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' THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

‘State Pays For Holiday With 18 Lives; Traffic

Congress

Senate Debates Arms Merger Bill

"4 Drowned And Dozens | Suffer Injuries

| Evansville Man Dies as Car Skids

Eighteen persons died and dozens more were injured, most of them in traffic, as Hoosiers celebrated the long Fourth of July week-end. Four persons were killed in traffic accidents in the state yesterday and six were injured Saturday and Sunday here. Twelve of the total weekend fatalities were in traffic accidenes, four persons were drowned and two died of other causes. Jackson C. Rayburn, 20, Evansville, was killed Saturday night when the car in which he was ridfing skidded out of control and crashed into a viaduct railing at Evansville. - Roy W. Bergstrom, 16, Nashville, Tenn. was killed instantly near Princeton late yesterday when his car overturned as he headed homeward with his family from a vacation trip. Kokomo Youth Killed Crash of a car and a motorcycle hear Kokomo last night killed Estel Williams, 18, of Kokomo, and Ruth McCarty, 18, Sharpsville. Both vic~ tims were riding on the motorcycle. Occupants of the car, driven by James Chism, Kokomo, were uninJured.

in front of the new Kokomo speedway. Mrs. Margaret Idle, 1443 N, Pennstylvania st., was injured in a twocar collision Saturday evening at State and Prospect sts. Collision of two cars at 38th and Pennsylvania sts. yesterday injured Charles Soval, 53, of 912 Union st. driver ‘of one vehicle, and Albert Sharp, 44, Detroit, passenger in the other. ' Both were hospitalized. Hurt in 2-Car Wreck Miss Barbara Yowell, 16, of 519 W. 28th st. was injured Saturday in a two-car crash at 28th and Shriver sts. One of the vehicles plunged over a curb, knocked down a mail box and smashed a plate glass window in the Wadsworth Variety store at 371 W. 28th st. Another motorcycle accident resulted in injury to Suzanne Shackelford, 14, of 1921 N, Illinois st. and James Exner, 27, of 1611 Lafayette rd. The cycle on which the two were riding collided with an automobile at 38th and Fall Creek blvd. The drowning victims included 33-year-old Elza Butrwm, Evansville, who was drowned in the Ohio river near Mt. Vernon while attempting to rescue a ‘woman; and Walter J. Hile, Larwell, who was drowned when he fell from a boat while fishing in Lake Wilson near Columbia City Saturday afternoon. Falls Is Downstairs “A fall down basement steps and burns received in a fire made up the state's two “miscellaneous” deaths. Ni Mrs. Lou Riley, 76, of Birmingham, Ala., died of injuries suffered when she fell down the basement steps at the home of a son, Sgt. Leseston Riley, 6131 Indianola ave. Sylvester McCartney, 57, Richmond, was burned fatally Saturday when fire gutted the four-room frame home of Mr. and Mrs. _Haymond Percifield of Columbus, Mr. McCartney was visiting the Percifield family.

Nation's Toll Nears 600, Worst in Yeors

By UNITED PRESS Seven persons were killed by fireworks during Fourth of July celebrations and nearly 600 died from other holiday accidents during the Jong week-end. The- death toll—580- included: | Trafic deaths—261, | Drownings—1T73. ' Miscellaneous—149, Fatal accidents stemming from the long holiday began late Thursday afternoon, as vacationers jammed highways in a rush to summet resorts, and ended early today, as they rushed back to their homes. The national safety council had predicted that at least 275 persons would be fatally injured in highway accidents during the long holiday. 2 * ..The final toll was expected to be the heaviest since pre-war days. No major railroad or airplane accidents such as occurred during the Memorial day week-end,

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powerline’ and burned out a trins-) former. However, no planes were reported: damaged and no one could explain what a crop-dusting plane was doing in the air at dawn on Sunday. It was the first time any noise had ° been attributed to flying saucers,

An excited Chicago woman re-| ported that she had: seen a flying] saucer with legs. “I was standing | on my porch and I thought for sure it was coming right down and | slap me in the face,” she said. | George Kuger of Denver said he saw a flying disc with an American flag on it. Mrs. Amy Herdliska of Palmdale, Cal., reported a new twist. She told the sheriff's office she saw 8 “parent disc” leading five smaller disés over the mountains. The smaller ones, she said, seemed to fly away from the larger dise, then return and seemed to be absorbed by it,” like baby chicks hiding under a mother hen's wings.” Francis Howell, Tempe, Ariz, claimed he saw a saucer two feet in diameter disappear behind a row of trees near his home. When he rushed with his wife and another couple to inspect it, he said, the flat, thin, aluminum-like disc, took off at a “high rate of speed” toward Phoenix, nine miles away.

