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d ts to have coffee with nth there were 10 of us altogether, squatting on the floor of the little dugout. : This dugout was of the average size for two men, but three men were using it to sleep in. It was about shoulder-deep, and had Saw on the floor, but course no furniture at all ~The dugout was inhabited by Pvt. Ruben Cordes, of Gasper, Ala, and Pfc. Norman Cormier, of Leicester, Mass. both assistant tank drivers, and Pvt Henry Sewell, of Buechel, Ky, a tank gunner.

The Company Wit PVT. CORDES is the company wit. The boys kid him and he kids himself. When I met him just before dark he was sitting on a kitchen chair tilted back against a tree trunk in good Southern style, whittling siihouettes out of a piece of board. He whittles all the time. The boys laughed and said, “You should have been here & few minutes ago. The captain was : chopping his own firewood, and Cordes just sat there and whittled and let him chop.” . Cordes never can find anything he owns, especially his whittling knife. - But now that they have moved into this dugout he has a simple system. Whenever he loses anything he just gets down on his knees and, feels in the straw until eventually he finds it, Most of the boys .got' packages from home the evening I was there, When the others saw that Cordes had a package they started giving him cigarets, holding lights for him, brushing his shoes and sticking life-savers in his mouth. It turned out his box contained seven pairs of heavy wool socks which he had written home for, and he was going to keep them.

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think about you being only a pfc.?”

‘Now Look at Me

Cpl. Hernandez, a half-track driver, describes him self as “one of those guys who and now look at me” And that now he was “one of those guys see home.” ? We sat there in the dugout for two cooling our canteens with our hands and sweet coffee and just gabbing. The about America and what I. thought invasion and what I knew about the

the beachhead. Finally it was getting late and Pvt. Cummins stretched and ‘said, “I feel like I was 45 years old.” So I said, “Well I feel like I was, too, and I damn near am.” Then Sgt. Swartz asked how old I was and I said 43, and he said he was 30, and that if he knew he'd live to be 43 he wouldn't have a worry in the world. But I said, “Oh, yes, you would, you'd be just like I am, worrying whether you'd ever get to be 44 or not.” And Pvt. Cordes said he had nothing to worry about along those lines, since he didn't have sense enough to get killed, That's the way the conversation goes around a dugout - at nighttime—rumors, girls, hopes of home, jokes, little experiences, opinions of their officers, and an occasional offhand reference to what may happen to you in the end.

Inside Indianapolis By Lowell Nussbaum

THERE'S NO DOUBT about it any longer! Spring really is here. How do we know? Well, we walked back from lunch yesterday in the mellow sunshine and suffered our first 1944 attack of spring fever. We've still got it, and it's all we can do to hit the keys of this typewriter. And Vic Peterson, the photographer, walked in with addition proof. While on Meridian near Shortridge yesterday, he saw a young woman wearing a light coat over a pair of shorts. He also reports seeing magnolias, narcissuses and a lot of other spring flowers in bloom. . « . In going over the program for the meeting of the Indiana section of the American Waterworks association, we noticed they're have : ing a symposium tomorrow on: “Experiences during the 1943 flood.” If theyll just wait a few days, maybe they can bring that subject up to date—1044. ... One of our readers phones in to inquire what was the capital of England before London. Said a soldier friend wrote home saying he couldn't tell where he that it was a cathedral years ago, We looked it up in an encyclopedia and got nowhere, The encyclopedia said London became the capital in the ninth century, but didn't mention its predecessor. Any historians in the audience?

