Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 2 May 1941 — Page 41

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150 LIMIT FOR SOOUT REGATTA

Annual Event May 24.25 At Camp Eberhardt, Michigan.

Applications are being accepted at Boy Scout headquarters here for the annual Sea Scout Regatta to be held at Camp Eberhardt, Corey

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Lake, Mieh. : At least a dozen Indianapolis Sea

Boouts are expected to attend the event May 24-25. Camp attendance

during the regatta is limited to 150) §

because of accommodations. OM tials announced “first come, frst served,” in filing the applications Plans for the regatta were made at a South Bend meeting last week. Representing Indianapolis were Stanley Grimm and Fred Cretors focal scout officials. Skipper Fred Peters will participate in the Lake Corey outing and sailing races and Sea Scout cere monies will be features of the meet

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Scouting Loses to Army

The national defense emergency has taken several members of the Boy Scout executive staff. An illus. tration of this is the recent calling to active service of Homer Gratz well-liked chief of this area The entering into professional Boy Scout work of George Colin of Shelbyville is therefore welcome news to Scouters. Mr. Coffin, who has resigned as teller of the Farmers’ National Bank at Shelbyville taking a month's training course al the Schiff Reservation, Mendham N. J.

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Offered six different positions so far, Mr. Coffin is still undecided as

to where he will be stationed

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FDR Asks Aid

Boy Scouts in this area ceived a personal message 2 the honorary president of ee Boy Scouts of America, President Frank. lin D. Roosevelt, asking ther tribute posters advertising of National Savings Bonds Bamps. The letter said in part “It is important that these posters be distributed promptly throughout our country so that our people may be fully informed of this opportunity to share in carrving forward the defense program of the. Government. Moreover, this will give every Scout and Scouter an opportunity to help through personal service. I am sure that this co-operation will be most helpful to the Secretary of the Treasury and to those who are working with him.”

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Honor Mr. Gratz

Scout commissioners region will hold a pitch-in supper tomorrow at 6 p. m, at the Boy Scout Reservation in honor of Homer Gratz. who will have the dual role of presiding officer and honor guest

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GTY TAX RATE SEEMS STABLE

in S. Levies Force Economy | At Hall; Evaluations

Also Up. mereasing taxes for national de'fense are forcing an economy play at | City Hall,

| Although rising municipal expendftures this year point otherwise, | there are two major indications that |the city’s 1942 tax rate will stay at the 1041 level of $1.26, set last year. | These are the sudden rise in the leity’s taxable valuation of $3,000,000

land the mote generous flow of gasoline tax revenue from the state.

Estimate May Increase

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As announced by county auditor)

Glenn Ralston the preliminary estimate of the city’s valuation on |which 1932 taxes will be based has gone up to $514,700,000 compared with $511 000,000 last year, And this new figure is expected to increase when the final estimates are made by the auditor in July. Last year the auditor's preliminary report indicated a valuation of $507,« 000.000. ‘The final report which was used to make this year's tax levy, went up to $511,000,000. On the basis of the new estimate, the city would collect nearly $60,000 more in taxes next year than this year at the same $1.26 rate. This is equivalent to what one cent increase

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i [last year, the tax rate could be cut.

This slim goddess wants to be called K T. Stevens instead of Katharine Stevens (her stage name) or Gloria Woed (her real

name). She has asked California street repair programs. The creation |

courts to make it legal. The reason: she doesn't want success in the movies on the name of her father, neted producer-director Sam Wood.

YOUTH SAVES FATHER BURIED IN GRAVEL PIT

real hero in the eyes of his friends. Edmon rescued his father after the two had gone to a gravel pit near the city to obtain a small quantity of gravel. When he started to dig, the bank caved in and covered Jeff Bentley, the father. The youngster grabbed a shovel, and digging furiously, uncovered ais father’s head. Then he ran for help. The father suffered no serious injuries—thanks to the quick

thinking of his son.

Gas Tax Up $100,000

Gasoline tax income is expected to total over $1,000,000 this year, compared with slightly over $600,000 a year ago. This increased revenue of about $400,000 is equivalent to almost 7 cents cn the tax rate, °f the city budgeted the same as

| But the budget left a deficit, | In addition to the deficit which is ‘still being carried on the city books (although no one Knows how much it amounts to), more money will be needed for the expanded traffic and

of the traffic engineer, the cafeteria court system and the increased use of motoreyeles next year probably will be financed out of gas tax

| funds. ha a OMMITTEE GIVES REDCAP HAND

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South Side Abandons Long Fight for Railroad Elevation To Press for Series of Underpasses. Proposed by City

By RICHARD LEWIS

Twice in the last five years, the! Sts. and Madison Ave. City En. Wm

| South Side has been on the verge of achieving track elevation, only [to Jip bak from that long-sought | goal ause of last minute coms plications. Today, for the third time, the goal is near again. This time, howlever, it is not (rack elevation that | South Side civic leaders are hoping ‘for. They have abandoned that.

