Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 2 November 1946 — Page 1

TACOMA VILLAGE NEARLY READY

| Veterans to Get Homes for

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oe pd Th. wired +4-$4000 to $4200.

(Second of a Series)

By RICHARD LEWIS While the city’s public housing

projects are moving at a snail's

pace toward an indefinite comple~ tion date sometime in ‘1947, the 75dwelling private project in Tacoma

“Village has shot ahead and is nearly

. war

‘in Tacoma Village,

finished. This is the product of Veterans Emergency Housing, Inc, a nonprofit corporation of Indianapolis realtors. They have purchased 75 prefabricated, war surplus homes from the government and are setting them up for resale to veterans. Although the project is a nonprofit undertaking on the part of the corporation, the veteran who buys one of its houses will pay an overhead of 10 per cent in the present, estimated purchase price. This is the same percentage he would pay as profit to any private contractor in purchasing any FHAapproved, priority home. Built Four Years Ago Tacoma Village comprises the first two blocks of Tacoma and Temple aves. north of E. 30th st. It consists of 75 prefabricated bungalows built four years ago by National Homes, Inc., of Lafayette to house workers at the Kingsford Heights ordnance plant near South Bend. These tiny houses were rejected as veterans’ housing by the city of

8outh Bend, which housed most of |,

its homeless veterans last spring. The houses were then purchased at cost—$663 per house on the average—by the non-profit corporation which hauled them here from Kingsford Heights and set them up

August, S4alE Price $4000 to $4200 When completed, they will be sold to the veterans for about $4000 to $4200 by the non-profit corporation. The corporation was created by Mayor Tyndall's Emergency Housing committee. Actually, it is a private organization of Indianapolis realtors dedicated to housing the

(Continued on Page 2—Column 6) HOSPITAL FIRE EXTING UISHED Quick action by officials at the Central State hospital last night

brought fire apparatus to an 1100patient dormitory, after a small

. fire broke out in a wall radiator.

The wall fire was extinguished immediately without loss.

TIMES INDEX

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noon - a ig rie meeting” in the Claypool hotel, Tomorrow has been designated as “Fund Sunday” by. campaign leaders. Pastors of all denominations in Marion county have been requested to call attention to the appeal for the $1,328,000 goal. Said Walter Leckrone, general campaign chairman: “The campaign this year challenges every one of us to give the help that is needed to maintain the health and welfare of our own community. “The churches have always been most generous in their efforts to tell the story of the Community Fund and their help is especially welcome this year.”

STRUCK BY GUNFIRE

Commander Puts Blame on Officers’ Imaginations.

TRIESTE, sNov. 2 (U. P.)—Capt. R. J. Otway-Ruthven, commander of the British cruiser Leander, today corrected a report by fellow officers that the warsip was damaged by fire from Albanian shore batteries. He said they had “let their imaginations run away with them.” . “No shots of any sort were directed at the ship,” Othway-Ruthven said in a statement. Other officers told the United Press last night that Albanian shore batteries had hit and damaged the superstructure of the Leander. A United Press writer visted aboard thre 7270-ton cruiser today and found no damage of any kind. The captian said that on Oct. 22 two short bursts of machine gun fire were heard coming from the Albanian coast, half a mile distant.

that the bursts were directed at any British ship.

C-C-Cold Weather

D-Due Tomorrow LOCAL TEMPERATURES

6a m..... 62 10am,.... 68 a.m... 6 1llam.. 7 $a.m..... 63 12 (Noon). 70 Sa.m..... 65 1pm 0

The weatherman today whrned Indianapolitans to dig out topcoats and fur coats. It will turn cold tomorrow if predictions are right. Occasional rain today is expected to moisten-football fans’ spirits but tomorrow should be clear, said the weather bureau, "Showers and cold weathet are forecast for tomorrow afternoon with .the mercury taking a nosedive tomorrow night. Other sections of the country suffered from’ “zerosshivers.’! At Yellowstone National park it was 3

Wyo.; 8 above at Coalyille, Utah; 17 at Cut Bank, Mont. 31 at Se-|

Amusements. 5 PRuth Millett . 7 " Eddie Ash.... 6|Movies "...... 5 Books ...,... 14 Obituaries ... 10 Carnival .... 8|J. E. O'Brien. ‘6 Churches «..: 4|F. C. Othman 7 Classified... 10-12|Radio ....:.. 'n Comics ....... 13 |Mrs. Roosevelt. 17 Crossword ... 13 {Science ...... 7 Editorials ... ‘9 Serial ....00. 3 Forum : ..... 9 [8illy "Notions. 17 Gardening 7i8ports .....: x 6 Don Hoover... 9 [Stokes ...... 9 Indiana Saga, 9 (Stranahan 6 In Indpls. 3 (Washington. 17 Inside "Indpls. 7 |Weather Map 10 - Labor «verse {Women's News 9

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below. It was 4 above at Big Piney,{.

