Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 April 1944 — Page 19
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instructions for folks to “walt for
Mr, Stallman says, while “the car itself was going Our Own Poll’
MOST EVERY time a half dozen folks get together, someone takes a poll on the presidential race § And so some of our office politicos decided to follow the fashion. At 10 a. m. yesterday, they took a poll in The Times city room, giving two choices for President: Roosevelt or Dewey. Out of 20 voting, Roose= lus 20% deral Tax
LONDON, April 7~The parley on post-war air transport, between the Berle-Warner mission representing America and the British led by Lord Beaverbrook, is rapidly coming to an understanding. A statement embodying the findings is expected by the end of this week. The air of secrecy about these + meetings is more apparent than real. The point is that nothing final can be or is being done by the conferees because other interested powers must be consulted. All will have a hand in the ultimate decisions, Nevertheless the Anglo-Ameri-can conferees, in blazing a trail, have led to a number of important conclusions even though these are
ring shades: subject to ratification. They are n, red, green, of a technical and economic nature. Tick, [| Subsidies Opposed GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES other than to equal ize operational costs due to wage and similar differi rs OLE entials would be opposed. The “right of innocent
passage” (fight over a country and landings for mechanical reasons but wholly non-commercial) for aircraft similar to the rights now enjoyed by ocean shipping will almost certainly be recommended. This is neither “freedom of the air” as the term is generally employed nor “sovereignty” over the alr. Instead it is an attempt at a rationalization of the two conflicting principles without which international air trafic would find itself up a blind alley. As I forecast earlier this week there is reason to believe that the principle under which each country
My Day
WASHINGTON, Thursday, April 6.—~We have been back -in Washington just a week and two days, and every day I have been looking for spring. The forsythia bush on the White House lawn shows a delicate yellow, the magnolia blossoms are faintly Sn pink, and many other shrubs suggest that the time has come for them to burst into bloom.. But the other night we had snow and a sudden clap of thunder, and I begin to agree with one of my friends who wrote me that if we could have two days of the same season, her cold might disappear. “The President hasn't been well, but he is getting steadily better. He has had bronchitis and he has
probably as much the weariness that assails everyone who grasps the full meaning of
get over it: One can only accommodate oheself to the burden and pray for the:day when the war will New York City and reported to
spent a day 1 , the which I'yisited on my trip.
Clearing the Air By Wm. Philip Simms
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All the Comforts of Home
BUT THE finest dugout I've seen belongs to four officers of a tank company. This dugout is as big as the average living room back home. You can stand up in it, and it has a rough wooden floor. It has a drawing table in the center, and numerous
. chairs, The four officers sleep on cots around the
and pipes and pictures are place, just like home.
Rose Room.” ‘ They have several electric lights, and the crowning luxury of this palatial establishment is a Rube Goldberg arrangement of ropes and pulleys, whereby one of the lieutenants can switch off the light after he gets in bed. They even have a big white dog, slightly shell-shocked, to lie on the hearth.
From all this you might draw the.deduction that war isn’t hell after all. Well, these men can and do go into battle 20 minutes away, and every day and every night shells and bombs fall around them, and day when somebody isn’t killed within their own little village of dugouts.
'velt got 11, Dewey 9. That started an argument. So another poll was taken, this time between Roosevelt and Stassen. This resulted in 12 for the Minnesotan 8 for Roosevelt. Stassen netted all of Dewey's and also three Willkie votes that had gone to Roosevelt as Dewey. (Dr. Gallup—please . . Eddie Hall, veteran printer and proof-
“Since when did Daniel Webster write a dictionary?” Gosh Eddie; even we “Noah” lot better than that,
How About a Piano? JOE HOFFMEISTER, 1619 Mills ave. dropped in
much air traffic ag it generates This is of the utmost importance
of our own business than we carried ourselves.
