Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 December 1942 — Page 4

189,000 Tons ‘of BY es Destroyed in Attacks

Near New Guinea.

GEN. MacARTHUR'S HEADQUARTERS, Australia, Dec. 28 (U P.).—American air force units backing up the drive to clean the Japanese out of New Guinea, were credited today with : downing 31 more Japanese planes and destroying 39,000 tons of shipping. Ground forces of Australian and American infantry, artillery and tank units slowly contracted their grip on remaining Japanese positions near Buna in some of the heaviest and bloodiest fighting. of Lockheed P-38 planes, which have © peen so effective in the allies’ North African campaign, entered the New . Guinea drive and in their first ma-

jor clash, 12 of them shot down 13)“

geros and two dive bombers. New Split Threatens The wedge, driven between Japanese positions at the Buna mission and others at Gairopa point, threatened to divide the enemy again into two pockets. The Japanese were on their last lines of defense and were resisting in bloody fighting. The air force was active in a : spectacular and effective way over & widespread area Saturday and y, being credited officially with downing 31 Japanese planes in the two days as well as with a devastating Sunday night raid on the key Japanese base at Rabaul, on the north side of New Britain island. : The 12 swift, heavily armed, twinfuselaged P-38 planes, attacking suddenly from above, wiped out more than a third of a 42plane formation which appeared ‘over Buna to support the hardpressed Japanese ground forces, Air Force Busy Last night, it was revealed, a strong force of Boeing flying fortresses and Consolidated liberators showered - 500-pound bombs over . Simpson harbor and Blanch bay near Rabaul, in the first attack for & week. They hit three Japanese . merchantmen and, it was believed, destroyed all. -A large transport of estimated 15,000 tons was left lying on its side in the center of the ~ harbor. Two medium-sized ships _ estimated at 8000 tons each were left burning. In St. George’s chan- ~ nel an 8000-ton cargo vessel was struck and set afire, with the crew

headquarters more Italian. fighters were shot down on Friday.

’ Attacking from three sides allied forces gradually are pinning forces into a narrow coastal corridor in North Africa.

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axis Gen. Mont-

gomery’s eighth army continues .fo pursue Rommel’s forces: toward Tripoli while in Tunis American and British planes pound enemy communication lines and a French force continues mopping up operations

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Communications in Africa

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revealed that two

Radio Vichy broadcast early to-

day that one American bomber and two fighters had landed in Portugal and been interned. A United Press dispatch from Lisbon said an Airacobra, with two pilots in-it, had landed on the International airfield.

P-38’s made two sweeps around

Hammamet, 36 miles southeast of Tunis, on Saturday, and around Kerker, destroying two locomotives, trucks, a water tank and motorcycles and shot up barges off the coast. attacked the enemy around Med-jez-el-Bab, 27 miles southwest of Tunis

British Hurricane fighters

Hold Ground Gains Allied ground forces, still holding

firmly to important positions they had captured near Medjez-el-Bab, were engaged in fighting of only “small importance” on Saturday, allied headquarters announced.

But the French officially an-

nounced that they had made “im-

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portant progress” south of Pont Dufahs, which is 36 miles southwest of Tunis, and had taken hundreds of prisoners and a great deal of booty. ‘ Farther south, between Picton and Kairouan, the French said they had made further progress despite bitter resistance, and had inflicted heavy losses on the axis and taken many prisoners.

French Report Gains

Radio Brazzaville announced that Fighting French forces from Equatorial Africa, coming from the direction of Lake Chad, had put an enemy motorized detachment to flight in southern Libya. Meanwhile Lieut. Gen. Bernard L. Montgomery's British eighth army was in contact with the Germans and Ifalians in the Wadi Bei el Chebir area 40 miles west of Sirte on the Libyan coast, according to a Cairo communique.

summed up axis and allied plane losses from Nov. 8 to last Saturday. The enemy lost 277 planes; the allies, 114, of which 59 were American. Lieut. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, commander - in - chief ‘in North Africa, said that he had found morale high among American forces when he visited the front

‘| Christmas eve.

JUDGE DEWEY MYERS TO ‘OPEN LAW OFFICE;

- Criminal Court Judge Dewey E. Myers, wHo leaves office Thursday, will open law offices Saturday at 225 Indiana ' Trust building. He will be associated with John F. Raftery and Joseph Collier. » Judge Myers was the unsuccessful Democratic candidate for mayor in the general election. He has served four years on the criminal court bench and previously had served as municipal judge for four years.

