Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 November 1942 — Page 1

FORECAST: Slightly colder tonight and tomorrow forenoon with occasional light rain or drizzle early tonight.

VOLUME 53—NUMBER 216

ROOSEVELT ORDERS 18'S

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MOVE TO BALK CONSOLIDATION ~ OF AXIS UNITS

parartoops_ Bat | Battling for ' Bizerte; French Legion Fights Hitler.

| By EDWARD W. BEATTIE United Press Staff Correspondent

LONDON, Nov. 18—Reports from Spain today said that several umns are driving across the

waist of Tunisia in a pin-||

cers ‘movement designed to cut off axis forces in the Bizerte-Tunis area from any reinforcement by Ma¥shal Erwin Rommel’s troops in Tripolitania. | At the eastern end of the vast allied pincers clamping down on the axis the British 8th army was approaching Benghazi at full speed and preparing to bring its air power to bear against German-Italian attempts to rush reinforcements by plane and sea into Africa. The British were prepared to meet a determined ai by Rommel to

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hold up their advance in the El ~ Aghelia area of the Gulf of Sirte where all previous British desert advances have petered out. Yanks Advance Easily The Madrid reports, based on advices from Algiers, indicated the U. 8. troops had treouered little, if any, resistance thus far; - In the Bizerte and Tunis areas, these reports said, hard fighting was reported between British paratroops and German reinforcements hastily ferried by air agro the Mediterranean. The Germans were sald to be superior in numbers to the British and to have beaten off a British ‘ attempt to seize Ft, Despagne which commands the land approaches to Bizerte. : The Germans were reported generally to be in control of the Bi-zerte-Tunis area and to have taken over Ft. Lagoulet which guards the narrow entrance to the Tunis harbor. ‘Italian Troops Land This was said to have enabled the Italigns to send in coastal shipping with troops and ‘guns. Another repor} said that a French military mission from Dakar was en route to Algiers, possibly bringing a confidential message from Gov. Gen. Pierre Boisson of Senegal to Admiral Jean Francois Darlan. It was specula that the message might coer the possibility of Boisson casting his lot with the Darlan group and other pro-allied French leaders in North Africa. / London press reports said that the ‘French foreign legion would be the spearhead of the new French colonial army being organized by the French war hero, [Gen. Henri Giraud. There are about 20000 legionnaires and it was said they would be con- ~ centrated and equipped with modern military weapons. Giraud was reported to have or(Continued on ‘Page Eight)

re ————————————————————————— - MALLEABLE RESUMES WORK CICERO, Ill, Nov. 18 (U. P.).— Work resumed today at the National ‘Malleable and Steel Casting Co. . where a walkout affecting approximately 2000 employees caused a oneday stoppage of war production.

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nd-Class ‘Matter at Postoffice, . Issued daily except Sunday.

Tobin Chal lenges

Midwest Group on Gas Ration Move

Daniel J. Tobin, president of the International Teamsters’ union, today challenged the Midwest rubber conservation sommitise and its chairman, Todd Stoops of the Hoosier Motor club. In a letter to The Times, Mr, Tcbin said:

“Speaking as the president of

an organization which has far

more at stake in the rationing of gasoline than any automobile club or committee of disgruntled motorists, I bitterly oppose the propoganda campaign of Todd Stoops to get more gasoline for the pleasure cars

Daniel J, Tobin

of Indianapolis and the Midwest. ~~ “We need gasoline in Morocco, not on Meridian st. “We need it for jeeps, not for Stoops. “Seventy-five thousand members of the Teamsters’ union are in the armed services. They are fighting from the equator to the Arctic, alongside countless thousands -of their fellow Americans. ‘They are dying in the Solomon islands and going down in the sea with their ships. “They are following the bloody footprints left in the snow of Valley Forge to forever guide

- Americans along the path to free-

dom. “They are not fighting for more gasoline for the motorists back home. These men do not question the orders that send them into ‘battle. They do not stand around and debate the orders of their government. They obey

them courageously. The Teamsters’ union—625,000 strong—is solidly

behind our soldiers on the fighting front.

government on the home front,

It is solidly behind our

Thousands of our members have lost their livelihood through the gasoline and rubber shortage.

Have they

complained or tried to make political capital ef the emergency? They

have not.

