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THE NEXT TIME I write a letter it will be on as light a paper as I can find and put into r, standardsized envelope. Then 1 will. personally take it to, a mailbox or the postoffice. The only time I hand a letter to a mailman will be when I'm on my deathbed. After following Mailman Maurice V. Hiatt, 2601 N. Kelly st. all over his route and seeing just what a mail toter does to earn his bread and ‘butter—I'm convinced he deserves a break. Especially during the next three weeks. Did you ‘know a mailman goes to work at 6 in Did you know he wears out a pair of leather soles and rubber heels in two to three weeks? You're sure to wonder what he does at 6 a. m. He's sorting mail at the postoffice. The day's mail has to“be sorted numerically by blocks, bundled and some of it sent to rely stations where he can pick

‘it up later for distribution.

Even with this truck help, Mr. Hiatt and I started out with about 65 pounds of mail-—on his back. An-

other 125 pounds was waiting for him at College and’ §

19th st. Mr. Hiatt punches the time clock eight times a day. Uncle Sam wants to know when he comes in, when he leaves, what he does and how fast he gets around.

Knows Every Step

STUMBLING AFTER him up and down stairs, stone steps and in apartment buildings, I marvelled at his sure-footedness. After depositing a couple of odd-sized letters in a mailbox with much difficulty, (that's why mine in the future will be standard) he would take off down stairs sorting the mail in his hand without even looking where he was going. “Nothing to it,” Mr, Hiatt said, “you get to know after awhile where every step and turn is in the He wears the red star on his coat sleeve which means that he has been a carrier for 15 to 20 years. Actually, Mr. Hiatt has pounded the pavement for 18; years. The Christmas mail is just beginning to be felt. Magazines are constantly weighing heavy on his back. Rooming houses are forever losing and adding people which complicates his task. A registered letter means that he will have to knock on the door and get a signature. Someone, will hand him a batch of letters and being a gentleman he’ll accomodate the persons, knowing full well he's adding weight to his back. A young war bride waits anxiously on the front porch for her husband’s government check. Mr. Hiatt doesn’t have it and she is sad. At another address the recipient of a government check isn't home, so he takes it back to the postoffice. :

Bitten Three Times

ALL THIS TIME it's up and down and sideways until my arches are crying “Uncle Sam.” Mr. Hiatt sets a fast pace.

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SECOND SECTION .

_ TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1946 ~~ =.

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Goal at Fort Is to Make . Good Citizens

Rehabilitation, Not Punishment, Byword

Correction and rehabilitation, not MORE WHERE THAT CAME FROM — punishment, are the bywords at the Maurice A. Hiatt takes on a fresh supply of mail. |u, gs. disciplinary barracks, Ft. Har-

It isn't long before half of the neighborhood dogs rison. are following us. Most of them are friendly. Mr. Under the guidance of Col. B. B. ists Sav : tog eae adn when he bares alert, commandant, every effort is is teeth and ducks his hea restore wayward “I believe it's true when it's said that a barking fbeing made to t il dog never bites,” Mr. Hiatt explained. He's been bit- Soldiers to the army or return Lhem ten three times in his career. |to civilian life capable of taking their When Mr. Hiatt delivered the initial 65 pounds he Place in society.” went back for more to the relay station. He reloaded Recently, in three times before his morning trek was over. If you've ever noticed—a mailman always wears a heavy and long zoot suit chain. He has two keys. One opens the street mailboxes and the other opens apartment boxes.

recognition of the

the unit was made headquarters of {the Midwestern branch of the disciplinary barracks. According to a |government statement last week,

All first class mail is handled by carriers. A cou- however, the command will be ple of years ago Mr. Hiatt delivered a two-foot live short-lived. Presently plans call for alligator. It won't be long before he has Christmas abandonment by June 30. “surprise” packages to, deliver. It’s nothing to look The compound works on’ the beforward to as far as he is concerned. _ |lief that correction is tlhe key to After lunch Mr. Hiatt repeats tite “Morning pro-| social and soldier ills. Naturally cedure. I reneged on the afternoon trip. {there are a certain onerous duties By no means is Mr. Hiatt's walking day over when {to be performed. However, every .he gets home about 4 o'clock. His 2-year-old son Soldier has his choica of some 39 Harry is waiting for him. He wants to go for a walk | trades he might like to study. with “daddy.” [ Has Job Placement Plan “You know when I see him there with a great big| Before completion of a sentence, smile—if he'd ask me for a $100—I couldn't refuse parole or restoration to duty, a him,” Mr. Hiatt said. |man might take several courses. The command operates an em-

