Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 September 1945 — Page 16

~ ar. Not Only Reason for ‘Sweet’ Shortage. Ad Times Special i NEW YORK, Sept. 28.~No relief tor the sugar shortage is in sight before the latter half of 1046—because the reasons for the shortage are rooted not so much in total war in sugar politics and economics, ortune magazine declares today. . Last year the civilian accustomed himself to eating sugar at the rate 89 pounds per capita (about 11 unds under his prewar consump- ). But for the next six months, at least, he will have to get along t the annual rate of 70 pounds, e reports. ~ | One important reason for the scarcity, Fortune points out, is the juota system (under: the sugar act of 1934) which has protected U, 8. growers. But it also forced the govrnment in wartime to rely on the 8. sugar beet industry for almost

. Why Did Boofs Marty Rod?

ding of Boots and Rod Ruggles in the comic strip, Boots and Her Buddies, can now be told. To.the numerous concerning whose idea it was and how was the answer is that the readers of the strip are selves responsible. They demanded the marriage and they got it,

first introduced been such a clear-cut demand. Just a year ago, Other men have been in love with there was no intention on artist! Boots,

Edgar Martin's part of making him more than a temporary character.

Now the Story Can Be Told

gan to arrive at NEA Service headquarters in Cleveland, O. All gf Pthem were from women and girls; all of them told of their liking for Rod and suggested that Boots marry him, No’ particular significance was| attached to these letters at first, but when they continued to come in, Ernest Lynn, feature: director of NEA, wrote to Martin, who lives in Clearwater, Fla., and asked what he thought of the idea. Martin, after reading the letters, was won over. True, Boots had won ! great success as a comic strip glamor girl, and marriage was a serious step. But never before in the 21vear history of the strip had there

The inside story behind the wed-

inquiries

the decision arrived at, Cap

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When Rod was

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Swamped by Letters Several times she has heen in love

quarter of the national supply. “As it turned out, the beet in-

protected was unable * Sugar at its peacetime peak in wartime,” Fortune explains, Cut by Labor Shortage “In 1941 the beet crop did reach an all-time record of 1,900,000 tons of sugar. But as the war progressed it became clear that beets could ‘pot btick labor shortages and high gosts and repeat the record, In 1042 the output went down to 280,~ 800. tons, the next year more than 100,000, By the end of this year the cumulative loss for the war years is likely to be more than two ‘million tons, “Dependence on a large amount of cheap labor is the inherent weakness of the beet industry in war, Once the endless depression supply

Arkie labor dried up, the beet farmer, couldn't During -the war Washington had to supply thousands of imported Mexican nationals, Jamaicans and other island people at federal-expense, as well as prisoners of war, to the beet industry, but there still was not enough labor.

been trying to mechanize its pro-

duction. labor of thinning—has been devel-

bf hordes of Tex, Mex, Okie and better.”

0 a courtship and marriage, "When Martin brought Rod back and it became apparent that he was going to pop the question to Boots, letters really started to roll in by the hundreds, and this time the men were writing too. Rod was a popular hero, and for every letter opposing the marriage there were more than 50 in favor of it. And that's how it all came about.

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Twelve Indianapolis men are list=] ed tentatively as due to arrive in Boston Monday aboard the Hagerstown Victory en route to processing at Camp Atterbury. They are:

t. Herbert E. Baumeister, E., Stanford,

T. 5th Gr. Robert

Shaw, 2860 Winthrop; T. 5th Gr. Ernest P. Smith, 85 “Sanders; set. Norman kins, 1503 N. Pennsylvania st. radius of any modern fighter, is mpson, . Bt T. WAT » e, : . Melvin C. ‘ Charles C. more than 400 miles per hour, patioho. Pt. Ben. W. H. Power, Pv WOODCHUCKS LIVE ALONE Lt. Omdr. John Gray, Champlain, Eimer EB. Owens Th Or teries N.| WASHINGTON. — Woodchucks, Tl, 28-year-old Pacific ace cred-

Fifteen local men are tentatively listed as having arrived in Newport News Wednesday aboard the Cristobal en route to Camp Atterbury.

244 8. Gray; T. 5th Gr. Robert D. Brent,

augh, an sgt, 428 N. Gray,

Two Indianapolis men who are tentatively listed as due to arrive in| Newport News Monday aboard the Jess Morrill en route to Camp Atter-

are;

Arnold D. Edger, 1853 ‘Tallman, and William J, Richardson, 1502 W.

Fifty local men tentatively listed as arriving in New York today aboard the Queen Mary are:

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ugh; 8. 8gt. Marvin H. McCarter, | 2138 =X Michigan: 8. Sgt. John L. Baker, | d M.

Ma). John R. Sutherlin 3909 N Pennsylvania; 1st Lt. Robert E. Prather, 5252 E. 11th, 348 N. Noble;

Pvt. Lester I. Wilson, 2108 N, New Jers A Lester ‘1. Haggers, T. 3d Gr. Edward Thaker,, 8gf, Kenneth A. Polk; T “bb Gr. Frederick C. ‘Anderson, 1st Charles V. Moore, T. 5th Gr. NOTA T, Lamwr, T, 5th Gr. Calvin R, ,Worton, Pfe. Frederick J. Prantz, Pfe, J.} ht, Pfe. General Btrafton, Pfc. Maurice Young, bo Frankl’ W West, "4 Virginia: 5 William H. MeKnight, T.. 5th an oH Hoyt, 323 Fulton; Cpl. Allan .T, Burnats, 1616 ‘Har-

NAVY'S NEW FIGHTER. ml PLANE. GIVEN TEST

SAN ‘DIEGO, Cal, Sept. 21 (U. P.) —~Mounting both jet propulsion and “conventional engines with a}

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ball” was demonstrated today by the navy. » The: “Fireball,”” never used in combat, climbs at a rate of a mile a minute with little variation in performance from sea level to 25,000 feet, Its efficiency increases with altitude. Top speed of the new plane, which has the shortest turning

Logsdon Pfc. Manuel C. Rea, 1452 Central: Li. Col. Arthur M, Burghdugt, and T, 3d Gr; Wil lam L. Hyatt

Two Indianapolis ‘service women tentatively listed as arriving in New York today aboard the Queen Mary en route to processing at Ft, Dix, N. J, are’ First Lt. Ruth A, Tebbe, 920 N. Temple, and 1st Lt. Gladys N. Wil-

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when old enough to leave their mothers, set themselves up in new or vacant burrows, and as a general rule live alone.

ited with knocking out nine planes in the air and 16 on the ground, led the demonstration squadron in its maneuvers,

They are: ~ The Brat Hime Rod i Beals this herself, and on one occasion she 4 First Lt William R. Puller 1008 Haynes; “Y Was down .n Texas--he case actually was at the altar before the |2 8st. John E_gierp, 1108 College Cpl. )0 vbw er | aCUALY xe 2 Glen R. King, 306 8, le; Pvt, Will : off his property by firing a Eun Over wedding was called off. But this|B. Russell, 110s Latrel; T. bth, Or, Fran- ; her Dead. Bu owed. |ume it was different. So Lynn and | Grete "G Slke. 1435. 'W. Ohio.’ Sai — Headquarters for Nationally-Advertised Watches! ' $ : a Charl J. Kartupne, 964 BE. 78th; Pvt. | : Shortly after this some letters be- a ao Re Clearvua Francis F. williams, 2257 N. Dlinois; 5 % BULOVA % GRUEN s« BENRUS . , t Ww; an % rrm— f Rod, a reconciliation with Boots, Inechart. 1630 Ais bre. Virgil Goddey. All“at lowest advertised prices—All on easiest of tering)

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