Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 March 1947 — Page 1

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Three Others Hurt When Auto Hits Stalled Truck

Moose Members of Anderson Were Returning From Crawfordsville Ceremony

, Times State Service LEBANON, Ind., "March 14.— Three members of a Moose lodge initiation team from Anderson were killed last night

and three others seriously inj into the rear of a stalled coal The dead were: Leroy Les Virgil Barnes, 47. ! Seriously injured, ham hospital here, Kenneth Wardlow, Virgil and Arlie WeeWee. The accident occurred about mid-

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night on U. 8. route 32, 6'2 miles west of Lebanon. Sheriff Rush L.. Robinson of

Boone county and state police who | investigated said rain and mist ap-| parently obscured: the windshield of .the car in which the victims were returning from an initiation meet-. ing in Crawfordsville.

Seats Jammed Together The car struck the rear of the truck parked at the side of the highway with such force that it jammed the front seat against the

rear seat.’ The three men killed were rid-

ing in front. |

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‘of Purdue, said that -earlier inter- |

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ured when their car crashed truck. ser, 38; John Wollam, 41, and

{: Cause of Bleacher Collapse Changed

Blame Placed on Faulty Manufacture

By EARL HOFF Collapse of bleachers at Purdue university Feb. 24 which killed three | and injured 250 today was blamed |

[fully on faulty manufacture.

Frank C. Hockema, vice president | { pretations of a lengthy and | technical report of a special investigation committee released yesterday by Governor Gates had wrongly |

|attributed the collapse to rust ”

key metal connections. He said the rust was not.the cause |

Other: members of the degree, pt the indication that the connec-

team following in another car had to pry the seats” apart to remove the injured and take them to Leb- | anon, Flares Posted, Says Driver Charles Batts of Lebanon, operator of the coal truck, told authorities he parked the truck when it broke down last night and posted flares as required by state law. Witham hospital - reported all three of the injured had broken limbs and that Mr. Goyer and Mr. WeeWee had head injuries. Con-! dition of the latter two was listed as critical and Mr. Wardlow was in serious: condition. State police said that was driven by Mr. Wallam.

the car

Snow Voday Colder Tonight

LOCAL TEMPERATURES

fam... 10am... 33 7am 34 11am... 33 fam... 34 12 (Noon) . 33 9am . 34 1pm. .33

Hoosier basketball semi-final enthusiasts were advised to be pre- | pared for below freezing temperatures tomorrow afternoon and night. Snow flurries were predicted for this afternoon with-a dip in the mercury to below freezing tonight.

+ Temperatures will average 4 to 8 degrees below normal. until “fiddle, of next week when a minor

warming trend will arrive. showers: were predicted in® gouthern portion of the state about | Wednesuay.

Red Croés “Fund Drive At 38.5% of Goal

WASHINGTON, March 14 (U. P.). —.The American Red Cross reported

(tions (metal hooks and stirrups at | the bottom front edge of the] { bleachers) had begun to fail before [the tragedy because the metal was {too thin for the load placed on them. i

No Liability Insurance

Inspection of a set of bleachers in| the Purdue field house revealed al similar structural weakness, Mr. Hockema said. Further use of the bleachers was prohibited.

bills, found by a 44-year- -old book -

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of Motion Picture tribute program in Los Angeles.

her work in

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Bookkeeper Finds Best Years of Our Lives’ Wins 9 Academy Awards

Olivia DeHavilland and Anne Baxter Take Oscars for Feminine Acting ‘By ALINE MOSBY

United Press Hollywood Correspondent HOLLYWOOD, March 14.—A simple movie about returning G. I.'s— “The Best Years of Our Lives"—and the people who made the film walked off with nine goid Oscars last. night at the movie-makers annual ‘academy awards presentation. The thunderous applause by the fur and tuxedo-clad audience that

£92000 in Home

Lived There 27

Years, Bills New Size

PHILADELPHIA, March 14 (U.| P.).— A cache of $92, 800 in small

They will not be used in the ; semi-final high school basketball keer puttering around in the tournament to be held in the Pur- basement of the home he had | {occupied for 27 years, was im-!

due fieldhouse tomorrow, he said.