{ployment placement service in co- | operation with the U. S. employ-

Completion of .high school even

Too Many Winches

AKC ll PE WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.—A 500-pound cast-iron anchor is an elegant thing for parking a boat. It also makes a nice decoration for the courthouse lawn: “But you can’t make a memorial out of a steam winch,” cried Burton L. Hunter of the maritime commission. “Neither can you sell it to a farmer for hoisting hay into his barn. That is our problem.” It certainly is. This nation owns so many surplus winches that it is running out of parking lots. It has electric boat winches, cargo winches, hand winches, steam winches, anchor and warping windlasses (which afe first cousins of winches), gasoline, steam and hand driven windlasses, capstan windlasses and uniwinches in right and left-hand models. His winches are making Mr. Hunter wince. He told his troubles to the surplus property investigating committee of Rep. Roger Slaughter of Mo., and he was so Eloquent that even now the vom= mitteemen are thinking up uses for spare winches. The commission momentarily has 3438 boats for sale, including freighters, tankers, and miscellaneous navy boats. These, unfortunately, are equipped with winches. Mr. Hunter can’t get rid of any there. The gray-haired, gray-suited chief salesman of surplus seagoing accessories has had good luck with everything but winches. “Though I must say,” he said, ginning to think a good bonfire might be a good way for us to-get rid of our surplus landing barges.”

Nice Decoration SURPLUS SIGNALING flags, including danger signals and S.0.S. flags, he has sold widely to the proprietors of cellar playrooms. He's also sold ’em a few anchors (small ones) to- go on their mantel pieces and right now he has a nice lot of life preservers destined for the same market. They are pretty life preservers, too, and they're

“that we are ved

is possible under one plan. Currently, emphasis is being going for 50 cents each for bar-room use, only. That, placed on restoring men to service. as Mr. Hunter points out, is because they arent mne prisoner must appeal for restomuch. good for life preserving. They're inclined tO ration to duty. The appeal is sink when wet. |screenied both here and in Wash- | ington. Issued Catalog Tt the appeal is granted the man HE TESTIFIED that he issued a monthly cata- lis assigned to a class of which there log, something like that of Sears, Roebuck & Co. !is a new one beginning ‘every 30 except that it appealed only to salts and, possibly, days. The course includes the origsaloonkeepers. He passed around copies of the/inal army eight-week basic t-ain-current issue, which is devoted in large part to jing piogram. winches. 2000 Confined in Barracks The navy stuck him a while back with a lot of | On successful completion the man ships’ bells. Mr. Hunter used the psychological enlists in the regular army for a approach. {minimum of 18 months. Unle:s “We took 500 of these bells,” he said, “and adver- he further jeopardizes his position, tised them for, $8.50 each. They sold immediately, he will be eligible for an honorable but of course it cost more to sell them singly than | discharge, we got, with the bookkeeping and all.” Classes range in size from 30 to

By Frederick C. Othman [he service to aid the men. : |

“But it was good publicity?” suggested Rep. 150 and presently theré are two Slaughter. officers and three enlisted men as “Yes, sir,” said Mr. Hunter. Everybody, seemed instructors. The staff will be en-

like, wanted a bell, weight 15 pounds, net. |larged as necessaly. “And thereafter we sold bells in lots of 20 only,” | Today, some 2000 men are conMr. Hunter said. “Got rid of them all.” {fined to the barracks. The majority The 500-pound .anchors, at $55 each, are selling hope for restoration according to well to economy-minded memorial committees. Cargo Col. Albert, who to date has rebooms and signal guns, - rubber suits and $10,000 stored 1064 men. i diesel engines, diving masks and running lights all are in demand. “But winches,

Princess Plans Own Decision on

Whom She'll Wed

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no,” Mr. Hunter said. ‘Nobody seems to need a winch.” Ho has some nice winches; ranging in price from $16 for a little 750-pound one, to $2450 for a de luxe ball-bearing job, weight 4000 pounds. These are bargain prices, but if you can use a winch, go ahead and make an offer, The winch department is

desperate.

| LONDON, Dec. 10 (U. P) —Prin-|

cess Elizabeth wants to decide for

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| herself whom she will marry and {when, a veterdin reporter at Bucklingham palace reported today. | Elizabeth's ideas on the subject |

