Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 30 July 1942 — Page 3

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Twelve hundred plebes, largest class ever to enter West Point, answered their first reveille this week - and began an intensive “toughening up” course such as conditions the famous Commandos of Britain. In this photo, the plebes are shown wearing gas masks as they charge through a smoke screen set up with smoke pots to simulate a real gas attack.

No Program Yet Designed to Meet Problem Will Stand

“POLITICS, PROFITS BRING TIRE CRISIS

Up Under Attack: Conflicting Measures Now Pending Before Congress.

This is the first of a series of

articles hich will try to clear up

some of the confusion about rubber.

By WALTER LECKRONE Times Special Writer

WASHINGTON, July 30.—Politics and profit have tan-

gled the nation’s rubber problem into a full-fledged crisis. Politics because auto tires play a vital part in the lives

of 25 million U. S. families.

Profits because a brand new

market for 350 million dollars a year in synthetic rubber is

in sight.

There is no lack of “programs” to furnish tires. But today, six months after the Japs moved in on 90 per cent of the world’s rubber, no program is absolutely sure of standing up under political attack—and no progiam is yet

producing rubber for tires. Principal problems before the war administration are: 1. How to make existing rubber supplies stretch over the immediate emergency. 2. How to get substitutes for rubber quickly into production.

There are a dozen plans for each! ‘—but as matters stand now there is no definitely final decision on| either. The war production board has adopted, and begun, a program to get synthetic rubber production - up to a rate of 862,000 tons a year—

. the estimated minimum for war

needs—by 1944. Congress has voted a wholly different program of synthetics, and proposes to take control of it clear away from the war production board. That bill probably will be vetoed.

15 Measures Pending

There are 15 other bills affecting rubber pending now before the house and senate (some of them duplications) and six different federal agencies deal with various phases of the situation—to which congress would add a seventh. Too much talk and too little information have hindered and delayed all the plans, and adversely affected the nation’s rubber position. Every time an official has blandly remarked that “there will be plenty of tires traffic all over the United States has increased noticeably 4nd immediately as drivers dropped their cautious - tiresaving ideas under the new hope. And every time an official—some-

"times the same one—has threatened

that tires might be confiscated for ‘war use — traffic has promptly picked up again as motorists decided to use up their tires, since they couldn’t keep them anyway. What Is ‘Essential’? It is generally agreed that, come what may, rubber must be provided for the army and the navy, and for “essential” civilian use. So far no one pretends to know what civilian use is essential, and there are many who question the army and navy estimates of what they will need. There are no complete official figures on how much rubber wé have, how much we may expect to get, and how much we are going to need. First move toward clearing the, confusion has been the proposal attributed to the White House, to; assign a board of inquiry, headed by some public figure in whom the people will have complete confidence, to find out. First facts to be determined are whether, and how, existing supplies can be made to last until synthetic rubber can be produced in quantity; how synthetic rubber can be produced most rapidly. Because of heavy buying both of tires and new cars in the months Just before Pearl Harbor, America's tire position when sales were frozen was much better than normal. Million Tons In Use

On the wheels of 27,940,000 private automobiles are about 139 million tires—containing about one million tons of rubber, the biggest known rubber stock on earth—in all stages Rubber men say

new tire is three and a half years. Since some 45 million new tires

lion automobiles can continue to run on what they have until toward the need of 1944. Another 42 million tires were sold in 1940, and can be expected to keep upward of 10 million more cars running through In the worst position are the remaining cars equipped with tires bought in 1939, and before. Under normal use they have only six or eight months service left in them. It is, however, probable that if 20 to 22 ‘million new first-grade tires could be provided this year, or 30

otherwise - fit for service would be forced out of use.

14 Million New Ones

14 million brand new

facturers. the wheels of 650,000 new cars simi-

leased under ration -orders. These figures indicate that 21

emergency before sometime in 1943 they have now. But around seven

of tires are made available. They cannot be made available out of new rubber. States stockpile, as of mid-summer, there were 650,000 tons of new crude, and perhaps seven or eight thousand tons of synthetic. But there were also in sight for this year 350,000 tons of reclaimed rubber— all that existing machinery will be able to process out of 450,000 to 500,000 tons of scfap materials that have been collected.

