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'‘No Bretz, No School,’ Evansville Students Cry
‘When Central high school students at Evansville quit their classes in protest over the alleged forced resignation of Glen Bretz, athletic director and basketball coach, they thronged through the downtown section. Shouting “No Bretz, no school” and holding newspaper headlines aloft, the demonstrators stop in front of thefoffice of The Evansville Press.
TRUSTEES DEFY DUSTER DEMAND
Say They Will Not Resign
Unless Forced.
Times Special EVANSVILLE, Ind, April 6— Evansville school board members deslared today they would not resign voluntarily as the result of the citywide athletic flare-up and they faced the prospect of a court fight to stay in office.The board is charged with foreing the resignation of Glen Bretz, Central high school athletic director and basketball coacH, ‘and then inviting his return. Although Mr. Bretz has indicated he again will meet his classes Mons day morning, school officials still had no guarantee that 5000 striking students in three high schools also would return. Some students leaders have expressed the belief that
they will lose their most effective
P. G, BUCKLER, LOCAL
weapon in the fight if they go back to school. Interviewed individually today by an Evansville Press reporter, school board members unanimously said | they would not vacate their offices | unless forced to do so. A motion authorizing 10 parents
to petition in circuit or superior |
eourt for the dismissal of the board was passed last night at a mass meeting of an estimated 1500 persons in the Central high school gym. Parents Call at Bretz Home Several hundred parents then called at the home of Mr. Bretz,
'Robber-Gunman Polite to Victim
YOUNGSTOWN, O. April 6 (U. P.) —Police searched today for a suave, friendly gunman who robbed 2 Youngstown druggist of $130, kidnaped his pretty, 21-year-old daughter, then released her five hours later with the promise the money would be returned. The girl, auburn-haired Patricia Smith, was released unharmed early today near East Liverpool, after riding around with the bandit for five hours, two of which were spent parked on a lonely country road while he waited for a woman companion. Miss Smith, unruffied by the experience, told. police the. gusman made her ride to North Lima wi her head in his lap. There he blindfolded her and drove around for several hours more before stopping on a remote séction of the highway to wait for a woman com. panion who, he promised, would take her back to Youngstown. “He was a perfect gentleman,” Miss Smith told police.
BANK OFFICER, DIES
Deceased Held Several High Financial Positions.
Paul C. Buckler, vice president
{of the Indiana National Bank, died
(today in his home, 3140 N. Meri-| {dian st. He was 47.
An overseas veteran of World|
where he assured them he would | War I, Mr. Buckler became assist- | return to Central's athletic staff, ant nafional bank examiner shortly However, he did not amplify on |atter the war, Later he accepted a
that statement. Mrs. George Klemann, Central high school Parent-Teachers’ association president, said that state
law grants courts the authority to| discharge school commissioners in| cities of more than 10,000 popula-|
tion if the commissioners were guilty of “misconduct in office.” Mrs. Klemann charged that the school board had “exceeded its authority” and was “guilty of mis-
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PLANS PROBE OF WAR SURPLUS DISPOSAL
WASHINGTON, April 6 (U: P)) — Sen, Tom Stewart (D, Tenn.), fearful that surplus war property disposal is building into a' scandal that will rival the Tea Pot Dome oil case, has decided to investigate the entire program. “The thing is beginning to stink so it smells from. coast to coast,” Sen. Stewart said. Something is wrong and I think most people suspect what it might be. I hope we can bring it out into the open.”
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position with the Continental National Bank of Indianapolis. When that bank was merged with the Indiana Natiohal Bank in 1930, he became general bookkeeper of the institution. He was made assistant cashier and auditor in 1936 and cashier in 1939. He served as vice president and cashier from 1942 until this year, when he relinquished his duties as cashier: Mr. Buckler was a member of Oriental lodge, Mcllvaine-Kothe post 153, American Legion, Columbia club and Highland golf and
country club. Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Frances Buckler; a son, Robert
Buckler, who is a medical student at Indiana university, and a-daugh-ter, Miss Nancy Buckler, a student at Shortridge high school.
REPORT FIERY CROSSES
LOS . ANGELES, April 6 (U. P.). Burning of fiery crosses at the Big Bear Lake resort was reported today as authorities ordered questioning of a Lancaster pastor who allegedly admitted membership in the Ku Klux Klan.
