Muncie Post-Democrat, Muncie, Delaware County, 1 August 1941 — Page 4

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THE POST-DEMOCRAT A Democratic weekly newspaper representing the Democrat* of Muncie, Delaware County and the 10th Congressional District, The only Democratic Newspaper in Delaware County, Entered as second classc matter January 15, 1921, at the Postoffice at Muncie, Indiana, under Act of March 3, 1879. PRICE 5 CENTS—$1.50 A YEAR MRS. GEO R. DALE, Publisher 916 West Main street.

Muncie, Indiana, Friday, August 1, 1941

THE WILFUL MINORITY Last week’s edition of Life magazine carried a special article by Walter Lippmann. In it, the noted editor and columnist indicts U. S. Senate isolationists. It is this “little band of wilful men”—the Wheelers, the Nyes, Johnsons and LaFollettes—who have dictated American foreign policy since the days of World War I, according to Lippmann. Their notions of how the U. S. should live apart from the world has thwarted the foreign policies of all Presidents since Wilson, with the possible exception of Harding. One interesting sidelight Mr. Lippmann failed to note: Senator George Norris, at 80, is not mistaken in drawing a parallel between the Germany of Wilhelm and the Germany of Hitler. He voted against war in 1917, is ready now to vote for it.—Bloomington Star.

Factionalism In G.O.P. Ranks Bobbitt Expected to Keep Up Fight Factionalism is the predominating characteristic of Republicanism in Indiana today. With the ouster of G.O.P. State Chairman Archie N. Bobbitt last week and the naming of Ralph Gates of Columbia City to replace him, any semblance of unity in the party vanished. Although Mr. Gates is putting up a bold front, he has had little assurance that he will be able to bring harmony from the confused mess in which the Republicans are struggling. Oil political experts, including the former G.O.P. state chairman, are predicting complete annihilation of the divided organization at the polls in 1942. Mr. Bobbitt told the State Committee in his farewell address during the ouster proceeding that he is determined to fight the present organization every step of the way #nd will not be satisfied until they are torn from the throne and relieved of any power they might possess. Tucker May Shift Many are predicting that the ouster of Mr. Bobbitt from his position as boss of the party means that Republican Secretary of State James M. Tucker may shift from the senatorial to the gubernatorial race in 1944. The faction that engineered the ouster last week has agreed in advance with Mr. Tucker that he could name the nomination he wants next year. They did not hesitate to say that this bargain would relegate “Windjammer” (Bill) Jenner of Shoals, senate majority leader during the recent legislature, to the background. Since Mi;. Jenner of Shoals and Mr. Tucker of Paoli are from the same section of Southern Indiana, the Republican party just isn’t large enough to satisfy both their ambitions. Little Chance For Jenner Since Mr. Tucker controls the only patronage his party has been able to gain,.there is little chance that Mr. Jenner will be able to do more than encourage his followers to create dissension in the ranks. Most of the regular organization. men are going to “string along” with Mr. Tucker because he has rewarded them with political plums from the motor ve-

hicle division.

Ewing Emison of Vincennes, G.O.P. state committee member, and Burrell Wright of Indianapolis, former committee treasurer, fathered Jenner’s attempt to defeat Glenn Hillis for the gubernatorial election at the last state convention. Now they have deserted their protege for Mr. Tucker who is in a better position to reward them for their efforts with places at the political pie counter. Want Patronage Reward As one independent political writer says, Tucker will seek the gubernatorial nomination rather than senatorial because for practical politicians like Mr. Emison and Mr. Wright, there is little satisfaction in backing a candidate for the United States senate. The patronage rewards are scanty and gratification of the power complex js inconsequential. They want control of lucrative state patronage and a senator wouldn’t be able to grant that. The Emison-Wright faction also were important cogs in the ouster of Bobbitt and installation of Mr. Gates. Mr. Gates is a close political associate of Robert Lyons, who aspires to political honors to top off his huge earnings as a chain store executive. Mr. Lyons, who would delight in ruining all independent grocers and other small retailers in Indiana, has his eye on the senatorial post for himself and he is willing to pay cold cash into the Republican treasury to obtain it. In that position he would be able to do much for his chain interests to the detriment of the independents. Also, the brewery interests were influential in installing Mr. Gates as the new G.O.P. head of the state and they are expecting many favors in return. They feel that with the funds they can supply, it would be an easy matter to put over any candidate—even such a failure as the fallen Mr. Hillis, who couldn’t quite make the grade even with his wife’s generous pocketbook. Mr. Bobbitt was removed from his position at the head of his party by a 19 to 5 vote of the state committeemen but still has a strong factional backing throughout the state in spite of his dictatorial tactics. Quietly, he is marshalling those forces and at the regular election of a state chairman next May, he plans to surprise the present victorious faction with some activity that will leave them out in the cold. Dickman Is Loyal George F. Dickman of Greenfield, Eleventh district chairman, although he voted for Mr. Gates, is recognized as one of the strongest Bobbitt supporters. He fought the ouster move until the final vote was taken and refused to repudiate the chairman. In the coming months he is expected to confer often with the former head and to keep him informed of the inner party workings. He can be expected to support any move the enraged Mr. Bobbitt may make next spring. The Republican committee rejected the pleas of Senator Raymond E. Willis and the Republican members of the House of Representatives in Washinton demanding that Mr. Bobbitt be retained. The Republican national chairman and other party officials also were ignored when the secret meetings to consider the ouster proceedings were being held. This entire group of Republican leaders have expressed their disgust at the committee’s action and have vowed revenge. They will be in the front ranks of the Bobbitt faction when he is ready to strike back to regain his lost power. Instead of the increased harmony of which Mr. Gates has spoken so eloquently in recent days, the Republican political camp has become a bloody battlefield. Each of the many factions within the party are determined to wield a big stick and they are willing to sacrifice any party interests to accomplish their ends.—Hoosier Sentinel.

