Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 February 1941 — Page 23
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HOSPITAL SCANS BARRACKS HERE
Methodist Is Overcrowded; Benson Suggests a. Temporary Plan,
The possibility of erecting temporary barracks to care for patients at Methodist Hospital was suggested ioday by Dr. John G. Benson, supeyintendent, at the institution’s annual meeting, Stating that “all hespitals are
crowded and people are asking for more expensive services in many private hospitals,” Dr. Benson said: “I.would suggest that if we are driven to it to meet our needs and the requirements of the Government, we might build temporary barracks for patients and take care of an unnatural overflow until normal times return.” He said that “the Government no doubt will see the need of this and assist us in putting up these barracks.” ‘At Wits’ End’
In explaining the present crowded condition of the hospital, he "stated that “We are driven to our wits’ end to know what to do... . . Many times last year we were crowd literally beyond capacity and were forced to use waiting - rooms for patients.” The annual report revealed that the hospital cared for 27,443 patients in 1940, an increase of 15 per cent over 1939. The number of - babies born was 1830, an increase of 280 over the preceding year. There were 13,878 operations, 14,672 anesthetics given, 294,572 laboratory examinations and 15,670 X-Ray examinations and treatments. Cost of the care of patients was $1,103,951, an average of $5.25 per patient per day. Brown Heads Trustees
Officers elected by the trustees are Arthur V. Brown, president; W. H. Forse, Anderson, first vice president; the Rev. Jean S. Milner, second vice president; the Rev. C. A. McPheeters, recording secretary; Arthur Wolf, treasurer; A. K. Cox, assistant treasurer; Dr. Benson, superintendent of the hospital and general secretary of the state Methodist Hospital Corp., which embraces hospitals at Princeton, Ft. Wayne and Gary.
On Advisory Council
The trustees re-elected members of the advisory council of the Medical staff as follows: Drs. H. F. Beckman, Larue D. Carter, L. A. Ensminger, W. D. Gatch, William E. Gabe, Murray get real justice for yourself, if reHadley, H. G. Hamer, E. Vernon sponsible citizens like you want to Hahn, Edgar Kiser, Henry S. Leon- be excused every time you turn ard, Goethe Link, Rollin Moser, C. around?” H. McCaskey, John A, McDonald,| “Judge,” Robert Moore, P. E. McCown, H. O.| Businessman, Mertz, Walter P. Morton, Cleon|jury.” Nafe, Ross Ottinger, E. E. Padgett, This and other jury difficulties Glenn Pell, Karl R. Ruddell, Ernest Were plaguing the county courts, Rupel, Russel Sage, Matthew Win- Deaf and Blind Called ters, H. H. Wheeler, John H. War- . : vel, H. 'A. VanOsdol, William N. The Sheriff was serving 100 sumWishard Jr., and Gerald Gustaf- | monses and finding only 50 per cent ay of the persons called. Deaf persons,
As the meeting closed, a bronze blind persons and infirm persons
. |were being called into court. The tablet “was dedicated as a memorial | \ © of the court and the money
to the Rev. Charles Lasby, at one| time pastor of the Central Avenue | 7 he County BL hers cop's Voxe Methodist Church. It was he who people were listed. made the original motion to estab-|" nrany times it was the derelicts of lish the hospital with surplus funds| society whom judges were forced to remaining after an international tai for lack of more high-type Defendants were in the
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By HARRY MORRISON
About two years ago the president of one of Indianapolis’ leading business concerns walked into a county courtroom with a jury summons in his hand. “I can’t serve on this jury,” he said to the judge, “and I want to be excused.” : “Wait a minute,” said the judge. “I'm getting tired of this. Your company has more litigation in our courts than any other business in the city. You'd like to have good juries, wouldn’t you, to hear. your cases?” The businessman admitted he
would. “Then how do you think you can
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M. Bert Thurman, a certified public accountant. Judge Cox gives much of the credit for formulating and working the system to Frank Young, local sign man, who acts as clerk and investigator. The first step in choosing a new “housecleaning” of the All the names that are
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How Jury Is Picked
N How do we pick a jury in Marion County? There are two jury commissioners, chosen by the Circuit Court judge. At present they are Alex Vonnegut, life insurance agent, and
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commissioners draw a total of 1500 names each time from the county, each township contributing in the ratio of its population to the population of the county. It is at this point that the new system differs from the old. A card is sent to each person whose name has been drawn. It asks more specific information, - Women for in-
Age. occupation, deafness, blindness, infirmity, nature of work (is it defense?), willingness to serve— all are inquired into. School teachers, reilroadmen, policemen and firemen are excused. All Federal employees are excused by law. If no answer is received, an investigation is made. Then, with three out of four eliminated, a group of this so-called “blue ribbon” list is put into the jury box. The dead wood is gone. Where judges had to ask for venires of 100 or more, with expectation of eliminating half because of unfitness, they now need to ask for only 50. Box Is Opened When a judge asks for a venire, he sends down an: order to Mrs. Frieda Brimberry, deputy county clerk, who summons the commissioners, The box is opened and Erimberry, in the pressence of the commissioner, reaches in and takes out the names, one by one, in criminal cases. With, the commissioners waiching, Mrs. Brimberry makes three lists of the jurors, one for herself. one for the Sheriff and one for the judge. rorn that time, the commisfee job is finished. When the venire reaches the courtroom it is up to the judges if they: wish to excuse a juror. Judge Dewey E. Myers excused a man from serving on the petit jury recently because he had 130 COWS to milk. But if you are a businessman and the kind of a man needed on our county's juries, judges are being more and more difficuit.
