Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 March 1942 — Page 3

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SHOPS JAMMED IN BUYING SPREE |

Clothing Stores Busiest as Dress-up Urge Precedes Easter. “They're buying merchandise as} though it were sugar.”

The man who reported that today is one of Indianapolis’ leading re- | §

tail merchants and his words rep-|§ = ; = | resent the general belief of localli | . |

business men. The “they” to whom he referred happens to be you and your neighbors. For it appears now from a glimpse at sales books in department. cloth-

Ing and other stores, that this city | Charles C. Meischke

is on its annual Easter buying spree. | = © & But this time the spree is really an

all out effort to trade cash and credit for the material things of life —including Easter bonnets. Former Member of Liquor Board Has Been Active G. 0. P. Worker.

Tomorrow and next Saturday will be the peak days in this peak buy-| ing season. Many downtown stores| are hiring extra clerks to augment | their regular sales force. Clothing stores, of course, are getting the biggest rush and their tailors and private tailor shops are days behind in alterations. 4 ‘Big’ Candy Days Although Indianapolis is not the : best candy buying city in the United Charles C. Meischke, retail grocer States, it is certainly doing share of “munching” right now.

county liquor board, today Candy Wholesalers finished supply- nounced his candidacy for state repIng their customers several weeks

J : "ese 'e from Marion county in ago. Now the retailers are hard resentative f on

put to hand the boxed sweets over the May 5 Republican primary. the counter fast enough. An active Republican worker for Candy men list four “big” candy several vears, Mr. Meischke also has

days during the year—( hristmas, served as president of the IndianValentine's day, Mother's day and

: i i at a rocers’ asEaster, in that order. However, apolis Retail Meat and Gro 8

: sociatic . Ir years and sales in the next few davs may well Soclation for the last four ye

. i : ry 1 rocers, upset this formula. Is secretary of the Allied Groce

Clothing men can hardly believe INC, of Indiana. their own sales records. “People | His First Candidacy aren’t buying just one garment! Born in Kokomo, he came to InThey re buying two, three and even dianapolis when he was 3 and has foun i Slightly amazed sales- lived here since. He was in the man said. . wholesale millinery business for 23 Drugstores, which usually have a vears and then opened his retail fairly stable business that remains grocery in 1929 at 1301 W. 30th st. Although never a candidate for public office before, Mr. Meischke served as a member of the Marion county liquor board in 1941. He has been a G. O. P. precinct com- | mitteeman and ward chairman and While there is no noticeable in the last election was fifth and shortage in the clothing and acces- sixth ward supervisor. He is marsory lines there is one shortage that ried, has one child and lives at 4742 will be noticeable to everyone on Broadway. Easter and that is—no Easter lilies, | Cites Liquor Board Record

America has always depended . : upon Japan for Easter lily bulbs IN his announcement, he said that

This year’s shipment of 26,000,000 during his tenure oh the county bulbs never left Japan this year— liquor board, “much, if not quite all, or if they did. practically all were of this abuse has been corrected by sent back to Nippon with cargoes the county board, and pledged his intact as part of the pre-Pear] Har- ald, if elected Yo the Jesislatire, So= bor embargo on Jap products. Ww 3 ohsonne further corrections. Local florists report that they \ teal FE Tan: eh 315% jn have a few bulbs on hand=verv position to suggest other legislative few—and at $9 a gozen. * reforms that will lessen local and : state burdens on the tax-ridden Japs Raised Them Cheaper merchants of the state, at the same Japan could raise the bulbs time not interfering with the most cheaper than we could and their vigorous prosecution of the defense climate is perfect for the bulbs, a program,” he said. local florist explained. “We have - never had the incentive to grow them in large numbers although we have experimented with the plant for the past 20 years.”

BLOCK'S ART SHOW When 1943 and '44 rolls around 10 END TOMORROW American Horiculturists hope to,

hake the big $20,000,000 U.S. Easter! Two demonstrations of art work lily business an all-American affair. by public school students will mark

