Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 June 1940 — Page 20

ARMY RESERVE ‘SUPPLY ‘AMPLE

Corps Area Commanders Told to Canvass Officers For Active Duty.

WASHINGTON, June 26 (U. P.). —War Department officials, moving formally to select 9000 young reserve officers for active duty in the Army expansion program,

said today that

there is an ample supply of reserves

to fill immediate needs. The Department asked the Army's nine corps area commanders to canvass young lieutenants in their districts for extended active duty with the regulars, the R. O. T. C. Organized Reserves and other units. Officials previously had estimated that 8000 would be needed.

Officials pointed out that in ad-|

dition to the 14,000 regular Army officers, there are 117,000 reserve

¢ officers, with about 9000 more to be commissioned this + month and another 400 to be added from the! Citizens Military Training Camps.

reserves, the War Department sev-, license bureau of the Miami County

eral months ago suspended new commissions except for recent R. O. IT. C. and C. M. T. C. graduates. They said today there “is no likeli-

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Mr. and Mrs. Thornton A. Merrick . . . 50 years seems like no time at all.

Don't Tell the Merricks, but

Children Have Planned Party

One day in June, 1890, Thornton |the experience Mr. and Mrs. ThornA. Merrick and Jenny Aldridge ton Merrick of 605 Southern Ave. “Because of this large supply of stepped timidly into the marriage | remember best.

Court House. | Thornton Merrick took his bride-to-be aside. | “Jenny,” he whispered in panic,

“You see, everybody always ‘called me Jenny,” Mrs. Merrick said. “They still do. But that was a moment we'll never forget.” Mr. and Mrs. Merrick don’t know

hood of this ban being lifted soon.” “I've forgotten your given name.” it, but their plans to spend their

The 9000 to be placed on active|

duty will be used in the plan to expand the regular army of 227,000

_enlisted men to 375,000.

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“It's Lucy Jane,” she whispered | . back. A half century has wheeled into | time since that June day, but that’s

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golden wedding anniversary today “quietly” aren’t going to work out. lof i of their sons and a small group of intimate friends .are staging a | surprise party this afternoon. The couple came to Indianapolis from Mattoon, Ill, in 1906. Mr. Merrick worked for the Illinois Central Railroad and was transferred here. They settled first at 2119 S. Meridian St., later moving to their present address. It’s a comfortable, rambling home set in.an acre of { garden. The garden is the exclusive business of Mr. Merrick, who retired three years ago. “We've won the City garden con- | test several times,” he said. “There’s enough work in that garden to keep {a man busy as long as he wants to stay busy.” The Merricks don’t know any {formula for happy marriage. They | do know that 50 years doesn’t really seem like any time at all. Joining in today’s celebration will be four sons, Clyde, Glenn, Paul and Harry, all of Indianapolis. Another son, Homer, lives in Galveston, Tex.

6 YOUTHS LEAVE FOR NEW ENGLAND CAMP

Six local youths today were on their way ‘to ‘Camp Wyanoke, at Lake Winnepesaukee, Wolfboro, N. H. They included George. S. Klein, son of Mr. and Mrs. George |W. Klein, 5643 Washington Blvd.; Car] F. Eveleigh Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl F. Eveleigh, 7801 N. Pennsylvania St., and Joseph and Robert Blakeslee, sons.of Dr. and Mrs. i Clarence B. Blakeslee, 4950 Michigan Road. Dan E. Flickinger, councilor in charge, son of Mr, and Mrs. Dan W. Flickinger, 5126 N. Pennsylvania St., heads the group. He was assisted by John Lathrop, junior councilor, son of Mr. and Mrs. Homer C. Lathrop, 34 W. 73d St.

50-YEAR-OLD CLOCK IS GIVEN INDIANA ‘U.

Times Special BLOOMINGTON, Ind. June 26. —A 150-year-old grandfather clock

in perfect working condition has|

been given to Indiana University by Henry E. Pearson, I. .U. superin|tendent of buildings and grounds. The clock, which was owned originally by Dr. and Mrs. Fletcher | Gardner, Bedford, will be placed lin the Union Building in memory |of Dr. Gardner and Mrs. Pearson's | father, Henry P. Pearson, both {alumni of Indiana.

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FARMERS READY Average focal Resident Knows Little of Third, M. T. H HERE FOR EMERGENCY Largest U. S. Office Here—Region III of FSA NEXT T TUESDAY

Corn and Wheat Supply Can Meet Extra Demands, Schenck Says.

If armament preparedness was equal to that of agriculture, appropriations for military equipment; would not be necessary, Hassil E.

Schenck, president of the ‘Indiana;

Farm Bureau, Inc., said today.

“For the. past - several years,” he; declared, “organized agriculture has’ fought for ‘a program to enhance:

the income of farmers:and at the same time safeguard the welfare of the nation. -

“Appropriations recently made by |

Congress indicate a woeful need for armament, military equipment and trained personnel. : “The farm picture is quite different and more. gratifying. Throughout the grain belt of America are millions of bushels of corn and wheat stored and ready to use in case of emergency.”

"THURSDAY AND FRIDAY .

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The Federal offices | which - employ the largest number of people in Indiahapolis aré the Postoffice and the WPA—and everybody knows : about them. 3 But comparatively. unknown to “{the Indianapolis man-in-the-street

‘lis the third largest Federal office

here, employing 349 .persons in a six-story building at 342 Massachusetts Ave. It is Region III office of ‘the Farm Security Administration of the Department of Agriculture, which administers the FSA. program in five states—Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa and ‘Missouri.

Forty-five WPA researchers CO-=

operating ‘with the FSA: and about “off-and-on” NYA - employees also work -in: the ‘offices. : Few local citizens have any reason to transact business there. This stems from .two causes—the office handles farm maf.ers and is therefore -less- closely ‘ connected to city people, and, as a regional office, it transacts its business through state, district and‘ county offices. Marion County farmers who have

husiness: with the FSA go to the cqunty office in the Federal Building. The state office is at Lafayette, for most state offices are at an agricultural college. : One feature of the office is not unknown to Indianapolis people. C. M. Cornelius, regional personnel advisor, says that whenever there is a vacancy for a position, lots S

ROANN TO IMPROVE ITS WATER SYSTEM Times Special ' ROANN, Ind, June 26.—An emergency appropriation of $4000 is to be made Mohday by the Roann trustees, for digging new water wells

and improvement of the water works system.

The action followed the signing of

a petition by residents asking that such steps be taken after original wells in the town caved in, leaving the town without fire protection. Two temporary wells were sunk to give the town a necessary water supply until the new wells can be completed.

Indianapolis girls seem to- know about it. Mr. Cornelius says. this makes it difficult to abide by Civil Service rules that employees shall be divided equally among the various states. Head of the office is Regional Director P. G. Beck, an Ohioan and a graduate and former faculty member of Ohio State University He has been regional director since last July. His assistants are B. W. Lodwick, in charge of rural rehabilitation, and William R. Lightfoot Jr., in charge of ‘resettlement. Other division heads Here are William Krenning * Jr.,, regional office division manager; Leon Lundmark, regicnal finance manager; Benton J. Strong, regional information adviser; Philip. G. Rohan, regional attorney, K. K. King, district engineer, and Virgil Bankson, regional labor relations adviser. - About two-fifths of all the employees are-men. There are 101 employees in each of the three largest departments—business management, finance and rural rehabilitaion

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