Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 January 1943 — Page 2

A Wild d Siaripéte.

By CLINTON B. CONGER

. i States. Navy war correspondent with the British home fleet Tu tad. Dis buted by the United Press)

NORTHERN BRITISH NAVAL BASE, Jan. T (Delayed) —The British naval force which raced out of the ‘Arctic darkness to aid a Russian-bound convoy under attack by German warships caught one Nazi ship squarely with its first salvo and stampeded the remainder, it was revealed

today.

When the ‘battle 3 was over, one German destroyer had been sunk and a cruiser had been badly crippled. = (The admiralty announced in London that one destroyer ~ of the convoy’s escort—the flotilla leader Achates, 1350tons—was sunk, and another, the Onslow, was damaged. No ~ ship of the battle force that went to the aid of the convoy was sunk. The convoy continued on to Murmansk, arriving

~ without the loss of a single cargo boat, the ‘admiralty said) © ~The British force has returned to

" harbor intact and the admiral in|

- gommand, along with the com“manding officer of the ‘formation’s flagship, told the full story of the ~ engagement. : : Germans Lured Out

The German ships had been lured out of their Norwegian hideouts by a convoy en route to North Russia and launched their atfack east of Bear island off the northern tip of * Norway. no Gallant British destroyers of the " elose escort were holding off the attackers when the main British ~ naval force streaked out of the darkness, catchihg one enemy vessel ~ with the first salvo. Splendid marksmanship was the miracle of the ensuing engagement, which was fought during the _ Stwilight”” ‘mid-day period which, with 21 hours of darkness, makes up the Arctic “day.”

Top German Marksmen

“German marksmanship was very ~ good—our was better!” "The same conditions made postive {dentification of the German units engaged ‘impossible, but British offi- - gers feel almost certain, judging front the silhouettes, that one ship was ‘the 10,000-ton heavy cruiser

ably the 10,000-ton pocket battleship Lutzow or possibly the 6000-ton ~ gruiser Nurnberg. . (An admiralty ».communique on the engagement said that the German force was believed to include a pocket: battleship and a cruiser.) ~The enemy force also included destroyers of fhe Narvik or. Maas,

fe fe fe t that]

We Score Hits

~ Let the captain of the flagship tell the story of what followed: . “We had all the advantages of

etting the Germans. Finally we made out on each bow two ships which were larger than destroyers.

®“At 11:28 a. m. at about" 11,000 yards.we opened fire on a very large ship. We hit it with the first salvo and could see flashes amidships. ‘We were closing fast and in a matter of minutes the range was down to 8000 yards. Already we had scored hits with up to five salvos. “We could see that he was turning to the east, so we also turned because we didn’t want him to get back to the convoy. But as we turned we saw an enemy destroyer 6000 yards ahead, so we steered straight. for him. - “We let fly with the forward main armament and again we hit with the first salvo. I asked permission to ram, which the admiral gave me,

fiful sight—that we slipped around stern instead, pumping four-inch Ho pompom shells from secondary armament into him as we passed.

The rest of the formation confirmed |

that we left him in a sinking condition with his bow in the air?

Destroyer in Way

“If the destroyer hadn't been in way, 1 would have sunk the ser or he would have sunk me,” ‘admiral said. By now, the German heavy ships opened to 14,000 - yards and rned westwards for home. The sibility of a torpedo a by

béam forced the British formation to zig-zag, losing ground. “We opened fire on the large ship again,” the captain said, “and ourselves came under very| severe. fire and had some very na escapes. However, we were not hit, except by splinters. “One shell from the unengaged Germans fell about 40 yards behind us just after we had made a turn. Splinters put a couple of holes in the admiral’s cabin aft. “By now, it was 13 hours (1 p. m.) and getting dark again. They finally got out of sight in the darkness. We followed them for a while and then returned to the convoy.” Before the action, the captain seid, there hadn't been a star in sight for 48 hours, but in the middle of the battle the navigator came to the bridge and, between the firing of guns, calmly took the sights on five stars.

