Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 January 1947 — Page 1
ie. Tax Reductions
~~ Excise Levy Cuts of
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$1,250,000,000 Certain! |
. WASHINGTON, Jan. 1 (U. PJ). =-Republicans, not to be outdone by President Truman's clearing the way for a $1,250,000,000 tax cut by July 1, today countered with plans . Sto lighten the taxpayer's burden by other billions.
The President's action, affécting :
exolse ‘taxes on furs, liquor, jewelry, cosmetics, telephone and telegraph communications and theater admissions, was contained in | his proclamation of the end of world war IT hostilities, Rép. Harold Knutson (R. Minn, ‘who Is about to take over ax chair‘man of the house ways and committee, said many excise taxes not affected by the Presidént's order will be reviewed to see df they can be reduced. Truman Beat Him fo Gun Among the items that would be affected under Rep. Knutson's proposal are cigarets, cigars, playing cards, automobiles, trucks, tires! radios, refrigerators, juke boxes, | electric, gas and oil appliances, photographie equipment and phonographs. Although Rep, Knutson apparently was disappointed that the President had beat him to the gun on some of the excise rate changes, he indicated pproval of Mr. Tru-
© man's move,
Rep. Knutson sald the President's action would not prevent the Republicans from carrying out their tax program for 1947. He predicted
the Republican excise bill would! be on Mr. Truman's desk before
July 1, + He said the G,-O, P. was prepared to go ahead” With plans ‘to’ revise not only the entire excise tax structure but to achieve a 20 per cent
cut In personal income taxes as! The) once strongly-contested - race
well. These Reductions Automatic
Here are thé reductions. which
will automatically go into effect on |
1, as a result of Mr. Truman's unless congress acts earlier: vn taxes will drop from 20 per eent to 10 per Sent, ith
¢ from $0 a gallon to $6 a gallon, Long distance telephone calls, 2§ per cent to 20 per cent: + Local telephone service, 15 per ent to 19 per cent. ; _ Telegraph and cable messages, 25 per cent to 15 per cent. Transportation of persons, 15 per cent to 10 per cent. Luggage, 20 per cent of retail price to 10 per cent of retail price. Admissions from 1 cent for each 8 cents or fraction to 1 cent for each 10 cents or fraction. §
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Mahern, 1504 E. Kelly st.
Halleck's Chief
In GOP Contest WASHINGTON, Jan. 1 (U. P.).—
| for the house Republican floor leadership’ became a walkiaway for
{ Rep. Charles A. Halleck of Indiana
| Rep. Clarence J. Brown of Ohio, ‘his principal opponent has With drawn.
{
Bitterness Remains |
"HUBBA, HUBBA - NT" Indiacapolic First 1946 baby Edmund McAfee eat ‘son of Ghee ia re, ro poses with a fuzzy little new born chick -on his- first birthday today. Little
Eddie is in the swing of holiday merrymaking because his first spoken words were "Hubba Hubba" and his favorite music—'"La. Conga." = The chick just chirps.
"Dr. Ed" Back at Edinburg Rival Quits Race Because Town ‘Needs Him’
Turns Down Lucrative, Short-Day Post, Returns to 24-Hour-a-Day Practice
EDINBURG, Ind, Jan. 1 (U. Pet ‘Doctor Ed” is operating under
his old shingle again today.
He says he’s as happy to remain in the fold of “this little community as the 2500 residents are £0 see him back in business. Dr. Edward R. Janjigian’ s last-second decision to turn down a lucrative, short-hour position with a Pennsylvania mental hospital came yes-
5 Die as stags
The bitterness engendered REE
{ the, campaign for the im nt -
by presidential-minded supporters a
lof Governor Thomas E. Dewey of New York to round up .votes for [Mr Halleck. However, other ob-/ | servers were ually certain that Mr. Brown's strength came from
|
{ backers of the presidential ambi-!
tions of Ohio's Sénator' Robert A. [ Toft.
