Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 2 March 1943 — Page 15

Rof ¢ Leaders ‘Service Survey apleted in County

adation of the 6000 women ders who recently com-country-wide survey coy-

four phases: of civilian war|

} was expressed today by E. Munk; county civilian director, and Miss Frances director of the women’s

“women, all of whom are 5, were called on to do an at and difficylt job, and y completed “it in a painstaking ficient manner,” the officials

‘survey involved a house-to-ass throughout the whole county, under adverse conditions, and covered a of ogp week. In carrying it . 80 Successfully these workade a valuable contribution local war effort and rendered otic service to our country. m are due the thanks of the n defense organization and of hole community.” : ° workers gave information to wives on the use:of the new rationing system; distributed § for the Day Care service for tre noith and east parts. LY s; distributed forms hich * householders. could list lable rooms for the Homes Regoffice, and left in homes cards vhich “householders could offer ble cots and blankets for the hcy disaster program of the n Red Cross.”

“110 ‘Districts

the. women’s ‘division organi- , one woman is designated in, block as block leader, who is sible -for carrying out the cir services within the block hich she lives. The city is did ‘into four areas, each with irman, a d each township oute tity also has a chairman. areas and townships are did into districts, with a chairor each. There are 47 districts pe city and 63 in the townships. district is divided into sectors, a leader for each, and each or leader is' responsible for a iin number of block leaders. Brandt C. Downey is co-ordi-for the north and west areas city, Mrs. Clayton Ridge, for st and south areas and Mrs. ‘Dunning, for the town-

1 the workers, who are engaged rilian war services, are enrolled Uniced States citizens service ‘distinguished from the citense corps, whose members aged In air raid protection

ed Asparagus dwiches d asparagus sandwiches. are ly welcome to early spring Marinate cooked asparagus rench dressing and drain. Trim crusts frém slices of fresh bread.

d with soft butter or fortified ne,

‘one or two stalks 6f aspara- |:

n each slice, roll up and ‘with toothpick. Roll under a tely low broiler and toast golden brown on all sides. hot with -cheese sauce if de-

d and Cheese , Fondue

clever way to combine and enbread is to make a dinner e. Alternate layers. of ened bread and cheese in a butd dish. over it a mixture of two 5, a cup of milk and salt and to taste. Bake in a moderoven. Bits of butter or fortified garine, on top of the dish add

ne vy

Pall on Gardens

on gardening will be given A. Irwin tomorrow afternoon ing the Northeastern Home's’ club's business meeting at m. A special musical program will be presented. Mrs. Frank coats, E. 38th st., will be host-

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an Card Party le Marian guild will give a card * at 2 p. m. tomorrow in 8’ auditorium. All games will played. The prizes will be pil-

winter coaf.

Once you're in the WAAC—Women’s Army Auxiliary corps—styles in hats are not so extensive as in civilian life. But there’s a hat for each job, summer or winter. They're shown above. Upper left, winter cap, fashioned of olive drab wool, to match Upper right, for summer’ wear.

It’s

U. 8. Signal Corps photos.

of light, cool khaki. Lower left, “fish” hat or fatigue hat worn with coveralls, gym suit or under parka on blustery days. It’s the work hat. Lowe weather’s bad, this hood or parka, attagthed to raincoat, can be pulled up over uniform cap or fatigue hat for protection,

right, when

Crochet Purse ols 67 Y 4 SC o/ 5521

By ANNE CABOT ‘Red and black, brilliant and bold, a striking accent for a gray or black spring suit—that’s the 16 by 7 inch underarm purse illustrated! Even though you've never crocheted anything, you can make this as the stitch is simplicity itself. A. wonderful Easter gift! Make it of bright cotton yarn. Lela To ob complete crocheting instructions. for underarm bag (pattern 5521), send 11 cents in coin, your name and address and the patten number to Anne Cabot, The Indianapolis Times, 530 S. Wells st., Chicago. i : Anne Cabot’s winter album now available—dozens of suggestions for smart, warm knit and crocheted garments, patch work ideas, quilts, embroideries—send for your copy. Price 16 cents. -

Miss Conner Speaker

Miss Ida Conner was to discuss “Behavior Problems” at a meeting of the Mothers’ club of the Pleasant Street kindergarten this afternoon at the kindergarten.

Club to Meet

The Bide-A-Wee club will - hold its monthly meeting at 7:45 p. m.

Ses. 2 1

tomorrow at the home of Miss Mary Dugan. : -

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Rationing

Homemaking—

Won't Apply to Shoes

Of Fabric, Plastic and Wood

AMERICAN WOMEN may be wearing “ersatz” shoes soon and liking

it. to the rescue of women who must shoes this year.

