Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 April 1943 — Page 1
FORECAST: Colder tonight and thmorrow morning; moderately, ston winds.
4 tered as BetondsClass Matter at Postoffice, - Inqjpnapoils, Ind. Issued daily except Sunday.
MONDAY, APRIL 12, 1045
| Belt Eng EXEMPT ONLY * FARMERS AND
VITAL WORKERS
> Ministers Also Excused as|
Army Prepares for Goal of 10,800,000.
WASHINGTON, April 12 (U. PJ. ~War Manpower Chief Paul V. McNutt said today that every ablebodied man between 18 and 38 will be in the armed forces by Dec. 31 except for 3,200,000 in agriculture, the ministry and vital industries. Mr. McNutt’s statement was made at a-press conference shortly after the selective service system an-
nounced. the .virtual elimination of!
dependency as a reason for deferments. ; He explained that of ‘the 20,000,000 men in the 18-38 draft age bracket, only an estimated 14,000,000 are physically fit.’ | He said that of the 14,000,000, there 1,500,000 in agriculture and 1,700,000 are ministers, divinity stu- _ dents, . scientists, key production men who cannot be replaced, and men whose induction would create real hardship and privation for their
~ Subtracting, 68g, « 8,200,000. men from "14,000,000 men physically fit, leaves only the 10,800,000 who will be in the armed forces by the énd of the year under the present plans of: the high command. Under the present classifications, which are changed by today’s order, thé ‘draft registrants still available fall in these classes: 2-A—Essential men in civilian industries—309,000. 2-B—Essential men in war production—638,000. 2-C—Single men in agriculture— $08,000. 3-A—Men 6,800,00. : (Today's order takes all but fathers out of this. class.) 3-B—Men with dependents and employed in’ essential industries— 1,833,000. (This "classification. was abolished today. Men in this category will be placed in 1-A, 2-A, 2-B, 8-A, 3-C, or a new 3-D classification of those whose induction would create severe hardship for their families.) 3-C-<Men with dependents and employed in agriculture—270,000. He revealed that 2,593,000 men now are in class 4-F—physically, mentally or morally unfit. Asked where replacements for easualties and discharges would come from, Mr. McNutt said they would be obtained from the 200,000 youths who turn 18 each month and, if necessary, from a relaxation of the physical requirements set by the armed forces. He said that industry, which will require 4,600,000 new workers this year, can use the over-aged and she physically handicapped. Neither Mr. McNutt, nor Maj, Gen. Lewis B. Hearshey, national director of selective service, would es-
with dependents—
ile hs soon the drafting]
‘of fathers would be permitted.
Only Fathers R
As Draft Rules Are Changed
. By EARL RICHERT _ Indiana’s local draft boards today began operating under the revised draft regulations announced today in Washington—regulations de-
signed to get the stage set for the calling of fathers sometime this
summer. . The new: regulations eliminate the
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The wrecked front of the Big Four engine after it crashed into a Belt ensine: tender ana eaboose
For Firsf Time—Delails of
30 FEARED DEAD,
4 OTHERS HURT.
New York %" Central Train From St. Louis Plows ‘Into. Engine. ~~ Two men were killed, another is feared dead under the wreckage and four ‘others’ were injured ‘when a New York Central passenger train crashed into a Beli engine-tender and caboose here early today. The crash occurred where the tracks of ‘the two railroads . cross two squares south of Washington st. and two blocks west of Harding st. at 4 a. m. The dead: GEORGE WILSON, 52, of 346 S. Harding ‘st, Belt
brakeman. PERRY V.JAR-
[into the hands of tha cause’ it is: carried in nearly all. of § | the American bombers which pene-
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agreed to: permit publjestion of ‘this deseription of how the bomb sight
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United Press Staft’ Corresponden
HEADQUARTERS OF THE U.S. ARMY AIR sot] COMMAND, Ft. Worth, Tex. April 12—~The enémy undoubtedly hus captured several of the famous Norden: bomb sights and. for that reason the secrecy surrounding the intricate device-has been: relaxed somewhat, according to Col. John P. Kenny, commandant, of the alr fofces Jbombard-
fer: school at Midland, Tex. But he added that there was no cause for alarm because it. would]. take axis ‘scientists two years or] more to duplicate the bomb. sight. Kenny said it was inevitable that one of the Norden sights should fall \ enemy. be-
trate deep into enemy territory, Still Under Guard Some of the bombers do not re-
VIS, 51, of 1505 Reisner st., Belt engineer.
