Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 April 1944 — Page 2

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By SHERLEY UHL A “soldier bonus” bill which would make Indiana servicemen eligible to $250 was among nine measures; |

for maximum state allotments up dumped unexpectedly into the lap propriate $2,000,000 out of the state Introduced by Senator Charles

designed to “facilitate the economic rehabilitation of state war veterans,” provides for the payment of,

$20 per month to every discharged jceman for each month over four months spent within the con= tinental United States. For each month over four months

‘ ghrved overseas, servicemen would

receive $25. Half the total payment would be allotted upon approval of {he discharged servicemen's applicafion, with the remainder paid out {n equal monthly instalments. G. 0. P. Holding Firm “There appeared to be little likefihood that the soldier bonus bill would be even considered in the session since G. O. P. majority leaders are holding firm to their intentions to limit legislaion to soldier vote and tax exempjon measures,

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$250 Soldier Bonus Bill | 1. Dumped Into Senate Lap

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of the senate today. It would apgeneral fund to pay the bonsus. A. Phelps (R. Ft. Wayne) the bill,

Despite the G. O. P. “restricted edict, Democrats pressed for action on other bills pertaining to elections, public welfare and the state school tyition fund. The duplicate measures, one introduced by Clyde Black ‘R. Lo=gansport), and the other submitted |

by Democrats Charles Fleming of

Hammond and Blaz Lucas of Gary, call for establishment of the controversial Wolf Lake state park in Lake county near Hammond. Both measures would set up an Indiana Wolf Lake staté park commission which would select the location of the project and purchase or condemn land for its construction out of available funds.

Site for Hospital

Another proposal, introduced by! Senators Phelps and Lucas, would enable the-state to turn over to the federal government not more than 300 acres in the Indiana Dunes state | park as a site for a veterans’ hos=| pital. | Two election bills called for extension of the state poll-closing| time from 6 p. m. to 9 p. m. in a| move to facilitate - voting by war| workers. ! Public welfare payments to aged persons could not be less than $50] a month under provisions of a bill submitted by Senator Fleming. |

Forty dollars is the present waxl-/

mum. Tax Exemptions Asked

Purchasers of real estate under ‘executory contracts” of sale would receive $1000 tax exemptions under | provisions of an emergency bill in-| troduced by Senators Lucas and: Fleming. Senator Gonas and Thurman C. Crook (D. South Bend), submitted a resolution seeking to lower the] voting age-limit from 21 to 18 years. Another resolution called for a legislative reapportionment of senators and representatives in 1947 and every six years thereafter. Another measure introduced by Senator Thurman C. Crook

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H. Robert Uhl, retiring president of the Co-operative club (left), presents the presidential gavel to his successor, E. R. Grisell. Others clected are D.'T. Campbell, first vice president; A. W. Voorhis, second vice president; P. C. Neidlinger, third vice president; P, D. Goeke, sergeant-at-arms; William H. Polk, treasurer, and E. V. Mitchell, secretary. Directors are F. W. Asperger, L.‘R. Evans, C. J. Gardner and J. T. Irvine.

BURNS CITY DEPOT Hote! Loses Suit T0 BE PERMANENT For $5000 Damages

A superior court 4 jury has awardThe navy today planned to estab- oq $5000 to Lester C. Nagley Sr. of lish the Crane naval ammunition Ngshville against the Hotel wash-' depot at Burns City as a permanent ing for alleged damages to a photo- | institution with further develop- graphic negative of James Whit-| ment of the station in the offing. comb Riley. ! Adm. G. PF. Hussey Jr, chief of | Mr. Nagley testified the glass the bureau of ordnance, outlined plate negative, the last one taken the part Crane will play in the fu-'of the Hoosier “poet, was broken | ture and estimated the depot's while in the custody of the hotel! budget for 1945 at nearly eight mil! management. He said he left it at lion dollars. |the hotel in 1938 for safe keeping Crane, he told the committee, and that six months later when he ‘“provides for the storage and as- went to get the plate, it was broken. | sembly of gun ammunition, bomb| Attorneys for the hotel argued) type ammunition” and is the East that the damage occurred while the coast reservoir for spare parts hotel was being operated by another ‘which are distributed to stations corporation and that the present which issue them ‘directly to ships. management could not be held rePersonnel of the depot stands at sponsible.

