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VOLUME 55—NUMBER 257

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City Woold. Buy ond Resell

Areas to Private Builders

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BUDROW

Times Business Editor

D:-iatls of

2 mile oe will sponsor a “bill in’ the e legisiature. enabll ing the | It

ry, cear and resell sium ai 73 the full support of the | n county - delegation, Mayor | Syn all, Henry E. Ostrom, Repub- |

dold 7 I'e’n county chairman, and eivic |

Ek groups

The housing plan was developed |

lf by a committee headed by Paul L.|

McCord, Indianapolis real estate|

i man, after several months’ study of |

two of the city’s most blighted areas, a Negro ‘section -in the ‘northwest,

| part between 10th and 16th sts. and |

Crispus Attucks high school and Fall Creek and a combination resi-

i dential and industrial section im-

mediately west of White river, south of Washington st. | Cite New York Plan “There has been a lot of talk |

velopment, but a plan of tax ex-| emption for private capital in New York where large insurance companies have entered the field to re-

the Indianapolis slum clearance plan, unique in that it nes a city ‘subsidy with private capital but does not ask federal i, were outlined today by the Indianapolis post-war planning coms=

areas to private home- builders.

HESLAR NAMED

T0 STATE POST

Officer to

Veteran Naval Serve Under Gates as Purchasing Agent.

Naval Capt. Ola F: Heslar today | was named state purchasing agent,

A veteran of 37 years’ service, 32 about slum clearance and rede-| | of them on active duty, Capt. Heslar is a former training director at the

Great Lakes Naval Training school,

His appointment to the state

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Post War Plan Committee Seeks Legislative Approval For Slum Clearance Program.

BILLS AIM AT NEW WELFARE ORGANIZATION

One

Legislative Measure, Seeks to Abolish All

Present Boards.

By NOBLE REED A bill to abolish all present county welfare boards ‘as of July 1 and replace them with new commissions that would ,be controlled chiefly by| circuit court judges was introduced in the house today. Also the controversial measure to reorganize the state welfare department, abolishing the present fivemember policy-making board, and replacing it with a three-member, full-time administrative board, was

Earl B. Teckemeyer (R. Indianapolis).

day. The county: welfare bill,

intro- |

Ft. Wayne), would create a new! five-mémber board. Two members, one a man and the other a woman | of different political parties, would Serpe ane hr: ‘the circuit ‘court

—_ |appointed by the county commis~ sioners, a fourth by the county ‘council and the fifth by township trustees.

Bi-Party Provision

The measure provides that not more than three members shall be members of the-same political party. In Marion county the bill would strip Juvenile Court Judge Mark Rhoads of his- exclusive appointive powers over the welfare board.

would be empowered to fil] all vacancies on the boards and would [have the authority to dismiss any {board member for misconduct in office.

introduced in the house by Rep. |:

Both houses of the legislature ad- | 1 journed at noon today until Mon-

duced by Rep. W. O. Hughes (R.|:

judge. A third member would be|

Under the bill, circuit court judges|,

FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 1945

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IN ICY COLD UNDER BITTER FIRE |

Montgomery Leads U.S. 1st, 9t SHAEF. Tells Confused Writers)

By UNITED PRESS SUPREME ALLIED HEADQUARTERS in Paris today topped a 24-hour period of confusion and indignation over battlé-front developments by officially announcing that Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery has taken over command of all allied forces on the northern side of the German salient. Montgomery's command includes the American 1st and 9th armies, previously under Lt. Gen. Omar Bradley, commander of the 12th army group. 8. H A E. P's official announcement followed these developments:

ONE—Charges by American war correspondents that S. H. A. E. F. is giving the American public a distorted and confused picture of the situation. E TWO—Expression ‘of indigna~ ‘tion by correspondents over the British Broadcasting Corp.’s 11-hour breakover of a security blackout on news of the new German offensive, - THREE—Announcement in Washington by President Roosevelt that the Western front command shift does not mean that Montgomery is to become & deputy commander to Gen. Eisenhower. FOUR—Explanation by S. H. A. E, F. that the command shift was made for * ‘tactical, geographical and supply” reasons:

The official S.

b a Gen, Bradley.” jor MoBSgomery .

stances. The sudden

U.S. Sea Force Reported Near Luzon; 60 Jap Ships Blasted

- UNITED PRESS

The state welfare reorganization measure was compiled by the legislative investigating committee! headed by Rep. Teckemeyer and re-

Tokyo said -today one or more American convoys and “a

Luzon.

Japanese planes already have sunk an “aircraft carrier and two we] 4

| ships or cruisers, and are still attacking, Tokyo asserted.

