Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 February 1945 — Page 11
N, Feb. 21. States particip gue of Nations tury ago was los ity of the peop lisillusioned sta ural reaction f ready to forge n and what wen ashington drama ey wanted to for
elation that fol seems to indica re preponderant! ng in an interna
wvorabie, Defini are well along al right sunshine o rosts of war dis ship is at han how essential i that other tim en down just t8 the people.
at other campaig 1k and file of o time on a scal But that is ng sponsibility of th a real test of de
, for- internatio freedom to tradi ssary corollary, Rep. George EH sized the need d mselves about rnational secur mbers of congres ut the knowledg y be right. As s proposals print
g Organized ple if they are nd
de to inform any ok at moving pid recognized its pod assistant secretary organizing to sup { media, includir newspapers. M of the Democrat neetings of wome hy a meeting he voosevelt and 8 ners. rganization is n | is to make the partisan, for t anerally recog: acy in action—d organizations this is a great ad
280. rove itself on
ON, Feb. 21. t — remember? — news again, Se estigating comm! matter ride for Truman commit port blasting _ pipeline dream of public fund e's new request 0 date on the pro facts just about re. Ifield in northw finery will be 1 timated 35 milli
ny scoffers sald ed producing gas roducing the gas lon and one tank ime, could deliv less cost than tH Refusing to adm to‘Canol as a mil
* scores of depor y moved into Sic inted military ¢ makers came ori} to the U. 8. to p back home as ul the new and w ling Italy and most any kind rmer counterfeite But the old toud ere bad. They p airs officers thoug ) and put them o
some time but fe ites is now fightiy the Philippines, tl | proper, the nav marines, in Fran the Mediterranes le East maintain and in the Indis e Russian front, part in the large ean. ‘But there a ve fronts in Alask| n, which raises ti
.
ash
ignations of alpha should get next¥ phabet hash. Ge: ty well known, bu
ief, Pacific Opers id. (Also known :
sion.) r Forces.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 21, 1045 _
oosier Heroes: Lt. Carter Killed: 6 Wounded, 2 Captured”
DEAD... 7 | First Lt. Jess Willard Carter, son Mr, and Mrs. T: ©. Carter, 35 Woodland dr, who previously was missing in France, was ed there Aug. 8. Serving with an armored division, had’ participated in the Nor-
ndy invasion and went overseas|
n September, 1943. A graduate of schii high school, he was 27 d formerly was employed by the . R. Mallory Co. His father is a mber of the Indianapolis police epartment. : A sister, Mrs. Cleo Chamberlain, ndianapolis, also survives. \d ~ »
OUNDED— 4
Cpl Roy R. Joseph, whose broth-
First Lt. Jess Willard Carter . . , * killed in France.
, Pvt. William O. Joseph, was| #8
ounded Oct. 15 in Germany, was pounded Jan. 8 in France. His
other, Mrs. Ethel Harris, 712 N.|;
n st, received a letter yester-
ay that he has just left the hos-|}
tal A former employee of the CenTransfer & Storage Co., Cpl is 21 and attended Techjcal high school. He entered the ny in September, 1941, and has overseas since last fal # » ® 8. Sgt. Ora Arnold Jr, engineerner on a B-24 based’ in Italy, ceived a sprained knee Dec, 29 n Italy. He was hospitalized five s and now is back on duty. Sgt. Arnold is the son of Mr. d Mrs. ‘Ora Arnold Sr... 529 N. bbs ave. He is 20 and attended ashington high school. A former ployee of the American Leather bo., the sergeant entered the serv-| be in April, 1943, and landed in last Oct. 9. » » . Cpl. Norman ©. Huck, whose other, Pvt. Robert Huck, was lled Sept. in France, broke his about Christmas time while ving a truck in the Philippines. e is serving with the service batpry of the field artillery and reved the injury when he lost conol of the truck. He now is back n duty. -~- Formerly with the national guard, | pl. Huck went into the regular | rmy when the national guard was | pderalized and served in Hawaii ree years before going to the ppines. He is 22 and attended ‘echnical high school. Before ening service he was employed by | diana Fur Co. Cpl. Huck is the son of Mrs. jce A. Huck, 3312 E, 9th st, and . A. Huck, 419 Albany st. A sister, aman 2-¢ Velma L. Huck, Is| ome on furlough after completing | pot training at Hunter college. ih now is attending yeoman |
bhool at Oklahoma A. & M. col-| England, France, Poland, Holland | and Europe.
