Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 30 January 1943 — Page 1

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SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 198

To 1 0 Years Of Terro:

: MILLIONS OF eonquered” plore have starved to “death and tens of millions more live in gaunt hunger, but - none of these are in Germany. And in England there was a funeral this week for 30 school teachers and children who died when Hitler's dive bombers screamed toward an objective no former conqueror considered a military targét. A whole generation of children will have Fragile bones and delicate health because Hitler has lived. A generation of children will have a better chance of health because “of Mr. Roosevelt's birthday. Roosevelt birthdays, since the president took office, have been dedicated to collection of funds for the eradication of infantile paralysis. : This year—although Mr. Roosevelt's chief activities are aimed at the eradication of a scourge more deadly than poliomyelitis—festivities from coast to coast will be aimed at making it possible for children to run and

By SEXSON E. HUMPHREYS THE WORLD MARKS two anniversaries today. One is the 10th anniversary of the accession to power of Adolf Hitler, who has scourged the continent of Europe as no warlord since Attila the Hun. The other is the 61st birthday of Franklin D. Hoole: velt, the one man to whom above all the world looks for - the destruction of the Nazi reign of terror. ” Among millions of people in occupied territory, the day is mergly another 24 holirs of hunger, cold and privation. Even in Hitler's Third Reich, it is no day of celebration. Germans have been forbidden to fly flags today, end Swiss dispatches have predicted that martial law might be declared for the whole nation. = Hitler has been full of bluster and beasts on all the past ‘anniversaries of his assumption of the chancellor-

President Roosevelt . . . 61 years old today . .. after 10 years in office his name stands for the four freedoms.

ROOSEVELT, 61, FIT, VIGOROUS

Flight to Africa Offered as Proof That Age

And War Haven't

Slowed His Pace;

Loves Action, Drama.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30

(U. P.).—President Roosevelt

was 61 years old today, observing his birthday at the conclusion of the greatest adventure of his life. A man who loved action and drama long before he came

to the White House, Mr. Roosevelt marked the passage of}:

another year in his life with little ceremony.

In: fact, it was not possible to say where and how the

president observed the date:

He last was reported A Natal, Brazil,

ferred with from Casablanca. Meantime, the country

planned to celebrate his birthday at parties and dances tonight, proceeds of which will go to the national foundation for infantile paralysis. There were many Hollywood movie stars and leading figures in the entertainment world here to appear before the birthday balls in the nation’s capital. They will have luncheon with Mrs. Roosevelt.

10 Years in White House

Mr. Roosevelt probably was trav-|.

eling; judging from dispatches from Brazil, The president has.completed 10 years in the White House and more than a year of the most terrifying war in history. But to look at him, the strain of important events is not very notice= ‘able. Of course, he has a few more gray hairs and a few more wrinkles around his eyes. His close associates say, however, that the ,president is in excellent physical shape and, in fact, has suffered remarkably little from colds and sinus trouble this winter. His friends’ offer the flight to North Africa as proof that the war and increasing age have not slowed the president's pace or taken any appreciable toll of his stamina. Stops Off in Liberia After meeting with Churchill for + 10 days, Mr. Roosevelt stopped off in Monrovia, Liberia. He then flew the Atlantic again, stopping at Natal for another visit en route home. Nothing has been announced as ‘to his whereabouts or travel progress since then. The president’s typical day in the White House begins about 8:30 or 9 o'clock in the morning when he has breakfast dn bed and looks over the newspapers. Then he confers with his secretaries, agrees on the day’s appointments and later goes to his office. After several appointments and telephone conferences it ] time for lunch. More appointments and paper work follow in the afternoon. Then the president goes back to his residential quarters and, about dusk and after dinner, often holds conferences into the night.

