Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 September 1942 — Page 3
More Legislators Now Ready to Aocept the Need of} Assuming Responsibility; Senator Brown Readies
Bill for Farm,
By THOMAS L. STOKES Times Special Writer
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9.
. President Roosevelt for his mandate to bring farm prices into line, because of his fixing a date, Oct. 1, and saying in
effect: “If you don’t, I will.”
' Some members were still grumbling today. But there were evidences that sober second thought was taking com~ mand on Capitol hill, and that congress would seize this op-| portunity to reassert itself, to re-establish its prestige, and would not only take Mr. 1] Roosevelt at his word but WILLIS AGAINST
would go him one better. He asked congress to abolish its present price ceiling of 110 per cent of parity for agricultural commodi~ ties, so that prices could be fixed at parity, and he said he himself would then stabilize wages. ; But a survey at the capitol indicates that congress will go the whole route—by writing some sort of formula for stabilizing wages, ‘as well as taking care of the agricultural ceilings.
President Roosevelt met his congressional leaders this morning and presumably told them steps he will take if congress doesn’t act. Speaker Sam Rayburn of Texas, House Democratic Leader John W. McCormack of -Massachusetts and Senate Democratic Leader Alben W. Barkley of Kentucky were to arrive in Washington for the conference. Vice President Henry W. Wallace is already here. Speaker Rayburn advised Mr. Roosevelt that he favors a brief congressional resolution authorizing the chief executive to stabilize all prices and wages “notwithstanding any provision of existing law.” For picking up the ball tossed by the president, congress has the stocky, amiable and sensible Senator Prentiss Brown (D. Mich.) to thank. While others were still blowing off their lids, fuming and fussing, Senator Brown got down to business, which is his responsibility as the man who steered the original price-control bill through the senate, He got in touch with OPA Adminfitrator Leon Henderson and called in legislative drafting clerks. He told them to get together with experts of OPA, the war labor board and the agriculture department and draft a bill, which he expects to be ready for introduction tomorrow when the senate meets so that the banking committee, on which he es, can begin work on it onday.
100 Per Cent Parity Asked
The bill will substitute a *100 per cent of parity for the levels’ below which farm prices now may be controlled—110 per cent of parity, the 1919-1923 average, the levels of + Oct. 1 or Dec. 15, whichever of the "four is highest. Balancing that provision will be one providing for a floor of 85 per cent of parity. The proposed measure also will specifically authorize the président _to control wages, possibly placing a floor on them as well as a ceiling. Senator Brown was like a refuge from the storm that was blowing -about him as members, publicly and privately, struck back at President Roosevelt for attempting to take over what congress considers its rights. He was a stabilizing force. He pointed the way by his acts, rather than words, to a course which will give congress a chance to show that it can act—a chance that it needs because of recent criticism, much of it unjustified and unfair. Some members were still in the sulking mood of passing the buck, saying in effect of the president: “He says he has the power to do all these things. Then why doesn’t he go ahead and do them?”
~ ‘Not All Fault Is Congress’
In this way, of course—and this - 18 beginning to be realized—congress would prove what some of its critics are saying. It would give up, without a fight, the very rights which it says belong exclusively to it as the legislative body. Congress has a case, in this instance, which a number of members pointed out. They noted, for example, ‘that Leon Henderson, the administration spokesman on price control, resisted any ceiling on wages when congress was considering the pricecontrol bill, and that the president himself has consistently hesitated to do anything about stabilizing wages and, even now, reserves this right to himself.
As to blame for failure to pass a]
tax bill, they pointed out that Treasury Secretary Morgenthau and his aids are still unable to make up their minds about a tax" program, having submitted new. proETT SAVIN lied new mo this was the same procedure followed by the treasury while the house was frying to write the | measure it passed weeks ago.
OFFICIAL WEATHER
(Central War Time)
Precipitation 34 his, endl 7:30 5. m,
flat. |
Wage Ceilings.
—Congress got right mad at | a—
FOR PROPOSALS
VanNuys Predicts Prompt Approval on Message By Congressmen.
