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

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There's nothing like Mom's butterscotch pie and that's what Mrs, Lester Moreland Sr. will serve tonight at the homecoming dinner for Shown in the inset are Lt. Lester Moreland Jr, a German

her son.

prisoner for nearly two years, and his wife Martha, the

guests,

Lt. Moreland, Freed Airman, Pays Family Surprise Visit

By MILDRED KOSCHMANN baked beans and delicious home-made butterscotch pie will be on the menu for dinner

That good ol' family dish,

tonight at the Moreland home,

And the meal will be preparede in the best way ever by Mrs. Lester Moreland Sr., Indianapolis’ best authority on war prisoners. The occasian is the long-awaited homecoming of Lt. Lester. Moreland

Jr, who surprised his wife and

parents at 1 a. m. yesterday, arriv- ond honeymoon”

ing home after nearly two years in a German prison camp. But Lt. Moreland really didn't come to the Moreland home at 42 8. Ritter ave. first. He was afraid he couldn't find it.

Broke Speed Records

3 Scholarships or grants have veen |’ |awayded to 30 members of the | Washington - high school class of [1945. 7 Indiana University scholarships. were given to David E. Wheeler, | Anna. Mae . Mohr, {Patricia Clester, Betty {and Naida, Petranofl. | Those réceiving Purdue University | scholarships are George Armenoff, ‘Betty Nan Cox, Virginia Cox, and Raymond’ Allen. Those who got| {grants to attend Indiana University | extension are Idelle Arbogast, Flor-| | ence Bernath, Leona Short, and | {Joan Ellis. | Butler

University scholarships |

| were awarded to Shirley Lines, Jac-|

|queline Smith, Shirley Smotherman, [Patricia Main, Jeannette Yoran, {William Bernhard, Norma Ward, | Esther Kremer, {Mary Alice Kaiser.

Virginia Reilly, | J. Brown, B

S. Sgt. Alvin L. Hastings can’t what went on’ during his 17 months as a Jap’ prisoners, but his release WAS “just: like something in the movies.’ > , “It was datas We thought we were going to get something to eat and instead we were freed. We were the happiest bunch of. guys live.’ The sergeant still is in a happy frame of mind. Whisked back to {the United States in time to be a June bridegroom, he'll be married [tomorrow to Miss Helen Harness, 1806 S. Belmont ave. the girl who lwas still waiting for him. “I wasn't sure she'd wait. hadn't been able to write to her since November of '43 and I was {darned worried.” ” | Captured Dec: 1, 1943, on his 52d |mission, Sgt. Hastings. was held in

{ April ' 24.

aT ITI Tr 0 "SCHOLARSHIS Hero Freed From Japs; Finds Girl w aiting: They I Be Wed PRESBYTERIAN GROUP J "WON BY '45 CLASS. :

and were forced to lie in the weeds in the daytime to hide from allied strafing attacks, pushing on, at night.

supplies on the third day, when allied ‘planes strafed and dive bomhed the. group. “We tried to signal] them . that- we were prisoners, but the . pllgts thought it was a, Jap |

~ Prisoner Conference A few hours before the revolt was |

Others honored by grants and the | [told them they were being moved |in conference with the Jap com-

schools in which they may enroll [to another prison and started them! manding officer.

lare, Constance Kakavecos, Franklin | | college; Mary Lou Burns, John Her- | 'yon Art Institute; Alleen Hart and {Jacqueline Smith, Arthur Jordan 18chool of Music and Fine Arts; La{Vena Valant, Marian college, and | Dorothy Beck, Peabody Teachers { college.

“honored”

cornbread, and a

on the army's time, z And Mrs. Moreland 8r, too, is] taking a little vacation from her job as prisoner of war consultant | at the Indianapolis chapter of the American Red Cross. This ‘is one of the -things that Lester hadn't known about, Hel

A “ PIPPIP A nt sos

marching.

As soon as the | conference broke. up, the general |

trick and gave it tq us double,” Sgt L

fo get scared,” Sgt. Hastings| Happy'!”

The men marched for fous hn ;

The prisoners lost, their vig 3

Sgt. Hastings . . . “Just call me

"oon freed,’ we all looked a each other and. started crying.”

“That general was the happiest

Betty .Gully, and! a prison camp in Rangoon until tg come off, an English general who | guy among us. Right away we went That evening the Japs|was one of the prisoners, was called | 10 a Burmese village, got some rice

and sweet potatoes: and started to] (have a banquet,

Then the allied planes flew over)

in Martinsville.

