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Dwelling space for 1000 families All become available there when ; jeaves. Of this total, 95
1 units. a reminder of ihe buildings space for more than Families, woud. require major alterations. Survey Group Named The A. V. C. named a committee, hecded by Charles Feibleman, Inhaat attorney, last night to survey methods of acquiring the property. It asked all other interested groups to join with it. Tt also adopted a set of principles
governing its program for converting the permanent and temporary
UP-STARTS—A Times’
Handbill Dispute Flares Up Aga
Against. City Police
Charges of violating the disputed anti-handbill * ordinance, filed THREE: “We do not want any
velaan to Lave to uy stock in 3 28ainst-an Indianapolis suamey corporation as a condition of get- and a member of the A. F. of L ting .a home there.” teamsters’ union, were continued FOUR: “We want the housing at Ft. Harrison operated as a low-|n cost rental housing project, at rentals the average veteran and citi- - FIVE: “We want the housing at Ft. Harrison available to all mem-
structures at the fart into badly needed housing. These principles were:
ONE: “We do not want the housing at Ft. Harrison turned into a real estate speculation and sold as individual units st inflated »
TWO: “We do not want the
usable housing at Ft. Harrison torn down and sold for surplus building
the latest development of a four-
Andrew ‘Jacobs, attorney repre-
signs of spring when he found these
month-old strike at the Coca-Cola‘
bers of the community, without discrimination as to race, creed or color, with priority for veterans and particularly for veterans with children.”
Three Steps Outlined Three possibilities for converting the army installations into veterans’ housing were outlined at a meeting of the A. V. C. in the Indiana world war memorial last night. It was pointed out that the project could be acquired through a private corporation, by a veterans’ nonprofit organization or by a federal agency which would lease it at low
senting tHe union, and Harvey Keesilng, a member, were stopped by Police Capt. Edward Rouls while they were distributing copies of a Veterans of Foreign Wars resolution supporting the strike. A few hours later, the union filed an injunction suit in federal court, asking that city authorities be pre-
ordinance. Both sides welcomed a legal clarifigation of the ordinance, which prohubits distribution in any form of literature addressed to the gen-
_stallations yesterday, accompanied the issuance of an afidavit against
~ four families, arid 15 duplexes now OR,
~ and warrant officers and their fam-
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“Housing and two theaters, the post
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cost directly to veterans. eral public. While the A. V. C. went on record as favoring either non-profit or fedéral operation of the proposed proj-
ect, no specific, plan has yet been | ot residences
To put these structures for | up u Spe oh would defeat the. | be would arrest need of the veteran for housing. The averages veteran doesn’t want to buy at inflated prices. He wants to rent,” Mr. Feibleman said.
Examine Fort Buildings | nog ordered the arrests. He critiA committee of A. V. C. members |cized Prosecutor Judson L. Stark toured the fort and examined in-|for not showing similar speed in
by J. Allen Dawson, Indianapolis! James Yuncker, president of the realtor, {local bottling company, charging
SPRING CHECKUP—Four-y Mr. and Mrs. Paul Barrett, 617 N.
Pholograrher knew he_had stumbled on one of the sure ower shoots pushing up through the ground.
] For Vetcran Housing At
SIDEWALK SCENE—Spring vacation means roller skating for Shirley Higgins, 1033 $. Randolph st.; Barbara Hays, 1020 Villa ave., and Denise Royer, 1037 S. State st.
Wedding of Blind Elopers Delayed
License Held Up By State Laws
The whirlwind courtship of a blind couple whose elopement started a search in two states was slowed today by Indiana marriage laws. Charles Owens, 42, Cincinnati, and his bride-to-be, Florence Frutchey, 29, Columbus, O., are waiting at the home of Mr. Owen's sister, Mrs. William Lively, 831 Lexington ave. for results of their blood test. : They plan to be married at the Lively home as soon as they can get a license. “We'd like to get married soon but we can wait” Mr. Owen said. “A blind person learns patience.” With them waited his big Ger-
them after they fled from Columbus to Indianapolis Tuesday.
