Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 November 1948 — Page 1

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2 UN Officials Urge Speedy Berlin Accord

Charge Delay Perils

Peace of World

By ROBERT J. MANNING United Press Staff Correspondent PARIS, Nov. 13 —The two highest officials of the United Nations today called upon Russia and the Western Powers to settle the Berlin crisis in immediate four-power talks. | In an unprecedented joint letter, UN Secretary-General Trygve| Lie and Australia’s H. V. Evatt, president of the General Assembly, urged the four great powers to begin immediate conversations looking to settlement of the cold ; war over the German capital. | " The two top UN officials sent; their appeal to the delegates of! : the United States, Britain, France and Russia, and urged them to send it on directly to President Truman, Prime Minister Clement R. Attlee, Premier Henri Queuille| and Premier Josef Stalin. |

Called Peril to Peace

Tootling on toy instruments with the

The note told the four powers) that “every day that the deadlock over Berlin continues, the danger) to the peace and security of all] nations continues undiminished.”! Earlier, Andrei Vishinsky, Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister, charged that the United States! was preparing a “Pearl Harbor”! for Russia. : Mr. Vishinsky said such Amer-, icans as Lt. Gen. George Kenney, of the U. 8. Air Force had dis-| : ’ closed plans for “slinking” long Drive West of Hsucho range American bombers carry- Formal Approval ing atom bombs into Russia from : British bases. | Expected Monday The Soviet charges were made| Formal approval of In the political committee of the County's new master plan zoning United Nations General Assem-|ordinance is expected Monday at| bly, where debate on disarmament was going on. {Plan Commission. swin Quotes Article {| The Master Plan then is ex- tions west of the city and push Mr. Vishinsky quoted a News- pecfed to go on the statute books southward toward the capital. | week article by Gen, Kenney following its publication for 10| The columns were among those | which, - Mr. Vishinsky said, out-/days, according to law. described as “completely routed” lined American plans for a sur-. The county commissioners 4p- by’ government troops in the prise attack on the Soviet Union. proved the code yesterday after earlier fighting. Another nine “You (Americans) are prepar- approving several changes re- Communist columns and three ing a Pearl Harbor for the Soviet/quested by petitions of persons brigades were reported routed 30Union, are you not?” Mr. Vishin-land groups on which it worked odd miles ehst of Suchow. ! sky said. “With your connivance, hardships | with your intolerance, you are in-| buildings. \scure all around the strategic citing this war, and now you| The County Plan Commission town which the Nationalists call want, to shift thie blame on us, has indicated it will go along!the “gateway to Nanking” some who are pot even dreaming any- with changes recommended by the|200 mfles to the southeast. | thing fhe likes of that.” {county commissioners. . . | Government reports from Hsu-| Mr. Vishinsky denied charges Seek Orderly System {chow said Generalissimo Chiang by Frederick Osborn of the United] The main aim of the first com-'Kai-shek’s men still held the upStaies yesterday that Russia vas| prehensive program of land use per hand. trying to promote world revolu-|in the county's history is to pre-| Both sides were reported jock-! tion and the overthrow of repre-|vent erection of “tin shacks eying for strategic positions on a | sentative government. |along-side $20,000 homes, by pro-/proad arc around Hsuchow “You are working overtime toividing an orderly system for . . : Create this simospusre of mis iwiliding. U. S. Officials Silent rust, of dread, of fear—an at-| In addition it envisions a well- . \ mosphere not friendly and of regulated metropolitan county in ON Chinese A peal hatred,” he shouted.

will {contrast to the present building] WASHINGTON, Sov. 13 UP) 1 1 {jumble which blocks the county’s' —American officials were silent UN Committee Rejects | suburbs. {today on an unusual public ap- + Russ Arms Cut Plan | Changes made by county com-|Peal from China's ambassador par- PARIS, Nov. 13, (UP)—The missioners included rezoning of for “more and speedier aid” to

