Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 January 1943 — Page 3

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BY BARE SHELVES

Shortages of Some Goods Have Reached the Point Where Something Drastic Must Be Done, Officials Say. WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 (U. P.).—Food Administrator

Claude R. Wickard today was expected to follow up his drastic cuts in civilian supplies of butter and canned citrus

fruits with important revisions in marketing processes to

assure more equitable distribution of food to civilians. Officials said shortages of some foods have reached the

point where something drastic must be done soon to meet complaints arriving from virtually all areas. They emphasized that local shortages

generally are the result of poor distribution. That that is little consolation to the housewife who finds only bare meat counters and encounters difficulty in buying _ bacon, butter, eggs and lard. Wickard’s latest food orders—2 and 3—were- designed to assure adequate supplies of butter and canned citrus fruit for American armed forces and other united nations. Set 30 Per Cent Aside

He directed butter manufacturers to. set aside for war uses at least 30 ‘per cent of all creamery butter stocks—a move expected to lower average annual civilian butter consumption from 16 pounds during 1942 to 13 pounds this year. Butter is on the list of foods for rationing soon. The citrus order was more. severe, It directed producers to reserve for the government the total pack’ of canned citrus fruits except unconcentrated grapefruit juice. Effective at midnight tonight, the order freezes canners’ grapefruit juice stocks from Jan. 9 until April 1, but does not affect supplies held by wholesalers and retailers. Wickard said the citrus order should not - affect civilian diets seriously because large supplies of fresh fruits will be available. "The butter order will make available to the government approximately 531,000,000 of the 1,770,000,000 pounds of butter expected to be produced in 1943. :

Two-Thirds to Yanks

At least two-thirds of the butter to be reserved for the government wil} go directly to American fighting men, Wickard said, and most of .the rest of it will go to the Soviet Union. Farm and small’ dairy: producers|

are not affected, the order applying|

only to manufacturers with a total output of 12,000 pounds or more a month. Even so, officials said, that

cent of all creamery butter output. Meanwhile, food distribution officials indicated that a study of the - entire food situation is being made with a view to changes in civilian distribution. They emphasized that temporary local shortages would be relieved probably late next month when rationing begins on meats and on other foods such as canned fruits and vegetables, and probably butter later. Many consumers have complained that while meat counters at their grocery are bare, except for sausages, cold cuts and hatburger, many hotels and restaurants appear to be able to obtain unlimited supplies.

Communiques

NAVY COMMUNIQUE 241 (Issued Jan. 6, 1943)

sours > PACIFIC: 1. On J (A) hy ‘the darkness of the aot} morning a YU. S. task force of surface units ~uccessfully bombarded the Japanese airfield at Munda on New Georgia islan (B) As the task force retired it was attacked by Japanese dive bombers. Four “Wildcats” (Grumman F4F) intercepted and shot down four of the enemy dive holabers and probably destroyed two more. “Wildcats’’ returned safely after the a aining enemy planes had withdrawn. (C) afarauger" medium bombers (Martin B-26) later attacked ene: installations at Munda. Results could not be -Qbse

rved. (D) During the afternoon “flying fortresses” (Boeing B-17) escorted by “Lightning” fighters (Lockheed P-38), attacked an enemy heavy cruiser at’ Buin on the island of Bougainville. Results were not observed. Our fighters were attacked by 25 Zeros and float type bi-planes. Three enemy planes were shot down and two pitrs were probably destroyed. Two wu. fighters were lost. ® “Flying Fortresses’’ attacked and scored ‘a bomb hit on a Japanese transport in the Shortland island area. (F) During the day 84 Japanese: were killed in mopping up, operations in the Mt. Austen sector on Guadalcanal island.

