Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 15 October 1942 — Page 1

Draft Of 18-19 Group May Defer Family Men

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POOL OF YOUTH ~~ GAN FILL NEED,

"HERSHEY SAYS

Some Husbands With Wives Only Are Called

For November Quota.

» WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 (U. P.).— Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, selective service director, said today

that if the draft age is lowered to 18 ‘a 17,500,000-man army can be built up in 1943 without calling married men with children. Hershey appeared before the house military affairs.committee in support of the army’s request for immediate reduction of the draft age to 18. He told newsmen just before he started ‘to testify that’ he had’ previously estimated that the induction of children would become necessary in the last quatter of’1943. = ' °° “With this bill we can meet the army’s announced requirements for a force of 7,500,000 men without the induction of married men with children,” he said.

Call Some Husbands Hershey said dreft boards already

are calling some married men with/| wives only, and single men with sec-|

ondary dependents, for the November quota of 400,000 men. If the draft age is reduced to 18 immediately, he said, selective serv-

ice will suspend the induction of married men with wives only and}

single men with secondary dependents during December, January and perhaps February. In the meantime, 18 and 19-year-olds and single men from war industries would ‘be inducted.

After that, selective service will |’

return to married men with wives only and single men with secondary dependents until the army’s 1943 needs are met, Hershey declared.

Four Million Deferred

He told the committee that the selective service manpower pool now includes 3,000,000 men deferred for physical, mental or moral disability. and 1,000,000 in classes - 2A and 2B, deferments for agriculture or for essential war work.

‘Hershey ~ estimated that ‘500,000 :

unmarried men of draft age have been defefred because they were engaged in essential] war work. But selective service, he said, has emphasized" that most of those men would have to be replaced. “We're telling the war plant operators that theyll have to have men trained for essential jobs when we deem it necessary to go in and take draft age men out,” Hershey said. He estimated that a maximum of . 1,500,000 men can be drawn from the present 18 and 19 years age groups. During 1943, he added, 1,200,000 more youths will become 18.

Draft Picture Stabilized Since the army on Jan. 1 will have in excess of 5,000,000 men, and its personnel at the end of 1943 is to be only 7,500,000 men, Hershey said, the induction of 18 and 19-year-olds and the men reaching the age of 18 probably . will supply the: needs. His statement appeared to stab(Continued on Page Four)

TWO NOMINATED FOR

LIEUTENANT GENERAL |

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 (U. P.). ~President Roosevelt today nominated two major generals, Robert L. Eichelberger and George C. Kenney, for promotion to the rank of lieutenant general, Gen. Kenney is chief of air forces operating under Gen. Douglas MacArthur fn the southwest Pacific. Gen. Eichelberger, one-time superintendent of West Point, and later secretary of the general staff, is in command of an army corps, but its locale has not been revealed.

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Men in Service 11

FORECAST: Not puch change’ in : temperature this afternoon. through to. morrow forenoon. -

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1042

Entered as o Second Class Matter at Postomtice, rSngianapelis, Ind. Issued daily except Sunday.

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Jeeps Disappear Inside Curtiss Commando ‘at Stout Field

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stationed at Stout field.

2. Seats line the walls of the filled by future air-borne infantry. date parachutes worn by the men.

hearts of Hitler and his satellites carrying 100 men to a plane.

Right now they are in quantity tioned at Stout fleld, headquarters

RUSSELL WILLSON RITES TOMORROW

Ex-Chief of City “Council, School Board Dies.

ident of city council and the school board, died yesterday at his home, 33 Maple court, after an illness of several weeks. ; During the last week, Mr, Willson, a prominent attorney, had been confined to his home as the result. of a heart attack. ; The funeral will be held at 2 P. m. tomorrow ‘at the Flanner & Buchanan mortuary, - cremation “follow-

Mr. Willson, a’ Republican, was first elected to city council in: 1917, (Continued on Page Four).

SUGAR STAMP 9 NEAR |

Sugar consumers will continue to | be limited to one-half pound a week|

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1, Staff Sergt. T. W. Harvell and his “jeep” practically disappear when parked alongside the gigantic Curtiss Commando, C-46.

It is

Curtiss Commando waiting to be The seats are hollow to accommo-

3. Up the ramp to the belly of the plane Sergt. Harvell drives his “jeep.” A turn to the left and the “jeep is parked inside. °

Giant Craft Carry 100 Men And Heavy War Equipment

Curtiss Commandos, the C-46, will some day strike. fear into the

when they swoop out of the sky

prediction and one of them is stafor the Troop Carrying Command.

