Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 March 1942 — Page 3

Collision Oceurs on Road 4th Occupant of Car Killed Near

Three persons believed to be from Indi killed and a fourth was seriously injured laté last night

in a .truck-coupe collision on Jeffersonville, Ind. accidents. The dead, re ROBERT 8S. state police. J LOUISE = FANNING, , of926 Park ave. FLOYD SIVHLE, 45 Burrows, Ind. |

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here, the Newells, and Roy E. Darnell, 33, of 12305 E. 12th st., left Indianapolis esrly last night for a ride. (r. Newell, an employee of the Federal Trucking co., formerly lived nea yuisville, Ky. and Miss 1 lived in Owensboro, Ky. { | . Mr. Darnell, said {0 be an em- * ployee of the Indianapolis Railways, . was reported in a serious condition in a Jeffersonville hospital.

Killed Near’ Logansport Mr. Ginther was killed instantly in a headon truck-auto collision four miles west of oper Two occupants of the truck were uninjured. At Rushville, Mrs, Charles W. Ertle, 57, and Miss ‘Mabel Hamilton, 45, both of that city, were critically injured last night when the car in which they were riding was struck by a B. & O. passenger train. _ Held in 4-Car Crash A 21-year-old nagaol youth was charged with reckless driving, drunkenness and operating a car under the influence of liquor last yeh after the car was driving was involved in a fodr-car accident at 16th st. and Stadium Drive. Two passengers in car, Robert Bardash, 18, of 1906 Ssiview drive, and Carroll Morton, (27, of 1534 Reisner st., were inj | The youth FE his name and address as Melvin Wilson, 21, of 2114 W. McCarty st.| He was injured slightly. |

BROAD RIPPLE HGH OFFICERS SELEGTED

John Robe! has been elected president of d Ripple high school junior a fo the second semester. Other offi elected are Barylee Beaver, Vi president; - Mildred Cornelius, secretary, and John Snyder, rn The first class meeting called by the new be held Mon-

class president will be day. ore dA “Broad Ripple day’| will be ob- . served at the scholastic art -exhibit in the Wm. H. Block Co. auditorium March 21. [James Olive, Ruth Marie Ralph and Ruth Applegate will exhibit some of their art work on that day gnd Governor Schricker will award scholarships and prizes. The exhibit is from March 16 to 28. Broad Ripple hosts and hostesses a week from next Saturday will be Lorraine Ulrich, Nancy. Boerner, James: Zintel, Alma Jane Leaman, James Olive and Georgia Paden. s & @ John E. Williams, former science teacher at Broad Ripple high school » and an ensign in the [naval reserve, has been called into service. He has reported to Harvard university for a course in radip engineering instruction. He has been & member of the reserves for seversl years.

2 ADULTS AND BABY DIE IN N. Y.

NEW YORK, March (U. P).— Two adults and a baby were burned to death today in |a fire that trapped screaming tenants in a three-story rooming {house which was not equipped with fire escapes. Six other persons fwere injured jumping from windows when the flames swept up stairways, trapping them. Two other tenants suffered severe burns and smoke poisoning before they were rescued by firemen. The fire was discovered by a night club Sutertajnef on her way home.

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ried by state police are: EWELL, 83, and THELMA A. NEWELL,

believed to be his wife, both of 902 Broadway, according to to

31 North of Jeffersonville;

Injured: Burrows Man Logansport. :

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TERROR TOLD IN "FLEEING CHINA

‘American Businessman Survived Pirate Battle,

Almost Starved.

CHUNGKING, March 7 (U, P.) — An American businessman related today how he escaped in disguise from Japanese¢-occupied Hongkong, surviving a pirate battle, nearstarvation anc an encounter with a whale. For weeks he dodged Jopanise troops, roved with Chinese guerrillas, and at one time was trussed up, a prisoner, on a Chinese junk. He was Arthur J. Duff, member of a New York concern and a veteran Far Eastern businessman. The escape fook two months. “I left my home at the Gloucester hotel the day before the Sapitulstion of Hongkong,” he said. Walked Four Miles to Boat “Afterward I lived in a Chinese house which was searched four times. I had & narrow escape when the Japanese finally took over the house, but managed to leave before they caught me and for a while I hid near the race course. “A Japanese internment order for all Europeans was issued Jan. 4. After that I disguised myself as an Indian. On Jan. 10 I succeeded in arranging my ¢scape with some Chinese. “Wearing ordinary clothes and but slightly disguised to avoid identifiation of my nationality I walked four miles to a fishing boat where I negotiated for passage to the mainland.” : Hidden in Mr. Duff’s trouser cuffs and shoes was money, but he left “sufficient amounts in my pockets to satisfy robtiers and avoid third degree treatment.” Boy's Eyes Still Hound Him It then was 17 days since he left his hotel. In the next few hours he found his way blocked by Japanese troops ani spent the night in a Chinese home. He saw a shell shocked Chinese clawing the air. The next day he saw two Chinese lying in a roadway, one of them “a handsome 16-year-old boy shot through the abdomen. “He was sitting in a pool of blood with the pallor of death on his face. His frightened eyes still are haunting me.” Mr. Duff finally got through to the hills. He made his way to a boat in the bay, It was operated by pirates, who stripped him of everything but a few worn-clothes.