To Strip, Or Not to Strip

THE LONGSTANDING dispute over whether Civic theater casts should “clean up” Broadway plays before giving them here, or just go ahead and play them “as is,” has things in a turmoil up at the Civic again. This time it’s over the thrilling “whodunit”—"“Ladies in Waiting”—which opens Friday for a six-day run with an all-feminine cast. There's a bedroom scene in which one of the gals prepares to retire, out in

hundreds of

front of the audience. She strips right down to her panties and brassiere. The “keep it clean” faction thinks this definitely won't do and they're trying to get something done about it. The old meanies! . . . Elmer E. Scott, secretary.and of counsel for the light company, celebrated his 65th birthday yesterday, His office was filled with flowers. Elmer has been with the utility more than In fact, he's never worked for any other company. He went with the utility back in 1903 right after his graduation from the Indiana law school. . . . Carolyn Ayres Turner, the song writer, sent us copies of some of her newest songs. We haven't had a chance to hear them played yet. She lives at 4391 Carrollton ave.

The Good Old Days

AN ELDERLY MAN walked into The Times city room yesterday and, mumbling a hard luck story, asked for some money to get a meal. One of the boys handed him a dime—which used ‘to be standard for handButs back in the depression days. The fellow looked at it, amazed. “That won't buy a meal,” he snorted. “Well, if you don't want it, give it back” the donor retorted. With a contemptuous air, the fellow tossed the dime back and stalked on out. sd was never-like that in the “good old days.” ... The Polar Bear club, which meets each noon at the I. A. C. pool for lunch and a game of “biddyball”, had a party Monday night in honor of Gus Dongus, the lawyer, who leaves for the army soon. Also a guest was Tim Blakley, who has just completed his naval indoctrination course and is on leave awaiting assignment. . . . William M. Ransdell, of the L. Strauss advertising department, was inducted into the navy only two weeks ago, but already he's writing home, giving advice like an old sea dog. Among the advice he sent home for the benefit of some of his friends to be inducted is this: “When some young hollers at you real loud, don't let it get you It's good advice.

Fighting Ground By Thomas L. Stokes

CLEVELAND, O. April 12—Ohio is going to be bitter fighting territory in November's election. it looks Republican in complexion today, and is likely to repeat in chdosing a Republican governor and U. S. senator. But the Democrats are hopeful ~ that the war may swing the state “ in President Roosevelt's column in November, in such a mived result as has happened in recent years. In the presidential contest Ohio still is labeled doubtful. THe outcome will depend upon this great industrial city, upon what size Democratic majority it can pile up to offset downstate

President Roosevelt carried Wendell Willkie by 147,000. Most He carried

a. Ohio in 1940 against of the margin came from Cleveland. Cuyahoga county by 138,000. Prize Exhibit CLEVELAND DEMOCRATS have a prize exhibit who may help considerably in turning the trick. This is big, broad-shouldered Mayor Frank J. Lausche, twice elected by thumping majorities, a great votegetter here. He is seeking the Democratic nomination for governor in a fleld of six candidates. His nomination is forecast. ; He should help President Roosevelt in this city, especially with the war the issue. A second generation American, of Slovenian parentage, he has the patriotic fervor of the second generation American, and ‘is an effective public speaker,

My Day

WASHINGTON, Tuesday~—In National Red Cross headquarters the other morning, I looked at some familiar pictures. An exhibition of paintings done in New Guinea, which I had seen in Australia, was dis-

played. Some of them, of course, were done by men p who were artists or illustrators in SE civilian life. Some were done by

men who never before had painted

He is extremely popular in Cleveland, with pulling power among the large foreign population here, and enjoys favor generally because of his admittedly fine administration as mayor. He is a towering and commanding figure, with a great mop of black hair that waves about when “he warms up on the platform.» Sincere, serious, he rather cherishes the comparison to Abraham Lincoln.

Unorthodox Mayor

HE WAS in the army in the first world war, though he did not get overseas. He was a semipro baseball player, but he resisted the temptation to go into professional baseball; instead, studied law and began practice here in Cleveland. He is one of the best amateur golfers in this area, shooting consistently in the low 70s. : His golfing stance is orthodox, but as a mayor he has been distinctly unorthodox. He is likely to do more for President Roosevelt in the November election than for himself. While he will run strong in this city, he undoubtedly will have difficulty downstate among the farm voters. But a warm campaign is assured, however he may fare. Vying for the Republican gubernatorial nomination are Mayor James Garfield Stewart of Cincinnati, backed by the state Republican chairman and boss, Ed Schorr; Tom Herbert, attorney general, who has the support of Senator Burton, and Paul Herbert, no relation, the lieutenant governor, , Mayor Stewart seems to be favored and, if he wins, Boss Ed Schorr will be securely in the saddle. Senator Taft is not opposed for renomination and looks a sure winner in November, William G. Pickrel of Dayton, former lieutenant governor, is given the edge in a three-man contest for the Democratic senatorial nomination. !

