Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 October 1942 — Page 18

: en the most reticent ’ aaval communique ‘have beem much ‘to the complete story than those of the enemy, who has been . Is ‘more secretive about his losses the United States, Mr. Davis

an address in the New York|

hall. . Davis. whose appearance was ‘auspices of the New York "disclosed in response to a

: LA show, he said, that the Sumotneemen of ships lost made Secretary of Navy Frank Kncx

age to other ships. All these damaged ships, he said, will return to | Service in due time.

“Wants Public Informed:

YX “Tou may have heard otherwise, but in most cases this willingness to: accept wildly exaggerated rumor in place of fact is doubtless due to honest . bewilderment,” he said. “... But I can assure you that up to noon teday (yesterday), when.I Jlast talked to navy representatives, 811 sinkings of major United States “naval vessels have been reported.” He pointed out that keeping the public informed was a subsidiary

field for naval men; that their pri-|

. mary job was fighting and winning the war. It would be most unfortunate, he said, if any resentment of failings they may have in public _relations should undermine confidence An their primary business. ' He said there were advantages in the army and navy writing their own communiques, and it would not be practical to delegate that work to the OWI. “The writing of a communique involves a gréat deal of specialized skill, such as it most plentifully to be found in the public relations departments of the armed forces; it _ requires the boiling down of a great deal of information which is to be obtained from the operations divisions of the army and navy, and ‘naturally it is easier to get if all the - communiques are physically - pro- . duced in the war and navy department buildings,” he said.

ville.

members have gone and 35 more will leave with the “base hospital. It's true all

over Indiana. It’s something to worry about when the family physician goes off to war but after talking with men like Dr. Lawson’ the picture seems brighter. He's one of many throughout the state who will carry on, not only with their own work; but with added cases due to the doctor shortage. Many of these older men are ‘at the retiring age but kpow now that they must go on. Others " have retired and now are going back into practice to help out. Dr. Lawson—the oldest physician in active practice in Indiana —seems to typify their : spirit. With that and a bit of co-opera-’ tion on your part and mine, it looks like civilian health will be adequately maintained. ; But here’s his story. Judge for yourself.

Here's How You CanHelp Doctor

Your doctor is a busy man these days. Here are just a few ways in which you can ‘help men like Dr. W. T. Law‘son, carry an extra load: Let him get his much-needed “sleep. Cail him at night only when really necessary. When at all possible, go to the office rather than ‘have the doctor come to the house. Fewer home calls means a doctor can’ attend to three or four times as many patients. Learn first aid and treat your own minor ailments. Take a course in home nursing and be prepared to care for minor emergencies so that the doctor’s time can go for more serious business. Stay healthy so that doctors can concentrate on persons already ill. 2

He's 93_and still a practicing physician! {| We're told that one-third of the nation’s best doctors. ‘soon will be in the service. That figure holds true in Mar ion county where already 165 of the medical society’ s 600...

e e Front as Yi Yo

By ROSEMARY REDDING Times Staff Writer

JL DANVILLE, Ind., Oct. 20.—As hore and more young | doctors go into the armed forces, you and I are going to | depend on the older doctors like Dr. W. T. Lawson of Dai

No 8-Hour Day for Him

THOUGH 93, Dr. Lawson: still is ‘diagnosing, prescribing, setting

bones and : delivering * babies. In

addition, he serves as Hendricks county health commissioner. Just like any other typical Indiana doctor, his day is not an €ighthour one. ‘He works most: evenings but called in some help in order to get the last birth certificates mailed so he copld give me the evening. He ed down ‘the roll top on his old-fashioned desk and joined me in the living room of his home. He's really 93 years young and could pass for & man 30 years _ younger. About 5 feet 10, he stands straighter than many, of. his younger colleagues. His hands

are steady, his eyes are clear :

and his voice is firm. His mem-’ ory is excellent. He can recall’ dates and’ figures from back ih the ’70's without 8 second’s thought. He gave the fire in the fireplace a goqd poking. “You know, we just cant seem to get wood to burn: this year. Young fellows today ' just don’t seem to know how to. handle an axe. Now.in my day—" y And that’s where ‘his story: began. Yes, Dr. Lawson knows how to handle a cross-cut saw. That was ‘his first job, in fact, helping cut crossties when they built the Big Four railroad.

