Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 December 1947 — Page 11
1947
| WEDNESDAY; DEC. 24,
The Indianapolis Times
ins First In n Circle Yule hoto Contest
Nativity Scene Voted Best
By Judges
Local Woman Given $15 Second Award
By ART WRIGHT = Dallas Spear, a bricklayer, of 210 N. Oakland Ave., was the $50 first prize winner of the Circle Monument Christmas Decorations ia The Times Amateur Photo Contest.
Second prize of $15 went to Jean R. Caulkins, wife of Albert J. Caul-~ kins, who is a clerk for the Wastern Union Telegraph Co, Third prize of $10 was awarded to C. Molinelli, of Martinsville, who wice won first prize in the weekly | Times contest on general subjects. |
Judges worked until late yester{day from the Friday midnight dead[line to complete their selections. {Most of the scenes in the colorful {Christmas display at the monument were filmed by amateur shutter|snappers. Judges Faced Big Task | Selecting the winners was one of the most difficult tasks which faced the judges in the weekly contests {which started last August. Most of |the other entries merited honorable mention, so expert was their record{ing of the monument decorations. | The contest now returns to ‘ts (bid for the best photos on general |subjects. Pictures received by mid{night Friday night or postmarked |by that time will be judged for ‘he [group to be published in next Wednesday's Times. Pictures on general subjects received during the Christmas Special wii be viewed in
Any amateur may submit any (number of photos. An amateur is lone whose chief source of income is {not derived from photographic work. | Confined to Black, White | Pictures may be of any size, but they must be in black and white. On the back of each picture should be written the photogranpher's name, address, telephone number, type camera and film used, shutter speed, diaphragm opening, type lighting, All entries become the property of The Indianapolis Times and the decision of the judges is final. Bring or mail entries to: Amateur {Photo Contest, Indianapolis Times, Ly W. Maryland St.
Veterans to Air
SECOND PRIZE—Jean R. Caulkins, 6301 Broadway, won $15 for second prize with this photo of the north entrance to #12 Monument. "A Philosophy To Guard," she calls this photo, taken with a 3'/.x4!/, Graflex camera using Super XX film. Expostre was for 2!/, minutes at f. 8, uminafion which made up the display was the only lighting used. :
YULE PRIZE WINNER—Dallas Spear, 210 N. Oakland Ave., won the $50 first prize in the Circle Monyment Christmas Decorations division of The Times Amateur Photo Contest with this photo of the Nativity. He used a Rollieflex camera and Double X film. It was taken with a time exposure of | second at\f. :9. Lighting was provided
by spotlights. It-was Mr. Spear's first time for honors in the weekly Ti Times contest. —— a B Views on Rents i i ‘CAA to Retire : ol Insi e In iana Oo IS By Ed Sovola / | Preparing to send recommenda wl y ) v {tions for a rent policy for Indis le anapolis to the Office of the Hous- + THIS ISN'T A case of sour grapes. To prove it 0 anes ] As ing Expediter in Washington, D. C., let me give my heartiest congratulations to the three w ; y : ) the. Rent Advisory Board will meet amateur photographers who won this week's photo | : rd nig y ih | at 8 p. m. Tuesday in the World contest. (Take a quick look to the right and then bi Rep. Stefan Seeks ; f : 5 7 Je \ ! | War Memorial building. come back here.) by . . | To Cut Fleet to 30 i PY By X wr R | Representatives of local veterans’ ru isso oo 4 . i EE Gi a \ "i : / organizat. y - This was to be a comes I IDickires of he By GRANT DILLMAN | / \ : fs, ; ry ions will attend the meet Christmas decorations on the Circle Monument. United Press Staff Correspondent La ) ’ 4 ad “ ’ ; . / entered. Even spent the $50 first prize money. For WASHINGTON, D 24— he! ! Br ’ "a hy 7 a2 Je recent hearing of the Civil Aeronautics Administration 4 : & / ; i | Rent Advisory Board, a representa-
a while it was good spending until I found my entry in the wastepaper basket. Some consolation T can gather from the fact that I'm not alone. Someone had to be left out—but why
has agreed to retire all but 90 of the ’ i / 4 5 7 % ive, ot Indianapolis Chapter 1, 231 planes used by its inspectors and v ’ y is 7 ’ 2 A Che 4 that ne o his {als it was disclosed t ; a 3 a ment o officials, it was disclosed today rent controls at this time would
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me—after all the work I did, planning, executing and slipping my entry on the contest editor's desk? Before we get into some of the technical aspects of my contribution to anfateur photography, let's take a quick glance at my picture. Iminediately you are struck with its fine composition. Nothing is ‘overdone. - All itfies lead some= place. There's a message in the simplicity of design. Design which is not easy to get in all pictures. I'll argue that with anyone.