TIMES FEATURES ON INSIDE PAGES

Legislature . Men in Service Millett ....... Movies ... Obituaries ... Pegler ....... Politics ....... Pyle (EERE ARNE SE 9

Amusements... 11 ASR .......... 8 Churches .... 17 Clapper ...... 9 Comics Lie Crossword ... 14 Curious World 12 Editorials .... 10 Edson asssers 10 " Financial .... 4 Forum asernsa 10 A asese 13 ‘thing 9

1 11 5 10 3

Real Estate... 12 Mrs. Roosevelt 9 Side Glances. 10 Society win .. 6, 17 3

Radio Sessrenn 14 3

BIRTHDAY SHOW STARS ARRIVE

Stuart Erwin and June Collyer Among Tabernacle Headliners Tonight.

that Indianapolis will back the president’s birthday drive against infantile paralysis tonight when a star-studded show at Cadle tzbernacle brings to a climax the local activities in the 10th annual drive

of ,the National Fund for Infantile Paralysis. “While sales have been excellent,” said Don Keller, fund director,

They are on sale at the door.” Stuart Erwin and June Collyer (she’s Mrs. Erwin) and their two children arrived in town yesterday afternoon. will be among the headline attractions at tonight’s show.

Hot Shots Arrive

Other performers who have been arriving this morning from all parts of the country, include Lulabelle and Skyland Scottie, Hoosier Hot Shots, Lieut. Comm. Eddie Peabody, banjo player; the Dinning sisters, vocal trio; Arkie, the Arkansas woodchopper; Pat Buttram, “the sage of Winston coun three Powers models, Audrey Long, Ellen Allerdice and Angela Green; Singin’

J. Russell Robinson, composer of “Margie” and “Mary Lou,” and Dick Pierce and his Indiana university orchestra. Pvis. Sandy MacPherson and Russ Slagle and Sergt. S. Peterson, former Broadway actors now ‘stationed at Camp Atterbury, also will appear as well as the Indianapolis symphonic choir and the Maennerchor male chorus.

. Doors Open at 6:30

The doors will open at 6:30 p. m. with the show beginning an hour later. : A coast to coast half-hour

{broadcast from the stage will start

at 8 p. m. with Joe Kelly, quiz-mas-ter of the Quiz Kids, acting as M. C. There are no reserved seats, and

the price of admission. is $1.10. For

seats on the stage tickets are priced

Oat $5.50 for two people,

While the tertainment scheduled at Cadle tabernacle is not a dance, there are a number scheduled in the city.

~ NAZIS/LOSE 22 PLANES LONDON, Jan. 30 ‘(U. P)—The U. 8. air fo announced today

7|that American flying fortresses and|

DOIMDET'S

Sports esas te Deaths

Liberator

ere he con- 1 Vargas ‘while en-route hottie 7

Advance ticket sales guarantee

“there are plenty of tickets left.|

The two screen stars.

Sam, accompanied at the piano by|

ship, but today he was significantly silent, sending his stooges Goering and Goebbels to address the Reichswehr and the Herrenvolk. The man who delighted to boast now requires his subordinates to wear the yoke of transmitting the bad news. Thousands of people are maimed in Europe today because Hitler has sent his panzer divisions hurtling across all but five continental nations.

play.

In political ideals, Hitler: and Roosevelt are equally

far apart.

The name Hitler is synonymous with torture and terror, hunger and hatred, oppression and odium. : * Roosevelt’s name stands for the four freedooms, one of them freedom from fear—of Hitler.

A Weekly Sizeup' by the Washingfon Staff of the Scripps-Howard ‘Newspapers

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.—F. D. R. will find the home front livelier than the African. He may be caught in the cross fire between opposing factions in his sprawling administration, when he settles down at the White House again. {atest tips on some of the major scraps: Army-navy will: win the decisions in the competition among highoctane gas, naval escort vessels and synthetic rubber, but Jeffers will keep on picking up advantages on: points, . Services may win, too, in manpower row, but congress won't stop talking. It will threaten legislation to cut size of ythe army, won't call the roll. Good bet: Ed Flynn will not be confirmed as minister to Australia. Present known line-up of senators gives opposition margin of few votes. Only thing that can save Flynn is direct pressure from president. Eddie may decide to save face by withdrawing. ® ® os » i

More Power for Byrnes

NEW WAGE STRATEGY now in making may give Stabilizer Byrnes power to review findings of railway mediation board, war labor board, other agencies handling wage controversies, and power to protest them before they become effective. But: Best he can do is fight delaying actions. Look for little steel 15 per cent formula to turn gradually into a 20 per cent formula. Byrnes may try to confine this to lower-paid workers. : Byrnes-Brown success in seeking repeal of freight-rate increases may be key to outcome of rail-wage fight. They've hired Max Swiren of Chicago to talk for them before ICC. EJ ” ” ” 2 » Hitler's beginning to suffer from bombings of his transportation lines, shipyards, heavy industries. His airplane production has passed its peak. But those who know don’t look for economic collapse for 18 months, at least. That's June, 1944. He has ample supplies of artillery ana shells, plenty of tanks, but we've outclassed him on these, Most important, he still has plenty of trained fighters.

