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N. Indiana Bank Robbed of $3000
Four Bandits Hold Six: at Gunpoint. HEBRON, Ind, Apr. 20 (UP) «Four bandits -held up the Citi gens Bank “here today and escaped with an estimated $300. Three of . the armed holdup men entered the bank at approximately 10:10 a. m. One remained in a 1946 model sedan parked nearby.’ * ’ State police said the car last!
a dark suit, tie and y hat. He was about six feet tall. 2 Carry Revolvers
Robert McGinley, cashier; Helen Mockler, assistant cashier, and
er’ Raymond Dierma, entered the bank while the holdup was going on; Bank officials “said the bandits ordered Mr. Dierma to quiet and face the counter "the other two customers; One employee said one of the bandits ‘with a small
omic Ls The other two 30°Shots Spray Home of Teacher Before Math Tests
ev. Ohh Apr. (UP) —|} arga 24, a Brook! High - School - teacher Will thifk “Vite today before she —ftunks 5 In mathematics. Te A Aelephome :cutt received “by Mother at Miss Jokiel's home last night ward; - 8 “IF YoU ion pass everyone Ih math tomorrow you'll be pushBg up lilljeg.” A few minutes later a car drove slowly by and more than shots from a 22-caliber rifle Were fired into the front of the teacher's home. No one was inJured. The gunman escaped. Police gave Miss Jokiel an es- ™ to class this morning and began questioning all of the Students she teaches in
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RACED WITH STORK—Mrs. Kenneth Hutton, Cumberland, today. when her_second child, Mary-Alice,-was-born-in the back se bile at 3:30 a. m. She was en route to 34. Vincent's Hospital:
Baby Born i Auto ‘Doing
“Father Still a Little Day-old Mary Alice Hutton,
without assistance after the a hospital from Cumberland, was home there. Kenneth Hutton, 20, her husband and the new father, was #4 a little jittery today. Used Buddy's Car “It was my buddy's car.in “That's Leon Ramsey. He lives
take Alice to the hospital in Ins dianapolis and turned up Shade-
|land and the car sputtered and
“We thought it was out of gas, Kitten on
were pouring gis in the tank, it happened. The baby just came, that's all, in the back seat. Boy. was I surprised. Then we couldn't get the car started.” Residents phoned sheriff's deputies “at this juncture and dep-!
in Greenfield. We started out to,
80 we woke up the people there h and called the Cat's
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lost to the stork at-of “an -automo-
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~Mother Reported 9, Also; Young
Jittery
who was born in the 1700 block
of ‘Shadeland Dr: at-3:30 8m’ todny In the back seat of a stalled automobile, was doing fine this afternoon in St. Vincent's Hospital. Her mother, Mrs. Alice Hutton, ‘19, who delivered the child utomobile
stalled en route to the feeling “pretty good” in bed at
uties- called for & General Hos-
At Suibulance: hospital, the physician an-Guty tid the-gsputies 10. bring the mother and child in the automobile so that he Wouldn't
be moved. Residents ‘Help Out’ tae ey broken down y finally ‘the
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‘Let Me Alone,’ Little David Pleads in Custody Battle
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GOP Battle In Final Stage
Struggle Reaches Into] Gubernatorial Race
By ROBERT BLOEM Times Stall Writer > GARY, Apr. 20—A bitter fight for control of the Republican Party organization in Lake County is entering its final stages. While forces battling to unseat County Chairman James McShane of Hammond are primarily finterested from a local standpoint, the struggle reaches deep into the statewide contest for the GOP governor nomination. Some Observers are convinced the rnor-aspiration-of Sen: William E. Jenner. hinge on the {Lake County situation. {- Anti-Jenner sentiment in the [county and anti-McShane sentiment are not closely allied al{though there is a good deal of {both. The Gary Post-Tribune, for (example, is both anti-Jenner and anti-MeShane, But the equally in| fluential] Hammond Times is only anti-Jenner .and has taken no stand against Mr. g — Carry 119 Delegates If Mr. McShane weathers the storm and is re-elected county chairman, he will carry with him la substantial majority of the county's 119 delegates to the state convention for Sen. Jenner. 7 ~ Surprisingly, if he loses, the single governor candidate in the county appears to be A. V. Burch, state anditor. Mr.
-{Burch is said to have made a lot
of political hay with his recent tour of the in which he | made what observers called & marathon speech.” Talks with dozens of b- £! Hieans and a few informed “outot | Siders’ indicates that Mr. Mechi -still has the upper hand. »- chips.
county offices, Hotbed at-Gary Final showdown. is set for -a week from Saturday when the newly elected precinct officials go to the county convention to elect a county Seething heart of the antl-Me-| Shane movement is Gary, a ditionally anthorganizacen id
Tarn Accepts Draft, UMT Merger
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¢| tion ‘delegates and to nominate hold candidates for Congress and Alaska. Greenland, Iceland and
‘Boy Evangelist Asserts He Wishes Father Would Not Inférfere “I do wish my father would let me alone.”
