Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 3 December 1947 — Page 17

ETUELE) GlRIATE SITIO

Inside Indian

IT PAYS TO HAVE a heart-to-heart talk with someone who knows. Even if it takes you to the

-head man of the Secret Service it pays—if you're

on the level. we © My problem was counterfeit money. I'm not a worrywart but ever since the. Army-Notre Dame game, where slickers did some bogus money changing, T've been ill at ease, The more I thought about it the worse it got. ; Before. I came to the point where I was afraid to pass nickles and dimes I thought I better see Raymond A. Horton, agent in charge of the local Secret Service office. : .: Mr. Horton let me ramble on,and on about the dough Uncle Sam frowns at: “How many counterfeit bills have you seen here?” Mr. Horton finally asked. There's no beating around the bush with a Secret Service man. My answer began with a fine “sir,” No, I haven't seen any yet, but—, “Can you recognize a counterfeit note when you “see one?” “Sir, I think I can, but—" “Is this 20 genuine or counterfeit?” asked the agent. Final examination time. Well, I knew it was one or the other. But that didn't help much. Carefully, taking plenty of time, I examined the note. aii)

EASY TO CHECK—Secret Service agent in

ch¥rge, Raymond A. Horton, dispels a "worrywart's” fears and explains how to tell counterfeit bills from the real stuff.

apolis

- Flunks From the First “WHAT DO YOU SAY?" Mr. Horton probably

thought I was stalling for time. |

I told him it looked all right, didn't feel quite right but in my opinion the thing was good. Even} before 1 finished talking I had “the feeling I ‘had!

another 20 on his desk. i

“While you're comparing the two bills I want to tell you that we needn't get excited here in Indiana. True, there were some counterfeit ‘bills passed in South Bend but we have reason to believe it's the

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work of a Chicago group,” said the agent, i

As I compared the greenback he gave me with the first spetimen I began to see the difference. Mr. Horton continued his reassuring talk. “We don’t want the public to relax their vigilance but we also don't want them to think that there is a large percentage of counterfeit notes in circulation.” He asked me what I thought after the comparison. Right off I had the answer. “The first note is as phony as my Aunt Maggie's uppers,” 1 said. “The best way in the world for the average man to tell whether he has a counterfeit note is to compare the one he has some doubt dgbout with another in his pocket,” continued Mr, Horton. “And it would be pretty hard to explain two counterfeit notes in one man's possession.”

Jackson's Portrait Botched

THEN I LISTENED and watched .as he pointed out on the bogus note how the portrait of Andrew Jackson was indistinct, the seal and serial number were off color, the White House lawn and shrubbery on the back was blurred and too dark and under a magnifying glass I saw how the edges of the seal were blunt.

“That's the best way for an ordinary guy to tell

fake money from good money, eh?”

“Right,” said the head agent. “Another ‘thing—|

the innocent holder shouldn't hesitate to report a counterfeit. The public should also be very careful] about this time of bank notes and government, checks. The Christmas rush is a good time for trying to pass and cash notes that have either been stolen or forged.” “Do you have the guy who passed this 20?" ! Mr. Horton said the Secret Service “had” the man but now the man has 15 years. I think that's pretty clear. “In other words, Mr. Horton, counterfeiting is! not such a good business to get into, right?” ' , He said he didn’t know of anyone who got rich in| the counterfeit game. Good enough for me—sir. “Yes, sir, from now on I'll compare bills wheh I have any doubt and report any in my possession. | But I'll be innocent, I tell you, innocent.”

