Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 2 June 1947 — Page 1

PAE] 55th YEAR—NUMBER 71

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To Speed 400 MPH.

Tests Slated On Utah Flats In Fall of '48

Auto to Be Built In Indianapolis

By J. E. O'BRIEN Wilbur Shaw, Speedway président. and three-time winner of the 500mile race, has dreams of traveling 400 miles an hour in a rocket automobile. As he clears his desk of this yéar's Speedway details, he is looking to the fall of 1948 when he to travel faster than any human ever has on land. still are in the embryo . The reaction-type engine would power such an auto-

is being developed in the|

and its eventual performance, size and weight will govern the size and style of the automobile. To Build Auto Here ; The automobile itself will be built in Indianapolis. Anton Hulman Jr. Speedway owner, will be assoelated with Shaw in the project, and Shaw also hopes to entice Cotton Henning, master Speedway mechdnie, to supply his engineering skill.

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The nun for the record would be made on the Bonneville (Utah) Salt Flats, where John R. Cobb set the present speed mark of 368.9 miles an hour in 1939. Shaw believes that weather conditions this year see that record eclipsed.

If this project progresses satisfactorily, he also hopes to go to Europe this summer for a series of road races on the continent. It will be his first racing experience since the 1041 500-mile race.

Holiday Deaths

“Reach 485 in U. S.

By UNITED PRESS

z : The nation. closed out one of the * most tragic’ holiday week-ends in

its history today with 485 accidental deaths, ’ All have died since 6 p. m. Thursday in accidents attributed to thé three-day Memorial day holiday.

All-Out War Is On— J

Death to the Fly— Times Series Tells

How to Kill Him

THE Indianapolis Times today declared war on the fly. The Times is enlisting the aid of housewives, civic leaders, public officials and all Indianapolis in an effort to rid the city of the most common carrier of disease.

Science Service, an exclusive feature of The Times, has prepared a series of articles which tells you how to combat the fly.and take part in the campaign for better living. The first of these copyrighted articles today tells how you can use DDT—the new, modefn method of death for the fly. Other articles,’ all of them written by Dr. Frank Thone, Science Service Anti-Fly editor, will appear in The Times. » - » By DR. FRANK THONE (Copyright 1947 by Science . Service) gi war on flies in Indianapolis must begin at home. The DDT attack on flies, and the cleanup of fly breeding places, can be conducted at any level. The individual householder can do battle on his own premises. The people of a neighborhood can create fly-free islands. Everybody can be lined up for a city-wide crusade that will exterminate all the flies within the city limits. It is even possible to extend the slaughter out into the country and. practically rid an entire state of flies. Idaho did that last year. It all depends on community spirit and organization. For the individual householder, the weapons are those of the infantryman--simple, relatively small, but adequate for the purpose. » =» 0» nm THE HANDY aerosol] bomb is a good means for immediate riddance of flies that have already gained entrance despite tight screening. The best way to use it is to shut windows and doors ol the room where the flies are, open the nozzle of the bomb and swing it around for five or ten seconds. Then slip out of the room and leave the door shut for about a half-hour. So little DDT is released in this ultra-fine mist that there is no danger in breathing it. As a matter of precaution, however, food and dishes likely to be used for food should be removed or covered before spraying. Also, if you have a fish-bowl] in the room, either take it out first or cover it until the spray has settled. Gold-fish and tropicals are much more easily affected by DDT than are warm-blooded animals. 3 ‘a = = * = ‘DON'T BE ALARMED by the peculiar, pungent ‘odor given off by some aerosol sprays: That is due mainly to the solvent oils. Killing a few flies with an aerosol spray, however, is merely a skirmish, not the whole battle, Real hostilities call for the use of slightly heavier weapons, spraying stronger DDT solutions. ‘The ordinary hand spray pump is suficient for one-house fiy-fights; it od Fe — wo wy ae Some of these are sold already mixed. You can also buy ; concentrates (usually on sale in the same stores) and dilute them according to directions with odorless kerosene. v » » # # . ¥ THESE five per cent DDT sprays, since they are almost always in kerosene, should be used with. the same precautions that would be observed if you were spraying with straight kerosene. That is, they should not be squirted on delicate drapes or light wallpaper that will show a kérosene stain. They are apt to damage some kinds of varnish, but can be sprayed on painted or enameled surfaces and on glass or metal without harm. They do not need to be sprayed all over the place, but only where flies congregate in the daytime or roost at night. That will usually mean porch ceiling and the areas around screen doors, where flies alight to await their chance for an entrance. » » » ’ » » . INDOORS, probably only the kitchen ceiling will call for a spraying of this kind—of course, after foods and dishes have been stowed away or covered. . Surfaces should be -sprayed only until they are damp; not to the point where they are completely wet, with the solution running off in rills

