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A BUCKET OF NUTS and bolts. «Cotton, what in the heck have you done to

George Connor, who is going to drive the ormer Spike Jones Special in the 500, brought nis head from under the cowling where he was

jabbing away at the fire wall and looked at:

on. : . > Co heard me, George. Just as soon as it gets warmer we go to work,” Cotton said. George didn’t say a word but it wasn’t difficult to figure out what he was thinking. Som om the order of “What do you think wer's doing right now?” : A garage at the Speedway, especially Cotto Henning’s, is a fine place to prop a leg on top of 2 box or bench and jaw away the time. Or watch and try to figure out what they're going to do with all the parts that are scattered on the work benches.

LET'S TAKE IT APART—H. C. (Cotton) Henning shows George Connor what the carburetor out of No. 9 looks like. Memorial Day George is going fo be counting on the, gadget.

Yes Sir, Podner-

HOUSTON, Tex., Mar. 8—Today I am a Texan, podner. I'm a roper and a fighter and a wild horse rider, and a right fair windmill hand. I got cattle in the bank and oil in the ground, and my hat is wider and whiter than any little old hat you ever did see.

Yessir, Amigo, we got the biggest old state and the prettiest little girls and the brightest old sun and the wettest old rain you ever saw. Even our Lone Star Monument is taller than the one in Washington, because after all, the Union joined us. We didn’t need the Union. Never did.

The State of Texas is bounded by the United States, an insignificant colony we saved from defeat in the last war. We could have won it sooner if we hadn't a-been all dragged down with the other 47 states. What with Oveta running the WACS and Adm. Nimitz running the Navy and the whole Air. Force working out of our state it's a wondér we didn't sue for & separate peace, Why, we got Jesse Jones and Amon Carter and George Kelley and Sammy Baugh, and Pappy O’Daniel and H. R. Cullen and Glen McCarthy and the Big King Ranch. We got the Gulf of Mexico and the Rio Grande and the ship channel all the way up from Galveston, and Ann Sheridan. We got the oil and the ships and the grass and the meat, and the grapefruits and the watermelons and the wheat and the cotton. Boy, what we ain't got we don’t need.

Shoot the Other $3 Million

WE STILL got the Texas Navy, just in case we ever want it handy. And we got the Texas Rangers. We got spurs that jingle jangle jingle and we wear picktoed boots and five gallon hats with our store clothes. Everybody's rich in Texas. Shoot the other three million.

It won't take any talent to get rich in Texas, Podnér. You just bore alittle old hole in the ground; and the oil spurts up, and then all you have to do is go buy a diamond ring and a pair of hand-tooled boots and six or eight -Cadillacs

The Fat Man

WASHINGTON, Mar. 8 — The fat man was apologetic to the five cops guarding the House un-American Activities Committeemen. The lawmakers were trying to learn, without much success, whether Dr. Edward U. €ondon, the atomic scientist, had any Communist pals. The hearing room was jammed. The cops were on the alert for whatever might develop, and here was this plump individual in a green overcoat, trying to find a seat. His black hair was cut-crew style; it was bristly in the back. His gold-rimmed eyeglasses glistened; his gray suit with the inkled vest had a faint pink stripe. His batferéd brief case ‘was stuffed with no telling what. The cops eyed him suspiciously, while he stumbled over the feet of the spectators (mumbling apologies as he went), looking for a chair. He finally found a spindly one, much too small for him, and he sank onto it cautiously. There the fat man stayed, silently eyeing Rep. John Rankin, of Mississippi, and the other members of the committee which had characterized Dr. Condon, chief of the Bureau of Standards, as the weakest link in the chain of atomic defense. The congressmen were bitter because the Commerce Department wouldn't deliver the now-cele-brated letter of G-Man J. Edgar Hoover, telling about his investigation of the charges against Dr. Condon, one of the leaders in the development of the atomic bomb.

Told to Keep His Mouth Shut

THE MAN from the Commerce Department, John L. Towne, would tell ’em nothing. Said such things were confidential and he had his orders from the Secretary of Commerce to keep his mouth shut. So the meeting ended inconclusively. Glumly the fat man, whose identity you long since have guessed, put on his overcoat. Dr. Condon, himself, in person. A photographer introduced him

The Quiz Master

What is meant by books being in public domain? } The phrase “public domain” used in speaking of a book indicates that it is not protected by copyright. i

> & o . gra hat was the first election held in the United es? : Probably the earliest elections were those of delegates to the Virginia Assembly in 1619, but the earliest date specified is that of the . election of John Winthrop as governor of Mass@shusetts, May 18, 163L : ! : ‘A

By Ed Sovola ‘out in a hurry when,

“Step around the bench.” he suggested. “There's Ted Horn’s car and half of the parts you see came from the Maserati”