Don’t Write It

| By Robert C. Ruark |

I NEW YORK, Dec. 3—You are looking at a victim of literary lead poisonjng—a dire disease which comes from operating outside your regular racket. Doctor, I was a happy man once—gay, carefree, fond of dogs and children. That was beforeq I became a book author, Ever since I was knee-high to an abridged dictionary, I wanted to be a book author, The other kids wanted to be bootleggers and Presidents; not me. I wanted to be right in there with Shakespeare and H. Allen Smith. Write a book, and the world will beat a path to your door. Go west, young man, and grow up with Saroyan. } One day I said, sezzi, if Gypsy Rose Lee can write a book, and if Henry Morgenthau can write a book, then, by golly, I can do likewise. So I sat down and started at the infernal machine until bymebye I had a shoebox full of paper with words on if. Birthing a book isn’t so bad. Of course, there is the awful feeling that you aren’t writing it, but that an evil little man has crawled inside you and is doing the work himself. But by and large the post-delivery anguish is a lot worse than the actual labor pains. There is no elatioff whet ou've finished the work: I thou~* » great and noble feeling would come over me. Ti "1d say, is it. Today I am a book author, like Ka > Winsor, or maybe Charles Dickens. This is a real, live book. At least, it’s got words in it and my name on it. It's a false emotion. What you've got is a dead chicken around your neck, and you will wear it for months.

Here Start the Real Worries

HERE IS WHERE you begin to worry. Maybe it won't get reviewed. If it does, maybe the reviews will be lousy. Maybe the publishers won't print it. If they print it, maybe nobody will buy it. You feel exactly like a mother with her first baby: Who knows wheth~ er it’s a genius or a moron? On publication day, there is a fleeting suggestion of triumph. The product of your labor looks very impressive in its near dust-jacket, with a picture of the autHor smirking on the back. You say: Did this thing really come out of me? And feel pretty smug. Then the reviews flow in, and the real torture

I RI X starts. What you thought was funny ain't. You §

thought the book was too short. Some fugitive from a pawnshop with neck curls thinks it was too long. You thought the middle ‘part was best. Some sadistic

~The Indianapolis

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trate a Christmas test, used a 2!/4x second

s Speed Graphic and Super XX

A th

oaf with a gall-dipped pen says it sags in the middle &

like a hammock. Where you thought you were subtle,

they say your stuff is as sly as a kick in the chin. You §&

never knew you could hate so many people you don't know.

Then the good reviews start coming in. It's a §

funny book, they say. A good book. Biting satire. New Voltaire. Who is that bum, Jonathan Swift, anyhow? Another second of triumph. But then the ulcers start. The author begins to torment himself over whether the bad ones are the true ones or the good ones are the false ones. He spends the rest of his life trying

to decide whether he’s a Mark Twain or one of the

Kallikak Kids,

se Like It and Some Don’t THIS IS ONLY PART of the pain. People you never met walk up, scowl, and say: “I didn't like it, see?” and “Want to fight?” At the moment I am to “Pe named co-reSpondent in three divorce cases. It seems that the husbands liked it and the wives didn’t

or vi€@®versa. In any case I am alleged to have started

the strife.

. You lose friends when you write a book. You # send a freebie to Bill, with an inscription. Bill shows

it to good old Joe, but good old Joe didn’t get one, and you can start skating on the sudden ice between you. If you are unfortunate enough to have literary chums, and your book is outselling their's, they hate you. If it's the other way around, you hate them,

You become a bookstore snooper. You sidle in and Molinelli

simper at the clerks, gazing feverishly around to see if your treasure is displayed. If it's sold out, you

curse the publishers for underselling it to the deal-| film were used.

ers. If there Are stacks and stacks, you curse the publisher for not advertising it enough. I won't list the tortures of. the personal appear-

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FRIENDS"—The [5th week's winner, C. of Martinsville, came through with this honor-

able mention entry. A Kodak roll film camera and Plus

ances, the radio shows, with some spade-bearded, Dr. today had become the first greeting card

adder-tongued critic tearing your child to shreds. two-time winner in The

All I will say is this: If there's a book in you, leave it right where it is. Unborn books never did nobody no harm.

