Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 July 1947 — Page 11

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veracity of my figure and ves yourself, “this Norway counting south from 8t,

counting leaves did not seem out approached Art Salmon, Legion for the use of a

COUNTING LEAVES isn't as easy as it sounds. : problems. ' First, there are an Then they're close and the around. Besides that, there are

Just as’ I got a good start on one of the main branches, Jess Hall, state gardener, who takes care the Memorial Plaza grounds, wanted to know what I was doing. “Counting leaves.” “WHAT?”

354,563 LEAVES—That's what a Norway maple on N. Meridian st. sports this summer. If you doubt the author's word count them for yourself, The tree is there.

Last Minute

WASHINGTON, July 21 (U,-P.).~The boys are about ‘to wind up. the 80th congress (they hope), head for home Saturday night with no bones broken, and stay away until next year. Itll take some of "em “hsb: long 40 get their tempers back under control. Tm not the fellow to say whether this has been a good congress, or a bad one, but it certainly had its nioments. There were no fist fights worthy of the name, but insults, whoole! And then there was the little gent with a smile on his face who took two shots a$ Senator John W. Bricker of Ohio, in the senatorial subway. His markmanship, fortunately, was bad . The lawmakers decided in their wisdom—even as you and I—te postpone their building program another year, or until prices come down. Their plans to turn the two legislative chambers into modernistic, bleached wood sanctums which look in the architects’ drawings something like cocktail lounges will gather dust. a while longer. The Senate did decide, however, to spend $80,000 on its bean soup. This soup these many years has been carried by the bowl up the stairs from the kitchen in the cellar and hence has been coolish when passing senatorial gullets. The restaurant will be remodeled, with the kitchen on the same floor as the dining room.

Hard Sitting REP. MARION BENNETT of Missouri still is unhappy about the hardness of the congressional chairs. He claims they put his feet to sleep, but his brethren have taken no action, I guess he'll have to bring his own pillow to work. : On the. expense side, the senators are pondering

Make It $51

HOLLYWOOD, July 21.—Hollywood’s saving grace is that it cannot only poke fun at the rest of the world, but also at itself, Nunnally Johnson turned his needle-tipped lance at film previews. “Places,” he described, “where four or five men, each making $5000 a week, go to watch a gumschewing kid write ‘STINKS’ on a card.” ‘ Louls Hayward delights in stringing along the gushy type of interviewer. One cornered him while: he was working in “Repeat Performance.” What were his views on kissing? Louis turned on his most erudite air, and then presented his ideas, speaking slowly so the lady could record each word, “Germs or no germs” he opined, “kissing is dangerous. It has put an end to a Jot of bachelors.” During a recent retrenchment at’one of the major Jots, the head man of the studio called his staff together and asked everyone to take a $50 a week cut. “If-you're cutting salaries,” one writer protested, “how. about your wife's brother? He's getting $65,000 A year,” ) “you have nothing to worry about on that score,” replied the movie mogul. “He's consented to take the $50 cut, too.” ,

Whar's That Language? SEVERAL YEARS AGO an important film turned out in London was being previewed in Hollywood for a select group. The spectators were viewing the

We, the Women

+ EVERYBODY knows that the @. I. who went back to college to finish his education has set records in industry, seriousness of purpose, and hard work. He

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Getting into the thick section of the tres made I had' to resort to a modified

A branch the size usually picked for a boy had an average of 56 leaves. I might add

in Indianapolis have ever had their leaves counted I daresay not many. \ A well-dressed with a briefcase paused just long enough to ask what I was doing in the tree with all the paper. He didn't wait for me to repeat what I was doing. ‘He merely hurried along Meridian st. I learned one thing which I'm going to “pass along. An adding machine would have come in mighty handy. An ideal situation though would be to have an assistant on the ground who would operate the machine. If you ever try your hand at counting leaves be sure to get a machine and an assistant’ if possible. At 227,216 I could really tell I was making headIncluded in this figure are six leaves which fell off during counting, With 318,739 leaves counted, I began to wonder whether or not this tree tabulating was such a good idea. Included in this figure are 28 dead leaves. From this you can tell what a thorough job I was doing. 4

Job Well Done—Maybe

TOWARDS THE END of my counting spree a funny feeling began to come over me. Bouncing and -swaying on the®thin branches does something to one. Twice I had the urge to let go with a Tarzan yell. But I had sense enough to know that this urge was bordering on the ridiculous. There’s nothing quite as satisfying as a job well done. Standing there on N. Meridian st; it gave me # great deal of satisfaction to think that if someone asked me how many leaves there were up in the tree I could answer, Several people walked past but they didn't seem to care. Finally I approached a young man who was carrying books from the Central library. I was sure he'd be interested. “My friend,” I said, “Do you know that I can give you the exact number of leaves on this tree?” “That's fine. That's fine,” this fellow said. “I'll see you around.” Anyway, there were 354,563 leaves. So there,

By Frederick C. Othman

the advisability of an official photographer to take their pictures—pretty—so they won't be seen in the newspapers with their mouths open. The representa~ tives are thinking about providing themselves hand-

