Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 July 1948 — Page 3

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Too Many Trying To Sell Indianapolis Down River--Feeney Mayor Reviews First |i Russ Smash Big 4 Berlin Rule by Boycoft: 6 Months in Office; Clay Doubts It Will Make Any Difference

’ BERLIN, July 1 (UP)—Thejarrived today. The big ships were] The British expected to be op- & : 3 n eo. 0 Raps ‘Vague’ Critics

last symbol of four-power unity|scheduled to go into action onlerating 200 flights a day by the in Would Welcome Sound Suggestion

the fe te at once. end of the week. The Americans Alle. tary commanders|already were near that figure. meanwhile announced that by the| The British called on Canada and week-end a combined fleet of big other dominions for the loan of For Reducing Inherited Deficit By LOUIS ARMSTRONG Too many people are trying to sell Indianapolis “down river.” 5 :

transport planes would be shut-|all cargo planes they could spare This is the conclusion of Mayor Al Feeney today upon the com-|

tling in at a rate of 400 flights a to throw into the job. day. . At Frankfurt, meanwhile, the Soviet chief of staff here. pletion of six months in office. As the people’s choice for top city last November, Mayor Feeney has spent the past half

gL Western Powers formally authormera sae” Britain Enforces public what he thinks it wants in the way of

Clay, U. 8. military govews= {~ corer ete bese and Control Act

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73 Berlin with announcement that Soviet delegates no longer will attend its meetings.

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ized formation of a separate German government for three western zones, but kept most of the governing powers for themselves, .

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in Germany as “very serious.” But he said Western Powers

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he grabbed the phone immediately and demanded from C. of C. officials that they point to specific cases. He reported they sald they couldn't. “We are tired of generalities,” the Mayor declared. “If they want to help, let them give us some specific remedies for our inherited ills. Let them, for instance, suggest a sound and speedy means for eliminating the $800,000 deficit left us by the last administration.” “Which reminds me,” he added, “I didn’t see any of these reports during the last administration when the deficit was piling up.”

Mayor Proclaims Rededication Week

Mayor Al Feeney today proclaimed July 25 through July 31 as Indianapolis Rededication Week in connection with the twoday appearance of the Freedom Train. The Freedom Train, loaded with 126 priceless documents including the Declaration of Independence, will be here July 29 and 30 for in-/ spection by the public. |

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old men" of the Indiana Universi are Albert Bell, longtime campus keeping staff, and Elmer Dunn, night maintenance man.

IU Medical Center Honors |Man Hits Roof, Three Retiring

LEAVING THE CAMPUS—After 15 years of faithful orvice, these three "grand ty Medical Center staff are retiring. Left to right liceman; Albert Bronson, Riley Hospital house-

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ell, Albert Bronson and Elmer Dunn Cited for 15 Years’ Faithful Service -

Three familiar faces are missing from Indiana University Med-! That's where officers found Berlin might be lifted or eased Three “grand old men” of the campus—Albert Bell, supervisor

Th of campus police: Albert Bronson, of Riley Hospital housekeeping ayer Wiged all, Cty to staff, and Elmer Dunn, night watchman—have retired after 15

participate in the ceremonies and events marking the week.

‘Critical Period “The system of government which we enjoy as Americans is being tested by the historic events of this critical period of world history,” he declared in his proc-

years each of faithful service. Tribute to the retiring trio was paid today by J. B. H. Martin, Medical Center administrator for “loyal and efficient service.” “Their dependability and willingness to perform any task which they were assigned has made them valued members of

Mr. Bell, a native of Bloomington, was assigned to the medical school many years and later patrolled the south half of the campus. When the campus police was established in 1944, he became a member and for the past

could feed the population of their

* Descends to Jail Charles Wescott Chapin was up in the air over a woman, he admitted to police. In fact, he was. on the roof of a north side home. |

