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TOMORROW'S JOB—
Quick Peace
Would Delay Auto Output
By ROGER BUDROW Times Staff Wri . 20. —If
DETROIT, Se total European peace arrived tomorrow the automo-
to nine months to build its
first cars—longer than the public has been led to. believe. But if total war production lasts Some months Jonger and the man.
the utmost in co-operation from the government, then they can convert in three to six months, This is the
Packard and Nash opinion, as disclosed by the
Mr. Budrow
top executives in a discussion of the magnitude of the changeover problems. The dilemmas of the return to peace in the nation’s motor in-
dustry after V-E (victory in Europe) day are so bewildering they develop differences of view among heads of the companies, but these facts emerge: » » =
THEIR greatest fear is of delay in governmental decisions on the disposal of maehinery, dies and goods in process; these tying up millions of feet of factory space. They concede there is no way the armed services can foresee what machines wiil be needed for production in the exclusively Japanese phase of the war, but they hope they can soon be permitted more definitely than they have been to order new tools, to buy government-owned tools, to put men to work on post-war plant layouts, and to make replacement parts for civilian trucks and cars. ‘ - . =» 3 THEY WOULD also like to have the government reduce the pumber. of agencies they deal with or to centralite them locally so decisions on plant questions ean be reached in Michigan, not in Washington. These viewpoints were brought out by President C. E. Wilson of General Motors; Henry Ford, executive vice president of Ford Motor; W. T. Keller, president of Chrysler; Alvan MaCauley, chairman, and George T. Christopher, president of Packard; George W. Mason, president, and A. M. Wibel, vice president of NashKelvinator; C. C. Carlton, presi-
. dent of Motor Wheel and head of
the parts-makers organization; ©. W. Davis, tool manufacturer, and George Romney, managing director of the automotive council for war production. ? » ~ » ALL AGREED as to the times to be required to convert, except that Ford and Keller thought six months might be enough if the war ended tomorrow. Mr. Wilson said War Mobilization Director Byrnes “couldn't have understood the whole story” when he quoted a manufacturer as saying - three months would be enough. The urgency back of their requests is the fear of ordinary ' governmental methods resulting in plants becoming jammed with millions of tohs of half-finished inventory which will actually be worthless except as scrap but might fill a plant for weeks. : FE THEY ARE afraid of similar delays on decisions whether to keep or sell tools. They hope the Washington agencies will move this stuff quickly. Much of this has been attempted in Washington but it
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ALLIED TALK SET?
LONDON, Sept. 29 (U. P).—~The London Daily Mail's diplomatic correspondent said last night that a Roosevelt-Churchill-Stalin meeting is planned for some time in December, probably in Turin, Italy.
LONDON MAYOR CHOSEN LONDON, Sept. 20 (U, P.).—Sir Frank Alexander, 63, chairman of the Baltic exchange, was chosen lord mayor of London for the next year today, succeeding Sir Frank
Newson-8mith.
4 Fisher Brothers Organize New Auto and Plane Firm
NEW YORK, Sept. 29 (U. P.).— The four Fisher brothers who early last month retired from the General Motors Corp., have organized a new company to engage in the manufacture and sale of automobiles, airplanes and parts, it was learned today. « Articles of incorporation were
TIMES INDEX
Amusements . 16|Jane Jordan.. 28 Barnaby «esse 19 Charles Lucey.20 Comics ...... 28 Ruth Millett. 19
. 28 | Movies :..... k Obituaries
filed at: Dover, Del, Aug. 28 for identical corporations to be known as the Fisher Motor Car Co. and Fisher Brothers, Inc. As yet the fkmes of officers of the two firms have not been disclosed. ~The papers state that fompanies |
The firms have a capitalization of | 0
1000 of B0-par value com-
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battle of Manila bay.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1944
- ABOARD CARRIER FLAGSHIP, Off Luzon, Sbt. 22 (Delayed (Via Navy Radio).—Hundreds of American dive bombers, torpedo planes, and fighters circle over the sprawling city of Manila. It is rendezvous for the second
They had taken off in rain squalls from the pitching, rolling deeks “of aircraft carriers off the coast of Luzon and battled through heavy
“Attention all
Entered as Second-Class Matter at Postoffice Indianapolis 9, Ind. Issued daily except Sunday
2d Manila Battle 1-Sided As Adm.
Z This is the first on-the-scene description of the American 34 fleet's carrier-based attack on the Manila bay area, Sept. 21-22, coincid-
ing with heavy, new attacks on the
Philippines. Correspondent George
E. Jones was aboard a ecarrier-flagship, but transmission of his dis-* Patch was delayed until the carrier force could break radio silence.
city from the east, circling north and east of Cavite naval base and
its big anti-aircraft guns, »
HELLDIVERS scream down from 10,000 feet and pull out over the ships inside the breakwater of the inner harbor.
Torpedo planes come
come skimming in over the bay from the west, a
long, thin line of grayish blue planes. ; Planes are peeling off on Nichols, Clark and Hhielson flelds. Others are circling over the old, walled inner city, over circular Bilibid prison, over the stately government buildings, seeking out their
targets.
