Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 July 1942 — Page 3

500 Work in Allisori Cafeteria

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It takes 500 workers to serve Allison employees in the plant’s new cafeteria which covers 30,000 square feet.

It's spen nig ih and day,

THOUSANDS USE

NEW LUNCH ROOM

Dining Hall Occupies 30,000 Square Feet of Floor Space; Meals Served 3 Times Daily; Recreation Hall Is Under Construction.

Approximately 500 workers are busy night and day serving the employees of the three Allison shifts in the cafeteria opened there last Sunday. It is a mammoth air-conditioned dining hall covering 30,000 square feet of floor space and serving thousands of Allison employees with every shift meal of 12 noon, 8 p. m.

and 4 a. m. And the employees apparently enjoy every square foot of their eating quarters. With the ringing of the meal bell, workers pour in in a mad

rush. Furnish Own Music

Laughing” and joking over their purchased meals or lunches from home, they finish up the noon period by playing cards, horseplay and listening to improvised music via harmonicas that pop into mouths as the last bite of food slides down. The dining hall is shaped as an “I” with separate food lines at about 10 different spots along one wall. And though 30,000 square feet may not sound big, the fact is driven home as two motor-powered indoor ‘trucks sweep around the hall to pick up the waste at the close of each lunch period. Altogether six separate meals are served—two each for the three shifts. : Located Centrally

The building is located centrally at Allison’s for greater convenience and speed in service. It owes its birth to an understanding between management and employees for more conducive dining facilities. Now under construction in the basement of the building is an equally large recreation room which when completed will serve to supplement the noon time activities of the workers, As in all other General Motors’ plants where there is a cafeteria, it is operated by the Fred Prophet Co. with main offices in Detroit. The manager of the cafeteria is Al Vaughn, a member of the National Restaurant association with 25 years of experience in his field. He was located in Detroit before coming here.

GARDEN SURROUNDED

BY HISTORIC HOMES

SALEM, Mass. (U. P.) —Clustered around a garden in this ancient North Shore city are three dwel‘lings whose ages total 821 years. . They are: The House of Seven Gables, built in 1668. The Hathaway House, built in 1682. ‘The Retire Becket House, built in 1655.

SUB AND MINE TOLL NOW 386

U. S. Announces 4 Sinkings; 3 Canadian Ships Lost in St. Lawrence.

By UNITED PRESS At least 386 united nations’ merchant ships have been sunk in

the Western Atlantic by axis sub-|-

marines and mines since January. The United States, navy announced four additional sinkings yesterday, - and Canadian Navy Minister Angus MacDonald confirmed a report that three more vessels had been sunk' in: the St. Lawrence river. i The total did not include a report, published in the Dominican Republic, that a Dominican schooner en route to Puerto Rico had been shelled by a submarine and one man killed. The report did not say whether it was sunk. J. 8. Roy, member of the Canadian parliament from Gagpe, announced in commons last Friday

that ‘three ships had been sunk in|

the St. Lawrence. Suggests New Censorship

MacDonald, chiding Roy, suggested . that more. stringent censorship might be invoked, if such information continued to get out. Four men were killed and three missing in the sinkings. U-boats|P sank two Canadian ships in the|p St. Lawrence in May. Sinkings announced by the navy included: A small, unarmed Panamanian cargo ship sunk in the Caribbean on May 23. A small Norwegian cargo vessel sunk May 6 in the Gulf of Mexico. Eleven men were lost. A medium-sized American ship sunk in the Atlantic July 8. One man was lost. A small Panamanian merchant vessel sunk off the north coast of South America on Feb. 28. Twentyfive men, of a crew of 26, were lost.

THE VEGETABLE KINGDOM Proportionately, your body contains almost as much water as a fresh cucumber.

Office of Price

.Milk’s a Favorite . . .