| contest ~Rep.. Thomas A, Jenkins! (R. 0.) and Rep. Everett Dirksen (R. 1) Neither had amassed enough support to make much of ia fight when the issue is decided |
‘and two women, lost their lives in {the New Year's eve crash of a converted army C-47 cargo plane. plane was en route from Newark, N. J. to Miami, Fla. and was operated by Inter-Continenal | airlines. ’ ‘Corgnér Deveaux, one of the first
north of Charleston airport, said that he found five bodies inside the lane. Walter Stonell ‘of Miami, president of Inter-Continental, sdid the
at the house G. O. P. caucus 10-|(g)1owing were in the plane when morrow afternoon. [it left Newark airport yesterday: No Concillation Seen |€apt. Amos Austin, California; Mr. Halleck could not be reached Capt. James McNeal, North Carofor comment. Rep. Joseph W. Mar- lina; Co-Pilot Elmer Kortman, New tin Jr. sf Massachusetts, the incom Jersey; Olga Badner, New York, and
‘Ike’ Denies He'll Run for President
FT. MYERS, Fla, Jan. 1 (U. P.).
«~The Ft. Myers News-Press today quoted Chief of Staff ‘Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower in ‘a denial of a statement attributed to him that he would run for President if the people want him to, "I never said anything of the kind,” Gen. Eisenhower wag quoted as saying on his return frém a fishing trip. He was shown a dispatch attributing the declaration to him.)
The general was also quoted as
telling & News-Press reporter that
no. man without party afliation|
could consider running for the presidency. The denial was of a copyright story carried yesterday in the Washington Times-Herald. It said | the general had given his stand to friends in Florida, where he is now
.. testing.
New Sugar Stamp Is Due Today
ing speaker who reportedly favors | Mr. ‘Halleck, had no statement on| { Mr. Brown's action. i | Mr, Brown had felt he was en[titled to substantial recognition for; his services as Republican campaign | director in the recent elections;
ciliatory attitude, He said he had suggested that Republican legislative leaders sit down | “in a spirit of friendship and har-| mony and select as majority leader the person best qualified to serve the party -and/the nation at this critical time.” But, Mr, Brown added, his sug(gestion was ignored “and a bitter intra-party fight has been develop- | ing.” Turns Pown All Offers
His! statement announcing his withs ue OmoITow drawal gave no indication of a con-h
There were reports that the Re- hut none was seen for Indianapolis
publican leadershipy had offered Mr. | Brown various other posts and his|
Mrs. Doris Winn, California.
Warmer Weather
LOCAL TEMPERATURES :
The new. year . in Indianapolis brought little change in weather today as skies continued cloudy and | temperatures remained in the 20s. | The weatherman predicted tomor- | row would be wariner.. Snow was forecast for the north- | west .portion of the state tomorrow
and vicinity, The cold wave on the first day |
WASHINGTON. Jan. 1 (U. P.).— Pick of cestain house committees. or the new year, covered a broad Spare Stamp 53 in Ration Book’4 But Mr. Brown was said to have grea from the New England an
became’ good today for five pounds of sugar amid indications that 1947 ‘will bring more sugar for consumers. Although sugar rationing is ex« pected to last for some time, agriculture’ department officials predicted that consumer sugar allotments this year would be boosted | at least 15 pounds over 1946, Secretary of Agriculture Clinton P. Anflerson said last month that consumers will get an extra five Pounds by Apri 1
Jap, Dies in oll = NUMAZU, Japan, Jan, 1 (U. PJ. ~Mt. Fujiama claimed a new victim today when Taro Koide, 28-year-old Japanese meteorologist, died in a fall near the mountain's 12,461-
*- foot summit.
TIMES INDEX
Amusements . 16) Ruth Millett. 13 Hddie Ash.... 10|Movies ...... 16 viation ..... 13|Obituaries ...5-6 pots .,. .. 23 P. C. Othman 13 Onssitfd 22.23 Radio . 24 VOMICS (aa 24| Reflections ae o- 34 DR “Ee 13 Mrs. Roosevelt 20 yrinis ON 14) Scherrer Ts nyo. ov 20} | Serial" VIO 14 side Glances . 14 . 21 8illy Notions. . A3 ng . 21 | Sports , 0 + 13) Washington .. i4 3| Wom: News 20-21
shunned all offers. Mr, Halleck, who has led in the,
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Wins Wheat Award For Third Year
LAFAYETTE; Ind, Jan, 1 (U, P.).
