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SATURDAY, AUGUS
T 25, 1945
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U.S. Carrier Planes Drop Food, Supplies To Yank POW'’s Near Tokyo
By ERNEST
United Press Staff Correspondent
ABOARD ADM. McCAIN’S CARRIER FLAGSHIP OFF TOKYO, Aug. 25.—A great armada of carrier planes from task force 38 dropped food and medical supplies to
American prisoners-of-war in the Tokyo area at dawn today while crowds of Japanese civilians poured into the streets to wave handkerchiefs at the low-flying navy pilots. Not a shot was fired at the planes, which swooped
COUNT 15,000 LAID OFF HERE 6716 J0BS OPEN
Huge List of Applicants ‘Swamps USES; 1400 Placed.
By ROGER BUDROW Today, a little more than a week after the war’s end, the U. S. employment service tallied its books for this week and reported that: About 15,000 were laid off here from war contract cancellations. The USES still has 6716 jobs open, four out of five of which are for men, Some 7500 persons sought jobs, filed unemployment compensation claims, or did both, at the local USES office this week. And 1300 to 1400 got jobs. More probably did, but the USES doesn't count a worker placed until the company reports he has
been hired, which means a lag of a few days.
nu Women
persons who camel |
into the USES and unemployment compensation division offices at 257 W. Washington st, 3824 were men and 3744 women. Most of them were referred to companies seeking additional.employees. Of the 6716 jobs open, the USES
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Long Vigil Nearly Over
By DONNA MIKELS
THE YEARS of strained anxiety are almost over for the families of more than 35 Indianapolis servicemen and women who were swallowed up in the silence of Japanese prison camps. The families still wait, but their vigil is not the resigned watch of people facing years and months of uncertainty, They wait hopefully and fearfully, knowing that the good or bad news may come the next minute. Many of the men have not been heard from since the fall of Bataan and Corregidor. Other families have
said 740. were in the food products | or food processing - industries; -879!
. in the iron ‘steel or products I :
dustries; © 900 ~ in transportation, communication or public utilities, | and 693 in wholesale and retail!
trade. The 1300 to 1400 who obtained jobs represent a total just a little above normal. More of this week's rush of job-seekers probably will show up in next week's tabulation, the USES said, 3500 Seek Benefit Checks The unemployment compensation division was still swamped with work and was unable to total its applications. It estimated, however, that 3500 new claims for compensation were filed here in the week and that 1500 old ones were continued. : Meanwhile, the Curtiss-Wright propeller plant said it had been unable tc pay off all its 3250 laid-off employees Thursday and Friday, as planned, and so would continue Monday and Tueéday, After-that, checks will be mailed.
Serves 25 Years On Police Force
LT. LEOLIN TROUTMAN, police radio dispatcher, yesterday celebrated 25 years of service with the police department. Winner of the American Legion Medal for meritorious police work in 1934, Lt. Troutman has held nearly every job on the force, Former captain of the traffic division, he served .26 months over- - seas as a Marine in world war I, after which he joined the Police force as a patrolman. At present his job is dispatching all police . cars, including Gamewell cars and ambulances. |, Lt. and Mrs. Troutman and their daughter, Patricia Ann, live at 922 N, Gray st.
"GEISHA: GIRLS WITH SURRENDERING JAPS
OKINAWA, Aug. 25 (U, P.).~Two Geisha girls were among the 274 Japanese enlisted men and 20 officers, who surrendered. yesterday ‘on little Tokashiki island, west of Okinawa. : { Major Akamatsu, ‘cocky coms
over a map showing location of Mrs. Ancker points to Nagasaki, in Japan.
Sirs. Clinton J. Ancker (left) and Mrs. Lester Moreland Sr. look
prisoner of war camps in Japan. where she visited while traveling
received cards as late as this year, from the xleon camp
inmates.
To these people the end of the war has been long in coming.. Perhaps now their families will be reunited
after as long as four years. for which they waited isn’t
Perhaps they’ll find the news good news.
There's a chance their doubts will never be cleared
up.
