Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 April 1940 — Page 7

ing on Abandonment of | Interurban Line.

he Public Service mmission under advisement today a petition of the Indiana Railroads to abandon its Indianapolis-Ft. Wayne traction line following completion of hearings. | e hearings were completed the testimony of officials of Indiana Public Service Co., owner of .the interurban tracks between Bluffton and Ft. Wayne, The of - ici als testified that if the Commisgrants the Indiana Railroads’ abandonment petition, they also nt permission to abandon th imei between Bluffton and = | Wayne. The tracks in this section ave) | been leased to the Indiana Railroads by the Indiana Public Service Co. for several years at $5000 a

ye Public Service Co.. officials testifiled that although they would lose revenue on the loss of the lease, "| they would be able to realize about $70,000 through salvage of the tracks. They testified that this money could be used to retire bonds, and save several thousand dollars annually in interest. Indiana Railroad officials testifled yesterday that the Indian-

been operating at a loss for four years. In another petition pending before the Commission, Indiana Railroads has proposed to substitute busses and trucks for the interurban service. The hearing was held on the bus and truck petition last week. It also was taken under advisement by the Commission.

STATE PRINTING PAY HEARING SCHEDULED

, A public hearing on| the State Printing Board’s recent |decision to reopen contract wage scales for re- < vision will be held at| the State House next Wednesday. | The wage scale was adopted several months ago by the Board after a survey of averages was made by the State Labor Division, Firms bidding on state printing contracts must guarantee the minimum wages ic employees. The Board also is expected to decide its policy on awarding contracts on certain supplies to out-of-state companies despite contrary provisions of the State Printing Act.

EXPAND STUDY OF MENTAL ILLNESS

Follow-up services to aid research into the causes and extent to mental illness have been started by the State Welfare Department for persons examined by mental hygiene clinics. The follow-up also will aid the study of delinquency, crime and personality adjustment and will show how recommendations made -by the clinics are being carried out, according to Dr. George C. Stevens, director of the Department's Division of Mgntal Care. |

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Local Pastor Off fo Warring

Europe on Mission of Faith

[Rev. E. T. Elliott Will Con-

tact Quaker Colonies in Danger Zones.

- Unconcerned over the dangers and hardships he might encounter, the Rev. Errol T. Elliott, 6600 Brookville Road, starts today for war-torn Europe on a two-month errand of mercy and friendship. The Rev. Mr. Elliott, pastor of the First Friends Church here, and a companion will sail Saturday to convey the encouragement of the 100,000 Quakers in the (United States to Quaker colonies in the warring nations. His companion on ‘the assignived only a week ago, will

Ison, Philadelphia, secre-

of his work. He will receive definite orders during a brief stay at headPhiladelphias “About all I know about the trip now,” he said, “is that the purpose is to give those groups in Europe encouragement and let them know Quakers in the -United States. remember them. Friends are traditionally pacifists. Our heritage is on the side of peace.” He said that he did -not know whether he and his companion would carry any financial assistance

or would receive any instructions

for physical relief to the European brethren, but added that “whenever there are distressed people and help

is needed, you will find Quakers

ready to help.” “I think our chief task,” the Rev. Mr. Elliott said, “is to keep faith alive in countries where it is hard to keep alive. We aré€ starting out on a mission of faith. We must not let hope die in the hearts of men. We serve not because of race or. denomination, but because the distressed are human beings.” The Rev. Mr. Elliott said that he probably would be called upon: to

Times Photo. The Rev. Errol T. Elliott ." . “peace is our heritage.” - :

deliver messages and sermons to Quakers during the course of : his journey. Venturing into war areas will not be a new experience for the Indianapolis pastor and president of the Indianapolis Ministerial Association. For 14 months during the World War, he was engaged in civilian relief work with the American Friends Service Committee in France, aiding in the rehabilitation of French refugees after the first big German drive into France. He was given the current assignment not only because of that experience, but because of broad experience in affairs of the denomination in this country. Before assuming the local pastorate three and one-half years ago, the Rev. Mr. Elliott was chairman of the executive committee’ of the Five Years Meeting of Friends in America, was chairman of the Board of Christian Education and is a former field secretary. During his absence, his pastorate here will be filled by Dr. Willard 0. Trueblood, former pastor who is engaged in field secretarial work.

CHICAGO U. ALUMNI PLAN GOLDEN FETE

About 35 representative Indianapolis alumni of the University of Chicago met yesterday at the SpinkArms Hotel as part of a nation-wide preparation for celebration of the University’s 50th anniversary. Similar groups are meeting in 350 cities. First objective is an alumni gift to be presented to the University next year, when the anniversary celebration will be held. Appointment of -an executive committee was announced by Walter Gingery, committee chairman. The committee includes Mrs. J. W. Hofmann, Julian Kiser, John H. Elam, Miss Helen Jacoby, Miss Mabel Washburn, Miss Ruth B. Bozell, Dr. Julius, H. P. Gauss and Don R. Knight. The committee will meet some time next week at the home of Mr.

