Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 2 September 1948 — Page 21

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A Short Resume of What Happened HERE'S JUST a short resume of what happened before my short-nosed friend had to rile my dander at the carp pool. It was just a few minutes after 8 3. m. when I found Delbert (Red) Ferrin, Tom Pruitt, Willie Ward and Foreman John Hay getting the fish tanks ready on the départment

: , , " FRESH: FISH-—It takes a lot of coaxing and grabbing to get a carp to the State Fair. Conservation ‘Department émployees (left to right) Willie Ward, John Hay 8nd Tom Pruitt snag a big one. “

truck. The nets and tubs were loaded while the wasn't x and Foreman Emmett Lewis, Scales Lake, Boonville, Ind., came to help, It had all the makings of a real fishing party. * 72d We drove to the pools where Ferrin, Pruitt and Willie Ward promptly jumped in with the buffalo carp. Ferrin had boots but they didn’t do him much good. The water was about eight inches higher than his boots. ° . It wasn’t too much of a job getting the carp with the big met. Took a lot of pulling, that's about all. After the carp were safely in the net, Mr. Hay hopped into the water and went to work It was his job to grab the slippery fish and place them into a smaller net for carrying to the tanks

The men carried out the same procedure in the gar pool. The two men with the big net rounded up the fish, Mr. Hay did the digging and an extra man carried the flopping exhibits to Mr. Nine and Mr. Lewis on the truck. The gars, as touchy a fish as you want to lay your hands on, managed to get everyone wet,

Fourteenth Trip for Mr. Hay

MR. HAY WORKED silently, He was making his 14th trip with the fish and the whole procedure was getting a little stale, All he was concerned about was the weather and the safe arrival of the fish. The trip to the Fair Grounds was uneventful. We rolled right up to the exhibit grounds. Everything was in readiness for us. . Somewhere on the grounds a loud voice could be heard above every other noise, “I'll take care of it!” “Yeh, you need ten 100-watt bulbs? I'll get 'em.” We started to unload the fish into the tanks and pools. Next to the fish exhibit the game people were unloading racoons. The loud voice began coming from that vicinity. Sounded quite authoritative, too. . “How many more trips will you have to make?” I asked Mr. Hay. The man with the voice seemed to be getting closer and louder. I asked who the man was. Well, I found out Mr. Hay and his boys would have to make four more trips. “I think that's Heinie Moesch making all that noise around here,” added Mr, Hay. Mr. Lewis said it was Heinle and he was a coordinator for the department and the exhibit. “Hard worker,” said Mr. Hay. Mr. Moesch was getting light bulbs when I ran into the man at the pool. He's lucky he popped off around me’ instead of the co-ordinator, Go easy on the fresh fish.

3 Eggs in a Row

By Robert C. Ruark

JACKSON, Miss, Sept. 2-—A cheap piece of rope, suitable for mooring the dog or hanging out the clothes, gave the state of Alabama a technical knockout, over Henry Wallace yesterday. No blood spilled; few eggs splashed.

Henry was feeling fine, if a little tired and dusty when he reached: the industrial city of Gadsden yesterday afternoon. He had spoken in Decatur, before a mildly curious, apathetic crowd of a couple of hundred. There were only a few boos tu greet him. No ‘over-ripe' fruit, hen or otherwise, flew through the air, although one business opportunist thoughtfully had opened a vegetable stand featuring ripe tomatoes on an adjoining corner. He wasn't booed, and was even cheered a little in the next town, Huntsville, and only mildly heckled in Guntersville by some young people who. seemed to be thoroughly enjoying themselves, And then he went to Gadsden. ’ Gadsden has a segregation ordinance on its books, as has Birmingham. This is to say that the races are legally separated, even if Kept apart by a gossamer strand of thread.

There Was a Flock of Cops

GADSDEN: had the area in front of its courthouse roped off. There were signs hanging from Some American Legionnaires were quietly: picketing the building, with-signs accusing Hétiry of taking his orders. from uncle Joe Stalin, There was a flock of cops. They were evidently there to protect Henry, because the arrival of his sound-wagon was met with reverberating jeers. This proved disquieting to Henry, whose master of ceremonies swiftly proclaimed a state of constitutional violation—eciting the roped area—and police intimidation. This is a fine point of technical identification, mastered only by Mr. Wallace. When he is preceded by a police escort, that is. good. When he arrives at a scene where police

.are stationed beforehand to keep order in a crowd

which might get out of hand and chaw him up, that is police intimidation. ‘Bo ‘Henry's mouthpiece announced that the

golden voice would not be heard, and the caravan proceeded to Birmingham. There, again, segrega-

tion had been arranged, and a slew of cops as-|§

sembled by the courthouse. Police Commissioner Bull Connor had kept his off-going shift on hand, and had called out all the deppity sheriffs on the ledger. Here the first egg of the day sailed through the crisp warm air, and smote a Birmingham Post reporter on the shoulder. The egg was fresh.

