Indianapolis Times, Volume 47, Number 32, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 April 1935 — Page 10

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1500 FAMILIES TO BE TAKEN TO ALASKACOLONT Army Transport Will Move Northwest’s Citizens to New Home. K't r nited Pm* WASHINGTON. April 17—The Army transport St Mihiel will be pressed into service to take approximately 1500 Michigan. Wisconsin and Minnesota residents to anew colony in Alaska, where they will try to make a fresh start in life. The colonists were selected from families on relief.

The St. Mihiel was placed at their disposal on request of Relief Administrator Harry L. Hopkins, the War Department announced today. The transport Is now laid up in reserve at the San Francisco Army base. The first contingent of 200 families is expected to sail from San Francisco about May 1. It will comprise about 700 persons including 165 women and children. The second contingent will sail from Seattle on the St. Mihiel about May 15. On this voyage the transport will carry about 535 women and children Mr. Hopkins has announced that. In addition to the settlers, approximately 400 men from transient camps will form part of the first contingent and will assist temporarily in building the new community around the village of Palmer, Alaska, on the Alaska Railroad about 125 miles from Seward. The transients will return to the states late next fall The 3500-mile trek of the settlers by land and sea will end in the wooded valley of Matanuska. •’Where the settlers will begin the task of clearing the land for truck gardening and dairying. The livestock will be shipped by commercial vessels, together with part of the freight. Household effects, farm implements, building materials and other miscellaneous supplies will be shipped with th* settlers on the St. Mihiel. The Matanuska Valley is now inhabited by 117 families. It is planned to lay out 40-acre homesteads for each new family. FOUR DIE IN RAIL CRASH Canadian Engineer, Three Transients Victims. Fireman Missing. Ha I nttnl pn*x HEATHERTON, N. S., April 17. Four men were killed today when a Canadian National west-bound express train jumped the rails near here. A fifth man. Fireman Charles MacDonald, was missing, and a sixth was seriously injured. None of the passengers was hurt. Those killed were Engineer Laurie Mclntosh and three transients riding on the tender. Fireman MacI>,,naid disappeared and was believed buried under the locomotive. One transient was hurt critically.

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News Survey of Indiana

By Time* Sperial FRANKLIN. Ind., April 17 —Johnson County, home of the famous Johnson County White Corn, has made a bid to have the national corn-husking contest in the county. Tentatives site for the contest was Covington. Fountain County, home of the state champion husker. Lawrence Pitzer, but since that county has had chinch bug trouble the last few years. Johnson County farmers hope the site will be changed. The contest will attract com huskers from all of the large com producing areas and about 20.000 spectators are anticipated at the event. Farmers of Johnson County feel that it has a good claim to the contest, because the original corn kings of the nation were residents of the county. L. B. Clore. who developed the white corn, is a leader in the movement to bring the contest here. Peter Lux. national corn king, won the title at the International Exposition in Chicago with his display of Johnson County Com.

a a a Loans Available By Time* Special LEBANON. Ind.. April 17.—Announcement is made by I. J. Heller, field supervisor. Emergency Crop and Feed Loan Office, that applications for emergency crop and feed loans are being received by the Boone County. Loan Committee at the Courthouse. The loans will be made only to farmers who are unable to obtain seed, fertilizer, supplies and feed or credit with which tc purchase them. The regulations provide that the largest loan to one farmer this year will be SSOO with a minimum of $lO Loans will not be made for purchasing livestock or machinery or for the payment of debts or taxes. Loans will be made only to applicants who are co-operating with the Federal production control program. a a a Sues on Horse Deal H\f Time ft Special BLOOMINGTON, April 17. An unusual suit which brought back memories of the black mustached horse traders of another day was filed here recently by Eli Stailey. The complaint stated that Charles Allen and Ralph Mullen “misrepresented the qualities of a horse they sold to Eli Stailey.” A judgment of S2OO is asked. 808 Auto Wrecks Store By Time* Special JEFFERSONVILLE, April 17. Jack Carl, 15. accidentally stepped on the gasoline lever of a parked automobile and sent the car through a clothing store window'. The car lurched wildly out of control and stopped in the noddle of the window' amid an Easter display. BBS It’s an Old Custom By United Pre* . BEDFORD, April 17.—Two men who have witnessed every opening game of the Cincinnati Reds for more than half a century expected to be on hand today w'hen the team plays Pittsburgh. Frank Tech, 73, retired Bedford merchant, will see his fifty-fifth consecutive game and his brother, Edward, 70, North Vernon, will witness his fifty-fourth consecutive opener. It was through no fault of his own that Edward Tech missed one

of the openers. He was serving on a grand jury at Evansville and the judge refused to release him from duty. BUB Work Follows Fire By T j m et Special PRINCETON, April 17. Courthouse employes are straightening out county records here and trying to find which ones had been lost in a fire which burned the upper floors 6f the 51-year-old Gibson County courthouse Monday. The fire apparently started from a defective flue. B B B Court Opening Set By Time* Special FT. WAYNE, April 17. The spring term of the Federal District Court will open here next Monday, it is announced by James R. Fleming, United State District Attorney. Mr. Fleming said there would be no jury trials held during the term which will last a w r eek or 10 days. U. S. BUYS 1754 ACRES CF RIPLEY CO. LAND Tract to Be Turned Over to National Park Service. By Time* Special WASHINGTON, April 17.—Purchase of 1754 acres of land in Ripley County by the Federal Emergency Relief Administration was announced yesterday by Director Harry L. Hopkins. The land is to be delivered for recreational use by the National Park Service and will then be turned over to the county. Its retirement from production is part of the submarginal land program announced for Southern Indiana counties last September.

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RAILROAD ACT RULING IS DUE ABOUTAPRIL29 Retirement Law Validity to Be Decided by Verdict of High Court. By United Per** WASHINGTON, April 17.—A ruling on the validity of the railroad retirement act now pending before the Supreme Court is expected when the court resumes deliberations April 29. The court's opinion is expected to deal to some extent with a definition of interstate commerce, a question of growing importance as new NRA legislation is being formed. It may also have a bearing on contemplated social reform legislation, though this possibility is one which will be known only when the opinion is read. The railroad retirement act was passed at the close of the seventythird Congress. It establishes a com-

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ST, JOHN’S TO HOLD JUBILEE NEXT MONTH Committees Appointed to Aid With Preparations for Celebration. A number of auxiliary committees have been appointed to aid with plans for the diamond j ibilee celebration at St. John's Academy in May. Mrs. Mary Rice Murphy, publicity

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