Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 30 June 1947 — Page 1
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Every bus and. practically every the state is being readied. for capacity loads. Unless
thé weatherman puts a monkey
will be on from Thursday night until next Monday morning. Record-Breaking Season Miss Lou Ann Myers, manager of the Hoosier Motor club's travel department, said today an already record-breaking travel season probably will hit its climax cver the Fourth. She advised motorists to “travel on the top half of their gasoline tanks” to avoi@“any chance of running into a spot gasoline |
shortage. The delicately balanced gasoline outlook, she said, is going to be subject to a severe drain and it's possible some stations in out-of-the-way places may run out. Five employees in her office, she said, are “swamped” with requests for travel information three times as great as
points and age, races at the In-
Jesse Spies oped ne ' We Coast Mass of ‘Muscles
Fishermen Are Ready Don Hughes, head of the state fish and game division, reported a Sharp ¥ upsurge in 3 Smgnd for hunt+ and fishing licenses.
Em-Roe sporting goods store, con-|
the fish. Demand for fishing tackle, he said, was way up. State parks were expecting capacity crowds. Ken Kogle, director, said most of the accommodations were ‘booked solidly. Swimming pools in Indianapolis were expecting capacity crowds but Sheriff Al Magenheimer warned parents it was better to miss that holiday swim than to permit youngsters to swim in unguarded spots. | Advance Reservations ‘Paul V. Brown, city recreation director, suggested that picnickers | make advance reservations for] .space because there won't be many vacancies, if any, at local picnicking grounds Friday. State Police Capt. Kermit Lewis, in charge of uniformed troopers, said every trooper and every piece of mobile equipment will be in operation over the week-end. All police officials sountied their usual saefty warnings but frankly were pessimistic about the chances of getting by without a high casualty rate, Country clubs were scheduling their customary “flag day” golf tournaments and municipal courses were expected to be jammed. Ri~ viera club scheduled a morning “breakfast swim” for the holiday to be followed by dancing. . |
The state fire tharshal’s office re- | ported a 30 per cent increase over last year in permits issued for fireworks displays and has ‘issued 130 of th In the Indianapolis area, permits have been issued for the Sahara Grotto’s annual fireworks at the Bdtler bowl, Riverside amusement park, the Drive-in theater, the Indianapolis Baseball club, Moose Country club near Greenwood, Meridian Hills, Hillcrest,
58th YEAR—NUMBER §F fiz ws
Hoosiers Pine For r Greatest July 4th
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VICTORY POSE—Steve Reeves of Oakland, muscles hat made his Mr. America of 1947,
Is "Mr. America of 1947"
eiSleve Reeves of Qaklaad Is So Happy
‘He Feels Like Tossing
Cal., and the
Stat MC Will Rule On Liquor Permits
Clear Up Provisions Of ‘Local Option’ | By NOBLE REED Remonstrances filled under the new “local option” provisions of the state liquor law will be ruled on by! the state alcoholic beverage com- | mission and not by county liquor! boards, the Indiana attorney gen- | eral’s office held in an opinion to-| day. The opinion was explained by Weber Donner, deputy attorney general before a crowd of remonstrators appearing before the Marion county liquor board.
Two “local option” petitions had | been filed against two applications §
for liquor permits pending before the local board a week ago.
Within 500 Feet The new provision of the law provides for -rejection of a liquor application if petitions signed by 51 per. cent of the registered voters living within 500 feet of the proposed tavern is filed with the state board. The . law also provides that 75 per cent of the 500-foot area must be residential property before & remonstrance petition can be valid. Dr. Donner explained that £11 the investigations and decisions regarding all such “loca¥ option” petitions will be handled by the state alcoholic commission.
Functions of Board
He said the only function of #
county liquor boards in this law will be their recommendations as to whether the disputed area is residential, commercial or doubtful. « Then, he said, if the county boards approve the permit the remonstrance can be filed with state commission for final disposition. But if the local board rejects the application, no remonstrances will be necessary. Petitions under this new law have been filed against two applications. One was against the application of Mrs. Lillian Hochman for a liquor store at 1714 Roosevelt ave. Application Is Denied The local liquor board denied this application on the ground that there
establishments in that area.
tagainst Barfield .post. 88, Legion, for a club liguor Hcense a 1446'2 Olive st.
500-Lb. Weight in Air
CHICAGO, June 30 (U. P.).—Steve Reeves was so happy today he firmed the unhappy prospects or ,., yo theowing a 500-pound barbell into the air.
