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CURTISS PLANT OPENS MONDAY
First Aircraft Propeller to Be Assembled; 5000 Men To Be Employed.
The first aircraft propeller to be manufactured at the Indianapolis plant of Curtiss-Wright Corp. will be assembled Monday, launching a new industry that eventually will employ 5000 men. To mark the occasion, a small group of civic officials and press representatives will make an inspection tour of the plant, 1231 W.
. Morris St., and learn for themselves
how rapidly the corporation is meving in equipment. Officials said that production, which will start immediately, will be gradually ‘ncreased as new machines are installed, but they could foe predict when maximum producwould be achieved. They have revised the maximum employment upward from 4000 since first plans Were announced. Taking Applications
Plant officials said that addi-
tional applications for work now
are being received. In the group which will inspect the plant Monday will be Governor Schricker, Mayor Sullivan,’ W. X. Longsworth, Chamber, of Commerce president; Myron Green of the Chamber, and Baron M. Angell, Fv president of Stokely Brothers,
Robert L. Earle, general mane er of the Curtiss-Wright Propeller Division, and Ralph J. Schneider, - factory manager, are expected from Caldwell, N. J. William L. Obert, assistant to the manager of public relations, ar-
rived today. to complete arrange-
- ments. The inspection will begin at 11:30
: . 8.1m, and afterwards Mr. Earle will
be host to a small party for luncheon at the Indianapolis Athletic
Club. Officials to Attend Officials of the Indianapolis plant expected to attend the . Juncheon are Mathias Klein, George Lang, Rufus Gibbs, R. R. Snyder, Joseph Bender, Seth Newland, George Fleming and Henry Kubi-
The Curtiss electric propeller to be
2 turned out here are installed on
such outstanding planes as the Mar- _ tin B-26 bomber, Lockheed P-38, ReLancer, the Bell Airacobra, the Consolidated Flying Boats of the -U. 8. Navy, the Brewster Fighting \ and the Curtiss SB2C-1 ~ Scout Bombers. rere sessing? _MOScow SEIZES RADIOS
~ MOSCOW, June 28 (U. P.),—O!ficial ‘notices, displayed in post.
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offices today. ordered citizens to hand in all radios, phonographs and television sets for storage for the dupation of the war,
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MARCH FIELD, Cal, June 28 (U. PJ~The first test flight. of the: }* massive Douglas B:19 bomber, fhe world’s largest airplane; was a success in all details and today the Army began 60 days of further ‘experinients to determine whether others of its type will be built. Maj. Stanley Umstead, test pilot who flew the plane on its first flight yesterday from Culver Field, adjoining the Douglas plant in
. Santa Monica, to the Army air base here, said the plane handled “perfectly.”
“Its initial hop was successful in all: phases,” he said. “She flew back like a kite. We had her under control at all times and she was no more trouble to fly than an ordinary transpert.” Exhaustive tests for speed, climb, engine power, gasoline consumption, weight and lifting capacity will be completed before the bomber is flown to Wright Field, Ohio, for additional tests. The plane will remain the property of Douglas Aircraft Co. for 60 days before the War Department in° Washington decides whether to accept it. Practicability of such a gigantic craft as a military implement, either a bomber or troop-trans-port, is the question to be decided. In its 57-minute initial flight the bomber was stripped of its armament — small cannon and machine guns — to reduce the weight on the critical flight. The armament will be mounted today for the further tests. Exact nature of the armament remained a military secret but the plane has two huge revolving turrets for rapid-fire cannon in its 132-foot long fuselage. .Pictures of the plane released by the Army revealed smaller cannon and machine guns bristling from the wings. ! ' To Army pilots the most/valuable result of the test flight was the plane’s ability to take off and land within 2000 feet, a distance only slightly more than that required for ordinary commercial transport planes. Clover Field has been enlarged for the B-19 but it rose. into the
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{ KILLED, 32 HURT IN BUS-TRUCK CRASH
Both Catch Fire on U. S. 20 Near Michigan City.
