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Everything to Live For RODERICK MacDONALD sent word that he was

carry his bedroll. ‘We brought him out to camp and put him in the tent next to mine. For days he lay listlessly, with strength enough only to get up for meals. The sun was broiling and he would strip down to his shorts and lie there in the hot sand, baking his body a sleek brown. Gradually life began to flow into him again, his face filled out, the glaze left his eyes, and the famous MacDonald smile and MacDonald barbed retort began to return. Mac had everything to live for, and he loved being alive. He was young, tall, handsome, brilliant, engaging. He had a sensitive mind, and he would have been a novelist had there been no war. Among Americans he was the best liked British correspondent I have ever known. With his Scottish and Australian heritage he understood us. He would kid the pants off us about ‘the way we talked, and mimic our flat pronunciation in his yarns. We in turn took the same razzing about his Oxford accent.

Inside Indianapolis By Lowell Nussbaum

A CLERK IN one of the downtown department stores vouches for this one. A woman walked up to her and asked: “Where's the basement?” Said the clerk: “What could 1 tell her? The other day a woman asked where the third floor was and when I . told her just to take the escalator, she said: ‘Oh, I mean how far is it?’ ". ... Jim Carroll, president of the Indiana Bell Telephone Co. is getting his picture in all the national magazines these days. It's in an advertisement showing that the presidents of the various Bell telephone companies came “up from the ranks.” , , , The shortage of containers is getting pretty serious. Some stores are clear out of paper sacks, and it's getting : so they can't even find cardboard eartons in which to place your groceries. The reason for the latter was explained by a sales representative of a big soap company. He said he was spending most of his time these days going to groceries in his territory and salvaging cartons containing his company's products, so they could be used for future shipments. 80 keep on salvaging paper, folks. . . . Mr. and Mrs. * Frank Bluestein, 2048 College ave, didn't have their radio tuned to the right station Wednesday night and, as a consequence, missed a broadcast by their son, Sgt. Morris Bluestein, over in England. Many friends and even strangers who did hear the broadcast called the Bluesteins and gave them a fill-in. Sgt. Bluestein said he received a package from his mother containing a pair of pajamas which were “so loud I was afraid to wear them.” He added that he has had all the traveling he wants and when this war is over, all he wants to do is settle down and stay in Indiana.

Keep to the Right

THOSE LINOLEUM block crosswalk markers the ¢ity is installing at downtown intersections are pretty

humor of the West. come For 1944 add to the list: “Don't been shot down. call me Governor Dewey.” “+ “,..strange figures bedecked with many gadgets...”’ Probably the story has been told ‘already in| It was blurted out by Governor . o» ? America, for Ed was popular with all the correspond- | Bricker of Ohio. The occasion was . ents. The letter that brought me the word said this: |a press interview at the governor's By S. J. WOOLF “Ed was strafing about 30 feet above the ground conference, in which the Ohio gov- NEA Staff Writer when a small shell set his plane afire underneath. Ed ernor was being pushed harder and AN AIRBORNE BASE, May 29.—There are 20 of us in a Douglas didn’t know it until his wing man radioed him. Then harder as to his views on interna-| ,,.);n.r from which all trappings and the door have been removed. A he climbed to 1500 feet and bailed out. tional policy, and seemingly becom-| of hard metal seats runs along either side of the plane. They are “The wing man'said his chute didn’t open till he ing slightly warm under the collar.| ,.. eq by strange figures bedecked with as many gadgets as a Chfistwas 200 feet from the ground. There was a great deal Some of his questioners were ob-| ,.. tec” On their backs are cumbersome parachutes resembling of shooting, and one theory is that it was directed viously hostile and unsympathetic. papooses. Around their waists are second parachutes for use in emer‘at him, but majority opinion ruled differently and| The conference was interrupted gency. Strapped on them are

