Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 August 1950 — Page 6

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~~ program which added the building

At 3 P. M.

Ceremonies Scheduled

Tomorrow:

Paul McNutt to Speak

‘Gold-Plated Master

Key to Be

Turned Over to Commander Craig

Cleanup crews dashed off finishing touches of the new| American Legion Headquarters building in N. Pennsylvania|

St. today. At dedication ceremonies a gold-plated master key will

to be held at 3. p. m. tomorrow

be delivered to Legion Com-

mander George N. Craig and the veterans organization will

take over the $214 million structure. " Paul V. McNutt, former . governor of Indiana and past national and Ir Ciie-Legion- will “the aeaication address. President Truman, originally asked to attend, can.~¢eled. his appearance because of the Far Eastern emergency. Ceremony planners expect several thousand spectators to jam —~the park-like War Memorial area to witness the dedication. “Eads 2-Year Program When Legionnaires accept the keys tomorrow the curtain will drop on

Indiana commander of| Others taking part in

‘a two-year construction

St., offices were in the Meridian

Life Building and Chalfaut House. |

The new building will house about 350 employees.

ence R. McNabb, Ft. Wayne, president of the trustees of World

‘War Memorial; Rev. Fr. Edward] | C13 CArney, OSA, national chaplain

of the Legion; John H. Wuchner, chaplain of the Indiana Department; Cmdr. Craig's home unit, Brazil Post No. 2; and- Kokomo

champions in the Legion.

tomor-| |

Post No. 6, national color guard

Winchester, vice president; Vayne!

Trustees are Orville €, Denbo,| 5 Indianapolis; John B. Goodrich,|

to the already extensive War Memorial properties. 1 " for hy new headquarters was granted by the 1945 Indiana Legislature. ‘Although a tax levy was set then to raise the money for construction, the World War Commission coffers were short until 1948, Ground was broken and work started in late July of that

the features of a modern office DS ea and a product which would be in keeping with nearby memorial structures. The result included an exterior of Greek architecturarl design with up to the minute facilities inside. Outdoor facings are of Indiana limestone. Marble floors and wall trimmings were fitted in foyers ‘and lobby floors, Only the national executive committee room is alr conditioned, but a blower " gystemr covers the remainder of e building. ee more than 100,000 square feet of floor space required in- + stallation of pneumatic tube communication systems to eliminate the battery of messengers otherwise required. Somewhere in the planning stages someone became time-con-scious. A master control clock was installed in the basement of the four-story headquarters. It governs about 60 other electric “time-pleces in office spaces. - - The new headquarters constittutes the latest addition to the “War Memorial holdings : ' between Meridian and Pennsyl- ‘ vania Sts. They extend north- « ward from New York Bt. to E. St. Clair St. Conservative estimates

something like $20 millions. Governing body of this enterprize is the board of trustees o the Indiana World War Memorial.

“Authorization

which le.

real property value at/

F. O'Rourke, Hammond;

{H. Waltz, Noblesville. : |

M. Armstrong, counsel; Ward An-|

derson, South Bend: Luther oy Mi

Brown, Salem; D, Wray Deprez,| Shelbyville; Frank V. Dice, Peru;

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husbands and fathers. i American Legionnaires during

1 -s The casualties of warfare areoperate it. Direct aid sponsored R., Marshall Fritz, Winamaec; Mrs. not always in uniform. Neither do by the welfare department of the Faye Holman, Rochester; Allan they bear the weapons of war, Mrs. | Margretta Raper, Brazil; Harold widows, the orphans and the fam- Nearly seven million children A. Shindler, Newburgh, and Ralph (ilies waiting recovery of wounded have received its benefits, $614, Million Spent During the Legion's past fiscal their first organizational meet- year the welfare division dis- 4 ings about 31 years ago made bursed about $6; million in help includes finding private homes

dren Benefit By Welfare Program

| Legion has cost approximately Behind the scenes are the $80 million in the past 26 years. | orphaned children were in thejold age survivors

