Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 January 1947 — Page 2

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thought so well of him he

Marshall: assistant secretary of war. Frank McCarthy, who was Gen.

stat department as Gen. Marshall's top aid. an h de him secretary of the general staff during

Jet Gen. Eisenhower have

r chief of staff in Europe. others sure to hold top state department positions under Gen.

_ Marshall 8S. Carter, now assistant executive officer in the

He was war department liason

of with the state department during War.

Marshall's ajd and later secre-

Hoosier Politics—

Changes Souglt |

Miller Would Bar

By ROBERT BLOEM New plans for reforming the convention system of nominating candidates for state office may crop up in the senate next week. The battle of the state-wide pri-

mary versus the convention seemed to be developing into a contest to isee who can give Hoosier voters {the best deal. | Senator Robert Miller (R. Bloomlington) has started the move to

“Army-Navy Merger ADVOCATES of army-navy-—air merger plan can toss their hats into air—but not too high, | as yet. Four things to ‘under- | stand about it: ONE: Whether it means much or little in improving the nation’s defense organization and in depends on

tary to the late chiefs of staff, with the rank of colonel. Secretary Byrnes made him assistant | (R. 1), and Hill (Ala). McMahon secretary of state for administration but poor health forced him | in, though not be members. to resign after brief stay. - Their chief of staff will be AE Leslie Biffie, former senate secre-

tary, and close friend of President Truman.

First move of committee set

Republicans back on their heels. The G. O, P. is trying to re-create | delegates. the old Truman committee to in- | vestigate war profits. Democrats | opposed this, saying spirit of reorganization act was against special committees. Republicans could control a convention. taunted that Democrats feared | | G. O. P.-controlled inquiry.

Tydings, acting for policy com-

mittee, offered a substitute providing for all the inquiry Repub- | nominations last on the schedule, licans want, but saying-it shall be conducted by the regular com- | Primary Bill In mittee on expenditures in execu- | tive departments. Tydings says 1a issue no I > shall be’ Tales. only who shall | conduct it.

Tr is whether there |

If the maneuver succeeds, Re-

publicans will have lost first senate | fight.

Policy committee's big problem, -

of course, is whether there will be |

keep committee closely advised. He hasn't always done this in past, thereby creating enmities.

Committee, heavy with con-

servatives, probably won't always support the Truman program in all details. But it will be ready to twist G. O. P. tails with one hand, toss bricks with other.

Meanwhile house Democrats are

organizing a steering committee, but whether it steers depends on ‘Minority Leader Rayburn. When he was speaker, committee was just a fifth wheel. There may be --some steam among young Deémo-

‘add another sweeping reform to the

(Wyo), Hatch (N. M), Greed convention system. His change

{would be in addition to the compre-

(Conn,) and Lucas (Ill) will sit hensive reforms already suggested

by Governor Gates in his message to the general assembly. The Miller proposal, already dis- | cussed with members of the senate elections committee, would forbid ‘holders of political patronage jobs | from seeking election as convention

Curb on Machine Rule

|lieves, would eliminate the major | club with which a political machine |

The governor's suggestions include {a secret ballot, strict limitations on {proxies and reversal of the order of ‘business to put the most important

In the lower house, where. legistors laughingly agree. that “any{thing can happen,” the highlight of the past week was introduction of [the direct primary bill. | It came from Rep. Laurence Baker (R. Kendallville),

people whom I represent want it.” " denied pressure but it was! {a believed the farm bureau] and State Auditor Alvan Burch had a hand in writing the bill. For some time it was believed Republican policy makers would seek to stall a decision on the pri{mary question until late in the session, However, the fact that the| governor's convention reform bill] was one of the first to be intro-| duced indicated that plan had been | abandoned. Hearings Next Week House elections committee hearings on the Baker bill are expected | to begin next week. One “way or another it probably

Patronage Jobholders

who gave as his {reason that “the majority of the]

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| ICEO.-RAMA ROYALTY—The Dramateen Theater's nomi nations for king and queen of The Times Ice-O-Rama are Dick Par- | Such a step, Senator Miller be-| rotte and Delare; Thom, Shortridge students. |

300 Skaters to Try Out For Ice-O-Rama Tomorrow

king, Donald M. 16th st. Bugaboo Inn — Queen, Patricia Hutton, 800 Belle Vieu pl; king,

[ROY McHargye, 4024 8S. Tremont 8 $1500 down payment. He planned

}

Hold First Tests | At the Coliseum By ART WRIGHT

ave. re | At least 300 amateur skalers are ‘po. ie Hiven' — Queen. Janet]

{expected to try out for parts in| The Times Ice-O-Rama at 5 p. m

seum.

take part in the extravaganza which | (will be held at the Coliseum Thurs{day night, Feb. 20. Proceeds from {the low, popular admissions the | public will pay will go to the In|fantile Paralysis fund. There will be no entry fee or ad[sion charges for the persons

|skaters are invited to take part in’

|the tryouts even though they didn't ®.

