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German Troops Reported On Way to Help Fight Greeks.

By JOE ALEX MORRIS United Press Foreign News Editor Whi'e British planes pounded at Axis targets from Berlin to Italy, Albania. and Libya and Greeks claimed further advances against the Fascists, the German press today warned that any nation attacking Germany must fight all the Axis Powers. Any nation which -attacks Germany, Italy or Japan will have to fight all three Axis powers, the Berlin press said in obviously inspired articles. One newspaper, Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung, also “indicated that Germany might send war aid to Italy in North Africa. It said that the Axis Powers would support each other in war theaters where operations had not been suc-

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“This may also be said to the “if at any moment they have exaggerated hopes about the desert battle in North Africa.” There was one unconfirmed rumor that the Nazis already were sending troops to help Italy in Albania. Belgrade, Jugoslavia, heard rumors from the frontier that three Italian transports carrying German troops left Italy last night and that there were 20,000 Nazi soldiers in Italy at Trieste, Brindisi and Bari. Official Jugoslav sources, unable to confirm the rumor, thought it was simply an outgrowth of the previous rumor that German troops were being town to Albania. The tenseness in Berlin tended to demonstrate the effectiveness of recent British blows on the Axis, which today included: 1. An apparently severe air raid on Berlin and other raids on Ger-man-held Channel ports,’ boosting to 5000 the number of British air attacks on enemy targets. It was the 37th raid on Berlin. At least six were killed and 17 injured and fires were started in the Nazi capital. ] The London Air Ministry said that “many fires and explosions” were caused in Berlin where an airplane engine factory was bombed. Berlin said the main cathedral had been severely damaged. 2. An aerial attack on the Italian | Dodecanese islands, in the Eastern Mediterranean, made in the course of a general offensive against Italy by: air, land and water but disclosed only today. 3. An intensification of the land | and air attack by British torce$ in Libya, where Bardia was tightly encircled and Tobruk was reported as the next likely objective.

Italians Counter-Attack

4. An uncertain situation in France, where tlie Germans forced dissolution of the new super-police known as the Garde de Protection, added to German difficulties. Nazis apparently were fearful that the ouster of Vice Premier Pierre Laval might interfere with their program for a new order in Europe. oS. An unceasing drive by _the Grecks aganist Italian forces in Albania continued. Italian counterattacks appeared to have been effective on the coastal sector despite small Greek gains in the mountains of the interior. Rome reported that Fascist troops had’ made effective surprise thrusts at the Greeks and that naval forces had bombarded targets on the coast, but gave no Aetails. Chief German blow against Britain today was an “utter destruction” raid on the port of Liverpool and neighboring Merseyside towns, where it was reported that the attempt to “coventrate” the cities had re, sulted in considerable property damage but few casualties.

Britain and Italy

The British struck at "Fascist forces on widely separated fronts. Athens communiques said that Pritish aircraft operating with Greek troops had blasted « Berat, vital Italian headquarters in Albania, 3nd the important Italian mainland base of Brindisi, while Greek troops resumed their own advance against Chimara, south of the port of Valona. Cairo dispatches reported that British troops surrounding Bardia, Libya, for a last smashing attack had captured 900 additional prisoners and a battery of four guns. London revealed an aerial raid Tuesday on three of Italy’s Dodeca-

IN INDIANAPOLIS

Here Is the Traffic Record County City Total 90 54 9

Injured ...... 8 | Accidents 0 | Arrests

FRIDAY TRAFFIC COURT

Cases Convic- Fines Violations tried tions poid Speeding ©. ...... 21 19 $109 Reckless driving... 9 8 10 Failure to stop at through street. . Disobeying traffic signals 2 Drunken driving. . All others . 3

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MEETINGS TODAY .

City Clgtks of § Indiana, meeting, Claypool Hotel, 2:30 p Hoo! a tially Auto Enderwriters, breakfast, Hotel Washington, 7:30 a.

Jroeny Society. meeting, Hotel Waring

2p m. Obra polis Power & Light Co., dinner, Hotel Washington, 1:30 p. American National Bank, Chgistmas dinner and dance,’ Hotel Severin, Indiana Refining Co., Teaer- (Rico, Hotel Severin, 6 0 Indians holesale Seed Dealers Assonal meeting, Hotel Severin, 10 a.

