Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 September 1945 — Page 2

By DANIEL M. KIDNEY Times Special Writer WASHINGTON, Sept. 12.—Atomic bombing of obsolefe U. 8. ships before determining the future size “of the navy was advocated today ‘by Rep. Robert A. Grant (R. Ind). As a member of the house naval affairs committee, -Mr. Grant will be confronted with future fleet decisions. “What the atomic bomb means to naval warfare of the future has not been determined,” Mr. Grant declared. : “However, I think we have learned enough through two wars not to underestimate the value of such new weapons as the atomic and robot bombs. This time we could test what an atomic bomb would do to our ships at sea and accept the results, “After the last war, Gen, ‘Billy’ + Mitchell proved he could dive-bomb a battleship out of husiness, but the lessons of that test largely were lost upon our military and naval leaderships, He was courtmartialed instead of commended.

“Certainly that could not happen again. The navy has submitted a large fleet program. But if we prove that atomic bombs will do to ships what they did to Hiroshima and Nagasaki certainly we should rev olutionize our thinking regarding the navy of the future.” Mr, Grant recently completed a world tour of naval bases as a subcommittee member. The group will

Grant Wants A-Bomb Test on Ships Before Fi

ing Navy Size ixing Navy Si Navy. Underscretary Gates announced ‘at the launching of the 45,000-ton carrier Midway, that the navy plans to adapt the atomic

bomb to use by carrier-based planes. “We also want to find out what

happens to carriers when such bombs hit them,” Mr. Grant commented.

A peacetime fleet of 1079 fighting ships is being asked from congress by thé navy. It would include 18 dreadnaughts and 118 carriers of all sizes. This is 229 fewer ships than the wartime peak of 1308 comparable vessels. Mitchell’s Demonstration Grant's mention of “Billy” |

Mr.

challenge to the navy in 1920. After | much debate he won permission to| bomb several former German war-| ships off the Virginia Capes. |

The destroyers were sunk with| ease, hut a light cruiser, the Pred- |

after days of bombing, though their | decks were awash almost ankledeep. Finally-—-by accident, it was claimed—an army fller dropped a {600-pound bomb 100 feet from the battleship’s starboard ‘bow. It exploded under water, like a torpedo, and the vessel went to the bottom. The cruiser was then dispatched by the same means. This experiment established, Gen.

ship could be sunk from the air.| It proved just the contrary in the minds of naval authorities and

recommend which are to be kept intact.

{bigger and better battleships were

built for world war II.

Distillers Soon

“By NED ‘BROOKS Seripps-Howard Staff Writer

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12—Bourbon whisky, favorite of America's hard Hquor drinkers, soon will be

flowing again from the stills. Within 10 days, informed sources predicted today/Becretary of Agriculture And will release to disE % tillers the missing bourbon indgredient—corn. No bourbon has been manufac tured since the liquor “holiday” in January. Stocks in storage mean- * while have been dwindling and “straight” brands have been grow. * Ing scarcer ‘on dealers’ shelves, | Prospect of a corn crop much larger than that forecast by government experts six weeks ago has assured an allocation to the alcoholic beverage industry. The distillers have asked the agriculture department to release 3,000,000 bushels of corn a month for the remainder of 1045. ‘Their present allotment is that amount of other grains, some of which are unsuited for any product except al« : cohol, which is wu oj. ei” straight whiskies, p In normal times the wba bourbon represents bly two-thirds of the hatd. lguor: op sumption, Due to AHe' current . shortage, according to a recent sur-

Remain Japs'

By FRANK TREMAINE United Press Staff Correspondent TOKYO, Bept. 12.—Gen. Douglas MacArthur will permit Emperor Horohito to remain spiritual and |’ moral leader of ‘Japan. But his future as temporal leader awaits future developments, The supreme occupation commander outlined these and other views on Japan to three corres spondents representing the allied press at his headquarters in Yokohama,

Don Starr of the Chicago Tribune, who was present for the combined American press, sald MacArthur

MacArthur to Let Hirohito

to Get Corn

!China, Lt. Gen. Mitchell argued, that any battle- | meyer—-said that American ground

CHINESE TAKE

‘All Jap Troops. Ordered Off Streets.

