Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 February 1943 — Page 5
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Move e Predicted as Result of of
4-Unit Alliance Against ‘Little Steel’ Formula.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 (U. P).—|
The executive board of the Con-
gress of Industrial Organizations, ;
following up the formation of a
coalition of 13,000,000 ‘urganized|
workers to resist anti-labor legislation, is expected today to demand
at least a 10 per cent upward re-|
vision of the war labor board's “Httle steel” formula. © - The board concludes a two-day
session today. Yesterday's meeting
ended with the announcement by) . C. I. O. President Philip Murray
that four labor organizations—the C. 1. O, the A. F. of L., the railroad brotherhoods and the national farmers union—have agreed upon a plan to co-operate in a fight ‘against a congressional “unholy alliance of poll tax Democrats with ‘the most reactionary wings of the Republican arty. »” P John L. Lewis’ United Mine Workers of America, claiming more than 500,000 other workers, was conspicuously missing from the new labor front.
‘Living Costs or 22 Per Cent The C. I. Os announcement accused the “unholy alliance” of con-
gressmen of serving notice of in-
tention to “sabotage, rather than to
support, the ocmmander-in-chief of the United States” by riding “roughshod over any consideration of national welfare, war policy, national unity and health for war workers” and by attacking labor and reducing labor standards. C. I. O. officials emphasized that “they thought wages should be in-
- creased sufficiently to meet a 22 per
cent rise in the cost of living since Jan. 1, 1941. : The WLB’s formular placed a ceiling on wage increases—15 per cent over levels prevailing on Jan. 1, 1941. But the board is not bound to all or any part of that increase and would even consider higher ones if it thought inequalities and mal-| 5, adjustments ex existed in specific cases.
TEAGHERS TO FETE
BOARD TOMORROW:
New and retiring members of the board of school commissioners will be honored at an informal reception given by the Federation.of Indianapolis Public School Teachers from
5:30 to 7:30 p. m. tomorrow at the John Herron Art museum.
‘The receiving line, headed by Miss Elizabeth Peterson, social committee chairman, and Miss Hazel C. Bonke, federation president, will include Mr. and Mrs. DeWitt S. Morgan, Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Conkle, Mr.-and Mrs. Theodore L. Locke, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Hartsock, Mr. and Mrs. Eldo I. Wagner, Edgar A. Perkins, Mrs. Dorothy Lyon and Miss Louise Braxton.
Music will be provided by Miss | bee
Jean Eberhardt and Miss Frances Phinney, harpists. The arrangements committee Includes Lawrence McCormack, Mrs. Jessie Henry, Miss Iva Pearcy, Miss Helen Adolay, Miss “Mona Woodward, Miss Braxton, Mrs. Jessie
- Fitch, Miss Mary Rogers, Mrs. Car-
rie McMichael, Miss Cora Griffin, Mrs. Mary Marschke, Miss Geneva Jackson, Mrs. Edna Smith, Miss Helen Elliott and Miss Ruth Gorman.
SEIZE $15,000,000 MARIJUANA STORES
' LEXINGTON, Ky., Feb. 8 (U. P.). —Federal narcotics agents said they!’ would destroy the nation’s largest illegal stores of marijuana today and that they were “closing in” on leaders of a giganiic narcotics ring which operated through the northeastern states. George W. Cunningham,
narcotics agents for Tennessee and
Kentucky, announced seizure of 20]7 tons of marijuana raw materials, worth about $15,000,000 to the illicit trade, in an old ‘barn at|an
Nicholasville, Ky., 12 miles south of
Lexington. : An undisclosed number of mari-
~juana cigaret peddlers have been © arrested in Chicago, New York,
Detroit, Cincinnati and in major
- cities of the northeast, Cunningham
said, and the wholesale distributors have been “located.” He would not say when the latter would be arrested. 1
WASHINGTON 5.0. P. WILL HEAR HENLEY
George W. Henley of Blooming-|ta
* ton, majority floor leader. in the
Indiana house of representatives, will address the Washington Township Republican club at 8 sr m. Monday in the clubrooms, 6055 College ave.
