Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 December 1946 — Page 5

| Better ‘Housekeeping’ . Need Shown in Survey

(Second of a Series) os Pv JACK THOMPSON | THE JOB of ridding Indianapolis of rats is not entirely a problem for city officials, Citizens can do much toward rmanent exclusion of the detructive rodents.

Jay Hundley, city rodent control | upervisor, points out that rats!

annot exist where either food or elter is not available. Since Mr. Hundley took the Wh

front control job in August he has Si 606 residences in an In-| Bo. ou slum area and more than

houses, resturants, groceries mo industrial plants throughout Je city. X Results of Survey Results of - the survey were as fo

were. TWO: No tight metal covers used 550 violators in the slum, 436 elsewhere. THREE: No cover used—497 violators in the slum, 234 elsewhere, FOUR: Cans not 12 inches off the

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86 elsewhere.

| THURSDAY, DEC. 5, 1946

"THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

ONE: No metal garbage cans—359| offenders in the slum area, 69 else-

FIVE: Rubbish present on prem-

Jrubiic Urged to Shut Off Food, Shelter in Local War on Rats

BREEDING GROUNDS—Rats thrive under the filthy conditions shown above, photographed in

an Indianapolis residential section.

beneath floors. There are recom-!varies widely, Mr. Hundley warns mended methods of ratproofing but|/that it is important that dealers any means of shutting off openings and individuals purchase their supto places where rats may make their plies from manufacturers who will round—559 violators in the slum, | J2omes is a step toward elimina-!guarantee the strength of the drug. on

Heads of the city board of health

aires for permanent riddance say they will know the facts about ises—255 violators in the slum, 156/0f rats are not enough by them- rats in Indianapolis by the end of

The animals also must be 1947 when Mr. Hundley's spot sur-

SIX: Lumber not stored neatly— destroyed. Poison is one of the most vey should be completed. 137 violators in the slum, 73 else- efficient means that has been found, Then they will strive for a city [to kill them. | SEVEN: Foundation in poor con-| Mr. Hundley recommends red! If they get the ordinance and an dition—324 violators in the slum, squill for domestic use. It is rela- additional appropriation from the {tively harmless to human beings | city, the officials say they will form

rat elimination ordinance.

EIGHT: Basement windows not!and domestic animals and is taken a rat control organization to write

tightly screened—131 violators in|fairly well by rats. Because the toxicity of red squill rats in the city.

the slum, 493 elsewhere. { NINE: Buildings with no base-

iments—478 in the slum, 42 else-|

where. { TEN: Trouble with rats report- | #d—361 in the slum, 95 elsewhere. Failure to comply with any of the above regulations is violation of the

sanitary requirements of the city. |

People Could Help

If the people, themselves, would! Amprove their “outdoor housekeep-!

ing,” ratinfestation would be no-

serted.

Another step in the elimination of!

rats is ratproofing buildings. It may

best be done during original con-| struction but ean be accomplished at a relatively small cost on most

completed buildings.

Most common harbors for rats are dead spaces within double walls and

Grabill Selected In Recount Suit

Harvey A. Grabill_ was expected |

to notify circuit court today whether

[he intends to qualify as special

1Judge in the election recount suit

oink by Judge Mark W. Rhoads,

defeated for re-election to juvenile

court.

Mr. Grabill was selected as special | judge in the case yesterday when attorneys struck two names from

a panel of three lawyers. lf Attorneys for Judge Rhoads struck off Henry O. Goett and atftorneys for Joseph O. Hoffmann, Democrat, who was elected judge fof juvenile court by a majority of £1888 votes, struck off Frederick E.|

i Schortemeier, leaving Mr. Grabill

ito serve.

Thomas C. Keller Heads Real Estate Group

Applegate Jr.

