Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 March 1944 — Page 2

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Schricker Urges FDR Support

In Women's Club Speech Here

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statements made in support of the President last night were the strongest he has ever made pub-

licly. Observers believed that the governor’s speech would serve as a sort of text for the Democratic oratorical campaign this fall. Highlights of the speech were these statements: - «1 think we might as well prepare ourselves for the most bitter assault ever made on an American President. And I am not unmindfu! of the assault made on Lincoln in 1864. Lincoln wrote only a few months before that election that he expected defeat. JPerhaps we face |

"a similar situation in this critical

hour. What Substitute Is There?

“These critics that are hollering about the New Deal . .. I wonder {f they would like for us to adopt the Old Deal. Just what are they offering as a substitute? The truth of the matter ig that they wouldn't have the courage to destroy any of it. “If there is an American citizen who is unwilling to recognize that the President is the commander-in-chief during time of war, then that fellow’s education has been sadly neglected. “The people should remember that ‘we had the leadership in those dark days that lifted the country from bankruptcy to prosperity... All we hear about now is leaf-rak-ing. We forget the long lines of people who stood in this very city, Indianapolis, waiting for food. “I remember when the bankers were on the mourner’s bench. I tried to crowd in too. “Tonight, one-third of the gasoline in the country is going to the armed forces. Is there any-one-here tonight who would withhold one gallon of this gas? And yet they say it is just too bad we have to regimented. You and I know how important this business is. “There have been mistakes made, of course. “Perhaps no one will have the audacity this year to wear a button which proclaims ‘I want to be a captain, too.

— Emphasizes National Issues “The will of the people put the

“President in the White House for

three consecutive times and the

only way he'll go back another time|”

is by will of the le. “The great of Americans are more interested in HONEST enterprise than they are in some of this so-called free enterprise. “We should Le happy, regardless inconveniences to us at home, that our boys at the fronts are well fed and that the boys perhaps going over Europe in bombers at this very hour have plenty of

The governor's speech made it clear that the Indiana Democrats

expect to have to fight the coming] 4

campaign on almost entirely national issues. The governor reviewed the records of the Democratic state administrations of the last 12 years, crediting the gross income tax law enacted under the McNutt regime

with being directly responsible for the present healthy financial condition of the state. (There is more than $30,000,000 in the general fund balance.) He reviewed the improvements that have been made in the working conditions of institution employees and’ said that he wanted the Democratic party to. champion and underwrite a retirement fund set-up for the institution employees. Miss Anne Cronin, Terre Haute, vice president of the Indiana .Democratic Women's club, was toastmaster,

NAZIS ARE HOARDING AIRCRAFT STRENGTH

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on land and, Secondly, to undermine their morale. In the view of competent American air officers it would be a waste of time to attempt to underrate the morale of the population. Unlike the British and American leaders, Germany's leaders are relatively. unconcerned with the morale of their own people. But once the morale of the high command is affected, the end of the war will be in sight, And the best way to affect’ that is

. (weapons. |

It cannot be too strongly underlined that this is not a war against cities, as such. It is an intricate and integrated program, approved by the combined chiefs of staff in Washington, and designed to handicap German armed forces, first by reducing the luftwaffe to the lowest possible figure, and second, by depriving the German army of weapons. The extent to which the air program has eaten info German fighter production can be judged from the fact that our air force no longer makes feints but goes direct to the day's targets. I That the raids are hitting Germany where it hurts can be seen from the lessening number of German fighters sent up to block the path of the bombers.

ARMY TESTS PASSED BY MICKEY ROONEY

HOLLYWOOD, March 10 (U. P.). —Mickey Rooney's draft board today said he had passed his physical examination and would be inducted into the army within the next three weeks, The five-foot movie star was reclassified after having been in 4-F for a year because of high blood pressure. The movies’ Andy Hardy asked for army service in preference to other branches, his board said.

COUNTRY CLUB BURNS

FT. WAYNE, Ind.,, March 10 (U, P.).—A fire believed to have been started from chimney sparks, destroyed the Orchard Ridge Country club yesterday afternoon. C. R. Hicks, club house chairman, estimated the loss to be $18,000.

Helen Traubel, Met Opera Star, Here

For Two Concerts (Continued From Page One)

from being temperamental, she displayed her sense of humor when the photographer posed her for a picture. Laughing, she said: “Don’t make me look like a sea elephant swallowing a fish.” - Her success isthe result” of years of patient study.

Made Tour as Child

A native of St. Louis, she “can’t remember not singing.” She first appeared with the St. Louis symphony orchestra, and even went on tour &s a child. Always she was waiting until she thought she “knew enough.” Since

Helen Traubel . . . as a child she made her first public appearance in her home town of St. to deprive the Nazis of essential{"Louis.

1939, she’s carried the main burden of the Met's annual Wagner “Ring” cycle presentation, Her post-war plans are to sing in Europe, and “I love the idea of thinking about it,” she says, As soloist with the local orchestra she will sing Bruennhilde’s “Immolation” from the “Twilight of the Gods”; “Thou Art the Spring” from the “Valkyrie,” and two songs from Beethoven's incidental music to “Egmont”—“Joyful and ‘‘Sorrowful” and “The Drums Loudly Beating.”

