Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 September 1944 — Page 8

“+ .esent situation.

ts Possible That . Soldier Votes May Decide the

Issue There.

By KERMIT McFARLAND Associate Editer, Pittsburgh Press f PITTSBURGH, Sept. - 4—The| .utiook for the election in Pennasyl: | ~anai is so close that it easily could! - 3 settled on the battlefronts : “ound the world. The Gallup Poll estimates, as of | Soaday, that Pennsylv ania = voters: and 52 per cent for President | oosevelt and 43, percent for Gov- | i nor Dewey. {

Mr. Roosevelt carried the state | &

Wr yearsyago by a plurality of © 11,000 over Wendell Willkie. Tost} «we him a fraction more than 58 ir cent. Politicians on both sides believe |

ie Gallup figures about sizeup the tive occupations for sick and wounded soldiers -at Billings General pital through the Red Cross. An adjunct to occupational therapy, the program, which teaches the men manual skills, has met with the complete approval of ‘Maj. Ivan “Republicans are hoping against | Smith, chief of the hospital's reconditioning program. ‘David Rubins, instructor at John However, Democrats | {Herron -Art school, is'in charge of

G. O. P, Sces Uphill Fight |

~ | ype, but believe "they have —un+ “tohill, fight.

Pyt., John W. ‘Hellelfinger of

sketch while Miss Frances Stakel (left) weupationa) therapist, and Miss Townsend Eaglesfield look on.

"Indianapolis residents skilled in

e not so optimistic as they were | {the wood-working shop, assisted by

this time in 1840.

at close, it. may be decided by! ters in the armed forces. Pennsylvania believes it ‘has the

No soldier, sailor, | member of the Red! WASP's

= eountry. rine, or ss, merchaut marine,

1H,

[Harold Harding, John Harley, ClarIf the “Pennsylvania election istonce Hicks and W. J. Hendrichs.

Water color. painting and sketch{ing are under Mrs. Wendell Color,

Jost liberal’ soldiér-voting law ini assisted by” Jane E. Messick, Ferd |Brumblay,

Mrs.

Claire Williams, Marie Stewart and Marcelline Brucker.

Dorothy Alford. supervises

ciety of Friends or the U. S. Othe classes in finger painting with

: ed ask for a ballot. Election boards now &re busy + ailing a bailot to every member hese services qualified by age. 14e list now numbers more than 3,000 and names still are pouring . In addition, the state has reived more than 145,000 requests sect from the servicemen themives; although there probably are . any duplications involved.

Expect Most Back

Authorities expect to.get back the erwhelming majority of these bal- : is on the theory that “if you stick ballot under his nose, hell mark

If any high percentage of these ‘lots come back, it is easy to -s .how the state's 35 electoral ‘tes may hinge on them. And if that happens, it will be we. 1 or later before the final : nnsylvania result will be known. The law says election officials : ay -not ‘begin counting soldier llots ‘until; noon, Nov. 22, two ‘seks and a’day after the election. sey must count all military bal- ..'§ received up to that time. tf, by chance, Pennsylvania's 35 _>ctoral votes happen to decide | 5 election—a real possibility—the © 10le country may be compelled ~~ walt several weeks to learn the *“3ntity of the next President.’

“ELAY PRICE DECISION

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (U. P.. The office of price administration s postponed until Dec. 1 the : ’ective date of manufacturers’ : aximum prices for fall and winter ‘ter wear, OPA said the post-| nement would give more time for vision of the proposed price « lings.

BRAZIL TO OUST P.A.A. RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept. 4 (U. “1,—The. Brazilian aviation minry announced that Pan American rways’ special license to carry, ssengers and air cargo between ints inside Brazil will: be ternated effective Jan. 1, 1945. Pan ‘merican has been operating in Tal since 1934.

PIANO TEACHERS MEET The Indiana Piano Teachers asso- | ation will hold its first meeting at | ‘* a. m. Priday at the D. A.R. hall, | th Mrs, Gladys Fowler, the new esident, presiding. Mrs. Claire | oTurnan will bring greetings from | ~~ Indiana Federation of Music ubs.

