Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 June 1947 — Page 1

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Thousands Flee Midwest Floods

; lowa and Missouri i Streams on Rampage

By UNITED PRESS More than 5000 persons fled from the flooding Mississippi river and its tributaries in Jowa and “Missouri today. Tornadoes and cyclones, cosh buildings and homes at Chester, Okla., Julesburg, Colo., and Champaign, Ill, added to the flood damage which mounted hourly. Total property damage in both the windswept and’ flood-stricken areas was expected to reach millions of dollars. One Flood Fatality Several persons were injured in the tornado-struck towns. One flood fatality was reported .at

37, quarry weighmaster, was drowned in the tumbling waters of Bucks Branch as he attempted to deliver a package to a fellow workman. : Those who had refused to flee in time from the rampaging Iowa streams and rivers were rescued by boat. Red Cross officials at Des Moines Ia, estimated that 4800 persons already had been evacuated from flood-stricken - towns, villages and farms in Iowa.’ Governor Robert Blue called out four companies of the national guard for flood dufy. Mississippi Is Rising Canton, Mo, and Rock Island, Ill, reported that the Mississippi river was rising slowly, threatening to produce one of the worst floods in the history of many river towns. In Illinois, a levee broke on the Illinois river near historic old fled with their livestock and machinery to higher: ground. The crest of the Des Moines river flood was somewhere above deserted Eddysville, where the banks were 12 feet under water and all the homes were flooded. Sixty Iowa national guardsmen were rushed to the town to guard against looting. The population of 1000 which fled into the hills was evacuated again by bus last night ‘to Ottumwa and Oskaloosa, where they were housed at army and navy Installations.

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Gardening

{ of White river near Bedford as the Bethany, Mo., where Wayne Davis, | of White ’

FORECAST: Showers and thunderstorms today and tomorrow; continued warm and humid.

Photos by Victor Peterson, Times Staff Photographer.

THE RAGING WABASH—A¢ Lafayette the river, so closely woven into the state's history; spills over its banks

to flood fertile farm bottomlands.

“Flooded like a Chinese rice paddy i is this farm between Lebanon : U.S. 52. A planting machine Hands idle and hub-deep in wale, symbol of a farmer's predicament.

Indiana's Drenched Farms

Due for a New Soaking

White River Still Rising; Bedford Is Danger Spot; Planting Again Delayed

No. 1 topic in Hoosierdom today was rain. Graphic evidence of it was everywhere and the weather bureau issued the dismal forecast of more to come throughout ‘the rest of the

day and tomorrow.

Monday and Tuesday also are expected to be rainy.

Muddy rivers and tributaries bo Indiana’s famous corn growing bottomlands. In the rich plains areas flat fields were turned into lakes.

Skies cleared for a few moments only to be filled again with rain clouds. It was céytain that Th ‘would not be able to-nireet the Hoosier standard for a good corn crop— “knee high by fourth of July.” Most of them hadn't even been able to plant, Authorities watched the east fork!

No. 1 trouble spot. Water there was at the most dangerous flood stage in the state. « 2 Roads Blocked There the water was 23.6 feet and rising. Ind. 158 between Bedford and Crane naval depot, and Ind. 450 between Bedford and Shoals, were blocked. Other flood stages reported by the weather bureau were: Lafayette, 13.5 feet, two feet over flood stage; Mt. Carmel, 18 feet, one foot over; Edwardsport, 20.2 but falling; Seymour, 13.7, nearly at flood stage; Shoals, 22 feet, three feet under; Logansport, 88 and rising; Petersburg, 2.7 feet, five feet over flood stage; Bowling Green, 175, and Terre Haute, 16.2 feet, two feet over flood stage. At Indianapolis, the water level at the White rifer measuring sta-

tion stood at only 6 feet. Flood |,

stage is 12 feet, The river was

falling here.

Precipitation Above Normal The weather bureau here reported 82 inch of rain in the past 24 hours. A total of 19.68 inches of rain has fallen since Jan. 1. This is 1.62 inches above normal. Meanwhile water stood in ponds throughout the low spots of the city, An entire block at 600 Cole st. was under water. Horace Abbott, Marion county agrieultural agent, announced that his office had acquired an ample supply of early maturing seed corn for use if the wet weather continues through next week. He said that it still would be safe for farmers, to plant the seed they have next week. If this isn't possible, then the substitute seed will have to be used, “but of course it will not bring as good a yield.” Fine Alfalfa Crop He said 25 to 30 per cent of the farmers in the’ county have their corn in, but standing water probably will damage most of this. The first alfalfa crop is ready for cutting and is the fifiest stand for a number of years, 1 Mr. Abbott said,

iled over their banks and inundated! = .4 LOCAL TEMPERATURES 6am. ...%7 1llam.. 74 12 (Noon). 78

