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Inside Indianapolis

By Ed Sovola

WAR STORIES, especially vintage II, have ’

picked up cobwebs. To keep your interest today, a story has to be good. I heard a good‘ one. E, F. (Andy) Andrews, former “frogman” with the Navy, ean talk about the demolition activities of underwater teams and make you forget your foot is asleep. He doesn’t particularly enjoy talking about his experiences.: He's afraid to sound like a “hero.” As he says, he'd just as soon file the entire business. Andy can't forget. Since the lid of secrecy has oeen lifted from the highly specialized branch of the Navy, he has talked. That was a mistake, he says. .Now he has to keep. talking, hoping for the day underwater demolition is covered with cobwebs, wi a

THE DIRECTOR of purchasing for PitmanMoore Co., was a newly commissioned ensign waiting for a command of a PT baat early in the war. One day a commander appeared before a group of 150 shiny one-stripers and asked for volunteers. He wanted tough men, men who-could swim and men who could operate for long periods : time without any contact with friends or relaves. “I don’t know why but I raised my hand,” laughs Andy. “Six men out of the 150 raised their hands.” Eighteen hours later Andy had orders to report to a base in the heart of Florida swamps. There he and a small group of other hand-raisers were subjected to every impossible conditioning activity devised by man. They walked 14 miles for breakfast and back. They crawled dn their stomachs through swamps that snakes and crocodiles had deserted. Only one thing saved him from quitting, Andy said. He was bull-headed and wanted to find out what he volunteered for. ob AFTER THE giants had been weeded out from the men, the secret was out. A new outfit was being formed. Underwater demolition teams were to go in and clear obstacles before invasion forces hit the .beaches. For weeks the “frogmen” destroyed every obstacle a Seabee detachment constructed before they were pronounced ready for duty.

It Happened Last Night

By Earl Wilson

NEW YORK, Sépt. 1—This Ohio. hayseed’s

‘back on Broadway after a 10,000-mile tour of

America and feels sorry’ for the folks who've merely been to Europe. Go see America if you hayen’ t—it'll be your biggest travel thrill. : Why do I suddenly appreciate it so much? Well, I like people, And you'll find Americans the friendliest

‘Frogman’s’ Thrills “= Related by Hoosier

Their first job ended in failure. They put too much faith in radio-controlled machines of .destruction. A landing eraft loaded with explosives suddenly became temperamental and failed to respond properly. Instead of heading for a coral

‘reef, it turned and attempted to play tag with-the

fleet. The commanding admiral was most unhappy. From then on it was up to the frogmen themselves to haul explosives, on their backs. Night operations-were discontinued when mines were overlooked on underwater ledges. Firearms were not carried after an unfortunate incident where men shot at “noises.” ¢ ANDY TOLD of the time he reported te a beach commander for further duty after an invasion was under way and going successfully, He was dressed in shorts, fins, headpiece and knife. Two soldiers passing by looked in disbelief at him. One man spat on the ground and snapped, “Two days after th¥® invasion and we got summer tourists already.” + He tells of a team of 20 swimmers hauling 160,000 pounds of explosives in six days prior to the invasion of Saipan . ., erecting a sign asking Marines to “Buy .Defense Bonds” when they stormed the beaches . .. a frogman riding atop a giant sting ray . . . men staying underwater 3% to 4 minutes at a time ... working for hours over a school of sharks sunning themselves on coral reefs . . . losing 16 men out of a team of 20. “If you want to take your hat off,” concludes Andy, “take it off to the UDT men who went into Normandy two hours before the invasion. They suffered 98 per cent casualties. We had a picnic in the Pacific compared to those guys.” o>" oo o

ANDY SAID he didn’t hear the term “frog - men” used until he returned to the States, It w coined -by imaginative correspondents and wis Of all the diversified skills and knowledge learned as an underwater demolition man, Andy says one thing stands out more clearly than the rest. That is, don’t volunteer. Then he contradicts himself somewhat by wistfully saying he was with the “greatest bunch of fighting men in the service.” Easy does it, Leathernecks. A man is entitled

‘to his opinion.

