Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 August 1947 — Page 4

Page PDF (7.87 MB)

Back to issue view

any rank they saw fit to give me

4 HAAN 25 RG irks

5 %

ox. oe oi RA Re LH TR

Se i i

Sn —— TT.

TUESDAY, AUG. 5, 1047

PAGE 1 THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES —

-Elliot’s Own Story— >

"Political Foes Trying To Smear Name, Memory of Roosevelt’

Nexer Asked to Be a Captain or a General;

’ Dog Furore Blamed on ‘Smart Officer (Continued From Page One) by Secretary of War Patientn " v i . pn. all over the by the chief of staf or by Presiwere doing k I : dent Truman, place. This is a perfect example of the

The promotion affair came political stigma that has been

right afte the “Blaze” thing, bce mi Scan 1 0 dt Loy Ty imme take en. Wfuences ty’ smear me 4nd what Marshall turned it down twice be- smear the name of Roosevelt and S416 my Tetord wash goog enough | imately the memory of Franklin Gen. Marshall told me about ji; Dtlme Roveeraft fn this type of ml. i i 0 wa 8, Tor me Gin felt it would embarrass him to send me quietly brushe | " To De aeanle, Gen. Eisenhower; u'll never get the Whole siAY Gen. Spaatz and Gen. Doolittle a Feconnalivance aviation, 4 Jere Suid, pe Bumber of times to please never put| °° their record back here, and wo of the checks and he pk ip

1 ]

LEG POWER — Getting ready for the pushmobile race at 7 p. m. Thursday at Riley park are (left to right] Vernon Sevree, Herald Duffer, who was last year's winner, Robert Bridgewater and Thomas Strader. (Story, Page 7.)

Py 7] TW

speaks in a husky voice. like the

was wooden planes one of the favored manufactu my | There are a Jot of people trying! ’lto cover up the shortcomings of those manufacturers who were fa

- , | lothers. 1 wonder if he still lists le ion to Profit Babe said, “It looks i Da | many 1avored manufacturers Whose | me as a business contact? Maybe Yankees again this year.” general because h ig d = ork | production breakdowns have 0 bel "1 ils go to Hughes Produc-| : But he was a little slow on his my father, and I oo by my work | © vered. up. [ions and I'm probably a ‘potential Ta. opinion of the National league penBtn Be ay Tg tv Cee Uy FIOM Dane S ONG za: wove: they explained that I rated it and| ‘The major SORE 0 |. It's Pretty Low | rates vision Bamsball Hughies and his wooden airplane ; ‘ s | “Robinson (Jack) - has been a they saw no reason why I should 8 that he manufactured] (Mr. Roosevelt said he would King of Swat’ Here grea hel 10 Wie Dodgers but ft be penalized for being my father's { that he wasn't|Prove to the committee that Mr b Il looks like the Card n't ated son. by rers.| Meyer “only came to the White For Baseba Program os 8.arent, cou Financial Probe Recalled House once at his invitation—not (Continued From Page One) Bors has pee walching 4 lot of Exactly two months after twice as Mr. Meyer had claimed. Ti Ruth SONg. | the New York games via television. father's death 1 began to catch a asked him to come to my father’s | “Babe” is written in waltz tempo | pre said that he didn't thigk this terrific beating for Bngusial arg yored, and shortcomings in the ai: funeral, ae suid He paid Jor | and boasts sprightly lyrics oh modern radio presentation would actions that ook place be ore in-| force procurement division. |r aepow Ak { my u t ol recapture the thrill Ia provoes’ Of | affect the game too much, - The ig ped for| - Certain officers were not in fa-/ White na via he a. myuuan iy ” He was asked to’ compare the a od gave me a com | Vor of accepting any recommenda | © 0 DUsIHED EROviaes oe pretty | The Sone alanis oF i and “vou Yankee team to some of the famous | tions from the theaters In the way| ) Aste C 3 3 New York clubs on which he played.

pletely clean bill of health. { {low to say that was a business ex-|ghall hear of a man of glory an

As a result of this Investigation! of Shenges Decause the Shang pense. It's downright ghoiilish.”) | fame<, , .” ™ 1 think the 1927 Jeam was the of my pre-war dealings, the army | Mig , A FS manulacturers of} I am grateful to Senators Fergu- And that’s Ruth today. {best of the Yankees,” he said. on air force did not choose to send me Of t 3s ay OnEY {son and Brewster for giving me the| The Bambino isn't in the best had power, pitching and defense. to the Pacific in spite of the Jae foul, 1 » mel a tind contact PPPOrtunity for a public hearing! of health His weight has dropped | Nominates Mize

that both Gen, Spaatz and Gen hn Meyer and Hughes air-| but at the same time I am under|from 278 in his playing days to 193 Doolittle had requested it. Wik John oe Meyer appeared| DO illusions as to why they gave pounds. He is tanned, however. He! ent Yankee team had even balance I requested relief from duty and A aore an etrand boy or Gro- We that public hearing. ; crt -|but “you gotta have a lot of breaks gOL it on Aug. 15, 1045. : be Whalen ‘for Mr Hughes~1| I know this is a purely political | peautiful smear job--with no facts to win the pennant.” Now here's a story that's never Ver . one Hughes business Inquiry and that they selected this|tq pack it up. They are trying to| He nominated Johnng Mize of been told before. When I received EY : Meyer because he was Very small contract from .all the|cover up for all of the isolatiofist | the Giants as the likeliest candidate that notice, I applied to the Royal) With F clently grounded in the Pillions of dollars in- contracts be-|yotes which prevented this country |to succeed him as the home run Canadian Alr Force for duty as a|never Re be able to talk about! Cause they thought they could tie| from being prepared for the Jap king. Ruth figured that the Polo combat pilot, The only stipulation I| business the name of Roosevelf into and|gttack at Pear! Harbor. The Re- [grounds short right field fence

