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MONDAY, SEPT. 1, 198

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

| Plane Ow Owned Life of Mrs. Sallie E. Coleman Symbolized By Gifts to Churches, Hospitals, Schools

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Hoosier Pilot Sefs New World Mark man.

" i CLEVELAND, Sept. 1 (U. P).— Mrs. Coleman died Saturday _ Twelve: speed kings, fight it out Night In “her home, 1006 N. Me-| around the pylons in the $40.000 ridian st, alter an illness of t Thompson trophy race today— years, She and her late husband.) America's Kentucky Derby of the William H. Coleman went te Use| air. “inthe -Meridian ~st., mansion 57 The tie 1s ‘schediled ‘to. be years ago, not long, after their mar-| 4:50 p. mf (Indian=: Hage. ion li Biola pp The bells given by Mrs. Goleman] cial jet division without prize Be he hie Done rh Soe tmoney, for service pilots ab 2.20 péard how the church had been’ Pe, 3 HY. evenly dis bombed during world war IT and was’ aE Hi a an Breatly in need. of bells. Since she’ 3 pA rays giv somethi ta air-line captain and a test pilot. ya Sy ee I Al] have smashed the standing 373- 2 - . : i ' mile-per-hour record during their, _ Her Cheerfulness Remains qualifying. trials for the main Labor A Her open-handedness and hosp! day attraction at the national air tality were the subject of discussion Hices ‘ of the friends who were gathered ad at the house yesterday. They talked naturally, not in ‘muted tones.. Thev were solemn but not, downcast, It almost seemed as if the cheerfulness—which -Mrs.—Ceoleman- always

Funeral at Home At 2 Wednesday

BY MRS. EMMA RIVERS-MILNER hurch bells tolling the angelus in od France, each day recail the life and work of Sallie E. Cole

Both From Cleveland

The former navy officers ' were Cook Cleland and Richard Becker, as.a very young woman (lef both of Cleveland, flying experi- of kindness and hospitality. Whist club and the Indianapolis Woman's Contract, club. She belonged also to the Woodstock, the Propylaeum and the’ Dramatic clubs. | f Henry Lewis, Negro house man and chauffeur for the Colemans for. 40 vears, remembers their party (for Cmdr. Richmond Pearson Hobson.- Cmdr. Hobson vecently had sprung to fame for the sinking of the Merrimac in Santiago harbor. The family gold flatware and china , were brought out for the dinner and approximately 25 persons sat down at one long table. Other distinguished guests who were entertained in the old stone

most powerful engines in use today which she brought and which Yopped 400 mph in trial’ and happiness.” runs.

s0 much lite

Large numbers. are expected to Western Air Lines Pilot Paul visit the house today. But .vester-

