Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 August 1950 — Page 21
“AST recall the words of ‘the Air Force’
glaletly. in the nature of & public i is not affect the legislators. They run their OWn guch ftems as international whaling treaties, Iaws |ooseor to wartime barbershop, where a haircut costs 50 cents and protecting the nests of migratory birds, bills! oer.
FIVE: Concrete planning for emergency help to stranded fami- |
Siersbody avi pleted..." Stevia Hedley 5, 3124 College Ave.; Cynthia Hadley, 11, same address, and Chan White Ill, 6, 1845 E. 62d St. romp in the Fall Creek wading pool at Fall Creek
Bivd. and College.
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ED SovoLA. AUTHOR. OF ‘INSIDE. INDIANAPOLIS’ 1 IS ON VACATION .
Gyrenes Back
2 Robert C. Ruark
NEW YORK, Aug. 10—We see now in big black headlines the first semi-cheerfulness from Korea, and also that the Marines have called up their entire volunteer reserve. We seem to be fairlx glad to have the boys aboard again, to demonstrate, as ever, the value of know-how when you need it. In light of our present "appreciation of the QGyrenes it is wryly amusing to reflect that a few short months ago the decimation of their force, as fighters, was contemplated In Washington. The idea then was to whittle them down to a colorguard status, because in the new push-button warfare we were not apt to need them. Duplication of service I think it was called by the vast brains in the capital.
“Push-Pull, Click-Clack
take us two years to get that good tank into
THIS was at a time when we were also deciding that the Navy had about outlived itself, except as a transport organization, that the carrier was obsolete, and that the dogface had seen his day.
taddybucks; the atom bomb and the B-36 could handle anything we had to handle. Push-pull! Click-clack! The new world war will be over in a day or so. Push the button and pull that cord, and we'll have the boys out of the laboratories by tomorrow afternoon. The Korean War began on June 25, and it has taken a lateblooming consignment of outmoded Leatherheads to spark the first real counter-attack of a six-weeks-old war. There is a frightening repetition to the presence
“of the Marines on Korea. Thess babies are the
same bunch that ashore on Guadalcanal eight years ago to fight the knife-and-car-bine wir with the Japs, who also knew how to infiltrate and decoy. Those were good Japs, elite troops, on the Canal. They were imperial Marines Who had their dress blues With them; 10 Wear 0h Geary St. when they took San Francisco .
~to-RAVe-
, Our pomp, ceremony, and interior decoration ...
Leathernecks were useful then, and will be extra useful now. The 50,000 men who have been immediately called up and the 30,000 tough boys behind ‘them, are the hard-bitten old-stagers of the Pacific war. They are the seasoned men can Bigot you » Qeaying scion whi he mwisidy
draft gains impetus, and the fresh-faced children are taught rudiments of staying alive In combat.
If it tells you nothing else, the reversion to foot-soldier, bayonet, foxhole-and-fall-back wan, greatly disputes the wisdom of our military wiseheads who got so enmeshed in intra-mural strife that they were willing to sacrifice practicality for poltical expediency. We were the big production kids, the A-bomb and H-bomb boys, the round-the-globe airplane, all-purpose Buck Rogerses, but I hear tell it will]
practical d that only half a dozen of the effective bazookas were immediately available on Korea. This foul-up on that muddy peninsula ought preached a -bitter.lesson, which we may | do well to remember, amidst the mouthings of
new-fledged experts and high military officials with both eyes pinned beadily on appropriations:
Bayonet Still Important
SO LONG as wars are fought, we will need an
Goats Regulated
By Frederick C. Othman
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10—I am pleased to report that the gentlemen of the House District Committee, having butted the subject at length, voted overwhelmingly in favor of a law regulating goat farms within the capital of the U.S.A. Turns out there have been complaints of a good deal of bleating hereabouts. The same statesmen also approved a bill fore-
ing the local barbers to post in conspicuous places ._thetr prices for a haircut. Mostly this is $1, plus
tip. Some, It seems, have charged more when they thought a close shave was In order.
aire prc BE ;
BEL STA
does.
fnflation is only an ugly rumor. In the Senate things were droning on about as usual, foo. The lawgivers there decided that Indians no longer were a menace in Iowa and
transferred to the state full title to an -Army
fer]
leather
rather
gi ve and
leather arter
oodyear ruction
——
fort. It'll be used as a park: The “took up tWo' bills having to do-with- a. fair employ--
= “saitwed duogors anf wins. Shasispgrnt,
ment practices law and disposed of both of them
in less than 30 seconds. Before the clerk even
could read their titles, the southerners had
- objected.
