Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 November 1944 — Page 21

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(Mr. McGaffin, Pacific war correspondent for The Times, is subslitpting today for Ernie Pyle who is on vacation but.expects to return to an assignment on the war fronts in the near future.)

WITH ‘ADM. HALSEY'S 3D FLEET OFF THE PHILIPPINES (Delayed).—We had givén them up for lost after our battle with the Jap fleet. But they cheated death, with the aid of the United States navy's rescue service, and today they're safely “Boas back on their aircraft carrier, Those stalwart six, all ‘of whom came back with incredible tales to tell, were: Ensign Jaul L. Ruch, Waterloo, Ill.; 3-¢ Aviation Radio man Warren R. Pontier, Clifton, N. J; Lt. (jg) Merrill Alders, Youngstown, O.; 3-¢ Gunner Aviation Radioman Walter Robinson, Mission, Tex. Lt. (j.g) William Ennis, Jackson Heights, N. Y,, and 3-¢ Gunner Aviation Radioman David Meredith, Wood-Lynne, N. J. Here are their stories: Ruch and Pontier took off from their big new Essex-class carrier to dive-bomb the Singapore dis vision of the Jap fleet, 340 miles away off the coast of Samar, early on Oct, 25. Their mission completed, they were on their way back when they encountered the bomber of Lt. Alders and Robinson. Ferocious flak from the Jap battleship that Alders had attacked had torn a big hole in his Helldiver's wing and his plane was so badly damaged that it barely crawled. So Ruch slowed down to accompany him, They encountered heavy rain and Ruch went up 10,00Q feet to get through the storm. But by so doing he lost Alders. Then he ran out of gas and signaled a destroyer, which picked him and Pontier up.

Eyes Reflected Horror

RUCH HAD GIVEN ALDERS' position at the point he last saw him but six days passed before Alders was found by search planes. When he told the story of those days his dark eyes reflected the horror of his experience. “There was a big holé in my wing,” he said. “One wheel and part of the tail had been shot away. The hatch had a hole right by my head. I managed to keep her in the air at 100 knots. “But we were using so much gas we knew we'd have to bail out, or land. Robinson and I talked it over and decided to attempt to land so we wouldn't lose our liferaft,

Inside Indianapolis By Lowell Nussbaum

. DOUBLE BILLING at the Circle, starting today: *Till We Meet Again,” and, “In the Meantime, Darling” . . . We havé said it before and we probably ghall say it again and again and again: Thanksgiving this year will be.observed next Thursday—Nov. 23— regardless of what your calendar may say. Some of the calendars erroneously show the date as a week later. Congress, in December, 1941; decreed that thenceforth, the fourth Thursday of November would be observed as Thanksgiving. . . . A while back, we swore _ we. never again would meddle in WIRE'S Telo-Test radio program by printing the answer to the question being asked currently by Larry Gordon.. But, in order to A keep our telephone switehboard from being clogged with calls from inquiring folks, we guess we'll have to back down and give the answer this week, If someone calls and asks you the name of the book in which one of the characters was a white whale, tell 'em, “Moby Dick.” It's all right for us to tell; Larry Gordon said so, over the air one day. a

Cigarets Mailed Home

THRONGS OF shoppers in the downtown Monday eyening were startled by the sound of a thunderous explosion that reverberatéd dlarmtingly. For the benefit of those who heard the blast but didn’t learn the cause, we submit the following explanation: It was merely a trackless trolley having a blowout, at Illinois and Market. . . . A couple of the boys ‘at the postoffice had to laugh yesterday when they read in

* this column about all the cigarets being shipped out

by the Red Cross in kit bags to be given to service men bound for overseas. “Not all the cigarets are going out. of town,” one of the postal workers told us. “The same day, during a period of about three hours, we handled maybe three dozen cartons being shipped in to folks here, Most of the senders were \

