Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 May 1941 — Page 7

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The Indianapolis Times

SATURDAY, MAY 10, 194] SECOND SECTION

Hoosier Vagabond

LOS ANGELES, May 10.—On my way out here id am sure we passed a hundred cars from Oklahoma, end quite a few from Missouri and Louisiana. What is this thing?” 1 thought to myself. “A Okie trek? So 1 inquired around, and that's exactly what it is. A new 3 ; Okie trek. TI don't know why I haven't seen anything about it in the papers. Tt might be because I've been across the ocean and haven't been seeing ‘the papers. Just now thought of that. At any rate, there is a migration of Midwesterners in general toward California going on right

uk now which is as big—and maybe ; will be bigger—than the mass

movement of ‘Oklahoma dust bowlers a few years ago. Is caused, of course, by the defense boom. By expansion of the great ‘airplane factories out

These new ‘migrants have a new name. They called just “Okies.” They're called ‘Aviation Because, almost without exception, they are wn by visions of work in the airplane factories. It is almost impossible to get any definite figures n migrations into California. But the auto figures 10w that more migrants came in from the Midwest in January and February than in any similar two months, even at the height of the last great trek. For many of them, it is going to be just as pitiful n experience as was the other great movement. get jobs, but the number who don't is fright

N.C Old Story

lave an acquaintance who works for the State nplovment Service, interviewing people who register jobs. They come there after they've been turned everywhere else. Thev come past his desk. and es of others like his, all day long. And he says nearly 90 per cent of them are from Oklahoma. says that almost none of them have been ‘ough the eighth grade. Mostly they are without They are just good, gentle people who haven't h of a chance. 'ney have been farm hands, or laundry workers, or delivery wagon drivers, or helpers in a dairy, or something. They've been making from $10 to $15 a

By Ernie Pyle

week, and getting along on it. But they quit in the hope of better things, and here they are. This friend of mine is somewhat sentimental, and he says it is terrible to sit there and ‘talk to them, one after the other, seeing how helpless they are, and knowing how dismal their future is going to be. But at that, they're better off than were the dust bowl ‘Okies, who had nothing, who had simply been scourged out of their normal existences by Nature

BRINGS SPEEDY ROAD BUILDING

and changing times, New Charlestown Highway

This new bunch, on the average, is younger. They have better cars, and better clothes. Most of them have a little money. And they aren't—yet—so full of despair. Friends tell me Los Angeles is full of trade schools which draw the Midwesterners here. Some are long-

established and of course legitimate. But others are 1l8hway Commission engineers

fake, fly-by-night schools, sprung up to skim the | cream from a good thing. They send handbills throughout the Midwest: they advertise in ‘magazines and country papers; they even send bush-heaters on tour to ‘drum up recruits.

The Trade Schools

They are careful not to guarantee aircraft jobs upon completion of their courses, but they do strongly intimate that there will be openings. The prospect pays so much down, the balance to come out of his wages after he gets his big-paying job. I saw a jobless man whose only reference was a mimeographed “To Whom” letter from a trade school, saying that the bearer (whose name was simply filled in in the blank spaces) was & ‘man of

Will Be Opened in About 15 Days.

believe that at last they have found a way to get a paved road built in a hurry. Early this spring, traffic conditions between Charlestown, site of the new powder plant, and nearby Jeffersonville became so bad that something had to be done—and in a hurry. The present standard 11% -mile highway between the towns just wasn't adequate to handle the traffic which was so heavy that it resembled the traffic on roads outside of Bloomington just after a football game.

Bonus Offered

superlative character, unusual skill and absolite integrity, and an all-around good bet. They must put out thousands of such letters. Tt didn't mean a thing | to a prospective employer. Yet the poor gullible fel- | low was as proud of it as though it had been a medal | for bravery, But the ‘most despicable thing about these schools | is that they appeal to the patriotism of small-town | boys from the flat states. They say that Uncle Sam | is crying for men out here; it is a young man's duty to drop everything and come on out. Social workers and employment agency people will tell you it is common to find men completely | puzzled by the cold shoulder they've received out | here, when they actually quit jobs and came out under the impression they were doing their: patriotic duty.

