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The Indiana Gazette from Indiana, Pennsylvania • Page 20

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Attirt yoticyr nii iltnted Lady Soldiers Sive feminine Touch To Vital Jobs One young worn- troller whose JoB is certain to sUimp.nance What's My Line" panel isjnance Merceline L. Warren of rrnre White fiatth, Minn. Ord ratt fllll Plfk First to fall DALLAS girl appeared before Justice of the Peace Bill Richnurg yesterday dragging 15 dresses, 2 coats, 4 pair of shoes, several hats, and an uncounted to hef ditto 15f wai for the Philadelphia District, she handles Ord-jnumber of night garments, stock- contracts amounting toitngs and in shreds, than 92,280,000,000 (fi) othef MJlltf, 17, of Park Ridge, dilttf wftlle Matterhorn. Appwenfly Wl fell About feet, J. Birton Meriehletf, ehitf ptfk ranger, Mid.

CHOW on hikw when the tftff dies occurred. Read the Qazettt Clwrtfled Adi SALT LAKE CITY iff ft city tmplorc, found ft pair of handcuffs yestertay jhmf a itftet. Jolt for A HI, tried OB rifct, After en hmn-twif wnlecWBl effort, Suato Kirrrti! tip flit flfttttt ittthffl where oflioeri Wftfte cuffs The Comely, 25-year-old Wac is only woman in the Armed Serv lets -and possibly the only one in country who makes plaster Simple reason said the boy whoj came along. He didn't want his; girl friend to have dates with rything that rolls on wheels or' iotnpl men so he put his pocket shoots into the air," said Colonel to work on her wardrobe while she downtown. He's in county Jail now pending hearing on a peace bond.

"Our contacts supply about eve- Wiener. "It's fascinating work." Hill UUH-MICID 111 fclac TT not only a unique- job. but ert the Women's Army Auxiliary! i most important." said the cor-jCorps as a private In 1942. Legion In assignment, she fitsten recovery of the wounded at leagues, formerly of I I. Like many of her soldier col- Walter Reed Army Hospital here.

Working under the careful supervision of an Army orthopedic sur- the Wac makes plaster of teon, paris casts fractures. lor all kinds When making a cast for a broken she is using a skill she acquired in civilian life. At the Army Engineer Center at Belvoir, she draws illustrations for training manuals and Ar-ny films. Lieutenant King is the only woman to graduate from the Associate Pittsburgh Pennsylvania terlal over the body and tops that with a thin layer of loft, spongy material. Then she back, Corporal Warren puts a Englneer Company Officer's tte-inch layer of stocking-like ma, Course a Fort Belvoir.

She also took lop honor i class of 35 men when she graduated from the Engineer Topographical Drafting School at Fort Belvoir. Later she taught the Topographical Drafting Course to enlisted men at the fort Another talented young woman in the Army is Private First Class Anna F. McManus of Buffalo, Okla Moving from the dusty, flat prair ies, of Oklahoma to the moist, sal takes a roll of It, and rolls 'it plaster, dampens around the body American Legion elected these district commanders for two-year erms yesterday: 1st district "Anthony J. Crnce, 'hlladelphia. 3rd William E.

Weber, Haver- 5th Harry G. Fox Philadel phia. 7th Mrs, Annette Eckman, Phil adelphia. from the neck to the lower end of the pelvis. Next she rubs the plaster until it is smooth and firm and the body contours.

"After the plaster hardens, she trims away the excess material. During the 10-minute the patient is suspended straps above an orthopedic table. Corporal Warren Is one of hundreds of patriotic women who are doing outstanding jobs In the Women's Army Corps. In scores of important assignments, Wacs are to the welfare of their country while gaining valuable experience which can help them get good positions If they ever return to civilian life. Among other unusual Wac assignments is the one held by Lieutenant Colonel Jean Welner of Philadelphia, Pa.

As chief comp- 9th Donald Knight, Roslyn. llth Elmo J. Sebastinelll, sup. Jes 13th Paul E. Walters, Pine M.

