Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 15 January 1942 — Page 1
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CAROLE RAISES
FLAG TO START
BIG BOND DRIVE
Hoosiers’ Gift to Films to Appear With Hays at Rally Tonight.
A shout from Hoosier throats as a historic flag rose to the top of a flag pole on the State House grounds today launched a major offensive of the Second World War. Raising of the flag was the zero hour for the Big Push of American dollars as they started more American tanks, American airplanes, American battleships, American bayonets, American food and ‘American fighting men toward the fronts where the Four Freedoms are being defended. Carole Lombard, Hoosierland’s gift to Hollywood, raised the flag, which scarcely a month ago flew over the House wing of the National Capitol when Congress declared war on the three Axis aggressor nations. War Rally Tonight The bond drive will go into high gear at 8 o'clock tonight when the Indiana War Rally opens at Cadie Tabernacle. Will H. Hays, “czar” of the movies and chairman of the Indiana Liberty Bond campaign in the First World War, will deliver the principal address. Miss Lombard will be there, too, along with Governor Schricker, Mayor Sullivan
land Eugene C. Pulliam, chairman
of the Indiana State Defense Savings Staff. “Heads Up America”
Doors of the tabernacle will open at 6:30 P. M. and the bands of
No Politics Today
Mr. Hays , , . no politics today.
LET'S WIN WAR. HAYS SUGGESTS
Silent on Senate Race in 1944 as He Returns To Hoosier Home.
Will H. Hays, “czar” of the movies, came back to Indianapolis today to help Carole Lombard sing “Any Bonds Today?” Reporters who have heard his
Purdue and Indiana University will name suggested for the Republic-!
SENATE GROUP CLANS PLANE OUTPUT LAGS
Lauds Nelson, However, Says FDR’s Goals Can Be Achieved.
By MARSHALL McNEIL © Times Special Writer
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.—A severe criticism of our airplane production
make radical changes in methods” if we expect to produce the fighting ships the President has
interim report of the special Senate Committee Investigating the National Defense Program, made public today.
Its report predicted that the nation can achieve President Roosevelt’s production goals “if we have the will to do it.” “Too Few Planes”
The committee members were uick to point out that the appointment of Donald M. Nelson as head of the War Production Board promises to meet some of their fundamental objections. Citing two years of “frantic effort” to build up a strong American air force, the committee report says: “We have too few to allow adequate flying time to our own flying pilots. “It may be claimed that this shortage existing within our own forces comes as a result of huge shipments diverted to foreign consumers. “Actually, the facts do not indicate that to be the case. Information made available to the public
program and its administration, in- |: cluding an assertion that “we must |3 our |
ordered, is contained in the second |:
This is the Truman Committee. |:
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The vast expansion will double present total of 27. The Army's
men, The Army announced complete
revision of qualifications for Army | States its most powerful striking | air cadets to make available a new | force since the World War.
U. S. Army to Be Doubled Within Year, Stimson Says
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (U.P). announced today that U. 8S. Army strength will be boosted to a war basis of 3,600,000 men this year. more than double its present size.
double air combat strength and add 32 new triangular divisions to the
By Navy in Far
East Waters.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 153 (U. P.).—An American sub marine has sunk a 17,000-ton Japanese liner, which pos sibly was being used as an aircraft carrier to support Japan’s southwest Pacifie offensive, the Navy reported today. The sinking occurred in Far Easte ern waters but the Navy did not disclose the exact location. It probably occurred in waters not far from the Philippines where Gen. Douglas MacArthur today ree ported his men standing fast under persistent and heavy Japanese attacks. The communique also said that the menace of enemy submarines off the U. S. Atlantic’ coast ree mained “substantial,” follewing torpedoing of a Panamanian flag oil tanker 60 miles off Long Island.
Atlantic Ocean
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which U. 8S. warplanes today were the tanker Norness off the Atlantic
—Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson
May Be Plane Carrier
The ship sunk in the Far East was a crack Japanese liner of the Yawata class, built with a view to conversion as aircraft carriers. A Navy spokesman said he understood one of the three Yawata ships was in service as a carrier, but it was not certain which of the Yawatas
American armored forces, more than
strength now approximates 1,700,000
! | the President, will give the United
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start a concert of patriotic and pop- {an nomination for U, 8. Senator ular music at 7 P. M. | from Indiana in 1 ends and hands up, Aeriear|] jana in Td greeted him, Miss Lombard cried as the Stars in effect, with this chorus:
has shown that of the hkest types,| our shipments abroad have been | very limited. hel
: : x wr | service, Furthermore, limited | he officer training program was
was sunk. The vessels are the pride of the Japanese NYK (Nippon Yusen (Kaisha) line and have a speed of
U.S. Ready to Strike Blow At Humanity's '6th Column’,
pool of 2,000,000 men from whom | Stimson said the bulk of the new | candidates can be drawn for air|triangular divisions will be fully motorized.
only a It also provides, according to Mr. |
By LESTER POSVAR
and Stripes were unfurled at the State House. “Let's give a rousing
Musca Domestica and Polioinyelitis—
These are the names of two enemies of America, two enemies of 21a Tokyo.
