Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 June 1944 — Page 15

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You Could Drive Miles Alone’

“THERE WAS no trafic whatever on the You could drive for miles without seeing a

American soldiers who had been cut off behind the lines for days came wearily to rest for a while in the courtyard before going on back to hunt up their outfits. “Most of the prisoners coming in at the time were from a captured German hospital. “German doctors had setup shop in a shed adjoining the school and were treating their prisoners, who had slight wounds. At the moment I walked up, one soldier had his pants down and a doctor was probing for a shell fragment in his hip. - Two or three of the German officers spoke some

Inside Indianapolis By Lowel! Nussbaum

'” EVERY ONCE in a while you run across a name that's appropriate to the business in which its owner is engaged. For instance, we just learned that Ike Hoagland, general manager of the Armour & Co. feat packing plant here, has a secretary named Butcher, She's Miss Joan Butcher, That reminds us that a very nice young lady named Berniece Booze works—or did a while back—for the Seagram liquor company in its offices here. And then there are people who insist on pronouncing our name as though it were spelled “News Bum.” "Taint fair. « «+ Lloyd Turk, manager of the Jocal office of the Western Newspaper Union, had a birthday the other day, and he kiddingly told : friends he wanted “only liquid gifts” They fixed him up. He received the darndest oollection of liquid gifts you ever saw. They ranged all the way from soda pop to prune juice. One edmedian even sent him a bottle of Lydia Pinkham's eompound, But there was nary a drop of the kind of liquid refreshments he was hinting for. Moral: Don't just hint. , . . Charley Mosier, the Chamber of Commerce safety director, is on vacation. He's playing it sife by staying at home, trying to wear out a focking chair. . . . We just heard that Cmdr. Stuart Bishop, U. 8. N. R,, is back in town after a tour of duty in the Caribbean. . , . Mrs. Ed Aull, 838 N. Ritter, has a beautiful butterfly which she caught alive and which she would like to give to a butterfly collector.

Take That—and That!

AMONG THE interesting exhibits at the Stout field bond rally and open house Sunday was the one in Hangar 4. A couple of U. 8. soldiers were dressed up in German uniforms, and the spectators were told, from time to time, not to converse with “the Naz priscners.” One elderly man eyed the “Nazis” dis-

What's the Answer By Charles T. Lucey

WASHINGTON, June 23.—You own particular G. I. Joe has been in the army 12 to 18 months. He's a smart boy and a hard worker, and has seen some tough combat action. Yet he's only a private. Xour neighbor's boy, not a bit smarter, went in about

Many a parent or young wife has wondered. Hints of this wonderment have crept into letters overseas—in a kindly way, of course. So many are getting promotions—why not my boy? There's no answer that fits every case, but the war department says a lot of factors enter into this situation. The boom days of the army are over; organization of new units has begun to level off and everything is on more nearly a replacement basis. Earlier in the war, no sooner would a division get fairly well organized than units would be taken from it to form the core of a new division. The army had to find tens of thousands of officers around whom it could build, and even though some had worn the stripes or bars of their ratings only a short time, they had to be pushed on to promotion. It's different now.

There's the TO, Too

THEN, THERE'S the T/O—the table of organisafion that gets in the way of quick promotions once an army reaches a fairiy stable basis. An infantry divi-

sion breaks down into so many regiments, battalions, eompanies, platoons and squads, and each can have only so many officers.

ts, sergeant to staff sergeant and so on.

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French Relieved, but Confused

THE BOYS pulled out a couple of snapshots of the Frenchman, and they were so grateful that I imagine they will carry those pictures the rest of their lives. : At this time the French in that vicinity had been “liberated” less than 12 hours, and they could hardly encompass it in their minds. They were relieved, but they hardly knew what to do. As we left the prison inclosure and got into our jeep we noticed four or five French couritry people— young farmers in their 20s, I would take them to be —leaning against a nearby house, As we sat in the jeep getting our gear adjusted, one of the farmers walked toward us, rather hesitantly and timidly. But finally he came up and smilingly handed me a rose. I couldn't go around carrying a rose in my hand all afternoon, so I threw it away around the next bend. But little things like that do sort of make you feel good about the human race.

tastefully, and when he passed near them, took a firm grip on his cane, and swung. The cane bounced harmlessly off the soldier's helmet, and the man walked on, feeling much better about the war. . .. While the crowd was inspecting one of the gliders, a woman asked an M. P. how much gasoline it used. ... During a recent session of Audley Dunham's rlass in magic at the Illinois sf. branch U, 8. O.,, reports Sgt. Tony Lapilato, a civilian hurried into the center and into the magic classroom, The man explained he had locked his car with the keys left inside and wanted to know if someone there couldn't do something about it. Mr. Dunham wasn't there but the service men present informed the motorist that it took more than magic in a case like that. So they gave him some good tips on how to open the car— the sort of tips he might have received at a garage.

