Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 February 1942 — Page 3

and industry. who

en Registere

ARMY PREFERS YOUNGER GROUP

Ider Eligibles May Never Be. Inducted Under

Revised Plans.

The War Department, it was rned today, is working on plans call up new military quotas by groups. Thus it is possible that e older men araong those who registered Monday may never be inducted. . _ | Such a procedure would be a derture from the method of the st 18 months ‘of the selective

Men ‘of 20 and of 36 to 44, who istered Monday, are expected to laced on a separate master list that of the millions registered rdougly. This master list would e up from order numbers to wn in March. | Use Existing Lists First Intil the new men get their order bers and are classified, draft jas will be filled from the exist|registers. The new classificais expected to be completed t June 1, which means that no y who registered Monday, even 20-year-olds, is likely to be lled before (that date. It is well known that the Army refers younger men. Monday's registration boosted Iniana’s pool of manpower under elective service jurisdiction to 662,00, Col. Robinson Hitchcock, State lective service head, reported toay. Approximately 226,000 men of 20‘44 reported in the State during the hird draft registration, he said. Approximately 35,000 were in Maron County. 236,000 Already Signed A total of 414,000 registered in the st registration in October, 1940, nd 22,000 registered last July. | Meanwhile, concern over the rowing list of occupations subject to deferment was expressed by some ; embers of the House Military Af- . fairs Committee in Washington. Brig. Gen. lewis B., Hershey, raft director, was questioned by he committee about occupational deferments, particularly the deferent of movie-industry men and f labor leaders. ‘| Chairman Andrew May (D. Ky.) aid the committee planned a furher inquiry as soon as requested nformation was supplied by Genral Hershey. But, Mr. May said,

Other members, however, said ey felt that the number of perons subject to deferment on the round that they are necessary to essential industry. or enterprise was growing so rapidly that evenally [such industries and enterrises would have to be defined by ‘ law. sme 30 occupations are now n the “essential” list. These members felt that blanket eferments should not bé granted, was done in World War I, but that only key men in certain ess nial industries should be subject to deferment. Mr, May said he believed the | draft system. had worked well so | far. | “But we've got to be very care- | ful about deferments or well de- | stroy the faith of the country in | the draft,” he said. “We must be | very careful not to injure public | confidence in the system.” | |The committee questioned Gen. ershey privately but he is reliabreported to have testified that s ruling that the movie industry to be considered essential eant only that certain skilled employees engaged in the mechanical | or technical production of Pictures | should be deferred. Reports on Labor Policy He read to the committee a | memorandum to state draft direcors concerning the occupational deferment of men engaged in labor ‘ relations. It said: “It is considered in the national nterest "and essential to the war production program that a har- . monious relationship be maintained between labor and industry. To ac-

ent, labor, ,» in consider11g and disposing of quesfjons of utual interest, expedite tl suc‘cessful prosecution of the war.

Miss Rita Grissle (left) and Miss

Two rallies tomorrow will launch the 1942 “Beat the Promise” production campaign of local RCA Manufacturing Co. employees. The campaign will be 11 weeks long and its purpose ‘will be to beat the company’s promises on Government war orders, much of

Sue Winchell, RCA otnplovess;

which are in sound and radio equipment for the Army and Navy. The rallies will be in the Murat Theater at 11 a. m. for the night

- shift and 8 p. m. for the day shift. Each employee will be permitted to bring a guest. Henry C. Bonfig of Camden, N. J., company vice president, will

Putting the Squeeze on the Japanese

“put the squeeze on the Japanese” in preparation for the plant’s rally tomorrow.

be the honored guest at both rallies. J. M. Smith, local plant manager, will be honorary chairman. “Put ths Squeeze on the Japanese” is the slogan for the current campaign and gaily-colored banners, posters and placards have: been distributed through the factory.

