Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 January 1950 — Page 8

is sent to St. Louis while your

Black eyes flashed :angrily with stories ‘of German Brutalities imagine that she .Epent months ‘as a prisoner of war in a German | with 36 pe

7 “Nazi Victim Reveals B but they sparkled and danced with happiress with the mention of ; Exceed $53 Million _— camp. Aa

" Greek ‘Woman Tells Kin: of. Experience | - for | Asa Slave in a German Concentration Comp..| By CLIFFORD THURMAN Derty | America. | Mrs. Olympia Clea Lucas flashed a vivacious smile as she sat ; Hoosier Refunds May in the living room of relatives in Indianapolis. It would be hard to | m 949. te ‘bread; | till t ic- | dtanapolis brings it ‘closer home. appalling and \they a iy + Returned in 1 : fie "this dark : naired Grecian! She 1s currently the guest of Just bread and water. By CARL: HENN I beauty digging ditches and clean. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Chrest of 56/ “wyy¢ were slaves. Treated like her father, the Rev. ghe said. taxes hing camp. It is. almost unbelievable cousin of ’ ih ney Aye [that she was a slave beneath. the Gus ‘Celea, a priest in his native) «rhen one day the Americans is that along about this time heels of the Nazi war lords. | village of Gromaticorio, Mace-icame” she smiléd. “God bless "the government wants to give! It is ail too true; however, and | donia; More than 35 years ago her the Amerieans. We were taken!

WHILE still in <iormany he met and makried an American, a |

it is only the happiness that Mrs. | father visited Mr, Chrest in: In-|out of the dirty camp. The Amera ea Lucas finds in a new wonderland | dianapolis. Mr. Chest, a railway | icans gave me a place to sleep, |: tax rte 1049 you are sched ~Kerica—that partially * blots| construction contractor, had never, they gave me good oo to eat) vied | to get a refund as soon as out the horrible memories of the seen Mrs. Lucas until a few and even found me a job." - nths a | "rn U. 8. Treasury employees cap War years n Europe. © me go. i“ |

get it to you, = “too ‘miich” tor. THIS -cultured young woman | HERE, In ao s her story:

from far away Macedonia speaks At the outbr of World WA? west Virginian. . Then more | fers to what you paid i Fue five languages but her education IT and with” the invasion of | dreams came. true—atter. months | you awed, hot 18 Your - {didn’t prevent her Trom peeling Greece, Mrs, Lucas was in a girl's| of red tape—and she left Germany | Tt weg at | potatoes apd being a lowly kit-ischool equivalent to an Amerl-| without returning “to ‘her native at yous, HF lots) setun or ob in a Naz| labor camp. can college. Happily, she was not| Macedonia to come. to America. | Indiana amounted to more ¢ She sn't like to. remember i not home at home when the Nazis She arrived just one year ago. 353 ailion. 3 Bb ve nd|® pt the part when the Ameri- burned the village, her home andl She did not know her istant rel- | oa a higher. | "ldans came to Germany and lib- the churches, and took her fa- ative, Mr. Chrest, existed. After i ray a Sh al efitited her. ther prisoner. “(. |all, she hadn't been born when : “ y Then the Wilfien THe Eo Se Dans Sn : _ rio {came to thé school where she was ago, Two months ago Mr. Chrest| n

out and mail the Teturn you government,” Mrs,

. roud taking her {» France to continue Virginia and dsmmmediately went | received: In Parr ay The her education. Instead she wasito sée her, She arrived last Week | : Bt. Juul. i" Checks American people should be proud takeh to a privon camp in Saliri-| for a visit in Indianapolis. Fri in YF tax tun ar 8t their great country and they fue where she found her father. | “I wait to work in America, |

gfe, rted chee hould be glad of the way théy . “I talked with the Gestapo my-|for the American government if 1 aa 29 and io ge . It a be compared: with self,” she said with flashing eyes, possible,” Mrs, I bin We mnttmation ia) Europe.” : |“and they released my father. know five languages and when I| nate to a schedule, which) .." They relased him because he is know English better I am almost MRS. LUCAS’ ri is ‘not un- a priest but he was not allowed|sure there'll be a place for me in!

return stays in ‘Indlanapolls. |, 0.0" U0 sands of others to leave the village. They took the Ameriein government in| Your ok (if any) will bey I oe vouit to relatives irr In-'me on to. Germany.” Wasniugton. I would like that. | ma from . . much,” office. It probably will be made "nu : 8

out for the amount you Satmed| as refund due you. + All returns are audited tater, however, when complete informa- { tion is available from employers and other. gources, Uncle Sam] doesn't belied Tn allowing temptaton to SVEr wer you; an ha don. -sjderately checks your return to; "keep you honest. ‘Fifty temporary employees. will assigt regular employees in the In. diana tax offices to handle the 1%

~ She kept being apologetic about |

cent, but her grammar was much ‘better than that of magy native | Americans.