ARMY COMMUNIQUE 288 NORTH AFRICA. 1. French headquarters reports that allied aircraft and artillery destroyed 12 to 15 tanks of the enemy force which at4 Preach posiitons at 'Fondouk on Jan. French counter-av also inThcied casualties on the enemy. In.sup-

‘way yards at Kairouan, and four enemy aircraft attacking one of our airdromes Two of our planes are s operation,

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bomber Sacked ZLipring in dhe Darsec) : S & Nine a probably 10 vessels an degreents tonnage oo an

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scored on a dehve Joon (ge bomb w was a X ert other ships were hit with Bg and left either in. flames or ing.

ISSUE HINTS AS AID IN RATIONING

6 Ways Designed to Speed Fuel Deliveries; Auto

Care Explained.

State and county rationing officials today issued reminders and suggestions designed to help Hoosiers speed deliveries of fuel oil, insure proper maintenance of their rationbound cars and avoid point-raticn-ing complications. - Fuel oil rationing officer I. W. Cotton suggested six ways in which householders may help speed deliveries:

number of your fuel oil ration sheet. In less than half an hour you can have the job done .for a whole yeas and the trucker won't have to wait each time. 2. If you are going to deposit your coupon sheet with your dealer this season, do it immediately, using the mail to save his time and yours.

3. If you have a normal 275-gal-lon tank, wait until it is three-quar-ters empty before ordering from your dealer. 4, Do not exaggerate the immediacy of your need for delivery. A minimum of fictitious emergencies will leave more time and equipment to handle the real ones. 5. If you deposit your coupon sheet with your dealer, let him know in writing how many gallons you have received and ‘add your inventory of oil to the coupons to be sure you get. your. total ration. 6. Don’t delay your. driver by asking him a lot of questions about rationing or other matters” : ® » ‘”

Time Short on Book 1

State OPA Director James D. Strickland reminded all Hoosiers that Jan. 15 is the last day to register for war rationing book No. 1, without which it will be impossible to get No. 2, the book that inaugurates point rationing. Because only sugar was being rationed at the registration last May 4, a few persons who had enough sugar did not obtain books, Mr. Strickand said. They must now obtain book 1. Mr. Strickland also warned parents that youngsters who were not 15 years old at the first registration but since then have become 15, still are not eligible for coffee. If the coffee coupons in their No. 1 books are torn out, they will be denied book No. 2, he said.

Car Repair Suggestions

George F. Burnett, area manager of the office of defense’ transporta-

| tion, made the following suggestions

to truck and passenger car owners:

til after the war, making only those repairs necessary to safe operation of your car or truck or to prolong its life. 2. Have essential repairs made as soon as possible to conserve parts and the time of mechanics. 3. Don’t waste gasoline and rubher driving around to find a shop that can make your repairs immediately. Make your inquiries by telephone. If these suggestfons are followed, Mr. Burnett said, the strain on the dwindling supply of automotive mechanics and on the supply of repair parts will be reduced materially.

HERE IS THE TRAFFIC RECORD FATALITIES County City Total 1942 (.iescecceccacscaces 1

1943 ...cpecvccnsne

Jan. 5— Aceidents sosacsss. 6 Injured 2

ceesvencscnee 0 seeee 1

stop cesses 8 as Drunken driving ..... 3 All others .......ceee. 5 Totals

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_ BATIUNING DATES 10 good until Jan, 81. Cofee oun B fond wail 2 8

Gaseoline—A book—Coupon $

1. Write on each coupon the serial

1. Put unessential repairs off un-|-

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Talk Over

fair.

on the dotted line” for entertainment at the coming season’s fairs. They've camped right along side the fair operators at the Hotel Lincoln where the Indiana Association of County and District Fairs began its meeting yesterday and will wind up things tonight with a gala banquet. Down But Not Out

The war's given the show people two headaches. One is transportation, the other, labor. Show managers are down but a long way from “out.” Take the labor question for example. Bertha McDaniels, who's been in the show business for 28 years, says they had it in the last war. “I was appearing in a girl show then,” she recalled. “We girls just pitched in, put up the tent, hauled in the seats and carried on. I think the manager ‘gave us .something like $3 extia a week for doing the job. “We did it before and I guess women can do it again.” Mrs. McDaniels ‘is quite a gal. She ran away from -home to go into the show business and like the majority of those in it, the business never got out of her blood. She travels now with the Johnny Jones shows, managing a donkey ride called “the rocky road to Dublin” She’s one of the few women in the business who actually head the operation of rides or shows.