A Kitten for the Asking

CHARLES MURPHY, who is 96 and lives at 2227 N. Olney st., is having kitten trouble. Mr. Murphy, whose wife, Mrs. Jennie Murphy, died last Apri] at the age of 102, has a handsome cat named Toby that came to the Murphy home a couple of years ago. It had been assumed, reports Ruth Johnson, who lives next door, “that Toby was a member of the sterner sex. But a few days before Mrs. Murphy's death, Toby astonished the neighborhood by becoming the proud mother of six baby kittens, One has been given away, but five remain. Three are yellow, one black, one gray. Mr, Murphy, who is nearing the century mark, would like to see them in good homes, but doesn't know how to manage it. He's very good to them, buys them salmon and milk, but six cats are too many. He doesn't want to give them to children unaccompanied by adults, Toby and the kittens follow him everywhere. It looks like something out of a fairy tale to see the procession down the street— the little shaggy haired Irishman, bent over on his cane; Toby, majestic with proud, lifted tail, and the five kittens in single file behind her.” Well who out in Brightwood would like a nice kitten?

In the same way, the rifle company has a captain, five lieutenants, a first sergeant, four technical sergeants, 16 staff sergeants, 15 sergeants and one corporal. It requires just that many to run a unit, and no more. Until -officers are discharged or transferred the men below them can't move up. Casualties up to this time, for the most part, have not been heavy,

‘Accident of Assignment,

THE “ACCIDENT of assignment” of course, is the determinant of many a promotion. There are plenty of lieutenant colonels qualified to be generals; if they'd been in the right position at the right time they would have been generals, and if the generals had been in their positions, instead, they could have done nothing about moving up. In peacetime, officers move up by the schedule, from second to first lieutenancy in three years, for example, but in war promotions are by selection. Higher rank may be deemed necessary for a certain assignment, and the man doing the job may advance a rark or two quickly. The very fact that a man does a job well, perhaps to the point of being almost indispensable, may cost promotion; instead of stepping to a higher grade he is kept in the spot he fits so well but which in organization charts calls for no higher rating. not doing the job well is transferred, may fit better into his new place and get promoted in short ol

time. Many old-timers in the army, who waited years advance a grade, are aghast at the speed with which young officers piled one rank on another in the earlier stages of the formation of this country’s biggest army. War is the answer. A few months ago, recognizing the hazards of infanirymen in combat, the army boosted 275,000 enlisted men a notch. Many privates went to privates first class, squad leaders from corporal to sergeants,

But everyone can't be an officer, and if your boy hasn't moved up fast that doesn't mean he hasn't been doing his job.

By Eleanor Roosevelt

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SECOND SECTION

Versatile Synthetic Set For ‘Glamor Girl’ Role Despite Its Limitations

(One of a Series)

By MARGARET FOLLIN EICKS Seripps-Howard Staff Writer

NEW YORK, June 23.—Plastics is the glamour girl of the post-war home. Men associated with this country’s most rapidly developing industry feel very much like the parents of a precocious child, proud but a little wary of what it will do next. Even though they are devoting 85 per cent of their facilities to the war effort, they can't

resist day-dreaming about the possible uses of their versatile synthetic in every room of future homes. Plastics are wonderful, according to those who work with them. They are exciting and enormously interesting because, being synthetic, there is hardly a trick that chemistry can't play to make them more useful and beautiful. But the plastics family, like everything else, has its limitations. You'll get no encouragement from the industry if you've set your heart on a plastic automobile. And the same negative attitude applies to other big things— kitchen cabinets, piano cases, desks, etc. Such pieces, a bonanza as far as their lightweight quality is concerned, could probably be molded from plastics but the cost would be prohibitive with the price scales now prevailing. For instance, a wooden desk with plenty of drawer space might cost $45. The same size and type turned out in plastics would be $85. These figures are, of course, rough but illustrative.

Can't Withstand Heat

Who wants a plastic frying pan? Shining and decorative, it would certainly add to the beauty of a kitchen but lorig before the bacon was a crisp brown, the pan would be a melted mess. Plastic has not yet been developed to withstand such heat. The synthetic family has a trio of uses in the home—decorative, functional and structural with the first two overlapping. A plastic film will cover your wallpaper, your upholstery fabrics and your draperies, preserving them from smudge marks. Plastic shades in attractive designs will enliven your lighting fixtures. Your chairs and couches may have plastic arms, picking out the color of the upholstery. Individual tiles in translucent colors will offer a new approach to decorative wall treatments. Your lamps will be fashioned from plasti both bases and shades. There will be numerous uses, both hidden and spectacular, of this synthetic in your kitchen and your bathroom and beautiful, translucent plastics will provide you with handsome gadgets in every room. Housewives, tired of battling dust, are rejoicing in anticipation over developments in -the fabric field, a real war baby. Celanese

CONSIDERS CLUB'S INJUNCTION PLEA

Judge John B. Hinchman of Han-

cock circuit court, has taken under advisement the petition of the Washington Athletic club, 505 W.

