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ABOARD A CRUISER IN THE CELEBES SEA (By Wireless) —This is, a story about the eve of Buch occasions are sipposed to be full of tension. n ditt quite work out that way.

i True, we weren'® anticipating much opposition. * The .Japs on the island of Tarakan were sup“posed to be few, and their airpower insufficient or negligible— if the existence of even a single suicide-minded “plané gould -prop-~ erly be called negligible. . We had rendezvoused early in the morning, a -few' miles off Tarakan with 20-odd minesweep~ ers, hydrographic ships and whatnot. “Sweeps” moved in ahead. of y us and grubbed for mines all day. They found several. The next morning we Were fo begin several days of pre-invasion shelling. Well, after dinner we correspondents climbed to the top of the bridge structure and sat around with Capt. Jack Duncan of our cruiser and Brig. Gen. Earl Barnes of the-13th air force. And what did we J about? We talked about words. It might “have beer” a | classroom, or Information Please.

Capt.” Duncan had a word quiz from. a magazine,

which started it. Then he told a story about his col- : lege days, when a professor had derided him for de-. | fining “transpire” as meaning to sweat, and Duncan i triumphantly vindicated himself from a dictionary.

| Argued About Sublimate

1 GOT CAUGHT misdefining panopoly. We argued the meaning of the word sublimate, which the others | said meant to suppress or subordinate. I said it meant to vaporize. I-still don’t know who was right. | (Editor's note—Sublimate, in a psychological sense, l means to direct an impulse from its primitive aim to | one that is culturally or ethically higher; scientifiL cally, Mr. Miller js right that it can mean “to vaporize”) We debated whether the word transit can be used 8s a verb, (Editor's note—It can.)

By Lee G. Miller

Adm. Russell - 8. Berkey joined us, and someone wanted to know what- the. “seven seas” were. The| admiral and the captain reeled off the ‘names of dozens of seas, including several we had just traveled. We tried to name the seven wonders of the" world and the seven gges of man, but. we boggeq down. We didn't tackle the seven sins.

Moon Rose Full

THE MOON rose, full and yellow as butter. A fine,

breeze made aftiends for the day’s heat and humidity. Officers and orderlies and signalmen came and went with messages for the admiral or the captain, but a word was spoken about the next day's operation, though there over our shoulders lay Tarakan, already smoking from aircraft strikes and prob‘ably from Jap demolitions as well. The iral went to prepare his day's report and the captain had duties too, so the rest of us adjourned to the wardroom.

We ‘combed over . the phonograph records, and|

argued abdlt the dates when several tunes originated eral of the company confessing that their reference point in fixing the year was the romance they associated with the tune, The galley provided cinnamon toast, and coffee which as always-was available. And so to bed on the eve of the naval bombardment of the oil-rich island. I thought the Jap garrison was not likely to be sleeping so soundly as we. The next morning I saw Lis. (J.g.) Herbert A. Starbird, whose folks live in Melbourne, Fla, and John Hunt, of Linden; Wash., lowered in seaplanes by a crane. - They took off from smooth water to spot ‘our fire on Tarakan. With them rode Aviation Radiomen J. P. Cantrell, of Kansas City, and Donoven: E. Booke, whose wife is in Seattle. Then we cottoned our ears and settled down to watch the firing. I had been told that the turret guns made less racket than the flve-inch ack-ackers but I'm dubious about that now. We “were. firing in single-turret salvoes—three guns at a time. Each blast shook me till I thought my teeth would lose their fillings. And there would be more the next day and the next. Anyway, nobody fired back.

Inside Indianapolis By Lowell Nussbaum

THE AMERICAN flag that was raised by the U. 8. marines over Iwo Jima, as depicted in the now famous picture (you'll find it reprodiced in color on Page 1 today) may find a permanent home. in Indianapolis, if hopes of the American Legion are realized. Brig. Gen. Elmer W, Sherwood, Indiana adjutant general, has asked U. S. Senator Homer Capehart’s help in obtaining it. If the effort is -successful, the flag would be placed in the memorial lobby of the new home to be built for the Legion after the war, . . . Gen. Sherwood, looking to the future of the Indiana guard, or the Indiana national guard, if the latter is recreated after the war, plans to appoint Roscoe Turner to his staff 8s colonel in charge of the state's air arm. The state owns Stout field, and after the war the elaborate plant, built by the I troop carrier command, will revert to the state. It will be up to Col. Turner to “promote” the best the army has in the way | of planes and aviation equipment. He can do it if anyone can. . . . Ralph Elliott, machinist at The Times, thought he had been given some “confederate money!’ when he looked at his change yesterday and found some bright red printing on it. In large, red letters was printed: “Merry Christmas, 1944.. Uncle Bill.” * It was handed to Ralph with the printing down, so it didn’t show. And that’s probably the way he'll get rid of it.

