Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 February 1943 — Page 7
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RUSSIANS CUT
OREL DEFENSES
Aen Units May Be Near Dnieper, London Radio Reports.
% By. UNITED PRESS > The Red army today crashed through a strong German defense line below Orel and slashed forward in twin drives against Poltava and Konotop. Orel is the axis “hinge” point between the central and the southern
fronts. Poltava and Konotop are
anchor bases of any line the Germans might be able to establish east of the Dnieper. The Soviet forces were only 200 miles from Kiev and were believed to be within 20 to 30 miles of the Dnieper at some points. The London radio reported that some Russian advance units were 130 miles west of Kharkov, which might be in the ' immediate area of the Dnieper. The breakthrough near Orel was at Maloarchangelsk, 41 miles south
of the city, but dispatches said some] (
of the outer hedgehog defenses considerably closer to Orel were in Russian hands. The Nazis admitted a Soviet breakthrough southeast of Lake Ilmen, between Moscow and Leningrad. : The London radio quoted a German broadcast as saying the Red army had started another new offensive in the area of Sukhinichi, 140 miles southwest of Moscow, 90 miles northwest of Orel and 75 miles northeast of Bryansk.
U. S. B-24 BOMBERS HAMMER MESSINA
CATRO, Feb. 24 (U. P.).—American B-24 Liberator bombers scored direct hits on the harbor and ferry slips at Messina, Sicily, in a daylight raid yesterday, a communique from ninth U, 8S. air force headquarters said today. The Liberators left large columns of smoke rising from the ferry slips and from commercial oil tanks south of the harbor, the communique said; and scored a direct hit on 8 ship moored at the ferry dock. All U. S. aircraft returned safely and one enemy fighter was shot down. The attack was carried out in “clearest weather.” The fliers reported that both the harbor and the ferry slips appeared to have been “smashed up completely.” The formation of German Messerschmitts which attacked the raiders was described as “heavy.” (Radio Rome, quoting the Italian high command communique, said two American bombers were shot _ down in the Messing raid and that ). eight civilians were killed and 32 wounded.)
DIRECTS OPA BRANCH SOUTH BEND, Feb. 24 (U, P.).— Alden Olander, South Bend, yesterday was appointed administrative officer of the South Bend branch of the OPA Olander will direct OPA activities in 18 northern Indiana counties.
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office building. Wooden Guns
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 (U, P.. —Rep. Andrew Jackson May (D. Ky.), chairman of the house military affairs committee, snorted like Old Hickory himself today and declared “this business of guarding congress is a pack of damn-foolish-ness.”
He said that he would cast aside his congressional dignity and ascend to the roof of the house office building to investigate personally a colleague’s complaint that the army is. guarding congress from air attack with wooden guns. The army, it developed had its own sufficient reasons for the wooden guns. But May said both wooden and real guns were going to go. “If they are wood, I'm going to see to it they're taken out of there,” he said, “and what's more we'll do away with all these soldiers standing around the capitol. Getting so you ¢an’t go out a door around here without ‘running into some {feller with a rifle or his bayonet.
“Wouldn't Hurt Anything”
“They'd be better off in the army fighting. Hitler isn’t going to bother congress anyhow.” Rep. May's was typical of congressional reaction to the statement of Rep. Harold D. Cooley (D. N, C.) that “wooden guns manned by wooden soldiers” guarded congress against air attack. “Little guns like that wouldn’s hurt anything anyhow,” said Chairman Carl Vinson (D. Ga.) of the house naval affairs committee. “If an enemy tried to attack Washington we’d have to stop him at Hampton Roads, Va. or we'd have an awful time.”
- Laboratories Blown Up
. Rep. Cooley complained that the army had made a “military objective” out of congress. “Why an enemy air-raider flying over would see those guns and soldiers up there, and naturally he’d take it for granted that this was
/ Rep. Harold D. Cooley (D. N. C.), who yesterday startled congress with the revelation that wooden ‘anti-aircraft guns and dummy soldiers guard the capital, poses with his discoveries atop the new house
Cause Debate;
Should Congress Be Guarded?
a military position. He'd blow congress right off the map.” But the war department, though speaking guardedly and mentioning no names, undertook to blow Mr. Cooley off the map, as follows:
spersed among the active defense elements of a given area, are an indispensable part of the Tormal defensive measures in modern warfare. “It is common precoedure to rotate artillery units from one position to another, the vacant positions being manned by dummies. By this means, hostile observation and enemy agents are unable to gain, at any definite time, an accurate picture of the actual defenses. “The use of dummies to mislead the enemy is one of the accepted principles in operation in all theaters of war at the present time.”
LICENSING OF POOL PRINTERS PROPOSED
Licensing of pool ticket printers and manufacturers would be pré= vided through an ordinance drawn by City Councilman Willie B. Sullivan and submited today to City Clerk Frank J. Noll Jr. The proposed ordinance, to be introduced in City. Council Monday night, would exact a semi-annual license fee of $15,000 of pool ticket processors. It states in part: “No person, firm, partnership or corporation shall manufacture or assemble or print for distribution or sale any slip of paper or pool ticket « . . ‘unless they shall have a license therefor from the City of
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It further states that those convicted of violating the proposed ordinance would be subject to a fine of not more than $300 and imprisoned for not more than six months, City legal authorities expressed doubt of the validity of the proposed ordinance on grounds that
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6 BILLIONS FOR SHIPS APPROVED
Constitutes the Bulk of Appropriations 0K’d ‘By House Group.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 (U. P.). —The house appropriations committee today approved a deficiency appropriation of $6,298,530,435.87 for government departments after eliminating $13,806,330 in amounts asked for manpower agencies and state-aided school, child care and maternity programs. Bulk of the supplementary appropriation — $6,173,719,545 — was voted in direct appropriation and contract authority for .the maritime commission’s emergency shipbuilding program. A total of $124,810,890.87 was approved for all other government purposes. Publication of testimony taken by a subcommittee in connection with the bill revealed that Admiral Emory S. Land, chairman of the maritime commission, said the commission’s over-all program calls for construction of 4403 ships at a cost of $10,788,006,357.
