Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 2 August 1939 — Page 4

'LOUISIANA'S TOP OIL MAN MISSES * FEDERAL PROBE

William Helis, Heavy Contributor to Democrats, in Greece; Plans Unknown.

By THOMAS L. STOKES Times Special Writer

NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 2.—Investi-| §

gation of the part oil has played in Loéuisiana’s politics—which is ex-

pected eventually to overshadow all|’™

other scandals—proceeds before the Grand Jury here without the presence of one of the state's leading oil magnates. He is willlam Helis, Greek Consul at New Orleans, who left in the spring for his native land to develop oil concessions there and has not returned. Whether he plans at any - ~time soon to come back to this country has not been divulged, nor

has the Government tipped its hand as to what negotiations it may have had with the oil magnate.

Cad Viewed as Key Figure,

He is a key figure in the current Grand Jury inquiry into possible violation of the Connally “Hot Oil” Act which forbids the shipment in interstate commerce of oil produced beyond quotas fixed by the State Conservation Commissioner. His operations in the New Iberia fleld came under investigation two years ago by agents of the Interior . Department, which administers the Connally Act. More recently the scrutiny has extended to other extensive and. productive fields operated by Mr. Helis in the Gulf Coast area. He has been a prominent background figure in Louisiana politics

through his association with Mayor |

Robert S. Maestri of New Orleans, the boss of this state.

Honored at Dinner

Mr. Helis was the largest single

contributor to the Democratic Na tional Committee in 1938. Postmaster General Farley was the principal speaker at a testimonial dinfier in New York last March 21, at Which Mr. Helis was honored for services to Greece.

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. HOOSIER CONFIRMED WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (U. P.) — The Senate late yesterday confirmed the nomination of Charles O, Hall

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Bright lights came to New Bethel last night in a field that two days ago was pasture. Marion County Fair opened with ideal weather conditions and to a large crowd. There

Times Photos. 3-year-old Beverly Byfield,

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STATE WILL CHECK COUNTY FAIR SALES

Indiana Gross Income Tax agents

are to investigate concessions of the Marion County Fair, being held at New Bethel this week, to make sure that they are complying with the income tax law, Clarence A. Jackson, division head, said today. Operators of transient businesses are required to pay the gross income tax on their receipts in Indiana the same as established merchants, Mr. Jackson pointed out. Operators are also required to purchase dn Indiana Store license. “The fee for a single store is $3.50 and entitles the transient purchaser to operate anywhere in the State,” Mr. Jackson said. “More than a million dollars

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merchants and show companies at Indiana fairs and carnivals “was checked by a ‘flying squadron’ of inspectors from the Department during the 1938 season and subjected to the State gross income tax,” he added.

RICHMOND ELECTRIC. BUDGET IS REVISED

RICHMOND, Ind. Aug. 2 (U. P). —The Richmond municipal electric light plant will turn over only $200,000 of its anticipated earnings to the City for its 1940 budget, rather than the $316,000 which has been given the last three years. City officials and Mayor John

Britten’s advisory committee decided | | on the cut to make funds available | | for expansion of the plant to meet a ||

growing demand for electric energy. The plant’s tentative budget calls for $193,900 in excess of the present one.

A 15,000 Kilowatt turbo-generator is|! proposed to give the plant a genera- |!

tive capacity of 40,000 kilowatt hours, .

EVA TANGUAY IS 61; HEALTH IMPROVED

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 2 (U. P)—|: Eva Tanguay, 61 yesterday, was told | . by her doctor today that she still. has a good many birthdays=ghead |

which will not be celebrated in bed. The “I Don’t Care Girl” of Broadis winning. her long fight against an ailmeént that threatened deatha few months ago, according to Dr. Wendell Starr. She is still in ‘such serious condition that no birthday visitors were permitted, but the

physician assured her that such’ ~|probably will not be the case next

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Exhibits Share Spotlight After Carnival Opening At New Bethel. .

‘By JAMES THRASHER

The Marion County Fair at New Bethel took off its carnival costume today, brushed some figurative confetti out of its hair and settled down to the business of being an exhibition of the county’s flora and fauna. Last might marked the official opening. The music blared, the barkers barked, the lights twinkled and the New Bethel meadows had a Mardi Gras Air about them. Thousands milled about, looking, visiting, munching and trying their luck at this and that amusement device. There-are six booths at which the customer may win a humble art object by good marksmanship with a baseball. At two of them he has the added enjoyment of ducking a clown in a tank of water, or sending a pretty girl scooting down a slide. Strictly Hoosier Sport Strictly Hoosier are two basketball marksmanship devices. And then there are three shooting galleries; one, apparently for nearsighted riflemen, has the targets only about three feet away. An unusual and, resourceful attraction is presented by George Lewis of Strawn and Marcus Hayworth of Lewisville. They take turns, one selling three eggs for a dime, whiie the other dons a rubber bathing cap and 'sticks ‘his head through a canvas as a target. They retail their missiles at 40 cents a dozen, give prizes and still manage to make a living. George’s There, Too

George, the Petrified Man, Is at the gbunty fair. He’s lying in state in a wooden box, still in the same agonized pose as when he was dug up 55 years ago (in the Nebraska alkali region). George was an Indian who died by violence in the prime of life. Today, thanks to calcification, he weighs 520 pounds. Of course, there's a merry-go-round. And even in an air-minded

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MRS. ARTHUR MEEKS IS DEAD AT MUNCIE

MUNCIE, Ind, Aug. 2—Mrs, Arthur C. Meeks, ‘prominent in welfare and women’s club work, died yesterday at her home here. Mrs. Meeks had been ill for some time. She was a graduate of Valparaiso University and was a teacher of voice at the Muncie Conservatory of Music for several years. At the time of her death she was a member of the County Board of Public Welfare and she was active in the Delaware County Tuberculosis

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