Call in the Jury \ Instances are known of leading citizens. whose first thought is “excuse” when called to jury service.
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1. Marion County Jury Commissioner Alex Vonnegut addresses cards which go to prospeciive jurors asking additional information as to
2. Criminal Court Judge Dewey E. Myers listens -to the tale of a reluctant juror who wants to be excused. 3. Mrs. Frieda Brimberry, Deputy County Clerk, draws the prospective jurors’ names from the jury box. In criminal cases she takes them
On the other hand some of our leading companies, notably International Harvester, Lilly's, Allison’s and the Indiana Bell Telephone Co., are urging their employees to serve when called. Some companies pay the difference between jury wage ($2.50 a day) and their regular daily
wage. You may call in the jury, gentlemen.
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TORPEDO PLANES
INavymen Reveal New Type
Speedier; Plan Others For Long Range.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 (U.P) — Officials said today the U. S. Navy possesses the most deadly torpedo planes in the world but that newer, more speedy types are being developed to make them less vulnerable to gunfire. Attention also is being given to developing long-range torpedo planes which could take off from land bases, such as those acquired from Britain, and fly hundreds of miles to intercept an enemy fleet. The officials ‘said certain new developments brought to light in Britain’s successful aerial torpedo attack on the Italian fleet at Taranto are being tested by the Navy but that so far there appears to be no reason for changing operating tactics. These officials said they were still convinced of the superiority of both American torpedo planes and combat technique.
ROAD- 13 CRASH KILLS NOBLESVILLE MAN
John Eakin, 32, R. R. 2, Noblesville, was killed instantly early today when the automobile he was driving sideswiped a tractor-trailer on State Road 13, five miles north of Noblesville. The trailer was driven by Harry Morris, 851-Prospect St. He was not
injured, State Police said.
Annual
FHA EXAMINERS
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Examinations Are Designed to Maintain ~ High Standards.
The annual examination of the entire underwriting staff of the Federal Housing Administration office here will be held in the Federal Building Saturday. The yearly tests, given by the Underwriting Division in Washington, are designed to maintain high underwriting standards and are
given. to each of the four sections
of the staff, which are: Architectural examiners who examine plans for homes before mortgages can be accepted for insurance to see that they comply with FHA requirements. They also inspect the buildings during construction and after completion.
Valuators Study Neighborhood
Real estate valuators who examine the status and possible future trend of a neighborhood, its facilities and conveniences, the location and kind of property. to be mortgaged, and other factors involved in FHA’s property standards, and who estimate the property’s value. Mortgage risk examiners who examine the prospective home owner’s financial responsibility and his capacity to meet mortgage payments. Assistants to the chief underwriters who review and co-ordinate the findings of the other three sections. A total of 17,735 compliance inspections were made of new homes under construction in 1940 in the territory‘served by the Indianapolis office, R. Earl Peters, director for Indiana, reports.
