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gical trim. | ber of the Independent Turnverein and was known | a8 an excellent gymnast.

| flexing and unflexing his arm. muscles. | unconsciously gets into step with a walking com‘panion.

He goes down to the postoffice about 9 or 9:30 ‘a past master of Pentalpha lodge. .

| forum here through that period. Has Chance to Get Whip Hand

WILL THE PRESIDENT be able able “to get the

| whip hand again?

tax bill, mustering out pay for soldiers,

Republicans who have been gleeful over election Successes in the last two years, notably the November victories in Kentucky, cannot yet count out the

(Ernie Pyle’s

PROFILE OF THE WEEK: Adolph Seidensticker, Indianapolis’ hard-working . postmaster, who has owned a car since 1934 but has attempted to | drive only once, While taking a driving lesson, out Lon the Michigan road, he nearly cracked up in the ditch. And from that time on he has left the driving to his family. 2. 1Adolph Seidensticker (he has no middle name) is a jovial, friendly fellow, diplomatic and a good mixer, but firm in his decisions. He's a good story teller, has a good memory for people and events—especially those in. bygone days. He's about 5 feet 8, weighs 160, has a ruddy complexion and a pleasant voice, His hair is

- Mr, Seldensticker white and a bit thin.

For &# man of 68, he's in surprisingly good phyIn his younger days he was a mem,

Ever since, he's prided | himself on keeping in good shape. For instance, when he is walking, he has the | habit of clenching and unclenching his fists, thus He almost

each morning and stays there until 6:30 or 7 every evening. He wouldn't think of going home until he has cleared his desk of work. He's very conscientious about his job, won't sign his name to a letter until he's read it and is certain it’s right.

His Pet Crop Is Mint,

EVEN THOUGH he lives ins an apartment (3536 N. Meridian) he has a garden, obtained special per- | mission from the apartment manager - «for it. - His tomatoes were his pride and joy last summer. His” pet crop, however, is his mint which he raises for | mint juleps. He's a pretty good cook when he wants to try. His specialty is German potato cakes, But he can cook a nice roast, and broil steaks, too. He loves | many of the old-style German dishes. ~ Always interested in sports, he used to play. a

In Washington

. WASHINGTON, Dec. 25.—-One hope dominates Hila Chrismas. the bope that we can bring this war ‘to an early end in a way that will make another one

unlikely for many years to come, : How soon it [can be brought to an end is for anyone to guess. Rather than place too much hope on an early end of the war, which is not likely to occur considering the resistance Japan can offer, we might better keep our spirits buoyed up by the thought that we can make this the last war for this generation. We cannot escape many casualties in the coming months, We are committed to forcing the surrender of two fanatically stubborn enemies, who know that defeat is fc nd death for them, and who have Jéft considerable power of resistance. Men setyg out in their landing boats for the beach of Tarawa go through with it, no matter -how high the ost. So must we go through with it. ‘We must go through with it because otherwise there is no escaping

another war. Too Chvistlike a as a Nation

BUT WINNING this war will not automatically us from another. -We must take measures to enti further war after this one. That is where we d before. We considered that the best way to .a¥oid another war was not to join with other nations, ED tn han on os Poe Japan was given a free hand in the Paand Germany was allowed to re-arm. No effort

The President is prying into the political situa. tion—a fact which, in, itself, may be the answer to the eternal fourth-term question *which Postmaster General Walker, Democratic national chairman, was unable. to answer when reporters put it to him after a conference at the White House. Mr. Walker conceded he had talked politics with the President “a little,” How about a fourth term? Mr. Walker smiled. He “didn’t know.” “And I don't think he does, himself. too early.”

He added: It is much

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Inside Indianapolis By Lowell Nussbaum

pretty good game of tennis. He has bowled for years. And he's fond of horseshoes.

He likes bridge, and he and Mrs, Seidensticker

play a game or two of cribbage most every night.|

He and his wife and son, Porter, have had a pinochle tournament going for years, It ends just before Christmas each year, - As a youngster, he played violin in the Short ridge orchestra. He still likes to get out the violin and play when the family's together, He plays the violin, his daughter (Mrs. Norman R. Miller) plays the piano and they all sing. «On the radio he likes the comic programs and good music. He's well read and has a nice library.