Penrose, North ‘Hollywood. Cal. day, her dearest friends sat in.the who qualified “at 390.9 mph, was room where her body lav, taking ready to give the Corsairs, both en- farewell of her and talking over tered by Cleland, a run for their old times. Present there were Mrs money in his bronze colotéd P-51 Caroline Vajen Collins. Mrs. O. A Mustang” ‘Pfaff, Mrs. John Kern, Mrs. Clyde The. fourth 1946 Roach and -Mrs. Ralph Smith, “record set by Alvin M. (Tex) They described Mrs. Coleman as Johnston, Bell aircraft test pilot, a handsome woman in her day, was Jay Demming, Niagara Falls. 'with a. slight southern accent and who will be flying the same P-39 a warm and gracious manner. “They Airacobra. “Cobra. 11,” with which said she was possessed of boundless Johnston won the $16.000 first prize energy until stricken with her last last year. He qualified at 386.819. illness. Owned by Local Man ylate. The hours between were gyer the. porch, were Marconi, inThe plane is owned by Roilin H. filled with countless charities, ventor of wireless: E. H. Sothern, Stewart, Indianapolis businessman. *7¢2t and small, and in entertain- Julia Marlowe and Otis Skinner, The winner will receive another M8 in her home. |. Gave Books to Butler, Yale $2000 if he breaks the current rec- Party for Hobson Recalled At the time of her death Mrs. ord. She was a tireless bridge player Coleman was putting through colPenrose had extra \soantive to. and a 4 a member of the Woman's lege a | young man lid was $ the Hj first day, for the. world's closed course racing record of 374 m. p. h. Wiich he_ set, Jag minten in. Miami, Was ‘toppled’ ‘yestgraay by. o Beville, Hammon#; Ind. Beville, who will “fly in. ‘the Thompson, raced a P-51. with which his buddy, Bruce Raymond; also of Hammond, won 4th place in - the Thompson last year, to a $2500 first prize in the $5500 Kendall trophy race for P-51's. His speed was 384.602 m. p.'h. Takes Individual Honors -Beville's-exploit da Sunda calendar in which air force . cells are linked with cancer, ! planes and souped-up ex-fighters| Calcium, the mineral that makes | raced to new highs.. Tony Levier, Pons and teeth. hard, and an un-| champion pylon turner and chief KPOWn chemical in the cell that H test pilot for Lockheed Aifcraft Pinds calcium to itself and the cell, took. individual honors with top make the difference between aging, winnings of $4800 in two races. hard-shelled cells and young, vigor-' Levier @wvhirled around the 15- ©usly growing cells of youth and mile course at 360.866 m. p. h. to Cancer. take $2500 for first place and $500 This, briefly, for fastest single lap in the $5500 cancer and Sohio trophy. race for P-38 Light- evolved by Dr. Albert I. Lansing nings. He. drew down another of "Washington university of St. $1800 to become high winner in Louis and Barnard free skin and elimination heats and semi-finals cancer hospital here. of the $25,000 Goodyear _ trophy race for midget planes. The finals will be run today, Capt. Richard H. Burnor, Monteray, Cal, streaked from <Cleveland to Indianapolis—520 miles—i : : 63 minutes. 4 seconds to win the the journal, Science, Allison trophy. race for P-80 jef~ The stopping of growth is a critiplanes. His 494.279 m. p. h.-aver- Cal turning point in the starting of age speed placed ‘the pilot in the 88¢ changes, Dr. Lansing found in first fighter group, March Field, studies. of rotifers, microscopic | Cal, in front of five other shooting worms that live in ‘stagnant’ witer:’ star fliers. Successive generations of these

Cs |worms were traced. Lines of old 12,000 Jam Airport

{parentage showed a progressive de{cline i 1 1 . All To See Jet Racers cline in mean life span. All became A crowd estimated at. 12,000 per-

extinct after a limited number of sons swarmed over Weir. yok r a

generations. Lines of parental age , 3 vounger than that at which growth crease the minimum wage rate and municipal airport yesterday five-second thrill, + The visitors came to! see six jet planes round a pylon in the 522-.

ceases showed progressively longer restore to the labor department all life ‘spans and are free of any ' government functions relating to change. . the welfare of labor. Lack of Calcium Secretary. of Labor Lewis B mile Cleveland-1hdiznapolis round The length of life of rotigers Schwellenbach delivered the blast trip P-80 trophy race jh connection’ _"" os iat high. prices last night in" a with the national air races. could be markedly increased by The planes traveled so fast that many spectators scarcely had time to focus ther their field glasses,

threat to .the

. Linked to Calcium YU: S: Holida

: . "homeward: bound tonight are exScientist Traces pected to.send both the state ahd Evolution of Disease national toll still higher, Dead in Indiana are: Silas Gibbons, 13, New Winchester Robert Lincoln; 18, Winamac, William Nims, 18, Winamac. Fred Tincher, 53, Greencastle Marviana Benbow, 22, Anderson. Allen Barrows, 18, North Bend, O Mrs. Minnie Schneider, arding ‘st. ! Youth Drowns in Creek The Gibbons youth was the state's only drowning casualty. He drowned yesterday while swimming in a creek near Danville. State police rushed an Indianapolis fire de‘partment pulmotor to the scene but were too late to help ‘the boy. The two teen-age : Winamac ‘vouths were killed: in thie head-on collision of a light truck and passenger car early yesterday in Pulaski county, Mr. Lincoln was a passenger in the truck, driven by Donald Brown,

