Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 December 1948 — Page 1
THE WORLD | BE BLUE ON A DAY
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Van Buren
Mrs. Alice Weaver and the unmasked Duke of Ridgepoint.
See Pratt Ousted From Fair Board |
Expect Shakeup When Schricker Takes Over
Dismissal of Orval C. Pratt as! gecretary-manager of the Indiana) State Fair Board will be asked in| several weeks, The Times learned. last night. { Reports that Jesse M. DeVault, State Fairgrounds superintendent, | also would be dismissed in a general personnel and policy # of the board were current. The resignations probably willl be asked at the board's reafgani-| zation neeting scheduled for
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“FUE &- ® Although Louis 7. Demberger, president of the board, said Mr.
“Pratt's services had beéen’ satis:
factory as far as. he was concerned, it ‘was reported that the board would go along on “‘Suggestions” from the new state administration
While ‘the board bas the power]
to hire and fire personnel, state administrations - wield copsider-| able influence upon their operations. It was understood that Mr. Pratt's sérvices are viewed as; “unsatisfactory” by the Schricker administration. Expect Schricker Appointees
The footprints of a Great Dane Case early four inches wide.
-Both. men would be replaced .
by appointees who would have the blessing of the Schricker ad-| ministration. : ~.Meanwhile.. ih. addition to its reported personnel shifts, the]
State Fair Board also faced. Shesel.
problems: ONE: Reopening the Coliseum lease contract fo shai the state! to increase its. rev
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for operation of the much sought-| “after Coliseum lease: a THREE: Probable request trom Sportsman Frank Kautsky to use; the - ‘Coliseum for. professional!
- basketball next year.
‘Wportsman still’ hasn't given a
Biggest problem facing the, “board is the Coliseum lease. Arthur Wirtz, Chicago, presi-| dent of thé Coliseum Corp., has]
heen invited-to appear before the
board in January, Mr. Dember-
ger “said, To. dlsciiss; the Bnancia | Within-4the last. twe years. they Mr. MecClain’s hunts “very care-|
aspects of the 10-year contract; whieh: expires next Ma Liv Feel State Underpaid White board members ~betieve; he contract was a good one when| made 10 years ago, they feel that
_the state is not getting enough/County, revealed he had seen, i... for mountain lions.
of the receipts, which have grown steadily in the past few ‘years. | The Wirtz-headed company may wind up by being the only se-| rious bidders for the lease, Friends of Anton Hidman, Terre Haute, owner of the Speedway, have urged him to enter a bid by May 1, but the millionaire
definite answer. It was reported that he ‘might enter a “token” bid, just ‘to stay In the picture but without serious thought of landing he contract. Close friends of Mr. Hulman say he fears entering into any kind of a business that can be influenced by politics. Some members of the Schricker administration also were reported taking a “dim view” that the con
tract 1 the Coliseum Corp. had been “ynfair to the state. The present contract was made by
the Schricker administration in 1940. Satisfied With Wirtz At least, it was pointed out, while the new administration will seek to get more returns from
the state's $1,183,549 investment, mountain lion in the beam of},
it feels that the Wirtz organi-| zation has operated its end of the
Night- -Roaming Beasts With d-Inch Feet Revealed as Pack of Seven Great Danes | By VICTOR PETERSON, Times Staff Writer
ther tall tale investigation’
{County was just a An exhaustive
nothing to fear—absolutely nothing. From monsters, that is.” ‘the: holigrsand wallers’ are not moun-: City:
rae SPO juin lions or wolves. Conclusive in. the soft mud were not be by the slinking images” ‘hort | Irified residents have glimpsed. The ‘trouble - causing. critters’ |are Great Danes—a pack of seven! doge owned-by-Mrs. Alice Weaver jot Bear Nashville. : = WE MONSTER STORIES are al {most legend in this land of tall ‘stories around pot-bellled stoves.
Thave: miultifilied” ag" one “person lafter. another claimed to have
[seen the beast or heard Vo egal
lehilling howls.
Only last week, William Ex!
Iner, self-styled mayor of Brown
[tracks three and three-quarter inches by four and a quarter inches in the soft mud of Lilly Forest. \ Mayor Exner decided the prow: |" ing beasts were wolves, not mountain cdts.
