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Ts *. VOLUME 54—NUMBER 182

- THURSDAY, AUGUST 13 1948

Entered as Becond-Olass Matter at Postoftice’ Indianapolis Ind. Tssuad daily except Sunday

Bri tons Regard F.D.R. as Symbol Of Comradeship

President's Open Friendliness, Antedating America’s Actual Entrance Into War, : Is Basis of Gratitude,

3 ¥ * This is the fourth article by Roy W. Howard, just returned from England where he had extended discussions of war and post-war conditions: with many British - ‘leaders,

By ROY W. HOWARD Tultiply ‘Winston Churchill's popularity in America by five and you may have an approximation of Franklin D. Roosevelt's popularity in Britain. Americans admire Churchill for the courage which was England’s chief defense in the dark days after Dunkerque. Roosevelt's popu-

x, larity i in Britain is based on a people’s gratitude.. It is true that British gratitude runs to all Americans for the support without which England might have fallen, but to the British Roosevelt is the symbol of American aid and war comradeship. It was President Roosevelt, they say, who of all American leaders, first and most clearly, foresaw that naziism would not cease its aggressions once it had overrun the democratic governments of Europe. OL . Expressions of appreciation and admiration for the president, whether voiced by the prime minister or your taxi driver, carry a_convincing ring of sincerity, It is inevitable that comparsons should be made by those in a position to do so, between the wartime attitude toward President Wilson and the attitude toward President Roosevelt.

SEEUREEE ANNUYS BLAST 'AMAZES’ BAYS

the 1915-16 protests against British interference with American ' freedom on the seas were never completely forgotten. With Roosevelt the story is different. The president's open friendliness and aid, antedating America’s actual entrance into the present war, is the basis for today’s gratitude. Because to them Roosevelt 48 a proven friend, interest in his political fortunes is very keen. In / consequence the American polit- ~ ical scene receives detailed cov-' erage by the British press.

» » » British Like Willkie ; JN OWLEDGE OF most of the

Support of Governor

Schricker.

By EARL RICHERT Definite battle lines were formed today in the 44 contest for the Democratic U. S. senatorial nomination as State Chairman Fred F. Bays answered the attack made on him yesterday by Senator Vanny {Nuys and defended his activities to get the nomination for Governor Schricker. 4 Pa ay amas |. “I was amaged,” Mr. Bays said in “took | SE 1a formal statement, “at Senator big Wey during his 1941 visit. TH |VinNuys' personal attack on my ‘fact that he voluntarily moved in | ¢qrorts in behalf of the Democratic to take his chances with them party. during ‘the bility engendered a | «while I have not always agreed warm friendship, which has not {yith the senator's attitude on cer“been dissipated. His subsequent |ioin national legislation, I have statements in Russia and in neper questioned his integrity and China, however, raised 8 question |pgve never sald an unkind word “ ideal man: to handle delicate po- Ihave long regarded him as a per- & litical crockery. sonal friend and I was shocked to Aside from Willkie, the names |reqq the statements attributed to of most Republican presidential {him in the press.” : | possibilities, Dewey, BO has Senator VanNuys during his sen an nstall, e press conference yesterday said he the British. MacArthur is held in would not call, on state headquargreat respect as a soldier and is | yop; quring his visit because the ted to do great things in the state chairman has always been Pacific, but the possibility of his against him both openly and r from the army to engage covertly in the presidential campaign is The senator referred to-Mr. Bays’ : Mr. Bays difficult for British understanding. activities in behalf of Governor

n. 8» Schricker by remarking that it was Neutral on Politics (Continued on Page. Five)

we mmc ces =| OLUNTEERS TO MAIL RATION BOOKS ASKED

gue from a British politician or public figure is almost an imposLabor Shortage May Delay Completion of Job.

sibility. They are all conscious Volunteers for mailing war ra-

of the danger of a kiss of death. -All are quick to assert their absojute neutrality in all matters of . American politics. Then, by their . conversation, they reveal that their neutrality into indifference. as tion book 3 have decreased to such -{an extent this month that the job of completing the processing of the J MN book is endangered, H. Burch Nuntoday. GIVE RED CROSS $1948. - | ndred workers are WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 (U. P.).|needed daily to handle new appli- ~ Forty-four chiefs and head men|cations before book .3 becomes of native tribes on one of the Solomon islands’ have contributed $194.62 to the American Red Cross

valid. in appreciation ‘for medical treat-

The mailing center, 36 8. Pennsylvania st., is open daily from 8:30 ment by navy doctors, it was re. vealed today.