MARRIAGE LICENSES

(These lists are trom ufficial cecords’ ifn the County Court Hoase. The Times _ therefore. 1s not responsible for errors in names and sddresses.)

Curtis Edwards, 41, of 312 N. California; Elizabeth Mille oF, ou of 213 N. California. L . ood . of 2144 Sugar Grove;

irgi ap Ne gens 2 iv.” oe ne Bradley: . ester. VE ro TE. Wo olf." 2 b 2116 E. 12th; Flizaveth A. Todd, 25° St 927 Tecumseh. Herbert Kinnetf, 21, of New Ross, md Aletha M. Ragsdale, 19, of James-

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nese Islands in the Eastern Mediterranean and hinted that the capituldtion of these islands, already praclly isolated, was not impossible to expect soon. Italy had hoped the islands would menace British communications. The Greek fleet emulated the example of the British and steamed up the Gulf of Valona into the adriatic, “Mussolini’s private lake,” but like the British,“found no Italian warships. American naval sources believed that the British sortie into the Adriatic had dealt a smashing kiow to any idea of Nazi aid to the Italians in Albania. British military quarters expressed the belief that the fall of Bardia might threaten Italy’s hold on all of Libya.

Britain and Germany.

Both Liverpool and Berlin apparently felt real aerial blows last night. At least nine were dead in the Berlin area, and 17 were reported wounded. The Lustgarten Square in front of Kaiser Palace, where Hitler often spoke in the early days of Nazi rule, and the -Zeughaus military~~Jnuseum, where Hitler spoke last March were damaged by bombs, as was the. historic theater in Potsdarg where the puppet Nazi Reichstag meets. Estimates of the damage to the Berlin Cathedral was about $600,000. The British, claimed that their chief target had been an airplane factory in Berlin and that big fires and an explosion had followed the attack. Other R. A. F. targets during. the night were Ostend (where “particularly good results” were reported), Antwerp, Le Havre, Flushing, Boulogne and Amsterdam. “Fewer than hdlf a dozen” persons were- reported killed in Liver-

bombers was heard every second from shortly after dark until a few

guided later Nazi bombers, but all the fires were reported under control today. Extensive damage was done to other industrial towns along the Mersey.

London had its first daylight raid alarm today and shortly after dusk large bombs shook apartment houses in the capital. Complete reports showed that 12 areas in all had been bombed last night. The Eire Government announced today that “unidentified” planes had bombed two areas of Ireland during the night, causing negligible | P damage.

Defeated Nations

The Vichy Government's dissolved Garde de Protection was formed as a personal bodyguard for Marshal Petain. It was composed of young demobilized officers and soldiers who had won the Croix de Guerre for gallantry in action. It had first appeared <n the news when it arrested Pierre Laval after Petain | dismissed him as Vice Premier. The British reported an increasing belief that- Petain had refused to consent to a German demand for use of French naval bases to help Italy in North Africa. Germany also had trouble in conquered Belgium, where police to- | day were authorized to enter homes to search for hoarded food and where food prices were reported to have risen as much as 300 per cent.

CROWE AID TO DIRECT BASE IN CARIBBEAN

SALEM, Ind, Dec. 21 (U. P).— The announcement that he has been named civilian administrator of one of the eight naval base sites recently

acquired from Great Britain was made today by Ray Huckleberry, secretary to Congressman Eugene B. Crowe. ‘He said he expects to be assigned to one of the Caribbean bases after completing a preliminary training course at the naval air station, Corpus ‘Christi, Tex. Huckleberry is a graduate of the Indiana University Law School, and attended the first officers’ training camp at Ft. Harrison during the first World War. He served: overseas as commander of Company H, 801st Pioneer Infantry. He has ben Rep. Crowe’s secretary ifor 10 years.

Harold Sievenson, 22, of Danville, Ind.; Ruth R. Meg olland, 20, of 280 E. Main,

Danville, H wis, 2% of 504 N. Senate;

elton, 38, of 431 N. Hamilton;

2 ton Dovedo itlion 38, city.