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Grimly

thoughtless, some merely offside,

the boys believe he is o. k.’ by Ralph C. Hutchison, director of Wick Fowler of The Dallas News was a close Pennsylvania's council of civilian friend of Ed's. We used to sit around indulging in defense, presiden t-on-leave of idiotic talk and Ed was always talking about how Washington and Jefferson college, funny it would be to telephone Rome for hotel reser- Who was assigned as an aid for the vations and throw the Germans into a panic. conference to the Ohio governor. After I left Italy Ed's oil line stopped up one day He leaned over toward the govon a mission near Rome and he was certain he would ernor, sitting in the midst of a have to bail out. Later he told Wick that while he crowd of newspapermen, and said: was in trouble and sure he'd have to jump he got to| “Governor Dewey, you have only thinking about that telephone idea and had to laugh 15 minutes. There's time for only to himself. one more question.” And now that he really has bailed out, Wick sends Resentment Implied

along this thought in a letter: “Ed’s time was short at 1500 but I have a hunch] The governor looked up, flushed,

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carbines and canteens.” The reinforced pockets of their flying suits bulge with maps, rations and small equipment. These boys are part of our airborne army. They are all volun- | teers. They belong to different branches of the service and their job 1s to land in advance of the outfits to which they belong, and prepare the way for them. They have all been briefed, they know where they will land and what they must do.

haired chap, says he is scared to death each time he goes overboard and that it seems an eiernity before he feels the tug of the opening parachute. Frank L. Robinson, a former policeman from Narragansett, R. I, brings a note of humor into the conversation when he remarks that he is ‘wearing four shirts but they are not making him hot while he is sweating out his jump. At which Frank E. Benson, a handsome youngster from New Britain, Conn. adds,

Practice Their Invasion

vo 5c line cable running overhead. suspense and quiet » Wallace cautions each to spring forward, his hands out with his right foot forward. sides of the plane, : they are to repeat 1000, 2000, 3000. tense effort, he springs out Ji MTV If then they do not feel their the air. The : : . ~ 1 parachutes open they are to use and the sta : him| : | those tied about their waists, moment and then ‘loose. Slip ‘Reveals How Bricker They must keep their feet to- The parachute has ! r into oa 3 ’ gether as they drop, refax and roll The second man in line goes, a bookstore, and I noticed Mac’s book. I bought it| Views Silence of Rival over as they strike ground. He and the third. But the fourth one, just because I knew Mac, and brought it home and Ban : warns them to be careful of a his face wet with perspiration, put it on the table, but never did read it. For Presidency. parachute below them for this balks. He sits down. Wallace Now I will read.it. What an ironic world, that : creates a vacuum. They must be pulls him back on his feet. This only the compulsion of death makes us do for our By THOMAS L. STOKES quick to swing away by pulling was all that was needed. He in more ways than merely reading a book— ‘Seripps-Howard Staff Writer the cords and thus steering their stands at the open door and diswhat we should have done while stil] lived. HERSHEY, fo own parachutes. appears. So do all the rest, and 4 tuey YP May 2 Shtany : Then Wallace taps the man: we go back to our taking-off Reservations in Rome » qET 3 £ nearest the open door on the place, having unloaded our human anger, some in jest, some just back. ‘There is & moment of cargo,

the telephone idea came to him again on the way down.” : If Ed did call up Rome for reservations I hope the Germans, gave him the royal suite, for he’s the best there is.

nice. They stand out like a sore thumb, and ought to

be effective in reducing jaywalking. The only thing | up the whole drama of frustration

lacking is a highly conspicious reminder to folks to, keep to the right. The small arrows don't seem noticeable enough. If everyone would keep to the

right, crossing the street would have less of the aspect didate, hustling about the country of plunging through a football line. Keep to the right, talking, as it were into a vacuum, folks! . . . Elmer Taflinger, the artist, says he has ac- only to see a majority of the delequired two models as a result of our recent item about gates hopping blithely on the band- | his having to serve as a model, himself. Incidentally, wagon of the younger man from!

