Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 2 May 1945 — Page 5

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 2 .

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~ FINALLY ENDED

gn Warden Wounded After, © Two Escapes. The third time definitely was not

“a charm for lst Lf. Edward (Ted) |

Warden, son of Mrs. Warden, 24 Johnson ave. Lt. Warden, who in his own words, had been “lvirig on bor~ rowed time since October” escaped injuries in two tight spots but was hit by a 120 mm. shell when he stretched his luck too far, He _ is now in Fletch‘er general hos- _ pital, Cambridge, 0. Lt. Warden's first lucky escape occurred near a hedgerow in Cherbourg when one of the feared Ger- ~ man 88's landed near him. Fortunately, that shell was a dud, but another hit nearby a few minutes later, killing four. of his men. “Ever since then, I've figured I| was living on borrowed time,” Lt. Warden said. : Escaped Bullets “His second escape came A few weeks later near the Seine, when his outfit was being heavily shelled. Lt. Warden dashed across 30 yards of ground ‘heavily covered by enemy muchine-gun fire, to put out a fire which had started in 1000 rounds of | mortar ammunition. He put ouf the fire befoge it could spread, saving the lives of more | than 50 men, -Not only did he escape unharmed. but he won the bronze star for his heroism. How®ver, on Nov. 15 his luck took | a day off and he was hit by a 120] mm. shell at Strausburg on the Rhine. He received a fractured arm and several shrapnel wounds and was sent back to this country. Four Battle Stars In addition to the bronze star, he has the combat infantry badge, four battle stars for the Normandy, Belgium, ‘Northern France and German campaigns . and the purple] heart. Lt. Warden is the brother of Lt.| (j.g.) John Marshall Warden, who| has been missing in action in the| south Pacific for. two years; Lt. Wayne Warden Jr.

Prudence |

L$. Warden

Blanding, Fla."

DANCE. IS PLANNED | AT TOMLINSON HALL

The timbers of old Tomlinson hall! will creak Friday night when 'teen- | agers from throughoht the city hold a dance. Sponsored by the city recreation | division and the various

city youth. Regular dances usually |

held that night at the various can- Stakes firmly into the soil. Marglobe,

Amerigan, and Rutgers are excellent Early tomatoes, | Victor and Bonnie Best, planted-be-

teens have been canceled.

AWARDED MEDAL

These boys are intent on representing Trinity Evangelical Lutheran parochial ‘school in-The TimesCity Recreation Division marble tournament. ert Hellwege, Melvin’ Waterman, Paul Rupprecht, Rob ert Marinee and Jerry Hibner. * 5

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Only faur will do so. Left to right are Paul Crowthers, Rob-

YOUR VICTORY GARDEN... . . By Henry L. Pree Tomato Is Queen of Garden, | _ But Requires Early Coddling

The tomato, queen of the home garden, will thrive under a fairly [the wards and the auditorium towide range of. soil, but will produce best in a well-drained, sandy, loamy, |motrow at Wakeman hospital, Camp acid soil. A fistful of garden line worked well into the soil will encour- Atterbury. Camp officials will .enage deeper root growth, - While tomato culture is rather simple, the plant is sensitive to frost, blight and lack of moisture. culture are: Using seeds or plants recommended by your local victory garden committee and county agricultural agent; planting in a welland - keeping weeds

prepared soil; under control,

It is generally buy however, seeds of late vamay be | sown in the open, but. the practice recommended _ for. the Lg home gardener. The best plants are stocky, well-

best to

plants;

rieties

is not

branched and

generally na more’ Purchase potted plants if possible; they cost a few cents more and are worth the As a rule, plants grown in flats are so crowded that they are spindly and lacking in both root and foliage development, and. re-! “set-back handling. Potted plants are trans{planted to the garden with little or no disturbance of the root system. Tomatoes sprawl naturally when left to themselves, and unless staked. 1st | should be spaced four feet apart in the ‘each way. Pruning, to one or two Netherland East Indies; Seaman 1-¢ Stalks, and staking tomatoes is both Robert Warden, Great Lakes, Ill, Practical and advisable for the home and WAC Sgt. Sue W. Moore, Camp | gardener “whose space is. usually limited. Staking and pruning induces an earlier crop of fruit nad makes it easier to cultivate, spray

inches tall.

difference.

ceive . a

severe

and pick the fruit.

staking produces tomatoes of a higher quality as to uniformity of | size, color, smoothness and clean-

liness.