United Nations political commit-{310 acres of Pennsylvania Rail-/Chiang Kai-shek’s beleaguered

i 1 ies. ’ tee tonight rejected Russia’s pro-|road property from light industry arm ted posal ig outlaw atomic ito agricultural use. Ambassador Wellington Koo N\ and order a one-third cut in the In a petition approximately 470 asserted that his country is

forces of the great powers Warren Township citizens protest-| n8hting as a vanguard against armed a year. Tie 'great Powe: led use of the land for industry. (the Red menace” and has urgent | The vote came after three days Location of the area is between Ned of American military as-| of bitter debate between east and the city limits and Shortridge sistance on a larger scale. west. Road and private property lying| He warned that the whole of The resolution was defeated by|Detween the Pennsylvania ang/Asiz ‘may fall to tne Commu: a vote.of 36 to six, with seven|Baltimore & Ohio Railroad track [MISts if China goes down. | absténtions. {just southeast of Irvington. Some diplomats believed Koo's| At the request of the Construc- |2Ppeal was meant to “build a tion League of Indianapolis a fire” under the State Department|

Forecast Clear Sng ny

: : X rt made tp include re- bY rallying American public sup-! hoy 3X : . » he proposed , building [Port for ald to China, There was) is Skies Tonight |fee schedule by effecting slight S0tie speculation that. it might in-| > LOCAL TEMPERATURES | reductions in conformity with CUf Official resenttnent. i { tt ge {building fees in the city. , n 3 Mews i 4 3. Mas 3 | The Master Plan was developed Truman Plans No . | 2’ 8am... 39 12 (Noon). 39 |in four years. of surveys by In- Special Session Call » 9am... 39 1p. m,.. 39 {dianapolis and Purdue University, KEY WEST, Fla., Nov. 13 (UP)

_— ; a {planning experts and directed by President Truman has no «in-| Skies will be clear by tonight, | Horace L. Abbott, county agricul- tention of calling the Republican! according to the Weather Bureau.|tural agent. Congress into special session to Lower temperatures tonight will] I provide more assistance for be followed by alr and somewhat Truman Proclaims China, aides said today. | warmer weather tomorrow. { sie - They said the administration! The mercury is expected to| Thanksgiving Day (will wait until the Democratic! fall to around 30 tonight and; WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 (UP) Congress is seated Jan. 3 before reach 50 degrees tomorrow. | —President Truman today pro-|taking any action on the request Light rainfall blanketing most|cjaimed Nov. 25. Thanksgiving of Chiang Kai-shek’s government | of Indiana last night totaled less Day and asked for divine guidance |for additional arms and ammuni-| than 1/5 of an inch here ‘andit, help the nation safeguard!tion. | stopped before 6 a. m. {freedom and peace. Sen. Styles Bridges (R. N. H.), rR { “I call upon our citizens to urged yesterday that Mr. Truman! 11 Million Working | observe that day by giving thanks summon the legislators back to On U. S. Farms ° {to Almighty God for the bounties Washington immediately. The * . which have been bestowed upon|chairman of the Congressional WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 (UP) {our nation and by resolving to|“watchdog” committee on foreign | —More than.1l million per Sons render generous assistance to the|aid expressed fear that the Com-| were working on farms on Nov. hungry and homeless in other|munists would take over China| 1, the largest number for this|jands, thus renewing our devotion|“lock, stock and barrel” unless date since 1940, according to the to the cause of goodwill among more American aid were sent at Agriculture Department. men,” Mr. Truman said. lonce. Good weather, the peaks of the harvest for the large crops of! corn and cotton, and the late season on the Pacific coast were. responsible for the large employment, the department said.

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President Snips Red Tape, |

‘Gets Insurance for Widow

Wife of Dead Army Worker to Receive First

Payment Monday After Truman Orders Probe |

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 (UP)—With an assist from President s in. Truman, a widowed mother of three children today won a 10-month! Top clues lacking s In battle against government red tape. ambush” slaying - Mrs. John 8. Power of Washington; D. C., was notified by the here. . ........c.io .Page 9| Veterans Administration she would get her first payment Monday Two officers re-elected {on a $10,000 insurance policy held by her husband.

