Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 June 1946 — Page 2

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June 24.—'"The war crossed.

over Germany ed chiefs of staff, was made

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practically undefended and from that time onthere was no German force existence eapable of halting our march. . Gen. Bisenhower said allied victory was assured at all times by superiority in airpower ‘and arms and the “indomitable spirit of the men of the allied nations.” Cites Decisive Phases Tt was hastened, he said, by stubbormess and strategical blundering the enemy on several occasions. The general, now U. S. army chief

most decisive. These were: ONE: The initial battle for the Normandy beaches and the breakthrough beyond St. Lo. TWO: The pocket, where the that tendency to when all the logic of war demanded his withdrawal” It was here, Gen. | Eisenhower said, that the battle, of France was decided. THREE: The battles west of the Rhine during February and March of 1945

Gen. Eisenhower had only praise | the American, British, Canadian and Prench officers and men in his

command,

commanded the 12th army

unhesitatingly class Gen. BradPebruary and March (1945) as

equal in brilliance of any that man commander in the west when|st. Schwier was graduated fron

have ever con- * he said.

For allied air forces, toe, Gen.|lantic wall defenses without back-|ager for one year, and maintained praise. He|ing them up with sufficient infantry | #n average of A or above for four only cleared the skies and panzer forces. and crippled Ger-

of the Juftwatfe

je Summary Praises lied Troops; Says Nazis Beyond Repair’,

United Press Staff Correspondent

is"Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower's own estimate of the way the any was won by the great allied forces of the west. "The supreme allied commander's report, prepared last year for the

ler planes whose mobile firepower

battle of the Falaise rades in arms render most grateful “enemy showed and humble tribute,” Gen. Bisen-

stand and fight hower said.

but saved his highest Montgomery also was hailed for his for Gen. Omar N. Bradley, | “masterly handling” of his British-

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American, 13 British, five Canadian, 10 French and one Polish, Each division numbered 17,000 men or

division, he said. 11,000 Planes This allied force in the west, he said, was 30 times as large as the armies which defeated Napoleon at Waterloo. In addition .to this ground strength, the report said, the allies had nearly 11,000 fighter and bomb-

could be applied at virtually any point desired. The wreckage of German cities, industries, communications and the luftwaffe is evidence of the result, he said. “To this power was added the striking and strangling force of

He praised the service forces and | civilian workers as well. Pays Tribute te Others He paid tribute to the late Adm. | |Sir Bertram H. Ramsey of the |royal navy, commander of allied naval forces on *“D” day and the late Air Chief Marshal Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory of the Royal Air | Force, SHAEP air commander-in- | ‘chief, Both died in plane crashes during the war, | “To them, and to those who bear the wounds battle, we their com-

The supreme commander said the lightening sweep across France by the 3d army under the late Gen. George S. Patton, Jr, was “perhaps the most spectacular ever seen In modern warfare.” It was stopped, he said, not by the enemy but beeause supply lines had been stretched to the danger point,

Hails Mentgomery British Field Marshal Sir Bernard

Canadian forces. In assessing his German opposition, Gen. Eisenhower attributed a | “fatal misjudgment” to the late Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, the Ger-

{the invasion began. Rommel, he | |said, pinned his hope on the At-

Gen. Eisenhower devoted consid-

man. industry but so crippled the erable attention to the Ardennes

enemy's communications that -his counteroffensive — the so-called

intelligence was often faulty. German's Fooled

| battle. of the Bulge—launched by | Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt

From the first moment of the D°C 16. 1944.

Not Cempletely off Guard

twice the strength of a Russian

two formidable naval fleets work-| 3 ing as one,” Gen. Eisenhower said. %§

Junior Achievement,

He said the counter-offensive did allies. Even while the first allied not catch the allies completely off

Win Scholarships

RUSS SOLDIERS SHOOT HOOSIER

Elkhart G. |. Recovering From Facial Wounds.

Times Special ELKHART, Ind, June 24, — Pfe. Charles Hilliard, 18, son of Fred Hilliard, 1022 S. Main st., was one of two American military policemen shot by three Russian soldiers, near Vienna, The father today said he had received word from the war depart ment only that his son had .been “injured in action.” Press dispatches said young Hilliard and Pfc. Jack Ferris, Omro, Wis., were shot when they recognized a stolen jeep. As they stopped the car, three Russians stepped from it and began shooting. Both were shot in the face and are reported recovering. A United Press report today said the search for the three Soviet soldiers was receiving the “complete co-operation” of Russian authorities. Military police shot end wounded one Russian immediately after the incident and arrested another. Pfc. Hilliard, a graduate of Elkhart high school, entered service Oct. 4, 1945, and trained at Camp Atterbury, ™ : » §

2275 G. I'S ARE DUE IN NEW YORK TODAY

NEW YORK, JUNE 24 (U. P.).— Two ships with 3275 troops aboard were due to arrive here today:

The Gustavus Victory, from Le Havre,

Robert Schwier Glenn Speckman with 1380 troops. he Wheaton Victory, from Bremen,

DINNER HONORS 5 H.S. GRADUATES |

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Ann Brigham Wesley Price

Inc., Lists Winners.

