Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 October 1947 — Page 1

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58th YEAR—NUMBER 191

Entered as Second-Class Matter at Postoffice Indianapolis, Ind, Issued daily except Sunday

MONDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1947

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OUR FAIR CITY . .. WHAT THE PEOPLE WANT OUR NEXT MAYOR TO DO—

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OUR FARR CITY.

— From the air, it looks stately and serene. But down to earth, the town is characterized by

ods Demand Better Services

Point to Backlog Of Broken Streets, Lack of Sewers

‘Want to Know About Unused Playgrounds, Unregulated Dumps, Poor Collections By RICHARD LEWIS AFTER FOUR YEARS of war and two more of get“ting over it, Our Fair City has accumulated an.unprecedented backlog of neighborhood woe and irritation. It struck John Gunther, writer, as the dirtiest town in America. Perhaps this is not so. The shape the City is in today would make the charge hard to disprove, Broken streets, dirty streets, broken sewers, no sewers, ho water, floods, poor garbage collection, poor transportation, widening slums, unregulated dumps—these make up a pattern of municipal delinquency on a big scale.

Grievances Long and Loud . ON THE EVE of the City's first municipal election since the war, The Times has taken an inventory of neighborhood grievances, which make Our Fair City not so fair. The list is both long and loud. What do the candidates for Mayor, William H. Wemmer, Republican, and Al Feeney, Democrat, propose to do about it? Electioneering so far has produced waves of matchbox covers on the one hand and baby sitters on the other. It has yet to bring out a strong statement on street cleaning or other elementary affairs of state, Street cleaning is a small thing. It is one of the services. however, voters want and don't get in Irvington, Brightwood, Broad Ripple, Fairview, North Indianapolis, Haugh-

ville, West Indianapolis, downtown and the South Side, ’ . » .

~ an accumulation of neighborhood woe and irritation.

Reds Call Off Strike in Paris

Move Follows Victory Of De Gaulle Party |

BULLETIN

French municipal off their crippling Paris transport strike.

PARIS, Oct. 20 (UP)—French troop reinforcements were rushed to Paris tonight as Communistdominated labor unions renewed their threat of a general strike. The threat followed Gen. Charles De Gaule’s sweeping victory in| nationwide municipal elections. Some troops, it was learned, arrived in Paris this morning, War Minister Paul Coste-Floret was rerted reliably to have ordered the inforcements to handle any possible disorders arising from the failure of the Communists to score a| clear-cut victory at the polls. Gen, De Gaule's party, the rally of the French people, received 41.5 per cent of the four million votes counted. The party was organized six months ago to fight the Communists, who received 20.7 per cent of the vptes in yesterday’s elections, Reds Second Best Premier Paul Ramadier's Socialists received 20.8 Per cent, and the Popular Republican movement, once the strongest party in France, received 8.2 per cent. The Communists were stung. They decided to continue the crip- | pling week-old strike on Paris’ subways and busses. They again threatened to call a general strike in Paris unless the Ramadier government submitted to their demands for more money, There is a total of 33,000 on strike. The 25,000

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Oct. 20 (UP)—Clyde Limbaugh, 43, selfstyled murder mystery novelist, was arrested today in connsation with the slaying of his pw®.wife near here last Tuesday

REDS ACCUSE COLUMBIA U. NEW YORK, Oct. 20 (UP) —» A leading Soviet publication, the New Times, has charged that Columbia University is training intelligence

” » » Problems to Be Pointed Out : IN AN EFFORT to make the election of Mayor of Indianapolis lsomething more than a popularity contest, The Times proposes to ask [the mayoralty candidates how they plan to solve the civie problems {found in The Times survey. The Times will publish a brief description of the problems, com= plaints and grievances neighborhood by neighborhood in a series of |articles this week. 7 It will publish the answer of each candidate next week,

Meanwhile, here are some of the questions citizens are asking.

