Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 July 1948 — Page 1
-By Raeburn Van Buren
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50th YEAR—NUMBER 116
SATURDAY, JULY 24, 1048
Emalyn Remmel, Cast in ‘Merry Widow,’ leads Merry Life at Home Here, Too
Auditor Stops Wooden's Pay After Ouster
Action Follows State Board Order |
County Auditor Ralph Moore today stopped payment of salary to Arthur E. Wooden, county welfare director. His action came in the wake of a flurry of legalities which followed the state welfare board order to oust Mr. Wooden, “I will pay no more claims to Mr. Wooden until some of these questions are cleared up,” Mr. Moore said. He added that he had never been officially notified that the state had stopped paying Msrion County part of Mr. Wooden's sallary in 1946 because it questioned the legality of his appointment. The federal government had stopped reimbursement in 1945 on the same grounds. The state welfare board broke
: (for the first time in its history its power to remove county welfare directors. It gave the Mar- : {ion County board five days to dismiss Mr. Wooden. Failure to ft {do so would result in an order to the county auditor to stop Mr.
Entered as Second-Class Matter at Postofice Indianapolis, Ind. Issued daily except Sunday
New A-Bombs | Best of All, U. S. Assured
all precedents yesterday by using
dd
PRICE FIVE CENTS
U.S. Experts on Russ To Confer on Berlin
Marshall Tells Bedell Smith to
Join in London Conference
WASHINGTON, July 24 (UP)—Secretary of State George . C, Marshall has asked Lt. Gen. Walter Bedell Smith, U. 8. Ambassador to Russia, to go to London and confer with American officials there on the Soviet blockade of Berlin, it was announced officially today. A State Department spokesman said it was understood that Mr. Smith would leave Moscow by plane for London tomorrow. (The U. 8S. embassy at Moscow announced that Mr. Smith will many and all of Berlin. The new pause in Berlin to talk with Gen.| currency will be called the Lucius D. Clay, who was flying! Deutsche Mark, similar to the back from Washington.) new western zone currency. The spokesman added that Mr. The three western powers im-
" "MERRY WIDOW!" REHEARSAL — Victoria Sherry, left,
Broadway star of the Butler Bowl production of “The . “Widow,” opening Sunday evening,
Merry runs through the Act Il duet be-
tween Sonia and Natalie with Emalyn Remmel, Indianapolis soprano recently given the second feminine lead in the operetta.
«KEEP IT SHINING—Assisting her mother, Mrs. Arthur K,
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SINGERS MUST EAT—Here Miss Remmel, about to start a
busy day of operetta rehearsals, breakfast in her home, 3251 N. understudy for Virginia Card in has to find time for household ch
gets ready to tackle a nourishing Pennsyylvania St. Previously an ‘The Desert Song," Miss Remmel ores in addition to stage work.
‘ |pointmient.
{was In every respect legal, and
‘(these opinions of ‘the Attorney
Wooden's salary, the ultimatum added. However, Mr. Moore said today that in view of new develop ments, he would not wait for the order but would stop payment immediately. He said he would hold up Mr. Wooden's salary claim which is payable Aug. 1. Probe Is Factor A contributing factor to his decision was an order from Clarence E. Ruston, director of the state board of accounts, ordering an investigation of Marion County's payment of salary to Mr. Wooden in view of the question as to legality of his apMr. Ruston ordered an immediate investigation. Simultaneously as the state questioned the legality of the county’s payment of salary to the welfare chief,” a defender of Mr. Wooden accused the state welfare board of illegally stop-
ping its reimbursements.
Arthur L. Gilliom, local attorney and a member of the county board which appointed Mr Wooden back in 1944, suggested to the county auditor that the county sue the state to recover reimbursements which have’ been withheld since 1948. ?
Cites Legal Opinions
Lb He “aalled. led... attention - to two oTIRIOHE trom. Tamer: Fire former attorney general and now
state Sup-emeé Court judge, which upheld Mr. Wooden's appointment. His letter said in part: : “Mr. Wooden's appointment
your payment of his salary has been in every respect legal. The state recognized and honored
General, and reimbursed Marion County as to Mr. Wooden's salary from April, 1944, until December, 1947. No change occurred either
‘| shall had requested Mr. Smith to
Smith will confer with Ambassador Lewis W. Douglas, and State Department Counsel Charles E. Bohlen. Mr, Bohlen flew to London yes-| terday with Gen. Clay and Am-| bassador Robert D. Murphy, top American military and diplomatic chiefs in Germany. Annouricement that Mr. Mar-
go to London came shortly after French Ambassador Henri Bonnet conferred on the Berlin crisis with Undersecretary of State Robert A. Lovett. Mr. Bonnet told reporters afterward he sought an expression of American views on the Berlin crisis so he could report them to the new French government when it is formed.