BLAST ENEMY SHIPS OFF JAVA

Dutch and U. S. Planes Sink Big Transports, Probably 2 Others.

y JOHN R. MORRIS United Press Far Eastern Manager BATAVIA, Feb. 18. — American and Dutch air squadrons, and antiaircraft batteries hammered Japa-

nese invasion forces surging toward Java today, shot down five of 21 enemy bombers over the big Soerabaja naval base, sank a big enemy transport, and destroyed many troop-laden barges. ~ A total of 11 enemy planes were destroyed in all and two other Japanese transports were hit by bombs. (At Washington, the War Department announced that American Army flying fortress bombers attacked Japanese ships off Banka island, near Sumatra, probably sinking two transports and destroyiaz two enemy landing barges. No American planes were lost.) (“Direct hits were scored on a large enemy f{ransport and on a

small transport,” the Washington

communique said.) Fierce Counter Blows The allied counter-blows against

‘the imminent threat of an invasion

of Java were described by communiques of the united nations’ supreme command and the Dutch high command, which previously had reported bomb attacks on nine enemy transports and two cruisers in Sumatra waters. (Today’s communiques did not make clear whether there were duplications in the Dutch and united nations reports of bombing attacks or whether the total of successful attacks on Japanese warships had been increased to 14) The attack by two ‘waves of 21 Japanese bombers on Soerabaja, last important allied naval base in the East Indies, was described as unsuccessful and as costing the enemy almost 25 per cent of his bombers—too high a loss for sustained attacks.

Americans Evacuated

(The heavy Japanese air losses in the third big attack on Soerabaja indicated a concentration of strong allied strength for the defense of Java, where Australian troops and American air personnel previously had been reported. in considerable

strength. A Batavia broadcast heard

in San Francisco said that Dutch anti-aircraft guns had shot down five enemy planes over Soerabaja.) The communique also disclosed that a squadron of American fighting planes, attacking an enemyoccupied airdrome, had shot down four enemy fighters without loss and that a Dutch bomber downed Iwo enemy fighters.

ar Reach Safety

Evacuation of Americans from the Netherlands ‘East Indies was speeded today as the invasion threat increased. | Consul General Walter A. Foote assumed charge of all evacuation

arrangements and sought sailing

Australia:

U. Dutch East Indies Leader Says

S. Aid Pouring Into Pacific,

SYDNEY, Australia, Feb, 18 (U. P.) —Lieut. Gov. H. J. Van Mook of the Netherlands East Indies said to-

sending “everything it can lay its hands on” to the Southwest Pacific for united nations defense against the Japanese. “They have transport fniliios enough and there is no reason fear that the material can not be shipped,” he said. “Once the United States gets het up, it really does a drastic job.” | Mr, Van Mook came to. Aust to confer with government leaders on joint defense problems of the Netherlands East Indies and Australasia. Assails Defensive War

“I have not found any under-

States,” he said. “American public opinion and President Roosevelt now are convinced of the value of attack, and they will go about things in a very American and very drastic way in

Russia:

day that the United States was|

rating of the Pacific in the United|”

the next few months, swinging over entirely to war production.” Mr. Van Mook said he did not like allied strategy. “We should not go on the defense all the time,” he explained. “The policy of constantiy retiring to prepared positions might lose the war.”

Thinks Japs Going East

He asserted a belief that if Japan did not attack Russia, Russia would attack Japan. As Mr. Van Mook made his statement, the Government, preparing for total mobilization, decided to

a|cancel commercial radio-telephone

service to the United States and the Netherlands East Indies effective Saturday. Mr. Van Mook gave his interview after a 90-minute conference on defense with | Foreign Secretary Herbert Bvatt. He said that he did not believe the Japanese would try to invade Australia. He believes that if they conquered the East Indies they would drive on toward the Middle East dnd Russia, in an attempt to

help Germany.

