Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 16 August 1944 — Page 3

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northwestern France. A “fourth front” is the popular

jy fo be successful, they must rapidly merge with the thrusts farther gorth spd become part of a single giant French front. On the

HEINZEN: LAVAL HIDEAWAY SET

May Flee to Portugal; will

‘Petain Stay to Face Consequences?

(The author of the following dispatch was for many years United Press manager for France until he was arrested and in. térned by the Germans in Vichy in 1941. A correspondent in Paris continuously from 1919, he is a recognized authority on the French and France and is now dh a lecture tour of the United States. He spoke in Indianapolis Sodey before the Kiwanis club.)

By RALPH PH HEINZEN United Press Staff Correspondent

The powerful pincers the allies are applying to France/ promise to

ment and this raises the question of what is to become of iis two leading personalities — Marshal Henri Philippe Petain .and Pierre Laval, chief of staff. Laval is known to have prepared for the future. Last March when the American diplomatic mission passed through Lisbon on its way home from 15 months’ internment in Germany, its members learned that he had picked out a hideaway for himself in Portugal, where he hopes to be safe from the wrath of French patriots, ‘ Even then, he had read the handwall. A law partner of his son-in-law, Count Rene de Chambrun, had gone to Portugal and leased an estate im Laval's name for three years. It is north of Lisbon near Cintra, on the sea and surrounded by high walls Laval has close ties with Generalfssimo Francisco Franco of Spain, which may facilitate his passage across Spain into Portugal.

Tetain Won't Flee ’ As for Petain:

Of one thing I am almost cer-:

tain—he will not flee France under a Nazi flag. Of Lavals refusal to flee, I am not so sure. He may, at the last moment, prefer to cross into Germany rather than take a chance of the Portugal hideaway proving inviolate. After the French government moved to Bordeaux in June, 1940, Petain told me that he was determined never to leave continental France for Norh Africa. The government then was debating whether to fiee to North Africa and continue the war. “My place is right here in France with the French people,” he said then. “I am equally determined not to return to Paris until the German have evacuated the capital. It is my opinion that the French government must not take refuge under any foreign flag.” His feeling then would seem to apply now. And he may depend on

LUDWELL DENNY ‘Seripps-Howard Staff Writer : WASHINGTON, Aug. 16.—The brilliantly executed Riviera invasion will speed German disintegration, but the decisive battle area is still in

Mme given the southern landirigs.

first-day operations there is good reason to hope that this will be achieved. So perfect was the timing that

man armies in southern France, the 1st, in the south west, has been greatly weakened to meet the allied invasion of Normandy = and Brittany. The Mr. Denny 19th, on the Riviera and above, is believed to consist of more second-class and foreign troops than of crack Nazi divisions. In the south the French underground and Maquis armed organizations are strongest. They can be depended on to cut enemy communication and supply lines, and to co-operate with allied airborne forces and racing tank teams, . Though the Rhone ‘valley is easily defended under normal conditions, under present favorable circumstances it should facilitate the twin objectives of dividing the Ger‘man 1st @nd 19th—armies-and. of |. linking up the allied southern and northern forces. In the north some of Patton's 3d American army already has crossed the Loire and is in good position to drive south and southeast to meet our forces heading up the Rhone. The weather, which handicapped the first six weeks of Normandy operations but favored us there during the last fortnight, has been excellent for the Riviera invasion.

Blow Stuns Defenders

The enemy was “surprised” in an unusual sense. After 13 days of softening-up bombing of the invasion coast and the sighting of large allied convoys, the Germans announced that an attack was imminent. Even so, when the blow fell it was so powerful and quick that the elaborate coastal and beach, defenses were stunned almost into

British General Outranks Bradley; ‘Ike’ Transfers Hdq. to France.

SUPREME HEADQUARTERS, A. E. PF, Aug. 16 (U.. P.) ~—Supreme headquarters : today denied -reports that Gen. Sir Bernard L. Montgom~ ery had been removed from command of all allied ground forces in westerns France. t had been reported yesterday 3 Lh Gen. Omar N. Bradley of 8. arnfy h ad been placed on he Sg. footing ne the British general. Supreme headquarters said the apparently resulted from the announcement. by Supreme Commander Gen, Dwight D. Eisenhower that Bradley commands the 12th army group, of which Lt. Gen. George S. Patton Jr, commands one army. The 12th group, However, is part

commanded by Montgomery and thus the British general ranks Bradley, ‘although both arg under Eisenhower. Headquarters said Eisenhower had transferred his small immediate headquarters to France to be nearer the battle zones, but always is in complete command of all land, sea and air operations in western France.

