Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 3 November 1945 — Page 3

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Heating Contractor.

Funeral services for Robert E. Poehner, heating and ventilating | contractor, will be held at 2 p. m. Monday in Hiséy & Titus funeral home, 951 N. Delaware st. The Rev. Dr. A. Burdette Backus, pastor of All Souls Unitarian church, will officiate at the mortuary, and Centre lodge will conduct a Masonic

Witness at Trial of Yamashita States Nip ‘Higher Ups’ Knew of Atrocities Troops Committed in Manila.

ok ; Uhited Press Staff Correspondent - MANILA, Nov. 3.—A former Filipino collaborator told a military tribunal today that the Japanese command issued ‘an official order for the destruction of Manila and the massacre of its inhabitants when American liberation forces

approached.

Although the witness did not specify who signed the

massacre order, he testified that Gen. Tomoyuki, Japanese commander in the Philippines in 1944 and 1945, Trefected all pleas for its retraction witn® “The order already has been given.. I'm sorry, but war is war.” Secretary Is Damaging The most damning evidence so or against Yamashita came from the private secretary of the Filipino revolutionary, Gen. Ricarte. Yamashita is on trial for his life for the slaughter of thousands of civilians during the battle of Manila last February. Yamashita listened to a translatym of the testimony with a sickly on his face. ‘The secretary, who identified himself only as Lapuz, testified that Ricarte twice personally pleaded with Yamashita to halt the plundering and murder in Manila on grounds that it was inhuman. Ricarte returned the final conference almost in tears and said Yamashita was convinced Filipinos’ were anti-Japanese and therefore enemies of Japan who should be wiped out as part of Japan's overall strategy. Sent Letter of Congratulations “I have appealed -to the heart of this man” Lapuz quoted Ricarte. “He has no heart.” Even before the final massacre last February, another witness said, Yamashita sent a letter of ‘vongratulations to the commandante of the Japanese garrison in Manila for fis activities in “suppressing guerilJas around Manila.” The witness, Fermin Miyasaki, a Filipino of Japanese descent who served as an interpeter for the Japanese said that at least 400 civilians were taken into custody in October, and November and December of 1944 following the American invasion of Leyte, to the south. “I saw 30 water curé cases and about. 50 cases of beatings, including two women,” Miyasaki said. The tortures were inflicted durfag questioning, hé said. Blames Yamashita Recardo Esquerra, a Filipino undertaker, said a Japanese officer

st; was found at 1 a. m. today lying

could be found.

wrecked when a tractor, owned by

driver of the tractor, was charged with operating a vehicle under the the influnence of liquor, reckless driving and driving without an operator’s license.

SENTENCED TO YEAR

ner of Muncie today began a twoweek period of grace to arrange his affairs before entering federal prisori to serve a yéar’s sentence.

BADLY HURT IN TRAFFIC MISHAP

Pedestrian Is Reported in

Critical Condition. Curman L. Benedict, 842 NN. Capitol ave, was in a critical condition in the City hospital today after walking into the side of an automobile yesterday at 27th st. and Northwestern ave. The automobile was driven by Dale Bolton, 30, of 634 W. 31st st. Benedict received a head injury and a broken right leg. Robert L. Brame, 33, of 747 Drake 8t., was charged with reckless driving after the automobile he was driving crashed into a utility pole yesterday as he was going south on Brook st. His wife, Mrs. Lucille Brame, received cuts above one eye and a leg injury. Lying in Street - Evidently the victim of a hit-and-run driver, John Glover of 402 28th

in the street at Capitol ave. and 28th

st. He was taken to the City hos-|;

pital. No witnesses to the accident A corner bedroom of a house was the city works board, was rammed

into a house at 419 W. Walnut st. Paul Bowen, 39; of 621 N. West st.,

MUNGIE COUNCILMAN

City Councilman Charles E. Skin-

Skinner _ pleaded. guilty ~before

Boy Scout James McCune, R. R. 6, Box 600, is off to a flying start today with his coilection of rare articles which will be auctioned off to high victory bond bidders. - The 13-year-old Southport high school, student's idea for pushing the victory bond drive over the top by auctioning off souvernirs of famous people and other precious things was told in yesterday's Times. Today the second rare article was added to his collection. : It is the first table model General Electric radio that reached Indianapolis. The radio. was given by

Henty C. Coll of the General Elec-|a tric Supply Corp. who read of Y| Jimmy's patriotic plan. ! Jimmy got his Tirst prize articles