America Fli OKLAHOMA CITY, Nov. 17.—Immediate aviation growth, bringing with it a wave of prosperity that will kill any type of “after world war I depression” is predicted by Josh Lee, member of the civil aeronautics board—the board which will have most of the “headaches” when it comes to determining how far and fast aviation can go. Mr. Lee made his forecast before a cross section of the aviation ‘industry—manufacturers, airline operators, light plane distripbutors, aviation school heads, instrument and accessory manufac turers, airport managers, and . state and national aviation officials. They are here as delegates to the second annual national aviation clinic, sizing up aviation’s possibilities and seeking means to promote rapid aviation progress. ' Mr. Lee criticized those who have been basing post-war air travel estimates on “percentages of prewar rel, bus and steamship passenger figures.”

Developing Its Own Fields

“THAT,” HE SAID, “is just as silly as if our railroads had figured possible future business on percentages, of overland wagon-riding pioneers. Aviation is mew. It's growing fast. It is developing its owh new fields. “We have more trained airmen right now than we had total men in world war I Nearly every high school is giving preflight courses. ‘We'll have thou-

sands of puddle jumpers (light planes), helicopters

My Day

WASHINGTON, Thursday.—One of the sad things

about being in the White House is the fact that so many people mistakenly believe that living here makes tt possible for you to further any project in which

By William McGaffin

“We landed in late afternoon at the time Ruch went up for altitude. Robinson's chair was sheered off when hit. He fell forward, lit on his chin and broke off a couple of back teeth. ! “By the time we got onto the raft we were so sick from swallowing salt water we just lay there and vomited. The sea washed in and we were under water half the time. ) “We had chow, but we decided not to eat for two days as we didn't know how long we'd have to stay on that raft. “The next day -a search plane came over, We didn't have time to get our smoke bombs lit. We shot tracers, blew whistles, waved, and put dye in the water. He flew away. We drank rainwater to save our canteen supply. * “The third day we saw a plane a long way off. We got our smoke bomb lit and the co-pilot of the plane—a P. B. M. on search out of Palau—saw our smoke. The sea was so rough landing was dangerous, but the pilot took a vote of the 15 officers and enlisted men; all voted to risk it.

Rescue Plane Crashes

“WHEN THEY took us aboard my legs were too weak to support me and somebody helped me to a bunk. Suddenly one of the crew rushed up and reported a hole in the bottom of the , flying boat, caused when it landed. The bilge pump wouldn't work and it was taking on water fast. The pilot decided to take off. “We bounced from wave to wave, but finally made it. But the tail wouldn't level off and when we were about 100 feet up the nose went straight up. We began a spin and the next thing I knew’ I was under water, “I clawed my way out and got to the surface. The water was covered with.gas and the plane was filled with’ gas fumes, but finally we got a raft out. ° “It was a T-man raft and there were 17 of us. “Everybody was all right except the aeriologist, who had swallowed a lot of gasoline. We took him aboard and tried artificial respiration, but it was useless. “We finally gave up, pronounced him dead, someone said a prayer and we slipped him over the side.”

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service men, and at least one package bore an APO number.” . . . A fellow worker was in Keene's drug store at Delaware and Ohio the other day and heard a customer ask Herman, the cigar counter clerk, if he had any eigarets. “We've got Ernie Pyle cigarets,” said Herman. “What's that?” asked the customer. “Bull Durham—roll your own,” replied Herman. “Ernie wrote about rolling his own in his column, maybe five years ago, and I guess he still can roll 'em.” The customer apparently felt he was too old to start rollirig his own, .

Got Your Rebate Yet?