Isend in the entry form. Chance for All Amateurs

It is planned to give every ama-| jive Hive—Meeting. home of Cant Amn. Last | hoiter, 47 Spencer ave.

teur a chance to take part. year's -Ice-O-Rama had -a cast of {some 300 persons of all ages. The

{production-has-been planned foran| a

tomorrow in the Fairgrounds Coli- [Be

crats for use of committee to lay

out Democratic program. Party [soon and move through the house | y | toward a showdown vote-about the]

could use caucus system to achieve

f the committee even larger cast this year. will. emeige Lom Teen groups have until Monday, |

Jan: 27, to select their candidates |

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the most powerful in the government, will be able under the President's executive order to

ment, research, use of facilities. Plan’s advocates say big thing

Stassen-Ball Relations”

RELATIONS between Harold Stassen and Senator Ball of Min- |pe acceptable and do not intend nesota are so strained some of Mr. Stassen’s close friends are talk ing of “purging” Senator Ball | upon.”

same time the convention reform

senate.

certain the convention reforms to

give primary backers a chance to

= |cry out that their bill is being “sat

bill crosses the finish line in the Rama. Several of them have sent:

feel reasonably| The Times. Others plan to make | 0.03 nutes will their selections tonight and next,

(for king and queen of the Ice-O-,

ithe names of their selections to!

week. All selections must be in The! {Times offices by Jan. 27. The can- | didates will meet Feb. 3 to select | the king and queen. The remaining candidates will make up the royal

is that a start has been made; plan has some drawbacks, but it’s

» o 8 Predict Red Faces WATCH FOR publication of a book by Jan. Ciechanowski, wartime Polish ambasasder to U. S. It’s expected te be one of literary- ' diplomatic sensations of 1947.

predict bumper crop of red faces In Washington, Londen, Moscow and other capitals over charges that Poland was betrayed by her allies. There'll be names, dates, and quotations.

G. O. P. Surprised

SENATE REPUBLICANS, proud

Those whe have seen proofs ¥

when he comes up for re-election | in 1948. Mr. Stassen’s friends say Mr.

former mentor’s presidential aspi- | rations. For instance, Mr. Stas-

nothing to do with Mr. Ball's bolt recently disassociated from Mr. bill.

“himself

(N. H.)—man who kept Ed Pauley | from being confirmed as navy undersecretary — to tackle the

tion last year. information on which to base in-

in’ their new power, are in for

"organized a sharp-shooting crew ...of their most nimble-witted members, men who know parliamentary tricks. & They are Democrats’ policy committee, Bdrkley is chairman. Other mem are Tydings (Md), Russell (Ga.), O'Mahoney Pr ————

trouble. Senate Democrats have |

quiry, he says. introduce the resolution. He'll ask |

that senate interstate and foreign | | otis of domestic service and $15! $224, 810.20. for each month overseas. High on the list of popular-inter-| addition to the Wells county hos- | | est proposals were measures to pital for $230,000.

commerce committee \ do in- |

vestigating.

Da Glestings PAE PRA 345000 ve 1933, {

RE For the Week #, 51,388,000 | ‘ 132,780,000 |

a PAY. G0 Staging A Account

One you start a chec ciate this business-like

goes you carry cash oround

personal business. You' and chances are it will last longer than if

"si fo" place at home.

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Health Setup Ready | Ball, whom Mr. Stassen appointed | In other quarters the gOVernor's today were: to the Senate in 1940, has proved | program got off to a good start, 100.! Boegieville Canteen—Queen, Joan. more hindrance than help to his |A group of health bills, mental Scherbaum, 600 Ft. Wayne ave.; {health méasures and a bill to set {up a unified department of revenue

sen is still finding it dificult to were among the measures to lead pursuade G. O. P. leaders he had {off the program.

Ball's anti-closed shop been tossed in.

Hines LOOK FOR Senator Tobey (R. (wrapped up with. a five-year 3. per

cent general sales tax.

Tot Survives Fall

court. “i. ; Added to the list of candidates

No major liquor bills appeared al

to. Roosevelt in 1944. Mr. Stassen [the legislative scene, but two vet-| istration building approvals issued | erans” bonus measures already have today was one for Eli Lilly & Co.! One of the bonus! totaling $147,820. (bills, introduced by Rep. Ralph for additional construction to .inall crease facilities in the manufacture of medicine.

