Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 June 1947 — Page 1

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8 55th YEAR-NUMBER 80

FORECAST: Sunny and coal today, increasing cloudiness and light show ers late tonight; tomorrow, thundershowers and warmer, i . ! g v : . . : R Ae 5

1947

Entered as Sefond-Class Matter at Postoffice Indianapolis, Ind. Isstied daily except Sunday

drives his tractor over rich ‘= 8

headlights

night shift. flashed in the darkness, weaving a

weird pattern. The countryside was turned. hundreds of roads as men of the soil tried to catch up with lost time. 1t had been a Jong day for many. Pields were drying fast and daybreak brought many to their work. But they couldn't chance missing & single precious minute.

lights. They flashed over Hoosier acres as farmers took advanta

soil, planting corn.

week, weather permitting.” : He said that most of the Marion county farmers weren't paying any attention - to the “corn planting deadline June 20.” Crews of high school students and teachers were available as “farm laborers, Mr. Abbott said, but pointed out that so far few farmers in the county had asked for help. In other counties, volunteer labor

When the sun went down they! 4 equipment were rushed into the

eut on their lights and continued! plowing, discing, planting and culti-| vating.

Typical of those toiling almost]

around the clock were Henry Shannon Sr. and his son, They: had

been working their land, which Les,

off state road 67 on the Sunnyside road, since daybreak. It was nearly midnight when they pulled the tractor and planter into the bam. Some 14 Inches High:

Day and night they diced, piant-

ed and cultivated.

i fields early yesterday. Some worked

far into the night. Meanwhile the weather bureau | promised sunny weather. throughout {the day. Temperatures were ex{pected to go into the 80s again. A dust storm yesterday added. to the worries of farmers in the South Bend area. Observes said the wind

{jobs around their barnyards. Tonight's rain also was not ex-

The hot rays of the day's sun | pected to interfere with the slowly

had burned young Shannon's back a deep red. The father's eyes were rimmed with circles from long, hard hours. Mrs. Shannon Sr. stood by, spelling her menfolk in the field. More fortunate than some, they

receding Wabash and White Rivers which weather officials said were

County's Corn Expected 3

the normat 40,000 card in time. pti ry As ’ re SR a a Rs 3 — \ © “Barly this week we that 15,000 Acréé had heen planted and ‘we expect another 15,000 by. the end of the week,” he said. “That leaves only $0. go early next :

reached 50 miles an hour and kept/southeastern Wyoming. The snow o farmers out of the flelds doing odd

LOCAL TEMPERATURES

6a m.....5% Ham... 67 Tam... 58 1la.m..... 2 Sam . 62 12 (Noem).. 713 fam.... 64 lpm... "

falling at Covington, Terre Haute and Elliston. Eight highways, however, remained closed because of stream overflows.

Snow Falls in Denver, Latest Ever Recorded

DENVER, June 12 (U, P.).—The {laest snowfall in weather bureau {history here was recorded today. The weather ' bureau said more snow would fall before témperatures returned to normal. Snow, mixed with rain, fell all last night ‘in eastern Colorado and

melted as it hit the ground. Temperatures hovered around the freezing point. An inch of snow fell on Cheyenne, Wyo., and three inches fell at -Leadville, Colo.

Truman May End

already had corn planted on a few “ acres. The tractor lights picked out| Credit Controls * the ‘green shoots, much of which : |

was a good 14 inches tall. And they prayed for the weather |

to hold, although it would: mean |

WASHINGTON, June 12 (U. P.). —Conigress was informed today. that

another long day and night in the President Truman wants consumer

fields. As they locked the barn door on their machinery, they had but one thought. A With no rain phiey would. be back in the fields ju four hours.

G. O. P. Chairman Named Judge

Philip D. Waller of “Washington, Ind, Daviess. county Republican chairman, today was appointed judge of the Martin-Daviess ‘circuit court by Governgr Gates. Judge Waller succeeds Judge Ar~ thur Rogers, who died récently. He will serve until Jan. 1, 1948, when a new judge will have been elected to the bench: Immediately after his appoint ment, Judge Waller was sworn in by Judge Donald Bowen, chief justice of the Indiana appellate court. The new judge is 38 years old, married and father of two children, He was prosecutor for the Martin. Daviess (circuit four years. ;

Times Index

Business Carnival 19 Movies Classified. . 32-34! Obituaries ... Comics

Crossword ... 26 Radio .... Editorials .... 20 Reflections .. Fashions ..... Forum ....... Meta Given. .

Hollywood ... 10 Sports Don Hoover . 20 Women

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1] ns 22-23 the human misery Indiana Saga «30 World Affairs. 20/ ‘for war does

credit controls continued, but that the will wipe them out unless con | gress specifically authorizes their continuance. A June 5 letter from Mr. Truman {to Federal Reserve Board Chairman Marriner 8. Eccles was read into the ‘record of a house banking commit. tee hearing on a bill to vest installment credit controls in the board.

