Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 January 1943 — Page 2

INN IS THORN 0 DEMOCRATS

y're a Patient Lot but|

ey Wonder Why FDR Tries Them So.

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Flynn's nomination by reiter= the story dug up some months “in New York about his alleged

of city paving blocks.

‘The “paving block scandal” indlved accusations that Mr. Flynn d "WPA labor and paving blocks nging to the.city of New York p- pave the driveway of his Lake

hopac, N. Y., home.

ty employee who made the origpaving block accusation, had been dismissed by Mayor Fiorella . La Guardia. He added that oth‘had sought to gain political ad-

tage of the charges since then. At last” he said, “I shall have n opportunity to state publicly my ‘knowledge, or lack of knowledge, of the facts and circumstances in-

0 ntry.”

“The Republican press, and an anti-New Deal press, have had a I am wondering this press will be interested in 4 Tow giving as much publicity for the , _% ‘truth as they have printed the un-

Roman holiday.

truthful innuendoes.” Hearing - Arranged Chairmah Tom Connally

“Wednesday of next week.

° Only -one Democrat has stepped “9p to defend Flynn's appointment —Senator Guffey (Pa.), somewhat

of a boss himself.

‘. Senate Democratic Leader Bark‘ley (Ky.) said he would not take time to go into the merits of the ‘nomination now, conceding that dt] _ does provide » “convenient political

‘peg on which to hang criticism,”

put he pointed out that two grand Juries had investigated the pavingblock episode and said “we must assume on the prima-fdcie evidence . that those grand juries were hon-

est.”

Senator Barkley will have plenty

- time to defend Boss Flynn later. ei a letter to Chairman Connally, dated Jan. 7, the New York boss . preferred to occasions when his ac-

tions and personal character had been attacked, and attributed such to “persons who, without knowledge of facts, have seen fit

to disparage my character.” : Willkie Blast Hurts

+ In the welter of criticism of the! _ Flynn appointment it was probably ‘the blast of Wendell L. Willkie that _ penetrated most bitingly into the sensitivity ‘of Democrats—particularly of sincere members who de- - plore the administration’s constant

recognition of political machines

with utter disregard of the idealistic 3 Porases that issue from administra-

en on occasion.

on Willkie cited as “a tragic » the “difference between high professions. of President Roosevelt's and Vice President WalJace’s speeches and the administra-

~ gion’s low political performance.” Mr. Willkie, in the 1940 campaign,

probably did more than anyone else to publicize Mr. Flynn, theretofore "a local boss hardly known behond

. the Hudson. He snarled the boss’

_ mame up and down the land, though he discovered in most of the outlying when he first started - that his auditors did not. know who ~ Mr. Flynn was. He worked hard to

% [ educate them. Denounced in Senate

' + Mr. Fynn, who announced his * nomination to be a diplomat three days before the senate received it, denounced on the senate floor . His nomination was degoribed as an insult to the American

and Australian people.

. Senator H. Styles Bridges R. . §.) led the senate attack. Obtaining recognition from the presiding officer as soon as the nomi-

nation was received, he said:

“It's a disgrace to the American people and to the people of any gountry to which he might be sent

as our diplomatic Tepressmtative,”

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MELBOURNE, Jan. 12 (U. P.).— e is felt in Australian diplo‘matic circles at the replacement of Minister Nelson T. Johna career diplomat, by Edward , Flynn, chairman of the Demoeratic national committee, the Mel

SOCIAL SERVICE LAXITY CHARGED

‘Aid Given to Worthless

d -in this . matter before a ‘committee of the United States sen- ¢, the highest forum in our

(D. Tex.) of the senate foreign relations committee said he would call a preliminary hearing Friday to receive any formal demand for an investigation of Flynn, conceding that the demand would be made, Connally said Flynn probably would ‘be summoned to testify Tuesday or

Mothers Who Neglect Children’—Niblack.

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insist that children who are able financially should support their parents, that husbands should support their families and that little children should not be living in undesirable surroundings while their “worthless” mother draws assistance for the children, The judge said that he was “confident,” from the cases that have come before him, that “there is a

great field for reform in our public welfare work, and that the social

good job.” (This situation is one of the key points in the dispute between the state and county welfare boards. The county board is 35 men understaffed, according to state regulations, and the county board contends that no extra help is needed.)

