Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 15 January 1946 — Page 2

[ABC Holds Taverns Seek to

‘the alleged withholding of beer and,

‘lof the retailers’ sessions that while

‘Swell Liquor Sales. (Continued From Page One)

to the fact that sellers were deliberately withholding milder beverages in favor of ghe more expensive ~and more intoxicatiing--liquors. ~Police Chief Jesse McMurtry’ said there was “no doubt that drunkenness has been on the increase during the past few months.” After their ‘warning last month, it. was reported, taverns hegan to make beer available to late customers, but failed to cool it, Warm beer, it was pointed out, is almost as discouraging to consumption as no beer at all. : Study. Law for Remedy Confinued complaints, according to ABC Chairman Burrell E, Diefendorf and Commissioner James

Doss Jr, ‘led the commission to instruct Deputy Attorney ‘General Wilbur Donner to make a study of the liquor laws for power to check

if necessary, to draft a new regula tion aimed at ending the practice. William G. Johnson, head of the local Brewery and Soft Drink Workers’ union, pointed out at the time

certain ‘brands might be scarce, no actual shortage of beer existed.

“Some of the operators who have

CRIME. CAREER ENDS | WITH HOTEL HOLDUP

Nn the de (Continued From Page One) ans administrator a standing outside the car, went for panels of citizens to hear labor | their guns and attempted to escape as . the police jumped out of the squad car, They stopped short, however, wey discovered that all three had guns drawn ready io

pioalted and held for state wiordsville police, the quar-

25 and both of Danville, Ill e they were waiting in the eon for another police bers of thé quartet shouted Ne insults and boasts, arresting officers said. Their threats indiel cated that the Crawfordsville holdfirst in a long string planned, according

- Police found about $16 in change 58 bills in the glove

~-LOFaNO,4,-0f ELPa30, | firmed Mr.-- Johnson's contention! +| that there is no shortage of beer.

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been accused of claiming to be out (of beer after’ 8 p. m. were ordering less than their quotas,” Mr, John. ‘son said, No Beer Shortage He sald today that some of the same operators. now were offering only warm_beer during the evening hours. He cited one such case, where an operator complained that he lacked facilities for cooling ‘enough beer to last. all day and said that “beer in the cooler this evening has to be saved for tomorrow's trade.” “If that's true,” Mr. Johnson said, “such an operator doesn't qualify for a license.” Harold Feightner, secretary of the Indiana Brewers association, con-

Commission members pointed out that since a license to sell liquor by the drink cannot be obtained unless the operator also has a license to sell the milder beverages, beer and wine, failure to supply cold beer to customers who ask for it. and to whom it could be sold legally is a “violation of the intent, if not the letter, of the law.”

-MISSING U. S. PLANES

quartet was returned to ordsville for identification by and Crawfordsville police.

50 ides when legislation might be for consideration by the

An Indiana officer and an enlisted man were reported missing today aboard an army transport plane which disappeared Dec. 9 while flying between Dakar and Johannesburg, Africa. Twelve other military personnel and two civilians were aboard, the war department announcement said. The two from Indiana are: First Lt, Bernard Edwin Fiedler, son of Dan S. Fiedler, Ridgeville,

“the army would have been out of

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do the job as promised.”

upward on at least two

gust. “We stated to congress we would return to civilian life one-half of the navy by the end of January or early in February,” Denfeld said. “That commitment is on schedule and will be met. We further said that our goal would. be complete demobolization down to the postwar strength by Sept. 1. We see nothing to prevent us from meeting that commitment also.” Chairman Elbert Thomas (D, Utah) of the senate military affairs committee, said Eisenhower and Nimitz gave “information the coun try needs.” Chairman Andrew J. May (D. Ky) of the house military affairs committee expressed belief the presentation “will fron out” congress. sional demobilization complaints. Eisenhower was introduced by Undersecretary of War Kenneth C. Royall. He noted that at a similar meetIng last September former Chief of Staff Marshall told congress discharges would average 750,000 men a month for last October, November and ‘December. Million a Month “Actually, he said, they averaged 1,200,000 a month, “nd “the result was that 1650,000 men have gone to their homes who had no right to expect it.” If discharges had continued at that rate, the chief of staff said,

men by March.” Wearing his famous field jacket, Eisenhower bluntly told the members of congress that the army has three big jobs. “It has the job of reconverting Germany, of reconverting Japan, and of reconverting itself,” he said.

