Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 March 1942 — Page 13

hanging das hanging bn, front Why vo. way , to work. . Appatentiy there. 1s. a little ng of tires, but my. friend - been .able to get in touch with a good ¢tirelegger.” He's had two or three up-the-alley tips, but they all turred into noth ing at the last minute,

' areas many people h way to work. 3 be thinking' of something ghty quick, for if these imasses can’t move back @ planes won't stream

3) wea out southern Calif: are driving 40 and 50 let

‘hose Airplane’ Paptories

plane factories, they apto work in as you might so big theyre soulless,

WE, = KNOW SPRING is just afin the corner,

that wild geese Be howling Ey i, heading for grit Canadian breeding ] Several large 1 flying in perfect V

a single| goose out of line—have been observed. here ii the daytime, and Pink Gutermuth of the state , conservation department says he has heard flocks going past his home several nights recently. Geese, which migrate earlier than most other waterfowl, both spring ‘and. fall, don’t bother to stop at night. They just keep on flying until they get tired or hungry. Then they stop a day or two to

night gets them in trouble. They ‘ eo the lights of cities or sirparts and it gets them the “beam.” Frinstance, one flock, confused by

The idden stop when they hit the runways crippled dny, and it’s reported that duck dinners were quite ie Yage around the airpor for a week.

‘ agine. That's the one that is to dpen the 15-instal-ment serial story of the experiences of Indianapolis’ * Sfewart Donnelly, formeri§ an internationally known dence man. Stew thought the magazine was out gst Friday, and an item to that effect has had the DeWolf News Co. in hot waler ever since. The comany says the magazine won't be out until Friday s week. . Red Or : blood bank has moved Tom the fifth to the se nd. floor of thé C. of C. bi Iding in order to obtain more space. They've been getting from 650 to 700 pints of blood a week, expect a thor up to nto a week very shortly. . . There’s an unique American flag in the window of

are you:goingimow?: What's that bulge it

e's, in defense work, too. -

was, “Don’t: stand herel Don’t look . 3 pocket?” ‘all. day long. was Et toc m “system” and too little humanity. Ln On the other hand, ‘ne wasn't all praise for workers, He says there's an appalling amount ¢

closk-waiching: and of standing: around-doing-noth- 1

moh. defense Work, I can’t sense that the war has

changed fhe people themselves in this ares. Angeles seems just the same as ever,

People talk about their own apathy, and don’t] |

know, Wiiat Yo asseibe if fo, oiber than asking. “Well, what can I do to help?” In other words, there

thing pretty vital taken away from him, or something pretty vital to do.

Of course that takes time. And also, "government J action may lag behind the people’s willingness. That] was true in England. The people were way ahead of|

the British government in their desire, even eagerness, to cut down on food' more sharply, to be assigned things to do, to get in there and pitch. The govern= ment was always afraid to go too far for fear the people wouldn't stand it, when what the people wanted was for the government to move boldly. How did I get off on this subject, anyway?

Crawford's cafe, 2641 W. Michi st. It’s made out of 126 electric light bulbs, . .. Today's Tip—Only = more shopping days until Easter (April 5.)

Name Trouble

DWIGHT F. MORGAN, 829 N. Emerson, has qalte a bit of trouble over the similarity: between his name and that of Schools ‘Superintendent. DeWitt 'S. Morgan, whose name is listed in the phone book merely as “D. S. Morgan.” Frequently Mr. Morgan (Dwight) long distance calls intended for the school official, and can tell the operator the right number to call. . . . Lieut, F. M. Hall, medical officer of the naval recruiting station, was skating at the Coliseum Saturday when his friend, Dr. Floyd A. Boyer, announced over the loud speaker that: someone had “traded” shoes with him the previous Saturday. Lieut. Hall went over to “kid” his friend. During the conversation, Dr. Boyer said: “Say, those shoes you have there look like;mine.” They got to checking up, and sure enough they were. They traded back.

No, Yes and Maybe

THIS BUSINESS of saving tin cans—or not saving them—for national defense has everybody confused including Inside Indianapolis. Swamped with calls from householders asking what to do with tin cans, Dudley A. Smith, executive secretary of ‘the general salvage program in Indiana, advised: “Give them to the trash man.” There's no place nearer than the east coast to process them for recovery of tin, he said. Then we learned that a couple of the local scrap metal dealers buy tin cans, compress them in huge presses and ship them along with other scrap metal to the steel plants. So we called the American Compressed Steel Corp. and found (1) they do buy and compress ‘tin cans, (2) there’s not much use for householders to save them as they're’ worth only about $4 a ton, and it takes a basement full of empty tin cans to make a ton. Most of the cans sold to the scrap metal dealers are picked up at the dumps. "The idea, apparently, is more patriotic than commercially practicable.