She’s Attractive

She’s quite attractive, even with her gray hair, and her aristrocratic bearing is emphasized by the goldtrimmed nose glasses she wears, attached to a tiny chain. When she isn’t on the road from April to November, she vacations in Florida, comes home to Anderson, Ind, or ldoks in on the donkeys which are carefully cared for down in Georgia during the winter season. She quickly exploded the conventional ideas about the show people living right; on the fair grounds. “We've always put up at hotels or lived right on the train that carries the show,” she said. This business of trains to carry shows is worrying Mrs. McDaniels and almost eevry other showman. Most of ’em still haven't an O. K. from Wasthington on the transportation business but they're going right ahead with their plans as if they had. Mrs. McDaniels, who is attending the meeting as the guest of Claude Ellis, editor of Billboard, and Mrs. Ellis, is just one of the show people on hand for the meeting. In fact, there is a concessionaire on hand ftp offer just about everything but hot dogs and pink lemonade.

The lobby of the hotel is prac-

Indianapolis Parent Teachers association board, meting, Hotel Washington, 9:30

a. U. a Department of Intersal Revenue, meeting, Elotel Washingiom 3 a. m, Phi Gi Samia Tau, bridge, Hotel Washing ton, ). Indiana "Meir's A ge le club, hercuandise mart, polaypsol otel day. Sigma Delta. Tau, DO a Hotel Severin, m, war servi meeting, Hofel Severin, noon ."

yar Secutity . administratio esting, tel prin A 9 a. m. andl

EVENTS TOMORROW Ice Hockey, Caps vs. New Haven, seum, state Jairgromds, 8:30 p. m. €ol Managers convention, Lincoln hotel, all * Citizens Sch

coli-

6:30 p. Beat Potats board, luncheon i Wa n, noon. ofiosEne, Hoel Severin 35. 1.” 3 ly fel n, 0 n. : ity geverin 00 Indiana Me's Apparel club, merchandise . mart, Claypool hotel, all day.

MARRIAGE LICENSES

Jaggers, 3, of 2086 {. Talbol

sss

Performers and Managers

War Problems

By ROSEMARY REDDING War or no war “the show must go on.” And the “theay-ter” hasn’t any corner on that expression either. It expresses pretty well the feeling of another kind of show people— the kind who gives mom and pop and the kids a lot of fun at the country

A lot of them are in town today to get state fair managers to “sign

tically covered with signs advertising everything from ga girl show to a trained animal act and you can't step off the elevator without running smack into a “gorgeous” poster boosting a barn dance or the Boone County jamboree. Incidentally, shows like the Boone County jamboree are going to be “all girls” this year, too, since the “hill billy” boys have gone to war. As for the fair managers themselves, they are carrying on their regular meeting and dropping in to talk ‘over things with the show people betwegn sessions. Tonight they will wind up things with the banquet. The forepart of the evening will be given over to a serious discussion of the fair with Governor Henry F. Schricker and Lieut. Gov. Charles M. Dawson as speakers. After that, the operators of shows

will present a two-hour preview of

the lighter side of fair life a la 1943. From all indications, the county

fairs will have another big season,

if not bigger than last. Hoosiers Like ‘Em

Hoosiers always have looked forward to the state fair and now that it is out for “the duration,” the attendance at county fairs is zooming. Gas rationing, fair managers feel, is bound to have its effect, too. Now that Mom and Pop and the kids no longer can get far on an A card, they are looking for entertainment nearer home. County fairs are their “meat.” Incidentally, Mrs. McDaniels thinks the fun-loving spirit of the fair crowds have changed but litile down through all the years but she has noted a new type of crowd—the kind that is drawn by the great agricultural exhibits. She feels there are a lot more young people coming, too, who are attracted through their 4-H work. And, of course, a desire to ride on the rocky road to Dublin.