Commission officials decided that & parallel highway should be built, and to get it done as quickly as possible, they decided to use the time-tested ‘business expedient of | offering a bonus. Contractors bid on a time basis with the agreement that they were to get $300 for each day the high-

BONUS SYSTEM

Concert By 3300 Pupils Thrills Music Lovers

" n n nu way was completed under the time limit and that they would pay the | Highway Commission $300 for each |

day the road was not completed over the time limit. The Gast Construction Co., Warsaw, was awarded the contract for the north six miles of the road on

BIG COLISEUM

[ee oi with B bid aS days. | : . . . apolis. was meas aeang Co. Indian- gunao] Officials Pleased b ” lis, rarded h | y Inside Indianapolis (And “Our Town’) i se ie we sti Success of Fics

miles of the road on March 18, with

PROFILE OF THE WEEK: Michael Louis Fansler, Indiana Supreme Court judge, whose greatest delight is to slip into a pair of hip boots and wade in a brook all day, fly fishing for trout. Judge Fansler—he's just plain Mike to most everyone that knows him—loves anything that has to do with the outdoors. Fishing ranks first and quail hunting, second. He spends his summers at a cottage on a promontory high above Lake Michigan near Leland, Mich., and wanders all over the northern part of the State for two months, hunting spots where the trout or bass are biting. He also boats a bit and splashes about in the surf. One of Indiana's outstanding lawyers, Judge Fansler is a big, jovial man in his fifties, with an h wit and a hearty laugh. A full 6 feet 2, he ighs around 190. His face is round and full, his

acters, particularly of the rod and reel variety, and knows a lot of them intimately. The judge has pretty positive views on most every subject. When he believes in something, it's a big job to change his mind. He gets a lot of pleasure oul of engaging in lively discussions with his friends. Persuasive in his arguments, he pounds the desk or table, or waggles a finger to emphasize his points.

A Loyal Notre Dame Man

JUDGE FANSLER'S idea of relaxation is to go home, get on comfortable clothing and sit down for a| session of reading. He's read a lot of Civil War history, and. is a Robert E. Lee fan. He smokes quite a

He'll listen to the radid occasionally, particularly when Fibber McGee's on, but can't stand to have it blatting

all the time. At the movies, he prefers the lighter | would complete its work about 30. | days early—earning a bonus of be- |

vein, such as a W. C. Fields picture.

a bid of 70 days. The former company bid $323,787 and the latter $278,659. : Nearly Completed

H. E. Sprow, chief construction

| { | ‘today for the performance last night

Mass Musicale.

Praise ‘echoed over Indianapolis

engineer for the Commission, visited | © 3300 public school pupils who the two projects this week and Played and sang en masse at the | found that they are almost finished. Coliseum in the first program of its |

Both companies expected to com- kind here

plete paving within the next week to traffic in about 15 days.

the road is opened to traffic.

‘and the road will probably be open | school music, under whose baton | The bonus goes into effect when | they performed, said that they ex{ceeded his best hopes and that from Mr. Sprow said that it looked as |the standpoint of school officials the few cigarets. When he's outdoors, he uses a pipe.|if the Calumet Co. would make its | event was a success.

deadline With comparatively little

Ralph W. Wright, director of!

| “The children were alert,” he said. |

time to spare, but that the Gast Co. | In one instance they were too alert. We had planned a four measure in-| troduction to ‘America’ but the] vocal section picked up right away!

He enjoys hockey, baseball. basketball and foot- | tween $8000 and $9000.

ball, especially the latter if it's the Notre Dame brand. |

The contractors have had favor-

Since leaving college, he's kept up on football and gpje weather. A rainy spring would

and that was that. It was all right, | and no harm was done, because the!