Russ Issue Money For ‘All of Berlin’ BERLIN, July: 26 Marshal Vassily D.: Sokolovsky today
aanounced issuance of a new cur: rency for the Soviet zone of Ger-
‘Mad Dog’ Kil or aiaog K
‘We Shot ‘Em
all
dog” killer who helped his pal his courage today and said he
Daniels surrendered crime, John C, & policeman. Daniels, who yesterday begged a sheriff not to shoot him, told officials from his Mercer County Jail cell today that “I'd have
meekly West, 22, had been
of electricity.
of
‘l Hated Niebel Four Years’
ering u in Head," He'Brags; Regrets Failing to Shoot Way Out of Trap
CELINA, O. July 24 (UP)—Robert Murl Danfels, 24, “mad shoot down six persons,
police if he had not been asleep when captured
mediately indicated acceptance of the new Soviet currency. Hope was expressed that this might form a basis for easing the Berlin blockade. Russia at one time explained the blockade as a means of protecting the eastern zone from the effects of western currency reform. The western powers, meanwhile, increased their airlift to Berlin to an all time high for the 24 hours ending last night, but at the same time announced drastic new restrictions in the use The airlift carried 2811 tons of foods, coal and other supplies into Berlin in a total of 516 trips, the biggest day since the airlift started 29 days ago. The new electricity cuts limited American personnel to four hours service a day and the Germans to two hours. An anhouncement said the cuts would reduce Berlin's coal needs to 1000 tons daily, the amount which authorities believe can be flown into the city. Berlin now is using 1600 tons of coal a day.
ler Boasts
& GEIR de
Truman Holds Russ to Blame For No Control
AEC Tells Congress
Of Tests in Pacific
WASHINGTON, July 24 (UP) —President Truman said today that the latest A-bomb tests in the Pacific show “beyond any question’ that this country’s position - in atomic weapons “has been substantially improved.” Reaffirming that atomic development and research activities will be kept secret until international control is established, Mr. Truman again blamed Russia's “uncompromising” attitude for failure to find a common basis for international control. “When the nations of the world are prepared to join with us in the international control of atomic energy, this requirement sh secrecy will disappear,” he d. “But our need for security in an insecure world compels us, at the present: time, to maintain a high order of secrecy in many of our atomic energy un
ment as the Atomic Energy Commission made its first formal re« Sandstone” the explosion of three new-type atomic bombs. ' The commission said records of the explosions still are being ana-~ lyzed, but that some of the results are already clear. “The test proved not only the
regained fought it out with at a roadblock, Yesterday after his partner-in-fatally shot in a gun battle with
rr TH) the two killers, was shot in the chest by West in the brief exchange of gunfire at the road-
would have
BEAUTY SALON—Freckles,
in the facts or in the law that
the Remmels' cacker spaniel, is would warrant the state from
killed cops if I hadn't
block, but fatally wounded West before he fell. Sgt. Conn was in
all those
emmel, in making their new home gleam, Miss Remmel here pol-
ishes' the big mirror over the liv
ing-room fireplace.
another daily chore if he's to be kept smooth-looking. : Also a
blonde, Freckles seems to enjoy t
withholding reimbursement since
he scalp- treatment. last’ December, It is the failure
iM Hikes Prices
An All tts Cars
Ends lone Stand
- Against Increases
DETROIT, July 24 (UP)—GenMotors Corp. today abandoned its lone stand against the Mounting cost’ of production and Se ngunced an eight per cent : nerease on all its pasBenger cars. P C. E. Wilson, GM “president, 82id the new prices of all models of Chevrolet, Pontiac, Oldsmoe, Buick, and Cadillac cars a be effective Monday,
“Rising wages and material ts have made it necessary Jo General Motors to increase ¢ list price of its passenger on about 8 per cent,” Mr. Wilson
new price boosts also the: Detroit factory list cheapest . Chevrolet, a § coupe, to an estimated $1250. This was $87 more hol
The brought, x the
the price of ‘the .cheapest: Ford. the neral Motors was the last of Bog 2J0F auto manufacturers to the Passenger cars prices on eels of the third round of "War wage increases. :
No Truck Hikes
ei Wilson said that GM would increase its truck prices at time, Most other truek manBorers fia boosted truck "ell as car prices. { Nicholas Dreystadt, general] ton, —. of the Chevrolet divi-| bon, Said the Chevrolet price The che ged from $80 to $115. Ress €apest Chevrolet, the busiSimi CC was priced at $1160. ilar boosts were made by 1 gontiae division. The new ce for a Torpedo Six Dusiness Coupe became $1500.
