State Library Indianapolis, Indiana America In Wartime By JACK STINNETT (Associated Press) Washington Political prognosticators here already have been wrong on two scores and to say that it has them: a bit bumfuzzled is to put it lightly. It is almost certain now that the Nov. 7 civilian vote is going to be far larger than anticipated, and already it is certan that the service vote is going to exceed the expectations of those who made predictions just after the soldier vote law was passed. In the case of the war service vote, about 4,500,000 ballots were sent out and the number marked and returned already is close to 2,000,000, with reports still incomplete. And it is still weeks away from the receiving deadline of many states.
Even those who had early pessimism on the size of the service vote now are estimating that it will reach at least 3,000,000. This would be nearly. 40 per cent of the potential vote of uniformed men and women- remarkable showing considering the difficulties involved. With battlefronts spread all over the globe, the fact that the Army and Navy have been able to distribute ballots from the states to even 000,000 men seems a masterpiece of organization. As for the civilian vote, the only way of estimating is on the basis of registrations.
Considering all the talk of apathy early in the campaign (and there was every indication that this was true), the available registration figures are nothing short of sensational: A recent Associated Press survey in 13 cities of over a halfmillion population indicated that, including servicemen and women who had applied for ballots. registration was greater than in 1940 in all but one- St. Louis. There, official figures weren't available but a decline of about 20,000 in registration was expected. On a 1940 basis, these cities would provide nearly 24 per cent of the total popular vote for President.
Various reasons for this revival of interest are given, but all are mostly speculation. Various Get-Out-The-Vote committees, particularly the CIO-PAC in industrial centers, are given some credit. Generally, however, it appears that the electorate wasn't as apathetic as it seemed, and the blitz character the campaign has taken on in recent weeks has stirred it to new interest. What this will mean at the polls, of course, can only be guessed. The surprising thing is that with the election only days away, the sideline boys are shying away from guessing now.
Nearly all their calculations were made on a basis of popular vote not exceeding 39 to 45 millions. It could conceivably now reach the record 1940 total of nearly 50,000,000. THE WEATHER INDIANA: Fair and mild tonight and Wednesday. THOMAS E. DEWEY Says: shall still have to win the peace.
We "When we have won the war, we eign nations in a cooperative effort to prevent future wars. Let us face up boldly to the magnitude of that task. We shall not make secure the peace of the world by mere words. We can't do it simply by drawing up a fine-sounding treaty. It can not be the work any one man or of a little group of rulers who meet together in private conferences.
The structure of peace must be built. It must be the work of many men. We must have as our representatives in this task the ablest men and women America can produce, and the structure they join in building must rest apon the solid rock of a united American public. opinion." are agreed, all of us, that America TREATY they Must Approve, Too will participate with other sover- RUSHVILLET Vol. 41, No.
193. Established 1840 Rushville, Indiana, Tuesday, Republicans To Plan Watson Meeting Tonight A meeting will be held at Republican headquarters here at 8 o'clock tonight to make final plans for the traditional Watson birthday dinner in this city on Monday night, election eve. Charles Myers, county G. O. P.
chairman, said that all interested persons, well as precinct committeemen and committeewomen, are invited to attend this session. This event, held in honor of former U. S. Senator James E. Watson, is always held in his home town on the night before election.
Senate, House Elections Will Bear Watching Washington, Oct. 31 (AP) The next congress may consist of a Democratic Senate and a Republican House, as most forecasts have it today. But the Democrats believe they will retain and strengthen their slim House control because it's a presidential election year, and the Republicans say they have a fighting chance to win a Senate majority. Ballots are to be marked next Tuesday for 1,025 candidates running for 35 Senate and 432 House seats. (There are 435 House members, but three all Republicans were reelected in Maine Sept.
12.) Candidates for the House number 919, including 422 Democrats and 374 Republicans, with the remainder wearing minor party labels. Fifty-one Democratic, six Republican, and one American labor candidates are unopposed. There are 106 senatorial nominees for the 32 full six-year terms and three unexpired terms. Thirty-five of them are Democrats and 33 Republicans. One, Senator George (D-Ga) is unopposed.