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Army, Mr. Power was killed in g restal ‘and Veterans Administra-

itor Carl Gray to investigate. 1 crash in France last Jan. 6. y g ww Bureau ...........Page 2 Pde Cras en. Mrs. Power, whose At first, the VA said it couldn't Ups and downs of high {husband's job, ironically, was to 40 anything for Mrs. Power be-

: i _|cause she hadn't filled out the school football seri- A I De Vie proper forms.. Anyway, it added, ous matters to sub- Army “about 50 times” to|the Army hadn't notified the vet-

debs and squires. . . .Page 3|straighten out his insurance, | San ee Se her butane) - i [travel expenses and back pay. yes a he Shouzh. the VAL Other Features ,.. | She got the “runaround” until ou r, though, the

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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1948 Tootle Away at Toy Symphony Under

Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra under Fabien Sevtizky's energetic baton are, left to right: Marilyn Hansen, Ann Kohimeyer, Nancy Dennis, Karl Koons Went out this morning he saw the and Paul Newman. The youngsters this morning assisted the Symphoy in a performance of Haydn's Toy Symphony at the season's first children’s concert in Cadle Tabernacle. (Story, Page 2.)

Master Zone Plan Chinese Reds Nears Final OK To Flank Railroad Center

Path for Advance Toward Nanking

NANKING, Nov. 13 (UP)—Chinese Communist forces o

Kiangsu rail hub and flood down along the approaches to Nanking. !

Late reports on the confused struggle over a broad stretch a #meeting of the Marion County around Hsuchow said four Communist

g around government posi- -

because of existing! The battle positions were ob-|

mandate the police board .to re|instate him: tempts at settlement of the case

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2 Crewmen Die In Plane Crash

Air Force Officials y ; : Probe C-45 Wreckage ® Times State Service ATTICA, Ind., Nov. 13—A twin-| : engine Air Force training plane, : crashed near here today, killing!

FEUHTER4 Youths Die in Crash Time [iis On Mystery Junket From Here Hurt

tims’ names until next of kin are E. Siders Believed Headed Toward Cincinnati ¢ In Auto Mishap

notified and the investigation is TT a Chanute Field ve When Car Hits Truck; Conflicting Stories Bared Arnold Baldwin,

completed. Carries Crew of 2 The plane, a C-45 Beechcraft, was not known to have carried serve training plane en route tof Parents of four East Side youths killed in an accident on U. 8. ‘Bolling Field, Washington, D. C.,[52 five miles east of Andersonville last night sought to learn today | |crashed on the John Crawford why the boys were driving away from Indianapelis in the direction iy eight miles southwest of|of Cincinnati in a borrowed car. . . a Wife Traffic Victims Two Indianapolis people were dead and five other pers sons, three of them from here,

[ries a crew of two.

{any passengers. Chanute Field {officials sald a C-45 normally car-| here near the village of Newtown. | Before leaving their homes the boys had told conflicting stories John Crawford Sr., who found ghout where they were going. One of them said he was going to the plane on his farm early this Cincinnati and two others said jmorning, said he had heard what they were going to a show, while {he thought was thunder during the fourth merely stated he was {the night. He said that when he|

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| going out. . : Went Gilt This jE ree dead were: ~ were in a hospital at Delat ed plane. « : ; 1, 25: od Lynn Bell, son-in-law of rf HONEY George, 17... of 301 4 ware, O., today as a result o

rookside Ave, ‘a car-truck crash about 18

{miles east of Delaware on U. 8, 42 last night. The dead: Arnold Baldwin, 33, of 1807 | Kessler Blvd., North Drive. | Mrs. Olga Baldwin, 30, his wife, | The Injured: | Donald Baldwin, 8, and Linda !Sue Baldwin, 5, children of Mr, {and Mrs. Baldwin. ; Albert Sekermestrovich, 27, and . his wife, Ann, 26, of Akron, O., i brother and sister-in-law of Mrs, . Baldwin, ’ | Miss Alice Sekermestrovich, 21, |Indianapolis, sister of Mrs. Balde on 9% "©" win. She made her home with : |Mr. and Mrs, Baldwin. Charles R. Morton | Jack O'Neill, Indianapolis, driver of the truck, suffered {shock. Jacknifes on Highway The aceident occurred about midnight on a curve when the convertible driven by Mr. Baldwin crashed into a tractor-trailer just | after the truck had jacknifed om i {the | Mrs. Baldwin. was killed ine