Tear 'Em Up, Put "Em Back

T ALMOST dropped a piston. The ol’ standby No. 1. Just a skeleton of its former self. TH® condition it was in, it couldn't pass a kiddy car. That's the interesting part about gasoline buggies and their mechanics. up and put ‘em back together Merle Belanger, Lowell, Ind, owner of Tony Bettenhausen's ear, was leaning against a bench talking to Lloyd Jacobs, who runs a manufacturers representative agency in town. Both men admitted they are beginning to get that old feeling! of roaring motors and smell of castor oil. It wasn't long before Jack Fortner Sr. superin-

the superTear ‘em!

tendent of the Speedway, and Jack Jr. came into fd

. They were making the rounds of the place and “dropped in.” yp It's more than a coincidence that both men found something to prop their legs on and partake of a little “gasoline alley” talk.

A Lot of Texas Clay

. COTTON.showed me the new flywheel housing and clutch housing he's going to put into No. 9. The parts haven't been machined yet and looked incongruous deside neat rows of valves, blocks, pistons, connecting rods and what have you. “Cotton,” said George. ‘“We sure picked up a Jot of Texas clay on this job.” * “Now you're beginning to catch on what I said about the weather,” fired back Cotton, There's no mistake. about the “spring cleaning” the future No. 9 is going to get. : Cotton hasn't quite decided about the color of his second car. One thing for sure, it's not

going to be the pastel blue it is right now. The gallery had a lot of suggestions on the] color it “should” be. I don't think green and.

purple polka dots or orange and black stripes! % ;

would do for a car that Ted Hofn’s running mate| is going to wheel. | “I may paint it black and let it go at that,”| Cotton remarked. | “How much more you going to take off the car?” I asked the men. It looked pretty well torn apart as it stood. ! “In another week there won't be anything but|

the frame standing,” Cotton said lifting some-| 3

thing out. There are just too many parts to; remember on the race cars. Besides, I'm sure! Cotton was tired of answering my eae “What's that?” “What's that thing?” “What's| this thing for?” |

Great stuff this racing business. In the ga-|

has to be perfect and done perfectly. And not too long from now, those nuts and bolts in the trays will be. getting the green flag. I think those nuts and bolts belong in No. 9.

By Robert C. Ruark

and then wait for some more oil to come shooting, up out of the hole.

SECOND SECTION

300 :Ready To

"MONDAY, MARCH 8, 1048

_ [Photos and Captions by Victor Peterson, Times Staff Photo-Reporter)

THE ALARM — Outside the city limits, householders depend upon volunteer fire departments to protect their homes from destructive fires. Residents along Rockville Road put their trust in Wayne Township Department 9. The pumper is housed in a garage back of Seall's Drug Store, 6333 Rockville Road. Here Capt. Harry Schriink answers the phone as the first man in. The men are summoned when the phone rings for it sets off a siren which howls until the call is answered.

Or else you ketch an old cow-brute and throw, x |

her down and carve your initials on her flank,

- and bymeby you got a herd and everybody knows]

about the price of rump roast. Get along, little! dogie, and come ho ,papa with a million! dollars tied to your tail. . . ; | We got the tenderest steaks and the biggest shrimp and the hottest barbecue and the most fiery! peppers and the most indigestible chili. We wash our feet in bourbon whisky and we slick down our hair with: vintage bear grease. We can holler louder than a love-struck coyote with a full moon working on ‘his vocal ¢ords, and we're always about half ready to play for money, marbles or nuggets. Shoot the next four million.

Ah, Those Texas Women

TEXAS WOMEN grow taller and stand] straighter and their lips are redder and their] eyes are brighter than any other women’s in the| world. Their hair pins higher and their legs sprout slimmer and their sweaters look trimmer. Also there seems to be a lot more of them. Well, the music is louder and the streets are wider and the sunsets are prettier and the moon is bigger and the race horses run faster. The bird dogs are smarter and the fish bite better and son, when we have an -explosion it is the biggest, loudest explosion in the world. I mean Texas City. Our clover is knee-high to a tall steer, the alfalfa is collar-bone high to a tall giraffe, and the crap-games are high as the sky. Even our sky is higher than other people’s sky. It's just Texas. Yes sir, Podner. We got the finest old boys with the truest old hearts and the openest old hands of any state in the Union, and I ain't just whistlin’ Dixie. Yes, Sir. Three "days in this town and I got a bow in my legs, adventure in my soul and Texas in. my blood. Slap the silvermounted, hand-tooled, gold-embossed saddle on the pinto, Slim, and ring up the horizon. Old Buck is a-aimin’ to canter off into the sunset. I mean he’s flat ready to ride.

By Frederick C. Othman

to Reps. John McDowell of Pennsylvania, the

ON THE DOUBLE —By the time Lt. Briggs gets the truck started and Capt.