The bleachers which collapsed were manufactured by the Leavitt | | Corp, Urbana, Ill.

Purdue, being a state institution, {did not carry liability insurance. | | However, specifications for the | bleachers, listed in ‘Sweet's File,” 1946 edition, a catalog issued for tarchitects, engineers and builders; {carries the following guarantee:

Caring for Injured * | “All bleachers are covered by Products Liability Insurance cover{ing defective materialg or workman- | ship and any losses therefrom.” Mr. Hockema said the university ‘had taken no steps yet to investigate the possibilities of damage | suits. He said ev eryone the area” was heing ¥eken care of | by Purdue. Mr. Hockema said that investiga= |

come {8 Purdue last week while:

wreckage. They made rio statement {other than ney “were interested lin the case.’ Pred Corray, president, of Leavitt | Corp. in a telephone conversation | | with The Times, said the firm “had ino statement to make at this time.”

The cause for the crash allude

today that its 1947 drive for. funds | (Continued on on Page 4—Coliimn 4)

thus far has netted $24,450, 465 or

‘Monday by

stacked

‘hospitalized in fal

pounded today.

Secret service agents ond city officials sought the source of the treasure. The fortune in $10, $20. and $50 modern-size bills was discovered Benjamin Lieberman, a $75-a-week bookkeeper, It was loosely in a . cardboard | {box which he picked up in fhe | | basement to hold some trash. Mr. Lieberman's wife, Jessie, " who was so stunned by the dis-| covery she was spedchless for 20

‘when she cleaned the basement last November. However, she said their | home was unoccupied while Mr.|

"To Each His Own." award and the other as best supporting actor, for his performance in "The Best Years of Our Lives." O'Donnell accepted the Oscar awarded to Fredric March for the best male acting, in his role in "The Best Anne Baxter (right) was Honored. as the best supporting aciress for "her work in "The Razor's Edge."

Maxwell Named Adjutant General

Indianapolis Native

{jammed the Shrine auditorium indicated “The Best Years” deserved it all.

To Succeed Watt

Governor Gates today named: Col. |minutes saig the. box was not rhere Howard Maxwell of Indianapolis,’ ers

adjutant. general for Indiana.

FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 1947

em | movie’ Ss | March; its producer, Samuel Gold-

|and named them all right

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OSCAR WINNERS — The our most coveted Oscars" were given to, these four " the aod Academy Olivia de Havilland (left) won the best-actress award for Harold Russell, holding two statuettes in the picture, received one as a special

Oscars were doled out to the leading man, Fredric

| wyn; its director, William Wyler; its | writers, film editors, music i Rus. (and supporting actor, Harold .Rus{sell. i The ‘only non-“Best Year” top|

| winner was a breathless Olivia de: Havilland, Own.” | best actress on her third try.

star of “To Each His | She snared an Oscar for the |

“I feel humble as well as proud | to :accept this award for my coMiss De Havilland said, | down

A native Hoosier and former | oe Jae

‘commander of the 113th observation |

. March, whose roie as a ‘psy |

Lieberman was. hospitalized 125t quadron, Indiana ‘national . guard, | rot in “The Best Years” brought | lCol. Maxwell succeeds Brig. Gen. him a screen comeback, was in

11. Detective Lt. Frank May said the | box could not have been tossed into | the basement through - a window. ! He said it must have been carried-

the | tors for the insurance company had |." the basement from upstairs.

Police were checking to determine

Light | the investigatiott was under way it the monéy was robbery” loot. If | the and got permission -to examine the no one claims it, it will go to Mr. Stallation ‘at Harmon fleld, New-

Lieberman, who notified police as soon as he found it. {

ARMY TO ACCEPT OFFIC ERS

WASHINGTON, March 14 (U. P.). — The war department an-

ring 1300 new. officers into -the

army each year.