The present house is made up of 214 Democrats and 212 Republicans, with five vacancies in seats formerly held by Democrats, and four minor party members. A numerical majority is 218. Republicans have made net gains of 80 and 44 in the off -year elections of 1938 and 1942, respectively, but they lost seven to the Democrats in the presidential election year of 1940. That's why administration leaders predict an increase in Democratic seats this time. But Republicans point out that all they need to do is hold their present strength and pick up more to control and organize the new House.
Rep. Halleck, of Indiana, chairman of the committee campaigning for House GOP candidates, thinks his party may pick up a net of 60 seats. Halleck's opposition number for the Democrats, Rep. Drewry of Virginia, says indications are the Democrats will gain 20 to 40 new seats. The Senate picture is somewhat different.
There the Democrats are in firmer control with 58 seats against 37 for the Republicans and one Progressive. Forty-nine is a majority. Of the 35 seats to be filled Continued on Page Two Livestock Truckers To Meet Friday Night A meeting for all livestock truckers in Rush county will be held Friday night at 7:30 o'clock in the county agent's office. The meeting is for the purpose of explaining the new O. D.
T. regulations concerning tire, repairs, trucks, and how the livestock transportation advisory committee can be of assistance to livestock truckers who are in need of truck repairs replacements. The truckers will probably talk over the value of organization and H. O. Cruse, a trucker of Kitchel will be present to explain the activities and functions of the Union county organization.
Farmers are invited to attend the meeting and learn some of the truckers problems. REPUBLICAN 31, 1944. ADVANCE IN PHILIPPINES- their way through the wreckDouglas MacArthur's forces the Philippines. (Associated Dr. Greer Gives Address Today At Rotary Club Three members Marshall Tackett, Vearl White and Lt.
Philip Willkie were formally received into the Rushville Rotary club Tuesday noon. Dr. J. T. Scull, chairman of the Rotary information committee, welcomed the new Rotarians.
Four obligations of members in the club were mentioned I by Dr. Scull: Regular attendance, service to the community, exalting the ideals of Rotary in the member's own profession or business, and helping to exalt the worldwide ideals of Rotary. Robert Pierce, who was in charge of the program, introduced Dr. Frank Greer, new pastor of St. Paul's Methodist church as his speaker.
Dr. Greer made an earnest plea for adults to work as well as talk for peace so that youths will not have to fight the battles brought on by the wrong views of adults. The subject of the address was "Gentlemen may cry words of Patrick Henry. The minister also cited a text from Job, "Changes and wars are against me." When the war is over, the speaker declared, the real job in securing peace begins. In this work, he said, the church has a large responsibility.
Big business alone will not cure the world's ills. A change of thinking is due, Dr. Greer stated. Too often, adults pass on their prejudices and hatred to the youth, he said. citing the case of sentiment in the South due to the Civil war.
"Adults should keep their mouths shut" on many occasions, the speaker said. War should not be glamorized, the minister said. War is not glamorous, and it is wrong to try to make it so. History is often falsified in the interest of national pride, and children of Continued on Page Two Radio Broadcast From Local Gym The WIBC Jamboree, starring Billie Strickland, formerly of the WLW Boone county jamboree, with Hugh Cross, singing master of ceremonies and magician, will be broadcast from the Rushville gymnasium Saturday night, it was announced today. The show is being brought here by- the Mothers' club of the Havens school.
The program usually is broadcast from Tomlinson hall in Indianapolis. The show will go on the air at 8:30, but doors will open at 7 o'clock and the show begins at 8 and runs through until 10 o'clock. Featured will be Vern Morgan and his magic guitar; Cassy Clark, the southern fiddling champ; Cal Fortune, yodeling cowboy; Curly Baker, vocalist; Blue Mountain girls; Emmy Lou; Chick Holstine; Little Marjorie Spencer and Quarantine, a radio comedian. Billie Strickland joined the show this week after being starred with the Boone county jamboree over station WLW. If You Don't Get Your Paper by 6 o'Clock Call 2222 Indiana, Tuesday, October TROOPS OF 96TH DIVISION Soldiers of the 96th division fight age of a native village as Gen.
