Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 3 June 1943 — Page 1
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VOLUME 54—NUMBER 72
Gambling casinos, ranging from ighlv-stabed dice
games and bingo to roulette
wheels ala Monte Carlo, are
flourishing in nearly all sections of Marion county, a , survey by The Times revealed today.
The professional boys are boasting that business is better now than for several years with the “take” running | . into many thousands of dollars weekly. Reports have persisted from reliable sources for several weeks that one or more county officials are financially
.J- interested in at least two gambling ventures. : Sheriff Otto Petit denied vigorously that any of his
staff was connected in any way whatever with the gam-
. The Paradise club card.
Edis Gets the News Hot Off the Wire
bling syndicate. “That's ridiculous—we have too . many gfher things to worry about,’ he sald. The chief investigator on Mr. Petit’s staff is Otto Ray, former Democratic sheriff, who was appointed
Indianapolis 1 imes
FORECAST: Continued warm today and tonight; showers and thunderstorms tonight.
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office Jan. 1.
THURSDAY, JUNE
3, 1943
Sky Harbor . . . one of the county's largest bingo emporiums. to the post by the new Republican sheriff when he took
One casino alone, located near Lawrence, reputedly has a gross business of between $10,000 and $15,000 nightly, swelled to new peaks by surplus war plant
earnings.
_ Ernie Pyle, “Amerien’s most widely read war correspondent,” is shown above kine o over a field telephone during the final phase of the Tunisian campaign.
PAY-AS-GO AWAITS PRESIDENT'S PEN
‘Tax Bill Forgives Public - Some $6,533,000,000:
| (Explanation of new tax law, Page 4.)
WASHINGTON, June 3 (U. P.).— |The pay-as-you-go tax bill—a bill that forgives approximately $6,4533,000,000 in income taxes, but still _ |will raise $3,006.000,000 more revenue © lin the next 13 months than the present law — was on President Roosevelt's désk today awaiting his ‘gignature. The greatest amount of forgiveness benefits the largest single tax- , paying group in the .nation—those ‘lwith incomes ranging from $1000 to $2000 a year. It is estimated that there - are 17,363,000 taxpayers in that income bracket and the forgiveness for them amounts to $1,650,000,000. The (Continued on Page Five)
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Pyle’ s Drive for Ciraists Boosted by $252 Donation
(List of Donors, Page Three) An addiitonal 141,000 cigarets were on the way to doughboys over-
| seas today through The Indianapolis Times Ernie Pyle Cigaret Fund,
which transmutes cash into cigarets at 5 cents a pack.
This the cigaret companies.
gain rate is made possible through the co-operation of You send a nickel or more to The Indianapolis
Times, Ernié Prie Cigaret Fund, 214 W. Maryland st., and we'll see
Hoosier Heroes
Pfc. pe Is Killed in’ North Africa
Killed PFC. FRANCIS ENGLISH, son of Mrs. Dora English, 543 N. Pine st., was killed in action in North Africa May 8, the war department has notified his mother. Pfc. English, 27, was born in Indianapolis. He had been in the army since Océober, 1941, and
after training was sent to North
Ireland. Before entering the service he was employed at the Real Silk Hosiery mills. , He was a graduate of Cathedral high school and a member of St. Joseph’s church. Survivors, besides his mother, are two sisters, Mrs. Lester Stafford and Mrs, and three brothers, Edward, Cpl. Joseph and the Rev. Fr. Paul English. " o ”
I Wounded
8S. SGT. FRANCIS DONAHUE, one of five brothers in the armed services, was wounded in North
Africa on May 11, his father, Rob- * riental
ert F. Donahue of 19 N. e war
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st, has been notified
Walter Blackwell,
that the nickel sends cigarets overseas. Take the Indiana Gear Works employees and management, for instance. They collected $252.50, which sends’ 101,000 cigarets to the boys on the fighting fronts. Instead of the Federal tax stamp, each package of cigarets will bear a sticker showing who sent it. This applies to donations of $50 or more. ‘Otherwise, the sticker reads: “Indianapolis Times Hrnie Pyle Cigaret Fund.” The Ertel Machine Co. and the Amalgamated \Clothing Workers local, No. 145, cultural activity group, will also have their names on the stickers affixed to each package. Each contributed $50, which sends 20,000 cigarets overseas. To date, the score stands: Cash received ............$1047.35 Cigarets sent ............. 418940
—— | (JAP ATTU DEAD 1791 "WASHINGTON, June 3 (U.P.)— American mopping up operations in various sections of Attu have raised the total known Japanese dead to 1791, not including those who were buried or burned in funeral pyres by their comrades, the navy an‘nounced today. All entrenched Japanese encountered in Monday’s action were overcome, a communique said.
