Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 May 1942 — Page 13

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OPA ADDING TO STORE BURDENS

, -- Extra Bookkeepers, Clerks Needed to Prepare Long Price Lists.

This new. oversize helmet gives added protection to a lookout aboard a United States warship escorting an Atlantic convoy.

By JOHN W. LOVE Times Special Writer 5 CLEVELAND, May 6.—The office of price administration is going to hire about 60,000 persons to operate the control machinery, but the stores will have to take on a larger -. number, or transfer them from other work. : It always needs fewer persons ta "-inspect and supervise a system like| . this one than to operate it, and * the operating, of course, will be in <* the hands of the merchants. Theirs will be the job of preparing the| @. public price lists, keeping the rec- ANNU AL HONOR ords, making out the forms, instructing the help and meeting the : “* inspectors. ‘Most of the smaller merchants DAY SCHEDULED . will have this work to.do themselves. : . In the general scarcity of experi- ° enced workers in most lines the larger stores might have trouble Butler Exercises Will Be finding 200,000 or so new clerks - and bookkeepers, but these prob- Held Tomorrow at ably will only be moved from other . _ departments. N. Side Church. Paper Worx, Is Auge Tash Butler university seniors led by Readers of the general price{mempers of Phi Kappa Phi, naorder and its supplements mustitiona] senior honorary, will form the have noticed the enormous amount|yrocessional opening the annual . of paper work they call for, and|pytler honor day exercises at the the accompanying gmount of paper|North Methodist church auditorium and printing. The OPA is going|tomorrow at 10:30 a. m. eventually to license every dealer| pr, Albert Lybyer, history professor by name, and more than 2,000,000 (of Illinois university and authority forms will be required for that op-{on the Near East, will be the main . eration. speaker. Dr. A. D. Beeler, Butler Every purchaser of goods at re-|professor of history and vice presi--tail will be entitled to have a sales|dent of Phi Kappa Phi, will inslip with the prices marked on it,|troduce Dr. Lybyer. --and this will mean every sore: Ross to Preside keeper must eventually use sales Acting president M. O. Ross will books, or have one around. The preside Mrs. Alice B. Wesenbert, larger stores and many others do Phi Kappa Phi president, will exF1ow, Dui a lob of the smaller and plain the significance of honor day. :-outlying shops, as well as a few Dr. Merwyn G. Bridenstine will . downtown specialty stores, get along announce the = business college without them. 3. awards and other department A few of the printing companies awards will be announced by _ which specialize on sales systems Frederick D. Kershner of the Reare already excited at the prospects. |);oin, college and Gino A. Ratti of A couple of them doubt if all the the liberal arts college. printing can be done by May 18. Following Dr. Lybyer’s talk the More Merchants Complain Butler-Jordan PITSRIOI sxler Merchants in great numbers are ne rena o Ol JOSED already complaining that the order Formal presentation of new Phi caught them before they could Kappa Phi members will also be mark up their goods to take ac- made during the morning exercount of the higher prices at which cises with initiation ceremonies they bought them from the whole- held Friday at the Butler Jordan salers in March and early April all. This will be followed by a The OPA expected this and is pre-| 5; 0; ot the Campus club and the pared for the rush of applications new Phi Kappa Phi president will for price amendments. How these take office at that time. can all be handled quickly is be- . ond imagining, however, and it is p yo some goods will be with- RICH WIDOW FOUND drawn from sale until the dealers| Ec what hor com oo, SLAIN IN HOLLYWOOD ~~ A good many merchants and HOLLYWOS8D, May 6 (U. P.).—

wholesalers are saying the overall| An attractive, middle-aged woman operation of the business must be [found dead in her home last night --the criterion, however—not the|with her skull crushed was identiprices of the particular merchandise | fied by police today as Mrs. Rose on which the margins are unexpec-| whitmore, wealthy widow of Fred- - tedly kept narrow. erick Whitmore of New York. If retail merchants had followed| Suspicions of an air raid warden * the practice of marking up every|jeq to discovery of the body. He price as soon as their wholesalers hag called several times to instruct * had raised it on them, they would her about air raid precautions, and have had more leeway under the|found no one at home, Last night general price order. Most of them, po called police, .who said. Mrs. though, followed the suggestion of | whitmore had been dead about © their trade associations and the|ejght days. - appeals of the OPA and other agen-| Officers learned that Mrs. Whitcies to average the prices. They|more received a large inheritance - have excellent public and political |i, 1930 from Mr. Whitmore in adrelations as a consequence, if these|qition to a trust fund which gave ~are of value in a crisis like this one.| peo $3500 a month.

