Indianapolis Times, Volume 46, Number 229, Indianapolis, Marion County, 2 February 1935 — Page 3

FEB. 2, 1935

SALLEE CITES PARK PROGRESS OVER 4 YEARS

Record of Accomplishments Reviewed for Board by Superintendent. A detailed report of the activities of the Park Department and a resume of its outsta ding accomplishments since Ma h 1, 1930, was presented to the members of the Park Board Thursday by A. C. Sallee. Parks Superintendent. Mr. Sallee has served as superintendent since the early days of the administration of former Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan, and during his tenure of office many outstanding improvements have been made in the city's park system. Mayor John W. Kern has not yet indicated whether Mr. Sallee will be retained. The superintendent is especially proud of the sound financial condition of the department during his administration, and the report points out that at the close of 1934 a working or unused balance of $152,268 03 remained in the departmental treasury. "This was accomplished,” the report says, ‘‘through strict economy in the purchase of materials and equipment, as well as the careful administration in the employment of labor and general personnel. "The policy of the board in maintaining a substantial reserve balance from year to year, avoiding the necessity of making loans for operating expenses at high interest rates, has been justified.” The bonded indebtedness of the department has been reduced by $707,360 in the five years of Mr. Sallee's superintendency. The only bonds actually authorized under this administration were for the improvement of the Willard Park swimming pool and amounted to $12,500. These were issued in May, 1930. Because of the excellent financial condition of the department, Mr. Bailee reports, there is an increasig demand at the local banks for Park Board bonds. One of the most important steps leading toward greater operative economy and efficiency was the merging of the park and recreation departments, which had been maintained as separate taxing units since 1917. This merger, accomplished by an act of the 1933 Legislature, has resulted in considerable saving through the avoidance of duplication in labor, materials and equipment, the report indicates. The Park Board budget last year was the lowest in 16 years, being approximately $200,000 less than in 1929. At the same time, maintenance costs have risen because of the fact that more people are taking advantage of the park and recreational facilities because of unemployment and increased leisure time. A general reorganization plan j was adopted by the board early in J 1930 which resulted in the reduction '< of maintenance costs, the abolish- j ment of 97 unnecessary jobs, and the placing of the entire depart-' ment on a more efficient basis, the I report continues. Perhaps the most outstanding j shake-up in this re-organization was in the municipal golf courses, the report indicates. Indianapolis has long boasted of its fine public links system but, in 1929, the golf courses were in a very poor physical condition and the golf department operated under a deficit of $25,684 This deficit is said to have been ctue largely to the pernicious system of issuing hundreds of golf passes without charge. Free passes were abilshed with the result that the golf deficit was turned to a profit of $25,808. Thereafter, the public courses showed a substantial profit each year until the full force of the depression began to show itself in 1932. Patronage of the links began to fall off and, despite the economies effected, a deficit of about $14,000 was shown in 1933 and 1934. For the five years, however, a profit of $40,206 was registered, and all the courses are in the best of condition, according to the report. The national public links tournament will be played on the Charles E. Coffin course next summer, he reminded the board. A reduction in the number of department employes, made necessary by the stringent need for economy, was effected by the combination of many jobs, most of which had been political sinecures established under earlier Coffin controlled administrations. Three new parks, Belmont at White River-pkwy and Belmont-av, Northwestern at Northwestern-av and Fa.l Creek-blvd, and the War Mothers' Memorial, at Cold Springrd ana White River, have been added to the city's system during Mr. Sallee’s term In office and all have become increasingly popular. Other outstanding accomplishments between 1930 and 1934 have the building of the Garfield Park swimming pool, the improvement of the Willard Park pool and bath house, the reconstruction of the Coffin golf colurse, now con-

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sidered one of the finest and most beautiful public courses in the country; the additions to Meridian-, st and to Pleasant Run-blvd parkways, the development of Woollen’s gardens north of Brendonwood, and the construction of the Christian Park Community Building. Last year w'as probably outstanding in the history of the depart-1 ment for the number and quality of the additions to the system, the report indicates. Most of these improvements would not have been possible without the aid of the Civil Works and Federal Emergency Relief Administrations which provided the labor for the projects, supervised by the department personnel. Thousands of men and trucks and other equipment were supplied to the city without cost.