¥ "er Work of the present legislative
session will be Mr. Henley’s topic. ‘His talk ‘will be the second in a
~ series designed to bring representatives of various branches of govern-
ment before the, club. "The pro-
grams, planned by the club’s execu1ive comumities; ate-open to the pus] _
Two of the sailors dance, stop for a bit of year men; Joyce
UP-TO-DATE
HOUSE ; Bills Introduced Feb. 5
H. B. 414—(Korn)—Amends mechanics’ lien law to provide that a principal contractor furnish a bond equal to 75 per cent of the contract price for the protection of all persons employed on the project if a “no lien” Prgvision appears in the contract; such d shall be void if such bond is not furnished. (Judiciary B.)
H. B. J15-{Rom, Hughes) —Gives justices of the peace of Ft. Wayne jurisdiction in civil cases up to. 3500. 5 cRrpaniz. tion of Courts and Crimin e.) H. B. oy Crimi] Che for a boundary change where ‘there remains less than 18 miles of territory subject to taxation. . (County and Township Business.) H. B. 417—(Newman)—Defines; require- | to ment for ‘dther evidence” in making application for certain licenses with the motor vehicle bureau. (Judiciary B.) H. B. 418— (Herr, Hiestand)—Gives circuit court judges power to take action on the final reports of administrators, etc., under wills, and order distribution. during vacation. (Judiciary A) 19— (Cooper) —Provides free textand high schools; makes effective date retroactive to July 1, 1941. (Ways and Means.) H. B, 420—(O’Connor)—Permits insurance companies, other than life insurance, to pay agents on a salary basis InSane 121.
books for pupils of elementary
B. 421—(Gwin)—Makes it compulsory for beer ‘or liquor wholesalers to sell their products to retailers if they have a supply on hand or available. Makes penalty a fine of not less than $500 the suspension of the wholesale permit for 30 days. {Publis Morals.) H. B. (Hoover, Long)—Places certain DTI on the publication of qualifative investment rating of securities. 1Jgas ci Siary B.) 423— (Harrison)—Provides for the i of a department of public parks pith class cities. Cities and Towns.) H. B. 424— (Conners, Gwin)—Creates 17member commission fo recommend improvements in the procedure of the legislature to the next Jeneral Bssembly, Appropristes $3000. (Ways and Means.) B. 435— (Hostettler) Amends 1929 law on workmen's compensation insurance to provide “that an employer cannot terminate such insurance coverage without at least 10 says notice to the industrial
board. H. Bans, Henley) —Authorizes the aa gursery schools for children under six. (Ways and Means.) 427—( ns)—Authorizes the Ceti department to accept as a ft and mainfain the Old Goshen Baptist urch and pioneer cemetery near Corydon. (Ways and Means.) B. 428—(Kendall)—Sets up a 9member commission to epare a compilaton, revision and codifaation of state traffic laws to be submitted in bill form to t*~ "945 general assembly. (Ways" end H. B. 320 (Morgan) Authorizes school townships to issue bonds and levy a tax to pay teachers’, janitors’ and bus drivers’ salaries where no current funds are avail ale. Judiciary A) B. 430— (Montgomery, Moseley)—Exie ors derived from sale of promissory or conditional sales notes from ross income tax where such tax. has en RE on the HR value by the seller. ays an H. ! 91s (Thompso deans. ake central standard “Gime he ol Tofticial time for all subdivisions o 8 H. B. 432— (Malinka, Slenkér)— the pay scale of county prosecutors, setting a new range, on popu- . from 32.100 to $10,000 a year.
433—(J. Rumer, Hunter)— Provides for licensing Job: contractors] ® engaged in Moir ig for improvement of real estate. (Judiciary H. B. common class cities to re reste sn lective ofice 2 esen ae ® mayors shall act as city Hi at O ourke Korn) —Appro- : slators
B. ayment of 1 priates $45,750 for _a tor and DE
sxpenses each sen to be aliowed 95 7 a day for maintenance. eans.
nt Cit, Jeet Diit f ation, registration an of real estate DrORORS, salesmen, mort
, ef {Judiciary 'B.) SR BST, 5. Downey). Preees Wolf
lake park fund for the duration and provides that the state board of finance invest it in U. 8. war bonds. (Ways and
H. B. 438— (Kreft. Steele)—Raises sala ries of all public officials 20 per cent’ with exception of governor and certain few 'exceptions; declares an emergency.
and Means.) H. B, 439—(M. Smith) Incense salary of secretary 2 state from $6500 to $7500. Judiciar; : nN 440—(Carey)—Defines “healing arts’ such as chiropractic, physical oo apy, etc, (State Medicine and Publi
H. B. 441— (Lowe, Downing)—Puts police radio operators in police pension system, (yay and Means. H. B. 49 (Grant, Malinka) —Authorizes Lake county coroner to appoint an official Jnanest reporter at a salary between $2400 Sow a year. (Affairs of
a das (Moffett, Claycombe)—Permits
Mean:
chief | gealth.)