By Science Serviee ST. LOUfS, Sept. 1-—Hard ‘shelled cells are linked with aging! of the body. , Soft-shelled body

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is the picture of the aging process

‘ Use Microscopic Worms The theory is. based on studies by himself and numerous other investigators, he points out in .a report inthe forthcoming issue of |

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reléased in advance, that among “must” legislation for congress “early ‘in its next session” will be z proposals to broaden the - social

quate health insuranee system, in-

; radio speéch. treatment with - sodium . citrate : : which removed calcium from their Mr. Schwellenbach. hit back af cells. : Dr Lansing found in other critics who said the administration experiments; had lifted wage ‘controls, too soon | ee tissue is markedly ow in After the end of the war. He sale calcium, scientists have repeatedly wage controls were continued shown. . A calcium - defibiency in February, 1947, but that Songres : “ 7 lift ice cancer cells has recently been re- had sentially hed pr ported as te i a Seprensed He lashed out at what he called

K . the effort to place full responsi- . creased stickiness Makes separal on bility on labor for price increases.” ; of one cancer cell. from anotheg : Y., Sept. 1 cacy and may be part of the reason

(U. P.J—General Electric Co. en- to." tne" spread of cancer through gineers have solved the problem the body

of salvaging about 12 million feet of timber, liberally sprinkled metal and unexplored shell. The timber is near the Ft ep —————— Lewis military reservation in Wash+ LONG RANGE TALKS ington. How the shells got into it. 4 sHINGTON. Sept. 1 (U. P) nobody knows. Authorities sald rye army disclosed today that it they probably were shot {rom air- p.. developed long range radio,

planes 10 or 12 years ago. equipment which permits an air A contractor told the govern- commander sitting in Washington ment he wouldn't run any more of {4 keep in constant communication the timber through his sawmill with his bombers and fighters in _ because of danger from the am- any part of the globe. munition and because metal frag-.

zr vo ame vere Tima Teen Show Auditions Set for 6:30 P. M. Tomorro

The U. 8. corps” of 'gngineers asked the General Electric Co. what they could do about it. To- . First auditions for the mammoth talent. “Several hundred will take s aay Sngiiests were ready with a {een show planned by The Tesies 3 part in the show, etal detector. a downtown theater this fall. wi The detector will be placed in held at 6:30 p. m. tomorrow, .Net proceeds, from the production the ‘water. When .ogs containing ~Talented teen-agers will meet in ‘will be ear-marked by The Times to metal float by on their way to the the auditorium of the Wilking further teen activities throughout mill, the device’ will flash lights Musie Co. 120 N. Pennsylvania st. Indianapolis. and sound an alarm, engineers tomorrow and Wednesday. Those It will be an all- teen production said not ready to audition should register with teen-agers writing and staging “They - explained . the logs will one of the days. for’ the show cast thie gala show, the first all-city teen’ pass through a magnetic filed set will be selected from those: who re: show presented here, up- by the detectors coil system. port at that time. Experienced adults will aid the ’ electronic . circuit wil measure © All Types Needed teen committee as advisers. t+ amount of voltage unbalance’ Every. type of entertainer is The production will be presented. the fleld created by. the metal‘needed—singers, dancers, magicians, by The Times with the co-operation. .#n the ‘logs,. If the unbalance is'those capable of dramatic parts of the city park and recreation de@0ea, enough, the alarms go of. fm and any other kind of partment.