Little oud Uv. S. A.

Has Lots to See

Jackson Hole, Wyo. . .. M Wyo., . . (Ain't there a town named lson somewhere?)

..+ . Tugboat Annie's right down in the middle

of the Mississippi River in St. Paul. I like pretty girls, also.

- ; MABE THAT'S why I like to fly. Such pretty

"stéwardesses on American, Western and Conti-

nental Airlines. ‘And then Jane Russell coming

people in the world simply because they're like up and saying hello at the Sportsman’s Lodge in

you. They're people who'll take a whole day off-—just to be nice to you. We'd come to Billings, Mont.,. from Yellowstone. . A man was to pilot us over to Rapid City, 8. D., in his private plane, a Royal Navion “I wonder what kind of a ride this is going

to be,” the Beautiful Wife had said.

The man explained he had an artificial leg.

And that they'd told him he couldn’t fly because g,, Diego

of it. Because one-legged. men didn’t.

‘Builder.

Hollywood.

The Beautiful Wife likes train-riding with a Mickey Spillane book.

What a rest she had all the way from St. Paul to Spokane on the Great Northern's Empire And poor Daddy slugging away at the typewriter, peeking out only occasionally at the scenic wonders. And don’t forget the planes we're building at and San Antonio and Seattle , . making us feel more comfortable here in our own

Well, we found out that Ivan Landstrom is country.

one of the finest fliers anywhere. And also one of ‘the finest people because in his big jewelry business in the Black Hills, he employs only the handicapped. . » & @ I ALSO like America because I like to eat. In Portland, Ore, it was the crawfish at Jake's, (We called ’em “crawdads” in Ohio), _~ The giant T-bones in Ft. Worth Vl «. “the biggest dinner in the world” at the” Rocky Mountain Cafe outside Butte . . , the 21 Club atmosphere at Canli’s in Seattle , . , with its picture window looking down on the water,

And San Francisco. Rival of Paris, New Or- ,

leans and New York for fine dining . . . Such big hors d'oeuvres at Bimbo's, you've hardly room for dinner . . . the exotic food at Al Williams’ Papagayo room, Geeminy, I almost overlooked Mader's German dinners—with beer— or May wine—in Milwaukee. Top 0 ILIKE hotels, too. The Royal Hawalian in Honolulu’s one of the finest in the world. But so's the Hotel Beverly Hills ‘(where you run into Ethel Merman and Olivia De Havilland in the lobby) ... and the Fairmont in San Francisco . « » Ricky's swank motel ‘outside San Feancisco , . . the new Western Hills in Ft. Worth where you drive your car right up to your hotel room. (But not inside it, of course). I like unusual places and unusual names . ,, and unusual places with unusual names. There was beautiful La Jolla, Cal, where there seems to be a conspiracy — to keep it beauYou can go barefoot into a restaurant if you wish, though.

Grampa Gets Raise By Edward Snyder

CHICAGO, Sept. 1 (CDN)—The world’s larg-" est pension plan—U. 8. Social Security—increases its payoff today. Four and one-half million Americans, who are on the collective end of the plan. will get about $5 a month more. Who are they? : ‘Most are retired. workers. Some are widows and their children. At least two are retired millionaires. (The government found the millionaires when it took a sampling of those collecting social security benefits recently. They had paid into the plan and were fully eligible for its benefits.) Jhey needn’t go through red tape to get the raise. It's automatic and will show up in their September checks, which the government “will mail Oct, 3. This is the second time Congress has boosted the social security payoff. Social security was established in 1935. Since then, 60 million workers—from corporation presidents to ditch- diggers—have come into the plan. * & ¢ . THE GOVERNMENT takes 113 per cent of their salary each month. The ‘maximum monthly salary taxed is $300. It makes the boss match each worker's payment, The money goes into a gigantic trust fund. Some is used to pay those collecting benefits; some for administration of the pension plan. The rest is invested in interest-bearing government securities to increase and multiply. Since the pension plan began in 1937, it has amassed $17.3 billions. It began paying benefits in 1940. Ten years later, Congress increased benefits about 77 per cent on the average. The latest raise is about 12% per cent. Congress has changed many of the payoff rules in recent years and opened social security to more workers. » Butlers, maids and washwomen now come under the act along with farm laborers and those who are self employed. Still outside are doctors, lawyers, farmers, engineers and funeral directors.

