Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 September 1942 — Page 3
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Votes to Consider Cost of + Labor in Computing Price Levels.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 (U. P). —The senate agriculture committee today voted 14 to 1 to back a proposed farm bloc amendment to the administration’s anti-inflation legislation to require that all labor costs be included in computing farm parity prices. The only opposition vote was’ cast by Senator Scott W. Lucas (D. IIL), who said that corn and wheat farmers could not benefit under the amendment during the war. "The committee’s action directly .opposed President Roosevelt's demand that in fixing price ceilings on agricultural products at parity —instead of 110 per cent of parity or better, as provided in present law—the present basis of computation be retained. \
See 112 Per Ce Parity
. The agriculture committee action came shortly before debate in both ‘the senate and house on two similar versions of nes anti-inflation legislation requested by Mr. Roosevelt. Experts estimated that the new parity price sought by the agriculture commijtee would be 112 per cent of present parity price if all farm labor costs were included in
} the computation.
Senate Democratic Leader Alben W. Barkley of Kentucky said the outlook for holding to the present parity formula—in accordance with President Roosevelt's wishes—“looks all right.” Other leaders said, however, that the farm bloc appeared to have substantial senate strength. Neither side has yet taken a poll on the issue.
Farm Leaders Attend
“The farmers are doing that,” said Senator Elmer Thomas (D. Okla.),; sponsor of ‘the amendment. “There are 250 of them in town and they are working on the senators.” He referred to representatives of the American Farm Bureau federation, the National Grange, the National Milk Producers’ association and the Council of Farm Co-operatives who yesterday succeeded in obtaining the formal backing of his subcommittee for their proposal to include labor costs in parity computation. “I'll, vote for it,” said Senator hn H. Bankhead (D. Ala) who, Mr. Thomas said, had refused to rcommit ‘himself at the meeting. .The farm bloc went ahead with its drive despite a statement in senate; debate by Senator iss M. Brown (D. Mich), managéf of the bill, that farm prices would have to rise 3 to 5 per cent within a year to compensate for the in-
~ creased cost of farm labor.
Final Vote Nears
+ “The bill gives the president the right to let farm prices go up and I think he will do it,” Senator Brown, said. Senator Barkley said that in view of the progress made by the senate yesterday it might be possible to reach a final vote tomorrow. : In the house the outlook was for a vote late tomorrow or Thursday. The rules committee sent the bill to the house floor after Chairman Henry B. Steagall (D. Ala.), of the house banking and currency com-
~ mittee had advised it not to argue
about the language of the bill “because it is just camouflage.” The senate adopted an amendment by Senator John H. Overton (D. La.), asserting that nothing in the bill was to be construed as preventing a private employer from reducing salaries above $5000 a year.
Claims Salaries Hiked
«Although other senators told
Senator Overton the measure could|-
not be used to “freeze” - excessive salaries, he cited a treasury report showing that “hundreds” of individuals receive salaries ranging from $75,000 to $700,000 from corporations annually. Senator Joseph C. O'Mahoney (D. Wyo.), said reports of the securities and, exchange commission showed that many corporation executives have received salary boosts
© “either to give them a share in war
profits or to avoid heavy taxation.” The senate adopted Senator Overton’s amendment by voice vote and approved a clause directing President Roosevelt to issue a general order stabilizing prices, wages and salaries by Nov. 1.
Hoosier Among D.S.C.W inners
ONE HOOSIER, Staff Sergt. Rex E. Matson of Lafayette, was { among eight Americans and one Australian awarded the distinguished service cross today by ‘Gen. Douglas MacArthur,’ All were members of the crew of a flying fortress missing since August in a flight over Rabaul, New Britain. Gen. .MacArthur announced that' the men volunteered to join a bombing flight over Rabaul in a damaged fortress. Affer an almost continuous flight of 19 hours, they bombed - their ‘target and then fought Japanese _ interceptor planes for 25 minutes. ' When seen last, the fortress was discarding its bomb bay ‘and gas tank and falling behind "the formation.
. LOCAL STUDENT HONORED
Three heads with but a single thought—victory. Left to , right, Machinist Otio Seils, Telephonist Bonny
Three local war industry workers will be honored tonight at a “Hoosier Brag Night” celebration at 7 o'clock in the war memorial auditorium. Receiving certificates of achievement from the war production board will be Mrs. Bonnie Lee Smith Lewis, 21-year-old worker at the R. C. A. plant, and Otto Seils and John A. St. Clair, employees of E. C. Atkins & Co.