Ragman Clapper i is onbwiyto Cairo, by plane. His column will be rasurage, by wireless or cable, shortly.

| . LONDON, March 11.— iritish press. reports ‘from and abroad give the| definite impression ‘that he united nations have p cally forgotten about ghting in favor of a general free-for-all of backamong themsel Russia are not in fashion, and of the Dutch who seem ‘to be displaying compl solidarity in their suicidal for: national existence, this inter-allied session of

. press reports, by a lively series of i internal stiletto parties calculated “to destroy ‘national coliesion as co-operation among the

eports from the United

at Roosevelt and the ‘Britare just about as un former isolaas the mikado and ithe dspanese; Even what actually be highly ' - criticism of ‘the

inevitably appears at j, the summed effect being th ‘every other nation andthe sight of one another.

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By Wm. H. Stoneman

the greatest critics among the press, thé London Daily Mail and the Londén Daily Express were; respectively, during the days of Ethiopia, Czechoslovakia and Austria,’ the leading *pro-akis organ and the courlry’s priticipal isolationist and “there ain’t going to be any war” proponent in the eritical days of 1938 and 1939. : . The Russians are playing their cards close to their chests but even in their case there have been: indications of discomfiture and, of all things, dissillusionment. It has been hinted by such newspapers as the London Times that the Russians must feel hurt because they are not given a wartime agreement with Britain and the United states, guaranteeing them certain borders following the war.

Cause ‘and Effect?

THE DIN OF recriminations has been completed r

by natural but occasionally confusing shouts from India and Australia. Asa people who have been exploited: by the British for 100 years, in return for certain benefits, the Hindus could be expected to try to exploit the ‘present situation to secure their freedom. At the same time, it is impossible to see now. the|"* present campaign, which is accompanied by siceen tuation of Hindu-Moslem differences in India tselr 1s going to save India no matter how soon a satisfactory, agreement is reached. One slight hope is that the Japanese will be so frightened by India’s internal uproar that they will regard the country as a sort of plague and stay away. While the: newspapers continue to report choruses of Bronx. cheers from the allied countries, they’ are conspicuous for absence of ‘similar news from Ger many, Italy and Japan and—for that matter—from Russia, the only allied country which s0 far has been

BEGINS APRIL 1

:| April 1.

1that many scheduled to be hired

These American airmen in Australia, shown in frqpt of a U. §. army air corps “flying fortress,” have ‘faced Jap bullets many times in the battles of the southwest Pacific, but their smiles show they're Teady to slap the Japs some more from their new bases.

Two members of a “flying fortress” crew examine the wing of their ship riddled in flight by Jap bullets. The plane and crew, now in Ause

tralia, fought the Japs in the Philippines. 3

ACTOR cy

Only : Defense Families to Live in Government

Town Near La Porte.

LA PORTE, Ind, March 11 (U. P.)—On a tract of rolling Hoosier farmland seven miles south of here a government-owned city for 12,000 persons will mushroom within the next few months—a city complete to the last barber shop and corner drug store. : An army of construction workers is scheduled to break ground about Streets and street lights, fire and police stations, health service, post office, bank, churches, community centers and. 3150 singlefamily homes will rise to house workers at the Kingsbury ordnance plant where shells are loaded for United States fighting men. Most cities of this size take generations to build. This one is scheduled to be completed next fall. Contracts for more than one-third of the' Homes already have been let. Final site plans and a topographical survey were approved last week. Preliminary plans have been initialed and architects have been authorized to proceed with final and detailed drawings for all utilities, School to Be Enlarged

Temporarily named Victory City, the town will be located just south of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad and west of roads 6 and 35, a mile from the shell-loading plant. James ©. Kneisley, Union township trustee, reported that the Union township school building, which now houses 123 pupils of all ages, will be enlarged to accommodate approximately 300 high school

students, Under present ' plans, Kneisley said, four semi-permanent buildings will be erected within the new city for grade school children. With 10,000 workers now employed

at the ordnance plant, and again

when 24-hour production is started, Victory City homes will be rented only to the defense workers. The houses’ will be of non-perma-nent construction, and will include one, two or three bedrooms. Heat-

Houses Could Be Moved

' Approximately 5000 construction - | workers are expected to be needed to complete the project by fall, Rents are scheduled to range in the vicinity of $30 monthly. With ‘the houses of dethountable construction, they can be moved

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‘able to achieve any victory. British students of public morale aré beginning 1 ‘wonder if it may not be a case of cause and effect.