Sounty.
a retirement fund for its employees. (Cities and Towns.) H. B, 444—(Lee, Claycombe) —Requires Marion county commissioners, upon petition from 300 freeholders, to advertise and: hold a public hearing and take steps to repair the courthouse or build a new courthouse or lease courthouse gr (altars of the City of Indianapolis.) B. 445—(Teckemeyer, Claycombe)— Ae {Marion county commissioners to allow claims of the county treasurer or shortages occurring in his office dur{ing taxpa ying time because of miscalculations, making c e and “oversights”; limits ‘total amount to be allowed in any one year fo $1000. (Affairs of Indian-
apolis.) H. B. 46—(Moseley)—Amends gross come tax law to VIE that only net incomé of grain elevator operators be 4 taxed 1 per cent. (Ways and Means.) conservation’ authority acquire and maintain land for aio purposes. (Natural Resources.)
tor of Owen county to transfer certain ditch funds. (Judiciary B.) H. B. 449—(Woodward, Kendall) —In-
tained from the allowance. |: 8. 450—( (Leavels, school trustees of and fifth class cities on ma
7) Per Fits Sid, fo ! oheol Sud.
tate. (Public Safety.) | creases
A) (Hoffman, BEY rin) Permits oe so fourth and ffth|A.)
an (Ways To
Lake |?
Citizens Gas and Coke Utility to establish {aq
tn- |" B. a (Coons) Clives department ot, :
H, B. 448—(Richards)-~Aunthorizes audi- |.
(Ways and]
pag and grounds Svatiable for night emer pel Te n ucation. Ea !(Hey)—Amends
LEGISLATIVE
the cost of operation of snow-removal pr on Rb waYs of the county.
H. B. 457—(Jewell)—Includes certain poisonous drugs in law prescribiiy 1g conditions for their labell d sales (State Medicine and Public Raith.) H. B. 458--(Denton, Niederhaus)—Gives trustees of townships and school townShips poy Power to lease any school lands or th drilitng of or » i ayuanp (ed e and gas upon a royalty basis or other terms; such leases to be approved by the advisory board. '(JudiSify A H. B. 30 Nisdernais, Denton) —Ralses salary of Vande ty coroner from $2500 to $3000, H. B. 460—(Malon pay scale of state police Siti: advancing range from present $100-$150 a month to S135-41% a month. (Public Sazety.) H. B. 46 illis, Conrad)—Freezes pices for barber serv1942, pesiiting f barber Die to author: es upon petition showing ite the public Phterost. (Labor.) 462 (Denn es uniform with the laws o ay states law relating to business records as evidence. state Socperation, ) H. 463— (Ehlers) —Makes ' municipalities DD he for tortuous acts committed their iF, se ervants A ils Sacting in
line of uty. iciary A H. B. 464—(D J. 8. Hunter)— Gives city councils power to name salarie of firemen for the ensuing year and fu control over such salaries Tig thei tenure, but provides that the councils must pass their ordinances seiting the Stlatjessaf least 30 Jays before the budget for the Joaumg year is compiled. (Cities
aad ns.) desea, Beale J=~Creates a Bt aise S5-membe to revise and clarify laws ai! to the executive and administrative’ agencies.of the State. Appropriates $3000. (Ways and
466— (Denton, 'Wilson)—Provides
—( the duration | all ices 2. Jevels of
child may -be filed with the court in the Soumly in which the. coil oben. (Judiciary H. B. 467— (Randolph, Claspell)—Authorizes mayors of all cities to appoint as firemen and policemen persons between the ages of 35 and 40 for the duration; provides such appointees become members of the Po pension fund. (Public Safety.) 1929 law on workmen’s compensation insurance to provide that an employer cannot terminate such insurance coverage without at least 10 days notice {o the industrial board. (Labor:.) H. B. 469—(Lowry)—Provides that in cities between 20,000 and 35,000 population having two or more municipally owned utilities such utllities shall provide $1200 a year pay for the mayor and $1000 for the attorney, clerk and engineer, in addition to. their regular osalaries. | (Cities, and Towns.) H. B. 470—(Fulk)—Provides fine of $50 to $100 for the owner of a coal mine who does ‘not have two persons operating a loading or cutting machine, power