Kiser, 5127 Washington Blvd.

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$1251 in Mystery Airmail Packet

NEW YORK, April 10 (U. P.).— Police held a package today that came by mail to Mrs. Jack Klein yesterday afternoon. It contained a dirty handkerchief and $1251 in currency and the! Kleins never heard of the Mrs. J. Reed of Chicago, who sent it to/them. The package was sent by airmail from Chicago April 8. bore $1.80 in stamps, was not insured. The return address was: Mrs. J. Reed of 5846 West Lake St., Chicago, Ill.” | The Kleins ripped off some cheap brown wrapping paper from the package and found an old

cigar box. The box contained a package wrapped in the handkerchief. It contained several packs of small bills.

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BETHPAGE, L. I, April 10- (U. P.).—The Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corp. announced publicly

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twin-engined single-seat fighting plane, which officials of the company described as the fastest and heaviest-armed airplane in the world. The new model, called the Sky-14

rocket, was developed with aid of|2 the United States Navy. It can be armed with 10 machine ‘guns or

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bullets and four machine guns which can be fired by the: pilot pressing a button. “Events on the Western Front show that heavier guns are necessary because planes already have been armored against the lighter caliber guns,” the company’s announcement said.

Takes Off in 7 Seconds

At a press demonstration held here yesterday, Bob Hall, test pilot for the Grumman company, took the plane into the air from a rainwet field only seven seconds after the two 1200-horse powered Wright air-cooled engines were “turned over,” sufficiently for a take off. A standard Grumman singleengined pursuit ship, the type which the Navy has purchased in the past, soared into the skies in the wake of the Skyrocket. The new fighting plane outmaneuvered the older craft in virtually every conceivable manner. In one phase of the tests, the new plane flew about 100 yards in advance of the older plane and then suddenly began a steep climb which the other could not duplicate.

Keep Details Secret

Officials of the company declined to comment on performance figures of the Skyrocket, stating that “due to military restrictions the performance must be kept confidential.” The new aircraft, although primarily built for service aboard a Navy aircraft carrier, has been released for negotiations with foreign buyers, it was understood. The Skyrocket has a wing-spread of approximately 42 feet and is about 2812 feef in length. Highest speeds were said to be obtained at an altitude of 16,000 feet where enemy bombers would be most likely to operate during raids. The plane has an additional gas capacity over its normal military load to increase its range so that it may act as a convoy for bombers on long range missions. :

Noted Doctors

Dr. Burckhardt Saturday

Friends and associates of Dr.

| Louis Burckhardt, including noted

doctors from important national medical centers, will honor him with a -dinner Saturday, in celebration of the completion of his 50th year of active medical practice.

The dinner will be held at 7 p. m.

in the Marott Hotel. More than 150 guests are expected to attend. Dr. Burckhardt was born near Basle, Switzerland, and was graduated from the Medical School at Zurich. Afterward he was resident physician of the Children’s Hospital of Zurich. : For six months he operated _an He then did further st ay in Vienna, Paris, . He came to In-

one of the early leaders in providing pure milk for children and giving them ial care. He was a

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ieneher in the old Central Medical College, later becoming a member

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they are ‘Association members. Officers are James W. Regan, president, of Regan-France, Inc, Hammond;

The Indiana Association of De-|Frederick J. Rueger, vice president,

Inc, will hold its annual Sunday at Weinhardt's ouse near Battleground, Ind. All) licensed detectives are invited

of the Merchants Police Bureau,

Inc., Evansville, and Frederic P.

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of the Indiana University school of medicine as professor of obstetrics. He now is professor emeritus at the school, is on the school’s advisory board, and is a member of the staffs of the Methodist and St.

Vincent's Hospitals. He also is ad- |:

visory physician for the Public

He has returned to Europe many time to continue obstetrical studies. He and Mrs. Burckhardt live at 3159 N. Pennsylvania St. He is the brother of Dr. Karl J. Burckhardt, the scholarly biog-

rapher of Cardinal Richelieu and | : former League of Nations high|.._

commissioner in Danzig.

JURY CLEARS CHLOE DAVIS LOS ANGELES, April 10 (U, PJ. —A coroner’s jury yesterday decided that Mrs. Lolita Davis, 36, had committed suicide after beating three of her children with homicidal intent last Thursday. The verdict apparently cleared her 1ll-year-old

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