Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 August 1946 — Page 2
Blames Help Shortage for * Laxness Regarding .. Fields Order.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (U. P).
—A discharged war assets adminofficial admitted today
that he probably was negligent in handling an $8085 order for scarce
wire screening by Benjamin PF. ex-convict and contract
But he "denied giving the order special consideration. ay The testimony was given by william Te Gildrein, recently dismissed as sales manager of the Philadelphia administration office of the
WAA. Mr. Gildrein blamed a shortage of help and heavy business for the fact that Mr. Fields’ order was separated from others and went through without the certification required by law. No Reason’ for Special Care He said he had “no reason” for holding Mr. Fields’ order on his desk until after bids were closed instead of putting it through in routine fashion with the others. He said that Glenn A. Dies, a former employee of Mr. Fields who
THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES
Official Tells Probers ‘of Probable Negligence’
TUESDAY, AUG. 18, 1948
Barbara Collins (left), Dave Fenimore and Jane Feezle will be in the first rehearsal of the all-city combined teen chorus, to be held at 8 p. m. tomorrow at Central Y. W. C. A. Sponsored by the park board, the teen chorus is part of a teen-age musieo program being conducted Fabien Sevitzky, Indianapolis Symphony director, is ad-
currently. visory chairman,
IN INDIANAPOLIS
y Asron L. Thomas, 2311 Massachusetts; BN Tonay pisieis Thon 03 NT, Doris heon, 12:18 m., | Paul omas } es nen ber, MET nar n, 12:18 m., | James or rande; a Nr. oe, i ane hee » Eileen Monroe, 1213 LeGrande. Lutheran Service club, luncheon; 12:18) Louis Weller RP etato 2137 College; Ber-
p. m., Lincoln EVENTS TOMORROW ofan Marvel Lions club, juncheon. 12:10 p. m., Claypool a als ine Kiwanis ctub, luncheon, 12 (Noon), Antlers, 1202 N. 101st Alrborne division, convention registration; dinner, 6:30 p.m, Claypool.
nice Joan Diets ney. Maurice Jackson West, 338 Eastern; Melda L. Wilson, 419 N. Rural
318. W.! Capitol, Roscoe Ellsworth Whitenet, Prances Cheatham, 3115 E Minnesota James Aaron Whitney, 1317 N J
PLEA PREPARED FOR SANITARIUM
Company . Undaunted ~ by Nursing Home Trouble.
Despite the adverse reports surrounding the operation of “independent” nursing homes throughout
' | the state, officials of the Langdon
Hospital, Inc, today still planned to appeal the further needs for a
: | sanitarium in Indianapolis.
A request to convert the existing residence at 3423 Central ave. into a sanitarium is one of 39 cases to be heard by the city zoning board next. Monday. “We know we'll have a tough time presenting our case now, but the need for a decent sanitarium in the city is present more than ever today,” declared Mrs, Olive M. Langdon. Evans, secretary-treasurer of the corporation. Formerly in Operation rs. Evans stated that graduate nurses and competent doctors would nurse her patients. She said that the sanitarium would have 20 beds for invalid, chronically ill persons, “Patients will only be admitted
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Ruma . Whicker, 980 N. Oxford, 1675 N. Whitcomb. , 63d; Elena Plstiop, 127 W. 14th;
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had visi his a of as An aye Kni ted office A ght, Ths Montca twice a month since last March, oh MARRIAGE LICENSES | Albert Wilkins, 00M Middle; N Lieiishenlon » the cha ¥ S50 : handed him the wire screening Or-| “yary Elen Kleinschmidi, 700 B. Min- | pavid Patrick Wire, aia x Tiinole: Mary | April, nesota cManis, 1 der. CoA. elie. 303 W. McGirty; Wume| COImeTIRG ols Mr. Plelds testified yesterday that . [Florence Sehwicho, rk Church. Bing BIRTHS . ort aries es almer; Dies formerly was employed by him | ®7300 So but has since quit. Merle LeRoy Gibson, “18 