Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 February 1943 — Page 2

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Than 20 Witnesses Subpenaed; Sunnyside

s been turned down, and Who!as quently refused to bid. ‘Statements of wholesale egg conofficials who have sold eggs ympanies who have supplied the to Sunnyside. “Mr. Rabb said the jurors wold the possibility that the grade ; eggs sold to the county instituwas not the e as the grade ed by the wholesalers. Hear Experts | oning of County Auditor ph Moore on all contracts ded by the commissioners in past six mon After a weeksend recess, the d jury swung into action today ony of State

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applied in cold weather. Come spring, and the city’s own asphalt plant - will begin -operation to provide material for large-scale Yoo surfacing.

Repairs Promis od.

City Engineer Arthur B. Henry §

| {has estimated that between 800 and 1000 tons of asphalt will be needed

“chuckhole filling” this year. Inspectors Assigned

every yard « : and asphalt roads, whether they be obscure neighborhood by-ways or traffic-laden arteries. Complaints are pouring in from all over town; but city officials who did a little inspecting for themselves yesterday are generally of the \jopinion that few streets, not even the rocky road to success, can compete with Massachusetts ave. ‘when it comes to chuckholes. . In one stretch near Dearborn st. what only a week or so ago had

| been a shallow surface scar, had widened into a veritable chasm. | Huge blocks of concrete whic! | viously had formed a base f

prethe crinkled esphalt, jutted through upturned subsoil like miniature Sora tars. One driver who jostled this way and that as he drove by ihe inspecting party, shouted a sa barb in the direction of Mr. Ha advising him, “you'd better |

ves shape it.” i Consider Resurfacing + As Mr. Henry, the city engineer,

|made for the nearest telephone in

a rush to summon emergency repair

|erews to Massachusetts ave. at once,

Mr. Campbell pondered the ibility of ripping it up from around Commerce ave. to Sherman. dr. and resurfacing it completely. Massachusetts ave., Mr. Harmon pointed out, furnishes an excellent

Mr, Henry has launched the com-. "ing repair program by ‘assigning. half a dozen inspectors to survey | Indianapolis’ concrete

City Er Engineer Arthur B. Henry

742 Patients Being Moved|

To Institutions Already - Near Capacity.

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|immediately to convert basements Eide |and other available space at the| [Ea

remaining hospitals into emergency

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ckneeling) tells his street Saghtioss

Frank J. Unversall, that the WPB probably would grant priority rights

for re

ving materials to be used on Massachusetts ave, because the

road is| the principal route to Ft. Hartison.

example of how bumpy streets get that way. As the main highway to Ft. Harrison and the northeast, it bears some of the heaviest and most consistent traffic in this vicinity. | Approximately 40 cars and trucks were eased across a single bad spot in the 2700 block within a five- | minute period. The primary cause of chuckhole according to Mr. Harmon, is flucuating weather producing alternate freezing spells and thaws. Under changing | temperatures, asphalt expands and contracts until it simply refuses to hang together at all, he explained, List Rough Spots Other unusually rough stretches in the city street network as shown by findings of the inspectors are

'on Central ave., between 25th and

16th sts.; Westfield blvd.; New Jer-

and between Washington st. and Massachusetts ave.; West 16th st. from the Emrichsville bridge to the city limit; S. Cedar st. from Virginia ave. to Fletcher ave.; Shelby st. from Prospect to Troy ave.; Southern ave. from Madison ave. to Shelby st.; E. New York st. near Emerson ave. E. 10th st. from Massachusetts ave. to Gray st.; Pennsylvania st. north of 16th st. and portions of W. Washington st.

Only two emergency crews: are smoothing these thorgughfares now, but with the coming of warmer weather others will be atded until this summer when .about eight

gangs will apply themselves con-

stantly to street repair duty.

Mr. Harmon reminds, however, that continuation ‘of chuckhole filling here depends entirely on the

whimsy of WPB officials who must |

authorize purchase of all road con-

sey st. between 14th and 16th sts.

struction materials.