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Dewey's Victory
Torpedoes streak the waters of
The floating dry dock, called the U, 8. 8. Dewey when in American possession, is blazing and so are the great Atlantic Gulf & Pacific refinery and oi] storage depots along the water front,
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SMOKE BILLOWS over the Pasic river and south over the Manila hotel where live high Japanese officers. Anti-aircraft fire erupts from vacant lots and the four-lane Dewey boulevard, which now serves a take-off strip for Japanese planes, A Zero streaks desperately almost at water level, dodging from side
to side with two Hellcats on its tail. . Cargo ships are disintegrating
Gen MacArthur's men made their heroic stand, as bombs and torpedoes
find their targets.
This was the first day of the second battle of Manila bay which continued today with the same devastation, These waters where Adm. Dewey destroyed the Spanish fleet 46
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Manila bay. Ships are blowing up.’
off the coast of Bataan, where
Complete Agreement on * World League.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 (U. P). ~The Russian phase of the Dumbarton Oaks world security conference has ended without complete agreement on plans for a new League of Nations, a joint communique revealed today. “These conversations have been useful,” the communique said, “and have led to a large measure of agreement on recommendations for the general framework of the or-
the machinery required to maintain peace and security.” The American - British = Russian phase of the talks ended at a full session of all delegates yesterday with statements by the three chair men indicating the *“usefulness” of the talks. Transcripts of the statements, made in closed session, were made public today. Undersecretary of State Edward R. Stettinius Jr, the American chairman, said there was “every reason for satisfaction” with what
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Hoosier Heroes—
STOCKWELL, HUCK (ILLED IN FRANCE
Ayres, Waggoner, Reuss, Ambs Missing. The European war has claimed
missing in action, three after bombing missions and one after fighting in France. Action on other fronts has added three to ihe list of wounded. KILLED
First Lt. Robert E. Stockwell, 1221 S. State ave, over France. Pfc. Herbert R. Huck, 3312 E. Ninth st. in France. MISSING
First Lt. James W. Ayers, 1780 W. 87th st, over France. Lt.
Conferees Fail to Reach
ganization, and in particular for}
Follow Up Carrier clouds and over mountains to the flat green plain leading to the capi- ' Plane Attack. | of the Philippines. 2h By RALPH TEATSORTH MANILA RADIO has finished the morning setting up exercises. United Stal It is Suis for Sour snoring mood. ALLIED ADQUARTER announcer breaks in, a howling voice: HE Pq RE] tstencet This is an air raid warning.” least 67 more Japanese ships have] ° Bombers and torpedo planes with a fighter cover streak across the been sunk or damaged in the : . southern and central Philippines by the U. 8S. Pacific 3d fleet's carrier planes and Far Eastern air force bombers, it was disclosed today. The heaviest blow in the
Victor Mature Heads Coast Guard Show Opening Here
tour, opened at the, Circle theater. ss ss : WHILE booked as the star attraction, Chief Boatswain's Ma! Mature gives credit to “the other kids who work themselves to a frazzle in the show.” Boatswain Mature has just returned from 14 months’ sea duty on convoys in the Atlantic. His part in the show is. an appeal for blood plasma. “I'll be glad when I ‘get back to convoy duty,” he said. = oy » THE SHOW has played to 2.750,000 - persons and at 1000 different places since it went on tour three months ago. Whenever it was near an army, navy or marine hospital, it would stop for a performance. Men in the show besides Mature have come direct from the inva-
. sions of Africa, Siclly and Sa-
lerno and the women troupers are
1 all members of the coast guard.
The troupe is booked for five more weeks on the road after completing the run at the Circle Thursday night.
NAME BOSTON ARCHBISfior WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 (U. PJ). —Pope Pius XII has appointed the Most Rev. Richard J. Cushiong, pastor of Sacred Heart church, Newton Center, Mass, as archbishop of Boston to succeed the late Cardinal O'Connell, the apostolic delegation announced today.
HOW DEWEY LOOKS TO A° COMMUNIST—
Browder Says GOP Victory Would Split United Nations
NEW YORK, Sept. 20 (U. P.) — Earl Browder, president of the
Nazis Cornered in Latvia; Other Soviet Troops Drive | Into Slovakia.
