The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-24
STATE POLICE
RAD|OASSURED
BY GOVERNOR
M'Nutt Promises Bankers
to Complete Fund
for System.

A state police radio system to aid
in coping with piilaglng forays of
such terror gangs as John Dillin-
gers will be built in the near flu
ture.
This was assured today by joint
announcement of Felix M. Nc
Whittier, Indianapolis, president of
the Indiana Bankers Association,
and Goveror Paul V. McNutt that
public subscription and the gov
ernor's contingency fund would sup
ply the approximate 100000 neces-
Sary for such construction.
The announcements we're made at
the first session of the bankers
thirty eighth annual convention in
the Claypool, which attracted APP
proximately 300 delegates from all
over the state.
Plans Nearly Completed
The radio system will be con-
structed by federal emergency re-
lief administration labor, with tech
nical assistance from Purdue and
Indiana universities. Governor Nc
Mutt said that plans almost were
completed at present through civil
works administration and FERA
technicians' past studies.
Mr.. McWhirter made first an
nouncement of the successful COM
pletion of the bank associations
drive, aided by a citizens commit
tee. to obtain the system. He said
that the bankers had raised be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 and that
Governor McNutt was willing to ad-
vance the approximately $4,000
necessary.
The Governor departed from a
prepared address on the work of the
legislative committee on govern
mental economy to congratulate the
bankers on their work for the radio
system and to promise full state
cooperation.
Answers Bankers Criticism
He also departed from his dis
cussion of governmental functions
in this day to answer criticism by
Mr. McWhirter in an earlier speech
of drastic legislative remedies" for
social and economic ills, which the
bankers head coupled with a plea
for "a more balanced perspective in
the public approach to questions of
banking policy
It was somewhat amused" said
Governor McNutt, "by references
made by your president to what
might be called rugged individu-
alism.' I wondered just how many
rugged individualists' from your
group were coming to my house on
Sundays and to my Office every 9TH
er day in the week about a year
ago."
AS he spoke circus calliope out
side the hotel blared out Happy
Days Are Here Again." war song of
the new DEAL
Delegates Receive Reports
Before Mr.. McWhirter spoke, re-
ports of Secretary Don E. Warwick,
Treasurer Charles E. Duggan and
various committee heads were re-
ceived by the delegates. Commit
tees reporting included those on
agricultural ref1nancing, taxation,
code. taxation and revision of by
laws.
Mr.. McWhirter said that neither
what was lost in the past, nor
hopeful dreams of a perfect finan-
cial system in a. distant tomorrow"
were as important as what we &C
tually have today"
Better Banking Tomorrow
I'VE shall have better banking
tomorrow" he declared mot by de-
Stroying or harrassing what we have
today, but by continuing to build
slowly and carefully on what we
now possess"
He pointed out that bank failures
and unfaithful trustees made news.
1t was different, however, he pro-
tested to frame laws and mold
banking systems ION the basis of
exceptional cases."
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