Skeptical scientists recalled the mysterious “rockets” seen over

marred the Independence day celebration, but several persons died in plane crashes.

Well, Anyway, the Boss " Can't Overwork Him

TOLEDO, O., July 7 (U. P.) .~Bert Hoffman, 63, will leave work promptly at 5 p. m. today—unless police or the fire departments can do something about it in the meantime. Mr. Hofman, an employee of the American District Telegraph Co, was checking the burglar alarm in the vault of the Commercial National Bank at 9 a. m. today when the heavy steel door closed behind him, locking him if. y The door will automatically open at 5 p. m.

Predicts U. 3 Unions Will Spurn Contracts

WASHINGTON, July 7.(U. P|

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Sweden last year. Eighty per cent “ghost rockets” proved to be meteors, and Swedish officials said the other 20 per cent could be discounted as pure imagindtion. A London dispatch described the saucers as “America’s answer to the Loch Ness monster”—the legendary sea serpent which is reported seen at intervals in a lake in Scotland. Scientists asserted that the objects, in order to be seen clearly at 10,000 feet—the level at which most of the saucers have been reported— would have to be 20 feet in diam-

State Deaths

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Call ’Em Reply to ‘Loch Ness Monster’

“| Fugitives Who Slugged

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BLUDGEONED — Mr. McCarty was struck by a club probabl picked up from this lumber pile at N. Illinois st and McLean i

Practical Jokers Add To Nation's Big Mystery

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J. U. Watts Jr., Darlington, S. C... attorney, said he saw an army pursuit plane chasing a V-formation: of flying saucers at 250 miles an hour 3000 feet high. However, no pilot reported such a chase. Meantime authorities were plagued with reports that bordered on the fantastic.

Mrs. Walter Johnson returned to Spokane, Wash., after a vacation Maries, Ida, and after reading newspaper reports of the flying saucers, said she and several others had seen speeding shiny objects “as big as a four- or fiveroom house" disappear into the forest-covered mountains, The first of the saucers over New York state was reported by Mrs. Kenneth Wohley of Rochester, N. ¥. who said she and her hushand saw an object “about the size of an ‘ordinary sauder” flying above her back yard at 8:30 p. m. yesterday. New Jersey residents said they “thought” they saw flying discs over Palisades park and nearby Bergenfield last night. E. H. Kleiser, a Tampa, Fla, plumber, described the one he saw as “like a large. round piece of aluminum, without wings or tail, floating: in a straight line.” He said it was at about 3000 feet when he spotted it over Tampa.

eter, would require a large mass of metal, would be more conspicuous at night and would be seéri by a far greater number of persons. Dr. J. S. Nassau, director of the Warmer & Swasey observatory at the Case Institute of Technology at Cleveland, said he was inclined to “think the reports are fancies.” Capt. Tom Brown, army air force spokesman at Washington, said the army was trying to run the reports to the ground. “We're not dismissing the possi bility that there's something to it,” he said, “and we're not dismissing the possibility that it’s all a hogx.”

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McCARTY'S TAVERN — In his tavern early yurterdey Owner John H. McCarty counted the receipts of $4000, in cash and 3/200 in checks and started home.

Hamitton County Plans Farm Tours

Times State Service NOBLESVILLE, July 7.—A series of agricultural tours and educational meetings has been scheduled this month in Hamilton county by O. V. Winks, county agent. Tomorrow the annual 4-H club dairy tour will be held. The following’ day the annual 4-H club beef tour is planned. A wheat variety meeting will be held on July 10, and on July 17 the annual 4-H club pig tour is scheduled. All 4-H club members and their leaders in the county are looking forward to the annual 4-H club exhibition, which will be held at Westfield this year early in August. With more 4-H club members than ever before in the county, the exhibition promises to be the largest in Hamilton county history.