The ladies drink milk through a straw and discuss affairs of

before going

sdminictration

WASHINGTON, July 14 (U. P.).—Absence of nearly half the members of the senate today threatened to delay final action on legislation

curtailing funds for Leon Hender

son’s office of price administration

and restricting its authority to direct the price control program. Senate Democratic Leader Barkley, directing the administration’s fight against “crippling” restrictions of OPA’s activities, has served

Where to Call

Where can you call to get questions answered on sugar, waste paper collections, selective service, rents, army, navy and marine recruiting and a dozen or so other things in connection with the war effort? Here are the locations of these vital service centers, together with their telephone numbers:

Sugar LI. 4381 at the War Memorial building. Selective Service LI.. 6451 at 711 N. Pennsylvania st. (headquarters). Local Boards Knights of Pythias building. 1—LI, 9316. 6—LI. 9436. 11—LI. 8971. 2—LI. 9744. 7—LI.- 9332, 12—LI. 6175. 3—LI. 9664. 8—MA, 8000. 13—LI. 5972. 4-LI, 9562. 9—LI. 8646. 14—LI. 5831. 5—LI. 9858. 10—FR. 1271. 15—LI, 6782. City or County Tires or Automobile Rationing LI. 4381 at War Memorial. Waste of Any Kind (Paper; Rubber, Steel, Scrap Metal) MA. 3321 at Bankers Trust building. Rénts FR. 2411 at Board of Trade. Red Cross Blood Bank

Ea 1441 at Chamber of Commerte buildg.

Army and Navy Recruiting MA. 1561 at the Federal building. Marine Recruiting 1222 at the Kresge building. Coast Guard RI, 4043 at Kresge building. Civilian Defense Activities of Any Kind RI. 2451 at War Memorial. Service Men’s Club Recreation Center ctivities ’

MA.

LI. 4414 at 128 W., Wabash. Invitations to Seryice Men Miss Barbara Kroeger, LI. 4414 or LI, 4415, §

Rooms to Rent for Service Men" RI. 2541 or FR. 2826. War Bonds or Defense Stamps RI. 2444 at Illinois building. Volunteer Office Service RI. 2541 at Mar Memorial, da Price Ceilings ~-¥

Office of Price Administration—RI. 8381 at Murat Temple.

War Production Board MA. 8511 at Circle Tower. Defense Meetings Today -

Seventh civilian defense district, meetSg St. Philip Neri Catholic church, 7:45

‘District No. 39 air raid school, lecture Julius Lopez, head of FBI office here,

Cb, Sreshyugrian church mnasium, 7:45 ev

PEAT MOSS USED AS PLASTIC FOR PLANES

FARMINGTON, N. H. (U. P.) — Defense needs have given this tiny community a new industry—peat moss gathering. From a 40-acre tract of bog sphagnum (peat) moss is being harvested for conversion into plastics to be ‘used in airplane manu-

facture. Owner Charles Farmer, who formerly believed the swampy land was useless, now expects to cellect

$50,000 from the peat harvest.

notice that he would not permit a vote until absent members return. “I don’t think that this matter, which affects the whole war effort, should be voted on with only four more than a quorum of the senate in the city of Washington,” Barkley said. Only 53 members answered a roll call yesterday as debate began on a $1,856 000,000 supplemental appropriation bill, ! $120,000,000 for Henderson's agency for the fiscal 1943 year, but the senate appropriations committee added several amendments which Henderson has described as “crippling.” Barkley directed his fight primarily against two amendments— one limiting Henderson’s power over ceiling prices on commodities processed from farm products and the other requiring senatorial confirmation of OPA employees receiving $4500 or more a year.

Farm Fund Bill

WASHINGTON, July 14 (U. P.). —Senate leaders, discouraged by the conference stalemate on the $680,000,000 farm appropriation bill, to=] day discussed the advisability of hurriedly passing some version of the measure and sending it to the White House for presidential veto. In this way, they argued, the house might be whipped into line on the controversial subject of al-| lowing the government to sell some of its surplus grain for feeding purposes at below parity prices. They said all prospects of compromise with the house conferees have been exhausted and no further legislative steps can be taken unless a new conference committee is appointed. The senate approved the sub-parity sales, the house refused, and the committee appointed to negotiate the differences has been hopelessly deadlocked. Congressoinal leaders believed Mr. Roosevelt would veto the entire appropriation unless it contained the senate provision.

