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| of the G.‘A. R., fraternal organiza- | tions and the Sahara Grotto band. © All will be headed by a police escort.

forced fo take cover yesterday in ‘the rush of customers wanting to (“fill ‘er up” with the first ration iiree gasvline, hdd obtained ‘addi-

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apolis next year.

Plans for the resumption of the 500-mile race next May 30 were announced today in New York by Eddie Rickenbacker, president of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. “There will be a race on May 30, 1946—that’s it,” our enthusiastic Mr. Rickenbacker told The Times in a tele¥

phone conversation this mor

Plans are already under way to engage contractors

FIRST PARADE FOR HUNDREDS OF VETERANS

Procession Is Feature of City’s Second Victory "Holiday.

Hundreds of world war II veterans were to march in their first public parade here today. The V-J procession, one of the biggest ever organized in Indianapolis, was to get under way to the rousing blare of brass bands at 2 p. m, at Pennsylvania and=8t. Clair sts. Servicemen home on furlough or stationed nearby, and discharged veterans, were billed as top-ranking participants in the procession, spon. sored by the American Legion. For the first time, they would have an opportunity to stride shoulder to shoulder with heroes of other wars. From the assembly point the route was to be south on Pennsylvania st. to Washington st.; west to Illinois st.; porth to Market sf; Clockwise around Monument Circie to Meridian st.; north on Meridian,

past the reviewing stand on the]

west side of the Federal building. Many Groups Included Legion officials predicted the procession would last well over an hour. Besides World War II veterans, wiv were asked to meet in the plaza, other units were annpunced as the Indians state guard, the Amerieat Legion color guards and attachments from various legion posts, the Veterans. of Foreign Wars, the Order of the Purple Heart, service or-| ganization auxiliaries, the Ladies

Scores of saddle horse riders also were scheduled to take part. Meanwhile, the city was still on a holiday basis. Most stores and factories were closed. Banks and public offices, with the exception of the postoffice, were shut, Business and commerce was at a standstill. Reopen Tomorrow Everything will reopen tomorrow on regular schedules and the city will return to its peacetime routine,

tion but the stands need a enbacker declared.

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Almost soldiers, these men got as far as final induction yesterday when i

PROSPECT 600D

Survey Shows M: Many Cities Face Bright Future.

By ‘Scripps-Howard Newspapers WASHINGTON, Aug. 16—Indus- tion’s history perhaps twice as fast try is digging in to provide Jobs.| priority, so far as transportation The changeover from war to peace |and military requirements permit, products will cause some unem-|Will go to men and women with Ployment, but in most cases it willl records of service in war zones.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16.—The

so rudely interrupted three years and eight months ago. Many ex-war plants were slated to resume operations tonight. U. 8S. Rubber . Co. employees back ‘to work last night and were laboring today at over-time wage Except for the battery division, P. R. Mallory & Co. plants reopened this morning. Allison divisions were to swing back into action on the ‘5 p. m. shift thy evening, af Some groceries opened to help housewives caught with their pantries empty. Standard, A. & P. and Kroger executives said they would strive to reopen all their stores today.

Some Cafes Serving

Some downtown restaurants were serving again. Finding a drug store open wits a hit or miss proposition. Enough were open te assure medical needs in dire emergencies. Beer and liquor were flowing freely again after a 30-hour drought ‘put into effect by taverns at the behest of the alcoholic beverage commission, Scores of filling stations, almost

tional supplies today and were open for more business than usual.

| Amusements.. 24 Mauldin ..... 17 Barrows .!... 4 McFarland .. 21 Bell ......... 28 McNeil fComics ...... 31/ Ruth Millett, 17 : 31 Movies seesene M4 David Dietz . 17]Obituaries.... 6 Editorials v+e. 18 Pred Perkins. 17, | Edward Evans 21| Radio 31 "Fashions ..... 20 Mrs. Roosevelt, 17].