Red Warships Shell Germans In Crimea and in Arctic Area

LONDON, Feb, 18 (U, P.).—Russian warships were reported shelling German land positions on both ends of the front today. Soviet warships pounded German positions east of Sevastopol and northwest of Yevpatoriya, on the west| coast of the Crimea, which the invaders overran last fall, The Baltic fleet bombarded German positions on the Gulf of Finland, steadily for 48 hours. The Germans, it wads said, were completely taken by surprise. Icebreakers cleared a path for the Russian ships, which steamed up and were throwing shells before the Nazis knew it. Radio Vichy broadcast that the

Russians had stormed and penetrated the ancient city of Novgorod, below Leningrad. A German prisoner was quoted that the enemy was about to abandon Kharkov in the Donets Basin. The London Star said a Russian detachment had broken tarough some points on the Rzhev-Vyazma front, “where strong Soviet forces are exerting tremendous pressure on German lines still holding roads to Smolensk.” Russian shock troops driving westward toward the Polish: border have smashed a strongly-fortified German defense line based on a series of strategic villages, dispatches said.

accommodations for an estimated 160 Americans who remain in Java. It was revealed that Consul John B. Ketcham, Bayshore, N. Y,, and

at least eight American oil workers were trapped in Sumatra when the Japanese attacked Palembang. Mr. Foote revealed that he had succeeded in quietly evacuating most of the Americans in Java during the last two weeks. He estimated that) between 500 and 600 had been sent to safe areas from Java and that another 200 to 400 ‘had | been: evacuated from . other Indies islands. Mr. Foote said he believed not more than 20 Americans were trapped at Singapore when. it surrendered.

SHOOTS WIFE, DAUGHTERS

HARTFORD, Conn/ Feb. 18 (U. P.).—Henry Lonetco, 32, a drop forge “operator, was so angry because dis wife called him from work to hunt a lost daughter that he shot his wife and both of their children, police charged today. The wife, and one daughter died, the other child is in grave condition.

SPY TRIAL STUDIES LETTERS TO EUROPE

NEW. YORK, Feb. 18 (U. P)— Information about United States aircraft plants and a cryptic reference to Wake Island were contained in evidence today at the trial of five men and a woman charged with serving Germany as spies. The letters were addressed to persons in Spain and Portugal who, the government contends,. were members of the German Gestapo serving as links between German

spies in the United States and Berlin headquarters.

VOTE NORMANDIE PROBE

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 (U. P.). —The Senate today unanimously voted to have its naval affairs com-

mittee investigate whether sabotage

or negligence were involved in the fire that swept the troop ship La-

Lfayette—formerly the French luxury

liner Normandie—in New York har-

bor two weeks ago.

BEST SAILOR OF

ALL WAS ONLY 5

Freddie’s Courage Buoyed Elders in Lifeboat After ‘Ship Sunk.

NORFOLK, Va., Feb. 18 (U. P.). —It was pitch dark, the wind was icy and the cheppy sea tossed the small lifeboat about like a match. But five-year-old Freddie Ferreria of New York didn’t cry. He never even whimpered. When another passenger climbed into the lifeboat, Freddie asked: “Mr. Dunn, did you bring your victrola?” A hardened sailor became panicky and tried to jump overboard. Men shivered and snuggled together and turned their heads to keep the cold wind from blowing into their face.

Sick but Courageous

The rough sea made Freddie sick, but still he didg’t complain. He raised his. head occasionally and ed: “How are things going?” Freddie and his mother, Mrs. Baleria Ferreria, were two of eight passengers and 77 crewmen aboard the 5152-ton non-belligerent Brazilian steamer Buarque when it was torpedoed without warning and sent to the bottom off the North Carolina coast early Sunday. There were 83 survivors. One body was brought ashore and one was missing. Emblems Speotlighted

Brazil has severed diplomatic and commercial relations with Germany but has not declared war. Being a vessel of a non-belligerent, the Buarque was sailing with all her lights ablaze. Spotlights played on the painted emblems of Brazil on the ship’s sides. Crew members had seen the submarine half an hour before but felt that the submarine commander would respect their country’s nonbelligerency. Most of those aboard were asleep when the first torpedo struck with-

lout warning. Walter FP. Shivers of

New York, one of the survivors, said the ship immediately became the scene of great confusion with passengers and crew members running to and fro, yelling and screaming.

