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* urged permitting direct communi-

commercial or political advantage

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.. of freedom of the press.

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Liberty Essential to Peace.

WASHINGTON, April 22 (U. P).| + =The American Society of News-|

paper editors called today for: « world-wide freedom of the press as ‘ an essential for world peace, with . unrestricted use of communications

Another resolution adopted by the society at its 22d annual meeting » condemned the war labor board's « maintenance of membership clause «in editorial contracts as “repug- « nant” to “free American journal : ism.” A demand also was made that ! reporters be given direct access to government news now handled by : “a veritable horde of press agents.” David Lawrence, newspaper col«umnist and magazine editor, in an address to the society, proposed

- that a new constitutional amend-|

ment be adopted to safeguard more “explicitly the freedom of the press and other mediums of expression. ’ He said the present constitutional ‘clause has been nullified by the courts.

Press Freedom “Vital”

The principal resolution sald the ‘ society was “conscious that a con- , stantly widening area of freedom of , the press is vital to the advancement of representative governinent and world peace and; moreover,

marily dependent on the freedom of the peoples.” : It added that freedom of peoples and the press “depends in vital measure on international co-opera-tion to prevent aggression and fu-

Editors Society Calls News.

Lt. Gov. Charles M. Dawson (seated, left) eign Wars welfare drive to officers of the Ralph Van Stan local post, 2041. Accepting the check are William Sabol (seated), junior vice-commander, and (standing, left to right) Folton Sherman, past commander; Dave H. Carlue, commander, and H. A. Hauck, senior vice-commander.

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THE INTIARAFOLIS TES — - RITES ARE SET "FOR JOHN CASE

Trainer of Famous Race Horse, Greyhound, to Be

Buried Monday.

Services for John Franklin Case, trainer of fine racing horses, will be at 10:30 a. m. Monday in the Francis funeral home, 1728 College ave, with burial in Glenn Haven cemetery. ‘ Mr, Case, who was 77, died yesterday in his home, 1715 College ave. Born in Eagle Corner, Wis. he had lived in Indianapolis 25 years. Mr. Case trained the famous race horse, Greyhound, and for several years he was with Sep Palin, noted horseman, in the capacity of

‘| trainer.

Survivors are his wife, Meta; three sisters, Miss Eva Case, Los

Ruth Case, both of San Antonio, Tex., and three brothers, Fred Case, Ft. Worth, Tex.; William Case, Independence, La., and Herbert Case, Laguna Beach, Cal.

MRS. ELSIE H. TOTMAN Services for Mrs. Elsie Heun Totman, 1212 S. Moreland ave. were to be at 2 p. m. today at the Royster & Askin mortuary, with the

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ture global wars” . It pledged “all support to further ; the principles of world wide freedom of communications and of the press” and condemned “the practice in any government of regarding . the press as an instrument of govemment.” World Pacts Urged

International agreements were

cation between all nations wherever feasible, limiting conventions and customs hampering use of scientific ‘advances in communications, removing restrictions imposed for

and giving correspondents of all nations equitable use of available ' facilities. The resolution on maintenance of union membership as a threat to freedom of the press was the only one not approved by a unanimous vote. An objection was raised that the question was one for individual papers, but a motion for indefinite postponement was lost and the resolution was adopted by a vote of 67 to 328, & - Lawrence said the first amendment had been narrowly construed by the courts until “the. entire busi- | ness and profession of publishing’ has been gathered in under the so-

stitution.” . “I think it is high time that the

In Italy; . Return Without Loss.

By JAMES ROPER Cnited Press War Correspondent

PIPER CUB BASE, Italy, April 22. —Eight Piper Cub pilots who call themselves the “Screwball Escadrille” became bored with the war today and turned their tiny planes into fighter-bombers, dumping 20 cans of gasoline and oil on German entrenchments and trying to ignite the fuel. Only one can of fuel ignited and it damaged only a few trees, but an interesting time was had by all —including the Germans who amused themselves by firing rifles at the Cubs buzzing over their positions at 1500 feet altitude. The Luftwaffe, however, failed to get the spirit of things and sent two fighters over to sweep the area. The Cubs had to scoot for home.

Better Than Radio

“Oh, well, it was better than listening to the radio,” 1st Lt. Arley Wilson of Marshalltown, Ia, who

i thought up the plan, commbnted.