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| Salvage Timber Amid Shells

SCHENECTADY, N 1 Not an Answer

At the he advised

workers

same time, that “wage increases themselves are not an answer to their problem.” He said it had been demonstrated in the past two years; that securing wage increases like a dog who chases his tafl and is never qiiite able to reach It.” An administration spokesman on Capitol hill, Senator Joseph C. O'Mahoney D. Wyo.) meanwhil2 had something else to say about prices, particularly sfeel prices. Charging that steel companies were increasing their prices for fear of a. depression, Mr. O'Mahoney

These findings on cancer-are what WIth could be expected if littie* calcium Artillery jn the cells. is a mark of young,

v igorous Brow th. 13

She rose early and retired nouse, with the green glass canopy

* Growth of Cancer Six Killed in State T S. Holiday Toll Nears 250

"car

Truman Administration Makes Bid for Labor Vote

security system, establish an ade-_”

¢ A shotgun blast routed a prowler Renick, Pavette ville, W--Va.:

through the midway and all ‘riges and office” were busier prévious davs of the fair

yesterday as storm warnings from

ship. to flight over

low over

tention crowd

were Mr well and stepdaughter from Alaska. Mr. Hopewell, a native Hoosier from ~ Sulivan, become a fur trader, a full-blooded Eskimo woman and has lived there since that time.

HOSTESS AND PHILANTHROPIST — The fife of Mrs. Sallie E. Coleman both

ompsoh Trophy Race °

160,000 Persons Are Expected To Jam State Fair Turnstiles Today

rard, Frankfort. entered ~the ~oniv Percheron colt in the shaw. 4-H Club ‘Winners Breed winners in 4-H dairy calf show: were Gloria Shultz. Elkhart; Dick Rosenbury: Rochester; ‘Merlyn Klaehn, Ft . Wayne; Gene. Ross, Lebanon and Charles Sauerman Crown Point. .

Donald Hoffman. 11, Anderson. showed the champion junior yea - iio, activity, ling “Hereford, The championship Mary - Sue Halstead, Ellettsville, Shorthorn. was’ shown by. Joe 81+ yeceived @ trip «to the National ‘ler, Boswell; ands the championship regetable contest for her Prepards Angus by Donald Stoten Jr., ‘ar- tion of garden produce. thage. Gets Free Trip Ms. M. A. Stone. “Dayton, Ind. ~ Joan Hooseline, Crown Point, was won. the sweepstakes in the bread. awarded a $50 Dairy Foods bond baking competition with a loaf of with a demonstration. on home graham yeast bread. pasteurization of milk. The Terre Haute Vegetable-Grow-. Others to. receive trips. to National ers’ association of Vigo county 4-H club congress were June Newell, placed first for the best education- Delphi and eBtty Ann Boyd, grove al display of assorted vegetables. Point, Rush county .placed first in county, “The sheep shearing contest ela educational horticultural displays yesterday was won by Darrel Stoops, and in floral division, the Ward Sharpsville. Robert Marshall, Las A grade yearling colt which had Flower Ranch, Middletown, received Porte and Rex Chittick, a purebred: sire -won for Howard the first prize, who placed first and second in t ‘Wilson, -Swayzee. the grand cham- Local Firm Wins junior class, became eligible to come pionship Wn the Belgian draft horse ‘The Roepke Floral Co. Indian- pete in the Natforal Junior Sheare {4 -H club show. ‘Marilyn Sue South. apolis, drew first place honors for ing contest in Chicago in December,

(Continued From Page One) the large arrangement of plants aid : : foliage. - Misdemeanor, owned and ridden by Miss Sally Stokely, Indianapolis, won first place in the Green Hunter Class, Ceurse © at yesterday's horse show. \ va IB Vivian Bales, 17, Carmel, was ‘awarded a trip to the National 4- n

shows. were’ doing a ‘“landbusiness. . Concesgionaires than during the two The Goodyear blimp was absent he Terre Haute area grounded -the Fair officials had ~ planned take 4-H club winners on. a the fairgrounds. hf Visitors From Alaska novel swooped

