Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 August 1942 — Page 2
SANDAL’ ADDS
TO TIRES LIF
S. Rubber Co. Develops New Device to Go on Market Shortly.
DETROIT, Aug. 21 (U. P.).~The ted States Rubber Co. has an-
it means to start immediand unlimited production of a sandal” designed to add be-
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tween 2500 and 3000 miles to the
life of an automobile tire. Developed by Martin Castricum, 48-year-old scientist in the firm’s textile, development department, the sandal is made of woven cotton and treated with asphalt emulsion which
"makes the fabric durable and waterrepellant.
Mr. Castricum said ‘production of the sandal could meet unlimited demands because no critical materials are needed in its manufac-
- ture. The fabric itself will be woven
at the Thompsonville, Conn, plant
es
[thes Bigelow-Sanford” Mills, and
be treated at U. S. Rubber
_. The sandal, Mr. Catticum said, d be wrapped around the tire,
> with “ears” tucked between the tire °° and rim to hold it in place when
the tire is inflated. U. S. Rubber officials estimated
IN BOND SALES
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Pace Not Fast Enough to Reach Goal for- August; Local Area Lags. How are we doing? eo Well, not so good, say officials of Indiana’s war savings staff. *
las® Saturday.
in the second week to reach $5,000,000 but more than a million dollars |of the second week's increase was attributed to the bond selling tour of Abbott and Costello, the comedians who in Marion, Muncie and Evansville topped the million mark,
Pvt. Edward Waldon, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Waldon, 1035 Dawson st., has been transferred from Springfield, Ill, to Stinson field, San Antonio, Tex. He attended Technical high school and was employed at the Beech Grove railroad shops. before enlisting.
VOLUNTEERS HOLD PICNIC AT GARFIELD
The Volunteers of America entertained more than 100 mothers and children at a picnic party at
at the million dollar party at the French Lick Springs hotel are on
effect of their sale cannot upon during August. . Marion. County Trails Outstanding cities and counties during the first two weeks of August
were Marion, in Grant county; Bicknell, in Knox, and LaGrange,
be relied
STATE BEHIND |
a 30-day - purchase -base -and- full{-
Indiana hag a $19,000,000 quota |-
this month and only $8,500,000 of it | was invested at the hali-way mark
Tavestment of $3,500,000 in the| first week of the month stepped up|
The $2,228,200 in bonds ordered].
Chicago is the new ‘commander.
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" Guy Boyle (right) of Indianapolis was elected senior vice coms mander of the U. 8. Spanish War Veterans at the group’s annual ‘encampment this week in Cleveland. Cornelius 8. Kelly (left) of
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ec EADERS PL
Duties for Fall Campaign.
united war fund campaign.
_{ manager, announced. _- -. -
fund and its 39 agencies. °
D. OF A. TO NAME
. Sian Fund board of directors. ~~ ID. ' j Opens on Oct: 5 Circus "Parkers will open Oct.
Mr. Hunter will remain as secre tary of the Council of Social Agen: {cies and will have as his assistant Willis ‘Johnsori who has ‘been on the staff of the Marion county juvenile court. Mr. Hunter will super-. "| vise: the relationship between the
| WAR FUND DRIVE
| Hunter and Martin Divide
Floyd Hunter, executive secretary of the Indianapolis Council of Social Agencies, will serve as agency secretary to the Indianapolis community fund in order that Virgil Martin, the present fund manager, | may give his entire time to the
The new arrangement becomes|* effective immediately and “is for | the duration,” Harold -Tharp, fund
Mr. Martin, who has been man ager of the community fund. for three years, is “on loan” as executive secretary to the United ‘War
The war fund drive for $1,500,000 5 and continue
: J : : - His Pal Left Him THIRTEEN-YEAR-OLD Franz. Danner of 4929 S. Walcott st. is heart-broken today for his constant companion, “Dan,” a white Collie, has disappeared. : Collies are notorious wanderers, but somehow it’s a little différent with Franz and “Dan.” x For the past four years Franz has been bed-ridden, but lately he has been up in a wheel-chair and was taking 4 great joy in his canine “buddy.” : : And now “Dan” is gone—strayed or stolen from his young master. He is an all-white long-haired Collie with one brown-patched eye and ear and an arched tail. Dan’s telephone pumber is GArfield 4781. ite
ODT BAN: RUBBERNECKING WASHINGTON; Aug. 21 (U. PJ). —Taxicabs are prohibited from picking up passengers whose only interest is fo sightsee, and “driveyourself” . cannot be rented for that purpose under a new regulation issued today by Defense Transportation Director Joseph B. Eastman. :
BANS OCD INSIGNIA ON POLITICAL ‘MATTER WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 (U. P). —James M. Landis, director of the office of civilian defense, today pro-
hibited. reproduction of OCD insignia on printed matter used for
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tivities of our volunteer workers,” but that “it is obviously improper
to use the organization for political Y
purposes or to attempt to make political capital from use of its insignia.” ' ASKS NEW RAID DEFENSE . WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 (U.-P).
~Civilian Defense Director ‘James: M. Landis today: asked -regional; state and local groups to form com-: mitteees of men from technical and: scientific fields-for air raid defense.