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind, June 28
(U, P.).—One person was killed and 32 others injured in the flaming wreck of a Greyhound bus on U, S. 20 west of here last night. The victim was John Cytia, 23, of South Bend, driver of an F. & S. Transit Co. truck which crashed with the bus. The truck also caught
fire. : “The bus. driven by Robert Hurka, 26, of Chicago, burst into flames after the collision and many of the passengers aboard were burned, The injured were taken to Michi-
gan City hospitals, where 21 re-|
mained overnight for treatment. A shattered gasoline tank ap8| parently was the source of the bus fire. As the flames raged, passen-|P& gers made their escape through windows and emergency doors. According to police the bus, enroute to Detroit, came up. behind a
9| truck which was attempting to pass
a slow moving car. State Police said Hurka was forced to swing the bus
around both vehicles pts the
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SATURDAY, JUNE 28, 1941
GOP ASKS oR. REHEARING ON
Says Lawful Administration ~ Impossible; Bobbitt Calls July 8 Meeting.
By VERN BOXELL
Charging that “there cannot be any lawful administration of the
its recent decision, attorneys for Republican State officials today asked the Supreme Court for a re
“ripper” battle.”
At the same time, Arch N. Bobbitt, Republican State Chairman
3 called a rneeting of the State com-
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SHOWERS MAY BRING LULLS IN HEAT WAVE
Five Drown in Indiana; Four Prostrated Here.
TODAY'S TEMPERATURES 6am ... 75 10a. m. .... 87 7am ...%7 11am. ....89 8a. m ... 78 12 (Noon) .. 90 9am ... 82
Only during thunder showers will there be relief this week-end from the heat wave, and then only temporarily. That was the forecast of the Weather Bureau today which said that thunder showers are likely, but that the heat will continue except temporarily in thunder shower areas. The heat yesterday drove thousands to pools, parks, streams and the highways and five persons in Indiana were drowned. Four persons in 1ndianapolis were overcome by the heat. The temperature reached 95 here yesterday, high, set last Sunday. Meahwhile, there were numerous reports in Indiana that the continued heat is causing the oats crop to deteriorate. Those who were drowned were: DEWEY PINKSTAFF, 23, drowned in Lake Michigan at Indiana Harbor. JOHN VIERS, 9, Lowell, drowned (Continued on Page Two)
DENY GAMELIN ESCAPE
—The Government officailly denied rumors today that Gen. Maurice Gamelin and former Premier Edouard Daladier has escaped from Bourrassol, near Rion, where they are awaiting trial. Neither has tried to
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mittees for July 8, at which the party’s position and program will be discussed. In their petition, the G. O. P. attorneys asserted that since the 1941 “decentralization” act had been ruled unconstitutional, “this will require a special session of the General Assembly if there is to be any modicum of constitutional and lawful government in the administration of many of the statutes.”
Ruling Raised Question The question of whether the State could operate under existing laws without a special legisaltive session has been in the foreground since Thursday, when the high court outlawed the entire “recentralization” bill, keystone measure of the G. O. P.
governmental program adopted by the 1941 Session
the decision is broad enough to per[mit the state to operate, and Governor ‘Henry F. Schricker is: reported to oppose a special session unless one is absolutely necessary: In their petition, the Republican attorneys ,headed by Arthur L. Gilliom and Fred C. Gause, charged that the majority opinion was in error because it 1. Strikes down the “decentralization” act in its entirety “when only the appointing provisions were challenged by the complaint.” This will result in “widespread chaos . . . on the question of the administration of the statutes, irrespective of the question of who may appoint administrative officers,” the attorneys alleged.
