Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 February 1949 — Page 1

FORECAST: Cloudy and mild today and tomorrow with occasional light rain today.

High today, 45, Little change tomorrow.

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Tears of Anguish Flow Among

Southport fans weep as the tragedy of tragedies engulfs them. ~ free throw to give the This photo was taken the moment Tech's Myron Moriarity made his championship by a single point.

State Democrats | Celebrate Victory |

es. It may , 3 oe Stay Progressive, instrument Brannan Tells 1 PRE Pet tune that By ROBERT BLOEM Hogsler Democrats, celebrat 30X their first undilyted election vic-

tory in nearly 10 years, paid $28) a plate last night to hear Becre-| ry of Agriculture Charles Bran-| ho plead to “keep the party pro-| gressive.” More than 1200 Democrats at: tended the dinner in the Egyptian | Room of the Murat Temple. It . was. the annual Jefferson-Jackson' Day dinner and the first opportunity for a state-wide blowout) since the Democrats’ surprise election victory last November. Although Mr. Brannan was the! speaker of the evening, slender, white-haired Gov. Schricker, the! man who led his party to victory! fn Indiana; was as usual the No.1 8 guest.

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‘Big Names’ Every Democrat who holds office in government or in the party was invited and most of the “big names” showed up. The dinner; this year drew only a slightly larger crowd than the “hopeful™| dinner a year ago. l It. outdrew the 1946 dinner by almost two to one, however, Mr. Brannan outlined the Dem-{ - ™™ ocratic party’s record in history) since the days of Jefferson and|

— - : —————— ye Jackson. Six of the 10 great lvan C. Morgan, 65, Di near great presidents of the , ‘mC | i“ United States, he told the a Ex=-State GOP Chairman

dience, were Democrats.

“It 1s up to us,” he sald, “to| ii me ss keep the Democratic party of the | 9th District Head

future as progressive as the great| - Democratic party of the past.” {- For Many Years He warned that although -“to-| Ivan" C. Morgan, former Indiday we stand much farther ad- ana state GOP chairman and vanced along the road to eventual powerful figure in Republican peace and permanent prosperity | than we did a generation ago,” | Politics, died in Kentucky Baptist the party cannot afford to: stand, | on its record. ness of several months, He was 68. “The sober truth ig that we His death followed by several have not yet demonstrated that weeks the death of his father, we can maintain prosperity even|Joseph F. Morgan, at the age of in this country, much less pre- 90. = ‘ serve world peace,” he said. | A colorful figure both in IndiPraises Truman ~et ADA and industry, Mr, He added that the nation's ef- Morgan had been Ninth District fort to alleviate hunger through-/GOP chairman for 15 years. out the world. through the Eu-| He had a host of friends and ropean Recovery Program was a number, of political enemies, “progress” in that direction. To but all united in mourning his maintain the progress, he said, passing. the country must keep its own| President of Company economy and productive resources| wr. Morgan was a president of in good balance. {the Morgan Packing Co. a big “Abundance,” he saids, “de- packing and canning concern] Cc pends on farmers, city workers with plants in Aystin, Scottsburg, © 2cking 0. "and managers of industry mot|Brownston, Columbus, Edinburg Besides his duties with the comonly working, but working to-|and Franklin. The Morgan con-| pany, Mr. Morgan had served as gether.” He praised President cern dominates the packing in- a director of the Austin State Truman for his far-sighted view dustry of southern Indiana. Bank where his father had served in “extending the good neighbor policy beyond its original scope of North, Central and South America. ; “This sharing of our almost inexhaustable knowledge and skill with other nations of the world will pay immense dividénds in better living ahd mutual understanding,” he said. He sald .the country must. continue to progress toward the balancing of its economy by maintaining its present aids to nl culture. He said economic equality| = Frequent attempts by 14-110 a. m, tomorrow until services between the farmer and the city !tician enemies to “get him out” 4re held at 2 p. m. Tuesday in dweller ‘still has not been reached. invariably failed. Mr. Morgan's Austin Methodist Church. ‘Realistic Prices’ {support of a gubernatorial can-| Besides the son, Mr. Morgan is He urged “a realistic price sup- didate was deemed essential to Survived by his wife, Mrs, Fern port program to call forth abun- the candidate's success, particu- Morgan; his mother, Mrs. Mary dant production and yet protect larly in southern Indiana. [Morgan; two , daughters, Mrs. farmers against price collapses U. 8. Ben. William E. Jenner Marian Lyons and Dr. Margaret which endanger the economic WAS elected from Mr. Morgan's Morgan Renard. New York City, ~ |district with his support. {Awo sisters, Mrs. Helen James health of the hation, PPO ‘Marshall Hanley Sidhcie. prestia Mr. Morgan was president or | 8d Miss Leore Morgan, both of dent of the Indians Young Demos | the company he helped his father AUStin, and eight grandchildren.