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By ROBERT C. MILLER United Press Staff Correspondent MARINE HEADQUARTERS IN THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, Sept. 6 (delayed).—Lieut. Richard R. Amerine, 23, arrived at marine headquarters today clad .only :in his shorts, after killing four Japanese with a rock and a captured pistol and trekking seven days through enemy-infested territory with almost no food. Amerine, of Lawrence, Kas., is a former star halfback on University of Kansas football teams and now a marine fighting plane pilot. He had been missing since Aug. 31, when his plane failed to return from patrol Having been treated for insect bites that covered every inch of his body and eaten his first meal—with the exception of ants, snails and coconuts—in a week, he told of his adventures. > On First Patrol Flight
“It was on my first .patrol flight when the thing began,” he said. “Something evidently went wrong with my oxygen system and I began to feel woozy. “I lost consciousness and when I came to the plane was in a spin and losing altitude fast. I still couldn't sée, but I did manage to push the hood back, bail out and pull the rip cord before passing out again. “When I regained consciousness again I was in they clouds floating earthward . again beneath the opened ‘chute.” Amerine fell into the sea about three miles offshore and 25 miles from marine-occupied territory on Guadalcanal. He got ashore late that afternoon, but fell exhausted on the beach. * “Why the Japanese didn’t spot me then I'll never know,” he said. “I found a good trail in’ the coconut grove and hadn’t followed it more than 15 minutes when I came across a Jap laying asleep. : He Gets Those Shoes
“I picked up a rock half as big as my chest and bashed in his head with one blow. I had to have those shoes. “After putting on his shoes and strapping on his pistol, I went on down the trail and stopped by a creek to get a drink. While bending over drinking. I was spotted by
‘They Help Put the 'E in Efficiency
Lewis and Engineer J. A. St. Clair.
They were among 18 persons throughout the United States honored by the WPB for devising improvements to increase efficiency in production. Jack Frolich, WPB manager for * the Indiana district, will be master of ceremonies, and telegrams of commendation from Donald Nelson and army and navy officials will be read. The awards will be presented
U. Halfback Stiff-Arms 4 Japs in 7-Day Jungle Dash to Home Goal
and I hit for the woods and mighty fast. ”» That night, next day and part of the next night Amerine spent trying to find his way through the jungle to the coast. He dodged several groups of Japanese and several encampmerits, largely by his sense of smell. “The Japanese had been living off coconuts and every one of their bivouacs had a huge pile of rancid coconuts on the outskirts,” Amerine explained. “By sniffing my way around, I was able to tell many times where the Japanese encamp-
ments were. “On. the fifth day I 1aid low in the jungle, awaiting night before venturing out again. I got a little worried then as I found I was talking to myself, cautioning myself to ‘be careful’ and ‘watch. my step.’
A Jap Hollers “Halt”
Amerine had his narrowest escape during the fifth night. “I was still trying to get ‘around the point and finally decided to go around the beach,” he said. “After waiting until it was late and all the Japs were asleep, I made a try for it. I crawled along the beach and came to a strip about 40 yards wide. I was moving along cautiously when somebody hollered out the equivalent of ‘halt’ in Japanese. “I froze to the spot. The sentry yelled again and I knew darn well he was challenging me. There was only one thing to do. That was to try to bluff him, so I yelled right back at him like a Jap with a mouthful of hot potatoes and cussed hell out of him. “He must have been buffaloed as he didn’t shoot and I made the]. grove safely. I started to crawl through the underbrush and had nursed my way, along for.about 45 minutes when I looked back and spotted a Jap Rollowing me about 10 yards behind. “I kept right on as I knew 1 couldn’t hit anything with my Jap
* | pistol unless I was on top of it.
“We both moved forward until I
hind me, then I whirled around quickly and caught him completely by surprise. Before he had time do more than get up, I put my pistol against his chest and pulled the trigger. The explosion knocked him over backwards.
“I knew I had to get out fast, and
figured he was about five yards be- mad
by Ray Millholland, chairman of the awards board of the war production drive. Speakers will inelude Henry C. Atkins Sr., president of E. C. Atkins & Co.; Harry LeRoy, Indianapolis plant manager of R. C. A.; James Robb, C. I. O. representative; Frank Duffy, of the A, F. of L.,, and Frances O'Rourke, of I. B. E. W. The R. C. A. employees glee club will sing.
