Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 May 1942 — Page 3

FRIDAY, MAY 29, 1042 _

CITY WILL ASK DEFENSE FUND

Transfer of $25,000 From General Fund Will Be

Sought in Council.

An appropriation of $25,000 to defray costs of civilian defense work the remainder of the year will be asked of the city council by Mayor Sullivan Monday night. . The proposed ordinance will seek to appropriate money from unspent balances in the city general fund, Mayor Sullivan said. However, it will be used only for necessary civilian defense expenditures. The money will be used to pay the rental on the central defense control office on E. 22d st. along with heat, light and power expenses of the center. Six zone offices are to be set up but they will be on either city, county and state prop-

erty and the expenses will be small. | §

Fund Under Mayor's Control The fund will only be used at

the direct order of Mayor Sullivan. 3

The safety board. through the police and fire departments, has charge of defense work in the city and Mayor Sullivan is chairman of the Indianapolis civilian defense council. The appropriation is desired by the mayor so that a reserve might be on hand to replace city property if damaged by bombing or sabotage. Also direct lines of communications between the central office, zone offices and the police and fire department are planned.

It is also intended to at least in-|

WORST TIRE FOE

stall receiver radio sets in each of the 48 district headguarters over the city. Perhas at a later date] two-way radios will be installed.

Private Fund Exhausted

Money must also be made available for air raid alarms. At present the council is planning to use as many of the present steam whistles on factories over the city as possible, with sirens on the city’s fire engines| as auxiliaries. | Mayor Sullivan said there is no| way of knowing how much money is| needed for civilian defense but all major cities in the state and nation| are now financing defense work through public funds. Heretofore, civilian defense in the city and county have been de- | frayed by private donations. This | fund has now become exhausted, | the mayor said. He pointed out that there was a sufficient balance in the city general fund for defense | work, but an ordinance is necessary| to transfer the money and earmark it for defense

CATHERINE OTWELL, LONG ILL, DIES AT 76 :

Catherine Otwell. widow of John| M. Otwell, died yesterday at her home, 1509 Fletcher ave. after a long illness. She was 76. She was a member of the Seventh Presbyterian church, and the ladies’ auxiliary to the Brotherhood of] Locomotive Engineers, division 552. Mrs. Otwell was a native of Evansville Surviving are three sisters, Mrs. | Edward H. Peerman of Indianapolis, ! Mrs. Amelia Osborn of Mt. Vernon. Ind, and Mrs. Guy Paterson of Sacramento, Cal, and two brothers, Henry and William Kiltz of Mt. Vernon. Funeral services will be at 10 am. Monday at the Bert S. Gadd funeral home, conducted by the Rev. Ira B Stock, pastor of the Seventh Presby- | terian church. Burial will be in Crown Hill cemetery.

BURIAL TODAY FOR

HARVEY M’INTIRE

Harvey E. McIntire, Indianapolis; contractor, was to be buried today| in Milton, Ky. following services| last night in the Tyner funeral! home. Mr. McIntire, a descendant of a| pioneer Kentucky family, died| Wednesday at the home of a daughter, Mrs. B. R. Callis, 3534 Salem] st. He was 85. He was active in residential construction in Indianapolis for 30 vears before going to Florida where | he lived 15 years. He returned w Indianapolis three years ago. He was active in the Methodist church and was a member of the Masonic lodge. Surviving besides the daughter, ae & son, Ira H. of Rockford, Ill, | and a grandson, Roger G. Callis of Indianapolis.

PHARMACIST HONORED William M. Birk,

5550 Central

Bill Wilson, son of Mrs. James Wilson, 1319 Bellefontaine st., has graduated from the Great Lakes naval training station and is now attending the signal school at the University of Chicago. He enlisted in the navy in March.

TIME IS GALLED

Petroleum Industry Group

Sees Long Service With Proper Use.

