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Casey Recalls Yuletides When ‘Awareness of

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By ROBERT J. CASEY Indianapolis Times and The

. CHICAGO, Il, Dec. 25.—There was a

the Carols.

Chicago Dally News, Ine. in Paris in 1039

when the Germans were still behind the Siegfried line and the black«

lout was only a lavender glow and ‘wares and flowers and mechanical eines. : We sat in the church of the {scious that things we eve in Paris but

the peddlers still hawked their tintoys along the boulevard des Capu-

Madeleine for midnight mass con-

just.about as they'd always been on Christmas if they were going to stay that way very

long. For the first time since the mobilization an awareness of the war

“had come to the town. The Germans would be over tonight—everybody was certain of that. And the morning would find the town afire

‘and bodies strewn under the chestnut trees, Noel! Noel! | The fear was heavy over the church as the close packed congre-

gation listened to the remarks of

the priest who appeared in the

pulpit a few minutes before the time when the celbrant would come

‘out onto the altar. ‘Be Brave!

Be Calm!

And nothing since has taken from a dizzy memory the strange | ling of what amounted to secular and religious texts, the dead | vel of his worried voice as he passed from one to the other with no pause or emphasis.'. . . “And when the alert sounds you will go to the

‘abris designated. Be brave. Be calm. the nearest exit and it came to pass

decree from Caeser Augustus that all the |

“Walk, do not run to days that went out a

in those

‘world should be taxed. . .. And she brought forth her first-born son.

+ . And laid him ih a manger. . ..” : : Out in the street the caissons rolled and the shafts of the search-

lights stood white against the dusty windows. Noel! Noell

There was & Christmas at sea off the Cape Verde islands in 1940 with a tempest blowing and at the dinner table, the captain bent his head ‘over his dish of beef curry and prayed hesitantly and a bit self-consciously as a man might on an unfamiliar job. «And so on this, Thy birthday, Lord, we thank Thee for Thy blessings—that we today have to eat when many are starving. That we have warmth and comfort. That we rest in Thy hands, O Lord, when so many walk with death. . .. We thank Thee O:Lord, we truly thank Thee.” And the klaxon tore his prayer apart while the cry of the lookout in the forpeak screamed over the loud speaker. “All hands on deck. ... . Man the lifeboats. « . . Submarines. . . .” : Five ships of the convoy went that night as we stood for hours in the drenching storm by lifebots swung out on their davits. « « « Holy Night! Silent Night!

. Yule Fright in Honolulu

| There was a Christmas last year in Honolulu. All through the hot afternoon of Christmas eve, the ¥Y. M. C. A. and other purveyors of amusement for sailors had been attempting to forget Pearl Harbor. Well into the steaming night a sad-voiced phonograph in Bishop street sang old-fash-joned Christmas carols. Down in the lobby of the Alexander Young hotel was a Christ-. mas free sparkling with phony sn8w and a few hundred blue lights. Frightened old women of both sexes sat around it knitting or staring vacantly into space— knitting and. talking in whispers while the jittery sentries of the

other hysterically and shot volleys at shadows in the empty blackout. Most of the hotel customers were gathered here because they could have no light in their rooms. One or two were nervously trying to read the bad news—whatever

it was—in the evening paper with |

the aid of the blue ‘twilight. . | There was little conversation— no more than you'd expect from a convention of corpses which is what all these people apparently | expected to be when the Japs should come back’ tomorrow, or next day. . ... God rest ye, merry gentlemen! Noel!

A Slant-Eyed Santa

- Christmas dawned bright and ‘warm. At the cathedral the children sang the Adeste Fideles and Holy Night, and finally the Star Spangled Banner. - The novelty about that program was in the singers, most of which were Japanese children. "On the corner of Hotel and Nihaau streets a slant-eyed Santa Claus took up a collection for the Salvation army. Neither he nor the lot of grim-faced passersby who dropped money into his kettle seemed to realize that he was the most terrifying sight in the South Pacific. . . . God rest ye,merry gentlemen! Let nothing you dismay! : . By noon it was. frightfully hot and damp and sweaty. (On the radio station 'you could hear sleighbells from Maine and the play-by-play report of an ice. | hockey game in Montreal.) | - Most of the correspondents went out to the Royal Hawaiian hotel: the beach where he could sit the heavy . perfume of the wered terrace and look out at four-pipe destroyers weaving and forth on their e:dless trol beyond the feathered reef.

"Turkey . . . Cranberry Sauce

strong men want to go home and cut their throats. “We three kings of orent are, . . . On the beach at Waikiki ...” And there is a Christmas in 1942 , . , It comes to one who has looked at the matter from all angles that the best:thing about this one is that it happens at home. . . . And peace on earth to men of good will. . ..

RUMANIAN FOES OF AXIS JAILED

Antonescu Seems Lukewarm in Loyalty, but Hits At Opposition.

