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MUNCIE, INDIANA, FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 1950.

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Serious Misstatements Cooperate In Making Congressmen Very Unhappy

BY ANDREW JACOBS, M. C. 11th Indiana Here are some of the things that make a Congressman unhappy. He picks up a newspaper and reads a statement regarding public affairs;—a statement that is so utterly incorrect that he knows it will produce a flood of vitriolis mail. Let’s take a typical example. Business editor Hartley, of the Indianapolis TIMES, writes on April 17, 1950, that the railroads in this country are “in a government nut-cracker”. He proceeds further to say, “The Interstate Commerce C « mmission holds down rates, keeps railroad income lean. But the National Labor Relations Board, on the other hand, dishes out higher wages.” New, let me make it clear at the outset that I am not discussing whether or not the railroad company are prosperous or poverty stricken, I have no specific information upon that subject. I am concerned, however, that nearly half a million of my constituents may read a statement that is untrue, a statement which will probably bring a flood of mail protesting the supposed existence of conditions that do not, in fact,

exist.

In the first place, the Interstate Commerce Commission has done nothing but grant rate increases

in recent years.

But that is not the most serious misstatement in Mr. Hartley’s article. His statement that “but the National Labor Relations Board, on the other hand, dishes out higher wages,” is utterly untrue, nor was it apparently an inadvertent statement because he twice repeats it. He says, “The National Labor Relations Board raises wages,” and later he says, “but over the National Labor Relations Board, the spectre of labor sits in the glossy leather saddle. And there labor”, he said, “gets a break. The National Labor Relations Board usually ‘gives the

boys a raise’.”

Now, here are the 18-carat, allwool facts. First, the National Labor Relations Board, under the Labor Management Relations Act of 1949—that is, the Taft-Hartley

tion to fix wages, to raise them nor lower them, or, for that matter, to even act as mediator in any dispute over wages. The further fact is that by its specific terms, the Taft-Hartley Act exempts the railroad industry from its terms and, therefore, the National Labor Relations Board has no jurisdiction whatever over the railroad industry or railroad

labor.

The same was true with the National Labor Relations Board under the Wagner Act. Now, I will undoubtedly receive a great number of letters from people protesting this outrageous situation, a situation which exists only in the figment of someone’s imagination. But what of th.e thousands who may read this article and not take the trouble to write in and ascertain the facts? I do not question Mr. Hartley’s sincerity. He attributed these statements to Mr. Paul Feucht, Vice-President of the Pennsylvania Railroad. I don’t know Mr. Feucht, but I know his brother, Otto who resides in Indianapolis, and if Mr. Paul Feucht is as honorable gentleman as I know his brother to be, I am sure he did not state the facts that way. I suspect that Mr. Paul Feucht referred to the Railroad Labor Act, which provides for mediation, fact-finding, and a report on wage disputes before a strike. I concede that there is the moral pressure of public opinion to accept the Board’s recommendations, but there is no legal obligation to do so. The soundness of the philosophy of fact-finding recommendations in labor disputes involves the consideration of many complex factors in our interdependent economy. I shan’t discuss them here. I have discussed them at length on the radio and in this

column.

But the purpose of this column is to point out what is apparaently a studious effort to put the National Labor Relations Board in a

bad light.

Nor is the purpose of this column to defend or condemn the NLRB. Rather, it is to tell the people the truth regarding the matter that has been misrepre

OI 111 Cl l 15, U1C ± Ct-L AACli. — * Act—has absolutely no jurisdic- sented to them in the columns of a

Election Officials Named For Primary Election Next Tuesday

powerful daily newspaper. I must confess that I find myself outraged to read such gross misreprestations. I have an abiding faith in the ability of the people to make correct decisions in regard to their government. In fact, that confidence and my admiration for the people, becomes boundless when I recognize their ability to discern and ascertain the truth, despite such a volume of misleading information. This would appear to be an opening gun in the battle against the President’s Re-Organization Proposal 12. That Proposal would return the general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board to the jurisdiction of the National Labor Relations Board, rather than to leave him an independent agency. Frankly, I have not determined yet whether I will support or oppose Plan 12. I will discuss it next week in this column. I want the people to be able to from their judgment of Plan 12 on its merits, rather than upon such misconceptions as were fostered in Mr. Hartley’s column.

The two County Chairmen, ■William C. Connolly, Jr., and Freds Reasoner are completing plans for the primary election Tuesday, May 2,. Election boards for the 47 precincts have been

named.

