Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 March 1943 — Page 1
FORECAST: Rain and colder tonight and tomorrow morning.’
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FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 1948
Lost Boys Seen?—'Come Home, Ask Mothers
Mrs. Harlan Lobe and Mary. .
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Battle May: Be Decided by Tomorrow Night; _ Fighting Slows in Sectors Held by
« Yanks; Planes
By VIRGIL: PINKLEY “United Press Staff Correspondent
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, North Africa, March: 26.
—The British eighth army,
against the Mareth line, has advanced deeper into Marshal ~ Erwin Rommel’s positions while fighting died down along the rest of the Tunisian front pending the outcome of the
battle in the south.
(Radio Algiers and Radio Morocco, both sponsored by the allies, described the Mareth line fighting as fierce and said many hand-to-hand combats were taking place between the’ veterans of the eighth army and the Afrika Korps. Rommel was said to be throwing wave after wave of tanks and
infantry against the salient which the British had driven into his positions. British heavy artillery rained steel “and explosives into the Ger-
man lines.(London believed that the battles in south Tunisia were of -a fury comparable ‘with that of the great 4 struggles on the Western front in ¥ the first world war. British experts predicted that the results of the ‘48<hour period ending tomorrow ‘night was likely to go a long vay in determining the outcome.)
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The s made. a Hino jab at the American lines three miles southeast. of Bou Hamran in the El’ Guettar sector, but both sides 3 ired to be holding back and - waiting - “for the outcome of the struggle at the Mareth line. The American forces, occupying a slope near Bou: Hamran, easily beat off the German thrust. Lieut, Gen. George S. Patton Jr. sent mesienr patrols out 10 miles Sened and ‘they estabact with the fmemy, but |
Harass Tanks.
throwing a frontal assault
Lpenditures during, the past two
‘only two days.
{court, issued a call for'a new panel
CONTRACTS PROBE HITS ANOTHER SNAG
Grand Jury Member Quits On New Panel’s 2d Day.
Another delay in the investigation of county contracts and ex-
years has been caused by the resig-
nation of one member of the newly impaneled grand jury. . Harold F. Wurster, 912 N. Audubon rd. druggist, resigned yesterday after the jury had been in session
Judge W. D. Bain, of Criminal
of 10 names from which a new juror will be selected Monday to fill the vacancy. The jury was impaneled last Saturday, replacing the original Janudry term grand ‘jury which was “fired” by Judge Bain three weeks ago following disclosure that the foreman - had received a county contract in the: midst of his: in-
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Yestigations. :
By VICTOR. Trea REPORTS circulating freely that two 8-year-old boys missing since March 9, and once believed drowned in Fall creek, have been seen in the downtown area have led police to launch one of the greatest childhunts in the history of the city. Meanwhile, the parents of William Stevenson, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Stevenson, 131 McLean pl., and of William Long, Mr. and Mrs. Harlan Long, 2235 Kenwood ave., find it hard to believe the boys are still alive. Said Mrs. Stevenson today: “The boys are too young to shift for themselves these past two weeks. Where would they stay
these cold nights?” s ” »
Seen by Butcher?