By PAUL GHALI

“BERN, Dec. 25.—Marshal Ion Antoneseu’s wholesale purge of opposition elements in Rumania, in process since early Tuesday, is not confined to Bucharest but extends to the provinces as well, advices from the Rumanian capital disclose. | Numerous political personalities from all Rumania’s parties have been interned in the Targi-Jiu concentration camp, Included.in these arrests are Mihail Ralea, former labor minister, and his "deputy, Zacharia Boisu, nephew of one-

time Premier Juliu Manju, peasant

party leader. For some weeks Rumania, like its neighbor and rival Hungary, has been showing signs of “cooling off” in its previously unswerving loyalty to the axis, and most striking has been the sudden friendship which Rumanian leaders have discovered for Finland. wh Pay Tribute to Finns On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Finland's independence a special pro-Finnish demonstration was staged in Bucharest’s International theater where, acting on behalf of Premier Antonescu, Foreign Minister Mihail | Antonescu broadcast the warmest message of sympathy to the Finnish people. Simultaneously, Rumanian politicians stressed) the defensive” nature of the war being waged against Russia, solemnly declaring that Rumania had no intention of annexing Transistria, now occupied by her troops. The significance of this newly discovered friendship is evident. For many months now Finland has been at great pains to convince the world that its war should not be regarded as part of the world war but as a separate defensive struggle against an aggressor threatening its independence. . Clearly, Rumania envies Finland's position and woul like to make it her own. : In these circumstances, it is not surprising that the *Rumanian opposition has been growing in infiuence. Until now, however, Antonescy’s regime had apparently shut its eyes to its increasing activities. It is even reported that an exchange of letters recently took place between Antonescu and Constantin Bratianu, former leader of the liberal party, today the center of the opposition. This week’s news seems to indicate that under Nazi pressure Antonescu has decided to silence the opposition, at least for the time being.

War’ Held ;

as they pared their

STUDENT DRAFT MAY WIN DELAY

College Heads Think Many Classes Will Continue To Graduation.

By UNITED PRESS Reports from Indiana's colleges and universities indicated today that students would continue to enjoy an “academic immunity” from the draft, at least for one semester, and in some cases until graduation. Meanwhile, students speculated over an unofficial report that Edward C. Elliott, Purdue university president and war manpower assistant to Paul V, McNutt, has prepared a plan to induct all college students into military service, put them in uniform, pay them $50 per month and order them to complete their studies. Purdue especially rated draft exemptions because of the vital need for engineers. Frank C, Hockema, assistant to the president at Purdue, said engineering students who have completed one year of study will be granted deferments by selective service boards until they finish their courses, Lo Hockema said Lewis B, Hershey, selective service director, instructed draft boards to defer, one-year engineering students, whereas deferments previously applied only to junior and senior students. Students in clinical fields, aeronautical engineering, bacteriology, chemistry, mathematics, meteorology and physics also may obtain some sort of exemptions, Hockema said, . ! . See Need for Doctors At Indiana university, approxi-

missioned in the army, navy or marine reserve will continue their education for “one or more” semesters, university officials said, i “This further training has been authorized by army and navy officials in order that these men will be better prepared for officer duty,” Frank E, Horack, director of I, U.’s office of military information, said. Dean Edward B. Bartlett of DePauw university said 150 DePauw men enrolled. in the army enlisted reserve will- be allowed to remain in college during the spring semester. Bartlett said the ‘call for enlisted reserves would not come until after Jan. 15, and they would be allowed to complete current semester work, ; i Naval Procurement guthorities said college men, if their training is preparing them for war work, may be permitted to finish courses

mesters remaining in. their study. A ‘governmental directive, amended Dec. 14, provided that students of sciences may be deferred by local boards and that students of dentistry and medicine may obtain deferment if they have completed one year of work. The requirement was lowered from two years because of the need for doctors and dentists. Notre Dame has 1500 men in the enlisted reserve and the R. 0. T. C. who have no assurance of complet-

induce youths to come

back to high school after the war, !

Firmer Russ-Turkish Pact 0

mately 2036 men enlisted or com-|

depending upon the number: of se-|

A gift that 5,000,000 fighting Americans will cheer on Christmas day is the 40 per cent of income investment in war bonds of Paul Howe Britton and his wife, Mary, 330 E. Vermont st. The couple is shown to bring up Mr. Percentage in payroll savings. Mr. Britton is a welder and fitter at the Hugh J. Baker & Co., a 10 per cent war production plant.