Today Mrs. Weaver admitted]
her pack of Great Danes are the “Beasts of Brown County.” » = . “I HAVE thought for some time that Duke and Duchess of Ridgepoint: (the Great Danes), and ‘their family were respon: sible for all this. I'm convinced) it is the truth,” Mrs. Weaver said. “My dogs are a bit wild. Peo-
ple are afraid of them because
they are so big. This monster talk started about the time I got Duke and Duchess. “Danes like to be home at night! sc I always exercise them at twilight. won't go roaming. Every time the monsters have been seen, it has been in just such half-light. “If I remember correctly, the first report came from near Gnaw Bone. A group of men saw a
the ‘car headlights. I had the’ dogs there that night and was
agreement efficiently. lon the same road.:
Basketball enthusiast Kaut-|
-#ky also loomed somewhere in the
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"LEXERCISE the dogs all over
pleture with his anhouncementjthe county and prefer isolated
that “If I'm not here with a bas-| ketball team next year r 11 be some place.” fF {
It Mr. Kautsky is successlul |game-hunting expedi
spots so the animals won't fright-|
Mrs, Weaver sald. from natives set off tions.
en anyone,’ Reports
in having a local team, he hopes|anapolis Big-Game Hunter Harry
to negotiate a contract to play games on the Coliseum floor, *
McClain spent geveral weeks in the county last winter in vain
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Yule Fires Kill Two Here; Girl, 4, Chifiealy Burned
(Cold Moves In: usgedy Eames Shistmens Day 10° Above Drop By Dawn Seen
Only 1 Traffic. Death “Here; 6 in State i Coldest weather of the season ar
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-as- Becond-Class Maetier-at-Sndianapolis, Ind, Issued Dally
. Boy Dies in Stove Blast; _ Sister Fights fo Live, Rescuer Injured
East Side Grocer, 47, Loses Life in Blaze While Wife Attends Church Two persons lost their lives in tragic Christmas Day (fires yesterday,
Tears a hy me ay “0 | Three-year-old Ralph Norris Jr. was fatally burned and morning. 5 i : : * _ his sister, Hazel, 4, critically burned when a blaze swept
Weather Bureau - officials last] night predicted temperatures would drop to 10 degrees by dawn today: The forecast was for cold,” fair weather today. The mercury had dropped to 15 degrees by Jnid- 2 night. . ; The frigid mass formed -a barrier against the snow which fell in most parts of Southern Indiana yesterday. , Only one traffic fatality marred Christmas in Indianapolis. Elsewhere in the state six persons died in Christmas Day traffic accidents. It raised to 12 the] _ipumber of persons killed in traffie accidents beginning Christmas ve.
through their garage heme shortly aftér 2 p.m. Ellis Skipper, 47-year-old grocer, was fatally burned when fire gutted. his home at 2150 Sheldon St., rea¥; late last night. Mrs, Mary Norris, 38, lef{ her two children yesterday afternoon in the tiny garage at rear of 415
Arbor Ave. while she went to a igrocery. An oil stove exploded, setting the building on fire. Sag Bryant Belt, 48, who lives in. a house in ffont of the garage, was . burned when he. rushed into the burning building: to rescue Hazel. F |The charred body of Ralph was found in a corner of the garage. ! Mother Collapses At General Hospital where the. little girl battled for her life, attaches gave her several blood plasma transfusions; The tragedy was toé much for {the grief-stricken mother. She collapsed and was also taken to {the hospital. There police Cr the hard-
Door Flies Open
Edward Reeder, 40, of 501 Blake St, was fatally injured when his car and another driven] { by James Hail, 45, of 809%; W.| } 10th St. collided. at Blake and W... North St. . The door of Mr. Reeder’'s car flew open and Mr. Reeder fell out striking his head on the pavetment. He died 15 minutes later. ‘at General Hospital of a fractured skull. The ‘accident ocEutred shortly after noon. Other traffic dead: {. Mrs, Mary Sproch, 52, Whiting, “Ikilled yesterday in a two-car cpllision near Hammond. | James Wright, 64, Gary, killed yesterday ‘when struck by an] automobile in Indiana Harbor. rer Pred- Russell —47,--Gary, killed: “yesterday when struck by an auto as he walked near the Gary | bus\iness district. 1 Three Chicago residents, Francis Granberg, "50; Edgar Picard, and Fred Eisner, killed when their] car was struck by a passenger train-at a grade crossing in Indi-| ana Harbor, Mrs. Alice W. O'Brien, 39, Bedford, fatally injured Friday when! her car crashed into a railroad | fill on a county road. _+_ Robert Harwell, 28, of 1021 "Hovey St. killed Christmas eve; iwwhen struck by an autc in the 1800 block of Martindale Ave. | Mrs. Mark Butler, 62, Mt. Ver-| inon, killed Friday when a train struck her car near her heme.
Hazel and Ralph Norris + = ; Victims of Christmas Day fire.
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het two children, Stevie, 5 weeks © old, and Terre. one vear old, to the home of Earl Keaton, 1372 W, 1 Ray 8t., for Christmas dinner. : ‘When patrolmen Delbert Ponds | and Donald Ulrey arrived on the i scene the garage was in lames,
1..D..B.. Ren, 28, Michigan City, L A fuel oil drum expigded, hinder~ died Friday evening when his] Ting the rescue; serena tertifying- monster of Brown Car struck a tree as he drove Firemen were hindered in com : today. home from a CHFistmas evel: +bating the -flames - by -other-oif = disclesed Brown Countians have Supper. drums - exploding.
