Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 August 1940 — Page 20

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UNITED STATES’ | There's Work at Safety Camp .

ARMER FORCES AT PEACE HIGH]

Nation Soon to Have Million In Army, Navy, Marines And Reserves.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 (U. P). =Land, sea and air forces, active and reserve, have reached a new}

peace-time total of 919.807. A survey today indicated that the | Impetus of intensified recruiting drives would soon put them across the 1,000,000 mark. Under the pending conscription |) measure, the Army proposes to draft 400,000 men between 21 and 31 years into the Army by Jan. 1. 1941, and another 300,000 in April. The President is expected momentarily to sign legislation empowering him to order out the Na- | tional Guard and reserve officers. These men are included in the 919.807 total above. The latest statistics on strength of the services show: Enlisted Men 143,347 29.983 40.336 15.078 289.000 223 000

Officers Total 10,769 154.516 1,394 31,379 avy Reserves (x) . . 10,336 Marine Reserves (x) Army National Guard Army Reserve Offi-

14, 303.000 15.000 335.000 William Evans, cers 120,000 18. teal Enlisted Reserves. .

161, 183 which

919 10.80% specific

13.500 Totals . TINS.614 = POWDER PLANT (x)—Includes officers on figures unavailable Although all are at peace-time fevel, the Army, Navy, Marine Corps and National Guard are below authorized strengths. The: Army's goal is 375.000 men, and it is receiving more than 30.000 new re-| . . cruits each month. ~The National 60 Engineers to Direct uard’s authorized strength is : >, 235.000 men. Du Pont Project; Starts The Navy, which accepted 9089 recruits during July. has an au- in 10 Days. thorized strength of 170.000 men. It is planning to expand training cen-| CHARLESTOWN, Ind, Aug. 27 Jors xt Great Lakes, Ill, Norfolk, |(U. P.).—Major construction on a Ja., Newport, R. I, and San Diego. y . v Cal, to meet expansion for a “two new $25.000.000 smokeless ocean” Navy. These stations have plant near here will start within 10 been training about 5000 men per days Joni but will be expanded to Harry B. Eaton, chief construction Eo 0 oy. Oct. 1, and 10,000 ergs Bor, hee Eo Powder 0., operators , sai - Mobilization Costs Studied dav HSTatOTSIOl Vie PL Md The Marines have nearly reached| Mr. Eaton said the du Pont entheir authorized strength of 32.000 gineering staff from all sections of men. They recruited 7198 during the United States had been called July. |in to supervise the work. War Department and budgetary| He said that the 5000-acre plot officials are working on details of on which the plant is to be built the costs of the projected National |/would be fenced first. The railroad Guard mobilization and conscription tracks will be laid. he said, and then programs. It was estimated that an additional 2900 acres,. to be set Congress probably would be asked aside as a “protective area.” will be to appropriate about $1.365.000.000 fenced. There will be no buildings for the 935000 Guardsmen, reserve in the “protective area.” he said. officers and draftees, who would see; A temporary employment office service during the current fiscal will be opened at Louisville, Ky., to year ending July 1, 1941, if present fill construction jobs, he said, alplans are approved. {though it would not duplicate the It was estimated that it would] {work of a Government employment cost about $1460 for each person office set up here, drafted on the basis of the $21] monthly basic pay of enlisted men.

LOSE BALLOT FIGHT . . PHOENIX, Ariz, Aug. 27 (U. P). SAYS C. IL. 0. MAN —The Communist Party yesterday MEMPHIS, Tenn. Aug. 27 (U. P.).!]ost its second court move to be re—George R. Bass, an Akron, O, stored to the ballot'for the state's C. I. O. organizer, reported to police | September 10 primary election when poday that between 15 and 20 men Superior Court Judge Arthur:T. La turned over his automobile and beat | Prade dismissed a suit to compel him late last night. He came here!the Secretary of State to replace to organize the Firestone Rubber Co.| the Communist Party's candidates plant. {on the ballot.

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Fundamentals in traffic safety are taught the 265 boys attending the third annual Safety Patrol Boys’ encampment at the Boy Scout Reservation. 15.076 task this winter of keeping street intersections safe for Indianapolis’ school children. school safety director and Sergt. A. C. Magenheimer of the Police | Department, explain the ‘model traffic light to . Albert Podkin and ° Tom Gastineau.

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Boys Do, Scare Painters, Land in Jail; La Porte Officer Gapes as Building Falls

By EARL HOFF

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under a staff of 60 engineers, |

PAINTERS WORKING on

the Evansville-Henderson, Ky.

bridge thought at first a Kentucky feud had swept north as they scurried for safety with bullets whizzing around their ears. Then they spied three 16-year-old Evansville boys shooting targets on the river bank. Judge L. M. Woolfe of the Kentucky city let them off with a lecture, but warned that severe measures would be in store

for the next marksman. Police Sergt. Glyn Seward said that so many peoble had been target shooting lately along the river that it was hardly safe for automobiles to use the bridge. He hinted that maybe they had been reading too much lately about parachute troops.

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Officer John Bach of La Porte can be excused if his mouth did pop oper. and if he did for a moment. feel slightly inadequate to the situation the other night. Hearing a rumbling sound, he looked across the street to see the new Woolworth building, under construction, crumble in.

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AN IRATE woman ‘stamped back to the cashier's cage at a horse show in Wabash, slapped down the change she had just received and demanded “good money” for the “counterfeit nickels” the cashier had given her. The cashier explained about the new Jefferson nickels. The customer turned a little pink. = un 8

THE STATE FAIR which opens Friday should be just a breeze to Paul, Harold and John Johnson of Bruceville, In the cattle competition at

the Vigo County Fair they walked away with first and second prizes for heifer calves, first and second prizes for yearling heifers, first prizes for senior and yearling heifer, first for production of dam, first for get of sire, second in production cow class and fourth for 2-year-old bulls.

Junior yearling heifer class. 8 = »

The Elvis Alldredge family of Mount Vernon won't have to worry abeut anniversaries for at least another year. Charles, 10; Darlene, 6, and Sophia, 8, celebrated their birthdays in that order over the week-end. things off, Mr. and Mrs. dredge anniversary yesterday. ” ” ”

THE TOMATO picking army is on the move in Tipton County.

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annual canning season, flocked ir. by train, on foot and in jaiopies. Fearing the

and panhandlers along with the workers, police clamped down a “keep moving” rule. The number of itinerants already exceeds the labor needs, farmers reported.

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U.S. DEFENSE POST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 (U. P).! —Secretary of War Henry L. Stim-]| Benedict |

yesterday ihamed president of the _Central

Slicing the water for a 100-foot dash these members of the Safety Patrol opened A week's training in safety is not all work and the 10 divisions alternate play hours between the soft ball diamonds and the spacious pool. Yesterday's water sport activity was limited to swimming tests, but the pool is wide open from now until Friday at 2 » m, when the e camp will close for another year.

| National Bank, Cleveland, [pee consultant on the defense | rogram. pr Crowell, 71, was assistant Sec[retary of War and Director of Mu-| nitions during the World War under Secretary of War Newton D. Baker. Mr. Stimson said that Mr. Crowell

has been conducting a preliminary {survey of the defense program.

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