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"THURSDAY, JANUARY'27, 1949

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PRICE FIVE CENTS

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Indianapolis, Ind. Issued Dally

‘Like a Ball of Fire’

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Mrs. Albert Glaze . . . she, her husband and baby were routed from their home by an early morning fire. ” » .

Unemployed Veteran, Family

Lose ‘Everything’ in Blaze

“Husband and Wife Barely Have Time To Flee From Dwelling With Baby

Fire which destroyed all their belongings in a two-room plasterboard home at 1008 S. Rybolt Ave. drove Albert Glaze, 25-year-old unemployed war veteran, his wife and 10-month-old son, Danny Wayne, out in the cold in their night clothing at 1 a. m. today. The wife, Mrs. Flora Glaze, said she was awakened by the blaze which seemed “like a ball of fire rushing toward the bedroom” | and barely had time to awaken | EE her husband and flee with he) Flee to Neighbor {

baby, The Glazes fled to the. home of' 2 neighbor at 1006 8. Rybolt, and called the fire department. | The interior of the shack was

To Continue Here 2 complete loss, firemen said after|

extinguishing the blaze. Cause of More Rain Due the fire is Hot known, although To Fall Downstate

th lazes. used “a =m stovelth af theif home » A LOCAL TEMPERATURES P, ou he | TER Man. last two weeks, | Be Fi Si. N family to the two-room housewast!" hdl 1" n) w April. He was mustered out off *& mm... 3 1p m.. 41

RE A od ber. Sdn a1 Ser! Cold, drizzling rains predicted

fantryman in Italy and North for today and tomorrow throughAfrica. lout the state will: not alter the

The Glazes sald none of their figoa situation in southern’ Inloss was covered by insurance. |... :

#, the Weather Bureau said today. | Evacuees from small communi-

Chalk Up One

Poor County

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"been done.

Danny, Age 3, Left on Hands Of Welfare Staff

THE QUESTION before the Marion County Welfare Depart. ment today was what to do with! [little Danny.

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Poor Co OK's Repeal Roads to Be 0f State Curb "Taken Care Of FEE pee. JON Strikes

Commissioner Pledges (Photo, Page 3) 1 Measure Passes To Use All Equipment

To Repair ‘Mid-Holes'

ing room of the Marion County House, 76 to 22; Marion County

Welfare Department yesterday. G to S te Commissioners p promised a group of Perry Town-

He was all dressed up in a dark ; blue snow suit and brown shoes. The state House of Representa- | He had sores on his mouth and a tives today voted to repeal the ship school bus drivers and trus- bandage over his left ear. (Indiana compulsory arbitration tees protesting the mud-sloughs which pass for county roads this that their complaints

There “he was sitting solemn- jaw of 1947 which outlaws strikes would be “taken care of.” . uo.

eyed when the department closed public utilities: last night. The repeal measure now goes {to the Senate. The vote in the , Commissioner Fred W. Nord- MAY ELLEN Yuinos, House for repeal was 76 to 22 siek sald that the board would | supervisor, too RE em Phe RY. use. “every piece of equipment we (to a foster-child boarding home| _ (Legislative Calendar, Page 6) can spare” to remedy the poor operated by Mrs. Carole Cleve- (with -two Representatives not condition of roads. land of 2702 Highland Place. (voting. * All Marior = County's The Perry Township group Mrs. ‘Cleveland put Danny to Representatives voted in favor of solemn eyes closed and the repealer,

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was the second such protest bed. The body from Marion County's town- the child slept. Thus the House, with its ships to complain: about the con-! He was still sound asleep this Democratic majority, placed it-

morning as welfare workers pon- self on the side of organized labor dered a solution for him, whose representatives had sought Welfare officials said today frantically for repeal of the law. their workers would be sent out Author Opposes | for possible identification of the: Rep. Lothair Teetor (R. Hagers-|

boy. town), who was author of -the rr present law in the 1947 session, Hearing Tonight

stoutly opposed repeal today. He, White River Basin

Projects Coming Up also outlaws strikes.

years, nothing has been done ex- A public hearing on a recent Rep. Walter Maehling (D. Terre, cept grading. There's no gravel review of the White River basin Haute), House majority floor lead-| left.” flood control report. authorized er, asked. the representatives to| by Congress, will be hela at 750 pass the repealer. Standi behin . Pp. m today in the a of Asled by Governor Wie po Brink a Health auditorium, 1098 W.. Mich-| Gov. Schricker, in his address County roads are the best in the 82n St. : to the Legislature at the start of state, Commissioner Fred W. The hearing has been called the 86th session, asked for repeal Nordsiek told the protest body: by the Army Engineers Corps to of the present act. Republicans “It's my opinion that your story allow public comment and receive is the same as was received from additional information on 18 auother townships. There is at this thorized flood control projects time an unusual emergency and and.other tentative measures recwe're going to use every piece of ommended in the report. equipment we can spare to take! C. C. Chambers, consulting encare of these complaints.” gineer for the Indiana Flood ConCommissioner Nordsiek blamed trol and Water Resources Comthe weather for many of the mission, sald the review was re-

dition of the roads this week.