Merger of War

Theaters Seen

WASHINGTON, "Aug. 16 (U.P —Military observers said today the European and Mediterranean war theaters may be combined, at least in part, to solve command problems that will arise when allied armies in northern and southern France merge for the .drive on Berlin. The overall job, it was said, may well go to Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, now supreme allied com-

former chief in the Mediterranean area during the earlier phase of operations there. Supreme allied commander in the Mediterranean theater now is British Gen, Sir Henry Maitland Wwilson who directed forces that landed along the southern coast of France yesterday to begin a northward drive toward a junction with Eisen-1

of the 21st army group, which is|

mander in the European theater and |~

By CHARLES T LUCEY “ Scripps-Howara Staff Writer

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16, — The

’ United States is “over the hump” in production of food for this war;

officials of the war food administration said today. This does not mean that retioning can be abandoned or that supe plies of all meats and foodstuffs L.will be plentiful everywhere in the country, but it does mean, officials said, that “the tightest spots are past” and the future trend should be toward improvement. Huge crop yields and the largest cattle population in history are the

yesterday answer. Despite shortages in-man-

power, farm machinery and equip-

est jobs in the country’s history. Relaxation this week of all rationing point standards for “utility” grades of steaks and roasts indicates the easing in beef supply and should result in a more steddy flow of this type of meat to dinner tables.” Stamp’ rationing continues with the so-called good, choice and commercial grades of beef, and has been restored on pork, hams and loins. ot “Thus the: rationing system is being used, not only to control short food supplies but to channel the heavier supplies of utility beef, for which no points are asked, to consuniers’ tables. The western ranges have seen three good years of grazing, and the result is a good supply

R WAA Resorts 1 That Nation Is Now Over the Hump' in Production of F pe o od

Cattle population of the country is 81,000,000, the greatest in history, ‘and the hog population, although off from last year, is still large. With huge cattle receipts likely in coming weeks, officials said that a glut at the slaughterhouses might come if removal ef point values on beef from grass-fed cattle did not open the way to greater consumption.

cials said there still may be local shortages in some areas, because bigger incomes and purchasing power around some of the producing centers—Chicago, for exampbvle —will mean heavier consumption there. And there will be a scarcity of the highest grade beef, partly

Despite this situation, some offi-

at present cdrn prices, to insure big supplies of finished feed-lot cattle! as distinct from range cattle. pos will be, in many lines vio The U. S. this yea® will produce represent no more than the

8 wheat, the largest yield in history, {large incomes, food officials said.

000,000 bushels. The estimated 2,929,000,000-bushel and other foreign sources has kept corn .crop will be down from last| supplies tight in many places, of | year's 3,076,000,000 bushels, but -be- coutse. cause of a downward adjustment in| hog population, agriculture officials! sian hands, a gradual decline in said corn will not be as scarce,in the Russian needs is anticipated, ine a coming year as in the last year. A|pointed out, and whenever the end 385,000,000-bushe] potato yield will{of the war comes in Europe, it will be off from last year, but still well relieve the need to keep large stores above the 10-year average of 362,- -lof foodstuffs in reserve in England. 000.000 bushels. Most vegetable crops! As a result of prospective good are good and fruit yields are above crop yields here at home, there will

hower's forces in Normandy and Brittany. b ‘The meeting of the two groups of |

{inaction. . Allied victories in Normandy and Brittany also had weakened the morale of defending troops, as many of the first prisoners in the south This has been the most expert tri- | phibious military operation on a grand scale in history, Trials and ceed errors of the past have enabled the allied high command to perfect a remarkable technique. The Germans had invaded peaceful Norway from sea and air, and they had succeeded in the small Crete operation. The Japs had carried out sneak attacks. But it remained for the Americans in the Pacific, and later for Eisenhower in North Africa and Sicily, to work out the principles of triphibious attack on a large scale. Use Previous Lessons

In the Riviera invasion all we had learned from those earlier experiences—including Salerno, Anzio, Elba, and particularly Normandy— was applied. According to officers and correspondents who have cov-

his years and the veneration iu

Which the French people once held day set new records in precision Monelupo, him as the hero of Verdun to pre- and’ smooth co-ordination of sea, already in British hands, 8th

serve him from the consequences! of his misrule.

GAG RULES CHARGED. TO RADIO STATION’

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 (U. P).—~

_._Charges by the“ United Automobile!

