Indianapolis Times, Volume 44, Number 107, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 September 1932 — Page 5

PEPT. 13, 1932

CITY’S BUDGET TO CLOSE SOME PLAYGROUNDS Recreation Departments’ Funds Are Slashed Nearly 25 Per Cent.

ThU I* the second of five etorie* explelnlr,* principal features of the new city budget. RY JAMES A. C ARVIN’ ' Children in some sections of the cify will be forced to play in streets and back lots next summer.! instead of in supervised municipal playgrounds, because the recreation department will not have sufficient funds with which to continue the operation of the forty-four playgrounds, A. C. Sallee, superintendent of parks, said today. Furthermore, the department will he unable to carry out its contemplated program to bring the advantages and safety of supervised play to sections of the city where new playgrounds were to be added, Sallee said. “Although we do not know how many playgrounds we will be forced to close, it is certain that hundreds of children will be denied the privileges they enjoyed this summer," Sallee said. Playgrounds to Be Cut “We had planned to answer a number of insistent demands for additional playgrounds next year, but the recommendation made for reducing the recreation department budget have made any new playgrounds impossible." "The only way we can keep any! playgrounds open is to reduce dras- ; t ically the personnel and salaries of | the playground staff,” Sallee as- i sorted. “Under our 1932 budget provision of $40,000 we were able to pay them SSO a month. We probably will cut them to $25 monthly because our 1933 budget only is $25,000. “Petitions from civic organisations are received constantly requesting the opening of additional parks and playgrounds. Yet these same organizations are leading the movement to uphold the $1.50 tax limit law, and in other way reduce the amount of money spent by the city in the interest of its citizens." Slash Recreation Department In the 1933 proposed budget now in the hands of the city council, the appropriation of the recreation aepartment was slashed $23,395.75, nearly 25 per cent. The proposed figure Is $79,081.75, compared with ! the 1932 allowance of $102,081.75. “Not only the playgrounds, but every activity of the park and recreation departments wall be curtailed." Sallee pointed out. “Our municipal pools and beaches, baseball diamonds and golf courses will be operated on a reduced scale. “And if the $1.50 limitation law is enforced strictly, or further reductions are made in our proposed appropriation, the city will suffer a loss to park property many thousands of dollars greater than the saving which will be effected. Enough Barely to Get By "City property administered by the park board is valued at more than $9,000,000. Under our $343,413 budget for 1933, tills wealth is maintained at an expense of less than 4 per cent for administration and repairs. Already reduced SIOO,OOO from 1932, our new budget will enable us barely to get by. A further reduction would mean we would be forced to allow city property to depreciate because of lack of care. "Take the park nursery and greenhouse, for instance. It is an Investment of $250,000, built up over a period of twenty-five years. If we were forced to abandon it, the cost of replacement, when normal conditions returned w'oulri be fat greater than the money spent in maintaining it now. “Indianapolis is noted the country over tor its park system. There are more public-owned baseball diamonds here than in any other city in the entire United States, according to a report by the American Baseball Association. Our municipal golf courses have been praised highly by leading professionals and amateurs. Golf Courses Are Periled "Although we have made our golf i courses self-supporting, it would be 1 necessary to abandon them if the park appropriation is reduced. All fees paid by players on the courses j must be turned in to the general. park fund. The law forbids such ■ proceeds being used to develop and maintain the courses. A special ap- I propria tion is made each year for keeping the golf courses in condition. “A reduced budget would mean we w'ould be unable to operate a self-supporting proposition, because funds were not available to care properly for greens and fairways. "Another point to consider is that approximately 40 per cent of the park appropriation, $135,000. will be expended next year in paying wages to Indianapolis citizens for work in parks, boulevards and other city property. Interest in Park System "To eliminate park maintenance would throw these men out of work at a time when employment is most needed. If we had not been allowed $50,150 from the gasoline tax fund, of which nearly half is for wages, we would have had to lay off these men and even stop the employment of men under the township trustee s ‘made work 1 plan." Interest of Indianapolis citizens in the development of the park systenj was shown recently when an average of 25,000 persons were present each of the three nights during the dedication of Coleman park at King avenue and West Michigan street, Sallee said.

HE HAS NO CHICKEN, SO HE SUES HOOVER G. O. I*. Promise of 1928 Not Kept, Charts lowa Attorney. By United Free* COUNCIL BLUFFS. la., Sept. 13. —HtroerC Hoover has been made defendant in a damage suit for 18 cents, •'the current market value of a chicken of ordinary quality.” Suit was filed with Justice of Peace Jack De Witt by John P. Kelley, attorney, who said he had been "damaged because I have no chicken, despite Republican campaign promises in 1928.” Justice De Witt admits he doesn't know what to'do with the case, i

Headed for Junk Pile

V t r > * vJ* *5 % * t]> Above is shown the steamship Indianapolis, one of the largest freighters in government service during the World war. It now is headed for the junk heap, being one of the 124 vessels declared obsolete by the United States shipping board.

