Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 July 1941 — Page 2

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MONTREAL, July 18 qU. P)—A ‘pair of militant falcons disrupted repair work on the roof of a Mon‘treal skyscraper yesterday, speeding up. efforts to .get rid of the hookbeaked, sharp-clawed birds. : The falcons had been nesting atop the Sun Life Assurance Co. building for five years and felt they ‘had squatters’ rights. When workmen erected scaffolds in their habitat and started operations on the roof, . the falcons attacked. Swooping with the speed of dive-

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1 in Marion County represent a typical cross-section of 21-year-olds. Four are married, two of them having children, and one is planning to get married. One, a college fraternity president, has a job as a ranger at Teton National Park, Teton Mountains, Wyoming; two work at- Allison’s and another has a job as a radio operator at station WIBC. Two are unemployed at present. The 15 members of Marion County’s new honor roll are: JOHN ELMER WITHNER, A senior at Wabash College, he is working during the summer as a ranger at Teton National Park in Wyoming. At college, he is specializing in public speaking, and is a member of the Wabash debate team. He is a member of Tau Kappa Alpha fraternity and Scarlet Masque and is president of Sigma Chi fraternity. He lives with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C.. L. Withner, 26 N. Arlington Ave. Mr. Withner is employed at the C. P. Lesh Paper Co.

ROBERT WILLIAM CLARK. He works in the office at Allison's. He came here from Chicago in February and lives at 1847 Allison Ave.

VERL PATTERSON. The father of two children, a girl 2 years old and a boy 1 year old. He has been employed for the last six months as a laborer at the Stout Alrport. He is a Crispus Attucks High School graduate and lives at 2706 Columbia Ave.

HENRY LEE FITCH. He works at the Internatiorial Tool Co. and lives with his parents, Mr. and Mrs, Jesse Fitch, 2010 Koehne Ave. He .is a Washington High School graduate,

THOMAS JENNINGS. an employee of the Chevrolet Commercial Body plant, on a temporary layoff. He is married and the father of two children, Phyllis

BENJAMIN HARRISON ELLIOTT. He is a radio operator at Station WIBC and rooms at 4540 Millersville Road.

CLYDE L. TERRY. Married two years, he is a Shell Service station attendant and lives at 1415 Carrollton Ave. “Naturally, I was a little surprised to learn that my number was called first, but then I was proud of it,” he said.

CLYDE HAMILTON McCORMICK. He is a turret lathe operator at Allison's and lives at 3120 W. 10th St.

JOHN RICHARD MILLER. A clerk at the Wm, H. Block Co, he was working in his garden at his home, 1121 E. Southern Ave., when notified that he was one of the men getting Sequence No. 1.

ERNIE EARL HONEYCUTT.: A former employee. of the NYA, he is out of a job now. His father, . William Honeyeutty 1101 8. Sen<’ ate Ave, a Spanish-American War veteran who is nearly 60, said he would like -to volunteer. - RICHARD CARL WESTERFIELD. . A junior clerk at the Equitable Life Assurance Society, he lives with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl H., Westerfield, 2815 E. Vermont St. He is a graduate of Tech High School. GEORGE WILLIAM BURNS. He works at the Burroughs Adding Machine Co. He is married and lives at 234 E. 9th St. He graduated from Frankfort High School and the Ft. Wayne Business College. Others getting Sequence No. 1 who could not be contacted - were Robert Hearsey Adam, 4524 Washington Blvd.; George Wellington Martin, 531% Lord St. and Iven Wilbur Bailey, Beech Grove. As some men from the older order number list have been inducted since June 30, some of the new registrants getting low sequence numbers may get questionnaires within the next two weeks, draft

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Selectee Draws First Name

Staff Sergt. Robert Shackeltan, a selectee from New York stationed at Ft. Dix, N. J., selected the first capsule ‘containing number 196 from the famous Goldfish Bowl in Washingion last night as Leut; Col.

one time the German commission numbered 28. It dwindled to two key agents, who remained until two weeks ago. The German infiltration began

‘in February when 20 commission-

ers were joined by technicians and experts who brought the total number of German agents to about 150. 2 =n 8

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THE EBB AND FLOW of German and Italian agents was an accurate barometer of front line action. All the Germans and Italians left Beirut for Aleppo, up toward the Turkish frontier, when Damascus fell. They returned when Vichy resistance here stiffened. Many Vichy officers were disheartened, believing that Germans were in control of Syria, and a captain remarked: “We are fighting for the King of Prussia.” This belief was strengthened by the attempts Gen. Dentz made to strengthen Vichy resistance. When French non-commissioned officers, leading their men in the

: fighting, were thinned out Dentz

tried to replace them. Fifteen airplanes flew in a shuttle service between Tunis; on the French African coast, and Aleppo. The planes flew by way of Athens. It was Alncertain whether some German artillery experts were brought in also, but British Imperial officers who had fought in Greece, told me that at two points there was, a sudden improvement in French artillery firing and the technique was similar to that of the Germans. Dentz tried to hearten his troops by announcing that the 35-000-ton battleship - Jean Bart and the -26,500-ton battleship Dunkerque were -on the way from Toulon with reinforcements and ammunition, It is asserted that the three destroyers which made up the French “fleet” here fired

to hearten the people. The destruction of the transport St. Didier by British warships off the Turkish coast ended attempts

‘to bring reinforcements by sea.