and made what may become a historic remark. His face was stern. His eyes flashed. “Don’t call me Governor Dewey.” Mr. Hutchison's tongue had just slipped. He was merely trying to hurry his charge off to the cars

waiting to take the governors to a

military review and inspection at Indiantown Gap. In that short, sharp outburst, the governor of Ohio seemed to sum

of his own campaign for the Re-

publican presidential nomination. He has been the most active can-

Greatest Thrill

This is not the first jump for any of them, yvefygrom the expressions on their faces it is evident that they are all nervous. As we fly aiong I speak with them. Some reply. Others sit, staring ahead, paying no attention to what is going on about them. Charles Staub, a tool designer from Detroit, Mich., a spry red-

URGE BURIAL OF AGE COOK HERE

Elmer says lazy people make the best models. Theyre New York. who just sits exasperat- | egionnaires Ask Return o

more at ease and more relaxed. When the model is not relaxed, the tension goes through the entire class and is reflected in its work. ... Al Hoch, 259 W. 44th |

peas. He made it himself by taking two posts, placing staples in them from top to bottom at about 2-inch| intervals, then threading a string back and forth! through the staples. i {

Wartime Romance

recently.

ingly by without raising a hand and still says he is not a candidate.

It is enough to try the patience] st, has 8 fancy framework rigged up for his sweet- of anybody, and the governor of

Ohio is a patient man. Opposes Alliances

Earlier, in his press conference, {he had indicated his hostility to{ward his rival by saying, without from a South Pacific burial ground | mentioning Governor Dewey, that a for interment in the cenotaph of! JANE YOUNG, secretary to Jack Reich at the candidate for the nomination should the Indiana World War Memorial. State C. of C., went along for the ride when a friend, | discuss the issues before the people, | Mary Humphries, drove out to California to make her as he had done. He had taken issue mental treasurer of the Legidn in home. Miss Young stopped off at Abilene, Tex. to likewise with Governor Dewey's ad-| Indiana, today formally requested see Lt. Bob Lynam of the air corps, who had returned vocacy of a British-American mili-| the interment here of the Indianapto this country after completing 50 missions. She tary alliance, saying he was against'olis ace in a letter to Frank H. saw him for only 30 minutes. She got back home! The next day, the lieutenant arrived in|

any military alliances whatever.

| Henley,

Body From Pacific to Memorial Tomb.

American Legionnaires today launched a movement®for the re-! turn of Col. H. Weir Cook's body

Barnett W. Breedlove,

town. They had a few dates. And then he popped comes important because Gover- tion.

the question. Now they're to be married, sometime in nor Bricker's managers have been | July. . . . The Indiana Employment Security division pushing for the vice presidential Space for six bodies, has been vanews letter has a “lightning strikes twice” item. Week nomination for their candidate. This cant since erection, although it was before last the local offices sent 1829 vouchers to the plum will be largely in the giving originally intended to house the benefit payment section. Exactly the same number of Governor Dewey, the way things body of James B. Gresham, Evanshad been received the preceding week. Four offices, Jook now, though Governor Bricker Ville, first American soldier to be La Porte, Kokomo, Marion and Vincennes submitted denied that he had given any Killed by the Germans in world war exactly the same number of vouchers both weeks, and thought to second place on the I. Mr. Greshamn was buried in his

The cenotaph, which contains’

five others varied only one each. The chances of this ticket, and said he was not a can- home town.

happening again are about as slim as catching a royal didate for the vice presidential nom- |

flush hand at straight poker,

At the Crossroads By. Wm. Philip Simms

LONDON, May 29.—Gen. Charles de Gaulle's London visit may determine Franco-American relations for decades to come. It is vitally important that the United States as well as Great Britain should be ably represented at the coming conferences. The present situation is tragic. There is-al-most complete lack of understanding between the French committee of national liberation at Algiers and the United States. A British member of parliament who was recently im Algiers said, “it is difficult for anyone who has not been there to realize the hatred the North African French have for America.” Two Amerins who have been in North rica since before the allied invasion said that hatred probably is too strong a word but it isn't far off. To permit that sort of feeling to persist on the eve of the landings in western Europe—if it can possibly be allayed short of sacrificing a major principle—~would be folly. And the last chance of doing it will come at the allied meeting herewith De Gaulle. If North Africa's acrid atmosphere is transported to metropolitan France the traditional tics which have meant so much to the French and American people for a century and a half may be sundered for generations. Meantime it might serously interfere with the war against Hitler.