Will Get Fair Share
NO AMERICAN wishes to see that sort of economic absurdity repeated in the air. American interests will get their fair share of the business of flying American passengers and freight to foreign destinations after the war—at least as I understand if they won't find the cards stacked against them as thev did on the sea. On the other hand, international aviation requires bases all over the globe. And barring Alaska and Hawaii the United States is pretty much in one piece. Even the Philippines are to all intents free. This makes the “right of innocent passage” as important to us as it is to the British Empire which is scattered around the earth. ‘It also offers an excellent reason why Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa and other parts of the empire must enter into the bargain. 4 . Another outcome of the Berle-Beaverbrook talks wii likely be an international commission to draw up standard rules ‘and practices governing aviation. Something will also be done about the weather—collecting data, sending out reports, ete. What Russia and other world aviation links will do in the matter remains to be seen. But the British and American points of view, once far apart, now seem to be getting closer together.
By Eleanor Roosevelt
probably a very good play for the majority of
though it dealt with just one phase of our home front. This is a phase which many of us know little or nothing about, but which deeply troubles any of us who have even had a glimpse of it. It shows the Fascist side of our communities, and
~ SECOND SECTION
Delay in Mass Production Seen Shifting Air Giants
To Jap Front.
By WALTER CRONKITE United Press Staft Correspondent LONDON, April 7—~The B-29 super-fortress may have come along too late to help beat Hitler. The long anticipated announcement that Boeing Aircraft Co. was switching production from the B-17 Flying Fortress to its super-succes-sor, the B-29, was received with satisfaction here as an indication that the allies will be properly armed when all-out war against Japan begins. However, I believe that the new giant bomber will likely see but little service in Europe, although this perhaps is the ideal proving ground on which to test its combat characteristics, and that the job of obliterating the Reich might be completed by old Fortresses and Liberators, Opportunity Fades
If the B-29 had been available a year or even as late as six months ago, they would have been an important force in hastening the climax of the air war and would have been a highly valuable allied weapon. With the dwindling ability of the Luftwaffe to offer resistance and the increased range and potency of the American escort fighter arm, this super-fortress’ additional armament and armor would simply be a luxury. 3 Similarly, with improverhents of and Liberators and the opening with the Italian invasion of a southern aerial front, no spot in Germany is outside the range of present heavy bombers. With inva-
"(sion of the continent from the west
and further advances in the south, the need for even the present range is going to disappear. The cost of putting masses of B-20's into operation in the European theater as replacements for Fortresses would possibly outweigh the value received. The cost would be high in extending and strengthening hundreds of miles of concrete runways and re-equiping repair and replacement depots.
LIFE GUARD GLASS WILL OPEN MONDAY
Although applicants are few, a
pool managers for the city’s swimming pools will open at 7:30 p. m. Monday at the Kirshbaum center, 2314 N. Meridian st.
director, said that applicants already registered and others desiring appointments should report at the first session. Five pool managers and 20 guards will be selected for the summer positions at the close of the training course, which is given under the supervision of the local Red Cross chapter. Managers will receive $100 a month and life guards $90
Applicants unable to attend the Monday class may make arrangements with Mr. Geisel to take the course at some other time.
PLAN 11TH ANNUAL
COUNTY POLIO MEET
The 11th annual report meeting of the Marion county infantile paralysis chapter will be at 12:15 p. m. Thursday at the Indianapolis Athletic club. Henry O. Goett, director of the chapter, will review the year. Basil O'Connor, president of the national paralysis foundation, will speak on the nation-wide polio program, and Governor Schricker, honorary state chairman, also will talk. H. Nathan Swaim is chapter president.
PENSION - GROUPS TO MEET
A mass meeting of Indiana OldAge Pension groups will be at 2:30 p. m. Sunday in Castle hall.