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they felt benefits and large mass meetings should be| po

tiv J rakes money for the extraordi~|war ‘activities. t the usu ¢coram organizations, both charitable and tata} port simply war R kg subseribers :

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cannot be in. N°w York city a~ain until Tia 18.8 seal disapuoinizsent ai ¥ Jove he angthes es dp We came k tp Washingion | this morning by in araer'to the and now I

ready federal approval has been in. an “1500 dormitory umits, and 800

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‘Wake Island’ Is On Way to City

' “WAKE ISLAND” will make its maiden “voyage” through Indian- | apolis tomorrow. That is the name of a new Pull- : man car,«christened with, water from the Pacific ocean in honor of the Marines who wrote another great chapter in American history with their defense of Wake island. The car was christened in Chicago yesterday by Mrs. R. M, Montague, wife of Col. Montague,

middle West. “Wake Island” will be attached to the “Spirit of St. Louis,” the Pennsylvania railroad’s 20-hour train between New York and St. Louis. It is scheduled to arrive in Indianapolis at 4:14 p. m. tomorrow. It will be met by Capt. Ralph E. Boulton, officer in charge of marine recruiting in Indiana; Walter, O, Teufel, general superintendent of the Pennsylvania railroad, and J. C. Soucie, Pullman company agent.

JAPS MAY WAIT FOR INDIES OI

Experts Doubt Wells Will Produce Much * for Next 10 Years.

DALLAS, Tex., March 11 (U..P). —If the Japs manage to hold thelr,

newly gained possessions ‘in the East Indies it may take them 10 years to pump an appreciable amount of oil out of those volcanic isles, E. L. Degolyer, director of the conservation division of the office of petroleum co-ordinator, said today. “The Rumanian oil fields were subjected to demolition during the last war. It wasn’t a very thorough job, either, but it took the Rumanians more: than 10 years to any. where equal prewar production in the fields,” Mr. Degolyer said. The Rumanians, Mr. Degolyer indicated, took a cursory swipe at their wells and then fled before the advancing Germans. The Duteh, on the other hand, have used’ thousands of pounds of dynamite to shatter the pipes to their. under-

than 60,000,000 barrels of oil produced in the Dutch East Indies in 1041. : If the scorched earth policy has} been applied with “any degree of diligence, :it. will be necessary for the Japanese . to - drill: new wells. Attempts to redrill the .old wells

ranking marine officer of the |

LEGION TO TRAIN RAID WARDENS

| Three-Day School for 217 Future * Instructors Starts March 17.

Training ‘of Indiana air raid warden instructors will begin here March 27 at a three-day school directed by the Indiana department of the American Legion. The program, according to William Sayer, state adjutant of the legion, will include the training of 217 instructors ‘(28 from Marion county) who will conduct local air raid warden classes in their home counties following ‘the school here. + The state legion department has assumed full responsibility and expense of the school. The men who will conduet the instructor classes

are now in Washington receiving their schooling in chemical warfare.

Counties Asked to Act

The legion has also set aside $5 for each inst: + 40+ 0over | room experises two nights. they will have to stay’ in the city. Meals will be furnished by the legion at Hotel Antlers where the school will be held. Arrangements have been made at 10 hotels in the city where the special air raid warten rate ‘may be obtained. Clarence A. Jackson, state civilian defense director, today called upon all county directors in the state to appoint men for the instructors school. He suggested that it was not necessary to appoint legionnaires but it was important to consult the legion before making an appointment. Each county has a quota of instructors which it can send to the school.

Bi-Weekly Classes Urged

Mr. Jackson said the men sent to the school should have ability to acquire the intensive trainand who could teach what they learned. He said each should energetic and have the time and willingness to organize and instruct volunteer air raid wardens in his locality. Bach ‘instructor, upon successfully

conducted by legion posts’ in cooperation with : the county civilian defense couneil. The: three-day course will be comprised of instructions ‘in bomb extinguishing, - establishing "air raid posts, handling crowds during an air raid, blackout precautions; war gas, high explosive: bombs, teaching

usually fail, Mr. Degolyer said.

methods and psychology.