An Old Story

THE CAUSE of the quarrel is an old story. The Algiers regime seeks recognition as the provisional government of France. As Prime Minister Churchill said, that has not been given because London and Washington are not sure it represents the French It reflects in no way on Gen, De Gaulle or his com-

My Day

POUGHKEEPSIE, Sunday, May 28.—Priday morning, in New York City, at the request of league, I attended a sponsoring

‘ships’ which are outfitted at

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dicated wishes to commit itself to imposing any regime on the French “without more knowledge than we now possess.” Already the French committee enjoys quasi recognition. United States. French troops are being provided with tanks, planes, guns, trucks, food, uniforms whatever else they need.

Real Fly in Ointment

HERE IN BRITAIN Gen. Koenig, head of Gen. De Gaulle’s military mission, has been working in closest harmony with Gen. Eisenhower and the su-

preme command. There has been a brief interrup- been called lots of names—and

tion occasioned by London's necessary decision to

curtail communications with the outside world, but | that is being remedied. The arrival of De Gaulle even to hint that he is a candidate, with his advisers should put an end to that particular no one who watched him here Sun|day and had seen him & year ago The real fly in the French committee's ointment, at the governors’ conference at Cotherefore, is lack of recognition in the form desired. |lumbus had any doubt. Then he Washington and London have made it plain that passed up such side events as the { Indiantown Gap reservation show them

irritation.

they will have nothing to do with the Vichy crowd or anyone tainted with it.

It is being given every assistance by the| pi. ,ofused to get ruffled over|

Governor Bricker's crack, when a|wave of leathernecks to land on! LOW FLYING PLANES

and newspaper questioner made a sim-| Namur island of the Kwajale ilar slip of the tongue and called atoll. During the fighting a hand |

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On the contrary, both have

| ination.

The New York governor was the 'essence of equanimity throughout the! busy Sunday here, cool and collected, and overflowing with Man- . hattan blandness, the center of atmittee. It is purely precautionary and in interest of tention as usual at such gatherings, INJURED MARSHALLS | The motion to end the Chrysler the 40 million people of France who, until they are lib- and exasperating, too, to newspa- ‘ | erated, have no way of expressing their choice. Permen who tried hard to worm Neither Washington nor London, as Mr. Churchill in- out of him whether he is a candi-

| date or not. Slip Unchallenged

mains unchanged,” he said.

{ Marshall

Col. Cook, for whom the munici{pal airport was renamed in March, was killed in a plane crash March 21, 1943, in the South Pacific while serving as commander of several

American airfields in the area.

VETERAN IS HOME

Sgt. Glendon R. Hinshaw, wounded in the marine assault on the is spending a “My position on that subject re- furlough with his parents, Mr. and | { Mrs. Charles Hinshaw, Mooresville. Sgt. Hihshaw was in the first

islands,

him “Governor Bricker” and he was! grenade landed near one of

told about Governor Bricker’s out- marines in his unit. Sgt. Hinshaw | He was asked if he saw the grenade, made a dash to grab it and toss it out of range] as they zoomed

homes in the vicinity of 34th st.|

burst earlier, ‘took exception to this mistake. | “No,” he replied, smiling.

| worse ones.”

Sunday afternoon, or gave

! exploded

Despite the governor's refusal still

«pve before it exploded. The grenade his hand, severely and College ave. Police received numerous comSgt. Hinshaw worked at Kingan |plaints, and observers reported that| ) | the planes were four-engine craft, | creek near his home yesterday.

in

| 3 A wounding him.

marines in July, 1940.