Have Cancellation Clauses
But he noted that “if the war should end tomorrow, we would be prepared to send out cancellation notices to every shipbuilder in the United States.” None of the state-aid plans has the sanction of enabling legislation, the committee reported, adding: “The committee has not been convinced of the advisability or the necessity of the federal government entering into state aid in the field of high school victory corps or any further than it has already gone into the program of assistance to communities in the care of children of employed mothers,” said the report. Perkins Denied Funds The committee lauded the “fine spirit and purpose” of the school victory corps program, but said it should continue as a state and local
Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins was disclosed to have told the house committee she believes much absenteeism could be eliminated if war plants would follow .the labor department’s suggestions for bettering working conditions. She made that statement in con-
000 deficiency appropriation for the department’s division of labor standards. : The committee refused to grant the funds.
HONOR PAST OFFICERS Indianapolis Shrine 6, White Shrine of Jerusalem, will observe past officers night with a dinner at 6:30 p.m. tomorrow in Castle Hall, The regular meeting will be held at 8 p. m. Mrs. Bessie Hensel is worthy high priestess and Chester Leppert is watchman of the shepherds.
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HOUSE PASSES DEFENSE FUND
0K’s Bill for $310,000 but Strikes Out $200,000
Emergency Appeal.
The state civilian defense bill, appropriating $310,000 for civilian defense during the next two years, was passed unanimously today by the house of representatives. The measure provides $295,000 for the work of the state civilian defense council and earmarks an additional $15,000 to be used by the civil air patrol during the two-year period. A provision for a $200,000 special emergency defense fund, included in the original bill introduced by Rep. Lloyd Claycombe (R. Indianapolis), was stricken out by the house ways and ' means committee on the grounds that any emergency funds which might be necessary could be obtained from the governor’s contingency fund.
Kill Chiropractic Bill
A short time earlier the house killed a bill to set up a board of examiners separate from the state medical board. The move to postpone the measure indefinitely was made by Rep. Claycombe, who charged that by setting
| Loot Liquor Store, Stop for Lunch
- BURGLARS EQUIPPED with only a saw and a curiosity to learn what keys unlocked what locks early today looted a South side liquor store and an adjoining
grocery. : When Francis Bunch, 1934 College ave., went to his liquor store at 2029 Madison ave. he discovered a large hole had been cut neatly in the side of the frame building. He discovered $500 worth of his stock missing. The burglars found two keys. One they used to unlock a rear door for their exit. The other they tried on the door of Max Sattinger’s grocery next door. It worked. : They partook of a cheese and cracker lunch and stole a quantity of chewing.gum and cigarets.
up a separate control for chiropractors the legislature “would be striking at all standards for the practice of healing arts in Indiana.” Rep. Claycombe contended that no provision was made in the bill to assure high educational standards for chiropractors.
NAVAL FUND APPROVED WASHINGTON, Feb, 24 (U. P). rr The house yesterday approved a bill authorizing $1,256,000,000 for construction of naval shore establishments, including $720,000,000 for secret advanced bases—presumably in the Pacific.
SENATE REVIVES LIQUOR DISPUTE
Scans Bill i Jail Those Who Drive 6 Hours After
Taking Drink.
The controversial liquor question was dropped back in the laps of the legislators today when an attempt was made to provide a minimum 10-day jail sentence for any motorist who drives within six hours after taking a drink of intoxicating beverage. The attempt was made when a minor liquor -control bill already passed by the house, came up for second reading in the senate. Senator Clyde Black (R. Logansport) introduced an amendment which he described ‘as the “most drastic. liquor control we could have.” Slams Enforcement
He called the present liquor enforcement a “pitiful condition of affairs” He said no control will “mean a thing unless the people with their ballots see that the weakkneed judges and prosecutors see that the laws are enforced.” Along with the “six-hours” provision, the amendment would provide a $25 finé for convicted violators and would make it impos-
CLAIMS FDR WON'T
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 (U. P.).— President = Roosevelt just “won't
At least that's the impression obtained by Chairman Adolph Sabath (D. Nl.) of the house rules committee, who conferred with the president yesterday.
ed to bring the subject of a fourth term into his conversation with the president about the revolt of Southern Democrats in congress.
sible for the judge to suspend a [10-day sentence. In case the driver who had a drink within the six-hour period caused any damage or injury, he would be subject to imprisonment for not less than 60 days and his driver’s license would be suspended for a year,
Made Special Order
For drivers adjudged to be drunk, the amendment provides for an additional fine of not less than $25 and added imprisonment for not less than 10 days. “I am convinced it is impossible to legislate morals. I believe the churches are passing the buck” Senator Black said. ? The amendment was introduced as the senate was preparing to recess for lunch and .it was made & special order of business for 2:30
p. m. today.
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