Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 February 1951 — Page 10

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High Taxes Fail To ‘Dampen Spirits’

WASHINGTON, Feb, 19 (UP) r =A government expert said today Americans have shown a great fondness for whisky and beer and| are going to go right on drink-ing-—even if prices go up because of higher taxes. What's more, he said, whisky] and beer drinkers will shun the ™§ bootlegger and moonshiner, just| ™ as they've been doing for a good| many years. i They'll continue to buy the MecCoy regardless of how big the federal taxes, he said. Testifies in House The views were given the House Ways and Means Commit-| tee by Carroll E. Mealey, deputy commissioner in charge of the Internal Revenue Bureau's Alcohol Tax Unit. Mr. Mealey supported Treasury Secretary John W. Snyder's pro-|

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posal that the tax on distilled’ part of 20 fons of scrap paper gathered in

spirits be increased from $9 to $12 a gallon—-a rise of 60 cents a fifth on 100 proof whisky.

Mr. Snyder said this, coupled with an increase in the tax on| beer from the present $8 to $12] per barrel, would yield the government an estimated $710 million a year in sorely needed revenue. Altogether Mr." Snyder wants $10 billion in new revenue quickly | come and corporation taxes. Up to Consumers Mr. Mealey made it clear that| the consumers would foot the bill| for the liquor tax increase.

every tax increase are sufficient proof that the consumer, not the producer, pays these taxes,” he fr said. Various estimates have been | made of the total cost of liquors!

partment estimated it at $8 billion a year. “I am convinced,” he said, “that. with prospective shortages in consumer goods the American public would pay an additional $700 million if the taxes were increased as proposed, and that the federal government could add that much to its tax income.”

- Boy, 14, Assaults Juvenile Official

_A 14-year-old boy was in Marion County Jail today after assaulting a Juvenile Center supervisor in an attempted escape |

Yesterday. Louis A. Abel, 29, a resident supervisor, was treated for a

scalp wound at General Hospital, Other young inmates went to his rescue as the boy beat him over the head with a broken broom handle. Juvenile Aid Division investigators said the youth was taken to the Center early yesterday after admitting the burglary of a grocery and service station. He insisted he had never been arrested before and tried to escape apparently because he was frightened, they said. The juvenile, identified as a Mooresville boy, was picked up in a car Saturday with Donald R. Russell, 20, also of Mooresville, and four other teen-age boys, Police said they admitted burglaries in the Mooresville area.

Anderson Gaming Raided by Sheriff

Times State Service ANDERSON, Feb. 19-—Sheriff Joe Brogdon and eight deputies arrested two men and seized a . Quantity of gambling equipment here Saturday as the Madison County sheriff continued hig feud with Anderson police. : Sheriff Brogdon said he raided “+ the swank Golden Gardens tavern -.in downtown Anderson after numerous complaints had been ignored by police. Arrested were Louis Sullivan, 43, identified as the owner, and Harold Johnson, 41, of Marion. Sheriff's officers said Sullivan and Johnson were operating a crap game, About 15 men were . released after names of several, ‘ including two Indianapolis men, had been taken as witnesses. Last week Sheriff Brogdon| raided and ordered closed three] alleged houses of prostitution] which he said were operating! “wide open without interference! from Anderson police.”

$5700 Haul Made By Safecrackers

Safecrackers escaped with approximately $4700 in cash and an| estimated $1000 in checks any .. Yesterday after removing the door] of a heavy safe at the Brown| Furniture & Storage Co., 960 N. Meridian St. Emerson B. Brown, of 1920 N. Meridian 8t., owner, told police the burglary took place after one of the heaviest business days of the year. He believes the yeggs “cased” the store during Satur-| day’s rush. w | Police said the burglars entered the building by forcing a rear) door, carted the heavy safe from the office to a rear storage room, and beat off the door. The burglary was discovered! by Arthur V. Brown of 419 Har-/| lan St. brother of the owner and| an employee, yesterday morning. |

Fined $136, Jailed

In Hit-Run Case ‘Louis B. Epperson, 41, of 1641] N. Talbot St, was assessed fines! , fotaling $136 and sentenced to 30 days on the Indiana State Farm when arraigned before Judge Jo-| seph Howard today as the result) of two hit-run accidents. + He was fined $73.25 and given, 30 days Top Spetating a car while « drunk, 63.25 for leaving the | Aeens of both accidents, =

12 Escape Fire After Baby Cries

Alerted by the cries of a 6-, John Evans, 35, R. R. 19, Inai- 91X Going to Court week-old baby, 12 persons were anapolls, was treated and released led by fireman from a smoking apartment at 3232 N. Illinois St. |yesterday. i Mrs. Mary Jane Sterrett, 35, from higher excise, personal in- said she was awakened by the income cries of her son, noticed that smoke was coming 2 ‘Killed, 12 [trom the floor and filling her (first floor apartment. She then awakened her older children and called the cus- A

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Damage to the five-apartment ame building was undetermined. sons were killed and 12 injured.