Bp Pressure Denied Feeney Takes Lead = roy,

In Times Election Poll |

De Hollywood Stars mocratic Candidate Has 66%, Wemmer Fight ‘Red’ Quiz 34% of First Week's Ballots Two post-war plans have been drawn for Indianapolis—one for of Hollywood's| **°P world war

| WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 (UP) THE THES STRAW VOTE for Mayor revealed these. |mace surss isy L® WHY, then, do streets jog. narrow and finally disappess in front results in the first alation: RR “fantasy” 5 Housg.committee charge of somebody's: factory, warehouse or home? For Al Feeney, Democrat Sop I A that his 2 produced a film be-| WHY does the Board of Works give away a portion of a residential For William H. Wemmer, Republican 349, cduse of “White House pressure.” (street to & private concern without even notifying the residents? : : / aC Jack L. Warner, vice president, yyy goes the Zoning Board permit a factory to continue operating

The fish JeHums als showed party ‘ends a2 follows: of Warner Brothers, told the House ,,, a temporary, wartime variance in a builtup residential neighborhood?

Straight Democrat Votes .........covvevenesesssiseae.. 30% - ommi i Siralent Republican Votes .......... as an sina di 220, jus Ameriosn. Sotmmiiise oy WHY does the City Plan Commission okay new developments before Republicans for Democrat Feeney .........vievvenees 20% Iwas “a subversive activity,” then— Storm or sanitary sewers are built? { Democrats for Republican Wemmer .............oc0uie 4% “The American Liberty ships WHAT provision is the city going to make to see that water service | No Party Preference Indicated ....................... 24% fo carried food and guns to|is provided to the 600 residences within city limits now dependent on » ” # ” ” i

What Taxpayers Ask, Mr. Candidate—

ONE—Clean streets. If

ment, how about a man with a broom and pusheart? TWO-—Dump eradication.

smoke, !

THREE—More playgrounds and use of the ones

now locked up,

FOUR--Grade separation. FIVE—Temporary sidewalks where children must walk in streets to and from school. SIX—Public health regulations enforced, particu-

larly in slums. SEVEN~—Better trash

EIGHT-—Crosstown transportation. NINE—Better safeguards than flasher signals at

rail crossings.

TEN-—City planning which won't Be forgotten.

the city can't afford equip-

Get rid of rats and.

and garbage collection,

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postal card sold in views you

: 3 5 Fair Sel . 4 this h t on ag ot Caen past smoldering Caven-Minnesota St. dumps.

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Defense Lawyers Waive

ice feature, win the election Nov. 4.

THE TIMES STRAW VOTE is conducted strictly Its results are NOT offered as a prediction of who will

» as a public serv-

Here is how the voting is conducted:

Ballot cards are being mailed

includes all sections of the City and The voting is completely secret. on the cards to identify the indiv ballot to The Times. ® n »

‘THE BALLOT CARDS read:

Mayor as follows:"”

statement:

“I usually vote Republican , . . ¥ - » REPUBLICANS who showed a

Republican Wemmer.

If the “usually Republican” votes cast in the straw poll for Mr. | Feeney had gone to Mr. Wemmer and the “usually Democrat’ votes cast for Mr. Wemmer had been credited to Mr. Feeney, the two candidates would have polled 50 per cent each in the first tabulation. The Times will publish the results of its postal card poll each day as the ballots are received until the pre-election week-end. X | staff of experienced straw vote clerks will continue to report any \Y changing trends as more of the returns are received at The Times |

offices. : Another tabulation will appear

to Indianapolis residents whose

names gre taken from the City directory in a regular pattern that

the entire alphabet. There are no marks of any kind idual when he returns his straw »

“If I were voting TODAY I would mark my official ballot for

Space was left for the individual to mark his choice. Although the first cards were mailed more than a week ago, others are being mailed daily to keep abreast of possible changes in the trend as the election campaign reaches its peak. . The Times offers"no analysts of the straw vote. However, in an | attempt to record the voting trend, the ballot included the following

Democrat . . . (check one).”