The address is chalked on the board for latecomers.

oo ——

Schmink the doors open, other volunteers are runnin

headquarters. Coming on the run here are (left to right) Ist Lt. J. S. Patterson; Guy Belcher, vice president of the group, and 2d Lt. James Hardy. They will ride the truck to the scene of the fire. Other volunteers will follow in private cars.

chairman, and Richard M. Nixon of California.| BE

“Please, gentlemen,” cried a lady picture taker. “This 1s sérious. Won't you please talk seriously?” So the congressmen and the embattled scientist wiped the smiles off their faces and then Doc. Condon held an impromptu press conference. He didn’t mean to. He just couldn't escape. : The doc obviously was a babe-in-the-woods when it comes to talking for publication. He tried to answer too many questions too quickly. As I got it (and he can correct me if I'm wrong), his troubles as an alleged fellow traveler started last year when he held a Polish evening at his house. He didn’t think any of his Poles were Reds. One of his guests, in fact, was Rep. George G. Sadowski, the Detroit, Mich., lawyer and real estate dealer.

Enough to Get the Heebies

DR. CONDON said he was no Communist. Neither, he said, were his friends. At least he| didn’t think so. But being accused like this, he| added, is enough to give a scientist the heebies. Can't keep his mind on his atoms. “Very disturbing.” he said. “I feel very deeply that scientific work fis being interfered with, just like it was in Ger-| many by the Nazis before the war,” Dr. Condon, replied in answer’ to another question. He said]

also that the committee had made one serious YOT

mistake, saying that he was a friend of the Polish ambassador's wife. He said he'd never met her, but he'd like to because her pictures indicated she was a charming lady. ¥ did you come here today?” another reporter asked. : -~ “Oh,” said the Doc, “I read about it in the papers. And I was just interested, is all.” He hiked his bulging brief case under his arm and strode out. The cops obligingly cleared the way.

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Why is Maryland called the Free State? Maryland was the first and for many years the’only state to proclaim religious toleration. > < %

Who is called the Poet of American Industry? Carl Sandburg. @ ©

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Wayne Township Volunteers Fight 200 Fires In '48

READY TO GO—The second man in hustles into his raincoat and hat and jumps into the cab to get the truck rolling. This time it was 2d Lt. Peter Briggs who raced in. The number of men who respond is determined by the number in the community at the time. Night-time and week-end calls bring forth a greater number of volunteers as fewer men are at work. The calls come through the Indianapolis Gamewell Division. A householder cannotcall the volunteer department. directly, but must place the call through the Indianapolis Fire Department. Some 300 men are on call as volunteers throughout Wayne Township which today boasts seven companies with nine trucks. About 200 runs will be made this year, the greatest in the town-

ship's history.

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DIRECTS. EFFORTS—Heading up the Wayne Township departments is Paul Goss, who has been chief for the past three years. When not in Indianapolis working, he makes ever

run that any of the units has. He calls y the Gamewell Division.

ment 4 (right) connects hose to Pumper 9 and provides them with m ers carry about 700 gallons of water. Meanwhile, other Ben Davis firemen join forces with their fire-fighting buddies by and bringing up ladders. The various departments raise money by having fish fries and card parties. Each fall they join

e water to fight a house blaze.

FBI Seeks Charge 0f White Slavery

The FBI today will ask that|geven

7 Week-End Crashes Here

Bring Injuries

Eighteen Indianapolis persons

were injured, two critically, in traffic crashes on city

a white slave charge be filed streets during the week-end.

against a 31-year-old Indianapo-| TL8 SAlely ane 04 Cave) lleged to have taken two of them critically, last night | a Hs/sean Sllege when the car in which they were Michigan Sts.

young women to other states fori... 0 gi uck a bridge abutment|

immoral purposes.

The alleged trafficker,

Vargo, alias Julius Jeffrie arrested three days ago

tation of béllhops.

A Brevort Hotel bellhop, Charles

Julius Run Pkwy. s, was|

Roland, 23, is accused of soliciting for Mrs. Baker. All are held on vagrancy | charges. : | = John Roche, assistant agent-in-charge of the Indianapolis FBI

lated one” with other white slave operations.

State Chambers to Fete Legislators, Officers

The National Legislative Committee and other members of the

Six teen-agers were badly hurt,

at Madison Ave. and Pleasant

Most seriously

Others in the car were 17, of 273 N.

| Ave.