DE GAULLE-GIRAUD PACT THOUGHT NEAR

ALGIERS, Algeria, Jan. 5 (U. P.). (Delayed).—A well placed French source said today thai an agreement between Gen. Charles De Gaulle, leader of the Fighting French, and Gen. Henri Honore Giraud, high commissioner of French North Africa, was.a matter of days. The nearness of the rapprochement, he said, was due to Gen. De Gaulle’s offer to meet Gen. Giraud on French soil. The meeting probably will take place in North or West Africa; the time was being

kept secret.

IN INDIANAPOLIS—VITAL STATISTICS

Lyle Withington, Ri of 1122 W. Naw York; wi a Allene Bertram, 22, of 236 MinKenneth Rader Nelson Jr. Manker; Virginia Frances 3%. 0. F230 3114 N. N. Gragt of 28 S. Ther;

Hack, 28 Shirley G Grove, 18, ot 28 S. Par er. oy Ireland, Brags, Verla Rodgers, 19, Gracemont, Okla.

BIRTHS Girls Robert, Verna Gwin, at St. Francis. Francis, Roo thy Clay, at St. Francis. Ralph, Ru 3h Lathe cis. Raymond, Mary Phi cis. Ralph, Marjorie Brogling at st. Francis. Thomas, Lydia Simms, at St. Vincent's. , Ruth Bohns, at St. Vincent's, ward, Vivian Beitz, at Coleman.

at Meth Stallsmith, at Methodist.

A Boys | Joseph, Mary Smith, at St. Prancis. e, Otiliu

u Whiteside, at St. Francis. nes Genevieve Adams, at St. Francis. 1, Geraldine Schi . Francis.

a t. rgaret Patton, at 338 S. Parker.

: Herman, Arling Brandt, at 3806 Rockville

Renzie, Mildred Dillard, at 947 S. Illinois. Jona, Lilian Lex, at 107 W. Southern. E—— ——

Against a background of show posters, Bill McCluskey (left), veteran showman and now manager of the WLW talent division, talks things over with Bill Clark of Franklin, secretary- treasurer of the Indiana Association of County and District Fairs.

Mrs. Claude Ellis (left)

donkey show in the U. S., a«

i Cincinnati, wife of the editor of Billboard, and Mrs. Bertha Mc aniels of Anderson, operator of the only 1 fending.

BUTLER TO OPEN GUIDANGE CLASS

Pupil Personnel in War‘Time Services to Be Studied.

A wartime guidance course dealing with current problems of guidance and pupil persqnnel as related to the mobilization of wartime services will be offered by the Butler - university evening division in the spring semester beginning Jan. 28. Miss Gertrude Thuemler, dean of girls at Technical high school, will teach the course at 4:30 p. m. on Tuesdays and at 8 a. m. on Saturdays. Procedure will be in the form of a combined lecture, panel and ressarch study technique, and the class will study current educational publications released by the government and educational Organize. tions. Good for Credits

Subjects to. be included ‘are guidance’ procedure, adapting the curriculum, educational and -vocational planning, basic information for critical occupations and services, securing and recording personal data, guidance services, and analysis of’ group problems. Open to education seniors, graduates and those who have completed a basic guidance course, - the new class carries from two to three nours credit. Prof. George Leonard, evening school director, has announced that persons who are pursuing completion of their degrees by enrolling in the evening division may obtain B gas rationing cards through their ration boards.

U. M. W. ISSUES ? RAILWAY GHARTERS

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 (U. P).— Ora W. Gassaway of Brazil, Ind. president of district 50. of the United ‘Miner Workers of America, announced yesterday ‘that approximately 15 U. M. W. charters have been issued to railroad workers and that ~“many more are 0 be expected.” Mr. Gassaway said he cold not estimate how many railroad workers have joined the U. M. W. to date because “theyre coming in so fast that you can’t keep track of them.” The U. M. W. is making no attempt to enlist the workers, Mr. Gassaway declared. He added, however, that “when employees meet and call for an organizer, we are willing to send one out.” He denied that the recent enlistments have any connection with the current wage dispute involving 15 non-operating brotherhoods and

| Jennie Stevick, 66, at Long, carcinoma. Katherine Griggsby, 67, at Methodist, per-| .

throm] “| Charles Franklin. Scholes, 64, at 1435 8.

most of the nation’s railroads.