He Got Nowhere A-Tall MR. WALLACE'S advance man .again announced that a state of constitutional violation existed, that police intimidation was present, and declared with a sob that the ‘greatest living

. American” once more had been stricken dumb by

circumstances beyond his control. ' Another brief

~ shower of eggs squashed on the steps, and the

caravan proceeded to the industrial suburb of Bessemer. Here MrSWallace got nowhere a-tall. = A menacing ring of men moved toward his sedan, a red Hudson, and he hurriedly locked the door. The police, stationed there to intimidate the people and prevent the circulation of free speech, kept a solid band between the advancing mob and Henry. Henry went away from there, with his words unsaid. Mr. Wallace's reticence in speaking, either before a segregated crowd or, illegally, before a non-segregated group, obviously grieved Mr. Connor, who had enforced the law perfectly by jugging one egg-slinger, protecting Henry from people who seemed not to admire him, and otherwise maintaining order. Mr. Connor had planned to enforce order further by clapping Mr. Wallace in the clink if he violated the city’s segregation ordinances by speaking to an audience uncleft by barricade of rope, stone, or stout two-by-four. He had a nice clean cell all swept. So it may be said that Birmingham won. Mr. Wallace proved a constitutional point to his own satisfaction, but was effectively silenced and, while he was unmarred by eggs, he laid three nice round ones in a row,

FCC and Atheism

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2—You ever heard of the Scott decision? I don't mean Dred Scott, but Harold, the San Francisco atheist. He's the man who objected to religious programs on the radio, unless he could get time on the air to answer them. Three West Coast stations turned him down, so Harold demanded that the Federal Communications Commission close "em. The commissioners refused to do that, but in a long and windy statement they added that .atheists were people with rights, like everybody else. Their document seemed to indicate the broadcast folks would be well-advised if they allowéd the atheists to deny the existence of God on the radio, so long as they permitted the churches to affirm it. Or did the Scott decision say that?

Everyone Has Different Opinion

EVERYBODY who read it had a different idea as to what it did mean and for the last two years the radio broadcasters have been in what you might call a ferment. Some of 'em think maybe they'd better stop religious broadcasts on penalty of being forced also to carry anti-religious programs. The turmoil became so great that a. special Congressional Committee under Rep. Forest A. Harness ef Indiana, began an investigation, which so far has proyen that when government officials talk too much, they're likely to find themselves in a mess. It also has proven a few other things, and if everybody will take my word for the fact that I intend po disrespect to the church or, for that matter, to the Association for the Advancement of Atheism, Inc, I'd like to tell you about ‘em. Rep. Harness called in an assortment of experts, incruding radio moguls, churchmen, atheists, lawyers and college professors to see if any of ‘em kpew what the FCC was talking about in the now-famous Scott decision. None did.

By Frederick C. Othman

“I just don’t know what this decision means,” said Don Petty, the gray templed general counsel of the National Association of Broadcasters. “But I'm wondering if the commission just doesn’t make work for itself with these philosophical ramblings.” Along came Dr. Robert L. Calhoun, professor of religion at the Yale University divinity school. Did he understand the Scott decision? “I am afraid I am compelled to say it is a quite badly constructed opinion,” he replied, while the FCC gentlemen writhed in their red leather chairs. “I regret to add that the Commission's

definition of atheism is pathetically incompetent.| 8

In fact, I should call it a tissue of naive and inaccurate contradictory information.” i Dr. Calhoun delivered an interesting lecture on religions, while he was about it, and then Rep. Harness called a white-haired little man in pince| nez eyeglasses, who looked as though he might be a deacon, at least.

Wants Free Time for Atheists

HE IDENTIFIED himself as Charles Smith, | presi? nt of the Atheism Assceiation, editor of] the magazine, “Truth Seeker,” and leader of those who believe there is no God. He estimated that there were 50 million atheists in America. Of these, 400 are members of his association, while 3000 subscribe to his magazine. He sald that if radio stations give the churches free time tordenounce atheism, then certainly they ought to give the atheists time to tell what they think about churches. Only they won't do it. He's tried ‘em. A few stations will sell time to'atheists,

SECOND SECTION

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A CRADLE OF DEMOCRACY—The first of the fall series of Hoosier Historical Institutes, sponsored by the several state colleges and universities, was held Saturday and Sunday. Richmond and the surrounding Whitewater Valley were the points of interest studied under the direction of Ross Lockridge, noted Indiana historian, This well preserved pioneer log school was visited on the grounds of the Built in 1812 as a residence, it’ was converted to a school the following year. - It was moved to the museum grounds

Richmond Museum. in 1903.

