Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 April 1947 — Page 7
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WANTED: A yo man under 25 who is willing
night seven days a week—$12 per week. A rangy native of Cynthiana, Ky. read the above ad in an Indianapolis newspaper 39 years ago. As he wiped the perspiration off his brow and looked at the
- cornfield he would soon start plowing again he began
thinking. Wasn't he 23? Wasn' t he ‘willing to work? And the best part—he'd be working in an ice cream plant. So Olarence J. Hill, who had completed the fourth grade, answered the ad. He waited impatiently for several days before he got a reply. Then he wrote another letter. At long last he got his job in an ice cream plant—way up in Indianapolis, Ind. Mrs. Hill, a bride of only a few months, helped her husband pack their few belongings. They arrived in the city and took up housekeeping on E. St. Clair st., the present site of the Central library.
Sledge Hammer First Tool THE FIRST TOOL the “young man under 25"
worked with was a sledge hammer. His first job was to knock an ammonia tank apart. And Clarence J.
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ih A MAN WHO WANTED TO WORK— larence J. Hill, manager, of the Borden Co.. Furnas lce Cream division, still thinks it's a good idea after 39 years.
keep up with the latest trends in Ice cream manu-
Hill spent his first working day Without even tasting ice
cream. But ith the following 30 years, Manager Clarence J. Hill of the Borden Co., Furnas Ice Qream division, admits he has eaten a lot of it. “1 love it. A day doesn't pass that I don't eat ice cream,” said the 64-year-old executive. Mr. Hill pointed with pride to the 25-year honor certificate he was presented in 1934 which prompted me to ask if he were getting just a “little tired” of working. “NO SIR,” was his emphatic answer. “1 don't know what I'd do if I didn't come here every morning.”
morning. Mr. Hill has been working in the same N. Alabama location since 1909. Of course, Mr. Hill's hours are a little different than they were when he started in the business. Today, counting the timé he spends in his office together with meetings and his study of literature so he can
facturing, he averages only 10 hours a day six days a week. | “That's nothing,” Mr. Hill added, “why my oldest daughter was 16 years old before I spent a holiday or a Sunday at home.” As Mr. Hill's responsibilities in the company increased over the years, he realized Jhow handicapped he was without a formal education, but that did not stop him from burning the “midnight oil” on his-own. |
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his children wouldn't. ceived college training. At the present time, Clarence Jr. is engaged tn] jce cream manufacturing on his own in Greenville,
Ohio. “Yes, the chip off the old block is followirg in his dad's footsteps bit not in Indianapolis,” Mr. Hill | remarked. A member of the Broadway Methodist church, Columbia club, Rotary club and Hillcrest Country club, Mr. Hill, who still retains his “youthful” figure, has two major interests in life: Ice cream making and his home and family. “But I never mix the two,” Mr. Hill said, “and for that reason I've never had any trouble with either of them. When I look back, I can honestly say that I've. had a very happy life.” When Mr. Hill gets through talking about his two main interests, he wilk mention golf and bowling. But mention is all they get. “You know—contrary to popular belief, ice cream isn't fattening—look at me,” he said thumping his stomach. . “Yes, but you're quite active,” I replied. “Well, you might say that. Now, tonight when 1 go home, I'll spade a flower bed. I live out in Bren- | donwood and have an acre and a half of ground] which I like to work in. Can't get away from the sol} somehow, even though I wear shoes now.” And the man from Kentucky who wanted to work in 4n ice cream plant’ leaned back in his chair, laughed and was happy about it all. | (By Ed Sovola) |
Operation Snafu
By Frederick C. Othman
WASHINGTON, April 12—Bend a knee before Gordon T. Burke of Omaha, oh ye of little faith in bureaucrats, and sprinkle rosebuds in his path. Federal official he may be, but he broke the rules against using his head to think and thereby saved us taxpayers some money. Spread the exclamation points upon the record, blow the trumpets, and pin upon him a golden nut and bolt. I never heard a story like this one "before; I doubt if the investigating congressmen did, either. Mr. Burke, you may remember, is the tall, grayhaired boss of the war asset administration's Nebraska office. He turned in his resignation effective the end of this month because he didn’t like the way the generals got rid of surplus property. One WAA general testified, in fact, that he made all decisions himself, without any need for the brains of helpers like Mr. Burke. That came out a couple of days ago.