Knocked From Bunk

The first torpedo, striking aft, knocked Mr. Shivers out of his bunk. “I reached for the light on recovering myself, but it was out,” he said. Mr. Shivers and his companion, John P. Dunn, an engineer for Pan-American Airways, made for the lifeboats. They fornd that Mrs. Ferreria and Freddie, who were already in a lifeboat, did not have their lifebelts. “We ran back to her stateroom, got the lifebelts, then returned to our stateroom for additional clothes and cigarets,” Mr. Shivers said,

Become Fast Friends

When they got back the lifeboat had been lowered. Down the ladder they went. ° Mr. Dunn and Freddie had become fast friends while the Buarque was en route from the Venezuelan port of La Guaira, which it left Feb. 7 to ports in the United States. Freddie often visited Mr. Dunn in his stateroom to listen to a phonograph, ® The lifeboat banged against the ship .several times before the men at the oars were able to get it out into the heavy seas. When all four lifeboats had cleared, the submarine sent a second torpedo into the Buarque, this time amidships. She sank immediately.

Help Finally Arrives Six hours later—at 7 a. m.—Navy

planes appeared. Mr. Shivers’ attempts to signal the planes that a

lifeboat brought no immediate results. + “Finally, around 5 o’clock in the afternoon, after it looked as if we were to remain adrift another night, a Navy cutter came into sight. 08 he said. Survivors from two of the bonis were brought here Monday, and the other two last night. Freddie, propped up in bed, was asked if he remembered the trip. “Sort of,” he said. “It was_ cold.” Mr. Dunn was full of praise for both mother and son, but particularly for the son. “He was the best sailor of the lot of us,” he said. “He never grumbled, If the rest of us were courdeo

us, we got the courage from him.”

IN INDIANAPOLIS—MEETINGS—VITAL STATISTICS

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FATALITIES * County City Total 9 17 |in 15 el

Lessee ese vedi 8 e889 sese sine ve 6 154 Arrests ... | Dead vari ,

RAFFIC COURT

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IWR Convention, Sime), Contragions

8 : re con- ;

vate Truck Owners of Indiana, Junchcon rel Washington no {Central States lan Union, meeting,. Hotel Washington. 7:30 p ne hd Alpha Lambda, imitation: meetHotel Washington, 7:30 .p n_Coant;

Hen Civilian re Rally, Riviera Club, 6:30 p.

Women's Forum, i. 8. Ayres &|

Indiana Co. auditorium. 1

Butler University Women’s Club, meeting, Jordan Hall, 3 p

Kiwanis Club, luncheon, Columns Club, a Club, tuncheon, Claypool Hotel,

mn. . Co-operative Club of 1adianapolis, heo ce Tumbia Club, noon Tn dianapol C t Com-

unior mber o merce, luncheon, Canary Cottage, noon.

‘MEETINGS TOMORROW

a A re riar alt day naustries, on, Claypool Hotel, all day. metre” Commo” Club, afternoon “nd | M sineay, Assaciation, , luncheon,

Federal Bu Hotel Antlers, oat Cone of Wemen,

meetina’ Hate JF" Professional Eng:

‘Tndisia Se if Hall, 38 Mii St... Hun os

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oil Club, luncheon, Hotel Severin, noon. Advertising Club of Indiana; iis, luncheon, Indianapolis Athletic Club,

C noon;

| MARRIAGE LICENSES

(These lists are from official records in the County Court House. “he: Times: therefore is not responsible for errors in uate and sddresses.)

avan Club, luncheon, Murat Temple,

Ean H. stirling, 27 Pt. Rarrison; Bliza-

beth | B. Je on, Ft. rrison. Thom sh 7, of Ep Paris; . Laverr (Coluiis. 125, of 2337 P, Z. Christian, J of 115 W 26th: Nellie D. Cox.’ 25 of J Tis W. 26th. ton Fox, of Gracel Daun 18 of 5s Park. ol rence J. East, of 905 Cottage: Oakley, 23, of 1705 Ringgold

5 ade L 03 dias; J 51 SRE Blvd. i M. ender, 51, of Ww. VerBin F. Kline, 45," of 3621 ‘Kenwood; man, 33, of 3645 Ken-

tte E. Grumman, , of 5370 Broad-

McC way} Benlan 2 Kieth, 32. * of 5402 College.

