Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 February 1943 — Page 3
DELAY ACTION I
BUYING MANSION
Committee Seeks Quotation On Furnishings After Inspection Tour,
By DAN GORDON
Negotiations for the purchase of the J. H. Trimble mansion at 4343 N. Meridian st. as a home for Indiana governors were being held up today pending a quotation of a
price for the furnishings of the|
home, according to Senater Floyd Garrott, chairman of the state budget committee. After a tour of inspection through the Trimble estate yesterday, the
budget committee was of , the
opinion that “the furnishings make the mansion the beutiful home that it is, and for that reason should be purchased together with the house.” The committee has | an option to buy the property for $75,000. Accompanying the budget committee on its trip were House Speaker Hobart Creighton, Senate President Pro Tem Thurman A, Biddinger and Democratic State Chairman Fred Bays.
| Gold Leaf in Bathroom
Very much impressed with the|
beauty and richness of the grounds and the interior of the house, one lawmaker present predicted that “if this mansion is bought for the governor you will see 20 more candidates for governor in the next election. py The 14-room mansion is reported to have cost between $200,000 and $250, when it was built about 18 years ago. One of the distinctive features of the house is a $19,000 bathroom of multicolored tile, with gold leaf trimmings, and indirect lighting. Mrs. Cora T. Trimble, widow of Jack H. Trimble, said that this room was designed by her husband who, however, never lived to see its completion, He died shortly before ‘it was ‘completed about six years ago.
5 Bedrooms, 5 Baths She lives alone in the house and said [that “she no longer has the strength to keep it going. “Naturally, I am very sorry that I haye to leave the house. I have enjoyed and loved it as home. It means a lot to me, but it is much too large for someone my age to take care of it as it should be.” Surrounded by walls which bore woven tapestries and decorations created by Chicago artists the legislative group moved through the mansion. They saw on the walls of one of the reception rooms carvings that are reported to have cost $4000. Adjoining this room {is a spacious sun porch. Upstairs are five bedrooms and five bathrooms.
In the basement is a large social |
room ' Dining Room Is| Small
Senator Garrott. said that he thought the mansion was an excellent one for the governor's home, except that the dining room is too shout having a capacity for only
about 12 persons. Going on the outside, the party viewed the grounds, under which is said to be a sprinkling system. The two-acre estate is surrounded by driveways leading into the grounds from Meridian st. and up to the back where there is a roomy four«car garage. | The estate is separate from Meridian st. by an iron fence, The bars have the appearance of being tipped with gold. At that they might be. The fence! cost $10,000.
RE-ELECTED BENDIX HEAD
SOUTH BEND, Feb. 25 (U. P.). —E. R. Breech. Detroit, was reelected president of | the Bendix Aviation Corp. at the annual stockholders’ meeting here yesterday.
Here is the nerve center of the county’s rationing activities as the biggest problem yet to come before the local boards was tackled this week, Headquarters of the county rationing boards at the war memorial reports for the first time since rationing was started that an adequate job will be done for the public. Alex Taggart is in charge of the headquarters and co-ordinator of county activities,
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LEGISLATIVE CALENDAR |
SENATE
Bills Passed Feb. 24
S. B. 110. (Moore). Includes ooynshi 2 hate populations is r 5000
salaries with the chief examiner of the tate board of accounts. 40 ayes, 1 no.
‘Bill Withdrawn Feb. 24
ell of $315 1a to ee supplemental | or ash rustees in four classification ?
1 meeting of the I tax| firsg
: Be ‘and De rmits a mileage allowance
of 4 cents. 41 Byes, 0 noes, S. B. 148—(Bates)—Repeals fees and Wlanies act of Tots, 37 ayes, 0 noes B. 237—(Black, Shull)—-Provides “that all petitions for work to Be and ditches which have been on file for 10 years or more and no contract has been awarded for the work shall be null and void. 40 ayes, 0 noes, S. B. 122— (Ferris, Gatrost) Provides for prorating decrease in gasoline tax funds among the highway nis cities and towns and counties. 36 ayes, 6 noes.