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evangelist, the Marion County Juvenile Court. From Jonesboro, Ark. David told The Times this morning:
This was the answer of “Little David” Walker, 13-year-old boy today 30 the bitte over tis custody now daveloping In
where he is on a revival tour, Little
bed. The sentiment has spread to all parts of the county, second largest in the state, however, and even a few hard-nosed McShane backers believe the outcome to be ir doubt. RI Basic weakness of the "anti” faction is that although it has able leadership In several gquar-
“We have just closed a very successful service here. If my father wishes to make me happy, as he says he does, then he will not’ interfere with my work."
father, Jack L. Walker of Chicago, appealed to Juvenile Court to take custody of the boy away from Attorney James Dawson, his Jegal guardian. The father. also. asked. that the. boy be removed from the influence. of the Rev. Raymond G. Hoekstra who directs Little
rights to his oe i he con-|
‘Isented to have Mr. Dawson take
charge of the boy's finances. He said that under Mr. Dawson's guardianship, Little David]
wide preaching tour under the direction of the Rev. Hoekstra. his, he said, was injuring the! boy’s health and education. Today Little David's parents went back to Chicago. They will stay there and “put our trust in the Lord” until May 12, the date set by Juvenile Court for a custody battle over child levangelist who “spent five hours
Mathematics classes at the Ft. Hamilton “milton High School.
in Heaven.”
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Hoosiers 4 drink less, cause squeeze on dealers in cheer ;, , a report on liquor sales in Indiana....Page 6
U8. Palestine policy aimed at avoiding force . . , Wallace R, Deutel in another exclusive report . ,
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David's Sours. th Mr. Walker charged he uni STIG SLY futher. | tingly signed aren Ah a
was being exploited on a nation-|
{repeatedly to enter into the cam-
Charles Boswell, chief proba‘tion officer for the court, said summons will be served on Little David's. guardian. today ordering him. to. produce the .child. for the. hearing. . ~ Little David, speaking up for himself this morning in a telephone call from Jonesboro, took exception to his father’s views. With - adult-like calm and pre-/ cision, Little David said: “AT Uregret this has corné up. You see, I really wish to continue with Mr. Hoekstra as my ‘direct-+ or, I wouldn't care to return to!
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“My father is very cruel. He loses his temper.. When he directed me; he would whip me! |when I didn’t preach in the man-| jner. he wanted. Naturally, this | | was distressing to’ me. It “Please don’t misunderstand. | There is no hatred between me {and my father. I simply can’t |pursue my work under his direction. “As to my education, I'm studying arithmetic, history and geography with Mr. Hoekstra. I am learning a great deal traveling around the country, “If my father wishes to raise the issue of my education, I can ery that during two years that traveled with him I received no formal education at all. “I wish to state that my father can make me happy by leaving my campaign alone.” ° Promises Mr. Hoekstra sald a would fight the father's attempt to regain control of Little David and asserted Mr. Walker had tried
paign as a partner. Today Mr. Dawson's law partner, Louis Rosenberg, said he and Mr. Dawson became entangled in Littler David's . life] when. Mr, Walker came to him and wanted someone to take over the child: Mr. Dawsoh that a couple of days ago . Walker came into his office and offered
that “you. can't beat 2oWénody
fchine made a mistake in picking
ters, the leadership is not consolidated to a point where they have a single county chairman c¢andidate with whom to oppose. the inLcumbent. «There is an old saw. in: politics.
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with nobody.”
Elect Hammond May or Also in Mr. McShane's I Is, the fact that Republicans under his leadership elected a mayor in 30 ammond in the {ace of stinging. GOP reverses elsewhere in last (year's municipal elections. And the "McShane organization has [money with which to finance its fight in the precincts. “OPpOSTHE “TOPCeE, “Of “tHe DUN a hand, believe the McShane ma-
ia slate of candidate favorites in the primary. - - The anti-McShane. crowd hopes 0 upset the slate and convince I aouptiui” precinct committeemen of McShané weakness, Prominently mentioned as an opponent for Mr. McShane in the county convention are Otto
Fifield of Gary, former secretary!
of state; Dr. E/E. Watts, Gary dentist, and David B. Stanton, attorney who came within 88 votes of being elected county prosecutor in 1946, Of the three, Mr. Stanton appeared likeliest to receive some support from the important Hammond organization, vitally needed if the plan to overthrow Mr. McShane is to succeed, Unless the “antis” get together on one candidate for a successor, observers are unanimous in predicting that Mr. McShane will be re-elected,
Chilly Weather To Stay Awhile
LOCAL TEMPERATURES
Sam. 44 10a m.n Tam. 4 11 a m.. 53 8am. 45 12 (noon) 54 Sam. 47 1p. mi. 88,
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With ‘Reluctance’ ent Truman sald be has Heron accepted the tary: Training ‘and the draft.
was all it was,
right ‘direction,
mittee, appeared .ready to. okay the compromise plan to give 161, 000 youths between 18 and 19% a full year of military training and to draft 190,000 men 19% through 25 for two years of regular service.
