Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 3 January 1949 — Page 3

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Fr. Weir Takes Charge. Of Sacred Heart Order

EMMA RIVERS" MILN3 1 Rev. Fr. gl - v. Fr. Eligius Weir, 0.! F. M.,, will leave the Cathope Al-| verna Retreat House, 8140 Spring, Mill. Rd., today to become head

Father Eligius, who has held! the office of vice provincial of) the order since last July suc-| ceeds the Rev. Fr. Juvenal Eman0. F. M., as provincial. | Father Juvenal died this morning. | He was a frequent visitor to In-| Wlariapolis and “well known tol The , Members Xt the TRINCDIMer of | OFM. of Indianapolis d In his new position in St. Louis, the Sacred Heart Province of Father Eligius will be in charge the Franciséan Order. of 400 priests, 130 young clerics : : - in training but not yet ordained, | j 125 lay brothers; churches, re-| Ure gs 0 | treat houses, hospitals, ministry ; to prisons and penitentiaries and!

-. ay - schools in the province. - It o- 0 il I ! cludes ' Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, D.C,

Washington, Wisconsi\,| ; Site Selected

Michigan, Towa, Minnesota, Mis-| sour, Tennessee, Louisiana, Ne-| . : Near Valparaiso Times State Service

braska, Texas, China and Brazil VALPARAISO, Jan. 3 — The

in South America. Will Name Successor 1 The Sacred Heart Catholic/Churches .of Christ in. Indiana Church and St. Roch’s as wel as'and other ‘Northern states will Alverna belong to the Franciscan build a new home for dependent Order. Thus it will fall to Father and neglected children about six Eligius’ lot to appoint his succes- miles southeast of here. sor at Alverna on the Spring Mill I.L. Elmore of Indianapolis is Road. The Rev. Fr. Laurian a member of the board of trustees

Rev. Fr. E gius Weir, vill hea

Kungel, 0, F, M,, field director at|for the prospective home which!

Alverna, said “the new retreat/will be located in Morgan Town-

. (hammer, burglars J way to $600 jackpot early today :

master probably will be announced next week.

Father Eligius expressed great project to be called the Shuilts-

regret at leaving Indianapolis; he has been very happy, he said. “The new head of the Franciscan Order is 55 amd for 21 years was chaplain of the Illinois State Penitentiary, Joliet. He ‘worked among some of the most notorious criminals of our time. «Father Eligius is a native of Wisconsin, was educated in Franciscan schools and ordained in 1920. He is known over the United Btates for his ability as a speaker and story teller and his keen sense of humor. He algo is a onetime soclal worker and colleg: professor. ” % : Father Juyénal was 62. He was invested th the Franciscan habit 43 years ago and was ordained ¥even years later. He once served as the head of the Third ‘Order of St. Francis, in various other capacities, and became pro-

‘#incial in July, 1948."

Boy Foils Mother

Saves Bahy, Self

HAMMOND, Jan. 3 (UP)—A nine-year-old boy saved himself

and a baby sister when their mother drowned herself and another small son in an attempt to take the three children to

“~.death with her, police said today.

«Conrad Lewandowski told police how to fought off attempts by his mother, Mrs. Estelle Lewandowski, 31, to push him under the waters of nearby Wolf Lake, After he broke free from her, he snatched his baby sister, Kath-

{ship, Porter County. Victor H. {Sellers is superintendént of the

{Lewis Children's Home and {School. Tt is expected to be ready (for occupancy in the spring. Mr. Sellers is“visiting various churches in the interest of the ‘new- home. He preached yesterday. morning in the 40th and {Capitol Street Church of Christ {and in the Irvington Church of {Christ last night.

Cottage Plan Set

. {chusettes Ave., reported

2 In Wielding a 16-pound sledge their

at the Hawaiian Northwestern Ave.

Lounge, . 2

fruitless, police said in compiling a list of more than 12 attempted break-ins. which occurred yester-

|day and early this morning."