The - army must occupy former

in these estimates, or we" cannot

Adm. Denfeld said that in slight. ly less than five months ending Jan. 12, the navy bd released

1330601 persons. mobilization p Ahead of Schedule Rankin sald he intends to push This, he said, was ahead of/his tampaign. to release from a

schedule, which had been revised occasions since demobolization began in Au-

reduced in rating, or scheduled for reduction in 60 days, Before the meeting, Rep. John BE. Rankin (D. Miss), had made it known that he did not believe Eisenhower and Nimitz would be able to satisfy critics of the de-

house military affairs committee le his measure to require almost wholesale releases from the services. Press Release Demand. Eisenhower said that there are now 662,000 U. 8.-army men in Europe. By July 1, he said, this would be cut to 335,000. In the Pacific today there are 865,000 troops, a force which will be cut down to 375,000 by July 1, Eisenhower said. Speaking rapidly Eisenhower summarized some of the jobs which American troops must perform in Germany, which he reminded was “still enemy territory Approximately 3000 military imstallations have to be destroyed; an inter-zone boundary of 2000 miles must be giarded; 365 installations for displaced persons must be maintained; and vital public installations, which would be the target for sabotage; must be guard ed. Pressure Necessary Eisenhower then stepped forward 'and said: “When you see firemen playing checkers in the firehouse, you don't send them home because there's nothing to do. And it's the same in Germany. The soldiers may be sitting around with nothing to do, or so they think, But their pres ence there is very necessary.” He reminded that in Europe alone there is more than $7,000,000,000 in U. 8S. property to be guarded, in addition to a lot of equipment cap--tured from the enemy. ) The situation in the Pacific Is even more difficult because of

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closed up General Electric, Westinghouse and Gerieral Motors. Some 2000 other U. E. W. members reported for work. today as local 1001 stayed on the job at P. R. Mallory Co., Inc. Union officials said that no arra ts had been mdde for a strike

Telephone union members who will go into sessiont with management Thursday incldde Ray O. Waldkoetter, president Scott Stephens, vice president; R. N. Howerton, secretary; Roy Lunsford, Bloomington, and William Wells, South Bend, Continue Picketing

United Steel Workers (C. I. 0.) pickets continued their vigil at the two local plants of Link-Belt Co. Though it was understood company representatives conferred most of the day yesterday, officials indicated this morning there were no new developments of the union’s demands. In addition to the $2 daily wage increase which is at stake in the steel picture over the nation, LinkBelt and the U, 8, W. are deadlocked over union proposals to set up insurance for workers and a 20year retirement plan which together would absorb approximately 10 cents an hour from pay. : 3500 Workers Out

An estimated 3500 employees went on strike at the two plants late Sunday and since then only .a few essential employees necessary to maintdin and protect the plant and make emergency repairs have been permitted to pass through the picket lines. Meanwhile the telephone situation remained unchanged with the exception that long distance went

Frank Wocher, * Since 1889,

“Prank F. Wocher, assistant cashfer at the American National bank, died today In. his residence at the Spink-Arms hotel. He was 76. Mr. with - Indianapolis banks . in 1889 when he was employeds by the Fletcher National bank, Following the consolidation in 1910, he became vice president of the Fletcher-American National bank. In 1933 this bank was reorganized as the American National bank and he was employed there as assistant cashier. As a teller, Mr. Wocher became an expert in signature identifica~ tion. He was called to San Francisco in 1012 to testify “in this capacity in the trial against the McNamara brothers, who were charged in connection with the blowing up of the Los Angeles Times. Mr. Wocher, whose wife, Carrie A. Wocher, died more than a year ago, 15 survived by a sister and three daughters, Mrs. H. R. MecIlvaine, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.: Mrs. Verne L. Murray, Bronxville, N. ¥./! and Mrs. William E. Keith,. pi cago, Il. | Services are being arranged by

.|Hisey & Titus mortuary.