1:30 p.m.. 79

He urged farmers to cut it, even though it. is wet, so as not to interfere with the second growth. He said delayed planting of soy beans’ would not cause trouble for several weeks. His office has substitute soy bean seed, he added. Meanwhile authorities at New Albany pieced together a story of. a fishing trip disaster today after Mrs. Jessie Cox, Louisville, Ky., identified thé bodiés: of three men found floating in the rain-swollen Ohio river,

Mrs. Cox identified the men as|;

her husband, J. Noble Cox, 30, and her brothers, James W. Parker, 27, and Jess L. Parker, 29, all of Louisville. The bodies were washed up on different days and authorities at first believed the .drownings were not related. Mrs. Cox said her husband and brothers left last Saturday night on a week-end fishing trip. They never returned and police said their rowboat apparently was upset in the swiftly-running stream.

Holds U p Bank, Escapes in Crowd | At Truman Parade

(Truman Story, Page 2)

KANSAS CITY, Mo. June 7 (U, P.).—A lone bandit “held up' the Commerce Trust Co., the city's largest bank, today and escaped with an undetermined amount of money. The bandit disappeared into the downtown crowds which a few min» utes earlier had been viewing the reunion parade of the 35th division, led by President Truman,

f n ¥ POLICE said the man drew a gun from a canvas sack and handed a teller a note saying “this is a holdup.” He demanded money in $5, $10 and $20 bills. The teller put the money In the sack and the bandit fled. : Preliminary reports indicated that about $1500 was taken. However, police said the Ament had not been definitely dete Police said the t ichmed for. aid as the bandit fled, hit “no

witeeman «from Indians;

one paid any attention,” »

SATURDAY, JUNE 17,

and Lafayette on

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Greenlee Asks Aid On Radio Permit

Calls on Party Boss To Help Universal

Times Washington Bureau WASHINGTON, June 7.—Demo-

cratic State Chairman Pleas Green-

lee has appealed to the Democratic national committee to help get a radic permit for the Universal Broadcasting Co. In a letter to Director Gael Sullivan of the committee, Mr. Greenlee points out that Frank M, Mc- | Hale, Democrati¢ national commitis interested in wbtaining this permit from the federal communications commission. “Something should be done to see that the Universal Broadcasting Co. is given a station in Indiana,” the letter to Sullivan said. “Frank McHale and other good Democrats are interested in’ this, and it would help us get some favorable publicity; for our party. As things now stand, we are practically at the mercy of the Republican and independent press—and may' I ask . ‘is there an independent? press.’ I have found most of them Republican, parading under the banner of independent.” The Greenlee May 9.

letter is dated

The Universal Broadcasting Co. was incorporated about a year ago, according to Frank McKinney, president, Other officers are Edward Fillion, vice president; David Lewis, secretary, and Chester - - Robinsony treasurer. Several hearings have been held before the federal communications commission, Mr, McKinney said. A final hearing will be held June 23 in Washington. The company has been without an office and inQperative while its license ‘application was pending.

36-Hour Trans-U. S. Rail Trip Held Possible

LOS ANGELES, June 7 (U. P.) — Transcontinental trains could cut more: than. a full day off their coast-to-coast schedules, That's the opinion of Robert R. Young, chairman of the board of the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad. “Speeds of 90 to 100 miles an hour are easily attainable with modern lightweight equipment, permitting coast-to~coast travel on a 36-hour schedule,” Mr. Young told a luncheon audience yesterday. Check of Los Angeles-New York schedules showed that the fastest elapsed time for the coast-to-coast rail journey now is 62 hours.’ The outspoken B. &' O. official said that American railroads are| ‘doing “not a damned thing” to get the new type equipment, “which

Labor Bill

wo Dailed Press Stall Borteeptutont *| final senate vote on the Taft-Hart-

-| proved its original bill by a margin!

"Ivo senators—i8

Entered as Becond-Olass Matter at Postoffice Indianapolis, Ind. Issued ally except Sunday

Await Truman Decision on

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G..0. P. Confident . Of Overriding Veto

Summary of Bill, Page Three

By RAYMOND LAHR H Oo S p! "WASHINGTON,

June 7.—The

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ley labor bill buttressed Republican

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presidential veto, An analysis of the vote indicated that ' the administration will at least be facing an uphill fight if| President Truman decides on a veto. Since it was conceded that the house could override, the test must come in the senate. The senate voted 54 to 17 yester-| day to approve the bill drafted by a house-senate conference committee. That was a margin of more] than 3 to 1, compared with the| 2 to 1 majority needed to override tion department hasn't heard

a veto. The house approved the bill | Wednesday by a 4-to-1 margin. | But the street departmen