“They have cheerfully accepted other employment, often at less pay, and have continued to obey the orders of their government, (Continued on Page Two). :

Straub Is Called To Active Duty

ELMER F. STRAUB, state adjutant general for the. past 10 years, has been called back into active army service as a colonel of field artillery and will leave here tonight under secret orders for an unafinounced destination. Goyernor Schricker today issued an executive order granting Col. Straub a leave of absence and the cnier executive named Capt. William P. Weimar, state property officer in the adjutant general's office for the past several years, as acting adjutant. general. Col. Straub was appointed adjutant general by Governor McNutt and he was reappointed by Governors Townsend and Schricker. He went into army service in January, 1941, as a colonel of the 150th field artillery and returned to his post as adjutant general in December, 1941. Capt. Weimar Bartlett ave.

FURTHER CUT SEEN IN MEAT RATION

WASHINGTON, Nov, 18 (U. P.. —Agriculture department officials said today that it would be a “good guess” that meat will be rationed at soméwhat less than' 2% pounds per week for each adult, with proportionately smaller amounts for children. Meat, rationing now is scheduled to begin early next year, probably about Feb. 1. Meanwhile, civilians

lives at 3809

are being urged voluntarily to limit consumption to two. and one-half

pounds a- week.

Registration for Gasoline

48-HOUR WORK

WEEK STUDIED

National Conference Labor Laws Considers

Overtime Wages.

By ROSEMARY REDDING

The national conference on labor legislation foday was considering indorsement of 48-hour shifts where necessary for war production.

The proposed recommendation upholds the payment of time and one-half for overtime beyond the standard work week of 40 hours. It urges active and full enforcement of the provisions in the fair labor standards act. The conference commended the recommendations on hours of work for maximum production issued jointly by the war and navy departments, maritime commission, public health service, war manpower commission, WPB and the com- | merce and labor departments.

Favors Dayéof Rest

These standards include a weekly day of rest, provisions tor meal periods and a recommended maximum eight-hour day and 48-hour week. « The conference also recommended that all federal labor policies should be decided by, or in co-operation with, the U. S. department of labor. It was pointed out that this recommendaion was made in an effort to eliminate the confusion and impairment of morale caused by conflicting directives issued by a multiplicity of agencies. The conference, attended by approximately 150 delegates, including labor law administrators and union labor leaders from all over the country, was to conclude its sessions today at the Claypool hotel.

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MORE WORK BY WOMEN URGED

Greater Sacrifices Needed To Win War, She Says On Return Home.

—Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt said today that her month's tour of Great Britain convinced her that

American women could materially shorten the war by working harder. Particularly, she said, they could do it by taking over more of the non-war jobs, releasing men for the armed - services and factory work that women can’t do,

a great deal more personal sacrifices,

bottles she cited as examples. Mrs. Roosevelt said her most im-

has bee Buckingham palace or in a cottage on the Clyde both of which she visited. Don’t Mind Blackouts

Her second outstanding impres-

means. It is extraordinary people can remain cheerfulsthrough it winter after winter and come up with the answer “we have to Bet on with the war.” Mrs, Roosevelt talked with m many women who : had been *

tremely cheerful unless they had lost some member of their family or sustained personal injury. « Evidently, .said- Mrs. Roosevelt, “bricks and mortar” have no real significance in Britain ‘any longer. There are 300 people in London

to sleep. They are mostly old peo-

:ple, Mrs. Roosevelt said, who after

losing their homes like to stick with friends they have made who are in a like predicament. As Mrs. Roosevelt went to Britain primarily to study- women in

ing as an account of a typical day. A Typical ‘My Day’ It was Armistice day:8:30 A. M.—Breakfast with eight

at the home of the head of the naval unit at Londonderry, North Ireland. ' 11—Armistice day ceremony at the city square. She laid a wreath in behalf ‘of the United States’ forces and signed a book at the city chamber. 11:30—Visited hospital tor _ Brit-. ish and American service men and civilians who have been torpedoed on ships. 1 p. m.—Lunch with heads of the naval unit. Then trip to Glasgow, Scotland, by. plane. 4—Visited Red Cross center. 6—Dinner with Red Cross heads. 1—Visited canteen for service men and talked with them. 8—Visited factory where a 23-year-old boy was head of hundreds of workers, 9:30—Visited airplane engine tactory and spoke to 750 women preparing to go to work on the 11 p.m. shift.