/him at 12:40 a. m. today. Chapin, | ‘of 803 Beville Ave. was enter-|

ing an upper-story window, they authorities were considering | charged. Police said Chapin in-'changes in traffic regulations on |sisted he was only trying a visitthe Autobahn, the 125-mile trunk {highway between Berlin and the But skeptical of his unusual western zones, “to extenuate presapproach to the problem, theyjent restrictions.”

a woman acquaintance.

arrested him on a vagrancy charge.

ence he did not think withdrawal from the Kommanda-| tura would complicate the administration of Berlin)

soon, | The official news agency of So-

sectors of Berlin by air. (Gen. Clay told a press conferRussia's

Backs Marshall (And at Washington, President Truman at a press conference backed up Secretary of State Marshall's statement yesterday that the U. 8. intends “to remain in Berlin.) Meanwhile the Russians hinted today that the starvation blockade of the western sectors of

viet occupation authorities said

LONDON, July 1 (UP)—The government took over partial control of all private land and buildings in Britain today when a new Town and Country Planning Act became effective. The measure stopped just short of nationalization of the land. It was pushed through Parliament last year over protests by the Conservative opporsition. The act obliges all local authories to complete a zoning plan for their districts, sétting) aside certain sections for residences, industrial concerns, shops and open country. The plans must be submitted to the Town and Country Planning Ministry for approval. The minister, Lewis Stikin, will study them to co-ordinate the whole into a zoning plan for the entire country, No owner of private property will be permitted to alter it in any way without getting the per-

By Allies Expected

WASHINGTON, July 1 (UP)— The United States, and France were reported to be whipping up a vigorous protest to Moscow against the Soviet blockade in Berlin. Last-minute work on the

phrasing of the protest was said’

to be under way in London.

Armitage Funeral

To Be Held Tomorrow Services for Jian (Bil) Armitage, politi figure who died Tuesday, will be held at 9:30 a. m. tomorrow in St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church. Burial be in Crown Hill Active pallbearers are Mason, Roy Brock, Benjamin and Harry Howard, Earl Robinson, Philip Miller and Rex E. Moonshower Jr. Honorary pallbearers include Sinclair Tousley, T. W. Marshall, Ernest iKngston, Herman Rich-

The first 40 U. 8. Army C-54 transports ordered to Germany

mission of local authorities, and if necessary of the ministry itself,

off, Irving Small, Roy Johnson and Taylor Groninger.

lamation. “These times call for " w three years has served as superDeflicit Biggest Pain . our staff,” he said. “It is with acu the gla aut 1s ne LXE, 0, Amricnn traditions ug *Giat "vase hem: teaver o ls sal of 11 men, Te pt by an avs fl * Mayors biggest pain today. Herpes, Br PO 5 Moon. Buoy children and with nine grand: Sr paUSy TRADITION WITH A TOUCH OF TOMORRI% 1 West Sts. la loft. If there were no deficit the He pointed out that the rededi- N. Tibbs , ‘

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neral Hospital affairs of their government.” that two of his f. dchils off the proposed budgets and eran, will look after some pro a 0 our gran lemporarily lngot Brot Working Out Details erty he owns and 73-year-old Mr. dren were in service during ‘held temporar. On the credit side of the ledger| Ine rededication week com-\puny will finally have time to do| World War II. Mr, snd Mrs. y charge after Mayor Feeney can point to these mittee of civic and business lead- the odd jobs he’s been promising|Bronson reside at 4508 Rockville boy was cross i : ers is at work on details for what|, his neighbors and friends for Rd. ion “with the ems: is heralded as one of the out-|ye, » Improvements Under Way standing patriotic celebrations years. Mr. Dunn, who served on the 1, however, that A multimillion dollar sewer|ouer staged here. The commit-| VWhen the center held its first/ maintenance staff, is remembered ged to give hin program is under way. It will give|soq is headed by Roscoe C. Clark, alumnae day last May, doctorsby countless nurses who recall ay before Mn needed relief to nine localities in public rélations director for Eli who hadn't been back to thelhow he used to be able to smile