By Eleanor Roosevelt

cases, the paintings have already been sold and the buyers are anxious to acquire on, So I fear that the present exhibition is all that will be possible. In addition, 1 understand that Frederick Douglas Greenbowe, a member of a marine raider group, has sent a number of crayon and pencil drawings which hie nade Gi Sie of the Sumbat islands $n. the Pacific, back to the Red Cross. They will shortly be on - bition, so I am looking forward hope they may be shown in other cities as well," in~identally, while we were on the officers wrote some verses

~will amuse you, so with the author's permission I them here: _ : “Iguanas are unlovely creatures; They have the very plainest features. 4 ~ Their lives are simple, happy, blameless; Their meat for stew is simply famous. They nest in most outlandish places, From r packing:

Lent school strikes, school board offi-

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‘Board Also Approves Boosts

"For Other School Groups. Indianapolis public school teach-

board adopted a new teachers’ salary schedule for the 1944-45 school term. : The board also approved recommendations to raise salaries of em~ ployees of the buildings and grounds department and clerical staff mem=~ bers and will act on these wage scales at the board meeting April 25. Although action on the salary schedule and promotion system for custodians, janitors and other buildings and grounds department employees coincides with the pres-

cials said the recommendation has no relationship to the strike but resulted from a long study of school employees’ wages. 2 The Recommendations Submitted by J. E. McGaughey, head of the department, the recommendation calls for: 1. A basic salary scale for the entire housekeeping staff with an increase in wages based on years of service, 2. Established salary differentials of at least five building group classifications for custodians. Differentials are to be added to the basic salary and groups to be classified according to responsibilities and

todians on evidence of ability and appropriate experience with the corresponding in salary. 4. Adjustment of salaries of craftsmen, gaarge men and other employees of the buildings and grounds department toward a more equitable level and to provide more adequate remuneration. 5. A shorter probationary period for janitors and matrons. Lowest Raised Most Under the new salary schedule for teachers, recommended by Virgil Stinebaugh, acting. superintendent of schools, the larger increases will go to the teachers in the lower salary brackets, with the increases diminishing as the salary level increases. All teachers whose salaries are now below $200 a month will receive a $30 monthly increase. .. The new ‘Silary scale will add $200,000 to the schools’ operating expenses for the school year 104445 and $440,000 for the calendar year 1945. Unless the teacher is rated “superior” on at least two items on the teachers’ rating scale, increases will be stopped at a monthly salary of $220 for teachers without a bachelor's degree or its equivalent, at $265 with a bachelor’s degree or its equivalent and at $300 with a master’s degree. No teacher who was rated this year as less than “good” in instructional effectiveness or who reaches the age of 66 before Sept. 1 will be granted a pay raise.

Clerks Also Raised

As to the clerical staff raises, the recommendation provided that personnel be classified into five groups

and responsibilities and that each staff member be given an increase according to his present salary, length of service and group classification. Other provisions of the new wage schedule are increases for elementary principals, assistant elementary principals, high school vice principals, department heads and supervisors according to thelr basic salary as teachers plus a differential which remains constant. Supplementary to the resolution fixing teachers’ and principals’ salaries increases were recommended for administrative officials, high school principlas and high school deans of girls.