At least 75 per cent of tires now on automobiles will give essential service for at least two more years, the Petroleum Industry committee {said in a statement issued through the Hoosier Motor club here today. “It is the opinion of people who have made a study of the situation that proper continued use of tires now in service will actually cause less deterioration than the ravages of time.” Eduveation Emphasized The statement was one of several issued recently by transportation men and oil dealers in protesting the proposed rationing of gasoline in Midwestern areas to conserve rubber. The committee's statement said

|that the government could conserve

more rubber by further educating motorists as to the proper use of pri! oo by “denying the use of ne in areas where the supply is tn. 2 “The prospect of gasoline rationing, as indicated by rumors, to be brought about in the Midwest already has caused a great damage to the conservation of rubber,” the statement said. Confusion Deplored

“Many motorists who are using their cars in economical fashion have become alarmed from many of the misguided statements issued by bureaus in Washington and have decided to use the automobiles rather lavishly in what they believe may be their final fling.” The committee said the rationing of gasol.ne is wholly unnecessary and “just another regimentation.”

Buhmiller Dies; Was Carpenter

STEPHEN BUHMILLER, retired Indianapolis carpenter, died vesterday at the home of his son, Eugene Buhmiller, 1056 Castle ave. He was 85 and had been ill a year. Mr. Buhmiller had lived in Indianapolis 39 years, coming here from Jefferson county. He was a member of the University Heights United Brethren church. Surviving, besides the son, are two granddaughters, Miss Mary Ellen Buhmiller and Miss Thelma Buhmiller, both of Washington, D. C, and a nephew, John Buhmiller of Eureka, Mont. Funeral services will be at 2 p. m. tomorrow at the Bert S. Gadd chapel, 1047 Churchman | ave. cemetery.

WRITING TEACHER DIES LAFAYETTE, Ind, May 29 (U. P.) —Funeral services for John H.| Bachtenkircher, 83, veteran penmanship supervisor who served |

| Miss.

Chester Nelson N. M. Haycox

LEFT—Chester E. Nelson is just 17 but he felt the urge to do something for Uncle Sam, so he joined the marines. He left his studies at Shortridge high school to do it, too. He is the son of . Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Nelson, 4130 N. Capitol ave., and is in training at San Diego, Cal. He was a member of the Shortridge track team. RIGHT—N. M. Haycox of Indianapolis has been selected to attend the officers’ candidate school at Ft. Knox, Ky. He was formerly stationed at Pine camp, N. Y. Before induction, Pvt. Haycox, who is a technician, was employed at the Sears, Roebuck store here. His ‘wife, Alice, is living with her parents until the war is over.

Thomas Battista Albert Jensen

LEFT—Thomas J. Battista’s seven years’ experience in the installation department of the Indiana Bell Telephone Co. is being utilized by the army. He is now in Iceland as a technician in the signal corps which handles communications. He is the son of Mrs. Rose Battista, 2448 N. Alabama st, and attended Butler university. RIGHT—Albert Jensen is spending his days learning how to prepare tasty dishes for the soldiers at Ft. Bragg, N. C., where he is training to be a cook. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Jensen, 245 S. Keystone ave. He is a graduate of Technical high school and was employed at Allison’s before entering the service.

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Boys in Ward 21 of the Keesler

apolis boy, Pvt. Robert W. Patterson.

His address is 397th Technical Si = 2 2 Carl A. Sexton of Cortland, Ind. today was graduated as a qualified | airplane mechanic at Keesler Field, |

2 = Pvt. Arthar H. Losche, son of Theodore Losche, R. R. 6, today reported for special instructions in the wheeled vehicle department of the armored force school at Ft. Knox, Ky. He will learn to repair and maintain the numerous types of wheeled vehicles used by the force.

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Local Men Join Army

Indianapolis men who have en|listed recently at the army recruitling station here are: Army, unassigned — Gerald M. Lowry, 1531 E. Market st.; Charles W. Pennington, 1024 Cedar st.; James T. Lowry, 3275 Winthrop ave.; Maurice J. Bruce, 1124 Broadway; Frank R. Wilking, 5733 Guilford ave.,, and Norman E. Bess, 644 E. 328 st. Air corps, unassigned—Ned M. Smith, 1208 N. Rural st, and Robert L. Lister, 1740 S. Randolph st. Signal corps, unassigned—Louis

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Lynn A. Breece Charles A. Breece

BOTH SONS of Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Breece, 4325 N. Illinois st, have answered Uncle Sam’s call to the colors. Lynn A. is a captain and supervisor of instruction in the air corps communications school at Camp Morrison, West Palm Beach, Fla. Formerly, he was assigned to Scott field, Belleville, Ill, and Chanute field, Rantoul, Ill. He is a graduate of Purdue university and was in command of a CCC camp in Oregon before entering the service. Charles Jr. is now a corporal in the medical training corps at Camp Robinson, Little Rock, Ark. He was formerly a staff writer for Station WFBM and is a graduate of Butler university, where he was active in the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity. He has been in the service since February.

