Indianapolis Times, Volume 44, Number 3, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 May 1932 — Page 5

MAY 14, 1932

TIME IS SHORT; RIPLEY WARNS, ‘RUSH 'EM IN' Two Days Left in Great Contest: Scores Send Contributions. Only two more day* are left to mall In your belleve-tt-or-nots to The Times and to five youreelf a chance on winning your choice of the grand prizes. You have a believe-it-or-not. Everybody has. Scores already have sent in their contributions. For instance, we've all read history—and history is full of "Believe It or Nots." Ripley's drawings for the past two years show a surprising number of good belleve-it-or-nots he had obtained from this source. - Here are some of them. "Lincoln was wrong at Gettysburg. He said “The world mill little note nor long remember what we say here.’ ” The world remembers and probably will remember Lincoln’s Gettysburg address as long as the Civil war Itself. "The American flag in the famous painting by Leutze, ’Washington crossing the Delaware’ was not created until a year after the incident depicted.” "Believe It or Not. Benedict Arnold. traitor, was also a hero.” That one certainly is true enough; he was one of Washington's ablest generals and his feat in storming the walls of Quebec was one of the most gallant incidents of the Revolutionary war. These Belie ve-It -or-Nots from history are only cited to show one source of them. Believe It or Nots crop up everywhere; sports are a good source, hobbies another; in tact, if you know anything at all you probably know a good believe-it-or-not. So get busy these last two days! The rewards are there for your efforts. Send in as many “Believe It or Nots” as you can dig up. You will find today’s daily prize winners in another column of this page, also the Believe It or Nots that won for them. That will give you an idea of how easy it is to win in this contest. We don’t doubt that you have incredible facts from your private stock that beat these. But hustle up and send them in to use so that we can consider them tor these daily awards. All we ask is that you write legibly so we ca nread it) on one side of the paper only and add explanation or proof necessary to make us believe it. We have to be sure It is true before we can make any awards. Just address it to the ‘ Believe It or Not’’ editor of The Times. The prizes are: Curtiss-Wright airplane with course of instruction at flying school. Trip to Cuba ,two weeks, for two people, via Ward line, all expenses, with week's stay at National hotel, Havana. Trip through province cf Quebec, two weeks, for two persons, all expenses. Rockne Six sedan. RCA - Victor radio - phonograph combination. Jenkins' Radiovisor television set. Encyclopedia Britannica—twentyfour volumes, with mahogany case. Rogers’ silver cabinet, complete "dinner service—eighty-seven pieces. Gold Gruen watch—new Carre model. Annual pass to Apollo theater, where Ripley films are shown. MERCHANTS HOLD FAIR Northwest Dealers Display Goods at Winamae Hall. Northwest Indianapolis merchants displayed their merchandise at an indoor fair sponsored bv the Northwest Civic League Friday night at Winamac Hall, Twenty-ninth and Clifton streets. Radios, furniture, rugs, groceries, auto supplies and many other articles were on display. Dr. O. E. Yater was in charge of arrangements.

Financial Talent Yours if Bom on This Date

BY MARGUERITE CARTER IP your birthday is today, you are fitted for an occupation connected with merchandising, financing, and things which have a scientific bearing on physical subjects. You would, particularly if you are a man. make a good grocer or dealer in beverages and household supplies of all kinds. The zodiacal sign Taurus rules the neck and throat and sympathetically the heart and bladder. Those whose birthday comes today are particularly likely to suffer tonsilitis and glandular swellings in the neck. They should guard against giving way to temper and being too stubborn. There is some tendency for them to overindulge in eating and drinking. Enrico Caruso was born under similar planetary influences and it is notabls that those who were are possessed of good speaking voices and frequently sing extraordinarily well. In common with most people bom in the sign Taurus, if today is your birthday, you are very persistent in going after things you want. You do not accomplish things quickly, but time usually brings you to your goal. A child bom during the day probably will be quite proud and ambitious and should rise in life. There is considerable likelihood that they will rule others and probably meet some degree of enmity in so doing. Mr*. H. B K —Your son was born in lha icn Gemini, Almost invariably thosa born on Mav SI ara inclined to wander a treat deal. They do not like to remain fixed and above all. tied to a routine lob. I am o( the opinion that it will be a mistake for vou to Insist that vour son settle down and star. Rather. !t would be better for vou to aneouragc him to aet into some line that will alve him oooonnnitv to aet around over the country It vou are successful in ret tin* him to stay he will always be dissatisfied * m M. If. H—Mars is very strong in your horoscope and this undoubtedly accounts for the stormy career you have experienced. It might be interesting for you to know that the planet Mars is applying to a close csßiunctisn with Um sun and consequently is in-

