Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 April 1947 — Page 19

“HOLD ON TO your hat — hers we go,” called Motorcycle Patrolman Carl Sommers as he twisted . the throttle and poured the gas to his iron horse, "+ "Phe wind whistled in my ears, specks of 8. Alabama st. dust poked at my eyes, the sidecar bounced merrily and we were off-on traffic patrol, We headed for 8. Meridian st. where the “noparking” rule on the east side of the street was in effect for the early morning rush. There wasn't a violator in sighk so we cut across to Pennsylvania st, and headed back towards the downtown ares. We were putt-putting along at 30 miles per hour (holding back a couple of cars) when a woman driver, who apparently hadn't seen us zoomed out of line and began passing, . a You could tell her heart skipped a beat when she pulled alongside of the motorcycle but what could she do but keep going and slow down to'a safe and sane 30 per? And for some strange reason she kept her long, powerful car at 30. Just as soon as we rounded the Circle to check N. Meridian st, for motorists who don't believe in signs we spotted a “sitting duck”"—right next to a

an. Patrolman Sommers stopped his machine, gave a long look for the owner who wasn't around and then proceeded to get his little ticket book out.

‘Only a Minute’ Alibi ANY MOMENT I expected to see some high-pres-sure salesman come dashing out with a story about how he parked there for “only a minute.” I was

wrong. The ticket was placed securely behind the windshield wiper and we took off again. Traffic was moving along N. Meridian st. at a fine olip (and in a “bathtub” on-a brisk morning, even

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or 7.95! ts er INTO THE WILD STREETS YONDER— Motorcycle Patrolman Carl Sommers wheels No. 34 on his daily traffic patrol, ‘ ’ Trade Secrets

WASHINGTON, April 10.—Edgar L. Warren called en the nurse at the labor department for an aspitin tablet. This indicated that the director of conciliation was a victim of his own strike-ending technique. It also indicated that if the telephone strike is not over by the time you read this essay on the trade secrets of a labor arbiter, it will be soon. The boys can't take the treatment much longer, Their eyes are red and their stomachs are rebelling. The arguments between the phone company representatives and the union chiefs are growing weaker, because they are running out of strength. The idea (said my man at the labor department) is to wear the battlers down physically until they are so weak they can see the advantages of a compromise. This takes finesse. Keep ’em tired, but not too tired; uncomfortable, but not .too uncomfortable, or theyre likely to get sore and go home. Night after night the telephone negotiators have