MONDAY, JULY 21, 1947

ima Emerges From

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ONE YEAR AFTER—Two years ago—Aug. 6, |945—the first. atomic bomb in history spread death and destruction through Hiroshima. Of the 343,000 persons in the city, 306,545 were casualties—tens of thousands dead and more thousands fearfully injured by the terrific blast. A large part of the.city was literally

some cards to fit ‘theft wallets, saying “I am &}'

congressman.” These ought to come in handy in arguments with traffic cops. -

Some Like It Hot

THE LEADERSHIP says it is dead certain to close up shop Saturday night. The house of representatives

is under control, because no member can make a}

speech without the chairman holding a stop-watch on him. Things are different in the senate. Some senators (who like Washington summers) declare they are ready to sit indefinitely, or until the agriculture ~ department gets that disputed $100 million for soil conservation. Some other senators— Republicans every one — are demanding that the senate investigate the vote fraud case in Kansgs City. The Democrats are holding back on this one. And when a senator holds back he does so by taking a long drink of water and making a speech of 10 or 15 hours on some other subject. This is known as the filibuster. Looks like we may have one, beginning tonight. ; It's all right with him, says Senator Kenneth Wherry of Nebraska, the Republican whip. He ‘can listen as long as the anti-investigators can talk and he intends to hold the senate in session 24 hours a day,#f necessary, to wear down their larynxes. This, in other words, is going to be an exciting and confusing week on capitol hill, but then it's always: that way when you're trying to pack for a vacation.

By Erskine Johnson

flicker for the marketing possibilities in the U. 8. “It's fine,” summed up producer Aubrey Schenck, when the opus was concluded, “but they ought to dub it in English.” At a sneak preview of “Love From a Stranger,” in which John Hodink plays fast and loose with unsuspecting Sylvia Sidney, Hodiak was shown hauling off with a right, smacking Miss Sidngy across the face. It was a tense moment. The audience was glued to its seat. All except one little boy who piped up in a voice that could be heard all over the theater: “Mommy, why doesn’t she hit him back—like you do?™

How to Carve a Guest AT ONE of those big Hollywood parties during the war, the host, at the end of dinner, said he had an announcement to make. The meat they had for the main course was horsemeat. A hush descended. No one knew quite what to say, except Benny Rubin. “1 suggest,” he said, with the frost forming on his words, “that the next time you serve it you take off the harness.” ‘ Dr. Joel Pressman, husband of Claudette Colbert, was asked, at another dinner party, to take over the job of carving the fowl. The bird eluded the knife, slid out of a gravy-filled platter and fell to the. floor, spattering gravy on an actress guest. “Goodness me,” she said, testily, “I certainly wouldn't trust you to operate on me.”

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By Ruth Millett

TWO YEARS AFTER—The same section’ two years after the bombing. In the year since the picture at the top of the page was made, new buildings have gone up and the main street presents

About 50 per cent of the area remains bare, héwever.

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History-Making

leveled. This picture shows the western section of Miroshima's business district as it appeared one year after the the bomb fell. Although .much of the debris has been cleared away and lumber is piled up. neatly (foreground), there has been little rebuilding. The, two large.

buildings, were left standing after the blast.

ention of Fras begins Aug, to be attended

Two conventions with estimated attendances of more than 1000 are the state C. I. O. meeting Aug. 22-24, afd the gathering of Macedonis Political Organization of U. 8. A, and Canada Aug. 30-Sept. 1. Other conventions and their dates are: © Farm Bureau general agents meeting, Aug. 5-6; Indiana Trailer

at A : ; conference, Aug. 7-8; Young Demo= Be be crats of Indiana, Aug. 8-9; 90th Ine fantry Division national convention, Aug. 8-10; American Miniature Race Car association and con= test, Aug. 14-17. Twelve - Hundred - and - Thirty « Bighth Miliary Police Company ase sociation, Aug. 16-17; Chuteh of the Nazarene, Indianapolis district; Aug, 20-22; State Daughters of America, Aug. 25-27; White River conférence of United - Brethren church, Aug, 26-29. 8 Indiana State Nurses assoclation conference of elected officers, Aug, 217, and 318th Troop Carriers squade ron national convention, Aug. 30e Sept. 1. » The city also gets the National public parks tennis tournament, Aug. 17-24.

ROTARY TO HEAR ENGINEER - Noble P. Hollister, secretary of the city planinng commission, and Robert L. Wolf, city combustion engineer, will address a 12:15 p. m. meeting tomorrow of the Indiane apolis Rotary club in the Claypool.

a fairly busy scene.

RESTORATION—The Press bullding as it appears .

building standing on Hiroshima's main-street, but the . today. Damage has been repaired and the structure is , interior was completely gutted. This picture:was made back in use. Some alterations apparently have been

shortly after the historic attack.

made in the tower atop the building. .

Harassed Ticket Agent Wishes Women Would Sta

‘By HARMAN W. NICHOLS Keokuk on em?" United Press Stal Correspondent CHICAGO, July 21-~The after- ‘| noon was hot, but the srjifent, at ticket window at Union’ Sta-

for the umpteenth time, " your baggage checks.”

“Most women are” bad

said, squeegeeing his

ot ! dows. One, of them waited her.turn went about his “Because,” the ticket agent ex-|and then asked how she could set Louisville What

back. how much and so forth. Then | questi

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