By HENRY SHAPIRO United Press Staff Correspondent MOSCOW, Sept. 29. — Russian troops stormed into the northeastern suburbs - of Riga today and launched a frontal assault on a cornered and desperately resisting German garrison dug in behind the ruined buildings and harbor Works of the Latvian capital. Ee aL. lie south. west, other Russian forces broke across the Polish border into Sio-
LONDON, Sept. 29 (U. P.).— The Soviet Information Bureau reported today that Marshal Leonid A. Govorov’s army killed or captured 47,700 German troops during the liberation of Estonia.
vakia and battled down the snowswept Carpathian passes in a drive to break the German hold on that puppet state and open a second invasion road into Hungary. Axis broadcasts said Russian and Romanian soldiers already had invaded Hungary from the south, but there still was no confirmation of the enemy reports, although radio Moscow warned the Hungarian people to overthrow their pro-Nazi leaders and quit the war, Neither was there any confirmation of enemy statements that the
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' to the whole world that America
that Yugoslav. patriots captured Belgrade.
to drive out all those who want to co-operate with the Communists,” he sid, “It would be an announcement
has turned her pack ofi the whole idea of a world peace organiza-
“take studies to the end that Ger-
be directed toward control of Ger-
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F. 0, R. ORDERS FEA TO STUDY REICH CONTROL
‘1Says Germany Must Not
Become Menace in
Future Years.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 (U. P). ~ President Roosevelt, in this government’s first statement on policy
to be followed toward post-war Germany, today instructed the foreign economic administration to under-
many shall “not become a menace again to succeeding generations.”
ference released a letter to FEA Administrator Leo T. Crowley in which he said the studies should
man “power and capacity to make war in the future.” Mr. Roosevelt asserted that published stories of a split within his cabinet on policies to be followed toward Germany after the war were essentially untrue.
Renounces Argentina
At the same time, the President told Crowley that “until the icomplete defeat of both Japan.and Germany, the flow of lend-lease aid should be continued in the amounts necéssary to enable the combined strength of all the united nations to defeat our common enemies as quickly as possible and with the least loss of life.” Mr. Roosevelt also took the occasion to denounce Argentina for submitting to “increasing Nazi influence” and seeking to “undermine” the safety of the American republics by spreading the word that allied counsels are divided in their attitude toward Argentina. He issued a strongly-worded statement saying that this government feels “increasing concern” over recent developments in Argentina. He viewed it as “paradoxical” that Nazi influence should be growing in Argentina at a time when Germany is nearing defeat. Meanwhile, Secretary of State Cordell Hull said he had received no assurance from the Argentine
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Listed for Sunday.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 (U. P).
The President at his news con-|
Pe mystery army called the Land Forces of the
Indianapolis’ Own Lt. Davy Crockett Snares 500 Nazis
Lt David S. Crocket . , . a prisoner for three days, he captured 500 of the enemy; ¥ 5 - : By VICTOR PETERSON HIS EXPLOITS known only to his family and the navy department, a real Hoosier hero recently spent several days leave here. His and the. family’s modesty kept the “deeds unknown until today. Shot down in his bomber over Toulen during the occupation of southern France, Lt. David S. Crockett, 419 W, 49th st, was held prisoner for three days as allied forces threw an intense curtain of shells and bombs into the arsenal. #
UNABLE to stand the onslaught, the commanding officer summoned Li. Crockett and surrendered himself and his men, a total of 500. A descendent of the original Davy Crockett, fabulous frontiersman, Li. Crockett was on his “eighth mission when shot down. He had been overseas three months,
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THE SON of Mrs. W. P. Crockett, the 25-year-old pilot is a graduate of Shortridge high school He attended Wabash college and at: both schools starred in football and track. He has five brothers in service They are Capt. Harold, New Guinea; Master Technical Sgt. William, Pearl Harbor; Machinist's Mate 2-c Paul, South Pacific; 2d Lt. James, U. 8.; Sgt. George, "Europe. Brother Austin is with the New York Central
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NAZI CHANNEL GUNS SILENCED BY CANADIANS
Yanks Smashing Into Forest Above Aachen in New Attack.
By VIRGIL PINKLEY United Press Staff Correspondent
SUPREME HEADQUARTERS, A. E. F., Sept. 29.— American 1st army troops
tack above Aachen today as battles of increasing intensity flared all along the 300-mile front bes tween Holland and France. Other allied forces stormed info Belfort gap leading to Southwest Germany, knocked out 82 German tanks in a Moselle valley armored battle, and silenced the Nazi trans. channe] guns on the Cap Gris Nez coast of France, : The German garrison of Calais sought and was granted a 24-hour truce in the siege of the channel port by the Canadian 1st army in order to evacuate some 15,000 civilians from the battle-torn city. Ist Army Front Static
The twin push against the south. ern and central sectors of the German battle line came as the British 2d army widened its salient in the corridor between the two Rhine estuaries north of Nijmegen to about 10 miles. |. German shock troops ecounterattacked almost, continuously against the tip and flanks of the salient but official dispatches said the 2d army lines Were being strengthened and expanded steadily in preparation for the big push
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WAR FRONTS
(Sept. 29, 1944)
French break into Belfort gap.
RUSSIA—Russians storm into sue burbs of Riga.
cosa pass, gateway through Apen= nines.
AIR WAR-—Berlin reports. allied formations over Western and Southern Germany.
railroad. A sister, June, is attending Franklin college.
PACIFIC—At least 67 Jap ships sunk or damaged in Philippines.”
By CLINTON B. CONGER United Press Staff Correspondent
ROME, Sept. 29 (U. P)—A “Allied Adriatic” is
Allied Army of the Adriatic Waging Mystery Campaign
Now I am permitted to report in general terms something of operations in Albania slavia are like. the wi