Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 October 1942 — Page 16
age. racks huts for them, out
as fast as it can. But labor
grave “If they'd take a few of us
posts in the ‘blackout. be a picture from Civil
| work seven days a week, stant flow of war supplies -and freight cars. It is } of a morning. It will
throw up those barracks curse
with the flow. The y hopes to hav
. housed before real winter comes.
{ What impressed me most about. these soldigrs’ was| the philosophical way they are taking the, knocks— the hard work, the poor living; the. yearning ‘for home. They just accept the whole -thing as necessary; they know what a terrible fask faces our army in getting set up and equipped over here; they are gil serious and willing: to. put up with almost anything to get it over with. i Some of the boys 1 ‘talked with had just. come re-
were even better than ‘they'd had back’ ‘home. That's the way camps go. Some good, ‘some. bad. The sols}. diers seem to feel it’s just a matter of your good luck or your ‘bad luck, and you. can’t. have it good ‘all _ the time. I've almost got 0 1: hate the word “morale”
night some. of en's write short letters it’s used so much by the professionals: But
: ‘holding. ‘a flashlight. : Some go to the water faucets - and wash clothes in the dark. Some gather in tents: and Play: “guitars and sing, eid songs.
there is such a word, so I will use it and say that the morale of our troops . in: ‘England is not only. fine, but is downright admirable. -
"Inside Indianapolis By Lowell Nussbaiim
> WHILE WAITING for a streetcar at 49th and Col-
leg, one of ‘our agents saw a youth riding a bicycle:
‘on which he had mounted one of those one-lunged 8 Y washing machine motors. | Just as the contraption got. in tront, of ‘Nicholson’ $ Standard Oil station, the > EE <- _ motor quit chugging. The boy tried vainly to start it, then discovered he was out of gas, Push- - ing the cycle into the station, he : explained he’ was out of gas, ha thought, he had a dime but * ‘eouldn’t! find it. The attendant . drained| what gas he could get from the nozzles of three hoses “ito. the gas tank, and the boy : ‘went chugging on his way. . . . | Fremont Power, the former tomato ~ “expert of The Times, has enlisted -in, the naval reserves for service “in, Ahe mercHiéns. ‘marine; He expects to report probably. next’ week. ..:.', Well, we see George Henry's flaunting sof a “Dewey Myers for Mayor” badge really worked. It got. hint. some attention, including recognition by the party as chairman of the Tyndall-for-Mayor club's committee of lawyers to watch for elec‘tion fraud. Now who's going to watch the ‘com‘mittee? rE
First Aid Helpful
*« THE-FIRST AID training that Henry Fox, 4933 ‘Hillside ave. received as an OCD. block captain came tn handy recently. Mrs. D. ‘L. ‘Holsinger, who lives ross the street, fell do the basement stairway %while carrying a jar of f The broken glass cut a - ‘tendon in her leg. She sind ‘to drag herself up‘stairs and phoned her husband. Mr, Holsinger had ‘trouble locating an available JRhwsician, then-recalled Mr. Fox's fifst aid training, and phoned him. Mr. Fox went to the rescue at once and gave first aid treatment. Forty-five minutes later a. physician, arrived and sent Mrs. Holsinger to the hospital. She's’ Back home again,’ but still limping from the injury. . The central library, af arations, had its first air ‘raid alarm tryout Monday ‘afternoon. The. staff and patrons hastened to the gs shelter. Everybody poves up except Librarian
- Washington
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.—No doubt some of those 4n’ the ‘administration ‘are feeling, hurt over Wendell Witkies broadeast.. - 1t: nderstandsble. The administration has been is long “time: - The idea has grown up—abetted by: the ‘dismal futility of most of SL ‘the ‘Republican leadership — that | there is'no alternative to the present administration. The argument * for the third term was that there was no one to run the country - except President Roosevelt. ©% Well; I think he has been a -. great president, especially in his
first two terms. He hasn't always,
"shown the same leadership in his third term. Roosevelt in his first or. second : term would never have waited to A let Wendell Willkie deliver the speech that he himself fienoula have made. : ‘Vice President Wallace made the same speech, its” central idea. Wallace and Willkie have set the ‘ theme of real American policy, which is that the free world must make a new world out of the ruins of this “war, that is must be.a different one this time, one whieh ‘will recognize freedom as an aim in Asia as ; well as in the west, and that America must assume
| important part in trying to put the pleges together.