drill or loading a conveyor. (Mines and Mining.) y H. B. 471—(Bond, Henley)—Amends 1937 law on workmen’s compensation insurance to provide that an employer cannot terminate such insurance coverage without at least 10 days notice to the industrial boar, (Insurance.) . B. $72—(C. A. Smith, Moffett) —Pro~ vi for the repair, rebuilding and completion of dikes and levees. (Drains, Dikes and Swamp Lands.) H. B. 473—(Claspell)—Broadens definison in 1936 welfare law of ‘dependent hild” to include children under 18 if the child regularly attends school in the county in which the county welfare board has jurisdiction over the child, (Judiciary
H. B. 474—(Reynolds)—Provides that
spect ail local public child-caring agencies and make a report of inspection and recommendation for the improvement of administration to the governing bodies of such agencies. (Judiciary A.) H. B. 475-—(Blackwell, Harvey)—Makes following changes in the motor vehicle fee law: Eliminates $8 fee on passenger motor vehicles of 25 or more horsepower weighing less than 2500 pounds; rates trailers by Weight instead of length, changing tees for them, and increases fee for the registration of transport operators from $70 to $80. Wnaiciary A.) H. 496—(Freeman)—Provides that LE by common councils for se salaries of metopalitan Rolice bs subs review ax adjustment boar d ite state tax board. (Cities and
4 AT} {Harvey)- lowers interest ate of common 1 fund loans 1! 5 EO after ApH] 1 provides thet no funds be loaned J oi approval of the county coun. cil. (Judiciary A.)
Resolutions Introduced Feb. 5
H. C. R. S (Raney Directs the setting side. Ost each April 3d as Indiana Poetry Dez te be observed in schools. (Educa-|.
. R. 10 —' (Henley) -— Memorializes to repeal. the 16:h amendment to - the federal constitution by adding a 22nd amendment which would Y imit. es on income, gifts, inheritances, ete. to a amendment which which would limit taxes
SENATE * Bills Introduced Feb. 5
S. B. 162— (Atherton) — Creates Marion li pl commission, ous” plan commis-
-- {Bates) — Creates county school fund board composed of sonny aus ditor and ‘three ‘appraisers to. ndle school trust funds; provides for Sande loans from fund at 4 per‘cent interest instead of present 5 per cent. (Finance.) S. B. 164— (Bdtes)—-Requires county, auditor to muke monthly collections of fees Justices of the peace and audit the books. (Judiciary A.)
against state of Indiana in Marion county superior at ori: puts 15-year limitation
{ ce.) Ss. B 166 (Black) ; dead ation of trucks, trail ana line o 3 cy! . 8B Black)” Tatredes sari orl ma J to $3500 annually. ‘(Judiciary :B.).
ee. 168 (Chamberlin) being
(Inter- | © 8
H. B. 4 that a petition for Abe adoption of a|b
B. 468—(Moellering, Henley) —Amends]
the state department of public welfare in-|0 n
$2400 salary id to” members. of 0 | Marion county board - | fixes compensation at $08 Pho Tor days in ac service on hoard. | Hope Levi = Lewis and Dorrel,
CALENDAR |
lease buildings gab for use by co-operative groups in establishing work projects for handicapped, unemployed persons; creates unemployment relief division in state welfare dopartment to supervise projects. {Manufacture %) S. B. 179—(Miller)—Creates state coma on rules and regulations to pass on all new regulations of state departments and, acting with the state budget Semiaittes fix all state salaries not now ed by law. (Public policy or B. 180 (Miller. Vermillion) — Returns to governor the power to appoint chief examiner of accounts board and two geputies; fixes, chief’s salary at $6000 ($5400 now) and “$4400 for: deputies, now getting $4200. (Judiciary A.) 8. B. 181—(Moore)—Gives trustees in small townships where they are doing assessor’s work $5 a day additional compensation for assessment work. (County
DB. 182— (Moore) —Gives city councils pe to fill vacancies in mayor’s office in the event of death or resignation of duly slested a oe Slact ons.) A-Barmits townships to erect community buildings for vocational tertainments upon petition of ' the voter:
for and townships.)
