Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 July 1937 — Page 6

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City F armers Argue ‘Where Does Tall Corn Grow?"

Hayden Webster walles dovan into the deep waves ; of corn to lift a broom and prove he has the tallest corn in town—12 feet, 10 inches.

13 and Half Feet Is Unofficial Record at Broad Ripple Home

Want to ar reve?

Then tell your next door neighbor you have the tallest corn in

Indianapolis.

It all started when a Broad Ripple man, Paul Pratt, brought in a

picture of his wife measuring some corn 9 feet 3 inches tall.

he had something. But some others didn’t. thought he had some feeble stuff, in fact. And they wrote letters about it. “I refuse to let Mr. Pratt get awa with this stuff,” one wrote. “I have | the tallest corn.” “He hasn’t any corn at all,” another. *“I have.”

So Controversy Raged

So it began. growers was aroused, and the controversy raged.

The photographer, traveling

around Indianapolis, ran into Hay- |

den Webster and his son Bob, who have a 30-acre farm at Keystone Ave. and Minnesota St. They have about 15 acres of corn, and they also grow oats, beans, potatoes, tomatoes, cabbage, onions and “slightly amused.” They grow amused when they hear that someone thinks his nine-foot corn is the tallest in town. “Listen,” said Mr. Webster the younger, “we had some corn last year over 14 feet.” “Last year?” “Yes. Last year.” “Oh.” “But this inches.” His father held up a broom to the tallest. He was nearly hidden in the maze of the maize. “How about this, though?” he was asked, “are you in the city limits?” “Sure we are,” replied Mrs. Webster. She pointed a block or down the road to the city limits. “We have the only farm in town.”

year's is 12 feet 10

Is He a Professional?

Mr. Webster didn't think he should be barred from competition for professionalism either, although it was explained most of the amateur corn growers see their “tallest” rise in the back yards. But at the George Davis home, 6503 Ferguson, another Broad Ripple champion appeared. Foreign competition entered the controversy here, however, when

WELFARE EXHIBIT IS SENT TO FAIR

The State Welfare Board today sent a 20-foot exhibit depicting the department’s activities to the Dearborn County Fair at Lawrenceburg, first of seven fairs at which the exhibit is to be shown. Others are Ripley, Lake, Harrison, Newton, Bluffton and DeKalb Counties. - The exhibit also is to be shown at the State Fair Educational Building here.

JOBS OF 28 GO WHEN

POWER PLANT SHUTS

ty United Press ANDERSON, Ind, July 28. — Closure of the Indiana Railroad power plant has eliminated jobs of 28 men. The railroad is now operating interurban cars with power provided by the Public Service Corp. The company’s repair shops, employing 100 men, still are in operation.

CLOTHING FOR ALL

They &

wrote |

Pride of local corn |

SO |

He thought

Mrs. Davis, standing beside the wav- | ing stalks, explained the corn was _ [from South America. | Mrs. Davis, looking up at the corn |in her urban back yard, said: “I | look like a farmer sure enough.” She said the corn was 13 feet, 6 inches tall, although there wasn't a tape measure handy just then. It might have been even higher, she thought, if her husband hadn't

| got it planted too thick. But even

so, she thought they | had the tallest corn in the city. Anyone elise thir else think so?

THREATENS BAN ON MARRIAGES

Judge Warns Couples Who Try to Avoid Illinois Hygienic Law.

By United Press KANKAKEE, Ill. | Judge W. R. Hunter today un- | earthed a 22-year-old Illinois stat- | ute which he said he would invoke | in refusing to recognize marriages of Kankakee County couples who flee the state to escape the new hygienic and three-day delay Illinois marriage law. Judge Hunter pointed to a law | passed in 1915 which reads:

and who are disabled or prohibited [from contracting marriage under the laws of this state, shall go into another state or country and be | married, such marriage shall be null and void.” Couples eloping to Crown Point, Ind, and other out-state cities are subject to prosecution for adultery, disorderly conduct or Mann Act | charges, he said. | The judge made the statément | after learning the County Marriage | License Bureau had done no busi- | ness since the new Illinois law went | into effect July 1.

ADDITION PROPOSED FOR COURT HOUSE

Times Special LOGANSPORT, Ind. July 28.— The Cass County Council and County Commissioners today have under consideration erection of an addition to the Court House to provide needed storage compartments. The proposed addition was discussed when Otto Jensen, State Tax Board member, of Indianapolis, conducted his budget clinic at the Court House this week.

July 28.—Circuit |

“If persons residing and intending | to continue to reside in this state |

But he hadn’t heard of Mrs. George Davis, who stands beside some stalks at her home she thinks top them all with 13 feet 6 inches.

Times Photos.

The photographer thought the third picture wouid show some tall stuff on N. Addison St. But it turned out only 10 feet 2 inches.

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School problems

School grounds Saturday | bY school officials, teachers, | pupils.

ARE TO HOLD OUTING | WASHINGTON,

| Senate today had confirmed the | are to be dis-| nomination of Ralph J. Rivers to be

cussed at Arsenal Technical High but not | fourth division, district of Alaska.

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| The event will be the annual pic-

of the Custodians’ Association the Indianapolis School Board.

committee on arrangements.

nic of approximately 300 members |

of |

Ray Harmon is chairman of the |

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JOB STATISTICS

Ice Cream Industry Lays Off Workers While Furriers Get Busy.

The thermometer readings and employment figures for Indiana just don’t jibe at all, according to Martin F. Carpenter, Indiana State Employment Service director. But he has the explanation for it and figures to back them up. Strange as it may seem, employment in industries producing cooling beverages, ice cream and dairy products, slumps during August. But at the same time employment increases among producers of coal, furnaces, stoves, furs and candy.

Prepare for Winter

The producers of much-needed summer heat relief preparations begin to run into the slump as the torried temperatures cease, but the coal men and furriers, et al, get ready for a big cold weather business and take on more employees.

Mr. Carpenter said that 37 Hoosier industries may be expected to expand and 14 to decrease employment next month about 2 per cent in comparison with July figures.

“It is fortunate,” Mr. Carpenter said, “that about the time hot weather lines begin laying off workers, other businesses are on the upgrade and begin hiring. The successful transfer of casual workers from one industry to another, with a minimum loss of time and energy, is one of the problems which the public employment service can help to solve.”

Variations Studied

He said the bureau has made a statistical study of seasonal variations in manufacturing employment so that it is prepared for fluctuating demands for workers.

according to Mr. Carpenter. Its

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Administration Officials Are Announced for 1937-38.

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