Together they form a “sixth column” which might.sirike somewhere |
mankind
in a nation that is alert to the dangers of attack by the “rfth column” or the three Axis powers. Musca Domestica is the Latin name of the common housefly. Poliomyeli®; = is a Greek term applied to the virus that causes infantile paralysis. DAYLIGHT SAVINGS Science knows little about! Poliomyelitis itself because this BILL GOES T0 FOR virus is so small it has not as yet| been seen under the most powerful] microscope. i Housefly Is Carrier But science does know the virus is carried by the housefly. Like the rats that carry the fleas that carry| the germs that cause the dreaded bubonic plague, flies and the infantile paralysis virus form an unholy alliance of their own. Also, science has reason to beHeve—it does not know for a certainty—that poliomyelitis enters) the human body through the oral or respiratory passages. Thus it appears that the “sixth column” strikes its unsuspecting victims literally under the nose. And when it strikes it ca be as deadly as shrapnel, as maiming as a hand grenade, as devastating as a bomb dropped from an airplane. 84 Per Cent Total
Today, on the opening of the annual anti-infantile paralysis campaign in Indianapolis, Dr. John D. Van Nuys, medical director of the Indiana University Medical Center, pointed out that 8'2 per cent of
Calls for Advancing Clocks
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The House today completed Congressional action on daylight saving time legislation to advance the nation’s clock one hour in the second week of February. The House adopted a conference! report on rhe bill by voice vote.! Senate approval of the report was voted yesterday. | President Roosevelt requested the!
a day for war production.
20 days after it is signed by Mr. Roosevelt. perhaps this week-end. If he sighs it next Monday the
Feb. 8. i eee R. A. F. RAIDS HAMBURG | LONDON, Jan. 15 (U. P).
Early in February. | WASHINGTON. Jan. 15 (U. P=
Icheer that will be heard in Berlin
Governor Schricker presented Miss Lombard to the group of celebrities at State House, and to a vast radio audience throughout the
| English speaking world.
Schricker Welcomes Her “We are very happy indeed,
Carole, to have you with us today.” |
the Governor said, “and to know that your grace and beauty are contributing so charmingly to the occasion of this memorable flag raising ceremony.” Miss Lombard responded as follows: “Thank you, Governor Schricker. “I feel that I have been greatly honored today in being privileged to attach to the halyard of this flag staff the American Flag which flew over the Capitol of the United (Continued on Page Six)
JURY STILL OUT IN EMBEZZLEMENT CASE
sidering the embezzlement case of
apolis Firemen’s Credit Union. The defendants, Cecil F. Scott and John Staab. are charged with
union over a period of several years. In final arguments yesterday, Russell Dean, a defense attorney, told the jury that the State had
— [failed to prove any criminal act in| where the movie “czar” was h
“Any politics today, Mr. Hays?” “No, boys. No politics today,” he replied. “Let's talk war.” Nation Is United Then Mr. Hays “talked war.” He suggested that Americans owe it to themselves to realize that they are fighting for something positive, rather than the merely negative ob-
ject of “stopping Hitler” and his (satellites. “There is one fundamental fact of real importance to the people of America and, through them, to the people of the world,” he declared. “That is, that we are united—we of America—not merely against something, whether it be the Axis powers, whether it be the Japanese, or Hitler and Mussolini,
Democrats Join Welcome
Mr. Hays’ wish, “no politics today,” came true the moment he {stepped off a train from the East. (He was met at Unlon Station By one Republican and two Democrats. The ‘Republican was Eugene C. Pulliam, ‘executive chairman of the Indiana
legislation to conserve about 500-! After 16 hours of deliberation a Defense Savings Staff. 000 kilowatt hours of electric power Criminal Court jury still was con-|- The Democrats who turned out to
|greet the former chairman of the
The measure will go into effect two former officials of the Indian-| Republican National Committee were
‘Fred F. Bays, Democratic state chairman, and Will H. Smith, collector of internal revenue for In-
clocks will be advanced Sunday tMmbezzling $50.000 from the credit diana.