AND MRS. LONG echoed her words adding, “I can’t believe they have been seen. They could not get along by themselves. The only possibility is that they have teamed up with older boys who know their way around.” Credence was first lent to the theory that the boys were alive when Hansen Reeves, family butcher at 2174 N. Illinois st., said he saw the Long boy in front of a barber shop on S. Illinois st. Reports were soon pouring into police headquarters and the two families were Swamped with phone calls and letters offering information. :
Stores Are Searched YESTERDAY the downtown Seareh was intensified when boys vering the description of the were seen In the | Co., ‘store, 33 N. Illinois st. HR gt Suspected of ‘being the ‘two | sought, the boys were questioned by clerks Opal Gebauer and Irene ~The boys refused to answer and the larger boy hurried the other from the store. Detective details were = dispatched to the scene while others visited stores on lookout in toy departments and other places likely to attract the youths. Today the hunt continues with all police possessing descriptions of the youths. 2 BB »
Halt Search of Creek
ACCORDING TO Police Inspector Donald Tooley, the present
“evidence indicates the youths to
be alive. “Therefore, we have temporarily, at least, abandoned dragging the creek,” he said. Although both mothers expressed doubt as to the possibility | of their sons being in the downtown area they have not dismissed the possibility. “Naturally we reach for every straw,” said Mrs. Long. Today, Mrs. Stevenson said: “Billy, this is your mother calling from the front porch. “Billy, please come home. Your (Continued on Page 12)
TRUCK KILLS MAN: 21ST TRAFFIC VICTIM
The death of Jesse Parker, 79, of 519 N. Noble st., late yesterday when struck by a truck, brought to 21 the traffic death toll in Marion county this’ year. Mr. Parker was struck by a truck driven by Kenneth Sarver, 19, of
462 N. Walcott st. at New York
and Spring sts. He received a fractured skull and internal injuries. Survivors are three daughters, Mrs. Norma Funk, of Grover Hill; Mrs. Effie Payne, of Tamona, Cal., and Mrs. Edna Fulton; ‘three sons, Ernest. B. Parker, Zionsville; Pvt. Harold Parker, in the army air corps; and Marvin L. Parker,
Judge Ben B. Lindsey Dead:
© Aided Child Court Reform
| LOS ANGELES, March 26 (U. PD.
‘(—Judge Benjamin Barr Lindsey, | long-time advocate of companion-
MR| te marriage and founder of the
a nae of the
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modern American Juvenile court
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of medical tests after he developed a rapid pulse, his wife said. “The doctors have not yet given Ine any reason for my husband's death. But he told me last night |} to remember that If ‘I've worn
a |mystelt out, Tye dane it Tor’ chil-jAm
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STORMING OF 20 HEDGEHOG LINE 1S BEGUN
Soviets Take Initiative on Donets Front Again. MOSCOW, March 26 ww. P). —
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They Go Together for Margie, Who Farms As Sideline.
By RICHARD LEWIS
THIS IS THE STORY of Queenie of the burlesque show. She saved her dough and bought a farm. So now Uncle Sam is paying her $200 to raise soybeans. It’s a tender story, full of lavender
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TASK GIVEN TO
NEW FOOD CHIEF BY ROOSEVELT
Russian troops have broken through the primary German fortifications east of Smolensk and now are storming the second defense line along an unidentified river west of the upper Dnieper, front reports said today. Attacking ceaselessly in the converging drive against the keystone
base of the central front, the Russians captured a dominant height
Mrs. Ray Stevenson
_|nounced that there would be meat
William Long Wm. Stevenson
MEAT SUPPLIES DWINDLE HERE
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; Mi Nid; Ard Co, aid “in in- Prediotion, Mrs, ‘Indianapolis Housewife was in the middle of a confused meat situation today, as the office of price . administration and the U. S. department - of ‘agriculture issued conflicting reports concerning the supplies of meat ‘available after meat rationing begins. And evidently the only way she'll know whether or not there’ll be meat on the table from now on is to go to the meat market and find
out. Officials of the USDA ‘had an-
available for every meat ration stamp and that under the rationing plan: supplies in local meat markets would be built up so that supplies soon; would be almost ‘normal. From the office of price administration came the gloomy. report that i (Continued on Tage. 12)
oITY SEWER CHIEF HANDLES $ PATRONAGE
~ Ray’s ‘Extra’ Job.
Harry Ray, listed on city hall records as superintendent of sewers at a salary of $216 a month, devotes his entire time to the administration’s personnel problems, assigning workers to patronage jobs, it was disclosed today. Mr. Ray inherited his job: as key man. in the city hall patronage committee in January when Mayor Tyndall took patronage from Republican county chairman Henry Ostrom and placed it in a special committee ap: pointed by himself. “The budget does not provide for a. personnel director and we simply have to have someone who can tackle this job problem,” Mayor Tyndall said. ; “We've got to compete with every major industry in the city and salaries provided in the budget make it almost impossible to do so.” Formerly Mr. Ray was employed inf. the state auditor’s office. “He is assisted by a stenographer Who is Pall $10 annually. : ;
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beyond the Dnieper and blasted
{gaps in the German front.