N. Bancroft; Twins Virginia Stein, 1519 Spann —Malool Ruth Ballard, boy and “I¢ was customary for Mr. Dies) cuaries Meivin' Grable Ng x Gul, A. Clty-aicolm, BY ” “ Barbara Jean Sigmund, 1902 Milburn Girls and Mr, (John) Brune - me Arthur Hallet, Zitierville; Margaret 8 At St. Fran Bruce, thieen Boar a Giirein told the com Richard J Hunter, 2335" CABtral; Joanna M_City-s aman Jann Iohneon. and orders, . n e =| Kathleen Dinsmore, 2102 N. Meridian At ard Laure ML Ma Patterson. mittee, Mr. Bruneer has been iden |corseiis vy, 164°F, Fieassny Rin uve | & “Siefitiel “Robart Toa Souihers tified as having been associated |g, son. $02 Weghorat, Retta onzo 8; Russel with Mr. Plelds in several enter-| Ha Dearing. 02 W Bored pra marier Paul, Mon Martin Franklin Lamb, 2 o Coilege: Br Alken: Robert, Mary Loretta Louek, prises. Sita | Bunice Marsh, 119% 8. Haw and John, Sarah Frances Besson - ! . At St, Vineent's—Bernar arian FarmFRESE In Ih Dans i) str 2, we 40 rp bl ry - ; : v Mr. the I John McGovern, 321 N., Asenal; Ruth Pel. Mas Rayaondy Dorothy Whobre plus investigating committee that pune Goettlin , an 8 Summit. Tenn. | AL Home L man, Beverly Straver, 1s is ar h “ tt, J argaret mplin, he tossed the order on his desk and | gars Ann Ford, 2822 Ruckle. Bate James, Foy A Camplin, | told Mr. Dies “It would be thrown | James Waiter Owwet: im x th; | Ww, “McCarty; rancis, Ruth Harr, "in - " Norma Jean Davis 21 Bar N. Alabama. Lillie Wright, in the hopper” with other orders. |Joe Milton Peasley, 1603 Central; Martha | Martindale: Bo Rew Mathews, ho ry E. Greere, 2346 Central Kenwood, and Richard, May Swanigan, Mr, Gilrein said he put the order John Albert Peterson Jr, 1522 Wade 2230 Ralston. esk wer, proba Grace Frances Tomamichael, R 8 | igi or Oe william i Zuliitve or Rs re At St. Franei hi Laue Mastropoan; rove . raneis- i tute: Babi Jodn Youn Hy Harry, Mary Gehrich; Francis, Hi
it over for processing to the sales department. Testimony yesterday indicated it had not been processed until after th bids had been closed. He admitted, under questioning,
Rank that it would have been simpler if | Maskell Rankin, 5¢
Daringer,
Philip Moses Porter, 708 1316 Norman Donald Francis Powell, June R. Patton, 303 N, Dearborn Raymond Albert Pressel, R. R.
by their physician's orders and con- will seek a variance to construct a
sent,” she said, The Langdon hospital sormeriy]
operated for 19 months at 41 W.|Co., while Gerald W. Baker of 19 32d st, from where the hospital was | N, Sheridan ave, will ask permisevicted,” Mrs. Evans |
“Illegally claimed. She said that the building was sold to operators of the Retreat
°| Sanitarium, Inc., although her lease
premises continued until 1948. At present a case against the present occupants of the
WwW. 33d at. building is being prepared by Mrs. Evans’ attorneys. In other appeals, the zoning board will hear cases requesting variances for the construction of four new houses, six new buildings and the conversion of eight residences into larger dwellings. Frank E. Worley of 15 B. Washington st. will requést the éonstruetion of a two-family house at 5653-5 Winthrop ave. at an estimated cost of $13,000. Authorization to erect a $0000 four-unit apartment building at 2524 Webb st. will be sought by Emmett O. Bandy, 1305 Leonard st., while Joseph W. Selvage, realtor at 840 Consolidated bldg, will seek permission to construct a $7500 house at 6466 Central ave. and a, $10,000 dwelling at 6435 Riverview dr. Sales Building Asked The request of Leo L. and Gladys Masters, 3500-17 W. 16th st, to construct and operate a $20,000 retail and wholesale sales building at 3509-17 W, 16th st. tops building variances, Others include a request by Elmer T. Mark to erect a $3000 retail store building at 3025-39 English ave, and authorizatoin by Crown Products Co, .3302-24 Newton st, to build a $14,000 addition to their present factory.