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blue. and his eyebrows bushy and gray. He's knows what he’s talking about on the subject. |have greatly hampered construc. Orchestra went right on through And a chorus of 3000 performed last night at the Coliseum. bald. except for a grayish fringe, since his He wears glasses for reading—usually has two Orion. | with it.” ee sen Sm ace

ies, a family characteristic. three pairs aronund—and mounts them on the end of

"Supreme Court bench. In between, he played System, under trial for the first was successful and interesting in

" ball at Notre Dame with distinction, served four And a Mechanic, T'o0o— time by the Commission, had evi- aspects other than the musical end. | | vears as Cass County Prosecutor, and headed the ON THE BENCH. he's all business. He wants the | aently proven So Successful that the (py the first place, it was a pretty | sunty’s Liberty Loan drive in World War I. lawyers to get right down to brass tacks. Tn hearing | Gam iosion ~ ola use 1t again good illustration of the democratic | : Cn cr . Roh tions | Vien it felt it was necessary to get way, he said. The concert mistress | 1 Wink ’ C k oral arguments, he's inclined to ask a lot of questions a road built quickly : | Thinks He'sa Cook and argue a bit with the lawyers. That way, he gets|™ pg YE that payment of (Of one of the orchestra sections was | NS ‘ : ter) A Yh y aly : SOCIABLE AND HOSPITABLE to the extreme, right to the heart of the issues. As a judge, he holds yc “would be justified in ny fe a enter Of tiie San, OF on $500.000,000 ke Pansler heartily enjoys the company of his fel- the respect of both the lawyers and his fellow judges. A wed 2 _SCHIo0! mgs and the sec- | ’ ’ ce Fansler heartily enjoys the compan: cases from the motorists’ standpoint | . . ~ man When he went on the bench, the court was about gn. it would cut down on the time od chair in the grade orchestra He fancies himself as quite a cook, and often in- seven years behind in its schedule. Now it’s right up|, us save | oS ‘Occupied by a ‘German refugee,

. . + |detours are in effect and thus save |. ry HN XIORY a gang—some of Lis cronies, or maybe the to date, and a lot ‘of the credit should go to him. one consumed in traveling the)” Moree I said. ‘the

chbors and all their kids—in for a geal he cooks Probably that's why he’s being considered for a POS- | etn ites. ove over a camp fire. Sometimes it’s a fish or sible vacancy on the northern Indiana Federal Court | Highway projects are paid for co-operation of the hundreds of By UNITED PRESS neighbor to the north, should be| The question: If Canada is aes | oe parents was pretty close to perfect. MY ih invaded. tually invaded by any Buropean

fry and sometimes & mulligan stew. bench. fro soli ren : ! d so m gasoline taxes. | Within a half hour after the pro-| A strike of 1900 A. F. of L. and “gous tact is ine power, do you think the United gram, all parents and children had |C. I. O. machinists was called at yjcated today in a States should use its Army and

He 's an interesting conversationalist, at his best The judge thinks he can fix most anything me- ——— Ee en reminiscing about the old times or some of his chanical around the house, but, confidentially, he | d| : been reunited and were on their san Francisco today, threatening a aation-wide study Navy to aid Canada? bE way home. School officials’ attention | shutdown of 11 shipyards holding by the American HOU | | Was directed to only one case of a vita] defense contracts worth $500,- |Mstitute of Pubiic SHOULD AID & 30%

ies. He has a weakness for interesting old char- can't. 1 B R d Cla | Bl [log calle | 000,000. ’ |Opinion, following SHOULD NOT AID 5 as 1n ton y aymon p per | The Coliseum, flag draped, Was Union leaders, cemanding wage closely on the visit | UNDECIDED... ......vs 3 | filled to capacity for the sing and poosts and double pay for overtime, |of Canadian Prime

