Speedway Flyer, Volume 17, Number 46, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 July 1949 — Page 1

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St. Christopher’s Catholic Church Rev. I* A Lindemann Pastor Sunday Masses: 8:00 o’clock Weekday Masses 7:00 o’clock Many members of St Christopher attended the Novena services of our Lady of Mt Carmel at the Carmelite Monastery on Cold Spring Road which closed with the usual beautiful candlelight service last Saturday night. Thousands of people attended these nightly services and the sermons given by the Rev. John Reynolds of the Paulist Order will long be remembered by those who heard him. This was the eleventh Novena made at the monastery. They always close, of course, on the Feast Day of Our Lady of Mt Cannel, July 16. A novena is nine consecutive days of prayer—special prayers. This Friday is the Feast Day of St Mary Magdalen, the Penitent. At the 8:30 o’clock Mass Sunday, the children of St. Christopher will receive Holy Communion. Their special Sunday is the fourth Sunday of the month. While The Flyer was on vacation, Mrs. Christina Conner of Speedway died and was buried from St. Christopher. May her soul rest in peace. The High Masses this week were at 6 o’clock on Thursday morning for Christina Conner and on Friday for Thomas Keogh. At all the Masses on the second Sunday in July, Father Lindemann announced that St. Christopher Parish had borrowed its first $30,000 at 2 percent to pay for the June expenses on the School Building. The total diocesan credit of St Christopher Parish is SIOO,OOO. All cost of the new building over and above this amount must be raised in the parish. If the money necessary to complete the building cannot be raised, the Parish shall have no choice except to stop construction. He added further that this announcement was no scare program, no threat, nor was it a pressure measure, but a simple statement of fact and an appeal to those, who had not yet made their donation to the St Christopher School Fund, to do so in the very near future. Maybe you are one of the many people who would like to give more than you have to give. Then by all means, try and help all you can in every way to make the Annual Lawn Festival—August 18th, 19th and 20th—a big success. Sorry we can’t give out the ladies’ committees today, but the Altar Society meeting on Wednesday night was too late for us to pick up this news for this week’s paper. A few of the ladies who worked so hard on the Cook Book, “Tops in Foods,” saw it in the making last Saturday morning, and their report is very good. They said that Mr. Joe Brand of the Brand Printing Company, who are doing the Cook Book, was a very gracious host. It was to be regretted that more of the ladies who worked on the book could not go down. The book will be on sale AUGUST Ist, God willing, for SI.OO, so get your dollars ready, please. There is still time to make your reservation for the Day of Recollection at Marian College next Sunday, July 24th, if you hurry. Contact Father Lindemann or Nora Bray. Next Monday is the Feast Day of St. Christopher, our patron Saint. The exact time of the Mass will be announced Sunday. Tuesday, July 26th, is the Feast Day of St Anne, the mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Dear St Anne, pray for us! “You can preach a better sermon with your life than with your lips.”—Oliver Goldsmith. Nora Bray.

Be A Blood Donor Summertime means vacation time, outdoor recreation, picnics, watermelons, swimming. And here’s a reminder of something else you should put on your summer schedule. Add your name to ,the list of those willing to help save the life or speed the recovery of some veteran. Be a volunteer blood donor for the Red Cross. Every week of the year, your Red Cross recruits a minimum of 70 volunteer donors to supply the whole blood needed for veterans in both Indianapolis and Billings veterans’ hospitals. This is the only source of supply for these veterans, and the Hood is given to them without charge. AU Hood is kept in the blood bank at Indianapolis Veterans Hospital, where it is available for patients in both hospitals. It is used for restorative blood ther-

Speedway Methodist Chereh REV. WESLEY E. BRASHARES, Pastor Sunday School 8:45 A.M. Worship Service 10:45 AM. 6 Services will be held Sunday morning at the usual time. Church School, 9:45 ajn. and Morning Worship at 10:45 ajn. Rev. Brashares will give the children’s sermon as well as the adult sermon, “Now.” At this time new members will be received into the fellowship of the church. Those whd wish to join, please notify the pastor at 5223 W. 16th St. or Be. 1171. Services are held at 1610 Auburn St temporarily. The summer schedule for the Women’s Society of Christian Service is in progress and the regular meetings for the society will be in September. All officers win be notified concerning the quarterly report blanks to be filled and sent to the District officers by September 1. Announcement from Bishop Raines has placed Rev. Brashares as editor of the Hoosier Methodist The paper win be completely redesigned and restyled by Rev. Brashares and the first copy win come off the press on approximately August 10th. The church wishes its pastor success in his editorship. You are cordially invited to worship with the Methodist Congregation if you aren’t attending elsewhere. A constant searching lor Christ’s will and consecration to the task at hand are basic Christian characteristics. “For we are laborers together with God.” I Cor. 3 A

