Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 December 1945 — Page 1
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FORECAST: Mostly cloudy ‘tonight and tomorrow; mild temperatures. ™~ .
SCRIPPS = HOWARD
2DIEINSTATE. TRAFFIC, SEVEN NIURED HERE
Icy Roads; Mercury Riding High. Two men were killed and a number of persons ‘injured last night as a heavy fog ~ added to the hazards of icy pavements in Indianapolis and
, throughout the state. A new warning came today from
official sources which said serious] §
floods were threatened if heavy rainfall and above-freezing temperatures featured the weather menu. Streams already are high because of holiday season rains, Chief En-
LOCAL TEMPERATURES
6a m..... 32 10am... .. 36 7am .34 lam... 37 8am..... 34 12 (Noon) 38 Sam... 35 1pm. ..38
gineer David H. Harker of the In- |"
diana flood control and water resources commission reported in his warning. ’ Today's weather bureau forecast called for “mostly cloudy tonight and tomorrow; mild temperatures.”
The ‘lowest temperature last night; #8 was the 32 degrees, at 6 a. m. The §
highest was 39 degrees. Two men died almost instantly and two others were injured early today in an auto-truck crash at the intersection of Road 6 and Road 9, some 10 miles west of Kendallville. + The dead: Devon. Clelland Henry, 18, of 2719 Clinton st., Ft. Wayne, driver of{a sedan. Ray Angle, 43, of Chicago, driver of a semi-trailer truck. Injured: Robert E. Farrington of Ft Wayne, occupant of the Henry car, reported in serious condition in a , Kendallville hosg:tal. —Willtam Smalley of Chicago, rider in ‘the truck, given first aid for minor cuts and bruises. * The automobile was traveling on Road 9 and the truck on Road 6
- they approach, the intersection. Seven nrt Here
Six pedestrians and a driver were hurt here when two automobiles crashed at Birch and Oliver aves. Two of the victims were reported in fair condition in local hospitals.
The others were sent home following.
treatment. The injured: , Dora Aldrich, 25, of 1612 Central ave, lacerations of the head and leg, patient at. City hospital. William Harris, 21, of 505 Arbor
. _8ve, fractured 'ag, patient at Meth-
“odist hospital. Leah Parker, 23, of 723 Kappas st., driver of one of the cars, treated - for shock. Robert Jines, 25, of 551 st, face and reg injuries. Billy Short, 13, of 1078 Oliver ‘st., arm injuribs. Leo Perkins, 45 of Zionsville, | shock. - Mary Bergen, 25, of 1812 Cen tr a *. #ve, nose fracture. ‘One of the driveis, Chester T. “Reynolds, 29, of 3847 N. Keystone
‘Holley
_..ave, escaped injuries. The crash | - * occurred late yesterday. A 63-year-old pedestrian who |
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3 OFFICERS LEAVE STATE DRAFT STAFF
Shift of military personnel on the staff of Lt. Cel. F. Lyle. Summerk; state director of the selective © service system, was made effective today, Lt. Col. Glen ward Lee, Ma). Samuel - 8. Springer and Capt. James D. Mann have réported to Camp “Atterbury for separation. New arrivals include Maj. Rich- * ard D. Beem, overseas veteran, now + living at 3443 Birchwood ave.; Maj. William Moore Jr, transferred . from Maryland selective service division, and M#dj. Raymond F.. Body, reassigried- from Yowa state headquarters,
Pending | reorganization, of his ~ staff; Lt. Col. Summers ‘hils—Thade no definite duty assignmefits—for the incoming officeps: :
Fog Adds to Hazards of
VOLUME 56—~NUMBER 252 °°
Tests New Process
Local Plant
A new process is tested at the Karpex Manufacturing Co., Inc. Studying results are (left to right) Richard Whipple, purchasing agent and personnel manager; William P. Ball, laboratory technician, and R. R. Wotring, president and chief chemist,
Charles Atkins, foreman of the finishing department, checks a radio vibrator part as Miss Louise Thacker, trimmer, works on hundreds of the sponge rubber pieces readying them for delivery. Communication parts is one of the company’s large items. .
