Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 March 1949 — Page 2

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Economy Houses Snag

i . 1 Na TY t | Uncle Sam Calls (TPF 0 “a i | "Them Good Risk'®= #5 TN = | © By BAROLD HARTLEY Times Business Editor ¥ The 1049 economy house, hopeinflated life preserver of the resi-| . dential building industry, already = * 1s hanging fouled on the rig of mortgage finance, : The economy house—minimum in everything but still warm and peciire against weather—is being designed to put roofs over the biggest remaining market in housing. the lower income group. The rich cream of the housing shortage which made ‘people buy

long since has heen turned into j

builders. 4 ks, The Federal government tipped! | [i i) ; 4 the beam on low-cost housing. oe Vete-wise politicians saw its worth at the ballot box, | 8 Last year the Federal government promised to house the “little fellow.” The FHA will guarantee Joans' up to 95 per cent on houses 3 costing up to $6000, It Looked Good ‘The housing industry went after this business. It looked good. A man could pay $500 down on a $6500 home and pay the rest as rent over a period up to 30 years. ~Biilders figured closely; trimmed specifications carefully. Today & few are building economy houses, no basement or garage, but com-

. ’ other res to . . : mn id Pete PHA requirements. PCL Quincy $t., built. by. Harry Dillehay & Sen’. . . floor furnace (oil), The economy house struck a| sidewalks, complete bath and kitchen: - ree! when big lending institutions) - . examined specifications and terms, and said no. - One Indianapolis lending insti. tution which relays homs loans to six insurance companies summed it up, “They are minimum houses| with maximum loans, And we doubt if the purchasers will want to be living in those same minimum standard houses 25 or 30 years from now.” Don’t Want to Load Up . “Most of them are 24x28 feet, _that's 672 square feet of house” ~ "said the same lender. “We would lend more readily on a little larger house, say 750 to 800 square feet which would cost, at $10 per pquare foot, $7500 to $8000. That is a better long-time

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The modern of River's commercial craft,

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ST. LOUIS, March 12 (UP)— mous, Joi Oe cst. Louis, dent of DePauw University,

|Park Methodist Church. He

SUNDAY, MAR. 13, 1619 ar Wildman Again for. River Record famous steamboat fnished HS|. pr Clyge B. Wildman, presi- Church on "The Church and Her

lleges,” addressing members of. will Cajiegea ight Fellowship at

5 ; .!the Church N i "Harry Truman,|-The Lee ended that historic address the Indianapolis Method-,tl uw Night dinner, fn * the Mississippi(tace along a 1051 mile course in ist Ministerial Association atiits DePauw UEC CRBS

three days, 18 hours and 14/11 a m. tomorrow fin Roberts Mrs. Jo Burroughs, a teacher .

willl," Arthur Jordan Conservatory

|discuss “The Future of Church- of Music, will sing a solo accoms

. {Line officials said it will try ager of the lines, said the Tru- Wells. Charles 3 | y o | 5". [panied ' by Earl We 0f 19 Clerics again. - 4 Iman lost because of a three-hour Related Institutions.” Thursday Sharp, principal of Howe “High

Note to Bulgaria Charges Violation Of Peace Treaty

LONDON, Sunday, Mar, 13 (UP)-~Great Britain today pro-| tested Bulgaria's prosecution of.

15 Protestant ministers as

| of a “deliberate, general at {on religious freedom In | munist - dominated eastern Eu-

rope. | . A British note to Sofia

part tack” Com-

said

' {the trial and conviction of the

pastors showed Bulgaria has “no

{intention” of allowing the

houses wliether they wanted tol - fg “economy house” with a $6500 price tag built by Frosch [sonal freedoms guaranteed in the’ or not in a dried up rent market,| gy... Contractors, at 2062 N, Colorado St. . . . They hope to |peace treaty Bulgaria signed with

World War II,

per

bankable butter by post-war| tum out $175,000 worth this year, at one a week. [Britain and the other victors oi

The sharply-worded note was

handed to Bulgarian Foreign

| | Minister Vassily Kolarov late | yesterday and was made public { here shortly after midnight.