Gen. Dentz’s last attempt at stiffening resistance was when he rejected the British demand that he declare Beirut an open city. The city became almost depopulated when Free French agents made known his declara-

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“I will follow orders even if it means fighting in the streets.” Anti - aircraft batteries were

posted near hospitals, including

that of the American University. Villagers around Beirut were angered when Dentz placed artillery batteries in or near: the villages. One battery was placed

next door to the home of the

Greek Orthodox archbishop on Mt. Lebanon. The British declined to fire on it, and the archbishop’s home was undamaged. Forbearance by the British in this and other’ instances undoubtedly slowed their advance. During the last weeks of the campaign a mere 1000 Vichy troops were able to hold the strong defensive positions south of Beirut.

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Third Non-College Course Will Be Limited to 98 Applicants.

Applicants for the third CAAsupervised civilian pilot training course for non-college studénts will be enrolled Tuesday by a special interviewing committee at the Indiana World War Memorial, Henry E. Ostrom, chairman of the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce Aviation committee announced today. Mr. Ostrom appointed the following members to the committee of interviewers: Robert B. Rhoads,

.|Joe R. Beckett, I, J. (Nish) Dien-

hart, Norman L. Hess, the Rev. Joseph V. Somes and Walker W. Winslow. The American Legion Post, No. 4, is co-sponsor of the CAA course for Indianapolis. H, H. Anderson, principal of Tech High School, and J. Fred Murphy of the Tech faculty, will assist in interviewing applicants. The quota for the third noncollege course is 98 and applicants must be single, males between 18 and 26, and be in good physical condition. Applicants must bring their birth certificates to the InJane World War Memorial Build-

Applicants who are accepted will receive 72 hours of ground school instruction. .. Enrollees will. compete in the ground school course for 10 flight training scholarships to be awarded by the Government. ig

JUSTICE JACKSON BUYS IN VIRGINIA

JAMESTOWN, N. Y., “July 18 (U. P.) —Supreme Court Justice Robert H. Jackson revealed today that he has purchased a colonial ‘mansion at Langley, Fairfax County, Virginia, where he and his family soon will take up permanent residence. The . recently-appointed justice, here on a brief holiday té attend to private affairs, said he and his wife have not yet decided whether they will retain ownership of their Jamestown property.

FT. WAYNE LAWYER DIES

- FT. WAYNE, Ind, July 18 (U. P.) —~William B. Duff, ¥t. Wayne lawyer and referee in bankruptcy for the Ft. Wayne Division of the Northern Indiana district, died last

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movement of Marines and Naval forces was. in progress. The issues at stake, sald the President, are as simple as ABC. Iceland must be garrisoned for hemisphere defense, and when, the garrison is there the lines of communications must be kept open to maintain that garrison. . His orders, he said, are that the commuications lines and the outposts | be protected against attack or threat of attack. Nobody, not even the President himself, can

threat of an attack but that is the order, that is the situation, and there is little or nothing to be said in addition. The President said that this viewpoint first was set forth in the message by whith he advised Congress of the Iceland occupation. Nevertheless, Mr. Roosevelt's restatement of policy assumed significance in relation to a conference he had yesterday with the Naval High Command. He conferred un~ expectedly and in some detail with Secretary of Navy Frank Knox, Admiral Harold R. Stark, Chief of Naval Operations, Rear Admiral

‘Atlantic Fleet, and Rear Admiral Richmond B. Turner, Chief of .the battle plans section of the Navy Department. Mr. Roosevelt disclosed his plans to send a special message to Congress after Senator Sheridan Downey (D.) a member of the Senate Military Affairs Committee. proposed paying Selectees and National Guardsmen serving for the duration bonuses of $30 a month for their extra service. Senator Downey’s proposal is. designed t6 make extra service for the Guardsmen and Selectees more attractive. The bonuses would . accumulate during their period’ of service and would be paid out to them on a monthly basis after they: are discharged from the Army. Mr. Roosevelt said his message to the Legislators would be general in nature, since the burden of passing the necessary legislation obviously is that of Congress. - He repeated his previous statement that release of many Selectees, Guardsmen and reservists might result in a complete disintegration of the Army, Senator Downey described his bonus payment proposal as a rehabilitation plan that would help selectees and guardsmen adjust themselves to civilian life upon their

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2 MORE RED CROSS NURSES ARE SAVED

WASHINGTON, July 18 (U. P)., ~The American Red Cross was notified by the British Admiralty today that two Red Cross nurses who had been missing since the tors pedoing of a British ship ip Jung had been rescued. and landed safely in British territory. ‘ Those landed safely were Mare garet I. Sommerville, Catskill, N, Y., and Helen Jurewicz, South Ame boy, N. J. Six nurses who were. en route from the United States to London on two ships are still missing,

CIVIC LEAGUE T0 MEET °

The E. 21st Street Civic League will meet at 8 p. m. today in the real estate office on the southeast corner of 21st St. and Emerson Ave, Officers will be installed. They are Joseph Thixton, president; BE. W, Black, vice president; Mrs. LaVerne

discharge. He planned to introduce it as an amendment to legislation

Black, treasurer, and Mrs, Edna McNabney, secretary.

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