ETHRIDGE RAPS BALKAN PRESS
America Distorted.
Mark Ethridge, general manager of the Louisville Courier-Journal, told Hoosier State Press association
convention members today that a controlled press still exists in the Balkans and that the citizens of {these nations are receiving only | distorted news of America. In Yugoslavia, he said, the American press is attacked and newspapers play up the American labor struggle. Mr. Ethridge visited the Balkans last fall to make a study for the state department. Thinks Code Impossible “It is Utopian to hope that the United Nations organizations will be able to develop an international code setting up standards for the press similar to those outlined under the International Labor Or-
tion,” he said.
freedom and yet the “people we helped liberate get only a caricature of us; not a picture.” The Greeks’ concept of us, he added,
world-wide exchange of informa-!
His survey of press freedom re-| vealed that Greece has the most |18-year-olds.
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IT CAN HAPPEN WARNS NATION
President in Chicago for Army Day; Police Seize Note Writer.
By MERRIMAN SMITH United Press Staff Correspondent
CHICAGO, April 6.—President Truman today observed this nation’s first post-victory Army day today with solemn reminders that war could
happen again. In a special message to American youth, the President urged the importance of continuing the draft for a year. He also emphasized the necessity of universal training to prepare the nation for eventuaitiies of the future. 850,000 in Threng A crowd estimated by police at 850,000 joined the Chief Executive, members of the cabinet and the high command of the army in witnessing a mammoth parade of army might that helped win the Allied victory over Germany and
This afternoon in Soldiers field Mr. Truman will make one of his most important addresses in which he will restate American foreign policy. Mr, Truman also was expected to call anew for unification of the armed services, extension of the draft and adoption of universal training. The President was unruffied by an incident which occurred in the railroad station a few minutes before his arrival. Secret service agents went into the crowd awaiting the President-and took into custody a native of Germany who, they said, had written threatening 5 to the White House. Favors Voie at 18
The man was not armed, but he was taken to police headquarters for questioning. He carried a package,
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AGAIN, TRUMAN
Parade Marks
Ceremony Here
AN ARMORED reconnaissance troop trom Ft. Knox in’ an exhibition in the War Memorial plaza this morning opened: the first peacetime Army day cele~ bration here since 1941. A parade of this troop, state guardsmen and patriotic organizations was to get under way at 2 p. m, moving south on Pennsylvania st. from St. Clair st. It was to swing onto Monument circle and north on Meridian st. A formation of 24 B-25 bombers was to salute the city by flying over at 1500 feet shortly before the parade.
- » » A BROADCAST by President Truman ‘at 3 p, m. was to be amplified from a reviewing stand at the Federal building. A half-
hour later, Governor Gates was to speak over radio station WFBM.
‘Downtown stores and offices are featuring window displays of German weapons and equipment and U. 8. aviation equipment. At Madison, Gen. Walter Krueger returns to his home town for an official welcome. Commanding general of the 6th army in the Pacific during the war, he was scheduled to arrive at Seymour by plane and then go to Madison by automobile for a ban-
quet program appearance in Brown Memorial gymnasium. Gen. Krueger will share the
speakers’ table with Governor Gates and visiting military luminaries.
POLAND SEEKS T0 OUST FRANCO
Will Demand U. W. Action Against Dictator.
By UNITED. PRESS Polish “Ambassadot today received instructions government to demand action by the United Nations security council against the Franco government of
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SERIOUS BREAD DEVELOP HERE
Bakers: Fear 25 Per Cent Cut in Production Will Cause Scarcity.
By RICHARD LEWIS Indianapolis faces the most serious bread shortage in its history in about 10 days if the government's order cutting bread production 25 per cent goes into effect next! week, This warning was given to the city today by Indianapolis bakery executives. They warned the immediate result of the order would be a wild scramble for bread, lines in front of bakeries and an out-' break of blackmarketing. The government order, which has |
|been in the process of formulation
several weeks, is scheduled to be discussed Tuesday by the war food administration with members of the national bakers’ advisory council. Expect Directive Tuesday
However, bakery executives here said they have learned that when the nation’s bakery leaders convene in Washington Tuesday, they will be confronted by a directive ordering the 25 per cent cut.
