Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 October 1948 — Page 14

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Sat ‘Give LAght and the People Will Find Thetr Own Woy | (Sawyer Dewey

voters should be warned not to want Thomas E. for President. “As a boy, it seems, Tom 3 was guilty of displaying too much private enterprise in the magazine-peddling business. | He didn't enjoy trudging from door to door, offering magazines for sale, and soon found he could make more money by applying for routes and then hiring other youngsters to do the work. "Then, growing older, he went to New York to study , ging but soon decided he might be more successful as * an attorney, and so enrolled in a law school. _ Still later, he became an assistant district attorney . In New York City, and the trait that had marked his magazine ‘enterprise back in Michigan years before promptly cropped out again. He kept all the other investigators and odes Jawirere dn-the office. busy, working, up cases for him. (The point that he tried and won.a remarkable lot of the cases Js Bot emphasized in the manual) ~~ The CIO Political Action Committee “orobabiy didn't intend its speakers’ manual to create the impression a | reading of it has left with us. pc 2 But it seems just possible that most voters might get the idea that a man with a knack for picking fields in which he can be successful, plus a knack for getting other * people to do successful work, may have some pretty impastas qusliteations to be President of he United Staten

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i bh Shed din id gn foe grail . loam platning; Monty setens to us an sxovilent shoes, : wwsnonrthe-event-of another war, which the Allies are striv"ing to prevent, an American with the Eisenhower gift for welding one team out of many nationalities undoubtedly ‘would be picked for supreme command. America would be required to carry the heaviest load. Anyway, probably only an American could reconcile European jealousies. - Meanwhile, however, it is most desirable that the European powers choose one of their own to lead in their own et, litary plain Job. And, among ‘all the available Etuehcans, 10 othel his the 14m of the ashisveitenta of She eitanieurous Monty. ;

Unorthodox—and Welcome alr - HERES a pleasant, small item about California's Gov. = ‘Edrl Warren: In each city he visits as the GOP candidate for Vice President, he asks motorcycle police escorting hia party through the streets please not to sound their Fen A

: This ust be gull a surprisk 15 the policemeh, whe have long ‘seemed to believe—correctly, we fear—that most politicians are flattered and delighted to have their progress’ heralded by ear-splitting, nerve-shattering noises. Shrieking, wailing sirens are, to be_sure, one way of attracting attention and making it known that a more or less great man is in town. They may even have some degree of usefulness. as a warning to local citizens to get out J/of the way of a distinguished visitor being convoyed at a "speed in excess of the legal limit. But the attention thus attracted is not always favorable.’ Many local citizens, indeed, would be better impressed if the distinguished visitor passed ameng them at a safer pace, with less unearthly din. A number of Gov. Warren's campaign methods have

1 been described ag unorthodox: His gentle muffler on the

motorcycle sirens appeals to us as distinctly, and gratifyInghk: so—a noteworthy contribution to domestic peas and q We wish Mr." Warren could persuade Gov. Dewey to add a nation-wide ban on sirens for politicians to the list of reforms which _the Republican ticket Prostisey will bless i Xin country; come Next January. : .

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tial campaign. toa Fr a aan. i Sunday in Cleveland snd Boston. Cleveland, playing © inet for a tie; lost. Boston, playing "a long chance for a tie, won. Result, one of the most excitin the history of baseball is projected into a today in Boston, to decide the American League

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“In Tone _ With the Times

» From my doorway 1 am waving a pink petal * to Polly Pansy, my Yelvul-gowned neighbor who _ with her family, owing to the housing shortage, have taken over the mammoth coffee pot . . just three~ trees away! Time was when this same structure brewed fragrant nectar. by the hundred cups ‘and refreshed mankind in that noble manner. Now suspended from a sturdy limb of a leafy green tree this quaint house of

. bright green has vining, flowering pansy

hovering over: its sides in a riotous mass of color scheme. Lovely yellows, blues, purple and gold. ; Two s over, Abby Aster is rearing a vivid ; but beautiful family in a little red tea-kettle. In the spout a pastel pirik baby aster is blooming. Abby . . . like myself, has acquired complete contentment in life. Thrilled daily by the songs of “Timmy” in his yellow cage that has a red bathroom attached, he now has emerged from “his bath so refreshed, cool and clean, and although his feathers are still. a bit damp he is pouring out his appreciation in glorious melody! 'e are indeed a happy colony of flower people. Richly blessed with God's sunshine, showers and shade of whispering leaves on the limbs of our eleven lovely trees! Swinging. and swaying in autumn's gentle

breeze -ROSE MOSS, Indianapolis. ® ¢

PREPARATION

1 saw a bright-eyed squirrel Scamper to a walnut tree, She was a busy lady, and She seemed to say to me—

“I'm out to fill my storghouse Because winter's on the way, And food won't be so plentiful As it is today. . Fm LR Mera wae aes Woe 1 store the walnuts, one by one, “Por-Pm-s-thrifty soul, —- ‘overflowing larder For: «tim nem rs: ‘Next winter is my goal.”