But this is not 1943 or 44. So the final day of the Scholastic Art 10W

normal even through such peak buying seasons as this, report that sales are steadily going up and a last minute rush Just before Easter is expected. Lilies Are Scarce

torium tomorrow. At 10 a. m. pupils of school 34. under the direction of Miss Ida Lobraico, will work. They include Indianapolis No. 42 Phyllis Williams, Marjorie Heacock, of the Navy club of the U, Ss. A Robert Conraqg, Phyllis Morgan, Will hold its first meeting at g Paul Drummond and Colleen MeP. m. Tuesday in the Service Men's | Conkey. club, 128 w. Wabash st. | Eight students of Richmond high Plans to perform service for the School will demonstrate their work men in the navy, coast guard and at 12:30 p. m. One of the group, marines will be discussed by femi-/ Which will be directed by Miss nine relatives of service men and Pansy Mills, supervisor of art in veterans. the Richmond schools, is Gordon Purpose of the group is to help Kelly. Mr. Kelly won first and the men without duplicating efforts Second prizes in the oil painting of other organizations. according to 8TO0up 1 of the exhibit. He will Mrs Harvey J. Edwards, com- Paint a portrait from life. Others mandant, of the group will do fresco work. % FIN CAR ore Hostesses from the Camp Fire 2 DIE IN CAR-TRUCK CRASH Girls’ organization serving tomorrow AU RORA. Ind, March 27 (U. P). will be Barbara Hoover, Betty Jean —Ed Scalf, 45, Switzerland county, Barker, Jo Ann Krauch. Margaret was killed Instantly and Pat O'Con- Spink, Catherine Jane Sarber, Roseher, 60. Rising Sun. died a few mary Wanner, Joyce Hesler and hours later, When the car in which | Barbara Wheldon, Mrs. Jesse C. they were riding crashed into a| Barker, Mrs. M. M. Dellour and truck last night near Patriot, Ind.| Miss Emily Jackson, —m— 3

CITY NAVY CLUB UNIT WILL MEET TUESDAY

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about a dozen long-stem roses? Awards exhibition in Block's audi- |

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| THE INDIANAPOLIS TIME [

Morse Theft by |G, I, 0, URGES 3000 Truck Reported |

A CASE CF horse-stealing—an offense that called for hanging in yesteryears—was reported to the police today. Herman Knotts, a photographer, said his white pony Dan | was hauled away 1n a yellow truck | yesterday. He said a man was seen putting tte pony into the truck at Prospect st. and Southeastern ave., where it had been kept on a vacant lot. The pony is white except for two spots on the forehead.

FAIR GROUNDS Indianapolis defense industries PT make it imperative that the government build 3000 homes here immediately, Arnold Atwood, U. A. W.C. I. O. director for the Indianapolis area, today wired John P. Blandford Jr. national housing agency head in Washington. “As things are now, we need 3000 homes built by the government and an additional 3000 built by private

enterprise,” Mr. Atwood wired. “The announcement in The In-

RED CROSS SPEAKERS | napolis Times that the governBUREAU ORGANIZED ment plans 750 government-built

Organization of a Red Cross War houses,” he said, “shows i speakers bureau was announced to-| Washington is not aware of the real

by W. I Longsworth, chapter need here.” ir 0 5 | The Times revealed Wednesday

Harold H. Bredell, Indianapolis|that the government is planning to attorney, will head the bureau and build 750 homes in Irvington for organize trained speakers for all naval ordnance plant workers, 500] types of public meetings. others as near the Circle as possible “Work of the Red Cross is vital|for other defense employees, and in our war effort and all our citi-|that, in addition, private enterprise

zens should be familiar with what is to build 3000 within the next six the organization is doing,” My, /months, besides 250 homes which

Left by Army Inadequate To Store Equipment.

State fair board spokesmen have indicated today the board may ask to retain a larger portion of the fair grounds than originally was agreed upon when it leases the grounds to the army air force command for the duration. Army procurement officials and |army-employed civilian real estate | experts were expected to come to | Indianapolis Monday to draw up ke dollar-a-year lease, Guy Cant-

well, board secretary, said. Coliseum Excluded | The original agreement called for [turning over the entire grounds except the coliseum, the saddle horse barn and a relatively small parking area along 38th st. The

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coliseum was excluded when air | force officers agreed that the morale value of entertainment held there warranted such a step. As the board set about concentrating fair equipment in the sad'dle horse barn for storage, it became apparent, according to the spokesmen that the barn was not big enough to hold it all. Want Equipment Intact Board members desire to keep equipment safely stored to facilitate renewal of the annual Hoosier exposition after the war and pointed lout that even if present equipment 'is kept intact, they will be “hard put” to revive the great agricultural show. It was not known definitely how soon after the drawing up of the |lease air force command would take over the grounds. The board agreed to give up the annual fair for the duration earlier this week when [army men pointed out the ‘‘urgent” need of the air force command for storage space and barracks.

Longsworth said. {are to be renovated.

