Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 April 1943 — Page 3

NESDAY, APRIL 28, 1948

etter From 2 Berlin:

- BUT IT meant more than that to me ‘because it con-

By EDWARD W. BEATTIE ‘ United Press Staff Correspondent

Ey ON TUNISIAN FRONT (Delayed) April 27.—I got a | 9 letter today from a resident of Berlin, where I once lived and worked before the R. A. F. began dumping high explo: :

sives on the Nazi capital.

The letter wasn’t addressed to me but it fell into my hands because it had been sent to a Nazi soldier in Tunisia and Nazi soldiers in Tunisia are dying or becoming prisoners in increasing numbers these days. The letter was from a plain, ordinary Berliner, who for purposes of his own safety had better be nameless. It was addressed to a soldier whom I know only as a name

‘—Walter. It might be considered .

a “case letter” designed by

Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels to stimulate the

troops at the front.

NEW SUNNYSIDE PROBE OPENED

Witnesses Called by Grand|

“Jury; Julietta Contracts

To Be Scanned. Witnesses were called before the

; grand jury today to testify regard-

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' ing alleged inferior meat and eggs

sold to Sunnyside sanatorium under contracts let by county commissioners. Investigation into county food contracts was started three months ago following disclosure by the state health board and the office of price administration that inferior grades of meat and eggs were sold to the institution above ceiling prices. Witnesses called today were the same as those who testified before the previous grand jury which was

discharged by Judge W. D. Bain

of Criminal court when it was learned that the foreman of the

_ Jury had been awarded a county

contract. ‘Probe Jail Contract

Following testimony on meat and egg contracts, members of the newly drawn grand jury will hear testimony of the circumstances surrounding the awarding of a $2000 contract for remodeling the jail residence to Charles Helfenberger, the previous jury foreman. The jail contract was awarded to Mr. .Helfenberger three weeks after he and other jurors began investigation of all county contracts. Following inquiry into these ineidents, the jury is scheduled to call engineers, contractors and county officials to testify regarding the ;. five-year-old construction project at Julietta infirmary. Project Incomplete

Started in 1938 on an original cost estimate of $263,000, the Julietta project, embracing construction of additional buildings, is still incomplete despite expenditure of nearly $500,000. County commissioners have asked for an additional appropriation of $42,000 to complete the work. The county council will consider the request May 6.

ADM. ROBINSON SENT T0 TRINIDAD BASE :

WILLEMSTAD, CURACAO, April 28 (U. P.).—Rear Admiral Arthur G. Robinson, U.S.N., former commander of all allied forces in the Curacao area, has left for

‘Trinidad to assume command of

that base, the Aneta news agency

reported yesterday. Robinson will replace Rear Ad-

miral John B. Oldendorf, U. S. N.,|

who has been transferred from Trindad to active, sea duty. Rear Admiral T. E. Chandler, U. 8S. N,, will succeed Robinson as commander of the Curacao area.

RESTAURANTS GET ~~ MORE SUGAR SOON

WASHINGTON, April 28 (U.P.).

—The office of price administration

today decided to some something about the sweet tooth of persons

who eat in restaurants, cafeterias, |

clubs and other institutions falling

%- under class III in the sugar ration-

ing

tenths of a pound of sugar per person for a two-month allotment

> period, but will receive an addi-

tional one-tenth of a pound beginning April 30, OPA -announced.

program. They have been receiving three-| ing

electric iron.

to close their doors is the gasoline restrictions for shoppers. Hence, you'll find an increasing amount of refinished antique stock gathered in big shopping sections and outside of the pale of WPB restrictions. on

Fur Coat Boom: Extravagant gals, instead

Home Front Forecast—————————

Fur Business Is Booming; August Sales Are Unlikely

By BETTY MacDONALD Times Special Writer WASHINGTON, April 28.—Another few years of war will see the roadside antique shop disappearing along with the girdle and

With furniture curtailment came a mass market for the first time in antiques, and big business is wiping up the roadside shops. Another factor that causes the antique shops in the country

Berlin early in March.

tained a striking revelation of how allied aerial bombardment is hurting the Germans and of the damage done to

If read carefully against the background of years in

Berlin—and of 61 nights of bombing I experienced in London during the Battle of Britain—it contained information that the German censor would never have approved.

