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PRICE FIVE CENTS

Police Promis ‘NEW YEAR'S EVE revelers who climb behind steering wheels of cars and weave tipsily down the street are in for more trouble than traffic acéidents, the city police department warned today. They probably will welcome the New Year from a jail cell. Repeating last year's program, traffic blockades will be established on city streets after 6 p. m. tomorrow, Inspector Audry Jacobs said. Every hyailable traffic policeman will be assigned to the duty in an effort to cut the threatening holiday toll.

FIRE DEPARTMENT MODERNIZES — Fire Chief Harry H. Fulmer (left) chops

through a symbolic ribbon to inaugurate the Fire Department's new radio system

while LeRoy J. Keach (center), incoming Safety Board

Al Feeney look on. The new system includes FM receivers in 27 engine houses and 23

New Girls’ School

Fire Department vehicles.

|gme ® : i Fire Dept. Radio System Head Appointed Safety Agency Also Accepts Resignation » Of Police Chief Sanders With Regrets

: By LOUIS ARMSTRONG Truman. The Safety Board in its last official act before retiring in. favor of

Miss Witherspoon Succeeds Mrs. Lehman

inted Miss Gov. Gates {oday appo the new Démocratic administration

Edna Witherspoon to succeed Mrs. partment radio system in ceremonies at City Hall.

Adline ©. Lehman as superinten-

near Clermont. . C Miss Witherspoon is prihcipal of air. »

f 4 & = " x =» Mr. Wallace had been made Sec- . | oo ; retary of Commerce by Mr. Roose- To Cut Grain Use I's abdicat! atititRetiring Board Inaugurates velt as & reward for 1944 campaign tat, Michael's abdication scissile

While present and future board members looked on retiring Fire packers confidently expect to win Will dent of the Indiana Girls’ School Chief Harry H. Fulmer cut a gaudy ribbon adorning the radios master| gyay from him. control board and sent out the first fire department message over the, A close associate of Mr. Truman, tomorrow and next Feb. I.

Trouble For Tipsy New

“We don’t want to spoil anyone's fun, but people will Year's will probably be the heaviest on record,” the ine spoil their own fun if they have accidents,” Inspector spector said. Jacobs said: “We aim to prevent this causing tragedy by removing ° Ten men will work as a team in each blockade. No schedule of time or place of the New Year's Eve checkpoints will be released, Inspector Jacobs said, because if the information was known drivers would simply detour

the blockades. “There are more cars on the streets than ever before,

and judging from the Christmas traffic jams, this New

drunken drivers from the streets.” He cited the city's mounting auto collisions and traffic toll. There have been 8000 accidents so far this vear, causing injury to 3111 persons and death to 66, of whom 34 were pedestrians. Last Christmas Eve was marred by more than 100 accidents, he' pointed out.

; Truman Blow

Left Wingers Back | Third Party

“(See Editorial on Page 10) |

By LYLE C. WILSON United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, Dec. 30—Presi-/ dent Truman's chances of re-elec-{tion to a White House term of his own were gravely endangered to-| ‘day by Henry A. Wallace's decision {to run for President next year as la Communist-sparked, left wing candidate. “ | Republican presidential prospects brightened correspondingly. Political fate will bring Mr. Wallace and Mr. Truman into dramatic conflict for the third time in 1948. Mr. Truman nosed Mr. Wal- § lace out of the vice presidential] nomination in 1944—and it proved | that he also won the White House on'that convertion ballot. A few months after Mr. Truman | succeeded the late Franklin D.| Roosevelt, he had to fire Mr. Wal- - er {lace as Secretary of Commerce for : » publicly repudiating the adminis-| IS | ers I ere

tration’s firm policy toward Russia. |

To Wed Bourbo

| | | BUCHAREST, Dec. 30

claimed ‘a #epublic. It was believed the yout country to marry Princess A woman of" his choice. The 26-year-old king who twice had occupied the perilous Romanian throne re- * %. |nounced his kingship “in my name and in the name of my descendants.” Read Over Radio It was believed that he ‘would now leave Bucharest in order to marry the Bourbon Princess with whom he fR d “" ifell in love while in London last of Romania today gave up his | month to attend the marriage of throne cand it was hinted he |pyincess Elizabeth df Britain. may wed Princess Anne of The king's abdication, read to Bourbon-Parma. an unsuspecting public over the Romanian radio, was followed im- | mediately by a government proclaImation establishing the country as

| “the popular republic of Romaaia.” (It appeared to London observers

ABDICATES—King Michael

president, and Mayor-elect

services after the vice presidency! had been denied him.