One of the most important of these projects was the completion of five and one-half miles of new boulevards on N. Meridian-st, Kess-ler-blvd. Pleasant Run Parkway and other streets controlled by the department. At the same time, the department relinquished to the Works Board the control of Maple-rd, Meridianst south of Maple-rd, Capitol-av between Maple-rd and 16-st, and Watson-rd from Winthrop to Fair-field-av. The White River erosion control project, undertaken with Federal aid, brought about the improvement and extension of the beach at Riverside Park which is now one of the finest swimming beaches in this part of the state. The 14-acre Lake Reginald H. Sullivan was constructed on the Riverside nursery grounds affording at the same time a sanctuary for wild ducks and, in the winter, a skating rink. The entire city has been beautified by the planting of more than 250.000 trees and shrubs of every variety in the parks and along the boulevard system. For the past year the department also has sponsored a tree planting program for private lawns in co-op-eration with the Indianapolis Garden Clubs. Countless old trees and stumps were removed and replaced through the use of relief labor under Park Department supervision. Suggestions for the further beautification of the park system were made by Mr. Sallee at the conclusion of his report. He recommended the acquisition of lands on one or both sides of Fall Creek from Key-stone-av to 56th-st, east of Mi'lersville, for the construction of fcyulevard and scenic parkway to join the new Kessler-blvd; similar acquisition of land along Capitol-av south to Indiana-av for the construction of a boulevard to connect with the W. lOth-st boulevard past City Hospital to White River and W Michigan-st bridge. Also, acquisition of land along Fall Creek, south drive, Central-av to Collcge-av, to complete the boulevard connection; along Little Eagle and Big Eagle Creeks north from W. Washington-st for future parkway; along White River, east side, as far north as possible to connect with Golden Hill and 38thst. and along Lick Creek and Pleasant Run wherever feasible. This is part of a unified stream control program. The program also calls for the construction of a centrally located building for all park department mechanical forces, a permanent program of planting shade trees on city lawns, the dredging of Fall Creek with construction of a series of low dams between Maple Road-blvd and Northwestern-av and the landscaping of the banks and parkways. Mr. Sallee stated that the Park Board through economic reasons had been compelled to forego many needed improvements. Arthur Gilliom Named Speaker Arthur L. Gilliom. ex-attorney general of Indiana, will speak at the St. Patricks Day celebration Sunday, March 17. in the Riley Room of the Claypool.

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Child labor, temporarily outlawed by NRA codes, should be permanently banned by Indiana ratification of the Federal Child Labor Amendment, Beryl R. Johnson Topeka, Kas., American Legion social welfare leader (upper), told the House Labor Committee. Otherwise, he said, thousands of adults, who replaced children in American industrial plants, face the dangs losing their jobs. Mrs. W Mannon (lower), Indianap. udiana League of Women Voters executive, said ratification would accomplish both economic and social purposes.

SUSPECT CLEARED IH MACBETH DEATH William Chesire Innocent, Police Say After Quiz. William Chesire, 38, of 318 E. Walnut-st, who was held 24 hours for questioning as a suspect in the New Year’s Eve murder of Reynolds E. Macßeth, hardware merchant, was released as innocent, yesterday afternoon by Lieut. Roy Pope, homicide squad chief. Lieut. Pope at the time of Chesire’s arrest said that Chesire was believed to resemble a man who ran from Mr. Macßeth’s store at 822 N. Alabama-st, a few minutes before the body was found. TRUCK HEAD TO SPEAK A. W. S. Herrington to Tell of Europe’s Military Setups. The present military situation in Europe will be described by A. W. S. Herrington, president of Mar-mon-Herrington Cos., Inc., a firm which manufactures trucks suitable for military purposes, at the Scientech Club luncheon Tuesday at the Board of Trade.

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LEAGUE ENTRY IS FAVORED BY U, S, STUDENTS Scant .07 Per Cent Margin Shown in Digest Poll of 119 Colleges. By United Press NEW YORK, Feb. 2.—By a scant .07 per cent, undergraduates in 119 colleges and universities favor United States entry into the League of Nations, the Literary Digest peace poll of college students indicated today. This figure was based on the 65,000 ballots already recorded of the 325,000 sent out. The peace poll ballot asked for opinion on seven controversial issues relating to war and peace. On the question of League entry, the vote stood, 32,404 in favor, and 32,320 against. Asked if the United States could stay out of another great war, the students voted 68.3 per cent “yes” and 31.7 per cent “no.” On the third question, 83.5 per cent said they would bear arms if the United States were invaded, while 16.5 per cent said they would not. In case the United States should be the aggressor, however, 81.6 per cent said they would not bear arms, while 18.4 per cent said they would. Sixty-three per cent of the voters did not believe a navy and air force second to none w’as any insurance against war, although 37 per cent thought it might be. The most overwhelming majority 1n the poll, thus far, was the count of 90.2 per cent which favored government control of arms and munitions industries. Asked if they favored government conscription of all resources of capital and labor to control profit in war time, 81.5 per cent ballotted affirmatively. The results of the canvas of American undergraduate opinion is at considerable variance with results of a recent similar poll in England conducted by the League of Nations Union. Out of approximately a million votes, 973,000 favored continued membership in the League. In the same poll, however, 87 per cent favored the abolition of military aircraft by international agreement, and 93 per cent w r ould prohibit manufacture and sale of armaments for private use.