Instead, they have decided to press for a series of underpasses, a Jess expensive method of grade separation than elevating railroad racks. The decision was made at a meeting of a committee of South Side civic organizations at City Hall yesterday. The group decided that track elevation was too expensive, hence too remote, They voted to recommend underpasses at five grade crossings to Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan, | project, when and if completed, will |oost $1,150,000 The five underpasses would be

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WASHINGTON, May 2 (U.P) .—| AMARILLO, Tex. (U. P).—Thir- The Senate Labor Committee today | ten-year-old Bdmon Bentley is a went to the assistance of the red- | cap, the man who carries your bag

to and from trains. The committee, acting on com‘plaints that the redcap has been

treated unfairly, approved a reso-|

Jution authorizing the wage-hour administrator to conduct an inquiry into the wages, hours and other working conditions of redeaps. | Charges were made that various

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igineer M. G. Johnson showed the! {committee plans and estimates for|

{each of the underpasses, prepared | | jointly by City and State highway | engineers. | | The first question that came to| the minds of committee members, | {all long campaigners for the cause) |of grade separation, was: lS the City going ahead with| ‘this plan, or is It just another | |scheme to hoodwink us?” The question was put to Mr.| Johnson by Arthur Paetz of the] |South Side Civic Club, committee | chairman, and repeated by Paul GC} | Wetter of the Federation of Comes | | munity Civie Clubs, | | “As far as I know, the City has| |every intention of going ahead,” Mr. |Johnson said, “Of course, it jcouldn’t all be done at once. We) could see our way clear to building

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constructed where the Indianapolis) Board members have indicated they | Union (Belt) Railroad now crosses would approve this project

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financing arrangements ade. The question of finances, always a stumbling block to the improvement, has been solved partially by additional gas tax funds. To build an underpass, however, the City would have to sacrifice other street improvements, Mr. Johnson said. “But I would rather see the grade separation started,” he said. A breakdown in the cost of the program, which would involve a five-year construction plan, is as follows: 1. Harding St.—$218,000. 2. Morris St.—$240,000. 3. Shelby St.—$340,00. 4. East St.—$355,000. 5. Madison Ave.—$340,000. The cost of Madison Ave. is not included in the total because it would be carried by the State and Federal Governments. The Morris St. project can be

The|cne underpass a year, maybe two.” built cheaper if the roadway is

switched to the north, to avoid the payment of damages to private property owners, Mr. Johnson said. Each underpass would be 20 feet deep. A shallow grade would lead

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into the pass, beginning about 500 feet on each side. No Genter piers would be used—a safeguard against accidents. Engineers’ drawings of the underpass showed a long, graceful sweep of concrefe masonry, with sidewalls, curving oeneath the railroad tracks. Committee members were pleased, It was the answer to a dream. “They've got to do it this time,” said Mr, Wetter. The other members agreed solemnly. ‘ The committee prepared to send its recommendation to the Mayor.

CONTRACT AWARDED FOR ROAD 31 BY-PASS

The Highway Commission today awarded a contract to the St. Clair Construction Co., Wheaton, Ill, for $113,033 for construction of a grade separation on the Road 31 by-pass two miles north of Columbus. The structure is to have eight spans, with a 28-foot roadway and pedestrian walks.

‘PAY-OFF' BARED IN MILLION-DOLLAR RING

CHICAGO, May 2 (U. P.) —Confession of a staff detective was studied by the State's Attorney's office today in the hope it would reveal the workings or an alleged “million dollar” abortion ring. Daniel Moriarity,. in Bridewell Hospital, told State's Attorney Thomas J. Courtney that Mrs. Ada Martin, 44, under indictment on charges of conspiracy to commit abortions, had paid him; $100 a month for “at least three years.” Moriarity is held in the slaying of Miss Jennie Martin, 24, Mrs. Martin's daughter. He told féllow officers that he killed her while meaning to kill her mother. The detective said in his confession that Mrs. Martin last week gave him $3000 to try to “fix” the indictment. He couldn't do it, and she kept “pestering” him, he said. He went to her home Tuesday to “have it out with her.” He entered her bedroom, he said, threw the roll of bills onto the bed, then fired five shots at a woman lying there, thinking it was Mrs. Martin. Instead, he killed her daughter and then tried to kill himself.

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