Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 August 1942 — Page 18

Outlo Bos iTimes Special VASHIITGTON, Aug. ortance of Brazil's entry into war would be difficult to exagte. It may even be epochal. 0 ot only y does it bring the war in vy to the very frontier of

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two—Chile and Ecuador—but may alter the whole balance of er in the western hemisphere. n area, Brazil is the largest of ‘American republics. It is larger, n, than the United States. With the exception of Ecuador Chile, her frontiers are shared y every country south of Panama. She has the largest population of Latin ‘American state, and tops ‘them all in .natural resources. ; Closest ‘to Africa ‘Moreover, she is strategically site ted to make her power. felt.. Oc-. ying the great eastward-thrust-‘bulge of South America, she is closest of all to.Africa and to pe. : i is only 1600 sea miles from Natal to Dakar. With a powerful avy and air force, Brazil could command not only these “narrows” but the whole South Atlantic. With an army commensurate with size, properly equipped, she Mould enter the ranks of the first-

i powers. Up to thie present, Argentina has sted the most powerful army in h America. If she has not lost this distinction already, she may soon lose it. i - Since the Pan American confer-

ok, May

e Epochal uary, the United States has done much to strengthen Brazil, and from now on, of course, the process will be greatly accelerated. Nor is it a question of tHe United

ply a matter of self-defense. Hemisphere defense needs the ABCP powers (Argentina, Brazil, Chili and Peru) in this crisis, and Brazil has now placed herself in the front line. It is vital, therefore, that she should be strong. A Powerful Ally The United States stands committed to the defense of the Americas but in this age of lightning, undeclared wars; it can hardly .undertake the job alone. Fa _ Thus while Mexico, . Central America and the Caribbean countries have all’ declared war and others have loyally broken off relations with the axis, the chief burden of the fighting still falls en the United States. Accordingly, ‘the appearance of the great and potentially powerful

Brazil alongside Uncle Sam and his|

neighbors is an event of first magnitude. wr With Brazil taking the lead in South America as the United States is doing in the north, invasion of the new world will become increasingly difficult. or = Brazil's action will influence the stand_ of other South American countries. : ; Uruguay has already indicated she may follow Brazil's example. Chile is expected to break rela

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' By RUTH FINNEY § Times Special Writer

battle of production may be won or lost in the end by women. . At least one southern California

‘Washington that his ability to meet production schedules will depend on the speed with which he can hire and train women. Fifty per cent of all persons now being hired at one big. plant here are women. Another plant expects that at least a third and possibly 40 per cent of its total force will be women by the end of this year.

Set Pace for Men

Sik big southern California companies have some 17,500 women working on production today, and in this part of the country these new workers are past the apprentice stage. . The companies are willing to give them credit for improving plant efficiency, and in some cases for increasing output. At Vultee, production went up all over the plant when women came into the shop. “The women were eager to prove they were good,” sald G. M. Williams, vice chairman of the board. “And when they showed they were, the men said, ‘What the hell, they can’t do this to us.” Mr. Williams found that fuselage work. in particular moved more rapidly under women’s more nimble fingers.’ He found, too, that women don’t fumble a rivet as often as men do.

rk Is Simplified “We have no mental limit on how far women can be up-graded at

its executive "vice president. The fact that neither men nor

‘women could be trained fast enough

to ‘fill the needs of the great production program is probably responsible for the plant-wide list of opportunities open to women today. Aircraft manufacturers found it was necessary to .break down and simplify most of their processes and to tool up in such a way that an operation which had previously required considerable skill could be done by a new operator and an almost foolproof machine. Once this wag done, the new machines could

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LOS ANGELES, Aug. 25.—The|g

aircraft manufacturer has notified ||

North American,” said J. L. Atwood, |

" These are some of the fighting men who have been thrown into the fight against the Axis with Brazil's declaration of war with Germany and Italy. They're typical Brazilian soldiers resting in the field during training maneuvers. Since 1934, military service with annual “training has been compulsory for all men from 21 to 45.

MARSHALL SAYS BOOSTS EARNED

General Sets Rigid Rules For Those Seeking

Promotion.

‘By MARSHALL McNEIL Times Special Writer WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.—Nobody’s going to wear stars in this man’s army unless he has proven to hard-hitting .Gen. George C. Marshall that he deserves them. .Gen. Marshall spoke emphatically about what he demands of men lefore they can become generals in a letter to the senate military affairs committee, prompted by an implication from Senator Claude Pepper (D. Fla.) that regular army officers, instead of national guardsmen, are being favored. And Gen. Marshall spared no words in denying this. At the same time he explained the standards by which he judges men recommended for general rank. “The success of military campaigns and the safety of thousands of lives are dependent upon a general officer in combat,” the chief ef staff “wrote.