bond issue might be used for mu- . picipal improvements. Right now City departments are preparing their 1949 budgets and “selling” them to the Mayor. Department heads have found he has a lot of sales resistance. He has cut many thousands of dol-

all sections of the city. The Mayor promises it is only the first, The Street Department has re‘ceived or has on order many items of ne wequipment, including trucks and street sweepers needed to maintain. services. Two public utilities are 3 larger payments. to the City in lieu of taxes. The police department (the same one he blasted in his campaign) ‘shows promising signs of higher morale and more efficiency. There is a stricter enforcement of license fee collections. Fewer Complaints Fewer persons are complaining about traffic conditions on City streets. : Swimming pools open free to Children. : The Mayor’s first project upon ‘taking office was to b certain departments back “Into the fold” of Mayor-council control, During the last administration the Sanitation, Park and Health Departments = had received a marked degree of independence, By his appointmehts to the Park and Sanitation Departments he soon had those two under his wing. The Health Department still remains on the fringe, New Chief Named In the police department he and the Safety Board appointed a new Police chief and changed many higher officers and he charged them with strict enforcement of the laws. Police began with traffic and in the first six months passed out thousands of stickers to illegal parkers and traffic law violators, To date the department has brought in $30,000 more in sticker Suet than in the same period last Most recently the Mayor leveled 2 stinging blast at rumor moners in the department who, he said, were bad for the morale of the force. He promised to clean them out. Actually there has been an inCrease in the number of arrests by the department since the first of the year, which might indicate the boys in blue are taking their Work more to heart. , Gamblers, On Run Gamblers and pool ticket sell€rs have had a rough time since He Mayor took over and have ad to use utmost care to shield

their operations from watchful Police eyes,

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quarters there are still a number Th feel they have been dverAoked on the promotion lists. At : ¢ same time some think they 2re not altogether to blame for ae rumors which flit through the thes building. Some ‘rumors, Y say, start on the outside a work in, note of hopelessness was pounded by one officer, however, © sald, “What if Feeney does an up the place? It will only vert to its old self once he is ut of office.” Mayor Feeney has starred thus ice. iS. personal touch. His is open to almost anyone almost any . He has made dless - ‘engagements fore all types of audiences and ® mail which he has answered 18 into the tons. All yp keeps in Touch has paid off, for it oa him fn close touch with the

] en. . ‘What this eity needs now,” he YS, “is a little more self-pride. Ctually we don’t have near the

cation week program including the Freedom Train's display is designed to create a greater awareness of the “unique blessings of the American heritage and to raise the level of citizenship through more active participation by individuals in the

Lilly & Co. The general committee ‘will hold its second meeting next Tuesday at non in the Severin Hotel. Eightéen divisional committees will be’ named from the general committee to carry out the details for Rededication Week. Indianapolis is one of 22 cities where the Freedom Train stopping more than one day in its nation-wide tour which started last September. The train is visiting 305 cities.

Changes Mind On Child's Gift

MILWAUKEE (UP) — Mrs. Jock Collier received a letter from Mrs. Nan Armitage of Scotland, a family friend. Mrs. Armitage said she had intended to send Mrs. Collier's two-year-old daughter, Susan, a book of nursery rhymes bought in Glasgow. “As a gift from Scotland,” she explained. But, she wrote, she changed her mind dfter reading the title page of the volume. It said, “published in Milwaukee, Wis.”

Captain Writes Book Without Any Title

PORTLAND, Me. (UP) — Capt. John Fiske Little, 72, is writing a book without a title. He says he will let readers name his autobiography. The Yankee trader was formerly a manufacturer's representative and has crossed the Atlantic

However, despite their retirement, none of the three is expecting to put on slippers and vegetate. Mr. Bell, who's “a young 74,” is going to do some work around home and maybe take on a custodian job at a church. Mr. Bronson, a 77-year-old Spanish-American War vet-

campus since their students day were back reunioning. Early. in the day a steady stream of old grads started looking up Mr. Bell, who'd been policeman at the medical school for many years.

