Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 December 1940 — Page 17
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 25, 1940
RELIEF VOTES ARE
PROBLEM FOR GOP
~ Gallup Poll Shows That Big Majority of Those on or Near Aid Rolls Backed F. D. R. and Feel Democratic Party Is Theirs.
By DR. GEORGE GALLUP Director, American Institute of Public Opinien
PRINCETON, N. J., Dec. 25.—0One of the chief problems the Republican Party faces in the next few years is how to “attract more voters in the lower income levels—how to con-
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A study just completed by the Institute indicates that an acthal majority of voters are either on relief or would have to join the breadlines with- - in six months if they lost their jobs and could find no other work. It is among. this group, con-
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than . half (58 per cenf) of the population, that | the Republicans have failed to make headway. The great majority of these people believe that the Democratic party is their party, the only party with their interests at heart.
G. O. P. Problem Shown
The problem for the Republicans is clearly pictured in the results of interviews made by the Institutes staff among all classes of people from coast to coast. During the course of the interviewing each voter was asked two questions. The first was: lost your present job or business and couldn’t find other work, how long do you think you could hold out before you would have to apply for relief?” The other question was how each person voted in the November presidential - election. Here is the way the first question was answered by the voters, excluding farmers. Persons Already on Relief... 14% Could Hold Out One Month or Less ci 25 Two to Six Months Six Months to Three Years. . Three Years and Over The last two groups, who apparently feel relatively secure, total 42 per cent. The others constitute a majority, 58 per cent—people close enough to the breadlines to feel the constant nudge of insecurity. When these groups are asked how they voted in the November election, a major problem facing the Republicans becomes obvious. For © For Roosevelt Willkie Persons on ReHef ....ix...... Could Hold Out One Month or
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a Comparison with the results of an identical survey made in April, 1939, shows that the Republicans have made virtually no gains among the three least-secure groups. 7 Since farmers. have different security problem from townsfolk, the farm vote in the survey was tabulated separately. Asked how long they could maintain themselves on their savings. and other resources if they lost their farms or farm jobs, a cross-section of farmers voted as follows: One Month or Less Two to Six Months Six Months to Three Years 17 Three Years and Over
Boys' Town for Eskimos Planned
SANTA CLARA, Cal, Dec. 25 (U. P.).—Father Bernard Hubbard, famed ‘glacier priest,” said today that he planned to establish an Eskimo “boys’ town” on the Seward Peninsula, almost within -shouting distance of Sibe
ria. Pather Hubbard, University of Santa Clara geologist and explorer, said he has been inspired on a recent visit to Father E. F. Flanagan’s Boys’ Town near Omaha, Neb., to establish a technical school to teach Eskimos how to live, in their own way, and to make their living a litte easier. He said he would not seek government aid, but would attempt its organization through private sources.
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PRISON FAVORED IN DRAFT CASES
Only 249, of Those Quizzed Thought ‘the Penalty Too Severe.
By Institute of Public) Opinion PRINCETON, N, J., Dec. 25 (U. P.). — One-year prison terms for conscientious objectors who refused to register for conscription were overwhelmingly approved by rank-and-file voters in a test of sentiment just completed by the American Institute of Public Opinion. The question was raised for' the American public after several students at ah Eastern theological seminary refused to register and were sentenced to serve terms of a year-and-a-day in Federal prison. To see whether the public regarded this treatment as too severe, the Institute put the following question to a representative cross-section of voters in all sections of the coun-
“A group of students studying for the ministry- who are conscientious objectors refused to register for the draft and were sentenced to a year in jail. Do you think this punishment was too severe, or not severe enough?” Less than one person in four said he thought the sentences were too severe: ABOUT RIGHT TOO SEVERE 3 NOT SEVERE ENOUGH ..
FARMER KILLS SELF AFTER LOSING ARM
LAGRANGE, Ind, Dec. 25 (U. P.).—William Halsey, 34, living north of Brighton, shot himself to death yesterday after his arm.was cut off in a corn shredding machine. He and his brother Stephen were shredding corn on their farm when his arm caught in the shredder and was torn off below the shoulder. The brother applied a tourniquet to stop the flow of blood and then went with the mother, Mrs. Ed Miller, to summon aid. They returned
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to find Halsey dead on the farm-.
house kitchen floor, with a 22-cali-ber bullet in his head. Halsey suffered the loss of an eye
in an accident several years ago. |
The family said he also had a heart ailment.
