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. 15, 1947

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Vacation Spot Queries Gain 25 Per Cent

14 Scenic Parks Key

Travel Attraction By NOBLE REED

The tourist trade, made up of the |

millions seeking escape every year from the monotony of their work-a-day routine, is rapidly becoming one of the top 10 industries of Indiana, It may reach the $300 million mark for 1947. The most. recent statistics, compiled by the state department of

show that an estimated $250 million was spent in Indiana last year by tourists, Hoosier vacationers and convention visitors. ; #1 This figure is near the top of thie gross revenues in such Indiana ine dustries as steel, oil, motors and utilities. Peak Hit in 1946

The tourist trade in TIhdiana reached an all-time peak in 1046 and since queries received on possible Hoosier vacation spots are 25 per cent greater this year than last, the vacation spending in the state for 1947 may reach a new peak, The last year that tourist trade approached the 1946 figure, was in 1039, The estimated spending by vacationers and other crowds seeking recreation .that year was $125 million. The state department of commerce... that an average of $10 a day per person was spent by tourists during 1946 and that the per diem spending of vaca tioners in 1939 was only about $6 a day per person. One of the biggest attractions for out-state tourists are the state's 14 scenic parks, one of the largest public park systems of any in the cou A

Lasfh\year total attendance at

these parks was 1,061,000 and this

year, the state parks department

estimates the’ total will reach 1,250,000 :

* Admission fees collected at the 14 resorts this year may reach an all-time high of $150,000. This does not include many more thou-

i sands of dollars spent in the parks’

hotels and concessions. Outside of the state park resorts the biggest volume of spending by visitors -is the convention trade in Indianapolis. Spend Average of $50 The convention bureau here has

estimated that 150,000 visitors will|

have jammed Indianapolis by the end of 1947. Bureau officials estimate that each convention visitor about $50 during his stay here. This would add up to $7,500,000

' for Indianapolis from’ the conven-

tion trade alone in 1947. Last year the convention attendance here was

| about 135,000.

The convention attendance figures do not include the many thou sands of others who pour into In-

dianapolis every year for the big] sports events and the state fair, She squealed, she ran, she grabbed

including the Memorial day 500mile auto race.

Lebanon Tourists

Meet in California

Times State Service LEBANON, Ind. Aug. 15—Nineteen Lebanon people and three former Lebanon residents .in three

-different groups met unexpectedly

on a trip to Catalina island off the California coast, On “Aug. 4 none knew -the othe?s had picked that day for a visit to the island.’ In one group were Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Bartlett, Miss Betty Bartlett, and Mr, and Mrs. Lawrence Hawkins, all of whom were in California to attend the national Lions convention. In the other ‘group were Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Hall and their children, Judy and Dick; Dr. and Mrs. C. D. Weddle, their daughter, Ann, and son, C. O. Weddle; Mr. and Mrs. Herschel Faulkinbury, Mrs. Della Wickers; Mrs. Cleo Layton; Miss Margaret Martin; and ‘Miss Ruth Brookshire. . While there these two groups met Mr. and Mrs. William Berryhill and Mrs. Jeanette Wickers Deter, former residents of Lebanon. <

State Principals Hold Party at I. U.

Times Special 8 BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Aug 15. Bome 100 Indiana school principals were expected to attend their third annual conference scheduled to open at 2 p. m. today at Indiana university,

The meeting will close tomorrow. |

Director is Dr. Carl W. Fraien of Indians university's school of edueation and state chairman of the north central association of secondary schools and colleges. Topics to be discussed were: The

FRIDAY, AUG. 15, 10

relations, |

|Carnival =By Dick Turner

; Acme Telephoto THE STROLLER—BIond, barefoote pajama-clad Gordon Astrom, 2, sits in a Chicago police station after being picked up by police. His mother, after retrieving him, said he had. apparently iwandered from home after his father left for work. °°

Wooing by Mail Proves

Easier Than in Person

British Girl Gets Proxy Kiss When Boy Friend

Leaves at Home His Pass to Meet Her By LEO TURNER, United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, Aug. 15--Harold D. Conley, 23-year-old draftsman, had three months today to show Shiela Hynes, 19, black-haired, hagel-eyed British hotel receptionist, that. he could make love as well as he wrote letters. Mr. Conley got off to a bad start.

iconfidence men.