Wilson had been harassing the enemy with such weird tactics ad firing a 45-caliber pistol at them or dropping notes by parachute suggesting the enemy surrender to his superior air force.

editors of America realize that in almost every case in which the first; amendment was invoked as a protection in recent years, as against] labor legislation for example, the! decision has invariably been against the validity of such a contention,” Lawrence said.

Threat Seen

The resolution said the society “regards the enforced maintenance of membership clause in labor union contracts as applying to news and editorial employees as a threat to unbiased reporting of the news.” Another resolution pledged the society to remain alert in defense

The society also asserted that government authorities had on occasion withheld information having “no adequate bearing on national

cedure did not help war morale, The A. 8. N. E. also said there had been - insufficient regard for press coverage at Casablanca, Cairo, Quebec, Tehran and other international conferences. It called “for the fullest information consistent with security on all international conferénces bearing on the war, the peace settlement and peace table negotiations.”

Propaganda Attacked

Still another resolution said there was a “pernicious system of departmental and bureaucratic propa--ganda disseminated by a veritable ‘horde of press agents attached to ithe federal payroll,” and that the system tended to suppress informa‘tion. ‘The society demanded that igovernment agencies make available ‘all news of government to the peo‘ple through the press and news :gathering agencies. :/ The society also urged that all igovermment activity in connection ‘with * transmission of news from ‘abroad cease immediately at the ‘conclusion’ of the war. : In one resolution the A. S. N. E. saluted editors in other nations who, “often under conditions of dire ;physical peril, are exemplifying the high, principles and practices of a free press.” ! The resolution singled out the ed‘ftors of La Prensa and La Nacion 10f Buenos Aires “who have successfully defiled dictatorial authority,

risking their lives and properties to] Mr:

‘support our mutual fight for world

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I watched the raid, which 1st Lt.

the escadrille commander, said was the first time Cubs had been used as fighter-bombers.

miles from the Mediterranean and one mile behind the enemy lines,

where the Germans were dug in, Cassino fashion.

No ‘Bombsights

The Cubs would laze innocently up a green valley, ‘suddenly shift direction and race low over the target, with the pilot balancing a fivegallon yellow can on wing braces outside the cockpit window and shoving it off at the proper moment. Most of them landed outside the 50-yard target area, but the pilots did not have Norden bombsights. 8. Sgt. Edward Cooper of Taylorsville, Miss, said upon climbing out of his Cub: “We all should get air medals for this epic, colossal, history-making attack—it is the only one in recent months not made by mighty swarms of ® four-engined bombers, that failed to shoot down 120 enemy planes, that did not obliterate the target, and, despite flak which was not thick enough to walk on, did not start fires visible for 80 miles.”

EX-PRESIDENT 0

Times Special VALPARAISO, Ind. April 22.— The Rev. Willlam H. T. Dau, former president of Valparaiso university and author of a number of theological books, died Friday. at Berkeley, Cal. He was 80. Rev. Dau, who retired from the university in 1929, was ordained in 1886 as a Lutheran minister and held pastorates at Memphis, Tenn., and Hammond before becoming president of the university in 1926. He is survived by his wife, two sons and five. daughters.

State Deaths

FT. WAYNE-—-Howard M. Sawdey, 35. Survivors: Wife, Valeria; daughter. Carolyn; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cashius Sawdey; sisters, Mrs. Raymond Laser and

Ss. eodore Snider. » Mary Shilling, 72. Survivor: Sister, Mrs.

tress pr ntz. i : a Augusta Relling, 53. Survivors: Sisters, Miss Emma Reiling and Mrs. Clara

nn ' Edward Louis Martin, 58. Survivors: Mrs. Joseph Sanyard, Mrs. Helena Asutrup, Mrs. ank wns and Mrs, Oscar Urbine; brothers, Peter, Henora and »

Prank. Louis Kammer, 82. Survivors: Sons, Fred, Roland and : y h rede ond a Bie} daughter, Mrs. GOSHEN—George Martin, 85. Survivors: ughter, Mrs. J. A. Russell; . omer, Wilmer and Talmadge zens,

‘Daniel E Weaver, 79. Survivor: | Chr 5 rvivor: Son,

es; Jack,

Flagpole Sitter:

—Alvin

sitter today to return to his first love—the sea. Kelly now is a second officer on the American merchant vessel. He was an ensign during the last war and has had 14 years harbor craft and deep sea experience. Until recently, the 50-year-old Kelly who once amused thousands with his flagpole sitting, had worked as a topside ship rig-

Inc, shipyards in New Orleans.

