Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 July 1948 — Page 2

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In Crashes on State Roads

The Hoosier traffic toll climbed higher today as two accidents on Indiana highways took the lives of three people.

All victims - were from Ohio. .

They were: ‘ Don Q. Heck, 21, Dayton. Mr. and Mrs. James W, Humbert, both 34, Green Springs. Mr. Heck died of a crushed chest in a Ft. Wayne hospital early today after his car went off the road three miles west of the junction of U. 8. 30 and 33 and plunged into a creek. Driver Falls Asleep State police said Mr. Heck apparently fell asleep at the wheel. His wife, Barbara, 21, was inJured slightly in the accident. . Mr. Humbert and his wife, Myrna, were killed instantly last night when their pick-up truck collided with a semi-trailer truck on U, 8. 20, about 10 miles east of Angola. JAecording to State Police, Mr. Humbert, who was driving, lost control of his vehicle as it was approaching a “narrow bridge. Troopers said the small truck spun into the path of the tractortrailer, ‘which was traveling in the: opposite direction. The driver of the truck, Dwight Finn, South Bend, escaped injury, police said, ‘

Slot Machine Case Venued

A legal checker game over 20 slot ‘Machines seized in county night club raids continued here today when the case was “jumped” from one court to another. Beech Grove Magistrate Paul Wetter granted a change of venue on defense counsel's contention he was “biased and prejudiced” in the matter. . Mr. Wetter transferred the case to, Speedway Magistrate J. E. McManamon. The venue change plea was filed yesterday afternoon without the knowledge of the county prosecutor's office or state police, who confiscated the one-armed bandits July 6 at the L. V. L, Club, 2027 Bluff Rd., and Stenger’s Oasis, 5555 Madison Ave. te daw requires magistrates to grant venue changes when confronted with “bias and prejudice” charges, Judge Wetter explained. Defendants are Roll Hoss, LVL co-owner, charged with violating the 1035 slot machine act; George Leskeur, Oasis co-owner, and John W. Garrison, bo charged with keeping a gaming house. Their trial originny was continued to Aug, 6 at the request|

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Driver Beater 4 Youths Held

Suspects Explain Wrong Man Attacked

Careful police work by Deputy Sheriffs Claude Nicholas and Everett Hunt last night resulted in the arrest of four youths who were accused of assault ad battery. William Behrman, 17, of 5882 Haverford Ave, told the deputies that four men in an old model car forced his auto to the curb last night as he and his “date” were driving on Fall Creek Blvd, The four youths, he said, beat him and then left without attempting to rob him. Earlier the officers had noticed an old model car being pulled from a ditch on Fall Creek Blvd. The deputies noted the license number and the. description of the four youths standing by the car, The victim's description of his assailants tallied with the one the officers had made of the four youths. > This led to the arrest of three 17-year-olds, who were turned over to Juvenile Aid authorities, and Robert Kash, 20, of 131 W. Market St, who was charged with assault and battery and vagrancy. ‘ The youths, told police that their attack on young Behrman

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Prisoner Didn't Know Answers; Gets $50 Fine

RR A rr rr: Sam Reynolds, 30, didn’t know any answers in Municipal Court 4 today. He was arrested on a lottery charge in a raid yesterday on a smoker at 930 E., 10th 8t, when the warning buzzer failed to function. Today in court, Reynolds sald he operated the place, hut didn’t own it. In reply to queries by Judge Joseph M, Howard, Reynolds said the didn’t know who his employer was, or who would pay him on payday. “Who's going to serve your time if I send you to the Btate Farm?” the judge inquired. Reynolds did not know that either. “Fifty dollars,” said the judge. He relented on his threat to imprison Reynolds, however, and! the defendant was freed after paying the fine.

21-Month-Old Girl Burned by Grease

Ginger Ann Bilyou, 21-month-old daughter of Mrs. Raymond Bilyou, 1211 Park Ave, was seriously burned today when she upset a cup of hot grease which her mother had placed on the kitchen cabinet. Police administered first aid

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Considers Appeal On English Hotel

Foust May Seek Sale Ruling From Court

asking ‘the Indiana Supreme Court for a ruling on the disposal of the English Hotel. Approval of the proposed sale to the Equitable Life Assurance Bociety of the Uinted States was given yesterday by the Indiana Appellate Court. The court denied a rehearing of the case brought by the state against the trustees of the English Foundation in an attempt to prevent them® from selling the property. Plan Sale in Fall After yesterday's action Irving Fauvre, Indianapolis attorney for the Insurance company, said the sale would be consumated in November, barring any further proceedings by the attorney general. The company has agreed to pay $2,100,000 for the downtown structure. Plans are to construct a modern three story building on the site and lease it to J. C. Penney Co. «

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See GOP Truce

In Springer Ouster Fight

Report Creighton Men Ready to End Battle

By ROBERT BLOEM i A new Republican declaration of intra-party harmony was expected within the next 24 hours today and this time, political ob-| servers believed, it will stick. | First step in the move to end the party storm raging around, State Chairman Clark Springer came when state GOP headquar-| ters and Creighton-for-Governor, headquarters were consolidated. Backers 4f Hobart Creighton, governor nominee, have been seeking to oust Mr. Springer on! grounds he privately sympathized with the gubernatorial ambitions of Sen. William E. Jenner, defeated by Mr. Creighton for the nomination. .