. Some militant ladies, most of whom denied they had pinkish connections, picketed the White House, but tried to navigate exclusively in the shade of the elms on Pennsylvania Ave.; after all, picketing in the sun is hot work. Within the
executive offices, all seemed to | be normal.
President Truman even signed personally with |gweeth
a pen and ink a bill relieving him of the responsibility of signing bills. This was interesting. Herbert Hoover, who used to be a Presdent, himself, and hence knew what he was talking about, suggested to his Citizens Committee a while _ back that a President wastes entirely too much time signing his name on papers. The committee, charged with improving the efficiency of the government, investigated and “that the President in truth was a slave
to his fountain pen. Every day he had to sign at{church recreation halls and youth need
pazalleled in the history of the
5
‘from Heart Talks’ Held at Meeting - Of Chambers
By GALVY GORDON FRANKLIN A Aug. 10—
That's what eight Indiana ‘communities in--this-—area— were preparing for today following an emergency conference here yesterday of . “mobilization vm 15 miles due south was being enacted a and frenzied hunt for labor, un-
state: li Camp Atierbury was Diring civilian personnel as fast as humanly possible to repair 3000 installations on the rambling post which covers a four-county area
dianapolis. A labor pool of only 18,000 was
away as Alabama streamed into the rambling installation, Pentagon Asks - Time is at a premium, and money is little object. Pentagon {orders called for readiness to receive 25,000 federal troops by Sept. 1, with more possibly slated to arrive soon thereafter. More than 1000 workers hired in three days of interviewing is the record hung up by the 90-Lthour-old civilian personnel section of 43 clerks and supervisors, Goal by the end of the month is 3000.
It was against this backdrop of excitement and action that Chamber of Commerce delegates from
byville, Greensburg, Columbus, Martinsville and Morgantown met to discuss the problems faced, the
about the size of metropolitan In- William R. Baile
with a serious threat today.
Indiana and Illinois Franklin, ‘Hope, Edinburg, -Shel-| “one to-two days’ a week. in production, Mr. Scales said.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1950
f $ 5
Henistrao S reight Delayed By Car Shortage
Lack of Equipment |
Cuts. Coal Output Shortage of railroad cars con-|
The shortage was described as
“yery serious” by O. L. Scales, General ‘had. to ask Sgt. John] vice president of the Enos Coal Mining Co. and Enoco Collieries, | Inc., operators of Indiana's two largest mines.
Lack of transportation has Rai} producers
The Coal Trade Association of!
Indiana reported the state's July|, 4. ted a
The MP company of the 3th ‘National Guard division at Camp Atterbury un dug inspection by Capt. Peter laria of Indianapolis. Also reviewin the troops is Lt. Col. Fr orf, division chaplain, whose shirt collar is open. The last
Y. Sot. John Courtney and Set. Al Webb, all of Indianapolis.
Atterbury Maps ‘All-Out’ Sak rg (Adjustments
Do You Intend to o Send Some Bucks?—
Gl Camouflage Conceals ‘Mess Tent From General
: AMP ATTERBURY, Aug. 10
DEAR SUGAR PLUM:
“Either the mail here is awfully siow or you just have no
{intention of sending me any money.
If yo: knew what a rough time I was having camping out fronted coal mines and consumers | with the National Guard “rookie commandos,” ito go into town for one more good time before I come-home, camouflaged their field quarters so well the
The “rawcruits”
ee men in line are {left to Hight Pfc.
you would want me
Sma
B oes a rigid J. Westen
Napariu, 1453 N. Linwood Ave., Yo going to explain how a state policense 176, got all smashed up in the field.
