Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 December 1947 — Page 13
Inside Indianapolis
“TWAS THE DAY of vacation and all through the houses " Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity
boys call it packimi-to:go-home for Christmas. I call’
it an advance stage of bedlam. : If you were driving past the chapter house at 4721 Sunset Ave. in a sotindproof automobile, it's possible, just possible, that vou'd miss the commetion, On foot, there would be only one conclusion—the Lambda Chi's were through with Butler University for two weeks. Inside the house—another fatter you get the full effect. Standing in any of the many doorways is dangerous. The safest place wotld probably be an empty corner. But even empty cornerg af at a premium.
Out Selling Blood to Pay Debts
THE BOYS not only have to get their own gear in suitcases; laundry bags and borrowed duffelbags, but house rules call for policing .the house before the key is turned. in the front and back doors. This situation calls for a lot of extra work on the part of House Managers Gene Stohler and Sam Condes. It's their job to see it gets done even if they have to do it themselves At any other time a big wheef in the house could vell “Freshman” and get immediate. response. But the day before Christmas vacation the freshman gets cocky. ‘Pete Knight, social chairman of the pledge class; was heard talking back to the house president, Gene. Nahrwold, An irregular situation to say the least. “Get your board,” commands Gene. Everyone knows he’s kidding. . Who can find 4 board in the hoyse right then and there? Besides, Christmas is in the air. Skip it. “Anybody see Dick Bennett?” called Bob Post. No one answers. No one particularly. gives a hoot. Bob is insistent because Dick Bennett (fleet-footed Bulldog: halfback) “owes me two~“bucks and I want it before I go home.” “Dick's selling ‘a pint of blood,” Tony Leskd grunted as he lugged a suitcase down the stairs to the front- door. “And if I had any blood I'd sell it for 25 bucks this afternoon myself.” Bob Post seemed satisfied. And well he should be. When a guy sells his blood to pay back his debts, he's an honest man. The boys from up north make last minute arrangements for the big get-together on the 28th of December. Glenn Price, La Porte; George Sable and Bill Backs, East Chicago, and Warren Tingblad, Chi-
That's where .
Ek leastern Ave.,
ANY MORE ROOM?—Lambda Chi (left to right) Keith Bratton, Bill Doig and Gene Stohler shown "{roning out'' a few things.
boys
“Aw right, cut the baloney. Are you guys gonna clean .this disgrace to a pig pefi up?”
Illinois Boys Plan a Party
DOIG AND BRATTON
They mentioned the best years of their lives that
they had given Gene. When sobs began to shake the leks-get-out-of-here pair, the house manager beat it. vet, 3 The hoys from Illinois stopped for A moment around the coke machine. Theyre planning a New Year's party. Johnny Hansgen and Bob Sandy, Georgetown; Dale French, Mattoon; Larry Jones Ottawa; Tony Lesko, Westville, and Barry Kick, Paris, wondered if Cotton Faulk, the “furriner’ from Worthington, Ind., would be able to find the
place of meeting
nation and won her a six months’
were cut to the quick.|
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"Guest of War Hero's Family Hopes to Return
By DONNA MIKELS
CORRIE KOORT, a‘ 21-year-old Dutch girl whose adoption of the grave of an Indianapolis soldier captivated the imagination of the
Cinderella stay in the United |States, is homeward bound today. Corrie has lived in a dream since last June 4 when The Times first published the story of how Mr. and Mrs. George A. Moore, 5224 Southbrought her here with the money they had saved to put their son through college When Pfc. George R. Moore was killed in action,” the fund went unspent. Then they suddenly deleided to do something for a girl lin faraway Holland who had “adopted” their son's grave, keepfo fresh flowers on it and sending |them pictures. They decided “George would like it” if his college money was spent
on an undernourished Dutch girl who trudged seven miles to and from Margraten Cemetery to care for his grave ” n » THAT'S HOW Corrie happened to arrive in Indianapoli After the story in. The Times, the shy flaxen-
haired girl found herself the subject of a two-page layout in Life maga= zine
e Indianapolis Times :
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1947
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.Dutch Girl s Cinderella Visit Here Starts Move To Aid Europeans
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Cotton ignored the cracks and mumbled about| The American Legion took her-to cago, assure Sam Condes, Whiting, that “they'll be now he's going to entertain teen-agers over the holi- [their Chicago convention where she there.” ‘ days was feted, honored on national “Sam, can I get my white shirt when I come “Who has a suitcase I carr borrow?” asked Dave broadcasts, and showered with a over to your house?” asked Pledge Sable. Sam Condes Peterson. Dave hails from Ft. Wavne and. accord-| championship racing bicycle, $300 to
said the white shirt would be ready. (Sam has only
ing to President: Gene Nahrwold, who also is from buy a wardrobé in Loop stores, and been. wearing it for two months. What's Sable
Ft. Wayne, the men from that city are the better|hundreds of other gifts.