Custom Altered ‘By Pike Pupils
CHRISTMAS is usually a festive time, with adults seeing to it that children are not forgotten. In Pike Township this precedure was reversed today. : Anxious lest some elderly folks in the township be forgotten, the Pike Township High School student council called a meeting. With donations from the student body, the largest oranges and the shiniest apples were purchased and distributed last night. The junior high school distributed Christmas baskets and the grade school collected toys for less fortunate children. °
ONLY 59, PARDONED . BY FDR GO WRONG
WASHINGTON, Dec.25 (U.P.).— Only 5.59 per cent of the 1555 Federal prisoners who won executive clemency during President Roosevelt’s first two terms have had subsequent criminal records, the White House revealed today. : The statistics were ‘contained in a study prepared by the Justice Department at Mr. Roosevelt's request. It showed that 87 recipients of his clemency - have had subsequent records.
Only two of the 87, it showed, re-'
ceived full and unconditional pardons. Both, it said, were convicted of theft from the Red Cross, not a Federal law violation, and their subsequent records “reveal only minor infractions of the law, i. e., intoxication and disorderly conduct.”
It's Just Another Work Day As War Sets Pace in Canada
OTTAWA, Ont. Dec. 25 (U. P). —War set the pace today for Canada’s celebration of. Christmas.
For the Dominion’s 12,000,000 it was no occasion of “peace on earth, good will to men.” For those engaged in the production of bombs, shells, guns and other instruments of death, it was just another work day. For those who could take time off from their duties, it was a day of recordbreaking festivities financed by a war-time prosperity which produced the greatest Christmas shopping seascn in years. y Prime Minister W. L. Mac Kengie King set an example for the en-
- tire government by working in his
office. He planned to interrupt his war work only long - enough to broadcast Canada’s Christmas greetings to Great Britain. : The afr force and Navy continued without 8 moment's halt their Atlantic patrols, and on training grounds the roar of planes, firing
~ of machine guns and detonation of
was graduated from the training school at Calgary. Many families whose’ sons are in
the thick of the war filled their
places at the Christmas table with the trainees from Australia, New Zealand or Britain. All families experienced . the effect of war in shortages of certain commodities, notably - nuts, which usually have a place on the Christmas consumption lists. Wartime import restrictions also have affected prices on many so-called luxury foods. In all Canada there appeared to be only one family group which adhered strictly to the customary Christmas routine. At Callander, Ont., the five little Dionnes—Annette, Yvonne, Emilie, Cecile and Marie—did just what they did last Christmas. ; They rose early to greet Santa Claus in the person of their physician, Dr. Allan Roy Dafoe. As usual they were permitted to open only about half of their gifts. The rest, according to custom in FfenchCanadian households, they will ‘have to save for New Year's, :
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Christmas vacation is all right for pupils and teachers, but don’t mention it to any of the 340 school custodians in the City. They’ve got too many other things on their minds right now, such .as how to squeeze all the work into the vacation period that is necessary to give their schools a thorough housecleaning. Today theyre resting. Tey’ll be off New Year's Day, too, but the rest .of the vacation all will put in long hours at their schools. There are halls to be scrubbed and windows to be washed. Floors need a little glossing. Walls must be washed. Boiler rooms have to be touched up. The “housecleaning” staff tackled
Vacation? ‘N ot for Them
At least two people, Orval Hinshaw (left) and Ralph Dakin, were happy about the unseasonably warm weather yesterday. . . . Busy at High School, they are two of the 340 janitors who are spending the Christmas vacation hard at work.