. R. Should Have Said It
Smmmn 1 HAS BEEN a lack of leadership fn this. sort of thing on the ‘of President Roosevelt. _: Willkie Showed in his realistic report on Asia and
away ause we ‘have neglectad to make clear fi inte ad to do with victory.
“a week or two of prep-.
Luther Dickerson, himself. A ehedkiip revealed that the switchboard operator, in her excitement, had forgotten to notify. the boss.
Yep, Charley's a Slicker
CHARLEY ETTINGER, our county clerk, is no slouch at thinking up slick campaign strategy. Every year (this year is no exception) the Republican leaders start screaming a couple of weeks before the election that Charley and his cohorts are trying ‘to cheat the G. O. P. candidates out of votes by underhand methods. So this year, without saying anything to anybody, Charley )gat up a list of dyed-in-the-wool Republicans in the armed forces and voluntarily sent them absent voter application blanks. One wrote back that he appreciated the thoughtfulness and was going
to vote a G. O. P. ticket, except for county clerk. An-|
other, Pvt. Erle A. Kightlinger, the lawyer, whose Republicanism never has been challenged, . wrote back he would “be on the road on electioh day” and thus couldn’t use a ballot, but “appreciated the sportsmanship of a good Democrat sending a Republican an application for ‘a ballot.” He even sent one to Capt. Bob Smith, the former Republican election commissioner, who’s in the air forces. Now CristleyH prohably have the Democrats down on him, too,
© Around the Town
ADD UNUSUAL SIGHTS: A tackles trolly pushed ing a stalled special delivery mail car down Pennsylvania st. near the federal building. Pushed it until it got started, too. . . . A careful driver’s pet peeve: The] middle-aged woman driving a Ford sedan who zips townward on Capitol ave. about 8 a. m. every day:
She passes up everything on the street, zig-zags along:
at about 50 miles an hour, What makes it worse is that so many other Imptotists start trying (usually un“successfully) to cateh up 1-her-and-bawl-her out: . +. A" trackless trolley patron’s pet gripe: The way Central trolleys (other lines, too) race like hell until they get near town, then slow down to a ‘creep to get back: on schedule.’ It drives the passengers nutty.
‘They get downtown just as fast as usual, but it doesn’t
seem that way. . .. Just for the sake of the record, navy fliers wear gold wings. Yesterday, we referred abeentmindedly to Ensign : Bob Fleetwood’s Sevep wings.” iy
By Raymond Clapper
things in the middle of his war, because Be Knew they were a part of the war. The president has shown frequent’ signsof resent-
ing any discussion by others. Secretary Hull tosses in a backhand rebuke to private citizens who discuss questions pertaining to the war. . Their dislike of outside. talk is understandable. But in a democratic country it is a good sign if people are interested enough in what is going on to want to talk about it and argue about it. What do they want—a whole nation sitiing about and saying “ja” like robots? - ;
He's Votre Into the Big League
MEN IN OFFICE and military. men must be credited with enough stamina to make the decisions they believe are sound. Surely they are not worried about being forced into making wrong decisions because of public discussion. The time to worry about this country is when) people are not interested: enough in what is on to. talk about it and to have opinions about it. Why this curious inconsistency of appealing to ‘the voters not. to: be apathetic, but to get out and vote, and at
the same time telling .them they are not supposed].
to, have opinions about war policies? Willkie - exercised his privilege as an’ Amefican private citizen to discuss matters of deepest impor-
tance to the American people, and to do it with in-|"
telligence and. ‘a sense of responsibility, = The allied
“cause ‘would-be in better: ‘position now i his. criticisms
had been anticipated. 5 ; As one’ listener, I got the impression’ to nearing
Willkie ‘that he has matured into a ‘big-league - mani who must be. listened to with respect. I. believe that|’
what he had to say made so much sense that nobody
in the; ‘government: can laugh it off by saying Wilikia. :
int sufficiently informed.