POWELL WRITES TO EVERYBODY IN CITY Former Master of Ceremonies at Indiana Goes Hollywood With Big Success in “Blessed Event,” Due Friday. BY WALTER D. HICKMAN T KNOW that you love to receive mail from Hollywood and as I have A a letter to you and “Everybody in Indianapolis," am going to print the letter right now. The letter is from Dick Powell. The lad who jumped from the Ohio, the Indiana and Circle stages here and from Pittsburgh right into the movies—that’s Dick Powell. His first picture is now a hit and will become more so when it ge s into more circulation. It is called “Blessed Event," and opens Friday at the Indiana. Here is Dick’s letter to you and "Everybody in Indianapolis”:

Her* I am in Hollywood, the drpam land of every performer-and I owe it all to good old Indianapolis. For years you have stood by me, nursed me along, arid helped me to achieve the modest little success that was directly responsible for landing me this golden opportunity. I want to make good —I must make good, not for myself alone, but to justify the faith you have placed In my meager attainments. This time I am here to stay—at least to stay as long as they will have me. You may recall that I came to Hollywood in April to make “Blessed Event,” which you will soon see at the Indiana, t "Gosh, I sure hope you will like it.” > Well it seems the boys out here think I did all right, and Just why they would I am unable to say "But I have a nice contract and a chance to make good for you and for myself.” I must confess that when I stepped off the train I was unusually frightened “Hollywood the Land of Opportunity.” and it was up to me for I was on my own. If I ever needed my Hoosier friends it was then—with you out here to give me encouragement which you gave me back in my pioneering days, I would have felt secure. When in Indianapolis at the Ohio, Circle and Indiana theaiers. I was Just a novice. I often think of the days when I appeared at the Ohio, and then was sort of promoted with Charlie Davis to the big Indiana theater. Then came my big moment—Master of Ceremonies at the Circle. Just like my arrival In Hollywood. I confess I was frightened white. It was you then who helped me over mv timidity. I shall always be grateful for your kindness, your solicitousness, and your friendly interest. Unquestionably, you helped me to gain success in Pittsburgh, St. Louis, and other cities. In Hollywood But now for Hollywood. Well. I am just, like a kid here, not like a fellow who has come out to be an actor. I can't feel anything but a tingling excitement. I have met stars and have been Just as thrilled and tickled as any tiny youngster who sees his favorite screen actor for the first, time. The day I met Joan Blondell I was so nervous I could hardly talk to her. I just stood there and stuttered and stammered like a high-school freshman. When I shook hands with Edward O. Robinson, I simply stared at him. I could not believe I was seeing this magnificent actor face to face. And so it. went for this beginner in Hollywood. I wanted to see everything, do everything all at once. I Jumped into the car and drove for miles and miles. I passed every studio and stopped at each one for fifteen or twenty minutes to see the stars go through the gates and come out again. I was getting the kick of my life and did not want to miss a thing. I went to the Brown Derby for lunch. That is where most of the stars congregate. I couldn't eat because I was craning my neck so much staring at everybody that came in and I followed them with my eyes until they had been seated. The stars all knew each other and they would flit back and forth between the tables to pass a few words cf conversation. I wondered if some dav they would stop at mv table and say. "How are you Dick? How's it going?” and then inquire about mv next picture and all that stuff. Gee, I hope they do. I am going to try my 'darndest” to make it possible. What a Night Then (he night I went to Cocoanut Grove where the famous movie celebrities dine and dance. It was the same thing there. Once more I was all eyes—ana what a thrill! I elbowed with Norma Shearer, Dolores Del Rio. and many others. Pretty soon I found people at near-by tables staring at me as much as to sav. "Wonder who that hick is?" But I could not help it. I was tn Hollywood—a place of my dreams, and I was not going to miss a thing. I didn't, care what people thought, or what, they said. There wasn’t anvtning Mrs. Powell's little boy Dick was going to miss—and I didn’t. Studio life was a thrill to me. There were mighty stages equipped to make backgrounds for m.v conceivable pictures. Hundreds of employes like busy ants were moving to and fro. Expert casting directors, sound engineers, scenic artists, makeup specialists, etc., were busy preparing for the beginning of my first picture. “Blessed Event. It was on the lot that I met Lee Tracy and Mary Brian—and what a lovely pair. Others cast in this picture included Ned Sparks. Emma Dunn. Frank McHugh. Alan Jenkins. Ruth Donnelly. It took weeks of arduous efforts to complete the filming. The next thrill was the screening of the finished product, seeing myself in my first picture. Well. I hope that all m.v Hoosier friends will see it and like it, too. an* Indianapolis theaters today offer: "Divorce in the Family” at the Palace, Howard Thurston and his magic at the Indiana, "Bird of Paradise” at the Circle, and “Back Street" at the Apollo.

