Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 November 1942 — Page 3

‘Allison's Gets Coveted Ee

Col. Alonzo M. Drake, district supervisor, central procurement district, AAF, materiel center, Detroit . . . “ a top flight job.”

EMPLOYEE, 95, ACCEPTS HONOR

Army and Navy Officers Pay Tribute to Firm’s War Effort.

Thousands of Allison employees |.

felt personally honored yesterday when Lieut. Comm. L. PF. Brozo, - third naval reserve area, pinned the army-navy “E” producticii pin on the lapel of 95-year-old Henry (Mike) Mennenbroker. Mike, who has been with the plant for 25 years, represented his fellow employees on. the speakers’ platform when military and civil dignitaries awarded the plant the pin. Mike exemplified the American spirit—no man too old to do his part in the successful prosecution ‘of the war.

* Lauds Labor Record

Speaking for the army, Col. Alonzo M. Drake, district supervisor, central procurement district, AAF, materiel center, Detroit, said that “to receive the ‘E’ award is a signal honor and in this case a very deserved one, “The ‘E’ award is the civilian equivalent of decorations conferred on military personnel for meritorious service. “You men and women of Allison have never lost a single day.on the production lines because of labormanagement disagreement since the production program got under way. This is a record of which labor and management may be justly proud. “Yankee ingenuity worked = 24 hdours a day at the Allison plant. The 7000 parts in the engine comorise only 700 piece parts as against 2300 piece parts in rival European engines. “You have done a grand job. Keep it up.” Responding to Col. Drake and accepting the flag, F. C. Kroeger, vice president and general manager, said: “The credit for earning the recognition just received goes to each and every employee.” Other speakers included Dr. Howard J. Baumgartel, executive seeretary, Church Federation of Indianapolis, who delivered the invocation; George A. Kuhn, president, Indianapolis chamber of commerce; William T. Miller, president, United Aircraft Engine Workers, Inc., and Governor Henry F. Schricker.

METHODISTS PLAN BOOTH FESTIVAL

Youth fellowships of 25 Methodist churches will participate in the annual booth festjval to be held at 7:30 p. m. tomorrow in the Fletcher Place church. The festival will climax,the annual shoe and bundle week sponsored by the Indianapolis Conference of the Methodist youth fellowship for the collection of materials for use in Goodwill industries. The donations include clothes, furniture and toys which can be repaired for use by the industries. Miss Ann Lytle is general chairman and Charles Holman is program chairman. The Rev. Bennie T. Morgan of Edinburg will deliver the -main address and the Rev. E. Arnold Clegg, minister of the Capitol Avenue Methodist church, will lead] the devotions.

Kroger Gives

t

Pledge . .

F. C. Kroeger, general manager, Allison division of General Motors Henry (Mike) Mennenbroker , , . 95 years old, 25 years on the job Lieut. Comm. L. F. Brozo, commander, third naval reserve area, Indie

Corp. . , . “we pledge every ounce of our energy to win this war.”

for Allison’s received the army-navy E pin for fellow-employees.

anapolis . . . “Mike, I am .more than pleased to award this pin.” i

Rites Sunday for Mrs. Flora Wood

MRS. FLORA E. WOOD, a lifelong resident of Indianapolis, died yesterday at her home, 1231 Richland st. She was 69. Her husband, Samuel; a son, Grover C.; four sisters, Mrs. Daisy O. Donnell, Mrs. Clara Peacock, Mrs. Mamie Bauer and Mrs. Ethel Peterson; a brother, William F. Bowman; two grandsons and a great-granddaughter, survive. Services will be held at 2:30 p. m. Sunday at the Blaine Avenue Church of Christ, of which she was a member. Burial will

be at Bethel cemetery.

60P MAY CONTEST ELECTION OF MAY

LOUISVILLE, Ky., Nov. 6 (U.P.). —Dr. Elmer E. Gabbard, Republican,

‘defeated seventh district congres-

sional candidate, confers today with Kentucky G. O. P. leaders on plans to contest thé re-election of Rep. Andrew J. May, Democrat, chairman of the house military affairs committee. Dr. Gabbard said last night he will contest May's re-election but that he had not decided _upon a course of action. Official tabulations showed Rep. May to ‘be winner over Dr. Gabbard, Witherspoon college president and Presbyterian minister, by a margin of 511 votes. Dr. Gabbard charged “there was illegal use of money and whisky. ballot stuffing and improper counting of ballots.”