move inland in the invasion of Press Wirephoto.) Parade Tonight Will Be Feature Halloween Event Plans have been completed for what promises to be one of the largest parades in recent years tonight as the Rushville Youth Foundation sponsors a community Halloween celebration. More than $50 has been donated by local merchants for prizes which will be awarded as follows; best masked couple, $5 and best looking couple, $5 and ugliest couple, $5 and best masked as male, $5 and best masked as female, $5 and largest masked person, smallest masked person, and most unusual masked person, $5. All prizes will be awarded in War Savings Stamps and the public is urged to participate. The parade will form at First and Harrison streets and will proceed promptly at 7 o'clock along a line of march following state police escort and the Rushville high school band. The procession will pass the reviewing stand at the south side of the court house twice.
W. Marshall Tackett, director of the Rushville Boys' Club, announced that a brief. program has been arranged to precede awarding of prizes. All contestants are required to remain in the line of march to give judges ample opportunity to determine various winners. More than 225 children of grade school age participated in a hilarious Halloween party last night at the Boys' Club gym.
Many unique costumes were displayed as the boys and girls Continued on Page Two Burning Leaves Keep Firemen Busy Local firemen were kept busy Monday evening and night extinguishing burning leaves throughout the city. The fire department not only answered four calls to put out leaf fires but also extinguished a number of other similar blazes as the trucks were on the way back to the station. A truck was sent to Twelfth street, between Perkins and Willow, to extinguish a burning utility pole about 11:30 a. m. Tuesday.
Blazing leaves set the pole on fire. Chief Jim Brown stated that the city's fire alarm system, which was temporarily disorganized as the result of a false alarm Sunday night, has now been restored to service. Halloweeners are warned that any future attempts to turn in false alarms not only are likely to bring prosecution to them but also may knock out the city's entire Gamewell system. THINGS GOING ON IN RUSHVILLE TONIGHT Ladies Night, Kiwanis club, Odd Fellows temple. Halloween parade on down town streets.
Halloween party, St. Mary's school. Eagles lodge. Princess theater. Six Pages By Carrier 20c Per Week Donations For War Fund Drive To Be Sought Rush County Residents Are Asked To Contribute 570 During Week of November 10 to 18.
Rushville residents and all people of Rush county will be asked during the week of Nov. 10 to 18 to contribute their share to the raising of $8,570 for the Indiana War fund drive. Plans are being formulated with C. R. Gross as county chairman.
The money raised during those days will' be distributed to the seventeen agencies Anally selected as members of the National War fund. Some of the money is for the U. S. O. both at home and abroad, while other is distributed to the United Nations Relief; Refugee Relief, contingent fund and expenses.
U. S. known as the "home away from home" for America's own fighting men throughout the United States and from Alaska to Brazil, from Newfoundland to Hawaii, benefits with camp shows everywhere. According to the budget the expense for such shows will amount to. $61,227,000.
Every soldier from Rush county whether home or overseas will come in for his share of the entertainment furnished through the money raised at home. United Seamen's service is carried on through the fund. It includes rest homes and convalescent centers for merchant sailors who are carrying men and munitions through -boat lanes to forces overseas. Aid to war prisoners is another one of the many things accomplished by the War fund. It furnishes educational, spiritual and recreational service in prison camps to relieve the monotony of stagnant idleness.
Through other agencies packages of food and medical supplies have been sent to the Greeks, Yugoslav, Polish, Belgian and Czechoslovak prisoners of war. Medical supplies and clothing have been sent to Russia while support for hospitals, nurseries, children's homes, ambulance units and other practical projects has been given to the British War Relief society. China too has received help amounting to nearly ten million dollars. Residents of Rush county are urged to have their contributions ready so when solicitors call they may be able to make their donations at once. Each Continued on Page Three Legion Endorses Willkie Hospital Important business will be discussed by the local American Legion post on Monday night, November 13, and Commander Joe Gulde is requesting an unusually large attendance.
The Dutch lunch usually given for Legionnaires on the first Monday night of each month will not be held next Monday night, November 6, because the date is election eve, but will be staged November 13. Legion members throughout the county are asked to be present at this time. The local Legion post has gone on record as favoring the Rush county hospital project and also favors naming this the Wendell Willkie Memorial hospital, providing that the family is willing. The post voted that Commander Gulde appoint a committee which will appear before the county commissioners in support of this project. It also was announced that the Rush Legion post plans to repair the present building on the new Legion lot, on the southwest corner of First and Morgan streets, and make it ready for use.