‘Forum 18 Wm. P. Simms 18 1 Rights .. 19 Sports ....... (Meta Given., 20 Jas. Thrasher 18 {Burton Heath 17 Miles Vaughn 10 eroes ...... . | Whipple nd vie 19 nside Indpls. 17 Went ows 17

Jane Jordan.. 31 Women’s News 20 el Kidney 18

i 500 © MEN W WANTED Termite Harvester Co. needs 300 men immediately, We have received a increase In erders for Motor Truck es. This is an old -established int eon- . Brookville Road or ymen 2%

tramped |

h e ] not last long. Reconversion in Here's the picture presented “by. the services: some localities already is well un-

|der way—and with little disloca- | ARMY—Hopes to discharge 5,000,- | tion,

000 personnel in the next 12 months | under the point system inaugurated three months ago. President Tru-| man thinks it might reach 5,500,000 |

These results were reported -today in a survey by the ScrippsHoward newspapers of the recon-|’ version and employment outlook in |i 18 months, typical cities, | NAVY—Plans to release 1,500,000 Many industrialists reported they|to 2,500,000 men and women within were prepared to give jobs to at[I8 months under a point system least as many workers as they had somewhat similar to the army’s. at the war peak. Many others are| MARINES—Will make discharges | ready to expand. Optimism pre-|under a point system identical to

vailed in the reports from< all|the army's, including the “critical”! localities. ® 8.»

The chief uncertainty of most employers appeared to center on whether the government was ready to assist them by removing éontrols and making materials available, Herewith is the city-by-city report:

Chances With

” » Ed NEW YORK-—Fears of widespread unemployment in the New York-

New Jersey area are minimized by The army isn't at all sure that

and put the track and stands into shape before winter sets in, the Speedway boss disclosed.

“There isn’t much wrong—the track's in good condi-

The big show will be “the most spectacular, the fastest and the best attended in the history of the Speedway,”

“New developments, such as jet propulsion, gas, turbines and rhany other things we've learned during the war will be put to use at the race,” he said.

st. ary. i them home on. Futian Truman's directive.

RECONVERSION ls, 000, 000 fo Be Released

From Service in 18 Months

By JOHN L. CUTTER “ United Press Staff Correspondent

demobilization problem today with plans to release about 8,000,000 uniformed men and women within the next 18 months. 3 . The army, navy, marines and coast guard made public demobilization schedules aimed at reducing the biggest military force in the na-

{armed forces, 111,800,000, will be reduced to 3,-

Occupying Forces to Take No

By MARSHALL McNEIL cripps-Howard Staff Writer WASHINGTON, Aug. 16.—Peace is wonderful, still have to shoot their way into Japan.

FORECAST: Fair today 3 increasing cloudiness and warmer tonight and tomorrow.

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 1945

“I have no doubt that ever. “And I think that we'll cause people have been prac past four years.” Estimates of attendan

little revamping,” Mr. Rick-

ful Mr. Rickenbacker sets a

they were sent back fo civilian life. Twenty-six or over, the induction

RATION EASING BY DEC. 25 SEEN

Butter, Sugar Limit May Stay Another Year.

By EULALIE McDOWELL as it was assembled. United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, Aug. 16.—An end score of 85. No estimates on the |of all rationing by Christmas exnumber eligible for release. cept for sugar, butier. and other COAST GUARD—Will be de-|fdats was forecast today. mobilized under the navy's point Th 1 system but no figure set on the rate 8 public: (ranked up cars for of discharges to be expected. Joy rides ana put their blue stamps : in souvenir books.

Wait ‘National = Policy’, An informed government source! The army-navy plans for re-|sajd that cheese and canned fish leasing up to 8,000,000 mémbers does would be next off che ration list— not mean that the strength of the and by the end of the month when now estimated ata new red stamp period starts. Gasoline, fuel oil, canned fruits and vegetables and oil stoves were made point free yesterday, This source also predicted substantial relaxation of meat rationing in the near future. He said that after early October, points probably wouldn't be required for low-quality beef cuts and all types of pork.

armed forces tackled their huge

800,000 within 18 months. Army inductions alone will proceed at the rate of 50,000 a month unlesgcongress steps in and changes

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shoes and tires, will have to stay under controls until late Decemr when supply comes into ballance with demand. Sugar Still Critical

Removal of butter, fats and oils

Jap Treachery

but our men may

the treacherous Jap& have changed pected ‘before early spring. Sugar

ranged from 125,000 to 200,000. never been disclosed by the Speedway although the color-

icans needed a day to pray.