Conditioning Contests Met “YULETIDE ‘GREETINGS in f:11 and Stone.” the title of my shot, complied with all the rules of the contest. It was in on time. My chief source of income “is not derived from photographic work” even though I'm sure it could be. The thing was entered under a pseudonym, perfectly legitimate in artistic circles. Joe Schmo was the name. You camera fans might like to know how I achieved the terrific effect in “Yuletide Greetings in f:11.and Stone.” Believe it or not, T used a Brownie loaded with Verichrome film. It was shot at 1/25 of a second. The lighting was as much sunlight as I could get and the rest smog. The focus was just the regulam ol’ focus that comes with the box. The salesman said when he sold it to me that the focusing arrangement was one of the better features of the camera. The technicalities, however, are merelv a point of record. They don't make the picture. What makes the picture is imagination, ingenuity, initiative and an appreciation for things beautiful. Give a man the best Brownie made and if he doesn’t have a soul—phffft—bad pictures. You have
«-40-feel-your--pictures...When..an excited feeling. comes.
over you when you gaze in the view finder,. you've got something. The Monument has been shot probably a billion times. That's my estimate. But I doubt anyone was more ‘excited than I was when I prostrated myself at the base of that edifice and pointed my Brownie skyward. I knew I had arrived. All previous angles vanished into thin air. The two rolls of exposed
then
Bowes Seal Fast Staff Given Service Awards |
A service pin award program was McCormick and Alma Vaucher reFast ceived 10-year pins. service nual Christmas .party- held in the ;aqe to Mary Amrhein, Blanche Bolden, Pearl Burton, Diamond pins for 25 years service John R. Edwards, Helen France, p,o co spoke. Al R. D. Graham,
started by the Bowes Seal
Corp. last night during the 19th an-| pve year
Brookside Community House.
were awarded to Charles E. Bowes, Greta Gardner,
54% z 855310) i ; AAA FIFTY BUCKS SHOT—"Joe Schmo" looked, fell on his back, fired away and lost. What do you think? Verichrome in my pocket might just as well be thrown into the east basin.” “Yuletide Greetings in {:11 and Stone” was registered for posterity and the 50 bucks
Curious Folk Made More Curious
AS DIFFERENT CHORAL groups stepped over me, as curious folk stooped to see if I were breathing, I went over in my own mind what the picture contained There was a center of interest “Merry Christmas” greeting in the center of the wreath which wasn't going to be in the center of my finished product. Just a matter of technique this business of having a center off center. The main point of interest was not overpowered or overbalanced by other objects in the picture which would lead the eye away from it. There were vertical lines, horizontal lines, squares, circles, cycloids, parallelograms, parabolas. ellipses, parts of rectangles and last but not least the message— ‘Merry Christmas.” My eyes as my camera pointed to infinity. There was strange excitement and conflict of feelings. Simplicify and complexity... At once I was an _ephem thing and an eternal thing. I almost became dizz I could have spent the entire afternoon on my back groveling with joy at the wonderful scene that rose above me, (Why doesn’t the city do something about those pigeons?) So we come back to earthly things like pigeons and losing a photography contest. Oh well, I like “Yuletide Oreetings in £:1l and Stone.”
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Veteran Employees Of Bemis Meets
Members of the Indianapolis "Bleaching Co. Chapter of the Bemis (20 Year Club held their annual meeting Dec. 13 in the company cafeteria. A.'H. Clarke, St president of the
awards were
Louis, Mo., vice Bemis Brothers so on the prodinner,
Vera E. Cobb, !
gram, following the turkey
president; Maude F. Watson, treas- Marie Huth, Theo P. Jett,” Minnie gare 10cal radio entertainers
urer; and Theobald Wendling, ship. Martin, R, E. Mayer, Hattie Owens, |
ping department clerk.
awarded to Altha Hartzler and Julia Moran.
\Eugene Perkins, Stanley Sundling, | Indianapolis plant, "hot Pins for 20 years service were Hattie Toles and Carlos Trent.
The 20 Year Club;-started, im: the has - more {than 1000 members in all: parts of
Bonus checks were distributed to the country. {all employees, as well as gifts to the
Officers of the Indianapolis
Edna Pugh and Edith Azbell re- workers and their wives and hus- |Drapeh of. the club, elected for the
ceived 15-year - pins, and Beulah bands. Bogtman, Norma Fisher, H. W.|
Corwin T. Gayer, general man: Fy presidgnt,
were Benjamin B. and Mrs. Maude
ing year,
Hacker, David A. Henderson, Edna ager,served as master of ceremonies. Coram, secretary. .