Five 1946 high schodl graduates | have won scholarships to uni-| versities in Indiana from Junior | Achievement, Inc. They will be presented at the Junior Achievement state board dinner Thursday at the Columbia club. Wesley Price and Robert Schwier have received four-year scholarships to Rose Polytechnic. Price was graduated from Short-| ridge high school where he spe-| ‘cialized in science and mathe- | matics. He is the son of Mr. and | Mrs. V. J. Price, 3628 N. Illineis'

Howe where he was president of | Hi-Y, home room business man-|

{yvears, He is the son of Mr. and |Mrs. R. W. Schwier, 212 N. Gray st. Will Attend DePauw Two Shortridge graduates have won four-year scholarships to DePauw university. : Glenn Speckman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Speckman, 5225 Central ave, was a member of the

WASHINGTON, June 24 (U. P), Senator Robert A. Taft (R. O) said today congressional conferees on OPA legislation are so badly split that if agreement is not reached at a session tonight the conference may be disrupted and the senate’ and house asked for further instructions. Mr, Taft said he “rather doubted” agreement on the price control bill tonight. - -° He said the conference was “in such a state of disagreement” that further instructions may be necessary if congress is to pass an OPA extension bill by the June 30 expiration date. If the conferenge could finish its work before midnight tonight, the bill can be filled with the house for action tomorrow. The senate also would be expected to act tomorrow if the house does. This would give President Truman five days to decide whether to sign or veto the measure. House Members Balk The conferees were reported deadlocked over senate proposals to abolish price controls on meat, dairy products and poultry. House conferees have refused to accept the senate plan, and Rep. Brent Spence (D. Ky.), head of the house delegation, doubted an agreement | cond be reached. One oumnpromise proposal, however, failed only by the narrowest margin. It was reported that the house conferees offered to accept the senate’s purposed decontrol board—to remove price ceilings when supply equals demand—if the senate, in turn, would drop its plan

to eliminate controls on specific items such as meat and tobacco. Rep. Jesse Wolcott (R. Mich), however, thought a decontrol compromise could be reached tonight, and that other difficulties then will be solved quickly.

Dispute Length of Time They include the dispute over subsidies and the length of time to extend OPA. The house voted to extend OPA nine months, but the ‘senate favored a full year’s continuation,

The house bill would end meat subsidies Sunday, and other subsidies Dec. 31. The seriate would bar food subsidies after May 1. Conferees who already have approved drastic restrictions on OPA’s powers are meeting against a background of uncertainty over whether Mr. Truman will toss the finished measure back to congress with a veto. Chairman Alben W. Barkley (D. Ky.) told reporters that he hasn't the slightest idea of the President's intentions; He sald he doubts if the ent knows himself, or can know until he reads the final bill. Chairman Barkley also refused to predict what congress would do if Mr. Truman should say “No.” Three Alternatives He said the possibilities include an attempt to override the veto; a simple resolution extending OPA as is for another year; or hothing. Some congressmen believe the third alternative will be adopted if the bill is vetoed, So far the conferees have ac-

cepted: o

Rifts Threaten to Halt OPA Bill Conference:

May Seek Instructions From

Senate, House

ONE: An amendment by Senator Taft. to permit producers to -get price increases equaling their highest price in the period Oct. 1-15, 1041, plus the increased cost of production since that time,

TWO: An amendment by Senator

Kenneth 8, Wherry (R. Neb.) to

grant an equal increase on a dollar basis for “any other sellers of such product”—a- provision which would permit retailers and distributors to pass along the manufacturers’ increases fo the consumer, THREE: A provision requiring OPA to distinguish between transient hotels and apartment hotels in setting rent ceilings. FOUR: A ban on maximum prices on food items served in restaurants if no maximum price is placed on the commodities from which they are made. FIVE: The so-called Bankhead amendment, introduced by the late Senator John H. Bankhead (D. Ala), which would ban price controls for items made in major part from cotton, unless the maximum price equals the cost’ gf the cotton, milling costs, and “a reasonable profit” based on the average earned from 1939 to 1941. . SIX: An amendment authoriz-

control price and decontrol policies for agricultural commodities.