POLICE OF 2 STATES

‘Grounded’ af Sea |

NEW YORK, April 22 (U. P). | (Shipwreck) Kelly | “grounded” himself as a flagpole |

ger at the Higgins Industries, |

DUAL YANK RAID RIPS. CAROLINES

‘Japs Report Allied Attack On Northeastern Borneo Base.

By UNITED PRESS Two forces of American bombers have joined again to raid the Caroline islands and the Japanese said today that other allied planes attacked Tarakan, on northeastern Borneo, one of the former main oil

lands East Indies. The Japanese Domel news agency

producing centers in the Nether-!

Rev. Haakon Knudsen of the Lyndhurst Baptist church conducting. Burial was to be in Washington Park. Mrs. Totman, 58, a lifelong resident of Indianapolis, died Wednesday at the City hospital. She was a member of the Lyndhurst church, | Corinthian chapter 456, O. E. 8, ‘and a past noble grand of Myrtle Rebekah lodge. Survivors are her husband, Arthur D. Totman; her father, George Heun, Indianapolis; three sons, Edmund A. Oakland, Cal; William W. Indianapolis, and Pfc. George O. Totman, overseas; two daugh- | ters, Mrs. Mary Miles and Mrs. |Elsie Lambert; a brother, Otto | Heun, and a sister, Mrs. FP. L. Hay- | ward, all of Indianapolis, and four | grandchildren.

| MRS. .MINNIE A. PRINDLE | The Rev. David S. McNelly, pas-

Angeles, Cal.; Misses Elizabeth and |

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8. Sgt. Robert C. Vickroy (right) Cloverdale, 8th air force turret gunner, had a celebration coming when he and two other crew mem-

bers learned they had been decorated with the distinguished fying cross, Crew members of the

Father of State Selective Service Director Was 82.

John H. Hitchcock, father of Col, Robinson Hitchcock state selective service director, died today in the home of a son, Perry B. Hitchcock, of near Winchester.

Flying Fortress, “Friday the 13th,” they are based in England. The other winners are 8S. Sgt. Joseph 8S. Lemli, Bronx, N. Y., (left) and S. Sgt. Robert W. Topham, Wellesly Hills; Mass. Sgt. Vickroy already holds the air medal and three oak leaf clusters.

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A retired farmer, Mr. Hitchcock, {who was 82, had lived near Wine |chester all his life. | Besides the two sons, he sure vived by four other sons, Fred of Bloomington, Everett L., of Riche imond, Frank L., of Winchester, and |Carroll, of Muncie; three daughters, Mrs. ‘Vern Stout of Mansfield, O., {Mrs. Hershéll Stonerock of Rich= mond, and Mrs. Fred Lenkensdorfer of Winchester.

| REAM RITCHIE

Ream Ritchie, former Indiane apolis resident, died today in Vete {erans’ hospital in Hines, Ill. He {was 49. A steward on the dining car of Chicago-Milwaukee-St. Paul train, Mr. Ritchie had lived in Chicago the last 10 years. He was

‘a member of the American Legion. ’

While living in Indianapolis, he | worked for the Indiana Bell Tele iphone Co. and the Big Four raile road freight office and belonged to St. Paul's Episcopal church, Ancient Landmark Masonic lodge and Scote | tish Rite.

Survivors are two sisters, Mrs.

had lived in Dayton, O. most of his|Luella Vandiver, and his sister, Mrs. | Ehzabeth Wood and Mrs. A. H. life where he was a general freight | Nellie Zimmer, both of the Madison. Harold. both of Indianapolis, and

agent for 50 years for the Big Four railroad. He lived here for the last 10 years, going to Washington in January. He was a member of the Methodist church in Dayton, Survivors besides Mrs: Hunt are a brother-in-law, A. P. Conklin, Indianapolis, and two nieces and a nephew,

FRED VANDIVER

Fred Vandiver, 2114 Madison ave., died today on a bus in the terminal station while on his way to work. He was. 54. : Jack Miller, driver of the bus, told

