Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 May 1940 — Page 11

FRIDAY, MAY 17, 1040

.» WAR CUTS AUTO SALES ABROAD

25 Per Cent Increase in Domestic Purchases Is Reported.

DETROIT, May 17 (U. P.).—Both factory sales and domestic retail Sales of passenger cars and trucks in the first quarter of 1040 were 29 per cent above the corresponding period of last year, the Automobile Manufacturers Association reported today. Factory sales in the first three months this year amounted to 1,182,600 units against 916,495 a year ago. U. S. retail sales rose to 967,816 units from 750,404 in the first three months of 1939. The war in Europe, however, cut overseas sales of American cars and trucks to 128,445 units from 147,482 a year ago, a decline of 12.9 per cent. The Association estimated April production of cars and trucks at 447,000 units, a 2 per cent rise over March and 26 per cent better than in April, 1939.

Fowey, favorite Cornish holiday resort, once was a big port and

‘Window Ledge Is Nursery

A window ledge outside the classroom of Miss Ruth O’Hair, Shogtridge High School English teacher, was chosen by this mother robin for a nursery. As a result, students of Miss O'Hair's classes have a hard time keeping their minds on their studies. The mother robin doesn’t seem to mind being in the spotlight.

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\ |David Baerncopf, only senior making ' perfect grades in all studies.

School News—

CUP PRESENTED T0 IRWIN ULRICH

First Howe Tower Banquet To Be Wednesday; Ben Davis Play Tonight.

Irwin Ulrich, who led his SHORTRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL class in honor points for the last four years, has been awarded a cup in recognition of his scholarship. A similar cup was presented to

The presentation was made by James Mitchell, president of the Class of '41, and Mary Ann Morrison, vice president, as part of a program honoring the 92 pupils ranking in the upper eighth of the senior class.

The first annual Howe Tower banquet will be held in the HOWE HIGH SCHOOL cafeteria at 6 p.m. Wednesday with Wayne Guthrie, Indianapolis News city editor, as the principal speaker. A style show will be presented at Howe May 23 by

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—Qlamour girls and other calorie counters get a break today with the announcement of the grafting of

plants to produce a starchless potato that won't make anybody fat.

dent and horticulturist at the estate of the late Samuel Untermeyer, de-

Starchless Spud Break for Glamour Girls

YONKERS, N. Y.,, May 17 (U. P.).,veloped the starchless spud. Mn. Chisholm already has carved his|nesium sulphate and six “secret” niche in gastronomic annals by in-

successful potato and tomato

George H. Chisholm, superinten-

liquor, producing fruit flavored with cognac, benedictinean and port. Mr. Chisholm raised first the ordinary variety of Irish potatoes, then grafted tomato plants to the tops. dozen of them, grow in gravel with-

out soil, and are nourished by mag-

chemicals which Mr. Chisholm administers twice a day. He said he had turned over specimens of the “topatoes” to chemists, who reported them to be starchless. In addition, he suspects that the still unripe tomatoes at the The plants, only about a|top of the bush will have some of the flavor of potatoes.

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"PAGE 11) INDIANA'S ’41 WHEAT © ALLOTMENT LARGER

LAFAYETTE, Ind, May 17.—Ine diana's 1941 wheat acreage allotment is 1,604,332 acres, L. M. Vogler, Indiana Agricultural Conservation Committee chairman, announced today. The allotment is nearly 3000 acres larger than the 1940 one. The national wheat allotment is 62 milion acres. Mr. Vogler said he was also advised by Washington that “there will be no marketing quota proclaimed for wheat this year.”

clothing classes at a tea for mothers of the class members.

The BEN DAVIS HIGH SCHOOL senior class will present a threeact comedy, “Imaginary Invalid,” in the school gymnasium tonight.

The MANUAL HIGH SCHOOL Service Club semi-annual debate yesterday before seniors in the auditorium was won by the negative team, consisting of Capt. Albert || Peters, Robert Holbert and James Foxlow. The topic was, “Resolved: |§ That Indianapolis Should Have a City Manager Form of Government.”

WARREN CENTRAL students will elect a May Queen Tuesday to reign at the spring party at the school |f May 24.

May Day and Awards Day will be observed Thursday at WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL. The program will include the crowning of Miss |&& Betty Schuck as May Queen. Awards | i for citizenship, athletics and mili- |} tary training will be made.

The SHORTRIDGE senior class play, “Stage Door,” will be presented at 8:15 oclock tonight in Caleb Mills Hall with 32 upperclassmen in the cast and 52 in the back- |} stage crew. The leading roles will | be taken by Helen White, Gregg | Bertram and John Spitznagel,

The WARREN CENTRAL senior band was among those competing today in the national band contest at Battle Creek, Mich.

A silver medal was awarded to Miss Sadelle Bergman, MANUAL sixth semester French pupil, by the French Alliance yesterday at the Hotel Washington. The award is given annually to a senior excelling in written and oral French.

Two MANUAL seniors have been awarded scholarships to state universities. Earl Schumann, 827 E. Minnesota St., received a scholar- |#S ship to Indiana University, while |&& {Walter Rafert, 1509 S. Alabama & § St.., was awarded a special merit scholarship to Purdue.

MIDDLETOWN, Conn. May 17(( [took a “temporary” job to help out. P).—When her father, a freight|She liked the work so well she reagent, found himself short of help |mained in the office for 50 years.

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J. Martin Miller, CATHEDRAL |} HIGH SCHOOL, has received a scholarship to Indiana University. Another Cathedral student, Charles Joseph Knue, has received a Purdue LISTEN 10

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The Thespians Club, composed of PARK SCHOOL seventh and eighth grade pupils, will present the play, “The Ghost of Jerry Bundler,” May 24. The cast includes Henry Bennett, Jack Adams, Robert Shumaker, W. H. Simmons, Evans Woollen, Jack Goodwin and Davis Palmer,

Paul Brink ranked first and Leo|Z3% second in the CATHEDRAL senior class honor roll for the fifth six-|} week grading period. Top ranking |# in the other classes was won by|# John Samulowitz and Charles Baker, juniors; Thomas Sallee and | Gerard Von Der Haar, sophomores, | and Joseph Curran and Cornelius} Halloran, freshmen.

Twelve MANUAL girls will compete in the final phase of the annual Lo Per Man poetry contest Monday in the school auditorium. The 12, selected in elimination events, are Joyce Beard, Ruth Wilkins, Marilyn Sampson, Helen Shane, Mae Costelow, Wilmajean |} Ketchum, Christina Kyle, Catherine Buehl, Barbara Fisher, Kathleen Burns, Laura Manion and Beatrice | Gamble,

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