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Absence of Young Men Will Endanger Food Supply, He Says.

Grave food ' shortages will face not only thé civilian population but also the armed forces near the close of 1044 if farm boys are taken wholesale into the armed forces, President Hassil E. Schenck of the Indiana farm bureau declared today. His statement followed'the recent announcement in Washington that Jocal draft boards are being instructed to review the deferments of farmers and farm workers of draft age with a view to calling many of them. “I am in no posiiton to know Whether we need 11,500,000 men in the armed forces, but I am convinced ‘that our farmers cannot hope to increase or equal the 1043 production of food and fibre with less manpower and machinery,” he said,

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“Last year,” Mr. Schenck con“the farmers did increase their production, but it was the young men who rode the tractors 18 hours per day. If these young men go into the service, leaving none but the old to operate old and woin machinery, there can be but one result—less production at the time when more food and fiber will be needed than at any previous date, : “This nation has arrived at a point where a decision must be made as to whether we are to have an overwhelmingly big army half fed, or a reasonable sized army, well fed. There are not enough farmers to provide both.

* Draft Decision Due “The so-called arm chair strate-

a theorist to promote the idea that farmers could double their produetion with less manpower ‘and ma-

ohinery.” . State draft headquarters are exPected to release n statement tomorrow on: the farm draft situation in Indiana. “I doy't know who the prophet is

who can tell us where the balance |

should be struck,” Col. Robinson Hitchcock, state draft director, said. *We'll have to work together and do the best we can all the way around.” In his statement, Mr. Schenck said that farmers, knowing their Inability to carry on at full capacity without manpower and machinery,

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BSH a VOLUME: 54—NUMBER 307

| Filing Race Marks Feud Within GOP

control of the party.

Kelley, Fred Ranney and William

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county started with a rush today

the city hall-sponsored Republican Victory committee, = Control of the party machinery

committeemen who will elect he! G. O. P. county chairman on Py 4 Toliowing the primary balloting of May

1 oh city hall Republican saction| can muster a majority of precinct committeemen, it will be able to take over control of the organiza-

Regulars in Lead

However, indications during the first few hours of filling were that) the regular organization under | County Chairman Henry E. Ostrom was far out in front. On the Democratic side of the filing activity was quiet with only two candidates filing their declarations—Farle T.. Johnson for county surveyor and John 8S. Smead | for precinct committeeman.

dates to file were William (Bud) Bosson Jr. for renomination for county commissioner and Prank P.| Huse fcr renomination for county treasurer. } Samuel C. Walker, who several weeks ago announced he would be a candidate for county commis-| {sioner opposing Mr. Bosson, filed] for preéiiict committeeman, indicating that he might have decided

~ WILLS FILED HERE

The wills of DeWitt 8 ‘Morgan, | superintendent of city schools who died Feb. 27, and Edward D. Evans, president of the Evans Milling, who died Feb. 24, were on file in probate gourt today. Mr. Morgan left his entire estate, the value of which was not estimated, to his wife, Marie Elizabeth. Papers filed with the will of Mr. Evans estimated the value of his estate at $310,000, which was left #0 his wife, Harriet B. Evans; a son, Robert B, and a daughter, Mrs. Margaret E. Kersey of Muncie. The will named the son and daughter as joint executors of the will, giving them authority to -handle all business matters connected with the estate, which is to be held in trust. The document specifies that Mrs. Evans is to receive a net income from the trust estate and that at her death the entire estate will go to the son and daughter or their descendants.

GREEK GUERRILLAS REACH AGREEMENT

CAIRO, March 3 (U. P).—The two main Greek guerrilla factions, the Elas and the Edes, ‘have reached an agreement to form a united front against Germany, an official announcement said today. American + and British liaison agents also signed the agreement petwesn the Elas and Edes, the .anbouncement said, .

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not. to run for commissioner, The deadline for filing candiates’ declarations will ‘be April 1.} During the month of filing can-| {didates will have the right to withidraw any declarations.

RUSS BALTIC DRIVE GAINS MOMENTUM

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Under Deadly Blows.

