Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 February 1942 — Page 8

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1000 New Homes Under - Housing Inity Plan.

Times Special

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26'— Mayor |

Homer G. Va Ind, welcomed « President Roose

r of Jeffersonville,

It's announcement that the 16 sprawling government housing agencies now are consoli-

dated under one head. Here to get a thousand new homes for workers in the booming war industries in and around Jeffersonville, the mayor|said more progress would have b made previously * but “we were over-co-ordinated.” “For months pow I haven't been able to do much but listen to government co-0 tors, survey experts and what| not who came out from Washington, Indianapolis or Cincinnati to ldok us over and see what they could do,” Mayor Vawter said. o4 Statistics Inflated

«Sometimes I am so busy that they go and seq the Board of Trade or my partner/ in the real estate business or some of the businessmen and the like, | i “My partner gave one of the lady callers from the labor department a lot of inflated statistics for a joke. But she didn’t catch on. In about eight weeks va got a letter asking if these figures still were correct. “Since they hever: were they still aren’t. » | Wilson Makes Promise

Rep. Earl Wilson (R. Ind) assured» Mayor Vawter that he will get his thousand houses now. The Ninth distri congressman- even suggested 2000, He is a member of the house building and grounds committee and thus far has been able to get what he wanted from the defense housing setup. Just returned from more than a week in Indiana, Rep, Wilson said that if Wa was doing as much to win the war as the people back in the state an all-out victory would be assured,

“The trouble in Washington is that too many persons are working the government instead of working

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armory,

entertain service men.

Twp boys meet two girls at the Service men’s club, 128 W. Wabash st. The soldier is Pvt. Win Gluckman, Bayonne; N. J., stationed now at Ft. Harrison, and the sailor is Robert Harris, Clay City, Kas., Naval The girls, both “cadettes of the fourth regiment,” are Ethelda Meyers (left). and Marcella Jones. Sponsored by the. uso, | om the Park board and the WPA, the club operates not only as a recreational center but also as a clearing house for citizens’ invitations to

NEW CURTAILMENT OF OIL USE SOUGHT

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 (U, P.) .— Conversion of oil-burning equipment to other fuels wherever feasible would he required under an order submitted for approval to the war production board, Deputy Petroleum Co-ofdinator Ralph K. Davies has revealed. He toll the house interstate commerce committee that the problem of transporting oil is serious and probably will ¢ontinue to be so for

for it,” -he cluded,

the duration. {

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CHICAGO, Feb. 26 (U. P).—A Chicago dentist has, recommended two cures for a. protruding teeth—boxing gloves and golf balls. j ‘The boxing gloves are to be tied on the child’s hands at bedtime to keep him from sucking

his thumb, and the golf balls are

to be sewn down the front of his nightie to keep him from sleeping on his stomach with his fist in his mouth.

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Employees Contribute $7736 to Campaign. .

fund campaign in Indianapolis were cheered at yesterday’s meeting with the announcement of a gift of $7736 from the Indianapolis Power & Light Co. and its employees. Another firm reported was the Fred ‘A. Beck Co., whose employees subscribed $471. This amount, much more than a day’s pay from each person, brought the firm's gift to 100 per cent of its quota. Other gifts, which brought the total much nearer the $350,000 goal for Indianapolis and Marion county, were: “Vibes: gE

i rge J. Mayer & Co. 760; Associated Mutuals, r locomot corporation h Grove, "$048: $850: employees, $520:

pelts gu Se Re $750;

ks Projects Administration employees, $301: ana) Police depa! artment, 4; Stewart-Warner

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ectric yees, ployees, $283: Inpany yees, Slmpany and emce As-

Insuran sociation” em Hi Kiefer-Stewart em ro 3157; Paramount Plctuers, Tae. Hotel Sever