House Bills Passed Feb. 24
H. B. 39— (Moffett, Andrew) Sets-up new Indiana Livestock Sanitary board to which governor would appoint five members, : +39 ayes, > noes. 89— (Harvey) —Includes 3d, 4th
H. B, £ | and 5th class cities under act permitt
2nd class cities to operate airports an set up boards of aviation commissioners. 43 ayes, 0 noes. Sa: B. 92—(Claycombe, Mrs. Downey)— esis for the duration laws limiting ing hours, prohibiting work on Sun- — and limiting night work for women. Retroactive to Dec. 7, 1941. 31 ayes, 14 n
B. 121—(Teckemeyer)—Raises minimum salaries of policemen and firemen in Indianapalis from $168 to $200 ho month, 2nd class cities from $150 to $19 in 3d ‘class cities from $153 to $170, Se 4th class cities from $115 to $150. Sets payment in 5th class cities at $130 per month. Tn ayes, 8 noes, H. B. 136— (Ehlers, Mrs. Downey)—Provides that the Marion county board of public welfare be appointed the juvenile court judge instead of the greats court judge, and gives the board power to appoint the county director of public welfare. 34 ayes, 11 noes. 155— (Mrs. Downey, - Henley) —Provides that money for medical expenses of indigents be paid directly to hospitals and doctors rather than to the indigents. 46 ayes, 0 noes. B. 203— (Hoover, Kendall)—Recognizes the O. I. C. swine as a separate and distinct breed and so orders the state board or Szticulture to recognize it.
40 ayes, 4 B. 254 (Niederhaus, Denton) —Permits guardians of estates to enter into contracts for the development o land owned by the estates. 41 ayes, 1 n H. B, 2i3—(Denton, Nisderhaus)—Recreates common school government for Evansville. 41 ayes, 0 noes. H. B. 331— (Andrew, Leavell)—Makes it mandatory for state officials and department heads to file complete lists of their public employees and their
done on drains}
HOUSE Bills Passed Feb. 24
B. 80—(Claycombe,- Teckemeyer)— es that Marion county tax PA Slustboard members shall be freeholders, ficials .or" calididates permitted to serve. 75 ayes, 10 noe
H. B. 209— (Mrs: Dey. Coons)—Recreates office of state attendance officer at a salary of $3200 a year and prescribes powers. APpropriates $400 for office. ayes, 1 no. B. 244— (Henley) —Makes 65 age, instead of 60, over which a Pinions must be in order to have himself excused from ury Srvice: 79 ayes, 1 no. H. B 245" (Teckemeyer)~-Creates sevenmember commission’ i study real estate laws. 75 ayes, 0 noe H. 246 (Claycombe)—Néw civilian defense bill. 75 ayes, 0 "noes. H. B. 247— (Heller, Claycornbe)—TLegalizes appropriations made by councils for civilian defense. 81 ayes, 0 noes. . 355 (Slenker) —Simplifie es registration of tractors DY Dutung fee of $24 on power unit. 81 a H. B. 236 (Malinka, J. 5. " Hunter) —Rewrites | 1941 law defining “disorderly conduct” so as to Provide or a more specific Sefuition, 80 B. 200 (Grant, " Heller) —Sim lifies ariEing regulations concerning hearings by the pune service commission as provided for in 1941 law. 83 ayes, 1 no. H. B. 309—(Korn)—Provides for the. refund of part of liquor license fee if holder of license enters armed services. 80 ayes,
noes. H. B. 320—(Dennis)—Provides for additional school tuition to be charged by certain school corporations. 84 ayes, noes.
H. B. 355—(Carey, Hey) Changes form for listing property with the county assessor to include mention of of a family serving in the armed forces. 79 ayes, 0 noes. H. B. 410— (Heller, Henley) —Gives local units right to exchange firefighting equipment and personnel in emergencies. 80 ayes, 0 noes. H. B. 416—(Newsom)-—Provides for a boundary change where there remains less than 18 miles of territory subjéct to taxation. 76 ayes, noes. H. B. 448— (Richards)—Authorizes auditor of Owen county to transfer certain ditch funds. 75 ayes, 5 noes 4 (Denn Sm Unatorm law for sbusine ss records as evidence. * 84 ayes, noe
{ Bills Defeated Feb. 24
SENATE PASSE! POLICE PAY BILL
$200 Monthly Minimur Salary Until 1946 Is
Virtually Assured.