ce! argued until nearly dawn. One evening they were He Sigmiine smoke Sillomrad out: Along about 2 p. m. allowed to go to bed along about three a. m. Hardly : 4 ob . uple of assistant conciliators shagged downhad they eased into their pajamas before they got a stairs to the cafeteria. The y returned with two trays, call from Secretary of Labor Lewis Schwellenbach— one loaded with coffee cups which had slopped over, who is giving a hand—to get back to his office. They the other with slabs of 1s ple. ‘This vie ( din turned to the sheets at six the next morning. At . ° %°¢* 8 438 o’-ahple Pie pe (aecoruing re ; hy to a reliable witness) tasted vaguely of soap. 10 they were arguing aga My private reporter on the inner workings of strike : s . settlement said this procedure was nothing unusual. Delicate Third Degree There was only one trouble with it. The conciliators THE ARGUMENTS proceeded In a8 number of suffered as much as the -battlers. Their eyes were rooms at the department, where the chairs were soft, just as red, their stomachs just as upset. put not too soft. These seats were designed to make The nurse gave Warren his aspirin. Whether it a man think, after the first couple of hours, that he made him feel better was problematical. My man revs Ne was suffering from a busted sacroiliac. doubted ft. seee.29¢ TE ————— ore 30 Cultured, He Says By Erskine Johnson PET HOLLYWOOD, April 10.—Gregory Ratoff said he “Ingrid Bergman, Linda Darnell, Susan Hayward, vvidBe k was tired of heing portrayed as a jerk, He confided, Poesy, Comins, And 1 predicted stardom for every § *I am a very cultured man with an accent. “Ask me,” Gregory said, “why I don't like you Loo Ble Gregory Ratoff, the Russian movie director, is guys to write up my accent in the newspapers.” the easiest man in Hollywood to interview. He tells “Why, Gregory?” roi ! you what questions to ask him. * “Because you make me sound like: an Italian ese0i89c “Ask me,” he said, “why I don't like to be por- barber.” : i - trayed in the newspapers as a jerk?” , ta ieesiB0C 1 “Why, Gregory?” = © - ~~ Convincing Lady % Cy Because,” Gregory sald, “I have to ace actors . go, up-erMON“sent her latest boy friend, orA * the next day. ‘I am directing Ethel Barrymore, They . . ) chestrd leader Paul Barron, to the hospital after a wee 100 «say in the paper that I talk to my race horses. That RE he ny I ns at curt nen I tell them to win for me. The next day I come aul 5 No, ane ; Pon oes. .89c ! Sn tue an te ] iiss iB Fry oe whit ldo. She Jane Russell's latest record, cut with Kay Kyser, : sounds like it was especially written for her. The : s : i title: “Boinnnng” Kay's 86-year-old mother is in om. .1.19 Comedian Turned Director ‘Hollywood to spend several months with him. Mack 5 GREGORY HAS quite & problem. He is a former Riggsbee, ons of Kay's oldest friends, closed his gaee 1.39 “Xf comedian turned director. He still likes to be funny, rage in Rocky Mount, N. ©, to accompany Kay's to make people laugh. But he wants to command mother on her long trip. 1 respect, too. RKO would like to change the cumbersome title, | vee 1.39 1 “Ask me,” he said, “why I think I am a cultured “Mourning Becomes Electra,” for the film version. l man.” : , But playwright Eugene O'Neil says no. . . . J age | “Why, Gregory?” Alan Young has to-learn how to dance for his v “Becguse I have at home 5000 classical records. I next film, “Off to Buffalo.” A shuffle, no doubt. have a big collection of first editions. I have a big An Oscar has patched up a year’s feud between 60's v5 library. Nobody ever writes about that. All they two of Hollywood's most famous songwriters, Johnny write about is my accent. Mercer and Harry Warren. A year ago they col-| 1.00 “Ask me why I sold my race horses.” laborated on the hit song, “The Atchison, Topeka,| | 0004s | . “Why, Gregory?” : and Santa Fe.” Then they battled over Mercer get- [ *“Because they always came in last. ting most of the publicity and didn't speak to each re 33+.1:59 “Ask me,” Gregory sald, “who I have directed in other until the song won an Academy Award. Now their first pictures in Hollywood?” the boys are patting each other on the back and ....298 “Who, Gregory?’ writing another song together. and 4.98 e189 We, the Women By Ruth Millett ree 1.69 ” A HOUSEWIFE complained because the cleaning The fact that Minnie is charging more per hour for woman who came once a week had announced an scrubbing than she did a year ago isn't accepted by increase in her hourly wage. | . the housewife as just part of the higher-cost-of-living vers 1.98 "What that housewife forgot is that the little folks picture, The housewife remembers what she used to who ehrn their meager living by doing laundry, pay Minnie in the old days. And now she thinks y 1.98 i cleaning, and yard work have no lobby or union to .Minnie is getting big ideas. s sone ds I get them an increase in wages to meet the higher 7 . iw 90¢ | po po nd ope these ‘little Stop and Think x : 4 £ hen and pork chops go up, these ves 08 be people have to ask rs for thelr work if they are ~~ NEXT TIME you find yoursell feeling resentful : i ‘to keep on eating. And they have to ask it as because Minnie charges more a ‘hour for. scrubbing | | ees. 2.98 \ individuals. * PRT -- or Sadie charges more for laundering curtains, stop|. ally 0 He "s th Catch : and think, Remember what Minnie and Sadie were A ere s the (a . : 4 BUT. THAT'S the catch. When they raise their paying for a pound for pork chops or & quart of

prices as individuals they find that they are resented.