re Bn, nuit in fi classificati cons
rst four tions. (Coun hip) ( ty - and
o Staines B.) 86 (Somers-Phelps) —Eliminates to 250,000 population from provisions of 1939 law on grade separations. (Railroads.) . 1B. 187-188 — (Moore-Stemle) — ComJanion bills Jrovidms old laws forcing ocomotive engineers to blow their whistle at crossings must not “\nterfere with ordinances of cities and towns regarding railToad regulations. (Railroads.) B. 189—Grants special Driviioges tor MR formed for th i in slum areas ao (Judiciary A.) Thompson) —Provides for township elections on local option in sale of alcoholic beverages on a township basis. (Public policy.) Ss. 191 (VanN anNess) — Regulates the lt .sale and distribution of exPiosives, allay affairs.) S. B, 92— (VanNess)-L Permits any citizen in fii forces to pranstet automobile titles by Sles by letter. (Judiciary B.) . B. eming-Stemle) —Gives govToor in to fix Subic service commission members’ salaries up to $6000 and to fix the pay of a secretary to the commission. (Judiciary A.) S. B. 194 (8trassweg)—Prohibits an rson who is not a bona fide taxpayer the area affected by matters before the t: tment’ boards or the state from appearing before the | (County and township B. 100 (LucasA horton) Increases salaries of all Lake county officials and abolishes their fees. (Lake affairs.)
Resolutions Introduced Feb. 5
S. J. R. $3—(Brokenburr)—Provides for constitutional amendment A extend General Assembly sessions gays to be divided into three Darts: “ars thirty days for 2uroduction of hills, ess for second 30 fod and pass bills eg Sina) 30-day pen (Constitutional Revisions.) R.—(Wysong)—Provides Tor addiHES $5 a day allowance for expenses of members of the legislature. (Finance.)
Resolutions Passed Feb. 5 8S. J. R. 2—(Brokenburr)—Provides for appointment of commission to select site
for state park in Whitewater valley near Richmond. (45 ayes; 0 noes.)
Bills Passed Teb. 5
ak B. 79—(Downing-Lee)—Increases saly of ‘Marion county criminal court chief re IE from. $2400 to $3000 a year. (46 ayes;
SET SERVICES FOR MRS. RUTH MINTURN
Funeral services for Mrs. Ruth p. m. Monday at the Flanner and gil D. Ragan, pastor of the Fair-
view Presbyterian church, will officiate and burial will be in Crown
rom | Hill.
Mrs. Minturn, the wife. of Herbert A, Minturn, R. R. 16, Box 635, died ‘yesterday. morning at the Methodist hospital after a long ilness. She was 52. Bom in Marion county, she ate tended Indiana . university and formerly lived in Kokomo and EIkhart. She was a member of the Fairview Presbyterian church. Survivors, besides her husband, are a daughter, Mrs. Edwin Stolzenberg, and a sister, Mrs. Lucille Dawson of Indianapolis.
Stale Deaths
ALEXANDRIA—MTrs. East, 72. Survive s: Husband, two daughters and two: sons. & ANDERSON—John Sheets, TI. vivor: One 8 Saughier. ’ hoot rrie Hasty, 76. Survivors: hush Aes, Brewer, Mrs. Norman Sn Mrs. Ethel Young and Mrs. Ora ‘Dale; Sons, George and Orville. James M. Barton, 93
Sur-
RD—Karl Gustave Larson, 59. sister.
BEDFORD] Survivors: Wife, a brother and a var OONVILLE The Rev. Newton J. Easley, . Survivors: Wife, Ollie; son, Capt. O, Ls daughters, Mrs, William Poehlein, e oe Allen, Mrs. Ralph Suhrheinrich and es: Beulah Wheeler; : Perney er, CARLISLE—Mrs, Ida Douglas, 69. Sury8| vivors: i Daughiers Atkins, Mrs and Mrs. Ray Starr, sons, Jesse,
evi x Dunniheo, no ‘Mathiss Manion, 84. : Mrs, Nettie Doan, 84. : Mrs. Minnie ‘Birge, 7. KOKOMO—Fred A Wolfe, 82. ‘Survivors:
L wite and daughter. LAGRANGE—F
Harcourt Minturn will be held at 2
Buchanan mortuary. : The Rev. Vir-|.
Emma Catherine!
inh McClure © Lauded at Dinner.