Reared On Farm

HE WAS reared on a farm near Danville and at 20 his father gave him a checice—remain on the farm another year and’take a horse and ‘saddle for payment or start out on his own. After helping’ make. crossties for a year, there came an interlude when he was Mr. Lawson, the schoolmaster. There are still tales told of the way he kept the 5 to 20-year-olds “in line” at the old Brown school house. Then came four years at Wabash college with the well-known

”

Cv dn “the ad days, when: Dr.. -W.. physician’ poured’ some choloform

pn Practoad 64 Years

AND DR. LAWSON is still “ushering them in ” Only recently,

‘he stood by for 14 hours -on ‘Just

8 such a case. All in all, he’s served Danville and its environs for 64 - years. During that time, he’s been ~. city health officer for more than

50 and now serves ‘the county. 'S-been collecting dues for the county, ‘medical ‘society for more

° _than 60 years. This year he had - planned te attend the state medi-

cal society’s convention at French Lick. Circumstances . interfered.

But it’s the: first one he’s missed

since he can remember and al< ready he’s looking forward to next year’s. He thinks it’s wonderful the way ‘our boys” are being cared

for (medically) during this war. * He recalls world war I days when

T, Lawson starfed. practicisiz, the on a ‘handkerchief or sponge and

held it under the patient's nose. But Dr. Lawson keeps up with the .most modern: trends.’ Here he inspects anesthesia apparatus used today.

Centennial class. There Ww. T,

Lawson served as everything from

guide to campus constable. The

+ bell to awaken students and’ sig- -

nal class periods nad a rope, which came down. just above his bed so all he had to do was reach up and pull it ‘at the proper time. Somewhere in betWeen his school work rand odd jobs, Lawson, the student, found time td delve into the medical books of a Crawfordsville physician. (Incidentally, he is Wabash’s- oldest living alumnys.) s Three years at ‘the niedical college in Cincinnati. followed and Dr. Lawson came back to Danville to practice. no

8.08

Returns to Danville,

HE BORROWED a preacher's. horse and ‘set out. Those Were the days when one rode over mud roads, in weather, fair or foul, as far as one could, tethered the horse, covered it with, a blanket |

‘anid then proceeded on foot. One of Dr. Lawson’s first cases was ‘the delivery of a baby—although he had never been present at such an ‘occasion before. When ‘his work was done, the doctor would walk across country to his horse, take off the blanket, pin it around himself with a large alivery ‘ stable . pin and. jog ' back home. : + Since those days, Dr. Lawson has worn out a lot of buggies, model T Fords, a “Chevie;” a Jordan "and - some other vehicles. Today, he no longer drives: but depends either on his son—about 30—or a’ patient's family to take him on his calls. Back in the old days, the doctor had to be pretty versatile. He even. doubled as a dentist. As for Dr. Lawsonys babies, he just never kept an accurate count but: estimates he must have “brought” about 2000 of them into the world. In fact, some of those babies have had babies and those babies ‘have grown up and had

RITES SATURDAY

Early President of League

Of Women Voters Dies

At Home Here.

A native of Indianapolis and long active in club work, Mrs. Anna Osterman Harmon: died today at her home, 41 E. 3Tth st, after a brief illness. She was 71. Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Saturday in the Flanner & Buchanan mortuary. Burial will be

}in Crown Hill.