A READER asks us to “find out when all rebates on taxes will be mailed out.” We called over at the Federal building and the answer was: “Probably within the next few weeks.” The ones that still remain to be sent out are in cases where there appears to be some discrepancy. In such cases, the income tax department gets in touch with the taxpayer by mail. Uncle Sam pays 6 per cent interest on the rebates—the same interest he charges when you're late in paying him. . . , We've had several complaints lately about motorists’ refusing to give rides to hitchhiking service men. Some of the boys who used to praise Hoosier hospitality now are a bit critical. In these days of transportation difficulties, there's little real excuse for driving an empty ear—especially if a service man needs a ride. . . . But not all service men have lost their liking for Hoosiers. Take Cpl. Othp Gilbert of Camp Atterbury. He's from Virginia and Maryland, but he’s been in Indiana two years, and likes it. In fact, he. says Hoosiers are all hospitable. He likes us all. . , . Out at Billings hospital, Ft. Harrison, they're looking for a small hand press, suitable for printing linoleum block Christmas greeting cards. Some of the convalescent veterans are making the blocks in arts and crafts training, but aren’t physically able to make the trip over to the large press they have at the hospital. So a small, portable press that can be taken into the various wards is being sought. If you have one to spare, phone Miss Mildred Stilz, IR. 5774.

By Max B. Cook

and huge planes carrying dozens of passengers on each trip. “Time and speed are going to be the real factors when we begin comparing flying with riding railroads and steamship lines. “A businessman will be enabled to go to sleep in New- York, wake up in London, do a full day’s work, go to sleep on a plane again that might and be in his office the next morning, “Persons with two weeks’ vacations will be enabled to go to far-off places, spending a total of two days going and coming and the other 12 days vacationing. And in foreign countries, they heretofore could not hope to visit,”

Foresees Air Freight

MR. LEE predicted rapidly increasing use of planes to transport freight, fresh fruit and vegetables and other produce across the country “at rates anyone can afford to pay.” He also pointed to the development of huge gliders being dropped at specific cities without halting the cavalcade. No “The. aviation Industry is going to create new business along many lines,” he added, “thus insuring added employment to thousands. It is going to grow so fast we need not worry about an after-war depression,” A plea for nation-wide uniform rules of air and safety standards was made by Dr, John H. Frederick, professor of transportation and industry, University of Texas. . “We must not have 48 agencies with power to control air traffic, prescribing conflicting and hampering restrictions against the uniform operation so necessary’ to safety and efficiency of flying,” he sald.

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By Eleanor Roosevelt

Of course, most, of us know that there is never dny question in congress about the appropriation of money needed for munitions of war, or for the buildings in which they are to be made. . The people who work in these buildings, however, and who make the ships or planes or guns or ammu-

prevent illness or, when it comes, to assure proper care and treatment. The result is that to get money for thesesservices is far harder than to get it for : -out. making of ‘munitions

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1944

'GEE, OH GEE, THIS IS WONDERFUL'—

Ernie Pyle

“GEE, OH GEE, this is wonderful,” was all Miss Louisa White, 1417 8. Belmont ave., could get out today when we returned her hand drawing of Ernie Pyle autographed by the famous Indianapolis Times’ columnist and doctor of various letters. An dvid. artist and autograph seeker, Miss White was unable to follow the wandering Hoosier vagabond except by his columns. She appealed to The Times to forward her sketch. Then Ernie came to Indianapolis following the. exercises at Indiana university Monday in which he received the degree, doctor of humane letters. He was pleased to autograph the sketch, ’ » » . MODESTLY, Miss White addressed Ernie: tEnclosed is a humble drawing I did of you and would like so much to be honored with your signature. “I have read your book, ‘Here Is Your War, ... nearly all of it gave me an idea of what my fiance went through in Africa. Now I can better understand many things which before I took for granted.” “1 always have liked to draw and for a time I thought I wanted to be a dress designer,” the 23-year-old artist said. ' » " »

“THEN BACK in "$8 I was fooling around trying to draw Robert Taylor. I was so surprised . . . it looked like him. I sent it off to be autographed and have been doing it ever ‘since. “Besides my flance (Pfc. Charles Bogden, son of Mrs, Freda Bogden, 821 8S. Lyons ave.), I write to several other friends in service,” she said.

Ernie Pyle seen through the eyes of Miss Douise White in her hand sketch.