LOCAL TEMPERATURES

6a.m.....50 10a. m Tam.....

BY FIRST LADY

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 (U. P.).

They could do it, too, by making

Things that we regard as nearnecessities, can’t be purchased in Britain—bobby pins and hot water

mediate impression of Britain was the complete way in which living changed for everyone, in

sion was what the blackout really at

“| out.” “She said sfie found To ex- |

county.

TEACHERS’ PAY RAISE FAVORED

Schenk” “Ro res a “Salary Deduction Plan For Gross Tax.

who return to a shelter every night |

iteachers’ the war effort and to see allied! x : armed forces, she gave the follow- | creased living costs and favored granting wartime powers to the

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women privates of the British forces.

4 ' |was 16 per cent higher than a year

Hassil E. Schenck, president of the Indiana Farm Bureau, Inc., to-

'day . called for a salary deduction ‘plan in paying gross income taxes, and the freezing by legislative action of a “goodly” portion of the state surplus for investment in war bonds. He also urged an increase tn salaries because of in-

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governor. Mr. Schenck made these suggestions today in his annual address before the 24th-annual convention! 'of the state farm bureau in the Murat theater. Speaking of the increase in teachers’ salaries, Mr. Schenck said that “no group of employees in America should be paid on the basis of funds made available through taxation. To increase ‘wages merely because of a surplus in the treasury would mean a decrease of wages when the treasury is short,” he said. - “Teachers by and large throughout the state need and should have increases in salaries commensurate (Continued on Page Eight)

LIVING COSTS RISE 1 PER CENT IN MONTH

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 (U.P.).— The living cost of city workers rose 1 per cent between Sept. 15 and Oct. 15, Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins reported today. Most of the rise was due to a 2.4 per cent increase in food costs with the greatest advances in prices of butter and other dairy products, eggs, oranges, potatoes and onions, The family food bill in mid-October

ago.

BERLIN—Germany weather hampers North African .:

man troops,

Thosé Coming of Age Since: July 1 Affected; Farm Workers Deferred. WASHINGTON, Nov. 18

(U. P.).—President Roose< velt today ordered registra tion for selective service of all youths who have turned 18 since July 1, 1942. Th registration will be spread |over the last three weeks of

Charles A. Bechler, St. Joseph county (foreground), got up at 4 a. m. to be on hand for the opeaing session today of the Indiana Farm Bureau convention at the Murat theater. some friends for his third meal of the day. Lowell Russell, in back of the counter, served the other patrons who are, left wo right, R. L. Constable, R. L. Zell, county agent, and Austin A. Whiteman, all of Newtor

At 10 a. m. he stopped with

On the War Fronts

(Nov. 18, 1942)

LONDON—British-American paratroops fight deep in Tunisia for control of vital, airfields.

4 CAIRO~British move. 100 miles .in day, now 70 miles from Benghazi.

claims bad

reinforcements for axis.

ORAN, ALGERIA—Heavy French naval losses in allied landing disclosed.

TOKYO—Japanese admit loss of battleship, cruiser, three destroyers and 41 planes in Solomons battle.

MOSCOW—Russians hold at Stalingrad.

ANKARA—Neutrals report Germans move only three divisions from Russia.

2 DEADLINES PASS, STALINGRAD HOLDS

Hitler Ordered It ‘Taken : 'Npv. 1, Then Nov..6.

MOSCOW, Nov. 18 (U. P.).—Gerrecently ordered by Adolf Hitler to capture Stalingrad by Nov. 1, have narrowed their offensive against the city to a. front measuring about 200 to 400. yards, the army newspaper Red Star reported today. L. Viscockoostrovski, Red Star’s correspondent, said the attack was being directed against the northern factory district because that is the

shortest route to the Volga river.

Prisoners taken” by the Russians reported that Hitler had ordered Stalingrad taken by Nov. 1, he said. This order later was modified and the city’s fall was scheduled for Nov. 6. During the first four days of November, the Germans “went all out,” Viscockoostrovski reported, but their command then stopped the attack because of heavy lossé: and permitted a six-day rest while forces were regrouped and reserves were brought

up. Battle front dispatches said today

NORTH PACIFIC DRIVE IS SEEN

Tokyo “Admits important Losses in Solomons Engagement.

