Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 April 1947 — Page 3

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By NOBLE REED With factional lines clearly drawn in both Republican and Demo- " eratio mayoralty contests, campaign leaders today turned to the so-called “independent” voters in the last two weeks of the drive. Supporters of William H. Wemmer for the G. O. P. nomination mapped strategy for next week aimed to woo the “independent” Re-

publicans—those who have not been ganization or the anti-organization

group. This maneuver followed Mr, Wem-

mer’s explanation that he was “not regular He added,

picked originally by the G. O. P. organization.” however, that he welcomed the support of the regulars.

Indorsed Week Age

The regular organization, headed Oounty Chairman Henry E. Ostrom, indorsed Mr, Wemmer a week ago and has been 100 per cent

on the bandwagon ever since. The Wemmer strategy has been made plain in that he will try to

run as an “individual” candidate,

seeking the support of “all Republicans.” Countering this strategy, supporters of Roy E. Hickman, the avowed anti-organization candidate, contended in a series of hot speeches this week that “a vote for Wemmer fs a vote for the Ostrom machine.”

Hickman Warns Voters

Mr. Hickman warned voters “not to be deceived by the change of front put up by the same gang you repudiated at the polls last year.” He referred to’ the defeat of the Ostrom forces in the primary a year ago when Prosecutor Judson L. Stark and Sheriff Albert Magenheimer defeated organization candidates. “It's the same gang using the same methods,” Mr. Hickman said, referring to the regular organization. “The only difference is that they (regulars) have selected a new candidate (Mr. Wemmer) to give their repudiated character the appearance of respectability.”

Feeney Gets Support

In the Democratic picture, Al Feeney, former sheriff, walked off with support of more than 75 per | cent of the regular organization ward chairmen in a secret ballot test of his mayoralty candidacy Thursday night. The actual count, according to regular organization leaders, was 30 votes for Mr. Feeney and seven for George B. Dailey, attorney, the anti-organization candidate. The ballots were cast by 48 ward

ehairmen and vice chairwomen in

the city’s voting districts. Of course, the Dailey anti-organi- |

gation supporters contend that they |

have a much larger share of the precinct: committeemen and “independent” Derhocrats. Feeney supporters openly were predicting this week that their candidate would be nominated by a two-to-one majority. :

$200 Cash, Loot

‘Stolen From Store

who cut through a barred window nine feet above the | ground at the Farash Five and

Burglars

Ten Cent store, 844 8S. Meridian st. last night took nearly $200 in cash and merchandise. Joseph Farash/ owner, sald burglars took 100 cartons of cigarets, $30 worth of clothing and $40 In cash, ~ /

Army Lifts Restrictions

On Overseas Parcels WASHINGTON, April 19 (U, P.). ~The army has ruled, effective May 1, that parcels may be sent to overseas army postoffices as frequently as desired. Effective the same date, it no longer will be necessary to present a written request from. the addressee, Because shipping space is short, |

age a week to the same. addressee.

Youth Shoots. Self

Fifteen-year-old John Gaither of

out of the drawer and started to examine it in the bathroom. It discharged. He was treated at City ‘hospital for 8 bullet wound in his

> left, hand. .

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Bobbitt Supports

Wemmer Drive

Arch Bobbitt, city corporation counsel, today urged the nomination of Willlam Wemmer, Republican candidate for mayor. He sald his knowledge of eity problems convinces him that Mr, Wemmer “is the best-equipped man to handle the problems a mayor will have to face in the next four years.” John G. Zazas has been appointed chairman of the Republican Naturalized Citizens’ Committee of the Wemmer-for-Mayor club by Carl Wilking, ‘'Wemmer headquarters manager,

Dawson Charges High Spending

James Dawson, Republican candidate for mayor, charged last night that a “large amount of money” is being spent in this campaign by some other candidates. “No one is putting out money in large sums to elect a man to office unless ‘equally large returns are received on that investment,” he charged at a meeting sponsored by the Butler university chapter of the American Veterans’ committee held in the Merchants National bank branch office, 21 W. 38th st.

Daily Promises Honest Appointees

George 8. Dailey, Dutotrsiis candidate for mayor, speaking las | night at 402 W. Michigan st. promised his appointments to city posts would be made to represent all sections qf Indianapolis. He said he would appoint not! only ¢ompetent persons, but those whose reputations are above reproach. All appointments would be made

‘Hickman Pledges

About’ Churchill Speech

cause Winston Churchill considers him a “crypto-Communist,” he said.

