Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 16 March 1948 — Page 3
join Stopnage In State Pits
Indiana’s Biggest
pation’s coal minets today threatened to close down the entire industry. of John L. Lewis’ 400,000 United Mine Workers 319,000 had stopped work in 11 states, including 8000 idle in Indiana.
Seventeen shaft mines and 65 strip mines in Indiana shut down. Only one main strip mine— Maumee Collieries © Company's Mine No. 27, near Linton—was reported in operation this morn-
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column share your ing. n care of The Times, King’s Mine, near Princeton, Indiana's largest shaft mine, also was idle. The daily national production jcss resulting from the strikes was estimated at 1,114,000 tons.
7, The strikes were in support of Mr. Lewis’ charges that mine op[EARS erators “dishonored” the 1947
union contracts by refusing demands for $100 a month pensions for workers aged 60 or more with 20 years service.
Deny Contract Violations
Operators denied there had been any violation of the contracts. They said the dispute hinged on the miners’ welfare fund. The fund has been frozen since the dispute between Mr, Lewis and the operators began last month. Meanwhile, government officials in Washington said they may soon summon Mr. Lewis and the mine operators to the conference table in an effort to halt the stoppages. Cyrus 8. Ching, director of the Federal Mediation Service, said the government would not “‘tolerate” a coal stoppage. He indicated he would use ‘his full powers to settle the dispute. The U. 8S. Steel Corp. announced that a 10-day strike would resuit in a big production cut,
. ® astooio | (utside Tax Units fer To Meet Fire Cost this re Heads of Marion County taxing : » units outside Indiangpolis today ¥ SPECIAL? planned to meet demands of the LIATE City for pay for fire protection by portrait, the Indianapolis Fire Department. Ce 86)30 Trustees and corporation counonly cil presidents are to name a committee soon which will prepare a rate scale to be used in paying for the protection. fs submitted Representatives of 23 county 8th Floor taxing units, outside the City, met : yesterday with Mayor Al Feeney ————— and members of the Safety Board.
The Mayor pointed to the City’s financial deficit and said services of Indianapolis equipment could no longer be furnished free. Fire Chief Roscoe McKinney
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1 Escape Death In Head-on Crash
when two passenger cars crashed
5300 block today. Five of the persons were injured but only one of the victims, Paul E. Myers, 35, Martinsville, was hospitalized at General Hospital. His condition is fair. Released after first aid were Mr. and Mrs. Millard Patton, 930 Stillwell St., and their two children, Sarah and Suemma. Two other passengers in the Patton car, Mr. and Mrs. Milton Matthews, were uninjured. Deputies said the southbound car in which the Patton and Matthews families were riding and the northbound car driven by Mr. Myers crashed head-on after an unidentified woman motorist halted suddenly in their paths. According to witnesses, deputies said, the woman motorist
ed suddenly in the road. Both cars swerved to avoid her and crashed. The woman motorist then drove away.
WARSAW, Mar. 16 (UP)—Last rites . were arranged today for Norman Rush, 24, who died late yesterday of a brain hemorrhage
said this extra fire fighting serv-
suffered in a motorcycle accident
the remains of the car after the crash.
Seven persons escaped death) § head-on on Bluff Road in the
pulled from a driveway and halt-|’
CRASHED HEAD-ON — Driver Paul Myers swerved his car around a woman motorist who stopped suddenly on Bluff Road today, only to crash head-on into | a southbound automobile in which six persons were riding. The photograph shows | Injured were Mr. Myers, Mr. and Mrs. Millard Patton and daughters, Sarah and Suemma. Two other. passengers, Mr. and | Mrs. Milton Matthews, were ublpjured.
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“I had an idea you were, going Ito do that,” she said, with a smile. Both families, well known in Cheatham County, apparently ap‘proved of the marriage. Mrs. {Boyd's grandfather was a member of the county court for 12 years: The shy bride didn’t say much today- But she grinned when Elmer added that “she can cook and sew, and one of these days we’ll have a home of our own.”
Boy Breaks Leg * . For Fifth Time Ten-year-old Alvin Pittman, 905 Buchanan St., has another broken leg>-the fifth in his life, While playing the role of “Trouble” in a play at Schoo! No. 14 yesterday he slipped and fell, breaking his right leg. The bones in one leg or the {other: have been broken four {times before during falls while at | play.