The prisoners, held in jail here in default 6f $3000 bonds, were Ken-

Marsh, 34, both of Dayton, O.

Mr. Conley left his pier pass Whi isky Racket still in there pinch-hitting. | $v at Ebbetts field where the Brookdouble play. Men Arrested Here write to her at her home mn Wey-| 0, cases of whisky that were never to love. . graphs—he sent her pictures of He finally sent her a ticket to Blicker Sohigsied, in the blue suit, carrying a. photo-

The girl he wooed by trans-Atlantie mail arrived on the Queen home and couldn't crash the gate. | It was two yeafs ago that «Reported Broken lyn Dodgers gambol, met Miss He suggested that his friend Mr.| A racket in which victims were | mouth. Mr. Conley did. One word | They became engaged because himself and vice versa. {America and a blue suit so he graph in her hand, and scanned

Elizabeth and was kissed by proxy. rn But he had his friend, Carl Wesch,| Wesch, 23-year-old ground Keeper: Hynes in England and started a 4 Alleged Confidence Conley, who was in the coast guard, duped out .of an advance payment led to another and they all jed | delivered, was reported ended here of their mutual interest in photoMonth to Make Up Mind would recognize her. She .arrived the sea of faces on the dock.

vance and then'failing to deliver.

would pose as a stove repair man and bring up the subject of whisky bargains, complete the deals and disappear.

‘a man and’ kissed him. | “Is this Harold?” asked photog:

later after returning home dnd getting his pier passe. Miss Hynes squealed, grabbed him and kissed him.

“I would know you wrenere (ffred for Sale

she said. M ynes said she had a threemonth Wisa as a visitor. She said she hadn't “actually” promised to marry Mr. Conley.

State War Plants

Want to buy a plant? for making things, that is?

hére permanently,” she said. f ought to be able to make up my|Gary, and.an aircraft engine servmind in a month.” Mr. Conley took her by one arm. |Cook airport. Mr. Wesch took the other. They left.

Senator Maybank's Wife assets administration.

Taken to Hospital

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 15 (U.P). |titled, ~The wife of .U. 8. Senator Burnet | Guide R.-Maybank (D. 8. C.) was in Uni- | dustrial Plants.” versity hospital here today for | diagnosis and treatment. Her physician, Dr. Thomas FitzHugh Jr. described her condition | as “not critical at present.” The! nature of her illness was not disclosed. ~

“Plant Finder--a Buyers

a penicillin factory at Berkeley Cal. .

ot Pakistan. and India

today by the arrest of two alleged

neth Elicker, 30, and Charles F.

according to police, that for many years he had been taking’ orders for whisky at bargain prices, collecting in - ad-

According to his confession he

A plant

There's a second-hand shipyard

“If we get married, I can stay | in good. condition at ‘Evansville, a «1 mill" for ‘making armor plate ‘at

ice building ‘at Indianapolis’ Weir

| ‘The listings are contained in the children |WAA's new 190-page booklet en- lunches and eat in a group.

of hundreds of industrial installations, ranging from steel industries and synthetic rubber works to alstarted in 1040,

radio station in Cincinnati, O., aiid| There will be free swimming in the! BERGAMO, Italy, Aug. 15 (U.

