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WHA! revolting development, was my reaction, as I toured book stores for a literary slug ‘of. the past. How could such a thing happen to the Wheatie boys of my boyhood when oatmeal and cofn mush were champion breakfast foods. ies VLA. vias Youre 8 Belume when

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bottle destroy Tom's glider, is a joke. It's of ‘affairs when an author mentions sn't include three formulas, Ouch--and the Rover boys in their two adventures, “On the River” and “On Treasure Isle” are strictly from hunger. Their arch enemies of long standing, Lew Flapp and Dan Baxter (how I used to hate those two), have lost their touch to do any real nastiness. Imagine, only stealing a houseboat, yes, a houseboat. Gad, no Chris Craft. ; Turning to Rick Brant, Tom Quest and the Hardy boys was a little relief. At least it didn’t make a guy feel 100 years old. Not with. exMarines in action, rocket ships, radar, foreign agents and electronic devices which require more than one semester of college physics to understand. It takes four or five years of comics to understand. 3

Let Them Rest in Peace NO, the Rover boys and Tom 8 Horatio Alger and other all-American boys s 't be brought back from their resting places. They have had their place in the sun. They have filled

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and buggy was too slow for youngsters. The frontier now is unlimited. . “Tom Swift and His Electric Runabout” make a man cry. I'd be willing to bet my last nickel that a hot rod of today would die laughing if he read it. : '

By Robert C. Ruark

NEW YORK, Feb. 15—Nearly four years after the death of President Roosevelt, a rumor -tags-on Jhat there Was something highl y mysterious about

passing. . . It is still talked in the little side-street bars where the workingmen pause for a glass of beer, on the way home. It still is the subject of a great many letters, many of them uncrackpot, to people like me, who write for newspapers.

I have been pinioned dozens of times by people who say: “You get around. What really happened to him?” . - The common rumor, which is still chewed over, was that the President was murdered, and

he was fl 'dway. Both of those reasons are advanced for the fact did not le in state, .; for public inspection a8 & b ctor of the

common man, The simpler of his subjects find tremendous room for speculation in this fact, Having been out of the country at the time of Mr. Roosevelt's death, I assumed that the brain condition which so swiftly felled him was acceptable to everybody. Evidently it isn't, because I

Walked into it the other day again.

Rumors Still Fly About Hitler 1 CAN speak only for my time, but it seems to me that we are riper for the wildest scuttiebuts now than at any period I can recall Possibly the confusion of the present foments a mass escape into fantasy, with the old wives’ tale as its fundamental. Or possibly everything is-so-fantastic now that it’s no longer possible to preclude anything as unlikely. . On an average of once a week I learn on good authority that Hitler is either in South America or has found sanctuary in New York, as the unlikeHest hide-out in the world. ‘ Stalin, according to my correspondents, has either died, been murdered, or is on the verge of

Musical Trolleys

"» WASHINGTON, Feb, 15—The time has come to consider whistling toothbrushes, the Vienna, Va. volunteer fire department, Vivien Kellems, musical streetcars, and innerspring méattresses with furnaces built in. . And we might as well start with teeth in this

survey. of. some. of the wonderous new. ways our.

fellow Americans have figured out to turn an honest dollar. " You've doubtless read how numerous cities during the past several years have squirted a little fluorine into the drinking water in the hope of preventing youngsters’ teeth. from decaying, The results in general have been excellent, though I have not heard of any dentists yet being forced

Into the stone-quarry business,

So now comes a leading drug company with fuorine-flavored toothpaste to fight those cavities. The national advertising campaign gets started in the next few days and if everything works out according to schedule, the firm makes a fortune and toothaches are no more for moppets. If they can be persuaded to use their toothbrushes,

BUT AMERICA’S greatest toothbrush factory is_ready to meet the challenge. It now has in mass production toothbrushes vith whistles built into the handles. The idea seems to Ge that if junior hopes to toot one end of his brush, he's got to scrub with the other. This may work out fine, though I can see where it may ruin a lot of sleep of a morning and ly wreck the alarm-clock business, And citizens, like those fire laddies, deto put themselves out of business,

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Times Ice-O-Rama, Feb, 24, in

' championship team is Janet Burkhead Johnny Glossbrenner of the men's sportswear department of L. S. Ayres & Co. They hold the midwestern junior dance team title.

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contrived dissolution. since the war-ended. war, one of the oldest standing rumors gained fresh circulation—one, that a threely exchanged for was supposed to lie at peace In suburban cemetery, while the old lady planted with full military honors at Arlington. I ran that one down, once for fun, and paced it the Boer War. With variations it's always same. The human mind, with a fragment of a fact for embroidery, always seems to bend toward thé macabre. I wrote some time back was a growing public apprehension the possibility of evil forces, loosed by enemies, working maliciously in other people’s brains. The one slight mention touched off a freshet of moderately lucid correspondence which has me believing that half the population is being prayed toward death or insanity by the other half.