WHAT CAN YOU expect when you retire?

I enjoyed America so much —— because I like to travel. And it you like to travel — there's room for

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THE MIDNIGHT EARL INN. Y.... Martin and Lewis are dickering with both the Roxy and the Paramount for their next personal appearance here. They'll get 70 per cent of the gross—a record. . . . Mrs, Harry Gross, wife of the jailed bookie buzzed into town from the Coast. . , . Gov. Stevenson invited N. Y. State Democratic Boss Fitzpatrick to Springfield, to talk over New York's part in the campaign. The reason Betty Hutton split with Paramount is that she wanted her husband to direct her pictures. John Wayne nearly got into a cafe # brawl in Panama City when Jessica some one got gay with his date. . . . Stripper Jessica Rogers will tour this fall in “Pal Joey.” NBC's revamping Studio 6B for the new-style Berle show. . . . The Palace is still hunting for a headliner for its fall two-a-day season. . . . Der Bingle will come to New York for publicity -on his picture, “Just for You.” ... Sheila Bond, \who had a ballet added for her in “Wish You Were Here,” pulled a tendon and now she's just singing, not dancing. «++» That's Earl, brother.

it in America.

Social Security Pays More Starting Today

A new formula for computing social security benefits went into force then. It raised benefits, pushing the monthly maximum payment to $80. Under the old formula, the maximum was $68.50. The old formula applies to those ‘who have not been covered by social security during six quarters (six three-month periods) since Jan, 1, 1951. > SS ' GENERALLY speaking, what this means is that anybody who retires from now on-—and who has been working steadily since Jan, 1, 1952— will be paid under the new formula. The raise effective today boosts the maximum .under the new formula to $85. under the old formula becomes $77.10. The new formula works like this: The retired worker's benefits are equal to 55

per cent of the first $100 of his average monthly

pay plus 15 per cent of the next $200. Thus, a man whose average monthly pay is $200 would receive $55 plus $15, or a total of $70 a month in benefits upon retirement. (Average monthly pay is the average of all the months you have been paying to social security.)

Dishing the Dirt. By Marguerite Smith

Q—What should I do for tuberoses that show good foliage but no signs of buds? . They are planted in rather sandy soil. Florence Hostetler, 3315 Boulevard Place. A—Tuberoses do best with plenty of moisture. They also need plenty of plant food. ‘Sandy soil

indicates they lack both enough moisture and

food. So for this late in the season, water them with fertilizer solution. Mulch with some kind of humus-y material. Water freely for we still have not had enough rain to soak the ground at

Read Marguerthe Smith's Garden Column n The Sunday Times

root level. . plant so the roots -have some humus around them. Another point—tuberoses often do not do well a second year in the home garden. Since

Take John Jones, age 55. Bay his average PAY, ..qh gtock is comparatively inexpensive it might

has beén $200 a month and stays that way until 1962 when he retires. He will get $70 a month.

If he's-married, his wife will get half of that—

$35 a month-—when she reaches 65. Their total benefit: will be $105 a month, The number of

years you have contributed to

be well to start over again next year.

Q—We have peoriies that make nice bushes. They get burs t then the buds fall over .and die without openi this? Mrs. C. M. Dailey, 457 Arbor Ave. A.—Cleaning up and disposing of dead tops

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VISITORS BRING A JINX—

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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1952

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JUST FOOLING—Actress Dawn Addams presents the Natural Chimneys, Va., jousting frophy to Charles Back, but they're only fooling. He's just a stand-in winner until the rained-out tournament

is finished.

