Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 January 1946 — Page 11

| THE POOR SHIRTLESS male is having enough iroubl without shirt signs adding to his headaches.

one that just about takes top spot in the mis-

its window: “WE HAVE SHIRTS .. , COME IN!" |But if you take a close look, you'll see the words “on—order™in--finy print after the “WE HAVE SHIRTS,” +» + TWO youngsters out in the 1800 block of | N. Warman ave. have started something new. On one of last week's moonlight nights they were’ out in the middle’ of the street flying kites. They had to use a flashlight to see where the kites were going -but ithe scheme seemed to be working swell,

Trailer De Luxe | THERE'LL BE no housing worries for Mr. and | Mrs. Paul Salsbury, two of Indianapolis’ returning (war veterans. Mr. Salsbury was a leutenant (jg) In the navy until his discharge last Nov. 15. And his wife, Martha, ended up her career as a specialist (8) In the’ WAVES when she received her discharge

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Salsbury , . . no housing worries.

(Second of a Series)

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.—While housewives and farmers are hailing DDT as sure death to many insect enemies, naturalists warn. that it can cause harm, too. : 13 However, the theory that DDT, if used over wide areas, may completely upset the “balance of nature” now has largely been exploded. : Entomologists point out that the hundreds of bugs that destroy trees, gardens and crops hardly can be said to maintain a favorable balance now. The spruce budworm, for instance, kills millions of acres

of valuable forest land annually and is on the in-

crease despite control efforts. On the other hand, DDT is distinctly poisonous to many beneficial insects and wildlife. It does not. spare the honey bee which plays the leading role in pollination of at least 50 agricultural crops.

Kills Snakes

THE FISH and Wildlife service soon will make a public a report on the effect of DDT on animals and other wildlife. It will summarize experiments in the last eight months in 12 states and Ontario. These tests show that DDT, even in minute quantites, is highly poisonous to fish and other coldblooded creatures such as snakes and crabs. In one test, DDT mist accidentally blew ove a pond several hundred yards from the experiment area and Killed the fish population within minutes. Warm-blooded creatures were virtually unaffected when only small quantities of DDT were used—onehalf pound per acre. But many died when as much as five pounds were distributed. DDT seemed to affect only a small number of pirds in areas sprayed with small amounts of the

Science

HEALTH constitutes an international as well as a national problem today. While many important tasks face the nation on the health’ front, the situa‘tion is far more critical in other parts of the globe. From 1800 to 1939 the population of the world

experienced a sharp expansion, increasing from 919,000,000 in 1800 to '2,080,000,000 in 1939.

settlement of the new world took place, people secking to escape the overcrowded conditions of the old world by migrating to the new. Today with the frontiers closed, many peoples throughout the world must now accept the conditions at home as/they find them. They are forced to live on their depleted soil, experiencing famines, droughts, disease, and insect plagues. : _ ‘And to aggravate this unhappy situation, the aggressor nations of world war II, Japan, Germany and Mussolini’s Italy, brought on new misery and hardship, the like of which has never before been seen in the world. Sr We in the United States do not always realize how fortunate we have been. While the population of this country was expanding over a period of a century and a half, we were reaping the benefits of new methods of sanitation, of preventive medicine, of new forms of transportation, mass production and mechanized farming.

Chinese Tubercular ; SUCH GREAT new advancements, brought about by the industrial revolution, have been experienced chiefly in this country and western Europe. In other

My Day

~ LONDON.~Since I have been here, I have been interested in comparing the wartime London I saw in 1942 and the peacetime London of 1946. everyone speaks to you of one great change—the blackout’ is over! However, though everybody extols the wonders of light, one has to confess that theré really isn't a great deal of illumination in the streets of London at night. Of course, it is better than it was when no one Gould even light a match without being ordered fo put it out, but it 1s not Broadway, New York! Many of the newspapers are still only four pages. It is quite evident that paper is still extremely scarce. I marvel, just as I did before, at how' much the news can be condensed. I got some figures which were given out by the ministry of works last June, London has about 2,200,000 dwellings, and it. was estimated that, of that. umber, about three-fourths received some kind of bomb damage, In the London civil-defense region, over 100,000 dwellings were destroyed or damaged beyond repair. In 10 months, over 1,000,000 houses re damaged by rockets and flying bombs.