Japan's stubborn refusal to clear up the status of
prisoners may have permanently obscured the traces of
the men. On the brighter side are
of Gen. Wainwright and the four Doolittle fliers.
incidents such as the rescue The
fact that these men survived the ordeal has given hope
to many local families.
Mrs. Lester Moreland Sr., American Red Cross prisoner of war consultant, has had her work almost doubled since the Japanese capitulation. Families who have waited stoically for years now
keep the offices’
telephones ringing constantly.
Can
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WASHINGTON
A Weekly Sizeup by the Washington Staft of the Scripps-Howard Newspapers
WASHINGTON, Aug. ahead for army and navy.
25.—Stormy weather's just
Congress is coming back -here prepared to loose all
its pentup resentments of four years.
Since 1941, mili-
tary men have had their way on practically all matters. Now they’re due for a kicking around.
1. Congress probably will tear
tem for demobilization; may abolish the draft, order the services to |
up the army’s cherished point sys-
get volunteers, somehow, to fill out occupation armies. 2. Compulsory military training program probably will be quietly shelved. Army hasn't given up on it, is preparing plans for training
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mander of Tokashiki which is the largest of the Kerama group, boasted: “I could have held out
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as low as 150 feet over Japanese cities and villages in a gigantic aerial parastle through Honshu skies. Pilots said they saw groups of Japanese soldiers who
eir arms and equipment. mman planes flew over the morning in what it ter
“the first indication of allied occupation of Japan.”) The planes flew over prisoner-of-war camps, which
the Japanese in conformance
surrender delegates. Pilots
“When we first started
everywhere, They gathered
of the cities.
with Gen. Douglas MacArthur's instructions to Nippon’s containing K-rations, soap, cans of fruit juice, vitamins, sulfa drugs, bandages and other medical supplies. “It was a wonderful sight-seeing trip,” (j. g.) James E. Golf, Lewistown, Pa.
body in sight, But on our second pass, there were people
Groups of them waved handkerchiefs at us.”
parachuted 150-pound bags were burned out, making bla tryside. said Lt. | and heavy damage seemed
flying over, there was no-
Sweeping over Honshu’ S pilots waved at civilians.
in the villages and streets
Many air fields were reported in good condition, but | they were strewn with damaged planes.
A few villages. | ck scars on the green coun= |
But most of the smaller cities were untouched, |
restricted to the industrial
sections of metropolitan areas, Pilots got a good look at the battleship Nagato, which | they had put out of commission at the Yokoshu naval base, |
hills at tree-top height, the
Japs Groot Them With Smiles and Candy.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 25 (U. P.).—Two Lightning fighter planes and a B-17 Flying Fortress made emergency landings on an enemy-held airstrip on the Japanese mainland today and returned to OKinawa after crew members chatted with members of the garrison, broadcasts from Okinawa said today. The broadcasts said that fighter pilots Lt. Col. Clay Tice, Phoenix, Ariz., and Flight Officer Douglas B. Hall, Anamosa, Iowa, and an undisclosed number of crew members from the B-17 stepped from their planes on south central KyuThe fighter pilots, forced down by engine trouble, spent soil, broadcasts said. “The B-17 crewmen gave ‘the Japanese a case of C-rations, and
mighty hungry,” Tice was quoted. Then they gave the Americans a box of hard sugar candy.” Fuel Ran Low Tice was leading a flight of P-38s on a reconnaissance mission when Hall informed him he was having trouble with his fuel system. They were 550 miles from Okinawa, and the gasoline in Hall's plane was being exhausted rapidly. Within 30 minutes, his supply dropped from 240 gallons to 120. “I told Hall we would pick out an airstrip and land,” Tice said. “We contacted a B-17 rescue plane and told him to go back to Ie Shima to bring gasoline for Hall's plane.” Tice selected an airstrip in south central Kyushu, and led Hall down to a landing at* approximately 12 noon, Tice landed first, followed seconds later by Hall. It was the first reported deliberate landing of U. S. planes on Japanese home soil since the war began. Overhead, other planes of the flight circled protectively for a short time, then headed {for Okinawa. Japs. Came ‘Smiling Tice nd Hall sat in their planes The place seemed deserted. Then Tice got out of his Lightning and began examining one of two Japanese “Betty” bombers parked on the field. ‘While he was logking at the plane, and seven soldiers approached. “We didn't know what was going
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SAMUEL JACKSON SEES TRUMAN AGAIN
Hoosier Says No Politics, No Job Involved.
| WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (U, P).|
{ —Former Indiana Senator Samuel Jackson called on President Tru-| man today and told reporters afterward it was “a personal call involv. ing no politics and no job.”