‘erypto-Communist’,”

without regard to color, sex or or creed, he added.

Better Streets

Roy Hickman, Republican candidate for mayor, announced last night at a major rally in his campaign a plan for rebuilding oity streets to withstand Increasing! traffe. In a very few years, this program would do away with the chuck-hole menace and make our streets permanently smooth,” the candidate added. He spoke to 11th ward voters in the Masonic hall, 357 Indiana ave.

Wallace ‘Undisturbed’

STOCKHOLM, April 19 (U. P.).— Henry A. Wallace isn't disturbed be-

“I understand that the great British leader, whom we all owe gratitude, honored me with the term Mr. Wallace told a Swedish audience last night. “It suggests that I am maneuvering against world peace. “I refuse to be disturbed. The cause of peace was never served by name calling or hatred. Hatred sunders people, but love encompasses them™ Mr. Wallace will speak in Oslo tonight at a meeting sponsored by Norwegian labor party leaders,

Station at Lafayette

WASHINGTON, April 19 (U.P). ~The federal communications commission said today the Wabash Broadcasting Co. had applied for a standard grant for a radio station at Lafayette, Ind.,, to operate on a frequency of 1340 kilocycles and a power of 260 watts. E. L. Jackob-

SECRETARIES and ACCOUNTANTS

The demand for high-grade stenographers, secretaries, bookkeepers and accountants —-both men and women-—con-tinues on an unprecedented level. These opportunities offer attractive salaries . . . promotions favorable hours , , , pleasant surroundings . . . personal development , , , social prestige.

This is the Indiana Business College

of Indianapolis. The others are at Marion, Muncie, Logansport, Anderson, Kokomo, - Lafayette, Columbus, Richmond and Vincennes—all approved for G. I Training. Interested persons are requested to contact the schools of their preference, i see, write or phone Fred W. Case, Principal. |

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son, New York, is president of the company, and J. 8, Maguire, Chicago, vice president.

Bullet Hits Bus Window

A bullet smashed through a Columbia trackless trolley as it was moving =ast on 26th st, near Hillside ave. last night. Yt pierced windows on each side of the bus. No one was injured.

Robbed of Coat, Hat, +

Louis H. Verid, 53, of 615 E. Norwood st., told police he was, held up by A man carrying an automatic pistol at Delaware and McCarty sts, last night and robbed of his topcoat, hat and $1.

RADIO GROUP TO MEET The Radio and Electronics As-

8 p. m, Monday in the Indianapolis | Baenger-Chor, 521 E. }3th st.

COOKS WITH T (GAS TURNED

‘nal ave. and Michigan st.

{day has been bedeviling radio en-

sociation of Indiana will meet at

Upstate Crashes Kill 2 Youths

“Two Are Injured In Accidents Here

Two young men died in state traffic accidents early today.

David L. Firestine, 20, Pt. Wayne |

was killed when his automobile crashed into a semi-trailer near that city. A 10-year-old La Porte youth was killed when the automobile he

was driving overturned on a road four miles north of that city.

No Reason for Crash

He was Robert David King. He

died at Fairview hospital 30 minutes after the car left the road and crashed. No reason was _siven for the crash. Seriously injured in the accident were two companions, *Kieth Amor, 19, Kingsbury, and Robert Engelbrecht, 18, Stilwell. A teen-age Indianapolis youth escaped serious injury but his girl companion was’ hurt last night when the car in which they were! riding struck a safety zone at Arse-

Crashes Inte Store

It careened into an automobile]

going east on Michigan and halted when it crashed into the front of

Reeves’ Confectionery store, 1501 E. Michigan, Driver of the car was Loniel

Horner Jr, 16, R. R. 5, Box 126. His companion, Joan Hostetter, 16, of 1848 N. Warman ave, was taken to Methodist hospital. She suffered chest injuries and a possible broken nose.

Struck By Car

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at first glance. Mr. Mulverhill, belong to a religious order requiring a hermit in some ways, and simply | decided a few years ago that a

Horner, who escaped injury, was charged by police with reckless driv- | ing and failure to have an oper-| ator’s license. Also uninjured was! Paul Keutchen, 10 N. Keystone ave. whose car was struck by the youth's careening automobile. Six-year-old Donald Lee Bess, 334 E. Morris st, received possible internal injuries and a eut on the head when he was struck in front of 331 E. Morris st. yesterday by an automobile, The operator, Ruth M. Kumburis, 1111 College avi, was not held.

