Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 July 1945 — Page 7

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES VICHY EX-BUTCHER BOY (No. 29 of Count Ciano' s Diary)

Laval Sells France Out To Hitler

Nov. 9—Dec. 24, 1942 DICTATOR Laval of Vichy France, now held in Spain, sold out his country

: SATURDAY, JULY 21, 1945 ° i | | Bae Indianapolis By Lowell Nussbaum

A NEAR TRAGEDY had things in an uproar among the dog lovers but on Crittenden ave., about 5 Wednesday afternoon. The participants were Timmy, | ¢ a young semi-Cocker owned by Bob Faulkner of the telephone company, and Dynamite, a toy Spitz ‘owned / by Mrs. Rosemary Nichols, 6044 Crittenden, and her son, Johnny, 2. The dogs were romping and Timmy accidentally got his hind leg in Dynamite’s collar. In thelr struggles to get free the collar was twisted tight, strangling Dynamite. The animals’ howls brought the

WLS Holds Ifs | Orders Above ‘Florida Rule

By FRED W. PERKINS Secripps-Howard Stall Writer WASHINGTON, July 21.—The war labor board today held that its orders were superior to an amendment in the constitution of the state of Florida, The

‘hew much the flower-reciplents donate. Now she has more business from her friends and various groups than she can handle. Some groups even have standing orders, She has about 500 tea rose bushes and cuts seven or eight dozen roses every morning. She was on the radio recently, talking about her roses, and mentioned that she was so budy that the grass at her| home had gotten out of hand. She hurried home after the broadcast, thinking someone might offer the use of a power lawnmower. Instead, she got a whole flood of calls from rose lovers wanting to know how to keep roses healthy, what to do for bugs. and black spot, ete. Just more work. She finally managed to

ago. , . . The evidence of poor strategy on the part of the AngloAmericans in Tunisia leads him to believe the fighting will be prolonged. “Franco spoke in very friendly terms about the axis. Mussolin} sent him congratulations, but said he does not intend to move a finger to

neighbors running. Mrs. Nichols vainly tried to free the -dogs. And then along came Lt. R. F’. Callane,

home on leave from the navy.’

. The husky lieutenant grabbed the collar and broke it with his hands. Dynamite was out cold and gave every indication of being dead. But Mrs. Nichols wouldn't give up. “How do you give artificial respiration to a dog?” she shouted. No one knew, but that didn’t stop her. Placing Dynamite on his back, she started giving him first aid. Lt. Callane took over. In three or four minutes, Dynamite gave a shudder, a gasp, then started breathing naturally. He was as chipper as ever yesterday.

Making a Hobby Pay MRS. ARTHUR ILES, 7228 N. Pennsylvania, has turned a pleasant. hobby into a profitable business— but she doesn't get any of the profits. The hobby 1s the growing of roses. For years, her flower garden has been admired by her friends. She always gave away her roses without charge. But last spring Mrs. Iles helped out in the American Cancer soclety campaign. After the campaign was over, she -tried to think of a way to continué helping. Eureka!! Why not let her flowers help the fund? She passed the word around that in the fututre,, anyone wishing flowers was welcome to them-—provided the recipient donated to the cancer fund. She provided a sealed box with a slot in the top and insists on NOT knowing

Bomb Hirohito?

KUNMING, July 21. —Gen Ho Ying Chin is a little bespectacled man not much bigger than Charlie Chaplin, but he is supreme commander of the Chinese armies and as such gives you the Oriental slant ‘on a question frequently asked in America. It is: Should the imperial palace ‘be bombed? The American viewpoint seems to be: Don't jeopardize the life of the emperor—the undersized rat. If you do, you destroy the ' one person whom the Japs obey. |. Perhaps some day he'll get it Into his silly head to say: “Lay down your arms.” Possibly the thinking people of Japan are already urging him to give this order. But listen to Gen. Ho Ying Chin, whose -headquarters—are-in

_ Kunming. The great majority of Americans never

heard of Gen. Ho, States-side headlines having been

"strictly confined to Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek.