Police said they were searching

PURDUE CHOSEN FOR for a man who had spent consider-

able time with her recently. They

AIR ATTACK SCHOOL said he was a former Chicago drug

salesman who had been with her in LAFAYETTE, Ind., May 6 (U. P.). Florida. He was believed to be

—A “bomb attack” school to train] , . 1 , | civilians in protection methods driving Mrs. Whitmore’s car.

"against possible bombings will be 3 Se lishod at Purdue university for OHIOAN H ELD AFTER the Midwest area. Scheduled to open June 14 with E. SIDE AUTO CRASH : the first group of trainees drawn| Police arrested Howard Harper, from the upper Mississippi valley,|33, Middletown, O., on charges of the school will provide a two-weeks | being drunk and driving recklessly - course of instruction in handling in- | after the tractor-trailer he was - cendiaries and other types of bombs. | driving crashed into the rear of a Army officers will serve as instruc- | moving automobile in the 4700 block tors. E. Washington st. early today. The civilians, chosen by the re-| The crash caused other parked gional: director of the office of ci-|cars to be bumped, police said. vilian defense, will be trained in groups of 50, and upon completion of the course will return to their| home cities to instruct local leaders. ;

LEADER TO DISCUSS TODAY’S CHURCH TASK

Discuscing “Today’s Challenge to the Church,” Dr. Roswell P. Barnes, associated secretary of the Federal Council of Churches, will be the

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they gained an

WAGE CONTROL TERMED NEED

Conservation’ Is Guiding War Principle, Editor Tells Phone Men.

A properly controlled economy means controlled prices, controlled purchasing plus controlled wages, Francis X. Welch of Washington, associate editor of the Public Utilities Fortnightly, told members of the Indiana Telephone association at their annual convention today in the Claypool hotel. “As long as we tried to get along with just price control plus rationing, but without wage control, we were trying to balance our economy on two legs,” he said,

F. D. R. Recognizes Need

“The presidents’ recent address indicated that he at least recognizes the need for the third leg.. But whether the war labor board will actually produce that leg or whether congress will have to manufacture one, remains to be seen.” Mr. Welch urged a sense of individual responsibility in winning the war and said that conservation is the one word which best sums up the guiding principle for all phases of the war.

500 Attend Opening

Approximately 500 delegates attended the opening of the two-day session. Governor Schricker spoke

Williams, Indianapolis, told members that the telephone industry’s tradition of business courtesy must be maintained in spite of trying wartime conditions. Lieut. Col. William C. Henry, .U. S. signal corps, was scheduled to speak this afternoon and Jeff H. Williams, Chickasha, Okla., past district governor of Rotary International, will speak at a banquet tonight.

HERBERT RUNDELL, EX-JUDGE, IS DEAD

BLOOMINGTON, Ind., May 6 (U. P.).—Herbert A. Rundell, 61, well-known Republican and former judge of the old Monroe-Owen court before its separation into two circuits, died at his home here last night. Judge Rundell left the bench in 1932 and entered into a law partnership with the late Charles O. Mattingly, slain Public Service commission attorney. Judge Rundell was a charter member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity at Indiana university.

D. OF A. ELECTS NEW DISTRICT OFFICERS

Members of district 5, Daughters of America, today elected officers for the coming year at their annual meeting here. More than 100 members attended. New officers are: Muriel Sebanc, junior past councilor; Cora Duncan, associate junior past councilor; Grace Cubert, councilor; Hazel Williams, associate councilor; Fern Wright, vice councilor; Ethel Ashlock, associate viee councilor; Velva Doudell, recording secretary; Bertha Shuwek, associate recording secretary; Isabella Nelson, treasurer; Marybell Warren, warden; Laura Lancaster, conductress; Wylda Elliott, outside sentinel, and Katherine Nolting, pianist.

'KROGER EMPLOYEES WILL DANCE TONIGHT

The KEMBA, organization of Kroger Grocery and Baking Co. employees, will hold its annual dance tonight at the Knights of Columbus auditorium. The event will be known as the “Hooray American” spring party. Entertainers will include Pete French, who also will act as master of ceremonies; Red Dickerson, novelty washboard entertainer, and the Kaydettes, dancing chorus. Ted Campbell and his Cavaliers will furnish music and a floorshow. Purpose of the KEMBA is to provide social benefits to Kroger workers. Rex Haislup is president.

