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A MAN named C. R. Streeter Jr., assistant chief of the Requirements Policy Board, was the first witness the Congressmen settled down to misunderstand. a Le He said an Army overcoat lasted about 15 months. Rep. Robert Bikes {D. Fla.) said that myst be a pretty poor overcoat—the Marines had one that lasted four years and it cost only $19 compared with $41 for the Army job. Mr, Streeter said yes but it should be remembered his figures were based on tables of allowances that have been built up. Maj. Gen. H. Feld-

man, the general, said yes, and besides: they were based on some “approved factors.”

That was enough for that morning. The next day the Army sent Gen. Feldman some help—his assistant, Maj. Gen. W. H. Middleswart, and Lt

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Mr. Sikes said that was fine, that was an improyement, but he still wanted to know why the Marine coat cost only $19 and the Army coat $41. That was because the Marine coat was cheaper ; " stuff, said Col. Baker. He besides he wasn't ¢ . talking about the Army coat—that is the old-type ransi coat—he was talking about the new-type Army / coat, He S314 10 01d L705 To ost uly 0 md ; 4 4 ‘as long as Marine coat, o at : - Want to Take Correction on Marine Prices - Load OF Patrons GEN. FELDMAN said that while they were at} ———— rr it he had a correction on that Marine business— (Second of a Series) the Marines really paid $27.07 for their coat. Mr. By ROBERT BLOEM ong : He ld tm The coming efficiency survey of the other day. He said: the Marines told him the Be Rallwaie 6 hel coat cost $19.37. Gen. Feldman said yes sir, but Indianapo ys is based or prices have gone up since then. a growing belief that higher fates Rep. George A. Mahon (D. Tex.) said he[cannot, by themselves, solve the couldn’t understand why the Marines should: be Perennial financial problems of satisfied with their $19.37 (or $27.07) overcoat/any transit system.

happy with the coat—they were thinking of changnia 4 Mahon smiled wanly and thanked the general. He said he sure was pleased they were making all those improvements. Then he and his fellow-representatives went home to their nightmares. .

On Vacation)

Box-Lunch Planes By Frederick C. Othman

WASHINGTON, Apr. 25—James Fischgrund of Long Beach, Cal, is one of those young fel-

- Jows who took his Uncle Samuel's advice after

the war, invested in some surplus flying machines, and went into the aviation business for himself. Did ali right, too. Now he’s vice president of Standard Airlines, which keeps its five second-hand planes busy hauling passengers with a minimum of fuss and feathers between New York and the West Coast for $99 a head. He's beginning to wonder if he didn’t do too well. While most of his big-time competitors (who charge $157 for. the same ride under de-luxier conditions) are deeply in the red, mired in debt and subsidized by the government, Fischgrund’s airline is making a profit. Without any help from anybody. a Now comes the Civil Aviation Board with a threat to put him, and 23 similar firms, out of business because they broke the rules against flying regular routes on regular schedules. The slim, dark-haired Fischgrund is fighting back. And in a large way. . \

Appeals to Senate Group

HE APPEALED first to the Senate Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee to persuade the CAB at least to let him stay in business until it can get around to considering his request for a formal certificate to ferry cut-rate passengers coast-to-coast. All they get, he said, is a safe ride. They carry their own suitcases. Sixty of them travel . in the same four-motored ship that most hirlines use to haul 44. They get no. pillows, no free chewing gum and nothing to eat aboard a Fischgrund ship. All he gives 'em is 45 minutes at

Kansas City to gulp their lunch at the airport counter, 3 ;

Social Security

\ . . WASHINGTON, Apr. 25-—This Congress may fix things ‘up so you can earn $50 a month at some Job and still draw your social security benefits after age 65. ; ‘ As things stand now, you can’t draw social security if you earn as much as $15 a month at any sort of job that comes under social security coverage. Most people, social security officials find, don’t. know about this provision which has been in the law for years.. But they soon find out when they continue working after 65 and try to collect their expected benefits. Social security officials think the request that the wage limit be raised to $50 is one point of their proposed program certain to be enacted. Some congressmen want to eliminate this restriction altogether, making the social security benefits automatic at age 65. But social security

officials say this would cost too much and they are

asking that the benefit payments be made automatic at age 70.