NEWSMEN IN BERLIN - BERLIN, June 24 (U. P.) —Thirteen American newspaper executives touring Germany and Austria

arrived at Templehof airport today from Prankfurt.

ing the secretary of agriculture tq

as the guests of the war department |

SPRINGER REVEALS " TRACTOR EXPORTS

WASHINGTON, June 24 (U. P). — Rep. Raymond ‘8. Springer (R, Ind.) today foresaw a possible fa mine in the United States within nine months unless the supply of farm machinery is increased. He sounded the in a speech prepared for delivery in the house protesting that farm machinery was being diverted to Russia,

“Recently it was discovered that a rule, or order, wag in the

—and it is probably in effect at this

. {time—whereby this administration

is to seize and require the shipmens of Tl per cent of all tractors made in this country te Russia,” Mr, Springer said. ’ “That proposed requirement has been kept secret but machinery manufacturers have at last disclosed this plan and that the civilian pro duction administration now conteme plates such action,” Springer added, He said if the plan were put into effect it would make serious inroads into farm production in this country, “There is no good reasom for us to send anything to Russia” Springer said, “because she has failed and refused to co-operate with us and other nations in inter national affairs.”

PLANT DESTROYED IN $60,000 FIRE

MARION, Ind. June 24 (U. P.).— Damage in a fire which destroyed the Caldwell Dehydrating Co. was estimated today at more than $60,« 000 by President John Caldwell. He said the first, origin of which was undetermined, destroyed equipe ment and 100 tons of hay.

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said, Nazi intelligence clung to the belief that the operation was a diversion. They expected the “real blow” in the Pas-de-Calais at the narrowest point of the channel. ; It, he said, the Germans Pas-de-Calais area a t “might well have turned against us” if it had been ormandy. Eisenhower said the Gerency to fight when relogical, as displayed in Falaise pocket, again eame to fore in the battles west of the

Should Have Retreated Germans could have prowar by retreatirig benatural barrier of the with their forces intact, he Instead, imbued with a Maginot line complex in their own Siegfried defenses, they fought it out west of the Rhine and were

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Gen. ing allted superiority in the air enabled the allies to prepare and execute ground operations; with “complete security.” : He said allied forces in Europe grew from an initial assault force

{guard even though our intelligence | student board, a Pit Band player had considered such a thrust as! four years, a junior vaudeville muno more than possible. sician, captain of the “A” band, Von Rundstedt’s purpose, Gen. member of the Honor society and | Bisenhower said, was to seize the|the senior honor roll. He will {allied supply base at Liege and| study music at DePauw. drive to Antwerp, thereby splitting] Ann Shuler Brigham of Short{the allied forces in two. The Ger- ridge, plans to use her DePauw | mans lost this “desperate gamble,” | scholarship studying recreational he said, because of the flexibility of | leadership. French, mathematics allied airpower and the swift] and sports have been her favorites |counter-blows by American reserves. |in school and she won the PhilThe report said German produc-|ateron award for being the most {tion of jet fighters put American | outstanding senior girl in ath(air power in a precarious position | letics. Her parents are Mr. and lin the spring of 1945 but that this Mrs. Harold Frederick Brigham, | was overcome by heavy bombing of | 4075 N. Illinois st.

Jet plane fields. Wins Art Award | Planned Air Blows A five-year scholarship to John Gen. Eisenhower revealed that| Herron Art school has been the allies once planned what would | awarded to Sue Hanna, another

‘have been by far the largest air- | Shortridge graduate. Daughter of borne operation of the war—an|Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Hanna, 4836 assault on the Kassel region of Graceland ave., she was interested | Germany with seven divisions—but in music and dramatics and took it was made unnecessary when al- part in several Civic theater prolied ground units overran the ter- ductions, besides her main inter-

Eisenhower said overwhelm- |

| ritory, | His report deseribed the encircle- | ment of the Rhine as “the largest | double envelopment in history,” trapping 21 divisions of 325,000 of- | |ficers and men. {| Gen. Eisenhower said his decision | {to cut Germany in two instead of |

placed on the Normandy beaches |driving for Berlin was to avoid any |

of five divisions to 90 divisions at

the surrender. These included 61 because crushing the Germans came | British opposition.