In General Hospital last h Tittle Hazel, wating in MED, L
hear the: earls sung by walking patients” and visitir vel] “wishers. walked arm-in-arm softly up and down the corridor. Stove
Harold Easterday, 42, Michigan: foundry worker; killed Fri) evidence proves the huge tracks day “night when struck by a car! : (near his home. DUFSUIL OT the critters: He tracked Elsewhere: over the nation;| ‘Mrs: Mary Norris {left}, . {through the snow and finally im-| weather and holiday accidental) : relative, Mrs. Elsie Fowler H Hall, 2961 Washington | Blvd. f ported specially trained hounds deaths mounted. Tr 1
ee art vol; Shlldrew ple __ Airmen Stranded on Icecap hn re and his 4- 1d ist : ut ear onan wow: Have Christmas Company | All Over Again MEMPHIS, Torn Doc. 25 CF 37d grocery cery started from
|thin air. was in critical condition” follow_New Attempt to Rescue U. S. Fliers Fails, 5 ated stove. Mis—
fot phat'y because 1 picked up-the. dogs in the car and toek them ing a fire ‘5 their garage home. Three other children were ‘burned, Adds -2-More to List of Isolated Yanks = a weALtEr.. D5... years. OL MATTiage. At ohare TLTHE- te: Pearl / Stovall and J. A. Kelley lof. pat Christine)
home,” Mrs. Weaver sald. “T f atelion newspaper accounts o fatally-at- Evansville. Lfully... Every. pIace. he Yeported: #At-least-15-ather- children died. : hinting, 1 had been the might: be; in-fires ‘elsewhere in the nation. HALIFAX, “Nova Scotia, Dec. 2 TUP)—A new attempt ‘was Fo : The: fatally -purned at: Evans: ; Fora - : [ville_were the children of Mr. and. made today to restue 11 United’ Eu ‘airmen from: a Greentandsgy er sigan “= “IN THE _ Kk ye huge, fawn. MIS. Fddie—Mnstey Harold —FEu--icecap, and it ended in failure, with two more fliers stranded on- aig - os gi: oO L * Hie 5,-and ; dus ] ages - gene, 6, Herschel, 5, and Sandra the wind-swept plateau. The Kelleys first were “married; an attempt to save Mr. Skips colored dogs easily could be miS«iy;;iq0 2. iWiremen blamed a de-| — The. two men involved in today's abortive rescue attempt D5 years ago on another Christ-iper who was asleep. : Duke, fective flue for the blaze. Three were aboard a glider which was flown to the iblated men from Mas Eve at the home of het] The attempt was unsuccessful. the largest, weighs 160 pounds’ {other Mosley children escaped. a base 100 miles away, -the of" ——— parents in Pleasant Grove, Miss. The man, Sam moson, 33 of stands almost three feet] The nation's death toll | reached 'ficials said. The glider was to team of veteran ‘Navy and Ma- But while ‘the "vows remained 2217 N. Arsenal Ave. was treated ifn at the shoulders—35 inches at least 233 last night. Of this have been used to snatch up the rine fliers picked for the danger;. strong, the thin wedding ring had at General Hospital for deep cuts i 0 be exact. $
number 156 were traffic accident!{1 previously stranded. [ous mission, the Saipan pulled worn almost completely away. lon the arms suffered when he ® ghort-naired, also victims, 33 died in fires, and 44) As in one of the earlier rescue lout of Norfolk, Va.,.at noon (In-| So Johh Kelley “married” his| {jumped through the window.
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Photos by Henry E Glesing Jr. Times Staff Photographe icken.. mother, .comforted by . . _ Dr, N. H. Topek .. . prepares blood. Ed for Hazel.
