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Half-Block Building Reduced fo Shell in 1947's Worst Blaze

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58th YEAR—NUMBER 250

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1947

“(Photo on Page 2) : By JACK THOMPSON Wa Indianapolis’ worst fire of 1947 broke out last midnight in a half-black square building in 19 E. South St. and by morning had reduced the brick structure to a charred and l [smoking shell. A rough estimat 000 was made by David L. Bel

Fair and Warmer And Maybe Snow

Scattered lcy Spots Reported Over State

LOCAL 1! RA) URES 6 a.m. J a m.... 33 Ham... 30 12 (Noon) .. 38 1 p.m 39

e of the fire loss of more than $100, ‘man of 3616 Watson Rd. and Joseph Celander of 1527 Central Ave., who own the three

yusinesses int the building. Every available fireman not rejuired for the security of the rest of the city was rushed to twoalarm blaze -early this morning us {lames ~ speared ‘through the roof «nd stabbed out of window frames. 100 Firemen Battle Blaze Glass exploded with the crack of pistol shots during the night. More than 100 firemen battled the ‘blaze all night from 15 companies lincluding 11 pumper and three lad der companies. The bright orange glow’ of the mighty blaze could be seen for miles: Its pulsating reflection could be seen against -the light overcast sky from all sections of the city, The building was occupied by three concerns, most of it serving as office and warehouse for the Sanita Chemical and Supply Division of the Sanitary Washed Wiper Co. which handles chemicals and

THE GREAT WHITE WAY — There wasn't any doubt about it today—New York's White Way was just that. The 25.8 inches of snow that fell in the metropolis the last 22° hours would have buried this famous thoroughfare if the snowplows (left background, right) hadn't been on the job. :

The Indianapolis weather bureau 4 forecaster promised fair weather * for the week-end today with slightly higher temperatures. He qualified his promise, however, with the announcement that a stationary front was moving slowly eastward perhaps to bring snow flurries tonight. He sald the front would not carry anything that would interfere with either flying or driving. | janitors’ supplies.

THe ae Highway aslo Other firms occupying the build- | APDE a ii Bid mig os on | IN8 are the Indiana Bag Co, and | the Weatherman, e commission. allied Roofing and Siding Co,

today ordered four new heavy SNOW | iy ose offices were not damaged by {plows and scraper trucks in antiei-| 0 fire

{pation of more heavy snow storms. # [ This Is the second such order] Merchandise Consumed made this season and will bring the! In addition to thousands of doltotal to 11 trucks when delivery is lars worth of chemicals, cartons of | made in January. |automobile and floor wax, brooms, | The State Highway Department mops, bales of burlap and bales of | reported scattered lcy spots in the rag became fuel for the fire, La Poite and north portion of the] Weary, wet and begrimed firemen Greenfleld - districts and consider- plodded through the debris - of

HOT DOG—Naturally the "hot dog" exclamation refers to the dainty morsel (again referring to the "hot dog") which is being prepared for a little snack on Malibu Beach in California while a record heat wave swept Southern California. Quite a contrast from the scenes of New York City at the left. The young lady's name is Kristine Miller and she seems to be acquiring quite a suntan.

N.Y. Digs Out of Snow; Fuel Shortage Looms

Death Toll in Blizzard 30 ds Thousands Are Left Stranded in Storm

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WHICH CAR'S MINE? — Snow taken. The fellows who parked their cars here probably had to scrape the snow off several of them before they could tell which one belonged to which p :

Durham Adviseq To Shun Hearing

Lawyer's Request For Delay Rejected

If the Police Trial Board meets Monday to - hear disciplinary charges against Patrolman Jacque Durham, the patrolman will not be present, his attorney, Henry Richardson Jr. said today. Police Chief Howard Sanders ordered Patrolman Durham last night to appear before the board Monday to answer charges of insubordination and improper demeanor and failure to show proper respect to superior officers. Attorney Richardson said he advised Chief Sanders he could not be present Monday to defend the patrolman and asked for a postponement of the hearing until Jan. 5. Mr. Richardson said he had to take a business trip to Tulsa, Okla.

Tried in Absentia The defendant, he said, is entitled to represe.tation by counsel before the trial board. Chief Sanders said at noon he had received no formal request for postponement of the trial. He said it would be held on schedule Monday morning. In that case, said Mr. Richardson, the patrolman§would be tried in absentia. The attorney said he had advised his client not to without counsel. The Chief said Patrolman Durham would be tried by a board composed of four captains with himself presiding as chairman. “Postponement of the trial to a

week from next Monday would A Palestine government Spee lamps have reduced the bacteria coach most of his life but he also throw the whole controversy over man said army and police units count. in the President's office by boxed for three years.

to the next administration, a new safety board and a new chief of police.