By WALTER RUNDLE United Press Staff Correspondent

ed for possible action today as Chinese Marshal Tang En-Po assumed control of Shanghai, Marshal Tang bluntly directed hundreds of Japanese troops to turn in their arms and surrender. Tang pushed aside the scheduled formal surrender of this great port

Mitchell refers to Gen. Mitchell's | city, He simply issued orders that

Japanese soldiers would Immedi-

ately cease wandering around | Shanghad’ s streets—or face the consequences.

Brig. Gen. John Kennedy-repre-{senting Lt. Gen. George E. Stratemeyer, American air commander in

richshaven, and a 26,000-ton battle=| pine cod both the 14th and 10th ship, Aus Friesland, remained afloat |; 8. alr forces were standing by

for tactical missions ‘in case of trouble.” No Incidents Reported * However, no incidents have been reported.” Both Chinese and Amer. fcan headquarters believed there would be no trouble. Maj. Gen. Douglas Weart~representing the U. 8. commander in Albert ©. Wede-

forces would leave the problem of ousting Japanese ~ troops from Shanghal entirely up to Chinese units, The Americans are chiefly concerned with bringing in Chinese

OVER SHANGHAI

SHANGHAI, China, Sept, 12. — American fighter planes were alert-|

Should Hero Study With Children? Some Say ‘No'

THE INDIANAPOLIS ‘TIMES .

James Hornberger Jr., 24-year-old Pacific veteran (right foreground, wearing coat), is seen surrounded

by his schoolmates, 12 and 13-year-olds, at Roxbury township school, Succasunna, N. J.

Controversy

rages in the community over the question of whether Pfc. Hornberger’s presence among the children in

the 8th grade will not divert them from their studies, He wants an education for a radio career. History Teacher Elizabeth Crezsling presides in the photo above, troops to do the job--and with tiring vice president. Mrs, Iva

opening the vast port facilities for the importation of aviation gasoline, "Weart sald he hoped that the port would be opened” by Friday. Five Liberty ships and several L8T's are standing by ready to unlogd their cargoes as soon as possible; The motto: of American forces in China is “home by Christmas,” the general added,

NEOLA LODGE TO BE HOST TO REBEKAHS

The Neola Rebekah lodge 362 will be host to lodges of district 6 at 1:30 p. m. Friday in the Odd Fellows hall, 24th and Station sts. Mrs. Crystal Daniel will give the address of welcome followed by the response delivered by Mrs, Lena Scheler, incoming president and re-

Herriott, past president of the Rebekah assembly, will conduct =a school of instructions. Mrs. Ruth Pressel, retiring president, and her staff will be in charge of the afternoon meeting. Members of the Neola Rebekah lodge will confer the degree on 12 candidates for membership at the 8 p. m. meeting in the Brightwood Masonic temple. Dinner in the temple will precede the meeting.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 12, 1045 i

1500,000 Japanese Troops in

Southeast Asia Surrender

By McQUOWN WRIGHT United Press Staff Correspondent SINGAPORE, Sept. 12. — Gen. Seishiro Itagaki, using the official seal of absent Field Marshal Count Juichi Terauchi, today formally sur-

rendered nearly 500,000 Japaneses

troops in the southeast Asia area to Adm. Lord Louis Mountbatten. The Hitler-mustached, sour-faced Itagaki applied Terauchi’s seal to the first 11 copies of the surrender document at 11:15 a. m. in the conference room of Singapore's munici-

was flanked by three

Japanese officers on either side. He faced Mountbatten, who stood across the table with British Maj, Gen. W. R.aC, Peaney. .

Penney handed the stam documents to the supreme ¢ ander after Itagaki had placed the official seal on them. Before the ceremony Mount= batten, after erttering the marble pillated council chamber alone, read Terauchi’s telegram expressing regrets over being “unable to pay homage to your excellency.” batten then explained the Tl-yeare old Terauchi had claimed illness.

Hathway, County Inspector, Has a Job, but Without Pay

Robert Hathway, county weights and measures inspector, was in the unique position today of having a non-paying full-time job next year. A marked man since his activities at the last session of the legislature, Hathway found his $2400 job eliminated from the proposed 1946 county budget by action of the county council. Last spring, Hathway, a Republican, identified with the “regulars,” lobbied for a bill that would have removed most of the powers of the county council, members of which, for the most part, are identified with the City hall faction of the Republican party here, Councilmen accused “him

of |

tive period, rather than at his ofe ficial duties. Hathway served as weights and measures inspector several years ago, but the post was vacated dure ing 12 years of Democratic rule, The job was restored when the Ree publicans were returned to power, Job of the inspector is to examine equipment of business firms oute side the city limits.