World Premiere Here

The world premiere of Actor Barrymore’'s composition, “Patricia” which is dedicated to Mr. Sevitzky, will open the week-end concert. Of the local conductor, Mr. Barrymore has said: “We don’t know each other and yet we are good friends. He sees me one day on the screen and I listen the next day to his recordings, and we understand each other.” Mr. Barrymore has long been.a student of piano, composition and orchestration, and his friendship with Dr. Sevitzky started in the summer of 1941 when the latter was a guest at the MacDowell music colony at Petersboro, N. H., a haven for creative artists started by'Composer Edward MacDowell's widow. Mr. Barrymore is a frequent visitor there. While there Dr, Sevitzky looked over the score of MacDowell's “Sea Pieces,” originally written for piano, and knowing that Mr.” Barrymore was interested in the colony and a student of orchestration, he wrote to the actor, asking him to orchestrate “Sea Pieces.” Mr, Barrymore did, and in March, 1942, the Indianapolis orchestra presented the world premiere of

that orchestration.

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was married. He received his wings at Big" Springs, Tex., bombardier school and went overseas last October, * 8 = Lt. Maguire, who is 26, earned his first air\ medal for completion of five missions and had named No. 4 engine and his right gun on his bomber “Dotty,” after his wife, and the left gun “Baby,” after the baby that Mrs. Maguire is expecting in June. Lt. Maguire has two brothers in service. First Lt. Thomas A. Maguire is with. the 5th armored force overseas and Pfc. James C. Maguire with the medical division attached to the air forées at Turner fleld, Ga. His brother-in-law, Pvt. Alvin L. VanHorn, is stationed with the field artillery in Italy. His sister is Mrs. Irene Schneider, 1105 N. Bosart ave. Mrs. Maguire is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer VanHorn, 3702 N. Parker ave.

® = = GEORGE MICHAEL MURPHY of Indianapolis today was reported missing in action with the merchant marine. He is a third assistant engineer. ss = = S. SGT. HOWARD D. GRINDSTAFF, waist gunner on an 8th air force Flying Fortress, was wounded in action and recently was awarded

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

10TH MISSION,

Lt. John E. Maguire Fails?

Wins Purple Heart

Col. Alfred Kessler Jr. (left) pins the purple heart on 8. Sgt. Howard D. Grindstaff,

PLAYGROUND TRACT INDICATED AS GIFT

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man under the maintenance division at $1920 a year. Both were recommended under Superintendent Brown's reorganization of the department to include six priciple divisions, The board also warned Scuth side residents to be on the lookout for a “quack tree surgeon” who, complaints charge, has been indiscriminately cutting tops off trees while representing himself as having park department authorization. Superintendent Brown, who said the man had given several aliases to his tree-owning victims, declared,

“topping a tree is like cutting a human being’s head off.”

IRVIN S. COBB. DIES INN, Y. APARTMENT

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first newspapermen to cover ‘the German army's give through Belglum: In 1934, Cobb went to Hollywood and appeared in several motion pic-

|tures beside writing a daily news-

paper ‘column replacing his old friend, Will Rogers. Noted for his corpulent figure, Cobb once described himself as “an ugly-faced old man, with beetled brows and a big bay window.” Beside his wits, he is survived by a daughter, Elizabeth, who is also a writer.

Publisher Cites Loss To Literary World

David L. Chambers of BobbsMerrill Co., publishers, said the

| death of Irvin S. Cobb today was a

great loss to the entire literary world.

Among the famous author’s books published by the local company. are “Exit Laughing,” “Murder Day by Day,” “Judge Priest Turns Detective,” and a war poem, “Roll Call”

Mr, Cobb, who was made famous by his “Speaking of Operations,” had lectured in Indianapolis about two years ago. Mr. Chambers had seen him frequently in New York and recently had heard from him about his latest book, ‘Curtain Call,” which was still being written. “We are deeply mdved by his death,” Mr. Chambers said. “We had the greatest ‘admiration for him.as a writer and man and shall greatly feel his loss.”

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still during raids, the Daily Mail said, and piles of rubble shut off many of the city’s principal arteries even during raidless periods. Transportation tie-ups, along with a slump in morale, especially among foreign workers, resulted in widespread absenteeism in war factories, the dispatch said. Large numbers of troops, mostly from 8. 8, elite storm troop units, and police patrolled streets, one traveler was quoted as saying. “Life in Berlin has not broken down completely,” he added, “but confusion is tremendous. Day ‘and

. | night raids, which all Berliners now ’ anxiously are expecting, will create

a state of emergency such as no great city has ever known.”