William Penish, 46, manager of

the burglars apparently had gained entrance to the tavern by cutting a huge hole in the wall

said they broke into the shoe store but took nothing: ' 3 Another burglary, which police said bore earmarks of the Hawailan Lounge theft, took place at a nearby barber shop, 2654 Northwestern Ave. . Monroe Whitney, 44, of 2000 Highland Place, an employee, said

‘A police patrol squad scared ‘off would-be burglars at another establishment on Northwestern

Ave. Officers found the window! Taps Will be sounded tomorrow

of the Wake Up service station, 12010 Northwestern Ave.; broken. | William Keefe, 35, an employee, {said nothing was missing. |." A service station at 115 N. New | Jersey St. reported to police: “Our {safe is missing.” A patrolman walking his beat in the rear of 1604 8. Meridian St., reported in to headquarters: “I found a sa¥e.” As yet police haven't connected the cases. : : Reports $45 Missing . Robert Lunguist, 19, an employee of a wrecking company at

police that $45 was missing from an office shack at company headquarters, : Ernest Allen, proprietor of Alen's’ Service Station; 801 equipment stolen worth more than

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Their hammering efforts at two ' other places in the vicinity proved,

[the Hawalian Lounge, told police]

from a nearby shoe store. Police]

nothing was found missing, al-| [though the place was ransacked.

15th and West Sts., reported to

The home will be conducted on ithe cottage plan, that is’ with groups of 15 living in each house under the supervision of a man u ilin |and his wife. By this plan, the riel-Sales_Corp. 1111 _N. is

St, was entered and the safe situation in a natural home hous-|, . ing parents and children is ap. | Dattered. Nothing was reported

| missing. . proximated. | William Williams, who kept

$200. :

trolman, reported that the Gab-

guidance of the Indiana Depart-|a his home, 808 Cottage Ave, |ment of Public Welfare and the complained. to police that $127

Faust and Faust are the legal gone. advisors for the board. Mrs.

Lawyers on Top As Members of New Congress

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 we — Congress Meets, {Some facts and figurés about the : ist Congress: : GOP Bows Out e average age of members 538, one year older than in the, '_o" nued From Page One) 80th Congress. [ha The oldest member is 85-year-| thea guard is in complete conold Rep. Robert L. Doughton (D.| But Sen. Henry Cabot Lodge BO : PY 2-year olds Repa-ar. (Mass.), who wants to replace ew oy Hugo 8. Sims (D, 8. C,)—are| Sen: Taft as chairman of the Senthe youngest. ¢ .1ate GOP Policy Committee, said

: {he fsn’t giving up. Rep. Adolph J. Sabath, 82-year-| old Illinois Democrat who is be-| ..., 1m Holiday Mood

Berdie McCarty,

$25.

Claude. Davis, a merchant pa-|

f il near the The home will be under they money_ in ‘a’ thermos bottle ersonville prison unt

Board of Health and be licensed in currency was taken from his L.° then Tought wita Unies forces by the state department. Faust, thermos bottle: while he was until the close o .

61, of 617 Marion Ave. reported that! she was walking home last night | when a young man ran up behind her, hit her over the head and snatched her purse containing

the meeting. acknowledging that/1¢ great-grandchildren.

leen, 1, from a buggy Mrs. Lew- ginning his 42d year in Congress, andowski had pushed into the|Nas the most service. lake. "= = = While he was saving his sister, THERE are 521 men and nine Conrad said, his mother ran into, Women members. the water with his brother, James,| Most of the-members—301—are 5, and held James’ head benéath lawyers. In second place are ~the-surface.— He said he ran to businessmen with -88 members. a road close by and shouted for Rep. Helen Gahagan Douglas (D. help. ’ |Cal.) is the only representative of When he returned to the. lake|the.acting profession. “with a motorist who answered] At'least 216 members are war his cifie e mother's body was veterans. ficatinf on the: lake's surface. - World War II

Stunt Flier Falls fo Death

With Plane in Florida Swamp

Crash. Occurrs After Pilot Hops Off From Camp Run by Bloomington Man

Times State Service

BLOOMINGTON, Jan. 3—8ervices are planned in Oneida, N. Y.\ The Senate and House opened ence of the American Association |