10 New Firms on Honor Roll: ‘Invest Bonuses,’ Is Plea

Soldiers, sailors and marines received a Christrnas present from Indianapolis and Marion county to-day-—a box of bonds tied with red, white and blue ribbons that was worth $1,871,383.50. The amount represents 42 per

cent of the December war bond

quota of $4,428,990 assigned by the treasury department. James F, Frenzel, Marion county administrator of the war savings staff, urged everyone to put his Christmas bonuses and money gifts in war bonds. : Count it a Blessing “We are asked to invest 10 per cent at interest,” he said. “Count this one of your Christmas blessings. If we lost, this 10 per cent would look like a molehill compared to the mountain of indemnity we would pay to our conquerors.” Ten new companies have joined the list of 10 per cent honor roll firms in the drive to “Top that 10 per cent by New Year’s.” They are Spickelmeier Fuel & Supply Co. Dilling & Co., Standard Margarine Co., Fox-Hunt Recreation, Inc. Baxter Steel Equipment Co., Keyless ‘Lock Co., Robert N. Dedaker & Co. Bubble-Up Beverage Co. D. W. Mussman, Indianapolis Store

Pixture C¢., Inc, and Encyclopedia Britannica. . Marion county’s total number of stores, offices and factories on th honor roll is now 325. - <A total of nearly $10,000,000, or

cruisers. Hipper and Prinz Eugene, with the possible addition of the new Seyslitz which may have been completed. The 6000-ton, six-inch gun cruisers Nurnberg, Leipzig (possibly sunk

former advertising manager of the H. P. Wasson & Co. basement store, is stationed at Ft. Monimouth, N: J. :

¢ nd specializing in radio. Inducted in March, Corp. Osterday was first stationed at Fi. 1{arrison, He was transferred to lis present post in July and is at{ached to company M, 15th sigral service regiment.

FRENCH MISSION S SENT TOU, S.

. jen. Bethouart to Repre-

(Koelm listed as sunk by Russian

65 per cent of the month's quota’ of {RAVY.)

$16,600,000, has been sold in war bonds throughout the state.

War Separates - Schricker Family

War has affected Indiana's first family along with many other Hoosier homes this ‘Christmas when for the first time Governor and Mrs. Henry F. Schricker are separated from their three children during the holidays. ; In the past, their two sons ‘and one daughter have spent every Christmas at home. Mrs. Schricker has been busy baking her family’s favorite cookies to mail to the children. . Henry Schricker Jr. {5 stationed at Camp Breckinridge, Ky. The younger #%on, George, will spend Christmas at the naval training center in Chicago. Their daughter, Mrs. Margaret Schricker Rob- ' bins, will be with her husband at Sheppard field, Wichita, Tex.

At most 25 destroyers, mostly under construction, strip German harbors of everything except torpedo boats and subma-

rines,

any’s newest destroyers are understood to carry five 5.1-inch guns, eight torpedo tubes, in addition to 4.7 guns. They have fewer tubes than. the strongest of recent British destroyers and may be faster but recent British types carry six to eight guns and-are thus capable of heavier broadsides. This array — @ermany’s fleet —< could be outnumbered and outgunned once brought to battle by Britain’s home fleet alone, without even calling on other units fiom other royal navy commands or from American naval forces in European waters. :

0. E. S .TO CONFER DEGREES Monument chapter 549, O. E.” 8. will confer degrees Monday at the Masonic temple. Mrs. Myrtle Mor-+

ris, worthy matron, and Edgar bid

fioms, worthy patron, will preside. i:

sent. Giraud in Obtaining : Army Materiel.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 25 (U. P). -A French military mission arrived y plane from North Africa today o co-ordinate the supply of mater3] for French forces in North \irica. Heading the mission was the disirguished French soldier — Gen. Aartie Emile Bethouart, who played , conspicuous role in the allied aise both before and after the fall f France. : . Arrival of the delegation—which as appointed by Gen. Henri Hon-

«re Giraud, commander of French llorth African forces—was disclosed

y the war départment,

BUY MORE BONDS "he U. 8. Corrugated Fibre Box Co, has purchased $14,000 in war ronds and stamps, bringing the toi purchased so far by the firm to $31,000, H. J. Lacy, vice-president. naounced yesterday.

Glass Workers Refuse to Work With Jehovah's Witnesses. By FRED W. PERKJNS Times Special Writer : WASHINGTON, Dec. 25~Members of the president's committee on fair employment practices showed unwillingness today to revise their order of a month ago that the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. reinstate seven members of Jehovah’s Witnesses to employment in . its Clarksburg, W. Va., plant. The committee's disinclination to reverse itself became evident this week in its questioning of company officials who declared the Jehovah's working

the playing of the “Star Spangled Banner,” by staying away from a flag-raising, and by making derogatory remarks about the American Legion and other patriotic organizations. : The committee's view became more evident when it failed in attempts to get eight representatives of the 700 employees in the plant to say they and their comrades would refrain from a walkout if the Jehovah's Witnesses were rer instated. These men predicted a . shutdown of the plant if the com=mittee decides to go ahead with its policy. Enf t Difficult

The committee] now a part of the war manpower commission, was established by executive order 18 months ago to act on complaints of discrimination in employment because of race, creed, color or na=tional origin.’ Enforcement of the committee's order against the glass company might involve the same measures invoked by the national war labor board when industrial companies have questioned its awards—a take ing over of the plant, In the Clarksburg case the company says it is willing to take back the Jehovah's Witnesses if the other T00 gmployees will work with them. A seizure of the plant under these conditions would produce a new war-time situation.

GET BONDS AS GIFTS The 45 employees of C. H. Wallerich Co, here received war bonds as Christmas gifts of C. H. Waller- ° ich, president of the automotive

firm.

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