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apy to speed convalescence, conditioning the patient for vigorous treatment, extensive operations, and for emergency transfusions. Make a note now to call the Red Cross to give a pint of your blood. It will take about 20 minutes of your time. And, remember . . . you won’t miss it . . . some veteran needs it! ATTENTION! Friends and neighbors, you are invited to attend an ice cream social When—July 30. Where—--5023 W. 16th St Serving will begin at 5 p. m. Home-made cakes and delicious ice cream. This social is sponsored by the Speedway Bethel No. 38, International Order of Job’s Daughters. Come and visit with the friendly Bethel and we will be happy to serve you. Diane Pleyte, Pub.

Athletic Field Fond The lighting for the field is just about completed. Now we have to face the problem of fencing. We need more funds. Won’t you help? Those contributing since last issue are as follows: Winfield D. Wood, $10; Harry Sanders, $5; Anonymous, $5; Starr Collins, $5. Previously reported ....$10,188.79 Reported this issue 25.00 Total to date $10,213.79 When turning in your donation please specify if you wish to remain anonymous. If you have not sent in your contribution as yet, and wish to donate, make checks payable to the Speedway High School Athletic Field Fund. Mail to Frank J. Rikhoff, Treasurer, 1708 Ellen Drive. For cash donations call Be. 0257 and arrangements will be made to pick up. BOOST SPEEDWAY!

American Legion Speedway Post No. 198 welcomes all veterans to the Post Home to complete their Indiana Bonus Application. The home, will be open on Friday nights, July 22 and 29 from 7 p. m. on. Bring your original discharge papers. Recently elected officers for the coming year are as follows: Commander, .Paul Eberts; first vice commander, Hayden Rahm; second vice commander, Dick Griggs; adjutant, Norman Brennan; finance officer, Kenneth Jarvis; sergeant-at-arms, Frank Kreffel; chaplain, Virgil Sanford, and historian, Thomas Strouse. In addition to the above, the executive committee consists of Archie Pace, Calvin Strouse, George Sauer, Charles Hatton, Kenneth Daniels, Louis Reihman and John Hammonds. Paul Eberts, Com.

Card of Thanks We sincerely thank our friends and neighbors for the cards and floral tributes sent at the death of our father and grandfather, Mr. Obed Cork, 1774 N. Lyndhurst They were deeply appreciated. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Cork and Family. Teen-Timer News Be sure to be at the meeting Thursday. Tis at Nancy Heston’s at 2:30. Besides the business, there will naturally be a big gab session on our wonderful week at Lake Shafer. Our two swell chaperons put up with all ten of us; Sue Crumley, Nancy Heston, Nancy Forbes, Dee Covell, Carol Hertling, Joan Pritchard, Mary Hoss, Barbara Richards, Pat Monee and Wanda Armentrout for a week. We want to say again, thanks loads! Wanda Armentrout Pub.

St Andrew’s Lethem Chereh (Worshipping in Speedway Town Hall) Rev. Robert H. Heine, Pastor 1703 Gerrard Drive Sunday School 9:30 AM. Morning Warship . 10:45 AM. Visitors and new residents of Speedway are cordially invited to worship with us in the Speedway Town Halt Sunday School, with classes for all age groups, meets at 9:30 am. The Morning Worship follows at 10:45. If you have no church home in Speedway, we invite you to make St Andrew’s your church home. The Rev. Charles M. Wachter, veteran Lutheran pastor, win conduct services and preach Sunday morning. Pastor Wachter has been serving as supply pastor while Pastor Heine is away. The Heines are at Shawnee on the Delaware, in Pennsylvania, attending the summer school of the Board of American Miamena of the United Lutheran Church. Following the school they are taking a vacation trip. In case of any emergency while the pastor is away, caß Mr. Reino Peterson (Be. 0289), Mr. Joe Kirchhoff (Be. 4523), or Mr. Wm. A Hart (Be. 2184). Matters pertaining to the construction of the church building should be directed to Mr. Walter Blase, chairman of the building committee. Work on our church building is going ahead according to schedule. The cross for the bell-cote tower has been completed, and will be set in the near future. The bells should be delivered this week. There is the pcftsibility of some delay in getting our pews, which have been ordered for about six month* Chancel furnishing* will be delivered the first week in August , Funeral services for George P. Rosebrock were conducted by Pastor Heine on July 5. Mr. Rosebrock, formerly of West rndianapnii*, died in St Petersburg, Florida. He was the stopfather of Mrs. Harold Davenport, formerly of Speedway, and now living in St Petersburg.