I lunged for the underbrush and started crawling.” Every Japanese in the neighborhood had been awakened and they poured out of their camps to see what the shooting was about. Four emerged from a grass hut near a clearing. Amerine ducked behind a log. Two disappeared down the trail, but the other two sat on the log behind which Amerine was crouching. “I rose up quietly,” Amerine said, and with one roundhouse swing clipped both Japs on the head with the butt of my revolver. One .of them stayed down, but the other fried to get up. I hit him again and could feel his skull cave in ufider the impact of the blow. I must have lost my head temporarily for I went back and hit the first] fellow again to make sure.” * Then e was able to make
his way safely along the edge of]
the grove and continue his journey east. “That was the sixth day and I was in pretty bad shape,” he said. “The coral had torn my Japanese shoes to shreds. I just had to make better time and I deserted the coconut grove and walked along a trail that paralleled the coast. A few hours later I stumbled into one of our outposts. Those marines were the best sight I ever hope to see. ” Physicians said Amerine would be as fit as ever, with a few days rest and a few solid meals.
HONOR 600 PUPILS FOR STAMP BUYING
About 600 pupils of school No. 33, 1119 N. Sterling st., were honored in a parade today for their 100 per cent participation in the purchase of war savings stamps during the summer vacation months. Before school closed last spring, pupils signed pledges to continue buying stamps and 600 of them good their pledges. ceremonies preceding the parpde, Mrs. H. H. Arnholder, of e¢ war savings stamp organization, awarded $5 in stamps to the school’s primary grade choir for winning first place honors in the recent music contest conducted by
BACKS FIVE FOR
SCHOOL BOARD
Citizens ‘Committee Files, Petitions Signed by More Than 2000.
The Citizens school committee yesterday filed petitions in the city controller's office for the five candidates which it is sponsoring for election, Nov. 3, to school commissioner posts. The committee’s candidates are Mrs, Eldo I. Wagner, Young, Dr. Clarence Farrington and Edgar- A. Per Signatures of more than a were ineluded on the petitions, Voters’ Support Asked
{Frank C. Dailey, general chairman of the Citizens school committee, today reiterated that the committee is “a non-factional group made up of ‘all creeds, races. and political faiths but not the agency of any.”
“By electing. all five candidates to office in the November election, voters will preserve the proper balance exemplified in other boards sponsored by the Citizens school committee,” its executive secretary, Harry R.. Champ, emphasized.
Follow Definite Pattern
“In selecting five outstanding capable citizens for candidates, the committee works. to finite pattern. The committee kept in mind proper political balance, and because there had been three Republicans on previous tickets, the procedure was reversed this year and. includes three Democrats and two Republicans. “All sections of the city are represented; one woman was again named, and the candidates were selected who either. had, or have had, children in the Indianapolis schools.” School board commissioners whose terms expire this year are Mrs. Esther Manthei, Harvey B. Hartsock and Evans Woollen. Holdover commissioners whose terms expire in 1945 are Roscoe Conkle and Theodore Locke.
0. K. 4 TICKETS FOR ELECTION
Candidates Are Listed by Socialist- Lahor Party; Filing Date Sek
Approval for placing four party tickets on the Nov. 3 general election ballots was voted yesterday by the state election board. Cooper Clifton, board secretary, said Sept. 19 was the deadline for filing tickets and statutory voters’ petitions. Party tickets approved by the board were Republican, Democratic, Prohibitionist and Socialist-Labor. :
Ticket Announced
The Socialist-Labor ticket was the last approved. Candidates listed were Gordon A. Long, Jeffersonville, for secretary of state; Charles Lynch, Ft. Wayne, auditor; Orville J. Covault, Ft. Wayne, treasurer; Ellen’ T. Kronewitter, Mishawaka, clerk of the Indiana supreme and appellate courts; Carl D. Talchlo, Whiting, superintendent of public instruction, and Arthur Chenoweth, Whiting, attorney general. The Socialist party, represented on the 1940 ballots, ‘did not file a ticket. Clifton said’ 1,750,000 ballots will be printed for the election. Printing will be started this week.
POSTPONE CIVIC MEETING
The meeting of the Warfleigh Civic association, scheduled for tonight in the Broad Ripple American Legion post headquarters, has been postponed because of the North side dimout., Stephen A. Clinehens, president, said another
meeting time would be arranged.