The letter said:

“We ‘have just come through a very heavy raid on March 1 and 2. The sky simply rained down fire and bombs and the damage was correspondingly very heavy.” “Just opposite to us a factory burned to the ground and a big warehouse in which cars were stored was burned

down. Near Knie six great

of sinking money into' bonds,

are reporting a scarcity in meat

Odds 'N' Ends

puff of it, and every yellow fever

The old tubes go to the salvage

or buying an icebox like the family might have wanted before the war, are buying up fur coats with their defense earnings. Because fur coat business is still booming late this spring, the usual August fur sales may not be held. One reason, dealers point out, is that the gals will still be spending at the same rate in August, and why reduce stock? Also there may be a shortage in furs. Labor, the skilled kind needed for working with pelts, is scarce; trappers are working at more lucrative jobs, or are in the services; mink and fox farmers

Mosquito warfare this summer will be aided by the department of ‘agriculture’s new fine-fog method of spraying insecticides. One

is dead in five minutes. . . . Nylon is being used in tire cords experimentally. . . . Additional sugar is needed by breakfast cereal producers, for their increased production program. . . tube is the new WPB rule, if you want your radio set repaired.

to feed their animals.

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’skeet in 1000 cubic feet of space

. Tube for a

heaps.

Health

Do Away With Things That Keep You Awake

Column—

Insomnia ig not a disease. It simply is sleeplessness. It has numerous causes, and the cure for insomnia depends on the elimination of, or adjustment to such factors. Such a simple change as moving into a new neighborhood, with a new set of environmental noises (or even lack of noise), sometimes causes sleeplessness. But insomnia of this type is temporary and

disappears when the victim gets used to the. new circumstances. Ordinary insomnia is most often the result of emotional disturbance, such as anxiety, resentment, fear, disapp ointment— and notori- § ously, love. Although these disturbances may notbe recognized by the person : Si affected as wes t h e precipi- Dr. Masters tating factors of sleeplessness, they must be done away with if normal sleep is to be resumed. Certain stimulants are wellknown causes of wakefulness, like coffee, tea, and even alcohol for some people—but not all people are affected by all these things. Stimulating talk, exchange of ideas producing excitement may lead to insomnia, also. Sleeplessness may for any one of these reasons come to one who normally sleeps well, and take on the aspect of a bad habit, which can be broken, but which for the time being is extremely annoy-

Persistent, habitual insomnia, particularly in older people, may of course be due to some organic disorder like hardening of the

But elimination of most insomnia except the iast mentioned can be undertaken by the victim himself once he recognizes the source of his stimulation and removes it from his scene. The treatment for sleeplessness takes several forms, any one or all of which may prove useful. It is important to set the stage for restful sleep. A glass of warm milk before bedtime can be scothing, end the habit of light reading in bad helps many. Absolute quiet, complete darkness are necessary to some people, and all find a comfortable bed in a well ventilated room of moderate temperature beneficial. The occasional use of a mild sedative such as bromide each night for a week is entirely justified, and- will frequently serve to interrupt the habit of sleep‘lessness. More’ potent sedatives should not be employed without direction. They may lead to habit formation and their use may detract from the necessity of correcting the other factors which contribute to the cause of in‘somnia. : Indoor, sedentary workers often find that a day of outdoor exer«cise is the best sedative of all Insomnia should not be permitted to continue to the point of producing fatigue, irritability or inefficiency.

arteries or high blood-pressure.

warehouses burned up ...”

JUVENILE COURT LAW CRITICIZED

May Be ‘Unconstitutional,’ Says Judge Cox in Releasing Youth.

Circuit Court Judge Earl R. Cox has ruled that the form of affidavits being used in juvenile court “violates every law on the books” and said he believed “the entire juvenile court law is unconstitutional.” In the ruling on the affidavits, Judge Cox ordered released from jail the 15-year-old boy who recently accused . Thomas Naumsek,

a city detective, of instigating a “frame-up” on some youths in a burglary case. The safety board Monday clepred the officer of the charge. The judge declared the affidavit under which the boy was sentenced was “worse than a blank sheet of paper” so far as its legal status was concerned.

