Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 March 1942 — Page 1

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fense savings staff chairman, and

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dicating to what extent they are

“Bond Sunday,”

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 1982

. Registration ‘of Hoos For Defense Financing To Be April 12. |

Hoosiers will go to their voting places Sunday, April 12, to register their voluntary participation in the purchase of defense savings bonds. The registration was originated by Eugene C. Pulliam, Indiana, de-

Wray E. Fleming, administrator who have labeled the day "Bond Sunday.”

Pledge to Be Secret Registrants will sign a pledge in-

participating or will participate in the defense bond program. The pledges will be secret and are intended to unite the state in the war financing effort. Members of both political parties and the American Legion will work together on “Bond Sunday” to set up the registration machinery and decorate the polling places with defense posters.

Begins at Noon

The polls will be open between noon and 8 p. m, and the pr t

Poll buoks will be used to. gut jevety

Sunday’ does not necessarily ‘rep-|. resent an additional or duplicate| pledge,” said Mr. Pulliam, “because: the object of the pledge is to put the whole defense savings p. ont a uniform basis, with everyone signing the same form at the same time.” ; Regognizes Those Helping He: ‘explained the: pledges | be held by the Sthte Defe ; Sav-| ings staff and would provide 8 com prehensive registration and give recognition to those already taking part in the bond investmen; program. ' Persons, who because of illhess or absence cannot go to the polls on may mail pledges to the executive chairman of the bond staff in their area. be reproduced in all ne the state which can be absentees. Churches . of all denominations have asked to take part the “Bond Sunday” movement and many. are planning special services,

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CRITIC PROVE CHARGE

NEW YORK, March 11 (U. P.)— Paul J. Kern, who accused 'Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia of to Sover up the use of city eniployess and materials to make a

ER mame Beton oowusissicner, of igs tion William : stantiate his ! . Mr, Kern, whom Mayor La Guardia recently ousted a: presi“dent of the municipal civil commission, was ordered up another charge: That “widespread fraud” in

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bore Ri atl a Costs, Seems to Be War Policy.

WASHINGTON, March 11 (U. P.). —There were increasirg indications today that Australi, would be chosen by ‘the united rations as the

astralis hes: gone; on an ‘all<ont - |war footing and: it was to that continent that Dutch officials fled ‘after the fall of Java. The united nations have | been strengthening ‘defenser/ in’ Australia coincident with new Japanese landings in New Guinea—about 700. miles northeast of Darwin, Australia’s major city on the north coast. American ships have been going into the southwest Facific heavily laden ‘with planes, tanks, guns and _ Hold Northern Coast

Fighter and bomber planes have been sent into the far Pacific in increasing numbers sinde the war began. Among the first equipment sent there were big bombers flown by. American crews and with Amer=| ican ground ‘crews. "These operated {from Java until forced to withdraw. Apparently the Japanese are getting up the framework for heavy aerial bombing and an attempted occupation of Darwin. If the Darwin area were lost, the .{allles would of necissity have to gS ler from such major titles as

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“State Gasoline

For First Time Due to War

| Tis thimily automobile tat month

its first Teal vacation the oo i pn ry = igures showed todey. j ?

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TIMES FEATURES

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{17 per cent a month over the same

Sales Dip

Hoosier: motorists last month used only 49,200,000: galloias of gasoline; a drop of '3,300,000' galiohs from Felsruary, 1041, State Auditor Richard T. James reported. This is the first time in several years that gasoline jonsumption has dropped. Gasoline ¢onsumption during 1941 increased at a rate of about

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| director, and James D. Strickiand,

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“Somewhere in the Pacific,” six ships of an American convoy, with an escorting acstroyer, (far left in head for the western Pacific battle area bearing troops and supplies, * :

A patrol blimp, on ‘watch for “ and a destroyer, (right background)

enemy craft, flies over two ships in the Pacifie,

Waitress’ Hug Ends in’ Slavin || A WAITRESS. hugged a patron out sada od tit

man Eh The dead man was’ identified as Herman Hudson, 38, of Clayton. The fight occured at the Manhattan restaurant, 470 W. Washington st. | Another patron taken into custody shortly after the fight said Hudson had been struck by a third patron who was: jealous over the: ‘waitress, Police hunted the s. man today. : Pr. Wesley Ward, deputy coroner, was to perform an autopsy today to determine the cause of Hudson's ‘death. He pointed out

‘there was a possibility that the man died of a heart attack during the commotion in the tavern.

CAUTIONS AGAINST SUGAR SPECTOR ~

Defense Council Says None At Work in State.

Persons ‘posing as sugar inspec tors have been working in several localities of the: state according to reports of the state defense council

At Greenfield yesterday, according to the repdit, three men tried to enter the home of a resident to investigate

Of sugar.