The charges against Patrolman town. Defending Arabs engaged ,ihor parts of the ‘White House. Helas a boxing promoter, too, at least

Durham grew out of his protest against being haled into headquarters Christmas Eve on an anonymous tip that he was drunk and disorderly. ) They also grew out of his doubt that there had been a telephone tip, anonymous or otherwise, and

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Amusements , 9| Johnson 9 Eddie Ash ,.. 7| Mrs. Manners 2 Bible Bee .... 4 Movies Books Churches 4 Radio Classified 12, 13!Side Glances 14! Soctety

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‘Washington Calling—

Reds May Try to Gain Rule Of Italy by Force in 1948

Next Year Expected to Bring Showdown With Russia Throughout the World

WASHINGTON, Dee. 27—1948 will be showdown | year with Russia on both side$ of the world. Red fifth columns in Europe are now on the defensive, but don’t think the 14 men who rule Russia are through. | Next step may be attempt to seize power by force in Italy. ; Communists there are well equipped with arms, and Soviet agents, trained in revolution, are on the spot. Yugoslavia is next door, and Italian Reds can count on getting weapons and men from Tito. Guerrillas fighting in Greece were trained in Balkans, and similar bands may be sent into Italy. One thing makes Russia pause, according to best-informed opinjon here: What would U. 8S. do? Plans we've announced for helping Europe make her believe we'd not stand idly by.. And for the moment, at least, she’s not prepared to risk war with us, $ Showdown With Reds? OTHER SIDE of the world: If China's given adequate support from ¥. 8. government it intends (Continued on Page 2—Column 1)

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Violet Ray Lamps

Protect Truman | WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 | Germ-killing ultra violet ray lamps have been installed in the White House to protect President Truman

from colds and other respiratory have attacked the Arab town of Tulkarem east of Nathanya today. Biments that may be broyght in { The attack touched off a pitched Brig. Gen. Wallace H. Graham,

{battle which still was going on. White House physician, said the

Arabs, Jews Wage Pitched Battle...

JERUSALEM, Dec. 27 (UPy—Sev{eral hundred Jews were reported to

were speeding to the scene, 62 cent Unofficial quarters reported that Per Graham said he plans to an estimated 500 Jews assaulted the have additional lamps installed in

them on its outskirts. expressed the hope that they would Early reports were short on de- reqyuce the danger of bronchitis tails and said nothing of casualties. som which Mr. Truman frequently During the night Jewish bands . fers attacked at least six Arab areas in reprisal for Arab attacks on Jew-

ish convoys. Premier's Flight Denied WEYMOUTH, Mass, Dec. : | (UP)—The bodies of a family of

TEHRAN, Iran, Dec. 27 (UP)—| ve mother, father and their Government officials denied today, {three daughters—were found in a that former Premier Ahmad Gha- toda victims of vam was scheduled to leave Tran Hore here, gas y: the 9 hortly as reported. : shortly Friends a Police listed the dead as: Carl Voight, about 48; his wife, |and their daughters, Ethyl, 17; | Lorraine, 20, and Elva, 23, Mr. (UP)~—The Voight was a painter.

Parents, 3 Daughters Di In Gas-Filled Home

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Kremlin Warms Up MOSCOW, Dec. 27

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portation was suspended. Only a few commuter trains were running. Passenger trains to and from the West were hours behind : | schedule. For Mat Shows {operating on a near normal basis. | Scores of commuters who left {New York last night for a ride of a Carter as [lew miles home reached their sta- | tions this morning. They spent the {night on stranded. trains or in intermediate stations. Times Sports Editor i Fuel Shortage Threat Billy Thom, the popular local The city was threatened with a junior heavyweight wrestler, former major fuel shortage because deliv- | middleweight champion and former eries were almost impossible.