Niblack Cites Cases

Following are two of the cases cited by Judge Niblack in his report: CASE 1—A 22-year-old woman, brought into court on a morals complaint by the U. S. army, said that she has three. children, ages 5, 4 and 3, and draws $42 assistance for them monthly from. the county welfare department. The judge said that investigation showed that the woman hangs around taverns, usually with soldiers, comes home drunk and neglects her children. “I wander what sort. of investigation was made by the county wel-|h fare department in this case,” the

would be’ better for the widow to maintain her own home, where the little children could be brought up in the proper environment, rather than be placed in a cold and impersonal orphans’ home and reared in a less desirable environment.”

Gave Family No Aid

CASE 2. A man, in the company of a prostitute, was arrested for being drunk and was found guilty. He was found to have a venereal disease. The man was living away from his wife and five children who were living on the south side. He testified Be was ‘earning $50 per week at on’s and that he contributed nothing to the support of his family; that he was not divorced; that nobody had taken him to any court to see that he supported his family and that his family received ‘$74 a month assistance from the county welfare department. The judge's probation officer checked into the matter and found that the county department “evidently did not know where the father was or what he was doing and had taken no steps to make him support the family; that the department did ‘not even know whether the family was colored or white, such was their lack of interest,” the report stated. #What sort of investigation was made in this case ‘by the county welfare department in carrying out their sworn duty of promoting the public welfare?” the judge asked. A number of other similar cases were cited by the judge in his report.

INJURED BY AUTO . Charles Britton, 58, of 1226 N.

dist hospital tod:y for treatment of a scalp wound and leg injury after he was struck by a car at 13th and Jllinois sts. He had stepped from the curb to board a street car.

workers in charge are not doing a

judge commented. “The theory of| aid direct to children was that it)

Ill ois st., was admitted to Metho-{

(Continued from Page One) ing, Monssen and Barton—Japan

paid with one battleship, three heavy|

and two light cruisers and five destroyers sunk. Destroyers Preston, Walker and Benham—Japan paid with one bat-

' | tleship, three large cruisers and one

destroyer sunk.

Cruiser Northampton—Japan paid with nine ships which tried to land men and supplies on Guadalcanal island,

Japs Lose 25 Ships

Japan lost at least 25 warships, possibly a big carrier and at least 125 plans for our 11 ships and an unspecified number of planes. The ships which we sank carried to their deaths thousands of Japanese troops and seamen. The actions staved off two big attempts to recapture Guadalcanal. From a battleship which alcne shot down 32 planes I watched the battle of Santa Cruz Oct. 26 in {hich the Hornet was the victim of a mad aerial attack. Our destroyers sank the Hornet after two Japanese attacks had riddled her with bombs. From my observation post I saw the Japanese planes shriek down. The Hornet had sent out its planes

odd miles to the north. They heavily damaged at least two cruisers and three destroyers in addition to planting four to six 1000-pound bombs on a new aircraft carrier of the Kuikaku class, 17,000 tons or larger. . It was a raging furnace when they left it. But the Japanese were sending wave upon wave of dive bombers and torpedo planes against the Hornet and its escort. Arnerican fighter planes and the anti-aircraft

.|guns shot down many of them, but the remainder dived on through a}

hell of fire. Hornet Twists, Circles

our ship was several thousand yards from the Hornet. It was 9:55 a. m. Singly, in pairs, in threes and fours, at least 40 Japanese planes hurtled down on the Hornet, coming out of the sun through low scabtered clouds. They were almost on the ship before the gunners could spot them. The Hornet twisted, circled, to po effect. 1 saw.a sudden flash and @ cloud of smoke. “There goes the Hornet,” an officer said. I told him he was too pessimistic. But the big carrier began spouting heavy black smoke. We were not yet under attack, but we had to protect another of our carriers, and we steamed away. at high speed from the Hornet and its escorts. Plane Crashes on Deck

As we left, I saw a Japanese plane crash on the Hornet's flight deck. Two others crashed later. I saw the Hornet listing to port, smoking fiercely. One bomb had landed near its stack and its power supply was diminishing rapidly. I knew the ship had suffered badly, but my hopes rose during the afternoon when I was told it would be able to receive some of its own planes, which had been out fighting. ‘The first attack lasted nearly half an hour. Then came a five-hour lull, during which the heroic crew got the fires under control, All the wounded were transferred to other ships. There was hope that the Flornet could get entirely out of the combat zone, but the Japanese planes

came back—horizontal bombers and

torpedo ‘planes. Casualties Light

past salvage. Despite the fatal damage, casuals ties were relatively light and many officers and men of the Hornet watched as the destroyers steamed up and shelled it to death.

