Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 16 June 1944 — Page 10

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tion was satisfactory and that further gains were expected. Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, in his second communique on the Marianas operations, said fighting was heavy but his troops were making “good progress.” Saipan lies stra-

tegically in the middle of Japan's 1449

Central Pacific island chain miles southeast of Tokyo. The Japanese were resisting fiercely with artillery, mortar and machine-gun fire in a desperate attempt to stop the American drive up the west coast of Saipan toward Garapan and Tanapag harbor, two miles farther north, Possession of Tanapag, an almost jand-locked harbor, would give the Pacific fleet one of its best staging bases between Pearl Harbor and the China coast, the immediate goal set by Nimitz in his drive 10 Tokyo.

Five Hours From Japan

The invasion of Saipan, a vol-eanic-peaked island 15’: miles long nd 4% miles wide, outflanked the enemy's important Caroline islands and placed the American front line within five hours flying time of Japan, The American troops, who landed on Saipan Wednesday following a tremendous air and naval bombardve within figurative sight the first U. S. territory + the Japanese in the only 111 miles four days after

island

war. The s TRE south of Saipan, {ell

Pearl Harbor

The expedition into the Marianas. 1150 miles west of Americanheld Eniwetok in the Marshalls,

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represented one of the longest amphibious operations in the Pa- { cific. : : “Hardest Fight” | In assembling the greatest car‘rier task force in history for the {Marianas invasion the Americans ‘had prepared for the hardest fight thus far in the Pacific.

New Pledges for $70,212 Received From Total of 861 Workers.

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{ Richard W. Johnston, United | Press correspondent aboard tie ex- | 'peditionary flagship, wrote in a de- | layed dispatch before the landing, that the Americans, for the first | time, will be carrying the war to! the Japanese people and “it is most likely that Saipan will combine the worst features of the two most famous battles of the Pacific—Tarawa and Guadalcanal.” : However, the big guns of warships, cruisers and destroyers and, bombers from swarms of carrier-| borne planes virtually knocked out fall the enemy's heavy coastal and anti-aircraft batteries on Saipan.

BURIAL ARRANGED FOR SGT. RAGSDALE

Services for Sgt. Edward M. Ragsdale, 21-year-old son of Capt. and Mrs. John P. Ragsdale, 345 N. Ritwho was killed on duty near Salina, Kas, Wednesday, will be held Monday at 2 p. m. at the Irvington Presbyterian church, with burial in Crown Hill. Ordered to jump when his plane developed trouble while operating from its Ardmore, Okla. base, the Fortress radio gunnel's parachute failed to open.

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ported employees had authorized payroll savings allotments of $2200. Other employee groups exceeding quotas are August Duennes, Auto-| matic Screw Products, Independent Window Cleaning, Laundry Workers’ International Union, Hoosier Inn, Light's Pharmacy and E. J. Reinhardt Garage. f Two firms, Holcomb & Hoke! Manufacturing Co. previously ex-| ceeded quotas to bring the total] number of firms on the honor roll Meanwhile, 19 additional em-| ployee groups turned-in quota reports, with pledges to invest in invasion bonds totaling $70,212 from 861 men and women workers in stores, offices and factories. Firms represented are American Surety Co. of New York, Fendrick Restaurants, Gray. Gribben & Gray, C. W. Hitchcock & Sons, Insley Manufacturing Corp., Modern Home Insulators, Inc, Moynahan Management Companies, National Life & Accident Insurance Co, National Spotted Poland China Record, Remington Rand, Inc., Retail Credit Co., Richman Brothers Co, R. L. Schutt, Settos & Krapp. J. L Simmons Co., Inc. the Star Service Shops, Union Trust Co., Van's Beauty Salon, John Wachtel. For the second successive month, Indiana topped the other 47 states in war bond savings during May, Eugene C. Pulliam, state chairman of the war finance committee, announced. Complete tabulations in round figures from the treasury department show that Indiana exceeded its $20,700,000 May quota by 14.8 per cent. In April the state topped! the nation by giving 15.3 per cent over its quota.

SOVIETS 32 MILES FROM VIIPURI HUB

MOSCOW, June 16 (U. P.).—Gen. Leonid A. Govorovs Leningrad

| army, supported by Russian aerial

forces which struck deep behind | the enemy lines, advanced against; stiffening Finnish resistance on the Karelian isthmus today to bring the Soviet lines within 32 miles of Viipuri. The Russian forces, widening their! breach in the Finnish lines to more than 46 miles, captured the heavily fortified town of Kannel-Jaervi, on the Leningrad-Helsinki railroad to culminate a six-day drive through two powerful enemy defense belts. Indicative of the Finns’ opposition in the wild forest and lake country, on the approaches to the most

"heavily populated areas of the country, was the disclosure that the Russians had advanced only 10

miles during the last four days.