Students from victorious Tech High School too

] they went home deliriously happy.

Hospital yesterday after an ili-

Ivan C. Morgan

name was changed to Morgan

{H. (Jack) Morgan resided in Aus-| Was State Chairman tin. The Morgan concern was de-| “fp 1932 and again in 1936 he veloped within the family, start-/y,s Republican State ‘Chairman ing with Joseph Morgan. and was chairman of, the old Throughout recent years of his yng gigtrict tn 7930. From 1934 life, Mr. Morgan became HMOs | pty) his death yesterday he was Bogen . OOSler| nth district chairman. publican party. His battles . with other prominent Republicans, He had served several times as in the intra-party warfare of the 2 delegate to the Republican Nalast 15 years were spectacular and tional Convention. rous. | A native of Austin, Mr. MorSupport - Deemed Essential

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East Side school the Indianapolis Sectional

Photo by Henry E. Glesing Jr. Times Staft Photographer k over the Monument last night after the East Side | emerged from the Butler Fieldhouse with the Sectional championship. Climbing up on the north face of the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument, the youngsters cheered themselves hoarse. After that,

es: Woman Mails Soap to Truman, And for What?

Mr. Morgan and his son Ivan 8s president.

.|gan’s body will lle in state from

cratic Organization, presided at Organize many years ago as the LLY FAMOUS FOR FINE FOOD. the dinner, E. Ohio ~Ady, |

Entered. a3 Second-Class Matter at Postofics Indianapolis, Ind, Issued Dally

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In Wi 9-48, Moriarity’s Foul Shot