Issued Emery Week to Every Home in Speedway

Speedway Men’s Softball Team Standings Team W. L. Marathon 4 2 Seniors 3 3 Lions ....1 4 Flyers 3 3 Kats 4 2 Bearcats 2 3 Mexican 3 1 Lockers 1 3 A lot of softball has been played since the Flyer’s last issue so we will bring you up to date briefly. On Thursday, June 30, the Flyers and Lockers picked up their previous Tuesday game from a rain out, with the Flyers on top 15 to 12. Wednesday, July 6, the Seniors and Mexicans picked up June 28 rain out, 5 to 3 in favor of the Mexicans. v July 5 Marathon edged out the Lockers 13 to 12 in the first game while the Mexicans and Kats tied the second game at 2 and 2. On July 8 the Kats settled the question 8 to 6. On July 11, the Seniors almost didn’t lick the Lions 5 to 4 in the first game, while the Marathons took the Bearcats 11 to 6 in the second game. July 12, the Mexicans walked all over the Flyers 11 to 3 in the first battle while the Kats and Lockers tied their game up 10 to 10 in the second fracas. This tie will be played off the first game Tuesday, July 26.

In the first game July 18 the Flyers got the surprise of their lives when they downed the Kats 6 to 3. For the second game of July 18, the Lockers won their first game, defeating the Seniors 12 to 9. Wednesday evening, July 20, Marathon takes on the Mexicans in the first battle, and the Bearcats tangle with the Lockers in the second spot. Monday, July 25, first game. Flyers and Seniors. Second game, Lions and Lockers. Tuesday, July 26, first game, Kats and Lockers play off their tie of July 12. Bearcats and Mexicans, second game. Wednesday, July 27, only one game at 6:30 between Lions and Mexicans. This winds up regular schedule play. Monday, Aug. 1, starts double elimination tourney. Teams will be drawn for play.

Card of Thanks I wish to extend my thanks to all of my many friends for the cards and lovely flowers sent to me during my stay in the hospital Marian Showalter. Fish Fry Tonight!!! The Speedway Post of the V. F. W. will sponsor a fish fry at the corner of Georgetown Road and 16th St., tonight and tomorrow night There win be many prizes given away including a television set Everybody welcome.

FRIDAY, JULY 22, 1949

School News The opening day of the 1949-50 school term will be Tuesday, Sept 6, which is the day following Labor Day. Teachers will report for a series of meeting on Aug. 31. The high school band will participate in the Chicagoland Music Festival Saturday, Aug. 20. A few hotel reservations and tickets are available for anyone wishing to accompany the band. Any- . one interested in these should call Mr. Wicker at school, Be. 3359. There are no scheduled division meetings for 4-H July 25 through July 27. Mrs. Strong will be at school from 9:00 to 3:30 to help girls with sewing projects and record books. There will be a general 4-H meeting for all members Tuesday, July 26 at 10:30. The local 4-H exhibit will be Thursday, July 28. All exhibits should be brought to the homemaking -rooms between 9:00 and 9:30 Thursday morning. Wednesday afternoon, July 20, Mrs. Strong was a judge for 4-H work at the Decatur Central School

All work, except the mounting of the floodlights, has been completed on the athletic field lighting project. Mr. Jim Ludwig and a crew of men plan to do this Saturday, July 23. Boys planning to play football this year should report to the Athletic Office Wednesday, Aug. 10, for physical examinations. Mr. Robert J. Kryter has been reappointed ta. the Speedway School Board for a three year term beginning Aug. 1. Mr. Kryter is treasurer of the EsterlineAngus Company of Sgfeedway. Since teachers will be inquiring about rooms during the next two or three weeks, we are interested in knowing about rooms which will be available by Aug. 31. If you have a room, call the school office. Several classrooms have been redecorated this summer. Because of the expected large enrollment in the elementary school, four rooms in the high school will be used for elementary classes. The sixth grade rooms will be located in the new building and the fourth grade will be in the upper rooms located at the south end of the gym. Work on refinishing the gymnasium playing floor has been completed. The floor has a very pleasing appearance. Several shipments of library books for both the elementary and high school have been received during the summer and win be available for student use this fan.*

Coord of Thank* The W. S. C. S. of the Speedway Methodist Church wishes to express its thanks and appreciation for all those who helped in any way toward the ice cream social held Saturday, July 16. Our special thank* to Father Lindemann and the St Christopher congregation who permitted us to use the tables and chairs; Jacquie Sue Loffland and Billy Pierpont who furnished the music, and Roscoe Stevenson who kept the checker games in progress. " Attention Cub Scouts—Parents Annual picnic next Saturday, July 23, 3 p. hl, at Merritt’s Part.