AMERIC Ralph Martz of Frankfort, Butler many members of the audience were [said picket lines would not be estab- | Minister Macken= INSTITUTE SN Shad WASHINGTON, May 10.—Think this one over and United States, it can't get the basic information| University senior, is the author of a |heard afterward to remark that the [lished until Monday, since most of [zie King to confer JPUBLIC Should vo gee what you make out of it, When the Senate Com- necessary to form a judgment. _ |one-act play, “Peace of Mind,” writ- | affair was even more IMpPressive the shipyards are closed today and (with President | October, Defend Defend Unde. merce Committee tries to find out what the facts are If our Government has the facts, the Senate is ten for the final presentation of the | than they had anticipated. | tomorrow. | Roosevelt at Hyde Park. 1939 687% 25% ve about British ship losses, it 1s unable to get anything entitled to them. If our Government has not tried play production | Morgan Lauds Program The strike was called after Secre-| Even before the outbreak of war | June, more than a bunch of newspaper clippings. to get the facts, why not? If our ‘Government has/class this se= : | : [tary of the Navy Frank Knox and in Furope 20 months ago, President| 1949 81 132 8 The Committee is considering tried to get the facts and the British have refused mester. | There were 300 pieces in the Or- ‘Rear Admiral Emory S. Land, chair- Roosevelt announced that Canada’s] TODAY 20 x 5 the bill just passed by the them, then the British have a hell of a nerve. What- | Rehearsals for chestra, 125 of them from high man of the U. S. Maritime Commis- defense was vital to our own, in an | Midwest With Majority House to requisition idle foreign ever the trouble, Congress is being given a runaround. the new play, a schools and 175 from grade Schools, | on had appealed to A. T. Wynn, historic extension of the Monroe - Vey. Saou. (nk wren ships in U. S. ports. In that con- Admiral Land was first asked for the facts by comedy revolving (and the chorus of 3000 was arranged secretary of the Bay City Metal Doctrine. re Survey shows ; : nection, the Senate will be forced Senator Vandenberg, He said that in the first quarter around the activi- jaround it as a human band stand. | Trades Council, for “every possible] Public dpinion surveys conducted | the traditionally “isolationist” Mid= to vote on the Tobey resolution of this year, out of 205 ships bound from the United | ties of a “second |, Tech High School pupils, in mili- laid” in averting a walkout. by the Imstitute in the first weeks| west nine out of ten would fight to against convoys. States to England, eight were sunk. Opponents of | story man,” will > (tary uniforms, ushered. Evans)|

: : : : . Q . wn | The 11 firms involved have con-jof the war showed nearly 70 per|getend Canada from invasion. So the Senate Commerce Com- a seized upon this as demonstrating no a rea. | Woollen Jr., School Board president, tracts for $204,960 475 worth of naval|cent agreeing with this statement| pn part, of course, this is because mittee asked miral Emory S. Vv. ‘ | y, -

U Ss [if Shit Naf, vessels alone, including four cruisers| of American responsibility at that ihe Midwest has common frontiers Land, chairman of the . 8,

; . » eric 'G. Winters, | In commenting on the program, ron : ” 1&4 ) Maritime Commission, to appear Information Needed aravmaltic instruc. DeWitt S. Morgan, one Drogram. | ng 27 destroyers. | time, and after the fall of France | with the Dominion along a line in secret session and give the

: cr Twenty-five other strikes affecting | last summer the number willing to |gome 1500 les long=—fro the m of schools, said: : ; : 13 ga True ong m 3 } On the more fundamental matter of $otal British | ee Mite “This hour of music is presented |APProXimately 38.000 defense work- undertake the actual protection of Rockies to Lake Erie. acts. sinkings, Admiral Land states that in the first four matics assistant. | NF Marts to Indianapolis by the pupils of the [eS Still were in progress today but| Canada topped 80 per cent. | However, it is interesting to note to "offer were Sgures. which he word wero T0614" gross tons. Yesterday London Wil be In Share of the production, [Publi schools as an expression oft Most important aanger pom on) Now afier months of close co. hat. The ' South, which *is geoaid wer _ taken from news er oo re ana such Tapeches noted “official circles” as saying 500,000 Miss Jane Hanson will head a ticket their deep appreciation for the | She alk oF 168 00 Ge : or ey an of the Toh | Saphically set TOmoved Irom saa We oe o SpAp i he Ch fr sales committee and Frank Wintin blessings of living in America which |T\weatened walkout of 165, RE a NE RA ,| Canada, is Yust as willing to fight other unoificial reports as he could get, He said he tons were sunk in April alone. Somebody is off. | fosters and promotes the beautiful [eral Motors employees. | defense commission, 90 per cent say | in defense of Canadian integrity as ) |