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20 miles per hour is a fine clip). There were no customers in that section, which Patrolman Sommers said was unusual. : LE On 16th st. we turned left to head back towards town on Capitol ave. It's funny how one gets into the spirit of the thing no matter what it is,

1 spied a car parked where it shouldn't have been|

and called: “There's one—there’s one.” Before Patrolman Sommers got off his motorcycle an outdoor signman claimed the car, He was inon the other side of the street— which he did. . ’ The strategy of the trafic patrolmen is to give the mile-square area a criss-cross check. Since we had been south and north it was time to head west. West Michigan st. was quiet but we were headed

was always:causing trouble. This particular morning was no exception, Even though entrance B- had three upright “noparking” signs and a huge yellow lettered sign ‘on the concrete, three cars effectively blocked the entrance. For their inability to read signs, the three owners each got a ticket, A fourth car was “sitting in” the “no-parking” zone which meant that it was halfway in and halfway out. “we'll give him the benefit of the doubt,” Patrolman Sommers said, pocketing his pencil,

The east cross-town check didn’t reveal, anything

startling except that it gets mighty cold in a sidecar. For fresh air you can't beat it. After two hours in the sidecar I lost my fear of falling out. The ride really isn't bad. In fact it's quite comfortable if it weren't for the dust one picks up

men Omer Loyd and Charles Lawrence keeping an eye on speedsters. They were clocking cars with stopwatches in the 110-foot speed lane which fis actually’ 115 to again give a motorist the benefit of the doubt.

Caught at 1.7 Seconds

IT WASN'T long before Patrolman Loyd called: “Got one at 1.7 seconds.” This meant the car traveled the 115-foot lane in not quite two seconds. This also meant he was going 48 miles an hour in a 20-mile-an-hour zone. Patrolman Lawrence didn't waste any time, Seated on his two-wheeler, the instant he got the “1.7” he was gone, In about five minutes he returnéd. “No alibis from that man,” Patrolman Lawrence sald. “He thought he.was going a little faster than usual— which he was.” But motorcycle 34 had streets to patrol and tickets for motorists who didn’t obey the rules which make better and safer driving for all concerned. After a couple more hours of cruising the streets with the wind and dust in our hair, Patrolman Sommers decided that this was a “preity good day.” “The hunting wasn't too good,” I remarked. “Everyone seems to be driving sanely for a change.” “That's what I mean,” he answered. I thought that was saying quite ‘a bit for the traffic division.

By Frederick C. Othman

There were plenty of ash trays and matches on the tables. There's nothing like too many cigarettes to turn a tired man’s mouth into a wad of scorched flannel, my informant said. The lights were a little too bright so as to give the eyes of the negotiators the third degree, delicately. These gentlemen soon shed their coats and loosened their ties. Their stomachs cried for nourishment.

Soapy Apple Pie ‘

MESSRS. SCHWELLENBACH, Warren & Co. invariably were sympathetic. They'd send out for coffee and doughnuts. The coffee was cool, but not too cool. The doughnuts not exactly soggy, but certainly not crisp. : So I'd had my own lunch yesterday afternoon and was feeling comfortable and well fed in the anteroom of the departmental auditorium, where the long-lines negotiators were meeting. They'd had nothing to eat. When occasionally their door opened,

In the 1000 block on N. Capitol we found Patrol-|

SECOND SECTION

Study the Pop

By MARTHA

relative number of men in the United States is the number in your community—the number of eligible men you meet in business and society. rb

J ” FJ GIRLS ON farms, in small towns and villages, may fret to get to big cities, but their® chances of marrying will be better if they remain in their rural communi-

BEST PLACES FOR ROMANCE—Nevada is a woman's

ulation

If You're Looking for Mate

Western States Are Women's Paradise, While A Man Has a Better Chance in East, South

G. MORROW

Science Service Writer WANT to get married? Go west, young woman. Go east, young man, That is the best advice that experts can give. ¢ Yes, there may be many million young girls: of marriageable age destined never to wear a ring on their third finger, left hand, because there just aren't enough men interested in marriage to go around. But that need not concern you. Of much more importance than the

for all’ the states in the Union.