Have Been Refused Spokesman for the group was Nelson Swift, school trustee, who declared: “I have been here several times and nothing has The “commissioners have refused to take care of the roads and 1 do mean refused. “We know how much money was allotted and we know that we haven't gotten any benefit from that money.” A resident of the township, Herbert Green, 3216 8. Tacoma Ave, sald “the roads have been graded, graded and graded until they are gone. In the last eight

ltant” of the session and declared:|

“8b ‘single labor leader should be able to bring a nation to its knees for selfish purposes.” 1 The present law makes arbitration by a state-appoint hoard mandatory in cases of labor-man-agement disputes in utilities. It

Blames Weather

pose repeal since the GOP-domi-| nated 1947 Legislature enacted the original measure. | An administration measure, which is‘ a substitute for the, compulsory arbitration law, has already been introduced in the House, It proposes a voluntary

rutted, corduroy-like paths. “It’s quested by the commission in board of arbitration which would | like spring,” he said. “The water view of recent flood developments, Teview labor-man ent differ-| Keeps the roads soggy.” {which revealed the need for re- ences. Under the istration’s | It i= almost

County Asks $11,340

The Marion County Welfare Department will ask an additional appropriation of $11,340 from

ble * : _ | voluntary bill utility e to Resp vamping HE oS eel pian RE t with their|

yers,

ot be permitrn ai URE RE thelr had Investigated the dif meeting, and will assist A - board had inves BS eer discussing the Dr | ferences and handed down a de"According to residents ‘of land, Sision. . surrounding. Little Eagle Creek! Under the vejuntary arbitraand Big Eagle Creek west of In- tion plan neither party would be dianapolis, a delegation from that D0Und by the decision of’ the area will attend the meeting to "02rd: demand control measures for * : their continually - flooded prop- Central Time Bill erties.

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In State Tax Proposed

called the issue “the most impor- °.

in general have lined up to op-|

Goes in Cubbyhole

A House legislative committee

the County Council to solve its «A group -of Noble Township

For Senator; He Gets Blackboard

ties along the rampaging streams |clerical personnel problem. _ farmers and® landowners also is

(Photo, Page 2) C. : ‘expected to ‘appear .in protest ’ ’ {fook Beart in the prediction that|plained that the money is needed SEVIS Proposed construction of res cus ‘rime will Into & cubby. SEN. WALTER VERMILLION, he SXpecteq rain will not be to raise the beginning wage for ® flood control ‘dam over Flat, , and brought out a Demosenior legislator of the Gene rai PESRIAL. clerical workers and to give mer. Rock River. cratic measure, calling for a ref- | Weatherman Paul Miller saldiit increases to employees in line The dam . would ° create - /sranqum on the time question. Assembly, got his blackboard to- the downstate area. would bear with the increase for beginners, Permanent, 800-acre water reser- Tne committee. Judiciary B, day-—an item he has been de- the brunt of the rain, with more The welfare department must Voir covering a maximum flood (oo to hand the referendum manding in the GOP-dominated|; an a neh predicted. but thint select its clerical workers from area of approximately 2000 ....ure out onto the floor of the upper house since the first of the! ie -ellec wa € an eligibility list provided by the acres, and would serve to hold po,e today calling for itr pasmonth. [Soaded a BS Sxeept to keep State Personnel Department. This back floodwaters after heavy same. In the old quarters. a large Meanwhile besies 4 ¢ {list provides a. starting salary rains, ’ The bil) would provide for a blackboard held a prominent|, work. Crews ig the ners range of $110 to $180 per month. wm conte referendum in 1950. Voters would place in the front of'the assem-iywanach River struggled t WEF|At present the welfare depart- East Side Woman he asked to decide whether or not bly. On it were written notices!; oo cs aikes russ 0 th ment pays a starting salary of they wanted one standard time of committee meetings and ‘al sandbags as Ve with $135 and must compete for work- Overcome by Gas Fumes .’ 1 diana and if so whether daily schedule. (ena Wed at toe yg Steams ers with other local government. Mrs. Ella Rowland, 3148 N. they preferred Eastern Standard, : . = 1” Weathe: P ened earth. agencies which draw from the Gale St, was given emergency Central Standard or a combinaBUT THE legislative remodel-| Biman aul Miler Saag ist and offer minimums of $150. treatment by police and ambu- tion. Ing Somunitee found no place for| most aes ranch 531 Because of this, Mr. Mueller said, jance doctors early today when, The Senate bill. passed two : on It has been impossible to fill va- go was nearly overcome by days ago and sent to the Housé. escaping gas fimes from a heat- Would prohibit state. county or ing stove in her home city governmental units from usMrs. Rowland discovered the ing any other than Central Stand-