Has Until June 20 | The bill probably will be delivered] to the White House Monday. That ! would allow Mr. Truman untill June 20 to decide whether to approve, veto or let it become a law without his signature. Senator Robert A. Taft R. 0.).! senate spokesman on labor legisla-. tion, expressed renewed confidence that a veto could be overridden. He figured supporters of the bill could | lose seven of their number and still win, | . While there were more absentees | Near Huntington for yesterday's vote, there were no! Salvadore A. Pasguale, 25, of shifts in votes since the senate ap- | Logansport was killed yesterday

near Huntington when his motor'eycle and an automobile collided .at |a country road intersection with |state rd. 24. Driver of the automobile was {Ellis A. Ruble, 75, of Huntington. Mr. Pasquale died at the Huntington hospital a few hours after the

Nor Snow, Nor Rain,

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Motorcycle Rider Killed in Crash

Collides With Auto

of 68 to 24. On the final count, there were 37 Republicans and 17 Democrats vot-| ing for the bill, two Republicans and 15 Democrats voting against it. | One Democrat and six Republicans were paired fpr the bill ahd seven Democrats against it. In addition, it was announced that three absent Democrats and five absent Republicans were for the bill. One Repub-

Mrs. Norma - Donahue, Chicago, was fatally injured today when the

D oted | C8T in which she was riding skidded lican ‘and .qne 134 Who ¥ |into another on a wet highway

against the original senate bill and {near Ft. Wayne. ope Democrat who favored it were | Francis Donahue.” her Hushan d.

not recorded at all. | who was driving, was in St. Thus the current lineup a hospital with back and in the op ae: Riis posed were 22 Democrats and threé Republicans. @ . Senators Homer E. Capehart

{ he was driving north on N. William Jenner of Indiana both | aT voted for the bill. Capitol ave. and a southbound auto-

mobile crashed head on. The ar aaa use the Police charged the driver of the expected reaction from labor and Susthiond car : Dut Bulkelt. ®, of business spokesmen. A. F. of L. oehne st., w !

President William *Green said the ing. . iskue, was now up fo President Tru. | Three persons were injured in a man who must decide “whether streetear collision at Delaware and : ya Washington sts, yesterday afterindusirial democracy shall survive Pl th h i in America.” He said the bill con-|00: Plunging through a splif tained many dangerous “jokers” switch, a westbound W. Washington

that threatened to nullify gains i, sax plowed into an E. Michigan ae praent t | Listed aa injured were Haze U 8S. Chamber of Commerce, sadi Stout of 435 N. Grant st, Kay i isi Stoné of 716 N. Euclid ave, and the bill contained many provisions i... ‘wijiams of 1646 Arrow ave that would help produce and main- X :

tain industrial gustrial peace.: F238

Fails to Get Job, Man, 47, Missing

Police and sheriff's deputies today searched for Ralph W. Pierce, 47, of 6144 Broadway, woh has been missing since Wednesday. Mr, . Pierce, a stone and brick mason, failed to return home after he was rejected for employment Wednesday morning. Neighbors and members of the family said he had difficulty in getting employment because of a spinal injury suffered in youth. Mr. Pierce's wife, Ruth; son, Ralph E., 22, and daughter, Marietta, 18, and neighbors planned to search along the banks of the canal hetween Broad Ripple and Butler university.

FREED IN TRAFFIC DEATH TERRE HAUTEJune 7 (U, P.) — William H. Phillip, 54, was free today in the hit-run death of Miss Virginia Lee, 21. A jury acquitted Mr. Phillips yesterday on a gharge of involuntary manslaughter.

Washington - Calling— {as Strikes Increase, Tension

Mounts on Labor Front

Truman, Under Heavy Pressure, Expected « To Veto Both Tax and Labor Bills WASHINGTON, June 7.—Stormy summer is in sight on labor front, whether or not Taft-Hartley bill becomes law. . Labor department reports tension mounting, strikes increasing. Employers are taking tougher attitude. Labor, long held:in check to ward off new laws, is fed up. Department says conciliation is getting more difficult daily. Maritime union contracts expire June 15. Shipowners gave notice of cancellation 60 days.ago. Both sides think it will mean work stoppage Bridges and Curran are together again for strategic

purposes and talking tough. Their plans include asking World Federation of Trade Unions to help them halt all American shipping \

By Lewis | Unpredictable . COA NEGOTIATIONS are bogged down. So far there's little strike , but John L. Lewis is unpredictable. Government possession of mines ends July 1; apparently operators and union are both waiting ; for this and for final Taft-Hartley action. *

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Allison-Engined P-80 Will Try . For Speed Record

With a new, more powerful Allison engine, a P-80 jet fighter plane {is expected soon to undertake an assault upon the world speed record of 616 miles an hour, The plane, to be used principally in experiments concerning aerodynamics at high speeds, will be | based at Muroc, Cal.,, ramy airfield, the Lockheed Aircraft Corp. an? nounced today. A company spokesman said modifications on the “subsonic speed laboratory” plane include a motor using water injection, a reshaped

“bumps” to decrease drag.