“I was surprised how many remembered. me,” Mr. Bell said at the time. The doctors were likewise surprised at how well Mr. Bell remembered, most of his visitors by name.

Probe Trolle

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cause the only living witnesses to the collision were still unconscious at General Hospital. . The 27 injured trolley passengers did not see the crash. Killed instantly were George Albert Jackman, 28, of 1702 Central Ave. salesman for Armour & Co., and Mrs. E, Kathleen Peck, 28, of 1641 N. Talbot Ave., passengers in the automobile. Two Critically Hurt Critically injured with skull fractures were Robert A. Maddox, 24, of 1741 N. Talbot Ave., third passenger in the car, and Robert Woodall, 29, of 1032 Oliver Ave. operator of the trolley. All three passengers of the automobile were thrown out of

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IN INDIANAPOLIS

EVENTS TODAY Mobile Rabies Vaccination Unit—Tonight, School 44, 2033 Sugar Grove Ave

city Plan Commission Public Hearing—|S:

p. m., rvinglon, Park Department's Musical Festival, SemiFinals—8 p. m., Brookside Center. Band Concert—8 p. m., Christian Park. Band Concert—8 p. m., Rhodius Park.

EVENTS TOMORROW Band Concert—8 p. m., Tarkington Park. Mobile Rabies Vaceination Unit—Tonight, School $1, 2301 Olney St. 1 Purdue University’s Technical Institute of . the Purdue University Center Graduation—8:30 p. m., World War Memorial Exchange Club—Claypool Hotel. ptimist Club—Se Hotel. MARRIAGE LICENSES James W. Sullivan, 23, of 3470 Salem St.; Mahal Lo Keenaugh, 24, of 4226 ar)

Ave. Edwin Pickerell, 48, of R. R. 10, Box 353; Mary E. Miller, 48, of 242% Massachu-

setts Ave. Robert A. Mearling, 20, of 210 Cecil St.; Beverly Ann on, 19, of 53 N. Ritter Ave.

Virgle ae Kelly, 19, of 1701 Roosevelt Ave. Peter T. Costas, 51 of 2319 Central" Ave.; Pauline Drukas, 40, of 310 N.. Hamil

ton Ave. Richard F. Cox, 21, of 433 N. Dearborn Si: Mary L Francis, 20, of 38 E. Joseph R. Cunningham, 19, of 1838 Gent Ave: Tels Newton, 19, of 1331 W. 33d

St. rrison Preels, 40, of 2645 Holt Mond: Bas Lee Pranks, 30, of 2709

Orin M. Hall, 63, of 2635 8. Lyons Ave.: Della L. Hildebrand, 47, of 1831 Brier

Place. Charles O. A of 4510 Ma ane; Biaabern Bell Russell, 31, o

Sth William James Minor, 26, of Doug: St.; Sorotty Patterson, of Bilis Franklin Morris, 25. of 3161 Euclid Ave.; Della Mae Brown, 22, of 3820 W.

Problems we hat other think we have or faced.”

Girls Boyd, 18, of 2452 Ralston Ave,; Clara [At St. Trancis—Olarence, Mary Rhoades;

f Lawrence Cambeat 48,

oma. .|dohn Rollins, 74, at 712 N. Senate, arteripe

the car and strewn along the

Elsié vs. Bernard Schmidt: George Ho

Tonsie M: Howard: M "a 3 ealion is 3 A reen vs. Baker; Frances C. vs. Charles Schwab: Catherine Margaret vs. Samuel Louis Wiley; Louise vs. Thomas R. White.

