Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 April 1942 — Page 11

MONDAY, APRIL 18, 1942

ADRIFT 58 DAYS, ALL 23 PALS DIE

Survivor of Jap Attack Ate Flying Fish Raw

On 2000-Mile Trip.

SYDNEY, Australia, April 13 (U. P). — Seaman Murray Chambers, who drifted 58 days in an open lifeboat, eating flying fish raw to keep alive, told today how 23 of his shipmates died, one by one. Half-starved and near exhaustion, he eventually was tossed upon the beach in the Japanese-held Gilbert islands, 2000 miles away, and escaped nine days later when an American naval task force raided the islands. His ship, a freighter, was sunk by a Japanese submarine 290 miles east of Honolulu. “We were carrying five sengers, inc’ading a woman,” said. “All of them were Killed.

Dived Into Water

“The third shell fired blew me down the well-deck and I was out for 15 minutes. When I came to,

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I saw 24 members of the crew in a lifeboat a hundred yards away. I dived into the water and swam to the boat. “The blood from the floating bodies turned the sea red and there were sharks all around.”

Standing shoulder-deep in water, ea the survivors counted 24 holes in

the lifeboat. Six men died the first Stuart Chase Says People night. Will Rule Out Poverty

They headed the lifeboat for| Honolulu, but the winds were ‘ In Midst of Plenty. WASHINGTON, April 13 (U. P).

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Knox Tests

6000 NEEDED IN BOND CANVASS

Volunteers Sought For ‘MacArthur Week’; Assign

Workers Tomorrow. A call for all Indianapolis and

Marion county men and women who would volunteer their time to canvassing this area on “MacArthur Week” was made today by the civilian defense council bond staff. ; At least 6000 canvassers will bel:

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PURDUE ADDING

2 NEW COURSES.

Classes Are Designed for Plant Superintendents

And Foremen.

LAFAYETTE, April 13.—Purdue university is beginning a supervisory training program for plant supervisors and foremen and others preparing for such jobs, Two courses will be offered, one in management essentials and the other in production methods. Management essentials is a course for persons who wish to broaden their knowledge of management. planning and the manager's job. Production methods is aimed at aiding supervisors in obtaining increased war production through a study of movements and job simplification. The classes will be offered in industrial centers as part of the defense training program authorized by the U. S. office of education. Prof. C. W. Beese, head of Purdue’s defense training, states there is a growing need for supervisors in nearly every war plant. Instead of the usual ratio of one supervisor t® 256 workers, many war plants are now operating with only one supervisor for each 30 to 35 men, he said. The classes will be conducted by the conference method under supervision of Paul S. Strecker, formerly personnel manager for the Grand Rapids, Mich, division of General Motorg, JENNINGS TO SPEAK Dr, Frank L. Jennings, superintendent of Sunnyside Sanatorium, will speak at the 38th annual meeting of the National Tuberculosis association at Philadelphia, Pa.

Today's War Moves

By LOUIS F. KEEMLE United Press War Analyst

Increasingly heavy British air raids on the cone tinent indicate that Britain intends to keep this form

of “second front” in full swing to aid Russia, now that the time for Hitler's expected spring offensive on the eastern front is approaching. While Britain's present effort may not be the utmost that Russia would like, there can be no doubt

that it can, and has been of real help to Russia.

The rate of British

plane losses in these raids show that Hitler has been’ obliged to keep a big air fleet on guard in western Europe, and hence away from the

eastern front. It is this factor which probably permitted Mikhail I. Kalinin, Soviet president, to assert that Germany's air superiority had been overcome. That is important, if true, although no one knows what reserve air strength Hitler may be holding back for a coming mass offensive.

Nazi Air Strength Divided

In any event, the British aerial activity has aided Russia, not only

by dividing Hitler's aerial strength but by slowing up his war production, The British raids have not been hit-or-miss. They have been carefully aimed at definite objectives, such as communications, oil production and storage centers, and plants producing tanks, trucks, airplane engines and the like. There is no reason to suppose that Britain will be unable to continue the aerial offensive. Ernest Bevin, British labor minister, declared that Britain is now producing as many planes as Germany and that shortly the United States will be turning out as many as Germany, Italy and Japan combined. The united nations will be backed by overwhelming air superiority when they take the offensive, he said. A pattern which suggests itself for the immediate future is a supplementation of the aerial attacks by commando raids on the occupied coasts, The appointment of Lord

May 6-9.