iY discarded after three homes were to the Social Security Act. These finished. {would make the law count World

ial Commissi i mmission-Legion Surveys had shown that more War II service time in computing Memorial istion + + +.fiaison man. fo rce 3

building,

insurance

care of relatives than enrolled in|credits. the institutions. Direct aid plans| gervicemen stand to lose these were adopted to replace the Le-|credits because armed forces are gion Home program. {not covered by the act. Part of the welfare operation Spiritual Side, Too

i i

Keeps It on Top

Veterans Turn to It In Times of Stress

their struggle to strengthen prin-

operating form. Then they turn to their preamble to the document. “For God and Country, we associate ourselves together for the following purposes: “To uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States of America; to maintain law and order; to foster and perpetuate

{classes and the masses;

might;

transmi ciples of justice, freedom and democracy; to consecrate and sanctify our comradeship by our de-

F. J. (Star) Brown is executive iy,tion to mutual helpfulness.”

secretary. : “ Veterans Go All Out Indiana members of the Legion | went all out to bring their organ-| jzation headquarters here shortly after it was formed. The idea started with Dr. T. Victor Keene, Indianapolis physician: Col. Robert L. Moorehead of

Bobbs-Merrill Publishing Co., and|

Walter Myers, now fourth assistant U. 8. Postmaster, That was in 1919.

ear a delegation

apolis as headquarters fpated were Kansas City, Mo, and Minfeapolis, Minn. . Heading the. delegation was the late Judge Raymond 8S. Springer, Connersville. Before - going into the present Legion building on N. Meridian

Compliments—of-

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CONCRETE CONTRACTOR Industrial — Residential

® Floors, - © Driveways ® Sidewalks © Parking Lots

“1 SAM Lios 6. 4631 STRATFORD AVE.

Canadian Veterans

Offer Services in Korea

WINDSOR, Ont. Aug. 19 (UP) —Several thousand battle-hungry Canadian veterans offered their services today to the United Nations to fight as guerrillas be-

{hind the North Korean lines.

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captain. He said his men are dis-

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get ada’s -special-unit

United Nations will use them.

CONGRATULATIONS to the

AMERICAN LEGION

upon the completion of their new

NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS ‘BUILDING

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EXCAVATING GRADING Al

| centRaL EwaineERin “& CONSTRUGTION co.

| 607 Peoples Bank Bldg. eh Stone Setting Contractors : PAUL H. HUNT, Vice-President : ENAR KA GUNDERSEN 3% Chief Engine Al MA-0381 123 Burwell Avenue, NW Knoxville, Tennessee ~ ARBER J.- HUBER, Secretary and Treasurer = WM. J. McCORD, Engineer

American Legionnaires sometimes find the going rough in|

ciples and keep the Legion in top

constitution and this

a 100 per cent Americanism; to _\preserve the memories and inci-|

dents of our associations in theiinvestments which | Great Wars; to inculcate a sense extensive child Th gon She

of individual obligation to the pant community, state and nation; toy, Salil jcombat the autocracy of both the

safeguard and t to posterity the prin-|.

i The unofficial force id led by: 11. Wallace, 42-year-old former

brigade, the "group hopes the

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of their primary objectives.

care of veterans” dependents one for the children of dead and |wounded servicemen. The program has since grown| Original plans called for conto proportions which demand struction of a series of homes for

about 50,000 welfare workers toiorphaned children. These were

Tor children, however. It also in-| I nysical well-being alone docs cludes clothing, Christmas gifts DOt solve the welfare problem acfor children in government-owned cording to Legion welfare policy. establishments and financial sup-| Under supervision of the national

port for families in need while commander and chaplain a na-|f

The American

- Legion

ness life of Indianapolis.

from the organization last year

products, office supplies, utilities and general purchases. }

circulating here, Legionnaires spent an estimated) $147,908. i

$82,076,770 placed with Institu-|

| Programs Legion soared to $7 million.