MOSCOW, March 3 (U. P)— Germany's whole elaborate defense system guarding the approaches to the Baltic states appeared to be crumbling today as Russ armies advanced to within 22 miles of Lativa and stormed the inner fortifications of Pskov. Once the Russians have completed the breaching of the Baltic states’ defense line, only flat, easilytraversed terrain lies ahead as far west of East Prussia, The gathering momentum of the Russian drive south of Pskov, invasion gateway to southern Estonia and northern Latonia, threatened momentarily to isolate the garrison from all but tenuous ¢ommunica-. tions directly westward. Late reports indicated Soviet advance guards were only a few miles from the Pskov-Warsaw trunk line and .both this and the Pskdv-Riga line to the west were under attack by efficient partisan units and bombardment by Russian artillery.

Betty Grable's : ‘Baby Arrives

HOLLYWOOD, March 3 (U.P.). —A daughter, Victoria Elizabeth, was born pre-’

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G. 0. P. politicos swarmed the county clerk's office today to file as precinet comniiiteeman candidates in a factional rush to gain

Shown here are fourth ward members (left to right) Mrs. Demma Stipp, File Clerk Harry Hoover, Mrs. Kathryn

County Control at Stake

By NOBLE REED The battle for control of the Republican party machinery in Marion

mitteemen listed their declarations in the first hour of filing. Of the first group of precinct committeemen candidates to file, 20 represented the regular G. O. P. organization, while two of them are sald to represent anti-organization forces supposedly aligned with

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Halleck Lats U List of 15 Entering G. 0. P. and

Democratic Contests.

Fifteen persons, eight Democrats land seven Republicans, Aled declarations of candidacy with the secretary of state today as the period for filing for state offices opened. for fing is midnight | April-Ls- ha

Veteran Seputlicon’ Congressman Charles Halleck filed for renomination in the 2d district and Oscar {B. Smith, Clinton county farmer, {entered the ranks against Congress{man Forrest Harness of Kokomo, a

tion, by filing his declaration of {candidacy for the Republican 5th district congressional nomination. . Four Republican state representaitives filed for renomination. They {are Timothy C. O'Connor of Frankifort, Clinton county; Posey W.

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FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 1944

POINT PRICE OF

VEGETABLES 10 HIT NEW LOW

Effective Sunday; Lard Is Removed From Ration List.

WASHINGTON, March 3 (U. P). ~Thanks to last year's victory gardens, the point values of canned vegetables from March 5 through April 1 will be the lowest since rationing started, the Office of Price

WASHINGTON, March 3 (U. P.).—~The office of price admin‘istration today removed lard from the list of rationed commodities, effective immediately, because of a sudden boost in supplies available for civilian use.

Administration announced today. Fruit values will be considerably

higher. The OPA ordered point values of

reduced two to eight points a can, effective Sunday. Price Administrator Chester Bowles: gave “full credit” for the cuts to victory gardeners and home canners and said future ration values will “depend on our 1944 victory gardens.” The civilian share of. commercial canned fruits and) vegetables throughout 1944, he added, probably will be 42,000,000 cases smaller than last year’s, while the

greater than it was in 1943.

Fruit Values Increased

Although March vegetable values were reduced, fruit values were

peaches, pears, apples and other canned fruits for the purpose, it said, of putting consumption in line with diminished supplies. The movement of canned fruits to consumers has been 17.6 per cent “faster than scheduled,” OPA said. Tomato juice also was increased— by three points to a new value of Ax poinis—and grapefruit juice went from wero to one point, Bowles said the March vegetable reductions were designed to ‘speed movement of current stocks, which are going out to consumers 10 per cent more slowly’ than expected. He warned that higher values “appear likely” for the future because of increased government require- | ments in processed foods.

| Must Have Record Year

“It will be possible to keep ration point at, or even near, present levels,” Bowles said, “only if food out-| put this-year is greater than ever before and 'if home canners and]

1 Cooper-of Sellersburg, -Clark-county; {Burt Summerland of Wabash, Wai bash county, and Kenneth F. Black{well, Franklin, joint representative! {from Marion and Johnson counties. Publisher Files

George J. Edick, Plainfield publisher, filed - for the Republican

Hendricks county. This seat is now held by John Kendall of Danville, who has announced his candidacy for the state senate. The only Marion county man to file was the Rev. Orlando H. Banks, 921 W. 26th st, pastor of the St.

the Democratic nomination for representative from Marion county. Other Democratic filings were Arthur Bayl, Sellersburg, répresentative from Clark county; Leland L. Moore, Perrysville, joint Senator from Vermillion, Franklin and Warren counties; ‘Henry R. Metteal, Hammond, state senator from Lake county; Sidney Krieger, Gary, Lake circuit judge; Edward L. Chubinski, East Chicago, state senator from Lake county; Martin J. Downey, Hammond, prosecuting attorney of Lake county, and George C. Cole, Greendale, joint representative from Dearborn and Ohio counties.