, Stillwater, Okla. | LS » » Pvt. Theodore O. Wamsley, an’ hfantryman with the 3d army, was | riously wounded Jan. 13 in Bel- | um and is in a hospital in Engd. He has been overseas since st Sepiember. A former Technical high school udent, Pvt. Wamsley is 20, and as employed by Herfl-Jones, Inc. |
{his 20th birthday, Oct. 20, | prisoner of Germany, according to!
4
Gerold Howard Paul Smallwood Honored Prisoner
Camp Stewart, Ga, and Camp Pickett, W. Va. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. O, Wamsley, live at 1815 Milburn st. Two brothers also are in service. Pvt. Grant Wamsley is with the air corps in North Burma and Pfc. Harry Wamsley is with the army in Miami, Fla. » » - Pvt. Robert T. Hall, son of Mrs. Hazel M. Hall, Zionsville, was wounded Jan, 3 in Luxembourg. He is 19 and entered the army last June, following his graduation from Zionsville high school. ‘He went overseas last Nov. 15. A brother, Cpl. Charles W. Hall, is with the field artillery in the Philippines. » ” » Pfc. James D. Scott, son of Mr, and Mrs. Theodore Scott, 604 Edgehill st., was wounded in Germany
| Feb. T.
Overseas since October, he is 20. ‘He attended Technical high school. A twin sister, Rosemary, lives in
Indianapolis. | » s
PRISONERS— Pvt. Herman Hudson, who was reported missing in Germany on is al
information received by his par-
| ents, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Tucker, | | 342 N. Noble st.
Pvt. Hurson has been in ‘service since Jan, 22, 1944 and overseas! since last July. He has served in|
and Belgium, as well as Germany. | A step-brother, Pfc. Howard | Tucker, is with the marines at El Centro, Cal, -8 -8 ” Pvt. Paul D. Smallwood, who has’ been missing in Holland since Sept. 30, is a prisoner of the German government, according to word re-| ceived yesterday by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Smallwood, 1738 Howard st. He was serving |
| the 6th marine division.
| been awarded the bronze star for
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Powell, {10, Box 439-V. He "has sent home
Pvt. Herman Hudson . . . : of Germany,
prisoner
Carroll Powell Honored
Henry Jones Honored
Mr. and Mts. Smallwood had had no word from their son for six months and all letters and their Christmas presents to him had been returned.
The 40-year-old soldier's “glider was found but his whereabouts. and the whereabouts of his pilot and co-pilot had been a mystery. Even the radio was missing from the glider. A former employee of thé BobbsMerrill Co., Pvt. Smallwood entered | the service three years ago and re- | ceived his training in Louisiana and at Ft. Bragg, N.C. He went overseas two years ago. A brother, Carter Earl Smallwood, has just received a medical discharge from the coast artillery. One sister, Mrs. Mary Brown, resides at 1733 Miller st., and. another sister, Mrs\ Nancy Sweeney, lives at R. R. 1, Box 339. » »
HONORED—
Marine Cpl. Gerold G. Howard, son of Mrs. Lavera Howard, 220 8. Walcott st., has been awarded the purple heart :for wounds received last summer on Guam. He is with
J » # T. Sgt. Carroll E. Powell, who | has seen continuous service since July, 1842, with the 1st division, has
meritorious achievement in connection with military operations |against the enemy in North Africa
Technician Powell is the husband of Mrs. Alma Childers Powell, 118 Berwyn st., and the son of R. R.
souvenirs’ including a Nazi soldier’s arm ‘band and tie-pin, a German | {copy of “Mein Kampf," English, | | German and French paper money land coins and a pair of wooden | | shoes.
