Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 March 1951 — Page 2
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‘8 Indiana Cities Ponder
Census Change Ruling By Attorney General
Steers Differs With McManamon, Urges
Elections on Basis of By ANDY
1950 Population
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Officials in eight Indiana cities today were pondering conflicting advice on their upcoming census-snafued elections.
Attorney General J. Emmet them that it was illegal to take a
t McManamon yesterday advised ny steps in anticipation of change
of classification which will be automatic when the 1950 census
figures become official. But Edwin K. Steers Sr., memher of the State Election Board, advised them to forget about the attorney general's opinion and to go ahead and conduct their primary election on a 1950 population basis instead of 1940, 2 Cities Alter Boundaries At least two..of. the cities = Kokomo and Elkhart already have passed ordinances altering the councilmanie district boundarjes to make six (second class city) instead of five (third class city). They also plan to nominate nine councilmanic candidates for each party in the primary, instead -of seven as in the past. The Attorney General ruled both actions are illegal at this time, * But Mr. Steers said that any question about the validity of the councilmanic nominations can be eliminated by approval of the nominated candidates by the GOP and Democratic county committees, ‘which have the power of filling any vacancies in the ticket before the November election. Lafayette—also scheduled for the change from third- to secondclass status -—- had declined to make any changes in its voting districts before the primary.
Procedure Outlined |
The unsnarling pfocedure, as outlined by Mr. Steers, follows: ONE—Declare all councilmanic nominations void as soon as the classification change becomes official, TWO-—Have respective county committees then fill the vacancies on the tickets for the fall balloting. “This way,” he explained, "the committees will have the benefit
of the voters’ preferences as ex-:
pressed in the primary when they| consider filling the vacancies.” Each of the three cities—ac-| eording to preliminary census] figures—has topped the 35,000 population mark which is the minimum for second-class status. | Top 10,000 Minimum | Four other cities— West Lafa-| vette, Washington, Wabash and| Valparaiso—all have topped the 10,000 minimum required for -tHe| jump from fifth to fourth-class| status, i When officially changed, these! elties will have seven councilmen | from five districts instead of five gpouncilmen from four districts, | The same correcting action by the party committees will solve) the problem in these cities, Mr.’ Steers added. But in Whiting, the situation is Just the reverse. The refinery city (1940 population, 10,307;
9235) is scheduled to be demoted * from fourth to fifth-class status.| This means a reduction of the, number of councilmanic openings
from seven to five,
So the Democratic and Repub-| {ican committees of Lake County! will have the task of selecting
five of the seven ‘jnvalid” winners in the primary to be the official candidates for the fall election, In politically turbulet Lake County, this could lead to quite a squabble.
Art Show Offers $1500 In Prizes
State Exhibition Opens Apr. 29
ers ae ssn wn v RECOrds of Marion County Head for Discard Pile
By JOHN V. WILSON A portion of early Marion County history revealed in musty Courthouse records is heading for the discard pile. County Clerk H. Dale Brown yesterday urged the destruction “probably always will be pend-| dependent Republican, will
awarded In the 44th annual Indiana Artists Exhibition opening to the public at Herron Art Museum at 1 p.m. Apr. 29, A jury of top-ranking artists, chosen by the Indiana Artists
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CAN WE SQUEEZE IN ANOTHER RECORD? — County Clerk H. Dale Brown ponders a stack of old records in the Courthouse. He is seeking to eliminate them to provide more storage
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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIES Risks Freedom To Clear Name
Ex-Convict Wins Right ruse any information about his To File Appeal
A man who “wants to clear his associates. name” after serving 17%; years!
{by Judge Luther M.