1 thought of all I'd canned and spiced And put upon my shelf, The jellies In a ruby row And how I burned myself!

How awfully hot the kitchen was, The sweat streamed from m: Bow, But just like Mrs. Forest 8q We all will eat, and how! ~RUTH M. COFFIN, Indianapolis. CE NA Hx AE $$ Vo “ra

TODAY IS DIFFERENT

the sidewalks of my beloved city, past TRCLOFIes and

~BERNICE HARNESS 4S ESHA,

Laisa; SATISFACTION The. trees are sh their leaves today “In Scarlet d gay; The sky blue to gray, And this, d, is autumn.

But we Mhy on to watch the sight ; Of autumn with its colorful might, ° We, unlike birds, do not wish flight, . _ For many of us love autumn. : ¥ = BEASIE CLARH, Jndisuapolis: * oo

COOL OCTOBER oy

There's a hase upon the river lands, Eagles posted in the sky, The meadow larks now sing in bands, Spider webs go floating by; With cash Sool Oetunar I want to wander away, away. ~-GEORGE 8. BILLMAN, * & 0

OCTOBER

As the last vestige of warm weather dallies Over the hills, and through the valleys New beauty comes into view for miles As Dame Nature changes her styles From gree

And she lures us with the mischief in her eyes. ~MILDRED OC. YOUNG, Indianapolis.

Gl Homes— Loan Defaulters May Lose Pay

By Douglas Larsen WASHINGTON, Oct. 4—Vetérans’ Admiriistration has started to hold up pension checks to disabled veterans of World War II who have defaulted on home loan payments. This drastic penalty is part of a new policy now being for--mulated by VA for the future handling of fore-' closures on GI homes. Of the millions of veterans who have bought " homes under the GI Bill of Rights only about 2500 of them so Yar have defaulted on payments to the extent that the government has been forced to pay the lender any part of the GI guarantee. VA is not expecting any great increase in foreclosures in the near future.

-But it wants to be prepared. If a business reSalon should come, foreclosures would’

Now the VA has already gone ahead with “HE pension withholding: ‘A VA spokesman says... tint this method for collecting a bad debt from a veteran is part of the U. 8. financial code, He says that if VA didn't do it, the Accounting Office insist on it when ' books came up for audit,

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OUR TOWN . How an Arcnt Chinese Lover Lost

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his. future home, . “ed with Wong, a ‘count the dozen hand-laundries - at the time. Probably because of his youth or, maybe because of beginner's luck which knows nothing of life's pitfalls, Lee caught on right-away.

What's more, he proved a good workman and sooh won the esteem of his emyer. _..One day in the month of June of the same ‘year, Wong's ‘daughter arrived in Indianapolis by way of China. She, too, caught on remark-

because it was the month of honeymoons, Sing’s almond eyes soon wrought havoc with the heart of Lee.

Treated Her to ‘Horse's Neck’ LEE HELPED her with the hoysehold work, brought her presents, and took her walking in his spare time—quoting Oriental poetry, the import of which was so sacred that it can't be mentioned here. Indeed, in a mad moment of such an occasion, he treated her to a “horse's neck,” a fashionable 25-cent drink much in vogue at the time. It was a harmless drink consisting of nothing more than a pint of imported ginger ale (Cameron. & Cameron universally known as C&C), and a jigger of whisky into which a mathematically treated lemon peel had been dropped. The trick of peeling the lemon that used to identify an old-fashioned “horse's neck” was of every first-rate bartender some 50 years ago. The lemon was “held” in one hand, With a paring knife in the other, the bartender traced a curve winding round and round a fixed point which continually receded as in a watch spring. The result was the mathematical abstraction now known as a spiral than which there is nothing more mysterious in the entire field of analytical geometry. Fifty years ago, a first-rate bartenders of analytical geometry was matched only by masons able to carve Ionic capitals and, maybe,’ by hose carpenters sapeble of accom-

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modating handrails to circular stairways. Gosh, I had no idea I had wandered so far afield. To return to the love-sick Chinaman: After drinking the “horse's neck,” Lee mustered «: enough-courage to-ask- the: honorable Wong .{or. the hand of his lovely daughter. Following a

“suitable term of waiting prescribed by Chinese ‘wetiquet, the father finally agreed to honor -the

young suitor and plans for an’ Elaborate wedding were discussed.