Choice cuts of beef, as well as |

from the ration list can't be ex-|

Entered as Second-Class- Matter at Postoffice . Indianapolis 9, Ind,

Issued daily except Sunde

‘the race will be the fastest

have. the Bgpest crowd betically in hibernation for the

ce of previous races have Exact figures have

record practically every year.

Control of the Speedway probably will remain with “Rick.” “The chances are w

e'll keep it,” said “Rick.”

Truman Proclaims Thanksgiving For Victory.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 (U. P). President Truman today proclaimed next Sunday as a day of prayer and thanksgiving for the allies’ victory in world war II. a The day of prayer, Mr. Truman indicated, will be separate and distinct from V-J day, which will come by another presidential proclamation once Japan has signed the instruments of surrender. Under questioning, Mr. Truman said he felt Americans will have had their victory holidays yester= day and today, and therefore he did not envisage V-J day itself as a day free from work for the nation. The President also told his news conference that Japan probably will not be divided into zones of occu- | pation, A mixture of allied forces under the allied supreme commander, Gen. Douglas MacArthur, is ordered move into the defeated enemy country. Mr. Truman said plans for the | occupation were well under way. Asked who would announce. the! signing of the surrender terms the Japanese, the President, said Gen. MacArthur would make the announcement and he, the President, then would issue his V-J day proclamation. The President, eommeniing on the day of prayer, remarked that after two days of celebrating Amer-

Hailing the victory over the axis, Mr. Truman's proclamation called upon Americans of all faiths “to unite in offering their thanks to God for the victory we have won. and in praying that he will support and guide us into the paths of peace.”

by| cision” without consulting

FINAL | HOME

PRICE FIVE =

“Marvelous!”

Shaw, Akron, O., said he

apolis pilot said.

Naruhiko Is Named New

Jap Premier

By HENRY SUPER United Press Staff Correspondent SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 16. — | Emperor Hirohito today ordered | Gen. Prince Naruhiko Higashi-Kuni, uncle of the Empress Nagako, to form a new Japanese cabinet — a selection the emperor apparently hoped would satisfy the allies, The official Japanese agency Domei said thas premier-designate was expected to complete by tonight a full cabinet, repiacing Premier Kantaro Suzuki's government which resigned yesterday. It was the first time in Japan's {history that a member of the im{perial family has been commanded to head tne government, Domei said the prince established his “cabinet organization head{quarters” at 3:25 p..m. in a detached palace in Tokyo. Hirohito “personally took the dethe

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133 SHIPS BLAST JAPS IN FINALE

Million-Ton Armada Mauled Foe in Past Month.

By EDWARD L. THOMAS

United Press Staff Correspondent

GUAM, Aug. 16.—At

“TREASURY PLANNING ‘V-BOND’ CAMPAIGN

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 (U. P.).! —The treasury was making plans | today for a gigantic * ‘victory” bond | drive to help meet huge costs of | demobilization, contract cancella- | tion and other expenses incident to the war. Secretary of the Treasury Fred| M. Vinson called all state war finance leaders to a meeting here | Saturday to plan a drive for rais-| ing $10,000,000.000 to $14,000,000,000. |

RED PAPER, IZVESTIA, POOH-POOHS A-BOMB

MOSCOW, Aug. 16 (U, P.).—The government newspaper Izvestia derided the atomic bomb today in an article signed “Observer.” The article sarcastically referred

{American and British warships— | {including nine battleships and 20 aircraft carriers — participated in| the 3d fleet's final air-sea assault on Japan during the past month,| Adm. Chester W. Nimitz announced | | today, The huge armada, totaling more!

| than 1,000,000 tons of warcraft, was terms for Emperor Hirohito,

he Race Is On—At The Speedway—May 30, 1946

(Copyright, 1945, By The Indianapolis Times)

THE ROAR of the Speedway—bigger, better and faster than ever—will again reverberate through Indian-

By BOB STRANAHAN

" That was the exclamation of Wilbur Shaw, three-time winner of the 500-mile speed classic when advised today that the race would be resumed next May. now a special representative for Firestone in “certainly would drive in the next one.” “Sure, I'll’ be in Mike Boyle's Masserati,” the Indian“Cotton Henning has worked it over

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JAP MISSION FLIES 10 MANILA FRIDAY

Sunday a Day of Prayer

'Pedce Mission to

Get Terms From

MacArthur.