man shepherd, Captain, who guided |
tell Miss Frutchey's parents because they were afraid they “would try to make trouble.” Today they talked with the door
{partly open but refused to admit
reporters because “we're just like any other couple running off to be married.” They said their wedding party would be limited to the family and, of course, Captain.” “After all, Captain was our Cupid,” Mr, Owens said, “we could never have made it if it hadn't
1 Are Killed,
"CLINTON, Mo, April 3 (U, P).— The flaming deaths of 11 workers in an _explosion-ripped fireworks plant was attributed today to a small blase of unknown origin. The blaze touched off gunpowder used in makFourth of July “buzs bombs.” Five other workers were injured, three critically. Twelve escaped, when fire and explosion leveled all but the front wall of the one-story Brown Manufacturing Co. plant on lp city's eastern outskirts yesterYy.
Mrs. Morton Johnson, 49, died early today of burns. Sfe was the 11th victim of the blast.
Race for Door Some of the workers began to race for the door when they saw the tiny blaze. Others knew noth. ing until the explosion hit, Three victims were blown out of the building. Their bodies were found in a drainage ditch 26 feet away. The other charred bodies were recovered from the ruins, Husbands and wives worked side by side in the plant. J. W. Moyer, 70, and his wife, Edna, 60, Deepwater, Mo., were killed. Two workers, Floyd Shephard and W, K. Belton, escaped. When they couldn't find their wives out-
the Belton perished in the flames, not knowing that his wife was safe outside.
been for him.”
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Spectators grabbed Mr. Shephard
STYLED IN CALIFORNIA
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Cotton Twill Overalls
side, they started to run back into plant to rescue them. Mr.
Harrison 5 Injured
In Fireworks Plant Blast
and held him while he sreamedt | “I want to go. back.” His wife was burned to death, > When Mrs. Belton got to the street outside she looked back, “I saw a woman collapse in the doorway. Her hair and clothes were afire. It was the most horrible thing I ever saw.”
By Youths in Car
Police today investigated the mysterious beating of a north side boy by older youths riding in a station wagon. Ronald Rice, 14, of 5366 N. New Jersey st., told police he was riding his bicycle at/5800 N. Delaware st. last night when % jeep station wage on pulled up beside him. A Boy about 17 stepped out, knocked him oft his/bicycle and hit him several times, he sald. The station wagon, in which seve eral other youths were riding, sped north, Mrs, » George Heidenreich, §768 N. Delaware st., said she heard the boy's screams and saw the sti tion wagon speed away. The boy was returning from Boy Scout court of honor where he had received a merit badge. He is the
son of Dr. and Mrs. Raymond Rice,
Boy Scout Beaten:
Didn't Tell Parents
Miss Prutchey slipped away from her Columbus home without in-
dianapolis. Train conductors and taxi dispatchers remembered the blind couple and their big dog. They met two years ago at a convention for the sightless and have carried on a Braille correspondence since. They planned their elopment by mail and Mr. Owens went to ‘Columbus to get his bride. They said they didn't
ear-old Paul John Barrett, son of New Jersey st., gets his tri oycls in shape for the neighboshood races.
‘Couple Picks | Up | 60-Year-Old Romance
J New State Parks Assured
Addition of three new parks to the Indiana state park system within the next two years was regarded today as a virtual certainty
Officers quarters consists of well-| discrimination of union employees. built, red-brick buildings which the| Mr. Stark said he has been too A. V. C. committee found compare busy to study the law on this point. with some of the best homes in In- {He declared he was “as sympa-| dianapolis. |thetic to labor as Mr. Jacobs is,” “There is nothing like this for denying that the delay was intenrent in the city,” Martin Larner, | tional Indiandpolis businessman and com- | mittee member, said. | ' ee eT, ee es are five O1* Joseph's Students spacious single dwellings occupied On Easter Vacation by senior officers and their families; | Sixteen Indianapolis students at 14 duplexes occupied by 28 officers |g; joconh's college, Rensselaer, Ind ad their Ramilies; he buchel are on Easter vacation this week. officers’ quarters consisting o OUri The spring holidays end April 9 apartments and four single rooms; The students are: one spacious, ivy-covered DBFiCK| cparies P. Ball, 4227 Cottage ave.: Rob
by the state department of conservation. ! Department Director John H. {Nigh said that action of the 1947 {general assembly in appropriating $000,550 for“state park improvement “practically ' guarantees addition of | the Whitewater, Mississinewa and Chain-O-Lakes parks.” Specific appropriations for all three areas, now being acquired by civic groups, were included in the] park grant.