The injured, all ™
9| ceived after Pearl Harbor—born aft-
taken to St. Vincent’s hospital, , were: Mr. Jarvis DELBERT WATSON, 65, of 2346 Adams st., Big Four engineer; serious. JOHN REXROAT, 34, Mattoon, Ill, Big Four fireman; critical. FRED FORBES, 24, of throp ave., Belt brakeman; condition. CHRIS WEIGLE, 2002 Ww. Morris st., Belt conductor; critical. Railroad officials feared a third man is probably buried beneath the wreckage of the Belt engine which was knocked about 100 yards by. the impact, None of the 20 passengers in a . .(Continued on Page Five)
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emain in 3-A
3-B classification and have: the effect of taking out of 3-A all men except those with children. A new classification, 3-D, is created for those registrants whose induction, in ‘the local draft board’s opinion, would result in extreme hardship to a wife, child or parent with whom | he maintains a bona fide family relationship. The revised regulations also eliminates the old “imminence of selection” rule and sets Dec. 8, 1941, as the deadline for determining eligibility for 3-A. “This means that all family men maintaining bona fide relationships on Dec. 8, 1941, will be considered as| eligible for class 3-A regardless’ of the time they married. ‘A man married on or after Dec. 8, 1941, is regarded as single for draft purposes and a child con-
er-Sept. 14, 1942, is not regardéd as a dependent. ‘The old “imminence of selection” rule prohibited beards from defer-
ring any man who married or oth-/
erwise willingly acquired cy at a time when he was to have had reasonable.
0 ‘Win- everywhere. Previously it could be
turn and it is not always possible for the bombardier to carry out his oath to destroy the Norden" sight rather than permit it to fall into enemy hands. The decision to transfer the Norden sight to the restricted category came as a great relief to bombardier. schools and bomber stations
handled only by officers and had to be locked up every night. New enlisted men can handle it and it can be left in the plane, though still under guard, cutting down considerably the wear and- tear on its delicate parts.
Thé * Norden sight has several |
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SOLDIERS AID FIGHT ON RISING MISSOURI
OMAHA, Neb., April 12 (U. P).— Six hundred soldiers from Ft. Crook, Neb., were thrown into a fight today to hold in check the swollen
Missouri river which has flooded an|
estimated 200,000 acres between here and Sioux City, Towa. ; The river which has risen to 21.1 feet is expected to swell to 225 feet, United States Meteorologist M. V. Robbins said. The waters are
threatening the ¢ity’s’ municipal] . ~
airport. ‘ Bétween 200 and 300 homes in East Omaha area are surrounded by
water, some of them almost covered. }
The Red Cross has evacuated 150 families from the area.’
SWEDEN IS ANGERED |
BY GERMANS’. MAPS
rah Sweden and Norway, giving details of railroads, power
what may be the final straw to
‘Swedish indignation over Germany.
3, By The Iididnapolis Times bition tk April 13 Nazi maps of] el. pre
“plnts|
and communications have Added
MRS. F. . R, WANTS CHILDREN T( T0 SERVE
Urges Contpisory Public "Duty After the War.