GAMING RAID. NETS 43 IN SOUTH BEND

SOUTH BEND, Ind. Jan. 9 (U P.) —Forty-thres persons, some of them described: by police as “prominent citizens,” were charged today with frequenting a gaming house. They were arrested Thursday night in one of the city’s biggest gambling raids. Charges were filed in city court and arragnment’ for the defendents, 15 of them women, was set, for riext Thursday. ‘ Lous Curl was accused of being the operator of the gambling estabhishment,

“{Boyerhment

field men “who reside outside the capital city. And the survey did not include the small army of volunteer workers who do the necessary jobs in rationing, bond sales and other government enterprises.

‘War Units Centralized

A PRETTY sizable part of the opposition to federal agencies is directed at the emergency set-ups which include the war production board, the office of price administration, the office of emergency management, and others. Yet, of all the agencies covered by the survey, these duration agencies were the only ones which could give snap totals on employment and payrolls, One office, the division of central administrative services, handles these fiscal matters for the war agencies of the entire state. For the so-called line agencies, those which are older than the war, there is no such central point of information. The only way to find out employment and payroll situations in general is to check each office and do your own adding—if you can‘get the figures. This is doubtful because federal employees have been on the pan a good deal lately, and they're “becoming self conscious, some of them resentful. There are plenty of helpful, friendly folks who will tell you how many persons work in a given office, but as for payrolls, more than half suggested the information be obtained from Washington, Cleveland, Chicago or Louisville—not a very practical

p German destroyers on the port

quisitive citizen.

5 - For Your Convenience

other

ADDS TO RAFT DEFERRED LIST

34 . Occupations in Bulletins.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 (U. P.).— The selective service bureau announced today that it has advised local boards of 34 essential occupations in repair and hand trade services, including automobile mechanics and electricians, in which registrants may be deferred as “necessary” men. The bureau also transmitted lists of 30 essential occupations in health and welfare services and 15 in technical, scientific and management services, as certified by the war manpower commission. It was pointed out that these three lists were in addition to others previously certified by WMC and do not constitute an overall listing of essential services. Such lists serve only as guides to local boards. The selective service act prohibits blanket deferments. Local boards must determine that an individual registrant is a necessary man in. a particular occupation. Lists Occupations

The occupational bulletin on repair and-hand trade services covers “repair of vehicles such as bicycles, motorcycles, automobiles, busses, trucks, tires, typewriters and business machines; elevators, radios, refrigerators, clocks, harnesses, tools, stoves, pneumatic tube systems, power laundry equipment, scientific commercial and industrial weighing machines, farm equipment and of industrial ang scientific equipment; blacksmithing, armature rewinding; locksmith, repair of roofing, electric, gas and plumbing installations in domestic commercial. and industrial buildings.” The bulletin on health and welfare services covers “offices of physicians, surgeons, dentists, oculists, osteopaths, mortuary services, pediatrists and veterinarians; medical and dental laboratories; hospitals, nursing services; institutional. care; auxiliary civilian welfare - services to the armed forces; welfare services to war workers and their families.” The bulletin on technical, scientific and management services

‘|covers “the supplying of technical,

scientific and management services to establishments engaged in war production; union-management negotiating services, and publication of. technical and scientific books and journals.”

_ PENSION GROUP TO MEET

Old-age pension group 7 will meet at 7:30 p. m. Monday in the former

undertaking for the average in--

Sahara Grotto building, 521 E. 13th st. The Rev. R. M. Dodrill is leader.

U. S. Employing 4073 in

Agericies.

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Government cabloyed culblicity men might be helpful in some instances, but the accepted practice seems to be to regard such straight requests as off-the-rec-ord, which again is not very practical information.