385 per cent of the ‘$60 milllon| A. ia Bomb’ Attack on Disease—

quota. The Red Cross said 400 of its 3754 | chapters already had surpassed thelr quotgs.

Faces Assault Charge

Ben H. Watt,

{New York for a stage play” an

Gen. Watt was elected state su- !didn't hear himself announced a

perintendent of public instruction best actor. He will assume that post supporting . actress in the picture, | ‘March's Oscar and | Defense attorneys today hammered’ leadership in urging quick congres-

Bpprounl-- of President. mm NET it he { man'sT pla’ for stapiag” “édmmu- oe * -

last fall. | Monday.

‘Col. ‘Maxwell is commanding- of. sniflea as if it was hers for keeps. at. -stale witnesses in an effort tw Laionnl

Hficer of the army air forces in-| foundland. Col. Maxwell arrived in

Born in Indianapolis. in 1897,

formerly was connected with

d nounced tentative plans today to Maxwell Gravel Co. and more re-

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Science Mobilizing Brains and Money to

Indi|anapolis yesterday from Newfound-

Cathy O'Donnell, a |accepted | Mr.

The biggest. ovation of .all went: {to Mr. Russell, a handless veteran |

who walked off with. two Oscars in the capture of four teen- -agers |

for his first and only

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‘McNutt and Roxas Sign Base Treaty

MANILA, March (U. PJ. Paul V, McNutt's x -war “mission | to Manila" was capped with success

Fight No. 1 Killer—High Blood Pressure Loa Malacanan palace, Abas]

ROCHESTER, Ind, March 14 (U.

P.).—Lester Nichols, 41,

shooting of his wife on an Akron,

Ind. street corner last Aug. 2. Nich. ols’ was captured in a swamp miles away two days later, His wife re-

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Times Index .

Amusemeyts . 26 Boots .. ) Business ..... 16 Dr, O'Brien.. ' carnival ,,... 19 F. C. Othman

Classified ..32-34 Outdoors .... 2 Comics ....s. 33 Radio, .i..4v4 Crossword ... 34 Reflections ‘Editorials .,.. 20 Scherrer ..... 20 Fashions ..23-24 Serial ......: 1 Forum ...... . 20 Side Glances. 2

Meta Given.. 24 Spelling Bee. . 35 * Hollywood ... 19 Sports .30-3 In Indpis..... 8 ‘Weatitigion, 7.

Dan Kidney.. Ruth Millett

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will be! tried March 25 on assault and bat- | tery charges growing out of the;

Wm. Newton. 19 .... 33 Obituaries ... 15 Mexico when the No. 1 disease killer |

13] felled Americas" war- es Pre 10 Franklin D. Roosevelt.

To Lessen Heavy Toll By JANE

Science Se

pressure is being launched here tod The plan is to mobilize brains

STAFFORD .

Conference of Doctors Starts ‘Big Push’

of Heart Ailments 5

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and money to stop the nation’s No.|being spent on r

1 disease killer—just as brains and money were mobilized to produce

. The first atom bomb had not

. Roose1 velt died of cerebral ee

35 popularly known as apoplexy and . 20 “stroke.”

This condition With “heart disease p and kidney disease cause one- third 0 of, all deaths in the ied States 5 today. All three begin with high

0 arteries.

Inside Tndpls. 10 Weather Map 8| Years before physicists” learned | every year. 1 Wome how to split the uranium atom to,

{Vion pressure and Hardening of the three; diseases that cripple, paralyze,

—— | the nation's and the world's No. 1 military killer.

been exploded in the “Sands of New |

ferences are being held here today dent

| and tomorrow.

Fof a starter, 30 doctors will try military bases in to answer the four following ques-|

tions: ONE:

CLEVELAND, March 14.—An atom bomb attack against high blood {have high blood pressure? . How much money

TWO:

problem? THREE: | be spent?