If he isn't then everybod might as veil fold wp
sn eo i i
By Eleanor Roosevelt
depa
| sald, ““There’s a lot of fair carpenters. among us? f
. Here’ s the Answer to Mordle |
"BUT THE UNLOADING of supplies. musto’t, stop:{rai There are hardly en to keep vp
The radiates who inclided seven
Indiana men; three of them from “em
Indianapolis, received automatic 1 r 5 nold, son. of ‘Mr. and rs Joe i
ons to. "sergeants and staff sergeants and were awarded silver wings as official combat crews of - They spent five weeks at intensive
cently from another camp, Where their living conditions| LOEE in the. classroom and field p
to 50 ‘caliber Brownings. ae ion. ceremonies, the members;
1 for assignment to combat, Crews...
+The . Indiana gradu were Russell R. Nelson,” son o Mr. and Mrs . ‘Ray. Nelson, 1538 Ringgold ave; James E. Hollinger, son of Mr. and Mrs.) James E. Hollinger Sr., 4974: W.. 14th st., and Paul R. Cribelar, ‘son of : Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cribelar, 1140 N. Alton ave., all of ‘Indianapolis; Edward J. Ar-
Arnold, R. R. 1, Dale, Ind.; Rex J. . Neely, son of Mr. ‘and Mrs. James.
Neely, R. R. 1, Osceola, Ind.; John
B. Miller, son: of ‘Mrs. ‘Edith Miller,
. R. 3, Tipton, and Richard L. Wilkins ), son of Mr. -and Mrs. Dor-
ris’ Wilkinson, Waynetown,
MONTH'S, ELECTRICITY, " FREE| EDENTON. ‘N.C. (U. P,)~The|
town of Edenton; enjoying some of
the lushest. prosperity in its 200-85
year ‘history, decided to . give the|.
taxpayers a bonus. Electric con-
sumers were given ‘free all the fF}
power they used during the month!* i A
of June.
Richard LE Wilkinson
John B. Miller
Rex J. ‘Neely
State Legislative Candidates Reply to Women Voters Questionnaire
‘The Indianapolis Times
presents. herewith the ‘re-
plies of state legislative
candidates to a questionnaire sent out by the Indianapolis League of Women, Voters. . © The questionnaires” shown in the adjoining box.. The questions are listed in the replies by numbers. The full list is exactly as the candidates filled thenr out. Those candidates who are not “represented here did - not reply to the questionnaire. REPUBLICANS ‘MRS. ARCADA S. BALZ , Candidate for Joint’ State Senate. ‘Previous ‘public offices held—None. Community interests: “President New Harmony Memorial Com-' mission; Past President Indiana / Federation of. Clubs; ‘Member
- ‘Gitizen’s Library Commit Indianapolis. 3
{—I do. I worked for‘the City
Manager Plan some years back. 2—1 believe this would be very beneficial, 3-1 would indeed. I was for .many years 8 ‘member of the . Women'’s- Legislative: Council * here, which the Federation organized many years ago. This has been a pet project of ours. 4—I would indeed. . I was a member of Governor Townsend's Committee for recodification of . ‘marriage laws. 5~I do. 6—Have none at this time. 7—Have not sufficient information upon this: to warrant an opinion.
KENNETH F. BLACKWELL
Candidate for Joint Representa“tive, Johnson County. ? Previous public offices held—Ndne. Community interests: I am a
farmer interested in pure bred
Jersey cattle dnd corn. Won the Indiana Corn Crown in 1942. at the State ‘Corn Show. I served during ihe past year as president of Indiana Corn Growers - Association. Am a member of the Farm Bureau. Have served as president of Johnson County 4-H and Agriculture ; Fair association since 1934. President of Johnson County = Extension Advisory committee in agriculture. Am - :a director of the Indianapolis Déiryman’s Co-operative. I at- - tended Franklin College and beA long ‘to’: Phi Delta Theta fra-‘ gr .:Iam’ now. President of “the: Phi Delta Theta Alumni “club. Am a > member of the 5 Hopewell Presbyterian ‘church, a rankl “Commandery, the 3 Kiwanis club and the Afnerioan Legion. Am married
a ‘Indiata university and ‘who is’
1-tdo it. tne # eople wart it.