The newsmen later asked White
nearly three, hours on Japanese
they ate it as though they were}
a Japanese officer
Tonight an Indianapolis bride will stand a mere 5000 miles away from her bridegroom as they repeat their wedding vows. The bride, Mrs, Audrey Bennett, will be saying “I do” at 7:30 p. m, before an altar in her brother's home, 428 N. Bancroft st, The bridegroom, S. Sgt. Thomas C. Tumbove, will say those words in Berlin, Germany. The marriage will be by proxy. When Mrs. Bennett speaks she will - be addressing - her- brother,
Becomes a Bride by Proxy
Tokyo Radio Tells Of Suicides Be-
fore Palace.
By HENRY SUPER United Press Staff Correspondent
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 25.—Radio Tokyo said today that Japanese were committing mass hara-kiri in front of Emperor Hirohito’s palace. The enemy broadcast reported that “large numbers” were killing themselves, presumably in the traditional manner of disem-
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Mrs. Audrey Bennett reads the air-mail proposal she received from T. Sgt. Thomas C. Tumbove (pictured in the inset). hove, stationed in Berlin, Germany, will marry Mrs. Bennett tonight by proxy at her Indianapolis home.
Sgt. Tum-
T. Sgt. Dennis Foley of Stout field, who has been legally appointed to represent Sgt. Tumse bove. Another brother, William Foley, recently discharged from the army, will give his sister in marriage in the double ring ceremony. Tonight's wedding will be unique in another respect. There will be two receptions, one in Berlin, where the newly married sergeant will celebrate with his army buddies, and the other here in. Indianapolis.
Elaborate Pyle Plan Halted by Sponsors
NEW YORK, Aug. 25 (U. P.).—A proposed one to two milion- dollar | committing hara-kiri memorial to the late Ernie Pyle was abandoned today in deference to. Mrs. Pyle's disapproval of the scheme, Richard’ Condon, whose public relations firm had been employed to] direct the memorial campaign, said his company had withdrawn from |= imperial rescript calling upon the
the project. “With the deepest respect, upon
{learning of the objections of Mrs.
Ernie Pyle to a highly organized, national campaign for publicity in behalf of her husband's memory, my company immediately withdrew its effort,” Condon said. Mrs. Pyle had criticized the plan to erect an elaborate memorial at ‘the war correspondent’s birthplace at Dana, Ind., because “Ernie didn’t like show.” Moreover, she said she would not consent to the removal of her husband's body from Ie Jima, {where he was killed, to the cemetery and parkway planned in the meimorial,
Memorial
bowelment by daggers, as the hour for the American occupation of their homeland neared. The Japanese report said that
front of the imperial palace and it is highly probable that such incidents will occur frequently in the future.” No previous reports of “mass suicides” have been given by Tokyo but the account implied that they have been occurring, presumably ® at intervals since ‘the surrender negotiations began. Japs ‘Hyper-Sensitive’ “This feeling isn't understood by the allies of the western nations,” the Tokyo commentator, Isamu Inouye, said. “This spirit is deeper than they can fathom. The people are hyper-sensitive.” Inouye said the Japanese had fought with everything they had| ‘during the war and now were in | “deep sorrow and gloominess and) cannot realize they have been beaten. “Everything is dark and gloomy,” he said. “Transportation is in a confused state. Homes are leaking with rain. W%verything is in dire straits. The Japanese have no baths. Health conditions are bad. “The Japanese are tasting defeat.” FCC monitors said the report, carried in a Japanese - language broadcast beamed to North America, gave. no details of the mass suicides. Recovering ‘Lost Face’
Though Tokyo previously had announced that her war minister and chief-of the naval-general-staff-at the time of her surrender had committed suicide to atone for Japan's defeat, this was the first intimation that hara-kiri had spread to the Japanese masses. Japanese tradition holds that a
RESCUED U. S. FLIERS - WEAK BUT HAPPY
3 of Famed Tokyo Raiders Flown to Chungking.