FOUR: What are the ‘most prom- | | Philippines

"ising lines of research?

Hing ~ways—to—ecombat-—high ~blood; Present - treatment of high blood | envoy to | pressure may be medical or sur- nation a

pressure and artery hardening. The war interrupted and glowed some of the, research on these dis-| eases, Now that the war is over, scientists and business and indus-|

trial leaders are banding together

for Jthe big push against the big

land - kill hundreds of thousatids

con-

gical, | Some patients haye been

| were cut.

' when the heart is affected. | kinds 6f medicines,

other cases.

‘means of

How ' many Americans indicated that this agreement was |

Helped | tby havihg a kidney removed. Others | Mr. McNutt's return to the the have improved after certajn nerves. | States;

But doctors are looking for a _ Under the auspices of a ‘new or- treatment. that will help all paproduce atoms. SOergy and bombs, ganization, the American Pounda- | tients and “hoping to fi - ition for High Blood Pressure,

{the chief purpose of his embassy

is here and that shortly after the esearch on the treaty was signed- he would return

to ‘the United States and - enter

How much money should | private law practice, Mr. McNutt |

A diet low in salt is given to some | i - Two M sodium thi-,

-oeyanate and’ iodides, are used in, 'P.).—A taxpayers’ petition demand-

MAYOR'S OUSTER. ASKED NEW! ORLEANS, March 14. (uv.

ling the" ‘impeachment of Mayor|

Delesseps Morrison was filed here| today and Morrison said he Would rs for libel. :

As Becond-Class Matter at PostoMce

Indianapolis, Ind. Issued daily except; Sunday

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Moscow Papers | Compare America With Nazi Germany

President's Message Not Mentioned Directly Or Indirectly at Big Four Session ~~

By R. H. SHACKORD United Press Staff Correspondent

MOSCOW, March 14.—The Soviet Union bitterly des nounced President Truman's new foreign policy today. The lead editorial in the official government newspaper Izvestia compared the United States with Hitlerite Germany during its days of expansion. The newspaper accused the United States of trying to “subjugate” Greece and Tur-

key to its imperialistic expansionist plans. : It was the first government reaction to the American plan, published two days after Mr. Truman spoke. Similar critical statements were distributed by the official Tass news agency. . The official press. denunciation came on the fifth day of the foreign ministers conference. The conference is completely overshadowed by Mr. Truman's speech and its implications. Marshall Makes Appeal The message has not been mentioned directly or indirectly at council sessions. At today’s méeting, U. 8. Secretary of State George C. Marshall

: | democratic ideologies” never

to information of all kinds. Soviet Foreign Minister V. M. Molotov said he did not agree completely with Mr. more specifically later,

Scoff at ‘Truman

Izvestia scoffed at Mr. Truman's plea “to save” Greece and Turkey from bolshevism as not new. “Hitler also made references to the Boleshviks when he wanted to - make a way for himself to simrep. it stated. Tass said Mr. Triman’s- speech was “directed against democratin elements in Greece which stand for democratic institutions in the country.” stand that Swing aid to the wndste

Wil be aoppmpunied by

of real democracy for sll in Sere)

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be eliminated until all kin Germans enjoy unrestricted access

Churchill Lauds

Truman Message

5 As Aid-to Peace

LONDON, March 14 (U. P).—

Acme Telephotos

ABSENT—F redric March | was in New York when the Motion Picture Academy awarded | him an Oscar for the best male starring role, his performance in "The Best Years of Our Lives.” :

Teens Lawyers

: Pound at Police

By VICTOR PETERSON Times Staff Writer

COLUMBUS, Ind. obtain admissions of police brutality |

Herbert Smitn. The brutality charge .was being | developed on cross-examination by | Emmanuel Baugh of Evansville, He

is one of the defense attorneys for |

| William Price and William Johnson, {both 17, on trial for murder. Russell Clapp, a Shelbyville po- { liceman, was the main target | the defense maneuver, He testified

= that he had seen Price in a state

police car. He Saw No Blood He said that he had seen Johnson in a barnyard and that he believed both youths were hand- | cuffed. Mr. Baugh» asked if he had seen ny: blood on Price's face. “No,” said Mr. Clapp.

