Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 16 March 1944 — Page 13

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civilian mechanics to apply for jobs

- shortage of mechanics is hampering

_ clearance from the war manpower

/\ THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1944

~ ASK MECHANICS |

AT ATTERBURY

Skilled Civilians Needed! §

To Keep Vehicles in

Repair.

Fifth service command headquarters today called on skilled

at Camp Atterbury, where a critical

the overhauling and processing of thousands of used army vehicles for overseas service. ‘The headquarters assured ' mechanics that there are no plans to close Camp Atterbury, but emphasized that the army would conduct no “raid” on private industry. All mechanics considered for employment at Atterbury must have

commission by obtaining a certificate of availability from their nearest U. 8. employment service office or former employer. Application should be made to the civilian personnel office at the camp. At Atterbury, along with Ft. ‘Knox and Camp Campbell, Ky. vehicles are being overhauled constantly and sent to allied troops overseas. Formerly, only new vehicles were consigned for overseas duty. Now

Get Training

C. Pickerell F. Hofmeister

CHARLES C. PICKERELL, flight officer, navigator, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles T, Pickerell of Indianapolis, is in the final phase of combat training at Alamogordo army air base, N. M. : FRED G. HOFMEISTER, former owner and operator of the Hofmeister Studio of Physical Culture, visited here, upon completion of boot training at Great Lakes, Ill He is at Bainbridge, Md’

GROUP TO GIVE DANCE

Younger members of the Indianapolis Society for the Hard of Hearing will have a St. Patrick's day party at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow at 8 Board of Trade bldg. The young people recently organized the Friday Night club, which meets the first and third Fridays of each

month.

URGES EVERYONE

HELP RED CROSS

Campaign Chief Deplores Belief of Many That

‘Success Is Sure. The chief threat to the success of

‘ithe Red Cross fund drive is that

each person thinks the organization

Opening of municipal swimming pools may be prevented this summer by the shortage of life guards, Harodl H. Geisel, city director of recreation, said today. He urged applicants to apply im-] mediately at the City hall or at the Red Cross water safety office in’ the chapter house, 1126 N, Meridian st. The first training classes will open in the next two or three weeks, and the Red Cross will train the instructors. The Red Cross. water safety program will continue in spite of the

is so popular it will succeed without his or her contribution, Harry Reid, chairman, said today. 2 + He reminded citizens that the $1,146,000 goal is the largest in his tory for the local chapter and that |} they will have to give double the amount of last year. “As most of our boys go overseas more help for them will have to come from the Red Cross,” he said. “Veterans returning all sing the praise of the Red Cross.”

The fact that the Red Cross is so popular might lead some to hold

back in their generosity in the be-|R

lief that the cause is bound to succeed without their aid,” he said. Meanwhile, partial reports from several divisions are encouraging, he said.

SY LTA TOWARDS HOME OWNERSHIP

Reilncadmens

— THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES Lack of Guards May Keep Pools Shut

fact that Charles E. Sumner, director, leaves for the navy Saturday. - Red Cross workers and city officlals discussed water safety work at a dinner meeting this ‘week at the Red Cross chapter house,

NEW. GUINEA PYTHONS EDIBLE

MELBOURNE—The New Guinea green python grows to be three feet long, other pythons are found 20 feet in length; all are edible,

IRA DIXON IS NAMED:

NEWTON PROSECUTOR

Following his policy of taking the recommendations of public officials going into the armed forces on the

appointment of their successors, Governor Schricker today appointed

Ira Dixon, Kentland, second dis-

trict G. O. P. chairman, as prose- £

cuting attorney of Newton county.

Mr, Dixon's appointment had been| {

recommended by Edwin L. Robinson, Kentland, who resigned as

Today's appointment was the 26th of a prosecuting Sitorney made by! 5 We Soyune during his term of office,

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DOCTOR SENTENCED |}

T0 16 YEARS AS SPY.

DETROIT, March 18 (U. P)—| Dr. Frederck W. Thomas was sen-' tenced to 16 years in federal peni tentiary today on charges of being a spy for Nazi Germany, Federal Judge Edward J. Moinet imposed sentence on Thomas, member of a German spy ring headed by Grace Buchanan-Dineen, Ca-nadian-born heiress, after his conviction by a jury Feb. 24. Thomas was accused specifically of obtaining vital information on Ohio war plants for Miss Buchan-an-Dineen, confessed Nazi spy who became a counter-espionage agent for the United States when ‘her activities were exposed by the fed-| eral bureau of investigation. The self-styled Canadian countess | and five other defendants who!

pleaded guilty to espionage Surges) will be sentenced later.

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