Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 August 1947 — Page 4

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Flo on Military Training Lacks Support, Concedes Lobby

should be required to take military| or naval training for one year?”

“Text of Swomley Letter Opposing Program Revealed; Seeks Aid of Editors fo Plan

replied “yes” Only 24 per cent

Second of a Series

By JIM G. LUCAS, Scripps-Howard Staff Writer WASHINGTON, Aug. 20.~Tacitly, the “letterhead lobby" cedes that public opinion does not support its stubborn opposition to universal military training. But it is convinced a well-organized vocal minority can win. is determined to use every pressure method to achieve that end A letter from John M.-8womley Jr, acting director of the national

council against conscription, to M8 ou ul Toe members of cone members, says gress, From his office went a form

“Dear friend: As a result Of op i, “Dear congressman -«---= ",

President Tru- gu, later, members of the naman's appeal 10 tional council against conscription congress to pass were told to “visit your local newscompulsory mili-| paper editors.” Those instructions tary training leg-| said, in part: islation, nation-| “The best time to see editors of | wide publicity has! morping papers is in.the morning | been given his and of afternoon papers in the proposal. Few afternoon, since their work on that newspapers have |day's paper 18 over. If possible! been willing to/take a prominent member of the! publish the other community, like a minister, educaside. They will, however, publish tor, etc, with you letters to the editor. Will you write, | Seek Editor's Opinion and get your friends to write, your) local newspaper opposing compulsory military training in the United want to discuss, ask the editor what States?” (he thinks. In any event, do not

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present your reasons for opposing Thousands of such letters were now any peacetime conscription written. That they were inspired! |egislation. from Washington may explain the) “Be sure to give him one or two

strange disparity between public. jiemx of literature for his study. opinion polls and letters to the «a range to see the editor of any editor. weekly newspaper published in your

Mr. Swomley also Inspired his .,mmunity, no matter how insigAdvertisement ee nificant you think they are. Some- ’ {body reads them Husbands! Wives! “Be sure to see the editors of newspapers even if they are editorially for conscription. You may

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| Instance, the news headlined “April|

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replied “no.” Six pet i were undecided. : But Mr. SBwomley is an adroit

with figures. He discovered that 30 per cent of those favoring uni-

it should wait until the end of the WAr. Since then the lobby has avoided public opinion polls. Frederick J. Libby, executive secretary of the national council for the prevéntion| of war, says he is going to “ex. pose” Dr, Gallup. Mr. Libby discounts majority public opinion as “ill-informed.” He gays “thinking people” are against universal mili(tary training. : List Prominent Names

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Local Deaths—

Mrs. Leona A. Beard, a

couple's sons to 5607 N. Illinois st. Survivors are her sons, Marion a sister, Mrs. John Halfman.

row in the Flanner & Buchanan mortuary. Burial will be in Crown Hill

‘Charles Wesley Howard Charles Wesley Howard, former East side contractor, died Monday {in the home of a daughter, Mrs. R. A. Mertes, 646 E. 62d st. He was 79.

STEADY SHAVING — Harry Hlavka, 24, shows Hines Veterans hospital patients in Chicago just what he can do even though he's armless. Straight razor shaving with his feet is one. of

section. He came from Frankfort. A member of 8t. Thomas Acquin-

Prominent names appear on the lobby's literature The national}. council against conscription lists as! honorary presidents Dennis Car-

‘dinal Dougherty of Philadelphia; President . Prank P. Graham had | North Carolina university,

| Harry Emerson Fosdick of orl

York: Chester H. Gray of Washing- | ton, D. C, a farm union official, | and Brig, Gen. H CC. Holdridge, retired, head of a leftwing veterans’ organization Its co-chairmen are President Mordecal W, Johnson of Howard university and Dr. Alonzo Myers. of New York university. Only Dr. Myers and Gen. Holdridge appear to be active, The National Council for the Prevention of War carries as vice chairmen Mrs. Robert A. Taft, wife| of ‘the senior sénator from Ohio; Mrs. -Burton K. Wheeler, wife of the former senator from Montana, and Miss Jeannette Rankin, former Montana congresswoman who voted against world wars I and II Mr. Libby admits only Mrs, Taft is active

Earns $8.20 Picking Hops at Age 105

LEBANON, Ore, Aug. 20 (U.P) | —James W. Smith, 105, had some spending money today—earned all] | by himself. Mr. 8mith, who crossed the plains & in 1843 in the same party with famed . Dr. Marcus Whitman, returned to his Lebanon home after | three days of hop-picking near Independence, Ore. his pockets jing- | ling with coins. “I've slowed down some, but 1 worked right, along with the rest of them. Earned $8.20, too,” he said.