Invaded Canada, Poll Shows

By DR. GEORGE GALLUP Director, American Tnstitute | Canada from attack. k of Public Opinion Trend of opinion on the question in Defense) _eravceToN. y: by Mey ~ a is shown in the following figures: . ne subject on which virtually a “If Canada is actually invaded Contr acts Threatened; | sections ot American public opinion py any European power, do you Starts Monday |are agreed today is that the United think the United States should use . [States should fight if Canada, our js Army and Navy to aid Canada?”

| America should fight to protect

no official information. Admiral Land said he Admiral Land’s figures add up to a sinking rate of Vil be general business manager. and the good.” Negotiations entered their 10th|.... .| the North. Mr. Martz also is aathor of the | good. | hi toca Cd ROE Bees v . ‘script for the school's May Day | {day at Washington and were re- We just cant afford to let any he had no authoritative reports. That's the report on pate But the British have been putting it at 5,500,000 OD un May 24 : [AUTHOR TO STUDY BUSHMEN Dorted last night to have reached CENTR Al LONE SETS his testimony that was brought out of the secret ses- tons. The April figures from London, if correct, would | P ES a BRISBANE, Australia (U. P).— 2 “Specific proposal” stage. | |continent,” the voters said time on b: ) ) tt [and again. r of the Administration program and is trying immediate help by us. Such is the assortment of | College of Business Administration, author, rejected for the Royal| LOCAL FIRM GETS CONTRACT | OPTOMETRY CLINIC “It’s the next thing to allowing tior to fi t wheth N ht to get i WASHINGTON, May 10.—A $12.- | an invasion of the United States on tase ing to figure out whether our Navy oug €€t In the Indianapolis chapter, American |500-mile a : . Ldmiral Lands Figures there and help right now. | Society of Women Accountants, at|through the Carnavron Ranges of sacks has been awarded to the| A Clinic on the new technique of et —————— : i { / AO A C : \ R | The remarkable thing about Admiral Land's of- should arise public suspicion that we were not being coin. Dr. Ross will speak on “The terial for another book. Navy Department announced today. of yi Skills i diy T E S T Y O U R fering only newspaper reports is that for weeks Sir given a frank and accurate picture, the consequences Changing Economic Scene.” New p.m v 1 : + HOLD EVERYTHING

5 ispected the actual sinkings were much heavier but 2,345,000 tons a year. England could get by at that invader have a foothold on this by the chairnian of the Senate committee Who iS make it 6,000,000 tons a year, a fatal rate, requiring| Dr. M. O. Ross, dean of the Butler ‘Bernard O'Reilly, the bushman-| tain facts upon Which to defend the Administra- plain ang fancy guesses from which Congress is try- will address the annual banquet of | Australian Air Force, will make a | : journey ‘on horseback | 499.20 contract for wheat flour in| itself.” This is no time for horsing around. If there 7 o'clock tonight in the Hotel Lin- Central Queensland to gather ma-| Acme-Evans Co. Indianapolis, the analytical optometry and training Arthur Salter, representing the British shipping min- would be most unfortunate for everyone except chapter officers will be installed. by Dr. Louis R. Hill of Duncan, | KNOWLEDGE

try. has been here negotiating for help. His mis- Hitler. [Okia. Dr. Hill is a lecturer for the

sion was crowned by White House announcement of the extended Navy and air patrol recently. Didn't he tell anvbody anything around here? Tt is inexcusable that when the Senate is considering questions which may involve fighting by the

My Day

HYDE PARK, N. Y., Friday. —Our trip from Chicago to New York City on Wednesday evening was somewhat rough in spots and we passed through a number of electrical storms. As I sat back and watched all the heads of the people in front of me in the plane, I could not help wondering about what goes through everybody's mind when the light flashes on which says: ‘Fasten your seat belt.” Those who are not happy in the air must have some uncomfortable minutes wondering if it is going to be rough enough to upset their insides. However, I am always impressed by the good sportsmanship which people show, even when they may be going through their first airplane experience and are wondering whether the plane can stand such violent bumps and shifts in the air. You can usually tell an old-timer. because he will look reassuringly and smilingly at his neighbors when they experience a particuarly upsetting motion Yesterday, in New York City, I was photographed with the Chinese Consul and an attractive young Chinese girl who wore the dress which is going to be Presented to Madame Chiang Kai-shek. It was made