Jal circles as my wife-to. their own personal political am-|givert attention from their war| who is a cousin of his by marriage. hey law 31 © give me. a a tp same group, HONS, short-comings. : Mize might succeed the Babe, but a oi ce I . te [of Jriends. He had known De since] Pearl Harbor “Follow Up® This is the first newspaper that as far as baseball and the kids are tes ge my No as ed 1041 When she’ -wag under contract! This is the follow-up of the Pearl has been willing to listen to my concerned there will never be anbp > ay hes had nol to Warner Bros. And he was in ‘the Harbor campaign—which was a story and print my side of the case. |other Babe Ruth.

further use for my services. { publicity department Feared ‘Embarrassment’ The fact that Mr. Meyer regardMuch to my surprise, I received a! ed me as a business acquaintance notice from the R.C. A. F. that they comes to me as a complete surprise were. sorry, ‘but they had received|I find items charged to my enterword direct from the USAAF in|tainment which, as the record ca Washington admitting that it was easily prove from his own testitrue they were relieving me from mony, does not necessarily repreactive duty, but they hoped the sent entertainment of me at all R C.A.F. would not commission me| He charged his company with because it would be very embar- | entertainment of me in New: York rassing to them, : | City for some very fancy sums In June, 1046, I was asked to|when, in fact, on those very dates submit a request to the war depart-|{1 was in England, Luxemboufg and ment as to whether 1 desired to| Belgium on action combat missions retain a commission as brigadier | On 89 Missions ! general in the reserves. I submitted | (Elliott Roosevelt flew 89 combat | my request to Lt. Gen. Doolittle, missions. Most of the time he was | head of the air forces board which over enemy territory in highly-vul-passed on all applications for re-|nerable reconnaissance planes. He serve commissions for general of-|cracked up three times flying Britficers. {ish “Mosquitos.” He seldom wore He stated to me last fall that his a parachute because he couldn't fit board had approved my wpplica-| his 6 feet 3 inches in the cockpit tion in routine fashion along with and wear a ‘chute too.) all others and it had been for- | As far as I'm concerned. Mr warded to the war department for Meyer has revealed the fact that I submission to the President and am a business contact and not a| ° then to the semate for confirma [social acquaintance as I regarded tion. him, 4 “A Political Stigma” It rathe®amushs me that after 1 Announcement was made of all got completely out of the army, Mr those approved. My name was not! Meyer and 1 were on several soclal included. It was either knocked out [gatherings where 1 picked up some |

He said he thought that the pres-

And Housewife Ruth J, Haw ksworth's experience during the wartime cigarette shortage was Shared » by you and many other smokers!

treoeee ) VALTER SUGGESTS...

/ HARRIS

\ - | USED TO THINK ALL CIGARETTE

“Aristocrat” | St . / BRANDS WERE PRETTY MUCH ALIKE, FRANKFURTERS UNTIL THAT WARTIME SHORTAGE.

THAT TAUGHT ME PLENTY

To bring you the full Aavor

TTI PRISAARRLLITY, Rich in protein « Easy to digest Good for the youngsters At your meat decler’s

ond quolity of Swissstyle sousoges, Horris hos acquired the services of Chef Valter, who prepares all Harris meats

according 10 recipes learned

PACKING CO

FT LALA Az] in the world-fomous sousage Mm IE

kitchens of Basel ond Zurich,

CROSSWORD PUZZLE.

/ Jy

— Answer to Previous Pussle ROGER] [BAR SON] Governor ! RE Shalt RISE — (ERRALTINOKEES | | HORIZONTAL VERTICAL |i RroleNi aR A 1,5 Pictured 1 Ever (conir.) SIT] Rh ROGER I NIRS governor 2 Dry red tee BABSONK . 10 Greek letter 3 Full of fissures SIA ON EER] 13 Great Lake 4 Make less FN! ERR \ 3) TR jrCuristmas 3 Sunes, CRN OTB TE) ATED hs ong TA orse DEFER ES] (SIATELS 16 Edges ' 8 Broad-topped 25 Consumed Medicine (ab.) R. J. Revnolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem, North Caroline 17 Genus of Ain 26 Witticism 40 Operatic solo lizards ? Beast of 28 Numbers (ab.) 41 Raccoon 18 Sainte (ab.) burden 29 Nautical term 42 Genus of

19 Gave medicine 10 Gone by 33 Animals maples

to 11 Perches 34 Negative word 43 Facility 21 Faulty 12 Fish 35 Heavy 44 Animal's foot 23 Indian weight 20 Symbol for 36 Complete 46 Deep hole " h 24 Aviator erbium 38 Name 47 Anger YOUR T-ZONE 25 So be it! 22 Frozen water 39 Bachelor of 49 Conducted 27 Girl's name nes WILL TELL YOU 31 He is governar . : oe } = Oregon 32 Short jacket T for Taste... 35 For fear that Baby T for Throat...

