Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 April 1948 — Page 1
oI SPRING
FORECAST: Gradually clearing and cool tonight; fair and warmer tomorrow.
To Know When! ‘Mananga,’ Pupils Jest;| Hope for Plans High
Last of Three Articles :
By RICHARD LEWIS Someday there will be a new} Manual Training at} | Madison Ave. and Pleasant Runj Pkwy. where now the
Bhool Supt. Virgil Stinebaugh gays sO. Board President Clarence L.}* Farrington is emphatic about it. He's a Manual alumnus. Principal E. H. Kemper Me-| Comb, Manual’s skipper, has the rough sketches of the phantom school in his office. To the South Side’s gquestion-| “When ?”—neither the Board nor the schools administration have the answer. : Their inability to supply it} looks like procrastination to} school patrons and alumni who! have seen nearly $2 million in pew building construction get underway elsewhere in the school system since the Manual site was purchased in 1945. Ask the students when they think they’ll .get a new high
school. pet , Rift Is Evident grin. It's the unofficial school song these days.
cleavag tween the citizens and school officialdom with its deliberate, careful. pace. But. both agree the Manual question is “bigger than 'the building of a high school. It is
ment of the South Side, now in| the stages of being opened up for future ntial expansion track ele on Shelby St. and
Aves, x
a ‘$1. million . business ment two blocks south of Manual's new site, a A Major Pillar By this time, the projected new major pi
To,
school has become a ind seek the
ply as a school,
nity center, ©
of the board i bull for the & having a @ifficult time
future needs because the construction of the new school itself will be a factor in determining the future. ? : South Side residents are certain Manual's declining enrollment will pick up once tke new school is built. In the past 12 years, the Old School’s pupil population has declined about 30 per cent. Drop in Enrollment Some patrons attribute this to the dilapidated condition of the Old Building and Manual’s de-~
the School Administration figures to show there has been a general drop in high school enrollment since 1936-37. The 30 per cent enroliment drop is apparent not only at Manual but at Shortridge and Arsenal!
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Wasson's Buys Building Lease
H. P, Wasson & Co. has purchased the lease of the Indianapolis Power & Light Co. for the building in 46 Monument Circle, executives of the store announced today. Wasson’s ‘will take control of the property in 1957 under terms of the purchase, Details of the transaction which was handled by Albert L. Frankel were not disclosed, The building contains a Power & Light Co. substation. Tenants who will not be disturbed for 10 years by the transfer are the Canary Cottage Restaurant, the Indianapolis Press Club and Radio Station WFBM.
of an 8-year-old child.
Bond on Each Count; Promise Speedy Trigl ~~ [it was the Charges of rape and kidna
pastianapolis’ of sex offenders.
signal for an all-out war against Dath sex offenders,” he said.
£ by National Guardsmen at MaDO hed “asticn. that. resulted in|Fietts Were embattled against the Tl risk water, sand the surrender of Ralph Williams, ising building bag presides and alc. was named But many miners were slow
confessed rapist, Mayor Feeney # whrned against suspended sen-|fi0od Walls ‘to hold back the chalrman of the finance COM-lypa¢ more than half of the na-
tences or other court leniencies river. Rain continued generally to convicted sex offenders. |
* Ironically, it was the victims’ description of his former car that tagged Williams as the suspect in these cases, officers said. They described a car similar to the one Williams owned before pur~
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tion .of the press, radio and the public in the Williams’ case is at Cincinnati. an indication that there will be ino temporizing on matters of A drive was launched today to sex offenders and.a warning that draft F. Shirley Wilcox, U. S$. fro. public agency which turns Collector of Internal Revenue here, as a candidate for the Democratic nomination for Governor. A committee of eight Democrats designal the “Draft Wil- ; por Committee” has sent letters to Democratic party workers over the state urging his nomination in| the state conven-
*ithese people loose after convic-| tion to prey on helpless victims)
police. lines with: information
Mr. Wilcox, who is a legal resident of Floyd County, could not be reached immediately for comment on ‘the committee's action. “The Democratic party in Indiana is in the position of having a splendid opportunity to elect its complete state ticket in next November's election,” the committee
“We confidently! feel that Shirthe most qualified tate | to lead ‘us to
ittee (letter pointed out that Mr. Wilcox's federal post
Walter E. Wolf, secretary-
treasurer and merchandising! campaign actively for the nomimanager of Wasson's, said the! pation but added: | lease was purchased as “ingur-| {does not prevent us fro It would enable the store t0 ing the Democrats o that here is a man capable, qualified and available to us all as our candidate for Governor.” Two other candidates, Harry WASHINGTON, Apr. 14 (UP) |McClain of Shelbyville ~The House un-American Activ-|ter Mybeck of Cro ities Committee today approved a Proposal that would reguire ‘all{the
ance for the future.”
expand on Monument Circle after 1957.