Times Special WASHINGTON, Sept. 9— Sefator Frederick VanNuys (D. Ind) today predicted prompt congressional approval of President Roosevelt's latest anti-inflation program as outlined in his message and speech, but Senator Raymond E. Willis (R. Ind.) took sharp issue with the chief executive, Mr. Willis considered it a threat to congress, he said. “I feel certain that the program outlined in the president’s message will meet with general approval and I shall support all legislation designed to carry out these objectives,” Senator VanNuys declared. “The message fell short in some respects because I believe that if we establish ceilings on farm pricesJ they must also be put on incomes, earnings, profits and wages as well,”
Objects to Deadline
Senator Willis joined with those who objected to the president ordering congress to act before Oct. 1. “The implications of the president’s message constitute a grave threat to the permanence of free government,” Senator Willis said. “If the executive can void an act of congress, he can make congress an empty instrument. If he can assume legislative powers, he can assume judicial powers. “Such an action on his part would be turning the emergency confidence granted by the congress for the sake of efficient prosecution of the war into that kind of absolute power practiced by dictats ors whose concepts of government we are fighting, That's much too big a price to pay for a most uncertain attempt at lowering the cost of living.
. Gives Too Much Weight
- “The president, as usual, gives too much weight to prices of farm products as the cause of rising costs of living. “The real cause is the greatly increased spending—far too much of
It looks like the school lunch, packed in the old bucket and paper |
sack, is going to follow the: little red school house into oblivion.
Communities fo Sponsor
Help for Undernourished By ROSEMARY REDDING : “There is no excuse for hungry children in this land of plenty.”
But we've got them.
Rich and poor alike, there are thousands of undernourished ' chil-
dren in the state of Indiana alone.
And Indiana is concerned about them. It has been for a long time.
Next week will be just the begin-
ning of what looks like one of the most ambitious in this country’s drives to improve nutrition standards.
On the surface it’s a state drive
to expand the school lunch and school milk programs—to fill empty tummies. fort to do a job of mass education in. nutrition.
Beneath it all is an ef-
Proper Eating Is Goal
For several years, the federal
government has been trying to teach nutrition throughout the land. ' Many were hard to reach. Old cooking habits were hard to break for others.
8o, here in Indiana, they're start-
ing in on a new tack—with the kiddies. thorities hope to ingrain proper food habits at school so that youngsters: will start asking for Peter Rabbit ‘salad, etc, -at home And thereby gradually change mother| over to more nutritious standards in her meal preparation.
School and nutrition au-
The campaign will be under the
direction of Dr. John W. Ferree, state health head of the Indiana Nutrition council. Working under him will be county nutrition chairmen, affiliated with the council and offices of civilian defense. It will be their job to promote the establishment of
commissioner and
it is wasteful—in the production of} our war equipment. This provides too much buying power for the
sequently causes uncontrolled bidding for needed commodities. “The facts show that prices on few farm products have risen to actual parity and that in a number of instances where prices have risen above parity the administration has failed to apply price control powers already clearly defined and granted by the congress. “Few farmers will object to putting the ‘wages they received under the same restrictions that are imposed upon other branches of our econom
Sars Congress Asked It
Whatever criticism of congress was contained in the president's message and speech was thoroughly ustified in the opinion of Rep. John W. Boehne Jr. (D. Ind). “Whetever the president wants done right now has the support of a majority of the people,” Rep. Boehne said. “It is up to congress to -do these things by Oct. 1 and not wait until after election to do them. There have been too many wease-worts in congress who are afraid of their own political ‘hides. I will support all: legislation to implement the anti-inflation program including taxation, price control, stabilization of wages, farm prices and else which may be necessary. I am sure the people in my district will back me up. That is the kind of action they have been asking for some time.”
Here Is the Traffic Record FATALITIES County City Total 1941 000000000000 45 52 9 1942 sesescesssacs 27 58 85 —Sept. 8— . Accidents ... 21 | Arrests ......214 Injured ..... 4;Dead ' TUESDAY TRAFFIC. COURT ' Cases Convic- Fines
vied tions FMA 127
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0. ASSURED OF ‘SUNDAY’ FORMULA
DETROIT, Sept. 9 (U. P.) —Presi-
dent R. J. Thomas of the United Automobile Workers (C. I. O.y announced today receipt of White House assurances that an executive order soon will set the formula for
premium pay for Sunday work in the nation’s war industries.
The U, A. W.-C. I. O. waived at
a special convention in Detroit last April its demand for double time for Sunday and holiday work but voted at regular convention at Chicago in August to withdraw the waiver today unless the competing U.'A. W.-A. F. of L. and non-union shops discontinued such payments. The U. A. W.-C. I. O. protested that its waiver put the union at a disadvantage in membershi]
p drives.
WHAT WAR COSTS BRITAIN LONDON, Sept. 9 (U. P.).~—The
house of commons today votew an additional 1,000,000,000 pounds sterling ($4,000,000,000) brought Britain's war costs to date to 11,050 000,000 pounds ($24,200,000,000).
credit which
EX-STATE SENATOR DIES ELKHART, Sept. 9 (U. P.)—Fu-
neral services were held today .for Orrin H. Markel, 62, attorney and former state senator who died Tues-
{2s to
day night. Mr. Markel was prominent in Democratic political circles.