Paradise. The percentage of marriageable men to women is greater there than for any other state. A young man, on the other hand, would do well to seek his fair lady in North or South Carolina. There the sex ratio is decidedly in his favor. : To determine the best sections of the country for men and women interested in marriage, Dr. Paul Popenoe, general director of the American Institute of Family Relations at Los Angeles, Cal, worked out a table of sex ratios

» ” 5 HE CONSIDERED native-white

Young men, on the other hand

larger city.

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western states, irrespective

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a city.

The Eyes of Asia Are Upon Us—

Philippines’ Recovery FA

Ability of Republic to Function May Decide

ism Issue in Orient

run into less competition in winning the lady of their choice in a

Young men seeking mates in general will ind the largest choice in the eastern and southeastern

Young women do better in the of whether they live on a farm or in

single women, 20 to 29 years of age, as representing the marriageable women of this country. ”

With them he compared “marriageable men” selected on the same basis, but 25 to 34 years old. A man wauld have to face fewer competitors, Dr. Popenoe found, in the Carolinas, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Minnesota, Georgia, Utah and

{likely one for men.

paradise, there being .about three eligible men to every: gible women, whereas North and South Carolina, are considere d good states. for men looking for romance, there being about two marriageable women to every marriageable man. ; : NEVADA IS a veritable woman's :

A girl would be likely to have more beaux from which to choose if she lived in Nevada, Wyoming, Arizona, Montana, California, Washington, Idaho, Oregon, Michi~ gan and New Mexico. » » » WHILE THE states themselves are pretty good guides as to where to find a mate, where you live in that state may be even more important. Dr. Clifford A. Adams, director of the Marriage Counseling Service at Pennsylvania state college, found San Diego, Cal, the best city for girls and Madison, Wis." the most

The District of Columbia, generally 'believed to be a spinsterridden area, at the last census had an excess of single males over single females in every age group of the population from 15 years up to 40. » » w WHAT YOU-do with your leisure time is important in determining your chances of finding a mate. Don't just sit bagk and expect the man or woman to seek you in

join an amateur dramatic

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you like to sing, become & of a choir. If you

. 5 8 " ONE OUT of five met gt the homes of friends. . ; About one in seven got to know each other through business,

versity practically guarantees will find a mate for any man or wor

who really wants » =

Decide what kind of man an you want, . . . Find where such

a person exists. , . . . « Make yourself

friendships that will lead introduction. .’ attractive to “eligibles” by study~

Massachusetts.

of the world which was occupied by the enemy. Here is the record to date: The export of copra—the vege-

William H. Newton, Far East correspondent for The Scripps- ' Howard newspapers, is in the Philippines fo report on the progress of the new republic. His first article tells how the Philippines are getting along today, and what is at stake in the new democracy.

table {at obtained from the coconut from which soap is made—already is above the prewar level. Coastwise shipping has reached 60 per cent of its prewar peak. » - ®

By WILLIAM Scripps-Howar

racy to Communism in the Orient.

the choice In China, Japan and India the conflict between the two systems is going on == by political means in India and® Japan, and by civil war in China. What happens here to democracy’s newest and proudest offspring may help to decide the issue. The Oriental peo- . ples involved con‘stitute half of the * population .of ‘the world.