or more
HAND CUT BY PROWLER
A prowler who entered her apartment through a window about 3 a. m, today awakened Alberta McKinney, 1215 N. Meridian st. She screamed,
She san cui her haod
Entered as Second-Class Matter at Postoffice Indianapolis, Ind. Issued daily except Sunday.
Roulette wheels are spinning merrily for the eager crowds at a spot just outside the southwestern limits of
the city.
Farther southwest near the Hendricks county line is a roadhouse reportedly doing a big business from patrons
with plenty of extra gasoline
and good tires to spare.
FINAL | HOME
PRICE FOUR CENTS:
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At least eight other heavily-financed casinos are run ning in various parts of the county, some of them catering
only to the “elite” patronage.
One club is building up select patronage by personal invitations with admission cards bearing the information that the club is the place “for all the latest Sid on all
sporting events.” You can find almost any type of gambling inside the city limits, too, bit most of them are less conspicuous with cover-up systems for more secretive operations as a result of the police department’s recent flurry of raids.
A man came into the
prosecutor’s office yesterday and complained that he
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Sky Harbor admission card. §
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REPORT BIG ALLIED FLEETS
MOVE INTO MEDITERRANEAN AXIS INVASION
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Call Labor Cabinet
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FOR GOES OVER COAL DILEMMA
Angry Voices Heard - ai “Early Meéting of Union And Operators.
WASHINGTON, June 3 (U. P.) — President Roosevelt met with the A. F, of L.-C. I. O. “labor cabinet” today, presumably to discuss with its members plans for ending the three-day-old coal strike which has paralyzed production of vitallye needed fuel for war’ plants. There were indications that Mr. Roosevelt may have decided what action he will take to end the strike, but the White House said nothing was ready to announce. This did not preclude action by the president, later today or tomorrow. Northern and southern coal operators and President John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers
reconvened their wage-hour con-|
ference this morning despite a war labor board order that contract negotiations be syspended until the strike of 530,000 iners: ends.
Just ‘Talk-fest’
Operators asserted, however, that in view of the WLB order they would not discuss any “issues” afb the meeting, and the southern! group threatened to bolt the conference if the U. M. W. insisted on talking shop. : Union leaders, who have charged the WLB order was a violation of | the national labor relations act, took | a different view of the situation, and after the closed meeting angry (Continued on Page Five)
BULLETIN
WASHINGTON, June 3 (U. P). —Spokesmen for the American Federation ' of Labor and the C. I. 0. called on President Roosevelt today to “intervene” at once if the office of price administration, because they believed Administrator Prentiss M. Brown “is not meeting the requirements of the situation.”
(HALTS 959 OF WORK
Sirloin
Brings Worker 10 Days and Fine When Its Purloined.
WHEN POLICE GUARDS who | danty observe workers gofrg in and ‘out of ‘Kingan & Go, saw’ Henry Carroll, 401 Douglas st, coming out yesterday they suse pected he had taken on too much weight around the hips in a hurry. They were right. ‘A search revealed seven pounds of beef tenderloin and eight and three-quarter pounds of bacon strapped around his midriff. In Municipal court today Judge Niblack asked him why he attempted to carry out the meat. “I was a little short, judge,” he explained. . The meat was placed before the bench as Exhibit A “I'd like to have that myself,” said the magistrate. “That’s more (Continued on Page Five)
STRIKE AT PACKARD
‘Some Divisions’ Still in Operation.
