Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 July 1941 — Page 20

PAGED OPM WILL WORK - WITH TOWNSEND

Former Governor Is Assured Of Co-operation in All ~ Farm Matters.

: Times Special WASHINGTON, July 22.—Former Gov. M. Clifford Townsend of In- - diana was assured today that OPM - officials will let him know when any advisory committees are meeting on agricultural matters. ! For the former Hoosier Governor now is Director of Agriculture Defense Relations with offices in the Agriculture Department here. In this capacity he wrote’ OPM

Director General William S. Knud-

sen as follows: “American agriculture is responsible for the production of adequate supplies of foods and fibers for domestic and military use, and for the needs of nations resisting aggression, : : Agriculture Is Important “Thus, we are directly concerned in the production of such commodi-~ ties .as food, fibers, leather, drugs, rubber, fats and oils. In discharging this responsibility, agriculture is an important user of a wide range of metals, chemicals, and other supplies, and has a substantial interest in the Advisory Committees dealing with these commodities. . “American agriculture, as an important employer of labor, is interested in the operations of the Labor Division of the Office of Production Management and maintains a liaison contact with the Labor Division.” " Governor Townsend received the following reply to his letter from Sidney Hillman, Associate Director .General of OPM;

Wish to Co-operate

“In -order efficiently -to organize and centralize the formation and operation of defense industry advisory committees, the OPM management has -created a Bureau of Clearance with Sidney J. Weinberg as chief, which will be in charge of notifying each Government- agency of each meeting held by any of such committees, in which the Government agency might have an interest. “As OPM wishes to co-operate with you in every possible way, I have spoken to Mr. Weinberg, who has advised me that he received a copy of your letter to Mr. Knudsen and that he has directed the Bureau to notify you whenever any meetings of a defense industry advisory committee are to be held.”

INDIA MINISTER NAMED WASHINGTON, July 22 (U, P.). —President Roosevelt has sent, to the Senate the nomination of -Thomas M. Wilson of Tennessee to be U. 8. diplomatic representative in India with the rank of Minister. Mr. Wilson, a member of the U. S., Foreign Service, will be the first diplomatic official credited to India by this Government.

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“Pretty Boy,” a blue Indian pea-| cock, is on good relations with the}

William P. Smith's family cat.

and the tabby doesn’t fool with “Pretty. Boy.” : The peacock is a privileged bird among the flock of 34 that Mr Smith, a retired Indianapolis policeman, has at. his High School Road home. “Pretty Boy” has the run of the yard and his own special perch. In the. early mornings he fans out his five-foot plumes and honks through the fence at the other penned-up male peacocks. They preen and honk back. Then “Pretty Boy” goes back to his perch or parades around the yard. Sometimes Mr. or Mrs. Smith will go out in the back yard and grab the big peacock by the tail. He will protest a little and then snuggle in their arms while they stroke his head.

Anyone Could Do It

Although it might seem odd for peacocks to be raised in Indians, Mr. Smith said anyone could ‘do it if they took a little care. Mr. Smith, who loves birds, retired from ‘the police force in 1926. Five years ago he imported a pair of peacocks from Texas but he was unable to raise them. Then he learned that the birds catch “black head” from chickens and must be isolated from the fowl to survive. Also, the young birds must be kept off the ground for the first four or five months of their lives. Mr. Smith keeps them in a special cage with wire netting floor. . Warm quarters must be provided for the birds in the winter since they come from India where natives give them the same respect as sacred cows.

Just a Hobby

Mr. Smith said he raises the birds only as a hobby and has no commercial purpose in mind. The birds are worth about $25 a pair. Their only value is as ornaments, usually in zoos or on large estates. “Pretty Boy” is the grandfather of a number of the other peacocks in the flock and delights in honking at them through ‘the fence. It takes three years for a male bird to get full plumage, Mr. Smith

said. All summer long they strut

‘Pretty Boy’ Granddaddy of} Flock of 34 at Home of . |.

“Pretty Boy” leaves the cat alone

“Raising Peacocks Ex-Policeman’s Hobby

and honk. They molt in late summer and then don’t let out a peep until. the following summer, Mr. Smith said. The Smith. home is practically a sanctuary for fowl. There are sil-

‘|ver ‘and golden pheasants, turkeys,

bantam chickens and roosters, pi-

chickens. Sometimes sparrows sneak into the pigeon cages for a free meal. All the peacocks except ‘Pretty Boy” are in a pen that has wire netting over the top. The Smith home is located directly across the road from the Municipal Airport and the birds get ideas about flying of their own. They're hard as the dickens to catch, Mr. Smith said.