Many Over 65 Still Working

THERE is. no age now at whith these benefits are paid automatically. A man 85 who is working and earning over $15 a month in a covered job cannot collect benefits. 4 a At present, there are almost as many persons over 65 who are working and not drawing benefits as there are retired workers who are. Making benefits payable automatically at 70 would, officials say, increase the drain on the social security trust funds by more than $500 million annually by. 1960. This wage limitation in determining eligibility for social security benefits does not involve income from ‘investments or annuities. You can get big dividend checks or rental income and still draw your benefits. It involves only what you make by performing some job covered by social security.

The Quiz Master

. What nations were thé eight original members. of the North Atlantic Alliance?

The United States, Canada, Britain, France, Bel-

glum, The Netherlands, Luxembourg and Norway. Portugal and three other nations, Denmirk, Italy and Iceland, joined later. , e » o What are some of the American birds that have become extinct in the last century? The Audubon Society has reported that the ivory-billed woodpecker is mow extinct. Among other American birds which have died out in the last century are the great auk, the Labrador duck, he Grating yarakest a7 the passsuger Pigeon; ®

What major league baseball pitcher holds the record for most games won? Cy - Young, who won 511 games, including three no-hitters, during his stay in the majors. The mark has never been LE ¢ & : When -was the first mortgage of the install-.ment-repayment type issued? 4 In the year 1831. It was for $500 and was paid off 18 11 years, according So the United tates

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continued, is safety. He's never killed a customer et. ” “And if we could charge the same rates as regular lines,” he said earnestly, “we would have made a net profit last year on our investment of 1000 per cent.” - He said he had no objection to the regular lines giving their passengers the lush treatment, but he saw no reason why he shouldn't provide a ride for the box-lunch trade. It wouldn't travel in the super-duper ships, anyhow. The Senators wondered how the regular aires managed to spend so much money; Fischhad a few examples. One firm, said he, put into service a fleet of DC-6's and decorated. the| interiors of each one with the hides of 100 cows. This may be prstty, he indicated, but it doesn’t get a New Yorker to Los Angeles any quicker.

Says Ritz Dinners Prepared THEN THERE is the matter of feeding the customers. He said some lines had their dinners prepared at the eastern end of the trip by the Waldorf-Astoria in New York; at the other end| by Dave Chasen’s restaurant in Hollywood, one of the most expensive eating places in America. The opposition retorts that outfits like Standard skim trade off only the most popular routes, while the scheduled lines are forced to fly long hops even if they carry only a couple or three| passengers. They also charge that Fischgrund and Co. escape most of the onerous regulations of the government and no wonder they make money. : : There you are and I've probably managed to make all the flying machine people sore; they're touchy fellows these days and I can assure them only that I am interested, but neutral. I surely would like to ride, though, in that plane lined with the hides of 100 cows. Probably worth a little extra, just to touch the lining.

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- Earl Richert

Since farmers are not now covered by social security, you can work on a farm and make over

$15 a month and still draw social security. But|-

you cannot make more than $15 a month as a night watchman or filling station attendant and be eligible for payments.

This limitation will apply ta_farmers also if

Congress includes them as the Truman administration is asking. This, if done, might affect some people who plan to retire to small farms and have their social security payments as a cushion. If the new proposal is passed covering farmers, and with a $50 a month earning limitation, you could not draw sociai security on your small farm if you sold over $50 worth of produce a month. Value of the food you and your family consumed would not be counted as cash receipts.

Reveal Many Quirks in Setup THERE ARE many quirks in this setup. Suppose you want your house painted and you have a retired painter living nearby who is drawing social security. This painter cannot paint your house at his leasure if you pay him over $15 a month. ut he can set himself up as an independent at bid so much for the job and then 80 ahead without losing his social security. : Federal security agency officials say they do not have snoopers out looking for such things, but staff members sometimes run into violations. The $15 limitation was incorporated into the law when there were millions unemployed and There was much pressure to force old people to retire. The increase to $50 will, it is believed, help retired persons to supplement their social security benefits by doing a little work but will not be large enough to cause anyone to stop working at a good Job :

Social security payments to retired workers now aver $25.30 a month. Congress is expected to vote a sizeable increase in benefits.