Commander Gulde, Herschell Peters, Gus Schrichte and Faud Carr represented the local post at the fall Legion conference held at Indianapolis over the last week end. Allied Forces Mark Up Big Victory Over Enemy Armies In Holland; Foe Is Pursued MacArthur's Men Expect Showdown With Japs Soon General MacArthur's headquarters, Philippines, Oct. 31 (AP) -American infantrymen, battling a typhoon and desperate Japanese delaying tactics, drove ahead through Leyte Valley today toward the island's northwest coast and a possible showdown with cornered but sizable Nipponese forces. The 24th division was 10 miles from a juncture with the 1st cavalry on Carigera Bay, after capturing Jaro, last important inland road juncture, in fierce battling Sunday. Gen.
Douglas MacArthur announced. Japanese casualties on Leyte and Samar total 24,000, against a total of 3,221 for the Americans- 4706 killed, 270 missing and 2,245 wounded. Japanese reinforcements from Cebu were landed in darkness at Ormoc, on Leyte's west-central coast. It was possible they were intended to bulwark Nipponese forces who have succeeded in escaping to Carigara Bay, which is linked to Ormoc by a twisting mountain highway. Cavalry patrols yesterday observed a column of Japanese soldiers two miles long marching toward Carigara, some seven miles west of American-held Burog, on the bay.
American patrols entered Carigara several days ago, then withdrew. Frontline dispatches also reported that between 4,000 and 6,000 Japanese were retiring toward the bay from the central Leyte Valley, where organized resistance has been smashed. Small Niponese units were straggling through the hills toward Ormoc. The Americans held a tight grip on escape routes, by controlling the main highways and maintaining. a P-T blockade of Carigara Bay.
The evidence was the Japanese would be brought to a last stand on the coast. Cavalrymen at Burog have dug a deep perimeter within reach Continued on Page Three Over 13,000 In Rush County Are Eligible To Vote Rush county has 13,350 persons eligible to vote at the November 7 election, it was announced Tuesday by Dallas Hardwick, county clerk, who has compiled the registration figures. This figure represents a gain of 103 over the registration totals four years ago when 13,247 county residents were eligible to vote. The sixth precinct in Rushville city remains the largest one in the county with 852 registered voters while Noble 1 has the smallest number with 216. Voter registration figures for each of the county's 31 precincts were announced by Clerk Hardwick, as follows: Ripley 1, 456; Ripley 2, 355; Ripley 3, 363; Posey 1, 373; Posey 2, 424; Walker 1, 329; Walker 2, 415; Orange 1, 398; Orange 2, 280; Anderson 1, 490; Anderson 2, 405; Rushville 1, 728; Rushville 2, 450; Rushville 3, 317; Rushville 4, 472; Rushville 5, 520; Rushville 6, 852; Rushville 7, 697; Rushville 8, 717; Rushville 9, 518; Rushville 10, 390; Jackson 1, 312; Center 1, 392; Center 2, 348; Washington 1, 266; Washington 2, 354; Union 1, 365; Union 2, 270; Noble 1, 216; Noble 2, 323; Richland 1, 360.
There were 1,103 new registrations in the county this year: as compared to 825 transfers and cancellations. A total of 147 Rush county voters have died since the 1942 election. A list of all voting places in the county will be published in this newspaper later in the week. Also announced will be the election workers for both major political parties. British and Canadian Troops Mopping Up After Hurling German Forces in Retreat.
FOG SAVES FLEEING NAZIS FROM AIRMEN Long War Is Prediction Of Mr. Churchill Prime Minister Tells Commons That Germany May Linger Into Next Summer, Japan Through 1946. London, Oct. 31 (AP) Prime Minister Churchill. cautioned Commons today that the war against Germany might last into next summer and that against Japan until the end of 1946.