[Shortwave Reception "To Improve Tonight

By Science Service } WASHINGTON, April 19.-—-The

ionosphere storm that since Thurs-

thusiasts listening to shortwave broadcasts is expected to clear up by this evening. Broadcasts, particularly those following North Atlantic paths, will come through fairly well for the next few days, the national bureau of standards predicts. More weak signals and fading with possible blackouts are due Thursday through Saturday of next week.

made plans to “go on the road.”

rhumba dancers, and wise-cracking “end men.” Mrs. Ray Cox, president of the Mitchell Grandmother club, beamed as she rubbed her neck with a wet towel. “It went over with a bang,” she chuckled. “I guess they didn't think us grandmothers could do so well.” The grandmothers wrote and produced the show themselves. The oldest performer on the stage was Mrs, Jessie Mahn, 63, “a rhythm dancer.” Some of the others who

might as well look the part. Professionally he's a photo-en-| graver, . photographer and skilled] printer of the- Putnam County Graphic staff. He joined the Graphic a few months ago after 18 years as printer and shop foreman with the Veedersburg News. He is a deaf mute. Afraid of Women’ Mr. Mulverhill is afraid of women. “I just can’t help it,” he says. But he is deeply amused when people on the street, especially young women, turn for a second look at him. He manages his own household without women, doing his own cooking, darning and laundry. For some unknown reason, he became a deaf mute when he was 10 years old. He doesn't consider it much of a handicap, for he is bet-, ter able to concentrate on his work, he says. The nickname, “Wild Bill” dates back to his motorcycle riding days around Veedersburg. Mr. Mulverhill graduated in 1920 from the Indiana school for the deaf in Indianapolis. Four years ago he quit going to the barber shop, and now his hair hangs in natural waves several inches below his shoulders. His beard is less than two years old.

54 'Dancing Grandmothers’ ‘Wow Audience at Mitchell

MITCHELL, Ind., April 19 (U. P. washed the last traces of burnt cork from behind their ears today and

).—Mitchell’s dancing grandmothers

The 54 grandmothers, ranging in age from 39 to “over 60,” wowed a capacity apdience at the high school auditorium last night, with a rollicking old-fashioned minstrel show. There were singers, Spanish and

Mrs. Cox sald the club already had an invitation to stage the show at Lagoda, Ind. She said they would put it on again, anywhere,” to raise money for a national grandmothers home in New York and. to stir up interest in a national grandmothers day. Mrs. Wesley Gray, national president of the grandmother clubs, and interlocutor for last night's show, said the group thinks grandmothers should have their day, just like

helped refused to reveal their ages.

EVENTS TODAY -° Indianapolis Heme Show, state fair-

mid-west district recreation conferemce, meet Hotel Antlers Kamps Appa | Kappa sorority convention,

Mid-West regional meeting. Hotel Wi Indiana Teachers of Mathematios meeting orld War Memorial. Indians Foods Union league, meeting. Claypool

Indiana a Officers association, meeting. Hotel Severin. EVENTS TOMORROW Ingianageis Home Show, atate Indians Reserve Officers

meeting. Hotal Severin Patriarch Militant, dependent Order of

fair-

association,

d Fellows of Indiana. Claypool hotel. BIRTHS Girls At St. Francis William, Mary Oakleaf; Albert, Evelyn Touchett, and Edgar,

ato At City—William, Pearl Ammerman. At Coleman—Lloyd, Ina a hotnton.

At Methodist «~~ Wil Moore; Pred, Jigmis ju Van Devaner; rier teer; Charles, Po "Ryan; J lian, a Cam-~ eron, and erie th Turner. At. Sf. Vincent's — Herbert, Jean McLaughlin; Forrest, Ava Bs Gene, Eleanor Clemmons; {lliam, Margaret

Scott, and Clyde Evelyn Ludlow, | At Wothe~Eiroy, Bvel eiyn Ba lley. & $20 Blakes, and Samuel, Etta Bishop, 1626 goth. Boys

At St. Francis—Charles, Marjorie John«

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a Eco memics Jasesiation, pe

son: Henry, Hannah Hurrle, and Marion, A city s, Eva Kelso : At Chestine, ola Miller. wWil« os i ackson ; Richa J hine Sadler: ail Belly a & Suivi; “Ri By CIF PRETTY GIRLS WOULD ONLY TELL! Many would say, “My ‘beauty secret’ is reg- | ular DAILY complex.

mothers do.

