Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 February 1943 — Page 23

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TO SPEAK HERE

Woman Photographer in ~ Ship Torpedoint to Appear Sunday.

Safe in the United

Margaret Bourke-White, photographer, author and lecturer, will speak

at the Indianapolis Open Forum at) 8:15 p. m. Sunday at the Kirsh-

baum center. Miss Bourke-White, | the first American woman to fly over enemy territory in Africa on mr bombing raid, will speak on “Shooting the War With the A. E. F.’ She was originally scheduled to speak Feb. 7 but the lecture was cancelled

the country. : She has served as ch ef photographer for PM’ and as associate editor for Life and [Fortune magazines. Her recent book, “Shooting the Russian War,” tells of her experiences in Russia in| 1941 and 1942. Her work hangs in the Library of Congress, the Muse ern Art in New York Cleveland Museum of Brooklyn museum, FB have been installed in Ra New York. Theodore R. Dann, president of Center as-

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sociation, will preside.

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By TOM WOLF Times Special Writer LONDON, Feb. 24—In the summer of 1940, around eightish in the evenings, likely as not a husky, well-built man with the single star of a brigadier general: on the shoulders of his flying togs could be found at Bolling field, :Washington, putting a bomber through its paces. He was too busy to’ fly during the day. ' He was G-3—America’s chief of staff, charged with planning the operations and training that became war orders on

R'{Dec. 7. 1941. So, he employed the

evenings to keep up his flying time. * That was typical of Frank Maxwell ‘Andrews, now a three-star lieutenant general and new United States commander in the European

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theater of operations, Men who know him best invariably speak first of Andrews, the flier; a flier who is so familiar with all air force planes that even today he hasn’t a special plane of his own, but picks up whatever is available when he wants to fly.

Started in Cavalry

Gen. Andrews did not start as an aviator. «Born in Nashville, Tenn., Feb. 3, 1884, he went to West Point. and was commissioned in the cavalry. - It took the first war with Germany to get him into the air force. in 1918. Onee in the air corps, he became a leading disciple of American air power—and became convinced, . too, that the heavy long-range bomber must constitute. the backbone of that power. It was he who approved plans for the first flying fortress. In 1935 he was jumped from lieutenant colonel to brigadier general and began that meteoric rise that has seen him successively head the GHQ air force, the Caribbean defense - command, the United States forces' in the Middle East and that has now brought him here. Gen, Andrews is currently liv-

| ing, ins a: Loridon “hotel: but. is look-

ing: for: a “house. "If" he finds one

| reasonably near; Grosvenor Square,

‘he'll: probably walk’ to work - (he did three ‘milés’ a® day in. Cairo), arriving: ab. his’ office: about’ 8: 30. each

Work Absorbs. Him .

His, ‘office - isa: smallish, corner room overlooking: the square." Three

land ‘and- the whole: ‘European theater—-coyer : two. walls. Pictures| of President Roosevelt and Gen. Marshall’ flank his small desk. Unconscious. of; the, passing - of : time, Gen. Andrews ‘usually. needs to ‘be

routed out from bid ‘desk by: aids

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UNITY THEME FOR TEMPLE SPEAKERS

Dr. Ellis W. Hay, Lionel F. Artis

and Rabbi Maurice Goldblatt will speak on the general theme, “Toward Unity,” at the Brotherhood service Friday at 8 p. m, at the temple of the Indianapolis Hebrew congregation. Dr. Hay, who is the minister of the First Congregational church, will have for his subject “Unity in Religion”: Mr. Artis, manager of Lockefleld Gardens, “Bridging the

Racial Gap,” and Rabbi Goldblatt,

“World Planning” The sisterhood and Mrs, S. Carroll Kahn, chairman of the hospitality committee, are in charge of the social hour to follow the service.

" Peychological Causes Seen ny Absenteeism in War Work

By MARJORIE VAN DE WATER Science Service Psychology Writer

teeism in war plants, an extremely]

serious problem wherever it occurs, is often due to psychological causes. They are extremely varied and can be different not only for each plant but for each department.