UNDERGROUND. REPORTS from France: That Laval wanted to declare war against U. S. and Britain when we landed in Africa; was dissuaded by army officers who told him French troops would fire on. their own leaders. ® That Laval has struck a new low in axis favor would be replaced if a “better” man could be found. In Berlin recently he was insulted by

{ both Hitler and Goering, called bungler or scoundrel.

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- Latest plan for compromise on pay-as-you-go, from: those opposed to forgiving 1942 taxes: Assess the taxpayer on 1942 income as usual { Continued on Page Two)

Grand Jury Hears Witnesses Monday in Sunnyside Probe

Eleven ‘witnesses will parade, through the contract signed by through the grand jury doors Mon-| county commissioners with the food day in the jurors’ investigation of|purveyors. . all county contracts, particularly] “There will be more witnesses

fase’ Mveivive. Suwnvsids sea Monday than ia suid juty aol

The majority of the witnesses willjup all week,” Mr, Rab declared. be employees of Sunnyside, Chief 28 Suma. the - !

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IN 3

Intensify Drives. Against

Kursk, Kharkov, Rostov In Sharp Fighting.

MOSCOW, Jan. 30 (U. P.).—Two Russian armies intensified offen-

sives against Kursk and Kharkov, great anchor cities .of the entire German _ defense system in the south, today, and in the north Caucasus a third army advanced up the Caucasus railroad on Rostov. West of Voronezh, where the Red army yesterday reached a point only 63 miles from Kursk, the Russians during the night captured 40 inhabited localities, the noon communique reported, after freeing 200 towns and villages, and killing 12,000 Germans, capturing 14,000 Germans and 11,000 Italians and routing seven German divisions, two German regiments and an Italian Alpine corps in three days.

100,000 Are Prisoners

The prisoners on the Voronezh front, after a night in which 600 more Were taken, totaled more than 100,000 -since the Russians started that offensive. The noon communique ‘reported that the mutinous troops, remnants of 220,000 left by Adolf Hitler to die to his glory, were abandoning their units at Stalingrad and, led by their officers, trying to escape in little groups.

EISENHOWER DENIES DISSENSION RUMORS

Problems Approved by ‘Whole Works,” He Says.

ALLIED HEADQUA RTERS, North Africa, Lieut. Gen. Dwight Eisenhower, allied commander in North Africa,

| denied at a press conference today

that there had been dissension be{tween British end American staff officers over the conduct of united nations affairs in North Africa. Solutions to all. problems have been approved “by the whole works,” "he added. His statement was made at a

time when there was considerablé price

discussion about a unified allied

would remain as supreme a commander in North Africa, that Sir Bernard 1, J ntgc

Jan. 30 (U. P)—|

Adolf Schickelgruber . . . after 10 years his name stands for & and terror, hunger, hatred and oppression.

Invasion Base.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 (U. P). ‘| —The wes hemisphere today had assurance from President Roosevelt that “never again” will West: Africa - be allowed: to become a blockade or invasion threat to the Americas. Homeward bound from his historic North African conferences with British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, Mr. Roosevelt met with President Getulio Vargas of Brazil Thursday at Natal where they surveyed the “future safety of all the Americas.” ' They agreed, the White House disclosed, that it must be permanently and definitely assured that the new world will not be threatened again from the North African shores across the narrowest reaches of the Atlantic.

Dakar Threat Removed

Mr. Roosevelt, it was said, demonstrated to Vargas that the allied invasion of North Africa has, for the present, eliminated the possibility of a German-held Dakar that would threaten the freedom of the Americas. Perhaps significantly, Dakar was an integral part of the discussion which also touched upon the South Atlantic submarine menace and which provided Mr. Roosevelt with an opportunity to inform the Brazilian president of “the very significant results of the’ conference in Casablanca and of the resolve that the peace to come m not allow the axis to attack civilization in future years.”