"will preside.

depart-|

secretary of the board of. His sudden show of antipathy be- trustees of the Memorial associa-

in |

& Co. before he enlisted in the

“We may all feel butterflies in our stomachs but it is the greatest thrill in the world.” When we reach the designated jumping off place, tall Lt. Claude E. Wallace, the jump master, arises and signals the pilot. The men leave their seats. One by onethey attach their static lines, which will automatically open their parachutes, to the anchor

'DR. CLEMENT MALAN TO ‘ADDRESS RALLY

Dr. Clement T. Malan, state

superintendent of public

N. Delaware st.

Ward Chairman H. Dale Brown All Republican candidates nominated at the primary {will be special guests.

CHRYSLER STRIKERS RETURN T0 WOR

instruc- { tion, will speak at a seventh war | pre-convention G. O. P. rally at 8 p. m. Wednesday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Ebaugh, 2146

“, ..spring out with right foot forward...”

THREE DROWNED $100 Reward Fails

OVER WEEK-END

Jewelry Worker Falls Off

| Dock at Lake Shore Country Club.

week-end outings in Indiana.

| Howard L. Gardner, 25, of 1530

IN. Illinois st., a jewelry worker at was drowned

the HerfI-Jones Co.

i Saturday night when he accidentDETROIT, May 20 (U. PJ. = gy fell off a dock into the lake at

Members of an insurgent local of the Lake Shore Country club.

the United Automobile Workers (C. I. O) returned to work at the With 100 of his fellow-workers . . he apparently became ill and went] Chrysler Corp. Highland Park plant His colleagues

today, ending a wildcat strike which | ¢gi4q that a moment later he -disap- |

to the water's edge.

high union officials asserted was peared.

“threatening the life of our union.’

\ Three persons, including an Indianapolis man, were drowned during

He had been attending a banquet

when

To Find Dog Here

A SIX-YEAR-OLD English setter, named “Mike” is still missing from the home of Richard W. Tubbs on 91st st. one mile west of Meridian st. Mr. Tubbs’ offer of $100 reward for information leading to the | dog's recovery and a search by city, county and state authorities have failed to uncover any clues. The dog has been missing since May 16. He is white, ticked with black, has black ears and the forepart of his tail is black. Mr. Tubbs valued the dog at $300.

MALL CARRIERS RENAME DAVIS

Man Is Re-elected

Police and the sheriff's office were As the workers voted by a 3-to-1 called and a rescue squad recov- Local

margin to end the work stoppage ered the body 20 feet off shore in and prevent another major shut- | 15 feet of water.

down of seven Chrysler plants, 1000

Sliped on Dock Boards

truck drivers at 47 bakeries refused

to heed a war labor board return- | to-work order, hastening closure of vestiagtion revealed that Mr. Gard-

President as State Session Ends.

Carl R. Davis, 1529 Jefferson ave.,

Dr. R. L. Storms, coroner, said in-|

some Detroit restaurants and lunch- ner slipped on the dock boards and vesterday was re-elected president

rooms.

Five-day-old stocks of bread dis-| appeared from grocery shelves and! merchants and home bakeries re- | ported to rationing one loaf to a ! customer.

strike was made by William Jenkins, | ousted president of the local, who urged the members to put the union : . Picket 2¢ in Crown Hill cemetery. lines were disbanded and workers began reporting to their jobs on the

ahead of personal feelings.

midnight shift.

STARTLE NORTH SIDE

{fell into the water.

! Greta Gardner, Indianapolis,

two sisters and three brothers. W. Moore peace chapel.

Lieutenant Drowned

tioned

terday.

He is survived by the widow, Mrs. Donna Gardner; his parents, Mrs.! and! William C. Gardner, Cincinnati}

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p. m. Thursday at the Harry Burial will

At a gravel pit north of Lebanon, Lt. Robert Ramsey, 23, sta-}

|of the Indiana state association of Letter Carriers at the concluding session of their 46th annual convention in the Hotel Lincoln. { Other officers are Clifford Kerney, Evansville, vice president; Vern E. Webb, Kokomo. secretary, and William Skinner, East Chicago, treasurer. . Members of the executive board {are John Williams, Hammond, (chairman; E. E. Keppler, | Wayne; Clarence Shuler, Blooming-

jton; Kenneth Lukens, Anderson,

at Stuttgart field, Ark. | {was drowned while swimming yes- and G. Gephardl, New Albany,