“Every once in a while I make a pin-up drawing for them. Those in the Pacific really seem to appreciate it,” she laughed, ~ » »

“BUT I JUST can't get one autograph that I've tried for In 1042, '43 and '44. I've sent the same picture to President Roosevelt and get nowhere. Once I sent it to Mrs. Roosevelt. “Each time I got a very nice letter from his secretary which explained how busy he was and just didn't have the time,” Miss White said. Miss White studied art all through public school and has spent several summers at the John Herron Art school. At present she is employed as a window trimmer for McCrory’s 5 & 10 cent store.

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THE AMERICAN WAY— House Committee

To Give Plan for 60,000,000 Jobs

BOSTON, Nov, 17 (U. P.). — An eight-point program designed to help create 60,000,000 post-war jobs in America will be represented to congress, it was announced today by Rep. William M. Colmer (D. Miss.), chairman of the special house committee on post-war economic policy and planning. , Speaking at the closing session of .the New England council's third war conference, Rep. Colmer said the program sponsored by his committee calls for: 1. Development of new markets, both foreign and domestic, for in= creased production including foreign trade and shipping. 2. Early solutiod of the problems of demobilization and their effect on unemployment. 3. Re-employment of demobilized soldiers and war workers. 4. Careful analysis of federal statutes which will retard or aid successful post-war conversion. 5. An early end to war-time regimentation of the people. 6. Maintenance of the standard of the American way of life. 7. Public works, federal, state and local, to the extent necessary to absorb the slack of unemployment of private enterprise, 8. As an private enterprise, reduction of high war taxes and relaxation of rigid government controls.

Iron Lung Fails To Prevent Birth

NEW YORK, Nov. 17 (U. PJ). Mrs. Eileen Mowen, 26, who was removed from an iron lung for 27 minutes yesterday to give birth: to a child by Caesarian section, was reported in satisfactory cohdition today at. Kingston Avenué hospital in Brooklyn. It was believed to have been the frst Caesarian performed under such circumstances. The child, Rosemary, weighing three and a half pounds, was more than a month premature and was removed to an incubator at the premature nursery at Kings County hospital,

Tattooed Woman Being Sought Here

A WOMAN with half her body tattooed from her waist down was being ‘sought by - Indianapolis police today at the request of her husband in dew York City. The letter to" local poMce from New York said her name is Mrs. Josephine Blanche Florenda Moore and that among her many distinguishing marks were tattoded designs of floral garters just above her knees, that she is a brunet and “walks oddly because of a foot allment. The letter was signed William ¥. Moore, her husband, who said one of her two children had be-

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1045 Hollywood Ice Revue.

Sister helps sister through a

dressing-room door with her costume Beverly Wilkin (left) and Betty.

Coliseum Scenes as Sonja Returns in Ice Revue

Clown Happy Kellems , , . from Cole Bros. circus to the Menie

Kathryn Storey (right) puts last minute touches on Janet Van Sickle's costume at show time opening night.

13 Passes? It Is

PITTSBURGH, Nov. 17 (U, P) Dr, Arthur L. Rayhawk, who makes a study of such things, did a little figuring and reported today that it’s possible to make 13, straight passes in a dice game ds Movie Star George Raft was reported to have done at New York early this year to win $18,500, But don’t bet your shirt on it. Dr. Rayhawk, a market research analyst and former professor at

‘oceans of the world were fresh water, but now they contain enough salt to cover continental United

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four tens andsfive in a row are exactly 25360,080,167,104 to one. Roughly speaking, the odds against you are about 25 trillion-to-one, according to Dr. Rayhawk,

OCEANS ONCE FRESH WASHINGTON. —A¢t one time the

Sonja Henie . . . back again in sequins and feathers.