Look With Fishy Eyes
SO HERE WAS the war investigation committee headed by Rep. Ross Rizley of Oklahoma, trying to learn why thé government signed a contract to sell more than 100,000 tons of nuts and bolts to an outfit in Detroit for $22.50 a ton, sight unseen. A parade of WAA officialdom sought to prove to the congressmen that this was a fair offer, that the Palmer Bolt & Nut Co. of Michigan was the only concern in the world which would take so many nuts and bolts at any price, and that the taxpayers certainly were lucky the WAA had found a sucker, Rizley & Co. looked upon the witnesses with fishy eyes. They decided to call back my hero to see what he did about his bolts and nuts. The contract called for him to ship all the bolts, nuts, rivets and washers in his stock to the Palmer Co.
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generals, and nuts to the orders that rolled in on the federal teletypes. Among other things he had on hand were 300 tons of aluminum rivets for airplanes, for which he had an offer of $197.72 a ton. Did he have to sell these for $22.50? He certainly | did, Washington replied. Mr. Burke said he’d never ship 'em, not so long as he was boss in Omaha. Came then the Palmer people last December to get him to extend the contract that had been made six months before by his mployers in Washingon.
Contracts Be Damned
MR. BURKE SAID he checked the proposed deal with his attorney, who did some more checking and discovered that some of the fancy nuts and bolts were worth up to $3000 a ton. He kept same under padlock and contracts be damned. What he did do to fulfill the original contract, he said, was ‘sell the Palmer company 80 tons of plain old iron bolts and nuts for $22.50 a*ton. He even hated to do that, but there didn't seem any way out. He got a little better than $1000 for them, but he told the generals that if they'd keep their fountain pens off the dotted lines, he could have peddled them in Nebraska for 10 times more. The congressmen thanked him for his edifying testimony; the parade of witnesses resumed, and a number of his fellow officials pooh-pooed his decision to use his own head. All T know is that we taxpayers still own the fancy rivets in Omaha. With luck we may get somewhere near what they're worth. Sis, hand me another sack of rose petals for the path of eT Gordon T. Burke.
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By Erskine Johnson
HOLLYWOOD, April 12—We've been getting the lowdown on Hollywood jewelry from movietown’'s most famous jewelry designer, Josefl. ' He told us Leo
Dyyspches wears. a platinum, and Soi Mad TOE sel, huels “three months .afier:, Mc. -
with rubies, and diamonds, It's a’ duplicate of the one Laraine Pay wears. But with all their money, Josef says that movie queens are spending more these days on remodeling old jewelry than on new stuff. Connie Bennett came in the other day and had Joseff convert what she sald was an “old” diamond bracelet into a brooch. Of all his original designs, Joseff has two favorites, a gold sun-god lapel pin with diamond eyes that move, and a gold bird cage with a three-carat unset diamond bobbing around inside.
Usher Makes Grade
MALE FASHION TREND: In “Suddenly .Ft's Spring,” Fred MacMurray wears .a pair of handpainted silk pajamas. How to crash. Hollywood department: Cameron Mitchell was working as a $12-a-week New York theater usher. He sent Lunt and Fontanne a note reading, “If you think you can act, you should see me.” They gave him an audition, hired him. for their
. road company. A movie talent scout saw him and
now, at 26, he's going places gt M-G-M, Hollywood Reconnaissance: Hollywood, so often linked with sin, has two full pages of church advertising in its only newspaper every Saturday.
playing - another father role in of "the few Hollywood people who They :were having Truman, bad, heen “elected” F..D. R's vice president and Mr. Trumafh was chiding: Arnold for his G. O. P. leanings. “7 heard you make 8 speech once,” said Mr. Truman, “for Dewey.” “How'd you like it?" ‘asked Arnold. “Fine,” laughed Mr. Truman. “If you-hadn't made it, he might have won.” :
Edward ‘ Arnold, “Wallflower, ye one ‘know President - Truman well.