DETROIT, June 3 (U.:P.).— Ninety-five per cent of production was halted at the Packard Motor {Car Co. today by a strike of workers | protesting the upgrading of three Negro workers. The company revised downward its original estimate of 20,000 strikers, but would not divulge the actual number involved. The employees are members of the United Automobile Workers (C. I. O.). A management spokesman said the walkout began early today when midnight shift workers in the buildup-tearaown building walked out “despite company, union, air corps and labor department pleas that they carry out the government’s executive order that there be no discrimination (in war industries).”
Miners Salute Old Glory,
But Working
(Editorial, Page 14)
By FRED W. PERKINS Times Special Writer MAMMOTH, W. Va. June 3.— There it flew, high on a mountainside above a coal mjne portal—the Stars and Stripes, which American fighting men are following the world around. In this case it denoted that the operation it decorated was under government control and important to winning the war. This was at the head of Kelly's creek, a gulch which slashes in through the mountains from . the Kanawha, valley about 24 miles from West . Virginia's capital city of Charleston. Kelly's creek, with five mines along its five miles of rugged beauty and n - too - beautiful miners’ dwellings is part of the largest concentration of bituminous-eoal
Is Up to Lewis
passed under it. The mine was idle because of what President Roosevelt and the war labor board and Secretary Ickes all have called a strike against the government, “Hurrah for Old Glory!” said James Wyatt, financial secretary of United Mine Workers local No. 404. “We'resproud to work under Old Glory. But we're not working just] now, and we won't work until John L. Lewis sends us the word, because we believe in Old Glory and we're determined to get what it stands for—freedom and equality and a decent living.” This was the prehensive answer along Ke reek to the question of why thé miners appear to be placing their union ahead of their country. A dozen other miners were interviewed along &elly’s Creek, and
nearly all of them expressed the: same’ sentiments as Financial Sec-}2
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CURB IMPOSED ON SWIMMERS
Police to Keep Eye on
Boys Drowned.
An order to all policemen to prevent children and adults from swimming in unguarded places was issued today by Chief Clifford Beeker.
I His order followed the drowning
of two boys late yesterday in Fall creek. At the same time, he and park board members reminded swimmers that city park pools will be opened June 14.
Drowned in the creek yesterday was Donald Patterson, 7, of 1913 Alvord st. His body was recovered about six hours later. His companion, whose body has not been recovered, was Robert Dunkerson, 8, of 1908 Cornell ave. The two boys went into the creek between Central and College “aves. Their clothing was found on the bank. Two other boys were drowned in the same vicinity about two months ago when their raft capsized. Police warned that Fall creek in spots is treacherous and that strong currents will overcome the inexperienced swimmer. Police late yesterday had to warn a group of nine boys who went in (Continued on Page Three)
Pipe Smoker Wins a Draw
With Officer
PATROLMAN Alexander Dunwoody, doing commando duty on violators of the new anti-smok-ing law on streetcars and busses, didn’t exactly score against, his fourth prisoner in municipal court today. The defendant before Judge John Niblack was Charles Whitsell, 748 S. Emerson ave. Patrolman Dunwoody arrested Whitsell yesterday when he alleged that Whitsell lighted a pipe on an English ave. bus. The patrolman said there was a sign to warn all passengers (Continued on Page Three)
HUNT BROWN COUNTY FOR CAMP FUGITIVES
FRANKLIN, Ind. June 3 (U. P.). —Posses searched Brown county today for four military prisoners who escaped from a detention ward at Camp Atterbury yesterday. Johnson County Sheriff Russell W. Cochran, who joined in "the search with state police and army M. Ps, said he was told the men were American prisoners who spilled a strong disinfectant on themselves #8 a ruse to be moved to the detention ward. * The men were said to have stolen
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FEARS MOUNT
Little Island of Pantelleria Expected to Feel First Thrust; Three Enemy Ships Sunk in Naval Action.