With all my love, | THE OLD SARGE, | P. 8. Please send me one buck,
help him find the mess tent. lice car,
It rained the first night the men slept out in the field, but the soldiers stuck to {their guns and
i Up to Council
will ithe 1981 municip
.jtrim the three-tenths of a cent.
_{administration, Street Commis“I HioHery epRrtiient, "Civil “Erg”
War r ‘Workers’
Budget Proposes Hikes Ranging From $10 to $400 By DAVID WATSON The purses of city employees be strengthened for the struggle against rising living costs approved Cn,
Unless councilmen - block payroll increases in any move to
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rise in the granted in at least six depart. cussed at a budget hearing last BY include the Works Board
neer's division, city garage em-
ployees, clerk's and City Plan Commission offices, and Legal Department.
Face 5-Cent Raises Street Commissioner Tony Malo
{said all hourly workers now being
paid less than $1.19 in his department are scheduled for five cent raises under the proposed budget. No boosts were planned for his “white collar” workers, with the
This job wili pay $180 more per year. Similar increases are on tap for the staff in the city garage. Most $1.10 to $1.15 per hour paychecks will go up 10 cents on the base rate, Skilled mechanics are cited for 5-cent raises, with attendants and clerks getting $120 a year more. A $240 annual increase was asked for the superintendent, who now gets $4740. "Increases in the Plan Commis sion office ranged from $60 to $200. Most other raises asked for clerks, {phone operators were marked at
adjustments necessary by citizenry of their vitally affected areas. Decisions Outlined
production at 1,421,000 tons, compared with 1,919,000 tons in June.
ma k e - believe
Act to Break Russ
$120 a year. Greatest Tnereuss Ti departments discussed last night was for the office of sewer engi neer supervisior, to be upped $4000 to a peak of $5800.
» PAY" = ranging from $10 to $400 will be
—were dis=
exception of chief complaint clerk.
t! made in two hours of “from the
weapon, | voted whole is bigger than Sar 11 Intarcity Action
ne I: was partly Brose —_— duced output, Mr. Scales sald.
Here, in brief, are the decisions
heart talk” by these men who to reactivate the World
policy that main job of the mittee would be to awaken townspeople to fact that “this is war.” Combat footing of the 43,000-acre military reservation is expected fo exist for six to eight years. Media for this local
speech stumping tour by Chamber members. TWO: Formulation of a master
availability of housing for wives, earts and families of serv-
more often in central location in each town and at post headquarters, Camp’ Atterbury.
“oall-to-/ore and grain shipments which arms” to be press and radio and/normally move on Great Lakes ships was held largely responsible for the transportation tie-up.
housing plan, with details as to|withdrawn roads and placed in a pool for movement of iron ore from the icemen, to be posted weekly or/Messabi range in Minnesota.
July operations covered 435 mine war for training operating days as against 131 purposes. mine days in June.
Holiday Partly to Blame The miners’ vacation, which exded Into the first week of
But movement of coal was ham-
|péred when the miners returned |‘ because adequate transportation was not available,
Heavy call for cars to handle
Mr. Scales said 3600 cars were from Midwestern
The shortage was made ‘more playing soldier, they are doing it| acute, he added, by a month-long
the o for the re-|(he
‘Foot soldiers made like they were attacking
n-d defeating “enemy,” and The old Sarge | Field
field were target on the slot machines in the omcers’ Club. g . . »
think of other military days and| nights in Italy dnd France. The big guns crack and roar constantly throughout the day,
like the real thing. If they are conference.
with the right sound effects. There is little comfort for the!
jee in UN
proposals” for ending Russia's stranglehold on the United Nations Security Council THE RAIN and soggy ground Chief Soviet Delegate Jacob A. made some of the veterans here Malik at a private meeting today. Nine members of the Council, |excepting Russia and Commu{nist Yugoslavia, decided on this making this encampment almoat | course after a two-hour strategy
Details of the “new proposals” were a top secret. Nor would any
before
THREE: Use of suasion”
decontrol. FOUR: Fullest existing facilities, such as YMCA,
least a couple of pal. e da John. Henry on a
2%
Ls his er a. hours-& — on
regulating dealers in opium, and conventions having to do with the property rights of Indians.