Ralph H. Gates, Republican state {chairman, intended to be there, but {didn’t arrive on time. He later met ‘Mr. Hays at the Claypool Hotel, onored
amount of our present production | is of combat types considered to be | equal or superior to the best types
produced abroad. Urge Radical Changes
“The prospects for future production are not too good. Under our pre-war program, we were scheduled to reach our maximum production sometime toward the latter part of 1943. “This maximum contemplated production of approximately 30,000 combat aircraft per year, a figure which has been demonstrated to have been entirely inadequate by the fact that the program was increased several times on the outbreak of the war. Since we have not yet approached our original program, we must make radical changes in our methods, if we expect to accomplish several times as much.” No Cheers for Airacobra Recalling that some have said we are making up in quality for what we lack in quantity of planes, the report evaluates our fighting ships this way: “In the heavy-bomber field pro-/ duction has Been standardized on | factured by several These types are generally consid-
any such planes produced elsewhere. “In other bomber types we are producing at least one model of (Continued on Page Seven)
stepped up to put 90,000 privates into training schools from which 75,000 new second lieutenants will be commissioned. Revision of the air cadet requirements bring the air arm potential into line with the win-the-war program under which President Roose-
{ velt has ordered the construction of |
185,000 planes in the next two years. However, Mr. Stimson noted that not all these planes are for use by American airmen. Many of them will go to our Allies. The Army increase, authorized by
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United Press Allied fighting forces were in fronts stretching from the Atlan Singapore,
American operations were concentrated in dealing with Axis submarines off the Atlantic coast, where the 9577-ton freighter Norness was sunk 60 miles from Long Islahd, and in the Bataan Peninsula of
two types .which are being manu-|the Philippines, where the forces] companies. of Gen. Douglas MacArthur fought| Singapore obviously was serious
off “aggressive” Japanese attacks
ered as being equal or superior to and downed two or more bombers London and Australia,
that again attacked Corregidor | fortress. \ | But on the Malaya peninsula and |in the Dutch East Indies the battle against the Japanese offensive toward Singapore was growing stead-
| ily more intensive and allied com-
Allies Hint Thai Attack To Ease Singapore Threat
By JOE ALEX MORRIS
the acute cases in the Indiana epidemic of 1946 were fatal. Most of the other 911% per cent of the patients still are in the James Whitcomb Riley Hospital, undergoing treatment. .
British planes, resuming offensive the transactions ahd charged that|with a luncheon operations over Germany and Ger- the board of directors of the union! friends. 4 man-occupied territory, made a was to blame for any losses sus-| Arch N. Bobbitt, former Reconcentrated raid during the night tained by the union through its loan publican state chairman, called on
on Hamburg, | policies. Mr, Hays at his suite in the hotel.
by his old Hoosier
manders in Burma were considering & counter-attack into Thailand | with the aid of Chinese and Indian (reinforcements. The British position in defense of
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crossing. He would have been 74 next April | and had been practicing here for | 8 more than 40 years. 16! The accident was witnessed by C. 16 R. Berry, 201 Kitley Ave, who said 4 the west-bound Jeffersonian hurled | . 14 Dr. Terrell's car more than 100 13 feet. Dr. Terrell was thrown to the | 14 12 tracks and was dead when Mr. 19 Mrs. Roosevelt 13 Berry reached him. 3 Serial Stery.. 23 Dr. Wesley Ward, deputy coroner, Inside Indpls. 13 Side Glances 14!when called to investigate the acJane Jordan.. 19 Society... 18, 19 cident, said: Johnson ..... 14 Sports.... 20, 21] “He's one of my closest friends.” Millett ...... 19|State Deaths. & Dr. Terrell “grew up” With the
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killed instantly today when a fast ; Pennsylvania passenger train struck| He graduated from the old ndi-| 121 Society. He served on the Texas his automobile at the Kitley- Ave. ana Medical College in 1895 and border during the last World War.
He was born in Clinton County, Iowa, and came to Indianapolis when a boy.
took post graduate work in New York. He returned {o Indianapolis and built up a practice in the rural communities surrounding Irvington. He was on his way to the home of Mrs. Doris Lentz, whose son is ill, when the accident occurred. It was the second accident’ in which the Jeffersonian was involved on its trip here from Columbus, O. Authorities said it struck a seimitrailer in Ohio. Dr. Terrell was an active member of the Exchange Club and the Masonic Lodge. He also was active in the Irvington Meth-
Dr. Beecher J. Terrell Killed by Train; ‘Grew Up’ With Irvington Community
Dr. Beecher J. Terrell, one of Irv- | Irvington community.
