Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 April 1951 — Page 12

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. SUNDAY; APR. 8, 1951

Commission to Turn Searchlight On County-City Government Here

Eleven-Member Investigating Group Will Begin Study Within Four Weeks

By ANDY OLOFSON Why is government in Marion County and Indianapolis:

ONE—80 costly? TWO—8o0 cumbersome? THREE—So inefficient?

An investigating commission of 10 men

begin to delve into these questions within four weeks.

They will send their verdict and

and one woman will

Lions Club Decatur Township school building study survey, considered one of state's leading experts on city and county planning. State Sen. Greyble McFarland Jr, 7500 S. Emerson Ave, prominent dairy farmer, a Democrat {representing Johnson and Marion {Counties in last legislature, Scott Ging, county councilman {from Warren Township, former

recommended remedies legislation that might streamline! the functions of government in| the Indianapolis area. Specifically, the commission is charged with “ascertaining whether or not legislation on the subject of consolidation or merging of government functions and serv- * {ces” in the metropolitan area of| Marion County “is desirable, necessary and advantageous to the

metropolitan |

to the Ave. 1953 state legislature for possible | & Co.

{county attorney, active in Repub-

» treasurer of L. 8. Ayres jican politics many years, attor(ney, lives at 3608 N. Lesley Ave. |

Warren Atkinson, 3907 Guilford| Earl Beck of Pike Township,

Local War | Widows Group Sets Session

War I Widows, a newly-organized | : group, will hold its first meeting! cock, 11, Mitchell, was killed and By Fifteen Years at 7:30 p. mfl Wednesday in the four other persons hospitalized] TUPPER LAKE, N.Y. Apr. 7 Indiana Council at a reception at : § ES following a two-car crash at Ind.|(UP) — An elderly man ap-2 p. m, next-Sunday in Scottish [RURAL ICE, (proached the proprietor of a hotel Rite Cathedral. : In Memoritl Hospital here were here and asked him when the next Purpose of| Walter Prather, 17, Mitchell; Joe|train left for Ottawa. | Guthrie, 17, Mitchell, and Mr. and election of delegates to the na-|Mrs. Wilford Batchelor of Bed- morrow for my brother's funeral,” tional convention will be decided. | ford. > The Batchelors™and the girl! services were riding in a car driven by convincing him that the last train|Executive in Washington, D. C.|

east room, World War Memorial,

vited to attend and participate in election of officers. the organization and especially

on commemoration o rendered to the United States by|Willlam McCard, Mitchell, when left 15 years ago and the tracks|/Mr. Wilson will return to greet | husbands of World War 1 . widows. it was hit by the car driven by had been pulled up right behind it. his successor,

| residential dianapolis.

sub-divisions Township.

| &ve., 36-year-old member of firm recently named to board of di-| that has been active in developing|rectors of Ell Lilly & Co., has) in In- extensive farm holdings in Pike |

Rural Members The five rural members are:

Hareld Schuman, of Wanamaker, Republican, Franklin Township Trustee, one of leading

Township,

who formerly was director of the partment of Indiana Manufactur-

Kenneth Schellie of Decatur authorities on personnel problems, planning consultant|serves in personnel relations de-

public affected thereby.” |Indiana Economic Council, headed ers Association.

County Auditor Roy Combs is required to call the, first meeting’ of the commission by May 4. He, said he will issue the call as soon! as he reeeives the official list of! appointments. | The commission, recently ap-! pointed, includes six city residents and five persons who live in the suburban or rural areas, The city resident members are: Mrs. Frank H. Cox, 4025 N.| Illinois St., a lifelong resident of! Indianapolis, state vice president of the League of Women Voters and state chairman of the committee urging the League's five-year-| old plea for revising Indiana's 1851 state constitution, J. Dwight ‘Peterson, 4200 N. Pennsylvania St, president of the Indianapolis school board and head of City Securities Corp. Julian A. Kiser, 3060 N. Meridian St, young investment broker who was active in the local government study group of the Junior Chamber of Commerce. Oscar F. Barry Sr., 4502 Central Ave., president of the Board of Sanitary Commissions. James A. Gloin, 4641 Graceland

Capt. Peters Gets Fire School Post

Capt. T. E. Peters, chief fire inspector for the Delco-Remy Division of General Motors Corp., Anderson, has been appointed by . the Purdue - Unjversity Public Safety Institute to. arrange the

1951 State Fire School. | Capt. Peters fire prevention program at Del-! co-Remy was

% ; : awarded first place in the United States’

Capt. and Canada in apt Peters 1940 and 1950 1 the National Fire Underwriters’ Association competition. He currently is'a candidate for the ‘Democratig ‘nomination for mayor of Anderson,

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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES ___ Girl, 11, Killed In 2-Car Crash

Times State’ Service ‘M3 BEDFORD, Apr. T—Janet nea. Missed His Train

Sr. Prather. Mr. and Mrs. MeCard suffered minor injuries in the crash.

Mr. Lincoln, “I have to reach Pembroke to-

| he said, The hotel man had a hard time | Wilson,

Chase Neb., served in a similar capacity. ! The - reception also will be a farewell for Délmar H. “Skipper”! who has become Scout

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