WASHINGTON; April 12 (U.P.) — Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt today advocated that ‘Americat’ boys and girls: give one year of gofmpulsory public service to; their country after the war. “I. personally think everyone should have some training in public service—training’. quite apart from military training; though that might
‘be a ‘part of it;” she said. “It: might be. work with -their| cease.
hands or work with their heads in some public service job. It might
‘be ‘building * a swimming pool, -or
making & badly needed survey on health or. school conditions in herr! community. toh Before the «war ‘Mrs. Boosvelt had opposed military training for ‘youth in time .of: peace. Now, however, she said she Tels: that a peaceful nation must also be a wellprepared nation, and she is not ad-| "3% verse to including military training in ‘say youth prograni.
Tributes Paid
To Jefferson WASHINGTON, April 12 (U.
The ede san
|LuLow URGES
to Votes 16:9 Aunt Reviving Bill. 2 i Testissony.. ‘Page: ix) ig
WASHINGTON, 2 April 12.--The house Ways and means committee, | by: a. vote: of 16 to 9, today. tabled a motion to reopen. consideration of PaY-as-you-go’ legislation; but on the house. floor Rep. “Louis” Ludlow (D. Ind). -demanded action . this|. week ‘on a compromise bill. ‘Mr. Ludlow suggested the Robertson=Forand as 8 measure on which: he" ‘belidved all. representation could agree. “I am not.a, prophet,” the: Indianapolis congressman declared, “but I would. stake every dollar I have or ‘can raise that there will:be no and | adjournment’ of congress next Saturday unless ‘meanwhile a pay-as-you-go tax: it has passed: this house." “The. pede, of -the country are sick-and. tired of the tax. muddle in. congress. They believe the tax problem is being: unreasonably: delayed and mishandled and they are demanding that the bungling shall
“Too Hot for Comfort
“There is iron in the voices of the|
people on ‘this subject. The rising ‘pressure will be before long get too| hot for comfort and that is going to happen real soon, in my opinion, if. congress shows further: signs of procrastination.”
The Robertson-Forand . bill pro- .
Vides for:a 20 per cent withholding beginning July 1 and forgiveness of 1942 taxes in the first regular tax and surtax bracket. This (Continued on Page Five)
TIN CAN COLLECTION TO RESUME TODAY
‘| the airfield runway
. Ome of those killed was believed to
Kemper fo Keep bl Customs Office
urday. : His second term’ will of Armation.
: Mr. Kemper was born’ in Columbus; Ind; and was in the hotel business there several yéars. He ‘was in the social service depart--ment of the : internal ;revenue: “bureau here before his first appointment as’ customs colléctor. Mr. Kemper: is married and lives. at 3944 Broadway.
MUNDA, KISKA on KAHILI ARE BOMBED
Yanks Seek to. Keep Jap
Airpower on - Ground.
WASHINGTON. April 12:(U. P.). —American airmen, continuing their efforts to. keep augmented Japanese airpower in the Solomons pinned to the ground, made three attacks on two major enemy air bases in. the area, the navy. announced today. “The navy also revealed that Kiska, the enemy's Aleutian stronghold, was raided tice by fighter planes. Results were not observed. These raised to 19 the total of aerial raids made-on Kiska ‘this month. The Japanese. fighter plane base at Munda on New Georgia island in the Solomons was attacked twice on Sunday (sland time) for the first time since March 30. Fires and heavy explosions were caused among the installations: The third Solomons raid was made on Kahili, a bomber base on the southern end of Bougainville island, where hits were scored on -and ' nedrby
anti-aircraft: emplacements. terri smi Stn 8 AXIS SHIPS SUNK
LONDON, April 12 (wv. P,) —The announced today that
two medium sized supply ships, one
tanker, and five small supply ships,
“fetally begin. upon senate con-.
admiralty British ‘submarines slashing at the| {axis lines to Tunisia had destrdyed
have been riding in it.
COUNTY LOSES IN NYA APPEAL
i Bidings Be “Being Used
100%, U. $. Official
Tells Delegation.