A LITTLE IDEA of the number of federal agencies here, some of which have split jurisdiction for as many as 19 states, appears in the somewhat out-of-date directory of federal agencies formerly printed by the local office of government reports. The last directory, mimeographed by the now defunct reports office last May 15, indexed the agencies in Indiana under 189 separate headings, accompanied by a cryptic footnote pointing out that because of the paper shortage “certain previous listings” have been condensed or omitted. The office of - war information, which absorbed the office of government reports, hasn’t tackled any kind of local or state directory yet. Of course it isn’t the fault of the employees themselves, or of the local agency heads, but the turnover is so rapid that nobody dares venture any figures. Asking an agency head how many persons work in his office, one is likely to get an answer something like: “Do you mean how many were working here this morning or how many are working here this afternoon?” In setting down a figure of 4073 federal employees, therefore, there is no attempt to cover any period of time more than a day or two. Right now the rumblings from Washington indicate threats to the farm security administration, which many feel could be done away with.

FSA Employs 480

IF THE FSA should be wiped out, ‘he figure would have to be reduced by 480. The PSA is the second largest: countable agency .in the city, second to the postoffice which employes more than 1440 in all departments. "But some of the 480 would be transferred to fill vacancies in other departments. Then where would the survey be? The average pay of all federal employees in the city was obtained from known payroll figures covering 2373 or a little more than half the total. It amounts to $1,932.40 a year. That figure will ~ bounce :

Selective Service Names:

Early senate confirmation of President Roosevelt's appointment of Edward J. Flynn, Democratic national

ambassador to Australia was expected today. . A of posts for the Demofor some time—along with a report that Postmaster General Frank' C. Walker will take over his old spot. Reports that Flynn's resignation was impending have circulated ever since the Democratic reverses in the November elections, when Republicans made substantial gains in both the house and senate. There were charges in some Democratic quarters that the campaign had been mishandled, and a few senators, at least, are expected to bring them up again when his nomination is received. Republicans, on the other hand, undoubtedly will go back to the old charges against Flynn that he used WPA labor in paving the driveway of his home with paving blocks belonging to the city—charges on which a New York grand jury refused to take action. Flynn told reporters that his nomination would be submitted to the senate Monday. He believed he would have a roving assignment in the Southwest Pacific; said he planned to leave for his post early next month and that he will submit his resignation as party chairman to a meeting of the national committee here on Jan. 18. Friends here said he decided to quit for reasons of health.

There is little doubt that Walker

For Mission i in

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 (U. P)—

committee chairman, as his personal

Edward J. Flynn

has the inside track to succeed him, although it is equally clear that he

.|is reluctant. to accept the job.

If appointed, Walker would retain his cabinet post which pays $12,500 & year, and presumably would receive $25,000 additional as national chairman. ‘Whoever gets the job faces an

arduous task—a job of overcoming a|

Republican resurgence that picked

Up nine senate and 44 house seats

in the last election. They are organizing under their new chairman, Harrison Spangler of Iowa, for a drive for the presidency in 1944.

A Weekly Sizeup by the

Staff of the Scripps-Howard Newspapers

| WASHINGTON

Washington

Yanks’ Destruction of 10

Recalis Dec. 7.

SOMEWHERE IN NEW Gt NEA, Jan. 5 (U. P.).—Delayud} = American airmen who flew jing fortresses and Liberator bom her in Tuesday's big daylight raid on 1labaul, in. New Britain, made oat busy Japanese base look Be an. other Pearl Harbor, they sic loday. They destroyed 10 Figo ise ships. : . Despite fierce anti-aireral, hirinterception, the heavy pon; Lrs rumbled back and forth Cros: ihe harbor—picking out the biy:est ships and dropping 1000 and Gi0-

pounders, Master Sergt. Peter Vasal oc. Who looks more like an orchestra Icaiier than a bombardier, was the sta: “Now I know what Pear: FHirbor looked like to the Japs,’ he said. “I picked out the bigge:t slip, about 18,000 tons, and apparently destroyed tha tender becau:r (he destroyer tethered alongside :t fot one right down his smokestack. /nother bomb landed in the gan uetweén the two ships’ bows. Name Plane for Crosby Second Lieut. Hank Chovane: of Fayetteville, Tex., piloted a Liberator which carried a 1000-pouncer. One of his bombs made a dirsct hit on a transport and another scored a near-miss, He then ran into a zero fighter. Tail gunner Sergt. Al Kish of Detroit riddled it and it dived into the sea in flames. Lieut. Evarett Wood of Trinidad, Cal., piloted a Liberator which alto bagged a zero. Wood and his nav: gator, Lieut. Hamilton C. Chishalin of Minneapolis, are: pals of FEing