Swing Is Dead CHARLIE BARNET, the bandleader who climbed to. fame on swing music ms that swing is dead and is now only a detriment to an orchestra. Ed “Archie” Gardner is talking about an independent movie based on the Damon Runyan story, “A Slight Case of Murder.” Vera Vague will make personal appearances in England this summer. . . . Parkyakarkus is nixing Broadway musical comedy offers in favor of a new radio show in the fall. Those blue jeans worn by Alexis Smith in “Stallion Road” were the same pair, from the Warner wardrobe department, worn by Gary Cooper in “Sergeant York.” Esther Williams has three new bathing suits of
that “cold fire” material used for signaling during the war, ? 3
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We, the Women
By Ruth Millett
IF YOU asked a local resident to name the most: important people in his.town, he probably would name the politically, financially, and socially prominent persons.
But to the traveler passing through a town the .
important peoplé are an entirely different group. They are the men and women who serve the public
If they do their jobs with a smile and a readiness -
to be helpful, the traveler likes the town. If they do their jobs indifferently and show no mark of interest, they make a bad impression for the town,
Others Important ‘DO THEY realize how important they really are—
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‘these Peple who serve $ ithe waster, the men heliing.
the ticket windows of railroad stations, the filling station attendants; the waitresses and clerks? “Do they know they represent their town to head outsider?
Attitude Tells
SOME OF them probably do. They are the ones who go out of their way to be helpful and pleasant. But the ones who do’ their jobs with sillenness or indifference must not realize how important their Jobs are, “If they did, they would ‘take more pride in their work, But thén, perhaps, nobody has ever bothered ode torn hou smperiany. (hs realy we. on
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“SECOND SECTION
Revolt Of Some "GOP Against Wemmer As
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No Place for a Man
By Barton Rees Pogue
ad ta to .bottom the straight chairs are piled,
The overstuffed ones are shrouded an Fit for a white-sheeted ghost parade;
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The rockers are doing a dumb charade With arms full of pictures and bric-a-brac; The piano bench lies, flat on its back, On top of the dignified, three-cornered grand . . . A bench has to lie, when there's mo place to stand . . . And the lowly biped, a man, to wit, : Is compelled to stand, when there's no place to sit . , The help and the spouse Never sit down when they're cleaning the house
THE DINING ROOM table is covered with shades, Tattered and torn, and of sundry grades; The sewing machine displays ends and odds, The buffet is bristling with curtain rods; On the kitchen table they've piled out the aires, Pots and pans and gadget devices; The whole blessed place is greatly changed, Pulled-out, twisted and rearranged . . . A dive into bed is a dive into space . . . There’s no place for things, and nothing in place
Since the help and the spouse
Got this desire for cleaning the house!
THERE'S a tall stepladder blocking the door, And gq tub of suds on the parlor floor; Rugs have been rolled and laid askew Where once there were paths went winding through; The stairs have been varnished, every other tread, If your.sock doesn't follow your ears will get fed; A broom stands here, a mop lies there, And dishes of scour stuff are strung everywhere; You've been told before to “walk the chalk,”
But that’s not here .,.
. there’s no place to walk
When the help and the spouse Get busy as nailers, cleaning the house!
THEY'LL be wanting a man to run to the stores, And wrestle the mattresses out of doors; He'll be requested to wash window-glass, And pummel the rugs out on the grass: And when he is done with those little things He might, please, varnish and put up, the swings; There are shades to hang, curtains to stretch . .. He’s a saint if he does, if not he’s a wretch . Now these are the reasons why wise men flee, A home is no place for a man to be, When the help and the spouse Pick up 7ags and start cleaning house!
district by the early part of the week. . Over Flood Stage
At Edwardsport the west fork of the White river is 12.6 feet, which is six inches over flood stage. But no damage happens until the river reaches 15 feet. ‘At Petersburg the.