He said he was unable to give! {any statement on the condition of

back, 16, of Anderson, and Mary ward, 15, of Evansville,

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Winston . Churchill said today that

|i the United States had taken such _|a step as President Truman's be- : fore the last war,

it would have

| stopped that conflict. He referred

[to the message on and for Greece

made a fervent appeal for creation|eventual

pi iad tly fram thn

Fould a its broad implications or its exe

of pression of the world’s choice bee tween two ways of life,

Roy Howard Lauds Truman Speech

‘ . . Entering New Policy In Foreign Affairs’ HONOLULU, March 14 (U. P.).— | President Truman's speech om Greece and. Turkey has put the United States In the position of

“entering a new policy in foreign |affairs which will safeguard our

| ” | “No step which T have seen taken! interests,” Roy Howard, president

and Turkey. ‘ Addressing the council of the: conservative party, Mr, Churchill | said: | lately has more increased the!

chances of -maintenance of world peace and world freedom.”

Miltary Leaders Back Greek Aid

WASHINGTQN, March 14 (U.

P.).—The country’s top military of-! td ; March 14.— ficiais today. joined its diplomatic|®. 9CMOCracy. Af "democracy is to

nism’ in Greece and Turkey.

Secretary of War Robert. P. Patpicture. | {charged with the slaying of Trooper terson and Secretary of Navy James

tof ‘The Indianapolis Times, said today. Mr. Howard was quoted in an interview in the Honolulu Advertiser.

“The greatest .danger to the United States is not the evil-minded

cans who don’ understand or prefer

Mr. Howard , told Ray Coll Jr. of the Advertiser staff.

live Americans have got to learn

would to preserve their tdeals. Policy Justified Russ View

Forresta] went with’ Acting Secre-| policy has justified the Russian tary of State Dean Acheson before |view—obtained through its cone | the house foreign affairs committee | trolled press—that the United States

to emprasize the urgency of the is a weak, vacillating nation, more

| President's request.

¥ However, _the

house committee

{anxious to appease than to fight.

ecided to defer consideration of! question of whether we want to, | Ses bill until after it has disposed buf that we have to impress Russia

relief measure next week. Vandenberg Makes Appeal

Yesterday” the same officials gaye

their views to the senate fi | relations committee. | Senate President Arthur H. Van-

denberg at the same time, appealed (to a conference of senate Repubs

the proposed];

$400 million emergency program of

[licans to support

aid to Greece and Turkey.

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The girls will be tried later but Move to Convert

re charged | in the same indictment

Engineers

company spokesman sald today. The. machinery firm

Senator Vandenberg told the Re-| publicans he believed “there will be

the youths’ girl friends, Vera Horn- | (Continued on “Page 5—Column 5)!

of -the Food Machinery=Cerp. will arrive hére next' long. week to begin planning the Peer-| less Pump: division " factory at the old Fall. Creek ordnance plant, a

of Of the $350 million general foreign | that we are not going to appease

her. “I am - encouraged by the im provement in our position since Gen. Marshall moved into the state department and by President True man’s last three speeches. Amerls Rus 1 be justified in believing we 4 new policy in fore which will safeguard

"Will Command Attention “The tendency of the New secre» [tary of state to speak the language

ceive a lot more attention f Russia than anything that has said up until now. i “I am not at all certain t

Marshall and would answer

Russians but well-meaning Ameri- .

to ignore the lessons of history*

“America is the heart and core

“The hitherto lack “of foreign

“I definitely believe it is not »

‘of a soldier will command and res from