That’ your proving ground for any cigarette. See if Camels don't _ suit your T-Zone'to aT’, [

No Relief Near

{Shrout, 15, Marion, and Richard

9 Predicted, -

20 Prostrated In Yesterday's Heat (Continued From Page One) less night it had been and wha! a scorcher today promised to be. Hoosier farmers, however, could! see one benefit from the late sum-| mer heat. It would bring a spurt in the growth of corn, delayed by | the cool, wet weather. Although the local weather bureau said no relief was in sight, | the Chicago office said there would | be scattered thundershowers and! cooler breezes in the northwest portion of the state tomorrow afternoon and evening. This small break was to be followed with a cool air mass passing over the state from the northwest | Thursday. . . The mercury reached the peak. of 98 at 4 p. m, yesterday and sank slowly during the night until it. reached a low of 79 at'6 a. m.

| Then it spurted upward again as

the new sun warmed things up. The 14 overcome in the parade over shimmering Indianapolis streets were members of the Grant county band. They were:

Jeannette Williams, 15, Swayzee; Joyce Ryan, 15, Matthews; Michael Grady, 14, Redkey; Ann Teague, 14, Gas City; Lois Spencer, 13, Van Buren; Alberta Rust, 13, Marion; Phyllis Carnes, 16, Marion; Mary Nihes, 15, Redkey; Beverly Shirley, 15, Redkey, and Mary Gray Shick, 19, Dunkirk. All were treated at City hospital. Treated at Methodist hospital were Wilma Kiser, 17, Swayzee; Vanola Sybolt, 15, Marion; Ammona

Himelick, 17, Marion. ” Collapses in Market Elsewhere in the city yesterday, William F. Mitchell, 52, was overcome at his home, 830 Butler st. Edgar J. Buchanan, 42, 372 S. Sher- | man dr,, was overcome in his cab! on a downtown street. Norma Clare Midtbruget, 12, keeled over on a sidewalk near her! home, 4249 English ave, Sam Tripp, 52, Craig hotel, collapsed on a downtown sidewalk, | He is an jce cream vendor. | | John H. Funk, 70, 2442 N. Penn-| sylvania st., collapsed in City mar-

“DURING THAT SHORTAGE | SMOKED "MANY DIFFERENT BRANDS AND I LEARNED THERE WERE BIG DIFFERENCES”

| ket. John

52, 1441 N. Brandt ment discontinued sprinkling grass st, a city , Was overcome | plots and flower beds, 5 al Brookside park. i The Indianapolis weather bureau At Evansville, where the hottest | cheerfully said that even if the tem, “were recorded since | mercury reaches 100 here today it June, 1944, waterworks officials|will not be a new record for the asked citizens to conserve the city's| day. The old record is 103, pet m water supply. : 1918. “If the hot weather continues,| The Indianapolis Water Co. an= the situation will really get seriqus,” | nounced another kind of record was said Gilbert Laine, superintendent.|set yesterday when -Indianapolis Mr. Laine asked major industries| consumed 68,260,000 ot to utilize private wells to conserve water. Previous record, set July 10, the city supply. The park depart-|1944, was 66,550,000 gallons.

STS

DOWNSTAIRS -2AYRES’

'AYRES’ SCHOOL FASHION - SERVICE . . . FOR YOU

Invites You to Attend Its High School Style Show

See the latest back-to-school fashions modeled by thirty local Teen Canteeners, all under the direction of Ayres’ School Fashion Service. There will be all types of costumes for all occasions and all types of girls . . . so don’t miss this preview of back-to-school fashions.

On Wednesday, August 6th at 2:30 p. m. In Ayres’ Auditorium 8th Floor

& ‘

“AFTER TRYING THEM ALL,| LEARNED THE BRAND THAT SUITS ME BEST— | ALL WAYS—IS CAMEL. YES, CAMELS ARE THE CHOICE __ OF EXPERIENCE WITH ME!” Asal

FLITE ELE ILLES LORIE OR OOS SS APIO IT ROTOR ROSER EEE E ENOL RERO EEO EERE EEO I

8 X

Historical Department ity lodge 227 of the Mul member of M - In 1915, NM of the In Churchwome member of Methodist ct Private ser Thursday in be in Crown Survivors 8. Gadd, pa: dianapolis, t the Nation: association; E. Gates, I brothers, He apolis; John O., and Fre Fla. §

S coLD

Guars Shampoo

CENT

209 Odd Fel

MILLER Dr. M. 29 ON 24 Door Fro

——

F& Pre-Fabric

Ponderosa

(@” Vig Saving ot home o

Adaptoblis w thot will fi

Gverantes » . these ves