Newspaper Publisher Killed by Lightning

DARIEN, Conn. Aug. 20 (U. P) Daniel W. Ashley, 58, publisher

ington, D. C., was killed instantly by lightnmg last night in the yard | of his home. | A severe storm had extinguished {the lights in the Ashley home and Mr. Ashley was on his way to his garage to turn on the motor of an {auxiliary lighting system when he | waa felled

Form New Oil Company WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 (U. P.) —Formation of a new $100 million oil company to conduct “large-scale, | long- term foreign oil operations” to | increase American imports was an- { nounced today by Ralph K. Davies, former vice president of Standard Oil of California and wartime dep-

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his s many accomplishments,

Burvivors besides his daughter are

Gets Pay Hike a son, John E.; a sister, Mrs. Ora He Doesn’ t Want | Prost, and two grandchildren, all of

| Indianapolis. WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 (U. P.).| Russell Crockett begged his boss not to give him that $100-a- year | pay raise he's entitled to. {ouse, Douglas, Ariz, will be held at The 32-year-old. post office em- 4:00 p. m. in 8t. Paul, Ind. Mrs. ployee, who has a wife and eigh!|Kanouse died Sunday in her home children, explained that he’s now at Douglas. Burial will be in St. making $3000. If he earns any Paul more, he'll have to get out of his | She was a former Indianapolis] government housing project which| resident and a native of Decatur is restricted to low-income families. | | county. She is survived by a sister, After thinking it over, Assistant/Mrs, H, E. Bailey, Douglas, Ariz.

District Postal Superintendent C Mrs. Nellie G. Nagle

D. Wilson said today he was sorry, 4 but Mr. Crockett would have to! A requiem high mass will be sung

take the raise that was coming io for Mrs. Nellie G. Nagle Friday at him. {9 a. m. th Our Lady of Lourdes

Services for Mrs, Ollie M. Kan-

Otherwise, he said, the post office !Catholic church. Burial will be n

liable | HOly Cross. A brief service at 8:30 a. m. in| Grinsteiner'’s Funeral Home - will] precede the mass for Mrs. Nagle

department might be held for violating a law which provides! for automatic pay increases.

50 Egyptians Drown |iooial; She was 67 and had been CAIRO, Aug. 20 (U. P. —Fiftylill about two months, Egyptian villagers celebrating the! Mrs. Nagle, a native of Indiana, Moslem Ramadan festival diowned!came to live in Indianapolis in 1880. | in the swollen upper Nile when|She was the widow of Frank F. { their boat - capsized while cross-|Nagle and a member of the auxili{ing the river, dispatches from aries of both the Brotherhood of Guirga province Teported today. Locomotive Engineers and

Mrs. A. E. Beard, Lifelong Resident Here, Dies at 65

: lifelong | terday.in her home, 1604 8. Meridian st. She was 65. _ She was the widow of Alfred E. Beard, owner and operator of Beard's stand in the city market. The business later was moved by the

Services will be at 3 p. m. tomor-

He had lived on the East side 33 years, building many houses in that

Mrs. Ollie M. Kanouse

who died yesterday at St. Vincent's| Bates,

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resident of Indianapolis, died yes-

A. Beard and Joseph H. Beard, and

Spanish American War Veterans, Survivors include her daughter, Mrs. Irene Crist and her sister, Mrs. Anna Patterson, both of Indianapolis; her son, William M. Nagle, Columbus, O., and three grandchildren.

Edward Harvey Services for Edward Harvey, retired city fireman who died yesterday at his home 2220 8. Delaware st., will be held at 1:30 p. m. Friday at Olive Branch Christian church. The Rev, Benton Miller, pastor, will officiate and burial will be in Washington Park. Mr. Harvey, who was 49, was lifelong Indianapolis resident. A retired in April after 25 years on the fire department.

He was a member of Olive Branch Christian church and Logan Masonic lodge.

He is survived by his wife, Cletra;

and Miss Nancy Harvey; one sister, Mrs. Arthur Junker, Huntington’

lumbus, O. |

Mrs. Minnie Services for Mrs. Minnie Short, R. R. 6, Box 622 were to be held at 2 p. m. today in Southern Meth-

odist church. Burial will be in| | Greenwood. | Mrs. 8hort died Sunday in al home. She was 69°

Survivors -are a daughter, Dorothy Wells; three sisters, srs. {Mary Thompson and Mrs. Mau | Wheeler, Waverly, and Mrs. Laura Indianapolis, and three! | brothers, Allen, Robert and 'Emza; | Trusty, all of Indianapolis.

REUNION SUNDAY

The Pike county reunion for all present and former residents of that county will be held Sunday in Garfield park.

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Edward E. Connell Rites Thursday

Services will be held for Bdward

A native of Attica, Mr. Connell had lived in Indianapolis since 1922. He had been Attica postmaster for eight years and president of the Attica Hardware Co. for 20 years pefore coming here. He was 81. Survivors are his wife, Helen L., son, Terence M. and a granddaughter, Colleen.

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