a. m. to 10 p. m. except on Saturday when hours are 8 a. m. to v 5 p. m. Hoosier Heroes— T. 5th Gr. John Salbeck, 32, Dies Overseas of Malaria

war department has announced. Technician Salbeck, husband of Mrs. Cora Salbeck, 1426 E. 10th | st, entered the service July 14, ‘1042. He was 32. A native of Munich, Germany, he had lived in Indianapolis 15 years. He was a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic church and was . || employed at Schwitzer-Cummins Co. here . being inducted. Inside Judgls. 18 Mrs. Salbeck has been notified | Jane Jordan . that the body has been buried at an undesignated place.

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T. 5TH GR. JOHN SALBECK, stationed overseas in the Middle “Eastern area since Dec. 8, 1942, died Aug. 1 of malaria fever, the

Co., died Tuesday at the nell general

State Chairman Defends:

.| Board Secretary Otto Abshier for

“nephew of Robert F. Scott, president of the Fletcher fos

hospital, : Utah, a3 the Jesull of a pre.

CITY HALL AX POISED OVER WORKS CHIEF

Still Maintains Relations With County GOP, Critics Say.

By SHERLEY UHL The city hall patronage commit-

head of another political non-con-formist today. If patronage chieftains pull the

dent “liquidated” in the resumption of the administration's avowed purge of organization Republicans and “factional undesirables.”

was lifted from the rumor stage reliable reports that patronage coms= miitee members would meet this afternoon with ‘Mayor Tyndall and Mr. Campbell for a “showdown” on the works board president’s city hall status.

Criticize His Supervision At this session, patronage com-

bell’s political scalp by charging: board with maximum efficiency.

the-wool affiliate of the G. O. P. county organization, he still maintains chummy relations with that group. (Mayor Tyndall's adminis-

¢ion last February.) 3. That he has consistently blocked removal of a Democratic holdover from the works board payroll. 4. That, by “playing up” to works department employees he hopes to build political backing for himself.

board dissension by “pushing” his own projects at the expense of others.

sions “alienated the press” by his affinity for closed-door sessicns, Salary Is $3000

Though these aliegations .appear be - - formidable, - ear~to-the-

: Chummy

tee guillotine was poised over the

Demand for Mr. Campbell's ouster)

mitteemen will go-after Mr. Camp=| 1. That he has not supervised the

2. That as a one-time dyed-in-|

tration broke with the organiza-|

6. That he has on several occa-|#§

right strings, Works Board Presi-| jg Harmon Campbell will be

3 Boys Drown in Canal, One Body Found

Amphibious jeeps from Ft. Harrison were oalled today to assist in the search for the bodies of two

5. That he has fostered works|g

grounders. at. the hall are betting

head retains his pest in the : of patronage committee opp The Job Pays $3000 a year.

patronage committee’s ‘demands, that he would not step down unless Mayor Tyndall ‘himself Yoguests that he do so. Furthermore, Mr. Campbell is a personal friend of the mayor, and has been recommended for ‘his “practical, business sense” in conducting works board affairs. On the other hand, at least two works board members, one an exofficio component, have declared their intention of quitting the board if Mr. Campbell is not deposed. Mr. Campbell has been one of the severest critics of the Republican Victory Organization, Tyndall fundraising group. He has frequently assailed Works

his active participation in the Victory ‘Organization's cash-collecting campaigns, contending that Mr. Abshier doesn’t devote enough time to board business.

Court Protects Victory Garden

DETROIT, Aug. 12 (U. P.).—A court writ today threw a protective cloak over the little victory garden which Harry Sanders had nurtured carefully in the vacant lot next to his home. Sanders had cultivated the plof, much of the-time by moonlight, and now when his crop was about ready to harvest, the owner informed him it had been sold and a contractor was building a new house on it starting tomorrow. The contractor could not wait for the plot to be harvested, Sanders was told, because of the acute housing shortage. So Sanders pleaded his case before Circuit Judge Lester S. Moll today and the judge issued a restraining order against the contractor, returnable next Tuesday. “That ought to give Sanders time to harvest his crop,” the judge said.