GOVERNOR TO DINE WITH WAR MOTHERS

Governor Schricker and Mayor Sullivan will be speakers tomorrow night at the banquet in the Athenaeum sponsored by the Mothers of World War II. The event will be part of the first state conference between the organization and Mrs. John Burns, state officer of the American War Mothers. An orchestra from Ft. Harrison will play. Mrs. Gretta Roush, national president, will be in charge.

BOOKLET IS ISSUED ON, DEPENDENT LAW

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 (U. P.) — The war department has issued a booklet entitled “personal affairs of military personnel and their dependents,” designed to acquaint soldiers with provisions of the law and army regulations affording protection and security for their dependents. Every soldier will have access to the booklet and dependents may obtain copies by writing to the superintendent of documents, Washington, enclosing 10 cents.

NOW DEVOTED WIFE MAY BE LONESOME

NEW YORK, Nov. 6 (U. P.).— Mrs. Rose Rice, 21, languished for her husband and visited him in jail, where he is serving an indeterminate sentence for burglary. It was a big mistake. She was promptly arrested. Her husband had testified that she had no part in the burglary for which he was sentenced. But since, police had found evidence that she had been involved in another burglary, and had been looking for her. She was sentenced to a year in jail yesterday.

TAX RATES CUT BY STATE BOARD

County’s General Fund And Five Townships Affected by Action.

A one-half-cent cut in the Marion county general fund rate and slight reductions in five township property tax rates have been made by the state tax board which is now reviewing proposed local tax rates for 1943. , The county general fund rate cut was made because of an increase of estimates of miscellaneous revenues. This cut, along with a one-half-cent cut in the Center township special school fund, reduced the Center township rate outside Indianapolis to an even $2. One cent was cut from the Beech Grove civil rate and 114 cents from the town’s school tuition rate. These reductions, including the one-half-cent cut in the county rate, made the Beech Grove, Center township rate: $2.99, and the Beech Grove, Franklin township rate, $2.91. The. Wayne township special school fund and tuition rates were cut 2 cents each, reducing the rate from $1.86: to $1.82.

Perry Action Delayed

The Warren township rate was cut from $1.2876 to $1.29 and the Lawrence township rate from $1.60%% to $1.58. The latter cut was accomplished .by slashing the school fund and tuition rates. No action was taken on the Perry township rate, pending settlement of litigation over the boundary line between Perry and Decatur townships. Two-tenths of .a cent was cut from the Decatur township general fund and six-tenths of a cent from the tuition fund. These cuts together with the county general fund cut reduced the township rates from $2.2993 to $2.28.

Franklin Rates Lower The county general fund reduction also reduced the Franklin township rates from $1.705 to $1.70. The one-half-cent cut general fund rate made it an even 17 cents and the Center township school fund one-half-cent cut made that rate 681% cents. The tax board was to consider the Indianapolis civil and school city budgets late today. An appeal for review of the local tax rates was made to the state tax board by Harry Miesse, secretary of the Indiana Taxpayers’ association.

OFFICIAL WEATHER

U. S. Weather Bureau

Central War Time . 120 Sunset ......¢

—Nov. 1941— TEMPERATURE

2

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Precipitation 24 hrs. ending 7:30 a. m. Total precipitation since Jan. 1 36 Excess since dan.

The following table shows the temperature in other cities:

Atlanta Boston Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Denver

Sunrise. .

.61 .4

High Low 56 46

Ft. Wayne Indianapolis (city) . Kansas City, Mo. . Miami, Fla.

New. Orleans New York ...... Oklahoma City Omaha, Neb Pittsburgh San Antonio, Tex.

St. Louis

in the|

SIGNING FOR GAS STARTS NOV. 12

Motorists Must Apply in Alphabetical Order Over 3-Day Period.

