Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 15 May 1945 — Page 2

L810 STRONG FLEET “Navy of 500,000 Men to Be

Peacetime Goal.

WASHINGTON, May 15 (U. P.). 3 had before it today thel oh framework of the navy's post-war plang, calling for two-thirds of its present fleet and a standing force. “of 500,000 bluejackets. k Here are the details of that | framework, as outlined by Navy, Secretary James V. Forrestal be-| fore a congressional committee. | ONE: The nation's mighty bat- . tlefleet will be cut by “at least 30 per cent’ when the war with Japan| wnds. Chly those vessels that have| “real combat value” will be retained | commanding general of the 30th ~but ‘there will be no “spectacle Of | givision of the 9th army, pins the sinking the navy” after this War.| pronge s.ar for gallantry on Sgt. TWO: Peacetime naval person-. Frank N. Harper, son of Mr. and nel will be about 500,000 men and| Mrs. Allan C. Harper; 33 S. Edge- | 50,000 officers. The navy now nums| hij rd, Sgt. Harper was with the bers around-4,000,000 men and 300,-| army in Magdeburg, Germany, 000 ofticers. \ when the award. was made, Wants to Keep Bases

THREE: The navy feels "very strongly” that universal military | serivee will be necessary to “main-| ? tain the size of the navy we are going to need.” 1f congress enacts universal service, there may be a “training navy” as well as a regular navy.

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bases in the Atlantic and the Pa«cific and has already put in a bid]

For Years. with the state department for “firm | : campus Friday options” on Philippine bases. | WASHINGTON, May 15 (U. P). os

CLAIM BIGGER GAS TAX SHARE

City and County Officials Consider Law Suit.

City legal officials today were try- . |ing to decide whether to sue the { | state for back receipts allegedly due Indianapolis and Marion county as a result of ‘diminishing gas tax allot-

The gas tax muddle, now two years old, was rehashed last night at a joint meeting of the city and i county councils, ' Harry W. Claffey, DOOLITTLE MAY SEE former state representative, said Indianapélis and Marion county were Maj. Gen. Leland 8. Robbs, getting “short changed” on their gas He implied that state‘House statistics on which state gas (tax allottments {slightly out of line. He sald the number of vehicles in {Marion county had not declined as |severely as the state contends. The whole mixup of statistics and figures was handed to the city and county legal departments at the suggestion of City Councilman R. C. Dauss, who said he personally would initidte a

{law suit if the state “doesn't come ON OGGUPATION

MANCHESTER EXERCISES NORTH MANCHESTER, May 15

: vy wants to retain German Control May Last (U. P). — Commencement exercises FOUR: The navy G y for 54 graduating seniors will be {held on the Manchester college|agriculture, was beginning in Cocampus Friday morning.

Leaves $500 for ~ Kiss 50 YearssAgo

MILWAUKEE, May 15 (U..P.). —Arthur J. Machek’s will, filed yesterday in county. court to probate a $37,500 estate, left $500 to Mrs. Clara Carcy, Highland Park, IN, because he sald that nearly 50 years ago she “gave me the . only kiss I ever got” : The immigrant machine shop operator from Vienna "died a bachelor at 69 on May 7. The will said that hé “kept company”. in 1899 with Clara Mohr, who later became Mrs. Carcy, and that she “made the only voluntary demonstration of rea] affection I received in my life.”

ACTION AGAINST JAPS

LONDON, May 15 (U, P.).—High Americal officers said today tha Lt. Gen. James H, Doclittle hoped to see more action against the Jap anese. 2 Doolittle, who led the first. air raid on Tokyo, now is being sent out of the European theater, where ne commanded the U. 8. 8th air forge. : “He'd lke that” one rankin officer said of the possibility that Doolittle might be in action in the Pacific.

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er —— eT DANES OPEN NAZI TRIAL LONDON, May 15 (U. P.).—The Luxembourg radio said the’ first trial of Danish Nazis, inenfuing Gunnar Larsen, former minister of

| perthagen today.

shift. Pauley was appointed Amer-

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CLAIM PLUMS

Hannegan . Favors Rewards - For Friends.

WASHINGTON, May 15. (U. P.), —Democratic nationdl leaders left no doubt today that loyal party workers will get the political plums in the Truman administration. Republicans haven't a chance under the program outlined by Democratic leaders last night at the first big party gathering since Mr. Truman ascended to the presi-

dency, {| The occasion was a dinner at- | tended by approximately 200 mems bers of congress honoring Democratic National Chairman Robert | E. Hannegan and retiring National Treasurer - Edwin W. Pauley. Rewards for Friends Hannegan was recently confirmed as” postmaster general in President Truman’s first cabinet

ican representative on the reparations commission. Most federal. jobs are under civil service . competitive examinations but there is plenty of room for political patronage in the appoint ment of postmasters, federal judges, district attorneys - and marshals, ‘cabinet officers, department heads and members of the diplomatic corps. | Hannegan reminded his audience

EMOCRATS TO [Life of Infant Saved by

Complete Change of Blood

doctors explained. of the population it is positive, in

mother and an Rh positive father often will be Rh positive. As a re-| sult the mother develops tendencies |

BIRMINGHAM, England, May 15 (U, P.).—Medical science saved the life of a baby girl by delivering her three weeks ahead of timé and giving her a compiete change of -blood. A doctor who worked on the case preferred to remain anonymous and she withheld the name of the child." ; The mother was confined in Soli~ hull Maternity hospital, Birmingham, 8he had lost three children because of a discrepancy between her blood and that of the father which brought on a condition known as “erythrblastosis foetalis.” The doctor said it is “moderately rare.”