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Here Is the Traffic Record FATALITIES -
1941 1942
‘45 . 54 99 Sesser 2% 64 91 Sent, 2 Accidents ... 15 | Arrests .....320 Injured 2 | Dead ....... 0
MONDAY TRAFFIC COURT Cases Convic- Fines Paid 9 $ %0|" 52
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MEETINGS TODAY a aiary club, luncheon, Claypool Hotel, | Tade
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Mercator club, luncheon, Lincoln hotel, Universal club, luncheon, Columbia. club,
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Lutheran Men Lincoln hotel, noon.
7:30 Ay Men's "eiub, juncheon, v. M. C. A, noon.
Theta Chl, luncheon, Seville sestaurany,
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's Service club, luncheon,
Farm Security Administration, meeting, Severin hotel, 9 Strathmore Ce. *bdet-meting, Severin
hotel, 6:30 men Foods, d dinner, Beverin hotel, 6:30
Indianapolis Industrial club, meeting, Severin Hotel, 7:30 p. m. iy Cohee, Tactin, Severin hotel, 7:30
P United Radio and Machine Workers, meeting, Severin hotel, 8 p. —————— MEETINGS TOMORROW - Indiana Motor Truck association, luncheon, Hotel Antlers, noon. Y.M. C. A tral “Y,” 7:30 p. Jdo ons club, luncheon, Claypool hotel,
“Kiwanis club, luncheon, Columbia club,
Purdue Alumni s soe association ‘Juncheon, * Discussion club, dinner,
aE A Mess Y. M A Al pha” Epsilon, luncheon, Board a Delta ‘neta 3 Tau, luncheon, Seville restaurant, Co-operative club, luncheon, Canary cot-
rere club, meeting, Chamber of Ch al 7:30 p. wn. India tment Owners associa-
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Jade Ciedit group, Tuncheon,
ay club, luncheon, Spink-Arms hotel, | In
the State Federation of Music clubs.
IN INDIANAPOLIS—VITAL STATISTICS
Hilda Elizabeth Willis, 23, of 806 N. Delaware, John L. Aldrich, 22, of 1525 E. Market; Rosella Stanley, 23, of 1521 E. Market. Elmer George Tannery, 35, Ft. Harrison; Verna Helen Meisinger, 30, of 1509 E. 38th. Butler W. Welch, 33, of 217 >. Superior; Cliarlotts N. Prater, 34, - Ind. Steve: , 19, of 1401
nson, Massachuseits Julia Gray, a, of 423 N. Caliornia Lawrence Butcher, 43, Greencastle, Ind.; Johanna B. Newgent, 47, Sretiansile, Ind. Kline Fletcher Dickerson NE
, 23, Winthrop; Fonda Lucille ‘Bearinger, Huron, Mich. John L. Shaw, ,. of 2718 Massachusetts; Alice N. Dress, 40, of 719 Massachusetts, gs Eddie award Sub, 23, of 1815 W. New York; Marie Esther Sasso Ww. Ray.
Camera’ club, meeting, Cen-|port
Sefferuiok, 20; of Central. enn Willlam.Antrim, 30, Naval: Armory, city 2 Anna Murray, 34, Cincin-
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wer, 19, of 136]cis Ralph Allemicer, 25, Pt. Harrison; Mary [Pr
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Serie Martin, at 538 Chadwic. lara Johnson, at 833 Udell. John, Sonia J Coffin, > 1 Deloss. ard . Grace Brown, at 817 W. New
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Boys John, Helen Arnold, at St. Francis William, Patricia Schielder, at St. Franoe . Edith - Moneymaker, at St. imut, Violet Scheilts, at St. Francis.
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Col. Roane Waring of Memphis, Legion auxiliary president. They convention yesterday.
KANSAS CITY, Sept. 22 (U. P)). —The American Legion wants the United States to step up its war effort by drafting 18 and 19-year-old youths immediately and by effecting total mobilization of manpower. Before the 24th annual national American Legion convention adjourned yesterday, the Legionnaires adopted a strongly worded resolution calling for the immediate drafting of men in the 18 and 19-year-old groups to spare family men and for conscription of the nation’s resources. The resolution also asked for oneyear’s compulsory military training for all American men before their 22d birthday as a post-war policy.
Waring to Visit Here
The legion recommended that “in order to render complete service to the country it is necessary that there be enacted a nationa] service law whereby manpower may be assigned and utilized in war production wherever and whenever it is needed, just as assignment is made of manpower to the armed forces.” No town was designated for the 1943 convention, and leaders doubted if another convention would be held until after the war. Two cities, Omaha and Pittsburgh; were offered as choices. - The 1500 delegates to the calmest "leonvention the legion ever held left for thelr ‘homes last night after Roane Waring of Memphis, Tenn., was selected national commander by acclamation to succeed Lynn TU. Stambaugh of Fargo, N. D. The new commander will stop in Indianapolis tomorrow on his way to Washington.