Indianapolis police and firemers practically were assured of a $300 a month minimum salary during 1944 and 1945. :
The senate passed by a 37 to 8 vote tke bill raising minimum pay for officers and firemen in all cities,
The local men had asked that the Indianapolis salary raise start ime mediately, but the senate struck ou the “emergency” clause in the bill, The measure originally called foe a permanent raise but it was amended to expire at the end of 1945. Senator John VanNess (R. Vals paraiso) objected to the bill on the grounds that city councils have the power to raise their own minimums if they wish. The Louse must concur in senate amendments before the bill can be sent to Governor Schricker for hig signature. : TR A
H. B. 359— (Lee) —Exempts manufacture ing concerns that lease plants from - federal government from the law whi otherwise requires them to furhish 8 : bond in the sum of double the am of their weekly payrolls. 31 ayes, 36 noes,
Bill Injesolisly Postponed Feb. 28
H. 8— (Gwin, Carey)—Sets up stat roa or chiropratic.
Bill Withdrawn Feb. 24 4
H. B. 452— (Weller. Steele)—Appro Shi tion for unfinished dam on Nancy antl Tari
burial grounds.
BY EARL RICHERT
SINCE LATE January, the house Judiciary A committee, headed by Rep. Glenn R. Slenker (R. Monticello) has been “sitting on” a bill to give the governor wartime powers to suspend Tules and regula-
tions pertaining to transportation.
Chief effect of this bill, if enacted into law, would be to permit. the suspension [of the present laws placing limits on size and weights
of trucks operating on state highways. Immediately after Pearl Harbor, the public service commission on its own initiative suspended these laws by the simple expedient ‘of announcing that it would not enforce them. They expected that the 43
. legislature would come along and
legalize what they had done. But now that the legislature apparently is not going to back them up with legislation, ‘the public service commission members reportedly are thinking seriously of issuing a statement saying that it apparently ‘is the mandate of the legislature that these laws be enforced and that they will be. The commission members have no inclination to continue suspending laws on their own volition—an act for which they presumably could be indicted. Enforcement of the laws now on the statute books would undoubtedly affect a great many trucking firms that are now operating vehicles bver the weight and height permitted by state law. Suspension of enforcement of ‘the laws was a move ‘to aid the war effort—to permit trucks to haul bigger loads than in peacetime, ” » s
THE LEGISLATURE, however, is taking care of a similar situation. Ready for discussion by a conference committee of both houses is a bill to repeal a 1933 law prohibiting women from working at night.
Enforcement of this law was suspended too by State Labor Commissioner Thomas R. Hutson immediately after Pearl Harbor:
While this bill is involved in a wrangle between the house and senate labor committees, a measure repealing the ’33 law, to some extent at least, undoubtedly will be passed this session. The senate group wants the law repealed as it pertains to all industry while the house group, reflecting the viewpoint of labor, wants only industries having war contracts to be exempted.
The senate committee changed the house bill to make it conform to its viewpoint and the house then refused to concur in the changes made in the tipper housa The dispute is to be thrashed out in a conference committee, ’
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Getting Quiet Treatment
“PET” MEASURES of two of the sessions leading Republican legislators appear to be getting the quiet treatment by committees of the other house.
Rep. Jess Andrew’s controversial bill to abolish the state clemency commission and change drastically the present parole system has been in the senate Judiciary A committee for more than two week now, And Senate President Pro Tem Thurman Biddinger’s bill to setup a legislature council is languishing in the house ways and means committee which is headed by Rep. Andrew.
IN INDIANAPOLIS
HERE IS THE TRAFFIC RECORD
FATALITIES County City Total 6 18 24
12 16
Accidents criverinin @} Arrests av isney e190 Injured .......... 2 | Dead
WEDNESDAY TRAFFIC TOURT
Cases Convic- Fines Violations Tried tions Paid Speeding 3 25 $203 Reckless driving ... | 0 0 Failure to stop at through street ...... f 4 Failure to stop at f Signal vs 0° Drunken driving 3. 3 All others ......... ese."18 | 16
Totals ............. 51 43
RATIONING DATES
SUGAR—Coupon 11 is good for three pounds through March 15.