Mr. Newton Democracy and independence in

H. NEWTON d Staff Writer

MANILA, April 10.—This brand-new Republic which has yet to celebrate its first birthday is carrying the challenge of American democ-

Millions upon millions of people in the Far East—oppressed for centuriés under systems of ancientafeudalism—today are preparing to make tween western democracy and Soviet Communism,

OF THE 12 dividend-paying gold mines in operation before the war, three are now in production and by the end of this year the mines will be producing 40 per cent of their prewar capacity. The mining of gold represented 85 per cent of all Philippines mining.

the whine of saws, and the squawk ing horns of American jeeps,

addition of wooden seats and tops. » » » ' THE PHILIPPINE

the Philippines 1s orchestrated by

the steady pounding of hammers,

Temporary wooden buildings are going up everywhere to replace homes and offices wrecked during the fight for Manila, The city moves on little “jeepneys” — jeeps converted into small buses by the

8 are recovering from the terrible devastation of the war, Things are a long way from perfect, but they're steadily getting

better. The degree of recovery is probably greater than in any area

Chrome mines are now operating at 50 per cent of prewar capacity. The smaller copper, iron and manganese mines have ‘not yet resumed operation, Before the war the Japanese controlled the coastal fishing. Their flishing craft were destroyed. But by constructing small craft of their own and obtaining vessels from the United States the. Filipinos have brought the catch up to 30 per cent of the prewar level. » » “ . BY THE next harvest the production of .rice will. ba above-the: 1040 : figure. © Production of corn already is higher than before the war,

your seclusion.

Production of hemp is about onethird of the prewar figure. All these statistics must be considered in the light of the complete devastation suffered by the country. Manila itself was a battleground. All the buildings which they did not use as defense posts were deliberately blown up by the Japanese. Prices are coming down. In.May, 1945, bread cost the equivalent of $2.2 pound. Now it's 10 cents a pound. Rice which in May, 1945, cost $250 a ganta (five pounds) now costs 70 cents a ganta, In 1945 cheap cotton textiles cost between $7 and $11 a yard. Now it's 60 cents a yard. » - » : BECAUSE of the lack of con-

struction materials, building costs are still high. Most of the city's hotels were destroyed—and in those left rates are astronomical—if you

can get a room, Meat is still expensive because Australia which used to supply the Philippines has diverted her production to Britain. : . But prices of things the average Filipino needs and uses slowly but steadily are. being reduced. His TE eI elie ke mf wmaratone which és as sound as the U. and backed by deposits, There’s no printing-press money

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defy the government! Young men swagger around streets with pistdls strapped to belts and there beries reminiscent But lawlessness gradually is

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Coast Guard Tows Cagney’s Yacht

NEWPORT BEACH, Cal, April 10 (U.. P.) ~The coast guard cutter Perseus today came to the rescue of actor Jimmy Cagney, adrift since late yesterday in Mr, Cagney's 125foot yacht, Swift. "The cutter took the luxurious auxiliary schooner in tow 20 miles south of here and expected to have the Swift in port sometime after daylight. Mr. Cagney put out from here yesterday with a small crew for a routine cruise’ and flashed a. distress message that the Swift's engine had failed and the yacht could not make port under sail,

Illinois Veterans File for Bonus

CHICAGO, April 10 (U,P.).—Onefourth of Illinois’ 915,000 world war II veterans have filled applications for the’ state bonus, Adm, John Downes, director of the service rec ognition board, said today. Applications from Cogk have been nearly 100

county

personal history.” Writing in the American logical Review, the sociologists point] out 10 ways in which the guest may

visits.

child a standard for comparing or

Family Guests Impo To Children in Home

Study of 200 Autobiographies Reveals : Visitors Leave ‘Vivid Impressions’ = «

By Science Servies PHILADELPHIA, April 10.—~Guests may play an the development of children in a home, two sociologists from a study of 200 autobiographies. © James H. 8. Bassard and Eleanor 8. Pennsylvania found that more than half of the 200 authors their childhood guest experiences as “vivid, lasting C of record as part of a family or a

ONE: The guest may give the}

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influence children in the home he! him.

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