Karpex Factory to Expand 30 Per Cent Here Next Year
By VICTOR PETERSON
~The Karpex Manufacturing Co., 1436 E. 19th st. plans an inter-plant expansion of approxifiately 30 per cent next year, officials announced
| Capehart’s Secretary May
ford will plunge into the ninth
sible candidacy ®
ninth district
SATURDAY, PECENATS: 29, 1945
SIGNS INDICATE ARMSTRONG TO BE CANDIDATE
Oppose Wilson for Congress.
By SHERLEY UHL Strong indications that James E. Armstrong of Bed-
district congressional race] were supported this week by his appearance in Indiana. The boyish Republican was back in his home state from Washington, where he is personal secretary to Senator Capehart. His off - hand reaction to speculation on his pos-
for the G. O. P.
c o ngressional nomination leaves little doubt that he eventually intends to toss his hat in the ring.
Mr. Armstrong
{ 1132 Spann ave,
Entered as Second-Class Matter at Postoffice Indianapolis 9, Ind.
Issued daily except Sunday
Local Couple NEW BLAZE N Wanted Boy "MINE DELAYS
~Got 3 Girls
RESCUE WORK
Frantic Efforts to Reach 22 More Trapped Men
Triplets were born early today to Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Wild, at St. Francis hospital, Beech Grove. The triplets, all girls, and Mrs. Wild, were reported doing well by Dr. J. C. Rhea, who brought the
first baby into the world at 6:53 Blocked. a. m. The second arrived at 6:58 and the third came at 7:05 By CLAY W. BAILEY
“We'd been hoping for a boy,” said Mr. Wild. who is emploved at the Custom-Bilt Pipe Co. The Wilds have a girl, Anita Louise, 9. “We'd been saving our pennies in a piggy bank for ‘Rickey’ as we planned to nickname our new -
United Press Staff Correspondent PINEVILLE, Ky., Dec. 23. —A new fire broke out only | 400 feet from the entrance of| ‘the Kentucky Straight Creek coal mine today and drove out
If he does, hell run against thrice-elected Rep. Earl Wilson, the incumbent. Apparently the youthful Lawrence countian believes Rep. Wilson | has disturbed enough G. O. P. bigwigs to assure any opposition a fighting chance. Wilson Trods on Toes Whether Mr. Armstrong has the “green light” from the Republica inner-circle (Governor Gates and | State Chairman William E. Jenner) | is a moot question. servers are inclined to look dubiously at such a possibility. True, Rep. Wilson has accused some Hoosier G. O. P. policy-mak-
ers of clinging to an ultra con-|
servative negative program. The doughty, stubby politco from Huron advised his Republican comrades to get themselves in a more “constructive and progressive” frame of mind. He warned against pinching public pennies and detracting from the current social security set-
Kind Words for Truman
on President Truman at the beginning of his administration raised many a G. O. P, eyebrow. All this was not calculated to eridear him to. the powers-that-be. State Chairman Jenner felt compelled to announce that Rep. Wilson's views -were not necessarily those of the Indiana Republican party. For a while, the outspoken Wilson was classified along with Eighth District Rep. Charles LaFollette, the G. O. P.'s rebellious liberal firebrand. Of late, however, Rep. Wilson has
today. Meanwhile they also will make a concentrated bid for South American trade, which they believe will increase their business 20. to 25 per cent in the next four to five years.