Hail the housewife! ,.. In her hands lie our na- - tion’s health and strength. Vitafied Comet Rice is honored

. Mrs. Harmon had been a longtime member of the League of Women Voters and was one of its early presidents. She also was a member of the Drama league, the forerunner of the Civic theatre; Over-the-Tea-Cups club, a literary group; ‘the Propylacum club and the Tabernacle Presbyterian church. Mrs. Harmon was born here April 13, 1871, the daughter of John and Josephine Conn Osterman, She attended public’schools here, being graduated from , Shortridge high school. In 1894, she was married to Edward Harmon.: He died in November, 1941. ;

1428 AN g

FEDERRL SRY! RAND LOAN ASS p LITE EEF. TROT,

ANNA HARMON'S|

| Today’

Adoit "Hitler's

elsewhere.

and the ports of Hitler Yoie ago gave up hope of

winter.

TOMEY HEADS FARM CLUB BACKING JAMES

A. A. Tomey, Washington, former state director of the Indiana farm

. | mittee, terming Turkey .an “island

. {flagration,” today asserted that thedumn: middle eastern republic would block]; |the ‘pathway of Nazi aggression) “with a million bayonets.” He spokeg

bureau livestock marketing service, was elected president of the “Richard 'T. James-for-auditor farmers’ club” at a meeting of farm leaders today at the Claypool hotel Other officers of the farm group which is supporting the Republican state auditor's campaign’ for reelection are Vern K Sparks, Ashley, farmer and Grange leader, vice president, and Robert Davis, Ramsey, hatcheryman, secretary. : Directors of the. group include Fred Fuhre, Columbus; Lon Ewing, Kokomo; Mark Smith, Scottsburg; Albert Ferris, Mitton, and Ed Luke, Dillsboro. The club issued the following statement in indorsement of Mr. James: “Mr. James’ record during]. the 1935-36 session of the legislature, of which he was a representative from Jay county, showed very definitely that he was a friend’ of the farmer. His record as auditor of state since Dec. 1, 1940, has been outstanding in his aid to the farmers.”

CONNALLY PRAISES TORAEY

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 (U.P) — Chairman Tom Connally. (D. Tex) of the senate foreign relations com-

of peace within a world-wide con-

{sary of the Turkish republic.

United Press War Analyst

cording to reports from Moscow and developments

and conceded that. his forces would have to dig in for another bitter He had, however, ‘hoped to: take Stalingrad, which still has

S ‘War Moves

LOUIS F. KEEMLE +

winter troubles are beginning, ac-

Blizzards sweeping down info the Caucasus foot-{ ° hills are beginning to pile snow in the path of the Germans - struggling to reach the Grozny oil fields| :

the Black sea coast. decisive victory in Russia this year

some - strategic “importance, and fo reach the Caspian sea. - It- looks now as though the-odds are against his reaching the Caspian. “Hitler had counted on being in

323 QUALIFIED AS AUXILIARY POLICE

Credentials were presented last night to 323 men who qualified as auxiliary police for civilian defense in-eight Marion county tewnships.: Arm bands and identification cards were awarded for completion of a 23-hour course in Sheriff Feeney’'s office at the county jail Carl G. Winter, of the civilian defense council, -and Sheriff Feeney lauded. the men for their service. About 50 per cent of the group served in world war I.

a much stronger position in Russia ‘than he is now. He had ex* pected a. winter stalemate during which he could replenish his forces and keep German production going at full blast to turn out planes and tanks and glans. for ‘4 renewed effort next year.

"Russia Still, Has Reserves “There may not be as great a stalemate in Russia as Hitler had expected. The ‘Red army has suffered no greater: losses than the German, 'perhaps< not as great. Russia undoubtedly has heavy re serves: which can be jused for another winter . offensive if Hitler weakens his forces by withdrawals for. use elsewhere. Allied ‘material

aid to ‘Russia also is organized on a “larger ‘scale than last year.

But Russia is only one of Hitler's! i

worries. . Two other big: ones are the air front: in western Butope and the battle in Egypt. Hitler ‘is not strong enough in the air to prevent the destructive,

almost constant’ smashing. of fac-i| tories, shipyards, air plane centers | fr m———

and communications. . Rommel in: Danger. Aocording. to a royal air - force spokesman, ‘Hitler has about. 50 per.