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the job just as soon as school closed last Friday. They’ll be at it steadily until schools reopen a week from Monday. Christmas vacation? Well, for some people. :
RUSHVILLE ACCIDENT ~ CLAIMS .2D VICTIM
RISHVILLE, Ind. Dec. 25 (U. P.). -——Raymond Goble, 33, Knightstown, died of injuries yesterday, the second victim of an automobile accident near here Saturday night. A companion, Melvin Miller, 21, Guthrie, died shortly after the accident occurred. Mr. Goble’s death
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But It Helps Defenders; R. A. F. to Give Pilots Daily Reports. By Science Service ee ‘WASHINGTON, Dec. 25.—Royal Air Force pilots will have a new aid
this winter in their battle against ice. All weather reports sent out
{by R. A. P. weather officers will con-| tain information about “freezing|
level,” according to information received here. - Freezing level is the altitude at which the pilot is subjected to attack by the ice menace—worst enemy next to the Luftwaffe. It begins on the ground when you find -hard
average winter's day 3000 feet up. On an average summer's day, it starts at 10,000. ‘Wherever the freezing level is, from there up for '1000 feet is the ice danger- zone, where the cloud
trap. Rove the ice danger zone—about 10,000 to 17,000 feet—the drops of water ‘have already formed into ice crystals and so will not stick on an airplane, interfere with its operation, or force it down by weight. Ice can form, it is explained, in a matter of minutes, so the pilot must climb or descend through the ice zone just as fast as he can. A “Spitfire” can do it in just over three minutes. The “freezing level” addition to weather reports will benefit the anti-aircraft service as well as the flyers. If the enemy flyer avoids the ice danger zone, the British gunners can gauge his altitude. If he takes
they can save their fire, for Jack Frost will do the job of destruction for them. :
FLAG THEFT SERIOUS SWEETWATER, Tex. Dec. 25 (U. P).—A large blue and white flag may cost someone several years in prison. The flag is the official blue=-and-white used at all army recruiting offices. It was stolen from the station here. Theft of the flag is a federal offense and carries a se-
was the 10th traffic fatality in Rush County this year.
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© The author most in demand in Indianapolis during the past year turned. out to be the Chancellor of the German Reich—Adolph Hitler. His 1780-page volume, “Mein Kampf,” was among the top dozen books most read in 1940, the Central Library reported today. : Miss Marjorie True, in charge of reservations, said that the demand
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CENSORS RELAX FOR ‘MERRY CHRISTMAS’
TORONTO, Ontario, Dec. 25 (U.P) —The Canadian censors let down “their usually dignified coiffures - today and wished Ontario newspapermen a Merry Christmas. Their card pictured a censor rub-per-stamping an “OK” .on' “Merry Christmas.” But the date, Dec.. 25, was pencilled out and the word “recently” substituted. : A clock whose face was covered with a strip of tape marked “censored” stood on a large filing cabi-
WERE TOUGH, BRITON WRITES Tells Local Friend. of 205 ‘Nights in ‘Smelling, ~~ Dank Shelters.’
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and singing and baby cries.” That was part of the message received recently by Robert A. Jones of 2851 N. Capitol Ave., Apt. 3, from an air raid sheltet of Liverpool. | It was in a letter sent from J. Halewood. Mr. Jones never has met Mr, Halewood, but has correspor » with him frequently about match box covers, which both collect, Mailed Oct. 29 ;
Passed by “Examiner 5729” and mailed Oct. 29, the letter is headed: «905 Alerts Make Liverpool ‘Tough’ Guns—but they sing or sleep.” " The letter reads: | ; “Oh, they're tough, mighty tough, in the (North) West England. I spent last night in the biggest Liverpool City shelter, with a roar= ing, dancing singing crowd, who were taking their 205th dose of air raid medicine—and liking it. “No, I don’t have to come to this one shelter. There are other, quieter places I could go. But I suppose 1 come down here the same way as most of the others. It’s good fun. ‘Good Fun It Is, Too’
“Good fun it is, too, if you have the Mark Tapley faculty of taking pleasure in adversity, it is just an« other shelter like all ‘those I have spent nights in—smelling, dank, noisy, with snoring, and singing and aby cries. : “But, bless your soul, Liverpudlians don’t care. They have a song or a dance or a swig out of the sailor’s bottle ‘An to hell wit’ dem Jerries.’ “What more War News do you Indiana folks want?” 3
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DALLAS, Tex., Dec. 25 (U. P.).— ‘Miss La Verne Jordan, salesgirl who plays records in a downtown variety store six days a week, said that she couldn't save any money because «Everytime 1 get a nickel ahead, I
net. Each drawer bore the legend “plue pencils.”
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