Gen. Ho is not a professional soldier, despite his four rows of ribbons émblazoned with battle stars. “By all means, bomb the imperial palace” says Gen. Ho, whom I interviewed in his villa here, which fs the headquarters of Generalissimo Chiang Kaishek when he is in Kunming. “Killing Emperor Hirohito would have no effect on the war one way or the other. The Japs have been led to believe that he is divine, but now they are beginning to suspect that he is mortal. When sirens sound he hustles for a dugout like the rest.” Gen. Ho speaks little English, so, through his interpreter, I asked whether he thought Hirohito should be tried as a common-war criminal. *By ‘all means,”

| “he Teplieds” “The-Japanese constituticn « makes. the

emperor the supreme Commanter; aos Hirahito 18

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responsible for his country’s policy of ruthless killing, vandalistic destruction and the present ¢ chaotic condition in eastern Asia.”

Sees Victory in Year

GEN, HO feels that Japan should be treated precisely as Germany is treated. “Perhaps 20 or 30 years from now the Japanese can again be our friends” he stressed, “but certainly not at the moment. We

can’t forget that the Japs have been running amok

in China, raping our women, killing our men, and burning our cities. We, with out allies, aim to destroy all Japanese industry having to do with war.” I asked Gen. Ho if he believed his Chinese armies wduld eventually be capable of driving the Japs off the continent. “Yes,” he replied, “but without help in the form

! A 1 OUR ARMY and navy air forces are bombing and launching low-level strafing attacks upon strategic Japanese targets—military and industrial. The number of the unopposed attacks is in-

greasing. 3 won't be long before communiques will "be recording diminishing air resistance, Eventually the day will arrive when the last Jap aircraft factory will deliver its last fighting plane to stage the last air defense. Thereafter, we can destroy every last vestige of physical order in Japan. Even at present, before the full power of our air attack has ‘been marshaled, the Japs can see their transportation facilities are dislecated and that they cannot meet this challenge in the air. Every type of army and navy combat plahe is over the coast of Japan. This precludes fishing, eliminating one of the two main items of the Jap diet (the other is rice). There's no chance for the Japs to get out of the air noose that’s tightening around their military, industrial and physical necks. Clamped iri the vise of rigid censorship, no one dares voice the realization that the jig is 9p and defeat certain.

Jap Morale Will Suffer THE DAY and night hammering of Jap homes, cities, factories and transportation, along with shortening Jood supplies and the horrors of trying to live

My Day

HYDE PARK, Friday.—~One of the very interesting things to come out of the war has been the discovery of new artistic talent in various forms

among soldiers and sailors, regardless of where they pions held under army

may be: It 1s not very ‘surprising to find that men who have had the abil+ ity to express themselves before in writing or as artists continue to do so“even under the pressure of war conditions, for all art expression is a release from strain, Also, the artistic temperament usually is an emotional one which responds to every incident of life, Therefore, one can well understand that a man who was a writa ne

no matter where: he is or What he is obliged

do. The many

remarkable thing that has ‘happened is that ‘new artists have degree of competence W Early this' mo

one ‘would hardly have

service ~ seribbles or paints or

"and have shown a-- ii

hire someone to mow the grass with a scythe.

Sloppy Joe on the Job « SLOPPY JOE, the scarecrow, is cleaning up out at the Basca Manufacturing Co. When they started a cleanup campaign at the plant Clyde Bedwell, the personnel director, rigged up Sloppy Joe. Ever since then, Sloppy Joe has been spending the day with the department adjudged: the dirtiest. He never gets to stay in one place longer than a day because members of the Sepastment get busy and clean up to get rid of him. . The name Virginia is a popular one up at WIRE, Four of the staff have that name--Virginia Byrd, Virginia Richardson, Virginia Brown and Virginia Sampson. Offices at the station are along a long corridor and every once in a while some jokester will shout, “Oh, Virginia.” Then everyone laughs as the four Virginias look out to see who's calling.them. Remember Pete Olcott, formerly with Bozell & Jacobs here? Pete was crazy about railroads and when he had a chance to go with the Pullman Co. a couple of years ago as a traveling representative, he jumped at the chance. Apparently he’s had his fill of riding trains, though, because he has- settled down at Vancouver, B. €., where he's running a hranch office for Bozell & Jacgbs. . . . The Red Cross is badly in need of some experienced knitters to make garments for overseas and hospitalized servicemen, Only - experienced knitters are needed at this time. Want to help? Phone the Red Cross production corps, LI. 1441, for details. .