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the next few days, delaying spring planting and forcing some southernIndiana oil men to halt operations. | It’s anybody's - guess whether or not we will have floods this spring, says Indianapoils Weathmarman R. M. Williamson. “Depends upon the rain,” he sald,
Just Doesn't Think So
Frank Wallace, state entomologist, says he don’t think we wil have ‘floods. “I never have any reason for thinking we will or will not have floods. Something just tells me,” said Mr, Wallace. + His assistant, James Clark, came back to the office this week all excited because he had seen a rubythroated huinming bird feeding on jonquils near Columbus, Ind. It's pretty early for humming birds to be out but Mr. doesn’t know what the situation signifies. ’ If you have been traveling about Indiana for the past week you will
200° Puppies Entered In All-Breed Show
More than 200 puppies of 36 dif
in the Hoosier Kennel club's AllBreed Puppy show to be held tomorrow in Tomlinson hall.
There will be classes for puppies from 2 to 12 months of age and
entries will be accepted until judg-
ing time at 1:30 p. m.’
Wilson, Harry ‘D. Kendrick, Indian- | apolis; Mrs. Thomas C. Gilmore, Gilbert . Anderson, and James Springs,
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Judges are Mrs. Grace Adams |. |
Streams Filled fo Brim— Hoosier Farmers Scan Sky
As Rivers Rise in South
More Rain Predicted for Next Week To Delay Planting, Hamper Oil Operations
By THE WEATHER EDITOR This is the time of the year when farmers, especially those in the southern end of the state, cast speculating looks at the skies. They are wondering how much rain they are going to get his spring. Already the farmers in southern Indiana are experiencing some discomfort. The rivers in the southern stretches have started to rise. More rain is expected next week, probably an ipch or more in the southern
have noticed that the good Hoosier housewives have started to hang out their blankets, This fact plus deep-rutted roads in the backhills of Brown county are the two most positive signs of prin that “Indiana has.. The weather will be warmer Monday and Tuesday and Nesey, wrore thundershowers Monday night and Tuesday.
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Rumblings Are Heard After Party Banquet
Insurgents May Back Schumacher, Hickman
~~ By NOBLE REED The possibility of 4 revolt in some quarters of the regular Republican organization against the leadership’s selection of William H, Wemmer as their candidate for mayor has been hinted by some precinct committeemen. A few of the committeemen wha waved banners feebly this week for the Wemmer bandwagon under the leadership of County Chairman Henry E. Ostrom, were not talking that way privately. Remote rumblings of a partial insurgence move in the mayoralty race toward either John A. Schumacher, president of the city council, or Roy E. Hickman, the antiorganization candidate, were heard following the two major machine banquets for Wemmer ballyhoo Wednesday and Thursday nights. Confident of Nomination But none of the regulars would admit publicly that they were thinkling insurgent thoughts. Chairman, Ostrom, who is known to have “liked” Mr. Schumacher for the mayoralty spot two months ago, is most vehement in his avowal of Mr. Wemmer and is confident that he will be nominated. Mr. Ostrom and other machine leaders have brushed aside as preposterous rumors that there may
Wemmer and Mr. Schumacher. Organization Differences
differences.
nating the entire city council nomi-
ward chairmen.
slate of candidates for the council.
of the council. Speech Open Issue
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Veterans at Billings Will See Style Show
A spring party and style show,
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Billings hospital at 7 p. m. Monday.
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be another deal just before the May 6 primary for a compromise split of organization support between Mr.
