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Ransburg and Adams Quit Welfare Board: Condemn State Policy
Defend Former Director, Charge ‘High-Handed Operations’ by Indiana Welfare Officials
The resignations of Harper J. Ransburg and Robert A Adams as members of the County Welfare Board were
announced today.
The resignations came within 24 hours after Welfare Director Arthur E. Wooden stepped out as the result of an ouster movement ordered by the State Welfare Board.
A lengthy statement con-| demning the State Board and upholding Mr. Wooden
was sent along with the resignations to Circuit Court Judge! Lloyd D. Claycombe. : Current upheaval in the torrid welfare division's internal affairs was brought on by the case of abandoned twin babies and charges that Mr. Wooden could not find an emergency home for them. The factual account of the situation, which developed that Mr. Wooden had found an emergency home for the babies within 30 minutes after he had been apprised of the facts, was published exclusively yesterday in The Indianapolis Times. Charges ‘High-Handedness’ Bitterly charging the ' state board—which precipitated the situation by its oust-Wooden order —with high-handed operations, the Ransburg-Adams joint statement said: “We have no knowledge whatsoever from any source of the): basis of action of the state board, what investigation was made 'f any, or what provisions of the law had been violated either Ly the county board or Mr. Wooden 8s a result of which Mr. Woeden's removal was ordered. . “We do not believe that it wa
action of such serious import to the persons concerned and the public” interests should be taken without at least giving an oppor-| = tunity for the board and the director accused of violation of the| law to be heard whatever might! be the charge. * 3 ‘No Part of It’ “This is not in accord with basic. fundamental principles of American justice, We will have no part of it.” i The statement declared that Mr. Wooden was legally appointed to his position, qualified for his office by thorough knowledge of welfare problems and honest In his administration. Mr. Wooden is devoted to the
HARPER J. RANSBURG— The civic leader resigned today as a member of the County Welfare Board.
ROBERT A. ADAMS—''We believe in American principles,” said Mr. Adams as he joined Mr. Ransburg.
'to the surface, he said, he could
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Six Yanks Lost
Superfort Crashes Off Coast of Aden
ADEN, July 28 (UP)-An] American Superfortress on a
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‘round-the-world flight plunged F into the sea after taking off trom|
Aden on the Persian Gulf for Ceylon last night. . ! | Six men aboard were lost. | (In Washington the Strategic Air Command said it received: word from a State Department
consul at Aden that 19 of 20 officers and men aboard the Superfort were missing). Full ‘military honors were or-| dered for the six victims of the
B-29, one of three flying leisurely: °
around the world to accustom the airmen to long-range technique and global conditions. Sgt. Gustafson survived the crash. (The U. 8. Air Force at the start of the flight issued a list of the airmen aboard the three Superforts. One listed was M. Sgt. Sigyr R. Gustafson of Norwood, Mass.) Sgt. Gustafson, who was brought to an Aden hospital, said he was thrown clear when the big ship crashed. When’he bobbed
see none of his comrades. British rescue vessels were sent to the scene, and divers went down to check wreckage. The other two superforts re turned at once to Aden, on thé southern tip of the Arabian peninsula, after the third plunged into the Gulf of Aden just offshore.
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Gives Golfer Buzz iypige
If Stroke Is Bum RR —— A.
ers all know that not moving your head wrong has as much to do with the success of a stroke as
A new device, invented by A.
Los Angeles, undertakes to correct this fatal tendency. y The golfer first takes a correct stance. Then a band is slipped around his head, and a cord led from this to a box of electrical
conviction that public office is a Public trust and that the use of public funds must be made alWays with due regard to the fact that the money comes from the taxpayer and must not be imprudently expended,” the statepi to Judge Claycombe pointed
or is doubtful i that convien is shared by some of his most Violent critics.”
Called ‘Unjustified’
Mr. Wooden and members. of the dously.”
Text of Ransburg-Adams Statement on Welfare
“Money comes from the taxpayer and must not be imprudenttxpended,” declared Harper J. Ransburg and Robert A. Adams a statement that accompanied their resignations as members of
the County Welfare Board today.
“It is doubtful if that conviction is shared by some of Mr. (Arthur E. Wooden resigned as
Wooden's most violent eritics.”
