Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 April 1942 — Page 20

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Forest fire season is here again, : and Hugh A. Barnhart, state con- : : i ; servation director, today asked 5 . . landowners to keep a careful watch! : Believe Plan Ready to Pre while burning off fields and debris. | x 8 i i Several blazes reported during be vent Ships Falling Into the last two weeks have started as| : Nazi Hands.

brush fires which got out of control 5 » mn y ) i rs Sit Wow Jk oli bf sonteol | a Something New in the Spring Fashion Picture!

The practice of spring burning. ‘ i > y conservation Mois ois] —United States and British naval say, damages the soil, destroys nest- : authorities are believed to have de- | ing cover and much valuable wild ‘tailed plans for dealing with the | ” life. Young seedling trees are | French fleet at the first hint of it! AS

killed, the soil and forest floor | i " rmany. robbed of moisture holding capa- “°° Wing Burney gues lol y city and fertility. Replacing Rear Admiral Claude | Naval authorities said it was inState laws require land owners to, C. Bloch, Rear Admiral David W. conceivable that the allies would secure a permit before burning off| Bagley, above, has been mamed |... passively such action by the

fields within one-half mile of any] commandant of the 14th naval Vichy government, and they were

state or federal land. district at Honolulu. - amass pu _ confident that steps already are

‘planned to offset a possible transfer. % Only at Gray’s : | Most French battle units are tied {up in French ports on the Atdantic ‘coast and in the Mediterranean, | placing the major share of the problem on the British, But other Fa ~ Vichy vessels—including the 22,000DI AM OND [2 aircraft le Bese sow ole b VV [light cruisers Jeanne Arc : : BRIDAL PAIR | Emile Bertin—are in the harbor of i A PE ® Beautiful Fabrics | Martinique, and it would be the job ps = : ® Zipper Trims

lof the U. S. navy to keep them : = {from falling into the hands of the ry i } @® Button Fronts

Germans, ® STRIPES in Red . . . Blue

| British Control Some G B et Se . N Here is the lineup of the Viehy ++ Green... brown... unning New

| fleet, including vessels known to be il / \ Turftan . .. on White | lin sea-going shape and others be- 3 8 |) \ : | ;

{ing built at the start of the war:

| BATTLESHIPS—Provence, 22,189 d SIZES J ‘tons: Dunquerque and Strasbourg, : a 12 to 18

126,500 tons; Richelieu, 35,000 tons. ; {The Jean Bart, a sister ship to the : : ; | Richelieu, is believed to be com-|{ N : 0 \ Specially 98 |pleted. Three others are interned 2 7 Priced in British ports. \ \J / | AIRCRAFT CARRIERS — The . 4 ; ® Rayon Shantung Bearn, now in Martinique, and three J . ih ‘others being built at the outbreak : A : : Rayan iy di of war but believed incompleted. ol \ p yo \ !/ ® Rayon Twill | Some Still Unfinished i rh ; | : : r In-and-outer tops or jackets

% Glorious Moder | HEAVY CRUISERS — Four in ; ™ | | : : E bins with pockets. Matching or Thrill to the beauty n Design |Vichy hands, three in Britain. Y 5 yf % RF ® ] : 2 WASSON’S contrasting high - waisted —Can ei o His new ensemble S | LIGHT CRUISERS—Eight under 3 ® N Se BASEMENT TE Deis, Deis, rligh iamond set in NOTICE: Vichy control and one, the Duquay i turftan, blue, aqua, rose.

rich yellow gold with n i 4 i Al rds Hone " . oe i band. 5 tatching wedding ~~ Al credit, Qerds Robs |iTrouin, in a British port. Three Sizes 12 to 18.

TINY nen lothers under construction but be- : : : 'S BASEMENT [lieved unfinished. . WASSON’S BAS DESTROYERS—52 under Vichy

control, 12 in British ports, Twen-| Three Quistanding Fashions in Beautiful SPRING and

(/ = G - = ty-two others being built, one of . : a ’ 3] which came into possession of the NUN : T U M B L-TOG S IH 4 ~3 | British, and five reported being pa Es - M ‘completed by the Germans. { RR J i » a) = 's j=! 3 N Eo | SUBMARINES — 61 in French \ SN CW For Rough an

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Caramel alligator calf, a warm light toast brown. Famous ‘‘Merry-Go-Rounds,” nationally advertised at $6.00.

For The Special Convenience of

A. Toast Brown B. fg Alligator Calf. $3.99 y. sey cream, a new almost-white , Jacket, (

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\ \ beige. Sling pump with mass per- 4 Jumper \\\ WAR WORKERS i Ny

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—a perfect spectator pump

with high or ; ; B. Jersey Cuban 330 Cream coveeees

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square Beautiful. Practical Po Percale.

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BNR 2 4 Si sizes 8% to 10%. ret CREE Dozens of Lovely 1 : Styles—Only 3 i ® F 3

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Most Stores Will Not Open Until 12:1) NOON ® Polka Dots ® Figures ® Florals ® Pastels

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Homespun with mix or match inner - outers. Sizes 2 to 6.

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a week so that war workers may be provided a time in which to shop comfortably and leisurely. WE URGE CUSTOMERS WHO CAN SHOP DURING THE DAYTIME TO LEAVE THE EVENING SHOPPING PERIOD | Small coin dot print, B,

skirt and soft shirred shoulder line. Green, navy and copen on white grounds. Women's sizes 38 to 44.

"Allover figure print in white on a dusty blue ground. Youthful : and slim, with full pleated skirt. ® Perfect With Most Misses’ sizes 12 to 20. Any Other Color!

The Merchants Association GC... If Set EOP ne casuals for suits, \X /

- * . Small scroll pattern print in fo ! VON 'Y A INDIANAPOLIS navy or dusty blue and white. 5 dressy models. Head- \ 's of 80-square 1 2h ’ ®

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Slenderizing lines, smoothly \ izes 2114 : p |i percale, draped. Large sizes 46 to 52. J snes 2114.00 2 \ S Sizes 1 to 3... | WASSON’S BASEMENT :