Lieut. Comm. L. L. Bean, Santa

Serving

THREE GENERATIONS

- Thousands of Indianapolis fami-

lies, through three generations have consistently insisted that

this institution serve them in that hour when it becomes necessary

to pay a final, loving tribute to a member. of their family. There must be a reason for

i Hisey and The, and learning the reason

erence. You foo say the same, after

to bomb a Japanese task force 100-|

Torpedoes hit. The Hornet was!

The navy Separtment today released this official phioto of the U. S. S. Hornet, listing after it was battered. by. a "ap | air attack. It was sunk later by U. S. ships, two of Wiidh are shown standing by

i Sav the: Hit That Crinpled Her,’ Reporter Says in Revealing Japs Paid a Big Price

Ana, Cal, surgeon of the Hornet, told some of the stories of heroism.

“She was game to the end,” he said. “She took it like a lady. I was not the only oné with tears in my eyes when ‘she rolled over and. slipped under the water. “I have spent years practicing medicine and I have seen some €Xamples of courage and sacrifice. I never saw any to match those on the Hornet. The men never lost hope or courage.” ) The Atlanta, Juneau and the destroyers Laffey, Cushing, Monssen and Barton were casualties of the 45-minute “bar room fight with the lights out” night battle in the early morning hours of Nov. 13 just below Savo Island, within gunshot of the place where the cruisers Quincy, Astoria and Vincennes went down Aug. 9, in the first phase of our Solomons offensive. That was when the United States and Japanese ships stood muzzle to muzzle —and.the Japanese ran, The battered - Atlanta was sunk by American torpedoes 15 hours after the battle. Her power wa gone and she could not be repaire on the spot. “We knew we had been hit and badly damaged,” Lieut. Van Perskins, Greenwich, Conn. told me. “But before we suffered much damage we got our first salvoes into the Japs.” The Atlanta drifted toward the part of Guadalcanal held by the Japanese. It dropped anchor to await the morning. Its wounded were removed. Rear Admiral Ncrman Scott of Indianapolis and all but one man of his staff had been killed, among others. The Atlanta, launched only in Sept. 1941, gave its name to a new class of light cruisers: sometimes called anti-air-craft cruisers. ‘Commander of the ‘Atlanta was Capt. Samuel Powers Jenkins, a native of Evansville, Ind., whose residence now is listed as San Diego, Cal. -

Enemy Ships Blow Up

Commander of the Juneau was Capt. Lyman Knute Swenson, Provo, Utah, who was listed as missing in action on Jan. 1. The Juneau, sister ship of the Atlanta, was damaged in the action. It was steaming toward base when an explosion sent it to the bottom. “It just happened all at once and|® the Juneau wds gone,” an officer who watched from a nearby cruiser told me. -“She had been steaming along, making between 15 and 20 knots, when she exploded and sank within a matter of seconds. I could see particles of her flying high in the air.” Ensign M. R. E. Rolfe, Dayton, 0., said the Cushing got off eight torpedoes before it was abandoned. “We abandoned at 3:30 a. m., with about ‘one-third of thé men on rafts and the rest swimming,” Rolfe said. “While we were in the water we saw two enemy ships blow up.” The Preston and Walker were lost in-the ferocious night engagement northwest of Guadalcanal, on thé‘night of Nov. 14-15, in which we sank -a Japanese battleship, three large cruisers and a destroyer. The Benham sank the next evening when it was hit by a torpedo while on its way to an. American base after the battle.

Rock to Starboard The Northampton fired many sal-

voes into ' concentrated Japanese

warships and transports before it was torpedoed and sunk Dec. 1 dur-

: ing the fifth battle of Savo. island.

Survivors told me a few hours after the sinking how the No ton, sister ship of the: sunken ton and the only American a, of the action, was lost. We got

Japanese ships trying to land men

and supplies on:Guadalcanal. “We were smacking into them,” Seaman First Class Bernard Pollpeter, 24, Ft. Madison, Iowa, said. “We were getting ready for a return run parallel to the Japanese ships when we got it. At least two tor-

"|pedoes caught us on the port side. A | There was a big explosion and we

rocked to starboard. We started listing to port, only about five degrees at first.” “I was standing only a few feet from the explosion,” Seaman First

Class William O’Steen, 20, Wartrace;]

Tenn., said, taking up the story.