worried about?) Gene Stohler’s voice rose above the din. “You guys gonna-get-this mess cteaned-up-before you go?” He was addressing Bill Doig and Keith Bratton. “Sure, Gene. running heavy. Gene, ol’ boy.”
You bet, Gene.” The soft soap was “We'll get right after the room,
men of the house. That's what he told in a whisper. | Who's got my suspenders?” Anybody see my tan sport jacket?” And so the boys packed, hollered, loaned and said goodbye: Of course, there were best wishes for the holidays. The “I'll see vas” were many. They were just a bunch of boys whoopin’ it up.
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YoorEnd Reviews By Frederick C. Othman |
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 Politician soothsayers, financial pundits, international affairs experts and commentators on things governmental now are publishing their year-end reviews. These babies can’t fool me. They've got Christmas shopping to do. Instead of going forth as usual with note pad and pencil, they drop down to the office for 15 or 20 minutes and bat out those impressive-looking summaries of the year 1947. This gives ’em the rest of the day to nego-
reached Washington, citizens stood in line for hours| to see the D. of I., and I guess it's a good thing people are peculiar, or I'd have to go to work for a living. President Truman got a new flying machine, which was grounded almost immediately because it might not be safe. The treasury. procurement agency issued new documénts amending the specifications, as previously published, on procurement of red tape. Inflation was one of the bie news stories of the year; I can sum it up by reporting that the cheapest!
| visited the family of a GI whom her amily had helped in—Holland;
{a visit in New York
In Bedl Buckle, Tenn., where she the mayor offered to finance her enroll« ment in a prep school and then her education at the University of Iennessee. These were the “big events.” But some of the little pleasures of life friend during her stay. |in America—plenty of food, a ride of our neighbors. In a few more in a real automobile, warm cloth- days this Corrie Koort will return ling, her- first birthday cake and|to her home in Holland, which | ou “big” thrills to! started me thinking more of “hose | Corrie. {other needy peoples of the world. " | “We are going to mail regular BUT ALL good things must end food packages to the Kooft family, and so Corrie’s six month stay iS things they need the most. This over. The stroke of 12 for her Cin- 1m; sure millions of others in Amerderella dream was at 12 190n jca would be very happy to do for Saturday when the New Amsterdam |others. pulled out of N°w York. She left| “We little people of America, if here Thursday with Mrs. Moore for we have the will, can roll up our sleeves as we did in winning the family fs war and win the peace along with
Back in Holland her
tiate with the department store Santa Clauses. Fair men’s black shoes on sale in a leading capital depart-| (waiting anxiously for a daughter niillions of new friends all over i * enough. ment store are $17.50 per pair. who now uses lipstick and nail the world. a i | polish. They're anxious to see ifi “Millions of tons of our food is A Here Goes Another Review ak Johnny Meyer Gets Het Up | Corrie’'s letters are really true—if being sent to the needy -peoples of I'VE GOT A little shopping, myself. With no THE HOTTEST DAY of she does have new wool clothes,/the world. Yes, but is this food
daily,
further ado, here is my own annual review of the really important stuff: Flying saucers filled the skies for two weeks. And a few paper pie plates, too. There was a leak at the White House; hot water from a rusty pipe. Battling John Rankin, the voluble congressman, tried his dead levelest to get elected senator from °Mississippi. He missed. Gen. George Marshall doffed his soldier suit, bought some striped pants, took over as Secretary of State, and moved his diplomats to the old?War Department building. There they began worrying about keeping the peace behind one of the most warlike murals painted since the Battle of Waterloo. John L. Lewis, a great man for exercise, took another walk. The government issued a brochure on how to nail a house together. Margaret Truman became a professional concert singer. The critics agreed she could have been better: I thought she just sounded a little scared. The Freedom Train took on a national tour the Declaration of Independence, which ordinarily is on display here including Sunday. When the train finally