Aims Are Mutual

After their talks—continuous for about 24 hours—Vargas and Mr. Roosevelt issued a joint statement seemingly containing a delicate dig at Argentina, which still maintains diplomatic relations with the axis. “This meeting,” the statement sald “has given us an opportunity to survey the future safety of all the Americas. Iu our opinion each {Continued on Page Two)

On the. Warf Fronts

~~ (Jan. 30,,1943) AIR WAR—R. A. F. bombs Berlin

as Goering alibis on Russian re-|

verses.

NORTH AFRICA — Advance units .of British 8th army clash with

retreating Afrika Korps in Tu-

nisia.

thur forces repulse Ja Guinea.

8TH pr HITS FOE IN TUNISIA

Rapidly Advancing British Now Only 150 Miles

From U. S. Forces.

By WILLIAM B. DICKINSON United Press Staff Correspondent

LONDON, Jan. 30.—The British eighth army battled the retreating Afrika Korps today inside Tunisia, 150 miles .or ‘less from American forces on the western side of the rapidly contracting African front. The Middle Eastern command announced that forward elements of the eighth army crossed the border yesterday, on the middle sector. It was not made: clear whether all of the Afrika Korps had got out of Tripolitania, ending in fact the Italian empire. The Middle Eastern - command said bad weather - still interfered with its air operations, buf that all

planes returned yesterday from limited missions.

Axis Expects Offensive

American bombers based in North Africa’ were believed embarking on a program systematically to devastate ‘every axis-held port in Tunisia, so the Germans and Italians would be cut off from sea-borne aid when the nearing zero hour of the supreme allied offensive strikes. The German official news agency, in a dispatch broadcast by Radio Berlin, said American Lieut. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower was “about to throw in . . . new forces taken from the British first army and

(Continued on Page Two)

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 (U. P.).— Increased labor pressure for upward revision of industrial wage ceilings today brought renewed demands

from farm state legislators for higher agricultural prices to hold the exodus of farm workers to war industries. They contend that any general wage increases will give a tremendous impetus to their drive to raise maximums by “revising the parity formula to include all costs of farm labor. ‘War labor board sources have

| warned that current labor demands for pay boosts hove the 15 per cent | cost-of-1

Wage Appeals Bring Demand For Increase in-Farm Prices

United Mine Workers, 85,000 New York dressmakers, and a large number of West Coast aircraft workers. Senator Elmer Thomas (D. Okla.), a farm bloc leader, told reporters that “it’s ‘going to be just too b: if the administration authorizes the higher wages. “I don’t say the farmers will strike —they’re not organized to do so—

‘but they just won’t be able to pro-

duce the crops they've been asked to produce.” He said he would press for pas-

-1sage of his measure revising farm

parity as soon as the house completes action on a similar bill. “If labor gets an increase in

LONDON, Jan. 30.—T crash of British bombs: Berlin interrupted the Ni party’s celebration of 10th anniversary of its cession to power today: celebration in which 2 Hitler pledged himself to tinue to fight until Eure was saved from what called the menace of bolsk vism. The British planes — fastMosquitoes—appeared over B Pr promptly at 11 a. m., the hour wh Marshal Hermann Goering scheduled ‘to open the oslshesl with an address. Goering, the man who said the winter of 1939-40 that never would be subjected to an attack, postponed the start speech for an hour and minutes. : The British raiders had s ing success in their daring Authoritative sources here said the Mosquitoes returned safe spite the fact that Berlin is posed to be one ‘of the bes fended cities in the world. ; : A Familiar Tirade Goering’s speech was followe one delivered by Propaganda. ister Paul Joseph Goebbels read a proclamation issued b, ler at his field headquarters. proclamation was a long, ramb document containing Hitler's miliar tirades against the 7 Versailles and the Jews. explained that Hitlér had to address. the crowd in the 1 sports palace in person, but he -was pre-occupied with

affairs. London heard, however,

ler was brooding at his |

retreat with his favorite & in close attendance. - One central theme ran the statements of all three top Nazis—Hitler, Goerin Goebbels. - It was that Rus menacing all of Europe with bo vism and that Germany stooc the lone bulwark between the army and the Western world. T is a threadbare propaganda line (Continued on Page Two)

SUGAR STAMP EXP

Stamp No. 10, good for pounds of sugar, expires night tomorrow, Kenneth M. kel, state OPA rationing offi vised Indiana residents Stamp No. 11, good for > of sugar, becomes valid expires March 15.

wages,” Senator Burton K. Wheeler|

commented, “the exodus: from the