Teachers Will Help City Reach Quota As Navy |

Seeks 500,000.

Twenty men have been named

| assistant directors to aid in-reach-

ing the Indianapolis quota in- the navy’s nation-wide program to construct 500,000 model airplanes to train men in aircraft recognition and gémnery practice. : The men, who will work: along with Gordon O. Johnson, mechan-

jcal drawing instructor at Short-|

ridge high school and director of the local program, are 8. L. Norton of the boy scouts; W. R. Webster, Christ church scouting unit; Horace M. Read, cub pack 20; George Grimes, 54th st. club; Harold Hamel, State Auto Insurance association; James McNutt, « Park school; Robert Young, state bridge engineering department, and the following representatives of local high schools:. Dy Teachers Take Part E. Patterson, Howe;

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Griffin, C. M. White, William John- |

ston and Fred Henke, Technical; W. L. G. King, Crispus Attucks; V. D. Walker, Washington; Wilbur 8. Barnhart, Manual; R. Nelson Cooksey, Broad Ripple;-P. W. Holaday, Shortridge; J. P. Stine, School 3; D. R. Winegarden, School 60, and Alfred P. Smith, assistant director of industrial arts for the public grade schools. Mr. Johnson said that these men would supervise the construction of the models and then turn them into the inspection board for appraisal. Mr. Henke has been placed in charge of all final inspection for th: planes here. An instructor in ground school work in the pilot training course at Butler university, Mr. Henke is also a member of the mechanical drawing department at Tech, 2 = = In case you have wondered what will become of your model after it is turned in, here are the. three things that can happen to it. It can be entirely rejected and returned to the owner, it may be accepted and sent to the navy or it may not quite qualify for the latter and may be used here for advertising purposes. g 8 = Since he has been named director of the model building here, Mr. Johnson has been swamped with questions regarding the planes and has had no end of requests for plans. So, for your information, Mr. Johnson has announced that he is entirely out of the plans for the first 20 models and that there probably won't be any more for these particular plans. However, he said, he expects to get the plans for the second set of 20 planes within the next 30 days.

MRS. WATERMAN, 67, DIES AT ST. FRANCIS

Mrs. Emma Waterman, who was 67, died yesterday at St. Francis hospital after a two weeks illness. A native of this city, she lived at 1005 Sanders st. She was an Emmaus Evangelical Lutheran church member. Services will be at 2 p. m. Monday at the Robert W. Stirling chapel and at 2:30 in the church, Burial

He was withbut ‘food for six days! before he feasted on a hog stolen by the pirates from a farmer. Later! the boat was attacked by other armed men, and he was taken pris-| \oner and bound. The leaders of the' pirates were shot and thrown overboard. Threatened By Whale

Mr, Duff’s captors then disclosed that they were: Chinese guerrillas. They gave him about $250 in Chinese money and sent him hy boat’ to guerrilla headquarters. Crossing the water, “large. whale | spouted near us; flapping his tail and threatening us with imminent disaster.” 7 He then was escorted ‘Inland, passing within sound of Japanese

ing 30 miles through the mountains. “We finally reached a river beyond the Japanese advance,” he said, “although I heard gunfire for two days, I joined a narty of Chinese refugees and with the aid. of Chinese authorities continued my

king.”

BERLIN, March 7 (German York). —A German dispatch from Tokyo today said Japanese imperial headquarters had reported the sink; ing of two United States. aircraft carriers.

will be at Five Points. Survivors include her husband, George; a daughter, Mrs. Edna Woempner; two sons, Oliver and Herbert; three grandchildren, Mrs, Ethel White, Mrs. Myrtle Woempner, and Miss Beatrice Waterman; a great-grandson, Ronald White; two sisters, Misses Louise Woempner and Rose Wampner, and a brother, Henry Shilling, all of this city.

