Alabama, the Maryland ty-flve per cent reduction, based on 1941 consumption, in allow street, this -weekend.

mosquitoes sent me a card on Fathers Day, because they had able use of commercial printing tircf. ration. Automoblje recoveries inxca Of a total of 800 survejHolanks which were distributedJamong industries, private employers, parents contacted individually, so much my blood In them. paper in 1944-was confirmed to wer in the two-year-old group and one each in the six-year Refreshments were served at Friday night's dance. Another dance-will be held at the center tonight This is a weeekly feature day in war production "We tried in many ways to dis es investigated by the FBI during the five-month period ending board order group and in the one-to-six months class, pose of these pests, including poison gas, but it was all to no of the USO calendar iec.

totaled 2,988, compared Commercial printers will be restricted to seventy-five per cent of the paper used in the corres- avail. We did, however, kill A Sunday afternoon vesper service, a quiz and a. buffet supper with 2,515 in the same period of 1942. In November, there were Most of the mothers already had made satisfactory arrange- through the S. Employment Service and similar means, only nineteen replies wen received.

Twelve of those were from women now employed and seven few by shooting 30 caliber rid 4 will be held Sunday afternoon ponding quarters of 1941." The or- convictions compared with (Continued on page 8, column I) and night at the centet- der is effective January 1. (Continued on page 4, column 1) 186 in November, 1942..