(TOMORROW: 1! No more normal driving until late 1945.)

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million recapped old tires, no car

Also in existence now are perhaps . tires. Of these ahout eight million — there never has been an accurate -and complete count of them—are frozen lin the hands of dealers and manuAnother 2,600,000 are on

larly frozen and being slowly re-

million car owners facé no real tire

and of these 10 or 11 million can

| BUTLER'S CEREMONY

keep going through 1944, on what

million cars will go out of service by the end of 1942 unless some kind

In the United

Ardent Dry Raps Alcoholic Tires

NASHVILLE, Tenn., July 30 (U. P.).—An ardent prohibitionist yesterday called on fellow drys to refuse to ride on tires made of alcoholic rubber. He wrote a “letter to the editor”. saying: “Let us refuse this product of evil industry in any way, shape or form. We had rather walk than ride on tires made of alcohol.”

ARMY PROBES SOLDIER DEATH

Evidence of Violence Seen By 3-Man Board Named At Ft. Harrison.

A three-man army investigating board is to report this afternoon on the death of Pvt. Earl W. Wagner, 35, of Cincinnati, whose body was found Tuesday on a creek bank in a wooded, -unused section of Ft. Harrison. Army officials said there was evidence that Pvt. Wagner died by violence. Should the board report such, military intelligence would be assigned to apprehend the responsible parties. The suspects then would be tried before a court-martial. Pvt. Wagner's wife, Bertha; his brother, Harry, and an aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Yocham, all of Cincinnati, arrived at the post yesterday and left today for -Cincinnati with the body. The soldier was last seen last Thursday. His body was found by Alfred Vester, a member of a mosquito sanitation squad. Pvt. Wagner was inducted at Ft. Thomas, Ky., and was transferred to Ft. Harrison three days before his death. In civilian life he was a shipping clerk. Appointed by Col. Walter S. Drysdale, post commander, the investigating board includes Maj. Paul E. Congdon, Capt. C. K. Lamber and Lieut. G. T. Stewart.

ATS P.M, TOMORROW

With faculty members and 48 graduating students forming the processional, Butler university will hold its first formal summer school

commencement at 5 p. m. tomorrow in the Sweeney chapel of the Graduate School of Religion.

Dr. C. A. McPheeters pastor of

the North Methodist church, will deliver the principal “Your World and You.”

address on Following the speech, Dr. M. O. Ross, acting president of the university, will confer the degrees. A trio of Arthur Jordan conservatory students, Peggy Wissel, Ann Mitchell and Mary Spalding, will

Dr. Ross J. Griffeth College of Religion faculty member, will deliver the invocation and Wilmoth Benson will sing “Prayer” by Guion.

play the - processional and reces- : .| sional. —Paul Vore, 18, was killed at a

farm near his home at Walton yesterday when a team of horses bolt-

It’s charge and charge hard for the men who are

“enemy.” The plebes are trained

‘to co-ordinate thelr

n here going over an assault wall after the movements perfectly while carrying defensive

arms such as gun and bayonet. Five weeks of this sor of thing is certain to Yghten up flabby muscles and put the men in A-1 condition to face any battle : i twation.

SPEEDWAY CITY WILL BLAGKOUT

First Test in Co in County to. Be Held Tuesday Night; Rules Issued.

Marion county’s first practice |B

night at Speedway. At 10 p. m. the Prest-O-Lite factory whistle will blow 10 short blasts to warn residents and stofekeepers to extingush all lights. Some 250 civilian defense workers, including air raid wardens, auxiliary firemen and policemen, the first aid corps and messengers, posts. A call to the patrol center in the town ball, at a time being kept

{secret, will send auxiliary firemen,

policemen and the medical corps, to an “incident” at a place which will be designated at that time.

Lasts 20 Minutes

One long and three short blasts of the Presto-O-Lite whistle will signal the “all clear” at 10:20 p. m. - Carl G. Winter, chief air raid warden of Marion county, announced the blackout today. . He asked that all residents refrain from lighting matches and smoking, warned all persons to remain indoors and requested that all dogs be tied up during the blackout. He said street lights would not be extinguished and that automobiles would be allowed to move. He asked, however, that metorists refrain from unnecessary driving. State police will be on duty. They will be in charge of Robert O’Neal, member of the force who is head of the civilian protection division of the state defense council.

