Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 April 1948 — Page 1

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Breaking Down chim 8 Apr. 2T (UP)=|

Confusion gripped Jerusalem to-

day as Arab forces

appeared tos be converging on Palestine for a

pects were that

Arab r fcho. They were in A

outside Jerusalem, which) was turned over to-themt by the

evacuating British. They were in{thid amendment offered by Rep. other. sections of the country. |William 8. Hill (R., Colo.), chair-—-The-feeling- in. sources man of “an” Agriculture Subcomi-l

here was' that_the British would seek to control the Trans-Jordan May 15, when the ‘mandate expirés, but the Arab Legionnaires ‘then -obviously

forces |

‘would revert to King Abdullah’s| some such plan which would keep|dairy gressmien on any point With inside » hinery. i] control, and. they would be ini restaurants and hotels from sell-'and would fight tor complete tax| Three groups now involved in position to strike, . ing margarine as butter, repeal. Ne | maneuvers inside the organizaArabs in Flight Chairman Clifford Hope of the “What we ought do is force tion i; The Marion County British evacuation Had cut House -Agrifulture. Committee—|butter to be sold in shape of Candidates, Committée, comprisforces in Palestine to such a low| the committee that voted orig-|circles and ,” said. Rep.!ing the party regulars surroundstrength that Jews did not take, inally to shelve all margarine tax! Harold \Cooley-(D: N..C.). wien ; of “Joseph “J. “seriously "a4" London “official an-

nouncement that the would resist estine .by before May 15.

Here. in Jerusalem Arabs apparently expecting an attack by their own forces on the Holy City were fleeing from the su: nearby villages. Evacchildren

berbs and - uation of wives and we Arabs

band, Bob Topping, ditched plans for a Palm Springs {today and announced instead they would fly to New York. The movie queen and her millionaire, who were married yes-| theiriterday in a glittering ceremony, told ~Mayer officials cars away from the city. 3héy planned 0 E00 ew York, then sped Off in a Cadillac painted (in The 100,000 Jews in Jerusalem| lana Loves Bob, EF . wards); Arthur W, §rayson and were digging in. Haganah men|lana”™ to spend their wedding in icing on a huge bam, 1 love] George Kincaid for the two coynand 1s reinforced their posi- night at a Beverly Hills hotel. you" on 3 10821 bee . wish ty mmiss nom fons. tions. Stores of food were care-| Tn May 3 they Will sail aboard wells nd Dutch windmi The Bradford fully’ rationed, and were Mauretania London. to support Sheriff fled with water, | As. the minister pn ‘all the wa

few troops here. that all services There was no mail. - There was no long distance telephone, and local service was dwindling rapillly. Cables were delayed two and sometimes

were breaking down.

three days. «

it would bécome) worse, whether or not an organ- “ ized Arab force attacks soon. were in Jerlamein Camp

British any invasion of Pal--Arab-Yorces

What little city government re-

mained was s and Jews, and

between Arabs ere was no liai-

son between them, Armed Arabs

walked into the labor department of the government today

and carried away typewriters and

other equipment.

In Tel Aviv,

Dairy Forées Prop s (New ‘Trian | | Pro-Margarine House Leaders Voice

Opposition to Compromise Suggestion ~~

Scripps-Howard Staff Writer Apr. 27—The shattered dairy forces in the

By EARL RICHERT, WASHINGTON, ‘have come up

with what

sticks

showdown ‘battle for the Holy! and Land. * i then “It was &' picture of swift "spreading anarchy, and

Most of the pro-margari

But Rep. W. R. Poage (D.

ney propose-te drop the 10 cents a pound-federal tax on colored e—providing margarine is sold ir scheme, a pound box<of colored margarine would formed by of margariné

leaders say they will not accept)

mittee studying the margarine; taxes. . .

Tex.), one of the margarine lead‘ers, “sald he would not oppose

opose gular Oleo’}

Voter in Dark

‘Deals Under Table

~ By NOBLE REED . Republican scramble f.

A ry

they hope is a compromise that will|

triangular sticks.