BULLETINS MANILA, Aug. 16 (U. P.).~ Tokyo warned today that it probe ably will be 12 days before ceasefire orders, can reach all of Japan's armed forces, LONDON, Aug. 18 (U. P).— Former Prime Minister Winston Churchill revealed in commens today that a great offensive against the Japanese was planned

by the Anglo-American chiefs of staff at Potsdam last month and was averted only by Japan's sudden capitulation,

rat

By RALPH TEATSORTH United Press Staff Correspondent

MANILA, Aug. 16.— Japan's armistice mission wil} fly to Gen.. Douglas Mac. Arthur's headquarters in Manila tomorrow to get the allied terms of surrender, an official broadcast from Okinawa ane nounced today. Probably four Japanese delegates will arrive at Ie island off Okinawa in a Japanese plane from Japan between 10 a. m. and 1 p, m. (8 Pp. m. and 11 p. m, Thursday, Ine dianapolis time), transfer to an American transport and proceed die rectly to Manila. The Okinawa announcement said the delegation was expected to ree

least 133

turn to Japan with{the surrender

LONDON, Aug. 18 (U. P.).= Soviet Russia said today that Japanese «troops in Manchuria and Korea still were fighting fanatically despite their government's surrender,

the

the most powerful ever assembled JaPanese government and the ime

for a single operation. off the Japanese coast awaiting or-

It still was! Perial staff Friday or Saturday,

The Okinawa broadcast came a

ders to enter the enemy's territorial few minutes after MacArthur's

waters at last reports, A lone Japanese ‘

‘snooper” plane p. m.

headquarters had announced at 9 (7 a. m, Indianapolis #ime),

(approached the fleet this morning that no response had come from and was chased away by protective the Japanese yet. However, heade

carrier . planes. Other

Japanese quarters confirmed that Tokyo had

planes ‘attacked the warships” yes-| acknowledged the receipt of Mace

terday and five were shot down. > 105 American Ships

Nimitz listed by name 105 Amer- |

ican warships, totaling 956,000 tons and comprising all but a handful |

Arthur's messages. Scene Not Announced The date and scene of the formal signing of the terms was not ane a

government and local spokesmen, despite the expected cancellation of 95 per cent of the 18,000 prime war contracts. The great majority of

since Pearl Harbor, even under their emperor's commands. The war department doesn't yet know what Gen. MacArthur's men will face when ‘they land on the Jap home islands under the un-

conditional surrender;

to the bomb as “a sensational {miracle” and ridiculed claims that| {the bomb could have won the war | {against Japan without further fight-

remains the scarcest of all foods and - will continue to be rationed | at least Anti) late 1946.

of the ships launched after Pear| | POUNced. A Guam announcement Harbor, and 28 British warships of hinted .that the ceremony mighs 203,000 tons. take place aboard Admiral Chester Even these represented only aw. Nimitz's Pacific fleet flagship.

workers will, be’ reabsorbed in civilian goods production, they pre-|cannot plan on how many men will dicted. be needed for occupation there. In New Jersey's department of Europe, we finally shall have wi

And, until it does know, the army

tious, said Mr, umson Was on va- |

War Production Chief J. A. Krug | | warned yesterday that the pas-

h senger car tire situation will be i realy s sintement saly | tight for the next three months. 8 lI1sl Tesponsi- jie urged line bility before it made additional men | Bec Sasoline happy Motorists

cation,

not to 0 rushing around the eligible for release, will be “to | country HB up 8 tires." /make certain that the Japanese! Another high official. however

have accepted the surrender terms s

in good faith.” aid that production of civilian tires

|ing.

ANOTHER JAP BIGWIG COMMITS HARA-KIRI|

ZURICH, Aug. 16 (U. P. —Lt. Gen. Kiyotomi Okamoto, Japanese military attache, shot and killed | himself at his home today.

fraction of the total allied naval |

Istrength in the Pacific.

