Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 March 1946 — Page 28

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Vessels Could Be

By STEPHEN

HIPS IN TRIM

Ready Years Hence in the ~ Of 10-30 Days for Any Emergency.

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Times Special Writer OOVE SPRINGS, Fla, March 29.—"Operation Zipper,” the

navy’s pe is in swing here, “Operation 2 ships of

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war II was in the it required a full six moaths get those old 1917 Your-stack deof their berths in San swap for bases convoy lanes, Three hundred and forty-two of rn ships already are the application of the mane cocoons. The total here will be close to 700, their cocoons, these ships, their

mated 15 years without another dry docking, and without more ‘than attention. The story starts before the ships reach here, On their last drydocking there has been an extra-

Protected Five Years '¥ The navy says this will protect a hull five years in salt water, 15 years in the comparative fresh water toward which they are heading. For 50 miles they travel up the broad, brown, peaceful St. Johns river, Peate gives way to din when they arrive at Green Cove Springs —just a widening in the river a few months ago—and go into sixship, anchored nests. Sand blasts tear away all rust, then zinc chromate paints go on. A kemosene and wax compound goes into the engines. A special grease goes outside, and on the outside of everything’ else from the galley stove to the depth charge racks. Eagle-eyed inspection is ever present. A neglected rust spot the size of a quarter today could grow through the years into the difference between a fighting ship and a dead ship. be Man-Made Spider It's on the guns and fire control equipment that they really go to town with something new in ship packaging. Strips of adhesive are applied from muzzle to breach mechanism, these are crossed with other strips. * Comes then a huge, man-made

maneuver that could be a deciding factor in case of

Zipper” is- the not-yet-official name for the project in world’s mightiest navy are being put into unique from wheh they could emerge, years hence, in fighting trim and

leather-like wrapper of silver sheen. Bags containing a moisture-ab-sorbing chemical have been placed inside the cocoon. Now a small window is set in, giving a view of an instrument that records relative humidity. These will be read at regular intervals, If the humdity rises. the cocoon will be opened for more chemicals. For the closed compartments— and they are legion on fighting ships—there’s another new wrinkle. The fire mains are emptied of water and attached to a machine with the awe-inspiring name of “the dehumidifier.” Breathes Moist Air This gadget literally breathes moist air from the compartments, and blows back chemically dried air,

When the chemical disk becomes

tomatically switches to a new one, It will do everything but summon an attendant. And there's your ship, waiting for a blast from either the trumpet of Gabriel or the trumpet of Mars, Commodore H. H. J. Benson, commanding this Florida unit of the 16th fleet, will tell you that the material job of preserving ships appears licked. Ask him about the personnel phase and he looks less confident. This job is a battle against time, Even with more speedups there is a two-year job here for a lot of manpower, and manpower is the thing the navy is running out of. And with the most drastic cuts, it still takes one “live” ship in every nest of six ships to keep the power going, read the dials, and guard against breakdowns. 11 Concrete Docks Barring further budget cuts, the plan here calls for 11 long concrete docks reaching out into the river. : When and if these are completed, all ships will be moored alongside them. Shore power will run the dehumidifiers. But it's still going to take a lot of manpower, There are glorious chapters in the past of the ships at anchor

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here—veterans of the early convoy runs, of Casablanca, Sicily, Anzio and Normandy, of the Pacific war from Guadalcanal to Okinawa.

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Alva Baxter Seeks State G. O. P. Post

Alva Baxter, member of the legMslature in 194} and 1943, has announced his candidacy for Republican nomination coe. ht

A resident of Indianapolis 42 & years, Mr, Baxter is ‘a member of the Masonic lodge, the. Eastern Star and Brotherhood of Railway~ and Steamship Clerks. i He served in welfare work in Mr Baxter France during world war I. He is now retired from active business,

NAVY INVITES CIVILIAN ADVICE

Forrestal Appoints Commit-

tee on Major Problems.

By EARL RICHERT Scripps-Howard Staff Writer WASHINGTON, March 28.—Navy Secretary Forrestal has invited between 75 and 100 well-known persons in various professions to serve on a special civilian advisory committee to the navy. : Purpose of the committee, it is reported, is to give advice on all major probleins confronting the navy. Included among those invited to serve. are editors, Columnists, authors, businessmen, clergymen, lawyers and sports figures. Supreme Court Justice , William 0. Douglas, one of those invited, already has accepted. Proponents of the unification of the armed forces, which the navy openly opposed until President Truman came out for it, say that creation of the committee is a camouflaged anti-merger move. The navy’s attitude toward unification may never be mentioned but the navy apparently hopes that by acquainting these prominent citizens with its problems they will be brought arbund to the navy’s point of view on the matter, one leading pro-merger supporter said. : Meeting Aboard Ship He said the navy's new project should be called, “operation as is.” “It's just like a corporation giving a cocktail party and never mentioning a word of business,” he said. “The malin purpose is accomplished, The guests are made friends or at least ta little more friendly to the corporation.” The navy itself has 4s yet made no announcement concerning creation of the committee, A request to the navy for information was not answered, But it was learned that the first meeting of the committee is to be held here early in April, about the | same time the pro-merger forces are expected to renew the drive for | passage of the unification bill.

linvite the advisory committee to a cruise from New York to Nor- | folk aboard one of the newest air-| craft carriers. The members would be acquainted | with the navy’s problems on this| trip, it was said.