OPA officials report that shoe manufacturers are planning to come

tramp around all day in “durable”

The American woman may become resigned to doing most of her footwork in more sturdy shoes, but manufacturers believe that: she’ll

always welcome the opportunity to slip into something more colorful and “pretty.” So, while the WPB bans the pro-

. |duction of “frivolous” shoes using

precious leather, the manufacturers are delving into the possibilities of ersatz shoes made from non-critical and non-rationed materials,

-A leading manufacturer of play| } shoes is finding “fascinating possi-

bilities” in the realm of leather substitutes, Fabrics, he declared, offer a wide range of usefulness and color. It may not be long before

the sidewalks resound to the “clpp;|clop” of wooden shoes, he said.

2 ” 2 ‘Little Dutch Girl' WOODEN SOLES already are

used for beach clogs, and some time |}

ago came up as a “fad” in the Dutch type shoe,

school girls.

Now wooden soles may be used |

extensively in. shoe designs, the

popular among |§

A Real Beauty

playshoe manufacturer said, and |

promised that ‘they'll be “very attractive.” He described as “most interesting” in the substitute field the possibility of using non-essential plastic material for shoe soles as well as for shoe uppers. Experiments are now being made, he said, that promise some “exciting” shoe style news, as well as relief from rationing restrictions.

: 2 2 Five New Soles THE WPB SAID that it had no desire to curb fashion selection in its rationing order, but that it was purely a matter of conservation of leather and manpower. Officials said they would heartily encourage any experimentation with substitute material for shoes, for that meant the releasing of leather, Playshoes, for instance, they said, could be worn at home or for informal wear and thus save leather. One manufacturer already has in production five types of soling material for non-rationed .shoes. These include flexible wooden soles and soles made of oriental rug material combined “with plastics. A third type is made of ehemical-ly-treated fabric originally produced for tire covers and two others are

lof lace (like shoe laces). combined

with plastic and of hardened, waterproofed and toughened cord combined with plastic.

Butler Coed Serves With the WAVES. .

Miss Mary Elizabeth Prosch, daughter of Mr. and Mrs; Louis G. G. Prosch, 105 N 5th ave. Beech Grove, recently re ported to Hunte college, New York, | for basic training with the WAVES. She was inducted. Nov, 2. Miss Prosch was 3 a junior in the College of Busi ness Administra 3 i. tion at Butler uni- Miss Prosch versity when she enlisted and was the first Butler coed to become a

member of the WA . (Meet for a

The yearly election of officers of

_ | the Children’s Sunshine Club, Inc., | will'be tomorrow at 2 p. m. in Ayres’

This nightgown is a beauty to begin with, so you can imagine how lovely it will make you look. The soft gatheFing at neck and waist is divinely flattering. Now is the perfect time to begin making not only it, but its good looking matching jacket. Pattern 8295 is in sizes 12, 14, 16, 18, 20 and 40. Size 14 ‘ensemble takes: 5% yards 39-inch material. For - this attractive pattern, send 16 cents in coins, with r name, address, pattern number and size to The Indianapolis Times Pattern Service, 214 W. Maryland st. Sewing . seriously? Then you'll want, at once, our new sewing guide and pattern book, Fashion. This engrossing 52 page book contains new patterns, patterns for remaking old clothes, sewing hints, information on fabrics, colors and fashions. The price is 26 cents.

Knit for Red Cross ‘Mrs. Wilbur Patterson, 118 Buckingham dr., will John H. Holliday Junior unit 186, American Legion auxiliary, when it meets to sew and knit for the Red Cross at 10:30 a. m. tomorrow.

|love, is the timely warning issued

put the older children on short ra-

"control. Mothers of behavior prob-

(to be worse.

| money for the support of the chil-

entertain the|

Health— = Warns Against ‘Rationing’ of’ Mother Love

‘By JANE STAFFORD Science Service Writer . BEWARE OF RATIONING parental love, and especially mother

by the national committee for mental hygiene. : True, the mother busy with housework and a new baby may have to ration her time, and perhaps even

tions of that commodity. It will not

each child feel that he is not being short-rationed on her love. Each child needs to feel that he is important in his home, that his parents think a lot of him. In the stress and strain of wartime, children need even more assurance of being loved by their parents. This assurance is “the greatest possible safeguard they can find,” Dr. Charles Stevenson, director of the

8 8 =» WITHOUT IT. children are likely to get into trouble. Dr. Stevenson told of one little boy who started a career of crime by staging holdups, frightening the neighborhood women with a wooden gun. The child had two older brothers, big, strong boys who were the parents’ pride. This youngest one was small for his age, despised as the family runt. The hold-ups were an attempt to act big, to show that he, too, was a strong man worthy of his parents’ esteem. Parents may not realize when they are putting their children’ on short rations of love. Dr. Stevenson told of one mother who, though she probably loved her youngest child, also hated and resented him. His birth after her other children were half raised condemned her, she felt, to a lifetime of drudgery, robbed her of her last chance for youthful good times. . ~The child sensed some conflict in her feeling toward him and felt uneasy. This made him hard to

lem children, Dr. Stevenson suggests, should try to understand how they really feel about their children as a basis for handling the child more happily and successfully.