Louis* Mountbatten to be head of

combined operations,” meaning commando tactics, seems to bear this out. It is not improbable that ree peated commando raids may be made, to destroy enemy come munications and installations be fore withdrawal. “The commandos have the advantage of choosing the spot to strike, an advantage hither to always enjoyed by Hitler. He will have to guard a long coast, from the Bay of Biscay to northe ern Norway. It is also possible that attempts may be made to get footholds on the continent and hold them, at least for a time. This probably would entail sace rifices, but the advantages to be gained in harrying Hitler and hampering his war operations might outweigh them. Thus both in Russia and in weste ern Europe the stage is being set for a hard struggle this summer, If Hitler loses it, or rather does not win it, Bevin's statement that “the tide is on the turn” is likely to prove true in 1942,

SCHOOL GIRL STRUCK

An 8-year-old girl on her way to school was struck by a car today at 12th st. and Keystone ave. The girl, Mary Feeney, 1128 Bethel ave, received injuries to her face and right knee and was taken home fo treatment, !

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against them. After seven days they decided ‘to make for the distant Gilberts. “Every morning we had to throw the dead overboard,” Mr. Chambers| . said. “One day, two of my mates Ie and writer, today predicted a joined hands and walked overside, |modified system of free enterprise saying, “we're going down to the|for America after the war is over— hospital.’ a “mixed” economy in which private Caught Fish Each Night enterprise will share the field with “The last to die was Bill Siey- Public works and government con- : right. Bill used to be heavyweight trols. | On land and on the sea—or on land and on the rivers in the |needed to reach each home Wwith| champion of the British navy. Bill] 1 a special report for the Twen- | vicinity of Ft. Knox, Ky, this strange, dual-duty “sea jeep” has been |the combined drive for war bond died just 10 days before I sighted |jsth Century Fund entitied “The, Tonning riot. Being tested by the armored force board for possible pledges and the defense councils’ |! land. When he went, I was on my : = adoption by the army, the new amphibian can carry eight men down ducational CAmDAiEn. A mass meet i own in the middle of the Pacific Road We Are Traveling: 1914-42| the road, over the river, or through that mixture of road and river, |*7U°2 CAmDAISn, and lonely as hell. The food was MI. Chase contended that the| heavy mud. The top picture shows it in 40 feet of water. ing will be at 7:30 p. m. tomorrow [| ruined. Each night, I caught flying Present challenge to democracies is in the war memorial when territories |. : ’ i 10t so much a military one, in the i fish and ate them raw. no ’ X * * will be assigned and working Kits “It's mot a nice thing to remem 1° run, as it is a social one. GROSS INCOME Hoosier Girl, 13, will be disteiisated. ber.” “Voice of People” Heard a i Pulliam to Explain Details NE Carer found the sapaneas |, DESTIOING the post-war system Otters Her Boy, _esmuesnvonn | i control A sister of or took | tat he foresees, he said: COLUMBUS, O., April 13 (U. ST him to her hos ital and rsuaded | “Full employment will be insured P.).—Patricia Meibers, 13, ha SISHApelio ahs Marion Suny ms the Japanese not to make him a | 2 SYstem of public works in een po » 1% 8S an help in this Minute-Man | prisoner, he said ‘housing, conservation, power de- 18 Stati in County t ecided that collecting tin cans | =. io attend the mass meet Nine dave later he escaped in a | velopment, transport facilities. | ations in ounty 10, and waste papers and buying war ing,” Mrs. H. H. Arnholter, chair- | ; aT : |Every effort should be made to de-| . stamps isn't enough on her part. : “NinndAsts ; boss a sailed 38 miles to Man iEioh new products for the con- Assist Taxpayers on Tolley she offered her Chingie man of “MacArthur Yen : drive, bi " ... sumer industries. : said. She pointed ou at every |: mall oe re the FUL “rt you hold your ear closé to the April Installment. ie to the service of her |,yailable volunteer would be needed |: : ! ground, you can hear a muffied roar : 1 for the canvass. ; re achoing around the whole world. | Eighteen stations to give assist-| Patricia, who lives at Decatur, | [eRoy Keach, president of the! A Vi LE A U It is the voice of the people de- ance to Indiana gross income tax-| Ind, made the offer in a letter city safety board and member of} ving a This profound and revo, | Installment have been essnlishen) . Tue.etber veut: a loo councils, will [| lutionary urge for security, work in the county to supplement service] “Dear Sir: In a recent broad- preside at the mass meeting. Mrs. William H. Owen today as. 200 hope. affects all classes in the available at the tax headquarters,| cast I heard that New York Eugene C. Pulliam, state execu- |i sumed her duties as president of DT. penalty the middle the Tibbs Avenue and Eagle Creek Come 8&roups. Civic League for the fourth con- | Five Main Objectives secutive term. | Mr. Chase defined the followin . N . Y g Other officers who have been] : : s fi bjective elected are Oscar W. Schaub, first| Dr. ObjecHYer Of te WW vice president; Henry C. Mathews, *; ‘n,) employment. All men and second vice president; Mrs. Rowena en seeking work which eannot McMann, third vice president; Mrs. |). cing in private industry should J. T. Maris, recording secretary, and be emploved by the state. aT Jordan, corresponding 5 pun and prudent use of maa : terial resources—“idle plants must Members of the board include ,.. me as great a scandal as idle Mrs. Robert Liebenderfer, Mrs. Rose en» Ross. William T. Miller and Mrs.) os Guarantee of five essentials to O. W. Schaub. i i every citizen—food, housing, clothThe league is sponsoring a kitch- 0 "yeaith services, education. en shower April 20 to equip the 4 apr standards, including kitchen in the Eagle Creek com- minimum wages. maximum hours, munity house. The league is als0 ,,.4 ctandards for working condiattempting to get tennis courts and |, a swimming pool for the park which| 5 gia) insurance including oldnow will serve many defense WOrk- oq allowances, benefits for sickness, er families. accident, temporary unemployment and childbearing. 5 M'ARTHUR DRIVE ee NEW YORK, April 13 (U. P)—| : Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia today | As part of their practical newswas considering a measure, passed paper experience members of the unanimously by the city council, to| Butler university journalism class change the name of East River| Will publish the Greensburg Daily drive to MacArthur drive, in honor News tomorrow. of Gen. Douglas MacArthur. | The “one-day” staff will consist ot — | James Neal, Jack Shackelford, Betty BLOOMFIELD. N. J, April 13 Lupton, Jane Mottern, Bart Swope. (U. P.).—Clearfield ave. and Moul-| Joe Zainey, Myron Scarbrough, ter place will be renamed MacAr- Donnie Douglas, Jean Kercheval, thur ave. and MacArthur place at a/ Joan Hixon, Raiph Tula, Jean Branwar production rally Wednesday. !non and Joan Richardson.