‘Ignores Other Decisions’
2. Holds that the authority to make appointments is vested in the Governor, whereas “not a single one of the appointments falls within such appointing power as is conferred on the Governor by the language of the Constitution.” 3. Ignores. “a long and unbroken line of well-reasoned decisions by the Indiana Supreme Court . . . holding uniformly that the Gover(Continued on Page Two)
Light Co. Worker Is Electrocuted
A VETERAN Indianapolis Power and Light Co. service man was electrocuted today as he worked alone on a pole north of Oaklandon which had been split by lightning. He was John Neal, 56, of 336 Prospect St., a 32-year employee with the utility and a first-class service man. He had placed a ladder;against the pole to climb it. An unidentified motorist saw him hanging half-conscious on the ladder and took him to a doctor’s office where he muttered a few words and died. The pole supported a 2300-volt lin Mr. Neal was born in Indiana and had worked with the utility
escape, it was stated.
- since 1909. He is survived by his ‘wife, Mrs. Lucy Neal. .
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FORECAST: Partly: cloudy: with some likelihood of local thundershowers t onight and tomorrow; continued warm ‘except temporarily cooler m Semdershower areas,
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Brig. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey
OPEN PRICE QUIZ ON FURNITURE
FTC Launches Probe as Henderson Fixes Cotton Cloth Maximum.
WASHINGTON, June 28 (U. P). —The Government today began an investigation of prices, costs and profits in the furniture industry and
{ siablished aziz, pr 0 on, 81%
Price Control Administrator Léon Henderson said that the Federal Trade Commission was studies at once of recent price increases made by 47 large manufacturers of furniture. Request Ignored Mr. Henderson had requested the large manufacturers not to raise their prices pending consultations with the Government. But “certain groups in the industry” immediately raised prices 5 per cent following receipt of the request, he said. Price officials have declared that the action of furniture manufacturers and the automobile industry in refusing to control prices would result in rigid price sontrol legislation. Mr. Henderson also tssuied a price schedule establishing prices on print cloth, carded broadcloth, tobacco cloth, sheetings, combed broadcloths and part waste osnaburgs at levels 15 per cent. under present quotations, . . © Charges 68% Rise - Prices during the last 12 months on six leading types of cotton cloth, known as grey goods, have averaged an increase amounting to 68 per cent, he said. The ceilings on the six types of cloth are expected to establish a basic price level for all other types of cloth. Mr. Henderson said that if price increases continue in the furniture and other industries the result would be inflation and demoralization not only of. the furniture in-
in general.
SENATE BACKS ‘FDR ON DOLLAR POWERS
(Earlier Details, Page 3)
WASHINGTON, June 28 (U. P.). —The Senate today passed, 40 to 20, and sent to the White House legislation extending for two years President Roosevelt's power to devalue the dollar and the Treasury’s authority to maintain a $2,000,000,000 currency stabilization
fund.
Reds Fight Through Union to Keep Control
Of New York's Vital Transportation System
By FREDERICK WOLTMAN Times Special Writer NEW YORK, June 28.—Back of New York's threatened subway strike is a Communist union leadership trying desperately to keep its power over this city’s key industry —transportation. Communist influence has bobbed up sporadically in other recent strike situations, in the Inglewood aviation, the Cleveland aluminum and the Puget Sound lumbermen’s walkouts. Here it is solidly rooted. For the C. I. O. Transport Workers Union was organized by the Communist Party, and its top leaders are either members of that party or fellow travelers, a comprehensive investigation by the New York World-Telegram has disclosed. These leaders will decide whether to call a transit strike Monday af midnight, which if successful, would leave 7,000,000 daily Sunway riders without transportation and
the life of the world’s
in closed-shop contracts covering some 35,000 workers in most of the city’s bus, subway and street railway systems. Now the backbone of that power is menaced. With unification the subways went under municipal ownership.