Mr. Reeves, a shy, blue-eyed, 21-year-old Oakland, Cal, war veteran, [state alcoholic beverage
had been crowned “Mr. America of 1947.” !
“Gee, it's wonder,” he said.
application and sent it up to the commission along with the remonstrance
“I'm the luckiest guy in the world.” which purported to bear the names
Until yesterday, Mr. Reeves was just plain “Mr. Pacific Coast.” For|of 51 per cent of the voters in a
two consecutive years; regional amateur athletic union judges had
pulchritude entered by more than
voted him the most handsome, the|40 manly men in the A. A. Us anmost personable, the most muscular |hual “Mr. America” contest.
man between the Rocky mountains and the Pacific ocean.
Mr. Reeves stacks up six feet, one-
500-foot area.
Heater Drops Petition The scheduled hearing on the controversial application of Preston Heater, former police lieutenant, for
{inch tall. He has wavy brown hair. |s liquor store at 821 W. Michigan st.
Last night the national A. A. U.|18%-inch biceps, a 49-inch chest | was canceled after Mr. Heater with-
led his territory to the rockbound (has a 20-inch waist, 25%-in thighs, |
coast of Maine. They decided that the probably was the only man in| \the U. 8. who really could lift him- |
|self by his own bootstraps.
Mr. Reeves’ 215 pounds of muscle | were voted the bulginest out of a total of about eight tons of male |
Foil Revolt Plan Of French ‘Nazis’
PARIS, June 30 (U, P).—A| Gendarmerie inspector and a! French count were charged formelly today with plotting to overthrow. the fourth French republic and set up a Nazi-style dictatorship. ! Gen. Henri Guillaudot, the police |
the death penalty if convicted.
specific charges. leaders of the rightist “Black Maquis” who were planning an armed march on Paris in accordance with a-“blue plan” which In-| terior Minister Edouard Depreux| said was a “grave menace to the|
Woodstock and the Indianapolis Country elub. Rall Situation ‘Tight’ W. H. McKitrick, superintendent | . of Indianapolis Union railways, said | the rail reservation situation was “tight” and though travel reserva-| tions still may be had, some trav-|
elers won't get “just the kind of |
accommodations they wanted.”
r. McKitrick said extra coaches would be put in service to care for any overflow in demand.
B. C. Hall, regional manager of the Greyhound bus lines, said “every piece of equipment available will be put into service for the holiday week-end.” He sald he expected no space to go unused. -
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| French republic.” Mr. Depreux said the “blue plan”! | involved a large-gcale conspiracy | land promised an inquiry “to the {very end-—no matter who is com- | promised. " | Deny de Gaulle Involved | Surete. Nationale officials annouriced that two others arrested were Georges L’'Oustaneau-Lacau, who was linked with the reactionary Cagualard organization before the war, and Marc Jacquot, a wine merchdnt, The arrests were made Friday and Saturday. Count du Vulpian was arrested at his estate near Rennes. Mr. Depreux denied that there was any evidence—at least thus far-to ' indicate that the Union (of French People, headed by Gen.
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Name Fowler Harper
17%-inch calfs, { neck, It took the new Mr. America only | {three years.to get the way he is. | {He exercised for six hours a week {with dumbbells, barbells and other weights,
and a 17%-inch!
You May Be Next Traffic Victim —Be. Careful
If every motorist: would follow the simple rules of safety and caution during the July vacation traf- | fic jam, no more persons
ion county. Nearly every
| male beauty contest judges expand- | relaxed and 51 inches inflated. He | drew his petition.
It was discovered that the former | police officer's proposed liquor store
: I site was less than 200 feet from a
Gil, 2, Missing In Mountain Area
QUINCY, Cal., June 30 (U. U).— A 100-man posse called bloodhounds today to help search the rugged countryside near Lassen national forest for the missing 2-year-old granddaughter of former Congressman John H. Tolan, Oakland, Cal. The blond-hiared ! girl, Greta Mary Gale, was visiting her grandfather’s summer home at Lee's
would be killed in MarKILLED
one of the 51 persons who
inspector, and the wealthy Count, HERE died in traffic here this] Andre de Vulpian, president of a; THIS year was the victim of war veterans’ organization, faced! YEAR carelessness and disre- |
gard for ‘the ordinary
son spell sudden death.