Washington st., for a permanent in-

junction to restrain police from interfering with the club's activities.

The case had been venued from

circuit court here to Greenfield after police raided the club with a search warrant recently.

The search warrant was based upon an affidavit signed by a 17-

year-old youth who stated that he

lost $75 gambling at the club. Most of the money lost, he said, belonged to his employer. Judge Mark Rhoads of juvenile

court recently permitted the youth to return to his home in Massachusetts. This, police said, ruined their chances to get a conviction against operators of the club.

Police Chief Clifford Beeker and

several other staff officers testified at the injunction trial yesterday that the club was a gambling house.

Officers of the club testified that

no gambling was permitted at the club. ” 4

$20,000 1S REACHED BY DEPAUW ALUMNI

Attainment of the $20,000 alumni fund goal at DePauw university was

In speaking of post-war plans,| President Clyde E. Wildman pointed |

to the work of eight

Corp., largest makers of cellulostics plastics, experimented with a thin film which could be used to cover and save wear and tear on blueprints, handled many times in factory assembly lines, and maps which our army officers were perusing constantly,

Easy to Clean

A laminated plastic was the answer and in the post-war world this film will be used on smooth upholstery fabrics, on bright chintzes for hangings and even on wallpapers, not dimming colors. A swipe with a wet cloth, and the material is immaculate. Designers see wonderful possibilities, and probably an epidemic of Hollywood boudoirs, in this development. No matter how delicate in color or how complicated in drape, dry cleaning and other upkeep costs, which have prevented many women from blossoming forth into the stage-set interiors they've always coveted, will be eliminated. B. FP. Goodrich’'s Koroseal, for instance, has been used in three coats on white pique to cover the walls. of an Empire State building office. Stunning and startling, yes. But practical, too. California, with its emphasis on outdoor living, has already taken to table linens so treated. All manner of gay designs are possible and without the necessity for constant washing, last longer. Fond mamas will appreciate a more mundane use—crib sheets. Morris Sanders, New York designer and architect and adviser on construction and design (particularly on plastics) to several war agencies in Washington, is enthusiastic about the use of plastics in furniture, especially as an auxiliary material. “From 10 to 40 per cent plastics will be combined with wood, glass or metal” he explains. His reclining chair, with braided Vinylite back and seat, is guaranteed to lure the most restless soul into complete relaxation.

Fits Outdoor Furniture “Plastics are sympathetic to the touch, there's a downright friendliness to the material,” he stoutly maintains ‘and suggests plastic chair arms in . colors either matching or complementary to upholstery fabrics. By its very nature the synthetic is well adapted to outdoor furniture and will unquestionably be popular in that fleld.

$18,400 BONDS SOLD AT CRISPUS ATTUCKS

Crispus Attucks high school students sold over $18,400 in war bonds and stamps during the school year, becoming eligible for the MinuteMan flag. Robert Temple, junior student and son of Mrs. Lucy Temple, 550 Minerva st.,, with three brothers in the service, won the individual award by devoting 50 per cent of his after-school earnings to bond purchases.

BILLINGS IS NAMED

representative in charge of the Indianapolis U. 8. civil service com-

mission, succeeding H. Nolan Sims, transferred.

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GHART TIES HOUSING

linquency to housing conditions may be studied by the use of a “census tracts” map of Marion county issued today by the Indianapolis Council of Social Agencies.

chart, Mrs. Benjamin D. Hitz, council president, said “the map will be most useful in post-war planEar] R. Billings has been named |" 8. pilations, copies of the map are available through the council's office at cost.

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JUNE 23, 1944

Your Post-War Home ...

Many designers foresee plastic as a valuable auxiliary material for’ decorative furniture when the synthetic is returned to civilian use after the war. DuPont's Lucite was used in the higher-priced market before Pearl Harbor, as shown in this graceful table, with top and shelf of glass, "chairs, food cover and marmalade jar.

Du Pont's Lucite, the crystalclear plastic noted for its high tensile strength, was just making an appearance in higher-priced markets when war limited its availability, Probably best known for its use in decorative accessories, as vases, figurines, salad bowls, wastepaper baskets, cigaret boxes and chunky boudoir sets, lucite has a light transmission quality which makes it interesting for bedroom use. Lighting fixtures can be considered functional as well as decorative. As the automobile, radio and electrical industries have relied on plastics in the past, so will lighting depend upon the colorful synthetic in the future, both for incandescent and flourescent fixtures. They will constitute one of the synthetic’s biggest markets, including table lamps which may have a base and shade of different plastics. “You never know what you're guing to have next with this material,” Mr. Sanders laughed. “One time a mistake was made in manufacturing a clear, translucent plastic. It came out filled with bubbles. I used the piece as a lamp base and it is stunning. No other decoration is necessary.” Functional Value, Too Speaking for designers, Mr. Sanders sees plastics losing a great deal of the novelty appeal which caused public resistances after the war. Educated to the enormous job of plastics has been doing in ticklish war manufacture, the consumer now expects functional as well as gadget value. “We're coming into an era of sound design; engineering will pick up where novelty left off,” the architect says gratefully, “On the foolish side,” as Mr.