You Are Cordially Invited to Attend a_

Fashion Showing of L°AIGLON

Summer Dresses

Tomorrow and Wednesday, April 14th and 15th, at 12:30 and 2:30 in the Daytime Dress Shop, Fourth Floor.

Modeling by Ayres’ own and guest mannequins. The 12:30 showing has been especially arranged for the convenience of business women.

L. S. AYRES & C0.

GREENSBURG PAPER

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141 S. Meridian st. They are: West Side—West Side Motor Sales, 2419 W. Washington st.; Stock Yards bank, Union Stock Yards: Fletcher Trust Co. 1233 Oliver ave. Brightwood—Lula Meyers, 2339 N. Gale st. : East Side — Freund's Pharmacy, Michigan st. and Highland ave. Estella Conway, 23¢ N. State st; Jones-Maley, Inc., 2421 BE. Washington st. North Side—Hoosier Motor club. 1840 N. Meridian st; Wiles & Johnson, 38th st. and College ave.; Ryland Hardware, 2911 Clifton st. South Side— Fletcher Trust bank, 1125 S. Meridian st.; Fountain Square bank, 1059 Virginia ave.; Madison Avenue bank, 1377 Madison ave. Downtown—Stewart's, Inc, 44 E. Washington st.; assessor's office, courthouse; controller's office, 102, city hall. Suburban — New Augusta bank, New Augusta; Hallie Pierson, Beech Grove.

VETERANS OF WAR | URGED TO GIVE BLOOD

Gen. Robert H. Tyndall, chairman of the Red Cross blood bank, has appealed to all world war veterans to co-operate with the blood donor program. In his appeal, Gen. Tyndall said that all ex-service men could help the war effort and our armed forces by donating blood and becoming solicitors for the blood bank. “Everyone,” he said, “in good health can give blood. Twelve thousand have given. We need thousands more if our quota is to be

wanted 200 dogs for defense work. I have a very fine, big strong Chinese chow that is 11 months old. He is a male dog and a very fine watch dog. I want to give him to the government for defense work. “I am a girl 13 years old and I would like you to let me know who to contact in regard to my dog. I collect waste paper and tin cans and buy defense stamps and if my dog would be of service I would gladly give him to Uncle Sam.”

100 MORE TEACHERS HERE GET DEGREES

The number of Indianapolis public school teachers who hold advanced

college degrees has increased 13 per

cent in the last four years, according to a survey just completed.

Superintendent DeWitt S. Morgan said the report showed that more

than 100 teachers have obtained

master of arts degrees, representing

five years of college training beyond the high school level.

“The increase in the number of college degrees held by teachers is

gratifying evidence of the professional growtn of Indianapolis teachers,” Mr. Morgan said. “Teachers realize now, as never before, that

their job of maintaining educational standards as a high level is one of the most important tasks of the war emergency.”

The report showed that about

75 per cent of all city teachers has taught in the Indianapolis school system for more than 10 years and

filled.”