Convention Record

million returns Sthediiied to ar 146, 175 Visit Von a Tu AT and Mar. 15. : Enjoy Hc tality

Mqgst of the will arrive Mar. 13, 1 later). You wouldn't believe it, but some people just don't seem to care about money,

Rita's Baby to Pose” +

: ing the past year to attend meetFor First Portrait ings and Sonventions. i city was to 414 dir3 LAUSANNE, Switzeriand, Dec. ferent groups during the year that . the first 330 state conventions and 84 ses-| nounced ay rey. of“ R sions of national organizations. s baby daughter Pri These figures do not include the! ; a ; ae A attendance at such major events! “cess Yasmin, “will: ba made 3 as the Speedway Race, the Indi’ ay . . Bh RAR Yos- ana State Fair, the Sonja Henfe “min Joule + of 3-aay ) Ise Revue and numerous other mercial Prolograster. tad pice entertainment features, Mr. Cripe: Ad il $7 Million In Trade

Trade volume increases hecause | of the conventions were estimated

meetings, 141 are state sessions and 30 are of national scope. Additional bogkings are being _ made daily, the bureau manager {said Officers of the Bhrean, recently installed, arec>W. Bryan Karr, {president; James A. Gloin, vice ipresident; William O. Wheeler, {treasurer, and Mr. Cripe, man‘ager- "secretary.

314 N. New Jersey FR.2156 Mrs. Ohi Colon Lucas wi her Saw-fourd Kinsmen,

Charles Chr

Law Demands. Baby Sitting

| /NASHVILLE, Tenn. Dec. 31 AUP)«-Atty, Gen: J. Carlton! | Loser went into the law Books to’ | settle ‘he problem of people who

/ || 1eave their children at home with-| A {out baby sitters. ' . / I “It is, a misdemeanor,” Mr.!

/ Loser sald), quoting from public

/ acts, chapter. 184, “To lock a / child in a house . ... and thereA ford to leave such child ‘unat-

tended so that such child may not! {escape from the house in case of fire. or other calamity.” Conviction carfies-a-penalty of from $5 to $50. The Statute has Never been invoked.

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State Highway Link Opened to Traffic

An important highway link! {north of Indianapolis which had | been closed for construction for {one and a half years was opened | {to general traffic yesterday by the! | State Highway Department.

| Indiana route No. 100, on 86th Wa're otbm—std i preparing Bt, had been closed between U. + for the roa ng -contury history has over) - | 8. 52 and ‘Ind. 29 for paving and ll With fifty 20th Century years of inspira: | later for construction of a grade tion passing this year—we've a lot to live up fo! | separation. The link in recent But wi Eh at of spicit and endeavor, it's » / j | months has been open to local

trafic only.

iL that we can make the 50's—and the re:

of our Century—an even greater n the first 50!

maining success

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invading Germans, her father visited here 35 years]

Lucas says a student and told her they were! heard of her whereabouts in West |

Lucas says. “ If 1

her English, her pronounced ac-{

at $7 million. The Bureau esti--{mates that the average conven- | tion visitor stays in the city 2.1 wa Ick REAM AND days and spends $22.41 per day. CREAM NOVELTIES | ~The outlook for 1950 is even FOR ALL OUOASIONS brighter, Mr. Cripe said, in announcing that 171 conventions} ” were already scheduled for the, Fot lee Cream ensuing year. Of these slated Winter and. Summer”

The nice thing about federal|ing sewers in a German labor|S. Linwood Dr. Mr. Chrest 1s & slaves with not even kindness,” %

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It's amazing how much less tension and more relaxation you Hrd = in a home that’s your own. No landlord to keep you on guard, No fel-low-tenants to object to your children’s noise making.

In your own home you live Pi you please. You come and go when you like. And your children have greater happiness and freedom than they can ever know in a rented house.

Spring is just around the corner. Thie-season HOME OWNERS enjoy most of all. Why not take action TODAY toward the goal you have always wanted to reach . . . HOME OWNERSHIP, The first step to take is to turn now to the. big

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The second step. to take is to look over the HUNDREDS OF HOMES FOR SALE which you will find in the classified columns of this section: Mark ‘all of the homes that interest you. Then right now... or first thing tomorrow morning . « call and make ‘appointments 2 to see.them . . . it’s a holiday, you know... . but you can be sure that real estate men and ‘home builders will be glad to show you the propiL erties you want to see! P dy Yes, if you have been THINKING about buying a home . .. or TALKING about it , . . but have not really investigated to seée what © you ean buy in today’s market . .. you are.in for a pleasant surprise! Prices are far below the 1946 peak. Better design, better materials, better workmanship make today’s NEW HOMES especially attractive! = - Why not make a personal Inspection of F some; of them tomorrow . . , a aud see for yourself: fii v = Hong

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