2 NAVY PLANTS HERE ARE BOUGHT BY. RCA
! ' meet the expected plant expansion. dolar Expansion “We have ample room for enlarge-
. 8 MANUFAGTURERS of rubber goods bearing the Karpex name and! “sub-contractors for some 100 plants, the company has increased its emge roster from 80 to 100 since
Million Dollar
R. Wotring, president and chief |
Plans for rapid --conversion of | chemist. “Our plans largely hinge!
| Indianapolis industry tq post- war| on shipment of -néew machinery | -
i { Which will not be available for more | civitan n gairied impetus to- | than six ‘months in some cases.
day following announcement of al, | $000,000 expansion program at| Meanwhile we are going ahead | | RCA-Victor division. =~ A definite trend. toward —Tftng | the—needs of the civilian: market.’ . came “in RCA's announcement of . purchase‘ of two large navy-owned | CONVERSION to ~ peace-time plants: RCA operated the planis/ | manufacture was accomplished with- | exclusively for wartitne heeds of the navy. The purchase price was ly tinued to make the some laced at $850,000. [pr - P Outlook ._for increased employ | On a contract ‘basis “the firm | ment also came 2b RCA. Some | makes rubber fittings and coatings 400 persons are to be added to the arin and parts, radar; ‘radio, subpayroll, within a short time. maririe and all types of communiadditional help needed for oe! lations and vibgation dampeners.' plants purchased - from the navy | Some products bearing the Karer one er of RCA (Continued or on “Page. 2=Column 2) Purchase of the plagts incre reases | the RCA-owned floor space to 300,000 feet, all of which will be ised * for,.preduction ‘of civilian goods exclusively. The entire RCA:
| (Contifiued on Page 2—Column 6)
{vert our third floor to working space,” he: said.
5 DIE AS TROLLEY; +
Local Heavyweight Boxer “Loses Street Tilt With G. l.
’ One of the city’s s headline heavy-
weights lost a fight decision to military police in the “curbstone club” about 12:30 a. m. today. Some 150 street fans saw John
TIMES INDEX Amusements. . 4 Movies ...... . Prank Aston.. 6 Obituaries... 3 Carnival ...., 6[Fred Perkins.. 17 Churches .,... 8/Radio ........ 11 Comics ....... 11{Mrs, Roosevelt 7 Crossword .:.. 11| Robert Ruark. 6 «4. Sports ...... 112 Edson... 6) State Deaths. 3 vivy.+, 8) Stranahan... 12 6 J
Fluid Sweep Bus.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 29 (U. P.). —Five persons were burned. to
'"Denson—well - known" in Armory | death last night when a trolley car bouts-~drop to the concrete at and an oil trick collided during a Illinois and Washington sts. “at|snowstorm in suburban Essington, least five times” as almost a dozen police cars screamed to the scene. |of : . the unauthorized| At least seven persons, including
Program Announced. ment in our present housing,” said| {Re
with our plans. and_soon wilk.eon-
3000 Gallons of Flaming
taken -to criticizing the President |and- otherwise keeping within the {Republican traces. In addition, he
has a. powerful personal grasp on
‘the ninth district, where he knows
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eon 400 STOUT FELD
HOMES APPROVED
‘Barracks to to Be Converted Into Apartments. The Indianapolis housing short-
|
‘remodeling - of Stout field barracks
into 400 apartments for veterans.
Use of the bafiacks. was dp-
{proved yesterday by the Federal ‘
{Public , Housing autherity which!
| made available, Remodeling at_Stout field wil {begin as soon as the army aban- | the base around Tah, 1.
Seasoned ob- |
- | future regarding implications of i hospital attendants today.
age will be eased some with the
boy. | , : “Everybody seemed to think ‘rescue workers racing to dewe'd get a boy this time, but I liver the 22 remaining trapped’ feel swell. I'm satisfied.” | miners. The new blaze, which apparently LOGANSPORT, 1 Ind, Dec. 20. sprang up from smouldering wood | (U. P.).—Patricla Ann, sceond of ang coal pushed aside by early restriplets born to Mr. and Mrs. |.ye workers, blocked the shaft at Edward Mee, Logansport, earlier |a time when emergency crews were | this week, died last night. The |pegrudging every minute of delay | | other two, Michael Allen and | The weary men pulled back and Frances Lorraine, are in a “fair” |
brought up equipment to put out the new fire. They knew that if any of the remaining men in the| mine were still alive their condition [woud be critical by now.
wr Believed “Very Bad” i
was bad in Section 5-left or itt when they 1emoved the
| | FROM MOSCOW last of the nine men found there i | vesterday.
| hs: PP ! Today,
condition, ‘according to attending physicians.