OWN-RULE PLAN GIVEN TO INDIA

British Want Finish Fight On Japan in Return for

Dominion Offer. By JOHN R. MORRIS

| United Press Far Eastern Manager | NEW DELHI, India, March 27.— Great Britain is offering India immediate home rule and a form of dominion status after the war in re(turn for a pledge to fight to the finish against Japan, the United Press (was informed today by a usually [trustworthy authority. | But after a week of his schedutec | two-weeks’ negotiations, the British war cabinet envoy still faces the most formidable obstacles in perhaps the toughest job any diplomat has undertaken since the war started, Will Muslims, Hindus Agree? Outstanding among these difficulties is agreement on a provision in the British plan providing as a last resort for a separate Muslim state in event the Muslims and the Hin- | dus fail to agree on a constitution. it was reported. Here is the most authoritative linformation regarding Cripps’ proposals: | 1. A government of Indian representatives responsible to the viceroy would assume all posts except defense, which would remain directly under the crown until the war ends. | 2. A form of dominion status soon ‘after peace is restored, with a con- | stitution to be evolved by an assem- | bly of elected members of provincial | legislators. : Seek to Avoid Separate Pact | 3. The British cabinet reportedly | recognizes the right of self-determ-|ination for the Indian people and in event the powerful Muslim mi-| {nority fails to accept the new constitution they may as a last resort ‘have a separate constitution for predominantly Muslim provinces as a [second dominion. 4. India agrees to fight the war | to the end and to make no separate ‘peace with Japan, thus winning a | voice at the post-war conference ta- | ble.

—— Donald E. Pratt. 28 Bridgeport, RR i "

er i “ Here Is the Traffic Record |, orothy Hackler, 22, or 1038 W. New

County City Total York. : ; hal Poole, 21, of 4019 S. East:

19 24 43 TIL E List, 21, of 339 S 12 23 33 Ea I Sani £ —March 26— Clayton Mittelstrasser, 2 ..14 | Arrests . 3 Dead

Wheeler; Alice ER, Mull THURSDAY TRAFFIC COURT

~ Roosevelt, ..258%| Rocco Conti. 25, Richmond, Ind.: James O. W. Wheeler, 22 Cases Convic- Fines) Tried tions Paid

0 Marsio. 22. Beech Grove boo OT LS Boulevard place: Geneva Cawthorne, 20. 4015 Central Wylie E. Brewer, 32 Ft. Harrison: Mar‘orie J. Blackburn, 30, Huntin ton, Ind. LeRoy Bailev. 18. of 422 §S. Fark. Genevieye L. Mier. 21 of Joes Ys mia, aymon Jw Potts, 20... 0 4212 MassaSpeeding bi 38 35 $383 chusetts. 18: Doty M. Buchanan. 19. of Reckless driving 5 4 4 Failure to stop at through street 1 2 Failure to stop at signals 1 Drunken driving 11 All others 14

433 N. Fulton. Horace C. Henley, 20, of 1116 Villa; 18, of 429 Collier. . Th

1941 1942

Accidents Injuries

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Naomi Fields, Arthur J. Barrett, 24, of 3630 Coliseum; of 715 Union.

Helen Regenstreif, 19,

MEETINGS TODAY State Young Men's association of Indiana, annual convention, Y. M. C. A noon. Delta Kappa Epstion fraternity, alumni meeting. Marott hotel, night. Indianapolis Federation of Community clubs, meeting. Hotel Washington, 8 p. m m

——— . MARRIAGE LICENSES por a Chi. luncheon, Board of Trade. These lists are from official records in| Exchange club, luncheon, Hotel Severin, | noon, the county court house. The mes Optimist Columbia therefore, is not responsible for errors in

{ club, noon. names and addresses. | , Kappa Sigma, luncheon. Canary Cotnoon

| tage. elta Trade,

club, luncheon,

Tau Delta, noon

Sherman Faulkner, 32, of 512 E. Michi- luncheon, gan; Margaret E. Moore, 27, of 312 E Michigan. Cyrus 8. Thomas. 24 of 3003 E. enh MEETINGS TOMORROW 0 a

ington: Alma D. Stephens, 23 Indiana

St. Joseph. y Robert Micheaher, 17, of 910 Wright: | Union, 3 Betiy A. Acton. 17. of 848 S. Addison. conn, Delta Pi, state dav, Hotel Li%r ° oin, ay. Matthew F. Rane. 1, Semb JSobinson, Indiana Union of Jewish Youth. conArk.; Leona Rabinowitz. 21. o (13 at-1 vention. Kirshbaum center and Claypool son hotel, all dav Charles C€. Kimberlin 32nd: Gladvs K. Tyner Alabama Charles M. Anderson 3. Camp Bowie, Texas; Carol M. Mever, 19. City Norman E. Miller 20. of 2918 N. Delaware: Shirk. 21, of 3828 Guil-

for Lemuel M. Harris, 28 Camp Davis. N. Car.; Frieda A. Draeger. 31, of 1541 Wood- |

lawn. | William Schmidt, 24 of 1337 Lawton: | Ruth L. Gardner, 19. of 1833 Lockwood Herbert G. Ingram, 30, of 315 N. Arling- | ton: Mabel R. Thomas, 30. of 925 N. Emer0!