blackboard in the] , modern streamlined quarters or ent predictions are radically al- cancies in the department. escaping fumes when she awoke 7d Time. about 4 a. m. She summoned . . Dough Mixer Kills

the 86th session. {tered by more heavy: rain. * The appropriation also will proThat is until today, when the A DIgh of 40 degrees will ac- vide for pi sie of a fullelder senators pleadings were COMPany the rain in this area time supervisor of the Child Wel-| answered and Sen. John Van today, and the temperature will fare Department, as recommended Ness, president pro tem, on arise to 42 tonight, the Weather| in the Child Welfare Survey here. neighbors who threw open the windows of the house and called Lay Porte Schoolboy police. Mrs. Rowland was left In LA PORTE. Jan. 27 (UP) her home after treatment. | Roger Allen Severs. 16, was in- “ |jured fatally today when a reVe ming paddle in a bakery dough -.

Dimes ‘Must’ March in Polio Dri

Epidemic Depletes. :

regular Sénate motion apresented | Bureau predicted. Tomorrow the Lack of such a supervisor was Sen. Vermillion with a small per. mercury will remain at 42 degrees one of the major points of critic-| sonal blackboard on which, each [until evening, when colder weather ism of the local welfare depart{mixing machine hit’ him in the head while he was cleaning it

day, will be kept a record of com. |! expected. ment, * On Inside

mittee meetings and a schedule. Two “China envoys off to

Cafe ‘Shoozer’ Wakes Up Fightin’

& Patrolman John ‘Lund said Foundation's Funds

Ernest Lowell Swihart, 26, of This year's campaign for funds 1434 N. New Jersey St. “came to fight polio is on a “must” basis,

. up fighting” when he ~ (Lund) because the 1948 epidemic de- Peiping for talks . . . awakened him at a table Inipleted the treasury of the Na- 3000 Reds cl Thompson's Restaurant, 44 Witional Foundation for Infantile . ses cose In , , Washington 8t., early this/paralysis and at the same time Around the World . . . a morning. left a huge number of cases re- | di , Patrolman Lund said Mr. Swi- quiring continued hospital. care, digest of today's . hart had fallen asleep with his Howard W. Dayton of New OWS ..ivuriienres Page 2 head on the table and that hit York. national treasurer of the Truman to ask Congress

struggles on being awakened Foundation, who !s in Indianap-

for $1 million. for disas-

damaged a sugar bowl, a cup olis today .to confer with local | ; and a saucer, campaign officials, cited last ter relief ......... Page 3 Also a casualty was Mr. Swi- year's near-record epidemic to Choice seats still available

hart, who was treated at General Hospital, then charged with disorderly conduct and resisting an officer. This morning In Municipal Court 3 his case was continued to Feb. 3.

emphasize the need for success in the ctirrent fund drive. “There were 27.658 cases last year, largest number since 1916." Mr. Dayton explained. The Foundation and its chapters spent $17 million last year in patient care

for Times Ice-O-Rama [Murder on the Highways |... 10th in a series Page 17 Talburt takes a “new twist

Cesar trary

alone. But thousands of cases ~ : } 3 New Wardens Named are still in hospitals, requiring on the old Indian rope To Conservation Staff ai in 1940." trick”... other editorial Appointment of three new war- Cost at $22 Million features ......... Page 18

It has been estimated that care of last year's epidemic victims will cost $22 million. Research and educational work will cost an additional $8 million, making the national goal for the -presKunkel ent drive $30 million. Mr. Dayton said $500,000 is needed from Indiana in the 1949 | The .tate’'s contribution

dens to the Conservation Depart- " ment was announced today. They are Dave Mosure, Morocco; James O. Pitzer, Portland, and Charles White, Jasper. All have had previous service. Earlier, Commissioner announced that 12 wardens whol served during the Gates administration will be retained at their drive.

