Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 December 1944 — Page 10

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NAZIS SPURRING ALTAR PARADE.

‘Birth Rate Increase Sought

To Keep Socialistic Ideas Alive.

Times Foreign Service STOCKHOLM, Dec. 11.—~The Nazi Jarty is not mincing words about itp desire for more German children, They are seeking in every pospible way to keep National Socialis}ic ideas alive after Germany's defeat, Party leaders have now devised another plan for. increasing the pumber of marriages inside Germany. They are dividing prospective brides and grooms by job. categories,

Chance for Transfer

Greta, unmarried and lonely, appeals to the Nazis’ new marriage bureau. This way she can obtain permission to exchange her war factory job for a similar job in another city. There she may find a husband of her choice, r As it is working out Greta probably would get sent there anyway. She would if the German family officials decide she should be contributing something more for the fatherland than compulsory factory work. In advocating more legal marriages, the Nazis have not abandoned their protective status -for children born out of wedlock.

Unwed Mothers Aided

Forthright propaganda reassures unmarried mothers that their Aryan children will have all the benefits and privileges. of other German children, In a country which long ago utterly abandoned every semblance of a moral standard, it is a curious development to find more legal marriages urged. But by having husbands and wives working in the same factory there will be “more incentive for good work and a better understanding of the job . . and more hap-

piness,” the Nazis explain.

s, Inc. SCHEDULE YULE PARTY

The veterans and ladies auxiliary No. 25 to the B. & O. railroad will hold a Christmas party today at 6:30 p. m. at the B, & O. bulld-

early mass is sung. during the services.

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as One:wounded American, on third cot from front, diligently reads his prayerbook

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 (U. P.).— Were you entitled to a refund on 1043 income taxes? And are you wondering why you haven't re-

celved it: yet? Chances are you made some mistake in your figures last March 15. A bureau of - internal revenue spokesman said today that about 10,000,000 persons claiming refunds madeyut their returns properly and have ived their checks from the bureau. - But about 8,000,000 more people are still waiting. The delay has been caused mostly by errors, many very minor, made on the returns, Piscal experts checking the returns found mistakes involving addition, subtraction and the placing of- numbers in the wrong column, Some mistakes involve a few cents, others considerable sums. Some when detected show that the taxpayer instead of being entitled to a refund owes the government money.

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The bureau had hoped to have the

Still Waiting for Tax Refund? Errors Often Cause of Delay

job of mailing out refunds to 18,000,000 people completed by Dec. 31. Now it looks as though the task will require several more months. , The average refund is about $35.

THREE PROMOTED IN WAC OFFICES HERE

Three of the enlisted personnel at the local WAC recruiting office have been promoted, Maj. Lawrence W. Mills, district commander, announced today, Tech, 4th Gr. Angela Mazzeo now is technician third grade and Techs. 5th Gr, Clarethel Roselund and Betty Hanson now are technicians fourth grade.

GROTTO UNIT PARTY

The ways and means committee of the Sahara Grotto auxiliary will have a Christmas party at noon tomorrow in the home of Mrs. Marie Manker, 2360 Central ave,

NEGRO NURSES’ AID CLASS T0 BE GIVEN

A new class for Negro nurses’ aids will start at City hospital after the first of the year. The classes will be held from 6 to 9 p. m. Applicants must be over 18 and high school graduates or the equivalent, Those interested should call the at the chapter house, 1126 N. Meridfan st. before 5 p. m. arly Monday, Tuesday or Thursday for a physical examination blank.

LEGION POST PARTY SET FOR WEDNESDAY

Hayward Barcus American Legion Post 55 and auxiliary will hold a joint Christmas party at 8 p. m. Wednesday in the West room of the World War memorial. ’ Entertainment will be furnished by Miss Drusilla Beall; Miss Leora Crumrine, Mrs. Patricia Landis and Miss Shirley Haugh.

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LACK OF SHELLS

Need Outruns Statistics Derived From Earlier Drives, They Say.

Times Foreign Service SOMEWHERE IN EUROPE, Dee, 11.—~Artillerymen in the forward areas have their own explanation for the shortage of ammunition: The American authorities figured ammunition requirements on the

campaign in Africa, Sicily and the Pacific, : When applied to drives of such length as those of the western front since September, such a basis is not broad enough to result in realistic’ estimates, the fighting men feel, No News to Scribes

* Secretary of War Stimson’s revelation that there have been serious shortages since D-day was no news to any front line correspondent, A really crucial situation existed in the first days on Cherbourg peninsula when a violent stbrm pre vented unloading over combat beaches. After that, the pinch Was not felt in Normandy as it was when the war movement halted in September, Stimson was right in stating that never were demands for artillery more urgent than in the Siegfried line. However, this is not so much a matter of destroying concrete strongpoints. Artillery has little effect on these.