Russia, predominately tombers. The

Dghters: in Wester Europe are for || ¥

cent of his dir strength tied upiin{} §

Instructions were given, by Rob-

the state police and A. J. Thatcher, deputy sheriff. Named deputies to direct the corps were: Perry township, Charles Berdel; Decatur, Lowell Amos;

William Guenther and Robert Mason; Lawrence, Harry Lee and Morris Settles; Warren, Daniel Eckler; Pike, Claude Kincaid; Franklin, Ancil Hartman.

MILLION CHRISTMAS GIFTS WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 (U. P.).— War Secretary Henry L. Stimson disclosed | today that 3396. tons of mail, including more than ‘1,000,000 Christmas parcels were sent to troops: overseas during the first: -25 days of October.

ONE DAY ONLY!

sup COVERS. FOR Se “senna MACHINES

ert O'Neal and Robert ‘Shields 'of

Wayne, Ervin White; - Washington,

some physicians were called up for service but not in numbers comparable to this time. Just at this point, his young grandson, Lindell L. Lawson II, came in to introduce his twin kittens, Nip and Tu-k, and to tell me he and his grandfather had “the biggest dog’ in the county.” Dr.’ Lawson has a great grand-

child in Chicago.”

Certainly, he’s going to do his bit to help out while his younger colleagues are away: He had a physical checkup the other day. “I'm good for another 93 years,”

. he chuckled.

in every department.

ulations.

|sene for cooking, lighting or farm

Plan o Obtaining Rations”

"Differ for Various Types |

of Consumers.

Registration for fuel oil users} opened today at county and: city high schools and officials expected | a full response to the ration reg-.

Those who heat homes. with oilfired “space heaters,” such as oil stoves, parlor stoves, etc., were to go to the schools. But those users who heat their homes with heating plants were to have previously-re-ceived application forms from their dealers with instructions to mail them to their local board not later) than Saturday. ° That class of users who have nok received forms may get them ‘at the schools. Also required to go to the schools, in addition to home dwelling “space heater” users, were those who use oil for commercial or industrial purposes. ' This classification would include those, too, who use oil or kero-

purposes. Hours for the three-day registra-tion-were from noon to 9 p. m. today and tomorrow and 8 a. m, to 4p. m. Saturday. ; In cases where additional oil .is required because of illness in the family, a doctor's ceriiflcaie was required.

AUTO INJURIES FATAL LA PORTE, Oct. 20 (U. P.).— George Sales, 31, La Porte, Gary steel mill worker, died yesterday of injuries ‘ suffered Tuesday in an

for the collision of an army bom |er with an American Airlines plane {near Palm ‘Springs last Friday,

| Twelve persons were killed when the. {airliner crashed. .

Rep. Jakc Nichols (D. Okla), head of the. committee, said the ‘bomber pilot, Lieut. ‘W. N. Wilson. of Los Angeles, had planned to

|greet L. F. Reppert, Dallas, Tex., ¢o~

pilot of .the airliner, and struck the transport. An army- investigating board announeed Wilson was being held for court-martial on manslaughter charges. : i

CHARGES POLITICIANS FORGET ABOUT WAR

SOUTH BEND, Ind. Oct. 29 (U. P.). — Political leaders, currently laying the groundwork for the 1944 elections, forget “the war we must win rages about us” Richard T. Frankensteen of Detroit, vice president of the United Automobile Workers of America; said last night. Addressing a mass meeting of 500 C. IL O. leaders and workers from the South Bend area, Frankensteen called upon “mdnagement., labor. business, industry and government” to co-ordinate their “war efforts to insure victory and win the peace.” “Let 1944 take care of itself,” tke labor leader said. “The job at hang is. to win the war. Elect to publig offices men who will support the president. rather than hinder and

automobile accident.

[1 1 MONTH

_iburden him,” ¢

Registered

9% Ayres’ E. O. M. sale is the regular cleanup of odd lots, broken sizes and soiled merchandise. October E. O. M. is especially value-full, bringing you many values for yourself, ‘your family and

your home. Come early, stay late. Look for a great many unadvertised values on every floor and

NECKWEAR, BLOUSES

BUDGET LINGERIE

SPECIAL

style. Now...