Phi Samui Sigma, meeting, Totel
Washington, 8
‘Board ' of Chureh Extension, luncheon, erin, noon.
Hotel Sev J . Sigma Delta Tau, meeting, Hotel Severin,
due Alnmal association, luncheon, , ‘noon.
Hotel Severin,
Motor Bruck sik assudiation, lunch-
Indiana eon, Hotel Antler:
Lions = club, heey Claypol hotel,
Alpha Epsilon, luncheon, Board Delta
Fg slub, 1 noon.
of Commerce, luncheon, |
Stage, Down.
asta Tas, luncheon, Seville res-| Wilson, ative Club of Indianapolis, lunche| La
‘meeting, Chamber of]
But this fall, it really intends to Wade into the problem in a big way.
activo] lunch and milk programs in their communities and serve as advisers in their development. About one-third of the state's schools already have . lunch plans of one kind or another. Part of the work will be improving some of those:already underway. This mass feeding of youth is a joint. venture of local citizens with the federal government. The government provides the groceries through its agricultural marketing administration © and community groups take the initiative in supporting the: projects. The projects are not a relief ac-. tivity. They operate this way: Schools or sponsoring organizations make, surveys of undernourished children and make their requests to the AMA. The food is allocated and the community groups provide for: the actual setup “ete. ; The lunch is made’ available to all children, regardless of race, color, creed or means, who for one reason or another do not take their noon meals at home.
Last year 94,000 were fed in Indiana. Fifty thousand received meals free, Another 32,000 were fed at less than cost and others paid anywhere from 20 to 35 cents a week for their five lunches, Dr, Ferree and his aids are not only interested in the plan from the angle of providing food at low cost but in teaching children to select a balanced meal. He is concerned, to be sure, over Jean who carries her lunch to school in a sorghum pail and then sneaks away at lunch time, too proud to face others with her bread and lard sandwich. But he is just as concerned over the banker's son who spends his lunch money for a “hot dog” a bottle of “pop” and a bar of candy. He's got a lot of faith in mob psychology. He points out that there are a lot of children like Ann who wouldn't drink milk at home but got the habit because: she wanted to be like other children,
Results Are Good
The results? Reports from those communities ‘which have sponsored lunch and milk programs are. indicative. For the children, it’s meant “better health, fewer class absences due to common colds, better grades and less disciplinary measures.” As for the hope that mother and dad are going to learn a nutrition lesson, there's this story as an .indication: One grocer didn’t have
enough calls for grapefruit and
other citrus fruits to make it worthwhile to stock those items. The children of the community were fed grapefruit on their school lunch. Now, the grocer can scarcely supply the demands for grapefruit on grocery orders.
IN INDIANAPOLIS—VI TAL STA TISTI cs
David, Olive Harrison, at 2 Fra ne i. uel, Thelma Ratcliff, in Aloysius, Frances Krebs, at
cent’ 2 Louis, Cordelia Pullen, ‘at St. Vincent's. James, Juanita Wilson, at
In 1s place, ilar will be sve well-beanod warm mens through commit sponsre tench programs.
©. 88 Levy, Is Tentativ
Set; School Board Names Teachers.
: It you own $5000 Worth of ro
lerty in Center township (inside), | |you are paying $162.50 in taxes on
it this year. On the same property you will be
i paying only about $144 next year.
This is based on a tentative $2.8 cent rate adopted by the various
still further by the county tax adJusnen; ward. The current -rate inn on each $100 worth of
School Rate Slashed
The latest unit to reduce its pron posed tax rate was the school
| which last night adopted a rate ¢
[RADIO PROTESTS 5 PETRILLO ORDER
Broadcasters Fight Ban on Transcriptions by Union Chief.
NEW YORK, Sept. 9 The National Association of Broadcasters today protested a prohibition of James C. Petrillo, president of the American Federation of Musicians, against manufacture of electrical transcriptions intended for use only ‘once by radio stations. Petrillo’s new order was believed designed to plug a possible loophole in the union president's previous
[order forbidding production of re-
cordings which took effect Aug. 1. The ban on transcriptions, widely used by advertisers both for original programs and for supplemental purposes in network shows, is expected to be ‘felt almost immediately. In most cases, it was said, advance supplies are sufficient to last only two or three weeks. ; At a protest meeting yesterday, advertisirig and radio officials said Petrillo, five weeks ago stated that transcriptions did not jeopardize the welfare of musicians.