By Max B:. Cook

NEW YORK, Dec. 10. — Airline ticket delivery service “to your door or office” has been placed in operation for the metropolitan district to relieve congestion in the big airlines terminal, If successful, the system probably will be extended to other large cities throughout the nation. It is now possible for New Yorkers living anywhere on Manhattan island to phone for a reservation and have it delivered within a short space of time. The fee is one dollar, but it relieves the passenger of the necessity of going to the terminal, standing in line and experiencing the headaches usually encountered in dealing with green reservations clerks. Added services, such as taking care of complaints and delivering lost and mishandled baggage directly to homes are a probability in the near future.

Airlines Back Service

AIR TRAVELERS holding travel cards can use the service as representatives check signatures and carry back “ticket orders. In case of cash purchases they accept the money. Sky Wings, the new service, is headed by Denis Murray, president, and Jim McCullough, vice presi-

of marriage were presented in al book called” “Queen of Tomorrow” | by Louis Wulff, correspondent at {the palace for 18 years for the | British - Press ‘association. There have been recurrent storfes | that the princess has made her choice and that it is Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark. He is a nephew of King George of the

dent. Both are experienced former airline employees. The service is backed by all airlines in the terminal.

Rickenbacker Sounds Warning

“IN ADDITION to reducing the heavy congestion around counters,” said Mr. Murray today, “the service makes it possible for those passengers who call for their tickets to be served more quickly at the counters, | through reducing the waiting list.” A note of warning that airlines must. do somes SN. Broking peiace has thing to correct glaring faults in dealing with the Actually. all that is known is public was sounded by’ Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker, | Philip is one of the princess’ | president of Eastern Air Lines, in a message to 6500 friends ; E. A. L. employees, in the airline's house organ. > Ng. { “It is no secret,” he said, “that the insistent de-| wp WULFF said idle talk about mand of the public for airline reservations has fallen ,.. ¢ ture consort of the future off and, due to this condition, we have suffered from queen was virtually the only thing reduced load factors. We have uncovered flaws in the princess resented about her | our service which did not appear-as glaring as when public position. we were operating at 90 per cent load factors. |" He pointed out that there was “Never in our short history have we had such a jo restriction on her marriage exgolden opportunity to correct our faults, improve our cept that the man be of Protestant service and establish leadership as we have today. faith, | We know what is wrong and it is our job to correct, «There is nothing in the law to our practices and do it quickly. It cannot be done by| |stop the princess marrying a na-| management alone. It is a job for every one of us.’ ' | tional, of any other country from | {Denmark to the United States,” he |

By Ruth Millett

e— . | said, | However, such a marriage is sub- | | We, the Women ject to approval by commons.

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IN PENNSYLVANIA a man recently tried to divorce his wife on the grounds that she refused to live with his mother, Pennsylvania's superior court ruled that a wife cannot be required to live with her mother-in-law, and her “refusal to do so is not a willful and malicious desertion,” Theoretically, that is one more victory for the independent rights of wives.

Thankful for Home

ACTUALLY, IN this year of the great housing shortage, there are probably many more wives thankful to have a place to live—due to the generosity and hospitality of a mother-in-law—than there are wives anxious to stand on their legal right not to live wit a mother-in-law.

Gl s Borrow $14 Millions,

CHICAGO, Dec. 10 (U. P).—| World War II veterans in Illinois and northern Indiana borrowed nearly $14 million in 2266 G. I loans in November, 2037 of them for homes, the veterans administra-

by Ndv..25, the

made since Sept.

nounced today. ol

Manager Robert D. Beer said that |$2,036,127 and 2238 were business

a total of 29,305 loans in the region; exceeding $150 million. Of these, [institutions in the region as: part

‘home loans totalling $141,755820, by the VA, on the guaranieed. por571. were farm loans SmOUBHAG 1 to'tion of the loans.

