Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 16 December 1941 — Page 11

EXTEND PRICE CURB--HOOVER

Control of Production and Use of Commodities Suggested.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 (U.'P). —Former President Herbert Hoover

urged today that price contro! leg-| islation be extended to include con-|

trol of the production and use of commodities, Appearing before the Banking Corfnittee, which is holding hearings on House-approved price control legislation, Mr. Hoover held that wage fixing was an impossibility, and said hé was opposed to the licensing provisions of

the bill, Control! of prices would be extremely difficult, he maintained, unless the commodities thus affected were themselves controlled. Of proposed licensing authority Mr. Hoover said that he had “great

fears as to what reaction it would!

have on the people.” “There would be a great deal of fear that an administrative official would have the right to end a man's livelihood overnight,” he said. “I dofi’t see how fixing wages ¢an | be done,” he added. He suggested that instead of putting all price controls in the hands of one man, the problem be turned

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shooting down four Japanese

“I looked for another enemy plane, and discovered I was over a

pineapple field and nearly out of ammunitio field. About that time Lieut. Renneth Tay

so I went hack to the (of Hominy, Okla.)

came up. He shot down a bomber, too, and was low on ammunition.

“We loaded up all the rounds we could carry and took off again. Taylor bagged one more, but got shot through the arm and had to

come down.

“I went over Barber's Point and shot down three more bombers, I had three bullet holes in my own ship—one in the propeller, one in the motor and another just back

When I came back to the fie

of the pilot's seat.

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“IT WAS A FUNNY feeling. I was plenty excited and I know I was mad because they caught us on Sunday morning, so we went up and

fixed them

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Army forces

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down 29 raiders, spite “the surprise of

first attack, and the Army announced that “the search for Aw

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shot down is still in progress and the bearing the emblem of the

of the Navy Frank Knox said in Washington that a total OF 31 Jepamess pines had been Shot down in Hawail.) The entire Army garrison has been disposed to meet new attacks and it was announced that Honolulans will start “digging in" under an order that every male citizen must construct a bomb shelter for himself and his family, using his own tools and material, The Army praised civilian morale as “tremendous.”

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EVACUEES RETURNED to their homes. Bathers returned to the beaches. Stoicism replaced tense excitement, It was obvious that the Army and Navy did net intend to be caught napping again. Planes roared overhead, primed for trouble, A long line of ships patroled along the horizon. While food still is plentiful, rationing of gasoline has been ordered,

beginning Monday.

The first mail from the mainland since Sunday has arrived, and

it was jubilantly received as proof control of the Pacific.

that the United States stil is in

Bu: at no time since the Japanese loosed their bombs have defenders or residents lost their aplomb. One typical, printable com-

ment from a civilian was:

“Let them. come back and get What is waiting for them now.”

over to administrators in certain groups. He cited as an example the idea of putting agricultural prices] in charge of the agriculture depart- |

"The Marines Are Still Holding Out’

A typical picture of Uncle Sam’s Devil Dogs, whe provide America with its most gallant communique: “The

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Marines are still - out.”

They Write Another Historic pter in Lonely Wake Sand

By EDGAR ANSEL MOWRER Copyright, 1941, by The Indianapolis Times and The Chicago Daily News, Ine.

WASHINGTON, Dec, 16.—"The Marines on Wake and Midway

isin Ly still holding out.”

re on ‘Wake, with 1,000,000 birds overhead, with the little brown rats There among the scaevola vines that cover the bare sand, ‘the Marines, their machine guns (and field pieces, if they have any) halfgre holding a section of the outer defense screen of

| Pearl Harbor. Every day they can hold is a | boon to Hawaii and to Uncle Sam. For, if they have any airplanes, every Japanese ship or bomber that | strikes at Midway or Oahu further east, takes a long chance on being attacked from the rear. Wake is the loneliest spot in the world. Imagine a sand crescent like the thumb and first finger of a hand, a lagoon in the center and a {coral reef all around. A few low trees of the rare varieties that will grow in pure sand in the tropics. wares | Sand dunes hardly over 10 feet high at the most. No grass, but the sand half-covered by the vines with big leaves. High over the island, un(less they have been frightened away by the bombs and the firing, tens of thousands of sooty terns, {handsome black and white birds with voices like a bandsaw going through an oak knot, tufn and wheel day and night; when some are tired, more rise from the ground and take their places. Among the sooty terns are othe ers, slightly smaller, te, with tiny black eyes, a black point« ed beak and dainty black feet; fairy terns or love birds. They used to sit over the tennis court all day long in pairs and kiss, or drop onto the shoulder of the onlooker. Under the scaevola Jeaves, more timid than the birds but bold for all that, are the countless brown jrats, the myriad descendants of (some that came ashore in a derelict ‘ship long ago, and prospered. Presumably the birds live on fish and rats live on the eggs and young birds. There is nothing else to eat

doors in broad daylight and run under your feet. In the center was the charming hotel of Pan American Air Lines and behind it the workmen's dormitories, the power plant, and all the rest. Presumably nothing is left of them now. iI can see the Marines flat on their | bellies on the beaches, tin hats dis-|

are they" digging for stuff sulphurous with the rotted eggs of the million birds?)

