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ng-machine ary to OPA sts will ‘be than when an business. are having en handles, and. will’ be ool up new -

e to be adds er cent rise ods to take 1s. The two ie back from rance, irons , except for 10dels, howe at their old ntrary pre= hat no such » d on more *

ROUP INESDAY,

of the fall anapolis Bap iat 6:15p.m, plumbia club,

Chicago, aue 3

constitution, United Stateg | i Today.”

(Continued From Page One)

. started. And ust as proof of what ti through, take this one detachment of Si or that .

I was with, : They were 31

even-week period

men and two officers. And in- one’ of combat in Normandy this summer they lost nine men killed "and ten wounded. A total of 19 out of 33 men—a casualty ratio - of nearly 60 per cent in seven'- | weeks! As one aidman said, prokably | they have been excluded because | they are technically non-combat-ants and don’t ‘carry arms. But “he suggested that if this was true they could still be given a badge

with some distinctive medical

«from medical aidmen who don’t "work right in the lines. gis ~~ ¥ "So 1 would like to propose to congress or the war department or whoever handles such things that the ruling be altered to include medical aidmen in. ~ battalion detachments and on forward. die They are the ones who work under fire. Medics

marking on it, to set them off

‘attached to regiments and to hospitals farther back do wonderful work, too, of course, and are sometimes -under shellfire, But they are.seldom right out on A# the battlefield. So I think it would be fair to include only the medics who work from battalion on forward. I have an idea the original ruling was made merely through a misunderstanding, and that there would

- be no objection to correcting it.

‘You Must Hear of My New Stove’

4. YOU MUST hear about by new stove. You may + Temember that last winter in Italy we mentioned how

= . Practical and. wonderful the little Coleman gasoline stove was for soldiers in the field. Well, that re4 mark had repercussions.

a fireplace and

; 1g about it over : : ‘way children, ‘wait for Christmas. The other correspondents were as excited about it , you should see it. Tt is an te of the regular stove, except that this one is all hand-made and chromium-plated and has my name engraved on it, like a loving cup, . _ One of the correspondents said, “You can't light that, it’s too pretty.” : ¥ : ‘They Should Have Sent Fireplace Too’ AN ARMY colonel sald, “They should have sent SR a : " For days there was a line of soldiers and corre-

- spondents at my efit wanting to see the stove. Twice

we got ready to light it while photographers took pic-

-tures, but at the last minute we couldn't bear to,

and put it away. The boys all kidded me and said. they bet I never would light it. to Necessity finally drove me to it, That was in Paris. I had given my old stove to-a friend; thinking I wouldnt need one any more. But the eating, situation in Paris Was drastic at first, and we had only the rations we brought with us individually. So at last I had to break down and light my stove in a hotel room in Paris. Some. of, the boys had

joked and said it was so beautiful it prebably wouldn't |

work. But it did. It practically melted the hotel

‘ walls down.

5c fo all of you who had a hand in the stove, my thanks and gratitude. But if this keeps up I'll have to be careful about admiring in print any Baldwin locomotives or steam-shovels.

. Inside Indianapolis By Loweit.Nusshaum

DUDLEY SMITH, the state personnel director, people you meet and the characters you see—they’re |

here for ‘weeks, ‘and

a mantel along for you to exhibit|

‘=| SECOND SECTION _

W. Kennington Leo DeHaven FOUR INDIANAPOLIS men whe recently received their aerial gunners’ wings and promotions at the Harlingen, Tex, army air field are

tells us we missed the best yarn of the state budget Wonderful,” they used to say. The boys are in the CPL» RAYMOND E. MCKAY, son $ = committee's nt inspection trip around the state, NAVY NOw—Max just went Saturday—but before they Of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey T. McKay,

* tion about the + inconcernedly: the shortest path the boys, and a

of a small hill and pointed out the hotel.