T0 JUVENILE CRIME

The relationship of juvenile de-

In announcing the issuance of the

Based upon U. 8. census com-

Up Front With Mauldin

. Plastic Decorations

Best known for pre-war use as decorative accessories, plastics will fill an even greater need in this field with sound design and engineering. This stunning, simple clock case of crystal-clear Lucite allows the works to show through as an interesting decoration.

Sanders labels them, he has sketched easily cleaned bird cages to be made from translucent plastic extrusions, a green plastic tree providing even more perches than the old-fashioned cage. For decorative fun he has taken pretty, plain-colored rayon and superimposed inexpensive ma-chine-made lace. With a laminated plastic surface, he has daintiness, plus practicality. Taking a look at the industry's progress so far, it is easy to see that there will not be enough plastics to go around the many requirements of the post-war world, even with the increased output facilities necessitated by the war. The industry doubled

OFFICER IS HURT IN MOTORCYCLE SKID

Motorcycle Policeman Warren Todd was treated at the City hospital for injuries received when he was thrown from his motorcycle as it skidded on wet pavement yesterday. The accident occurred in the 2300 block on Hillside ave. Officer Todd said he was pursuing a motor-

ist who failed to stop at Hillside and Baltimore aves.

PETITIONS PROTEST PROPOSED AIRPORT

Remonstrances were being signed today by residents of four Washington township suburban communities against the proposed establishment of a private airport near Meridian Hills Country club. As the result of growing concern among the suburban residents, the county plan commission has announced its public hearing on the petition for the airport next Thursday will be in a court room in the court house instead of the plan commission offices because of the large crowd expected. The hearing will be held on a petition filed by the Missouri Aeronautics institute for a 20ne variance to permit operation of the airport on 133 acres of land in Washington township. Remonstrators contend that the airport site is too close to

{residential areas, that it would de-

‘preciate property values and enthe lives of children.

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every five years before the war, doubled again in the first two years of war production in spite of severe equipment limitations and the loss of civilian markets, Executive's Views George K. Scribner, president of the Boonton Molding Co., sees plastics as an auxiliary material, hopes that the wishful thinking which already has a plastics bathtub in every house and a plane in every garage will be replaced by sounder demands. “Great damage has been done to the industry by plastics being used for purposes to which they are not suited or by the choice of wrong plastics for certain purposes. Then, too, we can mold many things, but we don't need to.” Best illustration of that comes with a little story about Mr. Scribner. Learning that coffins were being made of plastics and were outselling others in the British empire, he set out to make one in his own plant. He did, which satisfled his professional enterprise, but he never expects to make another. “We don’t need them here,” he dismisses the subject succinctly. “The British Empire does because people dying in the colonies always want to be shipped home for 3 burial. If wooden coffins are used, termites destroy them. The freight charges on metal are prohibitive.” Mr. Scribner thinks the finale of his story is the pay-off. A picture of his coffin was used in a national magazine and by return mail he received a letter from a motorcycle policeman in Los Angeles. “Please send me one of those coffins at once, to match the inclosed color,” he wrote. “It = will make a perfect sidecar for : my motorcycle.”

BERRY RE-ELECTED BY MEDICAL GROUP

Dr. J. F. Berry of Indianapolis was installed as president of the Indiana Association of Physicians, Dentists and Pharmacists in the closing session of its two-day convention Wednesday at the “Senate branch Y. M. C. A. At the same time, Dr. J. 8. Smith of Gary was named president-elect, and chose the following other officers: Dr. E, L. Hickson, Gary, first vice president; Dr. Frank Chowning, Indianapolis, second vice president: Dr. B. A. Hoover, Terre Haute, recording secretary, and Dr. E. W. Ross, Gary, assistant secretary. Dr. R. B. McArthur of Indianjapolis was chairman for the convention that selected delegates to {the August meeting of the Amer{ican Medical association in St. | Louis. | Mrs. H. N. Middleton, Tndianap(olis, was re-elected president of the women's auxiliary.

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EICHER STUDIES REQUEST WASHINGTON, June 23 (U. P.. —Judge Edward C. Eicher had under advisement today a request that = “vital” documents be subpenaed from the filles of Senator Gerald P. Nye (R. N. D.) fer use in the big sedition trial here.

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