BUYS SWANK HOTEL CHARLESTON, W. Va. Dec. 28 (U. P.).~The government today purchased outright for $3,300,000 the swank Greenbrier hotel and its 6500 acres of grounds and furnishings at White Sulphur Springs. ‘The hotel was converted to an

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“Once an officer pasted a summons on a windshield, it was there to stay for awhile. Violators had to use coal oil, gasoline, pocket knives and everything you can think of to get them off the glass.” The department finally settled on the straight ticket, placed inside the car. Also while he was traffic lieutenant, Mr. Reed held the first traffie school for motorists in Indianapolis. In the flood which devastated West Indianapolis in 1913, he earned a spot on the board of public safety’s honor roll for efficiency.

PHARMACY COLLEGE WILL GRADUATE 49

The Indianapolis College of Pharmacy will graduate 49 students at its 39th annual commencement at 8 p. m. tomorrow in the auditorium of the Masonic temple, North and Illinois sts. Dr. Howard J..Baumgartel will speak and Dr. Francis E. Bibbins, président of the school’s board of trustees, will present the diplomas. The salutation will be given by Prof. W. F. Ambroz and the class history will he read by Charles S. Voyles. Scholarship prizes will be awarded by Dean Edward H. Niles.

The graduating class*includes: .Joseph Bachman, Robert Bell, Bernard Bennett, James Bradley, Joane Brown, Paul Brown, Ralph Butler, Jep Cammack, Harold Copeland, Jithes Cox, Arthur Denison, George - n, Ben Dock, Lester Dorris Ellsworth Eaton, William Ellis, Richard Prazier, Harold Goodwin, Robert Griffy, Robert Hayden, Frank Hood, Robert Kichler, Paul Kiewitt, Frederick Kirsch, ohn Wi Hugo

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ENFORCE TRAFFIC LAWS? NEW YORK, Dec. 28 (U. P.). — Mayor Fiorella H. LaGuardia was considering today his last resort to stop unnecessary driving—enforce all trafic laws. Police officials said there were about 200, punishable by a $50 fine and/or 30 days in jail, and

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cery and stocking up; third, that whatever foods to be rationed he has on hand, he will have to declare before getting a (new) ration book.”

Starts in February

" The new program will begin sometime in February. The foodstuffs involved will be frozen for a week before rationing starts during which time war ration book No. 2—based on the “points” system— will be issued. The new ration book will have two types of coupons—blue ones for canned goods, including soups, and red_ones for meat which is scheduled to be rationed soon, too. The food rationing program will apply to: CANNED FOODS — Canned and bottled fruit and fruit juices, including spiced fruits; canned and bottled vegetables and vegetable juices; all types and varieties of canned soups. DRIED FRUITS—Prunes, raisins, apricots, etc. FROZEN FRUITS — Cherries, strawberries, peaches, etc. FROZEN VEGETABLES—Asparagus, lima, green and wax beans; broccoli, corn, peas, etc.

Some Foods Exempted

The new specifically exempts the DE .

Candied fruits, jams and jellies; chili con carne, fruit cakes and puddings; meat stews containing some vegetables; olives, pickles and relishes; paste products, such as spaghetti, macroni, noodles; and potato salad. Henderson emphasized that fresh fruits and vegetables and homecanned and processed foods are exempt from the provisions of the

new ration progrym.

Text of Communiques

ARMY COMMUNIQUE, 278 (Issued, Dec. 27, 1942)

NORTH AFRICA: 1. Flying fortresses, with fighter plane escorts, bombed the harbor at Bizerte and Sfax yesterday. At Bizerte, fires were started among shipping docks and two down by

enemy fighters were shot v hits were made

At Sfax also, on targets. 2. Fighter planes on sweeps over Tunisia attacked a number of targets, including two locomotives, motor vehicles ‘an barges off the coast. 8. Hurricane bombers attacked an enemy gun post near Medjezel-Bab. 4. From all of these operations, four of our aircraft are missing. 5. Additional repofrts. of operations on Dec. 25 show that two Italian fighters were shot down Ly our fighters 6. There was little ground activity yesterday in forward areas. 7. French forces, which are actively protectinz the south flank of the allied army, are being reinforced and re-equipped. These troops have displayed high fighting qualities, and despite their initial weakness in modern equipment, especially artillery and tanks, have successfully repulsed every axis attack, and have pushed their advance with speed and skill. 8. Allied air activity has taken five main forms: Allied short range fighters and fighter bombers, mainly provided by the royal air force, have attacked enemy aircraft, airfields, troops, transports and installations in the battle area. 9. Allied heavy, medium and light bombers, mainly provided by the United States army air forces, by day have attacked