Stunning Blow

romance and iron curtain diplo- | macy. Good News for the Reds (Michael had requested permission of the Communist goverment of Romania to marry the Princess |Anne after the royal wedding in London. The government of Petru

Output to Become

; ‘ : ’ Last night Mr. Wallace announced | Mere Trickle his 1948 left wing presidential can-| WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 (UP) | didacy in Chicago. This time he The government today ordered whis|may land a stunning blow at Mr. KY production cut down to save | Trum ; | grain. hd Mr. Truman cannot afford to lose Secretary of Agriculture Clinton today inaugurated the new fire de- the industrial area presidential P- Anderson put all distillers under | 90% refused permission.

o nd | votes wh : , a grain-use rationing system which (Since the Groza government h 9 ich Mr. Wajlace's left wing limit grain consumption to long been uncomfortable over the

it was believed that. the abdication suited both Michael's romantic in-

| asked for comment on Mr. Wallace's] Mr. Anderson issued the order

nation with deep regret.”

Year's Eve Drivers

Wallace Deals King Quits (For Love?) o vit ts ot “Romania Now ‘Republic

Michael May Leave Country

mania abdicated his throne today and Romania was pro-|

2,450,000 bushels between 12:01 a. m, AnAmoly of a monarchy existing) within a Communist-directed state

the School of Letters at the Girls’ The School and was recomfended for the post by the retiring superintendent. Mrs. Lehman has resigned ef-

fective Jan. 1 to resume the prac-|

tice of law in Washington, .Ind. - The new superintendent is a graduate of Indiana State Teachers College and has a master's degree from Indiana University. She has had many years of teaching experi-

ceremonies were preceded

by the last meeting of the present:

Safety Board at which the board granted 20 taxi cab licenses to Negro operators in -the city. In the “swan song” meeting the board accepted the resignation of Howard Sanders as police chief. William - H. Remy, board president, told the outgoing chief: “You have a record which this

Attending the inauguration of the Pire Department radio system were Mayor Denny, Mayor-elect Al Feeney, Mr. Browne, present Safety Board members: LeRoy J. Keach, Albert Risler and ‘Howard W. Fieber, in: coming Safety Board members, and other city officials.

The radio system, which is still

Remy and George O.|

| move, replied:

“The President! Within.an hour after President Tru-

doesn't give a damn, Why should Man signed the Republican anti-

he?”

{Democratic Party in 1948 by licking Mr. Truman and to spend the fol-

inflation bill.

That measure gave Pl

| Left wing strategy is to wreck the the government authority to restrict use of grain by distillers.

clinations and Groza's political asrations), While there was no official state- | ment immediately indicating that

The distilled spirits institute said Michael's romance was a factor in

'the main pieces for themselves. 'on to a “mere trickle.” The grain allocation for. distillers to permit the wedding at this time

tion will be going along with Mr, Under Mr. Anderson's order is about Was 8 major factor.

But not all of the New Deal coali-

Wallace.

half the amount they used each!

lowing years picking up some of the order will reduce whisky produc-

the abdication, it was | believed that the cabinet's refusal

Michael was the only reigning

generally royal Romanian court, shuttled back ed.”

ence in elementary and high schools. . The Governor emphasized Miss Witherspoon's teaching qualifica-'

board and the city can look upon with pride. We accept your resig-

tions in making the appointment. é J It has been his policy, he said, to) emphasize the scholastic side’ of the | 00 i n n institution rather than the penal

Petrillo’s ban stops union musicians from recording “for all time.”

76 sides in 5 hours and 4 minutes. That's the record, so far.

Mrs. Lehman Miss Witherspoon | has been replaced and the institu-| tion has been extensively remodeled. 8-8 4 In a‘letter to, the Governor, Mrs. MOST of the big-name vocalLehman commended his adminis-. ists are so busy piling up platters tration for its co-operation in mod-| they need help to wobble up to a ernizing the school by installing! mike so they can sing pretty for an alternating current power sys- the customers—who won't be buytem, modern cooking, refrigera‘ion| iNg some of their wares until way and cleaning equipment. In he| into next fall, continuing improvement program, But Mr. Petrillo’s got ‘em all the school will be equipped within Scared to death. They hoarsely rea few months to train inmates in a, fuse to say what they think about licensed school for beauty operators,| his ban. They just make music

