Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 March 1945 — Page 2

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#0! Fireman Fossatl . . . he'll dip those fancy flies into Colorado streams,

~ Veteran 'Smoke-Eater' Plans

uA “ To Spend Lo » +; A man who has: helped rescue + hundreds of Indianapolis citizens

‘from fires, drownings and deadly . gasses has retired to devote the «~ remainder of his life to fly-tying: | and fishing in Colorado. Irvin Fossati, member of the i city fire department for 29 years, hit the brass pole at headquarters station for the last time Monday. He had been on the department's rescue squad for 25 years. Has One-Man Business A skillful designer of artificial bait, Mr. Fossati already has a thriving one-man business established with large sporting goods retailers throughout the Midwest. _ He intends to expand his trade while basking in the Rockies near Gunnison, Colo, a town. For 15 years, Mr. Fossati has made his home in headquarters

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sts. He holds the record for the greatest number of fire runs made by any single. fireman-—13,773. Practically all of them were in the risky, traffic-choked downtown district. “It feels great to step down safe and sound,” Mr. Fossati conceded.

GATES TO APPOINT | WELFARE LEADERS

The task of tatally reorganizing he | state welfare department top he mand by Sunday faced Governor | Gates today. Thurman A. Gottschalk of Bernie, Democratic welfare director, re-

signed yesterday, effective Saturday. | law | passed by the 1945 legislature, the

Under the amended welfare

governor must name a state administrator, three regional administra-| tors and a five-member welfare] board. The act goes into effect Sun-| day. Thus far, Governor Gates has ap-| pointed. two members of the five-| member board—Joseph Andrew of

Lafayette, president, and Fred Hoke the state’s office building.

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GERMAN CIVILIANS WAVE WHITE FLAGS

WITH 6TH ARMORED COLUMN ~ REAR FRANKFURT, Germany) March 27 (Delayed), (U. P). — An| army truck. rolled ahead of this armored column broadcasting over a loud speaker: “If all civillans will show white flags then our troops will come ht "4 “We're-coming -in—anyway,” mented T-5 Jean Bessette of ol donville, Vt., who was riding a tank.’ 4 A few minutes later the column rolled into Niederrad, which Lt. Col Frank K. Britton of Hartford, Conn, described as “not exactly Frankfurt but a suburbiike Brooklyn.” .. Buddenly white flags popped out pverywhere, Women waved white pioths from windows, Children waved | handkerchiefs, One little girl flapped ber white ‘apron, “Where are we, France or Germany?” demanded Bessette as] hordes of civilians flocked into the streets to see the invaders and chil-| dren cheered. He got his answer from an officer. “Don't forget these people are the enemy ® said the officer. “They would slit your throat if they had the chance.”

BOY ‘HUNTING JAPS’ ACCIDENTALLY SHOT

PITTSBURGH, March 29 (U. P.).

A seven-year-old boy was accidentally shot when he took his father’s revolver from a dresser

drawer and went out into the field with two playmates. He had a tussle for the gun with one of his companions and was shot in the abdomen when it discharged. Louis was taken to a hospital where Mis condition was reported as fair,

New officers of “the Local L. Caley; (back row, left to right MRS. WALTER L. CALEY will

be installed as president of the | ~ Local Council of P.-T. A on

Fireman. Retires-After. 29. Years...

small college |

New Officers of Local P.-T. A.

His Life Fishi Is Lite Fishing He's survived several fatal to others, was injured many

times, and overcome by smoke | once. Last year the Bruce Rob-

| ison post of the American Legion | —Workers of the Redinger

OPA EXTENDS |

SHOE RATIONING

| Infants’ Shoes Ses 0to4d Now Included.

WASHINGTON, March 29 (U.P). | <The OPA today extended shoe fationing to include infants’ shoes size 0 to 4 Previously only infants shoes size 41% to 8 were rationed.

sult of critically short supplies of {the larger size shoes. “The size | range most babies need when they |begin to walk.” | It said the fact that the smaller | sizes, were unrationed had created an ‘“over-expanded” demand for (them. Placing them on the ration list, the agency added, would lower {the demand and thus permit more | facilities to be devoted to making

wrecks, the more essential larger sizes.

