Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 May 1941 — Page 11
‘MONDAY, MAY 26, 1941
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~ PRODUCTION
Rousevelt's 1940 ‘on oi Hand awl on and on Order’ Data seem
AL ARMS | IS
“Toylike’ in Comparison; Capacity Grows, but Army Makes: Contracts Too Slowly.
By CHARLES T. LUCEY . Times Special Writer
WASHINGTON, May 26.—A year ago tonight, with the 4 German ‘Army smashing through France, President Roose-|;
velt made his “on hand and on order” radio speech to tell
Americans what they had for
defending their country.
. Seeking to meet criticism of what had then been accomplished, he pointed out that 5640 airplanes had been
bought since 1933.
“On hand and on order” we had 1700 anti-aircraft gins,
1600 infantry mortars, 1700 cars. We had 3200 trained Army personnel had almost doubled. So, too, with the Navy, which had acquired or ordered 113 major war vessels since 1933 and had raised its manpower from 79,000 to 145,000. * Much of Mr. Roosevelt’ s Inventors is still “on order” and. there are wide gaps’in equipping the country’s largest peacetime army. But, with an estimated 70 per cent
of materiel going to England, .officials point out that what ‘is on
hand is no true measure of the last
year’s progress. Production Meteorlike -
. Here -is the chart on what is happéning as 44 billion dollars begin to take hold in some of the major arms divisions: A year ago, in both Army and Navy, there were about 5000 planes. Now. there are 7500 to 8000—3476 in the Navy and more than 4000 in the Army. But on a production rate basis, records show the U. S. manufacturing thus far in 1941 more military planes than were made in all 1940, or about 5800. .We made 1427 planes in April, and the peak will mount each month to a 194] total that may reach 21,000 planes. Twenty-three huge new<3grdnance plants are built or building. The great new smokeless power plants at Radford, Va., Charlestown, Ind, and in Alabama, will be in high gear soon.
; Up 300 to 600 Per Cent “Production of light (13-ton) tanke in May will be 169, and this will be * doubled: by the end of the year. Medium tanks (26-ton) production, 25 this month, will reach 200 a month in October. The Army probably has nearly 1500 tanks, against 500 a year ago. The first 105-mm. howitzers are
modern. tanks and armored Army pilots and, since 1933,
CONFERENCE ON HEALTH OPENS
- U. S. Manpower Is Aim Of Capital Session.
By DAVID DIETZ Times Science Editor WASHINGTON, May 26. — A campaign to conserve health for national defense by improving the diet of the American people was started here today at the opening
fense. Forty-five million persons are undernourished in the United States —a nation whose granaries are overflowing with “surplus” foods—and the diet standards of 75 per cent of the population need to be raised, the conference was told. . The new food guide, recommended
day conference of 500 dietary experts by. the ‘National Research
Nutritions, would raise the food standards of 40 per cent of the nation’s families who are “on a slow
told. The minimum daily diet necessary to maintain national health, the committee said, should consist of: “One pint of milk for an adult and more for a child, at least one serving of meat, one egg or a suitable substitute, two: green vegetables, two fruits rich in Vitamin C, bread and cereal, butter “or oleomargerine, and other foods to satisfy the appetite.”
just coming off the line in Milwaukee; production of more than 200 monthly is planned by early 1942. The 37-mm. anti-aircraft guns are being produced at a rate of about 20 a month, and a 300-a-month goal is forecast as the peak of the. present program. ‘The Army, chary of actual production figures, says tank production is. up 600 per cent; light machine guns, 300 per. cent; heavy machine guns, 400 per-cent; Garand | rifles, 300 to 400 per ‘cent.
