Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 January 1945 — Page 2

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p SPLITS ON _ ~ WELFARE BILL

“tome. Votes Against It | After Caucus.

- Republican majority measure to

today. od

The bill, approved several weeks | "ago by the G. O. P. policy -com-|

mittee, struck a snag at the CAUCUS | of Republican legislators with the |

party leadership at the Severin |

LEAR ASSIGNED

hotel last night. The measure is Sponsored by the welfare -investigaling eaded “Teckemeyer (R. Indi introduced it Re weeks ago.

Bitterly Opposed

The reorganization plan has been | opposed bitterly by half a dozen civic groups, social workers’ organizations and labor leaders as

“unsound” legislation

The bill would abolish the present five-member, policy-making |

state welfare board and replace 1

with a three-member, full-time administrative’ board, - Civic groups contend this would result in “divided authority” and would weaken the administration. The first opposition from Repub-| lican legislators themselves cropped |

“up today when it was learned that * geveral of them said they would vote |

~ officially as a result of a bit of Yank

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against it. Passage of the bill had been scheduled by the G. O. P. leadership for today in the house but the opposition resulted in postponing | action until tomorrow, Caucus Is Called

Meanwhile the house leadership! was forced to call a special caucus meeting of G. O. P. house members| this afternoon in an attempt to iron | out differences. ~ Republican caucus leaders also] failed to get unanimous support for | the party's proposals to revamp the state’s liquor laws to dislodge Demo-|

crats from the beer business and |

open the trade for some Republi-| cans. They had to call another special] caucus of G. O. P. legislators for aext Tuesday night to settle the liquor issue, the hottest so far in the legislature.

Legislators Pledge

{ | Opposition has developed ‘among legislators * against the G. O. P. leadership's reorganize the state | - welfare department, it was léarned |

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Lt. sen. Ben Lear

TO HIGHER POST ::

General of Yoo-Hoo dent Given. Deputy Com-

mand in Europe Area.

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PARIS, Jan. 24 (U Ben Lear, commander army ground forces, has be pointed deputy ican forces in the ater, it was ann Lear was named army ground forces last He succeeded Lt. Gen, Lesley McNair, who was Killed while witnessing the aerial bombardment preceding. the American break- | through at St. Lo in Normandy {Washington sources have beell speculating Gen. Jos seph Ww American m mander in China, Burma dia, would be forces command) Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower Freme allied commander currently commander, 1n the European theater, already delegated Lear to direct the conservation and utilization of manpower, including moral and welfare aspects. Some of the divisions fighting on ithe Western front received their initia] maneuver experience under Lear's 2d army command in United States in 1940-41.

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SPEED RECRUITING FOR ARMY NURSES

Applications for the army nurse | corps from now on will be processed

in Indianapolis but applications for

the navy nurse corps will be sent on to Washington, D. C., as formerly. | The announcement of this change | in handling army nurse applications was announced by W. I. Longsworth, chairman of the Indianapolis | chapter of Reéd Cross, in the following statement:

“The nurse recruitment’ 2 nic]

tee of the Indianapolis chapter

to completely process all applica-{ tions for the army nurse corps

This includes the authorization of |

physical examination. . | clothes at a Memphis course whe

Recruiting Speeded

“Formerly, all the applications were sent to national headquarters in Washington, D. C., which some- | times caused weeks of delay before a nurse knew whether she would be | accepted for a commission. Now, the applicant will know within a| day or two whether she is accepted | or not. With the great need for) nurses in the army, the decéntra-| lization will greatly expedite nurse, recruitment “The recruitment office is at 220 Chamber of Commerce building and the telephone is LI-1441 “There is no change ess, for the navy nurse corps.

in the proc-

ton as before.”