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FORECAST: Rain tonight and tomorrow; much colder tomorrow.

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DUE TO WIN 9

Indicated in Forecast of Indiana Voting.

- By ROBERT BLOEM Speculation and statistics, mixed

indicated today that Republicans would capture nine of Indiana's 11 congressional seats, losing those in the 1st and 8th districts. Three districts, however, appeared so closely contested and influenced by such a conglomeration of factors as to be in serious doubt. These were the two in which Democratic victories were indicated and the 11th district where incumbent Rep. Louis Ludlow never can be regarded as tied 10 his party's fortunes or misfo! By districts, here is picture looked three election time: i 1st Districi—Democrat incumbent Ray Madden to win over Repub; lican Charles Gannon by a narrow margin. . 2d District — Republican incumbent Charles Halleck to win over | Mrs. Margaret Afflis by a wide! margin, 3d District — Republican incumbent Robert Grant to win over John 8. Gonas. 4th District—Republican incumbent George Gillie to win over Walter E. Frederick, Democrat, by a wide margin. - 5th District—Republican incumbent Forrest Harness to win over

} way the i before

Pung TTUMAan _ Says Refugee Groups Will Get Visas.

President Truman today authorized 48 ' Estonian refugees threatened with deportation at Miami, Fla., to remain in this country. “These - refugees will definitely not be deported and will in due course be given immigration visas which will enable them to remain in this country,” President Truman sdid in a statement released by the White House. In two groups, the refugees sailed the Atlantic in tiny boats and landed at Miami in the hope of settling in this country permatiently. Feared Persecution They were ordered deported by the immigration’ service. The deportation order was held up by President Truman. A Leaders in the two Estonian groups had expressed fears of persecution by the Rusisans should they be forced to return to their Russiancontrolled homeland. Eighteen Estonian refugees were aboard the first small sailing vessel that arrived unheralded in Miami's harbor. The remainder later showed up in another boat.

BIKINI A-BOMB TEST FORCE IS BROKEN UP

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 (U, PJ). —The joint task force which con~ ducted the atomic bomb ‘tests at Bikini has been. broken up. Vice Adm. W. H. P. Blandy, who led it, will become commander of the 8th fleet in the Atlantic, The 42,000 men, 200 ships and 150 planes which. made up task force No. 1 will return to the organizations from which they were drawn.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 (U. P).—

| Democrat william W. Welsh. 6th District—Republican incumbens. Noble Johnsen, to win over Democrat Dr, Thomas A Sigler. 7th District—Republican incumbent Gerald Landis to win over Democrat James E. Noland by a relatively’ narrow margin. 8th District—Democrat Winfield Denton to win over Republican Edward Mitchell in a close race. (Incumbent Charles LaFollette, Republican, is not a candidate.) 9th District—Republican incumbent Earl Wilson to win over Democrat Col. Oliver O. Dixon, campaigning in abstentia. 10th District—Republican incumbent Raymond Springer to win over Prank C Unger of Farmland 11th District—Republican Albert J Beveridge Jr to defeat incumbent Democrat Ludlow in what should be the state's closest race, relatively Statistics indicate that since the beginning of the long Roosevelt regime, Republicans in Indiana have been more successful in getting vot‘ers to the polls in off years than have Democrats. In years when the popular Mr. Roosevelt was running, Democratic districts won , by ‘margins huge enough to effect the outcome of other races all over the state. In off years, customarily, Democrats generally have lost twice the number of votes, percentage-wise, that Republicans dropped from their previous presidential-election turnout. - In general, Republican organization appears to have been stronger and more aggressive than the .Democratic setup. From a state standpoint the Republicans are the “ins,” and the Democrats the “outs.” The “ins” have a traditional advantage by

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election:

Eight think it will stay

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to lose. Republican:~

600,000. In that case he'll carry Iv

Arkansas.

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WASHINGTON CALLING — Forecast Republican Victory

In House, Possibly in Senate WASHINGTON, Nov. 2.—Here's way we figure the

Democrats to lose three to six house seats. money wagered that Pittsburgh,

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Ten staff members think senate will go Republican.

Democratic.

One thinks it will be evenly split, 48-48. Fourteen staff members think house will go Repub-

Democratic.

be close in each house. ” ”

ward editors report:

PENNSYLVANIA—Biggest Republican margin since 1928, probably 300,000 or up.