CHUNGKING, Aug: 25 (U. P)—|
Three of the eight American air-
| person may recover “lost face” by
| While his people were atoning with death for their failure to win
SURRENDER POSTPONED 48 HOUR; JAPS REPORTING MASS HARA-KIRI
F liers, Gas Low, First To Land In Japan
Final Signing Is Sept. 2 Because Of Weather.
By RALPH TEATSORTH United Press Staff Correspondent
MANILA, Aug. 25.—Three typhoons swirling out of the Western Pacific forced Gen. Douglas MacArthur today to postpone initial American landings in Japan until Tues.
day. His own arrival will be delayed until Thursday and the signing of surrender terms until Sept. 2.
MacArthur announced the 48e
hour delay fewer thaa 18 hours bee fore the first American troops werg
“there were again group suicides in}
A Hoosier, Capt, Lloyd Ralph Emmons of South Bend, will be in the first American forces te fly from Okinawa to Atsugi, the airport near Tokyo, for the formal Japanese surrender and beginning - - of occupation, the United Press reported today,
to fly to Atsugi #irdrome, 14 miles southwest of Tokyo, to prepare for mass air and sea-borne. landings two days !ater. He said that there was no definite assurance that the new schedule could be followed, but added: : “HH is hoped that by that time the winds and seas will have abated to an extent that will permit our forward movement.” Other Landings Postponed Also postponed, presumably until Sept. 3, were allied landings at the southern tip of Kyushu, southern most of the Japanese home islands, oMacArthur indirectly confirmed yesterday's Tokyo announcement that troops would land on Kyushu, but gave no date. Tokyo had ree ported that the landings would bee gin there Sept. 1. Japanese headquarters reported to MacArthur earlier today that tye phoons had turned the landing aire fields into a morass, disrupted come munications and flooded a wide area marked for occupation. i Adm. Raymond A. Spruance,
whose 5th fleet will “help support ~~
the landings, said the occupation forces would go ashore with full combat equipment at docks and
across beaches from all types of
ships commonly used in an ame phibious invasion of hostile shores, “Prepared for Anything” “We will go prepared for anye thing,” Spruance said, “but I have every expectation that the landings
the war for the emperor, he issued
will come off all right. I believe
{the Japanese government is doing
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FIRM HIKES PAY OF |
Gen. MacArthur's wishes.” Spruance said he was: confident
| ALL WORKERS 10 PCT. | {that minesweepers would clear safe
CANTON, O., Aug. 25 (U. P.).— | william E. Umstattd, president of | the Timken Roller Bearing Co., to- | day offered an immediate pay in-| crease of 10 per cent to every salary and wage employee of the company. The offer was submitted to Philip |
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SAY RUSS WANT PART
IN JAPAN OCCUPATION
LONDON, Aug. 25 (U, P.) Radio Paris today broadcast an une _
men known to have fallen into|Murray, president of the United | confirmed Swiss report that Russia Japanese hands after raiding Tokyo | | Steel Workers (C. I. O.). The union, has asked to take part in the oce
with Lt. in April,
Gen. James H. Doolittle | which represents the bulk of the cupation of northern Japan. 1942, arrived in Chung- employees, must accept ahd approve |
(Tokyo yesterday said Moscow
king today from an enemy prison the offer before it becomes effective. broadcast word of its intention to
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camp at Peiping. - The airmen were 1st Lt. Robert
WU. P)~ DANA, Ind, Aug. 2% L. Hite, 25. Earth, Tex. 1st Lt.
