Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 February 1945 — Page 2

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00 REVAMPING Kor Gels Post

“WELFARE AIMS

New Bill Drafted Without "Provision for Full-Time 3-Man Board.

Of Job Director For Indiana, Gl's

Sweeping changes in the entire’ Ce

“state and county welfare legislative

program passed by the Republican|

majority in the house recently were being drafted in the senste today. The amendments would change the highly controversial state wel‘fare reorganization bill and put the department back to about the same structure it 18 under present laws, Also Republican leaders, one by one, have been reported joining olvic leaders and social agencies in protest against the bill passed by the house to reorganise Ine county welfare boards.

= Plan Amendments

.Rep. Ear] B. Teckemeyer (R. Indianapolis), chairman of the house social security committee and head of the legislative committee which sponsored the welfare measures, announced that his committee fis preparing amendments to the state welfare bill. The amendments, expected to be submitted to the senate today, would - remove presert provisions in the bill for a three-member, full-time state welfare board and retain the present five-member, policy = making

However, Rep. Teckemeyer sald amendments would provide for the *. appointment by the state welfare director of three regional directors at $5200 a year who would enforce policies of the department. The salary of the state director would be $6500. Follows Pattern “The change back to the fivemember, part-time board with three

regional directors is the plan we have had in mind all along in this

reorganization,” Mr. Maat wastrel ~ ; “We put up -a violent argument

Teckemeyer |tosty legistative veteran, + to také afi “iir-tax money with us.|

Ben H. Kerr

APPOINTMENT of Ben H. Kerr of Gary to administer employment functions of the G. I. bill of rights in Indiana was announced today. Mr, Kerr, whose title is director of veterans’ employment service has made his headquarters - in | room 206 of the Big Four building, 105 8. Meridian st, He has been director of the | WMC in the Caluntet area for two years. His appointment was mdde by Perry Faulkner, a for . mer Indiana American Legion commander who is national director df the veterans’ employment service, Mr, Kerr is a veteran of world war I and his only son, 1st Lt. Ben H. Kerr Jr, U: 8. marine air COrps; “Was kill was killed last June 3 3

HOUSE GROUP HEARS TALK OF ‘SECESSION’

“Lake county wants te secede from Indiaha and join with Illinois,” quipped Rep. Frank O'Rourke (D. Hammond), in a house ways and means committee meeting this week.

“And furthermore,” continued the “we'd - like |

. Maybe. Illinois would give us

for the three-memiber administra- something in return.”

tive board to point out the need

for closer supervision over welfare!machine in Chicago, operations in the state in order to|joshed =~ Marjority

“And hand it over to the Kelly no doubt,” Floor Leader

get support for the regional direc- George Henley.

tors,” he said. Some Republican

agreeing with social agehcies that legislators, “let's don’t inject politics | the proposed reorganizations of [into this argument.”

county welfare boards to take their appointment . away from circuit Judges and split the appointive “powers among cotunty-officials,-com= missioners, trustees and circuit judges, would inject factional politics into county welfare depart« ments. i

Seek Non-Partisanship

"Getting welfare departments out of politics is just what we are trying to do in dividing the appointive powers,” Rep. Teckemeéyer said. “Sure, the Republican politicians want the circuit judges to name all the welfare board members because most of the circuit judges are Republicans. Our committee will continue to support the bill to divide the appointive powers.” { He added, however, that the bill! will be amended to prevent the councils and commissioners from naming one of their own group to the boards.

RAF BAND TO DISPLAY ~BRITISH COLORS HERE

British and Ameritan colors will be presented in Indianapolis for the first time during world war II at the concert of the 110-piece Royal alr force -band Monday night at Cadle tabernacle, The stand of British colors i§ being obtained through the British consulate general at ‘Chicago. " Purchasers of ‘war bonds will be admitted to the concert free. Tickets now are being distributed to employees of stores, offices and factories who participate in payroll de-

Paper Collecting

City trucks under the direction

sioner, began canvassing the area early today.

tons was picked up yesterday in the northeast section of the city.