CAPTAIN SUSPENDED FOR ‘RUN’ TO PARTY

FT. WAYNE, Ind., March 7 (U. P.).—A Ft. Wayne fire captain who proke the monotony of Valentine

BLAZE shellfire near Wai-Chow, and walk- Day by taking his fire truck and

‘crew to a party today was under ‘indefinite suspension by the safety board, which found him guilty of gross neglect of duty,’ conduct unbecoming an officer, inefficiency and conduct detrimental to the public ‘welfare.

journey to Kweilin and Chung-| According to Fire Chief Carter

Bowser, Capt. Gustave Bandt admitted that he took his truck and

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private home, hid the truck in the)

broadcast recorded by U, P. at New back yard, and enjoyed the party The plant is being constructed at a

for over half an hour.

Then, said Chief Bowser, ‘Capt.

Bandt returned to the station, and falsified the records to show he had

|made-a run on a “smoky furnace.”| »

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CARRIER AGENCY T0 RATION TIRES

District Offices Assigned To Take Applications For Supplies.

The rationing of trucks, tractors, semi-trailers and busses will be handled by supervisors of Bureau of Motor Carriers district oltices, it announced today. Applicants in central Indiana will be required to get from a dealer an application blank to be filled out and mailed: to Howard E. Fairweather, district supervisor in the Federal building here.

File at I't. Wayne.

Northern Indiana applications|. will be handled at the Ft. Wayne district’ office, except in Lake county where they will be handled by the Chicago office. Several counties in southern Indiana will be handled by the Louisville office. The first applications will be accepted Monday. If the district supervisor approves the application, it will be sent to the office of defense transportation and then to the war board for final approval.

ILL FOLLOWING TRIP

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa., March 7 (U. P.).—Staff Sergt. Joseph L. Lockard, whose warning of approaching Japanese planes at Pearl Harbor went unheeded, was undef a doctor's care today. The 20-year-old hero went to bed at his home here early yesterday after a 5037-mile trip from Hawaii declaring that he wanted to “sleep a week.” Several hours later Dr. L. M. Knauber, the family physician, was called to attend him. No report on Sergt. lockard’s condition was issued. Sergt. Lockard, who was promoted from a private and awarded the distinguished service cross for his diligence at Pearl Harbor, was to report to the officers’ camp at Ft. Monmouth, N. J, in 10 days. He will be feted at a testimonial dinner March 11.

SABOTAGE CHARGED IN WAR PLANT FIRE

LAS VEGAS, March 7 (U. P.)— Company officials, directing construction of the world’s largest factory to produce magnesium for incendiary bombs, asserted today that fire which razed a plant administration ' building “was an act of sabotage.” The building, housing administrative offices of the Basic Magnesium Corp. and the McNeil Construction

Co., burned last’ night after work had been suspended during the day.

cost ‘of $63,000,000. L. G. McNeil, president of the construction company, said he believed “saboteurs’ ’had started the fire.

Dan, Mildred King, Omar. Rose Fi Shares, Opal Bin

Noien, L Ruby McCrae, at Method! — , Verlie Thomas, at 641 a “Btack-

Gerata, Mary Cole, at 2739 Forest ManMesantord, Anna Yates, at ‘19007 Forest liam, Mary Edwards, at 3039 Colum-

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DEATHS pV 1 B. M! Welcome 3 Mc! Berar. 76, at 3054 N. id 19, at Methodye 1. at 2626 Roosevelt, | BOTHOR:

occlusion.

the woman's auxiliary of the Central Indiana ‘Optometric society, Robert T. Allen, 1026: Windsor st., has been awarded first place. Robert is a senior at Tech.

and Dick Bowsher, 80 N. Ritter,|—

were awarded second and third places respectively. Defense stamps

PEARL HARBOR HERO or

awarded the p. m. Monday by Mayor Sullivan.

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Knapp Will Run

For House Again

Times Special HAGERSTOWN, Ind, March T. ‘—Speaker James Knapp today announced he would seek renomination to the state house of representatives in the Wayne county Republican primary election May 5. He served as speaker in the 1929 and 1941 sessions and formerly was minority floor leader. He was permanent chairman of the 1940 G. O. P. state convention and sought the governor nomination in 1932, the only time since 1919 that he has not served in the house.

WINNERS CHOSEN IN POSTER CONTEST

In a poster contest sponsored by

Eddie ‘Wolfley, 1510 Roache st,

$15, $10, and $5 value will be three winners at 4

The contest was part of a national “Save Your Vision Week.” Judges were Miss Anna Hasselman, CO. Morrison Davis, and Dr. Thomas H. Cochrane. Honorable mention went to Beulah Phelps, 1318 E. St. Clair st.; Donald Means, 1636 N. Rochester ave.; Doris Daley, 4646 Graceland ave.; Mary Ann Compton, 728 Berkley road; Helga Lewisohn, 2830 N. New Jersey st.; Jane Blue, 2553 Doris J. Perry, 1833 E. Minnesota ,st.; Susan Elizabeth Martin, 1431 E. Ohio st ; Julia Grace Cummings, 647 N. Hamilton ave.; and Mary Louise Broadhead, 764 N. Wallace st.