That England needs all of the supplies we can send seems to me self-evident. That her naval situation is such that the help of our Navy is required is something else again. We have no information upon which to base a judgment,

By Eleanor Roosevelt

in this country from nraterial of Chifiese design. All of these designs have some meaning in Chinese and I think they make very charming materials, I was also presented with a dress made from one of these designs, which I shall wear with great pleasure during the summer. A percentage of the proceeds from the sales of these materials will go to Chinese relief. We drove to Hyde Park after an early supper in New York City. For some unknown reason I was particularly wide awake last night, in spite of rather short hours of sleep during che last few days. I finished marking what mail 1 had and then read to the end of Eric Knight's novel: “This Above All.” I think you will find it interesting reading. Parts

of it are so painful I could hardly go on but other p

parts are very beautifully written. Much of the mental and emotional struggle which the characters go through will be a familiar experience to many men and women in many countries of the world, The questions that stir the souls and minds of young men and young women today have no easy solutions. One can only hope that out of them will come a determination really to build a better world, no matter what we have vo go through in achieving it. . This morning I spoke at the Franklin D. Roosevelt High School and left the young people discussing with experts the possible careers opening up before them. - *

|a reception and dinner to be given

had been permitted to invade the

CLUB WILL BE HOST AT TYNDALL DINNER

Maj. Gen. Robert H. Tyndall, who was retired May 2 after 44 years Army service, will be honored with

by the Columbia Club May 23. Civic leaders, public officials and military officers are to attend as special guests, including Governor Henry F. Schricker, Lieut. Gov. Charles M. Dawson and Mayor Sullivan. The Club’s reception and entertainment committees are in charge of arrangements for the dinner, The reception will be held on the 10th floor at 6:30 p. m. where refreshments will be served to guests until 7:15 p. m. The dinner is to be held in the ballroom at 7:30 . m. Gen. Tyndall is a 25-year veteran of the Club and has been a member of the Club's board of directors for several years.

LLOYDS EMPLOYS GIRLS LONDON, May 10 (U. P).—Girls in navy blue uniforms of short skirts and tunics today replaced boys as messengers at Idoyds, famous insurance underwriters. It was the first time in history that girls

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| search in Optometry. | The meeting has been arranged {by the Central Zone, Indiana As- | sociation of Optometrists, but all {practicing optometrists are invited. Dr. Hill is to conduct a clinic at | | Kokomo Monday night. He visited | Ft. Wayne and South Bend this week. | The Central Zone's semi-month-ly meeting will be held at 7:30 p. m. | Wednesday at the Severin, following a dinner at 6:15 p. m. Dr. J. Robert Shreve, Indianapolis, will speak on “Simple Orthoptic mstruments.” The women’s auxiliary will join in the dinner and then hold its monthly meeting with Mrs, Robert G. Ledig, mdianapolis, presiding.

MOOSE LODGE NO. 17 WILL NOTE BIRTHDAY

The Indianapolis Lodge No. 17 of the Loyal Order of Moose will observe its 34th birthday with a special program and ritual for new members at the Moose Temple Tuesday night. William A. Anderson, general govs ernor of the lodge will be the principal speaker at the service. More than 100 new members are sched-| uled to be enrolled during the ritual program. The annual Mother's Day pro-| gram for members and their fami-| lies will be held at 3 p. m. tomor=' row.

1—=Cod-liver oil is a good source of which vitamin? 2--Name the French Ambassador to the United States 3—Crayfish are fish, reptiles or crustaceans? 4-—Men in which branch of the U.S armed forces are called “sea soldiers”? 5=What degree does D. D. 8S. stand for? 6-=Name the German general at the Battle of Waterloo. 7=-What continent did Mungo Park explore? 8=Four of the first five books of the Old Testament are, Genesis, Exodus, Deuteronomy, and Numbers; name the fifth.

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