Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 June 1947 — Page 11

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+ “Oh, it wasn't anything.” ‘Mike grabbed ‘the cracker, dunked 16 in his con grote basin and began fo roll it around the bottom. Scorpie, a four-year-old , began pacing and

| growling in her cage. Bright Eyes, another four-year-

old female in the adjacent outdoor cage poked an inquisitive nose out of wooden tree house, “Here we go again” Mrs, Fancher sald. “I bel ter get some more food, Bright Eyes’ babies will prob. ably be tumbling out any minute.” Two little girls ran across the Fancher lawn and stopped in front of the raccoonery. (I hope that’s right). Mrs, Robert Riggens, 3508 Northwestern ave.

- cautioned the laughing youngsters “not to stick your

‘fingers in the cage.” Mrs. Fancher came ouf of the house catrying a

‘box of crackers and a plate of white bread soaked in '

chocolate milk. “On my way to the store” Mrs, Riggens sald to Mrs. Fancher, “and I couldn't go past without stopping here with Nancy and Marylou again.” , “Can I feed the raccoons, grandma,” asked Mary-' ‘fou, the older of the two. Two-year-old Nancy turned at the question and Jooked at her grandmother,

Squed! With Delight : “YES, YOU CAN feed the raccoons,” Mrs, Riggens answered, She was taking care of the girls while their parents Mr. and Mrs. Olin B. Morrison, 619 Congress ave, were away on a two-week vacation, The girls squealed with delight every time-one of the “critters” grasped a cracker and immediately

- dunked it under the water. *° “Can I feed Mike?” I asked Mrs. Fancher. What

the heck, I wasn't afraid of a raccoon. Mrs. Fancher handed me several crackers. Mike tends to be a bit grabby. Not so with Scorpie or Bright Eyes. The two lady raccoons take the crackers ‘slcwly and gently. The bread soaked in chocolate milk was for the baby raccoons but they were in no hurry to make their appearance. Nancy dnd Marylou became impatient to go to the grocery store with “granny.” I think I overheard one of the girls say something about ice cream. “If the little ones would come out,” Mrs. Fancher said, “you'd see-a circus.” The older coons were- doing all right. Climbing up the trees, scrambling on the wire and jumping around as if their legs had steel spring wires under them. ~~ Mrs. Fancher explained that her husband brought home Scorpie four years ago when the raccoon was about the size of a baseball. “I didn't know whether I'd want a coon around ‘the house or not but I soon found out how much fun Scorple was and now I wouldn't part with her.” * The Fanchers are planning to move to their 110acre farm near Zionsville in the near future ahd the raccoons are going with them. “We have four pheasants at the farm and Wes just told me a friend of his in South Dakota wants to send him a coyote, I don’t know about that,” Mrs.

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THREE CUTIES IN ACTION— "Bright Eyes" shows Nangy (left) and Marylou Morrisen how a goad. raccoon is supposed to take a goodie. Fancher said, “We have a house dog and two coon dogs, too. A coyote might be too much.”

4 Furty Butterballs A TINY FURRY bundle scrambled out of the cage and walked unsteadily on the treehouse “patio.” Bright Eyes was up there with two shakes of ye striped and bushy tail. She disappeared in thé wooden house for a to seconds. Out tumbled four more furry butterballs. There was nothing unsteady about the little coons as they scampered on the wire for their chocolate

. milk and bread. '

From then, on it was everyone for himself. Mother Bright Eyes got her share of food. The little coons learned the hard way that mama wasn’t fooling when it came to food. Up to a certain point it was “survival of the fittest.” While the miniature teddy bears made sport bv boxing one another, climbing up and down the wire and tree at a terrific clip for such little fellows, Mrs. Fancher told me that the funniest thing that ever happened to Scorpie was when a little boy gave her a piece of popsicle. . Scorpie dipped it In the water. By the time she was ready fo eat it, the popsicle was gone. “I thought Scorpie was going to throw a fit the way she tore into the water for that popsicle,” Mrs. Fancher said. Just as if a recess bell had rung the little coons called off their coonshines. “Now they'll sleep. When. it starts getting dark they'll be out in force again,” said Mrs. Fancher. Ah, the life of a coon. Especially when you know you won't turn into a fur coat some day.