And there the spirit of the command is emphasized as mechanics

swarm over the plane and almost lovingly oil, clean and keep in

.|efficient running : condition the

dreadnaught of the air. Weighs 50,000 Pounds

The C-46 is the largest twin-en-gined ship in the world, with a span of 108 feet, a weight of 50,000 pounds when fully loaded and powered by two 2000 horsepower Pratt & Whitney engines. Capable of reaching a top speed which approaches "that of combat craft, the Curtiss Commando can handle the dead weight of artillery, army tractors, trucks, aircraft en-

‘|gines, jeeps, aviation gasoline and

other mobile equipment. More than twice as large as any domestic planedof the commercial airlines, . 120 of the planes could transport, 12,000 men from: coast to coast in 48 hours, Landing Speed Cut

Design” of the plane stems from

plans for 36-passenger luxury liners, | which have béen altered to make : Sakeoff and labiiings possible in. a

relatively small area. The ability to. maneuver within | a small space is made possible by

START PICKUP

All Over Limit of 5 Must Be Sold to -U. S. Under

New Ruling.

Railway Express Agency trucks today began picking up “excess tires” in Indianapolis, delivering them to Fred Williams Jr. warehouse, 18th st. and Gent ave. The purchase of civilian tires in excess of five for each automobile began today over the whole nation. A five-tire limit has been made an eligibility requirement for gasoline rations. To sell his tires to the government, the individual has to telephone or write the Railway Express Agency office nearest his home, and a truck will be sent fo pick up the tires. ; d You Can Donate Them At the warehouse, the tires will be appraised by government-ap-pointed men and checks -mailed through the: Federal Reserve bank.

Those who wish to donate tires, however, will be able to, do so. Railway Express drivers will give tire owners receipts of pickups, detailing the serial Bumber, size and make of fire. Drivers have been instructed to tell owners that they should wait 30 days before complaining that they have not been paid. For motorists living outside the pickup area of Rallway Expres: tires should. be delivered: to the nearest ‘express office.’ The purchasing program, which is] estimated to add from 2.000,000 to

the large flap ares, which greatly| 2"

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LOCAL ‘TEMPERATURES * ) Sam .. 56 0am... 50

See, f08 one’ thing, the lasing

OF EXCESS TIRES

On the War Fronts

(Oct. .15, 1942)

SOUTHWEST : PACIFIC—Japanese land heavy reinforcements on Guadalcanal and showdown battle there begins.

AFRICA—British planes shoot down 25 more axis planes over Malte as Nazis intensify rumors of allied plans to attack Dakar.

RUSSIA—Winter rains bog down fighting temporarily.

HUGE- U. S. BOMBERS “RAID TOBRUK SHIPS

Vessel in Harbor.

U. 8. ARMY MIDDLE EASTERN HEADQUARTERS, Oct. 15 (U. P.). —An American communique re-

ported today that United States heavy bombers had carried out another attack on Tobruk harbor, smashing at axis shipping concentrated there. The attack was made: in daylight Tuesday. The communique ‘said ‘two direct hits were scored on a large merchant ship and one direct hit on a lighter, which was reported demolished. Today's was the first formal American Middle Eastern communique although announcements of ‘U. S. action have been issued repeatedly in the past.

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Two Hits Scored on One!

RICKENBACKER: ‘CONTROL AIR!

Allies Must Master the Luftwaffe, Ace Says After Survey.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15. (U. P.. —Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker, noted flier and world war I ace pilot, reported today that a survey of U. S. army forces in Britain convinced him the war in western Europe will remain an air war until the allies win - superiority over: the luftwaffe and can paralyze German. aircraft production. . ‘He made the prediction in a report to Secretary of War Stimson on. his just-completed trip to Britain. Stimson made the report public during a press conference. “My consensus is that American conceptions of army aircraft and their technical employment are proving sound“ in mind,” Rickenbacker said. 1 “The trend of the war on the western front is Clearly one of air war.’ » “The fog of confusion that ‘existed regarding the respactive qualities of ‘American and : British fighter planes “is rapidly being dissipated Without "any quibbling whatever, can say that the British have strong admiration for ‘both our fighter and bomber types and that they look to the time when the newest types of these planes will be available’ to

English pilots.”

Mrs. Willkie Understands: That Kiss' Is Forgotten

Apparently, his hopes have been reached. . Mrs, Willkie, arguing thdt “too much” was being ‘made over the incident in the. press, said that “there are a lot of continental customs that we may not ‘understand here so well.”