. stantly. Her husband died on the B- table in Delaware. * The family group was on its

{way to Akron to visit Mrs, Bald« |win’s pdfrents. ~~ Mr: Baldwin was the owner of Baldwin Trailer Sales, 3255 W, Washington St. He also owned two midget racers which were driven for him in races in this territory. In Serious Condition ' Mr. and Mrs. Albert Sekermes[trovich are reported in serious |condition at the hospital. Donald has a broken thigh and received scratches, 4 hia site Alice Sekermestrovich suffered a broken leg. All three are said to be in fair condition, > Besides those involved in the collision, Mrs. Baldwin is survived by her parents, Mp, and Mrs. Michael Sekermestrovich, Akron; a sister, Miss Helen Sekermestroe vich, Akron, and four brothers, {John and William Sekermestro« |vich, Akron, Rudolph Sekermes+

rawford, said the plane and bod-| Robert Thomas Linge Jr. 18.)

~ |ies were “torn to bits.” { 0 en Attac | Air Force officials said the|of 1925 N. Rural St. | plane left Chanute Field at 1:45 John Jackson Cory, 16, of 2725] a. m. and had sufficient fuel to|Massachusetts Ave. .Jast 4 hours and 30 minutes’ fiy-| Charles R. Morton, 16, of 2651 ing time. Tt was scheduled to|E. 18th St. | Arrive at Bolling Field at 6:28] Two of the four were Arsena a. . ol | Authorities studied the vossib- Lcchnical High School students, is while the others formerly at lity fog may have caused the acci- tended Tech | pened dent. Neighboring farmers said EE fit rained all night and presum-| They were killed when their car |

ably was raining at the time of(rounded a curve on the left side | y e lot the road and hit a semi-trailer|

|head-on, according to Delbert = ~|Morier, 742 N. Tremont 8t., driver] of the truck, who was not injured. The car then burst into flames, which were put out by Mr. Mosier| and the driver of a Greyhound bus. The boys’ bodies were identified, after they were taken to, Brookville, by driving and hunt-| * ing licenses and social security

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Tojo, Cohorts May Hang On ‘Day of Infamy’

TOKYO, Nov. 13 (UP)—The {meA who made the date Dec. Ticards “live in infamy” may hang on| Dies of Skull Fracture

the anniversary of their crime. Unconfirmed reports Cat John Cory, believed) by state

“The state police board, on rec-/in both Japanese and Allied Police to be the driver of the ommendation of the attorney Circles here said &xecutions or{car. died, of a basal seal gras | . {war criminals would take place|ture. A sophomore at Tech, he. general's office, today reinstated the early morning hours of|l$ survived by his parents, Mr Ernie Richardson of Lebanon t0in.. "3 (the -7th in the United and Mrs. Roger J. Cory, a brother the police force as a detective. |g. 000) Loven years after Jap- Ronald E. Cory, and three sis- = The action was based on fail- anese planes and midget subma-|ters; Mes. Lois Edwards, . Mrs, ure of the board to carry out the rines blasted the American fleet| Barbara Wright and Mrs. Marie, letter of the law in demoting Mr. and bases around Pearl Harbor Gratian, all of Indianapolis. Richurdson from detective to|to touch off the Pacific war. | Henry George suffered a fractrooper July 1, 1947. It has the| * » = tured skull, arm and leg fraceffect of wiping out later proceed-! THE REPORTS were given tures. He was a former student ings in October of 1947 in which credence by the fact that Gen. lat Tech and besides his parents Mr. Richardson - was dismissed Douglas MacArthur allowed only|MT. and Mrs. Isaac George, isi from the force on a charge of one week for the filing of appeals|survived by a sister, Anna Belle, “conduct unbecoming an officer.” from the Allied Tribunal’s verdict.| George, and three brothers, The reinstatement carries with| Headquarters officials would not (James, Leo and Emory George, it full pay as a detective from the comment on reports that such a all of Indianapolis. time of the demotion, less $500|plan fitted in with Gen. MacAr-| Charles Morton, also a sopho-| which Mr. Richardson agreed his|thur’s appreciation of historic/more at Tech, had a broken neck, “spare time” had been worth to symbolism. broken back, and other injuries. him since the demotion. by err He is survived by his parents, Fires Tear Gas