M. Sgt.. Mepry, A. Jones, son of | Clyde E. Jopes, 249 N. Belle Vieu| pl, and husband of Mrs. Carol | Brewster Jones, Meridian, Miss, |
‘has been awarded the bronze star|
for meritorious achievement in direct support of flying personnel. | He is crew chief of a ground crew on a B-24 based in Italy. : ® = =» First Lt. Thomas A. Bank, a member of a field artillery battalion, in France, has been awarded the bronze oak leaf cluster to the air medal. Lt. Bank is the husband of Mrs. Olive Bank, 30 N, Drexel ave. . 5 8 =. Second Lt. Hal V. Stoneking, husband of Mrs. Mildred Stoneking, 2118 Prodpect st, and son of Mrs. Louise Stoneking, 801 N. DeQuincy st., has been presented a second oak leaf cluster to the air medal. He already holds the distinguished flying cross as well as the air medal with one oak leaf cluster,
” ” .
Four Indianapolis men serving with the 7th army in France have beert awarded the combat infantry ‘badge. They are Pvt. Meredith E. Mikels, husband of ‘Mrs. Helen M. Mikels, 229 S. LaSalle st.; Pvt. Clarence E. Duhamell, husband of Mrs. Genevieve Duhamell, 1746 Kildare ave.; Pvt. Noble G. Cope, son of Mrs. Bertha M. Cope, and Pvt. William M, Duncan, husband of Mrs. Alma J. Duncan, all of Indianapolis. » » “
STATE—
‘Four Indiana men who are missing in action are Clifford Daniel Ashby, coast guard apprentice sea-| man, Jeffersonville; William €arle-| ton Hartzler, machinist’s mate 3-c,| Goshen; Dale Clarence Miller, gun-| ner's mate 3-c, Linton; Seaman 1-c| Tom Zaffore, Hammond, {
The following Indiana soldiers have been wounded in action in the | European and Mediterranean thea- | ters. In all cases, next of kin have |
been notified. European Area
“mu Sgt. Paul F.! Baringer, Scottsburg; | Pfc. James W. Barnett, Winchester; Pvt. | Jack D. Boyd, Evansville; Sgt. Edwin G.] Budka, North Judson; T. 5th Gr. John’ Burr, Whiting; Pvt. Eugene C. Carman, | Richmond; Pvt. Paul C..Cockrum, Vincennes; Pvt. Orley V. Cooley, Gary: T. 5th Gr. Eugene B. Croucher, Jasonville.
Cpl. Glen W. Daggett, Union City: Pvt. John J. Decoster, La Porte; Pvt. Wilbur R. Dibkey, Valparaiso; T. 5th Gr. Donald D. Durkes, Marion; Pfc. Adrian R. Doss, Lafayette; Pvt. Miller Easterly Jr., Frankfort; Pvt. Delford A. Eaton Jr, Mishawaka; Pfc. Elwood Eaton, Lebanon; Sgt. Carl A. Estes, Danville; Sgt. Joseph 8. Fragomeni, South Bend! Pfc. Cledith E. Gibson, Muncie, Pfc. Wayne T. Hendricks, Bourbon; Pfe. Tony Jaskulski, Hammond; Sgt. Warren C. Jeffers, New Albany; Cpl. William C. Jewel, Hammond; Pvt. Wayne E. Johnson, Twelve Mile; Sgt. William F. Johnson, Michigan City; Pvt. .Sherman H. Kiser, North. Webster; Pfc. Aurelius J. Kraft, Jasper; Sgt. Virgil M. Lammott, Richmond; Pfc. Willlam A, Leavitt, Brasil; 8. Sgt. Wayne Linson, Mishawaka; Cpl. Harry W. McCormick, New Castle; Pfc. John D. McFarland, Portland. Sgt. Joseph P. O'Toole, Vincennes: set. | Charles W. Pauley, Monon; Cpl. Keith L.| helps, Danville: Pfc. Rufus Purdue, | Washington; 2d Lt. Richard B. Rayl, Elk-| hart; - Pfc. Ralph R. Schaad, Evansville; | Robert J. Schuetter, Jasper: Pvt. Bar Mia
Re A | rT w. |
James R. Wray, Muncie; Young; Rockport; T. Sara Jr. Poanaville; T Ziliak, Evansville; Pfc.