OK'S REDS REGISTERING
register with the U. 8.
makes: it impossible for him to
ters. Gov. Gates answered the call promptly by. ordering men and equipment of the Indiana Na{tional Guard to .the scene. The call came from Mayor C.
families were in serious difficulties and had to be moved out of the flood zone in a hurry. Brig. Gen. Howard Maxwell,
= | six cargo trucks and one amphibfous truck and 15 National!
CONFESSION — With no sign of emotion, Ralph (Guardsmen to speed to the river former president of Eli Lilly & |7 yews was tried on charges of Co., has ‘been named
valley from Camp Atterbury,
Williams signs the confession fo the kidnaping-attack Ind. some 75 miles orth oF New, of tthe. board sof directors: fo [the onl strike last week.
succeed the late Josiah Kirby | Judge Goldsborough started by Lilly. J. K. Lilly Jr., wes elected denying a defense motion to dis-
x » . oe bb . ; ssident and vice chai f . I : units at New Albany, Jefferson-| President and vice chaifman Of | ewig and the United Mine WorkManaua,". one ‘gays wih 2 Rape, Kidnap Charges ville and Evansville waited a call] the board and Carl F. Eveleigh lers Union. farmer ‘and ' politician, . was’ |New ark, who came fn’ second. : ; to emergency duty if necessary. | became executive vice pres. | Then, in quick .succession, the named lieutenant governor tojudge overruled defense objec-| day by Gov. Gates. He may tions to more than a dozen goV-| have to serve without pay while
J n . - n apolis, for possible service. Eli Lil Elected on nent gtayshieal Sghihits - other state officials settle an harmed when Mr. Lewis fafled| argument over legality of the
for nine days to heed an Apr, 3| appointment.
year. court order to end the soft coal . = ping were filed today against! State Police said the Ohio Head of Board “ " , ; Ralph Arlen Williams, rapist of an 8-year-old child, by CountyiRjver ‘had reached a level of falure a he ar. tote Al X Named keyed to the anticipated develop-| Prosecutor Judson L, Stark. : Bomadiate. Mite imprisonment, for Willisms wil be sought. te life imprisonment, for 1 8 -{ing. A crest of 38 feet was exhy|Mr. Stark declared as preparations were made to bring Williams x into Criminal Court. in a few pected by Friday. : This: wonla eventually Madison and Kentucky|days. el cw dal 4 “We are going to clear the One demonstration: of this fs|decks for action and give the t of {case the right-of-way,” the cutor said. Came
Guard Units Alerted Elsewhere 300 Guardsmen in
t stood by at Schoen
For southern Indiana residents, second major flood of
nearly 31 feet in the Jefferson-ville-New Albany area this morn-
We 10 feet above flood stage!
hé ferminhtion of the recent|its tributaries were
Forced From Homes In’ the ‘same statement lauding] Residents along the river aided
fortifications on top of dikes and
throughout the state.
: 3 forced from their homes. The
again will be asked for a prompt to evacuate. their homes in|
{meeting held prior to the meet- Sion. accounting. : Aurora ‘and New Albany late 8 ! OY, esterday, . th ling of the board of directors, Mr.| Mr. Lewis kept silent. Welly “Offenders should be reported |! ¥, .the Red Cross Te mveleigh was elected” @ member K. Hopkins, chief counsel for the ahead and get the thing over with {of the board and: the following UMW, did all the talking for the board members were re-elected.|defense.
romptly, rather than floodi . : promptly va Housed in Tents after a tragic ppening and The river already was six feet weeks or days-too late.
