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INTER-FAITH WINNER— Elizabeth M. Scully of Indiana uni-

versity is the recipient of the Wendell L. Willkie Inter-Faith Fel-

lowship Award for 1947,

Irish Coed at

I. U. Wins

Willkie Inter-Faith Award

‘Beity’ Scully Noted on Campus for Her Ardent Defense of Downtrodden Minorities

By EMMA RIVERS MILNER, Times Staff Writer . BLOOMINGTON, Ind., June 6.—“Hatred between different races and greeds is wrong. It should not exist.” The spirit of this remark made by Elizabeth Mary Scully of Bloomington won for her the Wendell L. Willkie Inter-Faith Award of

She was given the award for her continuous work for goodwill among all faiths and races on the campus. She holds some very decided opin- | fons concerning the unhappy lot of minorities in the United States. “We can do only a little on the campus to change the relations between the different creeds and races in our country,” Betty said. “But I believe by making an effort to do

into life with principles of tolerance and fairness which they will keep. “Hatred between different faiths iz wrong. It should not exist.” Betty got her first taste of in-

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I's Tough All Over— He's Down to 3000 Ties

NEW YORK, June 6 (U. P.).— Bert ‘Trauerman, Pennsylvania hosiery manufacturer, announced today his candidacy for the title of “America's best-dressed man.” Mr. Trauerman, a one-man wave of prosperity for his tailor, said he owned 172 suits, 60 sport coats, 80 pairs of slacks, 3000 neckties, 32 pairs of shoes, 52 contrasting vests, nine overcoats, 400 pairs of socks, 150 handkerchiefs and 300 shirts. ?

Suit Says Helicopters Bother Sun Bathers

SANTA MONICA, Cal, June 68 (U. P.).—A suit to keep male helicopter pilots from “lingering” over a beach club solarium in which women patrons sun bathe was filed here today. The action was brought by the Bwanky Santa Monica Ambassador club against Los Angeles Airways, Inc., whose helicopter mail route passes near the club.

Georgia Going to Court

To Revoke Klan Charter ATLANTA, Ga., June 6 (U. P.) — Atty. Gen. Eugene Cook said today that court action to revoke the ku-klux klan charter will be Initiated Friday, June 13. Since the klan is.s Georgia corporation, its charters in other states will fall automatically if the state suit is successful,

Truman in Kansas City KANSAS CITY, Mo, June 6 (U. P.).—President Truman arrived here at 12:36 p. m. (Indianapolis Time) today aboard his special plane, the “Sacred Cow,” to attend a reunion with members of the 35th division, his world war I outfit. The President was accompanied by Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, his chief of staff.

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Butch Girl to Get Chicago Trip

Legion Will Take

Her on Tour

“Everything is fine and wonderful and I think Indianapolis is beautiful.” Excited, happy Coorie Koort, 20-year-old Dutch girl brought to Indianapolis through a tragedy of war—was preparing today for a visit to Chicago. American Legion officials called the home of Mr. and Mrs. George A. Moore, 522¢ 5. Eastern ave, and said they planned to take her on a sight-seeing tour of Chicago.

Youth's Friends Call

ily sent for Miss Koort after she had faithfully cared for the grave of their son, Pfc. George R. Moore, who wil killed in Bruck, Germany, in 19044, the girl has received many complimentary telephone calls,

Several Technical high school students who were pals of Pfc. Moore, called to thank her in the name of “his friends.” One sent a bouquet of roses. “I never thought I would have my picture in any paper,” the girl said today. Traced Youth's Grave The Moore family started correspondence with Miss through Mrs. Simon DeWitt, 5007 E. Raymond st, a translator - who knew that Pfc. Moore was buried in Margraten| cemetery in Holland.

grave for her close friends. “The girl trudged seven miles to and from the cemetery in winter to decorate his grave,” Mrs. Moore said. “Every holiday she

the grave decorated with flowers,” Mr. and Mrs. Moore had been

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Roosevelt's Estate Totals $2,111,673

Roosevelt left $2,111,673.26, papers filed

revealed today.