LONDON, Jule 8 (U. P.) —Axis worries ing allied invasion mounted today as united pations cofte voys totaling 133 ships were reported moving into the Mediterranean and underground reports estimated that one in every 10 persons in occupied Europe had a weapon cone cealed for use against the Nazis. Most of the talk of the invasion came from axis broads casts which indicated the Italian island of Pantelleria might.
be invaded first.
The axis frantically sought to reassure
the Germans and Italians or to discourage the allies, but the underground reported a number of developments, including? 1.- A potential guerrilla army of 12,000,000 men with arms of some type, including possibly 400,000 guerrillas
never subjugated by the axis, will aid in the allied invasion e
by striking from the rear.
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One in Every 10 Is Armed
2. An allied spokesman said information showed that
one ‘in every 10 persons in Europe had a gun, a hunting
pistol or some weapon hidden.
3. Radio Berlin said that “the allies are hesitating” to :
invade . Europe mainly because of the strength of the Gers
man Atlantic (French coast)
wall, but the allies might “at
heavy cost” establish a foothold in Norway. (The London radio today said that the invasion of Europe actually started with the allied air force leading coms bined operations which eventually will pierce the axis des
fenses.
“Each step was planned months ago,” the broadcast
by a member of the American general staff in London, said, “Wherever we land we will need a great artery of supplies,
CHARITY GETS BULK OF FORD'S ESTATE
Great. Auto Fortune Not
Subject to Taxation.
MT, CLEMENS, Mich.,, June 3 (U. P.).—The bulk of the estate of the late Edsel B. Ford has been bequeathed to the Ford foundation, a charitable organization, and thus is not subject to taxation, it was disclosed today. The will was filed before Macomb County Probate Judge Joseph V. Trombley by attorneys Clifford B. Longley and Henry 1. Armstrong. The court set bond at $1000 and a hearing for July 12.
The will was estimated at about |™
$200,000,000, including 41%2 per cent of shares in the Ford Motor Co. which Ford headed as president from 1919 until his death May 27, and a majority of stock in the Manufacturers National Bank of Detroit. “The will is dated July 15, 1936. That part of the bequest not willed to the Ford foundation is divided equally among Ford's wife, Eleanor, and four children—Benson, Henry II, William Clay and Mrs. Walter Buhl Ford II,
RUSS. SHIP REPAIRED MOSCOW, June 3 (U. P.).—The Russian battleship October Revolution, which German propaganda reports had claimed sunk, has been overhauled and modernized and is
playing an important part in the
The next phase is the final phase. Land, sea and aire
power will be combined and
the end will be unconditional vice tory.”) Pantelleria Hit Again The allied air onslaught from
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North Africa hit Pantelleria for the = 26th straight day yesterday and.ah Italian communique said that naval
bombardments of the island had
been “renewed,” but gave no details,
A communique from Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower's North African headquarters reported an at Tuesday off Sardinia in which destroyers sank two supply ships and
a torpedo boat and ran an enemy “)
destroyer ashore in flames. While the air offensive was quiets er than in days, striking only af Pantelleria and off Sardinia, Span< (Continued on Page Three) ° ” ” 8
n the War Fronts
(June 3, 1943)
MEDITERRANEAN: Allied planes
raid Pantelleria 26th straight ¢ aliled ~destroyers sink two su ships and torpedo boat ‘and tk enemy destroyer off urgent alarm reported on Pantels leria.
RUSSIA: Nazis lose 191 planes in 24 hours; Soviets warn mounting aj battles indicate decisive TOI struggle.
PACIFIC: Chinese yang and Chihkiang, re ny Yangtze river in counter-offensi Wewak, New Guinea, Aacked 24-ton bombing raid; Jap de Attu now total 1791.
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