22? Test Your Skill 277]

Who discovered bacteria? The bodies we now ze as bacteria were first discovered by Anton van Leeuwenhoek in 1683, but the first successful study was made by Louis Pasteur. oo

In what style of costume did George Washing- ; ton appear at his inauguration? ; F Washington went to his first inauguration wearing a brown suit, white stockings, a bag wig and a glistening sword. At his second tion he wore a black velvet suit, diamond buckles on his knees and shoes, long black silk stockings, and {x 2a hand ho catried a plain covkind hit.

When were pins first used?

The first pins were undoubtedly pieces of wood or thorns which were used to hold the skins of

beasts to the bodies of the ancient cavemen. * ¢ ¢

How much beer is consumed daily in the United

States?

than 200,000 barrels a day,

, -Which costs them about ;

$10 million, says the Department of Com- * oo :

Where is the - world?

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Public Counselor Willlam E. Steckler, author of the plan to dig into the company’s methods of operation, hopes to find some other way to put the utility on a paying basis. A number of transit experts over the country today see a possibility that a continuing upward trend of fares may bring many transit operations to ruin.

If that happens, a large segment of the public and many fields of business which are Served by local public transportation systems will suffer right along with the companies, these experts say, “We should do everything possible to avoid throwing Indianapolis Railways into a receivership or forcing something like public ownership,” Mr. Steckler contends. “But at the same time, we should “seek a permanent relief from financial loss to the company without continually shifting the burden to the riding public.”

¥ * ¥ IT is this “permanent reliet” that he hopes to approach by hiring qualified experts, at public expense, to seek ways in which the utility can— continue service and yet have more left over out of its income. Already many suggestions have been thrown at the public coun-

ice Commission. Some cre wellmeaning suggestions by the public. Some, naturally can be bypassed as the impractical nagging of cranks. One suggestion is that Indianapolis Railways should tighten its transfer control. There is no way of - estimating the actual amount, but it is believed a sub-/| stantial number of fares are lost by the practice of coming downtown on one of two parallel transit lines, then riding

None Dead Here In 32 Accidents

County Chalks Up No-Fatality Week-End

Indianapolis and Marion County chalked up a fatality-free traffic record for the week-end, police reported today. There was a flurry of traffic mishaps as spring weather sent hundreds of motorists out for a drive. City ‘ police reported 52 accidents from 6 a. m. Saturday to the same hour today. Seventeen persons were injured, with three hospitalized in serious condition. In the county six persons were injured, two seriously, in four accidents. Five of the six were Injured when their automobile plunged over an embankment with two of the victims still hospitalized today. In tne city, six-year-old Donald Albert Morton, 1404 Naomi St was seriously injured when he was struck by a car at Shelby and Naomi Sts. Saturday. He was in serious condition in St. Francis Hospital today. Driver of the car, William Probst, 22, of 525 English Ave, was charged with having inadequate brakes. Passenger Also Hurt Five persons were injured, two seriously, in a two-car crash at State Ave. and Minnesota St. Saturday. A car driven south on State Ave. by Richard Wilmeth; 35, of 1715 Wade 8t., was in coliision with a car driven west on Minnesota St. by Nathan Lee, 48, of 1406 Martindale Ave. Lee was charged with drunkenness.

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back on the other using a free transfer. | ” - » i A MAJOR problem of all city! transit systems is the “rush| hour” situation. For a short period in the morning, while people are on their way to work, fit] takes many vehicles and many) operafors to handle the load. Then, for several hours, even with the number of vehicles in| service cut down, many run miles: with only a fraction of their| passenger capacity, In the evening the process is repeated but on an even larger;

'scale. Not only workers return-|

ing from the job, but hundreds of shoppers crowd every avail-| able vehicle. ]

Police Inherit Souvenir ‘Arsenal’ Of, Ex-Serviceman

BULLETS WERE lying, not flying, yesterday when police charged into the basement of 6320 College Ave. yesterday. They had been called by Mrs. Virgil Wire, 28, to cart away a small arsenal of hand grenades and rifle and machine gun ammunition left behind when a former tenant, Mrs. Lena Armentrout, moved out. { e ammunition had been brought home by Mrs. Armen-

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Artists to Receive Urge British Palace

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Efficiency

The efficiency expert who studies the problem for Mr, Steckler and the Public Service| Commission almost certainly will check the possibilities of one suggestion to ease this problem, The suggestion is the use of a weekly pass, not good during rush hours, to encourage shop-

to ride during “off” hours. = . ” COMPANY ’records show a’ sharp upswing in the use of trans fers since the PSC eliminated the 2-cent transfer charge more than a year ago. It is believed by Railways analysts that many who really don't need transfers are asking for them, perhaps giving