Bombed-Out- People Double Up

AS RAPIDLY as possible, repairs have been made, but these have beén hampered by lack of materials nd lack of m py : To really understand what the above figures mean, ve have to translate them into human misery. Much bf the damage was in the poorer parts of London. hough these sedtions have small houses, nevertheless they teem with human beings. x It is-true that many families have been moved to other places. But the percentage of people who Have n moved i$ not as great as the percentage of homes This means that people have doubled up

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‘and cabbage. i even if he did like it. . . . 5844 Ralston dr, is trying hard to have the situi’ ation well in hand when her marine husband comes

It was during this period that the phenomenal

parts of the world expansion of population brought’

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last Oct. 14. They knew houses were hard to find 50 about three weeks before Christmas they ordered themselves a trailer. And now they have it parked right in the side yard of Mrs. Salsbury's parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Sturm, 925 E. Southern ave. . ., You couldn't ask for anything more in a trailer. It's complete with Venetian blinds, a bedroom, combination kitchen and living room, running water, and just about all the comforts of a modern home, Even their pet cocker spaniel likes it. . . . But the Sals-

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sity. Mr. Salsbury’s for his mechanical engineering degree and his wife's going to brush up on her cooking with a few home economics courses. She plans to return to Butler university and complete her degree. . . . Their new home won't be far from the campus, either, They've already timed the distance. It's just a 3-minute walk to the campus from the trailer camp where they'll live.

Monkey Enlivens H ome

. MRS. DUETTA MARTIN, 5323 Crown st, has a circus right in her front room. It's Spinky, a yearold pet monkey from some South Pacific island. Spinky was sent to Tom Milne, an ex-soldier, by one of his army buddies in the Pacific. But Mr. Milne lives in the Spink-Arms hotel and couldn't keep Spinky there. So at first he boarded him at Dr. Stout’s pet shop, but then gave him to the Martins. The monkey stays in a cage in the living room since Mrs. Martin decided the basement was too cold for him. He drinks milk out of a baby bottle and likes to climb up on a mantle and look at himself in the mirror. But Spinky breaks too many things when he gets loose so he’s kept caged most of the ‘time. He's no trouble to feed. He likes bread and milk, apples or any kind of fruit but he refuses to eat meat He probably wouldn't get meat now . Mrs. Joseph Butcher,

home next month. . Col. Butcher's dog, Butch,

i ran away more than a week ago in the vicinity of | 3115 Ruckle st." He's a marine dog himself and Mrs.

Butcher hopes he’ll be home in time to welcome the

: colonel, Col. Butcher is leaving Pearl harbor Feb. 1

and/will fly home, .-. . Dr. J. T. Farrell, who recently opened his office at 2803 E. Michigan st., won't have any trouble entertaining his patients with interesting stories. He was commanding officer in the hospital in Tokyo where Tojo was interned.

DDT Can Do Harm By Ruth Gmeiner

insecticide. The lower dosage proved nearly as effective against the pests as the larger ones. Most birds that died apparently had eaten insects poisoned by DDT. Birds, however, sought other feeding grounds after DDT was sprayed.

Caution Is Required JONE OF the great tears of DDT's deadliness is that it may make inroads on the bee population. Bees, have decreased steadily in recent years. Insecti-

.cides have been much to blame. ‘ Recent studies show the chemical may be less]

harmful than some other insecticides. The death rate is high when bees are sprayed directly. They appeared less affected when visiting flowers sprayed with DDT. Agriculture department scientists believe that if caution is used in spraying areas where bees seek honey, most danger can be avoided. Here are some of the suggestions the wildlife service will make for DDT:

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By MILDRED KOSCHMANN

MICKEY MOUSE may have a Hoosier descendant one of these days. He is I'll Pipsqueak, the comic character creation of 14-

Congress ave, Don dreamed up, Pipsqueak back in November, 1944. But he. never expected that some day the vivacious little mouse might have a chance to hop across the movie screen in a Walt Disney feature. Don doesn’t have a job with Mr. Disney yet. But he has possibilities of one. A pupil at school 41, he had the assignment a few months ago of

a job. He decided to write to the Walt Disney studios and ask for a position in the art department. Actually Mailed It It was just an afterthought that {caused him to actually mail the letter. He got the surprise of his

Myron F. Nelson, casting co-ordi-nator for Walt Disney Productions. “Due to a California state law, it is impossible for us to employ anybody who has not completed his high school course or who has not attained the age of 18 years. , . ." | Mr. Nelson wrote . . . “If, when you ‘have completed your high school

1. Use DDT only after weighing its value against) training, you are still interested in

the harm to beneficial forms of life. 2. Always use a minimum dose. 3. Apply only in calm weather to assure even distribution. (Spraying from planes will be used in most outdoor areas covered by these recommendations.)

"a, Avoid, sprayiig lakes, Poids Or coastal areas.|

(This is not always practical.) 5. Leave a sanctuary for birds or animals that migrate from DDT-treated strips. A 6. Time the applications. Apply before the leaves appear to control early insects and after the nesting season for late ones.