But His Father Chose a Bride THEN ONE day out of a clear sky came a thunderbolt. As usual, the postman delivered: it. It was a letter from China addressed to Wong and written by Lee’s father who had not yet received word of his son's impending marriage. After - many salutations and greetings of the day, the letter commanded. the return of Lee to: China and by the first boat leaving San Francisco. Seems that Lee's father -had.chosen a wife for him, There was only one thing to do and the conscientious Wong did it. He notified Lee of his father's plans, canceled all the plans for the

_ American wedding, and kept his daughter in

seclusion (or so he thought). Lee realized, of course, that obedience to a parent's s)ightest wish is China's law, but notwithstanding, he repelled. The eloquent eyes of Sing had done their deadly work. And besides, he was getting to be more of an American every day.

Her Father Backed Out, Too LEE BEGGED his employer to proceed with the wedding so rudely interrupted by the postman. But Wong was adamant. He was a stickler for Chinese etiquet and threatened to use violence, even to the. point of depriving Lee

of his queue—the longest and most amazing pig-

tail of any in Indianapolis at the time. (And in case you youngsters have to be told, the losing of a man’s braid was the punishment in China for disregarding a parent's command.) Well, that's actually ‘what happened—and + IEE here in Indianapolis of all places. The comrades of Lee, the very ones ‘whe had worked "with him in Wong's laundry, caught him one night and put Wong's threat into efféct. The beautiful Sing was present, too, and legend has it that she laughed all during, the process of shearing. That's all, except that besides losing his queue, Lee also lost his name. From that day on, he was known around here as the “Silent One.” I can’t help t if some of my stories end that way. .

MY PRIVATE—

Notebook

By Daniel M. Kidney

Those that “travel faster than sound should be mass-produced for home use by delayed-at-the office husbands. :

. . Le. Presenting Russia with over-due bill for $11 bil

considered Communists as a “expitalis

. The UN meting at Paris has contributed. to. a better un- L...... derstanding of the Soviet Union — and the Stalinists can't stand it. . .

« Wallace is blaming “big corporations” for what he = ¢ “war scares.” Since the

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GOP propaganda has appeared in Washington, D.C. pedesfrisn crossing inlaid white letter signs read:

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Side Glances—By Galbraith

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pac er government does. 4 ud are not spectacular. ex who makes own and keeps out of trouble

Way, never is. ‘They have no lobby, they don't vote as a bloc, and so the politicians aren't much worried about them.

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FROM AN Seonomie Stahapoip, they sie sound. They not only carry own burdens, but theds of the gti third who used to be forgotten. : These two-thirds are the new forgotten men. In 8 oaate thE St i ee RuLsn Ten. have fallen under a deep Sloud of suspicion be: cause they are able to take of themselves, Their zeal to be permitted to ATI a ae

is widely regarded as a form of selfishness. These financially solvent people are Mog gling to ca certain basic ideas which used to be re as American traditions. It was those traditions which made America different from other countries. ahead of all other nations in wealth, production, standards of living, personal freedom, leisure

. f they they ahead.” This term “getting ahead” meant that they could keep the profits of their labor. This ‘enabled them to live better, educate their children, help needy relatives, save something for the future and leave something to their families.

than a Seurury have been the most SHorginle “wealth = worthy ca he ex. has ug “Thede “forgotten men’ Car y ) “who Aid it. a. Lo sive In the Social ‘Securlty program, and. have supported it by their votes. ; All they ask is & chance to continue to benefit from their own hard work; and to continue to practice self-denial so they can protect their own futures and invest in enterprises that make Jobs for others. Recently they have been hard hit. Savings _have been made unpopular, and the. returns from them have not grown: n-propor-— tion to the increases for other groups.’ Taxes ary taking 26 cents out of every dolias of

RNA ART RLY

The aly collar worker has had a smaller - have had. The investors’ gains have been ‘still

Cmpliene midaugh inflation which hits all others. People on fixed incomes—pensions, annui- ~ ties and inheritances—have had the smallest increase of all, and therefore the most grief. “These include millions of widows—for the average wife can now expect to live five or six years . longer than her husband.