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Awards Saturday Exhibiion. Preview

Anton Scherrer, president of the Art Association of Indianapolis and columnist for The Times, will present the nine exhibition prizes totaling $1175 at the Herron Alumni Association Award Dinner Saturday. The dinner will be held at 6 p. m. in the Gold Room of the Antlers Hotel preceeding the pre-

trout’s son, who had served in the Army. Mrs. Armentrout had not| worried about the war souvenirs, | but Mrs. Wire lost no time in| calling police, Police found firing pins still in

munition.

An Overdose of |

Her Own Vaccine |

DELAWARE, O., Apr. 256 (UP) Dr. W. R. Reed today nursed a sore hand and a severe reaction ‘of an overdose of brucellosis vaccine—both the work of a reluctant cow that turned the tables on the veterinarian,

» ” . AS Dr. Reed prepared to innoculate the cow on the Ross Smouthers farm yesterday, the, cow backed against the doctor. The needle of the veterinarian’s

view of the Indiana Artists exhibition at the Herron Museum, Dr. Henry R. Hope, chairman of the Indiana University Fine Arts department, will give a

will be master of ceremonies.

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clude Mayor Al Feeney, Miss Catherine Martin, Mr. and Mrs, Wilbur D. Peat, Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. James, Mrs. Scherrer, Mrs. Hope and Mrs. Parks. Hosts and hostesses for the Award dinner will be Misses Martha “IL. Brown, Patricia Jordan, Evelyn McConnell, Edith Moore, president of the Alumni Associa-

tha Samuels, Greensburg; Lorraine Skelton, Lavon Whitemire; Mesdames Wendell Hanna, Charles Shuttleworth, Warren: Francis Smith, Virginia Dickens Corrazzi and Anita Know, Spencer.

vaccine-loaded syringe pierced his hand.

Two passengers in the Wilmeth and her

tion in 8t. Francis Hospital today. | Mr. Wilmeth and Lee were! treated at the scene and a pas- * in the Lee car, Miss Mar-

ton Ave. was treated at General Hospital. In the county, five persons were Injured when their car swerved in passing another car and plunged {over the embankment at U, {52 and Franklin Rd. Two of the injured, Mrs. Daryl Snoddy and Mrs, Roxie Allen, both of Brownsville, were in fair condition in Methodist Hospital today. Treated and released were Mr. |Sneddy, their = daughter, Miss Esther Snoddy, 20, abd George A. King, Milton:

ND Directors To Honor Banker

Harry G, Hogan, Ft. Wayne banker, ‘who recently completed two years as president of the

will be honored at a Universal Notre Dame Night >anquet today at 6:30 p. m. in Marott Hotel. A certificate will be presented’ ito Mr. Hogan on behalf of the

nel, Is probably the hottest body of walt water(r © BORFd of Gove Bey of Note reach over 100 degrees Farennett TTT" ion will be made by F: C. Reily, , i member of the board of lay trusSle he ' Ttees of the university. 7 Which frog is said to herald the coming of speakers will be Gov. spring more accurately than the robin? = Schricker, Mayor Al Feeney and . The Spring Peeper. This sail rows toad,| Edward W. Krause, being cold-blooded, doesn’t into song until : . Robert B

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Also, Mr. and Mrs. Grant Christain, Mr. and Mrs, George Jo

{ {Mess and Ferd Bromblay, Charles car, Mrs. Elizabeth Wilmeth, 34.needle, bossy backed ain and’ 2 ’ 4-year-old daughter, Dr. Reed got the full injection. Barnes, James Darlington, Miles bound Speer tape ” Wipe lon or! Hodson, Anderson Tom O'Lough:! discover under e room Patty Lou, were in serious condi-|25 times the normal dosage for) ug’ | wind of Mayor Elihu Bailey.

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thus saves a fare.