Charge Act of Aggression They quoted a letter the union head wrote Elmer Davis, director of the office of war information, on July 31, which said: “Electrical transcription for radio, used as intended—only once—is not detrimental to the American Federation of Musicians if destroyed after such use.” Pointing out that utiny stations depend ‘on transcriptions for a large part of their income, and that the transcriptions often convey patriotic messages, the broadcasters urged Petrillo had committed “another act of aggression against wartime morale and communications.” It was sald that one network broadcast has already been forced off stations using the transcribed version, and other rebroadcasts are expected to be affected within a short time.
| 7TH DISTRICT G. 0. P.
LEADERS ASSEMBLE
Seventh district Republicans be-
gan a series of organization meetings today at McCormick’s Creek State park. The meetings, called by District Chairman Homer E. Capehart, will end Saturday night with a session of the district committee. : : The session at 6:30 p. m. today will deal with agriculture and labor; tomorrow’s with publicity, registration and absent voters balloting; Friday's, young Republicans and finance, and Saturday State Chairman Ralph Gates and Vice Chairman Mrs. Eleanor Snodgrass and G. O. P, veterans will attend the meetings.
3 NEW ASSISTANTS APPOINTED BY BLUE Prosecutor Sherwood Blue has appointed three new deputies to fill vacancies caused by resignations to enter the armed services. : They are Mrs. Florence K. Thacker, Maurice D. Pleak and Lawrence Hinds. They will serve as deputies in superior court cases. A total of 13 deputy prosecutors have resigned during the last year
Ito enter the armed forces.
James Wadsworth, - 85, at Long, acute dilatation of heart.
Charles M; Scot, 73, at 1358 Udell, cere-
, | bral ‘hemor ; ne he owe: 26, at city, tuberculous 5
eningitis. "Detia T. Elvard, 68, at 3030 Park, car-
. Tiiford - Besumont, . 73,
.'| Benjamin Allen Kir at Methodist, causa 5 9,
adabel Vestal, 72, at Methodist, carclBobet Barn 13, at 148 8, Catherwood, " |" Emma 8 Bond, 7, st 346 N. nu. C. VanSant, 94, at 34 N. Drexel, well, 80, at: Central, broncho-
3 McClanahan. 03, at ol | EE FL
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names ad sddressel:
at Central, ar-| i
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 w. P)
dents returning to classrooms for the fall term found a streamlined curriculum in which current war literature may be substituted for Shakespeare and the Readers Digest for the Harvard classics. High school pupils in particular will be fitted for war time duties under a program expected to be announced soon by President Roosevelt.
The emphasis on war will mean more intramural sports with - all students participating instead of a selected team meeting teams from other - schools. Physical education will be put on an every-day basis instead of two days a week. Traditional courses in mathematics and science will be changed to fit students for the armed services and industrial jobs, and new courses in aeronautics, meteorology, radio and navigation will be introduced. Schools with competent instructors will conduct classes in military drill and the history and operation of the armed services. Geography will emphasize global warfare, and mathematics may concentrate on tax problems as well as gun-pointing and navigation.
Officers’ Uniforms WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (U. P.).— The war department has announced that army officers’ winter uniforms will be placed on sale this week at exchanges and authorized retailers at fixed maximum prices.
Ceiling prices for the uniforms,|
made under war department regulations, were: Long overcoat, $44.50; short overcoat, $29.75; coat and trousers, $44.50; trousers, $12; serv-
ice cap, $5, and garrison cap, $2.25.]
Portable Fans WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (U. P.)— The war production board has put all portable electric fans in the hands of manufacturers under complete allocation so they could be distributed only for war and essential civilian purposes. The order applied to the common household type of portable electric fan, and not industrial fans or blow-
Electric fans now held by retail distributors and dealers may be sold without restriction.