0. E. S. 553 TO MEET AT MASONIC TEMPLE

Daylight chapter 558, O.E.S., will meet at 1:30 p.m. Friday in the Masonic temple. The new officers include Jenny V. Moreillon and Samuel B. Huff. man, worthy matron and patron;

M. Young, secretary, and Agnes L. Singer, treasurer. Also Margaret Stone and Clara Zobble, conductress and associate; Brewer, chaplain; Helen Smith, marshal; Mamie Passmore, organist; Charlotte Cornelius, Adah;

ON CHARGE ‘OF GIRL

. NEWARK, N. J. April 12 (U. P). —Some 150 friends of pretty Miss

ers last night were granted salary| increases of $10 to $30 a month, ef-| fective next Jan. 1, as the school

according to training, experience |

Adah Julian and John Julian, asso-| ciate matron and patron; Nellie}

Bee Pohlman, Ruth; Iva Swickard,|

home from school.

PAROLE OF TWO LIFERS ASKED

Clemency Pleas Others Rejected by Commission.

The state clemency commission today recommended to Governor Schricker the parole of two lifetermers in the state prison and rejected the clemency pleas of two ‘other lifers, 2 Recommended for clemency were John D. Holliday, sentenced July 12, 1932, in the Ripley circuit court to a life term for first-degree murder and Alfred Gudlowiski, sentenced in the Lake criminal court Oct. 24, 1022, to a life term for first-degree murder. The commission usually does not consider a clemency petition for a life-termer who has not served 15 years but an exception was made in the Holliday case because the presiding judge said that the conviction should have been made upon a manslaughter charge and not upon first-degree mupder. Prank Hillenbrand, commission secretary said.

Bullet Hits Wife

Holliday’s conviction, Mr. Hillenbrand sdid, resulted from a marital wrangle. He shot at a man whom he found in his home, missed -him and killed his wife. Among four other prison inmates recommended for parole was John Francis Hanrahan, - Indianapolis man who was convicted June 13, 1941, in Marion criminal court and sentenced to a term of five years for second-degree burglary. Mr. Hillenbrand said that Hanrahan was in ill health.

titions were denied were Al Armstrong and Carney Lux, both serving terms from Lake county.

DSC AWARDED TO TOP. AMERICAN ACE

A U. S. MUSTANG BASE, England, April 12 (U. P.).—Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, commander of allied western front forces, yesterday pinned the distinguished service cross on Capt. Don S. Gentile, Piqua, O., highest scoring American fighter pilot with a record of 23 planes destroyed in combat and seven destroyed on the ground. The medal was awarded for shooting down three planes April 8.

REALTORS LIST RADAR TALK

~ Floyd Allison, recently of the armed services and now a salesman for, the Socony-Vacuum Oil Co, will speak on “The Use of Radar in the War” before the Indianapolis Real Estate Board and other realtors at noon tomorrow in the Washington hotel.

DETAIL FOR TODAY Gertrude

A GERTRUDE is a who holds down a, desk job in an office. Even though he may be a grizzled sergeant with a whole mess of service behind him, he is stuck with the title GERTRUDE. Many soldiers who prefer the rugged outdoor life shudder at the thought of becoming a GERTRUDE cooped up in an office. A GERTRUDE is a good guy to know, for he has the latest do;

“to paint it up till it's hardly recognizable. . His dope will ultimately come back,.to him tivisted around in such a manner that he

is tempted to believe it himself.

of Two,

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 1944

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Sidewalk Demanded as Water Overflows Stree

Children of school 91, at 5ist st. and Evanston ave. tread the narrow dry path on flooded 51st st. between Ralston and Kingsley drives. Unless the street is fixed, mothers threaten to keep the children

Mothers Demand Sidewalks To Keep Children in School

By VICTOR PETERSON IRATE MOTHERS in the vicinity of School 91 at 51st st. and Evanston ave., are threatening to keep their children home for an in-

definite time until 51st st. is made

FIRE CONTEST

Award Received Second Time by Local

Department.