Knapp (Hagerstown) and.Robert Heller (Decatur) decided to stroll through, the wooded ravines. of...

and down hill for what Knapp swore mist have been aBout six

They were a little embarrassed to come right out and admit they were lost, 50 tried an oblique approach. After a little conversa-

beauties of nature, Ketchum asked: “By the way, do you pioneers know

back to the hotel?” “Sure,” replied couple led the lost trio to the top “By the

way," asked Mr. Knapp: ‘Where are you boys from?” “Oh,” replied one of the scouts, “were from Chi-

+ still think something out W" can say is needed to convince you readers of nuisance the pigeons really are. But, after a . unfortunate experience the other day, $ + tO holler “uncle

“©

we can .do about

Their Service Plaque

viding the pigeons are willing. Afte

For a long time the pigeons that pedestrians. We to be done. Nothing we what a certain we're ready campaign-—pro-

for downtown

and call off our

them is to write nasty remarks.

“WASSON'S CORNER at Washington and Merid-

fan —the Crossroads of America favorite Joafing spot of three 1944

- Virgil nings alter

~ Critical Point By Hal O'Flaherty

Manual graduates

mley, Bob Murray and Max Cohen. Eve- office fired ool, they'd go down there, lean against ment: a the store building and watch the folks go by. “The That's

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2—Post-war security dis-

cussions at Dumbarton Oaks ‘have reached the is

eritical point, the one at which conferences confront:

the most sensitive national nerves, inthis instance, limited sacrifice of national sovereignty were involved,

the extension of

~ mection with the 2 and implies that

power to. the council of the new league to exercise force in the interests of peace. 0%; Sufficient information on the course of the discussions is avails able to throw light on its trends. > Military and naval experts are sitting: on the. committees and expressing their opinions as to the political machinery that can: be. devised to control the naval, mili- + tary and air forces that will be on call ‘when the war ends. ~The use of the term “spheres of influence” has appeared in condiscussions of the use of force the conferees have considered the

Deed for maintaining certain minimum fleets, planes

and troops in various areas.

is concerned, it

So far as the Pacific is obvious that the United States

p<. will have large carrier task forces instantly available far into the unpredictable future. The Atlantic and SW the Mediterranean already are under the sole pro- _ tection of the British and the Americans and will ' be guarded in years to come by mighty task forces constituting an invincible authority. . :

4 Extension of Sovereignty

THE RIGHT to call upon this prepondefant armed might undoubtedly ‘will be given, ‘with certain safeguards, to the council of the new league. The terms on. which that right will be exercised involves an extension of national sovereignty. ° If the council were composed of eight members, alwdys including wprthe four major powers, and the decision to use force

were limited to a unanimous vote, the sovereignty of the nations involved would, never be -impaired:

Any action taken

the governments involved. The American reprec+ sentative would be acting as the agent of the legis-

lative branch of

would have to be by the consent of

his government.

My Day

HYDE PARK, Sunday.—Labor day this vear * should mean more to more Péople; I think, than ever before, becatise mare:pedple.have gone to work out- who think about it, of comprehending what our men in the services have been through, and of facing our own lives at home and knowing what it is that they want us to do while they are gone and when ‘they back. . : ; : :

+ gide their homes

. than has ever been

in order to help the war effort the case in our history. To be sure, management and labor alike have probably not been 100 per cent interested only in

| winning the war. There

probably ‘have been heads of industries, and ~ Jpen and women in the ranks of ' organized labor who worked for

and on this day gratitude on the

we should remember and look with ‘men and women who have made Nai Bey the things

the - wages they got-and what “it made possible in their own personal lives, and had little thought of our war needs, : But, by and large, the whole picture of production is one of “which we can be immensely proud,

—always was the Steuben county board last week

tary Hull is attempting to give the congress, the

periodic progress reports. He has now the support of all except the most violently partisan groups.

and those who have remained at home, His first article saddened me, for several reasons.

touch with them, of having them tell us about their experiences and of telling them something of what we went through. i

woman back home to tell him day has thought and felt, so that she life. It is the lucky woman here whose man has told her how he has thought and felt and acted through the months and even years separated.

