Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 30 April 1946 — Page 2

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and the soft coal 8s resumed contract talks 90-minute. meetihg yester~ which both sides. re= making a “real ‘effort” to th-long walkout. of Labor Lewis B. d both Mr. Lewis a

second consecutive day in an effort to come to an agreement before fubresident Truman intervenes. The ® unions previously had rejected as | “wholly inadequate” a fact-finding commission - Tgepmuendations for . 16-cent hourly raise

Workers in the company’s La Cross, In other labor developments: ONE: The government relin- . guished control of the meat plants of the “Big Five” packers, which were seized Jan. 26 after a pro‘Jonged labor dispute. - TWO: The Hudson Motor Co. ‘announced it was recalling 6500 workers laid off a month ago by a strike at the Midland Steel Products Co., Cleveland. The Mid‘land walkout ended Saturday; ‘THREE: The U. 8. conciliation

‘and employers which has tied up "waterfront activities. - FOUR: Ford workers called on Richard T. Leonard, U, A. W, vice

vow

Delegates representing the 110,000 members of the Indiana Congress of Parents and Teachers registered this morning at the Claypool hotel for the organization's 34th annual convention. At the Indianapolis area table, the registration clerks were (seated, left to right), Mesdames Raymond DeGraff, E. G. Bowman. and M. A. Gaskins and Miss Leona Beineke and (standing, holding notebooks), Mrs, William Wise.

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‘|C. A. P, substituted for Mayor

William O'Dwyer in presenting the dancer with a mahogany and gold plaque which bore this inscription: “To Bill Robinson, commemorating his 60th year in show business, presented by William O'Dwyer, mayor of the city of New York, Cafe Zanzibar, April 20, 1946." As the star of the Zanzibar show, Bill works hard twice a night. But he never worked harder than during the two hours in which performer after performer came to the loud-speaker to praise him and to contribute a bit of their own entertainment. Bill worked with all of them, dancing on many occasons. Among those who appeared, including old-timers no longer active, was Maude Nugent, who sang her own song, “Sweet Rosie O'Grady.” Janet Duprez, still going strong after 55 years in show business, was on the program. Others included Harland Dixon, one of the great dancers of the past; Cab Calloway, the dancing

Hugh Herbert. Billy Gould, the first performer to sing “Alexander's Ragtime Band,”

sang it again. Then came Rae

Bill Robinson Weeps as Stars Honor His 60th Year on Stage

Nicholas brothers, Noble Sissle and’

Samuels, Jim kK Barton and Song-

writer Benny Davis (of course hej

sang “Margie”). Then there was W. C. Handy. Almost totally blind, Handy was led to the microphone where he sang his first great blues, “Memphis Blues.” He followed by playing it on a golden trumpet. He had played “St. Lows Blues” a little earlier on

a 30-minute N, B. C. broadcast from the club, Mae Murray, wearing a pink poke bonnet and a little girl dress, re-| called the great days of the silent! movies when. Dancer Ray Bolger | invited her up to the stage to waltz with him. Marty Forkins, husband of Miss Samuels and Bill's manager since; 1008, recalled incidents ir their long, association. Bill himself paid one ‘neariten! tribute, to Joe Howard, co-owner! of the Zanzibar, for operating a club in which Negroes can make | a living without resorting to “a razor, a watermelon or a bandana handkerchief.” In addition to receiving the city’s plaque, the dancer received a silver lifetime membership card from the American Guild of Variety Artists. A floral horseshoe was presented from the cast of the stage show “St. y g {

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for Spring -tute-Summen !

Blouse in fine white rayon crepe with delicate face froming lattice -worked

or yoke and sleeve cuffs — 5.98

. Blouse Shop, Third Floor

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The only thing wrong with ne: ‘NOISE or No Noise

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last was that Bill is a notorious non-smoker,

_ RATION CUT ORDERED FRANKFURT, April 30 (U. P.).— American military authorities today announced that rations for 345,000 displaced persons in American zone camps will be cut from 2300 to 2000

calories due to the world food)

shortage.

"CUMS ON SPAIN

{white paper on Spain,

‘| the allied side of the fence.

BOTH GOOD AND BAD,

NEW YORK, April 30 (U, P).= Confidential documents which the United States will submit to the United Nations subcommittee investigating Spain, contain both damning and sympathetic evidence about the Franco' regime, it was learned. today, The United States has a volumi- | nous store of documents about Spain captured in Germany. A few were made public earlier this year in the U, 8. state department's

“Favorable” evidence is expected to deal with the period of the war when the axis was on its way to defeat and when Generalissimo Francisco Franco tried to sit on

Details of the information Amerfecan officials will present to the security council's first investigating committee were not revealed. The special five-nation subcommittee, created by the United Nations security council late yesterday, got to work immediately and held its first meeting within a few minutes after it was formally voted

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ern-day truckers with their mighty tractor-trailers, and a stage coach

the horses were changed. - The. National road was. life“itself to Belleville, and it boomed when government contracts were let for clearing the road's right-of-way. Soon'it became a plank road made of = criss~crossed white oak 12x12 logs. Industry gravitated to the area and to the hotel came more and more visitors. The town hummeds as two sawmills, « tannery, a pump factory, a woolen mill, a carding mill, two rifle shops, two blacksmiths’ shops, a cooper shop and a wheelwright shop sprang into! existence. | Nevertheless, in the 1830s it be-| came the educational and social center of the county with the extablishment of Belleville academy.