Needed to Halt Nazi Attacks

Where artillery is essential is in repelling counter-attacks. Also in preparing for our own attacks by neutralization of the machinegun, tank, mortar and heavy-gun fire with which the Germans support their concrete. The shell shortage in terms of its meaning to the soldier out in front has been heartbreaking. There have been instances when young infantry officers and forward artillery observers have had to take time out during attacks against stubbornly-held positions. They 8 to debate the question of whether a large-caliber shell could be spared to demolish some particularly tough obstacle.

Manualites now in service.

Manual high school pupils recently posted 800 newsy leiters to More than half went to men at sea and overseas and they told of the school’s and the town’s past, present and plans for the future. There are more letters the students would liked to have sent but there are 41 on the Gold Star list, 11 missing in action and five prisoners. Mailing the letters are (left to right) Marilyn Chapman, Booster editor; Barbara Tracy, service file editor, and LaVerne Tacke, assistant service file editor.

BEN DAVIS STUDENTS T0 HOLD YULE PARTY

A Christmas party will be given by the Tri-Alge club at Ben Davis high school at 7:30 p. m. Thursday in the school gymnasium. . The club has sent invitations to 175 students who are eligible for membership. Officers elected at the recent reorganization meeting of the club are Joe Gillaspy, president; Thora Peltis, vice president, Patricia Glass, secretary, and Robert Kellems, treasurer. Miss Nina Martin is club sponsor.

OFFICERS ELECTED BY MASONIC UNIT

Everett W. Conn is the newly elected high priest of Broad Ripple chapter No. 146, royal arch masons. Other officers include: Dick DeVries, king; Walter L. Minger, scribe; Fred T. Brown, treasurer; Stanley B. Sheard, secretary; James W. Taylor, captain of host; Irvin G. Moore, pringipal sojourner; Walter D. Anderson, royal arch captain; Paul B. Keller, Charles Ivan Whitehead and Charles FP. Grau, veils; Bernard Brockman, guard, and the Rev, Bernard W. Bass, chaplain. Saul C. Koby, retiring high priest, was elected trustee for three years.

List Play Cast At Broad Ripple

Jo Hayes, Broad Ripple high school junior, will play the leading role in “Christmas Blessings in a Blizzard” in the school auditorium Friday. Supporting players in the first presentation of the year by Draclu,

school drama club, are:

Pauline Steinhilber, William Delzell, Thomas Stroop, Barbara Green, Richard Inupee, Carolyn - McCullough, Richard Dreusser, John Niesse, Walter Anderson and Edward Newman.

PFC. HORACE KELLY WINS PROMOTION

Pfc. Horace H. Kelly, former mechanical electrician for the Indianapolis Railways, has been promoted to technician fifth grade at the 232d General hospital, Temple, Tex. His wife, Mrs. Della A. Kelly, is in Denver, Colo., and his son, Horace B. Kelly, is taking pre-flight training at Big Springs, Tex. His father, H. F. Kelly, is the postmaster at Pinehurst, N. C.

0. E. 8. ELECTION SET

Broad Ripple auxiliary No. 315, O. E. S., will have a business meeting and elect officers after a dinner at noon Wednesday. Mrs. Gertrude Mulvey will preside.

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(Curl of Smoke Discloses

Recess of Fugitives

From Gestapo.

WITH 3D ARMY, Western Front, Dec. 11. (U. P)~A slow curl of smoke from a mountain on the western bank of the Saar river dise closed the hiding place of 1700 Ger man civilians. They were huddled in a cave used to grow mushrooms, The Volkssturm (people's army) had threatened to seal off the end of the cave with dynamite unless the dwellers there retreated toward inner Germany. The cave is eight miles northwest of Saarlautern. The Nazi plans were upset by the 90th division. The division swept through the area under cover of darkness. The Saar river was crossed in assault boats. ’

Platoon Sees Smoke

The swirling smoke rising from Siersburg mountain was first noticed by an American reconnaissance platoon, Investigating, the: platoon discove ered the entrance to the cave barred with steel-grilled gates. The Gere mans inside readily opened the gates. They sald that a month ago the populace of eight villages along the Saar began a mass exodus. They, were searching for immunity from shells and Nazi strongarm squads, In one day, more than 3000 fled to the deep recesses of the holes in the hills and it was a long time bee fore gestapo chief Heinrich Hime mler's men found them. i Cave Owned by Papen | The cave has been used for morg than a century to grow mushrooms, It now is owned by the veteran Naz} diplomat, Frans Von Papen. Each family was alloted 30 to 40 feet in the cave. The space is lite tered with the few household: artie cles they were able to salvage when they fled. A priest disclosed that members of the Volkssturm once ordered the people to leave the cave when the Americans approached. The group asked and received per= mission from Papen to stay in the cave. But the Volkssturm still was determined to blow up the entrance, However, the 90th division swep$ into the: area and the Volkssturm

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