Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 3 December 1940 — Page 1
FORECAST: Partly cloudy and continued cold tonight with lowest i temperate 10 to ; tomorrow increasing cloudiness with rising temperature,
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VOLUME 52—NUMBER 229
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After Nazi Bombs Devastated Southampton
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Mother Carries Sick Child to oy
Safety; ‘Mercury Drops To 4 Above.
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- An: Indianapolis mother carried her. sick: 6-year-old son to~ safety from -their burning home today as the first severe cold of the winter gripped the State and City. Several other dwellings were set fire - as householders stoked stoves against temperatures which were unexpectedly low, reaching 4 deThis was : degrees below minimum forecast and a 28-de-gree drop from yesterday’s high. The Weather Bureau here predicted that lowest temperatures tonight iwill be 10 ‘to, 15 degrées and that tomorrow it will be increasingly cloudy and warmer. The 4-degree, temperature was récorded at the Bureau's Airport station, and it was six short of the |M record for the day which was 2 below in 1929. The minimum recorded at-the downtown station was 5 at 8 a. m. Other low temperatures recorded : in Indiana were 7 below2 zero at McCool; 8 at Ft. Wayne; 5 at Terre Haute; 14 at Evansville; 5 at South . Bend; 5 at Goshen, and ‘1 at La~fayette. Living Room Ablaze : Mrs. Gladys Nelson, who had been ill herself, was working in the ‘ kitchen of her home on Harding St., a block south of Troy Ave, when _ she smelled Smoke: Her son, Earl, was sick in bed _ She rushed into the living room and: found “the whole: wall ablaze.” She dashed into the bedroom, gathered Earl in her arms and fled through the back door to a neighbor’s home. Charles Murt, a nearby filling station operator, called the fire ‘department. The house was destroyed. Passersby ‘saved only three pieces of furni-
Three ‘other children were In}
school and Mr. Nelson was at work. :. Among the other fires was one at SR. Domont & Sons Beverage Co., 905- | 915. Massachusetts Ave, and two | floors of apartments over it. Ome woman, trapped by flames, was saved by police and 12 others escaped ‘uninjured. Four: firemen were
‘Kenneth Hess, 34, New Albany, a {Continued on Page Three)
SHOPPING DAYS
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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1940
Desolation in center of Southampton after German raids.
Only Blank Walls Still Stand
For Half Mile
on Main Streef|
Houses Smashed Into Ground, Trees Uprooted in Raids; Refugees Flee, Pushing Baby" Tages
By EDWARD W. BEATTIE JR. United Press Staff: Correspondent
SOUTHAMPTON, England, Dec. 3. —Southampton was a town of
: spectacular devastation and desolation today after two nights of German air bombardment. - $
The Air and Home Security Ministries in London: announced ‘that casualties were about 370, “not large, taking into account the scale of
23 AUTO PLATE. OFFICES LISTED
Sale Opens on Thursday; Bring Poli Tax Receipt, Finney Warns.
Twenty-three offices where 1941 auto license plates and drivers’ licenses will go on sale Thursday mprning were listed today by Frank Finney, Commissioner of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles, : All plates and licenses must be purchased before midnight, Dec. 31, the deadline fixed by law.” No exjengion will be granted this year, r. Finney said. Mr. Finney said that all men between the ages of 21 and 50 must show poll tax receipts, and their license plate applications which have been sent to them by mail. Those who have purchased new cars since obtaining plates last year must bring the new car title. Seventeen of the auto license branches are temporary and are operated, as is customary, under the direction of the Clty and County Employees’ Association. Herschel Tebay, Deputy City Controller, is secretary-treasurer - of the association and has charge of the 17 branches. In these offices, the 25-cent service fee each branch gets on a set of license plates sold and the: 10cent fee for each driver’s license is used by the association in emergency (Continued on Page Four)
PURDUE'S BARROW WINS FIRST PRIZE
6th Champion for University In 90 Years. . (Earlier Details, Page 25) -
CHICAGO, Dec. 3, (U. P)=— Purdue’s Model VI, a Chester white weighing 260 pounds and shown by Purdue University, today was chosen the grand champion barrow of the 41st International Livestock Exposition. ! . It was the sixth grand champion barrow shown by Purdue in the last 10 years. Like the other prize winners, Purdue’s Model VI was raised under the supervision of CIff Breeden, Purdue swing herdsman. The reserve champion barrow was a medium weight Hampshire shown by Ohio State University. While the purple. ribbon ‘winner was being chosen in the swine judging ring, 24 head of the world’s
| finest beef cattle wers brought into iy,
the main arena to’ compete for the
highest award.of the International, the championship of steers. |
operations.” The Nazi onslaughts turned the seaport city into one of the.most impressive scenes:of ruin throughout England during the nearly three months that the United Kingdom has been under air siege. Three days ago when I°last was here this port had been attacked seriously only once, and damage was superficial. Today, after one eight-hour and one seven-hour pelting with thousands of high explosive and incendiary bombs, it is a. city that H: G. Wells might have imagined.