Community interests:
~ , men, Civilian . Defense,
“and have a son, a. graduate of
* lieve in the plan whatever it is
to be called. ALVA BAXTER
Candiddte for State Representa. tive. 3 Business—Retired. Previous = public offices State Representative.
held—
The ordinary interest of a citizen and a home owner. 1—Yes. -2—Yes, 1 think such ‘a Council would ‘be of great’ benefit. 3—Yes. 4—T can see no good in a’ waiting period.” If both parties are of legal age to marry and can pass the required health test, little or nothing could be gained 5 by waiting. , 5—(a) ‘I am willing to give it a fair trial. (bh) By making it ‘apply to ‘all departments of government.’ But I think if it is carried to its logical conclusion, it will in the end do away with the two-party system. You ~ wouldn't like that would you? 6—1I think the registration law is 0. K. The only trouble is in getting the voters to take ad-
bs vantage of it. I would favor the
_..xepeal of; the. Central Counting... Law. It is ‘slow, and very expensive and does not in any way prevent fraud. There ‘is no room. here: ‘to dis¢uss what I think should take its place.
_7—I have not given this matter
* ‘any study, but on first glance I can see .nothing wrong with : voluntary hospital insurance.
NELLE B. DOWNEY
Candidate for State Represenjative,
Previous. public = offices held— Member of 1941 ~ Legislature, House of Representatives. Community interests: Community fund, Church ‘Council of Wo- : Red Cross. Some club: work. ¥Y. W. C.A 1-1 certainly do favor the Man- _ ager Plan. I‘ worked: quite hard ‘for the passage of this’ amend‘ment. -2—Yes, I would favor such a plan. It would lessen the pressure on legislators. 3—I would favor the re-establish-ment of an adequate appropriation for a Staté School At_tendance- Officer. I would like to see it taken out of politics. 4—The present marriage © law should be strengthened and the doctors should observe the . spirit of the statute. 5—I do; but I cerfainly. think it should be ‘handled very dis__creetly by good, sincere officials. TI’ think the League of Women
- Voters should be congratulated :
on their fine work in ‘putting
“+ ‘this over. :
§.-Men in ‘the. atined forces should be ‘permitted ‘to register “py proxy and be allowed to vote ‘by absent ballot. Shiskd gy 71—This is ‘a. new problem. and ~ should. be thoroughly investi: gated. - :
bunglesome, «
* of legislature.
legislators?
'- pital insurance corporations.
THE QUESTIONNAIRE
{LTO0AL GOVERNMENT IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT IN WARTIME—The *constitutional amendment permitiing the manager plan for local units of government passed the last session Do you favor this permissive grant of power to enable your city or town to choose its own form of government?
2—-EMERGENCIES' PRESENT NEW PROBLEMS TO LEGISLA_"TORS—To lessen the pressure on legislators, would you favor : the ‘establishment of a legislative council which could facilitate . legislative procedure and greatly reduce the introduction of " duplicate bills, as well as prepare factual data for use of
3— JUVENILE DELINQUENCY ‘INCREASES IN WARTIME—Would you favor the re-establishment of an adequate appropriation for. a state School Attendance Officer in order to prevent child vagrancy and insure school attendance?
4—THE MARRIAGE RATE INCREASES IN WARTIME—To prevent hasty and ill-considered marriages, would you favor strengthening of the present marriage license law by requiring a waiting period before a license can be issued?
5-—(a) WARTIME DEMANDS EFFICIENT USE OF MANPOWER— The passage of the State Personnel Act in. 1941 was a progressive step in the process of placing qualified people in government positions. Do you favor giving this act a fair $rial? (b) How could it be strengthened?
6— HONEST ELECTIONS ARE THE BASIS OF THE DEMOCRACY FOR WHICH WE ARE FIGHTING—Have you any suggestions for improving registration. or election laws? /
1—PROTECTION OF HEALTH INCREASES IN SUBORTANCE IN ‘WARTIME—AGt present Indiana does not permit non-profit hosWould you favor enabling legisla-
tion that would: permit voluntary hospital insurance?
‘6—~Many
Business—Business
Previous public offices Member 1941 Session. Community interests: 1—Yes. :
held—
2—No.
3—Yes. 4—Yes and no issue of “fancy” certificates at “fancy” prices: 5—Yes. suggestions—a bolish central counting and save $50,000 here.