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IT Is Interesting to note that Governor Harry O. Leslie ha* made an address in which he advocates changing of governmental machinery to eliminate township units and consolidate smaller townships. Well, better lste than never. Records reveal that four bills providing for consolidation of townships in Indiana were Introduced during the 1931 session of the general assembly and died a-bomlng. The same records recite the Governor's message to the legislature and do not reveal that any proposal along this line was Included. If the administration had supported the bills, a large number of Republican legislators would have voted to save them from the death that came. Although the subject made little stir, yet township consol ids t ion was an Issue in the primary. * m m The trustees, assessors and the others, grocers, bakers and candlestick makers, who profit under the present system of multiple government, went out to fight legislative candidates who favor such consolidation. Here in Marion county it is known that the trustees, attaches, and severe of their attorneys met and prepared a slate, but, as far as can be learned, did not get far with their favorites. The township trustees have the most close knit and strongest lobby in the state. Composed of 1,013 members their representatives are present in the statehouse during every legisative session. And they are able to put on the political pressure where it hurts, for In most of the governmental subdivisions of the state the trustee, through the patronage he controls in road and other construction, the schools and poor relief, and purchase of supplies, is a powerful figure. During the 1931 session, Representative William J. Black of Anderson introduced a bill repealing the threemile gravel road law, which has increased materially the tax burden In almost every county In the state and has resulted In numerous other abuses and extravagances at the public cost. m m m The bill had a hectic career. On first reading, it was referred to the committee on roads, which got Into a tangle after the trustees’ lobby got busy, and so the members asked that It be sent to the committee on county and township business. After lingering there for some time, the same influences went to work and the committee asked that It be relieved of responsibility, and the bill was sent back to the roads group. On Feb. 19, almost a month after introduction of the bill, a majority of the committee recommended some changes be made, and that it be passed, but Representative Russell J. Dean brought out a report signed by himself alone, asking that the bill be killed through indefinite postponement. Dean's recommendation was carried, 51-39, and the reform measure was killed. The trustees’ lobby evidently had not wasted its time. INDIANA PHONE RATES ASSAILED AT MEETING Enterprise Civic League Pushes Fight for Utility Cut. Rates of the Indiana Bell Telephone Company came In for sharp criticism at a meeting o i the Enterprise Civic League at Rhodius park commmunity house Friday night. Gustav G. Schmidt, former city councilman, pointed out that both electric and water rates had been decreased for the average consumer, while nothing had been done regarding phone reductions. Delegates of the Enterprise league were instructed to withdraw from membership in the Indianapolis Federation of Community Civic Clubs, unless it pushes its fight to obtain reduced utility rates. Both the water and light reductions were declared insufficient and the water rate Increases unjust.

visible, but will be a morning star during the summer months and remain so during the rest of the year. A favorable time for you to see that planet will be during November and December around sunrise, at which time k will be high in the southwest heavens, close to the big fixed star, Regulus. Since he has played such an important part in your life, I thought you might like to catch a good look at him. Your reading will advise you more fully. * * * 8. K. K.—The ouotstion from the Bible which vou have asked me .bout, and which Is considered to spplv to astrology is in Genesis 1:114: “Let there be light In the firmament of the heaven, to divide the dav from the night: and let them be for signs and for seasons and for dav* and for years:....He made the stars also." In Beclestastea. S:l we read: “To everything there Is a season and a time for every purpose under the heavens. A time to plant and a time to pluck up that wii'ch Is planted. A time to get and a time to lose: a time to keep and a time to cast awav. etc." I believe this answers your Question fully. mm* L. P. J.—Mv friend, your birthdate shows that the sun was in Libra. This Influence, combined with others at the time you were bom is giving you a rare gift in merchandising. You have the ability to judge the quality of merchandise accurately, even though you may have had no previous experience in handling it. If you had been a man. I would have said that this particular talent would be marked in any transaction which concerns livestock. Any man with the same influences shown in his chart would be able to pick out the good and the poor animals with unerring instinct. Since you are a woman, I advise you to train yourself for a position as buyer with a department store of ladies' dress shop. m m m Ruth R.—People whose birthdate falls on March ll—may experience many heartaches through trusting ethers u>o blind! v. You undoubtedly are honest at heart, and conseouentlv expect to find others to have that aame tr. titty. Then. too. vou live too much on the emotional aide of your natnre. I doubt very greatly If you have found yourself. Mv advice Is to forget the past. Bun it. Start over, and this time do •11 the things vou neglected to do the Met time. . . M (Copyright. IMS)

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Race Track Helps Build Better Cars If all the Information brought out by the Indianapolis Speedway race, May 30, could be assembled, it would be seen that this great event has been one of the moat effective forces In the promotion of motoring to the place it occupies today. Certainly if the design of a car has a weakness, it will be brought out in the Intensity of the 500mile race at top speed. No greater test of the stamina and effectiveness of the machine could be devised. Thus the comparative safety of the car of today has been developed largely by this race. The ability of the stock models used to deliver their best for 500 miles at a stretch in itself is a certificate of strength and safety for th® use of the many thousands who buy cars with no Intention ever of subjecting them to top speed. In line with this, too, has been the great publicity brought to manufacturers by success of their cars. Winning of place In this race always has been a deciding factor In the sale of thousands of cars. T. E. (Pop) Myers, Speedway general manager, expects this year’s event to overshadow all previous records in attendance and in speed. The advance sales of seats, coming from all over the country, has shown that a larger number than ever before are coming to the city to see this event, and the presence of so many drivers on the track in training now points to an exceptionally thrilling and speedy race. Myers urges local fans to make their reservations as soon as possible, because of the unusual number of reservations being sent in from other points. He fears many will be disappointed if they wait much longer.

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