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ALIEN 6, 1S ADVISED 70 BE NATURALIZED

| Alien residents of the United | States who served honorably in the | U- S. armed forces prior to last {Dec. 28 were advised today by fed- | eral officials here to take advantage tof the simplified naturalization proceedings as soon as possible. | Under a 1940 law which expires {| Dec. 31 this year, alien war veterans or those still serving in the armed services can be naturalized by merely filing a petition with the clerk of any U., 8. district court. They are not even required to speak the English language nor sign! i the petition in their own handwrit- | ing. They only need to prove that | they entered the United States law- { fully but not necessarily for perma-

{law expires they will have to seek { naturalization under the regular, | more lengthy proceedings.

PLAN OPEN HOUSE AT FREEMAN FIELD

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Plans have been completed for {open house at Freeman field, | Seymour, April 6, in celebration of Army day, Exhibits at the field will include many of the weapons used in .the present war. and captured enemy aircraft and materiel. One display will show the German V-2, two types: of the: V-1 rocket and Ger=| man _jet propelled fighter and interceptor planes, Other” displays will show more than 50 different types of U, 8S. aircraft, ranging from- the B-29 to fighter planes and transports. The occasion will honor the peacetime army and pay tribute to! | war dead. [

0. E. S. CHAPTER TO | INSTALL . OFFICERS

Nettie Ransford chapter 464, O. E. 8S, will install new officers at 8 p. m. tomorrow in thé temple, 42d st. and College ave. Those to be in- | stalled are:

Mrs lona Fender, worthy matron; Carl Becker, worthy patron; Miss Alma Gebhardt, ‘associate matron; Oliver Pevrier, | associate patron; Mrs, Bertha McDowell, | secretary; Miss Ethel Ralph, treasurer; fe, Betty Hockett, conductress; Mrs. Gladys Kachel, associate conductress; | Mrs. Mary Becker, chaplain; Mrs. Vallye | Walker, marshal; Miss Jeanette Gardiner, | organist; Mrs, Elizabeth Middleton, Ada, { Mrs. Hein Holmes, Ruth: Mrs. Josephine | Unversaw, Esther; Mrs. Anna Cummings, Edigh Nefl, Electa; Miss | Mary Jane Warren, warden, and Mrs, Madge Nicely, sentinel.

An anniversary party.-will follow a meeting of Irvington chapter 364, O.E 8, at 8p. onday, fir |

It is reported that plans are to],

SAYS A-BOMB CAN'T ‘WIPE OUT" MAN

ST. LOUIS, Mo.,, March 29 (U. P.)—~Dr. Anton J. Carlson, retiring president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, believes atomic bombs might wreck industrial civilization but never would “obliterate our species.” Addressing the association’s. convention - here, Dr. Carlson said that many civilizations of the past have decayed and disappeared “without the aid of weapons of modern warfare.” re “Next to himself, disease is man’s greatest enemy,” he said, “As a biologist I deplore the diversion of tens of thousands of competent scientists and such large fortunes in. human toil for devising better ways to kill.” ’

_ THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES 2° = ts NT Jap Communists S

By SIDNEY B. WHIPPLE Scripps-Howard Staff Writer TOKYO, March 29.—Weakness of the Jap Communists as a political force is more apparent as the April elections near. Less is heard. of their aspirations, and conservatives who once were so fearful of Communisig’- strength are beginning to ignore them. Two months ago there was much talk of compromise united fronts. The Communist party's recent convention itself may have created the feeling that it need not be taken seriously this year, In the first place it disclosed that instead of the once estimated 100,000 adherents the party could claim less than 7000. And leaders were so much at loggershead over policies that general paralysis overcame the movement.

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The Gommunist platform is full of generalities, offering nothing the average Jap can grasp as of immediate tangible benefit for him. And the ragged leadership is overemphasizing boorishness, uncouth behaviour and slovenly dress as symbols of proletarian simplicity. Nozaka Compromises A few months ago when the jails were emptied of once-persecuted revolutionists it appeared likely that their martyrdom would have considerable political effect. Then when the most spectacular of ‘their Sanzo Nozaka, returned

it seemed that a unifying force had arrived. Nozaka is educated, interesting and popular not only with his

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ally. But Nozaka has shown in party councils and in relations with other groups a willingness to compromise and a tendency to moderation which is foreign to the Moscow

line. It has resulted in the allenation of many radical leaders. Outside of Nozaka, the Commu-

nists have no figureheads well

known beyond the small circles in which they operate as petty ward bosses. Furthermore, their release from prison appears to have confused them. They are not used to political freedom and now their martyrdom is wearing a little thin. Act Like Students Many Communist party snembers are young students who think and act quite in the fashion of some of college students in institutions

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where it is fashionable to be radi cal, 2 ? I They have no particular program but think it is “advanced” and “western” to preach revolt against authority. The idea of revolt never occurred to them in the days of Tojo's greater east Asia oqQ-pros-perity sphere, - Their. maneuvers, however, are more spectacular than those of their antagonists. They hold outdoor meetings with huge, violent banners. They make street-corner harrangues, shout bitter denunciations at “capitalism,” the Shidehara government, the police and other “enemies of the peaple.¥ But few Japanese people stop to listen to them.

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