Since publication in The Times, Wedensday of how the Moore fam- |

Koort

Red Cross

She, asked | 2 Miss Koort if she would find the!"

would send us pictures showing

POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y., June 6 (U, ,P.). — President Franklin D. a gross estate of “in the Dutchess county surrogate court

Police Reveal

Purdue Goed's Suicide Threat

Girl Voiced Intent ~ To Classmates Photos, Page 5 © By VICTOR PETERSON

Times Staff Writer WEST LAFAYETTE, June 6.—“If

things don’t stop piling up on me,

I'm going to commit suicide!” With those words, state police re-

‘iyealed today, Anna Catherine Fox,

21-year-old Purdue university coed, left the dinner table Tuesday evening at her rooming house. Police were told of the remark by a class

imate who did not take it seriously

at the time. Miss Fox's body was found late

# yesterday on a steep railroad em-

bankment, She had been dead many hours, probably since a short time

after making her statement and

after leaving her room “to go to the Hbrary.” Await Report Police and doctors who investigated the case expressed belief unofficially that the pharmacy junior had carried out her threat, A report on findings of Dr. R. N. Harger, state toxicologist in ‘Indi anapolis, will give the final answer. Dr. Harger said "his examination of the girl's vital organs may take “from two days to a week or more.” Meanwhile, investigators sought to learn what part a mysterious piece of waxed string played in the coed’'s tragic death. Part of the string was tied about Miss Fox's wrists, with abeut 20 inches of slack. Offer 2 Theories Another piece was tied about a flowering cherry tree in the thicket which concealed her body on the embankment half a mile south of the campus. More string, the same kind, was found in her room around a package sent from her home in Connersville. Police offered two possible theories: ONE: That Miss Fox, taking a poison which she feared might cause muscular reactions and make her|.n, roll down the embankment, tried to|g tie herself to the tree so her body would remain concealed. TWO: That under the mental strain which led her to

Jishe did commit suicide—she delib-

erately tried to create a mystery. Coroner Wayne Cox said there was no evidence of a struggle at the spot where Miss Fox's body was found. Hunted 24 Hours “There were rio signs at the au-

topsy either of death from natural]

causes or by external violence,” he i said. Miss Fox had been the subject of {an intensive 24-hour search. University officials summoned her (parents, Mr, and Mrs. Herman Fox of Connersvile, late Wednesday ,after police had been called to begin a search. The girl was rated a “brilliant” student. Four student searching parties, including many overseas veterans, began covering the rough country north and south of the campus about 4 p. m. { About 4:45 three youths, Bob {Schmal of Crown Point, Phil Puter= baugh of Muncie and Ken Milne of Pendleton, reported the search was over. ‘String Tied to Wrists The girl's body lay about threefourths of the way down the steep 60-foot embankment. The body was completely hidden from view by underbrush. The girl's feet were dug into the sandy soil as if to prevent sliding on down the bank. Her footprints were clear in the soil around the tree, but there were no other prints to be seen, indi-

Report Greenlee Will Run in "48

Washington Hears By DANIEL M. KIDNEY Times Staff Writer WASHINGTON, June 6.— Pleas Greenlee, Indiana Democratic state Shairmah. Joa broke with the V. McNutt te oy governotship himself, may try

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Secretary of Agriculture Clinton R. Anderson. who was in Indiana for a Jackson day speech. Mr. Greens lee is reported to have told the cabinet official that his health wasn't too good so he likely would not seek the governorship in 1948. But he added: “You can tell President Truman, however, that if he would ask me to run to strengthen the ticket in Indiana next year I would certainly do so.” : Pushes for Truman Visit Now Mr. Greenlee is pushing to have. President Truman, come to Indiana and speak at the Indiana Democratic Editorial association's meeting Sept..20. That would be an ideal time to have the chief executive “draft” Mr. Greenlee for| the governor's race. Mr. Greenlee doesn't mention respondence with Democratic na- | tional headquarters here. ' However, “in a report to Director Gael Sullivan he does say under the heading “Tell me how you think the national committee can cooperate more closely with you and other Democratic leaders,” the following: “(A) See that President Truman accepts the Indiana Democratic editorial association's invitation to] speak at their fall meeting, Sept. 20, It will help us elect a majority of our candidates for mayor. Jobs for Hoosiers

cating she had come to the spat] alone, As a pharmacy student, Miss Fox | had access to a variety of drugs, nd the coroner said indications ere she might pave taken an overdose of some sleeping potion. The girl's parents, who had clung to their belief she had met with violence, said she was studious and “inclined to take things very seriously.” Worried Over Exams She had won scholarships but had recently becomnie aware that her grades, while still excellent, were not high enough to win a scholarship this year. Relatives and friends on the campus and at her home in Connersville said she ‘had

final examinations. Miss Fox had a youriger sister,

sister, home.

