Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 April 1943 — Page 9

OFC. THANKS

TRAFFIC FIG MPS

§ youl Battalion Given v Award for Work in

Directing Motorists.

_ Officers and men of the 720th military police battalion were pre- | sented with an award for war traffic service yesterday afternoon by “the Chamber of Commerce safely ‘Council in a ceremony in the recrcation hall of the Ft. Harrison reception center. “You have taught the motorists

of our city a new respect for both military and civilian law by direct- | ing motorists in the correct driving habits,” George F. Poske, vice chairMan of the council, told the military men. A “Secondly, the military police: have made a valiant effort to in-j gtill in the pedestrian a sense of his | duty in walking with the green; light.” . Harger Presents Award

" Dr. R. N. Harger, chairman of the enforcement committee of the safety council, presented the certiftcate of award to Col. J. M. Churchill, post commander, who 4n turn presented it to Col. K. D. Lamb, commanding officer of the battalion, Chief Inspector Donald Q. Tooley, “Who represented Police Chief Clif- : : . ford Beeker, thanked the men fori] ai } ‘o. 4 ig . thelr assistance, saying that. the, For more than a year this company’s Buna rubber patents have been royalty-free police department is 85 men short > . of its full strength, and that the . : ; . . military police have given valuable . : . . ° ssitance uring the pek Bours of to éverybody for the duration of the war. Last Thursday we offered, subject to the J affic 4 Capt. A. D. Jacobs and Lt. A. ¢.|

[Ewin cv vopeedd | approval of our stockholders, to transfer permanently to the U. S. Government

division, and Charles D. Mosier, director of safety work of the Chamber of Commerce, took part in the

Sstom0n, a (through the Government’s Rubber Reserve Company) patent rights on Buna...

SAYS HITLER FEARS THRUST VIA BALKANS

a gram. The Government's Rubber Director and Rubber. Reserve Company have ac-

ambassador to the United States, who arrived yesterday aboard a Pan

EE row cepted this proposal. This is the first time, to our knowledge, that any company has

of Jugoslavia indicates the Germans are worried over a possible allied in-

“mh monlaaion “oder, ott offered to Government the right to license important patents-royalty-free-forever-Draja Mikhaloviet's satement ns : : is'Chetniks are poise strike the 9 e pie the a allied invasion to-ever yone even to its competitors. ey ‘ambassador said the German \ decree of a general labor mobiliza- ~ gion in the Serbian part of Jugoslavia of all men from 18 to 55 years of age and all women from 20 to 35 years of age “indicates that Germany wants to get rid of all ablebodied persons béfore the invasion

The tire rubber which | forms the basis of ‘the Government's synthetic rubber pro-

ed : : . : | linper, commaiitod by Capt. : UNDER THE PROPOSAL: : ; :

py Charles R. Titus, carried 43 passengers, 26 of whom crossed the Atlan-

tic. The Government will have a free license for itseif not only

during the war, but for the entire life of the patents. FA 6 TS ABOUT BUNA

| FUTURE RESTS WITH

YOUTH, JURIST SAYS oo During the war the Government will have the right to issue In 1929 we bought from I G. Farbenindus-

. . . trie of Germany a minor interest in their WASHINGTON, api 21 (T.P. royalty-free licenses for the entire life of the patents to every- Buna, rubber processes. for. use. outside of

Supreme Court Justice Owen J. ] - ape ET ibs one who. co-operates with the Government in its war rubber Germany. nist getermisie Low pease 4 Jo Wn ~ program and reciprocates with simliar licenses under its own : | : he : : During the 1930's these processes were fur-

Speaking on the victory hour, a patents. * padio program of the victory corps : ; ther developed. The quality of Buna was in American schools, Roberts : improved. The range of its use widened.

jolted ous, Tuas lne world of 3 There will be no payments to us or others for the patent rights .

pouth of today. d : “Tre kind of life you will enjoy | use . In 1939—two years before Pearl Harbor—

will depend on whether we and our : we bought out all German rights in the

Bllies, or the axis powers, win the . . : . . . war,” he said. “We are all agreed - A The Government will increase its expenditures on synthetic Buna processes for the U. S. A. Soon after, that there i# po Lore o 5 free ant : bb : hit total of hot] than $5,000,000 two large tire companies took out licenses. Becent. wor Unies *% 3 5, And rubber research to a total of not less than $9,000,000. . We also began building a Buna rubber plant gull measure of devotion, of labor j of our own. and sacrifice to feed and to fulfill ; : ; -

fhe high hope. OUR PURPOSES:

hat hope has In Sows. : | ; Wien wit tireatensd the boas of oo ore eee oe . . . . x ’s natural rubber supply, authorities CLUB HOST TONIGHT To give evesy possible incentive to cooperation in the war agreod that BunaS was. America’s best bot FOR ‘BUNNY HOP’ rubber program. for tires. It became. the basis of the Gov4 : ; : - : : : ernment’s synthetic tire program. :

§ Members of five community cen- To remove concern about the post-war patent situation from ; >

| ¥ers will be guests of the Young hort the minds of all those who have a contribution to make to this Today the Government is spending over six - | Bo 3070 Sclock Iman by program. | hundred million dollars on its Buna-S pro#he Footlights club and the pro- gram. Six rubber plants are in operation.

Wilk include selections by Shir. | To encourage American research and ingenuity —among in- By the end of 1943 completed plants will Renick, Patty Ann Miles and oy | have a capacity of 705,000 tons per year, or -

Senne Bei cama sb Sums dependent workers, small companys and large—to build up a more thar the enti vortaal ‘posce-time

, d ti Bob Smith, 2 : ; j Dorsey, dosorativis; B00 Sulit zs. wl new and great American industry. rubber requirements of the United States. tion, and Patty Clendening, pub- | “ : 2 Licity. Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Eubank To continue to do everything we can 1 to assure tires for Amer-

sani ica’s cars—always BUILDING ENGINEERS : £ NEEDED BY ARMY * The army needs construction en-}f . eers (equipment maintenance),

ding construction engineers and

Babar engineers. .. Draftsmen and inside men should

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