Another fire caused an esti- Maloney, to the American public, My. mated $1500 in damages and in- for radio station WCCO in Minne- | ; r De-Jured one man at the Kroot & Mealey 23id. The Commence Son Co., 4628 Washington St., yes-/ neapolis bureau of United Press. terday.

firemen arrived.

Injured

In Bus-Truck Collision AUSTIN, Minn. Feb. 19 (UP) the building, Joseph bus from who summoned fire- Minneapolis collided with a semitrailer truck near here today, and police said at least two per-

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Man Burned One of the injured was Mick

former news director

|He was not hurt seriously.

One of a series to inform you about an important Indianapolis industry,

Maybe you know someone here. ‘

Audrey Wagner from the Broad George Piper—an engineer who Ripple District is a secretary. lives on N. Dearborn Street.

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Jessie Ockerman, from the north. east section, is an inspection clerk.

Paul A. Meeker, production con. trol, from Massachusetts Avenue.

Carl Kauffman, from Tulip Drive, operates a screw machine.

Phyllis Hunt, molding department

finisher, from De Quincy Street.

Robert D. Alexander, receiving clerk, from the Irvington District,

Mary Lovise Bundy who is a secretary comes from the north side.

These Indianapolis folks are doing a big job!

Here are the faces of just a few of the friendly Indianapolis men and women who help to make Bell telephones for the nation at Western Electric here in Indianapolis. Along with more than 5000 others, at the new Shadeland Avenue Plant and the Speedway City location, they contribute their individual skills to doing a big job and doing it well

Kansas City to

Youngsters of School 80, Broad Ripple, assemble around a wagonload of paper which was 1 a drive last week. The boys are all from the school's them run in the streets. I have Room 13, which won a trophy for the biggest collection of the day. The waste paper is being col- [Sympathy for the dog, but none lected and sold by the pupils to raise money for extra-curricular needs at the school.

|Dared Gls to Fight Six young men were scheduled a 32 fine and another $2 for 3 at General Hospital for burns of to visit Municipal Court today on| the head. Mr. Evans is foreman disorderly conduct charges after t. “by 't h at the junk yard and was burned making the mistake of daring afto Sout, “bul: we don't have time trying to fight the blaze before 8roup of Camp Atterbury soldiers OF Manpower to prosecute all the [to fight. The soldiers were quite feéPeaters,” Sgt. Payne said.

willing, but police objected. TR — . — Police said the men were cruis- Sicking, Inc., Robbed

{ing around the city last night in- | sulting women. on ight ne of $2400. Cash, Checks ! a -group of soldiers obThe ci- approximately soldiers were stolen from the safe at Sick-! and were about to be engaged ing, Inc, 1312 N. Capitol Ave,

Circle, {jected to their conduct. vilians challenged the

{when police arrived.

Those slated to face trial are Ernest E. Siders, 20, of 3347 W.|/broke a door at the Winter Sea car; Co., {Frederick Drake, 20, of 1710 As- then cut a hole through the wall 18, into the Sicking Co. A safe door Oscar was battered off. apolis, and manager of the Min-/ Hale, 18, R.R. 3; William Youck, |

16th St, driver of

bury §8t.,

of 5116 W. Morris

|18, of 1427 Groff Ave.

Dorothy De Latte, assembler, lives

on the north side.

screw machine operator.

Lorraine Harmon, accounting, who lives on Southeastern Avenue.

Maurice Milhous, trucker, from the Western suburb of Bridgeport.

These thousands of Indianapolis folks are part of Western Electric's nation-wide manufacturing and supply team that backs up the Bell Telephone System with dependable telephone equipment. : For 69 years, Western Electric has been a unit of the Bell System and today — with the fine new Shadeland Plant in full swing — Indianapolis is the telephone-making capital of America.

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City Picking Up 38 Dogs Daily

Average Far Ahead Of Last Year

Since the first of the year, 1675 dogs have been picked up by the Muncipal Dog Pound, ‘an average! of about 38 dogs each day. oe This is’ almost twice as many as were taken to the pound during the first month and a half of 1950" Sgt. James E. Payne, head of the, pound has reported to Mayor Bayt. | In addition, the dead animal wagon hauls in from 15 to 48 dog |bodies each day. Most are traffic |tatalities. Already this year there have {been 20 positive cases of rabies {among dogs taken to the pound. Last year at this time there were Isix. | Why go many? “People just aren’t obeying the law,” said Sgt. Payne. They don't ‘realize the seriousness of the situation.” “People say they love their dogs. say they don’t when they let!

{for the owner.” | Only 112 per cent of the dogs, have any identification according | to Sgt. Payne. Most of the owners| |get their dogs back after paying

license. The worst offenders are brought |

An estimated $400 in cash and

$2000 in checks

last night. Police said the burglars first! 1310 Ave,.

N. Capitol and

Hugh McLean of 1711 College manager, discovered the! burglary early today. i

Harry W. Enyart—a carpenter who lives on Robson Street.

Martha Bolte, accounting clerk, lives near the Irvington District.

William Mackey of Bellefontaine Avenue, is a material handler.

Jean Arnes, utility operator, who lives near Tech High School,

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