Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 December 1942 — Page 3
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Local Pearl Harbor Hero
_ FIGHT AND SACRIFIC
BOBBITT NAMED.
NATION WARNED
OF LONG BATTLE
Serkin Swings It Backstage at Murat
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Gets Bars, Seeks 3d Jap CITY ATTORNEY
The Japs had better watch out
TO SPLIT PINGER
Throw Hundreds of Tanks ges a man with a lot of grudges
and he's anxious to work them off.
1 President Sets Tone for Former State Republican .
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| a year ago.
i. Observance of Tearl Harbor broadcast
Anniversary by Staying At His Desk.
{Navy’s Pearl Harbor Report, Page 4; pictures, Page 10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 (U. PJ. ~—This is the anniversary of a day of shame; it is also the beginning of what promises to be the hardest and bloodiest phase of the war on the home fronts and the battlefields.
Dec. 7, 1941, was a day of infamy
and galling defeat. Dec. 7, 1942, finds “the United States too hard at work” for victory—in the words of the office of war information—
to take time for any national ob-|.
servance, The anniversary theme is “work, fight, sacrifice.” President Roosevelt set the tone when he felt Dec. 7 “should be observed as a day of silence in remembrance of the great infamy.” - In keeping with that theme the president on this week-end anniversary vigorously attacked the gigantic manpower and food problems by issuing two executive orders drastically tigatening already strict "controls over the lives of Ameri-
Rudolf Serkin, world famous pianist, demonstrates that he can “beat it out” with the best of ’em for
Dr. Fabien Sevitzky, conductor of the Indianapolis 'S ymphony orchestra, and (left to right) Sergt. William Steeler of the 83d division at Camp Atterbury, Sergt. Werner Stock and Pvt. Edward Shadbolt, both of
~ans.. He also discussed war strategy with Canadian Prime Minister | W. L. MacKenzie King. : President at Work The president could not afford to pest. The war has yet to he won. Military leaders warned it would be a long step-hy-step, uphill fight. But 12 months after Pearl Harbor— with most of Burope and much of Asia in enemy hands—the United States and her allies at last are on the offensive. The navy in an anniversary revelation indicated that the Americam, fleet is ready for anything the Japanese have to offer. In New Guinea, the Solomons, North Africa and Russia the united nations are facing forward. The navy, despite the great wound inflicted upon if ‘a year ago, has won three spectacular victories since— in the Coral sea, at Midway, and in the Solomons. Outhuild Axis The United States alone in 1942 will have outhuilt the axis in airplanes (49,000), in tanks (32,000), in guns (17,000 large anti-aircraft, weapons), . and in ships 8,200,000 tons). : Since Pear! Harbor the United States has spent $47,000,000,000 for .war and individuals are paying higher taxes than ever before. But Secretary of Treasury Henry Morgenthau Jr., said “we must—and can—do more.” The war budget so far is $240,000,000,000. a . War casualtics have totaled 53,962. But, in the belief of responsible military authorities, losses’ have
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Appears Tonight
With Atterbury Jivesters
A bunch of the boys were ‘“whooping it up” backstage in the Murat theater after the Indianapolis Symphony orchestra concert yesterday afternoon, which isn't at all the usual procedure. But a group of service men had] wandered backstage from the audience to question Fabien Sevitzky,|
the orchestra conductor, about his |
ductor with a jazz gang from Camp Atterbury. Rudolf Serkin, the world famous pianist, who was soloist with the orchestra, was just an on-looker, but when Dr. Sevitzky got to boasting about his ability as a swing artist, the “whooping” really got | under way. “Rudolf,” said the maestro, “I am going to conduct ‘swing’ with a sol- | diers’ band tomorrow night, instead | of the Beethoven Emperor concerto with you playing it.”
HINT POPE TO MOVE IF ROME IS ‘BOMBED
LONDON, Dec. 7 (U. P.).—Ger-|
“Why, Fabien,” said Mr. Serkin, “do you know how to conduct swing?” “No,” admitted the maestro a bit reluctantly, “not any better than you know how to play it.” “Well,” said Mr. Serkin, slightly miffed, “I guess I could play swing if I tried.”