Eighty saw service in}

{ “The fight will go on for new [leadership within the Republican |Party,” he said. That internal fight probably will tell heavily against the GOP {in the “legislative battles just ahead,

| Both chambers were in a holi-|

|was gaveled to order. The gal{leries were jammed with visitors iwho applauded loudly at every possible 6pportunity. Most of the women Representatives wore corsages. Reps. Reva Beck Bosone (D. Utah), and Cecil

tand—Rep.—Bdith {(R. Mass.), had a huge red rose {pinned to her dress. .

dress squirmed delightedly in the tap of ‘Rep: EBarl-Wison-(R.- Ind.) as Mr. Andrews. began calling {the roll.

jday mood when the 81st CONgress. (pe 1049 babies are the first to

M. Harden (R. Ind), wore orchids| Nourse

A little girl in a wine-colored

a wo

W. E. Whittinghill, one’ of

il War veterans, : day at his home in Lebanon, His death left John C. Adams, 101.year-old - Jonesboro man,

Lebanon to Bury Next to Last GAR

'61 Veteran Served In Andersonville =

{for W. E. Whittinghill, one of Indiana's last two surviving Civil War veterans, who died yesterday {in his home in Lebanon. {The 100-year-old Union Army veteran had been in failing health for some time and had been critically ill the past two weeks. His death leaves as the state's lone survivor of the War Between /the States John C. Adams, 101, of Jonesboro. --In- Jonesboro news. of his com-rade-at-arms- death was kept from MF. Adams,-who- has been bedfast since October. His family said the news “might {be bad for {him.” | The Lebanon veteran celebrated his 100th birthday last Aug. 9. Up to the time of his Jast lillness he hed remained active and keenly interested in évents. ‘He had four grandsons in service in World War II. Mr. Whittinghill enlisted in the {Union Army in Co. B, 4th Kentucky Infantry at the start of the war. At that time-he lived near Harrodsburg, Ky. He was captured by the Scuthlern Army. and remained in And-

lend of the war, when he was re-

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{leased in a prisoner's exchange.

{ ‘Mr. Whittinghill moved ' to Boone County 62 years ago. His wife died - Nov. 16, 1946, just before they would have celebrated their 71st wedding anniversary. Mr. Whittinghill was formerly

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chaplain of the Indiana Depart-

been able to attend the encampments for several years. : His survivors include a daughter, Miss Hazel Whittinghill, Lebanon; a son, Ota Whittinghill, | {Red Key; 10 grandchildren and Services will be held at 2 p. m.| tomorrow in Russell-Hitch Mortuary in Lebaron. Burial will be in Oak Hill. Military rites and] taps will be sounded by Brown-| Dolson Post, American Legion.

Explains Baby Number Plan

| Times Washington Bureau | WASHINGTON, Jan. 3—How

be numbered: at birth on a nationwide basis was explained {today by Dr. Halbert L. Dunn, (head of the National Office of | | Vital Statistics. | | ‘The office is {Public Health. Service’ under the Federal Security Administration tof which Oscar—R:Bwing s+ |administrator, . | “States have been registering | births for -decades and ‘each state registrar used his own, rserial numbers; Dr. Dunn —de-| clared. “Last April the annual confer-

for Leon (Red) Geer, daredevil aerobatic pilot who crashed to hisitheir first session of the new Con- of Registration Executives was!

death Saturday in the swamps near.Leesburg, Fla., ngar a colony of |[8Tess with a prayer.

Bloomington fliers. .

i. President Truman walked to

held here and it was decided to| standardize this information on

The 24-year-old former Navy lieutenant was en route to Miami, church a few hours earlier to pray a national basis. Since each state

Fla.. He was one of 35 internationally known stunt fliers invited for their success, tog. Then he birth certificate is sent to this

to participate in the International abling the trainee to keep the

{went hack to the White House

Aerobatics Contest there Jan. 7 njane” aloft two and one-half]! York over the 3500-4000-word

8 and 9. He was staying at Eagles Nest Camp, owned by Sam Garriott, former . Bloomington business man. The camp is a resort for airmen and has runways to cabins. . |

hours while it was repaired.