{tactionis will “triple slate”

in the heated controversy. He said it should be ‘acceptable to the m interests | ! it would let. housewives buy colored ne without paying 10 cents a pound to the govand ‘to the dairy people

pment being

port for contests;

__ Adopt New Strategy .

the campaign

h the pro-

By VIRGINIA MacPHERSON, HOLLYWOOD, Apr,

faced, 34-year-ol

arms and murmured: “This is forever.” Lana nedded her platinum gold curls, smiled ecstatically, and whispered: “Yes, darling.” : “Lana is a sweet girl,” the Rev. Stewart P. Maclennan beamed after it was all over. “She has such a fine, earthy quality in her face.” The 28-year-old actress was as

: AN “eVel breathless as if it were her first ripped telephones from the walls.

the all-Jewish coastal city, Jews of the Stern underground group robbed ‘Bar-| clay’s bank of about $1 million

in a raid during which they wore Haganah military police unforms.

and the bank an not reopen.

nounced it would

instead of her fourth wedding. She peated her vows in a hushed whisper. ] Mr. Topping, in a dark-blue {business suit, said “I do,” loud and clear, - As the seryice neared its close,

Bob and Lana Are in Love - Film Star Almost Swoons af Altar; en ‘Forever,’ He Says, ‘Yes, Darling,’ Says She .

27 (UP)—Lana Turner and her new hus-

Aepderping caught his fourth bride ‘in his

. . border

Palestine fighting, |tographers and posed in her Whether Abdullah © formally figure-hugging champagne loce “+ had-invaded the Holy Land after dress over nude satin cut low at

. armed mien who were reported caviar, roast pheasant, smoked

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the bride istered on her champagne tinted slippers that matched her lace wedding Sawa; and swayed dizzily. . The Rev, Mr.

The Irgun Zval Leumi attack on the Arab city of Jaffa was continuing, but little progress was

Arab forces gathering for the assault on Palestine came after Abdullah in a British, High Alan Cunningham Arab sovereignty. over the entire!

country, Abdullah Ready Beirut reported that authoritaive Tran ~sourees there) Said - Abdullah * had begun his invasion: of Palestine buat “| ¥ could not be confirmed here *hat Mrs. Henry J. Topping wore a additional Arab Legionnaires mammoth oval diamond ring the have crossed the border. . hy sportsman gave her sevCairo reported that two train-/eral months ago. : loads ‘of Egyptian infantry left! She also wore her wedding gift for ‘an “unknown. destination,” fromi him; a sparkling two-inch} but were ' believed going to the wide diamond bracelet, to prepare to take part! . “I have a gift for -Bob, ton” in Palestine fighting. - 7 TLana said. “But it isn't ready Baghdad reported that 8000 yet, so I won't’ tell.” Iraqi troops with planes had left] Smiling ‘blissfully, she cut her for Trans-Jordan en route to six-tiered wedding cake for pho-|

read the benediction. 2 would: have collapsed right there,” best man Wilkerson Isaid afterward, “if - the minister ‘hadn't grabbed her.” ; Trembling. Lana held out her left hand while Mr. Topping {slipped a plain platinum wedding

her a shaky half minute to-get'a matching band on his hand.

his demand yesterday for Arab| the neckline. Sovereignty it was known that! At the reception. three hours the bulk of his powerful Arab after the wedding, the 150 guests Legion—15,000 to 20,000 well-| were confronted with & buffet of

Teinforced recentlyi/by 180 Brit-| Ish tanks—already ‘was in thie| country.

salmon ‘ and six-pound lobsters flown in from Boston.

On the Inside

Hoosiers get warning on cross-over voting . ... state board stresses need of fair play................Page 8

Can you match wits with top high school students? «+. Just try it . . . a photo-story about the achievement program at IU. . . by Victor Peter-

gon Se iia assssenesWuiasanasenssnnisinesess PAO 11

. . r . - r ” Wallace R. Deuel says U. S. must change foreign policy... «a report on the American attitude to- ~ Ward Palestine . a series. ...oeiieiinns vera Page 13

Amusements. 16; Editorials i | Foréign A

ring on the third finger. It took|.