RESUME PHONE CASE
HEARINGS ON DEC. 10
The Indiana ‘public service commission will resume hearings Dec. 10 on the United Telephone Co.’s petition to increase its rates. The last commission hearing on the petition—involving 75 exchanges and
18 counties—was held Nov. 17. The telephon~ company has requested permission to boost its rates
crease to employees. The petition
Into Battle to Keep Grip On Stalingrad.
MOSCOW, Dec. 7 (U, P.)—Ger-
jafter { Vichy said that after heavy artilin order to grant an $86,000 pay in- | lery preparation the Russians start‘ed a big attack with tank support
{many threw hundreds of tanks and ‘tens of thousands of men into ferocious counter-attacks northwest and southwest of Stalirigrad today in an attempt to break open the closing claws of a Russian pincers drive and maintain their slipping grip on the Volga river industrial city. Southwest of Stalingrad, especially, the Germans threw big tank and infantry forces into powerful attacks. ; , They lost 40 tanks in one attack southwest of Stalingrad and 37 tanks in another northwest of the lcity, special dispatches said, in addition to thousands of men killed.
Claim Continued Gains
It was asserted that all enemy counter-attacks were broken and the Russian advance continued in local gains. Dispatches reported that the Germans evidently realized the fate of | Stalingrad depended on their ability ito make good their zounter-attacks at the extreme ends of that front, and were sparing neither men nor materials. On the central front west of Moscow, in both the Rzhev and Velikie Luki sectors, the Germans also were counter-attacking without success, dispatches said.
Vichy Reports Rzhev Blow
(The unreliable Vichy radio reported that the Russians had opened an especially fierce attack south of Rzhev, 135 miles west of Moscow, receiving reinforcements.
“Then I guess I can conduct ng hearings have gained wide at- and penetrated the German lines,
swing if I try,” was the retort. (Re- tention because of the unusual plea but asserted the penetrating ele-
: : lations between the two well-known | debut tonight as a swing band con- | personages of the symphony world
were becoming cooler and cooler by the moment.) It was plain to the men in uniform that this couldn’t go on. “Well,§ why don’t you both try?” piped up one of the soldiers. So Mr. Serkin sat down at the piano and “gave” and Dr. Sevitzky struck what he believes is the pose of the genuine swing conductor, and then things really began to happen. Which served as something of a prevue of how the maestro will
| perform tonight when the boys of the 83d: division at Camp Atter-
bury put on their show at 8 o'clock in the Illinois st. branch of the Service Men's center. Tickets at 85¢ and $1.65 are on sale at Hook's
drug stores in the downtown district |
been only a fraction of what they many, increasingly worried over the and the Gladys Alwes Music shop,
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will be. More than 6,000,000 Americans are
under arms, compared with 2,187,000
velt has said that there must be 9,700,000 by the end of 1943. |
effects of allied bombings of Italy, claimed today that His Holiness, Pope Pius XII, had notified Great
he would move into the city from | Vatican City.
33 Monument Circle. Tonight's show is being given by the division to earn money for their
Tut President Roose- Britain that if Rome were bombed | recreation fund. All participants,
except Mr. Sevitzky, will be soldiers
| formerly in the amusement business.
IN INDIANAPOLIS
Here Is the Traffic Record) FATALITIES County City Total 66 126 82 117
1941 “rr e0 RN
Accidents . 15| Arrests Injured ..... 3|Dead SATURDAY TRAFFIC COURT Cases Convic- Fines Violations Tried tions Paid Speeding ..... .. 1. @ 0 Reckless driving. 1 1 $11 Failure to stop =t through street. 1 0 Failure to stop at signal 0: Drunken driving 2 All others ......
EVENTS TODAY
school at Butler
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fieldhouse, Gov. Schricker pledge of allegiance to flag, 11:55 a. m. Taps will be sounded as army, navy and marine recruits are sworn into service at a mass ceremony on Meridian st. near the Circle, 1:25 p. m. Special war bond sale at 94 bond issuing agencies. Women’s organizations committee of the war savings staff, luncheon meeting, . M. C. A.,, hoon. Poinsettia day, sponsored by Mothers of World War II, Unit 20, sale on downtown streets. variety show, “We Did
amp Atterbur oat Paetore,” 1licois st. branch of the
Service Men's Center, 8:00 p. Curtiss-Wright propeller plant, musical revue, Keith theater, 8 p. m. Federation of Indianapolis Public School teachers, memoiial services, Shortridge high school, 4 ». m. Central Indiana chapter, American Foundrymen’s Association of America, dinner meeting, Hotel Washington, 6:45
m. patriotic
. m. DePauw Alumn! | association, luncheon, Canary Cottage noon. Painting and Decorating Contraclors eof America, meetinz, Lincoln hotel, 2 p. m. Purdue war training conference, World War memorial, 10 a. m. Seientech elub, liacheon meeting, Board of Trade bldg. noon. Advertising club and Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce, joint meeting, Indianapolis Athletic club, noon. Indianapolis Manufacturers Representatives club, lunch:on, Hotel Severin, noon. P. E. O. Sisterhood, meeting, Hotel Washington, 7. p. m, Interstate System, dinner, Hotel Washington, 6:30 p. m, Central States Petroleum association, meeting, Hotel Washington, 7:30 p. m.