Hoosier Heroes—

PVT. GARL G. POPE WOUNDED IN ACTION

Local Infantryman Saw 11 Months’ Service.

PVT. GARL C. POPE, Indianapolis infantryman, was wounded in action in Italy Jan. 28. His mother, Mrs, Mary Pope, 2723 McClure st, re-

from the war department Tuesday about her son. - He had been overseas 11 months and has seen action in Sicily before going to aly. He is 27. » ” ” The war department today confirmed the previous report that] Charles E. Minor, son of AlMinor, R. R. 13, Box 86-D,

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"Throw No Rocks at Our Children—' Juvenile Judge Urges in Rapping Courts

commercial packers top their record

"| packs of last year. The nation will. ineed all the food it can produce.” | P | Point revisions for March did not {affect frozen foods, preserves, jellies, dry beans, canned soups and

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QUADS" SOLDIER DAD SEEKS LEGAL STATUS

Told One of Babies Is Dead, Withholds Comment.

U. 8. ARMY CAMP, England, March 3 (U, P.).—Staff Sgt. William H. Thompson said today that he was going to London as soon as possible to consult army and legal authorities regarding his status as father of quadruplets -born out of wedlock by a barmaid. MacDonald, the youngest of the quadruplets, died last night in a nursing home in Heanor, Derbyshire, but the red-haired army engineer from Pittsburgh, Pa., apparently was unaware of it when a United Press reporter talked with him at midday. Nora Carpenter, tlie mother, said in Heanor that she sent Thompson

military’s take will be 70 per cent ||

sharply increased. The OPA added|™ 6 to 13 points to the value of ig

First Role Wins 'Oscar’

For Actress

LUKAS SHARES MOVIE HONORS

Casa? Termed Best Picture of 1943 at

Annual Awarding.

By FREDERICK C. OTHMAN United Press Hollywood Correspondent

HOLLYWOOD, March 3—Jennifer Jones of Tulsa, Okla, who has appeared in only one movie in her life—except when she rode in wild westerns under---another--name—} placed on her mantel today the gilded plaster “Oscar” symbolic of her reign for a year as the greatest actress in Hollywood. Miss Jones won the prize last night at the 16th annual awards of the motion picture academy for her work in “The Song of Bernadette.” The dignified Paul Lukas, looking more like a banker in a doublebreasted suit than a movie star, was named The best male actor for his performance in the memorable “Watch on the Rhine.” The voters surprised but did not disappoint the movie colony by naming “Casablanca,” in which Humphrey Bogart took North Africa apart, as the best picture of 1943. The veteran Charles Coburn received thefaward as best supporting

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U. S.,, TOO, WOULD CUT SUPPLIES FOR TURKS

WASHINGTON, March 3 (U. P)). —Informed officials said today that the United States would follow the action of Great Britain if the latter, as repofted, has halted shipments of military supplies to Turkey. The United States has been. shipping an undisclosed quantity of

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I. . FIGHTERS STRIKE BERL BY DAYLIGHT

Rome Rail Yards Raided; 6-Ton Blockbuster

Used Near Paris.

BULLETINS LONDON, March 3 (U. P.j—~ American warplanes carried out an offensive sweep over Berlin in daylight today for the first time since the start of the war. A terse U. S. A. A. F. announcement said long-range American fighters struck at the Nazi capital while the 8th air force's heavy bombers were pounding targets in northwestern Germany.

ne LONDON, March 3 (U. Pj~ The air ministry announced fo‘day that the royal air force dropped a new super-blockbuster 12,000-pound bomb in the Lancaster raid on Albert, 75 miles north of Paris, last night,

By UNITED PRESS American heavy bombers attacked Rome for the third time of the war today, dropping tons of explosives on the Littoric and Tiburtina railroad yards and the city’s main airdrome 35 miles to the north. Meanwhile, Flying Fortresses and Liberators forming possibly one of the largest forces ever dispatched, fought through bitter. cold and Fmurky ‘clouds over the North sea to _| bomb unidentified ‘targets in northwest Germany. Smashing at the keystone of German transport above the Italian front, the 15th air force plastered the Rome rail yards effectively and carpeted the Viterbo air field with bombs. “Early reports indicate that the railway yards were well-covered and that the airdrome bombing was good,” a special announcement said.