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Johnson, Allen, Daviess, Delaware, Hancock, Harrison, Jefferson, Montgomery, Orange, Owen, Ripley, Shelby, Vanderburg and Vigo counties. Marion county trailed the state with only 31 per cent of its quota raised during the two weeks. Payoff of the $10,000 war bond wager between Abbott and Costello is due anytime now. Final score in| Indiana, where Bud bet Lou he'd sell more bonds, shows Costello sellng $1,658,203 and Abbott, $1,608,313. That puts Lou on the winning side by $40,890.
through . 23. It will be conducted throughout the city. and county and is a combined moneyraising effort for such organizations as the USO, local and national; British War Relief; United China Relief, Greek War Relief, Community Fund, Polish War Relief, Russian War Relief, Navy Relief = Society, Indianapolis’ Service Men’s Centers, War Prisoners - Aid Comimnittee and others. ~ ~~~ Thé Red Cross is not included but will not conduct a campaign or hold its annual roll call this fall, according to Arthur R. Baxter, president of the war fund board,
“actual production of the sandal would get under way within “a ‘week or two,” and that the product will be offered to the public, through getail dealers, in ahout a month. They were unable to estimate the ¢ost of the sandal.
FL FRENCH ACTRESS TO WED ~~ HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 21 (U. P.)— ~~ Michele Morgan, French movie actress, announced today that she will ~~ marry Bill Marshall, Warner broth- ~~ ers contract player, but that no Gate has been set for the wedding.
fF ’ ? 3 Had a ‘Good’ Idea FIVE YOUNG businessmen ran . afoul of the law in their first commercial venture last night. They set up “convenient parking” for circus patrons in the 2200 block of English ave. They charged motorists 15 cents a car and-in ‘no time at all they had 35 cars jammed into their “lot.” : . But they got over-ambitious and put a car in too clése to the drive-.
way of a resident. The resident complained and the police investi-
Garfield park today. The mothers, who are members of the Volunteers’ sewing classes, were entertained with a program: of games and music under the direction of Major K. Grace Crandall, case supervisor of the Volunteers, and Miss Martha Dethloff, family visitor. i . Leaders of the Volunteers. announced that additional social ac-
tivities will be given for mothers and children this fall.
LOCAL WOMAN
Mrs. Maude Foxworthy Has No Opposition to Head State Organization.
s. Maude Foxworthy of Indipolis, uncontested for the office of ‘state councilor of the Daughters of America, was slated for election
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today at the final session of the three-day convention in the Hotel Lincoln: ; “Other state offices uncontested were: Associate councilor, Mrs. Maude . Howard, Bloomington; vice councilor, Mrs: Novella O'Neal, Co-. associate vice councilor,
urer, Mrs. Minnie Young, Fountain City. ; ;
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Pride of second place went council 57.
Local Council Gets Trophy
The ‘Capitol City council of Indianapolis won a trophy for the largest gain in membership during the year. : The Junior Order of United American Mechanics, meeting here with the D. of A., yesterday elected state officers as follows: Councilor, Roy Abrams, Muncie; vice councilor, - Harry Blasdell, Bright; treasurer, Thomas Eskew, Indianapolis; - conductor, Wayne Morris; warden, Zan Woods, and national. representative, Dennis De Haven, all of Richmond. - Harold Mendell, Dayton, :O., was named- a national representative. Indianapolis was selected .for the Junior's 1943 convention in August.
SOLDIERS CAN WIN - PHONE CALL HOME
There will be some spirited competition among service: men at the Central Y. M. C. A. ballroom tomorrow night. 4 The prize to be offered in an amateur entertainment contest is a
Richmond council 75, to Indianapolis
“proprietors”—ranging in age from
gated, after which they took the 1 of the fund’s drive. 9 to 13 years—to the juvenile aid division of the police station. ~All 35 cars had been parked on property owned by the city.
separate campaigns in munity.
and Stanley W. Shipnes, director
~None of the organizations in the combined fund campaign will hold the: com-
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friends or sweetheart back home. Soldiers stationed at Ft. Harrison and Camp Atterbury and other soldiers in training in“or near the city ypay compete. The contest will
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service men’s dance at the ¥. M. One hundred and fifty of the city’s young women will serve as host-
esses, : Several of the 300 men who attended the dance two weeks ago were members of the Royal air force. John R. Jones and W.L. LeMaster are co-chairmen of the party scheduled for 8 p. m. The Silver Dragons’ orchestra will play.
Texas Oldsters _Torn by 2 Loves
DALLAS, Tex, Aug. 21 (U. P). _Dr- Francis Townsend, father of the pension plan which bears his
name, today called upon his Texas |
followers to support former Gov. James V. Allred in . Saturday's runoff for the Democratic nomination for U. S. senator. ; Townsend's call oF A Senator W. Lee (Pappy) | el meant that thousands of elderly Texas voters would be. torn between their devotion. ODanjel always has been a heavy favorite with the older voters. His mournful “git-fiddle” lamerits and homely’ philosophy. have made him their “common citizens’ senator,” their “Messiah™ ‘from s Ft. Worth flour business.
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