Inspect Excavation
The first inspection is made either when excavation is completed and ready for footings and foundations or when the foundation walls are complete and ready for backfill. The second inspection is made when the main building is enclosed and all structural members are exposed and while roughing-in is in place and visible. The third comes when all improvements are completed and the building is ready for occupancy. Sometimes it may be necessary to have additional inspections when the first three may have found noncompliance with original plans and specifications.
PERRY BUSINESSMEN TO SCAN PLAN BILLS
Perry Township Business Men, Inc., will meet at 7:30 p. m. tomorrow in the University Heights Grade School to discuss two bills pending in the Legislature, The bills would create a new city and county planning commission in Marion County and would give Indianapolis authority to pass on property annexations by Mar rion County towns. Elmer Houze, president, will pre-
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On.l. U. Board ~
J. Dwight Peterson , . . graduated in 1919.
PETERSON AIDS |, U. FOUNDATION
Byron K. Elliott, Donald W. Thornburgh Also Are Elected.
Times Special
BLOOMINGTON; Ind. Feb. 11.— J. Dwight Peterson, Indianapolis; Byron K, Elliott, Boston, and Donald W. Thornburgh, Los Angeles, have been elected members of the Indiana University Foundation’s)? Board of Directors. This was announced today by President Herman B Wells, who also is Foundation president. The Foundation was formed four years ago to encourage, hold and administer gifts to the university. Mr. Peterson is president of the City Securities Corp. of Indianapolis. He was graduated from Indiana University in 1919 and has been a member of its board of trustees since 1938. Mr. Thornburgh is vice president of the Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. in charge of West Coast activities. He is a Putive of Indianapolis. Mr. Elliott was graduated from I. U. in 1920 and is general counsel and vice president of the John Hancock Mutual Life’ Insurance Co, Boston, Mass. He was born in Indianapolis. and practiced law here for a while. He also was a judge of the Superior Court here and was president of the Curtiss-Wright Flying Service of Indiana, Inc. Other directors are: Mr. Wells; Librarian W. A. Alexander; Controller W. G. Biddle; President -Emeritus William Lowe Bryan; Federal Securities Administrator Paul V. McNutt; Wendell Willkie; McK. Landon, Indianapolis; George A. Ball, Muncie; Ora L. Wildermuth, Gary, president of the I. U. board of trustees; John S. Hastings, Washington, and Uz McMurtrie, In-
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BOEHNE WANTS NEW TAX BIL
Urges New Operating Cash, But Curtailment In Spending. Times Special WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.—Rep. John W. Boehne Jr. (D. Ind.), mem= ber of the tax subcommittee of the
Ways and Means Committee, pleaded today for a tax bill to increase
{revenues so that ordinary expenses
of the Government might be met.
Hating spoken and voted for the bill to increase the debt limit to 65 billion dollars and remove tax exemption from Federal securities, Rep. Boehne argued for curtailment of current Government costs and taxation to pay for whatever is extended through the normal budget.
Urges ' Curtailment
“I am one of those who believe that we must not only pass another revenue bill this year, but we must make it sufficiently high and all inclusive to take care of, if we can, the ordinary expenses of government,” he declared. “This can be done if we have the ywill' to do it. This can be accomplished, if not only the proper appropriating committees, but every member of the House will do h part to curtail the expenses of he Government so far as is possible and consistent with the proper functioning of every department.
Supports Defense “The tremendous increase in the
at least I want to believe it has, by the defense effort that now is being made by this Government. “Having supported every effort along that line, I could not with good conscience refuse to give to the Treasury that which it believes it needs.”
Y. M. OPENS DRIVE FOR 745 MEMBERS
The Y. M. C. A. annual member= ship campaign will start at 6 p. m. today with a dinner: at the Central attend. This year's goal is 745 members. The campaign will close Feb. 21 with a 6 p. m. dinner. According to Clayton O. Mogg, general chairman, tonight’s meeting will be a “report” session instead of the usual instructional meeting which opened the campaign in past years. : Regular meetings will be held be= tween now and the closing date. Music and brief (talks will’ be on each gathering’s program. Tonight the Y. M. C. A. ehsemble will play. “Guest weeks” will be held along with the membership campaign, Mr, Mogg said, so that all persons ine terested in the association may use its facilities without charge,
dianapolis' members of the board of trustees. Alumni Secretary George F. Heighway is secretary of the board.
Mr, Mogg also said that reduce tions have been made in membere ship fees and that these will be in effect during the campaign.
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