$70,000 in payrolls and about

$675,000 was brought into the city) in_duss : and other ous,

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Financial reports show that 40 & 8 accounted local business reaped $1,114,177/000 in circulation.

$250,000 on publications. Another|Ringenburg, yesterday

Cases Deaths Counties extends to all veterans. When pos- | Last year's bank deposits 1960 ....109 reached $6,801,560, part of the 1949 ....485 | New cases reported today: Two tions -here-since- 1919. Trust fund jk 11en county and 1 ‘each nt become-a major--undertaking -in|

COMPLIMENTS

* Legion Helps Keep Money a ._ _e ° a Flowing in Business Circles has, Auxillary bank deposits reached established its place in the DBusi-|$1.338491 last year.

National Headquarters of . the for about §145,-

in payment for printing, paper Polio Statistics Today's polio totals in Indiana

Payrolls -alone— kept - $729,200 Since Jan. 1, compared with the and visiting same date last year:

and re. Dekalb and Wabash Counties. of the First cases this year were report led in Dekalb and Wabash CounThe Legion Auxiliary spent ties. Death reported l0day: Karen 9, Ft. Wayne, St. Joseph's Hospital collections. 'at Ft. Wayne.

| RALPH R. REEDER and SONS, Inc.

Roofing and Jhon Moo

$4 REL AA

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ten

a growing Indianapolis and Indiana.

... fo the AMERICAN LEGION

on the completion of its new National Headquarters Building

We are proud to have performed the setting of all exterior

indiana Limestone and Granite of this impressive addition to -

WINFREY BROTHERS, INC.

tionwide publicity cam: has mb a ep eld how town Soldiers and Sailor's Chil-|development. 2. dren's Home was given a pipe! Part of this plan calls for trans-| organ for the chapel under the portation of crippled children to Legion program. Children there

and from churches in rural areas. | received street clothes. to replace Conducting the nationwide wel-| “uniforms.” fare operation are eight executive Children Get Vacations

staff members in the Indianapolis Each year a number of them

Beadquatiers and a 13-member t “vacations” for sh 3alC welfare commission which a Legion ot Shar PeHiods meets for policy sessions twice a this plan they .live in private Y®2r: homes for a few days or two weeks. i Projects are financed by Legion! Post contributions and the annual “poppy” sales made by the Legion | Auxiliary. Scope of the operation

THE NEW NATIONAL AMERICAN LEGION HEADQUARTERS | BY

F. A. WILHELM Brick Construction PROSPECT AND SOUTHEASTERN

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Compliments of

RALEIGH BURK

SIDEWALK AND

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No. of

. 49 ’ sible, children of non-veterans are 64 |included. i Welfare legislation has also!

National Headquarters of the Le-!

.....CURBING. gion. : The latest drive has. .recom-|

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"THE NATIONAL CONCRETE FIREPROOFING CO.

General Building Contractors

EXCLUSIVE CONTRACTORS FOR THIS

" F. J. (Star) Brown, executive secretary of the World War

“STONE and BRICKWORK |

FINE NEW BUILDING

DEDICATION AUGUST 20. 1950 THE NATIONAL CONCRETE FIREPROOFING C0.

556 TERMINAL TOWER ® CLEVELAND 13, OHIO CHAS. E. MEINK, President : In Direct Charge of Job . . .

of the Korean become the for icy objective.

with President

the ‘administra possible action. duced into Con Started 1 -First Legion sal training ca some of its me World War I ui tion declaring —stand said the? overcome the h —renused by iit examination fa If men were was reasoned, be met without rejections. Th phasized again Wotld War II Under the Li months of basi ~Lrequired for yo! come 18 years months of adv enlistment in & military compo quired. Men wi peacetime soldi ~~ The UMT pr reduce “mental takes a toll of dered into actiy reasoned. Opposition to nitien for Rus point of a Le 1933. ° “Dangerou The attack c the “Communis ganda campaig the U. 8. Gov The legion als is a “dangeron “tends toward d zation.” Since 1933 nc

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