EDUCATORS TO MEET

8ix annual regional meetings of school administrators, covering the entire state and ararnged by Dr, Clement T. Malan, state superine tendent of public instruction, will be held at New Castle, Columbia City, Valparaiso, Crawfordsville, Wash«

spending practically all his time at ington and Madison, Oct. 1, 2, 3, 4, the Statehouse during the legisla-|5 and 6, respectively,

For Production of Bourbon

8 per cent of total sales has been in bourbon. :

told government authorities that whisky production must be resumed promptly if they are to avoid disintegration of their organizations. Their employees can be kept busy for a month getting the plants ready for whisky-making, they said, Since four years are required for aging bonded liquor and two years’ ‘aging is necessary. befofg 1 Whisky can be sold as “stra say production. must: once to build up future,

The storage om SF

oe vind

255,000,000 a het timé 161s withdrawn, This is contrasted with the peak storage of 511,000,000 gal~ lons in 1941, The fhdustry produced 27,000,000 gallons during the January holiday, about half of it bourbon. In the July holiday, 28,000,000 gallons were manufactured but no corn was re. lensed for bourbon. These two holidays: and one in August, 1044; were the ‘only lquarsproduction periods since the industry was converted to

tober, 1042,

Spiritual Head

and moral guide of his worshipful

“On the other hand" Starr said, ‘possible changes in the emperor's pastoral léadership are subject to future ‘developments. There is room for hope that the empéror himself will display democratic liberalism. “But’ far the immediate present,

to indulge.” MacArthur's decision not to meddie with the emperors spiritual

powers means a pérpetuation of Ja- |

pan's Shinto religion, in which the emperor is regarded as a god who

- “made it clear the occupation

can do no wrong. Shintoism has’

forces would not tamper with the been denounced bitterly by many | religious faith of the Japanese, thus critics of’ Japan,

EVENTS TODAY

Tin collection, south of 16th st, of Meridian st | Junior Chamber of Commietoe, “luncheon, | 12:18, Hotel Washington, | Indisnapoils Restaurant association, meet | 2:30 p. m., Hatel Washington. ml, Sealy Mattress Co., dinner, Hotel Washington | Ot Phi Theta, ‘meeting, Ap m, Ho

6.30 p.

EVENTS TOMORROW

Tin eollection, south of 16th st. and west of Meridian st, Indiana Federation of clubs, 12:30 p.m. Hotel Washington, Marion County Council Women, a fget ng. 8pm, Ratary iy gout amet: 12:30 p.m, untry club,

luncheon, Republican

Columbia club High-

MARRIAGE LICENSES Rene G1. Bartholomew, U. 8 army; Camella woh, 1

. Alton; Juanita

. Blevins, 27 N. Alson Mathis, Anderson Morris Wayne Hunter, Sovington; Jean Byers, Danville, Tl John Bdward Jones, 818 & 8. Clair; Luoria J. Walters, 818 E. St,

Prank Kirk, 2428 N Dela; Sarah B ennert, 187 W. Market. William J. Lemasters Jr. 1800. Perkins

Betty Jean Warren, 1518 Linden James Hubert Long, 513 8. LaCleds:; Louise 8, LaClede 720 W. Vermont; Christine | t.

Mtn. ga Hiawatha; Payne, 626 Hiawatha Paul Bernard Sullivan: 851 N. Bevilles Mil dred M. Stroh, 764 Middle “dr., Wood

ton LeRoy Marshall, 920 . Minnesota; Jane Adkins, 1308 W, 10th, Russell Wamsley, 1815 Milburn; Louise Gammon, 2160 N. Hard.

Schroder, U. 8, ad, 313 N. Thstioview Thomas Jezewskl, U, 8. army; Dorothy Louise Nemchik, Ambridge, Pa, al Tryman Norman, Lafayette: Flor. Rtg. Grace Pyle, 3511 N. Pennsylvania,

ne Lovx, U, 8. army: Battie Jean $233 N. Keystone, intld Alfaands: ruce, 782 Edgemont: Jane Priscills Stuart, © 2644

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IN INDIANAPOLIS

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Mary Chasteen Russell, Ruth Curtis, Helen Cook; Ira, Kdith At al ne Robuir Irene Fischer; Woodrow, Wilma Watson

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