POWER OFFICIAL DIES MINNEAPOLIS, June 30 (U. P.). «Theodore ‘Doane Crocker; 68, ! president-of Northern States Power | { Co., died | Yesterday.
camp when she disappeared at 10 (a. m. yesterday while playing with {some other children. She was the daughter of Mr. and | Mrs. William Gale Jr. of Oakland.
Two others were held without, rules of safety. Excessive speed and | Mr. Gale is assistant district attor-| All allegedly were | failure to watch for the other per- ney of Alameda county.
When the child was reported missing, a posse was made up of men from nearby communities. Mr. Tolan helped search until he col\lapsed from the strain and was| rushed to Westwood general hospital.” Attendants there said his con{dition was “poor.”
It'll Cost Mor
You Can Walk Mile, | the corner drug store and other re
warning against hoarding. - Phe 3 cents state use OE which will help augment teachers’ salaries and other state government costs— is due on all cigarets tomorrow whether they are held by the consumer, refailer or wholesaler, Hoarders, the state says, will be guilty of violating the tax law. Consequently, they will be subject
To Faculty of Yale A former Indiana university pro-| tessor, Fowler V. Harper, has been named to the faculty of Yale uni-| ‘ersity law school. Mr. Harper is a nationally rec gnized authority on the law of | arts. He resigned from the Hoosier university several months ago,’
to fines of not less than $100 nor {more than $1000. Henry L. Myers, director of the | cigaret tax Srvision of the Alcoholic | Beverage on which® will | administer “the tax, said consumers. | had six days in ‘which to buy stamps and attach them to their supplies| on hand.
Bier mes
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e to Relax
‘With a Cigaret Tomorrow
or Be Kind to Your "
Throat—But You'll Pay 3c More a Pack
Cigarets in Indiana will be 3 cents a pack higher tomorrow at!hundreds to city pools and state
tail outlets.
Meanwhile, smokers were rushing the counters today to stock up, on the tax-free packages before the midnight deadline: ‘ But as the rush was at its hig, state officialg, issued a stern!
| packages become contraband and! are subject to seizure. State exise police will be on the lookout for stampless packages, Mr. Myers said. There will be little or no absorption of the tax by retailers or wholesalers. “It's too big an item,” one wholesaler said. Conisequgntly consumers can Jook for the full 3c increase on the price they have been paying. At chain store outlets prices will move from two packs for 20¢ to two for 35c. The price from vending machines will 0 be a straight 20c. | The new tax is estimated. to neh the state te # million
are already enough liquor retail : Thus no remonstrance by 51 per}
cent of the voters there will bel. necessary. The other remonstrance was
The county board approved this
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PRICE CHANGE
make it necessary 10 increase
the price of The Indianapolis Times to.25 cents a week delivered
Rising costs of ction to your home, effective today. . Times carrier creased price.
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the cones, | pay for them," the
ADDYA' KNOW?—Completoly evidered but evertheln more than, willing to go along, Jimmy. Shimp, 8, ‘of
sialeten will, of course, share "in. the in-
Little Opposition Likely in Congress WASHINGTON, June 30 (U.P).
—A house armed services subcommittee today approved legislation
-lauthorizing veterans to cash their
terminal leave pay bonds after
Sept. 1.
Under present law the bonds must be held for five years before
{they can be cashed. Men still in ithe service’ would be given the op- |;
tion under the proposed legislation
lof applying for cash or for bonds.
The bonds pay 2% per cent in-
y test annually,
The full committee is expectéd
The ttee approved the
to posé for Times Staff Photog:
rapher John Spicklemite this morning. "All you have to do is’eaf
photographer offered and Jimmy
snapped up the offer—and the cones.
ailing persons. -
dressed Free Baptist minister, attracted the lame, halt and blind from every section of the country —and even southern Canada. valids: on’ crutches, in wheel! chairs and on stretchers. A score of ambulances that had been driven across the country were parked at downtown curbs,
commodations._ slept in, the ambu-
| lances, because Vandalia's three | hotels were overflowing.
This Time Rain Will Be Welcome
LOCAL TEMPERATURES
6a m.... 68 10a m..... 82 Tam... 7% 11a m...85 | 8a m..... 4 12 (Noon) . 87 | 9a. m..... % lpm... 89
Showers predicted for tonight and tomorrow will bring an end to sweltering temperatures which drove
| park forests yesterday, the weather‘man said today. The year-high temperature rec{ord of 90 degrees was. equaled at 2 |p: m, yesterday. A new heat reclord however may be set today as a bright sun sent the mercury to 74 degrees at 8 a. m. Light showers were recorded in Indianapolis yesterday. but elsewhere in the state a heavy downpour drenched newly planted crops. Tonight's predicted showers were expected to continue tomorrow with a decisive drop in temperature scheduled.