JEWISH GROUPS PLAN MEMORIAL PROGRAM

The Indianapolis Council of Jewish Juniors and the Junior Hadassah sections will hold a joint meeting at 2:30 p. m. tomorrow in the war memorial. The program will include speeches, two solos and community ‘singing. Boys from Young Judea will be color bearers. Chairman and co-chairman for the meeting are Estelle Grossman and Eileen Satz. The committee is composed of Betty - Efromyson, Sylvia Forman, Helen Smith, Paula

Helen Glick and Carolyn Yeager.

RITA CHARGES THREATS HOLLYWOOD, March 7 (U. P). —Flm actress Rita Hayworth charged today that her estranged husband, Edward C. Judson, wealthy Texas and Oklahoma oilman, had “threatened her with physical violence.” The followed her recent divorce _complaint.

OFFICIAL WEATHER

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INDIANAPOLIS FORECAST—Mild temperature this afternoon and early tonight becoming somewhat colder morning; some light rain tonight. ; Central War Time Sunrise ...... 7:00 | Sunset ....... 0:48

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unnecessary, nominal fee and take the course should be able, upon completion of

for navy radio jobs. They enlist. as radio men, second with a base monthly pay of After six months’ navy train-

nounced Tout that his branch of the service is now enlisting men for special radio aircraft detection maintenance work and for general radio duties. Men 17 to 35 Eligible The first classification carries

* If he has. not held these licenses, he must have been engaged in ac-

Qualifications for the second classification, general radio duties, are the same as those for detection work, except that a high schobl diploma is not required. These men will be enlisted as privates. Applicants may apply at the marine recruiting office, 406 Kresge building.

FISH TO ASK DUTY WASHINGTON, March 7. (U. PJ). Hamilton Fish (BR. N. Y.) today said that he plans to apply for duty as a colonel! in combat service by July 1. :

TOKYO REPORTS

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of Council Bluffs, Iowa, a veteran of the 1917 A. E. F.,, was first to step ashore as a second contingent arrived in Northern Ire land to join the 1942 A. E. F.

NEW U. S. RAID

Attack on Island Indicates More Naval Blows Are Being Struck.

HONOLULU, March 7 (U, P.)— Recent Tokyo broadcasts and Washington ennouncement indicated to some obgervers here today that the United States navy is carrying out

striking unexpected blows at Japanese possessions. The latest indications was a Tokyo broadcast reporting that 30 planes have raided the Japanese Minamitori ‘island in the Marinas

Last Saturday Tokyo . reported that foreign forces, including an airplane carrier, two cruisers and six destroyers had attacked Wake island. Navy sources here made no comment on these reports. The situation of Minamitori island was given only vaguely by Tokyo, but it was believed here it might have referred to Marcus island, which lies only 1200 miles southeast of Japan itself. Tokyo said there were only eight casualties and that one building was set afire.

TEACHERS TO MEET MONDAY A mass meeting for Indianapolis Public School teachers will be held at 4 p. m. Monday at Shortridge high school. Governor Schricker will speak, the Shortridge band will play and Howard T. Wood, Federation ‘of Indianapolis Public School teachers, president, which is spon-

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In his address before the Mune cle Men's G. O. P. club, Mr. James declared that the only failure of the last legislature was "in failing to pyramid heavy appropriations which could be thrown about the state to build a political machine

like McNutt's legislature did in 1933,

“Governor Schricker has caused the impression to float around the state that the 1941 General 'As« sembly was a failure: Yet he has admitted that the: Assembly did one good thing in providing an appropriation for the state guard and defense, the auditor said.

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“How,” Mr. James asked, “could the legislature be a failure if in peace time it provided for the most important war time ms The state auditor referred to the merit system law, the laws making the state police and Alcoholic Bevrages commission bi-partisan and the reduction in appropriations as meritorious achievement of the last legislature, “Governor Schricker campaigned for election on a plank similar to that promised by the legislative candidates. He promised decen= tralization of state government, repeal of the McNutt self-domination laws. Yet, once elected, he criticised every effort of the legislature to fulfill the promises of the vot= ers. Furthermore, he walked hand in hand with the attorney general's office and the Supreme court in kicking ‘that decentralization pro-. gram over the state borders,” Mr,’ James declared.

AIR UNIT HEARS TALK ON JAP CHARACTER

Civil Air Patrol Squadrons 31 and 33 met at Municipal Gardens last . night to hear Prof. A. W. Place, for many years a resident of Japan, discuss “Racial and Personal Traits of Our Enemy, the Jap.” State Adjutant John Bauer of the OC. A. P. Praised the various sqaud-

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