- The employees ‘were mustered into
greatest Qo
civil service. ' As a result,- Mayor Fiorella LaGuardia contends that both the law and the U. 8S. Constitution forbid a closed shop or; indeed, any kind of contract with a’ union of the city’s own employees. Meanwhile the union’s memberis dwindling fast. Inout
‘special recognition b ihe vy its leadership faces: dis. A strike in the industry would fit into the Communist t of
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LOCAL 3 BOARDS TOLD TO CLASS THEM AS III-A
Others’ With Dependents Also Affected; Pleas for Discharge Cited.
WASHINGTON, June 28 (U. P.). —National Selective Service head-
quarters today ordered the defer-|
ment of draft-age married men and
|other registrants with one or more
dependents to whose support they make “any substantial contributi
- In instructions to all state Selective Service directors, Brig. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey also ‘ordered the reclassification of all such men who have been placed in Class 1-A by their local boards. The only exception to the general easing of deferments applied to men who married after their registration date and cannot prove that they did so “in a manner consistent with the ordinary cause of human affairs” rather than to dodge possible military training. Under the new instructions, mar|ried men and others affected by the ruling would be placed in Class IIT-A—deferred because of depend-
ents. Many Discharged
Gen. Hershey's memorandum to state directors said that a growing number of drafted married men have been seeking discharge from the Army on dependency unds, thus unduly burdening the administration machinery of the Army and Selective Service headquarters. ‘Gen. Hefshey said that many aplications for had been nted. The applications arose chiefly from three situations, which he described as: e 1. The registrant was not deferred because his wife works and aids in the support of the family unit. Frequently following the induction of such a man, the wife finds herself unable to carry on financially.
Newlyweds Listed
2. The newly married man, whose claim for deferment has not been recognized because of the recent date of his marriage. 3. The married man whose financial status, or that of his defendents, the local board decides is such that dependents may support themselves in some fashion—despite the disruption of the ‘family unit which follows his induction. Gen. Hershey pointed out that selective service regulations require local: boards to consider all such cases with “sympathetic regard for the registrant and his dependents,” resolving all reasonable. doubt in favor of the registrant. House leaders, meantime, have put off until after the July 4 Congressional recess consideration of legislation for draft deferment of men who are more than 28 years old. Under these plans, the bill would be considered July 8.’
STUDENT SWITCHMAN KILLED ON-DAY OFF
John Harmon, 20, Hit by Belt Engine.
John Harmon had been a student switchman for the Belt Railroad for six months and he was ambitious to get ahead. He knew he had to learn. Yesterday, on his day off, he went to Churchman Avé and the Belt 'to learn more about how to throw switches. He had just watched an older employee throw a switch when he was struck by an engine. He was killed. Mr. Harmon was 20, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Harmon. He was the grandson of Jerry O’Connor, who for mapy. years was superintendent of the old County Work House. The 2 engine which killed im was operated by Engineer R. O. Sparrow, 6025 W. Michigan St. and Fireman Ernest Marling, R. R. 5, Box 603. Mr. Harmon was born in Indianapolis, attended Assumption grade school and Washington High School and was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church. He lived with his parents at 30 N. Linwood Ave. He is survived by his parents; two sisters, Miss Dorothy Harmon and Miss Constant Harmon, and two brothers, -Joseph and James Har~ mon, all of Indianapolis. Funeral services will be held at 3 a. m. Monday at the Blackwell Funeral Home, 1503 N. Meridian St, and at 10 a. m. at Our Lady of Lourdes Church.
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amaging many | the first big aerial battle of the war
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PREDICT SLUMP IN PLANE OUTPUT
Vital -Materials and Tools Lacking; OPM Asks 8 Aluminum Piants.
WASHINGTON, June 28 (U. P.). -~Defense officials said today they anticipated a further slump in warplane production here in the next three months because of a shortage of vital materials and machine tools.
This disclosure came as the Government took these new steps to offset the threatened decline in the output of aircraft and other critical munitions: 1. Representatives of the automobile industry were invited to a meeting here next week to work out details for further cuts in motorcar production demanded by defense officials. The previous 20 per cent cut on 1942 models was held insufficient.