" By FRANK TREMAINE United Press Staff Correspondent

HEADQUARTERS U. S. PACIFIC FLEET, PEARL HARBOR, Nov. 18. —Japan’s naval defeat in the Solomon islands, and its failure to. oust United States forces from Guadalcanal island, has prepared the way for the long-awaited American drive northward through Japanese-held islands, well-informed quarters said today, Informants warned that the United States still faces bitter fight-

|ing ‘on Guadalcanal against Japa-

nese forces already there and additional reinforcements which may be landed. The enemy must be thrown out of the southern Solomons, it was said, as Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, Pacific fleet commander, promised they would be in a statement calling the Solomons battle a major victory. © Planes Pursue Jap - Ships Complete returns of the great naval victory over the Japanese have not been received. But there was a possibility that they will add more enemy losses to the 23 ships already known to have been. sunk. There were two separate engagements between surface forces dur-

ing the series of battles on Nov. 13

14 and 15. Reports on the second one still are lacking. It also was considered reasonable that American aircraft have deen harassing the fleeing enemy ships as they steamed back to Buna, New Britain and Truk. A Japanese communique admitted today’ the loss of a battleship, a cruiser, three destroyers ‘and 41 planes in the ‘Solomons battle and damage to a second battleship and seven. transports. It claimed the sinking of eight United States cruisers, four to five destroyers and one transport.

December.

This will make perhaps 500,008 more 18-year-olds eligible for serve ice under the new draft law. Mr. Roosevelt issued his order shortly after National Selective Service Director Lewis B. Hershey had set in motion machinery which will bring some ‘teen-age youths into the armed services, probably within 40 to 60 days, and defer essential farm workers. Gen. Her= shey acted under. the recently passed ’teen-age draft law.

Schedule Is Arranged

Mr. Roosevelt's order provided for the continuing. registration of those who attain their 18th year aftép Jan. 1, ‘They will Tepiser on their birthdays. i For those who bits 18 after’ Jy 1, the following schedulg. was

I SG sithe "born between July 1, 100k,” and Aug. 31, 1924, will register dire ing the week beginning Dec. 11. Those born between Sept. 1, 1924, © and Oct. 31, 1924, will register bee tween Dec. 18 and Dec. 24. Those born between Nov. 1, 1924, and Dee, 31, 1924, will register between Dee. 26 and Dec. 31. This is the sixth registration ordered by the president. The. was on June 30, when 18-and-19<

that time, however, the 18-19 year class was not subject to call for military duty. Mr. Roosevelt signed legislation last Friday permitting their drafting for military service.

Directive Is Issued 'i 3 Gen. Hershey issued directives to state selective service headquar= ters to guide local draft boards im" carrying out provisions of the new. law. - He ordered. 2 Deferment. of all men who" regis= 4 tered before the age of 45 who have since passed their 45th birthday, : Exceptions may be made when men in this age group consent to induce tion, Deferment of farm workers of all ages subject to the draft who are necessary to and regularly engaged in work in war-essential agriculture. Deferment of high school pupils in the 18-19 year class if the stue dents request it and they are in the last half of the autumn-to- spring school year. { Two New Classes Set Up Distribution of questionnaires to 18 and 19-year-olds who registered in January, 1942. They will be called up on the order of their birthdays. No lottery will be héld, Gen. Hershey set up two new draft classes—II-C and III- C—for deferred farm workers. President Roosevelt meanwhile sent a memorandum to heads of all government departments directs ing them to request cancellation any draft deferments given their employees because of their governs

ment jobs.

year-olds were first registered. A¢

~ Ration Starts Here Today

Families with names starting with FP and througn M will register to-

Other recommendations on which the conference was to act include those embracing safety and health, (Continued on Page Eight)

that the defenders of Stalingrad again had stemmed the Germans and that Red army forces on the offensive southeast of Nalchik in the

Annexation Is a 'Fast One'; 2 Pedestrians Hurt Fatally

Today’s the day for those families

whose names ‘with letters A

“ to E, inclusive, to register for gasoline rationing coupon books. Registration is being held at pub- _ lic schools Uroughtus the county.