Chare! Of Christ 4066 West 10th St 10 ajn. Sunday Morning Warship 6 pm. Sunday Youth Training dam 7JO pm. Sunday Evening Service 7:30 pm. Wednesday —— znoie atuay (for all ogee) _ ■»»» WUrttrndav Staging Class CHome ay vouiaaa inrougnou eeaj

Boys and Girls Attention!! There has been an appeal by the Riley Hospital for children’s comic books. Do you have any at your home that you would be willing to share with boys and girls less fortunate than yourself? Please can Mrs. Thomas, Be. 4512 or Mrs. Crawford, Be. 4449 and they will gladly pick them up. Rural Telephone Construction The telephone companies thruout the nation are in their fourth consecutive year of recordbreaking rural telephone construction to meet the unprecedented demand for service which has sprung up during and since the war. Tens of thousands of miles of new pole line have been built and about a million miles of wire have been strung—to say nothing of many new buildings and vast quantities of switchboards and other equipment. New telephone plant has been going in at a rate three times as fast as ever before in history.

During the war, when applications for service were piling up in rural as well as in urban areas, the telephone industry designated “rural telephones” as one of its most important jobs. The Bell System set its sights for a million more telephones in rural areas as rapidly as possible after the war. It looked then like it might take as many as five years, but despite serious shortages in materials and supplies of all kinds, the millionth instrument went in service last December—in just a little over three years. Today, the number of telephones added in rural areas ‘ since the war totals about 1,200,000 and the work is continuing unabated. As a result of this unprecedented performance of the Bell Companies plus the nearly 400,000 rural telephones added since the war by the 6,000 independentlyowned companies, about half of the farms in the United States now have telephones—or twice, as many as in 1940. And rural telephone service is available, without any construction charges, to a vast majority of the nation’s occupied farms. To make it easier for farmers and others in rural areas to get telephone service, the amount of new pole line which the Bell Companies will build for each new subscriber without charge has been substantially increased.

Free construction of a half-mile of new pole line is now generally allowed for each new customer. In addition, this allowance is being applied on an an coverage basis, which means hat where lines are being extended to serve a particular section, any unused portion of a customer’s free allowance is credited to other customers in the same neighborhood who need more. In addition to adding more telephones, the Bell Companies have also made great strides in improving the quality of service in rural areas. The number of parties an a line is being reduced to not more than eight Today 70 per cent of all rural customers are on lines with eight parties or less compared with 62 per cent at the beginning of 1946. And as rapidly as possible the magneto or crank type of telephone is being replaced by more up-to-date instruments.

For years, telephone engineers and research laboratories have sought better, faster and more economical ways of Serving rural areas, and much has been accomplished tosimplify construction. A much stronger steel wire has been developed, permitting longer spans and therefore fewer poles per mile. New techniques have been introduced by the Bell Telephone Laboratories which make it possible for telephone conversations (Continued on Page 41

Speedway Chrietiaa Charch l«ih tt. tad Wtafea Aw. The Rev. Kenneth E. Thorne, Minister SUMMER SCHEDULE ONE UNIFIED SERVICE - 9:30 to 11:09 A.M. The regular summer schedule will be continued next Sunday. A Summer Octette, composed of Margaret Hogue and Shirley Gaddis, sopranos, Libby Ottinger and Barbara Owings, contraltos, Dale Vincent and Chester Poor, tenors, Carl Hogue and Isaac Keen, basses, will sing. The Girls’ Voice Class will sing “Our Father Who Art in Heaven” by Bixby. Miss Shirley Gaddis, soprano, will be the soloist, singing Prayer” by Curran. The minister will preach the sermon on the subject, “Living in God’s World.” ~~ \ The Candle Tippers will meet in the parsonage at 9:30 for their regular class period. All those recently out of high school are urged to join this class. The Young Settler Class will meet in the school house at 9:30 for their Class period. The Girls’ Voice Class will meet at 9:30 Monday morning for rehearsal. After a meeting last week with the Foster Engineering Company and representatives of our Official Board, we are assured of the completion of our new building in time for the dedication date of September 11th. It is planned to have the building ready for the work of the American Seating Company, by the first week in August. They will be on the job at that time to install the wood panel work, pews, and to put the finish coat on the trusses and arches. Dr. John Booth of the Board of Church Extension will officiate at the Dedication program in September. A detailed program of that day will be announced soon. We were happy to receive Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Holt, 1730 Norfolk St., into our membership recently. Where is God? We find God in the confidence existing between man and man in the business world. He is in the strength and loyalty of friendship, and in the affection of the home. We find Him in the purity of womanhood, the nobility of manhood, and the loveliness of childhood. We find God in every deed of self-sacrifice and devotion: in every proclamation of truth and every summons to righteousness. He is in every service rendered for others in the contented mind, and the calm untroubled spirit Wherever there is Good, there is God.