Warren Doser, 21, oy 1502 Ruth: Juanita Stewart, 21, of 2

Stu Elizabeth A. Hayes. 17. of 10 Marlin

Samuel McClain, 31, of 1537 Caxtoliton; Madeline E. Price, 25, of 516 E. 48th

BIRTHS

Girls Erwin, Katherine Marschke,

ncis. Fred. Cecil Negri, ay St. Fran Scott, Mary Bray. 2 St. Vince is cel rank. Eléonar chlotrer. ee St * vin-

Louis, Neoma Sturgeon, at Methodist. Paul, Daisy Welter, at Methodist. James, Hanna Hightower, at 630. Blake. David, Geraldine Overman, at 2831 Kenwood.

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Boys William, Effie Newbold, at St. Fra William’ Kathleen Miller, at tity, Beis.

bel. Luella Bayne, at St. Vincent’ Wiliam: Estryl McClure, at 543 N as.

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graeTt Thelma Robinson, at Har. Nannie Wills, at 4312 E. Wash-

in m. nh Wiliam. Geneva Sullivan at 2037 Caro-

Hugh, John, western.

Edna Snyder, at 5205 Mecca. ‘Florena Kelley, at 3035 North-

DEATHS

David Y. Fouts. 62, at Veterans, pulmonary embolism Thomas Gaynor, 3, at 815 §. Senate, coronary occlusio Hann Sliman, ‘56, at 520 E. Vermont,

74, Central Ind. mons, 21,. Long, brain absc Ress. foc, 80, at City. cerebral th as Eliza eth H. Collins, 83, at 1636 N. Delaware, chronic myocarditis.

Charles E. Hiller, 75, oy "1445 Broadway, hyostatie pneLmon nis.

a . chronic myocarditis.

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Harris, 2. of 1805 B.| Jam

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pool, where the drone of German]

hours before dawn. The light of { the fires set early in the evening

lowest temperature tonight,

is the new Martin B-26, medium successful tests at Baltimore, Md.

mobilization of Mr. Mason

and submarine bases in ward Suez. To impede a planned to operate from Greek j5 lands farther north in the Aegean, using warships and planes especially for protecting the Dardanelles. Axis command of the Dodecanese bases, however, would have permitted attacks by air and undersea from the British rear.

Pincers Half Ruined Now, however, the defeat of the Jtalians in Western Egypt and the Italian retreat into Libya have made a German drive through Tur-

key too hazardous. The Axis expectation of develop-

{ing a pincers movement against | Suez thus is.being destroyed. Italian | plans for an offensive from the | west, across the Egyptian desert ‘have wilted because of magnitude of the Libyan debacle and inability of the Italian fleet to protect transport of suplies. A German push via Turkey along the thousand miles’ terrain toward Suez, as the eastern arm of the incers, thus has lost half of its strategic value. The pincers has been broken before its use started.

Fleet Needed Elsewhere

The importance of the Dodecanese Islands has disappeared for this reason. If necessary, the British fleet could subject the archipelago to a devastating naval bombardment, demolising its equipment, because of the new British command of the Mediterranean and the use of nearby Crete as a base for operations. For the present, however, such action is unnecessary. There is more immediate need for the power of the fleet elsewhere, more especially along the Libyan coast and for threatening Italian transport across the Adiratic to Albania.

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REAL MERRIE CHRISTMAS ADRIAN, Mich, Dec. 21 (U. P.). —“Merrie Christmas” isn't just a holiday greeting in Adrian. It is the name of the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl J. Christmas.

OFFICIAL WEATHER

ay S. Weather Bureau -

INDIANAPOLIS FORECAST — Fair and slightly: warmer tonight and tomorrow; 35 to 40.

Sunrise 7:04 Sunset

- TEMPERATURE

—Dec. 21, 1939—

6 a. m........ 25 1D. Mersaerss

BAROMETER TODAY 6:30 a. m....30.30 4 Precipitation 24 hrs. ending 7 a. m...

Total precipitation since Jan. 1 Deficiency since Jan. 1

MIDWEST WEATHER

Indiana—Fair tonight and tomorrow; slightly warmer tonight and in south portion tomorrow

Illinois—Fair tonight and tomorrow; somewhat warmer tonight; slightly colder in extreme northwest portion tomorrow.