All originally much more. Now

Broken assortment. Now ....

NECKWEAR, SCARFS—Odd lots; incomplete assortments. The head scarfs are fringes

! ‘BLOUSES, NECKWEAR—Selected stocks taken from regu- - lar stock and greatly reduced.

—NECKWEAR, STREET FLOOR.

styles; assorted group.

- FLOWERS, NECKWEAR — Odd lots; incomplete groups.

LARGE GROUP

—AYRES—BUDGET LINGERIE, SECOND FLOO

"13 GOWNS — Short cotton

18 JUNIOR SIZE PAJAMAS

of gowns, slips, pajamas, chemise and 1.49 to 2.29

PURCHASE ‘WOMEN’S _ HALF-SIZE DRESSES 8.00

One-piece and two-piece dresses; rayon crepe in wine, blue, black and

LAST 2 DAYS!

for these

“in every style. Now (225 Prs.)

style. (125 Prs.) SHOES

DEBON -

(550 Prs.) DARK SHOES—AIll originally much more. Famous Urbanites, Matrix and DeLiso Debs included. Not all sizes

RED CROSS SHOES—To wear now and all winter. Sensational values but not ali sizes . in every

ig ak ny wes nN 3YB —SHOES, SECOND FLOOR.

Manufacturers’ SPECIALS

Modess® sanitary napkins, box of 56s 9c 2 for 1.55. Balpine bath oil, quart size 3.95 - 'Tussy Daisy fresh bath 5c

Tussy cologne,

“FABRICS

10%. tax on cosmetics. —A TOILETRIES, STREET FLOOR.

NOVELTY RAYON FABRICS —~Includes alpaca weaves, moss crepes: Broken assortment of: colors. Were 1.00 to 179 ..... 8c and 133 Yard ~—PABRICS, : FOURTH 3 FLOOR.

purple. Sizes 16% to 2412 included.

—BUDGET SHOP, THIRD FLOOR.

FUN SHOP

COTTON DRESSES—Button style cotton prinis and zipper backs to wear at home. Were originally 2,50 and 4.00. Not all sizes in every style. Now rn... FO 1.88

SLACK §—Were originally 1.98-3.98. In spun rayon, ray- . on gabardine, faded blue or blue striped denim. Sizes 1220. Now. .......... 1.00-2.88

SPORTS JACKETS —Wera

CHILDREN'S _ SHOES

2.25 to 398. Spun rayon in copper, blue, beige or. black, Denim in faded blue only.

SLACKS’ SUITS, CULOTTES

| E Ck aie

—Were 4.95 and 5.95

; SHOES—Bro : 2 and 4.95. Now

(142 Pra.) GROWING GIRLS’ SPORT AND DRESS SHOES

Now ............. iia 309

(51 Prs.) GROWING GIRLS’ Broken sizes; were

GROUP OF WOOL DRESSES

: —Were 798 to 13%. "Sizes 10

—Were originally 3.98 to 8.98. Spun rayon; dark colors. : vas 283 BLOUSES, SHIRTS — Were’ originally 125-398. Plain striped and printed cotton sports shirts. Also a few plaid spun rayons. Sizes 12-20. . Now. ....... 0. ..:69¢-2.88 CORDUROY JACKETS Were originally. 5.00. In blue, . red or green. Sizes 12-20. - ~ Now CORDUROY SKIRTS-—Were originally 298. Junior and ‘BLOUSES—W ere originally 5.00. All-wool plaid in buttonBack style. Junior sizes, 9-15, NOW. sale ...3.88 I TS_piala wool to match blouses © above. Were 5.98. _ Junior sizes, 9-15. Now CORDUROY J UMPER: : Were 5.00, now. 2.88 ~FUN SHOP, FOURTH.

. en Sik dias

AYRES’ OCTOBER