Stakes Important to seven feet tall, 'teen-| should be set first, two feet apart

canteens, the affair is open to all| each way, and a single plant trained |. Be sure to. drive

Stakes, six

|to each ' stake. varieties such

for staking.

Mr. than eight to 12

Pree

individual

from |

Pruning’ and

Late Pan

.-T. Sgt. Carlton W. Doncaster,| tween the staked varieties, will yield, veteran troop carrier- erew chief, |their crops and be out of the way has been awarded the distinguished |by the time the -late varieties are | service cross at Stout field, head-| {ready to occupy the space. Plants should be set to the side]

quarters of the 1st troop carrier

command. Sgt. Doncaster, of Day- | {from which the wind blows.

Care

ton, served 23 months in the South must be taken when planting not

Pacific. _in the Néw Guinea campaign.

EIGHT TO BE INITIATED

e was cited for missions to disturb the roots;

the plants |

CLUB TO ENTERTAIN WAKEMAN SOLDIERS

Soon

|club will give musical programs in

Hight points in tomato | ‘e210 the singers and their di-

rector, Miss Kathleen Hergt, for d

trier. controls.

growth of foliage, blossom (drop, a resulted loss ‘of fruits. ‘Mulching | guests of Alpha Epsilon” chapter of

with after

reduce weed growth, conserve mois-. ture, induce a better root growth,

fe rm———————————— AUXILIARY TO MEET The welfare committee of ‘the k | Women's auxiliary of the Sahara|Per cent purchase total in the ‘Grotto will hold a Tuncheon meet- school's war stamp sale program, of a highly directional microphone, ing Friday at 12:30 noon in the | thus qualifying: for the privilege of |

home of Mrs. Ina Byers, 1911 Now-" displaying the -Minute Man flag.|/anywhere within 1500 yards. and | land ave

should not be removed while the! soil in the pot is dry. Plants should |

{be set about four inches from the

Blue Key, national senior men’ s stake, firmed well into the soil and | honorary fraternity at Butler uni- watered immediately.

versity, will initiate eight mémbers in May. Zink, James

Bash, John Stuart,

Robert Benjamin, Gerald DeWitt, until the fruits

James Yike, Robert Watson James D. Mitchell.

dianapolis.

and

Such plants]

new will ‘take .hold and the clusters of | They are Wallace flowers will set fruit,

No fertilizer should , be applied,

marbles,

{tion will tend

are

and from All are of In- may be fed freely.

the size of | then on’ théy|

Early applica- |

to. cause excessive |

YOUR G.I. RIGHTS . = CB Douslas Laer

G. I. to Get Benefits Until Suitable Job Can Be Found

WASHINGTON, May 2.—One of} the big worries of GI's overseas is getting a job when they get back. Here are some asked about it: Q. One of the claims that if we want to get un-| employment compensation when we get out, under the GI bill of rights, we have to take any kind of a job, even if its.in a factory where. there is a strike. Is he right?’ A. No. There is no requirement

I they've ys in our.outfit

Q. I expect

to be discharged |

from the army very soon, been in service four

1 have months, If

}

I can't work, how many weeks of unemployment compensation can I

get? . | A. You will be ‘entitled. to 23 wecks of ° unemployment pay-| ments. You get eight weeks’ credit!

for each of the first three months | of your service and four additional

weeks for each thereafter.

The

in the GI bill which says you must maximum due any veteran is 52

take a job where there kind of labor dispute.

is any | Refusing |

ment benefits. take a job that will create undue

you away. from your family. The |

work—in your own line.

MEAT — Red stamps Y5 and -%5 and A2 through D2 good through June 2. F2 through J2 are valid through June 30. K2 through P2

weeks, a covered

benefits cease.

