Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 August 1939 — Page 10

BED LIGHT HUNG ~ ON EQUIPMENT TO FIGHT FIRES

Keach Says Downtown ‘Lacks ‘Full Protection in Real Emergency.

: The City’s Fire fighting equipment is “inadequate” to cops with

an extreme emergency, such as a large downtown fire,” LeRoy J. Keach, Safety Board president, said today. The statement came after the Safety Board Tuesday considered requesting an $85,000 bond issue to finance new equipment and to consolidate two central South Side fire houses more than 40 years old into one modern station. “We have enough fire equipment to meet underwriters demands,” Mr. Keach said, “but it certainly is not adequate to give co ete protection to downtown buildings in event of extreme emergency.”

Cites Ages of Equipment .

Mr. Keach pointed out that equipment was adequate 10 or 15 years ago. Since then, he said, the. character of the downtown section has changed with the addition of higher and more buildings. Much of the fire equipment is old, he said. A survey of Fire Department records shows that almost two-thirds of the rolling stock is more than 10 years old. Of the 91 pieces of equipment, 57 were purchased on and before 1929 and 34 between 1929 and 1938. About 24 pieces of equipment have been purchased in the past five years and some old equipment has been rebuilt. The Board plans to acquire two new aerial trucks, with ladder reaches of 100 feet, Mr. Keach said. The City has at present one aerial truck with an 85-foot ladder reach which was purchased sec-ond-hand from the. City of Cincinnati. The three other trucks have 65-foot reaches. 2

New Station Proposed

The proposed new equipment would be housed in a new station to be built in the vicinity of Madison Ave. and Prospect St., according to present plans. It would replace the Russell Ave and Morris St. house. built in 1871 and the Morris and West St. station, built in 1896. Their equipment would be moved to the new structure, Mr, Keach said. With the exception of wo pieces, the City’s reserve apparatus, which would be called into use in an emergency, is more than 18 years old. There is one hose cart and one reserve squad car which are 1927 models. :

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Air Conditioning Picnic Set—The first annual Indianapolis Air Conditioning Council picnic and golf tournament for the 36 memberfirms and guests will be held tomorrow at the Lake Shore Country { Club. Frank Langsenkamp Jr. arrangements committee chairman, will be assisted by Walter W. Greer and Hugh V. Alexander. Prizes will be awarded for winners of the first three places in blind bogey

tests. Awards will be given at a buffet dinner climaxing the program. .

A reward of $50 has been offered by the Park Board for information leading to the arrest of the vandal or vandals who entered the rest station at the Ringgold Ave. playground near Orange St., early this week, Board members said the door was broken open, all four window panes broken out, and plumbing fixtures were torn lopse. vandals pushed over the large slide at the Lentz Park, board members said.

Postal Clerks to Map Plans— Plans for the National Federation of ‘Postoffice Clerks’ national convention at Houston, Tex:, Sept. 4-9, will be discussed at tomorrow’s meeting of Local 130. The Indianapolis unit will meet at 6:30 p. m. in, the East Meeting Room of the Indiana World War Memorial. Louis E. Decker, Luther A. Higbie, Edward Grimes and Reuben ‘B. Barnes will represent Local 130 at the national convention. : ,

Townsend Unit to Meet—Townsend Willing Workers Club 25 will meet at 7 p. m. tomorrow at McClain’s Hall, State and Hoyt Aves. Mrs. Mattie Leach and women of the club will serve refreshments.

MRS. E. A. BURCAW DIES HERE AT 43

Mrs. Elizabeth Anne th Anne BUrcAw, wife of Ray C. Burcaw, Indianapolis real estate dealer, died today at her home, 412 N. Alabama St. Mrs. Burcaw, who was 43, had been ill for two years. born June 26, 1896, in Columbus, O., and came to Indianapolis in 1921. She was a member of the First Church of Christ, Scientist. Mrs. Burcaw is survived by her husband, a daughter, Mrs. Marshall B. Cole, Venice, Cal, two sisters, Mrs. Lola Barnes, New York City, and Mrs. Eloise Harmes, Cincinnati, O., and a brother, Henry G. Barringer, a member of the staff of the Philadelphia Record, and formerly on the staff of the Indianapolis News. Funeral arrangements have not

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Patrolman Henry J. Fillenwarth, 1214 E. Vermont St., has been selected to attend a two weeks’ course in traffic engineering at the National Institute for ‘Traffic Safety to be held at University of Michigan, Aug. 14-26, Police Chief Michael Morrissey said today. Patrolman Fillenwarth was. selected, Chief Morrissey said, be‘cause he has had training in both drafting and engineering. He has been a member of the Police Department for two years ‘and is connected with the Acciaent Prevention Bureau. The Safety Board Tuesday voted funds to send a policeman to the Institute.

Townsend Groups Meet Sunday--The Marion County Townsend Clubs will hold a mass meeting at 2 p. m. Sunday at Castle Hall. Plans for the all-state conference will be discussed. The Rev. Frank Huston, evangelist and song writer,

‘will be the principal speaker.

“From now on I'll walk,” Pclice Officer Ray Moistner said today. Officer Moistner paid a $2 fine for improper parking— right next to the jail. Wednesday, he said, he was late for 3 p. m. roll call. So he double parked. While he was in Headquarfers, a fellow officer, Carl Kull, came along. He spied the violation and hung a sticker on Officer Myvistner’s car. “I won't argue,” said Officer Moistner. “Ill pay off. But next time I'll walk.”