Found Dead In Bed With $2450

CHRISTOPHER POEHLER, 65. of 2204 E. 10th st. apt. 3, was

found dead in his bed about 7 p. m. yesterday with $2450 under his pillow. Mrs. Anna Schultz, 1114 Newman st., found Mr. Poehler's doer locked when she called at -his house, and summoned William Gibson, who lived in the apartment next to Mr. Poehler's. ' After entering through a window, Gibson called police and Deputy Coronor Dr. B. W. Cohn. _..Burvivors ~ are two daughters,

Scout Gets 'First' Receiver For His Victory Loan Auction

last Saturday when Adm. William (Bull) Halsey was in town. Sitting through a press conference with the “Bull,” Jimmy related his plan to the admiral, who immediately started the ball rolling with his own photograph and autograph. Other famous people who have been asked to contribute to his collection include Ann Sheridan, Margarét O’Brien, Bob Hope; Bing Crosby, Lauren Bacall, Dorothy Lamour and Ann Sothern. The time and place for Jimmv's auction will be announced as soon as his collection is completed And .location.is made available to him. The auction will be held, however, ‘before the end of the victory bond. drive, Dec. 8.

FORMER LOCAL “RESIDENT DIES

‘Monday Rites Are Set for.

ida Plummer Harris.

Mrs. Ida Plummer Harris of Sul.

livan)’ Ind. resident, died Wednesday in her home ‘at Sullivan, after an illness

jcontracting business .and later

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service at Washington Park cemetery. Mr. Poehner, who was 67, died in his home, 2308 Coyner ave, yesterday, Born in Newport, Ky. he came to Indianapolis about 43 years ago to enter the heating and ventilating

maintained an office at 849 Massachusetts ave. He was a member of Centre Masonic lodge, Scottish Rite, York Rite, including Indianapplis chapIndianapolis Council and Raper Commandery, Murat Temple, and the Royal Order of Jesters. He was formerly a member of the Raper Commahdery drill team and a past officer of the local chapter of the Order of Jesters. Survivors include his wife, Anna; his mother, Mrs. Anna Poehner of Cincinnati, O.: three sisters, Mrs. Jeanette Hoffman, Mrs. Lillian Forster and Mrs. Gertrude Davis all of Cincinnati; a brother, | Lawrence F. Poehner of Louisville, | | Ky. and two grandsons, Robert E.| Fowler and David K. Fowler of In- | dianapolis.

JOSEPH J. BANNERT Joseph J. Bannert of Detroll. Mich., formerly of Indianapolis, | died yesterday in Detroit, according to word received here by his father, Prank Bannert, 1661 8. Talboti ave. ‘Born in Indianapolis and a former student at Sacred Heart school, Mr. Bannert had lived in Detroit the last 30 years. Survivors, besides his father, include his wife, Maude, of Detroit, and two sisters, Mrs. Peter Dufek of Indianapolis and Mrs, Frederick Ross of Detroit. .

RUBEN DRANSFIELD Bervices for Ruben Dransfleld, a resident of Indianapolis 75 years, will be held at 10 a. m. Monday in Moore Mortuaries Peace. chapel The Rev. R. Eugene Smith, - pastor of Ebenezer Lutheran church, will officiate. + Mr. Dransfield, who was 78 and lived at 3887 Eastern ave. died Thursday in City hospital after a two years’ iliness. A native of England, Mr. Dransfield was a watchman for the Kahn Tailoring Co. until his retirement 12 years ago. Survivors include his wife, Mary Ann; four sons, Thomas D. Drans-

Four Girl Scouts of troop 211,

Lockefield Gardens, smile as they fll their “Friendship bags” with

much-needed things to send children of war-ravished nations. Left te right are Elizabeth Haynes, Frieda Clemons, Maryellen Harris and Dorothea Shelton,

The first Girl Scout troop to make | “Friendship bags” for the children of war-torn countries is troop 211 of Lockefield Gardens. Items which the little girls are putting into the bags include needles, safety pins, straight pins, combs, ‘tooth brushes and paste, soap, buttons, pads of paper, pencils, wash | cloths, thread, bobby pins and hard]

candy. | This project’ is only one of many The children are also making the being carrfed on in celebration of bags themselves out of scrap mate- | [Girl Scout week, explained Mrs. rial. Eacly will put its name |C. K. Calvert, local chairman of in the bag and the community from Girl Scout week. which they come, hoping that they, Troop 211 will join with the other will receive a personal reply from Lockefleld Gardens troops in a spethe child who gets the package, cial ceremony observing Girl Scout Troop 211 is led by Mrs, Robertine week at 4 p.m, Sunday at LockeCollins. field Gardens.