“The group now was Wrapped between allied and Jap lines, more than 60 miles away from Rangoon. After several mare strafing Stacks, they convinced Indian troops of the 14th British army. of their identity | and were taken to allied” hospitals. Sgt. Hastings is the son of: Mr. | and Mrs. Paul Hastings, former | Indianapolis’ resitients now living

Honeymoon in Miami

In service three years and overseas 26 months, he holds the distinguished flying cross with an oak leaf cluster, the air.medal with one cluster, the purple heart, presidential citation and three battle stars. He was captured after participating in the biggest air battle ever staged in Burma. His plane, which already had two Zeros and 460 combat hours to its credit, took down five more Jap planes in his last few (hours, In addition to his wedding, the| {sergeant will observe several anniversaries this month. June 13 will|

“They told us we could take all (summoned the allies together and and spotted our Jap clothes and be. 'mark his third year in service. He'll|

the food we could carry and | started 412 of us marching, guarded | by 50 Japs.” About 100 American | airmen and British, Chinese captives were dpcluded in the group.

Teat—When

the Japs began to disappear. “The general called us together | {saying he had something to tell us.

san strafing. “We all dropped down and stay ed |

safe. The general was in a hut, su-| Indian and | We all got really excited, thinking pervising the feed, and he got it{Beach, Fla,

| be 27 on June 27. After his wedding, he and his] bride will’ hprieymoon in Miami where he'll trade some |

we were going to get something to] |through the back, killed just four 96 points he's accumulated for al

{We've

he said, . been

{hours after he was freed.”

| discharge.

Beauty Shows on te Beack. Uncovered in Smooth Swim Suits, Under (Cover in Smart Beack (oats

Swim Suits, 7.44 and 7.98 Beach Coats, 5.98 to 8.98 Swim Caps, 65¢c and 78¢

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| Hesisr of Plymouth,

FRIDAY, JUNI NE 15, 1045

“INSTALLS OFFICERS

Woman's Society of the Indiana

Presbyterian “synod. At ‘the ceremonies in the Y. w. | C. A, othér officers also were conse= crated by Mrs. Hudelson. These include Mrs, ‘I. A. Vermilya of Brownstown, first vice president; Mrs. George -Hitehcock of Terr Haute, second vice president; Mis Grace Wright of Franklin, thir vice president; Mrs. Garland Hale of Lafayette, treasurer; Mrs. Ralp Johns of Indianapolis, youth secre tary; Mrs. Irvine Carr of Marion secretary for spiritual life - stewardship; Mrs. J, F. Wheeler of Flora, secretary of literature anc missionary education; Mrs, Alva} secretary off § sewing; Mrs. John Gossman off Terre. Haute, historian, and Mrs, | Car] E. Smock of Southport, mem | |‘ber of the nominating committee, |} The new officers were elected yes || {terday in the synodical’ meeting ati} the Y. W. C. A. The women al decided to aid the synod in raising a fund of $1,000,000 in Indiana fo | post- war needs. The sum will g

| toward a. national campaign.

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BY A Scripps-] WASHING C. I. O. soo wide campaig anteed annu collective bar No effort yearly. wage legislation, 8 Philip Murrs O. officials. They, say | did in studies wage prograr that industry work out the negotiation. First step a campaign members and of the progra newspaper @ programs wil Call

Next would tions of conti ing to obtain tees. “There fis in the idea c wage,” says “The idea ing if it was to help only be accepted b of its being | well-being, ti nation—to al “The idea over industri out of mass idea must selling apple:

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Before he was capiured July 28, had learned through letters that] an i 1943, and even before he went ‘into, ‘his. mother was president of the

the air forces, he had known of American Prisoner of War society, |

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“home” as 235 W. 36th st. Yesterday, however, he went first to see his wife, Martha, at 5878 Broadway, called his folks and eagerly waited until they drove out. “I never saw such fast driving from Irvington to Broad Ripple in all my life,” Mrs, Moreland Sr. said. Lt. Moreland, who was liberated from ; Stalag 7-A, has ‘grown up’ while he was in Germany, in his mother’s opinion. “He's gone from boy to man and is more serious,” she sai “He has lost a little weight, too, but Martha -and Teal lake eave-of Hat" = "Wounded Twice One thing his mether and father learned when he eame home ‘was! that the lieutenant wounded twice, once before he was| captured and the second time when he was forced to jump from his plane on July 28, 1043. In June when he was navigating to its base a crippled Flying Fortress which beat off a swarm of German fighter planes over St. Nazaire

France, he was hit in the head with

flak.