Blank Walls in City’s Center
Perhaps its wounds will turn to scars in a few days. It is licking the wounds and trying to find some means ‘ of fighting back toward normalcy. For half a mile along High Street there is nothing left but blank walls, fire-gutted” interiors and a tremendous tumble of debris. In another section closer to the water, a similar vista was left hy the departing ‘bombers. In- dozens of parts of the town houses were smashed into the ground, trees uprooted and wires torn down.
Thousands Lose Jobs
Homeless refugees were leaving. the city. Some pushed bedding and their salvaged belofgings in little hand carts or baby carriages. They were taking what they could. The -possessions of one woman included two love birds in a-big cage. A dead pigeon, apparently killed by a blast, lay:on the steps of the World War Memorial. The rest of the town was going about its business as best it could. But thousands must be without jobs because their places of employment, were. ruined. Since I arrived two air warnings (Continued on Page Three)
3 KILLED IN TRAFFIC WITHIN 36 HOURS
RICHMOND, Ind., Dec. 3 (U. P). --A skidding automobile today claimed the third. Wayne County traffic victim in 36 hours and put two other. persons in the hospital. Robert Hass, 16, Liberty, Ind, died when the car he was riding in
{skidded on gravel and overturned
in a cornfield north of here. Those injured were Rosella Ryan, living west of Webster, and George Personnette,- Liberty.
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Movies ..: 10, 11 Mrs. Ferguson 1s Music Obituaries ... PY Pegler 16
Clapper ..... 15 Comics ... Crossword ... Editorials ... Fashions .... Finaneial .... Forum
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W. GROWTH “HEREIS HINTED!
Used to Build Plane Fuselages. (Photo, Page 26)
By FREMONT POWER ‘The mass production of military plane - fuselages . at the Chevrolet Commercial Body - Division plant here is being considered in commection with the national defense program, it was revealed today. The revelation came as Frederick C. Kroeger, for four months manager of the, ever-expanding Allison Division of General Motors, was named a vice president of the vast G. M. corporation. Meanwhile, G. J. Metzger, assistant manager of the Chevrolet|DP commercial car department at De-
troit, visiting here, predicted that}
Indianapolis will continue to share generously in the General Motors expansion program in the next few years. The local Chevrolet plant, largest exclusive truck body plant in. the world, has the space to double its body production, Mr. Metzger said:
It’s Up to Government “Its use to produce airplane fuse-
lages, he added has been discussed}
frequently but nothing definite has been decided. “General Motors will do whatever the Government wants it to do,” Mr. Motzger said. e mass production of fuselages is necessary if the U. S. plane output is to reach the mark sought. The local plant is turning out roughly 2000 truck bodies a month and 100,000 a year. It has a payroll of 1400 men. The plant, at 1100 W: Henry St., is L-shaped’ and has nearly a halt million square feet of floor space. "Mr. Metzger, here to attend the display at the Murat Temple mark-.
ing the 10th anniversary: of the}
plant, is convinced that the manufacture of trucks will reach an all<}
time high soon. He explained that
in 1935 the production of trucks!
passed the 1929 record, set another (Continued on Page Four)
NO MARATHON
EW YORK, Dec. 3 (U. P), —|
Columbia Broadcasting System to-}: day heard the British radio report that French troops at Mentone, on the border with Italy, had posted ‘a
placard saying: Army: This
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TRUSTEES SEEK
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RELIEF SYSTEM
Draft Legislature Plans; Republicans Get Ready For Job Handout.
By NOBLE REED - Legislation designed to ‘set up a “fool-proof” system against graft and political favoritism in township direct relief was’ being drafted by
{the Indiana Trustees Associa-
tion here today. The Association will submit’ ~its anti-graft legislative recommendations to the Republican majority leaders of the Legislature who opened caucus sessions today at the Claypool Hotel to draft the G. O. P. program for the General Assembly, opening Jan. 9. Attending the Republican caucuses, which will continue until the Legislature opens, were members of
the majority Steering Committees of both Houses and newly elected Republican State House officials.
Attorneys Study Laws
A committee of seven Indiana attorneys. was named by the Steering Committees to pass on all legal phases of Republican legislation. They are: Arthur Gilliom, former Indiana Attorney (General; Fred C. Gause, State Election Commissioner; rt Ward, former U. 8S. District Attorney; IPrederick Matson, Indianapolis attorriey; Denver Harlan of Richmond snd El Siebert of Souths ormer Bar Assotiation president. : Also the Steering Committees nauied Arch N. Bobbitt, state G. O. P. Chairman, as presiding officer of the caucus po and Rep. Roy Harrison, secretary.