Pedestrian Injured
Charles Horton, 40, of 1534 N. Rural St., was in critical condi-| tion at General Hospital today | . with injuries received last night when he was struck by a car driven by Walter Littlejohn, 6103 W. Minnesota St, at Massachusetts Ave. and Walnut St.
EVENTS TODAY ITSC Federation Founders: Day—At night, World War Memorial
Ratneran Women's svionsty Council— aus Hall, to make Easter is jo residents of county and state nstitutions.
Rotary Club—Claypool Hotel.
EVENTS TOMORROW St. Patrick's Day.
Woman's Depatimeat Club, “Book Hour” -11 a. m., clubhouse
Indiana Prosecutors Association {through Thursday)-—Claypool H:
Kiwanis Club—Hotel Phung Lions’ Club—Claypool Hotel. BIRTHS
At Methodist—Charr
Betty Philips, Lyle, | Dorothy. Taylor; Frederi Beatrice {—Johnson; Otto, Myrtle Richer: Robert, | Ann Tappan: Ballard, Mildred Smith; ! .
| At Home—Harry, Jonnie Smith Ith; Aaron, Lusille Price, 1023 Cn; Theodore, Mary Austin, 1443 Kappas; Richard, Louise Shirley, 113 8. Rtnson: William, Katie Wilson, 38 Sia Biake: rdy, ctoria Bowles, 919
Howard, Thelma Snotden, 2451 Shardon: At Methodist ~ Qlifford, Marianne Earl; Quentin, Bernggine Burnett,
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Grace Robinso Pings, Bins Catlanun: Ralph. Virginia Betaey
Geneva Patton Azilee Matthews
Press Club Sets Gridiron Stage
Governor Ralph Gates and
Frank McHale, Democratic national committeeman, will fire the
INJURED—Sisters Sarah and first rounds for their respective Suemma Patton were treated at |parties at the Indianapolis Press General Hospital for injuries | [Club's annual Gridiron Dinner
A wink the verbal blasts of — |the two veteran politicos in the
12-Year-Old | Bride, Murat Temple, a seven-skit show,
7 | burlesquing Indiana politics, will
20-Year-Old Mate [ve presented.
Lampooning Hoosier political figures will be the job of a 50-
.\member cast of Indianapolis
newspapermen. Barry Lake, radio
ASHLAND CITY, Tenn. Mar. station WIBC program arranger,
year-old Mrs, Cozette Morris Boyd Cut Kauman, executive 0 catch up in| manager of the club and ticket
es. Her 20-/ chairma announced that year-old husband, Elmer Boyd, iioxet es deadline will be Maw "120.
He said {invitations already {have been mailed to those who attended last year’s dinner and [that they will have first call on tickets for the 1948 event. Appointment of sub-committee chairman for the session was announced by John Jameson, chief of the Indianapolis Associated {Press Bureau and gridiron chairman.
List of Chairmen They include Ralph L. Brooks, script; Farwell Rhodes Jr. publicity; Don E. Warrick, finance; ‘William Madigan, invitations; Blodgett E. Brennan, banquet; {Henry W. Moosch Jr., production; {Charles A. Gallup, tickets, invitations. and program, and Orien | Fifer, ladies’ entertainment. Mrs. Maurice Gronendyke has been named chairman of a committee of Press Club members’ wives who are planning a ladies’ party to be held in the club rooms the same night.
U.’S., Britain to Hike German Food Ration
FRANKFURT, Mar. 16 (UP)— The food ration in the Angio-
be increased by about 30 per cent next month, the food administration announced today. Germans in the area will re-
|ceive 1560 calories a day, the an-
nouncement said. In some sections the ration now is as low as 1050 calories. Fat rations will rise about 65 per cent to 265 grams a month. One pound equals 1453 grams. The monthly sugar [ration will go up a third to 1500 (grams, the announcement said.
‘A Fine Kettle of ‘Suds’ TORONTO, Mar. 16 (UP) — Frank Wicks, 31, was fined $10 today for attempting to open beer bottles on a fire alarm box.
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