MISSION IN MOSCOW

Schricker's proposal to eliminate) civilians. Adm. Hussey countered MOSCOW, April 13 (U. P).—A |

South Bend) would cover Governor 6574 of which number 5345 i the 7-cent tax rate for state aid for charges that more unemployed civil-4

‘a period of one year, making up for|ians in the area be used with: “It | military mission of the Yugoslav {the loss by taking funds from the is back-breaking work. The ordi- | national committee of liberation ar-

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# ? © —————— Five Arrested on Warrants Issued by Federal Commissioner. . Five Indianapolis men, charged with participating in black market gasoline operations, were arraigned today before U. S. Commissioner Fae W. Patrick. They are Lawrence A. West, 966 N. Meridian st.; Ralph Burries, 43 N. Randolph st.; - Willard Willsey, 1630 Winfield ave.; Eugene Rouse,

1845 Calvin st., and Charles E. Lewis, 4011 Cornelius ave,

Issue Waprants

Warrants for the men's arrests were issued yesterday by Mr Patrick and complaints were signed by Ronald E. Mangas, district OPA investigator. The warrants charged the men with possessing and transferring large quantities of counterfeit and forged gasoline coupons. Evidence for the arrests was obtained through information received from one of four men sentenced to jail recently by Judge Robert C. Baltzell on charges of dealing in black market operations. The men waived preliminary hearing and were bound over fo the grand jury.under $1500 bond each.

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[Allies Strike on 4000-Mile

Front in Pacific Air Offensive

: By UNITED PRESS The growing allied power inthe Pacific was demonstrated today by, a two-day aerial offensive that sent U. 8. bombers over Japanese bases along a 4000-mile front from New Guinea. to northern Japan and carried to within 1100 miles of Tokyo. Striking in the Kuriles at the northern end of the Japanese empire Monday and Tuesday, Liberators from Aleutian bases hit Matsuwa island, 1069 miles north of Tokyo twice for the third raid in a month; Onnekotan island, 100 miles south of Japan's big naval base at Paramushiro, and Shumushu island between Paramushiro and the Kamchatka peninsula of Siberia.

Truk Raided Again

the Carolines was raided for the 17th time in a month on Monday, when Central Pacific bombers hit Moen and Dublon islands, while other planes from the same force struck Ponape, 400 miles east of Truk. three times in two days.

South Pacific Liberators raidad Nomoi atoll, 150 miles southeast of Truk, Monday, and similar bombers from the Central Pacific the next

.130 tons of bombs on Tobera runway

The big enemy base at Truk in

raided isolated Japanese bases in the Marshalls on both days, hitting four on Monday and three on Tuesday, the latter possibly being the same targets of the preceding day. Liberators and Billy Mitchell mediums from the Southwest Pacific raided a 150-mile stretch of the northern New Guinea coast, approximately 2700 miles due south of Tokyo, dropping 210 tons of bombs around Hansa bay; 59 tons on the Wewak area, 100 miles north of Hansa bay, and destroying a number of buildings at Marienburg in the Sepik valley, 50 miles below Hansa bay. Fifteen barges were sunk or damaged alopg the New Guinea coast, and .three others at New Britain in the Bismarck archipelago, where light bombers dropped

and Talili bay.

‘HARD OF HEARING

Hard of Hearing elected officers last {night at 318 Board of Trade building. They -are Louis Shelton, president;

Miss Eva B. Heizer, vice president; Mrs, Darrell M, Pierce, second vice

‘day attacked Oroluk, 225 miles east {of Truk, and Ulu}, 150 miles north- | west of Truk. Army, navy and marine planes

president; Mrs. A. W, Brayton, sec-

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Post-war developments in the field of water works and sewage plants will be analyzed at the luncheon meeting of the Indiana section of American Water Works association tomorrow at the Antlers hotel. Fig Raymond Pike, director of the Indiana Economic Council, and E. L. Filby, New York city, field director of the committee on post-war developments in the water and sewage fields, will speak, followed by discussion by George A. Kuhn, chairman of the Indianapolis postwar planning committee. . The post-war planning clinic will be conducted by H. 8. Morse, manager of the Indianapolis Water Co, and chairman of the city’s post-war planning subcommittee on public utility service. Other speakers tomorrow will be F. H. Weed, regional engineer of the war production board, and Don E. Bloodgood, associate professor of sanitary engineering at Purdue university. A motion picture showing the construction of the Indianapolis impounding reservoi: on Fall Creek will be presented by W. OC. Mabee, chief engineer (retired) of the Indianapolis Water Co, and Claris Allen, assistant engineer

HOUSING HEAD QUITS WASHINGTON, April 13 (U. P.. —Herbert Emmerich of Chicago re-

retary; “Henry J. Ritter, treasurer, {and Mrs. James C, Drum was added

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