Spirals Into Swamp Hé was returning to the camp ’ when he started practicing stunts _. a over the fleld. Mr. Garriott saw Ny, « # S55 ¥ him start into a dive at 800 feet.| “Nui \ The motor cut out and the plane oN spiraled into the swamps, A rescue party of vacationing Bloomington fliers, many of them good friends of the victim, spent more than an hour traveling the half-mile from the fishing camp to the crash. The pilot, apparently killed instantly, was carried out . by his . Bloomington friends. The plane was burned on orders from the CAA; which . sald it was impossible to remove it from the swampy" area. Leslie A. Geer, a brother, said, funeral rites and burial would be “fn Oneida. - : In Headlines Recently The youthful pilot came to Bloomington to enroll at Indiana University but ‘left school to become an instructor and manager of Veterans Airport here. ; He made national headlines re“cently when. he crawled out on

istate of the union message he will

deliver to the lawmakers.

Red Geer's Take Off to Death :

landing gear with his beit and, ! oth oh erly 35 EF unpublished arian odes Boren | (Red Geer was hy took off from Bloomington Wednes. ington man who was tak day for Florida where he hoped fo win honors in an inter. ing his second flying lesson, en! national air meet, he crashed to his death. Ly vt p iy pe 4 4 on ‘ fot 5 - . Fe Sl iin ns Lied al a dE

office, -it was thought expeditious {to have them carry a numbey which would give the birth year| |and state of origin. So this was | worked out to begin on Jan. 1K 1949, and to continue thereafter. Strictly in Future | “There has been talk of using the birth registration number as |& social security number when {the baby grows up, but that is so (far in the future that at present |the only purpose we have in mind {1s to improve the standardization of our vital statistics, “There is a constant exchange

‘|of records between states, as well

as with the national government, (80 that the new method will [facilitate procedures very much,” the said.

t | “Certainly there is no sinister;

thought of regimentation. stamp{Ing numbers on bables, or other [such nonsense as has been re{ported from time to time since {the plan was adopted. Now that | it is In effect it will be easy to sea that it serves a useful purpose in compiling data and that is the {only purpose of it.”

Gl and Sweetheart Found Dead in Berlin

{- BERLIN, Jap. 3 (UP)—The U. |8. Army disclosed today that an American and his German sweet- | heart were found dead in his gasfilled apartment | morning, ¥ _ The man was identified as John 6. Fuldner of "Tryon, N. .C. an |employee of the public safety! (branch of the American Military | (Government. The woman was Tne Granbow, 25, who lived in

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ment of the GAR. He had not|

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AND. SOME NECKTIE

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L STRAUSS & CO, fc. THE MANS STORE

(And They Are SOME Neckties)

IN 5 GREAT SALE GROUPS!

In Group | are several In Group 2 are several MEN'S hundred. fies of regular 6.50 quality. = hundred ties of $5 quality. UNDERWEAR A spectacular selling Mostly Shorts— a

but also groups of Tong underwear, Union Suits, and

Shirts— ‘ HALF PRICE. And somewhere around 1800 fies in Sale Groups of ee Counters— g . First Floor ’ . t 10 ® these were 1.50 ties these were 2,50 ties these were 3.50 ties This is a tie sale such as Every tie is in the Man's Store | GREAT SHIRT comes only once a year— standard of taste—and ALE! and then only af & Store: quality—Every tie is masculine

in outlook—smart as to coloring—something to take fondly to the bosom.

Started this morning (Monday) vith 2400 WHITE SHIRTS and 800 COLORED SHIRTS They were 3.95 ta 5.50 “laared af

7.96

with practically a national fame for Neckwear!

P.S. It's only 304 shopping days till Christmas It's only 36 shopping days till Valentine's Day It's only 90 shopping days till Easter NOTE PLEASE— the 6.50 sate group of ties at 3.95 includes pure silks of heavy quality—patterns of great artistry—including conversational items.

In the 3.45 sale group are pure silks, twills.and satins— . soft, rich—and recherche!

The Sale groups at 95¢, 1.55 and 1.95 are so varied— that details are practically out of the question—There are spirited ties in conservative taste—and tiés that almost (not quite) go overboard. in / boldness of color—there are plain shades, panel effects. There is : about every kind that a person could dream of—(and some beyond dreams—) did ! /

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