While Mr. Wulff did not point up| the idea, there was nothing in his|

[study of the princess’ life to sug- |

THE OLD IN-LAW jokes aren't as funny as they gest she would run such risks as| which forced King Edward |

once were, Too many young couples have, during that the past few years, found that in-laws are pretty nice VIII to 0 give yp the thrones people to have in the family. Especially so when the = in-laws have a house and the young folks find themselves without one. To Hear Sr. Spolyar “Well, we can move in withfone of our families,” | Dr. Lewis W. Spolyar will address has been a comforting thought to many young couples. the Indianapolis Association of And even when the drastic step never had to be |Personnel Women at a dinner taken, the fact that there was actually a home they | meeting tonight in the home of ‘could move into took some of the terror out of dis- |Miss Elizabeth Stilz, 4426 N. Penncouraging, house-hunting and eviction notices. | sylvania st. So while a wife may mot, legally, be required to| Dr. Spolyar is director of the dilive with her mother-in-law—it is mighty handy now | Vision of industrial hygiene for the to have a mother-in-law willing to share her home. ine board of health.

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Personnel Women

Mostly for Buying Homes

Turning Conservative | Times Special WASHINGTON, Dec. 10,—Visl, [tors from down under say Atstra|lia’s | labor government is getting more conservative. = It - controls parliament by only five seats: The recent democratic setback here is

| VA had approved loans for $6,281,197. pp Mr. Beer said the government

paid $327,146 last month to financial

1044, 26,495 were |of the first year's interest, assumed |

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SR RIT

RESTORER OF MEN—Col. B. B. Albert, disciplinary barracks commandant, Ft. Harrison, is responsible for rehabilitating wayward soldiers and returning them to duty.

A STEP ON THE WAY—Army prisoners wrderlying’ an 8-weeks' course at the disciplinary barracks before restoration to duty attend many lectures designed to make

them better soldiers.

Deinary Barracks Seeks i. To Restore Wayward Soldiers

CHOICE OF TRADE—Prisoners may choose from some 39 courses what they wish to-learn while confined to the barracks, An employment services helps place them on release.

Truman War Powers Vital, GOP Informed

Republican Group Opposes Termination

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 (U, PJ. —Rep. Earl R. Lewis (0), chaire man of a special Republican come mittee to study termination of presidential war powers, reported to= day that it is “neither wise nor dee sirable” at this time to declare the war emergency ended. In a letter to house Regublican leader Joseph W. Martin Jr. (Mass), Rep. Lewis said termination of all

presidential war powers would have “far reaching consequences” that would adversely affect the U. B, army, particularly the occupation

Lady Taxi Fleet Owner [Alien Experts Says Drivers Misunderstood Working in U.S.

Average Chauffeur Honest, Courfeous Te : While Public's Manners Grow Worse Scientists Aid U. S. By MARION FORD Research Projects

United Press Staff Correspondent .

CHICAGO, Dec. 10—A lady who operates a fleet of taxicabs said today it's too bad about cab drivers, It's a shame, she said, that they are so misunderstood. Gin trian: technical experts recently reActually, she said, the average taxi driver is a courteous, honest, | vealed to be working in this coun-hard-working man, who drives as carefully as your Aunt Emma. The | try under the war department, more taxi driver, she said, i$ among the most misunderstood people in 0 ae known to be here in navy cusworld. Mrs. Florence Fry, who owns tody. but their number and fhe company for 17 years. She does all | a, and operates a cab company at ’ gor % firinz keeps the Tature of their work has not been Otstings, Ia., came to the defense : 8 fs an ire. — DP ters |Feleased. of the driver at the American Taxi- 200KS, and repairs the | Army plans call for increasing the cab association convention. (When they get out of order. [number to approximately 1000, in Public Has Bad Manners Mrs. Fry attacked the widespread {the program which got underway Mrs. Fry, who was the first wom- opinion that cab drivers are “cpeed [On an experimental basis in Sep-

By Science Service WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.—In ad-

{dition to the 270 German and Aus-

maniacs.” She demanded to know |tember, 1945. Some of these alien an Deset to ihe bold of Girestors ‘who urges them to speed?” | scientists have been granted the) {of the group, a!sd had a lew words “It's the same customer who iright to apply for immigration visas

to say about the people who ride in taxicabs. Since the end of the war, she said, taxi drivers have been getting | more and more courteous, and the public's manners have been growing steadily worse, A lot of passengers took so much during the war that now they. can’t stand to wait five minutes for us to | get a cab for them,” she said, “And |" you'd be surprised how many calls | we make miles out of town only, to! find that the customer has change d| his mind and left by some other means.”

