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59th YEAR—NUMBER 255 ,..

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1048

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PRICE FIVE CENTS

May Be Slow On Christmas

Employees irked by Wage Award Appeal

through on Christmas Day. Operators are bitter over Indiana Bell Telephone Company's appeal in Circuit Court today jof an arbitration decision grant{ing them wage increases. Spokesmen for the Communications 4 | Workers of America in Indiana

to work the customary Christ ‘imas overtime, limiting {service to- the regular eight-hour. day.

the operating side of the union’ in the state, added, however,

tcalled over the court appeal. Indiana’s 1947 Utilities Com{pulsory Arbitration law under {which the recent wage hike was,

% j2galst the ity illegale : je-Mass Meeting Union operators were sched uled to hold a mass meeting at! {the union hall, 27 W. Ohio St.

lat 2 p. m. today.

laction is unfair,” Mrs. Mann said | “We believe the law was invoked ito settle our dispute and thai the iarbitrators- ‘gave up “what the felt we deserved. “But still we will try to dhey!

of Coamire became [ fascinated with The Times Milo. O-Dimas | fire bell and elected him- |the law. We have told our mem-

Four-year-old Billy (Punky) Shroyer

bers that however they may feel!

self official bell ringer. Firemen workers watched him #or more | 2 about the company’s action, they|

than a half hour while his mother shopped for Christmas. Union at RCA Outfits 191 With Clothe-A-Child Fund |

Expects to Boost 1948 Cases fo 200; Drive Due to Keep 1000 Tots Warm ~

fle. Indiana compulsory arbitraton law, once in 1947 and again | this year when we invoked it as| a means of settling our dispute.” Mrs. Mann said if operators de-| | individually that they will {not work overtime on Christmas Day it will not be because of offi] {cial union action. Union attitude, 135.84 She said, is that service to the

-$10,445.84

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a Other union spokesmen were itter over the fact that the Bell rir ere et eee 1 SBE Company is seeking rate fnereases By ART WRIGHT from the Indiana Public Service

Local” Union B-1048 IBEW (AFL) RCA—Victor Division went Commission. They are asking for

Total

that there would be ‘no strike,

[Phone Service

Hoosiers may find it hard to) get long-distance telephone calls 8

. said many operators may refuse]

Mrs. Mae Mann, president of|

| granted would make a strike! §

“We feel ‘that the rr Tr | 43

[have a responsibility to the pub-|

8.228.00/ PU01C comes first, law or no law.|

over the top yesterday In its year-long drive for The Times Clothe-| $8 million more from subserib-

A-Child. For nearly 200 of its members and other employees of the (Continued on n Page 3—Col. 2)

local plant took 191 Clothe-A-Child children shopping for warm clothing -last night.

C0 Satimated or leaders of Mi LE -O-DIMES e 's that then the carlorstimsisa 00 NEARS GOAL tt 1 i pp by the union before Whether The Times Milethe RCA collection is spent.

. Marijuana Joints

At least seven additional children were to be taken to the stores by the Union committee today. More were scheduled for, new clothes tomorrow. The RCA Union, which was given a boost this $year by management and salaried employees,

raised more than the original es-!-

timate of $7000. Even Buy ‘Extras’ Individual members took chil-

O-Dimes attains its goal be-

fore Christmas—two shop-

ping days away—depends |

upon the generosity of In;

dianapolis shoppers who |

want needy children to be — happy through The Times Clothe-A-Child. At 8:30 a. m. today it was estimated that 50 lines of dimes . , . $8228 had been laid- on thé “mile” on W. Washington St. in front ef L. 8. Ayres & Co. and 8S. 8S.