Time lost may be due to fatigue. Even where the work week is kept to a reasonable length, certain individuals may be putting in many more hours than the average. Or they may be working at great tension to keep their individual production high. Rest periods should be enforced for such self-starting and selfpushing workers, Otherwise, they

will suddenly go stale and will take

time off without warning, disrupting the work of others. Minpr illnesses contribute to time lost. These may be so slight as not to be reported as illness—colds, headaches, indigestion and other such trivial ills will make workers late or off the job for mere fractions of a day, but these fractions add up. Such slight illnesses are often due to fatigue, but often they represent a kind of mental friction in the human machinery. Petty irritations over working conditions, uncongenial companions, unreasonable or untactful supervisors can all result in such physical upsets. And where nervous tension is high, as it tends to be in wartime, a sharp word spoken thoughtlessly by a supervisor can produce a storm

of tears or temper in an employee and with it time off in the infirmary or washroom to recover poise. Such states of friction may not even be realized wholly by the workers, It is quite possible that a supervisor or trouble-making employee can be disliked without any surface show of the hatred produced. It shows up, indirectly, however, in the time lost reports. The accident rate is likely to be high, headaches and colds frequent, oversleeping common. The mechanics of living becomes increasingly difficult in wartime. It is harder without a car to do personal errands, shop for the family, get to the bank, and. so on. Anything that can be done to provide

community meals, community services, convenient shopping centers will help to reduce absenteeism in war plants, But probably chief among the psychological causes of absenteeism is low morale. Workers too often these days do not know what they are working on and what it has to do with the war, Necessary secrecy may keep the workers producing a vital part from knowing how it is to be used or where. Production in one plant jumped tremendously when the workers found out that the mysterious plastic something they had been producing was used by Gen Doolittle in his famous raid on Tokyo.

Lieut. Gen. Frank Maxwell Andrews, U. S. commander of the European theater of operation, pictured at one of his favorite tasks—

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In Europe Sets Brisk Pace

at lunch-time. He works until %7:30 p. m,, usually seven days a week. At 59, he is in the pink of condition. You've got to be, to pilot a big bomber across Africa thrice in a fortnight as Gen. Andrews recently did—Cairo to Casablanca, return to Cairo and then to England. Not the type of.executive who tries to do everything himself, Gen. Andrews selects his staff carefully, lays down broad policies and sees that they are carried out. This policy of seeing for himself has taken him, at a conservative - estimate, 100,000 air miles since Pearl Harbor. Which explains his staff’s slogan: “Join Gen. Andrews and see the world.” : He Knows His Planes

His ability to delegate responsibility so effectively is partly due to his vast knowledge of planes and crews. A typical story concerns his approval of a device to improve the effectiveness of fighter planes. First he thought the device impractical on small ships, A subordinate had worked out the system. Gen. Andrews took up a stock plane for a test hop himself, before okaying the plan without first-hand knowledge. He keeps paper work at a minimum and is-noted for his brief memos and terse direct wires Hie: “What’s the score on this?” Men who have worked with Gen. Andrews say his greatest quality is serenity—serenity, they say, that stems from an unusually happy home life. He has two sons in the army and two daughters. His face | is relaxed and he never seems to rush. He understands people, too.

“I'm Scared, Too”

A young co-pilot recalls the time Gen. Andrews was in a tight spot. The plane’s wings were iced and it was “ceiling zero” all the way to the nearby field. The co-pilot began to shake, The general turned to him: “Youngster, I believe you're scared.” The co-pilot replied, “Yes, sir.” Well, I am, £00,” Smiled the general. The tension thus broken, they skinned through safely. - The general is too. modest to talk about himself. It's typical . that

{when his: staff prepared an official

biography of him for the press on his arrival here, Andrews.slashed it in half—“too- flowery,” he said.

HEALTH EDUCATION TRAINING OFFERED

Opportunity for preparation for health education work in the United States ond foreign countries: is be-

ing offered through fellowships at the University of North Carolina.

_ | The state board of health here to-

day made the announcement. Twenty: fellowships leading to masters’ - degrees and carrying a monthly stipend of $100 plus tuition are being offered by the U. S. public health service with funds from the W, K. Kellogg foundation. Nine months of campus jvork and three months of supervised fleld work are included. Citizens between 19 and 40 are eligible. Additional information may be obtained from the board of health, 1098 W. Michigan st. Applications must be filled no later than Monday.

BRALY GUARDS TO MEET

The Braly. Guards drill team of Ramona grove, Supreme Forest Woodmen Circle, will meet at 8 p. m. tomorrow with - Mrs. May Beaver, Marott hotel. Mrs. Edith Lauder, president, will name committees for the year. Mrs. Henrietta Bernloer will assist the hostess.

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