(R.. Portland), came

Tax for Bonus Only

The rate set was $10 for each|n

| crack down on sports gambling and |

onan, ec EELS A bribery. Others were a series of | ‘Sees Friend Succumb, |

lto show today from his fall from a |t fifth floor terrace into the street.

and concerns given the “go sign” | The tax would be used only to] were Charles R. Burres, Indianapo- | federal communications commis- |pay the bonus and would be re-| lis Morris Plan corporation, Flesch- | sion. He asked for an investiga- |moved, under terms of the Hines|Miller Tractor Co. Woodcraft Prod- | Now he has more | pj) as soon as every former service-| u {man of world war II had been):

will soon re- (paid off. |the staté totaling $452,358.61. De-

Excited Salesman Dies

salesmen were chatting in a hotel | |room last night when one of them, William Manderville, 50, Richmond | Hill, N. Y,, died of a heart seizure. | The other salesman, Henry Kreus| ROME, Jan, 18 TU. P.).—Alfredo | ger, 55, St. Albans, N. Y., became! Orsini, 3, had only a few scratches | so excited over his friend's death

a few hours later.

147,820 Construction y Lilly & Co. OK'd

Among civilian production admin-

It will be used |

Other Marion county individuals |

cts corporation and Paul Smith. | Approval was granted 13 cases im!

ied were nine applications toting

The largest approval was for an

BOSTON, Jan. 18 (U. P.).—Two|

hat he, too, died of a heart attack

died yesterday of joy.

Immigrant Dies of Joy After 17 Years of Toil

Worked Through Depression, World War Before He Could Send Home for Wife

MILWAUKEE, Jan. 18 (U, P.).—~This Bb a story about a man who |

Nearly 17 years ago Salvatore Giallanza came to America from Sicily. H He planned to work hard for a few months, and have money. Then he would send for his black-eyed wife, Grazia, and their three children,

. a something called a “depression.” | | Mrs. Grazia wrote of the arrival of} {another child they had been ex- | | pecting.

| louses thickened. more years | trudged by. Gradually things got a little better for him. After 10 aching years Salvatore was ready {to-send for the family, He had bought a little house. According to immigration law, however, only two could come at first, He wrote Grazia. She sent

wee GLOSED ON SUNDAY -—

NDREWS

_ Open Dally 6 A.M, to 3AM.

A- year passed. Salvatore’s al i

rapture. : | At'3 a. m. Salvatore died. Heart

Salvatore became a day laborer, sweated, saved. But along o—

the two oldest children, Joseph and | Josephine, They moved into the upstairs part of the house. «Then along. came the war, No, more immigration from Italy. Salvatore shrugged his toil-worn shoulders. Now he worked to end the

war. Not until the end could he!

send for the others.

Peace came, and Salvatore's let-|

ters‘ urged: Confe! ararnged all details. Grazia and Antonia and the baby, Conno, arrived. - The “baby” was 16 now and taller than his papa. They came yesterday and Mr.

Excitedly he

‘Grazia's black eyes still sparkled and they had a fine spaghetti din-| ner _and Salvatore beamed with

Johnson, 111 E

dianapolis real estate market, als seriously hurt, except Ham-

though nobody. appears to have "been

tenant to move into the 1518 N. New. Jersey st. house which cone sisted of four apartments he Jie could convert into eight. He then began to collect cash leases against the potential suites. Before he could get them ready, the state fire marshal's office ruled that the conversion would be a fire hazard, he said, and stopped him. With $900 put up ny a friend and $600 in cash leases, he acquired a

{Lowe, 4544 Young ave; king, John 411-8. Oakland st, thside Smoothies — Queen, |, {Marilyn Morical, 1443 Pleasant st.; It is the first call for talent tol, = "pny Connell, 1940 Lexington ave. ;

List of ‘Meetings

The schedule meetings for. candidate selections | follows:

Down Beat

of Teen group|

TONIGHT

Den—Wiener roast

dsnce, Utley Hut, 37th st. and Boulevard! bidding for parts in the show. All pl

Hep Cat Hall--Wiener roast and ‘dance,

Utley Hut, 37th st. and Boulevard pl. Radi erkshop—Meeting, 101 E. 27th]

house at 1207 N. New Jersey st. on

to make the third floor into two I aR “The city building commissioner {refused a permit,” he said. “I guess

Makes a Trade Meanwhile, he had traded a house in Greenfield for an apartment at 217 N. State st. This he planned to remodel, but to date the remodeling {has not been completed. In addition to these properties, he| acquired houses on Caroline st, Park ave. and an apartment on N.| {Alabama st. | In order to make restitution on| the illegal cash leases, he was com-

Rhythm Ina—Dance, Northeast Commu- | pelled to sell all his properties, he

nity Senter.

TOMORROW, 4 P. M.