A. Yes,

Jung 2.

through June 30 are valid through July 31. Z2 and Al through C1 valid through

If it folds up will

RATION CALENDAR

N2 through 82 gre valid T2 through X2

Of course if you worked in industry before going to take such a job will not dis-|inlo the army you will be eligible | qualify you for your uneniploy-| for payments under your state unNeither must you employment system after your GI They will not be hardship or one that will take paid’ concurrently, however. Q: As soon as I get out of the only requirement is that you re. | agmy I expect to start a business port te the local office of the U. 8.! with a GI loan. Employment Service once a week I be able to get unemployment come "and state you are available for’ pensation also under the GI bill? -

Y2 and

are valid through July 31.

through U2 valid through Aug. 31. Meat ‘dealers will pay two red points and 4 cents for each pound of waste

fat.

SUGAR~Stamp 35 valid for five pounds through June 2. Stamp 36 good for 5 pounds through Sept. 1. Canning sugar forms available ‘at ration boards. Spare stamp 13 in Book 4 must be surrendered for | euch person listed on canning sugar ; application. Flitéen pounds of can-

Q2| Aug. 31.

21.

in | indefinitely.

vehicle “tire

months or every) /

GASOLINE~A-15 coupons good Tor four gallons each through June B6 and B7 and C6 and O7 are good for five gallons; E2 and ES each good for one gallon; R2 and R3 each good for five gallons. SHOES—No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 “airplane” stamps in Book 3 good A new shoe ration stamp will become valid Aug. 1. Any person requesting a shoe stamp must present all of the No. 3 books of the family, | i SE OIL —Periods 1 Shiougty 5 of 1944-45 heating season good,

and| The club will also give vocal se-

|lections at a tea for members and| Enemy

straw, hay or similar litter, Delta Theta Tau Sunday afternoon the first few cultivations, will{in the Y. W. C. A. Pupils of School 15, 2302 ‘(Michigan st. have registered a 93

sound

‘Miss Mildred Weld is principal,

STRAUSS SAYS:

vibrationless

Locates Enemy

NEW WENN

US Has Gnsight- to Hit - 700-Mile Jet Plane.

By ROBERT N. FARR

Science Service Staff Writer

the Nips’

moving 700 miles an hour. A new 105 millimeter gun, the biggest caliber gun using a completely assembled shell, will hit tar-|gets-as far as 27,000 yards away at | [the rate~of 20 shots a minute. The |

guns, well

«= 17T'$

“Watch out for new American weapons in May.”

It is this month that the Japs will} begin to feel the full force of many | new weapons, until now secret, to Lyears.

Guns

|contained direction finder consists

| i 1 | g

‘During Watch on the Rhine

] A watch on the Rhine culminated; {in a long postponed reunion for | Capt. Walter-H. Smith, Times city circulation supervisor, on leave, and | his brother, T. Sgt. Lee H, Smith. |&8 Capt. Smith’s watch” began * when| % he spotted trucks from his brother’ S| WASHINGTON, May 2—For| yt engineers outfit at the Rhine | the little men of * the Mikado's crossing and began -looking for his | armies the expression. “Beware oll brother whom he had not seen for | the Ides of March” might well be |two-and one-half years. His search| fended Good Friday when he met Sgt. Smith in a small German vil~ | Tne near the Rhine.

Had Lunch Together

Capt. Smith also had a chance| {meeting with another. former Times into Germiny and Sgt. Smith re-jet-propelled ity circulation supervisor, Lt. Col. mained with his engineer unit tp Johnston cited Maj. Haggard's “ex« | planes will be shot-down with a new |p ophert Tindall, earlier in March. help build the first railroad bridge:¢eptionally meritorious conduct im

computing gunsight | tye two officers met and lunched|over the Rhine. The Warren Central Madrigal | that can direct. gunfire on-a plane]

Capt.