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(Continued From Page One) engineer, $2400, attorney, 2100, and council members, $250 each. Both the police and fire chiefs of Muncie receive $2760 annually at pres ent. The present total tax rate foi the civil city consists of 87 cents for the general fund, 17 cents 'for the sinking fund from which bonded indebtedness is redeemed, 9 1-2 cents for the parks, 3 1-2 cents for the improvement district bond fund to retire former “paving trust” debts, and 2 3-4 cents for the police

pension fund.

It is concluded that the majority of the proposed increase in the city tax rate will effect the general fund inasmuch as the wage increases are largely responsible for the twenty cent boost. The total tax levy for Muncie this year is $3.32 on each $100 of assessed valuation. This amount includes a fitteen cent state levy, 47 cents for the county, $1.22 for the city schools, 23 cents for Center township, $1.19 1-2 for the civil city, and 5 1-2 cents for the library. An estimated two and one-half millions of dollars has been added to the assessed taxable property for next year in Muncie which will provide for greater revenue at the same tax levy and should offer an opportunity to reduce the total levy providing expenditures are not increased. Poor relief costs have materially declined due to increased employment and delinquent tax collections should assist in providing greater revenues without advanced levies. County officials are also asking for increased wages for their deputies. The salaries of heads of county offices are also fixed by law and not subject to change only by an act of the state legislature but deputy hire is fixed by approval of the board of county commissioners and the county council members. It is known that deputy wages paid by Delaware county is lower than other counties surrounding us. even those with fewer records to keep and with smaller populations. The present base wage for deputy hire in the courthouse is $75 per month and officials are requesting that the same be raised to $100. The limited number of county office employees would not noticeably effect an increased tax rate with raised wages but it would more closely compare salaries of such employes with those in surrounding counties. It is believed that anticipated collections of delinquent taxes would provide for sufficient revenue to allow the reasonable increase for deputy hire in

the courthouse.

No change is expected nor anticipated by the state and the city school budget is being prepared al-. though no estimated increases nor decreases have so far been learned. The civjl city budget and tax rate is the first to be presented and to date appears to cause an increase to next year’s total tax levy ot twenty cents or more.

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Found In 2 Cities Over the State

Although the search for Japanese beetle has been under way m Indiana for only a few days thfei month, as the Division of Entou*ology and the U. S. Department otf Agriculture renewed their annual campaign against this insect pest, beetles have been trapped in botbi Indianapolis and Terre Haute. ! The beetle was discovered in Inidianapolis in 1934 and a succes?*ful control program has been waj?ed there, Paul T. Ulman, assistant director of the Division of Entomology, said today. This is the firsrt time that the beetle has beean found *in Terre Haute and is th»e farthest south in Indiana that beetles have been trapped. In thti past years beetles have been found! in Richmond, Newcastle, Logansiport, Fort Wayne, South Bend!, Whiting, Hammond, Warsaw ancj Elkhart in sufficient numbers to require application of the soifl treatment. This treatment includes tho washing of arsenate of lead into the soil of areas in which the beetles are found. The arsenate of lead poisons the beetle grub whicli hatch out in the ground and feeds? upon the roots of vegetation beforeemerging as a beetle. After an areEi has been treated, beetles are rarely found within its boundaries. —o CUBA BOLSTERS FARMING Havana—To increase its agricultural production, Cuba plans to open 11 new irrigation projects and to construct six refrigerating