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A Baker's Dozen Joins the Navy |
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Thirteen young women from Indianapolis are awaiting their orders to for WAVE boot training after being sworn into the navy recently. Left to Croan, 524 W. 31st st.; Edith Jones, 925 Park ave, and Edith Walker; M Russell, 5140 E. Michigan st.; Peggy Weaver, 111 N. Traub ave; Mary Manley, 925 Park ave.; Gertrude Ward, 3536 Carrollton ave., and Helen Sleeth, 3149 E. Was Shelby st.; Ruby Jewel, 1133 Evison ave.; Clara Freed, English hotel; Reeta McKinney, R. R. 5, and Helen
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WACS IN ITALY SPEED UP GIFTS
Easter Packages From Troops to U. S.
NAPLES, April 7 (U. P.).—When the wives, mothers and sweethearts of 19,000 American troops in Italy receive their Easter gifts tomorrow or Sunday, they may thank 24 members of the women’s army corps who worked overtime for more than a week to process their orders. Army post exchanges operate the gift service for the soldiers, who pay the cash and choose a gift from a catalogue. It was necessary to type the orders on special long-carriage typewriters. There were only three such machines in Naples and the orders were stacking up. Capt. Robert W. Bennett, local post exchange officer, despaired of filling the orders until WAC Lt. Consuelo R. Doggett tried to order for her company about five weeks
Set Typewriters Flying
“I'm faced with sending back 19.000 orders to the boys,” Bennett told her, “and golly, how I hate to do it, because these orders are from troops at Anzio and from the front lines.” Lt. Doggett called for aid and each night high-speed WAC stenographers worked on the orders after their regular army work. There were enough volunteers so that each woman was relieved often and high efficiency maintained. “Those typewriters were the hottest in all Italy,” Lt. Doggett said. “We practically had to fan them.” She said that many of the gift orders were sent ‘to mothers, wives and sweethearts of dead or wounded comrades. Many of them were sent “in memory of” and some. signed “by his buddies™ or “the officers and men of company ‘A’ or battery ‘C’.” In a week the orders were cleared? Capt. Bennett offered to pay the WAGCs for their work but Lt. Doggett turned it down. “This is the army,” she said. “Remember?”
PUPILS FROM HERE ENTER SPEECH TEST
Times Special BLOOMINGTON, Ind., April 7.— Thirteen pupils from two Indianapolis high schools will participate in the fourth annual high school individual speech contest and the 31st annual discussion league contest tomorrow at Indiana university. Contestants in - the discussion league contest include Jane G. FraZee, Sylvia Miller and Bernard Landman of Shortridge high school. Competing in the speech contest will be Barbara May, John Soucie, Max Moore, Pat Bander, Don Hallet, William . Merrick, Shirley Stonebraker, Marjorie Vance, Ernest Grosdidier and William Rigat of Ben Davis high school. The subject of the discussion league contest will be, “What Should the United States Do in Regard to the Economic Reconstruction of the Post-War World?”
SPANISH CLASSES SET AT JORDAN
Conversational Spanish classes for students, professional men and women and singers will be held Monday through June 14 at. the Arthur Jordan conservatory of music. Registration for the classes, which will meet from 6:30 to 8 p. m. Mondays and Wednesdays, will close April 17. Special classes will be arranged for those unable to ate tend evenings.