"Ration Calendar

i MEAT-—Red stamps A8 through | 8 ard A5, BS, C5, D5, E5, F5 and

5 in Book 4 good ‘indefinitely fcr| .

.) points each. SUGAR—Stamps 30, 31, 32 and 33 1 Book 4 are good indefinitely for 54 ounds. Stamp 40 in Book 4 good | or 5 pounds of canning sugar. Applicants applying for canning ugar should send in one spare | tamp 37, attached to the applica-! ..on for each applicant, | SHOES—No. 1 and No. 2 “air. | lane” stamps in Book 3 good insefinitely. | CANNED GOODS—Blue stamps A8 through Z8 and AS through L5 n Book 4 good indefinitely for 10 - points each, | GASOLINE—Stamp A-12 is good ‘or 3 gallons and expires Sept. 21. 33 and C3 and B4 and C4 good for » gallons; T (3d quarter) good for| » gallons through Sept. 30; E. El! and E2 good for 1 gallon; R, R1 and | R2 are good for 5 gallons but are not valid at filling- stations. Con-| sumer may exchange R for E at his! .» focal board if he wishes to purchase non-highWay gasoline at filling sta_tion, B, are not valid until .they have been indorsed in ink or pencil with auto- | mobile registration number and, state. Motorists~should..write 1044 | numbers on book and coupons. L FUEL OIL—Period 4 and 5 couspons valid through “Sept. 30. All _ghange-making coupons and reserve | coupons are now good. Fuel oil ra- | % tions for 1944-45 heating seasun | now being issued. Period 1 ti immediately. TIRES—Commercial vehicle tire | _- inspection every six months or every . 5000 miles. Inspection certifi on passenger automobiles will requisite in: obtaining ol tires. B card holders are now eligi-

prove extreme necessity. All A holders are eligible for grade 3 tires,| including factory seconds, if, they ES es Which viay be purchase.

ble for grade 1 tires if ‘they can|

the assistance of Mary Jane Alford, | Jeani~_ Elizabeth Zickendroth and Betty Barone.

Cleveland, O., does a free hand

arts and crafts are furnishing crea-

+Claude Behringer and Miss Town-

Leather and felt work are taught by Mrs. W. G. Holliday with the aid of Mrs. Leighton Lykin, Mrs.

send Eaglesfield. Mrs. Shirley Murphy is head of the committee of volunteers in charge of this work, assisted by Mrs. Sylvester Johnson.

CHAPLAIN TO SPEAK Indianapolis Lions club members will héar Lt. Col. David D. Donohoo, senior chaplain at Billings hospital,

: Unemployed ol Vetorans to

FOR 1 CLAINS

"._ Receive Allowances ©. After Sept. 10.

“Unemployed veterans of world war II may file claims for readjust= ment allowances under the “G.1.” bill of rights at the Indiana Security office, 148 E. Market st., William C. Kelley, office manager announced today. = The all goes .into effect Sept. 10. i. Part-time offices are -maintained at Noblesville, Franklin, Shelbyville} ' and Martinsville. Veterans in the vicinity of Danville, Lebanon, Knightstown and Greenfield ‘may file claims through the Indianapolis; office, Mr, Kelley said. Allowance for a totally unemployed veteran is $20 a, week, for a partially employed veteran whose earnings are less than $20 a week, =la partial allowance. Depending upon length of ‘service, allowances may be received up to 52 weeks. Mr. Kelley stated that his -division had been given the job of accepting claigpns inasmuch as it had been handling state unemployment compensation affairs for seven years and already had the machinery set up to handle such work. He added that all veterans filing claims would be registered with U. S. employment service,

PLAN FALL PROGRAM The ways and means committee of the Sahara Grotto auxiliary will inaugurate the fall program of card parties at 8 p. m. Thursday at 4107

at their noon luncheon Wednesday.

E. Washington st.

2 = Enrollment Set

At Music School |

Miss Ada Bicking, director of the

upperclassmen registrants and puipils in evening courses will be] recorded Sept. 11. Freshmen will enroll "Sept. 12. - Instruction will commence Sept. ‘13. Miss Bicking also announced that Victor Kolar; former director of the Detroit Symphony orchestra, has joined the conservatory staff as head of the orchestral department.