Tough to Be Rich By. Frederick C. Oth

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3—If I only had some money I didn’t need I surely could buy some things this Christmas that I don’t want. If this sounds cockeyed, charge it up to the advertisements that have left me dazed. In all my life there never have been so many weird widgets (like safety razors with built-in headlights) for sale at astounding prices (such as $8500, tax included, for.a-silver-blue mink coat). A fellow can spend $150 for a small bottle of perfume, worldly and sophisticated, and $200 more for a solid gold jug in the shape of a Buddha to pour it in. An indoor weather-vane, with electric connections to the roof, can be had for $225. Twenty-nine ninety-five will buy a power shoe polisher and $24.95 an electric bologna slicer. — A wrist watch in palladium, a metal which seems to be more precious than gold, and paved in diamonds goes for $3000. Tax extra.

Three Bars of Soap for $2.7 5

I TOLD YOU I was dizzy. The storekeepers want to sell me a sweater for tennis at $50, a monogrammed necktie for $25, and diamond cuff links (small diamonds) for $200. They'll give me three small cakes of soap for $2.75. They'll let go of a steak knife, sharp, for $17.95 and an aluminum Suitcase, light, for $64.50. They'll monogram me 500 cigarets for $17.50 and sell’ me a briar pipe, with a built-in lighter, for $10 flat. That last one’s a little daisy. The flint and the wheel are part of the bowl. When the tobacco goes out, a whirl of the thumb starts the blaze going without .the loss of a puff. Another pipe, in genuine meerschaum carved in the likeness of a Hindu with whiskers and a turban, can be smoked-—non-auto-matically—for $39.50. Two glass candlesticks, each holding one candle

Kirk McKinney Appointed Truman in Florida To Redevelopment Group

reappointed

The appointment of E. Kirk Mc-|been Kinney, insurance executive and lerms beginning financier, as ‘a member of the, City P24 L. MeCord, Redevelopment Commission

announced today.

|vey Br: Was 1. Greene.

John A. Reis and Fred ; is |Everglades National Park Saturday. |

‘Created by a 1945 state law, the|' His DC-4 plane, the Sacred Cow, |

(which is extra), cost $60. A half dozen varieties of | solid cigaret lighters are available at $200 and up.|

A platinum watch, wafer-thin for evening wear, is an| CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 3 (UP) foam even $1000. A first class television set, which does 8/4 group of scientists said today [steel

number of other things, too, and may even fry eggs, is $2475, installation extra.

A diamond pin, a replica of a sprig of wheat (and this shows how precious wheat can be) is $5500. Earrings in the same motif are $3850 for the pair.

Music With Your Drinks

THE BOYS who think up combination, doubleaction apparatus have come up with the combo bed light and radio, $24.50; the dual whisky decanter and radio, $49.50, and the double-duty tobacco humidor and radio, same price. There's a nozzle for a whisky bottle that plays music in addition to gurgling, at $10. Another item with a nozzle is the flashlight that shines a beam around corners. Does this by means of a flexible plastic nose; it bends, the light rays follow the plastic. I could, if I wanted and could afford it, buy a lipstick set with four sapphires for $260, a crocodile! billfold for $45, and a pair of British blankets for $75. Genujne wool. A clock that saves labor because it never needs winding because changes in the temperature keep it ticking can be bought for $375. But I'm not sure whether that includes the tax. A set of he-man manicure scissors undoubtedly is worth $20 to somebody; a silver cocktail shaker, holding two pints, is $100 even. And then, of course, there is the cheap, old, common- wild mink—nothing to compare with the blue— but only $4850. What I'm driving at (pardon me for chuckling, storekeepers) is that it must be tough to be rich. A fellow'd probably get a headache just frying to make up his mind.

For 5-Day Vacation KEY WEST, Fla, Dec. 3 (UP)— for one-year President Truman arrived here toJan. 1, They are:|day fof a five-day vacation during c an, C. Har-|op op he wilt dedicate the new

-By ART WRIGHT | The current winner was snapped awards this week, one was a first- published in “next PAUL C. BRADING, 1814 Ellen as an illustration for a Christmas timer, Richard W. Koss and C. Times, : » » ” | Times a | Molinelli were op winners in other | ANY AMATEUR photographer | Amateur Photo Contest. ALTHOUGH Mr. Brading has weeks. The first-timer was Floyd may enter and there are Whipple. charges.