Supreme headquarters made it clear that the remaining American forces of the 12th army group of Gen. Bradley, and U, S. 1st army elements on. the south side of the salient remain under Bradley's” command. For tactical purposesgthe U. 8. 1st and 9th armies | now are under Montgomery's control through 21st | army group headquarters, S. H. A. E. F. announced. The official disclosure was made after bitter pro- | tests from war correspondents who have not been permitted to report the command change previously.

‘ncluding the 3d ‘American army

H. A. E. F. announcement said:

“When German penetration through the Ardennes created “twe fronts—one substantially facing south and the other north—by instant agreement of all concerried that portion of the front facing south was placed under command of Field Marshal Montgomery and that facing north under command of |

Observers. in Washington felt the shift in command was natural and logical under the circum-

German breakthrough divided the | Western front in the middle. to have all forces in the north under a single command so, that the maximum available resources might be shifted to the new danger point. These developments showed the ableness with which the ‘ Germans

It"made it advisable

in ‘another way launched” |

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REDS FIGHT OFF NAZI TANK ARMY

Wave of Armor at Russ

' Sir Bernard L.

Fighting; : Yanks

h, | Avinci Gains Mile in Hard, Tough

Advance in Face

~ Of Point-Blank Shelling.

By J. EDWARD MURRAY United Press Staff -Correspondent

PARIS, Jan. 5.—American and British forces of Marshal

Montgomery's

newly expanded command

ground forward another tough mile or more today. ; They pushed ahead in the teeth of point-blank artillery

t fire.

“The Germans were slowly yielding positions along a

21-mile stretch of the north rim of the Ardennes salient.

Lt. Gen. Courtney H. Hodges’ 1st army and Lt. Gen: Pe

George S. Patton's 3d army

battered toward each other

from the opposite sides of the sailent. They were tightening an inexorable grip ‘on the cor-

ridor’'s waistline.

It already is cored to 12 ils or Jess, . They were meeting bitter cold and powerful German

Fesistance by crack divisiens “Heaviest “The heaviest fighting

fought in western Europe in

| army group . sector. Patton’s forces of the B

, however. Fighting” continues in the snowstorms

| shrouding what has become one of the toughest campaigns

this war,” United Press Cor-

{Srondent Ronald Clark parted from Montgomery’ s 21st

astogne spearhead again were

esting the inifiative from the Germans after beating off 7 ee attacks in 24 hours. One division was on the mar rch again gaining 400 yards

east of Bastogne.

Supreme headquarters announced that the Germans

had “activated the front” at miles south of Echternach

naval task force were sailing through the Philippines waters south of beans: Hurl Hurl Wave After Ardennes bulge..

Gravenmacher. This is nine at the southern base of the

No details of the fighting were given.

. Although still dirty, the

weather was somewhat better

purchasing post was. announced by Ruel W. Steele, executive secretary to. Governor-élect Gates: He suc-

in Budapest Battle.

cently approved by the Repubiicen The report followed increased Japanese speculation that an Amerlegislative policy committee. 7 ican landing on Luzon ‘was immi-

develop, a—comparatively small part

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today, the third of the offensive against the north side of —-130 :

the German salient. nent.

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‘were ..anxious to find a practical

| a plan which should enable this edmmunity in from five to 10 years

. redevelopment

sue bonds.

: Amusements. .

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one that has gone beyond the talk stage,” Mr. McCord said. “When -we started on our job we

plan that would work in Indianapolis, and not just turn out to be fruitless talk. We feel wt have such

to be entirely rid of the worst slum areas.” ao Tax Levying Powers The plan proposes to create a district - with the power to levy taxes but not to isA redevelopment commission somewhat like that which governs the municipally-ownea Citizens Gas “& Coke Utility, | would administer the program. Commission members would’ be| named to one-year terms by a board of five trustees. The trustees would be appointed, at first, two by the mayor, two by the circuit ‘judge and one by the city council. Subsequently the trustees would nominate their.own succesJ0ts to the mayor for appointment. No salaries would be paid. “This method of appointment

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MITSCHER DECORATED ° PEARL HARBOR, Jan, § (U. P.). ~Vice Adm. Marc A. Mitscher, former commander of famed car-rier-task force 58 who recently returned to sea duty, today ‘held his *gecond navy cross, He also was awarded the legion of merit for his outstanding achievements against the -Japanese fleet.

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18, Charles Lucey 16 20 | Movies Comics 25) Music Max B. Cook. 15| Obituaries 13, 14 Crossword... 25! Pred Perkins. 15 Editorials .... 16/Radio ....... Forum ...... 16/Ration Dates. 9 Freckles ..... 23| Mrs. Roosevelt 15 191 Side Glances 18 Harry Hanson 16 Sports 3% In Indpls. He State Deaths: is

95 | shared the judgment.

appointed by Governor Schricker Served In First War

naval retirement age.

seaman, Capt. Heslar served European waters in world war 1 as a naval lieutenant,

station at Tuckerton, N. J. a post he held until 1921, During the present war he let all contracts for the navy pier train-

70,000 trainees and thé sexpend-. iture of $40,000,000 annually.

