Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 May 1946 — Page 12
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By UNITED PRESS = A wartime institution which Hoofiers took to their hearts is’ fast disappearing. It is the USO club. Since 1941 when the first USO—: United Service Organizations—club
was ostablished in Indiana, thou-|-
* sands of civilians donated hundreds of thousands of hours of time to the entertainment of servicemen snd women. Now, with the war over and the military population diminishing, the Uso-is “folding up,” as far as the Indiana picture is concerned. During the war, 54 USO installations functioned in the state, There was at least one club near every military and naval Installation. Many cities set up USO services just to provide a place to relax for service personnel passing through the ‘city with a short stopover.
Few Clubs Remain : Today, only a handful of USO | clubs remain in operation in In-| diana. The USO regional office] at Chicago said operations con- | tinued “on a reduced scale” at Indianapolis, Evansville, Ft. ‘Wayne, Franklin, Columbus and ° Charlestown. “By July, there will be little left in Indiana, except the services carried on in transportation terminals” according to Miss Norma Schuelke, regional publicity representative. Three clubs still are operating. in the Camp Atterbury area, largest military installation in Indiana and second largest in the Fifth Service command area. One of them, at Franklin, has just been given a | 60-day extension. It .was to have | closed last Tuesday. i State U.S.0. campaign director W. J. McLaughlin of Marion said the Columbus club “probably will
be in existence longer than any,
club we have in’ the state.” Centers in 32 Cities
| During the war, clubs functioned | fn 32 cities. These were Anderson, |
Bloomington, Charlestown, Colum-= bus, Crane, Edinburg, Elkhart, Ev-
ansville, Ft. Wayne, Franklin, |
Greencastle, Hammond, Huntington, Indianapolis, Jeffersonville, Kingsford Heights, Knox, Lafayette, La Porte, Logansport, Madison, Marion, Peru, Pleasant Ridge, Richmond, Seymour, Rushville, Terre Haute, Valparaiso, Vincennes and Walkerton, From one to nine clubs were located in each city, They were “homes away from home” for men
and women in uniform, and for the
wives of servicemen.
Gradually, these clubs have been| abandoned when the USO felt the
need no longer existed. The Indiana USO campaign or
ganization already is making ‘plans
for a fund drive next fall. Th money will be used chiefly t
finance the operation of USO programs and services overseas, where |
G. L's still are on duty. Volunteers Worked
In Indiana, during the war years,
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Eleven Indianapolis women, who started singing together in the Tech high school choir, will sing again at the annual reunion of the Tech alumni association May- 22. The members, organized into the Tech choir alumni two years ago, will highlight = sixrhour—program following a dinner in the school cafeteria at 6:30 p. m
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Discharge Rate Slower “Than That of Army.
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Scripps-Howard Staff Writer
WASHINGTON, May 6.--Dis-charge of conscientious objectors is
Members of the Tech high schoel choir alumni who ‘will are (back row, left to right) Mrs. Wanda S. Moon, Mrs. Faye Mc % Juanita B. Harkness, (front row) Mrs. Rosaline P. Longshore, director; Mrs. Charles S. Mabey, Mrs. Dore B. Hendren, Mrs, Doris Shaffer, Mrs. Betty D. Glippel and (seated) Mrs. Rosemary M. Dunaway, accom- |
sick and Mrs. Phyllis W. Wieland. The group will sing “Serenade to ing discharged are those reaching "and “Donkey Serenade” the age of 38 those 35 with two and Mrs. Longshore and Mrs. Dun- years of service, those with three away will play “Rhapsody in Blue." children, those who had 18 months re- of service and two children, those make with 30 months of service and one high child and those who have completed school, Market 6331, Mrs, Anita B. three years of service on or before Platte, general cha
Organized by Mrs. Rosemary McIntire Dunaway, choir accompanist, and Mrs. Mary Ledbetter Waldron, the group now includes Mrs. Rosaline P. Longshore, Mrs, Harkness, Mrs. Dorcas B. Hendren,|Mrs. Betty C. Gerow, Mrs. Betty D. | Klippel, Mrs. Wanda S. Moon, Mrs. |
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Hoosiers. gave several millions of | dollars to support the USO through | fund drives. Furthermore, and most important, they donated hundreds | of thousands of hours of time as! volunteer help in operating the clubs, Most clubs were short-staffed. The USO tried to make its funds go as - far as possible. It asked the public to volunteer. Those who responded | included young unmarried girls whog entertained soldiers at dances and parties in the clubs, and older wom- | en with sons and husbands away in | the service who baked cookies, sewed | buttons and chevrons on service apparel. In most cases, the volun-| teer help was the hub of the USO. Observers felt the close association of the military and civilian ele-| ments in USO clubs during the war | was an invaluable aid to the promo- | tion of good will and understand- | ing.