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| MRS. LOU DOLL BARBER

Rités “for Mrs. Lou Doll Barber will be held at 2 p. m. Monday in the Moore & Kirk funeral home, with burial in Washington Park cemetery. Mrs. Barber, who was 68, died Thursday in the Robert Long hospital. dianapolis since 1917, Survivors are three daughters, Mrs. Gladys M. Arkers, Mrs. Ruby {Nahre and Mrs. Fauneal Greenlee;

She was a resident of In-|

| three brothers, Campbell M. and | Allen, both of Indianapolis, and William W. Ritchie of Chicago. Services have been tentatively set for Tuesday afternoon in Flane ner & Buchanan mortuary with the Rev. T. R. Thrasher officiating, Burial will be in Crown Hill

IRVINGTON JIVE HIVE ‘JAM SESSION SLATED

A mass jam session for members

{of the Jive Hive, Irvington youth recreation center, will be held at 8:30 p. m. Friday in the Howe high

James Fish of Grand Rapids, Mich.,!

pane mbes oc won ave| ALES) FORMER AID

VALPARAISO U. DIES

said “several” allied PBY-2 planes tor of Centenary Christian church, on Thursday struck Tarakan, onjwill conduct funeral services for the island of the same name 600) Mrs. Minnie A. Prindle, 1410 N. miles southwest of Davao in the Dearborn st, at 1:30 p. m. Monday Philippines and 1350 miles northiin the Harry W. Moore Peace of Australia. = : | chapel, 2050 E. Michigan st. Burial " American mbers rom the will be in Crown Hill. eld WP the Crim capes with | South and Central Pacific carried| Mrs. Prindle, who died yesterday | about $3000. out the new raids on the Carolines| in her home, had lived in IndianThe unmasked robber forced: Wednesday, hitting Satawan, 150, apolis the last 40 years. A native Miss Helen Waltermath, 31, | miles goutheast of Truk, for the of Ohio, she was the wife of the cashier, to give him at revolver | fourth SOnSeCytive day; Woleai, 5001 late David J. Prindle. point the money in a cash drawer { miles west of Truk, and Ponape, | Survivors are a daughter, Mrs. and in a safe late yesterday. He | Pakin, Ant and Ujelang in the east- | Florence Campfield, Indianapolis; ordered her into a washroom and en Carolines. two. sons, Russell E. Prindle, Infled. 4 Rabaul Hit Again dianapolis, and Harold J. Prindle, State police sought a blue coupe| Solcmons-based planes dropped 45 | Evansville; a sister, Mrs. Fred Earwhich a passerby had seen parked tons of explosives on Lakunai air-|Dardt, and a brother, Roy E. Meyers, in an alley near the building and drome at Rabaul, New Britain, while | POth of Cincinnati, and one grandin which the bandit was believed 0 light naval units ‘shelled buildings |5°0 in the navy. {have escaped. Miss Waltermath zt Ulamona on Open bay, south of jwas alone at the time of the Rabaul. holdup. | A Liberator bomber sank a 1000- Rites for Wesley Rice, 244 S. ParkShe told Chief Claude C. Pat-|ton enemy ship west of Hollandia, er ave, will be at 3 p. m. Tuesday | terson that the bandit was about|on northern New Guinea, and other |at his home with burial in Memorial | 45 years old and wore a brown hat heavy bombers attacked Geelvink |Park cemetery. and a light tan leather jacket. | bay, in Dutch New Guinea more| Mr. Rice, who was 92, died yesterthan 300 miles west of Hollandia,|day in Marion County Julietta hos{to drop 24 tons of explosives on pital. A native of Kentucky, he was

HUNT BANK ROBBER

GRIFFITH, Ind, April 22 (U. U.).—Indiara and Illinois police searched today for a gunman who

WESLEY RICE

{Namber and Kamiri airdromes ona. retired carpenter and had lived Noenfoor island. FOR COUNTY DIE | In the land-fighting in India, the J ‘Japanese said their troops broke , {through strong allied defenses and iam = Reis, retired | captured Moirang, approximately ployee o e county auditor an 30 miles southwest of Imphal. The

Survivors are a son, Marshall Rice, and a daughter, Mrs. Mary Eckhart, both of Indianapolis,

C. RUSSELL PARKER

here 57 years. |

{assessor's office, died today at his ) . i ‘home, 318 E. Orange st. He was 79. \CPOr "+ however, was not confirmed |

| A lifelong resident of Indianapo- elsewhere. i lis, Mr. Kleis was employed at the {Lieber branch of the Indianapolis Brewing Co., Inc., 27 years. He was a member of the Germania

Funeral services for C. Russell] | Parker, secretary-treasurer of the | Federal Home Loan bank, will be!