Fought for Sunday Baseball

AN ARDENT admirer of President Roosevelt, he was active in Democratic politics most of his life, up until his appointment to the postmastership just 10 years ago. He's a former ward chairman, Born in Indianapolis, . he was graduated from Shortridge and from the Indiana law schodl. He was associated in the practice of law with his brother; Frank, many years. As a member of the legislature in the sessions of 1909 and 1911, he led the fight to legalize Sunday baseball and also helped enact the law creating the state -accounts board. He was close to Governor Thomas Marshall, who named him to the state board of pardons. In 1916, he was the Democratic nominee for prosecutor, He's

Christmas is a big occasion with Mr, Seidensticker. One of his family treasures is a miniature park—on a wooden platform—with fountiins flowing, people walking and .various other scenes. The Christmas tree base goes through a hole in the center and fits into af electrically operated music box. ‘The music box plays Christmas airs while slowly revolving (he tuge. The -apparatus is 75 or 80 years old. Mr. Seidensticker is a great handyman. He can .fix anything, and loves to do it. It irritates him because there's nothing much to putter around with in an apartment. But he looks forward each year to his vacation, He goes to the home of his son, Adolph Jr, who lives in & l4-room house In York, Pa. And there he putters around to his heart's content for a couple of weeks, repairing electrical gadgets and otherwise a fixing up the place.

By Raymond Clapper | us

such shipments would only aggravate the militarists, and that if we did not take any action that would annoy them, the peace-loving Japanese would win out. We were dupes. The peace-loving Japanese . served only one useful purpose to Japan—they had the voices that would lull our suspicions and keep us asleep until they could strike, At the Washington arms conference we placed our tryst in Japanese good faith. The Japs placed their trust in fortifications and secret armament and ex‘tended -them 3000 miles out from Tokyo, as we are finding in the Marshalls now, We have hever really yet accepted the fact that if Germany were able, she would throw her hooks around the Western Hemisphere. We didn't take it in although the strongest country ing South America is run by a pro-axis crowd which would have served as a ready-made tie-in if Hitler had been able to hold Aftica.

We Must Never Forget

WHY MUST we never forget these grim _ facts? :

Because if we do we open the way to another war. We must place force out in front as a weapon to preserve peace, and not leave It, as heretofore, fo be vsed’ as a weapon of evil aggressors. The policeman ought to have a gun. It is better that he should have the gun than that the gangster should have it. At the end of this war we shall be sick of it. We shall be so sick of war that we may os we did before. become impatient and dive into for indifference. That will be the certain abi od 5 future trouble, This time we will have the industrial and military strength among the victor powers sufficient to police

public opinion d don't do it—that inl itself creat indifference, which is what. want out of us,

something divine if only one can keep the faith which carried Christ through His final sacrifice. ;

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“SECOND SECTION

By VICTOR

But while the scene was Ft.

are going through the overseas returnees center at the fort. When they hit the states their orders direct them to one of 14 such centers. Here they get caught up on their pay, have clothes replaced, and are interviewed for their next as signments which they assume after a 20-day furlough or leave at home. And while they wait clearance at the center they “beat their gums” swapping stories, Ameri. cans never seem to lack for slang. + To the man, they are overcome. They're home. As Sgt. Herschel Lybarger, Terre Haute, sal& “When I got off that old boat and found some ground I just got down and picked some up in both hands. It was the best dirt I ever felt.” Who said what doesn’t make a great difference. Everyone . was shooting ofl. » . »

Cheered by ‘Hello’

“BEST TIME I've had in years was ‘the other day. Wasn't much, I just said ‘hello’ to a girl . .. American. And she said .‘hello’ just as’nice as you please,” one said “Sure sounded good. None of this bon jour or gazooba boo

just hello.” “Damn,” said Opl. Harold Hillock, Lexington, Ky. as he broke out in a roar, “Fischer, the look on your face reminds me of an Arab. He'd been hanging around our gun emplacement. Couldn't get rid of him. So I broke off 6 big chunk of bread, spread it thick with Burma Shave cream and topped it off with peanut butter. Funny , . . we never saw him again, " . . » MOST oF THE men are ‘englneers. Sometimes they follow the infantry in, sometimes they go with them, but in every case these men have been in the first wave of the three Mediterranean landings. Africa, Sicily and Italy. They've seen about everything: in the way of war, but. what they remember, at least what they like to talk about, are the little things. . 'T/5 Carl E. Fischer, former bartender from New Albany, spends his army time wrapping his lanky

TWO TOP TECH CANNON SALES

Elizabeth Schniepp and Ann Mcintyre Given * Gold Pins..'