Hold High Responsibility

“I view with keen anxiety a tendency to place too much emphasis upon the honor attached to the rank of a general, and too little upon the grave responsibilities and the requirements involved in such position. Consequently, too much thought and consideration has been given the individual, and far too

are to be entrusted to his leadership. ; “I feel that my responsibility to the soldier and his family and the necessity for maintaining maximum

| leficiency in our armed forces, take

full. precedence over any interest in the individual officer whose effective leadership is in doubt.” Gen. Marshall added that the critical nature of this period of our life makes it “imperative” that all personal considerations “be ruthlessly ignored” in the selection of generals.

‘Evident Ability’

This high rank, he went on, cannot. be given merely as a reward for. long and faithful service, or for reputed peacetime efiiciency. No compromise is possible; no considerations other than “evident ability” to produce results can be yardstic

| for his recommendations.. :

“The ablest high ranking national guard and reserve officers are being promoted and utilized to their full capacity,” Gen. Marshall continued. “Any officer who is professionally

pressure of modern warfare, and who gives evidence of outstanding qualities’ of leadership will be recommended for promotion. My responsibility, and the interest of our country, demand that we place in

clear : evidence of capacity for the rank of general officer.” : | His Qualifications. + The chief of staff ‘said he would’

only. those officers Who, in his: esti-| mation,” 5 ©. i 1. “Measure ‘up “to.

little to the thousands whose" lives

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: : PX. Watchman Wins- . . : $4600 in Back Pay CLEVELAND, O., Aug. 25 (U. P.).—George Zink, a $5-a-week watchman, was the beneficiary today of a new high in back wages . ordered paid. by a federal court under a wage-hour injunction. . - Federal Judge Robert N. Wilkin ordered Samuel and Nathan Caps lan, operators of a scrap metal yard at East Liverpool, O., to pay Zink $4,619.84 to bring his back wages up to,the 30-cents-an-hour minimum. : Zink will receive $100 a month or one year and then receive the alance in eight monthly installments.

4 LOCAL RESIDENTS DONATE BINOCULARS

Binoculars donated ‘by four Indianapolis residents in response te the navy’s call ‘have ‘been sent to the observatory in Washington, D. C. : ’ : Prism binoculars not immediately acceptable because of their maintenance problem have been offered by 11 Hoosiers. \ Sent. to the observatory were binoculars of. Eli Lilly, 5807 Sunset lane; Frank McHale, 1006 Chamber of Commerce building; E. S. Gilchrist, 3440 N. Meridian st, and H. C. Krannert, Box 1052, Indianapolis. : . Prism binoculars registered belong to A. C. Miller, R. R. 17; Arthur M. Hood, 1001 Hume Mansur bldg.: Mrs. A. M. Flanagan, 3570 Watson rd.; Miss Grace Jackson, 6 W. Michigan st.; Niels W. Jensen, R. R. 10; the Rev. Carl A. Metz, Lebanon, Ind.; Will O. Feudner, Attica; A. H. Stark, Rockville;

Maurice S. Lafuze, Liberty.

BEAMER PROTESTS ' BLAST CASE WRIT

SOUTH BEND, Ind. Aug. 25 (U. Pp.) —Attorney General George N. Beamer filed a petition in the northern district federal court yesterday protesting the writ of habeas corpus proceedings instituted by John A. Marks, Michigan City, who is serving a prison term for allegedly participating in the dynamiting of Michigan. and Indiana Electric Co. tower in 1939...

should ' not "have instituted the habeas corpus proceedings in federal court but in a state court. The Indiana supreme court reduced Marks’ term to a one-to-three-year sentence after he had been given two to 14 years in Elkhart circuit court in 1941.

Voice’ Jubilation Following

Umovies, and then some,” said the {can flying fortresses, trying to con

|two initial combats of these much-

|ficers are jubilant over the per-

| tough battle over the North sea, last

| which: was the greatest engagement

long sleepless period when I visited

Charles Hillabold, Waveland, and

|Air Minister Sir Archibald Sinclair

Mr. Beamer allegedly that Marks|

Victory Against Famed | _ Focke-Wulfs. ~ ‘By CARROLL BINDER -

AN AMERICAN AIRDROME,

Somewhere in England, Aug, 26.~|

«Everything you've ever seen in the youthful American pilots of Amerivey to me their experiences during

discussed products of American airoti AE

‘The crews and their superior of-

formances of the fortresses in the

Friday, with 20 or 25 Focke-Wulf-190’s Germany's best fighter aircraft whose speed had been clocked as high as 500 m. p. h.—and in the Dieppe battle two days previously,

of fighter aircraft in history. The American airmen’s enthusiasm is significant because most of the British aviators with whom. I had talked prior to these engagements had not: liked the fortresses as a result of disappointing performances ‘in British ‘hands.