24 remaining. in the vicinity of Shaft
Will Explain Big-3 Results /6-left where the others were beOn Radio Sunday [lieved to be “must be awful bad,”|
a rescue man said. By JAMES E. ROPER Ambulances were parked at the United Press Staff Correspondent
mine head, féady to thresh along WASHINGTON, Det. 20. —Secre- | the narrow mud road to Pineville tary of State James F. Byrnes re. and
emergency treatment for any turned from Moscow today amid a Men brought to the surface. But flurry of congressional questions {as the hours dragged by, faces of about. Big Three decisions, the watchers grew greyer and Rope He promptly arranged to explain | Vened: 2 dos the Big Three meeting to the nation in a broadcast on Sunday. He will go on the air at 9 p. m. In- mine . ‘early this morning. were dianapolis time. hollow-eyed after a night-long vigil A big C-54 transport plane carry- at home waiting for news that ing Mr. Byrnes landed at the Na-!crews had broken through. tional airport approximately on| Yesterday they were braced by schedule despite a low hanging fog the hope that the men had not! over eastern airports which caused been injured. But today the fear, some anxiety. that even if the explosion had not Mr. Byrnes smilingly greeted re- touched them, they would suffocate, porters and aid he wanted only to] hung heavy over the little crowd get. a haircut, change his Clothes Joe Hatfield, 48, one of the nine and get some sleep. men found in a barricaded side He sald he did not plan to see shaft yesterday, said the second President. Truman today. The Presi- party was only 300.feet away when | dent was on his yacht cruising on an explosion cut them off at 8:33 the .Potomac river below Washing- a. m. Wednesday, , ton, i Hatfield said the explasion ‘Happy’ Over “Safe Trip |seemed - centered where the others It was considered possible that Were working. : | Mr. Byrnes might join the presi- | The. rescue crews were digging | dential party on the yacht within through: an - almost solid wall be day or two. . fallen slate and timbers Several members of’ the senate] Eight in Good Shape also have indicated a desire tof Fight-of the first party of nine.
[talk with Mr, Byrnes in the near| were reported in good condition by | All were |
hours later, any air
Relatives Stand By Relatives who flocked back to the
|the Big Three agreements giving, wer ng from exhaustion. Russia a share-in cOMtrol of Japan| Tne ninth, Albert. Bennett, and working out long-range plans, {died in his rescuers’ arms. as for atomic control. [tremor of excitement ran through Mr. Byrnes said his whole party pig"spare body. He had been im-
was ' ‘exceedingly “happy” ‘to have nrisoned 53 hours in the dark, foul traveled more than 13,000 miles in’ je of the shaft. oN
— Bud Townes, 54-year-ol ogra} (Continued on Page * Column 6) |X be. hern of the rest for ry.
| survivor. of the 1929 Kettld Island
64,
. FUEL CEILINGS RAISED
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (U. P).!
(Continued on. Page 2-C olumn 5) --The office of price administra- -
in 30 minutes #s.the company mere- gis ‘assured the city that 100 two- tion today announced a I0-cent! | famity- quonset army “huts will De
boost in ceiling prices of ‘coal, coke “Land other solid fuels effective Jah. 2. G. P. A ‘sald the increase is to compensate dealers: for higher cost—of -speration.
" STEEL STRIKE: RISES:
WASHINGT N
OIL TRUCK | COLLIDE A Weekly Sizeup by the. Washington
Staff of the Seripps-Howard
That's concensus here.
may lead to some sharp crises.
screen for operations elsewhere or Don't expect Chinese situation to
More Strikes Expecied
#4 At
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29. Don’t feel too optimistic -about 1946, no matter how glad you are to see 1945 end,
“It will be a year of turmoil, of worry for those trying to build & more stable world, of problems that ¥ééiii to | ‘have fo solution. ‘Don’t expect normalcy or security. A year ago we were over-pessimistic about 1945, 80 We may be wrong again, but that's the way it looks now. UNO'S: time and attention will be taken up largely with struggle
of small nations to gain more power in the argapization. conflicts between major nations will show up more plainly in 1946,
Fouad, may 26 Be Solved Yor generations.