Mrs. Lehman said in her letter. like crazy. | Mr. Petrillo says he's outlawing

new recordings because ‘canned

Anti-Smoke Assistant Accepts Virginia Post

Harry C. Ballman, administrative | assistant to City Combustion En-| an gineer Robert L. Wolf, has resigned] EVERYBODY from Bing Croseffective Feb. 2 to direct the anti-| py to Prank Sinatra to Dinah smoke program in Richmond, Va. | ghore to Jo Stafford has been Mr. Ballman hag been on the| warbling until dawn these past smoke abatement staff here since| few weeks. They're hungry for April. Mr. Wolf said he had no! sleep. successor inf" mind. How do they know what songs'll : be popular next year? Well, according to the “big four” recording companies—Victor, Columbia,

a job. But they're having no trouble getting work these days— that's for sure

Times Index

Amusements;, 4 F. C. Othman 9 Capitol and Decca—it's: partly | Eddie Ash... 6 Patterns .... 12 Past experience and partly prayer. Bridge <A Radio ..... .. TH y woe Carnival 9 Records, ..... 13 “WE'RE NOT too concerned,” Classified. . 14-16 Ruark 9 , a Victor spokesman said. “We've Comics '...... 17 Side Glances. 10 got a lot of ballad stuff—that's | Editorials ... 10 Society . 11. always good. And the music pub- | Forum ........ 10 Sports ......6-7 ‘lishers and movie studios gave 1s Gardening .. 12 Teen Topics 12 their big tunes for next year—

“Meta Given . 12 Washington . 10 Inside Indpls. 9 Women's ... 12 Movies ...... 4 World Affairs 10 Obituaries .. 5 Weather Map 4

they release 'em themselves.” Capitol has Jo Stafford, Margare} Whiting, Peggy Lee, Johnny

Mia.

Weary Recording Artists Knocking Selves Out to Beat Petrillo Ban

By VIRGINIA MacPHERSON, United Press Staff Correspondent HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 30—The 24-hour bedlam in the | recording studio stops for keeps at midnight tomorrow. | And it will be the first time in many a week that the tootlers and the groaners have been off* their feet. They're bleary-eyed, hoarse, sleepy; and dead-beat try- | ing to get all their recordings made before James Caesar

Organist -Titon Charles made |

music” puts his musicians out of |

after we promised to hold 'em till

in the testing stage, will go into] principal units of organized labor Month this year before the volun- king within the countries compris-

(Continued on Page 3—Column 2) (Continued on Page 3—Column 5) started Oct. 25. in Southeast Europe,

Groanin' Like Mad

Mercer (its ex-prexy), Andy Russell and the King Cole Trio singing till their ears are ringing. n

» » “PAUL WESTON'S really been taking a beating,” a Capitol representative said. “He's got his Then he's in charge of the background music for a lot of the vocalists. He's whacking his héad-against a wall

already—and he has two days to go.”

own records to do.

Mr. Sinatra sang real fast and piled up 35 records to keep the ladies happy in 1948. Dinah Shore ditto. . » » » “DESI ARNAZ is beating “his | brains out in there right now,” our Victor man said. “He's been working from § o'clock this morning—and he'll probably be here “till way after dinner-time.” The “Modernaires” vocal group spent their Christmas in front of a mike. Then did a radio show, then whisked over to Victor and recortied till midnight; Then flopped on cots in the studié— | and went to work at 8 a. m. the next day. “We've got Harry James and Woody Herman working pretty hard,” a lady from Columbia reports. “They've been on the road for weeks—now they have to pitch in and do a year's work before tomorrow night.”

» ” » BY THE TIME you and your neighbors are welcoming in the New Year, the music people will | have engugh records in reserve to last 'em for almost two years.

, : : Acme leiepuvio, IT'S NO JOKE — Setting the clock and calendar ahead to almost midnight on New Year's Eve is just a gag in this picture but it, is no joke to Tex Beneke, who Sai CH 107 AEUON Teo Youre, leads the Glenn Miller orchestra. Aided by black coffee, he has been recording you won't even know the ban 1s feverishly with other radio stars. The stockpile of new discs is being cut to beat on, they hopey, the Petrillo ban omerecordings which goes into effect at midnight tomorrow.

: Mr 0 -

. tary 60-day whisky-making holiday ing the so-called Slav bloc of states Operator Slain

“If you get drunk New Year's Eve, don’t drive your car; call a taxicab. And if you forget the next .day where vou left your car parked, the police department will be glad to help you find it,” he said. The National Safety Council estimates that 175 Americans will die on the highways over New Year's, -the inspector said. He said he hoped the blockade will make the local record better than last year when one woman was killed by a taxicab just a few minutes before midnight.

n Princess (UP) —King Michael of Ro-

hful ex-king would quit the nne De Bourbon-Parma, the

Michael had returned to Beh} arest only two weeks ago from Switzerland where he stopped off| on his way back from the British| wedding. | He spent much time there with | the Princess Anne and vainly tele- | graphed the Romanian government | for approval of his plans to marry her. | If the royal romance was, in fact,| a reason for Michael's abdication, | he will become the second monarch) in recent time to take such drastic] action for love. His more illustrious predecessor | ROMANCE?—Princess Anne, was Edward VIII of Britain, who Michael is reported to have fallen in love with her at Prin.

quit his throne in order to marry | cess. Ekaabeth’s wedding.