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county board are on the whole so, unjustified as to require the| severest condemnation py all right thinking citizens. They are inspired by those who found they could not control the appointment of the Marion County director or Mr. Wooden after his appointment in the interest of “professionalism” in welfare administration.” “If their kind are allowed to t prevail the Marion County Tax I might say further that of/burden and consequent delin- | hy own knowledge the propa-| quency of parents and indolence Banda and criticisms aimed atiof others will increase tremen-|
ounty welfare director yesterday.) oF. ¥
Ja follows: Tt Judge Claycombe: : IN VIEW of the resignation of
giving an opportunity for the The ¢ e Ransburg-Adams board and the director accused no of violation of the law to be heard, whatever might be the
Arthur E, Wooden as director of| charge.
¢ Marion County Welfare Board
ation was brought about,
each hereby tender our resig-| Pendent upon his employment and as a member of the his honor is impugned by secret ke n County Welfare Board to attacks.
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of ard our only knowledge Wh matter came from reprei fatives of the press. We were 5 | times available to furnish Boge Or Maton which the state hav might have desired. We ftom no knowledge whatsoever the any source of the basis of at on of the state board, ny investigation was made if Piles", What provisions of law or Viola Or regulations had been oe either by the . Marion Wor Welfare Board or by Mr. Wood, nh as a result of which Mr. en's removal was ordered.
Lx THOU GH the resolution was Tminology of the Indithay Statutes, we do not believe : psa the intention of the Legisiatyre that action of such
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The members of the county 4d particularly by reason of the board serve without compensation stances under which the put the director's livelihood is de-
part of it.
Ed ” = WE REALIZE the utter futility of any opposition, either by the board or Mr. Wooden to the obvious board. A refusal to accede suppinely to their demands would mean only that the office of the director would be declared vacant. Realizing Wooden has seen fit to resign.
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The summary dismissal {of a public servant for reasons Minister Molotov. STior to receipt of a copy of either important or inconsequent Tesolution of the State Wel- tial without a hearing or the right are of appeal or even the privilege to answer any charges presented by persons unknown to him or to explain any acts of which, public information may be incomplete, incorrect and in some instances untrue is a serious matter, not to be accepted lightly. We consider iL contrary to the intent of the Indiana law and not in accord with basic, fundamental principles| of American justice. We will have
of the state
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that fact, Mr.
before him on the ground. ” » ” WHEN he makes his practice swing, flashing lights of three different colors — red, green and white — will tell in which direction his head moved. Buzzers are also rigged, to give mechanized bronx cheers in three different tones, according to what he does wrong, If he does two wrong things at once, like raising his head and] moving it to the right, he gets it double.
Marshall Reports Unity on Berlin
BULLETIN LONDON, July 28 (UP) — Authoritative British sources disclosed today that the three Western emissaries in Moscow will suggest a four-power dis-
cussion of European problems as a whole when they see Soviet Foreign Minister V. M. Molotov later this week.
WASHINGTON, July 28 (UP) — Secretary of State Marshall confirmed today that the three western powers have reached an agreement on* their next move over the Berlin blockade. But Mr. Marshall would not reveal at a news conference whether the western stFategy calls for the American, British and French ambassadors to Moscow to take up the issue with Soviet Foreign
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chinery, has been tentativel
Thirteen men wh
-Elgie Malone, 61, was a enough to retire. He had finally yielded to the urging of his family to get out of the pits and had promised faithfully that this would be his last week. He was one of the 13 who died when the blast, believed to have
been caused by an accumulation of gas in a sealed off section of
Freedom Train Due Tomorrow
Museum on Wheels Here for 2 Days
By ART WRIGHT Indianapolis greets the Freedom Train tomorrow morning on the Nickel Plate tracks at the ex-
grounds. With the arrival of the sevencar “museum on wheels” about 7 a. m., Dedication Week proclaimed by Mayor Al Feeney reaches its peak. Throughout the next two days—from 10 a. m. until p. m.—citizens will pass through the three exhibit cars free of charge and witness the Declaration of Independence, the manu-
script. of President Lincoln's Gettysburg address, and other priceless do¢linents . . . even
papers and relics of World War IL
the local committee on arrangements, gave this assurance of free admission today:
charges of any kind to the State Fairgrounds to see the Freedom Train or to board the train. While donations are acceptable,
tribute.” : The “opening bomb” in the first day's ceremonies tomorrow will be the roar of eight powerful P-51 Mustang Fighter planes that will fly in formation over Indianapolis and the Fairgrounds shortly after 9 a m : Leading members of the 113th
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i your. bl . J % had’ ut someting in their blood were dead today, victims of a gas expléfion they always knew was more than just a possibility.