He is assistant communications | Zurschmiede, New Albany. |
fore entering the army April 1,|as a radio operator in the 101st officer and holds the combat in-
p43. He received his training at|
airborne glider infantry.
| fantryman badge.
AYER IS STRESSED Services Held for Amos, State Fish Hatcheries Chief FOR REICH DENIED
BY LENTEN SPEAKER
“The war will be ‘won and then | e will have exactly the kind of | ace we fight for,” Drs Prentice . Pugh of Nashville, Tenn, pre-| licted in his noonday sermon today | Christ Episcopal church on the/ le.
Services were held in Brookville this afternogn for Louis Jack Amos, who perhaps knew more about fish life than any other person in Indiana. Mr. Amos, who nas lived in
Dr. Pugh spoke with high hope] the ultimate outcome of world | ents but urged definite spiritual | his life, died there reparation for present and future | [last Sunday at roblems. He offered a threefold | the age of 73. an for Christians: They must Nicknamed ve up their own selfish desires, | Happy Jack” beve out of themselves for others| cause he forever d take in the help that prayer,|had a ‘smile on editation, the Bible and God hold his face, Mr. it. Amos started with % “I believe the world is getting the state departa affirmed Dr, oust.” “But | ment of conser- Louis Amos
| Brookville most of
the state fish hatcheries put him in| charge of -the. fish displays at the! state fairs which began about 1919. | In this work he was aided by | Henry Biltz, who is still on the Riverside hatcheries staff.
Since hatchery work is seasonal, during the winter months Mr. Amos was assigned to the extra game warden list. His knowledge of fish included the | use of artificial propagation methods, baits and nets.
Last Jan. 1, Mr. Amos went on|
leave for an illness from which he never recovered, He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Dessie Geis, Brookville, and three brothers, Charles and Will,
od must work in us, through us|vation in 1912. His assignment to
Brookville, and John, Anderson.
Ind with us. The war will be won nd then we will have exactly the ind of peace we fight for, but the ace of God is the only peace. So ive out, having taken in, asking is help in all your undertakings.” The services will continue daily om 12:05 to 12:35, Monday through day, during Lent,
DUCK DUCK FINES, D HUNTER APPEALS
TRENTON, N. J. Feb. 21 (U, P). Duck hunter Ellis McCoy petioned the state supreme court for scovery of a $36 fine for allegedly unting after dark. McCoy complained that he and 0 others were hailed before a tice of the peace but he got no L He sald they all refused to plead ilty and were ordered to draw erdiets” slips from a hat. The her two got acquittals, McCoy said.
Fighting Trish, raises his right arm
ROCKNE, the magic hme in the history of the Fighting Irish, is back. But the name will not be allied with the roar of Saturday crowds, leather helmets, pads, cleats and the: smell of a Iliniment-filled dressing room. It will’be the roar and smell of battle, a steel helmet and the green of the marine corps. » » ”
FOR TODAY the youngest son of the Notre Dame coach was sworn in at the marine corps recruiting station here. John Vincent Rockne, who is 18, remembers little of his famous father, Knute. He was but 4 when the now almost legendary coach was killed in a plane crash March 31, 1931. But in the fighting spirit of his father, he chose the marine corps because “I feel it will give me the Spporvankey to see plenty of com-
ining Rockne The, Shaded ast Campion high school
Son of Governor
Unhurt in Crash
LT. ROBERT E. GATES, son of Governor and Mrs Gates, was aboard a United States ship which struck by a Japanese plane recently in the battle of Lingayen if. He was uninjured, : Mrs. Gates lewrned of the crash from Mrs. W. G. Austin, mother of Lt. Robert Lee Austin, an antiaft officer aboard the ship and fraternity brother of Lt. Gates. Austin, who told his mother of the crash in a recent letter, also was uninjured. Several officers and crew members were killed, The leutenants, roommates at a university, visited Indian-
Rockne's Son Joins-Marines Here
John Vincent Rockne, youngest son of the famous coach of the
and is sworn into the marine corps
here by Warrant Officer Anthony Morello.