* A LOT OF men worked hard to provide insurance and investments so their widows (real or grass variety) wouldn't be burdens on society. Women's part in the ownership of our industry is shown by the records of individual stockholders. For example, General Motors has 426,163 owners of its stock, and U. 8. Steel has 228.467, "Each has ‘more women than men stock- z holders. Lately, under the pressure of prices, taxes and ever-rising public spending, it has been harder to save. Therefore less money is being invested" than” formerly.- Business has trouble finding capital to expand and make jobs. And it takes an average investment of over $6000 to creaté one job. Employment and tax revenue both depend on that part of the population which works hard enough to provide a surplus for the future—its own future and that of the nation. These are today’s Forgotten People.

Hoosier Forum “1 do not agree with a word that you say, but | will defend to the death your right to say i."

Keep letters 200 words or lesg on any subject with which you are familiar. Sonie letters used will be edited but content will be preserved, for here the People Speak in Freedom.

That's All “By M. V. B.,, New Castle. The Times “is-coming -apart-at-the -seams when it attempts to capture the fancy of Midwest, readers. with. the empty drivel of Earl Wilson. Take a few bad puns, a half-dozen ancient jokes, three or four Hollywood names, mix these into a pointless tale that somebody else ‘told earlier and better and you have a typical Wilson column. But don't take my word for it. Oh, no. I'm only a subscriber and probably do not know what is best for me. So The Times editorial staff will “little note nor long remember what I say here.” A small matter because Wilson himself will prove my opinion correct in future editions of The Times. Why the blast? Why such an opinionated, apparently re-judged diatribe against this alleged ‘columnist, to whom The Times has seen fit to grant space? Simply because he is not up to The Times standard of fresh, vigorous news presentation and it is a shame that a great hewspaper must descend to the low rungs of the journalistic ladder and come up with a writer of Wilson's stripe who has neither the energy nor ability to write about genuinely interesting topics. Some newspapers appreciate ‘criticism while others go right on printing tripe without regard to reader preference. I shall continue taking The. Times to get Ruark and Othman in spite of Wilson but if you ever try to tack on Pegler I warn you of dire consequences consisting of my meeting The Times boy at the door, and nice lad that he is, telling him politely, yet with

all firmness, “That's all, brother.” ® ¢ oo No. 1 Killer By Observer

Ihave read in yours and other newspapers about the terrible toll jutantils paralysis, cancer

But seldom do they mention the test

in the homes. Highway toll gets much attenfion but I think you will find heart disease is the No. 2 killer and cancer is third, but socidenty in jn home are first, I suggest that you run a series of articles showing what the worst home hazards are and what can bé done to eliminate them.

And What Others Say—

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if the Senate and the House were not priendly to the next President.—Senator Edward Martin (R.) of Pennsylvania, *

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Times EVANS? group of wal chairs were to their hom day after t Paraplegic C More thai World War the waist «¢ two-day ses yesterday. Evansville ( versity footb: banquet and cials. ‘Demonstra how the me for themsel veterans plar society. Meals and the visitors contributed | ganizations surrounding

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Services fo 1430 Standis day in Rot were to be hi in the J. C. \ Chimes. Bu in Washingtc A native Walker, who Indianapolis He was a contractor. He is sury térs, Misses Walker; five neth, Walter, ‘Walker Jr., all of Indian

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Services fo Jackson;-32 1 died Friday pital, were f a. m. today Irving Hill C follow in My tery. Born nea Jackson, wh an Indianapo She was a n Methodist C Chapter of t Star and the Club. Survivors ters, Mrs. C Beach, Cal, Binford, Ind] children and

State Py# To Hold ¢

The 60th Indiana Grar Sisters will through Tht pool Hotel. Introductic uled for 7 p followed by shine Girls C officers of Clinton, and Temple 336 | ETRE rst convene at The Pythian 6:30 p. m, W ond and fin and installa be held Thu

SOUTHPOR' Southport meet at:8 p, | Elrod is. w Carey Elrod

TRADE GR! “The Irvin clation will 1 morrow in G 5539 E. Was