YOUTHFUL DANCERS INVENT A NEW STEP

ST. LOUIS (U. P.).—Twenty-year-old Louis Rayot and his 18-year-old sister, Georgia, are ready to present a new type of tap dance.

The legs of the two are linked together by a nine-inch length of chain. They began practicing the dance a year ago after three years of training as individual tap dancers. “It’s all a matter of timing and co-ordination,” he said. Georgia described the dance by saying “I go my way and Louis goes his, but we both go together, step by step, at the same time.”

IN INDIANAPOLIS—VITAL' STATISTICS

Here Is the Traffic Record

County City Total 3B nN 12 PRENES FIR ON Sa

July 11 and 12—

Accidents ... 48] Arrests ......334 Injured 10 | Dead ........ 0

SATURDAY TRAFFIC COURT

Cases Convic- Fines ; Tried tions Paid Speeding ....... 22 22 $254 Reckless driving. 8 7 Failure to stop at through street. Failure to stop at si

1941 | LC RE 1942

1 0

Drunken driving 2 (All others ...... 27

2 95

Totals Sesser 62° 57 a2

MEETINGS TODAY Butler Unigersity aviat.on conference,

"+ Jordan hall,

of Examination and metry, meeting, Spink-

Resins Opton ration in © Arms hotel, all day. Stay-at-Home camp for girls, Central Y. W. C. A, all day. Indianapolis Aste elub, picnic, Hillsdale nursery, 4 p. Ro fod ‘luncheon, Claypool hotel,

FiGyro elub; luncheon, Spink-Arms hotel, | Apts noon

a Mereator elub, lunchzon, Hotel Lincoln, 7:30 po fraternity, meeting, ¥. M. C. A,,

eraal club, luncheon, Columbia club, | 1209

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MEETINGS TOMORROW

Butler Cig ig aviation conference, Jordan hall, Siav-at-Home ey for girls, Central Y . C..A., all day, a post of Jewish war veterans, No. 114, party for national commander, post, all Say. H. E. 0. club, aunt Jienie, Brookside park, afternoon and n Rinania club, ha Mg. Columbia club, noo Stoy-a-Month Sun, Jnesung, Rauh memorial library, 7:30 p Marjon county camps oF Royal Neighbors of America, meeting and election, NorthJestern hall, 28th and Rader sts.,, 7:30

Chi Omega sorority, swimming and beSaklost party, Woodstock club, morning. Indiana Alpha chapter of Delta Theta Chi, oe session, Indiana Trust building, 8 p. m. Private Truck Owners’ association, luncheon, Hotel Washington, noon

Lions club, luncheon, Claypool hotel,

Co-operative « club of Indianapolis, luncheon, Co bia club, noon. Junior Chamber of Commerce, luncheon, Canary Cottage, noon.

MARRIAGE LICENSES

These lists are from official records in the county court house. The Times, therefore, is not responsible for errors in names and addresses.

Albert Houses Wood, ave. Ruth Vv . McColgin, 33, of 2235 Broad-

"iia Edward Douglas, 24, Ft. Custer, Mich.; Xiemna Edwards, 24, of 1732 Bellefountaine st. Gerald R. wright, 33, of 204 N. Walcott; Margate; Ann Harrington, 23, Graylynn

Re W. Zimmerman, 20, of 2050 Olive ave.; LaRayner Smith, 17, of 2171 8. Pennsylvania. 5 Landy Alexander Williams, 30, of 1209 N. N. Senate. Fannie Lucille Nelson, 27, of

29, of 5215 College

Meridian; Ruth Elizabeth Shewmon, 30, of 4420 Broadway. Edward K. Ino, 25, Ft. Harrison; Tomoe Hata, 24, Ft. Harrison. Paul Carlton Rickard, 26, of 2251 Central ave.; ig Gertrude Ebechardt, 21, 21, of 249 8.