he played halfback on the football team, » » » SINCE THEN he had been studying as a divinity student at 8t. Francis seminary, Cincin~ nati. His mother lives at 1417 E. Wayne st., South Bend, with his sister Miss Mary Jean. Knute Rockne Jr. was honorably discharged from the army several months ago after serving two and a half years. He is now living in St. Joe, Mich, while another brother, William, is in California.
guards at the Cincinnati ordnance | Mi! district are needed mission | 25 the civil service commission announced today.
a fe du Chin, Wis, where |al
at the o
" | their home, |
SEEK WAR VETERANS AS ORDNANCE GUARDS
War veterans to fill posts as | Suri
Mediterranean Area Pfc. Roy E. Caplinger, Rushville, and 4] Lt. Irving F. Dickerson, Ft. Way:
"ROVISIONAL SETUP |
LONDON, Feb. 21 (U.P.).—Fori Secretary Anthony Eden told commons today that the establish-| ment of a privision German govern- | ment in Russian-occupied Germany | was not discussed at the Crimea | conference. | Eden’s statement was made in a ‘| reply ‘to Laborite Alfred Edwards, | {whose quéstion presumably referred {to a ‘provisional government coh-| |structed around the free German | | committee in Moscow. {
B. V. BROWN RITES | TO BE HELD FRIDAY
Rites will be held at 2 p. m. Pri-| day at Flanner & Buchanan mor- | tuary for Bernice V, Brown, former | Indianapolis resident, ‘who died | Tuesday night at his home in Washington, D. C. Burial will be in| Crown Hill. | Mr. Brown, who was 57, had been | employed 14 years in. the adjutant general's office in the war department. He served from 1908 to 1011}
in the army and was on duty on |
i [the Mexican border . from 1910 to|
1911. | He is. survived by his wife, |
: Mabelle; three brothers, Jesse, Gos- |
sie and Fay, all of Washington, and | three sisters, Amy Wise, Frankfort, | Ethel Purcifull, Hartford-City, and | Hazel Sommers, Washington,
2 CHILDREN FOUND OVERCOME BY GAS
Two children of Mrs. Ina Brown, 1310 English ave, were overcome by monoxide gas this morning in
Nellie, 10, and Jerry, 2, inhaled | the fumes "after their mother] lighted the gas stove to heat water in her wash boiler. They were found in bed uriconscious and were given first aid by a City hospital doctor, . YANKS TAKE PEAK IN ITALY ROME, Feb. 21 (U. P.).~—American troops of the 5th army, storming up precipitous terrain against strong German resistance, recaps
THE INDIANAPOLIS
YIMES
PAGE 11,
| o
®
Cool-looking! Smart! New! Fern-pattern TEX N*
Not just the usual shower curtain—but “Showers” of finest quality rayon taffeta in an exquisite fern print! Water-repellent and mildew-resistant! With embroidered, rustless eyelets. Beautiful color combinations! “Showers” and matching 7 50 Window Curtains, each ® * Reg, U. 8. Pat. Off.
BLOCK'S—Bath Shop, Fifth <«
Floor
ab
MIRRORED VANITY AND STOOL
59.50
Very attractivg triple-mirror vanity, mirrored almost all over with a touch of black for contrast on handles and legs. Two styles, each with drawer. 29 in. tall, 29 in. long, 15/5 in. wide. Stool, not mirrored, 4.95. Other mirrored vanities, 31,50, 99.50 and 220.00.