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Some areas can be better and more economically treated by applying the solution with a paintbrush than by spraying. This is especially true for screens. Paint both sides of the screen door, and window screen, frames and ali. _ Paint also ‘electric fixtures and lamp drop cords, for these are favorite roosting-places of flies, This spraying and painting with 5 per cent DDT solution is for what is known as residual effect. After the solvent has evaporated, it leaves behind an invisibly fine deposit of the white DDT crystals. (Continued on Page 10—Column 1)

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Plenty of Jobs For Colleges’ '4] Graduates

"Demand Runs High

At State Institutions By DONNA MIKELS

In Indiana and the nation the business world awaits its annual “spring tonic,” the flood of bright young college graduates ready to put their learning to work. This year, however, the employers and not the graduates are wearing out shoe leather. The s of trained men as the result of war years has big firms competing for the cream of this year's bumper college crop. A survey of Indiana universities showed a. ‘buyers’ market for graduating students. . Three Jobs Offered

the school of engineering had at least three job offers, with as many 10 10 firms vying for services of honor graduates. One hundred per cent placement also was reported for the chemistry and physics department. At DePauw the placement bureau had requests for 286 teachers for 40 eligible graduates. Twenty-nine firms sent representatives to interview about 150 available graduates rom the class of 325. Butler university reported a record number of firms contacting placement officials and sending in representatives to interview graduates about prospective jobs. Purdue's school of engineering received approximately 1500 requests for its 500 engineering graduates. Technical Demands Large All schools reported jobs for every graduate who wanted one in the fields of engineering, chemistry, science, physics, secretarial and merchandising, and in that order of demand. Fields offering less job opportunities were: personnel work, general Business, accounting, industrial engineering and advertising.

mail brought floods of invitingly worded pamphlets from companies, offering “interneship in business” or “quick transition from eampus to career.” With demand 54 per cent over 1940, the salaries offered were about $250 s month. The range was about $40 a week for liberal art gradu-

1038 the average Starting salary was $100 per month. Two Important Reasons Most placement directors agreed that there are two important reasons for this year’s rush- for graduates. One is that the business world has suffered a gap in development material in six years of war and they're out this year to make it up. Another is that this year’s graduation class is about 50 per cent veterans, mature earnest men who have “lost time” to make up and families to support. Comments from educators such as: average of C is over. These boys are here to study.” and “These men are here to learn, to graduate and to get a permanent job.” has increased employers’ desire to snap up the vintage of 1947. A result of this “buyer's market” is that June graduates are shopping around. They know they can get a job but they want the righ{ job.

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Campaign Funds

MONDAY, JUNE 2, 1947

At Notre Dame every graduate of

Every school reported that each|

ates to $75 A week for engineers.

“The day of the gentleman's!

FORECAST: Clearing and cooler tonight. Tomorrow generally fair.

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for June 14,

IT'S JUNE AGAIN! — June means a rush on marriage licenses. at, the county clerk's office. It started today when Henry F, Krumm, 958 N. Pennsylvania sf. and Miss Mary Ellen Mallory, 1215 Broadway, were the first to apply. The date. is set.

Rainfall Perils Hoosier Crops

Farmers Far Behind

In Planting LOCAL TEMPERATURES 6am.....62 10am... .66

7a m..... 82 1llam.... $a m..... 63 12 (Noon)

r fields, unplanted on top of planting deadlines. .- 5 Despite a forecast of cl skies, worried over crop outlooks.

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pér cent of the work of planting and plowing has been delayed by the rain. Unless fields dry up enough to allow planting in

able to an early frost, farmers said. Last night's heavy rainfall, which put some southern spots under three inches of water, left streams in Marion county and adjacent areas running bankful Rivers and streams in central and southern Indiana were reported ris-

ing rapidly. At the east fork of}

White river, near Shoals, bottomlands were covered with three inches of water, Bloomington reported the heaviest

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Nitro Plant Blast Kills 2, Injures 8

NEW CASTLE, Pa, June 2 (U. P.).—Explosions wrecked two build-

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New Hospital Plan Manchester Estate

Valued at $1028 ~ |Probie Is Resumed Would Aid State

Investigation of contributions to recent mayoralty campaign funds was resumed today by Prosecutor

ings at the 15-year-old New Castle explosives plant of American Cyanmid Corp. today killing two workers. Eight persons were injured, four

JUNE BRIDE—Clyde Gumto and Miss Rita Schade, both of Cleveland, had. their Pers crossed as they went in fo get their marriage license, They wanted fo be married today, if their Ohio blood certificates were approved. Judge Lloyd Claycombe played

LONDON, June 2 (U. P.) ~The Duke of Manchester, who died last February, left an estate of only $1028, court records showed today.

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Song Writer ONDON. June 3 (U, P).—HerDarewski. .64, one of Britain's hg song writers for 40 years, today. During bis career Mr. Darewski fad written such hité as “Whispering” “If You Only Knew” and “When We've Wound Up the Watch en the Rhine.”

Vote Passport Bars WASHINGTON, June 2 (U. P.)\— The house today passed and sent to the senate legislation designed to make it difficult for communists and subversivies fo obtain fraudulent passports.

