Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 November 1948 — Page 22

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Thursday, Nov. 25, 1948

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Sharing Our Good Fortunes “FI"HE words, “peace and plenty,” have been used for so

and for so many different reasons, especially by politicians, that they have been worn thin to the point of

In Tune With the Times

Barton “Rees Pogue

THANKSGIVING DAY IN THE

And damp and soggy is the crust of the halieaten ple. :

Upon the plate where once was cake, now only crumbs you see,

While folks are numb in silence dumb, and abject misery.

Father's nappin’ on the sofa and he's not to be disturbed,

Hoosier Forum:

will defend fo the death your right fo soy i" _ Keep letters 200 words or less on any subject with which you are familiar, Some letters

. i but content will be pre Howard Newspaper Alllance, NEA Service, and used will be edited Ault B 1 ny a cents a copy for EVENING served, for bere the People Speak in Freedom, ce In on unty, n unday; delivered carrier daily and | The day is almost over, the bird has gone its ne ———————— aan 300 a ig IN Oey 25¢, Suyday way, ’ Phooey on ‘Insult Approach’ : only, 5c. Mall rates in Indiana, daily and Sunday, Th are a? : $7.50 a year, dally, $5.00 a year, Sunday only, 0 dg de 8 5 Rover—ii's a By a Defender of Our Fashion $2.50; all other states, U. 8, possessions, Phooey on the detractors of Indianapolis— and Mexico, daily, $1.10 a month, Sunday, Sc | The oly in a Sting no longer please and double phoeey on those who would gratui8 copy. )

tously insult its charming population. Of course, Indianapolis like all cities has its faults—some of them are grievous. But when blithe strangers just passing through--let loose and wildly “blow up” our shortcomings to creates a sensation—or who have bright axes to grind—

(pause here to hold the nose). . Recently into our midst came a lecturer who blasted the ladies, claiming among other things

"I do not agree with a word that you say, but |

an applicant must be a Soviet puppet, or that the Security

-Council grant membership to his ineligible stooges in ex-

change for his permission to seat an equal number of eligible applicants. His puppet applicants, which cannot

qualify legally because they are neither free nor peace-

; governments, are Albania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Mongolia and Romania.

» . . - » » HE ALREADY has a bloc of puppets in the UN which

were admitted under false pretenses and broken pledges. .

The dinner table, giving humble thanks For all the love and friendship tightly bound To hold the very soul; let us give thanks.

May each day bring us nearer finding peace So strong and fine the world shall mark the change— : That friendship may abide and hatred cease To mar life's glories, joys—dispel revenge. Thanksgiving has a tender, subtle way— It brings us close to God—this sacred day.

? -=GRACE PORTERFIELD POLK, Greenwood. ® Bo

(and, no doubt, some social symbolism not yet revealed) which was served at the $100-a-plate Jefferson-Jackson dinner of the Democratic Party.

‘It Pays to Be Ignorant’

AND SOMEWHERE in the same gustatory of the American way of living (just where I have yet to determine) belongs the blessed discovery that Canada Dry Ginger Ale, the original sponsor of “Information Please,” is now represented on the air by “It Pays to Be Ignorant.” Lord, it was a bountiful year for those of us who had just about made up our minds that the world was getting to be much too smart for

of this’ year, Mr. V. had occasion to attend a funeral at Flanner & Buchanan’s mortuary and on leaving the piace, Mr. Flanner asked him how old he was. Said Mr. V.: “Going en 92; hardly worth going home—eh Frank?” It's many Thanksgivings ago that G. B. 8S. said anything as nifty. It wasn’t the only memorable remark heard in Indianapolis this year. Destined for posterity was the retort of an awe-inspiring lady living in the Marott whose $100-ostrich-plumed hat once identified the virile Nineties. Asked what she thought of the Kinsey Report, she said: “Fancy anyone wanting to revive sex in

act like Americans by writing to our U. 8. Senators and Congressmen and demang that we definitely and unconditionally do not want “socialized medicine” now or at any time. > @