1 " Faculty members, students, grad: _|uates and friends of Butlér uni- ~ |versity stood reverently at atten-
| tion at the school founders’ day din-
ner last night while tribute was paid to the three former Butler students
|who were killed in military service
Prof. George F. Leonard, assdolate professor of education, conducted the ceremony and praised the three
. las men who willingly and cour-
the Butler university naval training signal school who will esoort co-eds to the sophomore cotillion, annual class . Seated (left to right) are Gretchen Edwards, Delta Delta Delta, named Sophomore Queen yesterday by second ; Pi Beta Phi, and Barbara Peacock, Zeta Tau Alpha. Standing (left to right) Nancy Overstreet, independent; Martha Lou Brown, Delta Gamma; Roy Winkler; Elizabeth Parker, Kappa Kappa Gamma; Wally Ranson; Suzanne Yan Talge, Alpha Chi Omega, and Jody Williams, Kappa Alpha Theta. The dance will be tonight in the Spink-Arms hotel. Guy Percaro is chairman, Maryellen Handley, Trianon candidate, was not present when the picture was taken. .
LOCAL ARTIST'S FATHER IS DEAD.
Thomas J. Taflinger Lived Here 50 Years, Engaged
In Ice Trade.
Thomas Jefferson Taflinger, a local resident more than 50 years, died yesterday at his home, 925 N. Dearborn st. He was 78. : Mr, Taflinger was the father of Elmer E. Taflinger, Hoosier artist and head of the Elmer E. Taflinger Studio school, 158 E. 14th st. He was: formerly in the local fire department and had been engaged in the ice business. He was born near Marysville, Survivors, in addition to his son, inlare his wife, Mrs. Clementine Taftes | linger, and a daughter, Mrs. Cora Taflinger Black of Indianapolis. Private funeral services will be held at 2:30 p. m. Monday at the Richardson funeral home. Burial will be in Crown Hill,
Jerry Glaizer Funeral services for Jerry Glaizer will ‘be held at 2 p. m. today at the home, 3010 W. 16th st., with burial in Washington Park. A former city building inspector,
Mr, Glaizer died Thursday night at the City hospital after a short illness. He was 49. A native of Rumania, he came to
ithe United States when a child. He
was a member of the Masonic lodge. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Jessie Glaizer, and two sisters who live. in Rumania.
Lieut. Dallas Shadinger
Military rites for Lieut. Dallas PF. (Ted) Shadinger will be held at 2 p. m, Monday in Sweeney chapel of the Butler university college of religion building, Dr. George Arthur Frantz, pastor of the First Presbyterian church of which Lieut. Shadinger was a member, will officiate. The body will lie in state at the Flanner & Buchanan mortuary
from 8 a. m. until noon Monday.
Burial will be in Crown Hill. Lieut. Shadinger of the marine corps died in a plane crash at El Centro, Cal., Tuesday afternoon. He was the son of Dr. and Mrs. Guy H. Shadinger, 302 Buckingham dr. Pallbearers will be C. W. Lambert, James Gilson, Frank Celarek, Morris Barry, Robert H. Mitchell, William McLeod, Rollin O’Connel and Robert Hamilton.
Mrs. Clara M. Moore
Mrs. Clara M. Moore, 4011 E. 11th st., ‘died’ last night at St. Vincent's hospital after a long illness. She was 35. She had lived here about 25 years and was a member of the Little Flower Catholic church and the altar society of the church. Survivors are her husband, Russell Lee Moore; two sons, Richard and Robert Moore; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leo McAtee, and a sister, Mrs. Mildred J. Williams, all of Indianapolis. - Funeral services will be held at 8:30 a. m. Tuesday at the Harry W. Moore Peace Chapel and at 9 a. m. at the Little Flower church.
. |APPROVE INCREASE IN PENNSYLVANIA COKE
An increase of 50 cents a ton in the price of coke produced in Pennsylvania has been authorized by OPA, informed officials said today. - Officials said the boost is designed to defray increased operating costs and other expenses which have oc-
curred since coke prices were frozen in 1941. Among these charges, it
“Iwas said, are the increases in the
price of bituminous ' coal, from which coke is produced, granted by OPA to cover added labor costs. OPA officials said no action has
| been taken on future coke: prices in
West Virginia.