Chalma N. Barnes Boyd C. Gorham

LEFT—Somewhere at sea today, aboard a ship carrying supplies to Uncle Sam’s battle fleet, is Chalma N. Barnes of Trafalgar, son of Mr. and Mrs. James E. Barnes. A former employee of Kingan & Co., Seaman Barnes was graduated from Trafalgar high school in 1937. He is 22 and has been on active duty for the last vear.

RIGHT—Having completed a 1

course of study at the aviation thachinist mates school of the navy at Jacksonville, Fla.,, Boyd C. Gorham, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Gorham of Stilesville, Ind, has been transferred to Norfolk, Va. He is a graduate of Amo, Ind, high school and enlisted in the navy last September.

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Local Private in Mississippi Hospital Hopes for Letters

Field, Miss., hospital today sent out

an appeal for letters from home, especially for a convalescent Indian-

Pvt. Patterson is the son of Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Patterson, 9190 College ave, and is an instructor in the air corps technical school at the field.

dron, P. P,, Keesler Field, Miss.

Report at Fort Robert Charles Mattox, 3055 N. Meridian st., Apt. 1, and Samuel Earl Roney, 1333 Park ave. Apt. 3, have reported at Ft. Harrison for induction into the ramy as voluntary officer candidates. Both are from Board 8. The following Negro selectees have reported for duty in the army

at Ft. Harrison:

Bearq 2—Silver Trent Davis, 1561 Yandes; John Edward Upshaw, 1320 Columbia; Albert Wilson, 145 S. Sheridan; John Ray Chicago; Ben Penick, 1732 Mars Willie Moore, 1136 E. 20th; John Marvin Williams, 1722 Bellefontaine; Edward Becks, 2940 Pennsylvania; Algenon Lee Williams, 1549 Martindale and Raymond Paul Grundy, 2464 Columbia. Board 4—Joseph Thomas Haynes, 229 28th: Walter Mack Turner, 1154 W. 27th; Levi Franklin Pinner, 1709 E, 25th: Paul Rutland, 1044 W. 25th; James Rollins Bean, Methodist hospital; Charles Clarence Taylor, 874 Roache; Ira Glenn, 914 N. Capitol; Moses Alonzo Banks. 558 Udell; William Fred Toddy, 861 W. 27th; William Penn Walker, 946 Roache; James Bennett, 614 W. 27th; John Dee Storey, Da yton, O.; Roosevelt Harris, 2319 Indianapo is; Carl Martin Anderson, Fly Shriver, and Oscar Turner, 1119 W. h. Ambrose PWR IL 2261 Indianapolis; Alex Taylor, Fag 4 Highland. and James Duncan Cornett, Board 5—Josep 5 Swedish, 101 Douglas; Kenneth Claude. Walston, 423 California; Henderson Edward Porter, Ulysses Shelton, 220 W. Clair; ne Dozier 952

Young, W. St. man, 149 Douglass; Eugen Camp; John Arthur Sears, 310 W. Michigan. Arthur Miller Roberts, 756 Center; herman James Polley Jr., 1061 N. Sheffield: Creed Harris, 321 Minerva; Douglas Leonard Yates: 537 W. 13th; Willard Millers 2832 Martindale; Curtis Rucker,

Durrett, tindale;

orth; Richard Cole-

|F. Kelley, 907 N. Oxford st, and Wilmer L. Elett, 1941 W. New|3 York st. 2 ”

Transfer 5 at Shelby

Transfers to the newly organized “third special service unit” of the jarmy have been given five Indianapolis soldiers stationed at Camp [Suen The men are: Sergt. Robert A. Brown, former | emploves of H. Leiber & Co.; Elbert