SWIFT & CO. SLATES Monday at the Gorsline Runciman |

funeral home, Lansing, Mich. MEET HERE MONDAY Mr. Parker, who died Thursday, | lodge 120, 1.0. O. PF. - . {

a . was a graduate of Michigan State Survivors are his wife, Rosa; two! a hen vier Chicago, wil hold | ;ege and a member of Phi Delta daughters, Mrs. Margaret P olley | yi club for home economists nutri- | Theta fraternity. He was affiliated and Mrs. Gertrude Bernloehr; three |; “loaders and others in the food] "ith the bank for 10 years and in sons, Fred, Harry and William; § field ’ {1941 became an officer. sister, Mrs. Emma Merrill, all of! : He lived at 5263 Park ave. and Indianapolis; eight grandchildren! A new powdered form soup stock, | survived by his wife, Dorothy, and four of whom are in the service; occ from meal, vill be troduced] son, Gordon ®arker. and four great-grandchildren. | °d Dr- H. W. Schultz, head of the The Rev. Robert C. Kuebler will "Urition research division, will exconduct services at 1:30 p. m. Tues- | plain its development and nutritive day in the G. H. Herrmann funeral | qualities. Miss Lydia Cooley, known home with burial in Crown Hj 2S “Martha Logan” of the home cemetery. | economics division, will describe the a p————— - | product's kitchen uses. LODGE TO SERVE SUPPER | The soup stock may be used as a Temple Rebekah lodge 591 will | hot or cold drink, for soups, salads {have a covered dish supper at 6:30, or gravies. Miss Cooley will rePp. m. Tuesday at the hall, 230 E.|main in Indianapolis next week to Ohia st. A business meeting’ will tell homemakers about the Swift follow. ! product. ‘

T. PERCY STABLER

T. Percy Stabler, 85. a former Indianapolis resident, died yesterday in the home of his sister, Mrs. Mary L. Hunt, Washington. Dr. Logan Hall, of the Meridian Street Methodist church, will conduct the services at 10:30 a. m. Tuesday at Flanner & Buchanan mortuary with burial in Crown Hill. A native of Indiana, Mr. Stabler

IN INDIANAPOLIS-EVENTS-VITALS

EVENTS TODAY Clean-up week, city-wide observance. Indiana Council of Religion in Higher Education, Indianapolis Athletic club,

Edward, Anne Todd, at Emhardt. James, Julia Turner, at 1827 Boulevard pl.

DEATHS May Betz, 75, at 307 E. North,

Cal.; Marjorie Jean Norman, 20, of 1812 N. Capitol. Guy William Hendricks, 41, of 824 LexLottie M. Robertson, 38, of 2008'2 English. . Virgil O. Scott, 44, of 2838 N. Gale: Hazel . M. Austin, 36, of 2019 Broadway. chronic myocarditis. Archibald Wisehart, 23, U. 8.]| Mary Bell Pratt, 26, at Methodist, acute ., Miami Beach, Fla.: Mary Vir- myocarditis. ginia Turner, 20, Bloomington, Ind. Mildred Hacker, 25, at Methodist, acute

Nora Post-war lecture, Butler university.

Indianapolis group 52%, civil air patrol, military ball, Antlers hotel, 8 p. m.

Athenacum Gerald Wayne Starr. 21, of 713 :N. Ala-| myocarditis. . 8:15 p. m. Pramatie club. Atheneum, bama: Catherine Ellen Gallagher, 24, of | Emogene Marcum, 18, at City, chronic 3055 N. Illinois. nephritis.

Decatur Central, junior-senior prom, at the school, night.

Fellowship of Reconciliation, Central Y. W.C. A, 9:30 a. m.