A Tug of War ONE OF THOSE tugs of war the cartoonists love to ‘depict occurred in Block's basement recently. Two young women simultaneously discovered a two-piece blue summer play suit, size 16, and both wanted fit. They grabbed and one came up with the skirt, the

| other with the blouse. It was the only one of its kind ~

on the table. The two girls stood at opposite ends bf the table, each clutching half the garment.” To frustrate the other, one offered to'pay full price of the suit for her half of it. OPA regulations prevented that. The deadlock continued an hour and 55 minutes, with other customers ‘standing around, waiting

America Fli ONE OF the keys to Gen. George 8. Patton's lighte ning armored drives into Germany-—sometimes .far shead of supplies—became known this week in release of details of a secret packaged fuel storage container. Brought down from the skies over ‘enemy territory along with drums of fuel, the containers were quickly unfolded, set up, filled and ofttimes buried. When the Yanks arrived they easily refueled tanks, other vehicles and supplied our airplanes on advanced landing strips. Not only on all European fronts but throughout the Pacific, the packaged containers — holding from 750 to 10,000 gallons of gasoline, Diesel oil or distilled water ) —gave both air and ground forces wm a much-needed “extra punch. Heretofore a secret device, the container is a ' gollapsible rubberized storage cell within a supporting ‘structure. Compactly folded, it can be carried in a | glider or plane. It can be set up In 20 minutes with ‘only screw driver and wrench.

Serviced Superfortresses’ "ENGINEERS OF the Glenn L. Martin Co. developed the “Mareng” cell (“Mar” for Martin and “eng” for engineer) in 1937 for use in planes. Since 19424 | the United States Rubber Co. has exclusively produced thousands of them in all sizes’ for the war | effort.

| HYDE PARK, Friday.—Before I do anything else | this morning, I want.to thank the many people who ‘sent me telegrams and letters telling me how much | they wished that my husband might have been here OR VIE day 10.08 file oud of thie Buscpeust War. 1 _ rejoice with them that that part of our task is successfully over.

It is kind and warming to my heart that people thought of my

for the expected hair pulling, which didn’t materialize Instead, one of several clerks digging frantically through stock drawers found another suit of the same size, style and design. Then everyone was happy. . . . More golf clubs are needed for the G. Is out at Ft. Harrison. A similar request made several days ago resulted dn" donations of sets of clubs by half a dozen individuals, and about 150 clubs contributed by - Howard <3. Lytle, superintendent of Goodwill Industries. But they'll need a lot more than that when the new G. I. golf course is opened out at the fort. Among those using the course will be convalescent enlisted men at Billings hospital. Capt. Ralph R. Surran, special services officer at Stout field, says he could use a half dozen sets of clubs, too. They would be issued to relaxation-seeking airmen, along with passes to golf courses. And so, if you ‘have a set of clubs you aren’t using, and you'd like to do something useful with them, here's your chance. Cgll Mrs. Millred Strickland at the Red Cross, RI. 43U1, and she’ll have someone call for the clubs.

-Yes, It's About Time

ISN'T IT ABOUT time, asks the father of a serviceman, for the public to learn the meaning of the purple heart? He says he got his “dander up” at the way his son and another wounded veteran were “shoved around”. at the bus terminal. Both wore the little purple ribbon with the white stripes on the ends that signifies the wearer was wounded in action, and they were en route back to a hospital. “These two boys,” writes the father, “were standing near the door of the bus. I saw a healthy looking woman—I wouldn't -call her a lady—squeeze in between them and the bus so she could get by and get on first. I saw a man about 40 deliberately crowd in between the boys, and he got on before the wounded veterans. The war has dragged ‘on and the public seems to have forgotten that these-boys have done or are doing a very disagreeable job while the rest” of us stay at home and go about our lives in security and a little discomfort. Why doesn't someone make up signs with large reproductions of the purple heart and explanation of what it means, and post them in strategic public places? It might help prevent repetition of the incident at the bus terminal.”