STATE. MAKES MOVE T0 GET U.S. TAXES,

Gov. Gates’ administration took its first step today to collect from the federal government approxi-

{punishment of soldiers who thooed at girls on

i to lieutenant (Red Cross) has been authorized |

Ap- | plications will be sent to Washing-| N Alabama

YOO~a golf course iwhere he was playing. He climbed to the top .without hese of a West Point career After the Spanish- American war, he was commissioned a second lieutenant, with the 15th cavalry.

Commanded Cavalry

Graduating from the army war college .in 192¢, Lear commanded the 14th - cavalry at Ft. Sheridan. where he remained until 1027. In 1938 he assumed command of | th e¢ Canal Zone, He was placed jn command of the 2d army in 1940 and general. A congressibnal investigation { threatened in the yoo-ho but it never materialized Lear was playing golf in civilian truckloads of soldiers of the 35th {division Trolied past the their way to Ft. Robinson, Ark. Supposedly, the soldiers, weary after maneuvers in Tennessee. whistled and “yoo-hooed” {who were playing the cour shorts Lear ordered the entire soldiers—150 men-—to miles as a penance

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group of March 15

judge Blocks

Mayor {city's legal staff can

Hh fin Municipal court, | & ? [fined John Zazas, 4356 'N. Meridian iF § : © st. $30 and costs for having ignored { 15 parking tickets.

in court. came up even though he had set the date issued

RAPS COUNSEL Accidents Mark

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“Kppearing as Lawyer, “For Defendant.

Judge John L. Niblack wants! Tyndall to explain how the both prosecute same case simul-|

nd defend the

| taneously.”

He raised the question yesterday rogin 4, as he

Mr. Zazas had failed to appear

yesterday when his case nimselfs: Judge Niblack a bench warrant Later, however, James W. Ingl a city’attorney, appeared and asked

th jas the bench warrant be recalled,

aining that fe nad. feta per oon Te a fury-trial and that his lient was out of town. _Refusn ng, Judge -Niblack or rdered

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OPA WIL HEAR 15 CASES TODAY

10 Others Are Suspended On Price, Rationing Accusations.

Fifteen alleged violators of OPA regulations were 40 appear today found overcome |before a hearing commissioner, with smoke. He was sent to the | Three Indianapolis and seven Methodist hospital. |state food and petroleum dealers Patrick Farrell’ occupant of the (Who appeared yesterday drew upstairs apartment, suffered a penalties for rationing and price heart attack. He was treated by | violations. a physician and taken to the | A 30-day suspension was given to fiome of a neighbor. the J. Russell Williams service for . And Mrs. Laura Graf; 2733 Na- (gasoline inventory shortage. poleon st., who was passing the E. W. Burns, 1601 Hoyt ave. and scene, tripped over a fire hose. Mrs. Georgia B. Hopkins, 1664 Columbia ave. ‘grocery operators, each

Two- Alarm Fire

THERE WAS mbre excitement last night at the $1000 fire at 921 Greer st. than often comes with a two-alarm, In order: ® =En route to the fire, pumper- 3, stationed at 1134 Prospect st, collided with an automobile- at Shelby and Prospect sts;’ Firemen were delayed slightly. On arrival, Frank Eiler, 78-year-old resident of the first-floor

es, the warrant served, and inquired: drew a 15-day suspension for fail-

“Does Mayor Tyndall permit his Ing to’ register as retailers. « , legal staff to prosecute and defend! Richard Williams, Andersof, ‘a the-same person dt the same jim Jetrolenm dealer, wps suspended About an_hour later Mr, Ingles irom dealing in gadoline and tires was back in court with Mf. Zazas for the duration of the war. He and the judge imposed the per walty. was convicted of acyuiring tires

