Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 April 1943 — Page 7
ON MISSING LIST,
William Butler and W. E.
Byrket Are Tech
yr Graduates.
Two more local men are missing
in action, according to announcements by the navy.and the war de- : partment.
Seaman 1/e William David But-{
- ler, 20-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. James A. Butler, 1207 Gale st., i “included on today’s navy casualty list, and Mr. and Mrs. C. Earl Byrket, 770 N. Audubon rd., have been advised by the war department that . their son, Staff Sergt. William E. Byrket, is missing in the southwest Pacific.
Seaman Butler had been serving in the Atlantic area, and his par-. ents last heard from him about a month ago when he wrote while in New York city for a short time. He had been in the navy five months, and went to sea immediately after ‘completing his training at the Great Lakes naval training station.
Graduate of Tech. He is a graduate of Technical high school. An older brother, Lawrence, is a bombardier with the army air forces and stationed at an airfield in the west. Sergt. Byrket was a radio operator on a bomber and has been missing since March 27. He enlisted in the army air forces on Jan. 22, 1942, d after training at Biloxi, Miss., he was sent to Melbourne, Australia, for training in radio and communications. He was then in training near Townsville, Australia, and last January he was seni to New Guinea. A graduate of Technical high, -Aschool, he was employed by the Central States Envelope Co. before enlisting. A sister, Mrs. Robert F. * Koss, lives at the Audubon road address. He was 22. The navy casualty list included 17 new casualties in the navy, coast guard and marine corps, bringing to 24,643 the total announced by the navy in this war.
FLORENCE H. GRAY SERVICES TOMORROW
Funeral services for Miss Florence H. Gray, who died at her home, 153 S. Belmont ave., yesterday morning, will be conducted by the Rev. R. R. Cross at 3 p. m. tomorrow in the Conkle funeral home. Burial will be in Crown Hill. . Miss Gray, who was born in Indianapolis 40 years ago, had been employed in the office of Progress laundry. She was a member of the W. Michigan St. Methodist church. Survivors are her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James G. Gray, and a brother, [arry C. Gray.
: Lauds-U. S. Sailors
. Lieut. Comm. Robert Montgomery, former film star, appearing healthy despite the loss of 20 pounds through a bout with dengue fever, praises the courage of American sailors under fire during a navy-sponsored interview in Los Angeles.
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POLICE JOB FILE
City Hall Patronage Group Mulls Over Merit
Applications.
By SHIRLEY UHL
Although appointments to the police department are ostensibly made under the merit system, without political consideration, the city administration patronage committee yesterday “sorted” some 900 applications for special police jobs. Safety Board President Will H. Remy explained that the committee, which usually assigns jobs to “deserving” Republicans, was “mereiy arranging applications in groups, denoting sex, neighborhoods, race and so on.” “This committee won't have anything to do with actual appointments, you understand,” said Mr. Remy. “They just wanted to look the applications over, that's all.”
Have ‘Special’ Status The patronage committee, which spent several hours at the task, is composed of Charles Jewett, Samuel Walker and Harry Ray, who receives $216 a month as sewer superintendent but devotes most of his time to the city’s personnel problems.
The police department is to be|
augmented by about 50 policemen and 25 policewomen, all to be appointed under a “special” status for the duration of the emergency only. Some douht exists in the minds of safety board members as to the
'MARMON SERVICES "TO BE TOMORROW
_ Funeral services for Howard C. Marmon will be held at 3 p. m. tomorrow at the Flanner & Buchanan mortuary, with the Rev. Jean 8S. MMilner, pastor of the Second Presbyterian church, officiating. Burial in Crown Hill will be private. Mr. Marmon, pioneer automobile designer and executive of the old ‘Marmon Motor Car Co., died Sunday at Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. He was 66..
merit qualifications demanded wm “special” appointees. : | Tests to Be Given Mr. Remy had previously stated that although the state merit law apparently did not apply to “emergency appointments,” additions to the police department weuld nevertheless be subject to physical and aptitude examinations given by the merit board under supervision of Chairman George Denny. Just why the patronage committee should be called in to review the applications was not fully explained.
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Mr. Remy said “all applicants probably will be examined unless we get enough men before then.” He added that the board hoped to build up a manpower reserve for possible future use from the over-
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PATRICK CORCORAN, HERE 45 YEARS, DIES
Patrick Corcoran, an employee of the Kiefer-Stewart Co. for 25 years, died today at City hospital. He was born 66 years ago in Hendricks county and had lived in Indianapolis about 45 years. He resided at the Brevort hotel. : , Friends may call at the Feeney & Feeney funeral home. Funeral serve ices will be at 8:30 a. m. Thursday at the funeral home and at 9 a. m. at St. John’s church. Burial will be in Holy Cross cemetery.
OLIVE MAY ELLIS’ BURIAL TOMORROW
Funeral services for Mrs. Olive May Ellis, 70 years old, who died
year’s illness, will be held at 1:30 p. m. tomorrow in Shirley Brothers Irving chapel, with burial to follow in Memorial Park cemetery. Mrs. Ellis, who resided at 2033 Carroliton ave, was the widow of Thomas Ellis, who died in 1934 while a member of the Marion county board of commissioners. She had lived in Indianapolis all her life and was active in Democratic party or. ganizations,
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Staff Sergt. Pugh Has Close Shave as Yanks
Blast Europe.