Edwina Flynn, 1, monia. Dora Taylor, 66, at 1952 Cornell, cerebral | &P hemorrhage. Amanda Willis, 59, at 2856 Paris, myocarditis. :

at City, lobar pneu-

Nora Shaw, 69, at 31 Kenmore road, cerebral hemorrhage. Mae Ethel Hartzler, 53, at 2519 N. Gale, chronic my tis. Louis ig Burilein, 11, at Riley,

May A Harrigan, 44, at 308 N. DeQuincy,

rheumatic

She'll Sing for . Fair Manag rs

THIS SINGER of western ongs and ballads will be one « the feature attractions at the :i nual banquet of the _.. .. Indiana Fair Managers’ asso@iation at the Hotel Lincoln. tonight.

; Figure

U.S. CASUALTIES SET AT 61,126

Killed,

Includes

Wounded, Missing and

Captured.

Costs Underwritten, C. Of C. Points Out.

State aid to local governmental units has expanded during the past decade to a point where it no underwrites about one-third of the

cost of local government, the 1943 Indiana tax and social security

|manual of the state chamber of

commerce showed today. The tax manual described this as the outstanding change in the Indiana tax picture during the last decade. § Total state distributions to Mar ion county amounted to $5,829,500 during the 1941-42 fiscal year. On. a per capita basis-this amounted

Welfare Was Factor

State distributions to local units of its own and federai funds amounted to $55,170,000 during the last. fiscal year as compared toi $21,467,000 in 1933-34, it was shown The = 1941-42 distribution was equivalent to $16.10 for each of the state’s citizens as compared to a per capita property tax levy of 3 80 for local governmental func« tions.

gram was cited as the greatesiy single factor in the increase of state aid ‘with highway and school aid also being greatly expanded. ‘ Comparison of federal funds

units through the state aid system

the 1933-34 fiscal year to $11,109,000 in the 1941-42 period.

Suggests Expense Cut

The extensive public welfare pro

which have trickled down to local ': shows an increase from $187.950 in +

She is Dolly Good, who will act during the coming year as: mistress of ceremonies for the 1943 all-girl version of road

Dolly Civ oc shows of the WLW Boone (ou

, jamboree. The jamboree a1 ually

"plays at scores of fairs th out Indiana. The show at the banqui

vill

be in charge of ‘William IMC us-

key, manager of WLW's division.

talent

AIDS NAMED [1

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 (U, P.).— Announced American casualties since the outbreak of the war totaled 61,126 today, according to the office;

of war information. That includes| a

killed, wounded, missing, interned in neutral countries and prisoners of war. The army's casualties as of Dec. 20 were 36,528, Of that number, 2193 were killed, 3948 were wounded, 29,265 are missing, 1016 are prisoners of war and 106 are interned in neutral countries. Out of the 3948 wounded, 699 have returned to duty. The navy department has reported 23,254 casualties—excluding prisoners of war, which are reported by the provost marshal. That includes: Navy—Dead, 4657; wounded, 1769;

Controversies over state aid am

reviewed by the state chamber publication, which points out that thi

uestion of raising sufficient fund the state and federal levels

is serious.

Assuming that the high tag

yields induced by war prosperity ar only temporary, the point has been. reached at which any substantial increase in state and will require a © corresponcling reduction in state © operating boosting of state revenues throug! new or increased state taxes, it wa said.

expenditures or the

A second problem mentioned by:

the manual, is one of assuring tha

announced today by Rep

house patronage committe:

Johnson, Bourbon, and litle Foster, Tipton, on = §

Sarah Rosenthal, Aline Osbhen, Lola Connor a: d

Hazel Short, proofreader.

