Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 February 1945 — Page 2

‘Mrs. Elizabeth Wuest and James Gibson Victims In Crashes.

, Marion county's traffic toll for 1945 mounted to 16 today follow- _ ing’ the deaths yesterday of two ‘more Indianapolis residents. «The dead are: Mrs, Elizabeth Wuest, 42, R. R. es B (Bud) Gibson, 62, R. R. 1, Box 485. > “Mrs. Wuest died en route to City Hospital after the car in which she was riding and an Indianapolis ‘Railway trackless trolley collided at Rural and 10th sts. The trolley was operated by Max Thompson, 29, of 1227 N. Ewing st. John C. Wuest, who accompanied his wife, received head injuries and * was reported in a fair condition in . City hospital.

Passenger Injured ‘Mr. Thompson was treated at

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“Ganeral Killed PARRY SEES FLAWS [Joseph A. And

A provision in a bill pending: in| . ." the legislature to place a member| Governor Gates today made his expected to be passed by of the county council on the county | g.ct apnointment to the new state this week. welfare board will be opposed by| Marion county councilmen, “Addison J. Parry, council presi- a bill re dent, in a letter to Senator Arcada NOU yet Balz, ranking member qf the senate | lature. social security confmittee, asked ier | He named Joseph A. Andrew, to see that the bill is amended. | Lafayette Republican, who helped Appointing a councilman to -the) draft the state's welfare board would “create the) 3 | unfortunate situation: of ‘a member lature in 1935, as chairman of the oper alignment for

gpiganizing the board has|avhen other members of een passed by the legis-|wiil be appointed.

board which would submit a budget | replacing Fred Hoke, Indianapolis [to the reviewing body,” Mr, Parry's Democrat. letter stated. Governor Gates sajd Mr, Hoke The letter also opposed: provisions | has a Yeni A TSI of the bill that would transfer the | ber of the state board as a Demo-| power to appoint welfare boards | cratic member.a |e home hospital board ‘from the Juvenile court judge tol The bill recreating the state wel-|© . circuit judge. fare board passed the house with | provisions for a three-member, #UII= | time, administrative board, But the senate social security committee amended the bill to re- | create the present five-member, |

|ment in the future,” ‘Gates said. ’ Mr.

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HERSHEY SUMMONED WASHINGTON, Feb, 19 (U: P..| —Draft ‘Director Lewis B, Hershey and War Food Administrator Marvin' Jonés were summoned before the House rules committee today to clarify: the present draft status of farm workers,

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bers’ salaries from $300 to $500 a year and increasing the state director’s pay to $6500. ‘The bill “is

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welfare board despite the fact that | Governor Gates did not “indicate

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ON WELFARE STAFFS

The effects of the war on social service «work were outlined today by Miss Grace Browning as she spoke at the annual meetingsof the Family Welfare society. The : speaker is director of the

“Mr. Andrew has begun a study social service division at Indiana jof pending legislation affecting the public welfare welfare department in an effort tojluncheon in the Indian laws while a member of the legis- | bring conflicting legislation into | : the most of a tax review body sitting on a new, five-member part-uime board. |, oficial operation of the depart-

university. Her talk was made at a apolis Athletic club. f Miss Browning cited loss of men social Workers and social service students to. the military services as one effect of -the war, - “Another effect,” she declared, “is the expansion of social agencies so the demand for workers is greater than schools can meet.” Development= of social work schools and assistance to students are necessary to meet the emergMiss Browning added. . Norman Metzger, nominating

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By DOUGLAS LARSEN NEA Staff Writer WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.—One of the most successful federal aid programs for G.I, dependents is the free medical and nursing care for wives and infants of men in service, administered. by the Children’s bureau, U, 8. department of labor. Here are some questions about it that have come up frequently. Q—Just what medical service is

available to the wife of a serviceman? : A—Alf"medical service needed by the wife throughout pregnancy, childbirth, and for six weeks after

childbirth. The infant is given ! medical care at any time. in his | first year. | Q—Are all wives of servicemen

'part-time board, raising the mem- production today but warned that committee chairman, presented a eligible to receive medical service? the cold wave has brought a new slate of candidates for the organi- | ¢risis in supplies of natural and zation's board of directors, Herbert the four lowest pay grades of the 8. King is president,

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ation cadets. Care is available re= Key Isle gardless of other family income. : . Q—When should I apply for free From medical care? Lag ‘(Continued Fr A—An application should be ty made when. pregnancy is first diss than 300 miles covered. ‘The doctor you select was hit. ..' should file the application immedie Tha invasion ately. : . i on the fourth d Q—My husband was just .dise. bombard <harged. Am I eligible for free pe fay of an care? the ¢iny patch A—If application was approved fe : yong

before his discharge you will be eligible. Otherwise, not. Ce QI have been getting free care, and + medical service for several months but my husband expects to get promoted beyond the eligible pay grade. Will the free service stop? ; A—No. It is continued for the period of original authorization.