Peace, Pageantry Cast ‘Good Omen’ NEW ‘DELHI, Aug. 156 (U, P).— Amid ceremonial pageantry, the governments of the new dominions took office today, encouraged by the good omen than religious rioting—except in Lahore—was subsiding. *Most of India's 350 million. people dropped the Moslem-Hindu religious war in favor of fireworks, elephant parades and stirring flag-raising rituals to inaugurate the independence that India received last night. At Karachi, capital of the new Moslem state of Pakistan, T1-year-old Mohammed All Jinnah strode across priceless Persian carpets to & high-backed mahogany chair. There he was sworn in as governor-

Verses from'the Koran were repeated, antl Pakistan's green star and crescent was hoisted. Said Mr. Jinnah: “We have no ambition except to live honorably, and let others live honorably.” In a companion ceremony at New Delhi, the outgoing Viceroy Mountbatten delivered the seal of office to Indian officials, and then was sworn in as governor-general. Last night in London King George conferred an earldom upon Viceroy Mountbatten. The new India's first premier, Hindu Leader Jawarahal Nehru, told the first meeting of the Indian assembly that, “long ago we made a tryst with destiny and now {the time has come when we shall redeem our pledge ... we end today a period of {ll fortune. and India discovers herself again.” Invade Government House Calcutta’s over « enthusiastic crowds totaling several thousand persons broke through police lines to invade staid government house and disrupt flag-raising ceremonies. Officials climbed back into their sleek Rolls Royce and retreated. But the crowd was good-natured, and for the fifst time in several weeks, a full day passed without Moslem-Hindu rioting. Quiet also was reported in other cities except the disputed city of Lahore. Reports from Lahore said 50 more persons ‘were killed there and 12 injured yesterday, making the casualties so far this week total 185 dead and 175 injured. Gandhi Urges Fast Mohandas K. Gandhi, the great | independent leader, admonished the people to fast to observe India's independence, and the splitting of | {the country into Moslem and Hindu | states. “The two dominions are shouldering a very heavy burden,” Mr. Gandhi said. “Therefore, 1 invite everyone to observe the day by| undertaking a 24-hour fast. Everyone should pray during the day for the well-being of the whole of India. | “Also, everyone should spin as much as possible during the day as| it is hand spinning that has knit

and given occupation to countless millions.”

Youths’ Play Day Set for Tuesday

Chiidren from all city parks here will hold ‘their third annual Play | day at Willard park Tuesday. | The event, staged by the city lpark and recreation department, |

They are all for sale or lease, will include all types of group |—President {along with 19 other retired warigames and contests. ‘industries in Indiana, by the ‘war "The program will open at 10a. m. of the board of governors of the

fand ‘continue until 4 p. m. The | will bring their own |

{

,{the park pool. Pinals' for jackstoné contest, the O'Leary con-

ment will be held.

Burglars Net $384 iy Indiana

In Raid Series

ments last night. |. Yeggs who broke into the King | Coffee Co., 1201 Cornell st. hauled away the office safe containing { $200. Burglars battered open a safe in {the office of Servies, Inc, 2110 Northwestern ave., and took $300. Offices of the Johnson, Robinson { Co. in the same bullding, were ran~ , | sacked but nothing of value was taken, Allen's Market, 730 W." North st., | reported burglars took four car- | tons of cigarets and $4 in cash {from thé store last night.

| Robert Bottoms, 115 Udell st.,|”%oo | sald a burglar smashed through a|/*m

rear door of his home and took a woman's purse containing $80.

le May Reach $300 {Helm of India {Taken Over \By New Rulers

the "Thriller" at Riverside a

than 400 successful newsboys made a day of it.

TIMES CARRIERS HAV

BE FUN — These Times carriers got a "big bang’ out of musement park yesterday during their annual picnic. More

Hoosier Woman Stain in linois

‘Jealous’ Wife

Confesses Shooting MT. CARMEL, Ill, Aug. 15 (U, P.).—Mrs. Opal Armstrong, 36, Mt. Carmel, was in the county jail today charged with the jealousy murder of Mrs. Charles Gene Bell, 27, Ft. Branch, Ind. last night, Mrs. Armstrong, in a statement to police, said that she shot Mrs, Bell outside a local tavern, just after her husband, Roy Armstrong, 44, and Mrs, Bell had come out, Mrs. Armstrong said she saw then - inside together, but waited until they came out because she did not want to cause trouble in the tavern. She waited until they got in the Armstrong car, then told them to get out. She said they got out and started running. Everything went black, she said, but she remembered a shot being fired and scuffing with her husband. After the shooting she got in the Armstrong car and drove to the

police station, where she surren-

dered to authorities. Mr. Armstrong, who. stayed with the victim until police arrived, is held as a material witness.

