Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 August 1939 — Page 24

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WALLACE ACTS FOR EXTENSION

+ OF STAMP PLAN

- Makes It Major Program for Diverting Surpluses of Farm to Needy.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 (U. P.).— “Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace moved today to establish the food stamp plan begun three months ago on an| experimental basis as a major Government program for placing farm surpluses in the hands of the nation’s millions of needy. | Acting on reports of success of the plan in experimental cities, Mr. Wallace began setting up a nationwide organization to install and administer the program in 75 to 100 cities by next spring. . | The stamp plan, hailed as a stimulant to private business as well as a partial solution to the relief and farm problems, has been approved by President Roosevelt.

Regional Offices Set Up

Regional offices haye been set up to handle expansion of the plan in Western and Midwestern states. During the next Tew months the plan will be extended only to relief clients. Low-income, privately employed persons will be included later if an experiment among such groups in Shawnee, Okla. | is successful, officials said. Privately employed families having an annual income of $1000 or less may participate in the Shawnee experiment. Extension of the plan to these families on a national basis would [affect an estimated 20,000,000 persons.

Stamps Traded for Food

The stamp plan, in slightly different forms, was put into effect in Rochester, N. Y., on May 16; in Dayton, O., June 5; Seattle, Wash., July 5; Birmingham, Ala. Aug. 1, and Shawnee, Aug. 16. It will be made effective in Des Moines, Iowa, before Sept. 1. In the form most widely adopted, work-relief employees receiving WPA or other wages: are given 50 cents worth of blue stamps for each $1 worth of orange stamps purchased. Purchase of orange stamps is voluntary, but limited to $1 per person in the relief family. Relief clients exchange the orange stamps for any food at their regular gro-

SEGRE GUN BARED

BY KING'S NEPHEWS

LONDON, Aug. 18 (U. P,)—Two young nephews of King George

| have inadvertently made public a

description of their inspection of a secret type of army gun, it was disclosed today. Viscount Lascelles, 16, and Gerald Lascelles, 15, sons of the ‘Earl of Harewood and Princess Mary, the King’s sister, were permitted with other Eton students to inspect the gun. ‘The two Harewood boys then wrote a story of their visit of: inspection in. their own newspaper, the Harewood News, which they circulate in the vicinity of their Yorkshire home. The paper appears about half a dozen times a year and is popular because of its excellent horse race tips. The War Office minimized the disclosure. A spokesman said that he believed the article referred to the 4.5-inch anti-aircraft gun but that this gun was no longer on-the official “secret” list. It was possible, he said, that the boys might

| have been given an official descrip-

Times Photo.

Miss Ruth Haefling, of the State Auditor's. office staff, probably writes more checks in a month than any other person in Indianapolis. More than 18,000 checks for the State payrolls and current bills pass through her machine every month. They amount to more than &

million dollars every month.

CIRCLING

THE CITY

Townsend Club 25 to Meet—The Townsend Willing Workers, Club 25, will meet at 7 p. m. tomorrow at

| | McClain’s Hall, State and Hoyt

Aves. Robert Leach, club president,

E [is confined at City Hospital because |of a leg ailment.

rally will be held at Broad Ripple

_ | Park all day Sunday. Robert Town-

tion of it.

AUSTRALIA WANTS PILOTS -SYDNEY, N. S. W,, Aug. 18 (U. P.) —With the rapid development of aviation in Australia, a serious

Bae

“I was pretty much surprised,” sald Virgil Desch-

quadruplets. Mrs. Deschand .is shown with three and, 25-year-old welder of Kankakee, Ill, upon | surviving babies—two girls and boy, all weighing hearing that his 23-year-old wife had given birth to

Three Kokomo boys, two 17 and one 15 years old, were arrested early today after they attempted to break into several North Side homes, garages and autos. Two of the boys were arrested at 34th and Illinois Sts. and the other in the 3300 block N. Pennsylvania

shortage of flying instructors exists.

Townsend Rally Sunday — Af: . [Townsend National Recovery Plan

| [ally is being sponsored by the|S

cery store. Blue stamps are good in| |

exchange only for foods which Mr. Wallace designates| as surpluses. Stores feature those surpluses.

ANCIENT HISTORY OFF ANNAPOLIS’ EXAMS

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 (U. P.). —Boys planning to take next year’s entrance examination for the Naval Academy: at Annapolis may forget all about ancient history. The Navy Department announced today that the subject will be dropped in 1940. Cancellation of the history requirement will give candidates more time to brush up on mathematics. The Navy is stiffening that requirement by adding solid geometry. Effective in 1941, the Navy will add c istry to the list of subjects cgmprising the regular entrance ‘examinations. :

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Ryan B. Hall (above) secretary=manager of the Indiana Motor Traffic Association, has announced committees for the convention of truckers which the association will sponsor at the Hotel Antlers Sept. 22 and 23. The general . committee is headed by J.. C. Scher. Other chairmen are F. W. Auckly, Fay Langdon, Fred Kohout, Fay Ellis, D. G. Snyder and Otto Abshier.

Ohio Fire - Officials Visit Here— Fire department officials of Columbus, O. were guests at a luncheon given ‘by Fire Chief Fred ‘Kennedy, Leroy J. Keach, Safety Board president, and Russell E. Campbell, secretary to the Mayor, yesterday, at Fire House No. 1, White River Blvd. and W. Michigan St.

Church Group Plans Lawn Fete— A lawn fete will be held from 5 to 10:30 p. m. tomorrow at Washington St. and Pleasant Run Blvd. under the sponsorship of the Epworth League of Grace Methodist Church. Music, games, fortune telling and a fish pond have been planned, and box lunches and other food will be on sale.