WORK STOPPAGE ENDS LOGANSPORT, March 29 (U. P.), Manu-

‘here granted him a citation for | facturing Co. returned to their ma-

i general bravery in line of duty. Between fires and rescue runs, Mr. Fossatti an inveterate angler launched an intensive scientific study of just what attracts fish, and what doesn’t, That's how he got started in the fly-tying business: Irving is the surviving half of the famous. Fossati brother team which, together, gave. 60 years of service to the city. His brother, Louis, died last year after working for 31 years in the police department, mostly as a detective.

A War Veteran

A veteran of world war I, Mr. Fossati has a-son, James, who was honorably discharged recently from the merchant marine at Saipan. One of the minor problems fac ing him, Mr. Fossati had to ad- | mit, is whether he'll be able to | walk down steps instead of sliding down poles. “I hope I never see a brass pole again,” he laughed.

TWO GROSS INCOME OFFICIALS RESIGN

Raymond. R. Dietz and Walker E. {Land, veteran employees of the In|diana gross income tax division, to{day submitted their resignations to

Citibere K. Hewit, retiring director, to become effective Saturday. | Mr. Dietz, 1353 N. LaSalle st, {was head of the cashier's department and had been in the department since its origin in 1933. Previous to that he had been affiliated | with Indianapolis banking and | bonding businesses for 18 years. He {1s resigning to accept an. executive {position with the Phil Jones’ diners: | Mr, Land, 4500 E. 62d st: had {been head of the mechanical ac{counting departmént -since 1936, also serving as superintendent of

He is now . secretary-treasurer of the Purity Cone & Chip Co., 846 N.

Hamilton ave. and will take over active management of the business ollowing his resignation.

TOKYO RAID HERO IS WAR PLANT OWNER

LOS ANGELES, March 29 (U. P.).|

—Ted Lawson, author of “Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo” and pilot of one of the B-25's that made the first raid on the Jap capital, dis-| _iClosed today that he is co-owner of | a small war plant here. He and George Bently, former | North American aviation engineer, | have acquired a small machine shop | in west Los Angeles and are making | parts for aircraft firms. Ladfvson lost| a leg when he crash-landed his ship |

in the surf off China after his run| over Japan,

PROBED BY FBI, | BUT IT WAS 600D

WASHINGTON, March 29 (U. P.). —Rep. Jed Johnson (D. Okla.) was | pretty much exercised when he | heard the F. B: I. was investigating him back home in Anadarko. He was mollified, however, when|

the justice department informed Bm) that: | 1. He has been proposed for ork, |

of the customs court in New York 2. The F. B. 1 turned in a highly’ complimentary report on him. |

3. The justice department is ready to send the report with its blessings to President Roosevelt |

whenever Johnson gives the word. | Johnson, however, hasn't made up his mind whether he wants ‘the judgeship. He hadn't sought it and | knew nothing about the proposed | offer’until he heard the F. B. I. was asking questions about him. {

Counell of P.-T. A. are

(front

row, left to right) Mrs. Clayton Adams, Mrs. P. L. Sargent, Mrs. Walter |

) Mrs. Paul-J. Howey, Mrs. Herman

. H. Lauter and Mrs. Earl H. Stumpf.

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| tract. used at Pearl harbor. Mr..Stamatkin, who was 48, was/apolis, and two grandchildren. os T 2 ¢ A pense. how on square tos : ow Glentex ray g. A Blouse Sc@ der suits: 3. 00 I horse Print for f n dashing ° : 8, Ascot Scart : : . quits, 3:98 vi suits. 3 : Glentex &

| and Mrs. Earl H. Stumpf, first |

| ‘and second vice presidents; Mrs. Paul J. Howey, treasurer, and Mrs, Herman H. Lauter and Mrs. Clayton Adams, recording and . corresponding secretaries. Reports were given by local P.-T. A. presi- { Mrs. Welwr L. Thoms

work stoppage.

| cussed terms of a new

| chines ending a two-day

Representatives of

‘today,

OPA said its action was the re-|

the United Auto Workers union (A. |

F. of L.) and company officials diswork con-

FIELD MUSIC SGT. ROY F. W. RIECK, who sounded the nation's first call to armsé¢at Pearl harbor Dec. 7, 1841, is now training a new crop of marine buglers

| at Camp Pendleton, Cal.