Elizabeth Schniepp and Ann MeIntyre, seniors at Technical high school, have been named the top ranking salesmen for the subscription campaign of the Arsenal Cannon, student publication.

point agents at ‘a recent, special agents’ meeting by Werner Monninger, business advisor. Peter Havecotte, student business manager, was in charge. Rece and spa Wie fines nets Lio: Jenne Richa fer, Jean Parson and Alice Jane nnast -‘White gold pins were given to Barbara J w, Lester Boese

By Eleanor Roosevelt KE

or whatever the Arabs say . , . .

Awards were presented to 89 high :

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1943

PETERSON

It was a plain old-fashioned bull session. Wé sat and lolled on army cots and “shot the breeze.”

Harrison, the talk was fox-

holes, amphibious landings and girls . . . American girls, Irish girls, English girls, Arab girls, Italian girls. These men are overseas veterans just returned and

frame around poles stringing wire in the signal corps. “You get fined over there when you do things wrong. Had a penalty card that looked just like a menu, The act was on one side, the price on the other, I was half way up a pole one day, hotter than blue blazes, snd an -officer yells for me to come down.

“'‘Got your sleeves rolled up,' he -

says. ‘That'll cost you $10’ Fel lows on the ground had too; and got socked $5. Guess it costs more the higher you go,” he said. “Best we had was the ‘whisker list,” cut in T/6 Wilbur Beekman of Marion. “If you got caught unshaven you could get by by saying you were. raising a beard. That put you on the ‘whisker list.’ If you shaved within the next three months you got socked $25." ¥ » . YAH, BUT the Old Man knocked that off,” said Cpl. Hillock. “His orderly went on the list and I guess the Old Man couldn't stand it. Off came the ‘whisker list.’ Said a beard would get tangled in a gas mask.” “But boy am I glad to be here, This is one Christmas I'm sure not going to miss,” sald Opl Franklin Richards, Perrysburg, O. “My wife doesn't even know I'm home. I hardly can wait to see her and my kid." That sort of cut the horseplay. Eyes grew cold and hard. “That's what we're fighting for,” someone said quietly. “And you should

_have seen the fellows when they

heard of the coal strike. They felt if the miners could throw down their tools, what good were we doing overseas."

. 8» Sobering Question

THEN FROM the background came a steady voice that quieted all, ~ “We've been out of the country for some time now. The customs we knew when we left are probe ably antiquated. But that America was a pretty decent place to live in. i

‘Where War Roar Fades Into Gentle

Tough Veterans Revel In Joy of Returning Home At Ft. Harrison Center

A typical scene as veterans returned from overs eas “beat their gums” at Ft, Harrison, Left fo right

are T. 5th Gr. Carl E. Eischer, New

Albany;

Cpl. Virgil Anders, London, Ky.; Cpl. Alex Nagy, Youngstown,

0,; Sgt. Herschel Lybarger, Terre Haute, and Cpl. Harold Hillock, Lexington, Ky.

“What we want to know is, what -

have you people done with it while we've been gone?” That just about took care of it.

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SAFE DRIVERS

GIVEN HONORS

Indiana Railroad Operators To Be Presented With Medals,

The names of Indiana Railroad drivers who will receive awards for

operating their vehicles for from .

one to 10 years without a charge

iable accident were announced to{day by L. E. Halstead, company

safety director, The outstanding record was that

of William Brown, Anderson city driver, who will receive 8 special medal for 10 consecutive years with

out a chargeable accident. John Mcintyre, Anderson, will receive a six-year award. * Gold medals will be awarded drive ers completing three or more years of safe driving, sliver medals fo those with two-year records 34 bronge medals to one-year : Bach operator will Feceide’h cotthe

{cate from Ray Garrett, company

~ {president

: 0 : ba a Lam r Cpl. Fischer studies 8 batch of African money which he brought back : with him. At his feet are a pair of Arabian shoes.