Difference of Blood

Every human being has a factor in the blood known as Rh, the In 85 per cent

the other. 15 per cent negative,

during prégnancy which destroy. the baby’s red célls and the baby diés either before birth or soon thereafter, : In the Birmingham case, three preceding deaths gave the doctors an indication of the probable condition .of the coming child. A Caesarean operation was performed three weeks before the baby was due. The child was given the first blood transfusion five minutes later. Examination of the baby's blood confirmed the advance diagnosis, As much blood as possible was drained from her and replaced with special blood. : For just over a week she received dally transfulions until the red cells were restored and she was develop ing normally. Within three weeks the child was discharged from the Hbspital as a normal infant. : -

A baby horn of an Rh negative

¥ that he believed in “rewarding your | friends.” “If rewarding your friends, those who have helped you, is to be| labeled spoils. politics then I'm a! spoils politician,” Hanneganh said! Then he added with a broad smile: | “I believe in the two-party os tem. I believe that the Republicans are entitled to wll the good things in .. life—except office.”

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CLUB TO PRESENT

MOTHER'S DAY FETE!

— TUESDAY, MAY 15, 1945

~~ [CITY GROSS TAX

MAY BE $10,001

New Court Ruliig Wor $300,000 to State.

Indianapolis fiscal authorities to day .were calculating how muck the city will have to pay to th state as ‘a consequence of a he Indiana supreme court ruling. The court yesterday decided tha municipalities are responsible

payment of gross income taxes on

various receipts from utility sales city markets, wharfs, golf course gas and oll sgles and recres of ees. ; An initial estimate was that In dianapolis would have to shell ou about $10,000 a yéar as a result o the ruling. This would includ gross income payments on abou $1,000,000 acquired annually through city market rentals, park conces sions, s and golf fees sanitation plant-left-over sales, and gasoline sales at Weir Cook air

A mother's day program will be| port,

presen at Southside Community center tonight, under the sponsorship of the Mother's club. A program including a dance revue by Mary Canaray, acts by Girl Scout troop 8 and Boy Scout trodp 151 and music by a rhythm band directed by Miss Ruth Smith will be presented. Members of the committee in charge are Mrs. Samuel Beaman, Mrs. J. Etter, Mrs. Wyatt Moulder and Mrs: Richard Goins.

» ww i {—The phase of allied military govramework” was’ contained i A Chain report of .heafings ernment carried out by American) before. the senate appropriations | 8nd British forces in Germany and |

committee. : To Spend Billion

* Witnesses included’ Forrestal,

operations and Vice Adm. PF. J

Other disclosures: The navy will spend a billion dollars on advance bases in the Pacific this year. Forrestal finds it “a comforting thought” that a substantial amount of this money “is being. spent where, we hope, ini stallations will permanently remain.” = : Jap Navy Cut Down The Japanese navy has been slashed to “a medium-sized task force” and her air force number only about 4000 planes.

America’s $2,750,000,000 plane pro-|

duction program for fiscal 1946 calls for 19,140 planes. During the Japaenese war the navy will get new “planes at the rate of 2000 a month. The present construction program of heavy ships calls for 208 combat vessels to be completed this year, 88 ~ next year and 12 in 1947, which would end the program.

DINNER TO MARK GOLDEN WEDDING

Mr. and Mrs. Allie R. Harding, 1845 N. Shadeland dr., will observe their golden wedding anniversary May 27 with a family dinner and open house at their residence. Mr. and Mrs. Harding, who were married May 25, 1895 at Shoals. . Ind, are the parents of Othy 'G. Harding, Indianapolis; Claude R. Harding, North Vernon, and Dennis C. Harding, Cheyenne, Wyo. They have 14 grandchildren, one of whom is in the South Pacific. and five great-grandthildren.

Adm. Ernest J. King, chief of naval

Horne, vice chief of naval opera- |

- ithere is no arrangement between

occupied countries since the early! days of victory in North Africa is now drawing to a close. : Up to now the allied military government has been based mainly | {on the military need of maintain- | ing order, security and the economy in areas overrun by allied forces. : : This had to be done in a manner contributing to most efficient | military operation, with due regard | especially in liberated countries for | the fair treatment and well being | of the civillan population. { With the cessation of hostilities, and the regrouping of allied forces under way to conform with the areas of occupation agreed upon at | | Yalta, a new phase is at hand— | 'the government of occupation. | May Last For Years. |

This phase will have a degree of permanence, whereas the past phase was transitory. It may last for years, until the allies decide | Germany has atoned for the sins: of Naziism. t Now that hostilities have ended, it is expected that new or amended {formulas for governing Germany may be announced soon. . So far as has been announced!

{ the four occupying powers for a uniform administration throughout the | occupied BY under absolute {authority of the four-power control 'council. However, the existence of the council makes it evident the [governments in the various zones will be co-ordinated. | It remains to be seen whether dis-| | position of prisoners of war, seized | {materiel and similar problems will (be. co-ordinated or acted upon | singly by the allies. | These matters, it is believed, will tbe decided in broad terms by Presi-¢ dent’ Truman, Prime Minister Churchill and Premier Stalin.

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$400,000 is due various cities,

State Treasurer Frank Mi

said the decision would bring th state between $300,000 and $350,000 in gross income taxes from

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A ———————— oa CIVIC SPEAKER NAMED

Albert Neuerburg, from the Civie League association, will address

Southeastern Civic league at 8 p. m

tomorrow at Albert Walsman schoo

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