But—
All this is on the bright side. Top Office of Production Management officials say: “The manufacturing industry is ‘walking away’ ‘with present defense orders on a one-shift basis. We must get to a two-shift or threeshift basis, and this means that the Army must speed contracts and pile the orders up on industry. On’ numerous important items production has’ begun only in the merest trickle. The 90-mm. anti-aircraft gun, on order a year ago, still hasn't reached production stage. Airplane armament isn’t coming up as fast as airplanes. Mast of what is coming up : Ls put on planes going to England, ~~ some of those delivered to our own Army are getting little or no armament. ~The Army has about $4,500,000,000 in funds actually appropriated but not yet committed, and another $6,000,000,000 is in the mill. Where OPM has béen crying to load industry down with ordegs, some Army chiefs fear this might swamp the defense plants.
Here Are Navy rue
The Navy, since Mr. Roosevelt's speech a year ago, has moved from 145,000 pfficers and men to 243,000. It shas adlied new vessels in all the major categories, but, because of the 50-destroyer transfer to England and conversion of some destroyers to other uses, total figures on fighting ships are below those of a year ago. There are 17 battleships instead 15, and there are 15 others now building, where only. eight were building a year ago. There are six aircraft carriers, one more than a year ago, and 12 others are on the shipways. A year ago we had 35 cruisers and eight under construction; today we have 37 with the fleet and 54 building. Then we haa 219 destroyers and 40 buildings; now we have 164 and 200 building. We had 95 sub-
marines and 19 on the ways; today |
1 are in service and 80 are build-
08k of the ships and planes and tanks, in- the mills and factories, is a constantly expanding . civilian army. In January, 1940, the aircraft industry had 89,893 employees: on April 1, 1941, it had 237,267.. There are more than-300,000 workers’ in shipbuilding, more than 550,000 in steel. Goals are constantly pushed upwards. Defense officials dre now shooting at production of something like 75,000 planes by late 1943. Mr, Roosevelt's inventory of a year ago tonight seems, at this distance, toy-like in proportion.
‘FRED HUNT FUNERAL TO BE HELD TODAY
Funeral services will be held at 2 p: m. today at Shirley’ Brothers’ West Side Chapel for Fred Hunt, who died Friday of a heart attack while working in his garden. He was to be “buried in Floral Park Cemetery. ‘Mr. Hung lived at 1508 Everett St. ‘He is survived by his wife, Florence; 4 daughter, Mrs, Florence Herntp, Indianapolis; two broth- , Cleve and ‘George Hust, and
‘This Is Vital’
More than 700 representatives of the Government, industry, labor, education, medicine and public health are delegates to the conference which the President has asked |, to recommend a specific program of actidn. Today eight section meetings are to. discuss specific phases, from scientific ‘research in national nutritional problems to economic policy and social responsibility as related to nutrition, ahd to methods of providing better nourishment for workers in defense industries and for school children. Security Administrator Paul V. McNutt, who is ‘also co-ordinator of health, welfare and related defense activities, opened the conference by reading a letter from the President. “During these days of stress the health problems of the military and civilian population are inseparable,” the letter said. “Total defense demands manpower. The full energy of every American is necessary. Medical authorities recognize completely that efficiency and stamina depend on proper food.”
SERVICES TOMORROW FOR WILLIAM VAUGHT
Funeral services for William Vaught, 86-year-old retired farmer, will be at 10:30. a. m, tomorrow at the J. C. Wilson Funeral Home, 1230 Prospect St. He will be buried in Crown Hill Cemetery. Mr, Vaught died yesterday at the home of a daughter with whom he lived, Mrs. Lois Smart, 2715 Clifford Ave. ‘He was born in Johnson County, had-lived in Indianapolis.20 years and had been a member of the Franklin Methodist Church. He is also survived by a brother, Barney M. Vaught, of Franklin.
Improved Diet, to Guard
to the opening session of the three-|-
Scripps-Howard regional tourney a next month,
of the National Conference for De- | =
Council Committee on Foods and | SES
starvation diet,” the conference was| ==
ring. Edward wor fourth place in
$8726 GOES TO PARALYSIS FUND
Receipts in Ani Drive Set RBcord With More ~~ To Come.