RITES SET MONDAY FOR MARTIN ZEILINGA

The Rev. will conduct ' services for Martin

Christian Park Church of the Cove- | nant. Burial will be in Washington | | Park. Mr. Zeilinga died yesterday at] the age of 54 in his home at 1546! Churchman ave. He was a native’ of Holland and had worked for the

Beech Grove. carpenter-contractor, Mr. Zeilinga was a member of the Christian

union local 60.

two daughters, Mrs. Ruth Taylor and Miss Martha Zeilinga, both’ 6f Indianapolis, an¥li the following sons: Pvt. Minna Fred and Pic. John Peter, both of the U. 8. army,

duction plans.

RED CROSS TO TRAIN SENIOR LIFE GUARDS

Red Oross senior’ life saving! classes will open March 1 to train| meh and women over 16 as life! + guards. Registration may be made with Mrs, Hazel Dixon at Lincoln 1441 or by applying at the Red Cross office. The clauses are open to experienced swimmers who can swim ” least one-quarter mile.

VAN DOREN DIVORCED | ported paying 50 cents for a 45-cent |

{beef dinner at the Gardens Dec. 19,

RENO, Nev.’ Feb. 8 (U. P.).—| Carl Van Doren, noted editor and author, today had a divorce from his second wife, Jean Wright Van " Doren, who was granted the decree in district court here on charges of cruelty. The couple was married in San Francisco in 1939.

10-CENT OVERCHARGE ALLEGED IN OPA SUIT

Nigh onto $40,000 worth of OPA

legal machinery ground into motion

today to mete out justice for a 10-]

cent overcharge by the Palm Gardens, 145 N. Illinois st. The suit was filled after James Morgan, an OPA investigator, re-

and George Stafford, another in-

vestigator, charged that the eatery in another 5-cent over-|

slipped charge on him the same day. If the OPA wing the suit

a costly tip. The suit asks damages for the violation,

Gen. Hunter's New Barrage Ends Truce in Pigeon Battle

What was believed to have heen an armistice between* the enemy! camps in the battle of Pigeon Para- |

dise, University park, dissolved] “today. id Generalissimo Dortha L. Hunter, | ~ gommander of pigeon legion, struck | . 8 lightning blow shortly before noon and met no opposition, Administration forced failed to take the field. A light snow’ blanketed the ground and city forces apparently the weather would bring a balt 4 5 even limited ground activity. Gen. Hunter laid down an unusually heavy corn barrage which completely bracketed the park. Her

Obviously baffled by the general's

commando tactics, park force commanders offered a monetary settle-| {ment for her supply of corn am. { munition, she said today. “They .couldn't pay the price 1 would ask.” she said. “It is not for. sale, ‘No amount of money could buy the feed.” eanwhile, strategy of Chief-of-| Staff Paul Brown, park departmént head, is undergoing close observa- | tion. “We have a new form of attack,” he said: “There is an old legend that pigeons will not feed on" the roofs of buildings. » “We mean to find out if this is true. We have placed a fairly large | quantity of feed atop the city hall: If the - will come, we

{| will continue to practice for a time

w Hvaoon Shem to their, Jono

“Now listen, George,” snapped the leaders are sharp-tongued dean of Calumet

Continues Today

RESIDENTS south of 16th st. | and east of Meridian st. will have | their chance today to contribute to the current paper salvage drive. !

of Luther E. Tex, street commis- |

Mr. Tex reported a total of 50 |

Allen B. Cook, pastor, |

Zeilinga, Monday at 2 p. m. at the}

past year at the Big Four shops in| Previously, he was a| Park church and of the Carpenters’ |

Survivors are his wife, Winnte,||

the | Gardens will find the extra 10 cents. $100 |

Homer Hostler, who claimed he

{working out of Butler university and had attended conferences with Admiral Chester Nimitz and Gen. | there was no Vice ‘Admiral Mec-4

| | | |

Dwight D. Eisenhower, is being held by Lafayette police today aon bigamy] charges. Hostler admitted he had been married “to Habena Chachsa of Detroit in April, 1933, and. that they

|had three children.

The FBI in Indianapolis learned that he abandoned his wife’ and | family in 1940 and in April, 1943, [was married to a Miss Hazel Wilson of Indianapolis at Moscow, Ind. | They have one child. FBI agents |said they had no further informaItion on the identity of Miss Wilson.

Uses Assumed Name

Last October, police learned, he! {was married to Harriet Fairchild of

Lafayette under the assumed name

{of Harry Francis Smith.