PENCILLIN IS RUSHED TO STRICKEN. CHILD

NEW YORK, Aug. 12 «U. P). —Federal officials, a research lab-| oratory, and a New York hospital collaborated in securing a quantity

an effort to save the life of 2-

even money that the works boardi}

Lloyd Pottenger, who resighed, tw two|l weeks ago under the heat of thels

Mr. Campbell has implieitly stated |]

of the rare new. drug, penicillin, in};

'. Fourteen-year-old Jack Stone, fishing ‘nearby, witnessed’ Abe tragedy, ‘ran for help.

ACTED ON OWN,

AFL CHIEFS SAY

Deny FOR R Influenced Refusal to Act on Lewis: | Reaffiliation.

- By FRED W..PERKINS Times Special Writer

CHICAGO, Aug. .12—Leaders of

the Roosevelt administration will, be blamed in some’ quarters for the slap in the face that the. .executive

council of the A. F. of L. has given, John L. Lewis in refusing to clear

the tracks for immediate 'reaffiliation" of ‘his United Mine: Workers with the A. F. of L. ~~ But A. F. of L. leaders here today denied that national politics had anything to do with it. Among these were, Daniel Tobin and George M. Harrison, A. P. of L. vice presidents and’. members of the three-man committee that conducted conversations with Mr, Lewis on his. proposal to rejoin the organization . {Continged on Page Five) \

French Lick Puts ~ Bells on Tabbies

FRENCH LICK SPRINGS, Ind., Aug, 12 (U. ‘P).—If any black cats are around this town tomorrow, Friday the 13th, they'll be . there with bells on. ‘The city council has decreed that bells be attached to the ebony

tabbies on the grounds that they |

‘then can easily be side-stepped.

Bike Rides on “Favorite Hill

The parents of two boys . con-

y | tinued a. grim vigil on- the banks

of the canal in the rear of Butler university today, waiting for the bodies of ‘their sons to be recovered irom the water. * The body of a third boy, Frederic Eugene Misner, 9, son of Mr. and . Mrs. Jon F. Misner, 5134 Crittenden ave. was recovered -15 min-

utes after all ie

t three drowned: trying to rescue each. other from the canal in one of the worst swimming: trage- ’ dies of the season g here at 3:30.p. m. Frederic Misner yesterday. Police were still dragging the canal today for the bodies of John Richards, 12, ‘son of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Richards, 4958 Crittenden ave, and Dallas W. Emery, 13, son (Continued on Page Four)

‘DISGUSTED, JUDGE SAYS; ‘THREE YEARS’ NEW YORK, Aug. 12 (U. P.).— Norman Steinhilber, 20, appeared before ‘Judge Matthew 'T. Arbuzzo| in the federal court, Brooklyn, to-

day after having been convicted on |

a charge of failure to report for induction into the army. _ “I understand you don’t want to go into the army, and you don't| want to. engage in non-combatant | activities,” the Jutige said to Steinhilber. : “That's ight. " Steinhilber an-

Indianapolis Named Center

By DANIEL M. KIDNEY _ Times Staff Writer |

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12—Indian-

of labor for the war food admin-(}

The regional setup. will’ have Llinois, | fis

For WFA's Labor Region =

This work will be shifted to the|

WPA labor office; it was explained. | The WFA labor ‘oftce as been dé

I his daughter, Mary, "crossed the

youngsters. who drowned with a thing companion in the canal at Butler university yesterday.

CHURCHILL IN UNITED STATES

Crosses Border. a at Niagara

After Brief Visit at

ternational span to the United States today after a four of their famous honeymoon . spot. TE a roa 10. gest Churchill oh the American side of the falls, a busy war center with more than 160,000 population. There were no wailing sirens of police escorts, although the squadron of Royal Canadian mounted police and members of the U: 8. secret service remained close to the party. *° ‘Churchill was in the first of six automobiles which made up the party. The caravan drove through the customs without halting for the usual inspection, Still smoking his cigar, Churchill grinned broadly and raised his hand in the V-for-victory sign as he went through the. customs. " Troops Didn't See Him The party immediately went ‘to the suspension bridge railroad station, where ‘his ‘train was waiting. Churchill and his daughter talked with station employees while awaiting leaving train. As his train moved out, a loaded troop train pulled in on the same track, The boisterous soldiers piled out of the cars, but none knew