DRYS ARE ASSURED OF ‘FAIR HEARING’

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duced Friday by Senator Milton Thompson (R. Covington) after the dry groups had tried unsuccessfully to get some member of the house of representatives to ¢ present the measure, Reports have been prevalent since then that pressure was being brought on Senator Thompson to have the bill withdrawn,

The senator has told friends that

{he_ke@ “no intention of withdraw-

ing the bill.” So far the Republican state committee apparently has stayed aloof from the. controversy, but many

.|senators are known to resent their

“being put on the spot.” They feel that if the matter gets lout of hand there would be the danger of the party's being split. Rep. Wesley Malone, who represents Clinton, a part of Senator Thompson’s district, said that many residents of his home town are “incensed” with the senator for presenting the bill “Everywhere I went over the week-end, residents of Clinton complained of the situation,” Rep. Malone said. | Senator Thompson's own township, Highland of Vermillion couny, is “dry.” It is without liquor stores or taverns.

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Woman Attendant Is Killed

In Evansville Hospital Fire

the burned hospital. Damage was estimated at more than $1,000,000. Between 100 and 200 patients were believed to be still missing, but authorities expected most of them to be found and temporarily housed by tonight.

Taken to Greenhouse

Led by Dr. John Hare, hospital superintendent, most of the inmates were evacuated without confusion or | disorder, but some swarmed ouf the doors and spread aver the countryside in bewilderment. A few violent patients in the detention ward and some who were bed-ridden were taken by attendants to a nearby greenhouse and theater which are both heated. Dr. Hare said he did not believe any of the patients was killed in the fire, but city police officers stated that “it was possible that some of the inmates in one wing” were burned to death. | An investigating. officer reported that one attendant said some of the patients in the wing in which he was in charge failed to get out safely. New Buildings Needed {The state mental hygiene dertment is seeking to quarter 700 of the patients in other institutions temporarily and reported that new buildings will have to replace the blirned quarters. The hospital is located about five ‘miles east of Evansville on 80 acres of state-owned land and it was beleved that most of the patients will be found in nearby farm build-

5 | ee and wooded sections. All of Evansville’s fire fighting 2 | auxiliary firemen and those from nearby cities were

the flames for more than three hours before getting them under

.| control,

Most of the main hospital building and all but two wings of the 50-year-old, two-story structure were swept by flames before they were extinguished. . Soon after the fire started and patients were swarming over the countryside, Dr. Hare broadcast instructions to nearby farm residents and Evansville citizens to look for straying patients, take them into their homes and call police or the hospital.

Few Are Dangerous

any of the patients roaming at large were dangerous and that the patients most seriously ill had heen handled by attendants during the ‘fire, Some women patients, bewildered by their sudden release, were reported hiding in bushes outside the hospital grounds. These, and others, were rounded up in a few hours and suirounded by a cordon of ' auxiliary police, firemen and American Legion volunteers who organized searching parties to locate stray patients. Sergt. Hogan Heneisen of the Evansville police said one woman patient had been found “hanging over the edge of Henderson bridge over the Ohio river, trying to jump off 2 She was returned to the police station in a strait-jacket, he said. - Another woman patient, attired only in a slip, rode away from the burning hospital on a bicycle.

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patients,” Seargt. Heneisen said. “The trucks are being equipped with beds to accommodate patients who are found ill from shock or exposure.” C. B. Enlow, head of the local civilian defense, has mobilized workers in his organization to help round up the patients. Members of the staff of the state board of health were sent here immediately to assist with emergency housing, water protection and general health protection. They are Dr, J. W. Jackson, chief of the bureau of communicable diseases: Lester Miller and George Fasenacht: of the division of environment sanitation, and James McCoy of the bureau of food and drugs. Miss Ethel Jacobs, head of the bureau of public health nursing, arrived from New Albany to assist in the mobilization of nurses.

