Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 November 1940 — Page 21

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YOU CAN'T TELL A PARTY MAN BY HIS ‘PROTESTS

Hiding Partisanship Is al

Paradox of Various City Boards. By RICHARD LEWIS

One of City Hall's paradoxes is the tendency of some Republican Board members to submerge partisanship in municipal affairs and

to work hand in glove with Demo-|

crats. Republican officials at the Hall were appointed by Democratic mayprs in accordance with statutes reguiring bipartisan membership on city boards. © From the record of - their official acts, some of these G. O. P. officials virtually are indistinguishable from their Democratic colleagues. The effort of Democratic officials to collect campaign contributions from sanitation plant workers was defended by a Republican board member. The official said he believed that political | appointees should contribute to | the party which gave them jobs.

.Cvetkovitch, above.

In the last year, not a single partisan squabble has occurred on any city board. ‘There have been differ- | ences of opinion, but np on. political lines. When Park Board Dirioctets re-| cently proposed the expenditure of $10,000 - for last-minute boulevard repair just before election, Republican members of the Board okayed the idea without argument. When Republican City Councilmen charged the Rolice Department | with past election “irregularities,” Democrats did not rise to the Department’s defense. A Republican did. When the City discovered itself in the red as the result of a one-mil-lion-dollar. budget error not long ago, not a word of criticism was heard from a Republican appointee. The G. O. P. officials just shook their heads and agreed it was “unfortunate.”

‘New Park Selioduls

A new schedule for exftra-com-munity activities at Park community houses has been announced by H. W. Middlesworth, City Recreation director. ‘Hereafter, he said, private organizations wishing .the use of community centers for private functions must get the okay of the center director before coming to City Hall. The organizations must see the community house director first to avoid confusion and conflict with the Department's program, he said. Previously, organizations could get permits to use the recreation build-

ings by simply applying to City]

Hall. Fraternities, sororities and service clubs which do not participate regularly in community programs must pay a small fee for use of the centers. All community houses, he said,

are open when municipal activities|

* are not scheduled to all but religious and political organizations. The] centers available for| dances and other private organizdtional affairs and their directors are: Brookside, Paul Haagsma; Municipal Gardens, ‘James Reed; Christian Park, Miss Mary Mec-i Cracken; Rhodius, Miss . Fanchon Fattig; J. T. V. Hill, Mrs, Floedna, Russell, and Northwestern, HerHolliday. |

CAN YOU

TRUTHFULLY SAY HITTER

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If the meals you prepare with your present stove require constant watching and if you spend half your time cleaning the wiles that it makes, then cooking for you is not fun, Change now to & modern 1941 gas range and enjoy the immediate benefits of clean, up-to-date, depend-

able gas cookery.

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Skill Tested

ftaly’s invasion of Greece, fanning war sparks that may flame through all the Balkans, severely tested the diplomatic skill of Yugoslavia’s Premier Dragisha Although his little country is hemmed in by the Axis powers, he announced its neutrality.

STATES USE MANY KINDS OF BALLOTS

CHICAGO; Nov. 4 (U. P.).—Many varieties of ballots will be marked tomorrow, according to the Council of State Governments. Voters in 45 of the 48 states will cast their votes on some | form of Australian ballot, first adopted in this country by Kentucky in 1888. Single ballots, on which all candidates and questions appear, will be utilized in 25 states, while 17 will use separate ballots for officers of different levels of government—Federal, state and local. In several states electoral ballots bear no party names, in an attempt to free judicial, educational and legislative offices from partisan politics. Delaware, Georgia and South Carolina are the only states not

using some form of the Australian ballot. ¥ Most of the states use some method to certify ballots, to prevent use of unofficial ones. Many states officially endorse or stamp the back of the voting sheets, while others order election clerks to initial or sign ballots before they are cast into the ballot box.’

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DEFENSE OFFICIALS HOME IS RANSACKED

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 (U. P.).— A desk in the home of Com. Forrest Sherman, member of the United States - Canada Defense Board, was ransacked yesterday and police investigated the possibility of attempted espionage. Mr. Sherman, who also is an official of the War Plans Division of the Navy, said that while he studies official matters in his home, he never removes confidential papers or documents from his office. Nothing was missing from the desk. Despite the police investigation, Com. Sherman described as “fantastic” suggestions that the intruder

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Once, | Could Vote, Too!

Once, likeyou, I was freeman? A Frenchman!

Politicians made speeches.to.me;too!

They spoke-about_ our impregnable democracys

They told me what they were doing to protect.my:standard of living and my working conditions.

They promised my.family safety through preparedness.

But they. weren't honest with me! They let. me. down!

I found that out when I had to give up my job to go to-war-at’ thesama time that I found out you couldn’t stop tanks with bodies, that you couldn't halt bombs or buy:pgace:with promises. |

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Now they-are:holding trials.to_find out whose.fault.it was. Buf Lknow-s " It'was:- MY fault! I voted forthe easy way

I voted for: the beguiling voice.

I voted. for the politician; not the man.-

I'was one of a nation of.free men who did ao€ prize freedom. Today I'any

aotifree.

[.repeat,.irwastmy fault. But it-was I who paid the penalty. I, with fy womenfolkiand.my children! 1, who thought] was prepared for-wary

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you know you are not prepared.

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you votes

Do:not vote fora voice<<VOTE FOR A MAN.

Do not vote for.a politician~VOTE FOR A. MAN WHO WORKED WITH HIS HANDS:

Do not vote for the easy way=VOTE FOR A MAN WHO CAME UP, THE HARD WAY.

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