By Max B. Cook

Here are some of the war-winnjng uses they served: Three thousand gallon sizes delivered to emergency flelds in China for B-29 Superfortresses. Flown in and concealed ahead of Yank forces driving into Germany. - Carried ashore by engineers in D-day landings on heachheads throughout the Pacific. Used, with manifold attached, to water down invasion airfields so that metal carpeting. can be rolled over.

- Self-Sealing Added

A WHOLE tank farm of the flexible cells—mostly underground and connected by mobile pipe, was utilized by aviation engineers on Makin island for bomber operations against Truk and Kwajalein. Total capacity was 194,000 gallons, cn Nine Martin 139-W bombers carried the first original Mareng cells, flexible fuel tanks for planes, and were used by the Chinese In attacking Jap fleet installations in 1937 during occupation of Shanghai. Later, Lt. Gen. James A. Doolittle’s attack on Tokyo was made possible from carriers through use of the Mareng auxiliary fuel tanks, giving added range. Self-sealing properties were added, making it the parent to the famed bullet-proof airplane tank, designated in 1941 by Gen. H. H. Arnold, army. air force head, as one of the three major necessities for allied conquest of the air. ~ Engineers predict it will prove highly valuable in post-war aviation because of lightness and Bexibility,

By Eleanor Roosevelt

clated the ove shown for my husband Yd the sympathy and kindly feeling expressed to my family and myself. All of these letters are going into the Franklin Delano Roosevelt library at Hyde Park, and will eventually be part of the historians’ material for use as the picture of this ‘period is painted.

it 1s - possible, through ‘our modern system of com-

. munications, for a leader to be close to many people : whom he may never meet face to face.

GOP BEER MEN JOIN GROUP TO FIGHT ODT BAN

Activities of Wholesalers to Be + Combated.

How to crack an ODT ban thwarting the purchase of beer

big problem tackled by the new-

sociation. Details concerning the association, organized this week to combat activities of Democratic beer wholesalers, were announced today by William Lamb, acting president. Mr. Lamb, of Lafayette, said the Beer Distributors association will set up headquarters in the Lincoln hotel. This is just across the street from the Indiana Licensed Beer Wholesalers association, Democratic group, located in the Claypool hotel.

~ Horses Replace Trucks

‘Mr. Lamb said -an attorney, hired by the G. O, P. assocéiation, will formally appeal an office of trans:

Yect of preveriting newcoming G.

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born Indiana Beer Distributors as-|

portation ruling which has the ef-7

0. P. wholesalers from obtaining beer trucks. In some counties Republicans are| reported to.be making brew deliv- | eries via horse-drawn wagons. | Permanent officers .of the new, Republican group are J. Rudy Heintzelman of South Bend, presi-. dent; and Thomas F. Williams Jr. of Madison, treasurer. The association also intends to

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‘tary Mr. Lamb said. Virtually all of its 51 charter members recently’

{received new -beer wholesaler’ permits from the reorganized alcoholic ‘| beverages commission.

District Chairmen Named

As is the case with the Democratic organization, the Republican outfit will be sectioned into congressional districts; -Chairmen have been named in all districts except the first (Lake county) and the ninth (Marion county), the two largest metropolitan centers. District chairmen of the Republican group are Lewis Dellinger of Monticello, second; H. E. Voegler of LaPorte, third; Lawrence Foster of Bluffton, fourth; Charles Goldthwaite ‘of Marion, fith; R. O. Breintlinger of Terre Haute, sixth; Sam Gelb of Vincennes, seventh; F. E. Warmouth of New Albany, eighth; Gene R. Van Meter of Salem, ninth, and Ralph Rigdon of Shelbyville, 10th. Battle in Court The Republican vs. Democratic war over control of the state's wholesale beer business is now embroiled in a legal battle in Federal district court at South Bend. Existing Democratic wholesalers are striving to have the revised liquor code, enacted by a Republican legislature, declared unconstitutional. Purpose of the 1945 act was to break the Democratic stronghold on the Indiana wholesale beer business. In accepting the acting presidency of the Indiana Beer Distributors $5 sociation, Mr. Lamb resigned his former post as executive secretary of the Indiana Retail Alcoholic Beverages association,

MERIT AWARD

GOES TO DRAKE

By JAMES

European battlefields to cleanse nation of Germans.