Dooley, Susque Army Transportation Corps, helps man the ship-to-shore Orove, 15th John hanna. I 17th Robert E. Allen, Mount Carmel. Ifllh Howard Goodman, Millersburg. 21st James L.

Truitt, Bellwood. 23rd Lei Dolan, Mount Jewitt. 25th August L. Sismondo, Charleroi. 27th Francis E.

Wehrle, Punx- sulawney. 28th Peter Straub, St. Marya (one year unexpired term). mate to this young woman. At Fort Eustis, she is assigned to the vital and interesting job of high speed radio operator for the She communication system between Fort Eustis and the James River Fleet which is used to train soldiers in harbor craft operation.

These are only a few of the interesting Army jobs handled com- Pleasant. pelently by Wacs wherever Amer-j 33rd Ralph E. Nicholas, Brack- lean soldiers are stationed 29th Richard rantown. M. Homer, Coch- Slot Machine Ban Hurting Tallulah, La.

TALLULAH, La. WV-About every service this city provides its 3,000 residents is threatened with curtailment today because of a slot machine ban. Ninety-five slot machines, you see, financed the operation of this city's on up from collecting garbage to building football stadiums. Louisiana, through State Super intendent of Police Francis Grev emberg, ordered a crackdown on all forms of gambling effective las Saturday night. Even church bingo games were outlawed.

Tallulah's 95 machines were carted from drugstores, general stores, machines were set to return 85 cents on every dollar invested. Mayor W. P. Sevier Jr. said unless the machines are returned community faces "critical problems" because "The taxes We col.

lect won't even pay for our garbage collections." An organization named Associated Charities operated the machines, collected the money, and distributed the income to the city and parish. M. M. Bloom, a member of a committee which directed Associated Charities, explained its workings this way: Each month Associated Chari ties distributes its entire income to city and parish government agencies, charity organizations and other groups. The organization is operated by a group of members who receive no pay.

In fact, the organization only three paid workers: a man who collects money and two enridge. 35th John burgh. R. Simmons, Pitts'- 2 Fall To Death, Aiding Other ESTES PARK, Colo. girl mountain climbers, both in their teens, died instantly in sepa- cafes and barrooms.

Now the problem is how will Tallulah beat off the threat of bankruptcy. One civic leader predicted that taxei "will be Kripled 'if the clamp remains on gambling." Tallulah and sparsely settled Madison Parish (county) received about $150,000 a year from slot ma chine revenue. That's a pretty good clerical workers. State Sen. A.

L. Sevier. chair; man of Associated Charities, explained: 'We keep everything do above board and any citizen can come in and look at the records just as he can go to the coutt- house and see public records." chine revenue. That's a pretty good! return when you consider that JOHS JOIH IH Work Camp Group 843 Philadelphia Street Indiana Printing A Publishing Co. of ESTABLISHED IN 18110 INDIANA EVENING GA.ZETTH MANILA Japanese, a Siamese, two Americans, a matter South Korean, a Chinese, an Aus- AUK.

14. 1BOO at the post office ai tralian and a group of Filipinos Indiana, Pa. Under the act of ye iomed hand here to clear March 3. 1878. I foj internaUonal friendship.

Published Sunday R. B. Bay President Anye Taylor Ray Secretary V. DeWitt Ray TreMurec R. Raj Managing Director Forrest S.

Liockard City Ketnor Hugh M. Bell Circulation Mgr. They are members of the International Work Camp, a worldwide 1 movement sponsored by the World Council of Churches at Geneva to foster fraternity through common work. The camperi here work hard. I MEMBER OF THK Every morning at Los Banos.

25 A.MOCIATEU PiiKss miles south of Manila, they start Associated Press Is en Hied the day with gnove i picks and Ve ot t( aU looal They are clearing a printed In newspaper well sec tion of thick underbrush, lev-i all AP O4WS high ground, filing low areas, building paths and yards and and wwrt. fruit trees. They plan to moreland 'set up the concrete foundation of month. a war-destroyed building as the par year 9.oo jte of future world youth confer- br tun ences here. Countr fcUyi month I ally, alz o.bu lily.

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