Rep. Joseph E. Gufféy sure Even Democratic since 1931,

NEW YORK—Governor Dewey by record majority, probably over

es in with him, for senate. G. O. P.

_should pick up five to six house seats. ; TENNESSEE—No change in senate or house line-up here or in Republicans have full slate against Crump-supported candidates but are not making serious bid. lican- districts no Democrats are running.

INDIANA—Republicans will elect Jenner to senate by at least, 100,- -

In two traditionally Bepub-

house seats, best bet is for Demo-

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Three Close Contests Are

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Hunted by Police

Ethel May Taylor

GUN-GIRL FLEES PRISON GUAR

Walks Away While on Work Detail Here.

Law enforcement authorities | (throughout the Midwest were on| {the lookout today for Ethel Marie Taylor, a gun-wielding girl who escaped yesterday - from an Indis®® women's prison -work detail. The titian-haired gun girl, serv-| ing a 10~to-25-year robbery sen- | tence after a Ft. Wayne ave. gun battle in 1944, walked away from a wqrk detail at the State Blind school, 7725 College ave. yesterday afternoon. Police believe she left on the spur of the moment when she saw the SPbertumiiy. The prisoner went to a dressing room with four others’ to her clothes and prepare to a ames to the prison. About 4:30 p. m., she apparently walked unnoticed away

U. S. Has 96 A-Bombs, London Newspaper Says

LONDON, Nov: 2 (U. published a story today stating that the United States has 96 atom bombs and can produce six a month in a

plant at Hanford, Wash.

The story gave no specific source for its statements, but sald the details had been stated authoritatively. In Washington, the war department had “absolutely po com-

ment.” According to the Express stor

pounds, is about 25 feet long and has two parachutes attached. The “B-20 carrying an atom bomb must have its two bomb bays linked together, the newspaper said.

THERE WERE "eight bombs

Nagasaki explosion 15 months ago, The Express sald. The Hanford plant, with a six-bomb monthly capacity, was said to have

been working at full speed since

2 The two Bikini bombs reduced the stockpile tom a maximum

98 to 96, The Express said.

P.).—The Daily Express

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then.

Hoosier Gridders

Face Muddy Fields

Muddy footing was in prospect id day as Butler, Purdue and Indiana filled engagements on their gag gridirons. ~The eventual Indiana conference winner was almost sure to emerge from the Butler-Wabash “Iron Key” game in the Fairview bowl. - It was homecoming at West Lafayette for both alumni and footbail players,” and the season's biggest crowd in Ross-Ade stadium was expected to see the Boilermakers play Wisconsin. Indiana had the job of upholding the state's football reputation in its tilt with Pittsburgh at Bloomington. Notre Dame was in Baltimore for its annual skirmish with Navy, and the Irish were favored heavily to win and carry an unbeaten record into their game next Saturday against Army Indiana Central will close its

Deflance (0O.) at Canterbury, Wil-

from the building. It was not until a half-hour later, state police officials said, that Her escape was learned.

Wearing a red and black prison dress, she was believed hitch-hiking'! north, Police believed she was un-| armed and without funds. In the 1944 gun battle, she and her male companion John Edgell, How serving thé same sentence at the - Indiana state prison, were located by police in a tavern in Ft. Wayne ave. When police attempted to place them in a squad car, a gun fight ensued. The gun moll, who was wearing a sawed-off shotgun strapped to one leg when caught, struggled with her captors, while Edgell jerked a pistol from his waistband and fired pointblank at police officers. Sgt. Ralph Bader, Edgell and the Taylor girl were wounded critically in the melee, while Patrolmen Thomas Flanary and Joseph Klein received serious wounds. “All later recovered. Police stopped many automobiles and streetcars in the North side area last night, especially those with women passengers. ' Detec~ tives hurried to haunts once frequented by the Taylor woman before her commitment to prison. State police, at regular intervals, broadcast the woman's description and alerted all posts in the state and authorities throughout the Midwest. The steel-nerved young woman, mother of a three-year- -old child born in the City hospital and since adopted, is 5 feet 5 inches tall, weighing 125 pounds.

PATROLMAN, BANDIT DIE IN GUN BATTLE

2d Robber St Shoots Way out ~~ 0f Montana Trap.