Purely a Legal Matter The release of the boy, he said, was purely a legal matter and added that he thought the defendant should be in the state boys’ school. “The boy has a depraved mind and nothing anybody has done for him has helped him any,” Judge Cox said. The "juvenile court affidavits bear only the number and section of a law under which the youthful offenders are tried with no specific charge listed. “There was no legal certainty about anything under this form of affidavit,” Judge Cox said. Judge Cox said, unofficially, that, in his opinion, the entire 1941 law, which recreated the juvenile court two years ago with reforms in procedure, was “clearly unconstitutional.” i

Says Title Inadequate

He said the title of the act did not cover the provisions adequately and declared that the law illegally sets up differences between juveniles and adults. Also Judge Cox said that the two juvenile court referees, Miss Florence Thacker and George House, were hearing cases and handing down judgments illegally. “Under the law, a court referee can only be an administrative officer and no more, but many judgments are. being rendered by the referees without authority,” he said. Judge Mark W. Rhoads of juvenile court said he would order the form of davits changed to conform with Judge Cox’ ruling and explained that the present forms were merely a continuation of procedure started two years ago by the former court administration of Judge Wilfred Bradshaw.

DEFENDANTS IN TIP CASE GET 2-5 YEARS

Two youths whose attorney accused police of capturing burglars by a “tip” were sentenced to two to five years at the Indiana reformatory today by Judge W. D. Bain of criminal court. The youths, James A. Rose, 23, and Oscar L. Schwartz, 22, were found guilty by a jury yesterday, of robbing the City Ice Cream Co., 3137 E. 10th st. last Aug. 16. A third youth, Fred M. Shelburn, 19, was shot and killed by police during the

burglary.

IN INDIANAPOLIS—VITAL STA TISTICS

HERE IS THE TRAFFIC RECORD FATALITIES | County City Total 10489 cocceveccescrcssces 17 =n

1948 0000000000000 tas 15 April 27— Accidents ooo.:- 3 Injured .

Indianapolis civie organizations,” Memorial day plans meeting, world war memorial

building, 8 p. WPB general sc p division Jmecting, world ‘war memorial baiiding, 8 Pp. 32d State P.-T. A, alm; Indiana Parent-Teacher’s breakfast, Y POO! os, 7:30 a. m.; trip to Riley hospital, 80 p. m.

; o. x EB. S. Grand chapter sessions, 1 noon.

Clyapool Botsh Cr Bros. Circus, 3 p. m. and 8 p. m. Southeastern nd Keystone aves. Electric e of Indianapolis, dinner meeting, Al aeum, 6:30 p. m. Indianapolis Tn Estate board, Juncheon ‘meeting, Hotel Washington, noon.

0 Indianapolis association of credit men,

luncheon meeting, Hotel Washington, noon.

| Natiofial Forensic Leagte, congress, Sate

! House, sll day. Vincent’s

Coryell, 21, of 1731 N. Penn-

Everett lvania; Edith Geraldine ; nia,

ratt, 24, of]

Benjaniin Johnston, 20, of 1946 Arrow; Ruby Benton, 18, of 2061 Valley. Elijah King, 23, of Ti5 W. Michigan; Mary Lou Gwynn, 715 W. Michiga:

Maurice . Manalan, 25, Riley all

nafioite Frances Blieden, 22, of 5027 N. apitol is George Matthews, “28, of 1603 Cen-

tral; Wanda Grace Clark, 20, of 1445 N. Delaware. . Cleo Edward M McKee, 33, of 227 Prospect; Frances Mary Erton, a1, of 2121 Brookside ave. Sherman Weinstein, 22, of 2215 Alabama, Ft. Wayne; Alberta Shalansky, 23, of 3039 Broadway.