Europe may have put out the scientific, systematic destruction

into a warped creed of chivalry. The civilized world is sick like to think that it had seen

of V-E day to face this picture They must realize that the

Times Special Writer HE civilized world is sick of savagery. - It would like to think - that enough- life and treasure had been poured out on

tices that have smirched forever the history of the once-civilized

But the purge of savagery is only half finished. Victory in

victory over Japan is won, this other type of savagery will continue—not scientific and systematic, but primitive’ and fanatical, a savagery which has grown from a ritualistic ‘madness ages old

nations at war with Japanf must turn from the -sober rejoicing

many allied soldiers have received the same inhuman treatment as this “flier who fell in Jap-held territory. How many more are to meet the same fate will depend upon how fully all of us recognize that, though half the victory is won. a wir remains that must be waged and, supported not by half the previous effort, but with Tedoubled energy.

(Life Magazine Photo from NEA THRASHER

the earth of the revolting prac-

cremating fires and halted the of “inferior peoples.” But until

of pictures like this. the last of them.

It would Instead, the

and all it implies. picture is not unique, and that

Jive Set Probed for Clue In Hotel Slaying of Youth

CHICAGO, May 12 (U. P.)—Police delved today into the juvenile complexities of .the northwest side jive set for a clue to the bizarre slaying in fashionable Hotel Stevens of 17-year-old Morton Stein—“Flash Gordon” to friends. Young Stein’s body, brutally beaten and stabbed, his pockets emptied, was found yesterday by a terrified maid at the lakefront hotel. The victim, a handsome youth who “didn’t like school,” had been stuffed into a clothes closet. There was evidence of a savage struggle. Second Youth Sought

Detectives sought for questioning Dan Edwards, 16, a Chicago high school student also known as Robert J., Levitus. Edwards = was believed to have been Stein’s roommate both at the death scene and at the Rex hotel in New York during a recent junket there, The youth's body lay unclaimed In the morgue hére nearly 12 hours

before it was identified last night by Shirley Allen, 15-year-old blonde bobby soxer. She said she had lunched with Stein and Edwards in the hotel room and remained until late Thursday. Young Stein's battered body was claimed by the boy's mother, Mrs. Cecilia Stein, and his brother, Lester, a discharged soldier. Letter From “Mom” A plaintive letter found in Stein's room, addressed “dear .son” and signed “Mom,” suggested he was in trouble. ; Wrote “Mom,” in part: “You are starting a new life. Don’t make it just an adventure but make it something worth while. « + + Try to find work, not a big shot job, just an ordinary one. “If anyone asks you any queéstiohs, tell them you are joining the M M. (probably the merchant mae) at Brooklyn.” Miss Allen said she met Stein at a dance two months ago. She said

the boys appeared on good terms.

iT. B. Association Men Predict Disease Increase After War

Honored for His Work i Prison Camp.

Col. Thomas D. Drake, 2252 Adams st., today was awarded the Legion of Merit for his work as senior U. 8. army officer in prison camp Oflag 64, Schubin, Poland, from April to August, 1944. Although ill, the citation read, he, by his soldierly attitude, character, personal appearance and conduct maintained the highest possible morale among American prisoners. “By his firm insistence to the Germans on the rights of American prisoners of war under the Geneva convention and by constant vigilance and continuous, fearless action in behalf of the prisoners he forced the Germans, at the risk of his life, to accord American prisoners proper treatment,” the war department said. He was repatriated in. September, 1944

1943 when his command became tho first, “lost battalion” of world war II. The action took place in .Faid Pass in North Africa against Rommel. At present he is .stationed in His wife maintains the family home in New York City. His son, Thomas, attended West Point.

URGES CONTINUED WAR ON INFLATION

Employees of .the Indiana office of price administration were pledged to continued vigilance in the ‘war on inflation by Alex M. Campbell, U. 8. district atorney for northern Indiana, st a meeting last

meeting was called to remind workers ~ that the government figency’s fight, like that of the. armed forces, was ‘only half com [ied with he full of Germany,

ers to accept the challenge of the emergency, lauding their past fight against home front saboteurs and

Col. Drake became a prisoner in|

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Tuberculosis probably will increase in the United States affer the war period, Indiana Tuberculosis association directors were told at their annual meeting Thursday in the Lincoln hotel. Dr. James F. Spigler, Terre Haute, retiring president of the association, said there has been a definite

conditions, of these 1480 were for ‘tuberculosis.