Housekeeper or Homemaker By Jeanne Seymour, City

A daily reader am I of Ruth Millet's column and agree with her almost daily. But I disagreed with her when she said a housekeeper was not a homemaker. She discussed this from the home and family standpoint and not a

i i : that they were dowdy, unimaginative and show losing their meaning. Yet the universal desire Jor pace The: Ri anarig. is Jule boring, about the Re ul VY nave mot. deen one well and plen on the world rons dressed woman in Indianapolis,” (Was she look- ‘ y ty is a fundamental human aspira Almost gone is the bicarb, to bring relief our ing in a mirror?) over. . way, Now as a matter of record, Indianapolis Without these two blessings a great deal of what we But we'll soon be looking forward to our women are among the best drested in Aparisa izati . Material prog- next Thanksgiving Day, Its downtown stores are so intensely fashion Know as civilization would not be possible prog mg ¥ minded—that Indianapolis retailers are the pride ress, culture, education and many other elements of human ~WILLIAM ERVIN WICKLIFF, New Castle, and wonder of the finer makers of America. happiness are possible only when we are free from fear * ¢ © With the exception of a few ojl rich commu- MEN'S and want and exhausting drudgery. = THANKSGIVING ia vo ghost on una . : fashion selling right here in your home town! PEACE and plenty, like a lot of other worthwhile We thank Thee, Pather. lop thy love _Its women are highly fashion minded, well i t turned out, They do. not go overboard on in- Fine, r things, must be deserved and worked for and in the las Each pebble keeps, that in its depths sanities—nor Sd too a to the nice and double | year most of the people of this land of plenty have worked Rests so confidingly. neat. Indianapolis has taste and culture and and bro hard for both. But they have been aided by good fortune Prd 2 oy, Debus Sarin. Fe understanding-~and fashion. > , ine perhaps more than other peoples of the world. ; So are thy children great and small Sl rbot, Somiy 4 40d ies 18651 Soh C Even though peace is not as secure as we would wish Held Jy in thy SUP circles—they. tell you or imply that you BO $6 ’ o 0 now, another bountiful harvest this year has assured us of Vo na PIO Acted ANC Secure, or UO (underwear odor) or FF (fetid feet) or 51% Ce : in th ¢ n ee, ¢ s halitosis—and then try to sell you something Lr —— the plenty which can be a powerful instrument in the ques For life and opportunity; to rid the person of these foul attributes. of , 2» For love that casts out fear. So—the momenta woman alights—she someThe traditional American feast we are celebrating to- —HAZEL 1. DANNECRER New Castle, —— —- Lhe Tolls Hom MP WeU Zude ; NA i iti f leadership in : a oll d : a pga tg Wn THANKSGIVING DAY OUR TOWN . . . By Anton Scherrer Tt ot ean, At can help bring to others less fortunate some freedom from Beauty in field, in pastures and stream, : vis Tote DuSlienyS 8 bus Wa. ‘want and from fear that helps to dispel the discontent that | Biies in dull blue while chill waters gleam; anKs ve Tor Lor Oo in gs dern it—if she isn't coming back again to give breeds confusion and war. Green-gold leaves turning to gray, . : : women lectures on how to dress—on “self renoIndian summer days, gone away. vation”—at so much per lecture, Beautifu ais rin a we That May Have Been Overlooked | "== fans Thanking our God so earnestly. ®* ¢ 9 Stalin Bars the UN Door Time brings its changes, each one in its place, ON THIS, the §4th Presidentially- laimed £ this fiscal v Ek a 60.000-year- . v ments, : : : Now Thanksgiving Day so full of His grace. rire Yezidenuallysprociaim of nis Hscal year, haye qug.up 3.50,000-y Opposes Socialized Medicine UR government has taken a firm position in demanding ; Thanksgiving Day, I bend my knees in genu- old skeleton of a boy whom they have named : . : : ~~CAROL B. WEINBERG, North Vernon. flexion for the many blessings of the year and Egbert. At last accounts, Egbert was heading | By Mrs. “East Side” 9. a a that the Security Council reconsider United Nations & o ® pray for strength to face the imminent disap- for Harvard. Hallelujah! An open letter to the mothers and fathers Warm membershi i ed by Russia. But it still pearance of Hotel English-on-the-Circle, And this is to thank the anonymous St. Paul ] 1 . bership applications blackballed by ; : THANKSGIVING Lord, my cup runneth over, tailor who turned up with the