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Methodist hospital, and a passenger on the trolley, Miss Betty Teal, 18,

far oS WILLIAMS BARS QUIZ ON RELIGION

Mr. Gibson was killed instantly before dawn yesterday when his automobile. crashed against a concrete abutment on Madison ave. near the Longacre park entrance. State police believe he had fallen asleep] shortly before the accident. Mrs. Wuest was a member of St. Francis de Sales Catholic church. Survivors besides her husband are five sisters, Mrs. Helen Drew and Mrs. Matilda Kiefer, both of Indianapolis; Mrs. Loretta Kiefer of

Versailles; Mrs. Mary Gillis and] _ayprey W. Williams “said today Mrs. Curdula Theinnes, both of that his reason for not going into the ministry was “a matter between liam Schafer of Columbus, andy, and my God” and did not concern the senate agriculture eom- |

Madison, and fhree brothers, Wil-| George antl Lawrence Schafer, both | of Madison. Services will be held at 9 a. m. Thursday in St. Francis-de Sales church with burial in Calvary cemetery. The body is at the Harry W. Moore peace chapel.

Active in Politics

Mr, Gibson was employed as a salesman for the National Liquor Corp. and had been active in politics in Indianapolis many years. He was a member of the Southport Baptist church, the Moose and Elks. : Survivors are a daughter, Mrs. Artie Carpenter; two sisters, Mrs. Bertha Van 'Treese and Miss Catherine Gibson; his father, James W. Gibson, and three grandchildren, all of Indianapolis. Services will be held at 2 p. m. Wednesday in the Southport Baptist church with burial in Crown Hill. In another traffic accident early yesterday Allen See, 14, of 3310 N. Keystone ave. was injured when the car in which he was riding crashed into a tree and tangled with some fence wire. 2 DA Charles Bucy, 17, of the N. Keystone ave., address, was driving the] car when the accident occurred at Millersville rd. near Sherman dr. See was taken to Methodist hospital where his condition is reported not serious.

NAVY LISTS OPENINGS FOR OFFICER BILLETS

Officers billets in the’ fiavy now are open fo fen with special edu-| cational and civilian experience, | Capt. E. 8. Root, director of the of- | fice of Naval Officer Procurement | in Chicago, Ill, has announced, Billets are open to administrators, shipping experts, warehouse! managers, personnel and industrial relations men, hotel and restaurant managers, linguists, mathematicians, electrical, mechanieal, in-| dustrial, radio, civil, chemical and architectural engineers; doctors, dentists, lawyers and clergymen, - | Interviews will be conducted at 0. N. O. P. headquarters, 120 W. North st., until 5 p. m, today. |

FARM EXPERT LISTED | AS ROTARY SPEAKER

The annual agricultural leader- |

“Ship “programs of ~the Indianapolis: _ Rotary club will be held at 12:15! p. m. tomorrow “‘at the Claypool] hotel, with John F. Hull as speaker. | Mr, Hull, assistant to the. gen-| eral agent of the Farm Credit ad-| ministration of Louisville, Ky. will speak on “Tomorrow In. Agriculture.” _ Approximately 150 4-H club leaders will be' luncheon guests,

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him about a period in his youth . lwhen he studiell for the ministry.

Miss.) asked” Williams why he did] not repay to the Presbyterian min- | isterial board in Philadelphia a $750 | five-year scholarship. |

scholarship was to. train Williams! for the ministry.

way for that purpose it should have been paid back,” Bilbo told the former national youth administra-! tor. {

with the understanding that I was

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It's Between Me and My God,’ He Tells Senate | Committee. | WASHINGTON. Feb. 19 (U. P).|

Williams’ nomination to be rural Committee members questioned

Senator Theodore G. Bilbo (D.

It appeared, Bilbo said, that this

Bilbo Gives Views “If you got the money in that

“The scholarship was extended

to go into the ministry,” | replied. | “But there was no contractual | arrangement that I was to pay back the fund. I received no request to pay it back. | “The reason why I did not go into the ministry is a matter of my gonscience, a matter between me) and my God. It does not concern the committee.” | Committee inquiry into those reasons, he said, “is'a dangerous thing which has the potentialities of evil and should not be brought up." : ook Up Social Work ‘Williams added‘ that instead of the ministry he took up social work, “ a type of work akin fo the church.” Bilbo denied any question Williams’ religious beliefs, or the reason why he did not go into the ministry. | “I hate to be charged with being! so ignerant of -the constitution “as! to think such beliefs have anything! t6 do with a man's qualifications for public office,” he said. “There were quite a few disbelievers in the early days of the republic. I understand there are some here yet.” | Senator Scott W. Lucas (D. Ill) | protested that the charges regard- |