(Earlier story, Page 25)
Royall Wams U.S, To Protect Bases
“Cifes Danger of Attacks by Air tion” ~ the United States. Senate land or the Azores.” . AS We Can as soon as we can,”
he said. Mr.
the Azores,” he sald. “And the only way to hold those bases 1s with ground forces.” The committéé was holding final hearings on house-approved legislation to give the Air Force $3,198,000,000 for immediate ex-
the Air Force to 88 groups b taking B-29's “out of ‘mothballs.” The House already has approved a boost to. 70 air groups.
Man Fined, Sentenced
In Companion’s Death Jesse Garrison, 24, of 1113% Bellefontaine St, was sentenced to six months on the State Farm and was fined. $1000. last night Lriminal Court jury found. him. guilty of assault and. battery in connection with the death of a drinking companion. Garrison, who was charged
wth manslaughter in connection
with the death of Allen Ventress, 30, 825 N. East St. in July, 1946, | was not found guilty on that
CHICAGO, Apr. 29 (UP)--Sale of 198 surplus war housing
1 begin May 3, Director Or- — R. Olmsted of the Public Housing Administration regional office announced today,
The weather mah advised Indianapolis residents to dig their tof coats out as he predicted continued cool weather today. The mercury was not expected to rise
__ WASHINGTON, Apr. 20 (UP) today
idea of blending Universal Mili-
Mr. Truman told his weekly news conference that the compromise was acceptable, but that
He sald he had to accept it because that was all he could get. It is not what he wanted, he said, but it was a step in the
Mr, Truman aired his views as the Senate Armed Services Com-
“WASHINGTON, “Apr. 20 (UP) ~~Army Seécretary Kenneth Royall said today “an enemy naunder - present conditions could “seize bases in Alaska or Azores” for an air attack on t
“We must not stand aly by and let them do it.” he told the Appropriations Committee. “They do not need a. fleet to take bases in Greenland, Ice-
Mr. . Royall did not name the. WArAGRInst the UL Ty
Royall said this country cannot rely on “afrcraft alone” for defetise a a sudden air
y | reported as follows:
Alana Humane Society, - told - the
{ SReliog. wits at. Walkerton, Ind...
be Put OK on Dleo Tax Bill
Count 33 Sure Votes; Only 16 More Needed
By EARL RICHERT Seripps-Howard Stall Writer WASHINGTON, Apr. 20--To<
day, for the first time in 62 yedrs, it ‘seemed certain that the federal
aid of margarine-mixing housewives by dropping federal taxes on the product. Jubiliant promargarine forces believed that their overwhelming 260-160-108 victory In the House late yestérday paved the way for easy Sénate passage of their bill to repeal federal margarine taxes. They do not expect in the Senate to have to force the repeal bill out of a committee as they did in the House where the dairydominated agriculture committee voted to shelve 10 repeal bills.
William ~ Fulbright (D. Ark) likely will lead the Senate repeal fight. President Truman reportedly favors the bill and will sign it! it " clears the Senite, :
“The only way to do that is to's bases in Newfoundland,
one-fourth cent a pound on uncolored, and annual license Tees
lof _ $600 for margarine manu-| facturers, $480 for colored-
ers and $6 for uncolored-mar-
garine retailers, Votes of the Indiana delegation in the House on repeal were
Republicans for: Harness, Johnson, Landis - and Mitchell, Grant was paired in favor. Dem. ocrats for: Ludlow and Madden. Republicans opposed: Gillie, Halleck and Wilson.