Local issues are involved in the walkout, Nevertheless I. T. W/ u will file a strike notice tom in line with the nation-wide moéve of affiliates of the National Telephorie Workers Federation. 7 If negotiatiohs break down -within the required 30-day period, the union will strike, The union is asking for a two

back to a normal pace. Washington, D: C,, long distance operators remained out, however, and only be placed.

dollar a/day raise and return to a

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40-hour week. All workers are back on the job and pickets have “been withdrawn.

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Is Dead at 76.

Frank F. Wocher

MEETING TO DISCUSS ACCIDENT PROGRAM

An aggressive accident prevention

(program © to combat Indiana's mounting street and highway death

toll will be discussed tomorrow afternoon at a joint session of the governor's co-ordinating safeLy committee and the Indiana Trae Safety council. Paul G. Hoffman, South Bend industrialist and president of the safety - council, and Lew Wallace, Chicago, a representative of ‘the National Safety council, will be present. Last year’s 850 state traffic fatali~ ties and 51,000 reported accidents constitute “a solemn challenge to levery Indiana citizen to work toward reducing this unnecessary loss of life,” Governor Gates age serted. The result of the job will depend on the support of all motor vehicle operators, he said.

geography and climate. “It's complicated by the necessity of occupying so many bases,” | he said. “Our Pacific islands are | piled up with supplies far more than | in Europe, and Gen. MacArthur's | got the job to take care of that. We | cannot walk off and leave this prop-

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enemy territory and it must take care of billions of dollars of surplus property until it can be taken over by the proper civilian agency, Eisenhower said. ; Hits Criticism

He hit back at those who charged that the army sought to slow up demobilization in order to get congressional action on a peacetime military training program and at those who declared high ranking officers wanted to maintain a big army to keep their temporary high ratings. Eisenhower said charges that the army sought to relate demobilization to military training were “utterly false.” A military training program would not supply one man for service, he said, and “our problem would be only more acute.” He said there is no point in trying to get a military training program until the army has completed its reconversion.

and Cpl. Milton 8. Tyler, son of

: | Whatever house intentions toward of the . fact-finding bill may be, most ‘that he supported believed the senate would and that hearings and possibly strengthen, the _ sumed next week. measure if given an opportunity to ° some kind of compromise but had vote on it.

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He also pointed out that of the 1500 general officers in the army on V-E day, 780 have been separated.

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er In the Philippines, he said, Sere] are now 273,000 troops. This will be cut down to 79,000 by July 1, the minimum that Gen. MacArthur | “can drop them to.” He also said! that a garrison of 33,000 is now stationed at Okinawa and that this strategically important place must be kept guarded.

Patterson Opposed To Mass Protests

—Secretary of War Robert P. Pat. !

soldiers to protest army demobilt zation and redeployment policies. Mr. Patterson: said he belieyed soldiers should take their complaints, and questions to their commanding officers without resorting to, /public | demonstrations, The statement was ak at a press conference after Mf, Patter | son had met with a G. I/ committee which asked him about /war depart. | ment demobilization Plans.

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» » ” INSTEAD of being issued the tank in regular G. I. fashion, the local veteran received the vehicle | in an impromptu ceremony in the motor pool. |

officer said it was a present, until I saw the plaque,” Mr, Davis said. “Then when I saw it was something from Indianapolis I knew it was for me.”

» ” ~ AND THE high school’s gift attracted more attention in battle. All during the fighting the school received a flow of letters both from Mr. Davis, telling of the action the tank was seeing, and from other soldiers who spotted the plaque on the tank and wrote | to thank the high school for its | gift. Mr. Davis, who came back with five battle stars and an arrows head for initial invasion action, was discharg last month. A former student at Technical high | school, he had been in service since December, 10432.

ACTOR'S FATHER DIES HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 18 (U. P.) ~~ Funeral services for Joseph Keaton, 79, veteran vaudeville actor and father of screen comedian Buster Keaton, will be held tomorrow. He

HOOSIER PASTOR DIES GARRETT, Ind, Jan. 15 (U. P.). ~The Rev. Lawrence J. Weber, 48, | pastor of Immaculate Conception | church at Auburn, died last night|

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