Although his body was recovered 10 minutes after he went

Huffman Carries Over James Huffman, Connersville, na-

Two airplanes awakened North | down, artificial respiration failed tional state vice president and side residents about 6 a. m. today | {0 revive him. He was the son of delegate at large to the national

flying at less than 500 feet.

at tree-top level over | Ross Ramsey of Frankfort, Ind. Eight-year-old John David Markle | Installing officers were John T.

iconvention, will serve another year.

of Delphi, son of a seabee serving English, Worcester, Mass, and Alex

|waded info deep water

Up Front With Mauldin

91 MUSIC STUDENTS Sse

Mrs. Vern McColly, Gary, treasurer, {and Mrs. Mildred DeLong, IndianInstalling officers

GRADUATE FRIDAY =e"sir"srs sovenman. or

The Rev. E. Marion Smith of the

|ih England, was drowned when he|I Brown, Chicago. in Deer|

The women’s auxiliary convention elected Mrs. Lois Keppler, Ft. Wayne, president; Mrs. Beatrice Evansville, secretary

e mo, an

Ft.

Rha a A

d Mrs. Margaret McDonald,

ceremony for the

- pledged themselves to rely on the committee. They|only brief and casual treatment, look to the committee to provide leadership “in estab-{preferring rather to enjoy an airlishing law and order as areas of France are liber- [cooled room at his hotel. ated.” One thing they refuse to do is to pledge them-| It was hot Sunday at the reserva-| selves to “impose” the Algiers or any other regime on{tion. Yet the governor rushed France. To an outsider, nothing seems fairer. Soon |there from when his Gen. De Gaulle will arrive in London. Much depends | train arrived, sat in the sun, rode on whether he will let himself be convinced, nothing {in rough-riding jeeps, and stood seems fairer. If not the chamnces are our troubles|before the New York state flag to in North Africa will be just a pleasant memory com- |shake hands with soldiers from pared with what may lie ahead of us in France. - |New York; and autograph scraps

; of paper for them, wearing a perBy Eleanor Roosevelt

petual smile, When he returned to the hotel : The ships are not large, and the officers and men - live in crowded quarters. I think the long trips which

late in the evening, he was still Lhis smiling self, his collar stil] unthey must take to reach their destinations require a good ,

wilted. Then he sat down before

memorial auditorium.

ceive degrees conferred by

half a hundred newspaper correspondents to parry all questions about his intentions, without giving any satisfaction whatever. ‘Governor

"| plano; Jeanadele s

Central Avenue Methodist church | will speak at commencement exercises of Jordan Conservatory of Music at 4 p. m. Priday at the war

Twenty-one candidates will reAda Bicking, conservatory director. The Rev. Donald Schimler of Oberlin, 0, will pronounce the invocation and benediction, and special music will be played by a string ensemble directed by Adolph Schellschmidt, Candidates for degrees are Elma ~ {Nowlin' Baker, ‘Mallory Watkins Bransford, Jeanne M. Burr, Sally Green, Paul O. Harder, Maxine Lee Henderson, Jane Parsons Jeffreys, Nellie Marie Jones, Ruth ' Dawn Pearson, Mary Maxine Snell, Pfc. {Howard Earle Stivers, Ruby M. Winders and Betty Lou Wooldridge, | all in music education; Marian Dorothy Laut and Louise Swan, in

Patricia Rheinhardt, in oboe; Rose Cecilia Houk, in voice; Mary Esther Guidone, in radio. Master of music| J] [degrees will be conferred upon Paul ~} R. Lindstaedt, in piano, and ‘Mary

Chicago. .

effect.

hotel,

Among resolutions: introduced was one asking that top basic pay be $2500 instead of the $2100 now in

The Federation of Rural Letter Carriers is holding its annual convention today in the Washington

HOLD EVERYTHING