plain. He states a situation

were inducted, they left something behind..in their memory. Just above the store’s name plate on the corner “the ‘boys placed three blue stars—and wrote their names beneath the stars. Théy hope the “service plaque” will remain there until the war's over-and ‘can’ resume their avotation 'of holding ip the ing. . . . The Red Cross camp and hospital

equipment at Ft. Harrison and Stout field day rooms —the rooms where the soldiers spend their leisure time, The committee's warehouse is becoming depleted, as some of the furniture in the rooms wears out. from hard and continuous usage.

at the card tables. The committee. has no particular need at this time for davenports. Broken lamps can be repaired. If you have some used furniture. to donate, phone Mrs. Strickland at LI. 1441 and she will arrange to have the motor corps call for it. ;

Even the Bugs Know YS > » : : MRS. IRVIN WAMPNER, who lives on R. R. 0.

Box 420-W, found a small bug that seemed to be

trying to announce the coming Victory with a neat V on its back, and she brought it to The Times for us to see. The bug, built in the shape of a shield, is black with -red trimming and a very fancy red V on its back. Reporter John Chadwick called for Frank Wallace, the state bugologist, but Frank Was |

at Ft. Wayne killing beetles. So were all the other | r all, about all technical men. The man who answered the phone | sald this sounded like a box elder bug. That's as

far as the search went. . . . The various ration-

ing boards in other counties always send in to the

state. OPA office clippings of newspaper stories on | OPA subjects. In the clippings received from the! was one that said! the July rainfall was below norm J he clipping right back with the com- | “We haven't anything to do with rainfall. someone else's fault.”

Obviously; tiie. planning for a new world order of such overwhelming importance that this extension or “use” of sovereignty is Justified.” Even if some

the benefits from international collaboration would be worth it but, with a council acting only by unanimous consent, no sacrifice is necessary and, in effect, the nations are using their sovereignty for the common good.

Public Opinion Stressed

WITH THE DISARMING of the axis nations following this war, and with the gradual disarmament that will be possible under stable conditions in years fo come, the authority of the league council might be increased if such a move should be deemeq | advisable, but it is not contemplated now. From this point, the “délégites at Dimbarton Oaks can proceed to the allocation of areas to be protected, the forces=necessary and the period of time during

Particularly | needed are lamps, tables and chairs. There's an especial demand for sturdy wooden chairs for use|

}

al. The state OPA |

{512 Warren ave.; PFC. BOBBY O. ( BARRETT, son of Mr. and Mre.

PFC. WILLIAM C. KENNINGTON, ‘son of Mr. and Mrs. James D. KenInington, 1701 Pletcher ave, and PFC. LEO M. DEHAVEN, husband 'of Mrs. Kathryn DeHaven, 1451 Central ave.

Paul Schumacher McGhehey

PAUL E. SCHUMACHER, son of Mrs, Mary C. Shumacher, 410 N, Oakland ave. has returned to Camp Lee, Va, after a visit with. his mother: : LAWRENCE E. McGHEHEY, husband of Mrs. Ruth McGhehey,

{4506 N. Kingsley dr. recently was

promoted to first liteutenant in England.

- A f 83 Per Cent to Remain After. War, Acoording to

C. E. D. Survey.

A recent survey has disclosed that | there will be no large exodus of |

for industrial development. | Based on a cross-section analysis |

of industrial workers here, the sur- | vey revealed: 83 per cent intend to stay 12.4 per cent intend to move 45 per cent don't know

which the protective forces will. be at “maximum strength. ;

again, the inernational organization can be de- War, ‘while 20 per cent intend toj Tuesday at. Manual and Crispus veloped only as a sound public opinion grows to its leave; 6 per cent were undecided: | Attucks high school, with instrucsupport. The legal or technical devices put into! The committee was not surprised tion scheduled to begin Sept. 12.

blueprint form at Dumbarton Oaks are worthless if not agreeable to the masses of the people. The organization for peace toward which Secretary Hull is leading will never rest wholly upon constitutional safeguards but rather will rest upon the moral purpose of the peoples who accept membership in the new league. If they are willing' to invest the new league with their approval, the security of the world

is assured. ; |C

i In due course, the peoples of all nations will be given a chance to inspect the blueprints of the new international association. That time will come

possibly. within the next fortnight: Until then, Secre-

press and the public; as well as other nations,

. ~~ By Eleanor Roosevelt

~ First, there is the difficulty, apparent to all of us!

