Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 March 1948 — Page 17

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sody is talking war U. 8. business condi red for the shock of sley Ruml, chairman before the Board of

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f clothing and house- » demands is another untry has passed the od, clothing and rent

use of short crops in 11d bring prices down rent controls. he situation in places

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~YOU-| tax plan. He a settle for either the n cut. cover the costs of & eves that this finan es of savings bonis in the Fineletter an ' y 10 to 20 per cent 0

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‘be necessary to start in to 12 million Mm® se effort. That MET lled into a unive

to tell the Board of overnment 8 od he Treasury hem all in agreement deral Reserve has ing it. na present levels: d interest rate mest! al debt.

Hold Forum In Broad Ripple

find Out What's on Minds of Citizens By LOUIS ARMSTRONG Mayor Al Feeney and what he

calls his “galaxy of stars” are

to waiting an invitation today oi on their “road show” in another neighborhood after a successful forum last night in Broad

Ripple. The Mayor and a dozen city officials took municipal government to the public at Broad RipJe High School auditorium in an effort to “find out what is on people’s minds.” The Mayor and Ps “troupe” were invited to meet

with members of the community .

py the Broad Ripple Business Men's Association. City officials heard many comts of various kinds and a few compliments. Mayor Feeney made notes of the complaints and said they would be investigated. Approximately 100 residents of the area attended. Opened by Gerard The meeting was opened by Harold H. Gerard, president of

the Business Men'sl Association,

who introduced the Mayor. Mr. Feeney began the civic forum with a warning to the audience to consider the City’s

present deficit of more than $800, |

000. : The Broad Ripple Business Women’s Association had incorporated its wishes in a letter

which the Mayor read. The group j f

wants crosstown bus service to and from Butler University and, more street cleaning service. The Mayor said he was sure the! railway company would listen to their requests and added that Tony Maio, street commissioner, is cleaning streets as fast as his equipment and number of personnel will permit. . : Resident Seeks Cinders One resident asked that cinders be dumped in the “swampy” spots along the streets near his residence north of the canal, another asked why the canal could not be piped througfi the City, others complained of traffic problems including speeding -and double parking in the business area. Sewer conditions in’ the Warfleigh area proved a sore spot according to the number of complaints. Mayor Feeney called on

M. G. (Ole) Johnson, City engi-|’

need for a discussion of the problem. Mr. Johnson said the Warfleigh sewer project has high priority on the work program of the City but that he and other engineers are not satisfied with previous surveys made of the project. He also pointed out the project depends on flood control meas-

ures along White River which are|’

being planned by the U. 8. engi-~ neers, Police Chief Edward Rouls told | the audience he is planning to add two men to the walking detail in Broad Ripple. A This will put a police officer in the area all hours of the day. Only one officer is on the detail Ww. Chief Rouls heard complaints of speeding on Haverford Ave. and other streets and said he Would have the locations watched. He also asked mothers to keep! thelr children out of the streets. | Mayor Feeney announced plans

of the Park Board to construct, &

football. baseball and basketball! fields in Broad Ripple park and| sald other recreational facilities Would be added this summer.

Grotto Club to Meet

The Sahara Grotto Glee Club) Will give a public card party at; 8 p. m. tomorrow in-the Grotto home at 4107 E. Washington St. | Walter Stoltz is chairman of the| entertainment committee.

(Paramount Pictures Production Executive)

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hotos by Victor Peterson,

2 Pl Times Stal Pho . — Broad Ripple residents in a neighborhood forum at Broad Ripple High School last night fired many a searching query at Mayor Feeney and other top city officials. Louis Ranier, president of the North Side

tographer

~ QUESTION, MR. MAYOR

Optimist Club, was but one of many to take the

floor. Residents had much, to ask about neighborhood improvement.

CLOSING IN—Many questions brought others after the meetin formally ended. Tony Maio, Street Commissioner (center), is cornered here by (oft to right)

Jack Higgins, Jack Kammins, Harold H. Gerard and Jack White. Streets, sewers and police protection were the major topics.

Wallace Rally Here

Ex-CIO Attorney

Also on Program A singer, a former CIO attor-

will share the speakers’ platform with Henry A. Wallace in his

6-8, it was announced today.

lace said that singer Paul Robeson would join Mr. Wallace for a rally here Apr. 7 and that he also might appear at Evansville Apr. 6. The announcement said William Gailmor, described in the press release as “the witty eastern commentator,” would be with, Mr. Wallace here, Evansville and at Gary Apr. 8 At Gary, Lee Pressman, former general counsel for the CIO and the United Steelworkers Union, also will appear. The announcement was made by Mrs. Jessica Rhine, executive | secretary of the organization. Mrs. Rhine was one of eight members of the executive board of the Indiana CIO Industrial {Union Council who were suspended from the board Sunday lin what they termed retribution (for their support of Mr. Wallace {in the face of a national CIO anti-Wallace policy. Co-chairmen of the rally pro{gram here are Dr. James A.|. | Crain, director of the social wel(fare department of the United | Chrigtian Missionary Society, and {Willard B. Ransom, chairman for Indiana of the National Association for the Advancement of {Colored People, Mrs. Rhine said.

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Yote Registration Schedule Given -

Branch officers for the registration of voters for the May 4 primary election will be open from 2 p. m. to 6 p. m. at the following places:

SATISFIED CITIZENS —Mr. and Mrs. John Max, 1315 E. 59th St., thank Mayor Feeney for his interest in the Broad Ripple area. She is public relations chairman of the Broad Ripple Business and Professional Women's Association.

NO ADMISSION CHARGE NO TICKET NECESSARY TODAY Pire Station 15, 2101 Baglish: Fire St tion 3, 1136 Prospect; ool 39, 801 8. State; School 21, 2815 English. TOMORROW

Fire Station 29, 2302 Shelby; School 72 1302 E. Troy: Bchool 19, 1624 Quill; School 20, 1849 Pleasant Run Pkwy. .

Falls 18 Feet, Man, 37, Killed

Sherwood Messenger, 37, of 1408 Broadway, died of a broken neck ‘last night when he fell 18 feet from a second floor stairway railing. The accident occurred at 1508 Broadway, which the victim ap- » parently mistook for his home a block away, police said. I

he fell said Mr. Messenger ap-' peared confused over his where{abouts and sat on ‘the railing. They said he lost his balance and fell headlong to the figst foor.

Robeson to Join” | |

ney and a radio commentator ¥®

three-day tour of Indiana, Apr.) #

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