scientific discov- | ii Indiana: —Wake up folks er we're going to from : Isn't strong enough to produce results. Until the United mankful am I for the temper ery that there are 29,888 stitches in a man’s | Pe handed a political meatball called “socialized States supports pending resolutions to eliminate the veto Thanksgivin' ain't all givin’ thanks of mind that promoted the re- coat, 9561 in his pants, and 7740 in his vest. Foedicing. No one knows better than I how power over new memberships, Stalin will continue to be a For blessins’ that we know cent election, the most gratify- All of which when subjected to the inexorable ri oe bh war ease eh a fellow feeling and i ' Or feelin’ pleased as sin about ing manifestation of which was law of fractions in conjunction with the even i Bi on since hasn't perked us up any one-man board on admittance—or rather on exclusion. Our freedom, health and dough! the dry humor of ore Dr, more pertinent axiom that it takes nine tailors | either. But let's write to our Congressmen and MEN'S % The legal requirements for admittance are clear. Any It ain't all thankin’ HIM that we've Claude A. Watson, Prohibition to make a man, leaves one eraltaman to do Seat » ote against tis Somiag Plague Got more’'n some other guy candidate for President, who more stitching than any of his eight colleagues. pusce loving sevesigh Hallo Wick Byes up 10 iis Suter, Or being’ grateful that most grief predicted he would be' elected Thus proving again if further proof is neces- Pra a Who B . 4 commitmen a8 a I 0 mem 1p. 8 was Just passes us right by. by 24 million votes. sary, that this blessed country of ours still has ould you like pay out money ‘confirmed last May by the BN ox of the me Don't just thank the Lord for things Grateful, too, am I for the reassuring news a long way to go to reach a state of socialism— | every week under it for supposed health care, Distingu . y by 2 : You've got, and what's in store; brought back by travelers (like as not the let alone communism. Skip this one if you have | and then be forced to visit one certain doctor? with ma Court of Justice, It ruled that Security Council members Thank HIM by helpin’ someone else same prophets who predicted the election of no head for political economy. Thats Sosialized Hedicine, ica 4 ste i i iti ounds. Have just a little more. Dewey) that Russia is in no position to wage . . ’ 0 self-respecting physician would survive have id Tight 30 Mackpal ap plicants om poliucel Broun J SUE ALLEN, Indianapolis war against us for at least 10 years. Somehow, America ls Growing Up long under this set-up. We are all only too $65-69.50 Fe OF COURSE that is precisely what Stalin has been a i pols. it cushions the shock that war between the THERE WERL intermittent signs, tho, that | familiar with politics.in the U. B. to fail to Fine, bu hl 1 ¢ bb Soviet Union and Walter Winchell may break America is growing up, for which I render | realize what a juicy morsel “socialized medidoing—illegally. There is no legal basis, muc less mora. THANKSGIVING - out any Sunday night. thanks. The Dionne quintuplets are now 14 | cine” would be for a few politicians to chew on. $85 Navy BI one, for barring Italy, Austria, Finland, Portugal, Ireland, 1 Jous Sut JY beast, too, Jor such cultural years old. . . . Jackie Coogan needs a toupee. 3 Gyernmen, Sponsored Realth i Handsor ans- is 1 time f one enrichments as the “Trumanburger” (a layer , , Shirley Temple and Princess Elizabeth have aven’t succeeded abroad, so why presume they business Trans-Jordan and Ceylon as he has done. | iS lnvemteny : one lo 1s of mashed baked beans between the halves of achieved motherhood. . . . And both George | Would here? You don’t have to be an “An rs Stalin has set up his own requirement, which he en- More careful making daily tasks well done, a bun) which, wandering minstrels tell ine, was ~~ Bernard Shaw and Franklin Vonnegut are 92. | student of psychology to know American's $45 Midnigh forces on the UN in defiance of the charter and of the will . ope gracl oving our sincerity. : invented by a Florida restaurateur. Also the Of the two, Mr. Vonnegut is the more | won't be forced into going to just any doctor With gre ‘of all non-Communist members. His ‘requirement is that e time oa nilies to gather ’round “Bombe Atomic” covered with Sauce Melba sprightly. One example sufficeth: In the course | or grocery or church or anywhere else, So let's