The Democrats will name the inspectors for each precinct, this year, for both the primary and general elections while both parties name a judge, two clerks and an election board sheriff for each

precinct.

There will be a meeting of the inspectors in the circuit court room at the courthouse Saturday for final instructions and the receiving of supplies. They will also meet with Voting Machine Custodians Claude Jones and Victor M. Bruell for special instructions on taking care of the voting machines. Any board member may attend any of the meetings if they wish to do so. ELECTION Boards are as follows: , No. 1—Inspector, Ray S. Spangler (D); judges, Kathryn Miller (D), and Addie Hamilton (R); clerks, Mrs. Homer Fisher (D), Mrs. Pearlie Sammons (D), Lois Ratliff (R), Alta Ribble (R); sheriffs, W. W. Wood (D), and Chris Filer (R). No. 2—Inspector, Robert Tuttle (D); judges, Clifford Monroe (D), and Lee B. Myers (R); clerks Mary Michaels (D), Charlene Wembil (D), Marian Clinger (R), Esther M. Shepherd (R); sheriffs, D. M. Worls (D), and John Fielders (R). , No. 3—Inspector, John C. Dailey (D); judges, Ruth Young (D), and Herbert Wallace (R); clerks, Ethel Clements (D) Lois Davis (D), Nannie Diggs (R), Bertha Neely (R); sheriffs, Ed Thornboro (D), and Bill Baker (R). No. 4—jlnsjpector, William G. Beatty (D); judges, Elsa C. Mellens (D), and Earl Swain (R); clerks, Irene McCabe (D),- Dora A. Mehan (D), Rosetta Winder (R), Lena Mae Dawson (R); sheriffs, Samuel P. Fetters (D), and Loring Mellette (R). No. 5—Inspector, James Kerkondis (D); judges, Grace Knott (D), and Bertha Hamilton (R); clerks, Katherine Gibbs (D), Virginia Rhonemus (D), Jean Hillsman (R), Milton Garringer (R); sheriffs, Pha Young (D), and Russell Gates (R). , No 6—Inspector, Margaret Hammert (D); judges, Lottia Hannah (D), and Pansy Blease (R); clerks, Mrs. Frank C. Massey, (D), Margaret Harrison (D), Mary Lou Pence (R); Marian Heath (R); sheriffs, Mrs. John A. Ball (D), and S. T. Gault (R). No. 7—Inspector, Charles K. Alexander (D>; judges, Garnet Shaner (D), and Edna Pittenger (R); clerks, Lena Friddle (D);

Mrs. Charles Madill (R); sheriff. William Dedrich (D). No. 10—Inspector, Anna Haney (D); judges, Ruth Black (D), and Virginia Miller (R); clerks, Mae Palmer (D). Lena Hennigan (D), Blanche Hughes (R), Christine Silence (R); sheriffs, Charles Rooney (D)’, and J. E. Green (R). No. 11—Inspector, Ruth Privett (D); judges, Ruth Hennessey (D), and Retha Grewell (R); clerks, Mary Osgood (D), Wanda Gay Barnhouse (D); Gladys Engle (R), Beryl Moore (R); sheriff, James

Wilkins (D)./

No. 12—Inspector, William Field's (D); judges, Alto Griffin (D), and Sam Goodpasture (R); clerks, Mrs. J. Williams (D), Grace Rooney (D). Margaret Taylor (R), Marjorie Steward (R); sheriffs, Perry Moore (D), and

John Vargas (R).

No. 13—Inspector, Lillian Hirons (D); judges, Mary Frances Leonard (D). and John Dodd (R); clerks, Vera Swartout (D), Edith Crump (D), Bertha Lowe (R), Dea Masterson (R); sheriff, Leo Weisenaier (D). , No. 14—^Inspector, Harry Sib ler (D); judges, Esta Goshern (D) and Joseph Arnold (R); clerks, Edith Schrink (D), Ruth Satterfield (D), Mrs. Lloyd Doolittle (R), Treva Vitty (R); sheriffs, Elmer Eppard (D), and Reason

Baker (R).