Boone County Cuts Levy For Welfare to 15¢

Times State Service

LEBANON, Ind. July 7.—The Boone county welfare levy for 1048 will be 15 cents on $100, a fourth less than for 1947. The 1947 levy was 20 cents and the average for the last three years has been 21 cents. Only 440 are receiving welfare aid in the county now, compared with 560 two years ago. The board said the decrease came about through willingness of children to aid their parents,

Morristown Lions Elect Robert W. Jones

Times State Service

MORRISTOWN, Ind, July 7.-— Robert W. Jones has been installed as president of the Morristown Lions club following an election in

were: Pirst, second and third vice presidents, Dr, O. B. Curry, Donald Boles and Loren E. Tucker; secre tary-treasurer, Sterling Smith; lion tamer, Lanham Prazier; tail twister, Robert E. Hurst, and directors,

Dodd Memorial hall, Others named |Fish

CRIME* SCENE — As he stepped info this doorway |: next to the tavern, Mr. McCarty was downed by the slugger-bandit.

Petrilo Hints ‘Net’ Music Ban

Union Also May Halt Recordings

(Continued From Page One) cent of the A. F. of M. members are now employed exclusively as musicians. TWO: That the A. F. of M. by means of a strike has forced the recording industry to pay about $2 million “as tribute to dll of the members of your organization” for a welfare fund. , Charges ‘Dictation’ THREE: That the A. F. of M. has required theater operators to hire standby orchestras which they did not need. FOUR: That the A. F. of M. has “dictated” the number of musicians to be employed by broadcasting stations and required them to employ musicians for services “which did not necessitate musical knowledge or talent to perform.” FIVE: That the A. F. of M. has engaged in a “concerted effort to hold back the technological improvements in radio and in tele vision.” ; Asserts Freedom Restricted SIX: That the A. F. of M. has restricted freedom of religion and education by requiring churches, schools and amateur orchestras to hire standby musicians during concerts and performances. SEVEN: That the A. r. of M. 1s a “monopoly” which “exercises the power of licensing business” and “autocratically determines the amount or amounts of money which must be paid by non-union members to members of your organzation.” EIGHT: That the A. PF. of M. constitution and by-laws give Mr. Petrillo “dictatorial powers over the lives and work of the members

Police Hold 3 In Bludgeoning

(Continued. From ‘Page One) thin-metal ammunition box against a wall to shake out its contents. Heard Noise Dale Miller, 39, a bartender at Mr, McCarty's tavern, said he had gone to his room at 2146'% N. Illinois - st. before Mr. McCarty left the tavern. He was reading by the window when he heard a nolse and saw someone running north on Illinois st. Other: members’ of {he McCarty family were awakened by: Mr. McCarty's screams for help, but did not see the attacker.

Cicero Lays Plans For Fall Festival

Times State Service

will pass the measure before ad‘|Journment late this month.

opened senate debate.

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Approval Expected In Both Houses

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Republicans believe both houses

The South Dakota Republican “To procrastinate is to invite dis

Senator Edward V. Robertson (R, Wyo.) led the senate opposition with a charge that the proposed merger would “turn the whole country over to the army.”

Senate Committee O.K.'s Trusteeship “Plan

WASHINGTON, July 7 (U. P.)— The senate foreign relations come mittee today unanimously approved a United Nations agreement giving the United States sole trusteeship over . former Japanese mandated Islands in the Pacific. fo The approval came swiftly after Secretary of State George C.. Marshall, Secretary of War Robert P. Patterson, Secretary of Navy James V. Forrestal, Gen. Dwight D. Eisen: hower, army chief ‘of staff, and Adm. Chester W. Nimitz, chief of naval operations, all ‘had urged approval of the agreement. Committee Chairman Arthur H. Vandenberg (R. Mich.) told reporters he considered ratification of the agreement a “must” for congress before it adjourns late this month.

House to Approve

Tax Bill Tomorrow

WASHINGTON, July 7 (U. P).— The house rules committee today cleared the way for the house to pass tomorrow the revised Republican bill to cut personal income taxes $4 billion a year starting Jan. 1. The committee authorized three hours of debate and precluded consideration of any amendments. The senate finance committee hopes to have it approved and ready for the start of senate debate Thursday.