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PARLEY TALKS HEALTH STEPS IN DEPRESSION Hard Task of Aiding 111 of Nation Scanned by Tuberculosis Conclave. The tough sledding of administering health care, physical examitions and proper diet to skeleton staffs of workmen employed at reduced salaries during the days of depression formed the topic of discussion today at the' Mississippi Valley Conference on Tuberculosis in the Claypool. “What good does it do to tell industrial workers to buy spinach and milk if they can't afford tn make the purchase?" questioned Charles A. Freck of the tuberculosis society of St. Louis. Mo. Freck related how his organization, in making a survey of the workers in St. Louis industrial plants, “found the outfit employing more men in 1932 than in good years—and they were making jail doors." The ‘‘pull’’ St. Louis has with Uncle Sam was "called” by Mrs. El Rene Hubbard, R. N., of Chicago, who followed Freck to the speaker's platform when she asked, “What I'd like to know is how St. Louis can sell Christmas seals in its postoffice when other cities of the nation are prevented from doing so by Uncle Sam?" Mrs. Hubbard stressed the fact that in her health talks in Chicago she made it plain to industrial workers that milk was a necessity to

children and that if families were forced to choose, the adult's pint of milk should be cut from the budget before the child's quart. She declared that it was her observation that doctors and nurses employed by industrial firms were the first to be dismissed under the term "costly overhead" with the march of the depression. Mrs. Jessie Gemelspacher of the Indiana Industriail board told of the needs of protecting children entering industry. In the Palmroom of the Claypool, the Mississippi Valley Sanatorium Association heard Dr. Kornel Terplan, pathologist, of the Buffalo General hospital, Buffalo, N. Y.. discuss tuberculosis infection and re-infection. Both organisations will elect officers this afternoon. A college hygiene luncheon was held at noon In the Chateau room. Annual banquet of the two organizations will be held tonight at 6 in the Riley room. "The New Frontier of Tuberculosis” will be the subject of an address of Mr. Morris Fishbeln. Indianapolis Times columnist, and editor of the American Medical Association’s Journal. A dance will follow the banquet. MA RULES PARLEY Texas Democratic Session in Ferguson’s Control. 5.i/ T nitrd Prrug LUBBOCK, Tex., Sept, 13.—The Texas Democratic convention today adopted with viva voce vote | the report of the state executive i committee certifying Mrs, Miriam ; A. Ferguson as the party’s nominee ; for Governor of Texas and placing the convention in the control of i Ferguson forces.

ASSAIL HOOVER POWER STAND Roosevelt 100 Per Cent for Public Interest, Is Claim. By Seripps-Hoieard Xrtctpaper Allianct WASHIINGTON, Sept. 13. On the power question, “an issue of enlightened civilization against primitive living," Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt stands 100 per cent for the public interest, while President Herbert Hoover stands for the public on one of ten points, for private interests on seven, and is silent on two others, the National Popular Government League declared today. After applying its tests to the public records of the two candidates, and quoting extensively from the words of each, the league predicts that Hoover, if elected, will "continue to oppose public plants, and

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that the Norris Muscle Shoals bill would receive a third veto. He would insist on a treaty with Canada unfavorable to New York's St. Lawrence power project; lease our remaining great power sites to private interests for fifty years, and insure an uncertain power commission. ‘‘Hostility would be continued to the power investigation; support inadequate laws to regulate holding companies, and influence the nations power policy toward control by private interests for the indefinite future." DEATH RATE -HIGHER Doctor Alarmed at Rapid Rise in Appendicitis Fatalities. By Initrd Pits* DETROIT. Sept. 13.—The death rate from neglected appendictis has increased to an “alarming degree” in the past few months, according to Dr. W. L. Babcock, superintendent of a hospital here. The superintendent blames economic conditions.

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DISCUSS ‘HARD times; rates Ohio Utilities Commission Considers Reductions. By Brripps-Ifnirmrd Y nespaper Allinnrt CLEVELAND, Sept. 13.—The Ohio public utilities commission will decide within a few days whether it has power to reduce natural gas rates as an emergency measure to cushion hard times. Petition for a “depression schedule," providing an average reduction of 10 cents per 1.000 cubic feet, was filed by the city of Cleveland several weeks ago. shortly after th Wisconsin utilities commission had decreed that the depression was ample justification for lower rates.