On Her ‘right Hand.” the new of 83

A He loves me” was inscribed

ir ot

James W, Ingles

United Press Staff Correspondent

a4 move either way in the

Lana squealed to a former. East side grocer, ww 1", feminine friend. “I did it! spot and back Ray Mendenhal for renomination to ;| commissioner job, The. Daniels group is bonnet. to go all the way to During the momentary confusion when everyone was hugging the bride, little Cheryl darted into the group and placed a flaeting kiss on her mother's wrist. Miss Turner bent over swiftly and kissed her on the forehead.

trict Congress nomination, : : Still Backs Move The Bradford committee is stil

tor, for the

nomination

two years ago in its successfu

‘Cooler Today—

10 a. m.., 71

cutor race.

day, when the top was 85, ac cording ‘to the official forecast of the U8 "Weather Bureau for Indianapolis ‘and vicinity. Today's maximum. is expected

‘Buaster Jailed Tn Reuter Case

t all-time record for Apr. 27 lice Commissioner Harry 8,

degrees, “which Wis set 1H today Kh ol

1914, : Partly clotdy and warm is the

noon. Minimum temperatures toraight will be trom 58 1°58. T6morrow will bé partly cloudy but gun-carrying former UAW orless humid and cooler, with a ganizer who boasted before th

Mr. Toy said the suspect had

tures slated for Thursday. 19hoot Mr. Reuther “on sight.” Although yesterday's high of! The commissioner said the sus85 degrees here failed by 2 Pect would appear at a police degrees to equal the record of 87 Show-up shortly and that three set in 1015, it was the year's/ Witnesses would determine whethhigh for the. state, and raised er he was the man sought. the average for the month of, One of the witnesses, who reApril to about 5 degrees over Ported he heard the threat to Mr. normal, . ! |Reuther's life, was placed under

tpi TAVERNS TO FEEL STRIKE . MILWAUKEE, Apr. 27 (UP) The chief informant was spokesman — for. Milwaukée!drought to Detroit from Toledo, major breweries sald today that/O. Mr. Toy said, after a tip was a strike of CIO Brewery Workers|received from another quarter. would affect the nation’s taverns Officers would not reveal his beginning next week. The six name, : breweries affected by the strike,| Inspector Joseph A. Krug, howwhich began yesterday, make 12(ever, said he was not sure they per cent of the tiatien’s beer. {had the “right man.”

Toy said.

« 13, My Day .... 14] Reo ‘

Mapeuvers Revealed

ome in one race in order to split sup“favorite sons” in other

All party factions are ‘staking their chances for victory en purely - organization voting with no

3 Party leaders have kept entireischarge(ly out of the public spotlight in

: in a deliberate. rategy to control the balloting

the leadership Daniels and County Chairman

Honeymoon Car Tells All",

: r Rn cutor contest. This group is ex: pected to support Charles Koehler, for nomination to one commissioner the other] ls expected st. George L. Denny for the 11th dis-

backing Hoyt Moore, state serid-

The Citizens GOP Committee ; which flowered to unusual heights

Tall “afew degrees short “of i “DETROIT, Apr. 27 (UP) Po8, Toy the arrest of a {man answering the description of | Police stood guard in the Court [the Smman who threatened to! forecast for today and tonight, kill Walter P. Reuther, president! - with scattered ve this after-iof the CIO United Auto Workers, [21d Robert Coats conducted the!

Hosen NAMA bY Withesses as al

resumption of higher tempera- attack last Tuesday that he would

police guard for protection, Mr. man

Pic

It is known that all three part

SGUILTYwA- Criminal Court jury today found Herbert Brunner (above), 26, quilty in the

“gravel pit" murder hess. a ats) AR

a a. tion. |< { “The jury fixed the sen {Wife imprisonment. y Judge Dewey E. M

1 2 tom:

‘ound in Gravel Pit

Branigt. Who lives at $28

ly beating’; block of tim’s ‘body later in a W. Raymond St. gravel t. rN

ch Aves . The vies found two da

1 An a plice, Robert C. Linn, 28, of . Holly St, is still in jail awaiting trial,

This is the second. time the case has been heard. The first

backing of Prosecutor Stark and. trial ended when the jury dead- ! rt bo Sheriff Magenheimer, . is. ‘talking: jocked- Nov. 26, 1947. “\BubwseDown to 75 about fasuing @ slate for Mr. quent to that time a motion for — nay for sand 7iseparate trials of the two de“LOCAL TEMPERATURES {hating what to do in the prose- 5 Ta

fendants was granted by Judge Saul I Rabb, Criminal Court‘.

family. During the entire time the jury one juror held out. and all preliminary votes were 11 to 1 to find Bry BAY, “ATU “the verdict was submitted, the jurors were escorted. {home by & detachment of police.