R. A. F. Changes Mind The American pilots say that the

British are revising their opinion of | #§

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the fortresses since Dieppe and Friday’s North .sea engagement and are confident that the fortresses will have a big role in the future. The armament of the fortresses has been strengthened and other improvements. have been . made since ‘the British first used them, and the American crews have benefited also by long personal familiarity with the exceptionally large and complicated craft. Ty The crews were dog tired as the result of trentendous strain and a them, but cheerfully ed going ‘to bed to tell how it felt to meet a battle-seasoned enemy, fighting with first-class planes. Their ordeal had sobered them, for the co-pilot of one fortress was killed and its pilot: injured.

Morale Is High

Incidentally, another plane, piloted by Capt. Robert Coulter, of La Grange, Il., and Leland S. Rolf, of Virginia, Ill, was hit four times but, their morale was-as fine as. any. I have seen in squadrons comprised of men who have participated in scores of combats or flights over stronglydefended territory. fin The crews praised the captains and the captains praised the crews as the “best in the amy.” When one remembers. that. only a short time ago, 21-year-old gunner william Schimke, ‘who shot down two F. W.-190’s, was working in a Mahistee, Mich., shoe shop and 21-year-old John Hughes, of Whitestone, L. I, was a photostat clerk in a New York bank as recéntly as Pearl Harbor—and these are typical of crew. members —their feat in bringing down an estimated dozen of an F. W.-190 pack at least fiva|

times as numerous as the fortresses; engaged: is immensely impressive||

and intensely dramatic. The British, meantime, . are increasingly pleased ‘with their phase of the Dieppe battle, which was featured by 3000 sorties. in 24 hours.

is convinced that it made a serious inroad on German 1 in the west and materially aided Russia by compelling: the withdrawl of planes and pilots for the hardpressed Western German front. Peter Masefield, the air expert of the: don Sunday Times, estimates that the "Dieppe battle destroyed one-third of the Luftwaffe’s front-

line strength in France and the low||

countries, which is believed not to have exceeded 600 ‘operational aircraft. -- . a : z : i oe BOMB ICELAND TRAWLER REYKJAVIK, Iceland, Aug. 25 (OU P)—A German bomber for the first time machine-gunned and bombed an unarmed Icelandic fishing trawl-

er off Iceland’s northwest, coast: yes- |

terday. One member of the trawler crew was wounded fatally and the

‘equipped to cope with the. terrifici}

On ‘Nationally ,

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_ By DAVID M. NICHOL OP ead tue ‘Chicago Daily News, Inc. AT A SOUTHERN. COMMAND ASSAULT SCHQOL, SOMEWHERE IN ENGLAND, Aug. 25—In what had once been the lounge room of a comfortable seaside resort hotel, a lieutenant explained the plan, drawing a diagram with (chalk on the huge mirror above the carved mahogany fireplace. CR “There is ‘a pillbox on the arm across the bay,” he said. “One group will provide the covering fire. The others will take two folding boats, cross the bay under fire, climb the cliffs and: search out the enemy positions, then: return.” :

“according to p hardened by weeks of most gruelling routine, easily ‘carried’ out the’ assault under conditions approaching as near as possible those of actual battle. Mortars laid down a smokescreen. Bren guns chattered against and rifies.. cracked uncomfortably near the landing party, which blasted the “enemy positions” with grenades and tommy guns. This certainly ‘is: not. an - exact beaches or those indeterminate spots where future landings will be made, but these and. the Americans trained similarly are the men who

Times| being prepared in. ‘evel

A few minutes later it: happened |: 7° The: soldiers,

parallel to the blood-stained Dieppe|

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when the time’

Maj. Gen, Mark Wayne mander of the United States ground forces in the European theater, has prescribed battle practice as physical hardening for all combat troops arriving in England. The courses will be modeled after this one, which: was evolved after two years of constant study.and experiment. bY main thing,” the instructor “is to give the men the desire to ga on under any conditions.” “A party of American correspond this amply demonstrated

then scale a. teaches no “organized hate,” asthat was attempted) unsuccessfully in some other places, but it does drill the soldier on the obvious platitude that his life depends on killing the enemy. He is, therefore, prepared for ‘the dirtiest kind of fighting in unarmed combat.

NAVY CLUB TO MEET “The 'U. 8. 8. In polis Navy club auxiliary will hold its monthly meeting at 8 p. m. tonight in the Service Men’s club, 128 W. Wa-

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