“mms

rei, . Born, at 8b.

Twin Girls Joseph, Elaine Gilliam, at 5372 1 Pre Girls

Laura Hamiyn, 73, at City, i vas- Minne:

- Ritchey, at Sullivan, at Wood

2208 Morgan. - , at 195° MeLean Place. 5 Wayne Hester McQueen, at 2601 N. Butler. Boys Elson, Leona Landry, David, Elizabeth gl hy ia woods,

at St. Vincent's. Qty, ae

de derton. at Methodi Thomas. i he Davidson, Bs ada McPherson, ‘at os

———— DEATHS alien Osborne, 74, at City, lobar pneu108 H. Duvis, 45, at Veterans, caren” T 0! 74, at 234 W. Morri DR Le as, Ta, Ton A Schnell, 51, at Methodist, cere-

hem bos ly Shirley, 73, at 116 S. Emercarcinom

Eval i Shockiéy, 8, at 211 E. North, ar-|Indianapol

teriosclerosis. Cordelia “Ray, 79, at Long, arterioscie-

ay A. A roaawallager, 103, 5226

ar Delores Sellers, 5

OFFICIAL WEATHER

U. 8. Weather Bureau__________| INDIANAPOLIS FORECAST—Colder this afternoon and tonight with light snow. Central War Time 7:34 | Sunset TEMPERATURE ~Feb. 18, 1941—

Sunrise

-| Precipitation 2% hrs. snag 2 iT m.. Total precipitation since J Exess since Jan. 1

INDIANA—Colder this afternoon and tonight; occasional light snow.

The fonjowing oe re the Tomporas ture in other citi Station High Low y IEEE EEA RE RENN] 54 39 Bismarck, N. D.

sets nartsnes -—6 ~12 31 4 30

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HEBER BLS.

woman and child were aboard the|

Hitler brought the anschluss, said

Mussolini. The Metropolitan Opera sopran pearance with the Indianapolis Saturday. “It 1s a pity,” she declared, “to try to translate opera into English for Appericah audiences. Something of

Likes to Sing German

Mme. Lehmann said she prefers to. sing in German because it is her mother’s tongue. “But I enjoy singing in English and French, too,” she added.. “In fact, I perfer singing in English or French to Italian.” The singer devoted herself to her other art—painting—as soon as her bags were unpacked in a Columbia Club suite overlooking Monument Circle. She got out pencil and paper and sketched a view of the Circle, with the monument in the foreground.

Will Goto Movie

“The snow is so wonderful,” she remarked. this afternoon. Of course, I am going to a movie, and I am going to visit the art museum.” She was enthusiastic when told about the John Herron Art Museum’s exhibition of “The Horse In Art.” Horseback riding is one of her favorite sports. The other is swimming. Mme. Lehmann said she misses her pet pomeranian, Mousy, but she left the dog in New York because it disapproves of her singing.

Barks Criticism

“It is my most severe critic,” she said. “When I sing the dog howls.” Mme. Lehmann will sing four songs by Richard Strauss to the symphony’s accompaniment Friday and Saturday. These are “All Soul’s Day,” “Tomorrow,” “Devotion” and “Serenade.” She also will sing two Wagnerian arias—"Elsa’s Dream” from “Lohengrin” and ‘Love Death” from “Tristan and Isolde.” The famous soprano wore black, with a large white collar. She added just ome touch of color—the red ribbon of the French Legion of Honor, worn over her heart.

VERDICT UPHELD IN HOOSIER’S DEATH

AUSTIN, Tex., Feb. 18 (U. P.).— A death verdict against Orrin J. Brown for the hammer murder of Leota Murphy, Indiana poetess, was affirmed today by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. Brown met Miss Murphy through a Denver “get acquainted” correspondence club. He used the name of Robert E. Lawrence. The poetess’ body was found in a ditch beside a highway in a sparsely populated section of the Texas Panhandle. Her skull had been fractured. Brown was arrested in Chicago and brought to Texas for trial.

