Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 May 1942 — Page 8

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TE IN COUNTY ‘BELOW NORMAL

Early Primary Pace Indi-

~ cates Total May Not Be More Than 75,000.

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‘ many places “they are slowing up the voting. In some of the big wards, like the first and second, their are only two tables and two booths in each precinct where there ordinarily are five.” No reports of trouble had been received at the court house £lection board headquarters, however, except ‘for short delays in opening some of the voting places at 6 a. m. this

morning. This was laid to the in-

experience of precinct board officials, who for the first time in 10 years were Republicans. ° Ira Haymaker, the Democratic county chairman, expressed satisfaction with the progress being made by his organization. He said the Democratic vote on the North side was hedvier than usual but was running light in other areas. He estimated that the average vote in the first three hours was 50 to 60 per precinct.

Start Counting at 8 County election commissioners in"dicated that the central counting ' bureau, at which the ballots will be tabulated precinct by precinct, will swing into operation about 8 p. m. . tonight., The counting, to be conducted by 1200 workers in eight“hour shifts, will continue until the final totals are reached. County Clerk Charles Ettinger is in charge of the work and the election commissioners are Francis Thomason, Democrat, and Kelso

Both G. O. P. Chairman Bradford and Mr. Jewett said the campaign windup last night was “unusually quiet.” “The election got away to the most orderly start in many years,” Mr. Bradford said. “We had only a few telephone calls at headquarters and no reports of serious trouble. The voting apparently will be light, which means an organization victory.” Take Time in Marking Ballots

Mr. Jewett, speaking for the Tyndall forces, said his organization wound up its drive with intensive work in the precincts last night and asserted that Gen. Tyndall would lead his ticket to victory. Voters were taking their time in marking the ballots, several precinct officials reported, and many ran over the three-minute limit. At many of the polling places, especially in the precincts tightly controlled by the organizations, workers were reported to number almost as many as voters. Early reports were that voting on trie heavily-Republican North side was very light. In the eighth precinct of the 21st ward, only 10 Republicans and seven Democrats voted in the first two hours, and

opened at 6 a. m.

normal number was 50 out of the 1200 eligible voters.

Heaviest activity was reported in the Negro precincts where both the regular G. O. P. organization and the Democratic organization had many workers. " Election commissioners reported that in the 10th precinct of the 16th ward, at 1914 English ave. on the south side, only 29 ballots were cast in the first three hours, where the normal vote is 100 at that time. In the third precinct of the 19th ward, at 1106 N. Mount st., on the west side,” 2¢ persons voted in the first three hours, also far below normal. At the court house, it was reported one of the quietest primary elections in many years. Election board deputies, who are rushed to trouble spots, had not made a single run up to 9 a. m. At the registration office, only 10 voters who had been challenged showed up in the first three hours and there were less than a dozen telephone calls, officials said. 8 8 8 Today’s primary balloting was even more colorless than most of the pre-election campaigning. But there were a few bright spots. For instance, out in the 19th ward on the West side, a poultry house had been designated as the polling place. But due to the recent and present presence of the poultry, the political workers and voters decided to move out. County Clerk Charles Ettinger co-operated and provided a new polling place. 2 2 8 In another West side precinct, about 12 early voters cast their ballots without realizing that they did not receive a. city ticket. Someone called an official’s attention to this matter. Names and addresses of those who missed this ballot were collected and they will get another chance, officials said. Later voters got their city “bats without

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These voters were waiting in front of the polls at 1303 W. 30th st. several minutes before the doors The worker at the head of the line is William Yocum, 1149 W. 31st st.

French Resisting British After Madagascar Landing

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strength of the defense troops, however, except that London did not believe there were 10,000 white soldiers on the island.

The British action, in consultation with the United States, was believed likely to bring about a showdown with the Vichy government on the entire question of war policy, but it was also a reflection of the seriousness of Japan’s successes in the Far East, especially in Burma.

One immediate repercussion may be a Vichy break in diplomatic relations with the United States, inasmuch as Washington informed Laval that this country fully approves the occupation and that “any warlike act” on the part of France would “have to be regarded

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States as an attack upon the united nations as a whole.”