Coffee—Coupon 25 good through March 21. Gasoline—A hook—Coupon 4 good for four .gallons through March 21
Fuel Oil—Coupon, 4 good for 11 gallons through April 12. Tires—Tires for holders of A gas books must be inspected SL March 31. Tires for holders of B, C and T books must be inspected by Feb. 28. | Shoes—Coupon 17 good | for one pair through Jun Canned Goods Rationing begins March 1. War Ration Book 2—] istration" today through Saturday. |
EVENTS TODAY Sectional basketball tosimament, Techical high school, 7 p. m Indianapo is symphony Sichastra, final pop concert, Murat theater, 8:3 Indiana State Medical nn industrial health conference, Indiana university school of medicine, all day. Indiana Association of Ice industries, wartime conference, Hotel ] aay. International Council for xoepiion dren, Hotel Lincoln, all day. Indiana Women’s Republi an’ club, meet-
3, Solumbla club, 2 fan; Sots difner. '» ’
} 1 Washington, 6:3 Ingheen lis Real poate boaid, luncheon, Hotel Washington, 1 American Society of Tool Ea Ine,
dinner meeting, Claypcol hotel, 7 p Credit Men’s association, luncheon, Hotel Washington, noon. b
' EVENTS TOMORROW
Sectional basketball tournament, Technical high school, all day and. evening. Hoosier State Press atSodiation, -convention, Hotel Lincoln, all d International Council for Exceptions! Chilay. association, industrial health conference, Indiana university school of medicine, all day. Tan Delta northwestern division conference, Indianapolis 4 thletic club, all
Bike i lodge, 75th anniversary of founding, Hotel Antlers, evening. J Indianapol Federation of Community dinner meeting, Hotel Wash-
McCammon Sourse, meeting, Hotel Washington, 6:45 p. m. *
MARRIAGE LICENSES
These lists are from official records in the county court house. The Times, therefore, is’ not responsible for errors in names and addresses.
| Russell B! Brown, 28, Ft. Dix, New Jersey; N.
Naomi Ruth Query, 25,> of 520 Alabama. Harold Bert Franklin Jr. a1, of 61 Virginia ave., Norwood, Ohio; Esther Louise Peacock, 18, R. R. 11, Box 387, Indianapolis. David William Duthie, 28, of 1630 Carrollton; Cord Elizabeth McConaha, 23, of 2242 Nowland. Robert Lee Pike, 29, of 614 E. 24th; Fricda Annabelle Pfund, 21, of 614 E. Charles Wendell Davi, 21, of 843 Paca; uta Lena Graves, 19, of 1415 N. Sen-
Dalie Vernon Adams, 27. of 922 W. 27th; Polen Mae Terry, 28, of 649 Locke, No.
Morris Perkins, 42, of 1961 Sheldon; Hannah Yarbrough, 32, of 1961 Sheldon. Peter Warren, 56, of 2601 Rader; Daisy Blow, 40, of "1304 S. Pershing. Garnett Loran Cavender, 32, U. S. Navy: Dorothy Edna Green, 25, of 521 Franklin st., Columbus, Ind. Francis Niels LaMartins, 34, of 310 N. Illinois; Marjorie Marie Hale, 34, of 301 E. North,
— BIRTHS Girls ! Baw, Mary Jane Preston, at St. VinJacob, Stary Akard, at St. Vincent's. Robart. Margaret Grothaus, at St. Vine Marion, Mary Calbert, at Coleman, Al, Sylvia Tuctman, at Colem Robert, al Blacketer, Methodist. James, Betty Necredy, at Methodist. Max, Naomi Rushton, at Methodist. Robert, Dorothea Stamm, at Meshadist, Fred, Ruby Young, at Methodis Emmett, Mary Reed, at 1215 Rs ronnial. Wilbur, Annie Streeval, at 307 Bicking. Richard, Rugh Price, at 1567 Broadway. Lafayette, Mabel Roe, at 23 E. McCarty. Park gS ering Alexander, at 1536 N.