House all night,

[case for the state. Wither B:- Miler “HA Frank | |A. Symmes, Brunner's attorneys, |Indicated they would appeal the! case in the next few weeks. They said the jury foynd Brun{ner guilty on on {counts against hi [of drowning the : | ani nin vr

| Train Hits Handcar:

1 Dead, 1 Injured Times State Sery | LAFAYETTE Apr. 27 — One was killed and one injured nd when an east-bound New {York Central passenger train [crashed into a handear {8 section crew near Purdue Alrport Rd. here. o Vaughan M. Beard, Frankfort, was killed and George W. Boothroyd, Lafayette, was injured. Mr] Boothroyd was brought to the St. | Elizabeth Hospital here,

lypone of three Rib that |

est

a —— degree THE INDIANAPOLIS Junior]

wilkgentencé Brunner in Criminal orrow ] Divi-

as charged with fatal-f r. Wolfe in the 600

Yhldecided the cost of building and

Foundry Plans | $3 Million W. Side Plant

— Company. Will... Employ 1500 Men A new foundry employing about 1500 men will ‘be built at Tibbs Ave. and Morris St." by the American Foundry Co., it was learned today after the company applied for permission to tie intp a city “isanitary sewer. ¢ 2 | Blaine Miller, president of the {company, said the exact. cost of | the new building had not been de-| termined, but that it would be a! "big operation.” . amen } 4. He intimated that it might - reach $3 million, although speci-| fications had not been completed. The American Foundry Co. with {its main plant on. Naomi St. manufactures motor blocks for the Chrysler Corp. oT 35-Acre Site ¥ 35-acre site wks purchased from the Pennsylvania Railroad. The plant will contain 190,000! square t of floor space. ~The: y- will-construct a sewer from its new bullding east to Tibbs Ave., south to W. Morris

months, Lt. Gen. William S. Knudsen, retired, died last night at_-his—Michigan-—home, His health broke after his. strenuous efforts to prodie¥ gdods for the U. S. Army War 11. [Story on Page 8}.

General Manager

{Incinerator Here |.

as receiving a

Chamber of Commerce today Dean caused a temporary halt in plans

of the city sanitation board for

5 Bhat Blip jand F, A. Doebber, tra before sanitation board members ager, receive $663 and {this morning. Committee mem- spectively, also the same as 1947.

Justifying their stand, AAT ee Th last year, MR. JOSEPH told board mem-|auditor, receives: $583.33, bers that after making a tour {an increase of $83.33 Of four midwestern cities it had over-last year. Others to receive increases this city incinerator year over 1947 are: — R. C. Varin, assistant -superini + “board tendent of distribution from $451 (president, said the 10-day period to $510; Clarence W, Russell, {had been granted. He said the auditor of disbursements, from {sanitation board had also” asked $375 to $425; Don W. Richardson. {the JAC to offer alternative sug- auditor of receipts, from $385 to gestions, % {$425; E. B. McMullen, acting purCost of the incinerator has been chasing agent, from $375 to $462; {estimated from $280,000 to John M. McCaleb, superintendent $300,000. : |of “appliance installations, from

which is

{operation of “a was too high. James

tern Electric ks East Side Site

DIES AT HOME—IIl for 18 .

in World

Gas & Coke Uty'

Gets

of $2416 per month, His assistant, , Tecelves $1250 ai month, VV. Seiter, controller,

bers asked for 10 days in which The superintendent of the Pros0 file with the board a report pect Street Plant, W. J. Bchatz; receives $708.33, no increase over oon Pon Essig, general

a month

Warren Twp. Plant to Hire

Tract Planned Soon

“By HAROLD HARTLEY

Western Electric Co. plant to manufacture telephone equipment. for the Bell Tele-

green light today. \

~ithe company, sald a 130-% tract soon would be purchased on Shadeland Ave. in Warren Township on the Big Four Railroad

841 y “ , Plant to Employ 4000 “The plant will employ from 4000 to 5000 and will produce a payroll ranging upward of $10 million annually. It will be completed in 1950. : hs | Negotiations for the site have been under way for several months.

{which is now produced quarters in the Chicago area,

House by other members of the

Deputy Prosecutors John Dally!

| Holmes Ave..

‘switched off.” she “told police, “and he began beating and chok-

ing then” \ iw Adter a ‘struggle the ‘man’ Fe: leased her and fled. down an alley. The woman's husband was at 2 ‘business meeting at the time. She was treated by her physician for shock. Her face and throat were bruised... ey

Senate

Group Unites

\UMT and Draft Bills

WASHINGTON, Apr. 27 (UP) ~The Senate Armed Services Committee voted today to start work on combined draft and universal training ‘legislation. The proposed bill would call up 161,000 youths each year for 12 months of training. would be from 18 to 19! old. It also would draft=190,000 men between 1015 and 25 for twoYear army terms.