Personals Twenty-four of the Worthy Matrons of the 11th District O. E. & held a mid-summer get-to-gether at the home of Mrs. Ruby Hughes, 5020 W. 13th St., with a buffet dinner at 6:30 p. m. on Wednesday evening, July 13. The tables were beautifully decorated with garden flowers. Small dolls dressed as Worthy Matrons were favors. The group presented Mrs. Hughes with a beautiful wall plaque. The evening was spent playing games. Little David Webster is home after spending several days in the Methodist Hospital with a streptococcus infection. Mr. Winfield Wood has just returned home after a vacation with relatives in California. Mr. and Mrs. George Stallwood and Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Anderson have finished a week’s vacation at Lake Freeman.

Johnnie Leonard visited Judy Ward in Buda, HL, during the week of the 4th. Judy accompanied John home and is visiting with the Leonards for a while. Mr. and Mrs. Ganz Hammer, Sr., Mrs. Jones and Mr. and Mrs. Titus Huber spent two weeks at Highland Forest Lodge at Eagle River, Wis., fishing. And not all of the big ones got away. They had a very wonderful time. One day they took a trip to Porcupine Mountains in Northern Michigan. Jim Phillips, a former resident of Speedway, spent* sometime

Speedway Chirch es the Nizsthb 5020 CRAWFORDSVILLE ROAD REV. DONALD KONKLE. Pastor Sunday School 9:30 AM. Morning Worship 10:30 A M. Young People and Junior Service —6:30 PM. Evening Evangelistic Service 7:30 P. M. Midweek Prayer Service Wed. eve., 7:30 PM. The Women’s Missionary Society will meet Friday evening, July 29, at the church. This is our last meeting for the church year ana a gooa anenaance is aesirea. xne eiecuon or otneors for next year wiU be held at this meeting. Study will be gives* by Mrs. Marion Fletcher. This is Youth Week at our Camp Grounds near Camby, Ind. Anyone is welcome to attend the evening services, which will be in charge of Rev. C. B. Cox and wiU bo well worth* wjiile to drive out and enjoy these services. One of the best habits to instill in the heart of a child is to attend Sunday School regularly. Are you endeavoring to do that? Are you setting a good example by attending regularly yourself? This is something to think about Wo invite you to meet with us and help make this one of the beet to Mww iw A. licurty welcome awaits WuSn“PnV *** strength a very ptoeeenh help hk

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this week visiting friends. Ha it now located in Berlin, N. Y. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Leonard and Mr. and Mrs. John Leonard entertained Mr. and Mrt Arnold Vaught and Ann of New York City, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Smith of Milan, Ind., Mr. and Mrs. Phil Prentice, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Prentice and Kathy, and Mr. and Mrs. Chase Turner last Friday evening. Due to the untimely accidents happening to the Shultz family last week, their vacation had to be postponed. David D. Boyer, who went into the navy July 8, has the following address: David D. Boyer, 327-29-34, Co. 49-190, U.S.N.T.C, San Diego 33, Calif. He would appreciate hearing from his friends.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Showalter announce the arrival of a baby girl. Karen Lee, bom July 10 at the Methodist Hospital The mother, the former Marion Baxter, and baby are both doing fine and are receiving visitors at 1686 Christopher Lane. Mrs. Eldon L. Johnson and daughters, Judith Jo and Suzanne of Eugene, Ore., are here visiting with her sister and family, Mr. and Mrs. Martin Stonebraker and Marianna. Bethel No. 38 There win be a meeting of Behtel 38, International Order of Job’s Daughters, Saturday, July 23, at the Masonic Temple at 3 o’clock. AU members are urged to attend,