(TOMOKROW—DDT in the Home.)

By David Dietz |

new perils while the bulk of the population remained in ignorance and helplessness. , A picture. of the plight of overcrowded people afflicted with’ the additional misery brought on by war can be gained in China today. . : We are all aware how devitalizing to the individual is the disease of tuberculosis. It is estimated that 35,000,000 of China’s 400,000,000 people have tuberculosis in an active form There is, of course, a complete absence of facilities for the isolation of victims of the disease or for the control .of ity aissemination. In 1940 a survey was conducted among supposedly healthy school children in northern China.

Venereal Plagues

THE SURVEY disclosed that 30 per cent of the children from 5 to 6 years old had positive reactions to tuberculin tests. Positive reactions were found among 60 per cent of the children from 8 to 9, among 85 per cent from 15 to 16 and among 92 per cent from 19 to 20. ® ‘ It is important to remember that this was a survey of children that appeared to be fairly healthy, not of the backward children in the vast rural areas that never have had an opportunity to receive medical.examinations of any kind. The death rate from tuberculosis in China has! been, estimated to be nearly 50 deaths per 1000 population. This is 10 times the death rate from tuberculosis in the United States. ; The estimate that 10° per cent of the population of China have either syphilli or gonorrhea is probably conservative, It is obvious that there is no adequate way of telling how widespread these diseases are in many areas.

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___ TUESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1946 > OFFERED JOB WITH DISNEY—IN 1950—

Boy Creates Comic

And that’s just what Don intends to do. He'll start to Technical high school this month. Art, of course, ‘will be one of the main subjects on his schedule. Don, according to his mother, Mrs. Paul VonBurg, has been drawing since his kindergarten days. He makes most of the seasonal decorations for the blackboards at school. He draws posters for the Seventh Christian church. And his books and school papers show the artistic creations of his mind. A southpaw artist, Don always gets A’s in art on his report card. He says the teachers at 41 just don’t

give A pluses.

It's not just a plain plaster of paris cast for Mrs. Louise Holmes, 924 W. 31st st.

touches of Don VonBurg.

Hé has made drawings of comic characters, including Mr. Wimple, Sweetie-Ple, Thomas Toscanini, Symphonic Simpson, Thoroughbred, a red horse; Aunt Effle Klinker, Edgar Bergen’s latest dummy, and others. There's hardly a comic

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THE SGT. YORKS OF WORLD WAR 1I—NO. |

A coast guardsman stands in silent tribute beside the grave of his shipmate, Signalman 1-¢ Douglas A. Munro.

CARRIER CHRISTENING

PHILADELPHIA, Jan, 22 (U, P). —The new 45,000 ton aircraft carrier U. 8. S. Coral Sea will be christened Feb, 15 by Mrs. Thomas C. Kinkaid, Philadelphia, the navy announced today. Mrs. Kinkaid is the wife of Adm. Thomas C. Kinkaid,

By Eleanor Roosevelt

be a great strain on the nerves and must create bad health conditions,

As to the clothes situation, utility clothes are still LS —— Yo the main garments that can be purchased by the! 1 J average woman. They are made to government speci- | , ova fication, are under rigid price control, and are moti A |

subject to a purchase tax.

Points Remain on Clothing THEY ARE cheap, whereas uncontrolled luxury garments, with a high purchase tax, are very expensive. And even if you have ‘the money to buy

them, you may not have the points. No matter Who | [Metis Newpeps Syndicot

you are, you have only 24 clothing coupons for a period of eight months. A dress takes 11 coupons, a slip 5, a girdle (when you can find one) 5 points, a pair of stockings 3 (and they are hard to find). A winter coat takes 18 points, gloves 2, a tailored suit 18, a blouse 5. It is easy to see from this list that to get one outfit a8 year would probably cost you more than your allotment of points. So the British women look as though they had worn their clothes for some time and I don't believe they enjoy it any more than American women would. ‘ Towels, curtain material, all materials by the yard and knitting wool all cost points. In America, my mother-in-law’s generation bought in greater quantities than we do at present because

‘they often had more space in which to keep things.

Over and over again, since I'have beer here, I have hoped that the older generation of British people also laid up stores of goods becausé, without such things puta years ago,-1 don't see how they have managed to get along during these past few years. : Even in our hotel, I notice that the old man-

: \ “sized bath towels are cut in half, and all the linen is 1 the available living quarters in a way which must ‘worn! ’ 3 a 2. Lor :

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‘Douglas Munro—Died on Guadalcanal

nation’s outstanding war hero.

nation’s highest award.