The 247-pound bugler, son of

Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Rieck, 742 Sanders st, was on duty at 8 a. m. whet he saw a plane

swoop over the harbor Dec. 7. At first .he thought it was a navy plane until it dropped a bomb on the U. S. S. Arizona and showed the red circles on its wings. After blowing the call to arms, Sgt.

leathernecks. Then hé came outside and began firing away ‘with a Browning automatic rifle. The sergeant also blew taps when the first U. S. servicemen to give their lives in this war were buried on Dec. 8, 1941, From Pearl harbor, sent to Johnston island and stayed there ‘until April, 1943, when he came back to the States, His most prized possession is the old, battered bugle which he

Rieck dashed into the bar= | racks anid roused the rest of the

he was |

THE INDIANAPOLIS” TIMES.

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bugle.

Roy F. W. Rieck holds his most prized possession, an old

LOUIE K. STAMATKIN | born in Matedonia and came to FUNERAL TOMORROW!

Rites will be held

at 2 p. m. to-

morrow at the Bulgarian Orthodox |

| church for Louie XK.

Stamatkin, 122 |

this country as ated the: Belm | Belmont ave.

Surviving are

a child. He operont Lunch, 234 N. Rose

his wife,

N, Bélmont ave., who died yesterday Mary; two sons, Carl L, Indian-

in Methcdist hospital.

be in Crown Hill.

Burial will |

apolis,

and Earl J.,

in the navy; a

| daughter, .Mrs. Lois York, Indian-

HYMAN. RESIGNS AS JFEDERATION'S HEAD

Resignation of H. Joseph Hyman, executive director of the Jewish Federation and the Jewish Welfare Fund, has been announced, effective Monday. : Mr. Hyman had held his post almost 17 years. He came here from Baltimore, Md., where he had been executive director of the Baltimore Association -of -Jewish Charities four years, In his work here, Mr. Hyman has served as president of the Indianapolis chapter of the American Association of Social Workers ahd also the Social Workers’ club. He has been an executive committeeman. for the National Council of Jewish Social Workers and a member of the board of the National Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare funds. He lives at 4560 Guilford ave. successor here has not been appointed.

RUSS DELEGATION HEAD? LONDON, March 29 (U, P.).—The Exchange Telegraph said today that Radio Moscow had announced Andrey A. Gromyko, Russian ambassador to Washington, would head the Soviet delegation at the world security conference in San Francisco.

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THURSDAY, MARCH. pA 1945... .

Plague Winner

Killed i in Cra

SOUTH BEND, Ind, March 29 | 32, |

(U. P.).—Forrest B. Roberts, Chicago, had driven his tractor= trailer truck for more than five years

without even a minor accident, then was killed in a two-~truck collision west of here Tuesday night. In his wallet, officers found a cer-

tificate from the National Safety |

Council, awarded a gold plaque last Aug. 3 for a five-year, no-accident record.

WILLIAM D. LEWIS GIVEN BOK AWARD

PHILADELPHIA, March 29 (U, P.) —Willlam Draper Lewis, Philae delphia, former dean of the Unie versity of Pennsylvania law school

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and director of thé. American Law |

institute since its organization, received thé annual Philadelphia Bok award last night. Lewis, 77, received the city's highest civic honor for his coding of the law, his simplification of the common law and his efforts to establish uniform laws throughout the. country. The 19th and final volume of his werk was concluded last. month.” The award carries with

it a $10,000 gift.

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