HENRY CLAY SPOKE HERE—Campaigning for the presidency two years before the election in 1844, the great leader of the Whig Party created a furor just outside Richmond's city limits. A Kentucky slave owner, he was confronted by Hiram Mendenhall, a Quaker abolitionist, who presented a petition asking that he free his slaves. Clay angrily denounced this as a breach ‘of hospitality and advised the Quaker to begin his benevolence at home.

but Mr. Smith has found none which will donate it. This, he said, is not fair. 3 And if the Federal Communications Commission said what he thinks it said (he isn’t sure), then he felt it is to be commended. Or what the FCC needs is a new boy to write its decisions. Without the gobbledegook.

The Quiz Master

Which is correct, coldslaw or coleslaw? The proper name for the salad made of sliced or chopped cabbage is coleslaw, not coldslaw. Cole is an old name for cabbage and plants belonging to the same genus. a 0

How does. the Douglas Fir compare in size with

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Is it true that pure amber makes a noise? When pure amber is held close to the ear a cracking sound can be detected. * © 9 ‘Where is the largest refrigerating plant in the

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CLASSROOM SEATS 1948—Students, attending

sessions find seats wherever they are available. Near the spot where the Clay incident occurred, Dr. Paul Seehausen, Indiana University history department, tells of some of the events which shaped Indiana's future. For a long time the territory was in bitter dispute between the Indians and American forces under the command of Gen. "Mad"

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felt an injustice had been done one of their members. Besides being abolitionists; they also were Whigs, and they turned against Clay who lost Indiana and the 1844 election. * The incident also was important in the growth of the Liberty Party. The . meeting was talked about for months in just such kitchens as reproduced here. If is housed in the Richmond ‘Museum. To

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NO COMFORT HERE—From such early schools as this thers. arose great leaders who helped mold the destiny of the nation, The one-room buildings were drafty and cold. The seats were hard and

but the people of the infant nation were eager to learn. They took full advantage of the limited source of education offer museum is housed in what originally was the Quaker Church. The town itself owes its birth to an influx of Quakers from the South and

A CENTURY AGO—Men in frontier garb and women dressed mucl shown here attended the mass meeting at which Henry Clay spoke. His

WHERE REDSKINS TROD—Part of the history that is Riche mond's is the National Road or US Highway 40, It cuts through the’

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More Men Wear Upsweep As Haircut Prices Zoom

Chicago, Los Angeles Shops Charge

$1.25 for Trim, Survey Indicates

By PETER LISAGOR, Times Special Writer CHICAGO, Sept. 2--It costs more to get a haircut and shave in Chicago than in any other major city in the nation, A survey shows that only certain fancy shops in Los Angeles match the $1.25 haircut and 75-cent shave in Chicago. "In New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Washington, St. Louis, Milwaukee and Minneapolis the average price is $1 for a. haircut and - 50 -cents for removing whiskers, “ : Philaqelphia barber get n fos haircuts only on urday. Weekos ne yoral oi! s{hege cities; the days, it's 85 cents. Shaves are

cents. Most New York shops, for ex- ny Boston tonsors, who raised ample, chargé 90 cents for a hair- their prices from 75 cents_ to $1 - Aug. 20, ape reporting a per Some shops in lowér Manhattan, near the financial distirct, won't(Sent drop in business. Shaves 'n shave you but will cut your hair Reston are B » UP for as low as 40 to 50 cents, 1 . n Milwaukee, where the averIgnore Union Scale age cut is $1, about 150 (non-

Hotel, Alberta, Can., where freewheeling Maharajahs cavort, a haircut is 75 cents. Bervice in most cities is reported “good,” except, oddly enough, in Los Angeles, Chicago's only rival in the high-cost “hairstakes.” Service there is reported as the “worst,” with the result that

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Stalin Joins Zhdanov Bier Guard

MOSCOW, Sept. 2 (UP)--Fu-neral services will be held today in Red Square for Col. Geh. Andrei A. Zhdanov, one of the top four Russian leaders. Mr, Zhdanov died Tuesday. Generalissimo Josef Stalin and Soviet Foreign Minister V. M. Molotoy were among members of the politburo who stood guard at

Many neighborhood New York|union) shops out of the city's 474 barbers disregard the union scale, charge charging 75 cents for haircuts/cents. and 40 cents for shaves,

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all traffic yesterday afternoon to make room for hundreds of thousands of mourners marching to view Mr. Zhdanov's body.

RIGHT ON THEIR TOES PATERSON, N. J. Sept. 2 (UP) —When the firemen of truck]

company No. 1 discovered their hook and ladder truck was on

Unions. Central Moscow wag. cleared of