Mississinewa and Chain-O-Lakes’
‘|parks, and $200,000 set aside for
apartment building now housing ert T. Burns, 2457 N. New Jersey st : John | Sangany, 2634 Holt rd.; Warren and | iam D an, 317 EB. nh ni Jon occupied by 30 non-commissioned |L- Grande, 907 Grande’ ave. Janseri, 949 Hervey st.; tomas Tord 5115 E. North st., Norman % 5066 'W. 16th st.; Robert M. Ro a% N. Oxford. st.; Gerald T. Leahy Jr.
This 1s in addition to extensive Marcy lane; Prancis P. and William 7 McCaslin, 253 N. ‘Arsenal ave.:. John
brick barracks which the committee believed could be converted into C. Welch, 4310 Broadway. See and Himes apartment units, temporary wooden ~harvatks .similer..19. those erected Dy vite city br véterihs ‘emergency
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INDIA AMBASSADOR c HOSEN
WW SEI Ly Apri HG PY —Preésident . Truman has ‘asked Henry F. Grady, of San Francisco, assistant secretary of ‘state from 1939 to 1941, to be the first United
hospital and service clubs which could be used for community buildings.
revealed today.
|2-Way Dash Foils ‘Holdup Attempt
| BOSTON, April 3 (U. P)—Isa-|
| dore Goldfarb, 49, was taking in- | ventory in his cleaning supplies store last night. His 22-year-old; |son, Joseph, had just put $8000 in! [the store safe. "A gunman whe ‘rusted hn said: > 3 “This is a stick- -up.” Then Mr. Goldfarb dashed out a back door. His son leaped
though a side window. The gun- | States ambassador to India, it was{man fled out the front door, empty
handed.
4500 Lottery Tickets Found
Police today continued an investigation of a pool ticket seller who claimed a bullet hole in‘his arm was self-inflicted. Searching the apartment of Paul Smock, 1320 N. Delaware st., apartment 104, yesterday, police found 4500 P. & 8. lottery tickets. ‘The tickets were hidden in a box behind a davenport, police said. Smock, meanwhile, is awaiting a hearing April ® on a charge of violating the 1935 firearms act. A charge of vagrancy against him was
Says Deal Will Cost
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housing or hospital purposes,
Court Judge Alex Clark, |is the first essential step necessar Smock was arrested by police Tuesday after he entered a downtavern with a gun stuck in his # bullet wound in his arm, J to call police and when police caught up with him in a taxiclaimed to have shot himself
doned fort.
such a deal said,
istration as surplus “some publ
Years in Congress
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with the large-acreage involved. encompasses some fine
By DANIEL M. KIDNEY
Foley, who also is commissioner’ of the federal ‘housing administration, | Harrison by Jupe 30, an estimated families to any housing plan for the aban-|could move into the officers and | non- commissioned officers quarters
“It will take millions to ial once, it has been estimated. Senator Capehart
“So it seems to me that when the war department turns over “Ft. Harrison to the war assets admin-|
farming land and maybe some ind
Public Agency Urged
To Purchase Ft. Harrison Capehart to Confer With Housing Chief;
Millions
taff Writer
WASHINGTON, April 3. —Administrator Raymond M. Foley of the| national housing agency was unable to cohfer with Senator Homer E. |Capehart (R. Ind.) today regarding possible use of Ft.’ Harrison for,
The conference has been tentatively set for tomorrow, Senator Capehart said that in his opinion a conference with Mr.
Sums for primary im-| '| provement were approved for the
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ST. MARY'S, Mo., April 3 (U. P.).
sonsiruction of 8 200-acre — eu Sunday will be a happy {day in the lives of Richard Moore
water lake in Union county.
The new areas would mark the and Mary Adelaide O'Mara. first addition to the state park sys-
river and Versailles parks were ac- {romance where they left off when quired from the department of [they “drifted apart” at that time. interior. | He's 81. She's 79.
The two were engaged 60 years tem since 1942 when Tippecanoe ago and recently picked up their
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