Umstattd said that the increase'land airborne troops in Hokkaido, would amount to $4,000,000 annu- northernmost of the Japanese home | ally, islands.)
for 10 more years.” House press secretary Charles Ross Ernie Pyle's hometown today went
Lt. Col. Haviland Connelly, Decatur, Ill, commander of the second
battalion of ‘the 24th regiment, a!
Negro combat unit, received the
surrender,
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Beef, but Buyers Lack Points
Scores of Indianapolis meat markets this week-end had more beef than customers had points. It was the best: steak week-end in six months, a Times survey indicated. Army cutbacks on provision -demands were already easing the civilian shortage. While the overall situation here was better, the improvement was still spotty. Most grocers said they had received enough steak and beef cuts to satisfy their week-end" trade. Some actually complained their meat might spoil because of the shortage of red points at the end of this rationing period. A new one begins Sept. 1. Rumors were
| circulating that the OPA would put
the new points in effect before then,
however, in crder to move meat
already gocked.
All three major food chains, Standard, A. & P. and Kroger, reported an appreciable increase beef loins, chucks and steaks. Their supply picture was the rosiest it had been for some time past. A number of independent meat dealers also were beaming. But others were still scowling, asserting conditions were as bad as ever. Why some independents had managed to fare better than others was described as “one of the mysteries of life” by a retail meat spokeman close to the trade. He ‘preferred to remain anonymous. Butter was pléntiful at all outlets queried by The Times. But here again, lack of poirts was slowing sales. One popular downtown retailer was stuck with a batch of rancid butter, staled by excessive ‘storage. “ ¥ i Asn
{about Jackson's visit. Ross sald he | thought Jackson called merely to! “pay his respects to the President.” “That makes three times he's paid his respects since Mr, Truman became President,” porter told Ross. “Mr, Jackson is a very respectful man,” Ross replied.
LOCAL TEMPERATURES
V-12 PROGRAM CONTINUES SOUTH BEND, Ind. Aug. 25 (U. P.).—The navy will continue its V-12 program at the University of Notre ‘Dame, the Rev. J. Hugh O'Donnel, C., 8. C, president, announced today. The navy will Assign 1129. trainees to Notre -Dame, he
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{ahead with plans for a campaign {for - funds for an “unostentatious” [library and grounds to honor the | war correspondent, | Chairman John Bussing of the
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Railroad to Build Hip-Spread Seat
CHICAGO, Aug. 26 (U. P)~— The avetage American hip spreads over a width of 19 inches when its owner is seated, the Chicago and Northwestern railway, seek« ing data for the ideal coach seat, announced . today. \ Dr, A. E. Hooton, Harvard uniJess anthropologist, measured 3867 passengers in a special chair aed ad railway's Stalions in onl. and Bostop.
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Chase J. Nielson, 28, Hyrum, Utah., and Cpl. Jacob Deshazer, 32, Madras, Ore. The men, flown here by a C-47 transport, were so weak that they staggered when they tried to walk from the plane and had to be assisted down the gangplank, All three of the men had been sentenced to death by the Japanese «but their sentence had been commuted by Emperor Hirohito to life imprisonment. The Doolittle fliers were weak, but happy. They said they were anxious to try e steak after spending more thar three years in Japanese prisons under murder charges.
oH FRUIT RESTRICTIONS “OFF WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (U. Ph ~The agriculture department today lifted ‘wartime restrictions on the use of fruit and berries for making
‘wine and other alobolig products.
“We have no feeling for him but affection.” This was all an Indianapolis Gold Star mother had to say today after the homeless youth whom she and her husband took in as'a living me-
morial to her dead son climaxed a series of misdeeds by robbing his benefactors. Monday the youth stole two purses ‘fiom his foster home. One of the purses contained the last letters the mother had received
his life.
from her own son before he gave,
Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Atkin-|
Gold Star Mother Forgives Befriended Boy Who Steals
friended the 16-year-old boy June. The juvenile court, for Mr. Atkinson is a probation officer, was seeking a home for the recently orphaned youth. “We thought we might rear the boy as a suitable tribute to Joe” explained Mrs. Atkinson. Joe was . her 26-year-old son, T. Sgt. Joe Dobra who was killed March 8 in France. L