Auxiliary Elects Mrs, Alfred J. Mathebat, Alameda, Cal., was elected president of the auxiliary.
elected these national officers: John Ray Ruddick, Indianapolis, ‘national treasurer; Ralph B. Gregg, Indianapolis, national judge advo-
CADILLAG OFFICIAL ASSUMES WPB POST
Andrew W. Hutchison, an official of the Hoosier Cadillac Co. here, has been lent to the war production board for the duration, according to C. R. Hammond, company president. Mr, Hutchison, who has been appointed senior commercial specialist, conservation division, will have northern Indiana as his territory but he will continue to live at 37 E. 32d st. An automobile- dealer in Indiana for the past 35 years, Mr. Hutchison began by selling a line of Moline gasoline cars. He was later agent for the Woods electric, the Detroit electric, and in 1924 obtained the Franklin agency. the last nine years he has handled the Cadillac. He was secretary of the Automobile Trades association for 15 years. His position will be filled by E. R. Lindsmith. :
. W. B. A. GROUP TO MEET
Fidelity review 140, W. B.-A., will meet at 2:15 o'clock: tomorrow at
business session. Officers and guards were requested to attend, preparatory to an association: rally. Mrs. Hannah Hiatt is president of the organization.
OFFICIAL WEATHER
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Veterans Call for Draft Of 18 and 19-Year-Olds
Legion executive committeemen |
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Castle hall, 230 E. Ohio_st., for ‘al.
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Tenn., newly elected Legion com-
were named at the Kansas City
cate; Thomas M. Owen Jr, Alabama, national historian. : Elected as vice commanders were Don T. Batton of Birmingham, Ala.; Jefferson. Davis Atwood, Roswell, N. M.; Arthur J. Connell, Middleton, Conn.; Fred G. Fraser, Washington, D, C., and Herman Lark, Steelville, Mo. The Rev. Paul Mortimer of Pocatello, Ida., was named national chaplain to succeed the Rev. Father Frederick J. Halloran of New Jer-
y/S. SIDERS WIN
FIGHT FOR PAR
Dumping Grounds Will Be Made Into Playground After 10-Year Plea.
South side residents have won 10-year-old fight to have the ups
Bluff road made into a park. The city council last night ape propriated $1500 to purchase the 12 acres of dumping grounds for development: into a playground and general-purpose park. ; For many years residents in thas vicinity complained about smoke and odors coming from the dump and about the rodents that tested their homes.
Citizens Demand Action
Nothing definite was done about it. Six months ago residents ore ganized into a fighting force and beseiged city hall, demanding ace tion, and they didn’t stop until the park plan was under way. ; ! A. C. Sallee, city park superine tendent, said the grounds will be cleared of debris immediately and work started oh a park project. The - council also approved an ordinance t6 make Oriental st. a preferential thoroughfare from Southeastern ave. to 10th st. except at the intersection of Washington, Market, New York and Michigan sts,
PREDICTS PETRILLO PROBE WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 (U. P). vid —Senator D. Worth Clark (D. Idaho) today predicted full com= mittee approval of his resolution to investigate James C. Petrillo, president of the American Federa= tion of Musicians. Clark’s interstate commerce subcommittee has recome mended that the full committee, which meets tomorrow, ask the
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senate to approve the resolution.
“IT'S ONE DAY NEARER VICTORY”
EN in the ARMED SERVICES— (Land, Sea and Air) “are "taking over" the Military Outfitting Shop— at THE MAN'S STORE—
"They approach the Shop in complete confidence—in the knowledge that whatever it presents—is fine and correct without question, that Smartness and FIT are underwrittan— that the Services are irformed and free from pressure—THE SELECTIONS ARE ON, A VERY GENEROUS SCALE!
HICKEY-FREEMAN Uniforms— DOBBS Army and Navy Caps ' OXFORDS by Hanan OVERCOATS and Raincoats SHIRTS—of every description INSIGNIA for the many branches—
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“And—of course—the prices range up and down the scale—but in every case there is the pledge—'"The best at YOUR price—No_ matter kare ‘what the price} ay
sightly dumps at Regent st. and =