4079 VISIT EXHIBITION HOUSE DURING WEEK 43,663 Have Inspected Model Home Since Dec. 20. Exhibition House on the south lawn of the Federal Building was inspected by 4079 persons during the week ending Jan. 30, the repair and modernization committee of the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce announced today. The week’s visitors brought the grand total of 43,663 persons to pass through the model dwelling since Dec. 20. NAMED ON CODE GROUP Robert M. Bowes to Represent Auto Chemical Specialities. Robert M. Bow r es, president of the Bowes Seal Fast Corp. of Indianapolis, has been notified of his appointment to the code authority for the automotive chemical specialties manufacturing industry, it was announced yesterday. The code authority’s first meeting wfill be Feb. 6 in New York, a telegram from Earle W. Dahlberg, deputy administrator of the NRA, stated. 5 SHARE FIRST PLACE Tech Pupils Tie in Mathematics Contest at School. First place in the 29th algebra contest, sponsored by the Technical High School mathematics department was won by five pupils, it was announced today. They are Lorene Crouch, Edward Eberhardt, James Berling, Opal Soltau and Paul Spellman. THEOSOPHISTSTO MEET Dr. Glubok to Deliver Lecture on Soul of Rasputin. The Indianapolis Lodge of the Theosophical Society in America will meet at 8 Monday night at the Daughters of the American Revolution Chapter House, 824 N. Penn-sylvania-st, to hear Dr. S. Glubok speak on “The Good and Evil of the Soul of Rasputin.”

DISPASSIONATE DISPENSER OF JERSEY JUSTICE

The Hauptmann trial draws toward its close. Nerves are frayed from long weeks of rasping talk and harrowing argument. Attorneys bicker. The jury is restless. Through it all Justice Thomas W. Trenchard emerges with increased stature, admired by all, respected for his quiet conduct of the difficult case. Here, he is pictutred on the bench in Hunterdon County Court. The poses reveal the benign good humor with which he presides over the epic trial.

Adventure Essay Event Ends Today; Enter Now Ca:h, Theater Ticket Prizes Offered to Local Winners; African Trip Also Available. Today is the final day in which Times readers may enter the “Baboona” essay contest, the subject matter of which is “My Most Thrilling Adventure.” The Times, in conjunction with the Apollo Theater, is sponsoring this opportunity for its readers to win tickets to see the new Mr. and Mrs. Martin Johnson adventure film “Baboona”; a cash award of $25 and a

ENTERS 18TH DAY OF HICCOUGHING ATTACK Illinois Girl Weakens Rapidly; All Remedies Fail. By United Press ELMHURST, 111., Feb. 2.—Nine-teen-year-old Elizabeth Warner weakened rapidly today in her eighteenth day of continuous hiccoughing. Physicians using all the remedies of tradition and science resorted to intravenous feeding of the girl to maintain her strength. She has been able to sleep only in short snatches for 10 days and has become so exhausted that she can not speak to relatives at her bedside. Friends caring for the girl said she became hysterical last night. They and the physicians agreed that the attack was induced by worry and overwork in preparation for semester examinations at college. Tech Singers Entertain The Madrigal Singers of Technical High School sang yesterday noon in the Washington for the Exchange Club. The singers include Betty Hett, Sona Grigo, Josephine Best, Robert Younce, Robert Jordan and Fout Stewart.

