Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 May 1944 — Page 2

Staff of the Scripps-Howard Newspapers

(Continued From Page One) ” Nelson been sent to take over fae mail-order house.

Republican congressional leaders are cautioning against going too far out in support of Sewell Avery. Some who were in recently found that citizens there generally disliked his

General Biddle's decision to call in soldiers instead of taking action through the courts, using federal marshals for enforcements. » r ¥ » » »

May Scotch Corn Collection Plan

PUBLIC OUTCRY in Monty-Ward case may have scotched administration plan to use troops for collection of corn from recalcitrant farmers who think they'll get more by holding their stores. Plan scares Democratic politicians. r - ” . ” .

THE SENATE'S Truman committee is not through with its investigation of army's Canol project. The Canol refinery at White Horse is in partial operation; oil is being .transported there from Norman Wells, about 600 miles away. After these operations have gone on for a few months the committee will try to find out: Was the army justified in completing the project? Has it served a vital military purpose? Has our government renegotiated with the Canadians the agreements covering Canol construction and post-war ownership? It will look into the agreement scaling the price of Canol crude down from $1.25 a barrel plus costs to 20 cents plus costs. . I ® =

ONE CONGRESSMAN'S slant 6n the navy's present opposition to creation of a single department of the armed forces (and he maintains excellent contacts with the services): THE ARMY, which favors the merger, is top dog now, would have a good chance to dominate any such department. But when peace comes, chances are the army will be scaled down and the navy, as always in peacetime, will be top dog. More so thafi ever this time, as there's not likely to be any scrapping of battleships, carriers, after this war. Bo the congressman thinks the navy will favor consolidation after the war. But we repeat: If the Woodrum post-war. military policy committee will call certain admirals it will find there is some gold braid favoring the merger even now. . . . »

Unemployment Compensation Sought for G. I.’s

HOUSE DEBATE on “G. I. Bill of Rights,” with accompaniment of campaign oratory, will center on provision for unemployment compensation for ex-servicemen. Chairman Rankin of veterans’ committee will re-offer amendment rejected by his group to pay jobless vets at rate of base army pay, not exceeding $100 a month, for six months. Committee-approved provision would give them $20 a week for six months. ; Committee discarded senate-gpproved provision distinguishing between married and single vets, awarding $25 maximum to former, $15 to latter. Senate bills also have provided payments extending for 82 weeks instead of 26. HOUSE GROUP also discarded senate scheme for veterans’ administration loans up to $1000, substituting plan, under which government would guarantee 50 per cent by loans by private firms, with $1500 limit on guarantees. American Legion executive committee, meeting here this week for the first time, takes credit for speeding up house action. Legion says 150,000 of its 1,500,000 membership are veterans of the present War, » ” » ” . »

SMALL INDUSTRIES producing non-consumer items and engaged chiefly in war subcontracting are seeking congress’ aid in per-

suading WPB to (1) prohibit new producers from entering their fields |

during return to civilian production, and (2) allocating them materials on basis of 1940 consumption. They are fearful that prime contractors, with surplus of equipment and personnel, will do their own subcontracting.

Plan Probe of Equipment Destruction

HOUSE MILITARY affairs committee plans investigation of army destruction of surplus and obsolete military equipment. War department admits some instances, says material ‘is secret, must be destroyed to keep it out of wrong hands. » ” »

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” n ” OHIO, weathervane of politics, has its own test of Roosevelt strength next week in contest of Mayor Frank Lausche of Cleveland for Democratic nomination for governor. Roosevelt helped put him In the race. Odds favor Lausche nomination, with mayor of Cincinnati, James G. Stewart, clocked to win Republican race, Buckeyes will elect 52 Democratic delegates supporting Roosevelt nomination, 50 Republican delegates pledged to Governor Bricker, POLITICAL NOTE: Looks as if soldier politicians will have to walt until war is over before getting elected to office. In latest test, in Indiana, men in uniform who permitted their names to be listed on primary ballots were all defeated. ,

THE 420-MILLION-DOLLAR rivers-and-harbors bill, now in a senate commerce subcommittee, may be subject to a pork-barrel raid if advocates of the St. Latirence seaway, Tombighee waterway

and Youngstown canal projects—all highly controversial—succeed in |

getting them included among 270-odd items. House rivers and harbors committee Kept out the St. Lawrence project because it wanted to exclude major controversial items in an.

effort to get the first bill of its kind in six years enacted. The house |

struck out the Tombighee project. Word now is that Tombighee advocates, led by Rep. Rankin, and Youngstown canal supporters, led by Senator Burton, will combine forces to get both projects into the senate bill. Opponents threaten to defeat the bill, in that event.