"PEARLWICK CLOTHES HAMPER
4.98
Either bench or upright style, of finely woven fiber, in blue, green, white, very or peach. Bench style, 20 i high, 20 in. wide, 12° deep. Upright style, 28 in. high,”20 in. wide. Stool, on mirrored, $4.95. Other mirrored vanities, 31.50, 99.50 and 220.00..
Mail and Phone Orders Filled
BLOCK'S8—Bath Shop, Fifth Floor
Two Styles
MEDICINE CABINET
9.50
All wood, heavily white enameled with .. mirror front and two shelves inside; 15%2x20in, size.
Others 2.19 to 9.98
».
woop TOWEL STAND
1.59
White enameled
drying hose.
TOWEL BAR AND SHELVES
Top shelf 5x18 in., bottom shelf Heavy orystal mirror, 14 In, Tx16. Glass with heavy ivory plas- 18 in. high. 3 tic posts and towel bar. Lower 5x14 in. Finished edges, shelf wide enough for tissue box. ports.
27 in. tall, 22 in, with three 20-in. round rods for hanging towels,
glass shelves, lucite sup-:
wood, long,
MIRROR WITH '3 SHELVES
wide, each
FLASHLIGHT BATTERIES, 3 SIZES
tured 5000-foot Mt. Belvedere dominating the entrance to the Pararo river valley, headquarters announced today:
State Deaths
BROWNSTOWN Mrs. Caroline Louise . Husband, Henry;
mi sister, a band, ad pi shuer For St * broth: _ Wiha = Colon - : fa; i
Applicants not’ employed in es- i at a A al bite yiewed |
CHROME BATH WASTE BASKET
STOOL
4.25
Shining chromium » finished frame ‘ and pearl-finished top; black top « only. 133; Inches high. Rubber on bottom prevents slipping.
BLOCK'S—Bath Shop, Fifth Floor
BATHROOM SHELF
Oval, with various pictures on the front; heavy treated paper; 13 inches tall.
SHELF AND TOWEL
1.29
Three shelves of glass held together with white enameled wood. Fach shelf 5x14 inches.
1.69
A dxi8-inch glass shelf with towel holder beneath; white brackets.
BLOCK'S—Bath Shop, Fifth Floor
CHESTLITE
The Flashlite That Leaves Both Hands Free
1.98
Complete
You can use it as a hand light, set it on the floor or table or strap it to your chest, leaving both hands free for work. The focusing headlight gives a bright distance beam. Operates on 2 dry cells (included) and comes in olive drab, rust proof metal case. Fine for service men.
0c
Regular size By middle size C, penlight size A Radio Batteries, 1% volt and 4'z volt A 75¢
BLOCK'S-—Parts Dept., Fifth Floor
Stout Fellas . . . Built to Take It!
ROOMY STEEL BUNK BEDS
Complete With TWO Felt and Cotton Mattresses All For
29.98
These are the studiest, toughest bunk beds you ever saw! Finished in battleship gray, they're easy to keep clean, easy to take apart No screws or bolts to bother with. And they cone complete with mattresses.
8.00 Down Delivers On Our Budget Plan —
Small Carrying Charge. BLOCK'S~8leep 8hop, Fifth Floor
FULL SIZE! FULLY INSULATED DIXIE GAS RANGE 79.95
All-white porcelain with automatic top lighting, big one-piece oven, roll-out broiler and 2 large storage drawers,
Bring your stove purchase certificate.
Available o n
Block's Convenient Terms
BLOCK'S-.
HE
‘Also at Our Branch Store, 11¢h and Meridian J
Gas Ranges 80.95 to 169.95
4
° Lk
No Ration Certificate Necessary for This
B. ELECTRIC RANGE 99.95
Just a few of these apartment size ranges are available for immediate delivery to those who can qualify under goverriment order LL 23 B. Come in and talk it over. Perhaps you. can qualify. ;
A.
Full porcelain finish; 1814 in. wide, 24 in, deep, cooking top, 1844x21 in. -Three closed type top units. = Three speeds. Oven heat control. Large
even. broiler compartment.
Available on Block's Convenient Terms.
2 LA able * ) Floor eS Str Jorn