=a | Crosby. 1+ They call their bomber “Cros

Curse.” It battled a flock of zcius

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Insiders worry because standardization program doesn’t move fast

enough. We're running out of food, clothes, other civilian essentials,

they say. Standardization program—to cut styles and sizes of all goods

—would make scarce materials go farther, keep everyone within safety

margin. It's bogged down in talk. » t J 8

Point System Facing Delay

YOU'LL NOT HAVE to give up precious coupons, when point rationing comes, to eat in a restaurant. - Instead restaurants will be rationed (on the basis of previous

devise plan for customer-coupons.

usage), will dispense food as they see fit. OPA gave up on trying to

Megnwhile, other agencies try, under cover, to take rationing

powers from OPA; think they see their chance with Henderson out of ‘the picture. It’s one reason why. is system isn’t likely to start

before March. » » »

Another complication:

of them.

Navy Forrestal.

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will be heavy in construction items.

dangered.

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Economy Starts With Ickes

LOOK FOR INTERIOR to take a heavy cut in the new ‘budget— perhaps 50 per cent. It’s to be an example of executive economy. Cuts

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Congress reports many protests from back home about appointment of lame ducks to federal jobs—and Senator Prentiss Brown, who has seemed certain to succeed Henderson, is one

Watch for legislation on this subject. Tt would hit, in addition to Brown,. former Senator Josh Lee, named to the CAA; former Rep. Wilburn Cartwright of Oklahoma, commissioned in the army; former Rep. Jacob Davis of Ohio, now special assistant to Undersecretary of

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But congress will eye them care-

fully. Some fear that if irrigation and reclamation expenditures are [man officers in Austria. cut too deeply, production of food on irrigated lands may be en-

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Don’t expect more Doolittle raids on Tokyo. It was magnificent—

but it was not war. Next time Tokyo is bombed it will mark the be-

is still the battle of the Atlantic. still builds U-boats faster than we

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cial ousted for political activity. » ” 2

Soldiers’ families shower war

will improve.

men insist it is. 8 = »

Lewis Bides His Time

in the: bituminous

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allowance and allotment checks aren’t coming through on time. vision has been moving to Newark, department says; promises service

McKellar-Barkley feud isn’t ended.

ginning of the real thing—systematic attack.

Biggest war peril for us—though seldom mentioned in headlines

Sinkings are still enormous; axis destroy them. Worry here is that

the only answer we've found, apparently, is increased shipbuilding.

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Governor Bricker of Ohio won’t appeal the civil service commission order “fining” the state $7200 for violating the Hatch act, his friends say. It would be too good a chance for his political opponents to.shoot at a prospective presidential nominee.

State is re-employing an. offi-

department with complaints that Di-

- House flood control cadimiites will look closely at work stoppages on flood-control projects, WPB says the work isn't vital; eongress-

HINTS OF coal rationing focus public attention on John L. tows and his United Mine Workers. Lewis is trying to outwait soft-coal operators in their disagreement over how to install a six-day work week mines; also to outwait 15,000 anthracite miners striking in Pennsylvania, partly against the union. - National interests are involved—but there’s no sign of steps from Washington to hurry Oficial fingers have been burned in the past when they tried it.

o ” 2 McKellar, acting chairman of

senate appropriations committee, can and will knife appropriations

of leadership powers. the tide. Opposition leader, knew whoever it

Barkley group. * McKellar

as an independent agency.