Applicants for the basic ration of gasoline will go to the public grade school buildings Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Nov. 12, 13 and 14, in alphabetical order. Otto Feucht, in charge of gasoline rationing for the Marion county rationing administration, said today. Any applicant whose family name begins with a letter A to E inclusive, will go to get his ration Thursday, those whose family name begins with F to M inclusive will go on Friday and those whose family name begins with ‘any. letter from N to Z: inclusive will go on Saturday. Mr. Feucht said that by thus alphabetizing the applicants there would be the minimum of congestion in the school buildings. He also announced the hours when the school buildings will be open to applicants as follows: Thursday and Friday, 1 p. m. to 8 p. m., and Saturday, 8 a. m. to 4 p. m. All persons except workers in defense plants that have transportation committees and except doctors must go to the public grade school buildings for their basic gasoline rationing. Go to Nearest School Each applicant may go to the most convenient building. in his rationing district. He can not apply at a school that is outside his rationing district. The application blank must be filled out by the applicant before he applies and he must take with him his state regisration card. If the applicant does not go to the school building at the time designated it may be as late as Dec. 1 before he can get his coupon book. E. V. Hess in charge of tire inspection for the Marion county rationing administration said, that according to regulations, tires may be inspected any time between Dec. 1 and Jan. 31. He suggested, however, it would be advisable for car owners not to wait too long for inspections.

TOE ACHE BECOMES ‘PAIN IN THE NECK’

CLEVELAND, Nov. 6 (U. P.)., — Thomas J. Clancy today blamed the loss of his automobile ‘and a fractured leg on his big toe. Clancy's toe hurt him, so last night he started driving .to the Cleveland clinic to have it treated. En route, he fainted and crashed into a utility pole. Total loss: One demolished car beyond repair, one broken leg, cuts

and bruises—and his toe still hurts.

IN INDIANAPOLIS—VITAL STATISTICS

EVENTS TODAY

Indiana Conference on Social Work, state RY ention, Claypool and Lincoln hotels, a

Sigua, Chi, luncheon, Board of Trade, no

Exchange club, luncheon, Claypool hotel, | oon.

optimist clib, luncheon, Columbia club, oon

Phi Delta Theta, luncheon, Canary Cot- . tage, noon Indiana Stamp club, meeting, Hotel Antlers, 8 p. m. . United Furniture JYorkers, meeting, Hotel ; Washington, 7:30 p. American Communic sions association, meeting, Hotel Washington, 8 p. is Gourse, meeting, Hotel Wash-

6:45 p E. 3th Street C Civie league, meeting, school . , p Exchange club, Jaties parey and dinner, Riviera club, 6:30 p.

EVENTS TOMORROW

Central Indiana Institute for the Study on Shurches, meeting, First Congregational church, 2 p. m. eal polis Symphony orchestra, Fabien Sevitz conducting, Muras -theater, 8:30

ay Han,

speaker, Walter Duranty, author an

and newspaper corres ondent, . English theater, 11 Pi P FMothers of World War Heung, Ameriion. ank building B 8. ee ast Offi mee clu, Hotel

: Charles F. Gilbert,

icer Hotes Vehicie Emplo Severin, 1:30 p. os wey

Ward-Stilson Lo., meeting, Hotel Washington, 2 p Gideon, Seclety, "meeting, Hotel Washingon

MARRIAGE LICENSES

These lists are trom official records in the county court house. e mes, therefore. is not responsible for errors in names and addresses.

Charles Donald Brodie, 23, of . Alabama; Virginia Mae Brown, 1934 College.

Maurice Thompson King, 35, Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Md.; Helen Catherine Bemis, 26, of 4001 E. Washington.

Charles Gunn, 20, of 1129 Kentucky; Alice Lucille Rowe, 18, of 1211 Oliver. Ralph M. Ketoon, 22, Camp Atterbury, Ind.; Roma Gertrude Norris, 23, of 1201 Lamox, Kingsport, Tenn Maholm ‘William Wampner, 17, City; May Baldwin, 18, New Ralestine 64, 430 Massachusetts; Louise Goudy, 57," of 4709 E. New York, william Alfred Hampton, 23, Camp Blanding, Fla.; Ollie Mae Bell, 20, of 706 Blake, 154. George E. Polk, 19, of 2326 N. Capitol; rothy Lee Johnson, 18, of 433 W. 28th. Alfred Paul Pinner, 22, U. 8S. Navy, Butler university: JPauricia ‘Joy Blastow, 18, of

