Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 August 1945 — Page 2

EZ DE GAULLE ASKS:

FOR U. S. HELP

Says France Needs Aid in Rebuilding Economy.

CHICAGO, Aug. 38 (U.P), — A for American aid to rebuild Nazi-ravaged France was left today py Gen. Charles de Gaulle, French proisional president. Voleing gratitude for this nalion's help against the German invader, de Gaulle frankly told a Chicago banquet audience last night wat economic recovery of France rested with the United States. #1 shall squarely admit that to succeed in this economic renovation of France Frenchmen are relying on you Americans,” the stalwart defender of the French republic

said. “1t is not that we are asking for gifts from one state to another.

But it is perfectly true that we are for your help.” Such aid, de Gaulle said, would take the “form of supplies of cer- | tain raw materials, certain agricul-| tural and industrial machinery . . . so that we can produce and there-| fore open a flow of exchange with | other nations in the shortest possible time.” Almost at Half Way The French leader estimated de-| struction in his war-trodden country at $100,000,000,000 and said that] more than 500,000 Frenchmen were | killed on battlefields or executed by | the enemy. Revealing that “nearly all” of France's harbors were destroyed in| the war and that French industry was paralyzed, de Gaulle said re-| habilitation since the country’s lib-| eration had made possible the im-| porting of one and a half million tons monthly. “We have nearly reached the half-| way mark of our pre-war production,” de Gaulle added. Accompanied by George Bedault, French foreign secretary; Henri Bonnet, French ambassador to the United States, and Gen. Alphonse Juin, French chief of staff, de Gaulle was flown to Chicago from New York in an army C-54 transport plane. A Handley converted bomber— specially built to allow for de Gaulle’s 6-feet-2 inch height, with sleeping quarters and a central salon for 12 persons-— landed an hour before the French chief: and his retinue arrived two hours) late.

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W. F. Struby, president of the Packard Manufacturing Co. buys | his round-trip ticket to London from Mary Jane Crowell for a neat

$1093.60. 2 nn

From “juke box" devices to ?

That was the big question today |

out at Senator Homer Capehart’s Packard Manufacturing Co. where it was revealed the firm may produce “an entirely new item, probably employing several thousand persons.” Mystery surrounded Packard's post-war plans as W. F. Struby, plant general manager, flew to England to contact businessmen there. He leaves New York for the British Isles today, where he'll spend about a week in London and Birmingham, England. No indication of the nature of the firm's possible post-war prod-

uct was given. Last week the | company filled amended incorpo- |

raton papers giving it the right to conduct a “general manufacturing

business,” acquire oil and mineral |

lands, farms and hotel properties, stone quarries and real estate. Businessmen, politicians and friends of Senator Capehart, wondered what the colorful Hoogier legislator had up his ample sleeve. Packard made slot devices for “juke boxes” before the war. During the war it converted entirely to production for the

| army and navy.

for Active Gils

29¢

Made of Spun-Lo rayon, with cuff leg, action back. Tea Rose. Sizes 2 to 16

Children’s Shop, Fourth Floor

DEALS STUDIED

Testimony to- Be Scanned By House Group.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (U, P.) — The house ways and means committee will devote its next session on Eiliott Roosevelt's loan transactions to studying the testimony of Elliott himself. It spent three hours wvesterday reading testimony about a $200,000 loan made to Roosevelt in 1939 by John A. Hartford, president of the Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. It read depositions from Hartford, A. & P. counsel Robert Ewing and former Commerce Secretary Jesse Jones, who settled the loan for $4000. Committee members said the testimony showed that the late President Roosevelt had approved the “loan and later had asked Jones to try to settle it. Chairman Robert L. Doughton {(D. N. C.) said he did not know when the reports prepared by treasury investigators would be made | public. The treasury’s investigation Iwas to determine whether Hartford

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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

| Boye Round-Trip Ticket to Londen ELLIOTT'S LOAN

25-Year Men a

t Wire Bound Box Rewarded

Five employees of the Wire Bound Box Co. who have served 25 years or more, " , were presented with t watches by the presiden t of the company, DeWitt Brown, at a meeting at the id last EIS vies} These “old timers” have a combined service record of 167 years. They are (left to right): George

Gardner, 25 years; DeWitt Brown, president, 25 years; T. O. Russell Trabue, 26 years, and Tom Goins, 27 years.

White, 29 years; George Greeno, 35 years;

was justified in claiming a tax deduction for his $196,000 loss as a bad debt. Elliott had borrowed the money for his Texas radio chain. Committee members said Jones

testified that he paid $4000 in his own funds to Hartford. Jones was quoted as saying he had mot been reimbursed but expected to be re- | paid later.

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Meanwhile, Texas selective service officials disclosed that young Roosevelt, now a brigadier general, will go on inactive duty from the army Nov. 5.

COL, PELLEGRIN TO ADDRESS JAYCEES

Lt. Col. Frank E. Pellegrin, for mer director of the National Asso ciation of Broadcasters, will speak to Junior Chamber of Commerce members at their luncheon meeting Wednesday in the Washington hotel. His topic will be “Freedom of Radlo.” The special program is in honor of the 25th anniversary of the American system of broadcasting, Col, Pellegrin’s talk will be broade cast over the four local radio stae tions and station WLBC, Muncie, He recently returned from service overseas with the radio branch of public relations in Africa, Italy and Germany. ‘He' was a former president of the Omaha Junior Chamber of Commerce and his talk will also honor that organization's 35th anniversary.

FINDS HAND GRENADE A hand grenade found near the Raymond street bridge, was turned over to military police today. George Clff, 50, of 603 Raymond st, told police that his son had

discovered the grenade.

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