By Harry Grayson

of landings on the China coast, it will take years.” With" sufficient aid for China, Gen. Ho believes the war will be won in a year. ) He said China needs everything in the way of arms and ammunition except tanks. This is decidedly not tank country. Its terraced rice paddies, expansive swamplands and uneven terrain is generally unsuitable for armor. Even the Japs are reported to have only a few tanks in China. Gen. Ho stresses that China insists upon having Manchuria and Formosa returned to her. “There is an impression in the United States that Chinese troops are commanded by American officers. As a matter of fact, with the exception of the Chinese army in India and Burma, commanded first by Gen. Stilwell and later by Gen. Sulton, all Chinese combat units are commanded by Chinese,” Gen. Ho emphasizes. “Americans are, however, serving as liaison officers and training instructors and assist in combat operations. Gen, Ho emphatically: denied that Chinese troops have been hoarding lend-lease supplies and equipment in preparation for future civil wars.

Denies Weapons Are Hoarded “AS A MATTER of fact,” he asserts, “the quantity of American equipment shipped in until recently has been far below the expectations of the general public. Most of the weapons employed by Chinese troops during the Salween river campaign, an essential phase of the Burmese war, were Chinese weapons. In the recent Chinese victory in West Hunan province, the same thing was true. Except for some

- American artillery and air support, Chinese troops

employed on that front used Chinese weapons. There was some ‘American equipment in that region at the

‘time, but Fhnese troops had not been. yrained to

use it: Ee Touching on roporiod thesis or rotons sydinment, Gen. Ho explains: “All U. 8. equipment arriv-

-ing in China is distributed to designated divisions in

accordance with the agreement between the Chinese and American military authorities. Delivery is the responsibility of the U. 8. service of supply. Distribution of this equipment is handled by American authorities. It is absurd to say that U. 8. weapons are being hoarded or hidden by Chinese units. “Although all Hump and Stilwell road transportation facilities have been utilized to the fullest extent, the quantity actually brought in is still insufficient for large scale operations. When available weapons are still insufficient for combat purposes, the question of hoarding does not arise.” Gen. Ho declares that the present Japanese withdrawal from south China is the start of the great counter-offensive.

By Maj. Al Williams

under such conditions, is bound to break the faith of the Japanese people in their leadership. Fire and bloodshed flatly contradict propaganda. This is a psychological lever American airpower has inserted between the ruling and the lower classes of Japan. Hints of riots in Japan are only the beginning. Fewer cases of hari kari 1s evidence that even the morale of the Jap warrior is breaking, What of the morale of the women and the non-warrior class back home? From a strategic standpoint, all the evidence points toward continuing our air war against Japan to a finish, until we are invited to come ashore and accept surrender from the starving Japanese masses, who by then will have eliminated their war lords.

Leaflets Not Sufficient

IN VIEW of the fact that American air power is jamming a wedge between the rulers and the masses in Japan, would it not be wise for us to shape our pyschological warfare along this line? It doesn't seem to be sufficient to drop leaflets telling the Jap masses that America’s unconditional surrender terms do not mean the destruction of the Japanese people. Unconditional surrender isn’t understood in Japan any more than it is understood here, There are no soft peace terms ‘for Japan in this thinking, but rather a suggestion to take advantage of the breach we already have effected between the war Tords and the common peeple. Whatever surrender we obtain from the Japs will come as & result of a break in their home front. Our air power ‘is showing them “why” they should preak with their rulers and make peace. 5 Are we telling them anything about “how” to do it?

