Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 February 1943 — Page 31
Entre Stock of Unsold Cars Available Under
Rationing.
. WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 '(U. P.. ~The office of price administration last night eased restrictions on pur-
* * ehases of new automobiles, effectived
March 6; and made the entiré stock of unsold cars—an odd . 240,000 available for sale under: Tationing regulations.: . The order; provides: 1. A “moderate enlargement” of those eligible to buy riew cars to in‘clude persons whose: present cars no longer are serviceable and who need replacements for purposes listed for “C” gasoline book holders. 2. A “greater expansion” in the list of persons eligible to buy conyertibles and cars in the higherprice bracket to include those not having use of a “serviceable” vehicle needed in “any gainful occupation or work related to the war ‘effort or public service.” 3. “Ration free’ purchase: by. anyone in the same classification of a 1941 model driven. less than 1000 miles (OPA regards these as new cars). Dealers will be held responsible for securing information on the purchaser's qualifications.
FARM DEFERMENT BILL SNAGS WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 (U.P.).— The senate committee on military affairs today postponed action on a bill fo, defer all farm. labor from the draft - after the measure was challenged as a threat to the armed -aervices’; plans for successful prose-
Ex-Judge Heads
The 10th rationing board for Marion county will open at 9 a. m. Monday at the southeast .corner of College ave. and 42d st., Alex L.
strator, announced today. It has been designated
‘| as board 49-10.
Its chairman will be Fenton W. ington. blvd., who has been a member of board 49-2 in Broad Ripple. i He was an asso. Fenton Booth ciate justice of the U. S. court of claims in Washington for 23 years and chief justice 12 years, retiring in 1939. He is a cousin of Booth Tarkington. Chief clerk of the new board will be Fred B. Robinson, former chief clerk of board 49-1 and later acting chief clerk of board 49-2. Memters, besides Judge Booth, are Mrs. Ruth Peterson, John W. Brandt, Julian Bobbs and Harry Hartley. The territory to be served is hetween 38th and 56th sts, with county lines as boundaries on the east and west.
MARCH DESIGNATED RED CROSS MONTH
March has ‘been set aside as Red Cross war fund. month by. proclamation of Mayor Robert H. Tyndall in support-of the Indianapolis chapter’s campaign to raise its month’s quota of $715,000. A large per cent of the money is to be used for specific services to the armed forces. “The Red Cross is facing wartime responsibilities that are unprecedented,” the proclamation said. “Field representatives are living with our men in ‘service on every battlefront. The -home service department extends assistance to hundreds of thousands of service men
cution of the war.
and their families.”
Ration Board
THANKS OF FOR
Fourth Consecutive = Night Raid on Rabaul - Hits 8000-Ton: Ship. Mac ARTHUR'SHE'A Q.U A R-
TERS, Australia, Feb. 26:(U. P.) — Flying fortresses: blasted the harbor
{and airdrome: at ‘Rabaul, vital Jap-
anese base on New. Britain island, early Thursday, hitting an. 8000ton vessel—possibly a seaplane tender—with four bombs, a: headquarters communique .said - today. When last seen the damaged vessel, settling by the stern, was attempting to ‘run ‘ashore. The fortresses also hit three smaller cargo ships, and raided the northwestern part of Rabaul for two hours. It was ‘the fourth straight night the fortresses have dumped. their bombs. on this important enemy stronghold .and Gen. Douglas MacArthur has received a. wire - from President Roosevelt. congratulating him on ‘the results:of land and air attacks ' in the Southwest Pacific area.
“Enemy. Decimated”
“The ‘efficient, hombardments launched - by- your - air : forces - during the past few weeks, especially the last few days,'in- support :of the situation ‘in the Soloméns and ‘in furtherance of your own: operations command our admiration,” the president. said. . “My thanks goto you-and your leader's, and to the officers and men of the Australian ahd Uhited States forces who carried: the fight to the enemy on: all levels and over. great distances, and. even gresier diiculties.”