{Federal Court.
| Cook had |corpus proceedings
pealing his conviction prescribed time limit. vary, the U. 8S. Supreme agreed his attempts to appeal) were “obstructed.” { Chief Justice Arch N. Bobbitt today ordered that Cook be given, tinuation of the committee, legal the right to file a delayed appeal.' bigtime gamblers Judge Paul 8. Draper said if Cook was unable to gather suf- was raided. ficient evidence of the original trial—because of the length of E. Dewey today appointed a five-| Marion County Treasurer Louis| time which has elapsed—then he member crime commission to com-|O. Rainier today announced that/ers complete with caissons and automatically should be granted bat gambling and racketeering in/190,000 statements for the spring a new trial. S | The attorney general's office
said a new trial the case four Democrats and one
or
Kentucky Gambler H
By Crime Probers
Continued From Page One) on gambling charges. But he re-
{gambling arrests and anything {about his present operations and
James H. Brink told the committee two days ago that Mr.
[for his wife's murder had a court cot was a partner in the York{decision today which conceivably ghire Club, Newport, Ky., where could jeopardize his freedom and gambling has been going on for | send him back to prison or to the electric chair, The Indiana Supreme Court— _ iioation began paying off tofor the first time in its history—|;,, ne legal crackdrowns on yesterday granted the right to| zamblers throughout the nation {file a delayed appeal to Lawrence , {wo Republicans pressed for a |E. Cook, 40, now a resident of ey jife for the committee. Otterbein.
Cook's
many years. { Probe Pays Off {| Meanwhile, the committee's in-
Sens, Charles W. Tobey (R.
Mr. Tobey and Mr. Wiley were
instituted habeas ready to ask the other members in. the federal to agree “to ask for an extenlcourt on grounds a former prison! sion until next Jan. 15. Mr. To-
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warden prevented him from ap- bey said, however, those terms within the were open for compromise. The
Last Jan- committee's life dies midnight Court Saturday.
Thousands of Letters As thousands ot letters poured in. from dozens of cities for concharges were placed against six
A Philadelphia gambling house
|New York state.
At Albany, N. Y,, Gov. Thomas
{sonal adviser to the late Gav. Alfred E. Smith. ws | In New Orleans, a federal ‘grand jury indicted “Dandy” Phil {Kastel, partner of Frank Costello, land four others on charges of |dontempt for refusing to answer committee questions during a | January hearing. i | The others were Carlos Marcel|lo, tabbed by the committee as “one of the most important crim/inals in the nation,” his brother, | Anthony; Joseph Poretto, race |wire service figure, and John J. |Fogarty, race news service oper(ator. | Betting Commissioner James J. Carroll was charged in Kansas [City with violation of the income tax code in 1948 and 1949. He
state N. H.) and Alexander Wiley (R. 1.4 appeared before the commit{prison was ordered Mar. 10, 1949, wis.) planned to meet with the {se here, | Swygert of three Democratic members of the ithe Northern Indiana District committee in hope that agreement He was convicted could be reached on terms to pre.|In Jennings Circuit Court on JulYigsent to the Senate for extension 123, 1931, and sentenced to life In of the inquiry.
Board OKs $24,000
In Street Projects
The Works Board today approved nearly $24,000 worth of |gravel streets and concrete curbs {for three Irvington Streets. | Authorized for improvement was Sheridan Ave. from Ivanhoe !8t. to the Pennsylvanii Railroad; Oak Ave., from Catherwood Ave. to Sheridan Ave, and Catherwood from ‘Ivanhoe to Oak. In addition, the board approved |a new sewer in Belmont Ave. from Minnesota St. to Thorn{berry St. The sewer project will cost about $19,000.