By Eleanor Roosevelt

the army service forces. Eight soldiers were awarded prizes of $100 war bonds. ' These winners were the best of 9000 final entries chosen at other exhibip. The work was done in off-duty time, under the army’s program of promoting arts and crafts as a leisure-time activity. This special exhibition will be open through Sept. 4, It contains paintings in different mediums, mural designs, sculpture, drawings, prints and photographs. Though I have been unable to visit the exhibition, 1 have greatly enjoyed looking through the little book in which many of the winning tions are reproduced. It is called “Soldier Arts” and is published in the figh forces series. I think it is a record of which we be proud in the future, for it will show that, even in the midst of war, we fostered a great clvilizing activity.

It is interesting that I have been sent some clip-

with J Dave also \ of Negro

with hardly a protest in the frantic days that followed American landings in North Africa, according to the diaries of Count Ciano, Mus-

solini’s son-in-law. The orders that wiped out the demarcation line which had existed since France's surrender to the Germans in 1940 were given by Hit~ ler without Laval’s knowledge, as the onetime French butcher-boy sat

quarters and “smoked and talked.” Even Ciano referred to laval as “that filthy Frenchman.” The: Pope, in Rome, was concerned about possible bombings of Rome, a blow that was struck six months later by an all-American force. ” ” » MUSSOLINI, the diary shows, had agreed to remove the Italian command until he learned that Great Britain was demanding the evacuation of the entire Italian government, king and all. For most of this crucial period I1 Duce was nursing his recurring

‘ulcers, growing thinner, and con-

cerned because the Germans might learn that the “great man” was

The Germans for their part were trying to blame the Red army's break-through at Stalingrad on the Italian forces .in the line. EJ " ? Ciano wrote: NOV. 9-="During the night Von Ribbentrop telephofied. Either Il Duce or I must go to Munich at once. . . . I have my first conversations with Hitler this same evening. He has no {illusions about the French desire to fight. . . . We must make our decisions before it is too late. “Hitler will listen to Laval (Vichy French dictator), but nothing he says, will change the Puehrer’s view, Total occupation of France. A landing in Corsica. A ‘bridge-head in Tunisia. Hitler is neither nervous nor restless. He does not underrate the American initiative. , . . Goer ing says the occupation of North Africa’ is the first point scored by the allies since the beginning of the war, . ..

» ” »”

“THE DECISION has been taken to move, particularly since the position of Adm. Darlan at Algiers is ambiguous. . . . A conference with Laval is superfluous, (Editor's Note: Adm. Darlan, former No. 2 man in the Vichy government and commander of French military forces in North | Africa, was “captured”. in Algiers Nov. 853) insisting bis authority . came from Marshal Petain in France, Darlan took over full responsibility for French interests in Africa Nov. 13 with the approval of U. 8. army commanders and President Roosevelt. Darlan was assassinated Dec. 24.) » ¥ # “LAVAL, with his white tie and middle class French peasant at-

salori among so many uniforms. “He tries to speak familiarly of

Hitler treats him with frigid courtesy. . » » » “The fuehrer asks if France will provide us landing places in Tunisia. Laval, like a good Frenchman, would like to argue, and to obtain some reassurances from |Italy. . . . “Hitler firmly declares he has no intention of discussing Italian claims, which are more than modest. Laval will not take responsibility on himself for yielding Tunis and Bizerte to the axis.” Hitler advises him to accept the accomplished fact of occupation, and inform Vichy by note. » » ” “NO WORD was said to Laval about the impending action in France, or that orders to occupy all of the

Democratic beer wholesalers will meet here next week to decide whether to carry their fight against the 1945 liquor code to the U, 8. supreme court “on.principle.” So said Pleas Greenlee, secretary of the Indiana Licensed Wholesalers association, today. ° Democratic wholesalers are still reeling under two adverse legal blows dealt their cause by a federal tribunal at Hammond and by the Indiana supreme court. Jubilation prevailed in Republican circles where it was thought the Democrats had been definitely - “floored” in their efforts to have the law termed unconstitutional. "Selling Rush Predicted Statehouse observers predicted a Democratic rush to sell established wholesale. .beer businesses to Republicans -still- anxious to break ad the trade. They point out that if Democrats appeal to the U, 8. supreme court, their cases couldn't be heard by that body until next fall. By that time, their beer licenses

FEDERAL AIR CONTROL

tire, is out of place in the great

his trip, but his words go unheeded. |

in a room adjoining the fuehrer's

compelled to live on rice and milk. -

Pierre Laval .. .

