Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 October 1937 — Page 23

Third Section

9 DIXIE STATES CAMPAIGN FOR FACTORY SITES

Governors Head Drive to Advertise Industrial Value of South. |

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (U. P)— Governors of nine southeastern states today launched a $100,000 nation-wide advertising campaign designed to speed industrial devel-

opment of states below the MasonDixon line. The program, begun with advertisements in national magazines and designed later to be augmented by displays in daily newspapers, represents the first step in an advertising program with an eventual annual budget of $250,000. Lawrence W. Robert Jr. of Atlanta, Ga., industrial consultant for the conference, said chief executives of North and South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana have pledged full co-operation in the drive for industrialization of Dixie. : The annual budget of $250,000, combined with funds provided previously by individual legislatures for small-scale programs, will mean annual expenditure of more than half a million dollars for advertising industrial advantages of the South. Several southern states, led by Mississippi, have launched campaigns to bring industries south for utilization of large supplies of raw materials, cheap power, lower production costs and capital investments and excellent transportation facilities. The four primary objectives of the drive, the governors said, are adjustment of freight rate differentials affecting the southeast; equitable taxation policies; a friendly labor attitude between employer and em-

ployee and co-operation with the ly

Federal = Government on proper major policies affecting industrial developments.”

OLD GOLD DAY AT DEPAUW ARRANGED

Times Special GREENCASTLE, Oct. 1.—Plans were released today for the celebration Oct. 16 of Old Gold Day, high spot on the fall calendar of DePatwv ‘University. Topping the program is the Ball State-DePauw football game. Other highlights of the week-end include the presentation of the Old Gold Day play, Friday and Saturday nights; a meeting of the Board of Trustees, Saturday; special chapel services; and a mixer for returning alumni in the gym after the football game. President Clyde E. Wildman heads the Old Gold Day committee.

FALL VICTIM IMPROVES Clarence Vance, 45, of 3518 E. 25th St., injured when he fell from a second story window at his home yesterday, was reported in fair condition in City Hospital today. He received a fractured left arm and leg injuries.

NOBLE GRANDS EVENT SET

The Olive Branch Post, Noble Grands Association, is to hold a covered-dish luncheon at the Lodge Home, 1336 N. Delaware Wednesday, Oct. 6.

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Indianapolis Household Help

Domestic Labor Supply Decreasing Here, Hiring Agency Reports

OUSEWIVES will do their own housework unless they can compromise with their help on wages and hours of labor, Miss Evangeline Stottlemyer, State Employment Service, Indianapolis office senior interviewer, predicted today. Miss Stottleppyer explained that an acute shortage of household labor exists in Indianapolis, as it does throughout the country. Fur- . thermore, she said, the demand is constantly increasing while the supply of labor is decreasing. There are several reasons for the scarcity, she added. Women eligible for housework more and more are turning to the industrial

CONTACT WITH ROSS

KIDNAPERS HINTED

G-Men Believe a Case Is Near.

CHICAGO, Oct. 1 (U. P.)—Intense activity by G-Men hinted today that a contact might have been established with the kidnapers of Charles S. Ross, retired valentine

manufacturer. : Six Federal agents were seen at the Ross apartment, where Mrs. Ross was waiting for instructions from the kidnapeérs. Among them

was reported Earl Connelley, crack

kidnap case:investigator. : Department of Justice offices previously announced they would not take active part in the case until a week had elapsed after the kidnaping, or unless interstate communications were employed to demand ransom. Mr. Ross was kidnaped six days ago. Investigators refused to say whether contact had been established, but said they hoped for an important “break” in the case short-

They prepared for a long investigation, however, with announcement that unless the case broke within a few days they would issue 100,000 descriptive circulars to police headquarters all over the nation. A flurry of excitement in Chicago over discovery of the body of a welldressed murder victim near Valparaiso, Ind., subsided when the man was identified as George Morris, 45, Gary, Ind., hotel and “avern owner. It was feared at first the body might be that of Mr. Ross.

BROWDER WILLING TO FIGHT FOR U.S.