Cart. "Mabel Cannon, at 517 Shelby.’ Charles, Mary Hale, at 2118 Shriver. Morris, Elizabeth Shotwell, at 2204 Hovey. Reginald, Grace Euband, "lat 1511 Bundy lac Boys Paul, Rose Swartz, at St. Francis. : Alvin, Julia Huebner, at St. Francis. Estel, Georgia Kirby, at St. Francis. James, Dorothy Lambert, at City. Cuississ, Matilda Maloney, at St. Vin-
Jessie, Margaret St. Clair, at St. Vincent's, Robert, Helen Ahern, at St. Vincent's. Fletcher, Margaret Stevens, at Methodist. William, Mary Dodson, at 17 McKim Herbert, Nancy Cook, at 829 S. Meridian. William, Rosalyn Archer, at 1524 Spann. xen, Beatrice Hill, at 830 N. New Jersey. ihe Emer Dorothy Quack, aff 1123 S. RanDp. Green, Margaret Smith, at 921 E. 95th,
DEATHS Eleanor Belvia Pasquier, 81, at 1434 Bellese a ELL TI :
Schuyler Colfax Keegan. 76, at 853 Temple, chronic myocarditis. Julia Frances Banta, 84, at 5532 N. Pennsylvania, chronic myocarditis.
John William Greilich, 73, at 3117 N.
Meridian, coronary occlusion, Eugene A. Gorham, 59, at 2922 Central, acute myocarditis. Walter R, Fritts, 17, ‘at City, diabetes mellitus. Hunter Wood, 74, at 3247 Graceland, cerehral hemorrhage. Alex Bookatman, 60, at St. Vincent's, coronary occlusion Isabella Lynch, 82, ‘at 3054 N. Sherman dr., arteriosclerosis. Ophelia Green, 58, at 1515 E. 18th, cardio vascular renal. Mande S, Payne, 62, 1201 E. 10th, carcinom Ralph * Bhillip Simpson, 19, at City, gastro enteritis. Verdie R. Dille, 77, at Coleman, sarcoma. Lillian Richardson, 75, at 1422 Mills, cerebral hemorrhage. John Carter, 74, at City, cirrhosis of liver. Ida Estella Phillips, 63, at City, carcinoma. James Clemons, 77, at "2518 Ethel, bronchopneumonia. Edward H. Mehl, 65, at 32 S. Mount, chronic myocarditis. Margaret Edith 'Stehlin, 77, 2% 2247 N. Alabama, cerebral hemorrha James E. Shockley, 65, at 234. Richland, chronic nephritis. Lona Bornkamp, Tf, at Methodist, - coronary embolus Frank 8S. Thatcher, 95, at 1617 W. Vermont, arteriosclerosis. Emma C. Meyer, 72, at 1309 Comer, chronic myocarditis Anna N. Rehling, at 1541 Carrollton, arteriosclerosis. Frank E. Hervey, 65, at Veterans’, arteriosclerosis. Eva May Morrison, 52, at 1627 English, careinoma.
OFFICIAL WEATHER
U. S. Weather Bureau,
(All Data in Central War Time) Sunrise ......7:24 | Sunset .......6:32
TEMPERATURE ~Feb. 25, 1942— 28 2p.m.........30
Precipitation 24 hrs. ending 7:30 a. m. .00 Total precipitation since Jan. 1 2.29 Deficiency since Jan. 1............ oo
The following table shows the temperature in other cities: Station High Low Atlanta... 00 cincninissiranns.s 14 43 BOSON ....cvveinieirsceninseeas.. 59 ChiCRBO ....evesesseveesssnansnees 36 cincinnati ..vvvrvssessisrsancenss 46 Cleveland ....evevevecevrsncsnes, 36 5 Denver d2s0seavunerraneseriyisensy 27 Brvansyville .....ccovevveniansesera 88: Wayne sevessaesisare 39 Todi ele (CIty) tivevivvennene 41 Kansas City, Mo. «i.cvveiiaveees. 43 Miami, Flav... cero caiiesnnsees TT Mpls.-St. Paul .. ieviseiseceies 25 New Orleans sessssnssrasesss ID New York tesesssasassasesse 62 OKIAhomMA. CY vovvvisevirsssnees omaha, Neb. ... isseissrnrsssees. 368 PHISDUrBh ......cnvvervsvarssases BS San Antonis, TeX. covsnssnnasrion 5 . 82 UIs ...o.ve.n Asse e sees eas Washington,
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