Says Count Ciano:

“Laval is a» filthy Frenchman.

To get into the good graces of the German bosses he doesn’t hesitate to defame his own unhappy country.”

talking.

morning that Hitler

tion of all of France. ...” Nov.

southern France). . « «

German troops. At Halfaya (pass

hunger and thirst in the desert.” » » »

NOV. 14—"This Mackensen (Nazi ambassador)

and for the population of Tunisia.

ary good sleep:

‘pills’ for ‘Ribbentrop, many people.

fles us that Weygand

Duce approves enthusiastically.”

Nov. 17 less than was hoped or promised.

warn both sides. ...”

army at Stalingrad).” = joined the Darlan movement.

Dakar, . . .

ritis in the spine.” Nov.

appears to have important results.

only what the Germans tell us.”

Next Beer Move Is Debated By Democratic Wholesalers

them last May.

May Fight for “Principle” Mr, Greenlee says

the thing.”

forcement ‘of. the liquor code.

WARNS STATE AGAINST| A!

“Von Ribbentrop told me he will inform Laval at 8 o'clock in the has been obliged to proceed with the occupa«

*12—“The march of ‘the Italo-German. troops is proceeding in France and in Corsica, withqut meeting resistance. . . . Only the French navy has indicated it will remain-loyal to Vichy and that it! 4, cua the firehrer.— We told the as~| does not want occupation by the axis of Toulon (naval base in

“Rommel continues to withdraw at breakneck speed in Libya. There is friction between Italian and

on the Libyan-Egyptian border) there ‘was even shooting, because the Germans’ took all our trucks, leaving masses of our men dying of

evening Von! brings a ‘message for French troops, him “to find some who has insomnia and Resters too

“Buti (ambassador in Paris), noti(former French commander in chief) has been arrested by the Germans. Il

“German help is much

. Spain is beginning to mobilize. What for? I think she wishes to

Nov. 22—“A Russian offensive on the Don has achieved notable suc cesses and deserves the most careful attention (the Red army drive that surrounded the 6th German

» » NOV. 24—“All of West Africa has A | large reserve of men goes over to the allies, as well as the base at New and more accurate X-rays of 11 Duce indicate his trou= ble is caused by a rheumatic arth.

26—“Forty American fanks arrived at the gates of Tunis last night. . . . The Russian attack in the ‘Don-Volga basin continues and

We know nothing precisely. We have

will have died a natural death any-

way, regardless of provisions of the 1945 liquor law, which cancelled

The’ alcoholic beverage commission hasn't made a habit of renew~ ing Democratic licenses. Virtually Beer (all new beer wholesalers are Republicans.

he realizes these tribulations, but adds that Democrats ‘might continue the struggle “just for the principle of

The Hammond federal tribunal ruled Hcense- provisions of the act constitutiorial. Then, the state supreme court forbade Indiana circuit courts from interfering with en-

SIGMA ALPHA EPSILON’ PLANS ANNUAL PARTY

Members of the Indianapolis

country were given while Laval was] Nov. 27—"German troops have en- the Russian front. in the adjoining room, smoking and | tered * Toulon.

Hitler notified II Duce of his decision (to proceed) during the night. . . . There was some resistance, and the French navy scuttled itself completely. . . . There is this advantage for the Italians: One naval power inthe Mediterranean has been destroyed for many years.” = ” 5 NOV. 30—“Goering comes to Rome without notice. His trip developed when Rommel left Libya

sistant German military attache that an Italian general who behaved that way would have been denounced to a court-martial.”