It came shortly after Bulgaria

ish diplomat whose name

am | Annoiinced she 1s expelling a Brit-’

was |

brought up during the trial of the 15 churchmen found guilty. of|

espionage, treason or black keting. Sa

May Retaliate

ing intelligence information the defendants.

spies. Because some of the worked with British ggents

said.

imprisonment for espionage,

Budapest.

* ‘He is D, A Greenhill, first secretary of the British legation in Sofia.

mar- |

| Britair probably will retaliate J , it ou {by ¢rmanding thé recall of " Ty [Bwgaian diplomat ‘in London, A slightly different econom house, price 46350, at 216! De- | sources here said. Sofia trial government witnesses | accused Mr." Gréennill of teceiv-

some

During the

from |

The British note denied as “completely false” all accusations that British diplomats acted as

min-

isters confessed falsely that they

all of

the testimony is suspect, the rote

"The note was far more vigorous than the action Britain took in the case of Joseph Cardinal Mind- | szenty, who was sentenced-to life

trea-

gon and black marketing In

British notes on Mindszenty’s|

trial concentrated on criticism of]

Hungary's refusal to permit

More house if you own the

risk. There's plenty of money] lot . .. Lawrence Michaels Budget

ceedings. /

Brit-|

ish observers to attend the pro-

Homes built this one at 2801 N. Dearborn St. . , . It has d

proved houses, but , like the|square feet), He is offering oak $1.50 to $1.70 and painters, from insurance companies, 't want/floors, insulation and weather-/$1.50 to $1.75 an hour, to load up, on that type of long- sealing, complete bath (4 foot. Not. Too Happy time 1 i six-inch-tub), kitchen 13x7% feet Contractors are not too happy Indianapolis buflders are ready with ceiling cabinets 53; feet wide about their end of the small to build the economy houses, if and inlaid linoleum in kitchen and house deal. The FHA allows 15/ they can get financing. bath, {per cent as a “fair profit,” but Some builders are moving into Price is $6850 {try to. get it.” said one builder. the field in spite of timid money He includes three closets 2x4|“We're lucky to make five”

have “designed a $6500 A house. Heat is from a thermostatic floor Builders’ Economy House Comhave completed one at 2083(furnace (ofl) with a 270-galion Mitte, said, “there isn’t as much N. Colorado St. They want t0/tank. The lot is graded, with con./demand for the emergency mini-| build §175,000 worth of economy crete walks front and back. mum house as a year or two ago.| houses this year. His price in $63%0 Congress set the loan maximum) Their house, with no basement, A at $6000 which can be no more) seems to meet the other require- phe Julldens eyeing the smallithan 95 per cent of the price. If ments of the insurance compa-|NOMes mar itate to go out| Congress had made the loan $1000

12x16 living room, complete bath ‘heir Snancing job with $7000 to $7500 houses.”

Marion County Residential Bulld-|tation, sewer lines, water. gas and

tered rooms and hardwood floors, They figure that with a s500/ 4°08 to cut building costs. tuch lots to bw picked up, if the! down payment, it can be paid out| gy to $ house is mostly wages— price is mot too high. r over 20 years at $44 a month, tte the nt from the tree’, But until the insurance’ com-| Lawrence Michaels, 2042 Dexter| ir. 11 irnare’ product,” sid Mr.'panies and other big lenders get St. bullds economy houses. His!oomine 4 ¢8 no sign wages are more confidence in the economy is a different deal in which the g Lown. y

town; carpenters Have the largest a, » ozen. Be rt aaa Soa i, BS A ut vn tn sar wt Ue ours and Tau 20-guilon ; ) $1.92 an hour, de-'open for—you guessed whom —|

nat tion.” He's lining up a deal for 100| pastors ppc! "S150 to gray |Uncle Sam who owns his own more. | , .