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ligious views were brought before the commitiee by the Rev. Joseph! Brody of Findlay, O, and J. C. Hodgers of Birmingham, Ala., who declined to appear before the com- | mittee, - “IE ISA question of repudiating

a contract,” Bilbo replied,

CAMACHO'S BROTHER DIES PUEBLA, Mexico, Feb. 19 (U. P.). —Funeral services were held yesterday for Gen. Maximino Avila Camach®, 53, brother of the Mexi- | can president and secretary of com- | munications in his cabinet, who died

Saturday night of a heart attack, 1

City Trappers Put Pigeons On Institutions’ Bill of Fare

Paul Brown, city parks superin“tendents, has become an authority on pigeon pie and roast pigeon.

A growing disposal problem as the result of more effective pigeon

traps led the studious Mr. Brown! ‘Our University park activity which | {required a couple of men to oper-

to gustatory research,

His disclosure today that one!

large local institution has placed the two. pigeon dishes on its bill of fare was evidence of his efforts to broaden Hoosier appetites. { While Mrs, Dorotha L. Hunter, ,". self-styled pigeon defender, continued hee efforts to harass city authori! in their pigebn-trappin activities, the number: of iki caught nevertheless was increasing,

Park Defense Holds

Most. of those caught, . however, |

were the result of trapping in the out-lying “sections of town, Mr, Brown admitted. He conceded Mrs, nter - had successfully defended ty park for the pigeons. raps will continue to be placed “he revealed, whenever this je done in a surprise move Mrs, Hunter. being. ised

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|trap and the aerial trap-—were de- | vised to operate automatically. { “Manual operation of our traps would be too great a drain on our | { manpower,” Mr. Brown declared. |

ate the trap was purely experinten-| tation. We never intended to continue there on a permanent basis. | “I don't want to alarm pigeon- | lovers by disclosing the number of | {pigeons we've caught already,” he “We first want to com- | |plete a survey of the pigeon popu-! lation here and the percentage of | {it. we have eliminated before we given any figures.” i In the meantime, Mr. Brown fis enthusing over pigeons as a food. | | “As soon as people find out what | good eating they are, we'll be able | (to get rid of all the pigeons we | catch,” he asserted. | Several - other institutions have! been invited to try out the follow= ||. ing recipe for roast pigeon: Dry pick. Sear and clean. Balt and brown in very hot fat until well-brown, Bake in a deep baking ih with a small ‘apple, a slice or

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The British ri } day without na tha United Sta } occupied one-thi mile Iwo island,

“* Nearly 8000 rock scorched the coa: Scrambling asl tillery, mortar a | fire, the green-cla of many anothe: struck inland, - Wave after wi ments followed. f Hundreds of J lieved to have b preliminary “bonik | remainder of the to 15,000 was exp j-fanatical do-or-d The immediate j airstrips from w tresses, Liberator: planes could atta One Tokyo br rines on the so ready were “nee air fleld. * Tokyo said tl Janded on Fut southwest Iwo craft. Soon afterwar said, two other fo taneously on the ern coasts. Rei moving toward th | from 200 or more reported. Included in force were some jf Pearl Harbor, i battleships New vada, Arkansas, I jce Adm. | Turner had ove the amphibious | Gen. Holland M. the expeditionary The invading corps, under com Harry Schmidt, marine division Clifton B. Gates rine division und fer B. Rockey. 1200 Pla;

Japanese atten was diverted fro erucial pre-inva: by the assault c more than 1200 force 58. Nimitz gave ti mary of the res dent-breaking at! third largest city i ENEM' At least 13 su two destroyer e ship, nine coasts merous picket sh One wrecked set afire and ove! vessels damaged. ENEMY 332 shot down. 177 destroyed ( 150 probably « aged Friday alor An unknown Saturday. GROUND IN Destroyed—Air f and other install Damaged—Ota Susashia, Tama gine plants. AMERIC!

Ships—None, Aircraft—49. Pilots—30 to 4( It was a 10-to-ican planes. Ni all enemy efforts 58 were turned | patrols before th ships. Enemy fighter sive” and avoide ers, he said. “In comparin, damage done,” forces under con A. Spruance, coi fleet, and Vice A cher, in tactical carrier forces, h as historic as it hearts of the er Radio Tokyo mada off Japar ‘the Bonin islan support the lan breaking off the nese capital Sat Tokyo finally the Americans holds on Iwo claims that fou attempts had b _urday.

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