the summer found Johnny Meyer, the Hollywood press agent, testifying before the Senate about blonds. The ladies themselves never appeared. Secretary of Agriculture Clinton P. Anderson urged Americans to go easy on the expensive beef steaks and eat 35 cent chuck roasts. He never did announce where he bought his. Along came Charlie Luckman, the soap-maker who | peddles something with irium in’ it, to be federal food conservationist; he said among other things that we shouldn't eat scarce chicken on Thursdays. The poultry growers said, what scarcity. Charlie returned a while later to the irium business. The House Agriculture Committee got worked up over low-flying Army planes frightening mink on Wisconsin fur farms until they lost their hair. crew of movie stars testified before Congress about communism; a lady climbed on a steam radiator, fell off, got a gashed scalp and never did see Gary Cooper. #And if I'don't finish my Christmas gift buying! friends, you're likely to see a second. installment of! the Othman year-end review. You'll know at least why it, and all other annual roundups, were written That's something.
Classify Films
HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 23—My suggestion that Hollywood should adopt a new code featuring two classifications—films for adults and films for children -is winning industry-wide approval. Writes William
By Erskine Johnson
Fanny Brice's son, Bill, will hold, a one-man ex- |
hibition of his paintings in New York sometime this| winter.
Fox is thinking about teaming Mark Stevens and
real silk dresses, high heels, shoe reaching those who are needing it? skates, a topaz ring and a real Or is it reaching only the blackwristwatch. The mother worried in markets? a letter, wondering if she would rec-| “We can make more of it reach ognize the skimpily-clad, undernour- those in need if our government is | ished girl who left her. | willing to pitch in with this heip. The mother has even written her| “Secure through our agents daughter's benefactors inquiring if abroad the names and home adthe sudden change back to a coun-|dresses of needy peoples of the try where eggs are a ohce-a-year world. I think our country could rarity and four ounces of meat a come up with at least fifty million month's supply might -nake her volunteers who would be very hapny daughter ill. to send a weekly or monthly food Leaving has saddened Corrie. package. These packages would go Through a round of farewell parties direct to the addressee instead of she lookéd thoughtful. To one per- some distribution center. son she said in her greatly im- “The United States would gain proved Bg millions of friends over the world, , # also get the foods “needed most “YOU KNOW, I come here just Where they do the most good. for a visit. Now I think I just go| Our government can help by back to Holland for a visit and re- giving free mailing ‘on all food urn.” packages. Press part of the Navy Her chances for returg are good fate IRRA-gervice Us Amy shy because one Catholic academy has Navy bases as mail sorting an i5offered her an education-and the patch centers.
“What do you say Mr. Editor: 1s offer of the Tennessee town 10. spon-| this idea worth pushing? You have sr her still stands.
; a reat newspaper behind you, But if talk and planning in the 3 ah oT pet this OF ‘somes Moore's neighborhood crystallizes, thing better started. Few of us Corrie’s return may bring great hap-| on do little, the country as a whole | piness to her home town of Heerler- well organized can do wonders.” heide, & town of about 1000-mining
Photos by Henry Glesing, Times Staff Photographer: —
PACKING — Hollander Corrie Koort (left), who came to this country with the very skimpy wardrobe clothing rations allowed, still. can't quite believe the lovely clothes she's taking back are really hers. Helping her pack and wrap up the bicgicle the American Legion gave her is Rita Small, 220 N. 16th St.