Lower Michigan—Partly cloudy tonight and tomorrow; slightly colder tomorrow. Ohio—Broken clouds and colder tonight, tomorrow scattered clouds; slig. tly warmer. Kentucky—Scattered clouds tonight and tomorrow; slightly colder in east portion tonight; slowly rising temperature tomor-

WEATHER IN OTHER CITIES, 6:30 A. M. Weather Bar. Temp. lear 30.3 30

Gunners Front and Rear

Equipped with latest features demanded by modern aerial combat

bomber which recently underwent The photo shows the rear gunner’s

turret, giving Ship fire-power at both ends.

War Moves Today

By J. W. T. MASON United Press War Expert

_ British air bombardment of three islands in the Dodecanese group calls attention.to the disappearing value of the little archipelago because of the!

successful British offensive in Libya, and the im-| | Portland, Ore.; Seattle, Pascagoula,

the Italian fleet. The islands are

now isolated from any Italian’ supply service by sea’ and communicate with Italy only by air. The Dodecanese, consisting of 13 small units, | are off the southwest coast of Asiatic Tureey at the epean Sea. They would have had importance as air enirante to the As protecting a German march through Turkey toGerman attack against Turkey, the British had

SPEEDWAY CITY

HAS ITS SECRETS.

Everyone Feels Sure He Knows What Goes on Behind Plant’s High Walls.

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by more than 600 to make a total of more than 3000 residents. 4. Daily working population has increased by approximately 7000. 5. Business in drugstores, groceries, and restaurants has jumped more than 30 per cent. And all this is just the beginning. At present time there are 65 homes under construction. Plans are proceeding to expand the city water works, which now furnishes half its load to the Allison plant.

Traffic Big Problem The biggest unsolved problem is trafic and parking. The plant's parking lots won't hold all the vehicles. . Speedway has become one vast open air parking arena for Allison employees. , During day and night, parked cars line Main St., fill up nearby barnyards which have rented out space for 10 cents a day, and sprawl along outlying roads and streets. Traffic, is a problem three times every 24 hours—when the shifts change. And then to use Town Marshal H. F. “Hap” Bernhardt’s words, its like “Memorial Day when the race crowd breaks up.”

1450 Cars in an Hour

On ‘tiny Main St. an average of.

1450 cars pass in an hour between 7:30 a. m. and 8:30 a. m., again at 3:30 p. m. to 4:30 p. m. and finally at around midnight. During those hours, Marshall Bernhardt, says its a mess and ad‘mits things sometimes get “a little’ out of control. The Town Board plans to put, ,an additional deputy on the “force.” Of the 9750 workers now employed at the three main plants, only about 3 per cent live in Speedway City proper. There’s no room for more. Some of these live in trailers rented and parked upon front yards of nearby farm houses.. The rest live in Indianapolis and nearby towns.

BUCKNER PAROLED, SEES SON 13T TIME

NEW YORK. Dec. 21 (U. P).--William P. Buckner, handsome young playboy broker, came back from Federal prison last night to his society singer wife and the two months’ old infant son born while he was a prisoner at the Lewisburg, Pa., penitentiary. Paroled after serving nine months of a two-year sentence for mail fraud conspiracy, Buckner arrived home wearing the blue, prison-tai-lored suit given inmates on departure. He slipped in a side entrance of his Fifth Ave. apartment house to be greeted by his wife, the former Adelaide Moffett. A few minutes later his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Buckner, arrived. They had accompanied him from Lewisburg, but their son apparently thought he could hest ‘evade waiting photo-

+ | grapers by walking up the block

alone. He dodged into an alley and raced: to a side entrance.

STALIN 61 TODAY MOSCOW, Dec. 21 (U. P.) —Josef V. Stalin was 61 today. The occa-

sion was not observed in Sovigt Russia. . . - 2 . ]

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

0.3. SHPYARDS’

EXPANSION DUE: OIL EXPORT CUT

Roosevelt Sets Up Supreme Defense Agency Headed . By Knudsen.

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10 days and probably will inaugurate it before Congress meets with a fireside chat. Re-organization of the defense

| set-up with real powers for the four-

man Management Board — Mr.