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NO ‘THEATRICS FOR ACE AGENT

Percy Wyly, 222-Pounder, Quit Law to War on U. S. Crime.

Indianapolis’ new F. B. I. chief is six foot three, weighs 222 pourids, is a stickler for law enforcement teamwork, ‘absolutely refuses to talk about his criminal-tracking experiences and, unlike many of his colleagues, has dabbled in politics. When a photographer asked him to pose with a Tommy-gun in his hand, Percy Wyly, choosing a tele-4 phone instead, shook his head, “I'd rather not make it look as if I'm

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TOLEAVE WAR, LONDON IS TOLD

Is Believed to Have Sent Peace Mission To See Allies.

LONDON, March 3 (U.P.). —Bulgaria has named a defi-

conference with the United States and Great Britain, re«

liable adviees from the continent said today, coincidént with re« ports that Rumania has followed the Bulgars and Finns in sounding nut the allies on the prospects of a separate peace.. Information from neutral Euro= pean capitals ‘which appeared trusts worthy, said Bulgarian peace overs tures had reached the stage where Sofia is anxious to learn exactly what terms the allies are prepared to offer. “It is absolutely true that Bul= garia is asking for armistice terms,” this informant said. He acknowledged that the Bulgarian {feelers still were in the preliminary stage. Bulgar Army Uncertain

Military observers said Germany wonld be hard put to force Bulgaria to remain in the war, inasmuch as the Bulgars have some 15 divisions in the field against no more than one or two divisions which Hitler could spare from his Jugoslav came paign for police measures. The uncertain factor in the situation appeared to be the attitude of the Bulgarian army toward a sepa arate peace. Meanwhile, a United Press dis«. patch from Ankara quoted Butas pest reports that Rumania Has sent a special peace envoy to Stockholm to meet with Mme. Alexandra Kol-

coming in with a blaze of gun-fire.” That's typical of most F. B. I agents, of tourse, but Mr. Wyly's | reticence is that of a very polite | southern gentleman—inbred rather ! than inculcated. Although born in Oklahoma, he’s been around so much in the south that his voice is edged with a shadow of,a drawl. ™ Mr. Wyly is 33 and married. His wife, he laments, is now futily

jcan fighters drove off thie few German fightérs which penetrated the] cloud banks to challenge the heavy bombers striking at the Reich for, the second straight day. Anti-aircraft shells burst through the clouds near the bombers as they crossed the coast and concentrated German defense areas of the continent, but early reports indicated the damage. they caused was small. The heavy bombers of the U. S. 8th air force led a widespread attack on continental objectives, in

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CRACK NAZI UNITS DEFEATED AT ANZIO

U.S. Forces Savagely Crush Third Major Drive.

By ROBERT V. VERMILLION United Press Staff Correspondent ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Naples, March 3.—The German 14th army has abandoned its third major attempt to crush the allied beachhead below Rome, it was disclosed officially today, after taking a savage, 36-hour beating from the.veteran American 3d in-

lend-lease aid to ‘Turkey.

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‘By SHERLEY UHL “All juvenile authorities should be politicians and all politicians should be juvenile experts,” boldly proclaims Judge Camille McGee Kelley

model courts in the nation.” Here to speak before an Optimist club dinner tonight at the Columbia club, wearing a colorful nosegay and exuding energy in every syllable, she exhorted: “Who spends all our money? Elected officials, Who

| has the say as to where ws going?

Elected. officials. “That's why I, and everybody remotely connected with juvenile programs, should vitally interest themselves in politics. . . . I want to direct publicly-expended money back into the right channels. “They're always criticizing Ed Crump (Memphis Democratic boss)

of the Memphis juvenile court] which, she says, “is one of the five]

Judge Camille McGee Kelley.

most authoritative juvenile correc- |

Fondly admiring - her bouquet,

has established one of the best and tion systems in the United States.”