Mary Ellen, 10,

been apprehensive over the coming

Carolyn, 19, in Purdue, and another living at

“(B) See that Indiana gets one| |or two important federal appoint-| ments, and that they be made on recommendation of the Indiana | Democratic state committee, instead of the state or national chamber of commerce or some. ‘bigwig’' who does | not represent the organization. “The workers in our party in In-

given the run-around on: appointments in the past.”

Hoosier Mother Really Loved Son ‘Till It Hurt’

FRANKLIN, Ind, June 6 (U, P.). ~—Mrs. Thomas Burkhart knew today what mothers mean when they say they love their children until it hurts. She playfully hugged her little son, Kenneth, and felt a sharp pain in her chest. A physician said she squeezed too hard, and. fractured two ribs.

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t the War on Flies, Page 23.

Times Index Amusements . . 30 ‘Indiana News 5

Eddie Ash ... 18! In Indpls, 13 Business ..... 17| Inside Indpls. 23 Marquis Childs 24| Ruth Millett . 23 Classified ..41- 43 Movies ...... 30% Comics -.....i. 31| Obituaries ... 15

« By ART WRIGHT, in an inspection tour- of the city. to The Times’ anti-fly campaign. breeding places are cleaned up.

dents.

conditions that exist:

‘Home Page . +. 21 World Affairs 24

As health experts point out, flies will be eliminated only. when their on the South side (west of Merid- |

In the 300 block of Wisconsin st. |

Times Anti-Fly Editof.

It's going to take more than DDT or other insecticides to eliminate disease-carrying flies in Indianapolis,

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ricaded because they were over-

Here are some of the shocking flowing and several families were

using a single outdoor toilet.

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Doors

Sprays Won't Do I{—We Must Clean Up, Eliminate Slums to Get Rid of Flies ;

[4 city water were useless and rusted |

One resident pointed out that (the suction cup of the only pump!

this reporter learned yesterday in use had a blue color and that gowman 31,

she was afraid to drink the water.

Conditions seen in these “sample” locales indicated that only a Aga result, children of the neigh-city-wide cleanup and slum clearance project can bring full success porhood carry _ water

from the

hey Tilinois “Central railroad

Te 32 children in the three,

flies were swarming around |g, pe houses live in fear of irisults| The tour resulted from complaints overflowing outdoor privies. filed with The Times by resi-|of some of these privies were bar-

by children a block away, one resident lamented. “Our children are constantly told they live in the- slums, an irate

Ts 16 Vind ane foliVetionen

the draft plan, however, in “cor-|

diana feel that they have been]

from poor drainage i

DECORATIVE TILES—T. R. Bow,

n Drexel Gardens.

a director of Drexel

wonders if his. community owng a whits slephant:

UNWANTED POND—Elbert Rackley, Democratic precin ct commitieeman, stands knee- deep i in Backwater resulting

DID WE WASTE OUR Gardens civic league, sits atop a pile of concrete sewer pipe and MONEY?—Mrs, George Barker

wants to ow.

Father Fined, Jailed Drexel Gardens Charges

For Beating Son

Affidavit Filed By Boy's Mother

The maxim “spare the rod and spoil the child” was taken too liter-

|ally by Leslie Ferguson, R. R. 18,

he learned in juvenile court today. He was sentenced to six months

‘on the penal farm and fined $500 by Judge Joseph O. Hoffmann on |his plea of guilty to a charge of [cruelty to his 11-year-old son, Michael Dale.

The child appeared in court with i waging a continuous fight against | {his head a mass of bruises-and lac- |

erations, His eyes were nearly swol- | len shut. | Photographs presented in court showed severe marks of violence all) {over the child's body. “Took Care of Him”

the father said. “When a child of {mine doesn't answer me satisfactorily I always take care of him (that way.” Deputy. Prosecutor Scott McDonald said evidence disclosed that Ferguson had beaten other chil- | dren in a similar manner. | The boy's mother brought him | to juvenile court late yesterday. From there she was sent to the police . station where photographs | were taken for evidence, She filed an afMdavit against the father.

Clear Logansport 1 Man | In Poker Game Slaying

LOGANSPORT, Ind.,"June 6 (U. —Willlam McKinley, 62, was as today of a charge that he| stabbed to death with an ice pick {a fellow player in a penny ante] | poker game,

|quitted McKinley of a charge of {manslaughter in the death of Basil

Feb. 24.