10. Transport aircraft, provided by the > S. A. A. F. have SontiuGusly engaged bringing forward men and supplies over = A lines of communications. 11. At night, medium and light bombers, provided by the R. A. F., have kept up heavy attacks, concentrating on the two Major snemy ‘ports of Tunis and Bizerte. R. night fighters have inflicted a high ho of loss on enemy bombers atempting fo carry out attacks on our Soup, airdromes and communications. 12. Reconnaissance aircraft provided by the R. A. PF. have flown many tens of thousands of miles protecting convoys and seeking U-boats, a large number. of which have been attacked. 13. From the beginning of the North operations unl yesterday 277 enemy airplanes have beén destro a; 128 by the R. A. F.; 102 by the U. 8B. ALA. PF; 16 by anti-aircraft fire and: 31 at night. Our aircraft for the same period total "114 of which U. 8. A, A. F. losses were 59. A

MacARTHUR COMMUNIQUE (Issued Sunday, Dec. 29)

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ARMY ‘COMMUNIQUE (Issued Dec. 26)

NoRra AFRICA: Despite bad weather units of the British Brigade of guards on Christmas eve attacked the summit of a hill occupi by the enemy northeast of Madjez el Balf. The action, strongly supported oy artilcessf' and the est was aces. The enemy

ery, was suc captured in nearly all Sousersjtackal

aie ne reinfo: ter. The en Sortiar success but our forces then Ean |

d the position except for the highest es.

2. The same hill was the scene ou ure ther fighting on Christmas day. At dawn the enemy counterattacked strongly and we lost the crest of the hill en our troops carried out a successful counteragak and restored the situation. 3. British submarines on patrol on the axis supply line to Tunisia report having attacked a convoy of two merchant ships of 6000 tons. Both ships were sunk. Other submarines in the same area attacked an enemy merchant vessel escorted by a destroyer and six aircraft. As the destroyer was not seen again, it is possible that it was sunk. 4. Allied aircraft attacked enemy troops a a= and. objectives near Gabes yesTr! 5. French forces yesterday repulsed an attack on Pichon, inflicting losses on. the enemy.’

NAVY COMMUNIQUE 232 ’ (Issued Dee. 28)

SOUTH PACIFIO— 1. Additional reports have been received of the attack by dive bombers from] Gaudaicanal island on a small group enemy ships south of Vangunu island in the New Georgia group i] the Solomons (previously announced navy Soars t que No. 220). ship of 3000 5: which ickham

men! © the enemy anno sunk near Wi

. 25, as previously reported. 2. On Dec. 26, Douglas Dont dive by dghters bombed

bombers bed and Straged the aired Munda on

New Lg island. Tecults were not re-

{ara Aenat a rvens discovered outs 30 cargo-laden payushuics on the beach Jasatatongs island.

Cluadalcanal Army “Airocobra’ fighters (Bell Ro) subsequently bombed and just supplies which had ig (B) Dauntless dive bombers and “Ajracobra” bombed and strafed

8 Japanese area Tories of OE aboLa on Y Guadaicanal isian PACIFIC—

3-6n pec. 36 (wi , D. C. date), “Lightning’ ining" tghiers

P38) strafed J ese shore installations he island 3 Kicks, Two ‘‘Lightnings’ oe lost, but one rescued. Z

Secretary of Agfioiiure Claude R. Wi Davis, head of the office of war information, ly addressed the nation over the major radio metworks last nig ( on

Appeal to U. S. Patriotism - To Prevent Run on Supply

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Meanwhile, he will begir recruiting 1,500,000 volunteers to h.andle registration of consumer: und to inform the public how the “points” ration system works.

* All Get Same Number Every member of the civilian population—from the new-born i “ant to the most elderly person: will have exactly the same numb : of coupon points to spend during czch ration period, expected to be : vout a month in duration. The p« ‘ods will be announced in advance. 'oint values for various foods “wii he identical throughout the co: n'ry and housewives wilk be able to: hop in any store they choose with 0m plete freedom of choice on w ach foods they elect to spend their :cupons. But housewives will have to b iciget their coupons, much as the do their money. Foods that are st ice will have higher point values. This will be the 10th ratio 13 program put into effect by ( PA. Already rationed are coffee, si zur, automobiles, tires, gasoline, fue. cil, bicycles, typewriters and h avy duty rubber footgear. In add: .ion to meat rationing, which is on the near horizon, officials expect : oon

to have to ration dairy prod: cis, especially butter and cheese. The radio addresses of Wicl acl and Davis last night were desic 1c. to explain the necessity for his move—described by Henderson = ‘one of the largest efforts of (le kind ever undertaken.”