PET FOX FLEES POLICE DENVER, Colo, Jan. 9 (U. P)— Police squad cars, following radio directions, chased a red fox in a

before officers quit in disgust. But when Jerry Managan Jr. whistled at the fox in his back yard, the

animal ran and jumped into his arms. Police learned the fox ‘was

a pet which escaped from its leash.

Tell your friends how

IRR RTS

BLACKHEADS. §

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residential district for eight hours|

that Leader Barkley wants to push through. Inside story is that McKellar had votes lined up to strip Barkley But Barkley’s surprise threat to resign turned: hadn’t expected it, hadn’t ‘agreed on a substitute picked would be hamstrung by the ousted So it will be a sniper’s war. e is out, too, for David Lilienthal, TVA. He'll try again to have ‘congress recapture all TVA power revenues, cripple it

Luk

Edwards of Houston, Tex., who 12: dles the upper-turret guns, bazzs one with a nicely placed burst A flying fortress piloted by Cai. Pat Thorington of Montgomery, Ala. with co-pilot Lieut. I':zle Kauffman of Canton, O., ), and boxe

CLAIM UNDERGROL MD

AGTIVE IN AUSTRIA

LONDON, Jan. 9 (U. P).—A "ria Austrian spokesman said today 15 an underground movement is zg: in ing headway in Austria and rz dicted it “might prove the turnin point in development of resisi: ic against the Nazi invaders.” Guerrillas are doing their «iri deadly work, though not orn ii large scale®achieved in France, iol. land, Jugoslavia, Poland and occupied countries. , : Dr. Peter von Albert, chai of the Austrian Youth 'assoei i. asserted that there has been :i cl fighting between Nazi storm troog« ers and Austrian workers. He «= ported that Prussian officers ail been attacked and shot by Aus iii soldiers. Albert told of a “very signific:nt document” which described a sc el order issued by Heinrich Him, chief of the Nazi gestapo to all Gers Him» referred to a “wave of pessim:;

“dangerous, well organized ene: whose sole aim is to separate us: tria from the German reich.”

Communiques

MacArthur Communique (Issued Saturday, Jan. 9)

NORTHEASTERN SECTOR: NEW GUINEA—Lae—Our air. for:: o all categories continued its ceaseles: tacks, both by day and night, on enemy —convoy during the 7th (of January) pursuing it into Lae hu In. addition to yesterday's sper losses (two sunk), our heavy bomb: rs scored two direct hits on the stern oi another transport and our medium. bom be

eavy personnel losses. io and two hters were da 2d on the airdrome. roughout the op: + tions, our fighters incessantly engaged 14 enemy’s air forces. In add ition to tis lossés yesterday, 20 enemy fighters: 8 shot. down, seven probably destroyed =i: 15 damaged in air combat with oi: bombers and fighters, Our losses not heavy. Such troop elements as 'n landed by the enemy were beliove 0 have been . fragmentary. Sanananda—There were increased p:irol Bottviies. The enemy lost 32 killed m ese BRITAIN—Gasmata—An allied m= dium unit bombed the airdrome in a nizat Tald, Staring fires {Wednesday night).

ur medium bomb cored a direc irect hit on an enemy toro: la hoo which at least was severely d (Wednesday afternoon). i

NAVY COMMUNIQUE 245 (Issued Jan. 9, 1943) NORTH PACIFIC:

On Jan. Sota {Consolidated B-24) bombs on enemy positions at

sults were not observed. SOUTH PACIFIC

2. On Jan. (A) During | the morning a force oe ing Fortress heavy bombers (Boein g I bombed enemy areas on the island of ! gainville. Twelve Japanese 2ero Se attacked the fo TWO Zeros v shot down. No Us S. planes were Jost (B) A force of Mara in B-26) with Airacobra enemy

inst Rekata bay on Santa Isabel Pires were started and two Toe floa

planes were shot down by enemy J anti: craft fire.

or A POT cove IN i BRINGING WATER or FOOD TO A BOW’ SBoING wiLL JS START QUICKER ] “ AND LESS FUEL _wiLL 8E useo! :

0 se T8%s WATER IN COOKING AND YOu will . CUT THE COOKING o TIME AND FUEL 23 CONSUMPTION.