In world war I, Sgt. Alvin York, a Tennessee backwoodsman, won the congressional medal of honor and was recognized as the

To find the men from each of the military services whose records in world war II most closely resemble York's, NEA Service called upon an unofficial committee representing veterans’ organizations and newspapermen who also were veterans. All of the men selected won the congressional medal of honor. Four of them are living. All but one was an enlisted man, ! This first dispatch tells the story of Douglas Munro, who lost his life on Guadalcanal and is the only coast guardsman to win the

By DOUGLAS LARSEN NEA Staff Writer WASHINGTON, Jap. 22—-In a tiny church in South Cle Elum, Wash., there is an altar to the memory of Douglas Albert Munro, signalman first class, United States coast guard. It was erected by the citizens of that tiny community in honor of

their outstanding war hero.

Munro was killed at Guadalcanal and is the only coast guardsman

to receive the congressional medal of honor in world war IL There was a terrible urgency in our invasion of Guadalcanal in 1942, It was our first offensive strike in the Pacific and represented a transition from the inglorious defensive position in which Pearl Harbor had placed us. » » » THE FLOW of men and material could not be interrupted. It was the job of the men in the navy and coast guard landing craft to see that every marine and every gun got ashore. : The story of Douglas Munro can best be told by Cmdr, D. H. Dexter, his commanding officer. He wrote it in a letter to Munro's parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Munro, when it became his duty to advise them of their son’s death.

» - ” “ON SUNDAY, the 27th of September,” wrote the commander, “an expedition was sent into an area where trouble was to be exbected.

Douglas was in charge of the 10

boats which took the men ashore. “In the latter part of the afternoon, the situation had not developed as had been anticipated and in order to save the expedition it became necessary to send the boats back to evacuate the men. “Volunteers weré called for and true to the highest traditions of the coast guard and also to traditions with which you had imbued your son, he was among the first to volunteer and was put in charge of the detail, " » » “THE EVACUATION was as Successful as could be hoped for under fire. But 'as always happens, the last men to leave the beach ‘are the hardest pressed because they have been acting as the covering agents for the withdrawal of the other men. ’ “Your son, knowing. this, so placed himself and his boats that he might act as the covering agent for-the last men. r “By his action and successful maneuvers, he brought beck a far greater number of men than had

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“ -— Cn. “HE RECEIVED his wound just

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regaining consciousness his only question was: “Did they get off’? “He died with a smile in the full knowledge that he had successfully accomplished a dangerous mission. “I am sending this to you directly, for I feel you should have the privilege of knowing the facts, but request that you keep it confidential until such time as the official notification is received. “In the year and a half that I have known Douglas, I havé grown to admire him, and through him, you. He is the true type of American manhood that is going to win this war . . .”

M ” ” DOUGLAS’ heroism had been demonstrated before that fateful day on the beach at Guadal’,

He was in an open landing boat with several officers and men looking for the two-man crew of a navy dive bomber which had been forced down at sea off Savo island. They ran into a Jap landing party and found themselves under heavy enemy fire. Munro returned the fire with a rifle and cooly maneuvered the boat out of range. When news of her son's death arrived, Mrs. Munro said: “We are a coast guard family through Doug. He loved his service. I am happy to be eligible to serve in it.”

Lo = LR J SHE PROMPTLY joined the SPARS, coast guard: women's reserve, and served as a lieutenant until she resigned, Nov. 1, 1045, Douglas Munro was born Oct. 11, 1919, in Vancouver, Ca He attended Ole Elum high later

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studied for a year at Central Washington College of Education, He enlisted in the coast guard, Sept. 18, 1939. » ” . HIS FATHER is the chief operator of the Milwaukee railroad’s electrical substation at South Cle Elum. The Munros have a.daughter, Mrs. John Burton, who lives in Seattle. The heroism of Douglas Albert Munro has been indelibly inscribed in the naval registry. A destroyer escort sails today proudly bearing his name.

NAVY REPORTS NINE HOOSIERS ARE DEAD

One Indianapolis navy man and eight other Hoosier sailors have been declared dead by the navy department. They previously were listed as missing in action. : The Indianapolis casualty is Yeoman 3-¢ Gilbert Charles Cline, son of Gilbert Clifford Cline, 2867 N. Talbot st. ‘ The following navy men from outside Indianapolis are now listed

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is costing a daily wage loss of

approximately $2,000000. In addition, a strike of 17,000 workers in 21 Western Electrio telephone equipment plants in New York and New Jersey is costing a daily wage loss of $108,800, according to union Attorney Hen-

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posure and malnutrition are ing an alarming toll of the dren of other lands.

Their food is ration free. They see more and more goods on their stores shelves, They can make plans for the future. » ” . BUT THAT is the small p ture. The world—even the small world bounded by the limits their own home towns—is full

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