Issues for the campaign on the Republican side were boiling down principally to those involving 'organization and anti - organization
This organization issue is domination picture. Chairman Ostrom’s
regular organization has its slate of candidates, including five of his
Gurdening—
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easily. Their least requirement is soil is heavy claw mix compost, leaf mold, or any loose top soil in the trenches you prepare for carrot and beet rows. They want well-limed soil, appareftly because a soil properly limed is loose in texture. They like potash, the root stimulating food. So use your wood ashes under their seed bed, 1 pound to 25 foot of row. (Wood ashes must be kept dry before use or their potash may be lost.) ® 8 = ; SOW radish seeds with beets and carrots which require the same type of fertilizer and culture. (Lettuce prefers more nitrogen, which, if given to the lettuce, may send a root crops to tops.) Sow a mixture of white icicles with early scarlet globe and perhaps with one of the large red types, reap three harvests. They'll each be ready at a different time. You can pull carrofs in early June if you will sow the fat French forcing type. At maturity these are hardly larger than a big radish, but are sweeter than most summer carrots., They are specially good to plant in thin top soil. Choose carrot varieties * carefully
supposed to be one of the sweetest, also Tuchen. I am convinced from our own garden experiments that a well-limed soil grows sweeter carrots. » » »
RADISHES SOWN with carrots are a definite help. They germinate quickly, mark the row so you can cultivate before weeds get a start. They - also help to break’ up any
Mr. Hickman also has his own
The battle of the councilmen candidates, therefore, will be high on the campaign list of both factions because control of the city administration hinges around the powers
One of the first anti-organization G. O. P. councilmanic candidates to open the issue was Robert K. Eby, attorney, in a speech at the Colum-
“What opportunity will any man have to freely function as mayor if he is encumbered with a council dominated by the Ostrom-Bradford (James L. Bradford, former county asked Mr,
“This machine is backing five of its ward chairmen for the council. If these ward chairmen become councilmen they will become rubber stamps for this political crowd,” he
Mr. Eby has been slated by the Hickman forces for the council
sponsored by the Indianapolis unit of Hairdressers and Cosmetologists, will be presented for patients in
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pays to cover carrot seed, especially in tight soil, with some specially loose mixture, as sifted peat or ashes mixed with firie soil. Parsnips and salsify need early planting because they are slow growing and need a long season to make good eating. Parsnips are among the least appreciated of foods, largely becaues they are seldom cooked properly. But these winter vegetables contain vitamins and minerals to see us through days when not much else can be harvested straight from the garden. No need for special storage either since they are best when frozen in
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finals of The Times Spelling Bee.
will start at 8 o'clock. Bringing to an end .two weeks of
ter and St. Paul's Methodist chyreh, ‘The winners were: At Fairview Presbyterian church —Frances Bubenger, 13, of School 80, first, and Mary Kops, 12, of St. Thomas Aquinas, runnerup. Frances corrected the spelling of “possession,” which Mary had missed and spelled “bureau” to win the district title. At Southside community center—
first, and Patty Prestel, 13, also of St, Patrick's, runnerup. Emelie corrected Patty's misspelling of “us-
as her second finalist word.
Charlotte Bruns, 13, of Holy Angels, first, and Charlene Hunter, 13, of
declared the winner when she cor rected “enemies,” which Charlene had misspelled and spelled “difficulties” as her second word, Closes May 9 The annual, Times Spelling Bee
Preliminary Winners Wait ; Spelling Bee Semi-Finals
Best Spellers of City’s 20 Areas Compete Friday With County Representatives
By ART WRIGHT With district eliminations completed, 40 first and second place wine . ners of preliminary spelldowns in Indianapolis today awaited the semi
These best spellers of the city’s 20 areas will compete ‘with 18 Tepes sentatives of nine Marion county townships next Friday in the Indians World War Memorial auditorium. The semi- finals contest that night i »
district eliminations last night were suelldos i CrtitE ide community cen-
'Y* Tea to Express Racial Goodwill
At St. Paul's Methodist church—| lige yon tables
School 44, runnerup. Charlotte was and