OW! Gals Puff Pipes at Office

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 (U. P.). — The ‘cigaret shortage arrived today in the office of war information's writers’ section, which earlier this week issued a comprehensive report on why cigarets can't be found. Two writers, Mrs. Una Franklin and Mrs. Dorothy Thomson brought their pipes to work. Mrs. Franklin, who declared that .pipe-smoking is old stuff to her, confessed, however, she used cigaret tobacco,

ARMY SEEKING DOGS |

FOR OVERSEAS DUTY

Another call for smart dogs as scouts for overseas duty with the U, 8 army has been issued here through Dogs for Defense, Inc, with headquarters at 22 E. 60th st., New York City. Indianapolis persons who have dogs qualified for army scolit duty have been asked to contact Dogs

come ill because of her disappear- | Dufuesne university, reported that States to a depth of one and ome-|for Defense at the New York adance, your chances of rolling four fours, |half miles. “ dress. » 3 BARNABY By Crockett Johnson

Let Cousin Myles finish | A Misnop, Bormaby. ... Poor fellow’s worn out hunting turkeys oll these yeors.

And those unfortunate refugees up of Plymouth. Waiting for him to come bock with a turkey for the First Thonksgiving—

. But lucky for them your old Fairy Godfather is on the job now. . . As I've told Myles, I'll got the bied. .

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Unions. Call for Gl Jobs, No Civilian Firings

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veterans administration, mainly concerned with men who returned from world war I; and who. now has the added duty of directing

the retraining and re-employment administration, an agency set up by congress’ : under the of fice. of war mobilization and reconvers 8101. The pinch will come for Gen. Hines if he has to decide that civilfan workers must be thrown y . out of their Mr. Perkins jobs to make room for veterans. The selective service law, as interpreted by Col. Paul H, Griffith, now a deputy to Gen. Hines in the retraining and re-employ= ment administration, would make it obligatory for civilians to be displaced by servicemen seeking their old jobs. That's where the rub comes, from the standpoint of labor unions trying to protect their memberships. . . » DECLARATIONS on the subject are expected from the A. F.

ventions, opening next Monday. The union proposals to General Motors were made public by Neil Brant, the union's Washington representative, He said that the corporation had proposed that employees who are od military leave and who return with physical handicaps acquired in service may be placed and retained on any job they are capable of doing or may be trained to do; without regard to the (union) seniority rules.” ' . » . THE UNION agreed, with some minor changes in wording. The other company proposal was that “veterans not prevoiusly employed in a General Motors plant, including those physically handicapped as a result of service in the armed forces since May 1, 1940, may be hired and retained 3 regardless of the seniority of of other employees hired after May 1, 1940, the date the re-employ-ment ‘rights proved by the selective service law became effec tive.” The union proposal agreed in substance, but with the provise that non-employee veterans “may replace present employees who have the least plant-wide senior: ity.” This involved technicalities, with answers depending on the 4 company or plant concerned. 3

We, the Wome What's Cozy About Living In a Machine?

By RUTH MILLETT IT'S REFERRED to a a “dwelling machine”—that “first mrototype of a house based enirely on the principles of aircraft technology, using aircraft materials, skills, tools and facilities.” The experimenters hope | that hundreds ° of thousands 8 of dwelling“ # machines will i be built once the orginal prototype has been ground tested, The houses e may be the . models of effi- Miss Millett ciency the planners hope for— but do they really suppose that term “dwelling machine” will ever replace the word “home”? ”. ” ” I'VE BEEN trying it out—but for the life of me I can't roll it off my tongue easily, Maybe it won't .be a tongue-twister for the babies who are born in “dwelling machines,” but it is going to be hard for us who weré born in. nomes to get used to. . Just try it and see, Here are a few sample sentences. See what you can do with them: “The bride and groom will be at their dwelling machine after September 3d.” °° ® 2 w . © “MY business of profession? Why I'm just a dwelling machine wife.” © “The Smiths entertained dinner in their attractive dwelling machine.” “Well, one thing you have to say for her. She is a wonderful dwel machine maker.” Gil » = ‘ - “JOHNNY, Johnny, you come ’ to your own dwelling machine A this very minute.” . - “Be it ever so humble there's “no place like one's own dwelling machine.” See what’I mean? We just aren't quite machiné-minded enough to take on that term “dwelling machine,” are“we? -

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