The following ‘were elected officers:

Dr, J. A. Davis, Plat Rock, president; Site Fugen, Columbus, 1st vice president; Jennings, Indianapolis, second Pe president; Mis. a henson, Marion, secretary; Dr J. McIntyre, Ine dianapolis; treasurer; Bi. J. H. Stygall, Indianapolis, assistant treasurer; AgH % Auerbach, Indianapolis, executive seere-

increase of the disease in foreign | tary.

countries. The use of mass X-ray surveys in the state in the past four years have disclosed many cases wherein the victims had no idea they suffered from tuberculosis, he said.

Decline in Deaths

M. A. Auerbach, executive secre- |

tary, said that there had .been a decline within the state in the number of deaths due to tuberculosis but that there possibly was a trend toward an increase in|? cases themselves. He said that from Dec. 1, 1941, to March 31, 1945, selective service |T. in Indiana rejected 3503 for lung |¥

S HANNAH ¢

Executive Committee Members of -the executive committee of the board of directors include the above officers dnd Dr. P. M. Whisler, Wabash; R. S. Weesner, Hammond; Dr. P. D. Crim Evansville; J. K. White, Noblesville; Dr, M. R. Lohman, Pt. Wayne; H.' Gallmeier, Peru, and M Gremelspacher, ansport. Elected to the d of directors for three-year terms were: Dr. Crimm; H. Binford, Seymour; J. W. Hastedt, ‘Beymour; the Rev. Harold Gray, Versailles; E. C. Boyd, Clinton; Dr. R. H. Hitott, Connersville; Dr. Jennings; Dr. Martin, Hoga} Dr. G. V, Cring, or land: J. Andrew, Lafayette; Dr. Whisler; the Hy. H. P. Craven, Auburn; WoodSo Carlisle, South Bend, and Mr. Wees-

osm for one-year terms weet E. H Ihistrom, Mr, White, Noblesville: Harold Caylor, Bluffton; Dr. Lewell Painter, Yinchasiort Warren Betkey Goshen; Dr. Owens, Muncie; + Stygall; Dr. J. Pace, New Albany; RH Richards, Patricksburg: the Er wr L. Lanahan; L. Custer, South Bend; Mrs. Sam ie. ar! Pred Wehrenburg, Pt. Wayne, and Ross H. ares, Vincennes.

VICTIM OF SMOKE DIES IN HOSPITAL

Overcome by smoke in a fire that swept the Grenwald meat market at 26 N. Delaware st. yesterday, Clifford Davids, 61, of 552% E. Court st., died last night in City hospital. Mr. Davids ‘owned a printing shop on the third floor of the building. He was rescued by Philip Ochs after flames originating in the basement wept through, the building.

RETIRED POLICEMAN

DIES AT RESIDENCE|:

Ary A. Power, retired policeman, died today at his home, 458 Con-

"GERMAN FATE |

SPURS WORLD | PEACE EFFORT)

Delegates See Collective ~ Security as Only Protection.

By HAL O'’FLAHERTY Times Foreign Correspondent Director Chicage Daily News Foreign Service

SAN FRANCISCO, May 12.-The spectacle of Germany being rent apart and subjected to punishment for aggression is having an excel-

lent effect’ upon the delegations

meeting at the world security conference. News and pictures of Berlin and other cities levelled by bombing together with the plans for a long military occupation, drive into the consciousness of everyone the need for protection against such horrors.

{Europe's suffering is an hourly goad.

Something beyond an ordinary urge to set up world security is needed. The human mind and emotions still are too primitive to escape the pressure of self-interest or the call of the tribe. Germany's collapse has provided that urge and will continue to illuminate the need for collective security. Not a single delegation is willing to face the final alternative of a security = organization imperfectly formed according to their way of thinking, or none at all, Drive to Goal Even the Latin American countries that have emerged unscathed by modern war look at the picture of Europe or the unhappy plight. of Japan and turn to the only form of insurance so far devised— world organization. Admitting this truth, the leaders who remain here, are confronted at every turn with resistance due to lack of faith either in the honor of the contracting powers or in the

ing devised. Anthony Eden of Britain and Edward R. Stettinius of the United States have shouldered the burden of pleading the cause of collective security. Russia's foreign minister has departed along with the numver one men of the other powers, leaving the adjustment of interests to the two powers that have the faith and the courage to drive on toward the goal. Breach Creates Fear a position of these men has been weakened. Russia's failure to carry out the pledges made at Yalta regarding the setting up of a new representative government in Poland is at the base of this weakness, That one breach in the relations of the three great powers created a web of interlocking fears and antipathies. Stemming from the fear of Russia, are thé demands of the Latin Americans and others for a large degree of independence for regional security blocs. And also, the right of the major powers to exercise the veto in the meetings of the security council looms as a threat to the security of small nations. Even the middle powers such as Canada and the Netherlands are seeking means of protecting themselves against some future move on 'the part of Russia. Eden and Stettihius, with the help of their delegations, are seeking new means dajly of wiping out these fears. They argue that effective regional security can be had only through the world organization and that it would be better to weaken the regional pact than wreck the instrument of international co-operation. Argentine Difficulty