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Report Allies Bomb Reich Again LONDON, March 15 (U. P)~ Swiss reports indicated allied planes were bombing southwest Germany today = after British Lancasters, striking across France by moonlight, set fire to a big aircraft plant at Marignane near Marseille, Observers in the Lake Constance area of the Swiss border heard heavy anti-aircraft fire, explosions, and the roar of motors to the north, and believed German targets were under attack. The London Daily. Mail in a Stockholm dispatch said the German air force command is being reorganized as a result of the American daylight raids on Berlin and Reichsmarshal Hermann Goer-

fing “will take a back seat and

FRIDAY, MARCH 10,-.1944 Thousands Fleeing Blazing Berlin After 4 Yank Raids

younger men with specialized knowledge of fighter defense will get power.” : Flying nearly 1200 "round trip, the four-engined British-heavy

bombers dropped thousands of ine cendiary and demolition bombs on one of the few undamaged Nazi" aircraft plants in central and western Europe supplying Adolf Hitler's hard-pressed luftwaffe.

U.S. TANKS PACE NEW BRITAIN DRIVE

(Continued From Page One) strengthening their positions and American warships and supply ves sels “moved. into Seadler harbor without interference. Planes were operating from Mbmote airfield and

apparently carried out the newly disclosed attacks

on Lorengau and the north coast of Manus, the main Admiralty island. Virtually isolated Japanese forces on Bougainville, in the northern Solomons, attempted an artillery attack on American positions at Torokina, but their guns were quickly silenced by counter artil-

‘lery barrages. It was disclosed be-

latedly that American forces had occupied without opposition the tiny Magine islands in the mouth of Empress Augusta bay an Bougainville Feb, 27, Allied airmen continued their daily attacks throughout the Pacific, centering the assaults on the Bismarck archipelago, New Guinea

the purple heart, He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Grindstaff, 1347 N. Kealing ave. The award was made by Col. Alfred Kessler Jr, combat wing commander, Based in England, Sgt. Grindstaff recently received the air medal f or exceptionally meritorious achievement on five separate bomber missions over enemy-occu-pied Europe. The 21-year-old gunner was employed as a machine operator at the Allison division of ° General Motors before entering service.

PVT. CHARLES J. ENGHAUS, brother of Miss Lola M. Dill of Ihdianapolis, was wounded in marine action. 2 2 =. The war department today confirmed the previous report that Pharmacist’'s Mate 2-~ Walter Maloomson Sharp, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander 8harp, 5250 College ave, was wounded in action. » ” ”

FIRST LT. WILLIAM M. BRANDT, 810 West dr., Woodruff pl, has been awarded an oak leaf

cluster in lieu of an additional air

medal for service with the 13th army air forcein the South Pacific. . ss & 8 CAPT. CHARLES J. BECK, pilot with the troop carrier unit of the 5th air force in New Guinea, has been decorated with the distinguished flying cross for participation in more than 50 missions in combat areas. He is the son of Mrs, Mary L.| Beck, 21% W. 27th st., and a graduate of Shortridge high school. Before entering service June 18, 1941, Capt. Beck was a salesman for the Ross Jewelry Co. He took pre-flight training at Kelly field, Tex., and received his wings July 3, 1942, at the Ellington field, Tex., advanced flying school. Soon after being promoted to first lieutenant Aug. 6, 1943, he flew overseas, Besides being pilot, he also serves as operations officer of his unit. Since coming overseas, Capt. Beck has actively participated in completion of the Salamaua, Lae, Finschhafen, Saidor, Huon gulf and Markham valley campaigns. He had no sooner arrived in New Guinea in his plane, “The Hustlin’ Hoosier,” than he began flying combat missions, flights which entailed landing on rough strips, freshly cut out of Kunai grass in territory subject to attack by the enemy. 2 8 2 SECOND LT. JAMES R. STOUT, pilot of a Flying Fortress, won the air medal recently for meritorious achievement in five 8th air force bombing attacks over Europe. Lt. Stout, former district manager for the L. B. Price Mercantile Co.,, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. James Stout and husband of Mrs. Norma Stout, all of 53 W. 32d st.

” » 2 CAPT. JAMES A. WISEHART, pilot of the Fortress, “Slightly

Dangerous,™ has been awarded the distinguished flying cross for completion of 25 missions over Europe. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy P, Wisehart, 83 Park ave., he has been reassigned in England and also has been awarded the air medal and oak leaf cluster, Capt. Wisehart, who re- Capt. Wisehart recently was promoted from first lieutenant, was employed at Link Belt Corp. before enlisting in the army air forces Jan..20, 1642. He was commissioned Dec. 13, 1942, and has been overseas since June, ” » ” MACHINIST'S MATE 3-C DONALD STEHMAN, husband of Mrs. Rosetta T. Stehman and son of

ville, has been Elle in action. Nd FIVE HOOSIERS outside Indianapolis are missing in action in the European theater. They are Sgt. Eugene Baillie, son of Mrs. Clara Baillie, Ft. Wayne; Lt. Marvin Garber, son of Lawrence

Harry P. Stehman; both of Nobles-.

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Garber, Manchester; Sgt. Charles Howard Jr, son of Charles Howard, Washington; Lt. David Waldo, son of Mrs. Theo Waldo, F't. Wayne, and Sgt. Robert Waldorp, son of

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