ECONOMIC COUNCIL FOR ALGERIA NAMED

ALGIERS, Feb. 9 (U. P.).—Gen. Henri Honore Giraud today announced the appointment of a permanent economic war council for

Algeria as the first step in giving the people representation in the government. -

7 DIE IN BOMBER CRASH

SIOUX CITY, Iowa, Feb. 9 (U. P.).—Seven men were killed and three others injured, one seriously, when a heavy bomber plane crashed southeast of the Sioux’ City air base last night, Capt. Francis Hettifiger, public relations officer, announced today.

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with Evansville in full operation,”

{he sald. “This, of course, will seri-| ously overcrowd all the institutions.|

As a matter of fact, if we do go ‘into new construction, which we

the need.”

ernment would grant immediate priority for hospital construction. The. governor announced that approximately 300 of the refugee patients would be ,moved to the Logansport state hospital, 100 to Madison, 25 to Richmond and the remainder to Central in Indianapolis. : Governor Schricker also issued a statement praising Dr. John Hare, the Evansville superintendent, for a “heroic job.” It was understood that the fire had demolished viMually all the buildings at Evansville, The hospital was 52 years old, of wooden construction, with brick veneer facings. The floors and partitions were all of wood. °°

No Insurance Carried

State executives estimated the physical investment at $3,500,000. There was no insurance whatever carried by the’state. Some state officials declared that the personnel problem at Evansville had been less serious than at other institutions. ih “Dr. Hare,” said one official, “has kept his staff fairly intact. He has had less turnover than most of the other institutions and ‘it may be that this was a factor in the cohesive work done during the fire.”

HOOVER PROPOSED ASU. 3. FOOD CHIEF

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 (U. P)— Senator Burton K. Wheeler (D. Mont.), frequent administration critic, asserted today that former President Herbert Hoover, food administrator of the last war, should be given the same post in this war “to inspire more confidence in government. Hoover testified yesterday: before a senate subcommittee investigating the effect of manpower shortages on the food production program. He predicted a probable “knock-

but warned that the United States faces responsibility for feeding 350,-

'1000,000 Europeans in the lean years

following: “1 thought Hoover presented a sane, comprehensive picture of the economic’ situation that confronts the country and I think he greatly impressed every one who heard him, both Democrats and Republicans,” Wheeler said in an interview. “I think it is unfortunate that a man of his vast experience, gained in the last war, and his knowledge of Europe, is not used as head of the whole food production and distribution problem.”

JAP JOB ADVOCATE HELD

GOSHEN, Ind. Feb. 9 (U. P.)— J. Edson Sowers, 27, Ashland, O, a

“self-styled” leader in the program advocating employment of American citizens of Japanese ancestry now in west coast concentration camps on Americar farms, today was” in custody of FBI agents at South Bend., Ind, charged with desertion from a Florida conscientious

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ODT Demands Traffic Signals, Regulations

WASHINGTON. Feb. 9 (U, P.).— Director Joseph B. Eastman of the office of defense transportation today demanded drastic revision of traffic signals and regulations in all cities, elimination of thousands of unnecessary traffic lights and stop signs, and readjustment of traffic signal cycles to speed war traffic. “The. nécessity for conserving vehicles, rubbér and fuel, and the enormous expansion of war production in some areas, have created important changes in street traffic,” Mr. Eastman said. “Adjustments in traffic control methods have not kept pace with these changing conditions. “This is wasting rubber, gasoline and time. In the national interest this waste cannot be permitted to continue.” Mr. Eastman called upon all municipal and state officials with regulatory powers over traffic to make whatever changes necessary to conform to these policies:

TRAFFIC SIGNALS

Discontinue traffic signals where traffic falls below these minimum standards: 1. Total traffic entering intersection from all directions should average at least 1000 vehicles an hour for eight hours, of ‘which at least 250 enter from minor street. 2. Pedestrians crossing major street should average at least 300 an hour for at least six hours a day, and vehicles entering intersection from major street should average at least 750 an hour for same six hours. : Continue signal, however, if it is essential part of co-ordinated system for expediting traffic, or if an extraordinary accident hazard

would result from removal.