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Burial will be in Crown Hill |

ave, was honored this week with a three terms as president of the|Chatham, former employee of L. S.

semi-centennial certificate from the | American Association of Penman- |Ayres & Co;

Corp. Don C. Crim,

Philadelphia College of Pharmacy ship Teachers, were to be held at former City Ice Cream Co. em-

and Science, Philadelphia, Pa. A

| Winamac today. He had served as

ployee; Wayne Crim, who formerly

graduate of the college in 1892, Mr. penmanship teacher in the Lafay-| Worked for Charles Mayer & Co, Birk was awarded the certificate ette schools for 50 years, and pre-and Jefferson McConnell, formerly for 50 years of service in the pro- | viously taught at Greencastle and employed as a timekeeper for the

fessic since fi his diploma. |

Highland Park, Ill

| 'ndianapolis Union railroad.

1 Douglas; William Columbus Gofiner, 8 N. West; Richard Herman Harris, 823 Po Robert Lee Sneed, 904 Paca; Stanley Curtis Johnson, 1420 Yandes; Thomas Carl Blackmon, 1053 N. Pershing; Augustus Attwell Cummins, 974 N. Sheffield; Vernon Sanders, 443 Minerva; Doyle Shaw, 215% Geisendorff; Edward Andrew Jordan, 413 N. California; James Arthur Lasley, 434 N. Blackford; Leonard Howard Brewer, W. Walnut; Mack Hudgens, 2347 N. Capitol, and John Andrew Jackson, 1111 Hud-

Board 8 Henry Lawrence Underwood, 450 N. Senate; Fred Pace, 524% Indiana; David Carter, 310 N. Alabama; John ward Gaddie; 726 N. nate; William Windsor Babry, 2023 Boulevard: Eugene Harris, Indianapo! lis athletic club; Jesse Hale, 320 Arch; Warner Garret Stamper. 517 N. Senate; Emer: Eldon Merritt, 1537 N. Senate; Samuel lips, 1000 N. Delaware; James Douglas Brown, Ann Arbor, | Mich.; Jack Anderson, 545 N. Senate; | Jesse Hayes, 1234 Cornell; John Oliver | Suggs, 305 W. Vermont, and Selwyn Gar- | land Holmes, 319! Indiana. oard 13—Charles Sooker, 1217 S. Illinois; Jesse James Duck, tucky: James Edward Martin; William John Parks: Pennsyivania, and Robert Lee "Covington. 142 S. Kenwood. Board 14—Lawrence Robert Scott, 4983 Nis Meridian, and Robert Glascow Banks,

IN INDIANAPOLIS—VITAL STATISTICS

Here Is the Traffic Record FATALITIES

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31 59

!club, noon

THURSDAY TRAFFIC COURT

{ will Poecin at County City Total ft

Marion Led 35, F. and A. anniversary dinner and meeting, Nass temple, 8: b m.; conferral of degrees a m.

Exchange club, luncheon, Hotel Severin, oon.

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Indianapolis Real Estate Board, 3 u

tournament, Indianapolis Country c all day; dinner. 7 p. m. Kappa Sigma, luncheon, tage, noon Delta Tau Delta,

Canary cot-

luncheon. Columbia

Phi Delta Theta, luncheon, Canary cottage, noon.

Optimist club, luncheon, Columbia club,

Cases Convie- Fines noon

Tried tions Paid peeding 2 2 Reckless driving. 7 63 Failure to stop at through street. Failure to stop at signals Drunken driving. All others

0 0 5 140 4 16

243

MEETINGS TODAY

institut officials, conference cation ae Schricker, Claypool

or. Crayon hotel

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Sigma Chi, luncheon, Board of Trade,

noon

MEETINGS TOMORROW

Memorial Day parade, downtown : a. m.: services at monument circle. following the parade. Victory pageant under auspices of Fraternal Order of Eagles and the Indiana Aeries, downtown, afternoon. Butler university Gra-Y leaders, and son rally, Butler campus, P.