TOWNSEND MASS MEETING The first of a series of mass
Herschel {meetings planned by the 11th dis- : {trict council of Townsend clubs will {be held tomorrow afternoon at the
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 (U. P.).—1{/
ageously 'entered Spe service and made the supreme sacrifice in line of duty. Taps by a bugler and the benediction closed the services, The three men who lost their lives in airplane crashes
mates at Butler. They were Ensign Robert L. Fleetwood of the naval reserve, Lieut. Dallas F. (Ted) Shadinger of the marine air corps and Lieut. William Carson McClure of the army air forces.
Dr. Smith Speaks
Dr. T. K. Smith, pastor of the Tabernacle Church of Christ in Columbus, was the principal speaker at the dinner in the Claypool hotel, which commemorated the 93d anniversary of the founding of Butler. In his talk on “Christian Education—the World's Vital Need,” Dr. Smith said instruction given American uth within the next few years will help determine the acceleration or delay of power enabling the United States to assume the world leadership now thrust upon it. Urges Religion
He pointed out that world peace is dependent upon Christian education and that contrary to some current thinking, democracy did not originate in our early American life. It was “the outgrowth and direct product of Christian ethics and Christian faith conceived 19° centuries ago,” he said. ~ “If our modern educational leaders will. give full consideration to the fact that Christian education is the citadel of democracy, there need not be any doubt ‘that this nation, under God . . . and that government of the people, by the people, and for the people, shall not perish from the earth,’” Dr. Smith concluded. Dr. M. O. Ross, president of Butler, presided at the program. Invocation was given by the Rev. William A. Shullenberger, pastor of the Central Christian church.
RESIDENT 85 YEARS DIES AT HIS HOME
Charles D. Schmidt, a resident of the South side 85 years, died last night at his home, 1137 8S. Kenwood ave. He was £3. Mr. Schmidt had been employed as a custodian for the school board for about 25 years, serving at school 6 many years. He was a member of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran church and a native of Kokomo. Survivors are two daughters, Mrs. Carrie IL. Fehrenbach and Mrs. Minnie E. Hoereth; a brother, Fred W. Schmidt; a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Mabel L. Schmidt; four grandchildren, Louis M. Fehirenbach, Mrs. Gertrude A. Drayer, Mrs. Marian L. McConnell, and Robert A, Hoereth, and two great-grandchildren, all of Indianapolis. The Rev. H. M. Zorn, pastor of St. Paul’s church, will conduct the funeral services at 2 p. m. Monday at the Wald funeral home. Burial will be in Concordia cemetery.
SEEK STATE CONTROL OF THERAPEUTICS
A bill to license and regulate “drugless physicians” in Indiana has been introduced in the state senate. The measure, introduced by Senator . Charles Fleming (D. Hammond) would create a state board of natural therapeutic physicians license and regulate all therapeutic doctors. Applicants must have lived in Indiana on or before Jan. 1, 1943, under provisions of the bill.
Hirohito Is Sun Fo And Tojo Is Moon
By UVITED PRESS Gen. Hideki Tojo, Japanese premier, who has been giving
| himself three cheers al every
opportunity recently as he grabbed more power, said yesterday that Emperor Hirohito was
self was like the moon, receiving light from the sun. “I am personally against dicfatorship,” he added in a speech “but in war time gistatorial measures are inevitab.
MAY EASE RATION RULES ‘WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 (U. P).—
training Monday and Tuesday were class-}
like the sun and that he him- |
who live too far from market centers} foikuy theie rationed foods as often 4
Harold VanTreese Officers to Be Installed By The Local Chapter
Tomorrow.
Installation of officers for the Indianapolis chapter, Order of DeMolay, will be held at 2:30 p. m. tomorrow with Russell VanTreese P.M.C, officiating. The new officers are Harold VanTreese, master councilor; Charles VanTreese, senior councilor; Walter. Gilchrist, junior councilor; Ray Davis, senior deacon; John Keenan, junior deacon; Dow Hickam, senior steward; Robert Cullom, junior steward; William Hoover, marshal; George Rasley, chaplain; Otto Klingstein, orator; Fred Corya, George Keenan, Marshall Brown, William Klingstein, Warren Dwire, Gene Hanen and Richard Diefenderfer, preceptors; Paul Sweeny, standard bearer; Garold E. Bramblett, sentinel; William Rohr, scribe; Kenneth Downs, ‘almoner, and Earl Mikels, treasurer.