\wants to get to his destination in land may eventually become AmeriIhalf the legal time allowed who is |can citizens. the first to place the blame for| Included among the “big name” every accident on the cab driver,” scientists revealed to be in this |she answered. country are Dr. Alexander W. Lip~ The percentage of honest cab pisch, former chief designer of the {drivers is as high or higher than in {Messerschmidt Aircraft Co.; Wernany other occupation, she said, and |her von Braun, credited with inwould be even greater if the public {venting the V-2 rocket; Dr. Friedshowed its appreciation, |rich Doblhoff, Vienna, designer of | Mrs. Pry-said her cabbies turn-in the world's first jet- propelled heli(hundreds of umbrellas, purses, | copter, and Dr. Helmuth Heinrich, {gloves, and even billfolds, left be- | | formerly of the Graf Zeppelin rehind by careless passengers, but the |Search institute. | customers Just take it “as a matter | German rocket experts are work|of course.’ ing at Pt. Bliss, Tex, and nearby | Knows About Taxis d “And would you believé it.” she | | White Sands, N. Mex., where U. S. Mrs, Fry knows all about taxis. asked “some of them don't even army ordnance is firing V-2's to] She has been’ operating her own brother to say thank you.” gather scientific data. Another |

h- (group of the Germans is stationed SILLY NOTIONS

t Wright Field, O., where the army By Palumbo |»

air forces have a large research and development center.

{ publications and notes which may-|

| prove important contributions to American science, and industry, the army said.

U.S. Troops i in n Japan To Be Given Holiday

YOKOHAMA, Dec, 10 (U. P.) — Lt. Gen. Robert L. Eichelberger, 8th army commander, said today duties of occupation troops in Japan will be cut to a minimum during the holiday season. Between Dec. 21 land Jan. 5 training schedules will be suspended. Suffielent personnel will be retained on duty to enable units to function in the event of an emer- | gency, Gen, Eichelberger said. Movement of troops to the United States will not be suspended during. | the period and other transportation fand supply facilities will continue to operate,

BUNDLES OF MONEY | Times Special WASHINGTON, Dec. 10. — One American dollar is worth $5000 local currency in horribly inflated China. | You carry your shopping money around like two loaves of bread, wrapped in newspaper. You can leave it on the counter safely. Nop {worth thief's time. .

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forces abroad. “A blanket declaration of the end of the war would also, by reason of fis effect upon the first war pow- ° ers act, force the war department to abandon its '‘Presént modernized organization which is based on that act and revert to the outdated organization prescribed by earlier statutes,” he wrote. Judiciary Committee Job Mr. Lewis told Mr. Martin that there are more than 500 emergency war powers contained in as many separate acts, Of these, he said, only 46 minor ones can be ree pealed immediately “without harm to the economy of the country or to the organization and conduct of government.” The whole problem of terminate ing the ‘war powers, Mr. Lewis wrote, should be turned over to the full house judiciary committee as soon as the next session of congress begins. He said his special committee did not have an adequate staff to do such a job. Mr, Lewis made these points in opposing a blanket declaration of the end of the war emergency: ONE: The present procurement setup of the armed forces is based upon emergency powers. Their repeal would force the army to fall back upon “extremely iimited procurement authority and unwieldly procurement practices.” TWO: Repeal of the war powers act would force the army to fall back upon .recruiting entirely to | obtain manpower, . THREE: Repeal would eliminate the modernized staff structure of

the army, FOUR: Repeal would siispend statutes authorizing secrecy on

| patents affecting the national de- | fense,

Edgar Guest to Attend

Scout Meeting Here

Edgar A. Guest, American poet, {will be featured at the annual meeting of the Central Indiana council, Boy Scouts of America, Jan. 16 in Cadle tabernacle. The Silver Beaver award for distinguished service to boyhood will be conferred on several local scouts, C. Otto Janus, president of the local council, will preside. Council officers will be elected Jan, 9. Those in charge of the annual meeting include L. J. Badollet, Kene neth R. Miller, Heber D. Williams, John W. Bailey, D. C. Rowlinson, Ed Bruck and Lloyd Byrne.

Missing Manuscript | Found in Leningrad

MOSCOW, Dec. 10 (U. P.).—The Soviet press reported yesterday that the original manuscript of Tchaikovsky's famous “Nutcracker Suite” which has been missing nearly 50 years has turned up in Leningrad. The manugeript was given by Tchaikovsky to the St. Petersburg conservatory in 1862; but was stolen five years later, It was found by a young Lenin grad. composer named Zavlotsky in a load of waste paper which he had bought to cover the walls of his apartment before having it papered,