Not Notified IMr. and Mrs. Howard D. Morton, At Two Intruders

columns were trying to

Board Reinstates Dismissed Officer

Detective Status, ~ Full Pay Granted

John J. Cory

| N , and four andBasis for the reinstatement, ac- a -sister, Nyaa, 2 ot

cording to a board spoke parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. man, | : 1 was the fact that when Mr. Somewhere in the city of In-/Morton and Mr. and Mrs. Isaac

|aiana lis today is a tearful but/M. Poteet, all of Indianapolis. Bichaldgon. nas deni 10m ch ‘wiser a, yw | List of Survivors properly A: lid ne Harry Rainbolt, 48, of 1001) Robert Linzie suffered a skull law. Church St. told police that he fracture, fracture of the left amn Subsequently, Mr Richardson | P24 fired a tear gas gun at closejand a fractured shoulder. ° became involved in a cross-fire| “nB¢ into the face of one of two former student at Tech, he atof charges in connection with, a | 1h uders in his: backyard .last tended Roosevelt Temple Metlo-| deft “ian Ye ha Bo ch « . « |dist Church, and. ia suryived by Sen Whos was pong bo Both men rag after the blast. nis parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert fore the Montgomery circuit court XE mre T.'Lirzie Sr.; a brother, Donald; Kittyhawk Off U. §. a sister, Maxine, and a grand: Kittyhawk Off to U. §. , Maxine, and a. gran

at “Crawfordsville: One of the { 5 e! principals in the case informed) HALIFAX, N. 8, Nov. 13 UP {other Mrs: hearth Lingle. | "

state police hehdquarters that| The U. 8. airéraft carrier Palau : |] Mr. Richardson and the plaintiff \wijl arrive here Monday to eed Bd io A hy a In tie case hb ad “approached” |the airplane Kittyhawk, used bY when taken from the car but him on a “deal” to call off chargss the Wright brothers on their first Gijed before being admitted to against the defendant. (Bight, to New York. *__ |Batesville Hospital, while Charles |}

Four ranking state police 2 - | Mort d Robert Linzie, trap-| officers trapped ‘Mr. nthe | Week-End Shetbe |ped i front seat, were dead Football Card

at a. rendezvous with the in- {before they- could be extricated. | TODAY

formant, but found no evidence 3 More Rail Unions Ohio U. at Butler.

which definitely would link him he Accept Pay Hike DePauw at Wabash.

h with having been a part of t deal. i However, because Mr. Richard-| son had failed to report certain! CHICAGO, Nov. 13 (UP)—The of his activities in the case to! Indiana Central at Rose Poly. railroad industry moved another his superiors, he was dismissed on| Pittsburgh at Purdue. step closer to labor peace today the charge of conduct unbecoming! Northwestern at Notre Dame. as three more key unions acan’ officer. Indiana at Michigan. cepted a third round wage inFranklin at Manchester. |crease of 10 cents an hour. Canterbury at Anderson. | Top officers and general chairBall State at Indiana State. {men of the Brotherhood of LocoCentre (Ky.) at Hanover. {motive Engineers, the Brother-

ward Sekermestrovich, Oregon.