NEW YORK, April 13 (U. P)— Frank Hewlett, author of Saturday's dramatic dispatch on the fall of Bataan, -is the 31-year-old veteran

jof one of journalism’s most de'manding assignments. Through the four months of the Japanese campaign in the Philippnies Mr. Hewlett has stuck to his job, suffering the same privations and bombings that have been the lot of the American and native troops. His dispatches—from the early days of air raids on Manila through the long siege of Bataan peninsula and finally the “remnant evacuation” to : Corregidor—form a chapter with few equals in the history™ of American war correspondence. On only a few occasions have his messages referred to his personal affairs. After going into Bataan with Gen. Douglas MacArthur he cabled the New York office of the United Press requesting that his salary be put into defense bonds. On another occasion when the U.P. cable editor in New York asked Gen. ‘thu

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need of radio equipment, took over ; the radio transmitter but Mr. Hew- |} lett continued to report the war by ;

that she had been interned by the Japanese in Manila. At the outbreak of war Mr. Hewlett was in charge of the United Press wireless transmitter in the Philippines, which had been utilized for years to distribute United Press news to newspaper clients throughout the Far Bast. The power of the transmitter was low. The antennae were strung on bamboo poles. Mr. Hewlett kept it going for the first three weeks of the campaign, on schedule daily. Due to one of the flukes of the ether waves, signals from this small station were recorded daily by the U. P. receiving station in Sane tiago, Chile, and rushed to New York by cable, supplying informastion from Mr. Hewlett and memsbers of his staff in many cases hours before the same news could clear congested commercial radio chan< nels. On New Year's eve Mr. Hewlett moved over to Bataan from Manila with his car, chauffeur, radio operator and transmitter. His was the last car to cross the bridges to Ba« n, blown up immediately after

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tive chairman of the war bond savings staff, will explain the details of canvassing for bond pledges.

Each canvasser will ask for these bond pledges when he first calls at a home. After he receives a pledge or the acknowledgement

participating

with a patriotic window sticker, Drive Opens April 27

When the bond pledging is com- | pleted the canvasser will then give

program.

Mrs. Arnholter has

May 2.

TWO NYA STUDENTS

today for Connecticut for jobs in| war Industries. They are Glenn| Calloway, R. R. 15, Box, 752, and| Ben Tompkins, 955 N. LaSalle st. Thomas Ward, 1222 N. Colorado st, and Robert Roth, 959 N. Bosart| ave, already have been placed with a machine company in Bristol, |

Conn.

naval radio. A Japanese bomb de-

joined the Filipino scouts.

pine high commissioner, early this month. . Mr. Colville said that Mr. Hewlett “came out of Manila late with much news and valuable information.”

said. “I used to see him frequently hot footing it around gathering news. He looked fine the last time I saw him. He was the last regular American correspondent in Bataan.”

that the wage earner already is|} in the purchase of|} bonds, he will present the pledger |

an explanation of civilian defense in the city and county along with|} an outline of the various programs

stroyed his car. The chauffeur took | an army job. The radio operator :

Aside from his dispatches the]: most recent direct word about Mr. : Hewlett came from Cabot Colville,| 6 a state department official who re-|i turned from Bataan with Mrs. |} Francis B. Sayre, wife of the Philip- |}

‘Frank was popular with everyone : on Corregidor island,” Mr. Colville |f

and instructions on how each per- i son can participate in the defense !

estimated i that the canvassers will spend from; 10 to 20 minutes at each home. She |; said no canvasser would be asked}

bined drives will be April 27 through | :

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GIVEN WAR JOBS

Two Indianapolis boys from the : trained people serve best and that| NYA workshop here were to leave |

When

Mr. Hewlett was born in Pocatello, Idaho, Dec. 30, 1910. Before joining the United Press he worked on the idaho State Journal; the Salinas, Cal, Index-Journal; Burlingame,

Cal, Advance; the Honolulu Star

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Keep your hat free from dust. Brush it regularly, with the nap.

When you lay aside a hat for the season, push out the crown, turn up the brim and put away in a hat box.

Try to persuade the hat-check girl not to pile other hats on top of yours. .

If your hat gets wet, dry it slowly, away from heat, and see that it is not pushed out of shape.

Turn out the sweatband of your hat at night. That allows per= spiration and hair oil to evaporate.

Say, mister! Be careful how you handle that hat of yours. There's a war on, you know, and it might be a long time before you can get another one of imported felt like you own now. So the Hat Style Council urges you to be very careful of the

hats you have. Here are 10

suggestions on how to make

your hat last longer.

you put on a hat, grasp the brim fore and aft.

When you put away a derby, stand it on its side. Straw hats need brushing, too. Keep your high silk hat upside down in a hat box.

Open your folding opera hat and stand it on its crown when you put it away. : wt

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