Big Field Will Contest For Honors in 70th Derby

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entered. . © Nineteen were entered for the cup | Eddie Arcaro Up |full- of roses and, with only 10 But this is the Kentucky Derby | mutuel tickets available, nine had! and these were best of the worst. |t0 be joined as fielders. Those! The best — according to trainers, running alone were: Stir Up, in the | Jockeys, owners, newspapermen and | Dumber six slot; Pensive, right next | the heavily-played winter hook— door in the fifth lane: Challenge | was Stir Up, a chestnut gelding Me, the winner of the Arkansas from the Greentree stable who was| Derby, with Tony Skoronski aboard, quoted at 8 to 5. {in the pole position; Skyracer, vicWinner of the Flamingo and the tor in the Blue Grass Stakes and feature section of the Wood Memo- handled by Mike Caferalla, in the rial, the son of Stimulus was not|Second lane; - Autocrat and Ferril regarded by many as having the | Zufelt in. the seventh position: necessary stamina to win this Alorter and Johnny Adams. eighth; rugged event. But what many Gay Bit and Jackie —Westrope, ~ counted on was that Eddie Arcaro ninth: Broadcloth, Derby trial winwill be in the saddle—and little | Ber, and Georgie (the Iceman) Eddle will be sheoting for his third | WOOlf, 11th, and Gramps Image, triumph and rby record-tying | he Chesapeake Stakes conqueror mark. Only Isaac Murphy, one of | and Otto Grohs, in the 16th lane. the .anclent whip-wielders, and | Ni : Ear! Sande, moders ordi Nine Joined as Fielders able to score three times. Coupled in the field were Peace Also seeking a triple, however, Bells, the only filly, in the third was trainer Plain Ben Jones—who lane; Bell Buzzer and Billy Thomhad sent Arcaro out to his two S00. fourth; Rockwood Boy and Bill previous victories. The first was | in 1038 when they brought Wool-

| Irish Conn McCreary to mount] {Calumet's Pensive when the call!

of these goes out today.

Bailey, 10th; Shut Up and Ralph Eccard, 12th; Valley Flares and Farm's Lawrin home in front. [George Burns, - 13th: Diavolaw and second in 1941 when Plain Ben Joe Molbert, 14th; Brief Sigh and little Eddie Up on Whirl- Vince Nodarse, 15th; American f and the Calumet comet|Eagle and Jess Higley, 17th: dd under the wire with an Comanche Peak, with no rider ngth lead. named, 18th, and Comenow, rides will

Eddie are separated dn by Jim Layton, on the outbe helping tiny | side. : w— | If Peace Bells, the never started : i filly, goes to the post, she will be

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Sons of Indiana in New York.

(Continued From Page One) in Seattle? Don’t ask me. Ask Ernie.”

Stuart Gorrell, who wrote the scroll, read its contents which. pice tured Ernie “crouching in a slit trench on the road to' Rome (he’s now in England) gun shy and homesick, miserable and unwashed—you give every G I the temporary stature of a general; every private becomes for a day, a hero in his own right, through the magic of your humble testimony.” Messhges to Home Folks Ernie, the scroll continued, is “doing a magnificent job of telling the story of a war by ignoring the battles.. Millions of Americans love you for it. The gentle tap-tap of the keys on your rusty portable rises above the din of smoking guns and becomes the reassuring personal message that flashes halfway around the world to renew the spirits of countless mothers and fathers, wives and sweethearts, sisters. and brothers and the folks next door.” Those present sat silent as Mr. Gorrell read: “To every Hoosier you are a modern Stephen Foster whose phrases, with simple perfection, contrive to bring into harmony the discordant overtones that try men’s souls in wartime . , . and in this there is real greatness.” The award ended with a “curse for those Jerries” who drew your blood (which earned for you the medal of the purple heart), and with a prayer for your well-being and safe return, we bestow upon you our 1944 distinguished service award.” Early Days Recalled

