Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 August 1944 — Page 2

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ANKS ON GUAM

Thousands of Japs Killed As Battle for Isle Nears Final Stage.

By WILLIAM MoGAFFIN

, Times Foreign Correspondent GUAM, Thursday, Aug. 3 .(Delayed) ~Our troops now are getting beer and mail, two great morale builders, as they push the retreating Japs northward to open the third week of the battle of Guam with the hardest part—the first 10 d a vy s— Behind them. Our forces are advancing into the final Japheld third of the island as fast as the supplies can keep up with them. We have killed thousands of Japs, but some thousands still remain. The country up north is fairly open and level plateau, good for’ our tanks to maneuver, A major battle is shaping up with the enemy survivors. Natives Awed by Changes

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roads and putting in installations on ground that only a few days ago was a flercely contedted battlefield. The natives look about in amazement . at the changes we have

nt we have brought. ‘Hése American natioals edt “{inue-to-pour-inte the refugee camp by truckloads—one truck every five minutes—while ofhers arrive on plodding carabaos (water buffalos), carrying their family possessions with them on the backs of the beasts. A recapitulation of the battle shows that the winning of Orote peninsula was the toughest task of all. Thgre have been no major battles since it was won. The mountainous southern half of the island is reported virtually secure after a reconnaissance around the entire .southern coast by marine patrols. In our pursuit, we ran into a couple of Jap tanks, camouflaged clev‘erly and dug in as fire points. The infantry knocked them out. The grinning deaths'-head emblems on the tanks neither scared our troops nor made the thin skins of the machines any more secure against our weapons. The next day we saw bulldozers contemptuously sweeping aside the burned out hulks. . :

EX-TOKYO NEWSMAN WILL SPEAK FRIDAY

James R. Young, former head of § the International News service

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bureau in Tokyo, will speak at 7:30 o'clock Priday night in Manual high school auditorium when the Paper Package Co. present a check from their scrap paper drive to the Red Cross }

The $650 check, will be presented to W. I. Longsworth, chairman of . the Indianapolis chapter of the Red Cross, by Mrs. Werner Strelow, a company employee, represents 51. 862 pounds of scrap paper which was brought in by employees during May, June and July. The total value of the waste paper was equaled in cash by the company and is included in the check. Also featured on the Friday program will be music by the Ft. Harrison band, an address by R. F 8tilz, general manager, and five‘minute talks by two world war II casualties from Billings hospital. "A question and answer period will follow Mr. Young's address. -

INDIAN CHIEF TO BE AT CUB SCOUT PICNIC

An Indian chief will feature the program planned for a Cub Scout parents picnic to be held at Riverside park’s picnic grounds Aug. 20 Donald H. Barnett, new director of cubbing, anncunced today. Cub packs have an enrollment of 2750 here and those attending will engage in contests and races. Each group will have its oun picnie supper in the evening, followed by Indian rites.

U. S. FUNDS OFFERED FOR SCHOOL LUNCHES

Indiana schools may again avail themselves of federal a sistance in the school lunch program for the coming year, Perry 8. Richey, district representative of the war food administration said today. The sponsor for each school must equal or exceed the feedral expenditures

in the purchase of agricultural commodities used for the lunche: Mr, Richey said.

LODGE CARD PARTY TO AID RED CROSS

Queen Esther auxiliary, O. E. 8. , will sponsor a public benefit card party for the Red Cross at 1:15 P. m. Ag. 21 in the Food Craft

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George Wilds, Sallie Kelsch, Alma Davis and Lena Johnson, wil] serve on

the committee, - —_— PARK DANCE ARRANGED * The ninth high school age dance of the summer will be held to the “musie of Jack Stott's orchestra at 8) P. m. Friday on the north terrace of Brookside park's community bullding. Auxiliary police of zone six are sponsoring the weekly pro- | grams. . ? i

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