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WAITING—Friends and fellow workers of the 13 mine-blast victims wait at the tipple, speculating on the cause of the blast, while rescue workers battle fumes to bring out the bodies. Accumulated gas, possibly set off by a spark from mine ma-
y blamed for the tragedy.
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13 Dead Always Knew Gas Threat Was Around
Two Princeton Blast Victims Were to Retire—
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King's Station mine, exploded more than 400 {eet below ground late yesterday. “I don't know what it is,” said Louis Austin, head of the District 11 United Mine Workers, “but I know it’s there. “Mines in this area have a lot of gas, but the men go down on the assumption that they are as safe as they can be made. When something happens, everybody is a little nervous for a few days, but it soon wears off.”
Mr. Malone was Mr. Austin’s brother-in-law. He was the sixth member of Mr. Austin’s immediate family to die in mine disasters. : Joe Miller, 49, another victim of yesterday's blast, also was to have retired at the end of this month. He had planned to take his wife and three daughters to California. Now they will have to go with{out him, because like s0 many lin his hazardous trade, he didn’t {quit soon enough. Here in this southern Indiana mining section, non-miners have a deep respect for the men who go into the pits. “Somebody has to dig coal”
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Effective for Kids Playing at Parks
m. planes-~Ind anapolis has & phenomenon. of its own today. It's a car, just an ordinary police car, which veteran officers solemnly swear “just started talking.” And what it talks about is safety, especially as applied to the younger generations. Ely enough, the “talking car” came just at a time the city was planning a summertime safety campaign around the city parks and other’ spots where’ the youngsters congregate. Officers took the car around to the parks today, parked it, and walked away. Pretty soon the car began talking on good safety rules. ‘Hey, Redhead’ Just as the spiel begins to sound enough like a recorded safety lecture to bore the kids, it interrupts itself with remarks like: “Hey, redhead, why don't you have a light on your bicycle?” It was a hit with the kids who searched in vain for wires, mikes or recording devices. There were a few skeptics who suspected trickery like a walkie-talkie but the nearest officers, about 100 feet away, kept mum. “It was like this,” Capt. Robert Batts, head of the police radio division, told all the kids who asked. “They assigned this car to our radio station—we get a new car once in a while—and
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was riding his bicycle in the street near his home at 2957 8S. |East St. Monday when the other |child darted from between two parked cars. Head Hits Pavement “John slammed on his brakes to miss the child,” Dr. Emhardt said. “His bike skidded around, {throwing him off. His head
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The youth was taken Methodist Hospital immediately. He failed to rally after an emergency operation, however. Baseball Fan Dr. Emhardt said his son was a ‘great baseball fan.” He played first base on the Emmanuel Evangelical ani Reformed Church team. An ardent supporter of the Indianapolis Indians, John seldom
the names of nearly all of the players in both the major and minor leagues, Services for the boy, who attended School 2, will be at 1:30 p. m. Friday in the G. H. Herrmann funeral home. Burial will be in Crown Hill Cemetery.
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In Effort to Save Child
Falls Off Bicycle as He Swerves In Street to Avoid Accident
An 11-year-old newspaper carrier for The Times was dead to“There positively will be n0 gay as a result of his efforts to save another child from injury. John Ernest Emhardt, son of a local doctor, died yesterday in Methodist Hospital from a skull fracture received in a spill from|the his bicycle, caused when he swerved it to miss the other child. His parents, Dr. and Mrs. John T. Emhardt, said the youngster can happen there. We have been|I might compare it to the ar-
|struck the pavement in the fall.”| 4 to
missed a home game. He knew
equipment so long a time it just i started talking itself. Guess it was the environment.”
Times Carrier Boy Killed
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Survivors besides his mother and father include a sister, Joan Marie, Mrs. Emma Brinkman and Mrs. {Anna Emhardt.
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Berlin.
7 Explosions Wreck
Farben Factory, Says U. S. Army Report
Ignited Gas Leak Sets Hospitals at
Off Explosion;
Mannheim Jammed
FRANKFURT, July 28 (UP)—Seven great explosions shattered the Farben chemical plant
in Ludwigshafen today, dreds of persons.
killing or injuring hun-
The U. S. Army late today released an estimate from unofficial quarters that ‘several thousand” persons may have been killed and a comparable number injured. But the Army emphasized that the estimate was unofficial and subject to downward revision.