No. 15—Inspector, Mrs. P. Martin; judges, Sam Cline (D), and Lee Brownewell (R); clerk, Mable Godlove (D), Franchon Stiley (D), Lucy Hyatt (R), Elizabeth Smith (R); sheriffs, John Tuttle (D), and Erville Babb (R). No. 16—Inspector, William C. Williams (D); judges, Marie Oisten (D), and Sam Morgan (R); fclerks, Nellie Miller (D), Ella Winters (D), Ethel Murphy (R), Lucy Bailey (R); sheriffs, Chester Dain (D), and Delbert Smith (R). No. 17—Inspector, Mary Guffigan (D); judges, Harry A. Kleinfelder (D), and George Whalen (R); clerks, Margaret Grady (D), Elizabeth Miller (D). Elizabeth Halsey (R), Addie Duffey (R); sheriffs, Charles Steed (D), and William Stiffler (R). , No. 18—Inspector, Helen Bicknell (D); judges, Paul Derbyshire (D); Laura Adams (R); clerks, Edna Beckham (D), Georgianna Brunner (D), Nila Furr (R), Virta Priest (R); sheriffs, Logan Sutton (D), and Carl Baney (R). No. 19—Inspector, Mrs. H. O. Eaton (D); judges, Mrs. H. E. Mathias (D), and Ramona Schooley, (R); clerks, Mrs. C. B. Yost (D), Mrs. R. S. Stewart, (D); Lois Cecil (R), Catherine Proudfoot (R); sheriffs, William M. Morgan (D), and Perry Sisk (R). No 20—Inspector, Clifford Allen (D); judges, Verna Brown (D) and Willie Fowlkes (R); Fenette Jackson (D), Bernice Robinson

Two Muncie Men Attend I. U. Medical School BLOOMINGTON, Ind., —Admission to the Indiana University School of Medicine, sought by a near-record number of applicants, has been granted to Donald L. Fields, 15 Rosewood Ave., and Warren E. Stibbins, 1332 y 2 E. Jackson, both of Muncie. Those chosen to begin their medical training in September on the University’s Bloomington campus were announced today by Dr. John D. Van Nuys, dean of the School of Medicine. The class numbers 150, of whom all except six are residents of Indiana. Onethird of them are from small towns and rural areas, where the greatest shortage of psysicians exists. The class is the third of its size to be admitted to the I. U. medical school, which normally eccepts 128 students each year. The increased admissions were provided for to meet the state’s need for more doctors and to accomodate an unusual number of qualified candidates. Only three of four other medical schools in the United States admit more students than Indiana.

Eva Hart (D), Lessie Hoover (R),(D), Mattie Frierson (R), Osie

McLin (R); sheriffs, Elum Fields D), and Leonard Williams (R). No. 21—Inspector, Jim Lawrence (D); judges, Lottie Hall <D), and) Mae Gunckel (R); clerks, Mabel Rosenbaum (D), Sarah Jones (D), Otto Gunckel (R), Mrs. Stokie Zachary (R); sheriffs, Harry Wade (D), and Henry Foreman (R). No. 22—Inspector, Addie Bell (D); judges, Sophia Mosier (D), and Wayne H. Wagner (R); clerks Eunice Miller (D), Elnor Hotmire (D), Martha Quate (R), Lucile Snider (R); sheriffs, William Briggs (R). No. 23—Inspector Dale Helms (D); judges, Grace Mitchell (D), and Iva Monks (R); clerks, Lena Hershberger (D), Betty Price (D), Mary Elizabeth Tinsley (R), Pansy Harris (R); sheriffs, Orion Norris (D), and E. N. Clark (R). No. 24—Inspector, Luther Chitty (D); judges, Martha Brennan (D), and Grace Persinger (R); clerks, Mabel Owns (D), Susie Chitty (D), Grace Cramer (R), Bessie Pond (R); sheriffs Margaret Cochran (D), and Lowell Cox (R). No. 25—Inspector, Marjorie Harlan (D); judges, Agnes Wilson (D), and Kenneth Yount (R); clerks, Carmel Peckenpaugh (D) Jane Graham (D), Helen Haney (R), Gladys Walters (R); sheriffs, Robert Graham (D), and Orlan Clark (R). , No. 26—Inspector Ernest, D. Gadbury (D); judges, Thelma Gillispe (D), William Dearborn (R); clerks, Ethylene Hicks (D), Maude Doughty (D), Mary Mor gan (R), Hope Souders (R); sheriffs, Walter S. Newman (D), and James Wingate (R). No. 27—Inspector, Paul Beall (D); judges, Kathleen Hart (D); clerks Ethel Banks CD), Mary Lewis (D), Edith Saunders (R), Margaret Williams (R); sheriffs, David Hann (D), and Joe Johnson (R). No. 29—Inspector, Guy E. Plymale (D); judges Ruth Franks (D), and George Brown (R); clerks, Josephine Artrip (D), Glennia Leonard (D), Gladys Ammon (R); sheriffs. Ora Wilhoit (D), and Valentine Gibson (R). No. 30—Inspector, Paul W. Teal (D); judges, Lola Conn (D), and Amanda Patterson (R); clerks, Zora Robertson (D), Thelma En^ terkin (D), Emma Lou Wedmore (R), Clara M. Dibble (R); sheriffs, John Johnson (D), and F. L. Venenberg (R). No. 31—Inspector, Leroy Mullen (D); judges, Evelyn Ullman (D), and Helen Gordon (R); clerks, Juanita Crow (D), Virginia Bishop (D); sheriff, James Sheehan (D). No. 32—^Inspector, Frank E. Fisher (D); judges, Edna F. Fry (D), and William D. Heath (R); clerks, Dorothy Thornburg (D), (Continued On Page Four)