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Funeral services for Henry C. At=

kins, president of E. C. Atkins’ & Co. who died last night, will be. held at" 3 p. m. tomorrow in the

chapel at Crown Hill cemetery, Burial will be at Crown Hill ‘Mr. Atkins, a leader in civic and character-buikling activities, died at St. Vincent's hospital last night following an illness of several months. He was 75. 2 Mr. Atkins, who lived at 406 Westbrook rd., Williams Creek, was head of the internationally known saw manufacturing firm since 1901, Although the saw business took. much of his time, he always was. interested in young people and gave many hours of service to the Y. M. C. A. He also found time to serve the community through the Indiana Taxpayers’ association and to help fellow businessmen solve their mu= tual problems tnrough the Indiana Manufacturers’ association. Enters Yale at 16 Born in Atlanta, Idaho territory, Nov. 27, 1868, Mr. Atkins was one of

Henry C. Atkins

with the personnel of E. C. Atkins & Co. he was given the office!

the original pupils of the Indian- of honorary president of Als

apolis Classical school, graduating Pioneers.

with honors before entering iYale

being one of the youngest men of his class, He was a member of Psi Upsilon fraternity and of the senior society of Scroll and Key. Returning to Indianapolis, he

joined the firm of E. C. Atkins & ter Atkins and Jonathan Michael Co. and was made superintendent. Atkins, and a sister, Mrs. Sanford Upon the death of his father, Elias H. Wadhams of Torrington, Conn. | something about it. “How proud I was that he was a Democrat when he promised to

Cornelius Atkins, he became president. . On Jan. 7, 1896, he married Miss Sue Winter, daughter of Ferdinand Winter and Mary Keyes Winter. Taking an active part in business and social welfare, both nationally and locally, Mr. Atkins was one of | the early members of the Indian-| apolis Board of Trade, the Columbia club, the Indianapolis country club, the University club, the Dramatic club, the Employers association and the Indiana Manufacturers association. National Execulive | He also was a member of the board of directors of the National

| Association of Manufacturers and ™

of the Fletcher Trust Co. He belonged to the Commercial club, which later became the Chamber of Commerce, and the Rotary club and Mystic Tie lodge. Following in the footsteps of his ancestors who were ancng the founders of the Baptist church in

this country, Mr. Atkins was al-| village, part way up the slope, looks

ways closely associated with the First Baptist church. He succeeded his father as trustee and had served in this position 20 years. He served on the Y. M. C. A. board of directors 36 years, 32 of A financial contributor, he was largely’ responsible for the association's growth from small beginnings to its present position of wide usefulness to the youth of the community. Upon his retirement as treasurer in 1938, he was given a testimonial dinner and made director emeritus. Community Fund

| Leader | Another

interest of Mr. Atkins was the work of the Community Fund. As one of the founders of the fund, he served as president and in 1939 received the staff of honor of the city of Indianapolis. He also was a member of its board of directors for many years and has been active in posts cf leadership in numerous campaigns.

kins; seven grandchildren, Elias Cornelius Atkins III, Ann Paxton Atkins, Annie Mitchell Atkins, Patricia Eleanora Atkins, Thomas Kuhn Atkins, Susan Win-

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Germans, caught in a spray of machinegun bullets. Cannon blast a symphony of destruction through the gaurt arms of the trees, stripped of their foliage. Everywhere there is the clank of tank treads, the roar of gunfire, the metallic rattle of shell cases. This has been a no man's land between elements of the 2d Geran panzer division and British armor. Even now the barrage swings to and fro across a valley in which one can pick out the smoking ruins of German tanks. The valley is littered with broken field guns, burned out armor, discarded equipment and huddle forms in field grev or khaki, The

like a brick kiln.

| I've seen these little towns rolled

under the crushing wheels of mech= anized warfare in Belgium, in | Africa, in Sicily. | Now it is the beautiful Norman countryside that is being blasted into a charnel house.

| PETRILLO DEFIES WLB CHICAGO, June 168 (U. P.).— Members of the American Federation of Musicians who have been on strike against recording companies for 22 months in a fight against “canned music” will not return to work despite a war labor board directive ordering them to halt their walkout, President James C. Petrillo said today. | ‘JAM SESSION’ TONIGHT | Downbeat devotees among Irvington recreation center's teen-agers will hold a meeting and “jam session” at the Howe high school gym-

| Injuries resulting from auto acei- | _ Because of his close association | nasium, at 8:30 o'clock tonight,

Idents here increased 40 per cent. | during the first five months of this {year over the corresponding period {of 1943, a police department report ‘today discloses The number of persons hurt in accidents involving two vehicles was 426. az compared with 300 in 1943. Injuries to pedestrians totaled 274, a slight increase over last vear's 269. Pedestrian deaths mounted from 1942's 13 to 26 this vear,

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“These forces are trying to drive, a wedge of political hatred and bit-' terness between organized labor and the farmers of America.” He warned that men who head . Survivors are his wife, three sons, the government in the next few university at the age ot 16. He also Elias Cornelius Atkins, Keyes Win- years will decide the destiny of was graduated with honors at Yale, ter Atkins and Henry Clarence At-| America and the world for generaCpl. | tions to come. Rep. Madden called upon voters to support the ideals and policies of President Roosevelt, whom he described as the “man of destiny” | who realized the plight of the common. man back

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