1629 Asbur Higdon, 24, of 61 N. Trej

1824 N. 19, of

Iona

win H.

ont; Dorothy May Coleman, 20, of 2538 W. Washington.

ng Charles Allen Poole, 37, of ti w: 12th; Florine Kirtley Mason, 2307

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William Jones. Ft. Diersmon, 31, Fe Harrison George Graph Griffin, 23, Norfolk Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, Va.; Wanda Maxine Snyder, 23, of 410 W. Central, Bluffton, Ind. Rober: Anthony Joseph Zaepfel, 21, of 1433 Charles; Mary Frances Vollmer, 20, of 770 N. "Pershing. Dayton Eugene Scotten, 21, of 136 S. Elder; Wilma Jean Crisp, 18, of 2 215 N. Mount,

Harrison; Ann

BIRTHS

Girls

Burl, Mary Malcom, at St. Francis. Robert, Mary Ann Endsley, at St. Francis. Mason, Jean Urshan, at St. Francis. Cluford, Ruth Willis, at St. Vincent's. Howard, Ruby Nibarger, at St. Vincent's. Cari, Blanche Greenwosd, at St. VinWs t’s. James, Beverly Hansman, at St. Vincent's. Grover, Lillian Hutchings, at Coleman. Roland, Alice Schwarz, at Coleman. Paul, Florise Prichard, at Coleman. Grider, Blanche Lowe, at 1014 S. Gale. Robert, Dovie Lewis, at 1427 Churchman. Frank, Ice Lucas, at 2550 E. Willie, Janie Russell, at 1106 Nn ;- Charles, Marion Doades, at 721 Cleveland.

Boys

Richard, Martha Thompson, at St. Francis. Harold, Marie Knarzer, at St. Francis. William, Agnes Mathis, at St. Francis. Herman, oe Ella Drake, at 8t. Prancis. William, Marie Crosby, at St. Francis.

Joseph, Christine Mayo, Fo St. Francis. ‘George, Lucile Dunca t St. Francis.

| Hattie = Miller,

Edward, Helen Héctor, at St. Vincent's. Richard, Elnora Anderson, at St. Vincent's. Edmond Jr., Patricia Bannon, at St. Vincent’s Robert, Maxine Davis, at St. Vincent's. Robert, Elizabeth Penn, at St. Vincent's. Richard, Margaret Wilson, at Coleman. Leon, Mary Catherine Lawhead, at Coleman. Lawrence, Nellie Smith, at Coleman Edward, Helen Messenger, at Methodist. Peter, een Alyea, at Methodist.

DEATHS William O’Neal, 65, ab 2201. Pleasant, coro-

nary occlusion. 71, at Methodist, myocarditis. .

Burns H. Railing, 64, at Veterans, uremia. Joseph Raquet, 70, at 1315 Prospect, chronic myocarditis. Gilbert E. Marine, 53, at City, cerebral meningitis. Matilda Wilhemia Fox, 78, at 1732 Broadway, arteriosclerosis. Allie Parker Robertson, 73, at City, lobar pneumonia.

-George H. Taylor, 73, at 2112 N. Delaware,

cerebral embolism. Carrie Kothe, 59, at 637 N.° Rural, carcino Pg ‘Henry Hulse, 50, at St. Vincent's, sarcoma Alonzo Oglesby, 78, at 61415 Highland, myocarditis. Gladys Bradshaw, 31, at. Methodist, endocarditis. Gene Roland Fultz, 16, at 265 N. Mount, diabetes. e Fred C yand, 72, at Veterans,

BY FARL RICHERT

ONE THING SURE, the present Republican state command will do everything possible to keep a local option fight from coming up, during the next session of the legislature. The Republican leaders, in addition to being against a return to any form of. prohibition, feel that it would harm the party in this state to have any sort of a dry label attached to it.