Precision Sheet Metal & Manu- | factuirng Co., 734 S. Emerson ave.
| $6000 plant on ground now occupied by the. Wayne Burial Vault
sion to build a light sheet metal manufacturing plant at 1454-58 S, Keystone ave, for $4000. Request for construction of an-
other new building will be asked by|
Margaret L. Skaggs. She desires to erect a restaurant building at 854
Indianapolis polio death toll stood at three today, as funeral arrangements were prepared for the latest victim, 10-year-old Bobby Gene Nall » The youth, son of Mr. and Mrs.
(Bernard Nall, 732 8, Irvington ave.,
died Sunday, after being stricken with infantile paralysis one week ago. His death was the third resulting from polio this summer and the 16th case reported in the city. The boy's deith brought to a halt preparations for a birthday party for his 5-year-old brother, Michael Nall, Friday. Bobby had planned 40 buy his brother a toy jeep, a piggy bank and marbles, the presents he wanted “as soon as [ get out of bed.” The polio victim, a pupil in the fifth grade at School 82, wanted to be a musician ‘and was known as an accordionist at school and Meadlawn Christian church. The boy also was a tap dancer and was
and Den No. 3.
Rites Are Set for Bobby Nall 3d Indianapolis Polio. Victim
Bobby Jean Nall
a member of Cub Scout Pack 28|be in Floral Park. In addition to
his parents and brother, the boy
Private funeral services will be|is survived by his grandparents, held at 2 p. m., tomorrow at Meyer | Mr. and Mrs, Otto Nall and Mrs. & Abdon funeral home. Burial will | Ida Roth, all of Indianapolis.
STRIKE IS AVERTED
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (U. P). —A strike scheduled to begin today in the Campbell Soup Co. plant at Camden, N, J, was averted by a compromise settlement reached one minute before the strike deadline. ‘Company and union representatives accepted U. 8S.
W. 11th st.
SOUP COMPANY PLANT!
union security, but not granting the union shop sought by the F Tone (apt Agricultural Wor
= compromise the union and. the. company agree to negotiate plans for any further recruiting of migratory workers. The strike threat was precipiated by the com-
pany’'s using migratory workers—]
some of them A. F. of L. members —in its plant at Salisbury, Md.
AFL WILL ENTER POLITICAL RING
Raises Voice Against Diss mal Record of Congress.
CHICAGO, Aug. 13 (U. P.).—~The American Federation of Labor, the nation’s largest trade union organ= ization, added its full strength toe day to labor participation in po litical activities, Raising its voice against the “dis. mal record” of the recent congress, the organization's executive oouncil yesterday ordered A. F. of L. political activities expended on a local and national scale “far beyond their
rscope” in previous political came
paigns. The 15-man council directed that full information on the voting records of each member of congress seeking re-election be prepared and distributed to the A. F. of L.'s 7,000, 000 members, The action was taken to enable members to “eléct the friends of la bor and defeat its enemies,” the board said. In announcing the new “intensified” itical program, A. PF. ‘of L. Pr t William Green said that the program would not be reo | 1ated in any way with the C. I. O.'s 8! Political Action Committee. “We will carry out our own political program,” he said,
co ———————————— BUFFALO BUILDERS STRIKE BUFFALO, N. Y., Aug. 13 (U. P), —Construction work in the Buffala area was almost completely shug down today as 18,000 workers struck
conciliation | which does not have a union conservice proposals for strengthening tract.
in protest of OPA paring of wage increases granted during the price
{control agency's temporary demise,
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Ella M. N. Oxford;
urry, y Hammer: Victor, Mary Blankenship. At City—Dale, Ruth Orider. At Coleman Karl, Elvera Zinks
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Onofrio, Mary Spinnate, Ra
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J Kroening, Wanamaker At Methodist—Rhea, Thelma Mastin; Marohn Reno Price, West a yale Mar- lo, ary Sanderson; Charles, Ruth “that Ellen Maners, 204 Hillside Kirk; Laniel, Dorothy Oook; rge. $814 Dewey. Thelma Lu- Marjorie Mapel, Dale, Gertrude Hanna N. Dearborn. Edger, Eugenia Durflinger; Elmer, BeMelvin Snider, R. R. 1; Patricia atrice Blanford, and James, Evelyn Lee Ann Williams, 1827 N. lilinols. At St. Vinceni's— William, Corinne Me-
he had put the order through in the | Rudy routine fashion. He commented that | goward Dale Stickford, 921 High; Wilma-
jean Austin,
he was operating under “a hell of a fot of pressure” and that it was “probably negligence on my part. Failed to Notice Lack He admitted that he “did not notice the order was not properly
had “submitted many with proper certification. The required certification calls
for the bidder fo s2t forth his in- Lavrencs terided Use of the material and to Wiliam "Henry Carlin Bis Bt.
