Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 February 1941 — Page 21
| FRIDAY, FEB. 21, 1041
ENGINEERS’ PAY RAISED BY STATE
Increases Average 15% in Mave to Stem Flow of Men Into Defense.
By EARL RICHERT
The Feb. 28+pay checks of 346 Highway Commission engineers will contain a substantial salary raise, averaging around 15 per cent. The increases, approved by the Governor, the Budget Committee and the Legislature, is the State's answer to the high salaries paid engineers by the national defense industries. State officials hope to stop the steady stream of’ resignations by veteran “engineers to take better paying positions in‘ the national defense industries. 5 Since the defense program got under-way last summer, the department has lost approximately 100 veteran engineers, enough to slow up the work of the entire commission. : : Can’t Find Engineers - The Commission has been unable to find enough engineers to fill the] vacancies. Earl Lockridge, chief engineer, explained that it was not the intent of the Commission to compete with the highly paid defense industries. He said the pay raise was designed merely to keep enough engineers to maintain the State’s roadbuilding program. The salary increase is effective as of Feb. 1 and affects all engineers. Mr. Lockridge will be raised from $433.33 to $500 a month. That will give him an annual salary of $6000, or $800 more than the $5200 salaries received by the three Highway Commisisoners themselves. Their salaries are fixed by statute.
Other Salaries Listed
The eight other top engineers in the department will receive the following monthly raises: Fred Kellam, engineer of bridges, from $375 to $430; Norman Schafer, maintenance engineer, from $375 to $430; F. F. Havey, engineer of testing, from $350 to $400; H. E. Sprow, engineer of road construction, from $325 to $400; W. W. Hadley, engineer of bridge construction, from $350 to $400; Jess Smythe, bridge engineer of design, from $340 to $400; Carl Vogelgesang, engineer of road design, from $325 to $400, and L. L. Walker, assistance maintenance engineer, from $325 to $375. . The salary range of the 39 district and supervisory engineers is being increased from a $230-$295 per month basis to $265-$340; the salary range of 141 project engineers from a .$175-$225 class to $200-260, and the 157 assistant project engineers and draftsmen from a $100-$170 range to $115-$195.
Up About 15 Per Cent
The pay increases of all engineers in these latter groups averages around 15 per cent. Mr. Sprow said that he had lost 41 engineers and 19 men classified as inspectors in his department alone. He said that he would hire
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One of the “side-line” visitors at the Legislature sessions this week is Rep. Robert A. Grant (R. South Bend), l¢ft, who is Congressional representative from the Third District. He is chalfing with Ray Gibbens Madison County Republican chairman, who has been on hand for
SENATE PASSES 2 LABOR BILLS
Minimum Pay, Compensation Acts Amended and Sent to House.
Two labor-sponsored bills were amended and passed to the House by the Senate today. One of them would liberalize the present Workmen’s Compensation law. The other would set a minimum wage for workers. The compensation bill was changed on the Senate floor to decrease the amounts originally asked by Senator Charles Bedwell (D. Sullivan), its author. As passed to the House, the bill would: . : . Extend the time limit for receiving medical aid from 90 days to 180 days. Extend the minimum weekly wage while temporarily disabled from $8.80 to $10.01.
Maximum Raised
Extend the maximum weekly wage from $16.50 to $18.70. Increase the total payments for death from $5000 to $7500. Senator Bedwell agreed to the amendments, which were offered by Senator Edward R. Green (R. Indianapolis), pointing out that even though they were not what he asked, they were much better than the present provisions. Senator Bedwell had proposed that the time limit for receiving medical aid be extended to all the time necessary for recovery and that the benefits for total disability be extended from $5000 to $10,500,
Lane Opposes Bill
10 project engineers and 20 assistant project engineers “today, if I could find them.” The bridge department has been so riddled by loss of men that it is behind on 25 bridges, Mr, Kellam said. Among those who resigned earlier in the winter to accept defense jobs was M. R. Keefe, chief engineer. He took a job with the company constructing the naval ammunition dump at Burns City. On one day alone last fall, five veteran engineers quit to take jobs with the Glenn L. Martin Aircraft Co. at Baltimore. They were given 50 per cent salary increases and five-year contracts.
$300,000 Transferred
The salary increase is being put into effect as the result of the recent legislative act transferring $300,000 from the Highway Commission Construction account to the personal services account. The bill went through both houses under suspended rules and without opposition. The state budget bill now before the House Ways and Means Committee contains an increased appropriation for the Highway Commission for the next two years sufficient to maintain the pay increases which cost the state an additional $9800 monthly.