McCarthy Rides Again

State Highway Commission Promises To Begin Plans Immediately For The

Improvement Of Madison Street Widening and repaving of street from from Charles to Gilbert Streets will be considered by department engi-

Delaware County Polling Places For Primary Elections Next Tuesday

The County Commissioners met this week and decided on the precinct polling places for the primary election which will be held May 2. A complete list of the voting places is as follows. No. 1—Jefferson School W. Adams St. No. 2—Central High School, 311 S. High St. No. 3-—Kingrey Grocery, 611 S. Elliott St. No. 4—City Hall, 220 E. Jackson Street. No. 5—'McKinley Elementary School 600 N. Mulberry St. No. 6—Emerson School, Ashland Avenue. No. 7—Riley School, 1601 N. Walnut. No. 10—Washington School, E. Adams St. No. 11—Ruby Taylor residence, 1222 E. Main St. No. 12—Longfellow School Broadway No. 13—Wilson Junior High School, W. Thirteenth St. No. 14—Lincoln School, W. Twelfth St. No. 15—City Barns, Hoyt Ave. No. 16—Munsayanna Homes Community Room, 402 E. Second St. No. 17—Harrison School Liberty and Sixth Sts. No. 18—Lionel Harmison residence, 111 E. Eighth St. No. 19—Garfield School S. Madison St. No. 20—Fire Station No. 2, Willard and Ebright Sts. No. 21—Evalina McDonald residence 1515 Kirby Ave. No. 22—Blaine Junior High School, S. Shipley St. No. 23—Forest Park School 2117 W. Eighth St. No. 24—Fire Station No. 5 Martin and University. No. 25—Bond Garage 2603 W. Jackson St. No. 26—Burris School, University Ave. No. 27—^Spiritualist Church, 517 Rex St. No. 29—Stevenson School, 2420 Mock St. No. 30—Community Room, 2700 S. Monroe St. No. 31—Roosevelt School, S. Jefferson St.

No. 32—Rear of 614 Hoyt Ave. No. 33—Eugene Field School, Middletown Pike. No. 34—Sycamore Drive-In, 811 W. McGalliard Rd. No. 35—Candle Lite, State Roads 3 and 67, Morningside. No. 37—iL. Mowry residence, Cross Roads No. 38—Daleville School Annex, Daleville. . No. 39—Yorktown American Legion. No. 40—Robert Heaston residence, Cammack. No. 41—Harrison Township High School. Continued on page four.

City Council To Make Decision In Bus Charges Next Monday night the city council will meet in regular session and several important matters are expected to receive action. At the regular Wednesday meeting of the Public Board of Works and Safety an extension was approved of the present fare charges made by the Indiana Railroad. This company is providing Muncie with its bus service. The city council is expected to give final approval of this matter at the meeting Monday night. Another important matter to come before the council body will be the meat ordinance which is set up to require proper inspection and handling of meat sold in the city of Muncie. •The grade A milk ordinance is also expected to be considered by the council, Monday night. It is hoped that favorable action will be taken enabling this city to enjoy all the advantages of grade A milk and other dairy products. Muncie is far ahead of other cities in many respects but it has long been recognized that we lag far behind where health legislation is concerned. The apathy of the public may be partially to blame for this deplorable condition But city officials also come in for their share of criticisrq. There is surely no excuse for vital health regulation being postponed further.