BULLETIN
ST. PAUL, July 24 (UP) bly 10 persons were today and another 10
Our Fair City—
| tivity of Hoosiers
Community
up to convert a midtown weed
Bulldozers are already clearing. off the new playlot, on S. East St. between Lord and Louisiana Sts., in the heart of the néar-South Side factory district. overcrowded neighborhood can take their ball games off the
street now.
Sponsor of the project is the Fletcher Place Community Center, But it had plenty of help. Railroad is leasing the property to the community center for $1 a year. The city’s leveling the ground. And members of Robert Linehan Post, American Legion, have volunteered to build a fence between the park and nearby rail-
For
road tracks. The U. 8." Rubber Co. has scheduled a Playground Day next week when all employees will be asked to donate athletic equipment. And the City Recreation Department has promised some playground] apparatus, too.
” ” o Stock! market price drop and slow recovery this week affected ew persons in Indianapolis. Brokers here say the “little ' speculator” and the amateur dabbler are not in this market —at least not yet. Market ac-
Spirit, Industry |Build S. East St. Playground
COMMUNITY SPIRIT AND INDUSTRY have teamed
has been
Hunt Parents of Baby Girl for 6 Days
ty Walfare workers today began a search for the So 10-month-old baby left in the care of Mrs. Flora Robb, 1310 W. 27th St. last Monday. Mrs. Robb communicated . with county officials today after ‘six days B~A passed without word from the child's fare workers said they are taking charge of the child.
Left in Home
The only clue to the whereabouts of the baby girl's parents is a penciled notation on the edge of a newspaper made by the young woman who left the child with ‘Mrs. Robb. The notation read, “Mrs. Brown, 1117 N, Alabama St.” Owners of the N. Alabama St. home that no one by the name of Brown has lived there for more than six weeks. . , Mrs. Robb told welfare workers that a mutual friend had brought
wv
' |the parents and the baby to her
Yee Robb quoted the mother i x
patch into a new playground.
Kids living in that
instance, the New York Central
mostly by “professionals” who know their way around, take losses like those of last Monday as part of the game—and aren't inclined to umload in a panic when something happens, . ”
~ ‘Put Up or Shut Up’ IT LOOKS AS THOUGH Senator William E. Jenner's enemies in the Republican party have forced him to “put up or shut up.” At the recent Republican national convention, Senator Jenner cornered a leading member of the
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ther. Wel-
as saying she would return Monday evening with money to pay for the baby’s care and would bring additional clothing. She stated she would like to leave the baby at the home until Friday, then would take it for the weekend. Mrs. Robb said Mrs. Brown usually boarded the child out for five days and four nights each week, keeping the child with her only during week-ends. “She’s really a wonderful looking child,” Mrs. Robb said, “but it ig just more than I can man-
night passed a tremendous, wingless aircraft that shot a 40-foot
traveled between 500 ‘and 700 iments when the miles an hour.
his co-pilot, John B. Whitted, told of seeing the fantastic airship and said it looked like a B-29
times.”
of the state to reimburse Marion County that ix illegal and in breach of its plain legal obligation. The county has a prefectly good, legal claim for reimbursement against the state, and as a taxpaper and citizen of Marion County, I hope an appropriate {action will be brought against the state.to compel such reimbursement to Marion County.” The county auditor said he would consult with County Attorney Scott Ging as to the advisability of such a suit. The state welfare board commented on the proposed suit, saying it withdrew reinbursefederal governquestioned the attorney general's opinion. Meanwhile, Mr. Wooden said he welcomed all investigations which would “bring out the fuselage “blown up about fourifacts” “I am personally :available for any interrogation at any t
2 Fliers Report Wingless Rocket
Streaks in Sky At 500-700 MPH
ATLANTA, Ga., July 24 (UP)— Two Eastern Air Lines pilots reported today that their plane last
flame out of its back end and
{ment Capt. Clarence Shipe Chiles and |
The airship was brilliantly |
been caught sleeping.” . He referred to Van Wert County Sheriff Roy Shaffer and Sgt. Leonard Conn of the Van Wert police department, who end ed a 14-day . y reign of terror by the two gun- Mr. Taylor crazy ex-convicts at a roadblock near Van Wert yesterday morning. Sgt. Conn, the last victim of
Eleanor Patterson, Publisher, Dies
WASHINGTON, July 24 (UP) —Mrs. Eleanor Patterson, publisher of the Washington TimesHerald, died suddenly today, it
was announced by the TimesHerald.