Watch for Violations

Floyd Farley is defense director for Speedway, O. R. Mann is assistant, and Ralph Foster is chief air raid warden. Mr. Winter said a record would be made of all “incidents” and any violations. He said the practice blackout, which has been officially designated as a “dim out,” would include the corporate limits of Speedway only. He said practice blackouts were contemplated in other sections’ of Marion county in the near future but would not predict when Indianapolis will have its first test.

CAIRO AREA BOMBED IN AXIS PLANE RAID

CAIRO, July 3C¢ (U. P.).—One person was killed and slight property damage was done when axis planes raided the Cairo area this morning, the Egyptian ministry of interior announced. (Axis planes have raided Cairo before. But as regards to Cairo proper, Britain has announced that if it, a holy Mohammedan city, is bombed, Britain will bomb Rome.) Activity on the battle front west of El Alamein lulled to patrol activity and the bombardment of axis troop positions a communique of the middle eastern command and

the royal air force said.

blackout will be staged Tuesday <

will take their|S;

OFFICIAL WEATHER

SEEKS TO AVOID

(Central War ‘I ime) FP 5:41 | Sunict ...... 8:01 TEMPERATU July 80, 16 JM 2pm

Sunrise

7 a. m...

U. S. Weather Fi reat om }

FORGED SAVINGS

Morgenthau Not in Favor

-| Precipitation 24 hrs. endir

Total precipitation since Excess since Jan. 1

Of Compulsory War

tures in other cities: apne

Cincinnati Denver ...

: Evansville

Ft. Wayne ......... Indianapolis .. Kansas City, Mo.. tess iami, Fla.

York Okla. City, ‘Okla. | Omaha, Neb. Pittsburgh San Antonio, Tex.

Loui Washington, D.C... D. C..

ALLIES CRIPPLE JAP DESTROYER

Fliers Score we Dircit Hit on Enemy Warship Off New Guinca.

MacARTHUR'S H B A D QUARTERS Australia, July

at the new Japanesg

Guinea coast, have enemy destroyer. hi After 'a direct hit stroyer, the allied fi belching smoke as | i shore. . A second force of pl strong night attack ¢ in the area of the | shot down a Japanes which challenged ther:

patrols continued their penetrated to within 5&

the south New Guingz coast. Australian Officer Killed

award of the United guished service cross to Australian Lieut, {'ol. Owen for gallantry in co skirmishes. His citation, the fil:

Ww. T.

that he was wounded : gallantly leading his 1 gn. Japanese planes col

allied bases. Two smi: raided Darwin. Thrsi three . heavy bombers weak raids on Port caused small damag ualties.

SOUTH BEND GE’ Times Special WASHINGTON, D. i. South Bend, .Ind., We:

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counsel reported today)

The following table sho 5 the tempera- :

40 (U. P).— Allied planes, hamnisi ng steadily hase ‘in the Buna-Gona area of thit north New crippled an

on the demade for

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Gen. Douglas Maga! hur’s communique reported thet nllied jungle skirmishes ' which had miles of the big allied base of Part Moresby on

Gen. MacArthur ¢hijounced the ates distinsthumously

tion in the # mention of

allied casualties in the fighting, said wiortally while

inued their intensified but ineffecti 2 attacks on | formations flights of each made sresby. They

consumers’

Bond Buying.

WASHINGTON, July 30 (U. P.. Secretary of Treasury Henry Morgenthau Jr., said today he hopes to avoid any form of compulsory war bond purchase program “at least for the rest of this calendar year.” Mr. Morgenthau was asked in his press conference what he thought of the plan of Senator Walter PF. George (D. Ga.) for “induced savings.” He said any form of “induced” savings meant forced savings ‘and he added he would attempt to avoid such forcing as long as possible. He admitted, however, that the $1,000,000,000 quota of war bond sales for July would not be met, estimating that the total sales would approximate $900,000,000 which he called “a lot of money.” He pointed out, however, that war bond sales constitute only about one-fifth of the monthly borrowing the treasury must do. } “As long as the American people will loan me $4,500,000,000 to $5,000,000,000 a, month,” Mr,- Morgenthau said, “I'd like to continue on the voluntary basis. That doesn’t mean I can continue on that basis indefinitely, but I'd like to continue it at least for the rest of the calendar year.”