National youth administration officials today announced that they
could not relinquish any part of the county-owned Keystone ave. buildings for county use. In a conference with county commissioners, who have been seeking to regain possession of the NYA buildings . for a county detention home, Charles Browning of the NYA Washingtoll staff, said that all the buildings are being utilized 100 per cent, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, for industrial Waning of Negro youths. “There is no way I can see how NYA can compromise and relinquish any part of the buildings at this time,” Mr. Browning said.
3 Years of Lease Remain
The NYA is using the buildings under a five-year lease signed two years ago on a rental basis of $1 a year and maintenance provisions. At the time the lease was made, the county was not using the. building, Since then an emergency has arisen regarding available space for a new juvenile detention home which must: be moved from . its present New York st. building by May 1. More than a week ago, Addisan Parry, county council president, instructed the county attorney, Victor Jose Jr. to take steps to sue the federal government in an effort to regain possession of the building. Mr. Jose told NYA officials that he thought that the federal government was taking unfair advantage of the county by retaining posses(Continued on Page Five)
COUNTY: AT 50 P. C.
MARK IN BOND DRIVE
Rally, Edwards’ Show Give “Campaign Big Start.
Hoosiers will have to dig deep fo meet the government’s call for the sale ‘of $125,000,000 in war bonds this month as the second war bond paign gets under way. “The for Marion county for
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TUNIS COR
8th Army Only 25 Miles From Seacoast Anchor Of Axis Positions.
By VIRGIL PINKLEY United Press Staff Correspondent ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, North Africa, April 12—Allied armies
‘swept through the Tunisian port of Sousse today and past the captured = =
holy city of Kairouan, driving the battered axis forces to bay for the showdown fight in the ed Tus nis-Bizerte corner of Tunisia, : Speeding 46 miles in the last 24 hours, Gen. Sir Bernard L. Mo gomery’s victorious 8th army tre passed through Sousse at 8:30 a. | today after overwhelming light | guard opposition and penetra heavy mine fields. The allied advances along the coast as well as in the moun # to the west were accompanied renewed air attacks that destroy many enemy vehicles and brought down 31 enemy: aircraft in another clash with dxis fighters and Ju<53 air transports over the Biel straits. ‘The interception of e sero) aie SUPPLY =8h1DS. .agAIN. 8 by . American Lightning “fighte who shot down 79 Ju-52 tre in the last week.
Driven 100 Miles in 3 Days
Nazi Marshal Erwin Romme battered Afrika Korps, fleeing miles northward since Friday, nos was driven back with the fo under Gen, Jurgen von Arnim | the strong semi-circular mounta positions before Tunis and Biz where they apparently intend = fight a bitter, last-ditch battle ¢ signed to delay the allied in of Europe as long as possible. The capture of Sousse and ouan reducegt the last axis b south of the mountains gu the outer approaches to Tunis Bizerte. The 8th army was than 29 miles short of Enfidaville; eastern anchor of the moun line. The British 1st army, to! northwest, already was driving in the mountain bastion from tf west within 30 to 40 miles of kb Tunis and Bizerte.
1st Army Also Gains
Today’s communique said the army was meeting little opposi as it made giant strides of than 20 miles a day up the co road toward Enfidaville. South of Medjez El Bab, ) troops advanced to captuse bh
sector and British and Am A] armored forces and infantry crash through the Fondouk pass at - a. m. yesterday and seized the Moss: lem ‘holy city of Kairouan, which Rommel had used as a major aif base. This put them on the pla only 27 miles from another ju tion with the 8th army. In the southwest, allied cleared the enemy from Faid pas (Radio Dakar, heard by said today that the eras ¥ already starting to transport ¢ tingents of the Afrika Korps to and Greece by air, and had ¢ trated 40 or 50 submarines 7 tect troops to be evacuated oy of Other advices, however, : that there had been nothing to. dicate a wholesale axis i evacuation from Tunisia so far.)
On the War Front
(April 12, 1943) TUNISIA—British 8th Army
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ground in the Ousseltia mountaiss 1