EVENTS TOMORROW
‘Indians Implement dealers, annual convention, Hotel Jeverin, registration, 9
a m. Curtiss-Wright propeller plant, patriotic musical revue, <eith’s theater, 8 p. m. L. Butler forum, open to public, Jordan hall, Butler university, 7:45 p. m. | Hetlth Education Institute, lecture, Y. M. . A, 7:30 p. Mm. : Women’s Press elu of Indiana, Christmas luncheon, Claypool hotel, noon. Indianapolis ¥ Me:, meeting, Y. M. C. A,
| _ moon. | Retary Club, women's day, Claypool hotel,
| moon. Catholie bureau, !scture, Catholic Information Bureau and Reading Room, * Georgia st. and Capitol ave. 8 p. m. Traffic club, luncheon meeting, Hotel Linin, noon. — :
lunchHotel
Apartment Owners’ association, eon, Hotel Washington, noon. Lawyers’ association — luncheon, Washington, noon. Indianapolis: Newsboys’ Band alumni, Luncheon, Hotel Washington, noon. Indianapolis Restaurant association, Meeting, Hotel Washington, 8:30 p.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
“These lists are from official records in the county court house. The Times, | therefore, is not responsible . for errors in names and addresses. ‘
William Loran Wilson, 21, U. 8. Navy, Chicago. Wilma Jean McElroy, 21, Chi-| cago. : Lewis A. Jones, 43, of 906 N. 2d, Beech Grove: Thelma Sparks, 42, of 434 E. New York. Orville Eugene Fox, 23, U. 8. Navy, Peru, Ind.: Roberta Louise Ryker, 20, of 822 N. LaSalle. Frank B. Shoop, 25, St. Lawrence, S. D,; Virginia M. Earl, 30, of 1040 W. 29th.
Paul Eugene Chumley, 20, of 2412 Guilford; Genevieve Teets, 19, of 821 N. Highland. James A. Rose, 21, U. 8. Army, Orang « County, Virginia; Mary Lou Reynolds, 33, Orange County, Virginia. Robert O. Quackenbush, 24, of 1448 Terrace; Gythel Lorraine Wood Knotts, 23, |
of 1714 Naomi. Louis Bradford Kuhlman, 24, State Fair-| grounds; Mary Jane Benay, 21 Columbus, O. Hudson Bohler Jr. 21, hurst dr.; Mabel Perkins, Box 279-V. William Richard Kadel, 21, Camp Atter.bury, Ind.; Mary Elizabeth Wishard, 23, 2403 .N. Alabama. Grover Caleb Soliday Jr., 21, U. S. Navy, Butler University; Lena M. Stack, 19, of 227 N. Noble. Henry Clay Slaton, 24, of 3103 E. 10th; Nellie Leslie, 21, of 3103 E. 10th. Leslie Henry Rains, 37, of 105 Koehne; Edna Marie Cave, 47, of 670 E. 9th. Walter David Steed, 29, Billings Hospital, Ft. Harrison: Dorothea Elizabeth Eynon, | 28, White Plains, N. Y. Forest Chester Fruits, 30, of 1528 Montcalm; Lois Marie Stinger, 19, of 1638 Rembrandt. * Edward Lee Madden, 56, of 528 E. New York: Birdie V. Bysee Madden, 35, of 620 E. Vermont.. William Franklin Goff, 24, of 1203 Prospest; Audrey Alma Meador, 18, of 7025 E.