Civilian Loses Sense of Motion as Speed Of Mosquito Overcomes Pull of Gravity

Nat a Barrows, who recently left his London post te pay another visit to Sweden, got there in 8 way unigue to most airminded correspondents as well as civilians, As the third passenger in a two-seated, wooden Mosquite, he rode over the North sea trouched on a shelf over the bomb bay at an altitude and speed never before experienced by civilian passengers. Herewith, he gives his sensations—or lack of them, : By NAT A. BARROWS Ch La ode aT STOCKHOLM, Dec. 25—Riding across the North sea as third man in a two-place Mosquito plane,” is like squeezing - into a. tiny icebox and crouching there -stiffly for several hours without any real sense of motion altitude, de-

with two flying suits, boots, Mae West, and harness for a detachable type parachute such as bomber crews wear. It takes a bit of wiggling and a good push before you've

bomb bay and got seated on the small shelf facing backward.

Here's How It Goes A British overseas airways official pokes his head through the bomb bay, between your feet, and adjusts the Intercom headphones and oxygen tube. “The pilot will give changes of alti over the intercommunica= tion system and you've got to make adjustments on “that indicator board, there, turning the dial to the proper figure,” the official ex“Except when talking fo

plains. - ithe pilot, keep the intercom turned

off so he won't be disturbed by ‘your breathing, and keep your feet out of the way after the takeoff, bomb bay closes. Safe

Sitting in there, like that, staring amid dim lights at wooden walls, I

except that suddenly ‘was so terrific it seemed

shoe. You're already overburdened |

wormed your way through the open

we had overcome the influence of gravity. ; Like a robot I maneuvered awkwardly until my gloves could grasp the dial handles and turn the Indicator to tiie proper altitude, At that height a human being could live. only a few minutes without oxygen, And before IT had had much time to ponder where we might be, and what it looked like far, far below us, the pilot announced, with a sigh of relief, that we were over Bweden and beginning to decrease altitude, *As Exciting as That’ As exciting as that, and no more. Equal time spent huddled in a subzero closet would not have been more uneventful, Then the radio opened up for the first time and both crewmen, sitting side by side, began discussing the approach to Stockholm. They spotted another plane which they thought might be a German Kurier coming from Berlin. British and German civilian airplanes use the same field here in neutral Sweden. We landed so smobthly I was unaware that the plane was on the ground until the bomb bay doors were opened revealing snow white ground a few feet underneath, 4-Foot Chute Jump Not long ago ahothér Mo pilot made an equally smooth ing, and methodically told the passenger over the intercom: “Okay, time to jump out.” The passenger WAS S50 unaware what the Mosquito was doing, he though the pilot meant he should use .the parachute. He saw the bomb bay doors swinging open under his feet and 50 he excitedly buckled his parachute to the hooks across his waist, Sosed his eyes, and Jumped.

The, plane wis stohpes des course, and he at”

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was he fell all of the wind

Men who left the company for military service will receive awards if their part-year record of drive ing is unmarred.

List Winners

Inter-city drivers who will re. céive awards are: Indianapolis-Peru-Ft. Wayne di. vision — Roy Beamer, Alfred OC, Grose, Wayne Moorehead, and Glen Rhodes, five years; Paul R. Adair,

{four years; Chester R. Gardner,

three years; Chester L. Floyd, J Wendell Young, two years, and Wal- 5 lace J. Leonard, one year, . Indianapolis-Terre Haute division —L. B, Olddings and Marvin Wal bring, three years; Homer B. Curry, Clay Howard and Olen Monnett, two years; Charles M. Bergen and Walter Rice, one year. + Indianapolis - Muncie - Ft. Wayne division—George Denny, five years; Paul Biberstine, Robert Brown, Frank Helblig, and Carl Rauh, two years; John J. Allison, Jack B. Brown, Floyd Childers, Jessie Ellis, Edgar Gamer, Robert Crist, Bailey Hawkins, Jack L. Heddens, Charles Johnson, Alfred Judd, Morris Latham, - Eugene Lockhart, Raymond Myers, Barlow J. Neely, Russell G. Newby, William Pickering, D. W. Rigdon, Chester H. Sanders, Frank Sullivan, Jack Wilson, and Walter C. Zoller,

Richmond ‘city lines—-Glen Ken dill, Nils Person, A. E. Richards, and James Sheers, five years; George McKinney, four years; Roy Moore and Milford A. Bell, one year. id Anderson city lines — Willlam Brown, 10 years; John. McIntyre, six years; Ernest K. Layton and J. S. Sample, five years; A. Bokelman, four years; Robert Weichel, three Years: Paul Brizendine, James Hunt. er, Merle Kemper, W. W. Quick, Omer Tracy, Harry H. Warner, L. Wells and on