Field dispatches reported extreme-
ly heavy fighting all along the new|
Nazi river line, which was described as strongly fortified and defended by powerful concentrations of artillery. Russian tanks and infantry, driving relentlessly over melting snows toward Smolensk, broke into and captured 16 German pillboxes and blockhouses. The pace of the Soviet advances
was gradually slowing as the Red!
army pushed deeper into the hedgehog defenses that make Smolensk the most formidable German fortress on the central front. To the south the Russians broke
into a village on the Kharkov front |
Jobe drove the Semmens Sm wo
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kov front, Russian patrols burst inti a German-occupied town north
Chuguev, the mid-day communique |
said. One lieutenant alone killed six German soldiers and one officer. Only yesterday, the Germans threw an infantry regiment—3000 troops—and 20 ten) into an attack {against a strategic height held by the Russians in the same area, only to fall back with a loss of seven tanks and five self-propelling guns and heavy casualties. In the Belgorod area a Russian counter-attack “restored Soviet lines and captured two small villages and four guns.
On the War Fronts (March 26, 1943) .
TUNISIA — British eighth army drives deeper into Mareth line, as fighting gies down on rest of front.
RUSSIA—Red army takes initiative for first time in several days on Kharkov front, captures three villages, and in drive toward Smolensk, occupies ‘a group of German Toriifications. and several villages.
PACIFIC Liberator. Yombers blast Japanese ‘base at Rabaul, New Britain, for two hours. Kiska raided four times.
CHINA — Japanese pushed back across Yangtze in Hupeh province.
(War ‘Moves Today, Page 23)
OPA TO ISSUE BOOK. ON CITIZENS’ ROLES
WASHINGTON, March 26 (U.P). —A handbook explaining the why and wherefore of the government price control program, entitled “Battle Stations for All,” is scheduled for publication March 30, the office of war information announced today. * The booklet makes clear the part that must be played by every American—the “battle station” assigned to each individual.
Tony ‘for the first or Tn in several days on the Khar- | ower
' |ford Beeker to recover the property
' [formation on sporting ‘events.
She Became the toast of the New York burlesque, now. dark. She bought a pair of shoes for her feet and. the farm for her old age. 8 8 ‘8 3.0 4 SHE BECAME Margie Hart. But the boys in the front row are moaning low. For she’s Margie Hart, the stripper, no more. She’s Bridget Hart, now, actress, currently on deck at English’s as (Continued on Page 12)
POLICE MUST RETURN EQUIPMENT TO FIRM
Court Rules Property Was Seized Illegally.
Property taken in a raid by city police at the Capitol City Publishing Co. plant and offices in the Lemcke building Feb. 25 was seized illegally, Judge Ralph ‘Hamill of superior court 5 ruled today. The court ordered police to return $500 worth of property to the publishing company offices. The ruling was made on a suit brought by John J. and Harry Gorman, proprietors of the publishing company, against Police Chief Clif-
on the ground that the raid was illegal because the property was not being used for law violation.’ At the time of the raid Chief Beeker stated that the publishing company was the headquarters and “nerve center” of vast race horse betting syndicates over the Middlewest. During the hearing today John Gorman testified that his company participated only in providing in-
, “Our company in no way participated in race horse betting or other gambling activity, 2 OMY. Gorman said. :
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: "> stars. on the: formation of the land SEM UD army for which President Roosevelt "OUI called today. : Ours is different in name but its
{the card, the Lions club will mail
ing for information -as to the specific type of help needed, etc. These will be tabulated.
willingness to register boys inter-
mer. Before a boy takes the work on the farm, a Lions’ club member will call at the farm for further consultation with the farmer. Then the member will talk with the parents of the boy, explaining the farmer’s need, the working con-
farmer will deal directly with one another and the Lions’ club will step out of the picture. "However, if the student. does not prove satisfactory, the Lions’ ¢lub will provide another.