More Time for Thinking
THE NEW law, which Mr. Truman signed with | trusty pen;
-says-simply-that-from--can-allow-somebody--else-{o-do the penmanship:
‘Thus giving him more time for thinking.
My reasons for this report on what we used to call normalcy are simple and easily understood. A number of my cohorts in the newspaper business have been assigned to write dispatches about the impact of the Korean War on Washington. “These stories you'll likely be reading soon, There's an impact, all right, but I thought you'd like to know that our top men still are finding a little time for business as usual. Comforting, kind of.
PARTLY CLOUDY AND
CLOUDY ARIAS
+ MGS IEOFS. com WIOLOW. LA. WAHLER ML MENTS DESERVLS. oY
Today's Weather Fotocast
TODAY AND TOMORROW--More than three-fourths of the U. S. has partly cloudy oe oy overast skies. The frontal fruighs extending from the low in the Laks Eris: agion wil by marked by Viepisias
hundred documents to make 'em centers, to provide Sparetisse serv-
“morale services
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RE
Ties ot “servicemen,
3 illed | When Police. [5 itatton” ‘Fire on Indian Students
GUALIOR, India, Aug. 10 (UP) —Three persons were killed and 20 injured yesterday when police d fire on students demon-| better educational
strating Yor facilities.
A government
spired by
fire “in sheer self defense. »
“moral per-| prevented normal to avoid gouging of shipping. servicemen in areas facing rent|
exploitation. of
b z : until the suc-| 987%: USO will take
annouricement said the demonstrators were “ininterested political parties” and that the police opened
|strike on Lake Erie docks, which Great Lakes
[lack of repalfs to rolling stock which; until the - Korean crisis, | railroads thought they would not
Railroads have started an extensive repair program, however,
Mr. Scales safd. Military Load Heavy Increased military shipping also {has contributed to the car shortage, the Coal Association said. |
public concern, except transpor- |
“Hopes “are high weather begins.
sald. Utilities . have. supplies for 30 or 40 days of
operation.
that of residential users. He estimated ' their stocks were the lowest in eight or 10 years:
Local Soldier Team Separated—
Army Grew Weary of Trying fo Tell Twin Brother Captains Apart
Call for the Then ‘Lt.
answers.
serving in different theaters,
years old. Capt. Leo G. Oldham is servin
Oldham’ Always
Resulted in Superiors Getting Two Replies
By DONNA MIKELS HE ARMY got tired of calling “Lt. Oldham -and getting ‘two
That's why two Indianapolis twin brothers, now captains, are
splitting up side-by-side military
careers that began with “playing soldier” when they were three
ng with the "Army in Korea and gether, with Leo serving as a Capt. Leon L. Oldham is based ‘commanding officer and Leon as
-+—For-three-days—n #it- have worked hard, eaten nd ra- delegation sald Tater.” uation can be solved Sofore cold tions, washed at distant intervals)
{soldiers who are sleeping and
have pitched their tents among iclumps--of grass on rocky “hitl= sides. :
ANTHONY
MAJ. N
the men are very seriovs.
*teLOUGH-
8, sys conference at British delegation about headquarters in New York, Northeir tasks. He knows what he’s| Weglan Delegate Arnie Sunde, who
diplomat whisper whether the |
leating on the wet ground. I wish West had decided to put an “ulti-| An added difficulty has beeniyou could see ‘how these guys | matum” or an “appeal” before |
“filibuster”
jena the
talking about. He is the chaplain Preceded Mr. Malik as Council who got orders when he was in President, left and telephoned the
chaplain duties.