Today's War Moves

By LOUIS F. KEEMLE : United Press War Analyst

§ fallen, but the Japanese have not

yet conquered the Philippines, any more than they have conquered even the occupied areas of China. Corregidor held out as long as could have been exPected. It wag taken by the Japanese at heavy cost, but

important advantage in that they

now have full use of Manila bay as a naval base. This

principal speaker at the annualishould be of great help in the southward operations against New Guine business meeting of the Indianapolis|and the south Pacific supply line of the United States to Australia. The (Church federation next Tuesday in|base, with its fortifications repaired and strengthened also will present

. the Zion Evangelical church,

mittee at its last meeting recom- {Australia to re-take the islands. mended that the social action com-| 1

visement full co-operation with the|the federal government in creating sen-|have captured the timent in favor of helping to regu-|Gen. Wainwright. late the prevailing vice conditions in Indianapolis.” :

] u : a formidable obstacle to Gen. MacThe federation’s executive com-|Arthur when he comes back from

Madagascar, a significant dispatch from Chungking should not be over-

The Japanese have ended the last |looked. ‘mittee take “under immediate ad-|centralized American resistance in

It reveals how for more than two

Philippines and presumably | weeks, large guerrilla bands and decommander, | tachments ' of regulars have been

making damaging attacks on the

But resistance in the Philippines | japanese in more than : is far from ended. Guerilla bands pa 15 occupied

The committee also voted to co-|led by American and Filipino offi-:

cities at widely separated points. Guerrillas’ Second Front

for Re

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Despite heavy defenses surrounding the vital industrial district, R. A. F. Bomber Command raids on The Ruhr have been successful. This picture shows a bullet-riddled plane being repaired after coming

safely through Germany following a raid on the Ruhr.

E, SIDE HOME “SITE REVIEWED

Different Location to Be

Considered, Civic League |

Is Told.

“Serious consideration” was promised Irvington residents for a relocation of the site of the proposed

East side government housing proj] -

ect by Orville R. Olmstead, regional director of the FPHA, in a telegram last night to John C. Beck, secretary of the North Irvington Civic

league. : “Your request to re-locate housing project site will receive serious consideration. We shall further advise you before further steps toward acquisition (of property) are taken,” the telegram read. Mayor Sullivan and Rep. Louis Ludlow had previously promised their support to the Irvington residents protesting the site of the proposed houses which were to be located near the naval ordnance plant.

Order Your

Mother's Day, CAKE Now!

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Neckwear—S

in Good Taste

Fresh Delicious Candies and Preserves for mother’s sweet tooth. From a large assortment done up in gay and flowery gift packages. :

1 Special Mother’s Day Package of Miniature Chocolates, tied with satin ribbon. Two pounds

.50.

+ Charming Early American Pottery Jug—Filled with English breakfast tea or mint, raisin or mustard relish sauce made from prized old recipes. 1.50.

Fairbrook Fine Chocolates and Bon-Bons—Packed in a flowery pastel gift box. Two pounds

Candy Department, Street Floor.

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"operate with the war .emergency|cers are in action on nearly all the ~ commitbee for religious services. islands, including northern Luzon,| Cities attacked included Nanking,

Panay, Mindanao, Cebu and others. Shanghai, Hangchow, A Nanchang, WAR BOND SALES

TOP FIVE BILLIONS

WASHINGTON, May 6 (U. P.)— The government's campaign for . selling war bonds moved forward at an accelerated pace today as the treasury department revealed that ° the first year of the savings pro- ‘ gram had netted $5,389,349,000. April sales totaled $530,502,000—in = spite of the fact that most persons had just finished paying their income taxes in March. The war savings bond quota for May-=the first month such a quota

_ at $600,000,000. For June it will be|

Live off the Country

They are experienced fightefs, with intimate knowledge of the terrain. They live off the country and will not starve. They have the aid and sympathy of the civil population, among whom there are no fifth columnists to betray them. From their mountain and jungle hideouts, they will harass the Japanese almost indefinitely. means the Japs will have to maintain large forces in action in the Philippines and hence away from other fronts.

Wuhu and Amoy. Amoy is on the south coast, north of Hongkong, while Nanking and Shanghai are far to the north. : This campaign evidently was launched when the invaders withdrew large forces from central China to join in the fighting in Burma and to attack China in the rear. Some reports place the number of Japanese withdrawn as high as This concerted guerrilla warfare undoubtedly is causing the Japanese great concern. The Chinese are wrecking communications, munitions and supply dumps, factories

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and bridges. It constitutes a second|