Earl A. Robertson, 39, of 1419 N. Gale; Marie Jones, 37, of 1419 N. Gale. : Leroy Davis, 28, of 2344 Cornell; Nelvia M. Madden, 27, of 17290 Bellefontaine. Harold A. Crail, 21, of 734 N, Noble; Edith Maxine Perry, 21, 3130 N. Gale. Albert Roberts, 26, of 732'% 8. Illinois; Catherine Hollis, 25, of 2605 Temple,

Anns May Danz, 65, at 922 Church, chronic cholecystitis. Harry Blickenstaff, 67, at 735 Park, coronary thrombosis. James O. Boylan, 67, at 618 Congress,

Navy Club auxiliary, U. 8. 8. Indianapo- Ie vo als

lis 42, South Side Turners, 8 p. m

EVENTS TOMORROW

OFFICIAL WEATHER

Indiana Retail Grocers and Meat Dealers BIRTHS ssociation, Cla 1 hotel. Olive Kiler and Tadiana School for the Girls U.S. Weather Bureau

Blind, recital, Cropsey auditorium, 3 p. m.| Lullus, Margaret Muller, at St. Franels.

All Data in Central War Time

—————— Maurice, Mary Joi, at Bt Francis. : ames, Martha , at City. Sunrise.... 5:37 | Sunset.... 7:30 MARRIAGE LICENSES Urey, Mildred Hargis, at St. Vincent's, 3 These lists are from official records | R3IPh, Wynanda Singer, at Coleman. TEMPERATURE i George, Charlotte Snyder, at Coleman. April 22, 1943 n the county court house. The Times. | Bryce, Kathleen Baer, at Methodist. . 0 | 2pm 62 therefore, is not respomaible for errors | John, Rose Ballar®, at Methodist. Re Mepis: sn simi Daniel, Matian oa at Methods, ‘ Precipitation 24 hrs. end. 3% a.m... 2 : am, Geneva n, a el st. Total precipitation since Jan. 1....,.13.35 Edward Payne, 20, U. 8. army; Mary Jane | john * Bertha Monfort, at Methodist. Pron TI Tica Sagara 96

Long, 19, of 525 8. Warman.

Arthur ¥. Beineke, 22, of 1315 St. Peter; HA Multa, at Methodist,

Robert, Ani Cherles; Viola Tinkle, at Methodist.

~The following table shows the tempera-

| Ft. Wi

ayne Indianapolis (city)

of-34 . beth P. Anderson, 20, of

William, Wanda Collins, at St. 3 Herber Lee,

Janda Jean McRae, 31, of 1333 W.|Howard, Hannah Prather, at Emharat. tures yesterday: : High. Lo . srizie, Mi . £ - tation « 2 w Ted B. Lewis, 24, of 138 8. Seventn, Beech | RRzle. Mildred Dillard, at 912% E. Wash. { Jtathon nae Grove; Freda W. Simmons, 22, of 703| Be Boston ... . 44 37 N. Second, Lufkin, Tex. ys Chicago .. . 54 45 Donald Butcher, 46; Sibyl Hollingsworth, | Arnold, Mildred Beecher, at St. Francis. Cincinnati . . 8 53 42, both of Sunnyside Sanatorium, Elvis, Marjorie Montgomery, at St: Fran- | Cleveland “..... «85 42 Charles Kirkendall, 39, of 2366 College;| cis. . . Denver ..... «49 33 Flavia Cox, 27, of 1218 Carrollton, Apt. 6. | Martin, Violet Parker, at City. Evansville ....:... 18 60 Oliver Maggard Jr., 20, N nn- | Clifford,” Ruth Anderson, at St. \ ue a vania. t's. | Kansas City, Mo 8 Elmer Watkins, 16, of 1117 E. 19th; Ora George, K hE . 83 5, of 2008 How Elmer, M 50 Bethel, ¥

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policé that Mr. Vandiver ran some two sons, Roy McClaine and Charles distance to catch the bus and be- Barber, all of Indianapolis: one came {ll before the vehicle reached | stepdaughter, Mrs. Alice Alvoid of the station, He died before a doctor | Greencastle; two sisters, Mrs. Hazel Kibley and Mrs. Leona Lattimer of A native of Indianapolis, he was | Lebanon; an elevator operator in the Hume- | Brown of Lebanon, George Brown | Mansur building. ' : 1 Survivors are his mother, Mrs.|and eight grandchildren.

arrived.