Prepare for Job Handout
Meanwhile, G. O. P. legislative leaders prepared to hand out their first jobs since the election. Patronage Committees for both the State Senate and the Lower House were appointed by Republican leaders to hire a large staff of clerks, stenographers, ‘doorkeepers other assistants for the Legislature. Lieut. Gov.Eleci; Charles M. Dawson, who is the retiring president of the Township Trustees Association, said the association will meet at the Claypool tonight to complete its recommendations for legislation to place relief spending under a stricter budget system. Talk of graft-proof laws for direct relief started more than a year ago following - the indictment ‘of Center Township officials here on charges (Continued on Page Four)
LEARNS OF $800,000 POLICY ON BRIDGE
Firm Official Says Tacoma t Insurance Unreported.
NEW YORK, Dec. 3 , P)— 0 Tacoma Narrows bridge collapsed last Nov. 7, a large New York insurance company discovered that it had an “unreported” $800,000 policy on the jwrecked structure, it was learned ‘today, : ‘The plight af the company—unprecedented ‘on such a scale in the history of insurance—was confirmed by Walter P. Brady, vice president and secretary of the Merchants Fire ‘Assurance Co, of New York, the unwitting underwriter. Mr. Brady said the entire situation was under investigation, that a vice: president of the company was in ‘Washington State conducting the inquiry, and that in no event would e company’s loss exceed $200,000, ‘which he pointed out was a relatively small percentage of the 30-year-old firm’s $17,500,000 assets. The policy Was written last fall, Mr. Brady said, by an agent of the company, who, he added did not
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‘Sometimes She Comes Home So Cold’... Just One of the Appeals to Clothe-A-Child
“Never in the 11 yeats the Ing apolis Times has been conducting its Clothe-A-Child campaign ‘have the appeals for-aid been so numerous or so. touching. Here are just a few of the letters] to Clothe-A-Child: “I am writing asking if my. litt sister. and ‘my child could something for Christmas.
Teport the policy to the main office.
‘school now. Sometimes she comes home so cold—her feet and hands. “My child also needs underclothes: and a nice warm -snowsuit, some little sweaters, dresses, shoes and ‘undershirts. I have to “take her to .|the clinic. I wrap her in blankets, s| but she’s getting too big for blank< ets now. If you could give them just a little, even if it's nothing but 'some oranges, she can have orange Juice for Christmas I
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British Order 60 Cargo Ships i in U. S.; Raiders Pound Bristol
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‘We've Got
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Must Decide Course
Through the last World War
Today they met. in Indianapolis War. And they: spoke softly—but United = States should : take: in it. Col. William J. Donovan, who commanded: a- regiment of‘ infantry in the last war and who has won considerable fame as a lawyer since then, was here to address the Indiana Committee for National Defense at Caleb Mills Hall tonight. Aids National Defense He is special assistant to the Secretary of Navy and has made inspection‘ taurs of many ‘foreign countries as his contribution to the national defense. Maj. Gen. Robert H. Tyndall this week will be inducted back into the Federal army as a major general and, until his retirement in May, will contribute his part to the national defense.in field service. Since the war he has been a business man and has commanded the 38th Division of the National Guard. Spread injfront of them was a map of Europe. The text of their conversation might have been taken from a remark of Col. Donovan’s: “The way of the appeaser is death.”
Nobody Wants WazHe said further: “I don't think the question is whether we get in the war or stay out. The primary thing is to stay out if we can. Nobody in his right mind wants war. “But the important thing is for us as a nation to make up our minds if we have certain things we want to preserve and if they are in danger of attack. Then we've got to (Continued on Page Three)
SUSPECT SABOTEURS IN DYNAMITE THEFT
BANGOR, Pa., Dec. 3 (U. P).-= Police throughout the eastern United States were on the alert today for 880 sticks of dynamite and 8000 blasting caps stolen, possibly by saboteurs, from three powder magazines in a secluded section near here. Bangor Police Chief Joseph Grigg said the theft apparently was committed by experts. He said no clues were left.’ “This job may have been done by bootleg coal. miners operating in the anthracite fields,” he said, “or it may have been done by subversive groups known to be operating in this area, including a nearby city.”
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LETTER No. = “As my husband was in the hospital and out of work |so=long, we
‘By JOE COLLIER
\ Twenty-two years ago they were somewhere in France and one was known as “Fighting Bob” and one was known as “Wild Bill.”
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Sea Lane Pressurq Tightens; Greeks List Gains.