+ + « Sports Roundup . . by Eddie Ash , . . other sports .....Pages 24-25-26 Other Inside Features

Amusements i3 Dr. Jordan Beauty

lie last year was $400,000. . . ' Business 14 Movies 23! noon today when the automo [ore 1 tor ; Bullock Bo Bnet Fishel, The 14th shoual dinner of the Dimes on the march . . . A. B. Good (left). president of the Childs 18 Othinan 17| bile she was driving northward | meer prayed oo pad Greenwood: ‘Benjamin Holtkamp, Marion Colinty executive council Marion County chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Classified 27.30| Radio 17 in Ind. 29 was struck head-on | 0 ough ho | " fon Fowler; Harry Lower, Plymouth; and the governor's official party Paralysis, and Howard W. Dayton, national treasurer, discuss the Comics 31 Ruark 17 hy another car In the wrong | o iB die and so 1 did not George McCormick La Porte; Ars which later will visit local polio currant fund drive. [Crossword ~~ ' 2 Side Glances 18 lame at 96th St, sheriffs dep- going io ne Tor mysalty vil. McCutcheon, Frederickburg: fund dances will be held at 6:30 ; . Editorials 18 Society 20 wties sald. Ernest Host and anything yaell.”, Vachel Richardson, Farmiandip. m. Saturday in the Claypool 'urday night duting intermission Moose, Sahara Grotto, United Food | Bports 24-26. Emil Kyser, the deputies, sald | am. es Rr ; Layton Scott, Greencastle; Robert Hotel. 4 [3f the Chicago Symphony Orches- Steel Workers, American Syrian Forum 18 Teen Prob. 21 the inbound automobile was AFTER TWO years in oA Topper, Goshen; Howard Webb, Gov. ‘Schricker or Judge Alex tra concert. ; [Lebanon Clubs, Ipaico Club and Meta Given 21 Try It 31| driven by Walter Goins, 21, |Siberia; 1 was a walking ; lids. Russell 8 Clark, Marios County campaign| Saturday night dances for/EIks., The Riveria Boosters have Hollywood 23 Weather Map 4| Frankfort, who was taken to |Along with some other prisoners, Mishawaka, and James K. Taylor, chairman, will speak on the polio benefit of the infantile paraiyms vhwdid a party for Sunday In Ba, as 3 Earl Wilson 8) General Hospital critically in- (I was released to fight the Ger Creston, [drive ’, fe Murat Theater Sai-|fund. include: Loyal Order ofinight. . - N |1nstde 17 Women's 21, 23| jured. : > ans Then, in January, 1043, Te FAY x } ; 6 i ; { Tr ; a ’ y i ’ 4 * s : A 4 ¥ } i / i ; : 5 VF: 4

Pirate roster well stocked | {five units each, or 2500 units,

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2-Cent Boc Gas

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Would Provide Extra Funds For Road Work

"House Sponsors Say Bill Has Backing Of County Officials

A 2-cent increase in the state gasoline tax as a means lof giving cities and counties |additional- money for highway and street repair was proposed in a House bill in. troduced today in the General Ase sembly. | - The measure was sponsored by Democrat Harry T. Latham Jr, {Indianapolis lawyer and Repube {ican Russell I. Richardson, Lebanon lawyer, Rep. Lathain sald his bill had

the backing of county commis sioners ‘who with city officials have long sought a larger share of the state gasoline tax with which to ir, maintain and: construct their own highways and

On to Washington . . .

streets, Plans Companion Bill The bill calls for ine

lcrease of the tax and does not |proyide for distribution of the

{additional Rep. Latham (Bald distr would be cove ered in a 1 Bill to be TERR EE NS Phoed TWrie nk > Bh 5 nn hu ri ihe. session. Landlord Rozier D. Oilat . . . On te Washington to bale However, he sald o rent genteel, wr ite > . ro» " Lr - shan ry rag wr i i cities, ‘and the state ;

one-third to each. | The additional tax would ine crease to nearly 30 cents the cost per gallon of high test gasos "line in Indiana. :

Landlord Grou sf

To Prot en

Detision to Send Delegation to Washington “sken ot Mass Meeting of Home Owners

Landlofd ‘members of the Home Owners’ Union today prephred to send a delegation to Washington to protest present rent controls, The action ‘was agreed upon last night at a mass meeting in the] The new hearing on charges World War Memorial Auditorium. against the: General Finance The delegates decided to ask for rent control “relief” and Corp. has been delayed from Feb. threaten. more drastic action if their pleas go upheard. 2 to i, Joseph McCord, head of This resolution was substituted!" ° “=== ihe State Department of Finane for a proposal to adopt the “Tul- G Id Gl {sjal Institutions, reportéd today. sa Plan” which calls for mass oiaen overs The delay was granted to Mow eviction of tenants from rental gs ; {efense attorneys more time and property, The plan draws Its Fight Tomorrow to permit the yy of Thomas name from the action of land- ® Tomorrow at 8 p. m. ama. G. Cougill, supervisor of the Conlords in Tulsa. Okla. yesterday .... sshters will square off at sumer Credit Division, from a the N. Pennsylvania St. Armory for the fourth session of the

who sent eviction ‘notices to 600 ETE Times-Legion Golden Gloves

"General Finance Hearing Delayed

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Police Arrest ‘Three In Gambling Raid