Staff Sergt. Carl L. Pugh, the local boy who recently was praised by King George of England for his part in a bombing mission, has done it again, ' Yesterday he returned from the devastating raid over Antwerp in what Sergt. Pugh termed, “just a close shave for us.” And that, Sergt. Pugh is putting it mildly, for a story by Nat Barrows, special correspondent for The Indianapolis Times and the Chicago Daily News, reports that the bomber in which Sergt. Pugh and his crew mates limped home yesterday had the hydraulic system shot out, the stabilizer hit and a shell in the No. 1 engine.
They’re Veterans Now
The Antwerp raid, which was the first the U. 8S. army air €orce has made there, found the American combat crews battling a new type of German fighter opposition built around tactics of concentrating on one group of bomber planes. Sergt. Pugh told Mr. Barrows that “it was the worst fighter opposition that I have ever encountered.” And that should be something for Sergt. Pugh, with his crew mates in a ship called Sons of Fury, are veterans of. many a raid. Recently on return from one raid, the Sons of Fury were greeted by King George himself. The king shook hands with the crew and praised them for its excellent marksmanship and successful brushes with enemy planes.
Little Time to Write
Sergt. Pugh hasn't had much time to write his parents, Mr, and Mrs, Virgil Pugh, and his wife, Mrs. Nan Pugh, all of 2232 Kenwood ave., about his exploits. “I've been too busy killing Jerries to write you very often,” he said in a recent letter. He’s a machine gunner on the fortress. Before joining the service, Sergt. Pugh worked at the Citizens Gas & Coke ‘utility. The machine gunner’s wife works at the R. C. A, which turns out communications equipment for war. Yesterday she went to work as usual. “Sure, I'm proud of Carl,” she said, “but I must keep working so he will be back home soon,”
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It takes a lot of reassuring pats on the head and assurances that it won’t be long before he will be safe at home again, to keep FPoochie happy these days.
ANTWERP RAID
Tempers flared and factional dissension ‘bubbled to the surface last night in a hectic city council session which saw the council “hold for consideration” an ordinance which would appropriate $500 with which to purchase supplies for the mayor's office. First indicat ‘of council resistance to Mayor Tyndall, who bolted the regular Republican organization in January, was seen when the pro-organization group demanded an itemized account .of what - the mayor intended to buy with the money. The demand was termed “unreasonable” by Harry Calkins, the mayor's secretary, who declared that submittance to the council of an itemized account of future expenditures by the mayor’s office “would be below the dignity of that office.”
Reads Vouchers
Herman E. Bowers, a strong organization ward chairman, retorted that in the past 10 years “not more than $175 a year had ever been budgeted for mayoralty office supplies.”
year the office had overdrawn its budgeted allowance by $10, “because supplies had been depleted by the last administration.” Upon the council's request, Mr, Calkins finally consented to read off vouchers of supply purchases made since Jan. 1, but said the mayor “absolutely eannot foretell what the money might be spent for in the future.”
Do One or the Other
“You have the choice of approving or rejecting this appropriation,” said the mayor's secretary. ‘Please do one or the other.” Later, he said that should any protest be voiced to the ordinance, it would be withdrawn immediately. Despite engineering opinion against it, an ordinance banning driving to the left of safety zones in the downtown area was enacted by the council. The measure had been vigorously opposed by City Traffic Engineer J. T. Hallett, who had termed it a “bottleneck move and a step backward in the city’s traffic system.” Introduced by Councilman R. C. Dauss, the ordinance had staunchest supporter in -Council-
public safety.
the measure. . They are Bowers, Carson C. Jordan and Otto H. Worley. The ordinance will become effective in two weeks.
Pool Ticket Measure Out
Councilman Willie B. Sullivan’s ordinance which sought to impose a $15,000 semi-annual license fee on manufacturers of pool tickets, was ordered stricken from the files. "Mr. Sullivan, who cast the only affirming vote, said he would reintroduce the .measure ‘as soon as possible.” The council unanimously passed a measure boosting the tax levy against milk distributors from 1
cent fo a maximum of 3 cents per
Tempers Flare in Council Over Mayor's Supply Fund
Mr. Calkins said that already this,
its man Ed Kealing, an inspector for |] the Indianapolis Railways Co., who | sald it would be in the interest of |:
Three councilmen voted against 7
hundred-weight, the additional revenue to be used for possible expansion of milk inspection duties by the hoard of health. Dr. Herman Morgan, health board secretary, assured the council that ‘the tax increase would not result in higher retail milk prices.
Skating Measure Passed
Also approved was an ordinance making construction of skating rinks subject to consent of directors of institutions located within 300 feet of proposed rinks. The board of zoning appeals likewise would have to pass on future rink construction. The measure was opposed by Councilman Lucien Meriwether, who protested it contained no provision “to protect the rights of home owners.” Introduced at the meeting was an ordinance seeking appropriation of
" [$42,261 with which to pay bills incurred by the previous administra-
tion. The largest carry-over bill to be paid is one for $24,000, cost to the city of primary and general election expenses.
JUNIOR REVUE AT FOUNTAIN SQUARE
The Junior Citizens’ revue of the youth council of the South Side community center will be presented on the stage of the Fountain Square ‘theater at 8:20 o'clock tonight, : Approximately 80 amateur entertainers between the ages of 4 and 16 are included in the cast, and the proceeds from the show will be used for new recreation equipment. The revue will be given again at the theater at 8:40 p. m. Thursday, and at 4 p. m. Sunday at the Kirshbaum center for service men.
SETTLER'S. DAUGHTER DIES SOUTH BEND, April 3 (U. P.).— Mrs. Jane W, Shank, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Asa Warren, first white settlers of La Porte county, died here yesterday at the age of 93.
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