YANKS GAIN ON GUADALCANAL
Hint Jap Landing Beach Seized; Air-Sea Clash Continuing.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 (U. P.).— American conquest of Guadalcanal appeared to be nearing an end today but the air-sea battles which have been going on around it for more than a week are still in the pre-showdown stage. Aside from reporting that the el-
gagements at sea were continuing, and using a new word to describe them—sporadic—the navy shed no light on the actions which it had previously described as recurrent. So far, the only details on any phase of the action were provided by United Press Staff Correspondent Francis McCarthy, who was an eyewitness to a three-hour Japanese torpedo attack on an American task force covering a convoy 60 miles south of Guadalcanal. That is in the vicinity of Rennell island, where the Japanese radio last Monday reported a great sea-air battle. On Guadalcanal, American ground forces were believed to have captured Tassafaronga, once a Japanese base and a major landing point for; enemy reinforcements,
In Our Hands, Navy Hints
The navy’s communique did not specifically announce capture of Tassafaronga, but it reported that the Americans had advanced ‘along the north coast to a position onehalf mile northwest of that settlement. That indicated encirclement of Tassafaronga, which is 10 miles west of Henderson airfield. Naval sources said that it could be assumed Tassafaronga was in American hands. A few days before, American troops were only a halfmile from that point. Tassafaronga’s loss would deprive the Japanese of the only good landing beach on the north coast of Guadalcanal close to their main troop concentrations on the island.
T. A. WILLARD DIES AT GLENDALE, CAL.
Services for T. A. Willard, founder of the Willard Storage Battery Co., Cleveland, were. held yesterday in Glendale, Cal. Mr. Willard, who was 80, died Wednesday at his home in Beverly Hills. He had been retired for several years. He 1s survived by his wife, Florence, and a niece, Mrs. Otto W. Eisenlohr of this city.
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|against Tunis and Bizerte,
That is my personal view of hi the final offensive in the battle Africa will develop, on the basis first-hand observation during months on the northern front. The first army’s most’ forward J sition is now only about 35 from Tunis and Bizerte. But: big assault, when it begins, will 1 be a battle fought only on roads; begin with determined a probably very bloody battles for ground which the Germans now "hold and which dominates the surround ing area for miles. i Germans Hold Initiative
I. fail to see how the Americans in southern Tunisia now can unders take a decisively aggressive role in the final offensive. The American threat to Rommel’s communications is serious, if o because Rommel is factd with communications situation which ‘no military commander likes. His mai: roads and railroads run parallel his opponents’ positions and a stds den American thrust across. the southern plains to the sea might gastly disrupt his whole supply em However, the possibility of such a drive in the immediate future seems remote, because Col. : Jurgen Von Arnim has been able thus far to hold the initiative along the whole front from the Mediters ranean to Sened. The fact that the Americans were unable to crash through Faid Pass, controling the main road to Brak, after the Germans knocked the il equipped French out of it, he fl; to show that the Americans are. vet strong enough in central Tue nisia to attempt a push to the J where they will be forced to on two fronts.
Yanks Lack Supplies
The American withdrawal from Sened, also indicated that there wag not enough manpower and fire pow: er to exploit the advance by presse ing on the coast, and. Sfax of Gabes, where they would have be forced to fight some of the veterar
{of Rommel’'s Afrika Korps.
American forces in the south cannot be built up to offensive strength in a short time. It is somehting like trying to build up and sustain an army in the area of Chicago from -the. of New York, except that the roads between New York and Chicago & much better, and don’t pass throy 50 many mountains. The railroads of Tunisia ‘folle the coastline, which makes ‘th useless in supplying American forces in the south. They are not very good anyway.
nish relations was indicated today, President Roosevelt left the w open for the return to Helsinki the American minister, H. F. Arth: Schoenfeld, when he said yeste that so far as hetknew Scher would be going back to Finland The president's statement at |] press conference was important ni so much as it pertained to Sc
active diplomacy in Finland.’ It was learned in other quarters that the question of - Schoenf i return actually has not even been discussed by officials here since h arrival from Finland. No decis on that point, therefore, ‘has ; reached.
BISHOP TO CONDUCT BOY SCOUT SERVICE
St. George's Episcopal church; Morris and Church sts., will hold special service in observance Scout Sunday at 10 a. m. toma Members of troop 57, sponsored the church, will attend, Bishop Richard Aimslee Kirchhe fer will officiate. He will be as st ed by Gordon Reagan, candidate the ministry.