Te aR CIRCULATE | FREELY AROUND YOUR COOKING UTENSILS. J DON'T PERMIT THE Mao PANS TO TOUCH EACH

SYZRO OTHER OR THE SIDES ORY

2 Baek oF m™E ovens.

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ught Back

| AUGUSTA, (3a. Jan. 9 (U. P)— Lieut. Col. George F. Marshall was a daddy and a husband besides & soldier herd, and because of those two little troopers at home who will want to know about him as they grow older, his widow, Mrs. Dahlis Marshall just had to kriow more about how he died in action last November, Col. Marshall, - co American assault troops in that daring and successful dash into Oran harbor in Algeria, led one of the most heroic naval forays in American ‘history. Mrs. Marshall got the routine ~next of ‘kin notification from the war ‘department and because she’ “was a good army wife, she grieved: silently, but bravely. _ Finally, because she wanted a way to answer “all their questions” when they grow older, the wrote a letter pleading for the details of her husband’s death for the benefit of (George Jr. 3, and Michael, 8 months, Today she made public the reply, which was written by Leo Disher, United Press war corres=pondent, who was wounded himself at Oran and who now is recovering in a London hospital.

‘Our Boys Will Be Proud’

MRS. MARSHALL, after reading a dispatch written by Disner about her hushand’s death wrote a letter to the United Press on Dec. 7 “My husband was killed in action on November §£,” she wrote. “I have had no details whatsoever, other ‘than those in the enclosed articles written by your correspondent Leo Disher. I realize that it is a great deal to ask, but I am praying thet you may be apie to contact him. Even though he may not have any more first hand information he is probably in a position to find out for me exactly what took place. “When, in time, our two little boys are old enough to be told they will be very proud and I should like to be able to answer all their questions. “It is a very dreadful thing and not to know males it just a little bit “harder. If you can find out anything for me I shall appreciate it more than .I can tell.”

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DISHER’'S LETTER from London, which Mrs, Marshall permitted to be made public, follows: “Dear Mrs. Marshall. “I believe, Mrs. Marshall, that ,I can help. When I got your jetter this morning I walked to the window and looked out over a quiet green park, but momentarily I saw insted a night made hideous with flame and explosion, and I heard again a voice saying: ““Throw the grenades.’ “Yes, I saw your husband that morning when the black coast of Africa trembled. It was not the first time I had seen him. The first time ‘was at a British port when I boarded a cutter taking us to Oran. “Two American officers entered the captain’s cabin. One was lean and bronzed, almost too young for the colonel’s 'insignia- on nis shoulders, but he spoke with a crisp authority that made me for-

sweeping Austria, and warned Bi es:

" low aim anywhere.’

7 a force of Liberato or hoo yl dre: ped ol

‘ rnotor machinist second class of | 7acksonville, Fla.; Edward R. Kolb .+uir., fireman third class of Louisville,

uder medium bor B i

160 i

type planes were damaged. Two Uv. 4

get he was only 31. “ ‘He reems awfully young for a

73 colonel’ I said later to Lieut. John

Cole, Lexington, Ky. John replied: “‘He’s one of the best. I'll fol-

“I saw your husband again zt

| Gibraltar and later, as we pushed | across the Mediterranean, he told - | me semething about how he grad- . uated from West Point, and how

9 Sailors, Back

Until the Last"

he had & wife and two boys back in the states. He kept talking about ‘back home’ until he had to go down to the wardroam fo meet with other officers to work out final plans to break the boom at Oran harbor. : »

Colonel Was Calm

“IT WAS then that I began |

to understand better what he intended to do. We had been surprised to learn that there was a cruiser-type warship in the harbor. That meant there would be heavier guns than we had expected.