#% | “The concussion must have knocked : {me out for a few minutes. The next

thing I knew I found myself in the water on a life raft. Before we exploded I saw our task force hit four Jap ships, They sent up terrific ex-

“The torpedoes hit our oil tank |

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Fs chairman, and Leonard Pou:

the state AAA office. Hubert El

1% of the state farm bureau and § © "| uel J. Rabourn, chairman, will

B © | dress farmers at Franklin Tow:

mast 1 could see the burning oil pouring out. We had no water to} fight the fires and our power was | petering out. I could see the fires} spreading fast, but everybody was

high school, and at Central of Leni

rence. high school speakers wil clude Vernon Lyle, chairman, W. J. Carmichael of the farm agement section of the farm ie ity administration. : : Other places of meeting speakers are as follows: Sout: high school—Martin Koldyke, ¢i: man; Lee Patrick, commodity supervisor ‘of the state AAA Omer Green, vice chairman | Marion county AAA; New Aug

community hall — - Walter | 8 th

{| dianapolis,

pi of the farm labor section of FSA; Washington township at Nora grade BE Johnson, chairman, and John Calvin, tenant purchase secretary of FSA; Mrs. Louise Coyner, Marion county {AAA farmer fieldwoman, and F. C. Balz, state senator, and Ben Davis high school—Joseph A.. Hardin,

‘{ the state farm bureau. Special M-Day programs were

n| planned at Lafayette, where Purdue | university is holding its annual

three-day Hoosier agricultural conference, Events today included the seventh annual meeting of rural

Dairy association. sier farmers in their 1943 food-for-

d;Vietory campaign.

” said a resolution which the

County war boards -gathered in-

chairman, and Anson Thomas of

youth of Indiana, and the 53d year- |§ ly convention of the Indians State!

..| ‘Tae Indiana Farm Bureau yester- |} ..|day pledged all-out support to Hoo- |!

“The farm bureau will make every : ra | effort, I board of directors adopted at In“to make certain that ,#| agriculture will not be found want-{} al ing in its hour of trial.”

re selective service officials believed

{would aid them in reclassifying ag= .{ricultural workers needed for the

“home-front” production battle, L. M. Vogler, chairman of the des partment of. agriculture war board, predicted today that Indiana's 200,= 000 farmers will set new food production records in 1943, despite war=time shortages of manpower and machinery.

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cool. Evepybody pitched in to move | the wounded from the fires.” .

Rescue Trapped Men

Seaman Second Class Frank Sartain, 18, Cottondale, Ala. and Seaman Second Class Bernard Johneson, 19, Proctor, Minn, told how Chief Pharmacist’s Mate Walter Eslinger, San Diego, fought his way through the flames on the boat deck to rescue trapped men. “I wish I could remember all the heroic acts,” Johnson said. “Eslinger's was the bravest I ever saw.

pAnd I'll never forget how Pappy

Jacobson (lieutenant, Birmingham, Ala), our gun control officer, remained on the after-mast with a mate who. had a broken leg. The fires were really fierce.” Seaman Second Class Glenn; Crawford, 18, Bristolville, O., was! among 23 nien trapped on the mainmast by fires. “We finally managed to crawl down the hot ladders and jumped eight feet to the mdin deck,” Crawford said. When the fires threatened to blow up the magazines the order was given to abandon .ship. Survivors on the bow were removed to other ships. About 160 in the stern took to life rafts.

Lash Rafts Together

“We lashed nine rafts. together and paddled like hell to keep away from the shore of Guadalcanal,” Pollpeter said.

the shore, Our suspicions were con- |

dozen shots at our rafts from the ! beach.” The survivors remained on thes rafts nearly eight hours. Then motor torpedo boats found them and rescued them. Just before dawn they saw 2

ampton, just before it sank.

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BOY SCRAP WINNERS: TAKE TOUR OF CITY

Three Hoosier school boys are on a sight-seeing vacation today as a reward for work in the recent scrap metal drive for grade schools. The boys are Richard Huff, 1938 Parker, a pupil at the Seventk Day Adventist school; Edward Snouwaert from Wea high school in Tippecanoe county, and Harold

Craig frora Stony Creek high: school in Fandolph county. They are touring Indianapolis today, visiting Governor Schricker and the legislature, before leaving tonight for Washington, D. C., where they will attend the Jaunching of a new liberty ship Friday afternoon. They will be accompanied by Dudley Smith, executive secretary of the WPB in Indiana, and L. D. Kroeger, a teacher at Wea high school. The three schools collected the largest amount of scrap metal per| capita in the drive spronsored by the WPB and the state salvage committee. 'The boys were selected on the basis of their individual helpfulness in. the drive, The skip will be christened the Thomas R. Marshall in honor of Indiana’s former governor and vice president under Woodrow Wilson.

“Poor Richard” said--“To spare and have is better "than to spend and crave.

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firmed when the Japs fired half al

series of explosions in the North-|

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