ime,” he said. lighted and had two decks of big! / uo square windows, they claimed. It passed within several hundred Boy, 11, i Fractures Skull feet of the pilots’ DC-3 and then|In Rail Viaduct Fall . shot up in the clouds, they said. A, 11-year-old boy was crit-
—————— py ab i . . ically injured yesterday evening Dies of Auto Injuries | when he fell from a railroad over-
A seven-week fight for her life setts Aves. ended last night with the death| Police said Harlan Hicks, 11, of of Agnes Sue Ipcock, 16. She had! 2544 Brookside Ave. was climbbeen unconscious since June 3 ing on the bridge when he slipped when she ran into the side of an and fell 15 feet to the street. His auto while chasing a ball. skull was fractured,
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EVANSVILLE, July 24 (UP)— head at Valley and Massachu-|
(GORDO Says: “Me Pal Ferd'nand, He in Hees new 1s
Thé newspaper said that Mrs, { Patterson, who also was head of {the New York Daily News, died jut her country estate in nearby Prince Georges County, Md.
LOCAL TEMPERATURES | 6a n..80 7 a m.. 61 8a m.. 64 9a m.. 68
10 a. m... 71 11 a. m... 78 12 (Noon) 78 1p. m.. 78
Washington Calling—
As Campaign make high cost of living the b
do something. Full effect of steel, coal
on things people buy.
another $3 or $4 per car on materials. That, plus wage increases, means still more boosts in price of autos. Same factors should send up housing costs. Meat prices are sure to | go higher between now and end of October, though there may be dips as a me cheap-grade,
grass-fed ket. should start down by November as last spring's pigs reach market, with record corn crop guaranteeing feed for next year.
surrendered
ine has put new billions into pockets of consumers this year. As they compete for scarce goods, prices comes om mar- rise.
critical condition in Van Wert Hospital. . 8gt. Conn shot West between the eyes as he attempted to flee from an autohobile haulaway truck which the two men had
seized for their getaway murdering driver, Taylor, Niles, Mich.
after the . Orville 25, of
Daniels, who 4
meekly, fei Dnlels
braver today as he sat in his cell
under heavy guard in the Mercer I
County jail,
“Screws and guards are nothing- but rats,” he told Richland
County Prosecutor Arthur Lutz.
“If I hadn't been caught sleeping, I'd have killed all those cops. “I'm going to burn anyway. It would have been better if I had been shot.” The young parolee from the Mansfield, “O., Reformatory told Mr. Lutz how he personally had engineered the slaying of John E. Niebel, superintendent of the Mansfield Reformatory Farm, Mr, Nibel's wife, and their daughter, Phyllis, 22, as they stood nude in
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HCL Looks Like Chief Issue
Steams Up
WASHINGTON, July 24—1It looks as if Truman will
ig issue. And signs are costs
will go higher as campaign advances—unless Congress can
‘and freight rate i
won't show fot some weeks. But they mean high prices
For example: Steel enough for one auto will now cost $ 8 more, Added freight: rates, due to dropping basing-point system, mean
But full effect of Marshall
Plan spending, rearmament and draft are still to be mestic economy.
felt in do-| . | Meanwhile, third-round wage!
, plus income tax qu
Consumer income, after taxes,
is now about $190 billions a year, $20 billion higher than this time
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energy to industry, and public health.”
Lilienthal of the Atomic Energy Commission declined at a news conference to say when mors tests might be held at Eniwetok. ‘He pointed out, however,
. Ducks Questions Meanwhile, Chairman David E.
Lilien thal ducked questions
. Russia's progress on the atom bomb and on whether there had been any big leaks of atomie
secrets here, He said he could not amplify a ©o! 'S Te-
statement in the
On the Lilienthal said:
sécrecy policy in itself apbeen reasonably 8 about as far as This does not answer t Nn as to what others have learned or may know from sources other than us.” ' Mr, Lilienthal warned that “un. fair” investigations of atomic ex-
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