. WEDNESDAY, JAN. 24, 1948

Mother of 8 Killed When Struck by Auto

MRS. EDITH MAE ODOM, 37, mothér of eight, whose life History reads like the typical big eity hard luck saga, was fatally injured at 4:45 this morning, Struck by an automobile at Washington and Gray %ts., ‘she died while en route to city hos- : pital in an ambulance. s THE ACCIDENT occurred as she, her husband, and a son, Frank, 16, were crossing the street: on their way to Powell's restaurant,

without certificates and dealing in counterfeit stamps. The Ross service station, Connersville;, Charles BE. ' Records, Bloomington, and Ray Chestnut, Washington, each was suspended 30 days for gasoline inventory shortages. Others penalized were Charles R. Burnham, West Lafayette, suspended 30 days, the last 15 probationary; J. W. Jones, Washington, suspended six weeks, the last three probationary; the Martin Oil Co, Washington, “suspended 15 ag ana Otte Steele, Washington, suspended 30 days. : :

| 3106 E. Washington st. wheré she worked as a waitress; Her hus-, band, Frank Odom Sr., is a dishwasher there, ) Less than two months ago, their 3-months-old baby, Linda, succumbed to a pneumonia ate tack. The Odoms live at 711 N. Alabama st, ol SOE olin SIX OTHER children are ‘in the Marion county guardian's home, Mr. Odom, a victim of chronic heart 'trouble,. had been unable to provide for them. They are Rose, 15; Helen, 12; Homer, 10; Jesse, 8; Harry, 5, and Gloria Ann, 22 menths, Mrs, Odom had another son by

a former husband. He is Pvt.

Robert Karns, 20, with the army air forces in Italy. o o . UNABLE to perform heavy work, Frank Odom 8r., sobbing with grief, explained this morning that he and his wife had been striving to save enough money to regain custody of their children,

Driver of the death .car was Alexander L. Wiemer, 43, of 4224

E. Washington st. He was slated on 8 reckless driving charge,

A RESIDENT of * Iaianapolis for 21 years, Mrs. Odom was a native of Jamestown, Ky. The body was taken to the Lucas fue neral home, 1634 W. Morris Morris st.

HUTSON DUE T0 GET CONCILIATION POST

Times Special WASHINGTON, Jan. 24. —~Thomas R. Hutson of Brazil, Indiana labor commissioner during the Townsend and Schricker administrations, may be sent back to Indiana as a fed= eral labor conciliator, it was learned today. Mr, Hutson started to work in the

department of labor the day after he left the state house in Indianapolis. He has been assigned to a special case in Chicago and after that likely

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ciliate }bor disputes for the federal

government, it was said.

FRIENDS JOIN HUNT

FOR STOLEN WATCH

Friends of Mrs. ( ald in her fight tion that her will not ret: wateh 1S recoverec Lodge: bors have Tetum her was department

mately $5.000,000 annually in prop-|

erty taxes on war plant pre operated by the U. 8. in Indiana. A bill was introduced in the house by Rep. George Henley (R Bloomington) and Albert Thompson (D. North Vernon) to place on the property tax duplicates all f¢ erally owned property in the state Sponsors of. the bill, iricluding the G. O. P. policy committee, reported that federal officials al had indicated that the government would not oppose taxing of its war plant property.

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Local Mechanic Makes Trip

- In Fastest

8. Bgt. William Harvey son of Mrs. Mary Ragan,

1211 N

Tibbs ave, was one of the first men to fly in “the fastest ambulance in

the world" The asnbulance was ingenuity on a “beerless’ islan the Marshalls,

A year ago some fighter pilotsicruising on the island began flying in bottles hours, - the ‘of the liquid In converted gas tanks plane would be extremely of their fighter planes. When army combat areas wheres larger

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experts got wind of the idea, they could not land, it is pointed out by il two P-38 Lightning fighter | Lt. Gen. Millard P. Harmon, com-

planes with their axuiliary- wing gas | manding general of army air forces

‘converted into compact pas-|in the Pacific,

tanks 4 carrying compartments.

have been undergoing at Hickam field, Pear] Harbor, has ‘experimental flights at a been overseas three years, in air base. “As soon as they entering service he was graduated r officially, others will from Avon (high sch ool ‘and worked | s

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