MARRIAGE LICENSES

These lists are from aaeial records in the county court . The mes, for errors in

Jather

5, PENS SF

9:30 { N. Del

Thombs E. Carter, 36, of 230 W. 20th;

Julie Christopher Sanders Jr., 26, FreeTR x.; Helen Johaan McLean, 23. of 10 E. Maple road. Donald Burnette Reid Jr. Westview dr.: Virginia A. Wa | 1034 S. Sheffield.

Bernard Dewitt Wagner. 19, of 1134 N. Butler 2 Fina Josephnie Wagner. 19, R. R. x 2 ne Lintrison, 27, of 1964 Tallman: ee Josephine Dunkin, 23, of 1506 E.

Charles Thomas Elliott, 22, of 2002 Underwood; Vivian Louise Harrington, 18, of 1688 Sarroliton. n Rear . Price, 21, of 563 Moreland; Lillian arie White, 19, of 1470 S. Illinois. Robert Leslie Neese, 27. Zionsville, Ind.. N Warman.

22, of 1809 de, 20, of

Anne c. Sm} anc, 26, So 3

Norm: Ray ism LaSalle. "Nellita Wr Hershel Stanley Williams, 44, of 363¢ N. Capitol; Amanda Floy Gilliam, 38, of 1109 aware Robert Armor Rigg, is of ous. paren: Clara L. Wright, 62, of 1 N. Albert Elmer High Anh Av Aufderheide, 6. ot 4

en A. Beuke Elizabeth Ann Stumpf, 21, of 3225 S. ridian Jack Donald Averill, 21, naval training school, Indianapolis; Mary Frances Radi 18, of je N. Haugh. | Miles rdner, of 2022 N. Penn givanta. Audrey AAnape Cox, 21, of 1210

John Sherman Mackey, 21, of 1309 Blaine. Virginia Johnson, 20, of 1280

D. R. Jackson, 34, of 2845 Boulevard place. |N

Fruitdale: Wilma Jean Meyer, 20, of 2260 .. Pennsylvania William B. Eilison, 36, of 3217 Boulevard Dlace. Wilma Margaret Hoff, 23, 905

BIRTHS Girls Albert, Mary Docktor, at St. Francis. Arthur, Isabel Spreen, at St. Francis. Herman, Cora Bolmer, at St. Francis.

Charles, Norma Hammond, at St. cis

Eo pets Sova at Methodis Ben, Margaret Sinus, at 705 S. Meridian. Boys Carl, Jesse Sarisine, at Methodist. Stanley,

Oscar, Jane Viewegh. at St. Francis, George, Ruth Hoffman, at Coleman. Edwin, afer, at Coleman,

DEATHS

carcin

William. 2 Tilley, 47, at Veterans’, ar-

i, | terioscleros

lvester Beeler, 71, at City, leukemia. Hlism T. Clark, 76, at 1821 S. State, carcinom William Shes & 59, at 411 N. Hoimes, coronary emboi Harvey cintire, 85, at 3534 Salem, ina Haeberle, 64, at St. Vin-

uremi 74, at 939 N. Tibbs,

3° Ble Hiiaveth May, 30, of 130 Wo er Loa cr Sra

ohn by Teegarden, 71, at 409 E. 12th, |De

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Dwight A. Clift

Four service stripes run slantingly down the left forearm of Dwight A. Clift, USN, machinists mate first class. And those four stripes mean 16 years of service for Uncle Sam. Seaman Clift joined the navy back in 1926 when all was quiet and he was but a 17-year-old youth seeking adventure on the seas. Today his chosen work is anything but peaceful, and Machinist’'s Mate Clift is hard at work at Norfolk, Va., where he is going over the machinery of our men-of-war. He is married. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Clift, live at 3228 Roosevelt ave. He attended Technical high school.

DEFENDS STATE MERIT SYSTEM

Johnson Tells Institution Chiefs Defects Due to ‘Skepticism.’

Defects in the state’s merit system during the first year of its operation in state institutions are the result of “skepticism and lack of understanding,” declared W. Leonard Johnson, state personnel bureau director, here today. He spoke at the Claypool hotel before superintendents and trustees of the state’s 20 institutions, whose employees were placed under the merit system a year ago by a 1941 law. “Some people have the erroneous impression that the merit law guarantees perfection,” Mr. Johnson said. “It is entirely up to department heads in administering merit law provisions, to make the system work.”