4th. Ronald Ralph Bailey, 20, of 1122 Southern; Betty Tharp, 19, of 1444 Hoyt. Wilbur James Chambers, 30, of 3251 N. Capitol; Rosaline Jane L. Westenhofer, 21, of 125 N. Elder. E. E. R. Noe, 57, of 635% N. Dorman; Fannie Finn, 35, of 6352 N. Dorman.
of 606 S. Lyn18, R. R. 3,
Lee Lady, 24, Indianapolis; Wanda Hunt-|
singer, 21, of 5210 E. Terrace. Vincent Edward Farrell, 42, of 1244 N. Illinois; Catherine Lucille Anderson, 22, of 1139 N. Talbott. Clarence Edward Burton Jr., 24, of 1142 8. Pershing; Maxine T. Huddleston, 19, of 1142 8. Pershing. . Harold Edmund Harris, 26, of 2004 N. New Jersey; Thelma Elizabeth Morgan, 27, of 1857 N. Talbott. Hobert Louis Butler, 19, of 1124 8. Chaster; Norman Rosalynd Allen, 20, Cumberland, Ind. Roy Woodrow Morgan, 24, Camp Atterbury; Edna Lee Goates, 21, of 2020 N. Pennsylvania. Ralph Waldo Pierce, 35, Columbus, O.; Bonnie Belle Moody, 21, of 2157 N. IMlinois. Claade Philip Arnett. 57, of 1710 E. Ohio; Mary Louise Shanks, 58, of 1422 E.
Marret. Asher 23, Walnut Ridge, Ark.; Gladys A. Gibson, 22, of 4059 N. Pennsylvania. Joseph Harold Conover, 23, of 232 W. Ray; Betty Jean Hulse, 16, of 52 E. Orange. James Charles Long, 26, of 1431% Co‘lumbia; Ella Mae Dumas, 1431% Columbia. Leonard Otto. Guenther, 30, U. S. Navy, Butler university; Alma Mary Kroll, 35, of 1705 N. Alton. Donald Eugene Higgins, 21, of 6325 Guilford; Vera Mae Kirsey, 19, of 1657
College. 1 John Henry Gardner; 30, of 707 Mus1; Mary Louise I son, 28, of
K. Atkinson,
BIRTHS ' Girls Estel, Martha Dennis, at St. Francis. Gerald, Geneva Colem, at St. Francis. Harold, Marjorie Norcross, at St. Francis. Isaac, Eddie Mae King, at City.
m.' William, Lois Sparks, at Coleman,
Robert, Ruth McGuire, at Coleman. Byron, Margaret Crosby, at Methodist. Ernest, Frances Herring, at Methodist. Robert, Mary McGregor, at Methodist. Jess, Viola King, at 1728 W. Minnesota. Willard, Marforie Morris, at 2450 George-
town rd. William, Elnora Bradley, at 1536 W. Ver-
mont. Mark, Janie Parson, at 510 Agnes. Boys
| Eugene, Ruby York, at St. Francis.
William, Dorothy Melvin, at St. Francis. Charles,” Ruth Romann, at St. Francis, Cecil, Lucille Shetters, at St. Francis, Robert, Ruth Willsey, at St. Francis. Glenn, Joyce McDonald, at St. Francis. Chris, Celeste Hogue, at St. Francis, Charles, Ruth Smock, at St. Francis, Jules, Leah Sonas, at St. Francis. Thomas, Hazel Slader, at St. Francis. Alvin, Margaret Eggerding, at St. Francis. Max, Margaret Bales, at St. Francis. Donald, Mildred Holland, at St. Francis. Fred, Audrey Pieter, at St. Francis. Thomas, Lydia Bland, at Coleman, William, Juanita Stahl, at Coleman. Frank. Bernice Floss, at Coleman. George, “Helen Davis, at Methodist, Paul, Lucille Gezig, at Methodist, William, Olive Hbollers, at Methodist. William, Helen King, at Methodist.
| James, Marie Larmar, at Methodist
Dr. John, Bernice Machledt, at Methodist. Burford, Betie Plumber, at Methodist. Paul, Vivian Schmaltz, at Methodist. John, Helen Crawford, at 523 Coffey, Robert, Floy Bledsoe, at 916 Rochester, Grover, Irene Adamson, at 337 E.
DEATHS
| Theresa E. Taylor, 82, at 3056 Cottage, en- |
docarditis. Charles Perry, 84, at 1108 N. Senate, acute cardiac decompensation. George Sherman, 74, at 1445 Broadway, carcinoma. Clara V. Littrell, 72, at City, Emma Surber, 67, at 1017 coronary occlusion. Ernest G. McKinney, 18, at 733 Prospect, lobar pneumonia. Joseph Wintrup, 58, at 2428 N. Meridian, coronary occlusion. ¢ Mary Jacohi, 84, at 3130 Sutherland, chronic myocarditis.
N. Hamilton,
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He fought the Japs at Pearl Harbor as a sergeant and now is
ready to fight them as second lieutenant. Dick is home now on leave, having just been graduated from : officer's candidate school at Ft.
Benning, Ga. He is visiting his mother, Mrs. Mabel Higer, 522 Holly ave. Dick’s war experiences began a year ago today when the Japs attacked Pearl Harbor. “I had stayed overnight in Wahiawa, a smail town about a mile away from Wheeler field,” Dick said. “My friends and I were awakened Sunday by a guard who yelled the Japs were attacking us. “We didn’t believe him-—but just then an American P-40 fighter chased a Jap plane over the house and shot it down, right in the back yard.
Sees Buddy Killed
“We grabbed our clothes and ran for assembly at our barracks. We had to cross Wheeler field as bombs fell around us and Jap planes flew flow, strafing us. “We got back to our barracks, grabbed machine guns and set them up in the quadrangle which was surrounded by our barracks: The Jap planes flew' so low over us as they came in to bomb and strafe Wheeler field that we could see them thumb their noses at us. “A lot of them carried small bombs, probably weighing around a pound or so, which they dropped at us by hand. One of them killed my buddy. Just before he died he said, ‘Dick, get three Japs for me’.”
Assigned to Air Corps
After the attack was over, Dick decided to transfer to the air corps, where he'd have a better chance of getting Japs. He was made a rear machine gunner on a flying fortress. He got two Jap planes in the battle of the Coral sea and his life was saved by “Connie,” the colonel’s dog who always flew with Dick.
Lieut. Dick Eyster
Connie stopped all the bullets intended for Dick—all except one which scratched his leg. After the engagement, the men all received the distinguished service cross—but Dick hung his around Connie when he was buried. : Dick also was in the battle of Midway in which his plane was credited with sinking an aircraft carrier. He earned the purple heart medal for injuries received in this engagement. . Shortly after, Dick was ordered back to the United States for officers’ training school. And now he’s graduated as an officer and ready to go back for that third Jap—and as many more as he can get. ) But he's not going all the way alone. One of the things he’s going to do while home js to marry Miss Marilyn Jeane Boger, 828 Lexington ave. They'll be married at 8 p. m. Wednesday at the South Side
Church of God. And on Saturday, XN
Lieut, and Mrs. Dick Eyster leave here for Camp Shelby, Miss. “I sure hope I'll have foreign duty in a hurry,” Dick said.
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Chairman One of First Tyndall Backers.
Arch N. Bobbitt, former state G. O. P. chairman, has been named city attorney by Mayor-elect Robert H. Tyndall. He will take office with . the new mayor on Jan, 1. : Mr. Bobbitt, an original Tyndall for-mayor man, served as secretary of the Tyndall-for-mayor club dure ing the primary and continued as secretary during the fall campaign, He has had a long career in Republican politics, serving as Crawe ford county G. O. P. chairman, as
(chairman of the old third district |and as state chairman from 1937 to
18041 when he was replaced by the present chairman, Ralph Gates. He
served as state auditor from 1929
to 1931.
OFFICIAL WEATHER
U. 8S. Weather B
Central War Time Sunrise. ..... 7:54 | Sunset....... 5:26
TEMPERATURE ~Dee. 7, 1941
Precipitation 24 hrs. ending 7:30 a. m. 0 . Total precipitation since Jan, 1....... 40.7% Excess since Jan, 1 3.2
The following table shows the temperas i es:
ture in other cit High Low AtIants .coviinsensertnnnnsnneess 49 38 ;
Cincinnati ... Cleveland Denver Evansville
. Wayne Indianapolis (city) . Ransas City, Mo. ....
fami, Fla. Minneapolis-St. Paul New Orleans
Omaha, Neb, ...c.oo000 Pittsburgh ga Antonio, Tex, ..
b. TOUS. .... i ies Washington, D. C.
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