MABEL L. LOWE
Candidate - for Legislature. Representative. Previous: public None. Community interests: Civic, better housing, elevation of rail- : rpad tracks. : 1—-I am jn favor of giving the . manager. plan a fair trial. : 2—I would favor the establishment. of 'a’ legislative council, as Xs “feel ‘this ‘would save valuable time. 3—Yes, because I feel it would greatly reduce the present ‘growing increased delinquency "in children.
offices held—
4—1 believe in war time, there
. are many hasty marriages, and . believe a waiting period" before a license is i58ued,. would ‘be most wise.
5—(a) Yes. ®) BY choosing per-
sons of both political parties who are well qualified for these
on positions, and not ll ‘of one
6-1, would say an imiprovematit:
+ ‘would be to give both. parties
‘the same consideration and
_ privileges.’
Thx would be in favor: of volun5 fliry ‘hospital. insurance if it Was, voluntary and Tot compul- ;
Previous public offices held— None.
Community interests: Unitarian
Church, director, Family’ Wel-
fare Society, Columbia Club, Air Raid. Warden Service. : 1—Yes. 2—Yes. 3—Yes—and.- not ‘made just an- ~ other political bureau to hand out more jobs.
- 4 Yes—very definitely; °
5—Yes. 6—A measure. to ' employ 'cerI tified accountants to count the votes for. each Ward some place within the Ward and then take to a central place would ‘speed
it up, reduce the cost and still .
be - public enough to prevent stealing: 7—Yes. °
DEMOCRATS
JOHN M. KELLEY
Candidate for State Senator. Business—Lawyer.
Previous :public offices’ held: Ase. sistant. ' Prosecuting Attorney,’
Marion County. Community interests: Member of *. Indianapolis. Chamber of Commerce.
1—I do not. favor changing during :
the ‘war.
2—Generally this is sound; how-
ever, IT am: opposed to" any system that! would ‘tend to an abdication of legislative power or
escape of legisiative zesponsl-
bility.
3—Yes. . 4—Yes, with appropriate. excep-
! tions: 5—a) Yes. (b) Let us ‘see’ “how it, works as it is now ‘written hefore ‘making: any; changes.
the : election = and. registration boards and provide: stiff penalties for corruption in election.
4—Yes.
pid
cident to the ‘operation of the central counting of votes. Yes, 1 ROSS MOORE .Candidate for Joint State Repre"sentative. “Previous public None. J Community interests: Chamber of Commerce, Lions Club, Indiana ‘School Patrol, Governor's Safes’ ty ‘Council. 1—Yes. 2—Yes. 3—Yes. 4—Yes. 5—(a) Yes. (by) By placing nonadministrative: jobs ‘of all governmental units under the personnel board.
offices - held:
* 8—Registration should be done by
U. S. mail. Then keep a stub, with their name on it, to turn in on election’ day to vote. 7—Not sure I understand this. However I am not in faver of e the government operating in competition to private business.
WILLIAM ABEL
Candidate for Legislator. Business—Steamfitter. Provious public offices . held— ‘None. ".(Pres. of U. R. Wo A Local No. 110): ~~ " ? Community interests: Enough in-. terest . that I believe there should be more health -sanitation, safety conditions in all ‘factories. Dangerous hazards to the public, such as fire and drunken driving. - The laws should be enforced to apply to
2 all races, creed and color,
1—No: 2—If the Legislators did jot play foo much politics they would nét have so much pressure applied . to them. In fdvor of eliminating - Dup. Bills. 3—VYes. . 5—(a) Yes. (b) By taking politics out. : 6—Have no suggestions, but they could be improved. : T—Yes.
HERBERT McCLELLAND
Candidate for Representative, Business—Farmer. : Previous public offices held: Trustee Wayne ‘Township, Marion y + County. Eo Community interests: . Civilian ‘Defense, Volunteer Fire Depart “ment, P. T. Ac . 1—Yes. ! ‘2—Yes. : ; 3—No,- T tilt ibis 15 to big» ‘Job for the State. I do favor some constructive legislation to make the County setup more efficient, «= 4—No, I think’ the health re- | quirements of the. present laws give ample. time to cover. this matter. = : 5—Yes.’ I do, not know ‘unless
better class of employees. BT doubt if: legislation could be
'6—Yes, enlarge the. personnel of =X