146 RAILROADERS SUE FOR SENIORITY
DELPHI, t Ind.,, Feb. 21 (U. P). —An injunction suit against the Pennsylvania Railroad involving the senority rights of 146 enginemen and trainmen of the old Michigan division abolished in 1918 was continued today until. April 4 at the request of the defense. The suit, taken to Carroll Circuit Court on a’ change of venue from Cass, seeks to enjoin the railroad from giving men formerly
Logansport division ahead of the old Michigan sion men. The plaintiffs waited 20 years after the Michigan division was], abolished before filing the combined suif.
with the Louisvill vision senority rights and enfployment on’ the| vi
a on the floor, taking out all the hour provisions and leaving a minimum wage provision.
ator Harold W. Handley Porte) were adopted by a bare ma-
Senator O. Bruce Lane (R. Bain-
bridge) spoke against the bill, asserting: brakes on loading up business with more expenses.”
“It is high time to set the
Final vote on the measure was 37
to. 7.
The Senate Republican majority mended the State Wage-Hour bill
The amendments, offered by Sen(R. La
jority, 26 to 19. The amended bill
would provide that all employers of
eight persons or more must pay minimum wages of 25 cents an hour for the next two years and 30 cenis an hour thereafter. Executives and
professional workers, persons em-
ployed in agrjculture, hotel wait-
resses and bellhops are exempted, as are employees of charitable and benevolent, institutions.
Senator Handley explained that
he believed it would be impossible
to pass a wage-hour act this ses-
sion since a ‘House commission was
now’ studying the problem. He said
that employers were agreeable to the 25-cent minimum.
BILL URGES SHIFT OF RELIEF TO COUNTY
Administration of poor relief would be taken from Marion
County’s township trustees and placed under the County Welfare Board under terms of a hill introduced today by Senator Robert Lee Brokenburr (R. Indianapolis). The County Council would be authorized to levy a county-wide poor relief tax in place of the present individual township poor relief levies. The measure would go into effect Jan. 1, 1942. Senator “poor relief no longer is a township matter. .In this day and age it should belong to the County.” He asserted that such a system would “assure uniformity of payments and economy to the county.”
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HENRY | MUELLER, Center Township - trustee, thinks maybe someone is ribbing him. Yesterday, Rep. Oscar A. Jose Jr. (R. Indianapolis) introduced in the louse a bill to remove the handling of poor relief from townshin [trustees in Marion County and turn it over to the County Welfare Board. Today, Mr. Mueller received a. postal! card with the following “business offer”: “If you desire to sell vour business for cash, call us at ¢nce and I will have our representative call on you and explain our methods.” It was signed with the name of . a business exchange.
MNELIS SEEKS BAIL REFORMS
Prepares Request After Rinier’s Authority Is Questioned.
Municipal Court Judge John L. McNelis today began preparing recommendations for changes in police procedure in arranging bonds for minor prisoners, following a dispute between police and a judge pro tem. Involved in the dispute, which occurred Wednesday night, were Donald Tooley, acting detective captain, and George Rinier, judge pro tem
Karabell, Earlier, a young woman informed Williain B. Miller, attorney, that she had bought a fur coat from a man for $5 and heard that police were “looking for it.”
‘Woman Arrested
Mr. Miller took her to police headquarters to report the incident and there she identified a man as the salesman. He claimed he had told her the coat was stolen. She was arrested on a vagrancy charge and bond was set at $1000. In an attempt to get the bond reduced, “he attorney contacted Judge McNelis, who referred him to Judge Rinier. ’ Wher, Mr. Rinier sought to have the bond reduced, he said, he was informed by Capt. Tooley that he (Mr, Rinier) had no authority in the matter, Capt. Tooley said today that he did offer to reduce the bond to $500 and release the young woman on her ow: recognizance to Mr. Rinier but declined to release her to ‘her attorney. Later, he did release her in| custody of the attorney under $500 recognizance bond.
Case Continued
When the case was called in court yesterday, the prosecutor moved to cismiss ithe charges against the young woman. Judge Pro Tem Riniér overruled the motion and continued the case to March 5. He orderecl Mr. Tooley, together with Detectives Don P. Ticen and Edward (ilenn, to appear in court on that date in order to “get the matter ‘of his authority straightened out.” Judge McNelis said he and Mr. Rinier Were convinced there should be some changes in the matter of handling bonds where petty violators are involved. He said his recommeridations for changes would be submitted to Chief Michael F. Morrissey and the Safety Board.
late a bill which would empower the
THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES '—
COMPROMISE ON GUARD MEASURE
Senate Bill Would . Grant $50,000 for Two-Year Home Force.
The * dispute between Governor Henry - Schricker and Republican Senate leaders over whether Indiana should have a home guard ended in a compromise today. The Senate Military Affairs Committee sent to the floor of the Sen-
Governor to set up a State Guard with an appropriation of $50,000. The original bill, however, was drastically amended ‘by the Committee to provide that the State Guard be limited to 1000 men and that it'expire March 15, 1943.