' f«<Ralph Osborn, Quiver, today was
state wheat ¢hamplon for the third consecutive year for his Fairfield wheat. It was exhibited at the Indiana com and small grain show at Purdue university here. He will be presented Pillsbury state award tomorrow night, iin For the second straight year, Wayne Van Cleave, Crawfordsville, took top honors and the Pillsbury certificate of achievement for his prize-winning sample of soybeans. The judging was conducted by G. H. Cutler, Purdue assistant in a gronomy; Al Probst, U, 8. depart ment of agriculture; J. A. McCarty, McCarty Seed-Co:, Indianapolis; and J. B. Edmondson, vice president of the American Soybean association, Philip. W. Pillsbury, president of he Minneapolis Milling Co. which bears his family name, established the state awards in 1941. The show was held under the auspices of the
Philip W. ta dinner
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Indiana Corn Growers. association. i
Great Lakes states southwestward. Temperatures were below freezin gas far south as Corpus Christi, Tex., and sub-zero readings were general in New England areas as well as the Great Lakes region. Early morning readings included La Crosse, Wis, with 25 degrees below zero; Pellston, Mich. 27 be-, low, and Saginaw, Mich. 11 below, Corbin, Ky. repo an eightinch. snowfall,” and ‘thefe was six inches at Pikesville, Ky.,
terday after he had closed his 24- = | hour-a-day office here, sold his
Hint Senate Probe
Killed by Taxicab
New: Year's eve cost the life of ‘lone Marion county. woman today. | A man was injured critically When | [his car crashed into 4 safety zone {abutment before dawn. = 5 Mrs. Ethel Lee, 61, of 310 N. Cap-
k| Indianapolis industry. . : ; 1ast night in front. of her {home. Driver of the cab was wil- pe
- {liam ‘H. Blend, 23, R. RB. 1, Box
= Armed Bandits "Beat Clerk
Hold Up Drug Store, Loof May Be $200
Armed bandits held up the “Muti! illinois ‘st. to-
. Only Three Arrested
. To’ reach him, members of the |fire and police emergency ‘squads had to remove the merchandise i from the rear of the truck. Snow “ion the car indicated that Mr. wil- 7 liams had been on the road for some time. ‘Tt is believed he fell asleep Pharmacy, 2143 N.. at the wheel, day Meanwhile the co-operative ef- The two men assaulted 2 lorie fort of city, county and state law aitendant, Owen Wells, and cleaned enforcement groups to crack down out the cash register. The amount lon reckless New Year driving ap- of loot was not, determined imme- | parently paid dividends. { diately, although Mr. Wells said it: Only three persons were arrested. might reach $200. for driving under the influence of Mr. Wells told police one man liquor. A series of minor accidents held a gun on him while the other hospitalized but four persons, none beat him.. They ran out of the of whom is in serious condition, |store and into sn alley beside the Those arrested were: testablishment. Ivan O. Walls, 48. of 1201 Concord The clerk said one man Was st. and Lloyd Alley, 41, of 1026 about 40 years old, weighed about Churchman ave. both charged with 180 pounds. The other: he dedrunkenness, operating a“¢ar under, scribed as about 28, the influence of liquor and reck- One inch tall. less driving, and Robert L. Smith,’ 4148 Guilford ave, drunken- =
% Dead Twin’ s “Skin Graft
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Of WAR Here
‘Personnel iShakeup May Be Result.
Bj DONNA MIKELS The possibility that a reson, OL congressional iy that » of the DOSS and operating a car under the distriet war asséts administration | influence of liquor... office here may boil down to a per- 3 ves Head Injuries sonnel shakeup was seen today. ‘} The first city accident of 1947 The WAA officé now.is under fire happened at 12:20 a. m, when Carl |
equipment and. driven away from its city limits again.
io, is Richins” nt arae 1B Doctor Ed was returning to the folks whom he had served, with one other physician, since he was discharged from overseas duty with the medical corps in 1945. | “I just couldn't do it” he said. He meant he just didnt have the heart to go back to his pre-war job
Two congressmen remained in the on the scene in swamps 12 miles|as 8 neurologist at the Danville,
Pa., mental hospital. { “1 could make three times. as
much. money in the hospital, and
work one-third the long, hard hours that I spend in. my practice here. But T guess they need me here.” He began to change his : mind about going back, he said, Sunday night when he attended a dance at} the high school building and an
tice. hats, dancers looked at me so nny, as if I'd done something criminal. 1 decided if they felt that way, maybe I ought to stay.”