BILLINGS, Mont.,. Nov. 2 (U. P).—A state patrolman and a bandit were killed .early today in a highway gun battle. A second bandit, wanted for a $60 holdup, shot his way through police lines and escaped. . Another patrolman was wound-

here. Patrolman Robert Steele of the Billings division was killed. The dead bandit was identified as Richard Smothers, 18, of Princeton, Mo. Patrolman Gordon McDermid was wounded. Smothers and a companion were stopped’ after holding up the night clerk of the Olive hotel here #nd. escaping with $60.. : When the two patrolmen began questioning the pair, the bandits {opened fire. The battle ended when Steele and Smothers’ fell, dead, and McDermid was. wounded. Police blocked - all ‘highways in the area in an effort to, trap the bandit who

4 escaped, El | & sin

“|step toward ending disorder

ed. The battle was fought on|’ Highway. 10 seven ‘miles: west of},

The officers fired back.

mington (O.) at Franklin, Centre at Hanover and Hamline at Valparaiso. | St. Joseph’s will play this evening at Louisville,

(CAPEHART PREDICTS HUGE GOP MAJORITY

Says Indiana Victory Will Be 150,000.

WASHINGTON, Ind, Nov. 2 (U.|

hart (R. Ind.) predicted today that | the Republicans would carry the Indiana state ticket next Tuesday by 150,000 to 200,000 ma jority. Mr. Capehart, returning to his

election, made the forecast in .a prepared statement issued at the completion of 30 campaign speeches in Indiana this month. He also predicted that the G. O. P. would elect a “controlling majority” in both houses of congress. “The sweep will be so great,” Mr. Capehart said, “that the Democrats will not elect a senator north of the Mason-Dixon line.”

in the campaign, embracing all others, was “the fundamental conflict between the Communist ideology and the American ideology.”

GREECE IS WARNED TO UNIFY NATION

ATHENS, Nov. 2 (U. P.). — The American and British ambassadors

stantin Tsaldaris today that it was the desire of their governments that he broaden the Greek government at once to include opposition elements. .: The United States and Great Britain regard: a broadening of the government as the most important in Greece, which is most embarrassing to the Anglo-Americans, the envoys told Tsaldaris.

home season this evening against Evansville college at. Southport's eltnome|Rodserelt stogium. In oiter uate today Earlham was at DePauw, oid at Ball State, 80ce bldg.

P.) —U. 8. Senator Homer E. Cape-

home town to vote in the Nov. 5!

Mr. Capehart said the “one 1ssue” |:

to Greece informed Premier Con-{

54-UNIT HOME 00-0P PLANNED

Veterans Invited to Join Apartment Project.

An Indianapolis -builder today announced plans for the construction of a 54-unit apartment building to be owned co-operatively by veterans with children. ‘He asked 54 veterans with families to join in the co-operative construction of the apartment building across from Broad. Ripple high school. The builder, Addison A. Lease already has submitted plans for the 54-unit building to the federal housing administration. Preliminary approval has been given, Mr. Lease disclosed, but final arrangements cannot be completed until

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PART OF LOOT TIRNED UP BY . {CASHIER'S WIFE

| Admitted Embezzler Names

Confederates; Arrest’ Is Ordered.

MIAMI BEACH, Fla, Nov. 2 (U. P).—~The names of three cons federates. In a nearly $1 million embezzlement case « were revealed here today by W. Arthur Nickel, 46, Orders to pick them up were to New York. ; Assistant District Attorney Jos“7 |eph T. Hoey of Brooklyn said Nickel admitted the names of the three “apparently respectable” men, with midtown New York addresses, The addresses were believed those to which checks drawn on false invoices were sent by Nickel 3 * Had War Contracts Mr. Hoey sald the men were war contractors, and that two of them bad recently “frozen out” the third. He said the plan was that Nickel keep half the gigantic proceeds, and the others split the remainder. Mr. Hoey hoped questioning of the men would reveal more details of the swindle perpetrated om Nickel’s employer, the .Mergenthaler Lino type Co., covery of most of the stolen money, “Nickel has admitted his part,” Mr. Hoey said as he Kings county District Attorney Miles McDonald, to give him the

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‘| names of the confederates.

Wife Discloses Hoard He expressed fear, however, that the men had disappeared since eharing of Nickel's arrest. here.

Suhership. papers are signed. : Mr. Lease of the Lense-Weber A Ine, 5% Thsur-

On Compton Rd. The co-operative venture, to be located on Compton rd. between 61st and 62d sts, would be owned [by the resident veterans, each hold{ing a stock certificate in a cor|poration, Mr. Lease explained. It would be operated by a board Jof governors chosen by the veterans. About $7200 is the estimated gaount each veteran would have to t in the corporation. It would inves slightly, depending upon whether a one or two-bedroom apartment is purchased. Spread Over 25 Years Only a small payment would be irequited at the beginning, with about 80 per cent of the total cost {to be amortized over a 25-year period, Mr. Lease added. The co-operative idea for apartment buildings .is not new, it was (pointed out. A large building in Irvington has been operated along these lines many ' years, with changes in residence occurring as ‘individual owners buy and sell

, shares of ownership.