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FLYING SCHOOLS TO TRAIN MEN

Army Is Adding 34 New Training Places For Cadets

Thirty-four new flying schools are being added to the Army Air Corps training system under the program to train pilots at the rate of 30,000 a year, it was disclosed today at Fifth Corps Area Headquarters, Fort Hayes, Columbus, O. None of the new schools will he located in the Fifth Corps Area, but Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia and Indiana Aviation Cadets of current classes probably will be among first enrollees there, it was revealed. Recent honor graduates from these four states are expected to be assigned to the instruction staffs. Fifteen of the new schools will be civilian establishments and 19 will be Army schools, making a total of 85 schools in the expanded system. The Air Corps sends its Aviation Cadets to civilian schools for their first 10 weeks of instruction and then gives them 20 weeks of instruction at Army basic and advanced schools before gratuating them and commissioning them as second lieutenants in the Air Corps Reserve. Training of enlisted technicians at the rate of 46,000 a year also is now in effect, and the next goal will be a 100,000-technicians-a-year rate of training. The Air Corps now

is training technicians at three Army Schools and 15 civilian schools. Two more Army schools are being established and two existing schools are being expanded to step up to the 100,000-technician goal. Aviation Cadet scholarships now are offered single youths at least 20 and not yet 27 years old who can meet reasonable educational requirements. Application forms are available at all Army Recruiting offices. muncIehas (Continued From Page One) funds for the first six months of 1941 by the civil city amounted to more than $57,000 greater than the total expenditures from all funds for the entire year of 1932. The city treasurer* and controller reports shows that a total of $518,005.54 was expended from all funds by the city during the full twelve months of 19312. For the entire year of 1933, the city disbursed $430,803.46 from all funds which was nearly $145,000 less than the amoutn expended during the first half of the present year. o COUNTY BOARD EMBARRASSED

Omaha, Neib.—Mrs. Florence Wilkerson, who lives across the street from the Field Club, informed the Douglas county board of equalization that the dice games conducted all night at the club kept her awake, reduced the value of her property and made it impossible to sell her house. The board voted her an $18 per year cut.

CADET ENJOYS AN ACTIVE LIFE

Work, Recreation And Rest Are Carefully Balanced

“Almost anybody can fly an airplane,” recently commented an Army Air Corps instructor, “but it takes a good man and a lot of training to make an Army flyingofficer.” That explaines why only 23 per cent of the total time at Advanced Army Flying Schools is spent in the air. Out of a total of 1,440 hours, the Army Aviation Cadet devotes 325 hours to flying, 285 hours during daylight hours, and 40 hours to night flying. These figures include the time taken in preparations on the runway, taxiing the ship to the take-off point and bringing it back to “the line” when the flight is over. The time the student pilot actually spends in the air is 70 hours—59 hours in daylight and 11 hours in after-dark flying. Seemingly the most important thing is to “get ’em in the air”, but there are other things which count for more. One is that the Aviation Cadet learn to be a good, well-disciplined soldier. To formations, therefore, he devotes 234 hours, 40 minutes, or 16 per cent of his time. To orientation he gives 13 hours, or one per cent; to ground school, 56 hours, or 3 1-2 per cent; to calisthenics and athletics, 88 hours, 45 minutes, or

6 per cent; to study, 60 hours or 4 percent; and to pistol practice, 12 hours or one per cent. It would seem that a program rapidly becoming geared to produce 30,000 pilots a year would permit little time for sleep. But leading military authorities have learned economy in this ancient institution. To the men who handle America’s most skittish defense weapon, the airplane, sleep is dished out in a large portion. In the 10 week period, Flying Cadets are required to sleep 490 hours, or 34 per cent of the time! Add to this 11 per cent free time allotted to the Cadet to take it easy or see the girl friend, and 99 1-2 per cent of the Advanced Training period will be accounted for. The last half per cent brings the greatest satisfaction. It is the five hours set aside for graduation ceremonies, when the Cadet receives his “Wings” and a commission as a Second Lieutenant, Air Corps Reserve, in the Army of the United States. o Brazil shipped industrial diamonds, quartz and crystals to Germany last year and it is believed they were carried in Italian airplanes.

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