Arrested in November tor intoxi-

|cation, Hostler, who is 30, told police

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he was a captain in the naval in-

‘was a naval intelligence officer | telligence and that his commanding

officer was Vice Admiral McCarthy. FBI investigation revealed th

{Carthy and that Hostler- was not. a naval officer.

Convicted on Draft Charge Further investigation disclosed that he failed to obtain a draft lcard. He was sentenced to 10 days

Le Jail on this charge.

After, the trial on bigamy charges he ‘will be “taken into federal custody and tried on charges of failure to report for a physical examinftion Feb. 10, 1043, at Ecorse, Mich, in compliance with the

selective service act.

In letters to two of his wives, he

said he was a graduate of Notre Dame university, had been a famous | (Liangtien, abdut 170 miles north of athlete, traveled for naval intel-| ligence and had attended meetings with Nimitz and Eisenhower.

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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES Thrice Wed Bigamist Suspect Claims Naval Intelligence Post

Gl LAW PRACTICE MEASURE OPPOSED

The Indianapolis Bar association legislative committee last might passed verdict on two bills affecting Indiana lawyers whieh ‘are now | being considered in the general assembly, The association went on record | as opposing a G. I. measure which would permit returning world war

II veterans to practice law with-|

out having first passed state bar association. J /'The group, gave limited approval to a bili being sponsored by the Lawyers’ Association of Indian apolis, which would prohibit cor: pqrations from practicing law. George L. Denny, of the legislative committee, said the.association will approve the bill when certain oblectyonable features are Sliminated by amendment.

CHINESE TAKE’TOWN

CHUNGKING, Feb, 8 (U. P)— Chinese troops have recaptured

|Canton, a communique said today.

Fighting continued along the Can-|ton-Hankow railway.

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"THURSDAY, FEB. § 1945

Nail Rumors U. 5 0. Entertains Nazi PWs

By JOE JARVIS THE ENEMY likes rumors — rumors. that some careless, sus-

‘ceptible Americans pass "along at

. high speed, : They like rumors because despite their obvious falsity there .are always some Americans who believe them enough to try and turn them into “verified” facts. Undoubtedly the enemy delights to hear what some are saying today—not just here in Indianapolis, but here and there about the country. . n ”

THERE ARE stories making the:

rounds to the effect that American girls—groups organized to enter tain American servicemen at U, 8. O and other recreational centers—are entertdining Nazis in prisoner of war camps in the United States, That it is & rumor. It is a maliclous slap at the thousands of patriotic volunieers who are dancing partners, hostesses and recreation organisers for the American doughboys. This 18 known to all who have contact with these volunteer groups,

“near

, servicemen's centers here:

“1T'8 OUTRAGEOUS, declared Mrs, Dorothy F. Buschmann, executive secretary of the -Service-

. men's Centers, Inc.

“Hew anyone ine their right mind .could believe such a fantastic tale is béyond me." Then Mrs. Buschmann explained how :the center's 2100 Liberty Belles and Cadettes are selected, trained and used in the huge recreational program organized for the soldiers stationed Indianapolis, and “for the wounded dt nearby army hospitals. 4 8 : “THE GIRLS must be a year out of high school, with éither a year of business or college behind them,” she pointed out.

“They must be single and not

divorced. ' they qualify, the girls, are given a two-hour training course

in how to act, what to say and

what not to say to the servicemen. They're told they can’t wear sweaters, can't chew gum and must be hospitable at all times.” » » » THERE are four branches of the Wa

bash st., central branch, Hlinols st., Senate ave. (for Negro servicemen), and Roberts A canteen is also the Union station.

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Regular dances and other active]

ities are staffed at these centers. In addition, the Liberty Belles and Cadettes provide dancing partners for the centers at”the National. Catholic ‘Community Service headquarters, Kirschibaum center, the Y. M. C. A, and the Y.W.C. A, i ” » » THEY ALSO make regular visits to Wakeman and Billings 'hospitals and Stout field, Pt. Harrison and Camp Atterbury,

But they have-never entertained

a Nazi prisoner of war—and that's = |

a matter of record.

CUT CANNED CHICKEN WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 (U. P).— Canned chicken and ‘chicken soup

are expected to disappeur from

grocery shelves for'the rest of 1048 as the result of an order by the war food administration setting aside all canned - poultry for the .armed

forces beginning Feb, 14.

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