The Army reported that
the sprawling plant, consist-
ing of 18 buildings, was 80 per cent destroyed. Fire Rages Through Plant The site of the devastated chemical plant is on the
\west bank of the Rhine, 45 miles southwest of Frankfurt. |The twin cities of Ludwigshafen and Mannheim, across ‘the river from each other, were hit hard and often by ‘Allied bombers during the war. .
Army headquarters in Heidelberg said fire broke out
after three explosions, which
were attributed to escaping
gas. ' As the fire raged through the plant, other blasts
occurred. An Army statement said
the shattering blasts began
in the lacquer manufaoturing unit of the plant, operated by the Farben combine before and during the war, and since
carried on under the direction
of occupation forces.
Dena News Agency reported that gas from a leak ignited suddenly, smashing the building and neighboring
structures. Hospitals in Mannheim,
across the Rhine, were re-
ported jammed with casualties. Store windows in Mann-
heim were broken by
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The flames spread immediately to the methyl violet section of the plant, according ito the Army statement, The plant employed about 22,000 persons, military quarters estimated. Preliminary estimates indicated that the blast was the greatest in German history. In 1924 an-
the explosion. had: to
ear gas masks to push
other Farben plant at Oppau blew up, killing mote than 600, Frankfurt telephone operators reported that all communication with the Farben plant at Ludwigshafen had been cut. The Army announced that U, 8. Military policemen, engineers and medical corpsmen, including doetors from the Army hospital at Heidelberg, already were on the scene.
What Hoosiers Want Congress fo Do—
Fix Foreign
Policy,
Says Danville Prexy
Regrets Europe Was Spared A-Bomb;
Worker Complains of
Price Squeeze
(Story on Congress, Page 8)
By RICHARD LEWIS COLLEGE PRESIDENTS are people in the cross sec-
tion.
Some of them have definite opinions. One in Dan.
ville did, and to him the special session of Congress, the crisis in Berlin and the distant fires of conflict over the globe were not purely academic matters,
“I think Congress had foreign policy,” he said. “We| certainly don’t have one now. | It should be so designed to|
better formulate an over-all
in China. MacArthur formulates ‘our policy in Japan. This nation is no longer in its infancy.
encompass all the world prob-| There is certainly a great deal of
lems we face.
confusion about what we are
“I don't think Gen. Clay should] doing, what we are going to do.”
be able to formulate our foreign policy in Berlin.
The He spoke rapidly
an instrument: of a policy made and with a good deal of decision.
partment.
, and operated by the State De-|He felt the United States was
groping through a world crisis
“We may have one policy in|as though trying to find an exit
second atomic bomb in
{Europe asta monument to what
We appear to have none! by sense of touch.
‘Repeating Gross Blunders’ “I REGRET they didn't drop policy.
It buys us power and, we hope, security. The United Nations is a step.
|repeating thé gross blunders of [ticles of confederation which led {the past. Men have been playing|to the establishment of our own
{games of pride and prestige
. « «federal union. I think the United
“I think we must stand firm|Nations is the same kind of an
in Berlin. It is the biggest advance post we have. Too bad the Russians didn't pick Korea insteagl. Bet you a dollar they'll]
[try next there.”
The college president said he| didn't view the Marshall Plan! as a foreign policy. “It's only the arm of a foreign!
“TRUMAN'S POLICY on civil rights is tops. The sooner the South comes into the union and forgets states’ rights, ‘he sooner we'll have internal peace. “The civil rights stand is the one good thing Truman has done.
and two grandmothers,
He's had a tough going, a poor Joe in a bum spot. He's been like a pinboy in a bowling alley suddenly becoming manager, and now knowing where to turn. He's not bad. He's not really anything.” The collegé president said he believed the housing situation was a “scandal.” He sald he favor
historical process, leading tb a United States of the World.” The president had definite ideas on inflation. “We are going to get nowhere on inflation as long as the National Association of Manufacturers determines the economics of this nation,” he said.
Truman Rights Policy Is Tops
any bill which would help build homes. He opposed federal aid to education as an extension of government control into a field he said was already becoming too regimented. He said he deplored the tendency of big, state universities operating under government grants, to lose sight of academic freedom.
“It's like subsidizing water and air,” he said. “The tendency of federal intervention is to smother the individual, to make him a
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college president was a - He should be| young man.