Whole Department

| Thrown Into Drive | Indianapolis police today threw {the entire weight of the departiment into a city-wide search for | late-hour rendezvous where young | men and women smoke marijuana |and participate in drunken brawls,

John J. O'Neal, inspector of detectives, said:

“We will crack down on eVErY ing joint where dope is smoked, espe-

““Had Peen boosted to more than}

Planned Veryday nti Cbrit-i

'W. Market St. Ll

began his chant — “Upstairs, LOCAL TEMPERATURES Beauty ......19 Editorials downstairs, all around the room,| ¢ a. m... 26 10 a. m... 28 (Bridge ......19"Forum > we'll sell the works.” - Tam. 21 11a n.. 28 Builders .... ..And.thereupon began the final B.A. mm... 27 12 (Noon) 30 [Business ... ehapter of a restaurant which 973. m... 27 1p. Bi... 32° Classified 2¢«

Kresge Co. Five more lines are needed to make the “mile’ . . . 60 lines . . which even then would be under last year's record contributions of $12. | ~-900.02.-A- mile is worth $8976. The need for Clothe-A-

cially when we find teen-age boys {and girls involved.” Tips on places where wild [parties were being . held kept flowing into polige headquarters {following stories in yesterday's

dren to the stores last night. Some even spent some of their own money for “extras” in addition to money they had contributed to ‘the fund. - wa

It was the biggest year in the { youthful sensation-seekers.”

Child this year is éven | 71 N mii of. Sf. the. RCA pions 8 Sup: o.ogreater: than last year. Mote. |. nspecto ‘@Neal has assigned om mos Clu A BeEdY Yanillier lve dfipesiee

to. Clothe-A-€hild and more will. be disappointed this year than those who woke up to an empty Christmas

“te buy warm Slothing for Clothe- HOOSIER DRIVER KILLED

LAGRANGE, Dec. 22 (UP)—

A score of othe donors—those Harold Ernest Woodard, 36, Ham-

people who like to take children Jast year. to the stores-and shop for them-—| YOU can help decrease were host to Clothe-A-Child this number of “forgotten Po youngsters yesterday. With their _children” ‘by placing your {20 near here.

{Times disclosing -the activities of}

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County

Counting $2221 Hoard ofCurrency

Clerk A. Jack Tilson and William Boyd . . . they We have lived twice within! counted yay 06 * a recluse’s savings.

‘Coal oil Charlie,’ Peddler,

Dies, But Not i

in Poverty .

More Than $2000 Found in Tiny Howard St. Room Where 74-Year-Old Vendor Made Home

By PHILIP F. CLIFFORD JR.

Most of the small fry who gather around the entrance of Counts’ grocery at 2202 Martha St. can't understand why “old

Charlie the coal oil man” hasn't . Charlie, whose full name was

been around the last few days. Charles Cruze, 74, was found dead

in thie little room he called home, in 2234 Howard St.

If he seemed»a pitiful figure, trudging through the streets pull-| fully selected military officials, all]

ing his small express wagon, making house-to-house deliveries

~ Police Hunt Down: coal ofl, his appearance belied

his actual worldly possessions. —-Approximatel

v. $2221.06. in cash,

was found in his rooms yesterday .\by William Boyd, 27, a bacon slicer at Kingans, who lived in with his wife, Dimples, 24, and their 3-year-old daughter, Judy.

Sometimes Cheerful In the opinion of the neighborhood youngsters, the 74-year-old recluse was a strange man. Most

the dwelling

times, they said, he’d be cheerful,

and stand a treat of lollipops for the whole gang. At other times, {probably when his heart was act: up, the elderly oil vendor would keep to himself and pass by the youngsters as if they didn’t exist. “Charlie was an odd one”! Charles Counts, the store owner! said. “For the most part he liked, kids. Then again, he'd pass ‘em

He said that to his best knowledge, Charlie ‘had been peddling coal “off in th neighborhood. for

a few is pro there, Mr. Counts said: The elderly man did most of,

let, was injured fatally yesterday his trading with Mr. Counts and when his truck crashed into the|his monthly bill was unpredictrear of a stalled truck on U. S./able. But he always paid in cash. [There were many occasions, Mr.