A total of $8726 was collected in the recent Marion County drive for
{ile Paralysis, according to W. S. Akin, executive secretary of the docal. chapter.
than the 1940 collections and greater than any other previous year, The drive included a score or moré of President Roosevelt Birthday Balls Jan. 30 and many individual contributions. The $8726 raised here does not include several hundred dollars sent direct to the National Foundation in individual dime contributions, Mr. Akin said. Of the funds already audited, $4363 is now available to the four Marion County institutions that care for infantile paralysis victims. The four. institutions are the Riley Hospital, City ‘Hospital, the James E. Roberts School and School 26. Between $400 and $500 more is expected to be returned. to Marion County from the individual dime contributions. Judge H. Nathan Swaim, of the Indiana Supreme Court, is president| , of the Marion County chapter.
DOCTORS IN SYMPOSIUM
A symposium will be conducted by Drs. I. J. Kwitney, David A. Boyd| and Maurice Kahler at a meeting of the Indianapolis Medical Society
at 2:15 p. m. tomorrow at the Indianapolis Athletic Club.
Twelve-year-old Charles Beaven, 2328 Columbia Ave., receives congratulations from the ‘Rev. Fr. “Bernard Gerdon, of St. Rita's Catholic: Church, after winning :- The : Indianapolis Times-City: Marbles tournament. He earned the right to compete in the
the National Foundation Tor Infan-|
The receipts were $2815 more]
ney, but. he
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Jack Rea, 14, ‘shown Bere with Police Chief Michael F. Morrissey, didn’t win any prizes in the
got a consoldation award anyway.
k, ‘who lives :at: 2009 E. St. Clair St., was the ional ‘winner
at School 15, but as he was riding.
the finals.
Parents, Pupils.
Honor Principal
-MISS MABEL KELLER started her 26th. year as principal of School 70 today. : She. probably wouldn't have thought anything about it if the pupils and Parent-Teacher : Association’ members hadn’t surprised her Friday night with a 25th anniversary. party. Miss Keller came to school that evening thinking she was going to attend a May festival. - Buf the parents -and teachers presented her with a gift and the pupils presen roses. A letter of congratulations from Superintendent DeWitt 8. Mor“gan was read, read.
MRS, WALDEN DE DEE, RESIDENT SINCE 1907
Mrs. Melissa Walden, a resident of Indianapolis since 1907 diec. yesterday -at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Fred Lang, 1828 S. East St. She was 78. Mrs. Walden was boi and later lived in where her husband, Ge den, was a stone planerman.’' The couple celebrated their 59th wedding anniversary last November. A member df the Olive Branch Christian Church, Mrs, Walden also belonged to the Loyal Mothers’ Class of the church.. Besides her husband ter, she is survived by a son, William Walden of Indianapolis, and a brother, Todd Evans of Bloomington. Funeral services will be at 2 p. m. Wednesday at the G. H. Herrmann Funeral Home and at 2:30 at the Olive Branch Church. Burial will be in Crown Hill Cemetery.