By JOE ALEX MORRIS United Press Foreign News Editor
A total of 161,000 tons of British shipping, including at’ least 110,000 tons from a single convoy, were torpedoed to the bottom of the Atlantig yesterday, according to the Nazis, and England revealed that orders had been placed. with the United States for the construction of 60 cargo
vessels.
Berlin reported - her greatest sea success, of the war. in’ the” a west of Ireland by her underseas raiders. The claim was scoffed at in Lone don and aroused considerable cure iosity in neutral quarters. However,
= | there appeared no doubt that Nazi
Gen, Tyndall, left, and Col. Donovan . e+ “The way] lof the appeaser is death.”
'Fighting Bob’ and’ Wild Bill’
as U. S. Shield
Famed Commanders of Rainbow Division Say Nation
for Its Preservation.
di WHT
they commanded two units of the
Rainbow Division, one backing the other up through ‘battle after battle.
for a long talk about the new World talked. “hard” about the part the
PRESTO! TRUCK REPEALER GONE
A Magic Voice on City Hall Phone Sends Measure Back to Files.
By RICHARD LEWIS Like Sleeping Beauty in the fairy tale, the truck traffic ordinance re-~ pealer was held fast in a kind of trance today—a deep sleep conjured up by City Hall hocus-pocus.
North Side streets was scheduled for introduction in City Council last night. But someone at the City Hall pulled the magic ii ei Presto! Chango! Now you see it. Now you don’t. It was gone without even a puff of smoke. About 35 North Side residents who had appearéd to debate the measure went ‘home baffled. Councii President Joseph G. Wood told them that truck ordinance repeal was “all newspaper talk.” “It isn’t up before the Council tonight . . . hasn't even been presented to us.” And it wasn't. Or was it? “ The truck traffic repealer—so con~ troversial that. Councilmen literally shiver at the mention of it—came (Continued on Page Three)
F. D. A. HINTS CRUISE STRICTLY BUSINESS
Boards Ship in Miami to Visit New Bases.
MIAMI, Fla, Dec. 3 (U. P.. — President . Roosevelt, en route through Miami for hazardous waters of the Caribbean and South Atlantic, indicated today that the cruise will be strictly business— probably inspection of America’s newly acquired defense bases. The President arrived here by special - train and motored immediately to the waterfront to board the U. S. N. Tuscaloosa.
within a few minutes after he came aboard and four tugs eased it out toward. the open sea. The Presi-
Miami was lined with thousands of cheering spectators and more were at the dock. ‘ There will be little ar no fishing on the cruise, Mr. Soosevels Said. fishing talk
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The Tuscaloosa weighed anchor]
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pressure against Britain’s ocean life lines was tightening.
Double What British Admit
Importance of the German High Command’s claim of submarine suce cesses—if correct—lay Jn the fact that the single day’s losses recorded * in’ Berlin amount to almost double the sea losses admitted in London for the most recent week on which utes are: available—the week of ov,
; Why not turn over to Britain a large number of foreign ships which lie tied up in our ports?" Read Raymond Clapper on Page 15. :
For that week the British Ade miralty toglay reported loss of 19 British and three neutral vessels with total tonnage of 87975 tons, Authoritative British sources ade mitted: that the German attacks on shipping with aerial bombs, sube marine torpedoes and mines were far more serious than Nazi aig “blitzing” of industrial towns. ; The revelation that Britain wa$ turning to America to replenish her serious sea losses was e in the House of Commons by ing Minister Ronald Cross. ; In addition to the craft, still to be built, Mr. Cross said that “services able vessels have been and will cone ¢ tinue to be purchased. Everything possible is being done to get ships with the greatest facility.” Other outstanding developments: German air raiders smashed hard
port through which many overseas shipments enter. The Axis suffered further reverses in Albania where Greek armies were reported to have won domination of the entire southern front.. Italy admitted Royal Air Force attacks on Naples, Augusta and Sicily. J
Sea Warfare
The Berlin High Command claimed ‘that 15 merchant ships of a single convoy were sent to the hotoly yesterday as well as an Ang escort cruiser. It gave the ‘tonnage of these ships as 110,000 and said two more ships of 15,000 tons may have been sunk. It reported other sinkings which it said
| brought the total to 161,000 tons.
The unusual feature of the Gere man claim was that it was reported within 24 hours of the sinkings. In this connection it is known that German submarines normally no reports to their home bases i any action until they return from a cruise. This is to protect the Ufrom ' enemy submarine hun which might overhear the subs (Continued on Page Three)
‘While Millions in Europe Starve—
Should England lift» her blockade for ships carrying oe: food ; jo oh ~ subject es ot Europe? Forbert Honear. the world's. greatest expert on.’ relief, says yes. Various persons’ “iin London ‘and Weshington
again at Bristol, western British dik