“Members of families harboring (rise of another six feet was ex-
tendencies should act with the
lies prepared to . leave id courage displayed by the brother homes. Refugees were housed!
of Ralph Arlen Williams, but/in a tent city in Aurora ty French Put Clamp On Red Press
before the ‘damage is’ done, if park. they are aware of irregular be-! - The Weather Bureau said a|
thavior. * |stage of 53 feet in the Ohio River,
United Action Urged {at Madison would send 25 to 30
“Unity of action is demanded | families scurrying for higheriCabinet authorized the Justice and when a sex criminal: strikes 8round before the crest was Ministry today to prosecute the Communist newspaper Ce Soir he is behind bars as a warning| The lower Wabash River was and seize today’s editions for “atta others. {expected to crest at 21 feet attacking the credit of the govern“Misplaced sympathy must not|Vincennes today, and the East/ment.”
all hell should break loose until|reached about Friday.
ibe allowed to deter officials for {fork of the White River was due
it is a well known, fact that sex ts crest at two feet above flood!circulation in the Paris afternoon
| [state adjutant general, ordered J. K. Lilly Jr.. C.F. Eveleigh |Federal Judge T. Alan Golds-
2 w =e * ollie ; A National Guard light liaison] jdent. SrsenoeFiled Against: Williams so sisi Attacker of Girl, 8, Held Under $20,000
F. M. Hadley, treasurer and Evan L. Noyes, assistant treasurer. N. H. Noyes was re-elected miners .to go back to work.
Hundreds of families were Were:
“This city must be made safeipeq Cross estimated 6170 per- ; " per-ident; E. 8. Retter, vice president for bt acy and children,” he|sine would be affected when the|in charge of marketing; R. M.| Mr, Lewis, his face pale and|constitution to fill the vacancy.
cu ming wd eins Plan Draft Wilcox: Campaign Here
a. wonderful CO-ODeTra- Ohio reaches the 80 foot stage Reahard, vice president in charge drawn, sat {mpassively in the of production; W. A, Hanley, vice same courtroom where the same Today's fotocast offered some president in charge of engineer- judge fined him and the UMW {hope for rain-drenched Hoosiers. ing; A. H. Fiske, vice president $3,510,000 for,contempt 17 months Clearing and cool weather is due in charge of research; Earl Beck, ago for falling to obey a court| tonight, with partly cloudy skies. vice p.sident in charge of in- order to call off a November, Tomorrow is to be warmer. {dustrial relations; W. M. Wheeler 1946 strike. i Abou” 40 families: were forced 197 secretary. {| There were no dramatics, no
over its banks at Aurora and a J
those with dangerous sex pected today. Another 60 fami- ally, Ae HL EUs, a aa 0f The case,
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Court Rebuffs Lewis’ Attacks On Coal Case
Moves to Exclude Evidence Fail
WASHINGTON, Apr. 14 (UP).
3
vps borough batted down a series of NEW = OFFICERS—Eii Lilly, defense objections today as John
chairman [contempt for failing to call off
miss the charges against Mr.
charged, constituted contempt of
J. K. Lilly Jr. Named [Sure
; At the start of the jury-less| Drug Firm President |, (/ (oiniel tor Mr. Lewis = New Lt -Governor Llthar
Directors. of Ell Lilly & Co./the UMW entered routine pleas
¥ - » : State Police said. ‘today announced election of Elilof not guilty to both the civil and = : 1 Four highways in the southern Lilly, former president of the criminal contempt charges. A a ie Er {lowlands ‘were reported blocked! firm, as at - A Ea by water. They were Ind. 56,/succeed the late Josiah Kirby] A highlight of the first hours ged by Mayor near Madison and Rising Sun; Lilly. of the trial was an admission of
of the board to Admits Change {
¥ the, Justice Department. “The trial opened two days after Other new officers elected were \;. 1 .wis got a settlement on his|
tion's soft coal diggers still were
Re-elected for the coming year sitting it out—apparently waiting|ing the appointment over Mr. to see how their chief fares in his Bure2 objections was based on
Charles J. Lynn, vice presi- contempt case. Lewis Keeps Silent
At the annual stockholders’ fanfare during the morning ses-
Eli Lilly, J. K. Lilly Jr, Charles| But Mr. Lewis probably will Lynn, N. H. Noyes, E. 8. Ret-|have a lot to say when the de-
possibly tomorrow.
| This was she government's day lin court,
‘In Return to Pits | PARIS, Apr. 14 (UP) —The; TERRE HAUTE, Apr. 14
jobs on the first shift.
offenders become progressively stage at Seymour. "From Ander- field, published a report hinting More than 2000 workers in Indi-
worse with rape and murder the gon to Noblesville, the riverithat the government would. call
ready have entered the race for top spot ‘on the Democratic
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vase +25] Weather
logical results of many unde-iyagched : tected and unreported minor moderate flood levels. (in all 1000-franc notes.