Mr. White, who denied he was “bragging” when he said Dana has a population of 700, pictured his and the correspondent’s home town as having a “paved main street with stores up and down each side.” But in Ernie's day, he went to Mound school and lived on a farm south of town—the street was gravel, and the lights were run on coal oil. “I'm about 18 years before Ernie. really, but I know more about him since he got going . , . and has he been going.” Mr. White, asked what Dana|ites were saying about Ernie, said back in the old days, “they didn't pay any attention to him but now the comment is, ‘Ernie’s doin’ pret{ty good, isn't he?” He said he | doubted if anyone would venture to |name a street after him. “Names on Dana's streets don't mean anything,” he grinned. “Why, when we refer to a certain street we just say ‘the street that old manJenes livegiony®

Sincere Tribute

On the serious side, Mr. White, describing Ernie as “America’s most-beloved war correspondent and my fellow townsman,” said: “All Americans who have read the unvarnished and realistic stories of Ernie , .. must come to regard him as we Hoosiers do, not only with admiration and esteem, but also with love. We love him not

Awartl in ‘Absentia Made by

in the North Atlantic since April 16, 1943, has been declared dead, according to word received by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Rex L. Linn, 2615 Carrollton ave. Mate Linn was a member of an armed guard on a merchant ship which was attacked by a submarine. The 22-year-old sailor had been in service seven months when he was reported missing. A native of

ridge high school and formerly worked at the Bridgeport Brass Co. His brother-in-law, Pvt. Stanley A. Gard, a radio specialist, has returned home from 28 months of duty overseas. He has been in service three years. Survivors, besides the parents, are a sister, Mrs. Mary Gard, and a brother, Louis Linn, both of Indighapolis. ; : ® 8 = M. SGT. CHARLES D. LONG, a veteran of world war I, has been missing since April 20 in the North African area. Word received by his wife, Mrs. Gertrude M. Long, 1115 N. Oxford st. stated that he Was a passenger on a transport sunk by the enemy in the Mediterranean. Serving with the infantry in the first world war, Sgt. Long later was a member of the 113th observation squadron of the national guard. He has ‘been assigned to a photo reconnaisance squadron. ® =» = - STEWARD'S MATE 1-C DOUGLAS COCKRELL of Indianapolis is reported missing in actiort with the ‘mavy. He is the husband of Mrs. Lula Belle Tibbs Cockrell. The war department announcement gave Mrs. Cockrell’s address as 334 Donald ave, but no such street is listed in the city. s 8 =

FRIENDS HERE have received word that Lt. Von D. Rider, former

ALLIES PARALYZE ITALY RAILROADS

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were preparing for a new all-out offensive in Italy. Bearing out the speculation; fair weather was reported on all fronts after a wet, cold winter and the enemy was understood to have cleared civilians from a belt 20 miles deep behind the main 5th army front, presumably to facilitate defense operations.

Breach Pescara Dam

R. A. FP. Mustangs and Australian Kittyhawks disrupted the enemy's defense prepartions on the Adriatic front yesterday with a surprise dive-bombing attack that breached the big Pescara dam, 12 miles southwest of Chieti, in three places, loosing a great wall of water on the town of Pescara and the coastal plain, R. A. F. Halifaxes and Wellingtons again took over the air offensive in the pre-dawn darkness today with their first raid on the Romanian oil fields. Bombing Campina, 19 miles northwest of Ploesti, the raiders started three big fires. Campina is the site of the Steuga oil refinery, second largest in Romania and third largest in Europe.

Hit Ploesti Itself

because he sends us back the kind of stories that are true and the! kind we ought to hear. There | might be other writers whose! stories are more widely syndicated, | but with due respect to them, none |

' Ration Calendar |

| MEAT—Red stamps AS, BS, C8,

(D8, E8, F8, H8, J8, K8, L3, MS, Ng, | P8 and Q8 in Book 4 good indefi{nitely for 10 points each. RS, S8 and, | T8 become good tomorrow. }

CANNED GOODS—Blue stamps | A8 BS, C8, D8, E8, F8, G8, HS, J8 and K8 in Book 4 good indefinitely for 10 points each,

SUGAR—Stamps 30 and 31 in Book 4 are good indefinitely for 5 pounds. Stamp 40 in Book 4 good for 5 pounds of canning sugar, | Applicants applying for canning sugar should send in spare stamp 37, attached to their application, not sugar stamp -37,

GASOLINE—Stamp A-11 is good for 3 gallons through June 21; B2 C2, B3 and C3 good for 5 gallons until further. notice; T. good for 5 gallons through June 30; Eand El good for 1 gallon; R and Rl good for 5 gallons only at bulk stations. A, B, C, D and T coupons are not valid until they have been inforsed in ink or pencil with automobile registration number and state. Motorists need write only 1944 numbers on book and coupons.