of ass, Dudle Detroit, eonar Anna ‘Alien, 21, of 238

C. “Livingston, "Josep ‘Benjamin Johnson, 23; oy Walker, 21, -of 2602 Boulevard pla James Wuichet, 2 of Ri E Ceoth: Suan-

ita h, Sloppy, 1 18. of Dunn, Th, of 929 S. Misa Virginia, Lucille ‘Franklin, 18, of

16 'N. Lan Prederick Miler, 30, of 242'> Massacpuseits; Kathryn Gill, 22, of 242% Massachusetts. Homer Alton Doriot, 26, of 5633 Wineo Dorcas Walker Porter, 25, of 5315

Charles E. Conway, 29, of 333 E, North st.; Elsie G. Kelley, 24, of 1607 W. Ninth, er Smith, 38, of 2148 Shriver; Lovie B. |B 37, of 2148 Shriver. Charles W. House, 34, Cam oe Claibourne, 18. Slay Elizabeth Sewar 32, of 942 Eldon Roscoe Ewing, a Marie icoles, 26, of 1255 N. Raphael Louis Sterger, 32, of 2 N. Ketcham; Aelia J. Hanna, 24, of 1620

New ollfe ¢ Clayton Grooms, 20, of 2005 Hovey; Emma Henson, 16, of 1730 Cornell. Fred Walter Tempe Jr., 22, City Hosal; Anne Urbanic, 24, 914 N. 0

BIRTHS

Carl, Dorothy Neu, at City. Claude, Haddie Finger , at City. : cay, Josephine nel, at St. Vin-

“George, Jeannette Roessler, at St. Vin-

ir A Mary Grawcock, at ba Chester, Joan’ Long, at Albert Marguerite Kellermeter,

William, Lela Scott, at Methodist. BA ey nics wager of devas ary Nicewander, a 5 rh jamin, Pauline e Ladd, a t 1835

Vincent's. odist, at

23, of 1848 Winton | chr

hemorrhage pancreatitis. 4 arthur Ad

ig Mary Waggener, at 271 Trow-

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Herschell, Lois DET, at City. Forest, Fredonia Boenkover at City. * Roy, Ruby rp t City. Lloyd, Clantha Calhoun, at City. John, Lillian Henninger, at City. William, Mary Ford, at St. Vincent's. Louis, Betty lls, at St. Vincent's. Fred, Cornelia Blonejer, at St. Vincent's. peSenneth, wendolyhi Marley, at MethGeorge, Mary Elsbury, at Methodist, Thomas, Irene Canter, at Methodist Joseph, Eileen Ward, at Methodist, John, Lottie Kollins, at Methodist. Meth odist. lethodist.

list. % . hodist. Charles, Betty Shaw, at Methodist. James, Jane Jannsen, at Methodist. John, Mary Aldio, at 1262 Nordyke.

DEATHS Mary Ann Hughes, 81, at 2134 Shelby, cardio vascular ren John E. Wasson, %61, at 2825 Meredith, onic myocarditis. Charles Stewart Maxwell, 69, at 6279 Washington bl blvd., coronary occlusion Catherine Johattiges, 57, at St. Vincent's, Sefonaty Seclusio on. arl Hinchman, 63, id St. Vincent's, a dilatation of hea Nora 4 Johes, 76, at 036" W. 33d, arterioscleros 70, at City, chronic

Luther Wallace, n elen Cox, 34, at 401 Agnes, carcinomas. Cha! Bauer, 47, at Veterans’, acute

ries P, ams, 24, at City, diabetes Hal Rr. MeMickle, 52, at Veterans’, coronary thrombos: Clarence Bast Purtee, a. at 424 E, Morris, acute cardiac dilatation. ‘Thomas Henry Ash, a3, at 1226 8. Richland, cardio vascular renal. ’ Oeclle © Jones, 45, /at City, chronic ne, ian nie H. Wolf, 77, at 8338 Ohmer, car‘cinoma. Tunis Mae Thompson, 532, at 404 N. Warman, © Saroinoma. Nutter, 51, City, embolus.