HOLD EVERYTHING

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completing the course here, will be|

Army Develops Coffee Roaster

By Scienve Service

new type portable coffee roaster for soldiers overseas or in United States , insular possessions, ‘easily shipped and operating on almost any fuel, ‘has been designed by

the army quartermaster corps. Each of the portable. roasters can supply -a full division with coffee, and fravels on a gasoline~ operated vehicle. The roasters can be shipped in very little space, and unpacked, set up and fueled in a few minutes.

NELSON WARNS OF PUBLIC IRE

Demands Increased ‘War Output; Time to Attack He Insists.

WASHINGTON, March 11 (U. P.) —The government, management labor today: had ‘the . warning of War Production Chief Donald I'M. Nelson that the public is aroused and is demanding greater output. In his second weekly radio address, Mr. ‘Nelson said last night that the need for. planes, tanks, ships and guns transcends all other matters in the people’s mind. “Unless we abandon every other consideration except increasing production,” he said, “we will burn in the flames of a public wrath so intense that in ite heat it .might consime thé very ‘standards we have set for free men to live by.” However, he emphasized, war in"dustries are far from making maximum use ‘of their machines and tools. A 24-hour day, seven-day week for all equipment now in war production, he declared, “would practically double the man hours being put into military production.” Mr. Nelson said he hoped to achieve such an increase through his newly initiated production drive and through the recent reorganization of the procurement setups of the army, navy and maritime commission.

Asks Monthly Reports

“Such procedural changes must be supported by a spirit of attack,” he said. “We have been on the defensive long enough. The attack b--gins here—here at home—here on the production line. It is a p.... tion offensive we must have before we can’ carry the war to a successful offensive . against the enemy, We're in a fight. This is war.”

At the same time, Mr. Nelson ordered. American manufacturers to submit monthly reports, ‘beginning March 22, to show the split of industrial capacity between war and civilian work and to aid in future utilization of the plants. The reports will give the total hours machine tools were used, indicate whether contracts are being filled on time, and reveal “factors currently interfering with the max-

‘| imum use of plant capacity.” Tabu-

lation of the reports will be done by. the labor department’s bureau of labor statistics.

Publi Not Complacent. - Directing mst o aor man-

WASHINGTON, March 11.—A |

WORKERS CLASSIFIED

{ers on file at the county defense

MORE COMMAND UNITY FAVORED

Demand Heard in Congress. For One Land, Sea and Air Force ‘Head.

«By CHARLES T. LUCEY .¢ ‘Times Special Writer a WASHINGTON, March 11.—The recent army reorganization has left ] a sizable group in congress dissatise fied. . There were signs today of ine § creasing demands for unification of land, ‘sen snd ir foress under wil} single military command. & ‘The demands. are coming from 4 administration as well as critics. They . reflect a ction that while the army reorganization, giving the air forces much greater autonomy, is an advance, it does. not go far enough. Cite Overlapping Charges | 1 Similarly, the reorganization which gives to Admiral Ernest J. King, commander-in-chief of the : fieet, all the former duties of the : chief of naval operations is entirely

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of past have opposed legislation to set i] up a, national-defense department which would bring air, land and sen | elements under & supreme come mand. The co-ordination issue has been raised anew by Senator La Follette (Prog. Wis): and Senator Bennety C. Clark (D. Mo.) and has drawn quick support from Senators Hill (D. Ala), Austin (R. Vt.); Wiley Ry 4 Wis.) and Gerry (R. R. 1), Hill Asks Further Step : 9 Senator Hill, ealling attention te | last week's reorganization which | abolished the offices of the chiefs of infantry, artillery and cavalry, and set 'up.ground, air and supply commands tied into a general staff, * said he believed “we should go one B step further.” President: Roosevelt, asked at his press conference yesterday to coms ' ment on reports that a supreme, unified: was under coms sideration, said he thought it makes Re little difference whether the armed forces operate under one, two or three departments because they are all working together very well. Mr, Roosevelt said he doubted that anys one knew eéxactly what the term

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The names of the thousands of Indianapolis volunteer defense work=

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office haye been arranged to core respond to .the police district im ‘which : the worker lives. 3 The plgn, recommended by Mayor 4 Sullivan’s defense committee, is in= tended to de-centralize the city’s organization so that defense couns= cils. may be established in each of the 47 police districts. It is a step closer to appointing volunteer works ers to a specific. defense job. VE

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1. If you wefe writing a friend mn Ha the army who wore this chevron on his sleeve, you should address the & envelope to: ‘Pvt. Jones? Pe. Jones? oop. | | Jones? Sergt ‘Jones? Lieut, Wl Jones? Brig, ; i Gen. Jones? | : 2..If you: 5 's man from Kursk,