° A WOMAN OF 35 who does not want the distressing details of her problem published writes that she is disillusioned and disgusted with her husband. During 18 years of married life he has been guilty of many offenses which give her ample grounds for divorce. No one with any sense of justice or fairness would ask her to live with a man who has broken so many of his promises, even to jeopardizing his health. : / However, she has four children,

means of support except her husband’s salary. Her people live far away and a move would be out of reach financially. Shall she divorce him and try to live on what the court allows, or stick it out? This woman is by no means alone in her problem. There are countless others in the same boat. A good rule for any woman in such a situation to follow is to do nothing impulsively. It is said that the greatest test of any army’s morale lies in the ability to mark: time. Many women who have left what they though was an intolerable matrimonial situation have found loneliness and financial insecurity

i ” ” 8 Nene STRUGGLE: TO collect dren is sometimes greatly increased by separation, and the woman suffers many humiliations and deprivations which she didn’t expect. The problem of rearing children without a father is so serious that some divorced women have come to feel that the poorest father is better than no father at all. Some women are able to make a go of divorce, so to speak. They are women of special abilities, tremendous energy and dauntless cour=age. Some women can earn a liv ing and take care of children credit-: ably at the same time. oy I know many of them, but none of them thinks the task is casy, or that the children have been benefited by divorce. They may still be convinced that of two evils they chose the lesser, but they are unanimously agreed that a marriage has to be pretty bad to make divorce the lesser evil of the two. ’ I do not know which is the better choice for this woman or any

to face the unpleasant facts, weigh the consequences, and then take the course she is most able to steer. . ~ JANE JORDAN.

Put your problems in a letter to Jatie. Jordan who will answer your questions in this column daily.

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matter, so long as she can make|

mental hygiene committee, declares. |. i

pushes the pram.

Mrs. Howard Hoffman and her son Clifford have solved the caddienurse problem on San Francisco links. She socks the ball and then

American Homes To Be Talk Topic

Mrs. Virgil A. Sly will be the speaker tomorrow at a meeting of the school 77 P.-T. A. at 1:30 p. m. She will talk on “American Homes —PFirst Line of American Defense.” Mrs. Sly is a past president of the Irvington Union of Clubs and is president of the Indianapolis Council of Church Wo Children of the school will present folk dances at the meeting.

To Review Book

Mrs. Viola M. Brewer, 3720 N. Pennsylvania st., will be hostess at

8 p. m. today for the Literana club. A review of “Lieutenant’s Lady” will

+ land Mrs. Opal Drake will preside.

Legion News—

Auxiliary Plans Card Party

Mrs. J. L. Valentine will be chair« man for a public card party to be given by the Robert E. Kennington unit, ' American Legion auxiliary, this evening. All games will 3 played. at the party which will be at 8 o'clock in the post home. Table and special prizes will be awarded, Members of Mrs. Valentine's coms mittee will be Mesdames J. M. Keates ing, A. W. Ewbank, Garland Rethere ford and J. S. Joyce.

” ” ” A social hour will follow the busie ness meeting of Salon 295, 8 and 40, Thursday. The group will meet with Mrs. Audrey Mount, 2445 College ave, at 8 p. m. A report on re= habilitation will be given. Mrs. Max Gamp will report on membership

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THERES HO COMMAND ar KX est for Keddy Kilowatt

MAGINE—and you surely can—the vast number of homes, factories and businesses in Indianapolis and Marion County that depend on Reddy Kilowatt for their light, heat and power.

e whirring generators are humming a hymn of victory,

keeping up the same continuous pace through one work ehift after another—365 days a year—always supplying s+ Electricity on split-second notice.

Reddy Kilowatt, your Electric servant, never hears such

a command as “at rest.” He’s constantly on the march.

He converts raw materials into finished weapons. He keeps our fighting men on the go with ready prepared foods. He helps on the farm. And he supplies war workers with power _'to'make tasks easy in their own homes. <_ "Fully aware of his great responsibility, Reddy Kilowatt faces the issue squarely with all the “know how” he has, 80 as to protect the supply of Electric power available

in Indianapolis.

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