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They term it the “chain gang” step. |

he day back to work.

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WASHINGTON, July 14 Chairman Walter F. Geo} of the senate finance expressing belief that savings would be neede to finance the war, | that the tax program a i year stand throughout thi “Except for changes in tated by emergencies,” he said, “this ought to be the last fa: bill we write during this war. fix a general tax structyfe it stand.

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the first of the year, He said he believed it would be “bet er for the general economy of the ¢ let business know that. if : on operating under the gi: structure about to be se}!

Sees Compulsory Savi George said he believer mittee would give car eration to his proposa taxpayers be permitted & their taxes for investme; bonds, up to a fixed perc: “The bond sales prograni| demands that this be done,” George said. “It is an inducement to inveji in bonds. I think we will have to |i compulsory program next | George said his idea ’'w mit deduction of 10 or per cent of income as against taxes, provided {liz money is invested in war bonds, {0 bear no interest until after the wa: and then to be redeemed by the ticasury in four or five equal annuil installments. fil Favors Higher ‘Ami Chairman Adolph J. Sal: house rules committee sz

a0ssibly 20 a credit

pending $6,250,000,000 re; should permit amendmen; crease the amount. ! Speaker Sam Rayburn | calendar had been clear bate on the bill, and thaf vote might come next Mc

SEEK 250 FOR AT PERU NAVAL

The naval recruiting o today issued an urgent ¢ 250 young men for work naval reserve avidtion.

any of the 10 naval throughout the, state. TI shipped immediately to_ base as seamen and will bie ing immediately in variou prior experience in any required. The men enlisted will

chanics, machine operatic operation and others ne: the operation of the avieli according to Lieut. L. D. of the naval recruiting o: “These recruits will through the indoctrinatio;: Lakes Naval Training most do,” Lieut. Blanc “and they can expect t even faster than the men a navy trade school

Indianapolis, who is vi

last night was notifie mother that she had pointed to the officers’ training school, Woma

Ft. Des Moines, Ia. July 20. Her parents, Mrs. E. B. Cracraft, 44] ington blvd., said today | since her husband en service, Mrs. Stout ha.

war effort. For some time Mrs. been serving as a hostess at Ft. Harrison.

.Hot Dogs .

Wendell Phillips and one rapidly

diminishing hot-dog.

Music for Dessert

T. L. Bishop strikes up a snappy tune on his harmonica to polish off his lunch.

BY EARL RICHERT

ABOUT THE FASTEST political footwork seen in these parts lately is being exhibited by Indiana's 32-year-old state auditor, Richard

T, James, a Republican.

Mr. James, a candidate for re-election, pretty definitely “stole the ball” yesterday with the announcement that he would seek to have the state board of finance increase the share it pays annually

of all teachers’ salaries from $700 to $800.

Both parties had recommended an increase in the $700 payment (the Democrats specifically recommending $800) in their recently adopted platforms, but most every state official believed that a legislative act would be necessary.

The state auditor, however, discovered that this could be done by the G. O. P.-controlled state board of finance and he promptly came out with the announcenient that he would seek to have it done at the board’s meeting tomorrow.

(In addition to Mr. James, the board of finance membership consists of Republican State Treasurer James Givens and Governor Schricker—both of whom ' favor the proposal.)

No Toe Tramping

From a purely political standpoint, Mr. James’ proposal has that rare aspect of serving to place its originator favorably be-

fore the eyes of thousands of voters and of not tramping on the toes of any powerful group. There- are around 20,000 public school teachers in the state and Mr. James’ proposal, if adopted tomorrow, would give the township trustees and school boards that hire them $100 more with which to pay their yearly salaries. If they don’t get this $100, the school board’s using the extra money to decrease the amount of teachers’ salaries that has to be raised by property taxes, it won’t be Mr. James’ fault. It will be the school board’s fault. The taxpayers’ organizations cannot squawk, because no increase in taxes will be entailed by the move. (The $1,900,000 that this would cost will be taken from the state general fund in which there now is a net balance of $20,000,000.) In fact, it will give the taxpayers an opportunity to seek to reduce the property taxes that have to be Ievied to pay the township’s share of the teachers’ salaries. . This, of course, would undoubtedly entail a battle with the teachers. But, here again, Mr. James would not be involved. Too, the Democrats cannot protest since they recommended in their platform that the allocation be raised to $800. About all they can do is crawl on the bandwagon.