Joint Statement

Next step was expected to be some sort of joint statement to be issued by Mr, Springer and Morrison Rockhill of Warsaw who managed Mr. Creighton's successful campaign for the governor nomination. Agreement to stop sniping at Mr, Springer and concentrate at least until next November on winning the election apparently was reached at a meeting of i factional leaders last week. { As a result, a petition being] circulated to call a meeting of the state committee for the ex-| pressed purpose of firing Mr.! Springer disapeared. It was understood the petition had nine

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Truman Edicts Termed Politics

Accused of Trying

To Win Negro Votes WASHINGTON, July 27 (UP) —S8outhern Democrats and some Republicans today pinned a “palpably political” label on President Truman's latest orders against discrimination in federal employment and the armed services. They charged that Mr. Truman’s .directives were nothing more than political maneuvers to woo Negro and other minority votes in the November election. They predicted that the edicts would widen the breech bgtween Mr. Truman and the Dixie wing of the party. > Republicans, although more restrained, were inclined to agree

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tising agency and creator of the L. Strauss & Co. portrait trophy, here shows the fin. ished canvas to be presented tonight to Mauri Rose.in recognition of his victory in the 500 Mile Race last May 31. Donald M. Mattison, director of John Herron Art. School, will present the trophy at a dinner in the Indianapolis Athletic Club. ,

Freedom Is

Hoosiers Invited To Sign Pledge

By ART WRIGHT ° Freedom Is Everybody's Job,” the theme of the American Heritage Foundation — sponsors of the Freedom Train—today becomes more than a slogan. The Times gives every citizen an opportunity tg MAKE freedom Everybody's Job by signing the Freedom Pledge. There are no obligations. Here is all you do: Read the Freedom Pledge published herewith. If you believe in its principles and feel you want to join in its purposes, clip it out, sign it and bring or mail

Sent to Archives Your Freedom Pledge bearing your signature will be forwarded {by The Times to the American {Heritage Foundation. The foundation will send all the Freedom Pledges received by The Times to the National Archives in Wash-!

documents. Highlighting today’s ‘observance of Rededication Week was the women’s Freedom Train rally at 2 p. m. in Ayres’ Auditorjum, Irvington residents held their rally last night in Howe High School. South Side residents will hold a Freedom Train rally Thurs-

day at 8 p. m. in Garfield Park.

Mayor Al Feeney’s general com-

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end of the State Fairgrounds at a. m. Thursday from Logansport. Dedication ceremonies will be held at the train at 9:30 a. m. and the public will start filing through the train to see the 121 priceless documents at 10 a. m. The train will remain open until 10 p. m, each day. Music will be provided by bands and drum and bugle corps in the afternoon and evening.

Military exhibits will be on dis-

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Approximately 60 children from

School 30 will visit the Freedom Train Friday morning, Mrs. Har. rington, president of the school's PTA, said today. The children, who have been especially instructed on the documents exhibited, will go and re. turn by bus.

McCammon to Speak At Stovall Dinner

A luncheon and meeting of Stovall & Associates, Inc., personnel will be held Saturday in The Keys, 1820 N, Meridian St. Bert C. McCammon, who conducts classes in human relations and public speaking, will be the principal speaker. Roscoe Stovall, president of the company, will act as toastmaster. ' gra

get the Negro vote” ‘Slap at South’ Sen. Richard B. Russell Ga.), the South’s candidate for the Presidential nomination at! the recent Democratic conven-/ tion, charged that Mr. Truman's

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to again slap the people of the South.” “It is very palpably political,” he said. “The President is very badly frightened politically.” He said that the order against discrimination in the armed forces is “a+ frantic effort to beguile Henry A. Wallace's Negro support back into the fold.”

He said it was prompted by “the popgun” of Mr. Wallace's Phila-| delphia convention and by the threat of Negro leaders to ignore! the new draft law. i Equal Treatment Mr. Truman late yesterday is- | sued two anti - discrimination proclamations — one for the

villan ‘agencies of the govern-| ment. The armed services directive stated flatly that it shall be his policy that there be “equality of | treatment and opportunity” for! all soldiers, sailors, marines and airmen regardless of; , color, religion or national origin. |

Orders Closer Dump Inspection |

A new policy governing the inspection of dumps in the city was) announced today by the Sanita-| tion Board. | Oscar F. Berry, board presi-| dent, said an inspection team: composed of a policeman, a fireman, a member of the health de-| partment and a member of the sanitation department would re-| view each application for a dump! license. ! Each applicant will be asked) to fill out a questionnaire which! will be submitted to the board along with the report of the in-| spection team. : From this information the! board will grant or refuse dump licenses. Record of the number of times fire equipment is called to a dump to extinguish a blaze will be kept by the Safety Board. Dump operators who permit fires! to start too frequently will be! called before the Sanitation Board for disciplinary action. { Heretofore, responsibility for licensing and inspecting dumps| has been tossed between several city departraents.

Hoosier One of Two Killed in Crash

Times State Service i GEORGETOWN, July 27—Sgt.| Eugene A, Keilman, 29, of George-, town, was one of the two men! killed in an A-26 bomber crash during a formation flight over Japan last Friday, Air Force offi-| cials revealed today. Keilman is survived by his mother, Mrs. Katherine Keilman, Georgetown. The other victim was 1st Lt. Jaines H. Vogel, 27, of El Dorado,

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