The bodrd now imposes these controls under a wartime executive order. Under its so-called r {W,ca one-third down paymént is re{quired on certain consumer durable |goods, including automobiles. The balance must be paid off within 15 | months, | . Mr, Eccles testified earlier this week that ' he favored continuing {consumer credit contrals, but only if congress provided specific legisjlauve authority.

Trygve Lie Says War ‘Practically Unthinkable’

WINNIPEG, Manitoba, June 12

tU. P.).~Trygve Lie, secretary-gen-

eral of the United Nations, predicted last night that the world could look forward to a period of Amusements. . 28| Inside Indpls., 19 peace during which war would be 21' Ruth Millett. 19|“practically unthinkable.” 28| Speaking to the Winnipeg United 10 Nations society, Mr. Lie declared “35|F. C. Othman 19|that no government believed any- .... 35'thing could be gained by war, and . 20 that the people of the world would 22! Mrs. Roosevelt 23 not stand for another war. 30, Side Glances 20/ The United Nations must play a of water that drenched many a 23 Weather Map 2 major, role in the building of the passerby.

not of itself.

tion

Boylder City Ignores Changed Name of Dam

BOULDER CITY, Nev., June 12 (U. P.).~-Signs directing tourists to Hoover dam were disappearing today as fast as they were erected. Tourists who asked residents here | to direct them to Hoover dam were told: “We never heard of it.” It was all part of a “passive re-

sistance” movement started by Boulder City residents after congress’ a month ago officially

changed the name of the dam from Boulder to Hoover dam in honor of former President Herbert Hoover.

PENNSYLVANIA MINES OPEN PITTSBURGH, June 12 (U. P.). —Codl ‘production in western Pennsylvania neared ‘normal today as liners ended wildcat walkouts in

THURSDAY, JUNE 12,

NO CLOCK-WATCHING HERE—The loneliness of darkness was the farmer's companion last night as he worked his Fields by tractor ge of drying fields. - Here Henry Shannon Sr., state road 67 and indian creek,

Airport Expansion

ee on x - m* hy Turner. Qners heard plans for $4 million or i at Weir Cook municipal sirport.

Edward James, airport architect, outlined the improvement to the board. His proposal included a new administration building between the old terminal and the Roscoe Turner hangar, two new hangars and several parallel runways. Mr. James said the proposed construction would enable the airport to take care of any increase in traffic in the next 10 or 15 years, Roscoe Turner, Indianapolis aviation firm head protested vigorously against Mr. James’ proposition. He has a plan of his own which he believes will “utilize” every dollar already spent on the airport. Mr. Turner charged the citybacked plan is fantastic and would result in loss of much existing

revenue-returning space. 4

‘Borrows’ Policeman's Gun, Kills Himself

MITCHELL, 8. D, June 12 (U. P.) —Fred - Burlingame, a. janitor, walked up to his friend, Policeman Frank Hale, and said, “let me see your gun.” The janitor snatched the reyplver from Hale's holster and sat down on the curb. “You've got shouted. Burlingame put the revolver to: his head and before Hale could stop him, he pulled the trigger. He was killed instantly.

POLISH DEPUTIES ARRESTED * LONDON, June 12 (U. P.).-~The Warsaw radio reported today that four members of the Polish parliament belonging to the opposition Peasant party had been arrested on charges of distributing antigovernment pamphlets, :

25 SENTENCED TO DIE BRUSSELS, June 12 (U. P.).~-Twenty-five members of a Belgian Fascist brigade which collaborated with the Gestapo during the occu~ pation, were sentenced to death

it cocked!” Hale

Prone; to We Taft-Hartley labor

J court.

yesterday by a Brussels military

South Harding Water Hole

of the troublesome ‘water hole on 8

every time it rained,

the New York Oentral railroad yards, Marmon-Herrington, Merz Engineering Co. and other industrial plants in the area had dificulty keeping dry on the way to and from work. ’ Cars and trucks plunging through the water ‘sometimes stalled. If they didn't, they sént out rheets

. 30-31; peace, he said, and ‘n- comoating| M. J. O'Conhor, N. Y. C. yardat breeds war, master, who complained to “The

| Times a futile calls to

Dry—at Least Temporarily | - Drajned by. Grading, Complainant Afraid Hard Rain Will Spoil the Job

The strpet department today had temporarily eliminated the cause! . Harding st. Action by the department followed a recent story in The Times on the foot-deep pond that formed about & block south of Washington st,

While the pond was in existence hundreds of persons employed in

the street commissioner during a two-yearfperiod, reported today the hole had been fixed. “They graded the side of the road so the water would drain into a nearby sewer,” he said, “But that's not the answer. Dirt will wash right back into the street the first time it rains, “What should Le done is to treat the road shoulders with asphalt. That would end the source of

Expect Early Break In Death of Babies At Ohio Hospital

dying infants. County... Detective Harry W. Grossglaus said the break probably would come’ in less than “several days.” He. said he doubted some of the details of the nurse's story. He wanted to question her further on her statement that she saw the, infanis—Rose Mary Morton, 9 weeks old, and Diane Brand, 8 weeks—unharmed in their cribs only 10 minutes before she found them dying Friday evening.