Charles P. Ehlers, Indiana Bakers’
duction- here”
foods.
théy had no quarrel with the pur-
Spain.
but in it was a dirty shirt. Before reviewing the full strength {of the 5th division, the President
ganization, but difficulty of achiev- | met for 20 minutes with 100 high ing that goal should not make us school despair of doing something about editors im a strictly teen-age press
newspaper- reporters and
conference.
| During the conference he:
{is that of a “rich, fat cat fightiig i
{the battle of the capitalistic, im-
| perialistic world.”
In support of a proposed govern- | for
ment news agency, Mr.
loffered press associations a free |
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Keitel Admits He Ordered Killing
NUERNBERG, April 8 (U. P.. —Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel admitted under fiery Russian questioning today "that he had ordered the indiscriminate murder of Soviet prisoners, women and children. The former German chief of staff hedged, cringed and quibbled while Gen. Roman Rudenko, cross-examining in a fire and brimstone manner, pinned him down on German orders concerning partisan activities. “Do you remember an order authorizing the cruelest measures because human life cost absolutely nothing in the eastern territories?” Rudenko asked. “Yes,” Keitel replied. “You signed this order?” Again Keitel said, “Yes.” Rudenko asked, “You considered it correct and apt?” “Yes,” Keitel replied. “It was a well known fact that lives were not. respected in eastern and Soviet territories.”
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(Photos, Several hundred spellers were getting ready today for next week's second preliminaries in The’ Times Spelling Bee. They won out this week in the first round held in 21 community centers and churchs. The last group to be added to the roll of grade school pupils who topped the spellers in their districts were 25 from the match last night at South Side community center and two from the Emerson Avenue Baptist church. The two from the Emerson church
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at Caleb Mills hall, Shortridge high school. They are Tom Cowan and Joe Cowgill, both of School 58. As a result, no match will be held at Emerson Avenue Baptist church next Friday night. Twenty-five who were tops at South Side community center last night will return there next Friday for the spelldown which will determine the two to represent that district in the semi-finals at Short ridge.
The South Side: winners were:
1. Favored the idea of a vote for |
2. Said extension of the draft was necessary lest a serious injustice be done the combat veterans now in the armies of occupation, 3. Insisted that universal training would not be conscription, but
(training, education and preparation |
the day when this country |
Ethridge | {might face another sudden emer|said that the state department has | gency.
Standing on a chilly, windy re- | viewing stand, the President watched for more than an hour as the foot soldiers, the tanks and howitzers of the fifth rolled by.
2 KILLED, 200 HURT IN RAILROAD WRECK
Nevada Section Hands Curb! Fire Loss in Mishap.
PILOT, Nev. April 6 (U. P).— Two section hands who extinguished the boiler fires of a wrecked lotomotive were credited today with preventing a wreck of the Western Pacific railroad's crack “Exposition Flier” from turning into a major disaster. Two men were killed and 200 persons ‘were injured, at least 28 seriously, late yesterday when the. engine and ten of the 16 cars of the east-bound limited were derailed. The wreck occurred at a track switch in this hamlet 12% miles
SALT LAKE CITY, April 6 (U. P.) ~Mattie Denham, 27, Gary, Ind., suffered a lacerated - forehead and a possible skull injury in. yesterday's exposition flier train wreck at Pilot, Nev. His condition is sald te be eritical
of the Utah-Nevada border and 139 miles west of Salt Lake City, The two men, killed when their coach—six cars behind the engine— telescoped into two baggage cars, were identifled as: Anthony Carcekowski, soldier from Camp Beal, Cal, on his way home to Burton, O,, to join his wife, Alice. Mike Drensky, civilian from Denver, Colo. There were 204 passengers on the train. J. B. Nusse, 48, section foreman for thé Western Pacific at Pilot, and his 40-year-old brother, V. A. Nusse, ran fo the cab and helped
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In New York, a spokesman for the Polish delegation to the council, indicated that the necessary documents will be filed with United Nations Secretary General Trygve Lie on Monday. Poland's determination to force action by the council against the Franco regime threatened to arouse |& new controversy between Soviet Russia on the one hand and the United States and Great Britain on the other. Favors Big 4 Meeting Meanwhile in London, a foreign office spokesman said today that Britain has accepted Secretary |of State James F. Byrnes’ proposal
commitments on food shipments abroad to ease the world food crisis.