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and a 75-day trip to Africa. Almost every one has had some thrilling experience, even though it was not an encounter with wild animals or savages, as in the case of Mrs. Martin Johnson. Any experience that you think exciting may constitute the tneme for your essay, “My Most Thrilling Adventure.” Ten prizes of two tickets each to see “Baboona” are being offered daily. After the completion of the contest, the best essay will be awarded $25 in cash. The second best essay written will be awarded a season pass to the Apollo Theater. The winner of the local contest then qualifies for the sectional contest and will compete with winners from the following cities: Louisville, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Youngstown, Canton, Rochester, Toledo, Columbus, Dayton, Akron, Buffalo and Ft. Wayne. The winner of the sectional contest will be awarded a 75-day trip to Africa. Essays must be plainly written and addressed to the Baboona Contest Editor of The Indianapolis Times. Contestants must be 19 years of age or older. The decisions of the judges in all instances will be final. Hospital Guild to Meet St. Vincent’s Hospital Guild will meet at 10 Monday morning at the nurses’ home adjoining the hospital.

CENTRAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH TO INSTALL Deacons and Elders to Take Posts Tomorrow. Installation services will be held at the morning service of the Central Christian Church, Walnut and Delaware-sts, tomorrow for officers elected to church offices Jan. 24. These officers and offices are: Re-elected deacons: M. E. Elstun, C. F. Evans, Hugh D. Fatout, George Griffin, John J. Morgan, G. W. Seaton, John Paul Ragsdale, W. W. Turpi, W. H. Long, J. Harry Miles, John H. Fuller, Dr. G. W. Early, L. C. Litten, Harley J. Vann, Herman Hoffmeister, Fred Wolf, Paul M. Kilby and Alwin R. Moses. New elders: B. H. Bossert, E. E. Houze, John D. Meek, Robert L. McKechnie, William C. Smith, Cecil E. Stalnaker, Robert C. Williams and Harry E. Yockey. New deacons: Ralph V. Roberts, Virgil Sly, Claus H. Besty, Ralph Bales, R. P. Bell, Marshall Orabill, Lloyd F. Evans and Glen V. Hueston. MISSIONARY TO LECTURE Secretary of National Society to Speak Here Tomorrow. The Rev. E. Graham Wilson, New York City, general secretary of the Prebyterian Board of National Missions, will speak at the Irvington Prebyterian Church tomorrow morning and at the Memorial Presbyterian Church tomorrow night and at a noon luncheon Monday at the Young Men’s Christian Association. Mr. Wilson supervises more than 7000 missionary enterprises, extending from Point Barrow, Alaska, to the West Indies.

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NEW SEMESTER WILL START AT I. U, ON MONDAY Classes to Resume Tuesday After Registration Is Completed. By Times Special BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Feb. 2. The second semester of the present school year at Indiana University will start with registration Monday morning. Registration will be conducted in the field house with Thomas A. Cockson. assistant registrar. in charee and will continue through Tuesday, with enrollment in classes aiso scheduled for Tuesday. Regular classroom work will get under way at 8 Wednesday morning. The majority ol I. U. students are now at their homes enjoying a fourday vacation following a week of final examinations. Faculty members must have all semester grades reported to the registrar's office tonight in order that all students may receive their first semester reports immediately upon their return to the university. The second semester enrollment will be slightly less than that of the first semester, due to losses resulting from final examinations. The enrollment for the semester just closing was 4901. which represents a 15 per cent increase over the 193334 first semester figures. Os the 4901 students taking work in the university iast semester, 4075 were registered at Bloomington and 826 at the Indianapolis divisions. Professor P. t C. Townsend of the history department, who has been on leave of absence for the last year, studying in Europe, will resume his teaching duties at the university next week. This will be the only change in the present faculty.

K. OF C. TO OBSERVE BOWLING ANNIVERSAY Silver Celebration to Be Staged by Pin Players Saturday. The Knights of Columbus will celebrate their silver bowling anniversary next Saturday night at the society’s hall, 1305 N. Delaware-st. Honored guests will be members of the Indianapolis 300 Bowlers Club. Louis Dugan, dance chairman, will be assisted by Joe Kirkhoff, Chris Orphey, Tony McCann, Theodore Barrett and William Greener. The celebration will be staged in caberet style from 10 to 1. Reservations are made through calling the K. of C. clubhouse. JEWELER TO LECTURE R. W. Garstang to Discuss Time Recording Before Rotary. Members of the Indianapolis Rotary Club will be addressed by Reginald W. Garstang, jeweler, at the regular weekly luncheon Tuesday in the Claypool. This talk will include discussions on time-record-ing devices and exhibition of a number of famous timepieces. Mr. Garstang is vice president and treasurer of Julius C. Walk & Son.