» - n tendency to cross party lines to vote for Democrat Feeney outnumbered the Democrats who voted for

in tomorrow's Times,

naval vessels wnich convoyed them were likewise engaged in subversive tactivities.” |

| “Mission to Moscow”

{Russian allies, and the American wells? |

book of the same name by Joseph @. Davies, former U.S. Ambassador to Russia, has been denounced hy the committee as too pro-Russian.| {It was produced during the war.

{Counsel Robert E. Striping, be-| |spectacled Mr. Warner said: have never seen a Communist, and! I wouldn't know one if I saw one.” “As to Pascists,” he added, “yes, I have seen them—but not in this country.” Mr. Warner said he would favor | legislation outlawing Communists if} {it could be framed without contra-| |vening the Bill of Rights and with out taking “away the right of an American to make livelihood.” Must Be Free He added that he “certainly would not hire” a man who wanted “to overthrow the government of the United States.” Mr. Warner said the movies as 11 as the press must be free. ‘If not,” he said, “we’ll have a epetition of what destroyed countries abroad.” Pressed as to whether he favored

Wemmer Home Burglarized; |

AA BURGLARS WHO mysteriously entered the home of William H. Wemmer, Republican candidate for Mayor, last night were sought by police, Mr. Wemmer sald this morning he did not know how the burglars entered the house at 5260 N. Meridfan 8t. No windows or doors were broken, he said. Reporting ‘that two pieces of

agents to operate within Russia. This was learned today when copies

heirloom jewelry were taken, the Republican te sald he did not know what other items were

100 MPH Winds Pound Bermuda

{ “passing a law to outlaw the Com-

/" | munist party,” Mr. Warner replied:

“I am in favor of making it an illegal organization.” |

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. | Mr. Warner was the first of the!

| Hollywood witnesses to be called | before the long-impending hegring

HAMILTON, Bermuda, Oct. 20 (Cobtinued on Page 2—Column 4)

(UP)—A hurricane hit

the blow, which reached an appar- 8a m..... lent. peak at 9 a. m,

| The weather bureau sald the, Another day of pleasant fall from its hiding place in the store

storm was centered 35 miles west-| weather is on th and buried it along the railroad northwest of Bermuda at 9 a. m.| on She autuisn many Jor

Bermuda today. The weather bureau reported More Good Weather steady winds of 75 miles an Hour Promised Hoosierland and gusts up to 100 miles an hour, |

No major damage or casualties, were reported in the first phase of| 7 a. m

LOCAL TEMPERATURES

Sa.m..... 53 10am....N RA 38: lam....18 58 12 (Noom),, 76 ! Sam... .6 Ipm.... 7

Juvenile

schoolboys have to play ball in the

WHAT does the Park Board plan to d3 about its abandoned playlground on the East Side where a crumbling brick shelter house has Under questioning by Committee become a rendezvous for thieves to split up loot? { WHY isn't there a playground for children who live in the north“Teast section of the city between Sherman Dr. and Emerson Ave.? WHY isn’t there a playground for the children who live In Bright-

wood ?

WHY do parents who live on the South Side east of Meridian §t.

fear to send their children to the Kansas and Meridian Sts.?

WHY does personnel at the South Side Community Center have to spend money out of their own pockets to finance recreation activities at this municipally-operated bullding.?

What does the Park Board plan do to about recreation for West Indianapolis? What about a swimming pool for Washington Park? For Brookside) Park? For Riverside Park instead’ of the treacherous 26th St. beach?