” » 2 A CHILD patient from a nearby room has told police of seeing the nurse pick the babies from the floor of the pediatric ward, he said. While the nurse sticks to her story that she found them on the foot of their ‘beds, reporters have not been permitted to question the nurse. Supt. E. J. Lincke of City hospital, whose original announcement on the deaths expressed belief the infants were slain by a “flendish killer,” conferred last night with police investigators, headed by Chief Stanley Switter.

Here's Friendly Tip, Watch Your Speed

Here's something heavy-footed | local motorists ought to know—the | motorcycle police are back on the Job in full force. In the past two and a half days, | up to noon today, 171 motorists have been arrested for speeding. In trafic court, Municipal Judge Joseph M. Howard has been hammering down fines of $1 to $156— plus costs. There's no special drive on, the } department pointed out. The upturn in the number of speed arrests is because motorcycle details, kept busy on such special assignments as Speedway for more than a: month, are all out again on patrol. goo Tuesday, alone, 77 hasty motorists felt the hand of the law. Yesterday 63 lost their little races, and 31 were nipped this morning.

Indiana VU. Student Killed. In Car Crash, 2 Hurt

BLOOMINGTON, Ind, June 12 (U, P.).~John J. Rohloff, 22, of Richmond, was killed today dnd two other youths were injured when their automobile hit a tree. Mr. Rohloff and his companions were Indiana university students. The injured were Charles W. Rutaf, of Frankfort, driver of the car, and Joseph Wilkinson Jr, Ft. Wayne.

Train Hits Boy Here Donald Lewellen, 10-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Lewellen, 2030 Moore ave, was injured critically today when he rode his bicycle in front of a Baltimore & Ohio railroad train at the 8, Ritter ave, crossing. The boy was taken

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to Methodist hospital.

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Throw Away Your Last ~ | Ration Books

U. S. Ends Control

Over Home Sugar WASHINGTON, June 12 (U. P).

American housewives were free! .annot last long, sugar brokers reto throw away their last ration books today. women had stood in line with hope should be sufficient to meet all dein their hearts and occasional mands, they believe. white lies on their lips. L Retail sugar rationing—last major wartime irritant of the buying public—ended order Clinton P. Anderson. One of the first government food controls of “world war II, it had been imposed in April, 1042.

For five years the

last midnight by

of Agriculture Secretary

Mr, Anderson's edict freed from

[further rationing such users as housewives, and hotels. tioned

hospitals, restaurants Sugar still will be rat0 bakeries, soft drink and candy manufacturers and other industrial users. Price Control Remains It will remain under price controls until Oct. 31, unless Mr. Anderson decides to scrap them before that date. ) A drive to end price controls on sugar got under way -in congress shortly before Mr. Anderson's order. Indications were that it would be prassed. Eo Senator Huglt Butler (R. Neb) proposed that congress. end. the controls June 30 ‘by cutting off funds to %dminister them, He said redertt developments made it clear that the legislation erred in exs tending the controls until Oct. 81. Republicans in congress claimed

& student nurse who discovered the [credit for ending the rationing.

They pointed out that they were rushing bills through the house and senate that would have done the job if Anderson hadn’t beaten them to the punch. Opposed Removing Controls House Republican Leader Charles A. Halleck of Indiana said he was happy that Mr. Anderson had “recognized the wisdom” of remov= ing the sugar restriction. But he emphasized tbat “this action is not in line with the attitude of most Democrats . . . who consistently have opposed remeving the controls.” . “We Republicans,” said Mr. Halleck,; “have been working consistently to eliminate unnecessary controls, limitations and restrictions.” Chairman Jesse P. Wolcott (R. Mich.) of the house banking committee said he thought it would.be a good idea if congress went ahead and passed’'its own sugar bill anyhow. Such a move, he said, would take away the administration's authority to re-impose rationing. Push Similar Measure Mr. Wolcott's committee approved the sugar bill overwhelmingly and the house rules committee had cleared the way for floor action, A similar measure was being pushed by a senate banking subcommittee when Mr. Anderson made his announcement. In view of the secretary's action, the bills were expected to be with drawn, Mr, Anderson said three factors made it possible to drop sugar at last from the ration list: ‘ ONE: Allocation of an additional 350,000 tons of sugar to the United States from the world sugar pool. TWO: Prospects of an extra 200,000 tos from Java, where sugar was hidden in great quantities from the Japanese invaders during the war, THREE: Indications that various other sugar sources will produce another 200,000 tons to supply United States needs.