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But Rep. Karl Stefan (R. Neb), who investigated CAA fo see where economies could be effected, said its fleet should be trimmed to no more than 30 planes. It could hire additonal craft when needed, he said. A CAA spokesman objected, how= ever, that so large a cut would reduce efficiency. Ninety of the CAA's planes are used on experimental projects and by patrol pilots checking federal airways, landing aids and the like. y are two and four engine planes full of instruments.” Nothing like them could be rented. Says $500,000 Could Be Saved Rep. Stefan said his plane retirement, plan would save the government, $500,000 to $600,000 a year. It also would give aviation a needed shot in the arm by throwing federal rental business its way, he added. “Inasmuch as the private airlines and flying field operators are in bad shape financially.” Rep. Stefan sald, “it would be a good time to get the government out of the airline business. CAA should sell its planes.” Some time ago a CAA committee proposed a rental plan to T. P. Wright, civil aeronautics administrator. Since Rep. Stefan likes the
idea, it appeared probable that Mr.
Wright will propose it at fiscal 1949 ppropriations hearings. Rep. Stefan
tions subcommittee which will pass on CAA requests Most of the planes CAA plans to stop using are surplus trainers which, a spokesman said, Congress required it to take over after the war instead of acquiring new craft They cost about $25 an hour to operate, It will be glad to get rid of them and rent from private operators, said The rental would - about $10 an hour, and CAA would not have to worry about mainte-
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Backfiring Booby Trap
NEW YORK, -Dec. 24 (UP)—A Manhattan jewelry store. proprietor caught in his own booby trap, had a tearful story to tell police. Israel Pear] said he rigged up two tear gas bombs in his safe so they would explode when someone monkeyed with the safe, the bombs went off when Mr, Pearl slammed the safe door too hard,
Police — wearing gar masks — were responsible for ‘mas saint's early visit. J
‘cleared the store of fumes.
“is chalrman of the Hoiise appropria=T]
| Lockborne Ave, his Times’ route yesterday at Stout
air field, he found Santa Claus had Subject of Tearful Tale paid an early visit to the air base Pfc.
« Gls Play Santa To Times Carrier
especially
ing a box of nuts and said it was just what he needed to help him carry Yesterday Field and Tyndall Towne.
THIRD PRIZE_C. Molinellt of Martinsvil
contest, repeated for a third place prize of $I
He useqa a roll { ml
sige of the monument. Ul
was | /50 second at t
nation.
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When Billie Patton, 10, of 2558 Myr,
Mars Hill, delivered Gent
John now
and Ss. Ave, 1s
Eighth Army in Burgess pated, as a
Transportability Beneath a large decorated tree held at Yamoto,
for him.
was a new coaster wagon contain- ————— candy. Billie FIRE SWEEPS BOARDWALK
MYRTLE BEACH; 8..C.,
his papers to Stout’ (yp)—Damage was
AF Base, cafe, an amuse the Christ- residence on the wok here last night.
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Pfc. Ralph W. Burgess Campfire Girls On Duty in Japan
Pfc. Ralph W. Burg
the 11th Airborne Divi Japan recently parachut Training Honshu,
one bf the weekly winners in the with this photo taken on the west
nera and Plus X film. Exposure
jht provided the illumi- DOGGED b (dy 3d) ou
RN; PERSISTENT, OBSTINATELY DETERMINED
of HENRY ABSOLUTELY REFUSES TO PAY THE
ra daylia
2130 with Eloise Hancock, Mars Hill Campion of the fre
partici the course Japan,
small palace and -a to send their adopted member gifts Atlantic Board- on every holiday and all “of her|
{have the same effect on the aver{age person which abolishment of | price. controls had last year.”
Ammerman, chairman of the Rent Advisory Board, has assured them that he will “personally attend the
Tuesday meeting.
| The ‘AVC today said that K. V.
'2 Die in New Orleans
French Quarters Blast
| NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 24 (UP)— | Two men were dead and six others | seriously” burned today as the re{sult of an explosion that rocked
{a brewery
in the old New Orleans
[French Quarter yesterday.
The
explosion apparently
100K
place in a refrigeration unit where
an ammonia tected
leak. had been deThe. workers had gone in-
side the unit to Yepalr the leak.
$40,000 Fi Fire Sweeps Atlantic City Hotel
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Dec.
24
{ (UP)—A $40,000 general alarm fire {damaged the 500-room Merion Hotel in the Absecon Inlet section here
[early today.
{ The six-story frame “hotel
| closed at the end of the summer |season and there were no occupants
in the building.
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Cheer 4 Families
Under the leadership of Mrs Girls are giving Christmas baskets to four families.
Money and food donations to
by 20 members of the Mars Hill group by door-to-door ‘canvassing. Marilyn Myers, a 9-year-old or-!
Dec. 24 phan girl who lives in Cleveland, | estimated at O. has been adopted by the Campnear $125,000 today ‘after fire swept fire Girls as an honorary member. | The enlisted men of the Military through two Jesiguranis, {Personnel Section, 331st
Regular members have pledged |
| Riraaps;
By BACH
- WORD-A-DAY |
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