Utterback Reunion Sunday—The annual Utterback reunion and basket picnic will be held Sunday at Utterback Park. Homer Utterback is association president and Mrs. A. C. Hummel is secretary and treasurer.

BEAUTY QUEEN GETS OFFER--810 A WEEK

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 18 (U. P). —Agnes Keefe, 19-year-old ' blueeyed ‘red-haired beauly queen, today considered an offer from Andres Iglesias Velayos, new Spanish consul to ‘Philadelphia, to become his secretary at a salary of $10 a weez

| | with free ‘Spanish lessons for good

measure. «I want somebody who has no fixed ideas, who can absorb the atmosphere of the new Spain,” Senor Velayos said as he stood in his new office yesterday among a pile of unopened packing cases. An intermediary carried the offer to Miss Keefe, who recently won the title of “Queen of Crystal Pool.” “H'm” Miss Keefe said. “After all I have been offered one job as a model and another job as a secretary.” The - inemployed - stenographer’s mother intervened and said: : _ “Will you convey our respects to Gen. Franco and tell him we are

considering the matter.”

Townsend Clubs are invited.

Ten Butler University graduate students today had been elected to membership in the Phi Kappa Phi,

national honorary scholastic society, Miss Faye Cantrall, local chapter secretary, announced. The newly elected members are Marie Bagnoli,

Hack, Lorle G. Krull, Paul I. Miller,

Leist, Tipton.

Indiana, is to hold its annual sum-

families will leave from Tomlinson

W. C. Smith is chairman of the ar-

Huston and Sergts. G. L. Mitchell, T. R. Beck, J. D. Pounds and C. E. Clifton.

Morfords to Hold Reunion—Morford families of Indiana will hold a reunion at Forest Park, Noblesville, Ind, Aug. 27, according to Mrs.

Mariam Morford, 3721 N. Keystone Ave. A picnic basket luncheon followed by games, contests and

ing.

TEN BURNED WHEN

Marion County Townsend Clubs.|S Visitors are asked to bring. basket |= dinners. The public and other|S

C.M. T.C. Member Honored—Wil- : liam Louis McCarty, 135 Arlington |S Ave., has been selected as an out-|=

Ten Named to Phi Kappa Phi— E

Vernon W. Couillard, Eleanor M. |S

Mildred Bess Orrid, and Carl J. G.|S Russom, all of Indianapolis; Jean |S Paul Barnett, Lebanon; Byron W.|= Moss, Logansport, and Delbert E.|=

Marines to Hold Outing—The 16th |= battalion, Marine Corps Reserve of |S

mer outing at Forest Park, Nobles- |= ville, Ind.,, Sunday. Games, con-|= tests and picnic baskets will be fea-|E tured. Reserve members and their |=

Hall at 10 a. m. for the park. Capt. =

rangements committee, assisted by|= First Lieutenant W. S. Campbell, |S Lieut. L. D. Bibler, Second Lieuten- |= ant R. C. Hiatt, First Sergeant T. W. |E

“catching up with the family news,” |= will be features of the all-day oui-|=

BOAT CATCHES AFIRE |

idjii yesterday.

the motor caught fire. Gasoline ex-

Mr. Bixby launched a life raft. Then he and his wife, Mrs. Esther Bixby, aided by Mr. and Mrs. Dudley D. Morgan of Tulsa, put Virginia Bixby, 12, and three Morgan children Rosalind, 13, Mary Edith, 9, and Dudley Diggs, 7, on the raft. Jeanne Bixby, 19, Mrs. W. E. Rowley of Muskogee and the parents leaped into the lake.

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BEMIDJII, Minn. Aug. 18 (U. P.).|S —Ten Oklahomans were in a hospi-|3 tal today recovering from first and |= second degree burns received when = the launch of Tams Bixby Jr., Mus- |= kogee, Okla., exploded in Lake Bem- i

Mr. Bixby was operating the . launch 200 yards from shore when|=

ploded and flames swept the craft. E

HURL I gl JE 1

identified by J. A, Potts of 216 W. 33d St., who said they had tried to enter his house and car. The boys admitted having stolel a car in’ Kokomo last night a said they abandoned it at 29th St.

less than four pounds. One of four, & boy, died.

3 Boys Seized in North Side Thefts

he \admitted having taken from an Bie on the North Side. ie two older boys were held on vagrancy charges, while the younger was turned over to the. Juvenile Aid Department. : Michael “Grannon, new officer

and Cold Springs Rd. when it ran| vag . a = aking his first run on regular asout of gasoline.. One of them had|signment in Acident Prevention Car

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ILL MAN ON PLANE

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Aug. 18 (Uz P.).—A tri-motored Stinson aire plane roared away today for Segttle in one of the world’s most unusuak long distance flights. It was a coms

bination “mercy” and “prison”

plane. : % Pilots Hans Murow and Jack Jefford, well-known Alaska rescue fliers from Nome, had aboard’ the plane Jack Skane, who was en route to Mayo Brothers clinic abt

: | Rochester, Minn., for a brain oper

ation. The craft became a “prison plane” when U. 8S. Marshal Ben Mozee of Nome booked passage to take out two insane persons and two convicted men. The convicted men will be delivered to McNeil Island Federal penittentiary where they will serve their sentences. It was th first time prisoners had been flown out of the territory. Mr. Mozee said it was necessary be cause he was unable to make reser= vations on boats leaving Nome.

HARPOONS LAND WHALES . SYDNEY, N. S. W.,, Aug, 18 (U. P.) —Descendants of the Bounty mutineers have revived the whaling industry off Norfolk Island. They use the primitive hand harpoon equipment of their forebears. Last month they captured five whales.

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