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PAYMENT IN SUIT

million dollars he lost recently in a suit by the creditors of the late Van Sweringen brotherg, Cleveland railroad financiers, with whom Mr, Bal] had dealings. It . was ‘learned today that two days after Christmas Mr. Ball settled the judgment by pay $900,000

$2,600,000. Four Cleveland banks, which had {loaned the Van Sweringens money,

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ceeds Lawrence E. Reeves in the $5200 a year job. Mr, Reeves was

Capt. Heslar will aSsume his duties after Feb. 1 when he reaches the

After beginning his career as ‘a in

tl, Later he {was in charge of the naval radio

ing school at Chicago and was | Midwest, regional supervisor of V-12 | training in 150 schools and colleges. At one time he was in charge of |

As area commander of the Third Naval Reserve area between wars,

Muncie. % iris Settles

George A. Ball, the Muncie fruit jar millionaire, has, paid the 3%

$6500 for Chairman

for the state board chairman, and| $6000 for the other two members,

the governor.

members could be members of -the| same political party. This would give Governor-elect Ralph F. Gates’ administration complete control of the welfare department. The bill also would restore the old property “recovery” clause to the old age pension law, It would permit the state to recover from the estates of old age assistance ‘recipients after

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U.S.

IS UPHELD. IN | POLYGAMY CASE,

DENVER, Jan. 5 (U. P.).=~The circuit court of appeals today reaffirmed the federal government's cofitention that no man should have more than one wife at a time;

.leven for religious purposes.

The court upheld the conviction

TENDERED BY BALL a federal, district court in Utah

jo! eight men and one woman on|.

charges growing out of polygamous practices by the Fundamentalist sect.

SUMMARY OF - FBR

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all of whom would be appointed by|

TALK TO BE ON AIR

RUSS RECOGNIZE LUBLIN FA FACTION

Major Crisis Looms Among Allies -on Polish Government.

Not more than two of the three|

LONDON, Jan, 5 (U. P.)—Mos-| 98

cow today announced Russian recognition of the Lublin national

their| committee as the provisional gov-|

ernment of Poland.

Britain said that ag a result of | failure to reach an agreement with |

x | the Soviets on the matter she would

| continue to recognize the Polish| government here. A major crisis in united nations! relations appeared to have been precipitated by Opposing stands on

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MEXICO WARNED OF ‘BOOKIE INVASION’

MEXICO CITY, Jan. 5 (U. P.. ~The newspaper El Universal in a first page. story yesterday urged Mexican government immigration

..|authorities to be on ‘the alert for a

probable invasion of bookies and “undesirable characters” as a result of the ban on Tacing in the

It coincided with a whirlwind American air offensive that

ships in three days around that | | strategic island. Wis Beat headquarters at Pear 1 Gen. Douglas Mac-| [Harb i A at Leyte i mained silerit on the Japanese VE] port. They confirmed, however, that| American carrier planes blasted Formosa and Okinawa to the north | yesterday for the second straight |

A Japanese communique said | { American ‘“‘convoys” penetrated the | Bay of San Jose, southwest of Min- | Sore island, at dawn yesterday.

| Confirm Raids

That afternoon, the communique | sald, an American naval task force entered the waters west of Panay, | just scutheast of Mindoro.

Mindoro lies across a nine-mile| wide channel from Luzon. A communique from MacArthur's

Japanese ships had been sunk or damaged Tuesday and Wednesday |off Luzon, the second and third days of a concentrated air offensive against the island.

Four B-29 Superfortresses from the Marianas made lone nuisance raids on Japan yesterday and early today, two of them dorpping bombs andthe other two “apparently on reconnaissancey radio Tokyo said. The broadcast was recorded by

By M. S. HANDLER United Press Staff Correspondent

Russian troops today fought off a powerful German tank army strik- | {ing down from the Danube against | their siege lines around Budapest. Tens of thousands of Nazis were | being cut to pleces in the Hungar- | ian capital in the bloodiest street battle of the war. |

{their -attempt to rescue ‘the e Rapp; Budapest garrison. i They -hurled wave upon wave of | armor and infantry against the

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Hoosier Heroes—

INFANTRYMAN DIES ON-EUROPEAN FRONT

| An Indianapolis infantryman has

overseas only one mohth find three! other infantrymen are missing in|

France and Germany. In addition, ler and stiffening resistance have

Both the British and American air forces were batter- | already has wrecked 60 Japanese] -MOSCOW, Jan. 5.—Outnumbered ing the Nazi front lines and Ee

‘communications directly behind them in some strength

{by noon. Montgomery's -British 2d. army, {flanking the U. S. 1st on its right, attacked between Hotton and Marche. 4t gained more than a

| The Germans went all-out in/mile to the approaches of Rendeu,

three miles -southeast of Hotton, The British, many wearing white camouflage against the -snow, also were clearing out the Hampteau forest in the same area.