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WAR Li DRAFT

pscion Civilians to Defense: Work,

By LYLE C. WILSON United Press Siaff Correspondent . WASHINGTON; March 11.—Leg-

men to: civilian: service vital to the war was introduced today by Rep. J. Percy: Priest AD. Tenn.), Rep. Priest, who' interpreted his bill as “draft manpower” legislation, dcted 24 hours after Mrs. Roosevelt said in her daily newspaper column that “all of us,” both men and women, should be drafted for an all-out war effort. The language of the bill ap, broad enough to aiithorize the ident to assign present ¢ empt men to war industry vilian defense: or any. other that - he - deemed important. to:

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Views: Are. Her Own

He said he believed separate leg-| . ° islation would be necessary. to au-|

thorize the drafting of women for war jobs, since women ‘are not now registered under the selective service’ act. a her column, which appeared in e Mrs, Roosevelt : also

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‘diately. besieged ‘the: county: com= missiohers- for -a rush ‘order of:

1 Bravel' and: cinders... ‘They said

graveling of ‘only .the streets used by busses and mail carriers: would ‘be/necessary. Promptly, . the . commissioners sent a road ‘crew ‘out -and a few streets were’ graveled, ."Todoay the . same . delegation was back before. the county commissioners -- reporting . that . the wrong ‘streets. had been. graveled. Another. gravel. crew. was ex‘pected back at Drexel Gardens,

HEAD CAUGHT IN

- BED, CHILD KILLED

Deputies Find Find Girl ‘3, Dead Of Broken: Neck.

A’ three-year-old girl died’ of a broken neck today when she twisted

her head between the springs and|time posts of a bed on which she was playing.

She was Gladys Lena Day, daughter of Mr. and ‘Mrs. Roy Day, who

the llive in a one-room house in Mars

Hill. The father, a laborer, was away looking for work at the time of tragedy and the mother was

|side attending to chickens, Gladys

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Lor , March 11 (W. rc ‘third selective service lotfery on March 17 will begin at Se riaaiiantpclis ine), 1; Wan announced today

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LENDING TOTAL ES 1 11 C2snLN

Als in First Year of Program.

WASHINGTON, March 11 (U. P.).—President Roosevelt’ told comgress today, on the first. anniversary of the lend-lease program, that a total of $2,570,452441 has been spent to arm and feed America’s allies Jbut: that: the figure “falls far short of what’ is needed to turn.the tide toward victory.” The expenditure of $2,570,452:441

for arms and supplies, up ‘to Feb. 28 represented only a fraction of con-

550.000 authorizations of <$48,000

for lend-lease aid. Of the $2,570,452,441 figure, nearly

The $48,006,650,000 total men-]

in direct. lend-lease

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“Walch Those Pennies!

; Automobiles and: irs have ‘been rationed. Sugar allow: amets ara just around the corner. Living costs: are: higher. This

year's taxes are ‘a fraction of whetthuy il be,

: Toth ano parc Shei od pny od Pre ho the penny haku the fide of victory.

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Nippon Sea Power Little Impaired by Allies’

a united nations offensive.

toward the New Guinea base

A flaming trail of b vessels. was left off northwest

sunk, burn have been’ hit. be transports.

NEAR WAR ON AX"

Nearest Port.

RIO DE JANBIRO, March 11. (U. P.) ~Brazil was believed today to be ‘preparing to deélare war against the axis. President Getulio Vargas signed a

issue such a declaration in svent he fense. Simultaneously; it: was undemstood that all Brazilian shipping had been

sumably for She purpose of taking

Pounding, London Warns; Raids on Ceylon Soon Predicted. |

By JOE ALEX MORRIS United Press Foreign Editor

. The early phase of the battle for Australia cen today on the island of New Guinea and Great Brit hastened efforts to turn India into a powerful. base for

measure which gives him power to)

finds it necessary for Braall's de-|.

ordered into the nearest ports, pre- |

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Reports — still lacking official confirmation — tha strong Japanese naval force and invasion fleet was st

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of Port Moresby, just ac

the strait from Australia, circulated at Melbourne follow: an earlier series of shattering aerial attacks on eng .| transports and warships. Seven to nine enemy ships + gi bombed or sunk off northwest New Guinea. : The Melbourne reports said that new Port Mores invasion fleet was under almost: constant attack by of “Australian planes, blasting at: the: Japanese ships. |

Expect, Early Invasion Attempt It wax not clear whether the invasion fleet. is “\same Japanese flest concentastion which wes attacl

In: any event, Australians : expected. an Japanese effort to establish a Base at Port Jiovesbyy

invasion of the mainland, only 850 miles away.

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beached or sinking Japan ew Guinea by the Austr}

fliers, including veteran airmen withdrawn. from other f oh ing fronts, It was the largest raid of the war ag enemy forces headed toward Australis, Japanese Airbases Attacked The Australian Associated Press said that at Je seven enemy. vessels jiicluding one warship, were listed urning or beached, while others were believed Most of the vessels listed were believed’ t

Japanese bases, airdromes, and airplanes also wi tacked in other sectors north of Australia, including and Gasmata, while Thao. zenewed ain a

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and. the bolstering of in ‘Burma following the a ment: of Rangoon: and the ern 4p of the Shan states.