$1 B and employees, $149; Western Union a Doak ne Railr em-

i SHEE Fired pros at 450; BH of and

. eeds Mrs. Max Be arty r. Holy Name am B. B

oman Store Equipment company emPloy $5: RL 0 of Indiana hool or the $ J. Lloyd Nyayhe, $35; Cleon Nafe, $35; Thompson's Restauria empl oe $32. employees of Indianapolis ‘Railways an eoRics Mov Motor Coach company (additional), 3; Indi BE Bell Telephone compan ny employees (additional), T534: civilian employees, Billings Hospital, $33; Indians ‘omen’s Prison em1 ; Pure Oil compan employees, $ anapolis loyees, yi $51, zg Tool company

$56. P Subseribtions of $25 each were made ge by the followin Royer H. Bro Earast

CIVILIAN DEFENSE WORKERS TO MEET

The first meeting of the Marion county civilian defense workers has been called by Maj. Gen. Robert H. Tyndall, director, for Wednesday night at 7:30 o’clock in the war memorial auditorium. The director announced that only the following were to attend: Town and community defense workers, assistant directors, heads of committees including the women’s divisions, members of the headquarters council, the advisory board, the technical group and township trustees. Gen. Tyndall said that workers who have volunteered their services but have not yet been assigned duties, are not to attend. By Wednesday, he said, the organizations in incorporated towns and in rural communities of the country would be complete and the meeting would serve to instruct and familiarize the different departments, He added that the delay in calling the first meeting was due to a desire to have all (districts represented. The workers will be shown a 30minute motion picture of the bombing of cities and towns in England through the co-operation of Clem Smith, state fire marshal. Scenes of the Pearl Harbor attack also will

be shown.

SHIPYARD WORKERS VOTE ON LONGER DAY

SAN PEDRO, Cal, Feb. 26 (U. P.) —Bethlehem shipyard workers

eight or 10 hours on navy shipbuilding projects. : Company officials and heads of the C. I. O.-shipyard workers agreed to the vote which was suggested by Navy Secretary Frank Knox. The workmen left their jobs Monday and Tuesday at the end of eight hours despite the company order for 10. After announcement of the vote proposal, the union ordered its members to work 10 hours yesterday. The company ordered 10-hour days some week ago announcing a shortage of supervisors and foremen made eight hours impractical

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Butler coeds are helping boost the Butler relays to be held March 14 in the fieldhouse by placing posters on automobiles and in streetcars, busses and store windows. Lets to right are Joan Hixon

B|1ocAl ORGANIZATIONS

Railway Group to Meet—Indiances. Lapolis chapter 2, Associated Retired Railway employees, will welcome its new president, T. E. Thurman, in

He will talk on “The Spirit of True Relationship and Friendly Understanding.”

Job’s Daughters Meet — Job’s Daughters, Bethel 1, will meet at 2 p. m. Saturday at Castle Hall, 230 BE, Ohio st. :

Hitchcock to Speak—Col. Robinson Hitchcock will discuss selective service before the Gen. Edwin M. | Lewis Patrol, Mexican Border Vet*|erans, at 8 p. m. tomorrow at the Claypool hotel. Maj. Gen. Robert H. Tyndall, also a Mexican border veteran, has been invited to discuss

tion which he heads.

Auxiliary to Hold Party—Sons of Union Veterans Auxiliary 10 will sponsor a benefit card party tomorrow night at the Citizens Gas

Speaks on Latin-Ameriea—Otto W. Cox will talk on Latin-America at the luncheon meeting of the Ex+ change club in the Hotel Severin, He will discuss “What Latine America Means to the United States.”

Townsend Club Meets Tonight— Townsend club 48 will meet at 7:30 p. m. today at the Hotel English.

Don't Read This, Save Your Eyes

An addition for the “this is — week” calendar: March 8-14 will be “Save Your Vision Week.” Governor Schricker has proclaimed it and the Indiana association of optometrists is sponsoring it. The proclamation stated that safeguarding and improving the

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Henry Pottschmidt Dies ‘After Being Hit by Car On E. Washington. The trafic death toll in Marion Henry Pottschmidt, 62, died today in City hospital.

Mr. Pottschmidt was struck by the auto of Gus E. Rosenbarger, 21,

block on E. Washington st. Monday.

of the vehicle. Mr. Pottschmidt and his wife,

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