In Final Second Nips Dark Horse Southport

Score Tied 44-44, Extra Period

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1949

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Necessary; Throng of 15,000 in-Frenzy By JIMMIE ANGELOPOLUS BUTLER FIELDHOUSE, Feb. 26-—Tech’s Big Green basketball team won the Indianapolis Sectional Champion~ ship tonight in the final second of an overtime period. Southport's underrated dark horse entry was nosed out, 49 to 48, in as wild a game as seen in the local sectional “nn 8 i in recent years, "18 Cha Win | Myron Moriarity of Tech {stepped to the free throw line . . and coolly potted the free Sectional Title throw that gave Tech its first i sectional championship since. {1946. The tumultuous crowd of New Albany Loses; [15.000 persons, thinking the ball . {game was over, rushed on the Fairland Unbeaten |loor, Some of the players rushed By KURT FREUDENTHAL off, United Press Sports Writer A cordon of police and tourney Lafayette Jefférson’s defending officials cleared the. floor and state champs and two other 1948 brought back both teams. The state high school basketball tour- ball was put back in play for one “ney fnalists—Evaneviite Central and Muncie Central—last night| Ger Jiiios uk wating] defended their sectional titles suc- —— cessfully. second and Tech captured the New Albany, Southern Indi Sawa ed after the final horn |ana’s top state title contender, . Joined the growing list of upset| Until the final blow, the lead ie victims, : ; pi 3 | \ kos | More than half of the sectional ¥ » {defenders failed to repeat as only Les Nell and Tom Pollom . . . to Tech victors go the spoils. 54 first-round pe survived The basketball net will rest among Tech's souvenirs. from an original field of 769. « = = ; £ = { Only one of “four “People’s 4 1 i WwW | Choice” quintets reached last onumen a Ings , 0 { night's finals still sporting an un- | A : ! Ne blemished record. That Banh was i : retained by Fairland's by As Tech Fans Go Wacky (Zhi. viet sam ime period sn ick . : town, 59-40, for their 23rd win, Some agnitett ¢ Sectional Tournament Winner's Fans | | Winslow's Bskimos', unbeaten| ting from the field Rally A d Cirdl Hiah Jink lin 23 games, met their master in| inspired mates in the ally Around Circle for igh Jinks Jasper's Wildcats, 48-39, to join to the final seconds, By ED SOVOLA : | Monroeville previously unbeaten Breaks Deadlock i The on Monument Circle were a-bewlldered and dig Cubs on the sidelines. The Cubs Bill Roepke made the frst oy | gruntled as Southport last night-they lost their happy. home to went down to Ft. Wayne Central time fielder to break the 44 | slightly ‘wacky Tech fans. . in an afternoon game, {deadlock for Tech with two § | The Greenclad's slight margin of victory, one point, didn't stop | Brones Win Easily {one-half minutes to go, |the victors from staging a spontaneous and , reaching-for-the- Tafayette Jeff's bucking came back in 20 seconds to knot | heights celebration on the north side of the Monument. Broncos never were In trouble the count but Ernie Cline sent i . 2 wo Alternating chants, “Yay Tech” against crosstown rival West La- Tech into the lead with a charity ‘Ds : land “Beat Summitville” inspired fayette and won 50-35. They led (guy, Vers ing | the more daring wavers of green 14-8 at the first pole and 27 to 18) with 1:07 reading on the clock, { bunting to leave the steps, where at the half, Ernie Hall paced Theil lofted a high one from outs | > | some 500 shrieking, back-slapping Marion Crawley’'s club with 17 g4e but seven seconds later | youngsters milled, and scrambled | points. : Roepke sank a foul to effect the {over each other's. backs to the Evansville Central, which lost 48 stalemate, setting the stage | - ‘ledges above the north entrance. to Lafayette in last year's finale, ror the climax blow against the issouri Valley had to do. They had forgotten to ing all the way. Bill Phillips, the sone. overtime period stemmed Alert for Floods bring sky hooks. Bears’ most consistent shotmaker,! room a hectic four-quarter upris- . . 28 (UP)~Ice-| Hoarse throats managed to topped the scoring with 13 points. io by Tech. Tech trailed inst CHICAGO, Feb. 26 (U ®- heed cheer leaders’ exhortations But Muncie Central's Bearcats (ne highly-inspired Cardinals ljammed risers in the central to “give.” Someone shouted “Yay, had a rough time before downing yuutil the final. 11 seconds. Then it states rose dangerously today rah, Southport” The crowd, with game city rival Burris, 46-37. The was Tom Pollom, Tech's undeni~ =~ under” mild temperatures that ® tremendous gesture of good score changed hands 13 times and aple forward, who broke through sportsmanship, gave—really gave. Central led by only 24-23 at the the Southport defense to give stretched from coast to COASL. | “mpen ft turned ifs attention to half before going out in front 10, Tech & stay of As the threat of high wa'er' Summitville. There was no more stay. The ‘Cats’ brilliant Connle| Pollom’s tying field goal Fose, the Dusiien of snows on. the room on the ledges. Starlings | Mack Rea tossed in £3 points. sounded the death knell for the — | west lightened. beat the night air in wild circles, Madison's Southeastern Confer- courageous underdog Cardinal The army shut up shop on| Someone shouted “Hey” and got ence champs won by the most aggregation which had ¢ Operation Snowbbund,” except the faithful moying in a stampede lopsided score, belting New Wash-iand outfought Téch on the floor for a small section of North Da- toward Washington St. In a few ington, 88-40, Dee Monroe dumped and under the boards during \kota, The team directed by Maj.| minutes there was a mad rush in 42 points to lead the rout and most of the game. : Gen. Lewis A. Pick was being yy (nose on the ledges to follow set & new scoring record for that Cards Underdogs demobilized. The venture had (}. crowd. sectional. | The Cardinals, even before the SEATTLE, Feb. 26 (UP)—A dug the west out of its worst) “.y,, run Tech” moved away Lawrenceburg Victor {opening championship. tip-off, on her winter on reson. from the Circle. The starlings Madison's arch-rival Lawrence. Were given little outside chance The Missouri rolled to within| ywieeled lower. They didn’t un- DUrg blasted Guilford, 66-34, with|of taking the sectional crown nine inches of flood stage at some qo. ian that Tech beat South. the subs taking over the last pe- aWay from the well -

former school teacher sent President Truman a bar of soap today.

Mrs. Isabelle J. Anderson, . Tect y : ! : points in Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska riod. The Tigers led 36-14 at the Tech team that won six of president u he King Gounty and Missouri. port 49 to 48. half. games in the tough North Central omen’s epublican ub, en- :

“Monroe City served notice that Conference race. \winping the Wabash - Valley] Southport, possessing a record ‘crown was no accident, It ralfled OF only eight” wins in 20 starts in the last stanza to edge Vin- during the season, showed little

Weather Mild

The weather forecaster at Chicago sald conditions across the

1948 Auto Plates Expire. Tamorrow

closed a brief letter to the President in the airmail-special delivery package.

fn country generally were mild, sea- . " iol ip CAR i IT READ: sonable and pleasant. Some snow If you don't have those red eenpes, 43-42 Red Dovid d repre TOF reputation “Dear Mr. President: Several moved across the Dakotas and and white license plates on your tlchmond sec evils and; ughou entire game. by

Fort Wiyne North Side’s city carrying the fight to the big Green in every department. Coach Jewell Young's team reached its {season high point in the final [game as exemplified by its ability {to control the rebounds and figuratively sweep the Greenclaas

years ago when I was teaching Minnesota and light rains dotted car after midnight Monday, bet } school . . . and the boys offended Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas. ter keep it off the streets. _. . (Continued on Page $7—Col. 3) | with profane and coarse lan- A huge fce pack dammed the, State and city police will get ————————— isms guage, I used to wash their Missouri river north of Kansas You If they catch you riding & Scalpers Sell

mouths out®with pure soap.” ‘Oty, Mo. — The jam was sealed. around with 1948 blue and white . . . . At List Price With off their feet.at both backboards,