“wr t is condition offenses. We feel that th £2 ‘renin d-1 “Gov. Ralph .Gates. took . thie idly all the way from Pittsburgh tra police forces to Marseille this
f Indianallead several weeks ago in calling t© Evansville. It was four feet week-end for the first’ national To Women at Polls la meeting to speed’ up action: in above flood stage "at Cincinnatijconvention of Gen. Charles De gppINGFIELD, lil, Apr. 14|ers but the basic “ripper” legisla-
strengthening laws and providing arly today. Tonight it is ex- Gaulle’s rally of the French peo- . gthening p ple. The C tats had th [(UP)—A policeman assigned toition later was held unconstitu-
ened to cause trouble.
The Ohio River was rising rap-
for institutions to house sex pected to climb to 59 feet, seven, criminals. This city is anxiousfeet above flood level.
‘esumed work.
The Cabinet decided to send ex- Parrot Gives Bird
nois primary stood watch at the
to follow his 1éad and will back| . him whole-heartedly. | Ci Modern Metheds: Needed {
{necessary changes are already) underway. i a 3 “The situation demands aetion| and vigilance and I know that | Indianapolis citizens will join in!, an all-out effort to substitute | Action toward a long-r old system of apprehending an offender after he has perpetrated | Officials today.
promptly.” Lo The departments heads anY ‘ . nounced they . wo prepare . in Waste of Public Funds {the next few days a priority schedule of critical areas to be Charged fo Hughes considered first on the construcWASHINGTON, Apr. 14 (UP) tion program.
artime aitcra rises. | I eC rommitted to the City officials estimated that
Women's ....19 Hughes and Bepnett E. Meyers, include the Forest Mano:
Feeney Outlines Program in Conference;
Sees Problem in Financing Without Tax Raise The parrot whistled at women
By LOUIS ARMSTRONG voters as they passed. {
~The Senate War Investigating! wayor Feeney said the biggest Committee today charged West problem to solve first is the Coast millionaire Howard Hughes grancine of thé work withoui Cost of the whole sewer program
f ® ; no Times-Legion horse show planned as annual event. . Page 26| with squandering public ioTeY raising the tax rate too much.
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Senate the committee branded Mr. issue of $250,000 for sewers Ruth Millett.19] Teen Talk...19 Hughes’ wartime activities as “a 0d be floated this year without Topics. . 19 |tgilure.” The report, stemmed from|Taising taxes. 14|a subcommittee investigation last| Areas expected to be listed as Map 7|year into the affairs of Mr. critical on the priority
Officials Start Action wins soon ine veseneae.” “Our ‘awn police work needs a a : : s revamping and modermizing wna On Long-Range Sewer Plan:=~ a reproving glance. On Taft Ss 1948 Aspirati : Ohio Senator and Dewey Expected
To Try to Squeeze Minnesotan Out
By LYLE ©. WILSON, United Press Staft i WASHINGTON, Apr. 14 — Mr. Stassen’s presiden | mary Section triumph in Nebraska hit Sen. Taft's campaign today with ; j
His discomfort led him to turn| {detective. He found a parrot in!
sewer construction program for |
prevention of outrages for the. Indianapolis to eliminate high-water hazards was started by aty Urges Flood Bill OK
Times Sashinsten Buresu Mayor Feeney outlined the program in a joint conference with WASHINGTON, Apr. 14—Havthe Works Board, City Sanitation Board and the City Engineer's|ing successfully got: his bill to
reimburse the town of New AlbE 38th Bt, Broad Rive and pany by $53,009 for proividing an necting sewers for University|aiternate right-of-way for flood Heigh : ' walls, Rep. Edward A. Mitchell The Forest Manor district proj-| (R. Ind.) ‘will appear before the et alone would cost about $400,- Senate Judiciary Committee Mon- | property ownersiday to its y paying 80 per cent of it. . YE ream — Passage Mayor Feeney estimated that MEAT PARLEY ON CHICAGO, Apr: 14 (UP)—Rep-
ito bring drainage up to standard resentatives of the big meat patk{ers and the CIO United Packingt bonded in- house Workers’ Union met with debtedness is $10 million with federal ‘labor concilators today the statutory limit on city bonds! in an attempt to negotiate a seti at ; leaves |tlement of the nationwide meat a margin of $27 million for pos-|strike. The negotiations were issues. in the
would reach $4 million. we City's
new bond few years, uid Truman. i.
stepping into trouble with the office of State Auditor AY: néion dispute and ordered the Burch, who has contended that pe B pus ” the law. empowers him to take to over the duties of Heutenant gov-
heed the order. A survey showed |ernor in case of a vacancy.
that he was bound by the State
Alexander had any immediate comment on. the appointment {but yesterday, when it was still a matter of speculation, Mr. Alexander told reporters:
{the legal controversy over the {Governor's power to appoint a lieutenant governor and commissioner of agriculture is to go
as quickly. as: possible.” H
that even though Mr. Burch may refuse to pay the appointee’s salary, the Governor feit it was best to risk a court fight if necessary to settle the question: The leu tenant governor's salary is $7200 |a year, $6000 for serving as com-
Indiana Miners Lag | missioner of agriculture and $1200 |as president of the Senate.