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8 8 8 d TAXPAYERS spend more than $2;

million annually for public healln

‘Wanted a Chicken Farm,’ Says Self-Robbing Clerk

Blew Hot, Cold About Big Idea, Liquor Store

Employee Explains;

» By HEZE CLARK “1 just wanted to have a few chickens and bach it in Tennessee." That's how George P. Mayo, erstwhile manager of a package liquor store at 419 W. Washington St., today explained his dramatic but uncon-

| vineing “holdup” loss of more than lin the sunny South and an object {mice ‘and men,” Last week, Mayo told The Times, {he blew hot and cold about his big |idea. . Thursday he decided to go ahead with it, took more than $500

{tracks near Missouri and Market

Delinquency More Serious

TAXPAYERS spend $1 million a year for recreation and park fa- “ . leflities. Records of the Council of Social Agencies g¢how juvenile deMission to Moscow,” based on 8 jinauency more serious than ever before,

WHY are city playground gates locked in the afternoons so that

Mayo is in jail with his shattered dream of a bachelor's paradise

street?

playground operating part-time at

services in Indianapolis. ! In the areas near downtown, why has the Board of Health failed to make some of the city’s worst slump dwellings meet minimum pubile health regulations? What can the Board of Health| to clean up one of the biggest

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by Victor Peterson, Staff Photographer.

FACES TRIAL TODAY— Richard Dale the

Court,

Courtroom Photo Times Imel walks into County Circuit

Martinsville, where the

Faces Charge Today

Morgan

state will attempt to prove him quilty of killing his stepmother

$500 of the store's money. in Indianapolis March 8.

Death at Elbow 2 Hours in Movie CINCINNATI, Oct. 20

lesson about the “best laid plans of

the street. Mayo spun a fine story to Patrolman Liese, including how he had been confronted with an “awfully big” gun,

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Jury Trial for Young Imel

Doctors Hold Boy

Temporarily Insane By LOUIS HINER Times State Service MARTINSVILLE, Oct. 20~Attor« neys for Richard Dale Imel, 14= year-old Indianapolis youth charged with killing his stepmother Mar. 8; waived a jury trial today in Morgan Circuit Court before Judge Omar O'Harrow. The state immediately began pre« sentation of evidence to prove the youth guilty of the slaying of Mrs. Lillian Imel First prosecution witness was Paul Lowery, Indianapolis police man, who was first on the scens thé night of the shotgun killing. He described the home and said the boy appeared to be incoherent at the time. Given Mental Examination This attitude of young Imel ear lier brought about a mental exams ination on request of Sherwood Blue, Indianapolis defense attorney. Drs. Philip Reed and Vernon. Hahn of Indianapolis said they be« lieved the boy temporarily insane at the time of the shooting. State Drs. Louis W. Nie and Murray DeArmond, Indianapolis, agreed on the report after a second examination, The state will not contest a plea of insanity by the defense, but will attempt to. establish guilt and leave to the court what care or treatment the youth should receive to prevent his condition from becoming a danger to society. Doctors to Be Called

Doctors who examined young Imel were scheduled to appear in court this afternoon to present their findings. Purther presentation of state evidence probably will continue {through tomorrow with the defense

He had no way of kpowing, un- Walter Saul couldn't enjoy the taking over Wednesday,