TIRES—Inspection on passenger automobiles discontinued, Commercial vehicle tire inspection every six months or every 5000 miles, which ‘ever is first. Inspection certificates still will be a requisite in obtaining replacement tires. B card holders are now eligible for grade 1 tires if they can prove extreme necessity. All A holders are eligible for grade 3 tires, including factory seconds, if they find tires which may be purchased. : SHOES—No, 1 and No. 2 “airplane” stamps in Book 3 good indefinitely. : : FUEL OIL—Period 4 and 5 coupons valid ‘tarough Aug. 31. All changemaking coupons and reserve coupons are now good. Consumers should have used not more than 97 ed cent of their ration as of

American Flying Fortresses and Liberators set a new for sorties and weight of bombs dropped in the Mediterranean theater yesterday during raids on railway yards at Ploesti itself, the Danubian communications center of Turnu-Severin below the Iron gate, and the German-held town of Podgorica in Yugoslavia. All planes of the Mediterranean air forces flew 1960 sorties yester-

day with a loss of 16 1 -- - bombers and eight other : Thirteen enemy planes wer. .. down,

Eaker and Cannon said at a press conference that the allies had kept all railway lines below Florence cut continuously for 42 days.

Spare Cultural Objects

Cannon said every effort was being made to .spare cultural art centers in Florence, The 12th air force has lost fewer than 63 planes—less than 29/100th of one per cent—in more than 21,800 sorties, Cannon said. Only patrol and artillery activity was reported from the ground fronts in Italy,

CAPT, NEFF RETURNS|

AS INSTRUCTOR HERE

Capt. Albert Neff, military instructor+ in Indianapolis high schools before he was commissioned in August, 1942, has réturned to Indianapolis as assistant professor of military science and tactics with the R. O. T. C, Maj. Floyd L. Carlisle, professor, announced today. Capt. Neff replaces Maj. Chester. A. Pruett, who has been transferred to Ashland senior high school, Ashland, Ky., as professor of military science and tactics, The local officer formerly was assigned to the military police battalion at Ft. Harrison and returned here from duty with the rehabilitation company at Pt. Knox, Ky. :

The Neffs live at 3462 N, Meridfan st,

PRIEST FINDS STALIN FRIENDLY TO CHURCH

Rev. Stanislaus . Or! + of

Springfield, Mass, said today. after|

his second conference with Josef Stalin that the Soviet premier “is

very, friendly disposed toward the

Indianapolis, he attended Short-|

MOSCOW, May 6 (U. P).~The| lemanski

Lt. Rider's mother, Mrs. Denzel Rider, now lives in Phoenix, Ariz. The 23-year-old pilot, instructor on a B-2¢ bomber, was killed on a training flight. He entered the army air forces Feb. 20, 1942, and has been an instructor since November,

Born in Arcadia, he had lived with his aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Holloway, in Carmel until four years ago when he moved to Phoenix. He was a graduate of Carmel high school and attended school in Westfield, where he won several medals in music. His father, who served 23 months overseas in world war I, died in 1922.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Monday at the Nutt fu-

neral home in Carmel. Burial will be in Arcadia. = » 2

FIRST LT. JAMES E. TOMLINSON "of Indianapolis has been awarded an oak leaf cluster in lieu of an additional air medal for his work as a fighter pilot in the South Pacific area. He is assigned to the 13th air force. - f J »

SECOND LT. JOHN W. ZENOR of Tunnelton has received the distinguished flying cross for “extraordinary achievements” during attacks on Europe. The 27-year-old navigator had been decorated previously with the air medal and three oak leaf clusters, » » =

THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS has “been awarded to T. Sgt. Stanley E. Lincoln, Columbia City, for duty with the allied air forces in the southwest Pacific. First Lt. Robert R. Jones, Ft. Wayne, and 8S. Sgt. Warren W. Miller, Muncie, received the air medal, » 8» LT. VICTOR LINTON of Knightsville, whose brother saw his bomber shot down over Germany and informed his parents before they were notified officially, is a prisoner, the war department an-

his parents last month that he was in a bomber flight with Victor and saw the latter's plane go down. Both were recently promoted from second to first lieutenants.