LADY KNIGHT—Lone woman contestant among the 24 tournament lancers was Mrs, Barbara Ray, pictured here with one of the tourney officials.

By MARY FRAZER Times New York Writer

T. SOLON, Va. Sept. 1—Here in Mt. Solon (pop. 151), in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountain

country, the theme song isn’t the one about the Lonesome Pine Trail.

It’s “Joust One of Those Things.” At least it has been for 130 years. Today, they're tuning up a-battle hymn with words that go, “Joust Go 'Way and Leave Us Be.” For even more than those 130 years, jousting has been as fa-

vorite a sport hereabouts as " Suitiday rodeo-ing is in Texas. "Annually,

in the shadow of Natural Chimneys, rock formations that look like castles out of “Ivanhoe,” they hold jousting matches that may well be the granddaddies of Western bronc bustin’ ‘and doggie ropin’, (Jousting is the ancient art of spegring a small ring hanging from a crossarm, as the knight, holding a nine-foot

lance, dashes past on his steed at full ‘clip. It began when knights of old needed a means of settling hassles as to who was to get a popular lady's hand): " = »

WELL, those Mt. Solon joust«

ing matches have always gone off without a hitch. The Knight of Turkey Tracks, Va., or Whis~ ky Creek, or wherever, who succeeded in *“jousting” nine rings off the hook won, He got, as a prize, a kiss from a local Queen of Love and Beauty. Once, it's recorded, the winner married her. ‘The outside world knew little about all this. And Mt. Solon thought, and thinks, that was fine and dandy. For this year of 1952, as the 131st annual, and consecutive matches were scheduled, everything became suddenly very different... Metro-Goldwyn-May-er movie folk discovered that, a short plane ride from their New York headquarters, they were jousting just as they joust in MGM’s new Robert

Supervise Child's Play—

Most Eye Injuries Can Be Prevented

NEW YORK, Sept, 1— Two small boys looked carefully around the corner of the building. They were holding wooden guns. - i “Okay, Eddie,” one boy said. “Let's go over the top.” They started running, holding - the wooden guns in front of them. . “Rat-tat-tat-tat,” Eddie shouted. - Suddenly a barrage of small rocks came from behind 4 garden hedge where the “enemy” was entrenched. “Look out for the grenades, Eddie,” the boy shouted,

But it was too late, A small

rock struck Eddie on the head; he tripped and fell'and his eyeglasses splintered, digging many fragments of glass into his eyes, Eddie will be blind for life. Fach year abeut 1000 little Eddies lose the sight of one or, both eyes because of such accidents. All told, an estimated 90,000 eye injuries occur every year among American children.

” ” y ACCORDING TO Dr. Franklin M. Foote, Executive Director of the Ngtional Society for the Prevention of ndness, at least 90 per cent of these accidents can be prevented. The National Society is conducting a special campaign during September on eye care for both

* adults and children. ° ‘

ccidents among during unsuper=-

“Most eye children occu

vised play,” Dr. Foote points

out. “That is why it's so important for parents to supervise their youngsters’ playing time, You actually risk a child's eyes if you permit him to play the kind of games in which sticks, stones, firecrackers, BB guns or sling-shots are used ad toys.” Of course.no one expects you

- to tie Johnny and Mary to

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- DANGEROUS PLAY—Using weapons ing ead of toys is ons reason for 90, 000 eye injuries every year among American children, Society for Prevention of Blindness points out in its current cam-

paign. . >

therh ’ from playing dangerous ~ other recreation areas where ber, there are competent oii 204 10 Heth the Shite Dr. Foote offers these rules

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As Soon Joust Alone

NOW HE'S A KNIGHT—Miss Addams bestows knighthood upon "Knight of Amherst, Lawrence Massie of Amherst; Va., who was the 1951 jousting champ. Miss Addams, whe reigned this year as "Queen of Love and Beauty," has just received the sword from 7.year-old Judy Clay.