Dec. 1=“T have seen II Duce for the first time in‘ 10 days. He is thinner, blit énefgetic and vivacious. “The Germans will send three armored divisions to Africa, “the

and the Deutschland. » ” tJ DEC. 5 “Guariglia (ambassador to the Vatican) has spoken with Maglione (Papal secretary of state) about the bombing of Rome. The Holy See is doing its best to prevent 1%, end the: Pope. hasinformed. the Anglo- Americans. zat he could not witness _the destruction of the Eternal city without taking action. “Osborne, the British minister, replied that Rome is not -only a city of the Catholics but ‘also. is headquarters of the Italian command, a large German command, with many airfields, and a very important railway dispersal point. The allies, therefore, assume - full freedom of action, at least against military objectives. “Cardinal Maglione has pointed out that the removal of the military commands from Rome would strengthen the Holy Father's position. es » » DEC. 6—“In prince Mussolini is not opposed to moving the supreme command ‘so it may not be said that I remained under the umbrella of Catholicism to protect my=self from British bombs.’ ” “Dec. 8—"I1 Duce has said he will go to Germany on one condition, that he be permitted to take his meals alone, because ‘I do not want a lot of ravenous Germans to notice that I'am compelled to nourish myself on rice and milk.'”

Dec. 9—“Arne (chief of military]

more optimism than he did 10 days

SUSPEND TAVERN MAN FOR SUNDAY SELLING

Wilfred C. Terry, tavern owner at 1442 W. Morris st, has been suspended from business for 15 days by the alcoholic ‘ beverage commission for making Sunday liquor sales. Under a new. policy, announced recently by the AB.C. all penalties henceforth will be in the form of suspensions. The application of fines will be discontinued.

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The population is very disturbed, and yesterday's two alarms ‘created

had ordered false alarms to be

Duce does not feel inclined to face such a long trip (to Hitler's headIquarters, near the Lithuanian border), nor. does he care to interrupt the electrotherapeutic cure which seems to be doing him much good.

know, and has already said to Goering, that he considers it most advisable to reach some agreement with Russia, or at least to fix a de-

Adolf Hitler, the Herrmann Goering) 1. get into the good graces of the

intelligence) sees the situation with}:

1 NEW CASTLE, July 21 (U. P).—

bring about. Spanish intervention -in the war, because it would be an impediment rather than Sy aid.” » ” DEC. 12 — “The vermova) of our command (from Rome) has been decided in general. . . Bombing of Rome must be avoided absolutely.

profound misery (earlier Mussolini

sounded regularly in Rome).” Dec. 16 — “As T had expected, Il

. He is anxious to have Hitler

fensive line that may be held with small forces.” = ” ” DEC. 18 (At Hitler's headquarters) —*The atmosphere is heavy. To the bad news must be added the gloom of the forest and the boredom of collective living in the barracks. There isn't a spot of color, a single vivid note. Waiting rooms filled with people who are smoking, eating, chatting. Kitchen odor, odor of uniforms, odor of boots. . . “No one tried to hide the uneasiness about the break-through on There are obvious efforts to put the blame on us. An adviser, who is very close to Hitler, had the following conversation with Pansa (of Ciano’s staff): “Pansa: ‘Had the Italian army many losses?’ “‘None at all. ning.’ “Pansa: “Like the Germans did before Moscow last year?’ “/Exactly!’ . . . » » » “LAVAL made a trip he might well have spared himself. two days on the train, he was seated first at a tea tahle, then at a dinner table, and never permitted to open bis mouth.. The moment he tried to speak, the fuehrer would interrupt. ... . “I believe Hitler is happy to be Hitler,, since it allows him to speak afl the time. “70% “Laval is a-filthy Frenchman. . . .

They were run-

German bosses he doesn’t hesitate to betray his compatriots, and to defame his own unhappy country. . « « Ribbentrop did his best, but ended with a blunder. He reminded Laval that his ‘eminent countryman’ Napoleon had once been in that came forest™ 3 (Napoleon “Deeupiet and sacked Moscow, but his army was smashed and driven back through this region in 1812.) » " » DEC. 22—“I find considerable nonsense (in e) about news from the Russian front. II Duce has kindled much hope by speaking of a possible peace with Russia. He says Cavallero (Italian supreme commander) has been replaced. He does not allude to his successor.”

Dec. 24—-"“We are in trouble again about the bombing of Rome. From a decoded British telegram, we learn that Eden wants the king and the whole government to be evacuated under the control of Swiss officials, in addition to Il Duce and the army commands.