: MONDAY NIGHT “Cornegie Hall-—-Meeting. home of the

sponsor, Mrs, Vv.

. E. Day, 4519 Norwaldo

| said.

doesn’t” believe in third floors.™

1 gase Rem

Trapped Homeless Veterans by Scores

1 \ | (Continued. From Page One)

He remodeled the Washington blvd. house into three apartments without checking the laws, The neighbors’ complained and the zoning board refused to permit him to rent the apartments, since the remodeling was a violation of neighborhood soning.

“Didn't Know Regulations” “I just went into these

a | Without knowing what some of the

were,” he sald.

Asked how he expected to make mortgage payments after he had

. committed a year's income on his

prupertiss in the down payment, ammond “Said: vs en didn't worry about that seri ously. I'm not a poor businéssman, Mister. It's this whole damnable set-up.” : A " The OPA investigation showed that Hammond had, in addition to accepting a year's rent in advance, charged illegal rents. Stll in a Suarl

The Indianapolis OPA rent cfiice has not yet untangled the snarl he left. Tenants in at ‘least one of

{the properties he operated and has

since lost are still paying nearly double them aximum legal rent. They say it looks as though OPA has forgotten about them. OPA Rent Director Robert M. DeWees replies: “This is the worst tress I've seen. We're still trying to straighten it out.” Hammond is a dark, stocky man in his early forties, with a pleasant round face, crisp thin mustache and well modulated voice. He is ‘the father of two children. His wife expects another next month.

He's ‘Hammond’ to ‘Himself

glasses is broken. This gives him the appearance from the right side of wearing a pince-pez. He has a habit of referring to himself as amon rather than using the first perso ny " he sald; “is not trying to make money for Hammond. That would insult my intelligence. Hammod is trying to be useful.”

Not only did he collide with the fire marshal, the building commis- Atterbury, Hammond has darmed, sioner and the OPA, but he didn’t has operated a soldiers’ laundry in

His children are models of good behavior. At home, with the shadjow of the Jad sentence hanging {over him, he admonishes Shem: | “Children, now be careful, or you'll get into “trouble, o He smiles and explains: “Some-

children.” A one-time. contractor ‘at Camp

miss the city board of zoning ap- |Florids, has written and published ipeals.

"privately a book on Florida Tand-’

The Following Stores Will Be

CLOSED MONDAY

L. S. AYRES & CO.

BALDWIN PIANO SALESROOM COLONIAL FURNITURE CO.

NATIONAL FURNITURE CO. ;

PEOPLES OUT

RAYMOND COOPER, INC.

One_of . the stems of his rimless |

times you have to be Severe with

ROGERS & CO., JEWELERS

adeling Deals

scaping and hopes to be some day.to the Indiana legislature, Once he was arrested for burglary when he entered one of his tenant's apartments to show it, he sald, tu somebody else. The charge later was dropped. “Now let me tell you what started

“Why, sir, payment of & year's rent in advance ought to be a law. At least it would keep a roof ove

the heads of these young fellows who go out and squander theit money at hockey games, “I told these veterans, ‘vow 1 takes your money to make thesc places habitable.’ That's what I.tola them. . “But IT guess I was trying to cover a little too much territory

Three Teen-Age Group: Join in Polio Benefit Three teen-age groups will join in an infantile paralysis benfit tonight at Rhodium center, A boxing exhibition between Eagle Creek and Shag Shanty will be held at 7 p. m. with ‘Gene Bland and Jerry York in charge. Eagle Creek's team will include John McCloskey, Andy Bowman, Bill McClosky, John Domi, and Clyde Pruitt, Shag Shanty's team will include Gene Thomas, Charles Cooper, Gene Packer, Junior Thomas, Pat Pranger, Bud Law, Gene Viles, Fred Carol, Joe Willlamnson and Charles Brown. A dance with Ed Hail and his e orchestra will follow with a floor show featuring Harriet Billger, Norma Van Zanti, Natalie Lingley, Dorothy Howard, Donald Edwards, Sharon Haput, Shirley McCord, Paula Hawkins, Jean Jerry, Ruth Stevenson, Betty Irick and Libby Maurer. Mrs. Mary Lou Morey will be master of ceremonies. Bug a Boo Inn at Rhodius will be in charge with Marjorie: Shotta, Marvin Snodgrass, Esther Frye, Alvin Minton, Ray Cobb, Delores Brandt and Bob -Hatfleld on the committee. All proceeds will be given to the polio fund and all teenagers are invited. 2 I

Oldest Man’ Dies DUBLIN, Jan. 18 (U, P.).—John Faherty of Renvyle Village, Eire, who died yesterday at the age of 112, was believed to be the ‘oldest man in the British isles. He attributed his long life to hard work

"and “an occasional drink a

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