By “Freder T “Othman

WASHINGTON, June 17.—The messenger from the White House burst through the swinging doors of the house of representatives, made a stiff little bow to the speaker and bellowed: “A message from the President of the United States!” He slipped a square manila envelope to the clerk. 1e clerk ignored the big blob of red sealing wax on flap. With his pen-knife he slit open the end of the envelope-and-handed it to Speaker Joseph W. Martin Jr, Four hundred congressmen leaned forward with Eheir tongues hanging out. ' This obviously was President Truman's message on the tax reduction bill Had he signed it? Or had he vetoed it? Eight hunfred ears flapped in Speaker Martin's direction.

He Smiles, Then Frowns

THE SPEAKER peeked in the envelope. He hauled put the presidential message. Silently he read. it. {And as he read, he smiled. Tentatively the lower-tax faction smiled, too. The speaker frowned so did the Budience. Mr. Martin slid the all-important message to the side of his desk and you'd have thought he'd forgotten . He recognized two dozen lawmakers who wanted Bheir unspoken remarks preserved for posterity in the 8ppendix of the record. The speaker wondered if anybody wanted to make

-'» speech, maybe? Well sir, a lot of the fellows did.

Bome of ’em made hopeful references to the contents bf the envelope. Others denounced Communists, Faspists, floods, airplane wrecks and-rude railroad conductors. “I'm told there lies on the speaker's desk the Presfdent’s message on the tax bill,” began Rep. E. E. Cox pf Georgia. Mr. Martin gazed at him sphinxiike. Then he refereed a magnificent battle about who's a passer of

Lives on Insults

HOLLYWOOD, June 17.—Hollywood’s newest comedy sensation, Jack Paar, landed in the movies because, as 8 G. 1. entertainer during the war, he insulted army brass hats from one end of the Pacific

to the other. _ To a base command olligte “The only way you'll ever get the Purple Heart is if you get caught between two desks coming together.” The tens of thousands of men Jack entertained in the Pacific will be happy to hear that he is now insulting the brass hats in Hollywood. To Producer Sid Rogell: “I just saw a trailer of your latest picture. If you haven't made it, don't.” But the Pacific veterans will be unh to hear that Hollywood hasn't figured out what tb. do with Jack Paar, Sure, he’s a hit on the radio now as Jack Benny's summer replacement. “I've got enough money fo last for the rest of my life. If I commit suicide at noon tomorrow.”

Has Contract, No Part

BUT AFTER EIGHT months under contract to RKO, Jack Paar still hasn't appeared in a movie. Jack, 29, who describes himself as “an aging Donald O'Connor,” did some film tests by himself. “They were terrific,” says Jack, who has as much self assurance as he has jokes. “Then they gave me a diréctor and that mixed me up. He started talking about shadowing and reading my lines with tempo and stuff like that, “I haven't got any shading. I've got four speeds— fast ‘or slow or soft or loud.”

We, the Women

“CHIVALRY ALWAYS places women in inferior positions,” says Dr. Rudolf Dreikurs in his recent book, “The Challenge of Marriage.” "He points out that when a girl waits for her escort to open a door for her, she is not exacting consideration which is her just due. J Rather, by placing herself in the position of a helpless being who needs a man’s assistance and protection, she gives him just one more chance to assert his masculine superiority.

Different in Middle Ages IN THE MIDDLE AGES when ge was at its height and a knight devoted himself to his lady fair, writing verses in her ‘praise, going forth to battle wearing her colors and languishing when she sighed, the lady nonetheless wag regarded as no more than a piece of his proyaty,

libels? It was Rep. John Rankin of Mississippi vs Rep. Chet Holifleld of California. Rankin won. Speaker Martin moved his hand toward the mysterious envelope, The edgy 400 sighed in relief. Then, s0 help me Hannah, he called on Rep. Chester H. Gross of Pennsylvania for a few remarks. Congressman Gross said he represented the Waynesboro, Pa., Whiskers’ club.. He pulled from bis coat pocket a false beard of marcelled ‘auburn hair and hooked it around his ears. He said the club would meet here next Sunday for itp annual whisker. contest and shirt-tail parade. The lawmakers were getting desperate. They had to know what was in that envelope. They could stand the suspense no longer. Speaker Martin sensed theix hysteria; he took the presidential message from the envelope. He handed it to George J. Maurer, the silver-tongued reading clerk. “The clerk will now read a message from the President,” Speaker Martin intoned. The 800 ears bent forward another notch and Mr. Maurer began to read, with flourishes. He skipped nothing:

I's Panama Canal Report A “THE WHITE HOUSE . . . Washington , , , the President of the United States . . . has the honor... to transmit herewith . . . his message conveying ...” Mr. Maurer paused impressively. Then he finished the sentence: “, , . the annual report on the Panama Canal.” The congressmen nearly bit off their tongues. Were their ears deceiving them? The speaker was chuckling. Weakly they chuckled, too. Torturer Martin relented. He let ’em have the news: the President thought (in language more polite than mine) that their tax bill was a punkeroo. The lawgivers sat there a minute. Then most of them went down to lunch, Practical Joker Martin Included.

By Erskine Johnson

Some people refer to Jack as a “young Fred Allen.” Jack likes that. Fred is his idol. In fact, someone was trying to embarrass him in front of Fred at' a New York cockta#l party. “You know, Fred, this Paar fellow ‘worships you like a god.” - To which Fred replied, “What a shame. Five hundred churches in New York and he’s an atheist.”

A Hero to Heroes

IT WAS JACK PAAR'S irreverence to brass hats, as we said, and of just about everything else out in the Pacific during the war, that brought him to Hollywood’s attention. Jack was a radio announcer in Cleveland and Buffalo when he was drafted into the army. It soon got around that he was a very funny fellow. He was Sent around eastern camps to entertain troops. Then he was assigned to.a special service unit of G. I. talent. For months he and his troupe toured the Pacific foxholes, Jack became a hero to heroes. He got bigger writeups in the army papers than stars like Benny or Hope or Jack Carson. Paar was ‘just one of the boys—a G. I. with enough nerve to insult the brass hats. To a lieutenant who kept talking out loud during one of his shows: “Lieutenant, a man with ypur I. Q. should have a low voice, too To a commanding officer. “My dear sir, and you are none of the three.” To a noisy captain: “You be quiet or I'll take your shovel away and you won't have any fun at the beach tomorrow.”

By Ruth Millett

So much so, in fact, that a husband could bestow his wife on a friend if he wished. . Today, although many women are self-supporting, society. still sees man as the bread-winner. It is the _ brivilege of the strong to support the weak. ' Women, for the most part, are willing to play the game according to man’s rules.

Psychology Aids Males THEY OUTDO each other to charm men, humor them, afrange their lives to suit the convenience of men. Time and ehergy are lavishly doled out to make themselves beautiful. And what is’ their reward? The smug tribute of being helped off with a coat, being allowed to ster first from an elevator, having a door opened for them Yes, men know the psychology of remaining the dome

zcSECOND SECTION

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- Want Post Operated

For Peace Training By VICTOR PETERSON Times Staff Writer FRANKLIN, Ind. June 17.~The fate of Camp Atterbury is the key

to the industrial. and population}

growth of this city. | Currently the town is marking

{ime, having reverted almost to the|

tus it was before war brought thousands of G. 1's to the trading area. Never an shanti city, basically is composed of retired They are content to let life take its way. Building on this solid base, however, are their sons and daughters and a small influx of newcomers fortunate enough to find housing. As is natural, they are loo forward to a greater Franklin, #

. » BUT RIGHT NOW this prospers|

ous town of 9000 is stymied.

Fred C. Lockwood, managing di- ;

rector of the chamber of commerce,

clhims there isn’t a house or apart-|’

ment to be had. Even a room to rent is a rarity. There is hardly a vacant lot. “Besides that, there isn’t a lot or a building in town available to industry,” Mr, Lockwood said. “Franklin has grown as far as it can within the city limits. Farms run to the corporate boundaries and farmers are not going to with their land, ” . #

“DAILY ‘WE have inquiries from large concerns wanting to settle in Franklin, It is not that we don't want them. We don’t have a spot they can locate on,” Mr, Tackwood said, Camp Atterbury brought a high tide of prosperity to the town. Store trade boomed and housing became a big business. Today the stores feel the Tons of G. I. trade. Indianapolis househunters, however, have snapped up all available S¥elines. .