{Counts recalls, when most of the litems charged were for sweets ++ for the youngsters. After he was found dead, Mr, took “unofficial”. charge .of things. Ie mortician, he said, thought the house would have to be sold to satisfy funeral ex|penses. And Mr. Boyd, who moved into the house Dec. . 9, reluctantly agreed, although he had no idea where he'd find other quarters if the new owner wanted him to move. ; In going through the elderly man’s belongings yesterday, M Boyd came upon a well-worn leather coin purse. It was crammed full of $20 bills. He came across five other musty old ipurses. He found them hidden in [tin cans and under bundles of old {rags. They too were filled with money. After consulting with Charles] !Baker, an attorney, Mr. Boyd] brought the money.to the Marion County Courthouse and turned it over to. County Clerk: A. Jack Tilson.

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To Uniom-Officials Jailed —

For Refusal to Testify = ' KALAMAZOO, Mich,, Dec. 22 (UP)—Three CIO United _Steel Workers officials ‘began 60-day

support and the shopping done by the Clothe-A-Child staff, the number of children outfitted this year|

dime on the Mile-O-Dimes before 3 p. m. Friday after= noon. do “Uniformed members of

On the Inside

to answer ‘questions at a grand

violence plants.

1000 today.

More children were going to the stores today and shopping ‘is

Firemen’s Post No. 42 of the American Legion are on duty there 24 hours a day to

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behalf of these Clothe-A-Child children.

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“Love triangle” blamed

Terre Haute

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milk firm executive . . torney General's aid . .

On Auction Block Today

Restaurant Owners Bid for Equipment

By HAROLD HARTLEY Times Business Editor This morning a whole restaurant was sold, like a piece of but-| tered toast, over its own counters. Wheeler's restaurant, 8 W. Market St, went on the auction block, and it looked like a restaurant! convention. The trade

deluge develops .

Yourself .

song and charity .

|Trends in history .

W. 0. Wheeler, president of the Wheeler ‘Catering Co., was on hand and said he didn’t expect to a bad get much for the equipment, but| - +: anybody want a when he gets ready to open an-| rant? other restaurant, it will be an had prospered in the one location all-new affair, for 26 years, He now. operates ‘a “typical Terms of the sale were cash other sports restaurant at 139 N. Pennsyl-land buyers had to get their pur-|The robin comes bobbin’ .

Auctioneer Russell Burkhardt

restau- to the ladies .

Hot net notes .

oh a stool around 10 a. m. and {Eddie Ash ...20' Crossword

Book on effect of drink approved for schools . State Education Board issues list of textbooks... Page 2 reno Bartiarq of a Prowler. drags E. Side girl into guruge ++ flees into “night” after assault™. { rivrsreres in farmer's death near Services tomorrow for John-F- ‘Weber. an “former . and Miller Davis . . other deaths: ...."....Page4 Travelers here begin annual Yule Hibs rate Seat

Our lovely lady of tomorrow . . on the women’s page . . . other news of interest vasusngagnnresesves eve ages 18-19 "three county underdog quintets get all steamed up for éricounters tonight . vena ion ancien tera Pgs 22 . . and so does L'il Abner

++22 Dr. Jordan ++.16 Mrs. Manners 8 Society cases s16 Movies ......22'Sports .

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Cold air seeping into your home? . . . | Well, Fix- wT .’househeld hints by Hubbard Cobb vad weekly Wednesday feature........ Churches ‘hail Child of Bethlehem with pageant, . an illustrated story . . . other section page features Cihae . Political viewpoints switched El editorial page report . .. In Tune and

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owners’ was there to pick up a few’ coun-, Forum, too ...o0n ......cvnevivinennavine.. .PagelB ter stools, coffee urns, pie cases Gunmen take cab and truck ... store held up... or even photo wall murals. These No a AtoTheoT local crime round-up ..... seviravavennsensse age 17] eateries. Assemblymen favor uniform time for state .......Page 17]

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..18 Side Glances.16 Mercer, Ee 18 with the Cooper car at the inter «+20, 21|section of 96th St. and State Rd. that son .17 blanketed Indianapolis last week, ++sslf state police said. — ;

and Harry Worrell of Detroit and ‘Romulus, i Mich; refused to testify in court yesterday. because their lawyer Iwas not present and they feared |they” would ~ fiicriminate them {selves. One-man. grand jury John Simpson found the men guilty but

_ [said he would suspend sentences,

17 thé three would agree “to co+ —_— "

v broken by the fall.