INITIATION SCHEDULED ‘The Maj. Harold C. Megrew camp auxiliary will hold an (initiation
Work Overtime to Send
Joanne Caldwell Heads Honor Roll
WITH THE LARGEST number of points ever recorded at Shortridge high school Joanne Caldwell heads the senior honor roll. . Her 110 points oy :
representing 34 A-plus marks and four A's | topped the previous record of 107 points set by John Henry Rouch in 1942. Marge Turk was runner-up with 104 points, 1 and Lou Allen =~ third place 102 points and also was the only senior to achieve a straight A-plus record. Joan Sherwood with 100 points was the only other senior to reach the 100 bracket. The entire list of seniors who have achieved 53 or more honor points includes 110 names, 15 of which are on the part-time roll,
INDIANA CENTRAL PLANS GRADUATION
Governor Schricker will deliver the commencement address at the 36th annual graduation ceremony April 21 at Indiana Central college. Dean C. E. Ashcraft of Bonebrake theological seminary, Dayton, O., will speak at baccalaureate at 10:45 a. m. April 16 at the University Heights United Brethren church. The annual candlelight processional service for seniors will be held that evening. Prof. Robert E. Mason of the philosophy department will speak at the recognition program Tuesday. Thursday night President and Mrs. I. J. Good will hold the annual senior. reception at the home, Otterbein ave. The spring festival will be given April 14 in the gymnasium: when Bonnie Polk, Westfield, Ill. will be crowned queen. The annual senior class play April 20 will be Bruce Brandon's comedy “High Pressure Homer.”
SYMPHONY ARTISTS AT ROTARY MEETING
The second ladies’ day program at the Rotary club luncheon Tuesday at the Claypool hotel will feature musicians of the Indianapolis symphony orchestra. The group will include Earl Gordon, pianist; Rudolph Mazzari, bass violist; Arthur Deming, flutist; William Schumacher, clarinetist; Re-
GROUPS PLEDGE SAFETY NOW AID
Industries, Churches and Schools Back Drive to
Cut Accidents.
Approximately 20 Indianapolis industrial organizations, churches and schools have pledged their support of the “Safety Now” campaign. ‘The drive, sponsored by the police department, the Chamber of Commerce safety council and the Hoosier Motor club, is to reduce traffic fatalities. Records show that 19 pedestrians were killed the first three months of this year, seven more than were killed during the same period last year. Groups announcing their support include the North Tacoma Avenue Christian church; Indianapolis Hebrew congregation, Emmanuel Baptist church, Emmaus Lutheran church, Junior Chamber of Commerce, Indianapolis Real Estate Pboard, Irvington Business association, The Ipalco club, United Steelworkers of America local 1543, National Association of Women, the Forty-Niners, Zeta chapter of Pi Omicron, Epsilon Sigma Omicron student group, Alpha Iota Latreian club, Katherine Merrill Graydon club, Christian Park Women’s club, Bell Telephone club, Hawthorne P.-T. A. of school 50 and school 7 P.-T. A.The drive stresses the ABC's of safety — crossing at intersections only and with the green light and respecting pedestrians’ right-of-way when driving. :
FIDELITY REVIEW TO GIVE LUNCHEON
Fidelity Review, 140, Woman's Benefit association, will sponsor a covered dish luncheon at noon Wednesday in Castle hall. The proceeds from the card party that follows at 2 p. m. will be donated to the Red Cross. Ladies in charge of the party are Mrs. Mayme Roder, Mrs. Lulu Burgess, Mrs. Nora Winters, Mrs. Nora Moore, Mrs. Mabel Myers and Mrs. Cora Brown. .
LOAN PROBE SOUGHT WASHINGTON, April 7 (U. P.)— Rep. Harry R. Sheppard (D. Cal), today renewed his. demand for a congressional investigation of “the small loan racket, “charging that the uniform small loan . act had made possible “a scheme of deception of the American people and
nato Pacini and Alma Lentz, violinists, and Walter Reuleaux, cellist.
their national and state governments.”
Clarifies Rules
Rules governing the mailing of packages to military personnel overseas today were clarified by Postmaster Adolph Seidensticker.
A written request from the addressee and the envelope in which it was sent must be presented at the time of mailing parcel post packages addressed to army personrel at A. P. O. addresses in care of © postmasters at the following ports of embarkation, Seattle, Wash.; San cisco, Cal.; New Orleans, La.; Miami, Fla.; New York, N. Y.; Presque Isle, Me., and Minneapolis, Minn.