BOSTON, Oct. 1 (U. P.).—Earl Rs Browder, 1936 Communist presidential candidate who was jailed for opposing the World War draft, has changed his mind and would fight for the United States in another war—if it weren't against Russia.. “I would carry arms for the United States in order to help fight fascism which is wrecking fhe world,” he told the special legislative commission investigating subversive organizations yesterday. But, asked if he would carry arms for the United States against Russia, he replied: “I refuse to entertain such a possibility. It is impossible under the present international situation for this country to go to war with Russia, where Russia is helping the

United States.”

and commercial fields where shorter and more regular working hours, as well as higher wages, prevail. Moreover, 'many women _ desiring to do housework lack much of the necessary training. The return of many married women in to commercial fields and the general upturn in economic conditions have been responsible, Miss Stottlemyer believes, for the increased demand.

HE |sees as a solution to the problem the placing of houseon a “piecework” basis. S plan, she explained, housewives would engage specialized \workers to do each of their jobs. These workers would be engaged for a short, specified time and would be paid higher

wages. i These workers, however, would

have to be highly trained in the tasks they were to perform. ! : 8 8 =» ODAY household ‘wages have

shown some increase, Miss Stottlemyer said. The weekly

average now is about $6 or $7, as -compared to $4 or $5 during the fiscal year which ended in July. Moreover, employers usually in- - crease the wages of their employees after they have worked for some time. Experienced maids

has a bar where beer and wine are served. Under an arrangement approved

by the Michigan State Liquor Con-

Lindbergh Continuing Work on

‘Artificial Heart,

’ Carrel Reveals

NEW YORK, Oct. 1 (U. P).—Dr. Alexis Carrel, research scientist, disclosed today that he and Col. Charles A. Lindbergh were continuing experimentation looking toward perfection of the “artificial heart” which they devised for study of human organs outside the body. Dr, Carrel, returning from abroad on the Normandie, refused to say they were making progress, but indicated they still were working along

the same lines. He rejected as “non-©-

sensical” reports that Col. Lindbergh planned to become a British citizen. The French liner brought an unusual assemblage of celebrities: Among them William C. Bullitt, Ambassador to France, declined to discuss the foreign situation. He said he vob here to place his daughter in ool in Virgihia. Hedy Keisler, Austrian actress, who starred in the film ‘Ecstasy,” said she had been signed by Louis B. Mayer for Hollywood under the name of Hedy Lamarr. She shrugged when asked about her

Hard Winter

Is Comin’, Says

Mountaineer]

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W. Va. Oct. 1 (U. P.).—Frazier Corron, 85, one of the keenest prognosti-

‘cators in these here Alleghanies,

took his weather eye off the squirrels long enough to give off his an-

Jual winter prediction today.

“Looks like a hard winter for sure,” he experted.

How does he know? Well, just

take a look at the squirrels. Haven't |

they been carrying whole horsechestnuts into their storehouses, and haven’t they been busier than a cat at a convention of mice for several weeks, laying up their winter supply of food? “Never saw it to fail yet,” Mr. Corron said. “Two years ago the squirrels raised a gosh-a-mighty rukus laying in for the winter and look at the snow and cold we had. Last year they was quiet and peaceful and we'd like to think it was

‘Florida here in the mountains. Now

look at the little devils bustlin’ all over the pace for winter food.”

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separation from her husband, a Viennese industrialist who spent a fortune trying to suppress “Ecstasy.” Grisha Goluboff, 14, San Francisco violin prodigy, also was signed by Mayer on the way over. Others aboard included Ezio Pinza, Metropolitan Opera basso, who said he was en route to San Francisco for a concert and to defend a breach of promise action; Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Sonja Henie, Samuel Guggenheim, copper magnate, and Danielle Darrieux, French movie actress with a Hollywood contract.

Bar Rejected as Temporary ~ Classroom for Michigan Pupils

GARDEN CITY, Mich., Oct. 1 (U. P.).—Members of the Garden City School Board agreeing that a bar room was no place to teach school, today resumed their search for temporary classroom quarters. The Board rejected the offer of the “Square Deal Club” to provide

room for crowded classes. The ine

trol Commission, the club rooms| would be used for educational purposes during the day time. The bar would be partitioned off from the study hall, and would not serve drinks during class hours. | “The arrangement was only an ‘if’ proposition in the first place,” H. Franklin Donner, School Board secretary, explained. “We intended to use the club’s auditorium only if we could find no other solution.” The Board called a special meeting of school electors for next Tuesday to ballot on a proposal to erect

and equip additional classrooms at a cost not to xceed $7000.