Sounds a Warning

He warned superintendents that they must co-operate with each other during the war emergency because there will not be enough skilled workers to handle all the jobs. “All state institutions will have to cut down on some of their activities and use available employees only for essentials,” he said. Mr. Johnson urged superintendents to get better acquainted with the principles of the merit system in order that present defects could be overcome.

STATE CAP FLIER INJURED ON DUTY

Leland D. Binder of Connersville, Ind, one of 15 Hoosiers who left last week for civilian air patrol duty in the East, was injured yesterday when his plane crashed into the ocean off the New Jersey coast. Army reports of the accident said that both he and James H. Knox of Buffalo, N. Y., who apparently was piloting the plane, were rescued and taken to an Atlantic City hospital. The army said they were

;|on a routine mission.

Mr. Binder, aecording to Walker Winslow, Indiana CAP commander, was the first Hoosier CAP member to be injured. The son of Mrs. Gwendolyn Binder, he had joined the Richmond, Ind, unit as an observer. Also in his outfit are Charles Lentz of Richmond, and Herman Teetor, Hagerstown.

SAILOR WINS A DEB

PERTH, Australia, May 29 (U. P.).—A United States sailor has won the heart of a descendant of Lord North, British prime minister during the reign of George III, whose ypcompromising attitude caused the American revolution. The socially prominent parents of Debutante Joan North announced her engagement ‘to Machinist's

E Mate Roy Wilson Parr of San Fran-

cisco.

DUTCH TRAIN IN U. S. WASHINGTON, May 29 (U.P,) — Several hundred Netherlands soldiers are receiving flying instruction at four United States army air force establishments, the war department announced today.

OFFICIAL WEATHER

———U+ S. Weather Bureau J

(Central War Time) ...... 5:19 Sunset TEMPERATURE —May 29, 1941— 18M: ....... 8 pom... 88 Precipitation 24 hrs. ending 7:30 a. m.

al precipitation since Jan, 1 ess since Jan. 1

The following table shows temperatures in other cities:

Sunrise

205 W. Ray. Mathew, Pearl Collins, at 1522 S. Harlan, | Boston —————— Chicago .... Cincinnati .

Cleveland nver Evansville

ndianapolis ansas City,

fami oS

Ney

viresersarere 83 e0sstdosnnne 7°

BLAKELEY HAD THAT OLD FIGHT

Eye-Witness Heard Shouts Of Crew as Bombers Went After Subs.

By NAT A. BARROWS,

Copyright, 1942, by The Indianapolis Times and The Chicago Daily News, Ine.

CASTRIES, ST. LUCIA, B. W. I May 27 (Delayed)—A second attempt to sink the American destroyer Blakeley was beaten off tonight amid a furious anti-subma-‘rine attack by army and navy bomber planes escorting the crippled flush-decker from her 48hour port refuge in Martinique to this British harbor, 30 miles north. Pushing ahead steadily despite the loss of part of her forward deck, the Blakeley crossed St. Lucia channel safely and was standing off the harbor entrance here when an enemy submarine attempted to maneuver into position for another torpedoing. Men With Fighting Spirit

Although only a mile or so away from security inside Castries harbor, the Blakeley narrowly escaped the same fate that struck her last Monday off Martinique. The destroyer wallowed toward port, her tangled and crumpled broken nose hanging off both sides. But her guns were ready and aimed; she was prepared to put up the stiffest kind of fight. As an eyewitness to the 15-minute counter-offensive put up by the protecting escorts, I was close enough to the Blakeley to see the faces of her men, hear their shouts and cries of delight as bombs smashed into their target somewhere a couple of miles westward. These survivors of Monday's submarine attack off Martinique were covered with oil and tired but the discovery that an enemy sub was again stalking their ship gave them a fighting spirit that was fine to see.