In Indianapolis

as John, Margares Nettleton. Vincent's— erschel, Imogene Bur Hi Louie Holon, a and Clarencs, ucille At Home—Thomas, Alberts Pirtle, 317 W, Mat and Hanaid, Lueille Goodall, 633 a,

DEATHS

Charles A. Mitchell, 78, at $20 5 Vermont, cerebral hemorrhage.

Nora A. Prescott, 83, at 140 W, 26th, carcinoma. Lee Speece, 58, at Methodist, myo-

Jesse Lee carditis. Bmerson P, Cahen, 74, at 3236 N, Bate, coronary th rombosis. 1da May Johnson, 79, at 418 Melyina,

cerebral hemorrha age. Bdward H. Baker, 79, at 2014 W. Morris,

arteriosclerosis.

als Alice Crosby, 75, al 408 N, Berwick, Mary’ a Hunt, , at 1738 Fletcher, myo-

MohTaIys. I. Marts, 66, at 228 N. LaSalle, pneumonia. Pred Thompson, 57, at 829 Pues, cardio vascular.

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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

ates Open Drive For ‘In

WILD BILL'—William' Mulverhill, Greencastle i really isn't wild, but he's amused by the stares as he walks down the street.

Hoosier's Long, Red Hair,

Folks Look Twice at Greencastle Printer, and He Enjoys It

Times State Service GREENCASTLE, Ind, April 19.—Folks look twice, and often many more times, when William (Wild Bill) Mulverhill walks down the street. His long, wavy red hair and matching whiskers are “hard to believe”

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Fight Suburban Water Plants

PSC Hearing on New, Utility Opens Monday L City officials today prepared to fight the establishment of suburban, public

John A, Schumacher, city couneil

water plants before the service commission,

Barring Robeson

charged thorities with “fascism” comparable

Says Peoria Mayor

. Tyndall that lines of the privately

president, said today it was the desire of the council and Mayor

owned Indianapolis Water Co. be

many.

to France: Spain and Nast :Cefa Mr. Robeson ait bt would

extended to meet the suburban

needs. In a letter to .the mayor,

Mr.

return and other promineat people would come to Peoria soon to give. the city council “another chance”

Schumacher said, “It seems to me advisable for our present “ity administration to avoid a situation of Indianapolis being hemmed in by a Hu . of small and possibly omical, suburban Water plats, ” + Carry nit 17. 8. C He pointed to the Indianapolis water rates of 33-cents per thous sand gallons with a monthly minimum of $1.25 and said it was reported that one of the new subarban water companies propose rates of 00-cents per thousand gallons with a $2.50 monthly minimum. Mayor Tyhdall authorized City Corporation Council Arch N. Bobbitt to carry the fight to the P. S. ©. hearings. These hearings, in which a new water company will ask permission to serve areas to the south and west of Indianapolis, will begin Monday. Howard 8, Morse, Indianapolis Water Co, vice president and manager, has indicated the firm would

Businessmen Plan Tour of World

10 Hoosiers to Make 2-Month Trip

Ten Hoosier businessmen will leave New York June 1 for a two-| month, around the world business tour, the Indianapolis chamber of

commerce announced today. Fmo Hopkins, manager of the Fletcher Trust Co. exchange and travel department and a member of the chamber’s foreign trade com-

| Hale of 23590 Baltimore ave.

{meet the water demands of suburban residents.

ies of Burns

Received in Fire

Last night Mr. and Mrs. Ernest went out for a while, leaving two children in the charge of Otis Ewing: 2357 Manlove ave. Mr, Ewing fell asleep on the davenport with his lighted pipe in his mouth, He was found unconscious by firemen who put out the fire in the living room. He died a few hours later at City hospital of third degree burns.

mittee, said pans will be dompleted the first week in May. Purpose of the tour is to establish’ good will and make contacts with | foreign industrialists and business- | men. It will be similar to the Latin-American tour made by a group of Hoosiers last year.

All but Russia Mr. Hopkins said authority has been obtained to visit every country an the proposed itinerary except Russia. Present plans exclude Russia from the planned route. If authority to visit there is granted in time, Mr. Hopkins said, routing will be changed to include Russia. Cities to be visited include London, Paris, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Zurich, Geneva, Rome, Athens, Cairo, Bémbay, Calcutta, Bhamo, Kunming, Haunkow, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Manila and Honolulu. Cost of the tour will be about $4000 per person, Mr. Hopkins said. Hotel reservations are being made by the American Express Co. He said co-operating airlines have guaranteed only 10 seats for the tour. However, 14 businessmen have indicated desire to make the trip. If more than 10 guarantee deposits are made, Mr. Hopkins said, attempts will bé made to obtain additional seats.