The president of Jefferson Na- commission has been carrying out a landed at the Boca Chica Naval |

tional Life Ingurance Co. and First slum clearance Federal Savings and Loan Associa- wate enterprise

program on a pri- Air Station basis.

at noon (Indianapolis

New Building Material Floats 'Civie Citizens’ Grou glass coated with stainless and that they weighed 20

than a corresponding | {they had invented a new bullding| po 8

Mr. Brading, employed at the U. over won a photo contest aside)

Rubber plant, won the 17th

huahua puppies.

man won the first week's contest in|S. Rubber Co.'s plant magazine, Of the three honorable mention | judged for the group which will be

August.

{times less {section of brick wall.

material made of stainless steel and] ———

glass which is so light it floats,

ices office of the UU. 8. Commerce Department, several panels of the new material were on display at a yesterd | Massachusetts Institute of Tech- he was riding crashed into a bridge presently aroused abutment one mile west of here. Robert L. Davison of New York, The driver of the ‘car, James G.| director of the project, said the| Haskett, 31, Sullivan, was critically] ye {hat should happen the help- ice must be elevated so that the ficient funds to meet any pressing

nology Architectural Forum,

Sullivan Man Killed

Developed by the technical serv-

panels were composed of a core of | injured.

tion, Mr. McKinney ‘succeeds the, Mr. McKinney was president: of me’ after a 4-hour 48-minute late Freeman B. Ransom who died the City Board of Works from 1930.f1ight from Washington,

Aug. 6. The appointment was announced chairman from

{to 1933, Marion County Democratic

19290 to 1933 and few

by Arthur R. Baxter, chairman of manager of the Home Owners’ Loan Morning. | to 1936. He was Mr. Truman and members of his

the commission's board of trustees, Corp. from 1933 who also announced the other four.president of the members of the commission had Estéte Board in

Indianapolis Real staff had taken off from Washing1929, [ton at 7:12 a. m.

The weather was sunny, after a! light showers fell during the

"MERRY CHRISTMAS" —This first place winner in The Times Amateur Photo Contest for the 17th week was snapped by Paul C, Brading, 1814 Ellen Dr., to illusgreeting card. Mr, Brading, the only two-time winner in the con3

at f. :22. A No. 5 flash blub on the camera provided the lighting.

| week's contest with a “basketful” ot rom the laurels he earned in The

Se | 12-0unce 9-week-old Mexican €Chi-| Timés competition, several of his Mr. Brading also|pictures have “been used in the U.|

SULLIVAN, Dec. 3 (UP)—David|

ay when an auto in which | Met

Carnival—By Dick Turner

"Maybe my soapsisn't the best ever made in this class, Prof. Clements, but put it with a sob serial andl betcha it would sel”

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1947

Photo Of Puppies For Yul

flunked. Mr. Horton took out his billfold and threw

Brings Local Camera Prize

film. Exposure was 1/100

i, J 5h "PIONEER MILL" —This honorable

second at f. :8. A K-2 filter was used.

The deadline for the 18th week of the contest is midnight Friday. Pictures brought to The Times or | postmarked by that hour will be

snapper,

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"HOOSIER BRONX CHEER"— That's the title given to this honorable mention -photo submitted by Richard W. Koss, 4124 Graceland Ave. first place winner the second week of the contest. A.3!/4x41/; Speed: Graphic and Superpan Press film were used.

oto was submitted by Floyd A. Whipple, 6030 E. St. Joe St. It was the first recognition of Mr. Whipple in The Times contest. He used a Zeiss Maximar camera and Super XX film. Exposure was 1/100

Wednesday's speed, diaphragm opening, [lighting.