“Recent publicity causes me to . - ) tight, but the weather bureau Plates which are invalid starting feel, Mr. President, that you warned of a sudden break. Mar. 1. . » | Assist by Police | The Cards began 40 weaken at [the game's turning point with al

y ry well pro suc v None” ad experione Tope Behind the dam of ice, the There is ne extension for old that in the future your lan Missouri's tributaries were run. Plates after Feb. 28 under state iy s guage law. Driving with improper plates — 3 oem —— | will be purer and softer.” ning full or over their banks, but fh A GROUP of five high school most four minutes remaining in hidnby mses (the damage was not. extensive ® misdemeanor. LL pupils nabbed by police as they|the fourth period. Dave Bertram Schricker to Hold | reports showed. SIGN_WITH NBC AGAIN attempted to sell 60-cent sectional and Jack Armstrong, two of the Mahree span bilge over the Des : OLLYWGOD. Feb. 26 (UP)-— basketball tickets for Prices rang. | Cardy 6 foot 3 inch towers of TH ’ H oines River a cothe, Towa, Alice Faye and Phil Harris have Ing up to $2 yeSterday learned str Line —Not Retire {gave way under pressure of an|signed "” contract - Keeping their that even hardened cops are hu-| Sth, 3h arkpmg Horton Reports that Gov. Bchricker ice jam. Three men and three/radio show on the National man. | (Continued on Page 37-—Col. 6) was so angry with the legisla-| children on the bridge ran to Broadcasting System through 1949' As a result there were some) Tr mm". ’ ture he was ready to resign evoked safety as it collapsed. and 1950, NBC announced today. spectators in the stands at But- Police Embarrassed;

a chuckle and a sly comment from| w— «| ler Fieldhouse who almost missed | the governor's mansion last night. . the game. \First Aid Kits Empty sp The reports, started by a GOP ’ « nw A pair of embarrassed policesenator, were that Gov. Schricker n & nsi 3 BEFORE arresting officers men were at a loss for words last

_ |turned the youths over to Juve- night when they opened their first nile Aid authorities, the boys ald kits to treat a man for a fork were allowed to dispose of their

told a- caugus he was disgusted | with failure of Democrats to get important legislation through both

Hoosier hostelers find jive is fun . . . a pict(ire JU

{wound in the hand. Their box chambers. The Governor was feature Ceres een PLEA EERE EAE CEs Page 2 tickets at list price 50 that those | was empty. Ig LTH : J quoted as ready to “quit” and (General news, features, Pages 2 to 12) : twho couldn't get seats could see) = The patient, who called for aid the report was a springboard for «Bohhy Sox ial” a pi r the game, . after his wife stabbed him in the speculation. y Social,” a picture story of the younge A second group of three Mgh| hand daria a family squabble, At home after the Jefferson-| set Cesena . PEALE IER Rss r ree Page 13 school pupils attempting to sell s mone Ta cab for transportaJackson Day dinner last night, | (Society and women's news, fashions, teen talk, Pages 14-24) 121 tickets at prices ranging from Shumone General Hospital and Gov. Schricker chuckled when he «)\ der on the Streets,” a new series on the in- $1.50. to $6 did not fare so well.|treatment. No charges were filed

heard the report. “I'm not ready ‘ot call it quits| yet,” said the Governor. “In the words of Gen. Grant, 1 propose to fight it through on this line if It takes all summer.”

Their ducats were confiscated, bec police reported. ) The arrests followed Chief Roul's assignment of 44 men to the Fieldhouse and downtown area With orders to arrest sus-

creasing traffic toll ......oovvvevivnness vo. Page 25 by: police.

(Editorials, politics, world report, radio, movies, Pages 26-36) Caps win, 6-4, increase hockey lead ............ Page 37 | (Sports, Pages 37-40; Classified Ads, Pages 41-47; Business, Page 48)

meron viorim pies | Other Features on Inside Pages pected Scalpers.... .. rH, Fred Peterson, 74, of Chester-| muse... 34, 35 Education .. 28 Junior Page. 28 Radio ...... 32 URGES U, 8. LEADERSHIP | (out of ton died of multiple fractures Ii Beauty ..... 22 Fashions ... 22 Dan Kidney. 26 Records .... 31. SWARTHMORE, Pa. Feb. 28 half east of Porter Memorial Hospital last Bridge ...... 20 Food ....,.. 23 Mrs. Manners 22 Science ...... 28 (UP)—~Former U, 8. Supreme :

|night after he was struck down Business .... iby' a hit<run driver at the inter- Cap. Capers. section of U., 8. 20 and Ind. 49. Churches ... {There wis no witnesses to the Clubs ...... accident, State Police said. {Editorials ..

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