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TOASTMASTER CLUBS | PLAN MEETING HERE
Delegates of ~ five Indianapolis, clubs throughout the state will at-| tend the spring conference of dis- | trict 11 of Toastmasters Interna-| tional Saturday at the Y. M. C. Al here, : Council meetings and business sessions will be held in the after- | noon, followed by a dinner at 7 p. m. at the Marott hotel. The dinner| will be highlighted by a speech contest, the winner of which will re-| ceive a trip, with all expenses paid, to the national convention of the organization at Seattle, Wash., this summer. .
HOOSIERS TO SING IN MIDWEST CONGRESS
SOUTH BEND, Ind, May 6 (U
P.) ~The first post-war concert of] ‘the Midwest Conference of Associ-|
ated Male Choruses of America was
scheduled “ today for May 18, with |
29 choruses from four states participating.
More than 1000 voices of par-| ticipants from Indiana, -Michigan. |
Illinois and Wisconsin were expect
to appear, Choruses from New | Castle, Vincennes, Kokomo, South | Pend, Anderson and Hagerstown |
will participate. GIFT FOR CHURCHILL
BAN FRANCISCO, May 6 (U. P.). ~The only white kangaroos in the world will be a present to Winston *Churchill from the South Australian Stock Owners association, nocording to radio Australia. They will be cared for by the Adelaide
200 until they can be shipped London.
| COUNT 9500 FARM PONDS
WASHINGTON—Over 9500 farm nds, | 3 one to five acres : and constructed for cattle vil arden irrigation, were 5500000 young fish | nt hatcheries during |
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proceeding, but more slowly than”
the army demobilization: program, This is a result of a pledge by selective service officials tq congress that C. O’s wouldn't be released
“under smore favorable circum-
stances” than G. I's. At ‘the end of April, 4129 consci-
lentious objectors were still in the 'gservice. This is less than half of; the 8607 who were in service on VJ-| {day. (More than 7,000,000 men have
been demobilized by the army.)
| Included in the 4129 C. Os are
those who entered through the draft since VJ-day, an average of between 50 and 60 a month. Handled in Washington | C. O. discharges are averaging, between 600 and 900 a month, Se- | lective service officials say they are|
sing at the annual. reunion May 22 |equipped administratively to handle|
Kissick, Mrs. Betty C. Gerow .and Mrs. |Only about 800 C. O. discharges a as | month,
All discharges of conscientious objectors are: handled through Washington. Conscientious objectors now 'be-
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The Rev. Egon Hessel and Mrs. Hessel of Indianapolis "expect to leave very shortly to take up work {in Japan. Both have been appointed to the {United States civil service in the {civilian personnel’ department under ithe war department, They have the rank of interpreters, being | versed in the language as former | missionaries in Japan, | They will not. be permitted to [take their two sons of grade school (age, Hartmut and Dieter, | Probably a year from now, the government will admit children to the islands, the Rev. Mr. Hessel hopes. Friends will care for the boys in Indianapolis until -such a time as they may join their parents. Meanwhile, the Hessels also are parting with certain treasures they brought from abroad since they do not wish to take them back to Japan. Interested persons are purchasing the articles—porcelains, silver and lacquer ware, paintings, kimonos and other curios, at the family residence, 1042 W. 31st st. | The Rev. Mr. Hessel said he and his wife expect to aid with the new educational program in Japan. Jewel Young (seated), Southport are University Heights, Edgewood, Later, it is expected that they will high school track coach, has been|Bluff Avenue and Glens Valley, do religious work. as formerly. engaged by the Southport Lions club! The club will present a carnival to supervise' a summer play pro- in the Southport high-school gym- | FARMERS CHARTER SHIP gram for 2777 Perry township grade |nasium Friday and Saturday, pro-! WASHINGTON,—A thousand Ausschool children, Harold O. Burnett|ceeds from which would help defray tralian farmers in a chartered ves(standing, left), club president, an- | expenses. W. G. Kellam, club secre- sel plan to make a world tour this nounced today: - tary (standing, right), will be in vear to study agricultural practices Schools included in the program|charge of the carnival. in other tountries,
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