Plane on Sandbar JACKSONVILLE, Fla, June 17 (U. P.) ~The navy reported today that rescue aircraft sent to search for a plane that sent out an 8.0.8. over the Atlantic had sighted the aircraft on a sandbar about 30 ‘miles north of Savannah.

+ Street Department Into Action "By ROBERT BLOEM This is a little story about a water hole the conserva-

'to M. J. O'Connor, vardmaster for the New York Central. The hole is on S. Harding st., about a block south of really just ; a low spot in the pavement but

JOSCpIV'S land people. keep gefiing wet.”

In Indianapolis, Ray E. Byers of st. suffered ‘a and] fractured skull yestérday when the

wing, and elimination of surface!

Nor Sleet Can Jar

about. t has, lots of times, according

the water sometimes gets a foot deep after a heavy rain. Hundreds of persons walk past

their way to and from work at the N. Y. C. yards, Merz Engineering

the spot morning and evening on p

Co., Marmon-Herrington and other plants along the street.

When the pond is up, heavy; trucks plunge through it like ap amphibious jeep taking to a river. Passersby, trying’ to keep their feet dry by dancing from island to island on the sidewalk, get the

caroming off the truck wheels. Mr. O'Connor wants to know how to get it fixed. He knows how not to get it fixed—just call the street commissioner's office. ’ “I've called a couple of times this year,” he said. “I called a couple of times last year. “The office refers me to the asphalt department. ’ “The asphalt department refers ime to some other department.

full force of the sheet of water

“And the water hole still fills up They Looked It Over

last call, Mr. O'Connor said. A truck came out, and a ‘couple of men alighted and looked at the water. Then they went away. They haven't been back. E. J. Breech, manager at the Merz plant, estimated the pond had been pestering his employees and others for four years at least. AN “In. summer it's an awful: nui sance,” he said. “In winter, when it freezes, it’s really a menace.” In summer, of course, complainants point out, the hole eventually gets drained by the splash method. In ‘winter it becomes a sheet of ice and offers a serious hazard to cars approaching the multiple railroad crossings just to the south. Good Place to Fish Mr. Breech said he'd never complained to the street department himself but had relayed coraplaints through Marmon - Herrington officials, Yesterday a passerby looked at the pond as he waited for a car to pass before dashing by himself | and remarked: “If theyre not going to do anything else about it, ought to have the conservation department stock 16 with Ssh. stock it with fish.”

Private Rites § Rites Set For Purdue Coed

Times State Service WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., June 7. —Private services for Anna Catherine Fox, 21-year-old Purdue university coed, will be at 10:30 a. m. ‘Monday in the Fox home at Connersville. Meanwhile, saddened parents and classmates awaited the laboratory report of the “state toxicologist to {learn the cause of her tragic death. Dr. R. N. Harger, state toxicologist who is examining organs from the girl's body for possible traces of poison, is expected to make the report to the Tippecanoe county coroner within the next day or so. Miss Fox's body was found late Thursday on a steep railroad embankment south -of the university, She had been dead many hours. Police “ and doctors - who investigated the case expressed belief that the pharmacy junior had carried out a threat to commit} suicide, Tuesday evening, at the dinner table at the rooming house; she had told a classmate, “Jf things don’: stop piling up on me, Tm going to commit suicide.” Shortly after making the state

the library.” = When she did not return after four hours her roommates reported her absent.

Aparient Burglars. Get $2000 Dic

* He hag'w little better luck on the |

Clothes Get Soiled, Complaints Go On Infants’

Believe loyer ER Sought ‘3d Victim MASSILLON, O., June T° (U. P.).—The brutal deaths of two infants—apparently slain by a mad murderer who held them by their tiny feet

and swung them against hospital ward wall--was e

The infants, 8-week-old Brand and 9-week-old Ros Morten, were slain in the pe ward of the hospital some time ‘tween 7:30 and 7:45 p. m. last x Their parents, Mr. and M Brand and Mr. and Mrs. Ha

someone |.

violently against One bore a mark been inflicted by a and the side of the 1 tened in." " The Morten baby was | to the. hospital on May 1» . servation, ”

The slayings occuréed ne) x. thunderstorm, accounting for the nurses not being able to hear any disturbance -in the ward, one ‘offi. cial said. Close Other Hospitals The coroner's report said: “Death of both infants was the result-of multiple skull fractures afid brain hemorrhages, caused by & blunt force. The exact nature of the occurrence has not been determiried. Massillon’s two other

ment she left her room “to go to]

Railroad workers are in stronger Position, than last year to enforce

even the Spanish railroads are now