BIRTHS

Twins Charles, Garnet Camden, “at St. Francis. Girls ‘James, Betty Barber, at St. Francis. Paul, Lillian Ramsdell, at St. Francis. Claude, Darla Titmore, at St, Francis, James, Irene Pearson, at St. Francis. Lt. le, ary Katherine Cranston, at St. Edward, Opal Ettl, at Coleman. Ray, Dorothy Alexander, at at Methodist, Charles, Dorothy At at Me! oat. Walter, Anita Fisher, at Meth t. Ralph, Doretha Ropp, at Methodist, Norman, Bertha Alderson, at 1010 Bates. Fred, Ethel Edwards, at 1631 Brier Place.

Boys

Marion, Katherine Buchanan, at City. William, Nellie Sanderfer, at City. Anita Tschudi, at St. Vincent's.

cent's. Richard, Leora Snell, at a Snusnts.

3 Ferree, a | lB ut Coleman. Alex, Flomnee Swew art, at n.

DEATHS

Warren 8. Livingston, 177, at City, coronary occlusion. Ursla Roby, 76, at 3118 Graceland, obstruction of bowels. Alice I. McKelvey, 77, at 2715 Carrollton, chronic myocarditis. Anna Jane Coppess, 59, at 2323 English, carcinoma. Charles C. Tyner, 77, at 1330 N. Tllinots, chronic myocarditis. Havilah Menden Lall, 81, at Central, bronchopneumonia. William PF. Cottom, 98, at 1907 N. Illinois, myocarditis. Charles Franklin Murry, 58, at St. Vinhemor!

cent’s, cerebral Cecelia Malelich, io at N. Holmes, coronary occlusio

J Cora se Poe, ol, “at ‘Central, coronary Gora A. Tsitscoff, 68, at City, hyperten-|Chicag n. Lucille Elnora a Henna: 19, at 419 N. David- | Clevel tuberculosis.

son, Bulme tanf nn, 46, at our nephritis. Agean M. Edwards, 36, at 2 1 Kansas, pulmonary tuberculosis. Mathilda MeCariny, 64, at 3339 B St.

ocarditis on Schoenig, 85, at 5 EB LeGrande, chronic myocardi Harley A A. Galyan, 40, at Long, pulmonary

Armand, Marth William, Gay Nellie Lorton, at St. Vin- a

cystadenoma. Bessie t Methodist, carcinoma. s ard Gal aM AN. De

ow Air Raids Hurt

KNIE IS the most important center of communica

tions in Western Berlin.

The letter details five houses destroyed in the Marchstrasse, eight in the Berlinerstrasse, eight near the Tiergarten station and between 18 and 30 in the Kaiserallee. I know all these streets and they are all residential. I also remember Chelsea in London ablaze at 20 points on April 16, 1941, and I remember Coventry and Hull. “Fires were raging everywhere, for added to the blaze were many blocks of flats totally destroyed by bombs and

land mines.”

I once counted many separate fires from one rooftop, which did not begin to command all London. “Casualties to date include 200 dead and 300 wounded, but the final figures will certainly be considerable higher.”

BY EARL RICHERT

DESPITE THE flock of reports put out by friends of Senator

Frederick VanNuys that the senator will run again, supporters of Gov-"

ernor Schricker are going ahead with their plans to win the Democratic senatorial nomination for the governor next year. They say they are presuming that the incumbent senator will stand by the statement he made during his last campaign, that he will not

seek a third term. As further reasons for their presumption that Senator VanNuys will not seek re-election, the Schricker supporters point to the fact that he expended no energy in the last two state campaigns and didn’t even contribute to the: party coffers last year. All this, in their line of reasoning, means’that he doesn’t intend to seek the office again. If he did, they figure, he would at least have shown some interest in party affairs back home since this is where he has to be nominated and elected. The governor himself naturally isn’t saying anything, He refers repeatedly in his talks to his going back to_ his home at Knox when he leaves the gubernatorial chair. But his friends are running him and the consensus is that he will be in the race, by draft if not voluntarily. 2 ” 2