Pilliiay ke 00 bas |bricklayers, from $2 to arry ehay sev- though. there is little i isha? 3 Son has sew} thou) i Ide or no brick| the still unhoused with those nice!

in the 2100 block of N. DeQuincy! Plumbers receive from $1.55 to! Pederai Tronsur from the

PIKESVILLE, Ky. Mar. 12

tUP)-—8tate police led a 2 Show on Sale Tomorrow

through the rugged Pike County

‘Mountains for a man ciaming tol “Special Ducat Booth to Be Sef Up cted of the “slaying of Mrs.| ° In Block's Store for Event April 6 ols Avonelle Collins, 15-year-old |

By ART WRIGHT bride .of a éoal miner. | Tickets for the Original Amateur Hour show Apr. 8 in the

grounds Coliseum will go on sale tomor { he William H. Block Co. store. Tow ata Special Boon The ticket booth will be near the center elevators on the first Wha had just returned from work! ; ) In a coal mine. Coroner John| __ITICe8 for the show sponsored by The Times and Radio Station Call said she had been strangled WISH to- raise funds for Bt. — And beatsn on the head with Margaret's Hospital Guild are: ion some blunt instrument. | Arena floor chairs, $2.40; box Station Helps Out —————— cn and parquet chairs, $240 and : Robber Kills Two | $1.20; side mezzanine, $1.80 and Truck—No Fueling

$1.20 and east end mezzanine, KANKAKEE, NL. 2 y And Escapes Capture [80 cents. All prices include tax. — Dorman Borer Hiatas. 12 (UP)

PHILADELPHIA, Mar. 12 Arrange Special &how his gasoline tank truck, parked

killed two men and eritically|tertainment will be provided by today, when the engine stalled. | wounded two others in a holdup Ted Mack and the Original] He went around to the rear of attempt at a state liquor store Amateur Hour. The amateur the 800-gallon tank and tried al}

neighborhood was thrown into a| The broadcast will - salute In. |procedure and delivered some fuel

panic. In the excitement, the dlanapolis as “Honor City of/to him 3 3 h | bandit escaped. America.” Local amateurs will

St Tickets for Amateur Hour

like basements, 100 | floors and walls, s 30-gallon hot water heater, and a real founda. Polic Tak ® ments, yt : h i Local lending institutions could hg wa . 8 gaiion wa : ae er, anc ar oun a gliceman a oo Minimum standard, FHA-ap-|St Thess are 24x28 feet (672/$1.75 an hour; electricians, om ON Coiled Snake

And Wins By Nose

SAN. FRANCISCO, Mar. 12

(UPy — “Kids playing wi

rattle-snake in the street

th a ' an

excited caller reported to. police

today

Policeman Joe Hall sped to the

rescue and found on a

; China-| h Brothers, contractors, fest and a linen closet 1x2 feet.| FH. M. Graves, chairman of the! sidewalk, as reported, a

coiled snake glaring at him. The

kids fled on his approach.

y r = { PALE hut steady, Patrolman

Hall drew his gun and took

care- |

ful aim while passersby scattered

to protective doorways.

Then Officer Hall sniffed and |

cohol met his nose. He

nies. It has 750 square feet, altho limb until they can clear higher. we could have done a real! sniffed again. The odor of al-|

ap- |

and kitchen. No frills, but plas-|, MM: L. Hall, president of the!’ These houses require transpor-| proached the snake and the odor

became stronger. He poked the |

i | Pays Out in 20 Years (ers, Inc, says not much can be electricity. There still are a few! snake ind confirmed his suspi-

cions. The snake was thoroughly |

pickled an® long dead.

Police speculated it was stolen!

from a Chinese herb shop.

Hoosier Rally

| : {house _risk, there may be no Qf buyer supplies the lot. “That lets! In Indianapolis, an “open shop” scramble—to“butid em by oo Sigma Nus P. lan

Charles E. Thomas of Indian- | apolis will be the general chair- |

il In Indian

House at

Riley room,

Mr. Thomas P00! Hotel, U. 8B. Be

to $1.90; bank, makes his own rules, and man for the Hoosier Rally of Sig$2.50, al-|éan put roofs over the heads of ma Nu Fraternity. . ‘The rally, consisting of alum-

a and

undergraduate members. of the

Indi-

ana, Butler, Pur-| due, DePauw and Rose Polytechnic Institute, w held at 6:30 p.m. Saturday in the

ill be

Clay-

nator |

J. Allen Frear Jr. (D., Delaware) will be principal speaker, . Super-

for Court Judge John L. NI

black

will be toastmaster. Other speakers are Prof. Alfred Evans of Indiana University and’ Harry B.

Harsh of Hagerstown.

Burns Prove Fatal To Child, 15 Months

KANKAKEE, TI, Mar. UTP (UP) ~~ Linda lou Flatt, (UP)~-A lone bandit shot and| Two and one-half hours of en- In front of his home here, to work months, Lake Village. Ind., died

here today In St. Mary pital from burns.