Compartments Took Strain

From my perch aboard an armed British launch running alongside the Blakeley I could see her men straighten up a bit as the first bomber snooped down and went into battle. Ever since the crippled ‘ship cleared Ft. De France at noon, exactly 48 hours after she crept around Cape Solomon Monday, she had been at battle stations. She could make only 10 knots. Off her starboard side, framed by a sun just about to drop into the Caribbean, the fight continued. We could not see the sub but she was there, The way the bombs were dropping and the way the planes were darting in one after another told us what was under the water.

Skipper Is Haggard

Lieut. Comm. Mitchel Matthews, haggard from his fearful ordeal, that began Monday, conned his ship for the narrow entrance praying that she could make it before another sub could catch ‘her from a hiding place near shore or the sub under attack could launch a torpedo. : Once docked, the Blakeley showed more vividly than ever how honest workmanship back in 1919 had enabled her to survive Monday's sneak attack and somehow get across to St. Lucia from Martinique, completely under her own power. Some of her hanging edges were burned away by torch after she left Ft. De France, yet her compartment bulkheads took the strain and kept her on even keel.

Organizations

Bridge Tournament Monday—A bridge tournament will be held in the auditorium of the Little Flower church at 2 p. m. Monday, June 8 and 22. Mrs. Robert Kelly is in charge.

War Films to Be Shown—Robert F. Ham will show a series of war pictures at the Southport high school at 7:30 p. m. Wednesday for civilian defense workers of Perry township.

O. E. S. 364 to Initiate—Irvington chapter 364, O. E. S., will confer degrees at 8 p. m. Monday in the Irvington masonic temple, 5516 E. Washington st. Msr. Aneta Beadle Vogle of the Red Cross nutrition committee will speak at 8:30 p. m. Mrs. Benita Kaye is worthy matron and R. Clifford Mahrling worthy patron.

NOBLESVILLE DEATH LAID TO FAMILY ROW

NOBLESVILLE, Ind., May 29 (U. P.).—Police today blamed a family quarrel for the death last night of Mrs. Camilla Krenning, 32, in a Noblesville hospital a few hours after she wounded herself in the temple with her husband’s -revolver. Police said the shooting occurred in the garage of the Krenning home near Carmel. The husband, William G., Krenning, is the regional business manager of the farm security administration office at Indianapolis.

CHAPLAIN TO GIVE MEMORIAL ADDRESS

The Rev. Edward J. Gracey, resident chaplain at Ft. Harrison, will deliver the Memorial day address at St. Joseph cemetery, S. Meridian st. and Pleasant Run blvd, at 11 a. m. Sunday. The program of Decoration day

8/services and flag raising ceremonies

is under the auspices of Boy Scout Troop No. 130 of Sacred Heart Catholic church. Chaplain Myles O'Toole and Walter R. Glass, scoutmaster, will have charge.

FARM YOUTH KILLED

BEDFORD, Ind. May 29 (U. P.). —Kenneth H. Brown, 16-year-old farm youth of near here, died yesterday at Dunn hospital of a skull

he was driving, hitched to a sled,

bolted.

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fracture Wednesday when a mule}

Rites Tomorrow

J. William Bosse

J. W. BOSSE DIES AT PARLEY HERE

Muscatatuck Colony Chief Known as Expert in

School Finances.

J. William Bosse, superintendent of the Muscatatuck colony at Butlerville, will be buried in Evansville tomorrow following services at 10 a. m. in Shirley Brothers’ central chapel. Mr. Bosse, who was 55, died yesterday in the Claypool hotel while attending a conference of superintendents and trustees of state institutions. He had finished speaking in a forum when he was stricken by a heart attack and died a few minutes later. His wife, Ruth, attended the conference. A nephew of Ben Bosse, former mayor of Evansville, Mr. Bosse was appointed superintendent of the Muscatatuck colony in April, 1941, by Governor Schricker., He succeeded Dr. Joseph S. Skobba.

Devised Fiscal Forms

He had been fiscal officer of the state department of education 10 years, holding the position of director of state statistics and assistant state superintendent. A native of Evansville, Mr. Bosse was educated at Chicago, Pittsburgh and Northwestern universi=ties. As fiscal officer for the education department, he had charge of state distribution of funds to public schools and distributed more than $125,000,000 in that capacity. He determined the allocation of state school support and originated the system of records and reports for public schools. He had been business manager: of the school cafeterias in Evansville and served .as .executive- secretarymanager of the Chamber of Commerce in Evansville and Valparaiso.