Knudsen, Mr. Hillman and Secretaries of War Henry L. Stimson and

|Navy Frank Knox—was announced

by Mr. Roosevelt yesterday, one week after Mr, Knudsen revealed that airplane production was lagging 30 per cent behind schedule. A move to smash the bottlenecks, the plan was announced coincident with decision to allocate 20 million dollars immediately to 20 machine tool plants to open that one-way lane to fast re-armament traffic.

Gauges Included on List

Another attack on the bottlenecks was contained in Président Roosevelt’s proclamation extending | the export licensing system. Among the 15 items added today were gauges, plastic molding machines’ and presses, measuring, balancing and testing machines, hydraulic pumps and tools incorporating industrial diamonds. Contracts for expansion of gauge production facilities were made today with four firms. ~The other items added today were bromine, ethylene, cobalt, ethylene byebromide, methymamine, strontium metals and ores, and abrasive products containing emery, corundum or garnet. Already under the licensing system were such crucial products as aviation gasoline, machine tools, tin and rubber —13 items in all.

Said to Give More Aid

The naval expansion announce= ment was made when Secretary Knox announced contracts totaling

$263,765,500 tor 31 auxiliary vessels. The yards to be enlarged are in

| Miss.; Chester, Pa., and Los An- | geles; all belong to private firms. Simultaneously, the War and Navy Department again are reported to be checking their stores of munitions to determine what further material can be made available immediately to Great Britain, where some persons believe a German all-out offensive will hit. in

{from 90 to 120 days.

If the wureside chat is made—as one of the President's senior ad-

| visers reports—Mr. Roosevelt problably will say definitely how he ex- | pects to aid Great Britain. It is un-

derstood that the lease-loan system still has his favor.

Criticism May Be Quieted

There is continued Congressional demand for an inquiry into national defense and that Congress be taken more fully into the President’s confidence. A fireside chat followed on Jan. 3 by Mr. Roosevelt's messag? to Congress probably would go far toward informing the public and the legislators on defense developments. There are no Democrats on tne management board to which Mr. Roosevelt has intrusted defense responsibility subject to his own Constitutional obligations. Secretaries Knox and Stimson are Republicans. Mr. Hillman is a member of the American Labor Party. Mr. Knudsen has no formal political affilia-

‘| tion. Mr. Knudsen and Mr. Hillman

are American citizens by choice instead of by accident of birth. Each arrived in the United States at the age of 20, Mr. Knudsen from Denmark and Mr. Hillman from Lithuania, then part of Russia.

Refuses to Name ‘Czar’

Those four men will be responsible by Mr. Roosevelt for national defense purchasing, production and priorities. No single individual could do the

correspondents in announcing his plans. He said that management, labor, buyer and user, had to be represented on the top shelf of the national defense structure where decisions will be made, and that there was no “Czar, Poohbah nor even an Akhoond of swat” who, in himself, could combine the experience and -knowledge necessary to discharge those responsibilities. Mr. Roosevelt said the board would have authority—real powers —to make decision without his ap-

,| proval. But he added that if a de-

cision were made which appeared to be against the best interests of the country he would have to summon the board to his office. He explained that he could not divest himself of that ultimate authority.

MOVE TO SETTLE RUBBER CO. STRIKE

Attempts were being made today to return striking workers of the U. S. Rubber Co. here back to their jobs if they are connected with national defense. The strike involving 1500 employees was called at 2:30 p. m. yesterday. James Robb, regional director of the C. I. O,, said that the contract between the company and the United Rubber Workers of America expired in September and that negotiations for a new contract have been under way since its expiration. Company. officials had no comment. Walter Abel, chairman of Union Local 110, said that a conference to return defense workers would be arranged as soon as pos= sible.

SHOP EQUIPMENT

- 0 TOOL STANDS e STOOLS eo SHELVING e TOOL CABINETS eo WORK BENCHES © Many Other

job, Mr. Roosevelt told White House].

lothe-A-Child Donors—

More Than 1600 Helped; Mile-of-Dimes Still Grows

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES Clothe-A-Child tampaign moved past the 1600 mark today with the clothing of 165 more needy children directly by donors and the clothing of another 46 by 'imes shoppers acting for donors and contributors to the Mile-of-Dimes. Heading today’s Donors list were the employees of the Polk Sanitary Milk Co., who cared for 20 youngsters.