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{he growing: pens. Two city-father plans are on tap to aid in boosting Franklin, An inter-city action committee,

‘|composed of men from towns sur-

rounding the camp, has been fighting to keep it from being declared surplus property by the government. > “If we can hold the camp, we are sure it will be used extensively fcr troops when universal military training becomes a reality,” Mr. Lockwood said. “However, we have a backstop. If it goes as surplus property, the committee is ready to flood the large industries in the nation with ma-

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THE MAIN STEM—Merchants on Jefferson sk: in ‘Franklin hope soon. fo see the rush ; business they when thousands of soldiers were stationed at Camp ‘Atterbury, The camp's fate will determine he: ncustrial

of the town Sd,

ial detailing the advantages off i

this area. * » EJ “ALREADY REPRESENTATIVES of General Motors and Ford have investigated the possibilities here. The building of factories at the camp would spur housing construction in the same area. All of this would reflect in the general wellbeing of Franklin,” he said. Meanwhile, the tree-shaded town continues in its quiet way. It is the center of the finest tomatogrowing land in the world. A good cash crop, this is reflected in the three banks, Resources are in excess of 10 million dollars while deposits run about the same. Other signs of a solid prosperity are everywhere, ” ” » THE TOWN'S assessed valuation is over six million dollars while the tax rate runs $4.32 a $100. Of the 47 miles of streets, 41 are paved. Nearing completion is one of the most modern hospitals in the state. Financing of this partially boosted the tax rate to the current level An educational center, Franklin is the home of three grade schools, two high schools and the 113-year-old Franklin college. ; Churches, clubs and social agencies flourish as do what few industries there are. The largest industry is the Noblitt-Sparks plant, manufacturers of metal products, which employs about 350 persons,

Morgan Ineligible To Head Board

Henry Morgan, appointed president of the city plan commission yesterday, will be unable to take office until an election is author. ized. Mr. Morgan, assistant director of the Indiana Economic council in charge of community planning, was named by Mayor Tyndall to succeed State Senator John W. Atherton, who died two weeks ago. According to Harry M. Stitle Jr., commission attorney, Mr. Morgan may serve as a member of the body but cannot be president without an election. Wants Special Election The commission does not have the statutory power to hold an election except in February each year under the law creating the group, Mr. Stitle said. The attorney said he, will recommend that the commission adopt a resolution for a special election to seat Mr. Morgan. Meanwhile, Otto H, Worley, city councilman and vice president of the commission, will continue to head the commission as he has done iuring. Mr. Atherton's illness and ‘ince his" death,

RETURNS TO GERMANY Cpl. Elsie 8. Burgess, daughter of Mrs. Chester Burgess of Salem, has fust returned to her base near Munich, Germany after Spencing | a furlough in Switzerland, Zila

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MILITARY OR INDUSTRY—Franklin city fathers odd ike fo see e. Camp After.

bury remain government property if universal military training is enacted. The soldiers - would bring business, If the camp is declared surplus they hope industries will replace |ent

the Sl s on the camp site.

LARGEST. PLANT——Workers rush. to_their lunch from the Franklin branch ‘of Nob-litt-Sparks Industries, manufacturers. of metal products, The firm employs 350 people “and works two shifts a day. .

MEDICAL ADVANCEMENT—This new Johnson county hospital, located just - east of Franklin, offers the latest in health protection. Construction aided in boosting. the tax rate to $4.32 a $100.

Purdue Summer

Students Register Here

Summer students were to register from noon to 8 p. m, today and tomorrow for college study at the Purdue-Marott Agricultural center, 902 N. Meridian st. Registration for the Purdue Technical institute will be held from noon to 8 p. m. Thursday and Friday, and from 8 a. m. to noon Saturday. “Classes in the college credit program’ will begin Thursday, while Technical institute classes will pias

| Two Optometrists

To Plan Seminar

Dr. Robert G. Ledig and Dt. W D. Elson,’ both of Indianapolis, | have been named q¢o-chalrmen to arrange 8 one-day seminar under auspices of the Indiana chapter, 8 American Academy of Optometry. (bama sts. The seminar date has not been

tion's 1048 ‘convention will be held at the Severin hotel Jan. 18-10, Seicqatien Ive decidnd ties 4 :

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a new minor salary creas for the Judge I