He made these predictions, emphasizing they were subject to changing conditions, in calling for the retention of Britain's nine-year parliament and warborn coalition of government, without an election. coalition of parties ought not to be broken before Naziism is broken," he said, There were immediate that would string along with Churchill. Arthur Greenwood, prominent in the labor party's councils, endorsed extension of prolongation of parliament for a year, but he served notice that Churchill's government would not be free from controversy in coming months. Greenwood also made it clear labor's ranks would oppose extension of the coalition government until Japan was defeated. He argued that it would be against national interest to prolong parliament "until the whole of this desperate struggle is tied up." Churchill held out hope that "political convulsion in Germany may bring the war to speedy end at any time." But, in almost the same breath, he warned that against that possibility "must be set the iron control' of German life in all its forms, including the army which has been established by Hitler's storm troops and secret police." "This," said Churchill flatly, Continued on Page Two Probate Matters Are Before Court One will has been probated and two esates opened in Rush circuit court.
Will of the late Robert L. Tompkins left his entire estate to the widow, Gusse Tompkins, who also was named executrix. This will was executed August 13, 1912, and witnessed by Will M. Sparks and John A. Jones.
Bond of $50,000 was filed with the Seaboard Surety company as security. Estate of Capt. Paul E. Davison, was opened with Paul E. Davison, named administrator.
Bond of $10,000 was filed with Carl Diekman and Elsie W. Davison as sureties. Arthur E. Edwards was named administrator of the Edward Edwards estate. Bond of $2,000 was filed with the American Surety company as surety.
In other circuit court activity, Dale Gassman pleaded guilty to failure to provide. Judgment was suspended and the defendant placed on probation for two years upon condition that he pay to the clerk, of court $10 each week for the support of his wife. 4p By the Associated Press Victorious British and Canadians all but ended the battle for southwest Holland today, but Prime Minister Churchill said he would not predict the end of the European war before the end of spring "or even before we reach early summer." Russian troops stormed into Kecskemet, fourth largest Hungarian city 50 miles southeast of Budapest, in a blazing new offensive, but were expelled, Berlin said, and "the battle between the Danube and the lower Tisza is nearing a climax." The total of Allied prisoners on the western front by latest official estimates reached 637,544. Canadian and British armies took out in hot pursuit of German 15th army remnants fleeing across the Maas river in Holland under the protection of a shroud of heavy fog- which grounded Allied planes. The British Second army reached the Maas due north of Tilburg, while Canadians, chasing the Germans toward the coast, lost contact with the enemy fleeing toward the Hollandsch Diep, seaward outlet of the Maas.
Fierce, see-saw fighting raged on the eastern flank in Holland, where strong German armored blows were stopped. A British spokesman said only continued bad weather could save the Germans from merciless pounding by air. Nazi Field shal Gen. Walter von Model, whose army originally was esti-, mated at 120,000, was believed to have had some 40,000 troops below the Maas. Front dispatches said he left 10,000 or more along the south bank in an attempt to retard the Allied advance.
British forces which captured Roosendaal, last major coastal corner stronghold of the Germans in Holland, advanced toward Willemstad and Moerdijk against the Nazis' main Maas crossing by road and rail bridges. Canadians have crushed Nazi resistance on the south bank of the Schelde estuary and on South Beveland island. They are racing toward German units on flooded Walcheren island, where the remaining Nazi guns still dominate the approaches to the Continued on Page Three Clara B. Cox Expires Tuesday Mrs. Clara B.
Cox, 75, a native of Rush county, expired Tuesday morning at 4 o'clock at her home on Rushville, R. R. 1. She had been ill for the past five months and complication of diseases caused her death. Mrs.
Cox was a native of Rush county and daughter of Morgan and Deborah Hamilton. She had resided in the same house for fifty-three years. Mrs. Cox was a member of the Pilgrim Holiness church at Clarksburg. Survivors include the husband, George Cox; two sons, Floyd of here and Leslie of Marion; three daughters, Mrs.
Albert Goddard of New Salem, Mrs. Otis Gwinnup of Neff's Corner and Mrs. George Harrison of Decatur county; seventeen grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral services will be held in the Hopewell church Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock and interment will be made in the adjoining cemetery. The Rev.
Mr. Schoeff, pastor of the Clarksburg Pilgrim Holiness church, will officiate. Friends may call at the late home after 6 o'clock this evening..