Workers (C. I. 0.) that radio station WHKC, Columbus, O, has practiced unfair censorship and imposed gag-rules on the U. A. W. will be aired today at a federal communieations commission hearing on renewal of the station's license. The U. A. W. in June petitioned the P. C. C. to set aside its order granting a three-year renewal of the WHKC license, stating that it would prove that the station's program content was “one-sided and biased,” and that a speech by Richard T. Frankensteen, vice president of the U. A. W, had been unfairly eensored. '

OIL MEETING SLATED The Indiana Independent Petroleum association will hold its fall meeting Oct. 11, 12 at the Hotel Severin,

IN INDIANAPOLIS-EVENTS-VITALS

EVENTS TODAY Tin ean collection, south of 16th st.

Indianapolis Concert band, Jutdeor concert, kside rk, nigh American

Association of a rg Wem. en, state board of directors, Columbia club, 10:30 a Ameriean Inguatrial Forum, Riviera club,

§ 45 p. Indians napolis Business and Professional Women's club, Athenaeum, 6:30 p.

"EVENTS TOMORROW

" . Tin can collection, south of 16th st.

Optimist club, golf tournament, Indianapolis Count: ry club, noon and afternoon.

MARRIAGE LICENSES

Thess lists are from officia) records fn the county court house. The Times, therefore, is not responsible for errers in sames and addresses. y

Freeman Hill, Stonefort, Tl; Evelyn Hazeldean, 2211 N. Alabama, Sune , 1250 8. Belmont; Audrey ughlen, 1115 W. 18th.

John Harper, 2841 Paris; Lialia Crabtree,

653 N. Carl Bien), 4614 N. Pennsylvania; Baumann, 5015 Winthrop. Hobe t Holden, U. 8. army; Shirley Carley,

Budd Burr, 55 2584 Sangster; Nancy Adams,

nder¥ood. 1830 Renrcon Fields, U. a ri Sarah States, Fi EE Frankl pl.; Marie Tb ’ , 2368 Highland p! 738 N. he 2 Marguerite

5234 E. st. Gia; Ethel Weir,

Aubra 5 Davencro 11

Janet |

. U. 8. atmy; Vera Weeks, nd, N.Y. . Thomas Gates Jr., J. 8. army; Annabelle

ered other landings, those of yester-|

‘land, air and airborne forces. {| For the combined skill and good fortune which produced such big results at so little coft in the first’ day qf the campaign of southern France, we can be prayerfully | grateful. “| ‘But we must not be unreasonable in our expectations. Liberation of | southern France, though speedy, probably must be paid ‘for in some| bloody battles.

LANA TURNER 70 GET | CUSTODY OF CHILD

HOLLYWOOD; Aug. 16 (U. P.).— Lana Turner's divorce action against | Stephen Crane will not be con-!

giving Miss Turner custody of their

i-year-old daughter, Cheryl Chris-| |tina, Crane's attorney said today. Crape will dismiss the cross-com-

Turner after she filed suit Jast April

Bernard M. Silbert said.

Jos Nall, 63 3302 Lester; Lois Walters,

Kent Froder lek, uo. 8. Morrison; 1763 Fruitdale. Gilbert mt Rect, U.'8. army; Pauline Gray,

army,

Fall, r Siegel, 8. na Zelda Klezmer, 2042 actos. vv Marvin Richardson, 428 Warsaw; Smedley, 621 E. New York. aS

BIRTHS

Wallace, Kathryn Ballard, at St. Francis. albert, Marie Yavin at St, Prancis. 5 seph, Margaret McKinley, at gity, 2 Mi rx

Soule, at Coleman, at Soleman, apres. Methodist. Rghes, Ee Methodist. Jack, Helen McBride, at Methodist.’ Dale, Eulah ‘ Newiin, at Me

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rl, Loretta Refkin, at Methodist. ret Brosnan, at sn Ww.

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Ertl Sehr at. io washington.

Ch Hoyt fk nding IER ve

jtested and the star and her husband plap to make an agreement Evansville "

plaint. for divorce filed against Miss

charging mental cruelty, attorney | San Antonio, T Tex.

Raymond Fross, 1528 Spann: Ethel Lay. 6030 Oak :

James.Sweet, .U. 8. army; Demona Robi- Rex, Mildred Jackson, at hardt. son, 681 E. 22d. Walter, Alelia Bock, at 3128 E. 30th Damon Chatham, 717 W. dr., Woodruff ale Searsie Gill, at 55 N. Addison. Place; Virginia Palmer, West Newton, Oz Elliné Knight, at 1158 Kentucky ave. A Rodney, Alice Payne, at 1005 ‘Lexington Ralph Chrisler, U. - army; Nanc Blokes, 2323 Yan y Raymond, Stella Reddy, at 333 Kentucky Harold Smuck, 13 “Ww. 46th; Evelyn Sutton, 1812 N. Capitol. —— Joseph Childress, Camby, Ind. Sara DEATHS

Lois 426 W. Ar TE U. 8. navy; Betty Mc-

Mary

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ist. ‘Quackenbush, at Meth-

Mich Hethelt, Nettie Downs, at 915 E Mary.

armies, it was said, will create prob- | {lems that make it logical for major! {command changes to be made. i Some preparation for this stream- | lining was indicated in the creation | {by Eisenhower of the 12th American army group under Lt. Gen. {Omar N. Bradley. Bradley was stc- | ceeded by Lt. Gen. Courtney H.! Hedges as commander of the 1st army while the command of the newly-formed 3d went to Li. Gen. George 8. Patton Jr. (Patton’s promotion to the permanent rank of major general was confirmed yesterday by the senate.)