STRAUSS SAYS: —

SUITS.

So fine at that you'll

By LESTER POSVAR Lotte Lehmann, who renounced her Austrian ‘eltizenship when

willing to take their opera in German and Italy, despite: Hitler and

the spirit is lost in the translation.” £

“1 hope to be out in it }

{facturers Association. Mr. Imes was

today that Americans should be

o came to Indianapolis for an ap Symphony Olchestra Friday and

onday To Get First Cal

Metropolitan Star U pholds Opera in German, Italian

(RENEW BLASTS

] CHURCHILL

London Press Makes Plain Intensified Demand for Cabinet Changes.

LONDON, Feb. 18 (U. P)—A

| fresh blast of critical newspaper | editorials made it plain today that i | Prime Minister Winston Churchill's k | defense of his government in Par|ilament had intensified instead of [| diminished the demand for a radie {cal change in the direction of the {war and a mefciless purge of the | | Cabinet.

Mr. Churchill’s statement that the

| successful flight of three German

|warships from Brest to German

Lotte Lehmann . . . She sketches Monument Circle.

ICE DEALERS OF INDIANA MEET

200 Members Hear U. S. « Leaders at the 48th Annual Session.

Two hyndred members of the Indiana Association of Ice | Indystries assembled in the Severin Hotél roof garden today for the opening of their 48th annual convention. Speakers at this morning’s session included A. C. Lemons of South Bend, association president, and Harry B. Imes, president of the National Ice Refrigerator & Manu-

to speak on “What to Expect in 1942. Barton Rees Pogue, poet, philosopher ‘and commentator, was to be the principle speaker this afternoon. Addresses by Frank L. Duggan of Pittsburgh and Mount Taylor of Washington, and election of officers, feature the activity on tomorrow’s program. Mr. Duggan is president of the Consolidated Ice Co: and Mr. Taylor is executive secretary of the National Association of Tce Industries. A banquet and floor show tomorsrow night will close the meeting.

‘SIX PERISH IN FIRE DALLAS, Tex., Feb, 18 (U. P.).— A mother and her five children, aged one to 10, burned to death today when an oil heater exploded in

ports had improved the naval situae tion was called weak and unsatise factory. “From this account we ought to have arranged with the German government 10 months ago to cone voy them under an escort of ‘air umbrellas’ to Helgoland,” said" the independent Daily Mirror. . Faces Rough Going

The conservative Times said that what troubled the public was the contrast between a German harbor and the bottom of the English Channel as a refuge for the ships. It was indicated that when Mr, Churchill faces the House of Come mons, probably early next week, for a full dress war debate, he would have rough going and might be compelled to make concessions, such as a major cabinet reorganizae tion which he has long refused. Newspapers took the view that if anything were needed to show the necessity for a cabinet shift, it was Mr. Churchill’s speech yesterday. “When he is confronted with the mildest inquiries into his generale ship, Mr. Churchill becomes as sens sitive ‘as a prima donna charged by a music critic with singing a false note,” said the independent Daily Sketch. Changes Are Demanded The independent - conservative Daily Mail said ‘public anger and disquiet had been particularly roused over the British failure to destroy the German ships. The conservative Daily Express, owned by Lord Beaverbrook, pro= duction minister, alone defended the prime minister. Diplomatic quarters watched Vichy for news of French “imperial economic conference” which met there today, ostensibly to consider “problems of supply in French Af rica and the mother country,” as the German radio put it. Military “and civil leaders of" Vichy-control oled French colonies all over northern Africa were at Vichy for the conference.

l. OPPOSES PAY BOOSTS ' CHICAGO, Feb. 18 (U. P.).—Ase sistant Price Administrator J. EK, Galbraith, today told labor, agrie culture and management that pre vention of inflation requires that there be no further increases in ine

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