son, | wi m A. Whirley, 69. of 714 N. Illinois: vin B er, 64, of 714 N. Illinois.

chapter, Daughters of th convention, Hotel Lincoln, all day

BIRTHS

Girls Eldon. Pauline Johnson, at City. Clyde, Geneva Cron. at 521 N. Alabama. Frank, Grace Turner, 918 Church.

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Boys Charles, Catherine Welch, George. Florence Duvall, cent’s. Keith Marybelle Toles, at St. Vincent's. Joseph, Dorothv Worland, at Methodist. Pons, Evelyn Shige. at et ediet ames, Frances Anderson, at Methodist. John, Irene Conn, at Methodist,

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| Raymond. Betty Brinkman. at St | | Francis. William, Rosa Edwards at St. Francis. Emiel, Tmogene Kyser, at St. Francis. Joseph, Carlene Kinch, at 2314 Hovey. Roy, Ura Smith, at 1465 E. 16th. Cade, Lovella Butler, at 625 Blake.

Lawrence, Marie Hankins, at 839 etcher,

| DEATHS

Warner EB. Edwards, 55, at Citya pulmonary tuberculosis, Mary Carter, 83, at 1330 Richland,

arteriosclerosis. Patrick W. 77, at 1011 B. Maple

an, s rd. obstruction. Na anow, 36, at City, cerebral Geisendorf, 57, Long,

Ray, 52, at Veterans, arterio-

hemorrhage, Holland E. carcinoma. James B. sclerosis. Kathryn Harris. 59, at Methodist, endo-

STRAUSS carditis, CHARGE | cinoma? FOX. 59, at 1514 Prospect. car- ACCOUNTS . . . are 3 fold—30-

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PAGE 3 THREE YOUTHS HELD IN HIT-RUN CRASH

Three youths who were pursued by a motocycle policeman at high speed after a stolen auto in which they were riding figured in a hite run crash were finally captured on foot, The youths were chased by Pae trolman Francis J. Dux from New | York and Koehne sts. and they jumped out of the auto in the 1400 block on New York st. The officer jumped off his motoreyecle and caught them. The auto in which the youths

were fleeing had collided with one ariven by Kenneth Males of Cicero at Koehne and New York sts. The | hit-skip auto was reported stolen |last Friday by John L. Benninger, 3651 N. Euclid ave. Police found 387 nickels and other coins in the auto, and also a package of slugs.

Shuts Off Their ‘Java

War

A map of the Sumatra-Java situation holds the attention of Indiana Restaurant association members who closed their annual convention here last night. One importer of the Netherlands Indies product has received no shipment since May 27. Left to right are

Sampson Shaeffer, manager of the three Thompson's restaurants in Indianapolis, new association treasurer: Charles E. Wheeler, owner | The youngest youth, only 15, was of the northern Indiana Wheeler restaurant chain, new president, |lurned over to juvenile authorities, and A. L. Simmons, of the Simmons restaurant in New Castle, Ind, |The others, 21 and 20, were held retiring president. on vagrancy charges.

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ATURDAY . . . People will storm the Man's

Store . .. for Spring and Easter outfitting . . .

And the Man's Store is prepared on the J great clothing fronts . . , (1) the Pedigreed , , @ the Medium priced . , () the Popular priced . . .

SUITS and TOPCOATS... the pick and the cream... at whatever price you have in mind . .

HATS by John Cavanagh . . . Dobbs and Wearington . . ,

OXFORDS by Hanan . . . Nettleton . . Customfield and Service! . . |

About the Finest, choicest eyefullest collection of NECKWEAR . . . that Indianapolis has ever known!

SHIRTS . . . for a man to take proudly to his bosom Bruxtons . . . Arrows . . . Princetowns . . Canterburys . . ,

This... will perhaps be our greatest Spring Day... since we have been in business . . .

You will find the morning hours more comfortable . . . less crowded . . . Store hours Saturday 9 till 6

L. | TRAUSS & CO., i= The Man's Store

The BOYS' floor and WOMEN'S shop are on the SECOND FLOOR