Trash Collector Gets Layoff tant Things 5 For Socking Householder a

Sanitation” Superintendent Acts After Argument Over Taking Basket of Waste Paper

Punching people in the jaw is of W. H. Frazier, city sanitation

yesterday. It was

not to pick up paper,

planation:

we started ‘picking it up

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Brief Shortage Duel!

tendent. He laid off Trash Collector Garrett Quarles of 1741 St. Paul st. for mixing it up with Householder Noel Jones of 1155 8S. Randolph st.|.. a “temporary disciplinary layoff.” The collector knocked Mr. Jones flat in an argument over a basket] - of waste paper which Mr. Jones|. attempted to dump into the trash truck over the hauler's: protest, Mr. Quarles said he was under orders

Mr, Frazier confirmed Mr. Quarles’ contention that orders were not to pick up paper and offered this ex-

“The sanitation department has no incinerators to dispose of huge} ioads of paper such as ‘we'd get if » every«

Lines Form Here To Buy Sugar;

stores today as sugar rationing was ended. : on They began to arrive early, as news spread of Secretary of Agri-

culture Clinton Anderson's order ending rationing last midnight. U. S Local stocks on hand to satisfy : i ha EL this growing demand are low and COLUMBUS. Ind. J a a Wg Ay SITS gle ported. ~—Officials of the Irwin Union

However, in a week or s0, supplies

Trust Co., said today that Delmer C, Schuder, a teller of the bank; had confessed to the embezzlement of $108,12353 in the bank's funds over s . period of ‘13’ years. Si Schuder, about 50 years old, made the signed statement shortly before ; noon . today before repre sentatives of the bapk:-and of the state department of financial in~. sUTANONS, 2 Fr ge rae Francis J. Moore, represen tative of the state agency, said the ine formation had been turned over to the United States district attorney

" » » SOME stores already are without sugar, as housewives during the last several days bought heavily, a number of grocers “disclosed. There is no national shortage, though, an official of the Kroger Grocery & Baking Co. said. “It's mainly a matter of transporting the sugar here,” he declared. “There's plenty of -it.- But-some-one started a rumor that the price of sugar would go up and a lot of people rushed to the grocery. “My guess is there will: be very little sugar sold after buying levels off,” asserted the official, J. R. Commons. ; Price control of sugar is still in effect, only rationing being affected by Mr. Anderson's order. ” H » “WE'LL HAVE sugar running out of our ears in another week or so,” promised another chain store official. “But, for a few days, it'll be|." a little difficult.” Bumper crops in Cuba and Puerto Rico influenced Mr. Anderson to lift a :

g. : : eanwhile, uneasy housewives who want to be certain they have: enough sugar for canning plrposes}.” during the summer months are-tak-

Hogan Takes Ear Lead in Open

ST. LOUIS, June 12 (U. P)— Blazing Ben Hogan, a tiny Texan with blacksmith shoulders, slashed two strokes from par to turn in a 33 for nine holes today and take the early lead in the 47th National the $1 Open golf tourney. Hogan, one of three favorites, rated at 3 to 1 in an overnight book, justified his rating with a style figured exactly for the short but tricky St. Louis country club. Three others among the early starters also broke the par 35 for ; the first nine, each chalking up # esl dent of the bk, with 34. ‘They were Horton Smith, the a very that led to former “ghost” from Joplin, Mo, embezzlemen Bud Ward, Spokane, Wash., amateur |53id the loss was and member of the Walker Cup : team, and Leland Gibson, Kansas

Report Big Bank officials 08,000 from one

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wife died about three years ago.

: —— Ford Bids to End Foremen's Strike : DETROIT, June 13 (U. PJ The Ford Motor’ Co. made & new bid to end a 23-day-old foremen’s

champion, had plenty of trouble. He hit the rough on both the first and third holes, three-putted the second green, and went four over par on the first four holes,

(Earlier Story, Page 30)

Nisei Indicted as Traitor, Accused of Brutality

" LOS ANGELES, June 12 (U, P.). —A federal grand jury indictment today charged Tomoya Kawakita, 26, California-born Japanese, with treason. He was charged with brutalities against American soldiers when he was foreman of a Japanese prison camp. Kawakita was arrested June § after, ex-G. I. William Leon Bruce, 24, recognized him.

VOTE AVIATION STRIKE INGLEWOOD, Cal, June 12 (U. P.).—Employees of North American Aviation, Inc. voted today to strike, if necessary, to gain an 11%-cent-an-hour wage increase,

not’ diplomatic. That's the attitude superin

“It we were to dump paper on} trash we'd have