Nearly all of the 1060 residents

ia year ago for $1700,

la verbal agreement made early {last year that- the county would 'put in the tile if the citizens would | furnish it, Life Made Miserable

Meanwhile the little community |

{water which floods it after every| rain. Poor draihage has made MiSerauie in Drexel Gardens for | ears.

a water stands in ponds along |

Contaminated water drains off | {the highlands west of the commu(nity and spreads its stench over the entire area. Agreement Reported Not longer than a year ago several members of the Drexel |Gardens- civic league banded together and paid a visit to the county commissioners in the court house : { They laid their problem squarely on the big mahogany table in the {Sommissioness; office. According to . R. Brown, a director of the civic Ho an agreement was reached. Mr. Brown said County Commis sioner Ray Mendenhall gave his yword the county would install the [tile under driveways and grade and {ditch the roads if the residents {would buy the tile. Jubilantly the group returned home. Mr. Brown, who runs

at two of the three double houses.|” , jury in Cass circuit court ac- | [general store in the village, de-

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life |

County Broke Agreement

Drainage Tile Residents Bought for $1700

Lies Unused as Community Battles Water By JACK THOMPSON ~™

of Drexel Gardens, a suburban com-

, munity west of Stout field, are bitter today. Reinforced concrete drainage tile they themselves bought more than with the understanding the county would ine stall it, still lies in piles, decorating yards and roadsides. « The residents charge the county commissioners have gone back on

Sewer Program . Bets Start Today

Indianapolis’ $35 million sewer | Idianapol and improvement program was scheduled to get started today. Mayor Tyndall has called a special session of city council for this

“It is all true—I did beat him,” |the sides of roads and in the fields. | |afternoon. He will ask passag® of

an ordinance authorizing a temporary loan of $60,000 for engineer ing on four new interceptor sewers. Adequate facilities to handle the city’s sewage has become one of the paramount civic problems. Hundreds of residents complain to the city and newspapers about stopped up sewers and insanitary conditions every time it rains. After years of haphazard con« struction of sewers as emergencies arose, the city authorized a survey of its sewage system. The survey, conducted by Moore

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£ 4 4 \ Jenner Charges Fraud In West Virginia Election ‘WASHINGTON, June 6 (U, P).— Senator William E. Jenner (R. Ind.) said today last fall's West Virginia senatorial election—won by Senator Harley M.' Kilgore, Democrat—unquestionably “was fraudu- | lent in many, many respects.”

a war veteran, last U. S. Plans | to Ask Death Senator Jenner is chairman of a

senaté rules subcommittee investi.

The jury deliberated nearly eight For Douglas Chandler |gating complaints of fraud filed by

hours and found McKinley innocent | {on the eighth ballot.

Nazi Aid Gets Death | VERSAILLES, France, June 6 (U. P.) —Jacques Benoist-Mechin, state secretary in the Vichy. regime of | Marshal Henri Philippe Petain, was

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BOSTON, June 6 (U. P.).—Fhe

Tom Sweeney, the Wheeling Repub-|

12-man jury that will try former [lican who lost .to Senator Kilgore Newspaperman Douglas Chandler of {by 3534 votes.

Baltimore for treason was selected today after the government jiudicated it would ask the penalty for the alleged trai Chandler is on trial

Cermsny during world war IL

Raleigh charged with that the a committee will. asked to study the investigative re-

Senator Jenner told a reporter

“so much evidence of fraud” has| Neen \ijeyvereq In. % spol-shtck of

Fo ak ouch,

Thdidna’s wet spring ward a dismal rect 0

culture school, He com ditions to the spring of vy planting was delayed as late as® June 18. «fx

the state around 3:30 a. m. Weather officials recorded inches in Greencastle; 1.97 in Bede" ford, 1.01 in Martinsville, and 58 in Terre Haute. No rain was reported north of Marion and none tel Evansville, Bottom Land Under Water In the Bedford vitinity hundreds; of acres of bottom land are under water and the new Maan: burst: was expected to augment A rise in Salt creek, a tributary ef; the east. fork of White river, | Road 158, near Bedford, and two. county roads were reported closed

by flood waters. White river was more than seven feet above food. stage. At Edwardsport, - White iver: stood stationary at 20.7 feet yester= day but a secondary rise was ex-. pected. At Terre Haute and Shoals’ it was rising. ong Farmers were reported ready to use short-season hybrid corn in;

some sections while others ere, eon- ;

weather was believed necessary vy planting of near normal corn’ acreage. a

Garage Burns °°. Crawfordsville the worst, electrical storm in its history, with lightning blamed for a fire $20,000 damage, A ing housing a sportsman’s shop and jewelry store and. il of« fices was damaged badly. “

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