Educator Dies DUBUQUE. Towa, June % (U.P).
Passengers “who : could - find - ac-|
4000 Jam Vandalia, Iil., Seek Cures by
Ex-Game Warden From Jeffersonville, Ind.,
Attracts Invalids From All Over ‘Country VANDALIA; Ili, June 30 ‘(U. P.).—This usually.quiet southern. Illinois town of 5800 persons was bursting at the seams today with 4000
‘Faith Healer"
They came here, hoping to be cured by a former game-warden who turned “faith healer” 11 months ago, The sermons and prayers of the Rev. Henry Branham,’ 38, nattily-
| Anyone with an extra room. in Benches | were converted to makeshift beds, The town was jammed with in- Many persons even slept. on: the
his home had a boarder.
ground.
Hastily constructed soft drink and
Jot dog stands provided streetcorner meals’ for" the visitors.’ A constant stream: of people | limped or were carried to a’'tent on the edge of town, in which the Rev.
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Auxiliary Police Arrests Called ‘Unauthorized’
today auxiliary police have no busi-
duty. He termed arrest of three teen-age boys at the Ellenberger park pool early Saturday morning by a trio of auxiliary police. Police said two of the auxiliaries -fired shots near, the youths to cempel them to halt. Neither ‘were the auxiliaries authorized to arrest’ six other teen
found drinking beer in an sutomobile. Six Youths Arrested | Police ' reported the auxiliaries arrested the six youths at 16th and Montcalm sts.—on the west side after finishing a detail at : the Brookside park Melody Inn oapibeen on fhe east side, The auxiliaries said, however; ‘they picked up the sextet drinking beer near Brookside park. + 8 What the ar policemen were doing driving around town, in thei self-styled “police cruiser” up teen agers was SH the s
I ————— 3 ie Police Chief Howard Sanders said ness arresting anybody when off
“unauthorized” = the
agers late Friday night whom they |
| |bill despite the objections of the | {treasury department which said it
add fo strong inflationary
: 81.0000 00. They could con-
0. May Label Labeled
WASHINGTON, June 30 (U. P).|¥
-—The government charged today at the May-Garsson bribery trial that former: Congressman Andrew J.
. I May “substituted profits for patrio-
tism"” in his wartime dealings with the Garsson munitions empire. Summing up the government's case against the elderly legislator and the Gargson brothers — Dr. {Henry and Murray—assistant prosecutor John T. Reddan charged that Mr. May's whole defense was that “I. didn’t mean what I said” in “discrepancies” in testimony of government and defense witnesses. One of these “discrepancies,” Mr. Reddan said, was in letters Mr. May wrote describing himself as the owner’ of the Cumberland Lumber Co.. The government charges the Garssons set up the company to funnel bribes of more than $53,000 to Mr. May in return for contract favors. As for Henry Garssol, Mr. Reddan said, “he comes up with the defense that ‘Well, I was a good | producer’,” |
‘Million Reported Paid For ‘Harvey’ Film Rights
HOLLYWOOD, June 30 (U. P). —PFilm industry sources said today that the price paid for screen rights to the Pulitzer prize winning comedy, “ ,' was $1 million, the highest ‘ever paid for a play or book. No. star has been chosen fob the role introduced on Broadway by Prank Fay and played on the road by Joe E. Brown. John Beck will produce the movie next year for Universal-Interna-tional pictures.
Reckless Driving In ‘Motorboat Charged
LAGRANGE, Ind. June 30 (U. P.).~Robert M. Geyer, 23, Goshen, was slated today for in justice of. the peace court July
will Hurt’
“Previous Law Expires of Increases of 15 Pet. Yer
“voluntary” rent increases up to 15 per on : a grorching denunciation of the measure and § hy
| Suconitize OK's ‘6.1. Cash
to approve the bill tomorrow. The {J \house is scheduled to take it up {next week. House Republican lead‘ers predicted the legislation would {go through both the house and - senate without much opposition.
# to hold the Bands if they de-
ONE: rent law “most TWO: Urged