136 arl Grant Suits,
ussite Irene Be
william Louis Beaman, 563 W. 3lst; tricia Jean Eckman, 2431 Central William Henry Feahoes Mary Etta Moore, 1749 W,
certified,” but added that Mr. Fields oa Willlam Brock,
other ord Louise Irene Hamiiton, ars Robert Bruns, 1536 8 Alabaia;
Bertha Smith, 36
LeRoy Buffinaion, camp A erbury; Beard, 2 8. Kenw |
Butler,
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1060 Villa; Alltop, 1606 Fletcher Edwin Carroll Battson,
Bradford,
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Ella Witconsin. Ruby Mae Keith, gg eM Jones
Barnett, and Jame N | At Home—Jonas, elma son 118 Noga: 8. Leota: Harry, Lena Moore, and William, Verda Arbor.
Pa-
DEATHS
Dorothy Dransfleld, 40, at St. carcinoma Francis Harrison, 73, at Arterigkciciutie heart { Bteve Pittm 7. at City, pol Della | Fmuna Ethel Puesied, 65, at arcinoma. Mildred, Tan Ranard, 33, at City, bronc
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Coy, Sarin, Mary Ellen Nichols; Glen, Cox, Walter, Marjorie Hoflug
Vincent's,
Methodist,
iomyelitis Veteran's,
hiectasis.
Wayne; certify himself as & wholesaler. |, Vuginie Ane Hacer 3 § TUN, CURIOUS JAP CROWDS Mr. PFlelds testified yesterday that| Anna Louise Haboush, 3058 N, Penn-| WATCH Gl BABIES he sold the 539 rolls of screening Beret Catheart ro RR 13 Be tty : to an Oklahoma City contractor, An ner, Ri Baitimore; Marguerite] TOKYO, Aug. 13 (U, P.).—Amercollecting 2 $4412 fee on the $8085) Cash, 2420 N. Arsen ican G. L's and generals no longer wie. CARLIE wool: phgdaee - Mr. Gilrein said Joseph Dellert, a Austin Cosby , 817 Kenny, Constance, raw CUrions Crow 5s 0 apanese, regional director of the office of Ropert Comnerd. 7 Camp; Virginia but their babies do. surplus property, suggested that he| Sisvion ig MB. o. Tihs; Marjorie THIFtY Tokyo residents were talk over with Mr. Dies and Mr.| Irwin, 1112 Broadway found flocked around a parked Bruneer “what I had ‘to sell” Mr | tm LeRoy Crom 2411 N. Bmersor:| vehicle on the Ginza. The object
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Agnes Marie Morgan, aX Maryland
J. QGilrein denied, however, that Mr Clatence, orotis ID
Davis,
Dellert gave any indication that Mr. David Rutledge D
Dies or Mr. Bruneer “were to receive special favor.”
SEEKS HIDDEN GEMS
second largest diamond dealer in America, said today he was on the trail of $1,000,000,000 worth of preci: ous gems hidden in Europe. He also told the “inside story” of the Vanderbilt diamond—which| Mrs. Gloria Vanderbilt, senior, sold to Mr, Werst for $35,000 when her! daughter, Mrs. Gloria Vanderbilt <@tokowski, cut off her allowance. | The Dayton diamond dealer said that his brother-in-law, Maj. Joseph Stermer, with the American military government in Frankfurt, was hunting down the caches of gems | in his spare time. Will Go te Brussels { Mr, Werst said he intends to go | to Brussels soon to close a $500,000 | deal for the 43 carat Ie Kheive, a | champagne colored diamond once | owned by the Empress Eugenie. | He said he hoped to obtain the | Hesse crown jewels, which, were re- | cently recovered from an American army colonel and his WAC bride. | Mr, Werst said he would bid $3,000,000 for the gems. The diamond merchant was very | proud of his purchase of the 16 carat Vanderbilt diamond. He purchased it for $35,000 and * valued it at $155,000. “It's like hiring a trick dog out | to the movies,” he explained. He stone for exhibition at
$250 a day. “But I wouldn't sell it for half a million for the publicity value,” he |
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