Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 September 1940 — Page 8

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‘HOME BUARD' Hoosier Families Offer Homes to London PLAN ADVANCES Child Refugees Until War Peril Has Passe

State Militia and 5th Corps 70 in Marion County Regis-

Area Officers Discuss Proposed Setup.

Plans for creation of a “home National E when the laiter is called into tended across the sea to the chil-| Federal service were discussed today by Indiana National Guard and |

guard” Guard

to replace the

Fifth Corps Ares officials at Columbus, O. The proposed civilian guard would be used as a state militia to replace the National Guard’s 5350 men and officers as troops to preserve law and order Chie

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f problems Col. Hitchcock

discussion

at the Ft. Haves conference were nu-|

equipment, type of guard, its merical strength and pay The “home guara” enlisted, according to the plans, from men not eligible to be drafted under the proposed Selective Service Bill It the War De-

is pelieved that

partment will furnish uniforms fori

the replacement troops, but that the State may have to pay them The State has no money earmarked for the purpose, but it was pointed out that Governor M. Cliiford Townsend controls a 1ailitary rgency fund which could be used purpose.

conference were Lieut. Col. |

Robinson Hitchcock, Indiana advisor on selective service plans, and Lieut. Col. Norman L. Thompson, assistant Indiana Adjutant General. From the conference at Ft. Hayes the Guard officers will go to Washington to discuss plans further with the War Department.

RADIO STRIKE THIS WEEK IS POSSIBLE

NEW YORK, U.P The 10.500 radio performers, singers and announcers belonging to the American Federation of Radio Artvote this week on whether to trixe against the three network adcasting companies. strike, the result of dispute over schedules which broke down n tiations over a new contract would affect only sustaining programs of the National ing Co. the Columbia and Mutual Broadcasting Systems. Commercial

Sept. 10

jets ro A

troops will be

~ suffer the heartbreak of separation

Broadcast- |

ter With Local Commit- | tee Aiding British. | |

By LEO DAUGHERTY Hoosier hospitality has been ex-|

dren of bomb-rained London. | Hoosiers have offered to transfer children from the ruins of war, with its suffering and want, into all the comforts and plenty of their | Indiana homes. { Twenty-seven families in Marion | County and 70 in surrounding] counties, have offered to take a] refugee child. i They have registered with the lo-| cal information committee of the: United States Committee for the Care of European Children, Inc.! Affidavits of their intentions have! been forwarded to the committee,

headquarters in New York.

| Families Not Named

The identity of those volunteering to care for children under 16 from bomb-torn England was not re-| vealed by Mrs. Virginia S. Campbell of the Council of Social Agencies and secretary of the local com- | mittee. The families are of average means, from young to middle-aged, : some with children of their own, others with none. If they are accepted to care for | a child, Miss Maxine Elliott, child . {welfare worker, will visit their homes and question them to determine if they are suited and able to care for a child. Miss Elliott is a member of the local committee composed of representatives of welfare agencies and Vision of the U. S. Committee or one of 172 such bureaus in the the local bureau. country. { The affidavit Choice Is Available

Mrs. Virginia S. Campbell . . . children.

must be accomA sponsor mav ask for a “speci- | the head tax visa charge and other fied” child. one known by name or iRcidentals and another $50 which an “unspecified” child, one to be iS Placed in a trust fund for every

selected by the committee's repre- ¢hild admitted under the commit-

sentative in London. tee's plan. The “unspecified” child is a: The trust fund is in the nature of voungster with no relatives or an insurance fund and will be used known friends in the United States, only if all underlying private assurone whose parents are willing to:ances fail. The U. S. Committee is responsible for medical examination of the

to insure his safety

If the sponsor desires a ‘speci- children when they arrive in this

fied” child he must have the con- country, the food and shelter given sent of the parents, f ahili y + 11 “ 3 3 » - . . x -, oe SibDors It and pu destination and transportation from at rs oi > : '€ the port of entry to their new home. ok Pa p iy or one desi ra Shonsors oe eipediy Ww Ye re r \ I 41 1 4 S A a 3 . Wa $2 g sponsible for the child's full supby the committee. a s port, health and education. Trust Fund Required i Only children sound in body and If the sponsor desires an “un- mind are being registered in London

specified” child, he must make affi- for evacuation abroad.

{panied by payment of $63 ‘to cover |

give assurance them until they are routed to their |

NT 'dren back to England after the war, | : 3 oh [the British Government has given | : al jasswrance that they will be repatri- | tated and the Committee under-| g

FR. BURNS, 73, DEAD; od EX-N. D. PRESIDENT

| SOUTH BEND, Ind., Sept. 10 (U. | P.).—Funeral services will be held

| |

CIRCLING THE CITY

| Thursday for the Very Rev. James |

| A, Burns, C. S. C., former president |of Notre Dame University and

| pioneer Catholic educator, who died |

(last night after a long illness. He | was 73. { He was president of Notre Dame | from 1919 to 1922, when he retired {to direct the University expansion {and endowment program. Since 1938 | he had been assistant superior gen{eral of the Catholic Order of the | Congregation of Holy Cross. He helped found the Catholic | Coliege and wrote two books on the | Catholic school system. Burial will be in the Community | Cemetery on the campus.