House Opens Debate

WASHINGTON, July 7 (U, P.) | Chairman Chan Gurney of the senate armed services committee called on the senate today to army-navy unification as an ‘“urgent” military necessity in preparation for the atomic war.

MUSIC DEAN—Wilfred C. Bain has been named dear of the Indiana university school of music,

New Music Dean Named at |. U.

Times State Service BLOOMINGTON, Ind, July 7.— Wilfred C. Bain, dean of North Texas State school of music, will become dean of the music school at Indiana university in September. Considered one of the leading authorities in the fleld of music education, Mr. Bain succeeds Dr, Robert L. Sanders who held the post eight years and reggned to become music department head “at Brooklyn college.’ Mr. Bain is noted for his work with choirs. The North Texas college choir, conducted by him, has made more than 400. concert appearances. He has served as vice president of the National Assoclation of Schools of Music "and secretary of Music Teachers National association. .

Fountain Names Farm Agent

Times State Service COVINGTON, Ind. July 7—Paul B. Crooks is new agricultural aon of Fountain county. A native of Parke county, Mr.’ Crooks was active in 4-H ¢lub work. He attended Indiana State Teachers college from 1834 to 1937,

On Terminal Leave Pay

CICERO, Ind. Vuly 7.—General plans for the annual Cicero Fall Festival, which will be held on the streets of Cicero July 31 to Aug. 2, have been completed by the spon soring organizations, the Cicero Lions. club and the Cicero American Legion. The program will include rides, shows, concessions, exhibits and lots of high-elass entertainment, the sponsors have announced. Four home economics clubs In and near Cicero, under the direction of Mrs. Maude Burkhardt, gen eral chairman, will be in charge of domestic arts, culinary department, canned fruit . and - vegetables and flower show, .

Argentine President Pledges Europe Aid

The house began debate on a bill| to allow veterans to cash their ter

if they desire. Rep. Willlam W. Blackney Mich) ridiculed treasury arguments that it would be an inflationary move,

"Impossible Pictures’

Corporation Formed HOLLYWOOD, July 7 (U, P).~— Leonard L. Levinson today announced formation of ‘Impossible Pictures, Inc., a cartoon company. Mr. Levinson said he chose the name after Hollywood cartoon makers declared his ideas were impossible. He added that the first cartoon ~featuring many innovations—is already n production.

BUENOS AIRES, July 7 (U, P.) —

of the American Federation of Musicians: and that under the constitution the American Federation of Musicians assumes such power over its ‘membership as to destroy the right of free speech and the economic security of ns members.”

Argues ves With Barber, Slashed on Head

Police said a razor wielding barber slashed a customer Saturday during! an exchange of hot words, The customer, Victor Andrews, 1232 Beecher st., admitted he got] into an argument with Edward] Chance, a barber in a shop at “0 E. Washington st.

hospital where doctors took five stitches in the right side of his head. After having his head patched up, Mr. Andrews patched up his differences out of court with Mr. Chance.

Hamilton 4-H Clubs Picks Contestants

mes Siale Service NOBLESVILLE, July 7. — The following Hamilton county 4-H club members have been selected to represent the county, in the district contest July 24: Webb, Walnut

LaDonna b, n Reddick, Jackson CenCastettery

Cloth r) -— Grove; arol tral, and aiternate, Barbara ors. Food Preservation — Mary Walker, Sheridan; Anita Webb, Walnut Grove, and alternate, Jane Mallery, Noblesville, Ba ane Beeright, Westiield: Jerdine eyers, Fishers, snd alternate, Bue

Noblesvi West re - ; Wovientie," & and alternate, Christine

Floyd and Richard Unger.

demon Bales, of Oarmel, ih Phoebe De! of Westfield, altern

Guard Held in St. Louis ST. LOUIS, July 7 (U, P.)—~Police today held two of four fugitives who slugged a guard and escaped from a state hospital at. Lima, O, several days ago. .

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tions, particularly in Europe, He urged “eradication of capitalistic and totalitarian extremism, whether of the right or left.”

Not Forgotten MONMOUTH PARK, N. J, July 7.- ~Samuel D. Riddle, owner of the famous Man O' War and one of {the nation's leading horsemen, will be honored at a dinner here late this month by the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective association,

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