Healthful Diet Assured Highlights of Wickard’s add: <::

The new program is expectec op provide each person an averag: of

33 pounds of canned, dried or fir zen foodstuffs a year—about 13 pou 2ds less than the comparable ye rly average between 1937-41, but eno ich to insure a “well balanced d hedlthful diet.” Supplies of other staples _ will as great or greater than usual. dairy products 90 or 95 per cen:

use as in the 1935-39 period;

S much will be ‘available for civil an ) )

or 105 per cent as much meat; 50|

to 160 per cent as much poult 90 to 95 per cent as many ez 95 to 100 per cent as many potatc 125 to 130 per cent as much f» citrus fruits; 90 to 95 per cen much fresh vegetables, and “al: dant supplies” of cereals.

A Chance to Help

“Next year our armed forces : our fighting allies will need.ab a quarter of all the food that produce .# . for many of us h at home the battle of food off our greatest opportunity to c« tribute most directly to winning 1 war. I am confident that you + make the most of this opportunit Highlights of Mr. Davis’ addre “The interval between today’s : nouncement and the date when t new rationing program goes ir io effect “gives chiselers and hoard

also was|g chance to stock up, if they are _of|inclined—and if they can get aw

with it. But I am confident t::. the overwhelming majority of American people are patric enough, and sensible enough, :° to try to do that; for it wo:

at|injure the workings of a syst:

which seems. , . to be the b enemy | than can be devised.” The system will make sure th civilians on the home front “w |

|go on getting three square me:!

a day oe oo the American peo (Lockheed | wij) continue, throughout the ws to be betier fed than any other ©. tion on earth.”

culture Claude R. Wickard a program of 12 “battlefronts for food consumers in 1943.

He said that termination of consumers’ counsel was “a clear signal to consumers that they had better begin to look to their food needs themselves. , . . Few consumers have been able to send paid spokesmen to Washington to look after their interests. That was why consumers’ counsels were set up in the first place. And that is why consumers’ counsels have been liquidated, one by one.” : + ~He urged farm and la r organizations to concern th lves - immediately with food problems of their families and to join consumers and co-operative organizations in making their needs known. Montgomery's resignation was announced Saturday by Roy F. HenNdrickson, director of the food distribution administration, who gave no reason for the change. He said, however, that Montgomery's successor would place increased emphasis on good nutrition. #

Proposes Food Program

Montgomery, consumers’ ‘counsel for seven years, said in his statement that Americans “have guts, but they also have gizzards. . . . They will make any sacrifice] if shown it is necessary.” He then proposed this food program for next year: 1. Rationing of all foods except cereal products and perishable fruits and vegetables should be started at' once, to:stop waste ang prevent hoarding. 2. To avoid tipping off trode speculators, pantry hoarders, and pocketbook patriots, no rationing plan should be announced in advance, 3. Many millions of families who have not yet hit the war jackpot will need help in buying their share of rationed foods at present high prices, if they are to eat. 4. High wartime costs of producing and processing foods should be subsidized by the government, as in Britain, and not by forcing consumers to pay higher a higher food prices. 5. If prices of basic foods are not

[held down by subsidies, they should

be put within reach of low-income families at reduced prices, as in Sweden. \

Urges Supply for All

6. To make sure that all handicapped families get their share of essential foods, the department of agriculture’s food stamp plan and school milk and school lunch programs, now in operation, shouid be revised and extended to do this wartime job.

Sonsumers' Counc] Q

In Dispute With Food Chit |

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7. To make up for other foods that will be hard to get, large sup-

plies of potatoes and whole wheat

bread and flour should be provided at low prices, and milk should be specially rationed to children and expectant mothers at prices they can pay, or given free, if necessary. 8. Every possible pound of the 30 billion pounds of skim milk fed to livestock annually should be diverted to use 4s human food, and no plant or processor should be permitted to skim any milk unless there is a ready outlet for the skim 3 as human food. 9. Luxury and high cost types of food should be curtailed or eliminated whenever the supply so saved can be got to consumers in cheaper form.

Food Called Munition

10. With butter short, margarine should be freed of its legal restrictions so as to provide a cheap table and cooking fat for those who can’t find butter, or can’t afford it. 11, Food waste in| wartime is sabotage; it should be prevented and penalized all along the line from the farm to the table, and in hotels and restaurants. 12. Food is no longer a luxury or a privilege; it is a munition of war. Everyfecessary step must be taken by the government to see that the food we have is distributed according to human needs, and full knowledge of all. these steps should be disclosed to American consumers in plain language which everyone can understand.

HONOR FOR CONGRESSMAN SOUTH BEND, Dec. 28 (U. P.).— The highest rank of the Order of Demolay—the legion of honor degree—will be conferred Tuesday night on Representative Robert A. Grant. The degree will be conferred on Mr. Grant for “achievement in congress” by Frank Burt, Muncie, grand Demolay representative.

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