Brief MacArthur Ann

today for former Premier Hi lords.

morning. It gave no details o

(World. War, and led to Japan’s final defeat. The only details of the hangings except for the official announcement came from a Buddhist priest, Nobukatsu Hanyama, who gave the last rites of their faith to the warlords.

the hands of an unnamed Ameri“with minds as Tan: and cleansed of worldly carés as that of Buddha,” the [priest said. He added: - “They were utterly indifferent toward religion while they were in power, but their attitudes recently underwent a transformation.” Only a. small group of care-

lof whom were believed to have ibeen sworn to absolute secrecy;

‘witnessed the execution within ve Dutch East Indies; Gen, Hei-|

[heavily guarded Sugamo Prison. Th

in the prison walls. sumed that four men were hanged at once and another three later, in view of the short time occu~ pied by the hangings. No Newsmen Admitted It usually requires from 10-15 ‘minutes for-a condemned man to be declared dead after the trap is sprung, even though his neck is

The Army would not confirm

Charles Rexroad of San Rafael,

Nippon’s | s Pearl pearl Harbor Attackers Hanged for Crimes Against World

Of Execution of Power-Drunk Premier, Aides TOKYO, Dec. 23 (UP)—The path of Japanese conquest and destruction ended on the gallows of Sugamo Prison

“Between 0001 (midnight) and 0035 (12:35 a. m.) 23 December, 1948,” the announcement said, “all seven of the’ war criminals that were condemned by the International Military Tribunal of the Far East were hanged.” - That was all. Twenty-seven words to record the final| drama in a record of imperialist. conquest, rape, murder, torture and enslavement that dated back years before Ahe : Pearl Harbor attack which Tojo ordered Dee. 7, 1041, = »3That attack plunged the United States into the a

They went to their deaths at|win

Tojo, Six Jap War Lords 0 To Death On Gallows

ouncemerit Tells

deki Tojo and six other war-

A terse 27-word announcement from Gen. Douglas Mac-| Arthur's headquarters revealed that the seven men were hanged in the 35 minutes after midnight this (Thursday) |

f their deaths. |

saw a number of boxes, big enough to serve as coffins, Iside {the truck. Twenty minutes later, the lights went “on in one of the seven wings of the prison, and the shadows of 11 men were seen moving along a corridor of the lighted

8. It was believed that these might] have been the official Witnesses to the executions. . The seven men were executed after the longest and costliest legal undertaking “in history-—a trial which lasted 2'% years and cost an estimated $10,000 a day. Executed with Tejo as architects of Japan's Pacific aggression were Gen. Kenji-Déihara, 65,| so-called “Lawrence of Man-| \churia;” former Premier Koki Hirota, 70; Gen, Seishiro Itagaki, 63, who ‘starved war prisoners in

taro Kimura, 59; Gen. Iwane

«killing

sible for the rape of Manila. Tojo Central Figure Central figure in the Sugamo prison drama was bald, hatchetfaced Tojo, the 64-year-old virtual

over the reins of the power-drunk nation two months before the Pearl Harbor sneak attack. It was Tojo who gave the order

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Mata, 10. WHS ace “andthe ot f

200,000 Chest. in six weeks: and| { Lt. Gen. Akira Muto, 56, respon-|¥

war dictator of Japan, who took;

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. ; that sent 150 Japanese planes and; tio Lt./seven midget submarines against|#* Charles Rexrosd of San Rafael [the Hawaiian Islands on. Dee. 7,

Wh Ean ger ang EL

Cal. Lt. Rexroad left his Yoko-{1941, in a surprise raid “which

jail sentences today for retusingiio

jury investigation. of recent strike! at «the Shakespeare;