In addition to the main striking forces, numerous tankers, tion ‘ships, escort carriers, de|stroyers, destroyer escorts and mis- | cellaneous supply ships making up|

amyni-

the American and British service]

fleets participated in the 3d fleet's!

The Okinawa broadcast indicated that Japan was obeying m full the provisions laid down by MacArthur in the” second of his directives as supreme commander of the allied occupation forces, Radio Tokyo announced that

earlier Hirohito also had complied

{with MacArthur's first directive by

ordering all Japanese armed forces to cease hostilities immediately, Tokyo warned, however, that is might take days for the order to -

[reach remote islands and mountain

‘ ions, Nimitz said “There are,” he added, 2,250,000 Thus he followed the example set | "PeT®t : imi i It h 000 tilities are formally ended and mili- P (Continued on Page 9—Column.1) EE . on tre "pro. A Jraines Japanese soldiers in the tary needs drop Well within three %Y Japanese War Minister Gen ee I tebe ome islan one an LOCAL TEMPERATURES |wram. {number stil to be disarmed. “fn months, he said, needs of the mont | £hclkh Te BAe aircraft, spare parts, mall and 6am... Sami. Maj. Gen. A. D. Surles, head of| (essential drivers can be taken care "alone" Tor his. felt a” win the MARY other supplies across thauTam... 58 9am... 64 [the armys bureau of public rela-' (Continued on Page 9«-Column ol (Continued on “Page 3—Column 3) |war, | (Continued on ' Page 8—Column 3) areas.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 (U. P) ~The home Font picture as it looks today:

WARTIME RESTRICTIONS RATIONING—Ended for gasoline, fuel oil, canned fruits and vegetables and oil stoves; end of all other rationing except sugar and fats possible by Christmas. WAGE, PRICE, RENT AND TRANSPORTATION CONTROLS~—

Continued for the present but to.be modified; wherever price ceilings will not be jeopardized, collective bargaining will be restored; wage

increases will not be permitted which would cause inflationary prices. 4.

PRODUCTION AND MATERIAL CONTROLS—AIl but 30 or 40 of WPB's 400 wartime controls by next week-end; only ones Ti, ated vit Se fie: deat vo. piasenios [ordetly distribution of

Here's How It Looks On Demohilization Anc

‘Mrs. Ferguson 20! State Deaths 6|

FR 12 to 1 Ea

CENSORSHIP— Abolished. i .. BALVAGE—Tin can, fat and paper drives to Be: continued for

present. ARMED FORCES DEMOBILIZATION—Army to discharge up to 5,000,000 within year;, navy to release 1,500,000 to 2,500,000 within 18 months; coast guard and marine corps ‘to discharge unspecified number on point 5ystems similar to army and navy’s, DRAFT—Will continue unless otherwise ordered by congress, Inqueuing have been cut from 80,000 to 50,000 monthly. RECONVERSION ~~ WAR CONTRACT CANCELLATIONS—Army cancellations total $23,500,000,000; navy over $6,000,000000; total armed forces cancellations es CU JOUIG ns le¥ weeks, eat an and may reach 8,000,000 before expand peacetime isi to where:

Lifting Of

fore Christmas,

CONSUMER GOODS AND SERVICES REFRIGERATORS—825,000 to be produced by the end of the year. WASHING MACHINES—550,000 by the end of the year. SEWING MACHINES—85,000 to 110,000 by the, end of the year. RADIOS-2,500,000 by Christmas. : CARS-$00,000 by the end of the year,

CLOTHING~Nearly 100 per cent eut in army wool buying will " free large quantities of woolen and worsted clothing for civilians be-

FOOD—Army cut buying 20 per cent; eivilian- supplies expected lo ancsease foun for mast foods except sugar and fats; supply wil Sepend partly on foreign relief needs and weathe?.

Restrictions

Fighting Contin

Pighting continued on most Pa« cific and Far Eastern battlefronts today. A lone. Japanese “snooper”

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A limited copies of The Times' Peace Edition, which was on the street seconds after President Truman announced surrender, are avail | able. They may be obtained | ‘at The Tires’ business office, | | 214 Ww. Maryland st. i

number of