Engineer Killed In Train Wreck

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 15 (U. P). — A: passenger train locomotive jumped the tracks and overturned as it passed over a switch today, blocking two tracks of the Pennsylvania railroad’s main line. The engineer was crushed to death in the cab, but none of the 40 passengers in the six-coach seashore train was injured. All cars remained on the tracks and the

: i , | the rich and poor together in India passengers said they felt only a invited participation by

slight jar. ¢ It was the third derailment in three days on the Pennsylvania system in this area. . The train, carrying commuters from Cape May, Wildwood and other New Jersey shore points, was traveling about 20 miles an hour when

the engine derailed and fell on its| wi be one” of the day's!

side.

Two Governors. Named To Red Cross Board

WASHINGTON, Aug= 15 (U. P). Truman . today "appointed two governmental members

American Red Cross. The appointees are Undersecretary of the Treasury A. L. M

One of the highlights will be the | Wiggins and Assistant Secretary of | to Government-Owned In-| judging of the flags made at each State Charles E. Saltzman, playground. The flags, bearing ae- | It contains a brief description 5i8ns made with crayon on musiin, [nell Jr, former general counsel of has been exploiting uranium de{depict the theme of each individual [the treasury, and John H. Hilldring, posits in the Russian zone of Ger- | playground. The flag judging was former assistant secretary of state, |Mmany 24 hours a day, seven days a

They succeed Joseph J. O'Con-

|4 KILLED IN ALPS WRECK

P.).~Two electric trains collided

test and the girls’ kickball tourna- head-on in the Alps north of Bergamo during the night, killing four

persons and injuring 100.

MARRIAGE LICENSES

Robert Adams, R. R, 4, Box 537;

r Mari Gerard, 3400 Carson. .

tricia Branam, R. R. 15, Box 733. ilitam F. Stump, 2013 Olive, Lita Hancock, 8106 Guilford Ernest Ward, 2803 Northwestern, Bennie M. Conis, 2803 Northwestern Dallas D, Weddle, 108 8. Main, Pranklin. Margaret Jan® Willis, Green . Lawrence Wilcher, Acton; Betty Arngld, Warsaw, © R. Baldwin, 945 N, Cecil; Willet , Beech Grove, Cijde Balsbaugh, N. Tinols; Lois eanor Johnson, 1133 Shannon, Glenn G. Boll 4012 BE. 10th; Gertrude M. J, Bteel, 4012 B. 10th, Walter Brown, 2540 N, Carroliton; Eileen ine, 2640 N. Carrollton. William Cassidy, $57 Fletcher; Juanita Anderson, 516 Fleteher. Dunlap, 2041 Tipton; Mary L. Nall,

William Fisher

Glenn P. Pry, 2400 N. Delaware; Bette Ja y. 3540 N. Delaware, Allen E. Glenden , Lebanon; Shirley M. Moti, Bro

o W, Lanes. 29 N. Titnols; Goldie Bryant, 1430 Park. BE. Mears, 420 ¥. Hanna; Oarel ©. MoQuillen, 4041 8, = ‘ Phillip R, Moss, 961 N. King: Ross Marie 338 N, Addison, . J P Metlty, $28 N. Rarsl; Ju , ulty, s ; Juanita Walsh, 804 N. Oakland. $39 N. Delaware;

Hey, Bubble Gum Blowers, Just 2 Weeks to Practice

Preliminary Contest Opens at Fair Aug. 29; Biggest Bubble Will Win ‘Blower’ a Bicycle

By ART WRIGHT :