Rabies Emergency Measure Sought
“Two animal welfare organiza. tions" today asked Governor Gates’ to proclaim a statewide rabies emergency and order vaccination of all dogs in Indiana. The organizations, the Indiana {Society for the Prevention of! | Cruelty to Animals and the In-
Governor there was “an emergency -at--hand which threatens the entire state.” They suggested the state allosate. money. from. dog..tax funds, to. pay for rables vaccine and that veterinarians - offer their
government would come to the
bers of the Atomic Energy Com-
: Com ) inated last year for one-year,
cents a pound on colored and}
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Y Blinking Bow Tie —Doesn’t Wear It
that lights up.
conference, someone called attention to the colorful bow tie worn
before the President's desk. remarked. Rediching into his desk
porters. The President,
Truman Rejects AEC Compromise
Wants Nominees Approved as Named
WASHINGTON; Apr. 20 (UP) «= President Truman today -rejected af) compros mise on his nomination of mem-
mission one to five years. In a news conference statement, he strongly urged that his
Senate. + Mr. Truman brushed aside suggestions in Congress that the present terms be extended only for one or two yeas. Such action, he said, would restore a “pall of uncertainty” over the atomic energy program, > GOP : The five members of the Atomic were nom-|
rms. After a long Senate battle over the choice of David Lilienthal as chairman, they were con(firmed, These terms expire In August, Mr. Truman “this month Te
the appointments 80 that a GOP President could make his own. Then one - year compromise terms ‘were p ns
But Mr. Truman made it he is not interested in either, ‘Hot Tip’ Picked Up In. Reuther Search
"DETROIT, Apr.
against the life of President Walter P. Reuther of the CIO United Auto Workers was taken into Sl by police today. ‘Police ComisiontE’ Harry 8) Toy ‘wuld “the uhidentified maniat was picked up on a “hot tip”
E——— | Truman Has Fun
a WASHINGTON, Apr. 20 (UP) ~President Truman has a bow tie
At the start of today's news|
by one of the reporters standing). “That's nothing, the President drawer, he pulled out a flashing
bow tie and blinked it several times for the benefit of the re-
however, was wearing a dark-brown four-in-| h
for-new- terms-of - ~fromtis—settied
nominations be approved by thet
{date today or tomorrow.” Shie
hie Ne Mediator Says U.S. Can’ t Peni Strike
Opens Chicago Talk With Three Unions :
“By United Press Président Truman today made a qualified forecast that the railroad strike scheduled for May 11 will be. settled before the deads line, At his news conference he said that federal mediators are working heroically to get the strike settled. He added his belief that they will succeed. AS an afterthought, he sald at least he hoped so, At Chicago, meanwhile, {mediators-began-a do-or-die’ -at« tempt today to head off a strike by 150,000 engineers, firemen and [ywitchmm,
Stay Here'
headed by Frank P, Douglass, met. with union officials in a confer ence room adjoining union strike os [headquarters na downtown ho= Tak tel. “We'll stay here until this thing
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Mr. Douglass sald ‘he had \ceived mo instructions from the {President, but that he was re
en A situation SLA, x ego Sgproach:
had already ordered their members to stop work on May 11, - The other union, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, had not set an official strike date. But J. P, Shields, assistant Grand BiEngineer of the union, said the engineers “might set the strike
have been represented in negotiatiens by a joint committee headed ps himself. _ Different: Procedure
eva pointed out that the
given him by an informant who Also is being held. Mr. T Toy described the tip as the et and best lead so! far” in the Invistiianion § of Mr.| Reuther's. shooting. on. the night! of Apr. 20. U-SAW TO DIE MAY 8 RANGOON, Apr. 20 (UP)--Pre-war. Promise. UsSaw-and five othe ers convicted of assassinating a ‘group of Burmese political leaders last July will be executed on May
|ervicss free in administering! to state dogs.
Laka
8, it was announced today.
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{rately even though hay
gos representative at Cleveland sét off several hours fof con fusion “I op
strike with the other two broth-
{000 workers, about 80,000 of
jclasses would be ‘affected by the
three | operate sepa-
agreed to the joint negotia Bach {union, he tn has R nant procedures for calling strikes. t An
erhoods.- May. Ii... The. statement»... was overruled later by Mr. Shields at Chicago. * The- three unions represent 150,~
whom are engineers.
Rail Strike Would Affect 10,000" Here
Approximately 10,000 Indiane apolis ‘railroad employees of all
proposed railroad strike set ten. tatively for May 11, Robert Polkinghorn, director of the Department of Industrial Research of the Indianapolis Chamber of Commierce sald today. He pointed put that practically all phases of railroad operation would halt under strike congdi~ tions and would extend enforced - idleness practically to the entire railroad community.
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TEAM—Representi School 25 in the sectional “sleyoft of. The | (Secretary i (left to: - Mery ivi bey, Shrioy Sih and
William iwi iH
{Indiana legisiative board of the
{firemen would be affected imsmeditely but that 500 members of ' {the Brotherhood of Lo ,'|engineers also were sure talon
i be operated,”
N. A. Gibson, chairman of the
| Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen sald’ between 700 and 800
tive god
ng. “The only trains which would said Mr Gibson, “would be those run By