‘The Blunt Truth’

In that area the Germans had been driven back .almost 15 miles from the high water mark of their

| westward penetration at Cincey.

It was revealed belatedly that the British, co-operated with the Americans ir wiping out the Celles and Cincey penetrations 10 days ago. | They destroyed 81 tanks. 405 mixed

headquarters announced that 35 been killed in France after being [armored vehicles, 74 field guns, and

seven self-propelled guns. ‘ The blunt truth is that the weath-

so much that progress Is now measured in yards,” Clark reported. “It should be stressed that progress is likely to be on the same scale until the weather improves, either 1m the ground or in the air.” A dispatch from the 1st army front said the overall’ gain along the offensive front between Rochefort and Trois Ponts was about 1000 yards today. Hodges’ armor and infantry ran into the fire of German. guns = placed to blaze away point-blank on tanks coming down the main roads toward Houffalize, hub of the transport lines throughout the entire salient. . When. the smoke had cleared after yesterday's fighting in that area, a field dispatch said, burnedout American tanks strewed the road as the price of a slim advance, “The loss we took was severe, although not as bad as the 34 lost by the Germans in aggressive thrusts against the Bastogne perimeter,” the dispatch reported. In some sectors doughboys

seven servicemen have been wounded | slowed down the counter-offensiv ves] (Continued on Page $—Column 4)

in Europe. . l KILLED | Pvt. James Druen, 16-N. Richland | st., in France. MISSING

Pvt, Hugh Tipmore, 1038 s. Belmont ave. in Germany.

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I Winston Churchill and Premier Josef Stadin will be

the FCC. There was no immediate word whether the assault on Formosa and Okinawa had continued into a third day today. Pacific fleet headquarters con-

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Pvt. James Arnold Enzor, 3959 Carrollton ave. in" France. » Pfc. Lloyd G. Williams, Udell st., in Belgium.

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Cpl. Clyde Riordan, . 5539 Kenwood ave., in France. Cpl. C. B. Elliott, 637 Pine st. in Luxembourg. . First Lt. Edgar F. Hall, 815 N. Centennial st, in France. -Pfe. Lloyd R.. . Summers, 531 N. Noble st, in Holland. “Pfe. Homer C. Sterling, 609 Congress ave, ih Germany. An p

_Pvt. Warren G. Broghin, 257 Pvt. Richard Williams, 329 N.|

By JACK FLEISCHER United Press Staff Correspondent WITH THE 1ST ARMY IN THE |ARDENNES, Jan. 3.—(Delayed)— The Germans have turned captured American uns, ammunition ‘and other equipment against the 1st army in the battle of the Ardennes. American mines, vehicles, gasoline and food also seized from the 1st army in the German breakthrough are being used oy the enemy. That is adding insult to wiry.

NEW YORK, Jan. 5 (U, P.).~ Radio networks announced today that President Roosevelt would broadcast a summary. of his. annual message to congress from 9 to 9:30 p. m. (Indianapolis time) tomorrow. =

United “States. El Universal “such betting gentry, accustomed as it is to live in complete disregard for the law and follow a life completely parasitic. ‘would constitute a serious danger to our E gouniry”

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Ice Conditions’ fo Govern Big 3 Session

! WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 (U, P.) ~The Big Hares meeting between President Roosevelt, Prime Minister

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He told his news conference, when asked if a date had beer# set, that the answer was yes and no. : Tt will be after Jan: 20, he sald, and made bs : cryptic remark about “ice conditions.” . - Mr. Roosevelt Indicated, moreover, that the

held sometime after ohn, 2, Mr. Roosevelt said lenty ‘of their own tankynirom today.

} The time and piace, he added, depend a good

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Warren ave, in Germany. meet! ld wal af the forth. [VATA ME 0 SeTHADY. +

The Germans appear to have| 85-tqn Royal Tigers on down. re will

Nadi Turn Captured Guns On Yanks and Edt Our Food

The German troops facing the 1st army all seem to be elite soldiers, seasoned veterans of aghting on other fronts. As expected, they have dug them= selves in with the same efficiency

they have $0 often" displayed in the past when on the offensive. The Forest Hills of the Ardennes make a closely-knit line J aprags