| head mat coach at Indiana Univer-| Mayor William CDwyer, hurrying

Thom Gets License

Succeeds

Top Promoter By EDDIE ASH

as the city’s top promoter of pro- Cal, ordered his emergency board fessional grappling shows, into session to cope with the crisis. Thom is to take over Tuesday, | Pire Commissioner Frank J when the next mat program is Quayle said impassable streets prestaged at the Armory. sented “the greatest emergency in Carter, who has promoted wres- the history of the New York City ting here since 1932, is retiring! Fire Department. He appealed to Jieom the sport and now plans a, * ee long rest. Thom and Carter have Sn |been close personal friends for Let It Snow {vears, and Lloyd recommended {Billy to, be his successor. Thom Gets License The Indiana State Athletic Com{mission recognized Thom as fully {qualified to step into the shoes of | {the veteran Carter and issued a li-| cense to Billy to carry on. Thom has been a versatile athlete. versity of Towa and later turned to coaching sports, | Billy was head wrestling coach at {Indiana University for 18 years and lestablished nation-wide fame as a (builder of champions. His mat [teams won nine Western Conféfence [team championships, 56 individual champions, 14 national champions land he also sent four IU grapplers [to the Olympics, | { . Thom has been a pro wrestler and

Doctor's Wife Recalls

But the old-timers Who weathe

“1t's a good snow, all right, bu Dr. Alfred Meyer, looking out the w Dr. Meyer, 93, was the only physician to reach Mt. Sinai Hospital that first day of the blizzard in March, 1888. He was 33 years old then and made the journey in a horse and buggy. ” » “THE DOCTOR scorns this While at storm,” Mrs, Meyer said, “Of course 3 a ak Goat he also served as ne hasn't been out In it. If he had, assistant football instructor. He is " uncertain about following Carter | "6," El Jeet differently show do | myself,” dded. “The day of the Boy. until alter he gives it more dn) ihe ctor got a bed bought. land found the wind had blown a Thom resides in Indianapolis and drift of snow right into our bedfor years has been a frequent Drin- room. My, what a yell he let out tipal in main mat events at the when his bare feet hit that snow.” AFSUEY, ’ . 8 8

Depended Upon Science. ‘ Billy has performed on mat cards NEW YORK, Dec. Hip) eu tall over the country and has a detectives nearly . fini Eng { .covered car last night wide acquaintance with wrestlers, 0ut @ SROW-cOV Porgy managers and promoters, - before they discovered was In Thom’s active career in the Mot thelr own. . wrestling ring, Billy depended more o . upon science than roughi#actics and| NEW YORK, Dec. 27 (UP)—The his Indiana U. mat teams-in the snow cut business at some night Western conference followed that clubs to less. than 25 per cent of formula in stacking up. many vic- normal last night and kept many tories. | theater and party goers at home. Many of the country’s big-time Sherman Billingsly of the Stork

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sity, today succeeded Lloyd Carter home from a vacation at El Centro,|

NEW YORK, Dec. 27 (UP)—The world's largest city

snowstorm in its history.

The storm blew in from the Atlantic ocean at 4:25 a. m.’ (Indianapolis Time) yesterday and ended at 2:05 a. m. today,

t piled into drifts six feet deep

citizens to take special precautions against fire. Officials at City Hall said an “unofficidl state of emergency existed in the city.” There were at least 30 dead in the storm area which stretched from Washington to Maine and into Eastern Pennsylvania.” Most of the

victims died of heart attacks from |

over-exertion, New Snow Seen

Deaths included 12 in the greater

New York area, three in New Jersey, three in Massachusetts, two each in New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Pennsylvania, five in Connecticut, and one at Saratoga Lake, N.Y, A new. threat of snow worried {New Englanders today after a sav{age nor'easter—punctuated by {full-scale thunderstorm-—swept the |six-state area and left as much as two feet of snow in some places, The weather bureau reported a weak disturbance over the northern Great Lakes area which may relsult in light snow in New England Monday or Tuesday. It was the heaviest snowfall

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Old Timers Say There's Nothing Like Old Blizzards

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Leaped From Bed Into Snowdrift

NEW YORK, Dec. 27 (UP)—The record of the blizzard *of 1888 was He played football at the Uni- phyried under a 26-inch snowfall today.

red the “hig snow” refused Lo admit

that this was anything more than just another storm.

t nothing like the old blizzard,” said indow of his Park Ave. apartment

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NEW YORK, Dec. 27 (UP)—Bus company - officials reported today that 2000 busses are “missing” snow-blocked streets and highways.

o " n NEW YORK, Dec. 27 (UP) Morning newspapers ‘were delivered by subway today because snowsjammed streets prevented normal delivery by truck.

" n ” NEWARK, N. J, Dec. 27 (UP)~ The Essex County Catholic Youth Organization canceled its annual “Snowball Dance” last night because of snow,

! ” rn LOS ANGELES, Dec. 27 (UP)—A |winter heat wave that has broken (all records went into its sixth day {today. Temperatures of 84 degrees in Los Angeles yesterday were the highest for the day in Weather Bureau history, and a Christmas Day 83 set another record The tropical heat sent thousands {to beaches, blossomed flowers, ripened fruit and melted mountain SNOWS.