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This has been going on|

ple’s heads Has always been accepted among the aboriginals of various countries. In Australia today, they still point the bone in the boon docks, and the object of the bonée-pointer's hocus-pocus rolls over and dies. I would have thought we had progressed beyond that, but evidently not. The whole thing finally gets to be pretty creepy. I would not say I believed Mr. Roosevelt had been shot or spirited away, or that Hitler tangos privately with Eva Peron, or that Mr. Stalin has been chained to his cot for the last three years, Nor do I subscribe to this dong-distance voodoo, whereby an acquaintance like Lucky Luciano can hire a witch-doctor to make me hear strange noises. But a lot of people do. And most of them | seem fairly sane.

By Frederick C. Othman

They're out on a house-to-house canvass, The more they sell the less work they'll have to do. y Miss Kellems, as you know, is the lady industrialist of Naugatuck, Conn., who ‘maniifactures cable grips in between her

prying into her business. Her cable grips are about the only thing extant that will grab the end of a steel cable and pull it through a manhole. Now on the assembly Hine at K's factory are candlesticks with cable grips in bottoms. " and holds it rigid, thereby helping to make those fire extinguishers unnecessary. j The musical streetcars and busses now are going into service in-New York, here in Washington; and in a dozen other cities. Each vehicle carries a sealed-in FM radio that no irate rider, or even driver, can shut off.

Offer Latest Data on Wedther IT CARRIES music, weather reports, and what advertisements

the management calls discreet Oddly enough, or perhaps not oddly at all, the majority of passengers who now have to listen while they ride seem to like it, The innerspring mattresses with the inside furnaces are just that. First, there were electric blankets, which in general have been a success. Then came electric sheets, which worked about the same way to keep the bed warm, but were a little cheaper. About to go on the market now is the ultimate development, the electrified mattress. Plug it in and sleep in the raw the year around.

means that any music lover Who wants to Play all the new varieties of reco n four different phonographs, Probably would pay him to take flute lessons.

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To Aid Schools$550 Million. Urged To Finance Building

Times Bureaw WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 — Rep. Winfield K. Denton, Evansville Democrat, today introduced a bill to provide $550 million annually for five years to finance new public school buildings.

Funds could be obtained on a 50-50 grant and loan basis, with the provision that the 50 per éent loan at 4 per cent can be paid back on installments like rent. The law would be under the Federal Works Administrator. The bill provides that the loan feature only can be used after local efforts to make loans are exhausted— Mr. Denton-—said—that the Indiana law provides for a levy not in excess of 2 per cent for any school district and 4 per cent by referendum on building. Produces Situation “In My travels during the campaign throughout the eighth district and the state I was approached by more citizens about getting funds for school buildings than on any other subject,” Mr, Denton declared. g “The inability to build during wartime and the increased num-

Skaters from all walks of life will make up the cast for The

the Fairgrounds Coliseum. This , a Shortridge student, and

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Represented in Cast of Times Show!

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<_ The public, will see a cross-section of Indianapolis on skates 24 when The Times presents its annual Ice-Q-Rama show in

rming under brilliant spotlights will be that neighbor of

perhaps the young man who store that afternoon , , . or the

operator who completed your

who served you so pleasantly , . . even your insurance man. Most every part of work-a-day Indianapolis 1s represented In the two hour show these neighbors

resent to raise funds for the tile Paralysis Fund. >

amateurs, yes . . . but

You'll see tiny tots ‘ enough to stand on ice You'll see grade school ch high school students . . . i and wives , , . and grandparents, too. ! For weeks they've been In (rehearsal to provide a fast-moving show. with plenty of

solo numbers, couples will take the spotlight for pair routines and large groups—as many as 100 will be on the ice at one time in huge production numbers, . This week the skaters are going through. the “polishing” stage to get ready for dress rehearsal next Tuesday. That afternoon the show will be ready. for the public . , . fof it will be the last time the skaters go through their routines until 8 p. m. Thursday

ber of pupils brought about an im<j{Feb, 24) before a .packed Coli-

possible situation of overcrowd-| ing. The school districts need federal help to overcome this build-| ing lag. My bill will provide it somewhat in the manner of the old pre-war Public Works Admin istration. The whole buliding program will be in the hands of the local school authorities however.