Town Rivals, Indianap ie Then Shrinks for Century

stop, complete with stables where! |

eC tr rURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1986

MAYOR NOT T0 uo

the White river prophets words seemed" wise. But in 1850 the iron horse rePlaced the hay-burners and oxen. elleville was bypassed as the

/railroad = connected Indianapolis with Terre Haute. ® j ~ Almost immediately the effect

was felt and gradually the 1500 residents began slipping away. Some with their roots deep in Hendricks county soil remained. - To "them Belleville is the past, the present and the future. And to them the future looks brighter ‘than it has in years. *- Looking to the Future | Even the oldest citizen, 82-year-old Alva Buchanan, looks to the future. “We'll never be big, but we'll never die. Indianapolis is getting way too big. Why, with all the speed Shee is today, “Belleville could be a right smart place to liye. “No reason this little town couldn't

Everything in town prospered and

be a nice suburban area,” he said.

into existence by 10 of the 11 council mbers. Only Soviet Russia, still denouncing the plan to seek more | facts about Franco, abstained from | voting. But Russia agreed to waive what it still considered its rights to veto such a preliminary inquiry.

Puzzles Mayor

ROCHESTER, N. Y.,, April 30 (U. P.).—1It's national noise abatement week in Rochester this week . . Mayor Sam Dicker said so. ' But his honor didn't explain who gets priority—as the city also

observes national music week and national baby week.

[tering a critical two-week period.|

DROUGHT THREATENS __ °F U.S. WHEAT CROPS

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| too little, ‘However, reports from|

Iowa, Eastern Nebraska and Miss- | ouri were encouraging. But farm-|

ers said “a little rain now would| do no harm.”

South Dakota—The state was en-|S°

Federal Meteorologist B. R. Las-|

kowski said crops would “be shot”|

Western South Dakota, which os received little moisture since last July, was in most immediate Sap) ger, he said. North Dakota—Crops as yet were! undamaged, but the topsoil had begun to blow in a few northwestern counties where rain in needed. |

OFFICIAL WEATHER

U, S. Weather Bureau——(All Data in Central Standard Time) ~April 30, 1946

Sunrise .... 5:48 | Sunset .. . 7:38 Precipitation 24 hrs, end. 7:30 a. m. None Total precipitation since Jan. 1... 8:54 | Deficiency since Jan. Xie 4.60

The following table shows the perature in other cities:

tem-

Atlanta

Cleveland oi Denver ..... Evansville .. Ft. Wayne . | Ft.

Kansas City. s Angeles . Miami es Minneapolis- 8t. Pau) Ves New Orleans ..... New York . | Oklahoma City Omaha Pittsburgh St. Louis

8an Antonio .. San Francisco ........

TIE OLY WE

Loew’s informed. him 1 would show here. ‘ Boyd Sparrow, manager of Loew's said his theater was under contract to United Artist to show the pice ture snd he could not Break the agreement. He pointed out it had passed the Johnston office (formerly the Hays office) and that the only way an Indianapolis showing could be stopped now would be by a city ruling. Although the film’ originally was scheduled this Thursday, a ‘holdover of the present show will move HO ening date up to May 9, he The disputed film has been struggling with censorship boards for five years. © At present, Howard Hughes, producer of the film, is suing censors who banned the

picture.

Local Briefs

The 19th ward Democratic precinct committeemen and. Women will hold a meeting for candidates at 7:30 p. m. Friday at Lavelle Gos-' sett hall. Walter Bradford, ward chairman, ‘will be in charge.

Mrs. Carl J. Weinhardt will speak at a program sponsored by the Women's Association of the Washington Street Presbyterian church at 7:45 p. m. tomorrow in the church edifice. Entertainment will be furnished by Harry Bason and Frank Parrish. Proceeds from the event will go into the church build - ing fund.

An organizational meeting of the Perry Township Memorial post, Veterans of Foreign Wars, will be

{conducted at 7:30 o’¢lock tonight

in the Edgewood grade school a nasium by. Ancil Morton, V.

Washington, D. C

department chief of staff.

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PARIS, April has indicated the American German disary Four conferen learned today, " for concessions of view. Foreign Min it was learned, "retary of Stal that he does ! putting the Al schedule’ for di However, it he hoped to ob for the Russia: The nature of not indicated. The America Four treaty g disarmament 1 United States announcing if operate fully ropean and diplomats beli most moment; tire conferenc Mr. Byrnes that the Unite a treaty amon United States forcing Germ asked the for the treaty o discussion, A similar t has been prop powers, Mr. did nt propo: consider it.

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WHEATON ~The Du Pa today began : wreck of to passenger ti which killed Thirteen 1 trainmen wer

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