{and slept on the hard and coldfor 1 p. m. Major Indianapolis coal users ground. Their nights have beeniat United Nations headquarters! are in a favorable position, he interrupted by guard duty and here, an hour before the Security
adequate,their days have been. full of com-|Council is scheduled to meet in’ stocks and most industries have bat problems ard camp chores. {public gession.
They are going to be glad to! ‘come
|town.
back to the barracks to- tn The most critical position is night and a get chance to go Into sources believed that
Mr. Scales emphasized, however, the Pacific to stop playing com- Russian. Mr. Malik agreed in that “there is nothing to cause mando and go back to his regular, principle to meet informally with
‘his colleagues Thursday after--for-the British
The meeting was set tentatively (Indianapolis time)
If Mr. Malik does not agree to the “new proposal,” informed the West!
snarls for the five meetings at | which he has been president.
Called Too Conservative
emacrat Sunefiman J. Pore Seldens er lared the increases “too
creasing traffic on Indianapolis streets may call for more extensive widening pro Noble P. Hollister, executive secretary of the City Plan Commission and Zoning Board, said the commission is attempting to boost the thoroughfare fund by $27,809 in anticipation of the work. Money from this fund is used to buy private property for street and sidewalk rights-of-way. In
| Mr. Malik, demanding that he the
cil. The hearing department heads an opportunity to-speak- in. support of - their pro---posals. Other hearings will be held Aug. 14, 16 and 18.
Suspects Questioned
In Atom Secrets Theft LONDON, ish and American: security agents questioned persons described as “political extremists” today in the hunt for secret atom bomb rs stolen from British Ministry of
PE
stenographers and tele-
{UP Bt
Supply ~ Official “F. “M, Greenlees -
| Tuesday. The papers, stolen. aboard a {train in England, were reported to contain detafls on a new British
was prepared to “slug it out” with atomic plant. There have been few accidents Russia in _ a propaganda battle
Reliable sources sald that Mr,
here so far, but I wonder who is for Asia in the Security Council. Greenlees recently visited atom
" try at being civilians, both em-
One Now in Korea, Other in Alaska
shipped out to Japan when V-J Day intervened. He was also discharged in February, 1946, as a major,’ » ~
Ld THE TWINS took a two-ye
ployed at International Harvester and working off military steam
“Hwins-are-sons-of “Mr;
Alaska. The 31-year-old identical! and Mrs. Floyd Oldham, 3014 Gladstone)
with the Army in Anchorage, Mes8 officer.
Calling for one Lt. Oidham and
getting .two was hard enough on. superior officers. But
as a captain in November, 1947.
{School
Ave,
soldiers.” The two
military science into playing
“storied” about “thelr with the ages and enlisted in the National Guard even before they were vate Camp Swift, transferred to graduated: from Technical High Ft, 8am Houston and from there in 1935. They - studied/was sent to Germany in July nights and obtained commissions. | {Leo got a small edge on Leon, Leon finished his South Pacific and when the Guard was called stint, in 1941 he went in as first Heu- Hawail tenant, NER: Leon as a —
“any weit a Gump dba o-
able to distinguish one from the other after both snapped to attention was too much, The twins,
Pacific, serving there. 17. months 37th Division. Leo went to Texas, helped acti-
served in the Aleutians,
back ta be discharged coming back as captain in February, 1046.
Leo beiped finish wp the Fue
Three months later Leo re-en-eten, also with the rank of capLeon was stationed briefly Seattle, Wash.,, then went Alaska with a communic - outfit. His wife, Anita, and child
Leo, after a brief retraining
ber, 1948 and has served there and In Japan since, as a staff
His wife, Anna, and two sons
joined him overseas, Et » y=
Shiny came oul Whe Tie ime
joined him there. |
officer of Gen. Walton Walker.
And bore is Loo . .
Mrs. Oldham to ask:
|Oldham, who's used to the “dou~
THE STORY of the military/ble trouble.” Another son, Dens
nis, 20, is & ne Tem a a
period went to Korea in Septem-|attached pictures, then called
! “Did you make a mistake and ‘send your son's picture in twice?” . Tt was an old ‘story to Mrs,