Paul V. McNutt, director ¢f cc’ health and welfare servic:s.

the states of Washington, lie: and Oregon to care for clilcrcn working mothers. Washingt granted $7365; New York, $4." Oregon, $3000.

LOWER HOUSE

Nine From City G City Given Jobs As Patronage Is

Announced.

Patronage appointments i: house of the new legislatiii«

the were john

Kendall (R. Danville), hess of the

missing, 8970.

Marine Corps—Dead, 1201; wounded, 1653; missing, 1943. Coast Guard—Dead, 51; wounded,

19; missing, 134.

Merchant Marine — Dead, 429;

wounded, 0; missing, 2428.

The provost marshal’s office has announced that 575 navy men and

769 marines are prisoners of war.

The combined axis powers have interned 4226 U. 8. civilians to date, the provost marshals office said. Of this total 2648 are held by the Japanese, 1557 are held in Germany, and

source of income to local govern ments the funds will be used a true replacements of local taxes an not- as loopholes for Dew, unjustie. fied spencling. ’ ;

EX.ASSESSOR SLAIN ROCKVILLE, Ind. Jan. 6 (U.P). —Thomas Edgar Adams, 61, wa killed yesterday when his rifle dis charged and struck him in the ches as he hunted rats in his barn Adams was trustee of Florida town= ship in Parke county and former

Chey include nine from Indianinciis. Noland Wright, Andericr. was named principal clerk; Iiuston Gossett, Mecca, payroll ceri: and bookkeeper; Betty Walbw 1, Muncie, assistant bookkeeper; canis Denny, Cloverdale, rollcg!l clerk; Harper McCune, Hartie« City, reading clerk; Wendell Toinh:ugh, Rochester, register clerk. . Clyde Hunter, Gary, vlc clerk; Paul Christian, Ei 1h information clerk; Elm: Risk, Pierceton, file clerk; Edg:: Jills, New Castle, assistant doiriccper; Cletus’ McPike, Austin, tpc:ker's secretary; Bohine Turner, f'z1iaersburg, floor leader’s secretary J. M. McHafTie, Clayton, chief engrossing clerk.

sing argh,

Others Get Jobs Jean, Mosher, Columbia i: grossing typist; Fred Park: igan City, postmaster; ili Murray, Bicknell, public” director; Pete Vlassis, cille Stienke, Montic

Indianapolis persons apr Si Mls. house positions . were Vern Coy, minute clerk; W. F. E loud . speaker operator; Johnson, chief doorkeeper: Fl: Jackson, Emma McNan; stenojz |

engrossing typiits

Beaver,

0. K’s IOTHERS’ /.11 WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 'U

approved grants totaling $4

OFFICIAL WEATHE!

a 3 Som cor Hy 54, at St. Vincent, coronary occlusion.

itonitis. Conard Mendenhall, 58, at 38 N. West,

carcinoma Carrie 5, 37, at 2228 Pleasant, acute myocarditis. Philip M. Petercheff, 43, at 952 N. Arnolda, ‘cerebral tumor. Arville John Cowger, 78, at 345 N. Illinois, coronary bosis.

. Belmont, carcin Mayme 1. ‘Vance, oo, at 1146 Roach, arte-

riosclerosis. Mary Smith, 72, at 1822 8. Pershing, carvascular renal i J. Lyke, 93, = 1037 Ww. 18th, AER Lone Paul T. Corliss, 5. at ae No ‘Dearborn, ne Grace Trippeer, 64, at Methodist, cere bral hemorrhage. Wolf Rudolph Ibler, 55, at 332. W. d4th,

ture in other cities Station

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The following table shows tks

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ayne se aannen Sassacne apolis (City)

tess qeennecse

sstvesssnce;

21 are held by the Italians.

STRAUSS SAYS:

MERELY

county assessor for eight years.

A REMINDER /

as state funds become a ready

to $1265 as compared to the state * | average of $15.85, the manual re« = § ported.

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