Indianapolis is first place winner among cities of the same population class in the 1943 National Fire Waste contest. . The contest was sponsored by the U. 8S. Chamber of Commerce in cooperation with the National Fire Waste Council. The award was received by Fire Chief H. H. Fulmer and the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce safety council which conducts a yearly fire prevention Pre gram with ‘the city fire department. The award, given to Indianapolis for the second time, is based on the city's record in reducing fire losses, its educational methods used in fire prevention and protection, and the improvement of its fire fighting facilities and methods. There were six fewer fires in the city; a 57.5 per cent reduction in property loss and the fires exceed-

The two lifers whose clemency pe-|

| Conn., with a record of the most ac-

from headquarters but he is prone ~

ing $1000 were reduced 31.6 per cent. | Also the last year property loss from fires was 27.4 per cent below the {five-year average, since 1938. The grand winner was Hartford,

complishments among all cities entered. *

RULING CURTAILS SCHOOL AID FUNDS

The state board of education no longer has the authority to issue directives allowing school corporations having tax rates under 75

cents to obtain state aid funds, Attorney General James Emmert ruled today. ? The state board's power to approve state aid for schools having tax rates under 75 cents was canceled by a 1943 law which became effective last Nov. 3, the opinion held. : A ruling permitting schools in the lower tax bracket to obtain state aid was issued by the state board of education last Oct. 8. Only those state aid applications acted upon before the new law became effective last Nov. 3 are legal, the attorney general said.

STOUT TO BE VETS’ EMPLOYMENT AID

Harvey B. Stout of Carmel, president of the National Veterans’ Educational association, has been appointed veterans’ representative for the Indianapolis office of the U. S. employment ' service, it was announced today. Mr. Stout was overseas as a captain and major in both wars and reverted inactive status March 17. He is one of 23 appointed throughout the state.

BLOOD DONORS ASKED, TO CALL RED CROSS

The need for blood donors is vital at the Indianapolis Red Cross blood donor center. There are still hours that are not filled and additional appointments are requested. The center is open from 11:30 4. m. until 6:30 p. m. Monday through Saturday. Appointments may be made by calling LI-1441 or ‘by going to the center, 7th floor, Board of Trade building.

SWIFT TELLS SOUP PLANS A dinner meeting was given at (Hotel Severin last night by H. W.

They claim that with every rain of any size, the street, which has no sidewalks, becomes impassable from Indianaola ave, to Kingsley dr. * When such is the case, children

CITY FIRST IN |

passable to the school.

are routed home by way of 49th st., a trip of several extra blocks with more streets to cross with danger for the younger graders. Fifty-second st. is not used for travel as it is considered too dangerous with a bus line running on the paved street and no sidewalks.

About two score mothers, led by Mrs. John Pavey, 5132 Primrose ave.; Mrs. Thomas Rash, 5147 Primrose, and Mrs. Ralph Gray, 5139 Primrose, have banded to--gether to force the issue knowing they face a fine for keeping the children home. “We have petitioned the city almost every year since the school was built to do something about the street,” said Mrs. Rash. “It doesn’t do any good. They say ‘they will fix it and they dump a few cinders which wash right away.” 2 2 8 “And lots of the cinders are as . big as your fist,” said Mrs. Pavey. - “It's hard on shoes and clothes are always wet and muddy.” A new petition is being drawn up and the matter will be discussed today at a P.-T. A. meetin, at the school. : “We are not asking for a paved street now or even sewers. If they would build only a raised cinder sidewalk it would do the trick,” said Mrs. Gray. “With any rain at all, there is only a small path down the center of the street when it rains. Then the school traffic police have the duty to keep children from walking in the center.” “We want something done, and we want it done now,” said Mrs. Pavey. “We mothers are up in arms and we mean up in arms.” Meanwhile residents on the East and West sides of Indianapolis also complained about stopped-up ditches, water standing in the streets and poor sewage disposal. ” = 2 : Mrs. Clarence Smith, 4450 Melrose st., reported that dirt thrown into ditches at Denison and Melrose sts. when the roads were dragged stopped up drainage and caused water to stand around the houses. Complaints have been made by Drexel Gardens residents to the civic league for more than a year, but nothing has been done, she said. Petitions for a sewer in the district of Oak st. and S. Arlington ave. are being drawn up for the second time by residents in that vicinity. Jack Loudermilk, 6034 Oak st., said water, nearly 18 inches deep, stands for about 30 days and floods the area when it rains. Home owners near N. Kenyon st. and N. Kitley ave. off E. Wash~ ington st. also are complaining because the water backs up in sewers and floods their basements.