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able ice in the Ft. Wayne area. Traffic, however, can move with reasonable safety through these and other Central and Northern Tritifiria districts provided motorists keep their speed under 35 miles per hour, the department said. Southern Indiana was clear,

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Application to Resign From Army Denied

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27

The Army today turned down the

application of Lt. Glenn Davis, one of Army's “touchdown twins,” to resign from the service, Davis (Mr. Outside) who with Felix (Doc) Blanchard (Mr, Inside), was one of West Point's brightest football stars for three years, recently applied for resignation. He sald he intended to play professional football if his request were granted. But Army Secretary Kenneth C. Royall turned a cold eye on the application today. Mr. Royall said that normally in time of peace the Army unhesitatingly accepts the application tor resignation by regular commissioned officers. * 9 To do otherwise, Mr. Royall said, probably would damage the “high standards of duly and service demanded of the officer corps.” “The operation of this rule Is habitually suspended in time of national emergency - until conditions permit the mainténance of the officer corps on a completely: volunteer basis,” Mr. Royall said in a formal Ltatement “At present” he continued, “there are still on active duty certain officers of the emergency Army whose services cannot be spared and who are retained therein regardless of any desire to return to normal ci villan pur sults “So long as this situation vails, the Army cannot, except in cases involving extreme hagdship or other humanitarian reasons, approve the resignation of any ofcer who, in good faith, entered its professional commissioned: ranks.”

Ice-O-Rama Trials Start Monday . . .

® A call for amateur skaters to try out for the annual Times Ice-O-Rama benefit show has been issued for Monday and Tuesday at the Fairgrounds Coliseum. ® Here is the schedule: Monday, 10 a. r#3 ‘preschool and grade children to 8 years old, inclusive; 11 a.m, 9, 10, 11 years old; 12 noon, other grade school pupils; Tuesday, all high school and college students, advanced groups at 10 a. m:; intermediate at 11 a. m,, beginners at noon,

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{burned merchandise searching for the cause of the blaze and hacking away ab still smoldering walls, [ “The second floor of the building collapsed in a mighty shower of 'sparks before dawn and the crash |was heard for blocks. It made the ground floor almost impassable. { Replacements for the 100 men on duty all night were arriving this morning and the veterans, moving exhaustedly through the ruins, were | getting ready to pull out. Many of them said it was the toughest fire they had ever seen. One fireman massaged his seared face and commented, “We poured enough water in that building to | put out 30 fires.” Equipment Jams Block Tons of water which had been shot into the blaze was still rune ning out of the charred doorways and window sills as the sun rose this morning over the blackened building. The entire 100 block of E. South St. was blocked with intaglio lines of hose, bags of grease absorhent... and drums of wax from the buildINg. The city’s two aerial ladder trucks, pumpers and other equipment jammed the block. Water forced into the building formed. icicles along the roof and ledges. The street was covered with ice from the black water which froze after it gushed Into and out of the building. Ice covered firemen's helmets, sheathed hoses and nozzles and formed on the fire trucks. The fire broke out two hours after firemen responded to a small filling station blaze across the street from the building. It “was discovered by a Police Emergency squad at midnight as jan emergency truck was returning to headquarters. The members of the squad saw tongues. of fire breaking through the roof and summoned fire fighters. Six minutes after the first alarm came the second alarm which brought most of the firemen and equipment in downtown Indianapolis to the scene, Fire Chief

Harry H. Pulmer arrived. It was the retiring chief's last fire. His ‘uccessor as ‘thief, Roscoe McKinney, worked side by side with him

Fire Damages Home Of Thomas B. Dillon

A fire of undetermined origin caused ‘‘considerable” damage to the home of Thomas B, Dillon, 744 S. Capitol Ave. this morning. Although one side of the house was badly burned the Dillon fame ily will still be able to live in the two-story frame structure,

Sigler “Asks Gates’ Help To Check Gas Hauling

# LANSING, Mich, Dec, 27 (UP)

ov. Kim Sigler today asked the |Governor of Indiana to help Miche igan avert’ a serious gasoline shorte age by modifying Indiana restrice tions on hauling gas by truck tanks ers. > v Gov. Sigler urged that Gov. Gates take executive action to permit

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Crossword .... 8) Sports ..... T temperature in Moscow climbed to. The bodies of all four were found grapplers, including heavyweight Club reported that the storm “mur- skifed three miles yesterday to de: ® Adults and specialties will

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