Few Paris Workers. ' Heed Red Saike

{ PARIS, No . 13 (UP)—A Come * \munist-ordered 24-hour - general : |strike in Paris crippled transe ' |portation services and deprived {the capital of newspapers p |but otherwise had little effect. Non-Communist unions ordered their members to ignore the {strike order, and by noon it was evident only a small minority of {Paris workerg had heeded it. The strike was called by the Communist union of Paris syndi-cate—-in protest against alleged police brutality in a bloody battle lon the Champs Elysees during an Armistice Day celebration. Twe Communist deputies were are ‘rested. The subway service was cut te

Files Suit Still later a Montgomery County | grand jury indicted the four po-| lice officers, after automatieally|

N hood of Locomotive Firemen and three or four trains an hour, They rang Mr Richardson of | TONIGHT Enginemen and the Switchmen’s were manned by non-Communist tention was that : pd son) Louisville at Evansville. Union of North America decided * crews. One line was knocked out for the trooper, his superiors “orl TOMORROW to accept the railroads’ offer late entirely. Only about 10 per.cent

of the normal number of buses

virtually encouraging him to go were running.

through with a bribery deal. Russell Richardson, attorney brother of the ‘now reinstated trooper, filed suit last May to

St. Norbert at St. Joe. : yesterday.

Extra Police Sent to Palac As Royal Birth Hour Nears

| Elizabeth and Husband Go Calling Despite |

out of court, the board ad . : Reported Imminence of Baby's Arrival

today’s course of action. i The case against the four of-| LONDON, Nov. 13 (UP)—Scotland Yard ordered extra police

ficers has never come to trial be- to Buckingham Palace today to handle the crowds anticipated when

Looking : for a good HOME VALUE?

Man, 25, Arrested

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cause the Montgomery County|the birth of Princess Elizabeth's baby is announced. The royal birth "| oh Jamarrows ul > prosecutor has so far failed to re- i8 expected this week-end. ; ’ there will be a numply to their plea in abatement tg Buckingham Palace was keeping its own counsel about the im- After 0 estin ber of ‘chiolee estate have the indictment wiped out, 'ninence of the great event, the approach of Which had keyed mil- : offerings . . . city and

lions of Britons to a high pitch of anticipation. Sir William Gilliatt, the royal obstetrician, already was holding himself in readiness. So were his assistants, and the two journal-! lists who will flash the word of

her husband, the Duke of Edin-| burgh, paid a surprise visit to a Lord and Lady Brabourne. i Lady Brabournegis the former! Paice Mounthgtien, daughter’ vagrancy and Qisorgesly Sohdsey { a man atSeat thuse diagram. 188 cousin of Elizabeth’s husband. |Carges. Police sa 8 showing outstand- | ‘ 1

tempted to grab a woman as she ing action in the im- Birth Believed Near | Go by Car Igot out of a taxicab in front of . rtant football The palace purposely refrained Elizabeth and Philip went by her house last night. i - EX will be found in Sames from mentioning any specific date car on one of the foggiest nights woman’s brother was holding] The Want Ad Pages row’s Sunday Times.

for the birth in order to prevent of the season for dinner at the Shoptaugh when police arrived. | Are in the They're the kind of o

the congregation of crowds. Brabourne Mansion. A molester attempted to seize 3 : grid pictures everybody's ' |. Persons in position to make the King George and Queen Eliza- a woman in the 1500 block of Sports Section of The talking about. : wid a

suburban. homes, doubles, duplexes, and farm properties. Plan now to read these ads, select those that appeal to you and phone for an appointment arrange a personal

One man was held today after molesting here last night. Garland Shoptaugh, 26, of 436 Spring St, was arrested on]

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(best guess have spoken all along beth, who usually go to Windsor Ohio St. last night as she was In The SUNDAY TIMES Of this week-end as the time. for the week-end, canceled their returning home from a grocery . . . Five Cents every- | Elizabeth confounded those who customary plans on the pos- store. When she broke loose and where. % regarded the birth as a matter of sibility of the birth of their first, ran to the porch of a f 5

hours last night when she and!grandchild. : house, he fled into an allen

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