The appearance of the Argentine delegation today is not going to lighten the burden of the two leaders. The friction surrounding the admission of the Argentine persist and while the Argentinans have not been given any power or place in the work of the commissions, their presence must evoke some measure of antagonism. With this background of mixed purposes, a surprisingly large area of agreement has been cleared. The

removing the veto power of a permanent member of the security council from the controversial field. They have agreed that the veto will not be exercised on matters involving anything but the use of force. Thus, the granting of the right to the security council to recommend the terms of a peaceful settlement is a decided step forward, Basis of Agreement Eden and Stettinius also have found a basis of agreement on the trusteeship question that threatened to hang over as a barrier. The British have contended that all peoples and resources should come under the supervision of the general assembly no matter whether they are located in strategic areas or remote from important bases. Technical experts working with the American delegation have found that the "peoples and resources of strategic areas can be placed under the supervision of the assembly without interferring with the absolute control of bases to be used permanently by our armed forces, especially the navy. - Credit for Two

seemed most insoluble now appear

effectiveness of the instrument be-|’

Price Controb—— Dangers Lie on All Sides of OPA’ s New Job |

By CHARLES T. LUCEY | : - Setipps-Howard Stat Writer WASHINGTON, May 12.—The. decision to continue price controls to combat post V-E day inflation hands Washington bu-

reaucracy its biggest administra-

tive headache in all the government's reconversion planning. Office of price adminis tration offi. cials admis that uncertainty or delay in letting manufacturers Ca know what they (will get Mr. Lucey for their. civilfan products could be a damaging bottleneck in the industrial changeover in coming months. They call their problem “extremely difficult but not unmanageable.”

JT'S A BIGGER job for OPA than was the original setting of price ceilings back in 1942. The it was a case of freezing retail prices as of a certain date, and granting exceptions where need could be shown, But the trouble now is that there is no basis in actual, current operating experience for de~ termining what production cost will be in many commodity lines,

OPA economists say that in the first six months or so of return to civilian production, manufacturers who have been wholly in war work will not know what {heir profits are on many civilian articles. The aim, as stated by War Mobilization Director Vinson, is to bring most articles back on the retail shelves at approximately the same price obtaining when these articles went out of production. z J » » 2 . OPA ADMINISTRATOR Chester Bowles concedes the dangers in price-fixing and the extreme complications that enter into trying to reach out from Washington and hang a price tag on tens of thousands of ‘articles in many different lines of trade, “If we set prices that are too low,” he says, “we will restrict production and .foster unemploy~ ment. If we set prices too high, we may well bring about the very inflation that we have worked so hard to prevent. “That would disrupt rapid and orderly reconversion. If we are too slow in establishing prices, we will discourage businessmen and create an atmosphere of uncertainty that will make the problems of reconversion all the more diffcult.” One factor difficult to appraise now is the increased productivity of labor to come out of the war, Historically, the increase has been about three yer cent a year. But officials admit there's no available yardstick to say what it might be in relation to new civilian goods to be produced.

inviting powers, ‘including Russia| m, | have this week moved far toward

The three problems that have!

We, the Women— Those Models ‘Make Things |

Tough for Us

By RUTH MILLETT A NEWSPAPER story, complete with dazzling pictures, gave the lowdown on the problems of that glamorous small group of working women, New York's top models. | Itpointed out that the girls who smile at us from the pages of newspapers and beckon to us from billboards are hard-work-ing women with tiring jobs, who havent time for much else in life except to keep themselves

, In dazzling form.

« M8 Ld r -BUT IT didn't say whether or not the girls who made a 24-hour-a-day career of beauty ever feel & moment's pity for the poor housewife they've put so neatly on the spot.

The gal whe tries her best to look like them, to copy their hair-styles and keep up with their chic, while deing a fulltime job of keeping a husband happy, a home clean, and her children well .fed and happy, is really on a spot. Don't the models, who set the pace for ber in looks, ever worry about her for a moment? Especially’ when they are posing in a