Less lax Money

For Roads During 1948

l-34„_ Less Tax Money INDIANAPOLIS, Apr. 29Taking sharp exception to figures on Indiana road maintenance as issued by the Indiana Clounty Commissioners Association, Anson Thomas, head of the tax and legislative department of the Ind^iana Farm Bureau, in a statement’ today makes his own analysis from official records. In a pamphlet called “Simple Arithmetic”, the association attempts to show that there was less tax money available for roads in 1948 than during the 5year period 1926-1930, thus accounting for the poor condition of county highways. Thomas’s analysis repeats the Commissioners Association figures, but points out that a larg| percentage of this money was spent to retire road and bridge bonds and to pay interest on road debts created in

previous years.

The following figures present the actual division of road taxes collected by given years: Listed as spent on highways

neers A conference held

Wednesday five blocks within the next few

Spent

1926

$21,384,736

1927

26,842,970

1928

24,803,946

1929

23,333,644

1930

25,194,020

Total

$121,559,316

to retire bonds and

•st

1926

$11,087,840

1927

11,781,363

1928

12,385,604

1929

12,153,645

1930

12,379,262

Total

$59,787,714

pay

Actually Spent on highways 1926 $10,296,896

15,061,607 12,418,342 11,179,999 12,814,758

1927 1928 1929 1930

Total $61,771,602 The annual average for the 5 years ending with 1948 was $13,229,702. Through the provisions of a law enacted in the 1949 General Assembly, highway funds wise, earmarking 32 per cent for county road maintenance. The vehicle license law was also amended and will bring in an additional 6 million, dollars annually, it is estimated. With these provisions for more funds, Thomas states that county roads are now receiving approximately 52 per cent more money for operating expenses than they did in 1948, which, he argues, should be enough to greatly impove the county thooughfares. The Commissioners Association is proposing that the road bond moratorium law be repealed so that bonds may be issued to raise money. Thomas predicts that, should this occur the counties of Indiana would shortly be in debt 100 million dollars. Then, he reminds property owners, additional taxes would have to be levied.

ELECT

AN AUDITOR FOR

County Auditor

VOTE FOR

Mary W. Augburn

DEMOCRAT

Qualified By: 11 Years Accounting And 9 Years Public Accounting And Auditing. Now With R. J. WHITINGER CO., Certified Public Accountants.

with the Indiana State Highway Commission resulted in an assurance to city officials and a Chamber of Commerce committee that engineers would within a few days begin plans for the widening and repaving of Madison street between Charles and Gilbert streets. These five blocks of state highway through Muncie have long been a traffic hazard due to the Nickle Plate railroad tracks also using this thoroughfare besides the extreme heavy traffic by trucks and autos. The project for removal of the railroad tracks has not been abandoned but instead progress is being made more rapidly. However, it is considered that if actual work was begun to eliminate the tracks at once the project would require twelve to eighteen months for completion and during that time the deplorable condition of Madison street over those five blocks would continue being a menace to this community. Therefore, it was concurred that this street could be repaved and widened in order to Improve the Pageant To Give Democrat History Of Past Plans are going ahead to make the National Democratic Conference and Jefferson Jubilee a spectacular demonstration of vitality of the Democratic Party, in the past as well as in the present, under plans being completed by the Chicago committee arranging the Party meeting on May 13-14-

15.

A co-chairman for the conference has been appointed and plans are under way for a pageant to depict 150 years of Jeffersonian Democracy. The co-chairman is Dr. Kathryn McHale, of Washington, member of the U. S. National Commission for UNESCO, and former general director of the American Association of University Women. Announcement of her appointment was made today by Stuyvesant Peabody, general chairman, and Barnet Hodes. executive chairman, of the Conference. A native of Logansport, Indiana Dr. McHale is a nationally known educator, psychologist and author. She holds a PhD. degree from Columbia University, and honorary LH.D. degree from Brown University, Russell Sage College, and MacMurray College. She has served on the faculties of Columbia University, the University of Minnesota and Goucher Col-

lege.

The Chicago Stadium will be rented for the Jefferson pageant. By means of dramatic sequences, music, dances and narration, the story 0 f Thomas Jefferson’s contributions to world democracy will be told to an audience expected to include the President, Vice President Barkley, Members of the Cabinet, members of both Houses of Congress, Governors

and Mayors.

Part of the pageant will be a dramatization 0 f the founding of the Democratic-Republican Party and Jefferson’s election to the Presidency 150 years ago and Jefferson’s contmmtions to

nation.