Repair Clinics CHICAGO, Ill, Sept. 8 (U. P)— Get out “your. old ‘gray bonnet’— it’s time to make it new. Also hubby’s old tweeds—the ones with the hole in the seat;. brighten up your wandrobe with a new hat, purse and gloves made from them. Bring your electrical appliances— the ones that won't work any longer; have them fixed.. That old sewing machine—does it run? You're going to need it! : Bicycles, tricycles, pots and pans —the tinker is there to mend them. Your furniture—the broken down chair and the swayback settee. And temperamental hosiery. It was stockings that really started this whole idea of a ‘“conservation clinic.” : A few weeks ago, Miss Mercedes Elston of Chicago had a pair of hose mended so satisfactorily that she asked herself: If stockings can be mended like this, why not everything else in wartime? Her idea grew, until now it encompasses almost everything from hairpins to furnaces. The result: The United Conserva-
tion clinic .opens today in South|
Chicago, managed by Miss Elston and. financed as a project of the estate of Marshall Field.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
These lists are 4 from o a he iy ton 30 Hop Py Bo ,
Norman Joseph Time; 22, of 2530 Brookway river Ione Florence Jones, 22, of
2531 Frank Hood, 21, of 1537 Carrollton; Juanita Freije Lead San, of Joas North astern el 0 A nasky, 2 .20, Bloyd; rnard
Lawrence lian Gra HY: Louis Be Dezelan, 26, 763 N. Jolmes; Freda Valaria Smerdel, %. of 951 Richard Ursing, Jr... 23, Ft. . Knox, iste B. Copley McKinzie, 27, of Everett @ain Yorker, 35, of 711 E. 21st, io aves, Shoults Myers, 34, of 6 W.
| Mi 21, of 734 N. Broo
pa a ks, 21, of 3X Lawes, Morris Hat 31 433 BE chigan; Jane Louise Louse Regs: 5 23, of 3952 Char es. Oliver |
Michigan; & Josephine
ora Sitver. Walker, =, ‘elty; Eather-
60, of nL E. “of
‘lents. Mr.
Herentasy and high school stu-
Swimming Star Home on Furlough
You would expect a swimmer to join up with the navy, and that’s just what hap- s pened to Bert E. Hewitt, former Tech high school student and local swimmer. He has completed his six weeks preliminary training at Great Lakes and is home for a nine-day fur- Bs $5 lough. The Par” ~ Bert Hewitt a
Mrs. B. E. Hewitt, live at 3116
89 cents, a reduction of 7 cents. :
| possible because: of increaséd ree
seipis and a higher property value
Shelby S. Shake and William Fy Summerville, ‘Washington;" Ione 3
Baker, Crispus Attucks; Helen A Villwock, school 10; Maude M, Werts, school 58; Camille B. : school 87; Elizabeth DeGrief, 3 : 33; Elizabeth Good, school 15; Thadk D. Hall, school 21; Eletha Lin : come, school 4; Martha E. school 9, and Janet Williams, 36.
Several Given’ ‘Leaves
Leaves of absences were gran to Florence Fritts, Shortridge Howard L. Longshore Jr., Technical Ann Thatcher, Technical; M. Hickman, school 12, and Floy Hurt, school 54. 5 Appointments included: * i Grady G. Stubbs, English, Shortridge; Martha May Kincs Spanish, at Manual; E. Fran Lyons, social studies, at Fechnloat Richard E. Hamler, physical educas tion and coach, at Technical; Do thy May League, English speech, at Washington; Betty Leon
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. |Mumaw, school 73; Mildred D. Ha
school 9; Waymiond Ferguson, scho 26; Paul Vogt, plumbing, at Te nical; Aileene Marie Brazeal, sche 58; Lillie Hardy Nix, school 13 Ethel M. Wolfe, school 14, and
Central ave.
STRAUSS SAYS:
ms ONE DAY
DON'T MAKE ME LAUGH!
for MY school
clothes—and big:
LOOK swell).
own level”
«cand “a man (or concern) is known by the company he
keeps,” ete, ete.
SAM PECK CLOTHES—
tailor of clothes * Prep students.
related wear!
of Fine Hats.
Coats, etc. DAVID
a step ahead in
| know where I'm going—straight to the Man’s Store—
clothes! Say! that’s where Dad gets his.
brother—and they're swell people (and I know an answer or two!
America’s premier for
KAYNEE—The No. 1 maker of shirts and:
die E. Buford, school 4.
NEARER VICTORY,
SHUCKS—Iit's gotten so now—that around school—if a fellow doesn’t have on something from Strauss—the boys : kinda look at him and wonder—think he | S‘stubborn” or something.
A fellow feels good i
Strauss clothes—he has fun in ‘em—he feels like studying!
It's like | always say —we menfolk have got to stick together . —go to a store that understands us— Strauss—that’s me ° all over!
“Water seeks its
CATALINA SWEATERS—
SAFETY LEGION CLOTHES for yor fellows from 8 to : about 12!
CLOTHES FOR TUBBY FELLOW, Suits and Sports. Jackets—for :
WEIGHTY young fellows—
DOBBS—first and * foremost in the World
MONARCH rules the roost—in Leather Jackets, Fingertip
COPPERFIELD—
Corduroy and Wool Stacks, Corduroys;