No Nightingale, It's Bing Crosby

DETROIT, Nov. 2 (U. P,)—The Detroit symphony orchestra was set

for its rendition of “The Pines of, Rome.” A radio-phonograph was hidden among the instruments to provide the necessary. accompani(ment of a nightingale's singing. Came the cue and a player switched on the record-player. But it wasn’t a nighingale. It was Bring Crosby. -The machine had been set on radio by mistake. The attendant discovered the error immediately and the nightingale caught up with the orchestra béfore any damage was done.

ACTRESS IN HOSPITAL HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 2 (U. P.)— Actress Barbara Bel Geddes was in Hollywood hospital today recovering from an emergency appendectomy.

Scenes, Si

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. Nov. 2 (U,P.)—President . Truman went for a fast,walk shortly before noon today. He waved at passing -motorists and pointed out familiar scenes of his boyhood to reporters panting along behind him. : ,The chief executive was much later today in making his first appearance than he usually is. It wag shortly before 11 a. m. when.

-|he stepped out to meet the as-

sembled “press. He _wore no topcoat in the cloudy fall weather and merely grinned when a reported asked him if he thought he could: walk fast ‘enough to keep from catching cold.

the finish line 30 minutes later, they agreed he Seraily ‘could.

When: the reporters panted in to

Truman Re-Visits Boyhood

lent on Politics Mr. Truman paused briefly at a house six doors from the summer White ‘House and informed the press he'd lived.there prior to 1903. He recalled places where he'd ice

skated as a boy and pointed to an old tree. It'd beem there when he was a boy, he said. Meanwhile, the President continued his “hands off” policy on politics in general. Mr. Truman last night spurned a fiery, tub =~ thumping Democratic rally less than two blocks from his house. The only item on his schedule today was the annual reunion of his old world war I outfit, ‘battery D of the 129th field artillery. The President came here to vote in the election Toemag,

"She gave police information led to recovery of $83,100 in cash and furs and jewels worth $35,000. Estimates of Nickel's loot. varied from $00,000 to $1 millioh. Mr. McDonald said Nickel, an employee of Mergenthaler ‘for 20 years, started his embezzling about a year ago. He had been taking about $75,000 a month, the prosecutor said.

FIRST ANTI-SMOKE HEARING ‘POSTPONED

The first test of the potency of the city's new anti-smoke ordinance today was postponed until Nov. 27 when the case was continued in

‘municipal court 3.

In an affidavit signed by Robert L. Wolf, city combustion engineer, the Aluminum Finishing Co. Inc., and its president, A. L. Chesterfield, were charged with “wilfully violate ing” the city ordinance by install ing an unapproved boiler at the company plant, 1012 E. 21st st. Company officials claim the boiler is ~ merely “in storage” but Mr. Wolf avers it is on a permanent foundation and can easily: be put to use.

3.YEAR-OLD CHILD ’ IS STRUCK BY TRUCK

Three-year-old William Groover, 830 N. East st., was, struck by a truck when hé ran into the street. at Arch and East sts. this morning. His condition at City hospital was said to be not serious.” He had gone to the grocery with his mother, Mrs. Bessie Groover, and as they returned, the child stepped from the curb into the path of a truck belonging to the Indianapolis Power & Light Co. and driven by Wesley Gilbert, 3787 Rockville rd.

STATE ENTERS PROBE

{OF DEATH HOUSE FIRE

Times State Service MITCHELL Ind, Nov. 2—~The. state fire marshal's office today was checking the possibility that arson yesterday destroyed the frame home in which Monte Burton, 67, and his wife, Mrs. Ethel Burton, 52, were found shot to death ‘Sunday. Fire had completely destroyed the two-story house by the time the Mitchell fire department, summoned by an unidentified person who used a pay telephone, arrived,

Brick Veneer Home for Sale’ . By Owner Leaving City Soon.

The interior appointments of this quality-built house cannot be appreciated by the casual oe, ; pect who drives hy.

“WE WILL LONG FOR OUR INDI« ANA HOME.” Yes, I have dls leave the state due hs os tn pram ” brick vo nae nestled Snvely - she trees on & well-kept halt-acre corner Jot, you'll be able to under Stand why my ly |

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