REPORTS $05 ROBBERY Jess E. Montgomery, 2623 N. Dearborn .8t., reported to police he was slugged and robbed of $95 last night-by an unknown assaflant in the 900 block on N.

known' attacker last night after he entered her home through the

was. deliberating - the: case; only] Pook. re lights were

‘ng ive: IT guess I started scream

They has accépted the hesignation of 2 YeArs'y WM.

50 to $425, and ‘Clarence R.

Checked: by Mayor

yesterday by Mayor

t Feeney. At a meeting with ut

trustees

report; had: not been filed with the state. board... He isld: them he hag checked with the state board as late as Friday and that the board could not find the report. Gas ‘company officials assured him . that “the report had by

the report was discovered among a file: of Purdue University papers, ‘\ (Another Gas Utllity story, Page 18)

J. M. ‘Bloch Resigns ? From City Park Board

Mayor Al Feeney said today he

Bloch as a mémber of the City Park Board. , The Mayor said he had not "yet decided whom he would appoint 45 a replacement. Mr. Bloch. resigned by. letter dated yesterday. He sald: My business and various elvic activities are taking so much of my time, that I cannot continue to give the necessary attention to Park Board affairs.” ;

__The _question of the where! ‘aboutaiol the “report” was raised

iy and directors anked why . i po newly Commerce

that “the rep _been. “I8ént To the state house. Today

~ alrernt Maékh ay (Holmes, chiél chemist, from! They may come out for Prose: Mother Is Hysterical \ Expectant ‘Mother 18412.50 to $475. cutor Stark but committee Jead-| Brunner's mother, Mrs. Mable) a! TR a Morr Aacumn tomers... Principal manutacturin “WHE” emper Eicandidate” i ARF Came hysterical win m-heard Last. year, the advertising di-\Kearny Car. gory, Works in ; y : ecision of the jury. She was| AR East Side 30-year-old ex- rector, Gebrge. A. Saas, received! KPATNY, N. I and the Point {from 75 to 80 degrees, today will ? {led into the hall of the Court! pectant mother fought of sn WA 1eaE0 a month. : : Breeze Works Baitimore. Ma.

plants are located in six

ane nouncement “brought hearty res

Siahanolia ) Chamber of p ndustrial Development Coramittee and president & Co, said; ; “Indianapolis and the entire | state of I join in welcomthe new members of the Western Electric organization to our come munity, : “We have pledged to officers of Western Electric our whole~ hearted co-operation in every ef« fort to minimize the myriad of problems inherent in a gigantic move of this sort.” :

Gov. Ral Gatés said, “As chief — of the State of Indiana, it . ‘affords me great

pleasure on behalf of all the people of our state to assure a

genuine Hoosier welcome to Western Electric. “This industry and many oth-

ers have seen fit to ‘locate’ in Indiana since the close of the war, I am sure it is only a fur[ther evidence of the many ad vantages our great state holds out to all indystries.” Mayor Al Feeney said, “The

{decision of Western Electric to.

make - Marion County the home of its new plant 1s a most wel

The new Indianapolis ~~

phone System was given the

eight’. miles from the center of

One of the d in the ane Bt, and east to. Warr Ave, hs oo ; : nov eenent oe RB work{where it will conne¥t with the $2416 Per Month ing out the details of the-arrange-city system. XE a heer a Balaries of top executives in/ment with the Indianapolis Wa. Foundry officials ®stimate the a” fh ter Co. which involves the laying plant will need facllities to dis- Citizens’ Gas and Coke Utility a } thod pose of approximately 20,160,000 Were revealed today in the firm's of TE oF te capi § Gxponate gallons of ‘waste annually). annual salary re to the In-ityre, . i | A Dumber of Mary inseesces yall. (racken said in New Jaycees Delay ere granted but nearly al top building has not yet been de . racket salaries remained the ; j {Building of me ae last your, [ned and that no estimate

and mid-western states,

of L. 8B, Ayres’

1 4000 Workers |

Stanley Bracken, president of

ing this great new industry and

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come one to the people of this =~ = U

area. Re “This organization will strengthen Indianapolis Spain

cause of its well known capacity

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