ROTARIANS TO ELECT DIRECTORS FOR CLUB

Indianapolis Rotarians are to meet in the Hotel Claypool next

Tuesday to elect directors. Voting is to be in the Florentine Room at 6 p. m. A dinner is scheduled for 7 p. m. in the Riley Room, to be followed by entertainment. Carl B. Shafer, election board chairman, announced there is no provision for absentee or proxy voting.

and cooks familiar with the care “of children can command higher

" wages. Many of them, she ex-

plained, earn as much as $14 to $16 a week.

HE Employment Office’s chief problem is finding women

who are willing to live at the homes where they are to work. Most women prefer to work only during the days, returning to their own homes at night. Employers, Miss = Stottlemyer has found, have difficulty in finding help because they do not outline clearly their employees’ duties or hours of work. Many, too, ask for single girls between the ages of 20 and 35.

It is in this age range that the greatest scarcity exists.

as Second-Class Matter Postoffice, Indianapolis, Ind.

JOWEVER, Miss Stottlemyer pointed out, she is unable to fill many jobs because of the employees’ lack of training. “Many admit they are poor cooks,” she said, “while others have failed to get employment because they couldn’t iron shirts.” Usually employers do not stress the need for schooling, but rather want a worker who is honest, clean and willing. * “Once in a -while,” she explained, “the employer will be more exacting in her requirements. Some ask for maids to fit a certain size uniform, and those who have small apartments refuse even to consider a girl unless she is small.” Miss Stottlemyer emphasized the need for some kind of public health examination of household employees. >

Ex-Attorney Rides His Hobby To Help Out State Tax Board

A man who studies taxes as a hobby hung his hat up in the State House today and sat down to a desk piled high with papers. He is Bert E. Woodbury, a retired attorney from Union City, who was hired by the State Tax Board to help out in this peak period. From now until Dec. 1, the Board has the task of reviewing most of the local property tax levies of cities, counties and townships of Indiana.

Mr. Woodbury’s job is to find errors made by local officials, and as a starter he discovered one township trustee had budgeted for almost $4000 more than his 1938 tax levy would raise. “The average farmer - trustee makes a 7 look like a 9 and a 3 like a 5,” he said. “I have to catch errors of this kind, correct addition and look into budgets where the publication notice was faulty.

He Likes Budgets

“Taxes have been a hobby with me for a long time. I served on

boards of review and adjustment boards back home (Randolph County) and like to study budgets.” Under the new law, the State Tax Board is required to review all budgets which exceed the $1.25 limit for rural areas and $2 for urban districts. Hearings are held on these levies at various county seats, and a Board member or examiner must be present. Mr. Woodbury is making notes on the budgets he is studying to

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COUNTY TAXES WAITING STATE REVIEW BOARD

Adjustment Body Praised For ‘Thorough’ Probe of Budget Items.

Following formal approval by the County Adjustment Board at 2 p.m, this afternoon, tax rates of Ccunty units are to be turned over to the State Tax Board for final study. The rates, including the $3.20 In-dianapolis-Center rate, were agreed upon by the Board Wednesday. Harry Miese, Indiana Taxpayers’ Association director, told the Board at the conclusion of its three week’s study that “this Board has made a more thorough and searching investigation into budget items than any Tax Board for many years.” The Board reduced the Indianap-olis-Center rate by 42 cents. This amounts to a saving for taxpayers of more than $2,000,000. The State reviewing body may make further cuts or restore budget slashes. It was indicated that at least one County department would appeal to the State Board for fund restoration. The rates were to be certified to the State Board by Fabian Biemer, Chief Deputy County Auditor, later Joday.

FIREMAN INJURED IN FALL OFF ROOF,

John J. Hagerty, 59, of 330 Eastern Ave. City fireman injured while fighting a small blaze, was reported in fair condition at City Hospital today. Mr. Hagerty, member of Co. 4, fell off a roof at the American Specialty Co., Capitol Ave. and Morris St, last night. Origin of the -fire was undetermined. Hulbert J. Smith, president, estimated damage at $7500. The C. A. Robertson Co. on the building's

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