Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 November 1942 — Page 8

2 Hurled Mother Over|

Cliff, and Then Took Children, Is Claim.

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 19 (U. P)— tall, blond nurse was sought today} police who said she had thrown y Mrs, Inez MaClaim over a cliff

id kidnaped Mrs. MaClaim’s three mall children. The woman sought was Mrs. Margaret Sharon O’Deal Wallace, 36. All three children Iater were bandoned. Their mother, the 90pound, 22-year-old wife of Edward L. MaClaim, who is serving a robbery term at San Quentin prison, Was reported recovering at a San Diego hospital from her fall,” Judith Rae MaClaim, six weeks old, Was left in a bus station late yesterday after Mrs. Wallace had shown

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lace, who is serving a narcotics sentence in county jail here. She attracted no notice when she appeared at the jail with the baby. : They Met at Jail . “She acted mighty proud of it _&nd I know she wouldn't harm it,” he said. Mrs. Wallace and Mrs, MaClaim had met at the jail when MaClaim was there awaiting transfer to San Quentin, Mrs. Wallace offered to drive Mrs. MaClaim to Ravenna, Mich., to visit Mrs. MacLam’s father James Young. Near Encinitas, Mrs. MaClaim . said, the nurse stopped her car to admire the view at the top of & Cliff,

“The next thing I knew,” she

head with a rock and then I was shoved over the cliff. When I came to the automobile and Mrs. Wallace and my babies were gone.”

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labor secretary commented, chidingly. I looked down at Miss Perkins’ footgear. She was wearing lowheeled black oxfords, with her black crepe and satin dress, her Persian trimmed coat and eiled tricorn. Even the secretary of labor had to sign her name to get into the plant. We started up the stairs. She paused and pointed down. “They have that wonderful nonskid covering.” Plant officials stood respectfully by for her to go ahead. “Oh just forget the amenities,” she said. “Lead the way.” We entered the office of George Lang, the plant superintendent. O. M. Calvert of the WPB drive committee made a little speech asking Miss Perkins to join a plant group, called the Patriot organization. She signed her pledge and got her certificate. As we strode down the corridor,

she remarked that in addition to being an honor, such tokens made

wonderful “conversation pieces.” “I have a Lockheed model with a propeller that spins in my office. It evokes no end of comment.”

Can’t Reveal Secrets

We entered a section of the plant. “Excellent marked, She paused to inspect some facilities for fire protection. She stepped up to speak to a man doing some precision work. She questioned him. And she wasn’t any layman in her questioning. She knew the technical terms. She got her hands soiled running them over a finely polished part. I can’t be specific about anything —operations, machinery, details. Everyone knows the plant is the propeller division of Curtiss-Wright. And, as I was reminded so often, “A lot of things are military secrets.” We passed a modern lunch wagon which is wheeled into the plant at

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Miss Perkins wanted to know all about it. Was there a plant cafeteria, too? How much time did employees get for lunch? And so on. A line of mechanical. dollies hitched together passed by. Miss Perkins looked back, remarked about present day “ingenuity.” We stopped in at the first aid station. “How many have you treated this morning?” Miss Perkins asked a comely nurse. Even Miss Perkins didn’t get an answer. “She’s being cagy,” she chuckled to Mr. Lang. “And that’s right.” (If the young woman had given out figures to the wrong person the wrong party might be able to use that figure as an indication of how many persons were employed in the plant.) We passed along a long assembly line. The secretary was interested in large overhead conveyances, in modern machines. She questioned. She compared. She asked and asked and asked. We came upon women working. What percent of the employees were women she wanted to know? What was the solution with which they were working? “She looked at their work clothes. She walked up to chat with Betty Jo Totten, on a sub-assembly job. She wanted to gnow from plant officials about how well the women workers had proven; if more were to be employed? We came into a plant where men were doing some hand precision jobs.

Notices Age of Workers “Everywhere, I notice that men on this type of work are elderly men. They've had years of experience and seem more patient than the younger fellows,” she commented as she put her nose right down alongside a gray-haired man’s as he used a gauge. We came upon some vats containing a certain solution. An ingenious device kept fumes from being breathed by workers and from harming their nasal passages. She was intrigued—and complimentary. Every place she was on the lookout for health precautions, safety devices. She seemed to be mentally cataloging everything for future reference. What she might have missed, Miss LaDame didn’t. She was still going full speed. Tom Hutson, who had been ill, and the rest: of us had our tongues hanging out and were practically shuffling by that time. We lunched at the plant and I could hear her, over at another table, asking about the “social life” of the employees. About transportation? What unions were represented at the plant? About hours? She glanced at her watch. She arose and led the way down the hall. She thanked Mr, Lang for her “pleasant visit.” As we came out, she said she just hadn’t moved fast enough; she regretted that there wouldn't be time to visit Marmon-Herrington. ‘Back we went to the Claypool. She had expected to be back about 2:30 and she was there—on the dot. There were quick goodby. She mentioned again that she just hadn’t moved fast enough—a bit apologetically—and that she just got so interested in things that she couldn’ pass them by. I sat down to catch my breath.

intervals.

Wonder what she would be like if |

she moved “fast enough”?

Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins was interested in the final inspection of a propeller hub by Wayne Accompanying her on her tour of the Curtiss-Wright plant were Thomas R. Hutson (right), state labor commissioner, and George L. Lang, the manufacturing superintendent.