“But the colonel calmly de-

scribed his bold plan to board the enemy warships with grappling iroms and to capture them with machine guns and grenades in or der to clear the way for the Amer. ican assault on the harbor. °

“There’s a paragraph in your

letter, Mrs. Marshall, saying ‘you - may not have first hand information but perhaps you can find out some of the details’ I can tell some details. : “There’s another paragraph, which I read several times, saying ‘when in time our two boys are old enough to be told they will be very proud and I should so like to be able to answer all their questions.’ “Yes, Mrs. Marshall, they will ‘be very proud and you can tell em he was a slim, straight sil-

against the red flashes

of the guns. You can tell them that when he gave the order to throw the grenades—to attack a warship with grenades—his voice was calm above the chatter of . the machine gun under his arm. “I remember how, before that, he climbed the ladder to the

bridge carrying the tommygun un- °

der his arm. He stood beside me and pulled his service dutomatic from its holster. “ ‘Here, take this,’ he said. ‘If I need it later, I'l yell for it,’

‘He Never Quit’

“YOU ENOW THE main facts of the story—how we plunged against the harbor boom hoping the French would not open fire. But they did. You know how we were trapped, how our ammunition began exploding, and hcw the guns of the warships in the harbor raked our little ship. “But you can tell your sons, -Mrs. Marshall, that- their father kept stabbing back until the last while the flames of our burning ship broke around him-and shells tore away pieces of the bridge where he stood — striking back against guns so close-.it' almost seemed we could touch-them. “You need never fear the boys’ questions, Mrs. Marshall. You can tell them their father tackled a

job of greatest importance to the 4

success of our armies; that he never qu.t fighting against impossible ‘odds, and that he - never. struck the ship’s colors.

“And there were many others

with wives and sweethearts who fought beside them. There was John Cole who was ready to follow him te the end, and did. Cole died there, too. “I'm glad Bill Morris of the Augusta Chronicle suggested that you write to me, and I hope this letter may help a little. I hope it will help many other mothers and wives who may never know ‘exactly what took place.’ “But it is wrong for you to say you are asking a great deal of me, Mrs. Marshall, You are the one whom a great deal was asked and proudly given. You and a great mani’ others at home.”

From War

In Pacific, Quartered Here =

Seasoned veterans of world war II,

ad nine sailors who saw action in the tt inorth Atlantic,

the south. Pacific and North Africa are quartered in the Riverside park pavilion here until they can sail again in a new

re | Hoosier-made shi).

Seven of the men, aboard transports and cruisers, took part in the attack on Casablanca and Port l.eyautey during the North African invasion, and the other two were on n mine sweeper in the south Pa‘I pific and on north Atlantic convoy

i duty. Back on native soil are Paul Was-

1:11, seaman first class of North

‘Terre Haute, and James H. Grider, fireman first class of Washington. The others are Leon B. Dennard,

y.; James W. Taylor, coxswain of aufort, N. C.; Jack W. Lewis,

electrician’s mate . third class of

Monrovia, Cal, and Sam Sullenberger, fireman first class, and Ray BE. Sullenberger, coxswain, ‘brothers from Piqua, O. The tales they told were varied.

Kolb said he saw an Arab steal & §

hand grenade, thinking something to eat. When he pulled the pin, he was killed by the ex. plosion. Taylor, who was on convoy duty and didn’t set foot on land for three months, watched an ° unknown sailor heroically refuse to leave when his ship was abandoned. He loaded and fired at Nazi seaplanes,

until he finally went down with his

ship, a loaded freighter. The new ship is being made nan Ohio river shipways.

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LOANS

Except when limited by Federal regulation, we lend up t0 $2,500 to. individuals and business men for ° property improvements. Monthly

payments up to 3 years. In some eases larger loans for longer perie a ‘ods are made. ,

FHA MORTGAGE lows.

Mostly payments upto20yests, o

ow Cor Pasrayvaia ond Macks Sh. Bo 12 city-wide BRANCHES :

it was °° -

Upto 80% of appraised valussom. ) well-located one-family and two. ~~ ~~ family residences, and four-family - _apartments in Marion County. oe