BUREAU BUYS ELEVATOR FIRM

Farm Co- operative - Takes

Over Grain Concern. |

Purchase of Crabbs Reynolds | M Taylor Co, Crawfordsville grain

elevator concerng by the Indiana!

Farm Bureau Co-operative association was announced today. A price of $275,000 was announced for the fixed assets of the company, consisting of 15 grain elevators ard |g farm supply stores in Montgomery, White, Pulaski, Fountain and Tippecanoe counties, a four-story office building and seed-processing plant at Crawfordsville, feed mill at Lafayette, chick hatchery at Attica. Elected as a board of directors to liquidate the company were M. J. Briggs, president and treasurer; I. H. Hull, vice president; Harry Truax, second vice president;; John Grimes, secretary; Marvin Bradley, assistant treasurer, and M. D. Guild,

all of Indianapolis. Noble Logan, P Crawfordsville, will act as manager.

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and a hall interest in a

STATE DEATHS

AKRON Charles E. Bowen, $1. Burvi-) ors: vors: Daughters, Mrs. Clarence Teght-| Mrs. meyer, Lovie Bowen; son, Delford; sister; |. Fern Bowen. JOUNING TON W. Miller. Lynn B. Lewis, 41. Burvivors: Wife; Richard 8; ean, Miss

Daughters, Mrs. William Freet, Mar Chrisman; son, Charles; brothers, Ell and John Honeoust; sisters, | Mrs, Jane Nettrour, Mrs. Clara. Mrs. | Rose Kircher, Mrs. Fannie Richmond. son, | GREENSRURG—Mrs, Hugh D, Wickens, sisters, Mrs, Walter B, Dun-| 71. Survivors: Husband, Hugh; som, Hu. Anna B. Lewis, Mes, Gretta! bert E.

EA FONTAINE ~Charles Davis, 14. Sur. 2. Survivors: Wile, Wood.

Suevivara: 3 fvivor: Sister, Mrs. Lucy an ef. | LA PORTE-Mrs. Nettie C. Lindgren, 36. . Pau. Survivors: . Daughters, Mrs, Tar! Ebert, : PVIVOL: | Mrs, Prankiin ; bro! and Lester Smititzer: tips, Mrs. August

a) ip 0. Payne, yrile; daughters, Mrs. Mrs. Noble J. - William Daughter, Mrs, Floyd Hall Survi-{ Ph 3 BE ' orthern Myrile| p°" sons. George ter, Josephine

vors. Sons, daughters, Mrs, Katherine Williams; Hollinsworth, ; A MBUS—Mrs.— Mary A Waterman, _.. ose Gurvivors: Daughters, Mra. Cecil] g MONTH ioc 3 fotverson. 1. Sprague, Mrs. Prank Vol bert | Henry Bart, Maurice J.

Dillon, Mrs, Louis C. Po: . NORRISTOWN--M1, Minnie Scripture, Bock: son; Henry: brothers, Johnson and | Su Hus) i Philander:

isters, herine | 76. ro BB Lg ra i | daughters, Mrs, Edith arker Mis. Opha EDINBURG—Henty P. Smith, #0. Sur. | Hatton; stiter. Mrs. Hattie Burrell. vivors: Wife, Josephine James FP. dopa PRAIMIE-DL, Clateiice >. Sayon, Curtis; “daughter, Mrs. Sophia | | vos Wanieir Pomard: oF ie, em Sonn. ELKMART—Robert W. Mahar, 37 so BEE Baro; sisters, Mrs. vivors: Wile; sons, Raymund Allen, Lester | nr Mrs. Sallie a. Rober 1 ULLIVA - Drenan, # Jono: Louis; mother, Mrs. | Survivor: Daughter t, Mrs. Albert Schudirs Della Mowers, 76. Survivors: Hus-

Mrs, | NRE MAUTE — Mys, Bthel Reeder, on oy "rs Te raters Mrs. | | Survivors: Husband, a father, P. brotnet, Tliman Lacavnl, ‘ Schwickerr. Mrs. Este Silver, es. FRANKTON-Mrs. Clara Gorman, #0 Montgome: other: Survivor. Sister, Mrs, Martha Welborn, Ronn. ” Mammy wd’ GOSHEN William Henry Hazel, #61 Mrs. Mary Harrell, 8 "n Age DaughSurvivors; Wife, Nellie: daughter, Mrs. | ter, Mrs, Paul J. Swanson; hers, Martin,! Mrs. Anna a * iors: Husband, Charles Mrs, Katie Bllen Survi- ~ ward J.