Hey, kids . . , you have two weeks in which to practice for Th

a brand new bicycle. win a pair of roller-bearing roller. skates, On each of the first seven days of the fair—Aug. 20 through Sept. | 4-—the first two winners will get a |

Railway to Issue

ion In 1947 Nl Strike of 36

Times’ “Bub” Bubble Gum blowing contest at the Indiana State Fair. Aug. 2 is the day of the first preliminary contest at the fair. The boy or girl who blows the biggest bubble that day will receive The one blowing the second .largest bubble will

|dles 8500 in ! Dodge Plant

Action Follows VI-Day Disciplining

DETROIT, Aug. 15 (U. PJ.—A wildcat strike of 38 employees today fdled 8500 workef's at the body build

ting and assembly section of Chrys«

ler Corp.'s main Dodge plant. Company officials said the strike followed disciplining of 18 war vets erans who left their jobs in the trim shop yesterday to celebrate VJ day, Two of the former G.l's were

- |dismissed today and the other 18

given disciplinary one-to-two-day layoffs for leaving the plant withe out permission, Persuade-Others to Quit Notified of the company’s action today, the 18 persuaded 18 other shop workers to walk ‘out, a come pany spokesman said, The firm then was forced to shut down the entire body building and final ase sembly department. : A ‘company spokesman said the workers were disciplined only after they had violated plant regulations repeatedly. , The 18 other veterans who lef$ thé plant to celebrate V-J day were given warnings only,

Mine Blast Kills 3 as Tb Escape

WEST FRANKFORT, Ill, Aug. 18 (U, P.).~ Rescue workers today brought up the bodies of three miners killed in an explosion deep within the corridors of the world’s

Those preliminary winners will be eligible for the state-wide finals to determine ‘the Indiana bubble blowing champion,

| The state finals on the last day

of the fair--Sept. 5—will be on the stage in front of the grandstand

receive $100 in cash. Others will receive cash, too, for there is $250 awaiting the top bubblers, National Interest The preliminary. contests will be

of the Youth Center. bubble gum will be distributed to all contestants, So important is this unique contest that national magazines have contacted The Times for information about the event. ; There are no fees. The contest is free to every youngster 15 or under. "All you have to do to enter is to attend the fair and go to the bubble gum gontest area. If you don’t win a prize, you. may compete as many days as you wish, There's more important bubble

be sure to keep reading your Indianapolis Times.

High School Bands Invited to Fair

: Lt. Gov. Richard T. James today Hoosier high school bands in the Education {day parade at the state fair Sept.3. On that day, “Mr. James sald, members of band organizations will {be admitted to the grolinds free. | Prizes amounting fo $300 will be {awarded in three classifications of {bands marching in the parade

feature . events, : Use of ‘school busses to transport bands and othér pupils to the fair on - Education ‘day his..been authorized, Mr. James said, and pupils

wishing t# attend the fair will bel

excused from classes.

|Report Russ Exploit ‘Uranium in Germany

| NEW YORK, Aug. 15 (U. P.)— [The Engineering and Mining jour{nal said today that the Boviet Union

[eek since. September, 1046 a Some. 18,000 German workers re- | portediy were engaged in uranium (mining in the Rez Gebirge area of southern Saxony, the magazine said, But all technical matters were handled by the Russians.

polis

Girls

t Bt. Francis Fred, Thelma Busch; Rob-

[a | ert, Jean Ford,

Burglars stole $584 from a resl- |g, . {Ab City—Robert Bvel ; | dence and. three bust Ro i E. Blasts, 1028 N._Goodlet; Pa- y yn. Lynn; Howard,

Evalyn: Starks, At Coleman—Paul, Alice Watson; WwWilliam, Dorothy Pendel,

AL Methodist—-Arnold, Betty Moneyhun, I

Robert, vie Leonard, Albert, na Watson At St. Vineent's-Joseph, Mary ‘Walther;