Then there is the difficulty of understanding what they feel while they are gone, of getting back into

It is the lucky man “out there” who has had a after day what she is still part of his

urs that they have had to be In his first article, Sgt. Hutton does not try to exation and leaves it' there, It than a column to explain many of a ‘

Id take more n f | s to me and which I have

‘come a haven for :

According to the survey, 74 per!

at this disclosure because it is be- | lieved that many women have come | to the city to accept war jobs to be! Rear members of their families in| military service. | Doubt Population Loss Judging from, the survey, Mr.| ain said, “one might assume that the community may have a substantial loss in population;

“It should be remembered, however,” he added, “that the com-| munity now has 80,000 men atid women in service or working in governmental agencies! outside the city and one might naturally assume that most of these! eventually will return, : “I think we might rightfully as-| sume that the city will not have a | drop in population and that there will not be any substantial relief ih the present housing situation, “From what we have been able to learn from other communities ‘which have expanded industria employment during the war; we are safe in assuming that the survey discloses greater stability in our Population than that shown by similar surveys in other war centers.” TTT

SPAIN DENIES IT’S

The Spanish embassy last- night, on! behalf of its government, vigorously

denied a rge broadcast by .the Moscow radio that Spain had be- | ied enemies. . It also* asserted that “the government of Spaiit wishes to stress once more the fact thut the Spanish

~IN THE SERVICE

From Saipa

Paul H. Barrett, 1437 E. 12th. st."

HAVEN FOR NAZIS]

_ WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (U.P) —|

nothing in common with| [ m ), which |

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1944.

Jack C.. Daw Willard Twyman

Four Indianapolis men were members of the record class of navigators graduated from Hondo army air field, Tex. after 18 weeks of training. : They are FLIGHT OFFICER HAROLD BLAIR, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Blair, 1011 Harlah st., 2D LT. JACK C. DAW, son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert D. Daw, 3043 Graceland ave.: 2D LT. EDWARD K. STOCKER JR.; son of Mr, and Mrs. E. K. Stocker, 2002 E. 38th st, and 2D LT. WILLARD TWYMAN, son of Mr. J. B. Twyman, 1522 Reisner st.

+» and Cpl. Raymond M. Simpson, Tell City.

William Seamon Two Indianapolis coast guardsmen are aboard LST boats which have been shuttling men and material to the French beaches since D-day. - They are HAROLD L. DAILY, fireman . lsc, formerly of R. R. 1, Box No. 432, and WILLIAM E. SEAMON, motor machinist’s

mate 3-¢, son of Mrs, Betty Davis, 320 N. Layman ave.

Harold Daily

For unselfish devotionto ‘duty Solomons base, these six Indiana

n to Verdun—There’s a Hoosier Out Front]

during the Japanese shelling of a marines, including four from In-

dianapelis, were commended by Marine Maj Gen. Ralph J. Mitchell.

The men, all ground crewmen for

a marine aviation. group are, left

. to right, front row, Pfc. D. L. Jackson, 4025 E. Washington st.; Cpl D..E. Denman, Anderson; S. Sgt. C. E. Avels, 1237 Charles st.; second - row, Sgt. J. E. Wachstetter, 310 Harlan, st.; Pfc. R. W. Erner, Lafay-

‘ette, and Cpl. J. W. Rasmussen,

5135 Central ave. The citation

Jauded them for “disregard of their own personal safety in order that their aircraft could continue to operate.” “Somewhere in the Marshall islands” five Indiana members of a Marine air force unit catch up on the news from home. They are (front row. left to right) Sgt. Herbert D. Smith, Mulberry, and Cpl Melvin P. Parrish, 3031 W. Linwood ave.; (rear row, left to right) Sgt.

Richard R. Metzing, Anderson, Cpl.