Times ‘Index

Indiana today stands on the threshold of a hospital plan which will bring medical science to every corner of the state. The state board of health today completed -and presented to the Indiana Hospital association a plan under which communities and hospitals may receive federal aid. Federal aid hinges on the final passing of the Hill-Burton bill in congress which would allocate $1,700,000 annually for five years to the state. ‘ Communities will be required to provide two-thirds the funds necessary for any program. It is expect-

The Duke's full name was William Angus Drogo Montagu. His titles dated back to 1620. He was known as the “Happy Go Lucky” Duke. Despite his ownership of three castles, Manchester had gone into bankruptcy three times, He said that being a duke prevented him from succeeding. His first wife was Helena Zimmerman, of Cincinnati, O.

SIGNS STRIKE BAN ACT LINCOLN, Neb., June 2 (U, P.).— Governor Val Peterson today signed into law emergency legislation forbidding strikes against government, state or local, and against public

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utilities.

Judson Stark's office. The probe was started last week on the report that Albert E. Thompson, a tavern owner, donated $1500 to the campaign fund of Wililam H. Wemmer, Republican nominee for mayor, Donations to political funds by tavern owners is prohibited by law. Chief Deputy Prosecutor Glenn Funk said the investigation will include contributions of tavern owners to the campaign funds of other candidates. He said there was a report that an Indiana ave..tavern owner donated funds to the campaign of Roy E. Hickman, who was defeated for the G. O. P. mayoralty nomination.

seriously enough to require hospitalization. The plant normally employes about 300. The dead were identified as Merle Craven and Robert Downing, both of New Castle. Cause of the blasts, which came within four minutes of each other was not determined immediately. The company said it was making an investigation and would have no statement until it was completed. Police said the first explosion oc curred in the nitro-gylcerine “mixing’ house of the sprawling plant. Fire followed and presumably touched off the second blast which

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Income Tax Cut Bill Finally Passed in House

WASHINGTON, June 2 (U, P.) — The house today approved the final version of legislation to cut personal income taxes of 48 million taxpayers from 10.5 to 30 per cent beginning July 1. The bill was sent immediately to the senate, which probably will approve it tomorrow. The legislation then will be sent to the White House.

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into patterns that lead to tragedy

ticular) to provide adequate education and guidance, Children need such ' guidance ih formative years ‘when maladjustments first.appear. It is a record of the familiar merry-go-around of arrest, jail,

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: By NOBLE REED This is the story of human tragedy that for a century has festered behind the.closed curtain of social taboo and ignorance, It is a chronicle of some of the. findings, facts amd opinions in society’s losing battle here against heinous crimes growing out of sexual maladjustments. Such maladjustments twist the lives of thousands

and human waste.

It is a story of the failure of Courts and reformatories that never society in general (parents in-par- | reform. It is this process that has

‘been turning the borderline victims into fiends and demons who kill merely for the thrill, : Behind the record of the ‘teen-age © butchery

lurking figures on any Indianapolis street who leap out from behind any tree or alley and attack women and children in the frenzy of a sick mind. i In the final analysis, the police records are writing a story of increasing numbers of dangerous psychopathic preverts. These sick people walk the streets by the scores here every day. . They are the mental cases who are not considered by law to be insane enough for institutional | treatment’ and: those' who have not

enough for a long prison term. In Indianapolis alone, arrests for

| morals offenses rose to 711 in the ens’ n years. This is an increase how of nearly 20 per cent. over the previ-

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(been caught in a ‘crime .serious| anne Degnan

ous two-year period. Of the total arrests apporximately half of them were juveniles under the age of 18. * That record, however, fails by an alarming margin to tell the whole story. Behind more than half the ordinary theft cases and disorderly conduct arrests is the unmistakably evidence of maladjustment growing out of grotesque sex education—or none: at ' focal social service workers have cited a case in point, It is that of Bill Heirens, the Chicago college student, who killed 6-year-ld Suz-

Society Reaps Harvest Of Tragedy And Crime For Its Failure To Provide Sex Education

+ Hundreds of Arrests Here Traced To Minds Which Have No Chance to Heal

The case history in the files of Indiana university's social sérvice

division reveals. that until he was |

10, the subject "of" sex was taboo in his home. His parents never per mitted the subject to be mentioned. When his parents finally did mention the subject the entire

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murder case has been sentenced to|® life imprisonment and a second pris- | oner. went on trial today before & jury in criminal court on slaying charges. 4

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On a plea of guilty, Norven R¢ You'

Petty, 43, truck driver, was sen~

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shooting of his estranged wife, Mrs. | Bertha Mae Petty, last Mareh 17} He also shot himself but recovered.|

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Coy Spratt, 59, went on trial inf

criminal court 2, on a charge of

murder in the fatal shooting of] '°

Frederick H. Grimm, 59, during an

instruction was: “It is wicked and San

filthy. If you touch people you get a disease.” The psychiatric records show that this was repeated and dinned in. y ih

The records further show that |inaug became |

Heirens' impulses thereafter

and stuffed her hacked-up body in a sewer,

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