Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 December 1939 — Page 13

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Labor Diversion.

The trial of Carl Kortpeter, for-| mer Marion County WPA director, | and his father-in-law, Gurney G.' Derbyshire, will open at 9:30 a. m.| Monday in Federal Court, Mr, Kortepeter and Mr, Derby-| shire were indicted by a Federal ported today. Grand Jury on charges of defraud- The increase was attributed by the]

Q 3 y . Ay t C N HE he CHOVSIIMIDY Siroush ale Chamber to the “first serious at-| building on Mr. Derbyshire's farm’ tempt to place current township renorth of Southport. lief costs on a pay-as-you-go basis,” Day Jai NAS Jean platted a Levies for ordinary governmental Mr. Kortepeter, at the time of his E 3 services other than relief and welarrest, said that as WPA director | Eo fare are generally reduced, the he never had assigned WPA workers u Chamber pointed out. on any projects that were hot on 3 = Citing an improvement in relief Public property. administration expected to grow out Calls Roads ‘Public’ of recent disclosures of inefficiency, biti} ii ‘va the Chamber said future bond isho XPla ie S Duai IN0 iv onus (ues for current relief expenditures

: “should be unnecessary.” been dedicated to the public use by County Commissioners. | Barbara Easterday will be one |! Reduced Rates Forecast 3 | 1

The indictment naming Mr. of the featured performers in the | Discontinuance of bond issues for Kortepeter and Mr. Derbyshire was| «gaton Hour of Melody” which | current relief, which annualy have the only one returned in CONNEC:| will he an attraction at the Short- | (otaled more than $1,000,000, should | tion with the probe of alleged WPA| yigge High School Family Frolic, %llow a substantial annual reduc-| irregularities conducted by agents of pec, 8. The “Baton Hour of tion in the outstanding $6,000,000 the WPA division of investigalion,| aelody” is sponsored by the Baton | relief debt and result in reduced | although use of WPA labor on sev-| (up for the student aid fund and | tax rates for poor relief bond pur-| eral other subdivision projects &ISO, will be given in Caleb Mills Hall poses in the future, the Chamber |

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None of the other WPA cases was submitted to the Grand Jury because of lack of time, it was explained by U. S. District Attorney Val Nolan. It is expected that other alleged violations will be presented to the next Grand Jury tentatively scheduled to be called in the spring

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The roads allegedly constructed on the Derbyshire farm are known as Fable Ave. and Loretta Ave, The former, the district attorney said] is 912 feet long and ends in an apple orchard. | Mr. Nolan said that WPA laborers, assigned to work on authorized highway projects, were diverted to the private work in Derbyshire addition. The Government, Mr, Nolan said, spent $10,000 on the farm roads before the work was halted by John

GUARD ROSTER | HITS NEW HIGH

Expansion Quota Is Filled; War Games Again on | Week-End Program. |

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National Guard units of the 38th Division in Indiana have reached a record high in strength with the announcement today that the War Department’s expansion quota of 839 had been filled.

reported. | The Civil City rate of $128 as approved by the State Tax Board should result in building up substantial balances in several of the Citv funds in 1940, which should bring further rate reductions in 1941, the Chamber said. A part of the large operating deficit which

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the City's schools should be erased by the School City rate of 96 cents, the Chamber added. | The Chamber said that County funds under the 1940 rates should be in balance with no fear of overdrafts, and budget: should be ample! to’ prevent recurring requests on the part of County officials for additional appropriations during the year, | Levies Are Compared | The following table, compiled by

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K. Jennings, State WPA Adminis-| With the completion of the first trator. : | expansion program for the Guard Mr. Nolan said the farm is south in Indiana, total strength today was

of Banta Road, east of the Pennsyl-| Put at 5443, - EL | vania Railroad tracks and west of The announcement was made by 1940 advertised and final levies: | | i

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Derbyshire Road, in Perry Town. Maj. Gen. Robert H. Tyndall, comship manding officer of the 38th DiviThe alleged diversion occurred. he Sion, composed of troops in Indiana, Unit said, during November and Decem- Kentucky and West Virginia. ber, 1938, and January and Feb- Began 2 Months Ago | ruary, 1939, when Mr. Derbyshire! Gen. Tyndall reported that the Inside Indianapolis arranged with Mr. Kortepeter to use quota of an additional 415 troops in Genter .. $13.607.302 $15.293. 113 818.7 about 100 WPA laborers and truck Kentucky and 225 in West Virginia warren 39.662 490.436 8 Intvare t 1%} , 3 ; y ta Washington 1677.57 1.793.564 drivers to build the roads. {had increased the Division strength Itine! 224 00% 532 873 {to a new all-time high. - . | ¢ , ; ’ Total y The expansion program Was un- "Giuoic £16207 083 £18.205.003 $16.504.450 Mr. Kortepeter has been employed dertaken two months ago uNAer pherease 1940 final over 1939... § 207.387 as an engineer in public offices President Roosevelt's limited emer- pecrease 1940 final from 1940 i d

nearly 10 vears. He served with the |gency proclamation. | advertise +o 1,700,553 Outside Indianapolis

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’ State Highway Department from It has been reported that further; 1920 to 1929, in the City Engineer's expansion orders may be expected EO By office from 1929 to 1935, and in next spring after Congress acts on Fane April, 1935, was employed as an proposed national defense budget pe engineer by the FERA. measures. Dike ‘ In July, 1935, he was transferred War Games This Week-End Wa to the WPA engineering depart-| At the same time, Hoosier guards-| Wayne ... 3803. ment. Then he was made assistant men prepared to go into the field Grand Total supervisor of operations and later throughout the State for maneuvers| Marion =. oo0c con 187.034 $18 (64.008 | was named director of the Marion again this week-end and nearly 1000 ;crease 1910 final over 1939 $ 281,062 Countv district troops prepared to engage in war Decrease 1940 final from 19%40 He resigned this post Feb. 17, 1939, games at Ft. Harrison. [a of watt vases. asserting that Mr. Jennings had| Under the limited emergency de-| «including incorporated towns not complained that he “established too fense program seven days’ field Shown separately in this table

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sors of projects.” | for all guard units. NR For most of the Hoosier troops

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remain to complete the seven-day | S—————— | period. | Included among the units to train| Oral arguments in a $20,000 damat Ft. Harrison this week-end are age suit against the city of Bloom-| the 38th Division headquarters de- ington will be heard by Federal tachment, special troops, 76th Bri- Court Judge Robert C. Baltzell atl Iam UT ars : : gade headquarters and headquarters 11 a. m., Dec. 13. died Wednesday at Culver Hospital. | company and two battalions of the! Morris Mather & Co. Chicago He was 68. Survivors include the|)51st Infantry and service and spe-|bond firm, has filed suit to compel wife, five children, one sister | cial troops of the regiment, units|the city of Bloomington to fulfill an and one brother, John, former of the 113th Quartermaster regi- alleged contract to sell to the com-| Montgomery County G. O. P. chair- ment and the 38th Division air pany $200,000 of waterworks revenue man. { squadron. ‘bonds. |

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