BRITISH CLEAN OUT NAZI NESTS IN ITALY

ROME, Aug. 16 (U. P.).—British 8th army troops cleaned out the last remaining nests of German resistance in Empoli, 15 miles southwest of Florence today, while Polish troops expanded their holdings “in the Adriatic seetor by sending fighting patrols as far as two miles {west of captured Frontone. | With Empoli mopped up and four miles to the east, army [troops prepared a drive northward against the remaining Germans in the Joop of the Arno river between the two towns. Empoli, ‘a glass manufacturing town, was found heavily mined and with its streets! | blown up. . }

I” OFFICIAL WEATHER

U. 8. Weather Bureag—————

(All Pata in Central War Time)

Aug. 16, 1944 Sunrise .... 5:57 | Sunset....... 7:41 | Precipitation 24 hrs. ending 7:30 a. m, 8 | Total precipitation since Jan. 1...... 25.0 Deficiency since Jan. 1............... °

e following table shows the tempera-

yesterday: lo Hieh Low Atma

| Chicago . incinnati Seveiana

| dimes | Esnsas City, Mo. Miami, Pla. Minneapolis St. ew Orleans ... New York ....iiiiiaen.s Oklahoma City Omaha, Neb. .. | Pittsburgh

| Washington, D. C.

Burl, Lucille Russell, at Methodist, Ellis, phynpelle Robinson, at Methodist,

Lem addy, 55, at City, pulmonary tuber culos

Rhoda . aswell, aL. at 816 B Market, cerebral hemorrha; 0. at 1728 Brookside ave, coronary occlusion

Charles C. White, Charles J. Wymick, 22, at 2020 St. Pa Hodgkins disease 3 , 72, at 735 KR

Wiliam Ne Sessbral. he » Ma and. cerebral hemorrhage. Fred A. nsherg, 71, at 1200 Prospect, chronic pis itis. elle McClellan; 58, at Veterans, brain Buddy oe Satis, 5, at City, tuberculous

Nellie git "Michael, > at Riley, Motintain s ted ever. : er: Rocky Mae MALS

to , myocarditis, fi Cartan 30, at Long,

mpyem Clara Gibson, at Cit. JFheumatie hel Elsie Jane ey 36 ai . 903 E. Jar 8 g

land, coronary Thomas Cahill, 75, Tn 2804 8. Illinois,

chronic myocarditis. Parin,

Nellie 77, at 1028 mgeh, dilatation of rt. Tei seute at City,

thar Hutto, 63, 14a, Boon Laonee, 56, at St. Vine Lillian P. Souler, 4, at 02 N. Bummitt, Paul. ul Chelsienverry, » ® a ethodist,

ey at ou cartinoma.

pulmonary

ment, the American farmer is cred- fof . grass-fed cattle of better ‘than because there has not been suffi- (last year, in some areas almost be less need to pile up emergency ited here with doing one of the fin- usual weight. cient price margin on this grade, ! double. | foodstuffs in reserve in England. STRAUSS "SAYS: — ——<1T'S ONE DAY NEARER VICTORY LJ

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The Sun heats down with considerable fire and fury—yet there are: many, a great

many, who are coming ints the air-cooled comfort of The Man's Store with an eye to fall,

They cluster around the cases that contain the new Fashion Park Suits featured at $56—

| And gather at the group of Hickey Freeman newcomers (Suits) at $68—

2 are doing “fine”.

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‘They appear along the wall cases that contain topcoats. (The gabardines and tweeds

They are on the irs Floor—tuing in ‘their battered and burnt straw hats—and stepaing wut

under col, fresh Cross Country Hats by Dobbs (and other Dobbs headlines).

They're in attendance at the Shoe Shop and ng the Haberdashery ales. EL is

Its nice to meet up with the hie and te Sele of he NEW! St

an stimated 1,132,000,000 bushels of |U. S. could purchase with present

much greater than last year's 836,- | The 10 per cent of food production | which has been going to lend-lease

With the Ukraine back in Rus-