M'GORMICK PLANS WISCONSIN PAPER

CHICAGO, April 12 (U. P.) ~The Chicago Tribune Co. revealed yesterday that it plans to open a morning newspaper in Milwaukee as a result of the Wisconsin primary election “which amply demonstrated that the people of that state .. . are dissatisfied with the service they are receiving from Wisconsin newspapers.” The Tribune said the decision was reached after Wisconsin voters repudiated Wendell L. Willkie at the

KING T0 QUIT AFTER ROME'S FALL, HE SAYS

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Victor to Withdraw in : Favor of Son Humbert.

NAPLES, April 12 (U. P.).—King Victor Emmanuel, after a reign of 43 years as king of Italy, announced in a broadcast today that he will withdraw from public affairs in favor of his son, Crown Prince

* | Humbert, the day Rome falls.

“This decision, which I and my family believe furthers national unity, is final and irrevocable,” the

king said.

The 73-year-old monarch explained that upon his retirement he will set up a lieutenant-generalcy under the crown prince to carry on the duties of the House of Savoy.

Decides to Quit

“Putting into effect what I have suggested to allied authorities and to my government, I have decided to withdraw from public affairs by appointing my son, the Prince of Piedmont, lieutenant-general of the realm,” the king said in a brief address. “This appointment will become effective by the formal transfer of power on the day on which allied troops enter Rome.” The announcement followed two days of discussion between representatives of the royal family, mem= bers of the government under Marshal Pietro Badoglio and officials of the allied advisory council, which had expressed a desire to see “the democratization of the Italian government.”

“On Their Side”

The king said the Italian people knew that he always has been on their side in “difficult times and happy ones.” “They know that eight months ago I put an end to the Fascist regime and brought Italy, notwithe standing every danger and risk, to the side of the united nations in the struggle for liberation against naziism,” he added.

army, obedient to my call during the past eight months has been fighting undauntedly against the enemy, shoulder to shoulder with allied forces.

Sees Freedom Ahead

“The Italian contribution to vic« tory is and shall ever be more great. The day shall come when our deep wounds have healed and we shall

people among free nations.” Benedetto Croce, liberal leader, announced last week at an executive committee meeting of a sixparty junta, that the king had agreed to retire after the fall of Rome, under a leutenant-generalcy of Humbert until the Italian people had an opportunity to vote after the entire nation was liberated.

SULLIVAN HOSPITAL

Normal operation of the Sullivan county Mary Sherman Memorial hospital was resumed today following settlement of a dispute between the hospital board and the Sullivan County Medical society in which the doctors refused to send any more patients to the hospital after March 15. Charges of politics had been hurled back and forth with the dispute settling about the contractual relatipns of Superintendent Hazel Alkire. The board will retain Miss Alkire and the medical society has voted to co-operate in placing the hospital in full operation.

SYMPHONIC CHOIR WILL END SEASON

The Indianapolis Symphonic choir will conclude its season with a concert tomorrow night for the Indianapolis Business and Professional Women’s club at the hall, 1702 N. Meridian. st. Five new members of the board of directors were elected at the choir meeting last night. They include Miss Catherine Bailey, Miss

Dr. Franz R. Hensel and Robert St. Pierre. The board will meet this month to elect officers for the coming year,

: PENSION UNIT TO M Group I of the Indiana Old Age

p. m, tomorrow in room 124, Hotel English.

HOLD EVERYTHING

Vornbrock, local Swift & Co. man-

“The Italian navy, air force and

take once more our place as'a free

DISPUTE SETTLED

Helen M. Kendall, Hayy Calland,’

Pension program will meet at 7:30 .