Tax Statements Ready
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THURSDAY, MAR. 2, 1951
eld Gls Punch Out
34-Mile Gain | Hit Minefields On Central Front
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{ported indications the Reds are withdrawing in the area generally north of Seoul. Hit Minefields But on the central front north of Chunchon other patrols ran into extensive Communist minefields protected by machinegun and heavy mortar fire. They found the Communists entrenched in strength along a series of 3000-foot ridges just south of the Parallel, apparently prepared to make a determined stand. The day's biggest gain was made by British, Australian and Canadian troops who swept across barren hills and forded swift-flow-ing torrents northwest ‘of Kapyong, on the main Seoul-Chun-chon highway they gained 3% miles, To their west a United Nations [tank and infantry patrol erashed {through a mortar barrage and blasted a Chinese company off a {hill northeast of Uljongbu, killing IT0 Reds. Recover Howltzers
| A tank patrol scouting along the Imjin River north of Seoul {reached within three miles of the (38th Parallel at a point only five miles from where the Chinese {Communists cracked the Allied \Imjin River line last New Year's | Eve. > Two U. 8. 105-millimeter howitz-
[tractors were recaptured Thurs{day in the exact spot where they
The commission, composed of duplicate are ready and can be were overrun by the Chinese in inbe for payment is May 7.
January. | They were unharmed and un-
Club, will include Nicolai Cikov- or eight tons of records to relieve the critical shortage of space in ing,” but that it is possible that headed by Joseph M. Proskauer| He said the fall statements will touched except for several crude a new trial could be held and of New York City, former state be mailed, but those due now must booby traps. Officers said they, |supreme court justice and per- be picked up at the Courthouse.
sky and Jerry Farnsworth, painters, and Janet de Coux, sculptor. A new prize of $200, offered
anonymously, will be awarded the
the Courthouse.
The county's Old Records Commission tentatively agreed to Cook convicted.
burn the huge pile of documents !dated prior to 1930. Some records
best portrait or portraits. Mrs. ate back to 1822.
Booth Tarkington again will present the Booth Tarkington Me-| morial Prize of $50 to the most popular entry, to be determined by ballot during the first three weeks of the show.
Other, Prizes Other prizes include: Art Association, $300; Alumni Association, $100; Board of Directors, $200; Keeling & Co. $150; J. I. Holcomb, $100; Mrs. Edgar H. Evans, $100; Junior League, $100; Art Association, $50, and Morris Goodman, $100. Deadline for entry blanks is Apr. 9. Present or former Indiana residents are eligible. Apr. 11 is the last day for receiving paintings and sculpture, Works may be submitted in the following media: Oil, water color, tempera, pastel, and sculp-
ture in' wood, bronze, stone, terra!
Report in 30 Days
A five-member committee was named to study the problem with the view of eliminating even more records. It will report to the commission within 30 days. The fourth-floor record rooms in the Courthouse were filled to capacity some time ago. Records
were piling up in the courts and
offices. “This is an absolute necessity,” Mr. Brown said. “Every office has records that should be filed on the fourth floor, but there is no space for them.
Fire Hazard Cited
Mr. Brown also cited the fire hazard involved in the vast collection of paper in the record rooms, He said the committee hopes to
1950 population, 5551.
cotta, plaster, plastics or any!
durable material.
{eliminate enough old records to provide space to build new racks _|in the rooms. The committee will
NO MATTER WHAT yow've seek to boost the discard pile lost, the finder may be eager te from eight to 20 tons. return it to you. Tell him how| Doomed records include aged
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Alertness Adds oh $6.12 To Polio Fund
The Marion County polio fund was $6.12 richer today, thanks to the alertness of Lloyd Litten, as|sistant manager of the Haag {Drug Store at 2706 N. Meridian St. Mr. Litten noted that collectors for the March of Dimes had overlooked one of the two coin collectors when they made their {rounds following the recent fund drive. | He called The Times and word was flashed to polio officials, who |promptly picked up the coin box. i The extra amount pushed the {polio fund to_ almost $60,500 with more money still coming in from various chain stores.
Army Finance Chief To Make Check Here
Maj. Gen. Eugene M. Foster, chief of the Army's Finance Department, will be here Monday to check final details of the new $23.242.000 Army Finance Center to be built at Ft. Harrison. The building will be three-story ‘concrete, It will be rectangular building measuring 500 by 1000 |feet. About 6000 workers are expected to be employed at the center. Money for the building has been authorized by Congress, and the construction awaits only the allocation of funds to the Finance Department by the Bureau of the | Budget,
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