FLASHING LIGHTS When traffic for period of four or more hours falls below 500 vehicles an hour or in the case of a pedestrial protection signal, below 372 vehicies an hour on a major street or 150 pedestrians an hour crossing major street, the signal should be operated during those hours as a flashing signal,

SIGNAL CYCLES

Make signal. cycles as short as possible; from 35 to 50 seconds should be enough at usual inter-

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where block lengths are irregular or to expedite busses, streetcars and trucks. Where traffic volume fluctuates widely during day, cycle length or division of cycle should be altered to fit changes. Fixed time signals within onequarter mile of one another, and controlling same rcadway, should be co-ordinated to speed traffic and reduce number of vehicle stops.

STOP SIGNS

Remove stop signs except from locations where warning signs would be inadequate. Mr. Eastman also called upon municipal and state officials to consider designation of primary war transportation routes, to which preferred traffic control treatment would be given to workers and vehicles carrying war materials,

HOUSE 0. K.’S RAISE IN ASSESSOR’S PAY

The house today passed the bill to make Marion County Assessor Sam Montgomery the county inheritance tax appraiser and increase his salary to $5000 a year. The bill eliminates the post of the presenit : inheritance tax appraiser who is appointed : by ' Governor Schricker and gives bolh .jobs to Mr. Montgomery. , It provides that in addition to his present pay of $2280 a year, the Marion county assessor shall be paid $2120 for performing his new duties. House = Democrats opposed. : the measure on the grounds that it was “just another bill to legislate a Democrat out of office.” The measure now goes to the senate.

NURSES FLEE NAZIS

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 9 (U. P)). —The Netherlands information bureau here said today that more than 1060 nurses en route from The Hague to Germany had escaped from the train in which they were riding.

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American and’ Britishs air forces have launched an unprecedented battle to win air s superiority before the end of 1943. day and night bombings, they have dropped ‘many more tons of bo in a shorter - period than ever we let loose over England. This fight for control of the air will be long and costly, military experts emphasized today. The British believe the German air force has been strained toward the limit, but they are not foolish enough to think that all the sting 15 gone from the Luftwaffe.

10 Acres Devasted

The air ministry tightly guards the secret of total bomb tonnages and specific targets of the AngloAmerican bomber offensive, but occasional official indications and appointment of Lieut. Gen. Frank M. Andrews as commander of U. S.

"| forces in the European theater have

emphasized the intention to steadily increase the attacks. One thousand tons of bombs were dropped in four raids on the Nazi submarine base at Lorient during January, when 10 acres of naval arsenal were devastated. It was estimated that the naval installations there were 65 per cent destroyed.

This compares with 600 bombs, totaling perhaps 400 tons, which the Germans dropped during their greatest concentration attack on Coventry in November, 1940.

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Bombs Grow Larger

The R. A. F. dropped 100 bombs, each weighing two tons, in-the 20minute raid on Cologne a week ago. One hundred "tons -of bombs. were dropped on Essen in 12 minutes during a raid Jan. 13. s

These examples from a long list compared with a total of about 7500 tons of high explosives which fell in the London region from September, 1940, to July, 1941, when the Germans dropped more than 45,000 bombs. British and American air officials have worked together smoothly in plotting the strategy of their of-, fensive. They are agreed on the following fundamental points:

Sub to Force Luftwaffe to Fight First, thatthe German air force of 5000 to 6000 planes must be forced to fight day after day wherever possible in a war of attrition. Allied air stremgth is a secret but American production of 5000 planes a month of all styles is not an accurate indication of what can be thrown into this battle of Europe. ; Second, that enemy aircraft fac tories must be bombed day and night, just as the submarine centers are /being blasted. Third, that there will be an extremely hard battle of unprecedented scope for control of the skies and. for which crack reserves of the German air force are being held back for the greatest fight over the Reich itself.

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