For Better City Government

‘Corrupt Officials Must Be Ousted From Office,’ Dr. Browning Says in Municipal Drive

hodist Church.

less victims shall indeed have died very best citizens will be willing to loan serve as public officials.” Dr. Browning also scored Dr. Browning pointed out as an backing of inferior candidates by| “The | mittee formed here <several years parties must be taught aroused | ferior candidates cannot win.”

Loyalty Board Drafts The growth of the citizens’ com- Procedures for

in vain,” the pastor said. Aroused Over Needs example the citizens’ school com- machines saying, ago as citizens became

| over needed improvements in the city's school system.

mittee to a powerful organization {of non-political candidates with a good record of achievement is an

“civic council,” he said, last

gether and organize a committee jaet month on patterns similar to groups op-

of ever faith, every civic interest and all of the civiceminded organ- gives.

and women. “Its program would grow out of the informed judgment of those in-

(“While it should enlist’. the co-|

politics.”

Syrian Envoy Guest terested,” he continued, adding Of Church Here Sunday Syrian Ambassador Faiz El-Khouri (operation of members of political of Washington, D. C., will be the [patties, it should be separated from! guest of honor at the annual ori- | ental dinner of St, Geofge's Syrian

tha

| The pastor pointed out that there Orthodox Church Sunday.

(are “no quick and easy answers to| The dinner will immediately fol- leer nis WALK our problem,” and that the. solu- low the 10:30 a. m. services of dithe church. . with large scale Rev. Ignatius Preston, pastor, will

tion must come from “alert ahd effi- vine cient officials

liturgy in

co-operation .from the entire’ com- conduct the services.

| munity.” :

{rupt officials must be driven from, {office by an aroused citizenry” he

said, “The prestige of public serv. John J, Haramy. ;

the

t in-

Appeals

One function of the poard—beerating successfully in othér cities sides hearing appeals—will be to | “It should be fully representative prescribe the rules for the drive to rid the federal payroll of subver- . A | Attorney General Tom CC. izations,” he said. . “It should also Clark hus prepared a list of organinclude individual citizens, both men izations he considers subversive, !

The

Prof. Gabriel .O'Fiesh of Butler L “Inefficient, incompetent and cor- University will ‘give the principal | address. Others invited to speak ar Mayer-Elect Al Feeney and

Dr.

All entries become the property

no of The Indianapolis Times and the The best picture of the decision of the judges is final. . week earns $5 for the picture-|

Bring or mall photos to: Amateur

‘Photo Contest, Indianapolis Times, On the back of each entry should 214 W. Maryland St., Indianapolis 9, photographer's | name, address, telephone number, as 16ng as suitable entries are retype camera and film used, shutter ceived.

ap Urged Fund Held High For Marshall Plan

The contest will continue. weekly

HOLLYWOOD, Fla., Dec. 3 (UP) —Eugene R. Black, U. 8. ecutive

Better city government through creation of a civic citizen's council director of the World Balk,’ said | Pinkston, 57, Sullivan, was killed, was proposed today by Dr. Dallas L. Browning, pastor of North here last night that the $3 billion

which the bank would be called on

Dr. Browning suggested such a plan as he voiced fears that the to provide under the Marshall Plan terest in better government will die out “unless was “pretty much on the high side.” | other monstrous cr med or governmental failures shall again arouse ” h “ m—————— “ers Association, the bank has suf-

But, he told the Investment Bank-

applications from member countries outside the Marshall Plan area. The World Bank has about $5

political billion in uncommitted funds, Mr,

Black said, and does not contem-

\plate any new financing before {spring.

He promised would be taken

the bankers they into the World

Bank's confidence on any plans for - WASHINGTON, Dec, 3 (UP)—The financing or other operations.

government's Loyalty Review Board ss meets today to map out procedures| (illustration of the possibilities of a ,, govern its 3 ap a court of : resort in the administration's, f. Browning said he believed joyaity check on federal empioyees. 3 Indianapolis citizens should rally t0- The board has been in recess since

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