U. 8S. Sends Note to Vichy

The statement, emphasizing the

threat of a Japanese sweep across the Indian ocean upon Madagascar to cut the allied supply line, was given to the Vichy ambassador in Washington and was communicated to the Laval government today by the. U. S. charge d'affaires in Vichy, Pinckney Tuck. It remained to be seen how Laval would answer the occupation of the strategic island. The Germans, with whom he has been in consultation for the last three days, may demand that France throw in her lot with the axis and perhaps surrender the French fleet. The possible repercussions were difficult to anticipate because the situation is different from the

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forces of the French island of New Caledonia in the Pacific and the occupation of St. Pierre and Miquelon islands off Newfoundland by Free French forces. American forces occupied New Caledonia after De Gaulle already had established authority there. The United States publicly assailed the Free French occupation of St. Pierre and Miquelon. The British foreign office s man pointed out that the Br presumably sent “ample forces” against Madagascar in view of allied experiences in Syria, where the Vichy forces put up a furious battle.

Say Vichy “Attacked” - The Japanese radio predicted that

‘the allied move would bring Vichy

into closer axis collaboration. Axis broadcasts since last Saturday have reported United States warships, including the Washington and North Carolina, in the Indian ocean. Quoting a Japanese spokesman at Tokyo, an axis broadcast said the Japanese regarded the Madagascar operations as “a direct attack on Vichy but that the military value of occupation is dubious because the Japanese fleet commands the Indian ocean.”

McNUTT APPOINTS AID

WASHINGTON, May 5 (U. P.). Chairman Paul V. McNutt of the war man-power commission today announced the appointment of Arthur J. Altmeyer, chairman of the social security board since 1937, as executive officer of the WMC. Fowler V. Harper, former Indiana university law professor,

" was named deputy chairman.

"SUGAR BLANKS

Hours for Registration Ex‘tended Tomorrow and Thursday. (Continued from Page One)

county eutside Indianapolis. With a minimum of. confusion, the first day of registration proceeded pretty much as planned. City schools issued 21,046 books and city and county schools together 106,061. For those who held books, retail sugar sales resumed today after the “freeze” in preparation for the registration. In the state ’ 669,959 books were issued. Long lines of patient: housewives waited their turns and there was a slight element of runs about the affair. For some it probably was the first time they'd actually experienced an effect of the war. Miss Blanche Breeden, a teacher at School 32, said they'd been “awfully nice. Some though, had to go home. They didn’t have enough time.” Pupils Carry Message At School 31, the pupils had been given notes the day before to take home, telling their parents what information they should have be--fore they came to register. But some of the parents couldn't complete the registration without making an extra trip home. The big stumbling block was the color of the eyes of the families’ members. You had to know that and also the weight, height and color of hair of those you were registering for. Those questions led .to. some rather large blank looks. Probably the busiest man in the sugar ration set up today was Otto J. Feucht, member of the county rationing board. He was swamped with telephone calls and queries at the War Memorial. Woman Feared Jail ; One woman wanted to know if she would go to jail because she had 100 pounds of sugar on hand. Mr. Feucht said no. The lady told Mr. Feucht he must be wrong, that she was firmly convinced she was headed for a barred cell. She wouldn’t be consoled. Retailers called wanting to know what to do with the stamps after they’d been turned over by customers. They are to put them in a book and in turn deliver them to wholesalers for more sugar to sell. Only the No. 1 stamp is good for retail purchases up till and including May 16. Complaints also reached the ration board from those who said they had to stay in line too long. One woman complained that when a mother went to register, she also discussed her son’s school work with the teacher and thus held things up. Probably the prevalent question

was, “Where do I register.”

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LOS ANGELES, May 5 (U. P.).— Secretary of Navy Frank Knox believes reduction in ship sinking along the Atlantic seaboard has been “due in part to a system of protection against submarine attack that has been perfected.” : “We are gradually establishing the type of defense that has proved ef-

fective around England and the North Atlantic,” he told & press conference. “There are very few sinkings in the North Atlantic and

protection against submarine attack that has been perfected.”

| Protection Against U-Boats I Perfected, Knox Reports

on the system that has been devised. He said it was. possible that veduction in sinkings also could be attributed partly to removal of German submarines to home bases for overhaul. He predicted navy personnel would be more than 1;000,000 by July, 1943, ‘and said the navy was satisfied with its present system of voluntary enlistments, He said the navy now has more than 500,000 men as compared with about 140,000 in the Summer of 1940. In a statement issued simultaneously with release of naval casualties last night, he praised the men

Mr. Knox did not give particulars

who have died in the war.

PATTERSON VISIONS ARMY OF 6,000,000

WASHINGTON, May 5 Sh P.)— Undersecretary of War Ro Patterson today mentioned an army of 6,000,000 men in an appearance before the house military affairs committee. ; The war department has set 3,600,000 as the objective for this year. of 7,000,000 has been frequently discussed by official sources. Patterson spoke of a 6,000,000man army while testifying in opposition to a proposal to prohibit the army from commissioning men in civilian life who have had no previous military training. He said

that skilled civilians were needed as

technicians in the expanding forces.’