. » City Dentists i ca : Attend Dinner More than 100 guests attended a dinner meeting of the Indianapolis Dental - Society - last -night in the Washington Hotel to hear Dr. E. Horace Jones, dupervisor| of oral hygiene services for the Cincinnati Board of Education, who spoke on his city's dental for school children, “Cincinnati's community dental health program has resulted in 15 per cent reduction In the num-

ber of children needing dental at-!’

tention during the last 10 years,” Dr. Jones said. “The average number of defective teeth per

. {child has been reduced from seven

to three.” Dr. Paul R. Oldham, president of the Indianapolis Dental So-

I'clety, presided at the meeting. Dr. Robert G. Botkin was program

chairman and Dr. Sheldon L. Hall introduced Dr, Jones. Dr. Gerald Kempf, city health officer, and George P, Farkus, assistant director of physical education and health in city schools, were guests,

Manual to Observe 54th Anniversary

“Manual High School's Alumni Association and the graduating class of '24 will ‘combine activi-

ties Saturday when the school'sé °

B54th anniversary is observed. Members of the class of '24

will be celebrating their silver|'

anniversary, Manual pupils will participate In birthday activities on Friday. Alumni association members, who expect some 1200 graduates and teachers to attend, will register at 4:45 pm. Saturday and elect new officers for 1949-50 at 5:30 p. m; Dancing until mid night will follow bus! nes-

sions, * 2 The deadline for birthday 0 a deal Friday,

chairs, $1.20;

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seum crowd, There still is time for you to obtain tickets to see The Ice-O-Rama. But you should get them this week to assure yourself of the better seats. You can get mezzanine chairs and parquet seats, and box chairs if you want single box seats. They'rg on sale at L. Strauss & Co. store. Prices..are: Box and parquet Side mezzanine, 85 end mezzanine, 60

|cents. Prices include tax. All seats

are reserved except thé East end mezzanine

The City Park and Recreation Department is co-operating with

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Bushy-Haire Sought by Police linked to South Side Holdup Attempts

Police today sought a bushy-

women and a man with a gun rday in South Side Indianapolis. Mrs. 1103 English Ave. was walking Jome- from the store when the

told her: “I'll go home with you.” When they reached the home and found her husband, James McElhiney there, the man again pulled the gun and told the

went to get some whisky. did not return.

years old, medium height and

"his home when a between parked his ribs and

k $4. . ‘Karoline Kurman, , of 1142 Laurel St., was walking sar 1300 Prospect 8t. when a man

tepped development. But it is underup, grabbed her purse containing stood that an investigation in

$4 and fled. A suspect is held by police, :

Merit System Opposes Bill

The Indiana Merit System As-

sociation today announced its opposition to passage of the Senate bill which provides that employees of the State Conservation Department be selected on a 50-50

party basis. Gin “We maintain’ that proven ability alone should be the only basis for selection,” said William J. Stout, association chairman, tay bil would pave the ost of se up a separa ne partment,” he said. “There is a

The Times in producing the Ice-O-Rama.

should be added to the present personnel division.”

“Loafer sox? Yes, indeed! About how big s loafer dig you have: i ;

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haired man who threatened two paid

‘Mniy McEihiney, 32, ofl

couple to wait there while he He

A few hours later Opal David.|son, 33, of 740 Fletcher Ave., was

. The man was described as about

Viel, 72, of 1414 Linden|a

“limotorist and taken to a house

Secretaries, Salesmen By Day At Night They Skate Inlce-O-Ra

Photos by Joba Secretary .’. . Rodna Repcheff, an Ice.O-Rama a secretary at Chevrolet Indianapolis Division headquarters In addition to being a solo specialist, Miss difficult adagio numbér with "Bum" R Skaters of all ages will perform in the

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say. F The police know, At the Hungarian Sik's secretary said “The. minister's instructions are that he will ‘Hot comment on anything to anybody.” ‘is

Woodmen's Travel Club

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To Give Chili Supper t

‘A chill supper, featuring homebaked apple pie, will be given by the Travel Club of the Wood Circle from 6 to 8 p. m. tonight in the Red Men's Hall, 137 W, North Bt. man of the arrangements committee,

George Washington, arranged by

Mrs. Minnie Silvey and her com-|:

mittee, will follow the supper,

Youth Seized on Charge Gh Made by 13-Year-Old Girl

| A 13-year-old girl who flagged

|down police early today to report she had been kidnaped and raped, later changed her story and implicated a 22-year-old man and a 24-year-old girl friend, police said. The girl first said she had been forced into a car by a passing

where he attacked her, Policemen drove her around in the vicinity, asking her to point out the house. She identified sev-

sald they don’tithe

Mrs, Gladys Mills Is chair-|

A program observing the birth- sot | {days .of Abraham Lincoln and

Man Threat to Hungarian Envoy Stems From Missing $7500

Minister Sik Guarded After Hearing From American Robbed in Budapest

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15. (UP)-_The qusstion is: Is it worth $7500 to cuss out presiden Hungary? American, whose name remains an official secret, says he

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