Wallis Simpson. More Drastic Action Michael, however, took more dras- and forth to Bucharest, apparently tic action than Edward. in quest of reaction to the king's, The youthful king renounced the romance. throne not only for himself, but for, Michael was understood to be his heirs, fancy free when he arrived in LonBoth Michael and Anne went don to attend the wedding of Prin= to Switzerland after the London cess Elizabeth. He even was re wedding where reports and denials ported to have shown some ine that they were engaged followed terest in Princess Margaret, youngs each other in swift succession. | er sister of the heiress presumptive | The precise status of their ro- to the British throne. mance was left in doubt when Anne! ay the gathering of royalty for left for Denmark and Michael re- (es wedding, Queen Helen, Michael's turned to Rumania & Mtl over 10 mother, gave more than casual nodays ago. [tice to Princess Anne, Subsequent. Interest in Margaret ly the princess and her mother As she was boarding her train for were invited to Lausanne as guests Denmark, Anne returned the fare- gf Michael and his mother. The well kiss of the young king, patted young eouple went driving and rid him on the shoulder, and Michael ing and shopping together, and had seemed to be fighting te control hisfyncheon and dinner together regemotions. ularly. At that time the king's perThroughout their stay in Switzer- sonal aid, Maj. Vergiotti, said. “the land, Dmitriu Negel, marshal of the young couple are getting acquaint-

uk Rain

Capitol Beanery ‘Touched’ for $100; $450 Left in Safe

Filling Station

Found Beaten, Robbed wAsHINGTON, Dec. 30 (UP)—A thief stole abotit $100 in bills from Near Columbus an open safe in the.office of the Times State Service House of Representatives restaurant COLUMBUS, Ind, Dec. 30 early today—but passed up an adJames F. Pelley, about 70, died to-|ditional $450. day from injuries apparently suf-| The money was in two small cash fered in a robbery on the filling sta- boxes in the office safe. The safe tion he operated at the edge of was not locked during the night. Taylorville on U. 8. route 31, five The office door was. miles north of Columbus Capt. William J. Broderick said Mr. Pelley was believed to have the thief apparently entered the been robbed of several hundred office after it was, opened at 6:04 dollars, His daughter, Mrs. Maxine a. m., by Charles M. Peer, restauWeaver, with whom he made his rant receiving clerk, so it could be home, told authorities he had car- cleaned. ried $500. The money was missing ow. ut. when he was found MR. BRODERICK said the thief Sheriff Richard Thayer said Mr. &pparently grabbed $100 in bills from Pelley had been struck five times on One of the cash boxes and fled withthe back of the head with a sharp Out touching ‘$100 in silver in the instrument, possibly an ax or Same box or another $350 in the hatchet, The gashes, between two Second box.

and three inches long, penetrated A short time after Mr, Peer the skull opened the office, Mrs. Darothy Gray, cashier at the House restaur~

Went to Work af 6 A. M, The aged filling station operator was driven tn work at 8 o'clock this morning by Norris Groves, R. R. 4,

ant coffee shop, went into the office to get her cash box, which is used in making chapge. She discovered the loss after she returned to the

Columbus He -was found, lying unconscious on the floor of the coffee shop. station, about 8 a. m., by Mae y a Aste Smiley, Taylorsville, who went to MR. BRODERICK sald nothing

else in the safe was touched. The office had been locked at 5 p. m. yesterday. He said it was evident that the door had not been forced. Capitol police called in fingerprint men from the Metropolitain police force to look for possible prints. Although Congress is in sdjourn< ment, the House restaurant has been operating for .the benefit of congressmen still in town and members of their staffs.

the station to walt for a bus The victim died at Bartholomew County Hospital here at 9:35 a. m. without regaining consciousness, Authorities believed the assailant! (was in the station when Mr. Pelly arrived. A rear window in the small {building had been broken, and of|ficers surmised the intruder was sur{prised in the station when the pro{prietor arrived, Co-operating with county authorities In the investigation are State a un a Police Detective Sgt. ‘Paul Kern, TODAY'S theft was the second [Detective Donald Winn and Tech- At the Capitol in recent months. nician Harold Chambers. In November, a thief stole a large ane mm—————— — bronze plaque from one of the Thorntown Boy, 1, Capitol doors. Shot by Playmate Devon Price, 11-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Haven Price, Thorntown, is in a serious condition in Riley Hospital after having been accidentally shot in the ab"domen by a. playmate, Harold Bowling, 14. The mishap occurred at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Buren Jones, northwest of Thorntown. Officials said the Bowling boy, standing in

Robbers Get Guns As Police Have Fun

DETROIT, Dec. 30 (UP)--While 24 Detroit policemen relaxed at a bowling alley last night, thieves broke into the check room and made off with five of their service revolvers.

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