ARMY BORROWS SHIP

WASHINGTON( Sept. 10 (U. P) The Army today borrowed the 'S. 8. Waukegan from the Maritime {Commission for use as a troop | transport to Puerto Rico. the Panama Canal Zone, the West Coast {and Hawaii. The Waukegan will leave the Brooklyn Army Base tomorrow for her first trip.

| —

Psychiatrist to Lecture—Modern| Army Seeks New Enrollees—A repsychiatric theories and approaches cruiting party of Detachment of will ‘be ‘discussed in 11th Infantry and Band will begin

? a tour of approximately 40 Indiana Wednesday lectures by Dr. David | towns tomorrow ending at Anderson A. Boyd Jr. of the Indiana Uni-

: . | Sept. 28. versity School of Medicine, at the I. | U. Extension Center beginning Sept. | 25.

a series of 10

Townsend to Address Lions — “Why We Should Be Proud of Indiana” will be discussed by Governor M. Clifford Townsend at the 12:10 p. m. luncheon tomorrow of

Join Marine Corps—Two Indianapolis men, Edwin F, McGraw, 642 N. Pine St.,, and Harvey J. Forshan, the Lions of Indianapolis. Place 816 E. Michigan St., have enlisted in | Claypool Hotel. the Marine Corps, Recruiting Sergt " . : 3 Pierce H. Smith Jr. announted i Heads Junior Scout Council— qav. Gregg Ransburg, former vice presEn ident of the Indianapolis Juniol Council of Boy Scouts, was elected president of the organization at the Hook Drug Co.'s Commissary last night Other officers are J. E Bourne, vice president; George Hoflmever, secretary, and Tom Kellar treasurer, Retiring officers are A F. Hook, president; Mr. Ransburg tand John Kitchen, secretary

Optometrists to Dine — Indiana Association of Optometrists members in Indianapolis will conduct a business meeting of Zone 7 following a Hote] Severin dinner tomorrow at 7 p. m. Dr. Charles O. JefIrey, Indianapolis, state and zone health chairman, will speak and Dr. R. E Cox of Indianapolis will preside

TUESDAY, SEPT. 10, 1940

MICHAEL'S PALACE OPENED TO PUBLIC

BUCHAREST, Rumania, Sept. 10 (U. P.) —King Michael, in a democratic gesture, has opened the gates of the Royal Palace to the general public daily from 10 a, m. until noon, Yesterday, the first day of the inew order, he peeped through a window at the awed crowd that | trickled out a back gate so rusty it 'had to be pried open. On future occasions, it was said, the young monarch probably will greet visitors personally. The opening of the palace is intended to Inspire

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finding havens for British refugee of plaid colors.

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will be expected to continue the re- | jligious pattern set by the child's] {parents and himself. The child must be sent to school | jand any education problems which | {may arise are being worked out by | {the committee. | The sponsor does not report to) [the child's parents. The reports are | made by the committee. | Adoption not permitted and | care must extend through the dura-! {tion of the war. If ‘it appears that the war is going to drag on for years adjustments will be made all along the line. Problems will be solved as | they arise. As to transportation of the chil-!

{stands this transportation Every sponsor will be given ad-

{vance information on the child's

means of

payment |

Back to School MISSES’ CORDU

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davit that: In the event of long illness of the abilities, temperament, its parents,

programs are handled under a con- : en L The child will not become a pub- child, the sponsor must beforehand home conditions and environment.

tract between the union and adver-

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tising agencies, which does not expire until Feb. 12, 1941, The conct between the AFRA and the companies expire Thursday

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lic charge: will be cared for in ac- understand that he is expected to | cordance with the Children's Bur- meet all emergencies which may eau of the U. S. Department of La- arise just as if it were his own child. | bor; will be subject to the super-! The child a sponsor receives will

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The local committee's office is 508 | Majestic Building. Mrs. Campbell is | on duty Thursday and Friday from 8:30 a. m. to 5 p. m., and on Saturday from 8:30 a. m. until noon.

OBEY TRAFFIC LAWS, | YOUNG DRIVERS TOLD

The Indianapolis police today | gave high school student drivers a | stern assignment. , , , Be Careful! | Obey Traffic Laws! Particularly, the police said, don't overload your cars; avoid fast get-| ‘aways and speedy driving and use] proper hand signals; don't make | tires scream on corners, Police grimly pointed out these lessons must be learned right the first time. | As a final warning, the Division | said that traffic arrests of youths | with conditional driver's licenses! will have a bearing on their being ‘granted a regular license when they are old enough.

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CIVIL WAR VETERAN DIES DECATUR, Ind, Sept. 10 (U. P.). —Funeral services will be held to‘morrow for David Baker, Adams County's last surviving Civil War veteran. Mr. Baker, who was 93, entered the Union Army in 1864 to| serve with the 54th Ohio Regiment. He took part in Sherman's march | through Georgia.

moh accused of having murdered 83 underworld

Ta ilored errier Is Saved

From Deep Well

A BLACK and white wirehaired terrer was saved from drowning by deputy sheriffs yesterday after its frantic barking attracted two men to an abandoned well in Bullman Heights, near 1. S. 40. The dog, its claws worn off from futile attempts to scale the brick

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2 GO ON TRIAL IN MURDER, INC., CASE

NEW YORK, Sept. 10 (U. P.).—| Jurors were being selected today to try Harry (Pittsburgh Phil) Strauss and Martin (Buggsy) Goldstein,

alleged leaders of Murder, Inc., a stvles

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