Visit 10 Countries

The party will visit 10 European and ‘Asiatic countries, the Philippines and Hawaii. It will return to the United States Aug. 3 and arrive in Indianapolis the next day. The tour is planned by a special chamber committee headed by Edward 8. Dowling, president of Dilling & Co,, candy manufacturers. Tt is sponsored by the chambers foreign trade committee,

One Ship Due Today

NEW YORK, April 19 (U, P.) = Ship movements scheduled today in New York harbor: Arriving—Henry Southampton, Departing—Santa Margarita for Valparaiso, George Washington for | Bermuda, Fort Townsend for Halifax.

Gibbins from

Quadruplets Born

LONDON, April 19 (U., P).~— Quadruplets—two boys and two | girls—were born today to Mrs. | Marion Lowe, 28, at Hope hospital in the Lancashire town of Salford.

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The children were not injured,

ferred to a recent

for un-American ideology." ~iMayor Triebel ‘said:

prohibit his appearance, tainly was not fascistic,” » . »

MR. ROBESON came

ored People.

lence.

Cost -of Food

tistics reported today.

ord, BLS said. BLS figures

to “take similar actions.” He recouncil resolution opposing the appearance of “any speaker or artist who is an avowed or active propagandist

“All the council and I were J ing to do was to prevent riots. AIt was only common sense fo “Ib cers

to, down secretly last night, dodging police and a reception committee of Ne groes at the train station and went to the home of Ajay Martin, Mr. Martin is a local leades of the C. I. O. United Farm Equipment Workers and the National Association for the Advancement of Col-

- Mr. Robeson phoned the council of African affairs at New York that he had called off his scheduled concert because of threats of vio.

Up 3% Per Cent

Living Expense Set March All-Time High

WASHINGTON, April 18 (U. PJ). —Retail prices of cost-of-living items reached an all-time high on March 15, the bureau of labor sta-

A 4 per cent rise in food prices between Feb. 15 and March 15 was largely responsible for the new ree-

showed, however,

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health service had warned of the

recent outbreak of the diseass in New York. city. 3 tthe i

“This is another indication necessity for everyone fo avail ] self of protection. sgatust this dite ease by vaccination,” Dr ; said. “All healthy infants should be vaccinated before one year of

Mrs. Eidson Seeks

tempt to obtain release on bond. Meanwhile, her attorney, Ma

Mrs. Marian Esther Bidson, indicted for first-degree murder in the hatchet slaying of her husban# six weeks ago, was to appear in criminal court 1 today in an at-

that food prices since have dropped slightly. A survey of 16 foods in 12 cities between March 15 and April 16 showed a food price decline of about ohe-half of one per cent, The bureau pointed out that food prices usually increase during that period. . Retail Prices Up The bureau reported that over-all retail prices were up 2 per cent higher on March 15 than on Dec. 15, 1946, when the previous high was reached.” Living essentials were 20 per cent higher than on March 15, 1946, and 58 per cent higher than in August, 1939.

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: Dine and Dance in Ow New

Farb, charged Prosecutor Judson L.

Stark failed to call Mrs. Eidson's 15-year-old sister, Frances Bowman, | before the grand jury that returned | the indictment. The defense attorney said Miss] Bowman's testimony would have,

after Mrs. Eidson struck her .37-year-old husband, James, the first blow,

(Feb, 16 and March 15.

The food price index for March 15 | at 1805, taking the 1935-39 average as 100. The March 15 figure

shown the slaying was Justified. ro. 1004 was 1 per cent higher than Prosecutor Stark ‘declared that that of . oe 1946, and 2

| rested

June, 1930,

Commodity prices, rents and 8. {sential services showed a composite | increase of about 2 per cent between |

4 pot cent above the previous peak of

FLAMINGO me George Frisje and His Band

10P.Mto3AM fl (Every (Every Nite Except Monday)

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In Town for good fool H's

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hitting him.”

inally attacking her sister.

apartment, 341 N. Park ave,

“she didn't need to go on

Thea luncheon of the Indianapolis Asslaying took place in the Eidson

PURDUE MAN ON PROGRAM

The defendant's confession to| Horace R. Smith, director of the|f police said she killed her husband|Life Insurance Marketing Institute while trying to stop him from crim-|at Purdue university, will

will address

sociation of Life Underwriters Thursday in Lincoln hotel,

Open Sunday [ 12 Neon to 8:30 P. M.