Sursivars:

sister, Mra.

fn —— Burd: Hostetler, 71,

STRAUSS SAYS:

An. field, - Harry R.,- John-and--Ernest. + Dransfield; all of Indianapolis. eight

to a charge of altering a narcotics prescription. He was ordered to re-

Mrs, Dorothy: Lewis, 1124 College ave, and Mrs. Bertha Williams,

grandchildren and three * great. R. R. 3, Greenfield, Ind. grandchildren.

SENIOR HEADS BUTLER DER DEUTSCHE VEREIN

‘Newly elected president of Butler university German department club,

Bt Dedische erein. 3s David 0.

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"led ‘posthumously to Sgt. Richard

Ten Army Units On, Return: List

"PARIS, Nov. ww. P95 To- - day's redeployment timetable of U, § army divisions... 75th Infantry: In ‘Marseilles staging area. 8th Armored: In Le Havre stag--ing- area; scheduled to leave for

Th i Le rt tans ing are. ten tentatively scheduled to

36th, 79th, 90th Infaniry, 12th Armored, 16th corps: Alerted for movement.

Local Briefs

{forward command posts . under

POSTHUMOUS HONOR

IS GIVEN SERGEANT

The silver star has been award-

M. Morris, son of Mrs. Emily Morris, 1348 N. Tuxedo st. In a letter to Sgt. Morris's wife, Mrs. Jerry Morris of Lima, O; Ma}: Gen. Edward F. Witsell wrote the

in action in Fraulautern, Germany, on March 8, 1945.” Sgt. Morris was repairing wire communication to

heavy enemy fire. After particularly fierce firing pinned him down, Sgt. Maosris ordered a man to contact the commang post in case he should become a casualty, snd deft shis covered ‘position to move forwaiti to the broken line, : It was at that time that enemy fire fatally “wounded Sgt: “Morris. |: Before entering the service Sgt. Morris was graduated from Tech~ nical high school and Wort at Allison's.

HOOSIER LISTED DEAD, FIVE REPORTED SAFE

medal was awarded for “gallantry|

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~~ Bach of the six Indianapolis Clievtolet dealers will disglay » model of the 1048 Chevrolet today as they Join in the nation-wide premiere of the new car. The model. features a larger grill and more massive, wrap-around-type bumpers than the pre-war cars. Upholstery is in Cands cloth, the material used in pre-war cars. : Most dealers have been taking orders for the new cars for some time and will continue to do so.

RECREATION MEET OPENS TOMORROW

of recreation workers in

Problems .| Negro communities and recreation

centers will be discussed in a threeday area conference beginning tomorrow in World War memorial. Starting at 3:30 p. m., fomorrow's session will include a wel.

Mildred ®. Bennett, 21, o 2 —" MeRiroy, Js Ella Lewis, 4 an eal Ray Maggie Johnson, 81, at 7188 N, Capitol,

Bettie EE 4, st oo Maxwell, arJohn Wesley Pope (AL 1040 Boulevard

oll gore 20 aris, Peer, mitral

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Burial will be in Floral Park cemetery, * ;

MRS. MATTIE MAMNER |

Services for Mrs, Hattie Hamner, 2144 8. Emerson st., ‘will be held at 2 p. m. Monday in her home. Mis. Hamner, who was 36, died Thursday in St. Prancis hospital. A lifelong resident of Indianapolis, Mrs. Hamner was a member of Southeastern Uhion church,

t|land Mrs, Simon DeWitt of Indianapolis; two sons by a former marriage, Edward Droeger and Billy Droeger of Indianapolis; two brothers, Hessel DeWitt of Indianapolis and Sgt. Waiter DeWitt now in the army. Burial ‘will be in Orchard Hu cemetery at New Bethel.

ANDREW J. HALTERMAN _ _ ) Andrew J. Halierman I -|

day at his home, 3084 W. Vermont st. He was 68. A native of Grafton, W. Va, Mr. Halterman had lived -here-38 years}: He was a mill worker, but had been employed 10 years with the Pearson Piano Co. and the past four years with the Burnett Binford ember’ Co. Surviving are his wife, Mrs: Goldie | M. Halterman; two sons, Harold Halterman, of Indianapolis, and | Pie. Noble C. Halterman, with ‘he | army; five sisters, six brothers, al, six grandchildren.