Sheffield Ave. All were taken to General Hospital. for treatment. Young Bryant, driver of the car, was charged with having no

injured were | a Pennsylvania Railroad abutin the Donald Bowman, 17, of 2025 W. ment in the 600 block, 8. Wark Hotel, where police said he Washington St., and Donald Har- man Ave. had registered with Miss Shirley rington, 18, of 114 N. Belmont] Miller, 22, of Kansas City. She and another admitted pros-{ Marlin Duncan, titute, Mrs. Opal Harmon Baker, Elder St.; Walter Soots, 16, of 227 22, of Carroll County, Kentucky, N. Richland Ave.; James Davis, stated to police that Vargo had|17, of 451 N. Gray 8t, and asked them to work for him in|Charles Bryant, 18, of 135 N. downtown hotels with the. solici-

to 18 Rhoades, 23, Twice hy

|Danville, and Miss Ann Yacuk, (26, of Theyer, Ind., were injured [Saturday when their car struck

Pupil Bitten

Dog

A first-grader at School

14) was bitten twice by a dog in

Billy Edwards Reaches U. S.

| NEW YORK, Mar. 8 (UP) — {Billy Burke Edwards, an ex-GI lacquitted in England of an as-

jsault charge in connection with

a safety zone and crashed Intayshe schoolyard today after the | he death of his baby daughter,

principal

Minnesota St. was badly injured rounded up. | yesterday when his car struck

Hospital.

Brookside Ave, was seriously gaiq. hurt Saturday night when she

tion St.

Five-year-old Daisy Tyler, 1927 past 10 days. Yandes 8t.. was seriously hurt last night when she was struck

rabies . shots, hospital

was unsuccessful Cuarles Stout; 21. of 34° E.|aitempta. to ‘Dave a dog : pack

Roamed Yard

{arrived today with his wife and |2-year-old son aboard the United

. States liner Marine Marlin en

license. 8 Pedestrians Hurt Three girls standing on a side-

oy a hit-run driver at 19th St. and Martindale Ave.

the dogs chased them and bit th tiny girl, ha said. .

The pack was roaming the yard

as the first bell sounded this morning. When the suiidren ron| 0 DUteal credit unions has

Six-year-old Edith Padgett, 131T0ute to his home town of Indi8. Oriental St, was treated at|anapolis. General Hospital for two bites, He was also accompanied: by He is in St. Vincent's|On her legs. Because the dog was A 9 ino Saphused oi! be, tested for attorney who Helped defend him, q rabies, e cl will be given|Funds for the defense were doMrs. Rose Olando, 73, of 2833 attaches nated by his neighbors when they

James N. Dawson, an Indianapolis

learned of his plight, and Mr.

John Thornburgh, principal of | Dawson paid part of his own exwas struck by a car driven bythe school at 122¢° E. Ohio St. penses al he Jack C. Rea, 21, of 2612 8ta-|said a pack of dogs has been

roaming around the yards for the

Farm Bureau Issues ¥ Accounting Manual

An accounting manual for

been prepared by Prof. R. M. Mikesell, Indiana University ace

They were Betty West, 22, Delores Henry, 21, and Marlene Griffith, 11, all of 1222 Belle{fontaine St. The cars were driven by Fred | Pickrin, 46, of 2456 Shelton Ave.,

walk at 13th St. and Bellefontaine SF a St., were badly hurt when two Named to Head office, said the case was “an 180-|cars collided and careened over and not connected)the curb into them.

Butler Society

versity freshman, one’

{and Robert Koser, 38, of i210

Are a cat's whiskers of any practical use” Indianapolis Chamber of Com-|Villa Ave, taxi driver. | A cat's whiskers enable the animal to de- merce have been invited to join| Mr. and Mrs. Earl Coughenour,|

small opening. permit passage of the cat.

Hotel Apr. 26.

Rural and Washington Sts.

istry society.

were not around. Miss Green is a pre- nursing

Dog Pound

ay to find.”

The principal said he called the dog pound to come immediately after the accident. He said he Farm B Miss Joanne Green, Butler Uni-| Was told they would be unable to daughter of come out because they had just Mr d Mrs. Lot G , and one driver. He ana farmers, . and Mrs. Lot Green, 1042 W.|gaid he had called the pound once 35th 8t., has been elected presi-{before but that when the truck nance service dent of the Catalytic Club, chem-icame several days later the dogs

Superintendent the pound has two trucks, only

the Women's/one is in use because there is only| The manual is the and thejone driver and “drivers are hard

Leroy Eppley,

§ iProcedure problems,

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counting department. It is be~ ing distibuted by the Indiana

u Co-Operative Asso~ ciation, Inc. as a service to Indi-

arm Bureau fiistrator, cooperated witht Prof. Mikesell to develop the volume as a means of improving the record-keeping

major in the University College,|James Payne said that although! practices of Farm Burea termine whether his body will go through a |with other chambers of the state 114 N. Arsenal Ave., were injured/a member ‘of the Delta Detta V nb

If the whiskers brush heavily [at a legislative dinner-meeting in yesterday when their car crashed Delta Sorority, against the sides of the opening it will not {Washington at the Mayflower into a safety zone barrier at Athletic Association, A.

unions “throughout the eral years of study of ac

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