BIDDLE WARNS LABOR

SCRANTON, Pa., May 5 (U. P.) .— Attorney General Francis Biddle today warned labor that it must clean house and win public confidence to protect its social legislation gains against wartime and postwar pressures for repeal of those benefits.

answer—the school nearest your home. If you are unable to get there, you may sign up at another school. : Residents of the county outside of Indianapolis, however, - were asked not to come to the city to register. : / Those living in hotels and “eating out” were told to register even .though they may have no immediate . use for. the books as the regulations now stand. If they eat more than 12 meals '‘a week in one place, the owner of that establishment is to take the book

. Another rationing official who was having a busy time of it was William ‘Burns, deputy state ration administrator. He had to stay up most of ‘the night dispatching books to state boards that had run out. “Bus companies = were them free of charge. About. 5000 teachers in Indianapolis are at work on the ration and last night some didn’t have time 0

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IGLORIA VANDERBILT

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NEW YORK, May 5 (U. P.)~—

Mrs. Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, |

whose estate is valued at between $25,000,000 and $50,000,000 left the | niece she brought up, Gloria Vanderbilt Dicicco, only a few trinkets, probate of the Whitney will revealed here. Bulk of the vast estate will be used to establish a trust fund for | which Mrs. Whitney’s three children will be trustees. Mrs. Whitney, widow of Harry Payne Whitney, died April 18, | The will revealed that Gloria, who was given over to the custody of Mrs. Whitney after a. court- fight with the girl's mother, will receive a pearl and diamond bracelet, as well as the trophies and mementoes of her father, Reginald Vanderbilt. Specific bequests comprised only about one-tenth of the entire es-

mainder going to the trust fund. Mrs. Whitney's children, Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, Flora Whitney Miller and Barbara Whitney Henry were named to administer the trust for “charitable, religlous, scientific, literary, or educational purposes, including. the encouragement of art.”

FAILS TO GET SUGAR RATION BOOK FOR DOG

NEW YORK, May 5 (U. P.)— Mrs. Mary Krucle tried to get a sugar ration book for her year-old white Spitz dog today. “What about my Bootsie?” she asked the registrar. “Bootsie is my dog, and she must have her tea every day with one lump.” Denied a book, she was almost in tears. “I just. wanted to know, that’s all,” she said. “Members of my family have spilled their blood in

I am patriotic. I inquired because Bootsie does’ love her tea.” Mrs. Krucle said she probably would have to put syrup in Bootsie’ S tea but added: “I-don’t know: if" she’s going * ‘to like it.”

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Soviet ‘Reporter Tells How ‘Road of Life’ Was

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far from the shore, but there; od no time to have a gobd: Togk. ‘We had to slip through the urea [of German, fire with all possible speed. We climbed on the shore later and proceeded along a high ° ‘road and soon we stopped before &. Senuiy at the outskirts of Leningrad.

Our car made for the: liv .There the city seemed as beautiful as ever —still a great.city; the city of glory

and power of the

people. But the monuments ‘are’ covered with sandbags and ‘board end "the posters on the houses have turned yellow and tattered. There is snow in the streets. We passed through several circles of barricades to the avenue of the 256th of October,

‘Treasures Destroyed

Everywhere as we came into the city we could see that Hitler had paid thousands of ‘men for. every foot . of ground he ‘gained. T harder he pressed the more atepse was the resistance. Then the Germans’ in their: im *

‘potent fury destroyed the priceless

art treasures all around.Leningrad, bombing and shelling the rhuseums and - palaces. Even : the famous statue of Samson in the Peterliof was carried away and the Pulkovo Y observatory was destroyed. . Through it all, the people—even old men and girlss—worked on'in the factories to supply 4 the front: Ine fighters. .

SUSPECT ARRESTED AS GAS ‘MOOCHER’

A man charged ‘with being the ““moocher,” . who collected dollar bills on -the ‘plea that he was a war worker and needéd the cash for gasoline to. get to work, was eine held by police today. t More than 15 call§ from suspic donors had been made to police the past week and yesterday : the man was captured after Walter Parcells, 3355 N. Meridian st., called police after “donating - ‘a ‘dollar for defense.” Police said he confessed that he posed as a war worker or as a depu= ty sheriff. He is charged with Vage rancy.

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