BE more big strikes. They'll 40. of until, scones
sit 8 Sots 3~Goomn
‘May. Work out Prive Hike to ‘Meet Pay Demand.
By CHARLES H. HERROLD “Wfted Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, Dec. 29. — Hope | rose in government circles today |
Jan. 14 may be averted, Civilian Production Administrator | John D. Small said yesterday that
Newspapers
CLEVELAND," Dec. 29 (. P.)—
which has tied up Greyhound bus service in 18 states rose again | with the announcement “that the management dnd ‘union would meet today and tomorrow with a federal conciliator presents—The | union's joint council prepared to count ballots of members who were asked to ‘voice their opinions on a settlement proposed by Secretary of Labor Schwellenbach.
Economic
Air transport; communications and
shipping problems all remain unsolved, to name only three. : = 4 Look for Russia to continue pressure on Turkey, either as smoke
for direct gains in Dardanelles area.
the country” if there should be a clear up. Problems are too deep- .
steel strike, . The department of commerce is! Jsald to have “completed A survey
ey SOR outs,
at a ot around 18 per cent. : : An award of higher prices might | _ Companles .can t. ontiai nal producing well Wie 30. break the current impasse between. Shtrgchack Boiss of wartim 4s wus, 60. thi; afect ftzh Jub.
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Jost oF VY =n 4
HITLER LICENSE
| Lit.
| found the Hitler-Braun license and !
{that his body and that of “my |
HOPE TO FORESTALL...
I mouth police responded to an emer- |
that the steel strike threatened for Hibs
Hopes ‘for settlement of the strike i.
“we would be in & mess all over |
showing that higher steel prices are) necessary because of higher produs-t
Jae 8. Beal Corp, Industry lead- |
ACTION TAKEN AFTER PARLEY. WITH TYNDALL
‘Mayor ~ Reported Looking For New Man to
Fill Post. Walker W. Winslow today {submitted a letter of resignae tion as superintendent of the Weir Cook Municipal airport to Mayor Tyndall, : | The mayor was not avails
Walker W. Winslow «oo submits resignation as airport superin-
tendent. . | abe for comment but city hall
| talk had rumored the resignation jand that the mayor had been look= ing for a successor. The letter followed elosely a serise nf conferences Mr. Winslow and Mayor Tyndall have had recently, Superintendent since December,
1942, Mr. Winslow asked to be ree
Dated Short Time Before !!eved of his responsibilities in the
nesr future “in justice to my own Couple’ Ss Suicide. interest and those of my many age NUERNBERG,
| socjates.” Dec. 20 (U. P).—| ‘Free From Politics’ Gen. Lucian K. Truscott today! Mr. Winslow reviewed his years in announced the discovery of a mar- office and pointed out that he bee riage license issued to Adolf Hitler !i°ved he had lived up to the
and Eva Braun on April 29, 1945— | Mayers rae of Srying in the | the approximate date they were be- po the war eflort a
lieved to have been. married in Ber- above all other things, the .