West Goes to Meeting ——
consumption of other foods, particularly meats and fats, which also
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Tomorrow increasing cloudiness and warmer.
SHORTAGE MAY |
association secretary, said the 28 per cent cut would result actually in & 35 per cent cut in bread pro-
Iie order in based on 1045 Pro: lelude: several hear sole, silver duction. But this year, bread pro- and platinum ingots. duction for Indianapolis and vijumped to 110 per cent of | 1945 because of shorfages in other
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GOP Scrambles To Heal Split Before Deadlin
Joseph J. Daniels G. 0. P. National Committeeman?
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$2 BILLION JAP "HOARD LOCATED
Cache of Precious Metals
| Found Under Dock. | TOKYO, April 6 (U. P.).—~American military authorities announced today that approximately $2,000,000,000 worth of precious metals, be[lieved hidden by the Japanese army {nine months ago, have been located beneath a dock in Tokyo bay. The first bar of metal raised from the depths of the bay was believed to be solid platinum and estimated to be worth $55,000. Salvage crews will continue work Monday. Lt. Edward V. Nielsen of the legal and public safety section of the military government said the buried treasure was expected to in-
Located by Divers Divers located the metals under
Hint Rabb Is Slated - Prosecutor Instead of Clark or Brown.
By NOBLE REED ny Last-minute negotiations to. compromise the split in the regular Republican county organization today involved hurried maneuvers for a
with the state party main on a switch in the national coms mitteeman post.
Negotiations were reported way to’ appoint Joseph J. 11th district chairman, as G. O. P. committeeman from Ins diana, replacing Ernest Morris, South Bend, who would resign if the deal goes through.
This would leave Hehry E. Ose | trom, Marion county G. O. P. chairs man, free to appoint a new 11 district chairman and, his say, there a Sothing i the Jaw i prevent him from appointing hime
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Could Settle Split Thus, by holding both chairman ships, Republican leaders in the compromise movement pH Mr. Ostrom would be in a position to
& dock bordering a former Japanese | army warehouse. Location of the!
Mr. Ehlers and city bakers sald gork was kept secret.
Allied authorities received tips on |
the past three weeks.
{deputy prosecutors, If Bradford Will Go Backing Mr. Clark are followers
pose of the order which is to fulfill {the hidden bullion by cables during of James L. Bradford, former | county chairman, and Mr. Brown
The original orders for hiding the | {is in the race with the support, he
{metals were issued in the latter
{name was not disclosed. The officer reportedly sank two
|says, of Mr. Daniels’ followers and They contended, however, that Part of July, 1945, and were traced |a majority of the regular organise the bread cut would lead to heavier | 10. a Japanese army officer, whose tion chairman.
Mr. Brown's. backers were. teported at noon today to be willing
are desperately needed to feed hun- truckloads of ingots at the bottom to compromise on Mr. Rabb for the
gry Europe. Representing bakers here, Harold West, West Baking Co, president, will appear at the Tuesday meeting in Washington as a member of the National Bakers’ advisory council He, and‘ other bakers, shared Mr. Ehlers’ opinion ° that, because of limited supplies, the bread Shorgel would follow the order almost im- |
for a meeting of the Big Four foreign ministers in Paris on April 25. In Paris a French foreign office | spokesman said the American pro-| posal was being studied. Well in-| formed sources: said French approval was virtually certain. However,” Foreign Minister Georges Bidault refused to comment on it. Mr. Byrnes’ note reached Paris early last night, British quarters, while welcoming the idea of a foreign ministers
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{ ( SCORNS RIDE, THEN DIES | WINTHROP, Mass, April 6 (U. P.) —Nathaniel Walker, Revere, looked scornfully at the 1928 model police ambulance which rumbled up to the spot where he had collapsed. “I'll ‘walk,” he said and departed. Less than an hour later,
mediately. No rationing system has been devised to insure fair distribution, ee [bakers sai said.
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CARMICHAEL SPEAKS AT TEACHER MEETING
Approximately 300 teachers from all over the state this afternoon were to hear Forrest Carmichael, executive secretary, speak on retire ment funds in- a one-day conference of the Indiana State federation of public school teachers in the Claypool hotel. The educators this morning heard
of the University of Louisville, describe wartime and post-war education in Great Britain. They also
on amendments to their constitu-
he died of a heart attack,
tion.