Louis, Helen Eckhart; Charles, ‘Margaret Fleetwood, Martin, Evajean Massaru; Ray, Irene Whiteside; Hartwell, Martha Ward, Charles, Josephine Madden; Lawrence, Evalyn Cummins; Sherman, Evalyn McGruff, At Home—Wade, Dotothy Barbee, 440 W Joey ob : Jarmend, Hanna McGee, 411 3 alnut st, n, Joyce Ki h 2401 Sheldon ave. my

Boys At St. Francis—Roger, Virginia by; Paul, Amy Chenoweth; Louis, Amy King; AL Otty—Robh aie yo n, Bued Herold; nie, Brenadilis Webb, ; Jan At Colomman—Lafaystte, Phyllis MoCsll; Stanley, Margaret Brossart; Clsude,

Pern ors, At Methodist—Roy, Mary Brinsley; Marion, Mildred Oaxzell; Harrison, Wanda

Pittman; Doysl, Dessie Phillips; Bvan, Clara Noyes, i i At St. Vinetni's—Jeah, Wilms Wishiire;

James, Dorothy Reed; Jack, Ciadys Green; Clarence, Edith Lucas: James, Wands Olsen: th

At Home Willia og Oa 900 8 me m, rgin rx, h Kenwood,

DEATHS a Le Mary Louise Auer, #5, #18 N, Livingston, chronic myocariia v , Blinger, 70, #48 NB. Morris,

bicycle and roller skates,

|issue. a new type of receipt next

The winner of the state crown will |

on a platform to be built in front | |8'4 cents; or three for 25 cents.

|difference and will be issued while | the utilit

gum contest news coming up—80| WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 (U. PJ.

| States. {CAA had approved use of radar

Another Receipt On School Fares

Indianapolis Railways, Inc, will

largest shaft coal mine, Orient mine No. 32. Seventy-six other miners escaped from the diggings, two with minop burn. It was West Frankfort's second mine disaster within a month and the third in Illinois this year. An explosion at the Old Ben mine No. 8 here killed 27 miners on July 24. Earlier, 111 miners died in a blast at the Centralia Coal

month, This time, to children, -Starting Sept. 8, school children

who ride the trolleys and busses will receive a receipt for each school ticket they purchase,

The school tickets, ordered by the |O0- ine at Centralia, Ill, on Indiana public service commission arch 25, The explosion, described as

to sell at 5 cents, will be sold at], very localized,” occurred last night

between 8:30 and 9 p. m. The dead were listed as Charles |H. Clark, Walter Clements Jr. and George L. Filkins, all of West Frankfort. :

Veterans Made Jobless ‘By Lure of Alaska

WASHINGTON, Aug. 156 (U. P), —80 many men who served there during the war have gone back to Alaska, along with other settlers, that the territory now has an une employment problem on its hands, the U. 8. employment service said today, .. oy USES said in its monthly publica tion that Alaska needs further ine dustrialization to absorb its labor

The receipt will represent the |

y's appeal from the PS8C's decision is pending. The utility now issues a receipt for each 2 cents it charges for transfers pending the outcome of litiga{tion contesting the PSC’s right to ip transfer charges.

CAA Approves Radar |At Alaskan Airports

~Radar, an army alr forces “war baby” which got the cold shoulder from civil aeronautics administration, finally won recognition today | as a device for landing civilian air- | surplus, Thousands of unskilled craft. and semi-skilled workers have But the recognition applies only Mmoved!to the territory since the to two points: outside the United War's end, the agency added. The AAFP announced that

Timber Rips Up Train

| SAN BERNARDINQ, Cal, Aug |15 (U. P.).~Dorothg Swartz, 15, Pittsburgh, Kas., today nursed cts v § Radar GCA sets are being u sen irom 1 lvoe Sumber di experimentally by the CAA at Ne@| open windows on a California lime York, Washington and Chicago air: |ited coach. The acciden$ occurred

ports, but have not been approved is the trains passed in oppos for use as a primary landing ald, |reection. : Yok i de . g le 6 &

|“ground - controlled -approach” {equipment as the primary landing | aid at Anchorage, Alaska, and Shem-

{ya in the Aleutians.

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