Mrs. Kelley who says she wears £383 days a Year.’ blamed nil setups

vide enough facilities to “follow up” on children given another chance. “Instead they turn them out and throw rocks at them,” bemoaned the Memphis juvenile judge, “the first woman inthe South to hold such an office.

. “We've got to look at this juvenile problem as a public health problem. . .. If a young girl breaks her

{back there's no locality in the

United States without facilities to care for her, But—if site goes out and breaks the code . , . breaks her heart, we spurn her as a social outcast. ; ; “When we take enough interest in juvenile troubles to erect magnificent | institutions, as we erect hospitals ‘and public health buildings, we're on the road to a solution.”

Kelley has been elected six

%0 the Memphis juvenile qourth

searching for an apartment.

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Isity in Nashy lle w with the intent of

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ball and basketball began to occupy much of his time, switched to law. After Vanderbilt he treked back to Tahlequah, Okla. where he got himself elected county prosecutor. “I entered politics. because my law professors forgot to tell mi about that starvation period,” jPked Mr. Wyly. He was prosecutor in 1932 and 1933 and a member oftthe Oklahoma state legitlature in 1934 and 1935. In 1935, he joined the F. B. I,

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Confessed Church Killer Faces Chair

WASHINGTON, March 3 (U. P). —Julius Fisher, 34-year-old Negro janitor, was held without bail at his arraignment today on a first degree murder charge in connection with the bludgeon-slaying of 37-year-old Catherine Cooper Reardon, librarian at the National Cathedral. Fisher, who was not represented by counsel at his arraignment before U. 8. Commissioner Needham C. Turnage, was ordered committed to jail and the case was continued to March 16 pending grand jury action. No plea was entered inasmuch as pleas are not permitted before commissioners when the charge is murder. He had confessed to police that he killed the attractive, slightly-built librarian for revenge and jammed her body in a dungeon-like steam pipe pit under the building. Fisher, groundskeeper for the lofty cathedral atop Mt. St. Albans, told *palice he bludgeoned Miss Reardon in the library with a fireplace ‘lég- late . Wednesday because she complained that he had failed to clean up under her desk. Then he dragged the body into the library syib-basement, where it was found yesterday morning. Miss Reardon, a slightly built, greying brunette who dabbled in

been raped. Fisher was held in the District of Columbia’ jail for a coroner's in-

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HITS “PEACE” MOVES ALBION, Ind Maren 3 0. P)—

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lontai, Soviet ambassador to Sweden.

RUSS TO GET THIRD OF ITALIAN NAVY

‘FDR Reveals Plan to Aid the -Soviets.,——

WASHINGTON, March 3 (U. PD. — President Roosevelt disclosed today that plans are being made to assign about one-third of the sure rendered Italian fleet, or the équivalent in other ships, to the Rus sian navy. Mr. Roosevelt explained at his news conference that the question was raised in a recent message from Premier Josef Stalin which was transmitted to the chief executive by the SoMet ambassador, Andrei A. Gromyko. At the same time, Mr, Roosevelt also revealed that Undersecretary of of State Edward R. Stettinius soon | will go to London on a diplomatic mission. He said that there. were a number of questions with which |Stettinius would deal, - including. !some matters involving the. European committee composed of Brit« ish, American and Russian delegates. ’

NEW TROOPS SLATED FOR CAMP ATTERBURY

By DANIEL M. KIDNEY Times Staff Writer WASHINGTON, March 3.—Army orders have been changed and Camp Atterbury is to remain a division training eamp, the war de= partment informed Indiana cons gressmen today. Col."George Parker of the general staff informed both . senators and

son that the plan to reduce Camp Atterbury to caretaker status, as of March 1, has been abandoned. Instead a new full complement of troops will be moved there for training, he said. The camp gen= eral hospital is to be used both for troops in training and evacuees. ; Senator Raymond E. Willis (RB Ind.) announced on Jan. 15 that the war department planned to halt training there and use only the hospital. Atterbury was built in 1942 a 52,000-acre tract and the 83d di sn, a world war I unit, was re-