D. of U. V. Group to Meet—The Catherine Merrill Tent 9, Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, will meet at 1:30 p. m. Monday at Ft. Friendly. Mrs. Cora Bernhardt will preside.

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WAITS VERDICT

Man of Many Adventures Who Lured Girl to Death Asks Quick Justice.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. Aug.

who lured two girls from Miami on the pretext of getting them movie

jobs and and murdered one,of them after a criminal assault was revealed today to be a criminal adventurer who has been preying on women throughout the country for 13 years. Police reports involved him in at least one other assault case, Possibly another murder, in swindles, impersonations and seductions. He had deserted the Army; abandoned a wife and two children in San Francisco; posed as a Federal officer and a talent scout for the movies. He had held legitimate jobs as an actor, radio program director and author of short plays. He had moved about the country continually, usually in company of pretty women whom he seduced and abaadoned. Cochran was taken from here last night to a prison outside the city to save him from mobs that threatened twice after his arrest yesterday in Boca Raton. It was disclosed today that he had been lodged in the Orange County jail in Orlando. He told prosecuting officials he was ready for his punishment for the murder and would like to get it over with quickly.

C. E. Chillingworth this afternoon to arrange for a special grand jury which Mr. O'Connell will ask to indict Cochran on charges of murder, rape and, if the evidence warrants, kidnaping. The girl he knifed and shot to

Ruth Dunn, 17, a high school student. He had taken her and Joan Bolton, blond, blues singer, from Miami Monday with their parents’ consent. He had said he was hunting talent for a, new movie project and wanted to} A: have them photographed at Palm Beach.

11 (U. P).—Thomas Cochran, 34,

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Deaths Among Indianapolis Reside nts.

Jerome W. Clifton Funeral ‘services for Jerome W.

Clifton, Indianapolis coal salesman, | will be at 8:30 a. m. ‘tomorrow at

the residence, 5692 Broadway, and at 9 a. m. in St. Joan of Arc Church. A military burial service at Highland Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, will be held at 3 p. m. E

Mr. Clifton, who was 49, died at 4 his home Wednesday. He had been |:

ill three months. Born in Terre Haute, he had lived in Indianapolis 20 years. He was married to Miss Heel Spa, Terre Haute, Nov.

Mr. Clifton was stationed at Atlanta, Ga., with the 120th Engineers during the World War. He was a member of the United Commercial Travelers, the Knights of Columbus at Terre Haute, the Elks Lodge

‘and the McElvaine-Kothe Post,

American Legion. He also belonged to the St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church.

He is survived by his wife, two}

daughters, Miss Barbara Ann Clifton and Miss Harriet Jane Clifton, both at home; a sister, Mrs D. Scott’ Bell, and a brother, Robert M. Clifton, both of Terre Haute.

Oliver J. Surber

Funeral services for Oliver J. Surber, Beech Grove auto dealer, will be at 4 p. m. tomorrow in the Acton Presbyterian Church. Burial will be in the Greenwood Cemetery. Mr. Surber, who was 48, died Wednesday at his home, 1657 Maynard Drive, Homecroft Addition. He was born on a farm near Acton and lived in Marion County all of his life. He was graduated from the Acton High School and attended DePauw University. He had been in the auto business 19 years.

Mr. Surber was a member of the

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Beech Grove Lions Club, Acton Masonic Lodge and Sahara Grotto. He was married June 23, 1915, to Miss Ethel Humphrey, who died in 1936. He is, survived by a sister, Mary Surber, Indianapolis; a half-sister, Mrs. Aren Cisco, Calif a; a halfbrother, Arthur Houdyshell, New Augusta, and a nephew, Robert Humphrey, who made his home with Mr. Surber.

Mrs. David Je Kinney

Services for Mrs. David J. Kinney, descendant of an Indians pioneer family, who died Wednesday at her’home, R. R. 11, Box 27C, will be held at 3 p. m. tomorrow at Shirley Brothers Central Chapel, 10th and Illinois. Sts. Burial will be. at Washington Park. She was the daughter of John Henry and Susan DeMott Keys and was born Jan. 4, 1874, near Southport in the log cabin home of her parents. Her family moved to the Fountain Square district of Indianapolis in 1889 and she was married in 1901. ; During her youth she was a Presbyterian Sunday School teacher. For 20 years she was a member of the Second Church of Christ, Scientist. She is survived: by her husband; three sons, John, Herbert and Melvin; a daughter, Mrs. Robert H. Patterson; two brothers, Joseph - A. and Thomas H. Keys, and six grandchildren.

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Lewis Bishop

Funeral services for Lewis Bishop, member for 16 years of the Indianapolis Fire Department, will be at 3 p. m. tomorrow in the Harry W. Moore Funeral Home. Burial will be at Washington Park Cemetery. Mr. Bishop, who was 50 and whose home was at 2819 Winthrop Ave, ‘died Wednesday in City Hospital. He had been ill for two weeks and received four blood transfusions from other firemen. ‘He was a native of Fayette County, O.,, and had lived in Indianapolis for 30 years. He formerly was employed by the old Cole Motor Car Co. and was an engine inspector during the war at the Nordyke-Marmon Co. He was a member of Evergreen Lodge, F. and

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He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Helen: Bishop; three sons, Harry Lewis Bishop, Robert and Richard Bishop, all of Indianapolis; two brothers, Charles, Indianapolis; and Grant, Muneie; and two sisters, Mrs. William Arnold and Mrs. Charles Schaffer, Muncie.

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