WIN LEAVES FOR CHINESE SEAMEN

WASHINGTON, July 30 (U. P.. —The Chinese government won a long fight today to obtain shore leaves for Chinese seamen on British and Dutch ships which call at American ports. The decision to grant leaves came after an agreement designed to cut down desertions was worked out during months of negotiations’ between the justice department, the war shipping administration, the Chinese embassy and ship owners. The Chinese embassy agreed to send consuls aboard each entering ship to explain to the seamen the necessity of remaining on their

Where once a tackling dummy might have hung on West Point’s playing field, another type of dummy now hangs, devoted to the deadly business of bayonet practice. Here the “enemy” is Impaled. When this training is over, academic work. will begin.

Today’

s War Moves

By LOUIS F, KEEMLE

United Press War Analyst

Britain’s pledge of a second front, renewed in the house of commons today by Sir Stafford Cripps, means more than just the big air offensive which is being stepped up now that the weather over western Europe is improving. His statement on Britain’s “military intentions” is an implicit promise of armed invasion of the cone tinent, and Germany’s present propaganda line indicates strong German

fear that it will come very soon. The situation of the Russian armies,

desperately pressed along the Don, also suggests that the allies will feel

impelled to take early action. Premier Josef Stalin’s order to the Soviet army to halt its retreat might possibly be interpreted as a sign that he believes help is on the way. It had been expected that the Russians would fall back in calculated order, drawing the enemy deeper into the vast spaces of. the country and wearing him down by endless counter-blows.

Nauis Qutclassed in Air

However, the opening of the land front in no way implies that the aerial offensive will slacken, or that it will not play a major part in the expected victory over Germany. Germany is definitely outclassed in the air, both in fighters and bombers. ~ British - production is keeping ahead of losses and the United States output is expanding daily. The Germans developed a new Focke-Wolfe 190 fighter which is a speedy climber and better than the Messerschmidt 109 FF, However, the British report that their new Spitfires are superior to either of the German types, and some newer, secret models are being developed.

Bomb ’Round-the-Clock

The allied plan is to conduct around-the-clock sweeps over Germany, day and night, both by the RAF and the American army air force which is being developed in Britain. Nights are ‘growing longer and weather conditions, usually good in western Europe in August, are even better in September. Reporting from London on the air situation, Edward W. Beattie of the United Press cables: “The warning by Air Marshal Harris of a 24-hour offensive against the reich which will gradually come into being as the summer wanes lifted the curtain briefly on a development which has been going .on with complete lack

jobs.

STRAUSS SAYS:

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County City Total) Ady Club of Indianapolis, lunch-

1941 1942.

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July 29—

Accidents .... 16] Arrests Injured 4| Dead

WEDNESDAY TRAFFIC COURT

40 51

Tried tions Speeding 8 Reckless driving. 6 ‘ 3 | Failure to stop at through street 1 0 Failure to stop at signal 2 Drunken driving 4 3 All others 15 14

38 32

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Total

MEETINGS TODAY

lic and defense officials, plaza, 12:15 p. m.

Ben Davis nigh school, al) .day

Reunion of Lincoln Chiro ractic college, Hotel Lincoln, all day. v 8

Oi} club, luncheon, Hotel Severin, noon.

79] Sigma Nu ng noon

Cases Convic- Fines

$ 69 Hotel Severin, all day. 44

Air ra‘d warning demonstration for pubwar memorial

Wayne township girls 4-H club exhibit, | T: 3 p. m.

n, Indianapolis Athletic club, noon.

luncheon, Columbia club,

| MEETINGS TOMORROW

..308 Butler university first summer school

commencement exercises, school of religion

0 building, J p. m.

| Footlight club, amateur auditions, Brookside Park community center, 8 p. m. Christian Park 4-8 club girls, picnic, a |= noon. Farm security administration, meeting. 4-8 club girls of Warren township, ex- , hibit, Warren Central high school, all day.