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PRINCETON, N. J, May 26.— Evidence that the mass of people in this ‘country are willing to reach down into their pockets to contribute to a “pay-as-you-go”
program for national defense— and that a majority of them would go much farther in broadening the income tax base than tax authorities in Washington may have imagined—was indicated today in a nation-wide survey ‘by the American Institute of Public Opinion. None of the plans now under consideration goes as far in the direction of a broader tax base as the majority of the public would go. A majority of Americans in the Institute survey said that “every family not on relief”
the income tax. - Results of the Institute survey indicate that ce ‘more the American people may be ahead of their political leaders, and that Washington may have under-esti-mated the “little fellow’s willingness to pull in his belt and make sacrifices for national defense. “The question:
“It has been suggested that every family not on relief should pay an me tax which would amount to, say $10, for families with yearly incomes of a thouSand Sotars, and larger Janes for
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Public Favors Increased Income Tax, Not ~ Bonds, fo Pay for Defense, Poll Shows
By DR. GEORGE GALLUP
Director, American Institute of Public Opinion
The results of the tintvestigstion show: FRYOL- TAX... covvovivioviveiy Th Oppose Tax Undecided 3
This doesn’t mean at: Ameri
fun of it, but ever since. the need tor increased national defense be- . carie apparent to them, a majority of Americans had said, in effect, “Let's have more guns, planes, ships and tanks—and we'll pay the bill.” | Twelve months ago, the Institute reported that 76 pér cent would be willing to pay extra taxes to provide the money. Con-
observers found themselves mar-_
protest. New Treasury plans call for doubling, trebling and in some. cases quadrupling
these proposed increases, the Institute asked: “In order to meet the increased cost . of . national defense, . would you be willing to pay a tax of about two weeks’ salary or income - per year. in addition to the taxes you have been paying?”
would :/ Would Pay Two Weeks’ Salary. in Addition .. Would Not Be Willing
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gress voted emergency taxes, and °
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income tax. levies on the present tax-paying groups. Taking an average -of "|. PHY!
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+ $2000 or more a year, and ‘who thus are better able {to pay than the lowest income groups, were ‘most, ready to-pay an additional ‘two weeks’ salary to [the Government. above the. relief level a: majority said. ‘they = would contribute: two weeks’ pay. : In a third study, the great
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Here's a view of the tourney play Saturday with Edward Chamberlin, 12, of 2116 Brookside Ave. the Brookside ‘District Champion, kneeling for a shot, and Champ Beaven coming up to flake his place at the
APPROVE FUNDS FOR INFIRMARY
Tax Board 10. K. 0 K. of $44, 000 Puts County $100,000 In ‘Red.’
The -State Tax Board has approved. a special $44,000. appropriation by Marion County to enable the WPA to complete construction of an .infirmary at Julietta. The additional appropriation will cause the county to be over $100,000 “in the red” by the end of the year. Before the appropriation was made, it was calculated that county expenses would be approximately $63,000 below receipts for the year. C. R. Benjamin, State Tax Board member, said that the deficit occurs every year. Collections just don’t come up to expenditures in the county.”
be partly. responsible for the deficit since it cut one cent off the proposed 1941 budget. He added that the deficit will be taken care of as in years past by increasing the tax rate during the coming year.
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Field men employed by the Tax Board have decided to appear be-
tee this week to ask for a change in the new per diem traveling expense schedule drawn up by the Committee. The field men are opposed to the provision in the new schedule which does not allow them lunch money when they are out on assignments for only part.of a day.
MARGARET BAUER’S SERVICES TOMORROW
Mrs. Margaret Bauer, 71-year-old life resident of Indianapolis, died Saturday at her home, 5428 Fletcher Ave. . Mrs. Bauer Christ Episcopal Church. Her hus-
ruary. Survivors are two daughters, Mrs.
{Charles Strader and Miss Mary
Jane Bauer; a son, Charles Bauer, and'a brother, Edward Morton, all of Indianapolis. * She ‘will’ be buried in Memorial Park Cemetery after services at 1:30 p. m. tomorrow in the Harry W. Moore Peace Chapel. :
Anna H erschel's Rites Tomorrow
FUNERAL SERVICES for Mrs. Anna M. Herschel, long-time South : side resident, ‘will be held at'2'p. m. tomorrow in the Meyer 8: Abdon ‘South Side Funeral Home. HLL
“Ms, ‘Herschel, who was 84, died Saturday ; in the home of her daughter, Mrs. Charles Klasing, "1214 :Churchman Ave. Born in Germany, she came to this Lat try 58 years ago, and had lived in Indianapolis 40 years. ‘Besides Mrs. Klasing, she is: survived' by another daughter, Mrs. . Freida Kline of Detroit; a son, E.” H. Herschel of Celina, O.; nine grandchildren and six reat grandghilgren.