After}

“Mussolini”is preparing to refuse.|

(Rome was bombed by-an all-| American force July 19, 1943) Yes-| terday I was in his room while he} listened tp a ‘radio speech by the, Pope. ‘The vicar of God should never speak,’ he said. ‘He should remain among the clouds. This is a speech of platitudes that would be done better by the parish priest of Predappio.’ ”

| (Monday—The story ‘ends. Mussolini dismisses Ciano.) | |

Local Corporal Cited in Rescue Of 3 Wounded

Cpl. Walter E, Martin, who holds the silver star for gallantry in action, has returned from Europe and has a 30-day furlough to visit his wife, Reva, at 437 8. Pine st. Serving as a litter squad leader! in the medical detachment of the 5th infantry division, the veteran infantryman volunteered to lead the way through three enemy-held towns to evacuate three Wounded, tankers from the division.

“It was tough going” Cpl. Mar-

tin sald. “The enemy was flanked, on _the other side of the river in the neighborhood of Kochen, Germany, and as my squad tried to make its way along the opposite bank, the Heinles threw. artillery and mortar fire at us.” ’ After being forced back in the first attempt, the squad of 11 men reformed and made a second attempt which was successful. “The trip back was even worse,” said, “We sent a run-

right, but the Germans peppered us with everything .they had as we sped along the river front.”

Cpl. Martin's mother, Mrs. Anna|

Pubtaryor; lives at 620 Lockerbie st.

NEW CASTLE WOMAN DIES

amendment recently was upheld by a threejudge federal: court, However, the board action was accepted as only a partial victery by lawyers for the American Federation of Labor. They planned to appeal to the U. S. supreme court. “We seek a decision,” said Joseph A. Padway, A. F. of L. general counsel, “which Fill apph for all time, and not just for the war period, and one that will cover non-war and purely intrastate industries.” The war labor board several times has challenged successfully state laws in conflict with “the war labor disputes act. This is the first time it has tackled a state constitution. ® = =» THE FLORIDA amendment denies the right of a labor union to require membership of workers in any plant. It also upholds the right of collective bargaining. The issue came fo WLB in an appeal by Tom Watson, Florida attorney general and sponsor of the amendment, from a board order calling for maintenance of , membership in three A. F. of L. unions in the Port St. Joe (Fla.) mill of the St. Joe Paper Co.

The Florida attorney general argued that WLB should consider state enactments and apply them in Florida disputes unless there was a clear showing of interference with the war effort. ® = "r WLB’S DECISION cited as its authority article VI of the federal constitution, which makes that document and federal enactments under it “the supreme law of the

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shall be bound thereby, anything in the constitution or laws of any * state to the contrary notwithstanding.” . Although Florida may still resist the WLB ruling, the real fight is expected when fe more general question gets to the siipreme court, possibly next fall. The one federal circuit judge and two district judges who upheld the Florida amendment on * June 11 in Tampa found it not in collision with the federal constitution.

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Thinks Young May Discover New Patterns

By RUTH MILLETT . “WHAT'S the Matter with’ the Family?” asks Margaret Mead, the noted anthropologist, in a recent article in Harper's maga-

pe. i She answers the question! by

and properties upon which we have all been depending. Those who live within it are 2 3 suddenly faced L with no design for living.” And she suggests that young folks will be better able to work out all the new adjustments they face if the symbol makers help them—if novels and movies, radio broadcasts, magazine stores and comic strips illuminate it for them. EJ » » BUT, PERHAPS, there isn’t too much to worry about after all Perhaps, now that young folks can no longer follow the family patterns set ‘up by their own mothers and . fathers (and they can't in wartime) they will work out, by trial and error, far better patterns for malriage in these times than the old ones they have had to discard. True, they don’t have the safe, steady place in society and the pressure of local customs to make their marriages follow a set form. But because they don't ‘they may very well work out a way of living and a form for marriage that is more nearly what they want and need, and therefore actually stronger, than if they had been able to follow" a form set for them by past generations, n ” » JOE AND HELEN (and there are thousands like them) didn’t start out. with a house in their home town, a steady job with a chance at advancement for Joe, an established place In their community because their parents were so-and-so. 7 They started out their married life by making a home wherever they were sent,