‘that the prime minister had pre-

ceded them. . Mrs. Churchill did not get off the train while her husband and daughter made the tour. The trip here: ed a strenuous two days in Quebec, where the prime minister plunged into conference work with Prime Minister W.:L. MacKenzie. King of Canada, and with the Canadian war cabinet in preparation for his coming war parley with President Roosevelt. ~ Merchants here closed their stores to be on hand to greet the prime (Centinued. on, Page Five)

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steadily in the last 10 days.”

menting on the report, said the Germans appeared to be evacuating about 1000 troops a day from Sicily, put available information lacked any suggestion of a full scale withdrawal. Gilling reported that, using ferries and all types of craft, most of the Germans were being evacuated across the narrow straits of Messina under cover of a terrific antiaircraft barrage from 300 guns which limited the accuracy of allied air attacks. German troops are being urged to take out as much equipment as they can; the dispatch said. The London broadcast, recorded by United Press in New York, said’ the main evacuation movement seemed to be across the narrow straits of Messina, but the beaches

By UNITED PRESS An American bombing raid on the northern end of the Japanese Kurile island ¢hain was reported by Tokyo radio today and nervous enemy propagandists warned their people that it was another forerunner of U. 8. attacks at the heart of Japan. Tokyo broadcasts secordetd by the federal communications said the attack on the Kuriles was made at 7:20 a. m. today, Japanese time (5:20 p. m. Indianapolis time

and three B-17 Flying Fortresses based in the Aleutians, ; It was possible the bombers had hit for the second time at the Paramushiru naval-air base 765 miles west of Attu, westernmost of

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I is: not a mass evacua-ipegin » but it has been. built up| The

Wednesday), by five B-24 Liberators |

Russian Drive Nears Outskirts of Kharkov

Escape Corridor Narrows; U. S. Troaps Land Behind SicilyLines.

BULLETIN

P.).—Flying Fortresses at-

tacked Gelsenkirchen, Bonn and Wesseling today. Twenty+ five of the big bombers were missing.

By UNITED PRESS 3 A “full swing” evacuation of Nazi troops in Sicily was described in reports from British correspondents on the

Eighty ships, the reports said, were shuttling men and, equipment to the Italian mainland. ‘Other war developments included:

Allied bombers stepped up their aerial offensive with Flying Fortresses raiding central Germany by daylight and a railroad junction 40 miles from Rome.

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rowed the enemy corridor to the southwest to less than

Russian armies drove almost to the outskirts of Khare

last escape railroad and nar<

American troops made their second daring amphibious landing behind enemy lines on the north coast of Sicily establishing a bridgehead only 40 miles west of Messina. ‘Edward Gilling, Exchange Telegraph news agency cc respondent with the British 8th army, reported today. t the German evacuation of Sicily is “now in full swing.”

“Built Up Steadily”

The British radio also broadcast reports from corres spondents in Sicily that the axis evacuation of the. island

Thousands of Germain troops. are being’ withdrawn daily from Sicily to the mainland of Italy, Gilling’ 8 dispatch 4

as the home of the composer’ Beethoven. It was the first time the four-engined American bombers had been over Germany since the attack on Kassel's aircraft industry on July 30, and perhaps was th greatest effort of the 8th United States air force. : Capt. Clark Gable, former star, had a ringside seat ‘as

His ship encountered no but many others were not: so fo! tunate. Hundreds of American, E Dominion and allied fighters. ert ed the outgoing fortresses and n them for the last lap of the turn trip. It was the first this month that the United § (Continued on Page Five)

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Japs Four Mainland Attack; Say U. S. Airmen Raid Kuriles

the Aleutians. Paramushiru g the northern approaches to “thie Japanese home islands.

listeners in Japan warned “further appearances of enemy planes from the north oi be expected” and the latest raid resulted from “positive meéasun by the United States to strike * mainland Japan.” According to the Tokyo vel the raids were repulsed by grou fire. If the report is verified by W ington, the attack would be the ond announced one by Amerie bombing planes. The first nounced attack on Paramu was by 12 Liberators last July The Japanese broadcast only the most meager detalls.

Green Flares and Torna 1 In Ve wums Terrify Na