Edinburg, never expecting to Cross! But 30 miles vom town his foot,
‘May Save Sister
from the American Legion and the Stewart, * 1740 Lexington -ave., state department of veterans affairs swerved to avoid hitting an ondom-
and six feet! é
for “discrimination” against vet-|ing car at State and Enghsh aves. He (i minor head injuries! stry guts. When AT ive depended today. behart. directed eri EE 16th and * Meridian “sun. vert pw Ber on Rowland D. Schell, director [Passengers ‘to Methodist hospital. | Ber body. of the WAA regional qffice at Cm-| They are Mrs. Fay .Wells, 40, of cinnati, ahd as regional probers ad- 2101 Concord st. back and hip inmitted “friction between top officials |iuries, and Anna Welton, 2022 N. is bogging down office routine. . Collecting Information
Senator Capehart said Mr. Schell has refused repea to recognize veterans’ ‘priorities for surpius property and that he might ask for 2 senate investigating committee. “I already have considerable proof that Mr. Schell has deliberately bypassed veterans’ priorities,” Senator
|years old, was severely burned iDec. 11 in a fire which brought
juries. Walls, was arrested on three | Wood- protruding from a stove. charges. Others involved in the ac- | cident, and who received minor in- and just before her death, surgeons over
ling in an effort to save her sister. Strips of unburned skin were re moved surgically, placed in plasma and refrigerated, while = Naney
George W. Bauer, both of Clavton, Ind.; Elmer L. Ballard, 1908 W. Vermont st, and Mary A. McCoy, Mooresville.
PHOENIX, Ariz, Jan. 1 (U. P).—!_ {A bright-eyed* little girls A ghances to}
The girl, Nancy ene Robles, 2
juries, are Charles A. Samuels and | decided to attempt the skin- graft-
nounced he was giving up his prac-{ M
Oapehart said. He added that he was collecting more information and that he would be in Indianapolis next week to give it his atten-
Hurt in County Hospitaiized following a county, accident this morning are Harry Gipson, 26, of 2114 Ringgold ave.
one of Shree men head and side injuries, City hos-
gained strength for the delicate op-
‘eration, performed last Saturday.
The child was reported in fair | condition today, but doctors who participated in the rare surgery will, ibe unable to détermine its success.
But he stuck to his plans through | -|Sunday night, Monday, and yester-|,
be prin in an intra- pital, and Ura Eich, 38, of 631 N.| {until the bandages are removed for a injuries, St. Vin- tne first time.
Mr. Gipson's - car collided with ' (Continued o on Page 4—Colu 4—Column 1)
‘Threaten to Halt Building Projects More than 1800 construction
day until he was on the long wrestling " ¥ conscience was over and Dr. ; jigian was pinned ‘to the Edinburg. won,
sylvania hospital for three years, and then spent six years (army. He came to Edinburg, his wife’ s home town, in 1945 and set up (his practice. Today the word spread ip and down Main st. and outhinto the country. “Doctor Ed's back”. the |. gossipets chuckled. “Yes, sir, Doc tor Ed’s back in business today.”