opment of an efficient, busin lin shortly before they committed | suicide. administration free from poli
. and based strictly on merit of U. 8. 3d army intelligence officers | Lo onnel in hig! city seats ment.” i Mr. Winslow reported that of appointment he found the staff | loaded . with political appointees whose morale was a “very low {ebb and whose regard toward meri§ | was negligible,” | He sald that the situation » *Icfose of this year 1 ‘hard-working, efficient, . + doing a grand job of the ‘front door of 1 | open to favorable comment . nd international.” ? Showed Profit Mr. Winslow said that
several -other papers bearing on the | last days of the Nazl regime in: the village of Tergensee The license fitted in .-with earlier | | conclusions by allied” authorities | {that Hitler and his long-time mis- | tress were married in the Reichs-
Rn She Bea, aT. ht bat-
after a macabre honeymoon of -a few hours, killed themselves, I Hitler's private will was among the documents, the 3d army command reported. He quoted it as | saying that Hitler had issued orders | *
Fo
he be cremated immediately | under his after their death, {guidance the airport showed an “Myself and my wife choose death | operating profit, the first in its to escape the disgrace of being history. Profits shown were: 1948 forced to resign or to surrender,” at $8316.60; 1044 at $18,196.77, and the document was quoted. — {1945 at $21,922.71. During the samp This report tallied in every dgtail, years the airport returned $8 to
{32 per cent of its appropriation % (Continued on Page 2—Column 8) the general fund. . »
RIOTERS SUBDUED | gms, he Meld of planning Mr ABOARD U. $S. LINER
A large part of the three years
wile”
have been spent in serious in for the interests of the city in this conneétion and coms plete data is on file which it is “ believed will enable “the city to Captain’ Cals Crewmen’s salvage all of its present costly . improvements and will enable 1 Fight ‘Mutiny.” to maintain the lead in sirpor POT RTG, Eig. Doc. 39 1U.| | matters in a creditable manner.” | P.).—American and Chinese crew-|
Costly Errors mén fought with knives and axes He sald that at the outset of his aboard tho/A7. 8. liner Anna Dick- Appointment it was evident mon Ji early today in a riot 00stly errors resulting from lack wh the captain of the ship Planning were placing the city mn i
it hrs mutiny. There were 2 “position where complete abandone
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(ho regorts of casualties {ment of heavy investinents were cause of the fighting, which Necessary as the result of “day to raged for an hour or so aboard the day” improvements, : liner- anchored in Portsmouth Mr. Winslow said that he would harbor. was not revealed in . the be at”The mayor's disposal in an frst. official reports, “ advisory capacity wherein the city’s The basis of the captain's charge interests were involved. of mutiny, which early wocounts did | likewise. Jacked ex“planation. The captain's name was’ ‘nog learned immediately. ra) Police Called | The riot broke out. shortly after the Anna Dickinson arfived in the! harbor at the end of a stormy passage across—-the Atlantic. Ports-
“Hoosier Woman 3 Is Dead at 105
LOGANSPORT, Ind, Dec. W (U. PJ Mrs. Sarah Chapin, 108, who came to Cass county in 8 covered wagon at the sage of two, died today at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Riley Young, near Logansport. The centenars
gency call and quieted the rioters {U. 8B. military police arrived later from Sout hampromn- ‘and took charge.’ Police and U, 8. military authori- ian was born June 5, 1840; conferred today regarding ‘Xenia, O. Survivors Incl |charges to be preferred. | three Srestigrent.grandehildren,
Theodore Dreiser, Hoosier
Realist Author, Dies at 74
‘By PATRICIA CLARY known novel, “An American Trage , United Press Staft Correspondent edy.” ] HOLLYWQOD, Dec. 20 (U. P.).—| Since then Mr. Dreiser had lived Theodore Dreiser, novelist and vig«|in- semi-retirement and had pube |orous portrayer of the materialistic! lished only philosophic dissertations i {in American life, died last night ‘on. government problems. : lof & heart attack. .He was 74. | He recently resumed his Mr. Dreiser rallied from one stroke and had just completed the yesterday but suc- of two novels, his first in 20 years, sumbed to a sec-| One, “The Bulwark” to be J ond attack. His lished next March, is 175,000 general health |one of the longest written in the I : been’ excel-|10 years. Y ; 3 The other, “The Stole” 18 At, his bedside last of a trilogy : i were Mrs. Helen Financier” and “The Genius” D . Dreiser, his widow, | in print. (a and two physi-| The tall, rangy author's cians. | despair over “bitter cruelty” @ A. The fiery white | | life were ng as deeply into - i haired writer appearance as into his Theodors Dreiser oame to Holly: shee up his early newspaper ‘wood about 10 years ago to super. v visa & movie version of his Te, om
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