in the 4-H Home club demonstra

The “helicopter” the grounds at ntervals however,

of the

regulal drawing ‘the at: record-breaking

the fair-goers. vesterday and Mrs. George FF. Hope- |

Among

went to Alaska in 11925 to He married

t) and in later years, in Indianapolis, was filled with deeds

baby born in the William H. Cole- ner who is the pastor of the Second man ‘Hospital for Women and edu- Presbyterian church, cating several children. She pre- ghe will be buried in the Down. sented a library of autographed ing Jot in Orown Hill amidst sthose|. first - editions of Indiana authors’ who were dearest to her in life. books to Yale university in memory’ Louisville, Ky., was Mrs. Coleof her late grandson, Colemari man's birthplace. -Her parents,” Mr. Atkins. ‘She made a similar gift of and Mrs. Michael Downing, brought books to Butler university honoring her here as. a very small child. Hilton U, Brown/ Mis8 Ethel May Her first husband was John H. VaMoore did: the necessary research jen Jr, who died when their and work of collecting the books. daughter, Suemma, was an infant. The Wheeler mission often re- In 1889, Mr. and Mrs. Coleman ceived checks from Mrs. Coleman were married. and she was instrumental in estab- Honorary pallbearers for Mrs. lishing the Little Traverse Bay hos- Coleman are: Dr, W. D. Gatch, pital, Petosky/ Mich. J. K. Lilly 8r, Dr, J. W. Ritchey, Mrs. Coleman was the first life Edgar Evans, Dr. Brandt Steele, member of the Mutual Service as- Dr. C. B. McCulloch, ‘'W. A. Missociation for the benefit of needy kimen, Dr. Charles Myers, W. A. women. Atkins, Thompson Kurrie, John W. Dr. Jean 8, Milnér will come from Keller, Samuel Sutphin, Charles his summer home in Michigan to Buschmann, Dr. Harry. Chamberconduct the funerdl at 2 p. m, Wed- lain, Dr. Dudley - Pfaff, Alfred P. nesday in the residence. Mrs. Cole- Conklin, Dr. DeWolfe Wales and man was a parishioner of Dr, Mil-|B. | Lawrerice.

raffic: Legion Opens Drive on Reds

O'Neil Elected

National Commander NEW YORK, Sept. 1 AU, P.).—

22. Winamae. Mr. Nims was riding with Roland Lowery, 20, Winamac, in the passenger car. | 3 Other Youths Hurt i | Also injured in the Lowery car were Richard Conn, 18, in a criti-| cal condition in Winamac hospital, American Legionnaires began a cruand Keith. Ash, 19. and Thomas 'sade today to drive. Communists Powers, 19, both of Wingmac, both and the Communist party out of the in -serious- condition. United States and tq hold back | Mr. Tincher was Xilled when a “the rising flood af, communism” in which he was a passenger in Europe. plunged down a 20-foot .embank-| To lead the drive, the veterans! ment- on U, 8. 40 near Manhattan. of two world wars, at the final! The driver, William D. Hoskins, session- of their 20th annual con19, Reelsville, and two other pas- vention yesterday, chose as National sengers escaped serious injury. commander, James F. O'Neil, 49, Earlier week-end fatalities were police chief of Manchester, N. H., Miss Benbow, who was fatally in-/ who campaigned for the job with jured when a car driven by Harold the slogan, “Stop the Red menace.” Wagner, 25, Muncie, erashed early. The 3518 weary Legionnaire deleSaturday mear Yorktown; Mr, Bar- gates, who remained behind for the raws, fatally injured Friday wpen last business meeting of the foura coal truck in which he was riding gay gathering, passed: resolution overturned near Guilford, and Mrs. after resolution denouncing comSchneider, who died in €ity hos- munism as “the greatest menace pital after a.motorist struck her as facing America today.” she crossed the .street in front of her home Friday night