BIRTHS

Boys At St. Francis—Herbert, Laura Dunn. At Colema chard, Elizabeth Borden; George, Aletha Burch. t—Morris, n O :

A ; Verlin, Zelma : Emmons, Mary ard, Virginia Mitchell At_St. Vincent’s— , Mary Murdock; Willard, Elizabeth, Jordan; James, Geraldine Dillon; George, Aline Stafford; - Prancis, . Dorothy Cunningham; Joseph, Doris Ball. at_Emhards Memorial—Raymond, Martha

Horace, Mary Ber: pene ae id " ; Jam Lucille Key; Robert, Dorothy At _Colem: A Katheryn Grindstaff. At Methodist—Ernest, Josephine Mason. At St. Vincent's—Edward, June Bowman; Raymond, Betty Crandall; Donald, Mary grant; li Mary he Wilson; muel, a H Wt - ELI alae Se e—) ma Skees, 6 N. Alabama: William, Cressie Sey 2 ton, 1338 Columbia: James, Marie as, 2530 - Caroline; Ray, Masie Naomi Hall, 516 8. Holmes. DEATHS Fasnle izabeth Nelson, 60,

McCann; es, Betty

, at 2708 N. t Methodist, 27, at St. Vincent's,

Barnard, at 2001 N. Pennsylvania, cerebral heal N

st IL U. Me Center, pn Edward G. Harmon, 70, at 1320 N. Beville,

a. i Elmer R. 5 vi a o Ce, n st Methodist, car kom rom, 83, at 3000 Balsam, Myth McCoskey, 36, at Long, em

Justin J. Weiss, 61, at St. Vincent's, periR. Plumlee, 57, Virgil at 14083 Spann, >

y-Auto Crash Killing 2, Injuring 29

27 Passengers on Vehicle Hurt as

Pair in Car Dies in Collision

Investigation was started today into a spectacular trackless trolley-automobile crash in which two persons were killed, two others injured critically and 27 trolley passengers hurt slightly, The accident occurred at Martindale Ave.

Police were unable to piece together all details of the crash be-

2| the hand-poles were reported bent

er pital for treatment and the re-

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Dycus, McDonald; Ernest,{of the transit firm.

children, reside at A

ve, Filled Many Posts Mr. Bronson, a' native of Franklin, has filled a variety of posts at Riley. He's been knowh for years for the pride he took in keeping “my buildings” spotless. He takes equal pride in the fast

as he rescued them from elevators which had stalled. His skill in electrical and plumbing maintenance kept the wheels whirring smoothly during his 15 years. He and Mrs. Dunn reside at 1223 Richland St. and have two daughters, part-time werk, Mr. Dunn ex-

fisherman, demaqnstrated a few days ago whe nhe landed 17 nice bluegills at Oaklandon Lake.

and 17th St. about

street as the trolley shoved the wreckage for 58 feet over the sidewalk on Martindale Ave. before it stopped. Capt. Audrey Jacobs, head of the police traffic division, said officers were unable to determine who was driving the automobile which was owned by Armour &

Co. “It appeared that the automobile was going east gn 17th St. and collided with the trolley going north on Martindale in the middle of the intersection,” Capt. Jacobs said. Car Is Total Wreck “There is a stop sign for Martindale Ave. but we have not determined if the automobile stopped for it.” The trolley crashed into the right side of the car, smashing it into total wr . + The trolley also was badly damaged. Seats were wrenched loose from their moorings and some of

double as passengers grabbed for them at the impact. Three passengers were hurled out the front door of the trolley as it flew open. None of the passengers was badly hurt, however. 12 Go to Hospital Twelve of the 27 injured passengers were sent to General Hos-

mainder were sent to family physicians for treatment of minor ruises.

Indianapolis Railways officials said it appeared from their investigation that the automobile failed to observe the stop sign for Martindale Ave. “Witnesses told us the automobile was traveling 45 to 50 miles an hour,” declared Evan Walker, assistant to the president

The body of Mr. Jackman was sent to his home town, Bedford, for funeral services. He came here from Bedford three months

ago. He is survived by his father, Harry Jackman, Shoals; his mother, Mrs. Flossie Jackman, Bedford; his grandmother, Mrs. Rosa Stiles, Washington, Ind.; his wife, Margaret, and a daugh-

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