Ring Ww dead. ] gi Pair eds prayed she would Her spared a .isimilar fate this Cheistmas night. residence
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{have tails similar to a “cat.” {in miscellaneous mishaps. Texas 1 dianapolis Time) and . headed bride of 55 years all over again ees etep— i | In strange territory they slink reported 31 fatalities and Calif- jahicmpla, he lille 10% oper. (north on her 2000-mile run tol!and gave her a brand new wed- 40 DIE IN COLD 1 as they walk. In a slow run they ornia 21. lation. The glider was damaged| Greenland. {ding band. | SHANGHAI, China, Dec. 25
(lope. ' At top speed they stretch) | 8ix of their children and eight{(UP) — Moye than 40 human lout and bound along in- 12-foot ie in Fi iireported saf i With luck, the sleek carrier BT andchildren attended the corpses were picked up in the. leaps. They can top an eignt-| Five Die in Fire BreDOrod Sale Ee a. will be standing off the 7,700-foat [Second “wedding.” But their|streets of Shanghai today as the! ! foot bafrier with ease. BESSEMER, Ala., Dec. 25 (UP) 14,500-ton aircraft carrier raced|ice cap on the southern coast youngest son, John B. Kelley of first cold wave of the winter sent Miss, was unahle tothe temperature down
Caught with a quick glimpse Five persons were burned to/through a North Atlantic snow- some time before dawn Wednes- Greenville, - } above. a {ers. Th N R will give them only a few hours: and three-quarter. inches wide and| pape 5 i e the marooned fliers off their icy
in broad daylight, they look like death here today when a six- storm to attempt rescue of thefday. Her officers said the heli-jattend. And-hold your hats. of light. [four and a quarter inches long.! 0, 583. 70 § Ch it |, 50 et us bury the monster of] or ari Y perch. although the Alf Force's] ANd PICLUTES ......eisusivdunsbabien ince s sonensPife B-
in landing, but the fliers were ‘Race Through Snow
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lions roaming the woods. “In the| room residence was destroyed by airmen. |copters will take off at sun-up, Their tracks are exactly three The Navy appeared confident | 1g¢
‘tricky dusk they are dead-ring- fire. Carrying five helicopters and al/bgcause the short sub-Arctic day its helicopter crews could pluck |jyvenile Center Needs Overhauling. +s + Story
{Brown County.’ The *howls, | 1 P 13 gliders have been balked by the (General news, features, pictures, ages 2-12) 2 ing over the “hollers and ont Times Fund of $53,221.77 Buys (high winds that swee - p_continu- Hoosier Holiday . . . college women home on come from Ridgepoint. y jaly over the ice gap. It was re. HO 8 y 8
THE END Clothing for More Than 1700 Children Tted winds up to 100 miles an| . VACAtion ... a picture Story .....e. seen. ceevq. Page 13 5 Indianapolis’ three daily newspapers raised a total of $80,583.70 J were sweeping the re fon | (Roclety and women's news, fashions, food, gardesing, Pages 14-24) in their Christmas welfare and charity funds this year final reports during the lat ap g tt g t. MN ’ urin e latest rescue attempt. | , ‘of all three published yesterday revealed. i Since Deo. 9 p : he nD co, what does Indianapolis ne page 25
Their t r : #IF Teporis were: Seven of the waiting men have (Politics, world report, radio, movies, Pages 26-38)
The Times c.oveeeesss$53,221.77 t ¢ The Star res rosr.. 15.35.68 0rbed otherwise and mot paid ben Stranded on Ne car gine Markleville a ghost town when it's basketball night .
out of contributions,
This Little Skunk Gejs Himself in a Jam |
WICHITA, Kan. Dec. 25 (UP) ~It was in the dim #arly morn-|
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1 [transport plane was forced down {ing light and the: bus driver, he Now par 15:800: " The Indianapolis Star reported Iie from ig Bluie (Sports, Pages 81-40; Business, Page 42; Classified ads, Pages 40), [Rudy Stein, wondered if he was 1e mes fund was &pent'total contributions of $15,355.63. {West One air field in southern
Other Features on Inside Pages .
“seeing things." wholly on olothing for needy The Star fund is used to bring Greentand. His second glance confirmed Children, and had’ clothed 1616’ Hg to children. J pour other - filers were ma- Amusemtsd4, 35'Editorihls .. 26 Dr Jordan: 23 Scherrer .. luis first: a skunk was ting 'by Christmas eve, with sufficient needy" families. rooned later in trylngeto rescue Eddie Ash.. 38 Fashions ... 22 Junior Page. 31 Society,..16, cross ‘a suburban intersection money remaining on hand ‘to ~The Indianapolis News reported them. Beauty ..... 22 Food wessee 20 Ja. Manners 22! ; nl hy ad firmly stuck fn a fruit Clothe more*than 100 additional] total contributions of $12,006.30. AH 11 are reported in good Bridge ...« 16/Forum ..... 26 its be rmiy ‘stuck na chiltiren this week, Times Clothe- This fund wn¥ used to care for|condition and sheltered in ice Business ,.. 42 Gardening . 23/N i Jar. o.:...1a-Child funds are spent entirély the “100 neediest families” and block houses they. built on the Cap. Capers. 17 Meta Given. 20! ies 9'W NATIONATLT FAMOUS TOR FINE FINE FOOD on clothing, with all administra- provided fuel, groceries, toys and frozen plateau. Another rescue Churches .... i Hollywood . 35/Par. Law... 17)
|Catriers Ronsarant 144 wo) 5. EBLE and overhead expense ab-iother essentials. - |attempt w will be made tomorrow, Classified . 43-47 Ins nas. 2 Radin
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