QUEENLY INTEREST—Miss Addams, from her tournament throne, watches intently as a contestant. tries for a third ring at the end of the course,

Taylor-Elizabeth Taylor epic,

“Ivanhoe.” ” ” »

HAPPENS they had in town one Dawn Addams, luscious brunet English starlet, Dawn's father, incidentally, is a British army officer who's on actress Arline Judge's long list of exhusbands.

So MGM figured “Jousting. Ivanhoe. English Miss Addams.” They also figured the trip to the jousting would take them through Natural Bridge, Va., a fantastic piece of property once bought by Thomas Jefferson from the King of England for about $5. More tieups, they dreamed.

So, complete with Miss Addams, a revealing Ivanhoe costume, reporters and photogs, they ‘set out for Mt. Solon. Publicity prospects never looked brighter. Time Magazine had even decided to cover it for its sports section. The lensmen were starryeyed at the prospects of snapping Miss Addams’ natural beauty along with those of the

Bridge and the Chimneys. So what happened?

= » » FIRST, just before the troupe's arrival, the star jouster had an accident in practice, Broke both legs. A gent in his 30's, he’s been in the matches since he was 12, -Never had a miss before, Next, the parade, Miss Addams

involving in ‘a slightly

anachronistie surrey with fringe

on top, got bogged down in mud left . over from a morning shower, Then, the horses carrying the jousters shied at the photogs’ flash bulbs. Try after try was called an “error” by the referee. That means another official try. And another . .. One 86-year-old jpuster crustily refused to ride at all, “All them strangers cluttering up the tracks,” he protested, doffing the vest that looks like

. & Crusader’s shield and stalk-

ing off toward . the’ jousters’ stirrup cup.

” ” ” THERE ARE three rings to be “lanced” during each “ride.” Each rider gets three rides, The

ricus cause of eye injuries.”

e toys are also a se-

oLD CUSTOM—Sharing of the Shira cup was

part of the preliminary ceremonies at the | Virginia jousting tournament,

l-year-old

idea. is; nine rings lanced is a perfect score. The Knight have ing the nearest to perfect is the winner. But at the end of round two, a cloudburst and a 60-mile-an-hour gale such as seldom has been seen in Mt.. Solon suddenly hit the jousting match. The top blew off Queen Dawn's throne. Trees were felled. A barn roof was ripped off.

Miss Addams tumbled from her throne of Love and Beauty and frantically thumbed a ride on one of the hundreds of autos making a quick getaway. Fellow who'd been hollering

“Charge, Sir Knight” charged

off to safety. So did the Sir Knights. : The “Ivanhoe Cup,” which

Queen Dawn was to have ward. ed the winner, is still in MGM's possession, They haven't the. faintest idea what to do with it. Mt. Solon is quiet today. Possibly, they'll finish up the matches next week end. But the rumor is, from now on, they're “Joust going to keep quiet about their jousting matches.”

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ONE—Be sure that the toy is well built and will not bregk into jagged pieces that could

injure an eye.

TWO—Buy toys which ate well designed; round corners and blunt points are two good safety features. THREE—Don't buy a toy which is “too old” for your child, FOUR—Regardless of age, make sure that your youngster can handle the toy properly. A box of tools can be educational fun, or it can be dangerous, depending on whether Johnny knows how to handle a hammer and screwdriver, FIVE—Keep firecrackers, BB guns and bow and arrow sets out of the hands of small children. These aren't toys—they're weapons, ” ~ Ld

“BOYS INJURE their eyes about three times more often than girls” comments Dr, Foote, “because—as mothers of

growing boys probably knowe— they're so active. We have also found that children of junior high school age run up the highest number of eye accidents.

“And according "to studies

~ made by the National Society,

three out of five eye acdidents among children are the result of blows or falls. One of five is ‘caused by sharp-pointed ob‘jects—such as sticks, “Khives, scissors and sharp pencils.” Most of these accidents can be prevented, but only with adequate _ supervision and good safety - habits. “That it squarely up to Mom and I Dr. says.

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