When he parachuted from his

plane in July, he injured his ankle]

and again was hit by flak. Today he went to Billings hospital to have X-rays taken of his wounds, Got Awfully Hungry Lt. Moreland ran right into the arms of the Germans when he hit ground after his jump. At first he was interned in Stalag Luft 3, but later was transferred to:Stalag 7-A The young airman, a graduate of Technical high schoo! and former Butler university athlete, said he was fed well at the first camp, but “got awfully hungry” 7-A Shortly before his liberation, it was believed that the men would all be moved into Berchtesgaden, but Gen. Patton got there in time to stop that, ’ . L¥. Moreland will be home for 60 days and then will report to Miami Beach, Fla, for reassignment. His wife will | §0 along 1 along to take a “sec-

at Stalag

IN INDIANAPOLIS

FVENTS TODAY Dis My captured Nazi photographs =~ Block's hd LOrIUmM. or International, Ir ference, Coliseun Indians Grand Guardian coun i Order of | Job's Daughters, Claypool Indianapolis Council of the ry league mestihg, 7:30 p m., World War Memorial awditcrium Indlanapolls employment security division meeting: Hotel Washingto: Phi Delta Theta ihcheon, Colut Indiana Mate Drivers’ council, 1.30 p. m, Claypool! hotel

EVENTS TOMORROW

¥isplay of captured Nazi photographs, Block's audito. ium Indiana Grand guardian council, Order of Job's ughiers, Claypool he tel Delta Theta Tau sorority, couticll meeting, Note! Lincoln

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MARRIAGE LICENSES y

Harold “Louis Albertson, U ne orp Gertrude Evelyn saan. FL 7 N

James Richard Arnold, v.,8 MilPrances Boyer, 1044 Dawson Willard Coburn Carlson, Anderson; Jean Jordan, Anderson Domenie M. Corgiat, Irmgsrd Matachull, Claude Lee Cox, Ft, Price, 14 E 21st Russell RH. Dickison, U » Maria Smith 1813 Koehn Kenneth D, Gooding, camp Atterbury; Juanitm Caroline Tookes, 1214 Bacon rvin @, Heaton, Doro Belle Cory, Worthington, iam neth Hubbard,

army

2728 Napoleon

2121 Avondale

ary Jeune Osburn, 2708 N. Dearborn |

avis Haldeman, 1028 8. Meridian iy Kerkh RR 1 Box 31! Foss Tecumseh, Betty

{ ois Middle Drive, Wood- |

lbur Newman, 22 N. Jichian Ruth Scott, 741 N Oliver, 819 E. Hen.

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srrison Gladys Leopold Bass, , 69, yin 2542 N° Delaware, | 8. army Marie Eng,

meeting at 7:30 p. m. Tuesday In the War Memorial. When asked what he thought of ‘his mother's activities, Lt. Moreland | said: “Say, Mom, got to be a big shot while I was BwRyl” .

SUICIDE’ PLANE HITS DESTROYER]

77 on U. S. Warship Are Killed or Missing.

BY BORUFF SMITH United Press Staff Corrfspondent SAN FRANCISCO, June 15—A Japanese suicide pilot crashed his explosive-laden plane inte the veteran destroyer U. S. S. Hazelwood off Okinawa April 29, smashing and setting afire the bridge and superstructure Ten officers and 67 men were killed or missing and 35 wounded. the navy revealed today. The 2100-ton Hazelwood, commissioned June 18, 1943, steamed into San Francisco bay yesterday, on its way to Mare Island navy yard for reconditioning. Among those listed as dead or missing were Cmdr. V. P. Douw, of Abingdon, Md., and his relief, Lt Cmdr. Walter Hering Jr., of Atlanta, Ga The Hazelwood saw almost every action in the Pacific from the Gilberts to the Philippines. The day of the attack she was escorting a fast carrier striking force 100 miles northeast of Okinawa

CONFIRMS CLARK WASHINGTON, June 15 (U. P.) The senate yesterday confirmed the nomination of Tom Q. Clark of Texas 10 be attorney general, Clark is scheduled Lo take the office July 1 Succeed: ng Francis Biddle,

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DEATHS

K. Bineclair opnsumonia { Thomas J. Ruark, B8 at 2226 8. Delaware cerebral hemorrhage Joseph Hines 5 at chronic nephritis Bessie Bock, 56, at 317 KE Bt George B. Asbury, 52, at 20 coronary occlusion jrea;

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