Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 April 1939 — Page 18

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~~ SCHOOLS" COST

BELOW AVERAGE FOR 70° CITIES

Operating Expense Here $18 A Year Less, Federal Survey Shows.

Cost of operating Indianapolis schools and libraries is $18.06 a year less for each public school child than the average in 70 cities of 100,000 or more, DeWitt S. Morgan, school superintendent, announced today. In a report issued by the U. S.

Office of Education, the average operating expenditures for educating a child one year in the 70 cities was $120.87, in 1937-38. The expenditure per child in Indianapolis was $102.81, 14 per cent below the average, Mr. Morgan said. “The comparison is more significant when it is learned that the Indianapolis figure includes the expenditures for the public libraries as well as the schools. while in most of the other cities, the expenditure is for the schools only,” Mr. Morgan explained. The report disclosed the per capita expenditures in Indianapolis not only were below the average in 193233. but have dropped even farther below the average since that time. In 1932-33, the per capita cost was $1.09 below the average; in 1933-34, it was $8.07 below average: in 193433, $11.16: 1935-36, $13.72; and in 1936-37, £16.54 below average. “The restoration of services, more adequate appropriations for supplies and maintenance, and more equitable remuneration for personnel, which were curtailed during the depression, accounts for increased costs in all cities.” said Mr. Morgan. “This restoration is obviously taking place more slowly in Indianapolis than in many other cities, as evidenced by the fact that the average per capita costs nationally increased $29.18 per pupil from 193233 to 1937-38, while the Indianapolis expenditure has increased only $12.21 per pupil in the same period.”

LOOT—ONE WATCHDOG TOLEDO, April 21 (U. P).—Burglars who entered the home of Floyd Brinkley stole only the watchdog, Mr. Brinkley told police.

Pearson’s W. Wash.

The answer is (are) “Yes.”

Shuman, 622 E. 53d St. Her job is to answer questions of visitors to the model home and the home town exhibit, and it’s a full time operation. | “What is the large grating in the! ceiling as you come in the door?” “That's a ventilator.”

Clears Up Everything

“What's the door to the right?” “That leads to the basement.” “How do you clean the .panel walls?" “With a dust cleth or a damp, cloth.” “Will the flowers in the garden grow as they are?” “Yes.” “How much did this home cost?” “Between $14,000 and $15,000.” “What will happen to it after the show?” “It will be dismantled erected on a lot for sale.” “Is that a real wood-burning fireplace?” “Ybes" “Do you get tired answering questions?” *No.” Then More Curiosity

Visitors aren't questioned out, either, when they have wandered through the model house as much as

and

they wish. Most of them drift over

Janet Shuman

2 =

Home Show S Information Girl Never Tires—Oh, Yeh!

Are the flowers real and will the walls clean easily? Are the panels of oak and do a lot of people ask more and harder question than these?

The place, of course, is the Indianapolis Annual Home Show at the Fair Grounds, and the young lady with all the answers, some of them much more compiicated than a simple “yes” or “no,” is Miss Janet

to the Bell Telephone Co. display! which is a set of trick phenes which

talk back at you. You say something into the phone

and in a couple of seconds your voice says the same thing right back at

you. Thus, you learn how your voice sounds on the phone, something that's pretty hard to do in any other way. The voice is recorded magnetically somehow. One person started to recite the Declaration of Independence, but got shut off-in five seconds. That's all the longer you can talk to yourself at one time. * Most people approach the counter, ask what it’s all about, and are thrilled at the idea of hearing thems selves talk, the counter girl said:

Most of Them Say ‘Hello’

They pick up the phone, frown a minute, and then ask: “What shall I say?” She tells them they whatever they wish. They seem self-conscious and then, nine times out of 10, say into the phone: “Hello. How are you?” You can’t get away from questions at the Home Show.

may say

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WPA PROJECT UP

13 Proposals Submitted, Total Cost Would Be Over $2,000,000.

Improvement of State School for the Deaf buildings at a cost of $22,804 is among 13 proposed WPA projects, costing $2,066,012, submitted to State Administrator John K. Jennings for approval. The largest project calls for expenditure of $1,747,189 for street improvements at Terre Haute. Other requests include: Covington, $39,145 for installation of a sanitary sewer system; Marion, $52,830 to improve U. S. Veterans

Administration facilities; Bloomfield;

$54,431 to improve streets, sidewalks, curbs and gutters; Vincennes, $32,227 for sewing rooms: Heltonville, $2761 to improve public . school building. Peru, $26,633 for maintenance and operation of sewing rooms; Stinesville, $5022 to improve sanitary conditions at school;

‘George IIT’

Favorite in Turtle Race

DETROIT, April 21 (U. P). —“George the Third” suddenly became a heavy favorite in the University of Detroit's intercollegiate turtle trudge tloday when it was revealed that he swam the Detroit River from Canada to enter the contest. The Walkerville Tech, Walkerville, Ontario, entry found backing from several hundred turtle race fans who believed he could kick his flippers on land as well as in water. Mayor Reading was to fire the starting gun that will sig-

nal the race stewards to apply a small electric shock to the hard-shelled trotters. The 20 entries were to be run in four heats, the winners meeting in the finals.

C.1. 0. WARNS OF BENDIX ‘TIEUP"

South Bend Leaders Charge Martin Seeks to Split U. A. W. at Plant.

' SOUTH BEND, April 21 (U, P.) — C. 1. O. leaders had warned today that “any attempt to divide the Bendix Aviation Corp. United Automobile Workers unit might result in a stoppage of operations.”

The statement was issued in answer to a suit for a temporary restraining order brought by members of the faction headed by Homer Martin, independent union leader. The answer charged that Martin leaders circulated petitions intended to “sever the membership of the C. I. 0. group and set up a dual union within the plant.” In its suit to restrain temporarily the exclusive bargaining power of the portion of the union adhering to the C. I. O. the Martin faction claimed a majority of plant employees.

Alas, Alack! Aladdin and $1400 Gone

HOLLYWOOD, April 21 (U. P).—A man with a method for making banknotes out of plain white paper was missing today, along with the $1400 two women' gave him for prototypes. Margaret Hnat and Lucille Kamm, film colony cooks, told police the modern-day Aladdin sandwiched their $500, $100 and $50 bills between strips of glazed paper and

cardboard cut to currency shape. He wrapped the pack in oiled silk and poured chemicals over it. “How careless, I've forgotten one of the chemicals,” he said. “I'll go get it. Watch this money carefully.” The women waited three hours before opening the bundle and discovering the money gone, .

STANDARD OIL SET FOR GOLDEN JUBILEE

Standard Oil of Indiana will celebrate its Golden Jubilee with a special advertising and merchandising campaign this spring and summer, Indianapolis Sales Division officials

announced nere today. The campaign was outlined at a meeting of 500 dealers from Indianapolis and vicinity at the Athletic Club last night. Indianapolis division officials of Standard Oil at the dealers’ conference were R. S. Orr, division manager; G. E. Lewis, assistant manager reseller; H. H. Akers, assistant manager wholesale; F. M. LeValley, sales promoter; F. J. Barron, adver~ tising representative; H. G. Gaston, main station agent; H. E. McKeen and G. G. Howard, special salesmen, and J. M. Kissinger, Atlas tire spe= cial salesman.

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