fortunately, that Patrolman Liese Dorothy had been. standing on’ that spot

Lamour movie,

stranger sitting beside

The him, had dismissed this morning following

Some 25 prospective jurors were

of the periodical arrived here from Indianapolis and vicinity. { hadn't AT of or some minutes, and hadn't seen " the defense motion, but most reMoscow. / but that Mrs, We ’ had Bart an ayipy Sela was flooded.| The Weather Bureau predicted Sts. he said. anyone enter or leave the liquor put his head on Mr. Saul’s shoulder mained 16 ‘witness: the : iaken a list. to detectives, ia ry 2 a ons wor Jie sunny skies for today and tempera-| Late that night he blew ‘cold store, So, although admitting the and died. Father With : Times Index Detectives would not reveal the was in the streets able debris| tures in the 70s reaching a high of| again, but when he went {6 dig up| story was very interesting, Patrol-| Mr. Saul thought quickly. If he ather Boy Nis 10 ORT, To Reloom Jv was Re" Tae eo he sous hore ws ns ei we Ss v1 7 me Lis ook 8 dm iw 5 Lg yin, o called WTS tn cot and mde . ‘oun a case: . T - 2 | plaus y. We aby Bridge .......16|Dr. O'Brien...17|in q safe or strong box. Mr, Wem- Sms of witiie spume. Some small tinue through tomorrow. "| “So then 1 had to go through with| He communicated his attitude to the crowd might panic. So he sat quently at persons whom he knew, Carnival ,....13|Othman ......13| ner would make no estimate of | . A similar day yesterday drew|it” Mayo said sadly as he was in-| police headquarters, and together quietly for two hours until the His father sat beside him as the Classified ,.20-22| Patterns .....16| phir value. bil thousands of motorists into theiterviewed in his cell. “I figured with detectives Willlam Britton and [double feature was over, with déath proceedings got under way. Comics .......23|Radio ........ country to view: the fall colors. somebody had seen me plant the Albert Kelly, began an investigation. in the next’ seat. Assisting Mr. Blue in the defense Crossword ....18|Ruark 13 ) sk Mrs. Manners: » co " | npted,” “I've| Glenway is Homer Eliott, Martinsville, Reps wens eee 13 Jobs. Home Building . « Brown County was overrun with money and had dug it up. “I was tempted,” Mayo said. “I've]| Mr. Saul entered the Glenway | ' Editorials ....14|Scherrer .....14 r ry ® It you have a : visitors. | Pridsy morning, Mayo said, heibeen in poor health for about two Theater Saturday night with his resenting the state are Ed Stears Fashions .....17|Side Glances..14 Wages Hit New Peak | or a question—on pro sub- The mercury reached a high of 79|1,.ced himself in a back room and|vears. I wanted to go back to my wife and 5-year-old son. Aloysius Jr. and John Daily, Marion county . Forum .......14|Society ....... 16 WASHINGTON, Oct. 20. (UP)— ject write « letter 10 The yesterday and.dropped to 52 early ij ew the key down a hole. Helold home near Dayton, Tent. have Bollin, 57, a stranger to ‘Saul, al- prosecutor's office, and Hugh Couch, Meta Given. ..17|Sports ..... 18-19 t reported toda * MRS. MAN this morning sed a loud uproar until Prank/a few chickens and just batch. Iready was seated. About 15 min- Martinsville. Don Hoover. ..14| Teen Topics. ..16 that JSUrarRe t. I T . NERS, poy up of Moor a don't even know exactly how much utes went by before Mr. Saul : ‘as vee 0] employmen i : . Moore, manager oore’s I ’ ’ : TOC HIT NEW HIGHS Inside Indpls..13{Teen Talk +1814 iiding and factory wages hit new ® The ASK MRS. MAN- Watson * mproyed’ 1S: eo shop Rake door, came and money there was.” |noticed "his neighbor was not | STOCKS : . o+ 13) Weather Map 12 org peaks lst month. NERS column is another | WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 (UP) — pried open the door with a screw-| Detectives said Mayo was to be breathing. | NEW YORK. Oct. Ruth Millett. 17 Wom. News. .17) economist’ predicted the EXCLUSIVE public service |pormer Indiana Sen. J E. Wat. driver. : ireslated some time today on a| “I felt his pulse,” Mr. Saul said. Stocks rose to new Movies 10 | Word-A-Day .13 A wp feature of your TIMES, gd na ames ol Mayo then dashed out and told charge of violating the city’s new . sernenn dB] * yo en el ! J

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‘economy would 'soh was reported “improved” today after spending a “fairly good night”! his holdup story to Patrolman Rob- ordinance against making a

in Garfield Hospital here. r rt Liese who was standing #cross| report to police. )

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