The

nounced. Lt. Arthur Linton wired!

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Report Foe Fears Attack]

By Allied Armies in

mark and vague talk also is heard of ‘naval activity’,” the Daily Mail said.

American and British aerial reconnaissance units were revealed to have completed ‘the photographing of the entire 3000-mile Atlantic coastline of axis Europe to a considerable depth in preparation for the invasion. The photographic mapping of the invasion battleground began more than six months ago and reached its peak last month, when nearlyperfect visibility enabled the completion of hundreds of successful camera sorties. Most photographs were taken from an altitude of seven miles, but for detailed pictures of defense areas, the unarmed Mosquitoes, Mustangs and Lightnings dove on their “targets” &t 400 miles an hour. Photographic dark rooms are working overtime out prints to dozens of vitally-interest-ed- commands, the air ministry news service said.

WLB CRACKS DOWN ON COAST UNIONS

WASHINGTON, May 6 (U. P.).— The war labor board cracked down on deflant A. F. of L. and OC. I. O. machinists in the San Francisco area today, voting to subpena two A. F. of L. officials in one dispute and to refer a second controversy to President Roosevelt unless the union heads obtain employee compliance with a WLB order. The board acted after officials of the = International Association of Machinists, Lodge 68 (A. F. of L.) and of the United State Workers, Local 1304 (C. I. O.) ignored a hearing at which they had been asked to appear and show cause why they had not complied with orders of the national and regional boards. Both A. F. of L. and C. I. O. machinists were involved in one dispute over whether the repair wage rate or new construction rate should be paid for dry dock work on new ships after shakedown cruises. The WLB had ordered

them to continue at work pending

IAM SESSIONS LED BY ANZIO PASTOR

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fiddle string, and a stick. By plucking the string in the middle, the tune is produced. It helps a little and creates a lot of fun.” According to the chaplain who has been in Italy since September, “life on the Anzio beachhead has its ups and downs—one minute you're up and the next you're down —in a foxhole. ,, .” On sightseeing trips through Italy he has visited many churches. Impressed by Visits “Italy has spent great fortunes in building her churches,” he wrote in one letter. “Even in povertystrickén villages—and there are hundreds of them—there are usually from one to, three churches of considerable size with very costly interiors. The decorated marble altars and ceilings painted with holy figures are really something to see.” Recently promoted to captain, Chaplain Griffin was in Africa before being moved to Italy. While taking his graduate work at the Butler university school of religion, he played the drums in the Butler band. As a student at the University of Chicago, he composed and produced a Negro spiritual drama. He also attended Columbia university, He served as assistant pastor at the University Park Christian church, pastor of the Fountain Square Christian church and was at the Seventh church two years. 1 A native of Australia, he also held a pastorate in Melbourne and has given many lectures on his homeland. He has two children, three-year-old Charles Victor and three-month-old Floronne Leah, whom he has never seen.

DIES IN AUTOMOBILE JERSEY CITY, N. J, May 6 (U. P.).—George Raymond, 78, vice president of the Todd shipyards, collapsed and died last night in his

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RUSSIANS ATTACK. AT SEVASTOPOL

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lery. “Th the bay, Germans are drowne ing in barges which are turned inte iron coffins,” a dispatch said.

At sea, ships and planes of the Red Banner Black sea fleet sank 11° more vessels, including five transports totaling 13,000 tons, and damaged many others in a series of attacks on convoys seeking to evacuate some of the axis garrison from the besieged Crimean stronge hold of Sevastopol.

Inflict Heavy Losses

In Romania, Soviet Stormovik attack planes inflicted heavy losses jon enemy troops and supply concen= | trations, Russian army forces continued to repulse German attacks southeast of Stanislawow in old Poland. Other Soviet troops broke inte enemy trenches south of Tiraspol, near the Dnestr estuary. or

KENNEDY DAUGHTER WED LONDON, May 6 (U. P.).—Kathe leen Kennedy, daughter of Joseph P. Kennedy, former U, 8, ambassae dor to London, was married today in a drab registry office to a Brite ish nobleman, William John Rober$ Cavendish, marquess of Hartingdon and a captain in the Coldstream

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