WARNS PUBLIC OF DELINQUENCY

Juvenile Judge-Elect Asks Volunteers to Care for Neglected Children.

By NOBLE REED

It may be farthest from your mind now, but within a few months you may become a full-fledged juvenile court probation worker— a volunteer officer without pay. Organization of volunteer social workers was proposed today by W. Mark Rhoads, juvenile court judgeelect, as an emergency move to help curb the alarming increase in juvenile delinquency during war time. “It is certain that as war conditions cause an increase in the number of neglected children, our limited staff will not be large enough to. cope with conditions,” Judge-elect Rhoads said. Statistics show that juvenile delinquency has increased 20 to 30 per cent during. the past year due to war-time restlessness among adolescents and neglect of children by parents who are working in industry.

Appeals for Help

As conditions grow more acute with general dislocations of family life, Mr. Rhoads said he would appeal to responsible persons in every neighborhood to aid the court in rehabilitating children. “If all neglected children are not watched ands guided into wholesome activities the wave of delinquency will continue upward to an alarming degree,” he said. The judge-elect, who will take over the court Jan. 1, gave a specific instance of how neighbors can help the children next door who may have to be left alone for one reason or another, : “A mother was working in a war plant during the day while her two children went to school,” he said. “The children got home before the mother every day and it worked all right until they came home once when the furnace was broken down and the house cold. Next door neighbors came to their rescue and took them in until the furnace was fixed and heated again.”

Sees Need of Homes

Under the judge-elect’s plan, all neighbors will be urged to lend a hand where children obviously need help. Mr. Rhoads also said it may be necessary to ask volunteers to take into their homes children who are orphaned or separated from their parents. “The people of Indianapolis will have to develop a keener sense of community responsibility during the war years to keep our children out ol trouble,” he said. The judge-elect pointed out that many parents cannot’ be blamed for some degree of neglect of their children if they are employed long hoiirs in” war industries.” “Some of the cases of neglect on the part of parents will be excusable ‘and we’ll have to develop community co-operation to counteract the conditions.”

PEDESTRIAN IS HURT SERIOUSLY BY ‘AUTO

Theodore F. Needy, 60, of 717 E.

| Ohio st., who came here from Louis-

ville, Ky., two weeks ago, was in sefious condition at City hospital today with a fractured skull and both legs broken. : ‘He was struck by an automobile driven by Frank S. Wuensch, 43, of 1509 Bradbury ave. at East and Ohio sts. Witnesses said Mr, Needy walked out in. front of the car.

BOND SELLERS INCREASE WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 (U.'P.).— Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau, Jr., announced today that more than 600 daily and weekly newspapers have agreed to be-

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WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 (U.P) — The American Automobile association charged today that the leakage of vast quantities of motor fuel through illegal trafficking in

the reduction in the value of basic gasoline rationing coupons in eastern states. Basic “A” cards were cut from four to three gallons, effective Nov. 22, by the office of price administra-

| tion, which said the need of Ameri-

can forces in North Africa for larger fuel supplies necessitated the reduction, -Thomas P. Henry, Detroit, presi-

| dent of the AAA, said in a formal

statement that “we are convinced that many times the amount of gasoline to be saved by the cut in ‘A’ coupons has been sold illegally to persons not entitled to it.” He called for an “all-out war against black markets and speedy strengthening of rationing machinery” so that the cut could be restored.

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MacArthur Communique :

(Issued Thursday, Nov. 19) Northeastern Sector—Buna—The advance of our ground forces continues with our forward elements now closing in on their objective. Our medium bombers bombed enemy installations and positions. An enemy force of eight destroyers, divided into two groups, was maneuvering off the north coast, apparently in support of his ground forces. Our navy bombers were endeavoring to engage it. Salamaua—Medium bombers raided the ainirome, amaging the TURWay and nearby build nat bombers, with twin-en-gined fighters as an escort, attacked the airdrome and adjacent buildings and installations. New Britain—Gasmata—Mediul jbombers attacked the airdrome, I and dispérsal areas. Rabaul—Under cover of darkness our . heavy bombers attacked enemy airdromes and dispersal areas. Northwestern Sector—Timor — Medium bombers attacked Baucau, starting fires in building areas. Our attack planes made a strafing sweep over Maobisse.

-Army Communique

(Issued Wednesday, Nov. NORTH AFRICA 1. Advance elements of the Bris first army, together with British and U. paratroops and French forces operating with us, have entered Tunisia at several points. Contacts have been made with enemy starting parties.

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yesterday. German transport planes attempting to land at a point on the Tunisian coast were driven off by French batteries. 3.pA general mobilization order for the class of 1939 has been :ssued by the French authorities in North Africa. At Oran French troops leaving for the east were accompanied to the train by an escort of he honor and music from the U. S. forces

4. Sir bombers have attacked objectives in Tunisia occupied by the enemy, U. S. Bats Aooperating with the first army and t have made a daylight raid on ae airfield at Bizerte.

5. In the Bone area 11 enemy aircraft are known to. have been destroyed in the course of attack on Noy a 15, 16 and 17. Five were shot down by RAF P Ehters and six by anti-aircraft fire. ou fghters were lost, but two of th es pilots are sa.

. 6, The hunting of. submarines by ships of the royal navy, naval aircraft and RAF continues, with considerable success.

ALL LIGHTS OUT BLUFFTON, Nov. 19 (U. P.).— Wells county's blackout test tonight will be a full-scale affair. Changed plans now call for all lights to be

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