odist Church, the Indianapolis Med(ical Society, and the Indiana Med-
Dr. Logan Hall, pastor of the Meridian Street Methodist Church and a close friend of Dr. Terrell will conduct funeral services at a time yet to be decided. He is survived by his wife, Mus. Frances Terrell; two daughters, Mrs. | Francis Dobbs of Indianapolis and ‘Mrs. Florence T. Spain of Miami, ‘Fla; a grandson, Richard Dobbs, Indianapolis; two ‘sisters, Mrs. John Barghill of Miami Beach, Fla., and Mrs. Tasso Terrell of New Vienna, O,, and three brothers, Bd Terrell of Minneapolis, and Dr. Frank and Charles Terrell of Lynchburg, Oo. \
Serves as Civilian Adviser,
Stimson Says.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (U. P.). —Charles A. Lindbergh, after consultation with Army officials, has decided to serve on a “technidal commercial project” in whieh the
today. | Mr. Stimson withheld details of |
did not entail granting Mr. Lindbergh a commission in the Air Corps Reserve, where he once held the rank of colonel. He will serve in a purely civilian capacity. Mr. Lindbergh has pioneered in development of inter-American commercial air routes and at one time was attached to the National Advisory Committee of Aeronautics. There was much speculation that his new post might be connected with either of those activities
MacArthur Men Hold Ground
Against New
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (U, P.).—Gen, Douglas MacArthur's forces War Department is interested, way | today held their ground determinedly against aggressive attacks by large Secretary "Henry I. Stimson said Japanese contingents and Corregidor's batteries bagged two and possibly
more heavy Japanese bombers,
The Japanese land assault against Gen. MacArthur's Bataan province the projected job but said that it Dositions, said a War Department communique, was pressed vigorously.
But the Americans and Filipinos, although heavily outnumbered, held their positions “with courage and determination.” The Japanese, said the communique, are attempting persistently to infiltrate Gen. MacArthur's line, but apparently with little success due to the skill with which the American commander has drawn his battle lines. Japanese heavy bombers after ra { A
Stimson, a big increase in anti-| ihauatl ¢ : a1] 22 Or 23 knots—a, fast target for the aircraft units, engineer and SPECIAL, e)atively slow moving submarine. units together with 50 or more new | One ship of this class broke the military police battalions to replace | speed record between Yokoliaina 1700p8 how guarding key industrial and San Francisco only last year establishments and strategic Roki-} The ship was the largest vet to
ters. | : . {be bagged hy the American sube Ponting OW ines the Snisngles varie fleet which is operating in He A 8 Arm) ae On| Agjatic waters under the command Blanhotu. Tequirements, I. SUM= {4 Admiral Thomas C. Hart, chief Soh said: . . _|of United Nations’ sea forces in The air force will have a Very|ihe southwest Pacific. large part in this program.” Might Be Transport
Minimum enlistment ages (Continued on Page Seven) Sinking of the Yawata ship brought the certain toll taken by American subs since start of the war to five transports, a mine sweeper and a supply vessel. U. S. communiques also have claimed the prob« able sinking of a destroyer, a transe port, a seaplane tender and three 10,000 ton cargo ships. If the Yawata was not in service as an air craft carrier, it probably was acting as a troop transport due to its great size and speed. Meanwhile the Navy was “deale ing” with one or more evemy submarines menacing the Eastern coast of the United States as the crew of the Norness tanker tore pedoed off New York arrived in Newport, L. I. criticism in| The first enemy submarine action although off the eastern U. S. seaboard aerial reinforcements apparently brought death to two seamen, see had arrived and aided in fighting rious injury to a third, and sent off a new enemy bombing attack | 37 others to hospitals, the Navy | this morning. At least two Japanese | said. bombers were shot down. The 37 hospitalized men were sife Axis radio broadcasts, however, |fering from exposure and nausea said that the British were being |from contact with oily sea water,
pushed back steadily as the JapaOn War Fronts
nese land forces, led by tanks and dive bombers, battled to gain full control of the important Malacca SINGAPORE: British defense situation reported serious as Jape anese offensive grows more ine tensive and invaders near main defense line; Tokyo claims 30,000 British troops encircled. BURMA: Allied commanders consider drive into Japanese-cone trolled Thailand. BATAVIA: Japanese believed preparing for new invasion ate tacks on the east coast of Borneo, following bombings of two points. CHINA: Report capture by Chinese troops of Lupao. PHILIPPINES: Heavy attacks continue on American forces on Bataan peninsula; Corregidor bombed again. RUSSIA: Russians regain vast territory in Leningrad area, ate tempt to close Crimean trap. LIBYA: Axis forces under Gen, Erwin Rommel make surprise stand against British, 110 miles south of Benghazi and 30 miles east of El Agheila, where the
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Bataan Attacks
sacked Corregidor fortress guarding Manila Bay. A formation of nine heavy Japanese bombers, the communique said, attacked the Corregidor fortifications, Two of the Japanese planes were shot down by U. 8. anti-ait-craft guns and others were damaged. Casualties among American i were light and only small
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