Next in line was the Herfi-Jones Guild, the No. 1 donor of the campaign thus far. The Herfi-Jones employees originally ordered 140 children, then today added 11 more to the list, making their 1940 total 151 children, an all-time high for a single Clothe-A-Child donor. The list of cash contributors was dominated by the Motor Assembly and Assembly Inspection Department Employees-in Plant 3 of Allison Engineering who sent in $418. The Mile-of-Dimes moved past the $2500 mark and it seemed assured of being more than $3000 by noon today. Today's” complete lst: CLOTHED DIRECTLY BY DONORS Children Employees of the Polk Sanitary Mik CO. ,.covibilcencasiivens The Herff-Jones Guild a 140 originally) ....iceevvies is Indiana Farm Bureau Co-Opera-tive Association Employees.... Employees, Wm. H. Block Co. (took 34 previously) .......... Railroadmen’s Savings and Loan, Reconditioning Dept.

Employees of the Wadley Co.... Employee Benefit Club, Continental Baking Co. Dept. 354, Day shift, Allison Engineering Co. ............ cies Hecker Products Corp. Office and Statistical Dept. ......... Crown Products Co. and Employees In Jesus’ Name .... Original Cost Dent; Indianapolis Power & Light Lincoln Office, a Bell Telephone Co. Coat and Pants and Vest Shop, A. C. W. of A, Kahn Tailoring Co. Coat Shop, Christmas Club, Kahn Tailoring Co. .......... Travelers Insurance Co., Branch Office Employees .. The Thursday Cheer Club....... In memory of Henry Kahn......

The Allison Engineering Co, Rocker Arm Dept........ “rnin Municipal Court Room 1..... A Friend Flower Fund, Fourth Floor, Indianapolis Glove Co., Leather Sewing Employees of the Liggett Drug Co. Lavelle Gossett Auxiliary, Veterans of Foreign Wars Schwitzer-Cummins, Inspection Department. Employees of the Harrison Hotel. Life Insurance Co. of Virginia (took 3 previously) Amacitia Club State Life Insurance Co. Floor Friends Southport Lumber Co. Employees Employees, American United Life Insurance C0. ...:.... corn. v Charles Lehr Sr. and Be:a Zeta Chapter of Lambda Chi Omega H. P. Wasson & Co. .. No. 3 Line of C. B. Cones, Mig. Co. Downstairs Dress Dept., Ayres & Co. Haag Drug Store, Illinois Kardex Unit of Farm Security Administration ...... . Geo. Hitz Co. Indiana Farm Bureau, Appliance Department Bellaire Builders Class, Bellaire Methodist Church Mrs. Gill Brady R. J. Schwab and Annette Simon Carl, John and Glen A Friend } Mr. and Mrs. William Peters .... H. P. Wasson Shoe Department. Delta Psi Sigma Sorority Employees of the Indiana Refining Co. Bulk Plant Mr. and Mrs. Charles Roemler.. Mrs. Ralph A. Baker New York Central Lines, third trick, East Yard Employees...

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‘| In memory of Aunt Emma..

F. W. Woolworth Employees, 303 W. Washington St....... ceesis Clothe-a-Child Club of the State Conservation Dept. ....ccoevees

William A. Barrett Co..c..vvee.n

The Index Section, Gross Income Tax| Division....... cisenineue .

Capitol Ave. Methodist Church

U. S. Rubber Co., 8. P. C. Dept. The Allison Owls Bowling League Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Nelson...|... Cashiers Dept., Gross Income Tax Division....... ends Hook | Drug Co. Senate and Washington .......... ‘vanes Loyalty Group Insurance employees . H. Lieber Co, Photo Finishing Department .

Tenants and employees in the Guaranty Pullding (took 4 earlier)

State | Conservation Dept., Forestry | Department. .......... tive

Clothed previgusly by ‘donors. ...