Taught Bible Class

He was a member of the Indiana Schoolmen’s club, Indiana State Teachers’ association, National Education association, National School Administrators’ association and similar organizations. While a resident here, he was a member of the Evangelical Lutheran church of Our Redeemer and was superintendent of the Sunday school and leader of the adult Bible class. Surviving, besides his wife, are twin sons, Willard of Indianapolis, and William of Valparaiso; another son, Edwin F. of East Orange, N. J.; a daughter, Miss Ruth Miriam Bosse of Butlerville; two brothers, Elmer and Walter, and four sisters, Mrs. Marcella Held, Mrs. Margaret Southwell, Mrs. Louise Rauscher and Mrs. Esther Schnute, all of Evansville.

16, OF C. ASSAILS

ROAD BID DELAY.

Holding Up Highways on Reservoir Site Viewed as Peril by Book.

Rejection by county commission= ers of the first bids received for construction of new roads to make way for the new Indianapolis Water Co. reservoir northeast of the city, drew sharp criticism from Chamber of Commerce officials to= day. Two bids were received by come missioners yesterday, one from Smith & Johnson at $109,600 and the other a joint offer submitted by Grady Brothers and M. A. Hinsey Co. at $149,566. William T. Ayres, president of the commissioners, said the bids were rejected because the specifications failed to provide for inspectors to “protect the county’s interests.”

Explanation by Ayres

“There was nothing particularly wrong with the bids but there are several things we want to get straightened out before awarding a contract,” Mr. Ayres said. The entire cost. of the pavements, made necessary by rerouting roads around the new reservoir, will be paid by the water company. William H. Book, Chamber executive vice president, in a formal statement, said the delay caused by rejection of the bids is a serious threat to the future welfare of the community.

Shortage Recalled

The statement pointed out that the city was near water rationing a year ago and that further delays in the reservoir project would be see rious. Mr. Book charged that commis sioners “delayed beyond a reason=able time their consideration of the location of new roads earlier in the year.” As to Mr. Ayres’ stand for inspec tors to protect the county, Mr, Book said water company officials have offered to pay the wages of inspec tors the commissioners want on the project. “The commissioners need not reject the bids because the lower of= fer was slightly higher than the engineers’ estimates, because the water company has agreed to pay the full amount of the lowest bid,” Mr. Book said. “We see no good reason for dee laying this project by rejection of these bids.” The bids were for paving ‘more than three miles of the total eight miles that have to be paved before the reservoir can be put in opera= tion.

ALLISON WORKERS T0 HEAR REUTHER

Walter P. Reuther, C. I. O. leader, will address Allison workers at 8 o'clock tonight at the U. A. W, hall, 241 W. Maryland st., in cone nection with the NLRB election at the General Motors plant Tuesday. He also will speak again at 1 a. m. Saturday. Mr. Reuther is director of the General Motors department of the United Automobile, Aircraft and Agricultural ' Implement Workers (U. A. W.-C. I. 0.) and a meme ber of the joint C. I. O.-A. F. of L. advisory committee of the national war manpower board. In his talks, Mr. Reuther also is expected to dise cuss labor’s reaction to the recent labor “freezing” order.

BAKER LEADS I. T. U. RACE

International Typographical union officials said today that unofficial returns showed Claude M. Baker, San Francisco, Cal, was leading Jack Gill, Cleveland, by a margin of 2000 votes in the race for presi dent. The unofficial tally gave

Baker 28,664 votes to Gill's 26,875.

STRAUSS SAYS:

N this Memorial Day— from the deep solitudes—

seems to come a voice, firm,

courageous—directed to .

the living—and placing’

upon them a sublime obligation]

In

clear, ringing tones—it

‘affirms that the only memorial

acceptable to those who sleep

in

the eternal silences—is

to meet today's solemn

re$ponsibilities—with

everything we have—with

everything we are—to preserve

the American heritage to the

world—and to continue the

American Destiny—as

pronounced in Lincoln's

deathless words—''Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not

~ perish from the earth."