Loui§™0. Studer, 1125 E. Troy ave.

‘Robert Myers ~~ Magrice Long

ROBERT E. MYERS, son of Mr. and Mrs. Rex K. Myers, 23 N. Grant ave, and MAURICE E. LONG, son of Mr. and Mrs, Russell C. Long, Mooresville, recently were graduated as bombardiers and ecommis-

sioned second lieutenants at the Midland, Tex: army air field.

SEE WORKERS 60.000 Expected fo File Info Classrooms STAYING HERE|

By DONNA MIKELS

For the first time since before

Pear] Harbor, a trend taking people

| away from war work and back into schools is expected to swell enroll! | ment figures in Indianapolis schools,” ;

More than 60,000 students, appfoximately 18,000 of whom will go!

expected to start on an upgrade. Classes will be organized Tuesday, with grade pupils attending

factory workers ‘after the war; ac- | the regular half-day: session. High | Teachers of . the classes consult cording to Joseph E. Cain, chair-| school pupils, with the éxception of [employ oS Teserding Je a ; { - . o] § J udes man of the Indianapolis comiiittee, freshmen and others entering for

the first time, will report /at 8:45 . m., and entering freshthan and out-of-town students will register at-1:30-p: Hiromi So Free Night School Regular class sessions will get under way Wednesday. In addition to regular sessions, a

(cent of the women in industry ex- free night high school and Slgmen- | As Secretary of State Hull has declared time and Pect to remain in the city after the tary training course will begin

Registration’ will continue Tuesday through Friday for adults seeking grade or high school diplomas, noncitizens who desire courses in citizenship, and graduates seeking additional work in any field. Classes in the. night school will meet for one hour from 5 p. m, to 10 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. Any Course in regular sthool curriculum for which there is suffi-

| cient enrollment will be offered, and |

enrollees will ‘be required to pay only ‘for books and laboratory fees.

approximately| The night course is one of several

Special features which will make up the school program. Programs are being set up to allow part-time workers ‘to continue school and to provide elementary education to cut down the new high of illiteracy in Indianapolis, caused by the influx of migratory workers. : New System Adopted One of the newest features in vocational training will be the distributive education course, set up by the schools under the provisions of the George Dean act of congress. This course allows pupils to study the vocation in which they are interested half a day.’ During the other half day, the class goes into

BARNABY

.itrial workers to study part days

{to give students experience in their

1 factust retail establishments, workling as part of school curriculum.

{together with class work forms the {basis for their grades. The classes |are conducted in shifts, with a morning class. working in the afternoon, and afternoon classes going to work in the morning. | A similar program allows ‘indus-

‘and work the other half, at the same time gaining credits. This tplan has been used effectively to {alleviate manpower shortages, and

chosen field while still in scheal. The program is confined to actual apprenticeship as -mueh-as possible, rather than placing emphasis on the possibilities of earning money from the program. ok Trend Being Reversed The program also 1s regarded as a factor influencing the increasing trend of leaving jobs to return to school, a reverse of conditions at the start of the war. School heads {say workers {themselves feel the lack of diplomas is a handicap and have taken the responsibility of returning to complete their education, In some cases, school children have been laid off in, the war factories. . In cases where personnel directors of organizations note a marked deficiency in ‘their workers! which decreases their work skill, classes may be set up under school | supervision, presenting.....ourses

which will correct the inadequacy.

increasing interest in Spanish and Latin-American social and economic conditions brought about by new Latin-American relations. School officials point out that

Millard McClain | Rexford Robinson

SGT. MILLARD McCLAIN, Indianapolis, is a cook at Camp Chaffee, Ark. CPL. REXFORD H. ROBINSON, husband of Mrs. Murrell Robinson, 809 N. Beville ave. is serving with the medical corps in England.. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Robinson, 929 N, Gray st.