Beech Grove, her best girl
” n » Franchot Tone'’s wife, Jean Wallace, (families. AND THE CLUB and church i. Dozier of Universal International's Rampart Produc- Two former Fox starlets, Jean O'Donnell and| The people who have met Corrie women have ideas too. Several ad tions: Juanita Cole, are now dance teachers at Arthur Mur- have been impressed by her frank |women have already pledged them“Your suggestion voices an industry need which, in ays mpiper o rack ies St he poverd! selves to send boxes monthly vo , rag Ty -G- s bin ings g r Cameron! © e to ich 8 5 i . my opinion, must be recognized and acted upon if our M-G-M has big things in store for Cameron |Corrie’s family. Others are going thi < at + bef: i . ) — Lorrie Vv SAW 1S many eqqs ar one rime perore ! American film industry is wo continue its great rate Mitchell, since he clicked big on a Canadian per- Account of how all the meat thei =. =" | ne of a trusted LONG LAST LOOK C NYS raver w : AE L 4 of growth sonal appearance (our. families get is given to the miner) oo "0 0 1 peerierheide to coming to the United States. She knows what to: expect when she goes back to
Juveniles cannot possibly appreciate ‘grown=" up’ movie fare .-. . and adults cannot possibly be fully satisfied by films which have been ‘watered’ to make them acceptable to youngsters. “Congratulations on your far-seeing ‘suggestion, which is timely and highly worthy of serious consideration by the film industry.”
~&en Murray will enter his all-bird and Coo,” in the Academy race, It a $26,000 short and wound up as
picture, “Bill started out as a $200,000 feature.
Olivia Sprints in Popularity Poll IN A RECENT trade piper poll, Olivia de Havilland was named third in popularity behind Ingrid
fathers, with other members of the| family taking turns getting the! bones, opened quite a few eyes and even more hearts . Many private families, clubs and families are going to adopt the
churches Corrie met are sending families who are caring for their boxes to her family. But what they | {boy's grave
assure food will go to the neediest and organize their efforts to try to take over as many of the families las they can.
Still other Gold Star!”
hunger-ridden Holland, hence the slightly wistful expression as she takes a last look
to carry away with her,
UN Investigates [Carnival—By Dick Turner Le
Bergman and Claudette Colbert. In the same poll hoPe to do 1s to get a project mov-| mw, 43 people who call to send Danny Thomas Sent to Bed last year, Olivia was in 12th position. ing for. Indianapolis to adopt the corrie presents, the plan is pi Arrests b U S COMEDIAN DANNY THOMAS’ doctor finally sent Eagle Lion is due for a battle, similar to the one Whole town of Heerlerheide: presented to ' spread the good « Us im to- for a complete rest after averaging five just ironed out between Maria Montez and UI. George # & » around. : y ) him so et or for ep last six months. sng Tobias was second top money earner on “Adventuress, HERE IS a letter one neighbor. what the neighbors hope is that] By RI( BALD TRIN ’ Kate Smith will be starred in a series of eight o©f Casanova,” but now there's a beef over the billing. wrote The Times: |by the time "Coorie reaches the Seq Frees silt Sorssupends a documentary film shorts titled “God Bless America.” “Sweet Genevieve,” an expose of gambling in| “Dear 8ir: : hungry little town, Indianapolis Ef 2 Sn | Katharine Hepburn surprised fur designer Al Tei- high schools, was inspired by ‘a Hollywood execu- “For the past few months a visitor may have been able to brighten it|United Nations officials today telbaum by walking into his salon wearing white tive discovering that his daughter was betting on the from Holland has been the 3uest'as it did Corrie’s life. vestigate the arrest by the U. 8 slacks, a short white coat and a baseball cap with, horses between her high school classes ee capes - government, of a second foreign the jetier XY" ON 1. No Se Linn Joy anyiaing Tex Puuoys 2% his orenesiza will ke Pale 8 six: ~ WORD- ).A-DAY G. A. McNamara Named newspaperman to determine if there Gene Raymond will seek a screen comeback a la figure salary Tor a three-month tour of