U. S. GIRL ARRESTED AS SPY IN SPAIN

JERSEY CITY, N. J., July 22 (U. P.y .—Josephine Porter Winter, - 25, of St. Louis, Mo., said today she had been held a prisoner for 11 days: in Figueras, Spain, because Spanish authorities suspected her of espionage. Miss Winter, who had been studying at the Sorbonne in Paris, said she was arrested after she had left France where she had worked as an American Volunteer Ambulance Corps driver in Bordeaux. “If you are young and blonde, they just decide you are a spy right

off the bat,” she said.

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peacock, proud of his five-foot plumage, preens in the early morning coolness on the William P. Smith farm, High School Road, across from Municipal Airport. The bird is one of a flock of 34 Mr. Smith maintains as a hobby. ;

~ Mr.-and Mrs. Smith pet “Pretty Boy,” grandfather of the peacock flock and a privileged character around the Smith home.

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53.7% of - Draft Quota of State Is Filled By Volunteers. -.

Times Special ' WASHINGTON, ' July - 22.~More than half of Indian’s draft quota was filled by: voluntary enlistments for the period ending June 30 the National Headquarters of Selective Service revealed here today.

920 or 53.7 per cent. Michigan made the lowest percentage, with 40.8, while Oregon rated highest with 96.1. Other midwestern percentages were Ohio 482; Illinois 53.7, and Wisconsin 61.8. The point was made here that the statistics show that where jobs are plentiful and wage scales are high a far smaller proportion of the

volunteers than in the states where jobs are scarce and wages low. Other State percentages listed were: : SR Maine, 80.8; New Hampshire, 97.4; Vermont, 84.6; Massachusetts, 89.1; Rhode Island, 74.8; Connecticut, 70.2; New York, 53.7: New Jersey, 59.5; Pennsylvania, 66.7; Minnesota, 68.3; Towa, 80.6; Missouri, 80.3; North Dakota, 70.4; South Dakota, 66.2; Nebraska, 67; Kansas, 80; Delaware, 62.4; Maryland, 69.1; Virginia, 78.9; West Vitginia, 72.8; North Carolina, 71.1; South Carolina, 84.8: Georgia, 79.8; Florida, 61.2; Kentucky, 73.6; Tennessee, 68.9; Alabama, 62.3; QJisssippl, 57.3; Arkansas, 63.4; Louisiana, 57.5; Oklahoma, 87.8: Texas, 75.6; Montana, 81.2; Idaho, 90.5; Wyoming, 74.2: Colorado, 78.9; New Mexico, 64.1; Arizona, 64.4; Utah, 80.7; Nevada, 652; Washington, 90.6, and California, 62.2,

BARES ‘V’ DRIVE GOAL

LONDON, July 22 (U, P.)—N. F. Newsome, European news editor of

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‘Delphi fo Hold Trial Blackout

* DELPHI, Ind., July 22 (U. P.).’ —Mayor OC. Clay ‘ Pearson announced today that Delphi will hold a trial blackout ‘early next month. NG Assisting in the blackout, believed the first to be held in Indiana, will be members of the local American Legion post and the Indiana State Guard. The test will last for 10 or 15 minutes, Pearson’ said, and airplanes will fly over the city in a mock raid. Delphi is a town of

‘2250 persons. oe

AUSTRALIA TURNS TO BIBLE SYDNEY, . Australia (U. P.).—

y There has been a sharp increase in . The Indiana draft quota was 47.- |e "Bip circulation: in Australia 389 and service, credits (one forisince the war began. The total cireach enlistment) amounted to 25,-|culation reached. 278,795 last year, : an increase of 75,680 on the year.

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WASHINGTON, July 22 (U.P) — The War Department today announced that .Vice. President Henry A. Wallace will address a “National Defense Day” celebration at Burlington, Iowa, July 31, marking the . of operations at the Iowa ordnance plant. His address will be carried over a National Broadcasting Co. hookup. The first artillery shell assembled at the $30,000,000 ordnance plant will be presented to the City of Burlington by the ordnance department at the ceremonies.

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