IN INDIANAPOL IS—EVENTS—VITALS

MARRIAGE LICENSES

incidents with the Russians and | |

John B. Davis Jr. 1950 8, High School

William W. Phillips, 74] Pt. Wayne, Dor.| [4 Elizabeth Virginia Hurley, 4421 Louise Pruitt, 721 oth. N. Diinois. | Bernard John Potts. Ka Mich | Robert Murray Little, 3820 Graceland; | Briene Jane Wright, Kalamazoo, Mich. | Anna Hollingsworth, New Augusta James L. DeVoll, Bradshaw, Neb. Mar. | Paul Anderson Green. City hospital; Vera | oy Eltmabeth Downey, 1207 N. La. al: Barnard, York hotel. | Harold C. Clark, 1224 EB. ; y Early, Osk Ridge, Tenn. Helen | Musick, 319 Win Olio} Betty Jovn Knoxville, Tenn James David Ralston, 538 N. Luett; Zoe , Barnes Hotel; Marjorie Holland Smith, 4914 W. 16th.

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Ivan Lee Skaggs, R. R. 4, Box 529; Betty Lou Chambers, 1040 Division, Willlam Rex Van Jr. 2324 N. Delaware; Florence Laverne Ames, 2337 N. Dela-

ware ‘| Edward Joseph Brady, 327 RB Orange; Earline L. Walker, 50256 E. Washington.

Evans, 411 Sanders. Vl Walter B Kelso, 831 Birch; Anna Belle yn Bdward Robbins, 248 N. Rap. P0018, 2202 W McCarty iph; Grace Heath, 48 N. Randolph | Chester Bolton Gaugh Jr. Burbank, Cal; hs le Pinder Jr. Hollywood , C*folyn Jean Myers, 3937 Kenwood. Cal; Jane Susen EB. 20h James Robert Thacker, 5133 Ralston;

Lewis, 923 Charles. y Belle Vieu pl ox 23 BE. Frank Antrobus, 437 Rooseve Mae Rose, 1454 1081 N. Belmont;

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Juanita June Emery, 5123 Ralston George Edward Downey, Fairland, Clar Jean Grubb, 1232 W Michigan. : Walter Albert Berg, 2240 Broadway: Betty Jane Btoner. 1125 St Paul 7

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At St. Prancis—Raymaond, Gloria Gish: Marie *Krise; Frank, Margaret Cora Hunter, and Ho-

Jean Plelder; Bdgar, Achenbach; Virg)l Mary Whitaker Mary Winston, and George, Goldie

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| before “occupation of ruined cities.” | He also revealed that an am- | phibious task. forces was assembled | in Scotland to attack the Germans) in Norway but was never used. And | he said he won agreement for the invasion of southern France over,

Marris, Norena Wilson, Wilbur, Alberta Wonnell, and Melvin, Averinne Glassburn, At Emhardt—Ora, Frances Pinkerton At Home-—-Paul, Mary Baker, 938 Drier, | and Ray, Irene Simmons, 608 Richland, Bo

So At St. Franecis-Fred, Doris Bauers; Virgil, Mary Bryant; Carl, Virginia Ja- { cobs; Harold, Marietta Kern, and O, L, Lois Hire, At City—Eugene, Marilyn Coley; Nealson, Estella Martin, and William, WVirginia Cockrell, At Coleman '—— Robert, Elma Fichter; | Blzie, Martha’ Baker; Roy, Eva Unger, | and Truman, Twila Willlams. At Methodist -- Robert, Mary Walker; Charles, Doris Wineland, Addison, Jane! Howe; Leslie, Anna Branham: Raymond, Bunice Beasley, Carl, Margaret Padgett: Robert, Ruth James; William, mojito Patterson: Charles, Bertha Van oy: Joseph, Mildred Canner; Frank, Mary Walton: Lynn, Mary Jane Summers, | Richard, Marie Walters: Arthur, Betty Blocher; Wilbur, Irene Thomas, and Paul, | Mary Ellen Kaiser, At St. Vincent's Winton, Rowena Dahleen; Keith, Pauline Nance, Fred, Margaret White, ‘Willlam, Rosemary Jennings: Alex, Elizabeth Ash; Virgil, Eileen Fountain; James, Mary Stafford: Richard, Margie Dickinson; Walter, Rita Bur. rows, , Jessie O'Brien; Irvin, Grace Cain, and Willie, Georgie Mullican. { At Home—Eddie, Lena Truex, T28 Luett; | Dorothy Bright, 1666 E Tal bott; James, Bernice Battle, 401 and Seth, Mary Nussbaum, 1602 English,

{ | DEATHS | James Leona Goatley, 52, at 919 N, | Pennsylvania, coronary occlusion. | Oscar e, 67, at City, carcinoma, | Malone, 11 months, at City, |

pneumococeic meningitis. Alvena M. Bertelsman, 81,

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acute nephritis, Hazel A. Lockman, 53, at St. Vincent's, | 8 * |

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