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Scramble Coming Up

Watch for a scramble between the Republicans and Democrats to be first to catch the voting public’s eye by further reducing the state property tax rate. Several months ago, the G. O. P.controlled board of finance, upon the suggestion of Mr. James, voted to reduce the state ‘property tax rate from 15 to 14 cents on each $100 of assessed valuation, Many Democrats then thought that this duty of fixing the tax levy matter was properly a function of the Democratic-controlled state tax board and, to make sure, the state tax board then adopted the action of the board of finance. Since that time, the Republicans have been making a very strong campaign point of this l-cent tax rate reduction, much to the irritation of the Democrats. So, many state house observers are expecting the Democratic tax board to come out shortly for a 2-cent tax rate reduction.. And many state house Republicans are known to have this same idea in- the back of their

heads—for their board of finance,

of course. One cent on the property tax rate raises approximately $385,000. And the state has $20,000,000 net balance in th§‘jtreasury. So a 2-cent reduction will not hurt the state treasury much and it will make a good campaign point for the party claim

MOTHER-IN-LAW IS AX- SLAYING VICTIM

BREMERTON, Wash., July 14 (U. P.) —Mrs., Annabelle Button, 53, Los

-| Angeles, came to Bremerton to cure

her 25-year-old daughter-in-law’s “mental troubles” with good nature.

Mrs. Vern Button, the daughter-in-law, had become. morose, sullen and moody since the birth of a son last winter. Her husband, a clerk at the Puget Sound navy yard, objected to her being placed in an institution. He invited his mother to come and stay with them. Newsboys reported to police yesterday that a woman was attempting to commit suicide 'by drowning in Washington narrows. When officers arrived, they found Mrs. Vern Button waist-deep in the bay. was taken to the police station while an officer was detailed to visit her home. He found Mrs. Annabelle Button semi-conscious and bleeding to death on a couch in the living room. A blood-stained ax lay on the floor. She died shortly after being admitted to the hospital. The younger woman failed to respond to questions. Her husbang fainted when told of the slaying.

FORSEES A SILVER LINING

BUTTE, Mont. (U. P.).—Before the close of the war, the present tin can may be a silver-plated one instead, according to R. D. Leisk, manager of the Sunshine Silver mine.

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FOR'S MESSAGE! BUOYS FRENCH

Official Statement May Deal With Ships at Alex=

andria and Martinique.

WASHINGTON, July 14 (U. P.) —a Bastille Day was expected today te become another landmark im Franco-American relations with the possibility that it may be celebrated by an official statement on future relations between the two countries, President Roosevelt, in a ‘message short-waved to Frenchmen on thej# national holiday, hoped that they “may ‘soon enjoy the blessings of liberty, equality and fraternit; Those blessings were won 153 years ago in the French. Revolution and lost two years ago to Hitler. The message was issued on request of the New York French language paper La Victoire. It gave th president another opportunity to help buoy the spirits of the Frenchy people and to strike a new blow in

the psychological war against the

axis. The French embassy here planned to celebrate today in {raditionak style with friendly diplomats invited to be the guests of Ambassador Gaston Henry-Haye.* But chief in< terest centered on" an anticipated official statement expected to deal with the future of French warships at-Alexandria and Martinique.

BLIND STUDENT PLANS ON MASTER’S DEGREE BOSTON (U. P.). — Althoughf blind, John King of Dorchester hag won his college degree trom Boston university and hopes to enter the graduate school in September to work for a master’s degree. Some day he hopes to teach English. = A graduate of Perkins institution for the blind, he mastered his cols

lege courses by taking hotes in Braille and reading Braille textes

books.

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