Laurence G. Warner was named’ Ivice chairman and Arch Kuoppala| {was elected secretary and treasurer. { Three directors will be elected to !the board today at a luncheon meet{ing at the Claypool hotel. Candi- ‘ dates for the seats are R. A. Franke, Joseph H. Argus, Wayne M. Harryman, Wendell M." Hicks, R. E.

| Hueber and Leo F. Welch.

a death warrant to all remaining

RAT HOLE—If ratproofing measures were used on poor foundations like the one above, rats would have a tough time

City Workers Get Pension Plan

Fund Becomes Effective Jan. 1

+City Hall yesterday afternoon. Under the pension system:

fund.

the fund.

| fore retirement. .

| FOUR: Maximum monthly pen- |

| sion will be $100,

FIVE: Employees may retire at, | 55 with 30 years service, Retire- |

{iment at 175 is compulsory.

{or Starting the fund.

Official Weather

United States. Weather Bureau All Data in Central Standard Time Dec. 5, 1946

Precipitation 24 hrs, ending 7:30 8 am | Total precipitation Since Wy ‘ya | Deficiency since Jan

ture in other cities | ¥ 0 | Atlanta High Lo Boston {Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland { Denver Evansville | Ft ayne : Ft. Worth, ‘ean 71 46 { Indianapo lis (city) 54 40 Kansas City 68 47 Los “Angeles 70 54 | Mis 3 58 Minneapolis-St Paul . 47 30 New Orleans 62 37

New York “a Oklahoma City .... Omaha ene ann

| Pittsburgh ue ‘eu i8L Louis ......ee. . 70 K} San Antonio ....... wees 38 52 San Francisco . svar rvanive BI 44 Washington, D. C 40 27

A retirement fund for city employees will become effective Jan. 1,

Lawrence P. Parsons, gity personnel director, announced instjtution of the plan at a meeting in|

ONE: Any city employee with 10] or more years service may join the]

TWO: Members must contribute | |5 per cent of their incomes up to $90. to the fund. Money from taxes| will provide for the remainder of

| THREE: Refunds will be made] | to those leaving the city payroll be-!

The 1947 budget provides $50,000

Sunrise | 6:50 | Sunset 4:2

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The following table shows “the tempera- |

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NATIONAL 24-HOUR FORE-- | CAST SUMMARY: Fair weather |

is predicted for Kansas, Kentucky, Nebraska and the southern states from the. Atlantic westward to Arizona. Skies will be cloudy or partly cloudy in the northern and far western states. Temperatures in the Northeast will reach below normal levels

again tomorrow morning, but lit | | tle change in prevailing tempera-

ture ranges is anticipated by forecasters in the West. Forecasting districts in the west Gulf and Central states anticipate minimum readings well above season-

| able averages and minima else- | where, than in regions already | mentioned, are expected to be

slightly above normal. Some key points where near or

{ below freezing theremometer | readings are foreseen, are: WashI ington, Philadelphia, New York,

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Cleveland, Detroit, Chicago, Milwaukee and Great Falls,” Mont. Duluth will have 18 degrees above as its minimum temperature tomorrow, . Lack Yof coal will pose no problem at New Orleans where Lhe lowest temperature expected is a comfortable 62 degrees, Forty degrees is seen as the minima for Atlanta and Norfolk, St. Louis will have 42 degrees, Kansas -City 46 degrees, Memphis 43 degrees, and El Paso 47 degrees which helps round out the temperature picture for the nation by tomorrow morning. No mention of Florida and California readings

California. Little precipitation is forecast during the next 24 hours. Rain showers are called for along the coast of the north Pacific

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states; snow Is likely to be light in the western Lakes region; the northern Rockies, New York state and extreme northwestern Pennsylvania can expect scattered snow flurries, while Utah will have a bit of occasional rain, A “Polar Front” pattern can he noted along the northern Border states where a cold front extends eastward out of a low pressure area in the western Great Lakes area; another extends westward, becoming “static” along the Canadian Rockies.

Fire Destroys Hangar

appears necessary, but they will be | well above 50, except in northern | |—~Damage was estimated today at $200,000 in a fire which destroyed {the main hangar at the inactivated {Baer field, former ‘training center.

FT. WAYNE, Ind, Dec. 5 (U.P),

army airforce

iticeably reduced, Mr. Hundley as-

Thomas C. Keller today was new | chairman of the Indianapolis Real Estate Board property management division. Elected yesterday at a meeting at the Washington hotel, Mr. Keller succeeds George W.

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