Horace Abbott, the county -agricultural agent. office is at the county agricultural extension office.
$1500 of its own furids for expenses.
|Hits Scored’ on Target;
provided no other details. All our planes returned to their base,
Distribution and Farm Prices; Wickard Goes Back to,Pre-December Duties.
WASHIN GTON, March 26 (U. P.).—President Roosevelt said today that one of the first tasks of the new food administrator, Chester C. Davis, will be to establish: sot : sort of land army, to assist the farmers in food producti Mr. Roosevelt told his press conference there was de: :
nite need for such an organization. In this land army, Mr. Roosevelt said, it would be posisfe
: | ble to use many women and you people of high school a ; :|who could perform some farm chores even though they
might not be able to pitch hay with an experienced farm
LIONS CLUB AIDS FARM PLAN HERE
Project to Furnish Student * Workers Already . Under Way. hos Sidianapolls already" hag 8 head
purpose is the same— to help the farmer in food production. The Indianapolis volunteer legion is’ a civic enterprise of the Lions club. It is designed to survey the Tabor needs of the farmers in the Indianapolis area, to register high school students for such work and to bring the two together.
Begin Farmer Poll
The project here already has progressed to the point where. letters
were mailed today to farmers ex-|
plaining the volunteer legion and asking the return of a postcard indicating their interest in using the high school boys. On receipt of
a questionnaire to the farmer, ask-
The city schools have indicated
ested in farm work for the sum-
ditions, etc. « Parent Contacts Farmer From there ‘on, the parent and
Co-operating in the movement is
The volunteer legion
The Lions’ club has allocated
RAID. JAPS AT KISKA FOUR TIMES IN DAY
All Planes Return.
| WASHINGTON, March 26 (U.P). —Army heavy and medium bombers slashed at Kiska in the Aleu-
| tians four times on Wednesday, the| navy announced today.
Beyond saying that hits were scored inthe target area, the navy
‘These raids raised to 25 the total
| number of air attacks on that Japa-| + |mese base this month.
hand. The president made it pla that Mr. Davis will complete replace Agriculture Secretary
Claude R. Wickard as boss of
nation’s food program, but that Wickard will have all the authori and duties he had before he made food administrator, Mr, Davis, who was head of the agricultural adjustment administrae
Deal and now is president of federal reserve bank of Bt.. emerged as. the’ apparently und puted administrator of oe nat food. supplies subject only to a ity of Presidént Roosevelt hin Mr. Roosevelt told a press: ference that Mr. Davis would control over. all farm product Pp from the soil fo retail markets, co-operation: with the office of pt administration. 3 From other sources, however, i§ was learned that Mr. Davis had i - sisted as a condition to taking a the new job that he have the fina word on farm and food price: ings, and -that OPA accept recommendations and carry out. Executive Order Issued + This matter of control of prices has been a major pein controversy. and confusion in . food program. ; The price control act specifies that ceilings on agricultural coms modities shall be set by the office of price administration with approval and consent of the secres. tary of agriculture. However, Mr. Wickard is understood to have been. forced to accept some farm co modity price ceilings nich ‘he actually did not like. Mr. Davis® agreement reportedly is nay will not be subjected to the s pressure. : Mr. Roosevelt also issued at eXe ecutive order confirming Mr. Davis®
“full authority over production
distribution of féod and
‘I him “directly responsible” to chief executive on these matters.
Wickard Keeps Credit Control
The order specifically. dated under Mr. Davis’ new ministration, the agriculture ‘partment extension service food production The farm credit several other units of the den
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ment, it also placed under Mr. Da’ the department’s powers in to labor and manpower. : Discussing the general problem of
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food supplies, ' Mr. Roosevelt he had seen all sorts of scare lines about possible food ‘s
ages but he did not think we v
| starve in the light of recent
ant
age figures showing that pi
of virtually all food will be as or higher than last year.
Mr. Roosevelt said that. the 3
production board admits it made
mistake in encouraging large m facturers of farm machinery
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