Rep. Harness Busy

“ON THE Republican side, the senatorial pot has been stirred up to quite an extent by the visits home of the Republican congressmen. Congressmen Harness and Halleck have been sounding out their friends back home, with Congressman Harness showing the most activity. A so-called “secret” meeting was held at Kokomo last Friday night at the call of Mr. Harness. A number of fifth district leaders and State Chairman Ralph Gates were present. It has been learned reliably that Mr. Harness sought the support of those present for the senatorial race but that he was told that. some sort of an agreement would have to be worked out with State Auditor Richard T. James before he would, even get the backing of his own district. Both Mr, James and Mr. Harness are from the fifth district and several fifth district leaders reportedly are more willing ‘to back Mr, James than Mr. Harness for the nomination, believing that he could win it more easily. Mr. James isn’t saying anything about his future intentions. But the two-term limit bars him from - running for state auditor again. Mr. Gates says he attended the Kokomo meeting because he was on his way home to Columbia City. He says that his attendance didn’t mean that he was’ supporting anyone for senator, ”n ” »

G. 0. P. Meeting Tuesday

ODDS AND ENDS: The Republican state committee will meet at the Claypool hotel next Tuesday at the call of Chairman Gates to lay preliminary plans for the 44 campaign. . , . Miss Shirley Collier has been named deputy personnel director by Director Dudley Smith. She formerly was secretary to W. Leonard Johnson, the ousted director, and served as acting director in the interim between Mr. Johnson’s ouster and Mr. Smith’s appointment. . . , Salaries of three more new deputy attorneys general have been approved by the state board of finance as recommended by Ate torney General James Emmert.

OFFICIAL WEATHER

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(All Data in Central Wartime) Sunrise ...... 5:40 | Sunset ....... 7:36

—April 28, 194% 6 2 Pp. m. cessanes 1B

Precipitation 24 hrs. ending 7:30 a. m. .01 Total precipitation fines Jan. 1...... 7.63 Deficiency since Jan. 1.. eran .. 5.35

The following table shows the temperature in other cities: Station High Low Atlanta ... DE EE aT Bos! he 41

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Washington, D. ©. w.sversesessrns 18

JAPS RAID YUNNANYI

Eighteen Japanese bombers escorted fighters

BS388ZSRLISLL TES

John J. McShane, ‘new deputy in the gross income tax department, will receive $326 a month; Elmer Q. Lockyear, welfare department deputy, $260, and John F. Engelke, conservation department, $250.

LOOK AT the figures for London after the first night raid of Sept. 7, 1040. And of course, 30,000 people, at a rough estimate, were killed during the two-day bombing

of Rotterdam.

“Is it not an outrage that the English have waged] such a war on innocent men, women and children?” - Goering said in the fall of 1940 that he would oblitere

ate London.

“Alas, alas, we are so deeply committed in the east « « + When, oh, when will there come a change?” There is every indication that the “When, oh when | will become increasingly standard in the German language. . “Defend us, for the English have no pity.” i The English remember Warsaw, Belgrade, Praha;

Lidice and Stalingrad.

“Hate, hate, hate must fill every German’s soul.” «

There are a lot of mild

don’t like Germans very much, either.

Englishmen these days whe

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RATIONING DATES

Canned Goods Blue Stamps D, E and F good through Friday. Stamps G, H and J good through May 31. Meat Red Stamps A, B, C and D good through Friday. Red Stamp E is good; F becomes valid May 2; G, May 9; H, May 16, and J, May 23. All expire May 31. Coffee Stamp 23 good for 1 pound through May 30. Sugar Stamp 12 good for five pounds through May 31. Gasoline A book, Stamp 5, good through

May 21.

Shoes

Stamp 17 good for one through June 15.

Tires Second Inspection Deadline:

pate

A 3

book vehicles by Sept. 30; B's by =

June 30; C's by May 31; commer« cial vehicles every 60 days or hog miles, whichever is first.

Fuel Oil

Stamp 5 must last until Sept. 30 for heat and hot water.

SWEDES FIRE ON PLANES LONDON, April 28 (U. P.).~ Radio Vichy said today that Swede

‘lish anti-aircraft guns fired on

planes of unknown nationality flew over Swedish teerritory

night.

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