Europe next 3p8) Ele. Dried Dick Powell. He'll play a hard-boiled detective in year. The band was stationed in England during} By BACH Canadian Pacific Official was - any violation: of the - “Sign to Danger” for Eagle Lion. most of the war, with the late Glenn Miller at the . G. Allen MacNamara former Nation's headquarters agreement : Enterprise: air-expressed a topy. of Cairo Inci. helm, freight traffic manager for the Soo with the United States dent” to Laurence Olivier in London with all fingers A woman in a Midwestern institution is writing Railway in Indianapolis and gen-' The second newspaperman taken erdssed. It's an intrigue-mystery melodrama with regularly to an Enterprise producer for a screen test. RESIGNED eral traffic manager for the Jine in into custody was Syed S. Hasan, an all of the Mediterranean for its background. : She's in for using an ax on her husband -— Minneapolis, has bhéen named vice Indian corre: pondent of the Peo- ~. a ington, D. C, which they “assumed 3 Die as Crack ain ( re-zind’ $ ADv. president of traffic for the Canadian ple's Age of Bombay, the official Re H. E Eberhardt Jour Years go Miley leaving i.e mE , ACQUIESCENT; ~ Pacific Railway with headquarters organ of the Communist party in| V. mission here. The minister is su- Hits Gasoline Truck PATIENTL UNCOMPLAINING; inMokizes) eit Indie Site arses as dissioied Joie) he ntral Union| e will take the new post, suc- yesterday, yurs af 5 issn, and Mrs. Eberhardt, directs ER a 2 YIELDING- ceeding George Stephen, of Mont- Kyriazidis, a Greek Communist | ere for etnion {the Children’s Emergency Home in \crack Rocket crashed into a real Jan. 1. |newspaperman, was detained : {connection with it in Washington, loaded gasoline transport two miles Mr. MacNamara has had 35 years’| Both men were held at Ellis 'D. C. experience in railway trafic man- Island and Mr, Hasan was expected | : THE Rey Raul k Duma [east of Dellvale, Bas. tofay. agement serving with both the 800 to be released on ball today Mr for 23 years superintendent of the At the mission's recent Christmas Three men were killed, including \ A a Wheeler: Mission, and Mrs. Eber- party, 500. underprivileged children | two members of the train crew. Ex- ‘Line and Canadian Pacific. {Kyriazidis™ was sche sel Ly 2 hardt_have come from Washington, received bags, each containing about ,1,4ing gasoline set fire to the sev-| i [eeniv his mori Bu § hii D. C, for a family reunion here on $40 worth of clothing, from Various erg) cars of the train. Advertising Man Quits A i ey Gad oo Chiyisiuas Day. EO a A | Tne victims vere sdenmiitiod 35 . Draft-Eisenhower Board Mr Hasan was detained on! The Rev, Mr. Eberhardt, his wife, ficials. Mrs. Truman helped pre- ora Heaton, Phillipsburg, driver of| ; $ Sane on eT fn fle BE fh a [ihe sneop srauayies; Pose Mendis i Tmt od. or Ie laktoE + 1h 45 a) of the| ’ » al » ! 3 ! \ By ey oy: Pawar, of yu $18,000 POST TO FLORIDIAN Goodlang, Kas RY | vertiging man, submitted - his re- newspaper corréspondent. Mr Kvrfather, E. G. Eberhardt: The elder HARTFORD, Conn, Dec. 23 (UP) rado Springs, Colo, the train's fire- signation yesterday as chairman and iazidis was arrested after the (WO member of the hoard of directors Communist newspapers he repreMr. Eberhardt is employed by the —Carlton F. Sharpe of St. Peters- man, t i TSI “hey ory oe pete a : . uy Eli Lilly Co. where he has worked burg, Fla. has been appointed Hart- . Fire which followed the crash de- |g of the: National Draft Eisenhower sented were suppresse yw corn, 1947 BY MUA SERVICE WC TW. REO. U. & PAT. OR. og - for the past 62 years. v ford's first city manager, it-was an- stroyed - the diesel-powered engine League. Mr. Thornburg said that Greek government. After the were ) T cociees our to. him. YourdHangs he did not have the time to devote |suppressed he hecame correspond- But lift ting things has. alwys seermgad proj ' 1 The Eberhardts tell an inspiz- nounced today. He will be paid of the streamimer, the baggage car ; ~hi arents rai od him in hotels!’ : .- 7 § ing story of their work in Wash- $18,000 a year. jand the mail car, Wis p 5 y
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