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morrow and those from N through Z Friday. Rationing is scheduled to begin Dec. 1. James D. Strickland, director of the Indiana office of price administration, warned that motorist .who do not register this week face the prospect of being without gasoline indefinitely after rationing begins. Any one failing to register on the proper day, must apply directly to his local rationing board, he said, and ‘it is problematical when the boards will act Upon such applications. He added that all passenger cars would be eligible for recapping T|services or replacenient tires after Dec. 1, subject to the quotas assigned local rationing boards. “ The basic “A” ration books which will -be issued generally entitle - ‘the motorist to 16 gallons of gasoline or about 240 miles a menth. ‘Special

ration books will be issued t6 per-|

{sons whose (Ariving, is vital to. the| 10 efor,

NAME DR. HOLMAN TO HOSPITAL BOARD

Succeeds Dr. A. L. Marshall

; At Tuberculosis Unit.

Dr. Jerome Holman, 4503 E. Kessler blvd., was appointed to the board of managers of the Marion County Tuberculosis hospital by county commissioners today. He succeeds Dr. A. L. Marshall, whose term expired Nov. 1. Commissioners will have to make another appointment to fill a board vacancy made by the resignation of Dr. R. 8. Henry, who resigned to enter military service. ‘Two other niembers of the board

e Irving Lamaux and Mrs. Carl

Ninety-one families who thought ‘aey were suburban residents today suddenly became aware that they are city residents subject to a 100 per cent increase in taxes. The ‘majority didn’t know anything about the city council’s plans to annex their home area to the city until after the ordinance was passed and signed by the mayor yesterday, spokesmen for the district said. - Residents of Prinirose and Ross-

up in arms over-what they described as “a fast one” pulled on them by the city. Lawrence W. Hines, attorney who lives in that area, said that not’ a single home owner in the newly an-| nexed section had any advance knowledge of “the annexation ordinance.

News to Them, Citizens Cry

lyn aves. from 52d to 54th sts. were|

bringing some legal action to rescind the council's action. The annexation will result in doubling the property taxes for residents in the area, forcing them to pay city taxes instead of the Wash-| _ ington township levies only. The ordinance to annex the section was sponsored by the city plan commission. and ‘the : Indianapolis| Chamber of Commerce as a part of 8 long-range program for a greater Indianapolis: metropolitan district. - Sponsors of the annexation said the residents of the two streets already are receiving the benefits of municipal services, including sewers, water -and lights, and that they should be paying city taxes, Mr. Hines complained that when residents” in that area bought the property they, were. -as§ured they would - continue to live outaite the

He said 3 meeting of home owners er this

Caucasus had captured two mountains.

LONG ILLNESS. FATAL ‘TO BETTY DITHMER

“Mrs. Betty Dithmer, wife of Henry L. Dithmer Jr., ‘died today at their home, 706 E. Tist st. She

‘was: 38.

Mrs. Dithmer had been in: ill health for several years. She was born in Philadelphia, and had lived in Indianapolis most of her life. She was graduated from Butler university and Shortridge high school and was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority and St. Paul's Episcopal church. Funeral services, which will be private, will be at 3:30 p. m. Priday

at the Flanner & Buchanan mortu-|

ary. Burial ‘will be in’ Crown Hill. Dithme

| Two more pedestrians were struck

By Autos on City Streets

and fatally injured by automobiles on Indianapolis streets in the last 24 hours. - Their deaths brough the city’s traffic toll for the year to 81—17 more than at this time last year ‘and 12 more than for all of last year. Eight have died in city traffic so far this month, seven of them pedestrians, five of whom were 60 or older. The youngest pedestrian victim was 47, Frank D. Brown, 85, of 915 Parker ave., was fatally injured late yesterday when he was struck by a car driven by Mrs. Maxine Miley, 3709 Pleasant Run’ parkway, at. North and Rural sts. He was taken to city hospital and died a few hours later. Hospital attendants had difficulty Menuiying |

but

well known as a checker player.

Today was Mr. Brown's 85th birthe

day and friends and relatives planned a birthday dinner for. tonight at his home. birthday greetings, mailed rds were received at the home today.

N os umerous

Mr. Brown operated a cafe in

Century bldg. 27 years. Ten ago he disposed of his nterests

the cafe and started in the cofles business at 237 N. Illinois st. tiring twp years ago. Sa John Tygrett, 60, of 1430 W. st., was killed yesterday when st: by an automobile driven by Boling, 18, of 1348 Hiatt st. Geisendorff and Washington sts. Mr. Tygrett was on his way to Acme-Evans Milling Co. Where was employed. : Witnesses ‘to both