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STRAUSS SAYS:

Vol. 2—No. 41

Dear Fellows—

IT'S BEGINNING to feel more like spring every day, with milder temperatures, occasional bursts of sunshine, and that certain something that’s in the air. . You ‘can fairly hear the buds popping, and in no time at all some of the hardjer trees will be leafy, . Some of the victory gardeners who put out onion sets early are nibbling at the young plants already. . . ,

. And early radishes ought to be ready for munching in a few weeks. . . . The street department is busy patching holes in the street. . . . Benches in University park were given nice fresh coats of green paint during the week. . . . Recent rains and warmer weather have turned the grass bright green and caused it to grow lushly, causing many householders to start oiling up the old lawnmowers. . . . Probably the surest sign of spring is the announcement that Cole Brothers’ three-ring circus will come to Indianapolis for a four-day run starting May

4. . . . They'll play at the old circus grounds at Southeastern and Keystone aves. left TT ww

Labor Turnover Lower—

HE CITY'S major factories are having less labor turnover than they had several

months ago. . . . The turnover rate in February was 59 per cent against 8.85 per cent a year ago. . . . Major

reasons are the “job freeze” plan and the cancellations of some war contracts. . . . The latter have given workers the idea they had better hold on to the jobs they have, . . The C. of C. reports employment in the metropolitan Indianapolis area is at a peak of nearly 130,000, or 80,000 above normal. . . . Marmon-Herring-ton is resuming full scale production, now that they have received orders for specially designed army trucks. . tract was canceled recently. . . . Black mar ket gasoline operations have fallen ‘off heavily in the last month, the OPA reports.

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Draft Orders Changed—

LOCAL DRAFT boards ‘have been instructed to postpone inductions and cancel existing induction orders of registrants 26 and over who are engaged in war or war

supporting industries, even though in doing . 80 they fail to meet their quotas, . . . The

. . Their tank con-

brothers,

=Entire contents copyrighted, 1944, L. Strauss & Co., Inc.

Saturday

‘a certainty that when the Democratic

school gymnasium. Committee representatives are Kitty Lewis, Carolyn Bell, Joseph= ine Justice. Robert Drake, Gloria Morris, Wilma Burkhart, Jean Fare’ son, Donald Higgs, John Elliott, Art Alexander, Maria Farrington and

Jewel

{and Ruben Brown of Indianapolis, | Bob Meyer. Duke Hanna is the

‘adult adviser.

April 22, 1944

brought a total of 21 freight car loads. . . . The state supreme court has ruled that it is not a reversible error for a trial judge to instruct his jury with the salutation, “gentle man of the jury,” even though half of the jurors wear skirts. . . . Harold H. Bredell, ‘attorney, has been named a naval lieutenant (j.g). . . . When a medical battalion needed a bass fiddle and none was available, on the Anzio beachhead, Chaplain Victor R. Griffin of Indianapolis, got busy and made one out of spare parts. . . . It sounded much like the real thing. . . . He was pastor of the Seventh Christian church.

% Nw A Sudsy Greeting—

A WINDOW CLEANER working on the windows of the Board of Trade building the other day kicked the bucket, just as a dozen or so visiting Brazil (Ind.) high school pupils were passing. . . . The bucket happened to be of dirty, soapy water, and as a result, the students got a soaking. . . . Some soldiers from Ft. Harrison wanted to see the opera, Carmen, at English's, but there weren't any tickets So they just hired out as “supers,” and saw the play from the

stage, attired as gypsy soldiers. . . . They had a fine time and got paid, too. . . William L. Sage, 1416 8S.

Alabama, maintenance man for Best Foods Corp., attended his 43d consecutive Indiane apolis baseball opening game Wednesday. . . Police Chief Clifford Beeker created & mild sensation when he flashed into police headquarters Tuesday resplendent in a brand new uniform. . . . It's the first uniform he's worn since becoming chief, '. . . It's just a bit short on gold braid, but, oh well, c'est le guerre! % % ¥% Primary Election Near— THE POLITICAL POT is boiling at a merry rate, with the primary only a little over a week away. . . . It falls on May 2. + . . There are 262,000 voters registered. . . . The feature of :the Republican primary is the battle between the city hall forces and the regular Republican county organization for control of the party There's a factional struggle going on in

the Democratic ranks, too. . . . It appears

machinery, . . .