It seemed at least possible that an efficiency expert would recommend to the commission restoration of the 2-cent transfer. Few riders would pay two cents on the off-chance of meeting someone downtown who would buy and use it for a ride. One observer experienced in utility operation has pointed out that some busses and trolleys travel many blocks in the downtown section, literally “getting nowhere,” By cutting down on the number of dontact points, this observer believes, vehicles could be taken out of service without

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measure, : inter-urbans of the recent past and transit bankruptcies in many parts of the country. :

Woman Robbed

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subjeét after the Duke

{in England, “Throughout the 12 years of her imarriage to the Duke, this American lady has behaved with dignity,” the Standard said in a column entitled “The Londoner's Diary.” E :

« » 0» : IT SAID the woman for whom {King Edward ‘VIII- gave up his

i {throne was the innocent party in the grenades, so today, iaboratory short address. Robert O. Parks, technicians were to test the am- curator of the Herron Museum, her divorce from Ernest Simpson

{In 1936, and, therefore, should not cur royal censure. The newspaper sald the palace recently relaxed its ban on receiving even guilty members of divorce proceedings. It said Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip entertained Bir Laurence and Lady Olivier at a private party last week even though they were both named as co-respondents in divorces from their former part-

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Evarts Mayor Away as Death Plot Fails

Somebody tried to blow up the Mayor of Evarts today, Twenty sticks of

{The fuse on the dynamite had {burned to within one Inch of the detonator caps. Evarts is the tough little Har{lan County coal mining town {which has. had a turnover of six { police chiefs in eight months,

» ~ » | STATE POLICE are Investigat-

pling: Mayor Bailey was reported

(to have left town, His destination {was not known. He and his wife, {and his sister, Hettie Bailey, were in;the house, however, when the dynamite-was found. It was not determined immedi{ately why the fuse had gone out, | As head of the city council, | Mayor Bailey has had the biggest [say in appointing the series of offi-| cers. One was shot and killed, |two quit after shots were fired at| ithem, one resigned from his jail] {ell after being charged with | | drunkenness, and another was! | forced to resign when he was ac] cused of murder. "The sixth chief, Bobby McLain, 23, has been in office for three Werks, Wife Seeks Divorce | From Marshall Plan Aid|

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—Mrs, l4onore Staléy of Miami] Beach; FTa., has filed suit for) divorce on grounds of mental cruelty here against her husband, | A. E. Staley Jr, chief of the!

tration mission in Norway, it was learned today. Mr. Staley, (now in Oslo, i& chairman of ti board -of a corn and -soybean

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On Church Steps

Victory Inn Also 1 Looted of $485

_ Burglary of Victory Inn and three robberies, one of a woman awaiting church services, were reported to police yesterday. George Liese, 852 Prospect st, employee at Victory Inn, 1102 Prospect St, notified police that the Inn was broken into and $485 taken. : Angeling Parrish, of 2050 Adams Bt, told police a man grabbed her purse while she sat on the steps of the Greek Orthodox Church, 235-N. West St. She {said the purse contained $10. Police were called to 410 N. Me{ridian St. where Ralph G of, 44, of 708 N. Alabama St, was {found lying in an alley suffering (an. eye injury. He reported his billfold containing $65 was miss. ing. Maxwell Oversole, 29, of 3528 E. Vermont 8t., told police he was knocked unconscious in his car which he had parked on Ken{tucky Ave. after taking a friend {to the Lincoln Hotel, He said he regained conscious ness on Roosevelt Ave. near

his bilifold with $186.

Kroger Honors

Thirteen Kroger’ Co. drivers who had added another year of safe driving to their records were {honored by the company at a din-iner-in the Washington Hotei Sats jurday night. | Rodgers N. Brown, Indianapolis branch manager, assisted by Jerry Scher, warehouse and transportation superintendent, made the

awards,

Diamond rings for five or more years of, driving with accidents were awarded to Wilford Brunk, 16 years; Roscoe Perkins, 18 years; Ed Lousman; nine years; Harry Sinnett. nine years; Clarence Williams, nine years, and Floyd Grimes, eight years. : | Lapel pins for safexdriving ree. {ords of less than Fars were given to Cecil Robold, Eugene |Taque, Albert Fox, Fred Bidgood, Thomas Walsh, Carl Clark and Charles Tozier, --

British Red Leader Escapes Angry Crowd

PLYMOUTH, England, Apr. 25 {UP)—British Communist leader Harry Pollitt fled back to London early today .after escaping an angry

of a Communist meeting hall under police guard. = : For the third time. in as many nights, Britons booed, hissed and broke up Communist meetings at which Mr. Pollitt tried to defend Chinese Communist shelling of four. - British warships on the Yangtze in which more than 40 British sailors were :

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