Other officials of the Host Committee, recently announced, include: Honorary chairmen, Adlai E. Stevenson, Governor of Illinois; Martin H. Kennelly, Mayor of Chicago; Edward J. Kelly, former Chicago Mayor; Mrs. Elizabeth Conkey, National Democratic Committeewoman for Illinois; and Jacob M. Arvey.

months and continued efforts would be made to eliminate the railroacT tracks as soon as possible. This improvement would provide for more easily flowing traffic through this highway bottleneck in spite of the track locations. When the railroad tracks were removed the eight-foot highway now occupied by them would also be paved to complete a uniform highway with greatly reduced hazards. It is conceded that resurfacing or repairing of this area would only be temporary and that new contruction would not only add permanance to a good highway but be more economical as well. The request for this improvement by the state highway department in Muncie was presented by Mayor Lester E. Holloway, accompanied by Ward Harlan, city engineer, and, Marshall Hanley, city attorney, and backed by Chamber of Commerce officials. The new construction will be of concrete and it is hoped to be completed by,early fall. The commission agreed to give prooer consideration to the widening of Wysor street from Walnut to Madison streets but proposed this improvement to be included in next year’s schedule. Approval has been given by the State to install a traffic signal at the intersection of Charles and Madison streets which will be done along with the widening and repaving project. A great need for a traffic signal at this intersection has been evident for many years and will be accomplished yet this year. Definite progress has been made and continues with the age-old problem of track removal from Madison street. This project has the full and complete cooperation of city and state officials together with the federal Public Roads Administration and is expected to become an actuality within the following year and one-half. New tracks must be first constructed together with a new bridge across White river east of the Broadway bridge to permit the Nickle Plate to connect up with its Sandusky line at the east edge of the city before the Madison street rails may be removed. A federal allotment of funds has been earmarked for several years to make this improvement to Muncie. The Chamber of Commerce who accompanied city officials to Indianapolis Wednesday and conferred with the State Highway Commission included Floyd Rose, president Philip Acker, executive secretary, Paul Abel, William Lammott, and Charles R. Jones, roads and alleys committee members. R. H. Harrison, regional engineer for the Public Roads Administration, who is in charge of that agency throughout four states with offices at Chicago and F. H. Oakes, Indiana representative of the PRA from Indianapolis, also attended the conference. Will Conduct Memorial Rite

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Everett Gardner Services Held At Indianapolis Funeral services were held at Indianapolis Wednesday of this week for Everett L. Gardner, 67. At the time of his death he was serving as the head of the State Employement Security Division. Th^ developement of Indiana’s state park system is largely the result of his efforts while he was head of the Conservation Department of Indiana. He served as head of this department for five years. He also served in both world wars. He was a native of Monticello, Indiana and was a close friend of the late George R. Dale who was also born in that community. In speaking of Mr. Gardner's death, Governor Schricker said, today, “His death is a great loss to the state, he was a man of outstanding character and one of the most outstanding employement directors in the United States.” In the passing of Everett L. Gardner, the Democrat party in Indiana has lost one of its topranking leaders and advisors.

INDIANAPOLIS, April 28— Memorial services for 20 deceased employees of the Indiana State Police department will be held at the 10 police posts in conjunction with the May inspections. District field captains and post lieutenants will have charge of the services for police and civilian employees who died in the line of duty. First services and inspection will be held at Indianapolis post i May 1. All meetings are scheduled for 9 a. m. Other rites are scheduled for Putnamville, May 2; Pendleton, May 3; Connersville, May 4; Charlestown, May 8 Jasper, May 9 Lafayette, May 10; Dunes Park, May 11; Ligonier, May 12, and Seymour,

May 16.

Supt. Arthur M. Thurston and Major Robert T. O’Neal, executive officer, will participate in services along with staff captains. State Police To Attend Traffic Institute INDIANAPOLIS, April 28First Sgt. Don Phipps, Shelbyville, of the State Police post at Connersvills, and Sergeant Robert P. Scott, LaPort, attached to Dunes Park post, will begin a thrqe weeks* course in accident prevention and traffic police supervision at Northwestern University’s traffic institute, April 24, Supt. Arthur M. Thurston, department head, announced). Technicians Harold Chambers, rural route 2, Seymour, of Seymour post, and Charles Epperson, Pendleton post, will go to Harvard University medical school, May 1, for a week’s homicide investigation seminar.