$100,000 In Original Bill
The original bill, approved by both the Governor and the G.O.P.
in the court of Judge Charles J.|
Senate leaders, provided an appropriation of $100,000 for the guard, set no limit on the number of men and left the matter of disbandment up to the Governor. The Senate Committee also cut out of the original bill the provision which set up a drill pay schedule for home guard officers and privates. Senator Ben Herr (R. Lebanon) declared that the bill, as amended, was the result of a compromise. He said many Republicans felt that no guard was needed at all especially since 200 more officers are to be added to the State Police force.
No Uniform Provision: Senator Rbger Phillips (D. New Albany), minority leader, won a last-minute ‘victory when Senator Herr agreed to raise the appropriation to $50,000. Senator Herr had intended to cut it to $25,000. Senator “Phillips explained that “now the bill will do what we want.” There is no provision in the bill to purchase uniforms, but Senator Phillips indicated that the Governor might see fit to use part of the $50,000 and some of his contingent fund to outfit the guardsmen,
REGISTRATION BY LEGION NEAR END
American Legion posts in Indianapolis will close their drive to register and classify all World War veterans in Marion County tomorTOW. According to Paul A. Gastineau, 12th District Commander, the following posts will be open for registration from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. tomorrow: 40 & 8 Chateau, Irvington Post 38, the Wayne Post, Madden Nottingham Post, Broad Ripple Post, Oaklandon Service Post, Beech Grove Post, Tillman Harpo Post, Senate Ave. Y. M, C, A, Post and the Yong Post. The drive is to register veterans for service in the national defense
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Organizations
0. E. 8. Group to Give Party— The ways and means committee of Golden Rule Chapter 413, O. E. S. will sponsor a card party at the Banner-Whitehill auditorium at 1
0. E. 8S. Auxiliary to Meet—The Irvington O. E. S. Auxiliary will meet at 2 p. m. Monday in the Irvington Masonic Temple. Mrs. Ella Lawton, president, will be in charge.
East 21st League Meets—The East 21st Street Civic League will meet at 8 p. m. today in school 68. A program of entertainment will follow the business meeting, which will be presided over by E. W. Black, president of the civic league.
Society to Give Supper — Queen Margherita Society will give a spaghetti supper from 5 p. m. to 8 p. m. Tuesday in Castle Hall, 230 E. Ohio St.
Scientech Club to See Color Film — The Scientech Club will meet Monday noon in the Board of Trade Building. After the luncheon the group will go to the Indiana : Bell Telephone Building to see color motion pictures of Indianapolis Water Co. projects taken by Robert Annis.
Auxiliary Sponsors Broadcast — The 12th District American Legion Auxiliary will sponsor a. broadcast over Radio Station WIRE from 3:30 p. m. to 3:45 p. m. tomorrow. Mrs. Clinton J. Ancker, 3339 N. Meridian St., will speak on “National Defense.”
Lodge To Be Guests—Members of Sylvia Rebekah Lodge will be guests of the Olive Branch Rebekah Lodge 10 at 8 p. m. tomorrow in the lodge hall, 1336 N. Delaware St. A musical program and colonial party will follow the business meeting and all will be dressed in colonial costumes.
Council to Hol Benefit—The Parent Council of $y Scout Troop 116 will hold a .benefit card party at 7:30 p. m. tomorrow at the home of the scoutmaster, A. J. Williams, 334 N. Noble St.
TWO BOYS KILLED AS LOCKED HOME BURNS
LA PORTE, Ind., Feb.21 (U. P.).— Two small children locked in their. home died yesterday in flames which destroyed the house as neighbors sought vainly to rescue them. The children were Dickie, 2, and Gerald Jr., 4, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Glancy. Their bodies were found clasped together in a corner of the kitchen after flames consumed the home and leveled three adjoining residences at Pine Lake near here. The mother had locked the children in the house while she went for groceries. The fire was believed
emergency, Mr. Gastineau said.
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HEARING IS SET
Four Subpenaed for Public Session at Capitol On Wednesday.
The Legislative committe, inves tigating election fraud charges filed in an attempt to unseat Governor Henry Schricker, has set next Wednesday night for a public hearing of witnesses. The committee has subpenaed four witnesses who are expected to produce and explain records of aliens in Lake County.
The hearing will be based upon a’ petition filed in the House several weeks ago by Virgil Whitaker, Hammond attorney, who charged that 1500 or more aliens voted illegally in the Nov. 5 election. Committee members hinted that at the conclusion of the hearings they might turn over all their evie dence and findings to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Lake County Prosecutor and the U, S. District Attorney.’ Senator Thurman Biddinger (R. Marion), committee chairman, said the main purpose of the hearings is to bring public attention to some bad voting conditions in the state. Witnesses subpenaed, besides Mr. Whitaker, include Mrs. Margaret
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12,000 IN INDIANA ON NYA PROJECTS
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