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In 1943

Join in Defense

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 raging today on Guadalcanal and marine airmen failed to anese reinforcements.

aircraft, a navy communique the battle, it was announced

Stimson. The navy also announced

PURGE’ IN NAZI ARMY RUMORED

German Chief of Staff Out For Stalingrad Failure, Stockholm Reports.

LONDON, Oct. 15 (U. P.).—Adolf Hitler has dismissed Gen. Franz Halder, chief of staff in the German high command, and dismissed or reduced in rank numerous other high ‘officers in a ‘drastic army purge, Yeports reaching London said today. Gen. Halder, an artillery specialist, has been regarded'as one of the key men of the German high command. Stockholm reports said he had been succeeded by Gen. Alfred Jodl, chief of operations in the high command, also an artillery expert and one of Hitler's favorites. Russian Sources reported that a purge, which had already cost Field Marshal Fedor von Bock the command of the southern front, had been extended widely, and in making it Hitler used a secret report by Heinrich Himmler, chief of the Nazi gestapo, on high army men. The reported drmy purge was connected directly with the failure to take Stalingrad. There seemed no remaining doubt that ' Hitler ' had based dll his strategy for the winter, against the advice of some members of the high command including Gen. Halder, on the belief that Stalingrad would be in German hands early in September. One report which reached here said that at a conference in Berlin last August Hitler decidéd Stalingrad should be taken. The general staff was said to have insisted vainly that it was- necessary, rather than to take Stalingrad or any other place, to crush the Russian army.

RUSSIA NOW FIUGE BOG, NAZIS WHINE

Fighting at Stalingrad and Terek River Continues. By UNITED PRESS

The Russian front appeared to be

increasingly bogged down by winter rains and deep mud today. :

JAP BATTLESHIP DAMAGED, BUT FOE IS LANDIN

Shore Guns and Planes Batter Enem{’s Fleet As Nipponese Reach Shore; Army Units

of Guadalcanal.

(Today’s War Moves, Page 40)

(U. P.).—A big battle was island as U. S. army, navy prevent the landing of Jape

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Shore batteries scored hits on seven Japanese ‘ship including a battleship, and our planes downed 33 Japanese

declared.

U. S. army ground forces are assisting the marines. in

by War Secretary Henry lo

that “other enemy forces ine

cluding heavy units have been sighted in the vicinity of:

Guadalcanal.” This was pree sumed to mean additional battleships and heavy Cruise

ers. The latest Japanese landing was made early the morning of Oct. 18 (yesterday afternoon, (Indianapolis Time). 'Ametican planes three hits on a transport, left ‘t

other transports burning and dam aged a battleship. The Japanese were landing their troops on the north coast of Guas= dalcanal, west of the vitally imports ant U. S. airfield on the island. The airfield was subjected to heavy aerial and naval bombardments. Our planes failed to intercept one large flight of enemy bombers.

Stimson Reveals Army Assisting

Mr. Stimson revealéd the ‘presence of the “substantial” army forces at his press conference this morning He said that they were operating under naval direction, with Maj Gen. Millard F. Harmon in general command, Mr, Stimson also revealed the presence of army air and ground forces in New Zealand, the New Hebrides and the Fiji islands. Gen, Harmon's headquarters are in New Zealand, but Mr. Stimson said. he spent most of his time in New Cale donia, the Fighting French. island where United States troops landed a several months ago. The navy revealed that the Ja anese comeback attempt was al ready under way on Oct. 12. that day army flying fortresses— had’ previously been announced Gen, Douglas MacArthur—began: three-day series of bombardment; Japanese bases in the Solomo Buka and Buin, as well as Japa ships in the area.

Shelling Begun Oct. 3. ie On the night of Oct. 13-14, anese battleships, cruisers and ic stroyers heavily bombarded Guadalcanal airport. Our -shy batteries scored three hits on 9 destroyers. The Japanese attacks were tensified the afternoon of Oct. when the Japanese sent over separate groups of ‘homisers, with fighter escort, Our fighters were . “unable to tercept ‘the first flight” of tacking planes which included 25 bombers, The navy mi explanation of this but it wag. liéved our planes may have - grounded by damage to the } > or because they had just from action and were out of t During the second attack U. planes did take the air and down nine of the 15 bombers Seatrored four fighters. We. lost

fgpten ‘Japanese began throwing their heavy reinforcements in early morning of the 15th,

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