2. The Office of Production Management recommended the construction of eight new Governmentowned aluminum plants in seven states to produce an additional 600,000,000 pounds annually, Three firms are being considered as potential operators of the new plants. They are the Aluminum Co. of America, the Reynolds Metal Co., and the Bohn Aluminum and Brass Co. 3. Lacking sufficient new planes, the Government asked the nation’s airlines to give up 12 of their “first line” aircraft immediately for transfer to the British “to meet emergency defense requirements.” Meanwhile, it appeared that the production of critical munitions, which President Roosevelt said was
-| behind schedule, would not reach
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CHRYSLER STRIKE OVER (Early Details, Page 3)
MARYSVILE, Mich., June 28 (U. P.).—Employees of the Chrysler Corp.’s Marysville parts plant voted today to return to work Monday, ending a one-day walkout of 2100 employees which halted production on parts of U. 8. Army trucks.
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LONDON, June 28 (U, P)— American-built Tomahawk fighter planes teday were reported winning important; air victories for Great Britain in Syria and North Africa. The Air Ministry said that an Australian squadron flying the American fighters had made “two highly suceessful” sorties near Palmyra and shot down four Vichy French fighters, without loss. They also strafed the Homes airdrome, setting fire to four planes. “They're much too hot for the pposition and their heavy guns are terrific,” one pilot said of the Tomahawks. In North Africa, the Ministry said, 10 Tomahawks tore into 30 German Messerschmitt 109 fighters over Libya and shot down four, di others and winning
between American- made and German planes.
The Tomahawks, as the Royal Air | Force them,
By JOE ALEX MORRIS United Press Foreign News Editor
The Red Army was reported today to have routed Gore
north, flanks of the long eastern front. The Moscow communique reporting defeat of German tanks on the central front defending Minsk told of fierce |
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It failed to specify whether the Nazi spearhead was one > tirely broken on that vital sector but reference to a tank that action was on a large scale, and on the front that the Germans had attacked in
greatest ‘force. \ The German High Com-= mand, still giving no details, promised a special commuuique tomorrow disclosing “our great successes” against the Russians.
Russians reported that: 1. The entire south flank .% holding firm in defense of Kiev au the Ukraine after defeat of a G¥ man flanking attack in the Lwow area and the destruction of the Sixth German Regiment attempting to cross the Pruth River from Rue mania, The wording of the come munique did ‘not definitely show that six regiments were reported destroyed but previous Russian communiques had told of various German regiments which were “de= stroyed” on the Pruth River and it appeared that a total of six naw had been smashed. :
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2. Russian airplanes inflicted a “considerable” defeat on enemy tanks
north flank, despite German claims of air superiority over the fighting front. 3. Russian airplanes bombed uns sea-borne German force that parently was trying to land on Baltic coast, hitting at least: = ships. Soviet tanks, artillery and aire planes joined in the counter-attack on the main German forces driving from Poland toward or beyond the pre-war Russian frontiers in the Minsk area. They reported that they had routed both the tank units and the 39th tank quarters, taking prisoners and
important battle of tanks and dive= bombers was not yet decided, the Russian communique indica
broken up one phase of the German attack by using blitz metheds in . counter-attack.
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more difficult than previously. I= dicated by Berlin dispatches. “= ° The Germans, however, presutns ably were prepared to throw limited forces into the attack if &
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A sergeant-pilot who Tough. ns the battle was quoted as saying: * “The Tomahawks behaved mia nificently. It was a treat to ses the way they ran through the Gere mans. The Messerschmitts for us between Tobruk and Bardia There was a terrific mix-up. I | two of my pals shoot down one ¢ the Germans. I got mine by d on him at full speed. u “The American ships have all. : The Tomahawks, after the b shot down an Axis bombing p the Air Ministry said. : Tomahawk planes have esc bombers, including -American-k
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