Hos-

Her mother, Mrs. Joseph Flatt,

: here today. | hour will be broadcast directly three ' ! p tly spigots, |sald Linda was playing in their : Wl gunman chased the men from the stage at the Coliseum| All empty. {home Friday evening near the rough the store, shooting over the ABC network of 173) Embarrassed, he called a fill- stove, Mrs. Flatt said she heard y.. The south Philadelphia stations t6 12 million listeners. | ing station which reversed the no explosion, but rushed to the

child's ‘cries. She found Linda!

with face and neck burns

9 V : {broadcast the No. 1 touring unit ~— Arranged for Tuesday ot the amateur hour will présent MARRIAGE LICENSES . Services. for Edward R. 8itz.'& 1'5 hour show. |John Dbster, 35, R. R. §. Box 523; Bonnie man, Indianapolis artist who died! Auditions for local entertainers|, Ee? 41. 78 N. Mighland Friday in his studio, 1035 Car- seeking places on the broadcast Combe. 0 sot Sh Sitvar;, Mie

MeComba, 20, 551 roliton Ave, will be held at 8:30) will start tomorrow at WISH. Robert M. Surber, 20, 1411 8. Sherman 01 8

a. m. Tuesday In Kirby Mortuary. Onl 80 rive; Marjorie EB. Bush, 38, 1 Man a ~ Bt. Mary's Catholle| y persons notified to report arman Drive urch will follow at 9 a. A i 2 8 M.ifor an audition send a_card or', Pearl Hoard 1% 1148

©. ‘With burial in St. Joseph cem-|jatter to WISH, Board of Trade! Betts do Stanley, 31, 1837 Medford

EY. Sitsian " . vei bY two | BIE. with this information: Bis Ales, 41, 3036 Beiietontatue” Bury Y urvi Name, address, telephone num- Olen Stanton, 2 Peru; Vivian Tolen, 31 sons, Edgar C. and Joseph R.|par age, and t of entertain. |y Peru . ks Sitzman; a daughter, Mrs, MUA pane ’ ype AlN go rsonel Ray Hester, 18, 1308 8 Haw. Schmailz, and eight grandchil- TS oan rials Rim unnsm,

Wc MAE Dy There is no age limit and every . . . * dren, all of Indianapolis. ae of entertainer is eligible, The Revers Hook, 30, 1013 College; Janie Wool,

Oscar Elsworth © Donal. 81, 431 8. Ha T! : . . . only restriétion is that you must nal. $1, AL L. Hr

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Steel B To Brid > PITTSBUI the nation’s r: will be no wor strike ordered Coal-hauli ‘states were do of the work st Monday amon; miners east of River. ; . . Faced with th from the idled roads made imr

lay off train c¢ workers starting

The walkout mourning miner curtailment fear and other coal « tries, Armed wit good for 30 or were highly confi through the mine

steam, Surprise Mr. Lewis cal walkout Friday t —of the Truman a win Senate confi M. Boyd as dire Bureau of Mines. action as a peri for the ‘“‘unnece: of 55115 miners jured in mine as District union | men rallied behi: though many m never heard of from coal. fields East indicated fectiveness for order. By the middle number of idle r: be nearing the 5( Hardest hit w vania Railroad furloughing of aj 000 employees “u expected the coal between $5 millio in gross revenue: Other 1 Other lines sc starting Monday The Chesapeak men equivalent t its total working Norfolk & We: New York Cen Louisville & N Lackawanna—=' Baltimore & Ol The Reading ( Railroads with Chicago anticipat | offs but doubteg "shutdown would them. The Indiana ] sald there would offs, the Chicag Illinois estimates the Gulf Mobile

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A French w: visit. Mrs. Lexie to spend Easter The petite Ir

Marseilles so fas came to call,” sh 29 months ago, and sailed togetl “States.” - Irene is “most anapolis but son homesick for tl blue sea of the food and her brothers and tw Now, althoug! leave her hus months, she’s gi visit . . . and he pilgrimage to I« Sunday. She'll sail fi Mar. 23 if all paper work gets her only hea months haven't for -her-to-unde! Her immediat