Total clothed directly by donors. $09

CLOTHEID BY TIMES FO DONORS

4 . Allison Engineering Co. Mo-

tor Assembly and Assembly Inspection Department Employees in {Plant 3

Christian Men Builders, Inc.

General Motors Acceptance Corp. & G, E. I. C. Corp. 25.00

Office and Silesmen of East Side Branch, Indpls. Power and Light Co. Sigma Tau Delta Sorority..

Elizabeth N. Watts ......... Employees ©f Engineering Metal: Corp. Employees Dept. 29 Ewart Plant Link Belt’ ‘Co. .. Judy & Maggie Mr. and Mrs, A. Harry Haddock. ..... reivisinieiste John P. Scanlon Westminster Youth FellowShiD .ocsfhecedunvivenss oe Anne Ross Mr. and Mrs, Insurance Bowling League.. Automatic Screw Product Co. Universal Ciear Employees Club Mr. and Mrs. Unger i] y Student Council, Crispus Attucks High School . Please Don't, Mention ‘My Name ..... L. B. Merz Quality Pharmacy In Memory of J. Ln N. C.. A Friend : South Side Turners In Memory of Mrs. Dasiel Wolf Bible Investigation Club.. National Federation of Federal Employees, Local 78.. Mrs. A. D. Milne E. E. Simmons Sally Sue and Sylvia Social Service Committee of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Federated Patriotic Society of Indiangpolis Ruth L. Miers Club In Memory of Lee D. Daily. . H. C. Mitchell . b v Chalis ... 3

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$ 721.50

Total to clate $6764.29

Mile-of-Dimes estimate (6 p. m. Friday)

Clothed by Times shoppers..... 735 Clothed directly by donors...... 909

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RESERVE ARMY

‘AT ALL TIMES’ NOW PROPOSED

Report Administration Has Plan to Make Selective Service Permanent.

- 'WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 (U, P).— | leaders reportedly were considering plans today for the eventual transformation of the emergency selective service program : to a permanent plan to maintain a reserve army of trained men at all times. : Responsible sources said that President Roosevelt and Draft Director Clarence A. Dykstra had “explored” the question at a White House conference Thursday. No definite plan has yet been decided upon, it was said. ; If a permanent draft system is formulated, they said, it probably would involve compulsory training ‘of all physically-fit youths when they reach a specific age—probably 21. . Change to be Gradual Informed quarters said the change would not be undertaken until the

international situation has clarified

‘|insofar as this country’s role in the

military picture is concerned. For the present, it was said, the present system of selecting men: within the 21-36-age group will be followed until a sizable reserve man= power has been trained to meet any emergency. This was taken to mean there will be no radical change in the present system until a reserve of three mil= lion to four million men had been trained. But should the international picture indicate that the United States would not need an army of this size, the plan of training men on reaching a certain age— the European method—might be resorted to at an earlier date.’ The Administration, it was said, probably will not offer the suggestion directly, preferring to let it The present

istration backing although Presie dent Roosevelt later indorsed it.

Proposal Once Rejected

Immediately after the World War, legislation was offered in Congress proposing one year’s training for all men at the age of 21 but it was never adopted, chiefly because of’ economy reasons, despite strong indorsement by the then Secretary of War Newton D. Baker and other high officials. Army officidls were reported not entirely pleased with results of the present draft. Many men in seemingly sound physical condition have been rejected because, it was exe

| plained later. examining Army doce

tors had been considering the reasonable chances of the drafted men remaining in sound condition for the next 10 years—the period each selectee must remain in reserve.

2 MORE CITIES GIVE EXTENSION ON TAGS

Elkhart and Washington today joined the group of Indiana cities which are giving an extension of the Dec. 31 deadline for 1940 automobile license plates. Ten cities and four counties now are on record as favoring leniency to motorists driving’ after Jan, 1 with 1940 plates. - Many letters and /telegrams aske ing for an extension are being received in Governor Townsend's ofe fice. For the past three years Governor Townsend has extended the deadline 60 days to March 1 but has indicated it will not be done this year. Elkhart Police Chief A. Elmer Manning announced that motorists would be granted a “reasonable” time before being arrested. Washington police chief and Daviess County Sheriff Jesse C. Alberty issued a joint statement that motorists would not be arrested une til the usual warning period has exe

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