One Package a Week
Only one package & week may be sent to the same addressee by any one sender and each mailing must be in response to a writterf request. Such packages are limited in size to 15 inches in length, 36 inches in length and girth’ combined and five pounds in weight. ; If packages weighing not more than eight’ ounces are séaled and postage is paid first class rate, they may be sent to the above A. P. O.
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addresses without a request from
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tered, but they can be insured for navy, marine corps and coast guard personnel, Packages sent to navy, marine and coast guard members arg subject to the same regulations as those for the army as far as size, weight and number are concerned but do not have to be accompanied by a written request from the addressee. 2,
Must Use Heavy Paper As to contents, parcels must be
ers must be stronger than containers” used for parcels which do not leave our shores. The war department has advised that all boxes for overseas shipment be wrapped
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parcel they should be put in inner boxes of tin, wood or cardboard.
tightly packed and outside contain- |}
in heavy paper to avoid spilling of}.
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ARMY AT PEAK
BUT NO DRAFT
OWI Reveals U. S. Now Has About 11,000,000 in
All Services.
WASHINGTON, April 7 (U.P). ~The army was revealed today to
have reached its peak strength of 7,700,000 — sending the combined size of the armed forces to about 11,000,000—but officials warned that induction rates cannot be materially before July. The office of war information, in a report based on information from the war and navy departments, gave this picture of the armed services and their future needs in manpower: ~ Army—Now has reached ‘peak strength of 7,700,000 officers and en=listed personnel but will require from 75,000 to 100,000 more men a month throughout 1944—or a ninemonth total of from 700,000 to 1,000,000—for replacements to maintain that strength. The emphasis in replacements must be on men who are “young and physically qualified for the rigors of, combat duty.” Navy—Now totals over 3,200,000, including marine and coast guard; will need 300,000 in new personnel and replacements to reach 3,500, 000 by July 1; and will reach its peak strength of 3,600,000 by Sept. 1.
Must Replace Losses
The war department said that the army would actually surpass itz planned strength this month but emphasized that this was necessary “to start training of men who will be required to meet anticipated losses”—a reminder that gigantic new operations, involving unprecedented casualties, are impending in Europe. The army made it clear that it needs, and expects to get, hundreds of thousands of new men under the age of 26, despite any hardships it may work on industry. “There can be no diminution of the efforts of local selective service boards to deliver the maximum possible number of men in the low= er age groups within the army's calls,” the statement said. “This will require continuous pressure on industry and agriculture to eliminate all but the vitally essential deferments between the ages of 18 and 26.” No Cut Before July
The army's manpower calls are expected to drop off in May but no materia] reduction in draft quotas is likely before July because of the navy's needs and the replacement requirements of both branches of the service. The war department's determina« tion to get more younger men made it apparent that the government inter-agency committee studying deferments for men under 26 will be able to justify only a very small number of such deferments. A tentative list of deferable jobs for under-26 men has been compiled but has not yet been made public. It'appeared certain, however, that all but a very small percentage of these heretofore deferred younger men will soon be in uniform despite warnings of the possible effect on war and essential civilan production.
Ickes Defends Miners
Solid Fuels Administrator Harold {L. Ickes, for example, has warned that refusal to defer coal miners under 26 would have a very serious effect on the nation’s coal stockpiles. The deferment committee ree fused to support a request for dee ferment of miners in the 23-26 age bracket. Military officials acknowledged that essential production — even primary munitions productions—
drafted, but said the war had reached the stage where the army must have thousands of young, tough men able to withstand the rigors of combat.
gradually be extended upward after the under-26 age bracket is combed, Members of the house military affairs committee estimated that about half of the 150,000 men ine ducted monthly after July would be pre-Pearl Harbor fathers or men over 30 previously deferred. Most
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ENGRAVERS UNIT TO MEET The auxiliary to the Indianapolis Photo-Engravers union 11 will meet at noon Tuesday at the Cen= tral ¥. W. C. A, Mrs. W. E. Towle, secretary, announced today.
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