0 Reunion of the Lincoln Chiropractic

college, Hotel Lincoln, all day.

| Exchange clyb, luncheon, Claypool hotel,

13 noon

' _ Sigma Chi, luncheon, Board of Trade,

a “Opiumist club, luncheon, Columbia club,

$451 |

ips Sigma, luncheon, Canary cottage, noon. Delta Tau Delta, luncheon, Columbia club, noon:

DEFENSE MEETINGS TODAY

District 23. air raid warden graduat H. ‘Lauter Boys’ club, 1400 W. Market

istrict -1, air raid warden graduation, Howe high school, 8 p. m. District 30, air raid warden meeting, United. Brethren chureh, Walnut st. and Park ave, 8 p. m.

| Means

MARRIAGE LICENSES These lists are Jrou om official records in y ourt hous ey not fesponsible for errors in names and addresses H.rod Hyer, 29, Ft. Thomas, Ky.; Virginia Rutledge, 21, of 2517 E. 10th. Harold Jones, 24, GE 1529 E. 73d; Alma Ray, 21, of 1019 S. ois. William Campbell, 22, of 2127 Allfree; Raymond Ryker. 19, of 742 N. Denny: Constance Mathews, 19, of 617 N. Grant. Gaylord Gabriel, a1, Grand Forks, N. D.; Helen Ccoure, 22, of 3016 Jackson. Joseph Flanigan, 61, of 3131 Park; Mary Hood, 61, of 619 N. Bradley. Milton’ Foxworthy, Jr., 24, of 578 Middle dr. Woodruff pl; Phyllis Phillips, 24, of 3936 Cornelius. -

Gerald Pettit, 25, ‘of 1023 Park; Agnes

Patte, 21. of 430 8. Lynhurst dr. Martin Krug, 25, of 1421 S. East; Margaret Whitson, 19, ‘of 1210 N. Oxford. John Bonnews 2 of 510s Sn Sane) Elizabeth lding; of John Clik, “21, ‘of 1007 E. Mortis: Clara

Lane, 26, 0 E. North; Dorothy Stuart, 20, of 92¢ Wright. Charles Lewis, 24, of 3520 ae Capitol; Thelma Neese, 20, of 3502 W. 10th. William Ferguson, 24, St. hospital; Rosalie Holman, 24, of 4503 E. Kessler blvd. Marion Sinkin, 21, of 1746 Miami; Marie , of 1438 W. Everett. Fletcher Altice, 22, Indianspolis: Edith | King, 24, Roanoke, Va. Thomas Myles, 38, Indiana Central college;' Segue Zygmant, 28, Chicago, Ill. ward DeBoer Jr. 17, Syracuse, Ne Y.; | eas e O'Donnell, 24, Syracuse, N. X.

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of publicity—the creation af a real

American air-striking force to join the R. A: F. in an assault on the heart of the axis.” Mr. Beattie pointed out some of the problems involved, such as the assembling of thousands of ground persormel, big supply dumps, exe tensive repair shops and an ore ganization carefully integrated with the British. Referring to the four-engined American bombers capable of carrying four-tons of bombs to any part of Germany, Mr. Beattie concludes: “Britain’s heavy bombers, Amerie can fortresses and liberators and a few models still on the secret list

are being counted on to turn the.

trick. If they can, the battle of Britain is going to look like ‘a pleasant summer breeze.”

'A TERRIFIC BLOW’ WHEN IT GOMES

By WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS Scripps-Howard Foreign Editor

WASHINGTON, July 30. — What America and Britain are going to do to take some of the pressure off the Russians is probably known to less than a dozen men, all told, in Washington, London and Moscow. But that a terrific blow will be struck at German scon is widely felt here. The atmosphere is electric with expectancy. The guesses are wild and many. But whatever happens, it will almost certainly carry Moscow’s approval. For the whole out=" look was thoroughly gone into with M. Molotov, the Soviet vice premier, when he was in Washington—hence the understanding reached had the full indorsement of Joseph Stalin, Reports have been current here for some time that Hitler had asked Mussolini for 500,000 men to help prevent a second front in western Europe. The Duce is said to have refused.

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