(UP) — The back-to-work move-|in Lake County where he is camof more than 8000 Hoosier United|paigning in his race for the Re: Mine Workers continued to lag{publican ‘Governor: nomination. today ‘as workers at several deep But there was no indication of pit mines failed to report to their|any agreement by which Mr, piv Burch. would withdraw from is ; Despite advice fiom Mr. Lewis/contention that such an appointCe Soir, Which has the-largest to return to work immediately,|ment would be legal.
ana’'s shaft mines still had not power over the office on a 1941 law, The act was part of the ‘ripper’ legislation designed by a Republican legislature to strip out that the only meeting of Gov. Democrat Governor Henry the {Schricker of his appointive pow-
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reat-iogard a polling place in the Iili-| tional
Gates Fills Post
Vacated by - James By BOBERT BLOEM
nd. 11, near 3 Ini ly a a government witness—Dr. W. H. C y appo. ue Vind. 11 Maukport; Ind. 129, Officers were elected at-a meet- Dr. W. H.| Gov, Gates toda, inted R a ‘|morth of Vevay, and Ind. 111, ing of the board of directors of | Young of the Bureau of M \J, Alexander of Pine Village, Praises Police, Public south of New Albany. {the pharmaceutical firm yester- that he had submitted his mate- Sixth District Republican ¢hair- : : {. The: swollen Ohio River en- day. ro rial to * government's chief/man and former Secretary of In Williams’ Case :igwied ;bomes and rushed hi i put it in final|State, as lieutenant governor. Mayor Al Feeney today said|OVer banks in its course of hun+i Lhe I~ gh ‘use in itying, Under the appointment Mr. |aimost g hd’ of the.’ "for a(dreds of miles along eastern & / of thei you changed der - moves into the office 4 ohild mptst should mar the/e-{SOUthErn Obie. Tas 3 Was (eXecU-lanswers as gove t 1|vacatel’two weeks ago. by. Richginning of & drive to free Indi-| In the "Sood. Bim. isaw. At?" Judge Goldsborpughjord T. James, who stepped out of
Mr. Alexandér may alio be
Based on Opinion The Governor's move in mak-
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“I think the best way to settle
Points to 41 Law
Stassen Drop
{a cage at the top of the stairwell
ockbuster impact. Sen. Taft ran a poor third.
Sen. Vandenberg, Gen. MacArthur, Gov. Warren of California, and House Speaker Martin were almost too. far back to be counted,
to the GOP convention will be for
The returns hit Mr. Taft hard because he reluctantly had accepted the Nebraska primary as a prairie test of his popularity. He had planned to enter only his own Ohio primary. ‘ Mr. Taft said he was “naturally disappointed” at the results. But he predicted a return engagement with Mr. Stassen in the Ohio primary on May 4 “will produce the opposite result,” ; . Sen.. Hugh Butler (R. Neb.)
held at the request of President|
Vandenberg, MacArthur Far Behind
Martin, Warren Out of Picture OMAHA, Neb. Apr. 14 (UP) — Harold E. Stassen, former Minnesota Governor, won the Nebraska presidential primary today by taking the farm vote.
a APPOINTED-—Rue J Alexan- Mr. Stassen split the city vote der, Pine Village businessman,
Lincoln, the state's only other sizable city. Mr, Stassen’s vote in yester-
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Dewey Is In fo Stay, ‘Says Executive's Aid
ALBANY, N. Y., Apr. 14 (UP)
is remark was taken to méan paign for the Republican presie dential nomination, it’ was dis. closed today by his executive assistant.
the manage upon Dewey followers to redouble their efforts. $y : The Governor will re Pawling farm ate thie week » Mr. Burch could not be reached | Work on a repo people o saa the state on accomplishments of the 1948 Legislature. He also may t campaign speeches for Ore-
ey has based his camforeign
on a which he says will keep the country out of war. He believes Mr. Burch bases his claim to|this will ' have more $41 [voters of’ industrial areas has to farmers. * His campaign manager
draf gon.
paign policy
Dewey and Mr. Stassen in East was ‘in New Hampshire, where Mr. Dewey won a clear taking
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