Spanish classes are on the increase, while interest in German’ -and French is steadily diminishing. Other features of schools are expected to remain unchanged in the

| into high schools, will file back into he classrooms Tuesday. Elementary flUITy of vocational education. Ac- | enrollment is expected to HoweW“liround 43588, and total enrollment tivities will remain much the same,

although new stress is being placed on war bond and stamp drives and salvage campaigns. Grade school safefy patrols will return next week from an intensive training course at the Boy Scout camp. Buildings are in good shape for! the opening of school. A four-| room addition is being constructed | at school No. 68, 21st st. and Riley, | and boilers are being replaced at school No. 16. War shortages have not affected school supplies, although such articles as yardsticks,! certain art materials, and cheaper grades of paper are unavailable. Faculty shortages are not acute, although more elementary teachers are needed. exodus of teachers into war work, 110 members of instructional and special service staffs are serving in the armed fqrces.

. Another trend which has influ-| Le un. us is the

get off for two trips!”

HOLD EVERYTHING

CITY Bus

“Whatta ya mean, ‘Step back

In addition to the |

Charles Taylor Robert Klepper PVT, CHARLES H. TAYLOR, husband of Mrs. Helen Taylor, 125 Eagle dr; and son of Mrs. Maude Sedan, 1333 W. 28th st, has been awarded the combat infantry badge in France.

S. SGT. ROBERT KLEPPER, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Klepper, 333 8S. Keystone ave., is in England,

William L. Faris Harry Linder PFC. WILLIAM L. FARIS, son of Mo. and Mrs. Willlam C. Faris, 3302 E. 33d st, has completed the gunnery course at flexible gunnery

school, Laredo. Tex., and is now qualified to join a bomber crew,

HARRY LINDER, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Linder, 338 Beauty ave., is serving with the U. S. navy at Gulfport, Miss. * ”

Jeanne Jackson Dorothy C.

JEANNE JACKSON, daughter of Reuben O. Jackson, 4330 Broadway, and DOROTHY CLARE REECE, daughter of Prof. Raymond J. Reece, Tetre Haute, are in England serving as staff assistants with the American Red Cross.

a DRIVE IN COUNTY Tuesday, Swelling Rolls First Time in War

‘SLON.’PAC TOLD

Vag

C.L.0. Group Steps Up Campaign to Register Workers in Indiana.

The Indiana C, 1. O. Political Action Committee intensified its campaign today tc register workers throughout the state so they may vote in the Nov. 7 general election. Leo Kryczki, representing National P. A. C. Chairman Sidney: Hillman and himself a vice president of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers union, told a meeting of = the state committee yesterday that labor’ must hold its gains by elect= ing a friendly congress. : The committee had undertaken a house-to-house canvass of voters to ask them to register and sought : to have deputy registration clerks placed in war plants, but delegates said that county clerks were opposing the latter proposal. Marion County “Slow” Powers Hapgood of Indianapolis, state committee chairman and regional C. I. O. director, said that workers were being registered sat-

| isfactorily in Lake, Vanderburgh,

Clark and Madison counties, but = the work was proceeding’ slowly in * Marion ‘county. Raymond McKeough of Chicago, regional P. A. C. director, appealed to workers to: contribute to the P. A. €. campagin fund, adding that “it is worth a dollar for each worker to guarantee four more years of progressive; liberal, far-seeing gove ernment ” A

REPORT BRAZIL BANS TIME

BUENOS AIRES, Sept. 4 (U. P). —Reports from Rio De Janeiro said yesterday that Time magazine has been. banned in Brazil

NEW YORK, Sept. 4 (U. P) ~B. K. Pinch, assistant to the publisher of Time, said the magazine had

in the bus!'? I've been trying to

received no notification of the Brazil ban.

No indication of the treasure so

lll try one more. . . Saudi Arabia

{ for. . . These Rand McNally people make very incomplete maps, m'boy. | - pirates hid their gold

My Fairy Godfather is looking for a map that shows just where those

“se

— | : [IE 4. LLL gia ~

national socialism (Nazism 3 the church,

TJ : ay yy

on the begch out here.

Ne. Not on this road map either. . . There's oply one thing to do! . . . Fetch me a : wed

[The back of this old laundry MW bill will do. . . Quiet, ]