WASHINGTON
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WASHINGTON, April 6. of senate bill for unfication
A secretary for national
chief of staff of the armed
forces, navy and air forces.
chiefs of staff would be abolished.
as first step.)
Philippines politics: Election
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A Weekly Sizeup by the Washington
Staff of the Scripps-Howard Newspapers
—Look for early emergence of armed forces from mili-
tary affairs committee with these provisions likely:
defense—civilian appointed
by President and confirmed by senate. : A five-man military top organization headed by a
forces, a representative of
the President and three others representing the land Chief of staff and
representative could not be from same branch Air forces would get full parity with land and sea forces.
resident’s f service. Joint
. Creation of national security council for liaison with state depart “ment as second step of unification.
(Navy wanted council creation
Bill is ninth version by committee. It contains few “areas of agreement,” meaning it still isn’t pleasing to navy.
is April 23. High Commissioner
"McNutt tells Washington friends President Osmena will win, Betting in Manila, however, is 20 to 1 that Manuel Roxas will defeat Mr.
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Dr. Einar W. Jacobsen, president
heard committee reports and passed
of the bay. Their value was esti- | mated at 28,000,000,000 yen. Salvage operations were expected to take an entire month and cost at least $2500,
DRAFT MORATORIUM URGED IN IN CONGRESS
‘Rep. Harness Asks Voluntary Enlistment Test. *
WASHINGTON, Apritig (U. P)). —Congressional support was growing today for a ‘proposal which would’ leave the draft law on the books but declare a moratorium on inductions until the army proves it cannot meet its needs through volunteers. The proposal was offered by Rep. Forest A. Harness (R. Ind.) at closed meeting of the house military committee. It would extend the draft nine months but halt inductions May 15 when the present law expires. It also would release men with 18 months service. Rep. Harness said the proposal would give the army until Feb, 18, 1947, to see if it could meet its needs with volunteers.
The committee had planned to vote on a draft extension bill yesterday but broke up without taking action after a long and heated session, Both the house and senate military committees now plan to vote on the draft issue Tuesday. Rep. Harness predicted the committee would approve his proposal.
MURDER SUSPECTS RETURNED TO PAOLI
PAOLI, Ind. April 6 (U, P..
prosecutor nomination if the Brad ford group will go along. A conference was scheduled this afternoon to determine if a come promise can be reached before the midnight deadline along with an agreement for the appointment of Mr. Daniels to the national commit teeman post. Stark Still in Race
Governor Gates is sald to have told three regular organization men {in the Bradford group that he would be willing to participate in negotiations for the switch in na~ tional committeeman. Still in the race for the Républican nomination against the regu« lar organization split, was Judson L. Stark, judge of superior court 1, who entered the contest against “steam roller methods of hand. picking candidates by party mas chine bosses.” However, rumors were spreading early today that Judge Stark might be induced to participate in a come
a promise although he has flatly de
nied any intention of withdrawing in return for support for any other office. Other Races Slated "Many Republican leaders in the regular organization were admitting freely today that if the Clark Brown fight goes to the polls: May 7, that Judge Stark would be in top position to win the nomination on a split of regular machine votes. The regular organization apparently has agreed on a slate of caw~ didates for most of the other races, The machine is backing Louis Fletcher, Marion county auto Mcense manager, for county treasurer against ‘Sheriff Otto Petit; Sgt. Charles J. Russell for .sheriff against Capt. Al Magenheimer, and A, Jack Tilson for county clerk renomination against Dr. Walter Hemphill.
Two young ex-servicemen were in Orange county jail today to await arraignment on second degree murder charges in connection with the fatal shooting of a Louisville, Ky. man, Indiana police officers returned this morning from Ft. Worth, Tex., with the men, Paul Edward Gibson, 21, and Ernest Willlam Ford, 24, both of Jeffersonville. Gibson and Ford were arrested in Pt. Worth last Sunday. They were charged in the slaying March 18 of James J. Willan, 33, who gave two men a in a borrowed automobile as they - hiked near New Albany, was slain and a companion
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