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Prices of women’s: and children’s clothing this spring will be approximately the same as last spring and summer, Indiana shoppers were assured today by state OPA officials.
The prices of such garments as dresses, suits, skirts, blouses, jackets are stabilized by issuance of OPA rules for retailers and wholesalers, effective as of last Wednesday, Dr. G. E. Warren, acting state OPA price officer said. : Previously, OPA had stabilized manufacturers’ prices for these garments and assured maintenance of quality standards, setting ceiling prices for producers of women’s and children’s outerwear, Dr. Warren said. This measure placed controls over mark-ups, selling prices and the minimum allowable costs of materials and labor that manufacturers are required to build into their garments. The new yegulation, Dr. Warren explained, also provides an over-all ‘ceiling rule which. prohibits the sale of any garments covered by the regulation in a price line which is higher than the highest price line
Women's, Children's Clothing| Prices Stabilized by OPA
March, 1942, for the same class and size range of apparel Ceiling prices for apparel must be plainly marked on the garment or rosted in that part of the store where the garment is offered for sale. All garments which the sellers had in stock prior to Feb. 24 ‘may be sold at the previously established ceiling prices or may be re-priced under the new regulations, Retailers and wholesalers are not required to prepare new base: period records .in order to use the new pricing methods now set up, if they were in business during the base period of regulation 153. All necessary records were prepared under the preceding regulation. Under the new regulation, the fill-
ing of supplementary cost-of-living ‘commodity
statements: does not apply. : Retdilers and wholesalers who have failed to file under the old regulation are urged by Dr. Warren to do so with their local war price and rationing boards, where copies of the new regulation will be available as soon as they are released in Washington.
CHUNGKING, Feb. 26 (U. P.).— Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek today broadcast an appeal to the people of Thailand (Siam) to revolt against Japanese occupation, pointing out that “the day for you to save Thailand is drawing near.” Even as Chiang spoke, ill-equipped Chinese troops were making small gains against the enemy along the 1400-mile front in China's interior. The news was more favorable than at any time since the Japanese began a new drive eight days ago to knock the Chinese out of the war. “The Thai army and people should oppose: Japanese forces through positive action while cooperating with tije Chinese armies,” Chiang asserted. He predicted that axis defeats
“everywhere” foreshadowed a final
showdown.
SEEKS INDUCTION DELAY
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 (U.P.).— Rep. Ward Johnson (R. Cal.) yesterday introduced a bill to postpone induction in the armed services of draft-age high school students who have completed more than one-half of their academic year until the
end of .the year.
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MIAMI, “Fla,, Feb. 26 (U. P)— Pvt. Michael Neely Bryan, former | guitarist in’ Benny Goodman's dance
band, was excused from testifying | “for the time being” in ‘federal court today as novelist UrsuldiPasrott dried her tears after the: ernment introduced a rE which she took the blame for Bry-
of about 100 elderly women and a and heard Assistant U. .S. Attorney
were a prisoner at a Miami Beach | military stockade on Dec. 28, the day Miss Parrott allegedly aided him to flee from the confinement| by hiding him in the back seat’ of her car. “Your honor,” Bryan said, tune ing to Federal Judge John W. Holland, “I would like to be excused from testifying because my testimony might be incriminating to me.” Bryan had been expected to be the prosecution’s star witness against Miss Parrott, who faces three charges involving aiding him to escape.
an’s escape from a military stockade. |a A half-filled courtroom consisting }t
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explained that an effort is ‘made for a review of a co! tial which sent Bryan to Lprison. for one year for escap ‘Riley said any 5 % Byan ‘might hurt his chances review by ‘military au - {Judge Holland excused him * ‘| time being.” | : Earlier the Jevsesytion int:
few men saw Bryan take the stand |sho
. WASHINGTON, Feb, 26 oo —The OPA today announced ° duction in’ the quota of new. p tires and ‘an: increase in the t tire recapping quota for March. "The quota for truck tires was duded : from 345,122 in 209,000 in March, and the recpping service quota : was increased :
Defense Attorney Bart A. Riley’
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