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Also he has three Russian votes to one for any other country—that and the veto were his bribe price for allowing the UN to be organized, so Mr, Roosevelt and Mr. Churchill gave him extra memberships for the non-existent nations

this impotent day and age.” .. . And speaking of our monument (pronounced the ugliest “Inside U. 8. A.” by John Gunther), Mrs. Booth Tarkington said: “I think it rather sweet.” Lord, what wouldn't we males give to say so

housekeeper in an institution. If you are a poor housekeeper, allowing things to be done when the children feel like - it, you could not be a good homemaker, I think they go hand in hand. If you allow children

its own good. This, too, is to render thanks to the General Electric people for thinking up a device for taking the blood temperature of grasshoppers.

THANKSGIVING DAY

Bring in the bumper crop of grain, Ring out the dinner bell again,

of Byelorussia and Ukraine. Not content with his six pres-

‘ent votes, he now insists on seven.

In our judgment the United States should help curb Stalin's illegal use of the veto power in membership cases. ‘This can be done by admitting applicants by majority vote of the Security Council or General Assembly.

For heaping high the table's spread With everything from nuts to bread.

Aad centered in the grand array Are turkey and cranberries gay,

And celery stands with leafy plumes Enchanting family dining rooms

Where seated guests bow heads to say Their thanks for this Thanksgiving Day.

. « . To the Chicago genius who finally, at long last, invented a pickpocket-proof pair of pants of such ingenuity that it even baffles wives . . . to James W. Gerard, one-time Ambassador to Germany, for writing a testy letter to the New York Times protesting that revolving doors spin around too fast, Thank God for a revival of the old American habit of putting up a kick when pushed around. Nor must I forget the American archeologists working in Lebanon (not to be confused

much in so few words. . And a final Hallelujah in the direction of our City Hall where, without anybody else's help, Mayor Al Feeney screened the ‘‘comic” books for indications of crime, communism, racial discrimination and sex. The investigation stopped just short of looking for traces of comedy. Maybe, next Thanksgiving I can sing the praises of some progress along this line—provided, of course, that the wrecking of Hotel English doesn’t prove too great a shock. Lord, it was

to do it when they get ready, you have it to do yourself or else it will go undone. When they grow up they will make undesirable employers, employees and citizens. A careful husband will not put his feet upon good furniture. A schedule on the home

»is as necessary to good housekeeping and

homemaking. as it is for schools, churches, railroads or any place where a number of people congregate. Allowing children to work

Nix ‘on the Gobbledygook

HIGH Washington officials warn us that the world may be in for about 10 years of international jitters. News dispatches from Berlin, China, Greece and the Middle East support that view. That being the case, we'll have to take it in stride, and be prepared to meet any situation that threatens national security or world peace. But it would be easier for some of us to follow the ball if responsible public officials would explain military problems and world situations from day to day in terms we “can understand. Which recalls the experience of a friend who listened to an hour’s speech by an official of the na-

—OPAL McGUIRE, Dupont.

with Boone's county seat) who, in the course

a bountiful year.

HIGH COST OF CARS . . . By Andrew Tully

Auto Trade Tricks Revealed in Probe

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25—Seven out of ten new car buyers in Washington are forced to accept unwanted accessories—like “HD Oil Clarifiers” at $18.97—in a situation apparently typical of conditions throughout the nation. A survey uncovered: A man who bought a new Oldsmobile and offered to pay his dealer to remove the $32.50 windshield visor. The dealer wouldn't

Side Glances—By Galbraith

only when they get ready is the first step in juvenile delinquency. -~

WORD MEANINGS . . . By William H. Newton

Reds Set Up New ‘Devil's Dictionary’

PARIS, Nov. 25—The Devil's Dictionary is outdated. Years ago, a great American short-story writer, Ambrose Bierce, put

out such a book because he thought the standard dictionary definitions didn’t fit the times. :

That was long before the cold war. In addition to their

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n other accomplishments, the Communists have made the Devil's Warm tional military establishment and came away confessing | do ne irs. £98. or 2m pwasid Eatin Th Hie Dictionary obsolete. #0les, H : . man who paid an ex 0 confusion. new Studebaker and then discovered between the seat cushions Here at the United Nations session in Paris, you don't have 2 4 2 1 8 ; a bill from a radio shop indicating the radio had cost the dealer to listen to many Communist speeches to realize that if we're THERE was much talk of “statutory staff agencies,” | less than one-third what he charged the customer. ever going to understand the Russians we've got to bring the 2.50 of “joint logistics plans,” of “facilitating liaison,” or “ad A man whose Pontiac was loaded with so many accessories Devil's Dictionary up to date. . ‘ hoe ¢ ittees.” and of “prelimi lability.” he was unable to afford a radio—the only extra item he wanted. We will have to add a lot of new words, and explain what x hoc comml ’ ol "preiminary availability. The owner who tried vainly to have his sun visor removed— the Communists mean when they use these words. For example. This gobbledygook may be familiar ground to a bureau- | “It blocks my vision"—also is saddled with a radio and heater, Assassin: A government official who instructs the police to erat or a four-star general, But most of us can’t take time an oil clarifier and “HD air cleaner’ and the “Z accessory group. prevent Communist mobs from occupying public buildings or Fresh, . . Asked how he liked the “Z” items, he confessed: seizing government property. wine, 0: cout for an advanced course in current Washingtonese, nor “I don't even know whether they're on the car.”