Following

Sgt.

reunion,

“Capt. W.. ‘Smith St. Lee Smith

together in France before the 9th |Cadet Gordon M. Haggard, by Capt, The reunion marked the second | army pushed into Germany, = meeting of the two brothers in 117 Smith is the husband ' of | Sunday afternoon.’ Cadet Haggard's Capt. Smith has been in| {Mrs, Edith Smith-and thé father {home is with his mother ‘and sister, be used by the army service forces. service since 1942 and overseas since of William and Susie Smith, 2601 Judy, at On Iwo Jima they got the first | { November, while Sgt. Smith entered |N, Illinois st. {taste of. 7.2-inch chemical ‘rockets | in 1941 and went across in May, | Mrs. Vivian Smith, and twin daugh- | tary school. fired at intervals of 3-10 of a second | 1944, 1 from a new 24-tube rocket launcher | that can be mounted on: the back | of a truck.

Smith's wife, rolled as a student at Kemper Milie

ters reside in Madisonville, Ky. the Capt, | im-law of Maj. Haggard and her son,

Smith advanced with the 9th army | David, were present Sunday.

Cereminy ot Fort Harrison _

| stationed in England,’ now is ree

| fire to the screen of a cathode ray| | receiver, revealing the location, are +76th Infantry division, Pt. Meade, ts, | responsible for the detection of air-| Md. from July to October, 1942. | craft up to 110 miles away in a new | Lhe major’s invention and original

Jie where an arrow-like line poin | portable electronic device for use construction’of models of simulated

to the location of -the gun,

The signal corps has lifted the, peachheads.

the

that picks up the sound of gunfire | the searchlight also spots it.

of anti-airéraft

tendent of

| this. year.

NEARER

Indianapolis

The antennae rotate at seven | schools, announced foday.

VICTORY

Free summer sessions will be held |

public Iwill sponsor a dance called “Lete

The summer . classes will open | men. present at 3:45 p. m. Friday in i movable detecting control box. The June 18 and run through Aug. 3 on the schodl cafeteria. which may be many | a six-day week schedule.’ it can easily be carried, the self- feet from the set, is synchronized | will meet-for 90 minutes each. The | ‘will provide music and Agnes Bain | with the antennae so that when | schogl day will be from 8 a. m. to] will have charge of decorations, the set’ picks up thé enemy plane 12:40 p. m. No. fees will be charged | Nancy Schultz will arrange for ree Emmett A, Rice, director | freshments and Suzanne McClame The waves that are sent out hit of special youth services, will super=- | | transmits the location of the gun-|the target, and bounce back To the [vise the sessions. -. ;

Classes | f

A BUTTON

To be

Worn by Ex-Service

With Pride!

Presented , . . with Our Compliments

(No Charge)

THIS IS THE “HONORABLE DISCHARGE” BUTTON (FOR VETERANS OF WORLD WAR I)

It is an Insigne of honor—

Men (World War In

It indicates a man who was in Uncle Sam's Armed Service—prepared to give his all—but because of sickness, injuries or age—or other ~ reasons beyond his control—Uncle Sam returned him, with honor, to

“Nii —r VEN HIS SON

For Missing. Officer,

ren

The family of Maj. Gordon H. {Haggard of the medical corps hold . ihis medal of the Legion of Merit . ‘given at Ft. Harrison. Maj. ‘Haggard, who ‘was formerly

| ported missing over Gerntany. The | medal was presented "to his son,

| James ‘M. Johnston in ceremonies

§22. Berkley rd. He is ene .

In addition to those named, Mrs. E. B, Haggard, a sistere

In awarding the medal Cap

|the performance of outstanding {service as medical inspector of the

war wounds are said to have ine creased the efficiency of army pers

SPONSOR NEW DANCE: - ‘LETTERMEN’S. LEAP’

The Broad “Ripple Biology cluly

{ termen’s Leap” honoring all letters wisi.

Richard Jackson and his ‘band

roch will direct the publicity. Spee cial entertainment will be given.

Civilian life!

\ _As a mark of regard to Returned Veterans—and as a compliment to their status—we are pleased to present free of charge—an ' hanerably discharge” button. ;

-— They're available on the THIRD FLOOR—They are given only to :

ex-Servicemen—and it is required that they bring their "papers" ot A

with them. They're also for sg-Service Women.