Stassen Indorses Program Former Governor Harold BE: Stassen of Minnesota indorsed the program). WATTHINE support of the Marshall plan for European reconstruction was the only ‘alternative to the spread of communism in Europe, said actually they were The convention routed a western depression” by “Pricing themselves golationist bloc, led by U 8. Senout of the market.” ator ‘George W, Malone (R. Nev.) Mr. Truman and Mr. Schwellen- that sought to amend the report of bach left the denunciation of the the Legion: foreign relations com-Laft-Hartley act to the leaders of mittee to eliminate support of the organized ‘labor. Mr. Green, Mv». Marshall plan and to base AmeriMurray, the United Mine Workers can loans to Europe on the idea (A. F.-of L) headéd by John L. that repayment was essential. Lewis and the railroad brotherhoods Among the plans to combat ¢ém- | called for repeal of “this infamous munism and prépare* against agact” and political action In 1948 0 gression, the delegates, defeat those congressmen who voted oy 3.220.763 for it. ’

Gems Taken in SA. 2 Says Mrs. Noll

~-LAKE. WAWASEE, Ind, (U. P.).—Mrs. Laura E. Noll, 58, wealthy widow of a Pt. Wayne, Ind., cough sirup manufacturer, said today she believed $100,000 in jewels was stolen fro her baggage when it_went through a customs. station

in. Buenos. Aires. ¢ tional defense measures, building

The jewelry was revealed t0 be {je ‘air forces and the merchant misgifig “Saturday when the FBI ,...

said it was investigating™ the case After “a wrangle

Mrs. Noll said the. jewels were In ponents of public housing and. pri-| one of three jewelry bags when She vate housing. the -delegates voted | salled Irom Buenos Airés on Aug

not. to support the Taft-Ellender-| 8 for New Orleans aboard the Miss. waoner housing bill because of its| issippi Shipping Co.'s liner Del

“political” nature Norte. Otlier officers, all elected without | opposition National bert A White,

“inviting

represent - Legionnaires, voted

ONE: ’ Petition congress to outlaw the Communist party. TWO: Support the plan, American aid to Greece and Turkey THREE: Stockpile atomic bombs and keep atofic “know how” =a secret FOUR" stitution citizens

Sept. 1

Amend

the U. 'S gtondeprive “subversive” from the rights of freedom of press and speech. FIVE: Petition for a special session of congress to enact universal military training and other na-

Shotgun Blast Fails To Halt Prowler

‘vice commanders—AlCree, Rutland, Vt.; Joe College. Park, Ga.; Ryron

“Saturday night at the home of Noel ard B. Ott, Ritzville, Wash. : Bettis, 1521 Céllege ave. Mr. Bettis Barnes. White Lake, 8, D sald he saw ‘the man peeking Into, The new national chaplain was ‘a rear window. He slipped around {he Rev. Fr. Frank L. Herrington, ‘the house and taptured him. While Butte. Mont . his wife was telephoning the police,! The women's auxiliary to the Lethe man wriggled loose. Bettis let gion “elected Mrs.’ Pee Hutton, of £0 a blast with his shotgun but the Excelsior, Minh, as the new presi-| prowler toscaped. dent; Mrs. Myrton Skelley, Ripa Moines, Ia, national chaplain, and

Three Sisters to Qpe Mrs. Carl Zipxbn, Gibonsburg, 0. national historian

Boys’ Shop Here Department ‘heads elected were: A boys’ shop featuring clothing Mrs. J. J. Jerabek, Algoma, Wis, | for young boys will be opened at central divition: Mrs. Johny A:l the Three Sisters, 17 N. Illinois st., Lakeman Jr, West . Springfield, | Jack Siegel, manager, announced Mass, eastern diviston; - Mrs. John today. B. Kirkpatrick, . Eustis, ¥la., southThe new department will be lo- ern division; Mrs. W. Dingle, Daycated. in the basement and will ton, Wash, western division; Mrs. joperate in conjunction with the Franklin Bowersox, Fremont, Neb. Three Sisters little girls’ shop {northwest division,

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