The officials, Ralph Barbigian|

return until 6 a. m, Lt. Rexroad has handled many

ama home carly last ‘evening, [caused the deaths of more than and told a guard he would not!3000 Americans and crippled the

American Navy for many months. At the time of the attack, two

cluding the hanging of five Jap-| anese on Guam which were among the few executions newspa) {have been permitted to Witness i Ng -newspapermen. were. ad. - | mitted fo. today’s Steeutions. de spite protests made to MacArthur by the United Press, the Tokyo Correspondents Association, and others that this did not conform American -and

crecy was not enforced in the hangings ¢ major German war criminals fit Nuernberg. ._ @bservers Report No unauthorized persons had been permitted to approach the

searchlights swept the surrounding area and guards were posted gg large Ru outside thei. walls; | But at 11:30 ». m. last night, | Japanese observers watching some distance from the yuidon said Said they

saw a large ATTY ruck arison’ gates, A believed Saige he

Pacific war crimes executions, in-/Japanese emissaries were talking

that se-|

grim prison far days, and at night]

peace in Washington.

Tojo Arove “the Japanese war §

ine. from October, 1941, to.

July, 1944, relinquishing the

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NEW YORK, Dec. 22 (UP)—The United States

weapons to immabilize Rus- | sia in the event of an attack on this country, Brads ford Hule, a writer, declared today in the Read’ - er’s Digest. Mr. Hule said to be a confidant of U, 8. Air Force generals, sald the —tnifed States could put as much « explosive power in one atomic raid on Russia as was released by the combined armies, navies and, air force in’ ‘the’ last War, ner

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.. Zionsville Father of 4 Won't Be Able “To See Children Open Christmas Gifts

War Veteran Dies Of Crash Injuries

A pre- -Christmas traffic accident left four Indiana youngsters |tatherless today.

{| Their dad, Robert Cooper Sr.|-

28—victim.of a head-on collision Saturday afternoon--died at 05 a. m. today in General Hospital.

Around a huge, well-trimmed|

{Christmas tree at the Cooper {home, Route 1, Zionsville, an elec tric train, .ice skates, a talking

{doll and a red and white scooter|

{remain all wrapped up and wait{ing for the youngsters. | The children — Robert Jr. 7;

rd,. 13 months-—were en route Indianapolis Saturday with [their parents to do some addi-

onkid, 6; Gloria, 4, and Rich1

. Vania St, " chases out by Dec. 29. That's i : ‘ x itional Christmas shopping and = “Ready to a “twhen--the -English Hotel building. |... ' with his friends on the comic page -. .sPage n visiting at the time of the acciyume _Busiharat, ee cated, will probably 7ield to the Other Features on Inside Pages Entire Family Tnjured : 'wrecker's ax. Amusements 22 Comics ......27 Inside Indpls. 15 Radio .......23 A truck, driven by David E.

19, of Carmel, collided

‘snowfall

Robert Cooper St. ~~ The entire family was’'taken to General Hospital for treatment.

1410 N. Lynn St.

Wife, Youngsters Kept Hospital Vigil

For four days and nights the children and Mrs. Cooper waited in the hospital corridor outside the room Mr. Cooper lay battling for his life. When the end sams, Mrs. Coop~ er was notified at the home of her sister, Mrs. Meredith Ballard, The four children and Mrs. Cooper will remain at the Ballard home here until funeral arrangements arg com-| pleted. ; { ; War Veteran * Mr. Cooper, who worked for the Linde Air Products Co., Speedway City, was a member of 2d Arm-| ored Division Combat team that

at the close of the European war. "He was a member of the Danville American Legion post and active in veterans Affairs | in Zionsville. When Mrs. Cooper's father, Roy H. Wright, ‘1254 Nordyke Ave. Jearies of the tragedy, all he said

Mr. Cooper lay critically injured

when Mrs. Cooper agd the chil-| a going to he a tough Cheist| dren were released s later, \!mas for those kids.” » ” . ; ee ho — ar he, rages { v hy. ary hr Te YT NE JRE pg TTY 3

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