Star of Cairo. Death. a Toll Reaches 13
SHANNON, Eire, Jan. 1 (U, P.) .— Dudley Hill of Alexandria, Va., radio officer of the wrecked TWA airliner Star .of Cairo, died today of his injuries. His death raised to 13 the fatality toll of the. crash near Shannon airport Saturday morning. He had
was removed from the wreckage. #Murs. Edith Delaby Waterbury and hef ‘infant son were Ir ‘doing well,’ So way’ Hostess Vina Kay Ferguson. /
1st New Year’
Daughter of Mr. and Takes Honors; Stork The year 1047's first baby, &
St, Francis hospital. { The initial 1947 arrival was Kar Mrs. Andrew Upton, 1102': Spann midnight at Coleman hospital The infant son of Mr, and’ Mrs, Charles Dycus. R. R. 1; was born
be Marion county's first 1947 birth, but he was the city’s first boy baby of the year. : ‘He arrived as an ambulance raced
midnight today, The first boy was
s Baby Born.
16 Seconds After Midnight
Mrs, Andrew Upion Beats Ambulance
rl, arrived just a few seconds after in an ambulance racing for
en Lynn Upton; daughter of Mr. and ave: She was born’16 Neconds fia
PAS at 12:30, a few minutes too Jate to| the title of New Years’ baby.
The last birth reported in 1946
Dr. Janjigian served at the Poni af
been in critical condition since he}
workers today threatened to stop work on $6 mullion in building projects here. : contract between contractors #hd laborers expired at midnight. { However, & union agent said efforts will be made today to Setlle a wage issue in dispute.
Tel Aviv Ringed By British Troops
JERUSALEM, Jan. 1 (U.. P)— Red-bereted troops of the British 8th airborne division moved -into| the Jewish city of Tel Aviv at dawn | today. They searched the Yemenite slum quarter for extremists who flogged four British soldiers Sunday. jof A curfew was proclaimed by police car loudspeakers in the Yemenite quarter and entry into Tel Aviv was forbidden to everyone while the search progressed. . Police believe Yemenite members of the Irgun Zvali Léumi “black squad” were responsible for the re-
there will be no ‘work tomorrow for members of Local 120, International | Hodcarriers’, Building and Common 1., Business Agent John H. Etchison asserted. | Both sides declared themselves j ready and available to discuss a set- | tlement and avert & walkout: v
subsequent inefcency in handling
We faction Is aligned with John {Continued ‘on Tage Column 4
[iar COALITION PREDICTED
TOKYO, Jan, 1 (U. P). — The newspaper Mainichi predicted to-
Mn 0 Overcome, 2 Hurt in Fire
Two persons were injured and one man overcome by smoke in & pre: dawn fire toda ) [ Mr. and Mrs. William Jordan were treated at City hospital for cuts, They were injured when they +g | made their escape from their burn-
and three sergeants. inet would resign en bloc early in Suspects sent to British brigade January to make way for a coaliheadquarters for further question-| tion government to carry the naing averaged one in every 10 per- tion through its. present: economic sons questioned. crisis,
Hoffmann Takes Offi
But, if no agreement is reached, !®
Laborers’ Union of America, A. P|
venge_ floggings of a’ British major day that the present Japanese cab= |]
ing home, 1542 W. New York st, by breaking out a window and Terawling to safety. A roomer, Robert Thomas, 20, was rescued from the second story of the flaming house by firemen. Mr. Thomas was overcome by smoke "hd; was given first ald by firemen. Firemen sald an overheated fue! caused the fire which swept through |’ the ‘two-story frame house at 5:50 Ww a. m. The house was badly damaged. Two other .home fires were re. ported today. Fire which broke out around a radiator in the apartment of Ralph’ Chestnut, gs 1 Lexing-
Rhoads Yields Tempo rarily
Defeated Candidate fo Continue Sui; Three Appointihents Announced
Joseph O. Hoffmann formally took over the office us Judes on county juvenile court today without oppasition tekt suit pen in circuit court. A | Attorneys for Mark W. Rhoads late yesterday d withdraw temporarily their opposition to Mg. tion as new judge. ig . ied
at Jhoupitais ‘was a boy, born 10, A
College we, at 1043 pom. -
By ich ani y The year 1947 logks like the.
ta Times poll hedge with a sumber of “if They: say the prediction wil Some:
Talbot ave, head and shoulder in- | death to heft twin sister, Nancy ilieves { Marie. Both girls’ clothes caught fore long. he driver of one car, Ivan O. fire as they played with a stick of fora b
“If ¥
Nancy Marie lived for 10 days, plan on