‘am. Cu: OF C. TO HEAR DAWSON
Lieut. Gov. Charlés M. Dawson will .address members of the Indianapolis Junior Chamber. of Com-
rs [BUST OF FOSTER
of the composer, will unveil it.
He said that the Tax Board may |
fore the State Budget Commit-|
was a member of]
band, Rudolph Bauer, died last Feb-|.
Burial will be in Crown: s
1S LILLY'S GIFT]
To Be Unveiled Tomorrow At Hall of Fame at ~ New York U.
J. Ke Lilly Sr, for many years leading collector of the letters and works of Stephen Collins Foster, will tomorrow present a bust of the composer to be placed’ in the Hall of Fame for Great Americans on the canpus of New York University. illy will present’ the bust: to “of Electors to the Hall Fame ‘and Mrs. - Jessie Welch | Stolzenhof. Rose of Pittsburgh, granddaughter
The bust is the work of Hancock of Philadelphia, and below it is a bronze tablet bearing the musical theme and: opening line of his masterpiece, fou. Folks at Home.” ; Nicholson Is Elector
More than 1500 persons are ex-
of ‘the-bust, the 73rd to be placed in the Hall of Fame. Stephen Foster got 86 votes, 21 more than. he needed. One of the electors is Meredith Nicholson, Indianapolis author and former: diplomat. : .The 21: excess: votes gathered by the composer would, if they had been distributed properly, have elected -his four. closest competitors —-Walter Reed, hero of the yellow fever fight; Sidney - Lanier, poet; Henry David Thoreau, Massachusetts philosopher and naturalist, and Booker T. Washington, ‘Negro educator. At the ceremonies tomorrow Dr. Harry Woodburn: Chase, chancellor of N. Y. U.; John Tasker Howard, Foster's biographer, and. Howard Hanson, director: of the Eastman School of Music, will speak. Albert Spalding, Rose Bampton and N.Y. U.| Glee Club: will present Foster music. The program will. be. conducted by Dr. William: Lyon Phelps, new Hall of Fame director. ;
JAPAN SEIZES U. 8S. CARGOES
SAIGON, French Indo-China, May 26 (U. P.)—Several Japanese merchantmen, escorted by squadrons of warplanes, arrived at Haiphong and Hanoi today to load seized American supplies, which, the Japanese Shatgedt had been destined for China. !
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‘Is 'Best Dog’
Champion Holmerick of Brookville, a cocker spaniel owned by Mrs. E. D. Stringfellow, Birmingham, | Ala. was chosen best dog. in the show and best sporting dog of the
581 ertries ‘in thes Hoosier Kennel |raon Club’s all-breed show yesterday at 3 Bu
the Indiana State Fair Ground. The: championship event was judged by Anion A. Rost, international ‘dog expert who came’ here from Honolulu to head: the panel of Judges ‘handling the 44 breeds entered. Among the leading ‘winners in’ the’ show were:
Best HOURd--Cham| jon Craftsman of Walnut - Hall, aed by Mrs. Ha! arknest Edw ands
sien, Etats Booprall cess Hilda von
scher, owned
4, Sioa. Mitwauk owned by Mrs. ukee.
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Alabama Cocker Spaniel
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ampion Tang s a oR ent. _” died a owned by LV Mr. ATG nity
Kapra's e Kennels, Cocker Spaniel. Pu ( a Fai as 48 seq bp t.
r Mrs. iliam J. Kinsella Jr. Count.
GAS STRIKE PREVENTED
CINCINNATI, O., May 26 (U. P.). —Threat of interruption of natural gas service in Cincinnati and suburbs was averted today by an oral agreement reached between the Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co., the gas division of the United Mine Workers of America (C. 1. 0) and the Independent Utilities Union.
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