NAZI UNIT GIVES UP “70 NEUTRAL TURKS

By Times Foreign Service CAIRO, Sept. 4—A group of 194 ‘German soldiers, headed by a major, stationed". near the GrecoTurkish er, “have surrendéred to the .~it is revealed here. ans’ surrender appears $o+h ve been inspired by the way the war is.going, by the activity of Greek partisans in the area and by mounting Bulgarian hostility in the area. 3 The German major sent a message across to the Turkish forces guarding the frontier, stating: “We ‘will be glad to surrender to you if you will send transport.” The Turks replied, “We have no transport. hut will be glad to accept your surrender.” : This mass surrender of German troops to the nonbelligerent Turks is the first of its kind in the Balkans, though conceivably not the ast.

COUNTY GAINS

IN POPULATION

Number of Rati : Ration Books ‘Goes Over 500,000

For This Year.

* Population shifts in " Marion courity and throughout Indiana were reflected today in OPA figurés based on the number of ration books issued. z . Slightly over 500,000 ration books were issued in Marion county from October, 19043 to June, 1944, OPA announced. This was com to the federal census of 1940, which reported 460,926 county residents. Next greatest gain whs in Vandenburgh county, with a Jump .of over 23,000. Greatest loss was In Vigo county, where figures dipped more - than 7000. State figures showed a total issuance of 3,132,804, a drop of 1797.

PURDUE ADMITS 17 COUNTY APPLICANTS

7 Times Special LAFAYETTE, Ind, Sept. 4—Ap-

‘| plications from 17 Marion county

students have been accepted for admission to the mid-term: session at Purdue . university that opens here today. ?

Alig, Carl T..Armenoff, Robert W., Barker, Archie N. Colby, William R. Coleman, Harold Collins, William W. Lee, Richard F, Miller, Donald E. Mitchell, Donald C. Pyles, John D. Reath, George T. Sawai, Harold 1. Springer, James W. Stephens,

Copy t, 19044, by The La Times ne.

The Chicago Daily News,

R. A. Tranbarger, Kean H. Wells, and James T. Williams. :

Those entering are: Vincent B.|

WARTIME LIVING—

| Price Tocregse Indicated: ] In n Pres Goods Revival

By ANN STEVICK . po . NEA Staff Writer : ‘WASHINGTON, Sept. 4.—What will the price tags say when vacuum cleaners, ‘pianos, lawn mowers, full-fled niture, radios, are again on display for shoppers? Office of price administration is having dofible trouble with the ‘ answer, First the price must not be so. high you mutter, “Just looks ing, thanks,” and refuse to buy—thus discouraging production, cute

ting off jobs. Second, it must not -be so low that wages, employment, and production dwindle, There aren’t any definite figures to B write down for your budget plans but you can count on. paying from 10 to 25 per cent more than prewar prices for the new electric refrigerator, vacuum cleaner, lawn mower, or washing machine. It is reasoned that a 10 per cent

Ann Stevick

which haven't been made in wartime in line with conservative estimates of the general rise in living costs. It's likély that that much will be added to the new products on sight, with ‘more for special added costs which manufacturers can point to for nearly every item. Rising Costs Claimed

Piano-makers, for instance, are showing that a certain important part costs them 65 per cent more, Radio-makers point to big prices and short supplies of woot for cabinets. (Plastics or aluminum

may be the answer to that) Re-

pre-war fur-

“trouble getting wooden handles,

price increase brings these items

frigerator and washing-m ’ makers contend, contrary to OPA figures, that labor costs will be 40 per cent higher than when they were last in civilian business. Lawn-mower makers are having

among other things, and. will be put to expense to tool up new devices. Something will have to be adde ed fo the basic 10 per cent rise in prices on. new goods to take care of these problems. The two items which have come back from a wartime disappearance, irons . and pressure cookers, except for the ‘very cheapest models, how= ever, have come back at their old prices in spite of contrary pre= dictions. Opinion is that no such luck can be expected on more * ‘complicated items.

LOCAL. BAR. GROUP .*

TO MEET WEDNESDAY,

The first meeting of the fal} | season of the Indianapolis Bap

association will be held at 6:15 p.m, Wednesday at the Columbia club,

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