They don’t believe the people want prohibition or local option. And to bear out this point of view they cite the defeat in Democratic Oklahoma of the ardent-dry senator, Josh Lee. . Whether they will be able to keep some of their dry legislators from introducing ' this sort of legislation is another matter. The Anti-Saloon league indorsed a large number of Republican legislative candidates and some of these people may feel that they owe the league a debt. But it is a good bet that the Republican command will have such a firm control of the legislature that such legislation, if introduced, won't get far. The 1941 G. O. P.-controlled legislature passed the Stout liquor law making the alcoholic beverages commission bi-partisan, This law has worked so much better than any other liquor law ever in existence in Indiana that the Republican leaders feel that it should stand without any major change, 7 no

Higher Aims Squelched

THE REPUBLICAN landslide knocked into the waste-basket the gubernatorial prospects of three Democrats, Winfield K. Denton and Mayor William = Dress of Evansville and Appellate Court Judge A. J. Stevenson, party leaders believe. Friends of all three were set to launch campaigns for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination had they been elected. Mr. Denton was a candidate for secretary of state and Mayor Dress and Judge Stevenson were seeking re-election.

Schricker Still Boss

DEMOCRATIC LEADERS, both for and against him, do not believe that the defeat at the polls Tuesday impaired Governor Schricker’s leadership of the party. Had the defeat just been a state one, it would have been a different matter. But with the Republicans beating such Democratic organizations as the Hague machine in New Jersey, there is no disposition among Hoosier Demccrats to blame defeat on the state organization, headed by the governor and State Chairman Fred F. Bays. “It was just in the air, ” one McNutt Democrat commented. “Nothing, anyone could have done would have helped much.” ” » ”

Ludlow Boom Starts

JUST AS THE victory of Gen. Robert H. Tyndall caused local Republicans to start talking of him as a gubernatorial candidate, so has the eighth straight victory of Democratic Rep. Louis Ludlow caused his colleagues mentioning him as a possible candidate in 1944 for the party’s U. S. senatorie] nomination. Party leaders recall that he was a candidate for the senate at the time Sherman Minton wen the nomination. Mr. Ludlow’s friends, however, regard this as “just so much talk.” They say that all Rep. Ludlow wants is to retain his seat in the lower house.

Medal Awarded For State Hero

ELMER WAYNE SOUTH, who

was reported killed at Pearl Har-

bor on Dec. 7 when the Japs attackéd, has been awarded posthumously the Purple Heart medal for distinguished heroism and bravery in action. Pvt. South was the son of Mrs. Amelia Wayne South, 3437 Guilford st. He was a graduate of

. Shortridge high school and Tri-

State college at Angola, Ind. He was in the army air forces and

had served all of his enlisted time

to start

GENE FULTZ RITES T0 BE TOMORROW

Services for 16-year-old Gene Rolland Fultz, who died Wednesday in Methodist hospital after a brief illness, will be held at 1:30 p. m. tomorrow in the Conkle funeral home. Burial will be in Floral park. He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Fultz, 265 N. Mount st., and a sophomore at George Washington high school. Survivors, besides the parents, are three brothers, Frederick Vance,

'

SAYS:

Paul R. and Charles B.: a sister, Zuleka Rae, and his grandmother, Mrs. Martha Hawk, all of Indianapelis.

USE WATER FROM JERUSALEM IN RITE

CASTLE ROCK, Ore. (U. P).— Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Wakin had their two children, David and Elizabeth Ann, baptized recently with holy

water that had been brought from Jacob’s well in Jerusalem.

STRAUSS STORE HOURS SATURDAY: STORE HOURS MONDAY:

Put Some Good Heavy Shoes Under You!

Something to keep the cold out . . . and the wet out

Something . . . that vil be easy on the foot . . . flexible . . . comfortable

Something of which it can be said . . . “The best at the price.”

SERVICE oxfords are mostly $4.95 and $5.85

The CUSTOMFIELD Brogues are $1.85 and $8.95

NETTLETONS are $12.50 and up From Messrs. HANAN AND SONS . . , $10.50 to $17.00

- JL STRAUSS & CO,

SAYS MOST DRIVERS OBEY 35 MPH RULE

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 (U, P.).—= Rubber Director William M. Jeffers said today that most drivers are obeying the 35-mile-an-hour nae tional speed limit. “This is a job that must be done. by all’ of the people everywhere,” Mr. Jeffers said. “Observance of rubber conservation in one locality will not keep this nation on wheels if a neighboring area insists on driving as usual.”

9:30 TILL & 12:15 TILL 8:45

ne. THE MAN'S STORE

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