A police squad led by Capt. Ralph Chambers arrested three men on gaming charges in a raid last night at 246 Indiana Ave. Sol Meshulam, 30. Barnes Hotel, was charged with keeping a gaming house and operating a fottery and gift enterprise when

short period of military training, families in protest against rent tournament,

Mr. McCord said, control. —- ® Tickets will he on sale at

Meeting Hampered An earlier resolution sponsored downtown locations until 4:30 p. m. tomorrow , . . at Bush

by A. E. Wrentmore and introduced by H. W. Bchmid, called forea city-wide properly owners’, o.,.,.n's, 136 E. Washington tax strike. Property taxes were . { St., and the Sportsman's Store, to have remained unpaid until} 126 N. Pennsylvania St such time as Gov. Schricker, May- ‘®Th na : Ing dilcats--and or Feeney and other local officials he remaining ‘dicais--+ interceded in Washington to the General Adilisslon Yekets bri b ” - ~g0 on sale at the Armory X= Siu about tun yemoval- of’ rent office at 6:30 p. m. tomorrow,

controls. - Called on short notice, the @ Prices are: Rigas and police saw him with policy books, " . first row balcony, $2; down- they said. meeting’ was hampered by the : BE , Ions “from Stairs reserved, $1.50. General | Frank League, 30. of 905 N.

admission (available only at the Armory fight night), §1 Tor

Capitol Ave. ahd Horace Hunt. fer, 23, of 1441 N. Pennsylvania both adults and children, {St., were charged with visiting For the BEST SEATS it's a gaming house, Two policy BEST to get them in advance. books were confiscated by police.

speakers not recognized by the chair, Members of the delegation to Washington will be elected in a special meeting within a week from a slate of nominees to: be selected by Mr. Wrentmore. Voted Down The resolution calling for withdrawal of rental property from the rental market and eviction of tenants was voted down after members pointed out that hardships to the landlords would probably be greater than to tenants. Yesterday the Indianapolis Apartment Owners’ Association representing most of the city's large apartment buildings, passed a resolution opposing “wholesale evietion” of tenants The resolution said: “Resolved that the Apartment

Escape From Siberia . .. No. 4 ir Learns How to Pray Again

In Russ Arctic Slave Camp

Prisoner Regains Lost Faith in God

Despite Callousness Toward Death

By DR. FRANK POLAK as told to William H. Newton Copyright, 1948, by feripps-Howrrd Newspapers UNITED STATES ZONE OF GERMANY, Jan, 27-—As months dragged hy, we became more and more like beasts. We even treated each other as if we were hungry animals. We lived only to cram something inla our bellies to esse the awful ache of hunger. Each man lived to himself. All men were Owners’ Association of Indianap-| our enemies. - "his Is the fourth in a series olis, while deprecating continued yw. cow fellow prisoners shot of Prsraal thn he life in rent control as discriminatory down by the guards, bleeding And. .' Koviet concentration camp and unfair, is definitely and pos- dying in the snow. We watched py a man whe 1 avon itively opposed to any closing of yo)" ang we were indifferent. We | 4. pa apartment buildings ‘and whole: | new that each of us was | sale eviction of tenants, and de- 4,,med if not to the quick death! Tuires to go on record to that ef- os 4 pullet then to the slow, achect.” . ing agony of starvation. chat A aan - 12 000! 1 lost my faith in God. I could rental’ units while the Home! ™* beligve He would let people was sent back to the concen {Owners Union - represents OMS suffer so, But In the darkest tion camp. landlords averaging about Nours of all, that faith came back This camp was at Gorkl, about (to me. I don't know how it came 500 miles northeast of Moscow. or why. 1 only know that it did. It's old name up to 1932 was I found I had to pray. |Nizhni Novgorod, There 1 did not pray to get out of other prisoners

camps hind the iron curtain. Today, ho tells more of his experiences in Siberia.

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. '|prison because I did not belleve| I Mrs. Marjorie Hupp, 36, of |I would ever get out. But I would 6315. Washington Blvd, was se- [pray for my country and for my

riously. Injured shortly before

family and for the other prison-|/when