MARY M. VETTER Mrs. Mary M. Vetter. 2716 Man- | ker st., died yesterday after a brief illness. She was 76. Born in Danville, 111, she moved |

She was the widow of Rudolph G. Vetter. Surviving are two Sugars Mrs.

Ari som Puneral services will be held at! 2 p. m. Monday at the G. H, Herrmann funeral home, with the Rev. C. J. Rockey, of the Bethany church officiating. Burial will be in Crown

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Ver “4—No. 17

Saturday

Nov. 3, 046

Dear Fellows— The weather went dipsy doodle, just: as folks were feeling snug in theiy topcoats, it turned balmy as June. « + MAter the mercury climbed above 75, moderate breezes wafted up from the South AN then taped off with fitful » squalls. . . . It convinced home towners that Indian summer couldn't “sweat / it out” much longer, . . . Pour flocks of about 100 geese, flying in perfect

Squadron AR oy = pp Es

“Buzzed” & group of sky- _ gazing spectators at 38th and. College. ; oe

Marion county school ‘pupils helped harvest °

the county’s tomato crop in advance of killing frost, now long overdue (last year’s came on Oet. 23). + The park department is recruiting aid. in planting several thousand young hardwood trees to replace the city's

The $1,503343 netted in the Indianapolis War and Community fund drive was $227.656 . Pt. Harrison's disciplinary barracks will remain despite » petition from some 1500 Lawrence residents requesting its removal. . . Three more prisoners fled the disciplinary barracks this week. . . . Court-martial sentences meted five Ft. Harrison army prisoners for rioting during a fire there last May n were ordered

canceled. ®

w A , What's Cookin’ in Sports— Our high-scoring Caps, still undefeated, are leading the league with a flery pace, . . . They've scored 41 goals in seven games, winning five and tying two. . . , This week they overwhelmed Bufialo by. 11 to 2 and St. Louis by 17% 3 . . Indianapolis was reported bidding, through the state athletic commission, for the LouisConn fight. . . . Bob Simdefended his state welterweight crown in a 10round decision over Gene Gudgill of Dayton, O. . The state high school basketball season got under way officially this week with a few small teams playing (no local games). . . . In pre-season cage competition at the Y. M, C. A, the Kingan Knights edged the Y Reps, 48 10 47. . . . Robert (Bob) Nipper, returned ‘to Shortridge as head grid coach. . . . Babe Dimancheff of Indianapolis, former Purdue star, makes his professional debut Sunday with the Boston Yanks, . . . Purdue was he uitoaten Uf in the biggest week by 26 to 14. ut oF +

Tows 56 to 0.

Valparaiso 7, Eastern

‘tracks. . . .

Kentucky 6; Central Normal 13, Prankiin 4; Ball State 40, Earlham 6. . , . Indiana now tops the Big Ten conference with three vies: tories, no defeats, one tie. . -, . High school scores were Warren 1 25, Howe 0; New Castle 13, Southport 6; Sacred Heart 19,

Silent Hoosiers 0; Park School 7, Columbus, - =

O., Academy 6. : hh k Accidents Galore Here— | " Senator Homer E. Capehart Is in Methodist hospital, recovering from injuries recefved when his car “collided head-qn with another five miles south of Noblasves ctw

““Thé senator jokingly bes

moanéd the fact that his cut ‘tongue reduced his talking capacity... ........§. Another accident victim was Mrs. Jane Bolen,

president of the Ameri«

can Legion auxiliary, in jured in a crash at 46th st. and Shadeland dr. . . . Pour passengers on 4 a Riverside-South Meridian trolley bus were hurt when it collided with several freight cars at the 18th st. crossing of the Beit A woman was killed and her sister injured when their ear was struck by a train at 16th st. and Sherman dr. . . . City councilmen are urging establishment of separate East side interne and city ambulance service out of the fire station at Sherman dr, and E. New York st. . . . The police trafic department is installing gleam- - ing, reflector-type stop signs at intérsections. A flight officer was killed in an army plane crash at Acton in Marion county. , A woman was hurt in a two-house fire on Larch st. + . A cancer detection center will be located here. . . . Indiapa university announced a multimillion-dollar post-war expansion of its Medical Center here, 3

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In the Animal World—

A man bit a dog here this week and it made news. + + A filling station operator. on N. Capitol ave. seized the dog between: his teeth when forced to. use both hands in: rescuing the animal from an abandoned well, The pup, frightened, scrambled

away without even licking his hand. . . . A" ie ‘fireman at Engine House 16, 5356 N. Illiriols: