Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 16 December 1942 — Page 14

WAR m0 STEP Ip Observers See Increased Tempo as Japs Build

Munda Point Base.

. U. 8. BASE IN SOUTH PACIFIC, Dec. 14 (Delayed) (U. P.).—The tempo of air warfare ‘in the Solomon islands can be expected to increase, military observers said today, because of the new Japanese airfield at Munda point, on the northwestern tip of New Georgia island, 150 miles west of Guadalcanal, ~ The united nations hold marked air superiority in. the southeast Solomons, but the new Japanese

field may lead to a slugging tontest involving both bombers and fighters.

’ Bombers Get Escort

Pilots who recently reconnoitered and bombed Munda point said the field, which has been under construction for more than a month, appears to be able now to accommodate only fighter planes. The runway stretches through a clearing in . & cocoanut grove. This .may mean that Japanese bombers, coming down from Rabaul and Buin, pick up a fighter escort there en route to Guadalcanal. Japanese fighters based at Munda point would be in strategic position to harass American bombers en route fo attack such key enemy bases as Buin, Rekata bay and Faisi. Tremendous Japanese plane losses in unsuccessful bombings indicate that.the enemy now may seeking a new plan of aerial warfare, with some fighter support for the bombers.

WON'T BUY BOND, GIVES CAUSE $400

BERNE, Ind., Dec. 16 (U. P.).— Harry Neil, Adams county war bond bay allotment chairman, is looking forward to another visit from an Amish gentleman who still hasn't bought a bond. Neil tried to sell the Amishman a bond, but met polite refusal. To do ~ 80 would be against the Amishman’s religion. Neil asked the man what he would do if the axis came into power in America and abolished free religion. He would move to another country, said the Amishman. But where? That stumped the Amishman. Next day he walked into Neil's office. He still couldn’t buy a bond. But he handed over a $400 check. “This is a donation,” he said. “Not an investment.” And he promised to come back in three months with a bigger check.

SACRAMENTO CLUB ELECTS

Mrs. Cordelia Russell has been elected president of the U.S. S. Sacramento club. Others named were Mrs. Helen Sims, first vice-presi-dent; Mrs. Lelah Benefiel, second vice president; Mrs. Irene Kennedy, . recording secretary; Mrs. Gera - Royce, treasurer, and Mrs. Ruth Axum, correspondent. The club will give a card party at 1:30 p. m.

You've never heard of Jennifer Jones, but she has been selected to play the much sought after leading role in “The Song of Bernadette,” based on the famous miracle of Lourdes. The Tulsa, Okla., girl whose real name is Phyllis Isley, is pictured in the nun’s costume she will wear in the film,

ALLIES PROMISE. T0 AVENGE JEWS

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 (U. P.). =A joint declaration by the united nations, condemning Nazi outrages against Jews and promising punishment of the guilty, will be issued in the near future, it was learned today. It was understood that the United States already has reached an

Soviet Russia on the form of the declaration. Other united nations are expected to adhere to it.

Deaths in Pacific Below Expectancy

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 (U. P.). —Rear Admiral William Chambers of the navy medical corps, just returned from the South Pacific, reported yesterday that the mortality rate among wounded evacuated from the Solomons to mobile - hospitals remains below the normal expectancy. He said the major share of credit for this situation was due to speedy evacuation of the wounded to fully-staffed, wellequipped hospitals, sulfa drugs, blood plasma, tetanus toxoid and efficient doctors and hospital corps men. Rear Admiral Ross T. McIntire, navy surgeon general, reported last month that the mortality rate among wounded evacuated from the Solomons was only 1 per cent for the first 1000 men. This compared with a normal expectancy of at least 5 per cent. Admiral Chambers did not cite statistics, but he indicated that this favorable showing is continuing.

7 DIE AS BOMBER CRASHES

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 16 (U. P.).— Seven soldiers were killed and two others injured seriously last night when a B-24 Liberator bomber crashed and burst into flames shortly after it took off from LambertSt. Louis airport. Names of the dead were not revealed.

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