The workmen must be running the supply services, they, too, half hid« den in vague caves in the dunes in the half-destroyed foundations of buildings under the low trees. | Can relief come by air or by ship? | And if not, can they hold out long| enough, there in the loneliness of | Wake. Island, well over 2000 miles | from Honolulu but less than 600| miles from the nearest Japanese] base?

Urge Repair of Old Flashlights |<

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 (U. P). —Civilian Supply Director Leon Henderson today urged home owners to “look around the attic” for old flashlights that may be ree paired “for a few cents.” He pointed out that if discarded ts are put to use, blacks outs need not be feared. It was estimated that 70 per cent of American families owned one or more flashlights and “millions” are apparently tucked away in attics or cellars. The demand for new flashlights, Mr. Henderson pointed out, ree sults in a drain on“ecritical ma-

terials and plastics. Jenne] Hit woes | its

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“The marines are holding out.”| oe etions

heard here said today. was the lowest since June 18, 1940.

NAZI SUB BASES BOMBED BY RAF

German Fliers Raid British Coast Points, Attack In Libya.

LONDON, Dec. 16 (U.P) —British bombers last night attacked Germany's submarine bases at Ostend and Brest in occupied Belgium and France. Bombers also mined enemy waters while fighter planes attacked an airdrome in occupied territory. One bomber and a fighter plane were missing.

BERLIN, Dec. 16 (By Radio).— German planes attacked the British coast last night and raided British positions at Tobruk, Libya, and the railroad line from Alexandria to Mersa Matruh, Egypt, yesterday, the High Command said today.

IANA FOR ED.

TAKES NEW SITE

Leases Two Buildings on E. Washington; Makes Remodeling Plans.

The Indiana Fur Co. has negotiated a long-term lease on two four-story buildings at 112-118 E. Washington St. for a new location. The present location, 30 E. Ohio 8t., will be abandoned when extensive remodeling is completed at the Washington St. buildings in order to afford shoppers a more convenient and accessable location, according to the announcement by Herbert and Fred Davidson.

Work on the two buildings is expected to start Jan. 2 and the remodeling is scheduled for completion about April 15. The buildings are between the Vonnegut Hardware Co. and the Morris Plan Bank. They are now occupied by the Bijou Theater and a shoe store.

Chandler Guides | mt us suis trom the og Senate Feudin'

next year, all funds, to pay the clerical help of House members. WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 (U. P.). -Senator A. B. (Happy) Chandler, that fightin’, fuedin’ mountain boy from the Kentucky hills, marshalled his forces today to repay the House for the first snub that one congressional chamber has delivered another in 150 years. It was all over 1-45,000th of an appropriation bill, but the bill carried $10,000,000,000 and the 1-45,-000th of it was destined to pay the salary of one research assistant for each senator. The feudin’ started when the House voted down a $216,000 item in the bill to pay the salaries of the executive assistants. The Senate, faced with the necessity of passing the appropriation bill, which was to provide guns and munitions for America’s armed forces, swallowed its pride and reluctantly acquiesced. “It is insulting to me to have the House tell me I haven't sense enough to know how much help I need,” Senator Chandler said. Senator Bennett C. Clark, (D. Mo.) suggested that the Senate

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105 feet from Washington to Court St. Floor space is 35,100 square feet. The Indiana Fur Co. began business more than 50 years ago in the old Arcade Building. It then moved to W. Market St., near the State House, and took up its present location on E. Ohio St. in 1929.

The new store will have two complete sales rooms. One will occupy the entire main floor and the other will be called the budget department and will be located in the basement. \ Modern, air-cooled fitting rooms will be situated on these floors. One entire floor will be occupied by a shop housing more than 100 employees.

150 Will Be Employed

Its communique said German planes in Russia attacked Russian troops and motorized columns, dee stroying 70 vehicles.

ROME, Dec. 18 (By Radio Broadcast) —British planes last night bombed the southern Italy naval base at Taranto and the air base at Brindisi, the High Command said today.

GERMANS SHELL DOVER. DOVER, England, Dec. 16 (U. P).

—German long-range guns on the French coast fired for three hours across the English Channel night, with some shells landing in the Dover vicinity. It was one of the heaviest shellings in some time.

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LONDON LISTS RAID DEAD NEW YORK, Dec. 16 (U. P)~

Civilian air raid casualties in Britain during November were 89 killed and

155 injured, a London broadcast The figure

The cleaning, repairing and dyeing department will be located on the top floor and will be the largest fur cleaning plant in the state. More than 150 persons will be employed at the new location. When the establishment is finished, it was announced, it will be one of the most complete of its kind in the United States and will include a reinforced, concrete, sealed, fire-proofed, air-conditioned, fur vault. The vault will have a capacity to store 35,000 fur coats. The architectural design which is being handled by Alden Meranda, Indianapolis architect, will be unique and exclusive. The Indiana Fur Co. was represented by the law firm of Julius I. Salman, 108 E. Washington St. The owners of the leased property were representéd by Thomas D. Stevenson of the law firm of Stevenson & Chambers. The real estate transaction was handled by the A. Edward Mantel Co. for the Indiana Fur Co. and by Frank Thomas of the Union Trust Co., representing the owners.

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