should it be necessary to hire a translator to reduce official statements to the everyday English spoken in Cleveland, ‘Houston or Indianapolis. Harry Truman is a plain, home-folks sort of man, and we're sure he knows what we are griping about. We sug- ~ gest that he give instructions—not “promulgate a directive,” mind you—to his official spokesmen to forget the gobbledygook when they tell us what's cooking in the Ruhr, the Negeb, Kashmir, Paoting, Tangshan and Seoul.

Accent on Age 2 probable lineup of the new Congress shows the - Senate and House will be led, and the 18 most important ‘ committees headed, by men whose average age is 68. Two

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In most cases buyers reported no attempt was made to force the accessories on them.

Take It or Leave It

BUT THEY said they read the ‘or else” in the salesman’s eye. The implication was clear to them-—either they took the car as it was or they didn't get any car. The survey also uncovered the fact that in most cases the automobiles arrive from the factory already loaded with accessories. Most dealers, apparently afraid of getting in bad with

their factories, refused to admit this, but a majority of customers

interviewed said dealers told them the accessories were installed at the factory. Some cars are incomplete without items classified as accessories. One case is the Nash, whose air-conditioning unit is an integral part of the dashboard. Another is the Dodge, where the customer has to buy a cigar lighter to fill a hole in his dashboard and bumper guards to cover gaping seams in his bumpers.

Prices High On All

"Listen, I've had child psychology practiced on me so much that | know what you're all thinking—and you ought to be ashamed of yourselves!"

Defending the People

BLOCKADE: A method of protecting and defending the people of a city by depriving them of food. Disarmament: Destruction of the American atom bomb, and reduction of the Soviet army to the point where it is only three times as large as’ any other army in the world. Fascist: Any political leader who resists Communist control of the government. : Independent People’s Republic: A form of government which is neither independent, nor of the people, nor a Republic. Progressive elements: Political groups in any country which follow the dictates of the Kremlin. » Imperialist: (Usually after the words British-American.) Any person who opposes the further territorial expansion of Communism, : 2 Airlift: An invention of the Americans and British to loot erlin. x

Plans for Defense MILITARIST: Any American officer who makes plans for .de-

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of them are over 80, nine are in their 70's, and only seven THE ACCESSORIES don't sell for peanuts, either. White The man who couldn't afford to buy the radio he wanted | fense of the United States against attack by a foreign aggressor. (2) 62.90 ‘ of the 22 are under 65 7 sidewall tires for an Oldsmobile cost $43.25, most car radios because of the other extras forced on him, got the works. His car | War monger: Any individual, newspaper, or magazine which 35 mi : 00. = : average $100—for which, as one customer said, “I could buy a | jg equipped with lights under the hood, a back-up light, spotlight, | discusses or comments favorably upon these plans. (5)3247 4 This is no reflection on the ability of the men in ques- | combination job for the living room.” Heaters average $50, | 5 dashboard gasoline tank lock and seat covers. Windshield The new edition will have to come in loose-leaf form, so that ¥ £2 Com tion. But the situation does suggest that the seniority sys- Jehan bles Tun as high as $25, and chrome wheel covers run | washers also were included. ih the sock tn edt Hesessasy Ranges can be made without destroying the whole I tem | imp oses ard ional iog A . A Faqrd owner wanted a radio and heater. She took, in addi- | wor! using the word "’ for example, good grammar ra the most ardous congressio duties on men One customer reported her Plymouth had “everything but | tion,-seat coyers, back-up light and spotlight. formerly required that the noun be preceded by “the people's (1) 69.50 » ” 4 “well past their prime. It also suggests that there might be a Seat ey eryeand that's the only thing we wanted.” Total cost of Saddest” of all, however, is that of the Dodge owner. | president.” This is now obsolete, and correct usage dictates (24) 3.95 3 - better way of selecting men for those duties than simply + CessOries. . He hates radios—wouldn't have pne in the house. the ,poun with the words “opportunistic“stooge of "150 |

for their ability, to get elested to Congress consistently.

Another woman with a new Chevrolet shelled out $125 for a

“radio and heater-and seat covers.

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